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The Emirates breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday as Santi Cazorla coolly slotted home in the dying minutes, to give the Gunners victory over Aston Villa and a much needed boost after the annual Wenger vilifying reared its ugly head with more ferocity than usual this month.
However, the Frenchman isn't out of the spotlight yet; a less than impressive victory over an awfully inconsistent Villa side, hardly gives the Frenchman license to boast in North London. Wenger will always split the Emirates panel; some fans want a change at Arsenal, with the trophy cabinet at the Gunners' new home remaining a baron wasteland.
The other section of supporters are willing to glance back to a better time, when the long serving Frenchman was heralded a tactical mastermind who lead his team to an incomparable unbeaten domestic season and unearthed some incredible talents from European football's wilderness.
While the Henry and van Persie like transfers are no doubt testament to Arsenal's ability to spot a world class player for a pittance, fans of the old guard forget that Wenger is only human and has made some serious errors in judgement, contributing to some of the most unexplainable appalling transfers in Premier League history. Here, we take a look at the Frenchman's Ten Most Questionable Signings at Arsenal and there are some absolute shockers. Look away now Mr. Wenger…
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A number of Cape based stallions received pedigree boosts following the running of some major European feature races this past weekend.
All of Judpot (Varsfontein Stud), Potala Palace (Highlands), Duke Of Marmalade (Drakenstein Stud) and Tiger Dance (Druk-My-Niet) are related to impressive Group race winners this past weekend.
In-form sire Judpot (A P Indy – Miesque), sire of the very promising filly Double Whammy, is related to a number of high-class performers in 2014. Among Judpot's relatives to score in major feature races in 2014 are Karakontie (French 2000 Guineas) and Tapestry (Yorkshire Oaks), while Tapestry's full brother John F Kennedy currently ranks as favourite for the 2015 Investec Derby.
A son of Galileo, John F Kennedy, took his record to two wins from three outings, when he won Saturday's Group 3 John Deere Juvenile Turf Stakes (the same race won by this year's Derby winner Australia in 2013) at Leopardstown. Out of champion French 2yo Rumplestiltskin, John F Kennedy was described by trainer Aidan O'Brien as a potential Dewhurst Stakes (G1) contender.
Rumplestiltskin, winner of both the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac, is out of Monevassia – a Mr Prospector half-sister to Judpot, as well as the French classic winners East Of The Moon and Kingmambo.
Judpot, a half-brother to world leading sire Kingmambo, has a 2014 stud fee of R45 000.
Former Grade 1 winning juvenile Potala Palace, who recently got his first test mare in foal, is from a superb female line.
The son of Singspiel numbers among his close relations brilliant filly Tarfasha, winner of Sunday's Group 2 Moyglare "Jewels" Blandford Stakes, and potential Breeders Cup contender. A 3yo daughter of Teofilo (like Potala Palace a male line descendant of Sadler's Wells), Tarfasha had previously been second in this year's Group 1 Investec Oaks.
A winner of three of her seven starts to date, Tarfasha is one of five stakes horses produced by the outstanding broodmare Grecian Bride. A daughter of Groom Dancer, Grecian Bride's second dam is the important broodmare Edinburgh – the third dam of Gr1 Premier's Champion Stakes winner Potala Palace.
The latter stands his first year at stud for a fee of R10 000.
Gleneagles, another by champion sire Galileo to score in a Group race this weekend, took his record to four wins from just five outings when he won Sunday's Group 1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes at the Curragh. A colt who looks to have classic potential, Gleneagles is a full brother to this season's Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Marvellous.
The pair are out of the Storm Cat mare You'resothrilling – winner of the Group 2 Cherry Hinton Stakes, and a full-sister to US champion sire Giant's Causeway, as well as Cape based stallion Tiger Dance
Former Cartier Champion and five time Group 1 winner Duke Of Marmalade (by Danehill) is a half-brother to last year's Group 1 Investec Derby winner Ruler Of The World (by all conquering sire Galileo).
The latter picked up the fourth win of his career when making all to win Sunday's Group 2 Qatar Prix Foy – a major prep for next month's Group 1 Qatar Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe.
This is also the family of Moutonshoek's red-hot young sire Mambo in Seattle, whose first crop are currently setting the South African tracks alight.
Duke Of Marmalade is busy covering a star studded first book of South African mares at Drakenstein, where he commands a fee of R100 000.

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Private client solicitor Raveet Phull explains the implications of a potential landmark ruling in the Court of Appeal that has seen a daughter (Heather Illot) rejected by her mother (Melita Jackson) win an inheritance dispute case.
The Court of Appeal, in Ilott v Mitson & Ors [2015], has overturned the Will of the deceased in favour of her disinherited, estranged daughter. The daughter, the appellant in the case, claimed she had not been left "reasonable provision" in the deceased's Will which benefited three charities. This was in spite of the fact that the mother had expressly stated that she did not want her daughter to inherit.
What does this ruling change potentially?
The ruling potentially makes it easier for adult children to challenge a Will under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. Previous case law has suggested that an adult child should show that there was some degree of dependence on the deceased in order to successfully challenge a Will under the 1975 Act. This ruling indicates that there does not have to be dependence on the deceased, merely hardship suffered as a result of a lack of a reasonable provision.
Which factors appear to be at the root of the judge's decision?
The source of the deceased's wealth, her attitude towards her daughter and the daughter's poverty-stricken situation all seem to have driven this judgment. The deceased asset's consisted largely of an insurance pay out and wages from the appellant's father's estate and, as Brie Stevens-Hoare QC stated, that the appellant had an "unreasonable, capricious and harsh mother". The appellant herself was described as living on the breadline and not being able to afford clothes for her children.
Lady Justice Arden, Lord Justice Ryder and Sir Colin Rimer ultimately awarded £164,000 (the majority of which would be used to buy a house) from the £500,000 estate to the appellant and thought that was the appropriate amount in light of her circumstances and basic human needs.
What can you do to try to ensure your Will is not ignored?
Perhaps the severity of the facts are what makes this case an extreme interpretation of the 1975 Act and not the general rule. However, to avoid this kind of claim, a prudent testator will leave a detailed note listing reasons when they are thinking of disinheriting a family member or benefitting a charity they have no connection with.
Need help with your will?
If so, please contact private client and Wills solicitor Raveet Phull in St Albans (01727 832830).


