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In light of Christmas spirit and the season of goodwill, there were no chocolate trays, vouchers or hampers in sight for one local company which has bucked the trend and chosen to gift each of its employees with a lifesaving defibrillator.
The donations were made by Belfast-based defibrillator manufacturer, HeartSine Technologies, with the intention of protecting their employees in Northern Ireland and locations throughout the world from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which kills approximately seven million people globally each year.
The employees will decide whether to place their automated external defibrillator (AED) in their house or car to protect family, friends and members of the local community when on the move, or whether to install the device in a local school, office, shop or community centre.
Declan O'Mahoney, CEO of HeartSine Technologies, which is the only manufacturer of automated defibrillators in the UK and Ireland, said:
"There are more people that die each year from sudden cardiac arrest than from fires, yet it is a legal requirement for public buildings to be equipped with fire extinguishers but not with defibrillators that can increase SCA survival rates from less than 5% to more than 70%.
"This, however, is not something that will happen overnight, and in the meantime SCA fatalities that could have been prevented with a defibrillator will continue to happen to men, women and children of all ages and fitness or health levels across the world.
"It is therefore crucial that public access to these devices is increased significantly, and the gifting of defibrillators to our employees is one small step in the right direction.
"It is also an opportunity to thank all of our employees, who are based all over the Island of Ireland, Central Europe and the United States, for their continued hard work, and to provide each employee and their families, friends and local communities with the best possible chance of survival should an SCA event occur.
"We wanted to stay away from the usual sorts of gifts such as chocolates, wine or vouchers and gift our employees with something really special and significant, and there's nothing more special or significant than saving a life! The gift of life is really a present that can't be surpassed."
Whilst mobile defibrillation technology was first developed in Belfast in the 1960s, Mr. O'Mahoney is keen to raise public awareness around the location of devices, which are sold in more than 40 countries, and just how easy they are to use. He continued:
"I urge members of the public not only to familiarise themselves with the location of AEDs within their community – at a local school, the gym or their place of work – but also to be assured that HeartSine defibrillators can be used by absolutely anyone should someone in their company or close proximity collapse with no apparent heartbeat.
"Our samaritan® PAD devices guide the responder through the entire 'save' process—from performing CPR to delivering a shock—with visual and audible prompts to provide the victim with the best chance of survival, which decreases at a rate of 10% each minute defibrillation is delayed, until professional medical assistance arrives."
Take a look at the news stories written by various publications in response to this story:
The Irish News: http://www.irishnews.com/features/christmas-gift-of-life-1402291
Belfast Telegraph: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/cracking-christmas-for-northern-ireland-business-chiefs-30860009.html
Farming Life: http://www.farminglife.com/national/defibrillators-become-festive-gifts-1-6489796


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When I met up with Jessica, Jared, and seven month old Baby S in Balboa Park for their family portrait session, they immediately advised me that Baby S had a mean mug - a serious face to be reckoned with! - but you would never know given all of the smiles and giggles she gave me during our shoot!
Jessica and Jared, thank you for allowing me to document this very special time in your lives. Baby S is lucky to have you two who evidently love her dearly! -E
I mean, look at that precious face! Baby S, you're a doll!

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You're Invited
It's 5 o'clock*, and the door of the bath house slams behind Fynn as he emerges with wet hair and a towel slung over his shoulder. He was out working on his treehouse all afternoon, and had sap and dirt and sawdust in his hair to contend with. It's nearly time for dinner, and there are still chores to do. Eggs to gather, salad fixings to pick, and a bit of cello harmony to work out if he has a few minutes left before dinner is called.
It's the last Friday of the month, which means we're expecting a bigger crowd than usual. It's music night, and we never know how many locals will show up on foot or by car, or who will hike up the lane from the trail when they hear some picking and plucking and singing starting to waft over the mountain. I'm in the outdoor kitchen with Martha, Cedar, and a couple other folks (including a few mostly-willing teens), chopping veggies, making dressing, hard-boiling eggs, and frying up the leftover ham from yesterday. It's a salad-bar tonight, and I can pretty much count on a few regulars bringing some fresh herbs, homemade cheese, a can of beans, leftover chicken, or anything else they like to dump on a bed of greens. I'm craving lemons for my salad, but haven't had time to drive into town to get them, so it's bottled lemon juice tonight.
We've had a decent crowd this week, but it's still been quiet. Maggie's here for the week, with her young daughter, and they're staying up in the original cob cabin with Jane, who's been here since her husband died 6 months ago. She's been feeling ready to socialize again lately, and is happy to share the space now. It's only two rooms with a wee porch, but not far from the bath house and outdoor kitchen. It was our first cob structure, and has a few cracks around the window and some shrinkage along the eaves, but it's still cozy and cool in the summer.
It's June, and we're well into our latest building project, Michael's studio. He's been working out of the old barn for the last three years … when he has moment to paint or carve something other than a building detail … but we've finally knocked out the bath house/kitchen combo, the main part of our own stone/cob home (we moved out of the trailer last summer!), and three basically habitable treehouses. There are several more in various stages of construction, but the main push this summer is the studio.
There have been drawings scattered on shelves and tables and napkins for over a year now, and the pile of field stones got big enough to start laying the studio's foundation last month. The pile is large enough mostly because John stopped by on his Kubota It! tour of the U.S. a few weeks ago, and moved a bunch of the larger ones down the hill for us. It's to be a combo of stone, wood, and cob, and is set back a ways back from the main house, about a half mile up into the woods. We hope to get electric run up there soon, and plan to get a pump going from the stream to a slop sink as soon as that happens.
It's really more of a getaway than a full studio, but it will be a place to paint, sing at the top of his lungs, and do the alone-in-the-woods thing. The wood shop and slowly-evolving metal shop are going to stay in the barn. Todd introduced us to a lot of metal working tools when they came for a month last summer to check things out, and Bobby scavenged quite a bit of stuff from estate sales when he was still living in Knoxville, so the place is reasonably functional by now. We lost a fair number of tools in the first couple of years thanks to rust and forgetfulness and the occasional over-eager neophyte skil-saw user, but have slowly gotten them organized, and now that Nathan sleeps in the barn-loft and keeps track of things at days end, they're kept oiled and sharp and tuned up.
It's Douglas' turn to do the dinner call, and he's chosen yodeling as Ash is visiting and willing to help, so the two of them make enough noise to alert anyone within 200 yards that food's ready. It's 6:00 and the shadows aren't too long yet though it's beginning to cool down. Edmund and Sparrow take up their positions under the table, and Benny and Sam (the current dogs in residence) chase each other around the benches, tripping up a couple of the folks who are finding a perch, but Calvin gets them settled down in short order. It looks like about 20 are going to sit up to table, and Dave says a quick prayer before everyone digs in.
Newbies get a guest bowl and mug from the end of the serving counter, while the regulars bring their own, or pull the ones they keep here off of the shelves under the counter. Jars of forks and chopsticks sit in the middle of the 20' long table under the kitchen's big shelter/roof, as do jugs of water and a few bottles of wine. My favorite chopsticks are the ones with Kanji love notes on them that Sue makes, and brings us from Japan every fall. Some daring ones park themselves along the eating counter that takes up one long side of the space … Evan and Byron are already perched on it, and others are on a motley collection of stools that mostly came from one of Keren's game competitions earlier this summer, I don't remember the rules but most of the results are actually sitable. Douglas's entry was a folding ladder stool that's way too tall for the table, but gets used to access his tree-gym down the hill.
I'm beat, and really wanting to just find a corner and curl up with a book and my salad, but I get myself a bowl full and find a seat by Dan at the far end of the Kibitchen, as it's becoming known. It's the place where it pretty much all happens for a good eight months of the year. The cooking, the talking, the planning, the listening, the discussing, the singing, the fire-pit-chilling, the coffee swilling, the scheduling, the bible-chewing, the hey-guess-what-i-learned!-ing, the asking, the giving, the venting, the crying, the recovering, the supporting; the stuff that all takes more than one person. That takes a group, a diversity, a desire to connect, to see, to build, to learn … and to love. A community. One where you can dip a toe or a leg or your whole self, and see how much of it works for you.
