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A lean joint with a nice layer of fat, a leg of pork is a popular choice for a classic roast dinner. Rolled and strung, the joint with be sweet, succulent and packed full of flavour.
The Butcher: This is the leanest of the roasting joint but nevertheless being dry aged for up to 14 days it is succulent and tasty. If you would like the bone left in then please specify when ordering.
In The Kitchen: Leg of pork is a good joint for slow roasting - sit on top of onions, carrots and celery and leave in the oven. Make a gravy out of the juices, and serve with a dollop of apple sauce.
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Order arrived so quickly. Thank you. Reviewed by Ianlaing06 on 31 Jan 2020
Have not had the pork yet, but we know it will be lovely.
Leg of pork Reviewed by Denis.crl on 27 Dec 2019
Excellent joint of pork Very tender and tasty
Really good, thanks as usual. Reviewed by Steve on 23 Oct 2019
Really good, thanks as usual.
Excellent product Reviewed by Pwclowes on 03 Oct 2018
Succulent, tastefull and perfect for four people on a Sunday.
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I have waited ages to try Gloucester old spot . Amazing !
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"Once you try Gloucestershire Old Spots pork you'll turn your back on the tasteless dried up intensively reared pork forever." Derek Cooper on the BBC Food Programme
Our Gloucester Old Spot piglets are selected from a small number of small holders who keep them in a free range system, allowing them to exhibit natural behaviours such as rooting for food and wallowing in the summer.
We purchase the piglets at 8 -10 weeks, where they are moved to deep straw bedded traditional pigstys with an outside pen. The pigs are fed on the best balanced proprietary food and a spot of milk.
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Love Sep 19, 1994 Rab is back living with his mother, because he is unable to say to Mary that he loves her. Family member Screech is living with the Nesbitts. Rab and Jaimsie go out on the town to pick up women.
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Mother Sep 26, 1994 Rab is living rough out on the local dump, when he gets some sad news concerning his mother.
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Buckfast Oct 3, 1994 Rab and Jamesie take a spiritual trip to the Buckfast Abbey brewery.
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Test Oct 10, 1994 Rab needs to wear glasses after having his eyes tested and Mary is reluctant to go for another smear test.
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Eorpa Oct 17, 1994 The Govan local tv station gets excited when both Rab and Jamesie are accused of committing murder.
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Further Oct 24, 1994 Norrie the barman can't find anyone to volunteer for the brewery sponsored charity walk across Scotland, until he mentions free drinks.


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Whisky experience evokes Victoriana, modern sophistication
The Lowlands, Speyside, the Highlands, Islay and the Islands – and Campbeltown. The traditional regions of whisky making in Scotland have been largely dominated by the former four, at least for the past couple of decades. But, with the reopening of a third distillery in Campbeltown, the once-thriving whisky capital is officially declared a 'region' once more. One of its stalwart brands, Glen Scotia, has been leading the charge.
The 186 year-old brand has been one of only two distilleries in Campbeltown until just recently. It has since embarked on a world tour to build brand awareness for the whiskies and for the region.
Campbeltown, known as the 'whisky city' was once home to 21 distilleries had dwindled to only two operational sites: Glen Scotia and Springbank. The nail in the Campbeltown coffin was the American prohibition laws, cutting the region's business as an exporter and its primary market significantly. But, when the Loch Lomond Group acquired the Loch Lomond distillery in 2014, it began a charge to reinvigorate Campbeltown's whisky.
To help drive awareness for Campbeltown, Glen Scotia took to the road on a 'Grand Tour,' stopping first in London's Borough Market from 15-17 March. The intimate tastings and celebration immersed participants in the Campbeltown environment through an interactive pop-up event. With cocktails at the ready and food sourced from the Campbeltown area, the Victorian character of the brand was brought to life through a hip, modern approach. Recreating Campbeltown for whisky aficionados across the UK has helped develop a sense of engagement with and recognition of a place that is a four hour drive from Glasgow.
Iain McAlister, distillery manager at Glen Scotia, says, "We are the first to admit that Campbeltown isn't the easiest to get to, but when whisky fans visit Glen Scotia they are deeply impressed by our whiskies and the unique character of the region. The Glen Scotia Grand Tour gives whisky lovers a chance to share that sense of discovery and experience the lure of Campbeltown for themselves."
McAlister himself led the tasting of three Glen Scotia whiskies and one cask strength dram fresh from Campbeltown. The tasting took place in a pop-up dunnage warehouse full of whisky barrels and atmospheric visuals.
The tour continues in the US, where the Glen Scotia team will spend the spring. The tour will be succeeded by the Campbeltown Festival on 22-24 May, hosted by Glen Scotia, which will celebrate the region's three whiskies.


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It took me exactly a month to read my books from Amazon. I spent about 3 weeks reading Jeffery Zeldman and it took me under a week to demolish Dan Cederholm, both fantastic authors in their own right.
Zeldman gave me the background into Web Standards that I needed with plenty of great tips and tricks, while Dan's book got right into the nitty gritty, pros and cons and was a capturing read, couldn't put that one down.
Now.. back to the drawing board. I'll now be optimizing Massive Blue, my blog, and my other websites that I have that don't want to even think about right now, with everything I have learnt from these great books.
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We've all seen keyboard rings before but here's one that recognizes the most indispensable keys of all: Ctrl+Z. Chilean designer Rodrigo Alonso comes to the rescue of anyone who's ever wished s/he could "undo."
Visit his site for more modern jewellery and product design, such as this fun wind-up "toy" ring.
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Harking back to a time when keyboards didn't have a "ctrl" key at all is this ring with vintage typewriter hammers by Germany's Susanne Weigand.
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These long streamers have two ribbons. One is white, while the other ribbon colour is your choice of either pink, red, green yellow, purple, or blue . The adult streamer length is approximately 75 inches long and is attached to a 15 inch clear plastic wand.


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...is my own collected knowledge, on a wiki, because for whatever reason I can't seem to get enough of them. So, if you're reading this, I probably know you and you probably deserve an entry on Daveipedia.
But! Lots of stuff is already on Wikipedia, and I shouldn't have to duplicate that stuff by hand. I could just make a local copy of everything on wikipedia - excluding the history pages, it wouldn't even break 10GB, and then I could just modify and add to it. That's easy, and totally unappealing. That's just another wikipedia clone with a few additions and modifications. Daveipedia needs to represent what I've come in contact with, not all the things everyone has come in contact with. It's only going to exist locally, on my home machine, for now, to keep from prying eyes and because I wouldn't be able to get to it from work anyway. But it's a place for me to play, and store things I might otherwise forget.
So here's how I want it to work:
- It's a normal mediawiki install, plus my favorite extensions like semantic mediawiki and so forth. Starts out empty; no preloading info from Wikipedia - that's cheating.
- Normally, on mediawiki installations (including Wikipedia), if you make a link to something that doesn't have a page on the wiki, it shows up as a red link; clicking on a red link leads you to a new edit window for that page, so you can make and save it. I want a script or a little mediawiki bot that will find red links on Daveipedia and look to see if a Wikipedia page exists by that name. If it does, great! Go get the page, and load it into Daveipedia. I referred to it; therefore I have come in contact with it. Therefore, it gets a page.
