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It sure has proven a busy month for progressive slots this past August. Beach Life, one of these years' favorites in the progressive department reached an outstanding amount of $2.3 million. Although a significantly lower mark than the one reached seven months ago ($8.2 million), it still is an achievement none the less. Details of the win aren't disclosed to the public as of yet, but it is a fact the life of someone changed with this win. For now, all we need to know is that Beach Life has gone back to square one, to once again start amassing a fortune awaiting a lucky player.
Mega Mollah on the rise
With Beach Life grand jackpot empty, the attention goes to Microgaming progressive crown jewel, Mega Moolah. As of now, it's around the $2.6 million, ticking away until someone comes to claim the win. Last year Mega Moolah reached $3.8 million, an amount that won't go to history books, but big altogether. Since that event, the online slot has been giving wins below the $2 million mark. In the present, Mega Moolah is amassing around $40,000 a day and increasing on a daily basis.
This past July, when the novelty The Dark knight slot went live, Mega Moolah received a big boost. Taking notice of the new Warner Brother's movie, "The Dark knight Rises" this new online slot based on the cape crusader augmented the traffic on Microgaming sponsored casinos.. As a consequence, many players attracted by Batman, took notice of Mega Moolah, and its daily plays went to the roof. If you want to try your luck, head to Platinum Play, one of the current best Microgaming sponsored casinos around.
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For those looking for other options you can try Millionaire Club, from the software developers Cryptologic. Some days ago the jackpot passed the $1 million, with a steady increase rate of $10,000 per day. Many find comfort away from the spotlights, so if you want a less concurred progressive jackpot, try your luck with Millionaire Club. The daily rate at which the progressive jackpot is augmenting is going at a steady peace, so its likely it will continue for some time to come.
In the case you are new to the world of progressive jackpots, keep in mind that they are the ones that give the biggest prizes. Here you can find some simple tips to follow when selecting which one to put your faith on.


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Desktop-as-a-Service Designed for Any Cloud ? Nutanix Frame
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"A rose is a rose, by any other name." But is the same true for
a Jabber client? I don't think so."
"To answer this question, we first have to decide what a Jabber
client is. To many, it is a program with which to chat with
friends, and join in group discussions. On one level, of course it
is. The current cluster of available Jabber clients are focused
pretty much on the initial competency (there's a reason why I'm not
using the phrase 'core competency') of Jabber: Instant Messaging
"Jabber is an architecture, a way of thinking, a set of
protocols, just as much as it is an actual implementation in the
form of a server and clients. And this architecture lends itself to
much more than the exchange of gossip between friends, or the
hosting of WAMs (Wide Area Meetings ;-) in group chat. It can be
injected easily into the virtual routes between systems and users,
acting as "message plasma" to bind those entities taking part in
conversations as equal partners, and to provide them with a space
and time structure in which to engage in those conversations."
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Training seminar on "Museum Emergency Preparedness" in UNESCO Beirut
Under the High Patronage of H.E. Minister of Culture, Mr. Raymond Arayji, UNESCO Beirut Office in close collaboration with the Lebanese National Committee of ICOM (International Council of museums), jointly organized a training seminar on "Museum Emergency Preparedness" from 26 to 28 May 2015, in UNESCO Office in Beirut.
This training came as a part of risk management activities conducted by UNESCO, and was dedicated for museums professionals and institutions involved in the protection, preservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage.
This activity's major objectives included identification of potential risks facing the various institutions, preparation and development of emergency plans, as well as measures and response planning in cases of emergencies. The training seminar includes theoretical and practical approaches while it orbits around two main themes: risks and actions in museums; and contributing to the development and implementation of an emergency plan.
Speaking at this event, UNESCO Culture programme specialist Joseph Kreidi confirmed that this training comes as "a response to the interest and assistance requests expressed by the Lebanese authorities", and "in the framework of the series of activities that UNESCO has been conducting in Lebanon to strengthen local capacities, and update the current techniques and intervention processes in place".
Mr. Kreidi also praised the partnership between the different parties involved, considering that "it's through this type of partnership, and through this shared vision of cultural heritage that we should apply the essential energy and resources to fight the crimes committed against culture".
At the same time, representing HE Minister Raymond Arayji, the National Museum director Ms. Anne-Marie Afeich said in her speech that "this Conference comes in response to a pressing need, that is unfortunately very urgent due to the events in the region, since the damage caused by the armed conflict imposes the existence of an appropriate plan to enable each museum and cultural institution in charge of safeguarding and protecting heritage to take the appropriate measures to face these destructive emergencies".
"This Conference comes within the framework of the cultural resistance policy established by the Ministry of culture", she added.
Also speaking at this training, ICOM President in Lebanon Suzy Hakimian stressed the fact that "budgets allocated by the government are rarely enough to sustain public museums". "We need to adopt new approaches, like modern communications tools and Private-Public Partnerships to find new resources and explore new opportunities", added Hakimian.
The training seminar included theoretical and practical approaches while it orbits around two main themes: risks and actions in museums; and contributing to the development and implementation of an emergency plan.
Finally, more than 45 participants working at the different museums around the country were able to benefit from this seminar, conducted by Mr. Stéphane Pennec, conservator and founding Director of the AINU (workshop in Paris for conservation & restoration, exhibition facilities and management, and storage of museums' artefacts).


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Whether you are attending a public fireworks display or hosting your own at home with the family, it's always best to be prepared!!!!
Burns and Scalds are damage to the skin caused by heat and are treated in the same way. A burn is caused by dry heat ie: an iron or fire. A scald is caused by something wet, such as hot water or steam. Burns can also be caused by chemicals, ice, electricity and the sun. They can be very painful and can cause blisters and charred, black or red skin.
Burns Statistics
- Every 1.5 minutes someone in the UK is burnt or scalded in an accident at home
- 112,000 people visit hospital each year with the effects of burns and scalds incurred in the home
- 45% of all casualties are children under the age of 4 years old
Fireworks Statistics
- Sparklers get five times hotter than cooking oil.
- A rocket can reach speeds of 150mph.
- A firework shell can reach as high as 200m.
- Three sparklers burning together generate the same heat as a blowtorch.
- The majority of firework-related injuries happen at family or private parties.
- The most common injuries are to hands, followed by the eyes and face.
Depth of Burns
There are 3 different depths of burns:
- Superficial
- Partial-Thickness
- Full-Thickness
Superficial Burns are red, sore and tender.
Partial-Thickness Burns are similar to Superficial burns but with the appearance of blisters.
Full-Thickness Burns have burnt through layers of skin, tissue and nerves and will be black and charred.
Treating burns and scalds
- Immediately get the person away from the heat source to stop the burning
- Cool the burn with cool water for 10 to 30 minutes – do not use ice, iced water or any creams or greasy substances such as butter
- Remove any clothing or jewellery that is near the burnt area of skin, but do not move anything that is stuck to the skin
- Keep the casualty warm as they could go into shock
- Cover the burn by placing a layer of cling film over it
The British Red Cross website has a video about first aid for burns.
When to get medical attention
Depending on how serious a burn is, it may be possible to treat it at home. For minor burns, keep the burn clean and do not burst any blisters that form. More serious burns will require professional medical attention. You should go to a hospital A&E department for:
- all chemical and electrical burns
- large or deep burns – any burn bigger than the palm of your hand
- full thickness burns of all sizes – these burns cause white or charred skin
- partial thickness burns on the face, hands, arms, feet, legs or genitals – these are burns that cause blisters
People who are at greater risk from the effects of burns, such as children under five years old, the elderly and pregnant women, should also get medical attention after a burn or scald. The size and depth of the burn will be assessed and the affected area cleaned before a dressing is applied. In severe cases, skin graft surgery may be recommended.
Preventing burns and scalds
Many severe burns and scalds affect babies and young children. Examples of things you can do to help reduce the chances of your child having a serious accident at home include:
- Keeping your child out of the kitchen whenever possible
- Testing the temperature of bath water using your elbow before you put your child in the bath
- Keeping matches, lighters and lit candles out of young children's sight and reach
- Keeping hot drinks well away from young children (a hot drink can still burn a very young child 15 minutes after it has been made)


