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C. Florida City Commissioner Bagged By Taxing Authorities For Allegedly Claiming Double Homestead Property Tax Exemption; Forced To Cough Up $3K+
- Although reports show Winter Springs Commissioner Avery Smith is facing penalties for claiming two homestead exemptions in Seminole County, her position in city government remains much safer than her checkbook.
- Since Smith is a valid resident of Winter Springs and an elected commissioner, there must be a violation of the Winter Springs charter, as stated in Section 4.08b, performed in order to consider removing her from office, he said.
However, she is still being ordered to pay $3,106.47 in fees and back taxes to the county, which she did on July 19, Seminole County Property Appraiser David Johnson said.
The trouble first began on June 25 after Smith entered the public eye, filling the empty seat left by former Commissioner Gary Bonner.
After accepting her position on the Board of Commissions, Smith signed an affidavit stating that she had lived in a Winter Springs residence for five and a half years, Lacey said. During that time, reports show a permanent residence in Casselberry was registered under Smith's name.
A separate residence in Winter Springs was registered under her husband's name, Stuart Knoll, at the same time, and both had applied for a homestead tax exemption on their residences, Johnson said.
After this discovery, a revised affidavit stating that Smith resided in Winter Springs for more than a year was submitted to the Board of Commissions, Lacey said.
"State law allows Florida homeowners to claim up to a $50,000 Homestead Exemption on their primary residence," according to the Seminole County Property Appraiser Office's website.
From the time Smith and Knoll were married, they became a single family unit, Johnson said. According to the website, a single family unit cannot apply for two homestead exemptions on two different permanent residences.(1)
"Homestead exemption fraud is a serious case, and we take it very seriously," Johnson said. "The situation has kind of been resolved, but this has been an extremely rare situation."
After Smith stated in the affidavit she signed that she lived in Winter Springs for the past five years, the Property Appraiser's Office found it inconsistent with its records and launched an investigation, he said.
- Florida Administrative Code Rule 12D-7.007(7):
"A married woman and her husband may establish separate permanent residences without showing "impelling reasons" or "just ground" for doing so. If it is determined by the property appraiser that separate permanent residences and separate "family units" have been established by the husband and wife, and they are otherwise qualified, each may be granted homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation under Article VII, Section 6, 1968 State Constitution. The fact that both residences may be owned by both husband and wife as tenants by the entireties will not defeat the grant of homestead ad valorem tax exemption to the permanent residence of each."
Florida Attorney General Opinion 75 Op. Att'y Gen. 146 (1975), Husband And Wife Maintaining Separate Residences May Both Qualify For Homestead Exemption;
Florida Attorney General Opinion 05 Op. Att'y Gen. 60 (2005), Homestead Exemption -- separate residences and homestead exemption. Art. VII, s. 6, Fla. Const.
Wells v. Haldeos, Case No. 2D09-4250 (Fla. App. 2d DCA 2010).


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I hate to break it to some of you ppl out there being salty over AB's power play but I can tell u some guys value the money over 'rings'. As one player told me during my career..."that ring won't pay a single bill after I'm done" 🤷🏾♂— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) March 10, 2019
Yep, not hundreds of SB winners making more giving speeches and doing commercials in perpetuity. Perhaps even dumber the replies to this tweet that forget the commercials and speeches and just thing 'getting into TV.'
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From tiny toes, to sleepy eyes, to soft cheeks – nothing says perfection, peace, and love as much a newborn bundle of joy….We first met Kristin and Matt about four years ago. We got to know them during their engagement session and then celebrated their wedding vows. Fast forward to mid-June of this year and here enters Katie – beautiful, adorable, perfect…It was an honor to capture these special little moments with Katie mere 12 days after she became part of the world and the whole world for Kristin and Matt. Congratulations to this amazing family!
Christopher Alexandra Photography of Doylestown is a full service photography studio specializing in weddings, portraits, lifestyle photography, and formal events.
This website is dedicated to showcasing our creative and fun wedding, engagement, portrait and corporate photography as well as our videography work. Our studio is located in Central Historic Bucks County PA.
We are active members of Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and we compete worldwide showcasing our elegantly unique photography.


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Check Out These Important Home Security Tips
What all do you know concerning home security systems? If you've had one installed in the past or have bought a house with a grandfathered security system, then you need to learn more about your current options. You want to take advantage of a home security system so that your home has the best protection.
To avoid being accidentally locked out of their own home, some people like to hide a key to their house in various outside places, such as under a flower pot, under the welcome mat or inside a fake rock in their landscaping. If you are guilty of this behavior, stop immediately! Numerous home invasions occur because the intruder searched for a hidden key and found it. It will be less costly to call a locksmith than it is to replace your stolen valuables.
If you are going to be away from your home for an extended period of time, give people the illusion that someone is there. Leave a TV, radio or light on, so burglars will skip over your home when they are on the hunt for a house to break into.
Make sure that you have smoke alarms in every sector of your home to stay safe at all times. This is important as you will need some sort of notification when you are sleeping and unable to notice that a fire is occurring. If you have a one level house, one smoke alarm will suffice.
In spite of all the advantages of a home security system, and all the advertising, only 15 percent of American homes have one. Homeowners may be unsure of which system will work best for them, and worry about the additional cost. Some people also worry they will be unable to figure out how to use it.
Pretend you are a burglar. By taking on the role of an intruder, you can check for vulnerable areas around your property. Really think hard about ways you would get into your home if you were a criminal. Check the garage as well as sheds or other places you keep valuable possessions.
Never open the door if you are not expecting company. Always look first, whether it is through a peephole or through a window. If you don't know the person at the door, and you feel uncomfortable, just don't answer it. If it is someone important, they can always come back or call you on the phone.
Just moved in? Time for new locks! Regardless of how trustworthy you consider the last owners to be, neither you nor they can be sure that there aren't others out there with keys to those locks. Bear in mind that other people may have lived in the home before the previous owner.
There is a lot of value in copper wiring. A lot of people do not know this until a thief steals them from the house. Copper wiring can easily be removed. Be sure that you keep all your wiring hidden and make it hard to access.
Whenever you lose one key, you must replace that lock. You never know if you actually lost it or someone who knows where you live stole it, and this puts you in peril. Even if it is a key to your car, it is important to have the lock rekeyed or replaced for your safety.
Well, you should feel better now! Take the information you have learned, and work towards getting the right security system in your home. You are now equipped with all the knowledge you need to get you started. Keep in mind that you need to use everything to your advantage.


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Here at The Dreamboys, we pride ourselves on offering the best ticket packages for hen nights, birthday parties and girls nights out in the UK. If you're looking for your whole night to be sorted from start to finish all under one roof, look no further than The Dreamboys show.
Our ticket packages start from just £30 per person and include an entire night of top class entertainment, making The Dreamboys show the ultimate girls night out. From the moment you arrive, your party will be looked after as soon as they enter the door. Get ready for the ride of your lives with The Dreamboys show, an action packed non stop night of music, muscle, magic and mayhem which includes a free cocktail, the show, free nightclub entry, plus much more. You can rest assured you've got the best ticket in Town.
With 13 clubs and locations across the UK to choose from, you really are spoilt for choice. The Dreamboys have shows every Saturday Night in London, Brighton, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Bristol, Blackpool, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham.