-Obviously, I should only let my red link bot do this to pages I've viewed; otherwise it'll cascade when it gets a page from Wikipedia with new links - it'd go get those, and then their links, and so on forever until I'd have a Wikipedia clone again. No, it should wait until I've visited the local copy of whatever page, then pre-fetch only those pages directly linked to on that page. It will grow organically as I use it, to encompass what I'm putting on there, plus what I'm viewing on there, plus one more link layer out, silently waiting for me to read those pages, and when I do, automatically growing one more layer out from them. I think I know enough to do this, and make it work the way I want.
You knew I was crazy, but you had no idea it went this far, did you? DID YOU?!?
Also, here's 2 quick reviews of movies I've seen in the last 24 hours:
1) I saw Waitress, and I thought it blew (sorry, JPB!) Stupid people making stupid choices and being stupid to each other for an hour and a half, then 15 minutes of it all suddenly getting fixed in the most unbelievable way possible. Unless you're a huge Keri Russell fan, don't waste your time. It did make me hungry for pie, though. 1 star out of 5.
2) I saw No Country for Old Men. This movie is NOT for the squeamish - lots of people get killed, some of them very graphically. But it was excellent - top notch Coen Brothers of old, like Blood Simple or Miller's Crossing. Super-creepy villain. 4 stars out of 5, but not recommended for most of you.
If all goes well tomorrow, I will watch A Midnight Clear, which I saw as a teenager, and remember as being really good. We'll see. High hopes, though.


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Samsung: leaked texts shed light on company's manipulation of press
SMS messages revealed in corruption trial show South Korean journalists requesting favours for positive coverage, as watchdogs decry company's power.
South Korea's so-called "trial of the century" has seen Samsung's crown prince Lee Jae-yong, the company's vice-chairman, accused of bribing ousted president Park Geun-hye – but it has also shone new light on the depths of the electronics firm's media manipulation.
The company is awaiting this Friday's verdict on several of Samsung's current and former top executives, for their alleged involvement in a political scandal that has rocked South Korea. Lee could face a 12-year jail term if convicted of bribing Park to push through a controversial merger in 2014.
One strand of the trial has prompted national debate on Samsung's oversized influence. Leaked text messages sent to one of the Samsung executives on trial, used as part of the prosecutor's evidence against the company, have suggested some parts of the national media may have been prepared to collude with Samsung..
The messages sent in August 2016 to Samsung's former top lobbyist Jang Chung-gi were first published by media outlets Sisain and Media Today in July and August. They include numerous requests for favours made by media executives and journalists, sent while he was deputy chief of Samsung's group corporate strategy office. They paint an unambiguous picture of the power dynamic at play, with meticulous use of Korean honorifics and a strikingly deferential tone.
'Shameless favour'
One text message from managing editor Kim Byeong-jik at South Korean daily Munhwa Ilbo asks Jang to grant the paper funding in the form of additional advertising contracts, saying: "I apologise for the shameless favour I am about to ask of you ... I ask that you take interest in and take care of us on this. I'm sorry. I'll be sure to repay you in the future with good articles and good papers."
When Kim was challenged by newspaper watchdog Media Today about the existence of such texts, he said he could not remember any messages from that period. Kim is still managing editor of the Munhwa Ilbo, but both he and the paper declined to comment when contacted. The paper is still going to bat for Samsung. On the day of Lee's arrest, the paper published an editorial that lamented the event with the headline: "Lee Jae-yong's arrest and the country where it's difficult to run a business".
Another text, from former Seoul Economic Daily executive vice president Park Shi-ryong, reads: "Despite my sense of shame, I ask you for a board directorship [at a Samsung affiliate]. I may not be perfect, but if you give me the opportunity, I will do my best … I'm sorry."
While having held numerous board directorships at other companies, Park was not appointed to the board of any Samsung affiliate. He formally apologised to the Seoul Economic Daily journalists union explaining that he was no longer with the paper when he sent them. The Seoul Economic Daily said it viewed the text messages as a personal matter for Park and declined to comment further.
An executive at South Korean broadcaster CBS (not to be confused with the US news network), Lee Hee-sang, also begs for forgiveness as he asks Jang to ensure his son's employment at a Samsung affiliate. His son was not employed by Samsung or any affiliate. CBS and Lee formally and publicly apologised after the incident.
While no repercussions have been obvious at Samsung, the company executives' legal counsel said during the trial in July: "Most of the senders are personal acquaintances of Jang or journalists, and [the messages] show nothing more than the correspondence of incomplete information." They also said the text messages "have nothing to do with the charges, and it is hardly strange that the corporate strategy office deputy head, who manages corporate relations, would receive messages from a variety of people."
But the texts are a window into the troubling relationship between Samsung and the media, which has come under increasing pressure from politicians and freedom of press advocates. The brazenness, and some suggest collusive nature, of the leaked texts has struck a harsh chord with South Koreans, but this is not the first time Samsung has been criticised for suppressing critical media coverage.
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In one controversial incident in 2006, a high-ranking Samsung executive called current affairs magazine Sisa Journal president Keum Chang-tae and requested that he retract an article about Samsung's internal politics.
"For no reason other than that Samsung was uncomfortable with it, [Keum] went over our managing editor's head and had it removed at the printing plant himself," said Ko Je-kyu, then a political reporter at Sisa Journal, one of South Korea's news weeklies.
Disciplined for protesting the move, Ko and his colleagues later left Sisa Journal to found Sisain, now the most widely circulated general news weekly in South Korea, which was the first local outlet to publish the leaked messages in full.
While South Korean courts later ruled that the retraction was a violation of editorial integrity, local journalists claim that such practices are commonplace within the industry. "Media companies and Samsung often strike deals before the articles are even written," said Ko. "They generally go through advertising departments, managing editors or other senior staff."
Much of Samsung's leverage is likely to come from its coveted advertising contracts. According to a 2015 study by the economic reform research institute, Samsung is the single largest advertiser in South Korea, and critics have long accused the company of using advertising contracts to strong-arm media outlets.
"The expression we use is 'buying insurance', because advertising allows Samsung to exercise influence when negative articles about them get published," said Ko, now the managing editor of Sisain. "Ultimately, [Samsung's advertising power] prompts the media to voluntarily censor itself and pledge their loyalty, even without getting a call from Samsung, because they think: 'if this article gets published, we won't get advertising from Samsung'."
While loyalty appears to be rewarded with advertising revenue, dissenting papers have felt the impact of the carrot being replaced by the stick. After left-leaning dailies the Hankyoreh and Kyunghyang Shinmun reported on a press conference that blew the whistle on a Samsung slush fund in 2007, the company conspicuously withdrew the bulk of its ads from the two newspapers, prompting criticisms of "advertisement oppression" from civic groups and media unions. Beset with financial difficulties, the two newspapers were forced to cut and suspend wages, while Samsung denied the allegations.
Media researchers such as Bang Hee-kyung, a senior researcher at the Sogang University institute for media and culture, say such a culture of self-censorship colours coverage of Samsung-related topics. In a recent study analysing media coverage of the Samsung factory workers that fell sick after being exposed to toxic chemicals from 2007 to 2014, Bang found that the majority of mainstream news outlets exhibited a pro-Samsung slant.
