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Waterhouse's artistic skills were nurtured in his father's studio, before he went on to study at the Royal Academy Schools, becoming a Royal Academician in 1895. Born in Rome in 1849, the artist was to frequently return there throughout his career and was heavily influenced by what he experienced there.
Often labelled a Pre-Raphaelite, Waterhouse should perhaps be regarded more as a Romantic Classicist, as his work is often more classical and Italian than medieval and gothic. His narrative ability was very strong and his works mainly illustrate scenes from his own interpretations of history, legend and poetry. Waterhouse was hugely popular in the 19th century and this continues to the present day.
'The Enchanted Garden' illustrates a scene from Boccaccio's 'Decameron'. This tells the tale of a group of young people who, fleeing from the plague in 14th century Florence, spend ten days isolated in the country. Every day a different member of the group was chosen to be king or queen, and gained authority over the group for that day alongside the responsibility for relating a tale to entertain them.
'The Enchanted Garden' relates an episode from one of these stories. Another painting by Waterhouse, also exhibited in the Lady Lever Art Gallery entitled 'A Tale from the Decameron', (1916) illustrates the group of young men and women telling their tales.
The story behind the painting recounts an episode from Ansaldo's pursuit of Dianora. Although already married, in a moment of recklessness Dianora says she will yield to Ansaldo if he achieves the impossible and produces, in January, a garden with the flowers, foliage and fruits of May. As the painting demonstrates, with the help of a magician Ansaldo succeeds in his task, and creates a spring garden despite the snow that was falling outside in the 'real world'. Dianora is now faced with a difficult situation, but decides to confess all to her husband, Gilberto. Gilberto suggests she must comply with Ansaldo's desires, however, moved by Dianora's honesty to her husband, Ansaldo releases her from her reckless contract.
The artist's death in February 1917 left the painting uncompleted and it was a tribute to Waterhouse that it was displayed in the Academy later that year, despite its unfinished state. In some ways the subject of the painting mirrors the artists own life. Just as Ansaldo's garden created an idyll of spring flowers in the depth of winter, Waterhouse created a haven of warmth in the winter of his life by spending his time and energy immersed in this painting.
The painting is rooted firmly in the realms of the imagination. Waterhouse writer Anthony Hobson suggests that it is his love of legend and mystery, unerring sense of composition and the instinct for the moment in the story at which everything stands still for our contemplation that defines Waterhouse's work.
Liverpool was one of Waterhouse's main exhibition centres and his work was regularly exhibited in the Walker from 1879 until the year before his death. Lord Lever was one of his important patrons, particularly in the artist's later years and purchased the painting for £500 from Waterhouse's widow.
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The Flavio Galo Marimba and Guitar School is the cultural project of the Flavio Galo Foundation. It was founded in 1996 as a cultural and social initiative in remembrance of the Christian singer Flavio Galo. In 20 years, more than 2500 children, youths and adults have been taught the art of marimba and guitar playing. The marimba school has a group of between 23 and 25 young marimba and guitar instructors. A lot of them started at an age of around 8 and have at present played the marimba for 20 years. They now teach students that are new to the instrument how to do the same. Recently, we have added guitar lessons. Being nationally recognized by the Nicaraguan Institute of Culture, the Flavio Galo Marimba School is one of a kind in Nicaragua.
Flavio Galo (RIP), * May 15, 1958 † June 5, 1994
The Flavio Galo Marimba School is located in Hogar Zacarías Guerra (a protection home for children), which offers without cost, by means of an agreement of cooperation, a suitable infrastructure to teach a total of 280 students how to play the marimba and the guitar. Of these 280 students, 75 students of limited financial resources are granted scholarships by the Flavio Galo Foundation to receive free marimba and guitar lessons.
Father Andrés Magán, director of Hogar Zacarías Guerra, and Elizabeth Galo, president of the Flavio Galo Foundation and director of the Flavio Galo Marimba School, signing the agreement of cooperation on June 3, 2007.
To see pictures of the Flavio Galo Marimba School in Hogar Zacarías Guerra click here.
1) To rescue and promote Nicaraguan cultural values like playing marimba, playing guitar, and other arts.
2) To contribute to the forming of a better life for children and youth. Especially to those with limited financial resources and/or who are in risk of abuse.
3) To create a healthy environment for their formation and recreation, and so contributing to the excercise of their rights and responsibilities.
|• Teaching children, youth, and adults how to play marimba and guitar
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|• Offering musical presentations of a religious and charitable character
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|• Performing musical concerts with monetary reward with the purpose of self-support
• 280 children and youth that are learning how to play marimba and guitar
|• 75 students of limited financial resources from different places in Managua who receive free lessons.(45 from Hogar Zacarías Guerra and 30 from different neighborhoods)
|• Between 23 and 28 marimba instructors that receive financial help in the form of school scholarships
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We present three-dimensional Fourier transform-second-harmonic generation (3D FT-SHG) imaging, a generalization of the previously reported two-dimensional FT-SHG, to quantify collagen fiber organization from 3D image stacks of biological tissues. The current implementation calculates 3D preferred orientation of a region of interest, and classifies regions of interest based on orientation anisotropy and average voxel intensity. Presented are some example applications of the technique which reveal the layered structure of collagen fibers in porcine sclera, and estimates the cut angle of porcine tendon tissues. This technique shows promising potential for studying biological tissues that contain fibrillar structures in 3D.
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Aside from the automation technology to enable service emulation quickly and easily, the pitfalls mostly lie in the process. Emulated services need to be governed in a similar way to how SOA is governed in general. For example, groups need to consistently register and keep track of emulated services in terms of where they are and who owns them. Then the lifecyle of the emulated services needs to be managed so they are maintained to remain up to date with respect to any changes in the services they are intended to emulate; therefore, a process needs to be in place to ensure that.
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Sarah Colt is a freelance documentary television producer living in New York City. In 2004, Colt produced a documentary for the PBS television series FRONTLINE/World that examines the emotional impact of Namibia's struggle over land redistribution fourteen years after independence. Initial filming for the program was funded as part of a IRP Fellowship in International Journalism. From 1997 to December 2003 Sarah Colt worked as Senior Producer at David Grubin Productions producing programs for American Public Television. In addition to producing "Kofi Annan: Center of the Storm", a ninety minute profile of the secretary general of the United Nations that aired on PBS in January, 2003 her other credits include, "RFK" a two hour biography of the late senator that aired on PBS in October, 2004, "Young Dr. Freud", a two hour biography of Freud's early life aired on PBS in 2002 and "The Secret Life of the Brain", an Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Science, Nature and Technology Programming that aired on PBS in 2000. Prior to working with David Grubin, Colt worked at Guggenheim Productions and The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. Focusing on documentary still photography, Colt earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1992.
