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When Republicans speak fondly these days of tax reform in the 1980s, what's never mentioned is that the capital gains rate ended up at 28 percent — nearly double what Mitt Romney has been paying and 8 points higher than what even President Barack Obama wants.
It's an important reminder for today's Washington, so consumed with the top rates for upper-income households. Before any true tax reform, the first two big questions are what is the revenue target and what standard of progressivity will govern the revised code. Lowering rates is an understandable goal. Locking in those rates in advance puts the cart before the horse.
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Indeed, the 1980s tax reformers didn't set out to do away with the preferential treatment for capital gains: Ronald Reagan's aides even toyed with a lower rate of 17.5 percent. But simple math drove the results as lawmakers sought to meet their revenue target and keep faith with an agreed-upon standard of how the tax burden would be distributed across different income groups.
House testimony in September by David Brockway, who was counsel to the Joint Tax Committee through the 1986 reform effort, drove home this point. If anything, the same pressures will be even greater on any reform effort now.
After last week's elections, does House Speaker John Boehner truly expect Obama to accept a reform framework that doesn't improve on the equities of the current code? And what aggregate revenue target is Boehner willing to commit himself to in return for keeping in place the current Bush-era rates while lawmakers write a reform package over the coming year?
The speaker's office admits readily that neither question has been answered yet. Until that happens, all the Washington talk right now is chiefly that: talk.
Friday's White House meeting offers a fresh start — and one timed to allow Boehner to first secure his own nomination as the speaker in party meetings this week. But Obama will also have to show more give on the spending side of the ledger if he expects Boehner to steer reluctant Republicans toward a year-end deal.
From his East Room appearance Friday, the president clearly feels he has the wind at his back. But as the past four years have proved, the real test of strength is not whether Obama can get his way but whether he has the self- confidence to give up something of his own to bring Republicans toward him.
This is a White House famous for patronizing Congress — a record made worse by the "do nothing" dynamics of this past election year. But two options to change the tone could be reforms in the food stamp program — a lightning rod for the GOP — and action on a long-discussed change in the inflation index used to adjust government benefits as well as tax brackets.
Each risks the ire of the left: AARP is already on the warpath, warning against any change in the CPI index for Social Security. But the reality is that thoughtful people in both parties can agree that long-range changes are needed.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, for example, has developed a model for a new CPI that eases the impact on the most elderly Social Security recipients and still saves about $150 billion over 10 years. In the case of food stamps, Obama bears responsibility for having turned a nutrition program into an economic stimulus machine. And reforms here could also make it easier to advance a long-delayed farm bill that promises billions in additional savings by ending an outdated system of direct cash payments to producers.
The House Agriculture Committee leadership got little credit for trying, but a bipartisan plan was developed that would have set a new national standard for food stamps to replace the patchwork quilt that has developed as cash-strapped governors bent the rules to help low-income families — all at federal expense.


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Following the Duchess of Cambridge's lead, weekend gardeners are eschewing ratty jeans and rubber clogs in favor of a tailored, equestrian look. Anne Marie Chaker and Urban Outfitters Terrain Brand President Wendy McDevitt explain. Photo: AP Images.
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Ok. I'm a newbie. Does anybody have a list floating around that breaks the code you ladies are using here? I'm pretty confused.
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I had always thought that if I had a son I would not circumcise him. I felt the need to challenge this Jewish tradition. But when I found out we were going to have a baby boy, the sudden emotional desire to have him circumcised was immediate and very strong.
My partner and I are both Jewish, non-religious, but we culturally identify to differing degrees. I feel a very strong Jewish cultural identity. From the age of 16, Judaism became a very important part of my life. I think at that age I was looking for something to give me stability and a sense of meaning. My family life had been a little rocky. With my parents getting divorced when I was around five, I struggled to find a place of comfort in life. So when I was fifteen I made some new Jewish friends, and became involved in a Jewish youth movement, it seemed to give me some of the stability I was looking for. At 16 I went to Israel for a month with a group of 40 kids my age. It was a life changing moment for me, when I realised I belonged to a people with a long and varied history. On my return, I turned away from my recent past, one that involved a fair amount of drugs and juvenile criminal behaviour. And made my new direction, learning and understanding more about my Judaism. I ended up living in Israel for 6 years and immersing myself in secular Jewish culture. And still today it plays a pretty defining part of who I am.
So now I faced what felt like a huge decision, the idea of not circumcising my son. Jude, my partner, was very clear it was something she did not want to do. For her the idea of cutting off any part of her son's anatomy for an ancient ritual she felt meant nothing to her, was not at all what she wanted to do. She has less attachment to her Jewish roots than I, but similarly recognises the importance that the youth movement 'Netzer' played in forming her identity and creating a sense of community.
So why did it all change for me, the moment I found out I was having a baby boy? Why was my desire to circumcise so immediate? It took me quite a while to start to understand why I felt so strongly about it. It was a very personal and emotional response. I felt by not circumcising my son, I was effectively cutting off (pardon the pun) his connection with a 5000 year old cultural history. And for thousands of years Jews have performed this ritual as the first and important means of identifying with a tribe/community. So as a self-identifying Jew, the idea of not doing this for my son created a lot of anxiety and confusion for me.
The idea that he might one day feel the need to become circumcised to feel truly a part of the community also filled me with dread. Bringing him up as a Jew without having circumcised might cause him feelings of angst and conflict. My mother converted to Judaism through the Reform synagogues. This meant that Orthodox Judaism does not accept that I am a Jew. When I lived in Israel I was unable to get married, as only Orthodox rabbis are allowed to perform marriages, and there are no civil ceremonies. All my life I struggled to feel 100% Jewish because I was not defined as 'Jewish'. You may say, why let them bother you? Well today it does not, but when I was still growing as a person I was not as confident on who I was, so having people tell me I was not Jewish was a bitter pill to swallow at the time, one that I could not shrug off so easily. So the idea that I might cause a level of confusion for my son in his own Jewish identity is something that bothered me intensely. Would I be setting him up for a conflict in his identity? Will he feel some people's shock and horror at the idea of a Jewish man being uncircumcised? Or will it not bother him at all? Well I suppose most of these questions are unanswerable in the short term. But they were a big part of my dilemma.
On the other side, I totally understood Jude's reasoning for not circumcising - that it was a ritual that needed questioning. Jude also worried about the pain it would cause him, and the potential trauma held in the body that could manifest itself in the future. I certainly did not feel this. For sure I did not want to cause my child harm or pain, but I felt that the procedure was probably over quite quickly. And I could not see any real evidence (such that I need) for there to be held trauma from such an act.
But I did totally understand that she felt it was something she wished to avoid if at all possible. We both seemed to understand each other's position very clearly. We even got to a stage where we both could not see how we could ask the other to do what we wanted, i.e. Jude felt my pain at the idea of not circumcising, and I felt hers for the idea of circumcising. It almost felt like we had no idea how to come to a decision. Jude did a lot of research, and I did a fair amount myself. We spoke to a Rabbi, watched a number of documentaries, contacted and spoke to someone in Israel that is a part of the 'Intactivist' community (those fighting for keeping the penis intact), went to a discussion on circumcision and read a whole bunch of material. We wanted to move our positions to come closer to each other. I also felt on a deep level that I did want to have the courage not to circumcise and potentially forge a new way of looking at being Jewish and having a foreskin.