"During the first seven years when Samsung was denying these allegations, saying that they were personal illnesses, most of the mainstream media outlets didn't cover it at all or feature the victim's voices," said Bang, "After [the courts] ruled that they were occupational in nature, Samsung had no choice but to issue an apology and suddenly, the media started covering it. They opened their mouth only after Samsung opened theirs."
The Republic of Samsung
The authority Samsung appears to exercise over South Korean media reflects its special status in the country. The electronics maker, known for its Galaxy series smartphones abroad, enjoys a sweeping influence at home that has earned a nickname for the country: "the Republic of Samsung".
The largest chaebol (family-owned business conglomerate) in South Korea, Samsung Group affiliates alone account for one fourth of South Korea's market capitalisation, and the Samsung brand includes everything from semiconductors to life insurance. For many South Koreans, who credit Samsung with the country's postwar economic boom, the conglomerate has come to symbolise national prosperity and prestige.
"Advertising may be one method of control, but I also think there's this 'Samsung ideology' affecting the media too," said Bang. "It's the belief that Samsung is the embodiment of our 'global competitiveness' or 'global leadership' – that a Samsung crisis is a national one."
While much of Samsung's communications strategy might ride on this belief, the leaked correspondence also exposes a cloak-and-dagger approach.
In one message, Jang is briefed on senior appointments at a local economic daily. In another, former Samsung Securities president Hwang Young-ki describes acting Yonhap News managing editor Lee Chang-seob as "one of the many people helping Samsung". Hwang writes that the two "frequently talk on the phone to discuss the direction of articles" and tells Jang that "[Lee] would like it if you acknowledged him in the future".
Yonhap News is South Korea's largest news agency and receives government funding. Lee, now head of the company's news TV management planning team, could not be reached for comment, but said via the Yonhap News journalists union there is nothing he did that is "personally shameful" in response to the leaked text message.
A Yonhap News spokesperson said: "We are conducting our own internal investigation into the matter and so have no comment to give at this time."
Others, presumably from one of Jang's subordinates, mention efforts to censor articles displayed on local internet portals Naver and Daum. "Maybe it's because we asked the Naver and Daum news teams for their cooperation beforehand, but the morning's articles have all been hidden from the portals," reads one message. Another assures Jang that "[the comments section] is being monitored".
Both Naver and Kakao, owner of Daum, have denied these allegations.
"Until recently, Samsung's corporate strategy office had people assigned to each individual media outlet, whose job was keeping track of any articles being published about Samsung ahead of time," said Ko. "These roles are now gone, but in South Korea there were just two organisations that did this with such rigour: the national intelligence service [South Korea's spy agency], and Samsung."
Earlier this year, in the wake of its implication in the presidential scandal, Samsung disbanded the corporate strategy office, the clandestine "control tower" that commanded Samsung's 62 affiliates. According to allegations made in the current trial the office allegedly doled out bribes and oversaw the conglomerate's lobbying and advertising efforts, which could signal financial hardship for local media denied their biggest client.
Despite calls for the resignation of those involved in the text message scandal, a signed petition from 174 Yonhap journalists denouncing the company's executives, and statements of condemnation from both the Yonhap journalists and the Seoul Economic Daily journalists unions, the Samsung media machine seems to be working as usual. Coverage of the leaked texts has been limited, and some articles have already disappeared.
Democratic lawmaker Sohn Hye-won said: "I suppose it's proof that Samsung is still alive and well."
Jang, once the nation's most powerful lobbyist, has not made a public statement about the texts and allegations, and could not be reached for comment. He faces 10 years in prison if convicted later on Friday.
Multiple attempts to contact Samsung for comment went unanswered.
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Consumer Law Group is taking on the behemoth that is Amazon with a Canadian class action lawsuit with regards to the charge of sales tax on items where sales tax should not have been charged, alleges the firm.
The filing of the proposed Canadian class action lawsuit is on behalf of consumers who purchased certai goods from Amazon and were charged sales tax like GST, HST, PST, QST, and/or RST when no such sales tax was due under Canadian and/or provincial legislation.
Goods that would be exempt from such sales tax include those that are classified as Zero-Rated Supplies (0%) tax, non-taxable, and/or tax-exempt from sales tax. They might include items like basic groceries, certain baby supplies, and other similar products.
The class action alleges that Amazon has been arbitrarily and inconsistently charging and collecting sales tax on Zero-Rated Supplies; and misrepresenting that sales tax is due under federal and/or provincial legislation, when it is not.
Consumer Law Group further alleges that the presence of the undue sales tax is exceptionally inconspicuous, in that in order for a customer to realize the overcharge they would need to closely inspect their invoice; be an expert in sales tax law; and use complex calculations.
"People should be entitled to trust that when a merchant, especially one as large as Amazon, charges them sales tax on a purchase, that such amounts are actually due under the applicable tax legislation," says Jeff Orenstein, one of the attorneys at Consumer Law Group. It is the responsibility of sellers to familiarize themselves with the tax laws of the country and of the provinces in which they choose to operate."
The class action seeks damages in the amount of the undue sales tax, interest on the money that was collected unlawfully, and punitive damages.
Consumer Law Group is also urging anyone who believes that they may have paid undue sales tax to Amazon to join the class action and tell their story by completing the form at the law firm's website.
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IU who has been labeled the young diva, held her 1st-ever fan signing event last Sunday, 5th July at the Hot Tracks outlet inside Kyobo Book Centre, Seoul.
The fan signing which lasted for over a hour saw IU signed 150 albums for fans who bought the album at the store on the same day. Besides the lucky 150, over 100 fans also crowded the store to get a glimpse of IU as well. The demographics of her fans included teens below 20, adults in their 20s and even middle-aged guys aged 30 – 40 year old. There was also an army boy who sacrified his valuable booking out time to attend IU's fan signing event. Besides getting their album autographed, all 150 fans got a handshake with IU while some brave souls got to take a photo with her.
Loen Entertainment said, "We have been receiving lots of requests to organize an official event since IU begun her promotions. So we decided to organize this to thank the fans for their support." IU herself expressed, "I was kind of nervous but yet anticipating it because it helped in bringing the distance between me and my fans closer."
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Latest List of Offshore Forex Brokers Accepting US Citizens & Reasons Why
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We cover the following subjects in this special guide;
- What are Offshore Investing & Offshore Brokers For US Clients?
- Why Do US Citizens Need Offshore Brokers? What are Constraints?
- Why do Many Offshore Forex Brokers Decline US citizens to Open Account?
- Reasons Why Some Offshore Brokers Can Still Accept US Clients
- The List Of Outside US Brokers Accepting US Residents
- Dodd-Frank Act Repeal – Latest Status / Forecasting (This is very important, So Don't Overlook This Last Section)
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- 1. What are Offshore Investing & Offshore Brokerage for US Citizens?
- 2. Why Do US Citizens Need Offshore Brokers? What are the Constraints of US Based Brokers?
- 3. Why do Many Offshore Forex Brokers Decline US citizens to Open Account?
- 4. Reasons Why Some Offshore Brokers Can Still Accept US Citizens
- 5. The List Of Outside US Brokers Accepting US Residents
- 6. Dodd-Frank Act Repeal – Latest Status / Forecasting
What are Offshore Investing & Offshore Brokerage for US Citizens?
