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Admit it. You love cheap clothes. And you don't care about child slave labour | World news | The Observer. This is an excerpt from the article published by the Observer on July 27, 2013 written by Gethin Chamberlain: " …(Western/American) consumers want to feel that they are being ethical. But they don't want to pay more. They are prepared to believe in the brands they love. Companies know this. They know if they make the right noises about behaving ethically, their customers will turn a blind eye.
So they come down on suppliers highlighted by the media. They sign up to the certification scheme… Look, they say, we are good guys now. We audit our factories. We have rules, codes of conduct, mission statements. We are ethical. BUT THEY ARE NOT. What they have done is purchase an ethical fig leaf.
In the last few years, companies have gotten smarter. It is rare now to find children in the top level of the supply chain, because brands know this is PR suicide. But the children are still there, stitching away in the backstreets of the slums."
Editorial Conclusion
Companies could act truly ethical if it really had to. But, at this time, it is much easier to say false reassurances and blow smoke over the media after each disaster in Bangladesh or elsewhere than make real reforms. The companies realize that their is a lot of child labor going on, it is a very well-known and well-documented fact, yet they don't want you to know that they know all this – they believe that the American public is so gullible. Until the consumer actually stops buying their products will companies change their behavior.
In July, Walmart, the GAP, Kohl's and other US retailers signed an agreement as an alternative to the European agreement (according to the New York Times) to make Bangladesh factories safer. It is much less comprehensive, and doesn't promise any definitive monetary commitments to Bangladesh. Plus, the onus is on Bangladeshi factory owners to improve their workplaces. Look, this American plan is pure smoke and mirrors. The American companies are again trying to say it is not their problem, even though they are directly employing these factories and factory workers.
Maybe we are seeing inroads with ethical spending. It could be that Walmart, one of the worst offenders of ethical behavior, which has recently posted disappointing sales, may be the victim of boycotts of consumers that feel ethically compromised by shopping there. It is just possible. Maybe, or it could just be wishful thinking. I, also, like to think that China's disappointing export numbers are due to more people buying American.
Buy ethically made products, avoid products that are made unethically and the stores that promote them. Buy American.


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Synthesis and study of new nitrogen-containing ligands
Permanent Linkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/8605
Thesis DisciplineChemistry
Degree GrantorUniversity of Canterbury
Degree LevelDoctoral
Degree NameDoctor of Philosophy
Thirty new nitrogen-containing ligands have been synthesised and the coordination chemistry of the majority of these has been investigated. The coordination chemistry of previously reported ligands related to these has also been investigated. The ligands contain a central benzene ring to which nitrogen-containing heterocycles have been appended via one or two linking atoms. In this manner, between two and six such groups have been attached to a benzene ring to give ligands which display a great variety of modes of coordination to transition metals. These complexes have been characterised by combinations of N.M.R. spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis and X-ray crystallography - the X-ray crystal structures of thirty one complexes have been determined. Among these thirty one structures are chelated and macrocyclic complexes containing monochiral ligands, a supramolecular ten-component cage containing a guest molecule, a new N₃(arene) mode of coordination, as well as a number of complexes in which arene-arene and metal-arene interactions are observed. Cyclometallated complexes of some of these ligands have also been prepared, the dynamic N.M.R. processes of which have been investigated by variable temperature ¹H N.M.R. methods.

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Originally published in Expository Times 92:5 (1981), p. 156.
The Halakhah, the pattern of Jewish living worked out in elaborate detail by authoritative teachers throughout the ages, has obviously been greatly concerned with ethical and social obligations as well as with religious observances. But the complexities of modern commerce and politics are so different from the conditions which obtained in the far more simple social order that formed the background to the majority of the classical Halakhic works, that guidance for the present can only be assessed tentatively. The method employed must be one of analogy in which principles are uncovered from the sources to be applied in the new situation. It is in this task that Professor Aaron Levine, a trained economist and an ordained Rabbi, engages with an admirable combination of profound erudition and proper balance in Free Enterprise and Jewish Law. Aspects of Jewish Business Ethics (Ktav [1980], $17.50, pp. xii + 224). Naturally a pioneering work of this kind is less of a categorical statement than a basis for further discussion. As the editor of the series on Jewish law and ethics, of which this is part, remarks, one should not expect the first word on a topic to be the last word on it. Written primarily for learned Jews, this book will prove helpful nonetheless to anyone eager to explore the relevance of religious values to Western industrial society.
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From Coding to Product Marketing, from C to AI and Machine Learning, Marc's career is all about building and selling Software solutions. 20+ years in Software Industry. 10+ years making Customer Interactions fully part of the best possible Customer Experience, Marc is now making his vision come true with Natural Talk.
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A true commitment to our customers and our values is what is helping Natural Talk growing each and every day, from humble startup beginnings. Our passion for technology that helps people, for happiness and for quality flow through everything that we do.
Since the very beginning of the Natural Talk adventure, I have strived to create this ideal company that I have always dreamed of, serving innovation, serving its customers and committed to the wellness of its members. And I created Natural Talk with the unshakeable conviction that these values will not only be beautiful declarations of intent, or even a certain reality whenever possible, but also a guarantee of operational efficiency. In other words, a company which tends towards an ideal but above all a company which knows how to achieve its goals.
This DNA that governs our creation and growth consists of three values that we want intangible :
We are above all "coders", designers of algorithms, creators of Artificial Intelligence. Innovation is our reason for experiencing the Natural Talk adventure and we do not intend to succeed except by offering disruptive solutions that will improve the daily lives of our customers and their customers.
Whatever our knowledge, experience, youth or maturity, we cultivate our ability to say "I do not know" and our willingness to always learn from others. This is how we live our ongoing quest for excellence.
Our time, our energy, our knowledge, we share them without counting, expect nothing but the happiness of seeing our team progress day after day. This is how we meet all the challenges.
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Book Info:
Jumping Off Swings
Jo Knowles
- Reading level: Young Adult
- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Candlewick (August 11, 2009)
- Language: English
- Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches
Jumping Off Swings follows the story Ellie and her friends. Ellie is looking for someone to call her own--she just wants a kiss or a touch. The book description gave me the feeling that Ellie is a whore--but you learn that is not true in the first few pages of the book.
Jumping Off Swings was a very raw book in which Jo has crafted the teen voice. I read this book in a short time span and believe the middle of the story was the strongest part--I was not too fond of the end, it felt rushed and empty, I feel the author could have came to the same conclusion more efficiently.
Jumping off Swings is a book worthy of any 'true life' fans bookshelf.
If true life books are not your thing I would not suggest this book to you.
In all, I felt that Jo's first book Lessons From A Dead Girl was a stronger story-as it was something I could easily connect with-however, Jumping Off Swings holds an important story as well, it really wasn't something I could connect with--I feel like the book is something a girl could connect with better then I did.


