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Nate Lowman (b. 1979) has created a Limited Edition series, "Courtesy Professionalism Respect (white)" (2010) and "Courtesy Professionalism Respect (black)" (2010), especially for the New Museum.
The two series were inspired by the seven-foot cross-shaped boom on the back of New York Police Department tow trucks. In action, the booms ingeniously snake around under tires in order to move vehicles. Often they can be seen lying dormant, hanging off the back of trucks. This striking anthropomorphic image—culled from the city where the artist lives and works—has been fabricated on a smaller scale than the original (over two feet tall) to create the works, and each is slightly unique. The editions are a re-creation of the tow truck boom's iconic form, made of laser-cut and machined parts in steel, which have been welded together. Lowman has painted each sculpture and added a mix of different compounds to give them each a slightly different patina. He then engaged with the sculptures in the city streets: Dragging them on the ground, they became both scraped up and rusted—lending them an extraordinary presence.
Lowman is a rule breaker. His work consistently disrupts the way in which we think we know or understand art, and its place in the world. The artworks he creates—whether they are paintings inspired by fake bullet hole decals on car windows, or the psychotic nature of a smiley face, or a series of beautifully rusted side panels of old gas pumps from the 1920s and 1950s (that are hard to place without their fronts)—pervert an image or object's original or intended function or meaning, as he continually engages head on with the formal preoccupations of Minimalism. Lowman forces the viewer to confront new layers of meaning through his particular economy of means and mark-making. To spend time with the artist or with his artwork is exciting—eyes open wider and expectations are wonderfully thwarted.
Nate Lowman has exhibited widely and received international acclaim for his work. Most recently, Lowman's solo exhibitions have included: "The Natriot Act," Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo, "Nate Lowman," the Hydra Workshop, Greece (2009), and "A Dog From Every County," Maccarone, New York (2009). The artist has an upcoming solo exhibition with Massimo De Carlo, London, in March 2010. Selected group exhibitions include "Wall & Floor," Galerie Almine Rech, Paris (2009), "Beg, Borrow and Steal," Rubell Family Collection, Miami (2009), "Besides, With, Against and Yet: Abstraction and the Ready-Made Gesture," The Kitchen, New York (2009), "New York Minute", curated by Kathy Grayson, MACRO, Rome (2008), "The Cooreman Collection," Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Belgium (2008), "Mapping the Studio: Artists from the François Pinault Collection," curated by Alison Gingeras and Francesco Bonami, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy (2008), "Unmonumental," New Museum, New York (2007). Lowman will be included in upcoming group exhibitions this spring at the Guggenheim Museum, New York, and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.
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Chris Hemsworth feels like he's playing a new character in Thor: Ragnarok
Although the previous two THOR movies certainly had their moments, they never came across as top-tier Marvel flicks, and the God of Thunder certainly deserved better. When the time came for another installment of the THOR franchise, Chris Hemsworth knew that something needed to be done differently, especially as he has admitted that he had grown "bored of myself as that character." The actor told Flicks and the City that he reached out to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about the much-needed shakeup.
I think the objective from even years before we'd written the script was to change this film up in some way. It all started to feel a little bit familiar and predictable, and I called Kevin Feige and said we've got to do something different here. He agreed and was incredibly receptive and then we had Taika [Waititi] come on board who had the same attitude. It was about changing the aesthetic, the look, the hair, the hammer, the costume, everything, the world that we're a part of. The universe, the music, everything.
Chris Hemsworth added that those changes "felt like a clean slate," and that starting over again made it feel as though he was "playing a new character in a way, which was hugely freeing and invigorating." Compared to the character we were introduced to in the first THOR movie, Hemsworth's portrayal of Thor in THOR: RAGNAROK really does feel like a new individual. "I think there's a vulnerability to him and accessibility to him that wasn't there prior," said Hemsworth. "The first time I played the character was about playing a god and being sort of ethereal and godlike, and speaking a certain way and moving a certain way. But the problem with that is then ... it's good for one film and then you sort of hit a ceiling and you have nowhere to go. So this film was about kind of stripping that back and having a greater access to that vulnerability and relatability. He's one of us. He has his own problems. He has the same insecurities we all might have. The same oncerns and fears or whatever."
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In Marvel Studios' 'Thor: Ragnarok', Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!
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Campaigners have made fresh calls for an extension of Sheffield's tram network through the Sheaf Valley to be pushed higher up the transport agenda – saying action is urgently needed to get the city moving.
The country's first tram-train arrived at the Nunnery Square depot in Sheffield this week, the first of seven vehicles which will start running between the city centre and Rotherham by 2017 as part of a trial.
There has long been an aspiration to extend the Supertram route to Dore and Totley, and last year a report was published by South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive which proposed running tram-trains – which can operate on both the tram and rail network – through the Abbeydale Road corridor, as well as up Ecclesall Road and around Fulwood.
This would allow passengers to connect with a High Speed Rail link at Meadowhall, and funding has been promised by the Government. But city leaders are strengthening their case for an HS2 stop at the old Victoria station site above the Wicker, claiming it would be better for the economy and that the estimated cost would be £680 million more expensive than the out-of-town option, less then previously thought.
However, John Brighton, who is helping to lead a voluntary campaign group based in Millhouses, said a tram extension through the Sheaf Valley could not wait until the arrival of HS2 in the 2030s.
"It needs it within the next decade," he said.
"If we want to get the city working we have to get the transport working, because traffic is choking our city. We have got to use trams to unlock our economic potential.
"If, like Nottingham, we raised private finance, you could have a tram up to Dore within 10 years."
He added: "I don't believe the focus in Sheffield is on such places as the Sheaf Valley, Ecclesall Road and Woodseats, where traffic is not able to move. Here in Millhouses it can take an hour to get home or into town, even on a good day. We've got to get out of cars and on to trams. Buses don't work."
The campaigners say redundant track beds could be used for trams. Tram-trains using existing railway lines have 'always been an option', said Mr Brighton - but capacity would need to found on the route to Dore.
"The line through Millhouses is very busy," he added.
A spokeswoman for SYPTE said tram-trains could be used more widely if more money is found.
"The Tram Train pilot is being held between Sheffield and Rotherham to see if the technology can be used elsewhere. Tram Train will carry on as a local service if it is successful, and more stops introduced or the service extended if this can be funded."
The transport body added that its Sheffield City Region High Speed 2 Connectivity Study Report, published with engineering consultants Arup last February, outlined proposals to extend tram-trains through the Sheaf Valley to Dore.
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I haven't used abundantly since buying, as it's happened, but have been more than satisfied with the product; it functions as well as the Glencairn option, for me, as far as I've been able to tell, and is a valid alternative for me, practically, with long glass neck. I would recommend!
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Finding kids birthday celebration games to do business with this excellent party theme just isn't as simple as finding LEGO decorations as well as other LEGO themed items to spend your hard earned money on. What your LEGO party really needs are great games that you can tweak to suit the LEGO theme- birthday celebration games that keep the kids busy inside them for hours fun. Turning a dozen preschoolers loose over a table full of LEGO's doesn't cut it- your LEGO party needs more structure if you are to maintain your sanity.
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LEGO Door Prize: Use a nice sized jar full of LEGOs your party entrance along with small items of paper and pencils. Each party guest (as well as the birthday child) turns into a guess at how many LEGOs have been in the jar, and at the end of your party the closest guess grows to take the jar home. Parents will help the preschoolers write down their guess as well as their names since they all arrive.
