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Tui Sutherland: The author of 'Avatars trilogy' and 'This Must Be Love'
Tui Sutherland was born in 31st of July, 1978 in Caracas, Venezuela; she is the author of children`s book. Tui Sutherland has also written under the pen name "Heather Williams," she lives with her husband and dog named as the sunshine in Boston, Massachusetts whose superpowers include woofing at noises no one besides Tui Sutherland can hear and hiding half chewed things in the divan. Tui Sutherland is also the author of first 2 books in the "Avatars trilogy" plus "This Must Be Love". Tui Sutherland also shares an additional pen name "Erin Hunter" with writers "Cherith Baldry" and "Kate Cary" when they work in partnership with editor "Victoria Holmes" on the "Seekers and Warriors" (a series of novels). Tui Sutherland enlarged her streak to two days as a "Jeopardy" champion on 29th of June, 2009 (Monday).
Her name is associated with a noisy New Zealand bird, Tui Sutherland loves post-apocalyptic stories and lost civilizations. She has a chronic end of the world dreams (perhaps a side effect of being a Buffy fan!).
The details of her book given below…
• So This Is How It Ends
• Shadow Falling
• Kingdom Of Twilight
Mo and Ella
• Meet Mo and Ella (2001)
• Fun with Mo and Ella (2002)
Glitter Tattoo Books
• Monster Party (with glitter tattoos) (2000)
• Silly Creepy Crawlies (with glitter tattoos) (2000)
• Glittering Galaxies: A Trip Through the Stars (with glitter tattoos) (2001)
Warriors series
• Warriors: Secrets of The Clans (2007)
Other Books
• Kermit's Mixed-Up Valentines (co-written with Emily Sollinger) (2001)
• Hide and Go Peep! (2001)
• Who Was Harry Houdini? (2002)
• This Must Be Love (2004)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
• He's With Me (I Heart Bikinis) (2007)
• Nellie Oleson Meets Laura Ingalls (Little House) (2007)
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- A Bear Hybrid starts at $1,090 for a Twin and goes up to $1,690 for a King and California King, so it's not cheap, but it's covered by a stellar 20-year warranty, so you can count on durability that justifies the price.
Whenever I used to travel for work, or for fun with my wife, I would without fail bemoan how amazing the hotel bed felt when compared to our decidedly middling traditional coil mattress. Now, no matter how comfortable a bed I encounter, I have yet to find one more sublime than the Bear Hybrid mattress we have at home.
Bear's mattress is a so-called Hybrid because it has both foam and coils to support and contour around your body. Well, make that four different layers of differing foam types and hundreds of individually wrapped coils, to be more precise. And we'll talk about the quilted Celliant fiber topper later.You'll be amazed by the comfort of a Bear Hybrid mattress from the first second you lie down on it. Even better, you'll realize you stayed comfortable all night when you wake up in the morning - potentially even in the same position.
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Dripping with sweat after a couple of hours in the scrabbly jungle that passes for our back 'garden'.
I'm not a gardener, and I've never really understood the attraction. To me, gardening consists of standing around in rustic clothes, pointing at roses and other coloured and green sorts of things, and going "isn't it pretty". When I'm in the so-called garden, what I do consists totally of weeding and picking up dead leaves. This is not gardening, this is work, and not particularly pleasant or rewarding work at that.
Occasionally, such as today, I get the bow saw out and cut a tree limb off. That's not gardening either.
If Chateau VVB were not surrounded by so many eucalyptus and other similar sorts of trees that drop lots - and I mean lots - of dead leaves in our yard and in the pool, I'd probably be happier. All these trees are on our various neighbours' properties so it's not immediately within my power to do something about them.
Not that I don't think about it on occasion.
It'd certainly help to keep the pool surrounds cleaner although the best thing I could do to fix the pool surrounds would be to replace them. Currently we have bricks: oh yes, Chateau VVB is certainly well endowed with bricks, brick house, brick paths, bricks around the pool, brick driveway. So the pool is surrounded by bricks - with crumbling mortar, and some of the bricks themselves are weathering also - and sleepers.
Not beautiful clean tiles, on which an occasional palm frond might fall, to remind you that you're way north.
No, the bricks and sleepers always look untidy, rather than rustic, which I think was the original intention. So you sweep the leaves behind the sleepers where they look even more untidy.
All this, dear readers, is work, pure and simple.
Not gardening.
Offspring number two returns home tomorrow, so the dynamics of the household will change yet again. At least Mrs VVB will have some company while I'm doing the thing in Rocky.
And did you know that until the last election, I'd never heard of the word 'corflute', which seems to be everywhere nowadays.
How did this happen?
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by Bob Valleau
2/05/2010 / Humor
I'm sure you've seen them: gigantic Valentine's Day cards that are supposed to represent how big someone's love is for another. I think these cards are purchased mostly by men -- especially husbands -- because they appeal to the size of their ego. The cards scream at a wife: "Look at me. I just spent $50 on this card with a cutesy saying. See how much I love you?"
Although most wives may be flattered by these kinds of cards, I feel they are unimpressed. I read somewhere that women have a more practical view of love. In their minds, they are always chanting a song sung by Janet Jackson, "What Have You Done For Me Lately?" This may include a laundry list of activities that a husband fails to do, like: pick up his clothes off the floor and place them in the hamper; put his dirty dishes in the dishwasher rather than in the sink for his wife to do later; be willing to watch the kids while his wife enjoys some down time.
I think buying these cards is a ridiculous gesture and a feeble attempt by husbands to demonstrate their undying love for their wives. They are a waste of money. The cardboard they are made from could best be used as a cover for a book.
Well, you get the picture. Now, please excuse me while I try to find enough stamps to mail something large I just bought at the store the other day.
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Ajo Mountains and Saguaro cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona
three days without sun—
even the distant mountains
seem to be mourning
Haiku © 2016 and photo © 2013 by Magical Mystical Teacher
More Haiku My Heart at Recuerda Mi Corazon
More Midweek Motif at Poets United: "Mountain"
Posted on January 21, 2016, in 5-7-5, Haiku My Heart, Midweek Motif, Poetry Pantry, Poets United, Recuerda Mi Corazon, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona and tagged distant, mountains, mourning, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona, sun. Bookmark the permalink. 17 Comments.
Nice. A dreary day indeed
Much love…
Sun feeds the soul…grey clouds spoil it all 😦
Here, too….endless grey.
Some days I am sure that they are. Powerful image.
Yes the sun adds happiness to mountains just like how clouds and rain give them sadness and despair. wonderful!
Your photos always empathize with your haiku.
gorgeous photo capture with a telling haiku. moody with beauty and promise.
This mountain is like a sacred object being worshiped by its congregation of loving cacti and presents a picture of architectural beauty. Hopefully, its mourning will soon pass and brilliant sun will break through those soft clouds. xo
beautiful even though no sunshine. here in Indiana, it is also grey, but the snow on the ground brightens us a bit.
