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Few European countries have widely deployed smart meters in homes and a number of them aren't expected to make much progress over the next three years, according to research - which questioned how quickly the UK will reach its goals.
Smart meter technology provider Sentec used data from IMS Research, on the progress of smart meter deployments in 2011 and predictions for the state of play by 2015.
Any progress in the UK will depend on whether the UK government goes ahead with a plan to spend around £11.7 billion on a smart metering programme.
Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has already slowed its smart meter roll-out until the government makes a decision. Some critics of the government scheme say the money would be better spent elsewhere and that smart meters will not bring customers' bills down or encourage them to use less energy - two stated targets of the smart meter roll-out. Instead, critics say, the programme is a subsidy to the utility companies.
According to the Sentec report Italy and the Nordics are currently leading the pack with over 94 percent and 70 percent of homes having smart meters already installed respectively. Italy saw energy firm Enel invest $3 billion in deploying smart meters by 2006, and Swedish government regulations forced the utility firms there to ratchet up their roll-outs.
IMS Research predictions for 2015 show France (49 percent), Spain and Portugal (73 percent) and the UK and Ireland (65 percent) catching up. However, it says "there is uncertainty on whether the UK will reach its potential this fast".
Mark England, Sentec CEO, said: "The deregulated structure of the UK market is uniquely challenging for rapid and co-ordinated action in a large scale initiative like this, and we believe that smart meter deployment in 65 percent of UK homes by 2015 is not possible."
England added: "There is a great deal of work still to do to finalise the technical and regulatory framework for smart metering."
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Welcome back friends. My challenge to myself was to use washi tape. Well I used some but you cannot see much of it because of my sentiment. I should have extended them more to the left so you could see more of the patterns and colors. Well if you case this card be sure to do that. (Wink)
Though hard to see, on the right the thick Melon Mambo baker's twine also has some Silver Metallic Thread mixed in. A closer view to see the washi tape, DSP pieces and enamel shapes.
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Friedrich I (the Fair) b. Vienna (?), 1289, d. Gutenstein (Lower Austria), Jan. 13, 1330, German King, son of Albrecht I, 1308-1330 as Friedrich III Duke of Austria and Styria. Elected German King by a minority of Electors in 1314, was defeated by his rival Ludwig of Bavaria near Muehldorf am Inn in 1322 and imprisoned until 1325. Later recognized as a co-regent by Ludwig, but had no power over the empire or the hereditary lands. Buried in the Carthusian Monastery of Mauerbach, which he had founded, and his body was transferred to a tomb in St Stephen's Cathedral in 1789.
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Today's consumers are glued to their phones. But, do mobile phones belong at restaurant tables? Well, restaurants around the country are trying to discourage cellphone usage at tables. Sneaky's Chicken in Iowa offers a 10% discount if diners put their phone in a special box during their meal. Last year, LA's Bucato announced a policy against phones and photos because the restaurant felt these devices were distracting from the dining experience. However, often consumers don't like these restrictions. Rogue 24 in DC once required diners to sign a two-page reservation contract that included the banning of cell phones. But because of the customer complaints, the contract was discontinued.
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American Art at Dartmouth
Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art
Temporary Exhibitions, Lathrop, Jaffe, and Hall Galleries
American art has long been a mainstay of Dartmouth College's collections, beginning with a gift in 1773 of a Boston-made silver bowl from Royal Governor John Wentworth to Dartmouth's founder, Eleazar Wheelock, in honor of the College's first commencement. The largest selection of the American collections ever presented at the Hood, this exhibition showcases over 150 paintings, sculptures, pieces of silver, and other decorative arts to 1950. Artists represented include Paul Revere, John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Doughty, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Frederic Remington, Willard Metcalf, Maria Oakey Dewing, John Sloan, Augusta Savage, Paul Sample, Maxfield Parrish, and Georgia O'Keeffe. An illustrated catalogue copublished with the University Press of New England accompanies the exhibition.
Organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, and generously funded by the Bernard R. Siskind 1955 Fund, the Hansen Family Fund, and the Leon C. 1927, Charles L. 1955, and Andrew J. 1984 Greenebaum Fund, and a generous gift from Jonathan L. Cohen, Class of 1960, Tuck 1961
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Tonight, to celebrate Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will gather around the table to give thanks. What are you thankful for? More importantly, toward whom are you thankful?
Gratitude is a feeling that implies there is One who gives and one who receives. So, every time we give thanks we are implying a second persona giver of all things toward whom we are grateful. To Whom are we all thankful to? Have you thought about it?
All of us have the intimate knowledge that we are recipients of the grace of God. It is so ingrained in us that even non religious people are compelled to thank, even if they have to point to Mother Nature as their benefactor. But we can't give thanks to a concept, only to a person. They are, without even realizing it, like the rest of us, thankful to God.
Tonight as you enjoy the company of your loved ones, surrounded by good things, why not take a moment to thank God not only for the visible: family, friends, a job, etc., but for the invisible too: a mind that can tell right from wrong and true from false, a heart that knows it has received unmerited favor, and a soul that deep down understands there is a God in heaven watching over you
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Las Vegas police say they used a mannequin to catch the person suspected of killing two sleeping homeless men at the same intersection over the past two months.
The mannequin was intentionally placed at the location as a decoy by police who feared there might be a "thrill" killer afoot, and it led to the arrest of a man on a weapons charge, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
The body of Daniel Aldape, 46, was found on Jan. 4 at an intersection some distance from the Las Vegas Strip. The victim been struck in the head at least four times.
A month later, David Dunn, 60, was found dead of head trauma at the same intersection. Police decided to try to lure the killer back by setting up a blanket-covered mannequin "to resemble a human male sleeping in a natural position," officials said. And then they watched on surveillance video as Shane Schindler approached.
Police say that at 3 a.m. on Feb. 23, the 30-year-old surveyed the scene for traffic, covered his head with his hoodie, and removed a 4-pound hammer from a Little Caesar's Pizza bag.
Then Schindler allegedly struck, employing both hands to "generate maximum force … with the intent to kill," per a police report cited by the Las Vegas Sun.
Schindler confessed to striking the mannequin, but says he was aware from the outset it was not a human; the police report counters that the scene was "staged in a manner which would have made it impossible" for Schindler to make that determination.
Police are questioning Schindler about the killings. For now, he faces one count of carrying a concealed weapon, which his public defender told the Guardian won't hold water. "Carrying a hammer in a bag is not carrying a concealed weapon … or all the construction workers and carpenters in this town would be arrested tomorrow," Daren Richards told the publication.
This article originally appeared on Newser: To Catch Killer, Vegas Cops Set Up a Sleeping Mannequin
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'HONK!' – Hillary Knox, May 2006
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by Anthony Drewe and George Stiles
Directed by Doug Liechty Caskey and Deb Brubaker
A delightful musical (winner of London's Olivier award for best new musical in 2000) based on Hans Christian Andersen's traditional tale of "The Ugly Duckling." Ugly, when hatched, makes a strange "honk" sound instead of the expected "quack!" This brings about ridicule and adventure with the surrounding barnyard animals. A mishap sends Ugly out and about resulting in a desperate search to be reunited with his mother, Ida. Overcoming numerous obstacles, including a hungry cat and duck hunters, Ugly not only finds his mother, but his true identity as anything but ugly. Join the GC theater and music departments in (re)discovering the adventures and heart-warming outcome of this hilarious and colorful musical story, directed by Doug Liechty Caskey and Debra Brubaker with choreography by Talashia Keim Yoder. Suitable for all ages.
