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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Democrats are urging Republican leaders to resurrect a Medicaid expansion plan that would infuse hundreds of millions of federal dollars into the state's health care system.
"Each and every year because of those 655,000 uninsured Oklahomans, our state hospitals give away $600 million in uncompensated care," Inman said.
House Democratic leader Rep. Scott Inman said Thursday he was prepared to deliver the votes of all 26 House Democrats in support of $1.50-per-pack cigarette tax to help fund the state's portion of the plan.
Republican Gov. Mary Fallin endorsed the proposal last year, describing it as a "rebalancing" since it would shift 175,000 from Medicaid into the federal health exchange, while adding about the same number of working poor onto Medicaid.
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- Price$869,900
- Beds4
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- Sq. Ft.4,176
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Contract fell through. PRICED BELOW MARKET! Almost 2 acres of land with 218 feet of frontage on Little Lake Howell AKA Lake Tuscawilla. This is a whole lot of house for the money! If you are looking for the perfect place to live in your dream home while allowing your in-laws to maintain their complete independence yet be just down the hall from you, this IS YOUR CHANCE to make those dreams come true! This unique home needs little TLC to move in and make your morning views of the pool and water views a reality. SOLAR everything, 2 kitchens, 2 family rooms, 2 dining rooms, 2 lanai, 2 fireplaces, 2 foyers, 2 master suites, 2 laundry rooms, 2 storage rooms off the carport, 2 sheds and plenty of storage throughout! Central vac system, gorgeous wood flooring throughout, most rooms with amazing views of the pool and the lake. /The floor plan is perfect and flows so nicely from the main house to the in-law suite/guest house. You have to see it to believe it.
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- Price$869,900
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4.00
- Full Baths4
- Square Footage4,176
- Acres1.93
- Year Built1964
- TypeResidential
- Sub-TypeSingle Family Home
- StatusPending
- UtilitiesElectricity Connected, Sewer Available, Water Available
- Parking Spaces2
- ParkingBoat, Circular Driveway, Covered, Driveway, Guest, Open, Oversized, Parking Pad, RV Carport
- # of Garages2
- GaragesUnder Building Parking, , 2 Car Carport
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- Is WaterfrontYes
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- Has PoolYes
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- ExteriorBrick, Wood Frame
- Exterior FeaturesFrench Doors, Irrigation System, Rain Gutters, Storage, Mature Landscaping, Oak Trees, Trees/Landscaped, Patio/Porch Covered
- Lot DescriptionOne + to Two Acres
- RoofShingle
- FoundationSlab
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- AreaCasselberrry/Winter Springs / Tuscawilla
- SubdivisionAcreage & Unrec
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- CountySeminole County
- StateFL
- Zip Code32708
- InteriorCarpet, Ceramic Tile, Wood
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- AppliancesCooktop, Dishwasher, Disposal, Range, Solar Hot Water Owned, Solar Hot Water
- HeatingCentral, Solar
- CoolingCentral Air
- FireplaceYes
- FireplacesFamily Room, Other Room, Wood Burning
- StoriesOne Story
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- MiddleSouth Seminole Middle
- HighWinter Springs High
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Representative Stephanie Garcia Richard's work, positions, and record as a State Representative display her passion for the environment and its protection. During Stephanie's 3-term tenure representing the Jemez Mountain Range district in the State Legislature, she has taken on many challenges, issues and constituency groups that are mirrored at the State Land Office.
Stephanie is a native New Mexican and lifelong educator who has worked both abroad and in Northern New Mexico. Born in Tucumcari and raised in Silver City, Stephanie learned at a young age the importance of serving others. Her father, a WWII veteran was a teacher; her mother was active in their church and community.
Today, she is a curriculum coordinator for Pojoaque schools and has served the people of New Mexico for six years in the Legislature and is currently the Chair of the House Education Committee. As an educator, Stephanie taught at a Bureau of Indian Affairs school, a charter school and within the public school system. She has seen firsthand how public policies and a lack of funding can impact our children and our communities and knows we must transform the State Land Office if we want to make New Mexico better for generations to come.


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For the past nine years, The CIS Charity Club has sponsored a micro credit and nutrition project near the market town of Kasoa in southern Ghana. The Talented Women's Club, a registered NGO in Ghana, consists of petty traders who sell goods door to door or from their shops. Some are hairdressers and seamstresses. This has enabled forty women to take small steps out of poverty and improve the lives of their families.
We will be staying in the village and participating in the daily lives of these women. In addition to getting a first-hand experience of daily life in African families, students will also gain insight into the limitations and successes of micro-credit on a global level.
At the Hand in Hand Orphanage in central Ghana we will volunteer as assistance in the care of the many physically and mentally handicap children who reside at the centre. Among them is Emmanuella, who was born with no arms and legs. When this happens, some people believe that the child was one that the spirits of the forest do not want to give up, and keep part of it with them when it is born. The parents then feel obliged to give the child back to the spirits by leaving it on the ground under a large tree. Luckily for Emmanuella, missionaries found her, and she came to live at Hand to Hand. Today she is learning to write by holding a pen in the mouth.


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School Board presents bond issue to voters
(Local News ~ 04/01/15)
The Portageville School District Board of Education and administrators are asking the citizens of the Portageville School District to vote yes on the upcoming school bond issue. The current tax levy for the Portageville School District is $3.50. The district is asking the public to vote to maintain this tax levy...
Silver Haired Election to be held May 5
(Column ~ 04/01/15)
The Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) is a formally elected body of citizens 60 years of age or older that promote conscientious legislative advocacy for Missouri's older adults. All members are volunteers who serve without pay. Currently there are no term limits so a delegate may be re-elected to an unlimited number of terms. ...
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**A THREE STOREY STONE BUILT END OF TERRACE SITUATED ON THE FAMOUS COBBLES OF HAWORTH MAIN STREET, CURRENTLY USED AS A SHOP WITH ACCOMMODATION ABOVE!!** Having a modern fitted kitchen, rear decking area, OFFERED FOR SALE WITH NO ONWARD CHAIN!! Awaiting EPC.
An opportunity has arisen to purchase this stone built three storey end of terrace situated on the famous cobbles of Haworth Main Street. The accommodation comprises of a shop/reception measuring approximately 30ft in langth and having window and door to the front, and offering access to a useful storage cellar. To the first floor is an extensive double bedroom measuring 23ft in length, having a window to the front and two radiators. The bathroom is also on this level having a three piece suite comprising of a bath with shower over, WC, wash hand basin. To the second floor is an open plan living kitchen having an attractive range of modern base and wall mounted units, integrated oven, hob and extractor fan, dishwasher, fridge and freezer. Windows to the front and rear, door leading to the rear decking area. Pleasant views to the front of the surrounding countryside to the front, offered for sale with no onward chain, awaiting EPC.


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Dreaming In Color Necklace
If you are looking for a great necklace to wear with a white blouse or almost any solid color, this is the one you want! The great assortment of beads, the amazing colors and size combinations make this a classic piece of jewelry you will love to wear. The center bead is blown glass made by Pam Dugger. Other lampwork beads, red copal beads from Tibet, bone beads and 18th century Afghanistan beads complete the necklace. Clasp is handwrought of sterling. Fits at the neck.
New Day Necklace
The deep aqua and fushia colors in these beautifully shaped beads from Catherine Howard Beads make them both unusual and magical when combined with Swarovski crystals and high-fired silver covered ceramic beads. Sterling bead clasp. Length is 29.75 inches.
Every Day Bracelet
Lampwork beads made by Harriet Harrison are such wonderful colors that this sterling bangle bracelet works with almost every color so you can wear it every day. Bali silver, hand-wrought clasp; fits 7 – 7.5 inch wrist.
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Catherine Howard's Beads of the same hand mixed colors used in the Color Me Love Necklace make this companion bracelet complete a special set. The same variety of Swarovski crystals and sterling beads are finished with a bold Bali silver clasp. Fits 7.5 – 8 inch wrist.


