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District Judge Robert Garza reduced 17-year-old Jose Luis Garcia Jr.'s $2 million bond to $1.15 million, after another judge denied Garcia's November 2017 motion to reduce the bond.
In addition to murder, Garcia faces charges of tampering with physical evidence and tampering with a human corpse for allegedly luring Olivarez to a Roma ranch where he shot the 17-year-old and then burned and dismembered the corpse before ultimately burying it.
Garza was appointed to the case after District Judge Jose Luis Garza voluntarily recused himself after being the target of a bribery attempt to lower Garcia's bond.
Assistant District Attorney Alexandria Barrera told the judge she believed the original bond "was very reasonable and in fact the bond should be higher."
Robert Garza also reduced the bond for another defendant in the case, Salvador Ivan Martinez, lowering it from $750,000 to $400,000.
Martinez, 18, faces tampering with physical evidence and tampering with a human corpse charges for allegedly assisting Garcia with burning, chopping and burying Olivarez's body.
Garza noted that Martinez's original bond was "unusually high" for second- and third-degree offenses, which carry a combined maximum prison sentence of 30 years.
Barrera and Assistant District Attorney Gilberto Hernandez noted their concern that Garcia and Martinez could flee to Mexico if either posts bond, so Garza said conditions would be placed upon their release restricting their travel.
Garza also approved a motion to transfer Garcia's case from Starr to Hidalgo County.
The motion, agreed upon by both the defense and prosecution, stated that, "because of the considerable discussion in the community, there exists in Starr County a great prejudice against the defense and the State of Texas … neither party reasonably expects to seat a fair and impartial jury."
The motion also noted the existence of "continuing security concerns for the parties" in addition to Garcia, who is currently confined in the Starr County Jail.
Garza set a status hearing in the case for Feb. 23, telling the attorneys he hoped to set a trial date at that time.


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United States District Court, District of Columbia
November 7, 2017
NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, et al., Plaintiffs,v.DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, et al., Defendants. ALPHAPOINTE, Plaintiff,v.DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, et al., Defendants.
On May
30, 2017, the United States Court of Federal Claims resolved
a dispute about the procurement policy that Congress intended
for the Department of Veterans Affairs ("the VA")
to use when deciding whether the products of veteran-owned
small businesses will be prioritized over those made by small
businesses that employ blind and severely disabled
individuals. See PDS Consultants, Inc. v. United
States, 132 Fed.Cl. 117 (Fed. Cl. 2017). The Court of
Federal Claims held, in essence, that when the VA seeks to
procure goods and services, veteran-owned small businesses
get preference over those that employ the blind and disabled,
see PDS Consultants, 132 Fed.Cl. at 128, and this
ruling-which involved the resolution of an apparent conflict
between the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act ("JWOD"),
41 U.S.C. §§ 8501-06 (requiring federal agencies to
purchase certain items from small businesses that employ
blind and disabled individuals), and the Veterans Benefits,
Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006
(mandating that the VA limit competition for its procurement
to veteran-owned small businesses under certain
conditions)-is currently on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
In the
instant consolidated cases, Plaintiffs National Industries
for the Blind, Bosma Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem
Industries for the Blind (collectively, "NIB
Plaintiffs") and Plaintiff Alphapointe have brought
their own, substantively similar challenges to the VA's
procurement practices. (See generally NIB Compl.,
ECF No. 1; Alphapointe Compl., ECF No. 25.) Before this Court
at present is a motion that Defendants VA, VA Secretary David
Shulkin, and the United States of America have filed-and that
Defendant-Intervenor PDS Consultants ("PDS")
supports-requesting a stay of the instant proceedings pending
the Federal Circuit's ruling in PDS Consultants.
(See Mem. in Supp. of Defs.' Mot. to Stay
Proceedings ("Mot. to Stay"), ECF No. 20-1;
see also PDS's Resp. in Supp. of Defs.' Mot.
to Stay Proceedings ("PDS Stay Br."), ECF No.
29.) Defendants point out that the complaints at issue here
raise similar legal issues to those that are now pending in
the case before the Federal Circuit, and that the parties
overlap; therefore, Defendants request a stay in the interest
of judicial efficiency. (See Mot. to Stay at 10; PDS
Stay Br. at 3-5.)[1] In opposition to the stay motion,
Plaintiffs argue, among other things, that the instant cases
involve claims that are different than those in PDS
Consultants, and that the parties are largely distinct;
indeed, other than the VA defendants, only two of the five
parties in the consolidated matters before this Court are
also parties in the Federal Circuit case. (See
Pls.' Opp'n to VA's Mot. to Stay Proceedings
("NIB Opp'n"), ECF No. 22, at 4-8; Pl.
Alphapointe's Opp'n to Defs.' Mot. to Stay
Proceedings ("Alphapointe Opp'n"), ECF No.
28, at 10-12.)
For the
reasons explained fully below, this Court has concluded that
Defendants' motion to stay the instant proceedings must
be DENIED. In short, Defendants have failed
to carry their burden of demonstrating that a stay of the
instant proceedings is warranted. Moreover, given that the VA
is currently implementing the challenged procurement policy
and has expressed its intention to continue to do so during
the pendency of the Federal Circuit appeal (see
Defs.' Notice, ECF No. 42), equitable considerations
weigh heavily against the requested stay.
Factual Background
issue in the present case is the potential tension between
two federal statutes that establish certain contracting
priorities that the VA must implement when it undertakes
procurements for goods or services. (See Alphapointe
Compl. ¶¶ 2-4; NIB Compl. ¶¶ 2-3.) The
JWOD, which was initially passed in 1938 and was amended in
1971, requires all government agencies (including the VA) to
purchase certain products and services from designated
nonprofits that employ blind and otherwise severely disabled
people. See 41 U.S.C. §§ 8501-06. Under
the JWOD's statutory scheme, the United States AbilityOne
Commission, an independent agency, is charged with
maintaining a procurement list, and "[a]n entity of the
federal Government intending to procure a product or service
on the procurement list . . . shall procure the product or
service" from a qualified nonprofit on that list.
Id. § 8504(a). The AbilityOne Commission also
oversees the addition of items to the procurement list
(hereinafter called "the AbilityOne List").
See Id. § 8503(a). Thus, by statute and
regulation, certain designated non-profit manufacturers have
long been preferenced with respect to procurements in the
government-contracting realm.[2]
recently, in 2006, Congress enacted the VBA, which, among
other things, established the Veterans First Contracting
Program ("VFCP"). The VFCP applies only to
procurement by the VA, and requires that agency to set goals
for providing contracts to veteran-owned small businesses.
See 38 U.S.C. § 8127(a). It also directs the VA
to give procurement priority to veteran-owned small
businesses under certain conditions. Specifically, before
undertaking a procurement, VA contracting officers must
conduct an analysis-commonly referred to as the "Rule
of Two"-to determine whether there are at least two
veteran-owned small businesses capable of performing the
work. See Id. § 8127(d). If the officer has a
"reasonable expectation" that at least two such
contractors will submit offers and that "the award can
be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value
to the United States[, ]" the VA must limit competition
for that contract to veteran-owned small businesses only.
the passage of the VBA, the VA has issued a number of
regulations and policies that guide its contracting officers
in applying the respective priorities embodied in the JWOD
and the VBA.[3] For example, when the VA initially
promulgated the rule that implements the VBA, it did so in a
way that maintained AbilityOne's priority status.
(See Alphapointe Compl. ¶ 4; NIB Compl. ¶
3.) Then, in 2016, the Supreme Court held that the VA must
conduct the Rule of Two analysis when awarding contracts
under the Federal Supply Schedule, see Kingdomware
Techs., Inc. v. United States, 136 S.Ct. 1969 (2016),
and in response to that decision, the VA issued a new policy
in the form of a "Class Deviation" from the VA
Acquisition Regulation ("the VAAR") ("the
2016 Class Deviation"), but kept the policy requiring
mandatory priority for the AbilityOne program intact.
