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The Team Australia
concept runs from Formula BMW up the ladder to Champ Car
If Champ Car wants to be a
true global sports property, its ultimate success may ride on
duplicating what Walker Racing has done with the Team Australia concept.
In most countries Champ Car is known by a very small percentage of the
population. But if there's one thing we know works in sports, it
is a fan's loyalty to their countrymen. Champ Car said it would
duplicate the Team Australia concept for every country it raced in, then
the A1 Grand Prix Series beat them to the punch.
But it's not too late.
If you see how well the Team Australia concept has been activated here
in Surfers Paradise, you would understand why Champ Car must stick to
the concept first put forth by Derrick Walker and then executed to
perfection with the help of Australian businessman Craig Gore.
Taking a lead from
stick-and-ball sports, they are known as the NY Yankees, not just the
Yankees, the LA Dodgers, not just the Dodgers, the Chicago Bulls, not
just the Bulls, Manchester United, not just United. While fans will
always admire great athletes, regardless of where they are from, in
general fans latch onto geographically based teams, be it city-based or
country based, and there is no reason it can't work in racing.
Team Australia is evident
everywhere in Surfers and the fans have really latched onto the team as "their
own." If Champ Car wants to race in China, Korea, Japan, etc., it
had better create a Team China, Team Japan, Team Korea sooner rather
than later. As unknown a quantity they are in these countries, to
think Champ Car can show up and put on an event without something for
the local fans to cheer for is naive. Champ Car simply doesn't
have the worldwide brand recognition of F1, far from it.
I sat down with Derrick
Walker in the team's garage in Surfers Paradise to get a better
perspective of why the Team Australia concept works.
Mark Cipolloni:
Derrick, we see a large display, if I might use those words, for Team
Australia. Everywhere green and yellow. Can you explain to us how this
concept started and what your relationship is with Craig Gore.
Derrick Walker
(L) and Brett 'Crusher' Murray (Race Promoter's PR man) work
closely together around the Team Australia concept
DERRICK WALKER: Well, it actually started several years ago, at
least two years ago, when we were looking seriously at going to China. I
thought there would be a golden opportunity if I could find some way to
develop a partnership with a Chinese gentleman who had a lot of money,
who had a passion to put a Chinese driver in a car. That's where it
really started. It didn't come to being in China for me.
At this race last year, we had an opportunity from Mr. Kalkhoven to run
a car for WPS with Craig Gore, David Besnard. We had a reasonable
finish, seventh place. After the race, Craig threw a party, Craig Gore.
We were having a few beers at the end of the bar talking about how great
we were.
The idea came to me that this guy had a passion for racing, was a proud
Australian. That's the best way to describe it. I said to him, I've got
some ideas of how we could do a race program so that we could come here
and win with an Australian driver, something that people would really be
proud of. So, you know, I'd really like to talk to you.
The Team
Australia concept extends even to the local V8 Supercars series
We talked back and forth,
off and on, since Surfers, but it never really took off until probably
early February. I got a call from Craig, and he said, "Hey, mate," you
know how they say it, "are you still interested in talking about that
thing? I can't come over there, can you come over
here," he asked.
I slipped over here in February, met with Craig, spent about four
days with him at his home, and basically what I brought to him was a
concept which I call cause marketing, "cause" meaning it's a mission for
a marketing mission. And the marketing mission is about putting Team
Australia in Champ Car, Atlantic, BMW, V8s, Aussie races, whatever
racing program Craig and I can turn our minds to, we need to be
participating with the Australian brand and the Australian team. So that
means real live Australians involved in the program.
So I painted this picture to him how it would be an Australian
flag-waving exercise. He immediately got it, liked it, and we presented
him the gold and green. I lived in Australia many years ago when I was
very young, so I had a bit of understanding about the Australian psyche,
I think. And I knew that the Australians, although part of the
Commonwealth and the blue and the Union Jack, the real Australia is a
republic, and it's really the gold and green. You know, that to me
represents the young Australia.
So I pitched this car. And, of course, everybody knows where a kangaroo
comes from. I put a kangaroo on there, you know it's Team Australia. So
that's where it started.
(L to R) Team
Australia drivers Marcus Marshall, Alex Tagliani and Will Power
Craig, being the smart marketer, businessman as he is, he got it
immediately. And his ideas started flowing. My ideas to him - -we
complemented each other. So we formed a partnership. And the partnership
is not in Walker Racing, although Walker Racing is a big component of
this. The partnership is in the race program. And here again, I think
it's a new concept.
The program is not just we put money in and we go racing. That's an entity
on its own. There are a lot of decisions, a lot of investments, a lot
of dedication. So we all invest in it. Craig and I and another gentleman
called John Fish of Aussie Vineyards, who is really a sponsor partner,
we all got together and we shared in this program.
So two concepts really came to the forefront. Even though the A1 Grand
Prix came on with the
flag-waving exercise, we were the first with this concept way back in the team with China. With Craig it was a no-brainer
because being, you know, a passionate Australian and a racer at heart,
and a businessman to boot, it was a perfect match.
Q. Do you see this as a model for Champ Car in the future? Can you see
Champ Car having this sort of team concept for all the countries that
they race in?
DERRICK WALKER: Well, I think it's certainly an idea that can be
reproduced. It's not necessarily revolutionary, but it's becoming -- you
know, we're scratching around, looking for ways to sell our wares and
our series and our racing and attach to the fans. So we have to find new
ways to invent ourselves.
The Team
Australia 2007 Champ Car
This Team Australia is something that can be duplicated. But I would
say, I don't think it has any viability unless it has real Australians
involved. And that doesn't mean the owner renting a car as in A1 and
call it Team Australia. I think the legitimacy comes because I'm willing
to share, and Craig is wanting, desirous to be involved in all the
headaches and everything that goes into a long-term investment in
concepts, to actually get involved. Perhaps I wouldn't have the same
synergy for this had I not lived in Australia when I was very, very
young. My family emigrated here. I have an affiliation with the country.
It can be duplicated. It's just I think to legitimize it, you have to
make sure, if it's Chinese or British, you have to have people involved
who are real patriots of that country. Otherwise, I think it's a
look-alike, and I don't think the fans buy that. I think they need more
than that.
Q. As we see with stick-and-ball sports, soccer, for instance, football
as they call it in much of the world, very much the fans get behind their team. So it's
patriotic. From my perspective, I think Champ Car probably needs to
consider it for China before they go there, even Korea and Japan,
because the fans there or the potential fans there, are not that familiar
with Champ Car as a brand on its own. What do you think? Should Champ
Car try to use your team as an example to the different countries and
try to form something?
