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What is it about 80s Toys that make them so Awesome?
The 80s was a decadent decade when kids learned quickly that more was better, and every parent on Earth was busy trying to buy their offspring the latest and greatest toys. Here are nine awesome 80s toys and the reasons why kids wanted them.
Our List Of Popular 1980s Toys
[wpsm_numhead num="1″ style="3″ heading="3″]Cabbage Patch Dolls[/wpsm_numhead]
If there was one item on every toddler's wishlist, it was the Cabbage Patch doll. These soft sculptured dolls had chubby cheeks and open arms, that just begged to be filled with a hug. Created by Xavier Roberts and manufactured by Coleco, the Cabbage Patch Kids revolutionized the rag doll and made them cool again. In fact, these toys were so popular that they were the cause of a what was known as the Cabbage Patch riots in the fall and winter of 1983 when fights actually broke out among parents vying for a very limited stock of these little guys and girls.
[wpsm_numhead num="2″ style="3″ heading="3″]Star Wars Action Figures[/wpsm_numhead]
With the success of the first three Star Wars from 1978 to 1983, the first Star Wars action figures were almost assured to be a hit with kids and adult alike. The Kenner Toy Company sold these action figurines in the late 70s and 80s. Kids and adults who enjoyed the movies loved these heavy plastic toys that could stand up to the grueling life as a boy's favorite plaything. They easily replaced cowboys and Indians as favorite characters in the battle for good versus evil. Adults found them to be affordable collectibles that gave a whole new meaning to playing with dolls.
[wpsm_numhead num="3″ style="3″ heading="3″]My Little Pony[/wpsm_numhead]
Kenner was not the only company to find success by manufacturing toys that followed a popular franchise. Hasbro went all out to make sure the fans of the My Little Pony television series could take home their favorite pony. With plastic bodies and brushable tails, these colorful equestrian darlings soon became a favorite among the 1980s toys.
[wpsm_numhead num="4″ style="3″ heading="3″]Masters of the Universe[/wpsm_numhead]
In 1981, Mattel came out with the Masters of the Universe collection of 5 1/2-inch action figures. Featuring the manly He-Man and his archenemy Skeletor, Masters of the Universe let kids mix magic and technology to mimic their favorite Saturday morning cartoon show. Oddly enough, this is one time when the toy came before the TV show. The entire series was developed to sell the toys, and it worked like a charm.
[wpsm_numhead num="5″ style="3″ heading="3″]Rubik's Cube[/wpsm_numhead]
Rubik's Cube was the geek's delight. This six sided cube was made up of colorful smaller cubes that rotated. The goal was to twist rows and columns until only one color made up each side of the cube. Originally marketed as the Magic Cube, everyone measured their intellect not only by their ability to solve the cube, but on how quickly they could do it.
[wpsm_numhead num="6″ style="3″ heading="3″]Pound Puppies[/wpsm_numhead]
For those kids who who could not get enough animals in their lives, parents found it more economical to buy the adorable Pound Puppies than real life pooping and wetting pets. However, parents did not simply buy Pound Puppies. They adopted these plush dogs with floppy years and big eyes from Tonka Toys, the geniuses who were able to turn their toys into a popular TV series as well.
[wpsm_numhead num="7″ style="3″ heading="3″]View Master[/wpsm_numhead]
No recap of favorite 1980s toys would be complete without a mention to the ultimate stereoscope. It was so affordable that everyone could have one. By slipping a picture reel into a slot, kids and adult could click their way through a range of color photographs of everything from popular vacation spots to their favorite cartoon characters. While the original View Master was created decades earlier, their popularity was still strong in the 80s.
[wpsm_numhead num="8″ style="3″ heading="3″]Transformers[/wpsm_numhead]
The Transformers that kids enjoy today are the same robot/car transforming characters that the kids of the 1980s loved. These alien bots clashed in battles of good and evil in the comics and on TV, and kids could relive their favorites battles with the Transformer action figures that actually did—you know—transform from car to bot and back again.
[wpsm_numhead num="9″ style="3″ heading="3″]The Smurfs[/wpsm_numhead]
The population was divided between loving and hating the goody-two-shoes blue gnome-like creatures who lived in mushrooms and had to stay one step ahead of the evil Gargamel and his cat Azrael. More disturbing than their personality identifying names, such as Handy Smurf and Brainy Smurf, was the fact there was only one lady smurf, Smurfette. As the animated series grew in popularity so did the success of the Smurf merchandise line that ranged from miniatures and dolls to games and breakfast cereal.
Looking back, it is easy to see that many of these 80s toys were marketed to children as part of a much larger campaign to promote an expansive franchise. At the time, though, these toys were just fun and allowed growing minds to fuel vivid imaginations.
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"Gropes oops meant *Gripes of the day and everyday"
We need to get a grip over this sexual harassment witch hunt which has sprung up since the Harvey Weinstein story broke.
First of all, we have to say that absolutely nothing has been proven against Weinstein. He's been charged with nothing (yet)- but a stream of accusations has been enough to destroy his life and crash the company he built.
Put that aside for a moment. Let's look at the women making the accusations. Why didn't they say anything before now? And the answer is because they were prepared to go along with it.
It's like the old story of the man in the railway carriage who offered a woman passenger £10,000 in cash right there and then if she would have sex with him before the next station. The woman was reluctant but £10,000 is a lot of money so, just this once, she would.
"Good," says the man. "How about a blow job for a fiver?"
The woman was shocked: "Certainly not! What kind of woman do you think I am?"
"We've already established that," he says," now we're just haggling over the price."
There is an unspoken deal in the casting couch: be nice to the elderly, ugly, blubbery producer, lie down, open your legs and that pretty mouth and you'll get the starring role. Those women understood that and they played along because they were ready and willing to "do the deal". If virtue meant so much to them, if sticking up for women's rights was more important than getting their name in lights, they would have squealed long before now, but they didn't.
The groping terror has spread like wildfire from the world of showbiz to the world of politics.
Nicola Sturgeon has already asked for "additional measures" to be taken at Holyrood. Prime Minister Theresa May decided this week that it's a problem which can no longer be tolerated and threatened to sack all the gropers from her government.
Crying out loud (being as the feminists are doing a lot of that lately) she's been an MP for 20 years, a Cabinet Minister for seven years and PM for a year. If she didn't notice the problem before now, how big a problem is it?
I'm not saying sexual harassment doesn't exist, but women are not always helpless victims in this.
Sometimes I like to post selfies on my Twitter feed. Sometimes they are a tiny bit racy. Sometimes men respond with compliments. Who's to blame for that? That's not harassment. I'm not going to go running to the Twitter police and, if I didn't want my pictures to be seen, I wouldn't post them.
I can tell the difference between harmless flirtation and groping and, believe me, a man knows if I want him to touch me. He'll find out pretty damned quick if I don't.
But there's something bigger to consider too. Every man out there has a mother. Women make men – in every sense. We give them life and we bring them up, shape them and teach them how men should be.
If we have raised a generation of gropers and abusers, how did they get that way?

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By Paul Myers @PaulM_SGN
LINDSAY– Being awarded Woman of the Year in Lindsay is not just about good deeds, although that helps, sometimes it is just about being a positive ambassador for the community. And Lindsay Chamber of Commerce's 2018 Woman of the Year, Frances Brower, has served to be a sterling example of what it means to love Lindsay and bring people together.