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Masashi is the CEO of Voyagin, a marketplace for authentic local experiences in Asia, based in Japan and Singapore. Prior to Voyagin, Masashi worked for AT Kearney and Cyta.jp, a startup for private lesson marketplace in Japan, which was acquired by Cookpad in 2013. While he worked at Cyta.jp, he started hosting international guests in his apartment in Tokyo and eventually became the top Airbnb host in the city, hosting several hundred guests in his living room over the course of 3-4 years. Based on his own travel and hosting experiences, he decided to create a travel marketplace for visitors to Japan called FindJPN in January 2011. This eventually evolved into Voyagin in Dec 2012.
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Meaning of the Arabic male name Naseer is supporter
Meaning of the Arabic male name Naseer is supporter
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It's easy to find that with the recent movie, for example, This Is Where I Leave You which has a great cast and is a great movie. Why aren't there more films like that, that represent a more rounded black experience?
JS: I've said this before, that those kinds of movies are meant to speak to the human condition. It's unfortunate that in the marketplace movies that speak to the human condition so rarely have black characters in them or black actors or anybody black in the world. That has a subtle way of suggesting that our experiences aren't as important and that when it comes to matters of the human condition our experiences and stories are irrelevant to that conversation. Those are the kind of more covert ways that I think culture sort of suggests things to black people about their identities that I think are harmful.
What does it mean to you when you hear about the black experience and identity?
JS: For me it's been constantly sort of bobbing and weaving other peoples' presumptions of me because I was never the right kind of black person. My family was Creole and so my understanding just the skin tones of blackness was already very different from what was kind of out there in the culture. My concept of blackness was just not ever the same as mainstream blackness. My mom was really into education and we listened to pop music and then I listened to alternative music. I never was able to properly emulate. When I grew up, the sort of gangsta culture was in vogue. You had kids from really good neighborhoods walking around with a limp. I never did it right. I found I was always sort of "blacking it up and blacking it down" amongst black people and white people. That's just the way I came up and out in the world. So I think that's definitely had an influence.
Your film seems like it might have led the way for the new TV show Blackish, which talks about the same issues of what it means to be black, the black experience. Do you think the timing of where we are right now politically is right for this conversation?
JS: I think it's in the Zeitgeist now. I started in 2005. I don't know when the creators of Blackish started and I don't necessarily think one has to do with the other. It's funny how people start to think about things and it takes so long to develop these projects and it's impossible to say. It happens in Hollywood all the time. I feel fortunate about it. I think TV has always been a little ahead of the curve too, particularly on this issue, starting with the Dave Chappelle show, the Boondocks, and Key & Peele. Black satire has found a place in television. But film is sorely behind. It's great that we had a year of black films but Meryl Streep can get an Oscar for playing anything. She doesn't have to play a tragic role where she dies at the end or is striving at the end. I can't wait for the time when black actors and black directors and black writers are getting awarded for important movies that have nothing to do with the tragedy of the black experience. That's when I think things will change a bit.


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ATI driver and Beryl&XGL fun
Today I took Kubuntu to the next level and put on the right graphic driver which went pretty good though I did research before so I didn't see a perfect way that the user would have a guided driver installation. I would put that on the ToDo list too because when the graphics are gone […]
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I've just been using it for a few hours and I'm scared of the many mistakes that are coming up in this release. The system settings dialogues are the worst I've ever seen! Full of settings but often useless or badly organized how should a normal computer user use this control center to get things […]
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Just got going with the Feisty Fawn Herd 5 test release of Kubuntu and it's not the state of testing I'm complaining about, it's more thinks have been probably on Kubuntu already for a longer time but putting a 7. out there before fixing these issues is a mistake because users will think – wow […]
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KDE 4 Release Schedule clear-up
Well the news is going around the net that KDE 4.0 will be released by October 23rd. This is a very early date and will most-likely not be the final day. The worst part probably though is that it is a Tuesday. I think were are looking more at a Monday-release well and at a […]
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(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) on Wednesday announced plans to introduce legislation that would overhaul the U.S. immigration system by placing tighter restrictions on legal immigration and increasing pressure on illegal immigrants currently in the country to leave.
"Throughout the immigration debate, out of touch amnesty-only critics of enforcement have tried to hide behind their cry of 'what is your solution?' Well this week we will show them and the president what immigration reform should look like and what the American people deserve," Tancredo said in a statement announcing the proposal.
Tentatively dubbed the Optimizing Visa Entry Rules and Demanding Uniformed Enforcement (OVERDUE) bill, Tancredo's proposal would "restor[e] America's immigration system to more traditional numbers and encourages the assimilation of America's most recent great wave."
Tancredo, a long-shot candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, acknowledged that his proposal "will undoubtedly be unpopular among the political elites, big business and big labor, but it is legislation that this country has been calling for, and I dare say, needs."
As Cybercast News Service previously reported, the Senate in June blocked a comprehensive immigration reform proposal that would have increased border and employer enforcement, created a guest worker program and offered a path to legalization to the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants currently living in the United States.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) declared the bill "dead" after Republicans, responding to a massive grassroots lobbying campaign from their base, blocked a measure to end debate on the proposal.
"Congress must take on the tough issues and follow through on what we've been sent out here to do and serve in the best interest of the people we represent," Tancredo said. "For too long the special interests and political heavyweights have tried to sell us on the need for an amnesty and justify their refusal to enforce the law."
Tancredo's proposal uses indirect measures to encourage undocumented residents to leave on their own. The bill would eliminate "chain migration," tighten the employment-based green card category, and limit automatic birthright citizenship to those with at least one parent who is a citizen or legal permanent resident.
Other provisions of the proposal include suspending the Visa Waiver Program and prohibiting states from granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants, according to a summary provided by Tancredo's office.
It also requires federal immigration authorities to assist state and local law enforcement officials in enforcing immigration laws. The bill does not include provisions addressing the construction of a fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, because the funding for the fence has already been approved by Congress and including it in this bill would be "redundant and unnecessary."
The final version of the bill is still under construction by Tancredo's office and should be submitted to Congress later this week.
'Status quo is a problem that must be addressed'
Carlos Espinosa, a spokesman for Tancredo, acknowledged in an email to Cybercast News Service that "considering the nature of this Democrat Congress, it is fairly unlikely that this bill will truly pick up steam."
"However," Espinosa added, "it is important to keep talking on this issue because while the Senate amnesty would have been a step in the wrong direction, the status quo is also a problem that needs to be addressed."
Michele Waslin, director of immigration policy research for the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic rights group, agreed with Tancredo's disapproval of the status quo, but expressed serious reservations about the policies he proposed.
"The Senate voted for the status quo," Waslin said, referring to the rejection of the bill in June.
"They clearly didn't provide a solution and the immigration problems continue to exist. What we're seeing is people from all levels of government trying to fill that vacuum and make a statement about undocumented immigration but unfortunately none of these proposals offer a real solution, a real practical, fair solution to our problem," she added.
Waslin, who hasn't read the proposal because a final version has not been released, said that based on Tancredo's own summary of the bill, it's "a proposal that is not a solution to our current immigration problems."
She called the proposal "anti-family" because of the restrictions it would place on so-called "chain migration" and limiting family-based movement to nuclear families.
Waslin also criticized the proposed tightening of employment-based green cards.