Honk! By George Stiles
Drake Adam Schellenberg
Turkey Brent Lehman
Ida Jessica David
Maureen Marianna Stegmann
Henrietta Cassie Greer
Cat Kyle Dean Reinford
Grace Kimberlee Rohrer
Beaky Sara Thogersen
Fluff Grace Magnan
Billy Janelle Koch
Downey Becca Shantz
Ugly Ben Noll
Fish David Bontrager, Adrienne Nesbitt, Miriam Augsburger, Cassie Greer, Marianna Stegmann
Girl's Voice Nicole Miazgowicz
Floor Manager Laura Landis
Jay Bird David Bontrager
Camera Man Ramadhan Audy
Greylag Andrew Landis
Dot Kimberlee Rohrer
Barnacles David Bontrager
Pinkfoot Miriam Augsburger
Snowy Brent Lehman
Old Woman's Voice Rachel Sprunger
Queenie Cassie Greer
Lowbutt Adrienne Nesbitt
Penny Miriam Augsburger
Mother Swan Adrienne Nesbitt
Bewink Brent Lehman
Bullyfrog David Bontrager
Froglets Miriam Augburger, Adrienne Nesbitt, Sarah Thogersen, Brent Lehman, Adam Schellenberg
Farmer's Voice David Kempf
Father Swan Adam Schellenberg
Debra Brubaker
Christine Seitz
Katie Bender
Nate Grieser
Mary Gilbert
Amanda Entz
Anita Hooley
Andrea Nussbaum
Peter Miller
Rafael Chavez
Melissa Macgregor
Sheldon Good
David Kempf
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Director Doug Liechty Caskey
Music Director Deb Brubaker
Choreographer Talashina Keim Yoder
Technical Director Jerry Peters
Producer Michelle Milne
Rehearsal Accompanist Christina Seitz
Assistant Director Rachel Sprunger
Stage Manager Hillary Knox
Costume Designer Kevin Koch, Nicole Miazgowicz, Lindsay Nance
Set Designer Kevin Koch, Nicole Miazgowicz, Lindsay Nance
Light Designer Cassie Greer, Jonny Meyer
Hair & Make up Designer Sara Thogersen
Graphic Designer Hannah Gerig
Assistant Stage Manager Laura Landis, Ramadhan Audy
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House Manager Lindsay Nance
Publicity Jodi Beyeler
Publicity Assistant Laura Landis
Light Board Operator Rachel Sprunger
Sound Board Operator Lindsay Nance
Advance Ticket Sales Jo Ann Preheim, Kim Snyder, Deana Markley
Master Carpenters Adam Orrick, Travis Yutzy
Wardrobe Manager Lindsay Nance
Paint Crew Kimberlee Rohrer, Hillary Knox, Rachel Sprunger, Grace Magnan, Hope Greiser, Nata Burmester, Kartina Mast, Ramadhan Audy, Jessica David, Lindsay Nance, Laura Landis
Lighting Crew Cassie Greer, Jonny Meyer, Neb Noll, Jonathan Yoder
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Carbondale, Colo. – July 8, 2018 – Piocho Ranch is making a lasting impression in its first season of playing polo at Aspen Valley Polo Club. Piocho Ranch won the fifth annual Craig Sakin Memorial with a thrilling 11-10 victory over Los Amigos Red on Sunday in front of a good local crowd for its second consecutive tournament victory. Piocho also won the season-opening Independence Cup.
Piocho Ranch (Grant Ganzi, Juancito Bollini, Nacho Figueras, Tom Barrack) jumped out to a big lead before Los Amigos Red (Jonathan Gracida/Alejandra Foster, Pablo Dorignac, Nacho Novillo Astrada, Paul Foster) rallied in the sixth chukker. Ganzi, a member of Team USPA, and Bollini are repeat winners of the Craig Sakin Memorial Cup. Last year they won with Casablanca.
The Most Valuable Pro Player was Nacho Figueras for the second week in a row. The MVP Amateur Award went to Alejandra Foster of Los Amigos Red, who also won MVP honors on Saturday in the Aspen Cup. Yatay St. Regis, a 7-year-old mare from Figueras' horse breeding ranch in Argentina, was Best Playing Pony. The horse, owned by Tom Barrack and played in the fifth chukker by Figueras, is out of Quattro (Vicki Armour) by stud Cabernet (Ellerstina).
Figueras scored five goals including the game-winner with 2:31 left. Ganzi and Bollini each had three goals. Nacho Novillo Astrada, making his tournament season debut, scored a game-high six goals. Alejandra and Paul Foster each had two goals.
In one of the club's most exciting games in tournament history, Piocho Ranch was sitting pretty in the first half controlling the game on both ends of the field. Piocho jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Los Amigos Red scored its first goal in the final minute of the chukker. Piocho, controlling the throw-ins, was unstoppable in the second chukker scoring three consecutive goals for a 6-1 lead. Back-to-back goals from Novillo Astrada and Paul Foster and winning the final two throw-ins kept Los Amigos Red in the game.
Piocho Ranch opened the third chukker with a long mid-air goal from Ganzi at center field for a 7-3 lead. Novillo Astrada kept Los Amigos Red in the game and also scored from centerfield to cut the lead to 8-5 before Piocho took a 9-5 halftime lead after another long goal from Ganzi. With Piocho Ranch still in the lead, 10-6, at the end of the fourth chukker, Los Amigos Red started chipping away at the lead, reeling off four consecutive points including the tying goal by Alejandra Foster with three minutes left.Both teams had scoring opportunities late in the game but it was Figueras heroics of scoring the game-winner and stopping Novillo Astrada's long hit to goal that clinched the win.
The Barrack family owns Piocho Ranch, acquired in 1992, and features rolling acres of vineyards nestled in the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, Calif. Piocho Ranch combines the family's passion for polo and the art of wine making. The vineyards have produced six wines: Ten Goal, Brand, Blanc, Piocho, Chukker and Piocho Sauvignon Blanc. Piocho means "where the two rivers meet and go to heaven."
Between games, Aspen Valley Polo Club hosted an entertaining Kids Foot Mallet Game with Green defeating Red, 5-3. Green led from start-to-finish. Emmett Tamplin led scoring with three goals and Lucy Ramirez added two goals. Solon Tamplin had two goals for Red. All players are members of The Polo School at AVPC. The youngest player was Silvestre Novillo Astrada, celebrating his eighth birthday.
With the majestic 12,965-foot summit of Mount Sopris as a backdrop, Aspen Valley Polo Club is one of the busiest and fastest growing USPA-sanctioned clubs in the nation with a membership increase of 75 percent over four seasons.
"We want to make Aspen Valley Polo Club the place for this Valley," said co-owner Marc Ganzi, who grew up in Aspen. "Most importantly the idea is to de-mystify the game of polo that people have the impression that it's a sport you can't access, that you can't play.
"We've always told people to come here," Ganzi said. "The gates are open, the food is free, the drinks are free and your first polo lesson is free if you want to come take one and try the game. Our approach is come as you are. We prefer the flip flops over the high heels. We just want to get people to appreciate the horses and the Valley."
The Craig Sakin Memorial was the second tournament of the 13-tournament schedule that features ten grass tournaments including the inaugural Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Triple Crown of Polo Trophy and three arena tournaments highlighted by the July 24-Aug. 7 USPA National Arena Handicap. It will be the first year the club will host a tournament on Labor Day Weekend during the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience.
Aspen Valley Polo Club, coming off its most successful season in club history, has a star-studded roster of players lined up for the summer to compete with and against patrons and amateur players including brothers Nacho and Alejandro Novillo Astrada, two of the world's top players from Argentina.
Since Marc and Melissa Ganzi took over the club in 2014, polo has increased in popularity in Aspen and surrounding cities with the club's offerings of various weekly grass and arena tournaments, Gladiator Tuesdays and Asado, Kids Polo and The Polo School. In addition, the club offers practice sessions for teams competing in the weekend tournaments.
In the last four years, Aspen Valley Polo Club has had a positive impact in the area hosting kids polo camps, teaching lessons and hosting several charitable events at the club that have benefitted local charities including last season's Champagne, Caviar & Chukkers fundraiser that raised $366,000 for the Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation.