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Rabbit (2005, Run Wrake) {A juicy and sneaky piece of work, to say the least.}
City Paradise (2004, Gaelle Denis) {Visually impressive, but too cutesy by half.}
Everything Will Be OK (2006, Don Hertzfeldt) {Against all odds, Hertzfeldt just gets deeper and better with every film. I'm almost afraid of his next movie.}
Collision (2005, Max Hattler) {OK, he's combining American and Islamic flags with kaleidoscopic effects. And?}
Davey and Son of Goliath (1996, Corky Quackenbush) {An obvious predecessor to ROBOT CHICKEN and its ilk- pop-cultural parody meets stop-motion animation. But the original DAVEY cartoons kinda ask for it, don't they?}
No Room for Gerold (2006, Daniel Nocke) {A reality-show sitution, but with characters with animal heads. Dug the camera-focus effects.}
Versus (????) {Innocuous. Can't seem to locate the info on the Animation Show site.}
9 (2005, Shane Acker) {Fascinating stuff. Not the masterpiece Hertzfeldt's is, but certainly the most visually impressive of this year's bunch.}
Guide Dog (2006, Bill Plympton) {Plympton's not really my bag, but the dude getting carried away by little birds was funny.}
Eaux Fortes (2004, Remi Chaye) {Evaporates pretty quickly *groan*}
Overtime (2004, Oury Atlan/Thibault Berland/Damien Ferrie) {This probably wouldn't have gotten to me like it did had I not gone to the Henson retro last month. Given the storyline- a bunch of Kermit-like puppets learning to accept their creator's death- it's hard not to make the connection. Poignant stuff.}
Dreams and Desires (2006, Joanna Quinn) {The set's only real weak link, which is pretty good percentage-wise. But the jokes just aren't funny and the animation is weak.}
Game Over (2006, PES) {Kinda fun, but why didn't end on Hertzfeldt like they usually do?}
Monday, April 30, 2007
The Animation Show 2007
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Hockings Dairy Cream Ices
Business Address: Hockings Dairy Cream Ices, The Ice Cream Factory, Kingsley Avenue, Appledore EX39 1PF
Country: England,
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About Hockings Dairy Cream Ices
Hockings Dairy Cream Ices is a small, long established family business which manufacture and retail their own original vanilla dairy ice cream from an old recipe handed down from previous generations.
The business was started in 1936 by Dave Hocking with one van, a 1928 Morris Cowley converted into an ice cream van by a local firm of coachbuilders. They expanded when Dave (senior) was joined by his son Dave (junior) after the war, and together with other family members they gradually expanded and added sites and vans until today the business has 14 vans and is run by grandsons Geoff and Neil Hocking and great grandson Andrew.
The ice cream is made to the same recipe as it has been for all four generations,using only the finest natural dairy ingredients,and has been awarded many diplomas by the Ice Cream Alliance over the years, including two Bronze medals for second place in the National Icecream Competitions, the first at Birmingham in 2006, and the second at Harrogate in 2011.


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Sunday, 30 March 2008
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
mixed tape
sit back and relax while listening to a good old mixed tape!
Thanks swissmiss for posting about it.
If you want more music go check hers as well!
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Sunday, 23 March 2008
Happy Easter from Barcelona
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Saturday, 22 March 2008
Chair masters
2003 by Doris Salcedo
We have finally managed to gather a whole bunch of chairs
thanks to our "chair masters" ( you know who you are!!)
so today we would like to thank you with a little bit of art knowledge.
Introducing Doris Salcedo, a Columbian artist, she creates sculptures and installations that re-contextualize everyday domestic items as she alters their physical properties.
Using mundane objects and transforming them into something magnificent.
The artist is a member of a new generation of young South American artists who are gaining international recognition while remaining in their home countries.
some more about her here and here
Monday, 17 March 2008
The menu...
As opening day gets closer and closer, there are many preparations to be made. "To do" lists are passed around, items crossed off, new items listed on...
The menu is getting its final touches before ingredients are ordered and our graphic designer sends it all to print. We would like to ask you to suggest names for our salads and sandwiches. We need a list of 12 names, or a category which you think we can look for ideas in. Something fun, which reflects what you would like vonblum to be.
The clock is ticking, and we count on you for suggestions!
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Saturday, 15 March 2008
Alimentaria Barcelona
we made a fantastic order for vonblum, which we will tell you about in another post.
Found some very interesting breads, dressings, packaging.
The best of all was actually to watch how people loose all their poise when there is free food.
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008
one hundreth post
So we got you a little something...
Click on the image above and save it to your computer on the size that fits your screen best.
Then you will have your very own vonblum Barcelona desktop image.
P.S: Thanks Diego
If you would like to use the image for any other purpose than private do let us know
by emailing to info(at)vonblum(dot)com
Saturday, 8 March 2008
Its our day
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Paper cut outs
Received this beautiful work as a forward email today.
Thought I should share it with you, but wanted to make sure about the work and where it came from. This interesting story followed:
Initially, and through the email these images were identified as part of a contest put on by Hirshhorn Museum of Modern Art in Washington, D.C.
It hasn't been until recently, through blog updates and corrections, that Peter Callesen has gotten proper credit for creating all the artwork displayed.
Clever viral marketing or luck? Nevertheless great work Mr. Callesen!
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Labels: art inspiring, fun
Friday, 7 March 2008
Stick to these plates
These are wall stickers that can be stuck on any wall and moved around as you wish.
Got one ourselves in Stockholm and are hoping to have them in vonblum for sale as well.
Ours is hanging at home between our paintings and family portraits!
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Salad Satisfaction
do you always eat bread with your meals?
oh and our favourite question - do you like the sauce already mixed into your salad or on the side?
Would be great to hear from you
photo Barbara Allain
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Sunday, 2 March 2008
one more because its sunday
I found on emmas blog
enjoy your sunday bed side reading
appropriate with ken kesey's book ;)
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more birdhouses
I could imagine them in vonblum :)
Thanks unruly.things for posting about it.
Saturday, 1 March 2008
our cards
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4 Reasons Why A Clean Home Is A Healthy Home
Most of us will probably remember being teenagers and living with our parents. It was usually our mothers who told us off for not putting dirty clothes into the laundry bin, or not cleaning up the kitchen after ourselves when we made a snack. At the time, we may have thought that it was just a telling off for the sake of a telling off. But by now, as adults, most of us will have come to realise that it was actually training for the real life we were going to encounter once we left home.
So why is it important that we keep clean and tidy homes? Is having a clean kitchen and bathroom really as crucial to our health as our mothers made out?
Actually, it is. Here are four reasons why a clean and tidy home is an integral part of any healthy lifestyle:
1.Improves Your Mood
If you're putting in extra hours at work, or coping with stressful situations on a daily basis, then you need somewhere to retreat to, and relax. Down time is an important part of our daily routine.
And when you do kick back at home, it's vital to do it in a space which doesn't feel chaotic and cluttered. A messy home can really have a negative difference on your mind-set when you're trying to relax, or get to sleep at night. Keeping a tidy abode will help you feel more contented and that your life is in order.
2.Will Make You Less Susceptible to Infection
Simple and straightforward. Bacteria grows on dirty, un-sanitised surfaces, and some strains can set up a home on (or in) your body, and cause bacterial infection. Although many are treatable with antibiotic medication, infections are usually quite painful, and a trip to your doctor isn't always convenient. So keep a clean home – regularly clean all your communal surfaces and door handles to ensure that bacteria doesn't grow on them. A clean bathroom is essential – dirty showers, baths and toilets are hotbeds for bacteria growth.
3.Will Decrease the Risk of Injuries
Think of unnecessary clutter as unnecessary risk. We all know that life can get in the way sometimes, and it can be hard finding the time to take that big box of used pans or that old telly to the tip. But when you've got a lot of unneeded stuff piled high or just lying around, you're increasing the risk of falling over something or having something fall over you.
4.Won't be as Likely to Give You Food Poisoning
Whoever it was that said 'all the best kitchens are dirty' was dead wrong. It doesn't matter how much of a cooking whizz you are: if your kitchen utensils and surfaces are soiled or dirty, then you're putting yourself and others at risk of food poisoning. Always ensure your kitchen is spick and span, to minimise the risk of food-related illness.


