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Classic retro armchairs, orange-hued décor and a wealth of trinkets are just a few of the vintage elements that make up the cosy yet messy atmosphere of the Centre des Objets Perdus (COP) [Centre for Lost Objects]. The second-hand objects are varied, ranging from the practical to the useless via the comical and entertaining. The shop's parent venue, nearby über-hip bar and concept venue Comptoir Général, has an ever-growing reputation for being an 'ambiance creator', inviting its visitors to reengage with used furniture and to reappropriate it in everyday life, sometimes in entirely new ways.
The COP's objects come from the Comptoir Général's 300m2 sorting centre in Montreuil, supplied by a trusty band of ragpickers. Pieces are selected to be sent back to HQ on the Canal Saint-Martin, where they are reimagined as all sorts of things. For example, the top part of a '70s pinball machine can make for an excellent bedside table (€280), the support section from a loom can make for an elegant corridor cupboard, and the frame of an old fold-out bed can make for a gorgeous... well, whatever you like, really.
The smaller objects are just as unpredictable: vintage magazines will make an original addition to your coffee table for €2 each, while keyrings of biscuits and beer bottles reminiscent of old sepia adverts are great miniature accessories. '80s fans will enjoy the mini TV that plugs into a car's cigarette lighter.
Looking around at all of the available objects you inevitably end up thinking that you'd rather just move in here than buy them all. But that's where the magic and originality of the COP's concept lies: creating the vision of a unique living space for its customers rather than an impersonal shop space meant purely for buying and selling.
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Construction Industry Update – Equipment Theft
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March 2006
Equipment Theft
By James P. Schabarum II, CPCU, AFSB, CWCA of Cavignac & Associates and Matthew R. Slakoff of Deans & Homer © 2006 Cavignac & Associates
Equipment theft is on the rise. The estimated total value of equipment stolen annually in the United States exceeds $1 billion, not including indirect costs from business interruption such as loss of productivity, wasted workforce and management time, extended overhead, project delay penalties, and short-term rentals. Unfortunately, less than 10% of stolen equipment is recovered.
Recently the National Equipment Register (NER) published a report about the problem of equipment theft in the U.S. In order to help insurers and equipment owners focus risk management efforts most effectively, the report analyzed thousands of thefts reported to the NER. The report also used past years loss reports and data from the Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) to establish trends. Here is what was learned.
Equipment Is Stolen from Everywhere
The most frequently requested and quoted equipment theft statistic is the list of the Top Ten States for theft. The report reflects the commonly held view that the top ten states account for much of the equipment stolen in the United States. In fact, the top five states (Texas, North Carolina, Florida, California, and Georgia) account for 33% of thefts reported to the NER. While the states with high levels of construction may attract professional theft rings, the NER did receive theft reports from every state. Equipment theft levels closely follow the amount of equipment in a particular area.
Lesson: Wherever there is equipment, there is a possibility of equipment theft. Think before you leave it.
Protect Your Equipment as Well as Your Worksite
Losses reported to the ISO by insurers since 1995 show that the majority of thefts occur not from the premises of the policyholder but from someone else's premises. This largely reflects where equipment spends most of its time. This also underlines the limited control that an equipment owner sometimes has over the security of a worksite in addition to the fact that some worksites are impossible to secure completely.
Lesson: Take measures to protect and secure your equipment as well as your worksites.
Most Popular Items for Thieves: Skid Steer Loaders
While an electric drill saw may be easy to steal and a large wheel loader may be the most desirable, the equipment most often reported stolen to NER is equipment that is both valuable and easy to transport, most notably skid steer loaders. A new skid steer loader can sell from as much as $45,000 and may be transported on the back of a small truck or even the bed of a pickup.
Lesson: When securing equipment, do not just protect the most valuable pieces. Take care to position less mobile equipment to immobilize smaller pieces.
Help Law Enforcement Help You
Law enforcement officers are unlikely to be equipment experts and are increasingly being asked to do more with less. The least that a theft victim can do is to report a theft correctly, using the correct Product Identification Number (PIN) and/or the serial number that uniquely identifies a machine. There is now clear evidence that too often these numbers are inaccurate or missing when thefts are reported. Of the recoveries that NER helped law enforcement make in 2000, over 35% either had no PIN or an inaccurate PIN associated with the theft report. Recoveries were made because the equipment had been previously registered on the NER ownership database. The use of global positioning system (GPS) devices can significantly improve the possibility of recovery.
Lesson: Help law enforcement help you. Keep a complete record of fleet identification numbers, and ensure that the correct PIN for each vehicle is provided in any theft report reported to the police and your insurer. Use technology.
The use of equipment theft technology is one of risk assessment. Consider the likelihood and possible severity of a theft, including the costs of business interruption and how many devices could be bought for the cost of deterring or detecting one theft. Weigh the increased cost of insurance, all the indirect costs and the invariable difficulty of obtaining insurance coverage in the future along with the benefit of controlling and limiting your exposure to risk. Focus risk management efforts on high value equipment that can be easily transported with an emphasis on equipment and worksite security. !
Information for this article was obtained from David J. Shilling from the National Equipment Register. A full copy of the annual report can be obtained from http://www.nerusa.com/stats.asp and link to 2003 Report.
Disclaimer: This article is written from an insurance perspective and is meant to be used for informational purposes only. It is not the intent of this article to provide legal advice, or advice for any specific fact, situation or circumstance. Contact legal counsel for specific advice.
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Risk Control Corner
By Stuart Nakutin, AIC, WCCA, WCCP, CDMC Director of Loss Control & Claims, Cavignac & Associates © 2006 Cavignac & Associates
Construction Site Security Survey
© 2006 Cavignac & Associates
Construction sites are often unattended at night and on weekends, and police officers frequently find people on the site during these times. Quite often the police department has to make numerous phone calls in order to track down someone who can verify if a person has a legitimate reason to be on the property. Aside from tying up an officer's time, this can unnecessarily delay a person who has a right to be at the site.
A list of a builder/developer's responsible persons can expedite this process, and provide investigative leads to the officer in the event that a crime is, indeed, taking place. Should a construction site begin to experience problems, it is useful to have a point person who police department personnel can work with in order to try and resolve problems.
After-Hours Responsibility choose yes or no
1. Has the company appointed one person in authority to be the point of contact?
2. Has the company provided the names and contact information for responsible persons during non-business hours?
3. Is there a written job site security plan in place?
Identify / Mark Equipment, Tools and Other Assets
All assets on a construction site should be identified (marked), inventoried and tracked as closely as possible. The company should develop an identification numbering system.