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The customized steel frame of the Sleeve Storage System accommodates several suspended multi-level sleeve racks. Sleeves of different dimensions on different levels can be stored, with the easiest to handle sleeves on the upper level to make the most efficient use of available space.
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The Director of Programs is a full-time exempt position that reports to the Executive Director and has overall strategic and operational oversight over all program and service areas. The position manages design, delivery, and evaluation of all programs, participates in the development of business and funding plans and serves as liaison to various stakeholder groups, government agencies, and community partners.
The Director of Programs works to fulfill the Center's mission to create a region where LGBTQ people thrive. We support the health and wellness of the most marginalized, advocate for equality and justice and work to build a culturally rich LGBTQ community. This position plays a key leadership role on the senior management team and is responsible for development of a growing program staff (currently six direct reports, numerous volunteers, and student interns) in the areas of youth development and housing, mental health, HIV prevention, community outreach, education and training, advocacy, and community building.
Leadership & Team Management
- Recruit, train, supervise, evaluate, and support the professional development of a strong program team
- Manage a growing team of 6 full-time staff, college and graduate level social work and public health interns, and volunteers
- Develop a knowledge management system that ensures continuous communication and maximum sharing of information and learning throughout the organization including the senior management team, program staff, interns, volunteers, and board members
- Work collaboratively with the senior management team to integrate cross-program/organization activities and functions
- Instill a sense of accountability among team members by modeling tight oversight of individual, organizational, and program performance standards
- Manage program staffing schedule, expenditure approvals, and performance evaluations
Program Development, Delivery, and Evaluation
- Assess current and future community needs, solicit input from stakeholders, and recommend population-specific and culturally relevant programs for development and implementation in alignment with the Center's mission and strategic priorities established by the Board of Directors
- Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence by establishing benchmarks, timelines, and the resources needed to achieve strategic goals; set standards for accountability and measurements of success; analyze programmatic trends, identify issues, and proactively recommend changes or ending of programs as appropriate
- Develop and implement awareness and marketing strategies to expand program participation and authentic engagement with targeted populations
- Conduct LGBTQ cultural competency training within the organization and for public agencies, business organizations, educational and healthcare institutions, and other nonprofit
Program Operations & Knowledge Management:
- Develop a vision and plan for the future programs and services offered at the Center, including anticipation of changes in funding streams, client and staffing needs
- Work with program coordinators and the senior management team to set an annual calendar of programs, services, and program events
- Maintain and build upon the systems and processes for recording program activities including facilitating data collection and analysis, sharing of knowledge, and collecting narrative success stories that demonstrate progress toward strategic program goals
- Seek opportunities for and draft program-based grant proposals (foundation, community, and local, state, and federal government) in coordination with the finance and development staff
- Draft program budgets and maintain fiscal controls within the scope of the Center's approved annual budget in coordination with the Director of Finance & Operations including oversight and management of scope of work for grant-funded programs and adherence to performance and fiscal metrics
- Ensure program compliance with all laws, regulations, organizational policies, and funding guidelines
- Assist in the collection of satisfaction data and valuation of volunteer hours and donated materials that support programs
- Develop and maintain department specific policies, procedures, and training protocols
Relationship Management:
- Serve as an organization representative in collaborative partner networks and at related community and Center events and activities
- Participate on appropriate national and regional committees, attending regional meetings, workshops and conferences that raise the profile of the organization
- Speak on behalf of the organization at legislative hearings, media interviews, and in other public forums at the direction of the Executive Director
- Interface with other LGBTQ and allied agencies for technical assistance and collaboration aimed at building organizational capacity
- Provide support to the Board of Directors and Internal Affairs Committee as assigned by the Executive Director
Other duties as assigned including occasionally filling in for program or operations staff will be required of this position.
- Undergraduate or master's degree in social work, mental health, human services, education, organizational development, or other relevant fields; 10 years directly relevant experience may be substituted for educational background (MSW or LCSW is preferred)
- At least 5 years nonprofit, higher education, or public service experience in a management role
- At least 4 years program management experience
- At least 3 years staff and volunteer management/supervision experience
- Demonstrated ability to develop and promote staff's professional capacity
- Demonstrated capacity to develop and manage federal, state, and foundation grant funded programs in alignment with a strategic plan
- Demonstrated understanding of compliance with applicable laws, regulations, internal policies, grant agreements, and professional standards of conduct
- Experience working with diverse populations, specifically–transgender individuals and queer people of color, immigrants or other non-native English speakers, youth experiencing homelessness, people living with HIV/AIDS, and/or LGBTQ+ elders, having modeled a client-centered approach is critical
- Ability to build and maintain team cohesion to create better outcomes for clients across a continuum of care and support the Center's desire to become a workplace of choice
- A desire to learn from others, research best practices, partner with other LGBT Centers, and implement evidence-based program models
- Personal commitment to the Sacramento LGBT Community Center's mission and a passion for LGBTQ+ issues including a robust understanding of intersectionality and systems of oppression
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; public speaking, facilitation, and coalition building capabilities to balance interests, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- Reliable transportation and an ability to travel on a limited basis with some evening and weekend hours are required
- Experience with client database systems; HMIS, Social Solutions: Apricot, are preferred
- Proficient computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office 356 including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Bilingual candidates and people with lived experience are encouraged to apply!
- Full-time, exempt
- $4,583-6,083 per month depending on experience
- Monthly stipend to assist with health coverage
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Parking
- Annual professional development opportunities
To apply:
Go to SacCenter.org/careers for additional details. Please submit a cover letter and a resume in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF document by email. No phone calls or in-person applications, please.
About the Organization:
The Sacramento LGBT Community Center works to create a region where LGBTQ people thrive. We support the health and wellness of the most marginalized, advocate for equality and justice, and work to build a culturally rich LGBTQ community.
The position is located in Sacramento, CA.
Equal Opportunity:
The Sacramento LGBT Community Center is an Equal Opportunity employer. We actively seek applications from all persons regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical/physical/mental condition, HIV/AIDS status, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical condition, age, marital status, or veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $4,583.00 to $6,083.00 /month
- management: 4 years (Required)
- Master's (Required)
Job Location:
- Sacramento, CA (Required)
Director of Programs Sacramento LGBT Community Center
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text: Development near Lake Waramaug and in its watershed has been in a mini boom over the past two years. New homes and new landscaping plans are dotting the shoreline and surrounding hills. New neighbors are invigorating our community and enjoying the Lake. Growth is good. But unless development plans incorporate up to date best practices for water quality protection such growth threatens to diminish the work the Lake Waramaug Task Force, and the community in general, has done over the past 40 years to keep the Lake healthy. Read more here.