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|John Husband
|Service: September 16, 2017 (Saturday) at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Unitarian Church of Rockville
On the morning of Sunday, September 10, 2017,
John Drew Husband
passed away peacefully of natural causes.
He is survived by his loving children, Margaret Cox, John Husband Jr., Susan M. Lucas, and Jim Husband, his partner in life and former spouse Martie Weatherly, ten grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Phil Husband of Orange CT and Bert Husband of Rochester NY as well as a large extended family in PA and throughout the US.
A memorial service will be held at Unitarian Church of Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Dr., Rockville, MD 20850 on Saturday, Sept 16, 2017 at 1 pm.
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CBSSports.com to Kick Off Fantasy Football Today
CBS is launching an online counterpart to The NFL Today for fantasy-football fans.
Fantasy Football Today will be a 90-minute show streamed every Sunday from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on CBSSports.com (CBS' National Football League pregame show, The NFL Today, airs Sundays at noon on the network). It will also be distributed on-demand via CBS Audience Network members, including YouTube, AOL, Veoh, Bebo and Joost.
FFT, which debuts Sept. 7, will be hosted by Jason Horowitz and tap The NFL Today cast and analysts nationwide to give fantasy players the latest information on the day's games.
The show will stream weekly throughout the regular NFL season and joins a lineup of more than a half-dozen streamed shows on CBSsports.com geared to fantasy football, which the CBS site hosts.


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Time at the Well Short Residencies 2019
Our Time at the Well programme provides support to creative practitioners and is part of our ongoing support for artists. We are delighted to work with performing artists Edwina Guckian and Ciaran McCauley as our short residency artists for 2019. We also welcome Karen Tansey as our emerging short residency artist for the year.
Ciaran is using his residency to explore and research the creation of a new theatre performance centred on the writer Flann O'Brien.
Ciaran has been active in the Sligo theatre scene for 35 years ranging from productions with Sligo Drama Circle and Coolera Dramatic Society to being a founder member of the BlueRaincoat Theatre company. Ciaran holds an MA in Drama and Performance from University College Dublin. He delivers the Physical Theatre Module to the students of the Performing Arts BA, in Sligo Institute of Technology. Ciaran has experience as a Theatre Director working on productions with Blue Raincoat Theatre Co., Tubbercurry Youth Drama Group and the Ad Astra Students in UCD. He has created and produced a workshop for Summerhill College 1st,2nd and 3rd year students to assist in answering a specific question on theatre production on the Junior Cycle English Paper.He is an accredited member of the Association of Drama Adjudicators and has been the adjudicator for a number of Drama Festivals.
I am absolutely delighted and honoured to have been chosen as one of the recipients of the "Time at the Well" bursary awards 2019. This generous award will permit me the time, the theatrical space and the financial support to pursue a long held ambition of mine, to explore the possibility of creating a piece of theatre adapted from the rich source of surreal and anarchic material contained within the collected writings of Flann O Brien.
Edwina is using her residency to explore and research the creation of a new performance piece that celebrates Sean Nós dancing.
Edwina hails from outside the village of Drumsna in County Leitrim. She learned her dancing from her mother and the local dancers of Leitrim and Roscommon. Music plays as much an important role as dancing does in Edwina's life. Edwina holds a degree in Music, English and Education from St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra and graduated as a primary school teacher in 2010. Having started teaching dancing at the age of 15, Edwina has now taught her steps and toured with shows and bands in every continent all over the world. She has shared the stage with some of Ireland's most influential acts such as De Danann, Dervish, Mairtín O Connor, Frankie Gavin, Kíla, Martin Hayes, Brendan Power, Tim Edey, Séamus Begley, We Banjo 3 and John Carty to name a few. Edwina worked as choreographer on director Ken Loach's latest film, Jimmy's Hall, nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. She also worked as a guest presenter on RTE's The Beo Show that involved teaching children music and dance in a fun and unique way. Edwina is the sole force behind her dance club "Sean Nós ar an tSionann". The club, which is now in its 13th year, has over 400 members, 8 teachers and is based in Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo, Mayo and Longford with pop up weekend workshops around the rest of the country.
Karen Tansey, our emerging artist in residence from Ballymote, Co. Sligo will work in conjunction with Edwina on this project also.


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branching out
So, I introduced this month's Chasing Maybes category, history, with the confession that genealogy bores me into a catatonic stupor. I then proceeded to avoid any examination of the subject for nearly a week.
"I find my family's history fascinating," my husband said yesterday, watching me dawdle on Pinterest instead of conducting online research. "Did you know I had a relative who lived to be 99 years old in the mid-19th century?" He was visibly excited, and I wanted to share his enthusiasm. Really — I did.
If I am truthful, though, the reason I ultimately stared down my procrastination and got busy was you — the faces to whom I promised this chase. One of the gifts of chronicling my maybe-chasing in an online forum, rather than in the privacy of my own illegible journal, is the accountability it provides. It doesn't matter to me if one person or fifty reads my posts; it is important to me, however, to keep my promises. I'm not necessarily proud of my use of accountability-as-propellant (shouldn't my own quest for knowledge be motivation enough?), but sometimes we just have to do what works.
Regardless of the reason, I began my climb up the old family tree at Family Search, a site maintained by the LDS church (as are many of the online genealogy websites; I used Family Search solely because it is free and I am cheap).
Once I found Family Search?
I remained at my computer for nearly two hours without a break. I didn't get up for a glass of water, I didn't glance at the clock, and I didn't find distraction on Pinterest. I was wholly engaged by the process of looking for evidence of my ancestors.
My web search was a treasure hunt — pulling together snippets of information from my own memory, from other records, and from documents I found online, I began to sketch a picture of my family's past. It was riveting. It also made me admire my great aunts' efforts at genealogical research. They never enjoyed the convenience of an online search when they conducted their research. Their work was completed in libraries and dusty government buildings.
My internet search was also disorganized. I realized after having spent two hours surfing that I needed to record my findings in a methodical way — I need to create a family tree. Thus, my next step is documentation of my research, including mining information from family members to fill in the details that online records cannot yield.
Y'all, this is fun. I feel like a detective. I'm not even remotely close to bored.
I hope you enjoy a day with more branches than you can count. Thanks, as always, for showing up.
Ms. Astra permalinkOctober 18, 2011 4:36 pm
Your great-grandmother Margaret, aka Peggy, and her sister spent countless hours in Georgia summers going through sources you mentioned plus old headstones in cemeteries. Must have been hot & dusty work.


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Leigh Corfman, who accused Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore of sexually assaulting her in 1979 when she was 14 and he was 32, said that her decision to come forward "isn't political" but strictly "personal" in an exclusive interview on NBC News' TODAY.
The big quote: Moore responded to Corfman's accusations by claiming that he didn't know her. She said: "I wonder how many mes he doesn't know."