I did some research into the medical pros and cons of being circumcised as opposed to being uncircumcised. And without going into all the arguments here, as it would be very lengthy endeavour, I came to the conclusion that there seemed to be no health benefit strong enough to justify circumcision. The one strong argument I found is about the transition of STD's and HIV being far lower in circumcised males. I feel this might be a good argument for circumcision in a country that has an AIDS epidemic, but in the West today we do not face such a situation. And sensible safe sex education will and has done a similar job, and in terms of the transmission of HIV has worked very well as a preventative measure.
It is argued that by cutting off the foreskin, the head of the penis becomes far less porous and less open to callouses (and this is the reason HIV is less likely to be transferred). This logically leads to the idea of the head being less sensitive, and I came across a few testimonials of men in their mid twenties who chose to become circumcised as they felt it was a healthier option, After doing so they found that their sex lives drastically changed, and that it was far less sensitive. A great analogy that I read was that it was like listening to a Mozart concerto without the violin section. It is still beautiful, and if you never hear it with the violins you will never know the difference. I thought about this, and the idea of denying my son the potential full enjoyment of sex was something again I did not feel comfortable doing, or deciding for him.
Jewish Halacha (Jewish Law) nowhere states that a Jewish man who is not circumcised is not considered Jewish, meaning the sin falls on the parents not the child. And there is only one thing a Jewish man cannot do religiously if he is uncircumcised and that is to partake in the Pascal Lamb (which can only happen once the Temple is rebuilt). So I am not worried halachicly.
Anyway we made a decision. And as you have probably guessed by now we decided not to circumcise. It kind of happened gradually. After Lev was born, he had some complications with breathing and the very usual Jaundice, and had to spend 6 days in Hospital. The fear we felt in those days kind of made us feel there was no way we wanted to cause any more distress for the little man. So I said, let's not circumcise and leave it for a while and see how we feel. And today 6 weeks on from his birth I feel very happy with the decision we have made. And I hope this continues.
I still have these fears about giving Lev a mixed message about his identity. But I hope that I can help him understand why we decided not to follow this ritual, and I sincerely hope that he will become a confident young man who is happy in his body. I am sure as parents we will make mistakes and give him some mixed messages, but I will try my hardest not to - none of us are perfect. I hope to pass on a pride in his cultural identity and a pride in his differences. I am sure we will have a somewhat different Jewish life to the norm. For me actively looking for the messages in Judaism on a secular level will be a life-long endeavour. I am sure we will pass on to him other practices that might help him to be a compassionate caring human being in life. And that these will not be a source of conflict for him, but rather more a place of diversity from which he can draw. If Lev ever decides he wants to become circumcised I will happily support him in his decision. And I will feel content in knowing it was his decision.
I really do hope that in the future other Jewish families make the decision not to circumcise. I would love for there to be a growing community of Jews that are not circumcised, partly so that Lev does not feel like he is the only one, and as I think it would make for a more pluralistic community. I make no judgements on any father or mother that decide to circumcise. It is a decision for each family to make themselves. It does not feel to me like mutilation. And I do not wish here to go into the arguments for and against calling circumcision a form of mutilation. But I really hope that every Jewish family (and non Jewish family for whom circumcision is an option), spends sometime thinking and looking in to the arguments for and against - as no decision is better than an informed one. And lastly I am happy to be contacted by anyone struggling with this decision. I can only talk from my experience and feelings, but am happy to share these in more detail.


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For starters, yay I'm back to blogging! I know that I haven't posted in a very long time and while I was in hiatus, I got engaged to the love of my life. One of the first things we did to celebrate our engagement was to have our pre wedding / prenup photoshoot in South Korea. Why in Korea you say? Just look at this pre wedding pictures!
(All pictures taken from hellomuse.com)
Aren't they gorgeous? I first stumbled upon Korean pre wedding photoshoots by perusing Hello Muse (hellomuse.com), a website dedicated to pre wedding shoots. As soon as I saw the photos, I knew that I wanted to have a Korean style pre wedding shoot. If you would ask my fiance, he prefers the American or Filipino style prenup shoots which are more casual. But I convinced him that a Korean style pre wedding shoot is a nod to their tradition (he is Korean) and it's something that our parents would like to see. To be honest, I was excited to wear multiple wedding dresses and see my fiance in a tux.
I had my fiance call a multitude of pre wedding photo studios and we settled with CN Studio in Gangnam. I love how their sample photos look so romantic and pristine. Plus, the price is also something that's affordable for us as we are trying to save as much as money as we can for the wedding.
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A sample picture by the studio ( look at those gowns! swoon..)
(Photos from cnstudio.co.kr)
Unfortunately, their studio is not open on my fiance's off day from work so we had to look for another studio. In the end, we had our photo shoot done by Nine Studio, also located in Gangnam. I've heard that most wedding photo studios are located in the ritzy area of Gangnam (cue gangnam style song by PSY)
(Here's a screenshot of their website)
Their storefront with big picture windows.
The makeup room where they doll up the Bride and Groom to be.
(All photos from ninestudio.co.kr)
For the pre wedding photo shoot by Nine Studio, the inclusions are the rental of two wedding gowns and two tuxes, makeup, accessories and shoes, a 20 page photo album and a big frame of our chosen picture. All we had to do on the day itself was to show up. For the shoot, i bought my own wedding gown that I specifically purchased for the shoot but they didn't let me wear it. I'm sure they would let me wear it if I insisted enough but my Korean is not so well enough to translate. I also learned that we had to pay for a lady assistant to guide me. At first I was wondering why would I need an assistant but it became apparent enough on the shoot itself. We also had to pay extra if we wanted a copy of all the pictures on the day of the photo shoot and being the control freak that I am, I volunteered to pay for that.
So that's part 1 of our Korean Pre Wedding / Prenup Photo shoot experience. On the next part, I'll share some behind the scenes on the day of the photo shoot and some pictures as well. Thanks for reading!


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Right's pro-Israel groups take risk
Conservative pro- Israel groups that have spent millions of dollars targeting President Barack Obama's policies toward the Jewish state are facing a daunting reality: If the president wins anyway, their political influence may never be the same.
For groups such as the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Emergency Committee for Israel, as well as a vocal class of Israel-boosting GOP opinion leaders, the 2012 presidential election is an almost existential test of relevance. In a sense, the 2012 race is to conservative Israel hawks what the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall was for organized labor; a campaign that could permanently strike fear into their political enemies or raise embarrassing questions about their viability as a national political force.
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Funded in large part by billionaire gaming magnate Sheldon Adelson — an unswerving supporter of Israel and its conservative prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu — these groups have helped place Israel at the core of the GOP message on foreign policy. They've aired television ads seeking to woo Jewish voters away from the Democratic Party; one group, Secure America Now, has run multiple ads in Florida simply clipping from Netanyahu's warnings about the threat of a nuclear Iran.
