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NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 35 (December 25, 2008)
N. Korea Needs US$346 Million in Food Aid for 2009: WFP
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- North Korea needs urgent food aid worth US$346 million to help millions of people get through the new year, the World Food Program (WFP) said on Dec. 17 in an appeal for worldwide donations.
The U.N. food agency said in a report that the requested donation is necessary to help feed 5.6 million North Koreans, nearly a quarter of the country's population, who need outside assistance next year.
The agency urged countries to "step up and allocate to urgent hunger needs a fraction of what is proposed for financial rescue packages to address the global economic downturn."
There are about 100 million people globally in need of roughly US$5.2 billion worth of food assistance for the new year, it forecast.
N. Korean Harvest Improves Due to Favorable Weather
SUWON, South Korea (Yonhap) -- North Korea reaped 4.3 million tons of grain in 2008, up 7 percent from the previous year thanks to improved weather conditions, a South Korean farm agency said on Dec. 18.
North Korea had no major typhoons in the summer, which helped increase its harvest by 300,000 tons, the state-run Rural Development Administration said in a statement.
The country's rice harvest increased by 330,000 tons to nearly 1.9 million tons, while corn production dropped by about 50,000 tons to 1.5 million tons due to an early drought, it said.
North Korea also produced 160,000 tons of soy beans, 510,000 tons of potatoes and 240,000 tons of barley and other grains, it said.
N.K. Has Ballistic Missiles in Range of U.S. Mainland: U.S. Admiral
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- North Korea possesses long-range ballistic missiles than can reach the mainland United States as well as Hawaii, Admiral Timothy Keating of the U.S. Pacific Command said on Dec. 18.
"North Korea, I think, does have intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the United States," Keating said in a news conference at the National Press Building here. "Remember, that would include Hawaii and territories of the United States in our area of responsibility in the Pacific. So, yes, I think they do have that capability."
The admiral, however, said that his command is "prepared to deal with that eventuality should it -- that situation present itself. By increased capabilities in ballistic missile defense, we in the United States Pacific Command are more prepared to address that issue should it develop."
North Korea test-fired a long-range missile in 2006 for the second time after a similar one in 1998 amid conflicting reports about the success of the tests.
The ballistic missile launched in July 2006 flew less than one minute before diving into the East Sea that adjoins Japan.
Some experts, however, say the flight time is enough to prove the North's ballistic missile capability, while others disagree. In 1998, a missile from North Korea flew over Japan and reached seas off Alaska.
Shocked by the North's ballistic missile capability, then-U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited Pyongyang in late 2000 to persuade the North to abandon its strategic weapons programs.
Then-President Bill Clinton agreed to visit the North Korean capital to conclude talks on weapons of mass destruction in his waning months, but never made the trip, citing a lack of time.
The agreement was shelved by Clinton's successor, George W. Bush, who refused to deal directly with North Korea, which he designated as part of an axis of evil.
Keating would not say if Pyongyang has developed a nuclear warhead small enough to be loaded on a long-range missile or any other delivery system.
"I am not going to give you a yes or no answer," he said, but added that the U.S. is prepared to deal with any nuclear threat "should that situation present itself."
Theories vary on the North's nuclear capabilities.
U.S. intelligence reports say that North Korea has several nuclear warheads, although the U.S. government does not officially acknowledge the North as a nuclear weapons state.
U.N. Assembly Okays Resolution against N. Korean Human Rights
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Dec. 19 adopted a resolution condemning North Korea's human rights abuses, officials here said.
It marks the fourth consecutive year the 192-member assembly has passed such a resolution, harshly protested by Pyongyang.
"The U.N. General Assembly plenary session adopted the resolution early Friday (Thursday, New York time) by a vote of 94 to 22 with 63 abstentions," Jang Jae-bok, a foreign ministry director said.
The resolution, co-sponsored by South Korea for the first time, expresses concern about systematic and serious human rights violations in North Korea and calls for an immediate end to the abuses.
The resolution is not legally binding but symbolic, as it is considered to reflect the prevalent view of the international community.
19 North Korean Defectors to Stand Trial in Myanmar: Report
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- Nineteen North Korean defectors will stand trial in Myanmar on charges of illegally entering the country after they were arrested while en route to South Korea from China, Radio Free Asia said on Dec. 20.
The defectors -- 15 women and four men -- had planned to disembark from their speed boat in Thailand but because of tight inspections there traveled further on to a Myanmarese region on the Thai border, where they were arrested on Dec. 2, the U.S.-based radio station said.
The North Koreans included an elderly man and a child, it said.
Myanmarese immigration authorities have transported the group from a detention center where they were being held to a prison where will await trial that is expected to open next week, it said. They could face up to a year in prison according to Myanmarese law, the report added.
The South Korean embassy is seeking cooperation with the Myanmarese authorities, the report said. It did not say when the North Koreans defected from the North or how long they had stayed in China.
North Korean defectors are increasingly choosing Southeast Asia as an intermediary route to South Korea in the face of strict border controls in China, which classifies defectors as illegal economic migrants rather than refugees.
A female North Korean defector died in a Laotian camp, while two others could be deported to China, a South Korean activist working in the region said this week. The defectors were recently captured near the Laotian border while attempting to reach South Korea, the activist said.
N.K. Willing to Return War Prisoners in Exchange for Economic Benefits
BEIJING/SEOUL (Yonhap) -- North Korea has conveyed to South Korea that it is willing to return some South Korean war prisoners and civilian abductees in exchange for economic benefits, sources said on Dec. 22.
Pyongyang made the proposal through various undercover channels, hoping to resume inter-Korean economic exchange projects that have been suspended amid chilled ties this year, the sources well-versed in North Korean issues said on condition of anonymity.
Unification Minister Kim Ha-joong is currently visiting Beijing to meet with senior Chinese officials over the North Korean nuclear stalemate and frozen inter-Korean relations. Seoul officials, however, denied having any contact with Pyongyang on the prisoners.
At least 560 former South Korean soldiers are still believed to be held in the socialist country since they were taken prisoner during the 1950-53 Korean War. Seoul officials say the North also abducted 494 civilians -- mostly fishermen operating in the East and Yellow seas -- during the Cold War era.
Pyongyang says it was not holding the South Koreans as prisoners of war but they have chosen to remain in the North. The North also denies abducting the fishermen.
"I've not heard of it," Kim Ho-nyoun, spokesman for the Unification Ministry handling inter-Korean affairs, said.
"There is nothing being promoted under the table," Kim said, adding that Seoul is willing to open official dialogue with Pyongyang any time.
Still, Pyongyang's alleged proposal draws attention as Seoul has also been contemplating the exchange. A senior official at the defense ministry told reporters earlier this month that it was considering financial "incentives" to North Korea for the return of South Korean soldiers.
"The proposal is not yet finalized, but the government is considering various ways, such as providing incentives to the North, to win their return," the official said on condition of anonymity.
Asked whether it has since floated the idea to Pyongyang, the defense ministry said "no."
"We have no knowledge about whether economic compensation was proposed," a defense ministry official said on Monday, requesting he not be named.
During his China visit until Dec. 24, the unification minister was expected to meet several Chinese top officials familiar with North Korea, including Dai Bingguo, China's state councilor, Wang Jiarui, head of the Chinese Communist Party's international liaison department, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, as well as China's chief envoy on North Korea denuclearization talks, Wu Dawei.
Concerning speculation the minister may also meet North Korean officials in Beijing, Seoul officials ruled out the possibility.
U.S. to Ship 21,000 Tons in Food Aid to N.K. by Year-end: State Dept.
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The United States said on Dec. 23 it will ship 21,000 tons of food aid to North Korea by the end of the year as part of 500,000 tons in humanitarian aid promised earlier this year.
"Our humanitarian program will continue," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. "The 21,000 metric tons will arrive at the end of this month."
McCormack said the food aid will be delivered through the World Food Program and other nongovernmental organizations.
The U.S. in May pledged to provide up to 500,000 tons of food aid to the North, but has only delivered about a quarter of that figure to the present date.
The last shipment was made in August as North Korea halted the disablement of its nuclear facilities in defiance of Washington's failure to delist it as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Once off the list, the North resumed disabling its facilities in October, but the latest round of the six-party talks failed to produce an agreement on how to verify what the North declared as its nuclear facilities in June.
The spokesman said a U.S. fact-finding mission recently concluded a North Korean tour on assuring transparency in distribution of the food aid.
"The nature of this mission was to find the facts and to try to see how implementation of our commitments to provide half-a-million metric tons of food aid were going," he said. "Thus far, we have delivered about 128,000 metric tons or so, give or take, under that program. And we're still trying to work through some issues that we saw on the ground."
He said his department is seeking some Korean-speaking staff "that can work in the WFP portion of the food distribution program."
"Our humanitarian efforts continue, but we want to make sure, as a government, that the American tax dollars that provide this humanitarian aid ultimately are being put to good use," he said.
"And that means that the people on the ground who need that food aid are going to get it. And part of that is making sure that we have a distribution system in which we have confidence."
The international community has expressed doubts about the food distribution system in the reclusive communist state amid reports that much of the food aid might have been funneled to the military and the power elite. Millions are said to be suffering from food shortages due to chronic floods and failed policies.
The WFP announced earlier this month that North Korea will need more than 800,000 tons in additional food aid from abroad to feed its 21 million people next year despite a rather good harvest this year.
Allies rethink combined command relocation plan: sources
(Yonhap Interview) EXO's Do Kyung-soo says he's always been into acting
S. Korea to be world's top 5G smartphone-using nation till 2020
(2nd LD) Samsung BioLogics' listing 'legitimate,' stock trading to resume: KRX
Time magazine shortlists Moon as 2018 Person of the Year
Normal operations resume on KTX Gangneung line 2 days after derailment accident
(LEAD) KTX Gangneung line resumes operations 2 days after derailment accident
(LEAD) Renault to produce Twizy cars at S. Korean plant from 2019: sources
(LEAD) S. Korea to nurture healthcare sector based on 4th industrial revolution
President Moon orders safety checks on train services following KTX train derailment
Song Hye-kyo, Park Bo-gum's 'Encounter' will be shown in more than 100 nations
N.K. could prepare 'Plan B' if U.S. continues unilateral demands: ex-minister
(2nd LD) Koreas to meet IOC in Feb. on joint Olympic bid
(LEAD) Trump says 'in no hurry' to negotiate with N. Korea
(3rd LD) No deal yet between allies on dividing USFK costs: official