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The footfalls, a child's hurried pace, were ignored.
I was on the phone, the evening having reached the magic hour where my minutes were free - and it was late afternoon in Cali. There were conversations that needed updating.
The girls strained at the leads - Trinity in front, turning her head and meandering, Scully in a hurried pace, even for her - and their undulations made it hard to hold the phone and talk.
"Sir? Sir? Can my little girl pet your dogs?"
I excused my phone caller and pockted the mobile.
The girl was dressed in a blue gingham dress; her curly hair was the color of cornsilk; big blue eyes peered back at me. She had an index finger in her mouth, pensive now that she'd caught up and almost didn't know what to make of the experience.
Trin, of course, liked that the girl's face was within easy licking distance. She tugged at the lead, wanting the attention. The girl didn't know what to make of this spring-loaded dog that whined her happy talk and put a brushy tail in her face.
"Here, Scully is a much better dog to pet for little girls," I said, comanding Trin to sit and let Scully walk up to her.
"So soft!"
Scully sat as the girl hugged her head.
"She saw your dogs all the way at the park," the mom said. "Thanks for stopping."
A lesson in innocence
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Gippsland has been steadily making a name for itself as a region able not only to produce, but also excel in all manner of alcoholic delights: wine, beer, gin, cider – the list is constantly growing.
With a classification as a cool-climate wine region and an area of over 40,000 km2, Gippsland is often defined according to shire boundaries: South, East, West, Latrobe Valley, Bass Coast, etc. Yet this doesn't reflect the reality of the climate, topography and geology differences across and within the shires, which can have a profound effect on the development of flavours. Each region is unique.
My task was threefold: to go in search of purveyors of fine beverages, particularly those who may not be well known outside of Gippsland; to explore how different climates and conditions influence the produce being created; and lastly, specifically in reference to wine, to see if "cool-climate" is a sufficient description of such a vast region.
I set out from Melbourne one brisk October morning, a path ahead that would take me from the foothills of the Great Dividing Range of western Gippsland, through the undulating, forested areas of the south, up to the fertile, expansive lands in the east.
The first stop was Cannibal Creek winery in Tynong North, a former dairy farm that in 1997-98 saw chardonnay, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, merlot and cabernet sauvignon vines replace the cattle. Since that time, owners Pat and Kirsten Hardiker have moved the cellar door from a charming but poky and spider-infested shack-cum-laboratory-cum-barrel room into a spacious, gleaming and thoroughly welcoming restaurant, which recently won the 2017 Casey Cardinia Hospitality Awards.
The restaurant is now a drawcard for the area, which reputedly serves the best lemon tart you'll find for many miles. The majority of the produce is sourced locally or grown in their own garden, and is prepared to perfection by the Breton chef, Philippe Desrettes, while his wife, Karine Saille, manages the restaurant.
Cannibal Creek's wines are excellent and reflective of the granite soils and cool conditions beneath and around the vines, with pleasant minerality in the whites and berry notes and flavours in all the reds. Their chardonnay and pinot noir have been particularly well received by wine judges and the public alike, for good reason; they're balanced, refined and moreish. Of special note is their vin de liqueur, a "sticky" made in the style of a Pineau des Charentes, where lightly fermented pinot noir juice is mixed with brandy – it's truly a delicious wine.
The next destination was due south in the small town of Loch, which was established in 1876 with the coming of the railway. Over the years the town's population has fluctuated, yet it's recently seen a steady jump in tourist numbers thanks in no small part to the Loch Brewery and Distillery. Housed in a century-old, former bank, the distillery was established by Craig Johnson and Mel Davies and began commercial production in 2014.
The original desire was to create single-malt whisky, after conversations spurred them on, followed by a journey to Tasmania to learn how to make it. After visiting Scotland, Craig and Mel discovered that to make whisky, you need 80% of the equipment for a brewery, so why not make some ales as well? The majority of the brewing paraphernalia was crafted nearby in Leongatha, a special Alembic copper still was sourced from Portugal, and soon enough, they began making whisky (to be released in the coming months), beer and, of course, gin. Oh, the gin…
I won't mince my words here: the gins are incredible. Three styles are available: a gin liqueur (32% a/v), which is sweet on the palate; a 'London Dry' (41% a/v), which is drier and more fragrant; and The Weaver (50% a/v), a beast of a gin, which has so much happening on the palate, thanks to the assortment of botanicals, some of which are sourced locally from Brushtail Bush Foods in Boolarra. A shout-out must also be made to their chilli dark ale, which reels you in with the chocolatey tones, then punches you in the throat with a pleasant burn, thanks to chilli supplied by Alan and Diana from the nearby (and awesome) Rustic Cacao Factory.
My journey then took me to Korumburra, to the home of Dean and Dayna Roberts of Lithostylis wines. Gippsland locals who've travelled the world and learnt much about winemaking all over it, they always felt a beacon call back home, and when a vineyard in Leongatha went up for sale, they felt it was time to settle down. The plot in question had been planted around ten years earlier by Phillip Jones, of the renowned Bass Phillip label, and Dean was able to learn a great deal from him.
Around 90% of the vineyard is planted to pinot noir, with smaller parcels of chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and gewürztraminer, though some of the pinot noir will soon be grafted to chardonnay to save them having to buy fruit and to offer a more consistent wine each year. The vines have a north-eastern aspect, meaning the grapes ripen across each row, rather than down them, and rainfall can vary dramatically; the 2017 season saw 250mm dumped just before harvest.
The Lithostylis range is small, but packs a huge punch. The blancs is an interesting blend of all their white grapes, while The Obelisk pinot noir is complex and delicious, with enough acid and tannin to reward cellaring. On the same label is an unusual, early and easy-drinking style called pinot nouveau (made like a Beaujolais nouveau), described as a "super-charged rosé", which Dean hopes other Gippsland vignerons could adopt as a "calling card" for the region. Soon he'll release a new wine on another label, Dr Folk, known as shiraz nouveau. Definitely, stay tuned for that one.
I headed further south to the coast, arriving in the relaxed beach town of Inverloch. In an industrial estate is the new cellar door/bar for Dirty Three Wines, run by Marcus Satchell and Lisa Sartori. The label was established years before with Cameron Mackenzie and Stuart Gregor, who departed in order to focus on the thriving Four Pillars Distillery in Healesville.
While 'Dirty Three' originally referred to Satchell, Mackenzie and Gregor, it now easily alludes to the three diverse soils on which their wines grow, referred to as the Berrys Creek, Tilson and Holgates Road vineyards, scattered around Leongatha. Each site brings something different to the pinot noir: Berrys Creek has high elevation on red volcanic soil; Tilson is lower, on similar soil, but has darker fruit; Holgates is grey sandy loam over clay, producing grapes with the best structure, nose and palate.
At the moment, Dirty Three produces a blend of the three grapes, as well as a single-vineyard from Holgates Road, which by far is the most complex and delicious, and a delightful off-dry (slightly sweet) riesling with great acid which "makes itself". Marcus will soon release a blend of the three pinots as well as single-vineyard bottles from all three, so it'll be interesting to examine in minute detail how terroir acts on these terrific wines.
Founded by Eric Walters in 1988 after taking over Strzelecki Brewing, Grand Ridge is one of Gippsland's best known and most awarded breweries, situated in Mirboo North. Eric, a former linesman for Telstra, built the brewery at a time when even Heineken was considered a "speciality beer", and he faced a very difficult time getting his beers onto shelves or pub taps.
Eric persevered, and now we find ourselves in a much different beer landscape in Australia. Always with an eye on sustainability and taste, Grand Ridge is powered almost exclusively by solar power, their water is drawn from a nearby spring in the Strzelecki Ranges, and none of their beers contains preservatives, chemicals or sugars. Grand Ridge is a beer drinker's paradise, as they make over a dozen beers in many different styles. By far the standouts are the monstrous Moonshine (8% a/v) and Supershine (11% a/v) — if you can handle huge scotch ales — as well as the refreshing Gippsland Gold pale ale, and Mirboo Madness, an American red ale. Inspired by Eric's four daughters, Grand Ridge also produces apple and pear ciders on the Twisted Sister label.
Far to the northeast in Glengarry, on land almost in the shadow of Mount Baw Baw, is the very slick operation known as Narkoojee winery. Like many in Gippsland, the vineyard was originally a dairy farm, until Harry and Val Friend planted vines in 1980. The first cellar door, a small weatherboard bungalow at the back of Harry and Val's house, has been supplanted by a large tasting room and a modern restaurant, By Jorg.
The vineyard's alluvial soils include a mixture of clay, silt, sand and ironstone gravel, and when combined with a generally warm climate, ensure the grapes are ripe and full of personality. Narkoojee uses a distinct trellis system known as Lyre Trellis, with two "arms" on which the vine canopy is trained, allowing high levels of light and air circulation, and therefore lower incidences of mildew and other diseases.
Winemaking duties are now shared with Axel, Harry and Val's son, who has helped in the vineyard since the age of 15. One change has been the use of wild yeasts, naturally present on the grapes; while more unpredictable than commercial yeasts, they help the wines to show a greater character, depth and sense of place. Narkoojee's wines lean towards the premium side, such as the Valerie range (their top-shelf offering), which is luscious and worth every cent.
Just outside the Maffra township is the boutique Avon Ridge winery. While not the original owners, the vineyard was purchased when local couple Mick and Karin Gray could no longer deny their desire to make wine. An impulsive bid at an auction secured them a 30-acre property, 10 of which were under vine, with cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc and chardonnay.
In 2014 an old hay shed was converted into a cellar door and restaurant, managed by daughter Sarah Gray, which now regularly hosts weddings and other functions. On the day of my visit, the warm weather meant one could sit on the deck, look out over the vines, and while away the afternoon in utter tranquillity.
The wines are made by Mal Stuart and Brad Mason, and include a range of varietals and blends. All are well made and lean towards the light and easy-drinking side of the spectrum. Avon Ridge also makes a range of ciders with apples and pears from local growers that would otherwise go to waste. The strawberry and apple cider, in particular, is absolutely delightful.
Continuing east brings you to Bairnsdale, the largest town in eastern Gippsland. The area has generally a temperate to warm climate, with a high level of rainfall, and is mostly flat, except for north of the Mitchell River where the topography rises dramatically. It's here that you'll find all 75 acres of the Lightfoot and Sons vineyard, established in 1995, originally with the purpose of just making wines for themselves to enjoy. The business is managed by brothers Tom and Rob Lightfoot, while the wines are made by Alastair Butt, with assistance from Tom.
The vineyard sits atop red soil on a limestone bluff overlooking the Mitchell River and can be seen from the balcony of the new cellar door, itself in a picture-perfect location. Most of the area is dedicated to growing vegetables and is on alluvial floodplains, so the vineyard is fairly unique due to its elevation and geology. Every afternoon in summer, an easterly breeze passes over from Bass Strait, helping to cool down the temperamental pinot noir and chardonnay.
During my visit to Lightfoot and Sons, I was lucky enough to try many different wines out of the barrel (with the helpful aid of a spittoon). I tasted an incredible variety of whites and reds, some early in their maturation, others closer to release. The pinot noirs here are generally "gamier" and more savoury than their western and southern cousins, which will lead to a different flavour experience once you've done the right thing and cellared these lovelies for a while.
The last leg of my journey brought me to the quaint town of Orbost and the Sailors Grave Brewing company, which purposely stands out – but only in positive ways. Founded by Chris and Gab Moore, you just have to look at the ingredients and beer cans to realise they do things differently to the pack; the labels for each style were designed by a children's book illustrator in Cornwall, UK.
Much of the produce, such as herbs and even weeds (nettle, milk thistle, etc.) is sourced from their own farm, and fruits and grains from local orchardists and farmers, with the beers fermented using wild yeasts.
While some of the ingredients might seem a little "out there" for the unadventurous, I can assure all readers that the beers are well balanced and not as weird as one might think; my favourites were the Winter Farm House Ale, a red saison fermented with pinot noir lees in a pinot noir barrel, and Squid vs Whale, a "maelstrom of hops" with citrus freshness and low bitterness that would satisfy any thirst.
Having tasted more wine, beer and spirits from Gippsland in 48 hours than I had in the previous two months, I can honestly say there is some truly diverse and exceptional alcohol being made. I was constantly gobsmacked by the quality and willingness of these vignerons, brewers and distillers to take risks, which almost always paid off.
So is "cool-climate" an adequate description of the wine being produced? In a way, yes, but the variety of wines on offer extends across a wide flavour spectrum, such as with pinot noir — more earthy and gamey in the drier east; more berry-rich in the wetter west and south — which can't be explained simply
through winemaker influence.
There has been talk of delineating the region more given its immense size, yet that could be premature, at a time when Gippsland as a whole is still trying to establish itself as a "serious" wine region. At the moment, it seems the only thing standing in the way of Gippsland's success is more people waking up to the gustatory gems we have in our backyard.


