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The Bank of Japan on Friday stepped in on Friday to tamp down an ungainly yield swing in its sovereign debt, renewing its vow to keep its long-term interest rate close to zero.
Since last week, central bankers from Canada, the U.K. and Europe have made overtures of tightening monetary policy, sparking a recent world-wide rout in government debt, sending the German bond, known as the bund TMBMKDE-10Y, -3.81%, for example, to an 18-month high at 0.57%, compared with 0.46% at the start of the week. Bond prices moves inversely to yields.
The tremors of the government bond selloff rippled as far as Tokyo, pushing Japanese benchmark 10-year notes, known as JGBs TMBMKJP-10Y, -468.75%, briefly to a Friday peak of 0.105%, its highest since Feb. 3., according to FactSet data. That move prompted fresh efforts by the BOJ to reverse the climb, underscoring the central bank's unwillingness to relinquish its pursuit of holding long-term interest rates at zero, until it can nurse its economy back to health, fixed-income strategists said.
"The message was clear: yields are going nowhere; but the pressures on the BOJ and the Japanese government are growing," wrote Neil Mellor, senior currency strategist for BNY Mellon.
The BOJ's Friday intervention, scooping up bonds and reaffirming its appetite for bonds with maturities from five to 10 years at a yield equivalent to 0.110%, helped to push elevated yields back to 0.083%. The BOJ also raised the amount of bonds it said it would buy at a regularly scheduled auction, The Wall Street Journal reported. The yen USDJPY, +0.03%, meanwhile, weakened by 0.7% to ¥113.9.
Back in March, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank wouldn't alter its commitment to keeping yields at or near zero, as it tries to stimulate anemic growth in an economy that has suffered such a severe period of low inflation and a tepid pace of expansion that it is known as the "lost decade." A cocktail of a shrinking labor force, excessive public debt and weak productivity has combined to hobble the third-largest economy in the world.
Recent green shoots, however, including wage growth of 0.9% on the year and other upbeat data metrics have provided some encouraging signs. The unemployment rate stood at 3.11% in May after steadily declining from a multiyear high of 5.5% at July 2009.
But Kuroda has so far been reluctant to take his foot off the monetary-policy pedal, with inflation coming in May at an annual rate of 0.4%, well below the bank's 2% target.
The problem is that rising yields globally could prompt investors to rotate out of Japanese government paper to higher-returning foreign bonds, presenting stiff challenges for a central bank committed to suppressing long-term rates.
The BOJ's pledge to buy an unlimited amount of bonds also bucks its recent trend of tapering its asset purchases to a sustainable pace. It currently holds more than 40% of Japan's sovereign debt on its balance sheet.
To be sure, this recent yield surge could be fleeting.
Back in February, the Bank of Japan was compelled to similarly purchase the equivalent of $6.4 billion in bonds, when benchmark JGBs reached a yield of 0.150%. Those moves were in part attributed to a surge in yield that accompanied President Donald Trump's election victory in November, on the back of inflation-boosting campaign promises, including increased infrastructure spending, tax cuts and deregulation.
Although expectations for those fiscal-stimulus measures have tapered considerably, they may be replaced by the threat of the end of the easy-money era, which could theoretically deliver a substantial and sustained blow to government bonds, market strategists said.
See: Japan economic growth picks up speed
"The fundamental issues and the demographic trends that Japan has to contend with to get growth going are tremendous. You have embedded deflation expectations, price declines and this overhang of debt. Put it all together, it takes a lot for Japan to upshift out of this," said Kathy Jones, senior fixed-income strategist for the Schwab Center for Financial Research.


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Christmas time is typically a time when we prepare and eat lots of delicious food…but why waste it? Many people are unaware that food waste is a significant contributor to climate change due to the methane, a potent greenhouse gas that builds up in landfills. In addition, all the resources and energy that went into the production and transportation of the food we throw out will be wasted. These are important reasons to keep food waste to a minimum.(1)
Avoid, reduce and reuse:
Plan your festive feast if you love food but hate waste, leftovers can be eaten cold or are easy to re-heat the next day – you'll be able to put your feet up on Boxing Day, which is also National Leftovers Day! Saving leftovers for Boxing Day is the number one way Aussies claim to reduce waste at Christmas according to Planet Ark commissioned research. (2)
A bit of portion control, letting people serve themselves and storing leftovers properly all help reduce food going to landfill and your food bill! Cooking too much food is one of the main reasons food goes to waste.(3)
Serve more vegies, have a positive impact on your celebrations. As a general rule meat has a larger environmental impact in its production than fruit, vegetables and grains. It's also easier to compost your own fruit and vegetable scraps at home through your compost bin or worm farm.(4)
Ronnie Kahn, founder of OzHarvest provides four easy steps we can take to help achieve this goal.
LOOK at what's in your fridge and pantry before going shopping for more;
BUY only what you need. So make a shopping list;
STORE that food properly, so it doesn't go off too soon; and,
COOK it and also the leftovers.
Compost your fruit and vegetable scraps in your own compost bin or worm farm.
Place ALL food scraps, unwanted left-overs or spoilt food in your Food and Garden organics/FOGO (green lid) bin for composting.
East Waste Councils (except for some regional areas) and most metropolitan councils accept food scraps in the green bin. However not all councils accept food in the green bin so check with your Council first.
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Road to Beijing: Kibwé Johnson
Kibwe Johnson (17 July 1981) is a hammer thrower. He has represented the USA at the World Championships in Athletics twice (2007 and 2011). He is a three-time medalist at the Pan American Games, having taken silver in 2007 and improved to the gold in 2011 (where he broke the Games record). In 2015 he won again the gold medal at the Pan American Games. He set his personal best of 80,31m (263′ 5″) in 2011. He's won four of the last fiveUSA Outdoor Championships (2010/ 2nd, 2011/ 1st, 2012/ 1st, 2013/ inj, 2014/ 1st, 2015/ 1st).
