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As compared to other East African countries, Rwanda's clean environment tops the list when it comes to environmental protection. This is a position well earned as a result of the ban on polythene bags, planting of trees and the daily sweeping and maintenance of the streets and public gardens.
However, the environment has continued to face various challenges of degradation. Forests had to be cleared for the 1994 Genocide returnees who needed agricultural land and housing.
These had some negative impacts to the environment for example; soil erosion, deforestation, and charcoal burning which directly and indirectly impacted climatic changes.
Charcoal, today meets 80 percent of urban households' energy needs in the country.
Energy for cooking remains a basic requirement and Rwandans are relying more on charcoal for cooking than electricity that is expensive.
According to Rose Mukankomeje, the Director General of Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), charcoal burning is one of the biggest environmental challenges in the country.
"Burning charcoal affects our environment daily. It destroys forests and results in soil erosion, rain reduction and air pollution because of the smoke emitted as well as the reduction of carbon sequestration by cutting trees."
In retrospect, she further added that, the Government of Rwanda has created the National Forest Authority (NAFA), a body that will ensure proper management of forests and tree planting.
"Regulations have been put in place by the Forest Department in MINIRENA and will decide on what kind of trees and quantity to be planted each year that depends on the needs and age of tree harvesting," Mukankomeje said.
The process of afforestation, where open land is converted into forest by planting trees and their seeds, Mukankomeje said "will save the climatic conditions in the country while deforestation is the otherwise."
She noted that the most notorious forests are the ones that have eucalyptus trees. These she said are considered to give the best charcoal, the reason for their destruction. However, on the other hand, REMA's Director General said that, "the promotion of modern stoves is being aimed as a way of reducing tree cutting. "
However, in the urban areas families that can afford electricity in their houses still depend on charcoal while others have earned a living by selling charcoal.
This has made the charcoal business thrive and the result environmental degradation.
Richard Kabagambe, a resident of Kinamba said he does not see any other alternative to charcoal production because he earns his living by selling charcoal and firewood.
"This is where my bread comes from. This is where I get money to pay school fees for my children, and find money to pay for shelter," Kabagambe said.
Though it's a life source for the charcoal dealer, he agrees that excessive cutting down of trees destroys the environment.
"The government should look for ways of avoiding unnecessary cutting down of trees and engage in planting of trees to cover up for the cut ones."
He said that authorities should try to save forests by taking various measures, like large-scale afforestation, educating people about the consequences of their widespread logging and involve them in environmental protection activities.
Kabagambe buys his charcoal from suppliers who get charcoal from lorries that come straight from the forests where charcoal is burnt.
"Even though it is a long process this business is creating job opportunities for many people," he assured.
He further advised on the benefits of using charcoal.
"Most of my clients prefer charcoal to firewood because it burns without smoke, does not decompose, and does not create dangerous flames while cooking."
With this mammoth challenge to curb charcoal burning, the REMA authorities have persisted in their efforts towards finding a solution.
Farmers are sensitized on tree planting and it's benefits, for example if farmers planted more fruit trees, their health and nutrition would be improved. Further still, trees planted on sloppy grounds will prevent soil erosion.


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Press Release: Yale Law Journal Selects Sheridan as Print and Distribution Partner
Hanover, PA — Sheridan has been awarded print production and distribution of the Yale Law Journal (YLJ), the student-run law review affiliated with Yale Law School. One of the most cited legal publications in the country, YLJ is also one of the oldest, established by Yale law students in 1891.
Sheridan will begin production with Volume 126 Issue #1 in October, 2016. YLJ editors will use Sheridan's customized law template to format and style the Journal automatically. Sheridan has also established an electronic order center to manage and produce author offprints on behalf of the Journal. YLJ is issued eight times a year.
In 2005, the Journal was also the first leading law review to publish an online companion, which is known today as the YLJ Forum, an interactive hub for short-form work, facilitating timely discussion of law and legal scholarship.
Hilary Ledwell, Editor-in-Chief of Volume 126 of YLJ, noted, "The Yale Law Journal Company is delighted to begin its partnership with Sheridan. Timely and professional printing and distribution is core for us, and working with an organization like Sheridan will allow us to maintain our reputation as a premier journal."
Paul Bozuwa, Sheridan Chief Sales Officer, said, "We are honored to have been selected by the Yale Law Journal Company as their print and distribution partner. The Yale Law Journal carries with it a legacy of authority and impact, and Sheridan is very pleased to add YLJ to the impressive collection of top ranked law journals we print."
About Yale Law Journal
The Yale Law Journal (YLJ), established in 1891 by seven Yale Law School students, has been in continuous operation since its inception. Today, one of the oldest and most widely cited laws reviews in the nation, YLJ remains at the forefront of legal scholarship, sparking conversation and encouraging reflection among scholars and students, as well as practicing lawyers and sitting judges and Justices.
Led by nine Officers and a Board of Directors, the Journal is published eight times a year by The Yale Law Journal Company, Inc.
About Sheridan Sheridan is a leading provider of print, publishing services and technology solutions to publishers,
associations, university presses, and catalogers. With four U.S. based-production facilities, each location has a market specialty that supports STM and commercial reprints, scholarly journals, magazines, catalogs, or books. www.sheridan.com.

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Phew, what an afternoon. Our B2B 360 marketing summit kicked off on 24th July, and boy have we been given food for thought. Our wonderful speakers shared key insights into how data intelligence is evolving the B2B game, enabling marketers to move forward into a more profitable future. Let's jump straight into some of the day's key quotes, and what they teach us about the future of B2B marketing in APAC.
"We need to treat people as who they are – human beings"
MOI's MD Matt Stevens kicked things off with a theme that would characterise the afternoon: that B2B buyers are people too. Many tend to think of B2B as drier than its consumer cousin, populated by people in stifling ties and suits with no sense of fun. As Matt succinctly surmised, "This is rubbish." B2B buyers ride bikes, grow beards, and eat jam sandwiches just like us. Whether you're selling a five million-pound infrastructure network or a ten thousand-pound payment deal, you're selling to a person. So let's treat them that way.
"Even in B2B, everyone is a music fan"
Going on from Matt, Spotify's Joanna Wong took to the stage with a fascinating explanation of how music is key to extracting rich data from customers – whether that be B2B or B2C. Unlike social media where people tend to paint an idealised version of their lives, music reveals our true mood and feelings. By knowing what we feel, and importantly, when we feel it, data can be leveraged to create experiences that truly delight customers.
"AI will augment the intelligence of your marketing team"
There's been a lot of speculation that jobs are going to be taken by AI. This was a myth IBM's Jodie Sangster dealt with, who explained how in reality, workforces will see their job roles change, not disappear. As an example, AI can automate manual reporting and grunt work, enabling marketers to tackle more complex, challenging tasks.
Jodie also touched on hyper-personalisation, noting how, although personalising experiences will be key moving forward, companies need to be sure this doesn't spill over into customers worrying about their privacy – what's known as crossing the "creepy line."
"Treating data as a human is impossible"
Mimrah Mahmood from Meltwater gave a fascinating talk about external data – third party, unstructured data from sources such as social media – and how technology is enabling marketers to leverage it. Scraping vast amounts of external data in real time is an impossible task for humans. However, using AI, data can be quickly structured and harnessed for new insights.
"Start fast, fail fast, win fast"
The event ended with a three-person panel discussing all things data driven, including onboarding the right skills and adapting your company's culture. LinkedIn's Mukkul Dasgupta and Worldwide Envision Digital's See Ai Ling provided plenty of fascinating insights, with the conversation summed up nicely by Red Hat's Bernard Tan – that by starting fast, and starting small, businesses can quickly and inexpensively learn the lessons they need to win over their customers.
The pull of data driven is irresistible, and as we continue to combine analytical insights with first-class creative, new worlds of possibility are opening. As our panellist Mukkul Dasgupta pointed out, data truly is the new oil. Let's use it to keep our businesses fuelled as we drive towards a data-driven future.