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Title: Mardi Gras
Author: A.B. Gayle
Publisher: Noble Romance
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: novella (65 PDF pages)
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
Summary Review: A surprising May/December romance that started off badly but ended well, mixed in with the excitement of the Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia.
Fifty year old American novelist, journalist and blogger, Damien, has arrived in Sydney for the 2010 Mardi Gras Parade. Damien is traveling incognito because in a recent blog he criticized the relevance of the parade and bemoaned the fact it had drifted so far from its roots as a commemoration of the Stonewall Riots—the first time the fairies fought back.
He is met at the airport by Simon, a young Australian who has been asked to look after him and give him a real "Taste of Australia."
Set against the backdrop of Sydney and its world-famous, colorful Mardi Gras, the two men find they have a lot more in common than either at first realize.
Damien was a well known blogger and author who lived in San Francisco. At the request of his editor he travelled to Sydney to capitalize on his new infamy after his online column criticizing the local Mardi Gras parade generated so many negative responses that subscriptions to the paper doubled. His assignment was to get the real story first-hand on the Mardi Gras and determine whether his criticism that "modern-day homosexuals are preening, self obsessed, hedonistic, indulgent and superficial" was valid. This column had offended the locals, especially one blogger who supposedly called him an "ageing Yank Queen". When Damien arrived in Sydney he was met by a young man who introduced himself as Simon Jennings and announced that Damien's editor Aaron had asked him to be his guide during his stay.
After the usual "getting to know you" preliminaries Damien noticed that Simon was very nervous and something seemed off. He couldn't figure out what was wrong but his radar told him that the vibes he was receiving were not quite right. After a few false starts he and Simon seemed to hit it off, but occasionally Simon was unfriendly and he couldn't get him to say what the problem was. Just when they were getting on, a friend of Simon's showed up and there was a heated argument but again he remained reticent about what was the problem. Shortly after, they returned to Damien's hotel and Simon gave him an erotic massage to relieve his tired muscles after his hectic day, but just when it was getting interesting and they got up close and personal, he left abruptly. Damien later found out that "Simon" was not his real name, and that his guide was an escort, in other words a prostitute, hired by Aaron as a welcome to Australia gift; in fact he had been screwed but not in a good way. The mystery of who "Simon" was and why he had acted in the way he did is a twist that I won't reveal.
When I saw Mardi Gras on the publisher's site I was intrigued because I hadn't read any books by this author, and also the story had both the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade as well as the Stonewall Riots as the background for a romance. I was pleased at the way that the author, A.B. Gayle, wove both events into the fabric of the book to make readers aware of the significance of the parade in Oz and the relevance of Stonewall, which celebrated its 41st anniversary last month.
This book is both a romance between a fifty year old man and one 26 years his junior, as well as a history lesson, but the history and current events were well integrated into the story and were so rich in detail that the background came alive vividly, which made the book entertaining and enjoyable. The Mardi Gras parade was such a colourful event, as described by the author that I could imagine myself being there among the spectators, and I have to hand it to A.B. Gayle for trying to get it right. Most of all, the onlookers' reactions as they soaked up the atmosphere of the parade demonstrated that Damien's and his new friend Patrick's views about the significance of past and current events were not that far apart. The characters had a lot to work through because not only had they started off on the wrong foot by not being honest with each other, but there is a major age difference in this May/December romance, and although there's a HFN ending, it's difficult to see how the protagonists could make it work since they lived in two countries that were thousands of miles apart and they were in different places in their lives..
If you're looking for a simple romance, Mardi Gras may not be the book for you because there is a lot of social history packed into 65 pages, and while the book is not preachy, if you're not interested in what happened 41 years ago and how relevant it is in today's society you may find some of the prose and dialogue in this ambitious short story not to your taste. While the two characters were well drawn I thought that perhaps Patrick might be a bit too youthful in his general outlook to sustain a relationship with someone as sophisticated and world weary as Damien, but I suppose that's why opposites attract. If you're in the mood for a different story with a lot of external and internal conflict, Mardi Gras might be just the ticket.


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Lars and The Hands of Light
Wednesday 8th May 2013
Welcome to the mesmerizing world of Lars Vognstrup, the overall mastermind of Danish band Lars and The Hands of Light.
Singer and songwriter mr. Vognstrup formed Lars and The Hands of Light in 2009. Their first album, The Looking Glass was released in the spring of 2010, earning the band two radio smash hits in the singles "Me Me Me" and "Hey My Love, Hey Love!" This spring, they're ready to present to the world their sophomore album, Baby, We Could Die Tomorrow.
Born in the sea port of Thisted in rural Northern Jutland as the Seventies came to a near close, it was obvious early on that Lars was destined to set sails on the deep waters of the world of music. Constantly playing and writing music, Lars was also messing around with his tape recorder, later on with his computer, and trying out every genre he could think off – or make up – from hip hop to gothic pop songs.
The new millennium opened up new possibilities as Lars joined the touring band of hit-makers Junior Senior (move those feet!). They toured the world excessively, Lars playing guitar and doing backing vocals. During these years, Lars first formed the electro pop band Money Your Love with childhood friend Kim LAS, and they issued the single "For Kristoffer" in 2004, gaining instant success in Denmark. Also, being a man of collaboration, Lars had meet fellow songwriter Christian Gotfredsen back in Copenhagen, and while Lars went off to live in Mexico City, they recorded their debut album, Brand New Pants, that came out in 2006 in Scandinavia, Germany, an additional handful of European countries and in the US to unison critical recognition.
Lars' touring days with Junior Senior was coming to an end, and he decided to settle in sunny LA, bringing along his girlfriend, Catharina (note how gentle she is hereby introduced into the story), where he was offered to join local band IMA Robot with whom he played numerous gigs and assisted in making the album Another Man's Treasure. Lars also initiated a career as DJ and was called into the rehearsal room to help Ryan Gosling's band, Dead Man's Bones, getting their live act together. But in the end, the urge to stand on his own two musical feet made Lars pack up his notes for a fresh bash of brand new songs and head back to Denmark to form the first incarnation of Lars and The Hands of Light. It was a four person combo, including Lars' sister, Line Vognstrup, who had made her debut singing with his former band Wolfkin.
Their debut album, The Looking Glass, had an investigative, yet straight forward pop-sensibility to it that instantly caught on with music listeners both in Denmark and in various other European countries, especially in France as the single "Me Me Me" earned the band a regular hit, leading to TV-performances and intensive touring in France, Germany and Benelux. The band was also seen opening for among others The Raveonettes and Belle and Sebastian, and the EP Me Me Me 12" with remixes by electronic whiz Trentemøller, legendary Laid Back (ride that White Horse!), and Money Your Love was released.
The years Lars spend touring with Junior Senior and later on with his own band, including representing Denmark at the NOMEX showcase, Hokuo Music Night in Tokyo in May 2012, he never missed a show – except once. Back in 2010, Lars married Catharina (see?), and one year later on, Lars was in Austin to perform at SxSW when his wife called to tell him his daughter was on her way a few weeks prematurely. Rio was born, but the proud father missed both childbirth and his gig, caught somewhere over the Atlantic in a feverish attempt to make it back home in time.
Now, with his wife actually being pregnant again, Lars is ready to present to the world a brand new vigorous album: Baby, We Could Die Tomorrow. Lars and The Hands of Light was never meant to be a close-knit band, so this time, Lars and Line are teaming up with drummer/producer/songwriter Kristian Mondrup of Kala OK and various others talented musicians to bring to you an album of inventive, intelligent and insisting music made only for your listening pleasure.
Baby, We Could Die Tomorrow will be released in Scandinavia, UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux on April 29th 2013. The first single, "Time to Glow", will hit your ears in late March 2013.