2002 64.26m (210′ 10″)
2003 69.11m (226′ 9″)
2004 69.49m (227′ 12″)
2005 78.25m (256′ 9″)
2006 75.32m (247′ 1″)
2007 75.95m (249′ 2″)
2008 75.53m (247′ 10″)
2009 67.80m (222′ 5″)
2010 77.07m (252′ 10″)
2011 80.31m (263′ 6″)
2012 77.17m (253′ 2″)
2013 76.28m (250′ 3″)
2014 74.86m (245′ 7″)
2015 76.95m (252′ 6″)
How has your training been going recently?
My training has been going well of late. Really focusing on technical changes that eliminate the possibility of errors. Attempting to be as efficient as I can with technical changes and consistency in those changes.
Is there anything new you are implementing into your training?
Nothing new. Especially not in the lead up to Worlds. That would be unwise.
What technical issues are you working on?
I had the tendency to start the throw with my feet too wide apart. Also, standing too tall on legs. All of these things make having an efficient entry movement very difficult. Check out my blog at kibwejohnson.com if you're interested in a deeper explanation on my changes.
Where are you currently training?
I train in Kamloops, BC, Canada.
Will you be attending any training camps at another site? If so, where and when?
Yes, leaving for training camp August 9 in Japan, just outside of Tokyo. Camp opens August 10. I will be there then. I believe leaving for Beijing August 18.
Are you training with your coach on site or long distance?
Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk is at training every single day. He will not be in Japan or Beijing, however.
Are you currently working a job? If so, what and how many hours a week?
No. I am fortunate enough where I can do this as my job.
What competitions do you have planned?
After I compete in Beijing, I am immediately returning home to Kamloops. My wife Crystal and I are expecting our second child and the due date is August 24 (I compete 22 and 23). Whoops! We have our annual Throws Fest here in Kamloops. I haven't ruled out other competitions.
Will any friends or family be travelling to Beijing?
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As I mentioned on home page, my main goal was to build a website where you can find real exact time.
Most of the applications, widgets or websites are showing time from your device clock. But can you trust to clock built in your computer or mobile phone? Sometimes it may be late or ahead (few seconds or even minutes). Or maybe time zone is not set properly, or you forgot to set the DST time, etc.
All analog and digital clocks, widgets on clock.zone shows time from our dedicated server synchronised with atomic clock.
On clock.zone you can find exact times for time zones world wide too. You can set this clock to run in background or place it on your website as widget.
(A): Offset of clock in your computer, (ahead or late, in seconds). If this number is very big (example 3605.4 s), check settings of your default time zone or DST.
(B): Precision of synchronisation (time since request is sent and received). If this number is too big (due the slow internet connection in request moment), shown time may have this delay.
(C): counter of succesiful synchronisation (just informative)
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In moment when you request the content of the page with clock, exact time is sent together with html code (milliseconds since Epoch time).
Offset is calculated (between time in your device and our server time). From that moment, your clock is used to calculate the past time. BUT every 10-60 seconds AJAX is used in background to check is your time still accurate. What this means? For example, if your device clock is late 5 minutes per day (that's very much), in 1 minute delay will be only 0.2 seconds. And every minute AJAX will try to synchronise in background the time with clock.zone server. What happens if internet connection is lost? In that case, AJAX will continue to try again, when internet connection is back, clock will be accurate again.
There are few technical problems: One is your internet speed. There is a delay since our server send the exact time and your computer get the data. To predict the precision, there is a small piece of code, that measure the time from request sending and receieving (B) client->server->client. The real delay is only traveling time from server->client, but in script running on your computer (JS), I can only measure start of the request where client->server time is included too.
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The fact that we have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in certain locations is a concept that is, for better or worse, changing all the time. Thanks to the fact that hidden cameras are becoming more powerful and more affordable than ever, we've reached a point where every time you walk down a city street you just have to assume that your image is being captured in a multitude of different ways that you'll probably never know. When you walk into a retail store, you have to get used to the fact that someone, somewhere, is probably watching your every move.
But there are certain locations where this lack of privacy is NOT okay — like hotels or vacation rentals, for example. Sadly, even these areas might not be off limits to the types of people who want to spy on your every move, as one recent news piece went a long way toward proving.
Part of the reason why hidden cameras are such a problem in hotels and vacation rentals has to do with a shift in those industries in recent years. Many people are saying "goodbye" to traditional hotels in favor of options like Airbnb where you rent from a private citizen instead of a large, national corporation with a reputation on the line. The money that you'll be saving clearly comes with other costs, as recent events have clearly illustrated.
Earlier in 2017, for example, a couple from Indiana rented a vacation property on Airbnb on Longboat Key, Florida. Almost immediately after arriving, they discovered a hidden camera that was secretly recording guests in the master bedroom. They called the police, and the man who owned the home was arrested and charged with video voyeurism.
Another woman recently found a series of indoor surveillance cameras in a private home she had rented (also on Airbnb). When she contacted the police, however, she was in for quite a surprise — the listing for the property actually did disclose the fact that there were security cameras hidden in the home; she had just missed it. If she wanted to stay in the home, she had to make her peace with the fact that her every move was being recorded.
Events like these and others also point out how important it is to examine a hotel room or vacation rental BEFORE you do anything that you don't want others to see. Security cameras are often easy to spot and don't necessarily mean that a homeowner is up to no good. Other cameras, like those specifically designed to be hidden, are not so obvious.
One of the best ways to spot nearly any type of camera is to look for lens reflection. Turn off all the lights in a room and shine a flashlight in as many areas as you can. If you see a bright reflection shining back at you in a place where such a reflection just doesn't make sense, take a closer look — you might be looking at a hidden camera.
You'll also want to take a closer look at vents, holes in the wall, gaps in the ceilings or similar types of areas where a hidden camera could be concealed. If you do happen to find such a camera, the first thing you'll want to do is take pictures of it with your phone. This documentation may prove valuable if you're involved in a privacy-related lawsuit at a later date.