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The Hong Kong government should prepare for the second phase of political reform consultation by coming up with another proposal on reforming the electoral committee, if the framework that was announced by Beijing on August 31 is rejected by the city's lawmakers, said Alan Hoo, chairman of the Basic Law Institute.
Basic Law Committee member Albert Chen Hung-yee agreed with Hoo's view, saying that if the universal suffrage model outlined by China's National People's Congress (NPC) standing committee is rejected, there can still be an improved electoral committee in 2017, Ming Pao Daily reported Friday.
But he believes rules such as the number of committee members and four nominating sectors will not be changed.
Chen said new proposals for universal suffrage should include ways to improve the electoral committee to ensure greater public representation.
Earlier, he had suggested that the government should set up an independent organization to survey public opinion and invite eminent persons such as retired judges into the organization, the report noted.
If some political reform proposal is supported by the public but not the Legislative Council, the Chief Executive can dismiss the council and call for re-election, which would conform to the genuine universal suffrage that democratic supporters want.
In other comments, Chen said the government should study and make a decision as to whether Article 50 in the Basic Law is meeting the needs of the city.
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Welcome to English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College
Moving to a Sixth Form College is a defining moment in your academic life. It represents the beginning of genuine independence and is a bridge to University and career ambitions. English Martyrs encourages freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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Nike's annual Black History Month collection often serves as one of the brand's most cherished offerings of the year. Celebrating African-American history and excellence, this year's offering is a bit more focused as it calls out individuals and select moments in history that made an impact on the black community and the world at large.
The Nike Air VaporMax BHM acts as an ode to Olympic Hurdler Colin Jackson. On August 20, 1993, Jackson broke the world record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 12.91 seconds. Then, much later in his life at the age of 50, Jackson showed even more vigor by coming out as a gay man — a lifestyle wrongly frowned upon for athletes of his caliber. Because of his courageous and inspiring act, Nike has dedicated this VaporMax not only to his world record, but his strength as a human, as a gay man.
Colin's commemorative Nike Air Max VaporMax BHM is set to release after the initial rollout of the BHM collection on January 15. Stay tuned for more details.
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The Angels beat the Indians 13-2, with Ohtani finishing 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Hanley Ramirez's two-run double with two out in the 13th inning helped the Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the Marlins. The Los Angeles Angels are pretty happy, too. He is the first player since the 1937 Red Sox' Wes Ferrell to finish his first six games with four hits, a home run, and a win.
The Portuguese coach is conscious of getting his busy done early this summer and needs a successor to Michael Carrick, who will retire at the end of the season and join the coaching team. Should City win the title here, they'll have done so with more games to spare than any side in English top-flight history. " Manchester City is not important for me, what is important for me is that since the moment we left the first position and went to second, we stayed there for the whole of the season".
Australian girls will be given an opportunity to compete on the hallowed turf of Augusta National with the historic announcement of its women's amateur championship. Success! An email has been sent with a link to confirm list signup. Get daily prep sports headlines from the Gwinnett Daily Post staff delivered to your email.
Another Packers free agent has found a new home. At the same time, the Eagles use their tight ends extensively and Rodgers could find a better fit behind starter Zach Ertz . Rodgers ended up catching just 12 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown last season, most of which he spent with inconsistent backup Brett Hundley at quarterback.
A logical answer would be the victor of Saturday's main event between lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov and current featherweight titleholder Max Holloway . McGregor is now the only fighter to accomplish the feat. He told ESPN : "I don't think Conor McGregor could make the weight on six days' notice". "We're not stripping Tony Ferguson", White said.
Unlike Nelson Mandela and other ANC leaders who are eulogised and deified as if they had no flaws, she was a fallible, flawed heroine who all of us as ordinary South Africans could easily identify with. In an interview later, Madikizela-Mandela described her anger at being pushed for an apology. This is one of the events that formed the social consciousness that later became useful to her later years.
White would also say "Yes he's coming back, I'm not sure when but he is". The decision for Lesnar to leave the UFC doesn't come as a surprise to many, but fans had questioned whether White's comments on Lesnar's return were actually backed by a deal in the works.
The Frenchman converted the spot kick and this fantastic gesture for his teammate has been hailed by Wenger. He even went as far to give away his team selection against AC Milan by stating that Petr Cech will have to make do with a place on the bench.
As some of City's players shrunk in Anfield's white heat, so many of Liverpool's rose to the occasion. The Merseysiders host the runaway Premier League leaders in the first leg of the glamour tie at Anfield on Wednesday. The Egyptian, in contention for the Player of the Season award in his first season back in the Premier League, freed Roberto Firmino who wriggled inside and forced a save from Ederson .
Dele Alli scored twice in four second-half minutes as Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 3-1 on Sunday to end a 28-year wait for a Premier League win at Stamford Bridge . He added: "We tried to change and switch some players to link better between us, and after that game it looks like a good decision, but it was the attitude of the players that deserves praise".
One of Australia's brightest gold-medal hopes at these Commonwealth Games , Sally Pearson , is set to pull out of contention after failing to overcome her Achilles injury. "Gutted, tears flowing, a lot of emotions, you could call it grief", she said of her emotions. She is expected to hold a press conference at 1PM.
Wallabies superstar Israel Folau has again created controversy on social media, after posting a seemingly homophobic Instagram comment. "@qantaswallabies @NSWWaratahs @pocockdavid and more are all allies of ours and our community" it added, referring to Australia's national rugby union team, the New South Wales Waratahs club team, and the Wallabies star and anti-homophobia campaigner David Pocock.
The moment most definitely was not worth the wait for Stanton and fans who came out to see him. Torreyes went 1-for-3 with a RBI single and was on base for Judge's two-run home run. Postponement • The game scheduled in Cincinnati between the Reds and Chicago Cubs was rained out and rescheduled for May 19 as part of a doubleheader.
But something shifted for her a couple of weeks ago, when there was an emergency lockdown-the kind called in response to an active shooter-at her school. There were boos when she said that the legislature was hoping that the teachers would thank them and go away quietly. "So I think the teachers could look at this example in these other states to realize that they have a unique sort of leverage".
City's dream of a treble - it has already won the League Cup and could clinch the Premier League on Saturday in record time - might have disappeared in a 19-minute spell where the visitors folded in a red-hot Anfield atmosphere. Guardiola paced his technical area, scratching his head. City responded with a swift counter-attack of their own but Leroy Sane, who had broken from deep, screwed the ball wide when he could have played in team mate Kevin De Bruyne.
Golfweek are reporting that he walked the remaining three holes. He's set to tee off The Masters tomorrow at 12:43 p.m. The news comes nearly exactly one year on from Dustin Johnson's slip on the stairs on the eve of last year's Masters, forcing him to pull out of the event just minutes before his scheduled tee-time.
Mickelson would overtake Jack Nicklaus as the oldest Masters champion (46) if he were to prevail. Can Sergio Garcia go for back-to-back victories? "This year I'm healthy. But temper expectations. Woods is not a fast starter at Augusta National , shooting in the 60s in the first round just once in 20 Masters appearances.
Bayern equalised at the 37th mutate through an own goal as Ribery's cross deflects off Navas , wrong-footing the goalkeeper Soria , who couldn't claw the ball back at his near post. Sevilla seemed a little sluggish in the second, never quite adjusting to the tone Bayern set, nearly as though they lost some of their drive and spirit.
It took until the 37th minute for the game's first big chance to arrive, but Murray missed the target with the goal at his mercy. We've got some very hard games coming up - our next game is at home to Huddersfield. It was a game I could not see us losing and if it's a game you can't see your team losing then you have to go and win the game. I think it's a moment that changes the game.
Lingard has been in excellent form in recent weeks; his first goal for England in Amsterdam during the worldwide break was followed up by a man-of-the-match display in United's 2-0 win over Swansea on Saturday. United's record signing Pogba reckons he and his global team-mates have a great chance of winning football's biggest prize in Russian Federation, although he also called on fans to not expect Les Blues to simply romp to comfortable victories in every game they play.
