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Monthly Archives: April 2014
365 Project: 8-14 April
Look what I made: grey fleecy cape
Let me begin by saying that I have a really big thing for textures. A friend once told me that she was going to follow me around when we were shopping because I touched all the nice things. I can't help it. I love soft and nice feeling things. Like this fleece.
I've also been wanting to make a super warm poncho-esque top for awhile but the decision was whether to crochet or to sew it. Until now.
I've added some photos that I took whilst I made it this morning. Videos of me cursing because I sewed the hood inside out are unfortunately not included.
So I began by laying out a loose jumper to gauge the size of the entire cape and the neckline.
Then, scrounged up an old skirt pattern as a template for the gentle curve on each side.
This is the wonderfully cute pixie hood. I reused the 'pattern' if you will from the crocheted pixie hood that I made awhile back.
This is a wonderfully explanatory image of me using my sewing machine. I believe that I was stitching together the back of the hood.
This is me pinning a hem for the front section of the hood. This hem turned out wonderfully, whereas the neck hem looked stretched and horrible and led to me cutting the whole thing off and just leaving a raw edge.
The next step was to (incorrectly) pin the hood to the neckline of the cape and to sew it together.
Now I am cursing that I used such a close colour matching thread and I can't see what is stitches and what is fabric as I unpick the ENTIRE BLOODY HOOD.
And this is the finished product. In the end I left all the edges raw except for the hood and I sewed two little 15cm or so lines at the bottom of the gentle curve to create "arm holes".
Oh and I've just realised how professional the vacuum cleaner looks on the floor in the background of the mirror shots. Oh well, nothing is perfect!
365 Project: 1-7 April
So I don't appear to be great at this whole keeping-up-with-the-blog thing. It's mainly 365 project posts with a few bits and pieces throw in there. Sorry about that. But then again I'm not sorry that I'm posting things that I think are more worthwhile and interesting than a bunch of utter crap.
What makes it work
A few of my friends have recently split from their partners and after hearing about the things that just weren't right about their relationships I thought about what makes my relationship work.
Firstly, after coming home and talking about some of the difficulties and oddities of other relationships Matty said something along the lines of 'we're so normal. I love you'. I suppose in this context normal means that we don't have the dreaded drama that some other couples seem to have. We are both pretty respectful of each other. We tend to make decisions together, talk most things over and check with each other before we make plans. We also get that being in a relationship means you don't have to be attached at the hip and that it's good to do your own thing sometimes. You can be together without being together. Like right now for example, I'm typing this on the couch and Matty is sitting in front of me playing Need for Speed. Occasionally he makes a comment, or I do, but basically we're just coexisting in the same space.
Most recently when one of my friends told me that her and her partner had split I told her the traditional "it's for the best", but seriously I meant it. If you're in a relationship with someone who doesn't get you, who tries to control you, who you just can't make it work with, whatever the reason, then you're better off. In each relationship you're in you're going to learn something. Take what you've learnt as a positive thing and move on. Your time with them was special but now it's over. Use what you learnt to built an even better relationship with someone new.
I think that your partner should be your best friend. You're allowed to fight, but you need to be able to make up too. You need to be able to be 100% you with them, and they need to accept it. No one is perfect, but you both need to love each other for who you are.
Of course I'm just speaking from personal experience. What I'm saying might be a load of bull to someone else.
In a perfect world everyone would be able to pair up with their perfect match, but in the real world sometimes it takes a bit of work. Not everything can be unicorns and puppies and rainbows y'know!

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As the race for the November midterm election gears up, both Democrats and Republicans have a fight on their hands to determine who controls the house majority. Some election forecasters are of the opinion that the Democrats have an edge with the republics not giving anything up yet in their control of the chamber. There are still a lot of events to watch out for before the November 6 showdown.
The task before the Democratic Party now is to win at least 23 of the GOP-held seats to gain control of the house. With the way things stand now and looking at history, we are sure that the Republican Party will lose seats come November. How much will they lose? We cannot say. While we are on this permutation, there is still a significant question of whether the Democrats have what it takes to gain or lose control of the house.
According to a recent report from a data forecast website FiveThirtyEightaverage, the Democrats have an eight percentage point edge on national generic voters. This report takes into account polling, fundraising, voting history and analyst ratings at the house district level. Using these metrics, it gives the Democratic a 68.5 percent chance over the Republicans and projects the possibility of them gaining 31 seats.
Some of the things that positioned the Democratic Party as a front-runner in the upcoming election are President Donald Trump's mediocre approval rating; the way electorates view the congressional GOP policies as well as historical trends of president parties as far as midterm elections are concerned.
A contrary report from Kondik and Leah Askarinam, a reporter, and an analyst for Inside Elections posits that the House majority is not yet locked and there is still a lot to fight for, with more than two months to go. What gave them this assurance is an improved approval rating of the president, generic Republican electorates and surprise twists that can still happen in both national and district level.
Apart from the fight to gain control of the house, the race for who controls the majority of the Senate is still on, with the Democrats having little chance. The Democratic have a considerable task of defending 26 seats together with their independent caucus. What makes it harder is the fact that 10 of the seats are where President Trump won in 2016. This even makes the race for the house more interesting in this demography.
One significant stake in this election is the president and his agenda. A democratic controlled house will push for its own goals such as tax cut reversals for corporations, improved affordable care act while also blocking any priorities of President Trump. Ultimately, and one of the crucial events that can happen is that the Democratic Party can finally have the power to investigate or push for impeachment of the president.
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Last week I spoke of a goal for care delivery in Alabama that I believe is achievable. This goal is not Alabama specific although given some of our health markers I suspect we have more "opportunities" than most. This goal was long on vision but short on specifics. Today I want to offer nine specific challenges to us all (targeted to consumers because we are all health care consumers) that I believe will help push the health care delivery system in Alabama towards that goal. If we as patients and/or a provider demand care in this manner, it will happen (maybe).
1) If quality care exists in your community, use it
This is the most important point of them all. We all know that people choose a physician based on affability, availability, and ability is assumed. Unfortunately in rural America ability is not assumed. The phenomena of bypass is a testament to this fact. Patients need to be educated regarding certification by accrediting bodies and the implication regarding "ability. This means the JC for hospitals and NCQA for ambulatory sites. Physicians need to demand transparency. Post practice data and encourage others to make practice data available. Hospitals are now making hospital data available hospitalcompare.hhs.gov. Patients need to be educated to be vocal if demands are not met and most importantly, not to just vote with their feet
2) Demand improved primary care (and be willing to pay for it)
Communities need to be taught how to recruit and retain a primary care physician. There is a lot of work that has been done on this. The academic work can be found here and a resource can be found here.
3) Seek out and use "Medical Homes" for health care
The American Academy of Family Physicians has been working for the past 5 years on creating a type of primary care practice for the future. They refer to their model as the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and more information can be found here. Family physicians have been called America's best kept secret. The majority of them are changing over their practices to Patient Centered Medical Homes. In a PCMH quality care is documented, measured and improved. The patient experience is enjoyable and patients are encouraged to communicate and self-manage problems. Technology is used to improve the care experience. The care experience is continuously improved. There will be a certification process that will probably be through NCQA.