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Though the 34-pound weight reduction seems surprisingly small, there are several reasons for this. Heavier gauge metal is being used in the frame and body reinforcements, and the exhaust system alone, a new design adopted for its longer life, weighs 80 pounds. Then there are various luxury items such as the concealed headlights with their electric motors and hinge mechanism.
One of the necessary luxuries, and therefore one of the most appreciated, is the introduction of fully adjustable seats. The backrest rake is infinitely variable, and the seats have a four-inch fore-and-aft travel. The seat height above the floor has three positions, with a difference of 1.24 inches between upper and lower. In addition, there is a three-inch adjustment on the steering column to get the wheel closer or farther away. The pedals are extremely well placed. The accelerator is close to the tunnel, letting the foot rest against its side, and there is plenty of room left of the clutch pedal for the driver to brace himself. The importance of these adjustments cannot be overestimated, and it is highly encouraging that Chevrolet has adopted them all.
The now-usual heavy-duty (i.e., racing) kit includes stiffer front and rear springs and front anti-roll bar, cast-aluminum wheels with knockoff hubs, an extra-large (36-1/2 gallons) gas tank, finned aluminum brakes, sintered metallic brake linings, and dual master cylinders separating the front and rear brakes. Required by all who plan to race the Sting Ray in serious competition, the kit will be for the coupé only.
Evidently Chevrolet wishes to keep the convertible out of racing. One reason is surely the obviously stronger body structure of the coupé. Not only does the roof itself add rigidity, but there are roll-bar-like steel reinforcements on both sides that extend from the frame and meet in the roof.
A Saginaw mechanical (recirculating ball) steering gear is standard and incorporates a lovely refinement: the steering arms are all made with two tie rod attachment holes, so that the driver can easily adjust the steering ratio from 19.6-to-one to 17-to-one. The slow steering gives 3.4 turns of the wheel lock to lock, and the quick ratio only 2.9.
Power steering is optional with the 250-bhp and 300-bhp engines only, and uses the quick steering ratio. There is a built-in steering damper on all linkages (except the heavy duty steering) but it is set to give some feedback even with the power steering in order to increase the "feel" of the road.
Even the "slow" manual steering is not very slow, although right-hand street corners cannot be negotiated without changing the grip on the wheel rim. With the quick steering, the hands need not be moved from their normal location.
Thanks to the improved geometry and the rearward relocation of the center of gravity for 1963, steering effort is very low, and the car inspires a high degree of confidence which continues to grow with closer acquaintance.
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CBS TV Distribution vp Randy Ragland dies
Exec worked at Carolco, Rysher and ParamountRandy Ragland, vp corporate product rights at CBS Television Distribution, died Sept. 9 of a heart attack. He was 58.
Before CBS, the native of Oxford, Miss., worked for De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, Carolco Pictures, Rysher Entertainment and Paramount.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda; his mother, Hazel; his brother, Rex; and his sister, Cindy. A memorial service was scheduled for 3 p.m. today at Church of the Hills at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.