Yes. Spoiled sun lover here. When we have more than 3 grey days in a row, it is sad.
Here in the UK we can go weeks! But oh those beautiful shades of grey!
Beautifully captured.


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Even After Gun Violence Occurs, the Government Often Fails Survivors
February 25, 2018 in Blogs
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week claimed 17 lives and resulted in 14 gunshot injuries. As a heightened national conversation around gun control unfolds, we should stay focused on ensuring that the injured students and faculty are adequately provided for. But as a new report by the Trace reveals, in addition to doing a lousy job of preventing gun violence, state governments are doing a poor job of caring for the victims of mass shootings when they occur.
Seven-hundred-and-fifty-thousand Americans were injured by gunfire in the past decade, and 430,000 survived. Surviving gun violence is expensive, and too many victims end up paying for the costs out of pocket. Dr. Robert Sege, who has studied the topic extensively, told NPR, "the direct medical costs that we found for the year 2009 alone was $148 million. But those are the hospital charges. In addition, each child had physician charges. They may have had x-rays. They may have had rehabilitation costs, and of course their parents had lost work."
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Inspired by "Masquerade" from Phantom of the Opera
October 26, 2010
Inspired by "Masquerade" from Phantom of the Opera
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- AnonymousOctober 27, 2010 at 4:17 AM
I like this - shape and words. It's pretty much how I think of poetry.ReplyDelete
this is quite lovely and I have to ask it this structure you used named or did you just end up with this form I really like it!ReplyDelete
Thanks Viv & Amanda. I have no idea if there is a name for this structure - it's just how the poem wanted to be written!ReplyDelete
This is just lovely; and I liked your comment about this is the way the poem wanted to be written. I experience that too, oftentimes; and there is no arguing!ReplyDelete
slashes of words... love this! We all have splashes of words... I'll never forget this!ReplyDelete
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$8.20 for a pack of 25 pieces.
Made in Singapore!
I patriotic or what?
Today, I pan fried 2 pieces for lunch:
|Flipped! Nice!
To each piece, add 2 tablespoons of baked beans. I like the NTUC Fairprice brand's because it is only 90c a can but it was sold out and I had to settle for Ayam brand's which costs slightly more than $1 a can.
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Which supermarket did I go to?
NTUC Fairprice, of course.
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A friend SMS me and asked me how did I get $1.10? Shouldn't it be $1.00 + $0.66 = $1.66? Er... It is $1.10 because I still have half a can of baked beans left!
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North Norfolk District Council is recruiting an architect to revamp a dilapidated Grade II-listed house in Walsingham
The team selected for the £10,000-to-£25,000 contract will complete an options appraisal for 7-9 Bridewell Street, which could be restored and transformed into a rental holiday home or a private dwelling to be sold on the open market.
The project will revitalise the neglected mid-18th century complex, which sits within a conservation area and comprises a two-storey knapped flint house, a large barn, an office, and several other extensions and outbuildings.
In its brief, the council says it wants to 'creatively maximise the potential of the property, barn and various outbuildings while recognising the requirements listed buildings pose, the sensitive nature of its location within a conservation area and the need to undertake urgent repairs to stabilise the main barn.
'The ground floor of the property has been used for storage with the first floor providing the main living area. There is scope, therefore, to provide a layout that not only complements the age and nature of the building but reflects current living trends. The council, as property owner, is open to creative design solutions, however a cost-effective scheme will be required to ensure any financial return from retaining and letting the property is optimised.'
Walsingham is a small historic village 40km north-west of Norwich, with around 800 residents. It features the remains of two monastic orders and is a major centre for pilgrims visiting the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.
The current project focuses on a deteriorating home on Bridewell Street, which was recently purchased by the local authority following the serving of an urgent works notice.
Bidders must hold £1 million of professional indemnity insurance, £10 million worth of public liability insurance, and £10 million of employer's liability insurance cover.
Applications will be evaluated 60 per cent on technical score and 40 per cent on cost.
The deadline for applications is midday, 12 July.
How to apply
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text: NYSE:WAGEWageworks Stock Price, Forecast & News Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Wageworks Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $51.34 0.00 (0.00 %) (As of 08/30/2019) Add Compare Share Today's Range$51.34Now: $51.34▼$51.3450-Day Range$51.34MA: $51.34▼$51.3452-Week Range$25.15Now: $51.34▼$53.85VolumeN/AAverage Volume591,068 shsMarket Capitalization$2.07 billionP/E Ratio62.61Dividend YieldN/ABeta1.4 ProfileAnalyst RatingsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media WageWorks, Inc. is a leader in administering Consumer-Directed Benefits (CDBs). WageWorks is solely dedicated to administering CDBs, including pre-tax spending accounts, such as Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), health and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), as well as Commuter Benefit Services, including transit and parking programs, wellness programs, COBRA, and other employee benefits. WageWorks is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices in major locations throughout the United States.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Wageworks. Previous Next 3.1 Community Rank Outperform VotesWageworks has received 466 "outperform" votes. (Add your "outperform" vote.)Underperform VotesWageworks has received 286 "underperform" votes. (Add your "underperform" vote.)Community SentimentWageworks has received 61.97% "outperform" votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Wageworks and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe WAGE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe WAGE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldWageworks does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthWageworks does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Wageworks insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.54% of the stock of Wageworks is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.06% of the stock of Wageworks is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Wageworks are expected to grow by 10.19% in the coming year, from $1.08 to $1.19 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Wageworks is 62.61, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.38.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Wageworks is 62.61, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 31.35.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWageworks has a P/B Ratio of 3.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 3.1Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.95 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryHuman Resource & Employment Services SectorBusiness Services Current SymbolNYSE:WAGE Previous Symbol CUSIP93042710 CIK1158863 Webwww.wageworks.com Phone650-557-5200Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.25 Current Ratio1.39 Quick Ratio1.39Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio62.61 Forward P/E Ratio47.54 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$472.18 million Price / Sales4.39 Cash Flow$2.14 per share Price / Cash Flow23.98 Book Value$16.66 per share Price / Book3.08Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net Income$25.97 million Net Margins2.17% Return on Equity2.95% Return on Assets1.17%Miscellaneous Employees2,204 Outstanding Shares40,370,000Market Cap$2.07 billion Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableOptionable Receive WAGE News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WAGE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Wageworks (NYSE:WAGE) Frequently Asked Questions How were Wageworks' earnings last quarter? Wageworks Inc (NYSE:WAGE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 8th. The business services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.04. The business services provider had revenue of $115.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $117.09 million. Wageworks had a return on equity of 2.95% and a net margin of 2.17%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.34 earnings per share. View Wageworks' earnings history. Has Wageworks been receiving favorable news coverage? Media headlines about WAGE stock have trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Wageworks earned a daily sentiment score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Wageworks. Who are some of Wageworks' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Wageworks include Tradeweb Markets (TW), Robert Half International (RHI), ManpowerGroup (MAN), ASGN (ASGN), Insperity (NSP), Korn Ferry (KFY), Kelly Services (KELYA), Kforce (KFRC), Trueblue (TBI), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII), GP Strategies (GPX) and Hudson Global (HSON). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Wageworks own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Wageworks investors own include Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Walt Disney (DIS), Paypal (PYPL), Twitter (TWTR), AbbVie (ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Micron Technology (MU) and Baidu (BIDU). Who are Wageworks' key executives? Wageworks' management team includes the following people: Edgar O. Montes, President, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorIzzy Dawood, Chief Financial OfficerTom Catchings, Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice PresidentJody Dietel, Chief Compliance OfficerMichael Wilson, Senior Vice President-Corporate Development What is Wageworks' stock symbol? Wageworks trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WAGE." What is Wageworks' stock price today? One share of WAGE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.34. How big of a company is Wageworks? Wageworks has a market capitalization of $2.07 billion and generates $472.18 million in revenue each year. Wageworks employs 2,204 workers across the globe. What is Wageworks' official website? The official website for Wageworks is www.wageworks.com. How can I contact Wageworks? Wageworks' mailing address is 1100 PARK PLACE 4TH FLOOR, SAN MATEO CA, 94403. 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Manchester United's Robin van Persie is up against two stunning strikes for the FIFA goal of the year award.