Likewise, you'll also want to contact the local police department and let them know what you've discovered. Tell them that you have direct, irrefutable evidence that someone has been spying on you. Specify that they are doing so without your knowledge or permission in a space that you've rented for vacation. Once the police arrive, they'll be able to take care of the rest. Don't be afraid of making a big deal about the situation, because at the end of the day, you're still talking about your privacy. That in and of itself is about the "biggest" that a deal can get.


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It nearly slipped our mind but, yes, it was just over a year ago when the Pie At Night podcast first surfaced. Set up by a number of contributors to the Mudhutter fanzine following the demise many years earlier of the Mudhuts podcast, it was never going to emulate that (probably quite wise given some of the content) but simply aimed to provide a fanzine style irreverent look at matters concerning Wigan Athletic and further afield.
We kick off this episode with birthday pies, not cake, which get devoured so quickly that your resident pie expert almost swallows the candle, followed by tweet of the week and a follow up to the "players we nearly signed" feature from last month. How on earth did we out miss lovable Dean Ashton, plus the Everton duo of John Stones and Phil Jagielka?
Getting down to serious business, we talk pain! In a bid to light heartedly dismiss the pain of relegation, we answer the question of "what is the worst pain you've ever been in? Essentially, an excuse for a bunch of near middle aged men to discuss their ailments and try (and fail) to elicit some sympathy.
After which comes the real pain of poring over recent results for Wigan Athletic and admitting that the towel has more or less thrown in. We also take an informed look at the likely candidates to be the next Wigan Athletic manager, and boy is that a depressing prospect. Of course, "Unhappy Birthday" by The Smiths represents the ideal tonic for that.
Following the break, we put forward our best and worst Easter eggs before concluding that a bar of Dairy Milk with two pound coins sellotaped to it represents much better value and then we cover the latest chapter of our popular Emporium of S***e feature where we are just about halfway through the alphabet.
We close with some illuminating Rotherham things and an update on the latest Mudhutter (on sale this weekend folks) before thanking our host for the evening, John at the Beer Temple by getting some carry outs and stumbling our way into the night…
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A new type of career criminal is emerging — neighborhood teens. They're breaking into cars, burglarizing homes and robbing people on the street.
Police and prosecutors acrossSouth Floridasay they are seeing hard-core youth committing burglaries and robberies over and over again and that they are largely helpless to stop what's happening. Some have been arrested dozens of times in the span of their short life, often while they are on probation or awaiting trial for earlier charges.
In justFort Lauderdale, a Police Department crime analysis shows that a small group of teens — just 50 youths; some as young as 13 — were charged with almost 700 crimes last year. They accounted for more than half of all the juvenile arrests in the city.
Police brass believe the youths are partly to blame for a recent increase in property crime.
Fort Lauderdaleis not alone. Prosecutors in Palm Beach County were recently surprised when a youth who faced more than a dozen burglary and property crime charges was sentenced to about six months in a state residential treatment facility.
Then, there was the case last week of a 15-year-old fromPompano Beach.
He was charged with robbing two people, punching a behavioral specialist at school and throwing rocks at cars and houses. Despite a rap sheet that included previous cases of assault and theft, the teen was sentenced to probation and 80 hours of community service.
"We aren't talking about kids arrested for the first time and whether they can be rehabilitated," Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Frank Adderley said. "These are prolific offenders, and there is no incentive for them to stop. They have no fear and know the justice system is a revolving door."
The concern comes even thoughFloridahas long had a get-tough reputation on juvenile offenders. The state has come under intense criticism for incarcerating high numbers of youths and doling out more life sentences to juveniles for non-murder cases than all other states combined.
Still, prosecutors in Broward andPalm Beachcounties say teens who commit property crime usually are sentenced to probation. At most, they are sent to a residential treatment facility for about six months. Juveniles also cannot be held for more than 21 days while awaiting trial regardless of the charges or their history and then have limited state supervision.
"Some people say it's just property crime and it's no big deal because no one gets hurt," said Lynn Powell, chief of the juvenile division of Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office. "That's not true. Homeowners don't feel safe. People are having their cars broken into."
Law enforcement officials say the teens add to a broader crime problem. Fort Lauderdale Police say many of the guns on the street were first stolen by kids during car break-ins, and Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti worries about them graduating to more violent crime.
"It is the career criminal we need to be concerned about, and what we're seeing is the age of the criminal decreasing and the violence of the crime increasing," Lamberti said.
Circuit Judge Michael Orlando, who heads the juvenile delinquency division of the Broward court system, said he is aware of the concerns. He said judges look at a youth's criminal history both during sentencing and a risk assessment done before trial.
"There are red flags from the type of crime alleged to the number of offenses that a youth may have committed,"Orlandosaid. "We have a limited amount of time, and we focus on the cases that have to be addressed with the greatest urgency."
Business leaders in Broward have been attempting to work with law enforcement, the state Department of Juvenile Justice and the school system to better address juvenile crime. Alan Levy, who is leading that effort on behalf of the Broward Workshop believes the answer is beefing up the area's juvenile treatment programs.
"There are a lot of social issues that come with these kids — a lot aren't living with a mother or a father, a lot have dropped out of school," Levy said.
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Spring is popping up all over and Middle Europe starts to take on some colour and feel more comfortable. The weather is still unpredictable and it's chilly up north, so, if you have a choice head for Europe south of Belgium – except for those who want to get seriously ripped who should head for Amsterdam for April 30th festivities, or sooner.
n. b. major tourist locations are likely to be overcrowded/ overpriced/ overbooked around Easter.
Italy: Sicily, Taranto have extravagant pre-Easter parades. And on Easter Sunday it's Florence's turn.
Spain: Seville. Feria de Abril, a week long party, traditional dress, parades, dancing and wild parties.
Also Holy Week (Semana Santa), hundreds of pointy-hat parades, singing. The date depends on Easter, of course.
