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This is what employees at the Google Building in New York get to enjoy. Today we are visioning something even better for ourselves!
For Shirley: I get up in the morning, piddle around, drink a nice cup of organic Ecuadorian coffee, and think about how good it is to be alive. And then I get into my great little car and zip off to a work place that is fun, creative, interesting, and challenging. I see it as a large warehouse space filled with art projects, with a state of the art computer system, a hot tub, and other creative and interesting people whom I know and love. If I want to, I bring my dog - or my granddaughter - or a friend. At the end of the day, we all wind down with margaritas, or an ice cold Grolsh, and the hot tub. We laugh, we talk, we play, and money just pours in. It's not MY company, it's OUR company. We do what we do because we love it, we give generously of our time and talent because it feels so good to play in that way.
That's my perfect job!
For Daniel: I wake up every morning in my beautiful bedroom in my beautiful house, which by the way is #80 Janssen Pl. I have a breakfast of, oh, probably Orange juice, yogurt and toast and egg whites. After getting dressed I go into my office/library and look over my busy schedule of appointments. Mostly meeting with artists, gallery openings and fund raisers. This is the busy but satisfying life of a philanthropist. Yep, my dream job is to give away money. To support artists and the arts, to give scholarships to interesting kids so they can live thier dreams etc...
I have dreamt of this job since I was a kid, really, and I know the opportunity to start living it is unfolding know.
For Melissa: The desires of my heart for my career are to be independent and creative, and to create something that is lasting and touches people's lives. I want to feel fulfilled by my work, and to have just the right amount of challenge. I want to have many streams of income. I want to enjoy harmony and clear communication with my coworkers, and to receive the credit and recognition that I deserve.
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Visioning our WorkSunday, August 26, 2007
Posted by Shirley Twofeathers at 10:35 PM
Labels: career, Mastermind
4 comments:
- Cindy H said...
I posted yesterday's blog late - sorry.
Shirley, I see you working at your perfect job in the near future. Your creativity is utilized for creative purposes as you and your co-workers enjoy much productivity and happiness together. There are children and dogs romping in the background and everybody is smiling, happy and at peace.
Daniel, I see you in your house on Jannsen Place, happily and easily going about your day of choosing the right and perfect recipients of your philanthropy. Your life is happy and rewarding and relaxing and peaceful.
Melissa, I affirm for you the perfect job coming to fruition, where you are allowed to be creative, independent and you receive multiple streams of income. Your work is done in harmony with others and you are truly shown appreciation as your work life is full of peace and joy.
Michelle, I see you pefectly and easily educating your children and creating an fun-flled learning environment for them. Your art is selling like hotcakes and you barely have enough time to make more, but you aren't pressured by this, just amused and happy.
- Anonymous said...
Shirley I totally see you doing this and have for awhile. I may not have had all of these details but you are totally there. TO THE BLUE HOUSE!!!!
Cindy, Melissa and Michelle, I completely support you in seeing each of you spending every day of your lives enjoying the freedom to have, live and enjoy the right and perfect occupations for yourselves and your children. Living life to the fullest as you express the creative urges of your hearts.
- Anonymous said...
Time is short tonight, but know that I am affirming that each of your heart's desires are coming fully into being in absolutely perfect ways, with all of the support and resources to anchor them in reality and keep them as a continuously ongoing miracle-come-true!
- Anonymous said...
Cindy, Michelle, Melissa, and Daniel: I see for each of you that you are happily making money and creating lives that are filled with laughter, creativity, and love.
Daniel - I can't wait to visit you in your new house! And I think it will be so much fun when you come visit me in my new BLUE one, the one on the beach... you know it... we are going to have so much fun there! You ARE a philanthropist already!
Cindy - Your job is just itching for you to find it... it's banging at the door... soon... very soon... you will find yourself immersed in animals and fun.
Michelle - your children are getting the education that will bring out their biggest and best ideas and aspirations... and you are having more fun being creative than you have ever had before ever..
Melissa - I can see you signing contracts, shaking hands with hollywood moguls, and hanging out on movie sets. I can't wait to hear all about it.


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I visit publishers quite regularly, and a question that is almost always asked is the following: 'How do advertisements in online magazines work?' In this blog, I will explain the subject of Responsive Advertising.
Advertisements in paper magazines are based on reach. Reach is calculated as the circulation multiplied by the number of times a magazine is 'passed on to a neighbor'. There is some guesstimating involved, and hard data is almost never collected. And this is precisely the power of online advertising! You can determine with an accuracy of three decimal places who has seen your ad, how long they looked at it and what the effect of the ad was. In fact, you can see how the viewer ended up looking at your ad and what links he subsequently clicked on. You will also be able to see if your ad has been viewed on a PC, tablet or cell phone. In addition to measurability, a digital advertisement can contain lots of multimedia content (e.g. videos or music) or personalized information.
The 'mobile-first approach' is becoming more and more crucial. A standard print ad is usually made to the A4 standard size. This will not work on a smartphone or tablet. The fit isn't perfect and the ad is moreover static. All you can do is look at it. When online, readers want to do something! Click on a button, for example, or look at a video, preferably without having to pinch it three times or clicking on the wrong link twice. This is why making an advertisement responsive is a good idea – so it adapts itself to the device on which it is viewed.
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Is Your Money Working Hard Enough?
Savings and investment both have a role to play in your long-term financial plans
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Savers looking to grow their long-term wealth could consider making the leap to investing.
We all like to try and put a little money aside. Some may be putting money aside for a specific goal, like a home by the sea or a valuable piece of art; others are simply growing their family wealth for the next generation.
Whatever your goal, it's worth making sure that your money works as hard as you do.
Many people use a bank account for their savings. That's a good idea in a lot of situations. When you save in a bank you'll normally know how much you'll get. And if you keep putting money in, the amount in your account won't go down.
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Many people find this dependability reassuring. But in the medium to long term the spending power of your money could be falling, even as the amount in your account goes up.
That's because inflation is currently much higher than the interest being offered on savings. The best savings accounts currently yield around 2%. But with inflation running at 2.9% (as at August 2017) the money you put aside will lose its spending power over the longer term.
One way to get a potentially above-inflation return is by putting money into investment assets. This could include things like stocks and shares, bonds from governments and corporations, commodities such as gold or oil, or commercial and other investment properties.
Many people invest in these assets through investment funds, which allow investors to pool their money and build up a mixed portfolio that spreads their risks across different types of asset. Investment returns can be variable, so you won't know exactly what you'll get. And the value of investment assets can fall as well as rise, so you may end up with less than you put in – especially in the short term.
But this variability means that investment assets have the potential to rise in value faster than the interest offered in a savings account. Historically, this has been faster than the level of inflation over most time periods, although of course there's no guarantee that future returns will match past performance.
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- Can be unpredictable
- Can go up and down
- Predictable
- Usually rises steadily if you keep paying in and getting interest
- Amount you put in
- Changes in price of the shares, bonds or other assets held
- Charges from investment manager
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- Amount you put in
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- Interest from the bank
- Can substantially outperform inflation
- Currently delivers below-inflation returns
- Most suitable for the medium to long term
- Most suitable for short-term saving
- Most suitable for the medium to long term
- Depends on product – many investments allow you to take your money out at any time, especially if you're investing through a fund
- Depends on product - some higher interest accounts can have early withdrawal penalties
- Depends on product – many investments allow you to take your money out at any time, especially if you're investing through a fund
- Depends on product - many investment funds allow you to get started with as little as £500 and make regular deposits from £25 a time.