4) Find physicians who have conquered the digital divide
Without electronic health records, it is almost impossible to accomplish chronic disease management. With an electronic health record, however, a VA in rural West Virginia showed a significantly improving 12 of 13 care processes and 3 of 6 clinical outcomes (HbA1c, LDL, cholesterol). There are now Health Information Exchanges being developed that will facilitate E-prescribing, receipt of structured lab results, and sharing patient care summaries across unaffiliated organizations. In addition, congress has directed the development of Regional Extension Centers to help physicians "get connected." Alabama's Center is Al-Rec. These centers are charged with providing education and outreach to providers, assist with vendor selection and purchasing for electronic health records, and provide workflow design consultation. In addition, these centers are tasked with promoting interoperability.
5) Find a doctor comfortable with telehealth/telemedicine
Telemedicine is effective but expensive, We have very good evidence for improved outcomes in toxicology (Poison Control) where Every $1 spent on manning phones saves more than $7 in avoided health care charges. We also have evidence for ophthalmology, orthopedics and fracture care, telemetry, stroke treatment, and dermatology. Unfortunately, the expense is difficult for many practicing physicians to cope with but if patients were to demand remote access there are effective solutions.
6) Demand a focus on quality
Rural hospitals that use established guidelines, such as the American Heart Association's GWTG-CAD performance measurements, mortality is same as in urban settings. The performance measures mentioned above include recommendations such as early aspirin use, smoking cessation counseling, and use of certain drugs at discharge that are very easy to follow. Better systems, not more expensive equipment, save lives and are easily achievable in rural America.
7) Demand provides in your community to collaborate, collaborate, collaborate
If there is a community health center (CHC), a rural health clinic, and a critical access (or small rural hospital) in your community, encourage collaboration. Only 19% of critical access hospitals report a collaborative relationship with CHCs. Barriers include a lack of knowledge about the other and competition for patients. In communities where this collaboration happens, there are improved primary and preventive health services, improved Inpatient care, better 24 hour emergency care and better access to specialty care.
8 ) Encourage mental health and primary care to work together
Primary care is already used 50% of the time for those seeking care for mental illness. Persons with mental illness are more likely to make a visit to their primary care doctor to receive care than they are to go purposefully to a mental health professional. Primary care doctors do have a lack of recognition of mental health issues based on billing data but this may be an artifact of the billing system. Although there is currently a lack of integration of general medical and mental health services, there is a groing trend for physicians in private practice as well as rural health clinics to offer mental health services on site. This needs to be encouraged.
9) Work to build a healthy community
Health care delivery can only go so far. A healthy community is needed to move a community to being full on chronically ill individuals to one full of individuals who are chronically well.


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I didn't have time to post yesterday evening, so here's the pic! :) I went to Strong's Museum of Play yesterday, or as it's now known, The Strong.
I met some new people, talked about future plans and discussed collaborative projects. It was an interesting meeting, hopefully with more to come. Seriousness aside, I am still in awe of this museum. I love the playfulness of it. And I hope to work with them one day. :)


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News & Updates
August 21, 2018
Blog: One week on – launching Purple Tuesday
It is now a week since Purple Tuesday was launched with the help of Sky News. All the planning in the world doesn't necessarily prepare you for what is to follow. Overall, the coverage has been brilliant, the key messages have been conveyed well and the response and interest has been hugely encouraging. And if you have been in touch, thank you and I assure you we will get back to you very soon.
So back to last week. I was given three hours' notice the film crew were coming – apparently this is a long time in the news industry. So there was no time to get my long awaited haircut, or for much prep, before I was in front of the cameras in the middle of Chelmsford high street – and throughout the filming it rained which just added to my unrefined appearance!
For those that missed it, Purple Tuesday on 13th November 2018 will be the UK's first accessible shopping day. It is a call to action to the wider retail industry (including shopping centres and landlords) to better understand the needs of their existing and future disabled customers and commit to making lasting changes to their shopping experience. Why? Well, first of all it's the right thing to do. But it also presents an obvious commercial opportunity to win and retain more loyal customers.
At its heart, Purple Tuesday is much, much more than a shopping event. It's really about raising awareness. 75% of disabled people and their families have walked away from a shop or left a website due to poor access and/or poor customer service. Common sense will tell you that is not right, or acceptable for disabled people, or for businesses who are simply passing up a share of the £249 billion Purple Pound – the consumer spending power of disabled people and their families – for not putting in place what are often straightforward changes to both the physical environment and approaches to customer service.
I have seen a number of people point out that "every day should be Purple Tuesday." We couldn't agree more. Purple Tuesday is our way of supporting the retail sector to improve the shopping experience for disabled people and their families. As a disabled shopper myself, I want to be reassured that I can get parked, I can easily get around the high street or shopping centre, I can go to the toilet in accessible facilities and when I walk into a shop I am made to feel like a valued customer who will leave having had a positive experience (and spent my money).
I want my first thought to be 'I will go back'. I want to have these same feelings when I am shopping online. Online shopping opens up a huge gateway but so often that gate is unnecessarily shut for disabled people. Purple Tuesday is about generating greater awareness and for promoting ways to keep the gate permanently open. (These points have been well made by our friends at Scope – please do check out Chief Executive Mark Atkinson's excellent HuffPost piece.)
At a shopping centre manager conference held earlier this year by Revo I announced our Purple Tuesday intentions and a participant rightly reminded me that whatever happened this must not turn into a 'special one off' day for disabled people. This has always been at front of mind for everyone involved in planning this initiative. Whatever we do on 13th November must lead to a sustainable change in the following 364 days and beyond. For that reason we have discounted ideas such as increased accessible parking spaces on the day or one-off discounts for disabled people. If retailers want to introduce a quiet hour they would need to commit to having it on a regular basis as part of 'business as usual'. If retailers want to introduce mystery shopping using disabled people – with a range of impairments – that this needs to become part of the fabric of what they do year after year.
But we also recognise full change can't and won't necessarily happen overnight. Retailers, and business generally, have their own challenges whether it's budgetary, spatially, technology – change takes time, but it's about a recognition of the need and the opportunity, and most importantly a commitment to make products and services accessible to all.
Purple Tuesday is not about being prescriptive with those who sign up. Over the coming weeks we will be producing a range of resources which retailers can then use. We will be sharing the art of the possible and examples of what others are doing to raise awareness and improve accessibility. The Purple Tuesday team are producing a short customer service video we hope will be accessed by all staff in participating organisations raising awareness and practical actions for them to improve their customer service. The acid test: when I go into a participating shop the following week and the frontline member of staff comes up to me and says "Hello, can I help you?"
Purple Tuesday was the vision of Purple, and we, with a range of others, are co-ordinating its implementation. Purple was established to address inequality for disabled people by working with disabled people, supporting businesses to build their disability capability and bringing the two communities together to find the solutions of tomorrow.
Purple Tuesday is a high-profile test of delivering that vision. Purple Tuesday will work in partnership with disability organisations and disabled people to make it happen. It is about bringing to life the 'nothing about us, without us' principle, working in concert with all others who share the vision. We will shortly be introducing a 'suggestion box' to our Purple Tuesday website so we can harness the lived experience of disabled people and bring case studies to the organisations taking part in Purple Tuesday. Tell us what you think the solutions are and be a part of making the retail sector more accessible.
