text: The Rivella Rio is a sturdy, reliable and affordable electric bike. In the design, the most important details have been taken into account to create a comfortable city bike with all the features you are looking for! Like the Shimano Tourney 7 derailleur gears, MXUS rear wheel motor and powerful 504 Wh battery. This 28-inch women's bike has a frame size of 50 centimeters executed in aqua blue with black details. Although the model has a robust appearance, the aluminum e-bike weighs only 27 kg. The plus points at a glance: [Direct and comfortable gear shifts with the derailleur gears [Engine nicely hidden in the rear wheel [Powerful battery of 504 Wh [Seven speed gears (Shimano Tourney) [Extra comfort through suspension fork [Range of < 110 km Natural riding experience The Rivella Rio has a rear wheel motor, which gives you the most natural riding experience. This is because a normal bicycle is also driven by the rear wheel. A sensor ensures that the support is directly adapted to your rotation. The bike is powered by a powerful 504 Wh battery (removable). The bike ride can be optimized with the versatile derailleur gears (Shimano Tourney 7) and five different levels of support. The latter can be controlled via the LCD display Speed, distance and braking Whether you want to ride a long distance or a short distance on the Rio e-bike, everything is possible. With support up to 25 km/h, a range of up to 110 km can be achieved in optimal conditions. So you can ride smoothly and quickly through all kinds of weather! Of course it is also important to come to a safe stop. This is done very effectively with the V-brakes on both the front and rear wheel Great bike size The Rivella Rio city bike is equipped with the best support and offers optimum comfort for many purposes, thanks to the suspension fork. A ride to work, school, sports or just a day out, this is an e-bike for everyone. Choose style and enjoy cycling away on this aqua blue ladies bike General specifications: Frame color: aqua blue Gender: ladies Type of bike: electric bike Material frame: aluminium Material rim: aluminium (double walled) Material carriers: aluminium Type of drive: chain Saddle: Selle Royal Rio Wheel size: 28 inch Frame size: 50 cm Stem: adjustable Seat post adjustable: no Front fork suspension: yes Weight: 27 kg Gear specifications: Gears: 7 (Shimano Tourney) Gear shift system: derailleur Drive specifications: Battery position: integrated in carrier Battery type: 36V 14 Ah / 504wh, Lithium Ion, Greenway Removable battery: yes Lockable battery: yes Drive position: rear wheel Motor type: MXUS, 8-wheel motor (350 Watts) Sensor type: rotation sensor Range: < 110 km (eco) Max. speed: 25 km/h Specifications display: Display type: lcd Display model: KT LCD5 Detachable display: no Position of display: left Display control: yes Number of assistance levels: 5 levels Specifications brakes: Front type of brake: V-brake (Alhonga) Rear brake type: V-brake (Alhonga) Specifications lighting: Front lighting: Marwi led, battery powered Lighting rear: Marwi led, battery powered Specifications accessories: Bike stand: yes, single stand Chain guard: pistol type Pedals: anti-slip Luggage carrier: yes Quick-release straps: yes Bicycle bell: yes Lock: yes, ring lock (AXA Solid)


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Nowadays, in view of online documentation and increasing cybercrime, you should keep your Aadhar card, PAN card or bank related information with great security. After entering some of your information, your Aadhaar card is found online. In this case, hackers use it from purchasing a SIM card to opening an account in the bank. Aadhaar card is considered the most important identity card in India, which contains fingerprints and many other sensitive information. In such a situation, if your data gets leaked, then there can be big loss.
However, realizing the importance of Aadhaar Card, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has also provided the facility to lock Aadhaar card, that is, you can lock your Aadhaar card online if you want. With this, no other person will be able to use your information or Aadhaar card.
Today we are telling you the easiest way to lock and unlock the Aadhaar card. With this feature, your valuable data will be protected and fraud with Aadhar card can be stopped. Let's know what you need to do for this.
Lock your Aadhar card in this way
- To lock your Aadhaar card, you have to send this SMS by writing GETOTP to the 1947 number. Now an OTP number will come on your phone.
- After the OTP arrives, you will have to write the LOCKUID Aadhaar number and send the message to 1947 again. After this your Aadhaar number will be locked.
- Now you can unlock your Aadhaar card when you want to use it. To unlock the Aadhaar number, you will have to take the OTP by writing the GETOTP Aadhaar number from your register number.
- For this too, you have to message on the 1947 number.
- Now you will get 6 digit OTP and will have to send the message after writing UNLOCKUID Aadhaar number and OTP.
- After doing this process your Aadhaar number will be unlocked. You can easily use it anywhere.
- The special feature of this feature is that after the Aadhaar card or number is locked, no one can use your information without verification. With this, you can also lock your base and make it safe.
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|Upcoming Performances
|Contact Jay:
Zemfira Stage
March 5-14, 2009
Thursdays and Fridays at 8 pm
Saturdays at 3 pm and 8 pm
The Lyceum
201 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
|Jay is excited to announce that he will finally have the opportunity to star opposite his good friend, Christine Lange, and reunite with one of his favorite directors, Zina Bleck, in David Mamet's Oleanna, a tense two-character drama about a university professor accused of sexual harassment by one of his female students.
Jay has previously appeared with Christine in productions of The Threepenny Opera, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew and Richard III, but the two have had very little stage time and dialogue together until now. In addition to sharing the stage with Jay, Christine has directed Jay in productions of A Christmas Carol, Anne of the Thousand Days, The Ghost Sonata and, most recently, Euripides' The Bacchae at the 3rd Annual Capital Fringe Festival.
Meanwhile, Zina previously directed Jay in The Man Who Came To Dinner and Lost Eden: The Magnificent Welles, a one-man show about the legendary Orson Welles. She will next direct Jay in Noises Off, April 24 - May 9, 2009 with Prince William Little Theatre in Manassas, VA.
Oleanna is Jay's second show with Zemfira Stage, a non-Equity and non-profit professional theatre company dedicated to presenting theatre classics and plays that may become classics someday. It is dedicated to bringing people together to learn and grow.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students, seniors, active duty or retired military, groups and matinees. For ticket reservations or more information, please call 703-318-0619, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.zemfirastage.com.
Please note all tickets are general seating and return phone calls and e-mails will only be returned if there is a problem with a reservation. Please also note tickets are paid for at the door by cash or check. No credit cards are accepted.


