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With Valentine's day right around the corner my social media feeds have been filling up with adorable v-day ideas. Here are some of my favorites that I've seen so far!
diy painted planters // The Proper Blog
drugstore valentine hacks // Studio DIY
chocolate chip heart pancakes // Chic and Sugar
healthy banana heart pancakes // flourishing foodie
gold flamingo and heart balloons // A Bubbly Life
diy wall hangings // Sarah Hearts
donut hole arrows // Squirrelly Minds
diy envelope liners // Paper and Stitch
flower wall // francois et moi
breakfast in bed room service printable // Kate Spade blog
raspberry champagne float // Treasures & Travels
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Irish government approves abortion referendum wording
- Author: Rogelio Becker Mar 10, 2018,
Mar 10, 2018, 0:40
After many years of women being forced to travel to access abortion care, and numerous court cases, we have the possibility of removing the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution by referendum, expected to be held on May 25 this year, and a way forward that recognises the need for abortion care in Ireland.
The Irish government formally approved the referendum bill at a cabinet meeting in Dublin on Thursday.
In the referendum, voters will be asked if they want to repeal the eighth amendment, which declares that unborn foetuses and pregnant women an equal right to life. "Women who've been raped and told they had to carry their pregnancy to full term". It should be a day that we also celebrate the bond of mother and baby and challenge those in power to provide the necessary supports so that no woman ever feels she has no choice but to go down the road of abortion. "Instead International Women's Day 2018 is being used as part of the government's choreography to introduce abortion on demand into Ireland".
On Friday, the government will outline the legislation, which would allow abortions up to 12 weeks, with a waiting period of no longer than three days after the request. "The way the day is being exploited is a total betrayal of women and their unborn babies".
The government in January proposed holding a referendum to liberalize the abortion regime at the end of May, offering voters the first opportunity in 35 years to overhaul some of the world's strictest laws on the issue. This could mean wide exceptions that allow even healthy, viable, late-term unborn babies to be aborted for nearly any reason. Moreover, in nearly all these 40 countries, once the time-period for legal abortion on a woman's request or on broad socioeconomic or psychological grounds ends, doctors can also legally perform abortion for one or more exceptional reasons also specified in laws or regulations.
On International Women's Day yesterday, Health Minister Simon Harris said: 'Today, as you know, is International Women's Day.
Ms McDonald said she will hold an Ard Fheis in order for the party to re-examine the matter, although it most likely won't be in time for the referendum date in May.
She said that the protestors' message to the minister was, "We deserve your support, not your abortion bill". "[But] retaining the Eighth Amendment does not negate the fact that abortion is already a reality in this country".
But Cullen and other pro-life advocates said there is a better way.
A change to the law would be a monumental step for Ireland, where since 1983 it has been estimated that 170,000 women have left the country to terminate pregnancies.

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This is going to make me sound like I'm 140 years old, but whenever I hear what the cost of college tuition is these days, I can't help but think, "Holly balls, how does anybody afford that crap?" But even with the astronomical, mind-boggling, you've-seriously-got-to-be-kidding-me fees, I'm still vehemently against schools offering discounts on freakin' Groupon.
The deal comes from Chicago-based institution National Louis University and their graduate teaching program. The discount is 60 percent off tuition of an entry-level graduate teaching course. It will slash the price of the three-credit introductory course from $2,232 to $950. The purpose behind this bizarro deal is to bolster interest in the relatively unknown teaching program.
Oh, what, just because I think trying to invoke interest in becoming educators in America's youth is lame, I'm the bad guy? Well, perhaps when I phrase it like that, I am, but hear me out.
By posting a discount on Groupon -- the same site that offers discounts on laser hair removal and all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue -- National Louis University is A) cheapening themselves, and B) saying that education is something to be bought (which we all know it is, but still).
No "respectable" college -- no matter how big or small, fancy or non-fancy -- would offer a deal on tuition on Groupon. They're basically saying that they really don't care who participates in the program, they just want the money. Which, conveniently, brings me to my next point -- they're saying that they can be bought.
Yes, it's common unsaid knowledge that this is the case with universities. Everybody knows someone who went to Harvard or Yale, but who can barely cross the street on their own. The reason for their fancy degree? Cash. But the thing is, Harvard and Yale aren't out advertising on the Internet for the world to see that this is the case. They want to at least keep up the illusion that their institution is based on merit. (Which it should be. 'Nother post.)
If someone who's not exactly rollin' in it wants to go to college or grad school, there are plenty of ways to get discounts. Scholarships and financial aid are a few that come to mind. Going through Groupon is not something that one should resort to, though. Save that for hair removal and the best dang beef teriyaki you've ever tasted.
Would you buy this Groupon deal?
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Water dripping inside a cave, no echoes, no other sounds. The ceiling is low (the cave is a lava tube, actually) wich renders the sound quite oppressive to me. Recorded inside Gruta do Natal (Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal) using a PCM-M10 recorder with internal mics
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So when my Mum was widowed at the age of 44 my godmother, one of Dad's cousins was a good friend to her and as my brother married soon after it meant I had two grown up ladies to hang out with.
On special occasions..I guess probably winter evenings close to Christmas they played Jim Reeves records and had a few drinks..often a Dubonnet and Lime (urghh) or maybe port. I was sometimes allowed one too.. a lot more lime than Dubonnet.
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Some things are not important to me anymore, mostly in the personal hygiene category: frequent showers, pedicures, un-dyed-roots-showing hair, shaven legs. Other fashion faux pas also contain less importance: whether my shoes match my outfit, whether my purse matches my shoes, jewelry (how much, does it match, etc.), make-up (wrinkle cream, undereye cover, eye shadow… does anyone really need all that?). All this extra stuff takes too much effort. Who cares? I wear the scar on my chin from my bike wreck like a medal of honor.
The real reason isn't so much that I don't care, though I don't really, but the extra effort required sucks time away from my favorite activities: doing nothing, writing, reading, meditating, or sitting outside in nature. Other sources of frustration include: cooking, working, and getting ready for anything—especially bed. Why does a person have to get ready for sleep? Why not just fall asleep? Teeth must be brushed (and preferably flossed) and the face must be washed, at a minimum.
When I say these things aren't as important to me anymore, it doesn't mean I've stopped doing them. I just mean that I skip a shower here and there, and I no longer freak out after eating a Fresh Market wrap in spite of the fact that it contains a bunch of unpronounceable ingredients. It just means I feel irritable when I think of the work I have to do in order to eat a meal. Even a trip to the deli to buy a ready-made meal (I mean, how easy can you get?) feels unbearable. Not because driving to the grocery store is such hard work, but because everything feels like a lot of work. I don't remember feeling like this before Mom died, so I'm sure it's just because I'm grieving her loss.
What is the point of this blog post? I guess what I'm trying to say is that you do the things that are necessary. Showering can be helpful. Going to work allows me to pay the bills. But the world won't end if I don't wear make-up today.