- Depends on product - some high-interest savings accounts require deposits of £1000 or more.
- Depends on product - many investment funds allow you to get started with as little as £500 and make regular deposits from £25 a time.
If you know you'll need a set amount of money in the next 12 months, for example, then regularly depositing in a savings account may be the best solution. But for more ambitious, longer-term goals, investing provides the potential for better returns.
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If you are holding cash in a bank account you could consider investing your money rather than leaving it in the bank. Savings have the advantage of being dependable and predictable, but in the medium to long term investing your money in assets such as shares and bonds has the potential to offer a better return and protect your spending power.
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Kelly Hannon 540-374-3344
March 2, 2018
Motorists can find a list of road closures on 511Virginia
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – High winds continue to affect travel across the Fredericksburg District this afternoon, with multiple state-maintained roads closed due to downed trees or other debris.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews are responding to reports of blocked roads to clear debris and re-open travel lanes as quickly as possible. VDOT crews are being assisted by contractor tree removal crews. VDOT crews will stay mobilized in emergency operations, working 24 hours a day in 12 hour shifts, until all roads are clear.
A complete list of real-time road closures and lane closures is available at www.511virginia.org, by downloading the free mobile 511 app, or by calling 511.
To report debris or a roadway hazard, please call VDOT's Customer Service Center at 1-800-FOR-ROAD (800-367-7623). The Customer Service Center is open 24 hours a day to answer questions and take reports.
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If motorists encounter a traffic signal without power, come to a complete stop, and then treat the intersection as a 4-way stop.
Once power is restored to a traffic signal, the signal will flash for approximately one minute before resuming full operation.
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Local law enforcement officials have closed Route 3 at the Robert O. Norris Bridge over the Rappahannock River between Lancaster and Middlesex counties for motorist safety due to sustained high winds. Updated bridge status information will be available on 511Virginia.
Driving Tips
- Remember to move over for emergency responders with blue, red and amber lights, including VDOT and utility crews
- If you encounter a downed power line, do not try to move the line. Stay away from the line and report the hazard.
- Expect the unexpected. Reduce your vehicle speed and increase your following distance to increase your reaction time to any debris in the road ahead.
VDOT's 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula
Information in VDOT news releases was accurate at the time the release was published. For the most current information about projects or programs, please visit the project or program Web pages. You may find those by searching by keyword in the search Virginia DOT box above.


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I shot Jade and Brett's wedding early 2017 so was so thrilled to be asked into their home after little Maddon came along. We did a comfortable in home session and just hung out with Madden, with Coco trying to steal the show.
Having an in-home family photography session can keep baby more settled, fur babies can be involved and everyone is all round more relaxed.
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From the Washington Post, Is the 2016 GOP problem the message or the messenger?:
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Message or Messenger?
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Labels: 2016 Election, Republi-Cons
Are You a Hedgehog or a Fox?
UPDATE II: "How do you spot a hedgehog? [Philip Tetlock, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania who has spent decades studying how people make predictions,] says to listen to their arguments and watch out for 'the experts who say 'moreover' more often than they say 'however'' — i.e., people who double down on their arguments without qualifying them with contrasting information — as well as those who declare things 'impossible' or 'certain.'
You can probably guess that Tetlock's superforecasters are not 'hedgehogs.' Instead, they are the kind of person that Tetlock dubs 'foxes.'
According to Tetlock, foxes are more pragmatic and open-minded, aggregating information from a wide variety of sources. They talk in terms of probability and possibility, rather than certainty, and they tend to use words like 'however,' 'but,' 'although' and 'on the other hand' when speaking.
When it comes to prediction, the foxes outfox the hedgehogs. While the hedgehogs managed to do slightly worse than random chance, the foxes had real foresight. The foxes weren't just more cautious in their predictions, they were a lot more accurate.
Unlike hedgehogs, foxes also had a desire to keep reviewing their assumptions, updating their estimates, and improving their understanding — a kind of attitude that Tetlock calls 'perpetual beta.' Tetlock says that this approach is the single most important ingredient for learning to make accurate predictions. 'For superforecasters, beliefs are hypotheses to be tested, not treasures to be guarded,' Tetlock and Gardner write.
Read the Washington Post, The secrets the world's top experts use to make really good predictions.
UPDATE: Humble, perceptive and self-reflective leaders seem to outshine their more brash and charismatic counterparts. Read The New York Times, The Humble Hound.
Are you a humble hound?
Don't know what I mean, then read The New York Times, Learning How to Think.
Hint: "The Hedgehog and the Fox" was the title of an essay by Isaiah Berlin about Russian author Leo Tolstoy's theory of history.
So I ask again, are you a hedgehog, or a fox?
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As parents, we all have contracts with Abbots Bromley School which have termination clauses. The announcements regarding the closure of the school, whilst devasting, have no direct bearing on our contracts, and indeed the closure of the school of itself would not preclude them from fulfilling these contracts for our children.
At this point, I would ask that parents write to Woodard and the school and express our concerns regarding the school closure and also remind the school that as of today we have not been provided with any formal notice of termination of the contract.
This would mean the term's notice within our contracts have not been served
I have rechecked the closure notices this morning and I would have expected the announcement in the FAQs to refer to individual contracts and say that the notice is to be taken as formal notice to terminate these arrangements so that parents can consider what to do next.
I have no other communication from the school and they should probably have done this individually in writing quoting specific termination rights. A court will hold them to a very high standard of care in how they do this.
Why is this important?
The impact of this could be huge for Woodard the owners of Abbots Bromley School, As it will require compensation for early termination or for the school to keep going for a term.
Without formal notice being served this potentially opens up Woodard to very significant legal costs and compensatory awards such as:
- Claims for significant sums for children needing to repeat a years education at GCSE or A level.
- Claims for school fee increases at alternative educational providers.
- Claims for new school uniforms
- Claims for transport costs for travelling to new schools.
The above are basic claim ideas but potentially there are many more costs that could be recovered from Woodard.
It's very important you check your own terms and conditions to ensure you have the same terms and conditions which ive enclosed below as this is crucial to the letter
Download a PDF FILE of the letter you can send over to Woodard and the school below, this will be a significant letter which will cause Woodard great concern.
The letter is also below so that you can copy and paste
The Directors of Abbots Bromley School Ltd
Abbots Bromley School High Street
Abbots Bromley Staffordshire
(By Hand and by email)
Dear Sirs/Madam,
Closure of Abbots Bromley School (AB) and our contract for the provision of Educational Services In the light of the sad announcement on 21st June 2019 about the closure of the school, I am writing to inquire as to your intentions regarding our Contract for the provision of educational services for [ ] (terms and conditions attached and referred to in bold for information – the "Contract").
As you are aware unless otherwise formally terminated by either party this contract covers the education of [ ] until the end of her schooling. This is clearly set out in Term 8 The School's Obligations sub clause (a) …"the school will accept your child as a pupil of the School from the time of joining the School until the end of his or her schooling".
This is further made clear in Term 14 Ending this Contract (c) where it states that "this contract shall end on… the end of your child's schooling". Whilst we have been concerned by the developments conveyed to us in general email announcements by AB, so far we have received no formal notice from you regarding the matter of our Contract or its termination, nor the grounds upon which you intend to do this. As such we wish to make it clear that our position is that this Contract remains in force. For the avoidance of doubt, we do not consider that the closure of the school of itself grounds for you to terminate our Contract or an event out of your control under Clause 15.