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This week Joe Carroll and Dan Tracy sit down with Kiss Me Kate stand-out and award winning Home Brewer Will Burton!! He's hilarious and insightful and has one of the best stories about getting the call from Broadway I've ever heard. Hint? He was selling women's purses. We talk about what the hell happened last week when we launched the Podcast, Girl From the North Country, and Broadway Bares. Plus Dan is apparently obsessed with The Music Man.
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The story has overlapping themes, but a most significant one is loss of innocence, which is symbolized by the loss of the ring.
When the story starts, the newlywed Lovisa (Lise) believes she can never have any secret from her husband and thinks to herself as he talks about sheep,...
"What a baby he is! I am a hundred years older than he." When she hears the story of the sheep thief, a "pleasant little thrill" runs down her spine. She decides to hide from her husband as a game, thinking it would show him "what a void, what an unendurably sad and horrible place the universe would be when she was no longer in it." Life is simply a child's game to this young woman with "golden curls." We learn that "she had never in her life been exposed to danger."
When Lise then encounters the sheep thief in the "sylvan closet" of the small alcove in the grove, in what amounts to a symbolic rape, the thief's "knife" points up at her "throat." Later, "he put the knife back in the sheath by his belt." He kicks away the wedding ring she offers him, not interested in this symbol of faithfulness and love.
The irony of Lise's earlier thoughts emerge as she joins her husband after her encounter in the alcove. She had imagined she would never have any secrets from her husband. Now, in her loss of innocence after her sexualized encounter with death, she keeps secrets from him about what has happened to her and where she might have lost the ring. From a person who was "wonderfully happy," she moves to new, more sober thoughts:
With this lost ring she had wedded herself to something. To what? To poverty, persecution, total loneliness. To the sorrows and the sinfulness of this earth.
The overall theme of Isak Dinesen's short story "The Ring" is self-discovery.
The character of Lise is a young woman who has never experienced the self-realization that comes with finding oneself, identifying goals, and realistically look at the world that surrounds us.
Instead, she comes across as a pampered girl with impulsive ways whose fantasy is that of a damsel or princess in search of her prince charming. This prince charming she believes she has found in the husband that she marries less than a week before the story begins.
In her world, she sees herself as a kid playing house rather than as a wife with responsibilities that, at some point, will have to make sacrifices. Being that she has been oblivious to who she is, what she wants or what she even desires from life, she has continued to live life this way.
It takes one encounter with a complete stranger to make her realize that there is another side of her that has been unexplored: The wild and dangerous side of her that is willing to take risks. For this reason, she believes that her life is over after she realizes that she chooses to give up her wedding ring in exchange of her life. Therefore, what is the real value of that ring? That is the question that will forever haunt her now.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post7890241960883446395..comments2023-09-16T04:16:57.984-04:00Comments on The Nest at Finch Rest: French Country Transitional TablescapeMichele M./ Finch Resthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-89667737277712944062014-09-16T15:05:17.355-04:002014-09-16T15:05:17.355-04:00Once again, I mourn the fact I don't (yet!) ha...Once again, I mourn the fact I don't (yet!) have my own lifestyle magazine or else I'd beg to feature your photos! You are the stylin' queen ... (sung to tune of "Dancin' Queen," a classic for gals my age!).Angela McRaehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-70497392367627441812014-09-12T11:49:48.339-04:002014-09-12T11:49:48.339-04:00So lovely! I love the blue and yellow together! ...So lovely! I love the blue and yellow together! Thank you for sharing! You are one of the features today at the Anything Blue Friday party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link to this week's party. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2014/09/anything-blue-friday-week-70.html Hope to see you again at the little blue soiree! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouseKathryn Ferguson Griffinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-44654532046845272572014-09-08T13:11:24.021-04:002014-09-08T13:11:24.021-04:00Love to see the colors of Provence on your pretty ...Love to see the colors of Provence on your pretty table. So cheery and fresh. The plates are very delicate and perfect for your theme. I do have to agree that it is still very hot. It is great to get those last hot summer days as a bonus but I have already started with my fall decor just because it is one of my favorite seasons.

Lovely photos.

JanetRosemary and Thymehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-91498336124838776582014-09-08T10:00:00.725-04:002014-09-08T10:00:00.725-04:00That is lovely, M! I love those colors together. ...That is lovely, M! I love those colors together. I am not looking at or bringing out Fall either. It is Summer, and I will enjoy it till its last breath! Winter will be here soon enough! Another beach day here!Kathleenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-5591317346593403542014-09-07T11:34:52.450-04:002014-09-07T11:34:52.450-04:00What a cheery tablescape, Michele, and the perfect...What a cheery tablescape, Michele, and the perfect centerpiece of pretty paper sunflowers, (your daughter takes after her very creative mother, I see!), to gently take you into the upcoming cooler season! Good luck with the sale!

PoppyPoppyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-30019377215912916402014-09-07T11:26:56.686-04:002014-09-07T11:26:56.686-04:00Oh, be still my heart! This table has so many elem...Oh, be still my heart! This table has so many elements I like, I don't know where to start! Your centerpiece, all the components of your dish stack: all your choices make for a table that is colorful and welcoming. Bravo! Rosie @ The Magic HutchRosie M.https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-33870926106672317102014-09-07T08:21:31.296-04:002014-09-07T08:21:31.296-04:00Hi Michele, what a beautiful way to welcome Septem...Hi Michele, what a beautiful way to welcome September! These colors are a perfect way to transition into fall. Like you it is till so hot and steamy, probably another month of this for us. I love being outside but it's hard to stay out long and I can't wait for the cool days! Your French country table setting is lovely. The doily set the FC mood and I love the stack, gorgeous! I would love to join you too for a visit! Happy September.........The French Hutchhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-84492145922480827502014-09-06T22:02:16.172-04:002014-09-06T22:02:16.172-04:00Your table has reminded me how much I like blue an...Your table has reminded me how much I like blue and yellow together Michele. I do remember the flowers your daughter made and they make a sweet addition to the jug.Judith @ Lavender Cottagehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-4524450897863156512014-09-06T19:17:34.386-04:002014-09-06T19:17:34.386-04:00This is just beautiful Michele! everything goes to...This is just beautiful Michele! everything goes together so well, and such pretty colors. My favorite are those flowers your daughter made. She did a fantastic job! Today it has finally started to cool down here, like you, I haven't been able to think of fall with the heat.Deborah Montgomeryhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-27282311542544127642014-09-06T17:19:09.830-04:002014-09-06T17:19:09.830-04:00A lovely visit for Anything Blue Friday. Thank you...A lovely visit for Anything Blue Friday. Thank you. Kaye Swainhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-71662773011929502262014-09-06T16:44:44.542-04:002014-09-06T16:44:44.542-04:00A wonderful table with great colors. Wonderful bri...A wonderful table with great colors. Wonderful bridge between summer & fall. Comng over from Autumn Abound party.Blessings, LindaLindahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-33650191354827254712014-09-06T16:00:47.067-04:002014-09-06T16:00:47.067-04:00Everything looks beautiful...who doesn't like ...Everything looks beautiful...who doesn't like blue and yellow...the sun against the sky!Marigenehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-66633454394085920432014-09-06T10:02:46.644-04:002014-09-06T10:02:46.644-04:00Beautiful table setting, Michele. It all goes tog...Beautiful table setting, Michele. It all goes together so well and it is a perfect transition between summer and fall. So glad it's a little cooler today!JoAnnehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-81019542821474390422014-09-06T09:35:49.820-04:002014-09-06T09:35:49.820-04:00Blue and yellow is one of my favorite color combin...Blue and yellow is one of my favorite color combinations. I just can't get over the fantastic job your daughter did on the flowers. Well done!

