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TV networks need to stick to TV and not keep dipping into full length films. Chiller (the TV network) produced this film, and while it lacked the terrible CGI present in SyFy films it didn't do much better with the story telling.
The movie starts with a scene of a boy kneeling by his bed side. We hear some screaming from downstairs and I thought it was a bad home life angle but the boy leaves his room to find his father dead on the ground. Next to his hand is the monkey paw doing the shocker. Two in the pink, one in the death hole! Actually, that would've been a better tag line for this.
So we move forward to New Orleans and our main characters of Jake and Cobb. They come across the paw when a co-worker that was just recently fired passes it on to them in a bar and Jake wishes for the GT parked outside. Now, he isn't given the car. They pretty much steal it as the doors were unlocked and the keys were inside. That's definitely car theft. Also, Louisiana is the prison capital of the world, so you're going to do some time white boys.
They swerve to avoid hitting an alligator... I repeat, an alligator.
Okay, now, I live in New Orleans. Not once have I ever had to swerve to avoid a gator; chickens: sure, giant potholes because the roads are fucking terrible here: yes, gators: never. There's also a part where a woman is on a two-lane rural road and tells 911 she's on I-10. I-10 is a six-lane highway that runs from Florida to California. It is definitely not a rural back road. /rant
So they swerve, hit a tree, and Cobb flies out the windshield. I wish that gator would have ate his corpse because if that happened and the movie ended I would be nominating it for all the awards. Unfortunately Jake wishes Cobb back to life and he comes back without a soul. This leads him to be insane and slaughter everyone Jake holds dear in an attempt to have a turn with the monkey paw.
Since Cobb can't use it until Jake uses his third and last wish (which doesn't make sense since the paw has four fingers) he wishes Cobb's soul back. Cobb kills himself, I don't really care.
The movie started off like it was going to be a well done version of the Monkey's Paw story. If you're not familiar with this general story, the paw is a magical fetish which grants wishes, but grants them in fucked up ways. So if you wish for money your wife would die and you'd get her life insurance policy. Things like that. It ended up being a pointless kill fest with no real purpose. If this movie had lips, I'd make it kiss my ass. Also, I wish films wouldn't attempt to hit you over the head with New Orleans stereotypes when set in New Orleans. Yeah, Bourbon Street exists, we all know. Try shooting in City Park which is one of the most beautiful parks I've ever been to. How about you film in Gentilly instead of the Treme? The guy with the "grenade" bottle was a nice touch though.
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Explore the greenbelts and State Parks of Santa Cruz County in this fun and challenging hiking class. You will become familiar with parts of the Santa Cruz Hiking system, learn a little natural history, identify some flora and fauna, and at the same time get some great exercise. The main emphasis is on movement and fitness. Participants should have at least average fitness levels and be able to hike 5-8 miles on moderately steep terrain. We move at a fairly fast pace, about 2-3 miles per hour. Each week will feature a different hike on trails not commonly known. If you are new to hiking contact Phil before enrolling in the class. Many questions can be answered in the FAQs.
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We had a great meeting to start 2015.
Two visitors came to the house group who volunteered to come, they weren't even asked!
Carol started by sharing the verses from the New Year Word 2015. We then had reports which as usual were very encouraging. Carol then spoke from the verses Proverbs 25:28 'He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls'. She spoke of the fact that it is our responsibility to develop an excellent spirit like Daniel and a free spirit like David. We then had an excellent worship time. Three of our folks asked for prayer at the end of the evening, two of these being our visitors. It was a great night in God's presence.
Motherwell Outreach
The hall was almost full on our first Newmains meeting of 2015! We started with a lively time of singing including song requests from teens.
Mark then preached from from Psalm 16 vs 8-11 focussing on the verse 'I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand I shall not be shaken'. It was a lovely word of encouragement to start the year off by 'setting the Lord' always before us. There was a great sense of the triumph of Christ as we considered the verses 10-11 speaking of how Christ was not abandoned to the grave but overcame sin and death by enduring the Cross and setting His Father always before Him.
The young people finished the meeting by leading a time of singing and worship; we felt very blessed as God deepened His presence among us during this time.
We enjoyed the time of fellowship with our Newmains contacts over a lovely spread at the end of the meeting and we are looking forward to all that God has in store for us in 2015!
Airdrie Outreach
We had an excellent meeting this week. John took singing at the start and gave a report on last year and spoke of his hopes for the coming year.
Rae then spoke from Ezek 16:14 and Psalm 90:17 about the helpless and hopeless condition of Jerusalem and how the Lord intervened enabling her to thrive into maturity and beauty. She also encouraged us to seek until we behold the beauty of our Lord that we might grow into His stature. We had a very good worship time seeking Him together whilst some received ministry. A good start to the new year.


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The Muslim island of Crete in the Aegean Sea
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On March 6, 961 AD, Byzantine Greek forces occupied the Muslim island of Crete in the Aegean Sea, thus ending the nearly 135-year rule of the Islamic emirate founded by Spanish Muslim migrants under Abu Hafs after their eviction in 827 from the Egyptian port city of Alexandria by the Abbasid Iranian general, Abdullah ibn Taher Khorasani, who equipped them with ships and supplies for the expedition to Iqritish – as the island was called in Arabic.
The Greek invaders led by Nikephoros Phokas pillaged the cities, destroying mosques, libraries, baths, bazaars, and irrigation canals. The capital Rabz al-Khandaq, where currently the city of Heraklion stands, was totally destroyed. Cretan Muslims were either killed or carried off into slavery, while the emir, Abdul-Aziz ibn Shu'ayb, and his son Nu'man were taken captive to Constantinople and forced to become Christians.
The survival of numerous gold, silver and copper coins, of almost constant weight and composition, testifies to a strong economy and a high living standard among the population of the Emirate of Crete, which had extensive trade ties with the rest of the Muslim world. The Muslims developed a flourishing agriculture, introducing a variety of crops including sugarcane. It was in 654 that Islam made its first advent in Crete, the 5th largest island of the Mediterranean, where Muslims have seen fluctuating fortunes for the past millennium.
The last period of Muslim rule – 252 years – ended in 1898 when West European powers seized Crete from the Ottoman Empire and merged it with Greece. The more than 60-percent Cretan Muslims, many of whom followers of the Bektashi Sufi order founded in the 13th century in Khorasan by Iranian mystic of the school of the Prophet's Ahl al-Bayt, Haji Bekash Vali of Neishapour, were expelled and the island was Christianized. The Cretan Muslim Diaspora today lives in Turkey, Syria and Lebanon. It is worth noting that the Hussainid Dynasty (1705-1957) of Tunisia was Cretan Muslim and originally governors of the Ottoman Empire.