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Diego Costa - The China signing that would scare the life out of Europe's elites
If there has been a bid from China for Diego Costa, then Antonio Conte claims he knows nothing about it. "The club didn't inform me about this," the Chelsea coach said. "For this reason it can be only speculation."
Conte wins battle with Costa on and off the pitch
Costa did not play against Leicester City on Saturday evening; it was left to Eden Hazard to lead the line in the 3-0 victory against the beleaguered champions, who set up Marcos Alonso for the opener. Talk that Costa had had his head turned by the lure of Chinese cash was dismissed by Conte, who instead claimed it was a back complaint which kept Costa from featuring.
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"If you want to know the truth, I'm ready to tell the truth," Conte said. "It's this. On Tuesday, during the training session, Diego stopped because he felt a pain in his back. From that moment he didn't train during the week. For this reason today he wasn't available for the starting XI, for the bench or to come with the squad."
Despite that declaration from the coach, there is a sense that all is not well with Chelsea and their 14-goal top scorer. There is a sense that the market conditions laid down by clubs like Chelsea are catching up with them.
Reports that Fabio Cannavaro-coached Tianjin Quanjian have offered a contract worth £30m per year to Diego Costa is bound to have left Chelsea fans feeling somewhat similar to what fans of other clubs thought about Chelsea 14 years ago when Roman Abramovich first began throwing the money accumulated through the taking of Russia's natural resources at the transfer market.
Who are these people? What can they offer aside from money?
"You ain't got no history," opposing fans taunt their Chelsea counterparts. Those barbs don't sting a club who won the Champions League in 2012; nor would they sting Tianjin Quanjian - rebooted in their current guise only in 2015 and have only just earned promotion to the top flight. Money, not history, is power.
Abramovich's involvement brought to the transfer market a new kind of grotesqueness. Figures swelled once interest from Chelsea was confirmed, but he could pay it. The effect of that grotesqueness has faded over time. Big fees, big wages - that is the new normal and not just for Chelsea.
A clutch of fellow European super clubs are capable of offering the transfer fees and wages that Chelsea can and all would appear to be working within certain, though still sky-high, budget constraints.
Top players have their choice of Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich. Beyond that, teams are a little hesitant about going all in.
Once players are at those clubs, it is difficult to get them out. The money is spectacular and trophies are contested. There is very little difference in how these clubs entice new signings and keep their best players. Whether that privilege is earned quickly – like PSG, Man City or Chelsea – or of a more traditional kind has ceased to matter.
There has been a comfort and satisfaction in belonging to that elite band of super clubs up to now. It is the closest a club can be to invincible. Having money to upgrade contracts and hire more top class players keeps everyone happy.
Chelsea already beat last season after just 21 games
The money from China though is disorientating. The ambition of the state-backed Chinese Super League project has the potential to rupture the European power bases forever.
Chelsea, who as good as invented the modern transfer market, have hitherto been content to sell their squad surplus to China. The sales of Ramires, Oscar and Jon Obi Mikel brought in good money – far more than any European or English buyer would put up.
But the signing of Diego Costa would be the game changer for the Chinese Super League. Hulk wasn't; neither was Carlos Tevez. Not even Oscar. It is the one signing that would scare the life out of Europe's best clubs who remain as desperate as ever to hoard the best talents among themselves.
Costa belongs in the second tier of superstars directly beneath Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. An established international player, the 28-year-old is comfortably the biggest striking talent in the world's most prominent football league. If Chinese money can get him, it can get anyone who is interested in going there.
Costa's representative, Jorge Mendes, made a high-profile trip to China last week with his mind seemingly on exports. He has already sold Jackson Martinez into the Super League, been involved in the deals that saw Axel Witsel and Ricardo Carvalho move east this winter and it would appear he is sounding out buyers for more of his Europe-based clients.
The Portuguese super-agent has an increasingly large interest in the Chinese market. He is a minority stakeholder in Foyo Culture and Entertainment Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Fosun International Ltd, which is one of China's largest business conglomerates. Last year Mendes's Gestifute agency signed a "strategic partnership" with Foyo. The companies intend to co-operate on agent services for players, image rights and tournament organisation.
Mendes was photographed in the company of Tianjin Quanjian's billionaire chairman Shu Yuhui and even gave him the gift of a Real Madrid shirt bearing the name of another one of his clients, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The newly-promoted club is operated by the huge Quanjian herbal medicine company and could finance the Costa deal at a stroke. Ominously for Chelsea, they are also known to be in the market for an imported striker to star in the team alongside record-signing Witsel.
The Chinese Super League is now threatening to do to the established European order what the Premier League has done to Europe for the best part of two decades.
It is a market growing at warp speed. It's potentially risky and probably unsustainable for the long-term. But for those players lucky enough to have their numbers called by Chinese clubs right now, it's a dream come true.
Chinese clubs have succeeded in drawing elite African and South American talents away from Europe and there is a simple reason for that. In order to make a decent living, African and South American players have to up sticks and leave home as a matter of course. Whether they end up in Spain, St Petersburg or Shanghai, they are thousands of miles from home regardless.
For a man like Costa, London is equally remote from his hometown of Lagarto as Tianjin is. It is an alien country, alien culture. Life for emigrant players like him is one of constant adaptation.
Alonso confident Diego Costa will remain at Chelsea
As it stands, Conte is making no promises about Costa's future. He deliberately batted back the question over whether or not his player had a future at the club. When asked if he'd play for Chelsea again he replied "why not?" but appeared to use Costa's back injury as an excuse for not playing him in the games upcoming.
"I prefer not to reply to questions that start with 'if'," Conte said about the possibility of his striker training with his team-mates next week. "On Tuesday we will see what happens.
"I don't know [when he will be back]. It's always very difficult. I don't have his pain. It's important to understand when he recovers from his pain. We'll see next week about this."
There are no guarantees that Costa would go; it remains to be seen whether or not the Chinese interest is being used to conjure an improved deal from his own club. Chelsea, in any case, would not be automatically be forced to sell a player who is under contract for another two years.
The attempted signing is enough and the message is clear; no player is off limits.