Brower, like most community award winners, believes there are plenty of other people doing important work that could also be recognized. But at the same time, she knows that her love for the community has shone through her efforts to promote a cohesive community.
"There's got to be more people than just me. What I do is very simple and I do it because I love Jesus and I love this city," Brower said.
The proud ministry leader of her home church, said she wants the community to get together and get to know one another. A testament to her work has been the Harvest Festival on Halloween. Seven years ago Brower requested to have her own type of celebration at Sweet Briar Plaza on Oct. 31. Then when McDermont began their Harvest Festival, Brower and her husband Henry who owned NAPA Auto Parts and was chosen as Man of the Year for 2016, attended the event.
Brower said she had some odd looks and comments because as a devout Christian in the community she was attending a Halloween event. Nonetheless Brower said she was happy to go because it helped the community grow. Taking matters one step further, the next year she merged her event with McDermont's to make Harvest Festival what it is today.
Being community centric does not mean she is blind to the problems Lindsay faces. But despite the lack of vibrant business and the overwhelming poverty that plagues the city Brower says she envisions Lindsay as an example cities could follow. In particular when it comes to coming together.
"Bringing a community together is like living in a place of true love and peace where we give love for the residents," Brower expressed. "I feel Lindsay was chosen by God to serve as an example for other cities to do the same thing."
Truly, Brower says, her love for community is a reflection of her love for God. And after leading adult Sunday school at Visalia Christian Reformed Church and Tulare Bethel Church, she decided to start her own. She said the time to serve both churches became a challenge, and through dreams and visions God told her to start her home church called Dalet.
Dalet became a subsect of the nine-year nonprofit the Browers run, Spirit and the Bride Kingdom Coalition.
With a small congregation of 20-25 people, Brower says that her backyard church is only supposed to serve as one piece of worship and she welcomes the worshipers to visit other churches. She likens her congregates' spirituality to a buffet.
"I don't want people to only be fed from one place when they can be fed from the whole buffet," Brower said.
And where allegiance to some churches can feel restricting, Brower says she ultimately started Dalet for people to express their worship and love for God however they see fit. When she decided to start her church, she says God told her to provide a safe place for his children to go and express their love for him, no matter how it looks.


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|Tom shot this photo from our veranda of a barge, the ferry and a tugboat passing by. Great shot, Honey!
I try to imagine what it would have been like in our old lives if we were planning a one month vacation in a remote area of an island when we were only four weeks from departure.
In essence, that's us each time we move. This morning I wrote to the owner asking the address of the property which generally owners don't divulge until close to the rental period for the sake of some perceived security in waiting to do so.
Once the final payment is made in full which we paid a few months ago, most likely there's little risk for an owner in the renter having the address. The bigger risk for the owner is once the renter moves in if they fail to be responsible. That's never us.
As for a renter, there's a degree of risk:
1. The property could not be there. It could have been a scam for which we prepaid $1000's. We take that risk each time we move. There's insurance for this risk for which we've evaluated the cost via risk factor and for us, it would be $1000's per year, not worth the expense.
2. The property could be different than as described in the listing. This happened to us in January, 2013, on our first vacation home outside the US in Belize. We left in a week losing one month's rent but couldn't get out of there fast enough. We found a fabulous resort where we lived for two remaining months with the ocean outside our door. It was glorious.
Never again, did we suffer such disappointment. We have no doubt it will occur sometime in the future and stay mindful and prepared for that eventuality. We've budgeted for this type of potential loss.
|A Paul Gauguin cruise ship sailed by our view. It would have been fun to take a cruise in this area but we've already done so and will do so again on our several upcoming cruises touring the perimeter and surrounding islands in Australia.
We've come to accept that if we plan to stay for less than a month, it may be easier and more suitable to stay in a hotel, as we'd done over a year ago in Paris and London for a little over two weeks in each city.
Dining out for every meal is the only obstacle of staying in a hotel and of course, the cost which is generally higher than a vacation home of some type. The space limitations of a hotel don't bother us. After all, we easily spend weeks on a cruise in an under 200 square foot (19 square meters) cabin, managing fine without feeling confined.
As for "getting our ducks in a row," preparing for the next location requires considerable online research along with many conversations by email with the owner or manager.
In the case of the upcoming next house in Pacific Harbour, Fiji, we've already had numerous chats with Susan, the owner, who's been very helpful and informative.
With the house 89 miles, 144 kilometers from the airport, prearranging transportation is vital. Its not a "grab a taxi" kind of ride. Susan suggested a an air conditioned shuttle service which most likely be a van type vehicle.
|A tug boat passing at a distance.
Also, in many taxis and shuttles, if we're getting a "deal" for the transportation we don't ask the driver to turn on the AC with the outrageous cost of fuel on many islands. For example, here in Savusavu with Rasnesh, our round trip cost to the village including helping us carry the groceries to the house totals USD $13.92, FJD $30. We don't ask him to turn on the AC.
Originally, he'd quoted us USD $9.28, FJD $20 for the round trip. But, after a few trips, we negotiated upwards if he's help carry our entire week's groceries up the long, steep and uneven path to the house. It takes him, young and strapping as he is, an extra five minutes and worth every penny of the extra USD $4.64, FJD $10 to us.
|A barge passing at a distance.
The thought of being able to walk to go out to lunch or dinner, if we can find a suitable restaurant for my diet, is exciting. Here, we don't attempt an evening out when the walk to the house in the dark would surely be too treacherous along with the fact that we'd been unable to find suitable dining establishments for my needs.
Don't get me wrong, there appears to be some excellent restaurants in Savusavu as reviewed by tourists on TripAdvisor. Its just the tricky diet that keeps us from trying, when this area is less populated by tourists than many others thus, most restaurants serve the local starchy, sugary sauces and foods I can't eat, savored (rightfully so) by most tourists.
If I didn't eat this way, surely I dragged Tom out to lunch for which he'd go kicking and screaming when he can't stand the taste of the spices in typical tropical meals.
This doesn't mean I don't season our food. I do so with gusto. Over the years I've learned how much he'll tolerate while still enjoying the meal. Undoubtedly, his taste buds have branched out but, curry and/or Moroccan seasoning is not his thing.
Today, we'll arrange the shuttle from the airport in Nadi (pronounced Nan-di in Fijian) to Pacific Harbour and once settled, a taxi to the market to purchase groceries and supplies for our first meal in the new location. Much of this, we'll figure out as we go.
With our experience these past three years, we've been able to take many of the steps in these transitions in our stride. Moving and packing everything we own every few months has its challenges, more in the anticipation than in doing so.
Packing takes no more than a an hour at most, unpacking 30 minutes. "Getting our ducks in a row" in a new location seems to take a few days as we become familiar with the new property and its surroundings.
For the most part, we enjoy the process, especially once we've arrived in the new location with all of our bags in tow and discover the property is what we'd expected. We both sigh with relief knowing one more step in our journey has brought us to our "new home" wherever that may be.
Its been raining for the past three days and nights. The heat has lessened although the humidity is high. There are no ants or fruit flies in sight. We're content. May all of you be content as well!
Photo from one year ago today, November 8, 2014:
|The Maui countryside took our breath away as we drove on roads far from the main highways.
