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2017 in Full Swing
Janice Nelson
It is hard to believe that 2017 is officially in full swing! The holidays brought a whirlwind of events, orders, and a big studio move. That's right - we have officially moved into a bigger studio! Now that things are more spread out, 2017 will bring some new additions to the business. I can't announce the new items yet - but some very cool things are in the works, including a new collection! Don't forget that Valentine's Day is approaching, and what better way to celebrate than to give a loved one something completely unique and elegant, such as our 'Celandine' table runner pictured above? I love how the 'Celandine' pattern is such a conversation starter, with it's beautiful color palette and intricate line work. So cheers to 2017 and stay tuned for all of the exciting things in the works for Janice Nelson Designs!
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We attempt to walk a fine line between the power of capitalism and the rights of labor to take advantage of all that they earn. This is really hard with basic, half-way capitalism. But in Hypercatallaxy, the prefs and natural money systems help restore the laborer in a way that keeps the economy running.
The prefs you earn are yours. You cannot sell them or pass them off to someone else. You should not put them up as collateral for a loan because they cannot be transferred. You should think of them as your right to vote. It is illegal to sell your vote and you can't give it someone else.
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Yesterday I spent the day at the International Beauty Expo in Coex. More on the expo to come soon. The coolest thing I saw all day at the Beauty Expo was the auto printed nail art machine and it had to be shared!
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You still have time to make it on Saturday if you are a local. Coex
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If you value your life, you won't go shopping on Black Friday,
Of course you probably won't listen to this warning because you probably think this is a ploy to lessen the competitors in the struggle to get merchandise for some dollars cheaper.
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Shopping should never be a danger to your health,
Every year, Black Friday get bigger and bigger and every year, people get more insane about getting those deals. Now we have Thanksgiving sales which is stupid because people should be home being thankful for things that actually matter.
I will be working on the day of absolute chaos but I work on a naval base where the customers aren't as crazy- usually.
And if you still plan on going shopping on Black Friday, please be respectful and kind to those trail workers because they got their asses our of bed at ungodly hours just to have to work for hours straight and get a meager 30 minute break sometime in between their 6-8 hour shifts. We're getting closer to Christmastime people, so we should be treating everyone with compassion and all though other nice emotions,
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When Help is Needed, LitWorld is There.
On April 24th, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastated communities across Nepal. No LitClub members were badly injured, but many of their homes and schools were destroyed. The power of the LitClub is that it is portable and mobile so that it is there when the girls need it most and can fill in during out of school time. With our local partner the Rukmini Foundation and our LitWorld and GlobalGirls leaders on the ground, we are working to deepen our support in Nepal. We will continue to run LitClubs, bringing girls together in tent camps and temporary schools made of bamboo to recover joy through reading and writing experiences and by sharing their stories. Our LitWorld Photographer & Liaison, Monet Eliastam, is in Nepal visiting our LitClub girls and collecting stories from earthquake survivors. She is witnessing firsthand the resilience of our LitClub girls as well as helping us to increase access to LitWorld programs during this difficult time.
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Last month, we brought nine Girls LitClubs from the Detroit public schools together to celebrate their own stories. Story Summits are an innovation of the 10,000 Global Girls Initiative, which expands and deepens our LitClub and LitCamp programs for girls around the world through mentorship, creative expression and storytelling. Together with our partner GlobalGirls, we stand fiercely and staunchly committed to giving every girl a safe environment of learning and mentoring that will ensure she can launch her deepest dreams. See more photos of our Detroit Story Summit here.
A Family Literacy Culture in Action.
Thanks to the continued support and generosity of the Harman Family Foundation, our intergenerational Story21 Family LitClub program thrives in Harlem. The program combines the power of quality books, family storytelling and creative apps for iPads to create a strong community for family literacy. This summer we are launching a very exciting weekly texting initiative to extend our support to LitClub parents and caregivers at home. Families receive three texts a week, including action steps and "extension" activities to stretch and grow their literacy routines.


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This Beachside Proposal in Mexico is Vacay #GOALS
Proposals can happen anywhere, at any moment. You could drop to one knee on a glacier in Iceland. You could pop the question in a romantic tent getaway. But any way you slice it, it's bound to be one of the most memorable events in your life. For this sweet proposal story, Harry surprised the love of his life Noelle by proposing to her on a beach in Mexico surrounded by all her family and friends.
When Harry met Noelle, they were both attending the University of Michigan. Noelle (at the time a freshman) was introduced to Harry (then a sophomore) through a mutual friend when she was hoping to get more involved on campus. Five years later, the two can't wait until they tie the knot.
But not everything was easy along the way. As a dual citizen, Harry was unexpectedly forced to serve in the Korean Army for two years starting August of 2014. But this past December, he finally got some vacations days to visit Noelle in LA for the holidays and join her and her family for vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. So he hatched this amazing proposal plan. Starting a few weeks before, Harry asked Noelle's best friend from Michigan to ask Noelle to "take a few romantic beach pictures that she could use for a travel client's project at work."
So when Noelle's birthday rolled around during their vacation, they staged the photoshoot for Noelle's friend with her dad behind the camera. While they continued taking pictures along the beach, Noelle's two younger brothers and mom popped up behind them holding up signs that read, "Happy Birthday Noey!" But then that surprise led into another when Harry handed Noelle a card, which she read until the birthday signs were flipped around to read, "Please Say Yes!" By then a crowd of local beach goers had gathered just in time to cheer in celebration as Harry got down on one knee.
Her initial excitement turned into happy tears, and we can't blame her! Her birthday surprise turned into a surprise proposal, which was, in her own words, "such an amazing feeling to have this happen on a beach in Mexico with my family as a part of it." But, she adds, she "couldn't have asked for it in any other way!"
They plan to tie the knot in LA sometime in April 2017, once Harry finishes serving in the army. Congrats to the happy couple!
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What to Expect
When Visiting Us
Feel free to use the "Visitor" spaces along the row of the parking lot nearest the building. We saved those spots for you!
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Enjoy the gift bag - there might be something nice inside!
We promise NOT to call you out, make you stand up and introduce yourself, or otherwise embarrass you. Chances are, some nice people will stop by to welcome you, though!
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You are not expected to put anything in the offering plate, unless the Lord leads you to do so.
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Emotional Self-Sufficiency: Fact or Fiction?
Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project recently asked her facebook discussion group their opinion on whether a house is only as happy as the least happy person in it. What do you think?