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Towards a new international relations? Imperialism, Eurocentrism and Difference
John M. Hobson, The Eurocentric Conception of World Politics. Western International Theory, 1760-2010 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012).
Shogo Suzuki, Civilization and Empire. China and Japan's Encounter with European International Society (Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2009).
Arlene B. Tickner and David L. Blaney (eds), Thinking International Relations Differently, (Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge 2012).
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I don't normally post about all the audio-related stuff I buy (then this would not be a blog but a twitter-feed 🙂 ), but here's an exception:
In a post coming very shortly I am going to complain about how expensive it can be to get decent quality volume control attenuators for DIY audio projects. I still think that I am right in saying that, but nevertheless – sometimes you have to be a little lucky 😉
A few days ago I was fortunate enough to find a sales listing on a local audio forum for three Penny & Giles RF15 stereo log pots. I saw the listing only minutes after it was posted and so managed to beat about a handful of others that wanted them.
I know that P&G pots are very highly regarded (and very expensive) but having never handled one before I didn't really know why. Now that I've collected mine from the post office I can however see why. They are heavy, they seem very solidly built and the feel of the action is silky smooth. These are used and probably quite old, but I expect that they will work fine still. I already have a project lined up for one of them and the other two are going into storage until I find something else worthy of these beauties 🙂
And the price? Oh, about the same as you'd pay for a standard blue Alps pot when purchased from a reputable supplier… (I did say I was lucky to find these, right? 🙂 )


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Like the Main Board IPO, an SME IPO can be made either through the fixed price method or book building method. There lies considerable difference between the two types of issues, the key differences are enumerated herein below :
An issuer company desirous of getting listed on SME Exchange is allowed to freely price the issue. The basis of issue price is required to be disclosed in the offer document, whereby the issuer needs to disclose in detail about the qualitative and quantitative factors justifying the issue price. The Issuer can mention a price band of 20% (cap in the price band should not be more than 20% of the floor price) in the draft offer documents filed and actual price can be determined at a later date before filing of the final offer document with Exchange/ROCs.
As defined in Regulation 2(1) of SEBI ICDR Regulations,"Book Building" means a process undertaken by which a demand for the securities proposed to be issued is elicited and built up and the price for the securities is assessed on the basis of the bids obtained for the quantum of securities offered for subscription by the issuer. This method provides an opportunity to the market to discover the price for securities.
The process is named so because it refers to collection of bids from investors, which is based on a price range. The issue price is fixed after the closing date of the bid.
A company planning an IPO/FPO appoints a merchant bank as a book runner. A particular time frame is fixed as the bidding period. The book runner then builds an order book that collates bids from various investors. Potential investors are allowed to revise their bids at any time during the bidding period. At the end of bidding period the order book is closed and consequently the quantum of shares ordered and the respective prices offered are known. The determination of final price is based on demand at various prices.
Corporate may raise capital in the primary market by way of initial public offer, right issue, or private placement. An Initial Public Offer (IPO) or Follow on Public offers (FPO) to aid price and demand discovery. It is a mechanism where, during the period for which the book for the offer is open, the bids are collected from investors at various prices, which are within the price band specified by the issuer. The process is directed towards both the institutional as well as the retail investors. The issue price is determined after the bid closure based on the demand generated in the process.
The offer document may have a floor price at which or a price band within which the investors can bid. The spread between the floor and the cap of the price band cannot be more than 20%. In other words, it means that the cap should not be more than 120% of the floor price. The company decides the price band in consultation with the merchant bankers, and typically after undertaking a pre-marketing exercise with leading QIBs.
The price band can have a revision. SEBI requires that any revision in the price band has to be widely disseminated by informing the stock exchanges, by issuing press release and also indicating the change on the relevant website and the terminals of the syndicate members. When the price band is revised, the bidding period has to be extended for a further period of three days, subject to the total bidding period not exceeding thirteen days.
Floor price is the minimum price at which bids can be made.
In a book building issue, the issuer is required to indicate either the price band or a floor price in the red herring prospectus. The actual discovered issue price can be any price in the price band or any price above the floor price. This issue price is called "Cut off price". This is decided by the issuer and the lead manager to the issue after considering the book and investors' appetite for the stock. SEBI ICDR Regulations permit only retail individual investors to have an option of applying at cut off price as such.
Any public issue is required to be kept open for at least three working days but not more than ten working days including the days for which the issue is kept open in case of revision in price band. In case the price band in a public issue made through the book building process is revised, the bidding (issue) period disclosed in the red herring prospectus shall be extended for a minimum period of three working days, provided that the total bidding period shall not exceed ten working days. The public issue made by an infrastructure company, satisfying the requirements in Clause 2.4.1 (iii) of Chapter II may be kept open for a maximum period of 21 working days.
The demand at various price levels within the price band is made available on the websites of the designated stock exchanges during the entire tenure of the issue and once the issue closes, the final price is determined by the issuer and made known to the investors.
SEBI has decided to introduce an additional method of book building, to start with, for FPOs, in which the issuer would decide on a floor price and may mention the floor price in the red herring prospectus. If the floor price is not mentioned in the red herring prospectus, the issuer shall announce the floor price at least one working day before opening of the bid in all the newspapers in which the pre-issue advertisement was released.
Qualified institutional buyers shall bid at any price above the floor price. The bidder who bids at the highest price shall be allotted the number of securities that he has bided for and then the bidder who has bided at the second highest price and so on, until all the specified securities on offer are exhausted. Allotment shall be done on price priority basis for qualified institutional buyers. Allotment to retail individual investors, non-institutional investors and employees of the issuer shall be made proportionately as illustrated in Schedule XI of SEBI ICDR Regulations. Where, however the number of specified securities bided for at a price is more than available quantity, then allotment shall be done on proportionate basis. Retail individual investors, non-institutional investors and employees shall be allotted specified securities at the floor price subject to provisions of Clause (d) of Regulation 29 of SEBI ICDR Regulations.
The issuer may:-
(a) Place a cap either in terms of number of specified securities or percentage of issued capital of the issuer that may be allotted to a single bidder;
(b) Decide whether a bidder be allowed to revise the bid upwards or downwards in terms of price and/or quantity;
(c) Decide whether a bidder be allowed single or multiple bids.
Rules governing the Book Building Process are covered in Chapter XI of the SEBI ICDR Regulations
NSE too has set up a nation-wide network for trading whereby members can trade remotely from their offices located all over the country. The NSE trading network spans various cities and towns across India.
NSE decided to offer this infrastructure for conducting online IPOs through the Book Building process. NSE operates a fully automated screen based bidding system called NEAT IPO that enables trading members to enter bids directly from their offices through a sophisticated telecommunication network.
Book Building through the NSE system offers several advantages:
Costs involved in the issue are far less than those in a normal IPO
The IPO market timings are from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. On the last day of the IPO, the session timings can be further extended on specific request by the Book Running Lead Manager.


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Episode 12: Events - What Are They Good For?
Welcome to Season 2 of No Nonsense Nonprofit! We (yes there are two of us now...) are so excited to be back with 12 brand new episodes of goodness for you. We're kicking off with a conversation about how to be strategic, realistic and thoughtful about events.
Join your host, Sarai Johnson, and your brand new super awesome additional host, Jerrica Becken, both of Lean Nonprofit, to talk events.