Netherlands: Amsterdam. The totally mad 'Orange day' (Queen's Birthday) is on April 30th. And it's daffodil season too, but may still be chilly.
Russia: St Petersburg. Music Spring, International classical music festival.
Also see European Festivals or Arts Festivals for suggestions, information and dates.
Best European cities April, sightseeing in good weather
Spain: Visit the magical Moorish city of Seville (Semana Santa or Feria de Abril 7 day party at the end of April) with the exception of the north, Spain is generally warm and pleasant in April. The Moorish cities of Cordoba and Granada, should enjoy days that are warm and the nights coolish, as well as Malaga and Cadiz cities that don't depend on beaches for tourism.
Barcelona too is a lively, interesting city spiced up by wacky Gaudi architecture though it can be a little chilly in April. Swimming in the Mediterranean in winter is not on yet, nor is the sad, overbuilt Spanish coastline that is now dedicated to sun, sea and sangria package people.
France: The Côte d'Azur should be warm and sunny in April. Cannes, Nice, Menton, Monaco, St. Tropez – and the little villages such as Eze, St Paul de Vence – are all attractive and interesting if you work at it.
The Mediterranean is not swimmable by normal folk though some hardy souls enjoy it.
There may still be some skiing possible nearby but snow quality will be declining.
North France will be a bit chilly and the Mistral wind will still be tormenting Provence tourists.
Greece: April is fine for Athens and the south; it's getting warm and crowds are acceptable. Greece is loaded with sights, ruins and landscapes (e. g. Meteora). The islands are gorgeous, though the north is chilly, the Med's still too cold for swimming and most of the ferry systems are inactive. . . so fly!
South England – nearly not in the EC now due to Brexit – could be warm and sunny. Equally it could be cold and wet. Whatever, London always makes a great visit even if accommodation is pricey, the superb free museums and galleries make up for it. Stonehenge is not far, nor is Canterbury, Oxford or Cambridge.


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Hello Star Wars Fans Everywhere!!!
Hello to all of my fellow Star Wars fans out there! Now when I seen these Star Wars Play Arts Figures on Facebook, I just knew I had to have them on this site. These figures are so cool! Again, the collections I have seen on Facebook of these Star Wars Play Arts Figures are insane. I've seen folks had them setup on display in a glass case, and I've seen others that have left them in the box and display them, I guarantee you when you see these figures, you will agree that it is hard to keep them packaged!
Even though there are only four of them, I promise you it will make one heck of a collection, and I do hope that the creators of these figures see this page and create more outstanding Star Wars Variant Play Arts Figures like the ones you will see below! Whether your a Star Wars collector or not, I know your going to love and appreciate these Star Wars Play Arts Figures, enjoy!
I would like to personally thank you for visiting Star-Wars-Everything.com! What do you think about the Star Wars Play Arts Variant Figures? Do you have a collection going? Are you up for posting a picture of your collection below? Do you have a favorite character, if so which one? I would love to hear your feedback below! I don't have any of them yet, but very soon I will. I think Darth Vader will be my first buy, what do you think? Thanks again!


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Free parking, free entry and free live music! You can listen for free to the awesome local bands and musicians that will be here to entertain you during the afternoon from 12.00 pm to 7.00 pm.
12.00 pm
From Ray Charles and Nina Simone via Bruce Springsteen and Ry Cooder to Elle King and London Grammar – you'll hear lots of instantly recognisable songs, all with a completely original makeover. Hugely versatile. Faces will smile and feet will move.
Featuring a combination of soaring slide guitar and mandola, backed by thumping double bass and drums, the vocals then take it to another level with fabulous harmonies.
Rockabilly meets the bluesy sound of Bitterroot – a joy to watch and listen to. Peter and Broni expanded their duo to a four piece, adding drums and double bass, taking their sounds to a thumping bumping smiley place.
Bitterroot are kindly stepping in after our original booking "Get Loose" had to pull out due to unforeseen circumstances. We do, however, look forward to Get Loose entertaining us all next year.
Kiera Gabrielle
1.00 pm
My name is Kiera Gabrielle and I'm an 18 year old singer-songwriter from Chinnor. I perform regularly with my Ukulele, Guitar and loops at events and festivals. 2018 was a busy year for me, as I was given the opportunity to perform at Thame Town Music Festival, Lunar Fest and the O2 Academy Oxford, to name a few. After my Singles release in February I'm excited to showcase new material and continue my journey into the music industry.
Paul E
2.00 pm
By night, Paul E is the frontman and rhythm guitarist for Electrichead…the UK's most visual & hardest hitting Rock covers band.
Today in this special performance for the Towersey Fringe, Paul is going back to his roots playing some of his favourite songs solo acoustic.
3.00 pm
70's inspired classic rock covers band covering Black Sabbath Aerosmith Ted Nugent Thin Lizzy Led Zep AC/DC Deep Purple Saxon Free Bad Company Kiss Van Halen Jimi Hendrix Neil Young and more. Festivals our forte but enjoy performing at good old Pub Venues as well.
Samara Chan
4.00 pm
Samara plays guitar and sings songs by artists such as Adele, Amy Winehouse, and Gnarls Barklay.
She was the winner of Lord Williams Annual Singing Contest 2018 and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Thame Music in the Park.
5.00 pm
Last year, The Towersey Fringe welcomed Simon, Jacob and Ben Lythe to the stage on Saturday evening to entertain the troops during last minute preparations and multiple beer sampling! Simon is back this year and playing on Sunday with his new band Thank Frank. With Trevor on bass and Tim on drums, this rocky three-piece promise to raise the roof with some colourful reworks of hits past and present. Kick back, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride!
6.00 pm
We are pleased to say that we have the fantastic 2 Strokes back with us again in 2019! Aggressively happy British Rock, with a side of Blues, and garnished with a small hint of Ska.