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Circles is yard art composed of two connected circles. It serves as a decorative piece in an opening in the pinion forest as well as directing the flow of water away from the house. The distant circle is made of white rocks from the property, lava rocks and a center of moss rocks fromt he property. The nearest circle is made of white rocks, lava rocks and dead wood from the pinion trees. The installation is about 14 feet below one end of the portal. The eye is led to the distant view of Santa Fe. A rock wall runs 100 yards through the forest and ends at the lower circle.
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Richard Herring: The power of free
Famous in the nineties for his double-act with comedy partner Stewart Lee, Richard Herring is now producing his own weekly comedy revue, As It Occurs To Me, and giving it away for free as a podcast. He explains all to Scott Matthewman
Since splitting with TV comedy partner Stewart Lee at the end of the 1990s, Richard Herring's comedy CV has been divided between writing and script editing TV and radio comedy and a stand-up career.
For the last couple of years, he and broadcaster Andrew Collins have produced the weekly (and deliberately misspelled) Collings and Herrin Podcast, nominally a discussion of the week's events, that has frequently nudged into the top of the iTunes comedy charts. Now, Herring has launched his second podcast venture, a live comedy show recorded every Monday at London's Leicester Square theatre and then released, unedited and for free, on the internet the following day.
"It's called As It Occurs To Me," he explains, "because it's about either things that have happened to me that week or things that I've thought about." The initial template is based upon his Radio 2 comedy series That Was Then, This is Now, which aired for three series between 2004 and 2008. Each week he will be joined on stage by two actors from that series, Emma Kennedy and Den Tetsell, although "that might change if they get work," he admits with a laugh. "I can only pay them a minimum."
A mixture of stand-up and sketches, Herring says the show's format will be quite fluid. "I'm seeing these first ten [weekly episodes] as a way of finding my feet, and a way of building up the show. I'm hoping that as the weeks go by, the format will change and maybe solidify. But it's great to have that freedom, not worrying myself about whether a certain number are listening, and whether the controller of the channel is going to like it or not."
The creative freedom is clearly one that appeals about the whole project. "It's been something I've been thinking about for a while, partly through doing the podcast with Andrew Collins, but even before that. It's not like it's that difficult to get stuff on the radio, but there are so many hoops to jump through. And then you have to deal with compliance and time limits and stuff.
"And I like the immediacy of just coming up with an idea and straight away putting it out the next day, rather than waiting for a gap in the schedule. So I thought it would be an interesting experiment to sort of do-it-yourself."
As part of the experiment, many people are giving their services for free or at a reduced cost, which Herring does not see as a long-term solution. "The thing with this show is that if the 400-seat theatre is full, even once you'd paid everyone I'd make round about as much money as I'd make on a radio show. If enough people came," he emphasises. "We're doing this first run to see what happens, really. It's not going to break even.
"It's not really about the money, though, I have to say. But with the podcast with Andrew Collins, we're now doing live ones where we're paid to go and do them in a theatre, and people come and pay to see it. So that's a way of generating money once the audience get into the show. In the same way as the music industry is now, you're giving the thing away free online in order for people to come and see you live."
And it is not only the live versions of the Collings and Herrin podcast that have seen ticket sales surge. This year saw Herring's Edinburgh Fringe show, Hitler Moustache, become one of his most successful. "I've definitely noticed an upsurge," he says. "It's hard to say whether it's down to the podcast, but in the last two or three years, ticket sales have been on the increase. It's due to a lot of factors, but certainly a lot of people do come up to me after the show and say, 'I listen to the podcast,' or 'I heard about you through the podcast'.
"So it pays off, I think, in the long run. And I think people feel grateful that I've given them so much free comedy. I think a lot of people go, oh well, if we go and see him once or twice a year, that's a way of paying him back. Or if we buy his DVD online then that's a way of paying back."
On a personal level, while Herring expects to lose money on this initial run of podcasts, he believes that at the moment finances are working out well. "The tours are going quite well, and every now and again I do a little panel show or whatever. That provides, comparatively, quite a lot of money. So I'd rather use that money to work on my own projects. Much as I enjoy doing those panel shows, it's nice to think that the money from them gives me the freedom to explore my own stuff."
For the last seven years, Herring has also been writing a daily blog on his website, which he says he sees as a starting point for many of his ideas. "It's been really hard to get people to understand what I mean by doing [the blog]. So part of doing this show is to show the potential of using stuff from the blog, reusing the idea of what happened to me this week as the basis for a show."
In terms of radio comedy programming, the BBC has a monopoly in the UK, and I ask Herring if he feels podcasts provide a possible source of competition for the Corporation. "I'm not competing with the BBC," he insists, "but I think it's a viable [route] for performers to get their stuff out there in the way they want.
"I've script edited Little Britain, and you'd think with those guys [Matt Lucas and David Walliams] that they've made enough money, why do they even go through the BBC at all any more? And they have the BBC telling them what they can, and can't, do. Why not just make it themselves with all the money they've got, and then sell it themselves, not having to give the BBC any money and not have the BBC imposing control over it – and then sell it to the BBC, or whoever wants to buy it.
"I think there's now a way for people who are frustrated at the difficulty of getting things on, and the number of good things that are pulled off the TV after a series or two. I've been lucky to get things on the radio and onto TV, but you're at the mercy of other people. As a creative person and as I get older, I just want to get my stuff heard and out there.
"You can sit around and wait for five years for someone to like you and put your stuff on the telly, but actually it's better to just get on with it."
* Richard Herring will be touring his new stand-up show, Hitler Moustache from January 29. For details see www.richardherring.com
* As It Occurs To Me is at the Leicester Square theatre every Monday until December 12.
* A longer, audio version of this interview is available as a podcast at thestage.co.uk/podcasts
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Interpreter Gaia (Francesca Cuttica) is offered a fortune by security forces to use her Chinese-language skills on a very special, highly secretive job. Her curiosity means she accepts and after being escorted to a secret location in Rome, she is locked inside a pitch-black room under the watchful eye of the domineering Inspector Curti (Ennio Fantastichini, Loose Cannons) where she is asked to interpret the harsh interrogation of the eponymous 'Wang'. But who exactly is the mysterious visitor and what does he want? Gaia uncovers some startling truths that not only jeopardise her position but could also threaten the future of Earth itself.
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I also bought myself a kale plant recently with deep purples + pinks but love the bleached creams + greens of this one too! I'm going to go with b. for that 'B'eautiful 'B'elljar, although I do love the muted tones in d. xo
Ooh these are all se pretty! I think I like B best.