The topic of self-sufficiency, emotional or otherwise, is one I come across on a daily basis. Not only in my personal life, but also in my profession as a coach. I have thought for a long time that people do the best they can in any given situation, and that they possess all the necessary tools and resources to reach whatever goal they set for themselves. One of those resources is the ability to ask for support. As much as there is to be said for finding one's own way, it's not written anywhere that you have to do it alone!
Now, what if you're in a relationship with someone and your moods are at odds? You better get used to it, because no two people are always in sync. Still, some people seem better in tune than others, so how do they do it?
According to Ms Rubin's commentators, it appears to be a more female phenomenon to feel responsible for and be influenced by prevalent moods in the house. Some of her male readers did comment on the fact that both positive and negative moods are infectious. Sounds like a rollercoaster ride when you have to take care of your own feelings and moods while at the same time be helplessly at the mercy of someone else's every whim.
How does feeling responsible for other people's moods help to lift everbody's well-being? Some people are more receptive for their environment, others appear designed to transmit. I can't help but wonder about the energy reserves of that person who takes it upon him- or herself to lift everybody else up. The success of their missions cannot always be guaranteed, either.
A helpful distinction was made according to the cause of the significant other's chagrin. Their being mad or sad because of something that's in your power to change seems to have more weight on your own happiness than something that is "not your fault."
Are bad moods and negative feelings really to be avoided at all cost? When children and teaching opportunities are involved it may be another story. When it comes to adults, many welcome the opportunity to live their emotional lives unencumbered. Some might react with more aggression or aversion to attempts of cheering-up, when all they want is to be grumpy for an hour.
What do you do when you find yourself on such a rollercoaster and would like to sit the next ride out? Do you isolate yourself physically from your environment to thwart any emotional contamination? Are you aware of which feelings are your own and which are transfers from your partner or family? Can you communicate the strength of your own position saying that their troubles do not affect you?
Different people and different situations warrant different strategies. Ms Rubin's group seemed to agree that we are all to some extent influenced by our environment. The closer the relationship, the more involved we become. If you would like to find out more about how you can expand your personal toolkit, I suggest reading up on Emotional Intelligence and investing in a few coaching sessions to raise awareness about your personal preferences, how your own environment influences you, and which alternatives you have in preparing for situations that usually affect you negatively.
Til next time, have a balanced one!
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By Sherrie Palm
I was laying in bed in the wee hours this AM thinking about a conversation the ladies were having in the APOPS Chatroom. As often happens, I felt compelled to share a few thoughts from years of navigating the POP dynamic. It's truly important we recognize our pelvic floor needs continually fluctuate as time marches on. Every decade brings a shift in hormones, every decade brings a shift in household dynamic, and frequently each decade brings a shift in employment. Everything that impacts our bodies physically impacts our pelvic floor and we truly need to continually adjust in order to maintain ballast. Whether in our twenties or in our sixties or beyond, pc contraction awareness is pivotal to pelvic floor health.
Of all the things I've experienced over the years, I'm the most thankful I optimized my pc contraction awareness early on. I honestly can't tell you how or why I was so aware of "the squeeze", no physician had ever brought it to my attention, and no physician had ever instructed me to Kegel (including pre and post-partum dialogue). I'm guessing I recognized the value during bedroom intimacy and since intimacy is important to me, I wanted to do what I could to keep things on track as I aged.
After I gave birth to my son at the age of 35, I made it a point to see how well I could Kegel contract and was thrilled when I was able to recapture my former internal muscle strength. But as I hit peri-menopause in my late 30s, I started to notice a subtle shift-a gradual loss of internal muscle strength. It made me go hhmmm, what's going on down there. Moving forward through my 40s and 50s and now stepping into my 60s, I've continued to use my pc contraction awareness to gauge my pelvic floor stability.
As time takes its toll on the human body our muscles do not react the same as they did in younger years, so continual modification is key. Knowledge of proper Kegel contraction is pivotal to pelvic floor awareness. The value of guidance from a women's health physical therapist is significant, especially for women who've never had pc contraction knowledge. Awareness of contraction sensation and muscle memory has truly helped guide me in multiple self-treat modalities I've utilized over the years. We all need to figure out what works for us individually. I swear I've used nearly every device and a multitude of treatments out there but I maintain pelvic floor awareness in order to optimize pc strength by keeping up with basic Kegels along with yoga, core strengthening, proper posture (that's a tough one when you're hunched over a computer all day) and myofascial release as part of my weekday exercise routine.
On the weak muscle days, I wonder, is it MS muscle weakness, general fatigue from work load and long hours, hormone shift despite supplementation with bio-identicals, loss of contraction from constipation stool backup, loss of contraction from adhesions or scar tissue not fully released? I also wonder if there is something related to muscle tissue integrity or hormone cascade that simply has not been discovered at this point. Or perhaps some genetic marker? What I recognize personally is that despite doing all the right stuff, my contraction is not what it used to be.
And the advocate in me needs to know why, not just to help myself, but to help millions of other women who deserve to know. I've had more conversations with researchers regarding "the missing link" than I care to say (they probably think I'm nutsville sometimes). I'd play guinea pig in a heartbeat to get the answers.
It bears mentioning that women with a hypertonic pelvic floor have even greater need for guidance from physical therapists (any gymnasts out there listening?), their dynamic is unique and a hyper-tight pelvic floor is no picnic. We all need to increase awareness of pc contraction for a multitude of reasons. Better sex. Less Leaking. Less pain. And more than anything else, pelvic organ prolapse awareness and understanding.
It also bears mentioning that young women who have not given birth should be made aware of pc contraction and the role it plays in life-long pelvic floor health. But that's a topic for another article.
As the POP arena moves forward, we'll capture more and more answers-stay tuned ladies!
December, 2013


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Hey fellow Saffa's!
As staying in Korea is definitely on the cards for us, as is staying with our current schools (although we are checking out ALL our options using Daves ESL cafe) we have therefore been in contact with the wonderful Noma from Docs4Expats.
Noma is a real lifesaver for those of us here in South Korea who need to get documents from South Africa, as well as for those in South Arica who need help in getting everything together. Basically, she can get your police clearance sorted out as well as any other 'apostling' (not sure if this is even a word but I am referring to things like your degree which need to be apostilled).
So…here is the low down on what you will need to stay in Korea for another year (I think its the same whether of not your in the Public School System)
- Police Clearance Certificate
- Apostilled degree copy
- possibly transcripts
To get your Police clearance certificate (they only last 6 months…bizarre because if you've been in Korea for the past year you most certainly HAVE NOT committed any felonies back home in South Africa), you need to get some fingerprints taken at your local police station here in Korea. make sure you go to a big station, as the smaller stations (believe me I tried) have no idea what it is that you need and will send you away empty handed. Drop Noma an email and she will send you the form. Its written in both Korean and English so the Police Station will be able to understand what is it that you need.
