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Any fan of Downton Abbey will be familiar with the unmistakeable façade and stunning interiors of Highclere Castle, which plays the role of the imposing family home of Lord and Lady Grantham at the centre of the fictional Downton Abbey estate in the Yorkshire Dales.
Highclere takes its name from the village and civil parish it's located in, some 90km south-west of London in the county of Hampshire. The house and its grounds have a long and illustrious history stretching back several centuries. The first recorded structure on the site of the present house was a mediaeval palace belonging to the original owners of the parish, the Bishops of Winchester (thought to be the reason Julian Fellowes included "Abbey" in the fictional name of the estate).The estate passed into Crown hands in the 16th century when Henry VIII appropriated the land from the Catholic Church.
The Attorney General for England and Wales, Sir Robert Sawyer, owned Highclere in the late 17th century and on his death in 1692 he bequeathed the property to his son-in-law, Thomas Herbert, the 8th Earl of Pembroke (who was married to Sawyer's only child, Margaret, pictured left), and the estate has remained in the Herbert family ever since.
On the death of Robert Herbert in 1769 the estate passed to his nephew, Henry (pictured below Margaret Sawyer). Henry was made 1st Earl of Carnarvon (in the title's 3rd creation) by George III in 1793, which marked the beginning of the association between the Carnarvons and Highclere.
The house that we see on Downton Abbey today was built between 1839 and 1842 when the 3rd Earl of Carnarvon resided at Highclere. The architect was Sir Charles Barry, whose most famous work is London's Houses of Parliament. Sir Charles Barry also designed country estate, Clivedon, made infamous in the 1960's by the Profumo affair. The original house is pictured below, to the left of images of Westminster Palace and Clivedon.
Highclere remains the private estate of the Carnarvon family, whose current owners open the home to the public over the Easter long weekend and during the summer months, and it is these visitors that help support the upkeep of one of Britain's finest buildings.
The 5,000 acre Highclere estate is 5 times the size of New York's Central Park and the house itself is the largest mansion in Hampshire.
It makes Australia's most expensive home at $57,500,000 seem a bargain (the Saunders Street Mansion in Perth).
The number of rooms in Highclere has been estimated by the current owners to be between 250 and 300. Around 50 of the rooms on the upper floors remain unusable (I wonder what secrets lie behind those locked doors!).
The system of bells depicted in the television series would have had a different tone for each room, enabling the servants to know who was calling wherever they were "downstairs".
At the height of its Edwardian splendour some 80 staff were employed at the estate. This figure is close to today's number of employees, although the majority now work on ensuring tourists visiting Highclere are well looked after.
In 1914 Highclere was converted into a hospital for wounded soldiers by the 5th Countess of Carnarvon (Lady Almina, pictured below the image of Highclere taken during WWI). The home contained a fully functioning operating theatre, even more impressive than the convalescent home depicted in Season 2 of Downton Abbey.
Speaking of Lady Almina, she was married to the 5th Earl of Carnarvon in 1895. At the time the Earl was deeply in debt and it was rumoured the marriage was one of convenience; Almina came with a £500,000 dowry (AU$45,000,000 in today's money), while Almina gained a title; strangely reminiscent of Lord and Lady Grantham's early marriage stories in Downton Abbey.
The current Lady Carnarvon believes Highclere is haunted by numerous ghosts, and claims to have seen the ghost of a footman who committed suicide at the house in the Victorian era. Not surprisingly, actress Shirley MacLaine who plays Lady Grantham's mother Martha Levinson in Downton Abbey is also on record as saying the home is haunted.
Downton Abbey is not the first time Highclere has been used as a location set. It also features in the films The Secret Garden (1987), Stanley Kubrick's controversial final film Eyes Wide Shut (a scene set in the familiar Saloon is pictured below left), and in the 2010 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
Visitor numbers to Highclere are strictly controlled, and group visits are fully booked out this year and in 2015. However Golden Compass has secured access to the home and grounds as part of its 18 night "Britain's Downton Era" program next year, and with Golden Compass receiving timed entry to the house there will be no waiting in line for our participants.
We have also created a YouTube channel where you can watch some short films on the History of Highclere, including interviews with the present Lady Carnarvon about the house and Lady Almina. Access the films here.
Find out about our 19 day tour of Britain's Downton Era departing August 2015. One highlight of the program is a guided tour of Highclere, which is already fully booked for group visits in both 2014 and 2015.
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the opteka 6.5mm f3.5 fisheye lens is an excellent addition to any photographer's collection, giving users the ability to expand their creativity & capture incredible scenes from a truly unique perspective. The special fisheye design allows maximum creative expression.
this lens, when used with cameras with an aps-c image sensor, creates images with an expanded perspective, including images with a creatively deformed outlook & a sharp pan focus that extends throughout the entire frame. By offering a 180-degree angle of view, this fisheye lens can be used to create amazing image expressions that cannot be seen by the human eye, such as exaggerated perspective & distortion. The minimum shooting distance (just 12 inches) & large depth of field also provide amazing close-up shots.
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Parent & Me is a wonderful way to spend quality time with your little one on the move. With a variety of options to choose from, each class focuses on a different type of dance and all include developmental activities with props needed for ages 1.5-3.
This class serves as a beginning movement class for children. Children will participate in movement activities that improve balance, coordination, socialization and motor skills while getting the wiggles out. Set to favorite tunes children will also use props, parachutes, bean bags, balloons and more to play and participate in partner activities with their parent or guardian. Suitable for boys and girls.
Experience different genres of dance including ballet, jazz, hip hop, stretches and creative movement, providing a proper foundation for future dance classes. These basic movements can improve spatial awareness, body control and balance. Class also uses props thus working on gross motor skills. Suitable for boys and girls.
Fundamentals of ballet and creative movement to fairy tale music with princess tutus, props, story time and princess crafts.
Imaginations soar with props, songs, rhythm, movement and play. Through ballet and jazz basics, children develop gross motor skills and creativity. Ballet shoes required.
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His most recent album Hard II Love was his least commercially-successful LP to date and he’s coming back with full force, teaming up with Zaytoven for a brand new album tonight!
He shared an official trailer, previewing a few of the songs that we can expect on the project. |
This sequence of pictures and description will only be of interest to those keen on learning how the dog works scent in tricky conditions. It is NOT tracking. I am always amazed at Kira and Blast in particular and often end up wondering 'how the heck they did it'. I threw a broken ball of Kiras' off in a direction when she was paying no attention, and was quite a ways off. Then I told her to "find it". She immediately alerts keenly and begins a large circle scenting all the while. The first circle was large and took her through a section of bush. I stand not near where the ball landed, which went well into the snow, and look in another direction, but always am able to watch her work.
The temperature was about -10 degrees celsius yesterday morning when we were returning from a walk, it was quite breezy and the sun had come out for a short time. Kira was making her circles increasingly smaller, checking a few places she had missed earlier, but continuing at a brisk pace. She would eventually rule out an area and then move on to another location and begin to search again.
She has begun to move back towards me, circled back on one area, and then turned in a new direction to circle and scent. By this time she had ruled out a large area, and then ran past me like she was on fire to work in another area.
But she kept moving on as if missing it completely. She looked like she was going to move down the slope which would take her back to an area she had already checked.
Red arrow shows where the ball dropped down into the snow. It is also in a shady portion, she's mainly been working out in the sunny areas. We know scent in snow can be tricky! And she did move down the slope at the left and circled around to her left.
Suddenly, she whips back around and behind me and over to the bottom of the hill. As she was running past, she suddenly stopped and turned back. Kira started to move up the side of the hill towards where the ball was buried.
She has just grabbed the ball out and is turning to come back towards me.
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With the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament this week, we were excited to take a look at the data we’ve been collecting since it began on Selection Sunday. With college basketball fans on the edge of the seats, and social media erupting during the biggest moments, brands and advertisers saw an opportunity to attract a piece of the attention, with many brands partnering with the NCAA, colleges, or even just activating on social on their own.
Over 670 thousand posts were collected in our feed and generated 23.6 billion impressions on social media.
There were 23% fewer pieces of social activity generated from Weekend 2 to Weekend 1 and 34% fewer posts from Weekend 3 to Weekend 2.
According to our Social Media Value Index of the NCAA Tournament, national champs Virginia were the most valuable team and school on Twitter. Behind them was Duke and their superstars followed by the three other Final Four teams: Texas Tech, Auburn, and Michigan State.
For sponsorship activations, owned brand activity is not the sole way to measure and assess the value. Brands have earned value through long term-relationships with teams and positive interactions with fans. As a result, we looked at brand activity, brand mentions, and any unique hashtags and terms used to incorporate the brand into the social conversation.
Sorted by total social activity, which is the total number of posts and social interactions generated around a brand, here are the Top 10 brands and sponsors surrounding the March Madness Tournament.
Amongst all jersey sponsors and manufacturers, Under Armour finished second in our social standings. With both Texas Tech and Auburn making the Final Four (and Texas Tech making the championship game), it gave a great opportunity for both schools to show love and for Under Armour to include them in relevant content.
An official partner of the NCAA, Buick’s effect was most felt during the Final Four specifically. Leveraging celebrity influencer Josh Peck and teams like Michigan State, Buick posted content showing off its product in tournament-themed photos. They also posted content that included other official partners of the tournament, specifically Wendy’s.
As the official sports drink of the NCAA, BODYARMOR made sure to take advantage not just on TV broadcasts, but online as well. Creating an ad at the start of the tournament that included celebrity endorsers James Harden and Donovan Mitchell, they took shots at competitor Gatorade. They also tried to sneak in as much product placement as possible in-venue.
The top jersey sponsor and manufacturer from the NCAA Tournament, Nike did not post during the tournament themselves. Instead, teams like Michigan State and Virginia did just that on their way to the Final Four. Pictures of sneakers on stars like Zion Williamson took off thanks to sites like Bleacher Report as well.
Despite not being the official sports drink of the NCAA, Gatorade generated a 23% greater impression value than BODYARMOR during March Madness. Not only was Gatorade was directly mentioned in the copy of BODYARMOR’s ad, but they did sponsored content with schools like Kentucky, Michigan, and national champions Virginia as well as the Big Ten Network.
As we documented on our blog earlier in the tournament, Capital One earned big value early on thanks to their Bracket Challenge. During the tournament, they bought the emoji hashtag for #FanGoals, ran sweepstakes for fans in the arena, and used celebrities like Charles Barkley for social content. Didn’t hurt that games were played at Capital One Arena as well.
As the official cloud software of the NCAA, Google paired with NCAA to showcase their initiatives with university tournaments around stat-gathering & prediction modeling. From brackets based on search interest to predictions before each game, this was a creative way to create an active integration in sponsorship.
As an official partner of the NCAA, Wendy’s took it live during March Madness on social media by sponsoring the “#FinalFour Twitter Live.” Former athletes like Wes Welker and Tiki Barber both appeared on the show and plugged their work with Wendy’s on their own social handles. On top of that, they had physical activations on-site, offering products to fans. This does not even include their own Pick Em Challenge they did with fans outside of the typical NCAA Tournament conversation.
#FinalFour Twitter Live presented by @Wendys is underway!