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|Pre-departure to Zimbabwe to start West Africa expedition
OR Tambo Intl Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa
"...but where do you live? ME: Where I sleep that night."
"...won't you miss home? ME: How can I when 'home' is where I am at the time?!"
"...where are you going to stay? ME: I'll figure that out when I get there."
"...you are mad! ME: Probably, I've been called worse than that before."
As a youngster I made myself a promise that I would never do anything I don't enjoy. So now in the event I reach the point I don't enjoy something, or realise I will reach that point soon, I pack up and go! Yes, there are things I do that might as a whole not be that enjoyable but I find the part of it that I do enjoy and focus on that - AND use it as a tool to reach or achieve another goal.
Now travelling is something that as a kid I always said I want to do especially being paid to travel. Since leaving school, my jobs have always had some form of travel aspect in it or as in the last 13 years - travel is an integral part of the job i.e. I'm living out my childhood dream which fuels my passion for travelling even more. But what in travel is it you're looking for you ask...well, it's firstly about getting out my comfort zone. Over time this has come to be the best part of it, from the planning through to the actual travel is to new places and/or via new routes and invariably, comes with new challenges.
You see, I don't do 'bored' and I need to the challenges - that's my drug if anything. Travel presents challenges all the time, it's about you approach and deal with them that makes the reward great. Just the planning for the next phase/trip itself presents challenges. This is one of the times that I'm at my happiest and most content and the planning just takes over my thoughts everything right up to D-day when there's at least a hint of butterflies in the stomach - that little addictive drug called adrenaline!
|Chefferie display for Emir - Ngaoundere, Cameroon
|Subantarctic Skua - Gansbaai, South Africa
Then there's my life wish-list of places to go and things to do. This is the headline of it all pretty much; travel to see places and do things I've dreamt about and this will culminate in me indulging in my other passions of birding/wildlife, diving and photography. Mid-2011 was a big one for me as I did the solo trip from Zimbabwe to Mali through West Africa. This was a childhood dream come true and had been No 2 on my life wish-list - driving into Bamako, capital of Mali, at the end of that trip was one of the most incredible moments of mixed emotions. Sad that the trip was over, overwhelmed that I had just realised a childhood dream and thankful that I had made it one piece with no/little physical injuries or worse.
|Klein Scheidegg with the Eiger North Face behind it - Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
So the moral of this little 'story'? Start doing what you enjoy, it will feed your passions and waking up in the morning will always be a happy affair (not referring to feel crap because you have a hangover or whatever) - happy because you're doing something you enjoy or is getting you to a long-sought after goal.


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Hari, Socrates expressed -The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.The Self has nothing to know, for it itself is unknowable!The nature of Self is Not Known!--
Hari, some time back, i came to this conclusion. i have expressed in my musings -http://www.arunachala-ramana.org/forum/index.php?topic=7164.msg41698#msg41698Stray Thoughts...Faith in Guru increases as the dependence on the Guru reduces.True knowing is really not knowing.New found clarity does not last for ever.Unknown is truly the only known.Parents are truly the only Pratyaksha Deva (Visible God)This is not any self marketing, just reliving my those moments... as this present context is perfectly results in this!ॐ
How does one feel in your opinion if you tell him/her that Rama and Krishna's Forms are Maya, are temporal, that They exist only until you exist and so on. Don't you think that this offends their ideal for Rama and Krishna? And how could such devotee to worship TRULY a God Who is not eternal? This immediately injure the faith and enthusiasm and make you even more sad because if this is true than even God one day will 'leave' you. I hope you got my point.