So these are the things you will need to send Noma:
- Finger prints
- copy of IDs
- Certified degree copies/ originals
Docs4Expats has a Facebook group where you can post any questions you may have.
Noma's email address is
Well I hope that helps some of you with some of the questions you may have!


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URC Youth Assembly 2018
Two representatives from URCGSF attended URC Youth Assembly 2018 at Whitemoor Lakes. Throughout the weekend participants take part in both issue based and creative workshops as well as having business sessions and worship. This weekend is held annually and is open to any Guides or Scouts aged 14+ whose unit is based in a URC Church.
Gilwell 24 2017
On Saturday the 7th of July the URCGSF ran a stand at Gilwell Park where participants has the opportunity to create friendship bracelets and purchase URCGSF merchandise and prayer books.
Visions Ahead (How do Visions Become Actions)
We had a very interesting, stimulating, challenging and fun weekend. We had keynote speakers from Scouting and Guiding, opportunities to share fellowship and worship together, workshops and activities and helped to shape the future activities of the Fellowship.
Fellowship at the Olympics: More Than Gold
Under the 'More Than Gold' banner, the URCGSF worked with the Scouts at Leyton United Reformed Church to provide cool drinking water on the approach to the Olympic Stadium. We were able to 'show the flag' for Scouting, Guiding and the Church in front of hundreds of passers-by and provided them with some much-needed refreshment.
Even our four-legged friends enjoyed some of the water the Scouts were handing out!
The Rings
Olympic Rings game
The AGM of the Fellowship was held at Caterham URC at 11am on Saturday 17 March 2012.
Weekend Away for adults and families 29th April – 2nd May 2011
We booked accommodation at Frylands Wood camp site in Surrey, not far from Croydon and Caterham (M25 J6). This was a good location for us to spend some time together, develop some resources and have an enjoyable relaxing weekend. We had indoor accommodation (mostly in single/twin rooms) as well as camping. There was a wide range of activities on site including archery, assault course, climbing wall, pioneering, laser quest, rifle range and quad bikes.
URCGSF Camp to celebrate the Centenary of Guiding
This very successful camp was held at Blackland Farm near East Grinstead from 30 April to 3 May 2010.


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Night #5 with the super talented German vocalist, Erik Leuthäuser... at the Blue Note in Dresden, Germany. We will be performing music off of Erik's debut album, which features trioKAIT and a blend of Erik & Kait's original arrangements.
Click here for more information.
Blue Note Club & Bar
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Hi Simone, I'm writing on behalf of the SWEO IG where we are currently working on a logo for the Semantic Web. We've seen that the GRDDL group is aiming at a GRDDL logo, and we were wondering about how best to coordinate our efforts. Should SWEO be able to come up with some basic icon that the W3C Communications Team is happy with, we plan to create a number of button-style templates for the various SemWeb technologies such as RDF, SPARQL, or GRDDL, i.e. a GRDDL logo could be combined with a general SemWeb design element. We have a playground page for drafts at [1]. The page also contains examples of how the sub-tech buttons could look like. We heard that the GRDDL group is trying to come up with a logo ASAP, I just wanted to let you know about the general semweb logo/branding effort. We are trying to accelerate the process on our side as well. Comments and feedback are of course welcome, and it would be great to know whether you have a fixed deadline for your logo. I'm not sure how fast the whole process will be, but our next step is to ask the Comm Team for feedback on the current proposals and then create a more finetuned set of options. Cheers so far, Benjamin [1] http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/Logos/SemWebLogoIdeas -- Benjamin Nowack for SWEO http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/Received on Friday, 25 May 2007 17:24:22 UTC
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Spending Review: Energy and transport to get share of £100bn
Plans for a £100bn modernisation of the UK's infrastructure, including new homes, road repairs and improved flood protection, have been announced.
The package, of which £50bn will come in 2015-16, is also aimed at boosting new sources of energy like shale gas.
Treasury Minister Danny Alexander said the plans put "long-term priorities before short-term political pressures".
But Labour said projects must start now and capital investment in the engine of the economy was actually falling.
The announcement of the government's infrastructure plans came a day after Wednesday's Spending Review, in which £11.5bn of cuts to Whitehall departments were spelt out.
While the first £50bn is committed to infrastructure projects starting in 2015-16, the rest is for the period from 2016 to 2020.
The main funding commitments include:
- £3bn to build 165,000 new affordable homes
- £28bn for road improvements, including £10bn for essential maintenance
- £10bn to clear a "backlog" of school building repairs
- 850 miles of railway to be electrified as part of £30bn rail investment
- £250m for extended super-fast broadband to rural areas
- £370m for flood defences. Agreement with industry to provide affordable insurance for flood-hit homes
- £800m extra funding for Green Investment Bank
- £150m for health research including into dementia
- £100m for a new prison in Wales
"This is an ambitious plan to build an infrastructure that Britain can be proud of," Mr Alexander told MPs.
The road building programme was the largest for 40 years and the support for new homes the most substantial for more than two decades, he said.
As part of efforts to boost home building, government-owned land will be sold to the private sector and together with sales of other government assets, including the Student Loans book, would raise £15bn.
There will be new support to help the building of new nuclear plants, including Hinkley Point in Somerset, a guaranteed price for offshore wind energy and tax incentives brought in for shale gas projects.
His speech came as a report was being published showing that the UK's shale gas reserves were greater than previously thought.
The transport plans focused mainly on roads and railways.
'Road decay'
Mr Alexander said £10bn would be spent on dealing with the UK's "decaying" road network, with 21,000 miles of roads to be resurfaced and new lanes to be added to the busiest stretches of motorways.
Among the most significant projects, the £1.5bn upgrading of the A14 between Huntingdon and Cambridge will be brought forward by two years to 2016.
Mr Alexander said the spending on roads was equivalent to the cost of filling 19m potholes.
On rail, he restated plans to electrify large parts of the network and increased the budget for the proposed HS2 line connecting London and seven of the largest ten UK cities, to more than £42bn.
He also confirmed that £2m feasibility funding would be provided for London's proposed Crossrail 2 project, but said Mayor Boris Johnson's challenge was to work out how the private sector could meet at least half the cost of the scheme.
He also said the basis of an agreement had been reached with the insurance industry for it to pay for a new scheme to help 500,000 homeowners in areas prone to serious flooding to get cover at reasonable prices.