DERRICK WALKER: Well, I'll bet you if you asked Kevin Kalkhoven that
question, you'd have an absolute yes. And he's been on that trip for some
time. He got the message when he heard Craig was seriously thinking of
getting involved.
So absolutely, it works. But I still reinforce the point that it needs
legitimacy to be viable, because the fans will not just see a logo on
there and say it's Team Australia. The owners in Champ Car have to be
willing to compromise their position as the God of their race team and
share, because without that participation and that buy-in, it's just
another commercial venture.
This is different. This is not just a commercial venture. This is a
passionate Australian. We're going to have Australian mechanics,
Australian drivers, we got owners. We've got to bring in Australians
because how else can it be called Team Australia in my mind?
Q. How about the fact that you are going to have a Formula BMW team as
well as an Atlantic team? How important is that ladder system to the
whole team concept?
The Team
Australia Formula BMW car
DERRICK WALKER: Very
important. I mean, when you look at the Champ Car program, it
was very evident early on, when we looked around to see where we could
get Australian drivers, there isn't too many that are roaming around. So
when we make a commitment to a Champ Car program like we have, and a
cause, Team Australia, we need to look to the future. And the future
isn't right here and now, it isn't next year, it's long-term.
So when Kevin revitalized the Atlantic Series, bingo, that's going to be
a great series, we jumped up. We were the first team to step up to say
we were going to be in there. The reason being, we need to find the next
Marcus Marshall, the next Will Power, the next Alex Tagliani out of
Australia. Even when you do it further, you say, we don't want to wait
till they turn up in Atlantic, they may go to Europe sooner, we want to
get them when they get rid of their nappies and put their shoes and
shorts on and get them into BMW. So BMW, Atlantic, they all fit. They're
all part of the family.
And Craig, over here in Australia, has got his V8 series, his Carrera
Porsche series and his V8 Aussie series. He's got the tin tops covered
here, and we've got the open-wheel guys in America, and all
affiliated in this brand to put Australians on the map. It's a perfect
fit, all of these series.
Q. I agree. From a more personal standpoint, for many years you kind of
struggled as a team owner for money, sponsorship. How does it feel now
to look over here and see three cars, backup cars, the colors, the
people here? How does it feel to you, knowing how long you struggled?
DERRICK WALKER: Well, if you look at my 16-year career as an owner, I've
had one other success in terms of getting my team on the map really that
I had a direct impact, and that was the Valvoline Cummins concept of how
two companies could work together. That was an idea that I developed,
and we had six years of great sponsorship, had some great drivers. We
really should have won a lot of races, but we didn't know how good we
had it.
Then there was the drought. It was searching for ideas, no money. Once
you get in that trough with no money, then it's really hard to convince
everybody you're really good. Craig Gore had the confidence from last
year to say, I'm going to do it. So it takes an opportunity for somebody
to see that you've got an idea or can have ideas that can work, and
Craig was smart enough, I hope, to see that.
So in answer to your question, when I look around, this is another one
of those kind of success stories in my own personal success as a team
that I'm very proud of. I'm especially proud of our people that we have.
We've got some very loyal people we've had almost since I started. When
they say, look, guys, I need three cars in Australia, there's not a
Mutiny on the Bounty. They set about and they plan and they organize. So
as much of what you see here is a personal success to me and Craig, it's
really the people we've got around us has really made it all work. And
it sounds like everybody says that, but it's reality as far as I'm
Q. What has been the fan reaction to your team? Has it been a lot of
emails, a lot of fan support?
DERRICK WALKER: Oh, it's huge. And I do mean huge. I don't think any of us really
know to what extent it's really going to materialize, to how big it's
going to be. But it's going to be big. It's going to be huge. Because,
you know, it's a very simple, basic principle here. People, you know,
are affiliated with a car and with a team, whether it's a football team
or whatever, they're going to attach themselves to it. So we got to tap
into that and we got to give them what they want, which is success.
Q. As far as tying into this event, has it been a help to you that this
event is so popular?
DERRICK WALKER: For sure. I always think you look at this event as being
consistently one of the most successful, well-promoted, well-supported
events of all the series, and we've all been in racing a lot of years,
seen a lot of different racetracks. This has been a model to it all. And
I can say from the first day I arrived here to this day, it's never
changed. You know, it's had its high attendances,
a little bit softer attendances. But the way it's run, the professional
way it's presented, the fan appeal of our kind of racing here is an
absolute success.
The Team Australia concept has never
been done here, with the amount of interest here is quite evident. It's going to show
that they waited 15 years to get this,
they're going to have a team kind of car and driver/drivers to root for.
It's great payback. I think it's going to be a fantastic success for the
promoters and obviously us.
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The Broncos, with a ferocious pass rush and a savvy secondary, ranked third in the NFL in pass defense this season, and the Ravens were one of many opponents that watched their game plans crash and burn during Denver's 11-game winning streak. To fare better this time, the Ravens wide receivers must beat the press before Flacco is buried deep in a pile of Broncos at the intersection of blue and orange.
"It's all about, and I say it all the time, it's all about executing," Smith said. "It's a great defense over there. They have a lot of playmakers, but it's on us just to go out and execute."
That 34-17 win was a dominant performance by the Denver defense. The Broncos held running back Ray Rice to 38 yards on 12 carries. With the Ravens rendered one-dimensional, Flacco was sacked three times and hit or harassed on nearly half of his dropbacks, according to Pro Football Focus, which credited him with 10 plays where he forced a pass or overthrew or underthrew his target.
Ravens wide receivers caught just eight of the 19 passes thrown their direction for 115 total yards.
One of those errant passes, one intended for Boldin late in the first half was pounced on by cornerback Chris Harris, who returned the interception 98 yards for a spirit-squishing touchdown.
"Obviously, it's a heck of a defense," said Jim Caldwell, whose first game as Ravens offensive coordinator was that day. "Not only did they thwart us in that particular game, but they've done so the entire season to every team they've faced for the most part. They are a real challenge."
Led by cover cornerback Champ Bailey — and aided by a pass rush led by Defensive Player of the Year candidate Von Miller — the Broncos have allowed an average of 132.4 receiving yards per game to wide receivers.
They often disrupt wideouts at the line of scrimmage with press coverage, a strategy that also gave the Ravens problems against the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.
"I wouldn't say [they are] physical, but they do like to press," said Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones, pointing out that there may be opportunities for big plays down the field if the Broncos miss their jams.
Against the Ravens, the Broncos stuck with wide receivers in man coverage and mixed in some clever zone coverages when the Ravens were in third-and-long situations, a regular occurrence.