I also wanted to thank you for your kind comments and friendship. You are a treasure. Have a blessed week!Decor To Adorehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-87118921649754929312014-09-06T07:56:48.121-04:002014-09-06T07:56:48.121-04:00What a beautiful French-inspired table, Michele. I...What a beautiful French-inspired table, Michele. I love the layers of dishes and your handmade flowers from your daughter. I'm sure someone will snap all this up at your emporium.
Happy weekend!kitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-18950139510200758712014-09-06T07:14:53.908-04:002014-09-06T07:14:53.908-04:00This is beautiful and how SMART of you to market i...This is beautiful and how SMART of you to market it this way!Rita C at Panoplyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-46575554589217183582014-09-06T07:07:06.964-04:002014-09-06T07:07:06.964-04:00Love the color combination. Your setting is so pr...Love the color combination. Your setting is so pretty, and it makes me smile.Beverlyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-49329991712789478072014-09-05T23:22:01.134-04:002014-09-05T23:22:01.134-04:00I always love blue and yellow together. It's s...I always love blue and yellow together. It's so fresh. Your green worked very well with it. Beautiful table. Judy Biggerstaffhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-20992402388644541382014-09-05T21:16:43.080-04:002014-09-05T21:16:43.080-04:00Hi Michele. I love your seasonal table scape with...Hi Michele. I love your seasonal table scape with a French country look. It's really pretty. It hit 90 here today again but I got busy and put out some of my fall decor as I know this heat won't be around much longer for us. Have a wonderful weekend. PamPamela Gordonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-70125815497196125782014-09-05T19:21:08.148-04:002014-09-05T19:21:08.148-04:00Well, thank you, Michele! I was starting to feel l...Well, thank you, Michele! I was starting to feel like the odd one out not decorating for Fall yet! : ) You're right it has been way too humid this week to even think about Fall. Next week, maybe, I will go up to the attic and get the Fall stuff at least down. It is supposed to be cooler (or at least less humid). Your table looks beautiful! Have a great weekend!Kathy @ Creative Home Expressionshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-31891041167621240062014-09-05T18:52:24.907-04:002014-09-05T18:52:24.907-04:00Pretty tablescape. It's been warm-ish here as...Pretty tablescape.

It's been warm-ish here as well.
We still have done most of our decorating for Fall..... all except the pumpkins.
I'm enjoying the changes and embracing the season fully :)

Have a great weekend!Kerinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-84009091847484246532014-09-05T18:52:06.715-04:002014-09-05T18:52:06.715-04:00I love this, Michele...perfect for that lull betwe...I love this, Michele...perfect for that lull between summer and fall! I love blue and yellow together and I really like the dainty flowers on the salad plates. I'd love to get some colored goblets...thinking of something earthy. Wonder why?! :)

Jane xxBlondie's Journalhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-1239078888743239832014-09-05T18:47:44.366-04:002014-09-05T18:47:44.366-04:00very pretty Michelle.. love all the blues and yel...very pretty Michelle.. love all the blues and yellows together. 86 here today but I know soon there will be fall scents and sights in the air and I'll be on the back porch with my cocoa enjoying it all.Sonny Ghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-38887221052024950212014-09-05T17:05:36.283-04:002014-09-05T17:05:36.283-04:00I adore blue, white and yellow -- add polka dots a...I adore blue, white and yellow -- add polka dots and my heart might flutter! :)
Hot and humid here, too. The weather people are talking about a "cool" front next week. Meanwhile, the birds are busy cooling off in the bird baths. I did hang my fall wreath on the front door. Thought that might help Autumn along!
oxSnaphttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341838200122042033.post-80253741797276583762014-09-05T16:51:18.952-04:002014-09-05T16:51:18.952-04:00Very pretty, Michele! Blue and yellow make such a...Very pretty, Michele! Blue and yellow make such a gorgeous combination.

For us here in southwest Idaho, it seems that with the arrival of September, a switch has been turned on. Almost from the moment it became September, we've had a cool down. Nights are in the 40's and 50's. (Last night it got to 41!). Days are in the 70's. This, to me, is the perfect weather. Sorry it's still very hot for you.

Have a great weekend.

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THOUGHT PIECE the carling team
Distilling Technical Support Team Leader Job Description
The technical support team leader plays a crucial role in ensuring the technical aspects of the distillery are working correctly. They report directly to the Technical Area Leader and work closely with a wide range of distillery staff.
The technical support team leader must ensure that the technical strategy of the distillery is closely followed. Key goals include maintaining/improving the production process, ensuring technical compliance, improving distillery efficiency, managing a team of technical support staff and delivering innovative engineering solutions. It is a highly technical role where project management skills, personal skills and engineering ingenuity all play a role.
Technical Support Team Leader Responsibilities
Because this is a senior technical support team role, they will have a wide range of responsibilities throughout the distillery. They will help roll out technological improvements to the distillery and ensure it continues to operate with a high level of efficiency. The technical support team leader is primarily a management role and will often be responsible for the actions of many staff — ensuring that they correctly implement the technical strategies of the distillery. Key responsibilities include:
- Effectively manage a team of technical support staff
They must be capable of effectively managing staff and ensuring they remain highly productive around the distillery. The team leader should be able to motivate and develop staff members, improving their overall efficiency. The team leader must ensure annual objectives are met and guides their team to do so.
- Train and develop team members
Team members should constantly be improving their skills within the distillery. The team leader helps identify the types of training which staff should undergo.
- Personally train team members
The technical support team leader will use their own knowledge to personally train staff members as necessary.
- Ensure technical specification compliance of raw materials
The raw materials that come into the distillery must be tested to ensure they are of suitable quality. The technical support team leader will supervise the quality assurance programs that are used to test these materials. They will also run supervise any compliance programs.
- Ensure technical specification compliance of spirits
They will also ensure a technical framework is in place to have quality assurance on new make and mature spirits.
- Represent the technical team and report to management on a variety of metrics
The technical support team leader will regularly meet with management and report on the progress of technical projects, process changes, technical issues regarding product development, technical efficiency drives and production yields. They will deliver key analytical data and provide inside on delivery of key business objectives.
- Manage project resources
They will work in collaboration with the technical support team area leader to ensure technical projects are completed on time and budget.
- Ensure quality management compliance
They will ensure distillery-wide ISO9001 quality management compliance.
- Manage department budgets
The technical support team leader will be crucial in managing the budget for technical aspects of the distillery. Working in conjunction with the technical support team area leader, they will also look for budgetary savings and long-term plan capital spending.
- Develop strong relationships with customers
They will have to develop very strong relationships with both internal customers and external customers.
While it is possible to work your way into this position from an apprenticeship at a distillery, generally, technical staff enter these kinds of roles with a degree — often chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineering or scientific. In addition:
- Training in LEAN or Sigma Six principles (ideal)
- Knowledge of ISO and FEMAS systems (ideal)
- GLP and analytical method development (ideal)
- Knowledge of legislation and regulations in relation to spirit drinks (ideal)
Work Experience
- Previous experience as a team leader
- Experience working with malt and grain distilling processes
- Previous experience with GLP or other analytical method development
- Proven ability to manage and lead a team
- Track record of successful project management in food or beverage production facility
- Experience providing process improvement and creating engineering solutions involving complex machinery
Key Skills
- High-level communication skills
- Advanced project management and planning skills
- High-level problem solving skills
- A strong leader, dedicated to solving problems and continual improvement
- Ability to work in high pressure environments with deadlines
- Able to communicate technical information clearly to others
- Physical co-ordination, endurance and dexterity
- Highly adaptable and able to learn new technologies quickly
- Research skills and ability to gather information to support technical decisions
- Encourages an organisational learning approach involving staff development
- Able to understand and enforce distillery technical standards
- Methodical, analytical and organised
The Carling Partnership offers a range of specialist jobs for a wide range of companies exclusively in the distilling drinks industry.