Van Persie's diving header in Holland's defeat of Spain at the World Cup earned him a place on the three-goal shortlist for the Puskas Award.
The Reds forward is up against Republic of Ireland's Steph Roche and Colombia's James Rodriguez.
Roche would become the first woman to win the award if she beats off competition from Rodriguez and Van Persie in a public vote which will be conducted via FIFA.com and France Football.
The award will be handed out at a ceremony in Zurich on January 12.
Watch: Van Persie's goal
Watch: Roche's volley for Peamount United against Wexford in October 2013
Watch: James Rodriguez' volley for Colombia against Uruguay


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text: The board supports the principal's management role by providing the delegated authorities in curriculum, administration, personnel and finance matters to allow the principal to manage effectively. Delegations should be formally recorded in school policies and/or board meeting minute items and in a letter from the BoT to the Principal (note legislation). These delegations should be reviewed annually.


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Teacher Conferences
Monday | November 5, 2018 | 10:40 AM
Dear St. Ray's Parents/Guardians,
Report card time is upon us! We are ready to share the many amazing accomplishments that have occurred over the last 12 weeks.
Fall conferences are mandatory for all students. Our fall parent/teacher conferences will be on Monday, November 19, 2018 from 12:00 PM -5:30 PM and 6:30-8:00 PM. There is no school for students on this day. Teachers will be available to visit with you and discuss your child's academic and social/emotional progress. Report cards will be distributed at conferences.
Please continue reading to see the approach we will be taking for fall conferences this year.
Junior High Conferences (Grades 5-8)
Parents of junior high students will be able to pick up their child's report card and meet with teachers between the hours of 12:00-3:30 and 6:30-8. Conferences will be 10 minutes in length. Report cards will be picked up from a main table as you enter through door #1.
Because of the number of slots available and the total number of students in junior high, at first, when scheduling your conference, please select ONE teacher to meet with. This is a good opportunity to view your child's grades in SchoolSpeak to see what teacher you would like to see. If there are available slots open after Friday, November 16th, then you are welcome to make an appointment with other teachers on the junior high team.
Between 3:30 and 5:30, junior high teachers will be holding group conferences. Individual families will be contacted for students whom a group conference will best support their success.
PS-4th Grade Conferences
Parents of PS-4th grade students will be able to pick up their child's report card and meet with teachers between the hours of 12:00-5:30 and 6:30-8. Conference time slots for students in PS-2nd and 4th grade will be 15 minutes. Due to the size of the class, conference slots for students in 3rd grade will be 10 minutes. If additional time is needed, please do not hesitate to schedule an additional meeting on another day with that teacher for a discussion in greater depth.
We will be scheduling conferences through School Speak! Families should make an appointment if they are expected to be seen by a teacher. We will open the scheduling of conferences on Wednesday morning, November 7th at 10 AM. For the best selection of times, parents are advised to login and schedule conferences early.
When you log in to School Speak, on your dashboard (home page), you will see a list of the teachers. Select the teacher and you will be taken to the page with all the available times. Click 'sign me up' next to the time you wish to schedule your conference. It is very simple and user friendly. Scheduling closes at noon on Sunday, November 18th.
If there is a teacher you wish to see for a conference and all of their time slots are filled or the available slots do not work for your schedule, you will need to contact the teacher directly for an appointment.
If you have any questions about the process or do not know your School Speak login information, please contact Kelly Alt at firstname.lastname@example.com .
Parents who do not wish to schedule their appointments online can call the office and we will work with you to set your appointment.
We look forward to sharing with you the amazing growth your child has experienced this school year!
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10 Negeri Sembilan exco members sworn in
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KUALA PILAH, May 23 (Bernama) -- Ten Negeri Sembilan state executive councillors today took their oath of office before the Yang Dipertuan Besar, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, at Istana Besar Seri Menanti here.
They comprise five DAP, three PKR and two Amanah elected representatives.
The DAP councillors are Teo Kok Seong (Bahau); J. Arul Kumar (Nilai); Choo Ken Hwa (Lukut); S. Veerapan (Repah) and Nicole Tan Lee Koon (Bukit Kepayang); PKR councillors, Mohamad Nazarudin Sabtu (Pilah); Dr Mohamad Rafie Ab Malek (Ampangan) and Ismail Ahmad (Labu); and Amanah councillors, Mohamad Taufek Abd Ghani (Paroi) and Bakri Sawir (Klawang).
Tuanku Muhriz handed over the letters of appointment and all the councillors signed the oath of office, loyalty and secrecy.
The portfolios of the councillors are expected to be determined at the first meeting of the state executive council to be chaired by the Menteri Besar, Aminuddin Harun, later today.
Tuanku Muhriz, in his address, congratulated the assemblymen selected to be the state executive councillors.
"The appointment must be taken as a challenge for, besides being the elected representatives in your constituencies, you have the responsibility to draft the policies and direction of Negeri Sembilan. You must discharge your responsibility with honesty, fairness and professionalism," he said.
Tuanku Muhriz reminded the councillors not to abuse their powers for the sake of their own, family or friends´ interests, especially when making decisions involving government tenders or projects.
The Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud, and two children, the Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddin, and Tunku Datuk Seri Zain Al-'Abidin, also attended the ceremony.