Given that National Football League coaches really like guys who watch film and know X's and O's, as Jim Mora's assessment of Josh Rosen illustrated, the admission by the former Texas A&M quarterback might cost Manziel. Some are noting that Manziel quasi-blamed the Browns for his failures as a player. - Jordan Zirm (@clevezirm) April 4, 2018Great way to get back into the National Football League is blame the team that drafted you for drafting you expecting you'd be prepared to play each week.
Detroit will be officially eliminated from playoff contention with a loss tonight and with Griffin out, I don't see the hosts getting it done against a red-hot Philadelphia team that has won 11 in a row . He hasn't improved much in the National Basketball Association, making just 34 percent of his jump shots for the 76ers, last among 221 players with at least 150 attempts in 2017-18.
I'm partial to this view that tracks GT and the other members of the group on the tee box. Only 22 players posted official scores, with the majority of the competitors happy to have "No Score" next to their names after letting caddies and family members takes shots for them over some of the holes.
The post said: "I'm going to shoot my school up watch the news". Edelman notified his assistant, and after Shannon Moen scanned the comments and alerted authorities in Boston, the 14-year-old boy was soon arrested at his mother's house in MI, where two of her rifles were discovered.
MIAMI (AP) - Monday is the day that the Miami Heat will gather for the annual team picture. The team had no further comment, and Whiteside's agent Sean Kennedy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It's not an uncommon strategy, and Whiteside is only a few days removed from a nine-game absence for what was called hip pain. "Thanks for nothing", Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
After all, Griffin did not play for a team in 2017 following him being released by the Cleveland Browns a year ago this past March. The Ravens have an established quarterback in Joe Flacco , although no one actually believes he's elite anymore.
Brian Windhorst of ESPN recently revealed that several National Basketball Association teams are planning to call the Spurs and inquire about Leonard's availability via trade (h/t RealGM ). Will there be a deal sweet enough for San Antonio to take or is Kawhi Leonard untradeable?What's the story? Believe you me, he definitely wants to be somewhere especially like being at home.
But Hodgson is staying well clear of putting forward his nomination. Kevin De Bruyne believes lining up next to David Silva in Manchester City's midfield has helped him enjoy the most complete season of his career to date. If it's nobody from our team, I think Salah deserves it. It's totally different, I played (against Everton), like a defensive midfielder, how you can compare me to an inside forward? "I am very pleased with how I have played and I didn't expect to be this good this ...
If either player tests positive for marijuana in the future, they will be subject to a 10-game suspension. As it is the Dallas Mavericks only have five games left this season, so a dismal campaign for Nerlens Noel is over. Prior to the season, he reportedly turned down a four-year deal worth over $ 70 million from the Mavs and instead took a chance on himself with a one-year, $4 million qualifying offer to try and up his stock with free agency looming in 2018.
It's about how well we play together, the quality of our game and how we want to play football. Asked if he would prefer the legs to be reversed, Wenger said: "Ideally yes, but then again if you want to do well in Europe you don't choose".
The late player's family said they wanted to "thank St George's staff for the incredible work they have done to care for our beloved Ray". 'Ray leaves behind his loving wife, Jackie, daughter Jade, son Ross, and his attractive grandchildren, Oliver, Frankie, Ava, Freddie, Jake and Archie.
Toronto's pitching staff has allowed 4.0 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Ever since the Jays' opening-day loss to the Yankees, in which Donaldson made four bouncing, sailing, terrible throws and later admitted he was going through a dead-arm period, the club's best player had been forced to serve as the designated hitter.
Ohtani had endured a hard spring training, during which he hit only singles as he appeared to struggle against breaking pitches, but he seems to have taken to the Major League Baseball with new-found confidence. Ohtani is the first player to win as a starting pitcher, then start and homer as a non-pitcher in his next game in the same season since Babe Ruth in 1921, according to Fox Sports West.
Belgium worldwide Kevin De Bruyne has been in wonderful form this season, and has also arguably been the driving force for the Citizens' impressive league run, which sees them sitting 16 points clear at the top of the table. "[This is] Probably the most complete". Liverpool fans will put a lot of pressure on the players but that is what it is. "That's what we want to do and, if we achieve that, then I'm sure we'll make it into the next round".
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says he is praying for Ray Wilkins and his family as the former club captain remains critically ill in hospital. Tottenham are, in many ways, the team of the future with a young squad able to challenge in the top four and in Europe for many years to come.


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It's springtime for Pat Buchanan.
Once a respected voice on the right, erstwhile presidential candidate, and omnipresent talking head, Pat Buchanan has in recent years languished in obscurity, so it would be easy to dismiss him as a bitter, disappointed figure skulking at the fringes since being effectively and appropriately cast out of the conservative movement for his chronic flirtation with anti-Semitism. But it is difficult to deny his influence on a strain of right-wing politics that, until recently, has lain dormant.
Indeed, Buchanan was pushing his nationalist, nativist, anti-globalist politics while Donald Trump was still trolling the New York tabloids, stalking Playboy models, and donating to Democrats. But with Trump's rise, Buchananism is getting a second wind, and with a bizarre twist: Pat Buchanan has grown disgusted with democracy itself.
This isn't entirely new. Buchanan's animus toward the "democracy worshippers of the West" is something he has been nursing for years, but in a recent column, he made his position explicit, along with his admiration for authoritarian strong men like Hungary's Viktor Orbán. "The title the Ayatollah bestowed upon us, 'The Great Satan,' is not altogether undeserved," he wrote (emphasis added).
As columnist Anne Applebaum asked, "Who else on the American Right now openly hates America?"
Buchanan's column is not a dispassionate work of analysis; it is a panegyric to the new class of autocrats like Orbán who are in the process of snuffing out their countries' democratic institutions. Like other authoritarians, Orbán is impatient with impediments like the rule of law and an independent judiciary; he vilifies and harasses what is left of the independent media and is suffocating those aspects of civil society he finds uncongenial to his vision of a shining one-party future. Under Orbán, even grade-school textbooks have been recruited to advance his agenda. Eighth-grade students in Hungary read, for example, "It can be problematic for different cultures to coexist."
For Buchanan, this, rather than democracy, follows the new arc of history. "Why are autocrats like Orbán rising and liberal democrats failing in Europe?" Buchanan asks. "The autocrats have plugged into the most powerful currents running in this new century: tribalism and nationalism."
By contrast, he argues, "The democracy worshippers of the West cannot compete with the authoritarians in meeting the crisis of our time because they do not see what is happening to the West as a crisis." This echoes something Buchanan wrote earlier this year: "Recall. Donald Trump was not elected because he promised to make America more democratic, but to 'make America great again'." In his passion for "greatness," Buchanan shares Trump's affinity for strong men, matched with his disdain for democratic norms, especially as they have played out in this country.
Paradoxically, Buchanan represents a strain of rightist politics that claims the mantle of patriotism while nursing a deep-seated dislike for America itself—both its ideals and its reality. Buchanan's view of American culture has long been critical, of course, but now it veers toward the starkly dystopian. "Consider what else the 'world's oldest democracy' has lately had on offer," he writes, before presenting a parade of horribles. Why, he asks, should other countries embrace "a system that produced so poisoned a politics and so polluted a culture?"
Our democracy boasts of a First Amendment freedom of speech and press that protects blasphemy, pornography, filthy language and the burning of the American flag. We stand for a guaranteed right of women to abort their children and of homosexuals to marry. We offer the world a freedom of religion that prohibits the teaching of our cradle faith and its moral code in our public schools.
And it doesn't stop there. Buchanan argues that we're witnessing the failure of liberal democracy itself. As a result, there are things such as "the preservation of a unique people and nation that are too important to be left to temporary majorities to decide."
He also resurrects older tropes. "Democracy lacks content," he writes. "As a political system, it does not engage the heart." This is an odd thing to say given the number of Americans who have been willing to die to uphold democratic values, but it underlies the alienation of nationalists or populists who yearn for "men of action." Democracy bores and disappoints Buchanan; autocrats like Orbán make his heart beat faster.