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Production: This is the best to date for Tracey! The set is nice and non-distracting.
Music: Upbeat instrumentals
Based on Tracey's book, Sexy in 6, these workouts are segmented into 6 minute sessions. You can focus on a certain body part, do the entire workout if time isn't an issue or use it as you choose (great chaptering make this an easy option). A wonderful feature in both dvds is the Suggested Daily Combinations section in the main menu. Here, you'll get 2 different weekly rotations that is all spelled out for you! (just pop in the dvd & begin the workout as suggested for any particular day)
Total Body Fat Burner:
This dvd is more strength training than cardio. (although in the lower body segments you will keep your heart rate up during the brief cardio intervals) The warmup and cool down segments are the same on both dvds. They warmup is easy to follow & includes such moves as step touches, side steps, marches--nothing complicated. The cooldown offers a great 4 minute segment that fully stretches out the entire body. Each of the lower body and upper body segments are unique, focusing on certain areas. All the lower body segments are non weighted (which is key to being able to add in cardio bursts to raise the heart rate). Lower Body A contains squats and kicks. Lower Body B utilizes dance & ballet principles to tighten and tone the glutes. It also contains side kicks to work the outer thigh area. Lower Body C contains lots of plie work. Multiple sets and counts will really work the inner thighs. All the upper body segments use a stability ball and a light set of hand weights (choose a weight that fits your level to increase or decrease the challenge). As a bonus, all the Upper Body segments are done as circuits, alternating the body parts being worked with abdominal training. Upper Body A focuses on chest and triceps, Upper Body B highlights back and bicep training and Upper Body C hits the chest again along with the shoulders. Upper Body D combines exercises that work all the upper body areas. Ab Blast on the Ball is tough! (reminding me of Cathe Friedrich's ball work) This segment contains: curls on the ball, ball roll-outs, lying ball exchange, double leg stretch and side lying double leg lifts (with the ball held between the ankles!).
Total Body Calorie Blast:
Total Body Blast A, B and C all utilize intervals of easy to follow cardio with light weight training. (you'll do a quick cardio blast, then pick up the weights) The Mind Body Blast segments are a wonderful compliment to the prior segments. It's a fusion of yoga and pilates principles that work on strengthening and stretching the body simultaneously. These segments are also great add on options for other workouts! Ab Blast uses no equipment and works the entire core with a greater emphasis on the obliques. This segment is tougher than it looks, relying on core stabilization and control to enhance the toning benefits.
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It has arrived! It's the time of year when we award the year's best works in film. The 88th Academy Awards will be held on the 28th of February, at the Dolby Theater, in Hollywood, California with Chris Rock hosting this year's award show. Before we have the pleasure to watch Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars be recognized for their work, let us pick which stars we believe will be taking home the coveted gold statue.
Side Note: With the recent news of an Oscars' boycott due to lack of diversity for this year's nominations I feel an impulse to voice my opinion on the matter. There surely is a problem with diversity in Hollywood. There is not a problem with diversity at the Academy Awards. I do believe that this year's nominations are not only valid, but also justified as the year's best performances. The problem is not with a lack of diversity at this year's awards, but a lack of diversity in Hollywood films in general. The Academy can only chose from the films put in front of them; it is up to Hollywood to diversify casting and give roles to the best actors available, regardless of race or color.
Best Picture:
1. The Big Short
2. Spotlight
3. The Revenant
4. Mad Max: Fury Road
5. Room
6. The Martian
7. Bridge Of Spies
8. Brooklyn
Winner: Spotlight.
Spotlight is the story of the Boston Globe journalists who researched, wrote, and reported the news of child abuse by Catholic priests in the city of Boston. The film will leave you with a story you are not soon to forget. It is a film that will tug at your emotions and test your opinions. If you haven't already, go watch this film!
Best Director:
1. Alejandro G. Inarritu
2. Adam Mckay
3. Tom McCarthy
4. George Miller
5. Lenny Abrahamson
Winner: Alejandro G. Inarritu
Yes, I believe it will happen. Alejandro G. Inarritu will look to become only the third director to ever win back-to-back Academy Awards for best director (Tom Ford & Joseph L. Mankiewicz). Inarritu's The Revenant is visually stunning. Its depictions of the natural world are truly something special. The acting turned in by DiCaprio and Hardy is worthy of a mention. With many scenes throughout the film featuring close ups of the characters, Inarritu brings home a genuine view into a period of time in America that has long been forgotten.
Actor In A Leading Role:
1. Leonardo DiCaprio
2. Matt Damon
3. Bryan Cranston
4. Michael Fassbender
5. Eddie Rydmayne
Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio
Is it the year? Will it finally happen for him? We think so. Leonardo DiCaprio will win his first Academy Award. Though he doesn't actually have many lines in his role as an outdoorsman in The Revenant. DiCaprio's facial expressions and body language are enough to hold the audience through the film.
Actress In A Leading Role:
1. Cate Blanchett
2. Brie Larson
3. Jennifer Lawrence
4. Charlotte Rampling
5. Saoirse Ronan
Winner: Brie Larson
If you haven't seen Room, staring Brie Larson please do so immediately. I believe Larson to be the runaway favorite. The haunting story of a young girl who is kidnapped and held against her will as she tries to raise her capture;s son. Larson's co-star Jacob Trembley was outstanding as well.
Actor In A Supporting Role:
1. Christian Bale
2. Tom Hardy
3. Mark Ruffalo
4. Mark Rylance
5. Sylvester Stallone
Winner: Christian Bale
This will be one of the toughest decisions to be made on award night. Stallone recaptured what made the original Rocky films great in his performance, while Bale and Hardy excelled along side great counter-parts. Ruffalo puts forth his best performance yet in one of the year's best films. Rylance is also very deserving of a nomination, teaming with Tom Hanks in, Bridge Of Spies.
Actress In A Supporting Role:
1. Jennifer Jason Leigh
2. Rooney Mara
3. Rachel McAdams
4. Alice Vikander
5. Kate Winslet
I believe this to be another clear cut winner in Kate Winslet. She plays assistant to the great Steve Jobs, which stars Michael Fassbender. The film revolves around three different periods of time, each on the day of a new Steve Jobs product release. Her character is not one that is seen often throughout the film, but her appearances and interactions with Fassbender are sterling.


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As previously mentioned in our articles, on 13th May 2015, the Italian Competition Authority (the "ICA"), opened an in-depth investigation into the market for media rights to the Italian Premier League "Serie A", for infringements of Article 101 TFEU, the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements.
The Italian entities involved into the investigation are: The association "Lega Nazionale Professionisti di Serie A" ("Lega") and the companies Infront Italy S.r.l. ("Infront"), Sky Italia S.r.l. ("Sky") and Reti Televisive Italiane S.p.A. ("RTI") along with its controlled company Mediaset Premium S.p.A. (the "Companies").
The background of the case is as follows:
The Lega — which is the association representing the football clubs participating to the "Serie A" — is entrusted by the Italian law with the task of the joint selling of the commercial rights of the "Serie A".
The joint selling is advised by Infront and must be made through public tenders where different packages of rights are sold. In such a case the Lega and Infront set up three packages of rights ("A", "B", "D",). According to the outcome of the tender, Sky made the best offers for packages "A" and "B" while for package "D" there were no valid offers.
In this case, given the not valid offer for package D, the Lega had to start another tender, invalidating the awarding of packages "A" and "B".
In light of that, the media rights to the "Serie A" were awarded through an agreement among the abovementioned entities (included the Lega and Infront), according to which Sky would obtain the packages "A" and "D" while RTI the package "B" (the "Agreement").
On 20th April 2016, The ICA concluded its investigation and found the eventual Agreement and the disbanding of the tender process to be anti-competitive since it was a simple "snapshot" of the situation existing before the tender, impeding other competitors from entering the market of "Serie A" media rights and the other connected markets (pay-tv and commercials).
Therefore, the ICA held that the conduct raised serious issues regarding its compatibility with Article 101 TFEU and fined the Companies cumulatively €66 million.