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I wasn't sure we could take another step and the silent cursing that had been bottled up inside me was rising to the surface. Our cab driver had told us there was no way to get to the hotel in a car and dropped us at the bottom of an alleyway (it is important to note here that taxi's can come in through another entry directly to the door!). An uphill alleyway at least 100 metres from our hotel with us carrying 2 large suitcases, 3 small ones, 3 backpacks, a pram the size of a small cow, a car seat and two tired children. Lazy son of a gun.
With a backpack strapped to my back I continued pushing the stroller uphill, it was fully loaded with 2 small suitcases in it, one backpack and a car seat. Mia was complaining as she pulled, or rather dragged, her small pink bag up the hill, while Caius was fearlessly running so far ahead I was switching between cursing the lazy cab driver and yelling at him to return.
Josh was pulling the two large suitcases and a small one. We continued our climb hoping that our hotel was somewhere on this cobbled alleyway.
We almost stumbled pass it. Hidden in the Gothic walls of the ancient city a bellman rushed to our aid welcoming us to the Mercer Hotel Barcelona. We were quickly relieved of everything we owned, offered a cold glass of water, a packet of lollies for the kids to keep them busy, and a friendly, speedy check-in while we caught our breath.
The Mercer Hotel is a 5 star luxury indulgence. The building was built on an ancient Roman defence tower dating back to 1st century AD. When you walk through it's chambers across the ancient floors you can almost feel yourself going back to that time, but luckily enough with all the modern conveniences of the 21st century.
We were given a quick tour around the property and the library featuring original ancient walls was by far my favourite room. A perfect place to enjoy a quiet, relaxing read with your favourite book. While the hubby thought the rooftop pool with views over Barcelona's Gothic Quarter was the place he would want to spend all day.
After witnessing such beautiful and ancient architecture, it was a surprise, albeit a pleasant one, to find our suite finished with state-of-the-art elements. There was plenty of room for all of us as Mercer designed all 28 guest rooms in the hotel to be no less than 30m2 floor space. On top of that there was a beautiful window/balcony overlooking the hotel's courtyard with its 17th-century columns and fragrant blossoming orange trees.
It's easy to see why the hotel has received so many prestigious awards, including recognition as one of the 100 Best Hotels and Resorts in the "International Traveller Magazine".
We decided to spend an evening in our delightful hotel to thoroughly appreciate the luxury on offer, and we were delighted when the turn-down service arrived later that evening with delectable chocolates and cold water.
It was a leisurely morning the following day and we received the opportunity to witness the delightful breakfast service. The food served was simple, yet refined and executed with a high level of precision and quality. The superb personalised service was definitely the highlight for us. Every hotel staff member was warm and friendly. The central courtyard was a concert of aromas with fresh coffee brewing and delicate flowers adoring each table. Josh's eyes kept drifting to the colossal chocolate cake and he wondered, could he really nibble on that for breakfast? Turns out he had no qualms with indulging in a sweet, rich cake so early in the morning. The breakfast of champions!
The hotel is conveniently located in between the ancient walls with restaurants either side and a short walk to the Gothic cathedral, and walking distance to the waterfront. Despite the exclusivity of such a historical hotel, every time we passed through the lobby the staff were extremely welcoming, especially with the children.
Our two nights in Barcelona were truly memorable because of our stay the Mercer Hotel, from my naughty bedtime chocolates to exquisite décor. If you are looking for a bit of exclusivity without the exclusion then perhaps consider a stay at the Mercer.


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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made a very public showing of being against dark money, and will grandstand during congressional hearings to make sure you know that.
"Dark money is used to manipulate electorates," tweeted AOC in February. "It is the enemy to democracy. Period."
Dark money is used to manipulate electorates. It is the enemy to democracy. Period.
When politicians and corporations weaved their dark web of campaign finance, they created a ticking time bomb for foreign adversaries.
To make our democracy safer, we need to get big money OUT. https://t.co/OYX62jboZH
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 17, 2018
However, it would appear that when it comes to herself, being involved with dark money is just fine.
According to the Daily Caller, AOC has ties to her own dark money group known as "Organize for Justice" which can raise unlimited amounts of money from anonymous donors, and which has ties directly to Justice Democrats, a PAC controlled by Ocasio-Cortez and her chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti:
The group, Organize for Justice, is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, meaning it can raise unlimited sums of money without having to disclose the identity of its donors to the public.
Organize for Justice's website states that it is the "sister organization" of Justice Democrats, the PAC that, according to corporate filings, Ocasio-Cortez and her chief of staff have held control over since December 2017.
Ocasio-Cortez claims she left the board of Justice Democrats in June of 2018, but the PAC's corporate filings list her and Chakrabarti as "entity governors" of the group. The Daily Caller reported that AOC never disclosed to the Federal Election Commission that she and then-campaign chair Chakrabarti controlled Justice Democrats while her campaign was ongoing.
What has this dark money group been up to? According to the DCNF, it's been training "highly skilled professionals" to create and lead political campaigns across the nation that promote values like Ocasio-Cortez's:
Organize for Justice was founded by former Ocasio-Cortez campaign volunteers in November, according to corporate documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Justice Democrats' executive director, Alexandra Rojas, also serves on the board of the dark money group.
In February, the group launched Movement School, a 10-week training program tasked with "incubating cohorts of highly skilled professionals to lead grassroots political campaigns across the country," according to its website.
The dark money group doesn't charge its participants tuition fees, according to a frequently asked questions page on its website. It requests graduates "prioritize working for campaigns that live the values of Movement School."