All of them are wonderful, but A really adds a pop of color with the magazines and B is so unique. Also, I never would have thought of Kale as a item to put in a vase, but it looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
thats a gorgeous flower
love them and the styling is beautiful Lana!
I like c & d. Who knew kale could be so pretty.
Love these…used a small one in my engagment shoot bouquet. Very cheerful and your styling is beautiful!
So stunning! Clever styling too!!
I like them all, but going for A cos of the colourful Easy Living spines 🙂


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Yahoo will lay off about 600 employees, mostly in its product group, and began notifying them on Tuesday, spokesperson Kim Rubey said.
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4x8: Halfway to a Donut
Carrie must organize a eleventh-hour operation. Meanwhile, Lockhart and Martha have new plans
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HANOI, Vietnam (CNS) — Police have looked the other way as groups of youths have terrorized a Catholic community in northeast Vietnam.
Ucanews.com reported that, throughout June, gangs of youths — wearing red T-shirts with yellow stars and waving national flags — have attacked Catholics and their property in Song Ngoc Parish in Quynh Luu District of Nghe An province.
"We see that the attacks have been carried out in an orchestrated manner, and the police know well what is occurring, but are ignoring what is going on," said 11 priests in a June 13 petition given to the Vietnamese government.
The priests accused the government of "aiding and abetting those who intentionally violate laws, cause hatred and divide Catholics from others."
The attacks have occurred at night, and at least two Catholics have been seriously injured, sources told ucanews.com.
Despite a heavy police presence, the youths have ridden motorbikes at full throttle through villages at night and thrown stones at a local church and at the homes of Catholics. They have also intimated businesses owned by Catholics and, in one case, the youths, armed with knives, threatened a Catholic shop owner and destroyed his goods while also driving away his customers.
Local Catholics told ucanews.com the youths are supporters of the Communist Party and criminal elements from other areas.
As part of their intimidation campaign, the youths raised banners in public places that called on locals to expel two priests active in helping local fishermen sue the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp., which was responsible for a marine pollution disaster in April 2016. The youths also collected signatures from locals calling for the expulsion of the priests — Fathers John Baptist Nguyen Dinh Thuc and Anthony Dang Huu Nam — from the area.
"The primary motivation behind the incidents is to pressurize local Catholics and the deanery into boycotting and expelling the two priests from Quynh Luu district," the priests said in their petition.
The petition said the government is seeking to "conceal the truth about the marine catastrophe caused by Formosa and preventing the people's fight against the steel plant."
Toxic waste, including phenol and cyanide, from the Taiwanese-built steel plant in Ha Tinh province poisoned water along a 125-mile stretch of Vietnam's coastline, killing hundreds of tons of fish. Those affected by the disaster are seeking to be properly compensated and for the plant to be moved from the area.
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Popularity of Floor Standard Lamps-oxidised Silver and Oxidised Copper Designs-a New Reading Standard Lamp-the Favourite Empire Shade-opal Glass Shades
The great popularity of the floor standard lamp is doubtless due, in a large measure, to its graceful and pleasing appearance. With bright metal-work and pretty shade, it forms a decorative addition to any room. It also carries the light at exactly the right height for all practical purposes, being at a correct level for giving an excellent general effect of lighting in the room, yet easily lowered to any desired position for reading or working.
More, therefore, than any other form of fixture, it serves the double purpose of general and special lighting.
In London the electric form of lamp is most used, but in the country it is the oil lamp which, as a matter of necessity, holds the first position. The lamp of twisted or bent iron, of such simple construction that it can be made by a blacksmith, without requiring the art of the metal-worker at all, is practically dead. Iron is seldom used, and where it is the design is quite bold and simple, with a little relief of copper or brass. All the best lamps are now made of brass, with an oxidised silver or an oxidised copper finish. In oil lamps the attachment of a plush table has disappeared, this having been replaced by a table of Brazilian onyx. About one in ten of the oil lamps sold are fitted with these tables, often set in very elaborate ornamental metal rims. They add about 30s. or
A good Georgian design for a standard lamp carried out in oxidised silver
£2 to the cost of the lamp, unless a specially beautiful piece of onyx is used, and then the additional expense may be much more. A French gold Louis XIV. lamp with a good onyx table will cost as much as £30.
Georgian designs are very popular, and some simple but artistic models on these lines are to be had. A good one may be bought in oxidised silver for about five guineas, or in brass for about four guineas. Other simpler designs in the latter material are obtainable from 45s.; but to buy a really fine lamp a five-pound note is wanted, and it is easy to exceed this sum in buying, for instance, a charming lamp contrived with three slender supports headed at the top with little Wedgwood plaques.
The Adams period is, of course, also well represented; one pattern after this manner showing hanging strings of gold beads. A gilded vase also often plays an important part. But the name of our reigning monarch accounts for the greater popularity of anything of the Georgian period at the moment.
Modern handmade copper-work has resulted in the' production of some very fine and original designs for both electric and oil lamps, which have a decided character and charm of their own. Indeed, nothing sent out from a manufactory can ever give the same satisfaction, despite the confident declaration of an American manufacturer after visiting one of our Artsandcrafts exhibitions: "I could turn those out by the thousands from my factory." The hand-made work has a surface and a quality which is entirely lost if the same design is cast in a mould.
A beautiful modern design in copper for an oil or electric lamp
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In electric lighting one of the most delightful and useful novelties is the standard reading lamp. It stands about 4 feet 6 inches high, and has an adjustable head, which can be turned so that the light falls exactly on the book. It has also a small but solid base which takes up very little room and fits easily under the foot of an armchair. The price of such a lamp is £2 17s. 6d.
A. gas standard lamp may be unknown to some of our readers, but it is to be found in some very quaint and artistic forms, such as one would not associate with this form of lighting. Those who have a prejudice against oil, and have not the opportunity of using electricity, find this lamp exactly meets their requirements.
There is another form of lamp that may be mentioned which could be adapted for practically any form of lighting, and this is the pedestal lamp, contrived from one of the beautiful old carved wooden bed-posts. This, with a lantern-shaped lamp on it, looks extremely well in a hall.
The shade is, perhaps, a more important detail of a standard than of any other lamp, as it is so conspicuous. The Empire shade is the favourite at present (1911), and one rather regrets that it has to such a large extent ousted the handkerchief shade, weighted with its bead fringe. This latter was easily made at home; moreover, it could readily be washed when soiled.