Twisted Image & Fact of Offshore Investment & Offshore Broker
Offshore investing using offshore brokerage is often associated with a wicked & unscrupulous politician, ultra rich, multi-national corporation or gangsters who use the offshore investment as havens for tax evasion or money laundering etc.
Although it is true that there are always such instances as shady deals, the vast majority of offshore investment is absolutely legal. The modern offshore centres, especially after the incident of Panama Papers, tighten their safety, which allow legitimate investors & traders to make the best use of higher rates of return ( and/or lower rates of tax on that return) offered by offshore brokers operated in those domiciles. Simply put, the general advantage to use offshore brokerage is that such operations are both legal and less costly than those offered in the onshore, namely trader's country in your case US.
Offshore Forex Brokers Meaning for US Citizens
What are offshore brokers meaning? The definition of Offshore investing is simply the keeping of fund in a jurisdiction other than one's country of residence, so offshore broker meaning for US citizens is just trading in the Forex Broker domiciled outside US. Offshore stock brokers exactly apply to this meaning. Allow me to repeat that despite its negative perception, offshore trading is a legal, effective way to invest in the entities that are only available outside US.
We constantly receive the questions like "Does Pepperstone accept US clients?" The answer is No. "Can HotForex US clients keep the account?" The answer is No. "Is there any FXTM US Clients?" Again, the answer is No. or "Does IG accept US clients?" Yes, but not in the same conditions as UK. People have different questions with different reasons, which includes "What are Forex brokers that accept VLoad?" or "What is the best offshore brokers for day trading?" etc.
You may find all the answers to most of these popular questions in this report. However when it comes to the questions of "Which are the best Forex Brokers for US Clients?", "What is the best offshore brokers for day trading?" or "What are the best offshore stock brokers?", it depends on each individual trader's needs. And don't blindly count on the sites recommending certain brokers based on reviewer's subjective judgement. Our priority is security, thus we emphasize & remark "Trusted" sign to each offshore Forex broker name based on our registered members' input (as of now we have around 4,200 members) as well as various forums' assessments.
Anyhow, let's start with the basic question Why Do You US Citizens Need Offshore Brokers? Are there any real advantages?
Why Do US Citizens Need Offshore Brokers? What are the Constraints of US Based Brokers?
Forex brokers in the US are regulated by the National Futures Association (NFA) and the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that publishes Commitments of Traders (COT) Reports every Friday, around 2:30 pm EST. The regulatory framework set out by these two bodies is often found too strict for free trading, means the forex brokers regulated by NFA & CFTC are not necessarily the best forex brokers for many forex traders. A few examples of rules US Forex Brokers must follow are;
Limited Leverage
The CFTC released the new trading rules regarding the use of leverage and margin by clients in 2010, setting out a leverage requirement of 1:50 for individual forex traders and 1:20 for options traders, while at least 1:100 is absolute global standard, means the US traders have limited power to earn in comparison to other players.
No Hedge & FIFO
With the new NFA rules, US brokers no longer allow hedge and they need to implement FIFO (First In First Out). Hedging is simply coming up with a way to protect yourself against big loss namely a trader that is long a foreign currency pair, can protect oneself from downside risk; while the trader that is short a foreign currency pair, can protect against upside risk. However, the NFA's FIFO rule specifies that if you open more than one position on a currency pair, you must close the first before closing the second one, which is not-so-straightforward way of preventing hedging. This FIFO has never become common outside US, means offshore brokers are usually non fifo forex brokers.
OFAC Restrictions
The Office of Foreign Assets and Control (OFAC) has placed limitations on who US forex brokers can accept into their network. Nationals of countries on the OFAC blacklist are not permitted to open forex trading accounts with US forex brokers. Those from affected countries who already operated accounts with US forex brokers had their accounts shut down as a result. US forex brokers therefore have to operate within pretty stringent guidelines and so they tend to restrict their business to a certain class of traders.
No Longer Credit Card
The NFA announced in June '14 that its board has approved banning the use of credit cards for funding Forex accounts. The law is pending approval from the CFTC. However, as the NFA is assigned by the CFTC to supervise the futures and Forex industry, once a measure is formalized by the NFA, rarely does the CFTC make many amendments in rulings. The news follows a greater than year long enquiry into credit card deposits that began in January of 2013. At the time, the impending ban was viewed as possibly being a huge blow to US Forex firms, who depending on the firm are estimated to have between 3% to 35% of their deposits in the form of credit cards. Specifically brokers with smaller size deposits were expected to be especially affected by the ban. The fact is NFA already made it Effective 31 January 2015. BTW, Freedom in the World 2019 reported US as a Free Country as shown in the below map; Are US citizens really free? As long as concerning Forex Broker regulations, US citizens are not like that free, so you have many reasons for Not Using US Forex Brokers but Using Brokers with Better Trading Conditions, More Freedom, and More Convenience which are available with Offshore Brokers. So, can US citizens trade forex overseas?
Why do Many Offshore Forex Brokers Decline US citizens to Open Account?
Unfortunately, a good number of regulated international Forex brokers operating offshore do not accept US residents to open account with them. There are strict regulations that limits doing business with US citizens originated by the US government. Below is the primary reason why almost all offshore international Forex brokers do not accept US citizens now.
Dodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a federal statute which president Obama signed into law. It first became operational on July 21, 2010. The act brought forth new rules that are designed to regulate all financial markets including stocks, futures, options and Forex. Dodd-Frank Act requires that Forex brokerage company who wants to do business with US citizens must first be registered with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and National Futures Association (NFA). Many international Forex brokers find this very difficult and costly operation with more reporting requirements as shown by HBR report. Many of them are still not registered with these two bodies. These are mostly legitimate and regulated offshore brokers. To avoid the paper mess, they stop accepting US citizen to open account with them. It is easier for them to decline the US citizens than incur the unforeseen expenses. So Dodd-Frank Act is the primary reason that has forced international offshore Forex brokers to decline US citizens. As a result US citizens desiring to trade in Forex are forced to open US Forex accounts, and trade with very low leverage (50:1) as said before so that you often have no choice but to deposit a lot of money in your account if you want to trade safely and get anywhere financially without getting a margin call that would normally wipe out a small deposit depending on the lot size of your choice. So in essence the Dodd-Frank Act indirectly, even if unintentionally, makes it harder for the poor in America to trade Forex, but it is not a problem for those who are already rich and have enough extra income they can afford to use in a US Forex account.
Reasons Why Some Offshore Brokers Can Still Accept US Citizens
Despite the regulation, for a US citizen, there are chances you can open an account with international brokers not registered by US regulatory bodies – NFA and CFTC. However, this is done under certain different conditions. Such offshore brokers are allowed to accept US clients only under their US based affiliate brokerage firms. Let me quote the discussion from the babypips.com forum as "The CFTC has U.S. forex brokers by the throat: by threatening their ability to do business in the U.S., the CFTC can interfere with the rights of those brokers to do business outside the U.S. and the CFTC has his tentacles deep inside many foreign governments, through a series of nasty, little agreements known as Memoranda of Understanding. These agreements have effectively extended U.S. regulation to cover U.S. residents doing business in countries which have signed the agreements. There are yet the countries where these agreements do not exist. And there are a few offshore brokers, in Memorandum countries, who have the courage to defy the over-reaching U.S. regulatory authorities, and welcome U.S. residents as clients, and to consider client relationships with them. And under the current law, the CFTC has no authority over individual traders who trade through foreign brokers that are beyond the reach of U.S regulation. The U.S. government claims the authority, through the IRS, to require U.S. residents to report foreign accounts which people hold, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, etc, which has been automatically reported under FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) started in July '14. But, they cannot yet prevent US citizens from having those accounts." From another perspective, the non-US Forex brokers who are affected by the Dodd-Frank act are those that are regulated in their own countries. Means, the brokers in the countries where Forex itself is not regulated such as Finland can accept US citizens without being bothered by Dodd-Frank act (remember the Act affects the brokerage but not you as an individual, as long as you report what is required to IRS, you are not subject to be punished).