The Ravens were just 1-for-12 on third down and 0-for-2 on fourth down. On those plays, Flacco was 3-for-13 for 29 yards. Overall, Flacco completed 20 of his 40 attempts for 254 yards and two touchdowns, but when the Broncos took a 17-0 lead into halftime, they had more interception return yards (98) than Flacco had passing yards (78).
"They do some funky things on third down where they play zones and [blitz] some different guys," Flacco said. "I think the big thing for us will be to hit guys early and let them do some damage running after the catch."
Tight end Dennis Pitta, who led the team with seven grabs for 125 yards and two touchdowns, gained 63 of those yards after the catch. Flacco said that, in hindsight, he wished he would have gotten the ball out of his hands quicker, giving his wide receivers — who combined for just 39 yards after the catch — a chance to catch the ball short of the marker and try to break free for a first down.
Tandon Doss said he and his fellow wide receivers can do their part by showing more urgency.
"We have to get in and out of our routes, get to our spots, get to our depths quickly because we know that they've got some guys up front that can bring it," he said. "We just have to speed it up a little bit."
The Broncos held Boldin without a catch for the second time in his career, and after Sunday's wild-card win over the Indianapolis Colts, he admitted that he was hoping for a rematch with the Broncos, vowing, "We'll make it different."
"He's definitely a guy that when you get him the ball early, he can get going. He can get revved up a little bit, and he's a good receiver obviously," Flacco said of Boldin, who caught five passes for 145 yards and a touchdown against the Colts. "When you get him going and he is coming down with everything, he definitely gets juiced up and it gives us something extra."
Boldin is typically the one Ravens receiver who can consistently bust through press coverage, but Harris did a good job of keeping the veteran within arm's reach when in one-on-one coverage back in December.
Smith was often trailed by Bailey. He saw that as a sign of respect, as Bailey was just voted to his 12th Pro Bowl in 14 NFL seasons. But Smith had just one reception for 14 yards before suffering a concussion when he slammed his head on the turf while catching a deep pass out of bounds.
Still, after watching the tape, Flacco remains confident that he and his wide receivers will come together and produce more big passing plays this time around.
"I think we have good matchups out there if they want to play us one-on-one," Flacco said. "We have pretty good guys who are capable of beating that."
With the calm of an insurance claims adjuster describing a seven-car pileup, Joe Flacco stood at his locker and detailed his offense's wreck of a performance the last time the Ravens played the Denver Broncos.


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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday broke up a rally by one of President Joseph Kabila's main political rivals, a move that underscored rising tensions two years ahead of presidential elections.
Opposition leader Vital Kamerhe, once a close ally of Kabila's, said security forces fired bullets at his supporters in the eastern town of Bukavu. The provincial governor denied live rounds were used and said crowds had been hostile.
By 2016, when elections are due, Kabila will have completed two elected terms in office and is barred by the constitution from standing again.
Some opposition groups accuse Kabila, however, of wanting to change the constitution and seek a third term in the mineral-rich country.
"I think President Kabila is scared of allowing a show of force against his presidency to take place," Kamerhe told Reuters by telephone after the incident.
Kamerhe is a former speaker of the National Assembly and minister. He was a key figure in Kabila's 2006 election win, leading campaigning in the east, where he comes from.
But he fell out with Kabila in 2010 after the president allowed Rwandan troops to enter the country to hunt Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Congo. He set up a new party called the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) and challenged Kabila in the 2011 elections, coming third.
Kamerhe said authorities had told him to hold his meeting in Bukavu's stadium but it was then booked for a sports match. Frustrated supporters gathered in town where security forces opened fire, he said.
Kamerhe said he had seen one of his bodyguards shot in the head and several other people were injured. There were reports of one woman killed but it was not possible to confirm that.
Marcellin Cishambo, governor of South Kivu province, said police were not armed with lethal weapons and that Kamerhe's supporters instigated the clashes by throwing stones and trying to force their way into the town's main square.
"The police responded with tear gas," he said.
Kabila's position was boosted last year when the army defeated the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo, with the backing of a U.N. Intervention Brigade. But he still must put down a myriad of other rebel groups and faces criticism of failing to tackle corruption and clamping down on human rights.
Kamerhe has twice been prevented from traveling to eastern Congo in recent weeks before finally reaching the town of Goma last week.
Reporting By Peter Jones in Kinshasa and Kenny Katombe; in Goma; Editing by David Lewis


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Russia fears new epidemic of synthetic marijuana
MOSCOW – Russia's leading anti-drug crusader says the abuse of synthetic marijuana is turning into a "horrible" epidemic in his country.
Experts say a range of hallucinogens known as "spice" are very hard to kick, and addicts lose sleep, weight and get kidney and brain disorders from them.
Evgeny Roizman, who spoke Wednesday, heads a rehabilitation clinic in the central city of Ekaterinburg.
Concerned about the spread of "spice," Russian drug enforcement agencies have banned several of its chemical ingredients. But producers can easily change the chemical makeup to come up with new brands, which are advertised online and widely sold across Russia.
Components of "spice" have been banned in several European nations and in parts of the United States.


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Welcome to Stockholm, where shopping, culture and entertainment are intermingled with history. The capital of Sweden is also lovingly called the Venice of the North thanks to its many bridges, islands and waterways. The city is famous for its beautiful archipelago, where visitors can spend time. Even though Stockholm is Scandinavia's largest city, it's still easy to get around town on foot or by public transportation. Experience a world of diversity when you land from your flight to Stockholm.
Its location by the sea, coupled with the ample sightseeing opportunities, make Stockholm one of the most appealing Scandinavian cities to visit. Fly to Stockholm to enjoy the picturesque medieval narrow lanes of the Old Town and stop for some freshly baked sweet rolls in one of the many cafes. The best spot for admiring the beautiful sea views is the top of Mosebacke hill. The easiest way to get there is by the Katarina lift, which has been in operation for 70 years. Those interested in modern art will enjoy the exhibitions at Moderna Museet on the island of Skeppsholmen. The exquisite boutiques and lounge bars of Östermalm are a must for those who love luxury. Those with more bohemian tastes will enjoy visiting the theatres, ethnic restaurants, small shops and flea markets of Södermalm.
Gamla stan – the Old Town, a well-preserved medieval town offering plenty of shopping, souvenirs and restaurants.
The Royal Palace of Stockholm – the official residence of Sweden's monarch. Other well-known castles and buildings are the Drottningholm Palace, Kina Palace and Rosendal Palace, along with Stockholm City Hall – a well-known silhouette on the Stockholm skyline.