Also present were the Undang Luak of Rembau, Datuk Muhammad Sharip Othman; Undang Luak of Johol, Datuk Mohammed Abdullah; Undang Luak of Sungai Ujong, Datuk Mubarak Dohak; State Secretary Datuk Mat Ali Hassan and several other state assemblymen and some MPs.


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Tea is where the heart isPosted in DESIGN, TEAPOTS - A HOMAGE TO UNUSUAL TEAPOTS with tags ceramicist, DESIGN, raku, teapots.ceramics on February 15, 2010 by echostains
Teapots: From Wild Goat to He Goat: From Dada to GoyaPosted in ART, DESIGN, TEAPOTS - A HOMAGE TO UNUSUAL TEAPOTS with tags beatrice wood, ceramics, goya, paul soldner, raku, teapots on November 2, 2009 by echostains
This strange , organic teapot really captured my imagination . This Raku ceramic, called 'Wild Goat teapot – Homage to Paul Soldner' is by Nina de Creeft Ward from The Beatrice Wood Centre for the Arts. I don't know who Paul Soldner is, I just hope he was pleased with the wild goat reference! This teapot reminded me of a painting by Spanish artist and Printmaker Francisco de Goya'(1746 -1828). The painting goes under several names; 'The Great He Goat' or 'The Coven,' or 'Witches Sabbath' in 1820 -23. The painting shows a number of grotesque witches at their sabbath with Satan as the guest of honour. Some of the faces of the witches are truely terrifying. 'The Witches Sabbath' is one of a series of what is known as Goya's Black Paintings. These paintings were done in later life (1819 – 1823) by a very depressed Goya, after he had survived two near fatal illnesses. They are dark and full of fear and show the artist's anxiety.
The artist who the Arts Centre is named after (where the teapot came from) is Beatrice Wood and she was a very interesting character. This American artist and studio potter was born 1893 and died in 1998. In later life she became known as the 'Mama of Dada' a movement 1916 – 1922. I shall be writing about (eventually). An interesting fact about her is that the character of Rose DeWitt Bukater in the 1997 film Titanic was partially based on her.
I have had a look at her biography, which is fascinating and I must write about (eventually) and have found out who Paul Soldner was. He was an American ceramicist born in 1921 and his work is quite exciting! See it on his website HERE
Another of my teapot posts: Teapots are like a box of chocolate – you never know what you're going to get'
Take a Tea Break:Tea Runs Rings around MePosted in DESIGN, TEAPOTS - A HOMAGE TO UNUSUAL TEAPOTS with tags Charles Sherman, raku, teapots on October 20, 2009 by echostains
I've not put any teapots on my blog for a while. I have been looking at them though and found several new interesting ones. This teapot with six ring infinity is more of a teapot metaphor than an actual teapot. I love the indulating way the ceramic snakes and meanders, tracing the shape. Sherman explores the pierced form HERE with more Infinity rings.
I put two more teapots in this post (with writing) and it's disappeared! This happens from time to time and it is SO frustrating. I seem to have 2 copies of it, but the wrong one is saved…doh! I'm going to leave it here now because the time is getting on. More teapots tomorrow
Teapots: Oil and Water and other ElementsPosted in DESIGN, TEAPOTS - A HOMAGE TO UNUSUAL TEAPOTS with tags alchemy, ceramics, raku, teapots on July 21, 2009 by echostains
I came across a Teapot competition for 2008. I'm not too sure who won, but I've picked out some of my favorites!
I love the movement and style of this teapot by Nancy Arkuss. It reminds me of one of these veiled statues; –


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A new report includes some seriously concerning statistics about security that everyone should read, especially stakeholders and decision makers in your company. Among the alarming findings, they determined that 92% of external pentesters were able to successfully breach the network and
Researcher Who Helped Stop WannaCry Arrested By FBI
Marcus Hutchins, a British Cyber Security Researcher who helped stop the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack, has been arrested by the FBI. The Department Of Justice released an indictment accusing the 23-year-old of creating the Kronos (a banking Trojan) in 2015.
Hackers Are Hitting High Value Targets Using Fake Profile
Alluring social media profiles of a fake photographer are attracting and tricking employees in North African and Middle Eastern industries like oil and gas, government, telecommunications, defense, and financial services. The spearphishing and social engineering attacks utilize a very well
Google Takes Steps To Help Protect Against Phishing Plugins
Today, Google announced that it is taking steps to add further protection from unverified and malicious apps. After an advanced phishing worm hit Google Drive users in May, the company made a commitment to help protect it's users from
New Ransomware Outbreak GoldenEye/Petya Goes Global
A particularly violent outbreak of ransomware being called "GoldenEye/Petya" is disrupting networks across Europe with the Ukraine being the worst hit so far. According to Bitdefender Labs: "Bitdefender has identified a massive ransomware campaign that is currently unfolding worldwide. Preliminary information
New large-scale ransomware attack underway
The BBC is reporting a new worldwide ransomware attack is currently underway. Victims have thusfar been in reported at least 74 different countries. The UK's National Health Services, Spain's largest telecom provider, Telefónica, and FedEx have all reported being hit
The $1000 business mistake you can't afford
If you own or operate a business or value your position at your current job then this is the one mistake that could really cost you. Hackers have started requiring an average of over $1000 for the ransom demand to
CryptoWall 4.0 Has Arrived
Recent reports indicate that a new version of the notorious malware Cryptowall, a type of ransomwware, is now upon us. First seen in 2014, Cryptowall is a variant or cousin of Cryptolocker, which first appeared in 2013. This malware can


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Arcature Fine Art, Friedrich's Optik, The Silver Fund and Holden Luntz Gallery Host Exclusive Block Party During 2nd Annual Art and Design on Worth Avenue adds exhibits, book-signings and a new fashion element.
Arcature Fine Art, Friedrich's Optik, The Silver Fund and Holden Luntz Gallery Host Exclusive Block Party During 2nd Annual Art and Design on Worth Avenue adds exhibits, book-signings and a new fashion element.
by Susan Hall
by Joshua Burcham
The Silver Fund is proud to feature a very rare Jean E. Puiforcat French Art Deco Dinner service.
"Leave it to the Silver Fund to find this extraordinary collection with this number of Silver and Silver-gilt pieces, circa France 1925-1947"
The Silver Fund is the largest dealer worldwide in estate Georg Jensen silver. In addition to their comprehensive collection of Georg Jensen holloware, their inventory includes exceptional 20th century silver designed by Jean Puiforicat, William Spratling, Antonio Pineda and many other great 20th century designers.
Since 1996, they have sold more than $40 million worth of Georg Jensen silver to private clients around the world. They have helped build multiple large collections including the Rowler collection, the largest single collection ever to be sold at auction where it fetched $9.8 million in one session.
The Silver Fund has helped put together outstanding exhibitions, including "Georg Jensen Jewelry" at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City. The exhibition was the largest Georg Jensen jewelry retrospective ever presented. The Silver Fund collaborated with Susan Weber Soros, the founder and director of the center, at every stage of the exhibition. We also collaborated on the Georg Jensen exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2007.