Tonight, it's a whirlwind of eating and cleanup and dish-swilling in the wash and rinse buckets at the end of the counter, and then the fire pit lighting. As the last of the leftovers are put away, someone starts plucking a guitar and there's a bit of haphazard tuning. There's usually a mashup of hymns and folk and a bit of almost everything, most of it from memory though there are a few guitar chord books floating around. If someone comes who really knows their stuff (like Mike and George both did last winter), it helps keep things together. Fynn's learned to do some harmony to a few of the common songs, so Michael makes sure a couple of those get worked in somewhere.
Folks wander in and out of the firelight and the music, horseshoes clank, frisbees fly, and some disappear for walks in the woods. Hammocks, tents, and treehouses are retired to when space is needed or hearts are full. Keren and Bobby's B&B is due to open just down the road next spring, and that will give even fancier accommodations for those who want indoor plumbing and a little more TLC! There's plenty of room here though to be broken, to heal, to be alone, to be not-alone, and heart-food to nibble.
It's Friday night, it's home, and it's rich with all the things that matter.
You're invited.
* 5 o'clock somewhere, on a Friday night about three years from now
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Panel Discussion July 29, Salmagundi Club, Manhatten
"HARD TIMES- An Artist's View"
July 29-August 18, 2010
The eye of an artist has a keen lens on the health and role of the economy. How well the money is flowing affects how they and all of us alike live, work, and plan for the future." The Salmagundi Club is honored to present "HARD TIMES – An Artist's View," which since its conception earlier this year has uncovered a simmering pot of the results of economic dislocation illuminated best, and only, through an artist's brush.
The concept: Ask artists to paint instant history, to reach into their souls and put onto canvas their expression of the toughest economic times since the Great Depression. The result: A compilation of over 30 stunningly realistic pieces, many of which were painted specifically for this show, from a broad range of artists both near and far. Their commonality: A refreshingly intense desire to express their concerns, opinions, and view of what it means to be living in . . . HARD TIMES.
HARD TIMES opened on November 21, 2009 at the Thomas Kearns McCarthey Gallery in Park City, Utah. After concluding its run in Park City on December 15, 2009, the exhibition traveled to The Springville Museum of Artand will remain there until July when it will move to New York City to be on exhibit at the Salmagundi Club.
Participating artists will include Steven Assael , Garin Baker, Warren Chang, Harvey Dinnerstein, Marvin Franklin, Tim Gaydos, Max Ginsburg, James Harrington, Jeffrey Hein, David Jon Kassan, Mary Beth Mckenzie, Denis Peterson, Mario Robinson, Robert Semans, Burton Silverman, and Costa Vavagiakis . The show is curated by Traci M. Fieldsted.
The Salmagundi Club, located at 47 Fifth avenue in Manhattan, is proud to present the "Hard Times – An Artist's View" exhibtion. In conjunction with this historical exhibit, the Club will host a number of unique educational opportunities and events.
Please join us for the Panel Discussion and Reception for the show. This will take place on Thursday, July 29th. The discussion will begin at 7:00pm with the reception to follow at 8:30pm. The Panel Discussion will include:
Fred Ross, founder of the Art Renewal Center <http://www.artrenewal.org/> . ARC is a visual arts organization which advocates the rejection of Modernism and the current art establishment, in favor of what it defines as the previously established "standards of craftsmanship and excellence".
Vern G. Swanson Ph.D, Museum director and host of the "Hard Times" Exhibition at the Springville Museum of Art. He is a noted author, lecturer, and art historian.
Peter Trippi, Editor of Fine Art Connoisseur <http://www.fineartconnoisseur.com/> and former director of the Dahesh Museum.
Harvey Dinnerstein <http://www.freynorris.com/artwork_list.php?id=3> , award winning figurative artist, author, and noted educator at the Art Students League.
Burton Silverman <http://www.burtonsilverman.com/> , world-renowned, illustrator, painter, author, and teacher.
The "Hard Times" Workshops and Demonstrations:
Portrait Workshop in Oil Paint by Max Ginsburg, Saturday, July 31st, and Sunday, August 1st, from 9am-4pm. $400, $375 for Salmagundi members. Max Ginsburg <http://www.maxginsburg.com/> is a noted realist illustrator and painter.
Portrait Demonstration in Oil Paint by Garin Baker, Wednesday, August 4th, at 7:00 pm. Garin Baker <http://garinbakerart.com/> is a lauded painter and muralist.
5-day Portrait Workshop by Mario Andres Robinson, Monday, August 9th, through Friday, August 13th, from 9:30am-4:30pm. $400, $375 for Salmagundi members. Mario Andres Robinson <http://marioarobinson.com/> is a noted portrait painter in watercolor and pastel.
Portrait Demonstration by David Kassan, Saturday, August 14th, at 1:00pm David Kassan <http://www.davidkassan.com/> is a well respected realist painter and award-winning member of the Salmagundi Club. David will conduct his demonstration either in oil or as a drawing.
2-Evening Oil Painting Portrait Demonstration by Steven Assael, Tuesday, August 17th, and Wednesday, August 18th, at 7:00 pm. Steven Assael <http://stevenassael.com/> is a painter and educator, and he is recognized as one of the leading representational figurative artists of his generation.
Monday – Friday 1:00 – 6:00 PM Weekends 1:00-5:00 PM
Contact: Kathleen Arffmann, Chris Nunnally
(212) 255-7740


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Known as JarOMine, I cobbled this puppy together just now so as to make mining thousands of Java .JAR files, as well as just as many classic .ZIP files, a whole lot easier.
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A few years back - and in the spirit of "sharing is caring" - I decided to post a basic screen-cast attempt at presenting my "Introduction to Programming with VB.Net," & chum it onto YouTube.
-In as much as VB had never been Object Oriented before, my intent was to introduce as many people as possible to the amazing new abilities of Visual Basic. Not only had VB finally graduated into our modern object-era, but whatever we choose to create in VB could also now EASILY be used by C#, as well as any other .Net Programming Language... and vise versa!
Surprisingly, when returning to YouTube three years later, I was rather amazed to discover that I had several hundred followers. While inspired by that fact - and surely intending to provide more content for that community - as I began to post videos on other topics I began to loose my fellow VB.Net enthusiasts. In as much adding playlists to my Soft9000.com Channel only seemed to make matters worse, I decided to simply move the videos to their OWN dedicated channels.
Expectation Management
Of course, we 'techies are not the main audience on social media; it took several years to get several hundred subscribers; now that I have deleted the old content, I do not expect the number of views to be anywhere the same for several years. -But the more subscribers, the more time I will be able to spend creating additional community content.
Bottom Line
So if you are wondering where the VB.Net, Java, Python, SQL, Hardware, and other content went, please note that links to "Channel VB.Net," "Channel Java," "Channel Python3," and other communities will now be shown on each and every blog page.
Of course, the content for Soft9000.com will still be there, as well. We will simply be using the same as the staging area for general announcements, as well as to serve as home to any content that has yet to garner enough critical mass so as to warrant it's own channel.
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While I too have been know to favor a keyboard-game or three, while teaching complete beginners how to program, over the decades I have discovered that the key to success is to never assume ANYone knows ANYthing. =)
In as much as I have a professional training experience designed to welcome complete novices into the wonderful world of Python Programming therefore, I decided to share the start-up lessons from the same on a new Pro Python play-list on YouTube.
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Story - Topsy Turvey
Twixt Desk and Shelves; Being Parleys with the Public in a Repository of Learning.
(From early 1920s)
To hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature, to show…the very age and body of the time his form and pressure (Hamlet)
'What a muddle of a world!' said Peter Peevery as he put down the Printer's paper.
Printer (coolly): What is it in particular?
Peter: I see here that the Government is rushing up the assessments upon houses by 30 to 40 per cent.
Printer: Ay, having taken sixpence off the rich man's income tax they have to find the money in other directions. For one thing, they are imposing income tax upon people who never paid it before and are not fairly assessable now. They have been distraining on fishermen, who have done nothing since the war, and must be hard put to it to find a living, let alone pay income tax.
Peter: (with the idle person's invariable insistence upon industry in other people): Well, why aren't they working then?