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The Periodic Table of Wine is a fun, concise, and appealingly geeky new concept to wine appreciation. The foundation of the book is a periodic table designed to give a visual overview of how different styles of the worlds wines relate to one another. Beginning with white wines in columns on the left, the table then highlights rosé in the middle, and then reds in the columns on the right. The rows, running from top to bottom, are organized by quality of flavorfruit and spice, green and mineral, sweet, etc. If you like one zelementy or wine type in the table, you can discover other examples situated around it you might also enjoy. The book also offers substantial descriptions of the 127 zelements,y or wines, each of which includes a full background and, frequently, food pairings. The book will be published with a companion volume, The Periodic Table of Cocktails.
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- Be inspired to LOVE
Jesus tells us that the two most important commandments are to love God and love people. The love that He has shown us through the cross inspires us to love our world the way He does.
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Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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Defiant about his foreign policy and trade tactics, President Trump traveled to Canada for a series of meetings with American allies.
President Trump, unusually isolated and at odds with his counterparts, arrived Friday in Canada for an annual summit meeting with some of the United States' closest allies. Before he left Washington, he raised the prospect of welcoming Russia back into the Group of 7 and he vowed not to back down on tariffs.
On Thursday, Mr. Trump had skirmished with the leaders of France and Canada over trade, and later that night, he abruptly announced his decision to leave the summit meeting in Quebec early. Much of the tension stemmed from Mr. Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada called "insulting and totally unacceptable."
Once Mr. Trump leaves Quebec, he will head to Singapore, where he is expected to meet next week with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea.
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News Analysis: Trump Greets Plans for North Korea-Syria Meeting With Deafening Silence
In an extraordinary assertion of power, Mr. Trump declared that he has "the absolute right" to pardon himself.
Mr. Trump declared Monday on Twitter that he had "the absolute right" to pardon himself for any crime. The assertion came as his legal advisers continue to argue that as president, Mr. Trump is above obstruction statutes.
The president also declared on Twitter that the appointment of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, was "totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL!"
Later that day, Mr. Mueller accused Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump's former campaign chairman, of trying to tamper with witnesses. And on Friday, the special counsel brought new obstruction charges against Mr. Manafort and one of Mr. Manafort's associates.
On Wednesday, Mr. Trump offered clemency to a woman serving life in prison for a nonviolent drug conviction, a case championed by Kim Kardashian West, and on Friday he said he was considering pardoning Muhammad Ali. (Mr. Ali's conviction, however, was overturned nearly 50 years ago.)
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It was a busy week for the judicial system.
The Supreme Court narrowly ruled on Monday in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. The court also turned away a request from the Justice Department to discipline lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union for helping an undocumented teenager get an abortion.
On Thursday, a former Senate aide was arrested in an investigation of classified information leaks, where prosecutors also seized years' worth of phone and email records from a New York Times reporter. The investigation was the first known instance of the Justice Department seeking a reporter's data during the Trump administration, signaling that the aggressive tactics employed under President Barack Obama will probably continue.
Also Thursday, prosecutors from the Justice Department told a federal court that it would no longer defend provisions of the Affordable Care Act that protect consumers with pre-existing medical conditions. If that argument is accepted, insurers could again deny people coverage because of their medical conditions or history.
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California and seven other states held primaries for the midterm elections.
Primary elections dominated on Tuesday. In New Jersey and seven other states, Democrats enhanced their prospects for potentially taking control of the House. Their challengers include a former Navy pilot, a veteran White House national security adviser and a conservative pro-gun state senator.
Both major parties avoided worst-case scenarios in California: Democrats had candidates set to advance in seven of the most competitive districts, while Republicans avoided a shutout in the races for Senate and governor.
Also Tuesday, Senator Mitch McConnell announced that he was canceling the majority of the Senate's August recess, which could keep vulnerable Democrats from leaving Washington to campaign.
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California Democrats Favor Mainstream House Candidates, Despite Liberal Energy
Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, faced more controversy over his apparent misuse of power.
Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, faced renewed backlash over the demands he made of his aides as new documents and congressional testimony were made public.
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Elizabeth has worked as a HarvestPlus cassava breeder at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria since 2012, after spending 20 years with Ghana's CSIR-Crops Research Institute. Working in collaboration with partners across Africa, Elizabeth develops cassava varieties with high levels of provitamin A in the storage roots, and she supports delivery activities to over 750,000 households in Nigeria. She obtained her PhD in Plant Breeding from the University of the Free State, South Africa; her MPhil. in Crop Science from the University of Ghana; and her BSc. in Agriculture and Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Her passion is for working with end users, particularly women farmers, the youth and young women scientists – a perspective that she will bring to this GREAT Course as she shares her experiences and lessons learnt in participatory breeding with gender responsiveness.


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Next to the Shuto expressway in Shiba are baseball fields, tennis courts, a shrine, office buildings, hotels, and the vestiges of a river. Tokyo's density still astounds me.
Next to the Shuto expressway in Shiba are baseball fields, tennis courts, a shrine, office buildings, hotels, and the vestiges of a river. Tokyo's density still astounds me.
Thanks to Professor Suzuki Makoto at Nodai, I went on a bus tour of Adachi ward's cherry trees. They are celebrating the ward's role in the 100th anniversary of Japan's gift of cherry trees to Washington DC, where they are now a landmark landscape along the Potomac.
It was fun to see how many local people turned out for the tour and ward office symposium. Adachi-ku continues to cultivate many types of cherry trees, including this winter blooming one. Unfortunately, many of the open spaces for tree-planting are marginal spaces: below the high voltage power lines, and along the Arakawa River, where they are drowned out by multiple levels of elevated freeway.
Like most of Tokyo, it all depends in which direction you're looking. Adachi-ku is proud also that it retains many views of Mount Fuji. Many of these views include the river and also smokestacks and factories.
Tokyo Green Space focuses largely on how green space and plants make the city livable. Recent walks through Shibuya, Meguro, and Sasazuka made me realize anew the tremendous obstacles created by elevated freeways that cut through Tokyo.
Above is the Shuto 4 expressway in Sasazuka, known as Koshu Kaido (甲州街道). There is a high speed expressway on top of an eight lane surface road. Crossing this mass of asphalt, traffic and emissions requires climbing a pedestrian overpass that goes between the levels.
Below is the 246 expressway going west from Shibuya into Meguro. If I am not mistaken, there is an elevated freeway, a surface road, and a below grade highway as well.
These massive structures are the opposite of the small lanes that make Tokyo feel so village-like and livable. There is some potential to "add" greenery to these structures. But I wonder why there isn't more discussion in Tokyo, as there is in other world cities, about the potential for reclaiming these structures for non-automobile uses, through demolition or reuse as sky parks.
Recently I heard Mishima Yoshiki present a paper about the revival of the Kyobashi river in central Tokyo. Like most of Tokyo's legendary rivers and canals, it has long been buried underground, when the Edo tradition of water transportation gave way to twentieth century freeways for private autos and commercial trucks.
Mishima's paper was presented at the Tokyo University's Asia Mega-Cities symposium in a session devoted to urban rivers. His paper was co-authored with Hayashi Masaki, Shikanai Kyoko, and Ishikawa Mikiko. Mishima is a PhD candidate at Todai's graduate school of engineering, and a landscape architect trained at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Many landscape architects and urban historians point to the centrality of water in Tokyo's history, and there is a growing desire to see its renewal in our post-industrial era. Mishima's talk highlighted the Edo functions of the Kyobashi river, the history of its "reclamation" or burial, and the opportunities to remake it today.