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Ride For Dad
On Saturday June 15 2 CAV Dunkirk MU is hosting the 2019 Greater Moncton Motorcycle Ride For Dad and the fight against prostate cancer. Free registration with $100 or more raised in pledges. Pancake breakfast before the ride. The ride departs from Sobey's On Mountain Road with kickstands up at 11AM. This is a 340 km ride to Miramichi and return to the Sobey's on Elmwood Drive.
Pre-register online at RideForDad.ca or at Sobey's from 9-10:45.
Download your pledge sheets here.
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Norris Theatre
The tremendous trio is back with a thirty (30) piece orchestra!! Playing to wild acclaim around the country, the Texas Tenors bring their amazing vocal blend back to the Norris stage. Favorites from "America's Got Talent: The Champions," with a number one album on the Billboard Classical chart, they'll wow you with down home charm and powerful singing, ranging from opera to musical theatre to pop music. ALL AGES


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ellaslist Reviews The Museum of Fire
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By Lenore Pearson, ellaslist explorer
Perfect for the budding firefighter, the Museum of Fire allows your child to heroically play out their fire fighting dream in a safe and informative environment. Adults too can immerse themselves in the compelling world of fire and fire fighting and perhaps even learn a thing or two! Located 1 hour west of Sydney's CBD, The Museum of Fire is a fitting tribute to the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who risk their lives to protect the wider community. Housed in the heritage-listed Penrith Power Station building, the entrance is on Museum Drive and can't be missed as it is easily identified by a stoically displayed 1942 Dennis Fire Engine mounted atop a 4-metre pole.
Charity Run Community Museum
The Museum of Fire is a not-for-profit, charity-run museum. Many staff members are Firefighters, either serving or retired, and all profits raised go towards further educating families on the dangers of fire and preventative measures. The museum houses one of the world's largest and most unique fire collections comprised of fire fighting equipment, vehicles, uniforms and communication systems, and featuring a world class collection of vintage fire engines – hand drawn, horse drawn and motorised dating back to the late 18th century.
Flaming Marvellous Family Day
A day trip out to Penrith is not complete without a visit to this iconic museum. During the holidays I had the pleasure of treating my family to a great day out in Penrith with a trip to the Museum of Fire as a top priority. Suitable for kids of all ages, it is very easily accessible with a pram. There is no café on site, however, there are picnic tables available for a BYO lunch in the sun. We thoroughly enjoyed taking our time exploring the museum. Here is a list of the five features that were really 'smoking'!
Our Five Fab Fire Museum Features:
1. Junior Fire Fighters Play Area – A dedicated area of the museum just for the kids. My two-year-old daughter Audrey loved sitting and colouring in pictures of animals dressed as fire fighters and the older boys were engrossed in interactive computer games and fire safety activities. The younger kids will enjoy 'Fireman Sam' playing on the TV.
2. Fire Engine Simulator/Dress Ups – The kids enjoyed dressing up and climbing aboard a child sized fire engine as a computer screen took them through what it would be like to be behind the wheel of a real fire engine.
3. Educating the Kids on the Dangers of Fire – Toby and Lucas watched with intrigue as a simulation of a house fire played out. They particularly enjoyed pointing out all the possible ignition sources for the fire and how it could have been prevented.
4. Fire Engine Ride – Book in for a Fire Engine Ride for just $3 per person and be escorted around the grounds on a genuine 1960's fire engine.
5. Impressive Engine Display – a spectacular collection of fire engines dating back to the 18th century, everything from hand drawn, horse drawn and motorised engines with detailed historical notes on their origins and uses.
Open 7 days a week
9:30am – 4:30pm
1 Museum Dr, Penrith NSW 2750
Ph:(02) 4731 3000
Adult: $12.00
Child (2yrs to 13yrs): $6.00
Family (2 adults + 2 children): $28.00
Visit Penrith
For more information on fabulous things to see and do in Penrith please check out Six of the Best Family Friendly Attractions in Penrith and take a looks at the new Visit Penrith website: www.visitpenrith.com
Hello! My name is Lenore, proud mumma to three gorgeous kids, amazingly awesome wife to one cool dude and self-professed travel addict! I started out my career as a primary school teacher for five years, which, second to having my own kids, was extremely rewarding for me.
While I was pregnant with baby number 3, and slowly going insane pacing (waddling) up and down the house, I felt I needed to keep my mind active and decided to take up a Diploma in Travel and Tourism, because I clearly wasn't going to have my hands full enough with three kids!
I am all about exploring. For me, living a full life is about collecting amazing experiences from as many incredible places as possible. Travel and adventures fuel my imagination and I love sharing them in the hopes of inspiring the explorer in each of us! Along with my family, I have been fortunate enough to have discovered lots of places already.
I am super excited to be an ellaslist Explorer, aiming to provide very real and practical information for families looking to create their own adventures and experiences. I am forever researching new and exciting things to do with the kids and I look forward to sharing them with you.
I have also just launched my own travel blog 'Little Miss Piggy' a treasure trove of travel inspiration and unique experiences in and around Sydney and abroad.


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my windows 7 pc restarts every 2 hrs
you may say this is due to over heating.
But i have vista in the same pc and that problem
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and yes my windows 7 is not a genuine one.
Question asked: my windows 7 pc restarts every 2 hrs why?
Answer: and yes my windows 7 is not a genuine one.
Wasn't the answer to "why" obvious? Anyway you do need to remove the beta or RC or pirated version you may be running before you can install a genuine version.with a genuine product key.
Is is likely a result of using the release candidate version which expired a couple of months ago resulting in it shutting down every two hours by design.
Without researching I believe it will shut down completely real soon if it is the RC version..
I am sure it was a genuine RC version.
The behavior you are seeing is by design. Do not ask for means of circumventing this as this would almost certainly be contrary to forum rules. Install a genuine version of Windows 7 or use Vista.


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We've added more dates to our 2014 schedule, and a brand-new (old) class!
Beginners II is new starting in January, there's a new Gulf Island Cabin date in February (only two spots left!) and Cote D'Azur is a class we taught a few years ago, back by popular demand (only two spots left in that class as well!).
The Beginners class in January still has a few spots, as does the Open Class in February. The Beginners II class in February has only one spot left, Spring Flowers and Golden Tree have two spots, and both Whistler Village classes are full! We may schedule another Whistler Village class based on how many people are on our waiting list, so if you are interested be sure to let us know (as well as what days work best for you).
Remember if you bring in a new beginner to Tiggy's, we'll give you a $10 gift certificate!
Just a reminder the studio is now closed until the new year, so if you'd like to register for a class please call and leave a message (604-541-8322), as Melina will be checking messages and taking deposits over the break. Emails won't be checked as often, so please call instead if you'd like to register. If you need to come in for supplies over the break, you can make arrangements with Melina as she will be at the studio on occasion.
Jackie will be painting a few new pieces over the break, so stay tuned for more class updates!


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A Place in the Sun
This book details how 40 residential architecture projects across Australia and New Zealand respond in varying ways to the sun. As simple as this sounds, the effects of the sun on a house in Northern Queensland and a house at the southern end of the South Island of New Zealand are starkly different. To play these out on the page, in consultation with the author Stuart Harrison, we implemented some simple structural ideas. Firstly we organised the content according to latitude, and included a latitudinal marker system in the gutter. Secondly and thirdly we instituted that all plans were reproduced at the same scale and with North always facing up the page, so that readers over time could more easily read the relative scales of dwellings and their orientation to the sun. We also included a crucial diagram on the cover, underneath the jacket, that illustrates the difference between summer and winter sun, and how eaves can shield from the former and welcome in the later - this diagram was stamped over the cover photograph in a clear foil.


