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MICE.com has compiled a collective list of professional development and educational opportunities from all sectors of the Meetings Industry for the month of March 2017 to include webinars, courses, training sessions and events.
March 2017
How Millennials and Baby Boomers Can Work Together
Presenter: Adam Smiley Poswolsky
Although millennials and baby boomers can be very different in their interests and values, a few simple strategies will help you facilitate communication and collaboration between these influential generations.
ITB Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Messe Berlin
ITB MICE Day – 8 March 2017 – hall 7.1a, room New York 3
Digitalization, demographic change, disruption, Corporate Social Responsibility, etc. – these megatrends and buzzwords govern event planners' everyday routine. One has the feeling one has to be able to know and do everything. Yet everyone surely has good days and bad days – the latent feeling of being overworked can sometimes develop into euphoria, yet not infrequently it simply leaves one feeling fed up. What are all these MICE sector megatrends and buzzwords really about? How are they put into practice? Are they even real? Is everything that glitters truly gold? How effective and efficient are these developments?
The Association of German Event Organizers (VERANSTALTUNGSPLANER.DE) provides clarity at ITB MICE Day. Be there and learn about best practices and implementation examples from MICE sector professionals!
How Current & Future Hospitality Trends Impact Meeting Planners
Presenter: Michael Dominquez, Chief Sales Officer, MGM Resorts International
Listen in with hospitality guru Mike Dominguez to learn the most important tips, trends and changes in 2017! Mike's deep knowledge of hotels, restaurants and venues, coupled with an insider perspective on the ever-changing economic climate will turbo-charge your planning and elevate your own industry awareness. You'll gain critical insight into the dueling perspectives of both planners and suppliers, uncover the newest hospitality trends and hear up-to-the-minute industry changes and how they impact the future of planning. Join us as Mike reveals insider secrets you can't get anywhere else!
Presenter: Kevin Yanushefski
91% of industry pros believe their events are effective—the tough part? Proving it.
One of the biggest challenges facing event industry professionals is that meetings, conferences, and trade shows don't get the respect they deserve outside of the planning and production team. Event organizers intuitively understand the importance of events, but often struggle to articulate that value to executive stakeholders. With increased scrutiny on budgets and spend, many planners face the challenge of growing, or even just preserving, their event budgets year over year.
In response, savvy event pros are discovering how to tell their stories of event success in ways that stakeholders simply can't ignore. Are you ready to make your case to your leadership? By embracing event technology, and utilizing the increased availability of data, you can capture the metrics that matter most, and prove the impact of your events throughout the organization.
The ABCs of Event ROI webinar will help you:
- Uncover the disconnect between event teams and executive teams
- Discover tactics to close the gap and find common ground
- Simplify and demystify the concepts driving Event ROI
- Take actionable steps to start proving your event effectiveness
Your events are powerful, now prove how profitable they are.
Experienced chefs will share insights, advice and ideas from their experience serving groups of all kinds under myriad circumstances. Half the time will be reserved for participants' questions, which can be submitted in advance and/or live during the webcast.
IPEC Independent Planner Education Conference
Colorado Springs, CO
Invaluable business connections, targeted education, and unforgettable experiences—all while experiencing breathtaking scenery and five-star service in Colorado Springs. This unique event is hosted by Northstar Meetings Group's leading brands—Successful Meetings, Meetings & Conventions, and Incentive Magazine—in partnership with The Broadmoor.
Including the Rainbow – Planning the LGBT-Friendly Event
The LGBT event is a growing niche in the meetings industry. Destinations around the country are developing programs and marketing strategies to reach and serve this market. Most meetings do not specifically focus on LGBT issues but almost all meetings include attendees who are a part of the LGBT community. How should this fact be reflected in the content of mainstream meetings and events? In this webcast, experienced planners and suppliers will present best practices for building itineraries, creating content, promoting, and executing meetings and events that create a spirit of inclusion for all attendees.
CMP: Domain G Meeting or Event Design
Presenter: Robyn Mietkiewicz
Hotel contract risk reduction and cost containment have become an important metric in the Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) landscape. In this interactive workshop, we will address the latest industry issues and trends that impact planner / hotelier negotiations as the seller's market shifts in some regions to a buyer's market, including specific methods to validate and report contract risk mitigation. Additionally, we will review key hotel contract performance clauses that are often overlooked to best protect your organization, and methods to calculate damages and verify amounts due via an audit.
Join Meetings Today and Robyn Mietkiewicz, senior director of Global Meeting Management at Meeting Sites Resource for this one-hour webinar to make sure you're armed with the negotiating tools you need to succeed in today's meetings and conventions world.
After attending this session, the attendee will be able to:
- Examine key hotel contract performance clauses that should not be overlooked to assure risk reduction / cost containment
- How to review key cost-savings strategies, including room rates, concessions, F&B and audiovisual and Internet/technology support services
- Review methods to assess and use your leverage based on hotel revenue management criteria
- Know the essential components of a cost savings, risk reduction, cost containment report
- Review five steps to value based contract negotiations
- Enhance communications and partnerships with hoteliers
Earn CEUs: CIC has reviewed the learning objectives of this activity and has indicated that attendees will receive 1 CE hours in the Project Management Domain of the CMP or CMP-HC Standards.
GMIC Webinar Series: Designing the Future – Sustainability Now, Next and Why!
Speaker: Mark Fein, Senior Vice President – Strategy, Freeman XP
Did you know that Design Thinking and Sustainability go hand in hand? As we look at the future of our industry today we are just starting to understand how the power of using sustainable thinking will shape our next 10 years. Water, Resources, Time and Talent are all valuable to how we get our job done. Learn how to create impactful experiences and still be kind to the planet and our budgets. Come join us in a new way of thinking that will change the Future!
If you are hosting a professional development webinar, course, training session or event educating MICE professionals contact Michael Mayhew at email@example.com. Please send any links along with a brief description.


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Let your home decor revolve around you with this stunning oil rubbed bronze three-light mini pendant. The aluminum body consists of three heavy open rings with the lights centered beautifully inside, accented with inlay of hammered aluminum. Adjust the hanging height with the long length of matching chain that's included.

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The Calrad Electronics plastic single gang hood is designed for post or retrofit cable installations as well as for cables with large connectors. This retrofit plate is reversible so you can have the hood inside or outside of the wall to suit a variety of needs. The Single Gang Wall Plate is designed to work with the Calrad Stainless Steel EZ Mount Plate, sold separately.
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text: David W. Blight is Professor of History at Yale University; he taught at Amherst College for thirteen years. His scholarly work is concentrated on nineteenth-century America, with a special interest in the Civil War and Reconstruction, African American history, and American intellectual and cultural history. He has lectured widely on Frederick Douglass and served as a consultant to documentary films on African American history, including the PBS television film Frederick Douglass: When the Lion Wrote History. His book, Frederick Douglass' Civil War: Keeping Faith in Jubilee is an award-winning intellectual biography of Douglass and a study of the meaning of the Civil War. His work Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory was awarded the Bancroft Prize in American History, the Lincoln Prize, and the Frederick Douglass Prize, as well as four awards from the Organization of American Historians. He is the author of numerous essays on abolitionism and African American intellectual history, and his latest work is a collection of essays entitled Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory, and the Civil War.


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My Wii Shopping complaints..
1) My router couldn't connect to my Wii.
2) The Wii points are in USD.
3) CDN Taxes on top of the Wii points price.
My Wi-fi connection has always given me problems..
When my DS USB Connector broke and I had to rely on my wireless router, I had to fiddle with the router to get it to work with my DS. Recently, everytime I tried to connect to the Shopping Channel it just kept accessing…and accessing..sometimes an error message would result but most times it just froze there..looking for a connection. There was no way to exit the "connecting.." screen so I had to power down my system again and again. Today I decided I would take time out to look into the problem and figure out how to solve it…finally.
Nintendo.com was the first place I looked and proved to be the place to check for connection difficulties. I tried a few of their steps…and seconds later.. Ta-Da! I was on my way to purchase Wii Points! (Damn neighbours and all their wireless devices interfering with my connections) I can just hear the voice of the Staples EASY Button.. "That was easy"… haha. Only bought enough points for two purchases: Castlevania IV(I've been enjoying Portrait of Ruin on the DS (Yay Charlotte!) that I thought I'd go back in time to play one of the originals. The enemies are really creepy which make me want to kill them even more.)and Bonks Adventure.
Since I was on the site I decided to order new wii straps as well. I actually don't like the wrist strap (it gets in the way). But I guess its protects my tv, and window, and others around me(well scratch that, I've already hit a few people with the wiimote)..My cat will enjoy chewing the old straps thats for sure.


