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Address by Minister of Finance Harris Georgiades
3rd International Funds Summit
Limassol, 30 October 2017
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for the invitation and let me say that I am delighted to address such a distinguished audience of professionals and experts, who have gathered here today for the 3rd International Funds Summit.
Before anything else, allow me to convey the warmest greetings of President Anastasiades, who is not able to attend in person.
Ladies and gentlemen,
There is no doubt that Cyprus is welcoming and safe place to spend a holiday, to enjoy retirement, to buy a holiday house, to send the children to school, to live.
But I am here to tell you that Cyprus is also an excellent place to do business. And at the very core of the comparative advantages of Cyprus, is its human capital. It is the skilled workforce, it is the hub of knowledge, it is the experience of a versatile industry cluster.
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The primary objective of our policy has been to maintain conditions of macroeconomic stability, and to offer support and incentives to the private sector.
Our commitment to tax certainty has been pivotal. We have maintained corporate tax at 12.5%, and have implemented more than 15 policies reducing or cancelling taxes and introducing new tax breaks and incentives. These include a notional interest deduction for new equity invested in any Cypriot company, a tax break for innovative companies, and an attractive non-domicile tax framework.
Even when we were under an IMF/EU program a few years back and had to eliminate a very significant budget deficit, we made sure that no new taxes would be raised, focusing instead on spending cuts.
The fiscal situation has now improved significantly, we have been operating with a balanced budget since 2014 and public debt is coming down fast.
Cyprus has also been among the first wave signatories to all the key international tax information exchange programs and has been steadily widening its network of bilateral tax treaties.
Ladies and gentlemen,
These are favorable factors which complement the efforts of the industry and are enabling Cyprus to make strides as a modern and attractive investment fund jurisdiction. One which can act complementary to the other well-established EU fund domiciles.
Over the last few years, there has been a collective effort lead by the industry, which is represented by the Cyprus Investment Funds Association, with the support and involvement of the government and CySEC (the Regulator), aiming to further fine tune the legal and administrative framework.
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Currently, a new bill which will amend and improve the Alternative Investment Funds Law, is at the final stages of legal vetting.
In fact, I have to acknowledge that we have faced unacceptable bureaucratic delays in getting this bill through, for which I have to undertake the political responsibility. But I still hope to be able to present it for approval by the Council of Ministers in November.
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At the same time, we are working with CySEC in formulating legislation which will introduce licensed and regulated Mini-Managers, below the European Directive thresholds, as well as legislation on licensed and regulated Administrators.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Let me assure you that our commitment to promote reform and to continue working for a stable, business friendly economic environment remains strong. We acknowledge that more needs to be done and we know that maintaining the competitive edge of an economy requires a never-ending reform effort.
For instance, fully understanding the significance of an efficient judiciary in the functioning of an open economy like ours, we are moving ahead with the establishment of a new, specialized Commercial Court, and with a major investment in e-justice, as part of a broader judicial reform.
Fully realizing the importance of credible regulation and supervision we have been enhancing the capacity of the CySEC and we are proceeding with the establishment of a new independent and unified supervisory authority for the insurance and pension fund sector.
Fully acknowledging the need for public administration to become more efficient, we are channeling significant investment in e-government and shall soon be promoting a new legislation aiming to simplify and expedite licensing procedures for new investment.
Within the framework of this broad effort, we shall continue working closely with the industry and the Regulator in order to create the circumstances that will allow the further expansion of the Funds Industry in Cyprus. A thriving Funds Industry, will not only create opportunities for investors and professionals, but will also provide additional financing instruments for investment across the business sectors of Cyprus.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to conclude by thanking CIFA, for organizing this Summit, and also the sponsors, the distinguished speakers, and all the delegates for their participation and interest.
And let me express once again the commitment of our government to work in the direction of ensuring that Cyprus remains a stable and safe jurisdiction, an attractive base for business and investment, continuously building bridges of co-operation and standing firmly in favor of open markets and free trade.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for your attention.


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I need something a little more new and… well, not of Teddy when I happen across my own blog, so this is the obligatory "How are things going?" kind of blog, I guess. I'll keep it short (or as short as I'm known for keeping things).
Halloween: Dressed up as Helena Ravenclaw and passed out candy in the lounge–which was decorated at Howarts. Awesome? I think yes.
Uni: Stressful, as always. The amount of reading is what's really been getting me lately. Five chapters for an exam in a week. One novel for this class. One book about psychology for another. Statistics exams and psych presentations and art projects. It's not that I don't enjoy them–I do, they're interesting. But it's just a little much, and I'm really at that point in the semester where I just want to sleep for a week straight.