"American employers need workers and currently there simply are no visas available for workers doing many categories of work, and so by further restricting employment immigration you're denying businesses the workers they need and putting increased pressure on the border," she said.
"The more resources we put into enforcement, the larger the number of undocumented immigrants in this country," Waslin argued. "Further restricting legal immigration and adding more enforcement really does not seem like a practical or realistic solution to this problem."
Tancredo's spokesman said making it more difficult to move into the United States legally would not increase motivation for illegal border crossings.
"History has shown that a decrease in legal immigration goes hand in hand with a decrease in illegal immigration," Espinosa said. "Further, once our borders are properly secured, and we enforce our laws to the fullest extent, illegal immigration will also decrease."
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Sussex priest and organist child abuse trial jury retires
The jury in the trial of a Church of England priest and a church organist accused of historical child sex abuse has retired to consider its verdict.
Father Wilkie Denford, 78, from Shoreham-by-Sea, has pleaded not guilty to four charges of indecently assaulting two boys.
Michael Mytton, 68, from East Chiltington, East Sussex, has denied aiding and abetting indecent assault.
The pair are accused of abusing the boys between 1987 and 1990.
Mr Denford, who was the vicar of St John the Evangelist Church in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, is alleged to have molested two boys over an 18-month period.
'I like boys'
Mr Mytton also denies five counts of indecent assault against two boys between January 1987 and September 1994.
During the trial of the two men, the jury heard Mr Mytton had admitted he liked boys.
While being interviewed by police Mr Mytton said: "I like boys, I know I like boys and it has cost me everything."
In 1981 he was forced to leave his position at a church in Uckfield after being convicted of two counts of gross indecency on a 12-year-old boy.
The jury was told that Mr Denford abused one of the boys aided by Mr Mytton following a meal at a restaurant in Cuckfield, and while in the back of Mr Mytton's Jaguar car.
Previously the court heard that it was not until last year that police were alerted after one of the boys, now in his late 30s, found out that Mr Denford was still in contact with children.


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Sometimes, however, it seems that craft blogs don't receive the standing they deserve in the blogging world. So when two of my good, real life, friends launched their own crafty corners of cyber space I was very excited! Not just because it means that craft blogging has infiltrated my Real Life and become something that Real People do... but also because I know these girls, and I know these blogs are going to be spectactular!
So without further ado... let me introduce you to my friends...
Made Peachy
Made Peachy is written by my old colleague / editor / friend, Laura. It's titled The Home of Daily Handmade Inspiration, and it doesn't disappoint!
But of course it wouldn't! Laura is a stitchy, knitty extraordinaire! I first met her when she was Deputy Editor of Let's Knit. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have a clue what amigurumi was and she was the first person I ever saw using DPNs (which at the time, as a g-stitch scarf knitter, seemed incredibly clever!).
I worked under her when she was Editor of Sew magazine, and remember her mostly sprawled on the office floor checking dress patterns whilst I piled copy on her desk for her to check in her 'spare' time. (Those were the days...).
Since then she's excitingly gone freelance, has written her own Sewing Manual, has another DIY wedding book in the pipeline and has now turned her hand to sharing her all round amazingness with the interweb.
And we're not just talking bog-standard inspiration, there's free patterns, downloads, quick makes, interviews, reviews, competitions and giveaways. Not to mention beautiful, professional photography and writing. In fact, this is more online magazine than blog, and it acts like it, with a post of loveliness every single day, like clockwork.
If you read one craft blog, make it Made Peachy (and as a thank you to me for letting you in on it, read this one too please!). On my list of things to make, is this lovely, autumnal cowel a la Laura, might have to be for next winter at this rate though!
Visit www.madepeachy.com, follow Laura on twitter +Laura Strutt and buy her book!
Dottie Does Craft
Last year the whirlwind of creativity that is Lucy Hopping started working in my office as a children's craft product developer. But that wasn't where her passion lay, and as she crocheted, stitched and knitted her way through each lunch hour, it quickly came to light that she was actually in the middle of writing a craft book! And by happy coincidence, her co-author and good friend was a designer I had worked with in my previous job (whether she would have been aware of this, I don't know!).
That book was handmade hit of the summer, Handmade Glamping by Charlotte Liddle and Lucy Hopping. And seeing as that collaboration worked so well, they've roped in another crafty friend, Michelle, and recently launched Dotty Does - a blog about their crafty, handmade exploits.
It's early days and so far they've been busying themselves at various festivals and shows, but I'm sure that this blog will develop into a fabulous source of crafty inspiration so keep it bookmarked and check back often!
Visit www.dottydoescraft.wordpress.com, follow them on Twitter @DottyDoesCraft and on Pinterest.


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Claes Kjellberg
Claes heads Hannes Snellman's Private M&A and Private Equity practice in Stockholm and is a member of the firm's Partner Committee. He specialises in private equity and M&A transactions and advises international corporate as well as private equity clients. Claes has extensive experience primarily in M&A and is known for his competence and capability in large corporate deals, divisional carve-outs, as well as infrastructure and energy related deals. He is also experienced in both review and establishment of private equity and venture capital funds.
Counsel to Lothar Geilen on the public offer for Opus Group AB, 2019.
Counsel to Celine Sieben GmbH in the Acquisition of FFW Agency from ICTA AB, 2019
Counsel to Recipharm in the Divestment of its GLP Bioanalysis Business to the Center for Translational Research AB (CTR) Group, 2019
Counsel to Calabrio, a Portfolio Company of KKR, in its Acquisition of Teleopti, 2019
Counsel to Intera Partners backed Sitowise Oy in the Acquisition of Byggnadstekniska Byrån Sverige AB, 2019
- Counsel to KID ASA in its Acquisition of 100% of the Shares in Hemtex AB from ICA Gruppen AB, 2019
Counsel to Francisco Partners in the Acquisition of EG from Axcel, 2019
Counsel to CEMEX in its sale of assets in the Baltics and Nordics to the German building materials group SCHWENK, 2019
Counsel to Summit Partners in Its Investment of USD 67 Million in Syncron, 2018
Counsel to Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) in its acquisition of a 30% stake in Stena Renewable AB from Stena Adactum, 2018
Counsel to Unigestion in the Acquisition of Danica Pension Försäkringsaktiebolag (publ), 2018
Counsel to Rettig ICC Ltd in the Acquisition of Sigarth Aktiebolag, 2018
Counsel to Infranode 1 (No. 1) AB and Infranode Energi AB on Infranode Energi AB's public offer for Skånska Energi AB (publ), 2018
Counsel to Accent Equity in the Divestment of S:t Eriks Group AB, 2018
Counsel to Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ) in its acquisition of FTZ Autodele & Værktøj A/S and INTER-TEAM Sp. z. o.o., 2018
Counsel to Collectia Sverige AB in the Acquisition of OpusCapita Kredithanterarna AB and Svenska Fakturaköp AB,2018
- Counsel to Ragn-Sells in the divestment of RSM&CO to Ramboll,2018
Counsel to Accent-Equity backed Bogfelt in the acquisition of Ljuspoolen i Kumla AB, 2018
Counsel to Ragn-Sells in the divestment of its Latvian operations, 2018.