Vasa museum – displaying the warship Vasa, a well-preserved 17th-century ship that was salvaged after 333 years under water. The Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of History and The Museum of Nobel are also worth a visit. For music lovers, we recommend checking out the popular Abba Museum.
Situated on the central island of Djurgården is Skansen – an open-air museum containing a zoo filled with animals from the Nordic region.
Junibacken – a fairy-tale playhouse for children based on the world-famous children's books, where you can visit Astrid Lindgren's fantastic fairy-tale world.
Södermalm – a pleasant district with local flair and a trendy atmosphere. Södermalm offers lots of small shops with vintage and Swedish fashion.
For a view of the city, visit Globen (a spherical arena building) and take a gondola ride to the top. At 155 metres, Kaknästornet is Stockholm's tallest building – it also contains a sky bar.
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Gröna Lund – Have fun on various rides and watch entertaining performances at this family-friendly amusement park. There's also a wide choice of places to eat and drink.
Hagaparken – Often said to be the best park in Stockholm, the huge Hagaparken has a lovely lake where you can swim in the warmer months and fish at any time of the year. Follow charming pathways through the woods and spot nature.
Tekniska Museet – Get hands-on at this technical museum and learn more about science and technology.
Stockholm archipelago – can be experienced by boat. Three ferry companies sail to the archipelago, and many of the boats depart from central Stockholm.
Sigtuna – Sweden's oldest town is just 15 minutes by car from Arlanda. From Stockholm, you can reach Sigtuna by taking first a train to Märsta and then a local bus from Märsta to Sigtuna.
Uppsala is another historically important city that boasts museums, a cathedral and a castle. Many remains from the Viking era can be found in this area. The train ride from Stockholm to Uppsala takes around 45 minutes.
Stockholm has a wide range of shops, whether you're looking for local crafts, design items, food or fashion. Malls and shops are located in the city centre, while there are larger retail parks in the outskirts.
Drottninggatan is Stockholm's main shopping street, where you can find large department stores and all the major clothing retailers; it´s all about the young and trendy. Around Norrmalm, Sergels Torg and Kungsträdgården there are also plenty of stores offering a wide selection of clothes.
Hötorgshallen – a great market hall offering food and delicacies from around the world. There are also restaurants, cafes and coffee bars aplenty.
Nk – Nordiska Kompaniet – a luxury department store established in 1902, where you can find everything from jewellery to interior design.
Mall of Scandinavia – opened in November 2015, this shopping mall located in Solna Arenastaden is one of the largest in Scandinavia with over 220 stores.
Åhléns is a traditional one-stop department store for all things imaginable. Located at the intersection of Drottninggatan and Hamngatan, the store serves customers until 9:00 p.m. every weekday.
Design house Stockholm offers modern Swedish interior design. Svenskt Tenn is well known for its Swedish interior furnishings.
Each year in February, the city also hosts Stockholm design week and the Stockholm furniture & light fair, with a focus on modern Scandinavian design.
Ikea – visit the popular furnishing and interior giant by taking a free shuttle bus from Vasagatan 16 right outside central station. Buses depart every 30 minutes.
Swedish cuisine has been influenced by food from around the world, and in Stockholm you'll find restaurants to suit every taste. Traditional everyday Swedish food with local ingredients – so-called husmanskost – can be seen side by side with modern fusion cuisine. Your next delicious food experience is just around the corner! Try these delicious delicacies when you travel to Stockholm:
Köttbullar – ground meat, breadcrumbs, minced onion and eggs rolled into small balls
Smörgåstårta – a sandwich cake that can be made with various ingredients
Smörgåsbord – a traditional Swedish buffet containing both warm and cold dishes served with bread and butter
Potatis (potatoes) – often boiled and common as a side dish
Knäckebröd – crispbread often made from rye and served at breakfast or as a side dish
Falukorv – a classic Swedish sausage made from a grated mixture of smoked pork and beef, usually served with pasta
Lingonsylt – a jam made of lingonberries, usually served with meat dishes, especially meatballs (Köttbullar)
Inlagd sill – pickled herring, served with boiled potatoes and eggs or on a smörgåsbord
Stekt strömming – fried herring, usually served with mashed potatoes
Prinsesstårta ("Princess cake") – a dessert cake with vanilla custard and raspberry jam, with a green marzipan coating
Schnapps – a small shot of aquavit, vodka or bitter liqueurs usually taken during a meal
Lingonsaft – lingonberry juice, an alternative beverage at lunch or dinner
Kaffe – Swedes love their coffee, and they drink a lot of it! Kaffe is always offered as a fika, which is coffee or tea between meals, often served with something sweet on the side
Subway (Tunnelbana) & bus – quick and simple transportation.
Taxi – taxis with a metre always have yellow registration plates. Prices can vary greatly due to the fact that they are not regulated.
Hop-on Hop-off bus – for convenient sightseeing, buy a day pass to Strömma Hop-on Hop-off buses that take you around popular attractions around town.
Currency – Swedish krona (sek)
Electricity – 230 volts, 50 Hz
Tips – not necessary, but appreciated (up to 10% is fair)
Time zone – Stockholm (Sweden) UTC/GMT + 1 hour
Water – safe to drink from the tap, no need for bottled water
Buy your airline tickets to Stockholm for summer to enjoy long, sunny days and plenty of outdoor activities. July is the hottest month. June to August is generally considered the best time to visit Stockholm, although this is also when the city is at its busiest. There are numerous concerts over the summer and it's a perfect time for island hopping.
Exploring is also comfortable in spring and autumn, when the temperatures are cool but not cold and the crowds are thinner. The shoulder seasons are ideal times to find cheap flights to Stockholm, Sweden. Spring has lots of lush greenery and flowers while autumn's colours are eye-catching.
It's also possible to find good deals on accommodation and cheap flights to Stockholm over the winter months. With long, dark days and cold temperatures, many people avoid visiting Stockholm between November and March. The Christmas period, however, is especially enchanting in the Swedish capital, particularly when snow covers the Old Town. The Christmas markets are charming, and you can savour seasonal treats if you buy your plane tickets to Stockholm over the winter.
Finnair operates several Stockholm flights each day. Our flights from Helsinki take a little under an hour. You can connect through Helsinki to reach Stockholm from other airports around Finland, Europe and further afield. For example, if you're looking for Finnair flights to Stockholm from the US, you can fly from New York, San Diego, Boston, San Francisco, Miami and other airports.