This, of course, is a threat liberal democracy has faced in the past: It can seem dull and anodyne when compared to the more romantic and manly ideologies of nationalist or totalitarian blood-and-soil. To its critics, values like modesty, prudence, tolerance, pluralism, and a concern for constitutionalism seem weak and etiolated excuses for failure to grasp the bright shining future offered by the strong and determined. In this view, winning is what matters, not the norms that have long governed American democracy.
A word of caution: Contra much of the rhetoric on the political left, there is no reason to believe that America faces a threat of incipient fascism or that Buchanan speaks for anything other than a minority of conservatives, but attention must be paid. It turns out that respect for constitutional norms and liberal democracy may be more fragile than many of us imagined.
A new study by the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group found that nearly half of the Obama voters who switched their allegiance to Trump in 2016 "favored a strong, unencumbered leader and declined to endorse democracy as the best form of government." (Full disclosure: I am a member of the Democracy Fund's advisory committee.) The poll also found that the highest levels of support for authoritarian leadership "come from those who are disaffected, disengaged from politics, deeply distrustful of experts, culturally conservative, and have negative views toward racial minorities." In particular, the study found that fully 31 percent of cultural conservatives now favor a "strong leader" who "does not have to bother with Congress or elections," and 22 percent believe that "democracy is not always preferable."
Pat Buchanan can work with this. And unfortunately, he's ready for another close-up.
Originally published: https://www.weeklystandard.com/charles-j-sykes/patrick-buchanans-strange-new-respect-for-the-ayatollah


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I have nothing to wear.
This is how I've started my day for as long as I can remember: in front of the closet, unsure of what to choose, facing a rack bursting with fabric. As I stand there, I flip through my options: This shirt is too big. This one leaves a gap between the buttons at the boobs. Is this one even mine? I'm a bit of a pack rat when it comes to my clothing and at the end of every season I donate what I haven't been wearing to charity, but somehow I still have tons of stuff that I don't wear. How did I get here?
That's the same question that Cindy Gordon, the stylist and owner of Wardrobe Therapy by Cindy Gordon, asked me when she saw my closet. I've hired her to go through my wardrobe piece by piece and tell me what's no longer serving me. I've known for a while that I needed to make a change, but kept hitting roadblocks to actually moving forward.
Truthfully, I've never felt particularly comfortable in clothing and have always been adamant that it's what's inside that matters. But that hasn't made it any easier to dress myself. I don't look like girls in fashion magazines, and the style that I've always lusted after doesn't work for my body type, so I've by and large just ignored the whole concept of fashion. One of the biggest hurdles with my closet is that my weight fluctuates. I never want to get rid of clothing, but I also never want to buy anything new, because I'm hopeful that my weight gain is "temporary." So rather than owning clothes that actually fit, I have a veritable graveyard of outfits.
As Cindy and I go through each of my items I tell the same story. "I don't wear it because it's really unflattering." She asks me why I still own it. That's a damn good question. I really don't know. My closet is broken down into sections. My jeans are stacked by size. I even keep a pair that is two sizes smaller because I swear one day they'll fit and I'll want them. But I haven't worn them in ages, and instead of keeping me motivated, they're a reminder of my failure to get back to the size that I wanted to be. On top of this, I suffer from body dysmorphia and have no concept of the true shape of my body. I spend almost all of my time worrying about what I look like and dwell on the small flaws that I see when I look in the mirror. I've never wanted anyone to see my body out of fear of them seeing what I see, a shapeless blob. So for years I've purchased things that are too big for me. I swim in fabric at all times. But I don't know what else to do. The idea of wearing form-fitting clothing is terrifying. Deep in me, I wonder if I have the type of body that should be "allowed" to be seen. I worry that people around me are all talking about my body. So instead I wear a size too big and hope that no one looks at me long enough to notice my shape.
I knew that this was going to be the first thing that Cindy would talk to me about and I was right. Each shirt in my closet is bigger than the last and as she shows me in the mirror how the folds of clothing are enveloping my frame, I can finally see the difference. We separate my clothing into three sections — things to keep, things to sell, things to donate — and begin the process of wading through the piles. Where things were once separated by size, they're now organized by style (long sleeve shirts, short sleeve shirts, sleeveless shirts) and then further designated by color. After going through everything I currently own, we assess my needs and make a plan to go shopping.
Two weeks later I meet Cindy in downtown Manhattan. We spend five hours dipping in and out of stores — a weirdly exhausting and surprisingly educational experience. In each store she pulls a bunch of form-fitting shirts and I feel my body tense up. "These are so tight," I tell her. "They're not. They're the size that they should be for your body," she reminds me.
I learn that instead of looking at your closet as a collection, you should look at it as a recipe. Each item that you purchase is an ingredient. This means that in the future I'll have to think more about what I buy. I'll have to possibly do some research, which I've never done in the past. Chances are I'll have to take mirror pics and send them to friends that I trust for an extra push. I guess it really is time for a change.
Becoming comfortable with my body and my own style is a long-term goal (one that I wrote about in more detail here). But what I didn't understand until now was that my clothing was making it so much worse. By the time that Cindy and I finish cleaning out my closet, I've rejected almost 70% of the items I own. A few things simply don't fit, but the majority of items fail to pass the test because "they don't look like me." Because I've been uncomfortable with my shape (and scared of shopping in general) I've been putting off buying clothing that fits the body I have. Instead I've been wearing old clothing that just wasn't right for me — and it's been seriously stopping me from moving forward and making change. I've spent too much time trying to hide my body instead of finding ways to show it off, and it's kept me in a cycle of negative thinking.
Breaking this thought process hasn't been easy. I'm still struggling with it. But now that my closet has been freed of the clothing that mocked me it's becoming easier and easier. I finally look in my closet and feel like it looks like me. It's a mirror into me, and for the first time I find myself excited to get dressed in the morning. I no longer see clothing as a cover, but instead as something to help me express what is inside of me. I'm able to see myself as a larger whole. A stylish, badass, beautiful being.


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You cannot design a healthcare consumerism program with a cookie-cutter approach. There are many variables an employer needs to consider when planning a healthcare program, including employee demographics, number of locations, company culture and the presence of chronic conditions in their workforce. Understanding these variables is critical to making healthcare consumerism work. - Chris Ryan
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From that day on he kept a close eye on David….he changed lanes, Saul shifted his focus, when the women sang of Davids success Saul immediately thought that Saul was better than him, he lost his focus and began to compare himself with david.
Comparison can steal your joy – she is a way better runner than me, he has a better job, she's skinnier, he's more anointed etc etc or it can fill you with un necessary pride 'I am way better than that person, I earn more money, I am more successful. Comparison is the opposite of contentment.
Contentment means; peaceful state of happiness, if comparison is the opposite….I'll leave that with you….
When we change lanes, we start to compare we shift our focus from Jesus, we lose our trust in Him and start looking at those around us.
I watched the kids at athletics run their track races and it was amazing to see how many kids look to the left and to the right to see where the next runner is. The kids in the races I saw that won didn't look anywhere but out front towards the finish line.
When we start to glance in the lanes around us at the other races it slows us down, when we start to move into someone elses lane because we think we should be there or it looks better than our lane we trip and fall. We lose our faith, our focus and trust when we move lanes.
God wants us to depend on Him, he wants us to seek him first, to focus solely on him. When we look to others we begin to compare and we open ourselves up to disaster.