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Today we'd like to introduce you to Greg McCarthy.
About 15 years ago, Greg (the lawyer) and Curt (the logistics guy) were hanging out with friends, enjoying a cold beer and discussing family, business, and life its own self. With very little introduction, Curt announced that the assembled group of friends should open a brewpub in their hometown, to serve their friends and neighbors along with the many tourists who visit the area. Everyone agreed, then finished their beers and returned to making a living and raising a family.
In early 2015, Curt and Greg and their friends were again enjoying a cold beverage together (a theme has now appeared) when Greg let everyone know that he had decided to open a craft brewery in Arlington, so that their hometown could take part in the craft beer revolution and participate in the revitalization of downtown Arlington. Curt simply couldn't resist. Thanks to a recovering attorney and a retired logistics guy. Of course, they never thought they'd have seven beers in cans, including a gluten-removed lager, or that they would have made 21 different beers in the first 21 months.
Great, so let's dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you've had to overcome?
Challenges and struggles are present in every new business, and ours is no exception. Neither of us had experience in the beer business, so bringing on someone like Henryk Orlik, with his German Master Brewer training and 30+ years of experience in the business, was crucial. Delays in the opening, overcoming regulatory obstacles and seeing the competitive reality of the craft beer business have kept us plenty busy.
Alright – so let's talk business. Tell us about Legal Draft Beer Co. – what should we know?
We started Legal Draft Beer Company because we thought Texas simply didn't have enough great craft beer. Our beers are brewed with care and attention to detail by our German Master Brewer with the finest ingredients available and are meant to stand up with the best beers in our state, our nation, and the world. We're known for having craft beer that's drinkable and approachable, in addition to creative and more crafty options. Beyond the beer, we're proud of the role we take in our community.
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This is a very easy soup, but it does have to simmer quite a while, so it;s best to make it when you've got some time and you're puttering about the house. It makes quite a bit, more than enough for 4 dinner servings served with biscuits or cornbread and a "nice green salad". We've got a joke about a nice green salad in our family, I mean really, why would you serve a green salad that wasn't nice? It was just my Mom giving her salesmanship spin to the healthy part of the meal, now I do the same thing to my kids. But, I digress...
If you have Vegetarians, or Vegans, at your house, just substitute the chicken broth for vegetable broth or just water. Oh, yeah, and of course, skip the chopped ham too!
1 16oz. bag of dried split peas
2-3 carrots, diced
1 large onion, or 2 medium, diced
3-4 stalks of celery, diced (I prefer the 'inside' small ones with the leaves for this)
1 lb of chopped ham
1 32 oz. box of chicken broth
Water, as needed
Salt & Pepper
Chopped Parsley, optional
Dump the dried split peas into your soup pot, add about a quart of water and the 32 oz (1 quart!) of chicken stock. Dice and add the onions, carrots and celery. Bring this to a boil and then reduce the soup to medium low and simmer. Check on it every once and a while and add more water as needed. The dried split peas will start to cook and swell absorbing the liquid. It took me about 2 hours to get this mixture cooked down to a richly textured soup and the peas completely cooked through and starting to breakdown. Taste the soup and add salt and pepper to your taste. I found I needed to add about 2 tsp. of salt and LOTS of freshly ground pepper.


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There are literally hundreds of on-line business opportunities to select from, but the reality is that only a portion of these opportunities will actually work to help you generate an earnings. Whereas we will not predict how a lot cash customers would actually placed on the table, likeliness to spend" responses in the survey recommend an opportunity for companies in lots of sectors to test out this hypothesis as they develop new services.
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three. There must be a cash transaction between the 2 events of a minimum of $500 previous to or within six months after the licensee or franchisee begins the enterprise enterprise. To create extra alternatives for local companies to put money into Indonesia, an Indonesia-Singapore Business Council will probably be set up to improve enterprise networking.


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By far, the most beautiful, attractive language in the world, it's no wonder that Italian attracts kids from all over the world to spend a few weeks in the sun each summer improving their marks/grades for school.
The camps are structured by age and perfectly adapted for everyone from Young Learners to Young Adults. If you've learnt some Latin or you love art or you just want to learn another language you should learn Italian and where better to do that but in Italy.
Is there a more enjoyable way for a teenager to improve their Italian, than by spending a couple of weeks learning, eating, speaking the language in Italy? There's never a better time to master a language than when you are young and fearless.


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Benefits for your hair: This Dr. Schedu's advanced shampoo formula is excellent for daily, gentle, effective cleansing for all hair and skin types. Our new unique formula containing mild silicone-free cleansers helps to produce beautiful, healthy hair. The high keratin ensures smooth, soft, moisturized hair with a dazzling glow. Calcium, magnesium, sodium, and many other dead sea minerals from a depth of 400m (1300 feet) bestow new elasticity and easy to manage hair. Surrounding each hair shaft like a film, the collagen serves to treat fine breaks, increasing your hairs volume, smoothness and protection.
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We also called at Whalin Upholstery to collect a Houdini bung that Darren had made for us. It fits like a glove so he is making us two more. We also took him the dinette seating and he is going to make us some wedges to go behind the cushions which in theory should bring the back of the dinette seating out slightly and make it more comfortable. We did say that there was no rush for either but he has rung today to say they are ready for collection!
We have been to York and Lincoln recently and I thought I would share these photos with you.
We would like to wish all our blog readers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.


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BCS Foundation Organizational Structure The BCS Foundation is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and operated by a paid staff including a President. Potential Board Candidates are nominated by current directors and/or by representatives of the seven Catholic parishes in Billings. Nominees are subject to approval by the Bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, and subsequently elected by a vote of the Board of Directors. Directors commit to serving a three year term, and may volunteer to serve two consecutive terms. The Executive Director/President is hired by the Board of Directors. Each member of the Foundation Board serves on at least one of four committees which include development, finance and audit, investment, and the committee of directors. Each committee has a chair who serves on the Executive Committee. Committees are clearly defined with job descriptions and expectations. Each board member gives generously of their time and talents, and commits to sharing their resources by making monetary contributions.
BCS Foundation Board of Directors
Chair – Jessica Fehr
Past Chair – Debbie Charles
Vice Chair – John Newbury
Treasurer – Steve Cranston
Board Members
Clayton Augustine
Bob Brown
Jeremy Hauk
Jared Harris
Bucky Heringer – School Board Representative
Tim Mascarena
Cote Mangel
Jennifer Sayler
Jeannie Tracy
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PAMPA - Troy Shipman, 92, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Heights Cemetery in Lefors with military honors conferred by the Army, Fort Hood. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mr. Shipman was born March 29, 1919, in Tigertown to T.H. and Frances Shipman. He graduated from Lefors High School in 1939. Troy married Juanita Smith on Dec. 21, 1941, in Yuma, Ariz. He was a veteran of the Army serving during World War II.
Troy had been a Gray County resident since 1946. He retired from Texaco Oil and Gas in 1981 after 34 years of service. Troy was a member of the Lefors United Methodist Church, Miami American Legion Post and the Lefors Volunteer Fire Department.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Jack; and two sisters, Martha and Bonnie Joy.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Shipman; two daughters, Donna Daugherty and husband Dan of Pampa and Rhonda Maag and husband Mike of Wichita Falls; a son, Gene Shipman and wife Jan of Stephenville; six grandchildren; and seven great-
grandchildren; a sister, Inez Boso of San Diego, Calif.; two brothers, Jimmy Shipman of Phoenix, Ariz. and Ralph Shipman of Lemon Grove, Calif.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be to Miami American Legion Post, P. O. Box 45, Miami, TX 79059; or a favorite charity.
Sign the online guest book at www.carmichael-whatley.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 24, 2011


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It's always nice to buy a lovely gift for your mate, your mum, your spouse, or the postman. But when there's no good reason to buy a gift, the only one left to treat is yourself. You deserve it.
We might be a gifts company, but we're all for being selfish here at Luckies H.Q. Whatever it is you've achieved, it's always the perfect time to reward yourself. And if you haven't achieved anything, then we'll help you make something up. Basically, what we're trying to say is, don't feel bad, just put it in your basket.
We've all been there, innocently shopping for a birthday, Christmas, a wedding, Valentines. Trawling through endless sites. Scrolling down hundreds of cool and cute gifts. Stationery, kitchen, home. Something nice and expensive so your intended knows how much you care. How much tome and effort you put into finding them a gift. It's hard to filter all that stuff through your brain without something getting caught in the net. Maybe just bookmark that for later.
Maybe just come back here if I don't end up spending as much on this gift as I thought I might…
Well you know what? We say, maybe just buy it for yourself anyway. Whilst it's all very well waiting for your birthday for a lovely surprise, the only person who really knows what you want is you.
And us. We do a bit. We've got stationery, kitchen gadgets, quirky homewares, tableware, and of course our world famous Scratch Map. And whilst we'd never encourage you to bankrupt booking yourself a holiday you can't afford, buying a little Travelogue to plan it probably isn't going to break the bank. Love yourself, just in case no one else gets the hint.