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God has Exposed, and is Now Destroying White Supremacy
Take a close look at the social state of America and you can see how God is abolishing the system of white supremacy. Over time, particularly within the last 20 years, God has pulled back layer-upon-layer of white racism and shown it to the world, revealed it to white America, and confirmed it with people of color. Read More


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A village park at Shannonvale has been cordoned off because it is full of poo due to a leaking septic tank.
A VILLAGE park at Shannonvale has been cordoned off because it is full of poo due to a leaking septic tank.
Chairperson of Shannonvale Community Association, David Edwards, confirmed that Irish Water had agreed to replace the tank, which is less than 10m from the edge of the park and which services part of the village, with a new treatment works.
But he said the site – a one-acre public park– has been cordoned off for more than a year and nothing has been done.
'Families and children used to use the park a lot, especially during the summer months, but now it is more of an eyesore than an amenity,' said David.
'Worse than that, it is a health hazard. Where else in the world would you find a park with leaking effluent for all to see?'
The chairperson said the problem is, at this stage, historic because four years ago, a Shannonvale resident, who lives about 50 yards from the tank, took samples from the run-off going into the nearby Argideen River and sent it for testing.
David said the results were dire and a complaint was made to Cork County Council and a Council crew did some remedial works to the tank. But now the problem comes under the jurisdiction of Irish Water.
According to the community chairperson, 'We were told by Irish Water that the project would go ahead in November 2017 and that the park would be opened no later than the summer. But no work has started, so we feel we have to highlight the situation.'
Local politicians, Chris O'Sullivan (FF) and Paul Hayes (SF) have repeatedly raised the issue at Western Committee meetings, but they were advised on Tuesday to make direct representations to Irish Water.
Cllr Hayes said: 'It is unfair that the community has been left in limbo. Furthermore, the water services report we received at this week's meeting of the Western Division of Cork County Council is quite worrying because it appears that plans to rectify the long-standing sewage issue in Shannonvale has slipped down Irish Water's list of priorities.'


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As businesses and schools across the U.S. temporarily close their doors amid the outbreak of COVID-19, many families and individuals are faced with a lack of resources and unexpected expenses. One of the biggest expenses and concerns is around food, as some students rely on schools for breakfast, snacks and lunch and others rely on paychecks to put food on the table.
In an effort to help those in need during the growing coronavirus pandemic, food rescue organizations across the nation are taking every step necessary to keep operations running. In this gallery, we highlight eight organizations that are working to combat food waste and hunger during this difficult time.


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The birth of a child is an incredible experience, but in the majority of cases, the first question asked after what is the sex and weight regards how long it will take for the mother to lose the baby weight. Every woman gains weight during pregnancy and losing that weight is quite the challenge.
Belly fat is a major concern because their stomachs have become stretched in order to accommodate their growing child.
Muscle growth is possible for the individuals to have desired growth in the muscle mass. There is a need to accommodate all the details about the supplements to have the desired results. You should collect complete information about the supplements to have the best results on human body.
So, what is the best way to lose baby belly fat?
Below you will find a method to lose that belly fat in thirty days.
Important: Before you start any exercise program you need to check with your doctor so that you can be sure that you are healthy enough to increase the intensity in your daily activities. After having a baby, your body is quite fragile that your main priority needs to be healing and taking care of yourself and your body. Your doctor can let you know which exercises are good in your condition.
To lose baby belly fat you should start with ten elevator exercises each day. Sitting in a chair, put one hand over your belly button and the other hand under you. Take a deep breathe in and fill your abdomen, expanding your mid-section fully. Exhale through your nose slowly and pull your belly button back towards your spine. Pull your belly button back five times and then repeat. If your body isn't ready for this exercise it can cause severe harm, so be sure to consult your doctor.
Another similar exercise to the elevator exercise is called contraction. Sitting in the same chair, place one hand above your belly button and one below. Inhale in, expanding your stomach and then bring it back in to the half way point. While you exhale, pull your belly button in and squeeze your belly, holding that position for a beat. Release and then expand your belly back to the halfway point. Perform 100 of these each day and you will lose baby belly fat fast.
Eating healthy is another important factor. While breastfeeding you will be burning a lot of calories, so it is not important to worry about counting anything, but be sure that the calories you do put into your body are from healthy foods.
You need to eat a balanced diet, which is another thing you can consult your doctor about so that it is beneficial for you and your child, since, while you are breast feeding, your baby is eating everything that you eat.
After giving birth any exercise that you are going to do should be low impact. Your body is still in a fragile state so you need to make sure not to endanger your health. Make sure to speak with your doctor about any exercise program before you begin it. Together, the two of you will determine what plan you will be the best way to be losing your baby belly fat while not putting to much strain on your body.