Friends: I got to see Laura and Katie D this weekend when they came into town for the Relient K and Jack's Mannequin concert. I've also been spending a lot of time with Katie, James, Ann, Jess, Abby, Jenn, Julia, et cetera. Our house really does feel like a house and not like a bunch of rooms in a dorm. I'm anticipating seeing some of my friends from back home for Thanksgiving, though. It will be great to see all of your lovely faces soon!
Family: I'm doing okay with Teddy. Really. I mourned a lot for him over the summer when I knew that he was very sick and going to pass away soon, so I was very prepared for his death. It just didn't keep it from being completely painless, of course. Meanwhile, though, my oldest sister is now engaged! (And it is very exciting, as I approve very, very much.) This means that both of my sisters are getting married some time in the not so distant future, like maybe both within the next year or something. I'm looking forward to seeing them and our family! My brother is currently in the process of moving out and into my dad's in Florida because of continuous disagreements between Marshall and my mum. It's not the best of situations, but that's another topic of conversation.
Relient K and Jack's Mannequin concert: It was fun, and I enjoyed hanging out with lots of friends in line and at the show (even if the blistery cold outside did make some joints go out of socket). Laura, Noah, and I watched most of Jack's Mannequin perform from the very top of the seating and very far away, but they were excellent seats (much better than the floor) because you could really see everything. They're very energetic performers, and I enjoyed watching them, even if I really don't know all of their music.
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- Subject: [mg54904] Re: [mg54879] Re: [mg54838] Why does mathematica randomly rewrite notebooks?
- From: John Fultz <jfultz at wolfram.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 00:55:55 -0500 (EST)
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Internally, we use CVS on notebooks, so making notebooks function well with revision control systems is an important goal to us. CVS generally works fine on notebooks, with the caveat of avoiding the keyword expansion features, and the sometimes-difficult-to-interpret diffs. Unfortunately, revision control diffing tools really like to assume that all documents are basically unstructured text documents, while notebooks do have structure which is hard to visualize in text-diffs and are freely line-wrapped by the FE in such a way that can sometimes really defeat a straight text diff. Also, the file outline caches (the comments at the end of the file used to make speedy incremental loading of notebook possible) can change frequently and pollute the diffs with information that's never useful to see. In fact, this isn't anything unique to notebooks. Any structured document format...XML is a perfect and ubiquitous example...is not as interesting when diffs are viewed textually as it is when diffs are viewed with a diffing tool that understands the structure. We do have such a structural diffing tool. Check out the NotebookDiff function in the AuthorTools` package. This function requires the two versions of the notebooks side-by-side on your file system, but can be invaluable at understanding what the heck a diff actually means. We often use it internally to help with our document management. There are also a couple of bugs which do needlessly rewrite sections of the the notebook which will be fixed in future versions (the notebooks written out are correct notebooks...but the variations are not strictly necessary). Additionally, we've done some work for future versions to allow cvs keyword expansion without throwing off the file outline cache and to allow complete suppression of file outline caches by default. We continue to look into other means of making revision control of notebooks easier. Also, let me correct point 1 below, which is precisely incorrect. CVS has no practical line limit, and Mathematica notebook files as written by the FE are uniformly 78 characters or less in length (this isn't a requirement of the notebook format, just a convention enforced by the FE). Sincerely, John Fultz jfultz at wolfram.com User Interface Group Wolfram Research, Inc. On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 01:34:24 -0500 (EST), jmt wrote: > A few remarks : > > 1 - CVS is line oriented, and lines MUST be less than 80 characters > long, while Mathematica notebooks make no assumptions on line length. > This might explain the changes you have noticed. > > 2 - Mathematica uses a cache, handling this cache in a versioning system > can be viewed as non-sense. The company "Analog Insydes" discusses this > point and provides a set of utilities for handling notebooks with CVS : > http://www.analog-insydes.de/ai/utilities/ I have used these utilities > up to version 5.0 without trouble of any kind. > > 3 - When notebooks contain some information that can be modified by the > versioning system, the FrontEnd will report a warning. If this warning > can oftenly be ignored, users might nevertheless have some doubt about > the versioning strategy, and there is no way to avoid this with CVS. > > 4 - After using CVS for some years, I switched to subversion. This > system is much more adequate for revision control than CVS is, > especially for files like