LEGO Ring Toss: Produce a narrow tower of LEGOs having a LEGO base you could duct tape to the floor or rug for stability. Create 3-5 rings by cutting the guts out of plastic plates (sturdier than paper plates). Test out your preschooler to find the right distance for that 'stay behind' line, and mark that out with more tape on the floor or rug. If you are using different color plates for the rings, the scoring for each could be different. If you opt to score the game, it can be done either individually or by teams.
LEGO Pitch: It is really an substitute for the LEGO Ring Toss. Assemble many different different shaped targets such as cut down milk cartons, bowls and boxes, all placed at different distances from a 'stand behind' line in your rug or floor. Place a point count number on the front of each target (the farthest away the greater the point count), and provide each child 5 LEGOs of numerous sizes and shapes. Keep score either individually or by teams.
LEGO Drop: From the standing position or kneeling backwards over a chair, the kids will drop 3 or 4 LEGOs from their nose in to a jar or bowl. The wider the mouth about the target, the simpler the game for the children. If backwards around the chair, have a helper store the chair so there aren't accidents.
LEGO Spoon Relay Race - Part 1: Place a bowl or bucket packed with various LEGOs an excellent distance in the kids, this will let you 'stand behind' line on your own floor or rug. Divide the children into two teams, each with a spatula or big spoon- the spoon is simpler as a result of sloping sides. Make the two teams implements the identical, ie. either both spoons or both spatulas. On 'Go', one child from each team races down to the bucket, picks up as much LEGOs as they possibly can on their own spoon or spatula- no hands- and takes the LEGOs to their starting position where they hand the spoon or spatula off to the next team member to do this again until all of the LEGOs happen to be retrieved. The winning team will have accumulated probably the most LEGOs.
LEGO Spoon Relay Race - Part 2: Once all counted up along with a Part 1 winning team declared, set each team the job of building the tallest tower using their accumulated LEGOs. Cooperating to create that tower as a team would have been a challenge, and that's the purpose.
LEGO Bingo: Make use of this game if the excitability level needs to be brought down somewhat. Have these downloadable bingo cards pre-printed and ready:
LEGO Scavenger Hunt: Have your LEGOs well hidden beforehand, indoors or out. For your youngest ones, just score it because when many they find and bring back. For older ones, it is possible to score different values for different colors and/or shapes. Send them out using a key card so they know very well what to find that scores them one of the most points.
LEGO Lift (for children too old for your LEGO Drop): Either having a small pile of LEGOs for each and every child or perhaps a big communal bowl of LEGOs, each child is given the job of lifting out as much LEGOs within 1 minute as they possibly can with chopsticks. Give them all a couple of minutes to train prior to the competition. If they are older, it is possible to boost the challenge with the addition of other small items in using the LEGOs which they then have to avoid choosing.
LEGO Building Competition: Give each child or pair of children a similar variety of various LEGOs and challenge your LEGO Lovers to build either a bridge or perhaps a pyramid within a 10 minute timeframe (the bridge for teens, the pyramid for younger ones). Doing work in pairs increases the challenge within this game.
You may need or want to add to your existing LEGO collection to get enough for these games, but that can be section of the birthday gifts and when there is a LEGO lover who wants a LEGO party, you understand these is going to be dollars well spent.


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For a good rodent repellent to be fully effective, you must first remove existing rodents from the house, and then you must keep them away. For instance, ultrasonic apparatus will keep rodents away, however the sound does not penetrate walls and soft surfaces, therefore they are not the most effective way of initial removal.
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Natural, organic rodent repellents can be found for homeowners with children or pets which could possible ingest dangerous poisons. Using the urine from animals like a fox, coyote, or bobcat will deter rodents from coming around your house, shed, or backyard. They take the urine from these creatures and unites them into interlocking pellets that allow a homeowner to disperse them around specific areas where rodents have access. It creates a safe, natural repellent for people.
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Antarctica is the highest, coldest, windiest, driest continent on earth. The harshly beautiful landscape – covered with ice in the winter, becomes a Martian desert in the summer with ice caps on the horizon.
Penguins in the Antarctica don't worry about drinking water, but it is a necessity for the scientists studying the ebb of glaciers, temperature changes, marine life, and collecting geological samples. Their work has become critical as Antarctica provides an early warning of the "greenhouse effect."
Every year Australia has had to solve the problem of safe drinking water for the swelling team of investigators at its Antarctic Research Stations. This year, it has turned to Nirosoft Water Industries, an experienced Israeli company, to provide drinking water for its expanding expedition in Davis.
"Desalination is cheaper than melting ice," said Mino Negrin, managing director and founder of Nirosoft, which simulated the environment at the Davis Station in its R&D labs.
The company's self-contained desalination unit provides up to 100,000 liters a day of purified, desalinated water. Its Lego-like portability makes it easy to ship by air. "We can produce drinking water from almost any source – sea water, rivers and lakes, brackish groundwater, estuaries and lagoons," said Negrin, who hopes to visit the Antarctic Station sometime this year.
This is not the first time that Australia has used Nirosoft's technology. The Australian Defense Forces, alongside the Belgian and US forces, have been using Nirosoft technology in remote locations for years. Australia has also bought Nirosoft's RO (reverse osmosis) purification systems for production of drinking water from brackish groundwater for remote Aboriginal communities.
Nirosoft has been at the forefront of water purification for many years. After the tsunami in South East Asia in 2004, UNICEF asked the company to supply drinking water to people living in the Maldives, which was badly hit by the disaster.
"Huge waves had destroyed wells for drinking water on the islands," Negrin told ISRAEL21c. "In record time, we sent out 10 mobile units to desalinate the water. These units are still working," he added, showing a video clip of a mobile water purification unit (with the logos of UNICEF and Nirosoft prominently displayed) being taken off a barge on one of the exotic islands. "In fact, at the request of the government, we recently sent one of our technicians to do maintenance and training."
The UN (High Council for Refugees) also turned to the privately owned Karmiel-based company to supply drinking water to refugee camps in Kosovo and Albania. The company was also commissioned for relief projects in Latin America.
Lack of an energy source is not a constraint. The Israeli company has shipped containerized, self-powered units easily transported by small trucks, to supply drinking water to villages in disaster areas in Honduras, Guatemala and Colombia. Water produced meets the most stringent World Health Organization quality standards.
Two of the main advantages of the system are that use of chemicals is minimal, and operating costs are low. No wonder Negrin was sought out by Chinese television. China, with a thirsty population of over 1.3 billion, is facing a water crisis. The rollicking economy is a mixed blessing. Water pollution is rampant. Demand keeps rising as cities, agriculture, and industry compete for diminishing supplies. "We are already selling our products in China," said Negrin, who sees a big market for Nirosoft in China. "Our products are needed to help solve China's severe water problems."
Nirosoft's high tech products use UF (ultra filtration), RO (reverse osmosis), and nano-filtration, as well as ion exchange, and membrane bio-reactors (MBR) for heavily loaded industrial and domestic waste streams. Industrial wastewater treatment is a rapidly growing segment of the business. Increasingly stringent environmental regulations have increased demand by industry. Culprits are the paper industry, chemicals, electronics, metal, printing, and even the food industry. Cosmetics and chocolates would seem to be innocent products, but even they require wastewater treatment.
Nirosoft offers tailor-made solutions for each installation. Minimal use of chemicals and a high level of automation and control are major benefits it offers.
The company has also developed advanced innovative technology and processes in response to the increasing demand for ultra-pure water (UPW) by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, as well as medical and research laboratories, the food supplement industry, microprocessor and electronic components manufacturers.
Another growing segment is effluent (sludge) reclamation by membrane separation. Treated municipal sewage can yield water that is used for irrigation of vineyards and vegetables. Recycling of as much as 50 percent of wastewater from textile dye production is an achievement. Excess irrigation water in a hydroponic nursery is recycled with none of the nutrients lost.