The official pizza provider of the NCAA, Pizza Hut brought a lot of diversity to its sponsorship marketing campaign. They sponsored the student section of fans at the stadium. They tapped into a few social media influencers on Twitter and Twitch to advertise new products and tweet about the games. Plus, they offered free P’Zones to reward members if a 17-point comeback were to happen in the Final Four! All of that work made Pizza Hut a very active member of the conversation.
As an official partner of the NCAA, AT&T saw the most impression value amongst all brands during the NCAA Tournament. From sponsoring the AT&T Block Party, which saw The Chainsmokers perform, to following social media influencers like Rachel DeMita during their on-site activations at the Final Four, to sponsoring slam dunk videos from official NCAA handles, AT&T saw big returns on their digital work from March Madness. |
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Alright, so I’ve spent a ton of time doing these online traffic school reviews and getting together some discount codes and coupons. I’m not sure of anybody else who is crazy enough to review online traffic schools, but as a certified driving instructor and long-haul trucker, driving is a passion for me. I’ve gone through some of the major online traffic schools out there and narrowed it down to the best. Of course, for each driving school I recommend below, there is also an extremely detailed review of the course so you know exactly what to expect.
I just want to prepare you real quick. There is no such thing as a fun or exciting traffic school. These online traffic school reviews aren’t meant to tell you which one is the most exciting. It’s going to be boring no matter who you go with. However, these are the most bearable online traffic schools around. These are also the only schools that I can personally vouch for as I’ve gone through them myself. There are probably other options out there that are just as good, but being one guy, I can’t review them all. Believe it or not, there are hundreds of “state certified” online traffic schools out there and most of them are very low quality.
Good luck! It’ll all be over soon!
Aceable is one of the best online traffic schools right now. Up until March of 2017 you would not have seen them listed here at all. That’s because they were only certified in a small handful of states, but as they now cover all of the major states, I feel comfortable listing them among my top choices. Check out this page to see if they are certified in your state. While Aceable is one of the newer online traffic schools and I usually say that’s a bad thing, in this case, it means the opposite. For starters, this is the ONLY online traffic school that was built from the ground up for each individual mobile device you might use (and yes, you can switch between devices anytime as you take the course). While most online traffic schools have “mobile-friendly” versions (usually crap), Aceable has dedicated apps and platforms for each device. They also provide audio, video, graphics, animations, and they even have a cool robot mascot named Ace, who I promise you’ll actually miss when it’s all over. Their customer service, based out of Austin, Texas, is second to none. If you have any problems, tell them I referred you, and I promise they will take care of you (if not, contact me!). It’s fast, it’s cheap, it’s easy, it’s modern, they have a money-back guarantee, and it’s the course I would personally use if I had to sign up. While I have a detailed review of the Aceable online driver’s ed course, I don’t have a review of their traffic school or defensive driving courses yet. I’m working on it!!
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iDriveSafely is one of the largest and oldest online traffic schools with more than 5 million customers having already completed the course (although I prefer to call them guinea pigs). They’ve been at this for decades now and have kept a very good reputation. This was the very first online traffic school I ever reviewed and as of this writing, they are still among my favorites. The school also has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and their system will check to verify you are eligible for their course. Before online traffic school became available, iDriveSafely was one of the few companies that had a home based course through workbooks and VHS tapes. Now that technology has advanced into awesomeness, they have continued their home based online traffic school courses with state of the art videos, animations, and tracking software so you can use the course whenever, from wherever, using virtually any device with an internet connection.
Improv Traffic School was created by the famous chain of Improv Comedy Clubs. Many years ago, a bunch of Hollywood Comedians began giving classroom based traffic school but focused on making it fun and easy. Their traffic school courses were a huge hit, since it was more like entertainment than anything. Thankfully, Improv decided to take this same approach to online traffic school. While most online traffic schools consist of boring full length pages to read, Improv Traffic School is full of hilarious videos, pictures, animations, and even games. Plus, when you sign up, they also give you 2 free tickets to one of their Improv Comedy Clubs. The tickets have a market value greater than the actual course you’re paying for. Whether you decide to use those tickets or not, chances are you’ll have a few laughs taking their online traffic school. This is one of my favorite courses and my top recommendation for those with a good sense of humor. Oh, and don’t forget to use the coupon link they gave me (posted below) so you can save 5 bucks!
GoToTrafficSchool is the best option for one person in particular… The bargain hunter! While GoToTrafficSchool isn’t exactly the most advanced traffic school in terms of engaging videos and animations, they have been around for well over a decade with millions of people having completed their course already. The main thing that sets this online traffic school apart from the rest is their lowest price guarantee. If you are able to find a price anywhere else that is cheaper than GoToTrafficSchool, they will match or beat that price. Most states set a mandatory minimum price for all online traffic schools and GoToTrafficSchool.com normally prices their course at the minimum. If you are simply looking for the lowest possible price to complete your ticket dismissal requirements, this is the course you want to sign up for. And don’t worry, you can start taking the course for free just to make sure you like it.
While many people enjoy an interactive course filled with games, videos, and animations, other people just like the most bare bones course available. This is where Traffic School 101 comes in handy. This course has no frills, no thrills, and no attempts at using cheesy humor. Instead, the course is set up very similar to a standard ebook. They simply present you with the info, provide the testing platform to complete your required quizzes, and you’re done. But don’t worry, you still get the benefits of most other online traffic schools. You can still log in and out whenever you want and you get access to 24/7/365 technical and customer support. Unfortunately, some reports have come in that certain parts of this course requires a “flash plugin” so this will not work well on many mobile devices / tablets including all Apple devices. If you want a straight forward course without all the extra bells and whistles, this is definitely the course for you.
DriversEd.com is a school I normally recommend for online drivers ed courses, although they are approved in a few states for online traffic school including what I call “the big two” – California and Texas. This company is huge with drivers ed programs and repackages the material from drivers ed courses into an online traffic school. The advantage to this is, the quality is very high because there are more quality checks for drivers ed programs. The graphics and animations they use are very high quality and have a cool 3D look that’s easy on the eyes. Really impressive stuff. So this is another good option for you.
Comedy Traffic School, located at ComedyTrafficSchool.com, is a course I only recently got around to reviewing. I’ve gotta say, I’m pretty darn impressed! I’m still a huge fan of my highest rated online traffic schools, Improv Traffic School and iDriveSafely, but this is definitely another great option to look into. If you are a fan of comedy based traffic schools, do yourself a favor and take a look at this one. The type of comedy they use might not be very well received by everyone, so be sure to check out their course demos and videos before you sign up.
NOTE: As of this review, Comedy Traffic School is only approved in the state of California.
I decided to include this school for one main reason – they also guarantee to have the cheapest pricing. This course is very similar to GoToTrafficSchool and the school is actually operated by the same owners. However, the course is set up slightly different. Since you are allowed to start taking the course for free, you might want to go through a chapter or two and see how it compares with some of the other online traffic schools listed here. The last time I took this course, it appeared they had updated some sections and made it a bit more modern compared to their GoToTrafficSchool course. It really comes down to personal preference, so sign up for free and see what you think.
Review #: The Online Traffic School, Inc.
The Online Traffic School, Inc. is another well known online traffic school. They’ve been around for so long that they have had over 4 million people graduate from their course so far. That’s a lot of traffic violators! You get everything you’d expect from a good online traffic school like 24/7/365 support and a money back guarantee. They also have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and a good online reputation. Since they were founded in 1996, they have become certified in over two dozen states. Chances are, if your state allows online traffic school for ticket dismissal or point reduction, The Online Traffic School, Inc. will be approved. Just in case, during the signup process, they will verify your eligibility. This is definitely a higher quality online traffic school.
Traffic School To Go is operated by the American Safety Council. It was was one of the very first online traffic schools in the nation. They have maintained an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and have kept a good track record with millions of former students. The course is designed so you can complete it using any device with an internet connection. In addition, this course is also guaranteed to be the cheapest. I personally had a few issues with their customer service department, however. I had sent multiple emails and had trouble getting any response. However, I still decided to include this school since many people like that they are owned and operated by the American Safety Council. It is a name people trust and their school has been licensed for well over a decade.
Traffic School Online has been around for about 15 years now and they have been able to maintain an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. When doing a Google search for online traffic schools, this is one of the very top schools that comes up. When I saw that, I knew I had to write a review for it. The course itself is pretty decent, but I do have some complaints about it. For starters, it isn’t exactly mobile friendly. Their main website is not mobile friendly at all and in fact, some portions of their site require the use of Flash Plugins which are not available on most apple devices like the iPhone or iPad. We wish they were keeping up with technology a bit better. Also, we noticed some very deceitful “customer reviews” on the site which we are unable to verify. We do know there are some strange things going on with those “reviews” though. Make sure you check out my full Traffic School Online review for more details.
NOTE: This online traffic school is only approved for the state of California.
No Stress Traffic School is one of the newer online traffic school on my review list. As the name of the school implies, they do everything they can to take all the stress out of your online traffic school experience. From an easy sign-up process to a lowest price guarantee and automatically sending your certification to the courts, you can rest assured this certified school will fulfill all of your court requirements in California. As with most other modern courses, you can log in and out at anytime using any device, so you truly can do this at your own pace and from anywhere.
NOTE: This online traffic school is only approved for the states of Texas, Virginia, and Florida.
TicketSchool.com caught my attention because I kept seeing it pop up during Google search results when searching for online traffic schools. What’s interesting is even though this course ranks highly in the search results, I can’t quite figure out why. There are no indications this is a higher quality online traffic school than many of the others who don’t show up highly in search results. With numerous “red flags”, I am very suspicious about the quality of this school or their ability to update their technology as we move into a mobile and tablet world (and whatever else comes along). While I was able to verify that this school is legitimate and approved in Texas, Virginia, and Florida, I am not able to fully recommend this school. I go into more detail in my detailed review.
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I truly hope you find the above online traffic school reviews to be helpful. Be sure to check out the coupon codes and discount links I also listed above. I was able to contact many of these schools and get special referral codes that will save you some cash. While that wraps up the reviews of traffic schools, below I included a bit more information I thought you might be interested in.
It’s pretty simple, really. First, I research the company who runs the online driving school. I make sure they are a real company and are legitimate. If the company isn’t legit, I don’t even take the course. Anytime I enter personal information, I only go with secure websites on secure servers with secure companies that are well established. So rest assured, these schools are safe in that aspect.
Once I’ve determined the traffic school is legit, I take the course for myself. Yeah, it’s boring. But I’m happy to sacrifice my time and sanity for my fellow speeders and for the success of this website (I’m addicted to building websites – it’s fun!). After I complete the course, I write up my review. That’s it! I mean really, besides taking the course for you, there isn’t much more I can do to help, is there?
If for whatever reason you don’t want to go with one of these driving courses, just be careful. Many online defensive driving schools are run by 3rd parties. In other words, you sign up for a course through one site, and they simply resell you a course from another site. Since they are acting as a “middle man” there is probably something in it for them. So before you fill in your personal information and sign up for the course, be 100% sure you are signing up for a driving school and not for some third party.