mathematica notebooks. I do not modify the > notebooks before storing them in the repository (meaning I do NOT strip > the cache off, even if this can be viewed as a loss of disk resource), > because disk space is no longer a problem and because Mathematica > projects seldom span over hundreds of files. If I have no experience in > migrating a project from CVS to subversion, all new projects are now > handled by subversion. > > jmt > > > On 2005 03 04 11:07, Josef Karthauser wrote: >> I'm trying to manage mathematica notebooks in a revision control system >> and it is really bugging me that mathematica writes notebooks with >> trivial changes seemingly randomly. Does anyone know why? >> >> Here's an example: >> >> @@ -860,7 +862,7 @@ >> \(Tuu[i, j] Xd[j] // ToFlavor[natbasis]\), "\n", >> \(\(\(% /. >> x : Xd[_] \[RuleDelayed] \(TransformIndexFlavor[ >> - natbasis, >> {\[Lambda]form}]\)[x]\)\(\n\)\(\[IndentingNewLine]\) + >> natbasis, {\[Lambda]form}]\)[x]\)\(\[IndentingNewLine]\)\(\n\) \) >> (*\[IndentingNewLine]\(% // SumExpansion[natbasis /@ {i, j}]\) // >> SumExpansion[\[Lambda]form[k]]\[IndentingNewLine]%%\[IndentingNewLine]* >> ) >> \), "\ >> >> The line starting with '-' shows what was there, and the line starting >> with '+' shows that change that mathematica made at the last save. >> >> Notice the at the order of the \n and the IndentingNewLine have been >> reversed. This appears to happen at random. >> >> WRI, is there anything I can do to prevent this, or is it a >> bug/feature? >> >> Joe >> -- >> Josef Karthauser (joe at tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ >> FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ >> Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/
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With 2 companies {a,b}, there's only one way to merge: [ab]
With 2 companies {a,b}, there's only one way to merge: [ab]
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Let's $ f(n) $ denotes the number of ways $ n $ company can merge. We have (assume that merge in this problem doesn't mean acquire as the later is not commutative)
- $ f(2) = 1 $. - $ f(3) = 3 $. From 3 companies, we can first merge any 2 to reduce the size of set to 2. Then, we can merge the 2 new companies. There're 3 ways to select 2 companies from 3. - $ f(n) = \binom{n}{n-1}f(n-1) $. We can merge $ n $ companies by first merge $ n-1 $ ones of them, and then merge the last 2 remaining companies. There're $ \binom{n}{n-1} = n $ ways to select a sub set of $ n-1 $ items from $ n $ items. And we already know that there're $ f(n-1) $ ways to merge the subset (with $ n \ge 3 $.
So, our final function is:
$ f(n) = n.f(n-1) = n(n-1)(n-2)\ldots 3 = \frac{n!}{2} $
Note: my answer is different with the old answer by another wiki editor. I don't know if my understanding about the problems is correct. It's up to the next editor to justify and edit this page again.
My argument is the old solution has some duplication in the way the companies merge together, while my solution is not. Consider $ n=4 $.
The old solution first select 2 companies to merge, reduce the size of set from 4 to 3, and then select 2 companies in new set to merge. So, some thing like the following might happen:
{a,b,c,d} -> {ab, c, d}, {a, b, cd} -> {ab, cd} and {ab, cd} // This is a duplication, thus, the result is invalid.
Meanwhile, my solution first try to combine $ n-1 $ companies. And because all subset is different with each other, there's no duplication appear.
Previous answer
With 2 companies {a,b}, there's only one way to merge: [ab]
With three companies {a,b,c}, we need to find the number of ways that the three companies can become two companies, and for every one of those possibilities, the two remaining companies can be reduced to one in only 1 way (because we've already solved the case of two companies). In the case of {a,b,c}, we can have 1 * [{ab,c}, {ac,b}, {bc,a}], or 3.
Now we see a pattern emerging. For n companies, the answer is $ f(n - 1) * g(n) $, where g(n) is the number of ways to reduce n companies to n - 1 companies. g(n) is the sum from 1 to n - 1 of n, which is $ n(n - 1)/2 $. Thus, the answer is $ f(n - 1) * n(n - 1)/2 $.
Another answer: Assuming pairwise merges (no k-way merges) we have $ n-1 $ merge stages where each set of companies is generated from the previous stage (the merged pair being one company). If we characterize each complete merge as different if two companies merge at different stages then we are looking at combinations. In the first stage we have $ \binom{n}{2} $ ways to choose a merge pair and a new set for the next stage. Thus, we have the Cartesian product of each stage set and we can calculate the size as:
$ \prod_{i=2}^{n} \frac{i(i-1)}{2} = \frac{n! (n-1)!}{2^{n-1}} $
Proof by induction follows easily as long as we agree with the counting process for first non-trivial basis (i.e. $ n=3 $ where our formula indicates there are three different possible merges):
{a,b,c} -> {ab, c} -> {abc} -> {a, bc} -> {abc} -> {ac, b} -> {abc}
And, since we have three paths we can say that's three merges -- this counts a merge step as the same if it results in the same set of companies going on to the next stage. But, instead if we count the actual merge operations:
{a, b, c} -> {a+b, c}, {(a+b) + c}, {a, b+c}, {a + (b+c)}, {a+c, b}, {(a+c) + b}
then we need to change the denominator in our previous formula:
$ 2^{n-1} \rightarrow 2^{n-2} $ to get six steps.