(See Alphapointe Compl. ¶ 5; NIB Compl. ¶
March of 2017, the VA issued an amended Class Deviation
("the 2017 Class Deviation"). (See
Alphapointe Compl. ¶ 38; NIB Compl. ¶ 31.) The 2017
Class Deviation requires VA contracting officers to conduct
the aforementioned Rule of Two analysis before purchasing
certain items on the AbilityOne List, depending upon
when the items were added to the list. For any items
added to the AbilityOne List on or after January 7, 2010-the
date on which the VA issued its initial regulations
implementing the VBA-the Rule of Two analysis is required.
(See Alphapointe Compl. ¶¶ 39-40; NIB
Compl. ¶¶ 32-33.) But for items that were added to
the AbilityOne List before January 7, 2010, the 2017 Class
Deviation requires VA contracting officers to continue to
purchase the items from AbilityOne nonprofits without
applying the Rule of Two. (See id.)
Court of Federal Claims entertained a challenge to the 2017
Class Deviation in the context of a bid protest that a
veteran-owned small business brought in PDS Consultants,
Inc. v. United States, 132 Fed.Cl. 117 (Fed. Cl.
2017).[5] In that case, PDS (the
Defendant-Intervenor in the instant consolidated cases) filed
a bid protest action against the VA to challenge the
agency's purchase of eyewear from Winston-Salem
Industries for the Blind (a nonprofit that intervened as a
defendant in the PDS Consultants matter and is one
of the plaintiffs here). See Id. at 119-20. On May
30, 2017, the Court of Federal Claims issued an opinion
finding that the VA should have applied the Rule of Two to
all procurements that had taken place after the passage of
the VBA in 2006, regardless of when the product or service
was placed on the AbilityOne List. See Id. at 126.
That court thus concluded that the 2017 Class Deviation was
"contrary to the VBA statute" insofar as that
policy suggested that "items added to the List prior to
2010 are forever excepted from the VBA's requirements[,
]" and as a result, the court rejected the VA's
application of the 2017 Class Deviation to the eyewear
contracts at issue. Id. at 128.
noticed an appeal in the PDS Consultants case on
July 28, 2017. (See Ex. 1 to Resp. of NIB Pls. to
Defs.' Notice, Docketing Statement, PDS Consultants,
Inc. v. United States, No. 17-2379 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 1,
2017) ("PDS Appeal Docketing
Statement"), ECF No. 45-1, at 2.) And because the Court
of Federal Claims has granted a stay of its judgment pending
appeal, see PDS Consultants, Inc. v. United States,
No. 16-1063C, 2017 WL 3821803, at *1 (Fed. Cl. Sept. 1,
2017), the VA has continued to implement the 2017 Class
Deviation with respect to its procurements, even as the
parties are presently litigating issues related to that
policy in the Federal Circuit. (See Defs.'
Notice at 2; see also PDS Appeal Docketing Statement
at 3 (stating that whether the VA must perform the Rule of
Two analysis under the VBA before it purchases items from
AbilityOne nonprofits is one of the issues to be decided on
Procedural History
On May
24, 2017, the NIB Plaintiffs filed a complaint in this Court
that claimed that the 2017 Class Deviation is both
substantively unlawful and procedurally defective under the
Administrative Procedure Act ("APA").
(See NIB Compl. ¶ 6.) The NIB Plaintiffs argue
that the 2017 Class Deviation reflects "an unreasonable
interpretation of the VBA that ignores the mandatory language
of the JWOD Act[, ]" and these Plaintiffs also allege
that the VA issued the 2017 Class Deviation without complying
with the notice-and-comment requirements of the APA, the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
("OFPPA"), and the FAR. (See id.) As
relief, the NIB Plaintiffs seek a declaration that the 2017
Class Deviation violates the APA, the OFPPA, and the FAR
(see id., Request for Relief, ¶ 1), as well as
a permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of the 2017
Class Deviation (see id., Request for Relief, ¶
Alphapointe filed its complaint on July 28, 2017.
(See Alphapointe Compl. (originally filed in Civ.
No. 17-1528); see also Notice of Related Case, ECF
No. 23.) Alphapointe challenges the 2017 Class Deviation, as
well as an alleged newer VA procurement policy that is
purportedly reflected in a June 2017 email that Alphapointe
received from the VA. (See Alphapointe Compl.
¶¶ 44-46.) Alphapointe argues that the VA's
policy regarding government-contracting preferences violates
the APA because the agency has arbitrarily and capriciously
ignored the requirements of the JWOD, and because the agency
has failed to adhere to the notice-and-comment requirements
of the APA. (See Id. ¶¶ 54-57.) As relief,
Alphapointe seeks a declaration that the 2017 Class Deviation
violates the APA, as well as preliminary and permanent
injunctions prohibiting the VA from enforcing the 2017 Class
Deviation. (See id., Request for Relief,
¶¶ 1-3.)[6] This Court consolidated the NIB
Plaintiffs' and Alphapointe's cases on August 4,
In a
motion filed on July 17, 2017, Defendants have asked this
Court to stay the instant proceedings pending the Federal
Circuit's resolution of the PDS Consultants
case. (See generally Mot. to Stay.) Defendants argue
that, because PDS Consultants is factually related
to the matters at hand, "considerations of consistency
and judicial efficiency warrant application of the
court-developed rule of practice by which the second-filed
case is stayed[.]" (Id. at 1.)
Defendant-Intervenor PDS also supports the stay on the
grounds of judicial efficiency, and it further argues that
both it and the government would suffer hardship in the
absence of a stay. (See PDS Stay Br. at 2, 5.) For
their part, the NIB Plaintiffs and Alphapointe vigorously
oppose staying the instant proceedings; they argue that this
case should go forward despite the Federal Circuit appeal
because PDS Consultants involves different parties,
different facts, and different causes of action.
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With the U.S. presidential election cycle in full throttle, I'm being asked which candidate I endorse. In replying, I remain neutral—I do not pretend to be able to guide others in their political decisions, though sometimes I remind those who ask of what is says in Proverbs: "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules, the people groan" (Proverbs 29:2 NKJV).
Sadly, a large part of the U.S. population (including many Christians) groan merely because of the party affiliation of the person who is ruling (or running for office). It seems to me that this sort of partisan groaning is far more vocal (and polarizing) in this cycle than others in recent memory. But so goes our culture.
Along with the partisan groaning comes the sad fact that only a fraction of Christians vote. Of the millions of self-described evangelical Christians in the U.S., only about 25% voted in 2000, 23% in 2004, and 26% in 2008. The number peaked at 27% in the 2012 presidential election where 78% of the evangelicals who voted, voted for Romney and 21% for Obama. Though our system of government gives people freedom of speech (including the right to groan) and freedom not to vote, I think Christians have a responsibility to advance the common good—a responsibility which, in part, is fulfilled by exercising their right as citizens to vote.
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Christians have long recognized that when the church and its members aim to influence secular authorities (thus engaging in the political process) they should do so in ways that seek the best possible outcome for the common good available at the time. This approach is grounded in the hope that incremental advances will lead to greater opportunity to further the common good in the "next round." This incremental approach to advancing the common good is enjoined in the New Testament and advocated in Christian theology and ethics. It has to do with exercising the virtue of prudence. [1]
Seeking the most prudent outcome in government is not moral compromise—it's political compromise that recognizes that an all-or-nothing approach to secular governance does not foster the common good and justice. Instead it undermines the limited good that a democratic political process is able to achieve among those who disagree.
Speaking of imprudence, some Christians circulate (often via social media) extreme right-wing or left-wing political viewpoints that sometimes include demonizing and even lying about political opponents. Given that effective politics in our democratic system is in large part based on compromise, such extreme, uncompromising positions tend to hinder rather than help the political process. Rather than reflecting prudence, these positions are, in effect, secular forms of self-righteousness and legalism.