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Pittsburgh Rabbi Jeffrey Myers said he's chosen to believe "good will always win out" in spite of the tragedy that occurred during Saturday's shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue.
Myers appeared on CNN's "New Day" Tuesday to discuss the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 11 people and wounded several others. The suspect has been identified as Robert Bowers and reportedly screamed, "All Jews must die," according to KDKA. He was also allegedly armed with two pistols and an AK-47.
"I don't think there's a magic solution to breaking hate — I think every human being has the capability of being evil and of being good. They make a personal choice which direction they want to go," Myers said. "I've made the choice and some say rather naively, but I've made the choice that good will always win out and that this is not about any one person, this is about hate, and that good must win. The alternative, I don't want to think about."
Host Alisyn Camerota asked Myers about the backlash he's received for saying President Donald Trump was welcome to visit his synagogue, and Myers said he had received so many hateful emails that he's lost count. (RELATED: Donald Trump's MO Is To Divide America, Says Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff)
"When I first said that the president was welcome, I received a lot of email[s], too numerous to count, I can't keep track. For every email I read, two appear as I'm reading that one, so I just cannot keep up with it," Myers replied.
"I've received many emails that are not happy with those words. The thing that saddens me is those emails also contain hate. And it just continues in this vicious cycle. Hate promulgating more hate promulgating more hate, and that's just not the solution. We need to be better than this. We can be better than this."
Camerota asked what message Myers has for Trump if he sees him and Myers said, "The same message I just shared with you."
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Affordable vs. Accessible: Health Care Through the Eyes of Women
For the past five years, U.S. residents have listed the accessibility and affordability of health care as their top concern, according to Gallup. Going back further, they've reported "personally worrying a great deal" about health care since 2001. Voter concerns about access to quality, affordable health care has played a significant role in the last three presidential elections and is likely to play a role in this year's election too.
But what do "affordable" and "accessible" mean? What do they look like for women, and how do they impact marginalized women differently?
Through our Raising Women's Voices initiative, the NWHN fought hard for passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, sometimes referred to as "Obamacare") in 2010. The ACA was the first significant expansion of health insurance coverage in a generation. The law has successfully increased the number of people with insurance, expanded critical consumer protections (particularly for women!), promoted prevention and wellness, and improved the health of millions of Americans. But as those Gallup polls make clear, there's still much more to do to achieve universal coverage.
Affordable Health Care
When it comes to health care, affordability can be measured through the amount and type of coverage provided; the combined cost of monthly premiums, deductibles, copays, and coinsurance; and delayed or skipped care.
Women live in poverty at higher rates than men do and are less likely than men to have employer-provided insurance under their own name. For those who do, it can still be difficult to afford health care due to increasing deductibles. Data show that even when employers pay a bulk of the premiums, the average deductible left for employees to cover is more than $1,200. Low-income women, women of color, immigrant women, and queer and trans people are at an even greater risk of being uninsured. These groups are more likely to have jobs that do not have employer-provided insurance, further increasing their risk of being uninsured.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (see chart below), 20% of women with incomes under 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) are uninsured, 12% of Black women and 22% of Hispanic/Latinx women are uninsured, and 32% are non-citizens. However, even for those women who are insured, services such as dental and vision care are not always included. When these services are not covered by insurance it has a large effect on their choice to delay or skip receiving that care.
Accessible Health Care
About one in ten women are uninsured—this means that 11% of women have inadequate access to care, get a lower standard of care (when they are in the health system at all), and have poorer health outcomes. We know that low-income women and women of color are at a greater risk of being uninsured.
However, there are additional barriers to accessible health care beyond not having coverage. Child care, reliable transportation, the ability to take time off of work, and other primary support services are all factors that impact a woman's ability to access health care; once again, these factors predominantly impact marginalized women.
Low-income women and women of color are also more likely to face employer-created obstacles balancing work and familial obligations. This means that their ability to balance their work and family heavily relies on their employer's attitudes, the presence or absence of flexible workplace policies, child care cost and availability, and access to time off for family emergencies. This not only impacts their ability to maintain a job but it also impacts their ability to take care of themselves, such as being able to schedule their own medical appointments. In addition, transportation is a key issue. If women live in a rural area they struggle with unreliable public transportation at a disproportionate rate. Similar to getting child care and time off, this lack of transportation also impacts women's ability to access proper health care (it can impact what doctors they can see, when their appointments are made, and whether or not they can even get to their appointments).
Looking Ahead
At the NWHN, we continue to push for improvements to the ACA, to fight Trump administration sabotage, and to support other health reform efforts being debated in Congress to make high quality health coverage affordable for all. But we've also pushed for policies that make it accessible too. That's why we've been fighting against state efforts to deny "non-emergency medical transportation" to low-income people and pushing for paid family and sick leave policies that give low-income women the same flexibility at work that many wealthier women already enjoy.
The Trump administration's ongoing attempts to sabotage the ACA and its support for repealing the law altogether through the courts mean that even the health care gains we've achieved thus far are at risk. You can stay informed on any updates or changes to the ACA by following us on social media. Then call your representatives, ask questions, voice your opinion, and continue the fight for affordable and accessible health care!
Gabriela Salas is the NWHN Policy Fellow.
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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the formation of bone outside of the skeleton which forms following major trauma, burn injuries, and orthopaedic surgical procedures. The majority of animal models used to study HO rely on the application of exogenous substances, such as bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), exogenous cell constructs, or genetic mutations in BMP signaling. While these models are useful they do not accurately reproduce the inflammatory states that cause the majority of cases of HO. Here we describe a burn/tenotomy model in mice that reliably produces focused HO. This protocol involves creating a 30% total body surface area partial thickness contact burn on the dorsal skin as well as division of the Achilles tendon at its midpoint. Relying solely on traumatic injury to induce HO at a predictable location allows for timecourse study of endochondral heterotopic bone formation from intrinsic physiologic processes and environment only. This method could prove instrumental in understanding the inflammatory and osteogenic pathways involved in trauma-induced HO. Furthermore, because HO develops in a predictable location and time-course in this model, it allows for research to improve early imaging strategies and treatment modalities to prevent HO formation.
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- Achilles tenotomy
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In Case You've Wondered
My blog is where my wandering thoughts are interspersed with stuff I made up. So, if while reading you find yourself confused about the context, don't feel alone. I get confused, too.
If you're here for the stories, I started another blog: scratchingforchange.blogspot.com
One other thing: sometimes I write words you refuse to use in front of children, or polite company, unless you have a flat tire, or hit your thumb with a hammer.
I don't use them to offend; I use them to embellish.
Monday, March 19, 2012
It's Monday
The start of another work week, which as usual, will require a tremendous effort on my part to not tell some people they're fat, lazy, selfish pukes and are warts on the ass of decency.
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Disney's Monopoly is More Than Just a Game
Monopolies are alarming, but as the Walt Disney Company takes increasing control over the media, the government fails to react
Mulan. Snow White. Rapunzel. Dumbo. Bambi. Disney has long produced films that are the hallmarks of our childhood. According to Forbes, Disney has achieved a total market penetration, reaching all potential audiences with their classic children's movies.
On the surface, it all seems picturesque and perfect, but beneath it lies something more sinister. Disney controls an astonishing amount of the entertainment industry, extending beyond just children's movies into television, streaming platforms, theme parks and even resort hotels.
Disney already controls a large portion of the movie industry's annual revenue. According to Investopedia, Disney along with five other companies – Time Warner Cable, CBS, Viacom, NBC and the News Corporation – jointly control around 85% of American media already.
The media oligopoly, or an economic state in which a few companies control an entire market or industry, should be even more alarming. When so few companies control so much of any industry, it becomes a threat to economic democracy. But the media influences the way that Americans view the world. Disney, with the other members of the big six, has almost total control over American media, with the power to censor ideas, views and news. This oligopoly is a threat to free speech and thought.
In late 2019, Disney also launched its new streaming platform, Disney+. Many have anticipated Disney's expansion into the streaming service industry with Disney+, as Disney fans will finally be able to get all their Disney content in one location.
However, Disney's expansion into streaming is worse for the consumer. Now besides just paying for Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, television and movie enthusiasts also have to pay for the cost of Disney+.
Frankly, Disney's creation of Disney+ is rather useless. According to the New York Times, Disney already owns the majority of Hulu, with enough Hulu stocks to completely control the direction of the company. If Disney had taken consumers into account, the company would simply retract its shows and movies from other streaming services and add all the content to Hulu. Now consumers have to pay Disney through two streaming services to get the same amount of content.
Disney's deep involvement in American entertainment should be alarming for everyone. The company rakes in billions from movies, yet it accounts for a small minority of the company's income, according to Business Insider. Any monopoly in any given industry is dangerous, but Disney controls several industries, all of which impact the way we view the world.
When a single unregulated entity has such power over the world, the company is a danger to democracy, with the power to manipulate free thought and speech. Disney's monopoly threatens our free economy and must be regulated through legislation and voter action.
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I Know I'm Good For Something
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Hurt time after time unintentionally, intentionally, the reason doesn't help cushion the blow. I always think that It wouldn't matter if I back out, I'm just one little person part of this big world. Although it may be the only thing that you can clearly see in life, its not true. I know I'm good for something I just haven't found it yet and while it is hard to believe when your feeling terrible, all your endurance and strength will pay off. No you may not win a million dollars or a new extravagant gift, but there will be a part of you inside that feels the reward in each and every smile. Those are the moments that you feel the reward for not giving up, for giving yourself another chance.
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its bitter sweet i like it, i can relate, im waiting for that reward too if i deserve any by the end...Mon, June 14th, 2010 4:32pm
i bet you deserve more than you give yourself credit for. I know i dont really know you but i believe everyone has a reward at the end unless youve done something unforgivable... How could someone who has tried and put in effort make things better be a failure? That is the farthest thing for unforgivableMon, June 14th, 2010 9:51am
the bird see all, you are the world, no one else matters, you are the worldTue, June 15th, 2010 9:07am
I can definitely relate to this, and this is amazingly written. Amazingly... is that a word? Oh well; I really, really, really like this. Please update me when you write anything else!
Very inspiring thoughts.
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Why I'm Writing So Much About Bain
I don't often follow one story exclusively for more than a couple of posts, but I've focused on the story of Romney's pre-2002 relationship with Bain Capital because I think it is — and will only prove to be more so with time — a very important development.
On the abstract level, simply as someone who's fascinated by the communication-loop binding politicians, the media, and the public together, the Bain story is a perfect case-study. Like climatologists who couldn't help but look with a muted wonder at Hurricane Irene, amateur and professional observers of American politics can't but be taken with the perfect storm-like qualities of the struggle to define Romney's tenure at Bain.
First the weather, then the news: Structurally, the doldrums of summer are a rather perilous time for a major campaign (especially one that suffers from less-than-conjugal relations with the media). It's not a coincidence that the Bain story has risen to dominate the political media's attention now, in mid-July. With Romney having long ago secured the nomination, and with the Obama Administration maintaining its habit of avoiding major scandals, newsfolk are in deficit of worthwhile copy to put in-between the advertisements. Paradoxically, however, the late-summer and early Fall is when many casual and undecided voters begin paying closer attention to the Presidential contest. The end result could be that voters familiarize themselves with Mitt Romney at the precise moment when the Republican campaign's brain trust would most like them preoccupied with Katie Holmes' mad dash to freedom.
Turning to the Bain story, specifically, and away from the fundamentals that make its arrival at the present moment so dangerous for the Romney campaign, the Republican's dilemma is one John Kerry came to know all too well: Romney's key asset as a candidate is fast-becoming his Achille's heel.
Because his one term as Governor of Massachusetts is remembered, at least outside New England, by its centrist managerialism, Romney's avoided citing his sole juncture in elected office as a qualification for the presidency. Romneycare, the proto-Obamacare health insurance overhaul that remains today his chief public policy legacy, does him no good with already skeptical conservatives. Maybe even worse, Massachusetts' economy during Romney's term was rather stagnant — and the excuses he offered for this mediocrity at the time echo those of President Obama today. And given the Right's fondness for mocking the current President for his lack of experience, as well as his fondness for the golf course, Romney's decision to spend the latter two years of his governorship sewing the seeds for his 2008 presidential candidacy (in service of which he spent around 33 percent of his time out-of-state) is yet another reason Romney's campaign says barely a peep about his time as Governor.
What he's left with, then, is his experience as CEO of Bain Capital. In a bad economy, being an extraordinarily successful businessman can have its obvious benefits; and so from very early on, Romney clearly decided he'd win or lose off the strength of his corporate Mr. Fix It appeal. "I know why jobs come and I know why they go," he's fond of repeating. As the Republican candidate has learned, however, his tenure at Bain is at best a mixed-bag, politically. Yes, he made a mountain of money, and did so in a way that was highly influential within his field. But a negative side-effect of being a phenom of capitalist efficiency is all that human collateral damage. Americans tend to revere pioneers — but not so much when the unexplored vistas are in China, and not so much when rather than apple seeds, it was American jobs ploughed into that faraway soil.
Even more than its history loading companies with debt, reaping massive financial rewards, and then taking off when things went south and these firms had to file for bankruptcy, Bain Capital's outsourcing alienates the blue-collar workers Romney's fervently courting. The easily transferable inference an uninformed voter could make is that Romney's wealth not only results in his living a different lifestyle than the rest of us, but that it's a wealth he amassed by, in his business practices, living in a different country. Anyone familiar with the nuances of a globalized economic order is likely to find the distinction between downsizing and outsourcing curious or even nonsensical; but nationalism remains a potent force in American politics, easily superseding class.
As Gallup's Business Journal wrote in 2007, "American executives should be aware of the fact that, regardless of what their companies think of outsourcing, the vast majority of their customers aren't keen on it."
The Romney campaign has, in my eyes, only compounded their problem by insisting their candidate had nothing to do with Bain after 1999. For one thing, this doesn't seem to be true. But even if it is, understanding Romney's position requires wading into the weeds of corporate governance, and the legal grey area between nominally and actually running a firm eventually swallows the conversation whole, leaving partisans on both sides just enough grist to maintain their version of events to be The Truth. Soon enough, the division among the public between those who believe Romney knew Bain's activities after 1999, and those who don't, will track quite neatly with the larger partisan breakdown. Romney will be the pioneer of outsourcing in the same way that Al Gore said he invented the internet, Barack Obama was good friends with Bill Ayers, and John Kerry lied about his Vietnam War heroism.
Politico's Ginger Gibson explained the problem well:
The problem for the Romney campaign, when it comes to the Bain issue, is that things are reaching the point where the facts don't really matter. The bigger problem is that the Bain cloud now hanging over the former Massachusetts governor is growing daily, and the Romney campaign still hasn't found a compelling way to respond to what's becoming the driving narrative, fairly or unfairly, of the 2012 campaign.
So instead of discussing the poor economy, Romney and company find themselves spinning his tenure at Bain anew every day, as one reporter after another digs up some new tidbit of information, thus justifying yet another story recapping the whole brouhaha and explaining how new revelations only promise to keep it in the spotlight. Worse, Romneyites next argue that his time at (or not at) Bain — which was, recall, the central argument in favor of his candidacy — should be off-limits. The stiff, awkward, remote Master of the Universe is suddenly in effect telling voters to hand over the keys and mind their own business. Maybe in a political environment in which the Otherness of the hyper-wealthy weren't so salient, this wouldn't be such a big deal. But Romney's running for President during a year when, for the first time in my lifetime, being accused by Republicans of engaging in "class warfare" doesn't induce heartburn among Democrats.
You put it all together, and the Bain story turns into a potentially fatal development for Republicans; it allows wary voters and Democrats, both, to conclude that the already unpopular Romney is that worst of things: Exactly what they thought.