The List Of Outside US Brokers Accepting US Residents
Having explained, fortunately, US strict regulations do not completely stop international brokers from accepting US citizens. There are certain offshore international Forex brokers that accept US citizens. This data source is offshore babypips though we simplified the original information while adding our own assessment & our members' feedback when we feel value for our readers.
- The list does include not only Regulated Brokers but also Non-Regulated Brokers which you may want to put low priority or make full due diligence.
- Broker Type Abbreviation
1) ECN: Electronic Communication Network 2) STP: Straight Through Processing 3) NDD: Non Dealing Desk 4) DD: Dealing Desk 5) MM: Market Maker 1), 2) & 3) allow you to trade directly with market (means major banks etc) without middleman (the broker's dealing desk) while 4) & 5) is via (or controlled) by the middleman. Some brokers are hybrid such as DD/STP, means they have both system. In short, you may want to select 1),2) & 3) rather than 4) & 5), for the detail rationale, please check Select Trusted Forex Brokers With No Hidden Agenda
There are a few brokers I marked "Reportedly Trusted" which are in line with the original list and according to Babypip forum, the Trusted brokers are described as "the Trusted Broker designation was determined by a consensus of thread participants — primarily participants who trade live accounts with the broker being vetted. Each Trusted Broker was judged to be exemplary based on these criteria:
- (1) honesty and transparency in advertising their services, and in handling the funds and executing the trades of their clients
- (2) compliance with the laws and regulations of the country in which they are domiciled" (so, currently they are considered as the best forex bokers for US clients outside the US soil)
Besides, we also added "Trusted" mark in blue, this comes from our own 4,200+ members' feedback (possibly a bit biased though), just for your information.
List Of Offshore Brokers Accepting US Traders
UK / Europe
- LMFX (Macedonia) Reportedly Trusted & Trusted — ECN/STP broker, not regulated, Spread from 0 Pips, Min. initial deposit 50 USD or 50 EUR (Premium account), No Requotes, Scalping Allowed, EA Allowed, Leverage up to 1:1000, VLoad accepted / Website / Email: email@example.com
- Renesource Capital (Latvia)— ECN/STP broker, regulated by Latvia Financial and Capital Markets Commission (FCMC) / Website (We just confirmed that all customers planning to deposit more than 3'000 EUR to trading account per month, they need to physically visit their office to go through KYC as a regulatory requirement. So, unless you are able to visit Latvia, don't deposit over 3,000 EUR / month or don't open an account.)
Africa / Middle East / Persian Gulf
- Turnkey Forex (Mauritius) Reportedly Trusted — ECN/STP broker, not regulated, Leverage up to 1:200, Spread from 0.2 Pips, Min. initial deposits 5 USD (micro), 100 USD (STP), 200 USD (ECN and swap-free), 25,000 USD (VIP), No Requotes, Scalping Allowed, EA Allowed, Zulu Trade platform available, Bitcoin accepted / Website / Email: email@example.com
- FXGlory (Dubai UAE) — MM, not regulated, Leverage up to 1:3000, Spreads EUR/USD 2 pips, Min. initial deposit 1 USD, Scalping Allowed, EA Allowed, Bitcoin accepted / Website / Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- FXBrew (Seychelles) — ECN, not regulated, Leverage up to 1:500, Spreads from 0 pips (ECN and VIP accounts) from 0.02 pips (Micro account), Min. initial deposit Micro account 5 USD ECN account 100 USD VIP account 5000 USD, Bitcoin accepted / Website / Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Central America / Caribbean
- FX Choice (Belize) Reportedly Trusted & Trusted — NDD/STP broker, regulated by International Financial Services Commission (IFSC) Belize, Bitcoin accepted, Leverage up to 1:200, Spreads EUR/USD from 0.0, Min. initial deposit 100 USD, VLoad accepted, No Requotes, Scalping Allowed, EA Allowed / Website / Email: email@example.com
- Trader's Way (Dominica) Reportedly Trusted & Trusted — MM/ECN broker, not regulated, Scalping Allowed, EA Allowed, Leverage up to 1:1000, Spreads EUR/USD from 0.0 (ECN account), Min. initial deposit 0 USD (M/M account), 10 USD (ECN account), VLoad accepted, Scalping Allowed, EA Allowed / Website / Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Coinexx (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Reportedly Trusted — ECN broker, not regulated, Scalping Allowed, Bitcoin accepted, Leverage up to 1:500, Spreads EUR/USD 0.02 pips average, Min. initial deposit 0.001 BTC, No Requotes, Scalping Allowed, EA Allowed / Website / Email: email@example.com
- PaxForex (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) — ECN+STP broker, not regulated, Leverage up to 1:500, Spreads EUR/USD 1.3 – 5 pips, GBP/JPY 4.7 – 6 pips, Min. initial deposit 10 USD (mini account), 2000 USD (std. account), Bitcoin accepted, VLoad accepted / Website / Bonus Offer / Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- CryptoRocket (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) — STP broker, not regulated, Leverage up to 1:500, Spreads EUR/USD 1.1 pip, Min. initial deposit no minimum, both deposits & withdrawals accepted not only bitcoin but also USD, EUR & GBP / trade Forex, Stocks, Indices, Metals, Oil and Gas, and Cryptocurrencies / Website / Email: email@example.com
- EagleFX (Dominica) — MM broker, not regulated, orders subject to requotes – arbitraging and sniping prohibited, Leverage up to 1:500, Spreads EUR/USD 1 pip, Min. initial deposit 10 USD, Bitcoin accepted / trade Forex, Spots, Crypto and Shares / Website
Pacific / Asia
- LQDFX (The Marshall Islands) — ECN/STP broker, not regulated, Leverage up to 1:500, Spreads from 1 pip, Min. initial deposit 20 USD (Micro and Islamic accounts), No Requotes, Scalping Allowed, EA Allowed, Bitcoin accepted, VLoad accepted / Website / Email: email@example.com
Regulation Inquiry
I picked Tallinex (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) & TradeWise FX (I quoted Tallinex's answer to check if they have common understandings) as examples and sent an inquiry about Regulation, then the answers I received are (Note; both of these brokers no longer accepts US Citizens, thus these info are already history, but just FYI);
TradeWise FX
Just For Your Information.
As said, this list is based on the babypips.com info as of Feb 2020 and we screened the list in our own criteria mainly based on our members' honest input. Surely the list would be constantly updates thus changeable, and most importantly, it's essential to make minimum Due Diligence before you open an account in any of the above brokers, especially for Not Regulated ones, because as North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) warned that there are still a lot of Forex Fraud. Needless to say forex brokers no kyc are out of question.