Anymore Online Traffic School Reviews?
I’ll try to get this updated, but I haven’t found any other online traffic school courses worth mentioning in a long time. Seriously, those are the best online driving schools out there. Don’t even bother with any other ones. Just stick with one of the above 4 and you’ll be good.
I do, however, have some online driving school reviews listed by state. It’ll mostly be repeated information, but check it out if you’re interested.
How Long Will Online Traffic School Take To Complete?
This depends entirely on your state. Check out my online traffic school reviews by state for more detailed info. In some states, there are programs you can take with no course timers, and that’s awesome. What’s a course timer, you might ask? Each page of your online traffic school must be timed in most states. For example, if your state normally requires a classroom traffic school to last 6 hours, the online driving course alternative must take you 6 hours as well. To ensure it takes that amount of time, there are timers in the course to prevent you from skipping ahead and finishing the entire thing in 10 minutes. Sorry, no way around this one. Although sitting in front of the television while simultaneously “taking the course” seems to act as a nice remedy (you didn’t hear that from me).
What Happens When I’m Finished Taking My Online Traffic School?
Once again, this depends on the state you’re from. In some states, such as California, it is up to the traffic school themselves to electronically send your completion certificate directly to the courts for you. However, in other states such as Texas, you will need to receive a paper copy of your certificate in the mail, then personally deliver that to the court or, in some cases, mail it into the court yourself.
Most online traffic schools require up to 7 days for “processing time” before your completion certificate is shipped. Then, they use the slowest mailing method possible with delivery times estimated at 7 to 10 days. In order to receive your certificate quicker, you have to pay ridiculous expedited processing fees. Do not procrastinate taking your online traffic school! If you do, you’ll pay for it in the way of overpriced shipping and handling fees. Just get it done.
Question / Answer Format: At the beginning of the course, you may be asked several personal questions that only you should know (do you have a mortgage, what are the 3rd and 4th numbers of your social security number, what is your mothers maiden name, what year was your father born, etc.). Once you have answered these questions, you will be asked throughout the course randomly to answer those questions again. If you get too many wrong or don’t answer within the amount of time allowed, you get locked out of the course. In addition, they may ask you new questions throughout the course that only you should know the answer to. You are allowed to get some of these wrong, but get too many wrong and you are locked out.
Voice Authentication: You may be required to authenticate your voice. This is usually done through the telephone. Basically, they call your phone number to get a “baseline” recording of your voice. After that, they will call you randomly throughout the course and ask you to give a secret code that is currently shown on the screen. If you do not get the code right or it is not your voice being used, you may get locked out of the course. Some courses require a microphone to be used and plugged in / active while taking the course.
Webcam: In some cases, a court will require you to have webcam capabilities. The webcam will need to be on and active throughout the course and/or the cam will take pictures at random times. If you are not clearly visible and identifiable, you may be locked out of the course.
Note that this is a rare form of authentication and voice authentication is much more widely used.
What happens if you get “locked out” of a course? Normally, it’s a simple phone call to customer service. This is part of the reason why 24/7/365 customer support is necessary with online traffic schools. Most of the time when people get locked out of a course, it is due to a simple error and not due to any attempts at cheating.
Keep in mind, if you do get caught cheating or having somebody else take your online traffic school for you, it is a criminal offense. Granted, I’ve never heard of anyone actually getting fined or going to jail over this, but it’s probably best to simply complete the course yourself and not risk it. This is just traffic school, not a prison sentence!
Along the lines of state requirements, online traffic schools can only keep your account in “active” status for a certain period of time. Usually this is 3 to 9 months, depending on the state. If you have not completed the course in this timeframe, you will get locked out of your account. In order to re-activate, most online traffic schools we reviewed charged a fee to re-activate. Don’t sign up until you are ready to take and complete the course.
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Jill, Kaia and I have been planning to get away to the coast for weeks, with our busy lives it took us a bit longer than we had hoped but it was so worth it!
We hit the road at 3pm on Friday and headed to Coolum Seaside Resort to check out our 2 bedroom apartment we had booked for the night, right in the middle of town.
Sandie, the lovely host, welcomed us and we found our spacious apartment tucked away in lush gardens. We quickly checked out the beach right at the end of the road ready for the morning. Kaia was quick to pop open a bottle of sparkling rose on the balcony and we sat down to enjoy the sunset and catch up. Once the sun was set we were up and off to Canteen, a buzzing bar just a block and a half away for cocktails!
Canteen has a funky area out the front where you can lounge on cushions watching the world go by as you sip on your bevvies. We had booked Harvest for dinner, only a 5-minute walk down the road. Everything is close by in Coolum, with bars, restaurants and shopping along the central strip, right across from the beach.
Harvest had been recommended by a few friends and while it wasn’t what we had expected when we arrived, the wine list and entrees surely made up for it. You can read about that here.
After dinner (and dessert) we strolled to The Coolum Hotel. Hot tip: do NOT wear thongs (jandals / flip flops) if you want to get in. With that option out of the way and the knowledge we had another bottle of champagne chilling in the fridge, it was an easy decision to chill out back at the apartment.
A few glasses of bubbles later and some green tea, (could have cooked a feast in the massive kitchen!) it was bed time.
We woke up fresh and hungry, devoured breakfast at My Place, with a view of the beach and great food.
Hitting the pool (one of the three), spa and tennis court were next on the agenda for the getaway. We jumped in the first pool, had a spa and tried out the outdoor shower where a little lizard friend wanted to get in on the action. The next pool and spa were my favourite, right next to the tennis courts so you can watch the game while you soak in the spa and then cool off in the pool. There was a great BBQ area there too, if I was staying another night I would have bought in some food to enjoy poolside with a nice, ice cold beer.
I learnt very quickly that I’m terrible at tennis. Hilariously, I managed to hit three out of our four balls into the pool in about 20 minutes. Amused, I sat the last one out so the girls could have a proper hit without my …. lack of coordination.
There’s a gym and a business centre at the hotel too but they didn’t fit in with our champagne and spa schedule this time. Although I did have good intentions and had packed my runners. Will have to be on my next visit, as I am definitely going back!
Strawberry and Nutella calzone – tick, tick tick!
After a lovely, leisurely day hitting the beach and checking out the shops at Shoppingworld, my girlfriends and I headed to Groove Train Kawana Waters for a bite to eat and a wind down wine. We had been really impressed with the variety of shops at Kawana Shoppingworld, with some of our favourite stores for fashion and beauty buys and we needed a debrief. We chose a table outside the restaurant, perfect for people watching and with a beautiful, cool breeze.
As a regular holiday maker to the Sunshine Coast, I’m always looking for great places to kick back and enjoy some beverages and great food with friends. A large menu is always important for me as everyone has different tastes and food requirements or allergies. As luck would have it, their menu had something for everyone.
We all explored the menu, tossing in ideas of sharing plates so we could taste everything as it all sounded so good. I ended up picking an old time favourite of mine, the pumpkin and spinach risotto. Boy, did it not disappoint! Lightly creamy and full of flavour. Obviously, I paired it with a glass of red, a lovely cab sav that was recommended by our waitress.
I noticed a large range of beers there too, will have to bring the boys next time!
The girls went on the fresh side (something about this warmer weather) and chose a seared beef salad and a Thai calamari salad to share. The salads which, of course I tried, were refreshing and light. I think I favoured the calamari best.
For dessert I can never go past the chocolatey calzone… it’s full of Nutella and strawberries. Delightfully warm, melted Nutella and strawberries in a beautiful, crisp calzone with ice cream on the side – cue drooling!
A bunch of big ticks for me! We will definitely be back soon.
Yup, you read that right, Mudjimba. It’s on the Sunny Coast about 15 mins past Mooloolaba.
After some unexpected circumstances saw us lose our preplanned weekend accomodation at the last minute, we were all so devastated at the thought of not going away we had to find something else. Mudjimba it was!
We rented a three bedroom apartment at Santorini Twin Waters for two nights. The apartment was huge with a beautiful deck looking out to the ocean.
The first night Ka Lei, Kieran and I ate pasta and drank champagne. We bought champagne for about ten people and found a pet snail in our mint while preparing dinner. I walked along the beach in the morning and Nikki, Lisa and Scott joined us for the second night.
We had dinner across the road from our hotel that night and while the food wasn’t amazing, the company was great.
Sunday we tried a place for brunch that had us wait far too long (read super hanrgy), followed by more beach time, another lunch at the Spit and some light shopping. Oh and gelato! Can’t forget the delicious choc and raspberry dairy free gelato! |
Did you know that Dear Hubby and I are gamer geeks? Yep, we play several video games together as one of the recreational activities that we share. We have shamans and paladins in one game, a demon slayer and wizard in another…and a Kat and a Norski in yet a third game! For some fun and relaxation, we play together, learn various techniques together, read up on our class or our role in the game, and we work on building all the aspects of the game like exploring the whole map, crafting and achievements too. This way the games go on and on and on and on!
1. Separately or together? In all three games that we play, there is an option to play the game solo (by yourself) or to play it in a party with someone else. If you play the game solo, it can be done but it’s a lot harder, and it takes a lot longer. Playing with another person makes the game a little less stressful–or at least the stress is different–and now one of you can specialize in doing damage while the other specializes in healing.
As you might imagine, it’s the same for marriage. You *can* go through life single and there’s nothing wrong with that, but it can be a lot harder (“An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs —how he can please the Lord. ” ~I Cor. 7:32). You have to bear everything on your own, and every task you do, there is no one there to back you up or support you. Furthermore, as a single person you sort of have to be a “jack of all trades.” Being married does not remove stress, but the stress does change and there is someone there to help you get through things and support you. In addition you do get to use some of your own natural talents to their fullest, and let your spouse handle the things for which they have a natural talent.
2. Someone has to lead. If you do choose to party with someone in the game, one strategy you need to use is that someone has to lead. If you both go off in opposite directions or “do your own thing,” then you both get attacked and get in trouble. When you try to run back toward the member of your party, BOTH of you are under attack and have quite a battle on your hands! If one person in the party leads and the other one follows, you can have the same objective and when you’re attacked, you both fight it.
Again, it’s the same for marriage. If you both have your own work, your own classes, your own hobbies and interests, and your own friends–to the exclusion of your spouse–then you run in opposite directions and somewhere along the line you get into trouble. When you try to run back to your spouse for support, you’re BOTH in trouble and end up with quite a huge issue to deal with! On the other hand, if the husband leads as the Lord directed (“For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.” ~Eph 5:23), and the wife follows, the couple can have the same objectives and when they get into some sort of trouble, they can BOTH face it together and help each other out.
3. HELP! Every game has some sort of situation in which there is a surprise attack by some sort of monster or enemy. Sometimes the goal is to kill X number of the creatures and then report back. When you’re in a party with someone, if you want you can divide the number of creatures in half and each go out and kill half the creatures to get to the total you need. But that means that each person in the party is acting independently as if they were alone, and the actual task takes longer. In addition, if one or the other of you really gets hit HARD and you stop fighting to try to take care of yourself, the enemy keeps attacking and you die! On the other hand, if the lead picks one creature and the other player ASSISTS the leader, you still need to kill X number of creatures, but the two of you doing it together makes it go faster…AND if one or the other of you really gets hit HARD the other one is right there to stop fighting and switch to healing!