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The Bottom Line: May 11, 2018
This week's new releases include Life of the Party and Breaking In. Find out how they will all do in this week's edition of The Bottom Line!
Box Office Top Five
The top spot at the box office last weekend went to Avengers: Infinity War, earning a staggering $114.7 million. Overboard had a solid showing in its first weekend, grossing $14.7 million. In third was A Quiet Place with $7.7 million. I Feel Pretty came in fourth with $5 million. Rounding out the top five was Rampage with $4.6 million, proving the solid word-of-mouth in its fourth weekend of release.
A Closer Look at Some of this Week's Films.
Life Of The Party (PG-13) 105 mins.
Second place is looking as if it could be a tight race between the weekend's two new wide releases, Life of the Party and Breaking In. Life of the Party is the latest raunch comedy from Melissa McCarthy. Releasing from Warner Bros., the film will try and offer a counter-program to Avengers. The films premise is after her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree. To me, this seems like a blatant Old School or the classic Back To School ripoff. In addition, I have never found McCarthy to be particularly funny, and the projects she chooses (besides Bridesmaids) are sub-par at best. Still, she is a draw and has demonstrated that with many hits on her resume. I predict that Life of the Party will take the second spot based on her track record at the box office.
Breaking In (PG-13) 88 mins.
Also releasing this week from Universal is the thriller Breaking In. Wit very little advertising, this film is most likely going to finish in third. The premise is a woman fights to protect her family during a home invasion. The cast is predominantly African-American, and over the past year these types of movies have found success at the box office (Tyler Perry's Acrimony, Black Panther, Traffik to name a few). But negative reviews (29% on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing), a lack of star power, and a poor marketing campaign are going to hold the film back from being a hit.
The Bottom Line
Avengers: Infinity War is going to be number one for the third weekend in a row. I predict that Life of the Party will land in second, and Breaking In will come in at third. The battle between fourth and fifth will be between Overboard and A Quiet Place. I will say that A Quiet Place will continue its impressive holds and grab fourth, with fifth going to Overboard.
Movies To Look Forward To:
Deadpool 2, Show Dogs, Book Club (May 18th)
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How many people are affected by acid reflux disease or GERD?
Recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicate that about 7 million people in the U.S. alone suffer from GERD.
Here are some statistics from other sources: At least 7% of the U.S. population has heartburn every day, 14% experience it once a week. 20% of the U.S. population experiences GERD. 35% of overweight people experience reflux. (sources: Digestive Diseases in the United States, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.)
What is the difference between acid reflux disease and GERD?
The terms are basically interchangeable.
What is the difference between heartburn and GERD (or acid reflux disease)?
GERD is the name given to the "disease" and heartburn is its most common symptom.
What is heartburn?
Heartburn is commonly characterized as a burning sensation behind the breastbone due to the refluxing of stomach acid into the esophagus. Everyone experiences heartburn occasionally, but frequent heartburn is a sign that something may be wrong.
What complications can develop if acid reflux is left go?
A small percent of people will develop the following: Barrett's Esophagus (may lead to cancer), breathing problems, asthma (not conclusively proven), inflammation of vocal cords, narrowing of esophagus and esophageal scarring or ulcers. Having reflux means the digestive system is not functioning properly and this affects the whole body.
Can GERD be cured?
Unfortunately, the conventional medical opinion is that GERD, in general, cannot be cured with present medical knowledge. It can be managed with lifestyle changes and medications or surgery in worst cases. Surgery does not cure the problem, if you don't change the underlying problem, you will wind up in the same or worse shape.
What is a cure?
Cure: a successful treatment of a disease. Treatment: a remediation. Remedy: a solution to a problem.
What should I do if I think I have acid reflux?
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Bring on the BBQ…Pizza
I love making pizza at home, if you buy a pre-made crust it's super easy and a quick dinner! A couple of nights ago I tried out a BBQ chicken pizza for the first time, because who doesn't love this pizza at CPK? For the BBQ sauce on the pizza, my boyfriend spiced it up by mixing Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce with lemon and red pepper flakes. I'm usually not the biggest spicy fan but it really worked with this pizza. I marinated the chicken in this sauce before cooking it, but to be honest it didn't contribute much flavor to the chicken and not really necessary. After prebaking the crust for a bit, just add all the ingredients on and your pizza is ready to be baked! I mixed together a couple of different recipes online. Just pick your favorite, they are all over the internet! This had shredded mozzarella, red onion, pulled chicken, and fresh cilantro on it.
On the side, I made sweet and sour brussels sprouts, you can find the recipe here http://www.dailygarnish.com/2011/11/sweet-and-sour-brussels-sprouts.html although they didn't have as much flavor as I hoped. Still yummy if you like the taste of brussels!


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Hi all, just back from working and travelling in the Adriatic region and starting to wade through all the photographs, information and emotions that Leannej and I gathered while leading a digital story-telling project at a Migrant Centre in Italy. We also toured through Montenegro, Albania, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzogovina and met with a lot of kind and committed people dealing with both the consequences of the past and the calamitous forces of the present.
To paraphrase Miran Noderland, from the forward of the book - The Art of Survival ..." Numerous events in recent history have shown us that a transboundry crisis operates in one and every space at the same time... we are faced with... socio-economic inequalities, climate change, technological complexities...the rise of nationalism, proxy wars, distorted demographics, cultural-religious tensions... we will soon realize that our reality has become a shared reality...one that can easily cross geographical, jump functional and transcend traditional time boundaries."
Despite the seeming chaos of current global events we came away with a little bit of hope, a fair amount of inspiration and a much clearer sense of the interconnectedness of all our struggles. Here's a few images that try and pull together some the stories we were told, a few of the things we saw, and the many ideas and feelings we encountered and hope to try and honour.


