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|A detailed list of equipment deliveries as for Military Programme Law in France. It is perhaps not necessary to publish the number of every single missile, but the MOD's way of doing things in the dark is right at the other extreme.
News, rumours, analysis and assorted ramblings on the strategies, the missions, the procurement of kit and the future of the Armed Forces.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Knowing when to talk
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The sad decline of our armed forces reflects the country as a whole . The people that forms Britains ruling elite just don't care about the armed forces, to them it's just a waste of money and must be made ineffective .ReplyDelete
Good post. I particularly agree with what you say about there being "no visibility about what actually happens to equipment programmes." For some time now, I have been suspecting that what you say is true, for instance; "there is no way to track what is happening, and cuts can happen without outsiders even realizing it. This is no operational secrecy: this is a deliberate effort to cut by stealth. Chop things off without it being known." That strikes me as being exactly what is happening.
Take, for instance, what is happening over Fire Shadow. I think it has already been cancelled by stealth. I tried to contact you about it on the "The Equipment Plan and Major Projects Report 2014" thread but I think you were probably too busy to pick it up. Anyway, I can now find no record of the system on the MBDA site, whereas it was there only a few weeks ago.
I think you have been rather hard, though, on the service chiefs not speaking out while in office. I certainly would not like to lose my pension. I find it unforgivable that, when asked about why senior military figures were so concerned about defence, Mr. Cameron said, "Well, obviously they have their own book to talk; sometimes quite literally a book to talk." That was unbelievably insulting to the people concerned! Perhaps if he had served himself, he would realize how deeply these people feel. I think it will lose him my vote.Replies
Sorry i didn't reply to your comment. I saw it back at the time, but i made the mistake of not replying right away, and then of course forgot it. But yes. Google searching still easily finds MBDA documents about Fire Shadow, but i see it isn't very visible anymore in the catalogue... a programme with a murky fate. Maybe the next NAO report will enable us to know what exactly happened. But yes, it is an example of deliberate murkiness, ever since its budget was "hidden" by merging it into the Brimstone 2 voice in NAO reports.Delete
Cameron said an offensive thing, no doubt, but sadly defence chiefs are too easy to hit like this. I do understand being worried for your career, but when the time comes, you must speak. The hearings of the defence committee are an important occasion to get worries out in the open without breaking any rule. I want to see a prime minister daring to sack a top brass for speaking too openly to the Defence Committee. It would be political suicide. Top brass should take the risk. They won't have much left to preside over, otherwise. Playing along just isn't helping.
Thanks very much for the reply.
One point I forgot to make was that some pundits have put the next SDSR at almost a year away (next February or even March). Surely we can't go on muddling through in the present atmosphere of vagueness for that long. Major decisions, both on equipment and manpower, will have to be made well before then in order for Forces 2020 to work.
On the subject of Fire Shadow, if memory serves me correctly, the MOD/Army actually purchased about 20 units, the intention (daft or not) being to trial them and develop the system"in service", as it were. If the project has been abandoned, what a waste of procurement money! Far better to have had the system developed by the manufacturer and then purchased.
- ChallengerMarch 11, 2015 at 11:36 PM
Good post Gab!ReplyDelete
I completely agree that when trying to nail down the specifics of any given equipment acquisition or spending commitment in general you either come up against very vague, non-committal rhetoric, or worse no information at all
The only sensible way to plan for the future is to set a requirement, settle on a firm solution and stick with it! A simple sounding concept that the MOD and UK government seem to systematically fail to grasp.
Military necessity seems to often be the last consideration, way below the political requirements of the day, driven by politicians who can only see as far ahead as the next general election and are desperate to curry favour by preserving employment in marginal constituency's, propping up faltering British businesses and demanding that the Armed Forces continually do more with less because of a marginalization of defence matters and a refusal to increase spending on something that isn't perceived as 'vote winning' in the way that for example the NHS is.
Agree on Army 2020 as well, i think you make some really good points. However good or bad the concept may be the reality just isn't matching expectations.
The Army Reserve targets aren't being met, we are seeing a situation where the Army has way too many infantry battalions (as you say to preserve the precious cap-badges) all of which are going to be under-strength and only filled out with the promised Reserve companies which are a long way from fruition. Plus even if the planned Regular/Reserves integration does work out i'd say serious questions should still asked as to what operating mixed battalions does for unit cohesion and effectiveness.
You're completely right as well about the sloppy make-up of the Adaptable Force, which basically seems like a dumping ground for what's not needed for the Reaction elements. If the AF was really all about preserving the ability to sustain a brigade level enduring op then 2 fully filled out and supported brigades to make the magic 5 overall would be the plan instead of the 7 hollowed out, different sized brigades we are currently planning for which does seem to be far more about preserving cap-badges and anticipating further cuts in manpower.
Everything is unbalanced as well, with not enough supporting formations to go with the remaining infantry.
And they badly need some new vehicles to replace the ancient things they are currently driving. FRES, or whatever it has since been renamed seems unbelievably complex and dragged out for what should be an easy 'yep we want that one' off the shelf purchase.
All in all it's a bit shambolic isn't it!
The forces chiefs seem to behave like uniformed civil servants, unable to actually talk about things without ministerial approval, especially in the defence select committee. I agree that honestly they should speak out and lay into the years of mismanagement that have hobbled the forces. If anything so the public are made to understand what's going on. There's a perception of security based on ignorance and the assumption that the UK armed forces are as capable as they're always been. Which they aren't. The problem is that without single - service ministers present in parliament the old outlet for these concerns no longer exists. Nobody is there to specifically state the requirements of the Army, RAF or RN and the overall defence ministers tend to be either too weak to effect change or on board with the treasury's agenda before they even arrive. I fear that even losing wars isn't enough to effect change by shocking the public into action. I still have no idea how they spun Basra into anything but a catastrophic defeat. In 2007 the Army lost, badly. The reaction? Silence. Needless to say I am deeply worried by this.ReplyDelete
The problem stems from the weakness of the Politian's this weakness demands control, in particular control of any dissention. This can be seen in their attempts to reduce the sources of possible dissention. Hence we see the creation of the MOD which conveniently replaced three separate possible sources of dissention, the separate service ministries, with one. In the eighties we had the elimination of separate service ministers, and recently the effective marginalisation of the three service Chiefs. This leaves just the Chief of the Defence Staff as the only military link to the government. This puts a lot of responsibility on the chosen officer. An Officer chosen by the government. Who do you think they are likely to chose a lick spittle or an Alan Brooke? Unlike Churchill I doubt Politian's today have the courage to choose an Alan Brooke.ReplyDeleteReplies
The problem is that there's basically no public engagement with defence issues, it's become an area of government that simply gets "managed" and nobody takes note of what's really going on. In my opinion this is profoundly problematic for democratic accountability. We would do well to remember that things were not always this way, back in the early 1900s defence was one of the key issues in the public consciousness. The popular slogan during the dreadnought race with Germany: "We want eight and we won't wait" demonstrates that sections of the British public engaged with the debate on warship building because they cared and felt that they had a stake in what the country was doing for its defence. Contrast that with today, most people could care less and almost all are shockingly badly educated on these issues. It's taken me 3 years of King's College London's war studies degree to fully realise just how out of touch ordinary people are. I fear that we may have already passed the point of no return, but whatever happens it'll take a serious shock or some people with strength and will and vision at the helm of the "ship of state" to effect the change that's so badly needed.Delete
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While we may lament the lack of interest shown by the public in matters of defence, it remains the responsibility of the Politian's to ensure the proper defence of the UK irrespective of personal advantage or party interests. Unfortunatly with a few exceptions this is far from the case.
My concern is that there have been, historically speaking, circumstances where the public become inclined to take an interest in the state of their armed forces. This is most notable when the country is at war and it is being mishandled. In the Crimea the failure to manage the military effectively brought down the government. I would contend that what happened in Basra was far worse, bordering on criminal. What really worries me though is that no person off the street is aware that it even happened. It is a healthy sign of democratic governance if during a war politicians have the sword of Damocles hung over them by the public. In the same way that incompetent generals can always be fired, politicians also need to know that failure has real risks for them personally. No amount of spin should be able to cover up a military disaster, the media and public have a responsibility to hold their leaders to account otherwise they'll get away with murder.Delete
You are quite right about Basra. It was a defeat and an ignominious one. I remember General Sir Michael Rose. a top-ranking British Army officer and former head of the SAS, saying some years before that campaign, that if the cuts to defence went much further, then the British Army would suffer a defeat. Basra proved that to be true. We went in there with too few resources, both in terms of manpower and kit. I know very well whom to blame for that!