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16 June 2014 – The parent of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, namely the Rational Group has been recently bought by Amaya Gaming for $4.9 billion. According to the press release, Mark Scheinberg founder and CEO of the group will resign and the online poker services of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars will remain unaffected by the transaction. Furthermore, Amaya plans to introduce more online casino games and a complete online casino into Full Tilt later this year and it also plans to develop the Rational Group in the sectors of sports betting and social gaming.
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Each month JAMA hosts an internal, themed event to informally celebrate the birthdays that will take place in the upcoming 30 days. The firm has enjoyed events inspired by holidays and significant occasions, including the Olympics in Brazil, the start of the Fall Football season, and a host of holidays. For December, our committee offered attendees the opportunity to build gingerbread houses and decorate the company's Christmas tree with their families. Some amazing gingerbread engineering took place in the office with children of all ages, spouses and our own employees. Pictured: Principal Shane Fitzgerald, Project Manager Kimberly Pacheco, and Connor Carden working on what would become the Top Gingerbread House of the evening!
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GBI signs capacity deal with Zajil Telecom
Deal marks the fifth agreement GBI has sealed in Kuwait
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East's first carrier-neutral submarine cable operator, has a signed a deal to supply capacity to Zajil Telecom, a Kuwaiti ISP and MPLS service provider.
Zajil Telecom operates one of Kuwait's most advanced data centres and provides Internet services including cloud-based services. The deal will provide additional capacity to Zajil and also offer increased redundancy in the event of another international cable system failing.
Khalifa Al-Soulah, managing director and CEO, Zajil Telecom, said: "Be it a business or an individual, staying connected is of the utmost importance and Zajil signing with GBI is another step towards ensuring that our customers always stay connected."
Ahmed Mekky, CEO of GBI, said: "The Kuwaiti market has always been, and will continue to be a strategically important market for us. [This deal] is the fifth partner agreement for us in Kuwait.
"Evidently there is growing demand for the technology we supply and we are thrilled to be working with progressive organisations like Zajil Kuwait who are committed to excellence and share our vision," Mekky added.


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Ammad has over eight years of transactional and advisory experience in Pakistan working on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters.
Ammad's particular strength lies in transaction structuring, negotiating and drafting complex commercial and transactional agreements and providing strategic advice. He has worked with a wide range of listed and unlisted clients, both local and international, and his focus areas include Banking & Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Information Technology, Capital Markets and Derivatives.
Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Ammad was heading the Transaction Legal Advisory Department of Habib Bank Limited, one of the largest banks in Pakistan.
- Divestment by the Government of Pakistan of its shareholding in Habib Bank Limited.
- Amalgamation of Barclays Bank Plc's business and operations in Pakistan with and into Habib Bank Limited.
- A USD 500 Million loan facility availed by Habib Bank Limited from China Development Bank.
- The sale of Habib Bank Limited's business and operations in Kenya to Diamond Trust Bank.
- A USD 16 Million Portfolio Guarantee Agreement between Habib Bank Limited and United States Agency for International Development.
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MARTINSICURO, ABRUZZO, ITALY � The thick-set 23-year-old Nigerian woman exudes strength, keen to overcome what she suffered in Libya and Italy before she escaped from the shadows in Rome and jumped on a train heading for Ancona on Italy's Adriatic coast.
Not that she knew the train's destination before boarding � she just wanted to flee her tormenters, run from beatings and sexual abuse. But it will take longer than a three-and-half-hour railway trip to forget the torments of the past.
Anna (the name she chose to protect her identity for security reasons) is one of more than 16,000 young Nigerian women � including many underage girls � who've been trafficked into Italy by Nigerian crime syndicates over the past two years, joining thousands of Nigerians who now make up nearly half of the street prostitutes working in Italy.
Many outreach workers suspect that most of the Nigerian girls, especially the more recent arrivals � although not all � knew before leaving Nigeria that their traffickers would put them to work as prostitutes. Many may have been sex workers before in Nigeria, something charity workers say shouldn't matter when it comes to helping the women, arguing they are all abused and in need of compassion and help.
Either way, the trafficked women, they say, didn't know how grueling their work would be in Italy, how appalling their living conditions, how poorly paid they would be and how long it would take them to pay off debts to traffickers, who charge the women upwards of $41,000 (35,000 euros) for the journey.
But staff at On the Road, an Italian charity that helps women break from sex work, say they don't believe Anna was one of those who knew what she would be doing in Italy. They say she was duped.
Eight months after her escape from her "madame" Anna described her journey north from Nigeria's Benin City through Niger and Libya. She is now living with nearly a dozen trafficked Nigerian girls in a shelter, going to school and learning Italian.
Libyan ordeal
Anna said she was raped repeatedly for almost two months just outside the Libyan town of Bani Walid. There she witnessed young migrant women and boys shot because they resisted the sexual demands of their Libyan captors.
She said she couldn't give a precise number of those murdered but added, sadly, Too many, too many.
She made the journey to Italy because her uncle told her to go. After her parents died when she was 14-years-old, she and her three siblings � a brother and two sisters � lived with their uncle.
He was not really taking care of us in the way he should. He is a drunkard and had no job. So we could barely afford a square meal a day. He always say we should leave his house, she explained.
She did go to high school and was learning how to sew before she set off for Italy.
One day my uncle came and said there was a woman who had a business here in Italy that needed someone to work with her. So he said I would go with the woman and work with her in Italy. So I had no choice.
She never met the mysterious business woman, who she was told owned a supermarket, but did meet a woman who claimed to be the woman's sister, who told Anna she would owe more than $47,000 (40,000 euros) for the journey and would have to pay it off.
Juju oath for debt repayment
Like thousands of other Nigerian women trafficked to Italy via Libya by Nigerian crime syndicates, she was taken to a voodoo priest to swear a juju oath to repay the debt.
After what she said was a rough journey through Niger, she and a group of Nigerian migrants arrived in Libya's southern desert town of Sabha, spent a few weeks there before going to Bani Walid.
When we got there, they put us in a compound guarded by many armed Arabs with many kinds of guns. She recalled the scene with a shiver. We don't have anything to eat. You couldn't escape. The place was secure.
According to Anna, the compound was full of women, at least two hundred.
They said we are going to Tripoli and they took us to a place that wasn't far from the place where we were before and so I said to myself, 'Tripoli is close to Bani Walid.'
In fact, it wasn't Tripoli and was only 10 minutes outside Bani Walid. They arrived at night and she was kept indoors for almost two harrowing, terrifying months.
They slept with us, mistreated us, beat us, and shot people, she said. They killed many people � girls and boys, who refused to sleep with them. The people who refused to do what they asked, they killed them and threw them out of the place.
Asked if she was raped, she responded: I slept with several men, several times.
A smuggling chain
Let week, Amnesty International warned that facilitating the interception and return of refugees and migrants to Libya results in their arbitrary detention in centers where they are at almost certain risk of being tortured, raped and even killed.
Last year, Human Rights Watch interviewed 47 newly arrived migrants in Sicily who described severe abuses in Libya by government officials, smugglers and members of militias and criminal gangs.
With more women arriving, Anna's captors moved her and her group along the smuggling chain. The smugglers' inflatable boat, which Africans nickname balloon boats, capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. Several migrants drowned before an Italian coast guard rescued the survivors, including Anna.
In Italy, she was moved from a reception center in Calabria to another in Torino, where she contacted the business woman's sister In Nigeria and was told a man would come and collect her.
The man, a Nigerian, took her to a house in Rome, where a woman beat her when she refused to prostitute herself. She was warned of the voodoo consequences of breaking her oath to repay the debt. Juju works, she said. It is our tradition.
For a month she did as she was told, sleeping with men in a house overseen by an older Nigerian woman, who would receive the money from Anna's clients. But even juju couldn't keep her doing the work. At Ancona railway station, an Italian man spotted her, and drove her to the Catholic charity Caritas, which passed her to On the Road.
What has happened, has happened," she said. Now she wants to get on with her life. She said the traffickers are giving my family problems, my siblings and are threatening them.
I can't go back to Nigeria, she said. I hope I have a good life in my future.
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By Susi Hately, B.Sc. Kinesiology, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist
After a few hours in front of a computer it can be astonishing how the eyes become so dry. The dryness creeps up, just underneath your conscious awareness, as you are typing away, creatively spinning out answers to questions, finishing projects, answering emails. It seems too that as the eyes get dry, so does the creativity in the brain. It is harder to concentrate, focus and relax. So today's post is in honour of that dryness – these two tips will help prevent parched eyes.
They take less than 2 minutes each.
- Every 30 minutes look away from your screen, and focus on something more than 10 feet away.
- Every hour, get up and walk away from your screen. Completely. Plan for this to be your water break, or take 2 minutes to stretch, breathe and move your body.
Here is a short how to video for some movements you can do.
Your body changes from day to day, and you alone know your body best. Please be responsible with it, move with awareness and in a range that doesn't increase pain.