"Our goal is green, environmentally-friendly, technology," said Negrin. The enterprising managing director of Nirosoft, came to Israel in 1981, after graduation from high school in Milan, Italy. He served in the Israeli Army, and then went to the Technion Israel Institute of Science where he majored in industrial engineering and management.
"My father had been in commerce in Milan. In the late '80s, he identified the issue of water. 'Water is the future. We can do something good for the world.'" The Negrins had a house with a two-car garage in Haifa. "We took out the cars and started the business in the garage," said Mino Negrin.
Nirosoft was officially established in 1990. The company's offices, R&D, and manufacturing plant are now nestled in the green hills of the Galilee. "We have 40 designers and engineers in Israel, and also offices in Italy." The family business has one outside investor. "Ronald Lauder invested in the company in 2004. We are now a two-family business," said Negrin.
"Water scarcity is a global problem. There is not enough water in the rivers. The sea is the only other fresh water. We are constantly improving our technology," said Negrin. And expanding markets: Sales are expected to double next year.
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Her name is Jyoti Singh Pandey and she was raped on December 16th, 2012 and passed away on December 29th, 2012.
There are no words to explain the emotions I was going through when I
first heard of the rape. To be honest, part of me was like 'Oh, here
goes another victim of sexual abuse that the Indian government is going
to stand by, and choose to do nothing about'. The other part of me was
going through an emotional roller-coaster; something I experience every
time I hear of a female being victimized horrifically in India. My heart
breaks, a little part of me dies, and the enormous amount of respect
that I once had for this nation diminishes a little bit more.
Protests and riots broke out all throughout India in the days to come
in response to several things; her victimization, the government's
continuous lack of response to female victimization, the lack of
protection and safety for the nation's women, the government's lack of
acknowledgement, and more so years of continuous condemnation of the
victims and protection of the offenders.
In truth, there are so many underlying issues that need to be
addressed. Issues that for years the people of India have been raising
awareness about, but for just as long the government has turned a blind
eye towards.
Some of the underlying issues are (in no particular order):
- Patriarchy
- Human trafficking
- Domestic violence
- Red district
- Female genocide/foeticide
- Female genital mutilation
- Culture of rape & impunity
- Culture of respecting boys over girls
- Victim-blaming
- "Family role model" vs. "shame, anger, humiliation"
- Definitions & legalities/caste system
- Modern slavery
Every picture in this week's edition paints a very disturbing reality
that so many women live with on a daily basis in India. The
patriarchal structures and institutions that still flourish within India
support these violent acts that continue to happen against women.
Moreover, because majority of the victims are of "low caste," many at
times they go unaccounted for, and as a result they never receive
The culture of rape and impunity that has been a founding
partner of all nations, allows the violent offenders to walk away from
facing their victims, as well as having to face the punishment for their
crimes. Furthermore, the culture of "needing" sons over having a
daughter, is vividly expressed in families across the Asian continent,
which has indefinitely affected the lives of girls even before they are
born. For this reason and more, many girls are aborted, there are
excruciatingly high female foeticide rates and if the girls are born,
they are subjected to violent victimization from birth (female genital
mutilation, forced prostitution, modern slavery etc.). Victim-blaming is
one of the oldest methods of oppression; the onus is essentially
removed from the offender and is placed on the victim. Ultimately, all
of the shame and humiliation that comes with being a victim turns into a
stigma that destroys the lives of the survivors.
Lauren Wolfe has said that the year 2013 is the year to end violence
in all of its facets - violence against women, oppression, modern
slavery etc. - and to be honest, I think she's right. It's obvious that
we cannot entirely eliminate violence from the world in one year, but as
a team we can collectively start a movement to destroy the patriarchal
mindsets, cultures of rape and impunity, violence and oppression in all
forms. It is important as members of our communities, that we raise
awareness, share our stories and provide our children with the knowledge
on how to tackle these forms of oppression. Some of our kids may be too
young to understand the terminology that is used when discussing these
forms of oppression. Nevertheless, we can still address these issues
with them by showing them images, telling them stories in a simplified
manner and explaining to them how at a young age, they can make a
difference in the world by sharing their ideas through art etc.
The most important underlying issue that each of the above aspects
fall under, is the issue of oppression. Oppression exists in so many
ways - verbally, physically, emotionally, etc. - and it is oppression in
all of its forms has been embedded within the roots of the social
institutions and structures of our societies. We are oppressed in more
ways than we recognize or even acknowledge; and because it is so
habitual or 'natural' we many at times fail to think twice about it. For
example, I was speaking to my Principal from High School who I met with
after 5 years - I was telling her about Saving Angel and how important I
feel it is to address these issues of oppression in all forms with our
students and young adults while they are in high school. I mentioned
that while I was in high school I felt sheltered, and I only realised
that feeling until I was in University. The government deems what is
acceptable to be taught in our school curriculum; they provide the
administrators with the material and they provide us with education on
everything but oppression. I expressed my deep regret for not knowing
earlier about the devastating issue of violence against women in my own
home country. Its true - if we do not look beyond what we are being
taught in school, we are not going to learn/recognize/acknowledge any of
these real issues that officials are not talking about. I only realised
how sheltered I was in high school, when I was learning about the
devastating reality so many women live with on a daily basis, while I
was in University.
Ultimately, it is up to us to teach the future generation, to raise
awareness about these issues, and to speak out about oppression in all
of its forms, in order to end it. We can save so many lives by changing
the outlook on forms of oppression like victim-blaming, the stigma
associated with victims of (sexual) violence, masculinity, cultures of
rape, patriarchy and impunity. Sadly it has taken India this long to
admit they have problem – who knows how many other nations are in denial
and how many millions of victims are still suffering at the hands of
their oppressive regimes. Together let's not let Jyoti's legacy die in
vain – let her sacrifice be the turning point for nations worldwide.
Together let's raise the awareness and destroy the mindsets that are in
turn destroying us. Let us save more Angels.


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Industry Loop: Friends or Fans
I have noticed with great disappointment that the upcoming and underground musicians are making music for their friends. Why would that be a disappointment…that's what you are asking mos nuh? It's disappointing because these are the same people that beg event's organisers at every corner to book them for shows. Here is the issue that I have with musicians making music for their friends but demand to get shows. When you were in the studio, making that specific song with your friends cheering you on…it seemed like the coolest record for you and your friends. The problem is, as neutral person…having forced to watch you perform (after successfully begging to get unto the performance slot) gets annoyed at everything you do on stage. Friends usually have key words and physical movements that are sentimental well because perhaps of a certain occasion that they shared that certain word of physical movement. You will end up doing these movements on stage. You will end up singing/rapping these key words that only make sense to your friends and not to neutrals. Still sounds harmless right? Not for an event's organiser. An event's organiser wants to book entertainers that will have everybody singing and dancing along to their art on stage. A sight where people are just standing there and looking at this underground entertainer boring them to death is a trouble sight for event's organisers. I am hammering the events factor because that is one of the biggest revenue streams for an entertainer. Underground entertainers need to learn that their friends will never buy their material. In Namibia? Your friend kama buying your album? LOL. "Eks dan jou bruh, hoe will jy vir my charge" mentality has been the downfall of many entertainers. Friends will also never help you with an honest assessment on your art. Because friends are friends, they will cheer for you regardless of your *%#@ song. Why? Because that's the squad's shit song. It has a sentimental value to it. Neutrals on the one hand do not give a rat's ass about your sentimentality. That neutral paid and they want value for money. Underground entertainers…forget about your friends. Make music for the general public. This is after you have done market research and determined your target, go for it. You will remain underground and that annoying oak that hustles event's organizers if you keep making music for your friends. Until the next Loop, we say #GMTM Song of the week: Omsaane Niihana: Penuna Flop of the week: Any "musics" by Omalenga Entertainment Are you going to have a stand at the 10th Annual Namport Erongo Business & Tourism Expo and in need of an MC to bring your product/service to life? Contact NSK for a quote at firstname.lastname@example.com @naobebsekind (twitter)
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Cuban Human Rights Activist, and the founder of Emilia Project Óscar Elías Biscet arrived in Hungary at the invitation of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reported the Prime Minister's Press Office on Friday.