Printer: We're talking about incomes, not about diligence. The Income Tax Commissioners have no right to tax a man upon an income he doesn't receive, whether he ought to receive it or not. Fishermen are discouraged from work because there is no market for their fish. The herring fishing used to occupy them practically all the year round, from the February fishing in the 'South Firth,' the spring fishing on the west coast and at Shetland, till the great summer fishing on the north-east coast and the autumn and winter fishing at Scarborough, Lowestoft and Yarmouth, which ended in December.
Peter: Well, why does it not occupy them now?
Printer: Because there is no market for the herrings.
Peter: There's as good a market as ever. But I 'aven't seen a bloater for years, and not many kippers.
Printer: You good old fathead, you don't know what you are talking about! Kippers and bloaters for home consumption don't take a hundredth part of the herrings that used to be pickled for the German and Russian markets. The Germans and Russians can't buy them, with the rouble and the mark so depreciated. Pickled herrings were to the Russian peasant and the German what brose and potatoes are to the Scots ploughman, or bacon and beans to the English. A servant engaging was promised so many herrings, and the farmers and others liked small herrings, since there was more in a barrel and a herring was a herring all the same.
Peter (with uncharacteristic disdain): I don't know what you're talking about.
Printer: You don't need to know. You don't mean to say that you refuse to accept facts because you've never heard them before? You think of fishing as an industry carried on for home consumption. And it isn't. The capitalist fishing which now obtains is an export industry. Herrings outnumber in weight and value all other fish caught.
Peter: Nay, nay. When we see a fish truck – and smell it – it's usually ling and 'alibut and cod.
Printer: Ay, but you don't see the fleets of steamers that carry pickled herrings in barrels to Stetting and Riga – or used to do. (He fished out a volume of a work of reference.) This is not up to date: but in 1900 there were 5,5200,000 cwts. Of ling, 424,000 cwts of cod, 157 cwts of ling 75,000 cwts. Of whiting, 72,000 cwts of skate and 143,000 cwts of mussels.
Peter: For the whole country?
Printer: I beg your pardon. I ought to have mentioned that these were the figures for Scotland only. But here's another table for England and Wales. In England there are more haddocks and fewer herrings; but even then the herring has it against all other fish, though the English fishermen don't pursue the herring to the same extent as the Scots.
Peter: But the English fish are not exported. They are for home consumption.
Printer: By no means entirely, sir. There is a big export trade – used to be at any rate – in dried cod and other white fish to Roman Catholic countries, for Lent and Fridays. There are vast yards in Hull, Grimsby, and Aberdeen for sun-drying and kiln-drying the fish and I knew a man who used to make journeys to Spain, Portugal and Italy just to sell fish.
Peter: A fishy bagman!
Printer: Quite so. The point is that in this as in other branches of capitalism, the production is so great, and the consumption by the underpaid workers is so small, that the enormous surplusage has to be sent abroad. Trawling is probably a very wasteful form of fishing; it rakes up the spawn and immature fish as well as edible fish. Anyhow all the grounds that have been trawled over for any length of time are scraped clean.
Peter: Fish are often scarce enough.
Printer: Tons of fish are carted off to the fields ever day at Aberdeen and I daresay at Grimsby as well. Twenty tons a day sometimes at Aberdeen.
Peter: I don't believe it!
Printer: Well, it's candid of you to say so. Some would refuse to believe , without saying so. But the facts have nothing to do with your knowledge or your belief.
Peter: It isn't sense to ask me to believe that twenty tons of good food are wasted as manure.
Printer: Oh, Mary Ann! Have you never heard of tons of apples and plums being allowed to fall and rot because they can't be marketed? Have you never seen turnips being ploughed back into the ground because too many have been produced? If a thing can't be marketed at a profit, it won't as a rule, be marketed at all. When the railway companies penalise home trade and encourage the foreigner by grossly preferential rates it is a wonder if apples come to London cheaper from California than from Kent.
Peter: But that's nonsense.
Printer: Well, if it's nonsense it is well enough known. It is part of the endless nonsense with which we put up in the name of private enterprise. A State railway wouldn't carry American apples for a fraction of the price charged to British orchard=keepers.
Peter: You do ask one to accept some steep stories!
For only answer the Printer produced a book by a barrister-at-law and quoted the following carriage-rates – Ton of apples, Folkstone to London 11/1 California to London 15/8; British meat, Liverpool to London £2 Foreign do, Liverpool to London 15s; Eggs, Galway to London £4,14: Denmark to London 24s; Normandy to London 16/8 plums and pears Queensborough (Kent) to London 25s, from Flushing (Holland) 12/6; timber, foreign 8/10; home 16/8. There's a lot more of it, the items including home pisnos, £3 1/ foreign 25s; timber foreign 8/10, home 16/8; and so on. You began about a muddle of a world. I don't know what you had specially in mind/ But all that is, I take it, part of the muddle. How can we expect an unregulated world to be anything but a muddle?
Peter: Ay, there was the muddle at Wembley. More folk bought than there was room for.
Printer: Yes, all the railway companies worked on their own. But who would have expected the crowds to behave so childishly? Instead of going away quietly, when they saw the place full, as they might have done with complete advantage, they stormed the place.
Peter (Groaning): Ye don't know football crowds, or ye wouldn't expect them to go away.
Printer: There was the Tower, the Zoo, the British Museum, National Gallery, St Paul's, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, and matinees and sights galore.
Peter: Muddle I 'ad in view was not only this I told you of – about the risin' of assessments, but I see the Government sold the seized German ships for an old song, and it hasn't even got all the money for them yet.
Printer: No. The ships were sold two or three years ago, and only ten millions have been paid instead of something like 19 ½ millions.
Peter: Yes, something like that.
Printer: It looks as if you had only to be a big defaulter in order to get off. However, the ships are no use. There was plenty of shipping laid up already. The German ships only made bad worse.
Peter: What would you have done with the Germans? We 'ad to take their shipping.
Printer: Had we? I didn't know. We were not bound to punish ourselves even in order to punish the Germans.
Peter: If the Government 'ad got that money it would have saved taxation.
Printer: Well it wouldn't have helped our shipyards… No, no; the whole idea of reparations looks to me to be fatuous – under industrialisation Take our debt to America. How can we pay it all?
Peter: It can be paid like any other debt, can't it! We've got it reduced.
Printer: Yes, we've got it funded, and will have to pay only 30 millions a year instead of 50 millions a year. But what have we to pay it with?
Peter: Money.
Printer: We have no gold and we have no goods that America wants. America has more gold already than is good for her. She has 79 point something of a gold reserve – twice as much as the American Federal law requires, and all it does is raise prices and hurt trade. The only things we could export would be coal and shipping: and America already exports coal and doesn't want ours. As to shipping, nearly one half of her mercantile marine is laid up already – close on 6 million tons out of just under 11 millions of a total tonnage. What can we send to America that she hasn't got too much of already?
Peter: Aih, I give it up. But it's a funny thing that Germany should come so well out of the war, and everybody else so badly.
Printer: The people with no conscience, no brains, and no morals always seem to score. But there is something in the saying that virtue is its own reward.
Peter (slily): I reckon 'at to be.
The Printer gave him a look; but what, he felt, was the use of arguing with a disease.
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Lawsuit challenged constitutionality of 2013 law barring local governments from exceeding Arizona minimum wage within their jurisdictions
Aiken Schenk attorney Shawn Aiken and Flagstaff co-counsel Mik Jordahl successfully represented the Flagstaff Living Wage Coalition in a 2015 challenge to a 2013 law that reserved to the State the power to establish Arizona's minimum wage.
The legal action was settled June 29, 2015, in favor of the plaintiffs, after Attorney General Mark Brnovich agreed to a Maricopa County Superior Court judgment stating that the 2013 law limiting minimum-wage increases conflicted with Proposition 202.
As a result of the settlement, Arizona counties, cities and towns have the power to set, within their jurisdictions, a higher minimum wage than that required by the State (currently $8.05 an hour). On April 1, 2016, the Flagstaff Living Wage Coalition announced a voter initiative to gradually raise, over the next five years, the minimum wage in that city to $15 per hour by 2021. The minimum wage for tipped workers would be raised to that level by 2026.