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So foundation is another staple in many girls' makeup bags. Whether your skin is dry, acne prone or oily, there's a foundation made for your skin type! But, I think that, foundation is one of the hardest of makeup products to shop for. Not only are you looking for your skin type, but you're also looking for one that matches your skin tone. Let's face it, not many of us want to look like an oompa-loompa or a ghost!
So, here are my top 5 picks. Please note, I have normal, pale skin. So if you have either oily or dry skin you might find any one of these products isn't for you!
Maybelline New York – Dream Satin Liquid £7.99
So maybelline is one of my favourite drugstore brands. However there is one disappointing part about Maybelline – their range of shades in foundation. I, being very pale, can only really wear their foundations in the Summer. I'm in the shade 04 Light porcelain. The formula of this is quite thick, but blends in so beautifully. You aren't left with cakey skin, but a nice satin finish. Personally, I like to finish my face off with a coat of powder just to help this to stay on the face longer.
L'oreal Paris – the foundation True Match £9.99
If you're looking for a quality foundation, this is the one. It is so liquidy and blends right into your skin, leaving a very natural flawless finish. Unlike Maybelline, L'oreal provide 23 different shades to choose from. This is a non-greasy finish, I wouldn't even use powder to set it. This does a good job at covering redness and dark circles, so I don't fin that concealer is necessary when using this!
Maybelline New York – Fit Me Anti-Shine Stick £8.99
Again with the shades, Maybelline, 6 simply isn't enough! But, nonetheless, I picked it up anyway. However, this is a good product for me. It is a sheer coverage that, in a way, adapts to my skin colour. It goes on smoothly and doesn't take much. It covers up the uneven tone. This is perfect for your handbag also as all you need is your fingertips to blend it out! I wouldn't use this for everyday use, but it id definitely one that stays in my handbag/travel bag.
Rimmel London – Match Perfection £6.99
So i'm not that big of a fan of Rimmel products, but their face products are complete winners! 10 different shades to choose from means that there is one pale enough for me! I have this in 010 Light porcelain. I find that this formula blends into my skin perfectly. I use half a pump and it covers my whole face. I use a stippling brush to buff this in. It blends in so easily and just leaves your skin with a lovely glow. This would be a light- medium coverage. I do recommend setting this with powder though!
Collection – Lasting Perfection £5.99
So everybody knows about the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. Knowing this, I couldn't help but pick up the foundation. This is a very high coverage foundation. It leaves your skin with a matte finish. This only comes in 6 shades, so it is a little bit dark on me, but when I set it with a light powder i feel it matches me OK.. This is very thick, so if you're looking a lighter look, you could mix it with a bit of moisturiser! But, this stays on all day and leaves your skin looking flawless!
Here are swatches from each foundation:
I know some of them really look too dark for me, but this is the product alone, I find when blended they suit my skin just fine! 🙂
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On March 6, Ash Wednesday, Lent began. Over the years, how many resolutions have we made, then almost immediately abandoned during this period of prayer and penance?
To help us make Lent 2019 a less ordinary Lent—unfortunately ordinary or ordinarily unfortunate—Fr. Patrick Troadec had the excellent idea of composing a collection of texts upon which to meditate, making each day a step on the ascent to Good Friday, before the joy of the Easter Resurrection. His Toward Easter: Day by Day is more than a title, it is a practical order to be followed, with gradual efforts. Day by day, on a daily basis, in one's duty of state, in the home and at work.
Forty days can be intimidating, but a day-to-day Lent is something all souls can handle: one resolution after another, "at the pace of love." This collection is presented in the form of a datebook, presenting a daily rendezvous with the liturgy, the Fathers of the Church, spiritual authors…who all tell us: "If thou didst know the gift of God" (Jn. 4:10). And Fr. Troadec tells the reader:
These words Jesus said to the Samaritan are addressed by Our Lord today to each one of you. Doubtless most of you know God and have Faith in Him. But this Faith needs to be upheld, fueled, fed with reading and reflection. And Lent, along with Paschal tide, is the most beautiful and the richest period of the entire liturgical year, and above all the most conducive to spiritual renewal. Indeed, each day in Lent has its own Mass that contains a true treasure…
It is this extraordinary treasure that is offered to us day after day.
Fr. Patrick Troadec, Toward Easter: Day by Day
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"The quotes by the holy Curé d'Ars made a strong impression on me. Every one of his statements made me want to imitate him. His thoughts are a true spiritual treasure. It was easy to understand and put into practice with the grace of God."
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"The time of Lent is truly the time for asceticism and efforts on the path of sanctification, and Fr. Patrick Troadec has taken the excellent initiative of providing a small practical guide to accompany the efforts of the Christian soul. May God bless with abundant fruits of grace those who take advantage of these lines inspired by the most reliable sources of Christian spirituality and bring them at the end of Lent to a more intimate, more profound, and more perfect union with the divine Redeemer."
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TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - April 1, 2016) - Premier Aviation Overhaul Center, Inc. (Premier) is pleased to announce that effective May 1, 2016, Bret Burnside will be joining the Premier team as General Manager, Operations.
Based at Premier's facility in Rome, New York, Bret will continue the development of Premier's largest facility, focusing on the attainment of optimal performance within Premier's multiple lines of airframe maintenance and paint.
With some 35 years of experience in airframe MRO, and in addition to his military service, Mr. Burnside brings a level of knowledge, understanding and focus to what MRO quality means. His experience includes senior and executive management positions throughout the industry; the most recent of which was as Chief Operating Officer at Aviation Technical Services (ATS). Bret's past experiences as Vice President and General Manager at AAR and President of Cascade Aerospace, have provided him with both an operational and a financial perspective on airframe heavy maintenance.
As a previous owner of an MRO, Bret has had significant exposure to all aspects of our business which is invaluable to the delivery of Premier's strategic plan.
"The entire Premier team is looking forward to Bret's arrival and the positive impact he'll have on the operation. We're fortunate to have Bret with us and recognize the contribution he'll be able to make to the overall Premier operation." Said Ronnie Di Bartolo, President, and CEO of Premier.
In addition to Mr. Burnside's impressive business credentials, which include having attended the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, he's also an experienced A&P mechanic.
Mr. Di Bartolo adds, "As a quality MRO organization focused on controlled growth and having recently opened our fourth facility, Bret's addition to the Premier team will ensure the operational and financial control critical to success in airframe heavy maintenance today".
About Premier Aviation
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SINGAPORE - Michelin-starred Hong Kong soya sauce chicken rice and noodle stall Liao Fan may be going global.
The hawker stall, which shot to fame in July after being anointed with one star by the Singapore Michelin guide, is holding a joint press conference on Friday (Oct 28) with Hersing Culinary.
According to a press release, the two companies will be sharing details of their "collaboration and upcoming global expansion plans".
Hersing owns the franchising rights to Hong Kong's Michelin-starred dim sum eatery Tim Ho Wan in the Asia Pacific region.
Liao Fan's owner owner Chan Hon Meng, 51, told Chinese evening daily daily Lianhe Wanbao that even as he expands his business, his outlet at Chinatown Food Complex will remain.
His business was one of two hawker stalls awarded the one-star rating, the other being Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle in Crawford Lane.
The day after it received its Michelin star, the stall attracted queues before it had even opened.
In September, Mr Chan told The Straits Times that he had received offers from five companies to buy his recipe.
He said that he wanted to remain a partner even after selling the recipe, and had laid out three criteria for potential partners.
The first criteria was an offer of at least $2 million as a "guaranteed cooperation fee" for the recipe for his famed soya sauce chicken and cooking expertise.
The second was that the partner had to have the resources to expand the brand "all over the world".
Lastly, Mr Chan said the company needed to ensure that the taste of his soya sauce chicken is replicated and standardised in all the outlets.
His ambition is to become the "No. 2 chicken eatery chain" after fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken. A key reason for his intention to expand overseas is the increase in the number of tourists at his stall since the award - he estimated that they form about 90 per cent of his customers.