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When the well was made, it must always be washed. And, it is necessary to wash it for a long time. A few weeks or months. I do not often go to the country. Because of this, I can not normally flush the well. And without supervision, the pump can not be left – water in the well can end in ~ 2 hours of operation. I decided to do automation on two sensors. The level sensors took the car.
The circuit on the three relays is below. The circuit works perfectly. Later I'll write how the automation works on the spot. By the way, even though the water is dirty, it is safe, it can be used. For this, water should only be defended for 1 day.
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Fifth Harmony Have Cancelled Their Tour Dates in Australia
Oh no! Fifth Harmony has cancelled their tour in Australia and fans are bummed out.
The group — Lauren Jauregui, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane and Ally Brooke — were originally scheduled to kick off their tour in Australia last October, but delayed it until March. Now, tour promoter, TEG Live, has announced the tour will no longer take place.
"The promoter of Fifth Harmony, has regretfully advised, due to necessary scheduling requirements, Fifth Harmony will be unable to proceed with their 2018 Australian Tour," a statement on the website reads.
Those who did purchase tickets to the show will get a refund.
Fifth Harmony still plans to stop in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Abu Dhabi, Philippines, and Singapore.
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"Soulwinning is the chief business of the Christian minister; indeed, it should be the main pursuit of every true believer. We should each say with Simon Peter, "I go a fishing," and with Paul our aim should be, "That I might by all means save some."
– Charles Spurgeon
All Christians long to be fruitful witnesses, and we all have people we are praying for to be saved. But most of us feel completely overawed by the thought of actually witnessing to someone one-on-one.
Is it possible to mobilise the whole of Church-on-Main to see the Gospel glorified in our city. Are there some Biblical keys that can help all of us become more effective witnesses for Christ? YES!
Join us for this fun and equipping two days as we learn to hold out the gospel in our personal lives in more effective ways.
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Labour MSP Colin Smyth has expressed concern after the publication of the latest National Stroke Care Audit saw Dumfries and Galloway fall down the rankings - again.
Overall, NHS Dumfries and Galloway fell from eighth in the national rankings for stroke care across Scotland's health boards to 12th. This follows their fall from second overall in 2016.
The report shows that less than 50 per cent of patients in the region received an 'appropriate' care bundle in 2017.
The report also gives NHS Dumfries and Galloway six amber markers across the priority areas of secondary prevention, transfer to the community and living with a stroke.
Mr Smyth, who is also chair of the Cross Party Group on Heart Disease and Stroke, said: "It is deeply worrying that for a second year in a row stroke care in Dumfries and Galloway has fallen on the national rankings, plummeting from eighth to 12th. Over 250 people a year in our region suffer a stroke every year and it remains the biggest cause of disability. It is therefore vital that anyone who has a stroke is given the best possible care as early as possible. However, in areas such as admitting someone to a dedicated stroke ward as quickly as possible, we are failing too many patients locally."
A spokesman for NHS Dumfries and Galloway said: "We fully recognise that improvements in our performance are necessary to ensure compliance with the standards and we are working to address the priority areas identified.
"Most recent data for 2018 shows improvements in three of the six areas and we will continue to build on this progress in the coming months."
Commenting further, Mr Smyth said: "The harsh reality is that right across Scotland the NHS is starved of the resources it desperately needs to provide adequate patient care and to respond to the growing demand on services. To ensure that patient care improves across Dumfries and Galloway the new Health Secretary, Jeanne Freeman, needs to change tact and properly resource our NHS."


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Ideally, you should have your AdWords campaign audit done by a third-party service provider once or twice a year. This will ensure your ads are meeting business objectives and you may be able to find ways to improve their performance. In the meantime, you can conduct a simple audit yourself to make sure your campaign is running smoothly. Here are some elements to look for in a quick audit.
Examine Campaign Account Structure
For an experienced PPC audit services provider, analyzing an AdWords campaign account structure is almost intuitive. When you don't have the expertise, check to see if all your campaigns are clearly organized based on their type (for example, Search, Display, Remarketing or Google Shopping), products or current promotional activity. Also check to see if your account is meeting the limit for daily ad spend – if not, you can lower or raise the budget.
Review Targeting Settings
See if location targeting settings and mobile device settings are current and up to date. Go through a geographical report to see if you can expand into new areas with potential to deliver higher conversion rates or determine whether you should limit spend for certain areas where expensive ads are not bringing in conversions. For mobile device settings, see where traffic is coming from and if you're targeting the best devices for your business.
Assess Ad Groups
Professional AdWords campaign audit teams spend a lot of time on reviewing ad groups because this is an area that can be improved upon. It's important to ensure that your ad groups are narrowly focused around specific keywords geared towards driving audiences to related landing pages on your website. Most white label PPC audit experts agree that each ad group should have between fifteen to twenty keywords representing different keyword match types, so check if your ad groups fulfill this requirement.
Evaluate Ad Extensions
Make sure that your ad extensions are up to date, clear and consistent. Check to see if site link extensions are working and have strong calls to action so prospects are encouraged to click and can be directed to an informative page on your website. If you have an offline store, make sure your campaign is using call outs and local extensions to drive traffic to your offline store.
Inspect Ad Copy
White label PPC agency experts use the Ad Preview Tool to see if ads are showing in the right locations for the keywords you're bidding on. It's important that you ensure ad copy is free of misspellings, broken URLs, outdated promo offers and other errors as this reflects poorly on your business. Having a high quality ad not only delivers a great user experience but is also helpful in improving your quality score.
Scrutinize Keyword Data
While reviewing keyword data, find the ones which are proving to be most effective for your PPC ad campaign's objectives. Different metrics apply to different goals so if your objective is to attract new traffic, look for impression rates and click through rates for various keywords. If your campaign's objective is to increase conversions, look for conversion rates and cost per conversion. Armed with this information, make bid adjustments and squeeze the maximum potential from your ad spend.
Explore Negative Keywords
Refresh your negative keywords list so your ads don't get shown for unqualified clicks but don't end up blocking relevant traffic either which can happen when you have an extensive list for negative keywords. Pull a Search Term Report to determine irrelevant or non-performing keywords and add these as negative keywords to relevant ad groups.
While the above tips are definitely helpful for auditing a single PPC campaign, you might want to consult our professional white label PPC team in case you have multiple campaigns – this will save you time and effort!
Also read: How does Google AdWords remarketing works for online businesses?