That power was vested in local governments after Arizona voters approved Proposition 202, the Arizona Minimum Wage Act, in 2006. The Act provided for a statewide minimum wage and requirements for automatic increases. The Act also stated that a "county, city, or town may by ordinance regulate minimum wages and benefits within its geographic boundaries but may not provide for a minimum wage lower than that prescribed in this article."
In 2013, the Arizona legislature passed A.R.S. § 23-204 to provide that only the State may regulate employee benefits, including compensation. That law terminated local governments' power – granted by the voters in 2006 with the passage of Proposition 202 – to set a higher local minimum wage.
In the lawsuit, the Coalition contended that the 2013 law violated Article 4 of the Arizona Constitution, which the voters amended in 1998 through passage of the Voter Protection Act. The Act requires a three-fourths vote of both the House and Senate to amend a voter-approved measure, and any legislative amendments must advance or be consistent with the original purpose of the measure. The 2013 legislation fell short of the three-fourths vote requirement and, the plaintiffs successfully argued, undermined the voters' intent as stated in Proposition 202.
In the news:
Flagstaff Group Sues to Raise Minimum Wage, Arizona Republic, April 14, 2015
Court: Arizona Cities Can Raise Minimum Wage, Arizona Republic, June 30, 2015
Flagstaff Living Wage Coalition Launches Citizen Initiative to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour over Five Years, Press Release, April 1, 2016
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Skate at Canary Wharf this winter
This information refers to a news story from a previous year. For further information about the 2012/13 Ice Rink visit this page
Thomson Reuters sponsors the Canary Wharf Ice Rink as it returns for a fifth year this winter. From 14 November, Canada Square Park will transform into a unique ice-skating facility, set against one of London's most breathtaking backdrops.
Nestled beneath the world famous Canary Wharf towers, the ice rink will offer entertainment seven days a week. The adjacent Moose Bar will provide warm and welcoming refreshments for thirsty skaters including delicious mulled cider. The rink will be situated next to the new Park Pavilion in Canada Square, home to Canary Wharf's newest bars and restaurants.
"Our skating and hospitality experience is among the best in London, and our rink is complemented by a vast array of shops, bars and restaurants, making for a delightful day or evening out for families, couples or even the whole office," says Brian Jokat, Managing Director of the Canary Wharf Ice Rink.
Skating lessons for nervous beginners can be booked through the onsite box office from 14 November and skate hire will be provided at no additional cost. Around 4,000 local school children will also benefit from an eight-week skating lesson programme facilitated by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and provided in partnership with the Education Department and David Molloy of the School Sports Partnership.
The skating season runs until 21 February with the rink open between 9.45am and 11pm Monday to Saturday and 9.45am-7.30pm on Sundays.
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Ticket details: Ticket prices:
Adults Daytime £10
Adults Evening £12
NUS Cardholders & OAP's £9
Children (U12) £7.50
Family Ticket £32 (2 Adults & 2 Children/ 1 Adult & 3 Children)
Tickets to skate via box office/web site www.ticketmaster.co.uk
0844 847 1556 or Group tickets 0844 847 1546
About Canary Wharf Group plc
CWG is an integrated property development, investment and management group of companies. It is focused on the design, construction, leasing and management of Grade A office space and high-quality retail and leisure facilities on its 97 acre Estate in East London.
Over the past 20 years CWG has regenerated derelict wharves into one of the world's premier business districts, constructing over 15 million square feet of office and retail space – more than any other company in London.
Canary Wharf is home to many of the world's leading business organisations, including in the professional services, media, law, energy, financial services and transport sectors. It is also home to over 200 shops, bars, cafes, and restaurants including many of Britain's leading brands.
The Estate includes 20 acres of landscaped parks and plazas. Canary Wharf hosts over 180 events a year and has one of the UK's largest collections of public art.
As at 30 June 2009 the Canary Wharf Group investment portfolio was 97.7% let. The weighted average unexpired lease length was 16.9 years.
CWG was named one of the Sunday Times 60 Best Green Companies in the UK in 2009.
Canary Wharf is set for further expansion. In 2008, CWG signed agreements to commence work on the Canary Wharf Crossrail Station and to continue work on a new European Headquarters for J.P. Morgan. KPMG, State Street and Fitch Ratings open new office buildings on the Estate in 2009 and 2010, bringing thousands of new workers to Canary Wharf on a daily basis. www.canarywharf.com and www.mycanarywharf.com


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A Contemplating MomentIs it better to blog out then stop blogging away paraphrasing the Neil Young song here quite a bit that it's better to burn out then fade away?
Yes IMHO, it is if it doesn't lose the mind, feeling and truth. It's not better if it is only to do what seems like it should be done.
I'm here to say what I have to say and even after that I figure I will stay.
You can ignore this moment if you like I'm just thinking out loud.


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When you're Dumb AF & you don't pay attention to your FFT.
si on gagne ca va etre succulent les slurps de la fft a caro et kiki
NEW ISSUE The season of the Super Gaffer, FFT Season Preview & 81 things we want to see in 2016/17... Out tomorrow!
#Tennis Benoit Paire, Kristina Mladenovic et Caroline Garcia suspendus par la FFT
Seven years after reaching No. 2 in the Emirates #ATP Rankings, @Andy_Murray is finally the one (Pic: Dubreuil/FFT).
us open commence, je mets une piece sur une perf de garcia ou kiki , et la fft va beguayer
JO 2016 : la FFT fait appel pour Herbert-Mahut
Des enfants des favelas au #ClubFrance avec Rai, @lacoste et la @FFTennis : #espritbleu
CALLING @AFCWimbledon fans! Want to be photographed for the next FFT? Free tomorrow eve? Get in touch!
Regular match-goer at Rangers? Want to appear in FFT's Season Preview mag? Then please email firstname.lastname@example.com
#NHSFFT has produced over 10 million pieces of feedback, making it the world's biggest source of patient opinion:
Tourism Ireland releases mid-year review of overseas tourism via @FFTresource
Quand on pense que la FFT aurait pu suspendre plusieurs mois ces joueuses (victimes par ailleurs aux Jeux de ses propres lacunes) #fedcup
I'm surprised nobody has had a punt on Hakim Ziyech yet - I wrote about him in this FFT transfer feature.
Remember tomorrow is Food For Thought Tuesdays. The Discussion is on The Rural Creative Sector. #FFT
A friendly reminder that tonight's FFT is a great one for local music and to get hyped for January's @Jxnindiemusic
Wonder if @AdamAizer realizes he left CJA on the bench in our matchup in the FFT league.
Fed Cup 2016 : La France bat en demies les Pays-Bas 3-2 #FFT #FedCup #Mauresmo #FRACZE #Garcia #Mladenovic
100,000 Indians Read About Wild Atlantic Way via @FFTresource
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Hi Team,
Could anyone please let me know if we can capture the filename as a column using MLOAD? Is so, could you please help me with the syntax?
Where do you get the filename from?
If it's assigned to a variable using .ACCEPT or .SET you can use it in the DML:
.ACCEPT filename FROM ... INSERT ... (... &filename ...)
Hi dnoeth,
Appreciate your help!
We receive a tab delimited file every day and we keep them on our local drive. So, we would like to store the data from these files to a Teradata table along with the name of the file as a column value.
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in config: S: <NEW_IFILE>=DIR_path/filename.txt=
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Counter Terrorism Update, Desert Shepherd Warrior, Operation Imminent Trumpet, Prophetic Warning, Reconnaissance
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Shalom Fellow Warriors,
Mega Shalom to you from the Land of Israel! This morning we were deluged with a mysterious and powerful thunderstorm at a time of year that is very rare in this arid zone of planet Earth! Amazing timing as today is also the day of Pentecost (Shavuot)! Just like the account in Acts chapter 2 of when the day of Pentecost was fully come (just after sunrise), we too were deluged with monstrous thunderstorm activity with sounds of tornado's (rushing mighty winds) over our area at dawn! Love the confirmation in the atmospherics that a new thing has begun and these rare rains are again a sign of Heavenly activity of the new thing! It has already begun! Time to follow the cloud warriors out of the old and into the new River!!!As we have been discussing the last few emails, this new thing is not Joel 2/ Acts 2, but the beginning of Joel 3 and the Judges rising up for battle! But to do effective spiritual warfare, one must have on the key armor centerpiece that holds everything together. It is the belt of honesty/truth of God's armor (Eph. 6:10-14). And it is the first thing we must gird ourselves with before withstanding the wiles of our enemy.Ok here we go….