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1. This Order may be cited as the Churnet Valley Light Railway Order 1996 and shall come into force on 4th May 1996.
2.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings respectively assigned to them:—
"the Act of 1845" means the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845(1);
"the Board" means the British Railways Board;
"the Board's railway" means so much of the former railway of the Board in the County of Staffordshire described in and authorised by the enabling Acts and works relating thereto as lies between the point immediately to the south of the point known as Leekbrook junction in the parish of Leek at Grid Reference SJ9813/5378 and the point known as the sand sidings in the Parish of Oakamoor at Grid Reference SK0453/4508 and includes all the lands and works relating thereto in those parishes and in the parishes of Cheddleton, Ipstones and Kingsley in the district of Staffordshire Moorlands formerly held by the Board relating to the said railway and lying between those points;
"the Company" means Churnet Valley Railway (1992) plc incorporated under the Companies Acts 1985 to 1989(2) and having its registered office at Cheddleton Station, Cheddleton, Staffordshire ST13 7EE;
"the Company's railway" means the railway authorised to be construced and maintained by the Company pursuant to article 4 of this Order;
"the definitive map" means the definitive map for the area prepared under section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(3);
"the deposited plans" and "the deposited sections" mean respectively the plans and sections deposited in respect of the application for this Order with the Secretary of State for Transport, Great Minister House, 76 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DR and at the registered office of the Company, and marked as those plans and sections respectively;
"the enabling Acts" means the North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Line) Act 1846(4) and the North Staffordshire Railway Act 1847(5);
"the existing railway centre demonstration line" means the railway and works relating thereto in the County of Staffordshire lying immediately to the south of Cheddleton Station in the parish of Cheddleton on lands owned by or leased to the Company and shown marked "existing railway centre demonstration line & sidings" on the deposited plans;
"Grid Reference" means an Ordnance Survey Grid Reference;
"the transfer date" in respect of the Board's railway or any part of the Board's railway means the date on which the Board's railway or that part of the Board's railway is transferred to the Company by virtue of an agreement made pursuant to article 6 of this Order.
(2) For the purposes of this Order, "transferred" in relation to any rails, plates, sleepers, chairs, sidings, passing loops, junctions or any other associated track equipment forming part of the Board's railway includes leased or let to, or licensed for use by, the Company.
3.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the following provisions of the Act of 1845 shall be incorporated in this Order:—
Section 16 (works to be executed);
Section 18 (alteration of water and gaspipes, etc);
Section 19 (company not to disturb pipes until they have laid down others);
Section 20 (pipes not to be laid contrary to any Act, and 18 inches surface road to be retained);
Section 21 (company to make good all damage);
Section 24 (penalty for obstructing construction of railway);
Section 58 (company to repair roads used by them), except for the words from "and if any question" to the end;
Section 61 (company to make sufficient approaches and fences to highways crossing on the level);
Section 68 (accommodation works by company);
Sections 78 to 85E (which relate to the working of mines);
Section 105 (carriage of dangerous goods on the railway);
Section 145 (recovery of penalties); and
Section 154 (transient offenders).
(2) In those provisions, as incorporated in this Order—
"prescribed", in relation to any such provision, means prescribed by this Order for the purposes of that provision;
"the railway" means any railway authorised to be constructed by this Order and, except where the context otherwise requires, any other authorised works; and
"the special Act" means this Order.
(3) The following enactments shall apply to the Company's railway:—
The Regulation of Railways Act 1868(6)—
Section 22 (means of communication between passengers and the Company's servants to be provided); and
The Regulation of Railways Act 1889(7)—
Section 1 (power to order certain provisions to be made for public safety); and
Section 5 (penalty for avoiding payment of fare).
(4) In its application to the Company's railway section 22 of the Regulation of Railways Act 1868 shall have effect as if the words "and travels more than 20 miles without stopping" were omitted therefrom.
4.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Company may on lands owned by or leased to the Company and either on the line of so much of the Board's railway as is transferred pursuant to this Order and within the formation of that railway or on the existing railway demonstration line construct and maintain a railway with all proper rails, plates, sidings, passing loops, junctions, bridges, culverts, drains, approaches, roads, yards, buildings and other works and conveniences connected therewith including station premises, workshops and facilities; and may enter into agreements with any other person for such purposes and may upon such lands work the said railway as a light railway under the Act and in accordance with the provisions of this Order.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Company may construct and maintain the works more particularly described in Schedule 1 to this Order.
5. In the construction of the Company's railway or any part thereof the Company may deviate from the line or situation thereof shown on the deposited plans to the extent of the limits of deviation shown thereon and may deviate vertically from the levels shown on the deposited sections to any extent not exceeding 1 metre upwards or downwards.
6.—(1) The Board and the Company may enter into and carry into effect agreements providing for the transfer to and vesting in the Company of the Board's railway or any part thereof on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the Board and the Company.
(2) On the transfer date all such rights, powers, privileges and obligations as are vested in or borne by the Board immediately before that date with respect to any part of the Board's railway transferred to the Company on that date by virtue of an agreement made pursuant to this article shall be transferred to and vest in the Company and thereafter the Company shall to the exclusion of the Board be entitled to the benefit of, and to exercise, all such rights, powers and privileges and be subject to all such obligations, whether statutory or otherwise, then in force to the intent that the Board shall be released from all such obligations.
7.—(1) The Company's railway shall be constructed and operated on a nominal gauge of 1.435 metres (4 feet 8½ inches) and the motive power on the railway shall be diesel-mechanical, diesel-hydraulic, diesel-electric, steam, internal combustion, battery, electric or such other motive power as the Secretary of State may in writing approve.
(2) Nothing in this Order shall authorise the Company to use electrical power as motive power on the Company's railway unless such power is obtained from storage batteries or from a source of generation entirely contained in and carried along with the engines and carriages.
(3) If electrical power is used as motive power on the Company's railway such electrical power shall not be used in such a manner as to cause or be likely to cause any interference with any telecommunications apparatus as defined in Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984(8) or with telecommunications by means of any such apparatus.
8.—(1) The Company may carry the Company's railway across and on the level of the private access ways, road and footpaths described in Schedule 2 to this Order.
(2) The rails of the railway shall be maintained within the areas of the level crossings so that the upper surface is upon a level with the surface of the access way, road or footpath, as the case may be, and the surface over the level crossings shall be maintained in good and even condition.
(3) The Company shall not within the area of the level crossings obstruct or hinder traffic or persons passing along the access way, road or footpath for longer than is reasonably necessary in taking any train, engine or carriage across the access way, road or footpath.
9.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article, access across the railway at each of the level crossings described in Schedule 2 to this Order, except for the crossings described in paragraphs 2 and 12 thereof, shall be provided by a gate on each side of the railway opening away from the railway which in the case of the crossings described in paragraphs 10, 11, 13 and 14 of that Schedule and that part of the crossing described in paragraph 9 of that Schedule which relates to the footpath shall be a self-closing gate and the Company shall provide and maintain at the said level crossings signs bearing the wording `STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN' on each side of the railway facing towards persons approaching the level crossing.
(2) The Company shall provide and maintain at or near each of the level crossings described in Schedule 2 to this Order except for the level crossing described in paragraph 2 of that Schedule such barriers, gates or other protective equipment as the Secretary of State may from time to time require in writing, and subject to such requirements as he may from time to time lay down.
(3) In this article "protective equipment" includes lights, traffic signs (within the meaning of section 64(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(9)), as prescribed in Schedule 3 to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994(10) manual, mechanical, automatic, electrical or telephonic equipment or other devices.
10.—(1) The Company shall provide at the crossing described in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order, and shall operate and maintain, the protective equipment which is specified in Part I of Schedule 3 to this Order.
(2) The Company shall cause to be observed the conditions and requirements with regard to the crossing mentioned in paragraph (1) of this article which are specified in Part II of Schedule 3 to this Order.
11. No part of the Company's railway shall be used for the conveyance of passengers without the permission in writing of the Secretary of State.
12. Nothing in this Order shall prejudice or affect the statutory or other rights of any public gas transporter within the meaning of Part I of the Gas Act 1986(11) in or relating to any pipe, main or apparatus belonging to them or for the maintenance of which they are responsible, or any structure for the lodging therein of any pipe, main or apparatus, being any pipe, main or apparatus or stucture situate under, over or upon lands in or upon which the Company's railway or any part thereof is constructed.
13.—(1) For the protection of the Environment Agency (in this article referred to as "the Agency") the following provisions shall, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Agency, apply and have effect.
(2) Nothing in this Order or in any enactment incorporated with or applied by this Order shall prejudice or affect the operation of section 109 of the Water Resources Act 1991(12) or any byelaws made under that Act or the Land Drainage Act 1991(13) in relation to anything done under or in pursuance of this Order.
(3) (a) Before carrying out any works involving the erection or raising of any obstruction to the flow of any watercourse or the construction, alteration or replacement of any culvert or any structure designed to contain or divert the flow of any watercourse in, under or through any land held for the purposes of or in connection with the Company's railway the Company shall furnish to the Agency proper and sufficient plans thereof for the approval of the Agency and shall not carry out the said works until the said plans have been approved in writing by the Agency such approval not to be unreasonably withheld;
(b)For the purposes of this paragraph "plans", includes sections, drawings, specifications, calculations and descriptions.
(4) Any culvert or any structure designed to contain or divert the flow of any watercourse situated within any land held for the purposes of or in connection with the Company's railway, whether constructed under the powers of this Order or in existence prior to the making hereof, shall be maintained by the Company in good repair and condition and free from obstruction.
(5) If any obstruction is erected or raised or any culvert is constructed, altered or replaced in contravention of this article the Company shall upon receiving notice from the Agency take such action as may be necessary to remedy the effect of the contravention to the Agency's satisfaction and in default the Agency may itself take such action as may be necessary and recover the expenses reasonably incurred by it in doing so from the Company as a debt due from them to the Agency.
14.—(1) For the protection of sewerage and water undertakers for the time being for the area in which the Company's railway is situated (in this article referred to as "the undertakers") the following provisions shall, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the undertakers concerned, apply and have effect.
(2) In this article, "relevant pipe" in relation to any of the undertakers has the meaning given in section 179(7) of the Water Industry Act 1991(14).
(3) Nothing in section 18 of the Act of 1845 in its application to the Company's railway shall authorise the Company to raise, sink or otherwise alter the position of, or in any way interfere with, any relevant pipe without the consent in writing of the undertaker concerned, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
(4) (a) The Company shall not within the limits of deviation and without the consent of the undertakers concerned—
(i)place or deposit any materials or erect any structure or works other than a single line of rails or passing loop; or
(ii)make any excavation to a depth of more than 300 millimetres below the surface of the ground;
in so far as the same is or would be carried out or situated within 15 metres (measured in any direction) of any part of a relevant pipe;
(b)The undertakers concerned shall not unreasonably withhold their consent under this paragraph but may grant their consent subject to reasonable conditions for the protection of a relevant pipe.
(5) Where any relevant pipe is situated in or under any land owned or held for the purposes of the Company's railway the Company shall at their own expense maintain all culverts over such relevant pipe which are in existence at the coming into force of this Order so as to leave the relevant pipe accessible for the purpose of repairs.
(6) The Company shall afford reasonable facilities to the undertakers for the execution and doing of all such works and things as may be reasonably necessary to enable them to inspect, repair, maintain, renew, replace, remove, alter or use any relevant pipe.
(7) (a) The Company shall compensate the undertakers—
(i)for any damage done or disturbance caused to any relevant pipe; and
(ii)for any other expenses, loss, damages, penalty or costs incurred by the undertakers,
by reason or in consequence of the execution, maintenance, user or failure of any of the works authorised by this Order or otherwise by reason or in consequence of the exercise by the Company of the powers of this Order.
(b)Nothing in this paragraph shall entitle the undertakers to any payment in respect of damage attributable to the neglect or default of the undertakers, their servants or agents.
(8) Nothing in this Order shall prejudice or affect the rights of the undertakers in respect of any relevant pipe or the provisions of any agreement regulating the relationship between the Company and the undertakers with regard to any relevant pipe and whether made before or after this Order comes into force.
15. Any difference arising between the Company and the relevant undertakers under article 13 or 14 above shall be referred to and settled by a single arbitrator to be agreed between the parties or, failing agreement, to be appointed on the application of either party (after notice in writing to the other) by the President for the time being of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
R. A. Allan
An Under Secretary,
Department of Transport
3rd May 1996
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Workshop with Nathan Fowkes
After Terryl Whitlatch on Sunday was a workshop with Nathan Fowkes, designing with color and light.Great learning experience, but also a reminder of how importance of core fundamentals are.
Plein air day after workshop
Plein air day after workshop
Workshop with Terryl Whitlatch
Creature design done after a workshop with the amazing Terryl Whitlatch last Saturday.
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The photograph portrays an Italian-Japanese boy intent on cutting out images of Lucio Fontana's works. The photographic tableau vivant
is set in the Sala Parnaso ofGAM Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan. The boy, seated in a sculptural pose, holds a book by Fontana from which he continues to cut out images, ending up flooding the entire surface of the hall with white. White, the color of classicism, abstraction, meditation and awaiting is predominant. The act of cutting recalls the hand gesture of Lucio Fontana. The performer symbolizes the influence that Asian culture has had on the artist, but also what Fontana has represented for avant-garde artistic movements born in Japan, such as the Gutai group.