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Building the Case for Sustainable Forestry in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia forests boast the second highest private ownership rate in Canada, with almost 3 of 4.5 million hectares owned by 30,000 woodlot owners and private corporations. Because of this, forest management practices vary widely. Though the Nova Scotian forests traditionally consist of large, mature, unevenly aged trees that support both important biodiversity and a thriving forest sector, mismanagement of these forests for decades has led to a decline of the forests and the rural communities that depend on them. This project will identify potential policies, tools, and/or programs that will overcome the barriers faced by private woodlot owners to enacting forest management practices that enable both environmental and community prosperity. Ecotrust works with communities to increase sustainable forest management practices and developing economic solutions that generate greater social, cultural, ecological, and financial outcomes in communities. TO BE CONT'D


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Ever since the first time I ever saw one of these cars, and
found out what it was all about, I knew that I wanted one. At one
point, I had basically given up on ever being able to afford to have one,
and ended up with a DSM (see next affliction)- It satiated the
hunger, but not entirely. After a few months, I started looking again, and
started keeping my eyes open. I had to have one of these rare, incredibly
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The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, has performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the Real Madrid Football Academy in Port Harcourt, capital of Nigeria's Rivers State.
The recent ground-breaking ceremony was jointly performed by officials of Real Madrid Football Club and CAF.
According to reports, the foundation-laying ceremony, which took place at the precincts of the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, was attended by the President of Nigerian Football Federation, Mr Amaju Pinnick, and the President of International Sports Press Association, Mr Gianni Merlo.
Others present at the occasion included the President of International Sports Press Association Africa, Mitchell Obi, international sports writers, ex-internationals and top officials of Real Madrid Football Club of Spain.
The CAF President, while laying the foundation stone, noted that the academy was not only for Port Harcourt or Nigeria, but for the entire Africa.
Ahmad said the Real Madrid Football Academy will promote international football best practices in the continent as well as raise future stars.
The initiator of the Real Madrid Football Academy and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, noted that the academy will help in building a new crop of International stars across the country.
The Governor said the Academy will be opened to all Nigerian children with special opportunities for those from Rivers State whose resources will fund the project.
"We are proud to be associated with the best club in the world, therefore, we will groom the best set of footballers,'' Wike said, adding that the project will be completed in seven months.
The Governor stressed that children who will be admitted into the Academy will be between the ages of eight and 16 years.
Also speaking, Mr Merlo said Real Madrid will develop a new set of stars from the Academy.
"This is an important project for the whole world. It will mould international stars who will shape the game in the future," he said.
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation said with the Real Madrid Football Academy, Nigeria will ensure the emergence of another generation that will keep the nation's flag flying in the international football circle.


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The vast majority of businesses are now using texting as a part of their hiring process. Texting is a lot like email: it's a fast, informal way to connect with a candidate. Most people today prefer to get a text rather than a call. It's unobtrusive, doesn't put them under the gun, and lets them… Read more »
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6 Tips to Hire the Right Person for a Technology Position
Hiring for technology jobs is a challenging task. With the market as competitive as it is, and so many new technologies emerging, it can be difficult to really zero in to the employees that are going to stay for the long haul. Here are a few ways that you can tell whether a candidate is… Read more »
How to Attract Top Technical Talent by Building a Community Culture
Employees want to believe in the work that they do. Many employees spend the majority of their lives at work: how they perceive that work really makes a difference. This is especially true in highly competitive fields. If you want to be able to attract the top technical talent, building a sense of community and… Read more »
6 Ways Companies Can Find the Talent Through Innovative Technical Staffing Solutions
Is your company feeling the pressure to find the top talent? Staffing solutions provide multiple ways to improve upon your staff long-term, letting you leverage the resources of the staffing agency to your own benefit. Through a staffing agency, you can connect to a larger number of applicants and make your business more appealing to them…. Read more »
The Importance of Using a Staffing Firm for Your Next Job Search
When you're in a competitive industry, finding a job is often about networking. Building connections is the way to get the best possible job — and it isn't always possible to build those connections alone. A staffing firm can be one of the easiest ways to find a job that you're well-suited to, especially in… Read more »
How Aligning Your Company to a Cause Benefits You & Your Staff
Is there a charity or mission that you truly believe in? Consider making it a part of your company culture. Aligning a company with a cause isn't just a great way to make the world a better place — it can also benefit you and your staff in countless ways. Court the Best Employees Employees… Read more »
The Role of Social Media When Job Hunting
If you can't figure out why you aren't getting interviews, it could be your social media presence that is to blame. Social media has become an important part of hiring. Not only are employers looking to find out whether you have a professional presence, but there could even be other accounts that you don't know… Read more »
How to Stay Organized When Job Hunting
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Compensation Strategies for Attracting and Keeping Top Technical Talent
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Why Attracting & Keeping Millennial Employees Is Important to the Technical Industry
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The four walls of Washtenaw Community College's Towsley Auditorium couldn't contain the pride and emotion from families and friends as they watched loved ones walk across the stage to receive their GED certificates.
Approximately 50 graduates of the Adult Transitions GED Plus program recently celebrated this important milestone in their lives. And many of them were caught up in the emotion, as well.
"Did you ever have any doubts, fears?" asked then WCC Trustee Dr. Dilip Das. "All that's gone now. You succeeded! Use this as a platform to make it to the next level of success. Don't let anything stop you from what you want to do."
According to WCC Adult Transitions Manager Bonnie Truhn, the program is an adult education career pathway program that uses personalized learning to help students 16 and older develop the knowledge and skills that will prepare them for a High School Equivalency Credential that's often referred to as the GED. Additionally, Adult Transitions provides students with the resources needed to make the transition into college or career training.
"The program constantly changes based on the needs of the community," Truhn said. "We want students to have the opportunity to explore career options and build a network of supportive people who will continue to help along their selected path."
Several graduates took the podium to address their peers, sometimes emotionally, and share what their GED completion meant to them.
"My first day of classes was strange," Dorothy Jett said. "After my classes, I told my professors I felt uncomfortable being back in the classroom. They all told me to 'never give up.' Remembering those words kept me going. I'm 53, but I finally did it!"
For more information about WCC's Adult Transitions program, visit wccnet.edu/services/adulttransitions.
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Advocates Library Parliament House Edinburgh EH1 1RF
When can a development be said to have lawfully commenced ?
Hastie Stable Member Jacqueline Williamson was recently successful in the Court of Session appeal of Doonin Plant v. Scottish Ministers [2011] CSOH 3 which was concerned with the question of when a development can be said to have lawfully commenced. This question is of particular relevance in the current economic climate where both developers and householders alike are struggling to bring forward developments for which planning permission has already been granted before such permissions lapse.
It's well established that initiating or starting a development is sufficient to lift the time limit for all of the development: Salisbury District Council v. Secretary of State for the Environment [1982] J.P.L. 702.; Glasgow District Council v. Secretary of State for Scotland (No. 2) 1993 S.L.T. 268 at 274-275. It's also well established that very little is required to start a development in order to lift the time limit for all of the development: East Dunbartonshire Council v. Secretary of State for Scotland and MacTaggart & Mickel Ltd [1999] 1 PLR 53 (I.H).
However, problems continue to arise in relation to the issue of whether the development has been legally initiated and it was this problem which lay at the heart of the appeal in Doonin Plant. Doonin purchased a site which was formerly used as a bottling plant and milk distribution centre by a dairy operator. Doonin wished to use the site as a transport operating centre, administration headquarters and materials recycling centre. Planning consent was required and obtained in November 2001 for a change of use for this purpose subject to a number of conditions. However, crucially none of the conditions attached to this permission could properly be described as "condition precedents" or "suspensive" conditions which required to be purified before the development could be said to have been initiated. Doonin began using the site in what it thought was in accordance with its planning permission. However, the planning authority took the view that Doonin had not complied with one or more conditions attached to the permission and served a breach of condition notice. By 2009, the planning authority was still not satisfied and served an enforcement notice in which it claimed that the planning permission had not been lawfully implemented and had therefore lapsed in November 2006 with the consequence that Doonin had no planning permission at all for the works being carried out on the site. The planning authority's position was upheld on appeal to the Scottish Ministers. Doonin appealed to the Court of Session.