You are also quite right about the fact that the British public could not care less about defence and are shockingly badly educated on such issues.
"Who do you think they are likely to chose a lick spittle or an Alan Brooke? Unlike Churchill I doubt Politicians today have the courage to choose an Alan Brooke."
Yes. Brooke was a strong-minded character and no pushover. However, although I have a private theory that the politicians we had 50 to 60 years ago were giants compared to today's pygmies, I don't think you can say the same about our military leaders. They want strong forces but are hamstrung in so many ways, not least of which is the number of top-ranking officer to represent their views with the Government, as you point out.
I'm afraid I don't share your confidence in the top military leadership. Looking from the outside, the performance of British officers from Brigadier upwards in both Iraq and Afghanistan doesn't look good. Their seems to have been no real understanding of the environments they were operating in, no idea of what they were trying to achieve and no idea of how to go about it. Their also appears to be a reluctance to both acknowledge failure and to examine the causes. Which is a recipe for future failure. Is it time to look at how senior officers are selected and trained?
Surely part of the answer is for some serving senior officers to stand for Parliament. Even if they don't get elected their voice would be heard and be very difficult for the Government to silence them.ReplyDeleteReplies
Members of the armed forces can't stand for election to Parliament. Why? I have no idea. But they can't.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2015 at 3:37 AM
It's for good historical reasons - the military have been excluded from politics since the English Civil War, when they got a little bit too involved (apart from the Glorious Revolution in 1688). Serving officers are not allowed to make political statements or even publicly declare their politcal allegianceDelete
I know that's not true, during the Napoleonic wars plenty of officers were also parliamentarians. Nelson had a seat in the Lords, even if he only showed up rarely. No, it's got to be more recent than that. Has treating soldiers, sailors and airmen like glorified civil servants actually helped the UK? If officers were more free to discuss defence issues in public, with reasonable limits on where and when such criticism can be made, do you not think that would better ensure that politicians are held to account?Delete
Its important this restriction on serving officers is repealed.Delete
The only danger to parliament being that they might hear unpleasant truths.
- AnonymousMarch 21, 2015 at 6:06 AM
@BG - yes - some serving officers sat in the Lords - some because they were ennobled as a reward for winning battles, many because they were titled in their own right and had inherited while they were serving. As part of the unwritten British constitution, they rarely appeared, and usually only to speak on matters relating to their service. Some were elected to the Commons (often into Rotten Boroughs) as they were already landowning Gentry, or had become wealthy on prize money and become part of the Gentry. It was all against Army or Navy regulations, as attending Parliament meant that they would often not be available for service duties. Naval officers were known to hire substitutes to cover for the fact that they were actually AWOL. Some had a "family" seat in Parliament and never attended until after they left the service. Because of their position in society, few were ever punished. It was a corrupt period.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2015 at 3:40 PM
Lets keep things in perspective, the UK defence budget at over $50 billion is not exactly small, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Poland, Canada etc all spend less than 2 % on defence, so if the UK did drop below that figure it would not be the end of the world. The only NATO nations that do meet the target aside from the UK and US, are tiny Estonia and bankrupt Greece. (the latter nodoubt because of Turkey).ReplyDelete
At the rate the UK economy is expected to grow, by 2019 the UK defence budget would apparently have to increase by £6 bn ($9 bn) to meet the
2 % target, that obviously is not going to happen, no matter what ex service chiefs, Obama, US generals or anyone else says, so the UK defence budget will fall below 2% sooner or later.
That has only become such an issue because Cameron pompously lectured the other NATO leaders on their defence spending at the summit in Wales.
The UK will still pull it's weight, just look at the air campaign against ISIL,
even when the UK joins an operation reluctantly and only deploys the minimum level of force, the RAF has still carried out the second largest number of strikes. There will nodoubt be a spike in French missions now that CdG has been deployed, but she will only be in the Gulf for 8 weeks, before sailing for an exercise/sales push in India, then she will return to France for a three year refit, where as the Tonkas and Reapers at Akrotiri will just carry on chalking up the strikes month after month.
The French might have their defence law, but it is not doing their escort fleet much good, they are down to just 10 high-end major surface combatants eg
2 Horizon
2 old Cassards
1 FREMM in service
5 George Leygues
They have also axed one of their auxiliary oilers, so will be down to just three, compared to the RFA's 9-10 replenishent vessels eg
4 Tides (when they enter service replacing the 2 Rovers & last Leaf class)
2 Waves
3 Forts/FSS
1 chartered tanker MV Mearsk Rapier
So it's not all doom and gloom.Replies
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2015 at 3:49 PM
Edit above - No there are not two Canadas, I was editing the list and clicked on publish by mistake.Delete
Measuring defence by merely looking at the budget in US dollars is not really helpful, because one billion dollar in the US is one thing, in France another, in the UK yet another, in Russia another still and in China yet one more. Too much differences in the cost of manpower, infrastructure, and all the other voices, generate tremendous differences in what a set amount of money actually means in capability terms.Delete
The RFA might have more vessels, but several are effectively unable to sail because the system has not recovered from the demented manpower cuts of 2010. They are very worried about how they will man Tidespring even to bring her back from Korea.
The french navy might also have less "major" escorts, but it has a large number of middle weight ships (6 Floreal and 5 La Fayette) and a large number of OPVs based abroad to cover its own standing tasks. So, the french navy, with less major escorts, can put to sea an escorted carrier and amphibious task groups.
The RN has had to merge the two in the Response Force Task Group, and still has to deploy on COUGAR without escorts in the group because its major escorts are all tied in standing tasks. Having more frigates isn't necessarily going to help if they are all tied elsewhere.
And there are many other issues. And this is before the budget gets dramatically slashed again. The numbers making the rounds, if true, will make sure the UK will not have a real weight to pull anymore.
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2015 at 5:11 PM
In a crisis the Type 45s and T23s tied down on such tasks as the north Atlantic/Caribbean patrol, chasing pirates in the Indian Ocean, or various exercises, could be withdrawn from those tasks to replace sunk or damage ships, or simply to sustain an operation, but a Horizon or FREMM could not be replaced by a La Fayette light frigate or Floreal class corvette.Delete
There will be no end of wild stories leaked to the press between now and after the election, still it gives the Telegraph a chance to publish articles with headlines like this "Putin's million man army ready to steam roll across the channel". Defence journalism at it's best!
You say it would not be the end of the world if the UK went below the 2% target. You're sure? It might not be the actual end; that will come later, but it will be the beginning of the end as the UK wastes billions on 'Danegeld'. Most importantly it is another broken promise. My word is my bond- remember that? Do you understand about Danegeld?Delete
This isn't about being able to scrape together a task force if we need to today, because in an emergency I'm sure we could. It's about being able to do that 10 or 20 years down the line. until very recently the RN had all of its escorts deploying back to back in order to cover its commitments. With no real time for maintenance or refits, constant deployments were doing serious damage to their ships. Some of which are expected to serve for another 15-20 years. In the case of Type 45 possibly longer. If you want to know the real state of the surface fleet talk to the engineers, most of whom were worked constantly while deployed to simply keep everything running. I don't think I need to place too much emphasis on how many people from the technical branches left because of this. 9 month deployments were doing severe damage to a service that relies, in the end, on the goodwill of its people to put up with sometimes unpleasant circumstances.ReplyDelete
Having too few ships and too few people for our commitments will do immeasurable damage to the naval service. Without enough engineers it doesn't matter how many warships you have, because they can't sail.
My real hope for the near future is that the Batch 2 River Class will come in addition to, rather than as a replacement for, the existing fisheries protection vessels. The Batch 2s are cheap, light on manpower and could be put to good use holding down some of the low-end commitments so that the escort fleet can get some time for desperately needed maintenance.
In the end though the simple fact is that we need more manpower, especially skilled manpower and eventually the number of ships is going to have to rise. We are a permanent member of the UN security council with global responsibilities and interests. This isn't about Putin's "million man army" or any wonky "defence journalism" it's about ensuring that we don't cripple our armed forces by under-resourcing them. Believe me regenerating capabilities once they've been lost is going to be far more difficult and expensive than paying so we don't lose them in the first place.
- AnonymousMarch 16, 2015 at 10:58 AM
Hi, excellent blog about british military.ReplyDelete
Just a comments, french navy has less AOR than UK but it is also because we have still height refuelling station around the world, who have been recently upgraded so the need of tanker is less important than for uk.
Even if obviously with 19 heavy escort and submarines twice armed than ours, Royal navy is more powerful.
Everybody can comment on this blog without needing a Blogger account. It is meant to keep the discussion free and open to everyone. Unfortunately, anonymous accounts keep the door open for spammers and trolls, so i'm forced to moderate comments and approve them before they appear. Apologies for the inconvenience.