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Restaurants that provide numerous choices, permit substitutions without a lot of extra charges, allow splitting entrées, provide sauces on the side and can prepare food without extra salt or butter are more likely to have diabetic-friendly choices. The menu there should be easier to navigate, notes American Diabetes Association.
Diabetics ordering at any restaurant need to give the menu a little more scrutiny. Asking about the serving size and ingredients in a dish can provide needed information. For those who are cutting down on salt, it is important to ask that the cooks do not use salt when preparing the meal. Sticking with foods that are not fried or breaded helps diabetics avoid the added calories and fats in the breading, as stated by American Diabetes Association.
Restaurants often provide portions that are significantly larger than what people eat at home. If this is the case, it is helpful to put the extra food into a take-home container or share the entrée with someone else at the table.
With regard to food preparation, it helps to ask for a baked potato plain with margarine or sour cream on the side. Meat and fish entrées should be broiled without any extra oil or butter. Any gravies, sauces or dressings should come on the side. Adding a teaspoon at a time helps diabetics avoid the extra calories that come with the heavy application of dressing in the kitchen, according to American Diabetes Association.


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Famous people! Yay! (GameX 2009)
I remember graduating College in 2009 and being excited for VGXPO and GameX that year. What's that? Never heard of 'em? Yeah, not surprising. They were both in the Philadelphia region, which is evidently a place that hates video games despite a growing Indie scene. Just not as growthful (growthilicious?) as, say, Boston or North Carolina.
In truth, I think it was merely the people running the shows. VGXPO made a bad name for itself when
the guy running it tried to hijack exhibitors from PAX in '07, amongst other things
. I don't think they ever recovered from that, and by time I got to go to VGXPO it was small, deserted and populated by nothing more than indies desperate for attention that the attendees didn't want to give.
GameX's head guy was evidently not too spiffy a fellow either, and word is there was some financial fallout that really pissed sponsor NBC off. I don't really have much to go off of other than word of mouth, and it is extremely telling that you can't find the website anymore.
I enjoyed attending the events, but it was...depressing. No one wanted to give the Indie games a chance. Everyone wanted to find another E3 and was angry when it turned out to be, well, less. Or rather different, I'd say. I sighed, wishing the East Coast could just light up with more options for gaming conventions and expos.
Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention, but it seems to all have come out of nowhere. First was PAX East, which I got to check out in 2011. It was amazing. I had been to a few anime conventions before, but while my love of the oriental animation has waxed and waned like the phases of the moon over time, video games have always remained my first true passion. So being in a community where you could strike up a conversation with anyone about damn near anything you love was just...
The best way I could describe it when I came home was I got a taste of what Heaven must be like, and it was the Utopia that was PAX East.
Internet famous people! Yay! (PAX East 2011)
Now, I should note that all this time MAGFest had been going on in the D.C. area. I had heard about it when I visited VGXPO, actually, as they had a booth there. However, I'll get into that later as I was never able to visit MAGFest before. The timing was always at an odd time of year for me (first weekend after New Years) and I wasn't very familiar with the D.C. area.
In any event, to me, PAX East seemed like all the East Coast would be getting. Then The Escapist announced their very own Expo down in North Carolina. I gathered what friends I could manage (enough for a hotel room, sweet!) and we made the drive this past September to Durham, what is one of my favorite cities. This is, of course, because it is pretty empty, yet still has all the compact awesomeness of a regular city. Durham is the perfect city for people that don't like other people.
Escapist Expo was, all things told, a completely different experience for me.
I wrote about it on my blog
, describing it as a "Small Town Expo". This is because it was in a smaller venue than most events I have attended with a rather small population compared to previous years, but that only made it a much stronger social event. Before the Expo even began I made good friends in
The D&D Sluggers
(check out She's Got a Job, it's an awesome song) and got to frequently hang out with Cory Rydell, artist of
Critical Miss
. I got a brief moment to even speak to Jim Sterling in the hallway of the hotel, though I was drunk enough that I am not sure I made an ass of myself to a man that was tired and needed a nap. Either way, despite the persona he puts on for The Jimquisition and other such things, he's a nice chap (for all of five or ten minutes I met him). Without even trying I found myself stumbling upon other folks I had met several times before during the show having small snippets of conversation.
Mmm... chocolatey goodness... (Escapist Expo 2012)
It was, on the whole, easier to make friends at Escapist Expo than anywhere else simply due to the confined space and smaller attendance, and that was fantastic to me.
So I left feeling pretty good about two events on the East Coast. Two chances a year to go out, make new friends and to speak again with old ones.
Then I spontaneously took a trip down to MAGFest last weekend as an old College friend of mine was going to be there. He lives in Washington state, which means the chances to see him are rare indeed. I was expecting a smaller Expo like Escapist, a place that would be fine to visit for just a day.
Holy SHIT was I wrong.
MAGFest is absolutely huge and amazing. They really do combine two different loves in a fantastic way, mixing a passion for games with the emotional adrenaline provided only by your favorite genre of music. Chiptune? Metal? Synthpop? Rap? They pretty much have you covered from what I can tell. Some of it covers, some of it original, MAGFest is completely loaded with stuff to see and do. A Leliana (from Dragon Age) cosplayer managed to aggro my drunken ass over to her friends where I got to spend a bunch of time talking about Game of Thrones, fantasy novels, Assassin's Creed and a whole bunch of other stuff, making new friends once more.
People be sellin' shiz all up 'n' down the block. (MAGFest 2013)
This is what the gaming expos are about, and thanks to a few e-mails I barely paid attention to, a streetpass tag and a Google search, I've found that Philadelphia has been getting a second chance with
Too Many Games
It blows my mind. Just a few years ago I felt as if the East Coast had zero gaming presence and looked to the West Coast in envy. Over there they had stuff like E3, CES and San Diego Comic-Con. What did we have over here?
Well, I'd say right now, the East Coast has it better. Even the largest event, PAX East (and man, is it
) is an emphasis on the experience of the attendee rather than being a trade show. It's not about press releases and trailers and marketing, it's about a love of games and bringing gamers together as a family. Escapist Expo takes this a different direction, focusing more on the press and critic side of things while still offering content for the culture. MAGFest is about combining mediums into a wonderful weekend-long concert. And now, TooManyGames, which looks to be of a similar scope as Escapist Expo.
I officially have an Expo for every season. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter can be packed with events to go to and meet new people or make new friends.
I get to experience Heaven four times a year, and that is awesome.
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Comment on How Changes in Macro and Market Environment Forces Impact on the Level of Competition in an Industry.
Marketing Analysis
3 4 5 6 7 8 The marketing environment Understanding consumer behaviour Understanding organizational buying behaviour Understanding marketing ethics and corporate social responsibility Marketing research and information systems Market segmentation and positioning 72 108 145 180 216 259
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After reading this chapter, you should be able to: describe the nature of the marketing environment explain the distinction between the microenvironment and the macroenvironment discuss the impact of political and legal, economic, ecological/physical environmental, social/cultural and technological forces on marketing decisions explain how to conduct environmental scanning discuss how companies respond to environmental change
Political and Legal Forces
The marketing environment
marketing-orientated firm looks outwards to the environment in which it operates, adapting to take advantage of emerging opportunities and to minimize Macroenvironment potential threats. In this chapter, we will examine the marketing environment and how to monitor it. In particular we will Microenvironment look at some of the major forces acting on companies in their macro- and Economic Political / legal microenvironments. Suppliers Customers The marketing environment consists of the actors and forces that affect a company's Company capability to operate effectively in providing products and services to its customers. As we saw in Chapter 2 it is useful to classify Distributors Competitors these forces into the macroenvironment Social/ Ecological / and the microenvironment (see Fig. 3.1). cultural physical The macroenvironment consists of a number of broad forces that affect not only the company but also the other actors in the microenvironment. Traditionally Technological four forces—political/legal, economic, social/cultural and technological—have been the focus of attention, with the result that the term PEST analysis has been used to describe macroenvironmental analysis. However, the growing importance of ecological/ physical environmental forces on companies has led to the acronym being expanded to PEEST analysis. The microenvironment consists of the actors in the firm's immediate environment that affect its capabilities to operate effectively in its chosen markets. The key actors are customers, competitors, distributors and suppliers. The macro- and microenvironments shape the character of the opportunities and threats facing a company and are largely uncontrollable. This chapter will focus on the macroenvironmental forces—political/legal, economic, ecological/physical, social/cultural and technological—that affect marketing decisions. Later in the chapter the four dimensions of the microenvironment—customers, competitors, distributors and suppliers—will be introduced and then examined in greater detail throughout the book. The influence of customers on marketing decisions will be discussed in Chapters 4 and 5 and the changing nature of the supply chain examined in Chapter 5. Distribution and competitive forces will be analysed in Chapters 17, and 19 and 20 respectively. 3.1
Political and Legal Forces
olitical and legal forces can influence marketing decisions by setting the rules by which business can be conducted. For example, smoking bans in public places can have dramatic short- and long-term effects on the demand for cigarettes. Because of politicians' power to affect business activities, companies try to cultivate close relationships with them, both to monitor political moods and also to influence them. Sometimes, sizable contributions to the funds of political parties are made in an attempt to maintain favourable relationships. Never has the relationship between political forces and business been more apparent than in the recent 'credit crunch', which has forced...
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Topaz Realty Management is the buyer of Madison Realty Capital's $22.4 million rental building in South Williamsburg.
Madison, led by Josh Zegen and Brian Shatz, sold the 35-unit, 22,800-square-foot building at 265-267 South 2nd Street. The Commercial Observer reported the sale Wednesday, but the buyer wasn't revealed at the time.
Property records filed with the city Thursday show the buyer to be Topaz Realty, a Union Square-based investment firm headed by Poonam Sachdev and Suresh Sachdev.
Daniel Pollak of ZP Realty Capital served as a financial adviser to the buyers.
Madison bought the building in 2013 for $9.7 million and renovated the property.
The company also deregulated more than half of the rent-stabilized units, taking the building's count from 17 at the time of the purchase down to six.