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I am a former Wisconsinite growing up in the small town of Hudson and graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I earned my medical degree at the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Missouri. The Army provided me with an excellent internship in El Paso and outstanding Family Medicine Residency at Ft Belvoir, VA where I was the 1st Chief Resident. I was fortunate to work with our soldiers and their families as their Doctor in Germany for 3 years both as a Brigade Surgeon and as a Clinic Company Commander. While stationed at Ft Ord, CA I taught Family Medicine residents, developed the Residency's Sports Medicine Program and earned the Bronze Star in Desert Storm. I continued with the Colorado Army National Guard and later the Army Reserve until I retired as a Colonel in 2007. I am Board Certified in Family Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Family Physicians. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente I was in a small private group practice in Westminster and Littleton. I joined Kaiser Permanente in 1999 because I felt then and continue to know today that we provide the best medical care in Colorado and rated in the top few medical groups in the US.
My practice philosophy is to first listen to my patients so that I may better understand their needs. I enjoy looking at the whole picture for my patient's overall wellness. This whole picture includes their diet, supplements, exercise, family, and their work. Another area of my focus is the teen and middle age athletes who do sports for competition and most importantly have Fun. My patients are of all ages from birth until the end of life. I promise to do my very best for my patients, we are a team.
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#2672: Clinton's Long Range Fragging Club – Serco 8(a) Zulu Crime Scenes – Pentagon City Dial a Yield Bomb
1. Abel Danger (AD) claims that patent lawyer Hillary Clinton launched a Long Range Fragging Club with the FBI spy Robert Hanssen and the bomb maker Bernardine Dohrn in a May 1978 attack in Chicago with what the FBI would later misrepresent as a Unabomb.
2. AD claims that in 1993, First Lady Clinton gave Serco 8(a) companies access to the White House's Zulu time signals to synchronize delivery, initiation and clean-up at Fragging Club crime scenes and decoy FBI investigators from the mens rea of a death-bet bookmaker in London.
3. AD claims that Serco equipped the Pentagon City Sheraton Hotel and its sister hotels in Dubai UAE and Queensland, Australia, with Zulu-timing devices so the leaders of the Fraggers Club could dial a yield or spot fix victim deaths during the Pentagon attack of Sep 12 2001 17:37:19.
4. United States Marine Field McConnell invites James Comey – FBI director and former director of Serco banker HSBC – to investigate Clinton's apparent role in the Fraggers Club Zulu attacks of 9/11.
United States Marine Field McConnell
Plum City Online – (AbelDanger.net)
May 16, 2016
AD claims that in 1993, First Lady Clinton gave Serco 8(a) companies access to the White House's Zulu time signals to synchronize delivery, initiation and clean-up at Fragging Club crime scenes and decoy FBI investigators from the mens rea of a death-bet bookmaker in London.
Note detonation of what appears to be a dial-a-yield fragmentation bomb at the Pentagon's US Navy Command Center on 9/11 – NOTE THE CLINTON PATENT SIGNATURE: ZULU SYNCHRONIZATION, NO BIG DEBRIS AND NO AUTOPSIES.
NEW: 9/11 Hotel Video Released of NO PLANE hitting the Pentagon!
Note the Serco 8(a) spoliation crew of socially or economically-disadvantaged black men/women in stolen FBI uniforms.
Fragging Club discs from the FBI's tainted labs
Serco developed the 8(a) Zulu bomb from the Lewes bomb of WWII
White's Club death-bet bookmaker services dates back to 1743 and – as Cameron's friend, Churchill's grandson and Serco CEO Rupert Soames well knows – only the technology to spot fix the precise time of victim death has changed.
Copy of SERCO GROUP PLC: List of Subsidiaries AND Shareholders! (Mobile Playback Version)
Serco's National Visa Center
[Serco's] Defense Ammunition Center
Serco… Would you like to know more?
Note Serco 8(a) protégé Base One Technologies set the Pentagon Zulu honeypot on 9/11
"The term fragging is used to describe the deliberate killing or attempted killing by a soldier of a fellow soldier, usually a superior officer or non-commissioned officer. The word was coined by military personnel of the United States during the Vietnam War, when such killings were most often attempted with a fragmentation grenade,[2] sometimes making it appear as though the killing was accidental or during combat with the enemy. The term fragging is now often used to encompass any means used to deliberately and directly cause the death of military colleagues. The high number of fragging incidents in the latter years of the Vietnam War were symptomatic of the unpopularity of the war with the American public and the breakdown of discipline in the U.S. Armed Forces. Documented and suspected fragging incidents totaled nearly nine hundred from 1969 to 1972. Fragging has not been as frequent since the Vietnam War ended."
"Pentagon Victims
Who was Killed in the 9/11/01 Attack on the Pentagon
Whereas victims of the World Trade Center attack were identified by civilian authorities, victims of the attack on the Pentagon (like those of the crash of Flight 93) were identified by military authorities. The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology issued a report in November of 2001 claiming to have identified 184 of 189 persons killed in the Pentagon attack. 1
Since there were five alleged hijackers of Flight 77, whom authorities did not identify since they lacked DNA samples from the families, that 184 identifications accounts for the 125 people killed inside the Pentagon, and the 54 people other than the hijackers on board the aircraft.
The following map of the locations of victims in the attack was released as part of prosecution exhibits in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui. 2
An office of the Army that had just re-occupied the Pentagon's recently renovated Wedge One, named Resource Services Washington, lost 34 of its 45 employees [Fragged by Serco's 8(a) protégé company Base One Technologies of New Rochelle, Westchester County NY]. Most were civilian accountants, bookkeepers and budget analysts. 3 Defense Secretary Rumsfeld had announced on the eve of the attack that more than $2 trillion was missing from the Pentagon.
More than half of the victims were in the Navy Command Center, a command-and-control facility on the first floor of the Pentagon's D-Ring.
Many survivors suffered horrible injuries. Kevin Shaeffer was watching coverage of the attack in New York City with co-workers in the Navy Command Center when the plane struck, instantly killing 29 people in the same office. Shaeffer sustained second- and third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body. 4"
"Robert Philip Hanssen (born April 18, 1944) is a former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States for twenty-two years from 1979 to 2001. He is currently serving 15 consecutive life sentences at ADX Florence, a federal supermax prison near Florence, Colorado.
Hanssen was arrested on February 18, 2001 at Foxstone Park[2] near his home in Vienna, Virginia, and was charged with selling U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and subsequently the Russian Federation for more than US$1.4 million in cash and diamonds over a 22-year period.[3]
On July 6, 2001, he pleaded guilty to 15 counts of espionage in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.[4][5]He was sentenced to 15 life terms without the possibility of parole. His activities have been described by the Department of Justice's Commission for the Review of FBI Security Programs as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history".[6]"
"Bernardine Rae Dohrn (née Ohrnstein; born January 12, 1942) was a leader of the Weather Underground, a group that was responsible for the bombing of the United States Capitol, the Pentagon, and several police stations in New York, as well as the Greenwich Village townhouse explosion that killed three members of the Underground.[1] As a member of the Weather Underground, Dohrn helped to create a "Declaration of a State of War" against the United States government, and was placed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, where she remained for three years. From 1991 to 2013 she was a Clinical Associate Professor of Law at the Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University School of Law. She is married to Bill Ayers, a co-founder of the Weather Underground, who was formerly a tenured professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago."
At Yale, Hillary was strongly influenced by the radical theoretician Duncan Kennedy, founder of the academic movement known as critical legal studies, which, drawing on the works of the Frankfurt School, viewed law as a "social construct" that corrupt power structures routinely exploited as an instrument of oppression to protect and promote their own bourgeois values at the expense of the poor and disenfranchised. Advocates of critical legal studies were interested in revolutionary change and the building of a new society founded on Marxist principles.
During her time at Yale, Hillary became a prominent figure in the campus protest movement. She wore a black armband in remembrance of the students killed at Kent State in May 1970; she led demonstrations against the Vietnam War; and she led rallies demanding that tampons be made available in the women's restrooms on campus.
Hillary served as one of nine editors of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action, where she worked collaboratively with Mickey Kantor (who, more than two decades later, would serve as U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Commerce Secretary under President Bill Clinton) and Robert Reich (who would serve as Bill Clinton's Labor Secretary from 1993 to 1997). "For too long," said the Yale Review, "legal issues have been defined and discussed in terms of academic doctrine rather than strategies for social change." The publication was replete with articles by or about such radicals as William Kunstler, Charles Reich (author of The Greening of America); Jerry Rubin (who wrote a piece exhorting parents to "get high with our seven-year-olds," and urging students to "kill our parents"); and Charles Garry (the civil rights attorney who defended Black Panther Party members accused of murder). The Fall and Winter 1970 editions of the Yale Review, on which Hillary worked as associate editor, focused heavily on the trials of Black Panthers who had been charged with murder. Numerous cartoons in those issues depicted police officers as hominid pigs.[3]
One of Hillary's Yale professors, Thomas Emerson (known as "Tommy the Commie"), introduced her to the aforementioned Charles Garry. Garry helped Hillary get personally involved in the defense of several Black Panthers (including the notorious Bobby Seale) who were then being tried in New Haven, Connecticut for the torture, murder, and mutilation of one of their own members. Though evidence of the defendants' guilt was overwhelming, Hillary — as part of her coursework for Professor Emerson — attended the Panther trials and arranged for shifts of fellow students to likewise monitor court proceedings and report on any civil-rights abuses allegedly suffered by the defendants. (Those abuses could then be used, if the Panthers were to lose their case, as grounds for appeal.) Striving to neutralize what she considered the pervasive racism of the American legal system, "Hillary was," as Barbara Olson observed in Hell to Pay, "a budding Leninist."[4]
In 1970, Hillary chaired a meeting where Yale Law School students voted in favor of joining a national strike against the Vietnam War."
Initial bombings[edit]
Kaczynski's activities came to the attention of the FBI in 1978 with the explosion of his first, primitive homemade bomb. Over the next 17 years, he mailed or hand-delivered a series of increasingly sophisticated explosive devices that killed three people and injured 23 more.
The first mail bomb was sent in May 1978 to materials engineering professor Buckley Crist at Northwestern University. On May 25, the package was found in a parking lot at the University of Illinois at Chicago, with Crist's return address. The package was "returned" to Crist, but when Crist received the package, he noticed that it was not addressed in his own handwriting. Suspicious of a package he had not sent, he contacted campus police officer Terry Marker, who opened the package, which exploded immediately. Marker required medical assistance at Evanston Hospital for injuries to his left hand.[30]
The bomb was made of metal that could have come from a home workshop. The primary component was a piece of metal pipe, about 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter and 9 inches (230 mm) long. The bomb contained smokeless explosive powders, and the box and the plugs that sealed the pipe ends were handcrafted from wood. In comparison, most pipe bombs usually use threaded metal ends sold in many hardware stores. Wooden ends lack the strength to allow significant pressure to build within the pipe, explaining why the bomb did not cause severe damage. The primitive trigger device that the bomb employed was a nail, tensioned by rubber bands designed to slam into six common match heads when the box was opened. The match heads would burst into flame and ignite the explosive powders. When the trigger hit the match heads, only three ignited. A more efficient technique, later employed by Kaczynski, was to use batteries and heat filament wire to ignite the explosives faster and more effectively.[31]
The initial 1978 bombing was followed by bombs sent to airline officials, and in 1979 a bomb was placed in the cargo hold of American Airlines Flight 444, a Boeing 727 flying from Chicago to Washington, D.C. The bomb began smoking, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. Some passengers were treated for smoke inhalation. Only a faulty timing mechanism prevented the bomb from exploding. Authorities said it had enough power to "obliterate the plane".[30]
As bombing an airliner is a federal crime in the United States, the FBI became involved after this incident and derived the code name UNABOM (UNiversity and Airline BOMber).U.S. Postal Inspectors, who initially had the case, labeled the suspect the "Junkyard Bomber"[32] because of the material used to make the mail bombs. In 1979, an FBI-led task force that included the ATF and U.S. Postal Inspection Service was formed to investigate the case. The task force grew to more than 150 full-time investigators, analysts, and others. This team made every possible forensic examination of recovered components of the explosives and studied the lives of victims in minute detail. These efforts proved of little use in identifying the suspect, who built his bombs essentially from "scrap" materials available almost anywhere. The victims, investigators later learned, were chosen irregularly from library research.
In 1980, chief agent John Douglas, working with agents in the FBI's Behavioral Sciences Unit, issued a psychological profile of the unidentified bomber which described the offender as a man with above-average intelligence with connections to academia. This profile was later refined to characterize the offender as a neo-Luddite holding an academic degree in the hard sciences, but this psychologically based profile was discarded in 1983 in favor of an alternative theory developed by FBI analysts concentrating on the physical evidence in recovered bomb fragments. In this rival profile, the bomber suspect was characterized as a blue-collar airplane mechanic.[33] A 1-800 hotline was set up by the UNABOM Task Force to take any calls related to the Unabomber investigation, with a $1 million reward for anyone who could provide information leading to the Unabomber's capture.[34]"
QRS-11—Quartz Rate Sensor
The QRS-11 GyroChip sensor is used on commercial aircraft to rotate the antenna to receive signals from satellites for the in-flight entertainment system, radar tracking and flight controls. If the aircraft is equipped with an uninterruptable autopilot, signals can be received from a satellite to remotely fly the aircraft.
The sensor provides stabilization, flight control, and guidance. It also is used in missiles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV ) and other military as well as space and industrial applications. Because of the sensitive nature of its military applications, the export of the technology is regulated.
We allege that the QRS-11 can be used as part of a package of technology to guide aircraft equipped with uninterruptable autopilots turning them into weapons.
We believe that the patent for the device was originally obtained by the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock, AR, specifically by patent lawyer Hillary Clinton, for BEI Technologies, Inc. headquartered at that time in Arkansas.
BEI has diversified many times since then and the QRS-11 is now Manufactured by CST Systron Donner Inertial."
"Controlled fragmentation of multi-walled warheads
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2 Mar 1971
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26 Nov 1958
Priority date
6 Nov 1958
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Export Citation
Patent Citations (3), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (18),Classifications (5)
CONTROLLED FRAGMENTATION 01F MULTI-WALLED WARI'IEADS The invention herein described may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.
This invention relates to explosive warheads; more specifically it relates to fragmentation warheads for antipersonnel use.
This application is similar to application Ser. No. 582,896, filed 4 May 1956, but goes beyond the scope of said application in applying the teachings thereof to multiwalled warhead casings.
Prior attempts at fragmentation control in impulsively loaded bodies such as warheads have generally involved the cutting of grooves on the surfaces, both inner and outer, of such bodies or the placing of plastic liners of predetermined shape between the inner surfaces of such bodies and the explosives contained therein. Such practices produced local regions of high stress which initiated points of fracture, but complete fragmentation control did not result therefrom.
As pointed out in the aforementioned application fragmentation is a function of wall thickness as well as the groove pattern.
Applicants have discovered that further control of fragmentation may be attained by utilizing a plurality of walls in the warhead casing, by cutting grooves on the inner surface of each such wall, and by the orientation of the groove patterns so cut on the walls.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a method for closer control of the fragmentation of impulsively loaded bodies than the methods of the prior art.
Another object is to produce a greater number of lethal fragments from a given mass of metal through the elimination of very large fragments and very fine ones. Applicants believe that fragments ranging from one-half to 4 grams are the most lethal against personnel and light military equipment."
"Digital Fires Instructor Serco – Camp Pendleton, CA Uses information derived from all military disciplines (e.g., aviation, ground combat, command and control, combat service support, intelligence, and opposing forces) to determine changes in enemy capabilities, vulnerabilities, and probable courses of action."
"The Lewes bomb was a blast-incendiary field expedient explosive device, manufactured by mixing diesel oil and Nobel 808 plastic explosive. It was created by Lieutenant Jock Lewes, one of the original members of L Detachment SAS in 1941 [and introduced to the Bilderberg in 1954 by Sir Colin Gubbins, who had headed the Special Operations Executive (SOL) during the war]. The SAS needed a combined incendiary and explosive device light enough to be carried by a small group of commandos yet powerful enough to destroy and set fire to aircraft on an enemy airfield. Weighing approximately 1 pound (0.45 kg), the Lewes Bomb could be carried in quantity by an individual.
The only available bomb at the time was too cumbersome to be carried by a paratrooper. Lewes experimented with various types of incendiary and explosive materials, using trial and error. The final design used a pound of plastic explosive, mixed with a quarter pound of thermite and a small amount of diesel oil. Inside the mass was inserted a 2 ounce dry guncotton booster, plus a detonator attached to a thirty-second fuse. Alternatively, Lewes bombs could be triggered by pencil detonators or booby-trap firing devices such as pressure release switches."
"Serco do a bunch more that didn't even make our story: As well as thanking God for his success, CEO Chris Hyman is a Pentecostal Christian who has released a gospel album in America and fasts every Tuesday. Amazingly, he was also in the World Trade Centre on 9/11, on the 47th floor addressing shareholders. Serco run navy patrol boats for the ADF, as well as search and salvage operations through their partnership with P&O which form Defence Maritime Services. Serco run two Australian jails already, Acacia in WA and Borallon in Queensland. They're one of the biggest companies In the UK for running electronic tagging of offenders under house arrest or parole."
"Origins of the Bilderberg meetings .. The immediate chain of events leading to the setting up of the first conference was as follows. Prince Bernhard set off for the USA in 1952 to visit his old friend Walter Bedell Smith, director of the newly-formed CIA. Smith put the organisation of the American end into the hands of Charles D. Jackson (special assistant for psychological warfare to the US President), who appointed John S. Coleman (president of the Burroughs Corporation. and a member of the Committee for a National Trade Policy), who in turn briefly became US chair of Bilderberg.
It was thus a European initiative, and its aim was, in official bland language, to 'strengthen links' between Western Europe and the USA. A selected list of people to be invited to the first conference was drawn up by Retinger, with Prince Bernhard and Rijkens, from the European countries of NATO plus Sweden. The resulting group consisted of the Belgian and Italian prime ministers, Paul van Zeeland and Alcide de Gasperi (CDU), from France both the right wing prime minister Antoine Pinay and the Socialist leader Guy Mollet; diplomats like Pietro Quaroni of Italy and Panavotis Pipinelis of Greece; top German corporate lawyer Rudolf Miller and the industrialist Otto Wolff von Amerongen and the Danish foreign minister Ole Bjorn Kraft (publisher of Denmark's top daily newspaper); and from England came Denis Healey and Hugh Gaitskell from the Labour Party, Robert Boothby from the Conservative Party, Sir Oliver Franks from the British state, and Sir Colin Gubbins, who had headed the Special Operations Executive (SOL) during the war [and allegedly introduced the 8(a) Zulu fragmentation bomb to the Bilderberg] "
"Serco farewell to NPL after 19 years of innovation 8 January 2015 Serco said goodbye to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) at the end of December 2014 after 19 years of extraordinary innovation and science that has seen the establishment build a world-leading reputation and deliver billions of pounds of benefit for the UK economy. During that period under Serco's management and leadership, NPL has delivered an extraordinary variety and breadth of accomplishments for the UK's economy and industry. Some of the key achievements during that time have been: … It has been estimated that work carried out by the Centre of Carbon Measurement at NPL will save eight million tonnes of carbon emissions reductions (2% of UK footprint) and over half a billion pounds in economic benefit over the next decade….NPL's caesium fountain atomic clock is accurate to 1 second in 158 million years and NPL is playing a key role in introducing rigour to high frequency trading in the City through NPLTime"
"Support Services for Starwood Hotels Group Starwood Hotels Group, owner of some of the world's most prestigious hotels, has appointed Serco as preferred bidder for a £7m contract to provide a range of support services to the Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh, the Westin in Dublin and the 5 star Turnberry resort on Scotland's west coast. The contract, which has a 5 year term, is an extension to services already provided to other [Innholders] hotels in the Starwood Group and includes buildings maintenance and security, engineering support and [WiFi] help desk services."
"Loan Improvement
Jan 31, 2001
SBA modernizes to help feed its growing programs [Field McConnell's sister Kristine Marcy introduced the 8(a) electronic accelerated loan guarantee program at SBA to ensure funding for the Serco protégés' participating in the 9/11 carbon cap]
Under a five-year plan for overhauling its information technology systems, the Small Business Administration recently acquired new software for financial and other administrative tasks.
By the time SBA celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2003, agency officials want all their programs up and running around the clock, chief financial officer Joseph Loddo said.
In the first phase of the modernization, the agency has upgraded systems for managing its extensive portfolio of guaranteed loans, chief operating officer Kristine Marcy said.
SBA processed its first electronic loan last November through its Sacramento, Calif., office and plans to add more private lenders during fiscal 2001.
The agency's staffing level has dropped 22 percent over the past eight years, which is another reason to improve IT, Marcy said. Over the past decade, SBA's portfolio of loans to small and disadvantaged businesses has more than doubled to $50 billion.
'We're a small agency with a huge portfolio,' Marcy said. SBA supplies more than half of the U.S. venture capital available each year.
Seventy percent to 80 percent of the loans are booked through a preferred lender program [structured by Serco], which involves nearly 7,000 banks, Marcy said. SBA guarantees the loans, just as the government backs student and housing loans.
'The financial and IT businesses were changing so rapidly, we had to make some changes to stay current with the private sector,' Marcy said. Banks had been asking SBA to make faster decisions on loan guarantees. The agency decided to aim for a turnaround time of one hour."
"BASE ONE CERTIFICATIONS Base One [a Serco protégé company] is NO longer an 8(a), or HubZone certified company. Base One is a Small Business and a Women Owned Small Disadvantaged Business. Base One previously held certifications by the SBA. Please disregard any references to Base One being currently certified as an 8(a) or HubZone firm by the SBA. Base One Technologies Expertly researches, designs, and develops information security policies that protect your data and manage your firm's information technology risk at levels acceptable to your business. Performs architectural assessments and conducts both internal and external penetration testing. The results of these efforts culminate in an extensive risk analysis and vulnerabilities report.
Develops and implements multi-layer Information Security Solutions, practices and procedures. We deploy Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and IP Security with VPN solutions using Cisco routers, Frame Relay, firewalls, address and port translation, obscurity standards and authentication technologies (AAA, 3DES, TACACS, etcŠ), to enhance and meet the level of Data Security required for global organizations.
Conducts IT Security and Risk Assessment in Federal government as well as security testing, implementing security for multiple platforms and operating systems around the world.
Ability to conduct business process analysis to provide technical security countermeasures, risk management and data communications security planning for large organizations.
Provides computer security integration for web server and traditional client-server based applications. We secure environments up to as many layers as required by our clients' policies, industry practices, and regulating bodies – including the desktop and user experience as required. Develops, implements and supports Information Security Counter measures such as honey-pots and evidence logging and incident documentation processes and solutions."
"Preparing the 8(a) application package .. Definition of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals
Socially disadvantaged individuals are those who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their identities as members of groups without regard to their individual qualities. The social disadvantage must stem from circumstances beyond their control. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the following individuals are presumed to be socially disadvantaged:
Black Americans; Hispanic Americans (persons with origins from Latin America, South America, Portugal and Spain); Native Americans (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and Native Hawaiians); Asian Pacific Americans (persons with origins from Japan, China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Korea, Samoa, Guam, U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands [Republic of Palau], Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Laos, Cambodia [Kampuchea], Taiwan, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru); Subcontinent Asian Americans (persons with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands or Nepal); And members of other groups designated from time to time by the SBA.
In addition, an individual who is not a member of one of the above-named groups may apply for 8(a) certification. However, the applicant must establish social disadvantage on the basis of clear and convincing evidence.
Economically disadvantaged individuals are socially disadvantaged individuals whose ability to compete in the free enterprise system has been impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities, as compared to others in the same or similar line of business and competitive market area who are not socially disadvantaged. For purposes of program entry, an individual whose personal net worth (excluding the equity in their personal residence and business) exceeds $250,000 will not be considered economically disadvantaged.
Woman-Owned Businesses [Obama's structural feminists]
A woman-owned business may be recognized as a "socially disadvantaged firm" if the owner is a member of one of the groups for which social disadvantage is presumed. If the woman is not a member of one of the groups for which social disadvantage is presumed, she must establish her individual disadvantage on the basis of clear and convincing evidence that she has suffered discriminatory treatment because of her gender and that this treatment has impeded her entry into or advancement in the business world. SBA will consider any pertinent evidence but will give particular attention to evidence of discriminatory practices suffered in the areas of education, employment and the business world."
Yours sincerely,
Field McConnell, United States Naval Academy, 1971; Forensic Economist; 30 year airline and 22 year military pilot; 23,000 hours of safety; Tel: 715 307 8222
David Hawkins Tel: 604 542-0891 Forensic Economist; former leader of oil-well blow-out teams; now sponsors Grand Juries in CSI Crime and Safety Investigation