( Also on POLITICO: Adelson gave $5M for RNC)
So far, the impact of all those efforts is uncertain at best: A poll released in September by the American Jewish Committee found Obama leading Mitt Romney by 41 points among Jews, 65 percent to 24 percent. A Gallup Poll last month was even more optimistic for Obama, showing him ahead 70 percent to 25 percent.
Jewish voters aren't the only constituency that cares about Israel; evangelicals in particular are strongly hawkish when it comes to the U.S.-Israel relationship. But when it comes to swinging votes in 2012 on the basis of Israel policy, Jews have been the focus of Republican efforts, and may be the best indicator of whether the issue packs a punch in the presidential race.
( See also: POLITICO's swing-state map)
Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, a prominent Jewish leader in the GOP, argued that Obama is all but certain to fall short of his 2008 vote total with Jews — and that in any case, conservative pro-Israel groups have made a meaningful difference in the 2012 race regardless of the outcome.
"Obama got 78 percent of the Jewish vote in the last election. He's not going to get 78 percent of the Jewish vote this time," Coleman said. "[Obama] understands the reality that Americans expect our president to stand strongly by our democratic ally."
In the third, foreign policy-focused presidential debate on Monday, Coleman predicted, "both the president and Gov. Romney are going to talk about the importance of standing by Israel. The difference is, this president has a record."
RJC president Matt Brooks predicted that there would be a "significant erosion of Jewish support for the president," based both on "Israel and foreign policy but also significant dissatisfaction with the economic condition of the country." Reaching out to Jews on Israel and other issues could lay groundwork for Republican gains in future cycles, Brooks said.


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AMERICUS - Georgia Southwestern had four players score in double figures while forcing 32 Northwood University turnovers in a 90-66 non-conference women's basketball victory Saturday afternoon in the Storm Dome.
GSW improves to 2-0 this season. The Lady Seahawks fall to 1-3. It was the first meeting between the schools.
Senior Danisha Green scored a game-high 18 points to pace Southwestern behind 7 of 10 shooting. Green also dished out five assists and was a perfect 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Juniors Shatoria Hudson and Tiara Thompson posted double figures for the second-straight game as the two finished with 15 and 13 points, respectively. Thompson pulled down a team-high six rebounds. Senior Shaniece Sheffield added 11 points.
The Lady Hurricanes trailed only once in game, 2-1, less than a minute in, and began to pull away from Northwood late in the first half.
Following a pair of Sharnele Brown jumpers to pull Northwood within eight at 30-22, the Lady Hurricanes went on an 11-5 run over the final 5:38 and led 41-27 at the break.
GSW came out in the second half and picked up right were they left off, opening the period with an 18-5 burst to build a comfortable 27-point cushion, 59-32. The Lady Seahawks were unable to drop the margin under 23 points the rest of the way.
Southwestern ended the night shooting 55.4 percent from the floor while Northwood was efficient in their own right, finishing at 48.2 percent. Total rebounds were tied, 31-31. The Lady Hurricanes held a substantial points off turnovers advantage (40-14) and dished out nine more assists (21-12) than the Lady Seahawks.
Northwood was led by by Brown's 18-point, seven-assist effort. Emily May and Atavia Blake added 10 points apiece off the bench and Keren Mozes chipped in 10 points and five rebounds.
The Lady Hurricanes travel to Valdosta State on Saturday (Nov. 23) for a 2 p.m. contest.


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Madoff Was Equal Opportunity Scammer
But one thing I do know: Norman, with all his experience and sophistication, had to have known that Madoff could not be legitimately earning 10% per annum.
[Genesis Of Financial Meltdown]
After Bernie Madoff gave himself up, most likely to forestall a Russian sniper from using him for target practice, I received several telephone calls from former American Stock Exchange members about some of the people whom I knew that had invested with him.
I am not joking about the Russian sniper. Madoff cheated the wrong people. Madoff is wearing a bullet-proof vest when he leaves his apartment. And those guards are to protect him- all paid for with the money of those whom he scammed. Yet, in addition to the Russian mob, there are other more sophisticated investors whom Madoff also scammed.
He was an equal opportunity thief.
The word was Gerald Berkman, my former employer at the American Stock Exchange in the 1980s, had invested millions of dollars with Madoff. I did some research and my fears were confirmed---Norman Leff, who was a very decent man and was also my former employer was also listed as one an investor with Madoff. His investments were listed under "Norman Leff," "Estate of Norman Leff," and the name of Norman's wife. He must have invested millions of dollars with Madoff.
Berkman and Leff were once partners in the AMEX specialist firm, Berkman-Leff. It was perhaps the only decent specialist unit at the AMEX- Norman and Gerry did not cheat investors. But I ask myself, why would Norman, who knew the vagaries of the stock market, invest in a scam like Madoff's. Why?
It was probably Gerry's close connections to Madoff. Both had homes in Nassau County and in Florida.
Norman always told me that he was lucky- that people, who were much smarter than he, had gone out of business. Furthermore, Norman knew that no one could guarantee a 10% profit per annum, as Madoff claimed he could, unless he were cheating, or held 20 year Treasury Bonds from the 1980s that yielded 10%. Norman knew that even specialists, both stock and option, had bad months- and that it was only specialists in Exchange Traded Funds, who were guaranteed enormous returns on capital, that had enjoyed risk free returns. (They had a monopoly in the market).
Norman knew people like Maurice "Sonny" Cohen and Alvin "Sonny" Delaire, former specialists at the AMEX. The pair owned a specialist unit, Cohen Delaire and Kaufman, one of the premier specialist units on the AMEX decades ago. Yet, even this firm, with the most active stocks, had dissolved due to bad business conditions. Cohen formed Cohmad Securities with Madoff-- a combination of Cohen and Madoff. Delaire left the AMEX in the 1980s to work for Cohmad.
Let me elaborate more on Norman Leff's sophistication.
Norman and Gerry had sold off their specialist unit to Merrill Lynch after the market crash of 1987- due to bad business conditions. Norman was also aware that specialist units were dying the death of a thousand lashes because specialist units could no longer control the flow of orders and the pricing of stocks and options.
So, I ask again, why would Norman invest?
The only answer could be: Norman believed that Madoff was cheating his public customers by "front running,"; that is, trading ahead of public customer orders. But that would be impossible given the tens of billions of dollars that Madoff was utilizing. Could another reason be tax fraud? Madoff was not reporting taxable gains to the Internal Revenue Service, as would have been required, because Madoff stated that at year's end, he had converted all his positions to cash.
Or, perhaps Norman believed that Madoff was laundering money, as some members of the Board of the American Stock Exchange had done in the 1980s and 1990s.
I cannot pinpoint the reason why Norman invested with Madoff; I can only hazard intelligible assessments.
But one thing I do know: Norman, with all his experience and sophistication, had to have known that Madoff could not be legitimately earning 10% per annum.
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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
2009 Media Releases
Mayor Chris Beutler announced today that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $1.4 million to support local criminal justice and law enforcement efforts. The money is available through the Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. The funding is about 15.6 times more than the $90,000 Lincoln received through the program in 2008.