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Lansford Borough Council last night granted tentative approval to a 1986 budget that retains the current tax rate of 31 mills on real estate, but raises sanitation fees.
The budget received approval on a 7-0 vote, and lists receipts of $524,831 and expenses of $524,703.
In the sanitation fees, the rate for domestic collection increases from $24 to $50 per family per year; businesses, $40 to $75, and major businesses, $100 to $150.


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Space World
The days of prosperity and the stellar hegemony are over. The Reavers came out of the void pillaged the worlds. Space madness destroyed those in space. Everywhere civilization crumbles and the dark days continue to get worse.
The crew of the Starlight live like most these days, traveling between ports of call in a hulking rusty space ship, never staying in one spot longer than it takes to refuel.
Those of the Carnival are similar, just hanging around long enough to make a profit before going elsewhere.
Travel Log
Session 1: Asteroid Base
In which the spook is spooked, Midnight rocks the house, Vivek gets a girl, and Nightingale's diagnosis is trouble.
Session 2: The Escape
In which Vivek rains down drugs, Midnight makes the sad choice of hard cash or his life, Brace brings home the cat food, and Gale buys a boy.
Session 3: The Bottle Episode
In which Brace gives Midnight tea, Midnight screws Gale, Gale locks-in Vivek, and the stowaways make life uncomfortably interesting for all.
Session 4: Taking Care of Business
In which Gale saves Tally, Midnight "saves" Donna, Vivek saves the whole ship, and Brace blows up Bullet.
Session 5: Bad Dreams
In which Midnight finally works a paying gig, Brace makes more from fucking alone, Gale dreams of the Ruined City, and Vivek discovers what dreams may come…
Session 6: Make Friends and Influence People
In which Manfred makes omeletes while breaking heads, Brace takes a pirate ship, Gale freeruns off Reavers, Midnight gets to the bottom of things, and no one eats the fucking fruit.
Session 7: The Ties that Bind Us
In which Switchblade attempts to cut loose from her debts, Midnight fights the man with his music, and Nightingale and Brace find love via torture.
Session 8: All Good Things
In which Manfred is much in demand, Midnight destroys a false Eden, Switchblade rips into a mother figure, and Brace and Nightingale deliver up Megaton to Bluejay and sail into the starlit void.
Session 9: Alien World
In which Switch makes allies, Max finds her sister, Katya saves her brother, Manfred says little, and Midnight Storm settles down.
Session 10: The Fate of the Dent
In which Switch listens to Mother, Max encounters mistrust, Katya listens to machines, and Manfred meets his past one last time.
Session 11: Family Rifts
In which Max breaks arms, Katya gets engaged, Pipeline argues a bunch, and Switch kills a goat.
Session 12: Falling Angels
In which Katya dream walks, Hiccup makes-over Max, Max gives Pipeline tough love, Pipeline mourns the fallen, and Switchblade burns out.


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Payroll, Recruitment and Human Resources – Canberra – 10 October 2018
Public Session – Payroll, Recruitment and Human Resources – Canberra – Wednesday 10 October 2018
This session is designed for payroll, recruitment and human resources teams. The session is split into a morning session and an afternoon session.
The morning session will cover the following topics:
- Scheme eligibility and recommencement
- Contributions
- Casual members
- Part-time members
The afternoon session will cover the following topics:
- Leave
- Salary for superannuation
- Birthday reviews, including calculating using AWOTE
You are more than welcome to attend both sessions, or choose the session that best suits your needs.
A light morning and afternoon refreshment will be provided.
Date and time
Wednesday 10 October 2018
Morning session: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Afternoon session: 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Burley Griffin Room, Ground Floor
7 London Circuit, Canberra
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The Oscar nominations necessarily eliminate many of the year's strong contenders; after all, not everyone can make the cut — the voters have to have a reasonable number of candidates from which to make their picks. But if this film critic could add just one more slot to the top categories ...
Best picture: "Not Fade Away," a wonderfully observed coming-of-age dramedy that marked the feature writing-directing debut of "Sopranos" creator David Chase.
Although released by Paramount Vantage with a bit of fanfare (a New York Film Festival premiere, visible print and TV ad buys), this deeply nostalgic, lovingly crafted look at the 1960s music scene failed to catch any award fire.
Still, "Fade" plays like the best kind of smaller, highly personal, indie-vibed film (albeit with a sizable music budget), one that takes creative and narrative risks as it burrows into a young man's seminal moments during an iconic era.