The Silver Fund has authored the definitive book on Georg Jensen Holloware—Holloware: The Silver Fund Collection. The book was the culmination of five years of research, writing and collaboration.
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Yelitza is a figurative artist who works in oils, pastels, acrylics and mixed media. She received her initial formal training at the Maine College of Art under instruction from figurative artist Janet Conlon Manyan. Subsequently she studied at The Art Students League of New York under instruction from abstract painter Ronnie Landfield and illustrator and figurative artist Max Ginsburg.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Yelitza grew up in New York, Los Angeles and Caracas. Prior to her painting career, she was a fashion model for designers Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld, Sonia Rykiel, Sandra Rhodes and Missoni. She was photographed by Richard Avedon, Peter Beard, David Bailey, among others, for leading fashion magazines including Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Brides, Harper's Bazaar, Interview and Good Housekeeping. As well, she featured in over 40 television commercials and was one of the "Virginia Slims Girls".
Before moving to Palm Beach, Yelitza lived in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Hong Kong, Monte Carlo and New Delhi. She speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian.
Yelitza is represented by Mary Mahoney on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach
For commissioned portrait paintings, contact Yelitza
Altima selected as Official Representative in Palm Beach and Miami
Famed Photographer Patrick McMullan is pleased to announce the opening of his eponymous company in Florida. Clients in Palm Beach and Miami are invited to book Patrick McMullan or one of his affiliate photographers through Maribel Alvarez at Altima International to cover their events. Patrick McMullan Company (PMC) is a premiere full service photography and digital media agency in New York City, Los Angeles and South Florida.
Pioneering the celebrity and social photography business for decades as an iconic brand, PMc focuses on photographing people, A-listers, fashionistas, designers, models, actors, artists, socialites and captains of industry. PMc has garnered a level of caché that grants its agency access to the most interesting and desirable events.
PMc photographs over 50 events each week, many of which are exclusives, and services images to leading national and international publications including columns in New York Magazine, Interview Magazine, New York Observer, amNY, Allure and Architectural Digest to just name a few.
Patrick McMullan.com has the New York, Los Angeles, and the Hamptons social scene covered and people from all over the world visit the website daily to see and feel what it would be like to be at the party. Palm Beach and Miami clients can now have their events added to the Guest List and be seen by the world.
"We felt opening this new market was just a natural fit for both the company and for me personally. Many of our clients migrate to Florida in the winter and the Palm Beach and Miami areas are my second home. I just love it down here," says Patrick McMullan.
To view gallery of events and/or purchase photos click here
For bookings contact Maribel or Eric:
Altima International/ Maribel Alvarez /561 833 8283/ firstname.lastname@example.com
Patrick McMullan Co./ Booking Dept./ 646-638-2000/ email@example.com
Our team was fortunate to host Simon Willis at our "Art & Design on Worth" event on April 25th where he presented an exclusive preview of the Aston Martin Home Collection as well as their latest automobiles.
The Aston Martin Collection is an exclusive homeware range designed by Grant Macdonald, London's finest silversmiths. Grant Macdonald is highly experienced in crafting luxury and bespoke silverware for an international client base for over forty years. The inspiration for the collection has been derived from the elegance, craftsmanship and engineering excellence that has been built into every Aston Martin car since 1913.
This simple yet enduring design ethos influences every piece in the Aston Martin Collection. Dynamic proportions, razor fine lines and sumptuous curves – all a signature of the marque – inspires graceful forms in sterling silver, 24 carat gold, fine bone china, crystal and other fine materials throughout the range.
From luxury picnic hampers to car models, tableware to gifts, the collection celebrates the very best in contemporary British design. Hand-crafted by Grant Macdonald's expert silversmiths, the Aston Martin Collection fuses high end technology and traditional craftsmanship to create stunning designs for the home.
The philosophy of this collection is to offer clients the commitment to a premium quality that is synonymous with Aston Martin.
Browse and purchase this striking homeware collection online through the following homeware and gift sections of the website; Eating, Drinking, Gifts, and Travel & Picnic. The Aston Martin collection also offers customers the opportunity to purchase unique Limited Edition and bespoke designs that stir the senses. The Aston Martin Collection by Grant Macdonald can also be found in stores and dealerships globally, please view Stockists for more details.
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Community Council
Community Council is an awesome way to get involved. Community Councils are basically Community RHAs. Each community has 5 different executive board positions and together they bring programs and advocate for the community. Check out your community and get involved today! If you would like to learn more contact our Leadership Development Coordinator April Getz!


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February 23, 2016: Imagine being a young teenage girl full of hopes and aspirations for a brighter future. You associated yourself to other people who you feel share the same sentiment sas yours. You build your dreams together, expecting in the full benefit of strength in numbers and integrity in unity. But what if after all is said and done, these so-called friends have become the instrument of your destruction, of your downward spiral towards oblivion? Will you be able to pick yourself up? Or will you simply allow the winds of time blow away what remains of your shattered dreams?
This is what True Survivor hopes to convey to its readers. Written by Glenbard North High School junior student Shauntierra Wilson, True Survivor takes readers on the journey and struggles of Jasmine Davis, the main character, as she goes through the same travails many teenage girls of today have to go through.
"True Survivor is an excellent book for young girls who have strong belief in the power of the will, in being strong minded. The book reflects the prevailing experiences of every single teenage girl. It mirrors the how young girls of today can easily lose their way in the turbulent period of establishing one's identity," comments Shineka, one of Wilson's avid readers. Shineka adds, "Young teenage girls of today have the tendency to give in to negative peer pressure which is often made worse by the feeling of being abandoned or left out by the very same people you consider to be your closest friends." She goes on to add, "While it is true that mothers may not necessarily always know what is best for us, they nonetheless know that they have to look out for our best interest."
Shauntierra Wilson's Jasmine Davis epitomizes what the average teenage girl has to go through today. And while psychologists have long argued that the teenage years are one of the most turbulent periods in an individual's life. Adolescents are in a limbo-esque stage wherein they want to be considered as adults but don't want the responsibilities and accountabilities associated with maturity. As such, they do tend to do things that are considered by many adults as grossly reckless. As such, many succumb to peer pressure, engaging in drugs, sex, alcohol, and other vices resulting in HIV infections, STDs, and teenage pregnancies as well as other personal phenomena. These have been creatively woven into a story by Wilson in her book True Survivor with Jasmine Davis providing the reflection upon which young teenage readers are encouraged to introspect.
As Sharese Wilson shared in her comment of the book, "The book speaks the truth. It hits home for most of us."