Counsel to Vitruvian Partners LLP in the acquisition of Easy Park AS, 2018
- Counsel to S:t Eriks in the acquisition of Vinninga Cement, 2017
- Counsel to EQT in minority investment in Anticimex, 2017
- Counsel to Max Hansson in the sale of PayEx to Swedbank, 2017
- Counsel to Accent Equity in the acquisition of Oral Care, 2017
- Counsel to Anticimex in the acquisition of Viking Pest Control, 2017
- Counsel to Nasdaq-listed Coupa, a software company, on its acquisition of Trade Extensions, the sourcing optimisation software firm, 2017
- Counsel to Accent Equity 2012 on the divestment of Textilia, 2017
- Counsel to Fingerprint Cards on the acquisition of Delta ID, 2017
- Counsel to Intrum Justitia in connection with the combination with Lindorff, 2016
- Counsel to Norvestor in connection with the takeover offer for Nordic Camping & Resort, 2016
- Counsel to Accent Equity on the acquisition of Bogfelts, 2016
- Counsel to Pelican Rouge Coffee Solution Group on the sale of Pelican Rouge Coffee Solution AB to Simonssongruppen, 2016
- Counsel to the sellers on the sale of Ekelöw InfoSecurity to PwC Sweden, 2016
Counsel to Etib Holding in connection with the public offer to shareholders of NSP (Burger King, KFC, TGI Friday's), 2016
- Counsel to Anticimex on the acquisition of SITA Pest Control & Fumigation Service Pte Ltd, 2016
- Counsel to PSA Peugeot Citroën on the sale of Citroën and DS in Sweden to SC Motors, 2015
- Counsel to Forcit on the acquisition of Bergsäker AB, 2015
- Counsel to Recipharm on the acquisition of OnTarget Chemistry, 2015
- Counsel to Royal Vopak on the divestment of its terminals in Sweden and Finland, 2015
- Counsel to TeliaSonera in connection to its USD 115 million investment in Spotify, 2015
- Counsel to Tata Steel on the acquisition of steel service centers in Naantali (Finland) and Halmstad (Sweden) from SSAB, 2015
- Counsel to Novax on its acquisition of Latour's entire shareholding in Academic Work, 2015
- Counsel to Anticimex on the acquisition of the Enviropest Group, 2015
- Counsel to Paulig Group on the acquisition of Risenta, 2015
- Counsel to Accent Equity 2012 on the acquisition of the St. Eriks group from its main owners, 2014
- Counsel to the Nordgren/Pihl family through its holding company Kiddo Ltd on the acquisition of all shares in Nefab Packaging not already owned by the Nordgren/Pihl family, 2014
- Counsel to Svenska Smakupplevelser AB on the sale to Kavli Norge AS, 2014
- Counsel to Syngenta on the acquisition of the German, Polish and Swedish winter wheat and winter oilseed rape (WOSR) breeding and business operations of Lantmännen, 2014
- Counsel to Adven Group on the acquisition of Eco2 Energy, 2014
- Counsel to Accent on the acquisition of Brenderup Group, the entire trailer business, from the Thule Group and subsequent add-on acquisitions, 2014
- Counsel to Accent on its disposal of Autotube to MGI Coutier, 2014
- Ranked as Notable practitioner in M&A in the 2020 editions of IFLR1000
- Claes Kjellberg advised Max Hansson, the founder of PayEx, on its sale to Swedbank; other clients include EQT and Fazer Group. Commercial, Corpoate and M&A, Legal 500, 2019
- Recommended in the 2019 edition of Legal 500, Corporate and M&A
- Clients report that he is "Very customer-oriented, easy to talk to and responsive to our needs." Corporate M&A, Chambers Global 2019
- Ranked by Mergermarket as one of 2016's most prolific individual Nordic legal advisers
- 'Claes Kjellberg has "excellent knowledge of private equity."', Mergers and acquisitions, Legal 500, 2014
- Partner, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2013
- Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman, Stockholm, 2010
- Associate, Wistrand Advokatbyrå, 2010
- Associate, Mannheimer Swartling, 2004-2010
- Jur. kand. (LL.M.), Stockholm University, 2004
- Airline Transport Pilot, Ljungbyhed, 2001
- Co-author of the Sweden chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG): Private Equity 2016


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- Hotel Baruna has share swimming pool. The pool available to use together for Baruna room, William room, Villa Allison, Villa Lucy, and Villa Arie
- There are extra charge for use gas and mineral water (1 gallon)
- The price of rooms and villa in Baruna Hotel was included breakfast (CBF) and tax and services
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"Fall Group Show"
Past Show: Sep 15-Oct 14 2017
For the past few months new work from gallery artists has been pouring into the gallery and the Fall Group Show gives us an opportunity to show the work. Featuring; Ed Brandt, new paintings and multiple works on paper. Penny Truitt, new wall sculptures, Gay Patterson, Rebecca Bluestone, and John Garrett. Also on view, upstairs, is a rehang of the Annual Contemporary Native Exhibition.
Featured Exhibit Work
Harmonic Wave
by Gay Patterson
Oil, silver mica on aluminum panel
Inventory ID: #15796
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(Updated with response with the NRSC)
Washington (CNN) – Just 48 hours after Christine O'Donnell won the Republican nomination for Senate in Delaware, Sen. Jim DeMint says his political action committee has already reached his goal of raising $174,000 for her campaign.
And in a statement, DeMint took a shot at his Republican leadership for leaving a "fundraising gap" for the candidate because they do not think she can win in November.
"This specific goal was set because national Republicans have decided not to invest the $174,000, which is the legal limit for 'coordinated' funds the party can spend on O'Donnell's behalf," read the statement.
"Despite what some Beltway pundits think, Americans clearly believe that Christine can and should win it," said DeMint.
The South Carolina Republican also announced that his Senate Conservatives Fund has set a new goal of $348,000, "which is double the amount of coordinated funds the national party had decided not to invest in this critical race."
"Republicans shouldn't give up on any race this year because there's an awakening taking place all across America as people reaffirm their support for America's founding principles," DeMint warned.
"They're not as concerned with which party is in power or who gets committee chairmanships. They simply want to elect new leaders who will fight for balanced budgets, constitutional limits, and individual liberty."
DeMint has roiled GOP leaders by backing several conservative contenders in primaries this election season who ultimately beat candidates they thought could more easily win in November.
That anger boiled over this week after O'Donnell defeated Rep. Mike Castle, who most thought was a shoe-in to pick up Vice President Joe Biden's old seat from the Democrats.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Spokesman Brian Walsh insisted to CNN that no decision has been made on what to spend on Delaware, just as with other races around the country.
Still, Walsh was careful not to fan the public flames between the National party and DeMint, saying that "the NRSC appreciates Senator DeMint's assistance this election cycle, as we do with all of our Republican Senators, and particularly as the Committee prepares to invest heavily in a number of key battleground states around the country,"
"All of the financial assistance our candidates are receiving from their Republican supporters will help sure a number of important Senate seat victories this November," said Walsh.