In addition, we do not accept that the nature or form of the general announcements constitute a termination notice or even set out valid grounds for termination of our individual Contract under its terms. Term 14 Ending this Contract sets out the various termination clauses available to both parties which the contract prescribes in a very strict form with a reminder in the preamble to both parties to "PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY", these terms do not include a unilateral decision on your part to close the School. In fact we think it is abundantly clear that if we are not in breach of the general provisions the School has no general right to terminate the contract until the end of [ ]'s schooling under Term 14 (c).
We suspect you are fully aware of your contractual obligations as this explains why you have not so far referred to terminating individual pupil's contracts nor have we so far received any notices from you claiming to terminate our Contract as you currently have no rights to do so.
So far this has not concerned us as the school has continued throughout this term as if the school is going to continue with its current enrolment in place in pursuit of the sale of the school as a going concern (which no doubt would have benefitted from the fact that the individual contracts regarding the current students remained in place and which we would fully support) and we have in good faith carried on meeting our obligations under this Contract during this term and intended to do so until it is terminated as intended at the end of year 13 under Term 14(c).
We are very concerned that your announcement on Friday that AB will close at the end of term now seems to imply an attempt to terminate our Contract with you in 2 weeks without cause and in breach of its terms and so far without any specific valid notice.
Although we are making preparations for, and evaluating the feasibility of, [ ] continuing education elsewhere, as you are no doubt aware matching exam boards and syllabuses is not straightforward and will involve very significant costs and distress to us and [ ].
We will ultimately be in this position only as a result of you now going on to breach our Contract by terminating it without proper notice or cause or "frustrating" it by closing the School.
We would hope you and the Woodard Corporation will consider the consequences of this very carefully before you do so.
Hopefully, the school's situation will be resolved in a fashion that will allow both parties to complete our Contract as it was sold to us for a complete course of study and as intended by both parties when agreed.
If in the meantime you do in fact intend to terminate our existing Contract please make it very clear "in writing" with reference to our Contract (with specific reference to Term 14 – which as the preamble suggests "PLEASE READ THIS NEXT SECTION CAREFULLY") on what grounds you intend to do this, including any grounds you think appropriate for the notice period for doing so and any offers you have to facilitate any transition arrangements. Failing this we expect you to explain, in the light of the School's announced closure, how you will continue to meet your contractual obligations to us regarding the remainder of [ ]'s schooling.
The closure of AB does not preclude you or your parent organisation from completing the Contract and Term 18 gives you a mechanism to make any other arrangements to do this to continue to provide the "proper delivery of education at the School" on the provision of appropriate notice which we are yet to receive and can not now be effective until the end of the autumn term under the notice provisions of Term 18.
As such, we would consider the actual closure of the school at the end of term a clear breach of our Contract. Given the proximity of the end of term and the distress, you have caused by what appears to a current course of action intent on breaching our Contract we would expect a swift reply. Yours Faithfully


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or flushing is a common symptom of drug interaction, so if you are currently taking multiple medications (for individual ailments), visit your doctor immediately. Drug interactions can have several more severe side effects, so it would be wise to get an appointment right away. Flushing can also be caused in some people due to the consumption of alcohol, certain food additives, or neurological problems.
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or flushing however is most commonly associated with Rosacea. This facial redness is caused due to an increase in the blood flow through facial blood vessels that are dilated. A person's face can turn different shades of red during a flush, depending on the amount of blood flow through the skin. Depending on the advancement of the condition, a facial flush may last for just a few seconds or for days, weeks and even months.
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The commonly used medical treatments include topical creams, antibacterial washes, antibiotic pills, pulsed-light therapies, lasers, photodynamic therapy, and isotretinoin. Proper, regular treatments can be quite effective and some forms of rosacea can significantly clear though intense pulse light, laser, photodynamic therapy, or isotretinoin. Most of these treatments however are not curative but suppressive. Mild rosacea may often not require any treatment at all unless the individual is bothered by the condition. In cases that are more resistant to treatment a combination approach may be needed, with several treatments being prescribed at the same time. Such an approach may involve intense home care that would include:
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There's only one shower at 3rd Street Gym, so after 7:30, when we're done with the day's workout, there's generally some wait-to-use-the-shower time when the 4- or-5 of us who need to wash up before work hang out and gab or stretch or completely ignore each other. Yesterday, I chose a combination of the three, initially ignoring everyone, and then stretching while gabbing with a student from Trinity College in Dublin. That guy, who we'll creatively call "Dublin," came to San Francisco for the summer to study (something at SFSU, but I'm not sure). He talked rather matter-of-factly about why he's focusing on boxing and academics instead of going out and getting hammered every night, as students tend to do when they're studying abroad. But we were both drawn away from our polite conversation when Ed Gutierrez stepped into the ring behind us and started sparring one of our classmates.
I don't know much about Ed. He participates in our bootcamp activities as an assistant to Simon, generally walking through the room, offering instruction and encouragement as we go through exercises and drills. He's not that tall, but he's physically very solid -- maybe about 5'9" and well over 220 pounds of what looks like lots of muscle. He's quiet and reserved, and he seems to have experience working with beginners, and always seems to know not only what to say but what tone to say it in -- even when he's correcting a severe mistake, or trying to coordinate a painfully uncoordinated person on the technicalities of throwing a jab, he makes it sound like that person is improving and doing well, instead of looking pathetically foolish... which is good in this kind of class, where so many of us often look pathetically foolish. And, anyway, that's why Dublin and I took notice of the sparring going on behind us. A bell rang (from nowhere, it seemed), and the two opponents, in head gear and gloves, started bouncing in their stances. Ed, in a gentle, reassuring voice, encouraged our classmate to hit him, to step up and take some actual punches. Our classmate, who we'll call Rob, was hesitant at first, but after Ed threw some light jabs at Rob's head to inspire him, Rob started fighting, and they eventually had themselves a round of boxing. It was inspirational, it really was -- to see someone with as little (or slightly more) boxing experience as Dublin and I, in the ring, not looking too bad, receiving actual instruction from -- I found this out just now, after Google-searching "Ed Gutierrez boxing" -- a professional boxer. Pretty cool if you ask me.
Other points of note: I vehemently retract what I said yesterday about the Tenderloin at 4:30 in the morning ("...[it's] calm is eerie -- as if no one's lived there for a long time, and no one ever will.") That's horse shit. The corner of Leavenworth and Golden Gate was chalk full ("crack-rocks full"?) of angry motherfuckers yelling nonsense in every direction, just like it was midday. "Fuck you, pussy!" was the reaction I got around Golden Gate and Hyde, and someone actually threw a syringe into the street as I passed through the intersection at Market and 6th. Where was everyone yesterday, I wonder? Also: I admit, with some guilt, that I had two beers and smoked two cigarettes last night at Inner Mission Tavern, with a friend (who asks that we call her "Sexy Bitch" from now on, so we will). She, whatever you want to call her, does not help me avoid bad habits. "Just have one," she said, smiling, eyelashes fluttering. I'm surprised I made it home alive. I feel like I should hit myself in the head with a sledgehammer a few times as self-punishment, but I likely won't.