Whether the book is inspired by a true story or not, Shauntierra Wilson's take on a classic teenage dilemma more than validates her penchant for helping others like her to become more assertive with their own individuality. She goes on to profess that young girls need to have the courage to stand up for what is right and to never give in to temptations. It is also for this reason that Shauntierra Wilson has put up her Epic Destiny Youth Foundation to empower young girls to maintain hope and strive to achieve their dreams.
For those who would like to help Shauntierra Wilson's Epic Destiny Youth Foundation, you can logon to http://shauntierrawilson.com or email her at email@example.com.
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Down in Mascot in the streets closest to the airport and where we've got a resident's parking scheme, both I and local residents have noticed an increase in the number of parked cars displaying authorised disabled parking permits. I've also seen more and more when I'm working in the City, especially around Macquarie Street, the courts precinct and outside St Mary's Cathedral. The permits grant special parking privileges to disabled persons and are issued by the RTA. They are a great boost to the disabled and around medical centres and shopping centres they can make life easier, as they should.
But they are also being abused by those who are not disabled and use them as a means to get all day free parking – and at times fill up spaces that should be used by genuine permit holders. I see that in the City where the same cars are parked in almost the same spot every day and we're starting to see it in some of the Mascot streets. I realise some of the permits are used by disabled persons working in both the City and in our suburbs and nothing should impinge on that. What does concern me and many I talk with is the abuse by able bodied people of the disabled permits.
I know standing committees in both the State and Australian parliaments have investigated the issue and given that there are some 800,000 disabled parking permits issued in Australia there will, unfortunately, be some abuse. What I would ask the State Government to look at is the possibility of imposing a, say, four hour limit on the use of disabled parking sports, with the exception, of course, of disabled person working in nearby premises. If the disabled spots are near medical facilities and a patient is required to stay more than four hours, a simple note from a medical practitioner would override any parking infringement notice. I'm not looking at imposing burdens or bureaucracy on those who use disabled parking permits in the spirit in which they are issued. What I am endeavouring to do is put a halt to the abuse of this special parking spots, parking spots that are intended to assist the disabled and not the rorters.
Nov 7, 2010
Disabled Parking and abuses
Posted by Ron Hoenig MP at 4:30 PM
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North Korea's best-known pop group could join the country's athletes and cheerleaders at next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea – provided their repertoire omits the revolutionary songs that have made them hugely popular at home.
Reports said a troupe of artists from the North would cross the border into South Korea on foot – although the exact composition of the group was not immediately clear.
The two countries met on Monday to discuss an appearance at the Pyeongchang Games by North Korean artists, who are likely to include the all-female Moranbong Band.
Last week senior officials from North and South Korea held talks for first time in more than two years, following an offer to send a delegation to the Games by the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
The North Korean officials included Hyon Song-wol, the Moranbong Band's leader, fuelling speculation that the group would be part of the Olympic delegation.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that a 140-member North Korean orchestra would perform in Seoul and Gangneung, a city on the east coast, during the Olympics.
Formed in 2012 to project a more modern image of North Korea, the Moranbong Band are among the country's few performers to have attracted international interest.
The musicians, who are reportedly handpicked by Kim, play a mixture of western pop covers and songs lauding the Pyongyang regime, such as Mother's Birthday, a tribute to the ruling Workers' party, and We Call Him Father, an ode to Kim.
But lyrics praising the North could fall foul of South Korean security laws, and any attempt to use the Games to peddle regime propaganda could quickly backfire, according to Cheong Seong-chang, an analyst at the Sejong Institute in Seoul.
"If the Moranbong Band members, who are all formally military officers, come to the South in military uniforms, it could cause discomfort among many South Koreans," Cheong said. "And it would stir an even bigger controversy if any praise of Kim Jong-un or missile launches are featured on the stage during their performance."
Monday's talks, held on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom, focused on performance schedules, venue and stage design, according to the South Korean unification ministry.
Pyeongchang organisers will be desperate to avoid a repeat of the band's ill-fated trip to Beijing in 2015, when they abruptly cancelled a concert tour and returned to North Korea, reportedly after Chinese officials objected to their "anti-American" lyrics.
The Koreas agreed to continue their Olympic talks on Wednesday ahead of a meeting in Lausanne with the International Olympic Committee this weekend where they will discuss fielding an all-Korea women's ice hockey team and marching together at the Games' opening ceremony on 9 February.
Last week North Korea agreed to send a large delegation to Pyeongchang and hold military talks aimed at reducing cross-border tensions. The country's Olympic party will include athletes, cheerleaders, journalists and a taekwondo demonstration team.


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Water polo: So hard, but so fun
Have you ever tried treading water for an hour while savage men cling to your slick body, all the while having balls fly at your face? No, it's not a Saturday night on Fire Island, but rather what most water polo players go through day in and day out as they train to master their sport.
Want to know more about this insanely tough—but fun—sport where burly, half-naked men claw at one another in a splash-filled attempt to score goals? Not for the faint of heart, water polo requires a great deal of physical strength combined with the speed, coordination, and endurance it takes to tread water for a long time—all the while trying to hurl balls into an opponent's goal cage.
It's just the kind of sport that a gay swimmer with a yearning for team play and a competitive bent might want to get into.
Combining aspects of soccer and basketball—minus the ground under your feet—water polo starts with two teams of seven (including the goalie) in the pool, which is 30 meters long by 20 meters wide for a men's match, with a minimum depth of two meters. Each of the four quarters (which last five, six or seven minutes depending on the level of play) starts with the two teams lined up on the goal line. On the referee's mark, the teams head toward the center of the pool and the ball is either placed on a pull shoot or dropped in the middle by the ref—with the teams then dashing toward the ball in hopes of gaining the first possession.
Once play begins, players may not touch the bottom or the side of the pool, forcing them to tread water the entire time they're in play. Much like basketball, there is a shot clock that runs for 35 seconds, and if no shot has been fired by the last tick of the shot clock, the opposing team is awarded a free throw. In addition, no player other than the goalie may grab on to the ball with more than one hand at a time. Worn out from all the aquatic foreplay? Substitutions are only permitted after a goal, between periods, or when a player is ejected after three major fouls. Fouls include the offense intentionally roughhousing the defense, holding on to the offensive player, or interfering with a free throw.
While the rules might not seem too complex, getting in shape for a round of polo is more challenging. The best way to do just that, according to Jim Ballard, a former United States Masters Water Polo coach and player, is to throw on the Speedo and get in some lap swimming. "You'll hear a lot of players talk about how hard they work, but after a year of 'dedication,' they still have trouble making a 50 (two lengths of the pool) and lifting their arms out of the water. And we're not talking about beginners."
Over the past 20 years, water polo has built a strong following in the gay community and has become a regular competitive event during the annual International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) Championship swim meet. Competitive gay water polo, or homo polo as it is referred to by the IGLA web site, began in 1987 when the meet was held in San Diego. That year, the players were mostly competitive swimmers who had both the time and energy left after they raced to play a match or two.