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There are many ways that liberals have degraded our culture, but these are the worst of the worst.
1) The Politicization of Everything: Want to watch football? There are players protesting the flag. Turn on a Hollywood awards ceremony? There are actors making political statements.
Want to go to the bathroom in peace? Well, first, we need to know if you're okay with sharing it with someone who feels like the opposite gender today.
You're just a regular person telling an off-color joke you heard? Better be careful; that could turn into a front-page scandal if the wrong group gets offended.
Want to buy a Halloween costume for your kid? Well, you better make sure it's someone of the same race or people will be upset.
Want to go on a date? If you date someone of the same race, you may be racist.
Ready to marry your honey? Then you better support gay marriage or you're a homophobe.
I can remember a time in America where you could just live your life without paying attention to politics at all if you wanted and that was a good thing.
Remember that old saying? Never discuss race, religion or politics in polite company? Well, because of liberals, you don't have a choice anymore.
2) Political Correctness: I hate the idea that some normal person can tell a joke on Twitter and have his life destroyed for it by the liberal fun police. I think it's disgusting to see that liberals have embraced fascism to such an extent that they can't tolerate a contrary idea on their college campus. It's like the whole country is in a relationship with someone who has borderline personality disorder.
Everyone's walking on eggshells because some buttercup might get horribly upset at, well…. just about anything. Whatever happened to the idea that if some ordinary thing triggers you, YOU have the problem and it's something YOU need to work on?
Oh, yeah, liberals happened to it.
3) Victimhood: Only in America do people get so excited about the idea of being a victim that they will even fake hate crimes against themselves to get that status.
Only in America are there women publicly crying that they were sexually assaulted and traumatized because a 93-year-old, wheelchair-bound President pinched their butt.
Only in America do we have to come up with things like white privilege and institutional racism because there's not enough real racism happening to allow liberal minorities to feel like victims.
There was a time in America when people wanted to feel strong, capable and able to handle their own problems instead of being victims.
There still are people like that today and they're called conservatives.
Norm Miller is founder of Huntington City Watch, a revolutionary, real-time reporting group for police and fire in and around the city of Huntington, WV. His group also captures and reports issues of social concern for the area.