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"The mere threat of passing legislation which would decouple racing from casino operations in West Virginia creates tremendous instability in the Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry in our state," said Del. Paul Espinosa, who represents Jefferson County, where Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is located. "Thoroughbred breeders have choices where they conduct their operations and West Virginia has been a desirable place for them to do business, but the current atmosphere of uncertainty has breeders looking elsewhere."
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The Charles Town Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and Mountaineer HBPA were instrumental in the introduction of a bill that restore some of purse funds taken away to pay down debt in the state workers' compensation program. The diversion of funds began in the mid-2000s and was scheduled to sunset this year, but the money will instead be subject to legislative appropriation.
"The Thoroughbred racing industry in West Virginia has been a part of solutions to help the state budget and pay down debt," said Joe Funkhouser, a Charles Town HBPA board member who is running for the state Senate this year. "Our industry took a permanent 10% reduction in the breeder and purse fund in 2014. We also accepted supplementary charges to help pay down the long-term debt (for workers' comp).
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When the debt-reduction program began, about $11 million a year for horse and dog racing purses was diverted from purse accounts.
Del. Jill Upson, who also represents Jefferson County, said the industry goes beyond purse supplements. She mentioned breeders, trainers, exercise riders, stable hands, jockeys, grooms, veterinarians, farmers, farm supply and equipment stores, banks, retail establishments, automobile dealers, restaurants, hotels, and convenience stores that all rely on horse racing for income.
Mountaineer HBPA executive director Jana Tetrault also said various businesses in Hancock County are dependent upon racing at Mountaineer, which no longer races year-round because of continued declines in revenue for purses.


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- A period in which the employee's service is interrupted or terminated by the employer with the intention of avoiding the granting of long service leave
- The period of apprenticeship of an employee who commences service with an employer within 12 months of completing the apprenticeship or approved training contract with the employer.
Where an employee has been employed for at least 5 years but less than 7 years and the employment is terminated:
- by the person, because of illness or incapacity or a domestic or other pressing necessity of such a nature to justify the termination or
- by the person upon or after attaining the minimum retiring age; or
- by the death of a person
- by the employer, for reason(s) other than for the employee's serious and wilful misconduct.
- The employee is entitled to a pro rata payment of long service leave for each completed year and month of service.
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- NSW - NSW Industrial Relations
Long service leave applies to most NSW employees who are full-time, part-time or casuals.
If you have been working for the same employer for 10 years you are entitled to 2 months (8.67 weeks) paid leave, to be paid at your ordinary gross weekly wage under the NSW Long Service Leave Act 1955 (the Act).
The Act also provides for a pro-rata entitlement after five years, if the employee resigns as a result of:
- illness,
- incapacity or
- domestic or other pressing necessity.
If an employee resigns for one of the above reasons they need to advise the employer in writing at the time of giving notice.
The Act also provides for a pro-rata entitlement after five years, if an employee's services have been terminated by the employer for any reason other than serious and wilful misconduct, or if the employee dies.
If an employee ceases employment before 5 years service there is no entitlement for long service leave.
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I am very excited that I finally got to this point: writing a blog. I wanted to write a blog about my interests and especially about coffee. As my husband and I are only at the beginning of our journey with coffee I don't know enough about coffee to have a blog only about that. I love to talk about coffee and food and hope that you would enjoy this discovery with me. I chose the name Sunflowers and coffee because a sunflower is my favorite flower. It reminds me to be positive and to always look up. I chose the word coffee for reasons explained above but also because it reminds me of home and good times.
Before I go a little bit about me: I am happily married to an amazing husband. We live on a plot with our two dogs. We enjoy being out in the country. I am a very creative person always on the lookout to learn a new skill. At the moment our main focus is learning as much as possible about coffee and to become the best home barista's possible.
Life is a journey and it is what you make of it.
I hope that you will linger next to the road with me every once in a while-hopefully with a cup of coffee in hand.


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Hot Take: When the scariest moment is a tight shot of an umbrella opening, you've got major problems. The tagline, "First you watch it. Then you die…" must have gotten cut off because that second sentence should end with "of boredom."