Night Vision training to expose the enemy!
1) If you do not love (agape) the Truth and live a blameless lifestyle of honesty then you are already in deception and subservient to the devil of whom is the father of all lies. There are no grey areas here. Black or white…period!
2) In my book (The Mystery of Lawlessness), I Scripturally examine the last days deception that God Himself is pouring out on those who do not love (agape) truth and honesty (2 Thess. 2:10-11). This is the terror of the Lord and if you are being convicted as you read this warning then now is the time to repent and turn around. You must be brutally honest with God, others, and yourself right now or your stubbornness will catapult you into the way of Esau! There is no waiting around…the warnings of Hebrews ch. 6 are upon us now! Don't be like a dog that returns back to its own vomit! (2 Peter 2:20-22)
3) The Divine categorization of sin in the Scriptures will reveal the main tap root of dishonesty and lies that most believers continue to secretly enjoy. It has mastered them and thus has been classified by God as a sin that is not outside the body but inside ones body (Temple). Read 1 Cor. 6:12-20 right now!
4) The first sin that moves outside the body and into the body is the sin of adultery and all forms of sexual immorality. This sin migrates this direction when a believer secretly moves away from their first love (Jesus), and believes the lie of the serpent in the Garden of Eden. The immediate fruit is the lying cover-up and mind games. The mystery of lawlessness and rebellion has begun.
5) According to I Cor. 6, this coverup is to hide what is now mastering the body (Temple) and what is being hidden is none other than sinful sexual perversion. One can see this falling away at first very subtly by what entertainment packages a believer now secretly watches then later in public. Or how they respond to the opposite gender around them. The subtle changes in clothing styles and dress that become more and more provocative as the lie within intensifies like a cesspool. Casual drinking and dancing with unbelievers eventually begins to manifest and the warning of "fleeing every appearance of evil" lest a younger believer stumbling, is no longer the self control mechanism. It's all about the big "I" and the message of self denial is loathed venomously! The once predominate mind being renewed to the fear of the Lord has been replaced with a hyper grace message of delusion. The dishonesty and fear of being exposed is now over-riding the conviction of the Holy Spirit within and now the demons bring in their army of possessed unbelievers to become friendly and provide emotional stimulus of social acceptance. The deceived believer now thinks that they are experiencing more "love" and acceptance among these wolves in sheep's clothing than with believers in the Church. And thus begin to berate them and the message of the Bible as being hypocritical, not knowing they have become encircled by intelligent fallen principalities. The wolves are now circling a lost lamb…..
6) The whole lie now becomes intensified due to the fear of shame of being found out that one has now become controlled and mastered by a sexual perverted displays of impurity. Great energy and mental thought is put into action to cover up the life of lies whether it be secret adultery, fornication, porno, idolatry of vain outward beauty, etc…. But once exposed by witnesses, the liar now blames others for their problems and the guiding idea of self accountability for ones own actions has evaporated like the dew in the morning.
7) When this lifestyle of lies begins to be exposed by the light of the Holy Spirit, the light bearers (truth carriers) are demonized and assaulted with hot emotional verbal assaults. Revenge is now in the works to destroy the light bearers of truth and many times ones worst enemies maybe family or friends that now have become ravenous wolves to destroy your testimony because you have become a Holy Ghost whistleblower! As the Apostle Paul describes to the bewitched Galatians, "Have I now become your enemy because I tell you the truth?" (Gal. 4:16)
8) The lie of sexual immorality is the only sin listed in the Scriptures to be that of one against the Temple of the Holy Spirit. We are thus commandingly told to FLEE from it! (1 Cor. 6:18)
It is very sad to see so many believers lose their self control in this hour and resort to lies and compounded dishonesty to cover up their sexual sins against the Temple of the Holy Spirit. God is not mocked, whatever you sow you are going to reap in this hour of Divine justice in the earth. The sexual perversion that has secretly mastered so many of God's people did not happen overnight. It was a slow process of leaving ones first love and secretly enjoying the pleasures of sin rather than enjoying the pleasure of the pure walk of holiness in His Presence. Out of this deception has been conceived a hyper grace message of a modern "love everyone" theology to please the masses that has allowed this sexual impurity river to flow unabated in many fellowships today. It is interesting to note that this immorality perversion is directly related to the false prophetess jezebel in Revelation 2:20. To tolerate this immorality is to invite the judgment of God per ch. 2:21-23. This is scary stuff and I for one refuse to back-off proclaiming this message of holiness and purity even when those in this Land say I'm being too radical and prophetic!
The belt of truth (honesty) not only holds together God's armor to protect you from the fiery missiles of the evil one, but also is what holds up your pants! As I have said for years, "You cannot be a Levite for God if you can't keep your levi's on!" This again holds so true today! He who commits adultery and immorality troubles his own house and will inherit the wind!
Do not be deceived dear warriors! You cannot win the spiritual fight against the terrors of the underworld if you do not walk in truth and honesty! Open up the Book of Proverbs alone, and study all the references that are made to a lying tongue and adultery! It is staggering!
Maybe this is why I have met so few in this generation who truly have the adventurous heavenly zeal downloaded from Abba to assault the portals of the underworld of islamic terror and fight modern day terrorism?
Time for the Army of God to arise and shake off the deception of lies in this late hour of the Valley of Jehoshaphat Judges assembling for Jerusalem's sake!!!!
In His service for your faith,
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I have always loved snowdrops and had made smaller versions before and so was delighted to accept this commission.
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KENNESAW, GA. (Feb. 6, 2017) – Ronnie Stewart and the MicroBilt/PRBC Yoshimura Suzuki
wrapped up another great race weekend of hosting sponsors, meeting new fans and putting in
dozens of competitive laps in spite of challenging conditions at Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
The Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series made its final stop in the Golden State Saturday night and an enthusiastic crowd of 47,061 braved the weather to watch some entertaining races.
Stewart turned in another strong performance in qualifying, using the ample power of his MicroBilt/PRBC Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 to clock a time of 1:09.418, placing him 30th of 48 riders and once again punching his ticket into the evening program.
At that point the on and off rain began to take a toll on track conditions and Stewart found the going treacherous. Even with the challenges Stewart rallied in the LCQ and came close to making the main.
"We had to contend with the weather. It was on and off rain throughout the day making the track very rutted and changing from lap to lap. You would jump and land in ruts, so it was a bit scary.
"In my semi I finished eighth and in the LCQ finished sixth. It felt good to make passes and move forward. It was good going into the first turn in the LCQ and then the guy in front of me rolled the first jump and that completely messed me up because I was directly behind him. The pack doubled the jump and I found myself buried back in the field. I was able to move up and get to within two spots of qualifying for the main event."
"All in all, we'll take the positives. We also had a really good day with company business, hosting 38 clients here in Oakland," Stewart added. Stewart came away with some newfound confidence in his ability to make passes in rapid succession, something he'll take with him
into the next round. The series now moves to the breathtaking AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
"I'm looking forward to heading east," Stewart said. "I love racing on the west coast, but the tracks and surfaces we race on back east really make me feel at home."
Stewart and Team MicroBilt/PRBC Yoshimura Suzuki now shift focus to round six of the 17-race series this Saturday Feb. 11, at AT&T Stadium. It will mark the second consecutive afternoon race of the championship. The action can be seen via tape delay on FS1 at 7:00 p.m. PT / 10:00 p.m. ET.


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After a number of frustrating delays the completely refurbished Waterdown Memorial Hall is ready for its debut. The official ribbon-cutting will take place Saturday September 16. The public has been invited to an open house that day from 1 to 3 pm where tours, music and light refreshments will be available.
The $1.7 Million project ended up more than 2 years behind schedule after encountering delays which included sanitary sewer issues and the need for increased parking. The original plan was for the work to be completed two summers ago.
The renovations include new windows and doors, an air conditioning system and the installation of an elevator, making the structure completely accessible. The Waterdown Village Theatre and the Lions Club make use of the facility.