Empire shades are generally covered with Chine or Watteau silk, as it is called, and edged with a bead fringe, though it is a newer idea to have this fringe of little loops of bebe ribbon weighted with beads. A white China silk prettily stencilled with floral designs is also much used for these shades. Either of these casts a warm and becoming radiance in the room, and also gives a good light by which to work. Another charming shade is made of pleated silk with a little
A pedestal lamp contrived from an old wooden bedpost and fitted with a lantern-shaped lamp Messrs. Bartholomew & Fletcher applique design of embroidered flowers. The effect of this is simple and good.
For a reading-lamp either a green or a yellow shade is best. One well-known oculist always recommends yellow, presumably because the light it casts more nearly resembles that of the sun's rays than any other colour.
There are also some new glass shades that have a very handsome effect, but are rather expensive. One variety is made of leaded green glass, edged with green glass beads; another is of green opal glass in a curious mushroom shape, set into a pierced gallery of metal-work. Either of these would be delightful for libraries, or for drawing-rooms furnished in the modern style.
The home-made shade must not be forgotten, for it allows.considerable scope, not only for the most enjoyable and interesting work, but for obtaining beautiful effects. There are, too, parchment shades which can be treated in a variety of ways, either painted or stencilled by hand, or adorned with ribbon work, spangles, and reproductions of old prints.
Ribbon work or embroidery on silk is also very effective, and it is wonderful how a handsome shade of this description will give an air of luxury to a plain room, as it is a thing which is extremely expensive to buy, though the cost of making it is very small. In considering how, in these days, a woman with a small income may beautify her home, one is often reminded of that delightful curtain-raiser of Sutro's, "A Maker of Men," and of how the wife looks round the simple home and expresses the joy she feels in the work that her own hands have done in making it attractive. There is no doubt that things that one has made oneself always give the most satisfaction.
The lace lampshade is another innovation of modern times, and here again is an opportunity for the home-worker. The correct shape for the shade must be cut in paper, and the design traced to suit it. The wire frame should be covered with silk, and the lace mounted over it.
An Empire shade on an oxidised silver electric lamp. These shades are usually covered with Chine or Watteau silk, edged with a bead fringe Messrs. Shoolbred
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Weekend Reflections for 6/16/17
Feast of the Body and Blood of the Lord, 2017
There's no such thing as a kiss. You can't put it under a glass on the mantle. It's first and foremost an action, one which re-presents the reality it signifies, and one which furthers, activates, and sustains by its realness. It's reality is inseparably embedded in the material world. So too the Body and Blood of the Lord. The ultimate reality of Christ's death and resurrection is embedded in what was once bread and wine. It's before all else an action, a communion with the Divine, and with all those in Christ, the Living and those in glory. It transforms us into Christ who saves. It is the grateful eating and drinking of salvation which transforms us so that we become what we receive. We do well when we reverence the transformed elements because the great action of God in Christ is present there in matter, the eternal present in that which changes.
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Reflections on recent events, plus the occasional fact
free rant unfiltered by rational argument.
Bureaucratic inertia; Kicking the can down the road and no light at the end of the tunnel.
This month the Hong Kong Government gained control of the Eastern Harbour Tunnel. Commissioned in 1986 and opened in 1989, under the 'build-operate-transfer' model. The builders operated the tunnel for 30 years, gaining a profit from the tolls. With reversion to the government, an opportunity exists to harmonise tolls on harbour tunnels. All studies suggest this should help ease our chronic traffic congestion.
With 30 years to plan and a consensus for action in the community, the public anticipated movement. Instead, the minister responsible announced another study. A two-year delay on any decision, as he 'kicked the can down the road.'
As usual, the government resorted to consultants to do the job. Is this because our high paid and educated civil servants can't think for themselves?
In fact, the tunnel saga is indicative of a wider malaise in government. In a slow decline since 1997, inertia surfaces as the default response to any decision. And to achieve this slothfulness the civil service has evolved powerful tools of delay and obstinacy. Some would argue this is a defence mechanism in charged political environment.
My 35 years on the inside gave an insight into the games civil servants play. I'm convinced at secret courses, the Administrative Officer grade are taught these tactics.
The choice of bureaucratic tools at the disposal of the canny individual are wide. Furthermore, there careful application can give the appearance of action, whilst actually doing nothing. These tools applied alone or in a deadly combination can have great impact. Stalling, hampering and delaying the taking of a decision or implementation of a new idea, is now a Hong Kong civil service art form.
The simple meeting is the first line of defence. Scheduling, agreeing to agendas and coordinating the event can waste weeks. Then once in the meeting the real fun starts. Endless rounds of discussion and debate over minutia; the agreed definition of terms and such. Further meetings need arranging to resolve these faux issues.
Then pseudo disputes are manufactured over who has responsibility for issues. The law may need clarifying. Now, taking legal advice is guaranteed to burn up to six months. The submission needs writing, then approval before dispatching. Next, the counsel may need clarification on matters. When the advice comes back it needs careful consideration and deliberation. The advice is then presented. But don't think that's the end of the legal game. No. The other side will then seek their own advice from counsel, based on your submission. The whole circus spins on.
I was witness to this technique delaying progress on an issue for two years. The chairman of a committee, with considerable skill, batted legal advice around for years. Then he was gone on retirement, with no decision or action.
But the pièce de résistance in bureaucratic delay tactics is the appointment of consultants. This approach to challenging issues has many benefits to the wary civil servant. First, it is a time-consuming process. Drawn-out tendering and the selection of the consultant is the norm. Second, the consultant needs time to do the work. Third, the report appears, to be then debated at length. The appointment of consultants has the extra advantage of shielding the hapless civil servant. If there is an adverse reaction to the recommendations then the fault is deflected to the consultant. A win-win for the civil servant, at great cost to the public.
By the use of these tools, delays can be induced for years. Then, by the time a decision forms, if ever, those who initiated the process have left the stage. For the Hong Kong civil service this 'kicking the can down the road' is now the default action for dealing with controversial issues. Air pollution, traffic congestion, illegal structures ... are just a few of the issues floundering.
The fraught political environment, a lack of leadership and a malaise in the civil service all combine in a trinity of inertia. Civil servants in loud voices claim they are disenfranchised by the ministerial system. But, it's easy to play the victim instead of addressing the issues.
So drivers don't expect any relief soon. With our government devoid of purpose or energy, initiatives flounder and sink in the bureaucratic sea. Cars and trucks will continue to line up at the central tunnel. Our air pollution will continue to rise with idling traffic. Meanwhile, our pampered officials twiddle their fingers awaiting the findings of the consultants.