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Dodd-Frank Act Repeal – Latest Status / Forecasting
Lastly, let me update the regulatory movement. Donald Trump & Republicans are eager to deregulate the financial sector.
What happens when US authorities repeal Dodd-Frank?
What does it mean? Let me share the summary as follows;
Harsh Reality – Latest News, Current Status & Future Prediction
NBC News reported "Congress just approved a bill to dismantle parts of the Dodd-Frank banking rule" and actually Trump signed the bill. However, what are the real affect on Forex Industry & Forex Brokers? Brookings issued the interesting article titled "No, Dodd-Frank was neither repealed nor gutted. Here's what really happened", which points out several misconceptions of the repeal. The Balance's article of "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act 8 Ways a Repeal Hurts You" clearly identifies;
Only Option
Therefore, if you would seek better trading environments, there are no other choices than considering the above Offshore Forex Brokers we are listing currently. Bear it in mind that there is no assurance they will keep accepting US Citizens. We have seen the reducing number of Forex Brokers accepting US Players over the last several years. In 2010, the number of offshore brokers accepting US clients was over 100, but now it's merely around 10.
After they decided Not to accept US traders, some still allow the US Citizens to keep trading as long as the traders had the active account (means actually deposited & traded before they close the door) while some brokers asked all the US registered traders to leave (but don't worry you can of course withdraw all your account balance).
So, if you decide to open their account, suggest do at least 1 deposit and trade your real money (not just a demo account), which will largely increase the chance of maintaining your account even after they decide not to accept US citizens.
In this sector, there are a lot of uncertainties when it comes to the politics & regulation. We need to keep watching it carefully but don't count on it.
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More than 500 cities and counties reject opioid class action, will pursue lawsuits on their own
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - More than 500 cities and counties opted out of the unprecedented "negotiation class" proposed by plaintiff lawyers to settle sprawling opioid litigation, leaving 98% of the 34,458 U.S. cities and counties technically still in the class.
'Absolute panic' as cities, counties face deadline on opioid 'negotiation class'
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Cities and counties are worried and confused as they face a November deadline to join or opt out of an unprecedented "negotiation class" that could determine how much money they get from opioid litigation, a lawyer who represents Texas municipalities said.
Sixth Circuit seeks answers from judge as states try to derail opioid bellwether trial
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – The judge overseeing nearly 2,000 opioid lawsuits must address concerns that the cases over which he is presiding are an improper power grab by plaintiffs lawyers who signed up cities and counties as clients.
Companies blamed for addiction crisis attack plaintiffs' case before historic opioid trial
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Jurors won't get confused during huge opioid trial, judge rules; He'll set penalties after
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – A jury will determine who, if anyone, is liable for the nation's addiction crisis, but the judge overseeing a historic trial will decide how much they would pay.
Opioid defendants want judge disqualified for pressuring them to settle, not fight
Defendants have asked the federal judge overseeing nearly 2,000 opioid lawsuits by cities and counties to recuse himself, saying he has demonstrated clear bias toward the plaintiffs and toward obtaining a multibillion-dollar settlement instead of holding trials to determine the merits of their claims.
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Opioid judge approves `negotiation class' over objections of state AGs and defendants
In a move that appeared preordained after his comments at an August hearing, U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster approved an unprecedented "negotiation class" of every city and county nationwide to try and reach a global settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Opioid judge limits plaintiffs' key evidence as first trials loom
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'Nobody's sure if it will work or how': A review of how a Cleveland judge is handling 2,000 opioid lawsuits
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Opioid judge, without explanation, rejects claim that 45-defendant mass trial will confuse jurors
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Opioid judge forgives plaintiffs' `egregious' failure to disclose contract with key witness
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Purdue Pharma calls Massachusetts opioid suit 'oversimplified scapegoating,' seeks dismissal
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Environmental organizations file suit against EPA regarding priority ranking for western Lake Erie
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In opioid blame game, roles of Ohio doctors and so-called 'pill mills' sought
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Opioid judge rejects dismissal plea, orders first lawsuits to trial
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Opioid plaintiffs: A small percentage of pill shipments were 'suspicious.' Or maybe it's nearly all of them
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Opioid defendants say plaintiffs stonewalling them on crucial evidence
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However, if I were running a women-in-tech group today, things would be different. I'd approach it more strategically, identifying a vision for what would be different because of our group and how I'd measure the impact. And I want to encourage other WIT leaders to embrace metrics that matter for their programs, too. It could make all the difference in securing the budget and support you need to be successful.
Here are four steps to get you started:
Create a steering committee or advisory board, and ask them, "If our WIT group is successful, what will be different about our company?" Here are some ideas to explore:
For example, do you want to increase the percentage of women in technical roles, retain more women, or have more women in senior leadership positions? Great! Identify the goal and what you want the future to look like. For example, "Double the percentage of women in technical leadership roles in the next two years."
Perhaps your company wants to increase innovation, customer satisfaction, or employee engagement. Pick an area and identify how the company plans to measure improvements. Then craft a goal for the WIT group that aligns with that corporate goal. For example, if your company has a goal to double the number of patents filed year-on-year, your WIT goal may be to "Double the number of females listed as inventors on patent applications."
Why We Need More Women in Tech
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If you don't know me in person. I have been busy with this thing since the beginning of 2018. Learning Spanish.. yes, you heard me right. I actually started with Apps, like Duolingo , which was awesome to expand my vocabulary and giving me a start. About seven month later, and after a trip to … Continue reading "Cool APIs and tools for building a Spanish learning platform"


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Agrivi Team Supports Farm Capital Africa in Their Fundraising Campaign
It is season of holiday giving. We at Agrivi have the pleasure to work with thousands of farmers worldwide and learning about their great stories and one of these great stories is Farm Capital Africa. Our team loves that project so much that we have decided to support their fundraising campaign by investing into them as private people. Why? Farm Capital Africa (FCA) is a social impact company, formed to channel capital to profitable and sustainable agri-ventures in Africa. They thoroughly identify small scale farmers with great growth potential, and through funds raised from their investors (crowdfunding), they enable thouse farmers to access the inputs and services they need to scale up their agri-ventures, improve productivity and access the best markets. FCA does not give hard cash to farmers, but rather uses Farm Finance as a Service (FFAS) Model, thereby mitigating risks of financial mismanagement by the farmers. And how does that work? Watch their results:
Meet Kelvin and Mary, grew from 3 acres to 10 acres of French Beans
Meet Peter, grew from 500 to 6,000 Strawberry Plants
Meet Anita, grew from 1 acre to 7 acres of Water Melon
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Chicken chilli
- 4 split chicken breasts, bone in, skin on
- 3 tbsp good olive oil, plus exra for chicken
- 2 tsp salt, plus more for chicken
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 yellow onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 red peppers, cored, seeded, and large-diced
- 2 yellow peppers, cored, seeded, and large-diced
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp dried red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 2 (790g) tins whole peeled plum tomatoes in puree, undrained
- 50g minced fresh basil leaves
- For the topping
- Chopped onions
- Corn chips
- Grated cheddar
- Sour cream
2) Meanwhile, cook the onions in 3 tbsp oil in a large saucepan over a medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the peppers, chilli powder, cumin, red pepper flakes, cayenne, and salt. Cook for 1 minute.