"These funds will help us improve public safety and officer safety without impacting operating budgets," Beutler said. "The primary use for the City portion of these funds will be to update the computer-aided dispatch system in the City's Emergency Communications 911 Center."
The 911 Center takes calls and provides dispatching for the Police and Fire and Rescue departments as well as the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office. The current dispatch system was acquired in 1994. By using about $700,000 of grant funds for upgrades, the City will avoid the need for a long-term lease-purchase arrangement, which would have required about $120,000 in lease payments each year for seven years.
Police Chief Tom Casady said these are formula grants, which means they are based on crime rates and population. The grants require a joint application with Lancaster County, and the Police and Sheriff's offices have historically collaborated in the allocation of these dollars.
Casady said the remainder of the City's portion will help address equipment and technology needs that could not be met otherwise. Those include the purchase of about 12 ballistic shields that officers use to protect themselves when approaching an armed suspect; the purchase of 14 more TASERs; and the deployment of more broadband hot spots that will enable officers to complete reports in the field.
Although the use of the funds does not require City Council approval, Casady said the plan is scheduled to be presented at the Council meeting April 6, and the public would have an opportunity to comment at that time. He expects the funds to be available by mid-summer.


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Transfer and Adult Student Orientation
As a transfer or adult student, your first step in becoming a student at Saint Xavier University is participating in a Transfer Student Orientation (TSO). The orientation is a mandatory, one-time event that will help to familiarize students with Saint Xavier University, introduce important departments on campus and prepare students for the upcoming semester.
Students must contact the Office of Records and Advising to register for orientation dates. If you have any additional questions, please contact the Office of Admission at 773-298-3050 or at 844-GOTO-SXU (844-468-6798).


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Water quality good, park open
MEADE — Despite local rumors, Lake Meade State Park, 8 miles south and 5 miles west of Meade, is open for business and all water activities. Last year, the lake was closed to all water activities from late July to mid-October due to a blue-green algae bloom. However, the park remained open to camping and other activities.
The lake no longer has a blue-green algae bloom because the algae cannot survive cold winter temperatures. However, there is a possibility that the lake could experience another bloom this summer due to its high nutrient content. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks along with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment are currently exploring options to reduce nutrients in the lake.
"As we look forward to a busy season, we ask everyone to pay attention to notifications regarding the park and lake," says park manager Matt Trujillo. "Currently, we are under a burn ban so, we are not allowing any open fires at this time. That could change whenever we receive sufficient rainfall."
For more information, phone the park office at 620-873-2572.


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The last thing dragon shifter Stig Wyvern needs is his dead friend's kid sister showing up on his doorstep. He's just minutes away from entering a mating phase. Sharing his isolated house with the young woman he's desperately lusted after for quite some time is a recipe for disaster.
But Cora Cardenas has nowhere else to go. She's in deep trouble with some really nasty people and Stig is the only one who can protect her. That he's deliciously sexy and makes her tingle with the simplest of smiles is just a bonus.
Cora quickly realizes Stig is hiding something from her. To make matters worse, she's plagued with breathtakingly naughty dreams starring a shadowed lover who bears a startling resemblance to her host. And just what the hell is going on down in the basement at night?
Stig needs to get Cora out of his house but his inner beast has other ideas. He's found his mate and she's not going anywhere…
Red Hot Dragon
Book Two of the Dragon Heat Series
Release Date – 10/1/13
Griffin Cadogan is shocked to see Avani Monroe, sworn enemy of his dragon family, walk into his gym. With his mating phase soon approaching, Griffin is curious as to why she has to come enemy territory knowing the risks. Not only does she surprise Griffin and his cousin, Mad, by coming to enemy territory, but what she wants is borderline insane-Griffin must help her have a baby.
After her mother's line was annihilated by the Knights, Avani accepted her duty to ensure the continuation of their unique dragon breed. She's searched the dragon registries and Griffin is the most likely candidate for her crazy plan. Working up the courage to approach a man who considers her an enemy wasn't easy but she manages to calmly lay out her carefully orchestrated plan.
But Griffin isn't about to agree to her harsh terms. If she wants him to father her child, he intends to play an active role in his offspring's life, not simply walk away as she requires. Shocked by her instant attraction to him, she agrees to his terms. Once together, they realize their connection is about more than creating a child, but that happiness is short-lived when Mad suddenly disappears. Knowing the dragon slayers are behind it, Griffin must risk it all to save the ones he loves
While browsing bookstore shelves as a teenager, Lo discovered the erotic writings of Anaïs Nin and A.N. Roquelaure. Certain her mother would not approve, Lo smuggled the books home and squirreled them away in the most likely of places: under her bed. Late at night, she delved into the sensual worlds both writers created.
As a co-ed studying biochemistry and genetics at Texas A&M University, Lo dabbled in creating naughty tales to entertain her friends. Study for a midterm or pen a deliciously dirty story to delight her small band of fans? Not surprisingly, Lo is now on an extended sabbatical from college.
Luckily, Lo stumbled onto the world of erotic romance publishers. She realized there were other readers and writers who loved and craved breathtaking romance with the spiciest of love scenes. She took a chance and submitted her first novella. The rest is history.
Lo lives in Texas with her husband, daughter and big blubbering Great Dane with mommy issues. She also writes super sexy romances and scorching hot erotica with a New Adult flavor under the pen name Roxie Rivera
My Review:
It seems like here lately there have been a large number of Dragon-shifter books being released. I love dragons. They are my new favorite shifter, so when I had the opportunity to review Dead Sexy Dragon I jumped at it!
I love this book. I love the interaction between Cora and Stig. There is pent up tension and I could almost feel it. Stig is a big-badass dragon and Cora is the sister of one of his dead friends(no, not too young as some might think upon hearing that). She seeks out Stig to find a safe place, but little does she know that this particular dragon is hunting.. and his prey is her..
I do have to say though that this was a little short for me. Overall though this book did pull me in and hold me there until I was finished(yep, all in one sitting). The descriptions within were more than enough to allow me to picture everything quite beautifully in my mind. I am looking forward to the next in the series.
If you love dragons, and even if you don't, this is one you don't want to miss.
Lo is giving away the following prizes at the end of the tour:
GRAND PRIZE: a copper dragon cookie cutter, $50 gift card to Sur Le Table, tote bag and swag.
RUNNERS-UP: TWO (2) runners-up will receive a copper dragon cookie cutter, tote bag and swag.
Lolita Lopez DRAGON HEAT Series Blog Tour Schedule -
8/2 - Book Monster Reviews
8/02 - Wicked Readings by Tawania
8/03 - KC's Paranormal Books
8/04 - Ramblings From This Chick
8/04 - Cocktails and Books
8/05 - My Reading Obsession
8/05 - The Jeep Diva
8/06 - Nina's Literary Escape
8/07 - Book Lovin' Mamas
8/08 - Close Encounters with the Night Kind
8/08 - Salacious Reads
8/09 - Larissa's Bookish Life
8/09 - Confessions of the Paranormal
8/10 - Mythical Books
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8/11 - Tiffy-Fit's Reading Corner
8/12 - Reading Between the Wines
8/13 - Bookin' It Reviews
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Masterson taking different approach to contract talk
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- They call this guy "Nasty Masty" because of the weaponry he brings to the mound, fastballs and sliders flinging out of the hand attached to that 6-foot-6, 250-pound frame.