I've been asked, "Who do you endorse?"
I'm often asked to endorse a candidate for U.S. president. Christians tend to want me to endorse one they consider "most Christian." But coming as I do from a supra-legalistic background, I don't think it would be prudent for me to sit in judgment of whether or not a particular person is or is not a "true Christian." Four of the five main candidates (all five are pictured below) say they are Christian: Ted Cruz (a Baptist), Donald Trump (a Presbyterian), John Kasich (an Anglican) and Hilary Clinton (a United Methodist). The fifth main candidate, Bernie Sanders, is a Jew. I've learned to leave the determination of the genuineness of a person's faith to Jesus who alone is our judge, for he knows our hearts.
Some notable Christian leaders have endorsed and others have vilified presidential candidates. For example, Donald Trump has been endorsed by Robert Jeffress (Pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas), Jerry Falwell, Jr. (President of Liberty University), and Pat Robertson (Chancellor of Regent University). But Trump has been vilified by Michael Horton (Professor at Westminster Seminary) and Max Lucado (Pastor in San Antonio and popular author). It is my policy (in keeping with GCI's policy for church leaders) to not publicly endorse an individual candidate or political party. That being said, given that celebrities have done well in past elections, I'm not surprised Donald Trump is doing well. I am surprised by the popularity of Bernie Sanders, a self-professed democratic socialist. Apparently the U.S. population is shifting in its understanding of our nation's founding documents, and how they relate to our current social and economic situation.
In case you're wondering, I'm registered to vote "no party," which means I'm neither Republican nor Democrat. However, given my views concerning the sanctity of life, I lean toward conservative candidates. That being said, there are some conservatives I wouldn't trust to be a baby sitter (and I can say the same about some liberals). I think each candidate must be evaluated on their own merits, knowing that their inner (private) character will tend to be seen, over time, in their public acts. As Jesus said, "By their fruit you will recognize them" (Matthew 7:20).
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The Bible tells us to desire good leaders. We conclude that this means, when possible, we will involve ourselves in choosing those leaders. However, we are never dependent on these leaders. As noted by the psalmist, "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man" (Psalm 118:8 NKJV). So we prayerfully make the best selection possible, which typically means choosing the one with the fewest problems along with the greatest strengths. Of course, we always bathe that choice in prayer, then having voted, we pray for the one who is elected.
Many of my friends voted in 2008 and 2012 for President Barak Obama and many did not. While I was not elated when he was elected, my response was to pray for President Obama and for his choices in appointing leaders in his administration. That is not only the best we can do—it is what we are told to do in Scripture. Note Paul's words to Timothy:
I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. (1 Timothy 2: 1-2 NKJV)
I plan to follow Paul's exhortation, no matter who is elected U.S. president later this year. Let's all be in prayer and let's also love all the candidates as God's children, no matter their party affiliation. Even as we vote, let us put our trust not in politicians or in political parties, but in Jesus who is Lord of all and oversees all. He alone is the one who can and will, in his time and way, change things for the better.
Eagerly anticipating what Jesus will do, through this election and beyond,
Joseph Tkach
[1] Concerning the Christian virtue of prudence, Gary Deddo recommends two books (both published by IVP)—click on the links below to preview these books:
- Renewing Moral Theology: Christian Ethics as Action, Character and Grace by Daniel A. Westberg
- Politics for the Greatest Good: The Case for Prudence in the Public Square, by Clarke Forsythe


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Mississippi assisted living facilities provide personal care services to qualified seniors residing in the various assisted living communities within The Hospitality State. Such senior care services include medication management, homemaker services, and transportation assistance.
It is crucial to ensure that the assisted living facilities have the accommodations to support the needs of the elderly adult so they may age in place comfortably.
The scope of care provided by the various assisted living facilities within the Mississippi state include medical emergency response service, laundry assistance, personal care, support with personal hygiene, and the hosting of an array of social and personal development activities. The senior caregivers are also trained to assist with elderly adults with limited mobility and memory lapses. The credentials of the senior care staff are also carefully assessed in order to ensure the optimal quality of individualized care for the elderly senior residents. The caregivers in Mississippi's assisted living facilities genuinely care about the quality of life and well-being of the older residents.
Cost, Payment Options and Payment Programs for Assisted Living in Mississippi
If you are considering the cost of assisted living in Mississippi, it is pertinent to note that prices can differ between different regions in the state. Thus, it is vital to ask each assisted living facility about current prices and potential price increases. Statewide in Mississippi, assisted living cost average is at $3,493 and this is just slightly below the national average of $4,000 per month. The cities that were up to that amount or slightly lower were in Biloxi and Harrisburg. The most expensive assisted living available in Mississippi is in the $4,123 range in the other cities in Mississippi.
As we noted earlier, and for all states, memory and Alzheimer's care is by far what makes the monthly expense costlier. For the state of Mississippi, you're looking at between $699 and $1,047 addition charge for memory care every month. Currently, there aren't any Medicaid or Medicaid waiver programs that would cover any cost of senior living and care for seniors not living at home. It is important to know that Medicaid's intention is to keep people out of the nursing facilities and most states will not even have a waiver to cover this. For adult day care or foster care, there are generally waivers in all states because it is considered living in the community, so when you read that in descriptions of coverage, that is what the definition is.
Paying for assisted living in Mississippi is easier thanks to the lower statewide cost of most, though not all, facilities. If you're still struggling to cover the cost of assisted living care, you may have to use retirement savings, annuities or other income streams that are available to you or your family members.
Available assisted living resources in Mississippi
You may also consider contacting a Mississippi senior living advisor or senior placement service to help you identify the Mississippi assisted living facility that would be best for you. These resources will help you identify the assisted living facilities that work well with your budget and would cater to the services you seek.
With Mississippi's genuine hospitality, you are sure to find the assisted living facility where you will comfortably age in place. The assisted living facility will cater to your elderly adult's holistic biopsychosocial needs, will motivate him or her to stay active, and will support him or her to continue feeling a sense of dignity as the caregivers will promote independence. For example, if your older parent would benefit from support with feeding, then the caregivers will place the food in the spoon and then help guide the food to your elderly loved one's mouth. As a result, your older adult will feel independent and would be well nourished.
Assisted Living Regulations in Mississippi
Assisted living facilities in Mississippi are referred to as Personal Care Homes, Residential Living and Personal Care Homes, as well as Assisted Living. The governmental department that handles the licensing of Mississippi senior living facilities is the Mississippi Department of Health in the Division of Health Facilities. They have the licensing split in two groups: Assisted Living and Residential Living.
Requirements for Both Licensing Groups:
- Mississippi Residential Living Communities: This type of community, unlike assisted living, means simply that they cannot keep an individual or couple that cannot ambulate. This means if you or your senior needs assistance walking or moving in and out of bed or doing most of the physical everyday things, a residential living community is not for you.
- Assisted Living: a facility that is licensed as assisted living is just that, living that is assisted. This means all ADLs are met.
In the state of Mississippi, assisted living homes may include a separate area or structure attached to the assisted living facility for memory and Alzheimer's care. Please note, that the rates we will quote here for that care are not included in the memory and Alzheimer's care rate of monthly assisted living rental unit.
The per resident required square footage in a Mississippi assisted living facility is 80 square feet of living floor space. This does not include closets, bathrooms, alcoves or door swing footage. This means any type of recessed floor space is not counted. This is so that the senior has room to walk freely and not encounter a roommate that is passing them. This also allows for easy use of all ambulation equipment by one or two aged occupants.
Only four residents are allowed in one assisted living facility unit in Mississippi. The minimum ratio to bathroom for each resident must be provided as follows: one bathtub or shower for up to every 12 assisted living residents; one sink and one commode for up to 6 residents.