Mishima's project team chose the Kyobashi river because it is in central Tokyo and it is relatively short, with a history of connecting the Edo castle to the ocean. The paper introduced the concept of the kashi, a riverside commons that served as a place for unloading goods and commercial markets and where no private structures were allowed to be created. Today it has exceptional potential because it represents a mere 600 meters of the 320 kilometer Tokyo Expressway system, and is used by only 4,000 of the 53,000 daily expressway vehicles. Plus, its central location offers enormous potential as public open space and high rent commercial space.
Mishima explained how the Kyobashi river, like most of Tokyo's waterways, became devalued and ultimately buried in the twentieth century when natural and human disasters overwhelmed the city. The 1923 Kanto Earthquake destroyed the kashi, and many private buildings were constructed. River commerce had already declined, and increasing garbage raised sanitation problems. The firebombing of Tokyo during World War II left huge piles of ashes along the river banks, making open space again a place for waste.
The post-war period saw some bizarrely futuristic plans. The 1950 "Sky Building Plan" envisioned building twelve story buildings above the old river, with an expressway running through the second floor. I am curious why this plan was ultimately rejected. In its stead, the city built a series of elevated freeways, mostly public and some privately owned, with several including the Kyobashi river having commercial tenants on the ground floor.
I enjoyed seeing the model of the renewal of the Kyobashi river. Using rainwater, treated sewage, and springs, there were would be plenty of water to support the new river. Water is constantly being pumped out from the subway tunnels (this happens in New York City as well, which I learned in the fantastic book The World without Us by Alan Weisman).
The Kyobashi river concept combines commercial development with the creation of a huge new green corridor. Some buildings would be placed on the new river, as a way to generate revenue for the construction and maintenance of the new public spaces. Green roofs would integrate the new buildings with the park. People would have access to the river on bridges, plazas, water decks, and recreational boats. It would be great to also see a river edge that combined some elements of natural riverbank vegetation and habitat.
Several factors make the idea of this project at least conceivable. One, the Kyobashi river area is small and borders high rent Ginza. Second, the elevated freeway, like most of Tokyo's expressways, was built in the rush to "modernize" before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Therefore, they do not meet current earthquake standards, and the city currently faces a choice between expensive retrofitting or potential collapse. (The earthquake damage to San Francisco's Embarcadero freeway in 1989 provided the impetus for freeway removal and opening the bay to the city in the early 2000s, which has been a huge success). Lastly, the low rent payed by the private company suggests that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and its residents receive minimal compensation in exchange for the environmental costs of the freeway.


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Choosing a theme for your wedding is one of the most important decisions you have to make because it plays a huge role in determining so many other components. Location, decorations, color scheme, maybe even the food you serve are all influenced by the theme you pick. Once you've picked that theme, though, some decisions become even more difficult, such as what kind of centerpiece to use or which type of hanging lights. You may find yourself with too many options to choose from or not enough pieces to fill your reception hall. A few themes that remain popular are rustic, woodland, and garden party. These are all themes that rely heavily on wooden decor, but wood pieces can fit into almost any theme. Below are 13 ways to use wood in any wedding, from a backyard BBQ to a black tie affair. Most of these are budget-friendly and many can easily be made yourself at home!
Use wood slices to slightly elevate candles, floral arrangements, pictures, or whatever else you choose to use as a centerpiece. Or, use wood vases for the bouquets.
Place card holders
These cute wood pieces are great place card holders, and they can double as favors — guests can use them as picture holders after the wedding.
Ring box
Your ring bearer can carry your rings in style (and keep them safe!) in this stunning engraved wooden box.
Who says guestbooks have to be books? You and your guests will love this wood guestbook puzzle! Guests sign a piece when they arrive, and then you can put it together any time you want after the wedding. Make a tradition out of putting it together every year on your anniversary, or make it a permanent decoration by gluing and framing it to hang it on the wall.
Candle holders
These simple wood candle holders are elegant in a rustic way and are sure to catch your guests' eyes.
Forever flowers
One of our absolute favorite ways to incorporate wood into your wedding: forever flowers. These are full bouquets made of painted wooden flowers — so they last forever! Keep them in a vase (with no watering required!) on your mantel for years to come, and always be reminded of your gorgeous wedding day. Not to mention how realistic they look!
Signs are, of course, a great use of wood at your wedding. You may need signs for everything from where the reception is, to bathrooms, to what's what on the dessert table. Wood is an easy material to work with. It's also less expensive than other common materials such as chalkboard or metal. These are a fun item to DIY, too. Recruit your bridal party and spend a day brainstorming fun love-related saying and then paint the signs yourselves.
Card box
For the wine-loving couple, this wine barrel is the perfect card box!
Wall art
Do you have a lot of free space on the walls at your reception? Hang a couple of pieces of art like this beautiful monogram piece. You can use it as just decor, or they can serve as guest books too!
Chair decor
Decorate the backs of the chairs with adorable wood wreaths. These are another great option for decor that can double as a favor. Tie an escort card to the wreath and let guests know they can take it home!
Photo booth
There are a few options for a wooden photo booth backdrop: a fence-like, solid piece, or pallets that have more open areas. If you're providing props for your photo booth, you may want to go with a more solid background, so the focus is on the props. If you don't want to use props, consider something more like the pallets so you can more easily decorate the backdrop.
Floral wall
Build a huge frame to use at your reception, for anything from a photo gallery to a guestbook to escort cards. Hang twine or strings of lights across the frame so you can pin up cards or guests can pin up pictures.
Wine trough
This gorgeous wine trough has many uses, as well. Set it on the bridal party's table to chill their champagne or fill it with flowers for a centerpiece.


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La Revenuais
Experience the charm of the deep French countryside (la France profonde) close to the magical city of Fougères, with its enormous medieval castle, its terraced gardens, and its fascinating medieval quarter.
This stunning stone cottage is in a hamlet close to a very pretty village surrounded by woods and hills, and with all amenities. Built in the local vernacular architecture, sleeping four in two bedrooms, it combines rural French living, but with modern necessities such as wifi.
The rooms have exposed beams and original stone fire places. There is a sizeable, and completely enclosed, garden (about .6 hectare) and a patio.
Set in rich pastoral countryside on the Brittany Normandy borders, it's a perfect place to relax, yet within easy reach of key tourist attractions such as Fougères, the world-famous Mont St Michel, and the Emerald Coast.
Ideal for a break in its own right, or for a stopover on the way down further south.
Seasonal Availability and Activities
Spring1st Mar - 31st May
The weather is beginning to improve with flowers and blossom everywhere, and plenty of walking on the 200km of hiking trails and 17 walking routes.
In May there is a jazz festival in nearby Coutances and a marathon in the Bay of Mont Saint Michel. In fact it could be a good time to visit Mont St Michel before the summer tourists start to arrive..
Or visit Fougères with its medieval castle, its public gardens, and its old streets clinging to the hillside.
Summer1st May - 31st Aug
The countryside is at its peak, and longer days mean time for longer rambles.
Or you can venture further afield and explore places such as the Baie de Mont Saint Michel, Combourg, with its links with Châteaubriand and known as the birthplace of romanticism, Vitré. The glorious Parc Floral de Haute Bretagne is only a few miles away and in the summer months the blooms are at their best.