The My Hamilton website provides a good history of the building, noting that "Waterdown Memorial Hall is one of less than a dozen community memorial halls erected in Canada after World War I, yet strangely Hamilton has three of them; there are also halls in Carlisle and Binbrook."
The Waterdown Women's Institute, The King's Daughters and an amateur athletic group had been raising money to support the war effort and at War's end used the money to purchase the land for a memorial hall. The site at 317 Dundas Street East was turned over to Waterdown Council in 1920. Unlike the current renovations the building was complete in about 6 months in 1922
At its January 1923 official opening, a commemorative tablet containing the names of all villagers who had enlisted in the war and the 19 who had died, was unveiled. In total, Waterdown sent 108 men and women overseas during the First World War.
Over the decades The Waterdown Memorial Hall was put to many uses. It served as home to the village council and Women's Institute. But parts of the building have been used as a Divisional Court, barracks for wartime farm labour, a cinema—even a jail for a while. Between 1948 and 1956 the village library operated out of the main floor while the basement was used as a shooting gallery for the local gun club. During the 1950's a nightclub used the main hall and bricked up the side windows. The clock tower on the original building, which housed the bell from the former Bell House, was deemed unstable after a severe winter, and was removed in 1949.


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Healthblog readers know that I am a huge proponent for technologies that improve communication and collaboration between physicians and their patients. Patients want to be able to reach doctors by e-mail. They want access to their lab results and medical records. They'd like to be able to schedule office appointments on-line and sometimes even "see" their doctor on-line. They want help managing chronic conditions and exchanging information with their physicians and other caregivers.
You've read my rants on how far behind the health industry is, especially in the US, in providing these kinds of services to patients. Where such services are offered, it is typically the large integrated networks and particularly staff-model HMO's that have invested in the appropriate technologies to communicate and collaborate with patients on-line. There are business and reimbursement reasons why this is so. It is also the case because physicians in solo or small group practices haven't had the IT experience or resources to match the capabilities of their much larger cousins.
An announcement today by the American Medical Association will go a long way in helping to level the playing field. The AMA, in partnership with Microsoft HealthVault and portal developer, Covisint, will offer its physician members their own web portal.
The portal will make it possible for patients and their personal physicians to exchange vital healthcare information by connecting through HealthVault, a platform developed by Microsoft to store and maintain personal health and fitness info. Through this collaboration, physicians will be able to access self reported patient health information, once granted access by the patient, while providing patients access to vital information created during office visits.
The AMA has been working on this for more than a year, and it's aimed at helping physicians better meet their practice-related needs. Primary offerings will include: clinical resources, practice and revenue management tools, e-prescribing and electronic health record applications and professional development resources. The AMA portal will also allow for personalized content, search capabilities and learning and networking opportunities, none of which requires great technological expertise to implement.
While attending the Microsoft Connected Health Conference in Bellevue today, I had an opportunity to sit down with AMA President Elect, Dr. James Rohack, to ask him some questions about the new portal and the kinds of services it will provide to physicians and their patients.
"Many practicing physicians are feeling overwhelmed right now," Dr. Rohack said. "They want help in meeting the demands of their day-to-day practices. Our goal is to provide them easy access to the tools and technologies that can help them, especially those who are looking to implement health IT into their practices. The AMA's expertise is health care, but by collaborating with companies like Microsoft and Covisint, we can offer physicians sound IT solutions that keep health, patient care and medical practice at the forefront."
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Easter Sunday
In life there has always been a few constants: grandma will always say 4 other names before she gets to yours, mom will probably cry during any given Holiday (happy tears, sad tears, just because tears) and you always go to church on Sundays.
On this Sunday - Easter Sunday - it was mostly the same. Except, this time - I had my handy little camera in my pocket. Read as: I forgot to leave my phone in my car and it doubled as a camera.
I interpret this picture as, "Granddaughter, you better turn that phone off before I show you my really mean face."
"I'm the only child in the central United States who can pull off this look"
"What-choo talking 'bout mom?"
"You better make that phone disappear or I'll make you come sit up here with your brother."
"Yeah, he'll make you come sit up here with me."
"Don't look at us, we didn't bring our phones, we're going to pass notes instead." - girls.
"Wow, Danci sure is pretty." - Trevor


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Building a better Indigenous Land Title Registry
The Indian Land Registry System, when compared to the provincial registry system, is the least effective land registry system in Canada compared to provincial registry systems based on at least the following metrics (a) efficiency (b) reliability (c) security (d) cost and (e) processing times for most common transactions.
Its problems contribute to uncertain, inconsistent survey fabric, less economic development through increased transaction costs, low third-party confidence, less economic development, more legal and other disputes, greater administrative costs, less sustainable infrastructure, longer processing times regarding additions-to-reserves, and protracted wills and estate settlement on First Nation lands.
In 2010, the First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) proposed an Indigenous land titles registry to serve the participating communities to the Indigenous Land Title initiative (ILTI). Significant progress has been made, including drafting regulations and by-laws, endorsing a business plan and partnering with an existing registry on software.
For many years, the Lands Advisory Board (LAB) has expressed an interest in improving the First Nation Land Registry system (FNLRS) for the operational signatories of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management (Framework Agreement/FA) as well as the possibility of an Indigenous operated registry.
In 2017, the FNTC and LAB, with the support of the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia, entered into discussions on the design of an Indigenous controlled land registry to serve the full range of Indigenous land tenure – Indian Act, Framework Agreement, self-governing communities, Aboriginal title (given the Tsilhqot'in decision), and Inuit and Metis lands.
One registry serving all these different tenures may be possible since the framework of land title registration is similar, but the nature of the registered interests is recorded differently for each type of tenure. Each tenure requires standards and regulations to support the registration of title interests. We are exploring cost and time saving advantages by having a single lands registry in place.
Such a system could help First Nations transition from one tenure system into another much more easily. Such a proposed indigenous land titles registry is an opportunity to address two key government priorities – reconciliation and infrastructure. The FNTC sees an Indigenous land titles registry (ILTR) as a pragmatic project consistent with the Honour of the Crown and with Canada's commitment to build land governance capacity and the necessary supporting infrastructure within Indigenous communities. The LAB has concerns about the feasibility of a land titles system but supports an improved registry subject to First Nation control.
The LAB and FNTC and proponent First Nations hope to work with the federal government to develop the necessary legal framework to support a new First Nation land registry system.


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Date: 12/21/03 at 8:27AM
Many people may not consider me a Star Trek fan or "Trekkie" as they are now beginning to find themselves a dying breed. However, I have today familiarized myself with the Star Trek timeline at Startrek.com. Paramount Pictures has disparately tried to keep the Star Trek franchise a float entering the 21st century on their UPN TV Network. Knowing now how outdated Star Trek in the 1960s was. I was a fan of watching the last years of Star Trek Voyager. Anyway go to this link, it's most interesting. Star Trek: Enterprise has, for sure, bent the rules just to stay current to what we know think the future will be. The link http://www.startrek..../episode/121932.html you are about to read is about the first episode of newest Star Trek TV series, Enterprise, which dates 90 years after the Enterprise-E was sent back in time in the movie, Star Trek: First Contact. It is about the best summery of the beginning of Star Trek that you can have or from what I ever read in my life. Back when human-kind was limited by Vulcan technology. We were only 2nd best. Even better the Klingons were even more advanced then we were! The Valcans helped us come up with Warp 5 when we were still only capiable of Warp 1 for the longest time period.
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How Can We Tap the Bank of Mom and Dad to Buy a Home?
Family dynamics may impact your ability to borrow from your parents
Question: How can we tap mom and dad's bank to buy a home?
A reader asks: "My husband and I want to buy our first home, but real estate prices are higher than we thought. We need almost $20,000 and don't have it. My husband's parents might give us the money for a down payment, providing we can get up the nerve to ask them. Should we offer to pay it back? Is there a secret way to convince your parents to give you money? How can we tap mom and dad's bank to buy our first home and still keep peace in the family?"
Answer: Family dynamics can make it tough when asking parents for money, because every family is different. It would be easy to say that all parents with the means would like to help their children buy a home, but that's not always the case. It takes a bit effort to convince your parents to give you money.