This also holds true in marriages. If the two spouses do stick together but they act independently as if they are single, the marriage may stay together but it definitely makes it harder. The tasks of raising a family and making a living may get done, but the toll it takes can be damaging. Plus if one spouse is hit with something HARD, without the other one right there to help them get through it, it may tear the marriage apart (it dies). On the other hand, if wife allows her husband to lead and actually helps him (“The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’ ” ~Gen 2:18) the tasks are shared and they go faster and the burden is just a little lighter. You still need to raise a family and you still need to make a living, but when you consider your spouse as you’re doing those things and view everything as a couple, the toll can be eased and any damage largely avoided. More importantly though, if one of you is hit HARD with some huge issue or attack, the other one is right there to help you get through it, and the marriage is saved!
Wonderful message, Cindy. Thanks for linking it up to The Alabaster Jar.
My husband is a total gamer (computer and video). I’m not so much, but I do have some computer games that I love playing. Recently, we’ve been having “at-home” dates while I watch him play this computer game he loves, giving him advice and helping him customize his character. We grab snacks and munch on them and the story line is actually quite intriguing. He’s a battles gamer. I enjoy story lines. We found one that works for both of us. We’ve also tried playing a few games together when I move my desk into the same room as his.
I really did love the parallels you made though between gaming and married life. Great analogies! I’m going to print this and share with my husband.
What a fantastic analogy! As a longtime gamer myself, I have found that there are many life lessons you can take away from gaming, but I never thought to compare it to marriage. You are so right about working with your party (even if its all AI character) instead of in spite of it. My wife tolerates my gaming … maybe I should find a game we can play together? interesting thought! |
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Let me congratulate on you on taking charge of the ministries of finance, corporate affairs and defence.
I submit that as finance minister you are inheriting the legacy of Shri James Wilson, a fee trade activist who became British India's first finance minister (called finance member then) who introduced Income Tax in India in 1860 to overcome the losses on account of the ‘Military Mutiny’ of 1857 by Indian revolutionary soldiers and after British Government realized that it cannot govern India indirectly through the fiction of the East India Company.
I wish to draw your attention towards your article “My Call Detail Records and A Citizen’s Right to Privacy” as the Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha which was published in Urdu, Gujarati, Hindi and English.
Your reading about the adverse implications of the disease called biometric identification syndrome spread by automatic identification and intelligence companies through likes of Shri Nandan Nilekani is quite accurate.
I submit that your comprehension is in sync with former intelligence contractor, Shri Edward Snowden’s disclosures. General Keith Alexander, as director of USA’s National Security Agency (NSA) had instructed information gathering saying, "sniff it all, know it all, collect it all, process it all and exploit it all”. This came to light when Russia Today made available some crucial pieces of information which was edited out NBC News broadcasted interview of Shri Snowden on the night of May 28, 2014. Shri Snowden observed, “The problem with mass surveillance is that we’re piling more hay on a haystack we already don’t understand.” This is what has been attempted by Shri Nilekani and people like Shri Sam Pitroda through Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations (PIII) who headed it in the rank of a cabinet minister.
It must be noted that by Notification No. A-43011/02/2009-Adm.1 (Vol II) dated 02.07.2009 appointment of Shri Nilekani as Chairperson of UIDAI in the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister was approved for an initial tenure 5 years. On March 5, 2014, Lok Sabha election dates were announced. On 09.03.2014, Shri Nilekani officially joined Indian National Congress without resigning from the post of Chairman, UIDAI. He wrote a letter to the Prime Minister relinquishing the post of Chairman, UIDAI vide ref.no. Chairman / 34/2013-UIDAI on 13.03.2014 but his resignation as accepted on 18.03.2014 by the ‘competent authority’ in Planning Commission, Government of India vide Notification no. F.6 /2009-Adm.I, with retrospective effect from March 13, 2014.
I submit that Shri Nilekani has been caught red handed in violation of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964. Under Rule 5 of the Rules regarding “Taking part in politics and elections” reads: “No Government servant shall be a member of, or be otherwise associated with, any political party or any organisation which takes part in politics nor shall he take part in, subscribe in aid of, or assist in any other manner, any political movement or activity.” While implicitly and informally Shri Nilekani functioned as a member of the Indian National Congress from July 2, 2009 but between March 9, 2014 and March 18, 2014, he functioned totally illegally and illegitimately by throwing all norms to the dustbin with impunity so far.
I wish to submit how biometric aadhhar is linked to Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN). It may be noted that the sovereign function of the tax administration is being transferred to Goods and Services Tax Network, a private body. This approach appears to have no parallel anywhere in the world.
I submit that a New Indian Express story ‘Aadhar cut down to size, data mining projects raise concerns’ (Sept 29, 2013) underlined how NIUs like GSTN are linked to biometric UID/aadhaar number. Supreme Court’s verdict on the legitimacy, legality and constitutionality of this identifier is likely to impact NIUs as well.
I submit that no taxation without political representation was the battle cry of the American Revolution. The issue is how GST can be imposed when there is no political representation in the GSTN. Chief Ministers of all non-Congress States and all the non-Congress parties be vigilant against the subversion of hard earned rights of true political representation in matters of taxation. Amidst opposition from Chief Ministers and officials from the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), GSTN is meant for controlling all new indirect tax data from the Centre and states.
It is noteworthy that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Dr J Jayalalithaa had sent a letter dated August 18, 2011 to non-Congress Chief Ministers urging them to stridently oppose the introduction of a Goods and Services Tax (GST). She argued that it would affect the fiscal autonomy of States. In the light of the proposal for GSTN, Dr Jayalalithaa’s opposition has been proven right because as per the plan, entire individual data—direct and indirect taxes—including registration, return and payment by taxpayers will be in custody of a NIU. It is a case of handing over of public data to a private entity. It is akin to day light robbery.
I submit that your predecessors have at the Finance Ministry have compelled the CBEC and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to sign MoU for the sharing of data. This is to ensure that GSTN will be able to access and process the entire tax data-both direct and indirect taxes. It has asked the CBEC to hand over the processing of data for tax surveillance to GSTN. This has been done without any security or privacy safeguards.
I submit that such initiatives will lead to handing over the control over indirect and direct tax data to GSTN for tax profiling and surveillance without any legislation passed by Parliament, the personal sensitive information like biometric data is being handed over to UIDAI and its partner companies like Accenture from USA and Safran from France. This undermines citizens’ sovereignty, states’ autonomy and national security for good.
I submit that in April 2013, a number of news reports announced that the Government has ‘decided to set up a special purpose vehicle to provide information technology support to various stakeholders under the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST)’. The Goods and Services Tax is a value-added tax that is expected to replace all indirect taxes on goods and services imposed by the Centre and Indian states. The special purpose vehicle has been named the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), is seen as an important step in ushering in a little understood but much touted reform, because it will make it possible to bring together taxation data from the Centre and states that was so far processed separately. The GSTN is already in place as a private limited company despite strong opposition by senior officials of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), and Shri Naveen Kumar, former chief secretary of Bihar, has been appointed chairman. This body will control all new indirect tax data from the Centre and states and will have access to past data as well. The charges it will impose for processing this data will be the revenue that sustains its operations.
I submit that since the Finance Ministry headed by your predecessors directed the CBEC and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to sign MoU for the sharing of data, Goods and Services Tax Network will be able to access and process the entire tax data of the country, both of direct and indirect taxes. Obviously, this should have been a matter for far more public debate than it has evoked, but the actual process of setting up Goods and Services Tax Network is far more alarming than this broad outline. Since it will have to be in place before the Goods and Services Tax is rolled out, the Finance Ministry has asked the CBEC to hand over the processing of data for tax surveillance to Goods and Services Tax Network, which would ensure it a revenue stream as soon as it takes over these functions.
As a result, Goods and Services Tax Network body will be the sole information hub for linking and processing all of India’s tax data, something that has never been attempted by the Government, leave alone a private entity. This is being done in the absence of any security or privacy provisions in place.
I submit that in January 2011, the Technology Advisory Group for Unique Projects (TAGUP) headed by Shri Nilekani recommended the setting up of five infotech intensive financial projects—for the Income Tax Department, National Pension Scheme, Reserve Bank of India, and for tracking government expenditure and Goods and Services Tax Network for the Goods and Services Tax. A similar structure for each of the five was proposed, a not-for-profit Section 25 company, with a self-sustaining revenue model, where the Government’s holding would be restricted to 49 per cent and private institutional holding set at 51 per cent.
Having gone through relevant documents, I submit that the not-for-profit structure of GSTN means that before the company can sustain itself by levying user fees, it needs funds to hire the staff. Private investors—Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, LIC Housing Finance Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd and NSE Strategic Investment Corp Ltd—have no incentive to provide the necessary money. Therefore, GSTN has been set up on equity of just Rs 10 crore and the Government has provided it a one-time grant of Rs 315 crore. In effect, the government has funded a start-up that it does not even have majority control of.
I submit that despite the issue of money required, since GSTN is already in place as a self-sustaining body, it needs sources of revenue other than those that would be eventually generated from receiving and processing Goods and Services Tax data. This is unfolding as a result of the recommendations of the Empowered Group on IT Infrastructure for Goods and Services Tax headed by Shri Nilekani.
I submit that in November 2011, when the CBEC was brought fully into the picture, Ms Sheila Sangwan, then Member had summarised the problems with the Empowered Group’s proposals: ‘…a meeting was held wherein ‘There was unanimity amongst the officers present that the sovereign function to be performed by the tax administration should be kept out of the purview of the GST’ and GSTN, a private body. Ms Sangwan had pointed out that much the same could be done through a government-controlled body that would outsource computing requirements but would not lose control over the data. This has the advantage of retaining the security and privacy safeguards and legal controls that already exist for such data.
I submit that these apprehensions of senior officers of the CBEC have been set aside. In fact security at GSTN due to private control is worrisome. It is clear that tax profiling and surveillance has been handed over to GSTN without any legal mandate, the way biometric aadhaar unfolded.
I submit that this signals movement towards a regime where the country’s entire tax data will be accessible through a body which will be in no position to guarantee security standards.
I submit that likes of Shri Nilekani have been allowed to distort language and commit linguistic corruption to take away the sovereign function of tax collection from the Government and hand it over to National Information Utilities (NIUs) which is purported to be a private company with public purpose and which has profit making as motive but not profit maximizing.
I submit that in his book which was first published in 2008, Shri Nilekani is deeply worried because “zeroing in on a definite identity for each citizen particularly difficult, since each government department works as a different turf and with different groups of people.” He argues that “Our databases are in these disconnected silos” and states that “NIUs would be databases that amass information…” which will connect all these “disconnected silos”.
I submit that in this unprecedented move country’s most sensitive financial data -entire tax data of Indians has been turned over to a private firm, set up as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) named GSTN, an IT company on the recommendations of Shri Nilekani headed panel. GSTN is supposed to provide information technology support under the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST). There is no provision for data security in it.