Find a local beach or walk along the coastal path near Cancale, where you can eat mussels and oysters. If all that seems too energetic, just enjoy the sun and relax in the garden!
Autumn1st Sep - 31st Oct
Thia is the most colourful season, with the many trees showing their seasonal reds and yellows.
Gather up the local chestnuts, and roast them, attend the Folk Festival at Fougères, or walk in the nearby Forest of Fougères
Winter1st Nov - 28th Feb
Enjoy the wonderful clear light and long shadows of sunny days, and see the trees in their naked splendur!
Visit one of the many local restaurants which offers authentic regional food, including the famous galettes (buckwheat flour pancake).
Or get a good fire going in the living room and enjoy feeling really toasty whilst the elements rage outside!


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Smallscale 20mm (1/72 / 1/76 scale) scale modelling, miniature wargaming and figure collecting.
11 June 2017
Lockheed AC-130 Hercules Gunship - Toys for wargaming
Ok, so it's a toy, ..... but it's a huge, strong, and very sturdy toy, AND it scales out really well with my 1-72 scale forces.
I saw it advertised on "Wallapop" a couple of weeks ago and the guy who was selling it lived near me so I sent him a message and when I got this off him I was really really pleased to find that it wasn't some cheapo flimsy toy.
I don't know who the manufacturer is but according to the guy who sold it to me, it's about 15 years old, maybe even a little more. At first I though it might be from the Micro-Machines range, but I couldn't find any pictures of it online.
It comes with two 1/72 scale pre-painted crew figures, who look very similar in style to micro-machines figures.
It has a cargo bay door that opens and closes too, and the 20mm figures and vehicles here just how well it scales out.
All in all a great addition to the Seven Star Nation's forces.
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It looks a bit like the TimMee C-130, which is also a huge airplane with working rear ramp, but that particular toy is a cheapo flimsy toy. Whoever manufactured yours made a much better model.ReplyDelete
There have been several of these and I'm no expert, but Galoob (Micro Machines - Action Fleet) did one (and the pilots look like theirs) and at lest one other was offered through the Catalogue shops in the UK (may still be available?) from a Chinese maker (Tai Nam?), I'd put my money on Galoob's 'Army Gear' and/or 'Battle Squad' lines?ReplyDelete
I also own this plane, I got it for Christmas 20-22 years ago. While I cannot remember the brand name, I can give you some more information. From what I remember the plane was the largest (most expensive) set in a series of military vehicle sets. Most sets came with one or a few plastic vehicles and a few micro-figures (two-piece figures, bend in the middle, fit the seats in the plane) which could fit in the sets of the vehicles. I remember Jeeps and a VW-thing style military vehicle. The AC-130 set itself came with 2 pilot figures, a Jeep with a machine gun, and a platform with a cloth parachute that the Jeep attached to. The figures can fit it either front seat of the Jeep or sit on the Jeep's machine gun. The pods under the wings fire trans-red misses, which I amazingly still have. Unfortunately I can't post pics, as it's in storage in another state, but if I find any additional information I'll let you know.ReplyDelete
After a little more searching the toy line is Battle Squads by Galoob.ReplyDelete


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Oil prices fall as strong dollar wipes out OPEC cut optimism
Oil prices fell on Friday as a strengthening U.S. dollar beat back renewed hope that OPEC might finally agree production cuts.
Brent crude oil futures <LCOc1> fell 32 cents, or 0.69 percent, to $46.17 per barrel by 0751 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures <CLc1> were down 47 cents, or 1.06 percent, at $44.95 a barrel.
A stronger U.S. dollar makes oil, which is priced in dollars, more expensive to buyers using other currencies.
"Oil traded in a sideways range overnight, as the stronger U.S. dollar (overshadowed) optimism from Saudi's Energy Minister over a production cut agreement," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at OANDA brokerage in Singapore.
"With the dollar reigning supreme, Asia trading of crude should have a slightly heavy tone today as traders lighten up positioning into the weekend," he said.
The U.S. dollar index <.DXY> reached a 13-1/2-year high on comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as she said the rate increase could happen "relatively soon", indicating higher chances of the rate hike in December.
"Commodities were mixed, with the stronger dollar creating headwinds for the sector. Brent crude oil traded around $46 per barrel as investors saw an increasing chance that OPEC would reach an agreement on production cuts," Australian bank ANZ said in a note.
Oil prices have fallen the last three days, but Brent is still up 6 percent from a three-month low hit last Friday.
Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih's optimistic comments on potential OPEC cuts came ahead of a meeting of key oil exporters' officials scheduled to take place between 0530 GMT and 0730 GMT in Qatar's capital Doha on Friday.
Analysts said uncertainty over the OPEC deal lingered in the markets and even if the producers' group does reach a deal, the impact is expected to be short lived.
"A production cap could induce (oil producers) to start producing more in the long term if prices go up," said Ric Spooner, a Sydney-based analyst at CMC Markets.
Jason Gammel of U.S. investment bank Jefferies said at least a 700,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) cut is needed to balance the market in the first quarter of 2017.
Although Saudi Arabia is trying to lead the way to a deal on output, Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro said the OPEC member would finance $2.2 billion from a Chinese credit line to boost production from oil joint ventures with China National Petroleum Corp [CNPET.UL] by around 277,000 bpd.
Iran's increasing output also casts doubt on whether an OPEC deal will be able to clear a persistent global oil glut. Iran overtook Saudi Arabia as India's top oil supplier for the first time in October, shipping data showed.
Source: Reuters (By Jane Chung; Reporting by Jane Chung; Additional reporting by Henning Gloystein in SINGAPORE; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell and Tom Hogue)


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Overall 2018 was a challenging but successful and active year for PFMA and our members. Thank
you for all your help and support, it is essential to our success.
Omnibus Funding Bill Prohibits EBT Processing Fees/EBT Fees --
PFMA helped to include a provision in the omnibus funding bill that would prohibit EBT processing fees. This keeps the issue off the table through FY 2019.
Farm Bill passage and inclusion of legalized industrial hemp --
PFMA helped support efforts on
the federal level to include the legalization of industrial hemp in the Farm Bill. These efforts were
successfully and included in the final version of the Farm Bill.
Expansion and Reauthorization of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) --
PFMA helped secure the reauthorization and expansion of the HFFI in the 2018 Farm Bill. PFMA has been a strong supporter of the program since its inception and has supported it at the state and federal levels.
Progress Made
Passage in U.S. House of Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act, H.R. 772 -- PFMA supported
and helped its national partners pass the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017. The
bill changes Food and Drug Administration labeling requirements for nutrition in formation
displayed by restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, and pizzerias. The bill is sponsored
by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington State.
H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act --
PFMA supported this bill which would require that any civil action brought claiming a violation of the ADA include enough specificity to identify the actual problem or barrier to access being alleged. It also provides a time period during which the business could remedy the situation. The bill passed the U.S. House in February 2018. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe of Texas.
Cole-Bishop Amendment (FDA deeming regulations) --
PFMA helped support inclusion of legislation by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to add a revised version of the Cole-Bishop Amendment to the Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations bill. The amendment language would change the predicate date (or grandfather date) under the FDA's deeming regulations for cigars and pipe tobacco, exempt premium cigars from regulation under Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the law that grants the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products), create a substantially equivalent application method for pre-market tobacco application approved products, and apply additional restrictions onapproved products. The amendment is sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma and Rep. Sanford Bishop of Georgia.