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This is the second post of our blog series on Red Hat OpenShift and Splunk Integration. In the first post, we showed how to send application and system logs to Splunk. The second part is focused on how to use Splunk Kubernetes Objects.
The prerequisites are the same as defined in the first part.
Splunk Connect for Kubernetes deploys:
- One DaemonSet on each OpenShift node for collecting log.
- One DaemonSet on each OpenShift node for collecting metrics.
- One Deployment to collect OpenShift Objects changes.
Before starting, please make sure you have already configured the Splunk Connect project as described in the first part.
Download the latest Helm Splunk Connect Helm package, which at the time of writing is 1.2.0.
wget https://github.com/splunk/splunk-connect-for-kubernetes/releases/download/1.2.0/splunk-kubernetes-objects-1.2.0.tgz
Download the source code as well; it is necessary to setup fine-grained permission.
wget https://github.com/splunk/splunk-connect-for-kubernetes/archive/1.2.0.zip
unzip 1.2.0.zip
cd splunk-connect-for-kubernetes-1.2.0/
Configure the variables for Helm; you can find sample values for the Splunk Connect on GitHub:
Minimal value example:
host: splunk.openlab.red
port: 8080
token: xxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-xxxxxxxxx
protocol: https
create: false
Splunk Kubernetes Objects
Splunk Kubernetes Objects collect Kubernetes objects that can help users access cluster status. Splunk collects the object data by calling the Kubernetes API. This supports two modes:
- Watch mode: the Kubernetes API sends new changes to the plugin. In this mode, only the changed data is collected.
- Pull mode: the plugin queries the Kubernetes API periodically. In this mode, all data is collected.
1: Assign cluster-reader permission.
oc adm policy add-cluster-role-to-user cluster-reader -z splunk-kubernetes-objects --rolebinding-name=splunk-kubernetes-objects
Or Add fine-grained permission, check objects clusterRole manifests.
oc apply -f manifests/splunk-kubernetes-objects/clusterRole.yaml
oc adm policy add-cluster-role-to-user splunk-kubernetes-objects -z splunk-kubernetes-objects --rolebinding-name=splunk-kubernetes-objects
2: Install Helm package.
helm install --tiller-namespace=splunk-connect --name splunk-kubernetes-objects -f objects-value.yml splunk-kubernetes-objects-1.2.0.tgz
Verify on Splunk
In this article we have explored how we can capture and send to Splunk the entire definition of Kubernetes objects, once they get created or modified.
In the next post will see how to collect OpenShift/Kubernetes metrics to Splunk.


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12 Feb We've got the best job, but sometimes it's not so loveable
Writing by Design is exactly what it sounds like. A marketing and concept writing agency that focuses on strategic thinking and Crystal Clear℠ writing, which means (you guessed it), we LOVE writing.
Give us a cup of hot coffee, some music playing lightly in the background, a few birds chirping outside our window, and we'll write until the cows come home (spoken like a writer from Wisconsin, right?).
But, there are a few things that make writing not so fun.
Here are three things we don't love about writing:
1. The dreaded blinking cursor. You just groaned because you've been there before, right? You're facing a dragon of a deadline, have had thoughts race around in your mind for days, but when you open a Microsoft® Word document and sit down to write, all you see is…the blinking cursor. There it is, taunting you to type something, but you just can't seem to formulate what you want to say. I think it's safe to say we've all been there. Here's a couple things you can try. First, a nice, hot cup of coffee. There's a reason writers love our caffeine, because sometimes it really helps to stimulate brain energy and word generation. Secondly, you can just start typing. Anything. Gibberish, Greek, what you're thinking in your head. Just get those fingers rolling! And finally, you can take a deep breath, step back for a moment to work on another project or take a quick walk (the fresh air really does wonders in getting the creative juices flowing) and the words will come. (If they don't, we're always here for you!)
2. Hearing people say, "Is that really a job?" Yes, it's true, almost anyone CAN write, but that doesn't mean they can do it well. We've all been victim to receiving a company-wide email riddled with typos, or a letter from our bank that we can't understand. The truth is, finding the right tone, breaking free from industry jargon and simplifying your communications is harder than you think. We approach each project (no matter the size) with a focus on strategy, boiling it down to WHO is the audience and WHAT is the one thing (not 10 things) we need them to know or do.
3. Exclamation Points!!!!!!! I was once (incorrectly) told to make my writing more exciting by adding more exclamation points. I'm cringing just thinking about it. The truth is, exclamation points are overused. Think of your friend's last Facebook post, the email from mom or grandmother and handwritten notes on your child's test from their teacher. They're everywhere! (I used that one for emphasis on my exasperation.) The bottom line is that exclamation points are OK to use (even though it pains me to admit it) IF you use the proper build up to the much-overused punctuation mark. Set the scene with the writing leading up to the exclamation point so the sentence can be read with the emotion or excitement that it was intended to elicit.
I want to know—what's your least favorite thing about writing? Let me know what you'd add to the list by commenting below.
Minor pain points aside, we love waking up each morning and knowing we'll be able to help our clients approach their marketing strategically through Crystal Clear℠ writing. If you're struggling to find the words for an important company-wide change via email, looking to share your expertise via a blog post, want to make your voice be heard through radio ads, or you're just not sure where to start, Writing by Design is happy to help with all your business writing and marketing needs.
Kayde Kempen joined the Writing by Design team in 2016 as a Communications and SEO Specialist and has a bachelor's degree in journalism. She has written hundreds of blog posts and e-blasts, both for Writing by Design and its clients, is the lead content writer for Writing by Design's website/SEO clients, and assists with press releases, concept writing, script writing and more.
Previously, she worked at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh as an associate marketing manager where she served as a marketing project manager, writer, social media manager and web content specialist. During her five years at UWO, Kempen led nearly 90 website redesign projects. She has a Higher Education Experts certificate in Web Analytics for Higher Ed, and received a 2016 Platinum Hermes Creative Award for Integrated Marketing Campaign, a 2014 Platinum Hermes Creative Award for Overall Website in an Educational Institute and a 2012 Hermes Creative Gold Award for a microsite.


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Kauai Endodontics
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I am truly honored to be voted into the Best Dentists edition by my peers. On behalf of Kauai Endodontics and Endodontic Associates, LLC, I want to thank the referring doctors for entrusting our offices with caring for your patients. We will continually strive to provide the utmost compassion and service to all of your ohana.
Words can not express my gratitude to my family, friends, and mentors throughout the years in guiding my career. I would not be where I am today without your love, support and wisdom.
To my staff on Kauai and Oahu, you are truly amazing in what you do.
"Ease, flow, compassion, excellence and inspire has been my mission. Your dedication, belief and most of all, patience is all I can ever ask for. Thank you!