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December 13, 2003
From the witness who took the photograph:
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I saw a small orange dot far away which did not blink but had an orange and red glow to it. But it did not look like a planet.
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METALLICA, BON JOVI, LINKIN PARK, FOO FIGHTERS Honored At 'iHeartRadio Music Awards'
March 12, 2018
METALLICA was honored in the "Rock Artist Of The year" category at last night's (March 11) iHeartRadio Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
The San Francisco Bay Area metal legends were nominated alongside FOO FIGHTERS, HIGHLY SUSPECT, PAPA ROACH and ROYAL BLOOD.
BON JOVI took home the first-ever "iHeartRadio Icon Award" to celebrate the band's contributions to music over a 35-year career. Also honored were LINKIN PARK for "Rock Album Of The Year" ("One More Light") and FOO FIGHTERS for "Rock Song Of The Year" ("Run").
"I want to thank the three and half decades of fans that have been listening to BON JOVI songs," Jon Bon Jovi said during his band's acceptance speech. "We've been at this game a long time and the only advice I'll tell this incredible generation of incredible talent is just stay true to who you are, and then they're going to make you guys icons too someday."
METALLICA recently announced the details of the 2018-2019 North American leg of of its "WorldWired" tour in support of the band's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct".
The 34-date trek kicks off September 2 in Madison, Wisconsin and runs through March 13 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The "WorldWired" trek was the fifth-highest grossing tour of 2017, with 1.5 million tickets sold and $153 million earned. The band was also the top-selling rock act of the year and had the third best-selling rock album.
BON JOVI, which has been eligible to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame since 2008 and was nominated only once before, will finally get the nod on April 14 in Cleveland.
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A good car may be lacking of very essential needs bringing up frustration. Most people are often disturbed by clear windows that expose every thing they have in the car to the public eye. The need to have privacy and protection from UV rays may be all that you are asking. The car tint idea just happens to cross your mind. There is a lot that one expects from a car tint with respect to functionality and durability thus one should find out if this criteria is met before buying. It has to be the best so the concern on how to land a good deal with relation to car tints is the only thing bugging you.
One should be aware of what they want from a car tint before shopping for it. it should posses preventive measures against UV rays that are disastrous to not just your car but your health as well. The privacy aspect should be addressed fully by the car tint of choice. This will be instrumental to enhancing the security of not being disturbed or uncomfortable in your own car. It should also add to the sleek look of the car. Its not all about functionality anymore the aesthetic appeal has to be included . It will also enhance the driving experience as sunlight that would occasionally blur your vision has been reduced significantly.
Car tints can be found in different forms in the market. Knowing each and understanding their benefits should form the basis of the purchase decision. The Carbon film as a car tint is recognized for its dark shade and capability to deal with harmful rays of the sun. Dyed films are relatively darker and improves on your privacy needs. It is relatively cheap compared to its counterparts though its functionality may not last as long. The crystalline tint stands as the undisputed king of car tints. It can curtail the UV rays for up to ninety seven percent. It has reigned supreme above all other car tints and has high definition features. One needs not to worry about the appearance of the car with crystalline car tints they take care of this aspect very successfully. It has record performance functionality performance.
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Outstanding achievements of academic recognised with national award
Dr Sarah Mills, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, is the 2017 recipient of the Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers) Gill Memorial Award.
Since 1832, the Society's prestigious Medals and Awards have recognised excellence in geographical research and fieldwork, teaching and public engagement.
They are presented annually in recognition of those who have made outstanding achievements within the sphere of geography.
Dr Mills has been given the Gill Memorial Award in recognition of her 'outstanding early career research in cultural geography'.
Her research at Loughborough explores the geographies of youth citizenship, informal education and volunteering. She has published widely across these themes, co-edited two books, and held two prestigious Economic and Social Research Council Fellowships.
Dr Mills is currently Chair of the Society's Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group and a Fellow of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Democratic Participation's Political Literacy Oversight Group.
Speaking about the award she said: "I am overwhelmed by this news and so grateful to the Royal Geographical Society for this award. I owe a huge thanks to colleagues and mentors, but most of all to my family and friends for their love and support."
Professor Stephen Rice, Head of Loughborough's Department of Geography, added: "We are thrilled that Sarah's achievements have been recognised by the Royal Geographical Society with this prestigious award. She is a very worthy recipient and the entire University community would like to congratulate her."
Dr Mills will be presented with this award by the Society's President, Nicholas Crane, at its Medals and Awards celebration on Monday 5 June 2017.


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Why do I love you?
What tender thread bound my heart to yours?
You with your shields that bend so far without
breaking their hold on your love.
Why do I love you?
With all the pain that any relationship can bring?
With all the misunderstandings that can exit between
two people who are both scared and unsure.
Why do I love you?
Do you understand the true extent of the word?
It can mean so much or too little depending on the
ease with which a person speaks it.
Why do I love you?
Will I always be one step ahead of you?
Looking over my shoulder to see when and if
your spirit catches flight and joins mine.
Why do I love you?
Because of your spirit.
Because of your soul.
Because of who you are and what you will be.
Because of who I am when I'm with you.
Because of what we bring to each other.
Because….I just do.
And that may scare you as it sometimes does me….
But fears were made for conquering.
And this connection was made to last.
And given time and the star's bright light…
I'll prove this to you.
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Last week, for a very special birthday, I was treated to a trip to Iceland. We took a two hour flight from Belfast to Keflavik, which is about 40km west of Iceland's capital Reykjavik. The first thing that we were struck by was the difference in the landscape. As we'd expected it seemed very rugged and quite barren but never short of a natural feature to interest the eye.
We stayed in an apartment in the centre of Reykjavik. Like all capital cities this is a very busy place. There was lots of construction going on and many many tourists even for the month of October. Most of the visitors seemed to hail from the U.S. and China. Occasionally we heard an Irish accent or recognised faces from our plane trip over.
Being based in Reykjavik was great. We hired a car which meant that we could visit lots of the interesting geographical features of the country which were close by.
We visited Geysir which is basically a large field full of bubbling geysirs of varying sizes. All of the geysirs have different names and varying time lapses between each eruption e.g. the one shown above, which is the original geysir, only erupts about once every ten years.
It's nearby neighbour, Strokkur, erupts about once every 7 minutes. We sat on a nearby bench and admired it's spouting burst of boiling water a number of times during our visit.
Waterfalls are a common feature of the Icelandic landscape. When we came across the first waterfall we were totally in awe by the sheer size of it. The volume and the speed of the water was breathtaking. We took numerous photos from all angles. By day two we realised that waterfalls were everywhere and although we enjoyed looking at them the cameras stayed in our pockets.
The Thingvellir National Park is a rift valley where the North American and the Eurasion tectonic plates are drifting apart. It was here that the first Icelandic Parliament took place, where laws were passed and (very nasty) punishments carried out.
Volcanic material was in evidence in many places that we visited.
At this spot, in Laufskálavarda, a farm was destroyed by volcanic activity in 894. By tradition everybody passing by for the first time picks up a stone and places it on one of the mounds.
During our short time we walked on glaciers in the dark hence the lack of photos (absolutely not to be recommended safety wise), and we chased the Northern Lights, catching only a teasing glimpse…
Iceland is one incredible place.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products and Kinetic have teamed with the International Mountain Bicycling Association to create the Big Dig Trail Challenge, an initiative that encourages bike industry employees to volunteer hours building and maintaining their local mountain bike trails.
The Big Dig Trail Challenge will run from Sept. 21-28 and will invite participating companies and retailers to keep track of the total number of hours their employees spend doing trail work in their communities. Companies will be broken up into three categories for the challenge: small (fewer than 25 employees), medium (25-74 employees) and large (75 or more employees).
At the end of the challenge, the company in each category that volunteered the most hours per employee wins. The winning company in each category will receive a trophy courtesy of Kinetic as well as a cash prize from QBP to be donated to their local IMBA chapter.
IMBA will connect volunteers with local clubs. Participants can use the association's club finder at imba.com/near-you/clubs or contact Sallie Hoefer at email@example.com to find a local chapter.
For more information, contact QBP ACE director Seth Nesselhuf at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Supermama Tokyo
We are always full of thoughts and resolute when the year comes to an end. For me, this 2017 is probably one that will leave a mark in our history books. Mixed feelings and emotions all the way. Business wise was extremely tough yet opportunities were unbelievable. Difficult and meaningful times always seemed to co-exists – the perfect meaning and beauty of life isn't it?
A new year will bring new hope which, made it necessary for us to collect our thoughts and to give thanks for the events that shaped us the past year.
When we had a couple of our collections selected by BEAMS JAPAN, we thought that is it. It is time to call it a wrap, I have kinda achieved my wildest dream as a product designer – to have my collections sold in the land where I first found my calling in the way I approach design. When I first visited Japan some 11 years ago, I stumbled upon a T-shirt store presenting their T-shirts as art pieces on a conveyor system (Obviously the idea has been ripped, seemed outdated and irrelevant today). Amazing! I love it when we take pride in something as simple as a T-shirt. That T-shirt shop is BeamsT. In 2016, the (mother) company opened BEAMS JAPAN in Shinjuku. Earlier this year, some of our porcelain collection was selected and presented in their flagship store. This is wild, really.
Then in December 2017, we opened Supermama Tokyo.
Together with our long time friend and partner Keisuke Otani in Kugayama, we set up a base in a residential neighbourhood in Tokyo. To have our products distributed in Japan may seemed like a wild dream but to open a shop is nothing short of being dreamy (wishful thinking some may say). Yet it happened. (In 2018 I will personally curate a selection of the finest – but often hidden, undermarketed – Singapore designs over at this little shop in Tokyo.)
Why am I always easily excited by the thought of doing something in Japan?
What makes Japan special to me?
It is in Japan that I experienced a society that consumes design as it is – the authentic value of design, not because of its packaging.
It is in Japan that I actually experienced and see with my own eyes that good design can command a good price without the need of flashy marketing campaigns.
It is in Japan that I experience true service design and impeccable service standards that is birthed from within – culture, upbringing and basic human values – not to meet some ISO900watever nonsense or attained through some 3-days certification course.
It is in Japan that I was acquainted with the idea of crafts through Tokshiyuki Kita when he brought a group of us for a visit to a carpenter and paper maker in Kyoto some eons ago.
It is in the basement of Kita's design studio that I understood design as a soft power, not a subject. This experience shaped my thinking about design deeply. At that instant I realised that our design education has been designed to react and not to innovate. We have always been looking at design through the lens of science, technology and art. Now, how about from the viewpoint of culture and identity.
Do we really need one more design thinker? Or do we need more creatives who can define the Singapore way of thinking, designing and doing. Therein lies the way we innovate – not by copying, making better what others have done and then adding our own tag to trademark it – but by our own distinct way. To react is about making sense of things on the outside, to truly innovate is birthed from what is within. It takes time, of course. And having seen Japanese designers "been there, done that" more than a decade ago, they are fantastic role models and has always been my inspiration.
This is why to work with Japanese makers is a big deal to me. It gives me a glimpse of what I can achieve for my own city, by peeking into their history, values and work ethics.
This is why to have a simple, little shop in Japan is a big deal to me. Not your Shibuya, Aoyama or Ginza but in a neighbourhood, understated (as usual about Supermama) but one where honest conversations with the common folks can occur.
So, here's a toast to the true craftsman, the under-marketed designers and those with no budget for anything fancy but still stood true to their calling.
You know who you are.
You did well.
Yam Seng.