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If you're reading this, it should come as no surprise to you that mobile marketing becomes more important with every business cycle. What may surprise you is the extent to which it is gaining ground, and the level of saturation this technology has found in the global population. Consider these figures as of the close of 2011:
- Over the year, mobile advertising in North America grew from $304 million to $701 million. The developing world also doubled, moving from $196 million to $410 million.
- Google reported that by the end of 2011, one in seven searches on their site were from mobile devices.
- As of 2011, 23 percent of respondents to an Equation Research study said they preferred to shop via a website on smartphone or tablet.
- The same study found that approximately 6 percent of respondents regularly accessed online retail sites, shopping guides or auction sites via their mobile devices.
- A Mobile Marketing Association report found that 29 percent of mobile users are open to scanning tags to get coupons.
Although 2011 showed impressive growth in acceptance and usage of mobile media, the experts say the best is yet to come.
Portio research predicts users of mobile email will quadruple by 2015.
Mobile internet users are growing at nearly twice the rate of desktop internet users -- and predicted to exceed desktop usage by 2013.
eMarketer anticipates a 14% increase in redemption of mobile coupons, and a 65% growth in mobile ad revenue, in 2012 alone.
Consumers will spend $10 billion on mobile transactions in 2012, according to Forrester Research -- and this amount will grow by nearly 40 percent every year for the next five years.
To put things in perspective, here are some fun facts about SMS Marketing and other mobile functionality courtesy of the Mobile Marketing Association:
- Coupons delivered via mobile media receive a 10 to 1,000 percent greater response rate than print coupons.
- 5.1 billion human beings own a cellular phone as of early 2012.
- 4.2 billion human beings own a toothbrush.
- Mobile searches result in action within 1 hour in 70 percent of connections.
- The average response time to an email: 90 minutes. For a text message, it's 90 seconds.
- There are more cellular phones in use today than televisions.
Bottom line: this is the year to blow up your mobile marketing. This is true whether you're taking an existing program to a new level, or getting into the game for the first time.
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Intro: Cyberbullying is a global issue that usually occurs with increased social media usage. A number of studies have found significant gender differences in social media use and cyberbullying, although gender differences are not consistent across studies. Despite the increase in access to cellphones and Internet in Belize, no studies have investigated how adolescents are using these resources. The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences involving how adolescents in Belize are using social media and if cyberbullying is a problem. Methods: A written 25 question survey was created based on previous cyberbullying and social media surveys. It consisted of ranking items, rating items on a 5-point scale, yes or no questions, and questions that asked students to check all that apply. Counselors from all six districts of Belize were asked to disseminate the surveys to all of the primary and secondary schools in their districts. Results: 303 participants responded with 68 males and 235 females. A chi-square test of independence found that females were significantly more likely to post very often to Snapchat, χ2 (4) = 13.78, p<.01, and Instagram, χ2 (4) = 14.95, p<.01. Females were also significantly more likely to prevent certain people from accessing their social media content, χ2 (1) = 5.67, p=0.02. Males were significantly more likely to use a gaming console for about six hours a day, χ2 (6) = 14.79, p<.05. 15% of the students had been a victim of cyberbullying and there was not a significant difference between genders, χ2 (1) = 2.28, p=0.10. However, females were significantly more likely to report cyberbullying to an adult, χ2 (3) = 8.84, p=0.03. Discussion: These results provide preliminary information about social media use and cyberbullying in Belize. It indicates that gender differences exist within social media use and cyberbully reporting, and future studies should investigate influencing cultural factors.
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Kasahara, Grace Mariko, "Gender Differences in Social Media Use and Cyberbullying in Belize" (2017). All Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects. 753.
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- Get an Annulment in Florida
- Who gets Child Custody
- Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Enforce existing Court Orders
- Grandparents rights to Visitation
- Grounds for Divorce
- Marital Separation
- Mediation to settle Disputes
- Modify Court Orders
- Parenting Classes may be required
- Parenting Plans mandatory
- Property divided by Divorce
- Relocating your child out of state
- Alimony - Spousal Support
- Your State Resources
- Visitation for the non-custodial
- Change existing Court Orders
- Child Support - who pays
Annulment in Florida: How it works
The annulment from marriage in Florida is somewhat unique in the states, in that annulment is not necessarily codified (specific laws on the books) in state law. Rather, circuit courts rely on precedent created by appellate courts that have issued rulings in such cases. You must have grounds and be able to provide evidence to the court that certain conditions exist or existed to be eligible for an annulment. Florida code lists grounds for annulment as:
- misrepresentation or fraud – one of the spouses used misrepresentations to conceal information or to trick the other into marriage. Misrepresentations need to be material to the marriage, meaning not all deceptions rise to the level needed to annul a marriage.
- mental incapacity – one spouse was unable to give proper consent to marriage due to a serious mental condition or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- marriage as a joke or prank – these marriages can be annulled.
- bigamous – one of the spouses is legally married to more than one person.
- consanguinity – marrying a close blood relative
- a significant misunderstanding
- duress – if it was used to get consent from the other partner
An annulment in this State is permitted only when the marriage was void or voidable at the outset of the marriage. Void is a marriage that was illegal from the beginning. Voidable are marriages that are not necessarily void at its beginning, but are voidable due to circumstances. The following would be acceptable grounds to file:
- one of you is impotent and the other spouse did not know it at the time of the marriage
- one or both lacked the ability to consent to marriage because at the time of the ceremony, one spouse was suffering from a serious but temporary mental problem or was under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or drugs
- one of you used fraudulent acts or misrepresentations to con the other into marriage, or the marriage was entered into as a prank
- under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the ceremony
- one or both of you entered into the marriage under duress or extreme coertion
- one of you was under age at the time of the marriage (legal age to wed is age 18, Ages 16 and 17 must get parental consent) close-in-age exemptions exist: see Title XLVI Chapter 794
- one of you is legally married to more than one person
- one of you lacked the mental ability to consent to the marriage
- The marriage consists of same-sex partners
- consanguinity – you entered into an incestuous marriage – brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece. 1st cousins are permitted
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Florida courts will not grant an annulment if a partner learns of a situation that would qualify for annulment (such as when one partner is defrauded into marrying the other), and after learning about being defrauded, then had consensual sexual intercourse with that spouse. Having sex after your discovery of information that would void your marriage is considered approval and forgiveness of the wrong, and generally does not allow you grounds to annul your marriage. Courts will examine where the parties lived after one learned of the fraud, and if they cohabited after that, getting an annulment could be a problem. You may petition for an annulment at any time, but the longer you wait from the time you became aware of the situation, the more difficult the annulment process can be.
Religious Annulments
Catholic – Catholics will seek a religious annulment so that they may marry again, and be able to participate in all religious activities and sacraments. Without one, Catholics are treated as less than full members of their religious community.
Jewish – Called a Get, this religious procedure departs from Catholic teachings, in that the marriage is not treated as if it never occurred. The Get reconciles the divorce with the Jewish religion.
Hindu – This version of annulment is relatively uncommon, but when it is used, it too renders the marriage null. It is used most notably when a marriage has not been consummated within the first two months of marriage.
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As more democrats are jumping on board the Medicare-for-all train, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R–WI) slammed the idea, arguing that his colleagues across the aisle have "gone off the rails," The Hill reported.
Ryan warned that a Medicare-for-all plan would effectively pull every American off their current healthcare insurance coverage and not be managed well by the government.
"Everyone—no matter how much you like your plan—would have their plan taken away," Ryan said during a speech at the National Press Club. "The only way to control costs would be to ration care, and restrict access to doctors and treatments. All of these decisions would be made in Washington."
Ryan's fighting words come after HHS Secretary Alex Azar also came out against the idea last month. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) popularized Medicare-for-all after presenting his idea in a bill to Congress. Former President Barack Obama has also expressed support for the move recently.
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As most followers of this blog know, vFabric Suite is a lightweight, scalable, integrated middleware suite for on-site or cloud-based data-intensive custom applications. It is the best Cloud Application Platform for running Spring/Java on virtualized infrastructure. This free license is worth checking out for a myriad of reasons – for example, you can:
- Automate server provisioning
- Reduce Java memory consumption
- Lower application server footprint, increase server consolidation, and reduce costs
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Chatham County does NOT collect household garbage, or recycling at curbside. That service is provided through Individual subscription service with a private waste hauler. The collection service choices available to customers vary from company to company. A comprehensive listing of waste haulers is provided in the telephone book under "Garbage Collection," in the "Yellow Pages."