Earlier, Mr Osborne told BBC Breakfast that "you cannot just build a road in a week" but new homes, schools and roads were already finished and the coalition had a "long-term plan" rather than the "stop-start" approach of previous governments.
On energy, he said shale gas was "environmentally safe" and could provide "cheap energy" for many years to come - but that projects - criticised by environmental campaigners - would need to get the appropriate planning approvals.
'Act now'
But shadow chancellor Ed Balls said most of the projects would not begin for four years.
"They should do an immediate boost for housing and transport this year and next," he told ITV's Daybreak.
"George Osborne talks about capital spending but he's not actually acting.
"I don't think the public buy into this at all - I think people see their living standards falling, tax cuts for millionaires, the economy flatlining, unemployment high. The plan has completely failed."
The £50bn for 2015-16 represents a real-terms fall of 1.7% from the infrastructure budget for 2014-15 but the coalition says the figure is still higher than the one Labour was planning when it lost power in 2010.
'Rarely delivered'
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas said spending was being directed towards "polluting high-carbon infrastructure" such as roads and shale gas instead of prioritising jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency,
The British Chambers of Commerce welcomed the announcement but said it must quickly be translated into action.
"Infrastructure projects are too often promised and too rarely delivered in this country, and that cycle must be broken," director of policy Adam Marshall said.
"The Whitehall machine must be judged by the number of diggers on the ground, not strategies and press notices."
In Wednesday's Spending Review, the chancellor said the economy was "out of intensive care" and announced several measures aimed at saving money, including:
- Millions of public sector workers face losing automatic annual pay increases
- British pensioners living in six warmer EU countries will no longer get a winter fuel allowance
- Most unemployed will have to visit a JobCentre every week instead of fortnightly
- At a departmental level, local government will take the biggest hit with cuts of 10% while and the NHS, schools in England and foreign aid will continue to be protected from budget cuts


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Deputy Eamon Gilmore speaking in the Dáil regarding NAMA
Deputy Gilmore says that NAMA is being put in place to protect the 'toxic triangle of developers, bankers and bad government', and claims that temporary nationalisation would provide less risk to the taxpayer. He refers to our latest policy paper, The Irish Housing System: Vision Values, Reality:
A recent study of the housing sector by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice provides a picture of how housing policy has developed under this Government. It notes, for example, that between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s, the price of housing in Ireland broadly tracked the cost of building a house. After the mid-1990s, however, there was a surge in the price of housing, which bore no relation to the cost of the relevant inputs. By 2007, house prices had risen by four times as much as building costs. The average price of a new house in Ireland increased by 344% between the mid-1990s to the peak of the bubble, rising from €73,000 to €323,000. In Dublin there was a 408% increase over the same period. Average second-hand house prices increased by 441%, and by 499% in Dublin. Needless to say, wages were not increasing by the same amounts. In fact, if new house prices had tracked the increase in earnings, that price of €323,000 in 2007 would only have been €124,000.
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Neomobile presents an insight and infographic on some of the most relevant facts & figures from the Mobile & App Economy research, focusing on the Italian Mobile market and its impact on the national economy
Mobile market represents a dynamic and evolving industry, with the increasing positive impact on the digital economies, both globally and locally. In Italy the overall impact that Mobile industry has on the national economy is showing the important growth. The results of the recent Mobile & App Economy research conducted by Politecnico di Milano, show very interesting data regarding the value of Mobile economy: it is currently estimated at €25 billion, but experts predict that by 2016 it will be worth €40 billion, arriving to 2 % of the GDP. Let's take a closer look at some of the key finding from this research.
The Italian Mobile Ecosystem
The key factors that are currently powering the Italian Mobile ecosystem are:
- Device sales: the smartphone and tablet sales in 2013 arrived to 37 million and 7.5 million respectively, and will reach 45 and 12 million by 2016
- Development and expansion of mobile networks: Mobile broadband connectivity in Italy guarantees the quality of service, with the LTE providing high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals, now covering the half of the mobile market
- Increase in Apps quality and quantity: in 2013 there was the significant increase in the overall quality of the Apps, with improved User Experience compared to web apps; today there are close to 2,5 million Apps and over 2,5 billion downloads since the launch of App Stores
These factors combined are creating the fertile ground for the flourishing of the Mobile economy that, as mentioned earlier, has the estimated value of €25 billion: direct consuming by users and companies represents 83 %, while investments, in both public and private sector, account for 17 %. But the next 3 years will bring very important changes, since estimated data consumption will be 61 % and the investments will rise to 39 %, bringing the value of Italian Mobile economy close to €40 billion or 2 % of the national GDP.
Furthermore, the research provides interesting statistics and previsions regarding Mobile commerce industry, that will rise from the current value of €1,2 billion to over €7 billion in 2016, becoming the main driver of the mobile economy, together with e-commerce. The Mobile content market will also experience important growth, especially related to Gaming and Video streaming, estimated to reach the value of €1 billion in 2016.
In the center of this mobile universe is, of course, the connected user: in Italy there are almost 30 million Mobile surfers. The research gives us an insight on their mobile behavior: the average time spent surfing on mobile device is around 75 minutes daily for smartphone and 66 for tablets, where the most activities are App related. The average user has over 30 Apps installed on his device but the he uses daily only 15 % of it. The most popular Apps among Italians are Social media, Gaming, Weather, Maps, Brands, Public transportation and Travel.
Finally, important part of the research is dedicated to the role that big Telecommunication companies have in the mobile market, as pointed out by Neomobile CEO, Gianluca D'Agostino, during the Mobile App economy conference, presenting the research results. The conclusions were unanimous: the major Operators need to revalue their own core services, such as connectivity and communication and to improve the innovation skills and investments in human capital.
These were some of the most important findings from the Mobile & App Economy research. For more information please visit www.osservatori.net.
Check out our new infographics on the State of the Mobile & App Economy in Italy
Osservatorio Mobile & App Economy
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Lane closures on Randall Road, just north of Algonquin Road, are expected to run through Friday, according to an update on the $46 million Randall Road widening project.
Closures began Wednesday and will run between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. to facilitate increasing the left turn lane length when headed south on Randall Road and turning east onto Algonquin Road.
The change is expected to reduce the likelihood of vehicles blocking the through lane.
Motorists are advised to proceed with caution during these closures.
The multiyear project aims to improve congestion on a heavily traveled Randall and Algonquin roads intersection. For information or to receive construction updates, visit randallroad.info.