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Carnaea is a young woman from the Village of Clear Spring. Her parents died when the plague passed through the area a few years ago. Since then she has been on her own tending to the farm she grew up on. Unfortunately she is not physically up to the task all alone. Still she is headstrong and does not give up easily.
Recently an outcast member of the Village, Isa Mor, gained an uncharacteristic viciousness. He murdered the village sheriff and nearly killed one of Baron Remon Niell's personal guards who had come to investigate the Sheriff's murder. It was Carnaea who stepped in to stop the guard from being killed. It was then that she met the love of her life, Klendan Otaro. Klendan was able to stop Isa Mor and since then Klendan and Carnaea have been courting and are betrothed to be married. Carnaea has been a solid support for Klendan's many adventures and the couple are becoming a pillar of their community.
During his adventures Klendan earned a life debt from Jonus Paldrin, a man out of time. Jonus works on Carnaea's farm giving her the labor she needs to make the farm run the way it should.


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Unsafe MP: After Mandsaur, a 4-year-old raped in Satna; another minor raped by maternal uncle
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BHOPAL: Although the nationwide outrage on gang rape of a minor in Mandsaur has not yet died down, another incident of rape of a four-year-old girl in Satna district shook Madhya Pradesh on Monday.
The girl was raped allegedly by Mahendra Singh, 27, at Parasmania village, about 40 km from Satna district hospital, late on Sunday night. The accused has been arrested
The condition of the child is said to be critical and she is undergoing treatment at Satna district hospital, police said. The child has been rushed to Delhi by air ambulance, for better treatment now.
The plane took off from Satna air strip on Tuesday afternoon. Outside, the Mahila Congress workers had a clash with the police.
Police said that the survivor was sleeping outside her home with her father and the father went off to answer nature's call when the accused allegedly took her away. After finding the girl missing, the parents started looking for her and found her injured in a field outside the village.
The father expressed suspicion over Mahendra Singh, a native of neighbouring village, who had come to the survivor's place on Sunday evening. Police detained Singh and during course of interrogation, he confessed to the crime
In another incident, a 12-year-old girl was raped by her maternal uncle in Sala village in Dhar district. The survivor was alone at home on Saturday and the accused molested her after threatening her.
Police registered case against accused Uday Singh, who is a repeat offender and has been in jail earlier on charges of rape. He escaped after raping his nieve and police are searching for him. The condition of the survivor is said to be stable.


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I recently had the opportunity to meet with a small business who is just like many of our clients – trying to figure out how to be successful online.
The one unique thing about this client was how they were trying to attract visitors to their website. Their strategy? Quantity, quantity and more quantity!
Their philosophy was to have as many pages as possible to capture the as many online visitors as possible. Seems like a logical approach, right?
One might say that this method was even working to a certain extent. Their website was receiving 1,300+ unique visits a day. Not too shabby for a small shop.
But, when we looked into the stats more closely, we discovered that more than 70% of the visitors were leaving immediately after opening the first page of their website (this is often referred to as bounce rate).
70% of visitors didn't get past the first page!? Ouch...!!! What a staggering number!
In addition to that, most of the other visitors were hitting only 2 pages before leaving. At the end of the day this business is receiving about 9 calls about their product. That's less than a 1% response against their total daily online traffic.
Something needs to change, and change quickly!
Quantity can be a great strategy to attract more visitors, but it has to be done right.
You need to identify what you're trying to achieve, present the content effectively, and include a strong call to action. In this case, this website was only focusing on getting visitors to the home page. Once they arrived, there was no strategy to keep them on the site and the presentation was weak.
If you're running a small business website and are finding you're running into a similar problem, here are 3 simple ways to start improving your bounce rate:
1. Quality over quantity
You've probably heard 'Content is King' – and it is – but it needs to be good content. Review the pages that are not working and re-write the copy to be more relevant to what you're trying to achieve.
2. Provide a solution to their problem
Your visitors are coming to your business because they need something. It's your job to identify that need and communicate it clearly with a simple solution. That solution should also include a call to action so the visitor is encouraged to take the next step.
3. Formatting and Design
Your content needs to be presented effectively with clean formatting and a design that draws in the visitor. If they can't find what they're looking for in a few seconds, they'll leave and go on to the next website.
Think about who your customer is. If half of your visitors are accessing your website on mobile devices than you need to look at Responsive Website Design rather than a traditional fixed-width layout.
Final thoughts...
Like any website, your business should be treating this as an ongoing project. You may not get all these steps right the first go, but with some fine tuning you're sure to start seeing improvements.
Have some ideas of your own? Post a comment below. We'de love to hear from you...
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Kirkland Men's Golf Shirts
Costco is developing more Kirkland brand clothing, and one new item this summer was men's golf shirts. Here's great-grandpa in his new Kirkland golf shirt, on sale this week for $15. I'm really happy with this.
Kirkland Laundry Pods
There's been a lot on the Internet about the danger of liquid laundry pods, and some children, apparently thinking they looked like candy, have been sickened and even died by ingesting. At least one person questioned Costco's choice to put the laundry pods in a clear container. Now, according to the Internet and the picture in the new coupon book, the liquid laundry pod container is no longer transparent.
Ibotta Coupon System
Ibotta is a complicated coupon system that works on a smart phone and claims to work with Costco purchases. I bought the product, photocopied my receipt (which took three separate photos), captured a copy of the price code, and was approved for $.25 cents back on my Costco purchase of eggs. But when I tried to find my $.25 cents, it was nowhere to be found. The email supposedly containing my money never arrived. I haven't totally given up on Ibotta, but I'm skeptical.