DeMint's Senate Conservatives Fund says it has directly invested over $3.1 million for conservative senate candidates this election cycle through direct PAC contributions, bundled donations, and independent expenditures for the candidates.
The current investment totals it lists for each of SCF's 10 endorsed candidates include $208,000 to Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania, – $507,000 to Marco Rubio in Florida and $476,000 to Ken Buck in Colorado.
Walsh said the NRSC plans to spend more than $3 million in Colorado alone, saying they have currently reserved roughly $3.2 million in television air time in Colorado; almost $3 million in Washington for Dino Rossi; $ 3 million for Marco Rubio in Florida; $2 million for Carly Fiorina in California; and over $2.5 million for Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania.
He is being allowed to splinter the GOP.
The GOP will cease to exist as a National Party. The Tea Party (TP) no pun intended, will become a more National Party than the GOP – though it will be further to the right and include some fringe planks.
Dear Lord, I pray that you intercede. I pray that you will motivate the progressives, independents and moderate republicans to go to the polls on Nov 2 and turn away the hateful and deceitful candidates that the Tea Party and Fox News, through a propaganda campaign of blatant lies, selfish motives, fear mongering and raw hate, have thrust upon us.
Lord God, please let rational minds and loving hearts prevail.
In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray.
Where is all this money coming from? Who is supporting this organization and the others who are pouring $$ into the 2010 elections?
While the public may be frustrated that the economic crisis has not yet ended, electing a bunch of right wing nutcases who are outside the mainstream of America is not the answer.
Just spend some time getting to know these candidates like Rand Paul, Sharon Angle, Christine O'Donnell, and Joe Miller. Rand Paul supports allowing businesses to discriminate based on race. Sharon Angle wants to abolish social security and medicare, along with the department of education. Christine O'Donnel (and others) want to force victims of rape and incest to carry the child. These are just samples of their extreme views, which they are now hiding since winning the primaries. Beware of what a protest vote might lead to. Please do your homework.
How do you like that all you folks that had jobs outsourced since 2000?
Well, there are times where money can get you what you want. I think that he will not win down his whole line. I know that he will have some losses on his picks like O'Donnell.
To translate DemintSpeak to reality....
"Regardless of what the mature adults in my party think, a hardcore minority of right wing loons with more money than sense clearly believes Christine can and should win it."
Fixed that for you.
Yo, Jim. It's not that the RNC doesn't think O'Donnell can win. It's that they don't think she SHOULD win. She's another kooky, self-absorbed citizen who thinks she speaks for God.
She deserves no place in American governement.
O' Donnell campaign didn't want to answer AC 360 last night, she is paying her own bills from campaign money
List of candidates avoiding main stream media except FOX news that mean they sending their message to certain group only so they don't care others
Pat Toomey (PA)
Marco Rubio (FL)
Ken Buck (CO)
Rand Paul (KY)
Mike Lee (UT)
Sharron Angle (NV)
Ron Johnson (WI)
Dino Rossi (WA)
Joe Miller (AK)
Christine O'Donnell (DE)
How refreshing – a politician who is honest, and stands up for those things important to all Americans. I tip my hat to Senator DeMint, He is exactly the type of Senator we need in DC -- sticking to the basic issues and our Constitution. Out government has become a big ATM for unions, large corporations, government employees, and anyone whose votes can be bought through government doll outs and special deals. ENOUGH Maybe it is time for a Democratic tea Party movement so we can eally clean house in DC.
Can anyone spell T E R M L I M I T S
Jim DeMint is a great American trying to make sure we get the right people in office to turn this country around. We can not stay with the Obama policies that have nearly ruined our country.


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Ugh, I am stuck in a funk. I don't know if you can tell from reading the blog since I try hard not to post negative things (read- endless rants of bitching about stupid things). Maybe I do post negative things, I don't know. Anyway my readers who know me in "real life" often call me on it when I'm phoning in the blog posts and maybe the rest of you know too and leave the blog swearing to permanently delete me from your bloglines account because I post nothing of substance and you're fed up with my nattering. Either way, I'm in a funk. I have no real cause for complaint (sure I could use a smart, hunky new boyfriend and a million bucks, but eh, who couldn't? at least the million bucks) Here is how yesterday played out. All day I was just sort of blah, my life is boring, all I ever do is go to work and go home, nothing exciting happens, whine whine whine, you get the idea. In reality here is what happened yesterday. I got up early (on time) went to my favorite coffee shop, Nathan showed up which was a great surprise, chatted with him, got to work and hung the posters I got for my office for $6.50 each, which brighten up the office considerably and make me happy cuz I really like them. Had a reasonably good day at work, ate only healthy food, drank all my water for the day, had time to knit, clean and read when I got home.
See what I mean about the funk? That is a good day! Why I am so blah? The Science of Happiness says that one side of our brain is primarily responsible for happiness and the other for unhappiness and 1/3 of people are dominated by the unhappy, 1/3 by happy and 1/3 are neutral. I think I'm stuck in the unhappy side. I feel slightly better today and I've decided part of it is to blame on the dreary dreary weather. Going from Sunny Arizona to Missouri, eh, well, let's just say there's cause for depression.
In happier news I've been knitting away on my Backyard Leaves Scarf. I'm really excited about it. It's my first time reading a pattern and my first attempt at any type of lace knitting and better yet, it's for me! 🙂 I'm using Knitpicks Superwash Swish and I'm pretty happy with it. Learning how to read the pattern was a bit challenging, I'm an orphan knitter, no yarn shop in town, no Sit n Knit, and I don't know any other knitters in "real life". But, I'm looking to change all that, I started a Sit n Knit group at my local library (where I work). Tuesday was the first night and I had 3 people show up. One person was a tatter (all fiber crafters are welcome) , one person only knits those furry scarves, she used to knit all sort of things, socks, sweater etc, but no longer has any interest in that and one person who is just learning. I had an email from 3 people who want to learn. I'm gonna attempt to teach them next time we meet. Hopefully no one gets stabbed with a needle and by no one I mean me! I haven't taught anyone to knit before so suggestions would be welcome!
Close up of the pattern for the scarf.


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What are mycotoxins and are they dangerous to humans?
Mycotoxins are poisonous substances. "Myco" means fungus, so think of mycotoxins as "fungi toxins." They are designed for chemical warfare against other organisms, even against other types of molds. Living molds may produce mycotoxins to discourage other molds or bacteria from growing in the same territory. Unfortunately, humans who inhale, ingest or touch mycotoxins may have a toxic reaction. Some mycotoxins have been shown to produce human health effects, while little is known about the possible harmful affects of some other mycotoxins.
We should not panic over mold toxins. Not all molds produce mycotoxins; furthermore, molds that can produce mycotoxins do not produce them in all situations. EPA cautions that finding molds in a building does not mean that mycotoxins are also in the building, and even when mycotoxins are present in a building, the quantities may not be large and thus health threatening.