Every year the water polo matches were held after the swimming events. Then, at the 1996 Washington, D.C. meet, the matches were held in a separate venue than the swimming events. Ever since that '96 meet the water polo matches have been held apart from swimming, and now IGLA-sanctioned teams can be found in Atlanta, Montreal, New York, San Diego, Seattle, Utah, Vancouver, Washington, D.C., and West Hollywood.
Want to play? If you feel like getting a little rough in the pool, many water polo web sites offer team-finding help, including http://www.usawaterpolo.org and http://www.igla.org. Ballard suggests you be ready to become part of a team, however. "No matter how good you are as an individual, [in water polo] you win or lose as a team."
Mark Umbach is the managing editor of FilmStew.com, as well as an active marathoner and swimmer. He works for the National AIDS Marathon Training Program and serves on the board of directors for the LGBT swimming and water polo team West Hollywood Aquatics in Los Angeles.


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Smile Hotel Nagoya Sakae
Smile Hotel Nagoya Sakae is located in Nagoya and takes about 5 minute walk from Sakae Station, near Chunichi Theater and Nagoya Port Aquarium. It takes about 45 minute to Chubu International Airport by car. Free WiFi and LAN internet is available in the guest rooms. Guests may borrow trouser pressers and desk lamps at no additional charge (please inquire at the front desk for details). Facility includes a coin laundry. The hotel also has a home delivery service counter.The hotel possesses 140 rooms.
All rooms those match to your conditions are fully booked.Please search again to see what we can offer instead.
Hotel Facilities
- non-smoking rooms
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- electric kettle
- tea set
- refrigerator
- hair dryer
- trouser press (available to borrow)
- desk lamp (available to borrow)
- iron (available to borrow)
- humidifier
- toilet with washlet
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There is no certain clue to the date of the following; neither has it been possible to make sure what was the enclosure mentioned. The special illness referred to seems to be that of the beginning of May 1884.
[Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 4, 1287.]
To W.E. Henley [Colvin 1911, 2, pp. 235-238]
[? Royat, ? June 1884]
Dear boy,
I trust this finds you well; it leaves me so-so. The weather is so cold that I must stick to bed, which is rotten and tedious, but can't be helped.
I find in the blotting book the enclosed, which I wrote to you the eve of my blood. Is it not strange? That night, when I naturally thought I was coopered, the thought of it was much in my mind; I thought it had gone; and I thought what a strange prophecy I had made in jest, and how it was indeed like to be the end of many letters. But I have written a good few since, and the spell is broken. I am just as pleased, for I earnestly desire to live. This pleasant middle age into whose port we are steering is quite to my fancy. I would cast anchor here, and go ashore for twenty years, and see the manners of the place.
Youth was a great time, but somewhat fussy. Now in middle age (bar lucre) all seems mighty placid. It likes me; I spy a little bright cafe in one corner of the port, in front of which I now propose we should sit down.
There is just enough of the bustle of the harbour and no more; and the ships are close in, regarding us with stern-windows –
– the ships that bring deals from Norway
and parrots from the Indies.
Let us sit down here for twenty years, with a packet of tobacco and a drink, and talk of art and women. By-and-by, the whole city will sink, and the ships too, and the table, and we also; but we shall have sat for twenty years and had a fine talk; and by that time, who knows? exhausted the subject.
I send you a book which (or I am mistook) will please you; it pleased me. But I do desire a book of adventure – a romance – and no man will get or write me one. Dumas I have read and re-read too often;Scott, too, and I am short. I want to hear swords clash.
I want a book to begin in a good way; a book, I guess, like Treasure Island, alas! which I have never read, and cannot though I live to ninety. I would God that some one else had written it!
By all that I can learn, it is the very book for my complaint. I like the way I hear it opens; and they tell me John Silver is good fun.
And to me it is, and must ever be, a dream unrealised, a book unwritten. O my sighings after romance, or even Skeltery, and O! the weary age which will produce me neither! […][…]
The night was damp and cloudy, the ways foul. The single horseman, cloaked and booted, who pursued his way across Willesden Common, had not met a traveller, when the sound of wheels ―
'Yes, sir,' said the old pilot, 'she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn. A queer craft she looks.'
'She shows no colours,' returned the young gentleman musingly.
'They're a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,' resumed the old salt. ' We shall soon know more of her.'
'Ay,' replied the young gentleman called Mark, 'and here, Mr. Seadrift, comes your sweet daughter Nancy tripping down the cliff.'
'God bless her kind heart, sir,' ejaculated old Seadrift. ―
The notary, Jean Rossignol, had been summoned to the top of a great house in the Isle St. Louis to make a will; and now, his duties finished, wrapped in a warm roquelaure and with a lantern swinging from one hand, he issued from the mansion on his homeward way. Little did he think what strange adventures were to befall him! ―That is how stories should begin. And I am offered HUSKS instead.
What should be:
The Filibuster's Cache.
What is:
Aunt Anne's Tea Cosy.
[What should be:]
Jerry Abershaw.[What is:]
Mrs. Brierly's Niece.
[What should be:]
Blood Money: A Tale.
[What is:]
Society: A Novel


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Public sector unions back national protest over pay and collective bargaining [2]
The Pergam trade union confederation that includes many public sector unions joined the ZSSS confederation in a national demonstration in Ljubljana on 5 December. The protest was called in reaction to employer organisations' attacks on proposals to increase the minimum wage and threats to end sector collective bargaining. The action, taking place outside the head offices of a number of employer organisations, also called for a general pay increase for workers, recognising the problems of low pay and precarious employment.


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Top 4 mistakes companies make when it comes to personalization
A personalized experience can be defined as an interaction or engagement that a customer has with a company that leaves them feeling as though their interests, behaviour and preferences were thoroughly taken into account. Organizations who are able to meet their consumers' emotional expectations at an individual level are better able to foster loyalty.
Does personalization warrant all the hype?
Personalization has become a 'hot topic' among customer experience professionals. In a recent study, Gartner found that more than 60% of marketers are currently implementing some form of digital personalization project.
Unfortunately, few marketers indicated they feel they are meeting customer expectations.
This is echoed in a recent report by Evergage, where 55% of respondents "disagreed" that marketers are getting personalization right, and only 33% of marketers are confident that they have the tools required to personalize websites and apps today.
It is not surprising then, that personalization now ranks right up at the top when it comes to marketing focus areas - beating out items that have been dominating CMO priorities for many years, including video advertising, lead generation, mobile marketing, email marketing and marketing automation.
The topic of personalization absolutely warrants the hype – especially for existing customers.
Mistake #1: Focusing on the 'buy' phase
In a new Special Report by CCW Digital "Personalization: The Heart of the Customer Experience", Quadient CMO Tamir Sigal notes, "Over the past several years, many organizations have invested heavily in marketing technologies that are geared primarily toward the 'buy' phase of the customer life cycle. But the truth is, once you've earned a new customer, the rest of the customer journey is even more important. And that's where many organizations fall short."