When I bought my first home, I had the down payment and closing costs in hand. What I did not count on was a loan condition that required me to pay off my car loan before I could get a mortgage. I called my mom for assistance. She said, "Why should I help you? Nobody ever helped me." It wasn't the response I expected.
She had the money in the bank and it was a small amount. I promised to pay her back within a few months. She hesitated. I glanced at the boxes piled up in my living room and counted the few days remaining on the calender before I was supposed to vacate my rental and blurted out, "Because if you don't give it to me, I will be on your doorstep with my suitcases and a cat under each arm."
She hung up the phone and wired the money into my account.
Reasons Parents Give Children Down Payment Money
- Some parents really want their children to own a home.If your parents own their own home, the odds are they want to see you in home ownership as well.
- Parents feel empowered when children ask for money.It gives them personal satisfaction to know they can still make a difference in their adult children's lives.
- Your parents might want to ensure that they will have grandchildren.Lots of parents feel it is easier to raise children in a home over an apartment; after all, home ownership is the American dream. They also want their grandchildren to live in a family neighborhood.
- Parents want to lead children to their next level of success and not wait for a will to be divided.Your parents may know how hard it was for them to buy their first home, and they want to make it easier on you.
- Parents love you.Don't ever forget that ace in the hole. Your parents want you to be happy, successful and enjoy all the goodness that life has to offer you. If they can be part of that success, they are successful, too. More than one buyer convinced her parents to give her money by playing the affection card.
- Tax benefits. Tax laws allow parents to give cash gifts to their children up to certain amounts without paying gift tax. For more information, consult a tax accountant.
Asking Your Parents for Money to Buy a Home
Decide whether you want to pay back the money or accept it as a gift. To help convince your parents to give you money, here are a few more tips:
- Ask your parents for money in person.Don't do it over the phone.
- Be prequalified by a lender.Be ready to show your parents that you are not all talk but you are action. You have taken the steps to get a loan preapproval letter from a lender. If the lender has faith in your ability, your parents might have faith as well.
- Show your parents you have hired an agent.With a buyer's agent on your side, your parents will see you are serious and prepared. Give your parents the agent's card.
- Ask your parents to look at homes with you.Your parents can help you to make the right decision. They might even have great suggestions for you based on their own experiences.
- Explain your financial needs.As a couple, you might earn a high income, but pressing demands might make it difficult to save. If interest rates are favorable and prices attractive, now might be the time to buy.
If you choose to pay back the gift, you can always arrange to do so out of the proceeds should you sell the home down the road.
At the time of writing, Elizabeth Weintraub, Cal BRE #00697006, is a broker-associate at Lyon Real Estate in Sacramento.


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The Gujarat Chief Minister had, at a rally in Lucknow on Sunday, said that there were no riots in Gujarat in the last 10 years of his rule. Responding to this claim, Azam Khan said Muslims had no option than being submissive in Guajrat.
"How can there be riots in Gujarat? How will they not vote for Modi? Would they not be burnt with Tezaab (acid)? Where will they go then? If they have to live in Gujarat they will have to vote (for Modi)," he said.
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- President Donald Trump's approval rating is at a new low in a Fox News poll.
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- The low rating may be due to dropping approval from white men without a college degree, a key voting demographic in the 2016 election.
President Donald Trump's approval rating sank to a new low in a recent Fox News poll, with only 38% of respondents telling pollsters they approved of Trump's job performance.
The poll, released Wednesday, comes after a turbulent month marked by a series of destructive hurricanes, the resulting crisis in Puerto Rico, and Trump's ongoing controversy with several Gold Star families.
Trump's 38% job-approval rating is down from 42% last month, while disapproval is up to a high of 57% from 53% in September.
Despite the drop, Trump's approval among Republicans is still strong at 83%. Only 7% of Democrats and 30% of independents approved of Trump's performance.
Part of the drop may be due to a drop in approval among white people without a college degree, according to Fox News. Only 56% of that bloc approved of the president, compared with 68% last month.
In the 2016 election, Trump overwhelming won that demographic with the largest margin among any candidate in exit polls since 1980, according to Pew Research Center. Trump won that group with 67% support, compared with Hillary Clinton's 28% support.
It is unclear what effect the federal response to the hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Marla had on Trump's approval rating. The poll found that 52% and 49% of respondents rated the response to the hurricanes in Houston and Florida as excellent or good.
The response to Puerto Rico, however, was rated excellent or good by only 32%. The White House also had low approval for responses to the shooting in Las Vegas and the wildfires in California.
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I started to make soaps for family and friends back in 2011 and there hasn't been any stopping ever since. In the May of 2015, I kissed my career as an HR professional goodbye and started to work on my little adventure called Tiki-Ah!
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While most know Charlotte as Buzz City, where we Keep Pounding, there are a variety of teams and sports that fly under the radar. The Panthers, Hornets, Knights and Checkers are known commodities, but that doesn't mean they are the only sports teams in town.
Here is a look at a few other high-level, lesser known teams in Charlotte, plus information on how you can get out and show your support.
Charlotte Hounds
Sport: Lacrosse
When they play: April-July
Where they play: Memorial Stadium
Season tickets: $48-$90
Individual game tickets: $10-$20
How to watch/listen: WMYT-TV, WFNZ Radio, Hounds YouTube page, MLL YouTube page
Last season's record: 6-8
Player to watch: Attackman Matt Rambo, who led Maryland to the 2017 national championship and won the Tewaaraton Award, given to the nation's best collegiate player.
Fun fact: The Hounds made the Major League Lacrosse Championship in 2013, but lost to the Chesapeake Bayhawks, 10-9.
Charlotte Independence
Sport: Soccer
When they play: March-October
Where they play: Sportsplex at Matthews
Season tickets: Adult ($162-$810), Youth Under 12 ($90-$180)
Individual game tickets: $15-$60. General public tickets go on sale on February 19.
How to watch: USL YouTube Page
Last season's record (W-L-T): 13-10-9
Player to watch: Midfielder Enzo Martinez, who is a back-to-back USL MVP finalist. The Uruguayan has played 29 games and scored 9 goals for the Independence. He has started this season in training camp with the Colorado Rapids, Charlotte's MLS affiliate.
Fun fact: The Independence name comes from a story dating back to 1775 when a group of citizens met in the night to sign the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the first ever document to call for independence from England.
Charlotte Eagles and Lady Eagles
Sport: Soccer
When they play: May-July
Where they play: Charlotte Christian School
Tickets: Under $15
How to watch: PDL YouTube page
Last season's record (W-L-T): 9-3-2 (PDL Champions)
Fun fact: The Eagles have made it to either a championship game or semifinals in four out of the last five years. One of those coming in the USL Pro League and the three others while in the PDL.
Lady Eagles: Their league, the W League, folded in 2015 and no future league status has been announced. They do still train and played some games in 2017, while their website says a 2018 schedule will be announced soon.
Charlotte Roller Girls
Sport: Roller derby
Teams: Charlotte Roller Girls All-Stars (veteran skaters), Charlotte Roller Girls B-Dazzlers (new skaters)
When they player: February-October
Where they play: Grady Cole Center
Season tickets: Adult ($55.94), Children ($32.63)
Individual game tickets: $12 adult/$7 child in advance, $16 adult/$9 child day of.
How to watch: WFTDA.tv, Charlotte Roller Girls Facebook page, Charlotte Roller Girls YouTube page
Favorite roller derby names on the team: Thor Loser, Beern'stein Bear, Assaulty Cracker, Princess Slaya
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Charlotte Invasion
Sport: Basketball
When they play: May-August
Where they play: Charlotte Latin School
Tickets: Free-$10
How to watch: Charlotte Invasion Facebook page
Last season's record: 10-4
Player to watch: Team captain Kendria Holmes led the team to a regional championship last season.
Fun fact: The Invasion have been regional champions for the last three years and won a national championship in 2015. Tryouts for this year's team take place on February 24.
Charlotte Cobras
Sport: Football
When they play: April-May
Where they play: Location for home games in 2018 has yet to be determined
Tickets: $10
How to watch: Charlotte Cobras website
Last season's record: 3-1
Player to watch: Wide receiver Daryl Green, who is known for his speed and flashy kickoff returns.