List of Assisted Living Facilities in Mississippi:
- Aberdeen
- Amory
- Batesville
- Bay St. Louis
- Biloxi
- Bolivar County
- Booneville
- Brandon
- Brookhaven
- Canton
- Carriere
- Carthage
- Clarksdale
- Cleveland
- Clinton
- Collins
- Columbia
- Columbus
- Corinth
- DeSoto County
- Ellisville
- Florence
- Forest
- Forrest County
- Fulton
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Grenada
- Gulfport
- Harrison County
- Hattiesburg
- Hinds County
- Indianola
- Iuka
- Jackson
- Jackson County
- Jones County
- Kosciusko
- Lauderdale County
- Laurel
- Lee County
- Louisville
- Lowndes County
- Lucedale
- Madison
- Madison County
- Magee
- McComb
- Meridian
- Morton
- Natchez
- New Albany
- Newton
- Ocean Springs
- Olive Branch
- Oxford
- Pascagoula
- Pass Christian
- Pearl
- Pearl River County
- Petal
- Philadelphia
- Picayune
- Pontotoc
- Rankin County
- Ridgeland
- Ripley
- Senatobia
- Southaven
- Starkville
- Tupelo
- Vicksburg
- Washington County
- Waynesboro
- West Point
- Wiggins
- Yazoo City
Don't see your city/town/village on the list? Please use our search bar at the top of the page to search through 386 senior living options from 143 cities, towns and villages in Mississippi. Simply enter your city name or zip code.


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Experience a jet ski blast, along Bribie Island to a little hideaway where locals go for high speed adventure! Learn about the area's extraordinary geography, including the ancient volcanoes of the Glasshouse Mountains while experiencing the amazing agility of these fast and fun jet skis.
Your day starts with a safety briefing, personalised instructions on how to ride your jet ski and learn fun manoeuvres including a high speed figure eight! Your guide will then take you up to the Lighthouse Reach along the western bank of Bribie Island. If you're up to it, perhaps swap drivers if you have a passenger and feel the adrenalin rush of a hot lap before a fast trip home along Pumicestone Passage.
Once this experience has been confirmed changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and arranged directly with them according to this policy:
Supplier Cancellations – It is at the experience providers absolute discretion if the experience will not proceed, whether for weather, safety reasons or other reasonable reasons. Should an experience not proceed it will be re-scheduled at the participants convenience, but otherwise participants shall have no claim whatsoever relating to the cancellation.
We offer personalised tours and limit the number of skis on each trip to four, or a maximum of eight people per trip.
You are going to get wet any way, so you will have fun rain hail or shine. While the operators never cancel a trip, in cases of persistent heavy rain, you will be given the option to re-schedule.
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins Coach Mike Sullivan calls it "getting to our game."
It means he wants his team to attack opponents with speed, aggression and a dash of responsibility.
On the ice, it looks like the type of performance that the Penguins, the defending Stanley Cup champions, put together in a 7-0 demolition of the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday.
Dominant from the opening face-off to the final whistle, the Penguins moved within a win of a return trip to the Stanley Cup finals by overwhelming the Senators with wave after wave of pressure, the kind that became the club's trademark during its sprint to a fourth championship last spring.
Seven players scored, and 11 finished with at least one point to give Pittsburgh a three-games-to-two lead heading into Game 6 on Tuesday in Ottawa. Seemingly on the ropes after being pummeled, 5-1, in Game 3, the Penguins have outscored the Senators by 10-2 over the last six periods to gain control of the series.
"When we play the type of game we play tonight," Sullivan said, "it allows us to dictate the terms and play the style and the identity of this Penguins team."
But the most lopsided N.H.L. playoff victory in five years did not erase the Penguins' sense that they cannot afford to let up against the Senators.
"They have a good ability to respond, so we're going to be challenged here in Game 6," said the Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby, who scored for a third straight game and became the 22nd N.H.L. player to reach 100 playoff assists when he sent a slick, no-look backhand pass to Phil Kessel early in the third period. "We know that, and we've got to be at our best."
The Penguins might already be there. The Pittsburgh power play went 3 for 3. The penalty kill turned the Senators away four times and extended Ottawa's power-play drought to 0 for 29.
"I think that was a big part of our success last year was that we had all four lines going and chipping in offensively," Penguins forward Matt Cullen said. "But more than that, spending time in the offensive zone and grinding and playing some good hockey — and I think the last couple games, especially, that's been key."
The Senators quieted the Penguins early in the series, holding them to three goals through three games by playing disciplined hockey. That collapsed in the first period on Sunday, as turnover after turnover allowed Pittsburgh the kind of chances that make the Penguins such a difficult out at this time of year.
Pittsburgh chased Ottawa's Craig Anderson by beating him four times in the first period, the last a "why not" flip from behind the goal line by the fourth-line forward Scott Wilson. It banked in off the goalie.
Anderson's replacement, Mike Condon, did not fare much better. Cullen beat him 1 minute 54 seconds into the second to make it 5-0. As if to raise the white flag, Ottawa Coach Guy Boucher held defenseman Erik Karlsson, forward Derick Brassard and defenseman Cody Ceci out of the final 20 minutes to help them rest for Game 6.
Karlsson, who is playing with two hairline fractures in his left heel, said he would "absolutely" be ready for Game 6. The rest of the Senators insist they will be ready too. They became the third team this postseason to lose by at least six goals. The other two — Edmonton in the first round against San Jose and Anaheim in the second round against the Oilers — came back to win the next game and eventually the series.
"Just like a plumber wakes up one day, is having a great day, the other day he's not having a good day," Boucher said. "Just one of those bad days."


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Apple rolled out new products and services this week, so we look at how important China has been to Apple.
Obama Goes to China: Issues and Positions
USCI resources illuminate Senator and now President Obama's views, the key issues to be discussed in Beijing, and the context of this visit.
President Barack Obama is traveling to China as part of a swing through Asia that will include participation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Singapore and stops in Japan and South Korea. Key issues to be addressed in China were highlighted in Talking Points (Nov. 4-18, 2009 issue).
The Itinerary
Nov. 11-12 Tokyo
Nov. 13-15 Singapore, APEC meeting
Nov. 15-18 Beijing and Shanghai
Nov. 18-19 Seoul
How do you write Obama?
The US government writes the President's name as: 欧巴马 (ōubāmǎ)
The Chinese government and media uses: 奥巴马 (àobāmǎ)
The USC US-China Institute website and our US-China Today web magazine offer a variety of useful resources relating to US-China issues to be addressed during the visit.Obama on ChinaOn the election trail, then Senator Obama asserted a middle of the road position on China, but called for efforts to assure that trade was both free and fair. Excerpts from speeches and interviews with aides and advocates are included in the "Obama on China" segment of our Challenge of China documentary. Click here to see this segment.
Other segments focus on trade and cooperation on arms control and climate change. These are available here, along with links to related resources. The videos are also available at the Institute's YouTube channel.
Obama and Others -- Strategic and Economic Dialogue
Click here for video of the president's opening speech, plus quotations and documents from the July 2009 meeting.
Christensen on "Shaping China's Choices"From 2006 to 2008, Princeton's Tom Christensen oversaw China policy at the State Department. Just prior to the election, he offered advice at USC on what should be done to improve US-China ties. Click here to see his presentation.
Economy on "The Global Impact of China's Environmental CrisisElizabeth Economy, Director of Asian Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, is author of The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future. She spoke at USC in 2007 and 2009 on environmental conditions in China, measures being taken by the Chinese government, and the global implications of the degradation of China's environment. Click here for her 2007 presentation and here for her 2009 presentation.
Making American Policy toward ChinaChristensen's comments opened a day-long examination of strategic, economic, and environmental issues, precisely what's on the agenda for the Beijing meetings. Video and links to the papers presented is available at the conference website.