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The Althausen Family Plebeian
Last Round: Half of the Althausen family were taken out by the "Great Fire" or died in the aftermath due to poisoning or smoke inhalation or starvation because they couldn't find the new pantry I put there for them... ya know, usual amusing sim reasons for just keeling over! (See Round 13, Page 8 for a reminder). Before dying, Ada popped out little Theodor, he and Oskar, the heir (THANK THE GODS!!!!) oh and Alban >_> (just) managed to make it to the next round. Also, before the great fire Alban knocked up some poor female *cough* Kora, who showed up after the great fire to admit the baby was his (and not every other member of his family's!) and was promptly moved in. And thus, ghosts haunted, Oskar kept falling asleep in his food from exhaustion, and the Gypsy lady thought we'd had a great round and gave us a lamp! =/
After spending 2 days being constantly harassed by ghosts I got tired of them and sent them to the graveyard to rest in peace. Also, because Oskar is heir, I finally decided to heck with having 2 families on the one lot and sent Alban and Kora to their own place with little Liviana, which leaves Oskar and Theodor alone. I'd also like to remind everyone of the TRAUMA poor Oskar went through later on in Round 13, being dumped by his long time sweetheart Elias mere days after losing his entire family to such a tragedy - but never fear! Taliah the Bias is here! ^_^
And thus we come to another end of the round with the Althausen family ;_; *sad face* That went way too fast! There's nothing really much extra to tell, except that Nikola won't get pregnant =/ which is screwing around with my mini-challenge! I have a war going between Oskar and Elias (that they don't know about - lol!) because they almost ended up together I planned to see how many kids they could have each, which is great when the wives are so young still - not so great when one of the wives won't get pregnant rah! Other than that, the rest is pretty much in the pictures above~ And I better not say "see you again soon!" because the last time I did that was the last time I played this family and I ended up not updating for 3 months ;_; *mildly traumatic experience* see you when I see you again next! ^__^
The Althausen2 Family Slave
Welcome to the all new Althausen2 Family! Where, as you will have hopefully read above =/ Alban begins a new branch of the Althausen tree with his *cough* beloved *cough* Kora and their precious first born, Liviana.
I know, I know, don't use the reward thingies when you're not in gold (or barely in green for that matter thanks to the fire =/) I just temporarily forgot, two seconds on the lot, and poor Kora almost suffered for it! @_@ Thankfully, she was in super healthy mode so it barely tickled her ^__^ (Kora begs to differ but she's not allowed to talk just now!). Nothing else to say on the matter as it's all been said above. The Lichtenbergs are next *__* oh yeah - let the drama begin!