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The medical devices industry is currently facing an increased focus on the quality of authorized and innovative products from patients, healthcare professionals and regulators.
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Last we heard, the Secret Service was speaking about renting a whole ground or extra of Trump Tower in New York, as a result of the truth that Donald Trump resides there half time whereas he is president, and Melania and Barron Trump are nonetheless living there full time. Michigan: Just like Indiana, Louisiana and Maryland, whereas employers can implement insurance policies, if the policy is silent on the difficulty vacation have to be paid out on the end of employment. Oasis Springs ' secret lot, referred to as Forgotten Grotto, is accessed by way of 2 locations on the earth.
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Product News for January 9, 2007
Allegro Rainbow chose Macworld this week as the vehicle to unveil its piano-teaching video game, Piano Wizard, for Mac. Compatible with PowerPCs and Intel-based Macs, Piano Wizard employs video-game objects and graphics to recreate basic musical notation and theory. Users need only a digital piano and MIDI song files from www.cybermidi.com and www.wizardtunes.com to get started.
Furman Sound's Reference Series of power conditioners has received a face-lift. The new Reference i-Series models (the IT-Reference 15i and IT-Reference 20i) sport black steel and brushed-aluminum exterior enhancements, blue LEDs, and Furman's new "dual screen" noise-reduction technology, as well as the Discrete Symmetrically Balanced Power and Linear Filtering Technology of the original units.
Liven up your outdoor parties and events with Ion Audio's iPA03 portable PA system for Apple iPod. Now shipping, the iPA03 outputs sound to a distance of more than 150 feet and offers docking and charging for iPod, iPod Mini, and iPod Nano. The unit has a built-in microphone; a two-way speaker system; an amplifier with three additional inputs for connecting microphones, instruments, and CD/MP3 players; and a rechargeable battery that lasts over six hours at maximum volume (and over twelve hours at moderate listening levels).
Combining all the functionality of the original XioSynth audio/MIDI controller with an expanded keyboard, Novation is now shipping the semiweighted, 49-key XioSynth 49. MORE.
Reserve Your Room for Remix Hotel Miami 2007
Plans for the fifth annual Remix Hotel Miami are now underway! The traveling music-production seminar is heading back to the National Hotel in South Beach, March 22-25, 2007. And if you're quick on the trigger, you can stay right in the heart of the action, receive a hefty hotel discount, and snag VIP privileges. Reserve your room today by calling the National Hotel at (800) 327-8370 and using the following discount code: RHMIA07.
Buy It Now: Stephen St. Croix Gear on eBay
The personal studio gear of late, great Mix magazine columnist Stephen St. Croix is now being auctioned on eBay. Serious buyers and window shoppers alike will want to visit the site often, as additional pieces of St. Croix's private collection are continually being added.
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It all began in a moment of carelessness. It was late autumn 1999 in Salzburg, when I was finished with the recordings for Fön and asked the musicians present, Bernd Bechtloff, Burkhard Frauenlob and Arnulf Lindner, to hang around another week to record a few folk songs.
Some melodies had been haunting my head for a long time and I thought that I could drive them out with a short, painless production. For what holy water is to the devil, the studio is to folk music; one microphone is usually enough to kill off the desire to play music and sing.
The opposite happened. At the end of the recordings for Trad, instead of healed, I was more open than before to the songs and yodels of my ancestors and the continuation of the work (?) became inevitable. So at the beginning of 2003, high above Lake Hallstatt, Trad II came into being in the remote Krippenstein mountain hotel. This time, the Swiss guitarist Max Lässer was with us. A small tour in spring 2004, for which I was also able to win Monika Drasch, should have ended my folk song phase once and for all. The talk was of 30 concerts, but it became summer, yes, it became autumn and - we still played the length and breadth of the country. To the hundred concerts there will probably have been, as I struck up Wann i durchgeh for the very last time in Basel and sang the corresponding, melancholic yodel together with the audience.
I was often asked whether there would be a continuation of this programme, that is, a Trad III. Now in a certain way, one could say: here it is.
I thank all who were there; the visitors to our concerts and those who musically, technically as well as organisationally made it possible, or help shape it.
hubert von goisern
Salzburg, 2005
With Ausland HUBERT VON GOISERN presents a cross-section of the best titles from his enormously successful TRAD II tour through Germany, Austria and Switzerland the year before. There are also songs included, which were only to be found on the deleted Trad album. As a bonus, this combination of CD/DVD also includes a 45 minute DVD of the travel documentary about the festival in Timbuktu, with lots of music.


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Cycling in Sydney Australia
One of the things I do as a commuting cyclist is to use my ears as well as my eyes to get a sense of the surrounding traffic. I'm sure many of you do the same. I keep a listen out for cars coming up to me from behind. And some souped up cars can be heard 100s of metres away!
So I was wondering – when electric cars become more prevalent will this be harder to do? Because I'm assuming they will be quieter. And if it's harder will this compromise riding safety?
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I use a handle bar mounted rear view mirror and I find it very useful.
Me too.
me too. I'd say essential
Me too.
I can still hear Tesla's and hybrids operating in EV mode coming as they make a bit of a whine, coupled with a bit of tyre on road noise.
Is the whine intentional? I vaguely remember reading something about lobbying by deaf advocacy about adding sound to EVs several years ago. For deaf people its especially important to form a aural map of the road.
Seems the US will require vehicles to make noise
Two things.
I want a quieter city. Adding noise - yuck.
Adding a noise also sends the message that it's everybody else's responsibility to get out of the way. I'd prefer drivers to take responsibility for the danger their choice of vehicle causes.
Yep. There's an overseas standard, that most manufacturers already comply with, that requires EV's and PHEV's to emit a special noise at speeds of upto 40kph. It's so pedestrians, guide dogs etc can hear them coming.
I think a significant proportion of the sound from approaching cars is tyre noise, which will be just the same with electric cars of course.
That's my thought as well. I suspect the bigger issue is when the cars are moving slowly which is going to be more of an issue with pedestrians. I know when I've been photographing cyclists coming down to Bobbin Head you can hear them around the bend and it's the road and wind noise, not the freewheel you hear.
One of the UK car mags did a test of an electric vehicle in the late 80s/early 90s in Paris, the tyres they mentioned on that were low rolling resistance, probably to help the range back then - so not as much noise generated.
Biggest issue they had, lots of peds stepping straight onto the road not expecting a car.....so maybe an issue.....and that's before the proliferation of phones.


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I got inspired by this pin from Angie.
Wearing my Alexander Wang hybrid cross front khaki sweatpant (I wore these pants to my first Seattle meet up about 3 years ago). Black drapey dolman sleeve sweater, Isabel Marant wedge sneakers and Burberry snood.
First I tried my caramel Carven moto, the warm tones clashed horribly with the khaki. Then my chocolate suede Alexander Wang moto, too dark plus it's supposed to rain. Finally my Maison Martin Margiela for H&M deconstructed jacket. I think the light parts of the exposed seams lighten the look, plus the deconstruction goes with odd ball construction of the pants.