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International Administration Group (Guernsey) Limited
Company Administrator
Attn: Mark Woodall
Tel: +44 1481 723450
Eurocastle Releases First Quarter 2019 Financial Results,
Announces First Quarter Dividend of €0.15 per Share,
Tender Offer to Repurchase up to €10 million of Ordinary Shares at €7.50 per Ordinary Share,
Renewal of Share Buyback Programme and Annual General Meeting on 19 June 2019
Guernsey, 17 May 2019 – Eurocastle Investment Limited (Euronext Amsterdam: ECT) today has released its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2019 declaring a dividend of €0.15 per share for the period. The Company also announces a tender offer (the "Tender Offer") of up to €10 million of ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for a fixed price of €7.50 per Ordinary Share. As the Tender Offer is scheduled to close after the payment of the dividend, current investors who decide to tender will receive €7.65 per share. In addition, the current programme to buy back shares listed on Euronext which ended on 8 May 2019 will be renewed for a further period commencing on 20 June 2019 following the settlement of the Tender Offer (the "Share Buyback Programme").
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doBank Financial Performance and Altamira Acquisition
Investment & NPL Performance
Open market Share Buyback Programme
Share Tender and Share Buyback Programme
For further information of the Company as at 31 March 2019, please refer to the Company's most recent Investor Factsheet which can be found under the investor relations section on the Company's website (www.eurocastleinv.com).
Normalised FFO ("NFFO") is a non-IFRS financial measure that, with respect to all of the Company's Italian Investments other than doBank, recognises i) income on an expected yield basis updated periodically, allowing Eurocastle to report the run rate earnings from these investments in line with their expected annualised returns and ii) any additional gains or losses not previously recognised through NFFO at the point investments are realised. Cash flow receipts are therefore allocated by the Company between income and capital in accordance with this expected yield methodology. With respect to doBank, following the IPO, the Company recognises NFFO based on its share of doBank's reported annual net income excluding non-recurring items after tax together with any gains or losses arising from the sale of its shares. The income cash flow profile of each of the Company's investments may not exactly equal the NFFO recognised by the Company each period but will do so over the life of each investment.
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Eurocastle's management will host an earnings conference call at 2:00 P.M. London time (9:00 A.M. New York time) later today. All interested parties are welcome to participate on the live call. You can access the conference call by dialling first +1-844-492-7988 (from within the U.S.) or +1-478-219-0293 (from outside of the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call; please reference "Eurocastle First Quarter 2019 Earnings Call or conference ID number 7576415".
A webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at www.eurocastleinv.com. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the necessary software required to listen to the internet broadcast. A replay of the webcast will be available for three months following the call.
For those who are not available to listen to the live call, a replay will be available until 11:59 P.M. New York time on Monday, 17 June 2019 by dialing +1-855-859-2056 (from within the U.S.) or +1-404- 537-3406 (from outside of the U.S.); please reference access code "7576415".
Background to and reasons for the Tender Offer and Share Buyback Programme
Eurocastle and its Board of Directors (the "Board") continuously monitor the Company's balance sheet with the aim of maintaining an efficient capital structure while meeting the requirements to execute on the Company's investment pipeline. In light of the discount at which Eurocastle has been trading to its net asset value ("NAV") and the Company's available cash, the Board believes that the implementation of the Tender Offer at a premium to the prevailing share price provides liquidity to investors while representing an accretive and expeditious use of available cash. The Share Buyback Programme to follow the Tender Offer is seen by the Company as an additional means to continue to take advantage of any prevailing share price discount to its NAV over a prolonged period while also providing additional liquidity in its shares.
The Tender Offer
A circular (the "Circular") to shareholders in relation to the Tender Offer has been posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website under the tab "Periodic Reports and Shareholder Communications – Tender Offer".
The Tender Offer and the Share Buyback Programme are being undertaken pursuant to the authority passed at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 20 June 2018. The Tender Offer will remain open until 5.00 p.m. (CET) on 14 June 2019 and is being made at a price of €7.50 per existing Ordinary Share in issue (the "Tender Price"). The repurchase of Ordinary Shares by the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer will be carried out through ABN AMRO Bank N.V. acting for and on behalf of the Company as agent.
The Tender Price has been set at €7.50 per share and will be settled after the payment of the first quarter dividend of €0.15 per share. The Tender Offer price including the dividend represents a premium of 4.2% to the volume weighted average closing price on Euronext Amsterdam of €7.34 per Ordinary Share over the last month to 16 May 2019 (the latest practicable date before the publication of this announcement), and a discount of approximately 13.3% to the Company's Pro Forma NAV8 of €8.82 per share as at 16 May 2019.
The Tender Offer will provide shareholders who are eligible with an opportunity to sell part or all of their Ordinary Shares and to receive their respective share of the cash which the Company is seeking to return. The Tender Offer will allow the Company to broaden the return of cash to include those shareholders whose Ordinary Shares might not otherwise be purchased by the Company through a general on-market buyback.
Each eligible shareholder will be entitled to sell up to 2.96 per cent of the Ordinary Shares registered in their respective names on the record date under the Tender Offer, rounded down to the nearest whole number of Ordinary Shares. This is what is known as each eligible shareholder's "Basic Entitlement". All Ordinary Shares validly tendered by eligible shareholders up to their respective Basic Entitlement will be accepted and repurchased in full. Tendering shareholders may also be able to participate in the Tender Offer in excess of their Basic Entitlement to the extent that other eligible shareholders tender less than their respective Basic Entitlement, resulting in surplus Ordinary Shares (known as "Excess Tender Offer Shares"). Any Excess Tender Offer Shares will be repurchased from tendering Shareholders pro rata to the amount in excess of each eligible shareholder's Basic Entitlement so tendered.
The repurchase of Ordinary Shares by the Company will be carried out on-market through the available systems of Euronext. The Tender Offer will be financed through the use of the Company's existing and available cash resources.
The Tender Offer is available to eligible shareholders outside Canada and Japan in respect of the number of Ordinary Shares registered in those shareholders' names at 5.00 p.m. (CET) on 14 June 2019.
The formal terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are set out in the Circular and tender form. The results of the Tender Offer will be announced on 17 June 2019 and published on the Company's website (www.eurocastleinv.com).
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|Euroclear Nederland accounts credited with Tender Offer proceeds and revised holdings of uncertificated Ordinary Shares (Settlement Date)…………………………………………..
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|Despatch of cheques for Tender Offer proceeds for Ordinary Shares held through CREST and for certificated Ordinary Shares………………………………………………………………..
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|Despatch of balance share certificates for unsold Ordinary Shares and share certificates for unsuccessful tenders (certificated holders only)…………………………………………..
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The above times and dates may be subject to change and, in the event of such change, the revised times and/or dates will be notified to shareholders.
Information in connection with the Tender Offer is available on the Company's website (www.eurocastleinv.com) or can be obtained from ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Corporate Broking (telephone number +31 20 344 2000). If you hold Ordinary Shares in CREST or in certificated form and have any questions about the procedure for tendering or you want to request tender forms, CREST payment forms or for help completing the tender form, please contact the Company's registrar, Anson Registrars Limited, between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to Friday (telephone number +44 1481 711301).
Buyback Programme
Under the Share Buyback Programme, Eurocastle is seeking to buy back shares up to an aggregate market value equivalent to €2.0 million, subject to the limitation of the buyback authority set out below. The Share Buyback Programme will commence following the settlement of the Tender Offer which is expected to occur on 20 June 2019.
The buyback will be conducted in Eurocastle's Ordinary Shares listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
The Share Buyback Programme will take place within the limitations of the authority granted to the Board at its Annual General Meeting held on 20 June 2018, pursuant to which the maximum number of shares to be bought back is 13,178,041. Taking into account the amount of shares repurchased by the Company up to 16 May 2019 (the latest practicable date) since the buyback authority was renewed, and in the event that the Tender Offer is fully subscribed, the maximum number of shares that could be bought back under the Share Buyback Programme would be 4,136,495.
The purpose of the Share Buyback Programme is to reduce the share capital of the Company and will be conducted within the parameters prescribed by the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014, and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052.
The Share Buyback Programme will commence on 20 June 2019 and will end no later than 8 August 2019, at which point the Board will review the success of the programme and determine whether to renew the programme for a further period.
Eurocastle has entered into a non-discretionary mandate with Liberum Capital Limited to conduct the Share Buyback Programme on its behalf and to make trading decisions under the programme independently of the Company within parameters set by the Board.
Enquires: Please contact the Eurocastle Investor Relations at email@example.com or +1 (212) 479-3165.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, including 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Please refer to the forward looking statements disclaimer at the end of this announcement.
The Company will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 19 June 2019, at the Company's registered office at 2.00 P.M. Guernsey time (3.00 P.M. CET). Notices and proxy statements will be posted on 29 May 2019 to shareholders of record at close of business on 28 May 2019.
For additional information that management believes to be useful for investors, please refer to the latest presentation posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.eurocastleinv.com. For investment portfolio information, please refer to the Company's most recent Investor Factsheet, which is available on the Company's website (www.eurocastleinv.com).
Eurocastle Investment Limited is a publicly traded closed-ended investment company that focuses on investing in performing and non-performing loans and other real estate related assets primarily in Italy. The Company is Euro denominated and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol "ECT". Eurocastle is managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC, a leading global investment manager. For more information regarding Eurocastle Investment Limited and to be added to our email distribution list, please visit www.eurocastleinv.com.
This release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, future commitments to sell real estate and achievement of disposal targets, availability of investment and divestment opportunities, timing or certainty of completion of acquisitions and disposals, the operating performance of our investments and financing needs. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "potential", "intend", "expect", "endeavor", "seek", "anticipate", "estimate", "overestimate", "underestimate", "believe", "could", "project", "predict", "project", "continue", "plan", "forecast" or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition or state other forward-looking information. The Company's ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is limited. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, its actual results and performance may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results or stated expectations including the risks regarding Eurocastle's ability to declare dividends, amortise the Company's debts, renegotiate the Company's credit facilities, make new investments, or achieve its targets regarding asset disposals or asset performance.
1 NAV for Q1 2019 is before deducting the first quarter 2019 dividend of €0.15 per share declared and to be paid in May 2019.
2 Per share calculations for Eurocastle throughout this document are based on the weighted average or outstanding voting shares and therefore exclude shares held in treasury. As at 31 March 2019, 63.8 million shares were in issue of which 45.1 million were voting shares and 18.8 million were held in treasury. Amounts per share are therefore calculated on the following basis: Q1 2019 Net Asset Value per share ("NAV per share") on 45.1 million voting shares, Q1 2019 NFFO on 45.1 million weighted average voting shares, Q4 2018 NAV per share based on 45.2 million voting shares and Q4 2018 NFFO per share – based on 47.2 million weighted average voting shares. Q1 2019 distribution on 45.0 million voting shares and Q4 2018 distribution paid on 45.1 million voting shares.
3 Normalised FFO ("NFFO") is a non-IFRS measure used to explain the financial performance of the Company, as outlined on page 3 of this announcement.
4 EBITDA and Net Income excluding non-recurring items; Q1 2019 EBITDA reported at €15.2 million, Q1 2019 Net Income reported at €7.7 million.
1 Time weighted average of invested capital (net of any capital returned) over the relevant period.
6 NAV segments adjusted for €18.1 million of unfunded committed investment relating to the deferred purchase price ("DPP") on FINO payable in August 2020.
7 Amounts per share calculated on 45.1 million outstanding voting shares.
8 Pro forma NAV means the Company's last published NAV less the additional incentive compensation which would be due by the Company should all investments be realised at their last reported values (the "Incremental Incentive Fees"), adjusted for (i) the value of the doBank S.P.A. ("doBank") and Unicredit Immobiliare Uno ("UIU") share prices as at market close on 16 May 2019; (ii) the Company's open market buyback activity subsequent to 31 March 2019 and up to 8 May 2019; and (iii) movements in the Incremental Incentive Fee as a result of changes in the share price of doBank and UIU since the Company's last reporting date. Please refer to Tender Offer Circular for further details on the calculation.