Chatham County does not regulate private waste haulers, so shopping for a waste hauler is like shopping for any other service-it pays to be careful. Check with the local Better Business Bureau at (912)-354-7521 to see if complaints have been logged against a hauler.
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The Sanitation Code requires homeowners to remove all trash receptacles used for the collection of their household garbage from the side of the road, public right-of-way, and in front of the dwelling unit, structure, or residence no later than 24 hours after collection of garbage or refuse. Failure to do so may result in a legal enforcement action by the County.
Chatham County provides residents in the unincorporated area a weekly curbside yard waste collection.
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Andaman Culture Clash: Tourists and Boat People
Saturday, January 17, 2009Filed for the South China Morning Post
TOURISTS on diving day-trips along the Andaman coast of Thailand hope to snap photos of a rare whale shark, or perhaps a turtle or two, down among the delightful coral reefs.
Yet recently, chances are that they will find themselves sharing an idyllic beach with thin and hungry refugees under armed military guard.
The golden sands of the Andaman, stretching north from the holiday island of Phuket, are renown as a wonderful place for swimming, sunbathing, and having a good time.
And as it turns out, those same sunny beaches provide convenient stretches of open space for laying out large numbers of illegal-immigrant boat people.
This week, images emerged of one tourist's memorable holiday day-trip, with sunbakers at one end of the beach, and rows of boat people, hands tied behind backs and faces forced onto the sand, at the other.
Such a contrast in the human condition on a single small arc of sand raised a range of moral issues at the same time as it highlights the plight of one of the world's most desperate and ignored people.
Just as most tourists went on frolicking and relaxing at one end of the beach while the boat people were laid out like so many sardines in the sun, so the nations of South-East Asia collectively go about ignoring the Rohingya.
An Asean summit next month, appropriately enough in Thailand, where all these moral issues have been exposed, may change all that.
Boatloads of these persecuted people, once a problem just for Thailand, Bangladesh and Malaysia especially, are now turning up in the waters of Indonesia and the isolated Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Were the boats deliberately detoured to Indonesia and India with the prevailing winds and currents because of a covert and horrifying change in policy in Thailand?
That's the question now being examined by the widening circle of Governments involved, along with human rights groups.
And because witnesses to the tragedy of the Rohingya boat people now include snap-happy day-trip tourists from Britain, Australia, Hong Kong, Germany, Russia and Scandinavia, the outcome is that the issue of the Rohingya may finally be getting the international attention it has long deserved.
The Andaman coastline, remote but appealing for many reasons, is replete with paradoxes. This coast last came to global attention during the 2004 tsunami, when rich tourists and poor villagers alike were killed by the big wave.
Now the tsunami coast is home to a secret exile island where the Thai army hides unwelcome boat people before recklessly releasing them on unsafe vessels with only paddles for power.
As it happens, the same coast is home to some of the world's leading five-star resorts, many of them rebuilt after the tsunami.
So it is that in the same week as the esteemed New York Times travel section christened Phuket and the Andaman ''the luxury destination of the year,'' a tourist who had a memorable day trip came forward because he was also not prepared to forget the people being mistreated at the other end of the beach.
It is thought that Rohingya boat people land along the Andaman coast for two reasons: because they run out of food, or because they hope to proceed to Malaysia on foot.
For most, Malaysia is the goal.
A misguided attempt by predominantly Muslim Malaysia a few years ago to solve the ''problem'' of the Rohingya, who are also Muslims, simply gave it fresh poignancy and pain.
According to advocates and other who work with the Rohingya, the people smugglers, known as ''brokers,'' are the prime cause of the flow of human traffic south from Bangladesh and northern Burma.
Because some of the brokers are also known for allegedly dealing in arms and the refugees are all men of military age, the Thai Army fears the latest boatloads of Rohingya may be destined to become insurgent fighters in the deep south of Thailand, where a deadly daily conflict is largely blamed on Muslim unrest.
Like the strange scene on the sand at the Similans islands, another picture came together this week of two aspects of the same world.
Amnesty International condemned the Thai Army for ''torturing insurgent suspects'' while another international human rights group, Refugees International, blasted the same arm of the Thai military for recklessly pushing Rohingya back out to sea.
The Thai tourist industry has always gone to great lengths to make the point that the insurrection in the Deep South of Thailand is hundreds of kilometres from the Andaman coastline.
Chances of the conflict ever spreading to the Andaman, where Buddhists and Muslims have live contentedly together all along the coast for decades, are exceedingly remote.
But the covert activities of the Thai Army have, for the first time, inadvertently connected the tourist holiday Andaman coast with the bloody conflict of the Deep South.
It happened because of a sudden and unexpected change in policy.
In past Rohingya sailing seasons, the Royal Thai Navy, Marine Police and regular police would apprehend boat people between November and April, and repatriate them through Immigration channels.
But since early December, the Thai Army has been overseeing the collection of Rohingya boat people, hiding them in jungle on the island of Sai Dang (Red Sand) and setting them back out to sea in large numbers, in expectation that they will drift . . . where?
Perhaps to India or Indonesia, if their food holds out, or to an uncertain fate on the high seas.
Residents near the secret exile island and the local Army HQ say the Army has purchased two large boats recently, probably to carry the Rohingya out to sea.
Many of the smaller vessels in which the boat people arrived have been left to rot among the coastal mangroves.
According to advocate Chris Lewa, who runs the Arakan Project, the Rohingya are a people who are sandwiched on the margins between South Asia and South-East Asia, and disowned by Governments in both.
Connections with the small community of Rohingya in Malaysia lead them to believe a better life is possible, if only they can get there.
Brokers offer a passage for the equivalent of 10,000-12,000 baht, and poorer would-be voyagers win reduced fares if they round up other passengers.
''Brokers will charge more if their boats are in better condition,'' Ms Lewa said. ''Richer relations in Malaysia usually will not pay the broker until the passenger is on their doorstep.''
As to the Thai Army's security concern that only males are coming, Ms Lewa says the more conservative Rohingya townships keep women indoors and would not allow them to undertake such a dangerous 10 day or 12 day voyage south, in hope.
Those who have been forced to flee from Burma, where they are denied citizenship, to Bangladesh are no longer able to register as refugees, unlike the 28,000 already in camps there.
''Bangladesh treats the Rohingya badly, and so, of course, does Burma,'' she said.
One Project Arakan colleague was jailed briefly in Bangladesh.
That provided the opportunity for discovery of the ''released prisoners,'' a community of 700 Rohingyas in never-never land who have completed their prison sentences for immigration breaches but, as stateless citizens, cannot actually leave jail without official recognition as refugees.
''Some of them have been in this situation for 10 years,'' Ms Lewa said. ''It is just appalling,'' she said. ''I hope to make it my next project.''
Life is so harsh in Bangladesh and Burma for the Rohingya that one man, who narrowly escaped death from thirst on a failed journey to the promised land to the south, told her: ''I am going to try again because life in Burma is worse than the time we spent adrift on the sea.''
So they come south, believing that ''the Thai police are very nice,'' imagining a job as a construction worker in Malaysia, and sailing into the hands of the uncaring Thai Army.
Elements within other branches of the Thai military have already suggested that the Rohingya exodus should be examined by the United Nations.
Phuketwan and the South China Morning Post have been supplied with telling photographs over the past weeks by tourists, by the Royal Thai Navy, by Marine Police, and by the regular police.
We do not expect to receive photographs any time soon from the Thai Army.
The travails of the Rohingya across the Andaman Sea to Indonesia and Indian territory will inevitably provoke more questions, and their fate will almost certainly now become a topic at the important Asean summit in Thailand next month.
For one young Australian tourist, that day at Donald Duck beach on Similans Island Number 8 left indelible memories. It was a snorkelling celebration with three close friends to mark her 23rd birthday.
''We didn't know what was happening, but what we saw was horrible,'' she said. ''The day started as such fun, and it was such a contrast at the other end of the beach.
''At first, we couldn't believe what we were seeing. It was awful. They were treated like animals.''
Boat People 'Aiming for Phuket, Phang Nga'
Latest The prospect of tourists encountering boat people is increasing on and around Phuket and Phang Nga as questions are being asked about Army brutality against refugees.
Boat People 'Aiming for Phuket, Phang Nga'
Similans Tourists See Boat People Mistreated
Bikinis and brute force Thailand's Similan islands, one of the world's top dive sites, is now also a destination where tourists may see boat people roughly handled by armed military on the beaches.
Similans Tourists See Boat People Mistreated
How the Andaman Links to Amnesty 'Torture'
Photo Album Amnesty accusations of 'torture' have an Andaman connection. The holiday coastline from Phuket northwards is now home to a mix of tourists and boat people, as well as locals.
How the Andaman Links to Amnesty 'Torture'
Exclusive: Secret Rohingya 'Exile Island' Revealed
Photo Album Concern is increasing about the manner in which Rohingya are being secretly turned back to sea off Thailand after first being detained on an Andaman island
Exclusive: Secret Rohingya 'Exile Island' Revealed
In Pictures: Arrest of the Rohingya
Photo Special: Phuket Navy Holds Burmese Muslims
Photo Exclusive The first astonishing photos of hundreds of Burmese Rohingya attempting to enter Thai waters are on Phuketwan now, as chronicled by the Royal Thai Navy.
Photo Special: Phuket Navy Holds Burmese Muslims
'Starving' Boatloads: Phuket Call for UN Action
World Exclusive Hundreds of hungry boat people are being apprehended north of Phuket, prompting a call for United Nations intervention. Phuketwan exposes the Andaman's serious human rights issue, the Rohingya.
'Starving' Boatloads: Phuket Call for UN Action