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Accounting/Office Manager
Nicole Rosin is a native of Southern California, who has relocated back to the area after stints in Northern California, Tyrol region of Austria & Yorkshire, England. Having earned a BA in Liberal Psychology with minor in Therapeutic Recreation from SFSU, Nicole has worked in a variety of fields. Prior to finding her passion for Bookkeeping & HR, she worked as Hunt Seat Equitation Trainer and in the Hospitality Industry. Nicole joined Adam Wheeler Design Team as the staff bookkeeper/office manager in November 2016.


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Mission Statement
FAC will ensure faculty views are considered in significant actions related to college governance.
For academic year 2017-2018 FAC will meet each month on the 2nd and 4th Fridays, from 10-1:00 in MH 158.
Purpose Statement
Consistent with University policy regarding shared governance, the Faculty Affairs Council (FAC) will represent the faculty of all departments of the Woodring College of Education in all significant matters relating to budgeting, planning and formulating, implementing, and evaluating college policy. The FAC is an advisory body that reviews and makes recommendations regarding policies and procedures that govern the college. Working in conjunction with other governance bodies and committees in the college, FAC will facilitate meaningful participation by the faculty in the governance of the College through timely exchange of information with the college's administration, and by clearly and publicly representing faculty views to the college's dean. The FAC represents the voice of faculty at Woodring College of Education and will solicit faculty input through various means. FAC meetings are open. Any faculty member can bring to the FAC concerns consistent with the purview of the council. Members of the FAC will represent Tenured, Tenure-Track and Non-Tenure Track faculty appointed to their department, including faculty assigned to off-campus and extension programs.
The FAC includes at least one and no more than two tenured or tenure-track faculty representative from each department in the College. Department representatives to the FAC are selected through direct election by eligible department faculty. The term of office for WFAC representatives is three years.
The FAC will have a chair and co-chair with one-year terms. The co-chair assumes the role of chair at the end of her or his term. The role of chair will rotate among the departments.
- John Korsmo, Health and Community studies (chair)
- LeAnne Robinson, Special Education
- Kristen French, Elementary Education
- Steph Strachan , Elementary Education
- Trula Nicholas, Health and Community Studies
- Tracey Pyscher, Secondary Education
- Karen Dade, Secondary Education
- Keith Hyatt, Special Education
- Horacio Walker, Dean, Woodring College of Education (ex-officio member)
- Cheryl Mathison (staff support)
Duties of the FAC
The Council will have advisory responsibilities as listed below. Additional items that meet the general parameters expressed below should be reviewed by WFAC:
- Facilitate meaningful faculty participation in college governance by soliciting faculty opinions and views on a regular basis, particularly on matters pertaining to overall planning and budget.
- Ensure that faculty in the college are fully informed about important issues regarding the governance of the college, particularly those pertaining to overall planning and budget.
- Advise the Dean on matters pertaining to overall planning and budget
- Review and make recommendations regarding any plans pertaining to the organization or governance of the college.
- Provide one representative of FAC to serve on search committees for all college level administrative positions.
- Review all college policies, plans, and procedures on a regular basis.
- Review the College Evaluation Plan and Departmental Evaluation Plans when there are substantive changes for compliance with the College Recruitment and Retention Plan, UFWW Collective Bargaining Agreement, and WWU Faculty Handbook.
- Based on FAC review of College policies, plans, and procedures, make recommendations for changes.
- Review changes in allocation of tenure-track lines.
- Review all plans for significant budget reductions or increases.
- Review changes in staffing allocations, including graduate student assignments
FAC should be involved early in the process regarding any of the duties listed above. Such involvement should provide WFAC enough time to fully consider the issue(s) and an opportunity to obtain feedback from constituencies. In the event a budget issue first becomes apparent during summer break and a decision is required during the break, the Dean will contact FAC for advice.
FAC may call for the formation of ad hoc faculty committees to address needs that are beyond the resources or expertise of WFAC. Such ad hoc committees may include faculty who are not FAC members. The FAC Chair will consult with the Dean and department chairs to identify non-WFAC members who might serve.
Recommendations from FAC will be based on one of two processes: college-wide vote or council vote. Either of these processes will lead to an advisory statement that the FAC delivers to the Dean.
College-Wide vote: FAC will seek a college-wide vote if a majority of FAC members decide that a given recommendation needs the direct endorsement of WCE faculty. The decision to seek a college-wide vote may be based on one or more of these criteria:
- if the recommendation will have a major impact on faculty across WCE,
- if the recommendation will involve a major change in policy or institutional organization,
- if the recommendation will have a major impact on one or more departments,
- if direct faculty input is more appropriate than representative decision-making, or
- if the issue cannot be resolved in a FAC vote.
The FAC will consult with stake-holders to determine if a college-wide vote is needed. When such a vote is held, the FAC will administer a ballot to all eligible faculty in WCE. A simple majority of faculty responses will guide the FAC recommendation.
Council vote: If a majority of FAC members determine that a college-wide vote is not needed, FAC will make a recommendation based on FAC member votes. A simple majority will approve a recommendation. In the event of a tie, FAC members will poll faculty in their respective departments. A simple majority of faculty responses will guide the FAC recommendation.
Other Resources
- WCE Bylaws
- WCE Councils & Committees
- WCE Unit Evaluation Plans (links will be provided when updates confirmed.)
- WWU-UFWW- see Collective Bargaining Agreement
- 2016 College Report
- Departmental UEPs


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2006 SEC Good Works Team
2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2004 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2003 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Saw four years of work pay off as a senior as he started all 13 games for the Tigers at right tackle ... Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... For career, played in 26 games with 13 starts ... Was the first Canadian-born athlete to sign a football scholarship with the Tigers ... Graduated in spring of 2006 with a degree in history ... Donated more time to community service projects and activities than any other LSU student-athlete ... Drafted in the 2nd round (11th overall pick) in the 2006 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft by Hamilton ... Signed a free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints following the 2007 NFL Draft.
Started all 13 games in 2006 for the Tigers at right tackle ... Saw action in a total of 718 snaps from scrimmage, which was the second-highest total among offensive linemen for the Tigers ... Recorded 66 knockdown blocks and 15 pancake blocks to date ... Missed the majority of the Arizona game after breaking his right hand ... Returned to action the next week versus Auburn and was in on all 60 of the Tigers' snaps, recording three knockdown blocks and one pancake block ... Recorded eight knockdown blocks and four pancake blocks, both season highs, in the Tigers' win over Tennessee ... Was nearly as good against Tulane, making eight knockdown blocks and one pancake ... Named to both the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the SEC Good Works Team.