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Ground Control to Major Tom
If you're following Commander Hadfield's tweets, (or have been anywhere near Canadian news for the past month) you've probably already heard about the making of this song. (And if you aren't following him on twitter, you should be. He posts the most amazing photographs from orbit!) Here's a bit more about the collaboration: 10 Things You Need to Know Before the Premiere of Is Somebody Singing. And here's the story of yesterday's chat with Capt. Kirk. :D
I feel very sappy about this whole experiment. Space exploration is something I've always enjoyed in science fiction, but never considered on a practical level. Hearing music written, practiced and performed while one person is in space and the other is on earth... it just made the thought of living somewhat normally so far above the earth a little more possible. It's made me dream.


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Ford Truck Parts Buying Guide: Useful Sites
When looking for specific type of part for your Ford truck, sites like AutoShepherd.com offer to do the search for you. You plug in your search criteria and any part that will fit your Ford truck will be shown, easy and uncomplicated.
How Does this Work?
When you visit AutoShepherd, you will notice the landing page and its specials. Four specials attract your eye immediately on the top banner; slightly lower on the page are AutoShepherd's weekly specials in eight categories:
- brakes
- exhaust and emission systems
- exterior accessories
- wiper and washers
- filtration and routine maintenance
- performance accessories
- interior accessories
- suspension and chassis
A great way to search is to plug in your Ford truck make, model and year. Do this on the left side of the page. For instance, type in 2009 Ford F-150 XLT with a 5.4L Flex V-8 engine. When you click on "submit," the search engine at AutoShepherd looks for parts that will fit your Ford truck. For example, when you check the weekly specials in brake parts, any parts that will fit your Ford truck will be shown. However, if none of the weekly specials happen to fit your truck, the search engines suggest parts that will fit. How convenient! One example is a weekly special on a Walker Sound FX Muffler. This part does not fit your Ford F-150 truck, but the search engine provides links to Gibson and Magnaflow mufflers, which do fit.
A Broad Spectrum of Information
When you click on a part, you land on a page that gives you an array of details. The list price is compared to the price you pay through AutoShepherd. Your savings are shown. You also get availability and shipping information. Parts data comes in three varieties:
- production information
- ratings and reviews
- manufacturer information
Product information gives you features, benefits, and basic product knowledge. Ratings and reviews can help you decide to purchase based on feedback from customers who've used the product. Manufacturer information provides data on the maker of the product, such as past successes, how long they've been in business, and the company's specialties.
Becoming a Member
Sites such as AutoShepherd also have the option of signing up as a member. This can give you faster checkouts, the ability to review your order history, access to your order status, and advance information on specials and promotions.


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HOUSTON and DENVER, Dec. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LINN Energy, LLC (Nasdaq:LINE), LinnCo, LLC (Nasdaq:LNCO) and Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY) (the "Companies") today announced that the unitholders and shareholders of LINN Energy, LinnCo and Berry Petroleum have approved the previously announced merger and related transactions between LINN Energy, LinnCo and Berry Petroleum at the Companies' annual meetings held today. The transaction is anticipated to close on December 16, 2013.
About LINN Energy
LINN Energy's mission is to acquire, develop and maximize cash flow from a growing portfolio of long-life oil and natural gas assets. LINN Energy is a top-15 U.S. independent oil and natural gas development company, with approximately 4.8 Tcfe of proved reserves in producing U.S. basins as of December 31, 2012. More information about LINN Energy is available at www.linnenergy.com.
About LinnCo
LinnCo was created to enhance LINN Energy's ability to raise additional equity capital to execute on its acquisition and growth strategy. LinnCo is a Delaware limited liability company that has elected to be taxed as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, and accordingly its shareholders will receive a Form 1099 in respect of any dividends paid by LinnCo. More information about LinnCo is available at www.linnco.com.
About Berry Petroleum Company
Berry Petroleum Company is a publicly traded independent oil and natural gas production and exploitation company with operations in California, Texas, Utah, and Colorado. The company uses its website as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial and other material information regarding the company is routinely posted on and accessible at www.bry.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than statements of historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Important economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties are identified in the documents filed with the SEC by Berry, LINN and LinnCo from time to time, including their respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. None of Berry, LINN nor LinnCo undertakes any obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
CONTACT: LINN Energy, LLC and LinnCo, LLC Investors & Media: Clay Jeansonne, Vice President, Investor and Public Relations 281-840-4193 Berry Petroleum Company Investors & Media: Zach Dailey, Director, Investor Relations 303-999-4071
Source:LINN Energy, LLC;LinnCo, LLC,Berry Petroleum Company


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The 22nd Annual Aiken Cup is Just Around the Corner. This years event is going to be something special. Don't Miss out on this amazing event. All Games are Played on Prestigious, Manicured, Beautiful Polo Fields in Aiken, SC. Some of the best fields you will step foot on. Registration is now Open and Early Bird Registration is available until July 22nd 2017.


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The Mission of the Elliott Museum is to interpret and celebrate the genius of innovation, creativity, and the historical events in Martin County and the surrounding region all within an environment of learning and discovery.
At the Elliott Museum discover the hallmarks of American genius realized in fine arts, decorative arts, automobiles, inventions, costumes and historic documents. A treasure trove of all that is elegant, the Elliott satisfies the senses with art and antiques, charms with gala gallery openings and temporary exhibits and entertains and educates through lectures, gallery talks and school tours.
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At Uniting, we're all about giving people the support they need to succeed.
We work in partnership with clients to provide support that builds their capacity and confidence, so they can work towards a brighter, healthier and happier future.
Here are some of the ways we do this every day.
Aged & Carer Services
We support older people to maintain their independence and quality of life through our range of aged care services. We can assist with personal care, cleaning, gardening, nursing and allied health support, as well as socialising and connecting to the community. We also support carers to build their caring capacity, access respite, connect to services, and look after their own health and wellbeing. Learn more.
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We work alongside people experiencing alcohol and other drugs (AOD) issues to reduce the impact of substance use and promote health and wellbeing in recovery. Learn more.
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Our business and social enterprise support local communities to build, innovate and grow. Our social enterprises provide opportunities for meaningful employment while generating sustainable income that is invested in local communities. We also provide corporate consultancy and training to businesses to improve their systems and processes for identifying and dealing with vulnerable customers. Learn more.
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We support children, young people and families to enjoy a safe, caring home environment by developing skills and building resilience. We support children who are unable to live with their parents to access foster care, kinship care or adoption and permanent care services. We offer specialised services to support and empower women to live free from violence. Learn more.
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We support children and families to create, learn and grow through high-quality early childhood education and care services. Our range of early learning services includes long day care, family day care, occasional care, kindergarten, out of school hours care and vacation care. We also provide Kindergarten Inclusion Support and Preschool Field Officers to support children with additional needs. Learn more.
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We work in partnership with people experiencing mental health issues to develop a recovery plan, achieve their goals and live a good life. We also provide confidential 24-hour crisis support for people experiencing personal crisis. Learn more.
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With the April 15 tax deadline approaching, you likely have two responses: concern about how much you owe or anticipation over a refund. I've found myself in both situations – writing Uncle Sam a check and having him write me one. The latter is far better. Let's say you're fortunate this year and are getting […]
Single Dads: Don't Forget To Plan Financially for Special Life Moments
That day has come. It is official. You are now divorced. The emotions of the day are different for everybody. The day is happy for some and sad for most. No matter what the reason, it is now time to move forward. You are now a single dad and that term comes with many heavy […]
Walk away from your mortgage – why not?
Even in good times, having a mortgage sucks. A 30-year note on your house is like a prison sentence. You feel trapped, a slave to the mortgage company for three decades. When you're struggling financially – as many people are today – steep monthly payments become even more onerous. So why not just walk away […]
Spot financial lessons of 2011 to help in 2012
Now is a good time to reflect on the topsy-turvy economy of 2011. You may want to forget the past year if your portfolio declined or you lost your job. But you can benefit long term by learning valuable financial lessons from the year that's ending.
The top 3 financial priorities for single dads
Single dads have a lot on their minds. We're worried about our kids' health, education, and overall well-being. Sometimes we're so busy dealing with immediate issues that we overlook long-term ones.
Warren Buffett is my hero
Sure, Warren Buffett is a goofy-looking old guy with outdated glasses. But the billionaire investor is a genius when it comes to understanding how money works. That's why I admire him so much.
Stay in the stock market (if you dare)
I'm scared of the stock market with its wild peaks and valleys of late. But I'm also reluctant to get out. Where else do you put your money? I don't know.
Gold – don't buy the investment hype
Do you own gold? Well, why not? If you listen to the never-ending commercials, you'd think owning gold was the soundest investment in the world – the only hedge against inflation, the ads claim. You simply must own gold if you're a savvy investor, right? Not so fast.