This event has been supported by the PPL PRS charity and community discount scheme. PPL PRS licenses the use of copyright music across the UK, giving businesses and organisations the permission they need to play the music they want. For more information about PPL PRS, visit pplprs.co.uk or call 0800 0720 808.


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|Just noticed Michael got in the picture...at least he's cute!
Auburn is small gold rush town about 40 minutes from Sacramento. Old Town has been restored, giving a nice Gold Rush era feel. We have only explore the brewery and a few shops, but plan on checking more of the historic places out soon (Michel promised me a Gold Country camping trip before the summer ends).
Auburn Ale House opened in 2007 in Old Town. The decor theme is mix between Gold Rush California and Nostalgic American. Interesting mix of Americana. It was founded by Brian and Lisa Ford, who hoped to create a family-friendly destination that would both standout culinary and compliment the history of the building. They wanted to go beyond the old standard of basic burgers and pizza---and trust me they did.
When we went last year for brunch, not much on the direct menu was vegan. However, they were more than happy to accommodate me. They made me sourdough toast with no butter, fresh fruit, and homefries with veggies. And not to mention the bottomless mimosas...
This time I ordered Barley Burger with no cheese or aioli. I love barley burgers and I hardly ever see them in restaurants, so I was very happy. Cooked perfectly and loved the sweet roasted red pepper on it.
Michael got the Alehouse Reuben, as usual whenever he sees it on the menu. He said it was great too.
Ok, now for the beer...
I got the American River Pale Ale First (and so did the brother-in-law). A classic IPA that smells very citrus-y. This will go well with almost anything. "Highly drinkable" as they describe it.
Michael got the Old Town Brown, I am not sure I agree with calling it a "Session Ale" as the website describes. It was slightly mild for brown ale, but not enough that the word "session" ever came to my mind. Loved the balanced malty chocolate flavor.
|He started drinking it before I got a pic...
His sister got Gold Country Pilsner, she said it was good and very drinkable. I loved the straw color.
And, we grabbed a growler of American River as a present for the bride and groom, and one of Fool's Gold Ale for us. We bought a bottle of this last time and loved it. It reminds me of hoppy Oregon beers. Lovely rich gold color and pretty strong (7.8%) for a pale ale. Nothing not to love.
We LOVE this place. I love history of the area. The staff is very friendly (our waitress, without hesitation, brought a few samples so we could decided what to get in the growlers). The atmosphere and decor are warm and inviting (who doesn't love a pin-up girl their beer?). And the beers are amazing. You HAVE to try this place. Take a trip out the Gold Country and have a delicious craft beer on the way, serious worth the trip.


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Tha Hood Diezel better known as Diezel to those closest to him. Diezel's current mix tape dubbed " City on Fire," certainly executes its title. The mixtape is crammed with outstanding beats as well as a fresh flow. THD comes hard and correct with each track. You start with the introduction and from then on its hit after hit. The first line of the second track entitled "In da Ghetto" in itself fills your ear drums and sends you on a THD high, " Out here we ride'em high sometimes we ride'em low, lead pumping in the trunk out here in the ghetto, Cops posted on the corner store looking at us, We riding too slow for them holding our nuts, out here in the ghetto." With the way THD and his camp; Barbershop Records; are moving there is no doubt that its just a matter of time until Florida in its entirety is on Tha Hood Diezel high. "City on Fire" also shows you the kind of softer side of him on the song "So Hot" (track nine) as he relays his thoughts of the "baddest on the block". And of course there's the non violent club banger (track ten) Stick and Move. Diezel has put in a lot of work over the years and he is definitely on a role. Look out world there's a new drug out there and its called T.H.D. Distributed by Barbershop Records and it comes in the form of the rhymes of Diezel.
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V T Kotch Saloon - 27 Dec 1896
Main at Jack Street, Bremond, Texas
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Over the last two weeks, I've been hit with all sorts of inspiration, ideas and epiphanies. Not just topics to blog about, but also tips and tricks that I can apply to my life as problem solving tools or design mechanics for games. I decided to start a (yet another) personal project I call Project GEMS:
Guides, Epiphanies, Mechanics and Shortcuts
The idea would be to keep a record of anything and everything I learnt and classify each lesson into one or more of the four categories. I was thinking of writing them down into a notebook so that in future, when the notebook is filled up, I'd have a book of tools I can consult when I have a problem I can't solve. It would be good to just go through the book again and see what solutions or combination of solutions I might be able to apply. Perhaps this would also be a source of inspiration when I need it too.
I would put in here any step-by-step procedures I think I might need later in life. It will be filled with things that I don't regularly use, but will come in useful in future. For example, I tend to forget how to do origami, but some objects are pretty useful to make as gifts (paper flowers) or practical things (temporary paper box). There's a little overlap between Guides and Shortcuts, but I'll cover that later.
These would mostly be thoughts that occur to me or that I read about. Stuff that blow my mind, just because I never thought of it before, or never saw that particular angle before. The aim is to help me initiate changes my perspective when I need it, usually when I cross subjects. That is, to bring an idea from one field and apply it to another. This category is related to the Mechanics category as it serves as the main source of ideas for game.
This category mainly concerns game mechanics that I make or discover, but will also include blueprints for stuff and how and why things work. It's going to be pretty technical and practical, but will also hold a lot of possible design ideas, although design theories will be under the Epiphanies section.
Essentially, this is just life hacks. Not necessarily the "proper" way of doing things, this category will comprise of ways to do things as efficiently and as quickly as possible.
I wanted to use one of the giant A4 sized notebooks that I got as part of the package I received for joining SCS, but I felt it was too big to lug around everywhere. That made me procrastinate starting the book, but now I can't anymore. See, when I went to Rachel's Safari themed dinner, I received an A5 sized white notebook as a door gift. It was the perfect size; not too big to carry around and not too small that I couldn't write in it.