US and Chinese Government ReportsThe documents section of the Institute website offers reports, speeches, and treaties relating to US-China ties, contemporary China, and US-Taiwan ties. For example, in October the US Economic and Security Review Commission released a report on China's cyber warfare capability, in September Deputy Sec. of State James Steinberg offered the administration's vision of US-China relations, and in March the Defense Department released its assessment of China's overall military capabilities. Over the past year, the head of China's central bank called for reform of the international monetary system and China's State Council released a report on human rights in the United States.
Graphs (included in Talking Points, the Institute's weekly newsletter)
US-China Trade, Chinese Ownership of US Treasury Notes
Other reports on opinion surveys:Soft Power
Featured Articles
Sara Hsu and Wanli Min explore the transformative potential of China's financial-technology industry, describing the risks and rewards for participants as well as the impact on consumers.
Join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a conversation with U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Demers.
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a book talk with author David Lampton. His new book examines China's effort to create an intercountry railway system connecting China and its seven Southeast Asian neighbors.


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Don't let your blade go dull The Browning Knife Sharpener is the accessory that no outdoorsman should be without. Designed to hang on a keychain, it features to carbide steel sharpening inserts, angled to quickly and easily put an edge on any field blade. Whether you are trying to put an edge on a skinning blade halfway through field dressing a deer, or just sharpening a knife in the kitchen at home, our knife sharpener is one tool you don't want to be without.
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How to juice greens? Tips for a delightful, nutritious drink
Have you started juicing fruits and vegetables? Are you enjoying it? Juicing combinations of fruits results in a delightful drink and even kids like smoothies and fruit shakes. But how about juicing vegetables and other greens? It's hard to identify good combination of vegetables and leaves to create a delicious drink. So, this article will show you how to juice greens and other vegetables.
Juicing greens increases your consumption of nutrients found in these fresh vegetables. It is an effective, easy way to provide your body with essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Many people who complain about being tired and sluggish have reported significant improvement when they started juicing. At first, they were confused about the greens and how to make them taste good.
Basic tips on how to juice greens
Juicing greens and other leafy vegetables often results in a bitter tasting drink. Beginners experience this so they easily give up juicing. To help you jump start your juicing routines, here are some basic tips on how to juice greens.
Begin with a base
Before adding the leaves and other greens, start with a base. Examples of greens that can serve as a base are cucumber, celery, and lettuce. Consider greens with a high water content as the base to make the juice taste better.
Add the green leafy vegetables
Once you have decided on the base, add the leafy greens. Examples of leafy greens are kale, spinach, moringa, etc.
Consider adding herbs
Although it is optional, try adding herbs to your juice. Herbs like parsley, cilantro, and basil add detox capabilities to your green juice.
Add some spice
Although ginger has a strong taste or odor, add it in. Ginger is rich in anti-inflammatory properties and it can improve the taste of the juice.
Enhance it with lemon or lime
Lemon or other citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C which enhances immune system and eliminate toxins from the body. It also makes the juiced greens taste better.
Sweeten it with some fruits
Finally add some sweet fruits like apple, pears, or orange. It will transform your juiced greens into a sweet, tangy drink.
Juice green recipes
If you are still hesitant about the above-mentioned tips on juicing greens, here are some specific juice green recipes that you might enjoy.
Apple – cilantro green juice
This green juice is packed with iron, vitamin K, calcium, vitamin C, and anti-inflammatory properties. You need greens like:
- 2 stalks of celery
- 1 lg of kale leaves
- 2 green apples
- ¼ cup of cilantro
- 1 medium sized cucumber
- ½ peeled lemon
Add all these ingredients in the juicer. Wait for the juice, stir, and serve immediately. One cup of apple-cilantro green juice has 1.5g fat, 1g fiber, 32g sugar, 5g protein, 175 calories, 82mg sodium, and 0 g saturated fat.
Cucumber parsley juice
There are many health benefits of cucumber parsley juice. It aids in strengthening bones, eliminating toxins from the body, preventing cognitive decline, hydrating the cells, and improving morning breath. Among the ingredients of this green juice are:
- 1 medium pear
- 1 large cucumber
- 1/c cup fresh mint
- 1 cup fresh parsley
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 peeled lemon
Combine all the ingredients in the juicer. Stir and serve instantly. One cup of cucumber parsley green juice has nutrient content with 125 calories, 39g carbohydrates, 6g protein, 1.5g fiber, 1.5g fat, 100mg sodium, 18g sugar, and 0g saturated fat. It is an all-natural, refreshing detox green juice drink that you can enjoy anytime.
Pineapple parsley juice
Do you suffer from digestion problem? Have you eaten so much food that you feel like you never want to eat again? Well, this pineapple parsley juice will help get rid of that feeling/ condition. This juice is made of ingredients that improve digestion and cure bloating. Among these ingredients are:
- 1 large cucumber
- 1 cup diced pineapple
- 1 medium grapefruit
- 1 cup arugula
- 2 large peeled lemon
- ½ cup parsley
- ½ inch ginger
- 1 green apple
Extract all ingredients, stir, and serve instantly. One serving of pineapple parsley juice contains 222 calories, 69g carbohydrates, 6g protein, 1.5g fiber, 44g sugar, 1g fat, 28mg sodium, and 0g saturated fat.
There are more combinations of greens and vegetables that taste good and provide the body with a variety of nutrients. Sometimes, it takes creativity to discover or come up with different combinations or ways of juicing greens.


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Artist: Lerin / Hystad
Title: Amaterasu
Format: digital / limited vinyl
Keywords: electronic, experimental, progressive, rock, ambient, drone, free jazz, post-rock, Sweden
Label: Extemporaneous Recordings
Amaterasu is based on field-recordings from Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. It combines recordings from arcade halls and subway stations with ambient soundscapes, jazz, electronica and post-rock.
It starts with a nice push of the cliff and the ability to glide on a flow of awesomeness. It's like an instant lift off without actually having to go up as the music is actually already 'there'. I guess the main ingredient for this euphoric feeling of flying on freedom is a guitar being processed through experimental forms, and it's recommended to enjoy the view as I guess it's ending in that promised Japanese Arcade hall.
It functions as a nice pit stop in which we can just shove a few coins in a machine nobody knows the point off, and then leave the earth once again with another piece of epic music. It combines the external surrounding sound recordings, manipulates or loops certain things to completely form its own instrument in addition to the funky post-rock psychedelic pastry of the 'normal' instruments. The whole vibe sounds as if it's orchestrated by a punk who's off his tits in the middle of Japan, experiencing a trip you'd never heard before. It's pretty amazing!
It's fair to say that this is a release of a very original order, it's full of the buzz and excitement of these two Japanese cities; combining music skills with the environment that turns tracks into experimental interactions that are pretty damning in excitement. Don't expect to find a place of rest, as every minute is one of wonder. A discovery of Osaka and Tokyo through inspiring music, that breaths out the crowded environments and mix and matches it successfully with great fitting music interactions. Through guitar solos, weird audio trips, exciting audio scrapes the search is on finding the places to feel the rush of these places while observing it from a safe and sane angle.
This album is probably a feast of recognition for citizens of these two cities, but for foreigners simply a great opportunity to go on holiday and visit a music spectacle from the comfort of wherever you are when listening this. It's captivating material, really hijacking your head for a pleasurable injection of open minded music and Japanese City culture.
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Inspired by a walk in the birch forests of Michigan! Such elegant and graceful trees. My favorite path to hike is the trail to Pyramid Point along Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The dappled green light is uplifting and the sweet forest air relives my soul. Portrait orientation
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Posted by Pounds and Inches Away on 10th Sep 2017
Aging is inevitable but you don't have to succumb to stereotypes or go down without a fight. Maintaining a youthful appearance is important for many people as they age, as is reducing the risk of diseases common among older folks. Here are five potent contributors to aging that you should avoid at all costs in order to reduce physical signs of aging and stave off deteriorating health.