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A Minnesota School Unlike Any Other
An accredited and nationally acclaimed School of Excellence, Academy of Whole Learning is the only private school in Minnesota that is specifically designed for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and individual learning needs.
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Casey Market Town, 15 Kingsland Parade,
Casey, ACT 2913
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Josh Leemhuis & his partner, Shell, have run a family hospitality business for many years. They honed their skills running the iconic George Harcourt Inn - more affectionately known as "The George". They know how to bring people together, create a great atmosphere and provide excellent food and drink. But, just like the brave man who inspired their new establishments name, they knew it was time to do something bold, new and take everything to the next level. Casey Jones is the result of years of hard work, meticulous planning and countless hours in search of the perfect ingredients & unique beverages.
When you arrive at Casey Jones you won't have to stand around awkwardly waiting to be seated or try and find yout own table. Our own Maître d', Sorrel, will be waiting to greet you with a friendly smile and show you to your table. You won't need to waste your night lining up at the bar to order food either - Casey Jones has full table service! Good old-fashioned service will make your night at Casey Jones one to remember.
It's hard to define the style of Casey Jones menu–it really is that unique. But if it were summed up in a few words it'd be 'Southern American Spanish Fusion'. Headed up by Head Chef, Abel, smokey flavours, citrus fruits and a variety of artisan cheeses underpin many of the dishes. From the soft shell crab on charcoaled brioche to the egg pappardelle pasta with braised lamb shoulder there really is something to delight even the most seasoned foodie or picky diner.
Head barman, Jamie, has spent countless hours tasting, testing and tweaking our truly unique list of cocktails and other beverages–and he's enjoyed every moment of it! His mission was to create a truly new combination of flavours and there's something for everyone in the mixer. Does he have a favourite? It's hard to choose but the Maple Bacon-infused Old Fashion or the classic Shrub Cocktail is a must try!


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One of the first talk radio stations in India, Chennai Live 104.8 FM was launched yesterday with 'The Raghu Dixit Project' returning to the music scene after our (much needed?) break and it was an eventful show if nothing else!
We finished our sound check and much to our surprise, everyone in the band not just remembered the songs but also was quite tight with all of them! That made things much easier for us and calmed our nerves a bit which resulted in Nithin doing a "photoshoot" for the band 😛 .. See the results yourself to believe it! All credit for the photography and direction go ONLY to Nitin Joshi and Siva Prakash who seem to be finding an alternate career option opening up for them!
The show itself was quite an adventure with Siva tearing the snare drum skin on his very first hit!! Now none of the others realized this happened and we thought it was just that the mic was off and we were expecting it to come back on any moment and carried on with the song all the time looking back to see Siva's helpless face and looking with anger at Nitin who could do absolutely nothing about it either!! Siva managed quite well with only rim shots and the toms as we suddenly had to improvise into a very different version of "I still love you!"
There was a quick break when someone was sent to see if he could get a replacement snare and we carried on with the rest of the band adjusting along and Siva displaying the full range of his creativity as we tried to vary songs to not miss the snare drum that much but if you have heard any form of music, you will realize how important the snare is when keeping a beat and not having it was quite a challenge!
The rest of the show passed without any significant incident and we managed to get a few legs shaking in that very formal event and even managed to sell quite a few copies of the album! The snare skin was finally replaced in time for the last 2 songs of the show and from there we ripped the show 😉
Its been a good return and managing to do this after no practice for 2 months is a good sign for us 🙂 .. there is quite a hectic show schedule lined up over the next couple of months, so expect a lot of activity here!
And also .. if any of you was at the show … drop in and tell us what you thought!
And of course .. I have to leave you with the customary photo of Raghu singing his lungs out with his eyes wide shut!


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Do we have guardian angels—personal angels who walk in tandem with us, hover alongside, and go where we go? While there may not be evidence to support the idea that there is one personalized angel assigned to us, we do undoubtedly have angels in our lives.
Angels are closer than we may often realize and we are not often aware of the extent to which they affect our lives for good. I hope you'll stick with me while I explain some things that are often not explained in some faiths, but have been revealed by the Lord Himself about angels–and why they have special interest in you or I.
Full transcript and video of Angels Around Us.
Bible Verse: "The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them" (Psalm 34:7).
Faith Quote: "Angels are of the same race as men. They are, in fact, men who have passed from the rudimental state to the higher spheres of progressive being. Some have died and risen again to life, and are consequently possessed of a divine, human body of flesh and bones, immortal and eternal. They eat, drink, sing and converse like other men. Some of them hold the keys of Apostleship and Priesthood, by which they teach, instruct, bless, and perform miracles and many mighty works. Translated men, like Enoch, Elijah, John the Apostle, and three of the Apostles of the Western Hemisphere, are also like angels. They are ministers, both to men upon the earth, and to the world of spirits. They pass from one world to another with more ease, and in less time than we pass from one city to another. They have not a single attribute which man has not. But their attributes are more matured, or more developed, than the attributes of men in this present sphere of existence" (P. Pratt)
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Kerry posted a topic in PFA Specific News & Promotions# h a n g a r b a n g e r 2 Australia Day weekend, Sunday 27th January 2019 Skunk Werks, Cororooke, 3254 We're looking to include all Porsches - from a rusty patina, to a polished carbon fibre - all are welcome. So, if you're interested in bringing out your car to share and being involved... registration for the event has now closed however please still come and join us! We are releasing this information now as we are aware that Australia Day weekend is a busy one, and some forward planning may be required. We will be giving more details in mid-October, so stay tuned... Follow this thread (above on right), or via Instagram & Facebook Hugh, Kerry & Polorot (John)


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I reviewed Breastfeeding With Comfort and Joy back in 2009. I am excited to announced that Laura has released an revised e-book edition with updated information (particularly regarding skin-to-skin care and laid-back breastfeeding), more photos, and nine videos. Some e-book formats play the videos directly (Kindle Fire, Apple Books), while other e-book platforms will include a password-secured link to the videos.
The videos show babies of various ages taking the breast and feeding, some in upright positions and others laid-back. You'll also see 1-week-old twins taking the breast, a mother hand-expressing milk, and a mother doing breast compression to help her sleepy baby finish nursing. Another mom talks about nursing her baby right after the birth by putting her baby skin-to-skin and letting him scoot up to her breasts and latch on by himself. Finally, you'll see a UNICEF breast crawl video and watch a short documentary of a premature baby whose life was saved by skin-to-skin care after the birth.
Of particular importance are the new photos showing laid-back breastfeeding, with moms comfortably reclined and babies laying belly-down on top of their mothers. Laid-back breastfeeding enables babies' hardwired instincts to breastfeed, helps babies latch more deeply and effectively, and lets mothers nurse without having to actively "hold" their babies--a huge plus when you are nursing round-the-clock!
Laura wrote to me about this new version of Breastfeeding With Comfort and Joy:
When women see breastfeeding work, are confident to get comfortable, and fall in love with breastfeeding without the distractions and information overload, breastfeeding will become part of our culture.
I really want the new release pushed because it is an excellent resource for women to advocate for skin-to-skin at birth and other things. The information is not an update but a richer resource because of the shared experiences and practices that have come out since the first edition both in my practice and online. I now have more images to support the timeless concepts.
For the practice of women to have their babies at birth to reach a tipping point, women need an all-in-one-place resource when they demand this from their birth practitioners. Otherwise the scattered internet searches overwhelm them and the message is lost.
Please consider this book for yourself, for an expecting friend or family member, or for your medical/midwifery/lactation consulting practice.
The new electronic edition of Breastfeeding With Comfort and Joy is available from Amazon, Kobo, and iBookstore.