SB 1172 Price Gouging Reform -- PFMA helped support and pass SB 1172 out of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, and the full Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator Randy Vulakovich of Allegheny County, amends the Price Gouging Act regarding the prohibition on excessive pricing during a state of disaster emergency. SB 1172 passed the House and Senate. Governor Wolf vetoed the bill on October 24, 2018
HB 1840 Workers' Comp Reform -- PFMA supported this legislation, sponsored by Representative Rob Kauffman of Franklin County, which prevents significant increases in workers' compensation insurance premiums that employers will experience as the result of the PA Supreme Court ruling invalidating a provision of PA's 1996 Workers' Compensation reforms. This bill passed the House and Senate. Governor Wolf signed the bill on October 24, 2018
SB 936 - Workers' Comp Reform -- PFMA was part of a coalition that helped support and secure passage of this bill sponsored by Senator Don White of Indiana County. The bill creates important reforms by establishing a worker's compensation drug formulary. This bill passed the Senate and House and was ultimately vetoed by the Governor.
HB 1918 Anti-skimming device/fraud legislation -- PFMA helped secure House and Senate passage of legislation sponsored by Representative Kristin Phillips-Hill of York County which seeks to eliminate and punish the use of fraudulent credit card devices by criminalizing the use of a scanning or skimming device, the use of a re-encoder, and the possession or sale of a skimming device. The bill was signed into law by Governor Wolf in June of 2018. This was a PFMA priority issue.
SB 1056 100% bonus deprecation provision added to state budget --
PFMA supported and helped pass with its allies a provision in the state budget package that would put the state in line with a federal tax change letting corporations immediately expense 100 percent of a qualifying capital purchase. SB 1056 was initially proposed by Senator Michele Brooks of Mercer County.
Governor Wolf signed this provision into law with the budget.
Healthy Food Financing Initiative Recapitalization --
PFMA helped to secure additional funding for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative/Food Access Initiative in the 2018-2019 state budget legislation. $1 million in funding was included in the legislation.
Tobacco Products Sales Preemption included in HB 1929 (Fiscal Code) --
PFMA working with its allies was successful in adding a preemption on tobacco product sales to the budget fiscal code legislation, HB 1929. This brings Philadelphia in line with the rest of the state regarding the sale of tobacco products.
SB 888 PFMA amendment adopted to handicap parking legislation --
PFMA worked with our allies in the house and senate to amend this legislation which makes substantial changes to parking regulations for individuals with disabilities. We were able to amend the legislation to remove a number of harmful provisions and make the bill workable for our membership.
SB 6 PFMA amendment adopted to EBT/SNAP access legislation --
PFMA was successful in amending this legislation which deals with snap/ebt access to remove a provision that would have prohibited snap/ebt usage at establishments that were licensed by the Pa Liquor Control Board, and The Pa Gaming Control Board. This would have had a significant negative impact on our members, and their customers. This made the legislation much more workable for our members.
Progress made
Changes to the SNAP Disbursement Schedule --
PFMA worked to adjust the SNAP disbursement schedule to allow for a staggered approached in providing benefits to recipients across the Commonwealth. Currently recipients receive their benefits in the first ten days of the month. PFMA was successful in helping to convene and participating in a Senate Majority Policy Committee Hearing on the issue. Also, PFMA had legislation introduced, SB 568 by Senator David Argall of Schuylkill County and HB 877 by Representative Tarah Toohil of Luzerne County, to addres
s this issue. The legislation passed in committee in the House and was scheduled for a final vote when the session ended. The legislation will be reintroduced next legislative session.
Local labor policy preemption (paid and unpaid leave) HB 861 --
PMFA helped pass out of committee, HB 861, sponsored by Representative Seth Grove of York County, which preempts local governments from passing labor policies. The legislation will be reintroduced next session for further advocacy.
HB 2241 sugar-sweetened beverage tax preemption legislation --
PFMA supports HB2241 sponsored by Rep.Mark Mustio of Allegheny County which would preempt local taxation of sweetened beverages in PA and prohibits any municipality from levying such a tax while invalidating the current soda tax in Philadelphia. This bill passed the full house and now awaits further action in the senate.
HB 2071 Bullet proof glass preemption legislation --
PFMA supported and helped pass out of the House this legislation sponsored by Representative Todd Stephens of Montgomery County which would preempt municipalities from putting in place bulletproof glass, or other protective measures for their customers and employees safety. The legislation passed the House, and eventually died in the Senate. It will be reintroduced next session for further action.
PFMA was successful in preventing the ultimate passage of several proposals that would have
been detrimental to the interests of our members: Property Tax Reform/Shifting:
Several proposals were introduced this session to reduce or eliminate property taxes. Unfortunately, these proposals included shifting the tax burden to employers and working families in the form of increased and expanded sales taxes and higher personal income taxes. This included an attempt to add the sales tax to warehouse/wholesaler services and operations.
Minimum Wage Increases -- Various bills would have increased the state minimum wage from the $7.25 per hour to anywhere from $9 to $15 per hour. Some of these bills would have included automatic increases to the minimum wage tied to inflation/Consumer Price Index.
Tobacco and OTP taxes -- No new or increased taxes on tobacco or other tobacco product were enacted. Some discussion took place around adding a new tax to cigars to help plug the budget deficit for 2018-2019.
Gross receipts tax increase on Electric bills and Telecommunications and Transportation purchases-
This tax would have significantly impacted our members in many negative ways.
Statewide beverage Tax
Paid or unpaid leave mandate
Statewide plastic Bag Fees, Taxes and Bans
Private actions under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law --
PFMA helped blocked passage of HB 475, sponsored by Representative Anthony DeLuca of Allegheny County which raises the minimum from $100 to $500 in cases of minor violations to the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection law. This bill would have increased costs for members and been a boon for trial lawyers.
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Junior Key Account Manager Europe
Job Description Junior Key Account Manager Europe
Have you got a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and have you gained your first experience in Account Management and open for an international role?
You will be responsible for identifying, qualifying and generating sales opportunities at OEM's in the lighting industry. You will present solutions to potential customers and identify new opportunities as well as maintain current customer base and Nichia share. Do you enjoy developing customer relationships at all levels and guide sales through opportunity planning, project sales, design involvement and value selling?
Than this position at NIchia might be just what you're looking for.
Requirements Junior Key Account Manager Europe
In short what who we're looking for is a candidate with a calm yet energetic personality. In addition to that we hope you'll bring is:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
- Account Management experience
- Business command of English and at least one more European language
What you are aiming for is a technical commercial position, where you'll build up:
- in-depth product and market knowledge in order to increase business by giving sound advise to clients and work with their R&D department
- experience in strategically building up business in your region
Company Profile
Our client is internationally known as innovative, concious of the environment and known for their high quality products.
Nichia is the number one LED (Light Emitting Diode) manufacturer in the world with the largest market share and an annual turnover of approximately 3 Billion Euros.
Nichia succeeded in developing and commercializing the super high brightness Blue LED in 1993. It was accepted with great amazement in the related industries throughout the world. Since the first announcement of the Blue LED in 1993, InGaN-based LEDs in different emission colors, ranging from ultraviolet to yellow, have been contributed to the diversification of LED application fields.