1. Sugar
Sugar is increasingly being recognized as one of the worst substances you can put in your body. A large body of research shows that sugar--not fat--is a major underlying cause of obesity and heart disease and it causes inflammation all over your body that contributes to a range of devastating diseases as well as premature aging of the skin. Limiting sugar in your diet can extend your life and foster good overall health.
2. Smoking
We all know smoking is really, really bad for you. Not only that but it contributes to signs of aging. Cigarette smoking is the best way to age prematurely because of its damaging effect on collagen, elastin, and tissues that make your skin look youthful and plump. Premature wrinkling is very common among smokers, particularly around the mouth. Smoking also yellows your teeth, dulls your skin, hair, and nails, and damages your vocal cords, leaving you with a raspy voice. It's never too late to quit smoking. If you're having trouble quitting, talk to your doctor about medication or nicotine replacement therapies that can help.
3. UV rays
Exposure to the sun's damaging UV rays makes your skin age more quickly, causing wrinkles and spots--not to mention skin cancer. Protecting your skin against UV rays now can slow down the aging process and keep your skin healthy and youthful. Wear sunscreen on exposed skin whenever you're outdoors, even in the winter. Same goes if you work near windows or spend a lot of time driving.
4. A negative attitude.
When it comes to aging, you are what you think you are. If you believe that the number of years you've been on the earth defines you, and you feel useless, outdated, and finished with life, chances are, you won't age happily or gracefully. But if you think of age as simply a number and not your defining characteristic, and you embrace the wisdom you've gained and continue to live your life seeking out new experiences and trying new things, you'll be happier and more productive. A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that seniors who have a positive attitude about aging are 40 percent more likely to recover from illness or disability than people who have a negative attitude about it.
5. Stress.
Stress promotes inflammation and contributes to heart disease and other illnesses. Chronic stress can age you very quickly, making you look and feel older. Reducing your stress is important for a healthy appearance, good health, and longevity. Regular exercise--the Centers for Disease Control recommends 150 minutes a week--helps keep stress under control, and daily meditation not only reduces stress on the spot, but also helps your brain and body better cope with it in general. When you're feeling particularly stressed out, deep breathing exercises reduce stress hormone levels and send more oxygen to your brain and cells to help you cope with the stress and feel calmer.


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By BRUCE DENNILL
Plum Tree / Directed by Godfrey Johnson / Foxwood Theatre, Houghton, Johannesburg 6
It's not often that you can watch an experienced writer and actor perform in a one-man show he's written about his own life while standing on the stage of a theatre he owns. But this is the scenario that greets audiences watchin Jan Groenewald's The Plum Tree at Foxwood Theatre, and that milieu adds a great deal of both intimacy and impact to the piece.
Groenewald's original script – telling the story of an incident of child abuse half a century ago and its multi-faceted effects on his life afterwards – was written in Afrikaans, his first language, and there were in this particular performance instances of some rhythm problems in terms of Groenewald's delivery of the translated version that rather tempered the power of his words. (To be fair, the actor admitted in a post-show chat that he'd had a bit of an off night, and reviews of the show's previous runs support this effort not being typical).
The source material being both true and the personal experience of the performer means that each aspect of the characters can be viewed in a different way than would be the case if they were wholly fictional (there is some dramatisation for effect). So the 13-year-old protagonist being a record-breaking sprinter brings into focus that however strong and athletic a child is, they're still a child, and are vulnerable to manipulation and bullying. And the villain of the piece, the rich older man who bribes his way into his young acquaintance's circle of trust, is played with exaggerated malevolence – perhaps the way such a person would be perceived by a young teenager rather than the more nuanced observation of a more astute, mature observer.
Whatever the case, the story is tragic, with only some unexpectedly shrewd operating by the young man at its centre redeeming the situation to some extent.
Supporting Groenewald and adding considerably to the drama of the piece is harpist Chris van der West, who spends the full duration of the play on stage providing a subtle, supple soundtrack. He's a sublime talent, able to effortless change the mood of a moment using the pitch, key or force of his playing, and filling out the sketches created by Groenewald's storytelling. The play has, in earlier incarnations, featured director Godfrey Johnson on piano, but the use of a harp – and particularly one played this well – adds a pleasing freshness to what is an emotionally robust piece.


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|Crawfish and Grits
Crawfishing is when you back-peddal your way out of something you don't want to do. Usually, as you're daintily trying to pick your way out of an obligation, someone will look you square in the eye and with the all the grace of a bull in a china shop, will say, "Quit your crawfishin'!"
This past weekend, we had a big crawfish boil over at a friend's house, all in celebration of her birthday. To get crawfish where we live, means that someone has to call the crawfish shop, buy the crawfish an airline ticket and then send someone off on a 6 hour round trip drive to pick them up.
It might sound crazy, but once you're eating hot boiled spicy crawfish and drinking a beer, it doesn't seem so far out and it certainly seems to be all the work and the effort.
I told Mr. B that this year I was planning on making his grandmother's recipe for crawfish bisque. And I was. But then, I reread the recipe and it was an awful lot of work. I would have had to make the crawfish stock, make the crawfish stuffing, stuff the crawfish heads and fry them, make a roux and make the bisque. It seemed like an awful big investment to be making mid-week, so I gracefully crawfished my way right on out of making bisque.
But that Mr. B, he's smart man and he could see right through me, so he cornered me on one side of the kitchen and said, "Stop your crawfishin', woman!" But, I was smart enough to turn the tables on him. You see, Mr. B loves crawfish so much that if he were going off to the electric chair, it would be his last and final meal. So, I distracted him and I said, "Crawfish!" really loud, and then, when he had that puzzled look on his face, I quickly said, "How about I make you some crawfish and grits for dinner."
He was so happy, I don't even think he'll remember all that talk about crawfish bisque. If I'm lucky, that is.
Crawfish and Grits
1 pound peeled crawfish tails
1/2 small onion, finely diced
2 stalks celery, finely diced
1/4 green pepper, finely diced
2 toes of garlic, finely minced
2 whole tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely diced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 cup white vermouth
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
2 cups shrimp or crawfish stock
1-2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
cayenne pepper, to taste
1-2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
1 small squeeze of lemon
2 tablespoons finely chopped Italian parsley
Hot cooked grits
1. Put one stick of the butter into a cast iron skillet and melt.
2. Add the onion, celery, green pepper and garlic and cook until the vegetables are very soft.
3. Add the chopped tomatoes, about half the stock and the white vermouth; add the bay leaves.
4. Simmer until the liquid is significantly reduced; add the rest of the stock and the tomato paste and reduce again.
5. Stir in the black pepper, cayenne and Worcestershire sauce.
6. Whisk in the butter.
7. Add the crawfish tails and cook until they are warmed through and the sauce is hot and thick.
8. Add the squeeze of lemon and stir in the parsley.
9. Serve over hot grits.


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Continental League Cup: Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham 3
PUBLISHED: 17:30 03 November 2019 | UPDATED: 17:30 03 November 2019
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Tottenham Hotspur Women got their first win of the FA Women's Continental League Cup as they eased past London rivals Crystal Palace at Hayes Lane.
Anna Filbey headed Spurs in front after just six minutes to reward their early dominance.
Palace thought they had equalised when Amy Goddard's thunderbolt hit the bar in the 78th minute but the goal wasn't given.
And Kit Graham and substitute Lucy Guinn sealed the win for the away side with two goals in the last 10 minutes.
Tottenham dominated the early exchanges and the pressure told when Filbey gave them an early lead.
Graham's sharp shot on the left was saved by Emma Gibbun at her near post but the resulting corner saw Filbey nod in from Chloe Peplow's pinpoint delivery.