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Here is the document referred to in the previous blog, John Sutcliff's "The Prayer Call of 1784." It is an important text in that it was central to revival coming to the Calvinistic Baptist Churches in the UK during the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. Upon a motion being made to the ministers and messengers of the associate Baptist churches assembled at Nottingham, respecting meetings for prayer, to bewail the low estate of religion, and earnestly implore a revival of our churches, and of the general cause of our Redeemer, and for that end to wrestle with God for the effusion of his Holy Spirit, which alone can produce the blessed effect, it was unanimously RESOLVED, to recommend to all our churches and congregations, the spending of one hour in this important exercise, on the first Monday in every calendar month.
We hereby solemnly exhort all the churches in our connection, to engage heartily and perseveringly in the prosecution of this plan. And as it may be well to endeavour to keep the same hour, as a token of our unity herein, it is supposed the following scheme may suit many congregations, viz. to meet on the first Monday evening in May, June, and July, from 8 to 9. In Aug. from 7 to 8. Sept. and Oct. from 6 to 7. Nov. Dec. Jan. and Feb. from 5 to 6. March, from 6 to 7; and April, from 7 to 8. Nevertheless if this hour, or even the particular evening, should not suit in particular places, we wish our brethren to fix on one more convenient to themselves.
We hope also, that as many of our brethren who live at a distance from our places of worship may not be able to attend there, that as many as are conveniently situated in a village or neighbourhood, will unite in small societies at the same time. And if any single individual should be so situated as not to be able to attend to this duty in society with others, let him retire at the appointed hour, to unite the breath of prayer in private with those who are thus engaged in a more public manner.
The grand object of prayer is to be that the Holy Spirit may be poured down on our ministers and churches, that sinners may be converted, the saints edified, the interest of religion revived, and the name of God glorified. At the same time, remember, we trust you will not confine your requests to your own societies [i.e. churches]; or to your own immediate connection [i.e. denomination]; let the whole interest of the Redeemer be affectionately remembered, and the spread of the gospel to the most distant parts of the habitable globe be the object of your most fervent requests. We shall rejoice if any other Christian societies of our own or other denominations will unite with us, and do now invite them most cordially to join heart and hand in the attempt.
Who can tell what the consequences of such an united effort in prayer may be! Let us plead with God the many gracious promises of His Word, which relate to the future success of His gospel. He has said, "I will yet for this be enquired of by the House of Israel to do it for them, I will increase them with men like a flock." Ezek. xxxvi.37. Surely we have love enough for Zion to set apart one hour at a time, twelve times in a year, to seek her welfare.
Attached to John Ryland, Jr., The Nature, Evidences, and Advantages, of Humility (Circular Letter of the Northamptonshire Association, 1784), 12.


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Rancho Los Alamitos (Ranch of the Little Cottonwoods) is one of the few sites remaining that represents the growth of Southern California from the time of its first occupation by Europeans. The ranch house itself has grown from a four-room adobe shelter to an 18-room structure and serves today as an outstanding example of the way in which an existing Spanish-Mexican structure gradually developed into an eastern form adapted to the California lifestyle.
Rancho Los Alamitos was carved out of a 300,000-acre land grant called "Los Coyotes" awarded by the king of Spain to Manuel Perez Nieto in 1790. Nieto was a corporal in the Spanish army stationed at the San Diego presidio and had come to Alta California with the Portola-Serra expedition of 1769. He retired in 1795 and settled down on his rancho to raise cattle. The following year, Governor Borica ruled in favor of the San Gabriel mission's petition for more land, and reduced Nieto's holdings to 167,000 acres. Nieto's wife and five children inherited the rancho upon Nieto's death in 1804. His oldest son Juan built an adobe house on the property and acted as manager. In 1834, the land was divided into five ranchos: Santa Gertrudes, Las Bolsas, Los Alamitos, Los Cerritos, and Los Coyotes. By this time, California had become a territory of Mexico. Mexican Governor Jose Figuero purchased the 28,000-acre Los Alamitos rancho that same year and added additional houses. No one is certain whether the surviving adobe dates from the early 1800s or from 1834, but the earlier date is more likely.
Abel Stearns, a New Englander, purchased Rancho Los Alamitos in 1842 for he and his young Spanish-Californian wife, Arcadia Bandini, to use as a summer home. As a trader who settled in Los Angeles, Stearns had become one of the area's wealthiest citizens. He served as the first alcalde (mayor) during the Mexican period and president of Los Angeles under American rule. Stearns was typical of the Americans who came to Southern California during both the Mexican and the American periods. He adopted some of the Californio ways of life, but put his own American stamp on others. Stearns became a large landowner and cattle rancher and helped to change the economic life of Southern California. During his ownership of Rancho Los Alamitos, California was annexed by the United States (1848) and subsequently became the 31st State of the Union (1850). He increased the traditional Spanish-Mexican cattle-raising operation of Rancho Los Alamitos and added to the house by building a north wing of wood-frame construction, positioned at right angles to the original adobe.
In 1861, Stearns mortgaged the rancho to Michael Reese, who purchased it at a sheriff's sale five years later. A Bavarian, Reese settled in San Francisco in 1850 and purchased large tracts of land vacated by the exodus to the gold fields. By 1878, when Reese died while on a trip to his homeland, his estate was worth more than $6 million. He never lived at Rancho Los Alamitos, but leased it for stock grazing.
In 1878, John Bixby leased the ranch from Reese and moved into the deteriorating adobe. Thus began what was to be a 90-year occupation of Rancho Los Alamitos by the Bixby family. By the early 20th century, this family would be one of the largest landowners in the Los Angeles area. John Bixby had traveled from his native state of Maine to California to supervise the sheep-raising operation of his cousin Jotham Bixby's Rancho Los Cerritos. During the Civil War, cotton was replaced by wool, hence the profitability and importance of raising sheep to the newly created state. In 1881, John Bixby purchased Rancho Los Alamitos in partnership with I. W. Hellman and J. Bixby & Co. (which comprised Jotham Bixby & Flint Bixby & Co.). To make the adobe more livable for his wife and young children, John Bixby added many improvements before he died suddenly at age 39 in 1887. The ranch was then divided into three parts; his wife and two children received the middle section, which included the ranch house and gardens, the barns, and the corrals. By 1915, Rancho Los Alamitos was described in the following way:
One of the most beautiful in this section, the buildings being located on the heights overlooking the mountains, the valleys and the sea, an ideal spot for a home, the land extending six miles along the coast and being in itself a small principality. The old adobe house that was built over 100 years ago with walls from three and a half to four feet in thickness, has been improved and modernized, and yet retains the appearance and necessarily its historical interest that clings to the days when the Spanish dons reigned supreme. The other buildings of the ranch are large and in keeping with the progressive spirit of the owner.1
By 1915, Rancho Los Alamitos was commonly referred to as the Bixby Ranch. In 1968, the surviving trustees of the Bixby Home Property Trust granted the furnished ranch house, gardens, and six barns to the city of Long Beach to maintain and develop as a regional historic and educational facility.