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I have the option to enable footer landing/portfolio widgets turned 'on' in the jkreative dashboard settings. I also have my portfolio items set up to disable the landing footer, but the landing footer widgets are still showing up. Any ideas what may be going on?
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Just want to make more sure if you've be able to resolve those problem? Actually its weird for me about that because this topic have been marked as resolve, anyway can i see your site url?
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I accidentally marked it resolved, although I have been able to find a work around.
I just turned off landing/portfolio page footer and added the footer widgets into my home page with the composer.
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Over the last 10 years eTrack has discussed business processes and practice management software requirements with about 10,000 architects and other building professionals. These Thought Leadership articles share trends, business practices and ideas we have gathered from our discussions.
#4 Combining % Based and Time Based Invoicing for a win-win solution
Many Architects invoice Stages based on a % of adjusted contract fee. However clients can be surprised and upset when invoiced for past stages. This Thought Leadership article explores the practice of quoting as a % but billing the time done. This achieves the benefits of both low risk and client happiness.
#3 Time Management Tips
Five top time management tips that can really make a difference.
#2 Calculating Charge and Cost Rates
How much is your time worth? Or the time of your staff? These are two of the most essential metrics in any architectural practice and can often spell the difference between profitability and loss. This 'how-to' guide, based on years of talking to architects, will help you establish your hourly rates based on actual costs.
#1 Estimating Fees: Basic rules for avoiding costly oversights
This article is a simple step by step guide on how many architects estimate fees to ensure they are both profitable and competitive.
Have you ever provided a quote based on a client telling you they had $X to spend on a project, only to find later they are spending more?
This can result in Clients getting cheap early project stages.
Architects have mitigated this by basing their fees on a % of the estimated building contract so if it goes up they are compensated.
This is fair for the architect and may well be in the contract but can be disconcerting to the forgetful client who gets invoiced for completed stages already paid.
To avoid this upset you could quote using % Based fees but invoice the actual time worked.
If the building cost increases, a 'credit' is indicated on the invoice for the completed stages plus the overall balance of (% based Fee $ – hours worked * rates).
The benefit to the client is that they see exactly what they are being invoiced for since based on actual work done in the current stage.
The benefit to the architect is that you cover your risk of the building cost increasing and working more hours, since you have more 'credit' you can invoice in later stages. The balance of the (% Based Fee $ – Hours worked * rates) is clear on the invoice and can be carefully tracked by both the client and the architect.
If the balance (credit) is positive at the end of the project:
– the client feels great at being "under budget" (a likely case for referral or repeat business);
– the architect has been paid for all their work and has managed the risk of increased costs throughout the project.
If the balance (credit) goes negative at any point, depending on the agreement either:
– the architect can invoice for the extra hours (with full justification since the whole project has been invoiced hourly),
– or not, in which case the architect is no worse off than if % Based Invoicing was used.
Ideally though, by providing staff visibility of estimated hours to complete in their timesheet for each stage, overruns are detected before they happen and can be mitigated (eg: by raising variations or assigning a lower rate consultant).
This win-win solution helps manage your risk if clients spend more than they estimate, while keeping clients happy for referred and repeat business.
Here are five top time management tips that can really make a difference.
1. Stay focused without the stress.
It is almost impossible to be 100% focused and not have distractions jump into your mind. Fighting these thoughts is stressful so let them in and quickly write them down on a sheet of paper.
If you avoid the urge to 'do it now' or to change screens to record electronically, you will find it easier to remain focused on the current task. Then later you can group like items together so you can action or log more effectively.
2. Save draft emails to your Inbox.
Have you ever neglected to send half-written emails due to interruptions? To avoid this happening change Outlook to Autosave Draft Emails to your Inbox and not to Draft.
(Outlook 2010 Select File/Options, select Mail on left, scroll down to Save Messages section, 2nd item. Outlook 2003 Select Tools/Options, Preferences tab, Click Email Options, Click Advanced Email Options, top item).
3. Exercise as you make phone calls.
When needing a progress update from your staff, or a similar call, why not combine it with some exercise and fresh air? Take a walk out of the office to make the call.
Ask the person to summarise the conversation in an email as you talk and send it to you. This takes no more of their time, helps you to be clear and not ramble, keeps a record and will let you know if they have understood! This is valuable even with staff who sit next to you!
4. End the day with tomorrows To-Do List.
Last thing in the day make a very simple list on a post-it note of what you want to achieve the next day. Add a 'phantom task' for the unexpected. Check it is realistic and that you will be content if just this is done. You will sleep better, your subconscious can mull over it, and you won't get that false feeling you have done something if you write it in the morning!
5. Hide Away during your most productive time.
Work out when your most productive time is and every day during this time 'hide away' for a couple of hours. Turn the phone off, stop new email notifications and ask people not to interrupt you. If you are consistent and don't make it too long, people will respect and soon know they can't contact you.
How much is your time worth? Or the time of your staff? These are two of the most essential metrics in any architectural practice and can often spell the difference between profitability and loss. This 'how-to' guide will help you establish your hourly rates based on actual costs.
To estimate and track project budgets you need to decide what hourly or daily rates to use. These are used not just for time-based quotes but are important as a verification guide for Percentage Based or Fixed Fee estimates as discussed in our earlier article 'How to Estimate Fees'.
Most architects plan and track projects using two rates:
Cost Rate is best defined for each staff member since the rate can change at any time during the project due to pay rises (and cuts) and promotions, either temporary (such as when in a higher role) or permanent.
Charge Rate can be defined for each staff member or for each Role and can vary from project to project depending on building location, staff location, building type (commercial/retail etc), the client or from year to year. It may contractually stay the same for the life of the project or go up each year for example by CPI (consumer price index).
Cost Rate Calculation
First a few definitions:
A rough calculation for the Cost Rate per hour for each staff member could then be as follows:
Cost Rate ph= (Annual staff salary + Staff overhead pa) / Productive Hours pa
Charge Rate Calculation
The Charge Rate of each staff member doing billable work needs to also cover for all non billing staff.
Consider these some definitions:
A rough calculation for the Charge Rate per hour for each staff member could then be as follows:
Charge Rate ph = (Cost Rate ph + Contribution) * Staff Margin %
Now, providing that all your fixed price, percentage based and time based estimates use these charge rates when doing hourly resource based estimates and verifications, you should be covering all your costs and making a profit included in the Staff Margin % above.
Note 1. You could take this further in a spreadsheet and derive %billable for each staff member.
Note 2. The denominator is only the Billable Staff Cost and not the Total Staff Cost since Charge Rate is effectively zero for the Support staff if not billing their time.
Note 3. And more overheads if you wish but note overheads have already been included in the calculation of the Cost Rate.
Role-based Charge Rates
Many architect firms estimate projects using Roles and define Role-based Charge Rates rather than rates for specific staff members, in which case you can adjust the above calculations by replacing Staff with Role throughout Note 4. The advantages of using Role-based Charge Rates are:
Note 4. Remember to include all salaries of staff with each Role, and dividing the Overheads by number of Roles.
Some firms use Role-based Charge Rates for costs but this is not as accurate and not advised unless for convenience or security reasons.
This article is a simple step by step guide on how many architects estimate fees. This article is a 'how to' guide which presents a few simple calculations you can use to help ensure your fee estimate is both profitable and competitive.
There are many ways to estimate fees. You could use a 'gut feel' method that works if your projects are similar, or you could base your estimates on past project performance. However, in most cases you should also follow a fee estimation process. Here are some steps to follow.
First you need some metrics
Our experience is that Contract Percentage for Australian architects ranges between 6% and 11% with a mean of about 8%.
Some stages may be "lump sum" and be excluded from the percentage breakdown. The total of the percentages need not always add up to 100%.
For Fixed Fee, be clear what disbursements are included and excluded (eg travel / flights / number of prints) and it is a good idea to cap all variable disbursements. You can be generous, but this will limit your risk. Make clear the cost of additional disbursements. Try to exclude disbursements that you know are risky or that can be a good source of additional income.
For Percentage-based Fees, clearly set expectations that the client may be charged more (or get a credit note!) for completed stages if the Building Fee changes.
For Time and Materials, you may still need to provide an indicative amount and disclose hourly rates (often by role) and disbursements fees by type.
Stage Fee 2 = (Hours * Charge Rate) + Disbursements + Margin
For Time Based stages, the Stage Fee calculated in step 3 is a verification guide and typically changed to equal Stage Fee 2 which may be communicated with the client as an indicative amount. If profit is built into the Charge Rate then Margin can be $0 (since the risk is low compared with Fixed Fees).
For Percentage-based, the Stage Fee 2 is the verification guide and the two should roughly match. A Margin can be applied for risks associated with items not related to the Building Fee increasing or it can be $0 if completely built into the Charge Rate.
For Fixed Fees, the Stage Fee 2 is again a verification guide. Since by fixing the fee you are taking the risk, a margin is typically added on for risk, contingency and profit in addition to that built into the Charge Rate. Margins seem to vary widely in Australia between 0% during the GFC to 200%, with 25% being typical in early 2011.
There are other ways to verify the estimates but never forget the "gut feel" check. Sit back and think about the project compared with all your past experience and current competition and ideally don't send before checking you can sleep on it!


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An otherwise successful fundraising dance party to benefit the Montclair High School Sisters on the Runway club at the Montclair Chill this evening was cut short when three MHS teens were taken by ambulance to Mountainside Hospital as a result of suspected intoxication. A fourth teen was sent home by police. Despite ample security provided by the venue, Montclair Chill, with body checks and behavior observations conducted at the door, several students began exhibiting signs of intoxication a short time after they had arrived. Police were called after the first incident for the safety of the incapacitated student and for the rest of the partygoers. The majority of the approximately 600 high school students who attended came for a night of dancing and fun with classmates before Montclair police shut down the event two hours early at approximately 10 p.m. Having the evening cut short was a huge disappointment to the dancing crowd who paid for tickets in advance to attend and support the fundraiser for SOR, an organization that raises funds for a local battered women's shelter.
As a co-president of SOR and planner of this evening's party along with Linda Meliani and Ayanda Thusi, tonight's experience was unfortunate, but we are thankful for all the support that was given and the good intentions of hundreds of our fellow classmates. While our volunteer teacher chaperones and security personnel hired for the evening could not have prevented students from consuming alcohol prior to the start of the event, we are disturbed and concerned that three of our classmates became ill and hospitalized. We hope for their speedy recovery. The presidents and members of Sisters on the Runway worked extremely hard on this fundraising event and are proud of our accomplishments. Many thanks to all the students who came out to support the cause and acted responsibly.