Ashleigh Goddard had Palace's best chance to equalise in the 28th minute when she headed wide from just a few yards out.
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But Palace played second fiddle to Spurs as they struggled to cope with their opponents, who moved the ball well on the 3G surface.
Tottenham continued to dominate after the break and had a number of opportunities to score a second goal before finally making it 2-0 thanks to Graham's emphatic finish in the 83rd minute.
Graham slammed home after Palace again failed to deal with a Peplow corner and substitute Guinn added a third as she curled a free kick into the top corner from 25 yards out, sealing a comfortable win for her side.
Graham said: "It is a hard place to come, it was not the best of pitches to play on but I just think It was really important for us to dig deep and do the simple things right, which at some points we didn't do, but ultimately we managed to get the three points.
"It was frustrating [to not get the second goal after going ahead early], it's always frustrating when you don't finish in front of goal, but it is just about sticking together as a team and ultimately we got the goals we needed in order to see off the win."
Tottenham: Morgan, Neville, Filbey, Schillaci, Leon, Peplow, Haines (Green 81), Graham, Ayane, Wynne (Guinn 59), Addison (Percival 70).
Unused subs: Drew, Worm, Dean, Godfrey.
Attendance: 308.
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Monir Farmanfarmaian grew up in Iran but has also lived for long periods in the United States. Her work synthesizes sources from Persian history and artistic traditions as well as western geometrical abstraction. Farmanfarmaian credits a 1966 visit to the fourteenth century Shrine of Shah Cheragh — its high domed ceilings entirely blanketed with thousands of mirrored mosaics — with inspiring her mirrored sculpture practice. The precise calculation and geometry of those mosaics is closely tied to Sufism — the mystical aspect of Islam — and sacred numerology. The hexagon in particular is a powerful shape in Sufism, as she explains: "The six sides of the hexagon are the directions, forward, backward, right, left, up, down. The hexagon also reflects the six virtues: generosity, self-discipline, patience, determination, insight, and compassion. All the mosques in Iran, with all the flowers and the leaves and curves and so on, are based on hexagons. For me everything connects with the hexagon." Farmanfarmaian's art making expresses rule-based, or algorithmic, and recursive qualities, in part derived from Islamic tradition. "All Islamic geometric patterns get locked into one another through nodes or gereh, and the one form which is most easily connectable to all others is the hexagon." Farmanfarmaian creates groups or "families" of sculptures, based on the division of a circle into equal arcs: the triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, and decagon. Each shape has a First Family, a Second Family, and so on, with each successive family evolving further from a two- into a three-dimensional form. Further, the surface of First Family — Hexagon is filled with repeated triangles, rectangles, and hexagons.
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Monir Farmanfarmaian (b. 1924) was born in Qazvin, Iran and continues to live and work in Tehran. Throughout her long career she has had an extensive exhibition history in the United States, including at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City; her work has also been shown widely throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. She participated in the 29th Bienal de São Paulo in Brazil and the 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Queensland, Australia. She has been featured three times at the Venice Biennale (1958, 1966 and 2009), and in 1958 she received the Venice Biennale Iranian Pavilion gold medal for solo exhibition. In 2015, Farmanfarmaian had her first major career retrospective in the United States at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
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I joined Whitefoord in 2011 when the Partnership acquired my consultancy business that I had set up in 1998, having formerly been the CEO of a UK listed financial services company. I retired from executive duties as Head of Account Management at the end of March 2018, but remain a Partner and a member of the Management Board, enabling me to continue my involvement in the development of the firm and the people in it.
I was a financial adviser for 40 years and a regular commentator on personal finance matters in the Financial Press, TV and radio. Over the years I had also been closely involved in the regulation of the Financial Services Industry, sat on the Membership and Disciplinary Committees of the Personal Investment Authority and was subsequently a member of the Regulatory Decisions Committee of the Financial Services Authority. Hailing from the North East, I am cursed to be a Newcastle United supporter and I also enjoy theatre and music in general, with a particular passion for guitars.
I became a Partner in 2010 and am responsible for Human Resources and Training and Competence within the firm. I am responsible for setting the strategic people agenda to ensure we have the right people in the right roles, performing at their best. I believe in creating a working environment that allows people to do a great job.
I have gained a wealth of HR and Development experience in large organisations at both a strategic and operational level during my career, as well as having worked as a Consultant for SME's. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, and particularly love the safari trips that I've taken to Africa which I wish I could do every year!
I have been with Whitefoord since mid-2002, firstly as one of our two original investment managers, and in recent years as our Chief Investment Officer. I have managed the LF Cautela Fund since its inception in 2006, and am ultimately responsible for all our Investment Strategies. In my capacity as Head of our Investment Strategy Committee, I largely author the views we share with our Clients about investment markets, the World economy and politics.
I began working in the City in 1996, starting as an equity and bond trader, before moving to work exclusively with private Clients, firstly as a stockbroker and then as an investment manager at Whitefoord. I graduated from CASS Business School with an Economics related degree, and am a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. I live in central London and am a father of two children. Away from work, I enjoy spending time with my children as well as travelling, running/cycling, following Manchester United and the cinema.
I act as both an Account Manager, advising Clients in relation to their investment portfolios, and sit on Whitefoord's Investment Strategy Committee, which is responsible for setting the asset allocation of the firm's investment portfolios. I also oversee the administration of the Whitefoord SIPP. As Deputy CEO, I assist Vince in the management of the firm.
I trained as an actuary and before joining Whitefoord, I was a Partner at Barnett Waddingham LLP, advising Trustees of Final Salary Pension Schemes on funding and investment matters, as well as advising personal investment Clients. Outside of work, I enjoy skiing, hiking and cricket.
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I enjoyed 12 years as a global IT Director before transitioning to the Wealth Management sector. I am an avid technologist, and never one to be without the latest gadget! Out of hours, I enjoy water sports and outdoor pursuits.
I have worked in financial services for 40 years, with 30 of those in regulation and compliance. I am responsible for mentoring and monitoring the firm's compliance with often complex rules and regulations. Whilst every employee is responsible for compliance, I will help them to understand what is required of them to ensure that all of our customers are treated fairly and that we continue to act in their best interests.
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My primary responsibility is working as the firm's financial controller, which covers several areas such as financial, management and regulatory reporting. I am also responsible for reporting to various external supervisory bodies and I work closely with the firm's external auditors. The nature of this finance position requires I sit on different boards and committees across the firm.
After University, I completed my Chartered Accountancy qualification whilst working within a top ten accountancy firm in the City. During this time I worked with a number of regulated Clients within financial services, across various finance and regulatory functions. After finishing my training I pursued the next step in my career and joined Whitefoord in 2012 as Head of Finance and I subsequently became a Partner in 2015. Away from work, I am a keen follower of many sports, particularly football, and play five-a-side football on a regular basis and love spending time with my family.
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I qualified from the University of Winchester in 2015 with a degree in Social Work. I landed a role as a temporary Facilities Administrator at a Human Rights law firm in January 2016 whilst still looking for a job in social work. After a while the role became permanent and I remained there until August 2018, when I then joined Whitefoord as the Office Manager. Out of the office I socialise regularly with friends as well as play football and badminton weekly.
I joined Whitefoord in early 2007, having worked with Vince in his previous business in the early '90s. I was the first Whitefoord Account Manager and advise my Clients across a wide range of planning aspects including retirement, personal and Inheritance Tax and Estate planning. My Clients range from private individuals to Trustees of Pension Schemes and family Trusts.
I have been in the financial services industry for most of my working life and advising Clients for the majority of this time. I am a member of the Personal Finance Society where I have achieved industry qualifications to Diploma level. Outside of work I still play football (not walking!), squash and take my frustration out on the occasional golf ball, with the ball usually winning. I also enjoy going to the theatre and live music events.