As you are aware GST is a value-added tax which is expected to replace all indirect taxes on goods and services imposed by the Centre and Indian states. GST will replace the State VAT, Central Excise, Service Tax and a few other indirect taxes will be a broad-based, single, comprehensive tax levied on goods and services. It will be levied at every stage of the production-distribution chain by giving the benefit of Input Tax Credit (ITC) of the tax remitted at previous stages. GST is based on a destination-based taxation system, where tax is levied on final consumption. It is expected to broaden the tax base, foster a common market across the country, reduce compliance costs, and promote exports. The GST will be a dual tax with levy by both Central and State tax administrations on the same base. The GST demands a well-designed and robust IT system for realizing its potential in reforming indirect taxation in India. The IT system for GST would be a unique project, which will integrate the Central and State tax administration.
I submit that while presenting the Union Budget in 2011-12, the then Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee informed the Lok Sabha that Technology Advisory Group for Unique Projects (TAGUP) headed by Shri Nilekani, Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) which submitted its report dated January 31, 2011 and its recommendations have been accepted in principle. Other members of the TAG UP included Shri C. B. Bhave Chairman, SEBIR, Shri Chandrasekhar, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Shri Dhirendra Swarup, Former Chairman, PFRDAS, Shri S. Khan Former Member, CBDTP. Shri R. V. Ramanan Former Member, CBEC and Dr. Nachiket Mor Chairman, IFMR Trust.
I wish to reiterate that NIU is manifestly an exercise in linguistic corruption with the aim of ‘building a coalition for change’.
The TAG UP report reveals, “GSTN is an NIU that is being set up to serve multiple levels of Governments (Central and State) in GST”. It also states that “The IT Strategy for GST was defined and accepted within Government even before the NIU was selected.” It is noteworthy that IT Strategy for GST was also defined by Shri Nilekani.
I submit that in November 2011, Ms Sheila Sangwan, Member (Budget and Computerisation), had summarised the problems with the GSTN related proposals: ‘…a meeting was held on 14/15 November 2011 in the Chairman’s office (Shri S K Goel) to discuss the structure and functions of the proposed GSTN… Dr Nandan Nilekani has mentioned as minuted that there is need to go in for the SPV even without GST being introduced. ..There was unanimity amongst the officers present that the sovereign function to be performed by the tax administration should be kept out of the purview of the GST.’ It was noted that ‘Across the tax administration in the world, the privacy of taxpayer data is accorded utmost priority and it is the practice to house this data in Government hands…’ So far Chairman of CBEC has not addressed the essential question of who would be the repository of the data.
The question is why is CBEC made to hurry to comply with the whims and fancies of Shri Nilekani and his coalition partners given the fact that Nilekani has never taken oath of office and secrecy?
I submit that Shri Naveen Kumar, the head of GSTN when was asked about control of the data said, “We will start from scratch with our own servers and beginning with a list of dealers we will start building a database of transactions on our system. For this, we do not need additional data from the Customs or any other department.” It is quite evident that servers of GSTN, a private company will be stored in a Grid of sort.
I submit that as Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee announced that India has “voluntarily sought a full-fledged Financial Sector Assessment Programme” from International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in January, 2011. This is similar to the voluntariness displayed in the drafting of Sixth Plan (1980-1985) after secret negotiations with the Bank.
I wish to draw your attention towards a chapter ‘Extended and Specialized Lending,’ in Silent Revolution The International Monetary Fund 1979–1989 by James M. Boughton published by IMF in October 2001, it is revealed that Congress Prime Minister Indira Gandhi “gave the go-ahead to enter into secret negotiations” with IMF, following which on November 25, 1980, Shri R.N. Malhotra, Secretary, Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance “visited the Managing Director at the Fund to signal his country’s interest in obtaining a credit arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) that offered the option of longer-term credits. The first negotiating mission went to New Delhi in January 1981, led by Tun Thin, Director of the Asian Department. The then Finance Minister, Shri R. Venkataraman, met with IMF’s Managing Director in Washington and subsequently signed and submitted the Letter of Intent on September 28, 1981. Following the IMF’s approval for EFF, Indian National Congress led government faced massive criticism for subjecting itself to IMF’s conditionality.
I submit that in an exercise of sophistry, this Congress led government argued that “the EFF arrangement did not impose conditionality at all, because it was fully consistent with the policies that were already incorporated in the Sixth Five-Year Plan” and after having internalized the conditionality imposed by IMF, Mrs Indira Gandhi informed the Parliament that “the arrangement does not force us to borrow, nor shall we borrow unless it is for the national interest. There is absolutely no question of our accepting any programme which is incompatible with our policy, declared and accepted by Parliament. It is inconceivable that anybody should think that we would accept assistance from any external agency which dictates terms which are not in consonance with such policies.” This IMF publication unequivocally establishes that Mrs Indira Gandhi lied to the Parliament and misled the nation.
I submit that GSTN is being created with an ulterior motive to bring it under the financial sector surveillance program of the IMF, World Bank Group in continuation of the policies pursued since the days of Mrs Indira Gandhi. These policies have made India servile to the dictates of the Bank. GSTN helps the World Bank Group to make deeper inroads and erode the financial sovereignty of the country in complicity with the ministers of the Congress party. The new government must reverse this trend in national interest.
I submit that Foreign Policy magazine of the Washington Post Company listed Shri Nilekani, apparently a protégé of Shri Mukherjee as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers in 2010. This was prior to disclosures about invasion of privacy by intelligence agencies of USA and UK by monitoring emails, web searches, and telephone records. And the disclosures by Wikileaks about the keen interest of US administration in the aadhaar project. It appears that Shri Nilekani undertook their task by collating biometric data of India. It is admitted his well wishers like the President of World Bank have volunteered his services to other developing countries as well. This was done in April 2013 at World Bank in Washington.
I submit that in October 2012, in an interview with McKinsey & Company, Shri Nilekani said, “Our goal, our vision, is by 2014 to have at least half a billion people on the system, which will make it one of the world’s largest online ID infrastructures. So that’s one metric of success. The second is we’d like to see two or three major applications that use this ID infrastructure. One of them is electronic benefit transfer, where governments will pay pensions, scholarships, or whatever entitlements by cash. And the third is [that] the mobile industry will use [the ID infrastructure] for verification”.
He added, “In the US, to me, the two big examples are the Internet, which was originally conceived as a defense project, and GPS. Again, it was a defense project. Both these things, though they began as [part of] a government defense infrastructure, today are the basis for huge innovation.” Shri Nilekani was/is aware that the substratum of the “world’s largest online ID infrastructures” is Internet which is in total control of US Government and US companies.
b) Copy of contract of UIDAI with M/s Accenture for Biometric Technology"
After examining these documents I wrote to UIDAI submitting that with regard to the M/s Accenture for Biometric Technology, I noticed that the first 237 pages appear to be in order but after that there is a one pager titled Annexure J Technical Bid Technical Bid as submitted by M/s Accenture Services Pvt Ltd. The Technical Bid document is missing. After that there is a one pager titled Annexure K Commercial Bid as submitted by M/s Accenture Services Pvt Ltd. The Commercial Bid document is missing.
Company Private Limited. The Commercial Bid document is missing. These very pages were missing from the contract agreement of Ernst and Young as well. Also its pagination was not in order.
I also wrote to CIC responding to their letter dated September 10, 2013 stating that their reasoning for sharing the document due to "contractual obligation in respect of BSP (Biometric Solution Provider) contracts" having expired is flawed in the light of the previous judgment of Central Information Commission (CIC). Under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Public Information Officer (PIO) cannot deny information citing commercial confidence for agreements between a public authority and private party. While giving this judgment, CIC said “The claim of 'commercial confidence' in denying access to agreements between private parties and the masters of the public authorities—citizens—runs counter to the principles of the Right to Information.
“Any agreement entered into by the government is an agreement deemed to have been entered into on behalf of and in the interest of ‘We the people’. Hence if any citizen wants to know the contents of such an agreement he is in the position of a principal asking his agent to disclose to him the terms of the agreement entered into by the agent on behalf of the principal. No agent can refuse to disclose any such information to his principal,” the CIC said in its order dated 27 July 2009. An appeal for getting the missing pages has been filed by Col. Mathew Thomas and Qaneez Sukhrani who had filed the RTI applications, the former had asked me to appear on his behalf.
I submit that there is a need to examine the minutes of the admitted meeting between Mongo DB and UIDAI. It was evident from one of the RTI replies that UIDAI had given tasks to some company with whom it had no contract agreement. Its sounds like the R&D Centre of Bhopal which was operated by Union Carbide Corporation without permission based on "recognition"
I urge you to set up an inquiry commission to ascertain whether or not Internet that remains a defense project deeply allied with USA’s National Security Agency (NSA) is structurally linked to biometric aadhaar, National Population Register (NPR), PIII and GSTN. It is not without reason that Shri Nilekani maintained a deafening silence amidst NSA’s surveillance on Indian ministers and officialdom. In such a backdrop, it does not seem strange that PMO under the previous regime has withheld the correspondence it had with Shri Nilekani all through his tenure. The commission must unearth the players who wish to create and function through a fiction of private company with public purpose and profit making as the motive but not profit maximizing called NIU like GSTN.
Let me take the opportunity to submit that the Ministry of Defense must order a probe into the circumstances under which Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma who as the Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy, from 31 August 2009 to 31 August 2012 and as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee got himself biometrically profiled on 18 August 2011 for aadhaar number. It must be examined whether he took the permission of Ministry of Defence before subjecting himself to the ignominy of being biometrically profiled. It is noteworthy that in November 2012, Admiral Verma was appointed as the High Commissioner to Canada. The probe must examine whether or not Admiral Verma’s biometric profile is available with Canada’s Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), which is part of the intelligence sharing alliance comprising of US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and France. In a seemingly unrelated development, Shri Nilekani was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, Canada on 31 May 2011.
I submit that Shri Nilekani was given ID Limelight Award at the global summit on automatic identification ID WORLD International Congress, 2010 in Milan, Italy on November 16, 2010 wherein Safran Morpho (Safran group) was a key sponsor of the ID Congress. Its subsidiary, Sagem Morpho Security Pvt Ltd has been awarded contract for the purchase of Biometric Authentication Devices on 2 February 2011 by the UIDAI. Earlier, on 30 July 2010, in a joint press release, it was announced that “the Mahindra Satyam and Morpho led consortium has been selected as one of the key partners to implement and deliver the Aadhaar program by UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India).” This means that at least two contracts have been awarded to the French conglomerate led consortium. Is it a coincidence that Morpho (Safran group) sponsored the award to chairman, UIDAI and the former got a contract from the latter?
It is noteworthy that Shri Tariq Malik, the then Deputy Chairman of Pakistan’s National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) was given the ID Outstanding Achievement Award on November 3, 2009 in Milan at the eighth ID WORLD International Congress.