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"Le Corbusier: The Complete Buildings" Shines New Light On 20th Century Classics
A title like Le Corbusier: The Complete Buildings suggests an encyclopedic guide, and the heft of the new book only furthers that impression. Inside, though, Cemal Emden's photographs constitute a more subjective tour through virtually all of the extant structures designed by the seminal Swiss-French architect.
Emden's relationship with Corbusier's buildings is like Man Ray's relationship with Lee Miller, or the collaboration between Herb Ritts and Cindy Crawford. He doesn't approach the buildings with a clinical eye: he looks for the most revealing moments. Whether inside or outside or, typically, both, Emden waits for just the right time of day and finds precisely the right angle to capture the busy swarm of carefully-organized activity in Usine Duval, or the dynamic galleries of Tokyo's National Museum of Western Art.
Though some images are monumental — for example, the organic concrete form of a tower from Unité D'Habitation, rendered in black and white — the overall effect is profoundly humanizing. People themselves rarely appear in the photos, but by attending to human-scale details and surprisingly warm interior spaces, Emden constantly reminds us that Le Corbusier intended his creations to be functional and inviting.
It's an engaging journey through Le Corbusier's masterworks, with stops at many of his lesser-known (and, often, less characteristic) buildings. For text, Emden and editor Burcu Kütükçüoğlu take an interesting approach, first used in a 2016 exhibition of Emden's work. Each of 19 writers selects a single image, and then pens an essay about that image.
The essays, then, are both about Emden's work and about Le Corbusier's — specifically, what Emden's approach reveals about the buildings. The results are often illuminating, sometimes even charming. Such is the case with, for example, Tim Benton's reflection on the cozy foyer of Villa Fallet. "How wonderful to live without lies," writes Benton. "Isn't this what we all want: the embrace of warm materials, a plan shaped around daily routines and gestures, the pleasure in caressing a well-made thing?"
In some cases, though, the writers don't add much. İhsan Bilgin chooses a photograph of a single ladder-like stairway against a blank wall in Maison Guiette, and just about gives himself a hernia analyzing it. "It is impossible not to wonder what that prismatic flowerpot is doing under the stairs," writes Bilgin, "and the unnecessary contrast of the sunlight illuminating the point under the stairs likewise bothers the eye."
I'm all for the close appreciation of art and architecture, but what I found it impossible not to wonder, reading that passage, is whether the world doesn't have any bigger problems to worry about. Fortunately, Emden's photographs are unfailingly eloquent. Pick your own favorite, and say about it what you like.


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Join Janet Stone as she moves with you through a radiant flowing practice designed to cultivate a strong and steady inner light.
Using the potent practices of Dharana, Pranayama, and Asana you will create a strong center, warming yourself and those around you. Drop into a meditative state as you flow through beautifully sequenced patterns, designed to get you into the body as you move out of the mind.