4. Are tools and equipment engraved or stamped with identifying marks in one visible and at least one obscure location?
5. Are tools and equipment painted a distinctive color?
6. Does company equipment have a visible company logo?
7. Are employee tools marked and painted?
8. Are inventories of tools and equipment current?
9. Are identifying numbers, Product Identification Numbers, and distinctive marks noted?
Site Security
Construction site assets should be secured behind barriers. Adequate barriers will deter some potential thieves and slow down others to the point where they might abandon their efforts. The site should also be open to the view of the passing public and patrolling police officers. A visible and well-lighted site will help to deter most thieves who typically do not want to be seen.
Yes No
10. Is the site adequately fenced with sturdy fencing?
11. Is the fencing at least 8 feet high?
12. Are fence posts set in concrete?
13. Is the fence a see-through type?
14. Is the fence clear of bushes and debris that can block the view?
15. Is the fence clear of boxes or other materials that could aid in climbing it?
16. Is there only one entrance / exit to the site?
17. Are gates closed and locked at night and on weekends?
18. Are the hinge pins for the gates spot-welded to prevent easy removal?
19. Is locking hardware (case hardened chains and high security padlock permanently attached to fence) adequate?
20. If no fencing, are any other barriers or trenches in place?
21. Is there sufficient lighting on the site to illuminate critical areas such as the office trailer(s) and the equipment/material storage areas?
22. Is perimeter lighting arranged so as to reflect onto the site and not into the eyes of a patrolling officer?
23. Are areas illuminated to a minimum of one foot-candle at ground level?
24. Are light power sources well protected?
25. Is the longest piece of equipment able to be pulled into the site without blocking the gate?
26. Are employees given a place to park outside the site?
27. If employees park inside the site, are they given a particular area that they all park in?
Key Control
A company should be able to account for who has any of its keys. The number of issued keys should be kept to a minimum for better accountability. Yes No
28. Does the company have a key control policy in place?
29. Are keys secured in a safe or lockable area after hours or when not in use?
30. Is there a key sign-out log to track the whereabouts of all keys?
31. Are keys removed from vehicles that are not being used, or when they are stored?
Vehicle Security
Construction vehicles are often left unlocked and most are commonly keyed. Parking in a strategic way and immobilizing them serves as a visual deterrent to thieves. Visible markings also deter thieves, as they send a message that the equipment might be easily recoverable. Yes No
32. Are vehicles and heavy equipment parked at night in a trail or in a circle, with the smaller items in the middle of the train or circle?
33. Are wires or batteries removed and blades and buckets dropped in order to immobilize equipment?
34. Are vehicles and equipment visibly marked with a company logo or painted a distinctive color?
35. Are vehicles and equipment stamped or engraved with an identifying number in a visible location and at least one hidden location?
36. Are any methods used to disable fuel, hydraulic, or electrical systems on equipment?
37. Does the company record VINs on each piece of equipment?
38. Is the information on the VINs easily retrievable? !
Are You Using the Right Vertical Accounting Software?
By James P. Schabarum II, CPCU, AFSB Executive Vice President, Cavignac & Associates © 2006 Cavignac & Associates
Both general contractors and subcontractors can easily start their companies using inexpensive, simple, low-level accounting software package products such as Peachtree, QuickBooks Pro or QuickBooks Contractors Edition. These products are extremely simple to operate, and can be cost effective in the short term.
However, once a contractor's business grows to a certain size and becomes more sophisticated, more complex accounting issues influence the stability and cost effectiveness of these products.
Surety bonding companies and CPA firms are not comfortable with the validity of the information produced from low-level accounting systems, mainly due to the ease of changing and/or falsifying data. For the same reason, owners and managers should be wary of them.
Many business owners have been defrauded out of thousands, even millions of dollars from simple scams their employees devised to take money and then hide those events by simply changing payee information in low-level accounting systems. In other cases, users of such accounting systems could easily change information in their systems to skew the financial results they provide to CPAs and surety bonding companies.
In the days of manual accounting systems, anyone with accounting training knew to follow proper protocols when errors were made. For example, when using the old Safeguard manual accounting system, a line would be drawn through any mistake and the correcting entry would be entered immediately below, which generated an audit trail.
Unfortunately, in an attempt to make software applications extremely easy for anyone (not just accounting professionals) to use, less sophisticated accounting software allows changes and deletions without generating an audit trail. Since software has become the predominant accounting mode, many business owners and managers with a limited accounting background tend to put too much faith in software to take care of the accounting process, and place more importance on the field operations than on their firms accounting and business practices.
Vertical accounting products that specialize in a particular segment of business can cost more on the front end, but in the long run can save a company hundreds of thousands of dollars. While these products can't prevent fraud from taking place, they make it much more difficult for users to commit fraudulent acts.
Vertical products have guidelines or protocols set within the programming to guide users who may not be highly experienced in cost accounting. Job cost accounting is only one form of accrual accounting, and it can be easily misinterpreted if cost centers are not tightly managed.
It is important for a company to understand how the general ledger and job costing functions relate to one another, and how they flow into financial statements. These functions are typically much looser in a low-end accounting product, and can quite easily produce an unbalanced general ledger to job cost result.
Vertical accounting systems can save money for a company. Built-in protocols enable all types of users, from beginning bookkeepers to highly seasoned ones, to easily use the system. Audit trails are generated so that auditors can easily see everything that has occurred. Simple routines performed at month-end ensure that the proper items are balanced against one another.
The results produced are generated by acceptable accounting processes that are controlled and reconciled internally on a daily basis. The alternative is to employ an outside CPA firm to audit results on a quarterly or semi-annual basis, which can be extremely costly.
Many vertical accounting software package products are available for the construction industry. We recommend reading reliable trade publications, such as CPA Technology Advisor (formerly CPA Software News), to find the best current accounting software package systems on the market.
Some software programs have been around and updated regularly since the 1970s, such as Contractor III/V (Five-Star Rating by CPA Tech Advisor April/May 2004), Timberline, and American Contractor, to name a few. Important factors to consider before making a purchase are support, cost, implementation, and training. Good luck! !
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Community Action Planning Council has a long history of serving the residents of the north country with services that are designed to meet the needs of the community.
- Head Start – a comprehensive preschool and childhood development program for 3 and 4 year olds
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We offer services for horses of all disciplines
We always have a wide variety of horses and ponies come to stay with us and we are more than happy to take on any type of horse. With the use of Bens wealth of experience dealing with many different types of horses and problems, we are able to offer breaking and remedial work from the smallest pony to the largest horse.
Having worked on various racing and breaking yards over the years, Ben Lund has broken and ridden many difficult horses and gained a reputation of getting the best out of problem horses. His patient, understanding approach to each individual horse, alongside his wealth of experience and knowledge enables results with horses many would give up on. Our services include:
Remedial / Problem Behaviour
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Producing and bringing on Young Stock
Our philosophy is to leave no stone unturned and to pay attention to detail when it comes to breaking in and starting young horses. We believe laying the correct foundations when working with these horses and allowing them to progress at the correct speed builds a well mannered, enjoyable ride with a solid understanding and workability. This in turn creates a horse that can continue to progress into any sphere in the future.