In an interview, Shri Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks informed Imran Khan, a noted politician from Pakistan about the grave act of omission and commission. Shri Assange said, “…we discovered a cable in 2009 from the Islamabad Embassy. Prime minister Gilani and interior minister Malik went into the (US) embassy and offered to share National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) – and NADRA is the national data and registration agency database. The system is currently connected through passport data but the government of Pakistan is adding voice and facial recognition capability and has installed a pilot biometric system as the Chennai border crossing, where 30,000 to 35,000 people cross each day. This NADRA system is the voting record system for all voters in Pakistan. A front company was set up in the United Kingdom – International Identity Services, which was hired as the consultants for NADRA to squirrel out the NADRA data for all of Pakistan. What do you think about that? Is that a…? It seems to me that that is a theft of some national treasure of Pakistan, the entire Pakistani database registry of its people.” The interview is available here.
It must be noted that NPR is being prepared by Shri C Chandramouli, census commissioner & registrar general of India, is meant to create resident identity cards is exactly like Pakistan’s version of biometric exercise for citizens’ identity card which was completed by NADRA, ministry of interior, Government of Pakistan and their database has been handed over to US Government.
I submit that Dr M Vijayanunni, former Census Commissioner and Registrar General of India underlined had explained reasons for China giving up a similar exercise on Rajya Sabha TV on 2 February 2013.
In view of the above, if Shri Nilekani’s initiatives including GSTN are not reversed and he is not held liable and accountable in an exemplary manner for his illegal and illegitimate conduct and creation of questionable institutional entities, it will set a very bad precedent for ever.
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Jean-Philippe, could you describe what you do at north sails and why you enjoy it?
At the base level I work as a Salesman to improve the experiences of our local customer on and off the water, and to support various local events. I also work to discover new prospects and I enjoy collaborating with them to optimize their boat and onboard performance.
As a Technical Consultant I contribute to racing teams with sail plan optimization, sail charts, rating and often assist as a sail trimmer or tactician. I would love to design the sails but I’m not good enough with the software (laughs…), so I leave this to the real designers and try to give precise, useful feedback on behalf of me, the owner and crew.
I like my job first of all because it is a passion and without passion you cannot do a good job, especially when striving to push the limits, be as precise as possible and go beyond the status quo as we do at North. It is very exciting to work in a company where the goal is to give to the customer the best product with the best service. North Sails is considered a luxury brand in the yachting field, often compared to Formula 1 for the high level of products we deliver.
I’m also lucky to have met very interesting people. It helps me to grow and continually improve. Now 16 years have passed since I entered the company and I have the same motivation because each project is unique. I started from the bottom of the ladder and I intend to continue to growing within the company.
Most recently you have completed a re-configuration for the Volvo Open 70 SFS. Can you tell us about this process and the end results you are experiencing?
The objective for SFS was to move from the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) box rule to a true IRC plan, where we know the rating is a big part of the equation. It was not an easy job. On SFS we have been running a Pro-Am system with six different guests on board during racing. We wanted to adjust the sail inventory in order to be quicker in maneuvers, reduce effort for the crew and increase performance inshore and offshore.
In March 2015, a new spinnaker staysail, A2, and a North Sails 3Di RAWTM IRC Code 0 were added. The Code 0 replaced the original Masthead Code 0 with equal area and 48kg weight savings. More recently, we switched from overlapping genoas to small jibs and added some padeyes to play more with the in-hauler and up & down system.
The new configuration gives us more ability to manage the sails. Other notable sailplan modifications included a larger and lighter #4 Jib; increased apparent wind angle in the new #2 Jib. The #1 Jib (largest Jib) was switched from a standard overlapping genoa on hanks to a furling masthead genoa with equal area (191m²). The inshore mainsail was built with three full battens instead of 6-7 in the previous main, plus one reef.
This new configuration give us more flexibility managing the sails.
In total we saved more than 200kg in comparison to the Volvo inventory and experienced even, or faster, speeds and a higher angle. Today the boat handles more like a TP52. Overall we have experienced even or faster speeds and a higher angle. We have two certificates for IRC: one with and one without the spinnaker.
On the Offshore Side, we still use the original Masthead Genoa and we had a new furling Cuben Fibre A3 for IRC racing.
What advice do you have for a young person with big aspirations in sailing?
This question makes me smile because it means I am passing to the other side of the barrier, even if I am still 18 years old in spirit (smiles).
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The reporter decided to follow the beggar and learn more about him. To his shock, he discovered that after a day of begging as a paraplegic, the man hauled himself to the side of the road and began walking.
The man took off all his ragged clothes and put them in a bag. He then removed his dirty socks, put on shoes and stood up before rushing to get on a bus.
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The overgrown and neglected public Burial Grounds at St Albans Church, Pauatahanui was cleared by local volunteers over a period from 1991. They decided to plant heritage and older type roses in keeping with the Historic Site. Many were grown from cuttings, or were donated. Others were rescued from roadsides and old properties under threat from development. Some roses were discovered during clearing are believed to date from early settler times.
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For a birthday treat I decided to go to somewhere more luxury and venture out to Majorca for my first holiday on an island.
Although the trip felt shorter than it should’ve been as I only managed two full days of activities and sightseeing for the trip due to many delays, which is a story of its own that I’ll cover in another post.
Unfortunately for those hoping I’d break into the Love Island villa I come with disappointment as the villa is located in the northern region of Majorca as opposed to nearby Palma, whih was the ciry I was in and is located in the south-west part of the island.
Palma, formerely known as Palmaria, is one of the two Majorcan cities founded by the Roman Empire in Majorca. It’s a city that always has something going on: whether it’s public performers dressed up as stuffed animals in town squares, families and friends chilaxing and having fun on beaches and beach clubs or buzzing bars and restaurants at night in Santa Catalina.
The attractions in the city I saw through the free walking tour I took part in the first morning there (via the Majorca Free Walking Tour).
Much like the free walking tour in Dublin I enjoyed the walking tour, mingling and talking with other English-speaking travellers as there was a guide in both Spanish and English and trying to gain a deeper understanding of the history area I am residing in. It gave me a sense of comfort and platform to do my learning.
As of now most, if not all, original traces of Roman and Asian architecture has been destroyed by natural disasters affecting the city. All the buildings, walls and balconies you see when exploring the inner city are reconstructions.
Commonly referred to as Cathedral Le Seu by Majorcan residents, the Palma Cathedral is described as a gothic temple and is largely seen as the main point of attraction in the city. Le Seu translates to bishop temple in English.
The construction of the original cathedral started between the years 1276-1280 and took 300 years to finish. Unfortunately and the current version of Catheral Le Seu that you see today is a reconstruction, which took half the time to complete.
By looking at the aesthetics I can see why, the architecture is so rich in detail and that’s just the reconstruction. At the top of the cathedral you can see is the statue of San Gabriel, the proclaimed defender or guardian of Palma.
Sunday masses are at 9am and are when there is free entry into the cathedral but apart from that people are looking to pay the full price of €7 at any other time of the week.
Known to be the oldest living tree on the island the Arbol Singular resides opposite to the. Comics are made and printed to tell many generations stories, myths and tales about the 800 year old tree itself.
The Santa Eutalia is one of the most revered places of worship in the city of Palma and is one of the must-see tourist attractions. It was built in the 13th century, meaning it is the oldest but ironically helped shape modern-day Palma into what it is today.
Much like the Cathedral Le Seu, the church is a piece of gothic architecture that has some Roman ties connected to it. The name of the church is derived from the Patron-Saint of Barcelona, a teenage girl who was tortured and killed by Romans.
The Plaza Espana was where the walking tour was concluded.
Located directly next to San Miguel Street, one of Palma’s busiest shopping streets, Plaza Espana represents what’s left of of the old city of Palma. In the middle of the town square is a statue of James III. There’s a myth from Britain thats said that the lakes are raised when Spanish soldiers die in wars that took place in bygone ages.
Like Plaza Mayor, it is enriched with places to eat and drink at, including McDonalds, KFC and Burger King if you’re a lover of fast-food (I believe there’s a Subway there if you’re looking for a healthier option), as well as street perfomers and kiosks for souvenirs, confectionary newspapers and magazines.
I enjoyed the walking tour, particularly learning more about Spanish culture as a whole. I’d highly recommend it (the link to more details of the walking tour is above) or any other one as there’s got more than one Palma tour guides who do free walking tours around the city.
In Palma I stayed in an area known as Rafael Vell and like in Dublin it was an Airbnb that I took up. Following my success with my first Airbnb experience I felt more at ease about about this one.
The room was quite smaller in comparison to my en suite pad in Dublin and it didn’t help tackle issues with the heat, despite windows and blinds being open. An AC was badly needed for me to survive and make it through the three nights as the room was boling like an electrical kettle. Jesus! Although I had to make do with a fan given to me by Tamara, my Airbnb host, which made things a bit better.
The Airbnb accommodation also had a shared bathroom, kitchen and shower. There was only one plug socket in the entirety of the bedroom which wasn’t as it meant with all the electrical devices I had I could only use one at a time. Positives was that there were plenty of pillows on the bed like my own bed back at home along with loads of drawers for storing my clothes. There was drinking water provided by the kitchen sink and was handy in case I needed to refill my 2L bottle for the day.
As for Tamara my host to be honest I didn’t get the chance to interact with her much and get to know her as I was constantly in and out of rooms and the flat itself, but she was helpful and polite whenever I saw her or needed help with something around the flat.
its menu you shouldn’t give it a miss.
I won’t lie I was a bit tentative in terms of service fees and extras they may give me without request to make the bill more expensive than it should (most European countries I feel you need to be weary of it) but the staff at Celler Sa Premsa welcomed me and made me feel at ease by providing me with a seat and a menu and such, even though they had a restaurant packed full on a Saturday afternoon which was good to see.
The quality of the food was great for the price. I went for something more international and had roast chicken with chips. The chips could’ve been a touch warmer but with the heat and humidity in Majorca and my desire to eat I’m not complaining, plus the portions were sufficient and weren’t oily either. Same went for the chicken portions, which were medium-sized and came in three pieces as seen in the pics below. All only for €6.50.
Mercadona is Palma’s Lidl or Aldi basically. Mind you there are actually also Lidl and Aldi supermarkets but not as many as the national one. Much like the aforementioned superstores, Mercadona is one that offers both global and local brands of food and drink as well as healthcare and homeware essentials at affordable prices.
I discovered it when I was exploring the local area of my Airbnb and thought I’d pop in to see what it’s like and wasn’t disappointed. I fully got hooked onto their store-branded 2L lemonade bottle which was just about 60 cents. Regulated my hydration levels I must say! There are various branches around the city so you shouldn’t have much trouble finding one if you’re desparate to keep the costs on food and drinks down.
From what I can remember, maybe from the exception of my Amsterdam break last year, I haven’t turned to supermarkets to keep myself fuelled for so it’s a nice change from depending on restaurants and cafes for food.
Recommendations: Try Tapas, a Spanish snack that can be eaten either hot or cold, and Frito, which is a popular dish containing potatoes, meat and mixed vegetables.
Majorca and Spain as a whole is notorious for its abundant amount of cafes. Take the opportunity to go to one and mingle with some of the locals, especially in the local area you’re staying in.
Getting around Palma was generally a nightmare.
The main way to get round town was with the EMT Bus service, which is basic to say the least.