Miss Williamson on behalf of Doonin submitted that the question of whether a development has lawfully been initiated is still a developing area in planning law. The case law reveals that there are two lines of authorities on this issue. The first line of authorities begins with Whitely & Sons v. Secretary of State for Wales and Clwd County Council (1992) 64 P. & C.R. 296 and the subsequent cases which cited it with approval. The second line of authorities begins with R (Hart Aggregates Ltd) v. Hartlepool BC [2005] EWHC 840 Admin and is often cited as the first case in which the Courts began to distance themselves from dicta in Whitely & Sons. After a review of these authorities and in reliance upon Hart Aggregates, Miss Williamson advanced the following propositions:
i) Starting work on a site without complying with a condition does not automatically render that commencement unlawful or ineffective to trigger the permission: Hart Aggregates at para.58;
ii) If the condition does not actually prohibit the commencement of the development, before compliance with the condition, then failure to comply with the condition will be a breach of condition but no more than that. The commencement of works will still be effective to implement the permission: Hart Aggregates at para.62; Bedford Borough Council at para.35(1);
iii) If the condition is prohibitively worded, an unlawful commencement of the development which is ineffective to trigger the permission, engages the Whitely Principle and this may result in the permission being 'lost' or incapable of lawful implementation unless one or more of the exceptions to the Whitely Principle can be established: Bedford Borough Council at para.35(2);
iv) The three exceptions to the Whitely Principle allow a previously unlawful commencement to be retrospectively validated either by subsequent compliance with the condition, or by consent or where the relevant condition has been met in substance: Leisure GB (2000) 80 P.& C.R. 370 at p.379.
Without wishing to do a disservice to the pre-Hart Authorities and to the decision of the Inner House in the East Dunbartonshire Council case in this area of planning law, it is fair that in the majority of early cases, it was either accepted that if there was a breach of condition, the Whitely Principle was engaged and the permission lapsed, or in that the relevant condition under consideration was clearly a true condition precedent in any event.
Lady Clark accepted Miss Williamson's submissions that the fact that a condition may not have been complied with in itself is insufficient to render an entire development unlawful. She stated:
"In my opinion, the case law and principles derived from Whitely on which the respondents relied deal with conditions which are framed in a different way and have a different impact upon whether or not a development can be commenced or initiated in breach of a particular specified condition. The planning authority in making and framing conditions in respect of any planning permission may frame conditions in such a way that prevents the commencement of the development unless the conditions are fulfilled. In my opinion, the conditions in the present case do not achieve that.
In my opinion, it is not every condition, unless so expressed, which will give rise to the result that the development is unlawful because it has never been commenced in accordance with a planning permission or conditions. There is a clear distinction in the planning legislation between the commencement or initiation of development and breach of a condition or conditions which may lead to enforcement proceedings."
This case should serve as a timely reminder both to developers and householders to ensure that their developments are legally commenced before the time limit for commencement lapses: and to planning authorities to ensure that conditions which they consider are of the upmost importance to the development, are drafted in such a way so as to prevent legal commencement until those conditions have been purified.
A report of the case can be found here: http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/2011CSOH3.html


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Blogger of the Week: Melanee Shale
We love our LA ladies, and this week's Blogger of the Week is a major #girlboss. Please give a warm welcome to Melanee Shale of MelaneeShale.com! Melannee Shale is a style blogger and the Digital Marketing Manager at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles! Talk about a jack of all trades, right? Drawing from her experience in the digital media industry, Melanee excels at creating aesthetically pleasing and interesting content for her site. She loves to share her style, stellar food finds, travel adventures, and favorite spots in her beloved city of Los Angeles!
Melanee loves to inspire women and proves that shopping on a budget isn't as hard as it seems. Check out her 5 must-have items below for a sneak peak into her summer closet!
High Heel Strappy Sandals: I love these because they're so versatile! I can wear them to work with a pencil skirt or a girl's night out with jeans and a blazer. They're perfect for any season.
Nia Panama Hat: I live in hats! In fact, I was known for my hat collection when I first started blogging. They give the finishing touch to any outfit.
Floral Applique Bralette: Forever 21 has the cutest intimates collection for affordable prices!
D-Ring Blazer Dress: Love this site and their collection of dresses. I know when I'm in need of a sexy going out dress, they'll have what I'm looking for.
Ultra Matte Lip in Ouiji: The best color I've ever had in a lipgloss! It stays on all day long and it only $6.


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Who Will Play The New Indiana Jones?!
3 Of 6 Chris Pine
Chris Pine has proven himself as the go-to guy for cinematic reboots. He was amazing as the iconic Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek, and he especially found that balance between cocky arrogance and rustic heroic passion - something any Indy actor would also have to nail.
4 Of 6 Channing Tatum
Yes we know, Channing Tatum is not the most rugged, but he does bring an impressive blend of comedy and action. Having said that, his work in films such as Foxcatcher and Side Effects also shows that he has depth as an actor. Just get the guy some stubble and I'm sure he could become our Indy.


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What captivates me about this dress is how it moves as you walk: Watch the runway video of the dress HERE
Instyle Makeover Piper Perabo, perfect combination of shimmer and comfort- perfect for a September day.
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Intimissimi Blue Jersey dress fall 2010- Comfortable and romantic
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Macaroons with Turkish Coffee (Martha Stewart Mag)
I hope you enjoyed these rich sapphire hues and find some inspiration in the rich blues. For me navy and sapphire are my go to colors- I adore little navy dresses as an intriguing and modern alternative to the LBD. Have a lovely week everyone! And be sure to take some time to enjoy the changing weather around you. :)


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The poise, the clothes, pale make up and all that elegance of the 1960's is always fascinating. Breakfast at Tiffany's is the epitome of it all, with Audrey Hepburn, making you sit up and take notice. There has been good and bad spoken of this movie, but then again every work has always has positives and negatives. It's also the perspective. But coming back to the movie, I was really surprised to have liked it. No am not talking about the story at all. 🙂
Psst.. The movie being an adaptation of a classic novel, I am intrigued to read it. 🙂
A Must for a Feminist and everyone else 😉
Of late, a wave of classic movies and books, have washed over my mind, making it hard to get over them. Breakfast at Tiffany's, renowned for many a things had to be on the list. Also curiosity about Audrey Hepburn of course. Am sure you are wondering, why I said every Feminist should watch this movie. Here is why,
- Audrey Hepburn's character, Holly is broke and living alone in the New York City, but she is not scared. She is confident to make something off her life, not scared to face the world.
- Holly is unapologetic about who she is and how she is. Right or wrong, but she doesn't worry about what people think or want her to be. She is who she is and will not change.
- The women in the movie are independent, free to think, say and do what they want. I wonder if it is the 1960's timing. Yeah sure, they are not equal to men even then, but they sure had a voice. This was refreshing. The women then were out in the town late in the night, without a worry of their safety. Even if this is just in the movie and not really the reality, it feel good to have a world like this.
- Holly who was charming and at the same time commanding, knowing how to get things done. Also to get away from things, never afraid to voice her thoughts and saying NO when she didn't want things.
This is empowering to watch a confident, out in the world girl, even though she might not know where she is going. Also feminism is more about equal rights, a legit voice and respect for women, which you'll see in this movie.
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You would also notice how the protagonists in love with eachother, don't judge. But they believe that both of them can make things right and leave behind the bad things. This movie, in the past has been criticized much for the morals, of who holly was, her chase to marry someone rich. Come to think of it, each one of us have some beliefs that are wrong and need someone to tell you to break your trans. It is this acceptance the characters make is heartwarming in this movie.
Enough of talk go watch Audrey Hepburn – Breakfast at Tiffany's. Also read the book too, it is one of the Penguin Classics.
Watch the Breakfast at Tiffany's full movie on Netflix for great print or below for not so good print, but to watch it. 🙂


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It's been 37 years since the doors opened at Bracko Interiors
In 1983, the Bracko family purchased the "Oak Shoppe", which had been in business since 1980. This store specialized in oak furniture, and they were known for the quality, durability and design of their products.