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Turkish Government Passes Law Allowing Women To Wear Pants In Parliament After Lifting Headscarf Ban
Women lawmakers in Turkey's parliament can now legally wear pants to government sessions. While this may seem like a relatively minor achievement, especially for those in nations accustomed to the type of female pantsuits donned by leaders such as Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel, Turkey has been undergoing a radical string of dress code transformations throughout recent months. Prior to the decision to allow females to wear pants in parliament, the government passed a law allowing females to wear the Islamic headscarf within the building. The largely Islamic but also secular nation had previously banned the religious garments during parliament sessions.
In fact, the issue of allowing pants in parliament initially arose during the debates surrounding whether or not to allow headscarfs during lawmaking sessions. Republican People's Party representative Safak Pavey had requested to be allowed to wear pants since she has a prosthetic leg. The previous rule, however, was that women had to wear suits with skirts, according to the Huffington Post.
Although the Prime Minister of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan is a conservative and Islamist leader, he quickly agreed with Pavey's plan to allow women to wear pants within parliament, and the bill passed with relative ease.
The other three primary parties within the Turkish government include the secular-leaning CHP, the pro-Kurdish BDP and the Turkish nationalist party MHP, according to Elite Daily. All parties supported the plan, and the garment restrictions within the government continue to be liberalized.


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Countdown will receive a Guinness World Record this Friday as it airs its 6000th show.
Filmed at MediaCityUK's Dock10, the show started its life 32 years ago at Yorkshire Television and is now in its 70th series.
The first show ever to be broadcast on Channel 4 was was fronted by the late Richard Whiteley alongside Carol Vorderman. They both spent more than 20 years as hosts.
"The show – the first ever shown on Channel 4 – has long been a cornerstone of British popular culture, and its 70 series attest to its class, quality and pure entertainment value," said Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief at Guinness World Records.
"It's every bit a part of TV time as the cuppa itself, and I'm looking forward to its next 6,000 episodes."
The World Record will be presented to the current team, Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley and Susie Dent.
In recent years it's also received its very own Channel 4 spin-off, with 8 Out Of 10 Cats giving it a comedy twist.


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Editor's Note
Welcome to a new year and a new look for New Orleans Bride magazine! We have retooled some features and added others – starting with our cover – in order to serve your needs better!
I hope you noticed that our cover girl this issue is a local bride whose wedding register is included in this issue. From this issue forward, each bride who places her wedding register in New Orleans Bride will be in consideration for our cover! Congratulations to Mrs. Griffith Christy for being the first!
Not only could you be on our cover, we're also here to answer your questions! Turn to "Weddiquette" for answers to all of those confusing etiquette problems that surround planning a wedding – just e-mail email@example.com and see your question answered in our next issue.
Weddings are all about personalization and making your day as reflective of you and your financé's personalities as it can be. Get ideas from other local brides and share how you made your day special in "Something Borrowed" – just e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com with a picture and description!
Of course, we still have all of your favorites – our wedding countdown timeline, features on beauty, fashion and flowers, a honeymoon snapshot (this issue on an African safari) and our "Ask the Experts" column (focusing on learning from bridesmaids).
Whether you're planning a wedding right now or gathering ideas for the future, we're here for you! If there's something we can add or a suggestion you have, please let us know – just e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com!
We hope you enjoy New Orleans Bride as much as we enjoyed creating it for you! Congratulations and relax – getting married should be fun!


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Steve Wynn Net Worth
Steve Wynn Net Worth : $3.4 Billion
An American Entrepreneur
Source of Wealth
Resorts, Casinos, Hotels
Years of Experience
Date of Birth
January 27, 1942
Bachelor of Arts from University of Pennsylvania
Marital Status
Steve Wynn's Income & Total Net Worth
Steve Wynn is a business magnate and an owner of various resorts and casinos. He has a net worth of $3.4 billion, which he has earned by playing a prominent role in the expansion and renaissance of Las Vegas Strip.
Some of his proficient achievements are the Encore, Golden Nugget, Bellagio, The Mirage and many more. Currently, he is working as the Chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts Limited.
Business Investments
Wynn has hugely invested in the refurbishment and building of several resorts and hotels. He renovated the Golden Nugget (located in Las Vegas) and transformed it into a resort hotel. He opened a casino, named The Mirage, in 1989. He launched Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in 1993.
His 'Bellagio' casino resort is the world's priciest gaming resort. It features a stunning artwork gallery and an artificial lake. Wynn opened his own most costly resort, the Wynn Las Vegas, in 2005. In 2010, he opened Wynn Encore Macau.
Steve is also fond of collecting the fantastic art work from all around the world. He spent $35.8 million for a painting (the Giudecca, La Donna Della Salute and San Giorgio) by J.M.W. Turner. He also bought "Rembrandt" for $33.2 million.
Properties: Private Fortune
This billionaire owns a lavish condo in Las Vegas, which is spread over on an area of 4,500-square feet. It has outstanding architecture and interiors. He also possesses Plaza condominium, the duplex apartment located in the Plaza Hotel in New York. Wynn bought it for $23 million. It is one of the biggest homes in the whole building and is spread in an area of 5,613-square feet.
Recently, this business tycoon has spent $70 million for his new duplex apartment in New York. It is situated in the Ritz Carlton Hotel's 30th and 31st floor. It has a library, a chef kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 800-square feet dressing room, a breakfast room, and a 900-square feet living room.
For travelling purpose, this casino mogul owns a private yacht, Allegro, aka, Four Aces. This is a luxurious and well furnished yacht, designed by Benetti. Apart from this, he also has a Boeing Business Jet and a Gulfstream IV-X G450 N711SW.
Steve Wynn's Career
Wynn was born in Connecticut and raised in New York. He started his career by taking over his family business, and whatever he earned from it; he invested in a small stake for the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Between 1968 and 1972, he owned a liquor and wine importing company. He acquired interests in many casinos and hotels. In 1989, he opened 'The Mirage', which was his first major Strip casino. In 2012, Jeff Koon's Tulips was acquired by Wynn Resorts for $33.6 million, under the direction of Wynn.
Awards and Honours
Steve's name was included in the list of the "World's 100 Most Influential People" by Time magazine, in 2006. In 2011, he was named as one of the 30 "World's Best CEOs" by Barron. In the same year, Fortune listed Wynn Resorts as one of the "World's Most Admired Companies".
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Quick Move Now is a family-run business with extensive property buying experience
As the original and largest cash home buyer, Quick Move Now has a long and rich history of property buying.
Quick Move Now was establish by Chairman, Hywel Luke in 1998. Decades of experience in the property sector highlighted to Hywel the need of an alternative to selling houses via an estate agent.
With the focus on reducing the delays, uncertainties and hassles associated with selling a property, Quick Move Now's cash home buying service was born!
Under Hywel's leadership, the company flourished. Hywel's three sons joined him in the company, each taking a role to help grow and develop the business.
Providing an invaluable service to its customers, Quick Move Now has gone from strength to strength and is now the market leader, with an annual turnover of over £40 million, which cannot be matched by our rivals!
At the heart of the UK's largest and original cash home buying company is still a family-run business that prides itself on offering its customers a quick and guaranteed house sale, with customer service that is second to none.
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Quick Move Now have helped over 5000 customers by buying their property fast, without hassle and without any hidden fees. We pride ourselves on providing a professional, honest and competitive service; giving our customers a hassle free, quick house sale in secure timescales. Our dedicated purchase managers will provide as much time and support as needed to guide you through the house buying process.
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Kathryn started her writing career as an award-winning journalist. But after too many years of being constrained by the facts, she began writing fiction. Her goal is to write entertaining and meaningful stories people can relate to, and to have fun doing it. When she's not writing, she's reading, eating junk food, traveling, or hanging out with friends and family, and probably talking too much. She's happily married and has two overfed, underemployed cats (see below).
Ten percent of Kathryn's net royalties will be donated to two charities that serve people dealing with cancer: Cancer Support Community and Pink Ribbon Connection.