Played in four games with no starts ... Missed six games with an injured foot ... Played in the season-opener against Arizona State before suffering the foot injury prior to the Tennessee game ... Returned to action against Appalachian State ... Also played against Ole Miss and Georgia ... Played a total of 77 snaps ... Had 5 pancakes and 10 knockdowns ... Didn't allow a sack and yielded just 1 quarterback pressure.
Played in five games with no starts ... Played a total of 19 plays on offense ... Saw action against Arkansas State (10 snaps), Mississippi State (special teams), Alabama (3 snaps), Ole Miss (special teams) and Arkansas (6 snaps) ... Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Redshirt freshman who saw action in four games for the Tigers ... Played against UL-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Alabama and Arkansas ... Saw action in a total of 26 plays ... Had 1 pancake and 1 knockdown in 17 snaps against UL-Monroe ... Played 12 snaps vs. Louisiana Tech, 4 vs. Alabama and 3 against Arkansas.
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2002.
Big and talented offensive lineman that did not yield a quarterback sack as a senior ... Named first-team All-Canadian and All-Western Canadian ... First-team Academic All-Canadian ... Ranked as the No. 2 offensive lineman in Canada by All-Canada Gridiron ... Doubled as a defensive lineman ... Coached by Todd Burnett.
Full name is Peter Stefan Dyakowski ... Born April 19, 1984, in Vancouver, British Columbia ... Dad is Antony Dyakowski ... Has two brothers, Alex and Nicholas ... Drives a 1979 Firebird that he rebuilt ... Lists his hobby as working on his powder blue 1979 Firebird ... Also in rebuilding projects on an '84 Ford F-150 and a '80 Buick Century ... Only player on team to list snow skiing as a favorite sport other than football ... When asked about his favorite NFL team on a football questionnaire, he scratched out NFL and added the CFL's British Columbia Lions as his favorite professional team ... Originally nicknamed "The Mullet" because of his hair style during his first two years at LSU ... After making a deal with his teammates, shaved his head in the locker room following LSU's win over Oklahoma in the national championship game.


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by Phoebe Leau
The Hague-Visby Rules ("HVR"), devised nearly a century ago, are an anachronism. Today, they precede at least two other treaties1 which were contrived with the intention to modernise existing laws on maritime carriage.2 No doubt the HVR are a wellspring of academic controversy – they have been ruthlessly branded as "outdated"3 and nonsensical.4 The opprobrium is not wholly unjust: the modern phenomenon of containerisation (affreightment of goods by container), for instance, makes a complete farce5 out of the HVR's exclusion of on-deck cargo.6
This essay addresses, in particular, Art IV(2)(a), which encapsulates the nautical fault exemption ("NFE"). The NFE immunises carriers from liability for loss or damage in consequence of any "act, neglect, or default of the master … or [its] servants … in the navigation or … management of the ship." Broadly, it is theorised that the NFE has long outlived its utility. Its continued preservation therefore jeopardises cargo interests.
Before the genesis of the NFE, carriers bore strict liability7 for all damage to cargo interests despite less-sophisticated tools of communications preventing them from managing the ship or its crew during voyage.8 Increasingly, carriers resorted to contractual exemption clauses to relieve themselves of extensive liability,9 to the detriment of cargo interests. The HVR was thus a legal mechanism by which the law attempted to strike a delicate balance between carrier and cargo interests: it establishes an 'irreducible core' of carrier obligations, but allows carriers to escape liability in exceptional circumstances,10 such as where carriers experience nautical fault.
At first blush, the NFE seems defensible. It serves as an apportionment of risks between cargo and carrier interests, such that the latter will not bear the full brunt of liability for crew, cargo, and vessel in a collision.11 Additionally, since carriers tend not to be involved in the carriage of goods once the vessel departs from the port of loading, exonerating carriers from responsibility for the actions of those actually involved in the carriage is ostensibly fair.
The above, however, erroneously assumes that carriers remain incapable of controlling the vessel whilst it traverses the high seas today. In reality, it is evident that technological revolution renders the NFE otiose. Contemporary satellite technologies, for instance, enable continuous monitoring and control of ship operations (including the actions of the ship's crew) through, inter alia, radar and GPS.12 Carriers have also been held to comparatively higher standards of vessel management.13 Technology has rectified the very problem the NFE sought to alleviate – that a shore-based carrier loses control of the vessel upon its departure from the port.14 It also diminished the enormity of risks borne by carriers during the period of carriage, as increased control of the ship generally reduces risks of mischief and risks to cargo, crew or vessel.
In principle, risks should be borne by the party who is in a better position to obviate such loss.15 Against contemporary developments, the carrier, who is actually able to supervise the cargo while it remains at sea (through, inter alia, improved maritime technology or appointing competent mariners), is thus better poised to assume the risk of cargo damage. However, the NFE continues to foist upon cargo interests the burden of such risks, even though cargo owners can do effectively nothing to minimise or eliminate risks while the goods are in transit. It follows that, firstly, the NFE is excessively rigid and fails to accommodate changes to maritime practices; secondly, that risk allocation under the NFE is manifestly prejudicial to cargo interests, especially when one considers the broad range of actions (any "acts, neglect, or default") contemplated by the provision.
The NFE has been described as "conceptually awkward", as it enables carriers to benefit from proving the negligence of shipboard personnel16 who are typically its agents17 and/or employees. This is arguably an aberration: the party which has access to how the loss occurred is ordinarily not required to show the fault of others, but rather that such loss occurred independently of its own fault.18 The NFE also defies time-tested legal doctrines such as vicarious liability19 (of the carrier through the errant mariner), and it is not altogether clear why the shipping context should be the exception to the norm.20
Separately, the dissonance between the HVR and other international conventions for carriage of goods is conspicuous. The Hamburg Rules and the Rotterdam Rules have all expunged the NFE.21 Moreover, no equivalent of the NFE exists in treaties governing carriage by road,22 rail,23 and air24 – where carriers are prima facie liable until they prove the converse.25 Significantly, the Warsaw Convention governing aviation transport was drafted in the same time period as the HVR; the defence of negligent navigation of the aircraft was, however, eliminated by the Hague Protocol of 1955. This absence of the NFE from these treaties per se underpins the fact that the Art IV(2)(a) is plainly antiquated.
In practice, Courts are loath to interpret the NFE too liberally,26 being very much alive to its notoriety. Judicial discretion in construction is thus exercised to limit the applicability of the NFE. The question is whether such discretion as exercised is capable of salvaging the inherent deficiencies in Art IV(2)(a). While acknowledging that 'reading down' the NFE can impede the force and frequency with which the NFE is applied, this writer contends that it is not.