The launch of Purple Tuesday has interrupted my series of blogs on my holiday and experiences of being a disabled traveller. In my first one I explained the experience of mistaken identity when people up and down Vietnam thought I was an Australian evangelist and motivational speaker! At the end of last week, I was stopped by someone at the railway station who looked at me quizzically and said 'you're the Purple Tuesday bloke' – not quite, but at least the word is getting out!
Mike Adams OBE
Chief Executive Officer, Purple
For more information about Purple Tuesday and how to register an interest, go to purpletuesday.org.uk
Oh, and if you're on Twitter please give us a follow – @purpletuesdayuk
August 14, 2018
Retailers urged to sign up to 'Purple Tuesday' – the UK's first ever accessible shopping day
London, Tuesday 14th August – The UK's first day dedicated to accessible shopping will take place during the run up to Christmas 2018. 'Purple Tuesday' on Tuesday 13th November will see retailers across the country – and online – introduce new measures to make the shopping experience more inclusive for disabled customers.
The initiative is being co-ordinated by the disability organisation Purple and has been endorsed by the government. Leading brands including Argos, Asda, Sainsbury's, and Marks & Spencer have already pledged their support, as have owners of some of the UK's busiest shopping destinations such as The Crown Estate, Landsec (Bluewater) and Hammerson (Birmingham Bullring).
Estimates put the collective spending power of disabled people and their families (the 'Purple Pound') at £249bn. However, research by the Department for Work and Pensions puts both shopping and eating and drinking out in the top three most difficult experiences for disabled people based on accessibility.
These issues are felt more acutely in the peak Christmas shopping period. A poll of 200 disabled people by Purple back in December found that more than one in two disabled people were concerned about overcrowding. A similar proportion said they have left a store or abandoned a purchase because of a poor customer experience.
Purple Tuesday will also promote accessible e-commerce. The Click-Away Pound survey suggests that retailers are missing out on significant volumes of online sales. In 2016, inaccessible websites and apps accounted for an estimated £11.75 billion in lost revenue in the UK alone.
The organisers are calling on more retailers to join them in signing up to take part on the day and to look at how they can delight their disabled customers – in-store or online – and reap the commercial benefits.
"There's a vast array of adjustments retailers can make that will have a significant impact, and many that can be implemented quickly," explains Mike Adams, CEO of Purple. "Customer service is a perfect example – as part of Purple Tuesday we'll be providing a simple training kit to help in-store staff feel confident in assisting disabled shoppers."
"Less than 10% of companies have a dedicated strategy for targeting disabled customers. Fundamentally, Purple Tuesday isn't about a single day in the year but encouraging lasting change that creates a virtuous circle between businesses and disabled consumers."
Jo Moran, Head of Customer Service at Marks & Spencer said: "The accessibility of our stores and website is extremely important to us, so we're delighted to support Purple Tuesday. Taking place in the run up to Christmas it's a great opportunity for us to refresh our training with colleagues to ensure we're offering the best possible service for all our customers."
Tim Fallowfield, Company Secretary & Corporate Services Director for Sainsbury's, said: "We're extremely proud to be supporting Purple Tuesday. As part of our vision to be the most inclusive retailer, we are always looking for ways to improve and adapt to meet our customers' needs, which was brought to light with Sainsbury's achieving Disability Confident Leader Status last year. By taking steps towards improving accessible shopping during the busiest shopping period of the year, we hope to increase awareness and understanding of the challenges, while also providing an enhanced shopping experience for our disabled customers."
The Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health, Sarah Newton, said: "Shopping should be a pleasant experience, but for many disabled people it can often be the cause of distress and frustration. By failing to cater to their disabled customers, many businesses are missing out on billions of pounds and denying disabled people the opportunity to enjoy something which many people take for granted.
"I look forward to working alongside Purple and members of my Disability Retail Forum on this hugely important agenda, highlighting examples of best practice in the retail sector and encouraging others to make small changes which can make a massive difference to their customers."
Russell Loveland, Landsec's Senior Portfolio Director, Retail, said: "Purple Tuesday is a brilliant initiative, which Landsec is very proud to support. We're committed to improving the experience of shopping for disabled guests at our retail destinations."
Mark Bourgeois, Managing Director UK & Ireland, Hammerson, said: "As curators and managers of destinations, it is our responsibility to ensure that everyone in the community feels comfortable using them. Our centres are focal points within cities and it is important that they are accessible to all. Purple Tuesday is a welcome opportunity and one we are thoroughly supportive of."
The full list of participating businesses and Purple Tuesday events will be announced in October. For more information please visit purpletuesday.org.uk
Full list of launch organisations:
- Argos
- Asda
- Barclays
- British Retail Consortium
- Contacta
- Hammerson
- Landsec
- Marks & Spencer
- Purple
- Revo
- Sainsbury's
- The Crown Estate


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Pavilion Rentals
Members can rent SHRA's pavilion for a private function. A 2-hour rental includes the pavilion, its grills, and the pool and tennis courts (subject to swim / dive meet and tennis match availability) for your family and up to 20 guests (non-members, aged 3 years and older. Members do not count towards your guest total). Additional guests can be accommodated (an additional $40 for each block of 10 guests). Weekend parties are limited to 40 guests total.
Important: Check pool calendar!
Check for availability on your preferred date using the Scheduling menu on your online membership account, and then cross-check with the online SHRA calendar for any potential conflicts (pool calendar is considered primary, the pavilion calendar might not have all conflicting dates blocked off). In particular, make sure you look for Swim or Dive Meets since they impact pool availability (no swimming during swim meets, limited swimming during dive meets – morning home swim meets may close the pool until noon or later. We recommend no rentals until after 2 pm on those days).
We don't allow booking an event on Memorial Day, July 4th, or Labor Day weekend because those days are the busiest weekends and coordination of space and guests is very difficult.
All events must have a responsible adult onsite for the duration of the event as the coordinator. The event coordinator must check in with the Manager on duty at least 15 minutes prior to event to discuss any details.
After you have read through the details below, please purchase your pavilion rental package online by logging into your membership and selecting the Facility Rental option in the Scheduling menu. Remember, it is a 2-hour time block. Setting up for your event and tearing down afterwards are included in the two hours – if you think you will need more time, please contact us at email@example.com. If there is another reservation near the time you'd like, we recommend scheduling yours with half-an hour between them to reduce setup/cleanup overruns.
You can assume that if your payment for a pavilion rental is accepted then your booking is good. However, SHRA reserves the right to cancel any reservation – you will be contacted if there needs to be a change. Your reservation will be visible in your membership profile calendar.
On the day of your event, please check in with the pool manager on duty so he knows where to send your guests. Also provide the manager a "by name" list of your guests. Your guests should check in at the front desk to have their names crossed off and receive a wrist band.
During your event, exercise due care with glass containers and hot grills. Please leave yourself enough time in your 2-hour rental to tear down and thoroughly clean up to ensure:
- Trash around party area has been cleaned up and put into trashcans. Put large trash items near firepit.
- Furniture that was used is cleaned and returned back to original location if moved into pavilion.
- All clothing, towels, and personal belongings have been removed.