Walter De Havilland was one of the last of the colonial coppers. He served 35 years in the Royal Hong Kong Police and Hong Kong Police Force. He's long retired.
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Archived Policies - Medicine
Surface Scanning Electromyography (EMG) (SEMG), Paraspinal Surface EMG, and Spinoscopy
Effective Date:01-01-2010
End Date:09-14-2012
The following noninvasive electromyography (EMG) tests are considered experimental, investigational and unproven as techniques to evaluate, diagnose or monitor neck/back pain or any other neuromusculoskeletal condition:
Surface electromyography (SEMG) has been investigated as a technique to evaluate the physiological functioning of the back. In contrast to anatomic imaging, SEMG records the summation of muscle activity from groups of muscles. SEMG, a noninvasive procedure, is contrasted with needle EMG, an invasive procedure, in which the electrical activity of individual muscles is recorded.
Paraspinal SEMG, also referred to as paraspinal EMG scanning, has been explored as a technique to evaluate abnormal patterns of electrical activity in the paraspinal muscles in patients with back pain symptoms such as spasm, tenderness, limited range of motion, or postural disorders. The technique is performed using one or an array of electrodes placed on the skin surface, with recordings made at rest, in various positions, or after a series of exercises. Recordings can also be made by using a handheld device, which is applied to the skin at different sites. Electrical activity can be assessed by computer analysis of the frequency spectrum (i.e., spectral analysis), amplitude, or root mean square of the electrical action potentials. In particular, spectral analysis focusing on the median frequency has been used to assess paraspinal muscle fatigue during isometric endurance exercises. Paraspinal SEMG is an office-based procedure that may be most commonly used by physiatrists or chiropractors. SEMG devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include those that use a single electrode or a fixed array of multiple surface electrodes. The following clinical applications of the paraspinal SEMG have been proposed:
Spinoscopy (Spinoscope®, Spinex Corp.) consists of SEMG with associated video-recordings that records vertebral movement and the corresponding muscular activity during movements of the back.
Validation of the use of SEMG as a clinical diagnostic technique involves a sequential three-step procedure as follows:
The following discussion focuses on these three steps.
1. Technical Performance of the Test:
Several studies using different SEMG devices have suggested that paraspinal SEMG, in general, is a reliable technique, based on coefficients of variation or test/retest studies. While reliability is an important initial diagnostic parameter, the reliability of a test does not necessarily relate to its clinical utility. A diagnostic test must be further evaluated against a gold standard. The gold standard for evaluating the electrical activity of muscles is needle electromyography. Ideally, one would like to see data comparing the results of SEMG, which tests groups of muscles, to needle electromyography, which evaluates individual muscles. No such articles were identified in a literature search, thus it is not known how, or if, the electrical activity of groups of muscles relates to any specific muscle pathology, as validated by needle EMG. However, it is recognized that the pathology of individual muscles (i.e., radiculopathy, neuropathy, etc.) may represent a different process than the pathology of muscle groups (i.e., muscle strain, spasm, etc.), and thus SEMG may be considered by its advocates as a unique test for which there is currently no gold standard. Nevertheless, even if one accepts this premise, there are inadequate data to evaluate the diagnostic performance of SEMG. For example, no articles were identified in the published peer-reviewed literature that established definitions of normal or abnormal SEMG. In some instances, asymmetrical electrical activity may have been used to define abnormality; results may be compared to a "normative data base". However, there was no published literature defining what degree of asymmetry would constitute abnormality or how a normative database was established.
In the absence of a gold standard diagnostic test, correlation with the clinical symptoms and physical exam is critical. De Luca has published a series of studies investigating a type of SEMG called the Back Analysis System (BAS), consisting of surface electrodes and other components to measure the electrical activity of muscles during isometric exercises designed to produce muscle fatigue. Using physical exam and clinical history as a gold standard, the author found that BAS was able to accurately identify control and back pain patients 84% and 91% of the time, respectively, with the values increasing to 100% in some populations of patients. (Accuracy is the sum of true positive and true negative results.) However, these studies were not designed as a clinical diagnostic tool per se, but were intended to investigate the etiology of back pain and to investigate muscular fatigue patterns in patients with and without back pain. When used to monitor response to therapy, patients may have served as their own control. However, there are no data that analyze how changes in the SEMG correlate to clinical response, whether a clinical response in the face of persisting SEMG abnormalities suggests ongoing pathology, or whether persistent symptoms in the face of a normal SEMG represent malingering.
2. How Results of the Test Are Used in the Management of the Patient
Several articles describe the use of SEMG as an aid in classifying low back pain. Much of the research in this application has focused on the use of spectral analysis to assess muscle fatigability. However, it is unclear how this information may be used in the management of the patient. For example, while the innovators of the BAS system indicate that SEMG can suggest potential therapies by distinguishing deconditioning from muscle inhibition secondary to pain-related behavior, no clinical studies describe the use of SEMG in suggesting therapy. In another application of SEMG, Arena and colleagues assessed the amplitude of SEMG recordings as a measure of paraspinal muscle tension in 66 patients and reported that the degree of muscle tension did not correlate with pain levels. These findings raised questions about the role of biofeedback, muscle relaxants, or other therapies designed to reduce muscle tension. While SEMG may be used to objectively document muscle spasm or other muscular abnormalities, it is unclear how such objective documentation would supplant or enhance clinical evaluation, or how this information would be used to alter the treatment plan. Part of the difficulty in clinical interpretation is understanding to what extent the SEMG abnormalities are primary or secondary. In addition, as noted by the guidelines from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, AHCPR), no specific workup is recommended for acute low back pain without warning signs.
In terms of the use of SEMG to monitor response to treatment, there are no data to demonstrate how the results of SEMG compare to clinical assessment, such as determining recommended activity levels or ability to return to work.
3. Whether Beneficial Health Outcomes Occur as a Result of the Change in Management
There are no data regarding the final health outcomes. For example, SEMG has been proposed as a technique to differentiate muscle spasm from muscle contracture, with muscle spasm treated with relaxation therapy, and contracture treated with stretching exercises. There are no data to validate that such treatment suggested by SEMG results in improved outcomes.
The value of Spinoscopy evaluation in diagnosing and monitoring patients with back problems and ultimately improving their outcomes has not been demonstrated in the published peer reviewed medical literature.
Surface EMG techniques have not been shown to be reliable or valid when compared to standard, conventional needle EMG studies. A review of the MEDLINE database through February 2007 did not identify any studies published in the peer-reviewed literature that change the coverage position of this medical policy.
2009 Update
A search of peer reviewed literature through September 2009 identified no new clinical trial publications or any additional information that would change the coverage position of this medical policy.