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Have you ever wondered what parenting would be like in future? Would it be full of woes or eased by gadgets, gizmos, and robots. Well, what ever it may be one thing is certain that parenting will evolve.
I was browsing through the many many questions on Quora and came across a question which gripped my attention. The question is What are parenting trends going to look like in the future?
This particular question looked very interesting as it asked about the future parenting trends. I started thinking how parenting has changed over the years right from our great grand parents to our parents and to us. The word future started playing in my mind and I kept wondering how parenting will evolve when my daughter becomes a mother and a great grand mother.
Giving it some thought along with a lot of reading, I narrowed myself to some of these parenting trends in the future:
- Focus on raising compassionate and resilient children: Parents will understand the various obstacles and challenges which a child may face and thus they will teach their children to overcome the same. In order to teach resilience to their children, the parents must themselves become sensitive and supportive. When children are treated with respect and kindness, they treat others in the same manner. Children are born to be compassionate, it is only that the parents need to nurture their selfless behavior. Resiliency allows the child to deal with stress. A child who is in a close, supportive and a friendly environment is able to cope with stress in a much more positive manner, than a child who does not have a friendly environment.
- Reducing stress: It is believed that the ability to manage stress is achieved in childhood with the help of experience and genes. Parents today are becoming aware of the stress and they accept the fact that they cannot have it all. Thus, parents will spend more time with family and also insist that their children start taking responsibilities within the family. Encouraging the child to take on responsibilities will help them to manage time and deal with stress.
- Parents at home: Since telecommuting has become the latest trend, in the years to come parents may enjoy a job which can be done from home, thus allowing parents to spend time with their children.
- Parenting will be easier through technology: Technology will allow the parents to create personalized moments while their child is growing. The toys of the future will be more interactive and entertaining where the children will be able to learn on their own. Also, the upgraded versions of gadgets like a baby monitor, Owlet smart sock will prove to be quite helpful. The baby monitor will not only let you know that the child is awake but also the reason behind why he got up from his sleep.
But these are just predictions and the important thing is that parents need to help their children in order to adapt to the changes and grow into self-sufficient adults. Thus the FUTURE OF PARENTING IS NOW!!
I was very fascinated by the Fisher-Price's video depicting the future of parenting. Please take a look at it and get enamored by the future.
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Wareing's Gym...
The Oldest Health Club in America
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During all of my travels across America, visiting literally thousands of clubs, I've never come across a situation like this one, in which the late John Wareing, Founder of Wareing's Gym, has been memorialized with a beautiful monument that was created and installed by members of his Virginia Beach, Virginia community in memory of Wareing.
John Wareing was a war hero, a Virginia Beach police officer and trainer, a strong man, a friend and confidant, a fitness guru and a comic... John Wareing was a man who changed the lives of thousands of Virginia Beach, Virginia citizens for the better, and he was memorialized with a larger-than-life statue on the beach at 17th Street and Boardwalk. He was also known as the unofficial strongest man in the Navy.
He also left a culture in his Wareing's Gym that caused him and his gym to be trusted by his community. Once you have read the commentary from Mike, Tony and Jake Wareing, it will be clear why that trust in their gym continues until this day.
If you're one of our long-time Club Insider readers, you may remember that we have repeatedly written about the importance of building "TRUST" in your community and with all of your customers. In fact, in August of 2009, I wrote a Club Insider Cover Story on this extremely important subject and entitled it, "TRUST." If you've been in this wonderful industry for a long time, you could probably write your own cover story with what you know about the topic of building TRUST and lasting RELATIONSHIPS with the citizens of your community.
Without even reviewing my past writings on the subject of building TRUST in the community, I could not help but be reminded about the subject as I conducted the following interview with Mike, Tony and Jake Wareing, the owners and operators of this unique health club. These men continue their lifetimes of self employment at Wareing's Gym by employing a finely-tuned and well-executed focus on building and maintaining trust and relationships with their customers... yes... TRUST with their members and guests.
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Matches - OrangeBRIDGE IN THE BOX
From my lovely friend Amanda at Bridge in the Box - these new long matches have arrived just in time for cosy evenings in with the fire on - not sure if you are like us at home but we are always looking for matches to light the fire!!! Never again with these absolutely gorgeous boxes of matches - Orange boxes with black matches/ orange tips OR Pink boxes with black matches and pink tips. Perfect pressies for friends and partners and they look fabulous on the mantle piece!
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Port is the quintessential Christmas drink for many, and there are various styles to choose from. Decanter's tastings team and fortified wine specialist Richard Mayson highlight top Christmas Port recommendations...
Christmas Port recommendations:
Whether your preferred style is a nutty tawny, a fruity LBV, a bargain single-quinta or a sledgehammer vintage Port, the sheer variety of fortified wines produced in the Douro region of Portugal should be celebrated.
Below, our experts have picked out some great examples at various price-points that should be on your Christmas Port wishlist.
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The Mediterranean Sea /ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən ˈsiː/ is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant. The sea is sometimes considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean, although it is usually identified as a separate body of water.
The name Mediterranean is derived from the Latin mediterraneus, meaning "inland" or "in the middle of the land" (from medius, "middle" and terra, "land"). It covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km2 (965,000 sq mi), but its connection to the Atlantic (the Strait of Gibraltar) is only 14 km (8.7 mi) wide. The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa. In oceanography, it is sometimes called the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea or the European Mediterranean Sea to distinguish it from mediterranean seas elsewhere.
Mediterranean was a battle honour awarded to the following Militia battalions of the British Army for their service during the Crimean War of 1854-55, when they volunteered for garrison duty and relieved the regular battalions of their respective regiments for active service:
A Mediterranean climate /ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ is the climate typical of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate. The lands around the Mediterranean Sea form the largest area where this climate type is found, but it also is found in most of California in parts of Western and South Australia, in southwestern South Africa, sections of Central Asia, and in central Chile.
The Mediterranean climate is characterized by warm to hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. Mediterranean climate zones are associated with the five large subtropical high pressure cells of the oceans: the Azores High, South Atlantic High, North Pacific High, South Pacific High, and Indian Ocean High.These climatological high pressure cells shift towards the poles in the summer and towards the equator in the winter, playing a major role in the formation of the world's subtropical and tropical deserts as well as the Mediterranean Basin's climate. The South Atlantic High is similarly associated with the Namib Desert and the Mediterranean climate of the western part of South Africa. The North Pacific High is related to the Sonoran Desert and California's climate, while the South Pacific High is related to the Atacama Desert and central Chile's climate, and the Indian Ocean High is related to the deserts of Western Australia (Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, and Gibson Desert) and the Mediterranean climate of southwest and south-central Australia.
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Offshore (1979) is a novel by Penelope Fitzgerald. It won the Booker Prize for that year. It recalls her time spent on boats on the Thames in Battersea. The novel explores the liminality of people who do not belong to the land or the sea, but are somewhere in between. The epigraph, "che mena il vento, e che batte la pioggia, e che s'incontran con si aspre lingue" ("whom the wind drives, or whom the rain beats, or those who clash with such bitter tongues") comes from Canto XI of Dante's Inferno.
"Offshore", when used relative to hydrocarbons, refers to an oil, natural gas or condensate field that is under the sea, or to activities or operations carried out in relation to such a field. There are various types of platform used in the development of offshore oil and gas fields, and subsea facilities.
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Centennial Summer (Twentieth Century Fox, 1946) Lobby Card Set
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In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
Director: Otto Preminger
Writers: Albert E. Idell (novel), Michael Kanin
Stars: Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell
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Catarina and the Others
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Catarina found she is HIV positive and wants to drag everyone else along.
Escrito e Realizado por André Badalo.
Written and Directed by André Badalo.
Produzido pela Original Features.
Produced by Original Features.
Protagonizando / Starring: Victoria Guerra, Maria João bastos, Philippe Leroux, Rui Porto Nunes, Tiago Aldeia, Pedro Carvalho, Luís Garcia, Cândido Ferreira e Arminda Badalo.
Festivals and Awards:
– Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011 – Award of Excellence.
– ShortCutz Lisbon – Best Short Film.
– Great Spirit International Film Festival – Best Short Film.
– Women Soul International Film Festival – Best Short Film.
– International Short Film Festival in Drama – Greece.
– International Short Film Festival La Boca del Lobo – Spain.
– La Boca Erotica Film Festival – Spain
– PUFF Portuguese Underground Film Festival
– Faial Filmes Fest 2011 – Azores Film Festival.
– Arte Institute New York – Summer Night Series.
– CAL – Festival de Curtas do Algarve.
This description is from the short film's original source, which can be found here: Catarina and the Others


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Bio Accessories each have a living component to give a piece of nature to urban dwellers. The accessories range from pins to head wear, and even face masks, to help hide the sights and sounds of urban living.
The designers of Bio Accessories, Ben Landau and Brittany Veitch, say their pieces are "mobile natural environments" that allow wearers to create relationships with nature.
The pieces are currently on display at the Melbourne City Library in Australia until August 30th.
Bio Accessories Bring a Piece of Nature to Urban Dwellers
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Alexander Khatskevich and Maxim Koval
The goalkeeper of the national team of Ukraine will continue his career in Spain.
The goalkeeper of Dynamo Kiev Maxim Koval to the end of the 2017/2018 season on loan will play for football club Deportivo of La coruña.
During morning training at the Spanish training camp, which was held on the grounds of La Quinta, the goalkeeper of the capital club said goodbye to his teammates.
Dynamo originally wished good luck to Smith in Deportivo, "beating" of carpets.
Earlier it was reported that fans of Albacete sang about Zozulya during the match.
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Tame Impala, James Blake and Biffy Clyro all appeared on the latest episode of Later With Jools Holland on BBC2 last night (May 31).
Tame Impala celebrated their addition to the Glastonbury line-up with a performance of 'The Less I Know The Better' from the 'Currents' album on the Later Live edition of the show. They also played 'Let It Happen' for Friday's pre-recorded extended episode.
Biffy Clyro gave television debuts to 'Wolves Of Winter' and 'Animal Style' from new album 'Ellipsis', which is released on July 8.
James Blake performed 'Radio Silence', the opening song from last month's new album 'The Colour In Anything'.
Also on the show was Michael Kiwanuka, who played recent single 'Black Man In A White World' from new album 'Love And Hate', which is released on July 1. The episode also gave a TV debut to Lera Lynn.
Friday's episode also sees Moon Hooch play, plus interviews with ABC singer Martin Fry about their new album 'The Lexicon Of Love 2' and Wilko Johnson, promoting his autobiography 'Looking Back At Me' and his new Chess Records compilation.
This week's edition was the last in the current run of Later With Jools Holland, before it returns in September for the show's 49th series.