I'm going to be recording everything I learn in the order I learn them. The book is going to be filled with notes, mistakes and bad illustrations, much like how I imagine a mad scientist's notebook would look like. Once I reach the last page, I'll reorganize everything into a new notebook (still written and drawn by hand) by category and create an appendix for reference. But I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
I just realized that each category fits quite nicely with the four elements of Air, Earth, Water and Fire. I'm quite a sucker for flavour (when things fit together thematically and aesthetically) and thus a typical Vorthos. Guides, Epiphanies, Mechanics and Shortcuts are Water, Fire, Earth and Air respectively. They all fit so flavourfully.
Water guides me to where I want to go, like a river or stream.
Fire provides flairs of insight and inspiration for epiphanies.
Earth is how I will understand the mechanics of things from the ground up.
Air finds the most direct route to success.
Hmm… I seem to have a thing for the four elements recently. And it all started with Avatar: The Last Airbender.
I can't wait to start collecting my GEMS of Life.


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Espirito Santo Securities India, a part of the Espírito Santo Investment Bank (ESIB), has forayed into the investment banking space and has appointed George Mathew as head of investment banking in the country.
Based in Mumbai, Mathew would report to Nick Paulson-Ellis, CEO, India. His role would include building the team and growing the institution's presence in the investment banking space, said the company.
Paulson- Ellis, CEO – India, Espirito Santo said, "We see an opportunity to help Indian corporates in cross border M&A into our emerging markets such as Brazil and Africa, as well as helping raise growth capital in both domestic and international markets. This appointment highlights our commitment to growing our presence in India while leveraging our global reach."
Espirito Santo Securities India (ESS) is a joint venture between Espirito Santo Investment Bank and the Burman Family, the majority shareholders of Dabur.
Gaurav Burman, Partner, Burman Family Holdings said, "In a short span of time, Espirito Santo Securities India have anchored themselves as one of the leading securities houses in India and have built a research product that is respected, and regularly quoted''.
Mathew said Espirito Santo has built a strong franchise in India, with a well-regarded institutional equities business, and differentiated research coverage.
Mathew brings to the firm extensive experience in investment banking and corporate finance, as well in building a business. Prior to this appointment, he was senior vice president & head of corporate coverage in the i-banking division of Edelweiss, responsible for client coverage and origination across products including fund raising and mergers and acquisitions.
Mathew, who has been with Edelweiss since 2000, started his career as a credit rating analyst at CRISIL and has also served as a consultant to banks in their internal credit processes and risk management systems.
Mathew holds a post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata
The Burman family also has well diversified investments spread across the financial services sector, including holdings in a life insurance joint venture with U.K.'s Aviva, a stake in Universal Sompo General Insurance, a stake in DMI finance a leading Non-Banking Finance Company, and an India-focused private equity venture with investment outlay of over $200 million.
The family over the years has also made investments in Centurion Bank, Punjab Tractors Ltd. Lord Krishna Bank and Joyco Ltd.
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News and Commentary from the Scottish Information Commissioner
May to July 2011
On 1 July 2011, HM the Queen formally opened the fourth session of the Scottish Parliament. As MSPs enjoy recess before the business of the new parliament starts in earnest in September, here are the FOI issues which may affect their in tray when they return.
FOISA Amendment Bill
In January 2011, Scottish Ministers announced that they would bring forward a Freedom of Information (Scotland) Amendment Bill, to review how FOI is working in Scotland. The Bill will provide an opportunity to address some areas of the Act which could be working better. For example, I have already raised concerns with Ministers that the section 65 offence of altering etc. records with intent to prevent disclosure is difficult to enforce because the timescale for commencing any proceedings under this section is too short. It is also an opportunity to revisit the 30-year lifespan of "historical records" with a view to reducing this.
Clearly it is sensible to keep legislation under review to ensure it remains robust. It is vital that the Amendment Bill is seen as an opportunity to strengthen, not weaken, people's FOI rights. I will be contributing further ideas to improve the legislation while critically examining any proposals which might affect current provisions.
Hard times
Scottish public authorities are facing tough times, having to cut costs while trying to deliver public services. At the same time, the public are likely to demand more information, as they seek to understand how difficult funding decisions will affect them and their families. Where does this leave FOI?
In my decisions and there is evidence of some authorities not keeping pace with FOI obligations such as responding to requests in time, or carrying out adequate searches for information. In part this may be due to increased demand, but may also be due to: inadequate staff resources or training; poor systems to log and monitor requests; or a lack of investment in good records management.
I will be continuing my programme of assessments, designed to identify practice issues and to agree a plan of action to remedy any failings. However it is also likely that Practice Recommendations will be needed to draw particular issues to the attention of management and to secure immediate improvement.
There is a lot of good practice in evidence, and I shall also be drawing together examples of this to encourage others to follow suit, or at least to illustrate what can be done in a time of constrained resources.
Following the public pound
As recent press coverage around Glasgow 2014 demonstrated only too clearly, the issue of which bodies are covered by FOI remains a current topic. Glasgow 2014's members are Glasgow City Council, Scottish Ministers (which are both public bodies subject to the FOI Act), and the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (which is not). As a result it is not a publicly owned company, and is consequently not covered by the Act.
Ministers have the capacity to designate organisations which are not public authorities, but which nevertheless deliver functions of a public nature, or deliver public services under contract to a public authority. In 2010, Ministers considered designating leisure trusts, PPP/PFI contractors delivering hospitals, schools and private prisons, the Association of Scottish Police Officers in Scotland and The Glasgow Housing Association - but decided the time was not right. Glasgow 2014 was not considered.
Ministers have indicated that designation will not be considered again until after amendments have been made to the FOI Act, but that runs the risk of more FOI rights being lost, as services are outsourced to charitable trusts and private contractors, and new organisational structures and partnerships are created to deliver public services.