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Profesión: Travel writer, International house and pet sitter, First Aid & CPR instructor
Experiencia en educación: I have been teaching First Aid & CPR since 2002. I taught at two colleges before starting my own company. I usually teach adults, however, I have taught some teenagers and only a few children.
Intereses: I am interested in the following:
health and wellness,
lifestyle and culture
Educación: I graduated in Canada as an Emergency Medical Technician - A. I continue to attend various seminars and take online courses in several fields to continue learning. They have included writing classes and Psychology courses.
Idiomas que hablas: inglés (Nativo)
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Individual Services
Adult Counseling
We are happy to offer professional individual counseling services for individuals 18 years of age or older who are struggling with certain aspects in their life or in their mind. Whether you are finally eligible to vote, or you are nearing retirement, life doesn't stop being hard on the mind and body, so let our dedicated and experienced therapy professionals help you through the rougher periods with our individual adult counseling services.
Life Transitions
We have all heard of a midlife crisis, a period where middle aged folks start to come to terms with aging and the passage of time, and contemplate their life goals and accomplishments. But in reality, life is full of these existential and identity-shaping "crises" as we all age and experience substantial transition periods. Whether you are fresh out of college and have no idea what to do with your life, or you are entering retirement and have no idea what to do with your life, our counselors want to help you through this tumultuous period, and give you the confidence you need to take this new period of your life head-on.
Teen Counseling
At Accepting Therapy, we also offer individual counseling services for teenagers. The teenage years are an exciting and frustrating time for everyone, and whether you are a teen, or you were a teen, you know that the process of growing up and learning more about yourself in this period is really as scary a process as any. Our counselors want to provide a safe space where your teen can feel like they are understood, and have the non-parental support they need to help discover themselves.
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Accepting Therapy is dedicated to providing quality and professional individual counseling services to our clients in Chicago and the surrounding area. Taking care of yourself is no easy task, and everyone should take all the help they can get. Our team at Accepting Therapy wants to support you through the bad times and help you appreciate the good ones, while providing a strong basis with which you can feel better about your life, and the control you have over it. Give us a call today and see what our team of dedicated counselors can provide to you.


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Emergency First Aid at Work
One Day Course
The HSE requires at least six training contact hours for these first aid courses.
Who is it for?
This course is suitable for people aged 16+ who work in low hazard environments (for example an office or shop) or where Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidelines indicate staff should hold a certificate in emergency first aid at work. It gives learners the skills and confidence to respond to a range of accidents and first aid emergencies they could encounter in the workplace. If your needs assessment identifies a requirement for additional first aid training, we recommend the three day first aid at work course which teaches the skills to recognise and treat a wider range of injuries and medical conditions.
What does it cover?
This emergency first aid at work course covers the content specified in the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
This course gives learners the skills to help someone who is:
- unresponsive and breathing
- unresponsive and not breathing (including the use of an automated external defibrillator/AED)
- having a seizure
- choking
- bleeding heavily
- suffering from shock
- burnt
It also includes information on:
- dealing with an emergency
- assessing a casualty
- monitoring a casualty
- where to get help
- electrical incidents
- accident recording and reporting
- control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)
Each candidate receives a training pack including a host of resources to help them practice the skills covered.
- Please arrive in good time for 9am start
- Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear
- Refreshments will be provided
- Please bring your own lunch
The cost per person is £35. To book your place, click here.
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Salad for breakfast...why not? Especially when it's loaded with goodies like Cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, and tart apples. Kale is hearty and so incredibly good for you. To make it a little more tender, massage the greens with the acidic base of the dressing before adding the oil. Hard-boiled egg slices instead of fried eggs are nice too, especially if you're going for a brunch-time chef's salad look.
Serves 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
For the kale:
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon or orange juice
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 bunch kale (preferably Lacinato/dinosaur), ribs removed and leaves stacked and thinly sliced crosswise into ribbons
For the salad:
- Olive oil mister or nonstick pan spray
- 3 slices turkey bacon
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tart apple (such as a Granny Smith), cored and cut into bite-size pieces
- 1/4 cup grated Cheddar cheese
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
To dress the kale: Whisk the lemon juice, maple syrup, balsamic vinegar, and salt together in a large bowl. Add the kale ribbons and use your hands to massage the dressing into the kale. Set aside.
To prepare the salad: Mist a medium nonstick skillet with olive oil and set it over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy on both sides, 5 to 6 minutes total. Transfer the bacon to a cutting board (don't wash the skillet; you'll use it for the eggs) and chop the slices into rough pieces.
Drizzle the olive oil over the kale and toss to combine. Add the apples and cheese and toss to combine, then divide among 4 plates and sprinkle each with the bacon.
Crack the eggs into the skillet used for the bacon and cook them over medium heat to your liking, either sunny side up or over easy. Slide an egg over each salad, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve.
Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 269, Protein 13g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 10g, Total Fat 17g
Editorial Sources and Fact-Checking
Reprinted from Supermarket Healthy: Recipes and Know-How for Eating Well Without Spending a Lot. Copyright © 2014 by Melissa d'Arabian. Photographs © 2014 by Tina Rupp. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Random House LLC.


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That's your tease to the post I hope to make tomorrow. I've not been home in days to blog since the girls have had softball games at least 3 nights a week and I've been going to bed when I get home so that I can get up early and try to get everything covered at work, especially since we have been short handed this week.
Ah, but one day, I'll breathe and write. One day.
Welcome to the online home of Audra Jennings, a book publicist and crafter. Here I share about both. I hope you'll find books you'll want to read and crafts you will want to order. I live a rather boring, single life. At times I would like to think I am humorous. The kids I teach in Bible class tend to think so. I also blog about current seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. I don't know why, I just do.
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Late in Game 5, with the game still scoreless and great chances almost a myth, Ron Hainsey leaned over to his defence partner, Morgan Rielly, on the Toronto Maple Leafs bench.
"He said," said Rielly Saturday, "'I was expecting last year to be more like this.'"
The year before, of course, the Boston Bruins were a buzzsaw, wheeling through open ice like it was an amusement park, and somehow the series stretched to seven before Boston won. This time, not only can Toronto eliminate the Bruins in Game 6 Sunday afternoon, but over the first five games it's been Boston that has been chasing the series, with Toronto dictating it. Now, for the first time in this resurgent Leafs era, they find out if they are ready to close out a great team.
"I was actually thinking about that last night on the bus," said Rielly, who has been on the ice for just one five-on-five goal against while leading the Leafs in minutes by a wide margin. "About it being a position to close out the series, and my first thought was that that hasn't happened to us before. Realistically, last year in Game 7, it's equal opportunity for both teams. But this one feels different."
It's different because through five games, taking into account how many near-misses there are in every single game, the Leafs have been the better team. They won the matchup between top lines in Game 1; they controlled play for long stretches in Game 1 and 3, and at five-on-five in Game 4. And in Game 5 they won a game by playing Boston's style: low-event, few chances, no mistakes allowed. Through five games, at five-on-five the Leafs have controlled 51.6 per cent of shot attempts, and 52.6 per cent of the expected goals, which takes into account where the shots are coming from. Each team has 14 goals in the series; one of Boston's was an empty-netter, though. Toronto has been just better enough.
And in Game 5 the Leafs played with the discipline and poise necessary to win the kind of game they rarely displayed in the regular season. Now it's Boston lamenting an inability to get inside and generate rebounds and shots. It's a real, remarkable reversal.
"Really, the only way to describe the difference is one series you're just trying to survive, and the next series you have to have that killer instinct," said Rielly. "It's just two different approaches. I feel like we've played well. I feel like we've had periods of the game where we've been the better team and controlled the play. It's not like we're just hanging around by a thread. I think we're in a position where we're in the driver's seat."
So here come the Bruins fighting for their season, with champions at their core. These Leafs have never done that. Well, not many of them.
"Well, you don't sit back, that's for sure," said defenceman Jake Muzzin, who was part of six series wins with the Los Angeles Kings, including a Stanley Cup. "You go after it. You go after it, and it's the toughest game to win, because they're desperate, right? So we have to be just as desperate and hungry. We can't just sit back and let them take the game to us. We have to go out and play our game and use home ice (Sunday) as our advantage."
"When you have Hainsey and Muzzin and John (Tavares) and (Patrick) Marleau, they're guys that have done this before," said coach Mike Babcock. "I think that's part of the process. And I think just going through and being as steady as you possibly can, and understanding what's going on. We know the formula for us to win (Game 6). We know that. Now we have to do that. It's great to know the answers, now you have to do it every day. That's the hardest part. And sometimes at home, you get a little carried away. Let's just play."
The Leafs don't think they have to simply hope they can do this. In 2017, they hung with Washington and had a lead in Game 6 with 12 minutes left, and the Capitals went up to a level Toronto couldn't match to end the series. In 2018, Toronto had a one-goal lead heading into the third period of Game 7 in Boston, and lost 7-4.
Now, you can see how this team has grown. The Leafs played run-and-gun hockey more than they buttoned it up this season. But they knew how to do both, apparently.
"Even when we were playing high-scoring games during the season, we would talk about having to play games like this in order to win in the playoffs," said Rielly. It was noted, hey, you knew how to do it the whole time. He nodded.
"Yeah, which can be good and a bit frustrating," said Rielly. "At the time during the season, when you're not doing it, you get concerned, because you know you're going to have to do it at some point. But when the time comes and you're ready, you execute it, it's a good feeling."
The Leafs get a new chance to be ready Sunday. This is still a tight series; a few mistakes and Boston could turn it on a dime.
But the Leafs can do this, too. Sunday, they get their chance.