The Ring was one of the scariest movies I can remember. Since 2002, it hasn't slid very far down my personal unwritten list of "Scariest Movies Ever Seen." The Ring 2 released in 2005 and while not nearly as scary as The Ring, it was a bizarre, watchable sequel. However, you could feel the film's content was grasping at straws to deliver a second helping of the original. Fast forward to 2017 and we're "treated" to another installment. Unfortunately, Rings, the third film in the trilogy, is the weakest effort of the bunch. The first 30 minutes feels eerie enough but you realize early on nothing much is going to happen in this toothless horror flick that goes nowhere fast but not fast enough.
Expectations are never high for a deteriorating horror franchise such as The Ring franchise. So, a third chapter doesn't have a high bar to clear. Rings never comes close to even clearing that bar. The lead cast is relatively new to the big screen with Italian actress Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz in the lead role of Julia who watches the video in order to save her boyfriend, played by relative newcomer Alex Roe, from the death that comes after 7 days of watching. There's an attempt to legitimize the movie with the supporting cast as Johnny Galecki sleepwalks through an easy paycheck and Vincent D'Onofrio makes a futile attempt to class up the joint.
One of the biggest reasons Rings fails? 2015's It Follows beat Rings to the punch with a very similar plot. Instead of watching a video, It Follows uses sex as the carrier of the death sentence. In an age of e-mail and YouTube, it seems like passing along your death sentence to someone else would be too simple of a problem to rid yourself of to waste 7 days trying to find another way out. As willing participants near closer to their 7th day and inevitable death, it's hard to imagine someone not uploading the video to the Internet out of shear desperation. These aren't skeptics who wait until the last minute only to realize the death sentence is real. These are people who buy into the Samara myth and have a sense of urgency.
Essentially, Rings offers nothing new to the franchise and even borrows from some other horror films to try and achieve success. You'll recognize Don't Breathe when you see it, the opening reeks of Final Destination and there's the previously mentioned It Follows looming over the proceedings. The film does go meta, though. Somewhere in the first half of the film, Julia reads a text from boyfriend Holt but we know it's meant for us: "DON'T WATCH IT!" If only we received that message in the first 5 minutes.
"Spoiler Free" Pros
- Vincent D'Onofrio
D'Onofrio is always fun to watch even in one of his worst roles in years. He gets around so Rings is not a stretch or even a blemish on his resume as he brings quality to the quantity of films he's appeared in even when the film itself is substandard.
"Spoiler Free" Cons
- Time Does Not Heal All
Over the years since The Ring became a smash hit, it has been the target of a number of parodies and, over time, the image of Samara crawling out of a random video screen is no longer scary. Pop culture killed the horror star. Even with a 12 year gap, the images are not fresh and the story can't escape itself to deliver anything frighteningly new.
- Downhill Racer
The first 20-30 minutes of Rings are actually a little promising. You think, "Maybe this won't be awful." The next hour-plus could win a gold medal for the speed at which the movie goes downhill.


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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical test that physicians use to diagnose and treat medical conditions. It uses a powerful magnetic field, radio frequency pulses and a computer to produce detailed pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone and virtually all other internal body structures. An MRI does not use radiation.
A computed tomography scan, more commonly known as a CT scan, is a diagnostic medical test that produces multiple images of the inside of the body. The cross-sectional images generated during a CT scan can be reformatted in multiple planes, and can even generate three-dimensional images of internal body structures.


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Author(s): James Preller
James Preller's wry, witty, Jigsaw Jones chapter book mysteries are once again available to inspire the next generation of young readers, featuring both new titles and classroom classics!
Glow-in-the-dark footprints, eyewitness accounts of a ghost haunting school grounds—something doesn't add up! Ghosts don't have feet, do they?
Either way, Jigsaw Jones and his partner Mila Yeh are on the case, and they'll do whatever it takes to solve this spooky new mystery . . . even if it means they have to be at school extra late!


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Fallen Superhero: Vagabond
Model: Scott Allen Perry (aka Me)
For those of you who own the Fallen Superheroes book there is an introduction that describes the process of creating the superheroes. Basically we would either build the character off of the person playing them or find the perfect person to play that superhero we already had in mind. In my case, I drew from who I have been in the past and who I have started becoming in recent times.
I spent most of my adult life moving around a lot. All the while trying to have a successful career in some form of entertainment. In Austin it was music, in NYC it was on stage, and in Los Angeles it was Movies and TV. The notion of Vagabond being a superhero who is constantly on a quest to fight crime but not being very proactive felt good and identifiable. I love the idea of a character who is on a constant quest to fight crime but always arrives too late. Maybe he could've skipped that hooker pitstop and stopped the bank robbery…. but Superheroes have needs too.