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Because you are both young and starting out in your career, a ROTH IRA is generally the way to go. The ROTH may provide you tax benefits if and when taxes increase in the future. Because you are young and just starting out in your career I am guessing you are in a lower tax benefit. Many young investors may be married with children and own a home, these can all be deductions for tax purposes, so another deduction may not provide a great deal of benefit. In retirement hopefully the home is paid off and the kids are gone, essentially you lose those tax deductions and tax free income from a ROTH can be very valuable.
Have your cake and eat it to. Max out the full amount to your defined contribution plans/IRA/401(k) plans which is $53,000 in 2016. This amount will reduce your taxable income. Let that grow tax-deferred and then convert it over to a Roth IRA account when you're ready to retire. By then, hopefully you'll be an accredited investor and you can take advantage of the IRA valuation discounts to then convert your taxable IRA to a tax free Roth account as a discounted basis saving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
I agree with many in this conversation that the type of plan matters less. It is amount saved, allocation, and time that are the key factors, however, going under the assumption that all of those are well handled, I would highly encourage a Roth. Given that you are young and your compounding could be incredible over time, I personally would prefer to have all of that compounding on an after-tax basis.
Target date funds are nice because they're easy. But, they also have a fixed glide path. If you're near retirement, you may want to evaluate the bond positions in the target date fund, as we should soon be in a rising rate environment, which is bad for bonds.
Like any other financial product there are advantages and disadvantages to target date funds. To answer your question related to the diversification in these funds and whether or not it is sufficient, I would say that many target date funds will contain a reasonable amount of diversification as relates to the asset classes which are contained in the fund. There are downsides of these funds, however, one being that they are oftentimes invested in a single fund family and therefore do not provide much diversification from this standpoint. Another downside is that frequently the particular asset mix in the fund is determined by the investor time horizon only and does not take into account the risk tolerance, liquidity needs, or other aspects of the investor's financial situation. In summary, they are not customized to the particular needs of the investor except as relates to the time horizon. That being said, there are some situations where these funds may be appropriate, for example, in a small account where the investor can purchase such a fund and then not have to worry about the time and expense of re-balancing and reallocating the account themselves.
Diversification comes in two varieties and is often confused with asset allocation. One can diversify their stock portfolio with a variety of individual stocks or their bond portfolio with a variety of individual bonds. However, when most people think of diversification they think in terms of the allocation between stocks and bonds in their portfolio.
So which target dated fund you look at matters. The Vanguard 2040, 2045, 2050 have the same asset allocations--almost 90% in equities which certainly goes against the classic 60% stocks 40% bonds asset allocation yet since the 90% that is in equities contains so many underlying equities you are diversified with respect to equities. However, you are not diversified with respect to asset allocation. You are over-allocated to equities. Please note, if you are looking to build wealth then even a 100% allocation to equities is appropriate. I am not a fan of target dated funds. You can do much better.
For most employees, I think Target Date Funds are a fine choice. It's true that they are not all created equal. I prefer funds with a "Glide Path" that is designed "through retirement" as opposed to "to retirement." That is to say, assuming someone plans to retire at 65, that is not the end of their investing time horizon, just the beginning point of needing to generate income to replace employment.
I wanted to add that most of the time, this is not the most important issue but rather the need to save more. The vast majority of people don't save enough for the future and are better off focusing on that area. Target Date funds remove the burden of managing your account yourself by outsourcing to a company that is in the business of handling this aspect.
There has been some excellent discussion in the previous posts about annuities. A few things I would add to help you. There are many annuity/insurance companies out there. All of them have slightly different features, benefits, costs, etc. It's fairly daunting for us financial professionals to keep up with all of them because there are so many and they change all the time. That being said, it would be in your interest to sit down with a quality professional in your area to determine if any of them would be a good fit for you. I have found very few circumstances in which they make sense for an investor myself.
An old item and the original poster has likely moved on, but it's a question we hear again and again...not only as it relates to 401(k) retirement savings plans, but with regard to 529 college savings plans as well.
The short answer is no, I would not consider you sufficiently diversified. Let me explain why.
In the real world, diversification has two components that must be weighed more or less equally. So let's get the finance-speak out of the way first: The statistical measure of diversification considers whether or not there are a sufficient number of underlying security positions in the fund to eliminate non-systemic risk and whether or not the mix of asset classes includes some pairings that are non-correlated. In this sense, the target date fund is probably just fine. So far so good, right? Not so fast. Where target date funds fall way short is in the management of risk defined by your facts and circumstances. When it comes right down to it, the only thing the fund manager knows about you is the year you plan to stop working. Not your age, your health, your income needs, your outside resources, or your tax circumstances; these are also critical risk factors diversification ought to be working to mitigate. If you are not explicitly looking at each of these structural risk elements, it is highly likely you are over-exposed to some risks and are hedging against other risks that don't even apply to you. Then to add insult to injury, you are paying a premium fee for this "management".
The bottom line here is that target date funds more often than not miss the mark. If they do manage to hit the "bullseye", it's probably because the target has been drawn around the bullet hole long after the shot was taken.
Mike Reid
Target funds generally are well diversified. If I where you I would contact the employer plan and have them send you a breakdown of what the target fund is currently invested in and what fees are associated. Then review that with a financial professional so that they can give you an idea if that is going to get you to your retirement goal. It's all mainly based on what you want to happen at retirement age and what age that is for you. Everyone is different. Definitely start by finding out what the funds allocation is an fees.
The closer you are to retirement, the more you will want guarantees. You get no guarantees from a target date fund. You could consider asking your employer after age 55 for an in service rollover distribution into an annuity with a guaranteed income rider. These are contingent on the ability of the insurer to pay. But this is true of any insurance product. So go to www.ambest.com and choose an insurer with a high credit rating in the A's, if you pursue this strategy. Never never never put all of your assets into any one type of investment. Diversify diversify diversify. See a certified financial planner to get an idea of a best fit portfolio for you as you get closer to retirement.
Anyone answering your question would need to know more about your age, your geography, and current level of savings to support either just you, or you and a spouse. As a certified financial planner I would also want to know what your yearly income might be, how long you expect to be able to earn at this level, and whether you have any pension or guaranteed lifetime income assets. Finally, it would be important to know your tax bracket and whether you plan to stay in place for retirement or to lower your cost of living with a move elsewhere. Saving 20% of yearly income might be one solution; but if you are in your mid 50's and have little saved, you may need far more.
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Annuities are not guaranteed by the federal government. And they claim to be collateralize d with bonds, but what if the bond market takes a dive and the insurance company that is guaranteeing the annuity goes bankrupt? AIG had to be bailed out in 2008.
Let's get real. You don't withdraw all of your money the day you retire. So what if the market goes down the day you retire? With a proper allocation and a good Financial Advisor at a SMALL firm (small firms have the same protections as big firms, but without the outlandish sales quotas), you can plan a good strategy at an ultra low fee, thus avoiding the pitfalls of annuities. Don't be pacified by a WORD like "guarantee" without basis. FACT: If the market collapses and your allocation account becomes worthless, money won't be worth anything anyways. Period. But if the market corrects 10%, 20%, you change the allocation, and ride the market back up. Remember, if the market doesn't go back up, it has to collapse. The market can't hold a straight horizontal line forever and survive. Ask yourself, would you or anyone else invest in anything that didn't go up? And if there are no investors that will invest, then the market will collapse.
This is why I do not agree with the HALLMARK attitude in our industry of the closer one gets to retirement, the more of the allocation should shift to allegedly safe fixed income. Fixed income pays garbage now, well below inflation. So it is in a fact, losing value. Why be locked into a large allocation to something that is losing value when compared to inflation? Also, The fixed income/bond market took a bath in 2008 along with the equity markets, but the equities and bond markets are back. And as I stated before, one doesn't withdraw all their money the day they retire. The allocation should be based on market dynamics of the time, and not on the age of the investor. And I know this goes against what we've all been brainwashed with for years. But tell me, where am I wrong?
Neither annuities nor life insurance are backed by the federal government. That doesn't mean you shouldn't consider them. Unless you believe that major blue chip companies like MetLife and John Hancock are about to go under you should consider that their products are backed by their own creditworthiness, in the A range of bonds. You can check the viability of any insurance company by going to the website AM Best. There are many annuity products. Those with guarantees of lifetime income can be either immediate annuities or deferred annuities with lifetime riders. Whether they are a fit for you should be a conversation that you have with an informed financial planner. If you are at risk for running out of retirement income then this is an option you cannot afford to dismiss.
I never said NOT to consider life INSURANCE. It's insurance, not an investment. What I take issue with, and so should anyone in a Fiduciary capacity, is that Annuities are being over sold as investments. Term insurance along with an allocation of ETF's can have a much better performance with much less fees. Do any of the Annuity Salespeople here tell their client before they sign the contract locking that person in, that MOST annuity owners never end up annuitizing? This is a fact, anyone being sold an annuity should "google it", and then ask them-self who the heck they are entrusting with their money.
If you are at a low income, then a ROTH. Are you planning on buying a home soon? You can take up to $10K for first time home buy. Do you see all the possible things you can take advantage of? I would need more information about YOU in order to give you good CLEAR information.
Successful clients do certain things.
1. Pay themselves 20% of their Gross Salary every month by automatic programs through their 401(k) or IRA plans, and automatic credits to a brokerage account.
2. Borrow money only to buy a home.
3. Set aside money monthly to accumulate dollars to be used when cars should be replaced.
4. Pay all credit card bills in full every month.
5. Revise their Net Worth statement twice a year, so as to ascertain progress and boost incentives.
6. Fund generous college saving programs.
7. Learn how to enjoy life monthly with what dollars are left to spend.
8. Exercise and eat sparingly.
9. Shop wisely including appropriate negotiating.
10. They organize paperwork including recommended legal documents.
11. Never pay taxes today that can be deferred as laws and circumstances can change in the years ahead to reduce or eliminate the taxes.
Call me if you are high income ($200,000 a year) and we can have a latte.
My answer above applies to my younger (20 to 50), high income clients (not my older, already established clients).
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Rotary Central Science Fair
The science fair is an annual event designed to foster an interest in science, scientific method of problem solving and the sense of accomplishment and discovery that comes with preparing a science project, for students in Grand Cayman. Initiated in 2006 and financially supported by Rotary Central, the success of the science fair would not be possible without the dedicated support of school science teachers, participating students, parents, and corporate sponsors. Rotary Central is grateful for this support.
Rotary Central's Science Fair is an annual competition held in the Cayman Islands that allows students to demonstrate their science skills and compete for major Prizes to assist them with future college studies. Runner up prizes will also be awarded. The final display and judging will be held on Saturday 27th April at Camana Bay's ARC facility. This will be followed by the Awards Banquet where parents will be most welcome.
ARC open for Student Registration and set up at 8:00am 27th April 2019
The Display event and impartial judging will take place as follows::
Time: Saturday, 27th April 2019 8am - 12pm
Place: Camana Bay Arts and Recreation Centre
Family, friends, sponsors and public are invited from 9am - 12pm
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Place: Camana Bay Arts and Recreation Centre
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I begin in the Name of God
I have wanted to write a Friday musing post for a while, but I was putting it off, and found it easier to just schedule Taco Tuesday and Qur'an Monday posts.
A quarter of 2016 has passed. A quarter. Of 2016.
Time is flying.
I have no idea where it has gone.
I am living week to week. Working on the weekdays and just trying to fit the tasks in on the weekend.
Have I achieved enough in my years that if God calls me back to him, I am happy with my thoughts and actions?
Reflect, Assess and Priorotise.
May I and You be successful in our endeavours.
On a side note, this is currently the display of my Lego Calendar for April. It's a Doctor Who themed month – although, there are two doctors present, does that wreck the space-time continuum?
The lookalike infinity white background is actually 2 sheets of A4 paper, which I thought was rather genius. Have I ruined my beautiful photographic skills for you?