Open government
Over the past few years, an international movement towards more open government has grown up. In July 2011, the United States hosted a multinational meeting of 55 countries, including the UK, to encourage individual countries to pledge to advance government openness. The UK coalition government is actively pursuing an open government data agenda, progressively publishing more government data than ever before. The UK Freedoms Bill is proposing changes to the UK FOI Act which would create a statutory duty to make data available in machine readable forms, which are easier for the public to use. Comparable proposals for Scotland are still to emerge.
I will be discussing how the internet is making government data more accessible at a seminar at the Festival of Politics, on 26 August 2011. More detail in the "News in brief" section.
I launched a fresh approach to publication schemes this year, inviting Part 7 bodies (including non-departmental public bodies) and publicly owned companies to adopt a single model publication scheme. Authorities who adopt the model scheme have simply to notify me that they have done so, and create a guide to the information that they make available under the scheme. This new approach allows me to focus resources on monitoring how well authorities are complying with their schemes, rather than assessing individual schemes.
In July, I undertook a survey to gather feedback from those who had adopted the single model scheme. Interestingly, the main reason authorities cited for adopting the model was to show that they are implementing best practice, rather than to avoid the Commissioner's approval process. However, most of those who previously created a bespoke scheme did report that it had been less work to adopt the model. 37% of respondents stated that they were publishing more information than before as a direct result of adopting the model scheme, and 97% said they would recommend the model to other authorities.
Registered Sex Offender Statistics
The Commissioner has issued a replacement decision in the case of Decision 014/2009 Dunbritton Housing Association, Craigdale Housing Association, and Blochairn Housing Co-operative, and The Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police. The request was for numbers of Registered Sex Offenders (RSOs) in various postcode areas (down to the fourth digit, e.g. G45 9), broken down by risk category. The Police argued that individuals could be identified if the statistics were disclosed and that this would be unlawful. In his replacement decision, the Commissioner concluded, in line with recent court decisions, that the disclosure of the number of RSOs in an area, together with information already in the public domain, would not lead to individual RSOs being identified. As such, the numbers were not personal data and could not be exempt under section 38(1)(b).
The Police also argued that disclosure would prejudice substantially the prevention or detection of crime (section 35(1)) and that disclosure would endanger the health or safety of an individual (section 39(1)). The Commissioner concluded that disclosure of the figures per postcode area (i.e. not broken down by risk category) would not causes these anticipated harms. However, he decided that the numbers of RSOs in each risk category should not be disclosed, as this would focus attention on the small number of postcode areas containing high or very high risk offenders. The issue would move from identifying "how many" RSOs to "who" they are, with the negative consequences anticipated by the Police. The Commissioner ordered disclosure of the number of RSOs in each area, but not broken down by risk category.
Compliance with timescales
The Commissioner is disappointed to note that, although the legislation has been in force since 2005, and public authorities are therefore well aware of the timescales in the legislation, around one in five of the decisions he has issued over the past few months deals with delays in either responding to an initial request, or request for review. Public authorities generally have a maximum of 20 working days to respond to a request (or carry out a review). Where a public authority fails to respond, the Commissioner can order the authority to do so. However by that time four months may have passed since the initial request was made, and the information may be of much less value to the applicant. Where a public authority continually fails to respond within the timescales set down in the legislation, this can lead to the Commissioner taking action under the Enforcement Policy, including sending his staff to visit the authority to assess how it generally complies with the legislation and, where relevant, to come up with an action plan with the aim of improving compliance.
Charitable body "under the control of" Scottish Ministers
The Commissioner enforces both the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs). The EIRs cover a wider range of bodies than FOISA. For example, a body may be subject to the EIRs if it is under the control of a body which is subject to FOISA; if it has public responsibilities relating to the environment; exercises functions of a public nature relating to the environment; or provides public services relating to the environment. Since the EIRs came into force, the Commissioner has looked at a small number of cases to decide if private bodies are covered by the EIRs, but until recently, has come to the conclusion that none of them were covered. However, in May, the Commissioner issued a decision which concluded that the Solway Shellfish Management Association was covered by the EIRs on the basis that it was under the control of the Scottish Ministers and, given its powers to regulate fishing on the Solway Firth, provides public services relating to the environment. (Decision 097/2011 Little Cumbrae Estate Limited and Solway Shellfish Management Association).
In February and March 2011, the Commissioner undertook assessments of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).
Scottish Prison Service
The Commissioner wished to review the progress the SPS had made following its review of FOI procedures two years ago, and whether lessons learned in the recent Transport Scotland assessment (another Government agency) had been applied at SPS.
A number of areas of good practice were identified in the SPS's procedures for dealing with information requests. The SPS had adopted learning points from the Transport Scotland assessment and worked with the Scottish Government to develop its processes and address training needs. Assessors did identify areas where the SPS's practice was not compliant with statutory requirements or the codes of practice e.g. a need to develop key members of staff responsible for responding to requests. Other areas of concern focused largely on the administrative handling of requests for information.
This assessment report considers the unique environment within which the SPS operates and how this impacts on the type of requests it receives.
Strathclyde Passenger Transport
During the course of the assessment SPT displayed a positive culture of continual self-evaluation and development. Assessors were particularly impressed with the bespoke, workshop-style internal training. They considered SPT's policies, procedures and administrative arrangements to be robust, accurate and proportionate to the size and nature of the organisation. Whilst acknowledging improvements made over the last 18 months and the seriousness with which SPT approaches its obligations, some areas for development were identified. These included; further targeted training, development of staff induction to include FOI/EIRs; the need to remain aware of the possibility of an increased number of EIR requests given its upcoming renovation works.
Festival of Politics seminar launched ? and sold out
The Scottish Information Commissioner is chairing a free seminar as part of this year's Festival of Politics, on Friday 26 August 2011, from 13:30 to 14:30 in Committee Room 3 at the Scottish Parliament. Entitled "Access to Information? ? There's a website for that!" the event will hear from requesters sharing their experience of making FOI requests online, and include live demonstrations of websites which take raw government data and provide new and useful services for the public. Attendees will get the chance to put questions to a panel of experienced information rights specialists: Has the internet changed how we ask for information? Has it made it easier or more difficult? And are we being provided with what we really want to see? The event is already fully booked, but you can find out more here: http://www.festivalofpolitics.org.uk/.