Off the mound, as we've learned, Justin Masterson is anything but nasty.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- They call this guy "Nasty Masty" because of the weaponry he brings to the mound, fastballs and sliders flinging out of the hand attached to that 6-foot-6, 250-pound frame.
Off the mound, as we've learned, Justin Masterson is anything but nasty.
From the day Masterson arrived to the Indians in the 2009 Victor Martinez trade, he's always come across as quite a bit different than your average elite athlete. The peaceful and benign nature by which Masterson goes about his business and interacts with others is at odds with his superior size and strength and simply not one we've come to count on from people in his position.
There was a start early in Masterson's Indians career in which he basically got his teeth kicked in. But he didn't spend his postgame interview expressing frustration over pitch selection or execution or a missed opportunity to impress his new bosses. Rather, Masterson bemoaned his role in spoiling an otherwise "beautiful, gorgeous night" at the ballpark for the fans. More recently, he deflected postgame attention away from himself and his latest outing and toward his wife and the cookies she was baking for charity (and Meryl Masterson's cookies are as delicious as they come, for the record).
It should be no surprise, then, that Masterson is going about the sometimes brutal business side of the game in just as genial a manner. Multiple outlets, including MLB.com, have reported that Masterson has expressed to Cleveland a potential willingness to come to terms on a three- or four-year deal that would essentially limit the amount of long-term risk being taken on by the ballclub. The Northeast Ohio Media Group reported a proposal in the range of $40 million to $60 million (depending on the guaranteed years), which, in today's market, seems a reasonable negotiating point for a guy who has ranked among the top 30 in starting pitcher WAR over the last three seasons.
Don't be mistaken. Masterson is no martyr here.
"He's just going to be really rich," said manager Terry Francona, "or really, really rich."
But it's that latter possibility -- one that has to rattle around the brain of guy statistically comparable to newly minted $105 million man Homer Bailey -- that makes this situation so intriguing.
Masterson is, after all, a union rep well-versed in the value of exploring your full worth, not just for yourself but for those who come after you.
"With any good union, they want to try to increase salaries," he said. "That's just by default. But whatever you do, if you're confident and happy with it, so that you're not going to look back in a year and say, 'Man, why did I do this?' you should go for it."
Though nothing was finalized Wednesday, there is an increasing sense here in Indians camp that Masterson and the club just might go for it. To say this would be a score for the Tribe is an understatement, because the organization's need to maximize its player payroll has long been apparent, as has their difficulty in retaining top talent.
That said, there is organizational precedent for this sort of arrangement. Back when he still had dots in his initials, CC Sabathia gave the Indians a hometown deal in an April 2005 extension that guaranteed him just $17.5 million in 2007-08, which otherwise would have served as his first two free-agent years. Sabathia turned down the chance to hit the open market at 26 because of the comfort level he felt as part of the Tribe's core.
"When I got to Spring Training," Sabathia said at the time, "and was around all the guys -- who are more than just my teammates, they're my friends -- I called my agent and said, 'This is where I need to be.'"
The Masterson storylines feels somewhat similar, in that his potentially contentious final round of arbitration-eligibility with Cleveland (the gap between Masterson's request and the Indians' offer was the largest in the league) thawed upon arrival to Arizona.
Of course, Masterson has more collective bargaining agreement wrinkles to keep in mind than Sabathia did. The freeze Draft pick compensation put on the Ervin Santana market has to be considered, as a qualifying offer by the Indians -- combined with the potential free-agent-eligibility of Max Scherzer and James Shields -- could affect his potential price tag. It's certainly worth nothing that a three-year deal signed today would expire after the current CBA expires.
What's amazing about Masterson is that he'll talk about all of this openly, even as the dialogue about his future plays out behind the scenes. This almost never happens, and Masterson probably didn't buy his agent, Randy Rowley, a great deal of negotiating leverage when he freely told reporters he figures "somehow, some way, I'll end up still being here for a few more years."
"He's comfortable in his own skin," Francona said. "I don't see this tearing him up or making him nervous."
Francona, no doubt, is the only reason these extension conversations have had any traction. He was Masterson's first skipper in Boston, and Masterson said Wednesday that this organization didn't truly feel like "home" to him until Tito's arrival a year ago. The long-term deals given to Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn and Michael Brantley have, in Masterson's mind, created a culture in which Cleveland feels more like a destination than a bump in the road.
Masterson has had his own bumps in the road (the 2012 season, notably). His ballpark-adjusted ERA going back to 2011, therefore, is exactly league average. So even if the Indians do retain Masterson on team-friendly terms, it won't necessarily be the bargain that CC's extension proved to be.
But there's no overstating what a lynchpin guy Masterson has become for this organization, what his "everlasting optimism," as rotation mate Corey Kluber put it, has meant in the development of the likes of Kluber and Zach McAllister and Josh Tomlin and Danny Salazar as they've been integrated into the rotation in recent seasons. His teammates talk about his quick return from an oblique injury last September, when he worked out of the bullpen in the final playoff push, with particular reverence.
"I think that's the best kind of leadership you can have," said Tomlin, "a guy who leads by what he does and not what he says."
The things Masterson has said in recent days lead you to believe an extension is likely, if not imminent. Naturally, that could change or otherwise evolve in the coming days. But the public nature of the process, thanks to Masterson's openness about his intentions, has already been unorthodox.
Given the subject, perhaps that shouldn't be a surprise.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince.


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The Green Bay Packers have signed running back Cedric Benson, the team announced via its official website.
Benson's agent, Eugene Parker, confirmed on Friday that Benson had visited with the Packers
Green Bay chose not to re-sign Ryan Grant after last season. Signing Benson will add much-need depth and experience at the running back position.
The veteran spent the past four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he led the team in rushing each season. He has rushed for 5,769 yards and 31 touchdowns over his career.


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My Companion Piece to Tim Prebble's Recent Career Advice Article
Recently the Sound Designer Tim Prebble wrote an article on his blog offering some blanket advice for students and upcoming "soundies". If you have not had a chance to check it out, please do so before reading anything further here. It is great writing, useful knowledge and far superior to what you will find in the following paragraphs. I just wanted to take a moment to add my two cents and reinforce some of his points with my own examples. I am by no means as successful as Mr. Prebble (I recently saw an excellent example of the work he has done in the somewhat overlooked film "Warrior's Way" - this film sounds fantastic), but I am someone who is working my way up the ladder and have 13 years of my own experience that is both vastly different and remarkably similar to the path of Mr. Prebble.