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Right people, right skills, right place, right time
"o ensure delivery of our 300,000 homes better protected target the Environment Agency has developed Programme Delivery Units (PDUs). A key part of the intention behind this is to have a broader range of skills available to assess, define and control the delivery programme.
As the PDU team for the Midlands (including Telford), our presentation will include the following:


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Former BBC DJ Chris Denning has pleaded guilty to 21 child sex offences that were committed between 1969 and 1986.
The 75-year-old is already serving a 13-year sentence for another 24 sexual assaults on victims aged nine to 16, which took place between the 1960s and 1980s.
Denning, who was part of the original line-up of DJs that launched Radio 1 in 1967, admitted the abuse of 11 boys, aged eight and upwards.
He was arrested as part of a police inquiry into the Walton Hop Disco, a teen-oriented event in the Surrey town of Walton-On-Thames held between 1958 and 2001, as the BBC reports.
The offences he is charged with include indecent assault on men and boys, and inciting boys aged below 16 and 14 to commit acts of gross indecency.
Detective Chief Inspector Jo Hayes of Surrey Police said: "Denning, who was looked up to and sometimes idolised by many young people, has used his status to prey on innocent children which he has now admitted to."
He denied three other counts of indecent assault. Denning will be sentenced on October 6 at Southwark Crown Court by the same judge who jailed him in 2014.