- Party decorations have been removed.
- Grills have been turned off, spills cleaned up, and put back where they came from.
Need a moonbounce? Contact Dave Lassiter at firstname.lastname@example.com and he can help you out. Enjoy!
Pavilion Rental Process Summary:
- Read all the pavilion rental requirements on this page.
- Sign into your member account and check for availability (cross-check with pool calendar). We do not recommend any rentals before 2pm on home swim meet days or in the evening of home 'B' meets.
- Make your payment online by logging into your account, purchasing the pavilion rental package and selecting your preferred date and time. We recommend leaving 1/2 hour between reservations to allow for some flexibility with set-up and clean-up.
- Your payment receipt of your rental reservation is your confirmation for the day/time indicated. SHRA reserves the right to cancel or request rescheduling of any pavilion rental.
- If you did not receive the confirmation email described above, and you believe you have an upcoming reservation, please contact email@example.com ASAP.
- Provide the pool manager with a by name list of your guests.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- How long is a rental? Two hours
- If it rains, can I reschedule or get a refund? Yes
- If I need to cancel, can I get a refund? Yes, you will receive a full refund if you cancel at least 48 hours prior to the start of your event. If you cancel within 48 hours of the start of your event, a $25 administrative fee will apply. You may cancel your reservation from within your online account via the "My Schedule" menu or send a cancellation request to firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Do invitees who are pool members count against the guest total? No.
- Should I avoid bringing glass items? Yes, definitely! If you do, please be careful.
- Should I clean up when finished? Yes, definitely! Use this list as a cleanup guide to ensure:
- Trash around party area has been cleaned up and put into trashcans. Large trash items put near firepit.
- Furniture that was used is cleaned and returned back to original location if moved into pavilion.
- All clothing, towels, and personal belongings have been removed.
- Party decorations have been removed.
- Grills have been turned off, spills cleaned up, and put back where they came from.
- Am I responsible for my guest's behavior? Yes, definitely!
- What times can I rent it? Pool is open from 11am until 8pm most days, check home page for times and calendar for pool availability.
- Who do I contact with questions? firstname.lastname@example.com
- How do I know my reservation is confirmed? If your reservation is accepted, then you can assume it's confirmed. SHRA reserves the right to alter or cancel reservations. If you have any concerns, please contact email@example.com immediately.
- Where do I purchase my pavilion rental reservation? Log into your member account and select "Facility Rental".


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LATRUN, West Bank — On the second night of the war in June 1967, Israeli forces captured the fort at Latrun, a West Bank enclave that protrudes like a half-blown bubble into Israeli territory. Israel had tried to take in 1948 — and failed.
Control of Latrun was considered essential because of its commanding position over the narrow Tel Aviv-Jerusalem corridor. Israel swiftly evicted the Palestinian residents of three villages in the area, reducing the houses to rubble.
It was here on the wooded slopes of Latrun on Tuesday that Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, chose to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1967 war and to call for an end of Israeli occupation.
"I am sure many of you are asking why is Saeb Erekat bringing you to this point," Mr. Erekat said to a group of diplomats and reporters as he stood against a backdrop of green fields, a reservoir and an Israeli settlement of red-roofed houses in the valley below.
"It is not because I want to demarcate the maps or finalize the negotiations," he said, referring to the intensive efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry to get the Israelis and Palestinians to return to peace talks. "I just want to stand here and say, 'It is 46 years later.' "
If nothing else, Mr. Erekat's selection of Latrun spoke to the great distance between Palestinains and Israelis. Many Israelis consider Latrun to be an integral part of Israel. Drivers heading to either Tel Aviv or Jerusalem speed across the unmarked armistice lines along the main highway, slicing through several miles of West Bank territory and designated stretches of buffer zone, oblivious to the area's fraught history.
A bridge has been built, and tunnels burrow through the hills in preparation for a high-speed Tel Aviv-Jerusalem railway. Attractions include a Trappist monastery and a forest popular with picnickers that covers the ruins of two of the villages. The Jewish settlement of Mevo Horon is built on the third, according to Palestinian officials. A police fort is now a memorial site for the Israeli military's Armored Corps and a tank museum.
Some Israelis found Mr. Erekat's visit jarring.
"The fact that they are raising the issue of Latrun is not a good sign," said a senior Israeli official, insisting on anonymity because of the American diplomatic efforts to restart talks. The official said he was unable to imagine any peace agreement that did not place Latrun under Israeli sovereignty.
"It does not bode well for their intentions vis-à-vis Kerry," the official said.
Although Palestinian officials have said that they expect Mr. Kerry to present a proposal by early or mid-June, Mr. Erekat declined on Tuesday to specify any time limits or target dates.
But there were signs that Israeli and Palestinian officials were anticipating the possible failure of the Kerry mission, with each side preparing to blame the other in order to avoid being held accountable themselves.
Mr. Erekat said the Palestinians had presented Mr. Kerry with their maps and answered every one of his questions. Mr. Erekat added that failure "should not be an option."
Negotiations have been stalled for years. The Palestinians have demanded a complete halt in settlement construction and Israel's recognition of the prewar 1967 lines as the basis for the borders of a Palestinian state before returning to talks — positions that have long been rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
"The ball is now in the Israeli court," the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, told reporters on Tuesday.
A day earlier Israel's defense minister, Moshe Yaalon, laid responsibility for any potential failure on the Palestinian side, telling a parliamentary committee: "We are ready to go forward in the political process. The one who is avoiding it is Abu Mazen, by placing preconditions." Abu Mazen is the name Mr. Abbas is popularly known as.
Shlomo Brom, director of a program on Israel-Palestinian relations at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University and a participant in past negotiations, said the start of the blame game "reflects the low expectations on both sides."
"Abu Mazen does not believe that negotiations with Netanyahu will lead to results, so he wants some guarantees, like the principle of the 1967 lines as a basis," Mr. Brom said. "That allows the Israeli side to play the card of preconditions," he said, adding, "The question is how Kerry handles it."
Addressing the AJC Global Forum, a gathering of Jewish advocates in Washington, Mr. Kerry said this week that "cynicism has never solved anything."
"It's never given birth to a state, and it won't," he said.
"What happens in the coming days will actually dictate what happens in the coming decades," he added. "We're running out of time. We're running out of possibilities. And let's be clear: If we do not succeed now — and I know I'm raising those stakes — but if we do not succeed now, we may not get another chance."
Past proposals for Latrun, official and unofficial, have included land swaps and suggestions to split the areas demarcated as buffer zone between Israel and a future Palestinian state. But Palestinian officials have said — at least as an opening position for negotiations — that they regard all of the buffer zone as Palestinian territory, and Mr. Netanyahu has never publicly articulated his readiness for land swaps.
The struggle over the Latrun bulge continues, 46 years on.


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Although winter conditions are now upon us, Sabre sailing doesn't stop. Keep sailing to maintain your fitness and enthusiasm; also to bring you up to speed. It's a great opportunity to sail against boats that you're not used to and to again meet up with old friends.
Here are the sailing dates and regattas of note that are coming up.
Black Rock YC Icicle series: 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th May, 3rd June.