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Day dawned with a pre breakfast guidedwalk on the cards, so we drove the 10 minutes from the lodge to the second park entrance. Light was just about ok by the time we met the armed guide there, who had already begun the walk with another client, but we had started the day well with an early Bushbuck, and bigger prize of a brace of Spotted Hyenas feeding on the remains of the head and rib cage of a long gone Impala. The Hyenas had been calling through the night, but are much harder to pin down in the light. The walk was of 2 hours of so, and traced a circle through the bush that was adjacent to the main track through the park. This varied from fairly open ground to slightly more enclosed acacia woodland. The majority of the mammals were perhaps initially in the more open areas, with the Hyenas still present while we were on foot, and small numbers of Impala, Topi, and Warthog. Birds came along steadily, with White-winged Tit, Spot-flanked Barbet and Black-bellied Bustard the highlight, although Helmeted Guineafowl were numerous, with smaller numbers of Red-necked Spurfowl and Wattled Lapwing. Species slowed down until we crossed the track and found a small herd of Zebra in the denser bush. These were also host to a second Striped Kingfisher, Black-crowned Tchagra, Black Cuckooshrike, Yellow-fronted Canary, and Golden-breasted Bunting.
The second hour of the walk was much quieter, with occasional Vervet Monkey collections and the odd Impala, until we neared the finishing line, where a Dwarf Mongoose was regular, and a small group of Orange-breasted Bush-shrikes was overhead.
Back at the lodge and breakfast - traditional Ugandan bacon and eggs. The dining area is superb, with our table overlooking the valley and waterholes below. While noshing on the grub, a pair of Eland, our first of the trip, joined a couple of Zebra and a Warthog at the waterholes. Closer to home, a quietly feeding pair of Red-billed Firefinches were then superceded by a calling Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in front of us, to be joined by a small party of young Scarlet-chested Sunbirds. Noisy Hadada Ibis informed us if their incoming on to a large tree below, and a Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher flew in front. Even back at the room, which itself has an excellent open location, Speckled Mousebirds quietly fed nearby, and a Grey-backed Cameroptera was almost underneath our balcony.
The drive to this site had certainly whetted the appetite, with early hits of Narina Trogon across the track, and Ross's Turaco inside the park, with a Grey Hornbill feeding roadside. Mammals also had come out in force, with copious Waterbuck this afternoon, and our first Buffalo in the distance. Our guide had left an extra hour to get to the lake, which was just as well since we stopped regularly for more views of the now well known Zebra, Bushbuck, Impala, Warthogs, and Topi, as well as numerous Baboons and Vervets, with the odd appearance by Dwarf Mongoose for good measure.
We arrived at the dock on the lake in good time, and were informed this was to be a 1� hour tour. The boats were smaller than expected for a "cruise", with the great smell of diesel fumes added in for good measure. Only 5 others were on the same boat, although it would only accommodate another 2 if needed. The plan for the trip was to aim for a small inlet first, then double back to follow the shoreline - this was also at a sedate pace with ample stops when something was seen. For the punters, the Hippos are probably the main attraction, and they certainly don't disappoint, with many groups peering over the surface of the water near the shoreline. We had expected as many crocodiles, but only 2 were seen at a regular haul out (with a pair of Water Thick-knees for good measure!).
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At the IAB Agency Summit today... Several times now that big issue is being mentioned - How valuable are Agencies these days of easier access to consumer data analysis and specialist solutions? Particularly when Media Groups (GroupM, Starcom) and Publishers (Google, Viacom, Meredith, BabyCenter.com) can work directly with Brand Marketers?
Big issue.
I think Barbarian Rick Webb might have summed up the purpose of the Agency as the steward in the middle of it all for "Allignment of motivations." ie: Hollywood Model, one throat to choke ... Oh yeah - and being best of breed digital craftsmen.
Presentations today are providing mighty good insight into putting together them thar intee-grated campaigns...
I am talking like a trucker because we are seeing behind the RAM Challenge... Gaming interface meets Web meets TV - Cool stuff.
Gotta love America and our trucks!
Dodge meets Ram meets BBDO meets Organic - Smart stuff. Over 2 million user sessions... average session at 12 minutes...8000 "leads" ... tracked right down to purchasing.
Brian DiLorenzo is giving a most compelling argument for team collaboration. The secret is including everyone in the process. Trusting participants is the true hurdle to this.
But I sure as shootin' feel like I have been pitched a truck!
5 Lessons from Chrysler's Deb Meyer:
1- Be relentless about Brief, targets, and metrics - Report on everything
2- Involve everyone early (KEY POINT)
3- Challenge on another
4- Don't be afraid
5- Make collaboration the rule
Here is the team on the panel shot above:
Deborah Meyer, VP and Chief Marketing Officer, Chrysler
Jules Daly, President, RSA
Rick Dennis, Executive Creative Director, BBDO Detroit
Brian DiLorenzo, EVP, Dir of Integrated Production, BBDO
Joe DiMeglio, VP of Engagement Management, Organic
Jason Harris, President, Mekanism
Now for some philosophy... what is an idea!? ...
The next panel is called Mine, Yours, Ours - Getting Over the Ownership of Ideas - "moving beyond the question of who owns ideas puts the focus back on what really matters — delivering the best work for your clients and their brands."
A little about how an idea starts and makes it through the gauntlet of "the Agency collaboration model" and a little of "So, how does that make you feel...?" with:
Moderator: Greg Kaplan, SVP Group CD, MRM Worldwide
Brian DiLorenzo, EVP, Dir of Integrated Production, BBDO
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[QUOTE=zuzu8]FUZ- When I was in my mid-thirties, I went through a couple of years of feeling lightheaded, "dizzy-ish", just weird.
I felt not "grounded", unsteady, even though my gait was perfect. I always felt "tippy", like I MIGHT lose my balance, but never did.
One of the best descriptions I could come up with was a feeling of "sea-legs", as if I'd just stepped off a boat. The earth seemed to be moving underneath me inappropriately.
Regular doc ran a battery of tests, all bloods and urine normal. Neurologist gave me a thorough work-up and found all systems A-Okay.
I had a brain scan and tomographies of my inner ear...eveything normal.
The sensations alone made me fearful and anxious and exacerbated everything.
It was a vicious cycle. The sensations lead to fear which lead to more feelings of "tippiness" which lead to even more anxiety and on and on.
Low doses of tranquillizers helped and I also saw a therapist for a while who helped calm me enormously, because by this time I was sure I had some occult disease that everyone had missed. Along the way, I discovered I had some pretty important issues in my life that I was avoiding which I really hadn't been aware of.
Oh my lord,
This is what is wrong with me!! its so frightening! may I ask did you actually feel like your balance was off and like to steady yourself. I get that same the ground is moving thing too under my feet - its so scary!! I can get myself all into a state and I am at the stage where I dont want to go out incase it gets worse. I have also had this vile feeling that i am going to pass ot but never do. Like you I am so SCARED of the symptoms I am in a vicious cycle too. i am seeing a neuro this month and am praying for some answers. i have had an mri which is fine. I have had a posturograph tests too which shows that my balance is not normal for my age and indicates some inner ear issue. But its weird my symptoms are there 24/7 were yours? and did you find that they vary in intensity? how did you feel if you stood still? could you feel movement?So funny bout the occult disease that is sooooo where I am at with this deal. Did it make you nervous to walk and all? its funny I look perfect but feel like hell.
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Lee's Summit employees are underpaid in wages, but get more generous benefits than their peers in comparable cities, according to a study commissioned by the city.
Over the next couple of months, the Lee's Summit City Council will decide if it will change that mix.
The Council got a draft report of the compensation study in late June, and its consultant, Springsted, is taking comments from employees before finishing the study and presenting it for approval.
The study says on average Lee's Summit employees are paid less than the market rate.
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T.L. Cox, a senior vice president with Springsted, told the council that the company surveyed other cities with questions about wages and benefits and job descriptions. It also surveyed Lee's Summit employees on their responsibilities. Employers surveyed included Blue Springs, the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District, Independence, Johnson County and Consolidated Fire District No. 2 in Johnson County in Kansas, Kansas City, Lenexa, Olathe and Shawnee.
Springsted took the results and made comparisons between job responsibilities and compensation for the city's full time positions.
Several council members said it was important to have competitive pay.
"I think we'll have more people retiring than we'll have people available to work," said Councilwoman Phyllis Edson. "I think we're going to have to work at getting those people and keeping them."
Cox said non-union employees pay is about 9 percent below the market average. The Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, Lodge778, which represents custodians, maintenance and equipment operators, is 7 percent behind the market.
Police and fire department salaries are on average below the market, with varying percentages for different ranks, he said.
But to Lee's Summit employees' advantage, the city's benefits are above average.
Lee's Summit picks up 100 percent of the health care insurance for individual employees and 80 percent of family coverage. The city also provides a retirement plan at no cost to employees. Its contribution to dental and vision coverage is better than average. However, it does not provide retiree health coverage.
"You've got a very generous benefits plan," Cox said.
The study raises several issues the City Council will have to decide. When it set its budget for 2017-18, the council set aside $2 million for adjusting salaries, knowing it had the study underway.
Cox said the company estimates it will take $1.5 million to bring all employees up to the minimum salary it found is average in the market.
An emerging issue is health insurance costs. Lee's Summit expects a 20 percent hike in its health insurance premium this year, at least partly because it's had some expensive claims.
The city had budgeted for a 10 percent increase and will have to decide how to make up the difference, said Nick Edwards, director of administration.
One possibility is to ask employees to start paying a share of their insurance, Edwards said. Or it could use some of the $2 million set aside for the adjustments, he said.
Councilman Rob Binney asked if the study took into account the quality of life offered in Lee's Summit or the city being a good workplace. Cox said that couldn't be quantified, but added that the employee survey indicated those were important factors to the city's employees.
The draft call includes a "compensation philosophy" that calls for wages and benefits to be competitive — neither leading or lagging behind other cities, Cox said.
About 93 percent of jobs would have increased minimum pay.
The council also is looking at starting a "step" plan for giving raises. Currently raises are based on a merit increase within a range for each job description. A step plan could put more emphasis on tenure.
"Am I going to choose the one where I see a defined career path and specified increases over time? Absolutely," Cox said.
A step-scale system can put upward pressure on personnel costs over time.
Kris Presnell, president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2195, said employees and the unions are watching the proposals in the study with interest, particularly the salary structure.
He said that while Lee's Summit's benefits are superior in some respects, other communities have packages that are better in other ways. He said the city still needs higher wages.
"I don't feel like it makes up the difference," Presnell said. "Most new employees will look at salary. It's what gets them in the door."
Presnell said a significant issue is how long it takes for fire department employees to move up the pay scale. In a nearby fire district, firefighters move from the starting salary to the top in five years, where in Lee's Summit it would take 25 years.
Representatives for the machinists lodge and the Lee's Summit Police Officers Association could not be reached for comment.
The council is expected to discuss the final report this summer and decide on its compensation policy. The city's intent is to implement the pay adjustments in September for non-union employees. It would begin negotiations with the collective bargaining units.
"I think our biggest challenge as a council is our philosophy and where it's going to go," Councilwoman Diane Forte said. "We all have to get on board on what we truly want as a philosophy."