Each benefit plan, summary plan description or contract defines which services are covered, which services are excluded, and which services are subject to dollar caps or other limitations, conditions or exclusions. Members and their providers have the responsibility for consulting the member's benefit plan, summary plan description or contract to determine if there are any exclusions or other benefit limitations applicable to this service or supply. If there is a discrepancy between a Medical Policy and a member's benefit plan, summary plan description or contract, the benefit plan, summary plan description or contract will govern.
Medicare Coverage:
The information contained in this section is for informational purposes only. HCSC makes no representation as to the accuracy of this information. It is not to be used for claims adjudication for HCSC Plans.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) does not have a national Medicare coverage position. Coverage may be subject to local carrier discretion.
A national coverage position for Medicare may have been developed or changed since this medical policy document was written. See Medicare's National Coverage at <http://www.cms.hhs.gov>.
Ahern, D.K., Follick, M.J., et al. Reliability of lumbar paravertebral EMG assessment in chronic low back pain. Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation (1986) 67(10):762-5.
Cram, J.R., Lloyd, J., et al. The reliability of EMG muscle scanning. International Journal of Psychosomatics (1994) 41(1-4):41-5.
Gentempo, P. Kent, C. Establishing medical necessity for paraspinal EMG scanning. Chiropractic: Journal of Chiropractic Research and Clinical Investigations (1990) 3(1):22-5.
De Luca, C.J. Use of the surface EMG signal for performance evaluation of back muscles. Muscle Nerve (1993) 16(2):210-6.
Roy, S.H., Oddsson, L.I. Classification of paraspinal muscle impairments by surface electromyography. Physical Therapy (1998) 78(8):838-51.
Peach, J.P., McGill, S.M. Classification of low back pain with the use of spectral electromyogram parameters. Spine (1998) 23(10):1117-23.
Roy, S.H., De Luca, C.J., et al. Spectral electromyographic assessment of back muscles in patients with low back pain undergoing rehabilitation. Spine (1995) 20(1):38-48.
Bittman, B., Cram, J.R. Surface electromyography: An electrophysiologic alternative in pain management. Presented at American Pain Society (1992 October).
Ellestad, S.M., Nagle, R.V. et al. Electromyographic and skin resistance responses to osteopathic manipulative treatment for low-back pain. Journal of American Osteopathy Association (1988) 88(8):991-7.
Falkenberg, J., Podein, R.J., et al. Surface EMG activity of the back musculature during axial spinal unloading using an LTX 3000 Lumbar Rehabilitation System. Electromyography Clinical Neurophysiology (2001) 41(7):419-27.
Humphrey, A.R., Nargol, A.V., et al. The value of electromyography of the lumbar paraspinal muscles in discriminating between chronic-low-back-pain sufferers and normal subjects. Europe Spine Journal (2005) 14(2):175-84.
Cheung, J., Halbertsma, J.P., et al. A preliminary study on electromyographic analysis of paraspinal musculature in idiopathic scoliosis. Europe Spine Journal (2005) 14(2):130-7.
Paraspinal Surface Electromyography (EMG) to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain. Chicago, Illinois: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Medical Policy Reference Manual (2009 October) 2.01.35.
Policy History:
1/1/2010 Revised/Updated Entire Document, no change in experimental, investigational, and unproven coverage position.
5/15/2007 Revised/Updated Entire Document
10/2003 Codes Revised/Added/Deleted
8/15/2003 Revised/Updated Entire Document
1/1998 Revised/Updated Entire Document
5/1996 Revised/Updated Entire Document
1/1995 Revised/Updated Entire Document
4/1994 Revised/Updated Entire Document
5/1990 New Medical Document
Archived Document(s):
|Effective Date:
|End Date:
|Surface Scanning Electromyography (EMG) (SEMG), Paraspinal Surface EMG, and Spinoscopy
|Surface Scanning Electromyography (EMG) (SEMG), Paraspinal Surface EMG, and Spinoscopy
|Surface Scanning Electromyography (EMG) (SEMG), Paraspinal Surface EMG, and Spinoscopy
|Surface Scanning Electromyography (EMG) (SEMG), Paraspinal Surface EMG, and Spinoscopy
|Surface Scanning Electromyography (EMG) (SEMG), Paraspinal Surface EMG, and Spinoscopy
|Surface Scanning Electromyography (EMG) (SEMG), Paraspinal Surface EMG, and Spinoscopy
|Needle Electromyogram (EMG) and Paraspinal Surface Electromyography
|Spinoscopy, Motion Analysis


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Not a problem for these exercises as long as you are only cutting out silences, but would be for exam.Robert Goodwin wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:42 amFor the sake of full disclosure, I will say up front that this video is edited. To be specific, there were long pauses between excersizes due to the fact that my screen was some 6 feet away and I had trouble reading the next excersize. Only the silent pauses have been cut out.
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You've heard of the Ventnor Giant created by world-renowned street artist, Phlegm. Well in the same week we can also introduce you to the Ventnor Mermaid.
Prolific Isle of Wight artist, Not Dead Yet (aka Tony Trowbridge), was down in Ventnor for the Fringe Festival this week and created this great artwork during a live painting session at St Catherine's church.
Tony explains,
Live painting at the Ventnor Fringe in the graveyard (a first for me) opposite Ventnor Fringe Festival HQ, Ventnor Exchange.
"Very early start down on the beach collecting stuff to paint on (banner and cardboard signs), then up to the church to screw it all on a chipboard frame and paint away."
The painting has been on display all week at St Catherine's Church, collecting donations for the research into Motor Neurone Disease. She's now moved to the former bus station on Pier Street.
Take the mermaid home with you
When the festival comes to an end tomorrow (Sunday), Tony will be giving the Ventnor Mermaid away.
If you have a large enough space for the 8ftx6ft artwork get in touch with Tony via Facebook or Twitter.
Show your support
If you'd like to make a donation you can via Tony's partner's Just Giving Page.
Fiona is also doing lots this year to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease Association, so check out her Just Giving Page for updates.
Saturday, 11th August, 2018 12:08pm
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April 20-21 2017, Utrecht University (De Uithof)
From Fall School to Spring School
For various reasons ICO has decided to shift the ICO National and International Schools to Springtime, instead of the Fall. Good thing is, we will no longer suffer from falling leaves delaying our trains, so we can all be in time for the opening session. We realise that for some of you this change means you have a little less time to prepare yourselves this year. But you can use the Spring School to practice the presentation you plan to give on the conferences that follow, like the ORD, JURE or EARLI-conference.