Questions for Reading 1
1. Why might the king of Spain have felt free to award large tracts of land in California to his subjects?
2. How does Rancho Los Alamitos reflect the history of Southern California?
3. Who was Abel Stearns? What was his connection to Rancho Los Alamitos?
4. How did Michael Reese make his fortune?
5. Why do you think the Bixby heirs gave Rancho Los Alamitos to the city of Long Beach?
Reading 1 was adapted from Nancy J. Sanquist, "Rancho Los Alamitos" (Los Angeles County, California) National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1981).
1A History of California and an Extended History of Los Angeles and Environs, vol. 3 (Los Angeles: Historical Records Co., 1915), 540.
1A History of California and an Extended History of Los Angeles and Environs, vol. 3 (Los Angeles: Historical Records Co., 1915), 540.


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jaime wrote:Over the last few months, a friend of mine, whom I told about my infertility problem and all the treatment I have been going through, told me that she visited a doctor a while ago who treated the infertility cases in which the fallopian tubes of the patients are blocked somehow with an IVF injection.
What I wanted to confirm here was if this is a safe way to carry out pregnancy..? Does it have any side effects..? Because I have been told by a doctor that any artificial method of causing pregnancy has some side effects. Some appear in the early stages while others in later. And there is always a chance that the baby itself is affected somehow. What I want to know is to what extent is this true..?
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Up to six NSW five-eighth contenders are set to battle it out for the No.6 jersey in the City-Country clash, with Blues coach Laurie Daley planning to rest players considered certain selections to ensure the match is a legitimate Origin trial.
Sydney Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce, Canterbury centre Josh Morris and Newcastle utility Kurt Gidley are likely to be spared from duty in the May 4 match at Dubbo as their positions are all but guaranteed, and injured Wests Tigers hooker Robbie Farah would also be in that position if he was fit.
However, the No.6 jersey is far from settled and City and Country may each have three players vying for the role in their squads, including the incumbent NSW five-eighth James Maloney.
The Roosters playmaker will start at five-eighth for Country and is expected to be partnered at the scrumbase by Newcastle's Jarrod Mullen or Cronulla's Todd Carney - although in-form Gold Coast halfback Albert Kelly is also under consideration to wear the No.7 jersey.
By resting Pearce, Daley will get the chance to assess South Sydney's Adam Reynolds at halfback for City, while Bulldogs five-eighth Josh Reynolds will go head to head with Maloney in a duel that could decide who plays there for NSW.
Rabbitohs skipper John Sutton is also expected to get some game time at five-eighth but he is likely to selected at lock for City, while Titans playmaker Aiden Sezar may be another given the chance to show his wares for the Blues No.6 jersey.
Other positions yet to be settled in the NSW side for the opening Origin match at Suncorp Stadium on May 28 include fullback, left wing,right centre and hooker if Farah is unfit.
Canterbury skipper Michael Ennis and St George Illawarra hooker Mitch Rein may both be selected for Country, while Parramatta's Nathan Peats is expected to be the City hooker.
Even if Farah is fit to play Origin, Gidley is likely to spend more time at dummy half than he usually would and after a string of injuries in the past two seasons there would appear to be little sense in him playing for Country.
Daley must decide whether to pick Parramatta's Jarryd Hayne at fullback or right centre and his decision may depend on how Roosters centre Michael Jennings performs for City in comparison to either Dragons fullback Josh Dugan or Manly custodian Brett Steward in the Country team.
Hayne, left winger Brett Morris, backrowers Paul Gallen, Greg Bird and Anthony Watmough, and props James Tamou and Andrew Fifita are all expected to be chosen in the Australian team named earlier next Sunday and will therefore be unavailable for City-Country selection.
However, there is an injury cloud over Watmough after he aggravated an elbow problem in the Sea Eagles controversial 26-21 win over North Queensland last Friday night and did not return after halftime and Roosters backrower Boyd Cordner may come into the Test team in his place.
Sharks backrower Luke Lewis will miss the Test but is expected to play for NSW if he makes a successful return in coming weeks after undergoing shoulder surgery and radiation to kill off an unwanted hormone called thyroglobulin that was being produced by his body since he had treatment for thyroid cancer in 2012.
If Maloney loses his five-eighth spot, goalkicking may give Wests Tigers veteran Pat Richards an advantage for the right wing berth ahead of Manly's Jorge Taufua and Newcastle's James McManus, while Jennings could be another option if Daley decides to play Hayne in the centres.
Tigers prop Aaron Woods is set to retain the NSW jersey he earned in Origin II and III of last year's series after a strong start to the season.


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juryj needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 26 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
We need a log designed for a web site and for print use for the company, Dalton Ridge Townhomes.
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We need a log designed for a web site and for print use for the company, Dalton Ridge Townhomes. Below is a graphic to set a general direction for the project. The final will need to be provided in a vector format such as adobe illustrator. We would like the iron gate to be less ornate and for the letters DR to be worked into the iron gate -- maybe a D on the left gate and an R on the right gate. A script font would be nice, but it needs to be very readable and identifiable. We like the stone pillars on either side of the gate but we'd also like to have a short stacked stone kneewall on either side of the gate.
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Busan Neighborhoods • Busan Tower
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A few pictures of the park nearby Busan Tower.
Neighborhoods Nearby Busan Tower - Pictures by Parent
Nampo-dong Neighborhood by Parent. The Gwangbok-dong, Nampo-dong, and Jungang-dong areas form the old central business district with many offices, cafes, bars, shops and restaurants. Some of the restaurants in this district are locally famous with family recipes.. Distance from Busan Tower: 0.1km SW, 36 pictures.
Gukje Market Neighborhood by Parent. Some pictures taken within the Gukje market area, a couple of hundred meters west of Nampo-dong. The Gukje market abounds with all sorts of brick-a-brac with lots of russian, japanese, chinese, and south-east asian.. Distance from Busan Tower: 0.3km W, 14 pictures.
Jagalchi Market Neighborhood by Parent. The Jagalchi fish market is a small market nearby.. Distance from Busan Tower: 0.4km SSW, 5 pictures.
Busan Station Neighborhood by Parent. A few pictures nearby the Busan high-speed train station and the nearby chinese/russian.. Distance from Busan Tower: 1.8km NNE, 9 pictures.
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The debate over Medicaid expansion in Missouri began in earnest in the summer of 2012.