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This rich, luxurious whipped textured cream hydrates, soothes, repairs, and makes skin look visibly firmer. Marine collagen from the sea works to reduce the look of lines and wrinkles as it helps sooth visible irritation and redness from environmental stress. BIOPLACENTATM plant proteins with restorative peptides harmonize with skin's renewal process to deeply regenerate age-damaged skin. 1.7 oz net wt / 48 g Results The rich cream has a beautifully light whipped texture that feels sensational on skin and its fresh apple botanical aroma is wonderfully uplifting. You'll notice skin appearing smoother and brighter, with more even skin tone.
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The Woodworkers is a cross-genre group, in that it doesn't matter what you create, you are welcome to bring it to meetings. Demonstrations range from very specialized areas to cross-disciplinary topics. Over the years, the group has looked at a variety of finishing techniques, the vast array of joinery techniques, bending wood using a variety of techniques, constructing workbenches, dust collection issues and methodology, the plight of the American Chestnut, jigs for easier woodworking, timber framing, and many other topics.
Each meeting includes a Show & Tell session where members are encouraged to showcase their latest projects. After a break, the evening presentation starts.
More information and their schedule can be found here.


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BBQ charred sweetcorn with smoked chilli butter
In this new video series, Rich Harris, chef and author of 'Fire and Smoke', shares eight of his favourite barbecue dishes, with smoky and succulent flavours to see you right through the summer.
In the video above, Rich shows you how to perfectly charred sweetcorn on the barbecue, accompanied by some delicious smoked-chilli butter.
Future episodes in this series will share recipes for honey-roast figs with black-pepper mascarpone, and succulent chilli burgers.
- 2 dried chipotle chillies
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- Finely grated zest of 1 unwaxed lime
- 100g salted butter
- Fine sea salt
- 4 sweetcorn cobs in their husks
Preheat the barbecue for direct grilling.
Soak the chillies in boiling water for 10 minutes until soft, then drain and leave to cool.
Chop finely and put in the bowl with chilli flakes, garlic, lime zest and butter. Beat together until smooth.
Bring a large pan of water to the boil, throw in some sea salt and add the sweetcorn – cook for 5 minutes and then drain.
Remove the grill rack and cook the sweetcorn on the coals for 10 minutes, turning regularly.
Remove from the heat and when cool enough to handle peel away the charred husks.
Serve with the smoked-chilli butter.
Note: If you're using a gas barbecue, or prefer not to cook directly on the coals, the sweetcorn will need an extra 5 minutes.
Recipe courtesy of Rich Harris from his new book 'Fire and Smoke' (Kyle Books, £19.99)
Last week's episode showed you how to make sweet and succulent prawn and scallop skewers with chilli, garlic and lime. Watch the video below:


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VAT is applied on the supply of goods or services in Algeria. It includes all economic activities conducted in Algeria. The zero rate is also applied to all exports and sales to exempted sectors under specific regimes. The standard VAT rate is 19%. The reduced rate is 9%, applying to various basic items listed by law.
Monthly VAT returns and payments are due by the 20th day of the following month.
Algerian imports are subject to payment of customs duties in the following increments: duty-free, 5%, 15%, 30%, or 60%.
A list of banned equipment for importation has been published in January 2018.
Specific customs exemptions and temporary admission regimes are granted to the oil and gas sector and to investments under the incentives tax regime of the National Agency of Investment (ANDI in French).
All tobacco products are subject to excise tax.
An annual property tax is levied on real estates in Algeria. Rates depend on the location of real estate.
Wealth tax is calculated as follows:
A transfer tax is applicable to land, buildings, and ongoing business at a rate of 5% for registration fees, plus 1% tax applicable for publication formalities of land and building transfer of ownership. Additionally, registration duties are due on the transfer of shares or movable assets and on the merger, demerger, increase, or decrease of the share capital of existing companies.
Stamp duty is levied at varying rates on transactions, including the execution of various documents and deeds.
PIT is withheld on salary and assimilated income (minus employee social security contributions) by applying the progressive scale rates (with a maximum rate of 35%). Additionally, training tax and apprenticeship tax are each levied at the rate of 1% of the payroll cost.
Social security contributions are levied at the rate of 35% on the gross salary (26% borne by the employer and 9% borne by the employee).
A 3% tax (Taxe de domiciliation bancaire) applies on the importation of services.
This tax is reduced to 0.3% for the importation of goods or merchandise, without the amount of the tax being less than DZD 20,000.
Assets that may cause environmental damage are subject to a pollution tax.
Last Reviewed - 22 November 2019


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Dear Team,
I run a webhosting and domain reseller business. I wish to run a affiliate program. for which i wish to use the wpmu – and whmcs. And that is the reason i signed up with wpmudev.
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Any body can buy a domain from us and join the affiliate program. the domain purchased by anybody will contain a landing page with a referral signup form (linked to whmcs orderform) and with (wordpress preinstalled – configured with – whmcs wp integration, whmcs provisioning plugin and domain mapping) .
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Some information regarding a new Samsung smartphone has arrived, but it's not a flagship of any sorts, quite the opposite, actually. It carries the model name SM-G150 and it first appeared on an IMEI database only showing its existence and that the product is made by Samsung, therefore, it comes from South Korea. Shortly after, it appeared in a Bluetooth certification database and finally, it appeared on the Indian site Zauba, which offers information about imports and exports, so we know that it's being tested in that country. One more detail could be obtained from that site, the display of the device will measure 3.8 inches. So which device could this new one succeed? It seems to fit into the category that the Galaxy Young series has brought. The Galaxy Young 2 was announced around this time last year and was available in October, its model name is SM-G130, which definitely resembles the model in the new device and while the screen is getting a little larger, it would still be one of the smartphones with the smallest screens.
The Galaxy Young series was introduced in 2013 targeted to teenagers looking for their first approach at a smartphone, therefore they offer very low-end specs. The Galaxy Young 2 includes a single-core 1 GHz processor with 512 MB of RAM. The only camera is the one in the back with a resolution of 3.15 megapixels so with all the focus on the front facing cameras they've had recently, it's possible that the new device could include a low resolution one. Aside from that possible change, we could expect maybe a slimmer device and small upgrades in the processor and the RAM, but nothing earth-shattering. As for the name, it could be called Galaxy Young 3, but since Samsung has introduced a new naming scheme based on a letter and a number, they might change its name this time around. Samsung has already introduced a low-end device with the Galaxy J1 and it uses this new naming system and the Galaxy Young brand is not as popular as Galaxy Note or Galaxy S, but we'll have to wait and see how it turns up.