Unfortunately, too many horses are 'broken' incorrectly, which can cause issues further down the line for both horse and rider. Many miss out on vital steps during their initial training, and this can create all sorts of problems as the horse matures and starts to experience more complex riding techniques, potentially causing vices or inappropriate behaviour which can then become a more difficult problem to fix.
We very often take on horses with behavioural issues, and always insist that prior to a horses arrival with us that they are thoroughly checked over physically to rule out any injury or problem area that could be causing pain. It is vitally important that reaction to pain is ruled out before any horse is taken on for problem behaviour.
Ben has always ensured all horses and ponies that come to him to be broken follow a professional, traditional regime, combined with a calm and understanding approach which is very important when working with young animals. No horse is rushed through their training, and results come at a pace suited to each horse as an individual, so we are not able to give a specific time scale for your horses stay with us. We have had many young horses visit us to start their education and are one of the leading breaking yards in the South West.
We are always taking bookings for this type of work, understanding every horse is different and creating a programme tailored to meet each individuals needs. Our Facebook page is regularly updated as we find this a fantastic way to showcase our work, and there are often photos and videos of the day to day progress of horses and ponies that come to stay with us, along with some fantastic comments from very happy owners, and updates on horses that have gone off to have very succesful ridden careers following their time with us. Click Here to visit our Facebook page.
Please also visit our Gallery, and have a look at the photos of both our racehorses and also some of the many horses and ponies we have worked with over the years.
Our current rates for 2019:
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Today on Blunt Business Sean is Joined by Jeremy Goldstein COO and Co-Founder of Stillwater. It All Started With a Pot Brownie. The Stillwater Marijuana-Infused Tea is designed to help reduce stress with THC and the natural goodness of tea. With each serving containing 2.5mg of THC, the tea is intended to help a person relax after a stressful day in a natural way instead of reaching for a cocktail or other alcoholic beverage. A few years ago, the co-founder's grandmother asked him to procure her some marijuana. Apparently, it was all the rage amongst her friends, and between her diabetes and her husband's Parkinson's, she was ready to try anything that could help. She hated smoking, vaping confused her, and half the people she knew who had tried an edible had overdone it in a terrifying way. So, frightened but hopeful, she asked her grandson for help. As it happened, a law school friend had left the law to become a baker, and she was able to supply a brownie from her inventory. But, like most edibles, it was far too potent for safety. 100mg of THC in a single square was a recipe for disaster. So he sat in the kitchen and meticulously sliced that brownie into 20 pieces, sealed each in a plastic bag, and gave them to his grandmother with directions to eat half a piece at a time.
Also on Blunt Business Sean is joined by Maureen McNamara from Cannabis Trainers and the seminar cannabis real estate: maximize your business with a strong foundation. Maureen is the Founder and Chief Facilitator with Cannabis Trainers; a corporation founded to create and deliver training solutions for the Cannabis Industry. She has combined her skills and expertise with Food Safety and Responsible Alcohol Service into a comprehensive, engaging new program to ensure the Responsible, Knowledgeable and Safe sale of cannabis: Sell-SMaRT, safe marijuana retail training. The Sell-SMaRT program prepares budtenders, cannabis consultants, owners, managers and all front-line store staff to effectively and safely handle complex situations. Marijuana selling involves many risks. Failure to act responsibly and proactively could result in fines, imprisonment, and suspension of licenses, increased insurance costs, or getting shut down. Cannabis Trainers invites savvy, professional, compliant operators to prepare their team to handle these potential risks with responsible marijuana sales training; the Sell-SMaRT program.


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Fun fact: yesterday when I left for work it was 15 degrees and felt warm out. New England = the new Canada? I sure hope not…
Anyways, lately I have really been craving fresh seafood. We got a taste of it when we were in Maine the other week but living in western mass, fresh fish is harder to come by. When there is some high quality wild caught fish available I get super excited, so I decided to celebrate with this amazing fish taco recipe.
Before I share the recipe I would like to fore-warn you that there are a few steps that could be done ahead of time to make dinner time less stressful. The taco shells take about an hour (or longer if you have a small oven like me and have to make them in batches) and the coleslaw also takes about an hour. I recommend making these two parts the day if you won't have an hour+ of prep time.
With that being said, lets begin! The taco shell recipe was based off of this recipe from The Primitive Homemaker! I added some turmeric and cinnamon for an anti-inflammatory kick.
Ingredients for the taco shells:
- 3 green plantains, peeled and cut into large chunks
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. turmeric
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- In a food processor, add all ingredients and process until smooth.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Scoop balls of your plantain mixture onto the parchment paper and using the back of a spoon spread the dough into preferred taco size circles
- Bake for 25 minutes or until dough is cooked enough to handle without coming apart
- Transfer shells onto a roasting rack so the wings are facing down, or onto a taco holder (see pictures below)
- Bake for another 15-25 minutes until the shells start holding their shape but are as soft or crispy as you would like
- Let cool for 2-3 minutes
Ingredients for the Coleslaw:
- 1 cup jicama, peeled and shredded
- 1/2 small head red cabbage, finely chopped
- 2 large carrots, shredded
- 2 scallions (the green part), diced
- 2 TB. apple cider vinegar
- 1 TB. coconut amines
- 1 TB. cilantro
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- Using a mandolin, shred jicama and carrots into a large bowl.
- Chop red cabbage and scallions finely and add them to the bowl with jicama and carrots
- In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, coconut aminos, salt and cilantro
- Add vinegar mixture to the cabbage mixture and toss well to combine
- Marinate in fridge for an hour
- Toss again right before serving
Ingredients for the fish:
- 1 lb wild caught white fish (I prefer cod or haddock)
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 TB coconut oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Place fish skin side down on a tin foil lined, rimmed baking sheet
- Drizzle coconut oil and lemon juice over fish
- Season with salt and pepper and bake for 12-15 minutes until the fish meat easily flakes
Putting everything together: I pre-made the taco shells and coleslaw so after popping my seasoned fish into the oven I got them out of the fridge and began assembling the tacos. I put the coleslaw on the bottom, then the fish (once it was cooked) and then added some spinach sautéed in coconut oil and coconut aminos, and a slice or two of avocado. Prepared to want to eat them all! These are seriously amazing and the taco shells add the perfect amount of crunch that us paleo people don't get all that often… Enjoy!!


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Rabobank and Clingendael: 'Economy stands stronger with circular approach'
The Circular Economy offers an enticing prospect. By closing raw material cycles we can create a strong economy that the Earth can support.
'But we will not achieve such an economy on our own. If we want our vision of a circular economy to thrive, we need more direction from the Netherlands and Brussels. That would also serve our geopolitical interests. A new government, and particularly the incoming ministers for the economy, climate and the environment, may therefore very well consider this an excellent issue to promote a more strategic economic and geopolitical agenda for the Netherlands,' according to Bas Rüter, director of Sustainablility at Rabobank, and Louise van Schaik, Head of the Clingendael International Sustainability Centre, in the article published today in Trouw.