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BANDUNG-The development of sharia economics in West Java is somewhat improved. Nationally from the syariah financial sector of West Java province occupies the second position after DKI Jakarta.
West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan (Aher) explained that the most prominent of sharia economic growth in West Java is the sharia financial industry.
"Therefore, it is often the second one that appears and is more consistent is finance, second largest after Jakarta Capital City for sharia finance," he told reporters in Islamic Center Bandung, Wednesday night (13/09/2017)
According to the number one man in West Java, the economy of sharia has its own advantages. As long as it does not violate sharia law and norms then its growth will get better.
"The sharia economy is the value." There is no sharia violation and shari'ah norms for all sharia trade and industry or in accordance with the existing legal norms, perhaps the most prominent in the financial system, "Aher
The governor hopes that the sharia economy could have a positive impact on economic growth and the improvement of people's welfare. In addition, West Java Provincial Government (Pemprov) supports the sharia business actors in West Java.
"The important impact is beneficial for economic growth and the improvement of people's welfare," said Aher
Aher hopes to sharia economic actors to continue to work hard so that their business grows more advanced so that more enjoyed by the community and become part of significant economic growth.
"We are very supportive of the economic actors of sharia let alone the better the development of the more diverse the production," he concluded. (MAT)


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Sauteed Rosemary Carrots
This colorful, fresh-tasting side dish is great with chicken and potatoes but would complement just about any meal. My husband and I cook with many different kinds of herbs and have found rosemary to be delightful with carrots.
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 20 min.
Makes6 servings
- 1-1/2 pounds carrots, sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small green pepper, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- In a large skillet, saute carrots in oil until crisp-tender. Add green pepper; saute 5 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the rosemary, salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts2/3 cup: 70 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 275mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.
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I'd prepared this recipe and found it to be very tasty! I did use 1/4 cup vegetable oil and added 1 medium onion, diced and the green pepper, diced. I didn't have rosemary at that time, so I used dried thyme and that was just as good! Thank you for sharing this recipe!delowenstein
Jan 10, 2011
We weren't a very big fan of these. Maybe we just weren't big on the rosemary?
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The Optimist says: "The Glass is Half Full." The Pessimist says: "The Glass is Half Empty." The Bureaucrat says: "What we need are 5 glasses, 1/10th the size." The Angry Drunk Bureaucrat says: "Where's my damned bourbon?"
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An Overview Of The Jointly Owned Property Regulations And Their Implementation To Date
INTRODUCTION: Law No. 27 of 2007 on Ownership of Jointly-Owned Properties in the Emirate of Dubai (the "JOP Law") came into force on 1 April 2008. The Law laid the foundation for a regulated and transparent regime concerning the management of strata developments and ownership of Units in Dubai.
Law No. 27 of 2007 on Ownership of Jointly-Owned Properties in the Emirate of Dubai (the "JOP Law") came into force on 1 April 2008. The Law laid the foundation for a regulated and transparent regime concerning the management of strata developments and ownership of Units in Dubai.
In terms of Article 32 of the JOP Law, the Chairman of the Land Department was entitled to implement regulations as required to ensure a comprehensive strata title regime.
In April 2010 these regulations ("JOP Regulations") were released as "Guidelines" by the Land Department.
In this article we briefly outline the purpose of each of the JOP Regulations. We then list in simple terms the steps developers need to take to ensure they comply with the JOP Regulations. We then review how these laws are being applied and implemented to date in practical terms.
The JOP Regulations comprise the following:
- The General Regulation – Concerning Jointly Owned Properties under the Law on Jointly Owned Properties in the Emirate of Dubai ("General Regulation");
- The Regulation Concerning Jointly Owned Property Declaration under the Law on Jointly Owned Properties in the Emirate of Dubai ("JOPD Regulation");
- The Regulation Concerning Preparation of Survey Plans in the Emirate of Dubai ("Survey Regulation") and Directions;
- The Association Constitution ("Constitution Regulation").
Below we provide an Overview of the JOP Regulations by considering briefly the purpose of each regulation. A more detailed analysis of the JOP Regulations is completed under the section On-Going compliance below.
- General Regulation
This regulation is the principal JOP Regulation. The General Regulation covers such matters as:
a) Consumer protection;
b) Developer disclosure;
c) Financial disclosures;
d) Apportionment of costs as between developers and the Owners Association;
e) Collection of service charges;
f) The requirements for lodging of Jointly Owned Property Declarations and setting up of Owners Associations;
g) The form and content of Building Management Statements;
h) The form and content of Supply Agreements;
i) Community Rules Enforcement Notices;
j) Appointments of Administrators;
k) Interim measures.
2. JOPD Regulation
This Regulation sets out in more detail what is required to set up on a jointly owned property scheme and register an Owners Association. A default procedure is specified allowing Unit Owners to establish a Jointly Owned Property scheme where the developer fails to do this. A new procedure is also introduced allowing developers to stage their developments as well as provisions allowing up to three layers of Jointly Owned Property within any one Jointly Owned Property development.
3. Survey Regulation
This Regulation provides for the following:
a) The accreditation and registration of surveyors;
b) The duties of registered surveyors;
c) Suspensions and cancellations of surveyors;
d) Standards to be used and the ability for the Land Department to issue binding Directions;
e) Transitional provisions relating to the preparation of plans are also specified.
Directions have also been put in place which describe how areas must be calculated and survey requirements.
4. Constitution Regulation
This Regulation specifies the form of constitution for each Owners Association formed. If developers have specified their own form of constitution in their sale contract they will need to be aware that such documents will now not apply.
In this section we briefly summarise the effect of the JOP Regulations on an on-going basis. Each topic is discussed under the heading of the JOP Regulation setting out the obligations.
General Regulation
Article 4 – of the General Regulation – Disclosure Statements
- The most immediate concern of developers with new proposed or incomplete developments or developments that are complete but for which no titles have issued will be completing their Disclosure Statements.
- A Disclosure Statement must be signed by a representative of the developer and set out the following information:
(a) The description of the building or project of which the proposed Unit will be part;
(b) The intended land use within building project (for eg. residential, serviced apartments or retail);
(c) Any features pertaining to ecological sustainability;
(d) Any special use that applies to the proposed Unit ( e.g. serviced apartment);
(e) Facilities on the Common Areas that will be available for use by owners and occupiers as of right;
(f) Facilities within the building or project that will be available for the use of owners or occupiers on a commercial basis;
(g) Items of furniture and furnishings (if any) for the proposed Units that the developer commits to make available without additional charge;
(h) A draft plan for the proposed Units showing the areas of the units required by the survey Directions to be shown on the plan for registration purposes but showing no other areas;
(i) A schedule of materials and finishes for both the proposed Common Areas and the proposed Unit;
(j) Whether any Supply Agreements are to be entered into by the proposed Owners' Association and, if so which agreements;
(k) If available, an estimate of the Service Charges payable in respect of the proposed Unit and, if not available, a statement to that effect;
(l) Proposed arrangements for the supply of utility services to the Jointly Owned Property and the Unit;
(m) Where any utility service will be provided by non-Dubai government entity, other than the Owners' Association, a statement identifying the utility service and indicating how charges will be paid for that utility service;
(n) Whether the Owners' Association will on-sell any utility service to Unit Owners and, if so, details on the supply arrangements;
(o) Whether construction has commenced and if not a reasonably estimated date for commencement of construction;
(p) A reasonably estimated date on which the property will be handed over to the purchaser;
(q) A statement directing the purchasers' attention to the development and purchasing obligation to register the contract in the Interim Real Estate Register in accordance with Law No. 13 of 2008 and related laws including the statement explaining the consequences of non-registration.