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Can F-rated films help overcome sexism in Hollywood?
The inequality between men and women in the film industry has been brought into sharp focus by stars like Jennifer Lawrence, Geena Davis and Cate Blanchett. Could a new F rating - for films made by or with major roles for women - help close the gender gap?
Here are some facts about the film industry:
- One of the top 100 grossing films of last year in the US was directed by a woman. [Source]
- Women had less than a third of speaking parts in the most popular films last year. [Source]
- Of the most successful 100 films of 2014, 12% had female protagonists. [Source]
- On the biggest films of the last 20 years, 77% of crew members were male. [Source]
- And as Jennifer Lawrence found out, actresses usually get paid less than men.
Everybody knows the film business has a problem.
A-list stars like Cate Blanchett, who used her 2014 Oscars acceptance speech to point out films about women are not "niche", Geena Davis, who set up her Institute on Gender in Media, and Jennifer Lawrence, who penned an essay about unequal pay, have made sure of that.
But it is perhaps only when those facts are spelled out that it becomes clear quite how far the scales are tipped.
Thanks to those actresses, among others, it also feels like there might finally be sufficient pressure for things to change. But it is not just big names who are pushing for progress.
Last year, the Bath Film Festival wanted a way to highlight the gender gap and give film fans a way of choosing films that represented some kind of equality.
So festival director Holly Tarquini came up with the F rating to sit alongside a movie's usual age classification.
It is given to any film that meets one of three criteria: It must be written by a woman, directed by a woman or feature "significant women on screen in their own right".
Statistics about the female representation in the film industry "felt so far away from any kind of equality", Tarquini says.
"We wanted to highlight what women were doing because there are fantastic female writers and directors and there are amazing stories about women on screen.
"But they tend to have lower budgets and be given less for promotion. So we developed the rating as a way of trying, in our own small way, to redress the balance."
The F rating is a fairly blunt instrument and is not meant to guarantee whether the film is any good, or whether it might appeal to female audiences.
Instead, Tarquini compares it to the Fairtrade stamp on groceries. "The F rating gives audiences a way to vote with their feet," she says.
"Much as the Fairtrade rating allows you to look at two different coffees and think, I'll buy the one that supports farmers, the F rating gives people the ability to look at two films and say: 'Let's go and see the F-rated one because that supports women in film'."
At the latest Bath Film Festival, which began on Thursday, 40% of the line-up carries the F rating, up from 33% last year.
Qualifying films include Room, adapted by Emma Donoghue from her own Booker Prize-nominated novel; The Assassin, about a young Taiwanese female killer, which was recently voted the best film of 2015 by film critics; and Grandma, about a young woman who asks her grandmother for money for an abortion.
In Sweden, instead of an F rating, between 20 and 30 cinemas now use an A rating, which is given to films that pass the Bechdel Test.
The test is named after US cartoonist Alison Bechdel, who had a character who only went to see a film if it contained two women who talked to each other about something other than a man.
The A rating was introduced two years ago by Ellen Tejle from Stockholm's Bio Rio cinema, who spoke about the issue at the This Way Up cinema conference in Manchester this week.
Tejle says producers and distributors were not interested in using the A logo - until research suggested films that passed the test earned more at box offices than those that did not.
"Then after one month they emailed me and said: 'Is it OK if we put [the logo] on?'." Tejle says. "And scriptwriters have sometimes emailed me two pages from their script and said 'Is it OK? Can we use it?'"
Money clearly talks. The A rating is just a "first step" toward making people aware of the problem, Tejle explains.
"I hope that after two years more people are aware of this gap and know to change their way of seeing films, or change their way of doing films. And we can see that people are doing that."
Back in the UK, since last year's Bath Film Festival, more than 20 independent cinemas and festivals have adopted the F rating.
'Makes people think'
They include Queens Film Theatre in Belfast, whose programmer Michael Staley hopes using the F stamp will cause fans to ask questions about the issue.
"If they get used to seeing that F-rated symbol beside films, it might make people think more about that inequality," he says.
"I imagine it will be refined in some way in terms of the criteria, but at the minute I see no reason not to do it."
Other cinemas are waiting for that refining to take place. Madeleine Probst from Bristol's Watershed suggests a rating or seal of approval could be given to each cinema rather than each film.
"I'm really interested in the Bechdel Test because it's a great way of creating a conversation," she says. "Rating all our films with an F or another letter is something I'm still to be convinced is the way forward."
Independent cinemas may be open to the idea, but big chains, which run the vast majority of screens, are not likely to be displaying the F symbol soon.
Phil Clapp, chief executive of the UK Cinema Association, says: "The vast majority of our members would find such a blunt 'quality stamp' unattractive, not least in that the suggested approach would exclude a large number of films which are about women and/or which promote gender equality, while including others which are unarguably less sympathetic to that agenda.
"As a result, this is something few cinema operators would wish to involve themselves in, the general sense being that it's not the way forward on these issues."


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Division Chief Mike Dudlo of the Burbank Police department said the 32-year-old victim was walking in the 7900 block of Newcastle Avenue around 9 p.m. on Oct. 5, when he was approached by three men.
One of the suspects was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and another was armed with what was described as a shotgun style rifle, according to Dudlo.
The victim told police the suspects demanded money and threatened to shoot his dog if he did not comply.
"The victim attempted to cover his dog with his own body on the ground. One of the offenders then struck the victim in the face with an unknown object while the other removed the victim's wallet from his pants," Dudlo said.
The suspects, described as black males between 25-30 years old, entered a dark-colored four-door sedan and fled southbound on Newcastle Avenue at a high rate of speed.
Dudlo said the victim received a minor laceration and bruising to his face. His pet was not injured.