The first race each day is at 1330. Sabre coaching is planned for the mornings of 13 and 27 May, details yet to be decided. Entry fees for non BRYC members are $10 each day. The NOR will shortly be on the BRYC website http://www.bryc.com.au
Zhik Sorrento SC regatta: 10th, 11th June.
This is a multiclass 10 race short course regatta with coaching. Entry fee including a beanie is $20 for each boat. Briefing on Saturday is at 1030 and the first race starts 1200. Race details here and the NOR can be seen here.
Albert SC Winter Regatta: 24th and 25th June. Details on ASC website in May.
Mordialloc SC Winter Regatta: 26th and 27th August. Winter Trophy presentation.
Victorian Sabres had their annual teams race on Saturday 18 March at Mordialloc Sailing Club. The successful team members were Phil Balcome, Susannah Gillam, Fiona McCulloch and Megan Delange, who had to leave before the team photo. As well as good looks, Phil provided additional strength and direction to the team, and the ladies were prepared to grant him the title of "defacto lady".
Prior to the racing, Russell Rooney, our Vic Sabre President, gave an interesting and informative interactive talk on areas for Sabre sailing improvement.
In the afternoon, two races took place in a light and variable sea breeze and overall results were decided on placing of the top three of each four member team. Teams were selected to include skippers in each team from various clubs, each with a wide range of experience and abilities so that we aim for even racing across the spectrum.
The ladies team won comfortably on points, or as Fiona said, "we smashed em'.
It was a very enjoyable event and thanks to Peter White and the Mordialloc Sailing Club for their organisation and hospitality..


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The projects providing knowledge in "Traditional Masonry Techniques" are thematically quite diverse. The projects are answering the needs of endangered heritage sites and so refer to the material traditionally used in the particular region, to the regional construction techniques and handcraft traditions.
The projects are alternating from season to season and may include the restoration of historical walls and wall systems of a heritage site, workshops in traditional plastering or in traditional paving techniques.
In several regions there are carried out projects in traditional dry stone wall techniques. Although the used material differs from region to region the traditional techniques are quite similar. Dry stone walls are constructed without mortar and had been common over centuries to strengthen steep slopes, so they are often remarkable characteristics of cultural landscapes. However, the dry stone walls are in many places endangered since the scarps had been fallen out of use, the construction, restoration and maintenance of dry stone walls is physically very demanding and the traditional knowledge among the local population gets lost step by step.
Additionally, European Heritage Volunteers offers sometimes projects about "Traditional Clay Techniques". These projects are organised only every second year and focus or on traditional construction techniques using clay materials or on traditional clay plastering techniques.
Find the detailed project descriptions for 2019 below.
Since the projects varie from year to year, find for better understanding of the European Heritage Volunteers Programme in addition descriptions of selected projects which took place in previous years.
Bozí Dar & Hrebecná, Ore Mountains Cultural Landscape / Karlovy Vary Region
Project 2019
Tematín Castle / Trencín Region
Project 2019
Belvedere Park Weimar / Thuringia
Cortemilia / Piemonte Region
Project 2019
Couchy Castle / Aisne Départment
Past Project
Marksburg & Spay, Upper Middle Rhine Valley / Rhineland-Palatinate
Past Project
Freiberg & Halsbrücke, Ore Mountains Cultural Landscape / Saxony
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Set at Random
In the 1920s and 30s, liberty came under attack from many forces inside and outside the United States.
Those who opposed free speech and free expression concentrated their attacks on one book and on one man.
The book was Ulysses and the man was its author, James Joyce.
The ferocity of the campaign reached fever pitch in the early 1930s when the book became the center of the most famous literary trial of the twentieth century.
Among the few to champion liberty at the time was a young boy from Texas.
His name was Set Wright. His story is told in Set at Random.


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Knowing Your Customer
Once upon a time a shopkeeper would know a lot about his customers. They'd know who was married to who, who's son was going to university, who had been on holiday and above all, if they were a butcher, what cuts of meat they preferred. Nobody moved much, and service was personalised. They had the knowledge to be able to sell the right product to the right customer at the right time, and if they were savvy, for maximum profit.
Most retailers lost that sort of familiarity with their clients a long time ago, and have focussed, instead, on an aggregated view of their customers - derived from data they are able to collect at the till. When the internet arrived, these data signals were magnified by a factor of 10, as retailers were able to track aggregated behaviour from page to page and site to site.
But hidden in these data signals is a personalised view of the customer that is only now being uncovered, and retailers once again have the chance to reconnect on a one to one basis with their customers. Not to the degree that they could before, but in terms of the knowledge that matters - what cuts of meat they prefer - the clues are all there. Once again retailers have the power to be able to sell the right products to the right customer, for maximum profit.
Trading online, like traditional trading, is all about products and customers. The old way of doing e-business was to shove all your inventory onto a database and see what sold best. This takes little account of who is browsing the products at any particular time, or where in the listings the products appear. With today's more advanced, integrated tracking, Ometria is able to distinguish between customers and visitors, and within customers, to recognise repeat customers, high value customers, customers who are stocking up for a new home, customers who buy at certain times of year, customers who prefer to shop with voucher codes - the list goes on. Armed with this intelligence, retailers can start to optimise their websites and marketing activities to put more relevant products in front of people they recognise.
Knowing Your Products
The other side of this equation concerns product intelligence. Normally this is the preserve of the merchandiser, who knows everything about merchandising and stock control and reordering from a bricks and mortar perspective, with access to all kinds of inventory reports from back end ERPs, but who had little or no expertise of what goes on online. In fact the whole online experience is the preserve of the digital marketing department - who typically have little knowledge of product. What's clearly missing is a joined up view - and a new role has been created, the web merchandiser, but as yet most retailers still don't have one.
Key to this role is understanding not just which products are selling, in the traditional merchandising sense, but how products are selling relative to interest. Just as in the old days a store manager could spot a market opportunity when he saw crowds of people browsing his small greeting cards selection on Valentines day, so online-savvy merchandisers need to be able to spot potential before the event, not react to sales already made. The key questions they need answers to are 'what is the maximum potential sales I could make out of the product selection I have, knowing what I know about my customers?' This is all about tracking and understanding product level, category level and where applicable, brand level conversion rates, so that high converting products can be put in front of more of the right customers, and low converting products can be re-configured, re-priced or retired.
Know How Much You are Actually Making - Doh!
The last piece in the triangle is profit. Most retailers who trade online - especially those who have developed websites from traditional stores - have a disjointed view of sales performance between online reported revenues, and offline reported profit. All too often the online sales channel has one aggregated profit line, and there is no understanding of the levers and controls and sensitivities that have contributed, unseen, to produce that profit.
What today's performance driven commerce managers need in order to optimise properly is visibility of profit at website level. Why? Because if you are choosing between two high converting products to push, you will want to know which one drives you the most profit. It's also useful to be able to distinguish between high revenue customers who typically shop in the sales, where your margins are tight, and those who buy full price items. Finally, and crucially, when assessing your Adwords campaign, wouldn't it make sense to know how much money you are actually making from your keyword campaigns? If all you are driving is revenue, then you could easily be throwing money away - and many retailers are. Let's face it, that's how Google has got rich - largely on the ignorance of the longtail.