One point of focus Prebble mentions is that "the majority of your learning occurs when working" and "practical experience is the most important learning you will ever do". These are very important points. School and book learning are great starting points, but all they really do is give you a language. In school you will learn the concepts of time code, decibels, signal routing, frame rates etc. Knowing these terms allows you to have conversations with professionals at a basic level, but just because you know the definitions it doesn't mean you know what they are all about. The only way to really learn the trade of sound post production is to get your nose in there and work on projects. Richard Spence-Thomas, a former boss and great influence on both my career and my life, told me once that "all finishing an audio or film education program proves is that it is what you want to do with your life. It does not mean you know anything about the actual profession at all." Meaning you had the perseverance to meet the demands of multiple years of schooling, dealing with the educational bureaucracy, and the late nights of homework while juggling part time jobs (not to mention all the classmates and the egos the film world tends to attract). If you had the fortitude to keep your focus through all that, it normally demonstrates that you want to be in the game for the long run. The film program I attended in the mid 90's accepted 88 students to start the first year. Three years later, when diplomas were handed out, less then 10 of those original students actually graduated. In many ways the education system can be looked at as a way of culling the herd down to those who are really focused.
The final semester of my three year program was a work placement, or work experience. At the time I did not have any idea how big of a decision I was about to make. I was lucky enough to be in Toronto, the biggest city in Canada, and one of the hubs for the industry in my country. I had a lot of options on where to apply. There were massive facilities with multiple large mix theaters and huge sound editorial departments, as well as smaller one studio shops on the other end of the scale.
I set up a meeting with one of my favourite teachers to seek out any advice or leads he could offer me before I started my search. He answered my questions with another question - I had to ask myself what I wanted out of my placement, did I want knowledge or did I want a job. If I was after a job he suggested focusing on the large facilities. If accepted I could get a placement working in the machine room or dubbing department and at the end of my placement, if things went well, a job could be waiting for me. On the other hand if it was knowledge I was after he suggested targeting the smaller shops. Since a smaller studio is normally only staffed with a few people they can use any free help they can get. They will put you to work and teach you everything they can so you can actually help them out. Another advantage of a smaller studio is you will get to try lots of different areas of audio post production, as everyone has to wear many hats. But the downside is, in the end they might not be able to take you on as a full time employee.
Later that day I blasted out faxes (remember faxing?) to about 10 of the smaller post studios in the city, and started working out my plans for follow up phone calls and visits. Then my phone rang. It was one of the studios asking me to come in for an interview. It turned out the owners of this smaller studio were having a conversation about how they were getting busier and it might be a good idea to take on a college student at the exact moment my letter and resume was coming in on their fax machine. A great example of how timing is everything and luck helps out a lot too.
The next day I found myself in an interview at the studio and I was asked a very difficult question regarding mic technique with multiple actors in a small area. I was immediately deflated because I had no idea what the answer was. After a few moments of panic I sheepishly admitted I did not know the answer. Their stern faces slowly started turning into warm smiles. The question was a trick, there was no right answer. It was a small test to see if I was a know-it-all bullshit artist or if I was able to admit I did not know something. If they were going to take on a student they wanted one that they could teach and did not think he already had all the answers. I had accidentally passed the test by admitting my own lack of knowledge. I started my 3 month work placement with them a few weeks later.
I quickly realized I knew basically nothing, and had a whole world of new processes and concepts to master. In the end I struck gold, as I learned a lot during my time there and was hired on to work the evening shift at the studio when the placement was over and I had graduated.
There are 2 main lessons from this story. One is that timing and luck play a part, but your ability to take advantage of them play a much bigger part. Stumbling into an opportunity is useless if you are not ready to take the next step. Secondly, leave your ego at the door and never pretend you know things you don't. Professionals would rather teach you to do something right then waste time re-doing something you misrepresented your knowledge about. As a student you are not expected to know everything, but you are expected to learn fast and not make the same mistakes repeatedly. Simply put don't make promises you can not keep, it wastes time and quite frankly is unprofessional.
Also when deciding on a path to becoming a professional put a lot of weight in a school program that offers a work placement or co-op as part of the curriculum. They are great ways to dip your toes in the real work world. You might be working for free, but you will get a whole lot out of the time you spend that will be worth more then money over the long arc of a career. The knowledge, experience, and contacts you gain will give you a massive head start over people that attended an institution that does not offer work placements. Almost every gig and client I have today can be traced back to connections I made as a result of that first work placement I did.
Here is an answer I wrote on social sound design in the summer of 2010 that also deals with the subject of getting started in this business. A question was asked for advice on how to impress an employer during a work placement.
There are two things I find extremely important in perspective interns/trainees
1 The ability to observe in silence. It is very difficult to mix or edit content when there are constant interruptions with questions. This is especially bad if clients are present. Take mental notes (or actual pencil and paper notes) of questions you have and wait for the appropriate time to ask them. You will find many of your questions will get answered naturally through observation and those that don't give you a lot to talk about over lunch or at a slow point in the day. It is very important to ask questions and learn as much as you can. After all you are possibly offering your time for free with the expectation that you will benefit from knowledge and experience. But remember the studio has obligations to clients and deadlines also. So it is important to know when to ask and when to simply observe. I have had bad experiences with interns that never stopped talking all day and they never made it past the intern stage as a result.
2 Don't under any circumstances pretend to know more then you do. I would rather teach you how to do it right then waste time re-doing something that was done improperly. It can be true that there are no dumb questions, I am much more impressed with someone willing to learn to do it right then someone trying too hard to impress. Every studio does things a little differently so figure how things are done where you are and try to meet those standards.
Keep your head up and if you want bonus points treat any client you encounter like gold. After all, the ability to get a client to trust you and your work is equally as important as your technical skills. If they don't trust or like you they won't come back with their next project, and it is their money that keeps the studio in business.
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Through the club, CVS/pharmacy ExtraCare card holders who sign up for the Beauty Club will reap rewards on all beauty purchases. Benefits include a 10% off beauty shopping pass upon enrollment, $5 in ExtraBucks for every $50 spent on beauty purchases and $3 in ExtraBucks on the member's birthday. Beauty Club members will also receive monthly email newsletters with valuable coupons, tips and product information.


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One of two teen hikers who got lost in the wilderness in Southern California, prompting a massive five-day search effort that cost more than $160,000, has been charged with the possession of methamphetamine found during the hike.
Authorities found an illegal substance in the car in which Nicolas Cendoya, 19, had traveled to the trailhead in the Trabuco Canyon area of Cleveland National Forest, Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Gail Krause said Wednesday.
A felony charge of possession of a controlled substance was filed against Cendoya on Tuesday, according to Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney's office.
The substance was 497 milligrams of methamphetamine, which was found in his car April 2, when sheriff's deputies were looking for information on him, Emami said.
That amount of methamphetamine is likely to be a supply rather that a dosage that could be consumed at one time, according to NBC4 Los Angeles' Dr. Bruce Hensel.
Authorities had said that they could only attempt to recover the $160,000 cost for the massive search for Cendoya and his companion, 18-year-old Kyndall Jack, if a criminal charge was filed against the hikers.
The cost of the multiagency search was released Tuesday and included the services of six agencies.
Cendoya, who spoke to NBC4 on Tuesday and said he would help pay back the cost of the search if needed, was not being held, Emami said. Cendoya said he didn't want his parents to be burdened with the search costs, which he called "insane."