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Centralia woman charged with child porn after allegedly photographing herself having sex with tee
A Centralia woman is in federal custody for allegedly having sex with a New Jersey teen she met through the online video game "World of Warcraft."
Jessica Pearce, 33, has been charged with child pornography. She taped herself having sex with a 16-year-old boy after she had carried on a sexual relationship with him for years, federal prosecutors say.
Pearce was arrested in September 2009 after the boy was found at a highway rest stop. Authorities claim she had flown the boy to Washington, according to charging documents in U.S. District Court at Tacoma cited in a story by seattlepi.com.
Pearce was arrested again Tuesday after another complaint was filed charging her with possession of child pornography. She is at the Federal Detention Center at SeaTac and is expected to appear in court today, according to seattlepi.com.


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IPL 2017 News- Yeah its true "if he scores 25, Chris Gayle will become the first batsman to reach 10,000 runs in T20s." Royal Challengers were without both Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in their first two matches, and while it might take a while longer for Kohli to return from his shoulder injury, de Villiers indicated he is "very close to 100%". If de Villiers does return, Royal Challengers might have to debate leaving out Gayle.
Expected Playing XI –
Kings XI Punjab: 1 Hashim Amla/Eoin Morgan, 2 Manan Vohra, 3 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 4 Glenn Maxwell (capt), 5 David Miller, 6 Marcus Stoinis, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Swapnil Singh, 9 Mohit Sharma, 10 Sandeep Sharma, 11 T Natarajan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Shane Watson (capt), 3 AB de Villiers/Travis Head/Billy Stanlake, 4 Mandeep Singh, 5 Kedar Jadhav, 6 Stuart Binny, 7 Vishnu Vinod (wk), 8 Pawan Negi/S Aravind, 9 Iqbal Abdulla, 10 Tymal Mills, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal.
When ?
Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Indore, April 10, 2017
Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT)v


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Property law and the role of the conveyancer
Posted by Gerdi Fullard on 06 Apr 18
Property law touches on something very basic and emotional: our rights to own, enjoy, use, and dispose of real and personal property and we want to know the extent of our rights. Property comes in all forms: It can be real (involving land) or personal, it can be tangible or purely conceptual, and it can be defined by a relationship (as in landlord-tenant law or mortgage law). Property law allows us to resolve potential disputes between two or more people claiming some right in a valuable interest.
Conveyancing is the process of transferring the ownership of property from one person to another. Licensed conveyancers are specialists in property law and are required to have specific qualifications. This ensures that they are aware of the legal responsibilities and obligations associated with the transfer of property. The paperwork and processes involved in selling a property can be extremely complex and we strongly recommend that you engage the services of a properly qualified, licensed conveyancer to undertake your conveyancing work following execution of a contract of sale.
Your conveyancer will:
- Complete all relevant documents with the Registrar of Deeds
- Search the certificate of title and local authorities for anything that may affect the property such as caveats
- Make necessary enquiries about zoning, titles and rates (water) and adjust rates and taxes
- Liaise with financial institutions regarding funds required to proceed to settlement
- Prepare and attend the settlement statement on your behalf
If you have any queries concerning the conveyancing process, contact your conveyancer or, talk to your real estate agent.


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About OPPOSITES - #69
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." - John Lennon
First to set the scene, I had previously been shown this area from a good friend of mine on a recent hiking trip. As we were heading down the mountain, I saw this scene out of the corner of my eye! The glance was only for a split second, but I knew that I must return to create an edition.
2 weeks later, I was finally able to have the extra time available to return to the area. It was a beautiful summer afternoon in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Because I was alone this time around, I was able to take all the time I needed to perfectly compose the balance I was envisioning.
That extra time to meticulously compose the scene can be a wonderful thing, but in beautiful scenes (like this edition) it can also be next to impossible to capture all the magnificent beauty into a single image. I am finding that as I explore more exotic places, the more I am experiencing this challenge.
Trying to find "the spot" for my editions can be quite strenuous. After much time scouting a location during my adventures to these exotic landscapes, I will come across a unique scene that clicks in every sense. The lighting is perfect, the landscape is unified with my vision, and of course, there are many interesting stones nearby.
Although there were many larger boulders hanging around in this area, to my surprise there were only a few smaller shaped rocks. Eventually I found two stones that were just begging to be hung in equilibrium. One large stone and one small stone. Complete opposites. I wanted to create a balance that fully showcased the power that opposites have on each other with a strong counter-balance.
The end result shocked me. The way the two rocks are perfectly working together is amazing. Without the help of the smaller stone, the larger stone would not have been able to hold in such a magnificent form…


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Old & New IGITY Forums
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:41 pm
IGITY has been challenging the way that people think about God and Time for over a decade now! In this time, many different people from around the world have contributed their thoughts and ideas to the IGITY Discussion Forum. With the transition to a new website, it was time to upgrade to a new verison of the Forum. Unfortunately, the old entries would not transition to the new Forum with ease. As a result, I have been forced to compile all of the former Forum posts from 2006-2016 into two roughly chronological posts. There is a Unix timestamp and message title before each post to help break them apart. Forgive the length and format of the following posts, but it was all I could do to preserve the ideas. Some of the original author names, when not included in the post, have been lost. I hope that these writings continue to spark discussion into the future and that the IGITY Discussion Forum becomes live with collective brainstorming once again!
-Andrew Gustin
-Andrew Gustin


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Faith Church offers a wonderful meal following the service for all who visit our church. You are welcome to join and have a fellowship with us. You will experience intimacy and hospitality as we share our meals and stories.
What should I wear when I come to your church?
Wear whatever clothes you feel comfortable in. You'll see others wearing everything from suits to shorts.
What are your worship services like?
We have a blended service, both traditional and contemporary styles. Our praise team starts off with contemporary songs by Chris Tomlin, Hillsong, David Crowder, and Gateway Worship. As we use piano, organ, and the choir in worship, you'll also hear traditional hymns during the service.
Can I participate in communion?
We believe the communion table is open to all who are interested in opening their hearts to God and knowing His Son, Jesus. We serve communion on the first Sunday of every month.
Worship is the space in which our identity as a nurturing, connecting, and empowering congregation is lived in full force. We value and seek creative and vibrant spaces where, through music, liturgy, and story, all people can encounter the trans-formative power of God's love and grace. Expect a space in worship which is big enough for all your questions, bold enough to ask you to think deeper, and broad enough to welcome all of what you bring.
Our regular Sunday morning worship celebration is on Sunday mornings at 10:00am. Additionally, we have several special worship services throughout the year.
432 59th Street
Downers Grove, IL 60516
Ph: (630) 968-0442
Worship Services
Adult Bible Fellowship 9:00 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
(Pre-K to 12th Grade)
Children's Church 10:00 a.m.
(Pre-K to 6th Grade)
Fellowship 11:15
Bible Study: Thursday evenings from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the church library led by Rev. Jeffrey Dire
* Childcare is available for infants and toddlers during
Worship service and Sunday school hours.