The point is, with cost and margin data, you get can see exactly how much you can afford to spend on promoting particular products.


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Nowadays it is hard to run into a young person without them carrying a smartphone. The widespread use of Smartphones has to be handled as a fact in this day and age. This bears the consequence that the demand for applications that use most of the features of these smartphones is ever growing. One such feature is global positioning.
Within the limits of this thesis I joined a project at the Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics that deals with indoor positioning. For this project I undertook the expansion of the Redpin indoor positioning application. I added a two dimensional vectorgraphic map display mode to the application, and I also extended it with adaptive indoor route planning capabilities.
In the first part of this thesis I will introduce the most crucial facts about the Android mobile platform. I also perform research about related technologies and mathematical methods.
In the second part of the thesis I show the design steps, design decisions, and necessary compromises I had to make while designing the extensions to the application.
In the third part of the thesis I discuss the implementation details of the features, point out the interesting parts of the implementation with emphasis on concrete methods that I used during the implementation.
In the final Part I present the process of testing methods we have used, I evaluate the achieved results and draw the conclusions.


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Your BrandChamp settings can be found under the "Settings" heading in the admin nav bar.
Click "Settings" to begin
You will then land on the Settings tab
Company Name
Your company name
Timezone to use for activity availability cut offs and for reports.
Full list of timezone names is available here.
Controls what currencies are available in the system. Mainly used in Referral Activity Types to build a mapping from currency of order to number of points to credit BrandChamp with.
By default the system will add USD. If you are in another region and connect your Shopify store, the appropriate currency will be added automatically.
If rejected, how many days must an applicant wait before reapplying?
If you reject an applicant from the program, how many days must they wait before being able to apply again. If they attempt to apply before that time, they will receive an error message informing them they cannot reapply yet.
Support Email
An email address for your own company which can be used by BrandChamps if they have questions about a particular activity etc.
Issued Rewards Email Send Time
If a BrandChamp selects a reward that requires manual issuing by an administrator, it may take some time before an admin actually issues the reward. Therefore we need to send an email to BrandChamps at some point in the future. However, if a BrandChamp has selected multiple rewards, it would be too noisy to send them an individual email for each issued reward, so the system batches them together and sends a single email at a single time during the day. That time is defined in this setting (and takes into account your timezone defined above)
Days to wait before applying referral credit
After detecting a referral, how many days later will the BrandChamp receive points from it. Defaults to 14.
When a new referral is detected, what is the default action?
For newly detected suspicious and non-suspicious referrals, you can choose to:
- Leave referral approval state as undecided (in which case an admin must manually approve or deny each referral)
- Approve the referral
- Deny the referral
Ambassador Term
Different brands use different terms to refer to their ambassadors (for example "influencers"). These term fields allow you to set up your own custom terms here for use in email templates and messaging across the site.
Ambassadors Plural Term
Plural form of above term


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This Cameta Care Platinum 5-Year Warranty promises that the covered equipment will be guaranteed to operate properly according to manufacturer's specifications for a period of five (5) years or we will repair the equipment to operate properly at no charge to you (this includes all parts and labor).
This warranty covers any film camera -- including new, refurbished and factory demo items -- that is initially covered by a manufacturer's warranty, and falls within the indicated retail price range. The warranty also covers one standard kit lens bundled with a camera by the manufacturer.
This Platinum Warranty covers:
This warranty does not cover equipment which has been misused, tampered with, modified or intentionally damaged.
Accessories not covered: flashes, batteries, film, additional lenses, and additional accessories or other expenses or consequential damages.
Bundled items supplied by retailer are NOT covered under the warranty.
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Environmentally-Friendly Shingles For Roofing
A good number of property owners can expect to have to do some roof work for their properties. Replacing Shingles for Roofing may be part of that work if a new roof has to be added. Roofs go through more than any other part of the home, so home owners should start thinking about their next roofing option well before it is needed. Since it seems like more Americans are concerned with the environment, it's only natural to discuss environmentally-friendly roofing systems. These systems are better than some people think. People don't have to settle for second best simply because they are concerned about the environment.
People who want the most environmentally-friendly Shingles for Roofing should choose recycled shingles. These shingles can be composed of all types of recycled waste. The thing is that they don't look as if they were recycled. If people had to guess, they'd say they were shingles made from fresh materials. These shingles are also built to last, so home owners can go a couple decades without having to worry about their roofs. In fact, there are manufacturers who guarantee their recycled shingles for five decades. For people who are concerned about fire safety, they can look for recycled shingles that have great fire ratings.
Metal isn't just for planes, trains, and automobiles. It can be used for roofing as well. What most people don't know is that the metal used for roofs isn't all new. It will contain some recycled components. This is because metal is very easy to recycle. And once the metal roof has served its purpose, it can be recycled once again. When shopping for shingles, people can look for metal materials that are made from 100 percent recycled materials.
For new home owners, a metal roof should last for as long as they own the home. This is because these roofing systems are usually good for at least five decades. Insurance companies like to give discounts for homes that use metal roofs. It's because the roofs offer great fire-resistance. Some metal shingles can even look like wood shakes and be bought in different colours.
Once people have decided which shingles to use, they have to decide who will install them. They can look for FREE ESTIMATES FOR ROOF INSTALLATION so that they can find the best deals in the area. The estimates can be used to make contractors compete against each other. Visit Heparmer.com to know more.
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The copper market is frequently referred to as the, "economist of the metals markets" because the supply and demand issues associated with this market lead directly to construction and manufacturing. Therefore, commercial long hedgers actively locking in prices for their future usage is seen as a bullish sign for the economy because construction and manufacturing managers are trying to lock in their production supplies for an expected growth in demand. Obviously, commercial long hedgers setting a record net long position would be indicative of their expectations of increased end line demand within their manufacturing sectors. This is exactly what led us to our late January notion that, "… the commercial traders' buying near $2.50 is extremely supportive even in a world of slowing Gross Domestic Product."
All this is well and good but would happen if the commercial copper traders sitting on their record net long position decided that they were wrong and began offsetting their long hedges at currently weakening prices?
Twenty-five years of copper prices underscored by the net commercial trader position clearly shows two things. First, regardless of the commercial traders' position, the copper market has only mounted one significant rally that began above the $2.50 per/lb price level. The one that did occur above $2.50 was in 2011 and commercial traders added more than 23,000 contracts to help push prices higher during the rally. The current commercial trader position is currently just over 40,000 contracts. This appears to be what's left of a failed attempt to support prices by the commercial traders who just set a new net long record near 54,000 contracts in January.
Their recent selling has been strong enough to shift commercial trader momentum into negative territory for the first time since late August of 2014. We've highlighted the periods of negative commercial momentum over the last few years to give you an idea of what commercial selling looks like in the underlying market when it's happening. Copper futures clearly fell hard in 9 out of 13 observances of negative commercial trader momentum. Furthermore, only one period in late 2010 through early 2011 showed any gains that the copper futures were able to hold through their respective periods of negative commercial trader bias.