As a preliminary note, Art IV(2)(a) governs all "[acts], neglect, or default", and is not accompanied by any 'qualification' clause27 specifying acts which fall outside the provision. By necessary implication, Art IV(2)(a) would exempt liability for wilful, intentional or reckless conduct.28 The all-encompassing scope of Art IV(2)(a) is somewhat alarming. However, even if it does exclude intentional transgressions,29 its ambit remains unduly expansive. This is immediately apparent from The Tasman Pioneer,30 in which the Court opined that the NFE is only inapplicable to "damage with actual or imputed intent", as envisaged in Art IVbis(4).31 It was further clarified that a carrier need not prove the bona fides of persons enumerated in the provision to avail himself of protection conferred by the NFE.32 On the facts, the master conducted himself disingenuously in pursuance of personal benefit, but not an intention to cause harm.33 Absent the latter, the carrier could not be liable for the master's mala fides – which include, inter alia, the falsification of the vessel's course plot post-collision and attempted concealment.
Respectfully, the ruling in The Tasman Pioneer bodes ill for cargo interests. It is not disputed that masters are agents of the shipowner and, that under agency law, principals are not invariably liable for the deeds of its agent. However, this case signifies that cargo interests have effectively no recourse against the wrongdoings of shipboard personnel, unless they can show that the carrier's agents or servants acted with actual or imputed intention to cause damage.34 From the perspective of cargo interests, this is a nearly insurmountable evidentiary barrier. How can cargo owners, who are not usually privy to ship management and navigation at sea, be realistically expected to meet their burden of proof? In any case, there is no logical reason why a carrier should be liable for its servant's barratry, but escape liability for other morally objectionable conduct of a lesser degree than barratry. The generosity with which carriers are treated therefore engenders tremendous injustice for cargo interests.
Apart from interpreting the term "acts", the NFE may also be circumscribed by manipulating the terms "navigation" and "management of the ship". It is well-established that "navigation" entails seamanship35 and includes steering the wrong course.36 In Gosse Millerd v Canadian Government Merchant Marine, Greer LJ (whose dissent the House of Lords endorsed on appeal) held that an alleged act will constitute ship management if it relates primarily to the care of the ship. However, if it relates solely or primarily to the cargo, it will not be an act of ship management.37
The differentiation of cargo management from ship management is contentious – not least because such distinction can often be tenuous. In The Iron Gippsland38 and The Eternity39 respectively, the negligent operation of a gas tanker (designated for vessel protection) and a ship's valve both amounted to cargo mismanagement, which fell beyond the ambit of the NFE. In contradistinction, the failure to secure tarpaulins to the ship's hatches was construed as an act of ship management in The Hector,40 as the structure in its entirety formed part of the ship's defences.41
It is acknowledged, however, that subsequent decisions have cast doubt on The Hector and its instructiveness is suspect. Additionally, this writer observes that it is now more difficult for a carrier to invoke the NFE:42 in the later cases, courts have engaged in robust scrutiny of alleged acts of ship mismanagement to better safeguard cargo interests.43 The corollary is that judicial discretion exercised in interpretation of Art IV(2)(a) aids in achieving an optimal balance of interests between the two camps. However, the very existence of a need to 'read down' the NFE highlights the sheer breadth of immunity granted under the provision, as well as its fundamental incompetence in coping with changing attitudes.
It bears mention that the distinction between ship and cargo management is susceptible to obfuscation by the involvement of containerised cargo. Containers can serve as the ship's apparatus/equipment if supplied by the carrier,44 or be construed as an extension of the ship's superstructure.45 Hence, there may be difficulties in discerning when, for example, the mishandling of containerised cargo during voyage might equate to a breach of Art III(2), or mismanagement of the ship as conceived by Art IV(2)(a) – each of which will produce vastly dissimilar consequences. If it falls within the latter category, the carrier is immune from liability irrespective of any breach of Art III(2).46 This may result in the frustration of legitimate expectations of cargo interests, and is arguably unfair.
Where the NFE does apply, courts can do little to mitigate the hefty losses suffered by cargo interests. This is because Art IV(2)(a), in exempting liability for all loss and damage, can supersede breaches of other obligations in the HVR. In The Aconcagua,47 the heating of a bunker tank caused the ignition of a cargo of dangerous chemicals; subsequently, an explosion transpired. Notwithstanding that the charterers failed to properly care for the cargo,48 the Court found that they were protected by the NFE, as the heating of the bunker tank (for transfer to the engine room) constituted ship management.49 This decision, if anything, epitomises the injustice to cargo interests perpetuated by the NFE. The charterers could not have escaped liability for contravening their obligations under Art III(2) but for the existence of Art IV(2)(a).50 However, their liability under Art III(2) was ultimately subordinated to the NFE.
Ironically, the very progenitor of the NFE — the U.S., by s 3 of the Harter Act51 — has since pressed for its deletion in Senate proposals for its new Carriage of Goods by Sea Act52 and the travaux préparatoires to the Rotterdam Rules.53 If anything, this demonstrates that the NFE is in a state of obsolescence. The rigid insistence of Art IV(2)(a) on risk allocation in favour of carrier interests, for instance, accentuates the incapability of the NFE to adapt to contemporary developments in maritime carriage. Yet, this is to be expected when one ruminates upon the historical background of the HVR: its drafting and negotiations process was dominated by powerful ship-owning economies, which resulted in the over-representation of carrier interests. Additionally, the focus on 'codifying' industry practices as they stood rendered the HVR's provisions overly specific and unpliable, leaving no room for the incorporation of subsequent transformations and changes.
In light of the shortcomings of the NFE, its deletion and substitution with 'prima facie' fault provisions in the Hamburg Rules and Rotterdam Rules is emphatically welcome. It may be that, very exceptionally, the allocation of risks under the NFE creates a fair compromise between cargo and carrier interests. This might be so in cases where, for example, the shipowner was unable to exert control over the vessel (perhaps due to breakdown in telecommunications).55 Also, the deletion of the NFE may well increase the risks borne by carriers and cause a corresponding spike in freight rates.56 Ultimately, however, it bears emphasis that cargo interests are in a more vulnerable and precarious position than carriers, for reasons highlighted above. Carriers should therefore bear higher risks than cargo owners while goods are in transit, so that the interests of both parties can be evenly balanced. The HVR falter in this respect, thus offering a disappointing compromise on cargo interests.
[1] Hamburg Rules (1978); Rotterdam Rules (2008).
[2] E.g. Preamble of Rotterdam Rules.
[3] Myburgh, "Uniformity or Unilateralism in the Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea?" (2000) 31 VUWLR 355, 367.