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LuLaRoe Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Buyback Program
There has been a LuLaRoe Twitter storm that has been raging for some time about the changes they made to their Buyback program. Now a class action lawsuit has been filed over this Buyback program.
In April 2017, LuLaRoe promised consultants they could cancel their agreements with LuLaRoe and be refunded 100% of the wholesale amount of inventory purchased, including shipping charges. The 100% refund had no conditions or exceptions attached. To further induce people to join their business opportunity, LuLaRoe uniformly promised that the 100% buyback policy would never expire:
Today, we would like to provide clarity regarding the 100% Buy Back on Inventory policy. This policy does not have an expiration date, nor does it have a required timeframe in which the product should have been purchased in. – Source build.mylularoe.com
There is one little problem. According to the lawsuit, they did change their Buyback program.
Here are the details of the class action lawsuit:
This case arises out of a multi-level marketing scheme, whereby LuLaRoe created a "direct-buyer" system so consumers must go through "representatives" or "consultants" to buy LuLaRoe's clothing products. To be a consultant, however, LuLaRoe requires an initial expenditure upwards of $5,000 for a start-up inventory kit of clothing and other promotional materials. As bait to lure consultants to sign up and/or to purchase more inventory, in April 2017, LuLaRoe promised consultants they could cancel their agreements with LuLaRoe and be refunded 100% of the wholesale amount of inventory purchased, including shipping charges. The 100% refund had no conditions or exceptions attached. To further induce consultants, LuLaRoe uniformly promised that the 100% buyback policy would never expire:
Today, we would like to provide clarity regarding the 100% Buy Back on Inventory policy. This policy does not have an expiration date, nor does it have a required timeframe in which the product should have been purchased in. – Source build.mylularoe.com
Unfortunately, overnight on September 13, 2017, LuLaRoe reneged on its end of the bargain. Instead of honoring its 100% buyback and free shipping agreement, LuLaRoe is not providing fee shipping and is honoring at most a 90% refund and even then it comes with numerous exceptions, thereby cheating Plaintiffs and the Class out of thousands of dollars.
Brief History and Rapid Growth of LuLaRoe
On May 1, 2013, LuLaRoe was incorporated. It is a clothing sales organization based in Corona, California, founded by DeAnne Brady and Mark Stidham. LuLaRoe has approximately 33 varieties of knit shirts, skirts, dresses, and leggings ranging from $25 to $75 per item.
LuLaRoe is in the business of advertising, marketing, producing, manufacturing, and selling clothing such as knit shirts, skirts, dresses, and leggings through individual consultants, also called "representatives" or "retailers" (referred to hereafter as "Consultants"), such as Plaintiffs and the Class. LuLaRoe is a classic multi-level marketing scheme. LuLaRoe signs up Consultants to sell its products and to sign up a Consultant's own network of Consultants. Many Consultants are women with children, who sell LuLaRoe products online through social media and to friends/contacts at "pop up" parties the Consultant organizes. On top of the money earned from product sales, Consultants also receive 5% of each new recruit's wholesale product purchases, according to details in the LuLaRoe compensation package.
LuLaRoe holds itself out to be champions of women with children, seeking financial freedom by working from home. Founded in 2012 by DeAnne Brady and her husband, and incorporated in 2013, Defendants claim that "LuLaRoe exists to provide an opportunity for people to create freedom by selling comfortable, affordable, stylish clothing, and offering its Retailers the independence to set their own pace and schedule. This creates the time to spend with those closest to them, the very thing DeAnne had once desired for herself!"
LuLaRoe's mission statement is: "Where through fashion we create freedom, serve others, and strengthen families. A place where lives are being blessed and dreams achieved through love, purpose, confidence, trust, and growth." LuLaRoe also claims that the "mission at LuLaRoe is to bless lives and strengthen families and we can help facilitate this though our HAPPINESS POLICY!" LuLaRoe promises women part time work for full time pay, allowing them the freedom to earn a living and still enjoy time with their families.
Plaintiffs and the Class were solicited by Defendants to conduct direct sales on behalf of LuLaRoe. LuLaRoe required and continues to require Consultants to sign a "LuLaRoe Independent Consultant Program Application and Agreement" and to purchase clothing from LuLaRoe at wholesale, typically resulting in an initial inventory investment of $5,000 to $8,000 in advance of sales.
LuLaRoe did not and does not provide Consultants with a catalog or online shopping opportunities. Rather, Consultants create their own "pop up" shops through social media (such as Facebook) or in person. The burden of creating sales incentives, collecting payment from customers, and recouping the initial investment, as well as operating costs, are all the responsibility of the Consultants.
If a Consultant brings in additional Consultants, she is elevated to "Sponsor Status," but must maintain additional inventory requirements monthly. If a Consultant brings in ten or more additional Consultants, she is elevated to "Trainer" status, if she has:
[A] Personal Volume of 250 Pieces each month, have at least three Personally Sponsored Fashion Consultants, and a minimum of ten Fashion Consultants on your Team with a total Group Volume of 1,750 Pieces each month. Your own Orders do not count towards your Group Volume. For each Personally Sponsored Fashion Consultant who Orders at least 175 Pieces each month, your Personal Volume requirement is reduced by 50 Pieces each month, up to a maximum of three times, or 150 Pieces each month, potentially resulting in a minimum of 100 Pieces required to be Ordered by you for the month.
To achieve "Coach" or "Mentor" status, and earn additional compensation, Consultants need to recruit more Consultants and maintain higher levels of inventory monthly. Id.
"Part of LuLaRoe's appeal is built-in product scarcity. The company produces no more than 2,500 pieces in any one fabric print. So no two fashion Consultants receive the same mix of garments and prints. That drives prices up online for the rarer or more desirable prints by creating a treasure hunt atmosphere."8 According to Defendants' website:
LuLaRoe exists to provide an opportunity for people to create freedom by selling comfortable, affordable, stylish LuLaRoe clothing, and offering its Retailers the independence to set their own pace and schedule.
Currently there are approximately 70,000 LuLaRoe Consultants nationwide. LuLaRoe is still a very young company compared to other direct sale companies. The potential for growth is truly astounding. It is a great time to join this amazing company!
Other sources indicate that LuLaRoe currently has over 80,000 Consultants. In 2016, it was reported that LuLaRoe was on track to hit $1 billion in sales and was growing at an average rate of 25% per month for approximately 24 months.
LuLaRoe Announces 100% Refund Policy
In April 2017, LuLaRoe announced that any Consultant who wished to terminate their business with Defendants could return their inventory for a 100% buyback and LuLaRoe would pay the shipping costs. Consultants and the public were assured through a variety of written and oral communications that this policy was never going to expire. See, e.g., "LuLaRoe isn't going anywhere and neither is the Contract Cancelation 100% buy-back program."
LuLaRoe repeatedly promised the Consultants that they could, at any time, terminate their Consultant status and return unsold clothing for a full refund, with LuLaRoe to pay the associated shipping costs. Specifically, LuLaRoe made these representations in direct communications with Consultants, during Consultant training seminars, online, in emails, in brochures, and in advertisements to Consultants and the public. For example, in June of 2017, LuLaRoe sent at least two emails to Consultants stating:
INDEPENDENT FASHION RETAILERS, WHO WISH TO CANCEL THEIR RETAILER AGREEMENT, WILL BE REFUNDED 100% OF THE WHOLESALE AMOUNT. How AWESOME is that? On top of that, LuLaRoe will also cover your shipping by sending you shipping labels!
(Emphasis in original.)
As another example, on or about June 30, 2017, LuLaRoe posted the following notice on its website:
Today, we would like to provide clarity regarding the 100% Buy Back on Inventory policy. This policy does not have an expiration date, nor does it have a required timeframe in which the product should have been purchased in [sic]. The only qualification for this policy, is that products returned are required to be LuLaRoe products and must have been purchased through LuLaRoe. Click here to find more information on the 100% Buy Back on Inventory policy!
Defendants advised Consultants to use the 100% buyback and free shipping policy to recruit more Consultants for LuLaRoe. The no-risk sales approach was used to encourage prospective Consultants to sign up and order as much inventory as possible. And it worked. Consultants, such as Plaintiffs Bluder and Laurence, recruited Consultants based upon this policy.
Consultants were also encouraged to max-out their credit cards with inventory purchases, all of which would be refunded at 100%, plus free shipping, should the Consultants decide to stop selling for LuLaRoe.
Despite LuLaRoe's uniform and repeated promises in its communications, e-mail correspondence, marketing materials, advertisements, seminars, and contracts with Plaintiffs and Class, LuLaRoe's return and shipping policy differs materially from what is represented. A Plaintiff/member of the Class who decides that he or she is no longer interested in being a Consultant for LuLaRoe is, in reality, unable to return LuLaRoe clothes for a full refund and is actually required to pay for shipping, an expense that will not be reimbursed.
In many cases, Consultants are unable to return clothes at all and/or receive no refund whatsoever from LuLaRoe.
What is worse, for Consultants to cancel their status as Consultants and receive full reimbursement and free return shipping labels, they must agree to immediately cease all sales of their inventory.
Once the Consultants agree to stop selling their inventory, their cancellation is confirmed and they are removed from Consultant status. This means they cannot access the Consultant information on LuLaRoe's website and no longer receive communications from LuLaRoe to active Consultants.
The canceled Consultants then receive a confirmation that their cancelation has been processed and are instructed to wait for a Return Authorization Number ("RA" number), which is needed to return inventory to LuLaRoe, and receive return shipping labels.
However, in most instances, such as with Plaintiffs, LuLaRoe does not provide RA numbers, nor does it send the shipping labels, and the canceled Consultants are left with thousands of dollars of inventory they cannot return and cannot sell.
The few Consultants who do receive an RA number send back their inventory only to have LuLaRoe either: (1) claim that the inventory was never received, (2) "reject" some or all the inventory for refund (and donate the rejected items to a charity), and/or (3) provide only a partial refund for select items of inventory.
Consultants are unable to communicate with LuLaRoe when they discover this bait-and-switch has occurred, many remaining on hold for up to five hours only to be disconnected.
LuLaRoe Changes Its 100% Refund Policy Overnight, Retroactively
On or about September 13, 2017, LuLaRoe adopted the following policy, applying it retroactively to the Consultants, and thereby cheating the Consultants out of thousands of dollars:
- The items being returned must have been personally purchased by the Independent Fashion Retailer from LLR (purchases from other Independent Fashion Retailers or third parties are not subject to refund);
- The items must be in Resalable condition (see Definition of "Resalable" below); and
- The items must have been purchased from LLR within one year prior to the date of cancellation.
Upon receipt of the Resalable products and sales aids, the Independent Fashion Retailer will be reimbursed 90% of the net cost of the original purchase price(s). Shipping and handling charges incurred by an Independent Fashion Retailer when the products or sales aids were purchased, and return shipping fees, will not be refunded. If the purchases were made through a credit card, the refund will be credited back to the same account. If an Independent Fashion Retailer was paid a bonus based on a product(s) that he or she purchased, and such product(s) is subsequently returned for a refund, the bonus that was paid to the Independent Fashion Retailer based on that product purchase will be deducted from the amount of the refund.
Products and sales aids shall be deemed "Resalable" if each of the following elements is satisfied: 1) they are unworn, unwashed, folded with hang tags and in original packaging; 2) packaging and labeling has not been altered or damaged; 3) they are in a condition such that it is a commercially reasonable practice within the trade to sell the merchandise at full price; and 4) they are returned to LuLaRoe within one year from the date of purchase. Any merchandise that is clearly identified at the time of sale as non-returnable, discontinued, or as a seasonal item, shall not be Resalable. Items that are returned that are not Resalable will be donated to a charity selected by LuLaRoe and no refund or exchange will be issued.
LuLaRoe's deceptive practices are uniform across the Class, as described in the following publications:
(a) "LuLaRoe Changes Return Policy, Costing Consultants Thousands. The change from a 100 percent guarantee to a 90 percent guarantee was announced Wednesday, effective immediately."
(b) "LuLaRoe abruptly changes return policy; Consultants say they are out thousands."
(c) "LuLaRoe Just Changed Its Return Policy And People Are Pissed."
Consultants are prevented from returning inventory and/or after they have returned their inventory, LuLaRoe self-determines that some items are nonrefundable, with no appeal process or other recourse for the Consultants. Once LuLaRoe decides that an item(s) are non-fundable, whether it is because of the new one-year return policy or for some other reason, LuLaRoe refuses to return the items to the Consultants. Rather, LuLaRoe donates those items of clothing, and the Consultants are deprived of both the product and any compensation for the product.
People that are part of this class action:
All persons residing in the United States who were contracted with Defendants as Consultants at any time during the period of April 1, 2017 to September 13, 2017 and either: (1) attempted to return inventory to LuLaRoe under the 100% Buyback program and were not given a full 100% refund and free shipping; or (2) purchased additional inventory from LuLaRoe between April 1, 2017 and September 13, 2017 and now will not be given a 100% refund and free shipping from LuLaRoe.
– Source Stella Lemberg et al v. LuLaRoe, LLC et al