In 2018, the International Spring School will be planned late March 2018, with a possibility for our part time-ICO PhD members to be present for a half week, instead of the full week. More information about this event will follow in due time.
The ICO NSS: ICO's national networking event
The ICO National Spring School (NSS) is a biennial, two-day networking event for all ICO Members: PhDs, Staff and Post Docs. During this event ICO members can meet, mingle, and learn about the projects of other ICO members, while the PhD-candidates can practice their presentation skills in a safe surroundings;
At the ICO National Spring School, you can
- learn about the new developments in educational sciences during the presentations of the PhD-candidates
- meet kindred research spirits during the Meet-your-Theme Group-session;
- informally catch up with long lost colleagues at the conference dinner;
The focus of the National School is on the ICO PhD-candidates. PhD's are given the opportunity to present their project, either in a Junior Presentation (for 1st and 2nd year candidates) or in a Senior Presentation (3rd or 4th year candidates). The Junior Presentation can be either a Poster Presentation, or a Round Table Presentation. The Senior Presentation is a Paper Presentation.
How to prepare?
For all presentation sessions it is required to send in a paper and an abstract before April 10, 2017. All papers will be accepted automatically. More information on how to prepare can be found on the webpages "Paper presentation", "Poster presentation" and "Round Table presentation" .
ICO Staff and Post Doc Members: our discussants and chairs
While the PhD-candidates are presenting their work, all attending ICO Staff and Post Doc-members will have a role, either as chair of a session, or as a discussant. Of course, we will try to give all Staff and Post Docs the opportunity to be present as an auditor at the presentations of the projects they are involved in themselves, either as a promoter or as a supervisor. If you have any special wishes regarding the presentations of your PhD Students you want to attend, please let us know at your registration form.
Registration and deadlines
- Registration is open from February until March 30th;
- Send in your abstract and paper before April 10, to email@example.com.
- ICO members (PhD, staff and post docs): no fee
- ICO Alumni: € 25,00 (excluding administration costs, if applicable)
- Non-ICO members: € 100,00 (excluding administration costs, if applicable)
Attending staff and post doc members are also obliged to register. Do you want to be present, but you cannot be there for the both days? No problem, you can also register for just one day.
More information
More information can be found on the ICO National Fall School website (https://sites.google.com/site/iconationalspringschool2017/). In due time the site will be filled with the schedule, more information about the keynote, the workshops, the Theme-group-sessions, and the various student presentations.


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Norman Spinrad is the author of over twenty novels, including Bug Jack Barron, The Iron Dream, Child of Fortune, Pictures at 11, Greenhouse Summer, and The Druid King.
He has also published something like 60 short stories collected in half a dozen volumes. The novels and stories have been published in about 15 languages.
His most recent novel length publication in English is He Walked Among Us, published in April 2010 by Tor in hardcover and April 2011 in trade paperback.
He's written teleplays, including the classic Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine, and two produced feature films Druids and LA Sirene Rouge. He is a long time literary critic, sometime film critic, perpetual political analyst, and sometime songwriter.
He's also briefly been a radio phone show host, has appeared as a vocal artist on three albums, and occassionally performs live. Heís been a literary agent, and President of the Science Fiction Writers of America and World SF. Heís posted 30 YouTube videos to date.
He grew up in New York, has lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, and Paris, and travelled widely in Europe and rather less so in Latin America, Asia, and Oceania.
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Raising Hell
Author: Norman Spinrad
Publisher: PM Press/ Outspoken Authors
Published: 07/14
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Size: 7.5 x 5.5
Page Count: 128
Subjects: Science Fiction
An all-new story designed to take a poke at both Christian fundamentalists and corporate CEOs, "Raising Hell" is a rousing account of the fight to improve working conditions in Hell, with the help of such deceased immortals as Jimmy Hoffa, John L. Lewis, and César Chávez. "The Abnormal New Normal," which casts a cold and razor-sharp eye on current trends in popular culture, shows how they reflect the domination of the one percent, and suggests a radical fix.
Also featured is our Outspoken Interview, the usual mix of intimate revelation, celebrity gossip, insight, opinion, and outright lies.
"Norman Spinrad, one of the sacred heroes of my coming-of-age as a writer, has never quit redefining his role as dissident and sage, inviting the bullies of the present moment outside for a throwdown, and somehow also conjuring possible futures despite all the odds against those—he's that most miraculous of creatures, a Utopianist's Dystopianist."
—Jonathan Lethem
"Spinrad is without a doubt one of the best contemporary American novelists. Endowed with an acuity as terrifying as it is pertinent."
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By Paul Di Filippo
October 9th, 2014
Whenever discussion turns to candidates for the next SFWA Grandmaster Award, the name of one author who is fully entitled to such a distinction is notably missing. I refer to Norman Spinrad. After a career that began in 1963—that's fifty-plus years and counting, folks—and which includes epochal work during the seminal New Wave movement; a continuing stream of top-notch, impassioned, always varied novels and stories thereafter; two stints as SFWA President; and a wealth of critical essays that have helped to elucidate the intellectual and narrative storyspace occupied by fantastika—well, one would think such credits would render the possessor a shoe-in for the honor.
But giving Norman Spinrad the Grandmaster title would be like sitting the court jester on the throne; like taking a rebel leader from the jungle and putting him in the Presidential palace; like making Mother Teresa the Pope. Institutions would be upended, black would be white, and hogs would grow pinions.
Raising Hell: A Review
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Jimmy DiAngelo is in Hell, but he's faced worse situations as a disreputable union organizer, and he sets out to make conditions better for the demons in a satire that fails to make a point beyond a banal "life is hell." Spinrad (Osama the Gun) opens with distasteful references to anal penetration as he sets up the bleakness of Hell and how unfair it is to Lucifer and the others. When DiAngelo works with other union leaders to establish a new bargaining agreement between Heaven and Hell, he opens up a rebellion on a celestial scale and provides a opening for corporate monsters to exploit people in the afterlife. The futility of Lucifer's situation matches the oppressively cynical writing, which focuses heavily on Spinrad's disgust both for corporations and for the worst aspects of the labor movement. This feeling extends into the author interview and the more competently written essay about the current economic climate that complete this short, skippable set piece.Buy book now | Download e-Book now | Back to reviews | Back to top
Los Angeles Review of Books
March 10th, 2014
"A brief concluding thought on accolades. As the The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction summarizes, Spinrad "won the Prix Utopia in 2003, a life achievement award given by the Utopiales International Festival in Nantes, France; he won no significant awards in America or the UK." While it's true that his work has never reached the critical thresholds of popularity or fellow peer support needed to earn these awards, we should remember that he has been nominated for six Hugo awards and six Nebula awards across categories that include dramatic presentation, novel, novella, novelette and nonfiction book. Perhaps my favorite of Spinrad's short stories is "Carcinoma Angels," which first appeared in Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions, and which tells the story of Harrison Wintergreen, a prodigy who can seemingly accomplish anything he sets out to, except taking pleasure in his own accomplishments — with tragic results. That story is a compelling reminder to enjoy what we do have while it lasts."