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The Tonkinese Cat, originally from Canada, is a medium sized, short coated cat breed that has become quite popular among cat fans around the world. Some cat breeds have additional names that they are known by. This cat is also known as Tonk. Tonkinese Cat owners have really enjoyed their time with this feline companion and noted that they are active, curious, and intelligent. Their personality and demeanor is what makes most owners incredibly happy to have them in their homes for their entire lifespan of 16 years! If you think this cat breed could be what you are looking for, please read on to learn more about them!
Body Characteristics
The Tonkinese Cat is considered to be a medium sized cat breed and is often described as well-proportioned, well-shaped, and robust. Because the Tonkinese Cat breed is a medium sized cat breed it often weighs between 13 lbs to 16 lbs. This cat would fit well in a medium sized home! The fur (or lack-there-of) of the Tonkinese Cat is often described as sleek, thin, and fuzzy. This is because this Tonkinese Cat breed has a strong bloodline! Their fur (or skin) may come in colors such as blue, cream, fawn, and silver; which can make them very unique among their peers. The Tonkinese Cat breed has a medium length tail. This is due to its origins and the genetics that were thought out when the cat was originally bred. The Tonkinese Cat breed has a reputation for having medium sized eyes which lead them to be more attractive than other feline breeds.
When entering a new living space, the Tonkinese Cat adjusts in no time at all. It is excited to explore its new environment and make it its home! Meeting new people is something that the Tonkinese Cat likes to do. It will often go out of its way to meet a new visitor. Owners that are looking for a best friend will love this breed. The Tonkinese Cat loves to spend all the time it can with its owner! Owners have said that their Tonkinese Cat spends a lot of time with their children. They have also stated that the cat remains loving no matter how aggressive the children's actions may be towards it. This breed is ideal people that already own dogs, but would also like to have a cat. The Tonkinese Cat gets along very well with dogs. This cat breed lives to love. Owners can expect their Tonkinese Cat to show a lot of affection towards them. This cat breed can be quite rambunctious. Owners should not be surprised to find their Tonkinese Cat romping around the house throughout the day. The Tonkinese Cat is a high energy cat breed that loves to run around and have fun. Not many cats are as smart as this one. The Tonkinese Cat is one of the most intelligent cats in the world.
Brushing, bathing, and nail clipping are a must for the Tonkinese Cat breed. Owners should expect to invest time and money into grooming this cat breed. Most owners have said that they do not even notice that their Tonkinese Cat is shedding around their home because it sheds so little. Owners have stated that this cat is prone to health problems. This is a cat breed that requires extra attention as it gets older. Health issues are common among domesticated animals. This cat breed may be susceptible to Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, Tapeworms, and Fleas. Allergic reactions are not common, but may occur in people with cat allergies that come near the Tonkinese Cat breed. After the initial purchase price that ranges between $300 and $700, owners should expect to pay around $1200 annually for the Tonkinese Cat's needs.


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Police from Provincial Police Region 8 today arrested a 28-year-old Thai woman wanted in connection with theft from a Phuket gold shop on March 18.
Police in Phuket were on the lookout for a woman who had twice entered gold shops on the island on the pretence of buying a necklace, and walking out of each shop with more than B20,000 in stolen gold tucked into her back pocket.
The wanted notices were issued on March 20, said Maj Thanasak Sawangsri of the Wichit Police, after officers were informed that the woman had stolen her second gold booty from the Muang Thong branch of Yongdee Gold Shop on Pattana Thongtin Rd on March 18. (See story here.)
At 7:30am today (Apr 8), Deputy Commander of the Ao Nang Police, Lt Col Pravit Aengchuan, who is currently acting Deputy Commander of Provincial Police Region 8, together with Maj Khitthoisak Sommart of the Kuraburi Police in Phang Nga, who is currently acting Inspector of Provincial Police Region 8, arrested Ms Thiwaporn Saksri, 28, from Chiang Mai in connection with the theft.
The Phuket Provincial Court released an arrest warrant for Thiwaporn yesterday (Apr 7) after she was suspected of being the woman involved in the theft.
Thiwaporn was apprehended by police in Sathing Phra, Songkhla.
Police initially managed to track down a white-and-black Mazda 3 in connection with the theft at an address in Nopphitam, Nakhon Sri Thammarat and were later able to track down Thiwaporn at an undisclosed address in Songkhla.
Thiwaporn told police, "I sold the stolen gold at a another gold shop in Phuket because at that time I needed money.
Thiwaporn is now being held in custody at Wichit Police Station where she faces legal action.
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Hustisford, WI 53034
I have targeted average people who don't aspire to extreme athleticism, but want to feel good in their skin and move easily through their lives, hobbies and daily activities. Recently I have been conducting small group classes for middle aged and older people which has been very rewarding and successful for the participants. I have also worked extensively with large sized women helping them to first become strong and healthy rather than focus on weight loss.
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Once upon time a young Graphic Designer was so stressed at the advertising agency where he worked. The partners were so buried too, working as copywriters and art directors. They needed motivation to live!
Then he decided to bring his keywords, drums and flutes, the ones he tried to play at home, but never had free time to do it. That was clear, to record freedom through music!
First time the recorder was an Apple Quadra 840 using its SimpleSound software an the Macintosh buit-in microphone. People participated and liberated stress after work, it was pure rough creativity. Freedom over all things... the party of frantic senses.
This began on 1998, the results were four music CD's until 2005, all for freedom and fun, not for sell, only to share crazy things with friends. Today, this alternative project continues as a preliminary test, so that all the world can participate.


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Extract from Ellen W. Randolph Coolidge's London Travel Diary
|Saturday. 15 Dec. [1838]
We have been to-day at Leslie's house in Pine Apple Row. Being admitted to his painting room we saw the Coronation picture in a very unfinished state but promising well. The moment chosen is the taking of the Sacrament. The Queen, divested of her crown and ornaments, her dress concealed by an outer garment of pure white cambric over which is the Dalmatic robe of heavy embroidered satin almost an orange colour, is on her knees before the Primate, Archbishop of Canterbury, who holds in his hand, the consecrated elements. Eight young ladies of noble families, trainbearers, dressed alike, in white, form a group behind the Queen who is seen in profile, her young head bowed low & meekly down and her countenance noble and full of solemn thought, in fine contrast with the fair, girlish faces of her young attendants, who look pleased in their office & their conspicuous station and, devoid of all anxiety except the small care of performing a part in the pageant. The Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Sutherland, stands proud in velvet and ermine, Lord Palmerstone with the Sword of State has in Leslie's picture, a finer face than nature gave him—The Duke of Wellington is, as yet, merely sketched, the Duchess of Kent seated in the royal box, leans forward with an air of gratified pride tinged with care.
Leslie told us some anecdotes of the Coronation. The Ring made by the Court Jeweller was intended for the little finger; when it was to be put on the Archbishop insisted on pressing it upon the third finger for which it was manifestly too small. The consequence was pain and inconvenience to the Queen and difficulty in taking the ring off. It seems doubtful whether the Jeweller or the Primate were in the wrong. The expression in the Rubric is "the fourth finger,"—The Archbishop counting from & including the thumb, & the Jeweller beginning with the fore finger, caused a diversity of opinion & it's unpleasant result. As the same artist had executed the coronation rings of George 4th & William 4th, he probably was in the right. In any case it was manifestly wrong to inflict a torture like the thumb screw on the sacred person of her little Majesty the very day of her coronation.—
I have been suffering all day with feverish headache & shall go to bed early. Mr Coolidge dines at the Traveller's Club.