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Automated Language Processing & Classification Analyst - Italian
Posted Jun 1, 2018 - Requisition No. 67372
Bloomberg runs on data, and in the Global Data team we're responsible for acquiring it and providing it to our clients. We collect, analyse, process and publish the data which is the backbone of our iconic Bloomberg Terminal- the facts and figures which ultimately move the financial markets. We apply problem-solving skills to identify innovative workflow efficiencies and we implement technology solutions to enhance our systems, products and processes- and all this while providing platinum customer support to our clients.
Deliver the Italian news that matters most to our clients. You're the type of person who always knows about the latest news trends and has a real passion for text analysis and technology. Help to build the product which, in an instant, can deliver news to change the direction of our clients' critically important business decisions.
Do you have the creativity and the technical skill to help us build upon our extensive news classification processes? If so, we are looking for you!
What's the Role?
As a member of our News Indexing team, you will be responsible for classification of the world's most important Italian-language financial and economic news with the aim of further entrenching Bloomberg as the leader in the financial news market. You will use specialized software in order to create hierarchical rules that automatically classify Bloomberg and third-party news, as well as data from social media sites. You need to have a keen interest in news and perform research in order to identify news topics that are relevant to the Italian market and modify or create news classification rules accordingly. You will also identify opportunities to create efficiency in our processes and execute on your ideas.
In order to build the strongest local-language products, you will closely collaborate with our partners in Product Strategy, Sales and Engineering to build a market-leading Italian news classification product.
You will have the opportunity to join the team working in the fields of statistical classification, natural language processing, data science, machine learning and text analysis to help build the next-generation of Bloomberg's proprietary news classification products.
What we do in Content Indexing
We use internal and open-source software to automatically retrieve, parse, organize and tag news from social media sites, news feeds, web sites and other sources that run on the Bloomberg Professional Service. We also build and maintain our complex taxonomy of classification tags according to our clients' needs. Our work is not theoretical or hyper-specific – it is practical and impactful.
The position also offers opportunities to learn new technologies and you will work collaboratively across teams, departments and regions.
What we look for:
- Bachelor's degree in disciplines such as Linguistics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business, Finance, Data Science, Library Science, or other computer-related specialization
- Native ability in spoken and written Italian
- Strong interest/ knowledge in financial and economic news
- Excellent problem solving skills and ability to pay close attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proven understanding of customer service and experience in building strong relationships with stakeholders
- Professional project management experience in information management, with the proven ability to deliver within tight deadlines
- Working knowledge of a programming or query language and experience of using it for a data analysis/data science project (e.g. R, Python, JavaScript, SQL, etc.)
We'd love to find someone who has:
- Knowledge of Italian market trends, themes and drivers
- Experience in editing, writing, curating or assigning news stories
- Experience in using categorization, filtering or mining software (such as OpenCalais, Datasift, GNIP, Inxight, IDOL, Verity, Clear Forest, Microsoft Fast)
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Model-Driven Time-Series Analytics
Tackling the challenge of managing the full life-cycle of systems requires a well-defined mix of approaches. While in the early phases model-driven approaches are frequently used to design systems, in the later phases data-driven approaches are used to reason on different key performance indicators of systems under operation. This immediately poses the question how operational data can be mapped back to design models to evaluate existing designs and to reason about future re-designs. In this paper, we present a novel approach for harmonizing model-driven and data-driven approaches. In particular, we introduce an architecture for time-series data management to analyse runtime properties of systems which is derived from design models. Having this systematic generation of time-series data management opens the door to analyse data through design models. We show how such data analytics is specified for modelling languages using standard metamodelling techniques and technologies.
Copyright (c) 2018 Sabine Wolny, Alexandra Mazak, Manuel Wimmer, Rafael Konlechner, Gerti Kappel
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ABOVE: Tapestry at Brentwood Town Center is one of many projects completed by Doster Nashville. // SUBMITTED
To accommodate their growing team in Nashville, Tennessee, Doster Construction Company's office has moved.
Doster Nashville is now located at 2000 Meridian Boulevard, Suite 200, Franklin, Tennessee 37067.
Doster, founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 1969, has completed more than 300 projects throughout Tennessee during the past 30 years for commercial, educational, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and multifamily clients and has helped mold the Nashville community and skyline with notable projects such as Saturn, Velocity in the Gulch, 1700 Midtown, and The Freedom Forum.
Doster has been consistently recognized by their work in the Nashville community and recently received the AGC of Middle Tennessee's Community Award at the 2019 Build Tennessee Awards.
One of Doster Nashville's main missions within the community is to mentor to high school students who are interested in the construction industry. They are actively involved in the Williamson County Career Days and ACE Mentor Program of Greater Tennessee and support numerous other organizations within the community.
Doster has completed more than $100 million of projects within the past year in the Nashville area and is in progress on Graduate Nashville, Canopy at Ginter Park, Paris Landing State Park Inn, Montgomery Bell State Park Inn, and renovations at North Knoxville Medical Center.
They have recently completed the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Franklin, Novel Bellevue Place, Peyton Stakes in Germantown, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Renovations, Accent Bellevue, and Tapestry at Brentwood Town Center.


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Hunting is permitted during all open hunting seasons, (except for the early Canada goose season at which time, Middle Creek is
CLOSED). If you are unfamiliar with the area, please come to the Visitor Center and have someone explain about the various locations. Also, a three-dimensional floor map can be studied at the Visitor Center. Most of the waterfowl hunting opportunities in this area would be pass-shooting at the birds. There are, however two small ponds on the east side of the property, which may be suitable for duck hunting at times.
Waterfowl hunting is permitted via special drawing processes. The processes are as follows:
If not selected in the regular drawing, you may show up any of Middle Creek's shooting days, (Tues., Thurs., & Sat.) to enter a separate drawing to obtain an unclaimed blind otherwise known as "no-shows". You should be at the Visitor Center about an hour prior to start time. Hunting hours are posted in your digest (remember to add four minutes for the meridian line for the Middle Creek Area.) Fill out the "no-show" card, following the instructions at the counter, and wait for the drawing. Deadline for the drawing is 35 minutes prior to start time. The drawing begins at 30 minutes prior to start time. At that time, it is too late for those who have a reservation to claim their blind. The drawing is done via a bingo wheel. Each ball corresponds to a blind number, thus a ball will be left for each unclaimed blind. In the event that there are more "no-show" applicants than there are balls left, a corresponding amount of black unnumbered balls will be inserted into the wheel. The "no-show" cards are then shuffled, turned upside-down, and the drawing begins. (If a black unnumbered ball is selected, the party does not get a blind.
"Secondary No-Show" Drawings have been developed to allow a hunter that has already participated to try again, assuming they have not already harvested their one Canada goose/ hunting license year limit at Middle Creek. This process is the only way that a hunter may hunt multiple times in a blind, including if they have previously hunted a duck blind. Even if only one person in your party has been in a goose or duck blind previously during the present hunting license year, the others must enter this part of the drawing as well. This drawing process is identical to the "No-Show" process and is held immediately following the "No-Show" drawing. There will only be a drawing if there are still unclaimed blinds following the "no-show" process. This drawing is only for the goose blinds.
Six duck blinds are operated at Middle Creek. These blinds are operational only during the time when duck seasons coincide with the Canada goose seasons (unless needed as an additional goose blind during goose season), and only on Middle Creek's shooting days. In addition, the blinds are open only if there is adequate water in the ponds in/around those blinds and the ponds are not frozen. The process for obtaining a duck blind is the same as for obtaining a "no-show" blind, except that the deadline for the drawing is 65 minutes prior to start time. The drawing begins at 60 minutes prior to start time. At least one person applying for a duck blind needs to have waders. Duck blinds can be hunted once per hunting license year. There are no "Secondary No-Show" duck blinds.
We reserve the right to cancel permits and deny any further privileges on the area to anyone violating
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Sort of Valentine's Day dinner last night. We don't celebrate it, but we had an afternoon where I had finished school work and we were done packing for the day, and so took the time to prep all the vegetables, slow cook the lamb in a great wine sauce, and make polenta (which turned out a bit more liquidy than would have liked, but it was a first, and it still tasted delicious). Matt also bought me flowers (white and red tulips) while he was out getting groceries (love).
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