Boxing Bootcamp is a bit of fun orchestrated by 3rd Street Gym, SF Weekly's Matt Stroud, and Rob Quintiliani from the SF Bay Guardian; the fun involves Rob and Matt training for 6 weeks before pummeling each other publicly for everyone's amusement. Questions? Write to Matt Stroud.


text: In recent years many studies have discussed how companies choose to manage business. Management control is an essential factor for companies in order to achieve the objective and result of the organization. Management control can be defined as control. Control instruments can be applied in business and can vary from company to company. Companies' goals, governance and the way that the goals are achieved can vary. Therefore, it is important to apply a control instrument which works as a support for the company. Control instruments which are applied in a business must be able to have an impact on the company and individuals behavior. Budget, which is a control instrument, has been criticized by different researchers. According to many researchers budget can have some negative effects. The study has taken two companies into consideration, Svenska Handelsbanken and Länsförsäkringar. The focus has been on investigating how an organization that apply a limited budget control or have gone beyond budgeting control the organization. The business case has been investigated using Management control systems.


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VMware is a company in the middle of tremendous change as EMC is set to be acquired by Dell. But that's not all that VMware has to deal with as the company is now also spinning out a new joint venture Cloud Services business with EMC.
VMware announced the new Virtustream Cloud Services business, as part of the company's third quarter 2015 earnings call on October 20. For the quarter, VMWare reported revenue of $1.67 billion for a 10 percent year-over-year gain. Net income was reported at $256 million, up from $194 million in the third quarter of 2014.
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Patrick Gelsinger, VMware's CEO, emphasized during his company's earnings call that he is optimistic about Dell. Once the Dell/EMC deal is done, Dell and Silver Lake will own roughly 28 percent of the economic interests of VMware.
"Dell's incredibly strong go-to-market engine will provide us greatly expanded reach to attach and upsell our full portfolio of products and services," Gelsinger said.
Beyond Dell, the new Virtustream cloud joint venture business unit is another big shift for VMware. The new Virtustream cloud services business will be jointly owned by EMC and VMware, providing customers with a portfolio of hybrid cloud services.
"This new Federation business will bring together the vCloud Air, Virtustream, object storage and managed cloud services from VMware and EMC into one company using the Virtustream brand," Gelsinger said.
The plan is for Virtustream to start in early 2016 and the company will be led by CEO Rodney Rogers, who will report to a board comprised of leaders from both companies.
"Virtustream will be a leader in the largest market for IT infrastructure spending, and we expect Virtustream to become one of the top five cloud service providers globally," Gelsinger said.
EMC first acquired privately-held Virtustream in May of this year for $1.2 billion. Gelsinger explained that the new Virtustream business combines the breadth of public cloud services available from vCloud Air with Virtustream's leading capabilities to run mission-critical applications in the cloud.
"We expect that the Dell and EMC merger along with today's Virtustream announcement will accelerate VMware's growth across all our businesses and that together, these two announcements will generate significant revenue for VMware over the next few years," Gelsinger said.
One area of VMware's business that Gelsinger didn't spend much time talking about is the OpenStack business. VMware has its own VMware Integrated OpenStack product, which was recently updated.
"I think overall the OpenStack market is clearly one where there's a lot of trials and not a lot of production," Gelsiner said. "We have seen that several customers have taken VMware Integrated OpenStack, and are now at scale production with VMware Integrated OpenStack, and finding it to be significantly more robust and a very natural extension of what they're already doing with VMware."
Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at Datamation and InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist
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Anti-Fatigue matting provides protection against health problems caused by standing on hard surfaces all day.
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Red Bull's Culture Clash is here once again and will see UKG Allstars going up against a Wiley-led Eskimo Dance stage, with dancehall label Mixpak and Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang rounding out the bill at London's O2 Arena on June 17.
If you've been unlucky in getting hold of a ticket, then Red Bull have you covered with a live stream of the whole event beginning at approximately 7.20pm BST and finishing just before midnight – plus BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra will both be covering the event live too.
Rebel Sound emphatically won Culture Clash in 2014.
2014's Culture Clash is still talked about. David Rodigan's antagonism on the mic, A$AP Mob's valiant attempts to get to grips with clashing culture, Boy Better Know's riotous performance and Jamaican outfit Stone Love bringing the old school vibes. Frankly, it's amazing the place didn't erupt into a riot. Our thoughts are with everyone who has to try to top that this year.
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text: Despite the deadline of Friday 30 March fast approaching, many educational establishments have not yet published their gender pay gap data. We set out some of the trickier questions we have been asked about reporting the gender pay gap in this sector. 1. Some of our staff are employed on more than one contract. How do we report their data? In most cases you should add up all of the pay paid to that employee under all of their contracts with you, rather than reporting separately in relation to each contract. The Regulations don't deal specifically with the issue of more than one contract, but do make clear that employers have to work out the hourly rate of pay for a "relevant employee" by adding up all relevant pay paid to them during the relevant pay period and then applying the appropriate calculation. In our view this means all relevant pay – irrespective of whether it is under more than one contract. The Regulations set out a six-step process for calculating hourly pay. 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This method will not give you an accurate hourly rate however because of the number of holidays term-time workers take (both paid and unpaid). The Regulations provide an alternative method of calculation where it isn't appropriate to average pay over 12 weeks. Employers can use a number which "fairly represents" the number of working hours in a week as compared to other employees in comparable employment. An accurate hourly rate can be calculated using the following three-step formula: Add the number of weeks actually worked in the year plus the number of weeks' paid holiday to give the number of weeks worked per year To calculate weekly pay - divide the pro-rated salary by the number of weeks worked per year To calculate hourly pay - divide the weekly pay by the number of hours actually worked each week. 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You don't have to provide a narrative if you don't want to. There may, however, be benefits to doing so. A short narrative could be used to provide context and set out the steps your organisation is taking to narrow the gap, or at least to explain why there is a gap. The starting point is to consider how your figures compare to the national average (a mean gender pay gap of 18.1% for all employees) and, separately, those in the education sector. A link to the government's viewing site is available here: https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/Viewing/search-results?p=1&search=&y=2017&s=P Remember though, your figures and any narrative will act as a baseline for future years and can be used to show improvements. Many of our clients are opting for transparency and providing narratives. Being open about your pay gap, why it has arisen and sharing future plans will provide a positive message even if the data itself is somewhat disappointing. 5. We are not yet ready to report our data. Are we okay to leave it until the deadline? The government expects around 9,000 organisations to report their gender data gaps. As at mid-March, less than 3,000 have done so. If many organisations leave reporting until the last minute (30 March 2018 for public sector employers and 4 April for private sector employers), it's possible that the site will crash. We therefore recommend that you report as soon as you have compiled your data. In addition, you must register before you can activate your account and submit your data, and that process can take up to a week. The government has recently indicated that it intends to publish three separate lists setting out the names of employers who have reported; those who have indicated that they are on track by registering on the government website; and those who have taken no action. To avoid being "named and shamed" as an employer who has not taken any action, we recommend that you register now – even if you are not yet ready to publish. 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Women's health needs can change considerably over a lifetime due to hormonal changes that take place during puberty, pregnancy, and the menopause. Services by our Manhattan primary care doctors and internists in NYC are adjusted to accommodate all life stages based on your age, your health history and your family medical history, and other risk factors.