(r) Any ecologically sustainable development ratings applying to the building project including details of the rating authority will be included;
(s) A copy of the proposed Jointly Owned Property Declaration will be included;
(t) Copy of the proposed Building Management Statement will be included;
(u) A budget prepared on a reasonable basis and including provision for general fund and reserve fund and catering for the first two years of operation will be included;
(v) An estimate (based on the budget) of the Service Charges for the Unit will be provided;
(w) Details of utility service providers will be disclosed including whether the entity is related to the developer and a reasonable estimate of the annual cost except where the utility service provider is a government entity.
- Failure by the developer to provide the Disclosure Statement will mean that the contract is voidable by the purchaser.
- The developer will also warrant that the information in the Disclosure Statement is complete and accurate in all material respects. Where the information is incomplete or inaccurate in a material way, the developer shall be liable to the purchaser or any subsequent purchaser for a period of two years from the date which the Unit is transferred from the developer.
Al Tamimi's Comments and Observations
- Arguably Disclosure Statements are not required for developments that are complete and where the Unit to be sold has its own title. We state that it is "arguable" because the logic behind no disclosure being required where a Unit has a title is that the Unit will be complete and the title documentation (including the Jointly Owned Property Declaration and Building Management Statement (if applicable) should be available for inspection. Arguably therefore if no JOP Declaration is available disclosure should be made. If the development is incomplete or complete but with no title then a Disclosure Statement will be required.
- The plan to be attached to the contract must be completed in accordance with the Directions. The Directions are given pursuant to the Survey Regulation.
- Disclosure is a large task on the part of developers as the modelling will need to be virtually complete for the entire building noting in particular that a Jointly Owned Property Declaration including the service charge modelling, Building Management Statement and necessary modelling and more comprehensive budgets and estimates in relation to service charges will all be necessary. We would suggest that developers will need to take great care pre-estimating. Leaving a reasonably large margin of error may also be necessary.
- Much of the content required for the Disclosure Statement is also regulated within the JOP Regulations including the content of Jointly Owned Property Declaration and Building Management Statements. Developers therefore need to ensure all documentation is compliant. In terms of minimising risk developers may also wish to seek the approval of the Land Department to any proposals that may be the subject of any discretion on the part of the Land Department or RERA.
Article 7 – of the General Regulation – Financial Matters
- Article 7 clarifies what is mostly standard practice by making it clear that developers are responsible for all costs and expenses associated with plot until the Owners Association comes into existence. Developers must also pay the cost of all connection charges for the project. Connection charges for Units will depend upon the contractual terms signed between the developer and purchaser.
- Fees and expenses paid in advance by the developer may be recovered from the Owners Association where it is proper to do so.
- Developers may not collect service charges from purchasers of the Units unless these have been authorised by RERA. Any funds collected which are unexpended must be handed over to the Owners Association within 21 days of it being registered and licensed.
- Where a developer has collected charges from purchasers, the developer must within three months of the date upon which the Owners Association was registered and licensed have a registered auditor undertake an audit of the monies received and expended and within 21 days pay to the Owners Association the reconciled balance of unexpended funds as certified by the auditors. The department may also direct the developer to pay funds to the Owners Association.
- Developers must transfer title to any goods or equipment purchased with funds collected from purchasers to the Owners Association.
Articles 8, 9 and 10 – of the General Regulation – Building Management Statements
- It has become clear to legal and association management practitioners that RERA will play a very significant role in ensuring the content of Jointly Owned Property documentation is appropriate. The role of RERA in this regard is particularly apparent when considering whether a Building Management Statement can be used.
- A Building Management Statement is a system that when used appropriately may lead to simplification of complex mixed use schemes. Essentially a Building Management Statement creates a parallel concept to that of Jointly Owned Property but rather than having "Common Areas" the shared areas fall into the ownership of one "Component" or another with easements created in favour of the other users. Components can then be sub-divided into Units and a Jointly Owned Property Declaration filed in relation to this Component only.
- Practically speaking RERA will in most cases require an "Owners Association" to be the legal entity in charge of Common Areas or any other shared parts of the development. This has caused some people to state that there is no such thing as Building Management Statements in Dubai Jointly Owned Property. This is however only partially the case.
- Building Management Statement can be created within a simple or layered scheme and registered as a separate restriction over the title to each Unit. Most areas that are shared will become "Common Areas" however the Building Management Statement can be used to deal with management and cost issues thereby effectively ensuring equitable outcomes are entrenched and cannot be over-ridden for example by a majority interest.
Articles 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the General Regulation – Supply Agreements
- Supply Agreements are defined as agreements for a term of one year or more for the supply of goods or services including utility services to an Owners Association either directly or through a Building Management Statement.
- Examples of Supply Agreements will be facilities management agreements, agreements for the bulk supply of utilities such as district cooling agreements, association manager agreements and insurance agreements.
- Supply Agreements may not have a term exceeding three years.
- The content of Supply Agreements is regulated as follows:(a) In the case of goods supplied a description of these and the price paid for them must be included. The price must be competitive with prices obtainable on the open market.
(b) In the case of services detailed descriptions of these services must be provided and the fee for these set out. The fee must be competitive with fees obtainable on the open market for similar services. The provisions must also have a means of monitoring and assessing the performance of the service provider and the ability to terminate the agreement for non-performance or other default. Provisions must also be included allowing the Owners Association to vary the services or service levels whereupon adjustments of the fee will also take place. Secret commissions are prohibited.
(c) In any case where the Supply Agreements are noncompliant, an Owner may apply to the Court for relief and the Court may either invalidate the Supply Agreement or make an order varying the terms of the agreement.
- In addition all companies supplying services in the nature of management of Common Areas must be licensed with RERA and any agreements for such services registered with RERA.
Al Tamimi's CoMments and Observations
- The restrictions pertaining to Supply Agreements and agreements for management services in relation to Common Areas are targeted at developers who may seek to tie Owners Associations into lucrative long term contracts for goods and services.
- There are also restrictions in the Constitution Regulation on Board members allowing the Owners Association to enter into contracts with any entity related to a Board member. Developers can expect therefore that RERA will be vigilant in protecting purchaser's rights with regard to these requirements.
Articles 23, 24, and 25 – of the General Regulation – Registration of Owners Associations
- The JOPD Regulation makes it clear that the developer is responsible for registering the Owners Association.
- The General Regulation contemplates that some developers may not apply for the registration of the Owners Association whereupon the application may be made by Unit owners (see Article 23 (1) (g) of the General Regulation and Article 11 (3) of the Jointly Owned Property Declaration Regulation).
- The following documents must be lodged with the Land Department and found to be in order on or before the Owners Association is constituted:(a) An application for registration;
(b) The Common Areas Site Plan;
(c) The Jointly Owned Property Declaration;
(d) The Title document for the plot, the subject of the Site Plan or a statement from the Land Department stating that the title document is under process;
(e) The audit report obtained under sub-article 10 of Article 7 of the General Regulation or an undertaking to provide this within three months;
(f) The transfer of the first Unit;
(g) The Land Department's fees;
(h) Such other documents as the Land Department may require.
- In addition to the above the developer may be required to use an electronic management accounting system approved by RERA and:(a) Establish the books and records that the Owners Association is required to keep under its Constitution;