In 1987, the Oak Shoppe became the "Bracko Brothers Oak Shoppe". Carey Bracko had a vision as to where he wanted to take his furniture business. He believed his customers deserved the best value for their money when it came to the quality, comfort, design, and functionality of the furniture he was looking to purchase.
"Educating the customer on the quality of furniture and the value that's tied into the quality they're getting, so they understand the difference, is how we've grown and maintained our customer base." says Bracko. "Whether it's a low, mid-grade or high-end piece – quality and value should go hand-in-hand. It's all about making an informed buying decision – you should get what you pay for."
Bracko Brothers carries 3 levels of quality to meet the needs of their customers and their budgets. It's about choosing manufacturers that can meet their goal of balancing quality, design, comfort and affordability.


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Join DEW Foods Chef Darryl Wash for a pre-Thanksgiving visit to the one of the largest and most famous markets in Southern California, the Santa Monica Farmer's Market. Darryl will introduce you to his favorite purveyors, personally help you find and select the choicest fresh foods for your holiday table, and give you tips and recipes to make the most of the bounty of the market.
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Hello! My name is Lisa Curlee and I have the pleasure of being one of New Visions Real Estate Agents!
I am a native of the central valley who has enjoyed raising my four kids here while serving my community as a compassionate first responder for over two decades. I believe that my experience as a Paramedic has given me a unique insight to the needs and wants of our culturally diverse community, while equipping me with the diligence, loyalty, and work ethic you want from a Real Estate Agent!
My intuitive nature coupled with my fierce passion for remodeling homes, has refined my abilities to see the potential in each prospective home I walk into. With my years of experience buying, selling, and remodeling homes as a hobby, you know you'll always get quality assessments and reasonable price estimates from experts on the homes you're most interested in!
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I'm sure you've had the experience of standing in a checkout line when an old biddy says something like, "I've got the change," and proceeds to fish around in her bag, finally pulling out a small fabric purse with a teeny gold clasp. "Oh no," you think, "here goes three minutes out of my life."
Snapping it open, she slowly begins to count out the change, You're hoping she's long on quarters and short on pennies because if she's been saving coppers, you're in for a long wait. "Twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five, forty…"
"Oh, crap," you think, "she's been hoarding nickels. This is going to take all day."
"…fifty-five, sixty, sixty-one, sixty two, sixty-three, sixty-four…" Then the worst happens, she palms a hunk of pennies and plops them down on the counter, then pushes them one-by-one across toward the clerk as she counts them out. Meanwhile, the customers waiting in line behind her are going into a full figet, shaking their heads, scowling at one another, everyone itching to say, "C'mon lady, we don't have all damn day!" But everyone knows better, after all, she's an eighty-plus grandmother and everyone's got one so they don't say a word.
"…seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-four…"
The counter girl stands with arms crossed, following the passage of each penny across the counter. You can tell she's been here before and knows she has no choice to put up with it. I've seen clerks get so exasperated they reach down and quickly swoop the change off the counter like a Las Vegas croupier, saying, "That's fine, ma'am, that's enough, that'll do."
But it seldom works for the granny keeps going, "eighty-six, eighty-seven…"
Finally, when this granny gets to eighty-nine she says, "There!" with a note of triumph and pushes the collection of change across to the clerk as if to say, "It's my God-given right to make the correct change and I'm darn well going to take advantage of it."
So imagine my horror the other day when my wife unzipped the change section of her purse and reached inside. Now my wife's not a biddy, in fact she's pretty cute considering her age, but making change? "C'mon," I protest, "haul out a card and charge it, don't put me through the agony of watching you count out quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies."
"Just relax," she says and goes on counting, "…thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five…"
And I'm standing there behind her in total exasperation, thinking, "How did my wife become a change-counter? How could this have possibly happened to me? We don't have antimacassars on our furniture or little bowls of candies set out on the coffee table with lace doilies under them or any of the other grandmother-like items that signal dotage. Why has my wife suddenly started counting out change?
"This is a pretty grandmother-like thing for you to do, you know that?"
"Maybe," she says, "but I've got a lot of extra change in my purse and I don't like carrying it around.."—and then she gets snarky—"…if it's all right by you."
I glance back at the other people waiting in line. I know they're thinking, "This guy must be an old codger because his wife has got her change purse open and she's counting out coins." I smile weakly at them, as if to say, "I've tried, but to no avail."
Heading out into the parking lot, I try again. "You know, I wish you wouldn't go through that making change thing again."
"Why?" she asks.
"Because it makes you look old, that's why."
"You know," she begins to answer as she climbs into the car and finishes with, "I am, and so are you, so get used to it."
So along with the aches and pains, the memory stumbling and the hair turning white, I've got to deal with the fact that my lovely wife is turning into an old biddy who hauls out her coin purse in the supermarket and counts out change.


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Irrigation by RX Plastics
The dry weather and lack of underground water reserves means irrigators are at a huge risk of burning out their pumps. Tony Davoren says what happens when a pump is turned on is related to the amount of water available, and there are a series of problems that can lead to damage being done. However he also says there are a few things you can do to ensure it won't happen. He says talk with your pump supplier or irrigation company to ensure you are safe.
As the urban folk start looking forward to their summer break, farmers simply get busier and busier and have nothing to look forward to but hard work. However Nicole Knapp from World Travellers says farmers can get a mental lift by simply planning their break away now and know that their time in the sun is coming. She says she has a lot of clients who are booking now for the quieter time of the year and it becomes a sort of release when they are flat out and everyone else seems to be on holiday. (Watch Interview)
We have come a long way, but there is still a lot of room for improvementwith respect to women's voicing being heard. Kerry Maw of Rural Women NZ sayswomen are doing more and more for their farming businesses, and in many cases they are running the commercial side of the business so they should also be included in the decision making when Trusts and companies are being set up. She says most women in partnerships know more about the financial side of the equation than their partners so it is only reasonable that they are included in any legal decisions that affect the operation and its future.
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You can now buy insurance to cover the costs of an IRD investigation. Kerry Adams from DAA says an investigation can be expensive when Chartered Accountants fees are run up during that time, so he suggests looking into what is known as Audit Shield Insurance. He says it's not expensive and like all insurances, is designed to provide funds when they are most needed.
There is nothing wrong with having debt with more than one Bank. Kerry Adams says some Banks specialise in some areas and others in other areas, and it is quite normal for people to share their debt load over more than one Bank.
Think carefully before you sign up for a fixed term mortgage. That's the advice from Kerry Adams who says it is expected that the OCR will drop again and stay low for some time.. (Watch Interview)
Horticulture and Cropping
A crop spraying unit is a very wise investment according to Dennis Carter. He says being able to spray crops when they most need them rather than when your contractor can get there is vital. He says timing is the key to getting the most out of your crops and being able to move as soon as there's a sign of trouble will pay dividends when harvest time comes around.
With more and more specialist crops being grown especially in Canterbury, cross pollination from windblown pollen is becoming a serious problem.Dennis Carter, Uncle of Dan Carter, says even a silver beet plant that is flowering in someone's vege garden can cause problems up to 7 kilometres downwind. He suggests you talk with others around you to see what they are growing, and pull out the silver beet that's looks like flowering in the vege patch. (Watch Interview)


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Learn to Knit Socks
Date: 04-Oct-2015
Capacity: Not Set (0% booked)
Sunday, October 4th, 18th, and November 1st; 2pm - 4pm
Description: Learn to knit a basic sock during the Socktober month with Blair!
Instructor: Blair Weibel
Cost: $75 + Materials (10% off materials with class sign-up)
Materials: Sock weight yarn, double pointed needles (dpns), and a stitch maker.
Call us today at 970-879-3222 to sign up or stop by our shop in downtown Steamboat Springs at 929 Lincoln Ave..