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Here something very special for the TECHNO heads.
This is the recording of a dj set during Loveparade 2002.
(Yeah, there was a Loveparade in Berlin, really!)
Kriek & Mack back to back and / or against each other.
expect Love, Peace and Harmony.


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A variety of transportation options including highway, rail and air combine with our central location to provide Southeast Albertan businesses excellent access to all major North American urban centres.
- 5,000 foot runway
- modern aviation/navigational equipment
- passenger and cargo services
- commercial air service provided by Air Canada
- daily direct flights to the Calgary International Airport
Expansion plans including runway improvements are underway for the Medicine Hat Regional Airport. Guidelines for the future growth of the airport can be found in the Medicine Hat Regional Airport Strategic Master Plan. The Airport Area Structure Plan provides a framework for development in areas around the airport.
Bow Island Airport and the Foremost Airport are limited service aerodromes also located in Southeast Alberta.
Rail Service
Canadian Pacific Railways serves Medicine Hat from its main line and links to the Pacific Coast through Crowsnest Pass to the south and Kicking Horse Pass to the north. Inter-switching provides access to Northern Alberta through CN Rail and to the United States through Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and SOO Line Railway.
Our Region has a strategic location on TransCanada Highway 1 connects Southeast Alberta with the rest of Canada. Access to the Rocky Mountains, Vancouver, Lethbridge, northern Alberta and the U.S. are provided via Crowsnest Highway # 3, Highway #4 and Highway #41.
Trucking Firms
Several trucking firms in Southeast Alberta offer local, provincial, national and international inter-modal freight services.
Border Crossings
Wild Horse Border Crossing
- Approximately 2 hours from the Region on Highway 4
Coutts Border Crossing
- 365 day/24 hour border crossing into Montana located on Highway 4
- Approximately 3 hours from Medicine Hat
Proximity to Major Centres
|Driving distance from our Region
|294km, 183 mi
|520 km, 323 mi
|1261 km, 784 mi
|1,037 km, 644 mi
|2,942 km, 1828 mi
|454 km, 282 mi
|466 km, 290 mi
|Spokane, WA
|774 km, 481 mi
|Seattle, WA
|1,221 km, 759 mi


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Referendum – 16 days to go
FT Poll Tracker: Remain 45% – Leave 43% = Don't Know 12%
BBC Poll Tracker: Remain 43 – Leave 41 = Don't Know 14%
William Hill Odds: Remain: 4/11- Leave: 21/10 – Scotland Vote Leave: 10/1
If you are not registered to vote – you must register today or tomorrow 7th June 2016. There are only 2 days left. You can register on line – click here
There are No Poor Bookies
One poll from Opinium suggests that the Remain camp has lost 4 points in the last three weeks as a result of the Gove-Boris Johnson-Farrage tactics. While the popular poll trackers are still pointing ever so slightly towards a "Remain" vote, bookmakers have a more rigorous approach to the setting of odds. So the betting odds are relevant to the prediction of the vote and may even well be more accurate than the poll trackers.
The Referendum Vote will not Decide the Outcome
The UK is a member of the European Union because the United Kingdom acceded to the EU Treaties. The prerogative power to join or to leave a treaty organisation is exercised by the Crown on the advice of the Prime Minister after a vote in Parliament.
Many other countries have written constitutions which provide for binding referenda. A good example is Switzerland where there are frequent referenda at the federal, cantonal and local level. See the Swiss Federal Web Site.
But in UK constitutional theory, while there are legislative provisions about how a referendum is organised, the result is advisory. Members of Parliament should, of course, take the result into account, but what should happen is a matter for a vote in Parliament.
As it happens, a substantial majority of the House of Commons is in favour of the UK remaining in the EU. As of 16th May 2016, 432 (75%) of the 650 Members of Parliament had declared that the UK should Remain in the EU and just 146 (25%) of the Members had declared their support for a vote to leave. 70 MP's had not yet declared their position. Therefore, even if all those 70 undecided MP's joined the Leave camp the Remain camp would still be in the majority.
Therefore, while the Government could easily win a vote to Remain on a free vote, 130 of the 146 MP's who have declared their intention to vote Leave are Conservatives.
So it is unsurprising that the BBC's diplomatic correspondent, James Lansdale, has posted this report on the BBC Web Site: MPs 'considering using majority' to keep UK in single market. It is well worth reading.
The Remain Campaign Fights Back
The Daily Telegraph has a quite extraordinary article: David Cameron intensifies Tory civil war by 'uniting' with leaders of the Liberal Democrats and Green Party. The article is worth reading if only to confirm that the paper sides with the minority of Brexit supporters within the Conservative Party rather than with the Prime Minister and the majority in Parliament – which is quite revolutionary for a paper which was once commonly referred to as "The Torygraph".
The Guardian has this: David Cameron: leave vote would be economic 'bomb' for UK which includes a video clip of the other party leaders supporting a Remain vote.
But the Guardian also has this: Immigration, holidays and the economy… what Britons really think about the EU. It suggests that the British public has not yet abandoned the Alf Garnett stereotype on immigration:
"Old Enoch's against it, ain't 'e, eh? He don't want no more bloody foreigners over here. We got enough bloody foreigners here as it is. Bloody country's swarming with Eyeties and Krauts and Froggies and Spagnolleys and Brussels Sprouts. All coming over here and taking our jobs off us, aren't they?"
That prejudice may well be the deciding factor in the remaining days to the Referendum which Gove, Johnson and Farrage are quite ruthlessly exploiting for their real agenda which was rather nicely epitomised in this Guardian cartoon:-
We can only wait and see whether the Remain campaign will manage to persuade the public to opt for something more positive.
As the Financial Times points out here: Brexit trades: anticipating the markets if Britain votes to leave the consequence of a Leave Vote is likely to be a sharp fall in the value of the pound.
"If Britain votes to leave, a sterling sell-off is a safe bet. Some analysts think the pound could lose as much as a third of its value against the dollar because of worries that leaving the EU will reduce capital inflows, increase the current account deficit and provoke a recession."
Brexit will be bad for you !