The purpose of these services is to help encourage a healthy lifestyle, and to help you avoid problems in the future. Recommended tests include breast cancer screening and an annual gynecological exam. Other services may include hormone replacement therapy for women.
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer is unfortunately common, and the tests recommended are dependent on your age, your family history, and if you have received any previous diagnoses of breast cancer that could increase your risk.
Screening aims to detect signs of breast cancer even when there are no symptoms as our goal is to catch any signs of cancer as soon as possible.
Regular screening can reduce the risk of death from this disease, as early-stage breast cancers are much easier to treat than more advanced cancers, and the survival rates are much higher.
Breast cancer screening is usually done using mammography or breast x-ray. That said, mammograms aren't perfect, and they can miss some signs of cancer or can detect signs that aren't cancer (a false positive result). They may also find cancers that are very low risk, and which wouldn't have caused any health problems if they weren't found or treated.
What Is the Best Age to Start Having Mammograms?
Everybody is different, and there isn't a universal age at which you are recommended to have your first breast cancer screening. Usually, breast cancer screenings are less useful in younger women because the breast tissue is denser, so it is harder to detect any potential cancers. However, some women have a higher risk of breast cancer and especially those with close family members with this disease.
These women should begin screening earlier than others, and screening may include other tests besides mammograms.
Generally, the American Cancer Society recommends women aged 40 to 44 are given the option to begin annual screening and that women aged 45 to 54 years should have annual screenings. Women aged 55 and older should receive screenings every two years but should be given the option for screening annually. Visit our NYC primary care clinic and meet Dr. Fathollahi. She is among the top practitioners and best Manhattan doctors.
A mammogram only takes a few moments to complete, and although it may be momentarily uncomfortable as the breast tissue is squeezed between two plates, it shouldn't feel painful. Monthly self-checks are also useful in detecting any changes to the breast tissue that could occur in between screenings.
Annual Gynecological Exam
Every women's annual exam or physical checkup should include an annual gynecological exam. A gynecological examination includes a full pelvic examination.
This is a complete physical examination of the pelvic organs and helps our physicians to evaluate the size and health of the uterus, ovaries, cervix, and vagina. The examination includes a bimanual exam where the pelvic organs are palpitated, allowing our primary care doctor to feel the organs physically and to check how they move, their shape and consistency, and their position in the pelvis.
It is a critical part of the examination as it can allow us to detect any signs of abnormalities or masses and which may require further testing. A speculum examination allows the doctor to fully examine the vaginal walls and the cervix using a speculum made from metal or plastic and which helps to open the vagina.
Pap Test
A Pap test or smear is used to screen for cervical cancer. You may not need a Pap test annually, depending on your medical history. The Pap smear can be taken during your pelvic exam, removing a sample of cells from your cervix using a small scraper, spatula, or brush.
The cells are analyzed by a pathologist under a microscope to check for any changes that require further investigation. The test should only feel mildly uncomfortable and is an important part of your health checkup.
Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women
During the menopause, estrogen levels begin to fall, and this can create uncomfortable symptoms for some women, including hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Hormone replacement therapy is a medication containing female hormones no longer made by the body after menopause and is one of the most effective treatments for unwanted symptoms. It can also help to prevent bone loss, reducing the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women.
Estrogen can be given alone or with progestin, and the precise therapy prescribed is dependent on your age, medical and family medical history and other factors such as your risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Hormone replacement therapy can be especially useful for women who have experienced premature menopause, providing protective benefits against osteoporosis and heart disease.
How Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Given?
Hormone replacement therapy is given as a pill, gel, cream, or skin patch. There are also low-dose vaginal estrogen treatments given as a cream, tablet, or ring form and which can treat local symptoms and some urinary symptoms while reducing absorption into the body.
This form of hormone replacement therapy will not help with hot flashes or night sweats and doesn't offer protection against osteoporosis.
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Cincinnati, OH (January 21, 2016) – The Salvation Army in Cincinnati announced today that its 2015 Kettle campaign raised nearly $754,000, which was more than $45,000 short of the $800,000 goal. The results also indicate that approximately $30,000 less was raised in the 2015 campaign as compared to 2014. It is not clear what factors lead to the shortfall.
The Kettle campaign provides critical funding for a range of services provided by The Salvation Army in the local community, including emergency assistance, after-school programs, housing and emergency shelter, efforts to combat human trafficking and much more. Locally, The Salvation Army programs touch the lives of approximately 60,000 individuals each year.
"We're very grateful to all those who provided their support as donors, volunteers and coordinators for the Kettle campaign," stated Major Larry Ashcraft, Divisional Commander at The Salvation Army. "We rely upon the generosity of the community to provide the means through which we are able to help so many each year. I'm appealing to the generous spirit of this community to help us close our fundraising gap. Especially now, as the winter weather sets in, we'll see an increase in need for services."
Those interested in making a contribution to support The Salvation Army in the local community can make a donation by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY or by sending a check to "The Salvation Army" at 114 E. Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH, 45202. Online donations can be made at www.salvationarmycincinnati.org. The Salvation Army invites you to friend us on Facebook ("Salvation Army Cincinnati") and to follow us on Twitter (@SalArmyCincy).
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Rumor has it that Apple is preparing to loosen up the supply chain of OEM screens to the repair industry…wait for it…this month.
This sounds a bit shocking, especially considering the (very) long and embattled history between Apple and the repair industry with regard to the Right to Repair issue. Not only has the giant been an outspoken opponent to the R2R legislation, but it has also made it very difficult for independent shops to satisfy the repair needs of the consumer through the use of lawsuits and aggressive lobbying.
If the rumors are true, all that could be a thing of the past. I think I just stuttered in my head… Apple seems to be making moves that will provide access to their supply chain to some of the biggest names in the repair space. Recently, Apple has taken a shy step towards a more friendly approach towards the repair industry by finally starting to accept repairs of iPhones with third-party batteries. But that does not even come close to what is possibly about to come so, logically, we have a few questions:
Why now? What does this mean to small, independent shops? Will this really be a step forward?
Here's what we know:
- With Allstate acquiring iCracked, the Right to Repair has gained a new truly powerful and influential ally.
- As far as independent shops, the short answer is: nothing changes. For now. However, nothing is ever black and white in this industry, and there's no telling what will happen if/when Apple gives our industry access to the supply chain.
- As far as the right to repair goes, this could be a YUGE a win. Or maybe not. As wired.com has very well pointed out, maybe corporations have been co-opting the Right to Repair movement, meaning they have been taking half-steps towards the movement's demands, but they still maintain full control over the supply chain and who can have access to it. Although we agree that every step forward counts, we can't forget the real goal: to be able to decide what and who can fix our own electronics, on our own terms. This might just be another way of Apple to keep us under their control and demands.
As of now, all eyes are focused on Apple's announcements during their special event on March 25th at Apple Park in Cupertino, California that starts at around 10 am (PDT). We are still unsure of the exact time of the big announcement, but our intel suggests it will happen during the "services based" keynote on Monday.
What are your thoughts? What are some of the impacts you believe this will have on the industry's future overall? Who do you think these big brands will be? Comment down below!