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A Open Letter to Mark Brunell
I apologize. Please forgive me.
As you may recall, I suggested that you should be removed as starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins. More than suggested, I may have used the sentence "Mark Brunell must go." In fact, that may have been the title of my blog entry. In fact, I went so far as to suggest that Heath Shuler may be preferable as a starting quarterback right now. See, the joke there is twofold: 1) Shuler was a terrible NFL quarterback whose career was ended by chronic turf toe, of all things, and 2) He is in fact running for Congress right now, and not a quarterback at all. Put simply, I was dissatisfied with your performance thus far this season.
As I type this, you have just thrown an incompletion. That is worth mentioning because it was your first incompletion of the game, coming late in the third quarter and mere seconds after you set the all-time NFL record for most consecutive completions in a single game at 22.
Please please please forgive me. All is forgotten. Welcome back to my good graces.
I have no excuse. Yes, I used to write an NFL column, so I'm a bit more knowledgeable and less knee-jerk than your average football fan. But there's really no excuse. I should have known better. Blame it, if you will, on the culture of being a Redskins fan. It often seems like the last quarterback we had who was an uncontested #1 was Sammy Baugh. We are a fickle and often-stupid breed, we Washington Redskins fans. Yes, we rode Brad Johnson out of town in favor of Jeff freaking George. Yes, we actually thought Heath Shuler versus Gus Frerotte was a meaningful competition. Yes, we liked Jay Schroeder's arm more than Doug Williams' guts. Blame it all on Sonny Jurgensen and Billy Kilmer; it all started back then.
But that's no excuse. I should have stayed faithful. I should have believed that the offensive line would get its act together. I should have remembered how much a healthy Clinton Portis means to this team. I should have remembered that last year was statistically the best of your career. And I certainly never should have said "Give me Jason Campbell or give me death."
So as I type, you're ahead 31-15 in the fourth quarter, and frankly should be ahead more; that big Andre Johnson reception in the first quarter was the result of a blatant and uncalled offensive hold, and Portis' 15-yard taunting penalty seemed to make the referees disregard the fact that Houston defenders were throwing him down three yards out of bounds.
There's 12 minutes of football left, but I'm feeling good about your work today. 22 straight completions. Nice job.
I'm with you, man. Please accept my wholehearted apology.
If I may make a few suggestions, now that we're cool again: The penalties are killing you guys. Seriously. Stop with the holding and the pass interference. And maybe you want to look at some game film from last year where you made 40-plus-yard passes to Santana Moss look so easy. And you might want to knock it off with the Jekyll-and-Hyde thing. It makes us fans irritable.
While I've got your attention, can I ask you a question? What's with all the defensive backs with the long hair?
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Naming a character in a novel has always been one of the more difficult parts of writing a book for me. You want realistic sounding names, yet ones that have a certain "ping" or memorability to them. So I went to my friends and readers for some help. The result was the naming contest for the two villains in my upcoming novel, The Untold Tale of Shady Badesso. They did not disappoint. After sorting through the entries, I decided on a combination of two entries. Casey Hutchinson came up with two great nicknames for the villains, "Bones" and "Bates", while a former student of mine, Stephen Smith, entered his name, along with his classmate and another former student of mine, John Carideo. The combination of which was too good to pass up. Sometimes art does imitate life!
Look for Stephen "Bones" Smith & John "Bates" Carideo, along with Casey Hutchinson as the female love interest in Shady Badesso, which is set to bow this summer. Copies of Slow Drinkers, Giant Ballbags & Smelly Bastards are on their way to Steve and Casey along with the other winners! Appreciate the help and will be sending updates on Shady over the next few months….
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LONDON — You don't want to get on the wrong side of an angry goat. Just don't do it.
The quiet town of Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland recently found this out first-hand when a runaway billy goat stormed the carpark of a local store.
"I was on my own in the store at around 6:20am and thought it was the bread man knocking," manager Jonathan Smyth told the Carrick Times.
"I looked up and there was a massive goat two foot up the door."
Smyth captured the goat's blatant attempt at intimidation on his phone.
Fortunately the enraged beast didn't manage to gain access to the store, but Smyth recounted how it charged one of his customers and forced a member of staff to take shelter in a car. Read more…
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The townsite of Popanyinning is located in the great southern agricultural region, 174 kilometres southeast of Perth and 17 kilometres south southeast of Pingelly. The townsite is located on the Great Southern Railway, a private railway built by the Western Australian Land Company and opened in 1889. Popanyinning was one of the original sidings on the rail line when it opened. In 1896 the Western Australian government purchased the rail line and land, and in 1903 decided to have a few lots surveyed at the Popanyinning siding to meet the requirements of the local settlers. After survey the townsite of Popanyinning was gazetted in 1904.
Popanyinning is an Aboriginal name, first recorded by the surveyor John Forrest in 1869, for a pool in the Hotham River. Some records spell the place Popanying, or Popanyining, but these appear to just be misspellings of the original name. The meaning of Popanyinning is not known.
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Photo: Diane Edwardson, July 8, 2008. Silver Lake Ave. between the Red Car Property and Riverside Place. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
A mostly Mediterranean guerrilla garden grows on the 30' wide "paper street"* of Silver Lake Ave. A neighbor was fed up with the trash dumping, dog poop and graffiti in the City-owned and neglected slope next to his home. About ten years ago, he began planting the area defensively with plants that can hurt you. The same neighbor routinely paints out the graffiti on the Silver Lake Ave. staircase, tends the garden and picks up trash dumped on the adjacent Red Car Property. Today, it is the most well-kept, publicly-owned, unofficial open space in the neighborhood.
* "Paper streets" exist on the City mapbooks, but not in reality, although the City still owns the land. The hillsides have dozens of streets laid out in the early part of the 20th Century, but were never paved due to their steep grade. Most were developed as public staircases and walkways for access to the Red Car Trolley system. Currently, the City will not build a paper street if it has more than a 15% grade.


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Its been a longggggg time since i've sent out much of anything related to HomoHomestead (which is now being called HomoMade...get it? Home + Homo + Made = HomoMade or as a friend said, like "making" homos!). This is due to some injuries, some workin', some weather and some lost time.
But... we are back for the spring and summer fun times!
This year we will be kicking off our HomoMade Bike Tours with another DirtStar collaboration as part of the National Queer Arts Festival.
Sunday, June 19th, we will be touring some amazing queer dirt projects - farms, container gardens, animal husbandry, kitchen witchery and rounding our tour out at DirtStar home the Luggage Store and its Tenderloin National Forest.
I need your help! Please consider if you can help with any of the following in order to make this another fabulous DirtStar and HomoMade Tour:
* I need spaces for the tour!!! Do you garden, farm, make fermented things, belong to a community garden or city-steading project, have chickens, rabbits, goats, bees??? Do you live in a space without any dirt but want to host a mini workshop on container gardening or making tinctures or sauerkraut?? I need at least two - three other spaces to host tours to show off their fabulous projects. Since its a bike project they should be within reasonable distance from the Tenderloin. Please let me know ASAP!
* Are you savvy at computers and making online maps? Phew! cuz i sure am not.
* Donate your culinary skills to providing homomade snacks for the tour.
******Traffic wranglers and bike mechanics to be on hand at tour!!! Such an important job!! I will need at least two ppl to help but more is better
Thanks and please spread the word!