The Cuban regime imprisoned the human rights activist between 1999 and 2011. Since then, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán supporting the Cuban opposition leader's struggle for freedom and democracy in Cuba. In 2011 the prime minister nominated the Cuban human rights activist for the Nobel Peace Prize.
At their meeting, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Óscar Elías Biscet discussed several issues and among other things they agreed that Fidesz and the Cuban opposition is connected by their determination to fight for freedom, democracy, and human rights. The two sides have decided to further deepen cooperation between the two countries and promote democratic values in Cuba. Hungary pledged to share its experiences of regime change with the the Cuban opposition.
The two sides also welcomed the lifting of international isolation against Cuba.
The meeting has been attended by European People's Party Faction Vice president József Szájer, the Cabinet's Foreign Affairs Leader Zsolt Németh and former Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi.
* * * * *
In an interview with M1 Public TV, the Cuban human rights activist said the Cuban democratic opposition promotes a peaceful revolution in Cuba.
The opposition wants a non-violent, peaceful bottom up reform of the system.
Óscar Elías Biscet pointed out that the Cuban Communist Party's power is not legitimate due to the suspension of the constitution. Because of this fact, the opposition can win at the end he added.
Biscet also mentioned that while he was in a Cuban prison communist party officials tried to persuade him to leave the country, but he refused.
The Cuban democratic opposition leader told M1 TV that this was his first ever foreign trip.
When he was asked if he was not afraid that the regime prevents him from returning to Cuba, he said: it was the regime that allowed me to leave the country therefore, I expects I will be also allowed to return.
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Another one of those posts where the song speaks for itself. Sweet Dancer, a poem by W.B.Yeats, set to music by the Waterboys for their 2011 "An Appointment with Mr Yeats" LP.
The girl goes dancing there
On the leaf-sown, new-mown, smooth
Grass of the garden;
Escaped from bitter youth,
Escaped from out of her crowd,
And her black cloud.
Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer!
If men come from the house
To lead her away, please do not say
That she is crazy;
Lead them gently astray;
Let her finish the dance,
Finish the dance.
Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer!
(adaptation of poem)


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|Maella Abbey (maella_abbey) wrote,
@ 2008-03-11 13:09:00
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|2008:march, character:angelo, character:jessica, community:kinkfest, dragon quest viii, genre:tentacles, length:1000-5000 words, pairing:angelo/jessica
[Fic] Catch You When You Fall, Jessica/Angelo
Title: Catch You When You Fall
Fandom: Dragon Quest VIII
Character/Pairing: Jessica/Angelo
Rating: Not Worksafe
Warnings: bondage, tentacles (vines, really)
Word count: 3,061
Summary: A late night visit to Jessica's room, and trust and questions of boundaries.
Written For: kinkfest(Prompt: Jessica/Angelo: domination and bondage - remembering what it was like to be evil)
Orkutsk had seemed blazingly hot when they first entered, their bodies chilled from the endless snow and ceaseless wind despite Marta's nook grass tea. By the time they had eaten and settled into rooms for the night, though, both the contrast and the tea had worn off, and if the inn was warmer than the rest of the city in deference to the thin blood of travelers, it was still colder than Jessica preferred.
At least, that was what she told herself as she huddled in a blanket on the fur rug near the fire, wide-eyed and sleepless.
The soft knock at her door made her jump. For long moments, she debated not answering; if it was Eight, he would undoubtedly want to talk about things she'd successfully avoided since Arcadia, and if it was Angelo...well, from the looks he'd been shooting her, she had the horrible feeling he would want the same thing.
But then, avoiding conversation might well be easier than avoiding thought. Wrapping the blanket more tightly around herself, she rose and unlatched the door.
"Angelo." He was already several strides down the hall, but he turned with a smile at the sound of his name.
"Ah, you are awake." He was fully dressed - unusual for his late-night visits to her room, but understandable in this cold - though his uniform coat was partially unfastened, revealing the dark shirt beneath. "And it looks as if you're in as much need of warmth as I."
"I wouldn't say no to company," she said, stepping back to let him enter, relieved that this was all he wanted. "The bed is a bit far from the fireplace."
His gaze swept across the unmade bed, and he moved to the rug she'd vacated, long fingers absently brushing the fur before he drew her down beside him. Jessica offered him one end of the blanket, and for long moments they merely sat shoulder to shoulder. Neither spoke; they seldom did, on nights like this, Angelo well aware that Jessica had no tolerance for the blandishments he bestowed upon other women, and Jessica preferring to keep things in the limbo of not-discussed and, therefore, not-quite-real.
Angelo's arm wrapped around her, hand curving against her waist, then sliding up to cup a breast. Easy, practiced, almost a tradition between them now. Jessica sighed at the comfortable familiarity of it, shifting until her weight rested a bit more heavily against him. Her nipple tightened, hardened against the light circles his thumb drew through her thin nightgown, and she raised her face, knowing he would be looking down at her with a half smile.
Routine, normal; it required no thought, and yet she was thinking, of pushing him back, pinning him with the vines she no longer commanded, kissing him and toying with him until he arched and screamed and begged...
Jessica pulled back, out from beneath the blanket before Angelo could realize and hold her in place. "I think," her voice shook a little and she swallowed, "tonight isn't really a good night for this."
Angelo frowned, and she would rather have seen annoyance than the raw worry in his eyes. "Are you all right?"
I haven't been all right since I picked up the sceptre. I may never be all right again. Jessica hugged herself, and hoped he'd blame the chill air. "I'm fine. Just...not in the mood, I'm afraid."
"Just company, then."
"No. I'm sorry." He had let the blanket fall when he turned to face her, and his shirt, like his jacket, was partially open. Her eyes fixed on the vee of pale flesh it framed, and her fingers curled at the image of raking her claws - nails - across it, with pressure enough just to pink the skin and make him hiss at the sting. She closed her eyes and twisted her thoughts away, clenching her fists until the sting she'd imagined was in her own palms. She drew a deep breath and prayed her voice would stay steady, though she suspected it was far too late to fool him into thinking she was all right. "Please. I can't."
"Can't what, Jess?" he asked softly, and damn him, why was he so fast and quiet and close? It was hard to think with him standing near enough she could feel the warmth of his body, harder when he smoothed his hands gently over her shoulders, toyed with the hair she'd left loose for the night, fanned her need and want just by existing. "Talk to me."
"I can't trust myself."
Silence, heavy and colder than the air around them. Then Angelo said, "I trust you."
Jessica shivered.
"Come sit down." He tugged her back toward the rug, gentle but insistent, and pulled her down to sit with her back against his chest, his arms around her. Jessica wanted to feel safe and protected in that embrace, but couldn't forget she was the one who needed to be protected against.
"I remember..." she began, then shook her head. "There are things I want. Things that came from Rhapthorne."
"What sort of things?"
His calm was annoying, and annoyance was far preferable to the thoughts persistently flitting about the edges of her mind. "Power. Control."
She could hear the smile in his voice. "Well, that's hardly unique, you know."
"Over you."
Silence again, though his hold on her didn't loosen. Then, so softly she could have imagined it, he said, "You've had that since the day I met you."