Nichia Corporation is a Japanese company that has subsidiary locations all over the world with approximately 9,000 Employees worldwide.
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Enthousiast geraakt?
Please feel free to contact Udo van der Groen at firstname.lastname@example.com if you would like to know more about this upcoming position already.


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A graphics pack of dungeon maps for use with your favorite tabletop rpg, whether you are a player or a publisher.
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Impact of diversity on nursing practice in the UAE significant
Experts to address the future of nursing practice in the UAE during 3-day Nursing Conference
By: Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions
Hiraina McKenzie, Staff Support Specialist, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE, will discuss the "Value of Diversity – Nursing in the UAE" at the 3rd Nursing Conference which will take place on 14-16 October 2012 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, UAE. The Nursing Conference is part of the 6th annual Abu Dhabi Medical Congress (ADMC) and will address the challenge of preparing nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they work.
"Many nurses who come to work in the UAE venture here because of the multicultural diversity and the uniqueness of the local culture," says McKenzie. "However, there is under-utilization of potential resources that come with the expertise that could benefit UAE healthcare. Diversity at a service delivery level can create issues with team dynamics, professional interactions and patient care. This is primarily due to misunderstandings, wrong assumptions and unrealistic expectations of their colleagues, themselves and sometimes the patients."
According to McKenzie, international best practice of valuing diversity in the workplace has a broader definition of diversity. Diversity is considered to encompass most characteristics that individuals have that affect the way they think and do things. The key concepts of human rights, equality and promotion of equity in the workplace underpin best practice standards and recommendations.
"We in the UAE can most definitely learn from these but we need to always consider the context and the differences here, acknowledging that changes need to be realistic to be effective," she adds.
When considering diversity in nursing, language can most definitely be a barrier for all communication within a healthcare facility.
"At Tawam, we estimate that 80% of our professional nurses come from countries where English is not their native tongue or where English is spoken as a dual language. A minority of our professional nursing staff [38%] are native Arabic speakers. These figures illustrate opportunity for miscommunication in the workplace," says McKenzie.
"There are many nurses that are bilingual or even multi lingual but I have found that some tend to use the English language in a literal sense which doesn't always demonstrate good comprehension. This affects the understanding of messages given and received. The ability to speak effectively with Arabic speaking patients does impact patient satisfaction and care."
Guaranteeing a safe working environment for nurses is an important element to managing diversity in the UAE healthcare workforce.
McKenzie explains: "The professional nurse in the emirate of Abu Dhabi is required to be licensed by the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD). A part of that licensure process requires the nurse to be in good standing from their native license home. Additionally, the nurse is required to have a thorough knowledge of the HAAD Professional Nurse Practice Act. While medical litigation is an emerging phenomenon in the UAE, professional nurses are typically covered by their employers in these situations. There is strength in this approach in that it provides the nurse a forum to have situations reviewed by peers and in a process that focuses on 'systems' rather than 'individuals'
The Abu Dhabi Medical Congress (ADMC) brings together leading international healthcare companies such as Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), Mubadala, Al Noor Hospital, Religare & SRL Diagnostics and Stryker, to showcase the latest products and services within the Emergency, Primary Healthcare, Patient Safety, Rehabilitation and Dentistry sectors as well as being a platform for scientific exchange via the accompanying multi-track conference programme dedicated to these healthcare area.
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In case you missed it, John Randle made his way to the Pro Football Hall Of Fame on Saturday. There will be much coverage about this to come alter, but for now we would just like to extend our congratulations to Randle. He was a true warrior and a class act. Way to go!
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Finally! I get around to posting this giveaway I've been planning since fall.
I got the idea to this when Steve Jobs passed away. It felt right to organize an Apple-themed giveaway, partly as a tribute to the courage of an innovator and partly to put together a little "fruit basket" of some of my very favourite brands as a thanks to you for reading my little blog.
The nice people at Zoya Sweden, and Swedish brands Scratch Nails and Kicks, are generously sponsoring with two polishes of each. That means this giveaway will be double, one part national and one international, both parts with the same polishes. The Swedish part has one DKNY Golden Delicious perfume.
The polishes:
Zoya – Apple
Scratch Nails – One Apple a Day
Kicks – Army Jacket and Cannes Carpet (the names aren't apple-related, but I think the colours are :))
To enter the giveaway all you have to do is comment on this post. Just give me a valid email address and say if you're Swedish or international. Only one entry per person and you can participate in either the Swedish or the international part, not both. The giveaway is open until February 12th, that's two weeks. I'll let the winners know by email. Good luck!
Off course I will be very happy if you like Lacky Nails on Facebook, or follow me in some other way, Bloglovin or Twitter for example. (You'll find all that stuff in my side bar.)
This giveaway is now closed. The winners are announced here. Thanks for entering everyone, and thanks for all your kind comments. I had so much fun with this and hope to host another giveaway soon again. <3


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After listening to the thematic report on the execution of the Law on Access to Information and the situation of public implementation and transparency of information on revenue sources, allocation and use of environmental protection fee sources in the field of mineral exploitation at Bac Me and Yen Minh districts, the members discussed some inadequate contents of the execution of the Law on Access to Information in Ha Giang province. They also proposed some solutions to management levels and departments in order to continue effectively the execution of the Law on Access to Information in the province.
At the workshop, according to the delegates, it is necessary to continue to direct all levels and departments to propagate the contents of the Law on Access to Information under Decree No. 13/2018/ND-CP dated 23/1/2018 of the Government; Decision No. 1408/QD-TTg dated 15/7/2016 and Directive No. 08/CT-TTg dated 14/3/2017 of the Prime Minister to raise the awareness about the responsibilities of State agencies, officials, officers, public servants and employees for ensuring the right to access to information of citizens at facilities.
The departments and industries of the province, the People's Committees of districts and communes in the province must make a public list/document folder on the electronic portal/their websites. One-gate Administrative Office must coordinate with State agencies to execute the Law on Access to Information. It is required to connect the process of information access with the voice of citizen reception agencies, and assign officials and staff to provide information and publicize this information on the electronic information portal/their websites. It is necessary to develop regulations and processes to provide information, proactively prepare, update and publicize the list of compulsory information to be publicized and list of information for citizens with conditional access. It also necessary to regularly update and post information publicly on the electronic portal/websites timely and subject to the regulations prescribed in the List of Information and Regulations on information provision of agencies and units, and disseminate information to people about links and public contents on the commune website and other public information forms. The Department of Justice is responsible for monitoring, urging and synthesizing reports on the execution of the Law on Access to Information in the province to the Ministry of Justice and the Provincial People's Committee according to Official Letter No. 939/BTP-PLHSHC dated 22 March, 2018 of the Ministry of Justice and Plan No. 277/KH-UBND dated 9 September, 2016 of the Provincial People's Committee on the execution of the Law on Access to Information.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Financial stocks edged lower at the open Monday following a shortened holiday week that saw the leading banking index gain nearly 3%. The Phildelphia Bank Index BKX, +0.25% fell fractionally. The Amex Securities Broker/Dealer Index $xbd fell 0.5% and the S&P Insurance Index fell fractionally.
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Ministerial squads eyeing Irish goals with away fixtures in Liverpool and Manchester
Boris Johnson was campaigning in the north of England this week, media and groupies in tow, spewing forth claims about hardening the UK's border and rallying pro-Brexiteers across the region.