[4] A New International Regime for Carriage of Goods by Sea (2012) 30 BJIL. 303, 320.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Art 1 (c).
[7] Liang & Li, "Abolishing the Exemption of Liability for Fault in Ship Management in the Nautical Fault Exemption System" (2006) China Oceans L.R. 537 at 542, 539.
[8] Supra note 4, 329.
[9] Gosse Millerd Ltd v Canadian Government Merchant Marine Ltd [1929] AC 223, 236
[10] As enumerated in Art IV(2).
[11] Weitz, "The Nautical Fault Debate" (1997-1998) 22 TMLJ 581, 588.
[12] Supra note 11, 594.
[13] See e.g. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers.
[14] Zeigler, "Liability of the Contracting Carrier" (2008-2009) 44 TILJ 329, 342.
[15] Supra note 11, 587.
[16] Ibid.
[17] E.g. Masters: Girvin, Carriage of Goods by Sea (Oxford: OUP, 2011), [1.40].
[18] Supra note 11.
[19] Faria, "New Times, New Players, and New Rules" (2008-2009) 44 TILJ 277, 299.
[20] Allocating Shipment Risks (1978) 4 Monash U.L.R. 117, 149.
[21] Supra note 7, 542.
[22] 1956 Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road.
[23] 1980 Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail.
[24] 1933 Warsaw Convention.
[25] Supra note 11.
[26] Clarke, Maritime Law Evolving (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2013), 143.
[27] See e.g. Art IV(5)(e) .
[28] Treitel, Carver on Bills of Lading (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2005), 607.
[29] Which may well be the case in light of Art IVbis(4) read with Art IVbis(1).
[31] Ibid, [13].
[32] Ibid, [21].
[33] Supra note 30, [34].
[34] Supra note 30.
[35] The Hill Harmony [2001] 1 Lloyd's Rep 147, 159.
[36] The Satya Kailash & Oceanic Amity [1982] 2 Lloyd's Rep 465.
[38] [1994] 1 Lloyd's Rep 335, 358.
[39] [2009] 1 Lloyd's Rep 107.
[40] [1955] 2 Lloyd's Rep 218.
[41] Ibid, 234-235.
[42] Supra note 19.
[43] Cooke et al, Voyage Charters (Oxon: Routledge, 2014), [85.279].
[44] In Houlden & Co v. S.S. Red Jacket [1978] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 300, the Court held that the standard of seaworthiness applied to "all of the ship's equipment, including containers supplied to the shippers" (at 1401).
[45] Aladwani, "The Supply of Containers & Seaworthiness" (2011) 42 JMLC 185, 188.
[46] Art III(2) is "subject to the provisions of Art IV".
[48] Ibid, [371].
[49] Ibid, [372].
[50] Hashmi, "Rotterdam Rules: A Blessing?" (2011-2012) 10 Loyola MLJ 227, 247.
[51] Harter Act of 1893, 46 U.S.C. §190-196.
[52] Supra note 26.
[53] UN Doc. A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.34 at [30].
[54] Sweeney, "UNCITRAL and the Hague Rules" (1991) 22 JMLC 511, 516.
[55] Mandelbaum, "Risk Allocation for Cargo Loss, Damage, and Delay" (1995-1996) 5 JTLP 1, 38.
[56] Supra note 19.
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Leading a sweeping urban transformation, the renovation of the YMCA at Arizona State University stands as a symbol of multiple institutions working together to improve the quality of life in the once distressed North end of Phoenix. One effective element of the Revitalization Program raised funds for expansion by selling limited edition wooden pieces, crafted into coasters, coat racks, and picture frames, made up of fragments of the original gym floor of the Lincoln Family Downtown Y. The place where Arizona greats like Frank Johnson, Amaire Stoudemire and Dick and Tom VanArsdale made basketball history, the oldest gymnasium in the state opened in 1952. Copy on posters and hang tags, stating, "There was a time, a time before superstar athletes eyed their soaring forms in glass backboards…", assisted in selling the reclaimed and reimagined items by creatively preserving the past while making room for an exciting future.
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One of the top things to do in Costa Rica, and La Fortuna specifically, is visit the Arenal Volcano. This looming volcano, that towers over the town of La Fortuna, was dormant for many years until 1968 when it erupted violently and killed around 70 people. From 1968 to 2010 it erupted on a regular basis, but never again with the force of the 1968 eruption. From 2010 onward it has remained dormant.
There are tons of different parks around the Arenal Volcano with many different trails. (More hiking trails around the volcano here) In my opinion the 1968 trail is the best trail around the Arenal Volcano. I took a trail in Mirador El Silencio, a private park on Route 142, but there are other lava trails in the Arenal National Park. The beginning of the trail weaves through the jungle, slowly making your way up to the mountain. The second half allows you to see old lava up close and nature that is finally growing through it.
The short version
- Location: Right off of Route 142, about 13 km from La Fortuna city center
- Price: $8
- Moderate to difficult hike
- Best Tip: Bring water and sunscreen
How to get to Mirador El Silencio
Driving west from La Fortuna on Route 142 (which is completely paved) you will see a huge sign for Mirador El Silencio on your left side. The turn off is about 2 km from the large resort Tabacon and 13 km from the town of La Fortuna. Continue down the dirt road for about 2 minutes and you will reach a small parking lot and office.
Tip: Personally, I traveled there (in the dry season) with a standard rental car. I didn't rent a 4x4 because I was being cheap (extreme eye roll from me). Don't be like me… Don't be cheap, rent a 4x4 with 4 wheel drive. It is worth the extra peace of mind.
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How much does the 1968 Lava Trail cost?
The 1968 Trail at Mirador El Silencio costs $8. A kind man gave me a map and explained the different trails. There are two lakes on the property and multiple view points but I chose to hike the 1968 Lava Trail.
The 1968 Lava Trail hike
The first half of the hike winds through the jungle for about 2 km. You will cross rivers using small bridges. The paths are extremely well maintained and easy to follow. The second half of the trail offers very little tree coverage so make sure you bring water and sunscreen. It is also a hilly climb that gets continuously steeper. Once you reach the base of the volcano you will pretty much be walking up nature made lava steps. After a short climb you will reach the end of the trail with a beautiful view point.
Here is a trail map for Mirador El Silencio
Note: There is a road from the first parking lot that will take you up the hilly jungle to a second parking lot closer to the volcano. This road bypasses about ¾ of the hike. If you just want a quick hike on the lava fields I suggest going this route.
After your long hike head to the natural hot springs close by. Here is a list of the best hot springs in the area and what prices look like for each.