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I wanted to introduce a Drum and Bass mix for you. It's been sitting on the shelf and is a great listen. A lot of great transitions. This D&B mix contains a plethora of styles, but mainly progressive D&B. It never extends itself on a theme for too long.
I don't have a tracklist for it. Sorry :(. I promise June will have it. Also June will bring us to our regular programming...
Download Here
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
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Welcome back Mr. Polaski.
I have had your site up on my Bookmarks Toolbar (Firefox) permanently from when you first started your site and I daily faithfully checked in to see if you would return. Somehow I never doubted that you would. Weird huh ?.
You do truly wonderful stuff and it is among my most favourite music.
I hope and trust that illness or family problems were not the cause of your absence and if it was then I wish you continued good fortune now onward into the future and every success in your future endeavours.
A sincere thank you for bringing enjoyment to myself and all the other the listeners at large.
Stay safe and be happy.
Cheers. John Bujack (79+ yrs young) Cairns, Tropical Nth Queensland, Australia.
- May 24, 2014 at 7:00 PM
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'Blood & Gold: Caribbean!' is a blend of economic strategy and open-world RPG, set in the pirate era of XVII Century Caribbean. The game is based on the significantly improved Mount & Blade: Warband engine.
Free for all previous owners of 'Caribbean!', Blood & Gold brings community's most wanted features, such as an addition of the Native tribes, reworked locations and strategy map, playable female character, special missions and other numerous tweaks and improvements.
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Typical catalogue
Dear friends and readers,
Anyone who reads this or my other blogs regularly know for the past five to six years now I have been working as a volunteer teacher in two local Oscher Institutes of Lifelong Learning. Each spring and fall, and now most summers, I put my syllabus on this or my Austen reveries blog so the people in my class have an on-line document to refer to, which I can link into other sites, and also change as we go along. I decided to write an essay explaining what Oscher Institutes of Lifelong Learning are: their goal, their history, the development of such places thus far, who works there, takes courses, on what terms, and then discuss the pedagogy appropriate for such places for a person like myself teaching humanities or literature courses. Since I wrote it for an 18th century publication, The 18th Century Intelligencer, I concentrated on the 18th century courses I have taught, but the same pedagogy and closely similar kinds of experiences occur when I've taught Anthony Trollope's novels, a course I call "19th century women of letters" (basically 19th century novels by women framed by a more or less feminist historical perspective), historical novels, Jane Austen, the gothic ….
So if you want to know what these syllabuses and the blogs I sometimes write coming out of my experiences with these people my age (many professional of all sorts) are the outward manifestation or signs of, you can read my paper now on academia.edu under the title: Teaching Eighteenth Century Texts in Oscher Institutes of Lifelong Learning Programs.
The building the OLLI at AU resides in
As I reread my text I want to stress more how alike both places are, and (lest I leave a wrong impression) that for me as a person teaching at these and as a person taking courses, I often find the courses at OLLI at Mason as, and often more academically satisfying, than the ones at OLLI at AU. It depends on who is teaching, what is the material the course covers, what's the goal, and how long the term lasts. One great advantage the shorter terms in fall and spring at the OLLI at Mason allow are genuine winter terms (4 weeks) and summer terms (6 weeks), which are not found in the other. I enjoy myself very much in summer at the OLLI at Mason and I've had some wonderfully educational courses in their winter terms: one year Dante's Purgatorio, and Early American Women Writers, another James Joyce's Dubliners (these three given by lecturers and professors who came over from Mason itself, two of whom I sort of knew).
The fun thing about this course is it was taught a man who my daughter Izzy took a graduate course in Irish Literature with when she attended Mason at night — so she and I could talk about these courses together
Practical courses are important too. Personally important for me two winters ago, a genuinely basic course in how to fill out my taxes at the OLLI at Mason, with advice on going to the AARP who have volunteer teams to help you or fill out your taxes for you. I don't know what I would have done without those people at the AARP this and last year, and am glad I understand something of these tax forms, even if it is only to see how I am unfairly fleeced proportionately to my widow's annuity. At last now I know how the corrupt system is taking so much from me that they eat into my needs so that the hugely rich corporations and super-rich individuals (with all their lawyers and deductions and tax-havens) can keep egregiously more of their income than in a just society they would be allowed — all the while themselves drawing on tax-payer money to make themselves richer.
A picnic at OLLI at Mason June 2013
And finally such places are there to help create and enrich the social life of everyone who goes there. The importance of companionship in shared and congenial activities and in contributing to the community, being part of it actively for older people cannot be over-estimated. If I didn't detail this part of my and others experience that much, well that was not the theme of my paper. My evolving pedagogy for teaching literature to older adults is the methodology I'm describing. My topic is teaching the 18th century especially. And along the way I hope I convey what I am learning about teaching and how learning happens.


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After guest readers came in and read A Long Walk to Water, our seventh graders were inspired to raise moneyfor a well to be built in South Sudan.
In 2017 the 7th grade received an award from Kean University for Outstanding Human Rights Student Activists!
Ridgway Middle School was recently featured on the Water For South Sudan blog on"Why We IGC". Click here to read the blog post.
Make a Donation:
Raised so far$18,000
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2 c cake flour,sifted
1 t baking soda
1 t ginger
1/4 t salt
6 T butter
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c molasses
2 ea eggs,well beaten
1/2 c sour milk (or buttermilk)
Sift flour, soda, ginger, and salt together 3 times. Cream butter
and sugar until fluffy. Add molasses, eggs, and milk and beat well.
Fold in sifted dry ingredients; beat thoroughly and pour into greased
9″ x 9″ pan. Bake in moderate oven (350) 30 to 35 minutes.
Wisconsin State Fair
Heavenly Gingerbread Cake
2 c cake flour,sifted


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Serves: 4 people
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/4 cup red onions chopped
- 3 cups raw spinach
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can pinto beans
- 1 package of Lightlife Flax tempeh
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
- 1/2 cup red bell peppers chopped
- 1/2 cup shitake mushrooms
- 1/4 cup baby tomatoes, diced
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- For topping: gaucamole or cheese (if you aren't dairy free!)
- Optional: Serve over brown rice or with Jackson's Honest Blue Corn Tortilla Chips (made with coconut oil and himalayan sea salt! My favorite!)
- Sautee onions and garlic in a large pan with coconut oil. Once translucent, add in bell peppers, shitake mushrooms, baby tomatoes, tomato sauce, spices, and balsamic vinegar.
- Turn heat on high and mix well, often, until the tomato sauce comes to a boil, about 5 minutes.
- Leave the mixture boiling and add in tempeh and spinach. Mix well and leave boiling on high heat, about another 5 minutes.
- Add in pinto beans, mix well, cover and turn down low to simmer, for about 5 minutes.
- Remove cover and mix well and serve immediately. Top with guacamole and serve over brown rice for a more ethnic dish! Enjoy!


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Erick Erickson, prominent conservative blogger, said on his blog Friday that he will be donating to the primary opponents of House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) because of the way both leaders are approaching negotiations on the continuing resolution and debt ceiling.
"Republican leaders in Washington, DC are signaling they will cave on the fight against Obamacare," Erickson wrote. "GOP Leaders, by caving, are signaling they want us to primary them."
Erickson blamed the GOP's sinking approval ratings on Boehner and other Republican leaders.
"[N]ow that John Boehner and the Orange Man Group of Capitol Hill are the faces of the GOP, Obamacare's popularity is going back up and the GOP's popularity is going back down," Erickson wrote.
Boehner's primary opponent, Eric Gurr, has spoken out against comprehensive immigration reform and military intervention in Syria. McConnell's opponent, Matt Bevin, has won Tea Party endorsements in Kentucky.


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All rowing teams arriving in Bruges on Friday evening are cordially invited to the traditional Rowers Dinner in our clubhouse Rowers Dinner in our Club House.
Between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm our boat shed will be transformed into a real 'KRB Dining Hall' where you can enjoy a delicious buffet meal. Thanks to the efforts of an enthusiastic KRB reception team, we can offer a full meal at the low price of € 10.00 per participant.
Over the years this dinner has become the meeting point for all rowers who are travelling in from all corners and a fun way to get your Bruges weekend off to a good start in a friendly atmosphere. No better way to get in the mood for a great Brugge Boat Race rowing weekend! Last year some 250 rowers from all participating European countries had dinner together.
We kindly ask you to notify the number of team members who intend to attend the dinner with your team registration.