As far as other personal connections to the character goes, I would definitely NOT have an issue with looking foolish or fat while flying because I had to make a double-chin and situate my body in an unflattering position to achieve flight. I'd be stoked to fly, Vagabond is definitely more concerned with his appearance. I have, however, become a bit of a Vagabond since returning to Louisiana at the beginning of 2011. I was on the road with Eric Curtis (Photographer/genius of Fallen Superheroes) shooting the book for 3 months and have spent a ton of time travelling back and froth between Lafayette, New Orleans, Austin and Los Angeles either working on my own stuff or travelling with my brother, the Ponceman, for movies he was working on. I am ready to settle in to a cozy place in New Orleans and continue my back and forth to the cities I love for work and pleasure.
Here is the original sketch of Vagabond. Very similar to the final costume. The differences in the color of the capes and the upper section of the costume were due to the availability of material. The goggles went from a whacky 80s style sunglasses homage to the steampunk style viser goggles, but the execution mostly stayed true to the sketch. We opted to go sleek silver retro suitcase to add to the secret agent/mystery vibe of the character and lost the extra "V" symbol under the neckline because it was too busy. And another little detail I love is that he has 2 capes. It's totally a vanity thing, subconscious to Vagabond but definitely the onus for him deciding to have 2 separate capes instead of the standard single cape most superheroes have. And he is clearly thinner than I am. Hey, I drew it, I can shed a few pounds in sketch form if I want, right? He's self conscious to the point that his "V" symbol is on a fat-burner belt. That way he's always working out. And might I add, the amount of sweat that damn fat-burning belt created made the costume quite funky by the final day of shooting.
Giving Vagabond Power Thumbs™ came from the notion that since he would only use his power of flight as a last resort due to the ridiculous position he had to assume to fly, he would hitchhike. He's a guy who wants to reduce his carbon footprint, mostly because he doesn't want to pay for car insurance or gas. Giving him gigantic thumbs that were the source of his power was an added bonus to the hitchhiking side of the character. Definite inspiration from Uma Thurman's character in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues in there too.
Vagabond is a character that we all know, the friend or relative who never seems to settle down in one place for too long, always following some new idea or scheme, hopping from bed to bed or couch to couch depending on the person he's crashing with that night. And of course at the end of the day he means well. But don't count on him showing up to the children's cancer benefit on time if he gets into a conversation with a cute chick in the Kombucha section at the Whole Foods.
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I am not participating in the sew-along but have made similar stars for some of the Jan Patek quilt patterns I have used. I had trouble with making them until I started using what I call "hash tag" marks on my freezer paper pattern pieces. They really aren't a hash tag. Just a line across connecting pieces. I was asked if I would show what I do. Below is a picture of the stars I recently made for Jan's "Fall Festival" quilt I am making. The same technique can be used for any of the star patterns that require templates in the construction process.
First I trace the entire star pattern onto freezer paper. I use a ruler to do this so I am sure to get straight lines. I assign a letter of the alphabet to each shape from the pattern and mark that both on the freezer paper block and the original pattern (or if the pattern already has a number or alpha letter identifying it....I use that). I also use a ruler to make a line straight up and down somewhere on each shape. That way I know how to line the template onto the straight grain of fabric. The lines come in handy for using plaids or one way prints.
I then take my ruler and draw a tick mark across each side of the inner seams lines of the pattern. I use these marks to have a pinning mark when I get ready to sew the pieces one to another. I also mark each freezer paper template piece with bckgrd for background or star for the star parts. Also, I put a "T" at the top of the shapes so I know what is the top side. Then cut the star pattern pieces apart from each other.
If you are lucky, Jan or Linda has given you the sewing order for the pattern pieces but it isn't hard to figure out if that info is not given.
A finished star done using this technique.
And another star with more pieces done the same way.
I don't know if I have explained this well enough. It makes sense once you actually start doing it though.
Additional info: I was asked to share the name of the group doing the Gazing Ball sew-along. It is on Facebook and called Prim Folk Art Quilts. Click here for a link to it. Donna, I could not send you an e-mail as you are a no reply blogger.


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Ototoxicity in patients receiving concurrent cisplatin and cranial irradiation therapy for the treatment of head and neck cancers: an audiometric follow-up (2010)
Type of ContentTheses / Dissertations
UC Permalinkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/5012
Thesis DisciplineAudiology
Degree NameMaster of Audiology
PublisherUniversity of Canterbury. Communication Disorders
AuthorsAlchin, Katrine Feliceshow all
Cisplatin is a potent chemotherapeutic agent that is commonly used to treat a wide variety of tumours. Although highly effective, its administration is complicated by its ototoxic effect, a well known side effect that occurs in a significant number of patients. The hearing loss observed is typically irreversible, progressive, bilateral, high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss associated with tinnitus. At present there is no approved method for protecting or remedying against deterioration of hearing status, therefore, the detection and appropriate management of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity is reliant on effective audiological monitoring. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of ototoxicity in head and neck oncology patients who received cisplatin in combination with cranial irradiation. In addition, the study also aimed to examine the current state of audiological monitoring for this population at Christchurch Hospital.