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Justine Nuwagaba Bagyenda, the former Bank of Uganda Director for Supervisions has broken the record in Uganda by turning out to be richer than even her former boss Prof Dr. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, who is the BoU governor.
Bagyenda, according to our sources at BoU, is hiding over Shs19, 302441,183, on three accounts in separate banks in Uganda. What is shocking and surprising many of her colleagues at BoU is that she made all that money in just six years from 2013 to this year when she was shown the exit. This means that Whereas her former boss Mutebile earns Shs53.3 million per month and is the highest salary earner in Uganda, Bagyenda's is said to have been earning or saving Shs266,7223732 per month or Shs66.6 million per week between 2013 and 2018, which saw her bank balance accumulate to the tune of over Shs19Bn. Auditors at BoU were further shocked on learning that Bagyenda operates both Shillings and Dollar accounts in Diamond Trust Bank, Centenary, Barclays banks on which she is staching away the billions, although how she accumulated all this money has remained subject to lots of queries. Sources reveal that Bagyenda owns account number 5106903903 in Diamond Trust Bank described as 'low start savings account' which as of December 01 , 2017, had a total of Shs11.4 billion. The same account is expecting another Shs429 million on March, 07 2018 when the Shs179 million she fixed in September 2017 at 10 per cent rate matures. It is also said that by October 21, 2017, her shillings account at Barclays had a balance of Shs98 million, while her dollars account number 5106903904 in Diamond Trust Bank, named Prime Dollar Saving, as of November 20, 2017 had US $1,074,450 which, at a conservative Shs3500 exchange rate translates to Shs3.76 billion. Her bank statement does not however capture the US $315,717(Shs1.1 billion) which, a certificate of deposit shows she earned from a fixed account transaction after she had deposited $176717 on 29 December 2016 at a 4.75 per cent rate. The transaction matured a year later. The same account is expecting US $214,149(Shs750 million) to drop on December 29, 2018 when a US $214149 fixed deposit she made matures. The question that has remained on the lips of her bosses and auditors at Bagyenda accumulated all this money within just the six years she has worked with BoU. On top these billions, Bagyenda also owns 20 properties in various parts of the country also worth billions of shillings. These include:-
Land comprised in LRV 2897 Folio 11 Plot N0. 21 at Museveni Road in Ntungamo district, LRV 2897 Folio 12 Plot 19 land at Museveni Road in Ntungamo district, LRV KCCA 86 Folio 22, Plot No. 1-7:53 land at Bugolobi Nakawa, LRV 3553 Folio 23 Plot No.43 Land at Peninsular Road, Kampala Central Division, LRV KCCA 89 Folio 24 Plot No.50 Land at Kampala Central Division, FVR 629 Folio 11 Plot 5 land at Sunderland Avenue, LRV 2631 Folio 10 Plot No.28 land at Kimera Close, LRV 3255 Folio 10 Plot No.410-411 Land at Makerere Hill Road, Kampala, LRV 2139 Folio 8 No. 20 Land at Balikuddembe Road, Kampala, LRV 2139 Folio 8 Plot 20 Balikuddembe Road, LRV 325 Folio 10 Plot No. 41-411 Block 82 Land at Bugolobi, LRV 2631 Folio 10 Plot No. 28 St. Kizito Close, Bugolobi, LRV 629 Folio 11 Plot No. 5A Block 82 Bugolobi, Block 20 Plot no. 629 Kiwatule, Nakawa Division, Block 20, Plot No.629 land at Busega, Rubaga Division, Block 252, Plot No. 105A land at Nakawa Division, Block 200, Plot No. 1548 Land at Munyonyo Makindye Division, Block 205 Plot No.1352 land at Nakawa Division, LRV 2156 Folio 10 land at Ntungamo, LRV 2890 Folio 10 Plot No. 10 land at Kaguta Road, Mbarara Municipal Council, among others.
Ex-BoU Director hides Shs19Bn on separate Accounts
Justine Nuwagaba Bagyenda, the former Bank of Uganda Director for Supervisions has broken the record in Uganda by turning out to be richer than even her former boss Prof Dr. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, who is the BoU governor.