(b) Effect in the name of the Owners Association the insurances that it is required to effect;
(c) Prepare all the documents required to be dealt with at the first annual general assembly of the Owners Association;
(d) Convene and hold the first Annual General Assembly;
(e) Administer the Owners Association and the Common Areas (including their repair and maintenance) until the first Annual General Assembly;
(f) The Owners Association will be responsible for the reasonable costs of those matters set out above.
Survey Regulation
Article 11 – Preparation of Plans
- The Land Department may allow architectural or engineering drawings to be lodged instead of survey plans prepared in accordance with the Survey Directions in relation to projects that have been constructed and occupied and other projects under construction at the Land Department's discretion. These projects have been defined as 'Existing Projects' in the Survey Regulation.
- In the case of communities that are Existing Projects the Owners Association will be responsible for preparing the Common Areas Site Plan in accordance with the Survey Directions and having these lodged within one year from the date the Owners Association comes into existence.
- In the case of buildings that are Existing Projects there is no obligation to have a Common Areas Site Plan prepared in accordance with the Survery Directions.
- Owners in Existing Projects will be responsible for preparing their own unit plans and may be prevented from transferring their unit at the Land Department until this is done.
- For projects that are not Existing Projects developers shall be responsible for completing unit plans and Common Areas Site Plans in accordance with the Directions.
JOPD Regulation
- The JOPD Regulation specifies when a Jointly Owned Property Declaration is required in relation to a building, project or component within the building. The JOPD Regulation also specifies what is required to complete the application. The principle requirements are as follows:
(a) A Common Areas Site Plan;
(b) A schedule setting out the Entitlement for each Unit;
(c) The criteria used for allocating the Entitlements amongst units (i.e.
based on 'area' or the 'fair and equitable' approach);
(d) Details about the staging of the project;
(e) Arrangements for the delivery and use of utility services;
(f) Any easements or covenants that burden or benefit the Common Areas;
(g) The Community Rules;
(h) A statement indicating if the Jointly Owned Property Declaration is over the freehold or leasehold interest in the land.
- Jointly Owned Property Declarations may contain following matters:
(a) Restrictions on how particular Units can be used;
(b) Architectural and landscaping codes;
(c) Restrictions on use of specified parts of the Common Areas;
(d) Allocations to specific Units of rights of exclusive use over specified parts of Common Areas including conditions attaching those rights;
(e) Special management arrangements to which the Owners Association will be party for example multiple layers of Jointly Owned Property and projects the subject of Building Management Statements;
(f) Such other things as the Land Department may allow;
- Jointly Owned Property Declarations will be subject to the approval of RERA and cannot conflict with the Jointly Owned Property Laws and JOP Regulations.
- Article 11 of the JOPD Regulation required any Jointly Owned Property Declaration to be lodged by the developer in respect of a project, whether complete or not, by 13th April 2010. Master Developers must also complete in due course documentation appropriate for Master Communities.
- The JOPD Regulation will also enable developers to complete projects in stages. In such cases developers will be able to submit amended or new Jointly Owned Property Declarations provided the updates relate solely to the staging for the project. In all other cases amendments must be by Special Resolution of the Owners Association.
- The principal benefit to the developer in staging a project will be that they may limit their exposure by completing part of the project only and then establishing this as its own Jointly Owned Property whilst reserving the ability to incorporate this initial stage into a larger development at a later date.
- The JOPD regulation also allows layers of Jointly Owned Property that is to say a Unit within a Jointly Owned Property may be able to be itself subject of a separate Jointly Owned Property Declaration. No more than three layers of Jointly Owned Property will be allowed.
Al Tamimi's Comments and Observations
- The Jointly Owned Property Declaration will be the principal 'title' and 'disclosure' document relating to any project. It will enable all purchasers and other stakeholders to understand the structure of the development and each party's rights and obligations. It should be noted that the Jointly Owned Property Declaration is required for 'Disclosure' purposes as well as required to be filed in order for the Owners Association to come into existence.
- Due to the importance of the Jointly Owned Property Declaration appropriate legal and other consulting advice should be taken when preparing the same and structuring a development.
- Having been involved in assisting with the documentation and legal issues pertaining to the JOP Regulations, Al Tamimi and Company are well placed to comment on their implementation.
- To the well informed it was clear that implementation was going to present some challenges. Firstly much of the development that has occurred in Dubai took place prior to the JOP Regulations being issued. This meant that not all purchasers received the benefit of clear disclosure. RERA and the Land Department have therefore had to mediate in relation to disputes in relation to areas that developers may have retained and the owners dispute as Common Areas.
- A further challenge has been the volume of schemes that had to be brought within the new regulatory regime within a relatively short period. RERA has understood this challenge and have been flexible with developers whilst also keeping pressure on them to ensure compliance. This flexible approach has also enabled the supporting industries such as the surveying industry and association management industry to bulk up to meet the demand. RERA and the Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI) have also spearheaded important educational initiatives which have assisted greatly developers, owners and association managers understand their new obligations.
- The documentation for many schemes has now been submitted to RERA and the final form of plans approved by the Survey section of the Land Department. There is now a good understanding in the support industries as to what is required in terms of plans and documentation.
- Recently RERA have also required developers to call a General Assembly for the purpose of the election of a Board and association manager. This process has also required a lawyer to assist the Interim Board and ensure that a transparent tender process was used to elect the association manager. This process in particular has inspired some confidence in RERA ensuring that owners interests are protected and developers comply with their obligations. In addition RERA have actively regulated service charges and made it clear to the public that developers cannot collect service charges without RERA approval. Developers who have not handed over control of their developments to the Owners Association may now find themselves in a position where they cannot levy service charges unless the Owners Association Board has approved the same.
- To the best of the writers knowledge however Owners Associations are not being issued with licenses. This aspect creates legal challenges for Owners Associations in terms of enforcing their rights. In particular it means an Owners Association has questionable legal capacity in terms of pursuing defaulting owners for non payment of service charges, arranging contracts for goods or services, opening a bank account or pursuing developers or others for breaches of their obligations.
- The fact that Owners Associations are not being issued with licenses also creates problems for some developers. Many developers would prefer to hand over their obligations to an Owners Association but are prevented from doing so due to the reluctance of the Owners Association board members to sign the necessary contracts on behalf of the Owners Association without clear legal recognition of the legal status of the Owners Association. In some instances owners also blame developers for problem missing and refuse to pay service charges which leads to the developer having to subsidise the owners or expend resources in trying to cause owners to comply.
The JOP Regulations round out a comprehensive ownership system that goes beyond the mere management of buildings through the inclusion within the scheme of provisions relating to the subdivision of land, including Master Communities.
The comprehensive disclosure regime will place additional obligations on developers but should not prejudice significantly quality developers who complete extensive planning or their projects and will therefore hold the relevant data at the time they are ready to go to market.
The establishment of Owners Associations and the consumer protection provisions in the JOP Regulations should see a knock on effect with regard to service charges and the accompanying transparency should improve confidence in the sector.
The implementation process has as predicted lead to some challenges however there is now a strong and committed Jointly Owned Property community and a good understanding of the respective rights and obligations of the stakeholders.
It is anticipated that licenses for Owners Association will issue in due course and the transition will be complete. The fully implemented JOP Regulations should once again emphasise why the Dubai real estate market is the logical choice for investment in the region.