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Bruce Hood, Ph.D., is the Chair in Developmental Psychology in Society at the University of Bristol.
He received his Ph.D. at Cambridge and spend his post-doctoral years at UCL and MIT. He was an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard before taking the Chair in Developmental Psychology at Bristol. He is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the Society of Biology, the British Psychology Society and the Royal Instituion. He is the 2014 president of the British Association of Science psychology section. He has won International Society for Infant Studies Young Investigator Award, American Psychology Society Robert L. Fantz award and Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience. In 2005, he was elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Society. He is the author of "SuperSense: Why we believe the unbelievable" (HarperOne, 2009) and "The Self Illusion: Why there is no 'you' inside your head" (Constable & Robinson, 2012).In 2011, he wrote and presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, "Meet Your Brain," which was broadcast on the BBC and watched by over 4 million viewers. His forthcoming book, "The Domesticated Brain" will be published by Pelican in May 2014

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Image of the feature "Fonts: Font under tower" at Ackworth.
by Rita Wood.
At the base of the W tower is the bowl of a font, possibly of the C11th or C12th. It is carved from even-grained grey sandstone. Found in a garden where it had been used as a bird bath (Saywell et al., n.d., 2). It is rectangular in plan. The sides are approximately vertical and the lower corners roughly chamfered as if to fit an octagonal base or stem. The bowl now rests on an upturned quatrefoil base, which sits in turn on an octagonal base. There is no lead lining, but a drain and stopper are fitted in the bowl.
There are break marks on the rim in the centre of the longer sides. The rim is smooth and its angle has a narrow chamfer, clearest on the E and N faces. On the E and N sides, the upper parts are smooth with occasional random marks. On the W and S sides, the upper part has an incised line parallel to the top, apparently made by joining isolated punched holes. Most of this surface has been heavily re-tooled with a wide chisel, and indeed there are patches of different toolings throughout. The inside of the basin has a rough floor, and the sides show yet other toolmarks.
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Today my little group of throw-backs to the 50s gathered to celebrate our first member to reach Fifty-thirteen. (Remember now, we are skipping the 60s.)
But look at the women above and tell me we aren't the most beautiful women you have ever seen.
I've never been so happy or felt so young. YES! This is life as it should always be, surrounded by people you dearly love and who dearly love you. Makes me want to shout something French or German, like Engelbert Humperdick!
We celebrated Norma's birthday with a wonderful brunch at Ruthie's, then spent four and a half hours discussing our future, as in what we will do when our children try to dump us somewhere.
Problem solved. We are moving into the historic Henry Clay Hotel and hiring a driver to take us to New Orleans whenever we are craving a Hurricane (the libation, not high winds). We will hire someone to clean our apartments and we'll never wash a dish again. We will have our own beautician to come in once a week and do our hair and nails.
Once that was decided, we moved to the fun part.
Norma had just bought a "smart phone" and we tried to figure out how to use it. We spent the next hour trying to "text" each other and high fived every time the message "Hello" was received by the person sitting beside us. Our children are probably gagging. And I'm trying to remember why we needed to add this to our list of talents.


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Fair Rosaline,
You were the morning sun that peeked into my balcony windows when dawn broke. The stars were your eyes, and the beautiful, long, thick tresses of the willow tree was your hair. Your hands and feet were delicate, like rose petals. Your skin was as smooth as the mirror surface of lake water on a windless night. Your cheeks were rosy, and your tinkling laugh floated through the air like music to my ears. Rosaline, you were my everything, my life, and my love; but alas, you did not love me as I did love you.
In the peaceful twilight, I would crawl out of my bedroom window and jump over the walls surrounding your home. I would crouch silently there in the orchard below, just waiting for even a small glimpse of you, appearing at your window, combing your hair and humming softly. I would watch you as the heavenly rays of moonlight streak through your golden hair, fall upon your rosy lips, and almost create an aura of beauty around your perfect figure.
Before parting that night, I would take a few last longing glances towards your direction, climb back over the wall, and run straight home. There in my room, I would lie upon my bed for hours, wondering if you would ever love me. You would not, because you have sworn on chastity, and therefore love no man. This broke my tender heart, and nothing in the world could lift my spirits. I would lock myself up in my room in the day, and weep, knowing that we could never be together.
That was all a long time ago. Only a few days ago, have I gone to your kinsmen Father Capulet's party, and have fallen head over heels in love with none other...