Centre for FOI ? dates for the dairy
The Autumn series for the Centre for Freedom of Information in Scotland seminars has been announced. On 7 September 2011, Fiona Killen, Head of the Parliamentary and Public Law Unit at Anderson Strathern LLP, will provide an update on current developments in FOI, and representatives from the National Archives of Scotland will talk about implications of the new Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 for FOI. On 19 October 2011, we will be joined by John Angel, Principle Judge of the First Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) from the UK, to talk about FOI appeal routes.
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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Abandoned croft, Enard Bay
......sheltering the ruins of a croft. I've visited this spot previously but usually at a higher state of tide, and hadn't appreciated the nature of the narrow gap in the rock leading to the tiny bay beyond.
As is sometimes found near crofts on the shore, the boulders have been cleared from the beach to provide a boat "noust" enabling boats to be drawn up above the tide. This must have been an enormous piece of labour for the folk who lived here, but critical to their ability to operate a boat.
The croft istself is well built, maily from Torridonian Sandstone and is mortared over most of the external walls. Some large blocks have been used, perhaps an indication that several men worked together to build it. The windows are comparatively large, so perhaps this ruin isn't so very old. A low door facing the sea ( but north, so away from the prevailing wind) opens into the interior.
The chimney breast is remarkably intact, even down to the wooden pegs which level the stones above the massive lintel. This seems to have provided an oven space between the two large blocks above the lintel itself.
Remarkably, the grate is intact. I have no way of knowing whether the two cooking pots on the grate are originally from the building, or perhaps left here after it fell into disuse.
A quiet and lonely place now, the only signs of life were a Wren scolding me from the Bracken and a Robin looking hopefully from the gable end for scraps from my second luncheon (which it duly received!)
Aside from fishing, the folk who lived here clearly kept cattle. At the "ben end" is a separate byre space with a door wider and lower than the main door to admit the small black Highland beasts commonly kept on crofts. There would probably have been some small patches of cultivation too, but these are now hidden by the bracken and brambles.
It's fascinating to imagine the lives and times of the folk who crofted this spot - such ruins always provoke a reaction, whether just a "rickle o' stanes" marking a pathetic attempt by people to scratch a living off unpromising ground, sheilings in the high corries or as here, something more tangible and intact.
Abandoned and overgrown the building may be, but the view from the front door hasn't changed at all. The Oystercatchers and Curlews still call in the little bay and the boat noust above the rock channel cleared by sweat and toil is still clear.
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Nice photos and a interesting story about this place. Still the landscape reminds of Norway.ReplyDelete
I love reading your blog. When Iam grounded at work I can dream :)ReplyDelete
Hi Rolf, thanks :o) The north west would certainly have looked familiar to the Norsemen who came here to both raid and settle. They even gave it the name "Sutherland"; the southern land.ReplyDelete
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Thank you so much Allison - that was exactly what I hoped to achieve both for myself an perhaps for others :o)ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous23 November 2015 at 20:38
I'm afraid your interpretation is entirely wrong! I can tell you that the "croft" was in fact a temporary bothy used by local men as a base for salmon fishing in August. What you describe as a byre was in fact the store for their nets when they were not in use over the winter. This was told to me by someone who actually went there with his father and other local men, during his childhood. His own job was to take the nets out of storage when they first arrived each summer. He told me this was an unpleasant job, given to the youngest/most inexperienced because the nets would have the dried remains jelly-fish on them which caused itching/irritation on the skin and stung if it got into eyes.ReplyDelete
Thanks for this fascinating information Anon - do you know whether it was the fishing crew who constructed the building, or whether they took over it's use once it was no longer permanently inhabited? It does seem extraordinarily well constructed and roomy compared to other fishing bothies around the north and east coasts, but certainly explains the effort put into opening the boat channel and noustReplyDelete
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Modeling Energy Harvesting From Membrane Vibrations using Multi-physics Modeling
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In Nijmegen there are a couple of places you can go to for advice and help with money, debts or financial rules. Where? You will read more about it in this text.
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The first social robotics and human-robot interactive systems international conference to be held in Indiansubcontinent. The 28th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication – RO-MAN 2019, will be held in New Delhi, India, from October 14-18, 2019. This conference is a leading forum where state-of-the-art innovative results, the latest developments as well as future perspectives relating to robot and human interactive communication are presented and discussed.
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Without the overwhelming media firepower that CNN brought to his cause, Colorado nut case Richard Heene would have been just another guy in a tinfoil hat who believes our government is controlled by the Lizard People.
Because his family's first call was to a local TV station that owned a helicopter, Heene's claims that his son Falcon had been carried away should have just made the local news and been one of those filler pieces where the anchors laugh that the "kid was hiding in the attic the WHOLE TIME!"
Instead, the national cable news network (with an assist from Fox News and MSNBC, loathe to be left behind on some ratings gold) blew up the story and wasted everyone's time last Thursday.
No one wondered if a guy on put his family on a reality show called Wife Swap might have overwhelming desire to get himself back on television. CNN saw the pretty video and a chance to create the kind of manufactured drama that we usually see on Survivor or The Amazing Race.
Granted, everyone might have needed a break from cable news' endless bickering about the politics (not the substance) of the health care debate and the war in Afghanistan. If the kid's broken body had been in the balloon when it crashed last Thursday, who needed to see that live?
You really have to feel bad for the Heene's neighbors. The video below is a confrontation between a neighbor and the news crews blocking the streets and camped out in front of the Heene home.
The sense of "journalistic" entitlement from the news crews is really the most shocking thing here. They get punked by a crazy man who tricks the news channels into giving him hours of airtime and they're not even a little embarrassed?


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