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Zhongguancun Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (ZVCA) is a nationwide private equity investment association which has been legally registered at civil affairs department of China. It boasts renowned institution members including Sequoia Capital, Tianxing Capital, Qianhai FOF, Innoangel Fund, Cowin Capital, Softbank China Venture Capital (SBCVC), Ivy Capital and Shenzhen Capital Group; a great number of listed company members such as Tasly Holding Group, VIE Science & Technology, Beijing Enterprises Medical and Health Industry Group, Far East Holding Group Co., Ltd., Newauto Technology Group, Huiyin Smart Community Co., LTD, and Asia Investment Finance Group and also many members which are large real estate groups, like New Hope Group, Kingkey Group, Xing Pai Group, Guorui Properties and Xinyuan Group as well as large financial groups mumbers, for instance, Minsheng Securities, Pacific Securities, Harbin Bank and Yillion Bank. ZVCA also boasts large enterprise investment groups, such as China Guoxin Fund, State Development & Investment Corp., CCT Fund Management Co., Ltd. and Yueda Group. The total amount of funds managed by members of ZVCA is more than RMB 3 trillion (US$ 500billion) . In light of Zhongguancun's innovative and pioneering spirit, and in collaboration with various think-tanks in Beijing, ZVCA organizes nearly 10 overseas business delegations and dozens of project matching events every year. We strive to establish a high-end, professional and international resource exchanging platform to serve for the private equity and venture capital industry in China !
Our Mission
To connect investors, enterprises and entrepreneurs from both domestic and international markets, and accelerate their success.
What We Do
•Provide more than 500 projects to members every year. The projects range from early stage to pre-IPO, with focus on high-tech, health care, life science, clean energy, agriculture, new media, etc.
•Deliver more than 100 member events per year, including road shows, oversea business delegations, domestic and international conferences.
•Promote cross-border investment and cooperation.
•Provide one-stop solution for international organizations to enter Chinese market, e.g. Company or office registration, tax reduction, orientation for government policy, channel building, business network, etc.
•Set industry standards and represent the community in the industry legislation.
•Develop strategic partnership with governments, portfolio companies and other investment associations.
•Collaborate with leading academic institutions in China to provide research and business training support to members.
•Provide research, statistics and insights into China's PE and VC industry
ZVCA - Angel Investment
ZVCA - Legal Branch
ZVCA - Entrepreneurial Internet Investment
ZVCA - Internet Financial Investment
ZVCA – Movie & TV Investment
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Width: 75-100 cm
Location: sun
Grass Type: warm season
Flowering Time: late summer
Foliage reaching 1.3 cm (o.5″) wide is showy, peaking in July just before the reddish bottle brush flowers begin. Excellent as an accent or in mass plantings and in containers too.
Offered in a 50 plug and 15cm pot.