In comparison to transport systems in major cities like London and Paris it’s lagging. For example there’s no double decker buses so thet can easily get congested. Not to mention that for whatever reason the number of seats on buses are inconsistent: some have the right number while others have too few seats. Another example is only being able to pay in coins and cash (maxmiun limit is up to €10 in terms of what you can pay in) rather than via debit card or or a top up travelcard.
One of the bus routes (28) runs one bus every hour and ended up waiting longer than an hour for one of my trips back to my Airbnb. How I found the patience within me to stay in one spot for that duration of time I’ll never know and can only thank God for.
Another occasion a driver of the same bus 28 on one of my trips back home even refused to stop for me, even though there was space on the bus and people got on other buses from that same bus stop. What’s worse was that the driver pulled into the lane but still kept his foot on the pedal. Ridiculous and disrespectful. Couldn’t believe what I was seeing!
For the tourists there’s a lack of flexibility in terms of playing for travel. I.e. no travelcard or tourist pass available. Train and tram services are non existent as far as I’m aware (although I could be wrong).
The only positive I can think of is the single bus journey tickets only being €1.50 which is not expensive at all. Mind you return tickets aren’t even available.
So yeah the Palmeria public transport system is not the greatest. If you’re planning to stay inner-city, unlike myself, you’re better off walking since many of the tourist attractions are fairly close to each other. It’s experiences like these for Londoners like me that serves as a reminder not to take what we have for granted.
I hope you guys enjoyed my Day 1 review. I’ll be coming back at you with a post on the Day 2 of my Spanish adventure sometime next week.
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Such a good blog post! Majorca is one of my favourite islands ever, it’s a gorgeous place!
Thank you 🙂 Absolutely, there’s so beauty there from the views to the palm trees and seaside. I felt like paradise at times! |
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I’ve never applied for a passport, because until now, I didn’t really feel I needed one. With no plans to travel outside my home country, it seemed just a hollow gesture to apply. In this way, I am not unlike millions of people who go through life without a passport, since they feel the same way I do. This is a perfect analogy of life in general, and life after death specifically. Some people are not interested in having another life after this one, they don’t wonder about the future, they see no need in believing it’s true, because they don’t intend to go there. Ignorance is not bliss.
Believing in the “hereafter” in many ways requires a spiritual passport. A person has to first become convinced there is a life in the hereafter, and that they want to go there. This step alone is a tiny act of faith, since none of the current world religious systems offer any clear evidence of another life after this one, except Christianity. The Case for Christ movie begins next week, and in my opinion is a must-see for every person wanting more information about why Christianity’s claims are true. Here’s my shortened version.
God offers every person a passport to the life He designed for us to have, with a place for us to live in constant community with Him. The passport fees have already been paid by His Son, Jesus. The passport is issued with a NEW NAME, because we are going to a NEW COUNTRY.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.
He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My new name.
Old Testament patriarchs, kings, and prophets all new the truth of this place and this passport found in a person called Messiah. David and Isaiah wrote about God’s provision for His people.
But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you.
These Old & New Testament verses help us understand that God has made a provision to take every believer to a newly created place that was very much like Eden, yet entrance is attainable only through a specific faith statement. Jesus gave us the specific criteria for our application on this spiritual passport.
This kingdom of God, the next life after this one, is described in at least a few details, in the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation. Revelation 21 describes a new heaven, a new earth, and a new Jerusalem. Revelation 22 describes two attributes of this new earth, that sustain life for all who dwell there: the River of Life, and the Tree of Life. In the last few verses of the last book in the Bible, Jesus gives a very interesting command to John, who is recording all this information for us.
And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. Let the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy. Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
This one phrase “do not seal up” means that the main message and theme of the Book of Revelation can be read, and understood, by those who seek truth regarding the consummation of human history and what happens when this life is over. The spiritual passport that God makes available to every human is clearly seen in this book. The hope of an afterlife that is real and desired is clearly seen in this book. If you would like to know more, there is a bible study book available by clicking here. Want hope for the afterlife? Find it in Jesus! |
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Simple. Human nature basicaly likes a mild and tolerant environment.
So people who like living in the city must prefer a harsh and intolerant environment?
I mean really. You are in the same boat as everyone else. You have your preferences and recommendations based on your experiences. When you shoot out beyond that, all you wind up doing is being less helpful to the OP because the board becomes cluttered with your preferences wrapped up in some philosophical sales pitch. Give it a rest, and allow the rest of us to contribute w/o coming under fire.
So fine jump in here and tell her where she is going to find a place with a yard for her dog and and a resonable commute to Blue Ash. I can back off. Only have the obligations of the OP in mind. If you all have preferential treatments please jump in here with both feet.
Koellegirl- you owe it to yourself to look at Wilkens Blvd., 45040.
Google satellite view it, street view it. If you don't like it, you've still done yourself a favor, because you've just completed 50-percent of your search, and then you can haggle out Kenwood and south.
That area was built for people like you (and those like you but raising families), and it is all brand new. Tons of complexes.
Panera, Polo Grill, Abuelo's, Whole Foods Market (cooking classes, nightly get togethers), Red Robin gourmet burgers, on and on, all right next to each other and easy to get to.
Tons of green space for doggie.
Enough to keep you interested all weekend every weekend, and if not then Kenwood mall 20min drive on weekends, and downtown 30min.
Actually, Brill, this is what she said. Room enough for everyone to make suggestions w/o having someone come along and start bashing other's points of view.
Honestly, Hyde Park is probably a perfect fit.
"Patronizing"- way to go ninja, great word.
Simple. Human nature basicaly likes a mild and tolerant environment. That is what you find in Deer Park and Dillonvale, particularly if you find a property where that dog can feel at home. So now you are happy since the dog is happy and you have a short commute to work. Is there more you want in life? If so then venture into the City. Otherwise just be content with your mundane suburban lifestyle enjoying that dog.
We had dogs for about 30 years when our kids were growing up. They were great. Now we have had cats for about the last 20 years. They are different but also great. Our current one, Zoey, comes up about 6:00 AM in the morning, jumps up, and lays on me. She will stay there until I get up, go downstairs, and get her a small can of wet food. If the wife gets up earlier and feeds her she is content with that too. But she will still come back upstairs and jump on me until I get up. Pets are great in our lives and great to have around.
Just find an environment where you and the dog can coexist. It will make your transition to Cincinnati so much easier.
Great point Mr. Brill makes about the dog, and he's right that it can destroy your job if you have dog problems.
Unfortunately he gave it all back and then some with two disturbing statements (1) Is there more you want in life (2) be content with your mundane <whatever>. Very unfortunate offerings indeed. I give him benefit-of-doubt he did not mean it that way. I mean, what 27 yearold professional (or any positive person) wants to hear words like that.
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I don't wish to become involved in the tiresome arguments here, but OP, if you were my daughter I'd hope you WOULD have a look at Deer Park and the smaller adjacent subdivision of Dillonvale. Maybe it won't be your cup of tea, but rents should be reasonable and it's safe and convenient to your work. You would need to go elsewhere for your socializing, but you would likely have good neighbors, a real plus being single and in a new town. Please ignore the petty bickering going on here and add these areas to your list to consider.
Hyde Park would be more fun, but it's going to be tougher on your dog and a lot more pricy.
Dillonvale and Deer Park, more affordable, yes. Exciting, NOT, particularly for a professional 20-something single female that wants things to do.
You're more likely to find people your own age and interests in Oakley, Hyde Park, Mt. Adams, even Walnut Hills near Eden Park. When the weather is nice, the streets in Walnut Hills around Eden Park are crawling with young single women with dogs! Find yourself a nice apartment in a large Victorian, or sublet a small condo. There are tons of options.
As the discussion continues, I'd like to remind everybody to focus on actually trying to help the op, not on winning an argument. Or promoting your agenda. Or posting anything else off topic.
From a driving POV, Deer Park and Dillonvale (in relation to Blue Ash) do make sense, especially since these two adjacent communities offer inexpensive rental and housing options that will appeal to a single female with a dog, who's also seeking convenience and security. Needless to say, if the Dillonvale IGA grocery can't handle the OP's basic food needs, the Taj Mahal Hunt Rd. Blue Ash Kroger store certainly can.
And NOTHING more need be said about fabulous Cincinnati's "Kenwood Town Center" (KTC) than what's already been said; KTC's not only Cincinnati's most fabulous shopping destination, it's also one of Ohio's.
Now here's "the rub" (and this is aimed at the OP's ears alone.) Deer Park/Dillonvale, in relation to her job in Blue Ash, are all they are said to be (convenient, affordable, and safe). Yet they are also two of the most bland and unexciting suburbs in the entire Cincinnati metro. No places for a young and single 27-yr. old female (even with a dog), unless she wants to expire with boredom etched all over her face. As already mentioned, the convenience to both job and shopping can't be ignored. But soon enough, the endless treks to that "wonderful" Blue Ash Kroger and that "fantastic" KTC will wear thin, and this professional 27-yr. old female OP, with her dog, will be screaming to herself: "Is this ALL there is?" And my answer would be: "Absolutely not--the richness of Cincinnati is discovered the more one draws into its center--and we're not talking about convenience nor shopping, but about people and relationships." Let's give our OP credit for determining what's the best for her.
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At the end of the day, I thought these people who need help certainly would not be better off even if I could blame everyone. What ultimately would help them are some concrete actions from every sector of our society including myself. It would be utterly heartless of me to just ignore them. Although I am not rich to give away huge amounts, I think I am fortunate enough to contribute what I can to help out. And I think every person who has the means can and should do the same thing. It’s in all of our interest that poverty be reduced to its lowest. If we all do this, not only are we being compassionate but we are also solving problems associated with poverty that can affect us directly. We don’t want to get robbed or be a victim of a crime. We know that the poorer the people are, the more it is likely that crimes will be committed for survival. I’m here in Malaysia right now where poverty rate is one of the lowest in the world. People here are not afraid to go out at night or to walk the streets for fear of getting robbed or kidnapped.
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Beat the winter doldrums with a trip to Game Creek. This annual Continental Pheasant Shoot is the perfect cure for the onset of cabin fever. It seems that the January air even makes the birds fly faster. Feel free to join us for a great afternoon which will culminate with a delicious wild game dinner back at the clubhouse. Alway a favorite! Reserve early. Cost is $255. |
General has opened an investigation into the FISA abuses by top members and agents of the D.O.J. and F.B.I. You will, of course, recall that, according to the Nunes memo, a small group of top D.O.J. and F.B.I. officials, among other alleged abuses, used the "salacious and unverified" dirty Steele dossier to obtain FISA warrants to spy on the Trump campaign. If substantiated, this would be the first reported time in American history that one candidate (and top administration officials) have spied on the opposing party's candidate during an election year.
As a former federal prosecutor, I cannot imagine a larger, more serious white collar crime! Here's hoping that justice will be served and that such abuses never occur again. Here's also hoping that the guilty are brought to justice! |
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It’s an iconic photo from 1940, the Eiffel Tower draped in a banner proclaiming ‘Germany Victorious Everywhere‘. It’s what conquerors do and always have done. Demonstrate to the conquered people who’s boss. Maybe that’s why a giant Menorah stands on public lands just across from the White House while displays featuring Christian icons such as the Nativity have been banned from the same location.