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Did you think I fell off the face of the earth? It's been so crazy busy around, so I apologize for being so absent! But it's Friday, which means it's my turn on the Avery Elle Design Blog! Today, I'm sharing a project featuring the Carousel Stamps and the coordinating Carousel Dies.
Carousel Stamps
Carousel Dies
Double Pierced Rectangle Dies
Double Pierced Circle Dies
You're Invited Dies
Sorbet Collection 6 x 6 Paper Pad
New Moon Die Ink
I stamped and colored the horse image from the Carousel Stamps, and die cut him with the Carousel Dies. Both the horse and the sentiment were stamped using New Moon Die Ink. The image panel was created using the Double Pierced Rectangle Dies. And the layered frame behind the horse image was created using the Double Pierced Circle Dies and the You're Invited Dies. The patterned paper on the card base is from the Sorbet Collection 6 x 6 Paper Pad. Please click on through to the Avery Elle Design Blog for more awesome inspiration from my sweet teammates! You'll be amazed!
That's it for me today, friends! I'm still plugging away at my deadlines . . . our trip is fast approaching and I still have so much to do before we leave!! Accckkkkk!! I need more days and more hours in the days, please?! Hahaha Have a great weekend, and thanks so much for stopping by! It's the highlight of my day!


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Monday, December 20, 2010
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oh no bri! hope the girls and wes start feeling better soon. :)ReplyDelete
- charleneDecember 21, 2010 at 7:28 AM
I know the drill, you have never felt as bad as he feels right now. That has to be my favorite sick husband line! When we get hit with the Plague, it is like I have 5 kids instead of 4. Mom to mom here, don't wish to be sick, because nobody will really take care of you!! I find I call my mommmy and cry to her to come care for me. Never works though! I do have the husband that sprays me with Lysol, that is his way of showing me love while sick!ReplyDelete
I too have that love for McDonalds fries! I see a girls night out in our future?!? You will survive!
steve is a total rhymes with smastard. he gave stomach bug to me last week (i say gave like it was a present) and then proceeded to make fun of the way i throw up. quietly and lady like. his involves groaning and whimpering and, well you get the picture.ReplyDelete
after stomach bug was over, i got a big mac and fries! we have the same guilty pleasure! or just pleasure... no guilt!
Is this what I have to look forward to? I am now reconsidering the 3 children idea.ReplyDelete


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Skeletal Remains Found In Beauregard Parish
DERIDDER, La. (AP) — Authorities are waiting to see if skeletal remains found in Beauregard Parish are those of a Merryville man missing since September.
Joe Toler, Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman, tells the American Press the remains were sent to the LSU forensic lab for identification to see whether they are those of Adam Davis, who was last seen Sept. 16.
Toler says an arrowhead hunter found a skull Tuesday while searching a heavily wooded area west of Merryville that can only be reached by boat. That discovery led to other skeletal remains being found.
Toler says detectives were able to recover 98 percent of the skeleton. He says there was no evidence of foul play at the scene.


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Joyce Lucas: Band Aid is relevant, 30 years on
Phew that's over for another year. Advent, Christmas and the New Year is a very busy time.
I attended four carol services in seven days but every single one was a delight in their own special way.
The best sermon, and only 10 minutes long, was delivered by The Revd Canon Alison Adams, Diocese and Cathedral Social Responsibility Enabler and Community Management at Leicester Cathedral for the Provincial Carol Service attended by Freemasons of the Province of Leicestershire and Rutland. A powerful ten minutes on the theme of Bob Geldof's and Midge Ure's 'Do They Know it's Christmas?'. This song was released thirty years ago and its lyrics are more relevant today than ever. The chorus, of course, is 'Feed the World'
Another was the wonderful Christmas Concert by Catmose College. The Bargain Nativity put a new slant on the old story. It was actually hilarious, and the music provided by all sections including instrumentalists and choirs was unbelievable. Thank you so much for inviting me.
It has been a momentous run up to the festivities with terrible flooding in Cockermouth, the first official UK pilot blasting off into space, Parliament allowing fracking in National Parks and the debate on climate change in Paris. It does make me wonder what the future holds. We all must do our bit, not just large powerful nations. Wind, solar and wave power must play its part and we can, as individuals do much to help. Change our light bulbs to low energy, insulate our homes, lower the temperature in our home by a small amount, use public transport or walk instead of getting the car out all the time.
I spent four days with a botanist/ecologist over Christmas. We talked about the environment, staying or not staying in the EU and modern farming methods. It was an interesting encounter. I also spent time at the Botanic Garden in Wales, pictured. It is good to view this area in as many seasons as possible to mark the changes. I met many people who were willing to talk about everything and anything from climate change to various counties being annexed from others.
I mentioned earlier modern farming methods. I also watched our very own High Sheriff Mr Andrew Brown talking on Country File explaining how he took part in the Great British Bird Watch for Farmers and how he is combating the fall in field bird population. I hope that in the near future I will be walking the North West Ward with him to show him how Oakham 'ticks'. This will not be the usual public Ward Walk, that will be later in the year, but more to give him an insight into life in Oakham.
And now for my alphabet.
The letter K.
K is for...Karate and Kick-boxing. In this day and age it is good to know how to defend yourself. It is a fact of life. However, Karate is about defending NOT about aggression. There are lots of classes in Rutland, so why not find out more about this subject.
K is for...Knit and Natter. These groups have sprung up across the county in recent years. The Oakham group gives a great deal back to the community by way of friendship. They also donate a lot of their finished work to charity. Contact Helen Outen (01572 771483) or read the Rutland Times listing pages for other groups.
K is for...Kerb appeal. This means attending to your immediate environment. We can all do our bit but here a few suggestions.
1. Create a garden at the front of your house…a window box or hanging basket will suffice if space is limited.
2. Keep your area free of weeds and litter (and that includes businesses in the centre of town).
3. Sweep roadside gutters.
4. Cut your area of grassed verge
5. Clean any roadside sign near you.
Go on you know it makes sense.
And finally.
Remember the best antiques are old friends.
Happy New Year.


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The EAT have handed down judgment in UCATT v AMICUS, TGWU, Glasgow City Council and City Buildings (Glasgow) LLP. The case was argued before the EAT by no fewer than four QCs and the judgment runs to 29 pages of light reading.
The EAT held that Transferee employers (i.e. employers winning a contract or buying a business) are not obliged to consult with transferred employees post transfer.
This does not change the requirement for the Transferor to consult prior to the transfer or the obligation for the Transferee to provide the Transferor (long enough before the transfer to allow consultation to take place) with details of the measures it envisages taking in respect of affected employees.