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By Paul Shirk, 55th Wing Public Affairs
/ Published August 17, 2018
Staff Sgt. Jared Lindley, 2nd Weather Squadron NCO in charge of American Forces Network Weather Center (AFNWC), records a voiceover for a Southwest Asia forecast Aug. 9, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The AFNWC's forecasts reach almost a million service members, government employees and their families through American Forces Network and Stars and Stripes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
Staff Sgt. Nikitta Oakley, 2nd Weather Squadron weather craftsman, prepares an Africa weather forecast animation in the American Forces Network Weather Center (AFNWC) Aug. 9, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The AFNWC provides daily forecasts for 85 locations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
Many people check the weather before they start their day; looking for guidance about how they should dress, how their commute may be affected and whether they can expect severe weather.
For service members overseas, this can be difficult as their local weather may be presented in a foreign language, in an unfamiliar temperature scale or may not even exist.
Four Airmen from the 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, provide this service to men and women all over the world by producing weather forecasts for both the American Forces Network and Stars and Stripes. However, broadcasting is not in their blood.
"AFN is unique in that we work with hardware and software that is not listed within our career field's spectrum of tasks," said Staff Sgt. Jared Lindley, NCO in charge of the AFN Weather Center.
Unlike broadcast journalists and other staff working for AFN, the 2nd WS weather craftsmen have no background in broadcasting. Airmen generally volunteer for the AFN assignment, usually taking the job for up to two years.
Tech. Sgt. Caitlin Jones, an instructor at the Defense Information School, visited the AFNWC Aug. 6-9, 2018, to provide supplementary broadcast training for new staff members. DINFOS provides training in journalism, broadcasting and public affairs for Defense Department personnel.
"I think this is such a unique mission here at Offutt and we're asking these Airmen to do something that's completely outside of their comfort zone," Jones said. "They didn't join the Air Force to be broadcasters, but by the nature of the weather career field, we're asking them to communicate to a worldwide audience on AFN."
To build a forecast, members of the AFNWC take data gathered by the 557th Weather Wing as well as observers in the field to build a forecast that includes high and low temperatures as well as local conditions.
After the forecast is loaded into video animation software, a script is written to match. A member of the team then reads the script aloud in a recording booth before joining the audio and video together. This is done for eight separate regions, seven days a week.
The AFNWC's forecasts cover 85 locations and reach almost a million service members, government employees and their families: 500,000 from AFN and over 350,000 through Stars and Stripes.
One challenge these Airmen face is learning to speak with a broadcaster's voice. The individual accents and quirks that make up each person's voice can also make it difficult for the audience to understand.
"You only have one chance with a broadcast medium to get your point across," Jones said. "People can't rewind AFN television, they can't go back and read your script. So you have to be able to be understood the first time that you deliver a message, and you have to be able to communicate that message in an effective way."
As part of their training, the AFNWC staff do voice exercises to help with articulation, pace and breath control. In one, the staff practice breathing from their stomachs instead of up in the shoulders. In another, they work on their articulation by biting down on a pen or pencil while reading their scripts aloud.
Although they may seem comical, these exercises help make their voices easier to understand. However, even with training, pronouncing location names like Kwajalein, Chievres and Grafenwohr can still trip up an experienced announcer at times.
"I have found that reading the scripts beforehand using tools given to us during the speech training helps drastically," Lindley said. "I utilize the pen method to perfect my articulation whenever I'm having trouble putting words together. Also, breathing differently has helped prevent voice punching."
The AFNWC staff's responsibilities doesn't stop at weather forecasts. The team has also taken on a new training mission.
"On top of providing the AFNWC forecasts we are also a part of the Training and Integration Flight," Lindley said. "We aid our squadron by providing training aids and seminars to preserve deployment readiness as well as maintaining core tasks and AFI-mandated training expectations."


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Top 10 Fintech Startups and Companies in Thailand to Keep an Eye On in 2019
It would surprise many outside of the kingdom to discover that Thailand is actually a hotbed for fintech today. Without drawing too much attention to itself globally, Thailand has produced quite a big variety of innovative fintechs, whether they are aRead More
10 of the Top Funded Fintech Startups in Thailand
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Top Funded Fintechs in Asia By Country
With the existence of such a huge region with huge swaths of unbanked and uninsured populations, investors are waking up to the potential that Asia has in fintech. According to Bain & Company, 2017 saw a sharp spike of recordedRead More
15 Inspiring Fintech Founders from South East Asia to Follow
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Top 15 Most Well-Funded Southeast Asian Fintech Companies
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Omise Partners With Mcdonald's Thailand To Provide Seamless Payment Experience
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10 Fast Growing Fintechs in Thailand
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Hotel Kinu
1060, Kinugawaonsenohara, Nikko-Shi, Tochigi, 321-2522, Japan
Hotel Kinu is comfortably located in Nikko, only a 5-minute walk from Kinugawa Onsen Station. The traditional Japanese-style hotel is suitable for guests who are looking for relaxing accommodations. Area attractions are also a short drive away. A large communal bath and open-air bath provide guests with views of the surrounding natural scenery. Guest rooms have tatami mat floors, TVs, and refrigerators, and yukata robes and slippers for guests. Other amenities include a game corner, and tea lounge, and a bar lounge.
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Japanese-Style Room
Up to 4 people
Rakuten Travel Only! Breakfast and Dinner Plan
Breakfast:included / Dinner:included
Pay at hotel
per night per person
Hotel Facilities
- tea lounge
- bar lounge
- large communal bath
- open-air bath
- shop
- vending machine
- video arcade
Room Facilities
- telephone
- tea set
- refrigerator
- bar soap
- body soap
- 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner
- toothbrush
- towels
- bath towel
- yukata (Japanese-style robe)
- slippers
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Should you cancel your booking, a cancellation fee will be charged to you according to the date (Japan Standard Time) the booking changes and cancellation request are accepted.*Special cancellation policies may apply to certain dates and accommodation plans.Please confirm the cancellation policy on the booking step pages before completing your reservation.
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- Dinner
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- Spring (Type):alkaline simple spring
- Good for:neuralgia, poor circulation, exhaustion
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The truth about multiples: Is two better than one?
Having to deal with infertility is hard. The testing, monitoring, injections — it is a big commitment, and at the end of it all, we often ask ourselves, isn't it better just to have twins and be done with all of this? Which brings us to answer the question, is two really better than one?
We understand that you are going through a lot and are frustrated, hormonal and feeling behind the eight-ball when it comes to starting a family as compared to your peers. You may be thinking that having two babies at once will help even things up! But multiples (or having more than a singleton or one pregnancy) is not necessarily the safest or best option. Here's why.
1. Increase in pregnancy complications
As more embryos implant and grow, pregnancy complications rise. This includes first trimester complications like miscarriage, hyperemesis gravidarum (nausea and vomiting from pregnancy) and vanishing twin syndrome (loss of one twin in the first trimester). In the second trimester, as two or more pregnancies grow in one uterus, there is a higher incidence of high blood pressure in pregnancy (gestational hypertension or preeclampsia) and gestational diabetes, which continues on into the third trimester. In addition, women who are pregnant with twins experience more fatigue and have more difficulty carrying due to the weight of more than one growing baby. Placental complications such as placenta previa are also more common. This becomes even more complicated with higher order multiples (three or more pregnancies).
2. Fetal complications
Multiple gestation is also associated with more problems with the babies in some cases. Discordant growth between the fetuses and intrauterine growth retardation (where babies are growing below the 10th percentile) are more common. For twins, depending on how many amniotic sacs they are in and on the number of placenta, twin-twin transfusion syndrome (where one twin gets a higher blood supply and one gets less) is more common. Umbilical cord complications also occur more commonly in multiple gestations.