I am an Account Manager, advising on a wide range of financial planning opportunities, including retirement, personal and Estate tax planning. Typically, Clients are individuals, but I also advise Trustees of Pension Schemes and family Trusts on a broad range of financial planning issues alongside their accountants, solicitors and other professional advisers.
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I hold the CII Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning, working alongside and providing technical assistance to the Account Managers, helping to provide holistic financial advice on a range of financial planning matters, such as retirement, tax and Estate planning.
After studying Economics at the University of Nottingham, I worked in a range of pension administration and financial services roles, before joining Whitefoord in 2014. Outside of work, I enjoy dining out with good food and good wine, whilst trying to keep healthy and active!
I work alongside and provide technical assistance to Account Managers, supporting them to provide holistic financial planning on a range of financial matters such as retirement, tax and estate planning.
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I joined Whitefoord LLP in December 2013 and I am currently Data Controller. I provide oversight, management and maintenance of Whitefoord's business content on our core platforms. I also work on ad hoc projects which involve development of current processes.
I graduated from the University of Krakow in 2010 with a Master's degree in Political Science and Administration. After graduating, I moved to England, where I attended several courses. I enjoy travelling, reading and visiting my family and friends in Poland.
I provide full support to the Account Managers, to ensure that an exceptional service is provided to all of our Clients. Proactively managing all Client correspondence, I prepare documentation for meetings and ensure that record keeping is accurate and consistent.
Before joining Whitefoord, I obtained a Level 6 Diploma in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre and performed on an ad hoc basis. Outside of work, I enjoy personal fitness and running, having completed my first Marathon in 2018. I can often be found socialising with friends and exploring the various bars and restaurants London has to offer.
I provide full support to the Account Managers, to ensure that an exceptional service is provided to all of our Clients. I prepare documentation for Client meetings, as well as consistently ensuring all Client details are accurate, and correspondence is up-to-date for our records.
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I am responsible for the daily running of the Whitefoord Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) scheme. My role requires me to ensure our Client records are updated daily with any changes or updates and issuing Client documentation; which can be anything from an annual statement or a form to update details to a pack providing confirmation of tax-free cash being taken. Alongside Client specific tasks, I also submit reports to the relevant authorities throughout the year.
I joined Whitefoord in June 2019, prior to this I worked for a large third party Financial Services company for nine years within their Stakeholder Pension Team. I am a mum of three and have been with my husband for 13 years (four of which happily married). I enjoy spending time with my family at the local park or days out to a theme park. We are also regular campers. If I'm not with them, you'll find me socialising with friends as far out into the countryside as we can get.
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I have worked in the private Client wealth management business since 2000, have been managing investments for over ten years and am a CFA Charter holder. Outside of my professional life, I am a keen runner, follower of most sports and enjoy spending time with my young family.
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I am responsible for Whitefoord's Research Department and am also a member of our Investment Strategy Committee. Together with the teams, I form our macro view and identify suitable investment opportunities. I conduct research on various asset classes, but I am particularly interested in bonds.
I am a CFA charterholder, ACCA qualified accountant, and have an MBA from George Soros Business School in Budapest. I joined Whitefoord in 2007 after working in accountancy for several years. I am very keen on living an active lifestyle. I particularly love my daily cycling commute from Surrey and go for a run at every opportunity. At home I enjoy spending time with my family, exploring museums, galleries, parks and soft play centres with my four daughters.
I am a Senior Research Analyst at Whitefoord. The ultimate goal of the position is to identify attractive investment propositions, and prepare detailed notes on them that are then presented to the firm's Investment Strategy Committee. My work covers a range of asset classes and geographies, and utilises the broad array of financial analysis and valuation techniques that I have developed over the years.
I studied Mathematics and Business at the University of Warwick, am a CFA charterholder, and possess the CFA UK Investment Management Certificate. Prior to joining Whitefoord in July 2014, I worked as a sell-side research analyst at Barclays. Outside of the office I enjoy travelling, spending time with family and friends, as well as playing and watching a variety of sports.
I am responsible for managing a well-motivated, high performing team within the middle and back office. The areas managed by myself and the team include portfolio performance and analysis, Client onboarding and reporting, ensuring appropriate systems and controls are in place, maintaining regulatory compliance and global security settlement, and ensuring excellent relationships exist with senior bank personnel and vendors.
My experience is very diverse, ranging from providing outsourced administration solutions for Wealth Managers, to delivering high quality product and service enhancements to customers. Outside of work, I have an eclectic range of interests, including spending time with my family, strolling through art galleries and indulging in my love of photography and design. I also enjoy rugby and spending my Summer days watching cricket.
I am responsible for the day-to-day running of investment operations, including trade entry and overseeing settlement, daily Client cash reconciliations, managing Client money additions and withdrawals, corporate event monitoring and more.
I started in the financial industry after college at the age of 18. I initially built my industry knowledge and skills with a City-based IFA, where I worked for over two years. I joined Whitefoord in June 2008. Outside of work, I am passionate about football, both watching and playing. I play for a local football team on Saturdays and also enjoy playing tennis. I am especially interested in electronics.
As part of the Operations Team I undertake various tasks such as trade entry, dealing with any settlement issues, undertaking Client cash and stock reconciliations, monitoring corporate events and more. I also execute any Client money requests such as BACS payments to Clients, or allocating funds from Clients to their accounts with Whitefoord.
Outside of work I enjoy socialising with my friends at various bars around the City, but when I have less energy I also enjoy trying out new restaurants with my boyfriend as I am quite a foodie! When I get in from work I like to unwind by watching Netflix, however, my favourite show is still the classic Breaking Bad. I have also joined the gym within the last year, in which I enjoy weight training to work off any extra cocktails or office doughnuts.
My role within the Investment Platform Services team is very much project and analytically focused. I am responsible for interpreting the ever evolving regulations and reporting requirements for multi-jurisdictional regimes, both in the UK and USA, and ensuring Whitefoord complies with these. Alongside this, I ensure the accuracy of all asset sensitive data received from vendors before being disseminated throughout the firm.
I studied Mathematics at University, which naturally led into the financial sector. I have been in the industry for six years, working for companies such as Fidelity, Transact and Morgan Stanley, gaining a variety of skills and experience. I enjoy travelling abroad, photography and returning to the Trinidadian carnival celebrations of my native land.
I am the Investment Platform Services Manager at Whitefoord. The team is responsible for the management of investment portfolios for private Clients, Trusts, charities and pensions as well as placing trade orders in the market.
I have worked in the financial services industry since 2007 and have a wide range of experience in asset management, in particular order execution. I also previously worked in the dealing team at the UK Debt Management Office. I hold the STA Diploma in Technical Analysis and I am also an Agile Project Management Practitioner. Outside of my professional life I'll take advantage of any opportunity to spend time outdoors (running, horse riding… I am also an advanced PADI diver). I also have a keen interest in building conservation, interior design and landscaping.
My role in the Investment Platform Services team involves the day-to-day management of Client portfolios, ensuring that said portfolios are in line with their corresponding models and also routing trades to various brokers and counterparties.
I've been in the financial industry since 2014, obtaining experience in Operations, Dealing and Portfolio Management. I partake in a wide range of physical activities outside of work, including regular trips to the gym, boxing and maintaining a losing streak with my five-a-side football team! I also enjoy writing articles on sports and financial markets.
As a Platform Services Assistant, I act as an intermediary between the Investment Managers and the Account Management team. On a day-to-day basis I manage the individual portfolios by analysing stock performance, managing payments in and out of the platform and undertaking trading with the various counterparties.
I have worked in the financial services industry since 2014, working with company share plans for a large registrar and on the dealing desk for an investment platform. I studied Finance and Business at Portsmouth University and have achieved the CISI Investment Operations Certificate since graduating. Outside of the office, sport is a major passion of mine; both watching any live action or playing team squash for my local club and trying to achieve a single digit handicap at golf!