This brings us up to speed in the current market situation. Referring back to the, "economist of the metals market" statement, I want to briefly mention the increasingly negative commercial bias in the equity markets as a parallel concern. Briefly, if general manufacturing is expected to slow down, the stock market and copper markets would both be adversely effected. Therefore, the commercial traders' actions within the equity index sector correlate well with their counterparts' actions in copper. Finally, regarding the stock index futures, we expect lower prices ahead as discussed last week in , "Equity Rally Waves a Caution Flag."
The current chart focuses on the mechanics of generating an official COTSignals, sell signal. The setup is a brief three step process.
1) Only trade in the direction of commercial trader momentum, which just turned negative.
2) Wait for short term market momentum to build up tension against the commercial position as measured by an overbought/oversold reading on our short-term market momentum indicator. Monday's rally pushed this into overbought territory.
3) Once the market reverses and the short-term market momentum indicator has dropped below the overbought threshold, we issue the "COT Sell Signal."
Finally, whatever the swing high or low ends up being as the market reverses will be the price at which our stop loss order is placed.
This copper futures trade could get interesting if we find that the last couple of weeks' buying was not enough to build a solid base to hold the market. Commercial traders may find themselves selling the market hard – down to new lows under $2.50 per pound.
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The Bangalore-based B school, Global Institute for Corporate Education (GICE), a centre of excellence for corporate education has come up with a centre for nurture young entrepreneurs and for addressing the rising concern created by lack of human resource by getting students of the B-school to intern with the start-ups during their two-year course. GICE has named its initiative as 'start-up Incubation Centre' and works in collaboration with Bangalore Alpha Labs (BAL).
The incubation centre was launched in the presence of Mr. Somendra Chaudhary, Managing Director of GICE and Mr. Ahimanikya Satapathy, Founder of Bangalore Alpha Labs.
The GICE Start-up Incubation centre will help resolve the issue of human resource by getting its students to intern with start-ups as part of their curriculum. The Start-up incubation centre will be put up in the GICE campus in Bangalore.
About GICE – B School:
Global Institute for Corporate Education (GICE) was established under the aegis of Sri Sankara charitable trust (previously known as Apex Foundation). GICE was established with the principal motto of imparting quality education in the fields of management, IT, commerce and science to students across the world. The programs at GICE include MBA, MCA, BBM, B. Com, BCA and joint programs such as PGPM+MBA. The institute focuses on value based education and aims at enhancing the career prospects of students and working executives. They have laid a strong foundation to build a best-in-class Business School for students from across the globe.
About BAL:
Bangalore Alpha Labs Incubation is a vibrant community of entrepreneurs coming together to interact and communicate ideas while they launch their start-ups at BAL Space. BAL Incubation provides the best possible support for start-ups from ideation, forming the company till becoming a viable business. Members working from BAL can select from one of the plans provided on the website. Benefits of working from BAL include the start-up package, which gives free branding packages worth Rs. 20,000, tech, marketing and business mentorship, discounted services from BAL partners and access to all the tech meetups that happen at the space.
Rajeev Paripoornam, dean of GICE, said the new incubator will provide guidance and support to budding entrepreneurs across sectors, to run their businesses effectively. It will also support students who want to become entrepreneurs, and will help entrepreneurs to reach out to organisations that may be able to help them in specialist areas. He added that GICE's association with start-ups will last between 18 and 36 months.
"We have to develop a curriculum in such a way that students will have enough time to work with start-ups based on the latter's requirements. This may range from one hour to four hours per day," he said.
GICE has received 10 inquiries so far, and hopes to be able to rope in 30 start-ups over the next six months.
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The 20th annual World Day for Consecrated Life is being celebrated Tuesday, February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It will be celebrated in parishes on February 7.
On February 1 Pope Francis met in Rome with about 5,000 men and women who were present to mark the closing of the Year for Consecrated Life, which began Nov. 30, 2014, and ends February 2.
In his remarks, the pope said "I confess, it takes a lot out of me to see the decline in vocations."
When religious communities, male and female, have only one or two novices, when bishops tell him they have only four or five seminarians, "this tempts me to lose hope," Pope Francis said.
But the answer to the shortage of vocations is not despair or admitting all comers to relgious communities he said.
Instead, "We have to pray more. We must pray tirelessly."
The annual celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life was begun by Pope St. John Paul II. The day invites the entire Church to reflect on consecrated life, pray for those in consecrated life, and thank God for their service and mission.
Those in consecrated life include religious sisters, nuns, brothers, religious priests, and monks who have professed vows and life in community. All who become followers of Christ through the consecrated life bless the Church.
Learn more about vocations
The Redemptorists' vocations website: redemptoristvocations.com
Redemptoristine Nuns' website: rednunsny.org
Vision Vocation Network: vocationnetwork.org


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You are employed as a server is frequently listed among the worst Occupations in the usa — ditto for new service rankings. Low cost, long hours, rude consumers, and site recommendation — it adds up to crummy work atmosphere. Now imagine you've got to accomplish this occupation in Vegas, the always-on, customer service-obsessed dwelling of 24hour entertainment and you would buffet meals.
More than any other American town, Nevada runs a Service market. The majority of people that you run in contact during your upcoming casino trip likely live in their hints. Your trader? He gets minimum wage, perhaps a buck longer if he has worked at precisely the same region for five decades. The same holds for the girl that attracts you the cocktails, and the guy who pushes one to and from the airport, and also other people that can help out you during your visit to Sin City.
Back in Vegas, leaning is not indicated — it's required.
You've Got to trick in Las Vegas. You need to factor the price of Tips into an entertainment budget. Do not worry — you won't commit an arm and a leg to gratuities. Hint levels in Vegas are tied into this degree and quality of service. It's a tiny percentage made to help keep the market moving. Consider it greasing the cogs of this much-larger wheel built to keep you hydrated, amused, and joyful.
Gaming. The total amount of attention you will get from the cocktail waitress is dependent upon how far you are playing, in precisely what bets, also (surprise, surprise) how you trick. The beverage is liberated — that the labor to pour and send the drink isn't.
The standard tip continues to be $1 per beverage. Bear in Mind, those Hard-working ladies need to trick out over 1/5th of what they create in hints into the bartender, therefore if you should be winning, then slide her a five every occasionally. Cash is still king. However, you can trick chips if you'd like.
1 Last etiquette tip for Handling cocktail waitresses put your hint on her menu.
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Please take a look at this picture, and you really want to tell me these are 17yr old girls? and all real women without ball sacks? You be the judge !!
You see news like this just makes me begin to believe that corruption can never be eliminated in Naija...Cos the thing just dey our blood.
"South Africa has officially lodged a protest against Nigeria on allegations of fielding overage players during their 2010 U-17 Women's World Cup qualifier at Opperheimer Stadium, South Africa on Saturday"
They warned Naija in the first leg, after loosing 5-0, but Naija still came back in the second leg with the same players....HA HA HA ... I just love my country jare..nothing do us ehh
Well, if South Africa is crying about some players being overage, then that that mean say sand still dey inside their eye nah....Cos as for me, those Naija football chicks, including the ones wey be real women ohh, and the ones wey just change to women ohh, are all over aged. I swear say none of them for that team dey less than 26 :)
But come to think about it, how many 17yr old girls for Naija dey think of football sef? No be same 17yrs old girls for Naija wey dem still dey teach how to wear pad for Naija:) ? You see its not like Yankee where teenage girls look so mature, and their parents encourage them to play soccer, and put them in different summer training camps and stuff. I fit even remember those primary and secondary school days for Naija wey me and my friends dey fear to even talk to girl wey talk say she like to watch ball, talk-less of playing ke..!!!