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I had quite an interesting conversation the other day with Anil Nori, who is the "Distinguished Engineer" in charge of the Microsoft Velocity effort.
Anil comes to Microsoft from Oracle, so he is not driven by blind devotion to the Church of Microsoft. Anil is on a mission, wants to do what's right, and has a very similar vision that I do ... Velocity as the center of the "data universe".
One of the things that I was concerned about was interoperability in Velocity. It was good to know that this is a topic that Anil has been thinking about. In most investment banks, it's usually the native Java object caches that are installed, and each of the object caches have to find some way to interop with .NET clients. With Velocity, it is the other way around. Anil knows that, in order to be successful in our world, he has to provide interop with Java.
Quite truthfully, I have to say that Velocity has most .NET developers jumping up and down. I was on a call with the ".NET leadership" of my company today, and when I started talking about Velocity, everyone wanted to know how they could start playing with it. I have not seen this reaction caused by any Microsoft product in quite a while. WPF, WCF, and LINQ were greeted by "ho-hums" within my company. But Velocity was a different story.
This shows you how enterprise .NET architects and developers yearn to get the same tools that our Java brethren have had access to for a while. Yes, I know that Tangasol and Gigaspaces and Gemfire have .NET caches now. But, there is a certain glimmer in people's eyes when they hear that one of these enterprise technologies is coming from Microsoft. It's like welcoming home a lost-long relative.
Can we use Velocity to cache an entire day's worth of orders, and easily let a client retrieve any order by ID or a list of orders in a certain time range or a list of orders that use a certain algo?
Welcome home, Microsoft.... now, don't disappoint me!
©2008 Marc Adler - All Rights Reserved.
All opinions here are personal, and have no relation to my employer.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Hopefully you'll do some benchies against other C# caches - definitely need to include memcached since the price is right and it supports all those 'legacy' Java apps...
Not sure if ehcache has a .NET interface?
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Firefighter attempts epic climb up Eureka Tower
A Melbourne firefighter is trying to climb the equivalent of Mount Everest by ascending the stairs of the city's tallest building 31 times.
Leading firefighter Scott McGraw is climbing the 88 floors of the Eureka Tower to raise money for disadvantaged youth charities.
He started off at 6:00am (AEDT) and the climb is expected to take 12 hours to complete.
Mr McGraw will climb 1,642 stairs or a height of 284 metres for each climb up the tower.
The promoters say the feat has never been attempted before and is one of the highest vertical races in the world.
Next month Mr McGraw plans to ascend just once, wearing breathing apparatus and 23 kilograms of protective firefighting gear.
Topics: human-interest, offbeat, charities-and-community-organisations, melbourne-3000
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I saw a 14 y.o. boy who had what I suspected was a severe serum sickness-like reaction to cefadroxil. He required a prolonged course of oral steroids and antihistamines and eventually did well. His pediatrician sent him for a rheumatological consult and she concurred with my diagnosis. My question has to do with future antibiotic treatment.
What recommendations would you make regarding future treatment with
a) penicillin
b) amoxicillin
c) the cephalosporins (the three generations)?
Lastly, would you recommend any testing? I am a bit concerned about the possibility that this was a side chain reaction and possible reactions for future treatment with amoxicillin.
Thank you for your inquiry.
We have dealt with similar inquiries on several occasions. That is, there have been several instances where physicians have asked whether or not, in terms of serum sickness reactions to cephalosporins, there may be crossreactivity with other beta-lactam antibiotics. Although the drugs themselves involved in these cases are different, the principle, and therefore the answer, remains the same. Unfortunately, there is no definitive answer to your question. There is no test to assess the potential risk of crossreactivity between drugs in regards to their ability to cause serum sickness; and thus no way to tell whether cefadroxil will crossreact with penicillin, amoxicillin, or any other cephalosporin. Thus the only true test to determine whether such crossreactivity would occur would be to give one of these other drugs to your patient.
However, there is some consolation in the fact that serum sickness reactions to cefaclor, the cephalosporin probably most commonly accounting for serum sickness-like reactions, do not reoccur when other beta-lactam antibiotics are administered. However, this may be because cefaclor serum sickness-like reactions do not involve antibodies, but are rather due to an alternate metabolism of this drug resulting in reactive intermediate compounds (1-4). Thus, patients with serum sickness-like reactions to cefaclor usually do not have to avoid other cephalosporins or penicillins. However, we do not know the mechanism underlying serum sickness to cefadroxil, and therefore cannot make the same assumption for this drug.
Finally, you may also be interested in looking at a couple of the other entries on this topic that are posted on our website. They are:
1. Serum sickness-like reactions to cefdinir; possible cross-reactivity with ceftriaxone - entered on 9/11/2013.
2. Cefdinir; possible cross-reactivity with other beta-lactam antibiotics - entered on 2/15/2013.
Thank you again for your inquiry and we hope this response is helpful to you.
1. Kearns GL, Wheeler JG, Childress SH, et al. Serum sickness-like reactions to cefaclor: role of hepatic metabolism and individual susceptibility. J Pediatr 1994; 125:805-811. III.
2. Stricker BHC, Tijssen JGP. Serum sickness-like reactions to cefaclor. J Clin Epidemiol 1992; 45:1177-1184. III.
3. Hebert AA, Syman ES, Levy ML. Serum sickness-like reactions from cefaclor in children. J Am Acad Dermatol 1991; 25:805- 808. III.
4. Lowery N, Kearns GL, Young RA, et al. Serum sickness-like reactions associated with cefprozil therapy. J Pediatr 1994; 1994:325-328. III.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
From The Kitchen Of
Happy Halloween! I hope you have a fun day with your tricks-or-treats. I know some had their festivities over the weekend, but here in AZ the games begin at sundown tonight. My daughter invited us to go trick-or-treating with her and the kids and that is what I want to do but, that could lead to disaster. For one, my dogs would go berserk if people were ringing the doorbell all night long and I could come home to shredded curtains and who knows what else. Secondly, though I live in a decent neighborhood, my house would most likely get egged and/or TP'd if I wasn't handing out candy since I do live close to a high school and two middle schools (its happened before). Then there is the option of putting out a bucket of candy and leaving a note that asks to please take one. HA! Last year we did this because we needed to run out for a bit. Within the 30 minutes we were gone, all of the candy had disappeared... and I had left enough to give the whole neighborhood cavities!
Today I have my DT card for the Twist Of Faith Cards challenge where the theme is HARVEST TIME/THANKSGIVING, which started yesterday. I did post the card yesterday, a tad late, but could not muster up the brain power to blog it until this morning. My craft room is such a disaster right now, that my arms are resting on a pile of markers while typing this. The disaster also lead to me spilling my coffee and ruining my first attempt at this card and then scrambling to color a new image. Sigh...
I have used this adorable digital image called Autumn Friends from Stamp Art Design by Kathryne who is so generously sponsoring us this week. Our random winner will receive 4 images of their choosing from Kathryne's collection over at Whimsy Stamps. I would love it if you could stop by the TOFC challenge blog to join in the fun and take a look at the beautiful cards created by my very talented teamies. Oh, and we're looking for two more design team members. Pauline has all of the info posted on how to become part of the team.
The patterned papers I've chosen are some favorites that I purchased a year ago with the intention of making a cookbook. HA! They are designed by one of my all time favorite artists, Renae Lindgren. I sent out Christmas cards designed by her for about three or four years in a row, until I started sending out homemade ones of course.
Thank you so much for stopping by! Your visits and comments are so very appreciated. I have listed the supplies I used at the bottom of this post. Have a great day and better tomorrows!
♥ Laura C.
Die Cuttin Divas (Anything Goes - Die, Woodland Branch by Memory Box)
Sentimental Sundays (Pumpkins) Yay, I Made Top 3!
Sketch & Stash (#99 Kevin's Sketch)
Sweet Stampin (What's Cookin/Something To Eat)
Image: Stamp Art Design (Autumn Friends)
Inks: Copic Markers (Face: E11, E13, E15, R20 - Arms: E33, E37 - Hat: YR21, YR24, E37 - Heart & Neckerchief: R24, R29, R89 - Shirt: B21, B95, B99 - Gloves: YG03, G24, G28 - Pumpkin: YR04, YR07, YR21, E07 - Bird: C3, C5, C7, C9 - Beak & Feet: Y17, Y38 - Grass: G94, G99), Ranger Distress Inks (Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany, Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint)
Cardstock: Bazzill
PP: Creative Imaginations (Renae Lindgren)
Dies: Memory Box (Woodland Branch)
Punches: EK Success (Paper Shapers small Apple)
Misc: Doily, Burlap Ribbon, White Crayola Pencil
8 comments:
- Jenée said...
Laura, super great card. I'm so sorry you had the mishap, but your final product is wonderful. It is always a pleasure to see your wonderful work. Happy Halloween to you.
- October 31, 2012 at 3:08 PM
- Pam said...
Darling card!
- November 1, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- Sarah said...
Hi Laura, what a cute image and a lovely card. Your colouring is perfect and the little apples are so cute!
Thanks for joining in with us this week at Sweet Stampin.
- November 2, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- Sue - bearhouse said...
This is gorgeous Laura. I love the image and your colouring is fabulous. The papers and details are beautiful.
Thank you for taking part in the Sketch n Stash Challenge
- November 2, 2012 at 2:52 PM
- Gerda said...
What a fabulous card!! Love the super cute image!!Thanks for joining us at DCD this week!
- November 2, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- xxxtglxxx said...
Great fun card Laura! :) Such a fun image.
Thanks so much for joining us at Sweet Stampin this week,
- November 2, 2012 at 5:46 PM
- StampArt Design by Kathryne said...
Love your card Laura. The recipe on it is brilliant! Your colours are fabulous! The paper is awesome! Hope you get to your recipe book one day. It's sounds delightful. Thanks for using Autumn Friends. xx Kathy
- November 3, 2012 at 10:25 AM
- knitmachinequeen (KMQ) said...
Awesome coloring. Thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays. Good luck and hope to see you again next week.
- November 3, 2012 at 9:20 PM