"No. What I want is different. What I want..." She tried to pull away, then slumped back against him. "It's different."
He kissed the back of her neck. "I still trust you."
"Then you're a fool."
"So I've been told." He raised one hand, fingers cupping her cheek; she was surprised to feel him brush moisture across her skin. "Tell me what you want of me, that you're so upset."
She couldn't, couldn't. Her breath caught and ached in her chest at the prospect of putting the images into words, of breaking his trust and sending him recoiling from her. And yet, how else could she teach him to be wary of her, short of tying him down and letting the darkness free?
The words slipped out barely above a whisper, and with each she expected him to draw away, to reflect her own horror at the things Rhapthorne had awakened in her. Instead, he bent his head close over her shoulder to hear, and at the end murmured, "It's a shame you don't remember the trick of the vines, isn't it?"
That broke through the despair holding her, and she snapped in irritation, "Can't you take anything seriously?"
"Oh, I'm quite serious." He gently untangled himself from her, and rose to rummage through her things until he found her old snakeskin whip. "This might do, though."
"You're mad!"
He smiled and stripped out of both coat and shirt, the cold air raising gooseflesh across his arms and chest. He wrapped the whip loosely around his forearm, the hide gleaming darkly against his pale skin, and Jessica's breath grew short, need and want and fear tangling together in her belly and aching between her legs. "What if I hurt you?" she whispered, her mouth suddenly dry.
"You won't," he said. For a moment, his gaze was so open and trusting that it was like looking at a stranger, then he grinned teasingly, and the effect vanished. "Now, where do you want me?"
"Here. By the fire."
"Perhaps I should strip?" he suggested, when she said nothing else.
Jessica could feel herself blushing, and Angelo's smile - as if this were all a game - wasn't making things better. She nodded and almost averted her eyes; the things they did had never involved either of them being completely naked. That smacked of letting him win, though, and pure defiance would have been enough to make her watch even if she hadn't wanted him.
The uniform coat was folded and draped over the back of the chair placed conveniently at the edge of the rug, so that one might easily enjoy the fire; Angelo had his shirt unbuttoned and was shrugging out of it when she said, "No. Leave it on."
He raised a brow, but obeyed without question, his hands moving to unfasten his trousers. Jessica licked her lips as she watched, twisting the whip around her hands. She wanted him tied, of that much, she was certain, but the whip wasn't long enough to bind his arms and legs both, and she still wasn't convinced that she didn't look the fool, no matter how treacherous her desires seemed.
At least Angelo was enjoying himself, the peacock, turning so the firelight played across the lean, hard muscles of his chest and stomach, outlined the curve of his erection, pale skin framed by the shadows of his shirt.
"Kneel." The word came out too strangled for a proper command, but he obeyed, tall and proud even on his knees, following her with his eyes.
She circled behind him, pulled the ribbon from his hair, ran light fingertips through the strands and down his neck, along his jaw. He made a soft, wordless sound of encouragement; it reminded her of the helpless, pleading sounds she wanted to hear from him, and she smiled as she forced him to bow his head.
His breathing quickened; he didn't protest the movement, didn't protest when she pulled the shirt off his shoulders, halfway down his arms so that, if not precisely bound, his movements were still restricted. Only then did she move in front of him and kneel herself, almost close enough for her breasts to brush his chest.
"I hope this isn't all you have planned for me."
She couldn't see his face, screened by his hair, but she could imagine his eyes taking in the view she offered. She kissed the top of his head, then pushed, so that he had to shift awkwardly to keep from falling as he went from knees to haunches; he ended up lying to one side to accommodate his bound arms, breath coming a little faster.
Jessica scraped her nails down his side, forward over his hip, pulling her hand away before he reached his cock. He glared - no, pouted - at her through the screen of his hair, twisted as if he could get what he wanted that way.
He would learn better.
Heat uncoiled in her belly, throbbed with the beat of her heart as she picked up the abandoned whip. The chair was sturdy, heavy enough that Angelo wouldn't easily be able to move it, and it wasn't difficult to secure his ankles. He tugged experimentally; his legs weren't spread as far apart as she would have liked, and the whip didn't take knots well, but for now they held, though she suspected a bit of determination would have him free.
Which was likely for the best, she reminded herself, and pushed the disappointment down.
She leaned back, hand ghosting down his thigh, settling on the muscular calf. "You make a pretty picture."
That mollified him, as she had known it would. "I live to serve you," he said, and she knew that if he'd been standing he would have bowed, taken her hand and let his touch stray up to the sensitive skin inside her wrist. So predictable, her Angelo.
There was enough play in his bonds for him to nudge his leg against hers. "I can offer you more than a picture, if you come down here."
So sure of himself, even now.
One finger traced the strip of leather curving around his ankle, then she ran her hand up, caressed the inside of his thigh. His cock twitched at her proximity; the muscles under her palm tensed. She leaned down, heard the sharp intake of breath as she kissed the juncture of thigh and body, her hair falling forward to brush his length.
So sure he was going to get what he wanted.
She bit, hard enough to make him cry out, hard enough that the tender skin was already purpling when she raised her head.
"Damn it, Jess," he protested, breathing hard with shock, though his arousal hadn't waned. "I'm not sure..."
"I thought you trusted me." She leaned down again; he flinched when her mouth closed over one nipple, relaxed when she merely sucked and licked her way up to his slightly parted lips, yielded when she captured his face between her hands and kissed him, hard, demanding. Possessive. She had never imagined controlling another like this before Rhapthorne.
"I do trust you." Breathless, now, the smugness gone. She approved. "I wouldn't be in this position otherwise."
His heart beat fast and strong beneath her palm. "Wouldn't you?"
"Not without a fight." His gaze was steady, fearless, and while she remembered reveling in the fear she inspired, somehow this pleased her more. "I'm not fighting."
She smiled and rolled him onto his back, waited until he stopped squirming against the pressure on his arms before she straddled him, nightgown riding up nearly to her hips. The skin of his stomach was cool against her thighs, his erection nudged gently at her, and it would be so easy to simply shift back and take him inside her.
That wouldn't make him beg, though, and she wanted that even more than she wanted to be filled by him.
She ground down against his stomach and stripped the nightgown over her head, her nipples peaking at the kiss of the cool air. Angelo's eyes narrowed appreciatively; he licked his lips, and she could tell from the movement of his shoulders that he wanted his hands free.
He wanted other things, as well, judging from the way he shifted beneath her.
She rose on her knees a bit, moved back, so close that she imagined he could feel her damp heat against his cock, even though she didn't touch him. She stayed like that for a moment, stroked her breasts, felt him strain up toward her, then moved back farther still, until she could kneel between his spread legs and use her mouth on him. Light, teasing licks, gentle nibbles with her lips, until he trembled at the mere touch of her breath on sensitive flesh.
"Goddess, Jess, please." He thrust fruitlessly against air, begging, but not the way the shadows in her cried out for. His left leg jerked, pulling free of the whip; without stopping her gentle, teasing licks, Jessica wrapped a vine - bloodwarm, thornless, as soft as human flesh - around his calf and pulled his leg down and to the side. Angelo didn't notice, didn't notice when a second vine slipped the loosened whip off his right ankle and drew that leg aside, so he was spread out the way she had wanted from the beginning.
Jessica paused in her play to study him. Yes, much better.
Only when a third vine coiled up directly beneath him, replacing the loose confinement of his shirt, and a fourth - fine and delicate, cushioned with broad leaves to leave no marks - wrapped around his throat, did any of it penetrate the haze of need surrounding him.
"Jess?" his voice was a whisper, his eyes wide with fear, while his body still sought the release she'd been denying him, hips moving restlessly.