The debate over Medicaid expansion in Missouri began in earnest in the summer of 2012.
Hospitals, chambers of commerce and others lined up to urge the General Assembly to accept expansion while Republican legislators made it clear Missouri would join other states in turning the program aside.
Medicaid expansion became a political football putting the future health care of more than 300,000 Missourians who would have qualified for help at risk.
The Affordable Care Act - widely referred to as Obamacare - uses federal tax dollars to fund Medicaid expansion to cover adult Medicaid eligibility to 138 percent of the poverty level. That means that individuals earning $15,850 a year and families of four with an annual income of $32,500 would be covered by the program.
Missouri joins at least 20 other states in pushing the issue past the federal funding deadline.
In the meantime, the Missouri Hospital Association and local health care providers said the failure of general assembly to approve the expansion will have a significant impact on hospitals, especially those in rural communities and will ultimately cost the state much-needed jobs.
Currently parents with children are eligible for Medicaid if their income levels qualify. Adults with no children are not eligible. Expansion would provide health care coverage to more than 300,000 currently uninsured Missourians, including some adults with no children.
The federal program fully funds the cost of expansion through 2016. States would pick up 5 percent of those costs on 2017 and 10 percent by 2020.
An important part of the funding package includes disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. The DSH payments have long been critical to hospitals, compensating for care provided to low-income patients who cannot pay and are not covered by insurance or other programs.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states are not required to accept Medicaid expansion but made no exception protecting states from new funding mechanisms. Two of those are reduced payments to Medicare in the state and a reduction in DSH payments. Thus hundreds of millions of dollars worth of unpaid for care will not be reimbursed to Missouri hospitals, putting them at risk of drowning in red ink.
Despite the urging of organizations across Missouri and Gov. Jay Nixon to expand Medicaid and keep funding mechanisms in place, the General Assembly did not include expansion in the 2013 budget. Instead, a committee of legislators was formed to tour the state this summer and allow Missourians to have input on the matter.
Medicaid expansion will not be considered by the legislature until the 2014 legislative session. With federal funding of expansion scheduled to begin on Jan. 1, 2014, the state will lose money no matter how quickly the legislature acts.
The Missouri Hospital Association will move quickly in the new year to support legislative acceptance of expansion. An association poll taken in the spring of 2013 indicates that 56 percent of Missourians favor expansion.
According to the association, the high rate of the uninsured, and expanded use of hospital services by the uninsured, has led to a significant increase in hospital uncompensated care costs.
In 2011, hospitals provided $1.3 billion in uncompensated care statewide.
Without additional coverage, hospital uncompensated care is expected to increase
to $3.5 billion annually by the end of the decade, according to the association.
Hospitals receive some funding through Medicaid and Medicare to offset the costs of providing uncompensated care, but much of the remaining cost of caring for the uninsured is shifted to commercial insurance carriers increasing the cost of premiums paid by employers and/or individuals.
How hospitals are affected
At Phelps County Regional Medical Center, administrators have indicated their disappointment in the failure of Medicaid expansion because it indirectly affects the DSH payments.
PCRMC is one of those disproportionate share hospitals that takes care of uninsured people, and the DSH payments help take some of the edge off the money the hospital loses each year by giving the charitable care, or writing off the care that it cannot get payment for.
For PCRMC, DSH payments have covered $4 million of the $32 million a year that the hospital writes off.
With the Affordable Care Act, those payments will go away because the act counts on the expansion of Medicaid, an expansion the Missouri Legislature has decided against.
Perhaps even more troublesome for PCRMC have been the RAC payments. RAC stands for recovery audit contractor, and these contractors are hired by the federal government to take a look as far back as three years at Medicare billing.
The RAC program, which started in 2010, took full effect in 2012 and resulted in $4.5 million in take-backs form the hospital on an annual basis.
For up to three years after a patient is discharged, these auditors review claims and billing information and can decide that patients should not have been admitted.
The hospital board has adopted a two-year strategic plan, part of which was devoted to ways to handle the federal changes that require hospitals to provide so-called "value added" care and "evidence-based practices." The financial strategies call for tactics to assure financial sustainability of the hospital.
Among the steps to be taken are changes to reduce the Medicare RAC "take-backs."
Chief Financial Officer Ed Clayton recently told the board that the hospital is coping with the changes in federal reimbursement although Medicare payments have been cut, as well as other federal and state payments.
The hospital has cut expenses and, fortunately, its non-operating revenue has been good.
But regarding the changes in federal financing of healthcare, Clayton said, "If you look at all the cuts, it's taken us from respectable income to where we struggle to break even."
Despite that, the hospital remains in solid financial shape, and much of the credit goes to hospital employees.
A big help to the bottom line this year has been the delaying of raises for hospital employees. Had those raises been put into effect, the cost would have been about $250,000 per month.
"Our bottom line would be gone," Clayton said.
Despite these challenges, the hospital's financial books have stayed in the "black" through the first five months of 2013.
Lake Regional Health System recently published "Currents: A Report to the Community." The annual report covers fiscal year 2013, which began May 2012 and ended April 2013.
According to Lake Regional Health System's annual report, Lake Regional contributed more than $31.1 million to the community, including uncompensated care, free medical services and health professionals' education. The total also includes $16.2 million for the unpaid cost of treating Medicare patients.
Lake Regional Health Systems spokesperson Jennifer Bethurem said another downside is those who could have been included in the Medicaid expansion would have been able to take part in a managed health plan with an emphasis on preventive care. Without that, many of those uninsured will continue to use emergency room care instead of developing a health care routine.
"That's the most expensive care there is," she said.
According to Rep. Noel Torpey, the Independence Republican who chairs the Citizens and Legislators Working Group on Medicaid Eligibility and Reform, it appears that "many if not most Missourians want Medicaid expanded."
Those who attended six scheduled public hearings throughout the state came down on both sides of the issue but supporters seemed to hold the field.
Torpey said his working group will file a report with the Missouri House speaker with recommendations on how Missouri lawmakers should handle the expansion during the 2014 session.


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No one really wanted Scary Movie 5. Seven years ago audiences turned out to give Scary Movie 4, what easily should have been the last one, a decent send off with a very respectable $40 million opening and a domestic total of $90 million. But some folks don't know when to let it go and audiences showed just how last decade the franshise is. The movie launched to the tune of $15 million, taking a distant second place at this weekends box office and setting a record low for the series, far below what most of the other Scary Movies entries enjoyed.