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By Morgan Rhodes
Falling Kingdoms #2
Hardcover: 401 pages
Publication Date: December 03, 2013
Publisher: Razorbill
Rated: ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯
4 out of 5 Stars
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Categories: Fantasy, Magic, Young Adult
The road to power...is paved with blood and magic.
Cleo is now a prisoner in her own palace, forced to be an ambassador for Mytica as the evil King Gaius lies to her people.
Magnus stands to eventually inherit the new kingdom but is still obsessed with his feelings for his adopted sister, Lucia.
Lucia is haunted by the outcome of the breathtaking display of magic that allowed her father to capture the kingdoms.
Jonas watched at the palace gates a troop of rebels behind him, waiting for him to tell them how he plans to overtake King Gaius.
After a bloody siege, Auranos has been defeated, its young queen orphaned and dethroned. The three kingdoms—Auranos, Limeros, and Paelsia—are now unwillingly united as one country called Mytica. But the allure of ancient, dangerous magic beckons still, and with it the chance to rule not just Mytica, but the whole world over....
At the heart of the fray are four brave young people grappling for that magic and the power it promises. For Cleo, the magic would enable her to reclaim her royal seat. In Jonas's hands, it frees his nation, and in Lucia's, it fulfills the ancient prophecy of her destiny. And if the magic were Magnus's, he would finally prove his worth in the eyes of his cruel and scheming father, King Gaius, who rules Mytica with a punishing hand.
When Gaius begins to build a road into the Forbidden Mountains to physically link all of Mytica, he sparks a long-smoking fire in the hearts of the people that will forever change the face of this land. For Gaius's road is paved with blood, and its construction will have cosmic consequences.
Wow. Sometimes, there is truly only one word to describe the feeling of reading a really twisted, powerful story. I found myself falling more and more in love with these heartbreaking characters. Princess Cleo, my respect and awe of her grows with each chapter. Her strength in the face of making her enemy her family. And Magnus. I am so torn on my feelings for him. He absolutely is not his father, yet he wants his love and respect more than an intact conscience. His pain continues to worsen, and I want more than anything for a connection between the wedded prince and princess. I cannot imagine a worse punishment to the King of Blood than for Magnus to fall in love with Princess Cleo and betray him in the end. Alas. I am getting ahead of myself a bit..
This book continues with the same POV as the last one; alternating between the four main characters with a couple additional key characters having the spotlight of their own chapter as well. I have heard a lot of complaint with the way that Miss Rhodes switches point of view constantly, but I found myself easily following along. I do appreciate the fact that she does not write the same event from another's perspective.. ever. Thank you for not subjecting the reader to that sort of monotonous torture!
I have honestly become so engrossed in this twisted, dark, war-torn world, that I can fully envision the King of Blood's demise, and I am extremely looking forward to it finally happening. He is going down..
Please, if you have not picked up the first book in this series, Falling Kingdoms #1, it is so worth the read! Thanks for reading my review folks, and leave me a comment if you want to chat books. My schedule doesn't allow for a whole lot of blogging time, but I do have my moments.. :)
"Without the Kindred in our possession, the magic that existed here a thousand years ago has been fading away little by little. When it's gone, elementia is gone. Not just in the Sanctuary, but in all the world. All life is created from the magic of the elements. And without that magic, there is nothing left. So you see, princess? You are the key to our future- to everyone's future."
"Before, when she'd been able to walk around freely, she could almost fool herself into believing she still had some power. That was such a lie. She had no power here at all. Magnus would dominate her. He would abuse her as his father had today. As the attendants prepared her for her wedding night, the mirror had reflected the faint bruise on her cheekbone where the king had struck her and on her throat where he had come close to strangling her. But Cleo had chosen this. She could have escaped with Jonas, but she'd chosen to stay here. There had to be a reason for that... a higher goal than fleeing with the rebel."
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Wireless speaker supports just about every streaming device
Smartphone users looking for a new wireless speaker that supports Bluetooth streaming, Apple AirPlay, and DNLA devices have a new option to choose from. The product is from Swedish company Audio Pro and is called the Allroom Air One. The speaker is covered in leather and is available in black, white, or red colors.
The speaker is fully compatible with any iOS device and ships with a wireless remote control. An available app also allows additional control over the speaker system. The manufacturer promises high-quality sound in great bass response.
The speaker is fitted with a pair of one-inch soft dome tweeters and a pair of 4.5-inch bass units. The device also has 100 W of power and Digital signal Processing. The device is available now in Europe for €700 with no mention of a launch date in other countries.


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Our mission is to help children prepare for a lifelong love of learning by providing each child a quality early care and educational experience. We seek organizational excellence by providing high quality services that meet or exceed licensing and recognized industry standards. We are The Early Education Professionals!
We are one of the largest non-profit organizations dedicated solely to early care and education. To date, we have had 45 teachers in Pennsylvania and 22 teachers in Connecticut receive the prestigious National Child Care Teacher Award, including a National Child Care Teacher of the Year. We have achieved NAEYC Accreditation at 100% of our eligible schools, as compared to only 7% of all child care programs nationwide!
As one of our early education professionals, you will be given the opportunity to learn and grow. You will be treated with dignity and respect, and you will be encouraged to personalize your teaching experience.