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In my very first blog post I promised to share with you a story from real life, a story about old enemies becoming friends through the dark years of the cold war. Here it comes.
Before I take you forward to visions and goals and hopes for the future of our world wide YMCA, I want to take you backwards, back to the darkness of the cold war, back to an ice cold winter night, the Saturday of December 13, 1981.
It is bitterly cold in Neuruppin, DDR, East Germany. A captain in the Soviet Air force is in full battle uniform sitting in the cockpit of his SU 17 bomber fighter. The alarm is still ringing in his ears. According to special orders he is switching on the engines of his aircraft. He sits there with the engines running for thirty minutes. Still no details about the late night mission, but he expects that the reason for the alarm a few minutes ago is related to the counter-revolution in Poland. He expects the final order to be to fly over Poland and maybe to bomb Polish cities.
In Estonia the evening of 13th of December 1981, the weather is equally cold, and snow is falling on the Soviet troops in their camp outside the city Tallinn. The young Soviet officer in command is waiting for orders to march.
The same evening I was sitting in a military camp in Norway, a lieutenant in the NATO forces. I was watching the news; the cold war was heating up. Europe was at the brink of war that night.
While the bomber planes in Neuruppin were still running their engines and the young officer in Tallinn tried to look through the falling snow, a group of Solidarity activists in Poland were trying to hide from the Secret Police. One of their members slips onto a train.
Not far away from the main railway station, and at exactly the same time as the young guy enters his train, General Jaruzelski with his typical black glasses introduced Martial Law in Poland. All of a sudden there were tanks in the streets, the phone-lines were cut, no television, no newspapers. The prisons started to fill up, Solidarity- activists disappeared from the streets.
The news of the Martial Law is spreading all over the world. The tension is over.
Sasha Artushenko in DDR stops his engines; he never received any orders that night.
Misha Guskov in Tallinn leaves his battle against frozen windows and Michal Szymanczak falls asleep in his Polish train.
In the military camp in Kongsberg, Norway, I turn off my television set and go to bed.
You see, today Michal Szymanczak from Polish Solidarity is the deputy Secretary General in YMCA Europe. Sasha Artucshenko, the pilot of the bomber fighter is today the National General Secretary of Belarus YMCA. Misha Guskov, the soviet captain, is Executive Secretary in YMCA Europe, based in Moscow. We were a kind of symbols of a divided Europe, soldiers of different armies, preparing to go to war against one another.
8 years after that December night the Berlin Wall came down.
I have walked through the ruins of a fallen empire, and I walked together with former enemies, now my closest friends, and we started to build YMCAs together.
This crucial experience has made me believe in the power of friendship, believe in the power of the YMCA to change life perspectives and build new ones. It has made me believe in hope against mighty walls and friendship against iron curtains and made me believe more than ever in the weaponless armies of the YMCA when they go to fight for love against hate. I believe in the words of the famous writer James Joyce: "To live, to fail, to fall, to win, to recreate life from life."


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Elsewhere in this blog, I've posted a number of articles about the Malaysian education system. It's been about 37 years ago since the time when I sat for my Primary 6 national exams. I have long forgotten what it was like in my day. I was for the most part a lazy kid who hardly ever did my homeworks; and I was famous for being the black sheep of the class. I have no idea how I passed my exams, but somehow I just did.
Almost 4 decades later, there have been several changes in the system, and I have lost track of what the exams are all about. These days the Primary 6 exams is known as the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR). This morning, JJ went to her school to collect her results for the UPSR, and those of you who're not keen to read all the way to the end of this post, let me just tell you that, contrary to popular prediction, JJ did not get straight "A"s.
But I'm sure many of you can guess that I'm not in the least worried or disappointed about it! If JJ can pass her exams with decent results and progress to the next level, I'm OK with that; and if she can achieve anything better, well then that's a bonus! I've seen that in many, many cases, paper qualifications don't really mean much in the job market. Out there in the real world, one needs a different kind of survival skill to do well, and no amount of paper qualifications can help. I just need the paper qualifications to help JJ to open doors; and once she steps through those doors, all those paper qualifications mean very little!
But this post is not really about JJ and the UPSR; rather it's about Mia. You see, Mia has been somewhat obsessed with JJ's performance in her studies since the first day she set foot in school. If JJ did badly in a school test, Mia would suffer the torment akin to a bullet wound. Seeing Mia has in fact been my frequent source of entertainment. If only the school would allow Mia to sit beside JJ during the exams, I'm sure Mia would be there! But alas, our education system hasn't reached that level of ridiculousness yet.
Over the last few days leading up to the UPSR results, Mia tried so very hard to act cool. But oh how she failed miserably! After over 20 years of marriage, I can read her like reading the dictionary, although admittedly I still can't fully understand the thought process sometimes. Then again, women are not meant to be understood, if you know what I mean.
Unfortunately, today Mia had an urgent legal matter she had to deal with at the office, and there was absolutely no way she could escape. She was therefore unable to go personally with JJ to her school to collect the UPSR results. So she sent her sister to do it for her instead. Only god knows how Mia was able to focus on her work in the office while all the time dealing with the suspense of wanting to know JJ's results. I caught myself smiling to myself just thinking of what Mia must be going through. I felt like calling my sister-in-law to tell her to take her time, please.
Nevertheless, like all fun stuff, the suspense had to endJackie duly brought JJ to her school. To be honest, I don't quite understand the present format of the UPSR. All I know is that everybody is obsessed with counting how many "A"s the students can get. I'm a little confused with the number of subjects and which are the ones that really matter.
Well, as I said earlier, JJ did not achieve straight "A"s for her UPSR; she scored a "C" for "BAHASA CINA - PEMAHAMAN", and a "B" for "BAHASA CINA - PENULISAN"; and "A" each for all the other subjects. Oh yes, there is also something under the heading of "PENTAKSIRAN KERJA AMALI" for which JJ scored a "1". I have no clue what that "1" is all about. Although not a straight "A"s, I want to say that I'm a happy daddy anyway. All I want from JJ is for her to try her best.
So now that JJ has passed her first hurdle, she progresses to Form 1 in Lok Yuk next year. The plan is to drop Chinese so that she has a bit more time for the other subjects, and perhaps start to indulge in some sports. Still a long way to go and many hurdles aheadMia still has many, many years of sleepless nights to come, worrying about JJ's school exams. I guess some things will never change...


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Straw Dogs (1971) Film Review. Abc Pictures,Talent Associates.Produced by Daniel Melnick. Directed by Sam Peckinpath. Distributed by Cinema Releasing Corperation, US,Fremantle Home Entertainment UK.
A film that the one scene was deemed to be so violent, and horrible, in which it is was actually banned in the UK, under the famous video nasties act in the early eighties, in which so many films were banned in the UK by a controlling Conservative Government. Through then licensing problems, and who owned the rights to this film in the UK it took till 2002 before we could see this violent 1970's Fillm.
A simple story of sorts of a local Cornish Girl,from Cornwall Amy Sumner (Susan George)who married a geeky looking maths teacher from America, David Sumner,in the form of Dustin Hoffman,who then returns to live back in her home village,when her husband gets a job teaching at a local school. With an ex boyfriend to deal with,and his cronies,they decide the best way to integrate back into the community,is to have him and his mates help renovate the house they are renting. Which this leads to eventually that famous rape scene,by her ex boyfriend,as he believes she is encouraging him by wearing skimpy clothes,even a scene when she appears topless at the window to show her wares to her ex. I believe she is not actually being provocative,but showing to him what he lost, and she has now moved on with her life. These actions in the end leads to that rape scene,which infairness is horrible to watch,which leads to a gang rape scene.
With the local men being accused,but with Susan George's character afraid to speak out,we have in the end a drunken showdown of the local men,who all appear at thier cottage one night,in a mob mentality,like the films of old pitchforks metaphorically in hands to confront this couple. When a friendly Magistrate gets caught up in the scuffle outside he is killed by this mob accidentally,which then leads to the showdown,with a home invasion type movie,with the Sumners realising they will have to kill or maim these drunken home invaders,in a violent showdown. Which is even more shocking,as it shows a meak mild man in the form of David,who has been pushed and bullied to the limit with these men,who ends to killing these violent men,in anger and also in revenge for the rape of his gorgeous wife Susan.
This film is considered to be one of Sam Peckinpath's greatest films,released the same year as a Clockwork Orange,In the UK achieving a X certificate,which only vilolent films,and pornographic films got in the UK at this time period,even then it was heavily cut by the censors. It was as before mentioned banned in the early 80's due to the video nasties act. We finally saw this film then uncensored from 2002. In all fairness compared to films of today,and the fact we have all numbed to screen violence,it is not as shocking as it was in the seventies,goes to show how we have moved on so much and desensitised our senses to violence,which in a way is damming of the Human Race,yes it is a violent film still,with a horrible outcome,and one of the vilest rape scenes put to screen,but it is also an incredibly intelligent film,that shows even decent people pushed too far,and when the fight or flight kicks in,as humans we can show excessive violence, in the heat of the moment.
A classic film in all sence of the word,that is shocking,upsetting,and incredibly real.