Post-treatment diagnostic audiological assessments were performed for 23 participants. The post-treatment assessment battery included case history, standard pure-tone audiometry (0.25 – 8 kHz), extended high-frequency audiometry (9 – 16 kHz), speech audiometry, tympanometry, acoustic reflexes and distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Prior to the assessments, a search of the Christchurch Audiology and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department oncology audiogram files was undertaken to match any previous audiograms to participating individuals.
The results showed that pre-treatment assessment had been performed for 16 of the 23 participants. Of those 16, 15 participants experienced a significant cochleotoxic change in their hearing thresholds according to the ASHA criteria. One participant only received one dose of cisplatin due to deteriorating hearing, while one other participant elected to stop cisplatin treatment after the first dose due to a significant increase in tinnitus severity. Ototoxicity resulting from cisplatin chemotherapy constitutes a significant clinical problem that may have serious vocational, educational, and social consequences. Findings from this study highlight the importance of effective audiological monitoring for the timely detection and appropriate management of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.


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Hockey card season will bring some fresh autographs to the market with Upper Deck landing an arrangement for signed cards of former great Steve Yzerman.
Upper Deck landed a somewhat elusive NHL name to its autograph lineup when the company signed Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman to a contract that will put autograph cards in its 2009-10 hockey card products.
Yzerman led the Detroit Red Wings to three Stanley Cup championships as a player and one as Vice President of Operations. He was also a gold-medal-winning Olympian for Team Canada in 2002.
Upper Deck says Yzerman has not signed licensed NHL trading cards for a number of years so the new deal should increase a small supply of his autographs in the market.
"To be able to provide collectors access to a player like Yzerman who is so popular in key hockey markets like Detroit and throughout Canada provides a huge boost to our new hockey releases for the upcoming season," said Josh Zusman, UD's brand manager for hockey. "We know collectors have been waiting a long time to see content from this legendary player and Upper Deck is thrilled to deliver his autograph."
Hockey card collectors will see the first Steve Yzerman autograph cards in 2009-10 NHL Black Diamond, which is scheduled to arrive in stores in December. The popular 2009-10 NHL SPx and NHL SP Game-Used Edition will follow.
"For SPx, collectors can look for him to appear in the popular 'Flashback Fabrics' set, but we will also have autographed 'Dual Winning Combos' cards of Yzerman paired with legends like Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux," said Matt Bromley, Upper Deck product manager for hockey. "SP Game-Used will feature some really great multi-signed autograph cards with Yzerman signing on cards with players like Lemieux and Gretzky, Howe and Lidstrom, even current Red Wings star Henrik Zetterberg. The cards should command huge values and be the centerpiece of a true hockey fan's collection."


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About Dairy Creek Farm & Produce
Call ahead for an update of our current raw honey varieties & make arrangements to come by for yours. You can check out our various apitherapy products including bee pollen, beeswax, propolis, soaps, lotions & salves. Need a gift for a special event? We make customized Bee Healthy Baskets upon request!
We are just off the junction of Highway 26, W and Hwy 47 N just three miles from L.L. Stub Stewart State Park on the way to Vernonia. Once you have turned onto Hwy 47 N our farm will be about 1/4 mile down. Turn left onto Fisher Rd. our farm will be on the right side as you come down the road.


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Cold War
- 1. What was the Truman Doctrine and what was the cause of its creation? The Truman Doctrine was a declaration of fighting against Communism and to stop its spread to other countries. This doctrine allotted $400 million dollars in military preparation to fight off the Communists. It was caused after the Soviets in USSR took over countries near it including Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and East Germany.
- 2. What were the series of events that brought about the Cold War? The USSR began taking over countries with their Communism and began spreading elsewhere. They were trying to overtake Greece and Turkey but the US finally decided that they had to stop Stalin, "the expansionist dictator," from continuing to spread Communism.
- 3. How did each side in the Cold War perceive the goals of the other side, and were these perceptions justified?
- 4. How did the presence of nuclear weapons affect international politics during the Cold War? Explain.
- The presence of nuclear weapons made international politics more important and urgent during the Cold War. This is because each side had the potential to destroy each other in the matter of minutes with the development of the atomic bomb. Thus, they had a hotline installed as a direct way to speak with the other leader without being delayed by tedious formalities and processes.