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How Do You Provide Employee Feedback?Posted: August 21, 2018 Filed under: advice, advisor, employee retention, employees, Leadership, Uncategorized | Tags: Employee, evaluation, Morale, performance review Leave a comment
It's a standard business practice among large corporations, and even smaller businesses: annual performance evaluations. Many businesses hold on to the tradition of conducting annual performance evaluations to review employee progress and goals. However, 30% of performance reviews decrease employee morale rather than improve it.
To ensure your employees receive constructive feedback in a receptive manner, here are a few other options for providing feedback you can consider:
Be Timely
I encourage business owners to provide constructive criticism as soon as their employees experience difficulties within their role. This way, they can take appropriate steps right away to improve their actions rather than continue down a slippery slope of poor performance, which can in turn negatively impact your business. For example, if one of your employees seems slightly too blunt with a client, consider speaking with them immediately after the meeting to discuss how to better communicate with clients.
This suggestion of providing timely feedback applies to providing praise as well. Although it may be appreciated at any time, your employees will have a precise image of how to continue their good work if they can clearly remember the work you're commending.
Clearly Define Expectations
Before we hire employees, we have an idea of the tasks they'll perform and the role they'll serve in the business. Sometimes, especially in smaller businesses, the roles and responsibilities of an employee can shift quite quickly based on the needs of the business. If there's been any change in the roles or responsibilities of an employee, it's important that you communicate any changes in expectations that arise as a result of a shift in responsibilities.
You can improve your employees' performance even further by discussing with them how to meet the expectations of their role rather than to simply assign the expectations. Much of business success is rooted in two-way communication.
Ask for Their Feedback
Although intimidation isn't your intention, some employees believe receiving feedback to be a daunting ordeal. To help them be more receptive to feedback, try asking them to comment on themselves first. If they are already mindful of their workplace struggles, this allows them the opportunity to inform you of the steps they are already taking to improve. You can then offer further guidance, as needed. The goal of this method is for your employee to have a conversation with you rather than feel they're being criticized.
To find out how you can better provide employee feedback or learn how other businesses approach it, contact me today to discuss joining a TAB advisory board!
How to Become an Agile BusinessPosted: May 2, 2017 Filed under: advice, advisor, business, business advisor, Business Plan, Business Vision, growth, strategy, success | Tags: agile, business advice, business advisor, Business Growth, business plan, business strategy Leave a comment
In today's competitive landscape, it's important for a business to be able to rapidly adapt to market and environmental changes. "Agile" is the buzzword associated with this ability to adapt quickly to changing situations; but what is "agile" and how can a business become an "agile business"?
Agile is a philosophy, not a process. Although originally used for software development, it's now used by companies large and small in any industry. According to the Agile Manifesto, agile refers to:
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
- Responding to change over following a plan
Becoming an agile business is a process that constantly needs work. Is it worth it? According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, agile firms grow revenue 37% faster and generate 30% higher profits.
Here are some guidelines for becoming an agile business:
Create focus. Don't be distracted. Get rid of a long list of priorities and instead replace it with a short, manageable list of three or four items that are "must dos". As you complete one item, add another to your list. This will keep you focused.
Communicate your vision. Communication is the key to change and change-worthy behaviour. Communicate with employees often, be transparent and give them clear and compelling reasons to embrace agility and become agile champions.
Hire the right people. The success of your business rests on hiring the right people – employees who are aligned with your vision and your values. In order to be agile, the employees you hire must be results-oriented, not task-oriented. They must be able to work within an organization that gives them the freedom and the responsibility to accomplish their jobs without a step-by-step instruction manual on how to do it.
Create autonomy. You can't maintain a stranglehold on your employees and micromanage every decision in an agile environment. Senior managers need to lessen their direct control over day-to-day activities and give their employees control over how they do their work. Give your employees the environment and support they need and have confidence that they'll get the job done.
Be prepared for the unexpected. Although you can't plan for the unexpected, you can be prepared for it. Agile businesses are flexible, adaptable and expect change. They are ready for all eventualities and can quickly pivot. Changing requirements are the name of the game.
Agile is motivating. An agile environment by nature is motivating. Instead of working on the same project month after month with little change, an agile environment empowers employees to respond to changes, giving them freedom to become more than their job descriptions.
How agile is your company? Want more advice on becoming an agile business, or general advice from other business owners like you? Find out if a TAB Board is right for you!
Focus on the Human Side of CRM to Improve the Customer ExperiencePosted: April 18, 2017 Filed under: advice, advisor, business, business advisor, connections, Customer Service, relationships, strategy, success | Tags: Business, business advice, CRM, Customer Service, relationships 1 Comment
The Customer Relationship Management industry (CRM) has exploded. It's estimated that 91% of business with more than 11 employees now use a CRM system. CRM is a term that refers to the strategies, technology, and practices that companies incorporate into their business to manage and analyze customer interactions and data. However, many businesses are not realizing the full benefits of CRM because they're entirely focused on the data and ignore the human side of CRM. The data will tell you how to manage customers, but not how to build relationships with them. Computers don't build relationships; people do.
In today's highly competitive marketplace, the success of your business depends upon delivering customer-focused experiences and processes. I have outlined below a few tips I'd recommend for staying focused on the human side of CRM.
Don't overlook the human side of CRM
"Helping is the new selling" are the latest buzzwords being bantered around these days. It speaks to relationships and a service-oriented mindset. Although CRM has the potential to provide deep insight into both individual clients and general trends, it's imperative that you connect and engage with your customers in a meaningful way or you diminish the value of your CRM system. No amount of data can provide the human touch.
Implementing a CRM system doesn't automatically deliver results
Databases full of client information are the basis on which to improve customer engagement, but never lose sight of the relationship-side of technology. The success of your business depends on the human element.
Being authentic
This is crucial in any industry. Your sales team are the ones that can help your organization achieve its revenue goals. The human interaction between your salespeople and your customers is what will ultimately differentiate you from your competition, and bring them back again.
This skill is highly underrated. Do your sales people listen? Do they understand what your customers value? Can they educate and inform? Can they close the deal?
In order for CRM to deliver on its promise, ensure that the data and the human element are fully integrated.
Want more advice on how to get the most out of your CRM system, or general advice from other business owners like you? Find out if a TAB Board is right for you.
The Best Managers are the Best CommunicatorsPosted: April 4, 2017 Filed under: advice, advisor, business, business advisor, employee retention, employees, Leadership, relationships, success, Team-building | Tags: business leadership, business strategy, Communication, Employee, Employee Engagement, management Leave a comment
As a business owner, you dedicate much of your time to communicating with your clients. While this is crucial for your business, equally important is communicating with your employees. Internal communication touches every aspect of your business from announcing the onboarding of a new client, to introducing a new product to your business line. No matter the size, industry, or type of company you own, I recommend having an internal communications process embedded in everything you do.
An internal communications process allows for the exchange of information between all members of your organization, which will save you time and money. In fact, companies with effective internal communications processes experience 47% higher total returns than those that are not effective at communicating.
I've outlined below 3 key elements to help you establish an effective internal communications process.
- Have the Right Mechanisms in Place to Keep Employees Informed
Your internal communication mechanisms must be strategic, in order to be targeted and the most beneficial. Consider your company's current mechanisms, from the methods of communication it uses, to the way your company engages with and seeks feedback from your staff, to the way it measures if the mechanism is successful and identifies any issues for future change.
Choosing what mechanisms to use depends on your size and budget. If your company has multiple locations, you may decide to invest in passive, large-scale communication options to disseminate information. Creating an intranet (a private network only available to a company's staff) is one great option. If your business is smaller, consider using more conventional communication channels such as an internal newsletter, e-blast, Director's blog, or notice board. I have even seen some companies benefit from using social networking sites as their primary means of internal communication. More directed options could include Breakfast Briefs for front-line staff, a monthly Director Communications Day, scheduled Director Q&A drop-ins, or Lunch & Learns.
No matter what mechanism(s) you choose, the bottom line is that employees have access to a platform where they can receive important company information so they stay abreast of the information they need to do their job.
- Creating a Two-Way Loop
Having great communication mechanisms in place is vital, but ensuring that they consistently generate engagement between management and employees is a key step. It is imperative that business owners and managers actively respond to feedback received and ensure a loop is created, as opposed to a top-down form of communication. By acting on the honest feedback reported by employees encourages more of the same – staff telling it "like it is".
- Measuring the Mechanisms
To ensure that the communication mechanisms you choose are working effectively, incorporating measurement indicators, such as scheduled weekly face-to-face meetings with actionable items reported for follow-up, anonymous employee surveys offered at quarterly or annual company all-staff meetings, or through specific activity surveys through the intranet, could help identify gaps, what is or isn't working, and what methods of communication work best for your employees.
Regardless of which avenues you choose, the main goal is to ensure employees have several effective paths available to them where they can communicate with senior management and feel heard.
Communicating with your employees is essential for the productivity of your business. Does your company have an internal communications process in place?
Marketing Your Business: You Can't Rush The ProcessPosted: March 21, 2017 Filed under: advice, advisor, business, business advisor, Business Plan, Marketing, strategy | Tags: business strategy, Marketing, strategic planning, strategy Leave a comment
Although I am not a marketer, as a business advisor I am often asked what are the most effective ways to market a company. Business owners tend to ask me what tactics they should use to gain the 'best' and 'fastest' results. My advice is the same for business management: before you execute on a business initiative, you need a plan. Before you implement a marketing tactic, make sure you invest the time and resources in having a professional strategic marketing plan.
As a business owner, you know what you know, and what you don't. Marketing, as an aspect of a business, is no different. Hiring a strategic marketing agency to develop your strategic plan is just good business sense.
A big part of any strategy is understanding how your customers value what you do for them. Depending on what data you may already have, a strategic marketing agency will conduct in-depth research on your customers and competitors to understand what brought them to you, and also why they stay.
As a result of the research analysis and the agency's experience, they will be able to create an area of difference for you – something unique that differentiates your business from others in your industry. This brand identity is rooted in what your customers value.
This strategic marketing plan will now act as your roadmap and provide direction for all aspects of your marketing efforts and determine what tactics will be most effective in targeting specific customers. This is similar to how the strategy in a game of chess is needed to determine the moves made on the board.
Once your strategy is complete and you know what tactics are required, you can make an informed decision as to who will implement them. You'll need to look at your internal resources and skill sets and compare them to external ones. If you choose to take them on in-house, think about who will manage them from a marketing perspective. You may choose to outsource only a portion of your tactics while taking on the rest internally. When it comes to implementation, you have a few options. Taking the time to plan can save your business thousands of dollars in needless tactics.
The Roles They Are A-Changin'Posted: February 21, 2017 Filed under: advice, advisor, business, business advisor, business coaching, business owner, employee retention, employees, growth, Leadership, opportunities, relationships, retention, strategy, success, Uncategorized | Tags: business advice, business strategy, business tips, Development, staff development, workplace Leave a comment
As a business owner, you know how important it is to keep things fresh and innovative in your workplace, but when making changes, you'll need to consider how your plans might impact your employees.
If you are in the process of job redesign where employees are assigned new roles that play into their strengths and contribute to a more successful business, these changes can be stressful to your employees. If someone has been hired for a particular job and then he or she is suddenly expected to perform a different role in the organization, tension and stress can result.
A recent report found that 46% of 1,018 Canadian employees recently surveyed had taken time off work or noticed other employees taking sick leave following workplace changes, a common symptom of a stressed-out workplace.
I've outlined below a few tips on how you can shift roles in your organization without contributing to employee stress:
- Share your vision.
Why are you doing this? What is this change going to accomplish for your organization? Sharing this vision with employees will allow them to understand exactly why this is happening, and help them find their part in it.
- Keep the lines of communication open in regards to role change.
Ask employees how they feel they can contribute to a new role and encourage conversation. By doing this, you can evaluate each employee's strengths and weaknesses, while giving them an opportunity to work in a new role they would truly enjoy.
Make sure employees stay up to date as things begin to shift. For example, when you have made some final role decisions, send out an email to all staff informing them of the new structure. Keeping everyone in the know will ensure a smooth transition process.
- When your employees begin their new role, make sure they feel supported.
Assuming a new role can be challenging, especially if the employee doesn't have a lot of previous experience in the position. Positive reinforcement can go a long way, as employees are less likely to experience stress when they report a positive and supportive workplace culture.
In today's workplace, you need to keep things fresh, but maintain a balance against a backdrop of inclusiveness and communication. Learning how to handle change effectively is what will keep your team on the right path to growing your business.
How have you successfully restructured your business?


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Woke up this morning pumped to try to dig through my paper files and find a hard copy (complete) of a manuscript I worked on from 2007ish-2011. Only found incomplete copies, and nothing complete on the hard drive (thus far). Bummed.
With that failure behind me, I struggled to continue to be productive today. I managed to read 50 or so pages in the complete journals of LMM, and then finish writing a post (I'm working a couple of weeks' out) about what I've read so far.
I'm wanting to go home now, the day behind me, and come up with some kind of creative background image so there's a recurring "featured image" for these posts. What do you think of either a) a screenshot of my desktop? or b) a series of graphics that are generic like thumb's up, thumb's down, etc, to give you an idea, at a glance, of how the day went? I'm leaning towards the former.
Total word count for today: 418 words.
February 2016 Totals To Date:
- Avalon: 383 words
- Blogging: 3,951 words