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Hundreds of delegates including non-resident Indians and Indian-Americans gathered in Indore, to celebrate at the Friends of Madhya Pradesh Conclave Jan. 3-4. The event was addressed by the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary among other top officials and experts.
The Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan, who addressed attendees, and posted his thoughts from the Conclave, on Twitter, noted his state's growth and economic development –
Madhya Pradesh is not considered as the BIMARU state now, the state is maintaining 10% average growth from last 10 years with over 20% growth in agriculture, the highest in India.
– CM @ChouhanShivraj — #FriendsofMPConclave2018 https://t.co/40rUjIyi7N
More than 700 people attended the Conclave over the two days, according to one estimate.
Desi Talk publisher Dr. Sudhir Parikh, recipient of India's Padma Shri award, and other Indian-Americans, were called upon to speak at the event, and dwelt on the need to channel talents from the diaspora to help the state develop. The NRIs presented a large Statue of Liberty model to the Chief Minister to appreciate and recognize the achievements of the state.
Parikh was among those who participated with Chouhan and the Mayor of Indore Malini Laxmansingh Gaur, in lighting the auspicious traditional lamp at the event. Parikh praised the Chief Minister for "maintaining such rigorous standards of impeccable growth," in the state and praised programs like the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana to provide electrical connections to about 45 lakh families.
At a panel on 'The Role of Friends of MP in Development of Madhya Pradesh' Chief Secretary B.P. Singh focused on "Growth of MP in last decade," where he noted a rise in every measurable sector in the state. He also said the 'Friends of MP' website would be converted into a portal to facilitate exchange of ideas, and to enable people of Madhya Pradesh residing abroad to redress matters related to their relatives, Centralchronicle.com reported. Other top state government officials who spoke at the event noted they had received positive feedback from abroad and expected those in the diaspora to act as ambassadors of Madhya Pradesh.
Dr. Parikh, as well as other NRIs, like Jitendra Muchhal, Ashish Pandya, Sunil Nayak, and Ashish Jain, gave important suggestions, emphasizing their willingness to extend cooperation and the need to make time-bound programs for reaching objectives, the Central Chronicle reported; They also said development should reach the weakest sections of society.
In his speech during the Conclave, Dr. Parikh, recommended increasing the number of Special Economic Zones in the state, focusing on the agrarian economy, building small scale industries in rural areas, publicizing the diamond and copper industries, encouraging youth and women to become entrepreneurs, and strengthening education by cooperating with higher education institutions in the U.S.
"I think Madhya Pradesh, with its central location, bordering states like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, and excellent highways and train network, would be an ideal center for large manufacturing bases. It can be the premier IT hub in central India," Parikh said. As a physician, he also drew attention to his idea of developing a health biometrics system with vital statistics of the population to improve health care delivery throughout the state.
During the Conclave, one-to-one discussions were held between guests and government representatives of different departments. "Members expressed their desire in rendering support for growth of MP in different areas including Skill Development, Education. Guests of the event also showed keen interest in working for well-being in areas like solar & sustainable energy, promotion of tourism, Ayurveda & entrepreneurship, ways in which the state could contribute in bringing down global warming etc.," the website FriendsofMP.com said.
Friends of MP, which has a dedicated website by the same name, says it is driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of setting up a global talent pool for each state, comprising of a network of individuals and organizations whose skills can be utilized for developing various states. The Friendsofmp.com web portal is expected to work as a 'matchmaker' between the 'Friends' and the Madhya Pradesh government.


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Decades ago, in the Clinton times, I was required to do a job interview on if Hillary as well as Bill can make it via Bill's affair. Responding in your mind rather than noteworthy, my remedy was to tell you, "If young couples didn't allow it to become through issues, the separation rate will be even greater than it is now. "
Working with the affair is usually tough polish-brides.com. It will require tremendous electrical power and susceptability on both attributes. Drs. John and Jules Gottman have developed the Rely on Revival Method, with about three defined development of treatment: Atonement, Attunement, and Attachment. The effectiveness of that model are being studied inside a randomized analysis and trial.
I had watched countless couples accomplish this method, together with I've realized a few functional things about useful treatment along the route. To provide clearness, let's utilize names: Jennifer and Sam are wed, and Jennifer had an affair with Anthony.
Seek married couples therapy, not only individual sessions
Believe is an obvious issue, as well as being vital towards regain. When both associates are sold on reconciling wedding, or at least provide, then finding a adults therapist with each other is most effective. Individual treatment method doesn't enable regain this kind of trust and would only generate healing more complex. Enough techniques have been maintained. Even if Jennifer is having a debate about the love she had with regard to Anthony, it is vital that Mike regain his particular role as confidante, and it's even more important that Jennifer always be completely clear about what took place.
Often , men and women that engage in an affair will balk at the understanding of sharing with their own spouse all their struggles together with letting proceed of their mate. The most important factor? To move in front, Sam must actively discover and feel that Jennifer is definitely choosing the dog and their marital relationship.
Realize that the very "truth" hardly ever comes out all at once
This is the tough just one. Those who have got an affair, irrespective of whether they've been found or if they've truly come send, rarely inform you the whole account initially. Usually, Jennifer is going to either look guilty and very protective for Sam, not wanting to hurt the dog anymore, or possibly she'll become protective for Anthony. Or even both.
The latter good reason may likely frantic, hysteric Sam. Still it's organ of the process. The exact "story" generally emerges carefully, even though Sam might want the reality and all of the truth right away. Jennifer may not be in a position to do that. Bear in mind, she's today committed to wedding, and more than likely possibility Sam's kind of reaction — that will "too much too soon" may well blow up for her skin.
When this particular occurs, life-style easy for often the hurt spouse to view this unique as far more intentional deceit, which several betrayed folks say can be just as difficult to process than just about any sexual or even emotional indiscretion. The hypnotherapist needs to guide the couple very carefully through the betrayer's tangle associated with self-protection or perhaps protection of any lover as well as defensiveness along with shame that comes with it, in addition to the betrayed's anxiously wanting and also deserving "the absolute truth" and the despair, rage, and fear that will accompanies it all.
All of this is based on the Atonement phase — a working by way of of annoyance, fear, shame, and a sense of shame. It's a tightrope that has to come to be walked properly, and with the same amount of openness as they possibly can.
The problems during the relationship in order to cause the actual affair but are important to transformation
Jennifer is totally responsible for going beyond your marriage to obtain her preferences met. That is clear. However , affairs happen in situations. And that setting is Jennifer and Sam's marriage.