3) Crush the tomatoes by hand or in batches in a food processor fitted with a steel blade (pulse 6 to 8 times). Add to the pan with the basil, bring to a boil and then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4) Remove the chicken from the oven and leave to cool slightly. Separate the meat from the bones and skin and cut it into 2cm chunks. Add to the chilli and simmer, uncovered, for another 20 minutes. Serve with the toppings, or refrigerate and reheat gently before serving.


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Enough already.
This painfully, mindbogglingly question has been asked a gazillion times throughout history. And if you've done your research, you'll find a gazillion different responses to it.
"I'm just trying to help!" you might be saying. Okay, yes, your heart might be in the right place and maybe you are asking this question because you are just trying to help (hopefully). Regardless, asking this replayed question of why did she stay? seems to have an answer that varies across the board by everyone who answers it. And still, we get nowhere; or at least move at a snails pace to get anywhere. Even with the vast amount of information out there, many still don't understand why woman stay at all.
Well, by asking why did she stay? you are placing attention on the woman who are still staying in abusive relationships. The only question we should be asking is…
Why did She Leave? How did she do it!
By shifting our minds into provoking this question first, we place attention on the victims who have actually had the strength, the power, the force, the oomph, the something, to leave! And well, just a thought here, isn't that what we want for woman living with violence? For them to leave?
Tell me,
What separates a Woman who Stays from a Woman who Leaves?
I didn't have the answer, but was firing with curiosity for one. I had no intention to take a survey either when I approached a group of Domestic Violence Survivors and asked them directly. Their responses were so compelling, that as I started to read through each woman's emotionally provoking stories, I immediately began to find a common response.
Out of 61 women each gave a powerful story, but for the sake of their privacy this is as much detail that can be divulged:
Why did She Leave?
|Children ( single or multiple daughters & sons)
|Fear of Death
|Simply had enough (for multiple reasons not categorized or unknown reasons.)
|God (faith & religion)
|Other (Rape, family & friends, more)
|Combinations of all above
|Cheated (unfaithful, infidelity from abuser)
Children were considered the most common reason why mother's left. Their specific reasons 'why' changed from person to person, but in every beautiful, empowering 30 responses Children were at the forefront of their strength to leave the abuse. Many continued to say they have never gone back to violence and have found happiness in life again.
Being a child to a mother who lived a life with violence; this spoke to me. In more ways than I can explain. The power to help woman living with violence is in knowing and understanding why & how they will leave, not why they will stay. It's already known that staying with an abuser isn't the option.
As a victim, having people just tell you "You need to leave" isn't helpful in the slightest. You need to know how. And you must have a reason that means more to you then the reason you have for staying. This is different for everyone.
To woman in violence reading this, I hope that you find your reason to leave and eliminate the reasons to stay. And with time, I hope you find the ability to transform that reason into strength and leave.
(Discloser: Even if you believe you know how to leave an abuser, seek professional guidance. Leaving is the most dangerous part, because it is the final clutch of the abuser's control. Do not act irrationally. Find help ♥ Find guidance ♥ Be Safe ♥)
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- 5 beds
- 3 baths
- $204,900 price
- 318458 mls id
- Year Built: 1910
- Lot Size: 4.69 acres
- Status: Active
Experience a piece of history in this early 1900's home on 4.69 acres in Pelahatchie! Relax on the front porch and just imagine what conversations through time may have taken place on this same porch. Enjoy the fine touches from the past like wood floors, two fireplaces, a stained-glass window and wood trim. Modern updates over the years to the kitchen, bedrooms and baths still focus on this homes character without compromising its legendary style. Master bedroom with large bath includes a separate tub and shower. Two guest bedrooms with bath are located on the main level while two additional bedrooms with one bath are upstairs. Stretch out in the huge sunroom at the back of the home with an additional fireplace. Tons of off-street parking. Current owners have continued to make improvements like adding a tankless water heater, smooth surface cooktop, replaced two air conditioning units, plus many more. Call your realtor today and add your legacy to this home!
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Last week I was in Austin, TX for a conference and got to see my good friend and colleague Dr. Tom O'Bryan. We talked about autoimmunity and why it's so important to know about. Especially with PCOS because there is often an autoimmune component.
Dr. Tom and I did an interview shortly thereafter and I want to share it with you today because it's such a big deal for hormone balance and being well.
Why is Autoimmune disease so hard to cure – or even diagnose? The truth is this: We cannot change what we do not understand.
In just a few days, my good friend, Dr. Tom O'Bryan, invites you to begin a deeply personal journey with his powerful FREE 7-Part documentary series "Betrayal:the autoimmune disease solution they're not telling you."
This documentary is crucial for you if you know someone with autoimmune disease, have it yourself or simply want to be proactive and prevent it.
Do you have someone in your life that is suffering with rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, celiac disease, thyroid disease such as Hashimoto's, dementia and alzheimer's? Or are you yourself facing a life-debilitating disease?
This project leaves Dr. Tom's hands after 30 years of clinical research, patient care and relationships and it goes out to the world at large to change the face of autoimmunity.
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But… before the series even begins, I had the great pleasure to interview the creator, founder and heart behind this amazing documentry, Dr. Tom O'Bryan. To get a sneak peak at what all the buzz is about.
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Amazing Asian Art
Welcome to
The presentation includes our newest objects.
We are continuously engaging in further works and the offering will be constantly expanding.
In the gallery, we provide artists with other work areas, the possibility to introduce themselves and their work.
Get to know the magic of Asian art!
Your amazing-asian-art team
About us
In 1860, a French orchid collector by the name of Henri Mouhout discovered vast evidence of a lost civilization in the primeval forest of Cambodia. He reported about a holy ruin town with gigantic stone head, overgrown and hidden by aerial roots and thick underbrush. Europe was astonished and later the rest of world.
Since that time, the name Angkor stands for mysterious and extensive temple areas in the jungles of Cambodia. Nearly 200 stone faces adorn the towers in the temple Bayon, which is one of the most impressive sacred buildings on Earth. With its establishment 50 years after completion Angkor Wat was begun.
The internalized smile on the monumental stone faces, the famous Angkor smiles are also found again with the Apsaras, also known as celestial dancers. Valid as the greatest creation of Khmer architecture, the Angkor art, which is typical bas-relief in the Angkor Wat mountain temple, surprising and astonishing its viewers.
Unfortunately, the Angkor smiles are in danger. Rain, dryness, dangerous gases and salts, lichens and mushrooms are wreaking havoc on the pieces of art. Particularly Apsara and Devata reliefs, the heavenly dancers and goddesses, are acute from destruction threatened by the weathering processes. Layers of the sandstone and shell formation become detached and fall to the ground.
The German Apsara Conservation Project, GACP, for example, has been doing valuable work for several years to counteract this trend of deterioration.
This situation gave the idea to us, "amazing -asian -art", to receive the incomparable pieces of art in another manner and preserve the ancient mysterious Angkor smile. Together with Thai and Cambodian artists, inspired by the magnificent culture of the ancient Khmer empire, we have now manufactured hand crafted sculptures and bas-reliefs. We now bring you closer to the magic of these bygone, world famous Khmer arts.
The Manufacture
The idea of an object is shown in a drawing first. The original is then created with modeling clay. This process can take several days to complete.