Asked on Tuesday if he was on drugs during the hike, Cendoya said "absolutely not."
Cendoya and Jack, both of Costa Mesa, had headed onto the popular trails of Holy Jim Canyon in the Cleveland National Forest on Easter only to get separated at night. They had entered the wilderness with a single water bottle and no warm clothing.
Lost for several days, the two were found separately by rescuers in dense brush on April 3 and April 4.
A reserve deputy was seriously injured during Kyndall's rescue after he fell 60 feet and hit his head.
Both Jack and Kyndall were found dehydrated, disoriented and covered in cuts and bruises -- but they suffered no major injuries. Each said they had hallucinated through much of their time in the steep canyon area.
"I was in lucid dreams and hallucinations for days. I could see the helicopters flying over me every day. When the firefighters came up to me, I couldn't even believe it," Cendoya said after his ordeal. "We weren't meant to die."
He is set to be arraigned in Santa Ana Superior Court on May 22, Emami said.
NBC4's Ryan Bourgard and Vikki Vargas contributed to this article.


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In the wake of the Fed's announcement on Wednesday to put another round of quantitative easing into effect, reaction from around the world has grown louder—and it's not happy. Even though the $600 billion QE2 reflects the desire of the Fed to stimulate the economy, which it hopes will result in job creation and spending, Europe has not adopted the same policy, instead leaving interest rates unchanged. But the U.S. action has angered foreign leaders, who have not been stinting in their criticism.
Reuters reported that Wolfgang Schaeuble, Germany's finance minister, called the U.S. policy "clueless" on Friday, after Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle expressed concern on Thursday that the U.S. action was not enough and that it was artificially influencing the dollar's value. Bruederle, in another Reuters report, also said a currency war must be avoided, calling such an event a "disaster," and worried that the results of the U.S. midterm elections indicated a trend in this country toward protectionism.
Schaeuble promised that Germany would address its concerns with the U.S. directly, as well as at the upcoming G20 meeting. "With all due respect, U.S. policy is clueless," he said, adding that the problem was "not a shortage of liquidity. It's not that the Americans haven't pumped enough liquidity into the market."
France was not so direct in its criticism of the easing policy. Instead, Christine Lagarde, France's finance minister, said in a Thursday Wall Street Journal article, ""The euro bears the brunt of the move . . . I am not making a judgment on the U.S. quantitative easing," she added. "But it shows the imperative need to rethink the international monetary system and cooperation mechanisms."
Jean-Claude Trichet, head of the European Common Bank, indicated his rejection of the action by refusing to follow suit—the ECB left its interest rate unchanged on Thursday, as did the Bank of England—and his statement at a news conference that it "isn't a normal situation" for financial institutions to depend on extraordinary ECB funding.
On Friday, China's central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan criticized the move in an AP report, saying that while it's understandable, it might harm the rest of the world. "If the domestic policy is optimal policy for the
United States alone, but at the same time it is not an optimal policy for he world, it may bring a lot of negative impact to the world. There is a spill over. We have to solve this problem by reforming the international currency system." He gave no specifics on such reforms.
Henrique Meirelles, head of Brazil's central bank, also had harsh words for the policy. In a Reuters report, he said, "QE creates excessive liquidity that flows over to countries like Brazil. Definitely, for Brazil it does create a problem and Brazil will present proposals in that regard to several countries—the U.S. and China—to reach a different agreement not to generate so many distortions."
Even U.S. citizens aren't necessarily happy with the Fed's actions. In a lecture Thursday at Oxford University's Balliol College, Jim Rogers, of Rogers Holdings, had some unkind things to say about Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's decision. In a Bloomberg report, Rogers said, "Dr. Bernanke unfortunately does not understand economics, he does not understand currencies, he does not understand finance . . . All he understands is printing money." Rogers went on to add, "His whole intellectual career has been based on the study of printing money . . . Give the guy a printing press, he's going to run it as fast as he can . . . Debasing your currency has never worked."


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Harmony International Nanny and Au Pair Placement Service
I am a multi-lingual mother of 3 with 13 yrs experience as an executive in big global financial companies in Hong Kong and London. I am passionate about great customer service, love children and have more than a passing interest in psychology and branding. I know what it's like to be a working mother looking for an outstanding individual you can trust to care for your children. I was an au pair myself twice in my student days. We will provide high-calibre nannies (day-time, residential, night-nannies...) and au pairs to professional families. We are starting out London-based with presence in Dublin and Stockholm. We hope to expand and have branches in other cities across Europe, and beyond. We will be all about quality in everything we do, a cut above the rest; traditional values but up-to-date and highly efficient. Our image will be quite corporate but at the same time friendly and reassuring. A strapline will be PROFESSIONALISM, UNDERSTANDING SECURITY, EXCELLENCE
We are basically acting as recruiting agents. We want to appeal to both families & candidates - i.e. nannies & au pairs. We will not be charging candidates, just families, but we need the branding to attract candidates too as the more candidates we have on our books the better match we can offer families. But the most important person we're attracting is the mother. She makes the decision. She wants to know we're solid, reliable, secure, professional, friendly, personal, approachable, available to listen to her specific needs. She needs to feel impressed we know what we're about & have a clear sense that we're high-end too & therefore we'll only send her high-calibre candidates to interview. There are zillions of agencies out there but we think most lack real definition in their image. We are targeting profess/exec/affluent families who are prepared to pay well for a good nanny & the time spent by a pro agent finding them a suitable match rather than doing all the searching & following up themselves online on a free site like gumtree.com (The agency will also add value by checking references & criminal records). They have traditional values, some may be old-school, others not: They like the idea of the nanny wearing a uniform & get that ours is practical (a smart and practical polo shirt and fleece-lined rain-proof jacket for colder weather) vs. an old-fashioned pinafore.
* We'll have 2 websites: harmonynannies.com & harmonyaupairs.com sharing the same corporate image, fonts, layout & overall corporate ethos.
* The main differences will be the logo images & colours used on the website & marketing materials. Hence we need 1 logo image for nannies.com & 1 for au pairs.com.
* NANNY LOGO: We envisage a more serious pallette for the nannies - dark navy & charcoal grey; a lighter blue & gold (though we could be persuaded otherwise). This is because the main differences between nannies & au pairs is nannies are usually left in sole charge of the children while the mother works (or is just out); nannies are usually paid much more as they have experience & often qualifications; tend to be a little older, & this is their career.
Au pairs tend to be 18-28, often doing a gap yr between school & uni or while at uni. They are normally from overseas so their motivation is they get to stay 6-18mths in a house in a foreign city, have weekends & evenings free, & get paid pocket money to go out & have fun. They don't have experience/qualifications & are not left in sole charge of children. They are more a mother's helping hand than a surrogate parent. The au pair image needs to reflect the corporate ethos but also the fun aspect. We will be using our logos on the websites, ltr heads, fliers, welcome packs, car stickers, & crucially uniforms.