Mike and Jennifer will want to develop a fresh, inspirited relationship in which both might recommit and also leave behind the connection that was no longer working. The task is always to learn innovative skills and new ways of speaking so both equally can feel happier about their matrimony. They're not really going back — they're moving forward. They're establishing marriage #2.
If Jennifer is amount of about blaming the marriage in support of the marriage, that is not a good warning. In Gottman terms, she'd be caught up in the hvalp with the Nearly four Horseman Within the Apocalypse and not moving forward. The same would be observable if Mike insisted that this marriage were originally great having absolutely nothing shuffled or shattered. Both can be locked with defensiveness plus contempt.
Drs. John along with Julie Gottman teach this talking about the particular context on the marriage would not belong from the "Atonement" progression, but is supposed to be in the secondly "Attunement" section of medication. This may be easier in theory. I've found the fact that as long as disparities are being manufactured, and very clear boundaries usually are formed — that not a thing happened within the marriage to cause typically the betrayer towards betray — that the two can be described. However , it's miles better to you can keep them clear from one another, if it is possible.
Give shape to connection about the extramarital relationship
Dr . Shirley Goblet points out on her arrange Not Just Pals that the tricked partner normally fits criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, with their mental well-being greatly threatened together with a sense associated with safety owning disappeared with the marriage. It is advisable to structure the sessions to aid the betrayed work through which will trauma, as slowly ones own needed, instead of amplify indications like hypervigilance, nightmares, or even flashbacks.
Together with, in all seriousness, this procedure can't take place quickly sufficient for the betrayer nor slow-moving enough for those betrayed.
Jennifer's job can be evident. The lady must cut ties along with Anthony. The lady needs to present whatever data Sam ought to help the pup heal. A lot of people seem to wanna lot of material, often being released with pages of thoughts.
If Jennifer is reticent to proactively offer openness to what was formerly more confidential choices (cell phone and also social media profile passwords, meant for example), that could be a signal the fact that hurtful impression of the matter is still not really understood, and also the betrayer hasn't fully consumed responsibility. Appears to fall apart, work provided to the betrayer, to try to realize their balking — whether it's an issue however with the occasion, or can it be some other particular person trait, for instance a struggle with handle — is essential for the treatment process to visit forward.
It is advisable if the husband and wife can delay and only communicate the situation in the therapist's office. But some people just can't wait, so we would suggest how they limit, perhaps even by absolutely scheduling, the time that they focus on it. Each and every would need to consent that they will try to keep from using the some horsemen during those approaching people. This system helps prevent developmental explosions or simply from the romance gaining anymore power as compared to it definitely has, though also praising the need for therapeutic.
The result will be in everyone's brain. But it's got to be fenced in to some degree. You are interested in new material to use pertaining to recommitment.
Folks in Sam's role can occasionally get forfeited in the info, wanting to know all the things about the romance. For example , prompting if Jennifer loved Anthony, or precisely why she had been attracted to your ex, may be significant details meant for Sam to recognise. But Drs. John as well as Julie Gottman would suggest does not, and others just like him, really need to be careful, just as before recalling Dr . Glass' correction concerning PTSD. He runs the risk of turning out to be re-traumatized from the revelation about intimate info, such as in which the affair occured and what the actual sex appeared to be like. He'll become fanatical, requesting a lot information. Yet if not enough is asked and absorbed, it may possibly lead to eventually regret.
What the aim here? Ted finally states to themselves, "You understand, I just need not ask this question. I've asked all of I need to inquire. I'm alright with being unsure of. "
Study the need for trust travels in both directions
The last thing this Jennifer wants to realize is that 10 or simply 15 several years down the road, Sam says, "You know, My partner and i never really forgave you while using affair. I need a divorce. " Or he may never state those thoughts, and simply behave it out passive-aggressively.
That is rather sad. Partners have come to me years just after doing therapies for an romance. There has been virtually no true time of reconciliation that Drs. John together with Julie Gottman would phone call "Attachment. " The unforgiving spouse is always bitter, still may make an attempt to hide it. The unforgiven feels a good loneliness that he / she doesn't know; it may be of which everything "looks" fine, nevertheless underneath there is still skepticism, blame, or simply anger.
Ted should take around the responsibility of giving peace of mind to Jennifer that believe is developing. He can mention things good luck, such as, "I wanted to content material and ask you a picture of exactly where you were for 10: 00 last night whenever you were away, but I actually realized My partner and i didn't want to. I'm beyond that. "
Jennifer may start to feel not possible if not given this information, or maybe that your ex efforts are not being recognized. Equally need to pretty deep understand along with believe that one other is aboard for a different commitment, that they can both have chosen to remain, and are generally working on a different relationship compelling that outshines their earlier connection.
The healing from an affair does take time. Like almost all grief, it comes in waves. At some point, it will appear as if it happened a long time ago. The next? Often Jennifer or maybe Sam might get triggered, as well as emotions can feel once again very raw.
Discovering new skills for communicating related to conflict, reconstructing trust, rekindling physical together with sexual bond, giving as well as attention to the fact that problems possess affected the or various family members — all of that take place with time and even energy.
There are numerous variations into the above. These are the side effects of being individuals.
The good news? It may be accomplished, plus the commitment is often richer than. Not due to affair, however because of the treatment done to make spousal relationship #2 greater than marriage #1 ever seemed to be.


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Carrie comes to us after 18 years with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake where she served as the Vice President of Operations. She began her career with the nationally recognized non-profit immediately following college and excelled as frontline staff. She worked as a Program Director and Club Director at multiple locations before taking on a role as key member of their administration. Carrie led the Operations Department and managed a team of over 100 employees. Carrie continues to grow professionally, participating in Advanced Leadership Programs, gaining certification as a Prevention Specialist and developing multiple partnerships across three counties. Carrie has a broad range of experience simultaneously managing government grants and developing strong relationships with government officials and managing an operations budget of 4 million dollars. Lastly, Carrie played a critical role in successfully merging the two largest Boys & Girls Clubs organizations in Utah.
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- A Role Permissions file with extension .C2Croles – Contains the configuration of roles and rights, specifically the rights assigned to user-defined roles in the Role Definition dialog.
- A Web Role Permissions file with extension .C2Cwebroles – Contains the configuration of roles and rights, specifically the rights assigned to Using Widgets.
- A Role Assignment file with extension .C2Cusers – Contains the configuration of users, roles and objects, specifically the list of users and rights on the General Role Assignment and the Role Assignment dialogs for all objects. Transfer this between ArchiveOne installations in the same security environment (such as a trusted domain).
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Hot Mess — "No Requests EP"
Hot Mess' new ep "No Requests" drops TODAY. This brings four new tracks from one of our scene's favorite duos. I for one am very excited for this release and what it means for not only these two great guys, but also the scene as a whole. We are beginning our mobilization into the wider dance music scene and the rest of the country and world will have to recognize what we have cookin' in Columbus. No there is nothing in the water. Its all OUR hard work that is doing this. Hot Mess' release is a testament to this and where we are going.