We haven't seen Brian Helgeland behind the lens since his thriller The Order tanked almost ten years ago. But the director of A Knights Tale discovered his directorial second wind with the historical drama 42, the number one movie this weekend. The movie recounts the tumultuous events surrounding the signing of Jackie Robinson, baseball's first black player. The movie debuted with $27 million, the highest opening for a baseball movie according to RT.
The Place Beyond the Pines stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes, and has been slowly working to find a place beyond the film festival circuit. Released in just a handful of theaters two weeks ago, it expanded to just over 500 venues and banked enough to slip into the top ten this weekend.
Last weekend's top flick Evil Dead slipped hard, dropping almost 65% to fifth place behind The Croods which is holding strong in its fourth week, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation which crossed the $100 million mark line this weekend.
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A couple of weeks ago Emersyn told me that she wanted to make mud pies. Hmmmm, I thought to myself, sounds like fun. So I set her and Maximus up with some cupcake pans, utensils and of course water and dirt. They had a GREAT time and were so dirty! GROSS.
But dirty is just fine, because I don't do baths, that joy falls squarely on their daddy's shoulders. Don't get me wrong, I have been known to give a bath in desperate daddy hasn't been home in a week circumstances, but they usually include bathing suits, Jacuzzi tubs and older siblings. :)
By nature I am not a "player." I am much better at setting the kids up with activities than getting down on the floor with them. Realistically I just don't like the silly games, or running around like a nut. I don't love doing projects with my kids and I don't like playing Polly Pockets or Little People. You will rarely find me coloring with them. I will board games when they are old enough to play. Just sayin'.
You know what I do like though, finding that one super fun idea that they will just go ga-ga over. I don't care how messy or annoying it is. Play-doh or finger paints, goop or rice. Shaving cream with food color. Highlighters on the windows. Water play in the sink. And, of course, mud pies. I don't even mind picking it up when they are done. The 20-30 minutes of peace I get while they are occupied with something fun is worth the trade off to me.
Their father on the other hand is a whole different animal. He finds giving baths relaxing, and you will NEVER find him breaking out ANY sort of messy toy or craft; I actually think the thought gives him hives. He would much rather run play baseball with the kids or practice hip-hop moves in the living room. Wrestling is also a much loved past time. And even now as I write this he is out in the yard with the kids playing a loud and annoying game of Capture the Flag.
Me, I am going to finish this, post it, and then go inside to get the ice cream ready. Give me a good mud pie any day.
'til next time,
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As a young man, he was principally attracted to the school of Plato. However, he found that the Christian religion answered the great questions about life and existence better than the philosophers.
Upon his conversion he continued to wear the philosopher's mantle, and became the first Christian philosopher. He combined the Christian religion with the best elements in Greek philosophy. In his view, philosophy was a pedagogue of Christ, an educator that was to lead one to Christ.
Justin is known as an apologist, one who defends in writing the Christian religion against the attacks and misunderstandings of the pagans. Two of his so-called apologies have come down to us; they are addressed to the Roman emperor and to the Senate.
For his staunch adherence to the Christian religion, Justin was beheaded in Rome in 165.


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By mycustbanking121 · Posted@dx100uk @ anyone else interested in Fighting HSBC UK Staff/department non compliance and incompetence/interference in between HSBC UK and customers. I wanted to know what you guys had to say about the reply i got from HSBC UK today. Recap. I originally turned to HSBC UK to be reunited with Money i saved in accounts that where frozen and made dormant during the year 1995. HSBC UK Teams tell me that HSBC UK only allows them to have access to account records dated back 6 years. there for they do not have the records, can not locate the records i requested for in my SAR. there for HSBC UK teams Ignored my SAR application for records of accounts made frozen and dormant during the year 1995. HSBC then claim if the accounts where closed they will no longer hold records of these accounts and tell that to the ICO. I again explained to HSBC UK and the ICO the records of accounts where left frozen and dormant. HSBC UK teams continue to tell me over the phone that The records i requested for in my SAR, will not be located or do not exist because HSBC only allows them to have access to records of accounts dated back 6 years. I returned to HSBC highlighting there is no such provision in the Data Protection Act. HSBC UK teams today totally ignored my complaint again and confirmed with me they are classing my complaint as wanting to locate accounts that where closed. Let me know what you think about the HSBC UK teams response to my last complaint. Is there any other letters i can send them to confirm thay are not correct about what they have done. The HSBC UK letter starts of by:You've been unable to recover funds you held in HSBC UK Accounts that were closed in 1994 to 1995, and to obtain the account details for the accounts concerned. You've been advised that we only retain records for up to 6 years, but you've been unable to locate any provision for this within the Data Protection Act (DPA). You require a Certificate of Destruction from HSBC UK to evidence the destruction of the data concerned. You feel your Subject Access Request (SAR) has been ignored by HSBC UK. HSBC UK Teams now go on to explain: In respect of you being advised we only retain records for up to 6 years, but having been unable to locate any provision for this within the Data Protection Act (DPA), I can confirm that under the DPA, we are obliged to only keep records for as long as we deem necessary, in order to effectively manage our data. So, for most cases, this will be for no more than 6 years. In regards to your request for a Certificate of Destruction from HSBC UK to evidence the destruction of the data concerned, I regret that this isn't something that we can provide, as we don't keep records of when individual customer data was destroyed. I'd also like to clarify that if the accounts concerned were closed after becoming dormant, that we would have sent you closing statements at the time. Lastly, I'm sorry you feel we've ignored your SAR. I want to assure you that we'll always look to accommodate a request for a SAR as best as we can. However, if we're unable to locate the account details and information required, this will mean we're unable to fulfil the request, which has unfortunately been the case on this occasion. How else do you think i can highlight to HSBC that the teams dealing with My complaint, and request to be reunited with my money is not going to departments that can deal with my demand for services.?
Hi I have to agree if you have paid off the debt owed to them via this meter and are up to date on your bills I would look at changing supplier and as said asking new supplier to install a standard meter and look for the best deals for you.
I have severe anxiety and going to leave my job and have been invited to a meeting but dont wish to attend that is three hours away from where I am. Can I legally give the permission to decide without my being there? I cannot handle going as I know I'm going to be fired anyway as on my final warning. I'm also giving in my notice this week too! This job is just too much for me now and I cannot work here any longer. It's no good for my health and sanity I am sick to my stomach thinking about going and about to hand my notice in anyway
Thankyou it's because I'm awaiting the outcome and a friend said I will be turned down as I asked them a while back if I had ppi on the account and how much it was and they replied. But they did only send me a short confirmation with the amount and that they trust that answers my enquiry. i just wanted to be prepared if they wouldn't turn me down based on that. Thanks for your advice on that mate
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