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Demonetisation leads to multiple benefits, lower interest rates: PMO
On January 1, State Bank of India surprised the markets by slashing the marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) by 0.9 per cent.business Updated: Nov 08, 2017 07:15 IST
Banks have lowered their lending rates by about 1 per cent post demonetisation, the Prime Minister's Office said on Tuesday, citing "multiple benefits" of the scrapping of old high-value currency notes.
The government scrapped the old Rs 500/1,000 notes on November 8 and the holders were asked to deposit them with banks by December 30. Although there was separate timelines for NRIs and those who were abroad during the period.
On January 1, State Bank of India surprised the markets by slashing the marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) by 0.9 per cent.
Other banks followed suit.
The outstanding demonetised notes as on November 8, 2016 were Rs 15.44 lakh crore. Of these, Rs 15.28 lakh crore or 99 per cent were returned, leaving only about Rs 16,000 crore outside the banking system.
"Loans got cheaper since lending rates declined by around 100 basis points", said the Prime Minister's Office in a tweet while highlighting the "multiple benefits of demonetisation".
In its October monetary policy review, the RBI flayed banks for keeping the lending rates high and flagged concerns over base rate MCLR, saying these have not been able to improve monetary transmission.
The PMO further said real estate priced declined.
Revenues of urban local bodies (ULBs) across the country increased almost 3 times as consumers were allowed to pay their dues in the demonetised currency.
The revenues of ULBs in Uttar Pradesh increased 4 times while that of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat were up almost 5 times.
Referring to digital modes of payments, the PMO further said that the number of debit card transactions increased by 50 per cent to 26.55 crore in August as compared to 13.05 per cent in the same month last year. The value of transactions too increased by 48 per cent to Rs 35,413 crore.
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If you've looked at the news in the past week, there's absolutely no doubt that you've seen the news about Brexit. Just a reminder for those who might not have seen what was going on, the United Kingdom held a referendum that was open to public vote whether the UK should stay in the European Union. Needless to say, late last week when the results came in, the world was shocked. The UK voted to LEAVE the European Union, with a vote of 51.9% to leave and 48.1% to stay.
And you know what's even more shocking? Economists, journalists, CEOs, and just about everyone in between downplayed the risk of it happening. It couldn't happen. The UK has been part of the EU for over two decades. And then guess what...it happened! The world was shocked, probably almost as shocked as the people who voted to leave and then realized it was a real vote. The financial markets reacted...and how might you ask?
Last Friday, the Dow dropped 610 points. This is one of the biggest single day drops in history, and then it was followed by another drop on Monday by 260 points. This epic slide left the market teetering on the 17,000 range. Was the bear market here to stay? The British Pound fell to its lowest valuation since 1985, coming in at roughly $1.31 to the US Dollar. Double digit percentage drops in currency valuations in such a short period of time are rare!
So naturally, people began questioning how Brexit will impact the New York City real estate market? With so much uncertainty in all of Europe, real estate in New York City actually stands to gain from this. Why? The stock market volatility that we experienced this past week is not a reflection of weakness of the US markets, rather it is a reflection of the economic uncertainty that Europe will be facing in the years to come. Brexit is not an overnight sort of resolution. It will take years to complete (unless there is a revote). Additionally, there is talk of other countries joining on the exit train out of the European Union.
This means that the Euro may be next up to lose its luster. You could probably argue it already has to some extent. So guess where European investors will be seeking to move their money?US assets, including New York City real estate. Also, where do you think people who might have considered Europe will now move their money. Here to the United States. The strength of the US Dollar might be bad for exports, but it's great for people looking to ride out the strength of the the dollar. Short of buying USD and keeping it in a dollar denominated account, New York real estate is the next best thing.
...and just in case you were wondering where the stock market was as of this writing (6/28/2016), check out the graph below.
Although volatile, it seems like the market recovered fairly quickly. And during this week long ordeal, the real estate market in New York City stood steady as a rock.


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We have chosen this year to take our 13 year old triplets on vacation to the DR with us. Beginning to think I should have done it sooner. Can anyone suggest a resort that still considers 13 yr olds as kids. I don't want to book two rooms, but will if I have to.
Travelling with 3, 13 Yr olds
You've got problems on two counts. AFAIK, the cut-off at most resorts is 12, so you're right. You probably should have done it sooner. The other issue is that most resorts allow a max of 4 persons in a room. Some of our posters seem to be having issues with that (4 persons) this year as well. Two rooms might be your only way out. Anyone got any ideas?
Strong drugs. LOL
Lots of Presidente…lol
The Riu properties show 2 adults and up to 3 children to age 16 at their main site at riu.com.
Nice safe resorts. I checked the Merengue and a suite that I know would be a little tight but would work.
Maybe an email to them?
Bob has the address, I think.
[quote=@spunky]The Riu properties show 2 adults and up to 3 children to age 16 at their main site at riu.com.
Nice safe resorts. I checked the Merengue and a suite that I know would be a little tight but would work.
Maybe an email to them?
Bob has the address, I think.[/quote]
You could e-mail them at firstname.lastname@example.com
or even better why not call their Reservations Center at 1 (866) 845-3765 They speak English.
Thanks Gregg!
Thanks for all the suggestions! And I will have lots of Presidente!
The Ocean Blue will take 2 adults and 3 children. They have rooms with 2 double beds and sofa that would accomodate all of you. If they do not accept 13 year olds as children, then your other option could be to book two interconnecting rooms which they have and they are all located on the ground floor.
Our friends have decided to book the Barcelo Punta Cana, so I guess that is where we wil be going. We will get two rooms. We've been to Ocean Blue (just us). I would like to take the kids there someday.
Thanks for all the responses!
Barcelo is okay. There are nice upgrades available.
Is amyscreative a business?
i have 2 weeks vacation and i like to organize a trip for my childrens so that they enjoy summer vacations…please anyone suggest me where i have to go for trip where my childrens enjoy each and every moment
Guess 13 years old needs to be having a different room because not sure whether a resort will be offering something for this age or not or may be you will be charged for it.You should have ideas about it first.


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