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The services page on a small business website throws a lot of owners, marketers and managers.
I like to think of a website as an online salesperson. When someone comes to a website homepage they're likely at least somewhat interested in what the business does and what it might be able to provide to them.
It's like a person walking into a small business front door. They might have an idea of what the company does, but they're still usually pretty early in the process.
They might talk to a receptionist who will bring out a salesperson who will give a quick intro of what the business does. Then they'll ask the person questions and answer those questions accordingly.
And if all goes well it will lead to a sale.
Your website is the salesperson for online visitors. Your homepage introduces what you do. It can provide some detail on what you offer. Your services page then typically provides more detail so the visitor can decide if what you're selling is right for them.
So how much detail should you include?
Services Page Details
The best thing to do for your website content is to go through your entire sales process. The next time you work with a prospect, pay attention to the questions they're asking and all the steps you go through.
Try that a few times and you'll see patterns. The same questions. The same flow. The same steps to reach a sale or to filter out the prospect if they're not the right fit.
My thoughts with a homepage are that you don't want to overwhelm a visitor. You wouldn't have someone walk into your front door and be handed a big binder full of details on what you can do for them.
So the homepage is the introduction. The call to action should mostly be to the services page where you can provide most of the detail.
And that detail should include the most asked questions and answers.
For example, pricing is almost always a question prospects want to know. And they usually want to know it early. They want to know from the beginning if they're even able to afford what you're selling.
Prospects also want an overview of the product. They usually also want some information on how it works and what they can expect if they signup for the service.
Now, one item to consider is how much you want the website to sell versus how much you want to sell over the phone or in person.
If you want to do more over the phone, include less detail. If you want to have people ready to buy when they call or contact, include more detail.
Obviously there are nuances with every business. But this is pretty much how it works in most cases.
And the thing is, you can always make changes to the content. Try including all the detail necessary to close the deal. See how that goes. If it's not working, remove some detail and ask for a phone call earlier on the page.
A frequently asked questions page is good to have. I'm finding out that more and more people click on these pages.
My experience has been that you want to include answers to the most common questions on the homepage, services page and about page.
Then for questions that kind of fit outside of the usual sales process you can include them on the FAQ page.
For example, say you're selling a supplement of some kind. Customers cross all demographics. A common question that comes up, but that doesn't fit for most people is:
Can I take this supplement if I'm pregnant?
That question and answer are great for an FAQ page. If your target audience is pregnant women, though, for something you're selling the answer might be a better fit for the services page.
The short answer to the title of this piece is – include more detail than you're probably assuming. Your website can do a lot of work for you. It's your online salesperson. People are comfortable buying things online. Even services. And that will continue. But you have to make sure you walk visitors through your sales process just as you would in real life.
In order to do that, you generally need more detail than you think.


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Sergio Roffo has been inspired by the work of American traditional painters such as Inness and Bierstadt, among others. Born in San Donato, Italy, Roffo is a 1977 graduate of the Vesper George School of Art located in Boston, Massachusetts. Roffo's representations of coastal scenes reveal a luminous, masterful feeling. As you view his art, you will discover a precise sense of value and perspective, a characteristic that defines and informs all of his works. His captivating depictions of the New England landscape have been included in a variety of museum exhibitions and have earned him many national awards, including the prestigious Grumbacher Gold and the Yankee Sagandorph presented by Yankee Magazine. In 1994, Roffo was the winner of the Massachusetts Duck Stamp. He holds the honor of being the youngest artist to be designated a Copley Master by the Copley Society of Boston. He is an elected member of the Guild of Boston Artists, and his work is included in many private and publicly owned collections. He has also been selected for inclusion in numerous publications.
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The technology giant recently published a job offer in which it seeks to hire a software development engineer for the creation of an advertising blockchain.
In its LinkedIn account, the Amazon Company published a job offer for a software development engineer who, if selected, would join the company's work team in Colorado, with the aim to work on a blockchain that serves to manage the advertising sector, something very important for this company.
The goal of the online retail sales giant is clear. Its intention is to make grow its advertising business, by taking advantage of its online retail data, as well as strengthening cloud services and creating a fast-evolving business culture, or a new way of doing business.
The message that Amazon posted on its social work network says: "Our new team at Boulder is looking for an experienced software engineer to work in our FinTech advertising team focused on a blockchain distributed registry, billing and reconciliation systems, to provide transparency of data on transnational financial data".
The offer focuses on blockchain developments, as the publication explains. The message adds the following information: "This is an opportunity to define the architecture direction of this technology for Amazon's advertising business, using blockchain technology".
The Engineer's Roles
The role that the chosen engineer will play is very important. His work will consist of the analysis of the requirements, the design of the platform, the implementation of the resources that are necessary for the platform, and the interaction with other engineers and program managers, as well as providing operational support and special maintenance of the systems.
Of course, one of the most necessary activities will be to define the road map or the steps to follow for the technical and architectural development of the systems. According to the points highlighted by the company, candidates with experience in advertising, financial technology and, of course, blockchain are needed.
Until now, few details about the company's total plans are known. But, last May, Amazon obtained a patent to generate Merkle trees as a solution to the Proof of Work (PoW) algorithm.
AdTech Enhancements
Although it is not yet known what type of blockchain Amazon will use for advertising, its interest in generating improvements in the so-called advertising technology or AdTech is known. Previously, the Amazon Web Services blockchain team built a blockchain known as Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) and an AWS service, Managed Blockchain, that connects with Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric.
Amazon is one of the companies that seek to use Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to simplify the AdTech value chain. These projects have in common the idea of creating a distributed accounting book that avoids discrepancies among the participants of advertising technology.
In the same way as a cryptocurrency blockchain shows which addresses sent or received money, how much money they received, and at what time, an AdTech distributed accounting book could track how much advertising is being placed and which intermediaries are benefited. The company could improve this concept and, then, offer it to others.
"We have a long and healthy tradition of presenting projects developed internally at Amazon", said Rahul Pathak, General Manager of AWS Managed Blockchain.
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You want to build your own wooden staircase? Go for it!
If you have a wooden staircase, you know from first-hand experience that it is the type of structure that can easily deteriorate over time, due to heavy use and simply the nature of the material. You could, for example, have noticed an annoying creaking noise or the wear of part of the paint that creates an eyesore, if not a totally ruined step that should be replaced lest someone takes a tumble.
You may ask yourself how to intervene? Well, here at homify we have complete sympathy with your plight, and are on it to help you solve your dilemma. Let's find out about some practical DIY ideas to renovate your wooden stairs in a few simple steps and keep them as beautiful and safe over time.