PLEASE NOTE: The umbrella co. name will be Harmony International Nanny and Au Pair Placement Service & this will run somewhere along the top of both homepages as part of the logo (probably smaller print than the rest).
Then the logo will also include Harmony Nannies - Peace of Mind (and Harmony Au Pairs - Peace of Mind on the au pair site)... Hope this is clear! Email if not & I'll try to clarify.
I've uploaded a couple of files of early mock-up homepages just to give you an (very untalented!) idea of where I'm coming from
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When discussing her rewarding new role, overseeing a major lubricants company in Indonesia, Dian shared that there is an increasing number of women within Shell being appointed to senior leadership roles globally.
"While I may be the first Shell Country GM in Indonesia who is female, my gender is not really an issue. Yes, I just happen to be a woman. What's really important for me is this role. As GM I believe I am better placed to lead and really make a difference," Dian said.
Dian's leadership potentials were recognised early in her professional career as she was awarded a Chevening Scholarship; a scheme which enables students with leadership qualities to study and work in the UK. Her qualifications also include an MBA in Finance.
Her career with Shell started eight years ago and has included a range of different professional roles and experiences: first, as a Retail Finance Manager for Indonesia. Thereafter, for three years in Singapore, Dian's Shell role was Downstream Strategy Consultant where she worked on projects across the region. Then, after a career shift into marketing for Shell, Dian returned to her home as Marketing Manager for Indonesia.
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The Sunday Currently, Volume Sixteen
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Sometimes, it's hard to be okay with not being okay. 2015 is at its end, and yet I seem to have accomplished far far less than what I have set out to do when the year first started. What happened to all the photos I was supposed to take and post up? xDD There are 52 Sundays in a year, and look at the volume number now... xD
Nevertheless, thank you 2015 for the awesome memories, the important life lessons, the enriching music, and the courage to move forward.
And thank you to you, dear reader. If reading my blog has brought even a bit of entertainment and happiness to your life, I am content. ヾ(。・ω・。)
DECORATING... my 2016 diary! It is from the same Donbook series that I also got in Navy Blue last year. I wanted to get the Cardcaptor Sakura planner, but was too late for the preorder. T.T
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LISTENING... to Hindi playlists on 8tracks! Hey, they have pretty interesting music as well. Give the one below a try? I have no idea of its origins though xD
THINKING... about getting my life back in order after the hustle and bustle of 2015. Surprisingly, relationship issues were a pertinent issue during the second half of 2015, and I once again realize my own weakness when relationships get complicated.
FEELING... grateful for healthy parents, friendly co-workers and understanding bosses. These people really help when the going gets tough.
SINGING... Christmas carols! It was a lovely time singing with old and new alumni members from Hwa Chong Voices. Do check us out? 360-degree video courtesy of J-Chan Photography.
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WISHING... for a more disciplined heart and mind this 2016. It has been a bumpy and sluggish 2015. Yet, I did manage to accomplish some of my goals. Setting out to accomplish more goals that I have set for 2016. I will get there! (۶•̀ᴗ•́)۶
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No, it can get stranger alrighthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/20110325/pl_atlantic/indianaprosecutorfloatsfakeassassinationscottwalkerresigns36086_1
last Tuesday night, March 15, I launched my first-ever entry for a blog I had long been planning on the theme of "Scholar as Citizen," about how thoughtful scholarship can contribute to better understandings of issues and debates in the public realm. In my first blog entry, I published a study guide exploring the question "Who's Really Behind Recent Republican Legislation in Wisconsin and Elsewhere?"...What I did not anticipate—though I guess I should have seen it coming, given everything else that has happened in Wisconsin over the past couple months—was the communication that the University of Wisconsin-Madison received on Thursday afternoon, March 17—less than two days after I posted my blog—formally requesting under the state's Open Records Law copies of all emails sent from or received by my University of Wisconsin—Madison email address pertaining to matters raised in my blog....My most important observation is that I find it simply outrageous that the Wisconsin Republican Party would seek to employ the state's Open Records Law for the nakedly political purpose of trying to embarrass, harass, or silence a university professor (and a citizen) who has asked legitimate questions and identified potentially legitimate criticisms concerning the influence of a national organization on state legislative activity. I'm offended by this not just because it's yet another abuse of law and procedure that has seemingly become standard operating procedure for the state's Republican Party under Governor Walker, but because it's such an obvious assault on academic freedom at a great research university that helped invent the concept of academic freedom way back in 1894.
I love Scott Walker and our governor in Florida also a Scott (Rick Scott), he is going to ruin things for the Republicans in 2012 in two key states if they keep this up. I agreed on our state not getting High Speed Rail we have no regional mass transit in place to support it in Tampa Bay where I live. But the rest of my governors policies stink.But I care only about the health care law and I need Demcratic gains in the Senate and the President to get re-elected to keep it so that is what I'm voting on. If these morons running states can't govern it likely might tip the votes firmly in the direction of the Democrats in key states enough to hold the line.
I miss Teddy. :(While no politician is perfect, he at least pretended to care about his constituency. *kicks Scott Brown et al. in the gnads*
I think what needs to end, more than anything, is the idea of party politics in general.Outside of progressive and libertarian idealists, respectively, for the most part, Democrats and Republicans are on the same side, and it isn't ours.
A Wisconsin judge for the second time directed the state to put on hold an explosive law that strips most public workers of nearly all their union bargaining rights, ordering officials on Tuesday to follow her original instructions to stand down."Apparently that language was either misunderstood or ignored, but what I said was the further implementation of (the law) was enjoined," said a visibly annoyed Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi. "That is what I now want to make crystal clear."Earlier this month, Sumi issued an emergency injunction prohibiting the Wisconsin secretary of state from formally publishing the law -- the final step before it could take effect.Republican legislative leaders responded by directing the law be published by another state agency, and then declared it valid.
Walker's proposal doing away with state grants for local recycling programs, and eliminating the requirement that such programs exist, drew questions from Republican committee member Rep. John Nygren of Marinette."A lot of us are having a hard time understanding the governor's mindset in repealing that mandate," said Nygren, one of several lawmakers who have said they will defend the program.[Walker's Department of Administration Secretary Mike] Huebsch said that while Walker calls for removing the mandate, many Wisconsin communities would continue to pay for recycling themselves or private companies would fill the void.
Doesn't this attitude seem kind of destructive? Hoping that the other side screws everything up in order to get your side back in power? Both sides just set each other up for failure. No one wins.
Under the new laws, they also won't be able to raise property taxes to cover shortfalls, as they usually do.Funding for prisons is hardly being cut at all, though -- from $1.3 billion to $1.2 billion.One billion less for education; just as much as ever for prisons. There's a great demotivational poster in there somewhere.
Well, if they're cutting the funding for Planned Parenthood and Schools, I guess they're thinking they're likely to need all those prison spaces.
But see, that's when OUR FRIENDS THE CORPORATIONS can step in to help manage those schools that are doing poorly. They'll make sure that the PROPER things get to taught to the future wageslaves corporate citizen drones children.Maybe they can also help with the recycling of the destitute. They don't really NEED all those organs, do they? Good money in organ legging.Sorry, I've been reading Shadowrun again :)
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