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I am just saddened to visualize that stroke therapeutic will also be trapped in an out of date and dogmatic method to help making use of their stroke recuperation. Nevertheless the sad the reality is should you not are the quite endowed types, often geographically getting found next to a cutting-edge stroke rehab premises or maybe the financial methods to manage this type of therapies, you might be saddled using the source regular treat cutter treatment for stroke treatment solution. Where there exists an excellent possibility that it must be caught in prior periods.
Myths encircling stroke healing may be perpetuated by numerous components. Seemingly when one thing has been printed inside a magazines or paper it happens to be viewed as gospel. The vast majority of thought all around the brain has existed for a long time and regardless of new information and facts dispelling the idea; it will take rather quite a long time just for this to filtering into mainstream belief techniques. This can clearly be observed due to the out obsolete values inside the doing Cardio Trust and fitness and health neighborhood. This info will go across a couple of primary beliefs around stroke recuperation. To begin with how the mental skills are occur rock and so are unable to enhance. Upcoming there is only a simple window of potential for stroke recovery to happen. And the final imagination is the fact that we currently have not better and even more effective ways to conduct stroke remedy.
I could possibly not assume that perception # 1 carry on and will become any credence. A lot of people nonetheless believe that your mind is planned in normal gemstone and therefore are incapable of adjust. We have seen your mind shifting always and every age. Whenever we find out one thing entirely new, the mind has changed. As one example that you can become familiarized with an all new expertise including like participating in playing golf needs the human head to change. Once you improve, your co-ordination is certain to get far better, your price raises and your accuracy and trustworthiness sharpens this must be demonstrated by modifications inside the brain and neurological program. The brain takes care of almost everything, then when alterations arise much like the aforementioned tennis online games versions, the mind will need to have transformed. This perception is dispelled by technological innovation and neurology so when a considerably while i am involved is actually; pardon the pun, a no brainer to challenge in opposition to.


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Posts Tagged 'Scotland'
50 shades of grey – watching orcas in Scotland
Every year, people gather on cliff tops in the north of Scotland to watch out for orcas, some of whom come down from their winter herring-hunting grounds in Iceland on the look out for seals in the early Scottish summer. Run by the Sea Watch Foundation and supported by WDC, we call this event Orca…Read More
Familiar Fins, New Faces and Bizarre Encounters … !!
Ask anyone and they'll tell you that Scotland has been having a dismal summer this year, low temperatures and rain and wind galore. The weather however isn't going to stop our dolphins go about their daily business and so we returned (even more determined than ever) to our field site on the Isle of Lewis…Read More
Orca Watch in Scotland …the results are in
The WDC team has now left Scotland and the beautiful Caithness coastline but the sightings continue. During our week in the far north we were fortunate enough to see orcas, humpback whales, minke whales and harbour porpoise from our vantage point at Duncansby Head, just two miles from John O Groats. Other keen whale watchers…Read More
A Fantastic Season and a Farewell to the Scottish Dolphin Centre's Residential Volunteers
It has been a truly fantastic season here at Spey Bay! There have been dolphins a plenty treating all of us newbies to some exceptional displays. From wee tiny calves to groups of adolescent teens, all have been showing off their immense power and strength when breaching and doing somersaults out of the water. However…Read More
Wild dolphin crossbreeding in UK revealed by WDC
Shrinking dolphin populations in UK waters may be causing one species to mate with another according to WDC research. WDC has recently released the first documented proof of hybridisation between wild dolphins in UK waters, where one species mates with a completely different species. In a recently published scientific paper scientific paper ,…Read More
Scottish windfarms decision bad for marine mammals
WDC are supportive of efforts to reduce climate impacts and move away from the use of fossil fuels. However, the decision by Scottish Ministers today to consent these four offshore wind farms off the Forth and Tay on the east coast of Scotland will drive another nail in the coffin of the local harbour seal…Read More
Familiar Fins and Hybrid Dolphins
Encountering dolphins in the wild is a pleasure and a privilege, encountering dolphins known to you in the wild is even more special. Starting in 2010 we came to the Isle of Lewis to study and learn more about the population of Risso's dolphins who use the area, five years on and we're beginning to…Read More
Boat crews asked to keep distance from baby dolphin
WDC's field officer in Scotland, Charlie Phillips, has asked that sailors and crews of boats using Inverness ity harbour and marina, and the Kessock Channel, to proceed with caution and not to seek out a baby dolphin born in recent days. This is a very vulnerable time for the young calf and loud noises from…Read More
Risso's dolphin MPA for North East Lewis?
We have been watching Risso's dolphins foraging almost every day since we arrived last weekend to conduct our annual surveys off the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Since we were last here…. drum roll please…. our survey area in North East Lewis has become a proposed Marine Protected Area (MPA) for these dolphins! We couldn't…Read More
There be a mutiny at Spey Bay this Sunday on Pirate Day!
With the end of the six weeks holidays coming near here at the Scottish Dolphin Centre we will be celebrating in style! Over the past few weeks we have been seeing lots of dolphin activity with pod sizes ranging from just two individuals to twelve! The ospreys who will be preparing for their long migration…Read More


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