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How to laminate wood with epoxy for wooden boat building (Part 1 of 2)
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they are the legend, they represent the American Dream.
they stepped into hollywood at only 4-year-old. they are the youngest rich children in hollywood. they created their own style, and build their own way. i think they are really clever and talented. they know how to make money and do their own business. they owed three fashion brands including The Row, Elizabeth & James, and Olsenboye. their incredible talent in fashion made them appearing on the Forbes "Celebrity 100" list.
the Olsens are my role model in life, the successful is all i ever wanted so badly. besides, the style is awesome. i like the way they dress, especially the "homeless" look. they always wear oversized tops, loose sweaters, flowing skirts and so on. they know how to mix with high-end and low-end pieces. this style is signatured. this is a really great style for asians because they told us how to look great with a short body.
btw i love The Row backpack!
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Otto Mears Toll Road For ATV Riding
The 12th most popular all terrain vehicle trail in Colorado.
Saturday 31 March 2018 04:24 GMT
Southwest of Salida and Poncha Springs, the Otto Mears Toll Road is a backbone ATV route that accesses many scenic destinations in the region.
To reach the trailhead from Poncha Springs at US50, head south on US285 for 5 miles to CR200 (Marshall Pass Road). Head southwest on CR200 for 2 miles to the well signed Shirley parking area.
From Shirley, try riding west up to Marshal Pass via Poncha Creek Road. Or, try riding southwest up Silver Creek (FS201) for 2.5 miles and then take the sharp left turn up the rugged Otto Mears Toll Road (FS869) heading south to the old Superior Mill site. Further south from Superior there are trails leading up Round Mountain or up Kerber Creek.
Note: Colorado residents must register their off-highway vehicle with the Colorado State Parks (303) 866-3437. Out-of-state residents who bring OHVs into Colorado must purchase a Colorado Non-Resident OHV permit which is valid from the date of purchase through the following March 31. These permits can be purchased anywhere you get your hunting/fishing licenses in All off-highway vehicles must have an approved muffler and spark arrester. These requirements are subject to change so make sure to contact the Colorado State Parks prior to using your off-highway vehicle.
Note: As of September 2007, ATV riding on Forest Service roads is limited to designated roads that are signed as open or marked on the forest recreation map. To be safe (and legal), contact the Forest Service HQ to obtain a map at (719) 553-1400.
Overall, Otto Mears Toll Road is the 12th most popular ATV riding trail of all 89 ATV trails in Colorado. Several of the better atv trails are nearby Otto Mears Toll Road including Fourmile, Texas Creek OHV Area, St Elmo / Tincup / Pitkin Loop and Rainbow Trail.


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[THE INVESTOR] SINGAPORE -- Scaling up in Asia is tough, especially for an "out-of-town" startup.
An increasing number of companies from Europe and North America are seeking entry and expansion in Asia, but clichéd as it may sound, it's often not as easy as it may look, and requires a lot of patience and time.
Speakers including two Korean CEOs -- Lee Jun-haeng of Streami (first from left) and Lee Seung-gun (fourth from left) -- talk during a session titled "Exploring the dark side of entrepreneurship" at Money20/20. Park Ga-young/The Investor
"It's a matter of keeping your company culture, that is, the original vibe of the firm, as you scale up," said Nicki Ramsay, co-founder of CardUp.
She was among the heads of several vibrant startups expanding in Asia, particularly Southeast Asia, who gathered on the sidelines of Money20/20 Singapore to share their insights with up-and-coming startups.
CardUp's technology allows both individuals and businesses to use a credit card for big recurring expenses, even if the recipient does not accept cards.
As some of the essential things to think about before scaling up a startup, Kelvin Teo, co-founder of debt crowdfunding platform Funding Societies, cited learning how to listen to local customers and do some extensive research before jumping in.
"Do your research first, so much that by the time you enter the market, it should not be, why are you doing it now when you have been around for long? Why didn't you do it already? You should have that many connections and market knowledge," he said.
Funding Societies was launched in Singapore in June 15, and has completed its Series A funding by Sequoia.
Teo noted that SMEs account for about half of the GDP in Southeast Asia, making them a force to reckon with. For a company, it's important to know the markets so they don't fail any more than they have to. On the government side, the right amount and type of regulations should be in place to get things running smoothly, but not be too suffocating.
Take Korea as an example.
Scaling up -- for both startups hailing from home and abroad -- is still almost nonexistent. An industry report last year from the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry showed that it takes just 2 days to start a company. much lower than the US, which takes an average of 5.6 days.
But while it is relatively easy to set up office, only 38 percent actually exist beyond three years.
Money20/20 is the world's largest fintech and payments conference. The event -- which originated in the US -- made its Asian debut in Singapore on March 13, brought hundreds of industry leaders around the world to the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center this week.
A number of Korean companies including financial services firm JB Financial and blockchain expert Blocko have set up exhibition stalls at the Singapore event.
The Investor and The Korea Herald are official media partners of Money20/20.
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Prague Castle/St. Vitus Cathedral
P.S. Not my normal editing choice, but sometimes a photo just calls for selective color. Why? I chose to use this technique because I felt it helped give a sense of perspective and scale that was missing when the photo was edited entirely in black and white. Plus...it was pink :).
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Edward Pearce
- A Sparrow's Flight: Memoirs by Lord Hailsham
Collins, 463 pp, £17.50, July 1990, ISBN 0 00 215545 1
Two images of Quintin Hogg suggest themselves. Perched upon the horsehair seat known as the Woolsack is the Lord Chancellor, hands clasped at the top of his walking-stick, tricorn hat sitting on his full-bottomed wig. On such a formal occasion he looked totally a man of the 18th century, so much did the face and manner fit the rigout. Most modern men in fancy dress look distressingly like modern men in fancy dress – witness Archbishop Runcie. Hailsham could have been a difficult colleague of Walpole. The other, less flattering image comes from the gathering in the Queen's Gallery to hear Richard von Weisaecker make an address. The President of West Germany, speaking a crystalline, virtually unaccented English, spoke for about half an hour with restraint, wisdom and the quiet earnest of a man gravely engaged upon serious things. He had been welcomed by Lord Chancellor Hailsham cavorting, playing to the gallery, quoting Latin tags and unwisely launching into German culture to compliment and patronise his guest. We should not forget 'the contributions made to European civilisation by Can't and Mendelzone'.
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Hello! It has been months since my last outfit post (there was still snow on the ground, yikes). I threw my back out a couple of months ago which put me out of commission for a bit. But I am feeling much better. If you suffer from a bad back I recommend swimming. Meditating is also really good. Relaxes the mind and body. So much fun to take pictures again! Its also great that it is summer. Looking forward to what July and August have in store. Hope the sunny days stick around!
I am in love with kimonos. I think I wear one every other day. They are so comfy and look great paired with just about anything. I recently purchased this particular one from one of my fave Canadian labels, Oak + Fort. I have raved about this label in the post here. This kimono is a great addition to my wardrobe. The chiffon fabric falls so nicely off the shoulders. Also loving the pale green colour. The dress is from Noul, Oak + Fort's sister label. Love the colour and cut of the dress. These two pieces are perfect for the summer. Oak + Fort, Noul, Aritzia.....I need to take a trip to Vancouver sometime!
Wishing you a good day. Half way done the week!
Kimono: Oak + Fort | Dress: Noul | Sandals: Marc Fisher | Sunglasses: Urban Outfitters