Each side viewed each other as plotting against one another, and in return continued to try to get the upper hand. These perceptions were somewhat justified because each side saw the other achieve something that could be potentially malicious for their respective countries.


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Travemünde has more than 3,500 parking spaces close to the shops, restaurants, Trave and beach promenades and the Priwall, so you can start enjoying your visit straightaway.
Use the electronic parking guidance system to find the right parking spot quickly and easily. This means you avoid lengthy searches and relieves the strain on the traffic. We have put together a list of all the different parking options and you can choose which one is right for you.
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Island Abbey Foods Ltd.™ has announced today that their Honibe® flagship brand will be partnering with French pharmaceutical company, Gifrer. This partnership will allow Island Abbey Foods™ to expand their Honibe® Honey Lozenges™ product line into the French biopharmaceutical market through a co-branded effort with Gifrer under their Alma miel brand of cough and cold products.
For Immediate Release
Charlottetown, PE, Canada – October 14, 2014– Island Abbey Foods, a PEI based natural health product producer, has announced today a new partnership between their flag ship brand Honibe® and the French pharmaceutical company Gifrer. The partnership will utilize the Honibe® Honey Lozenges™ in a co-branded effort with Gifrer's Alma miel to meet the growing consumer demand for natural health alternatives in the French cough and cold market.
"We are thrilled to announce a partnership with Gifrer, an established and well respected brand that is able to boast over 100 years of innovation in the pharmaceutical industry in France," shared John Rowe, President of Island Abbey Foods Ltd. "This successful partnership is another milestone for our company in international co-branding success. It will enable us to bring our Honibe Honey Lozenges platform to the sophisticated French consumer."
"This collaboration alongside Island Abbey Foods will allow us to meet the growing needs of health products that help relieve cough and cold symptoms through a healthy and safe platform," stated Paul Thiou, Director Business at Gifrer in France. "Gifrer's Alma miel throat tablets produced in cooperation with Honibe are a perfect fit for what our consumers are demanding today."
This new co-branded partnership will establish the world's first lozenges made with 100% pure dried honey in the French market. Gifrer now has the ability to service the demand from its customers for an all natural and safe delivery method for current cough and cold remedies by way of the Honibe pure dried honey platform technology that Island Abbey Foods possesses.
Honibe Honey Lozenges contain 100% pure dried honey, with a small amount of naturally derived therapeutics and no artificial ingredients. Honibe will be marketing two products in the Gifrer co-branded partnership: Alma miel with Vitamin C and Alma miel with menthol and eucalyptus. Alma miel Honey Lozenges are for the maintenance of good health and the temporary relief of sore throat and nasal congestion. Alma miel Honey Lozenges are only 10 calories per piece (2.5 g) and are available in blister packages of 10 lozenges.
About Gifrer®
Gifrer is a France based pharmaceutical company who specializes in the development, production and marketing of a wide range of over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, cosmetics and healthcare accessories. A team of highly educated and experienced researchers look and search for new products to launch in the Belgian and French market.
For more information please visit Gifrer on the web at www.gifrer.fr/EN/.
About Island Abbey Foods™
Island Abbey Foods is a Health Canada and FDA licensed specialty food, natural health product, and medicated health product producer based in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. We are a 6th generation PEI agricultural family business with our feet firmly planted in our Island's bright red soil, ideal for farming with its high iron and nutrient content. Honibe honey is sourced from 100% Canadian Grade A honey from Prince Edward Island and Canadian beekeepers.
For more information please visit us on the web at www.IslandAbbeyFoods.com and to check out our newest video release on Why Honey Lozenges are the best choice for you, please visit www.Honibe.com.
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NEW BEDFORD — Dorothy C. Gomes, 89, of Dartmouth, died on Monday, January 9, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel Gomes for 50 years. Born in Dartmouth, she lived there most of her life. She worked as a presser in the garment industry. She enjoyed bingo and was an avid walker — walking many miles a day.
She is the sister of Veriato Lima of Dallas, TX and the late Shirley Garganta, Norma Varvaro, Gilbert Lima and John Lima; and aunt of Gilbert Lima and his wife, Pamela, of North Dartmouth and many other nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Her Funeral Service will be held on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 10 am in the Waring-Sullivan Home of Memorial Tribute at Dartmouth, 230 Russells Mills Rd., Dartmouth, followed by burial in South Dartmouth Cemetery. Visiting hours Thursday from 4-7 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Dorothy may be made to the Salvation Army, 619 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740 or the Alzheimer's Association, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472. For online tributes: www.waring-sullivan.com


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