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Light brown hair color
What you need to know about the light brown hair color
Brunette hair has many shades – ranging from auburn to dark, almost black hair. Although there's a saying that blondes have more fun, brunettes can have the same degree of enjoyment as well. Brown hair is sexy, and if you want to try this shade, the best choice is light brown locks.
Before you dye your hair into another color, you need to put your skin tone and eye color into consideration first. What's great about light brown hair is it looks good both on women with cool and warm skin tones. To know which category you belong, think of these: those with warm skin tones have pale to peach flesh tones, and women with gold undertones, while those with cool skin tones have pink undertones. Wherever strata you fit in, you can have light brown hair.
Color streaks
If you want to liven up your look, you can add highlights or lowlights to your light brown locks. As a general rule, shades two to three colors lighter or darker than your current hair color will work best as highlights or lowlights.
Staying within three degrees of your hair color will give you a natural look, and not as if you bleached patches of your hair by mistake. For light brown hair, you can go with platinum blonde highlights. As for lowlights, go for chocolate brown or chestnut brown shades.
Light brown Hairstyle
With long brown hair, you can go for haircuts you have never dreamed of doing. One such style is medium or long length with layers.
To get the perfect length, tell your stylist to maintain your hair until two inches below your shoulders. Cap off the look with heavy bangs. For a more feminine look, whip out the curling iron before going to school or work. Other great hair ideas for light brown hair include a straight, long style, an angled bob, or an adorable pixie.
Once you change your hair to light brown, you need to revise some of your make-up styles as well in order to suit your new hair shade.
For your foundation, use mineral-based formulations. As for your eyes, you need a color which contrasts your hair and eyes. Green or blue eye shadow is great during daytime, while smoke or gray is best for dinner and nights out. As for the lip color, choose light shades if you have dark, smoky eyes. Go for russet lips if you have light eye shadow.


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This is Spinal Tap
Although it has had a lot of competition since it was released in 1984, This is Spinal Tap still remains the greatest mockumentary, the best spoof on the rock music scene, and one of the funniest, most continually quotable flicks I've ever seen. This was the first film directed by Rob Reiner who, at the time, was primarily known for his role as Meathead on the legendary sitcom All in the Family. He would go on to have a mostly pedestrian directing career with a few stand-outs (Stand By Me). With This Is Spinal Tap, Reiner and his three costars - Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer (all four of whom are the credited writers) - created something very special whose style has been copied many times over, especially by Guest himself. But nothing has hit it so far out of the park as this one did.
The mockumentary (a spoof of a documentary) was not new at the time. Though rather dull, David Holzman's Diary was considered a landmark in 1967. Woody Allen made the now classic Take the Money and Run. There was that Beatles spoof, All You Need is Cash, and Albert Brooks foresaw the coming of reality TV with his Real Life. What makes This is Spinal Tap especially impressive is that it keeps the documentary format the entire film, something most other mockumentaries rarely sustain (including Guest's later work). Most of the other films often cheat and have moments to try and help the plot along that couldn't have been documented by a pesky camera crew. Every moment in This is Spinal Tap keeps the documentary format humming. By 1984 the ego-driven rockumentary had been a standard cash generator for most megabands (peaking in the seventies before the music video came to dominate the self-promotion machine). Going at least as far back as Bob Dylan's Don't Look Back in '67 and the music festival docs Monterey Pop and Woodstock, it was really The Rolling Stones' Cocksucker Blues and Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same that gave This is Spinal Tap its most potent fodder.Continue Reading
Woody Allen: A Documentary
At over three hours Robert B. Weide's documentary (originally shown as part of PBS's American Masters series) is almost "everything you always wanted to know about Woody Allen - but were afraid to ask." As a rabid fan I still have some unanswered questions, but I couldn't ask for a more entertaining examination of the fascinating career of one of cinema's true masters. Though autobiographical snippets have appeared in most of Allen's films, he has remained massively private and almost mythically close-mouthed about his filmmaking (for instance never giving any DVD extras), though in recent years he has done more film promoting and made more public appearances (as have guys like Robert De Niro, as the economics of promoting films have gotten more intense and needy). In '97 Allen was the subject of a fun, lightweight documentary, Wild Man Blues, which was more about his clarinet playing career and his bizarre relationship to his one time step-daughter and now wife, Soon-Yi Previn. For fans that was the closest glimpse into the man (along with Eric Lax's 1991 book of conversations with Allen). But with Woody Allen: A Documentary, Weide (mostly known as a TV director with credits that include Curb Your Enthusiasm) has gotten the most in depth, on camera heart-to-heart with Allen. Filled with wall to wall clips, the film mercifully spends most its time on the rarer early career of Allen and less on the stink he has mostly been putting out for the last 20 years.
Woody's life growing up in Brooklyn is now the stuff of legend. As a teenager he started giving jokes to newspaper columnists, which led to some writing gigs that eventually put him in a room with future celebrated writers Neil Simon, Mel Brooks and Larry Gelbart writing for Sid Caesar. He would continue writing for comedians until hooking up with high-end managers Jack Rollins and Charles Joffe who talked him into hitting the stage and telling the jokes himself. A neurotic and shy young man, Allen never dreamed of being a performer and it often showed. It was a slow rise but eventually, as cerebral comics like Mort Sahl were coming into fashion, Allen found his voice and an eager audience in the groovy coffee house scene of New York's Greenwich Village at clubs like The Bitter End. Allen soon became a showbiz fixture on the TV comedy circuit; exposure was the goal and here Allen admits nothing was beneath him (the documentary even includes a bizarre clip of Allen boxing a kangaroo a show called Hippodrome).Continue Reading


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The AAFP recently took advantage of an opportunity to highlight its agreement with -- and some concerns about -- two federal proposals that would tweak existing health information technology policy so as to facilitate physicians' adoption of electronic health record (EHR) technology.
The June 5 letter from AAFP Board Chair Glen Stream, M.D., M.B.I, was addressed to both CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson; it addressed separate proposed rules from CMS and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that were published in the April 10 Federal Register.
In the CMS proposed rule(www.gpo.gov), the agency would "revise the exception to the physician self-referral prohibition for certain arrangements involving the donation of electronic health records items and service." Specifically, it would update an existing provision that defines the interoperability of EHR technology, remove the electronic prescribing capability requirement from the self-referral exception clause covering certain EHR arrangements, and extend the current Dec. 31, 2013, sunset date of the self-referral exception.
The OIG proposed rule(www.gpo.gov) would amend the current safe harbor provision by updating the clause that deems EHR software interoperable, remove the requirement from the safe harbor clause that calls for electronic prescribing capability, and extend the current sunset date of Dec. 31, 2013.
According to Stream, Congress requires HHS to "promulgate regulations setting forth various 'safe harbors' to the anti-kickback statute, which would be evolving rules that would be periodically updated to reflect changing business practices and technologies in the health care industry."
"Overall, the AAFP supports the policy changes that CMS and OIG propose," said Stream. "Family physicians continue to be strong supporters of electronic health records, and the AAFP believes extending the two expiring sunset dates will further encourage medical practices to invest in the adoption of interoperable electronic health records."
Stream said the AAFP also agreed with the CMS and OIG proposals to revise EHR prescribing requirements as they relate to the rules' exception and safe harbor clauses, especially in light of CMS' electronic prescribing incentive program and the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs that reward physicians who use e-prescribing.
"We appreciate that CMS clarifies policy that allows for and encourages the donation of electronic prescribing technologies," said Stream.
However, Stream noted that the AAFP also recognizes the need for federal policy that would prevent potential improper actions by certain categories of donors. "One policy option that the AAFP would support is to exclude specific types of donors, such as laboratory companies, durable medical equipment suppliers and independent home health agencies," said Stream.
He also said the AAFP supports EHR systems capable of integrating information from multiple sources into a single system "to support the comprehensive information needs of primary care," and he called on CMS and the OIG to "finalize policies that further strengthen the use of core electronic health records features."
"Family physicians practicing in patient-centered medical homes need health information technologies that improve access, efficacy, efficiency and service for patients," said Stream.
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California residents listen up! While you tan at the beach, catch some waves, or enjoy the warm weather in the golden state, you could be getting money that you might need for future endeavors, projects, or even for emergencies. But how? Well you may have heard of a loan, but there are so many kinds of loans that take time to give you your money. But If you want to borrow quick funding that you know you can repay over a certain period, consider a secured loan, like auto title loans.
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Don't worry California residents, here at LoanMart, we will explain what title loans are! Unlike some loans that investigate your credit history or employment before offering you a loan, auto title loans use the title of your car as collateral, so you may be able to get funded fast and easy1. Of course, getting title loans from LoanMart come with a few more advantages:
- There are no penalty fees when you do early payments
- California residents with bad credit may still get title loans1
- Offering competitive rates
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How Do We at LoanMart Help Get Title Loans for California Residents?
Here's how California residents get that fast and easy cash from LoanMart1:
- Before you can apply here's the following documents that you need- government ID, proof of residence, proof of income, several photos of the vehicle, and a copy of your auto title.
- LoanMart lets you apply via phone, online, or through our mobile app! You can also do it in-person.
- Send all the documents however you like (text, email, etc.)
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Any questions? We at LoanMart would be happy to help any California residents that may have concerns about how title loans work, so don't hesitate to call or just stop by. We made our start in California, so we understand how to give you the golden state welcome, so you can get fast funding for whatever you might need1.