She ran her hands down her body, stroked between her legs, his fear and her magic singing in her blood like an aphrodisiac. "Don't you trust me?" she asked.
The words were mocking, yet as the silence stretched between them, his answer took on weight, burdened by her own doubts. She swallowed hard. "Angelo?"
His lips moved a moment before he could get the answer out. "I trust you."
She stretched along his body, kissed him hard, hands tight around fistfuls of hair. He kissed back with matching ferocity, as if this were a battle he could win, as if she couldn't simply order her plants to crush his throat, tear him limb from limb.
A vine slid between them, curling around his chest, and she sat back with a cry. The need was rising again, inextricably twined with the darkness; she straddled him again, guided him into her, rode him while more vines twisted around his body, tangled in his hair.
She left his mouth uncovered so he could beg.
He didn't, merely stared into her eyes and thrust up, matching her pace as best he could with the vines hampering him. His gaze was almost as steadying as arms around her, trusting, as if none of this could convince him Rhapthorne's darkness had indelibly marked her.
For the first time, she dared to consider that it hadn't.
She rested her hand on the vines covering Angelo's chest, remnant of magic that wasn't hers, wasn't her; they peeled back and vanished at her command. Angelo shifted beneath her, hands coming up to caress her thighs; she moaned, drove down harder, faster, until Angelo arched up, pulsing inside her.
The world went white, hot and cold, tension rising and breaking in a rush of pleasure, the last hints of Rhapthorne's magic fading as her body shuddered with release. Just the magic, nothing more; no lingering darkness tainting her soul. Her muscles went weak; she sagged forward, caught by strong arms that eased her onto the softness of the rug. She continued to shake, only realizing she was sobbing when Angelo brushed tears from her cheeks.
"It's all right," he whispered, curling protectively around her. "I've got you."
"I'm sorry. All of that...it was me. It was...oh, Goddess, Angelo, I..."
"Of course it was you." He kissed her, then pulled away long enough to retrieve the abandoned blanket and settle it over them both. "I wouldn't have let you do it if I'd had any doubts."
She flushed. "But I...that...I never thought I'd..."
"One more thing you've learned about yourself, then. Though next time, I'd rather do without the vines, I think. They were a bit...disconcerting."
"I don't think I can do that anymore, actually."Shaking, still shaking, and he was warm and solid against her.
"Then it's all settled." He kissed her again, nuzzling the side of her neck. "Go to sleep, Jess. This will all seem less dire in the morning."
And this time, she trusted him.


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Those of you who have been following the progressof the Tasman Great Taste Trail (GTT), the region's family-friendly cycleway, will be aware that its heading for Kaiteriteri.
The Mountain Bike Park's contribution to this venture was to allow one of our most popular tracks, Easy Rider, to become part of the cycleway route. This meant that GTT cyclists will be able to avoid the steep, narrow, winding road between Tapu Bay and Kaiteriteri.
As gentle as Easy Rider is, however, it is still outside of the Grade 2 parameters that apply to the GTT.
This means that we need to go over the entire length of the track widening, smoothing and, to some extent, leveling it to meet the requisite standard.
And, as the 'new' Easy Rider will extend right through to the Park entrance off Martin Farm Rd, it means Salivater will be subsumed into the cycleway route.
Digger operator Karl Thompson and I recently made a start on the project,. We decided to tackle the biggest challenge first - upgrading Salivater.
There is a sense of irony about the complete remodeling Salivater has undergone. Jonathan Kennett surveyed this track, our first, back in September 2008, using a clinometer and piece of string to good effect. In September 2012, I walked the same track with Jonathan, taking mental notes as he pointed out where gradients were too steep and switchbacks too tight for Grade 2 trail. If only we'd known at the time :P
So we say goodbye to Salivater (left) and welcome the first stage in the upgrade project (right).
And, yes, they are the same section of track...
But the above is minor compared to the eight(!) new switchbacks that have been sculptured by Karl and Mighty Mouse the digger (somehow its first name stuck).
They finished their artistry on Monday and, in our haste to get the track (re)opened as soon as possible, Matt McCann and I set to with rake and compactor.
Here, Matt puts the finishing touches on the swooping new intersection that connects with the short section of original track remaining to link you to the rest of the Park's network.
In fact, Matt - who part-times at Stewarts Cycles in Nelson - pushed and pulled the compactor over the whole length of track in some of the hottest days we've had so far - so buy him an ice-cream if you see him on the beach this summer.
The berms are still a bit soft so go easy until they've had a chance to settle...
Then it was down to the bottom to take down the tape and open the track for business!
Arriving on the scene were Marushka and Pete Lucas, over from Golden Bay.
They were the perfect couple to 'test ride' the entry switches and gracious enough to let me snap a pic in the process.
I've no idea whether or not they intend to ride the rest of the Great Taste Trail but they can certainly lay claim to be the first to ride part of it from Kaiteriteri :-)
We're taking a break over the busy Summer period but are looking forward to carrying on with the rest of Easy Rider's upgrade in the new year. It's scheduled for completion by July 2013 but don't be surprised if we beat that deadline - we've got too many other other projects in mind to let it take that long.
Coming up... our new Park map!
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Here is a little bit of retro love to spruce up the ole pad - the Jumbo Flip Clock. The Jumbo Flip Clock measures over a foot in length and goes about it's simplistic way of counting down the hours and minutes. The sheer size of the numbers will ensure that you will never miss the time as you stumble in drunk after a long night of partying.
Purchase the Jumbo Flip Clock from the maker directly for about $60.


text: Harris Corp.'s RealSite computer graphics models are featured in the new release of Microsoft's online Virtual Earth 3D mapping service, which was launched Monday. Virtual Earth 3D, as part of Microsoft's Live Search, compiles images of cities and terrain to generate textured, photorealistic 3-D models; it also allows advertisers to buy banner ads that float above buildings in photorealistic environments. RealSite models are created using data from a variety of high-resolution imagery sources, laser imaging detection and ranging (Lidar) and other high-accuracy sensors. Pictometry International Corp. provided the imagery used by Harris to create the models for VirtualEarth 3D, which now depicts RealSite models of 15 US cities: San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Detroit, Phoenix, Houston, Baltimore, Atlanta, Denver, Dallas and Fort Worth. Microsoft said it plans to expand the sites globally. Harris, Pictometry and Microsoft have established a cooperative marketing alliance to develop products using the Pictometry system and Harris Corp.'s geospatial technology.


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Read Yolk Recruitment's full benefits survey results to discover biggest motivators and challenges for employers and employees in Wales when it comes to attraction and retention.
Employee Benefits Survey
We surveyed 100 Welsh employers and 100 employees to discover biggest motivators for employees and challenges for employers to help improve candidate attraction and retention, these are our findings.
48% were fairly satisfied with their benefits package and only 16% very satisfied suggesting a healthy satisfaction level that still leaves room for improvement.
'How satisfied are you with your current benefits package?'
Most common benefits currently received:
Pension scheme – 68%
25 days or above annual leave – 66%
Free tea/coffee/cold drinks – 68%
Paid Christmas party or lunch – 68%
On-site/free parking – 64%
Least common benefits currently received:
Private healthcare – 74% do not receive
Option to buy or sell annual leave – 76% do not receive
Subsided gym membership – 76% do not receive
Financial planning assistance – 78% do not receive
20% don't know if they receive leave for bereavement and 22% don't know if they receive enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental leave, suggesting a need for transparency for benefits packages.
Most important when considering a job
Most important benefits when considering a job were training and development (64% consider a must have or important) and opportunity for career progression (74% consider a must have or important).
This suggests candidates are more motivated by self-development benefits rather than tangible perks such as paid for Christmas party and subsidised meals.