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Kartoffelpuffern -- or potato pancakes (so much less fun to say) -- are a guilty pleasure of mine. Next to scones, they are my favorite breakfast/anytime item to make. Just the thought of crunchy, warm potato patties smothered in tangy sour cream and sweet apple sauce makes me swoon.
Recently (er, not so recently...I've been a wee bit busy lately and have fallen behind on blogging) I attended the "big dig" at Great Country Farms. It was my first potato digging experience. Well, actually, the tractor really did all the digging. It ripped up the fields and I (and dozens of kids) jumped behind the tractor, scooping up the piles of potatoes in its wake. Ryan and I left with a bag full of the freshest, best potatoes we'd ever tasted!
Thanks to my always trusty food processor, I can turn a few small potatoes and half an onion into perfectly shredded ribbons in about 3.5 seconds. From there, gather up all the potato/onion shreds into a cheesecloth or kitchen towel (even some sturdy paper towels would work) and squeeze out most of the liquid.
In a large bowl, combine the potato and onion shreds with salt, pepper, bread crumbs, and a beaten egg. I love it when the simplest ingredients produce such tasty results!
Meanwhile, heat a couple tablespoons of oil in a heavy-bottomed pan or skillet. When the oil is shiny and hot, add heaping tablespoons of the potato mixture into the pan, flatten with the back of the spoon and then cook for a couple of minutes (until the edges begin to turn golden and crispy). Heat for another 2 minutes and you're done!
I like to "accessorize" my potato pancakes the German way -- with sour cream and homemade apple sauce. They're pretty darn tasty, though, on their own.
Potato Pancakes
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You'll need...
1 pound of potatoes (~1 large baking potato -- or, in my case - 3 small potatoes)
1 small onion (or half a regular sized onion)
1-2 Tbsp of breadcrumbs or flour
1 tsp of salt
several "cranks" of freshly ground black pepper
1 large egg
vegetable oil, for frying
This recipe can be easily doubled for larger batches! If you follow this ratio and recipe, you should end up with about 12 potato pancakes.
Peel and shred the potatoes. (Since I was using fresh potatoes with thin skins, I didn't peel them this time, but I normally do.) I like to slice the potatoes lengthwise and pop them into my food processor with the shredder attachment. This create long strands in a snap. I also throw in the onion and let the processor shred that too. If you don't have a food processor, you can shred the potatoes by hand and dice the onion.
Gather the potato/onion mixture into a cheesecloth or dish cloth (just be warned: the potatoes may oxidize and turn your towel brown). Twist the towel and strain out most of the liquid from the potatoes.
In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, onion, beaten egg, bread crumbs and salt + pepper. Stir it around a bit, until the potato shreds are completely coated.
Meanwhile, heat a couple tablespoons of the oil into a large, heavy pan on the stove. When the oil is shiny and hot, add heaping tablespoons of the potato mixture into the pan, flatten with the back of the spoon and then cook for a couple of minutes (until the edges begin to turn golden and crispy). Flip the pancakes and heat for another 2 minutes until both sides are golden brown.
Since you make these in batches, I usually keep the oven warm at 325 degrees. When I take a batch off the stove, I transfer them to a cookie sheet, lined with a double layer of paper towels, and keep them warm in the oven.
You will likely need to add another tablespoon of oil to your pan before each additional batch.
Serve these warm, crunchy treats with with sour cream and apple sauce.


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Sorry for disappearing this week!
I have been busy clicky ti clicking with my needles with every free opportunity and also doing some more pegs.
As I've got a busy week ahead of me – Meal, Rock concert, Meal etc' – I will try to put up some more pictures of things I've done this week as soon as I can!
I would like to add my deepest sympathies to the families of the victims of the fire on the Carmel mountains, and all the people evacuated from their homes.


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Searching for Southeast Asia's incredible wildlife
Human incursion into the forests of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos has no doubt impacted the wildlife there. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says that there are 250 dams planned for the Mekong River for instance, which, "if not properly planned... will lead to the degradation of ecosystem services, reduced fisheries and the irreversible loss of fish species." The timber trade, agriculture and climate change are also hitting wildlife in the area, as it is forced to migrate to friendlier habitats.
However, much spectacular flora and fauna can still be seen. The WWF says about the Lower Mekong Dry Forests, "While a majority of the land has been cleared for farming, remaining forests provide habitat to support an abundance of large mammals including tigers."
Here are some of the places in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos where you can still see some of the amazing indigenous wildlife.
Cat Tien National Park, VietnamCat Tien National Park sits mid-way between Saigon, Dalat and Phan Thiet, making it a convenient day trip or weekend holiday. The park's notoriety comes from its resident Javan rhinoceros -- the last few remaining individuals on mainland Southeast Asia. Unfortunately a poacher recently killed one of them in order to harvest the horn. The park is also home to the Dao Tien Endangered Primate Species Centre.
Yuk Don National Park, VietnamYuk Don is all about elephants. The local Ede tribesmen are legendary elephant trackers who caught and trained them as work animals. Now the Ede lead elephant rides for park visitors and give brief elephant working demonstrations. It's necessary to take one of the all-day or overnight treks, deep in the park toward the Cambodian border, in order to see any other significant wildlife.
Cat Ba National Park, VietnamCat Ba Island sits west of Ha Long Bay and is likewise composed of towering karsts pierced with innumerable caves. The national park is a popular tourist stop and home to about 100 Cat Ba langurs (leaf monkeys) -- the only ones left on the planet. Only just discovered in 2007, the Cat Ba tiger gecko is also endemic to the island.
Cuc Phuong National Park, VietnamCuc Phuong is both the oldest nature reserve in the country and the crown jewel of Vietnam's national park system. The karst landscape, covered in hanging rain forest vegetation, has provided numerous rare dinosaur fossils and evidence of prehistoric human settlement more than 7,500 years old. The highlights of the park are the many species of gibbon and langurs. The Cuc Phuong Endangered Primate Rescue Center is located in the park and works to re-introduce animals confiscated from poachers.
Nui Ong & Kalong Song Mao Nature Reserves, VietnamThere is precious little infrastructure at either Nui Ong or Kalong Song Mao, located beside each other in Binh Thuan province, and this adds to the charm. Endangered green peafowl were recently discovered here, and locals claim tigers still roam the mountain rainforests. A series of ancient temple ruins were also recently discovered between the parks.
The Mekong River & Tonle Sap, CambodiaThe Mekong River weaves its way through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. It shelters more than 1,200 species of fish, making it one of the richest aquatic systems on the planet in terms of biodiversity. The Tonle Sap, a tributary lake and river system of the Mekong, is the most important breeding ground for aquatic birds in the region. One of the system's highlights is the Irrawaddy dolphin, best viewed at Kratie (or Kampi, 20 kilometers to the north of Kratie).
Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, CambodiaThe Koh Kong Conservation Corridor is a wilderness frontier in western Cambodia that encompasses the Cardamom Mountains, Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary, Koh Por and Tatai Waterfalls, Koh Kong Island, Southern and Central Cardamoms Protected Forests, and a portion of Botum Sakor National Park. Very little of the area has actually been explored and likely contains many species not yet known to science.
Ream National Park, CambodiaReam is an inconspicuous national park situated just north of the coastal beach resort of Sihanoukville. It encompasses mangrove forests, the Prek Tuk Sap estuary, two islands, several isolated beaches, and off-shore coral reefs. Macaques, pangolin, sun bears, fishing cats and mouse deer live in the forest.
Xe Pian National Protected Area, LaosXe Pian is tucked up against the Cambodian border and harbors an overwhelming selection of threatened species, including tiger, elephant, gaur, Banteng, sun bear, Asiatic black bear, yellow-checked crested gibbon and Siamese crocodiles.
The Gibbon Experience (Bokeo Nature Reserve), Laos
The Gibbon Experience is a conservation program in Bokeo Nature Reserve, allowing small groups of visitors to stay in Robinson Crusoe-style tree-houses, 100 feet up in the air, and tour the forest by zip line. The reserve protects endangered black gibbons, bears, tigers and elephants. Threats to the forest include slash-and-burn agriculture, poaching, and illegal logging.


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I received a compliment today from an online friend and instead of brushing it off and saying it's not just me, I'm part of a team, I said thank you, I am happy to receive that sweet compliment with joy.
Receiving without trying to figure out how to reciprocate is something that I have been working on doing and I found that it helps to look at it through the eyes of the giver. When someone graciously receives your gift it is as if you are giving a gift yourself.
There is a surface level of receiving and then a deeper part of it.
When we think of receiving, we often think about receiving a compliment, or a gift, or money. We can also receive a helping hand, or the chance to make a new friend.
When you are operating at the surface level, you are shut down and you are blocking receiving. A lot of people are not willing to ask for help or to receive help. They use pride to block the possibility of receiving.
We use score-keeping in our social interactions.
Many people need to make if fair; when they receive, they instantly need to figure out how to give something back.
When you deepen into receiving, you allow simultaneous receiving and giving. Choosing to be vulnerable and asking for help is a way of giving. By asking and being vulnerable, you give the other person the opportunity to give. They also receive the communion that comes with a deeper relationship that your vulnerability invites.
I had an experience with this during an online workshop a few years ago. A group of participants created a space of love and allowance that remains years later. Their gentle prodding and encouragement brought each of us to the point where we boldly decided to let our writing breathe in public. We are sharing that collaboration at Breathing Words. (I'd love it if you go there and like the page. You can find out more about what happens next.)
Receiving is allowing the dance with life to occur.
You don't have to agree to receive. You can remain open to receiving even though you do not accept an offer. It is possible to say no, but thank you for offering. You may not be receiving what they are offering outright, but you could be receiving learning and insights from how the interaction occurs. If you go into refusal energy, those subtle insights will not be available to you.
This often occurs when someone wants you to accept their point of view. You can trust your inner authority and disagree. You don' t have to make their point of view wrong, you can refuse to accept it but remain in the openness of receiving.
We work so hard to refuse receiving and it often turns into drama. Opening yourself up to the full allowance of receiving creates a vast space where anything can occur. True receiving is allowing the possibilities to come to you.
Allowance is the gateway to receiving.
This discussion is infused with the energy of Seducing Aliveness, where two inspiring hosts reveal some controversial ideas.


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It's a boy!
Candice Swanepoel's little one, Anacã, is already showing some brotherly love to his younger brother as the South African model announced the sex of the newest addition to the family via Instagram.
The model, who announced her second pregnancy in December, shared a video of her 1-year-old kissing her growing belly, affectionately captioned, "My boys."
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It's said some people must "burn to learn."
In The Gutter, such lessons come too late.
In The Gutter, such lessons come too late.
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Click. Clickety-click. Click-click-clickety-click-clink.
Markie was nervous. Hands sweating, heart going like he'd run for the bloody bus, instead of ambling down the road from where he lived. He hated new jobs, and this one was more terrifying than most. The boss had a reputation, he'd heard. Didn't like fools, or disrespect. Didn't like his employees being late. All a bit old-fashioned in this day and age, but jobs were jobs. Hard to get hold of, even harder to keep. Especially in Markie's line of work.
The lighter was a comfort. He'd never smoked, but this was a relic from his mum's old dad. Been through the wars a time or two, rather like the old man himself, but solid, well-made, built to last. It fit in Markie's hand just perfectly, curve to curve, thumb curled round to click the spark wheel down.
Click. A satisfying sound. Good, honest, British workmanship. Not like those foreign plastic ones that splintered if you so much as sat on them. Who cared if it was plain? Who cared if it didn't have bright red sides or a skull and crossbones on the top? It served its purpose well enough.
Click-click. Click.
Uh-oh. The chap in front was turning round. His neck was like a malformed turnip, face to match. There were purple splotches on his cheeks and he had a fat mouth with the sides turned down.
The fat man yelled. You could hear it all over the bloody bus. "You click that fucking lighter one more time and I'll chuck it and you straight out the nearest window. And I won't bother opening it first."
Geez. The manners of some people. The boss wouldn't like this bloke, wouldn't like him at all. Neither did Markie, much. He had a right to click his lighter, free country and all that. Still, the bloke was huge. Better do as he said, at least for now. Markie buried the lighter deep in his jacket pocket, where he couldn't get at it accidentally and click it again. "Fine. You only had to ask."
"Well I'm asking now. So fuck off." A triumphant look crossed the man's flabby jowls. Happy to have scored some points and won. Made his day, no doubt.
Markie sat and seethed. He hated being the little guy, the one all the rest thought they could bully and control. Give him his way and he'd drag this arsehole off the bus and teach him some manners at the wrong end of a fist. Like that was going to happen, though. Markie had always been the runt. It was why he'd developed the skills he had. Skills he might be tempted to use, with the new boss's permission, of course.
The bus was stopping. He peered through the grime-smeared window and realised it was his stop. Two minutes' walk and he'd be clocking on: talking to the new boss face to face. The nerves were jangling now, but at least he had something to focus on. Something that might pay dividends, if he could make it work.
The arsehole also stood ahead of him. Not much surprise there; Corporation Street was the most popular stop in town. He was probably heading for work at a shop, office, or construction site. Off to work, like Markie himself.
Markie followed the massive back, swung himself off the bus, and glanced at his watch. With five minutes to spare, there was time for a bit of fun. The arsehole was huffing and puffing up the street: past Rackhams, and past where the Old Square subway used to be. Markie could just about remember that, with its weird oval of shops and its threatening air. He'd never worked it himself, but it was where his mum's old dad had learned his trade. A mugger's paradise. Pity they'd filled the tunnels in. He could have used them now.
Traffic lights changed. A crowd of office workers surged across the road and blocked Markie's view. He panicked. Had he lost the guy? Then he saw the oblong shape, still waddling along the road, heading for the Square Peg pub, which opened all hours and served liquid comfort for those who hated their jobs. Markie had never seen the need. He might be nervous, but he knew he could prove himself without blunting his senses with alcohol.