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"The Vengeance of Loki",Published: January 1963
Writer: Stan Lee &Larry Lieber,Penciler: Jack Kirby,Inks: Dick Ayers,Letters: Artie Simek
Loki's back!
In his first appearance,Loki pretty much dominated the story and the same is true here. We start with Loki and follow him for almost the entire issue.
What did I like best about this story? Continuity. The story opens where #85 left off. We see Loki get grounded in Asgard by Odin,but his obsession with Thor proves too great. He looks in on the events of issue 87,Thor turning into Blake specifically. And do you remember what I said about Loki in his first appearance? He would've won had he known about Blake. Uh oh.
Loki basically walks… well,slithers out of Asgard in the all-too-fitting form of a snake and returns to Earth. There were a lot of little things I liked about the issue (and one thing I didn't),but I really appreciated this one – Loki goes to Blake,but wears a disguise when walking into his office.
His reasoning is not expressed in the story,he simply does it. But why? Why does he care if anyone sees Loki walking into Blake's office? Why hide his identity from Jane? He may want to best Thor and run around unchecked,but he goes out of his way to protect Blake's secret. I don't know if I'm really supposed to infer things about Loki based on that decision,but I do,and I like him as a character all the more because of it.
Loki's plan was simple. He challenged Thor to a duel and then left Jane with a hypnotic suggestion to also appear at the set time and place. When the players come together an hour later,Thor throws his hammer only to watch in dismay as Loki places the approaching Jane in mortal danger. Thor must choose to save her or catch the returning hammer.
As you could guess,Thor leaves the hammer to crash into the ground where Loki quickly encases it in an unbreakable force field. Loki gleefully celebrates as he watches Thor revert to the "lame"Blake.
For the next few pages the story sticks with Loki. He turns people into "blanks",turns cars and buildings into candy,and disrupts the testing of a nuclear bomb by making it not explode. All the while,the public is calling for Thor to save them,but Blake stays at home,helpless.
This is where the story takes an unfortunate turn. Before starting this endeavor,I was counseled that I had to remember the era in which the comics were written. For the most part,I think I have done okay in taking the good with the bad,but this plot point was just too unfortunate to overlook.
Blake comes up with a plan to stop Loki. The plan itself is fine – to trick Loki into thinking the hammer is no longer in the force field and,in turn,gets him to remove it. The means was the problem – Blake's surefire idea is to create a life size plastic dummy of Thor and hide behind it,talking as it. Honestly,you never want to root for a villain,but I found myself wishing Loki would smack Blake down right there. But he doesn't,of course,Blake's plan works and Loki goes on the run.
Thor catches Loki in under a page and returns him to Asgard personally. The story closes with Odin proclaiming that he doesn't know what to do with Loki these days.
This was a pretty straightforward issue. I've enjoyed Loki being the focus of the stories he appears in and I appreciate the conundrum he presents for the Asgardians. Basically,I was having a good time right up until the giant plastic dummy. I thought I was better prepared for some of the silly plot elements that would creep in,but after five issues of not having them,this one caught me off guard and did disrupt the issue for me.
In all,it was still an entertaining issue,but I will wish Loki hadn't been so easily fooled. Jane doesn't touch her face or even pine for Thor once in the entire issue,so that was good for her and for readers. For future issues,we get an interesting tidbit about the Thor/Blake dichotomy. When Loki watches Thor revert to Blake and then grab the hammer and become Thor again,he describes Thor as Blake's "true self". What does that make Blake? Hopefully,that will be addressed sooner rather than later…
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Anyhooooo.......... onto today's card, which is my DT card for Deep Ocean Challenge.
Our theme this week is Die Cuts and/or Punches.
I used several dies on my card today, the butterfly die, the circle frame dies and the stitched rectangle die, to build a simple but elegantly layered card.
I made an A2 (US) vertical, top folding card base from white cardstock and then cut a piece of patterned paper the same size and adhered that to the top.
Then I took some smooth white cardstock and cut it with a die from MFT Blueprints 20. I stamped a sentiment on the bottom from the MFT You Give me Butterflies stamp set, with Versafine Onyx Black ink.
I adhered this to my card base. I stamped one of the butterflies from the MFT Beautiful Butterflies stamp set onto white cardstock with MFT Premium Dye ink in Grout Gray. Once dry I stamped the 2nd layer in Coral Crush, and finished with the markings in Versafine Onyx Black. I cut my butterfly out wit the coordinating die.
I used the MFT Stitched Circle Scallop frames dies to cut the double frame for my butterfly layering up several versions of the die to give it more dimension. I centred these on my card and glued them in place. Then I creased my butterfly down the middle and adhered it in the centre of my circles, popping it up with some foam tape for extra dimension.
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Xiaomi Inc. chairman and chief executive Lei Jun appears to be walking back remarks he made earlier that his company has no plans for an initial public offering in the next five years.
Speaking at an event organized by the China Securities Regulatory Commission in Beijing last week, Lei said Xiaomi will not pursue an IPO just for the sake of listing, but will consider it if necessary, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported.
The smartphone maker had been established with the purpose of creating a great company, and not with the aim of enriching the founders, Lei said.
Xiaomi has no liquidity pressure as it has over 10 billion yuan in cash, the CEO said.
The company will serve as a new benchmark for Chinese products, Lei said, adding that the technology firm is seeking to expand its presence in China and India.
Xiaomi's latest Mi 5 smartphone is said to have reaped orders from over 13 million people.
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Michael Longley, MD, FACEP
Recruiting Presenter
Dr. Michael Longley has served as the Director of Emergency Medicine at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel since its opening in 2012. Prior to that, he served as Director of Emergency Medicine at Florida Hospital North Pinellas since 2009. There, he was elected as 2010 Physician of the Year by the hospital nursing staff.
Dr. Longley graduated from The Chicago Medical School and completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at East Carolina University. He has been ABEM board certified since 2006. In addition to his current roles as Medical Director and Recruiting Presenter, Dr. Longley serves on the Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel Foundation Board.
Dr. Longley is also an accomplished jazz pianist. He has performed internationally and continues to perform locally focusing on Florida Hospital-sponsored philanthropies for which he has raised nearly $100,000 in the last three years.


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Love Music
Love Music
The Birthday Show Number 5
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Because its my birthday. Again, did this quickly and with not thinking at all. ENJOY!!
Valentine's Day Mix
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Happy Valentines Day. Enjoy!
Hello, show number 3 reporting for duty
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Show number 3 here. Trying to mix electronic music on a 05pro with only two band eq sucks. Time to get a new mixer!
Show number two here. Get it while it's hot.
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Second show of the year right here. Enjoy.
Site is now iPhone compatible
The site is now compatible with the iPhone Safari browser thanks to a good wordpress plugin. Check it out on your iPhone.
After a while. I'm back for a bit.
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I'm in NYC again. I Have everything setup in my apartment so I decided to see if this still works.
20MMT / TTF Episode 7 – 08.12.07 – MIAMI!!
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In celebration of 11 days left on Dominica here is a song for everyone.
Track Listing
Good classical music radio station
For those that like to study or work listening to classical music or just like classical music in general. Here is a good online radio station that I've been listening to for a long time.
20MMT / TTF Episode 5 – 06.24.07 – A quick show
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Quick show. I was bored after watching Entourage
This shit is f'ed up, but I don't feel like redoing it.