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I am in need of a couple congratulation cards right now so when I sat down to stamp today I thought it might be a good idea to use the Congrats set which is available for just one more day.
This card uses the Congrats stamp set as well as Botanical Blooms and Certainly Celery Twill ribbon, all of which are free during Sale-A-Bration (just through tomorrow!) The colors used include Whisper White, Basic Black, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum and Certainly Celery. There was a lot of cutting to this card but I think the final product was worth it.
Here's a simple and fast Congratulations card. I used Raspberry Tart DSP, Pretty in Pink cardstock, Whisper White narrow grosgrain ribbon, the Congrats stamp set, our new punch for the edge and Rose Red ink. I had this as a make 'n take at a party in Baltimore on Saturday and the ladies stamped with the Heard from the Heart stamp set. That worked nicely as well.
Here's one other card I made today. It's not necessarily a Congratulations card but but it would work for a new little baby boy. This is supposed to look like a quilt. I used a texturz plate to dry emboss the bashful blue. The little stitches are x's that I drew on with a chocolate chip stampin' write marker and then I stamped the butterfly from Flight of the Butterly with Chocolate Chip craft ink. The quilted part of this card was inspired by another demonstrator and seemed like a great way to use up little scraps of the Delicate Dots DSP.
If you have not yet placed your Sale-A-Bration order or purchased a starter kit, don't forget tomorrow is the last day of the sale!
I hope you've enjoyed the ideas today! I've been enjoying the comments that have been coming through – thank you!


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Will have updated soon and do a full write up tomorrow. Just home from the game and waiting for Blood Pressure to settle down.
Still not convinced on Voss's coaching though Colli. Starting Hanley and Rocky forward did not look good at the start.
Just updating final scores and as I said full write up tomorrow.North wins all three matchesTeam 1 1970 defeated Team 1 1753Team 2 1793 defeated Team 2 1606Team 3 1676 defeated Team 3 1631


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You've no doubt seen the countless NBA Rose memes concerning his latest injury. There were many going around with his delayed return to the court last season, and yeah, some of them were kind of funny. I blamed the organization for never just ending the speculation as the Bulls entered the playoffs.
This latest injury though, which must be devastating for a player like Rose that has such a great work ethic, left the city and Bulls fans heartbroken. As a true fan of the Chicago Bulls, I've been somewhat taken aback by how quickly new memes were generated and how mean-spirited they have been. The great thing about Rose is that at 25, he amazingly doesn't seem to be too interested in social media so whatever nasty @ mentions he's gotten on his Twitter, as well as these ridiculous memes that are circulating through the internet, he is not consuming. His team and his friends are probably letting him know, but I am sure he is not pre-occupied with them.
What's sad is that we are in for MONTHS of this torture. I'm amazed at how social media has emboldened so many to say anything, to anyone, about anybody. Maybe its the anonymity. Perhaps its because memes are just so popular. Or is it the chance to see something you've created go viral? I dunno, but its annoying and I'm saddened by this behavior. Nothing we can do about it, but I thought I'd post a quick article about it since I have a forum.


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Yesterday I made Chicken and Dumplings in the crockpot and filled that empty spot without turn the house into a sauna! So Easy and soooo YUMMY!
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings.
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves ( I cut mine into chunks so it is easier to serve and eat when it is done)
2 Tbl. Butter
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 onion, finely diced
2 (10 ounce) pkgs, refrigerated biscuit dough, torn into piece
1. Place the chicken, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover.
2. Cover, and cook for 5 to 6 hours on High. About 30 minutes before serving, place the torn biscuit dough in the slow cooker. Cook until the dough is cooked through. It will usually take anywhere from 20-30 minutes for the dough to cook through, depending on your crockpot.
*NOTE* The recipe doesn't call for these things but I love to add my own touches to any recipe. I added some baby carrots in the beginning, and a handful of frozen whole kernel corn, and a handful of frozen peas when I knew the basics where all done. About 45 minutes before I added the biscuits. Adding the frozen veggies cooled the crockpot down a bit so I wanted to make sure it was bubbling again before I added the biscuits.


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34 Journal of Interpersonal Violence 873-883 (2019).
This study examined whether maltreated children are capable of judging the location and order of significant events with respect to a recurring landmark event. 167 6- to 10-year-old maltreated children were asked whether the current day, their last court visit, and their last change in placement were "near" their birthday and "before or after" their birthday. Children showed some understanding that the target event was "near" and "before" their birthday when their birthday was less than three months hence, but were relatively insensitive to preceding birthdays. Hence, children exhibited a prospective bias, preferentially answering with reference to a forthcoming birthday rather than a past birthday. The results demonstrate that the recurring nature of some landmark events make questions about them referentially ambiguous and children's answers subject to misinterpretation.
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Kelly McWilliams, Thomas D. Lyon, and J A. Quas, "Maltreated Children's Ability to Make Temporal Judgments Using a Recurring Landmark Event" (January 2019). University of Southern California Legal Studies Working Paper Series. Working Paper 206.
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Thus, the barangay council headed by the Brgy. Chair Victor Baluyot, Jr. included Fire Safety Seminar as one of the various activities in their 2014 Barangay Week. The Fire Safety Seminar intends to inform participants of the importance of fire prevention and general safety issues.
The Fire Safety Seminar was facilitated by the Fire Brigade of the City of Balanga. The lecture part was done at the Tortugas Elementary School Audio – Visual Room on February 4, 2014 at one o' clock in the afternoon. And then after the lecture, the demonstration was done at the Tortugas Covered Court.
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Vlastimil Chládek
ředitel Dopravních staveb Brno
Michal Špaček
Amatérský šachista, profesionální ekonom
Z Trenčína do Prahy
Luděk Sedlák
skladatel studií a vydavatel Šemíka
Životní partie pod hlavněmi tanků
David Navara
nejlepší český šachista
Gibraltar 2018 aneb Buď zDRAW!
Vlado Hrtko
Manažer se smyslem pro černý humor
Keď chceš Boha rozosmiať, povedz mu svoje plány
Štěpán Žilka
šachový mezinárodní mistr
Just another day at the office
Otakar Válek
ředitel strojírenské firmy
Robert Cvek
šachový velmistr
Mistrovství České republiky z pohledu trenéra
Pavel Matocha
předseda Pražské šachové společnosti
Simultánky s Garrim
Ján Markoš
nejlepší slovenský šachista a teolog
Šedá zóna
David Kaňovský
šachový mezinárodní mistr
Mistrovství světa v Agricole aneb od šachovnice k ovečk...
Martin Habina
Igor Němec
předseda Úřadu na ochranu osobních údajů
Šachy s prezidentským kandidátem
Václav Klaus
Ředitel gymnázia
Nejhorší na světě je prohrát šachovou partii
Jan Hofírek
otec a trenér
Napoleon Bonaparte a šachy...
Vítězslav Houška
spisovatel a publicista
Slet šachových celebrit na Kampě
Soňa Pertlová
šachová mezinárodní mistryně
The most beautiful studies and problems of Mario Matouš, the best Czech chess composer of the 20th century, and bizarre chess stories of Pavel Houser connected by illustrations of Kristina Peřichová into one splendid book.
The book was published also in limited numbered edition (100 copies), bound in imitation leather with an embossed diagram, paper cover and sewn ribbon bookmark.
On 240 pages you will found 45 studies and problems, 22 stories and 36 illustrations. The book is supplemented by biographies of both of the authors and several yet non-published photos. The book was published by Prague chess society in 2014.
(limited edition in imitation leather - 999 CZK + postage)
333,- Kč (+ postage)
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[08.12.2017 00:00:00] - ČSOB representative won all three tournaments including Bank Chess Festival´s competition of teams. Blitz tournament was won by Jan Havlík, Fischer chess by Petr Zvára and rapid chess by Jiří Jirka. "You are not a bank, but a chess team!" the ČSOB player heard frequently during the Bank Chess Festival.
The Festival, which was opened by Czech National Bank (CNB) governor Jiří Rusnok and vice-governor Mojmír Hampl, was taking place in the beautiful halls of the Commodity Exchange and Schebek Palace. "We had not played a chess tournament in such grand halls before, " agreed not only Czech chess players, but also players from Armenia, Germany, Norway and Great Britain, who participated on the festival.
The new project of Prague Chess Society returned chess back to central bankers' palaces and brought the commercial bankers back to chess boards. In 1946, in the Large Hall of the Commodity Exchange, nowadays known as CNB´s Congress Centre, the famous match Prague – Moscow was played. Seventy-one years later, the chess players returned to ´crime scene´…
Sixty chess players, mostly Czech representatives of banks and insurance companies, but also bankers from other countries such as Norway, Slovakia or Great Britain, were first competing in CNB´s halls in blitz chess tournament. Despite a very dynamic style of game of Armenian chess players, the tournament was won by Jan Havlík, who beat Jiří Zvára and Bodo Schmidt. All three of them gained 12,5 points out of 15 games and they were ahead by 1,5 point from the player, who came fourth.
To play Fischer chess tournament and rapid chess tournament, the players moved to nearby Schebek palace, which used to be a seat of the Czech National Bank, at the time when the Austro – Hungarian Empire broke down and Czechoslovakia was founded. Nowadays, economists of CERGE-EI study and research here, but at the end of last week the impressive halls of Schebek palace belonged to chess players.
The Fischer chess tournament was convincingly won by Petr Zvára, who beat Jan Havlík and Oldřich Vedral. Rapid chess tournament had seen a great finale of Jiří Jirka, who managed to keep half point advantage ahead of the German chess player Bodo Schmidt. The third in rapid chess tournament came Petr Zvára, who managed to won medals in all three tournaments!
Team competition was won by ČSOB team, which was far ahead Raiffeisenbank team, Armenian bankers and CNB´s first team.
The winners were awarded not only gold, silver or bronze medals manufactured by Prague Mint (which also coins Saint Wenceslas ducats), but also luxurious Waterman pens and leather business cards cases Montblanc.
Pictures from the Bank Chess Festival here
The results of the blitz chess tournament here
The results of Fischer chess tournament here
The results of rapid chess tournament here
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Another horrible social media use case is unfolding live
Follow it here on Facebook. Edit: the page is now removed, but a search of Pigalle Boston will retrieve tons of screenshots.
Pigalle Boston vs. an angry customer
Note: This is a screenshot of the public Facebook conversation and not an endorsement or indictment of either party.