Loyal customers are five times as likely to repurchase, five times as likely to forgive, seven times as likely to try a new offering and four times as likely to refer. And, according to Forrester, winning a new customer costs up to five times as much as retaining one.
By providing deeply personalized and seamless experiences across your customers' preferred channels throughout the entire customer journey, you build more loyalty, increase retention, create advocates and ultimately improve profitability.
Think about all the interactions that take place after you have won a customer: contracts, welcome kits, bills, statements, customer correspondence, up-sell and cross-sell communications, and so on. How to do they measure up?
When it comes to the CX strategy, the interactions that take place during the 'own' phase of the customer lifecycle are often overlooked. With these communications, rarely are the customers interests and preferences taken into account.
Mistake #2: Multiple, Disparate Technology Solutions
One of the key challenges to delivering a seamless personalized omni-channel experience, is a complex infrastructure of core legacy IT technology – old systems that were developed 15 to 20 years ago for print-centric output only.
While 94% of companies agree that personalization is critical to their current and future success, almost half say that IT roadblocks (47%) and legacy technology (46%) are "major barriers" to their personalization efforts.
The more customers, communication channels, products, and services an organization has, the more likelihood there are many systems—both legacy and modern—in place to manage it all. The result is an infrastructure of software, hardware, and business rules that requires a lot of care. In most cases, the management of customer communications lacks a holistic strategy.
The key to delivering personalized experiences to existing customers lies in the supporting technology and its integration capabilities. Organizations require a centralized customer communications management (CCM) platform that integrates with existing core systems and has the ability to pull data from anywhere to create highly-personalized, relevant, and timely communications across all channels.
Modern CCM technology must integrate seamlessly with the following:
- On-premise and cloud-based core systems (CRM, ERP, ECM, etc.)
- Line-of-business systems (core banking, claims/billing, underwriting, etc.)
- Legacy systems (transactional systems, homegrown applications, production management, etc.)
- Adjacent technologies (BI and BA tools, archiving systems, mobile applications, MDM, data cleansing, etc.)
With real-time access to data, you have the ability to engage with your customers on a new level. For example, create dynamic account statements that illustrate the customers' monthly service usage or spending habits using interactive charts and graphs—on their channel of choice. Or upsell new products to your customers using mobile push notifications that connect to pre-populated digital forms, increasing the customer lifetime value.
Mistake #3: Poor Data Quality
Inconsistent and incorrect data has a negative impact on the customer experience —and inhibits the success of your business. According to Forbes Insights and Sitecore, organizations use an average of 35 different data gathering systems with little to no integration.
Customer data comes in through many different channels and combining data from multiple sources is almost guaranteed to create inconsistencies. Each customer should have one master record, so they will appear the same to everyone in the company, no matter which is consulted.
Without integration, it is impossible to make a customer feel as though their interests and preferences have been taken into account, because, in reality, you only have access to the limited amount of information in the database you are referencing at the time. A single customer view provides a comprehensive and reliable profile of each customer, which contains data from multiple sources.
Any successful single customer view solution is built on a clever mix of technology, processes and services to deliver an accurate, timely and complete view of the customer across multiple channels, lines of business, departments and divisions, drawing customer data from multiple sources and systems.
The underlying reason for creating a single customer view is so that employees who interact with customers will know their history with the company. When you do that, you have a much better chance of meeting your customers' emotional expectations
Mistake #4: Organizational Silos
When it comes to personalization, Many organizations have separate teams dedicated to creating communications for print, mobile, email, and web—leading to operational inefficiency, high costs, inconsistency, and increased compliance risk.
A centralized CCM infrastructure, however, delivers a better customer experience; and there are efficiency gains thanks to the fact that changes are easily propagated across various touchpoints and channels.
By empowering business users, organizations can create and deliver personalized communications faster and with less reliance upon IT than ever before.
It is imperative that the CMO and the CIO work together to focus on what their organizations value most – the customer. The customer is at the center of every interaction, and implementing digital transformation while centralizing omni-channel communications is one of the most powerful projects an organization can take on.
In addition, collaboration between cross-functional employees has become increasingly important. Modern CCM platforms have the ability to not only handle the personalization of complex communications, but they also enable business users and subject matter experts to collaborate on the creation of communications with simple or sophisticated approval workflows created to connect various stakeholders.
To learn more about how to uncover and eliminate the roadblocks to personalization, be sure to grab a complimentary copy of the CCW Digital Special Report, "Personalization: The Heart of the Customer Experience". The report features insights, anecdotes and perspectives from several leading customer experience executives and thought leaders.


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Tuesday Morning – Europe Runs The Market Show; Look For Increasing News Flow Out of Energy Space—-
Market Sentiment Watch: Extremely nervous. As for me, I have been 100% cash in the option accounts for some time now while I've been adding cautiously in the equity accounts on bouts of extreme weakness. I don't want anything with a short fuse on it because you never know when you will go away for […]


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"Fall is for planting." You may have heard this before, but do you know what makes fall the best time to plant trees, shrubs, and perennials? Here are some reasons.
First, consider the roots. Cooler fall temperatures means less foliage growth and in turn, more root development. Many trees and shrubs lose their foliage in winter, and will focus their energy on root development instead of foliage growth. And healthy roots means healthy tops; perennials that die back to the ground will continue to establish new roots in the fall.
Another factor to consider is moisture. The enemy of most plants is the first summer and the potential drought that summer brings. Planting in the fall gives more time to establish roots before this enemy arrives. Also, with the cooler temperatures, the air suffers less evaporation of moisture and therefore your plants won't go dry as quickly. Lastly, we get more rain in the fall than in the summer, so you won't have to work so hard to keep your soil moist.
Whether you wait for the official first day on the calendar, or simply measure by the feeling of fall in the air, anytime between September and December will be a good opportunity to plant some new trees, shrubs, and perennials in your garden. Just be sure to make sure they don't get thirsty as we finish up our hot Alabama summer in the next few weeks.
Have a gardening question? Use the form below to ask the folks at Bennett Nurseries.


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Will Holme
Will Holme | Painter
Showing at The Hub at Catalyst, 8A School Street
Will Holme, born on the coast of Maine, has been engaged in the arts anywhere from industrial design, stone carving, lost wax and mold making, woodworking, blacksmithing, lampworking, figure drawing, painting, graphic installations, custom design and printmaking since his teens. Will's creations are suggested to be witnessed as an encapsulated moment dancing with imagination and balanced with energies and expressions in the moment. Will likes to explore unique processes and multimedia and loves the process of taking chances and shifting through different mediums. Will is available for art lessons and custom design in paintings and sculptures and works as a handyman in Fairfax.