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Garden Glimpses
September has arrived, the light is changing, the nights turning cooler and already here in the Hudson River Valley, the growing season is waning. Soon we'll be harvesting the final tomatoes and string beans and chili peppers from the Cafe Drake HRV gardens, while the zinnias, asters, lettuces and other salad greens should thrive for another month or so. We just wanted to share a few pics of Summer 2016's bounty, less abundant than previous years due to persistent heatwaves and scarce rainfall, but satisfying in the way that only comes from nurturing a plant from seed through harvest.
|Micro-Harvest #1 - Venetian Purple String Beans, Yellow Wax Beans, Black Raspberries, Tiny Tom Tomatoes and Matchbox Chili Peppers
|The zinnias and bachelor buttons are always the first to bloom in the cutting garden.
|Lloyd poses with blue flowers of the borage plants, an always reliable perennial.
|Although not a favorite at Cafe Drake HRV, Black-eyed Susans are certainly prolific. A few sprawled in a vase makes a colorful and adequate arrangement in late Summer.
|A quirky bouquet!
|New to the garden this year was the Indigo Rose tomato. All the fruits have the characteristic swath of deep purple but otherwise ripen in a variety of shades along the red color spectrum.
|Green suits Arabella, wouldn't you agree?
|A booming bed of Russian kale and flourishing herbs (from lower left, counter clockwise: salad burnett, thyme, marjoram, oregano, chives and yellow sage).
|Another bed of robust herbs. From lower center, counter-clockwise: pineapple sage, tarragon, lemon balm, anise hyssop and Thai basil.
|The garden's security guard, Lloyd Page, stands alert and ready to remove any trespassers.
|A veritable field of shiso. Blessed with surplus, we sell bunches of the Japanese herb to a nearby sushi restaurant whose chef strives for local ingredients.
|Still on security detail, Lloyd often pulls long shifts.
|The coveted and revered Green Zebra tomato was one of our bumper crops this year.
|As big as a saucer, Goldie tomatoes, when fully ripe, are more of a deep orange; their creamy flesh is akin in color and texture to a cantaloupe.
|Petite arrangements are perfect for bathrooms and bedside tables.
|above two photos: In the height of the season, flowers are tucked in open table spaces throughout the house.
|Assorted fruits from the Tomato Patch including Green Zebra, Black Krim, Honey Drop and Bumble Bee Cherry.
|Lloyd takes a break in the shade of the shiso plants.
|above and below: the biggest and the smallest of the tomatoes grown at Cafe Drake HRV.
|No shortage of berries this summer.
|A few potted plants.
|This pink begonia has grown as large as an exercise ball!
|Thai basil is an herb that can be both dried and frozen successfully. Lucky for us since we're inundated with it.
|These four perennial herbs - marjoram, oregano, tarragon and chives - seem to grow back stronger and larger every Spring.
|Gorgeous, deep violet flower petals are an added bonus to our Venetian purple string bean vines.
|Prickly, sprawling and tall, cardoon is sort of a garden bully if you ask us.
|Raspberries and more raspberries.
|So very many raspberries.


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573 E 8th St # 573 Hialeah Florida with 33010 zip code is located in the East Arbor Twins Condo. This property listing was built in 1983 and contains 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with 1,283 sqft for living area and the property tax for 2016 is $102,513 and the 2016 tax assessment is $123,230.
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I have always liked to stay physically fit and giving birth to my babies wasn't an excuse to stop going for my morning jog. I decided to find a stroller that would help me maneuver through crowds and tight corners during my morning runs. As I searched online for a suitable stroller, I came across the InStep Flex stroller. You can check it out here.
It seemed like the perfect option for a mom like me who prefers to stay active. After reading the reviews online, I decided to give it a try and share my review based on personal experience. Before I do that, however, here are some of the stroller details:
- It has a rubber grip which makes it not only comfortable but slip resistant
- It has a manual locking front wheel which makes it easy to swivel to fixed setting
- It has two cup holders on the molded parent tray and also a molded flip open child tray
- The molded rims and rear pneumatic tires give the stroller performance
- For safety, the manufacturers installed a dual trigger folding mechanism
What I Liked About The Stroller
The weight limit for two children is 100lbs which was okay with me since my twins are nowhere near 100lbs. It's also perfect for people who have older kids (can carry up to four year olds).
I also discovered that the stroller has reclining seats. All I had to do was loosen the strap whenever I wanted to recline the seat. The seats also recline independently so if one of the twins wants to take a nap and the other wants to sit up, all I have to do is just recline one seat.
I also found it to be very easy to assemble. The very first time I used the stroller was for a walk rather than a run- just to test if it was actually as maneuverable as everyone said it was. It didn't take a lot of effort for me to push and steer. The tray with the drink holders makes it a very convenient place to put my frozen yoghurt. I am also very impressed with the fabric and canopies. Running with it was very easy.
The stroller weighs 30lbs so it is a little huge but not overly bulky. I can actually put it in the back of my car without straining at all. With some practice I have also been able to flip it open with one hand.
This InStep Flex stroller evidently has some new updates which make it even safer and better to use. Judging from older reviews, the previous version of this stroller indicates that it was very difficult to get the pump to plug because the valve to pump up the front tire was angled inward on one side. It's now angled towards the outside and it's much easier now to get the pump to plug.
What I Don't Like About It
The first thing I do not like about the InStep Flex is the reclining seats. They only recline slightly and my babies have a hard time falling asleep in it. It would also be nice if the manufacturers listed a height and age requirement somewhere. It turns out the stroller is better suited for kids who are at least six months old.
The backrest also appears to be a little flimsy. Sometimes when I'm folding it or when I'm tightening the harness, it feels like if I apply just enough force the backrest would break in half. Perhaps InStep should use stronger material for the backrest.
Similar Stroller At The Same Price Range?
Absolutely. There is the Baby Trend Double Jogger, Elixer which has similar features. Just like the InStep Flex, your babies need to be at least six months of age and no more than 100lbs in weight combined. The stroller does not have a hand break but it has a jogging strap.
Final Words
The InStep Flex double swivel jogger is not perfect but it serves its purpose. I would recommend this stroller to moms who like their evening walks or like to jog to stay in shape.


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Night Fiction is the third album from Cian Nugent. Released in 2016, it's the first to feature his languid vocals over his... languid guitar playing. Actually his guitar playing is very accomplished, right from the opener Lost Your Way. We're very much in Steve Gunn/Ryley Walker territory here. Lengthy songs like Night Run and Shadows very much act as a relaxed springboard for Nugent to unleash his excellent guitar playing. Nugent is by no means a great singer, but it's more than compensated by his seemingly effortless sounding but actually complex guitar playing.
A short, pastoral, fingerpicking instrumental Lucy divides the album neatly in two, but the lazy, hazy vibe very much remains the same on Things Don't Change That Fast and Nightlife. It's left to eleven minute closing track Year of the Snake to provide a sense of ebb and flow, the track building from slow beginnings to an almost LA Woman style rave-up.