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I bought a photography course from Creativelive of famous photographer, Zack Arias. During his introduction he said somethings that stood out to me.
We want to be the photographers that master the medium, not let it master over us.
Photography will take everything from you, it will take your time, money, family, your credit score, if you let it. Its' a wild beats.
The Balance: We have families, we have lives. Photography is everything but no it isn't, photography is stupid. At the end of the day, its just a job, we're not curing cancer, but its the only thing I know how to do.
When my nephews visit they light up my world. There have been times where I am working on my computer and David the oldest says, "Monica, come play with me." Or my mom ask, "Do you wanna put Jacob to sleep?" At those moments, what ever I am doing becomes meaningless. The past few weeks I have only been taking photos with my film camera of life. I felt like I needed a break from "photography". I know a creative break will help improve my professional work.
Life is full of joy, we just have to stop and notice it.
A clip of Jacob. I love his reaction to the sunlight.It's as if he is seeing it for the first time.


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We had a rep from Sony come to the station today, giving the ...well, not the sales pitch, since we've already bought the show, but ...well, just a presentation, on the "Dr. Oz" show.
I'd heard of Dr. Oz before (mostly just from knowing that we were going to be carrying the show, and that he had been on Oprah's program several times) but I didn't know all the info about the guy. Apparently he's the one who has been writing those "You" books ("You - on a diet", "You - only better", "You - oughtta know" [okay, that last one was Alanis]), he writes a weekly newspaper column, he appears on Oprah like every month, he's a doctor/surgeon, he teaches classes, and now he's going to be hosting his own television program.
And it's like, Dude. I'm exhausted just hearing about all your activities. How does he do it??
Speaking of over-extending onesself, May is going to be ...hectic.
We have Baby 4 arriving...whenever, plus I'm considering blogging daily (although now that we're at May's door, I'm feeling much less committed to that particular goal), my supervisor is going to be out from work for half of the month due to a surgery, the upfronts happen [NBC is May 5th, the other networks happen the week of the 18th], May is the month for season finales on television, and we have to devise a way to come up with an extra thousand dollars (give or take) so that we can attend the Live & Learn Conference in September.
I'm sure it would be no sweat for Dr. Oz, but we'll have to see how I handle things. :)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Off to see the wizard
We had a rep from Sony come to the station today, giving the ...well, not the sales pitch, since we've already bought the show, but ...well, just a presentation, on the "Dr. Oz" show.
Posted by P@ at 4:56 PM
1 comment:
- Amy said...
Well, you know, Dr. Jan Adams was a doctor and a surgeon and had a tv show and was on Oprah and I'm not sure if he wrote a book. Then he killed Kanye West's mom.
I'm not sure what my point is, but, you know. Think about it.
- April 30, 2009 8:47 PM


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I am trying hard not to make this a rant so I'll let you know up front that I'm very frustrated with many of the lineage societies' directions and interpretations of what they consider acceptable.
In the past year, I've completed a number of society applications for clients and myself. It seems each time there is something a society had a problem with that I couldn't see was an issue. In the past month alone, I've had to have lengthy discussions with their genealogist over several sticking points.
I could certainly understand if the problem was lack of a record for proof of relationship. I could also understand if it was because the person could not have been in two places at the same time; in other words, analysis of existing records couldn't determine which John Smith was the John Smith who would be a qualifying ancestor. If the application directions were completely disregarded, I could also understand a rejection. I cannot understand the following:
- Applying for membership that says "send proof of [military] service" and when more than one proof is sent, such as the enrollment application, pension application, 1890 veteran's census, newspaper clippings, and family letters to two different organizations for two different U.S. wars and being told in one situation that the sources were "a little thin" and in the other, that a record that was housed at the National Personnel Records center were necessary. So, they never heard about the 1973 fire that destroyed the records they wanted? Makes you think twice of the level of genealogical understanding of the organization. How can a pension application, enlistment paperwork and veteran's census be considered "a little thin?
- Applying for a designated individual and then being told that the ancestor doesn't qualify because he was a nobleman and not royalty. Had to initially laugh at that one because one of the sources for this disputed ancestor was titled, "The Interim King." I was able to obtain qualification based on the nobleman's wife's father but for the life of me, I don't understand the difference between a nobleman serving as king and someone who inherited it from his father. The individual who inherited the title came from a line that at one point had the first ruler. What made that person royal? I just don't understand. The organization has yet to explain it to me.
- Being told the application was being rejected because the year for sources was omitted. When I asked the application number that purportedly occurred I didn't get a response. I always keep a copy and I couldn't find anywhere where I missed a date. A week later I received an email that no further information was required. I understand people make mistakes but own up to it.
- Being told that your application was accepted and two weeks later receiving an email stating that your application wasn't accepted. Huh? In that situation, the membership chair had obtained a list from the genealogist and assumed that names placed on the list had all been verified but evidently that wasn't the case; the list was for everyone who had submitted an application. I understand errors happen but you'd think that the board would all be on the same page.
I'm not knocking lineage societies. I think they serve a tremendous purpose. Not only is there fraternity and hopefully, camaraderie, the ideals and promotion of the area of history they represent is important. They are also a wonderful place to save genealogical information and honor our ancestors. That said, I really wish they would get their act together.


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We might have tried a little too early with Mixpanel or maybe a too ambitious implementation, but it didn't work for us and we wasted a lot of time and resources.
We use Salesforce for sales pipeline management and data warehouse for our members. The unpleasant "gotcha" is that they have relatively low amount of storage. Soon after we implemented our data warehouse we ran out of storage, which is really odd considering how cheap storage is nowadays.
In our company almost everyone uses Sketch. Compared to alternatives, it is lightweight, easy to use and gets the job done. Recently, they added a number of edge features that really make a difference.
We use SendGrid. I don't have much to say on it. It is what it is. We are not passionately in love with it.
eShares helps with 409 valuation services, board resolution approval, and signature management. I should have started using eShares sooner to have a cleaner cap table with t's crossed and i's dotted. You should start using it as early as you bring on investors.
We outsource to Early Growth Financial Services and they use QuickBooks. I used to do it myself, but I should have outsourced sooner as it takes away precious time that I could have used to do other things.
I have only positive things to say about Gusto. We have used Zenefits and Paychex in the past, but we prefer Gusto far and away. The administrative user interface and the associate-facing interface are fantastic.
We used Breezy HR when we raised our Series A. It was a highly cost effective tool for candidate pipeline management.
We use Shippo for shipping label management.
As a marketplace with hundreds of thousands of guests and members, Sift Science saves us a significant amount in fraud detection and prevention. It gives a quick insight into any possible issues.
We use Algolia for search within our marketplace. It produces fast, more accurate results.
We tried setting up Stripe but we could not because of the lack of support for a PayPal integration. In our market, there is deep PayPal penetration. That said, Stripe has made great strides in supporting marketplaces like Panjo with casual sellers. We are actively reconsidering Stripe.
JIRA has worked the best for us across design, development and product management. It has the ability to provide clarity into the product roadmap. It is also easy to use and not expensive.


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Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo 20/21 January 2019 – dramatic changes
The first 2019 Full Moon, as a Total (Blood) Lunar Eclipse, falls at 00°52′ of the sign of Leo, on 21 January 2019 at 4:16 pm, Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time or AEDT (Sydney/Melbourne time). In other parts of the world, it falls on 20 January 2019 at 9:16 pm in Los Angeles, 21 January at 12:16 am in New York, and on 21 January at 5:16 am in London.
This is the final eclipse falling across the Leo / Aquarius axis for approximately 18 years, as the nodal axis entered the Cancer / Capricorn polarity on 8 November 2018 for an 18 months stay. This is therefore a time of completion in the areas of life where the eclipse falls for you given the ending of this sequence, and a new beginning; as again we have a lunar eclipse at 00° of a sign.
Any ending could contain emotional drama since the sign of Leo is associated with drama and self-expression, and eclipses themselves are wildcards which can have emotionally (Moon) intense and unexpected changes. Compounding the potential for unexpected change, this eclipse makes a T-square configuration with the modern ruler of Aquarius, Uranus, planet of radical change, disruption and volatility. Whilst on the one hand this could be freeing, liberating and exciting, creating space, it could also, 'throw things up in the air' as lightning strikes – creating severance and separation to situations that were seemingly stable.
Where does the eclipse fall for you, affecting the following areas of life:
1-7 House axis – Relationships – the self and other; "I" and "we"
2-8 House axis – Resources – personal values, material goods, material possessions and security, and shared resources, possessions, emotional intimacy, and transformation
3-9 House axis – The mind – communication, language, facts, siblings, short journeys and beliefs, philosophies, higher education, long journeys, teaching
4-10 House axis – Parents – home, roots, past, heritage, family, parents, foundations and vocation, status, authority, career
5-11 House axis – Creativity, recreation, children, play, pleasure, romance, self-expression and community, groups, friendships, shared goals, projects, social reform and allies
6-12 House axis – Service work – everyday life, health, craft, daily routines and rituals, colleagues, pets and surrender, retreat, the mystical, institutions, the unconscious.
The next eclipse season starts in early July 2019, and the next New Moon falls on 4/5 February 2019.
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