There are no specific rules regarding the best time to renew wooden stairs. There are so many different reasons, and in fact, the factors which determine the wear of a staircase starts with its location. A wooden staircase connecting the living areas and private spaces, as the example shown here by Arch Studio Design. A staircase such as this will need a lot more care than others, such as staircases on the 2nd floor and in the attic, which are naturally less frequented.
The constant use of the stairs involves the deterioration of some of its specific parts. When we climb and descend a staircase, without realizing it, we usually walk the same trail blazed by the ones before us. If you have not noticed this, just take a look at your wooden stair treads, and you're bound to see discoloured spots on each step that are more worn than the surrounding areas.
In general, we divide the wear of wooden stairs in two major types:
1) Cosmetic damage, such as scratches, deterioration of paint and wood dents.
2) Structural damage like cracked and broken steps.
While for the first type of damage an intervention is important to maintain the beauty of the structure over time, the problem can be solved easily. When it comes to structural damage, however, it is obviously very important to act immediately to prevent the staircase from becoming unsafe and dangerous.
Here's how to remove damaged paint and repaint your work stairs:
- Sand down the surface of the wood with medium grit sandpaper to remove the old paint and smooth out any bumps.
- Proceed to apply a small amount of paint in an inconspicuous place, and if the effect is desired, proceed to coat the stair tread in question, going from top to bottom and following the instructions on the product packaging.
- Once the first coat of paint dries, proceed with a second and then a third.
- Then sand it again, this time with fine-grain sandpaper, clean it with a clean cloth and apply two coats of transparent protective enamel.
Tip: to get a brighter and homogeneous effect, just as we see in this example proposed by Planair, you can try using floor paint.
Here's how to address any bruising of stairs from blows:
- We suggest using a special putty for wood. At the market you can find different colours, depending on the type of wood.
- Once the putty mixture is dry, use sandpaper with a very fine grain, to level out the step surface and thus obtain a homogeneous result, as we see in this example proposed in the image above.
If the scratches are light, here's how to reset the stair and the wood to its full glory, as we can see for example in this proposal by Renova Natural Design. Take the following steps:
- Clean the scratch thoroughly with turpentine.
- Use a special wax pencil to restore the affected area, choosing a lighter shade of the wood of your stairs.
- Lastly, cover the area with strokes of a slightly darker colour.
If the scratches are deep, spread an enamel paint across the area in the colour of your stairs, let it dry, then polish the area with wax.
If one or more steps are in a condition that make the use of the staircase unsafe, you will have to replace it. If it is a modern staircase with steel or wood, simply disconnect the step damaged and replace it with a new one of the same size to return the staircase to its original beauty, as we can see in this example proposed by Architecture Studio X.
Here's how to proceed in case of broken treads in a wooden staircase:
Detach both the horizontal wooden slab (the tread),
then the edge (called the
bull) that make up the step together.
- Use fast-drying polyurethane adhesive to apply the new materials (both the bull and then the slab), which will fit into the space left by the old materials.
If you can have access to the basement, you can easily eliminate the creaks, making sure the hinges that attach the treads and risers are set right. If it is too loose you will have to tighten each of the hinges, or replace all of the missing ones.
If it is not possible to access the basement, you can try to nail top step. You will then have to fill it with plastic wood or wood pulp in holes created by the nails. Once you have completed this, sand it down with medium-grit sandpaper.
For a functional staircase to remain in good condition, it is a prerequisite to establish its safety as wooden staircase. In particular, if you are renovating an old house and have to decide whether or not to keep the original wooden staircase, you will have to ensure that the staircase possesses these characteristics:
- The treads (the horizontal parts of the steps) should be at least 30-31 cm deep, in order to allow a safe hold of the foot.
- The shrugs (the vertical parts of the steps) should be 15-17 cm at the most.
- It will also be important to check the slope of the ramp: the diagonal length between the edges of two treads must be equal to 62-64 cm. The more we turn away from this ratio, the staircase will be less practical and safe to use.
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This class is strongly encouraged to be taken prior to becoming a member of the Eastwood Baptist Church family. We kindly request that all current members complete this class as it will make you more aware of the commitment you have made to the Eastwood family. If you are considering becoming a member of Eastwood, completing this class will assist you in making a more informed decision.
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Worldwide Market Share of 80% for LED Illumination by Year 2020
The LED lighting market is expected to reach a market share of 80 percent by the year 2020.
LED technology is rapidly gaining in value and preference over traditional lighting methods due to steady cost reductions and constant improvements in LED lighting performance, along with growing knowledge and understanding of the significant benefits of using LED illumination technology.
Former CEO of Phillips Lighting, Ludo Carnotensis, recently stated that 80% market share due to the competitive global scenario of LED technology is highly plausible. Whereas the LED industry's share was just over 10% in 2012, it is already expected to more than double with up to 25% of the market share in 2014.
Paradigm Shift of the Lighting Industry
The exponential increase in demand, stability and dependency of high-tech LED lighting products pressures traditional lighting companies due to increasing competition from worldwide LED manufacturers and upstream wholesale suppliers and technology solution providers primarily based in Asia.
Although the lighting industry has remained relatively stable over the past century, with key-players remaining in their stable positions, the recent competitive market of LED technology points towards a crucial paradigm shift of the entire lighting and illumination industry.
With the emergence of many new LED manufacturers and companies all over the world, older lighting companies are being pushed back and are experiencing increasing pressure to remain in the leading positions. This, however, is more and more unlikely in future, with the number of new and innovative, high-quality LED suppliers entering the market over the past years.
Lowering Prices of LED Lighting is Key
With increasing collective understanding of the importance and benefits of sustainable LED lighting technologies, a growing number of customers worldwide are enthusiastic about upgrading to LED lighting technologies.
The only hurdle for achieving high volumes of orders for LED companies seems to be the relatively high cost when compared to traditional, non-sustainable lighting models.
For this reason, prices of wholesale LED lighting products have been on the decrease over the past months and experts are working hard to optimize light emitting diodes in order to enhance brightness and to ensure that as few chips as possible are needed to manufacture each LED lighting product.
As the science of LED technology advances and the competition on the market rises, LED manufacturers are aware that increasing sales volumes is only possible when lowering prices for the consumers and are therefore installing high-grade production techniques to ensure efficiency at low costs.
China's Leading Role in the LED Industry
As global demand for LED lighting technologies rises rapidly every year, Chinese manufacturers are realizing their vast potential in exporting products to the global market.
A primary reason for China's advantage for LED manufacturing and exporting is that light emitting diodes use rare earth materials in order to convert light emission from LED chips to a different wavelength spectrum.
LED manufacturing therefore depends heavily on the supply of these rare-earth elements which gives China a position of power when it comes to LED lighting exports.
With China as the predominant supplier of these rare earth elements, it is currently controlling its exports in order to conserve scarce resources. These restrictions on export give China a significant trade advantage when it comes to LED products. As LED manufacturers worldwide try hard to lower the prices in order to overcome the cost barrier of the past, China is rising to a highly advantageous position in the global LED market.