3. Delivery complications
Having more than one baby at a time is not easy either, and the deliveries can be more complicated. While some twins can deliver naturally (vaginal), most deliver by C-section. Triplets will almost always deliver by C-section. Delivery of multiples, whether by natural or surgical delivery, can be associated with a higher blood loss and the need for medication or blood transfusion during or after delivery. Preterm delivery is also common, which can often lead to prolonged neonatal ICU stays — difficult not only for the newborn but for the parents as well; also, babies can often endure prolonged testing and treatment and don't get to go home with the parents.
4. Postpartum difficulty
While the idea of two babies sleeping soundly in their bassinets in matching outfits sounds like a dream come true, the truth is it's not easy. Twins do not often follow the same feeding or sleep cycle, and breastfeeding, while difficult with one baby, is often even harder with two. The weeks after bringing a baby home, while exciting and gratifying, are a lot of work, often with little sleep, and having more than one can be tiring for any new parent(s).
5. A word about triplets
While twins have a higher complication rate than singleton pregnancies, most often twins will deliver on time with minimal increased risks. Triplets, however, have a much higher risk of complications that are serious. Thankfully, triplet rates with most fertility treatments are low, usually less than 5%. However, when triplets do happen, most fertility specialists will encourage selective reduction to a twin or singleton gestation, reducing the pregnancy to one or two ongoing gestations. Talk to your doctor about the triplet risk with any treatment you may undergo.
We fertility specialists realize all of this, and we know that many of our treatments are associated with a higher risk of multiple pregnancies. That's probably why we all have a really thorough discussion with all of our patients about the risks of multiples with any of the treatments we are considering. In general, our dogma is one baby at a time — hence, the focus on single embryo transfer with IVF and gentle stimulation with IUI (insemination) cycles, as well as with age- and ovarian reserve-based medication dosing. However, twins do still occur, and rest assured, most twins deliver safely for both mom and baby, and your doctors will help you along the way to ensure the healthiest pregnancy and delivery.
While we want all of our patients to conceive, we want to do it in the safest and healthiest way possible. We encourage all fertility patients to discuss multiples risks in detail with their doctor and to use their guidance to make the best decisions to grow their family.


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Complaints about community services
What we do
We have a range of responsibilities in relation to complaints about community services:
- we handle complaints, and help service receivers to make complaints
- we review the causes and patterns of complaints and how they are managed by services; and look at ways to improve the handling and outcome of complaints
- we provide information, education, and training relating to the making, handling, and resolution of complaints
- we help services to improve their complaints procedures and systems.
Complaints are positive
The Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (CS CRAMA) makes it clear that complaints about community services are positive – they are an important way to improve service delivery and to resolve problems.
CS CRAMA also says that the best interests of the service receiver must be the paramount consideration, and that services are to deal with complaints fairly, informally, and quickly, and at a place that is convenient to the complainant.
What services can you complain about?
We handle complaints about most community services in NSW, including:
- the Department of Communities and Justice
- non-government services that are funded, licensed, or authorised by the Minister for Family and Community Services, the Minister for Ageing, or the Minister for Disability Services.
Services include (but are not limited to) child protection, out-of-home care, family support, early intervention, FACS disability accommodation, assisted boarding houses, and specialist homelessness services.
What issues can you complain about?
You can make a complaint about a community service if you think that the service provider has acted unreasonably:
- in the way it provides or manages a service
- by not providing a service
- by withdrawing or changing a service.
You can complain about the conduct of the service and/or the conduct of its employees.
What happens when you complain?
You can make a complaint by:
- writing
- telephoning
- sending an email or fax
- submitting the complaints form on this website
- or by other means that are appropriate for your circumstances.
An Intake Officer will talk with you about your complaint issues, and discuss ways to resolve them.
Depending on your situation, we may encourage you to talk directly to the service provider about your complaint. We can assist you to do this. The service provider will often work with you to resolve the problem without you having to lodge a complaint with us.
We have a range of options for handling complaints about community services. We will discuss with you the outcome you are seeking, and the best option for resolving your complaint. We can:
Refer your complaint to the service provider for resolution
We ask the service provider to work with you to try to resolve the problem, and to report back to us about the outcome.
Conciliate your complaint
We may seek to bring you and the service provider together to try to resolve the complaint (conciliation). We may consider this option if there is a continuing relationship between you and the service provider, and where both parties agree to participate.
Investigate your complaint
If your complaint raises serious concerns about the current care, treatment or safety of a vulnerable service receiver, or raises issues of public interest or public safety, we may decide to conduct an investigation.
Refer your complaint to a service provider or other body for investigation
We can refer a complaint (or any part of a complaint) to a service provider or other body if it appears that the complaint raises issues that may require investigation by them. The service must report to us on the outcome of their investigation.
Decline the complaint
We can decline a complaint if, for example, the events took place more than 12 months ago and there are no current issues; or if the issues have been, or could be, considered by a Tribunal or Court.
In all cases, we will tell you, in writing, what has been decided in relation to your complaint, and the reasons for our decision.
Related publications
- The Ombudsman's role in community services fact sheet
- Complaint handling kit for community services
- Know your rights as a consumer of community services


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Printing from Internet
I saw this in FedEx office a couple days ago.
It made me think about my past where I was at college. We had to do a lot of printing, and sometimes it ends up with a long queue. Software that allows you to connect to a server, and then pick up the stuff that you need to print, might do quite good things. It'll allow everyone to send the printing from home, and pick up when they arrive at college.
Of course, the payment will be done on the internet, no more coins being returned or rounded up payment.


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Kathmandu Transportation - Get to Kathmandu & Get around Kathmandu
Get to Kathmandu - How to Travel to Nepal
By Flight - Fly to Kathmandu from Abroad
Owe much to the only international airport in Nepal – Kathmandu Tribhuvan Airport (IATA:KTM), travelers can take inbound international flights to Kathmandu, capital and cultural and commercial hub of Nepal from Lhasa Tibet, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Kunming from China, Thailand, India, Qatar, Turkey, Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates directly. Undoubtedly, taking an international airline to Nepal is the fastest and the most convenient way, costing roughly just several hours. Weekly Round-tripping flights between Nepal and above cities or countries are available for overseas tourists.
Kathmandu Tribhuvan Airport serves as the most important airport and major transportation hub for Nepal tourism with some Nepal airlines and about 30 international routes mainly in Asia and Middle East. The airport is about 6km of east Kathmandu City, where can be got easily through shuttle bus and airport taxi after landing. If you know the way and bring few luggage, you can take a cheap but crowded shuttle bus to downtown Kathmandu, otherwise, you'd better take a taxi to central city, which charges about 300~400 rupees (3~4 USD) in the daytime and more expensive after 9:00pm.
By Road - Drive to Kathmandu from Tibet
Former overland route to Nepal from Tibet via Zhangmu (the famous Sino-Nepal Highway) became impassable when the Nepal earthquake damaged the border port on April 25, 2015. Since then, road connection between Tibet and Nepal was cut off and flying to Kathmandu from Lhasa is the only choice to have a Nepal Tibet tour. The good news is that Gyirong Port, another frontier port in Tibet was announced to reopens for international traveler on August 30, 2017. Hence, foreign tourists can restart Nepal Tibet overland travel through Gyirong Port to enjoy wonderful and various scenery along the whole journey.