Not too far away, another politician was engaging in a rather more subtle rallying campaign.
Hot on the heels of the Taoiseach's visit to the Mayo GAA game in London at the weekend, Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan was courting the Irish expat vote in Liverpool and Manchester.
The Minister is quick to say he's not campaigning, lest he be accused of interference, and that Ireland is simply a neighbour offering friendly advice. The decision on June 23 on whether Britain should abandon its EU membership is one for UK voters.
True. But make no mistake. The Government is campaigning in Britain, but in a much quieter, low key fashion.
And there's nothing wrong with that.
As John McGrane, the head of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce said in Manchester yesterday, Ireland and Britain are joined economically at the hip. The connections, politically, culturally and economically are so deeply embedded, it's almost impossible to believe that if the British vote to pull out, Ireland will not be hit.
Hence the diplomatic push by the Government. Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor is in Leeds next week, while Paschal Donohoe is expected to travel to Scotland and Newcastle. Another visit from the Taoiseach is also expected. All backed up by a strategic push from officials at the Irish Embassy in London, and at the Departments of Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs in Dublin.
These visits target the sizeable Irish communities and business connections in the respective regions. Site visits to Irish businesses are also included, to highlight the considerable trade links between the two islands.
Minister Flanagan attended a panel discussion at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Irish Studies on Wednesday, along with shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, Irish-born British Labour MP Conor McGinn, and Irish4Europe co-chair Grainne Mellon, highlighting how a UK remaining in the EU enjoys almost complete consensus in Ireland.
He spoke at the Irish Heritage Centre in Manchester on Wednesday night and to an intimate, business-focused audience at a British Irish Chamber gathering in the city yesterday, where representatives from some small businesses were present, along with executives from companies like AIB and Grant Thornton.
The Irish4Europe campaign is engaged in a similar offensive to encourage Irish people in the UK to register to vote before Tuesday's deadline. And it's managed to get Bob Geldof on board, with the rocker-turned campaigner appearing in a get-out-the-vote video.
Absent from the events over recent days have been a pro-Brexit voice, for obvious reasons perhaps, although it would make for a much livelier and more balanced discussion. In the case of the University of Liverpool, however, out campaigners have been invited, but apparently refused to come.
Whether these efforts have an impact amid all the noise remain to be seen, because the numbers attending the events are far from huge.
And the Irish dimension has been getting little, if any, attention in the wider debate, although the Minister was interviewed both by ITV and BBC regional during his visit.
It may also be, in some instances, a case of preaching to the converted.
But try they must. With the polls near deadlocked, and with only three weeks to go, every little helps.
Irish Independent


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Hmmm. I'm not sure about that title, but it's late and I'm tired.
I read a post of mine from a while back, Day 49 and the upside of assholes or something, that was a scree about asshole managers. And you know what's really weird? Just today I had another run-in with that very same manager, and had completely forgotten about my previous post. Some other readers have been viewing it and it showed up in my statistics so I checked it out.
Oh, what a balm to my soul to read it! I've only had a few encounters with this guy I worked with on a previous project and today was one of those encounters. What gives people the right to just lose their tempers about stuff that's–sorry!–not worth losing one's temper about. How come some people can just be counted on to make a scene, reach for the nearest throat, blame someone for something…even if the "blame" is probably a widely shared thing, including the asshole in question, for starters.
I work with a lot of people who are just trying to do a good job, and a lot of other people who are just trying to get through the day. For the most part, I have compassion for the second group and prefer the first group. Bottom line, though, we're all mostly doing the best we can, and getting everyone riled up and freaked out just doesn't help anything. AT ALL.
It was great to read that previous post. I should do that more often.
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Shale Country Is Out of Workers and Dangling 100% Pay Hikes
Jerry Morales, the mayor of Midland, Texas, and a local restaurateur, is being whipsawed by the latest Permian Basin shale-oil boom. It's fueling the region and starving it at the same time. Sales-tax revenue is hitting a record high, allowing the city to get around to fixing busted roads. But the crazy-low 2.1 percent unemployment rate is a bear. As the proprietor of Mulberry Cafe and Gerardo's Casita, Morales is working hard to retain cooks. As a Republican first elected in 2014, he oversees a government payroll 200 employees short…Read More


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Vedanta-Cairn India merger: Is it really a sweet deal?
Minority shareholder will be implied to a premium of 20% to one month Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of Cairn India share price.
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Vedanta Ltd, Cairn India and Vedanta Resources plc has revised the final terms of merger of Vedanta Ltd and Cairn India considering the prevailing equity market conditions.
In a regulatory filing on Friday, Vedanta Ltd said each Cairn India minority shareholder will get one equity share in the company and four redeemable preference shares with a face value of Rs 10, with a coupon of 7.5% and tenure of 18 months from issuance.
In order to attract shareholders, minority shareholder will be implied to a premium of 20% to one month Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP) of Cairn India share price.
Caution for Cairn India shareholders?
Despite the revised terms are in favour of Cairn India shareholders, cautioning the holders, Motilal Oswal in a research note, said that there some issues which still need to be addressed before the completion of the deal.
The company has still not received approvals by Petroleum Ministry and FIPB (Foreign Investment Promotion Board) which may become a point of concern for the company, said the research note.
In a regulatory filing, the Jurisdictional High Courts have convened the shareholder meetings for each of Vedanta Limited and Cairn India on 8 September 2016 and 12 September 2016, respectively. At the meeting, majority in number and 75% in value of shareholders present and voting at the shareholder meeting, required to vote in favour of these transactions.
Sanjay Jain, Researcher in MOSL, in the research report pointed out that there is a possibility of unexpected opposition by minority shareholders, which will again disrupt the deal.
Lastly, value of merger to Vedanta shareholders can be changed either based on contingent tax liability or terms of Production-sharing contract (PSC) extension. In both the cases, it will not be a good news for Cairn India shareholders.
Earlier, as per the announcement, post the merger, the ownership of Vedanta Plc in Vedanta Ltd is expected to decrease from current 62.9% shareholding to 50.1%. While Cairn India minority shareholders will own 20.2% and Vedanta Ltd's minority shareholder will own a 29.7% stake in the enlarged entity.
Possible cases
Interestingly, there could be two possibilities- Merger successful at current terms or failure of merger.
Jal Irani, Researcher at Edelweiss Securities Limited, pointed out that if the merger fails, he expect an upside of 22% to Cairn India. But, if the merger completes successfully, which is the more likely event, the upside will only be 12%.
Post the merger
Post the merger, for Vedanta, the biggest positive situation will be that Cairn India's cash balance will become fully fungible.
As per management, this increased liquidity will lead to re‐rating of the company's debt, potentially lowering the cost of debt. Further, the debt of $1.5 billion rolled over to Vedanta from Cairn India will be knocked off post the merger, Irani said.
Giving the similar views, Jain said that the outlook for Vedanta's fungible cash flow businesses has improved materially over the past few months amid a recovery in aluminum and iron ore prices, cost benefits and volume growth (thus improving debt serviceability), the merger would further ease pressure on debt obligations. The merger will help in optimizing capital structure of the group and in reducing cost of funding.
At 0930 hours the shares of Vedanta Ltd were trading at Rs 173.25 per piece, up 0.79% on BSE.
At the same time, the shares of Cairn India were trading at Rs 201.45 per piece, up 1.41% on BSE.


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