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|A good, small flashlight is a great addition to any EDC. I've gathered a small selection of examples that have been in and out of my EDC over the past 2 years. Hare are my thoughts on each.
|This was the most expensive flashlight, and one of the least suited for EDC duty, due to it's size. This is the Streamlight ProTac HL3. With a C4 LED putting out up to 1100 lumens and up to 36,000 candela, this light is quite bright. Using Streamlight's 10-tap programmable tail-switch, you can use Full power, low power and strobe modes. The other issue with this light is that it uses 3 CR123A lithium-Ion batteries.
|The next light is the Coast HP7. At up to 360 lumens in High mode and 50 in low mode, this light is fairly bright. It's sliding "Pure-Beam Focusing" head changes it from spot to flood light mode. It does use 4 AAA batteries, so it is rather hungry, but it's a nice light to keep in the car. Again, the tail-cap switch is nice. And it takes a bit of effort to click it, so it won't turn on in your pocket.
|This Coast PX25, at 275 Lumens, is a nice EDC pocket-sized light. Using 3 AAA's, it's not too expensive to keep going, either. You can see a trend here. The Tail-cap switch makes this a nice pocket light.
|This Streamlight ProTac HL USB is my favorite light I own, even if it is a tad bulky to carry in my pocket. At up to 850 lumens, it's pretty bright. It uses Streamlight's Strion Lithium-Ion battery, or alternatively, an 18650. Recharged by a Micro-USB cable. It uses the same 10-tap programmable tailcap switch that the ProTac HL3 above takes.
|The small 200 lumen MagLite XL50 is a nice little compact lite. It's got a 3-mode tailcap switch, which takes a light touch to operate. This did prove to be a problem, as it turned itself on in my pocket often, draining it's 3 AAA's frequently. Other than that, it's a great light.
|This 83-lumen Coast G25 light, recently replaced by the G26, is a decent light, though it doesn't have the longest throw. And the tailcap switch does tend to get bumped and turn the light on on it's own, draining the 2 AA's.
This Coast PX20 Dual-Color light is the perfect size for an EDC light, but it's side-mounted switches for both white and red light make it less-than-ideal for battery life, as it turns itself on often.
|This Coast HX5 is my current EDC light. It's a simple, 130 lumen, slide-focus light. Using a single AA battery and a nice tailcap switch, it's perhaps the perfect EDC light. It's clip lets it become a hat-light, as well.


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It struck me that it might be useful to think about my top recommendations for students. Using some categories again gives me the excuse to mention more than 10! All these resources are free to use.
For an online graph plotter try the excellent Desmos graphing calculator, it is very easy to use and allows you to save your graphs if you sign up. (Facebook is one option you can use to sign in to Desmos). You can see more examples of Desmos graphs here and there is a helpful user manual you can download from Desmos. There are many creative users of Desmos, have a look at the selection of art work! Make sure you get Desmos on your phone and/or tablet too.
For checking your work WolframAlpha is so useful, it is free to use for checking answers for as many queries as you want (step by Step solutions require a subscription). The set of slideshows here show you the syntax for a variety of queries.
For more excellent calculators and tools for checking your work, try this collection.
There are many sites with useful notes and examples online for all ages, you will find several on the Notes page, this Evernote shared notebook, Mathematics notes includes many links, several universities have very helpful resources which they have made available to all students. You do not have to be an Evernote user (though I'd recommend it highly), just select 'View' to access the notebook.
For reference materials see the various resources on the Reference page which includes links to online dictionaries.
If you like to watch videos to help you learn then you may find some useful resources on the Videos page. Though of course you need to actually do lots of questions!
The best way to learn Mathematics is of course to do Mathematics and there are some excellent sources of problems for students of all ages to try.
Underground Mathematics has an extensive collection of questions to get you really thinking about your Mathematics. Suggestions and full solutions are provided but as always make sure you really do everything you can first with the question.
There are several sites with questions and examples for students of all ages. See more posts with many more resources in the Questions Category.
For revision you can use questions and examples already mentioned, Underground Mathematics includes examination questions for students age 16+. Note the above question comes from an Oxford University Mathematics aptitude test; it is one of the many Review Questions.
The Revision pages include questions from UK 15-18 Mathematics Examinations. These all include very challenging questions as well as more routine practice.
For 17-18 Year olds, MadAsMaths includes some very challenging questions for those aiming at the top grades. My student who recommended the site went on to achieve an A* grade!
If your teacher is not using Diagnostic Questions shown here, you can sign yourself up as a student. Note the many Collections of Questions as well as questions by topic. (You need to be signed in for the link to work).
On the Challenges page you can see resources such as the UK Maths Challenges, Nrich, Underground Maths and Brilliant. Signing up to Brilliant (including an easy option for sign in for Facebook users) will allow you to join an international community and get free weekly, personalised problems. Questions at various levels are available. Follow Brilliant on Facebook.
We all like to play Games, many games are available to help you practise Mathematics, you can see a whole collection on Mathematics Games.
Try Bart Bonte's logic game 'Think Outside the Flock'. The game is on Math Playground which I know has many games students enjoy. For more logic games and puzzles try the Logic page.
Are you wandering what mathematicians do or are thinking about a career in Mathematics? Aimed at anyone from age 11 to adult the Maths Careers site will answer your questions.
The Maths Careers site offers you many articles to read, for further reading materials try Plus Magazine from The Millennium Mathematics Project – University of Cambridge or perhaps Math in the News from the Mathematical Association of America or Mathematical Moments from the American Mathematical Society.
The 11 Commandments of Mathematics is perhaps a good way to end this post – and note 10 on Learning Mathematics – think about how you learn not just what you learn. Have a look at these Study Strategies from The Learning Scientists.
For valuable resources to support the techniques described here see the excellent downloadable materials on study strategies. Note how each strategy is backed up by research.
Obviously all these sites are those that I think are particularly good, I do know that many of my students use a lot of the sites I have mentioned here. You will find more recommendations on the Useful links pages. Students do let me know your own particular favourites.


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Hooray, it's warm outside!
But to wear all of the sexy halters, tank tops, strapless tops, backless dresses and more that are part of the a fun, flirty diva's summer style, you need to have the right bra. It's all about invisibility - we don't want any ugly bra straps poking out and distracting from the lovely silhouette you've got going on! So here is the Lingerie Diva list of the Top 5 Essential Bras You Need to Have for Spring and Summer!
1) The strapless bra: You likely already have this piece in your lingerie drawer, since it is a staple for every woman. You want to make sure you have a strapless bra that has a seamless line and can give you support without squashing your breasts.
2) The convertible bra: This is the "jane-of-all-trades" when it comes to bras. A convertible bra allows you to adjust and move the straps so they can work with any top. The convertible bra is good for halter tops, raceback tanks, tops with deep-V plunges in the front and tops that cross in the back.
3) A bandeau bra: A bandeau bra is different from a strapless bra in that it's OK if your bandeau bra is seen. These bras look like a sporty tube top and work perfectly under a long, flowy tank with big armholes. Or, wear a bandeau top in a contrasting color under any shirt or dress that has an open back, adding a little extra oomph to your outfit.
4) The T-shirt bra: This bra lays flat against your skin and is perfect to wear under, obviously, T-shirts, but also any tight-fitting top where you want a seamless look in the front. You want to world to notice your great style, not the lines from your bra.
5) A backless bra: Sometimes you just feel like baring a little more skin, and there's nothing as subtly sexy as a toned and tan back. The backless bra adheres to your breasts, providing support from the side and underneath.
And there you have it, the bras that are absolutely essential for a truly sexy spring and summer look. To order any of the bras featured, visit www.LingerieDiva.com.


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Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center
About the Hotel
Why We Love This Hotel
- Forests and mountains are at the doorstep of this Colorado ski resort
- Wi-Fi is free throughout the resort
- Activities don't end with winter; visit year round for lake activities, indoor and outdoor swimming, hiking or even a hot air balloon ride
- The resort provides a free shuttle into town
Nestled at the doorstep of a landscape of mountains and forests, the Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center is a slope-side resort with a wide range of accommodation styles.
Guest rooms at this resort range from standard hotel rooms to two-bedroom condominiums and have iPod docking stations and free Wi-Fi. Although skiing is the main winter draw, the resort and its surrounding area offer other year-round amenities like indoor and outdoor pools, lake fishing, a tennis court, hiking -- and even hot air ballooning.
Extra services can be arranged at the concierge desk, such as a complimentary shuttle ride into town and complimentary wood delivery for units with fireplaces. Dining at the resort ranges from a grocery store to a lounge for après-ski drinks.