Anyways South Africa I dey feel una pain jare. Me too for complain if I notice say i dey play against the opposite sex... and dem come tear me 5-0 ontop :(
Nawa 4 you, me, us, him, her, them and all other Naija peeps making headlines such as our Naija celebrities, corrupt politicians, fake pastors, yahoo-yahoo peeps, normal and abnormal, and any latest news worth laughing about in Naija and abroad.......ALL REAL STORIES....NO BULLSH#&$%@*!!!
Friday, May 7, 2010
2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER NAIJA AGE SCANDAL........ha ha ha
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NY1700 : Dalegarth Station
taken 13 years ago, near to Beckfoot, Cumbria, Great Britain
This is 1 of 12 images, with title Dalegarth Station in this square
Ravenglass to Eskdale Railway :: SD0896
A steam preservation railway, originally build as a narrow gauge mineral line in 1875 to export Iron ore from the Esk valley via the port of Ravenglass. Locally known as La'al Ratty. The terminal stations are Ravenglass SD0896 : Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Station, Ravenglass. & SD0896 : Ravenglass Station, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and Dalegarth NY1700 : Dalegarth Station & NY1700 : Dalegarth Station, Eskdale (at the village of Boot) Website: Link where a full timetable and history are available.
Boot :: NY1701
Boot is a very small village / Hamlet in Upper Eskdale. It sits at the foot of Hardknott Pass. The village was the centre of the Iron ore mining in the Esk Valley and is the eastern terminal for the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. Today the economy depends on tourism.
Dalegarth for Boot Station
Dalegarth for Boot railway station is the easterly terminus of the 15" gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria. It has a café and shop for passengers, along with a run-round loop, turntable and siding for trains. It is located next to the Whillan Beck, a tributary of the River Esk flowing from the isolated Burnmoor Tarn.
The station has stood on this site since the mid-1920s, when it was moved from in front of the nearby miners' cottages (now home to employees of the railway). In the days of the 3' gauge line, the station was at Boot, but soon after the conversion of the final stretch to 15" gauge, it became apparent that the miniature locomotives could not cope with the gradient. The current station is on the route of a late-Victorian mine branch from the cottages to Gill Force, across the River Esk.
For about 80 years, the station building was a converted second-hand hut from the weapons testing establishment at Eskmeals near Ravenglass. The current building, utilising its railway embankment site to create a split-level layout with an education/meeting suite below the main café and shop area, was opened on 21 April 2007 by music producer and railway enthusiast Pete Waterman.
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Miners also want gov't to resolve EO 79
After open-pit mine ban
By Madelaine B. Miraflor
While miners lauded the Mining Industry Coordinating Council's (MICC) decision to recommend the lifting of the ban on open-pit mine in the country, they are also hoping that the government will also move to finally resolve the issues surrounding the Executive Order 79 (EO 79), which bans the entry of new mining projects in the country.
"We see the MICC recommendation as a positive development for the mining industry. Open-pit mining is an accepted mining method that is practiced worldwide. It is proven to be safe, efficient and economical, and can be fully rehabilitated post-mining," Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) Executive Director Ronald Recidoro said in a text message.
"This will help bolster mining investor interest in Philippines. However, we still have to resolve the moratorium on new mining projects imposed under EO 79," he added.
The Philippines is currently the fourth most mineralized country in the world. At previous market prices, the country's untapped mineral resources are estimated to be worth around P73.47 trillion.
Yet, these resources are yet to be translated into revenues due to regulatory issues and certain existing policies like EO 79.
Under EO 79, no new mineral agreements shall be approved until a legislation rationalizing existing revenue sharing schemes and mechanisms shall have taken effect.
Before he left the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in July, former MGB Director Mario Luis Jacinto expressed interest to work towards the abolition of EO 79, saying that it is "not needed"
In May, upon taking over the leadership in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said that he won't close the doors to the possibility of allowing new mining projects in the country.
According to Recidoro, the appeal to abolish EO 79 is something that COMP will formally raise to Cimatu during their next meeting.
Cimatu, on Tuesday, said that he will lift the controversial ban on open-pit mine before the end of the year, following the recommendation of MICC.
However, he said that before he issues a new department order reversing the previous issuance of the DENR banning open-pit mine, he will first consult other members of the Cabinet.
Commenting on this issue, Recidoro said the DENR seems to be "on the right track" when it comes to dealing with mining issues.
"They are looking to review existing policies for operating mines, including the rehabilitation fund, mineral taxation, etc. Any improvement in the monitoring and regulation of mining projects is a positive development for us," Recidoro further said.
According to Recidoro, the industry was supposed to have a meeting with Cimatu on Tuesday but it was cancelled.
The meeting , he said, will most likely take place after Cimatu's visit in Australia, which is yet to be finalized.
Meawhile, the MICC also agreed that it should be the DENR, through its Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), to "take a close look and take appropriate action" on the issue involving the expansion of 24 mining areas covered by Mineral Production Sharing Agreements (MPSA).
Tags: Chamber of Mines of the Philippines, DENR, Mines and Geosciences Bureau, mining industry, Mining Industry Coordinating Council, open-pit mining, Secretary Roy Cimatu


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Importance to regulate imports
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Develop a persuasive paper with a thesis statement on Summarizing GATT law and the WTO.
Why is it important to regulate imports?
What are non-Tariff barriers to trade.
How do these non-Tariff barriers affect management decisions.
What is GATT?
What is the primary function of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
How do parties settle trade disputes through GATT and the WTO.
Explain the liability of international carriers for
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Ocean intermediaries
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Trade and trade barriers are issues that are inherent in any policies adopted by various nations. It is inarguable to state that a central tenet in trade economics is the significance of international trade as a means for higher living standards in various nations. This paper seeks evaluate GATT law and WTO, and their role in free international trade and protectionism.
Why it is important to regulate imports:
It is important to regulate imports within a country in order to protect the infant domestic industries in the country. Big international importers in most cases have a better competitive advantage as compared to the local industry and unregulated inflow of products in huge quantities can lead to the demise of the young domestic industries due to competition pressure. Another importance of regulating imports is so as prevent predatory pricing behaviors in the domestic market through activities such as dumping of products in the local market. This helps prevents the importation of materials that may be unsafe for the domestic country consumers. Another importance of regulating imports is so as to protect employment in certain industries that may be threatened with unregulated importation of some products (Elwell, 2006).
Regulating imports also helps in maintaining the social and moral values of a country by regulating the kind of materials that enter a country such as tobacco, alcohol, narcotic drugs or inappropriate entertainment materials that may be viewed as socially degrading and which may adversely affect the culture of a country. Unlike the scholars who argue that regulating imports hurts the domestic consumer by reducing their economic welfare through charging of high prices, it can be noted that this argument though right in the short term may be wrong in the long term where unregulated imports results to importation of unsafe products into the country which may make them worse off economically and health wise. It is though worthy to note that ...
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The expert determines the importance to regulate imports for thesis statements.