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Video of US dad shooting daughter's laptop goes viral
A video of an angry American father pumping nine slugs from a handgun into his daughter's laptop has gone viral on YouTube and sparked an impassioned online debate over his parenting skills.world Updated: Feb 11, 2012 02:11 IST
A video of an angry American father pumping nine slugs from a handgun into his daughter's laptop has gone viral on YouTube and sparked an impassioned online debate over his parenting skills.
Tommy Jordan, of North Carolina, explains in the video, which he titled "Facebook Parenting: for the troubled teen," that he was upset by a Facebook post by his 15-year-old daughter in which she complained about her parents.
"This is for my daughter, Hannah, and more importantly for all her friends on Facebook who thought her little rebellious post was cute," Jordan says, speaking into a video camera apparently set up on a tripod.
Wearing a cowboy hat and smoking a cigarette, the video opens with Jordan sitting in a chair and reading with unconcealed outrage from the Facebook post, in which his daughter complains about having to do chores around the house.
"Pay you for chores? Are you out of your mind?" he says. "You don't have that hard a life but you're about too."
Jordan describes the Facebook post as "disrespectful" and says he's "going to put a stop to it."
He then picks up the camera and points it at a laptop lying on the ground.
"That right there is your laptop," he says. "This right here is my .45."
Jordan then begins to pepper the laptop with bullets.
Pausing at one point, he addresses his daughter: "You have to pay me back for these too because these are about a dollar apiece."
After plugging the laptop full of holes Jordan tells his daughter "you can have a new laptop when you buy a new laptop.
"Hope you've enjoyed your little fiasco on Facebook," he concludes.
The video, which was posted to YouTube Wednesday, has attracted 2.1 million views in just two days, been "liked" around 62,000 times and "disliked" around 4,800 times.
It has also spawned a debate about Jordan's parenting style, gathering more than 36,000 comments on YouTube and thousands more on his Facebook page.
Most approve of his actions although by no means all.
"You are one very twisted dude. I hope you get some help with your anger problem before you use that gun on someone, like your daughter," wrote Jim Freedom on Facebook.
Another Facebook poster, Rachelle Tolbert, told Jordan "Great job."
"Anyone who thinks you're an awful parent is either a teen (no explanation needed there), or a parent who lets their kids walk all over them. I think your vid was effective and reasonable," Tolbert said.
"As a father of now grown children, there is very little that will get the attention of a teenage girl... I bet this has, Good job!" said Edward Harrison.
First Published: Feb 11, 2012 02:05 IST


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General Details
Post-graduate diploma in opera and music theatre from the Victorian College of the Arts.
Jacqui Rutten is a singer and composer of sacred, classical, Celtic and improvised vocal music . She is trained in classical singing and with the assistance of a BP Award received post-graduate qualifications from V.C.A. Jacqui has taught singing privately and at V.C.A dance school, and has sung and composed in a great range of contexts including opera and music theatre, ABC Radio, major festivals, and as a regular cantor at St. Patrick's cathedral.
Jacqui teaches classical singing and repertoire is given to each student according to his/her needs.
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This week I've dug out my Sherlock hat and taken on a missing persons case. The person in question is Janey Mac and while rumours of her being a Dublin girl like myself persist, it now appears Janey Mac may have been a man.
Janey Mac is an expression of surprise, originating in Ireland and dating back at least 50 years, probably much longer. Some claim it for the west of the country, others for Dublin, but it's definitely from Ireland and has spread into other countries along with Irish emigrants. Janey Mac hasn't made it into the dictionary, yet, but is under consideration.
Charmingly, Janey Mac comes with a rhyme
Janey Mac me shirt is black,
What'll I do for Sunday?
Go to bed and cover your head,
And don't get up till Monday.
There are three possible origins for Janey.
The first is she was a Dublin girl, one of a pair of sisters. Given that mac is a common prefix to Irish surnames (MacCarthy, MacCabe, MacAuley etc) thanks to mac meaning "son of" in Irish, you would expect to find a Janey MacCarthy (or other Mac surname) at the bottom of this but I couldn't find a real surname or time period for her anywhere and why would a girl be so surprising anyhow?
The second is the exclamation is an avoidance of taking God's name in vain. Instead of yelling "Jesus Christ" when you drop a hammer on your toe, you'd call out Janey Mac instead. This is possible. Some alternatives include jeez and "cheese and rice" and many parents in Ireland would say sugar instead of sh**, but Janey Mac really doesn't sound like Jesus Christ. I'm not convinced by this.
The third option is intriguing and may be complete hokum but it's a good story. Every Irish schoolchild has heard tales of Fionn MacCumhaill, the ancient Irish warrior (probably mythological). He's our version of Hercules – super strong, amazing warrior, constantly having adventures and nearly dying. You could see how his surname could be shortened to Mac, right?
His first name, Fionn, was actually a nickname. It means blonde in Irish. Fair hair in the Irish population (pre-viking times) was pretty rare so it makes sense he'd get that as a nickname, just as those with red hair are now rare and might be called Red.
Fionn's real first name was Deimne which in certain dialects is pronounced Janey.
When Christianity came to the island the first battle was against the ancient myths and stories of demi-gods. Saint Brigid was created to cover for an Irish goddess, it's not beyond the bounds of belief to see Fionn MacCumhaill being transformed into Janey Mac and it being used as an exclamation or oath, over time becoming confused with those swearing by Jesus Christ.
The true origins of Janey Mac are unknown but I enjoyed the search for her. I love that a mythical Dublin lass may actually have been a mythical demi-god warrior.
Until next time happy reading, writing, and wordfooling
Grace (@Wordfoolery)
p.s. Thanks to Paddy PJ Callahan who suggested this topic for the blog.


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I love some of the things the Japanese do. Is it just that they have a tradition of sculpting food, or do they think cocktail weenies are actually worth this sort of attention?
I have to admit, that a good Nathan's hot dog can be inspiring, no matter what it is that they put in there.
I couldn't eat that--it's too cute!Posted by: Patti M. at June 20, 2003 2:49 PM


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In this current generation, marketing is the major department that every business needs. The promotion of the business depends on the marketing field. That is why majority of the business people are concentrating on how to improve their business with the different kinds of marketing techniques. Nowadays everybody is concentrating on the online marketing techniques. This is because; internet is being used by almost all people so they thought that marketing online will tend them to receive lots of clients and customers for their products and their services. But apart from these, there are also stuffs that catch the attention of the people with ease than the internet.
Best way to attract the eyes of people:
Just imagine of you are searching something on the internet, when you encounter any advertisements along the side then you will randomly notice it and just leave it. Rarely we will click the lick and visit the page to know about it in clear. This happens in majority of the cases. Apart from these, we will do nothing. But when compared to these stuffs, banners will attract the people in major count. This is because they are attractively design with the colors and the graphic designs as well as with the catchy words that could attract the target people easily. This is why it used by all business people to promote their services and products.
Different kinds:
There are different kinds of banners available in the market. Among them the most preferable one are Roll up banners. They are professional and attractive. They are easy to use and portability is the major advantage of it. In addition to these, they are available at all sizes. You can choose the one that could satisfy your requirements. The material of the banner is very important. The color and the graphic design that you are going to have on the banner will have effect on the type of material of the banner. Some materials will highlight the design and color further so that the banner will be so attractive. There are some materials that could dull the colors and the design. So carefully you need to choose the materials and the size of the banner. It also depends on where you are going to place them. According to the place you need to choose them. Only then you can able to get the right output that you have expected.