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Brasso is a metal polish designed to remove tarnish from brass, copper, chrome and stainless steel. It is available either directly as a liquid or as an impregnated wadding pad.
Key Features & Benefits
- Brasso can also be used to polish out scratches in plastics:
- It is used to polish CDs, DVDs, screens, and pools to repair scratches. It is a mild solvent and an extremely fine abrasive, so when applied to the reflective surface of the disc and rubbed radially (in straight lines between the edge and centre), it can smooth scratches and reduce their effect.
- Brasso can also be used on Lego minifigures to remove markings.
- Brasso has also been used by watch enthusiasts to polish scratches out of acrylic crystals on watches.
- Brasso can be successfully used to take minor (white) heat marks out of French polished wooden surfaces. The fine abrasive cuts through the surface and allows the solvent into the wax and lacquer layer. The surface should be properly cleaned and waxed after this treatment.
- Brasso has been successfully used to restore Bakelite (Telephones, appliances etc.)
- Use for brass, copper, stainless steel, chrome, aluminum, pewter and bronze


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Keela Yoga Farm Earth & Roots Retreat - Six days in paradise
After an amazing few days exploring the wonderful Portuguese capital, Lisbon (which i'm now in love with!), I set off for a small village called Fundao, four hours by train north east of Lisbon. I was making my way to Keela Yoga Farm for a 6 day Earth & Roots Yoga Retreat. The retreat was organised by Kimberly and Laurence, who own the farm, along with Anya, a yoga teacher who has a successful English-speaking studio in Berlin.
When I arrived at the farm with the rest of the group (about 12 others), I immediately felt content - I knew I was in for a relaxing week. I was shown to my accommodation - a tent with mattress and proper bedding - which was set amongst other tents, caravans and a few teepees, not to mention a stunning view of Portgual's highest mountain, Monsanto (no, it's not related to the evil agrochemical giant!).
After some settling in, we were giving a schedule for the next six days. We had sunrise yoga everyday at 7:30am, then breakfast and a morning workshop (including Permaculture or DIY beauty products). After lunch we generally had free time, but on one of the days there was a day trip to Monsanto to explore the beautiful village built into the mountain - one of the oldest villages in Portugal. I think one of everyone's highlights was the food - three different delicious, plant-based meals everyday. Best of all, many of the ingredients were grown right there on the farm!
Earth & Roots Yoga Retreat focused heavily on self-discovery and reflection. We were encouraged to journal and given topics to think about each day. Our time was very much our own, and we were under no pressure to take part in all the activities or even socialise with the rest of the group. I really enjoyed having time to do nothing at all! It's the perfect environment to completely disconnect - you feel no urge to look at your phone, barely give a second thought to the outside world and can really enjoy the simple life. I could also really feel the benefits of practicing yoga twice a day and loved Anya's focus on mindfulness during her classes.
The retreat was an incredibly inspiring and creative environment. Besides Kimberly and Laurence, there are volunteers living there almost all year. One of my favourite aspects of the retreat was connecting with like-minded people and meeting people who are following their dreams. For example, Geethje, has quit her day job and built a camper van from scratch (almost completely herself) and is now travelling around Europe volunteering on various farms.
Keela Yoga Farm has been up and running for about a year and a half - which makes their set up all the more impressive. They have completely renovated the old, abandoned farmhouse, installed a solar energy system, a water system and are already growing their own food. What surprised me most was the bathroom facilities - they use compost toilets (a vital aspect of permaculture) but have managed to make the bathroom look and feel homey and clean. The shower is tiled and has hot water (although most of us opted to use the outdoor solar shower which was exhilarating!).
I had the chance to spent some time with Kimberly and Laurence, to find out what compelled them to start living this way and hear about some of the challenges they have come up against so far. Like many people, Kimberly and Laurence grew tired of the 9-5 (and then some) lifestyle while they were living in Singapore. They were living in the midst of an extremely wasteful society - and, despite trying their best to implement recycling schemes in their places of work, were left disheartened by their lack of control over where their waste goes. They wanted to make a difference. Kimberly told me, "It was one thing after another. Then we thought right let's do it, let's make a difference. It might be a small difference but if everybody thinks that they can't change anything, then things won't change. We've got to start somewhere."
They were lucky to have family who, while in the beginning were a bit skeptical, have ultimately been very supportive of their decision, and even helped them develop their business plan. Is there anything they miss? "Being able to pop out and grab something I need. I guess it comes down to convenience. I miss Asian food! Also, hot water is a big one - not having it when you need it, especially in winter." As you can imagine, one of the most rewarding things about deciding to live this way is, for them, working for themselves and working with like-minded people. Not only that, but they have noticed massive improvements in their mental health. "In singapore I had anxiety, heart palpitations and constant headaches - now I have none of that. While there are obviously still some challenges which result in worry, the only deadlines I have are ones I set for myself."
Keela Yoga farm, while initially intending to focus primarily on yoga, aims to ultimately become a learning hub. A place for sharing knowledge and showcasing how to live more sustainably. Permaculture and food forestry is a key component - you can see how passionate Laurence is about this and his desire to teach others what he knows.
Their advice for people thinking about taking the plunge into off-grid living? Plan, plan, plan. "Take as many courses as possible and learn about the fundamentals of permaculture. Think about whether you really want to live on-site during the building phase or if it makes more sense to rent somewhere else initially."
Kimberly and Laurance's only wish is for people to leave the farm feeling content, fulfilled and relaxed. I can vouch for that.
Do you want to learn more about permaculture and sustainable living? You can find out about volunteering and retreats at Keela yoga farm here. If you are in Berlin and you want to find an excellent yoga studio, I highly recommend checking out Yoga in English with Anya, on Monday's and Wednesday's in Kreuzberg.
The majority of the photos featured in this article were taken by Eglė Duleckytė.


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Award-winning comic-book convention – Leam Comic Con – returns on Saturday the 14th April, All Saint's Parish Church, and will bring comic-book royalty to the Town.
Each year the independently-run convention has upped its game and delivered a unique and fun-filled day for comic-book fans and families. This year, the convention has secured two huge names from the comic-book industry to attend – John Wagner an American-born, British comics writer best known for co-creating the iconic 2000 AD character, Judge Dredd and Al Ewing, writer for Marvel.
John Wagner has specially chosen to launch his latest book, Rok of The Reds at the show, giving Leam Comic Con 2018 attendees the chance to purchase copies (while stocks last) before it officially hits the shelves on Monday 16th April! Rok of The Reds is a story about football – the beautiful game – and aliens. Aliens? Yes! It's about the meeting of mighty extra-terrestrial Rok of Arkady and bad boy footballer Kyle Dixon. When these two come together, it all kicks off – with explosive consequences.
Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the five-page Future Shocks format for 2000 AD and eventually moved on to regular stints on Judge Dredd. He wrote the Mighty Avengers and Loki: Agent of Asgard, and has more recently written New Avengers, U.S. Avengers, The Ultimates and Rocket and Royals for Marvel Comics.
Dan Mallier, event organiser, said: "We're beyond excited about returning to the Town and very proud of our 2018 line-up. Leam Comic Con is about keeping comic conventions about comics and this year we have everything from comic-book royalty to an unbelievably talented array of small press creators showcasing their work."
The event will once again host a Cosplay Competition to find the best dressed adult (over 16) and child (16 and under) with a chance to win a Leam Comic Con trophy. Children under 13 are still free to attend with a paying adult and can take advantage of free colouring-in stations and workshops with comic-book artists.
Doors open at 10:00am for advance ticket holders and the general-public can pay on the door from 11:00am. Last admission is 4:00pm with the doors closing at 5:00pm. Tickets cost £8 for adults, £6 for concessions and are free for children under 13.
For more information and tickets visit: www.spatowncomics.co.uk/leam-comic-con


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Residence Enchancment Big Lays Off 2,four hundred Assistant Managers
We are a novel cooperative of Ace Hardware shops within the Washington, DC, Alexandria, VA and Baltimore, MD metro areas. On its web site, the corporate lists 2,355 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Saving money on home enchancment has never been simpler than once you shop at Lowe's. Many people neglect to make use of their native house enchancment store for more than simply nails and hammers.
The deal is expected to be completed in early October and will give Metcash a community of around 1,800 hardware stores generating $2 billion in sales. So the following time you consider heading to the gigantic home improvement store, cease and take into account whether or not you can get what you need at a smaller shop nearby.
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With over forty,000 merchandise and a long historical past Lowe's dwelling improvement shops carry virtually anything you need. Bigger hardware shops might promote small quantities of building provides including lumber, flooring, roofing supplies and fencing.
Dwelling Depot deliberate to send two buses with associates from its Austin shops to assist prospects at its Corpus Christi, Lake Jackson and Victoria stores, once the latter reopens. One other helpful software that most dwelling enchancment stores offer is recommendation from the consultants.


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