The bloke pushed through the nearest door. Markie's work was done. Two minutes to spare: just long enough to scarper to the anonymous gym where the new boss waited for him.
Click. Click-click.
The first day at work was better than Markie had ever hoped. The boss liked him, his enthusiasm, and his skills. And talk about luck. The arsehole had still been in the Square Peg drowning his sorrows when the boss sent someone to check on him.
They followed him once he left, and wrestled him down some out-of-the-way deserted alley amongst the litter, the trade waste bins, the dog shit, and the rats. Nobody ever went down there, except the bin men on their weekly pick-up trip. What a prize they'd find.
Markie stepped from out of the shadows to where the arsehole knelt. He was a quivering, jelly-like wreck propped between two of the boss's boys, ex-boxers the pair of them. He put up a fight, but they'd got him on his knees.
Markie's thumb was back in its accustomed place. The spark wheel hit the stone and made a flame. It was a tiny, insignificant thing, but great oaks as they said. Markie knew the damage it could do. He had seen and done it for himself. He held it to the welding torch, and nodded at the boss to turn on the gas. Blue fire shot from the nozzle, sparked and hissed, then steadied itself. It was a joy to watch, pure, deadly, and beautiful.
Markie flipped his goggles down.
The areshole screamed. "No! You can't! What have I ever done?"
Markie advanced. The nerves had gone and his adrenaline surged. He loved his work.
"Think you can threaten people smaller than you? Think you can throw your weight around? Pity you didn't think to check who you were dealing with first. Big mistake. Huge."


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They include the former home, foreign and information ministers, state radio said. Reports say three senior security officials have also been suspended.
The move follows the launching of an inquiry into alleged excesses committed by officials in last month's crackdown on protests which ended palace rule.
Police in Kathmandu have been told to hold the ministers for 90 days on the orders of the newly-formed government.
There was no immediate official comment on the arrests or the suspensions.
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Those arrested were former Home Minister Kamal Thapa, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath, Information Minister Shrish Shumsher, local development minister Tanka Dhakal and junior minister Nikshya Shumsher Rana, state radio said.
Senior police chiefs Shyam Bhakta Thapa and Sahabir Thapa and National Investigation Department chief Devi Ram Sharma have also been removed from office, reports say.
The commission decided that in their present office they could potentially compromise the investigation into human rights abuses, Nepal radio reported.
The panel probing alleged excesses by the authorities is expected to present its findings in two months' time.
Twenty people were killed and several hundred injured during the April protests when security forces used tear gas and fired live and rubber bullets at crowds.
King Gyanendra reinstated parliament and an interim multi-party government was formed following the protests, which took place across Nepal.
He had seized power in February 2005 accusing his government of failing to secure peace talks with Maoist rebels and failing to prepare for elections.


text: Director George Miller is reportedly shooting Mad Max: Fury Road back-to-back with an unannounced sequel entitled Mad Max: Furiosa. Twitch reports that the films are being shot back-to-back for a rapid release. This is the first we've heard about a second sequel, let alone one that's being shot back-to-back with Fury Road. While this may sound surprising, some of you may remember in October 2009 when we reported that filming would take place over 30 weeks (an average shoot is about six weeks). While that shooting schedule sounded like a crazy amount of time, star Tom Hardy recently told Steve that "Shooting is probably nine months." That's quite a lot of time for one movie, but for two movies, it makes a lot more sense.


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The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday, January 25, 2013, President Barack Obama's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) appointments were unconstitutional when he bypassed Senate confirmation to fill vacancies, also known as recess appointments, as the Senate was not in recess.
Acting General Counsel Includes Front Pay in NLRB Settlements
Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Lafe E. Solomon issued Memorandum GC 13-02 on January 9, 2013 modifying existing Board policy to now permit Agency settlements to include front pay. The memorandum confirmed the long standing favoritism of Agency settlements towards reinstatement; however, it acknowledged that parties and discriminatees routinely negotiate a waiver of reinstatement in return for a monetary amount.
National Labor Relations Board Releases Fiscal Year 2012 Data
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently released information regarding its activities during Fiscal Year 2012. The NLRB issued 341 decisions in contested cases for the year, including 277 in unfair labor practice cases and 64 in representation cases. The Board's activities also included new rules involving several controversial areas. Most notably, the Board finalized the so-called Speedy Election rule, which is currently suspended due to pending court challenges.
Labor Board Acting General Counsel Issues Social Media Guidance
On May 31, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon issued a third report related to social media. Memorandum OM 12-59 acknowledges that employee use of social media relating to the workplace is increasing, and as a result employers have implemented new policies governing social media concerns, the report contains a proper policy and six incidents of overbroad policies.
D.C. District Court Rules Labor Board Lacked Authority to Issue New Election Rules
The National Labor Relations Board's new elections procedures have been a concern for many employers and, despite going into effect on April 30, 2012, have been the subject of an ongoing legal challenge. While the D.C. District Court refused to issue an injunction prior to April 30, 2012 to prevent the new rules from going into effect, the Court indicated a decision on the current legal challenge would be rendered before any representative elections using the new procedures could be conducted.
DC Circuit Temporarily Enjoins Labor Board's Posting Rule
On April 17, 2012, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals granted the National Association of Manufacturer's (NAM) emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal. NAM is appealing the district court's decision that held the National Labor Relations Board had authority to issue the notice posting requirement rule.
S.C. District Court Finds Posting Rule Exceeds Authority
With the notice posting requirement set to take effect on April 30, 2012, court decisions continue to emerge regarding the legality of the posting requirement. On April 13, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina held the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) exceeded its authority in promulgating the notice posting requirement. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and South Carolina Chamber of Commerce by finding the NLRB violated the Administrative Procedure Act by putting the posting requirement into effect. This posting requirement has and will continue to face legal challenges around the nation.
Columbus Business First Covers Recent National Labor Relations Board Rulings
Justin A. Morocco, an Associate at Mowery Youell & Galeano, Ltd., was quoted in a Columbus Business First story entitled "Labor board has attorneys working overtime to keep up with rulings." The story covered recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rulings on the use of social media by employees and whether companies can require contract disputes to be settled through arbitration.
National Labor Relations Board Rules Arbitration Provision Violates Act
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled on January 6, 2012 that it is a violation of federal labor law, specifically Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to require employees to sign arbitration agreements that prevent them from joining together to pursue employment-related legal claims in any forum, whether in arbitration or in court.
National Labor Relations Board's Speedy Election Rule
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a new final rule on December 26, 2011 limiting an employer's ability to challenge certain election procedures. The final rule is currently set to go into effect on April 12, 2012; however, like the new notice posting (now effective April 30, 2012), this new rule is subject to legal challenge. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Coalition for a Democratic Workplace have both filed lawsuits in federal district court challenging the new rule seeking injunctive relief. The lawsuits challenge the Board's authority to issue the new rule, citing violations of the First and Fifth Amendments.