Overall, the length of a Lhasa Kathmandu overland tour depends on exact destinations you like to visit. A popular driving route is Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Mount Everest – Gyirong – Kathmandu, which takes about 7days only and can be extended if you want to travel slower to admire the views and acclimatize yourself to plateau environment, or have a holy Kailash Manasarovar Yatra in Ngari.
International Terminal of Tribhuvan Airport
Gyirong Port - the Only Pass of Tibet Nepal Overland Tour
Get around Kathmandu - What's the Kathmandu Traffic Guide
Kathmandu City Transportation
Kathmandu is not a big city and most attractions are clustered around downtown areas, easily to visit by different kinds of vehicles, like walking, taxi, bike or Nepalese rickshaw.
1. Taxi - Taking a taxi to tour in Kathmandu City is the most convenient transport. Taxies are everywhere on the street but only a few are metered. If you just live in Thamel Street (a gathering area of foreign travelers), a local taxi can lead you to every spot you want to visit either in city center or suburb of Kathmandu. Better negotiate a reasonable price before getting in a taxi because most taxicabs are not metered. And notice that it's quite difficult to catch a night cab in Kathmandu, especially later than 11pm in the evening.
Taxi fare for your reference:
Thamel - Boundhanath Stupa: about 6KM, 250~300rupees (2.5~3USD)
Thamel - Swayambhunath Temple (Monkey Temple): about 3KM, 350~500rupees (3.5~5USD)
Thamel - Kathmandu Tribhuvan Airport: about 6KM, 300~400rupees (3~4USD)
Thamel - Pashupatinath Temple: about 5KM, 300~400rupees (3~4USD)
Thamel - Bhaktapur: about 15KM, 800~1000rupees (8~10USD)
Thamel - Patan: about 5KM,150~200rupees (1.5~2USD)
2. Complete Self-drive & Chartered Vehicle - It's impossible to drive by yourself to travel around Kathmandu in Nepal considering drive regulations, road condition and traffic concerns. If you prefer a local assistance, you can book a chartered bus service with guide and driver from us. Then they will take you to any places in Kathmandu as you requested.
3. Public Bus - Probably the local bus is the cheapest way to get around in Kathmandu. But as a new visitor and bring some private stuff, an overcrowded bus can be terrible for fresh tourists, even you can't find where to take the bus and where to get off properly. Therefore, public bus is not recommended for travelers when you have a good tour plan in Kathmandu.
4. Rickshaw - A Nepalese style transport for short-distance tour. Some owners can introduce you attractions in English. You also need to bargain while choosing a rickshaw to visit scenic spots in central areas.
5. Bike - Independent sport fans' favorite way to experience local life. Most hotels, hostels in Kathmandu offers bike rental service for young tourists. You can ride a bicycle to visit attractions freely if your health and weather permits.
6. Walking - Outdoor hiking practice in Nepal. Trekking in Nepal is world famous. Maybe you are planning a Kathmandu trekking tour, walking to enjoy all Kathmandu scenery can be a warming up for your following challenging hiking journey.
Kathmandu Local Taxi
Busy Thamel Street in Downtown Kathmandu
Nepal Rickshaw for Tourists
Poon Hill Trekking Stopover Area
Kathmandu to Pokhara and Chitwan
1. Tourist Bus - The most common and popular vehicle among cities in Nepal. Travelers often take a long- distance coach from Kathmandu to Pokhara or to Chitawan, which takes about 8 hours and 6 hours respectively and both depart daily at 7:30am in the early morning and arrive in the afternoon. Green Line Bus is the most comfortable one with air-conditioned the whole course. Travel agencies and hostels in Thamel Street offer tickets-selling service at dozens of dollars. As a budget option, you will bump along the mountain roads with dust for a long ride.
2. Domestic Flight - Good choice for tourists who have busy schedule and sufficient money. Flying to Pokhara or Chitwan from Kathmandu only needs 20 minutes, much shorter than overland bus. Besides, airports in Pokhara and Chitwan are very close to scenic spots. Air ticket price from Kathmandu Tribhuvan Airport to Pokhara is about 120 USD and 107 USD to near Chitwan. Seat on the right side of the window on Kathmandu Pokhara Airplane has great chance to watch snowcapped Mount Everest from the high air.
Nepal Green Line Tourist Bus
Kathmandu to Lhasa Overland Travel
Since Kathmandu is the only international gateway city to Lhasa for foreign tourists, entering Tibet from Nepal instead of mainland China and later going on a Nepal tour is another popular tour plan. With the recent reopening of Gyirong Port at China-Nepal border area, overland travel between Nepal and Tibet again appeals to numerous tourists to explore the devout Buddhism culture and splendid scenery on Himalaya Range.
Usually, tourists will follow a basic travel route like Kathmandu - Gyirong Port - Gyirong Town - Lhatse - Shigatse - Gyantse - Yamdrok Lake - Lhasa on Sino - Nepal Highway at a distance of 943km. As you wish, you can visit Mount Everest at a leisure pace within 7days or more days to Mount Kailash. Our professional local guide and driver will escort you the whole journey in Tibet, so you don't need to worry about the traffic matters.
View Mount Everest from Rongbuk Monastery
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Woke to another hot day.
There was some burn off haze not far away. The area around the camp spot has been recently burned, so we have no worries about a fire near us.
We heard a vehicle which sounded like it was coming near us, but it faded. We think the main road might be not too far from here, across the river, so it was probably a truck.
John walked down to nearby rapids and later we both went exploring down that way – it was really pretty. The reflections in the water, in the morning light, are wonderful.
We saw a little, pale brown coloured, freshie croc in the pool, over the other side from us, just floating on the water surface, looking for all the world like a dried pandanus leaf. Sighted him a couple of times, just hanging about there.
There were some cattle around, but they stayed away from the immediate camp area.
John investigated under Truck again, and removed the remainder of the broken part, altogether. He thinks it will be alright to go on without it.
I made bread, from a packet mix, forming four rolls and cooking them in the camp oven. The tops got a bit dark but otherwise they turned out well, and will be lunch for two days.
John went off up the access track, on foot, hunting firewood, and discovered why some of the local timber is called ironwood! Hard to cut into and hard to get axe out of! And heavy.
He then tried some fishing and caught a black bream.
After lunch, we went for a walk back up the track we'd driven in on, looking at birds. There were lots of them. The bee eaters put on a great show by camp, as does a kingfisher. On the way back from our walk, we startled a large dark coloured snake – we actually startled each other! It disappeared very quickly into a crack in the ground. It looked like a taipan – and that hiding in ground cracks is taipan behaviour. That rather spoiled the enthusiasm for walking!
We lazed about camp during the hottest part of the afternoon.
John had his bream for tea, with potato and some bits of vegies. I had potato and vegies.
At dusk we heard the vehicle noise again – going the other way.
John phoned his sister on the radio. He then went fishing for a while.
I sat by the campfire, in the moonlight. It became quite cold.
Tonight's sleep was rather disturbed by the noises of cattle nearby and croc growls from the river.


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Those of you who follow my blog know that I get all fan-girl over D.B.Reynolds' Vampires In America Series. I can't help myself it is just the best vampire/urban fantasy/Paranormal Romance around. And here we are up to book#9, DECEPTION. There is a vampire war that has been brewing for the past couple of books and which looks to becoming full out war. Here is the beautiful cover (notice that very astute and well done quote). Preorder is now available for e-reader.
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