Fun fact: The Cobras are made up of area law enforcement officers, firefighters and other local public safety officers. They play against teams with similar makeups in the National Public Safety Football League. They won the national championship in 2015.
Carolina Energy
Sport: Arena football
When do they play: March-June
Where do they play: Bojangles Coliseum
Season Tickets: $85-$110
Individual game tickets: $12-$27
How to watch/listen: Carolina Energy YouTube page, Sports Radio America, American Arena League
Last season's record: This will be their inaugural season
Fun fact: If you think you can make it on the gridiron, the Energy are holding tryouts for this year's team at Ridge Road Middle School on February 17.
Did I miss a team? Please comment with the team's details below!
Photos: Charlotte Hounds, Charlotte Independence, Charlotte Eagles, Charlotte Roller Girls, Charlotte Invasion, Charlotte Cobras, Charlotte Energy, Charlotte Observer file


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Whew. God is good is all I can say. He's provided me $2000 from friends and family with more on the way! Thank you to all my financial supporters! And earlier today, I went to church and asked them for some money, still waiting on the word, but i know God will come through. Bought my plane tickets (Both there and back), and prep for travel and living in a foreign country for 7 months is under way. Keep me in your prayers!
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A lot of personal finance advice can become overwhelming. The vocabulary alone can be alienating and confusing for folks. However, here are five very simple things you can do to improve your finances that are not overwhelming, confusing or difficult.
One – create your own an annual financial calendar. We all have apps, Smartphones, tablets, laptops and other devices that we use daily. Pick a calendar that you like on a device that you regularly use and setup a personal finance calendar to remind you to pay bills, check credit card statements, review invoices, transfer money to savings, or meet with your adviser. It's your calendar so personalize so that it is applicable to your financial life.
Two – get yourself a money buddy. If you are single, pairing up with another person to talk finance can be supportive. If you are married, sometimes having the ear of a friend other than your spouse can be a great asset. Having a money buddy can be a great way to hold yourself accountable for goals, learn new positive habits and expand your financial knowledge.
Three – create a physical or digital financial goals board with pictures. The idea is that this board is somewhere that you will see daily. The board can be physical and placed in your bathroom, bedroom, office, kitchen, etc., or it can be digital and be your laptop's screensaver. Just make sure you see your goals daily. Have a mix of short-term and long-term goals and celebrate when you succeed.
Four – tackle your debt! Seriously, debt is a major wet towel at your money party. Keep an eye on your monthly spending and try going on an all-cash diet to avoid using credit cards and getting yourself further in debt. To build momentum on paying down debt, knock-out a couple of small debts first. Next, use the payments from those small debts and add it to your highest interest rate debt payment and pay it off next. Follow suit with your second highest interest rate debt, then your third highest, and so on until you are debt free.
Five – save more than you think you need. If you are already a saver, good job! Aim for six months of expenses saved if you are married with two incomes, and nine months if you are single, or self-employed. If you have nothing in savings, get started. You may be able to save only small amounts at first, but get started, make it a habit and save more as you pay down your debt.
On a final note, putting your financial life in order does not have to be overwhelming or time consuming. Start with one or two of the above items and then grow from there. The important thing is to set attainable goals, take action, do it consistently and build on small successes. As an independent Certified Financial Planner™, I can help you make decisions and layout a plan for getting on the road to a brighter financial future. Contact me and let's get started! #talktometuesday #education #Hireaplanner#retirement#income#debt #savings #CFPPro #moneyhabits


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About Human Appeal
Human Appeal (HA) is a British humanitarian, non-governmental and non-profit organisation that works in 25 countries around the world since 1991.
Since 2016 HA has set up an office in Iraq. HA is an INGO that provides emergency aid and services to people affected by the conflict in Iraq. HA works in a variety of sectors which include; food and livelihood, WASH, protection, shelter and others. In a short space of time Human Appeal has expanded its operations significantly with programmes worth $30 million and 150+ staff. Human Appeal is working in partnerships with UNHCR, UNOCHA, WFP etc
Job Purpose
The HR &Admin Manager mainly responsible for the supervision and management of all HR and administrative functions for Human Appeal in Iraq. Organised and effective direct management of HR and Admin staff is a key. Development of and compliance with Human Appeal's HR and Admin policies and procedures. Ensures Human Appeal Iraq attracts, retains and develops the most talented staff in the humanitarian sector.
- Develops and management of HR and administrative policies and procedures.
- Management of HR and administrative compliance.
- Supervise the Overall recruitment process (post vacancies, Interviews, Job offers, etc…)
- Develops and maintains an HR and administrative system that meets Human Appeal needs.
- Make sure that employees files are auditable at all times as per HA standards and any relevant donors' requirements.
- Review all the Monthly HR/Admin Reports.
- Manage the performance appraisal for all employees with coordination with HR Coordinator.
- Assist in the periodic salary review and analysis, and review and revision of new salary structure, as appropriate – in consultation with the Country Director.
- Provides guidance and direction to the staff on HA policies and procedures, compensation and benefits.
- Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relation issues.
- Manage processes related to disciplinary actions, staff separation and termination.
- Develops and implement training plans for HA staff, and prepare the budget of Training.
- Attend the SMT Meeting and contribute on matters related to HR and administration.
- Prepare the narrative reports which related to HR and administrative.
- Any other duties assigned by the Country Director.
The job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder.
PERSON SPECIFICATION (Education, Experience, Skills. Abilities)
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related subject. Master degree is a bonus.
- Minimum of 5 years successful HR and Administrative experience (3 years in an INGO).
- Well knowledge of the Iraq Labour Law and policies and other related government laws.
- Proven skills in managing others, leading teams, reporting, analysing and problem solving.
- Comfortable in planning and delivering multiple activities, work plans and tasks under pressure to strict deadlines and high levels of precision.
- Thorough attention to detail.
- Excellent organisational and planning skills.
- Computer literate and competent with Microsoft office and other data management systems, as required.
- Excellent verbal & oral communication skills
- Excellent verbal and written in English.
- Excellent verbal and written in Arabic and/or Kurdish important.
- Able to communicate complex issues in a concise, accessible and engaging way.
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure, manage time and prioritise work to deadlines.
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Blockhain Technology in Andhra Pradesh
India's seventh largest state, Andhra Pradesh, has signed a partnership with WISeKey, a cybersecurity company, in a bid to protect citizen data using Blockchain technology.
In the wake of a huge pool of individuals' data stored on databases, and the ever-growing reports of cybercrime, the state revealed its plans to secure government-recorded data using WISeKey's Blockchain technology. The partnership is also expected to lead the development of multiple pilot projects across different departments of the state government, and potentially an expansion of the technology in other aspects like smart cities. Blockchain is the key underlying technology behind the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency i.e,Bitcoin.
In a statement, J.A. Chowdary, IT advisor to the state's chief minister, said:
"We are looking towards WISeKey to play a leadership role in providing cybersecurity for the various initiatives of the government, but also drawing out the vision for smart cities who want to go beyond IoT … and use 'Deep Tech' algorithmic technology."
The transport commissioner for Andhra Pradesh, N. Balasubramanyam, has also asserted blockchain implementation into transport. He further added that Andhra Pradesh would be the "first state in the world" to do so.
Also Read: Blockchain Implementation in Transportation Industry with BiTA
Founder and CEO of WISeKey, Carlos Moreira, revealed about the project:
"To have a pristine vision like putting the citizen at the center of gravity, and building all the infrastructure around this vision is the key to successfully empower citizens to unleash their full potential."
The Indian has been eyeing blockchain technology for quite some time and has also explored the potential of the technology for land registries.
The state is noted for "Fintech Valley Vizag" – an initiative of the government of Andhra Pradesh – which promotes business infrastructure in the state, and also acknowledged as the locus of fintech disruption in the country.
Suggested Article: Indian State of Karnatka Plans to Regulate Blockchain in Public Sector
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The Ruby & Millie brand has given Boots The Chemists added kudos and credibility in the cosmetics market. Since the Ruby & Millie launch they have been approached by other niche brands, all of which has raised the status of the chain store as a retailer of niche cosmetics.