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Mental health is the fundamental part of our entire well-being. As per what the World Health Organization has to say, there can be no health without proper mental health. Mental health is the ultimate source of individual and collective ability as people to reach out to the full potential. It is through our mental health that we can refer to the way in which we can stay watchful about our own capabilities and can also cope with life's ups and downs.
There are few facts like prolonged stress, genetics, traumatic situations and physical illnesses which have an impact on our emotional and mental well-being. Reports reveal that 1 among 4 people experience mental health issues once in every year. Talking to an e-counselor from e-counseling.com can help you to a certain extent. Read on to know more on mental health issues.
Statistics on mental health
The statistics on mental health that you will read below provide you with an insight into the nature of the issues throughout the world.
- Problems related to mental health have an impact on 450 million people in the world
- 1 among 6 adults experience noteworthy mental health issues every year
- 1 among 10 children between the age of 5 and 16 have a mental health disorder that has been clinically diagnosed
- Anxiety impacts 5.7 among 100 people
- Depression has an impact on 2.6 among 100 people
- More women rather than men have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression
- Mental health among male has become a growing concern in the nation
Different kinds of mental health issues
Issues on mental health can have a huge impact on the way you think, behave and feel. Problems can range from regular worries which we all have from one time to time, to serious long-term issues which need treatment to effectively manage everything. As per MHF or Mental Health Foundation, there are 2 types of mental health issues, the categories are psychotic and neurotic symptoms.
The Neurotic symptoms
Individuals that have common issues related to health are likely to get neurotic symptoms. There are different versions of usual emotions like sadness, stress and anxiety. If these emotions begin to impact your regular life, this might become a sign of recurring mental health issues. If you mistake issues regarding your mental health and dismiss them as natural traits, this can lead to bigger problems.
The Psychotic symptoms
There are other mental health issues like psychotic symptoms but these are not too common. Around 2 among 100 people in the UK have psychosis and the symptoms interfere with the perception of a person and can lead to hallucinations. Speak with your e-counselor if you're concerned about yourself or about someone you know.
Therefore, as we see that mental health is closely intertwined with overall health, take immediate steps to cure mental health issues so that you can stay on top of your health.


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Largs Horticultural Society
Welcome to the web pages
of the
Largs & District
Horticultural Society
The Largs & District Horticultural Society hold their annual flower show in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland in August. They also present some talks during the winter months.
Our first talk of the season will be held on Wednesday 11th March at 7.30pm in St John's Church Hall, Bath Street, Largs. The title of the talk is "Preparing for the Season" - A demonstration seed sowing and other activities to get the garden ready for the better weather ahead. Includes a Question and Answer session with a panel of experts followed by tea and biscuits. Note : This meeting and the May meeting now cancelled due to the current Coronovirus epidemic.
Gardening Scotland - Largs Horticultural Society are joining with Rothesay Horticultural, who are running a bus to Gardening Scotland 2020 on 30 May 2020. the cost of the bus will be £10. Places are limited. Book soon to ensure your seat. Times of departure from Largs will be notified nearer the time. For booking, please email our Secretary. Payment should be made at the time of booking. Note : now cancelled due to the current Coronovirus epidemic.
Our next Annual Show will be held at the Dunn Memorial Hall of St John's Church Hall, Largs on Saturday 22nd August 2020. The main show schedule will be able to be obtained either as a download from this site or from the Secretary around May/June 2020. Note : At this stage we are assuming the Annual Flower Show WILL go ahead but we will monitor the situation as we near the time. However this year we will not personally visit to collect membership fees and deliver the Show Schedules. Meanwhile keep gardening and take care.
New members are always welcome. If you are interested in joining -
Contact the Secretary
The Secretary of the Society is Mrs E Strachan. If you require any information about the Society then email the Secretary or phone 01475 689423 -
Dobies Seed catalogues are now available for members on request. 50% discount on seeds and 15% discount on all other purchases. Please contact our Secretary to request a catalogue.
Pictures from previous shows can be seen via the menus above.
Advance schedules for the Hobbies and Junior sections will be available as a download from this site or from the Secretary early in 2019 and the main schedule around May/June 2020.
We now have a new History and archive section to the website. At present it has a few articles from the Largs and Millport Weekly New of 100 or more years ago. It also has an archive of past show schedules dating back to 1990.
If anyone has any old photographs, show schedules, newspaper cuttings or other memorabilia relating to the Horticultural Society, we would like to borrow it, for copying/scanning, so that it can be included in this section of our website. Please contact the Secretary
We have a guestbook for any comments which you may have about the website
There is also a page of links to other Largs websites
NEW (November 2019)
1. The show report and photos from the 2019 show have now been added
NEW (July 2018)
1. We now have a Privacy Notice under the GDPR Regulations - See the 'Home' menu above
NEW (March 2018)
2. The Spring 2018 Newsletter is now available for download
3. Photos from the 2017 show have now been added
NEW (October 2017)
1. The website is now mobile phone friendly
2. Optional higher resolution photos are now available for virtually all photos in the photo galleries.
3. On the photo gallery pages there are 'previous' and 'next' icons to allow easy movement to the previous/next photo gallery.
4. Random photos from the photo galleries are now being displayed on the Home, Meeting and Links pages.
You are visitor
© 2004-2020 Largs & District Horticultural Society


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A Sad Anniversary
Today marks the third anniversary of September 10, 2001. You may recall it, for it was a day totally unlike any since. Here are just a few of the reasons 9-10-01 will be remembered for a very long time:
* There were no armed fighter jets patrolling the skies of the United States.
* We were able to get on an airplane without eyeing the other passengers suspiciously. And once the plane took off, all we had to worry about was the quality of the food.
* The purpose of flight attendants was to hand out little bags of peanuts and fluff our pillows, not to serve as the last line of defense for homeland security.
* Homeland what?
* Terrorism was something that always happened some place else.
* We weren't afraid of our mail, and Anthrax was just a loud band.
* If we saw white powder somewhere, we automatically assumed someone had spilled creamer.
* No one gave a damn where Afghanistan was. And what's a Taliban?
* No one had ever heard of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. And no one in Shanksville expected that anyone ever would.
* If we went downtown, the only thing we worried about was getting mugged.
* The Oklahoma City bombing of 1995 was the worst act of terrorism on U.S. soil, and April 19 would always be associated with that unimaginable horror.
* If a plane had crashed on September 10, our first thought would have been, "Gee, what a horrible accident."
* The only emotion we felt when we had to pull over for a firetruck was annoyance.
* Several thousand tourists enjoyed the spectacular view from the observation deck of the World Trade Center.
* Most of all, it was a day to feel good about the future, and our place in the world. After all, this is the United States of America, and everyone in the world loved us.
Yes, September 10, 2001 was quite a day.
This is a variation of the entry from last Sept. 10.
Friday, September 10, 2004
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City Views #129: Far Far Away
Something from a perspective of the city I rarely visit these days: this was shot from a supermarket parking lot east of the inner city. The bridge bisecting the photo is the subway going into the main station tunnel to the right, the U18 actually runs above ground for a sizable portion of its line. In the background are, as usual, the omnipresent inner city highrises.
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For 22 years, the Chargers have held a special Salute to the Military. On Saturday they'll honor our service men and women at Qualcomm Stadium during the preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. On Friday, they took their show on the road for a special walk-through practice at MCAS Miramar in front of marines and their families.
"It's huge because they do so much for us as a country," said linebacker Larry English. "It's great for us to get a chance to come out and give back and show our support."
The Chargers spent time after practice signing autorgraphs and chatting with the warriors. In the minds of the players, this is the least they can do to say thanks for the sacrifices marines make.
The top sports headlines of the day
"What these guys do for us is outstanding," said offensive guard Kris Dielman. "It's just a great way for us to come out here and show how much we appreciate it and that we're behind them and we hope everyone gets home safe."
As for the marines themselves? They appreciate the opportunity to get to know some of the athletes they watch on TV.
"Everybody is really grateful," said Sergeant Charles Odom. "I mean, we do work really hard here and for them to notice every single year is really nice."
The Chargers have been coming to Miramar since 2007. It's probably not a coincidence the Bolts have won their division every single year. It's hard to find individuals who inspire more than the men and women of the United States Military.


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10 Tips to Find the Best Christmas Gift for Your Loved Ones Or Friends
Christmas season is one of the most welcome festive seasons as families and friends gather for get-togethers, enjoying sumptuous meals and doing some catching up. Gift exchanges and showering our loved ones and friends are also an indispensable part of Christmas. But if you have ever shopped for a gift, you would know that it can be quite challenging to find the right gift for the person you have in mind. So I will going to outline some simple tips that you can follow to find the best Christmas gift you can give to whoever it is. At the end of this article, I will also reveal to you a secret and special Christmas gift you can give to most young people, teens especially.
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