Benefits as factor to leave
63% say a poor benefits package alone has not been a factor for leaving a job. This suggests that other areas such as management or progression may contribute to leaving which backs up findings on career progression and development being a top motivator.
'Has a poor benefits package ever been a factor in you leaving a job?'
From the 100 companies we surveyed, on average 85% believe their annual leave, salary, pension, working hours, bonuses and training are good enough to attract and/or retain talent. Only 24% of respondents offer a flexible benefits scheme.
63% of respondents offer flexible working hours to some or all staff and 28% offer to all.
'Do you offer flexibility in hours worked?'
Who qualifies for this benefits is most commonly dependent on personal circumstances upon request (47.3%) and requirements of the role (33.78%) and performance plays no part (1.35%).
Benefits offered
Most common benefits offered by respondents include free onsite parking (74%) and free tea/coffee/cold drinks (92%). Dental cover and subsidised gym membership are offered the least with only 22.5% and 31.5% offering respectively.
25 days was most common basic annual leave allowance with 32% of respondents offering as part of their package.
'What is your basic annual leave allowance?'
59% of respondents offer service related accrual (most commonly a maximum of 5 days) and 78% do not give option to buy or sell leave.
Only 18% believe their annual leave policies are not good enough to attract or retain talent.
70% of respondents offer a defined contribution pension and 67% of these companies give standard 3% contribution. Only 3% offer a defined benefit pension and no respondents offer a hybrid scheme.
'What pension scheme do you operate?'
90% of companies' review salaries regularly, most commonly annually (69%). Salary increases are most frequently based upon performance (80%) with collective consultation/bargaining having little impact (12%)
'Which of the following are salary increases based upon?'
93% of respondents feel their salaries are competitive locally. However, our candidate survey results suggests progression and training are bigger motivators.
Those that offer companywide bonus schemes (52%) most frequently base them on both company and personal performance (51%).
'What are bonuses based upon?'
The value of these bonuses is most commonly between 0 - £2,000 (61%).
'What is the average annual value of the bonus scheme to employees?'
Respondents show awareness of key candidate motivators of personal development (as displayed in our candidate survey results) by offering paid leave for training or studying (74%) and funding training (94%).
94% of companies also offer external development courses and 90% internal training programmes.
64% of respondents feel their training and development offering is good enough to both attract and retain talent.
'Do you feel your 'training & development' benefit is ...'
Cost was seen as the biggest respondents challenge faced in relation to their benefits scheme (58%) whilst technology was the least challenging factor (10%).
'What are the challenges you've faced in relation to your benefits scheme?'
The most common cost per head for benefits packages was 'up to £1000', however, 47% of respondents answered 'do not know'.
'What is the average cost per head of your overall employee benefits package including pension, bonus, insurance etc?'
Respondents plan to spend roughly the same (61%) or more (35%) on employee rewards signifying an awareness of the importance of their packages on candidate attraction and retention.
Whilst 63% of employee respondents state a poor benefits package alone would not cause them to leave a job, other areas such as progression and training are key motivators that play a part in job satisfaction and can be brought into a benefits package to improve attraction and retention.
Our findings show Welsh companies feel they bring a healthy offering to employee benefits packages. However, our survey also suggested that employees are not always aware of all benefits that are on offer. Results also show that a high percentage of employers aren't aware of the cost, even though this was seen as the biggest challenge.
Welsh employers may improve their employee attraction and retention by being transparent and clear about what their benefits package offers and what the cost and implications are for the business.
Start shouting about your benefits package:
- Educate all new employees on your benefits offering including more specific ones such as maternity and bereavement leave
- Update employees regularly of any changes to your benefits package
- Include all your benefits on job adverts
- Ensure you communicate all of your benefits to your recruiter
Get in Touch
For more help on advice on getting your employee benefits package right get in touch with one of our specialists on 02920 220078 or visit yolkrecruitment.com


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Ray is married to Heidi and has three grown children and eight grandchildren. He was a firefighter for 33 years, served on the board of directors for A.A. County Chamber of Commerce and is presently the president of the Deale Merchants Association. He has lived in Deale and the surrouding area all his life. Ray enjoys spending time with his family and friends.
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Mike is married to Cynthia and has two children. Mike has lived in Anne Arundel County for over 20 years and owned his own businesses in Southern Anne Arundel County. Mike was born in New York City, lived in York Pennsylvania during his school years and moved to Maryland after graduation. He enjoys coaching his children in a variety of sports. Mike and his family are very active in the community.
Ray and Mike are leading agents in Anne Arundel County, and have been recognized by the industry with many awards. Their joint approach and expertise is unsurpassed by other agents. They take great efforts in getting to know each client and building a relationship to meet individual needs. Together they have in excess of over 40 years of experience.
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Matchday 3 - Wednesday Review
Le Mans continue their impressive run at the top of the table with a win over Bordeaux. Lorient meanwhile overturn PSG with Rennes, Strasbourg and Monaco also proving victorious. Lille's game with Sochaux ends in a draw.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Rennes 1
Hansson 3
Saint-Etienne 0
Match Stats
An early goal from the Swede Petter Hansson secured all three points for Rennes as Pierre Dréossi's side claimed their first win of the season at home to Saint-Etienne. Hansson, who made the move from Heerenveen late last season, struck after just three minutes firing a low shot past Jeremie Janot for his first goal with his new club.
Saint-Etienne struggled to make an impression against an enthusiastic Rennes side eager to make amends for a defeat on the opening day of the season and a 0-0 draw with Marseille on Saturday. Indeed, the ASSE fans had to wait 17 minutes before their team had a serious effort on goal, Fredy Guarin forcing Simon Pouplin into a save from 25 yards.
Rennes' Swedish defender Petter Hansson
Ex-Marseille forward Mickael Pagis came close on 19 minutes before, at the other end, Rudolphe Douala whipped a shot inches past Pouplin's post.
The second-half began with Pascal Feindouno nearly grabbing an equaliser for the visitors only for the Rennes 'keeper to palm away his swerving effort. As both sides exchanged half-chances Rennes nearly wrapped up the three points when Nivaldo lost the ball to Jerome Leroy on the edge of the area who subsequently missed the goal with his effort.
Hansson's early strike though was enough as Rennes celebrated their first win in four seasons at home to Saint-Etienne.
Bordeaux 1
Bellion 13
Le Mans 2
De Melo 48, Grafite 72
With both Bordeaux and Le Mans having secured maximum points this season with two wins out of two, the Stade Chaban Delmas was the setting for a pulsating encounter which did not disappoint.
Within three minutes of the start, Le Mans had given Ulrich Ramé in the Girondins goal a real scare with a 30-metre strike, Ndri Romaric shooting narrowly past the Frenchman's upright. Moments later and the visitors had the ball in the back of the net only for the referee to disallow the goal for a foul on Ramé from Tulio de Melo.
As the action swung from end to end, Bordeaux took the lead, summer signing David Bellion scoring his second goal in Girondins colours with a perfect lob over Yohann Pele in the 13th minute.
Tulio De Melo
Ten minutes later though and Bordeaux were reduced to ten men after Ramé was forced to bring down Mamadou Samassa in the area to avoid conceding an equaliser. The veteran's replacement, Mathieu Valverde, was brought into action early on with a save from a Romaric free-kick soon after. The youngster and his nine colleagues managed to hold on until half-time but it wasn't long into the second-half before the visitors had brought themselves back into the game.
A mistake from Souleymane Diawara let in hat-trick hero from the weekend De Melo and the Brazilian did not let up an opportunity to score his fourth goal of the season volleying a great effort past the helpless Valverde. The Argentine Alejandro Alonso then went close for Bordeaux but the eleven men of Le Mans completed an excellent comeback win with a goal 18 minutes from time, another Brazilian, Grafite, sliding in the winner.