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Santa Rosa, Ca (PRWEB) October 31, 2011
Economic Policy Analyst, Curtis Greco, Author and Founder of The Imperfect Messenger Foundation has written extensively about American Political and Economic History and in his latest Book, "Valor in Prosperity" - the third entry in the Blind-Vision Series, he speaks to the issue of what he reports as "The seminal issue integral to our economic recovery is not just to vacate the existing Tax Structure but also to simultaneously resolve a companion issue that has long been the obstacle baring deliberate and rational Tax Policy Reformulation; I speak specifically to the issue of Entitlement Programs and their funding mechanisms. Our future economic success will be inextricably linked to our willingness to address them both, simultaneously." Radio Host and Author, Austin Hill, says "The entire Series is highly recommended reading. Greco's work is as timeless as it is profoundly relevant."
In his most recent article, "Taxation: Never Flat or Fair", he reviews the elementary aspects of the Cain "9-9-9" plan and related issues he states that, "Clearly the American approach to taxation and related accounting methodologies is by far the most perverse and destructive form yet devised; it is decidedly punitive as to the Sovereign Individual and overtly specious as to its favoring the inanimate object of Corporate and Non-Profit structures over deference to Household Income. Its incongruent classifications of various types of incomes such as 'passive/unearned', 'earned' and 'carried-interest' being just a few examples emblematic of its dysfunction and political bias in the extreme. In truth, it actually promotes domestic non-productivity and combined with a Government Theology that revolves around an ever-expanding capacity for exponential spending, the entire Nation suffers under the oppressive weight of the current systems destructive form. Tinkering with it merely accomodates it's systemic flaw."
During a recent On-Air appearance, Host Joe Galuski of WSYR, N.Y. asked Curtis Greco, "Does the Cain 9-9-9 Plan really tackle the problem or is it that your CRPR plan attacks the issue more decisively?" Greco replied, "The Cain plan does go straight at the first half of the problem - which is the U.S. Tax Code - and although his Plan has many solid features and he rightly deserves applause for the effort, the CRPR approach tackles both sides of the issue, the other half being Entitlement Spending. In one comprehensive sweep we target Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, Public Pensions/Benefits and Health Care as well. Unless you tackle what is presently 60% of the Federal Budget and a growing component for many States who simply mirror Federal Tax Code, no Tax Reform will ever survive the process; the Political apparatus has far too much vested and thus prefers leaving the system as it is. For a complete review of the CRPR components folks should read each of the Books in the Blind-Vision Series but for a quick-look I recommend reading my recent article "Taxation: Never Flat or Fair" and many like it which your listeners can find on the website but one in particular is 'Bartering With the Morbidly Turgid'. This article covers the fundamentals of the CRPR Plan. I realize that we will not have time to cover the Entitlement Components here so I'll just direct your Listeners to the Book, 'Valor in Prosperity' however know that the funding mechanisms are built-in to our replacemenet Tax Code features. What the American People really need to understand is that there is no way around the problem and it will only ever be resolved by tackling the issue head-on. If there is a regime change in 2012, the political climate will offer what may be the only foreseeable opportunity for correcting what has, to this point, been merely political fodder. The great news is that if we are willing to make the hard choice now, we will accelerate a national recovery. It remains the People's choice and that's precisely as it should be."
Greco's articles can be seen with regularity in various publications however feel free to source and view each of his commentaries online at The Imperfect Messenger Foundations website.
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text: George W. Bush signed Homeland Security Presidential Directive 3 in March of 2002, which established a color-coded system for notifying the country of increased dangers from terrorist threats. But critics raised doubts about the terror alert's effectiveness: It seemed politically impossible that world events could ever cool long enough for officials to adjust advisories downward to green (low) or even a step up above that to blue (guarded). In fact, the system has never reached either of those colors. State-level homeland security and emergency preparedness offices still dutifully post the current threat level on their Web sites, including the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. But advisories are typically maintained day-to-day at yellow (elevated) meaning national security authorities believe there is a "significant risk of terrorist attacks." After Barack Obama appointed Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to take over as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, she convened an advisory panel to evaluate the usefulness of color-based threat levels. The bi-partisan group had 60 days to report back, and representing rural, less-populated areas of the country on the task force was Michael Rounds, governor of South Dakota, with help from his state's homeland security director. "The committee agreed unanimously that the system was good at the time it was established, but it needs to be changed," Rounds told us in an e-mail response to questions. "Committee members were evenly split on continuing with an updated color-code system or using a verbal system of elevated, high and severe alerts." According to a later report, half of the task force's membership believed "the concept of color-coded alerts is sufficiently clear, powerful and easily understood to be retained as one element in the secretary's alerts to the nation." On the other hand, an equal number argued that the system "has suffered from a lack of credibility and clarity leading to an erosion of public confidence such that it should be abandoned." Some Bush detractors, moreover, insisted that the colors were elevated to higher threat levels at times during his administration to benefit the White House politically. When the task force met for its assessment, the nation's first homeland security secretary, Tom Ridge, had only recently suggested in a book that he felt pressured by other cabinet members to raise the terror alert just before the 2004 reelection of Bush. That action, press materials for the book claimed, led in part to Ridge's later decision to step down in November of 2004. Bush administration officials vociferously denied that such a thing occurred, and Ridge began to back away from the claim slightly some time later. Panelists on Napolitano's task force determined that the alerts could too easily move up rather than down and argued that the system shouldn't remain elevated without specific information that a threat exists. Since it is "institutionally difficult" to lower the threat level, they recommended creating an objective standard that would force it down, such as a 15-day deadline for intelligence that demonstrated a credible risk. The report also called for fuller transparency over threat information, the identification of regions most affected, a list of who was involved in raising alerts and "the complete absence of political interest in the decision process." While deadlocked over whether colors should be used, the task force suggested reducing threat levels to three and lopping off the safer green and blue designations with yellow to be the new baseline of "guarded." "I favor a three-color system, using traffic-signal colors of green, yellow and red," Rounds said. "These colors are universal, and they cross language and cultural barriers." As for homeland security grant spending in South Dakota, the Gannett News Service reported in March of 2007 that it was one of a handful of states refusing to cooperate with open-government requests a reporter had sent looking for information about how the funds had been used. The news service was seeking information from about 15 states for articles at the time. We had similar experiences with South Dakota. Our goal with each state was to retrieve the records electronically, such as in spreadsheets containing individual grant transactions. But many states like South Dakota only have piles of hard-copy documents, and an official there said no matter how we obtained the material it would still cost about $800 to process our request. We were welcome to travel there and examine records, but doing so wasn't practical since we were aiming for data from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. There are some audits of grant spending at the local level in South Dakota that are publicly available and point to bookkeeping issues with the funds. Those reports are available for download here.