Once this work is completed, the original is coated with liquid silicone. This becomes, after drying to a solid shell. This gives the form more stability for future use, it is then completely enclose with resin. This layer hardens and is cut partially into several pieces.
In the gallery, we provide artists with other work areas,
the possibility to introduce themselves and their work.
The objets are without prices.
If interested, please do not hesitate to use the contact page.
Reliefs. Sculptures and Buddha made of solid Artificial Stone
All objects displayed can processed with different Surfaces are provided,
Sandblasted or acid-treated, with paint Impregnation, with gloss paint or special pigmentation..
Apsara Triptych (antique technique and sandstone optics)
Apsaras, the celestial dancers on the temple walls. At Angkor Wat are almost 1850 Apsaras. Each is unique. Even today the art of dance is taught.
14-day delivery time for this product.
Sales price: 198,00 €
King of Angkor (antique technique and sandstone optics)
King of Angkor, Angkor Wat, the temple and almost certainly the mausoleum of Suryavarman II sets the seal on his deification.
14-day delivery time for this product
Sales price: 248,00 €
Khmer head II( Darstellung as Profile, Silver- or Gold optic )
Inspired by a fragment from Preah Khan of Angkor, built by king Jayavarman VII ( 1181-1219 ).
14-day delivery time for this product
Sales price: 98,00 €
Ushnisha (sandstone optics)
The pre-eminence of Buddha over other men is demonstrated by 32 speciell signs on his body.
14-day delivery time for this product
Sales price: 145,00 €
Lao Buddha Champasak (hand colored)
This Buddha is named after the province of Champasak South Laos. Here is also the UNESCO-
World Cultural Heritage Vat Phou, one of the most important Temple of Khmer in Southeast Asia.
14-day delivery time for this product
Sales price: 76,00 €
Lao Buddha Savann ( hand colored )
In Luang Prabang , the old royal city of Laos, which got the designation World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995,
are countless Buddha statues in typical laotian style.
14-day delivery time for this product
Sales price: 35,00 €
We thank all visitors who found some words of praise, who reminded of their
own travel, who tried to get more information
and of course those who took advantage of our free delivery service for NRW
to be a place for our properties in new areas and gardens.
In einem Bericht vom 28.02.2017
in der WAZ wurde unsere Arbeit ein weiteres Mal vorgestellt.
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The Conscious Freak
There has been and I'm sure will be much more written about the type
of people you will find in any organisation. The spectrum ranges from
four to seven different types, maybe even more according to some
Obviously only a few types are really contributing to an organisation. As some are watching, and hopefully only a few are disturbing or hindering the progress of the business.
Now I don't want to go into this area in details as such, but I would like to look at two specific groups that really drive and sustain a company at large in my opinion - the Professionals / Organisers and Creators / Leaders. Or as I alternatively call them: the Conscious and the Freaks.
Typically, they would reside in, or occupy, specific functions in the organisation, most likely very contrary to one another. The glaring opposite polarity of these two characters very often leads to friction when they engage or need to work together, this due to the sheer differences in behaviour, mind-set and expectations.
Hence, we invented management to deal with the unfolding situations and the result is then called "compromise with tendencies" depending on the manager's profile.
The pure culture
Based on my experience working for, working with and watching people in a work environment, the old principles or practises of deploying the various character dimensions into specific function boxes, where they are supposed to perform best, is no longer adequate.
This only creates silos or boxes, or better a heap of containers or cells, stacked side by side and on top of each other, isolated by metal walls, where no container knows or cares what's in the other.
For an organism to strive, you want as little or ideally no friction between the cells, instead you want a strong harmonious organism that biologists would call a "pure culture".
The creation of the Conscious Freak
Therefore, the Conscious and the Freaks need to be merged into the same body and mind to create what I like to call the "The Conscious Freak", and not kept in individual, possibly opposing positions.
This merger of these two personalities into one would lead to the creation of the most advance hybrid, where the friction happens within the person and not between the persons. I'm not talking about genetically modified humans here. I'm talking about selecting the right mix of personalities - the ones who can still be morphed into one. From there, they can then be deployed into the right functions.
Depending on the role one occupies, the ratios between consciousness and freakishness you encourage within one of these hybrids will have to vary. As you don't want a freakish inclined person as Finance Manager, nor the conscious inclined ones in Creative Design.
What characteristics does a conscious person have?
They like policies, talk about best practices, are very organised and like, or even better, need procedures. They strive for excellence and perfection, sometimes just for the sake of it and prefer continuity and security. Finally, they do not deal well with uncertainty. Rules are a major part of their lives, the ones they set for themselves or the ones set by others.
What characteristics does a freakish person have?
They are opportunistic and daring, fast and yet flexible and take unconventional decisions or moves. They are the masters of shortcuts, as long as they lead to the desired result more quickly and not necessarily more elegantly or beautifully. As a result, these shortcuts are rarely repeatable.
More importantly, they are insanely passionate about their ideas and creations, and are also very emotional when they work out or when they don't.
What is important to remember however, is that neither is to be seen as good or bad. They are both relevant and important sides of one's personality, and key to success if maybe put to different use. But neither goes very far without the other.
Be your consciously freakish self
What is the message you might ask? Accept who you are, as what you may think is a weakness may turn out to be a strength, unlike what parents, teachers, HR people and others may tell you. In your school or work appraisals, you may have been told to work on your weaknesses and build on your strengths. That could be the freakish part or the conscious one, depending on your job and the type of boss or person doing the appraisal.
Since there is clearly no objectivity possible, the amount of freakishness and consciousness you need in your inner self will vary from work environment to work environment and what may seem to be a weakness in one organisation could actually be a strength in another. So the appointment of the Conscious Freaks is important, and one should not try to mould people into functions they simply don't fit in, and have to pretend they are suitable for.
Let's be a bit more consciously freakish!
Andreas Hipp


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FX president John Landgraf has confirmed that he is "really excited" about the cable network's adaptation of comic series Powers.
It was reported last month that former Walking Dead writer Charles 'Chic' H. Eglee was in talks to become showrunner on the project.
Confirming Eglee's involvement, Landgraf told IGN at the TCA press tour: "We're now on our third writer. It's Chic Eglee... and I'm really, really excited about it. I mean, it's gotten better all along, but I think we'd had some real creative breakthroughs and I think Chic's doing some really exciting work."
He admitted that the project, based on the comic by Brian Michael Bendis, had taken a long time to reach the air.
"It's really hard... to adapt a graphic novel into a successful television show," suggested Landgraf. "I realise they did it with Walking Dead... but there have been very few wholly successful adaptations."
He added: "Powers is a really different kind of show than Walking Dead. It's nothing like it."
The Powers comic follows two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Denna Pilgrim, as they investigate crimes committed by super-powered criminals.


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ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday took a suo motu notice of drying out pond of the National Heritage of Katas Temple.
The chief justice has called a detailed report from Director General Archaeology and Museum, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Secretary Evacuee Trust Property Board, Lahore, Director General, Archaeology Department, Government of Punjab, Lahore and Deputy Commissioner, Chakwal, within three days.
The pre-historic fabled pond is said to be drying out because of huge amount of water consumption in cement factories. The factories are reportedly sucking water through more than hundred drill bores, which have severely reduced the subsoil water level.