Strasbourg 3
Renteria 24, 67, Gameiro 86
Auxerre 0
Match Stats
Strasbourg earned their first win since returning to Ligue 1 with a sensational 3-0 triumph over beleaguered Auxerre.
Jean-Marc Furlan's hosts produced a fabulous attacking display that left the visitors' defence in tatters, and underlined the fact that this could be a long and very difficult season for Jean Fernandez's Burgundy-based side.
Strasbourg now have a more than respectable tally of four points, whereas the visitors are rooted to the foot of the table with no points, no goals and seven conceded. Clearly the sales of Bakary Sagna (Arsenal), Younes Kaboul (Tottenham), Benoit Cheyrou (Marseille) and Kanga Akale (Lens) have left Auxerre desperately short.
Man of the night was Wason Renteria, the 22-year-old Colombian striker who arrived on loan at Strasbourg from FC Porto in the summer. He made little impact in Strasbourg's first two matches of the season but grabbed two goals here to indicate that he could be the goalscorer Furlan was looking for all summer.
Kevin Gameiro
Renteria grabbed his first on 23 minutes when he met Yacine Abdessadki's cross with a perfectly-timed header. The move came following brilliant work by midfielder Renaud Cohade, who won the ball in midfield before setting Abdessadki on his way. Auxerre had their chances, Daniel Niculae seeing Habib Bellaid clear one of his shots off the line, but Strasbourg stayed mainly in control.
Thomas Kahlenberg also came close but Strasbourg looked dangerous with every attack and grabbed their second when Renteria, judged to be standing in a passive offside position, picked up a pass and slotted the ball home past Sorin.
Auxerre's frantic final attacks left further spaces at the back and substitute Kevin Gameiro rounded off a fantastic night for the newly-promoted side when he sped past defender Marcos Antonio and slammed the ball home to make it three.
Monaco 2
Modesto 30, Piquionne 85
Metz 0
Match Stats
Monaco grabbed their first win of the season and condemned Metz to further trouble at the foot of the table with this comfortable 2-0 win at Stade Louis II.
New Monaco coach Ricardo was heavily criticised after Monaco's 2-1 defeat to Lorient on Saturday but Uruguay international Diego Perez returned to restore some steel to midfield and Monaco's attack looked a lot more fluent as they put the visitors under pressure for much of the match.
The first goal came from an unlikely source, though, defender Francis Modesto giving the hosts the lead on the half-hour mark when Jaroslav Plasil's free-kick picked him out and he headed home past goalkeeper Christophe Marichez.
Frederic Piquionne
Monaco remained effortlessly in control and nearly doubled their advantage after the break when winger Jeremy Menez went on a fabulous run, beating almost the entire Metz defence only for Stephane Leoni to clear off the line. The exciting former Sochaux man came close again minutes later. Monaco looked likely to score every time they moved forward.
The hosts had to wait until five minutes before time to double their advantage and it came when Argentina right-back Leandro Cufre crossed and Frederic Piquionne met the ball perfectly to place past Marichez.
This result will be a huge fillip for Monaco but Metz have suffered three straight defeats. They may have been promoted as last season's Ligue 2 champions but coach Francis De Taddeo had difficulty strengthening his squad during the close season and it looks as though the new boys could be caught up in a relegation battle all season.
Lille 1
Dumont 26
Sochaux 1
Dalmat 44
Match Stats
Frederic Hantz restored some pride with this 1-1 draw at Lille that will go some way towards easing the memories of Sochaux's calamitous 3-1 home defeat to Le Mans at the weekend.
Former Le Mans boss Hantz took the weekend defeat particularly badly but Sochaux produced a far more professional performance to earn a deserved point here at Stadium Metropole.
Lille went ahead on 26 minutes when Stephane Dumont took advantage of some slack marking in the box to beat Teddy Richert from close range. Dumont nearly doubled the lead on 38 minutes but this time Richert deflected the danger, and then totally against the run of play the visitors grabbed an equaliser in injury-time at the end of the first-half. Normally reliable Lille centre-back Nicolas Plestan failed to clear his lines properly and Stephane Dalmat swooped with a vicious left-foot drive that gave Lille goalkeeper Tony Sylva no chance.
Moumoni Dagano
Former Spurs man Dalmat came close to putting Sochaux ahead in the second-half when Badara Sene touched a free-kick to him and the summer signing drove another powerful shot goalwards but Sylva was equal to the challenge this time. As the half wore on both teams seemed content to settle for a draw but Ludovic Obraniak nearly stole all three points for the hosts when he forced a save from Richert and the ball broke loose but Sochaux's defence cleared the danger.
Lille remain unbeaten with one win and two draws giving them five points while Sochaux are still winless on two points.
Pauleta 35
Lorient 3
Vahirua 67, 74, Saifi 90 (pen)
PSG slumped to their first defeat of the season, a campaign in which they are yet to win, as Lorient stunned a packed Parc des Princes crowd with a 3-1 comeback win
The capital club had taken the lead through the veteran Pauleta, the Portuguese frontman scoring his 96th goal for PSG - four short of Dominique Rocheteau's all-time club record of 100 - before Marama Vahirua struck twice in seven second-half minutes to kick-start an unlikely comeback for les Merlus. Rafik Saifi completed the rout with a 90th minute penalty as PSG were left shellshocked.
Marama Vahirua
Interestingly, PSG have now won only one of their past four league encounters with Lorient in the capital. It is a statistic which Paul Le Guen will want to forget as he prepares his team next for the visit to Metz on Saturday.
For Lorient, the only way is up as Christian Gourcuff's side now lie in second, two points behind all-conquering Le Mans.


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Electricity was restored to several thousand Land Park residents who early Monday morning lost power when a vehicle hit a power pole on Freeport Boulevard.
A vehicle hit the power pole along the 4200 block of Freeport Boulevard about 3:45 a.m. Monday. A few thousand customers were initially without power, but most were restored within a short amount of time.
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District reported all but one customer had power in Land Park at noon.
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TURKISH national Hailil Cerenbeli, 26, believed he lived in a dangerous place and needed a cosh for self-protection.
It was not unusual in Turkey for people to carry a weapon to defend themselves and he was not aware it was illegal in the UK, it was claimed in court.
He had witnessed violence in Ellesmere Port, believed it could be rough at times and bought the cosh on a market stall.
Cerenbeli, a student at John Moores University in Liverpool, was stopped driving a Corsa in North Wales and the cosh was found in the footwell.
Cerenbeli, of Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port, admitted possessing an offensive weapon. He was given a 12-month conditional discharge with £35 costs.
Interviewed by police, he said he had bought it from the market then adapted it for self-defence purposes.
'He said he believed that he lived in an area where he needed to protect himself,' said Tracey Willingham, prosecuting.
David Mainstone, defending, told Flintshire magistrates at Mold that it was not a case of using the weapon to threaten anyone or to cause any harm to anyone.
He said: 'He had this item with him solely for his own protection. It was a defensive rather than an offensive weapon.'
However, he accepted that it was not acceptable and had to plead guilty to the offence.
'He is living in Ellesmere Port and that can be pretty rough at times,' said Mr Mainstone.
'He has witnessed violence in the past and he carried it for his own safety. He is a Turkish national and in his country it is not uncommon to carry a weapon with you for your own defence.
'He has found out the hard way that sort of behaviour is frowned upon in this country.'
Cerenbeli was a international business and finance student and was otherwise a good and law-abiding citizen.
He was also fined £100 for not having insurance on his car and not having a British driving licence.