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I posted a while ago, about how when doors open, it is our responsibility to look into ourselves for an answer. Our intuition works wonders for us and it's there to help us, especially when it comes to decisions based upon our life choices and the roads best for us to go down.
But there is also another way in which doors can open and that is by speaking up. Every family, or shall I say every person, has issues and questions and for every question someone has, another person has the answer. We spend our lives always questioning why things happened or who did what and why. We blame and talk about things behind each others back but never really open up and talk about it. We fear people will judge us or take negative action towards us, even remove themselves from our lives, depending on the story.Continue reading "How sharing a piece of you can impact others stories, too."


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Dr. Hendrickson specializes in spinal and postural correction with an emphasis on neuromuscular rehabilitative programs for long term stability
Dr. Hendrickson is a Washington native growing up in Sequim, WA. He received his Doctor of Chiropractic at Palmer-West College in Sunnyvale, CA and has been licensed in this state since 1991. He serves Tacoma and University Place and is busy promoting chiropractic healing to his community.
Discover Life Chiropractic 5015 Tacoma Mall Blvd Ste E102 Tacoma, WA 98409 USA
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Companies are expanding the range of IT services they outsource. Internal staff shortages and cost constraints are primary drivers of outsourcing decisions, but CIOs are finding that they can also improve quality and delivery time of IT projects with the right outsource provider. Best Practices
Outsource and maintain quality. Jointly create outsourcing contracts that focus on delivery, ROI and pay-for-performance metrics, including penalties for services or savings that are not delivered. Clearly communicating the expectations with the service provider helps ensure alignment of vision for both of the organizations involved.
Outsource now and plan for the future. Business strategy can change dramatically in a five-year period, expanding globally or cutting time to market in half, but your outsourcing agreements can take this into consideration. Develop agreements that have the ability to change over the life of the contract and change with your business. For example, subject service prices to benchmark clauses and allow for adjustments. Outsourcing contracts should also allow for reviews of service-level agreements to meet new service expectations.
Outsource and maintain control. Many CIOs surveyed expressed concern over losing control of projects, of technology and of their company's IT direction. Gartner recommends that companies assign a staff member to oversee the project and to manage the relationship with the outsourcing provider. That person should be the CIO of the company or a direct report to the CIO, who may be a director or vice president depending on the organization's titles. "Best practice companies spend 3 percent to 12 percent of what they spend on the service provider to manage the sourcing relationship," says Gartner Inc. Measurement Research Director David Ackerman.
Join the CIO New Zealand group on LinkedIn. The group is open to CIOs, IT Directors, COOs, CTOs and senior IT managers.


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Enjoy an earth-indulging look in a casual space with this handsome brown barnwood and steel four-shelf bookshelf.More Details >
Urban attitude with an industrial feel? Character and style go hand in hand with this brown barnwood and steel four-shelf bookshelf. A product of Walker Edison, it fits a cross-motif decor scheme and brings casual style with uptown feel. Five total surfaces allow for ample display space in any room.


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AceShowbiz - %cZayn Malik% opened up on the exhaustive security checks he had to go through when entering United States for the first time with his %cOne Direction% bandmates. In an interview with the Evening Standard, the singer recalled being detained for three hours by immigration upon stepping his feet on American soil.
"The first time I came to America, I had three security checks before I got on the plane; first they said that I'd been randomly selected, and then they said it was something to do with my name, it was flagging something on their system," he said. "Then when I landed, it was like a movie. They kept me there for three hours, questioning me about all kinds of crazy stuff. I was 17, my first time in America, jet-lagged off the plane, confused."
According to Zayn, it happened more than once. "The same thing happened the next time too," he revealed before adding, "I understand the level of caution that needs to be taken, especially now, in the light of certain events at home. I don't think there's any benefit to getting angry - it's something that comes with the climate. I understand why they've got to do it."
When asked about the radicalisation of young Muslims, he said with a sigh, "I don't know how to figure out the psychology of why people do it. And I don't know the remedy for it. I just wish people had more love and care and compassion for other human beings."
"I'm not currently practicing but I was raised in the Islamic faith," the British star said, "so it will always be with me, and I identify a lot with the culture. But I'm just me. I don't want to be defined by my religion or my cultural background."


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Course Overview
JBoss Drools Training Details
Duration40 houres
Modules12 Modules
TypeOnline Training
IncludesCourse Meterial
Drools is a Business Rules Management System (BRMS) solution. It provides a core Business Rules Engine (BRE), a web authoring and rules management application (Drools Workbench) and an Eclipse IDE plugin for core development.
- Training by Realtime Expert trainer
- Live Online Classes
- Free study material
- Online virtual Classes available in morning, evening and weekend
- 1- 2 years of experience in Java
- The format is 40% theory, 60% Hands-on.
- It is a 20 days program and extends up to 2hrs each.
- The format is 40% theory, 60% Hands-on.
- It is a 5 days program and extends up to 8hrs each.
- Private Classroom arrenged on request and minimum attendies for batch is 4.
Course Content
- JBoss Drools Foundations
- Business Rules: Separating Policy from Code
- Declarative Programming in Rule Engines
- Understanding Rules in the context of a Rule Engine
- Expert Systems and Expert Shells
- Forward and Backward Chaining Explained
- Architecture of a Rule Based System
- Introducing Drools 5.0
- Eclipse and the Drools IDE
- Drools Expert: Rule Basics and Rule Syntax
- Working with the KnowledgeRuntime interface
- Working with Facts: Inserting, Updating, Retracting
- Self-cleaning facts with InsertLogical
- Querying the Engine
- Unit Testing with Drools
- Using JUnit 4 to Test your Rules
- Exploring Drools Architecture
- Drools and Maven
- Problem Solving with Drools
- Reasons to use Rule-based systems / Common Rule Technology Uses
- Efficient Pattern Matching: The Magic Behind a Rule Engine
- Fact Combinations and Permutations (cross product)
- Ordering Conditions
- Basic Conflict Resolution: Dealing with Clashing Rules
- Salience
- Rule Families and Message Passing
- Deep into the Rule Language
- Using DRL files, organizing into domains and namespaces
- Property Change Listeners (when to use them)
- Globals
- Understanding the Agenda
- NoLoop
- Operators and Elements
- Eval and Inline Eval
- Test-Driven Development with Drools
- Using JUnit 4 to Test Rules
- Developing the Loan Calculator using TDD
- Rule Systems Design Considerations
- Rules as first class citizens
- Domain Object versus Rule Engine Objects
- Using Rules in a Web Environment
- Synchronous versus Asynchronous Rule Engine Usage
- Stateless versus Stateful Knowledge Sessions
- Advanced Topics
- Human Readable Rules: Domain Specific Languages in Drools
- Integrating Processes and Rules using Rule Flows (Drools Flow)
- Decision Tables
- Storing and Managing your Rules with Drools Guvnor
- Technical Rules and Business Rules
- Rule Packages and the Global Package
- Importing Rules
- Creating Test Scenarios and using the QA module
- Overview of Drools Deployment in a Java EE Environment
- Options and Gotchas on Specific Application Servers and Frameworks (EJB3, Spring, Seam)
- Drools Execution Server
- Spring Framework Integration
- Recipe Finder: A Java EE Web Drools Application (A Guided Lab)
- Design Principles for Building Better Rule Systems
- When and when not to use a Rule Engine
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Score Breakdown
4.6 / 5.0
90% recommend this course
Score Breakdown
Average Rating For
- Content 4.5
- Knowledge 4.5
- Assignment 4.2
- Institute 4.3
- Instructor 4.4
Antony Robert
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