Now you’d imagine that this flagrant triumphalism might awaken some residual flickering patriotic flame of even the most brainwashed, emasculated, feminised American gelding. Especially when in one form or another it’s shoved in his face wherever and whenever he looks. Like Sarah Silverman expressing her revulsion at everything her host country represents (previous post) while cheerfully admitting to millions of Christian Americans that she’d happily crucify Him again should Jesus return to earth.
You’d imagine it would. And maybe it will. Because – as I discovered when researching the history of ‘anti-Semitism’ – Jews suffer from one fatal weakness: A sperg-like inability to know when enough is enough. From Edinburgh to Dubrovnic, from St. Petersburg to Lisbon, the same self-destruct scenario unfolded time and again. Push, push and push again until eventually, seemingly to Jewish amazement, the goyim explode in anger and another pogrom ensues.
The signs of overreach – and hubris-based carelessness – are increasingly obvious even in trivial ways. From John Podhoretz referring to ‘goyim’ (cattle) in a Twitter feud, to David Aaronovitch using the Op-Ed pages of the London Times to warn that ‘Defending White Interests Can Never Be Right‘, to the increasingly transparent nation-wrecking machinations of Soros in eastern Europe. The signs of careless overreach are there and an increasing number of Whites are noticing. Time will tell.
Meanwhile here’s wishing you all an early Happy Christmas…whoops, I mean Hanukkah! |
Product bundles: make higher value offers and get more sales!
Sell a range of simple related products (matching pieces of furniture, clothes, accessories) all on one page.
Encourage the shoppers to spend more with just one order — sell multiple products grouped together in one place.
Display/add to cart/track bundled product items as individual products, which won't affect your inventory tracking and shipping schemas.
‘Add to cart’ per item option.
The app lets you generate advanced bundle products, aka grouped products.
Bundle products of this type work great for increasing your store's revenue, as they allow you to reap more profit from an order.
This product type makes the purchasing process easier, more convenient and informative, which results in higher customer satisfaction.
What is more, with the app, it's possible to add discounts on products purchased as a bundle.
This way, you can incentivize hesitating shoppers and reduce burdens for those on a budget.
With the app, you can create any amount of bundled products in split seconds. All you need to do is add the "grouping tag" to the main product and select the relevant associated items. That’s it!
When creating a grouped product, the app does NOT create any product clones. It takes the real, existing store products, with their inventory and the assigned shipping options.
Such a transparent approach to product grouping won't affect your inventory tracking and shipping schemes.
On top of this, your store customers will be able to conveniently regulate the quantity of each product in the group both on the product AND the shopping cart pages.
let shoppers separately add a chosen bundle product to cart.
Also, we’ve optimized the app to perfectly work on mobile devices and tablets, thus providing seamless user experience across different device types.
I wanted to created a college uniform of trousers and a top and make it mandatory that the user had to buy one of each product. The app worked exactly as i wanted. I got stuck one element of the implementation (user error not the app) but their support had it fixed and working within 30 minutes of me contacting them. I couldn't recommend MageWorx any higher!! 5 star app, 5 star support.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a beautiful review! Our company values put customer satisfaction as the top priority and we are glad to meet your expectations.
This app is exactly what we were looking for. We like it because the bundle created doesn't affect our inventory and it appears with its own product page, which other bundle apps do not offer. The support team has been very helpful and efficient.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a beautiful review. We are glad that you loved our app.
Update: after some time using it, I discovered it's causing many errors.
I have informed of the error and after one week we are still facing problems.
Fare price, excellent support and it does what it promises to do.
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Eight-acre, urban campus in Eugene (population: 137,893), 110 miles from Portland. Served by air, bus, and train. Public transportation serves campus. |
I bought a camera two years ago and it sat and sat and collected dust.
I originally wanted a camera to increase my presence on YouTube but I had no idea what I was doing.
So I bought a DSLR and started to point and shoot at various things. I found out quickly that DSLRs are not point and shoot cameras.
I took the time to read up about ISO, aperture, Shutter Speed and my camera manual. I decided to stop taking pictures and increase my knowledge (you should always keep shooting!). Then my son was born!
The passion came back and I started taking pictures of him and applied what I had previously studied. I would use Photoshop to edit the pictures adding automatic corrections so my workflow was simple.
I shot some photos for my brother's wedding and edited them in Photoshop. My brother suggested that I should look into Adobe Lightroom 5.
So like always I did my research and I was blown away at the editing potential of this program. There was only one little problem. I did not know how to use Adobe Lightroom. So I took the time to learn about this awesome program.
I learned about awesome Lightroom Presets and different editing styles.
Serge Ramelli is one of my favorite photographers and his editing style is truly awesome. Below I have put together a list of 18 photographers that have helped me learn how to use Adobe Lightroom 5.
You can check out some of my photos HERE.
The list post below contains photographers that have helped me understand Adobe Lightroom 5.
If I have omitted a Lightroom wiz please let me know and I will add them to the list pronto. |
Who is Northeastern Fine Fishing Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we are determined to spread our passion for float fishing. We first encountered this form of fishing in Canada and are eager to watch this emerging sport spread in North America especially across the northeastern US where we work and play.
As one of the finest forms of river and stream fishing, we enjoy float fishing for bass and trout in our local Pennsylvania rivers, but our true love is fishing for salmon and steelhead in the Great Lakes tributaries. From September to May, we fish the tributaries of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie spanning from Southern Ontario to the northeastern US. If you see us on the river, come say hi!
We take pride in having a positive impact on keeping our waters and lands clean, and sharing our knowledge of this incredible sport with others.
We have a fantastic selection of centerpin reels and tackle, and we encourage all local customers to come by and support our small business. We are here to help all centerpin anglers of all skill levels.
When you purchase from us online, you will have a choice to pay with PayPal, Amazon Pay, or by credit card. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your purchase, please contact us! We love to hear from our customers, whether it is to discuss our products or just float fishing in general. If you are in need of expedited shipping, please be sure to call or email us before placing your order, to ensure we are not away fishing.
To share our enthusiasm for float fishing by offering quality, premium products at affordable prices; to create an online community for angling enthusiasts to share stories, learnings, and mutual appreciation of wildlife and the sport.
Michael Sola, owner and angling enthusiast, founded Northeastern Fine Fishing Co. with a passion for float fishing. Currently, Michael resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife and children. Prior to living in the Keystone state, Michael and his family lived in Toronto, Ontario where he first experienced float fishing in the tributaries of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. The Grand River in Southern Ontario, which is the first river he used a centerpin reel, is still one of his favorite fisheries. After experiencing so much success float fishing, he now uses a centerpin reel year-round as he makes regular trips to Lake Ontario and Lake Erie tributaries.
Michael can be reached directly at (570) 704-7123 or by email to [email protected].
Preservation of Land, Waters & Wildlife. We practice C&R (catch and release) and keeping our tributaries and surrounding lands clean. We support programs that support preservation. When you purchase from us you’re giving back too. So, kudos to you!
Passion for the Sport. Passion is contagious. We encourage you to share your stories, perspectives, shot patterns, pictures, and more on our blog and Facebook page to enable anglers at all levels.
Learning & Growth. It is important to our mission to offer anglers tools, resources, and connections that elevate the sport of float fishing. We never stop learning, and strive for continuous growth. We love float fishing. We love story telling. We hope you do too!
Gratitude. We have a profound appreciation for what we have—wildlife that is awe-inspiring, sport which offers recreational relief and hobby, and a connection with others through a strong sense of community. What do you love about today? |
Fobes Nova Hard rubber mouthpiece with a clear tone in all registers.
Developed for Muncy Winds with a Chedeville style baffle and a close facing. These mouthpieces are hand finished and play tested to ensure quality. |
Mini series I am collecting!
What if a threat was so great that someone had to gather the greatest heroes of all time and anywhere together to combat? One single great threat needs the single greatest team-up. Here is my team.
Usually considered street-level characters, but I think they're above that classification. Consider this my "People on Midnighter's Level/Could Beat Him in a Good Fight" list.
This list is dedicated to the Native American super hero whether they are indigenous to North, South, or Central America; the Caribbean; or are of Native American descent.
Characters in the land of Limbo. Save them from their fate, Powers-That-Be !
A list of Heroes with tragic past/ emotional problem, trying to find their place in the world.
These are the characters that I think are awesome, male or female, and I'll explain why they are on here. They can be heroes or villians.
These are villains that I've dubbed the greatest of all time.
Heroes who start their heroics by simply do it and not by the need to satisfy a death in a family or other tragedy.
Random list of artists whom I believe make the best eye candy!
Alright, as a comic fan, there is more than just the characters, there are the awesome stories that go along with it. This is a list of some my favorite comic book stories of all time. |
The theme you choose will form the foundation for your podcasting website. It will determine how your site looks, and whether or not it provides the podcasting functionality you’ll need. For this reason, it’s essential to make your decision carefully.
While you could use any WordPress theme, we’d suggest looking for one designed specifically for podcasters. That way, you’ll get access to all the features required to show off your podcast in the best possible light. Fortunately, there are some excellent options available.
In this post, we’ll talk a bit more about why you’d want to use a dedicated podcasting theme. Then we’ll explain what to look for in this type of theme, and introduce you to some examples from our own collection. Let’s get started!
If you run a podcast, creating a website for it is a smart idea. A dedicated site will let you feature all your episodes in one place, offer plenty of supplementary information, and promote any associated products or services.
Actually setting up a WordPress site for your podcast is simple. Still, there are a few initial decisions you’ll want to carefully consider. One of the first tasks is choosing your theme – and that’s not something you want to rush given there are thousands of WordPress themes available.
In short, a theme governs the design of your site, and you can usually change its appearance and layout to suit your precise needs. While some themes are multipurpose in nature, many others are niche-specific.
A podcasting site, for example, has unique needs. Opting for a dedicated podcasting theme will enable you to display your work in an attractive, organized way, and make listening simple for your audience. What’s more, you’ll sometimes get access to extra features and plugins designed specifically for podcasters.
So while using a podcasting theme isn’t required, it’s a must-have if you want your site to really take off. Let’s discuss what these themes have to offer in more detail.
You won’t want to settle for the first podcasting theme that crosses your path. Plus, just because a theme says it’s designed for podcasters doesn’t mean it will have everything you need. It’s vital to evaluate each option carefully, so you don’t end up having to change themes after your site is already built.
Multiple options for embedding media files.
A robust, user-friendly audio player.
Compatibility with any podcasting plugins you might want to use.
Lots of layout and customization options for creating a unique podcasting site.
Podcast-specific design features, such as episode sliders.
Excellent optimization and performance, so visitors have a smooth experience.
In addition, you’ll want to adhere to some simple criteria when choosing any WordPress theme. This means looking for one that’s regularly updated, has good reviews from users, and comes from a reliable source. This can be easier said then done, so let’s wrap up with some examples to help you start your search.
Now you know what to look for in a podcasting theme, you’ll likely want to explore your options. To get you started, here are four themes from our own collection. Each one was designed with the needs of a podcasting website firmly in mind.
If you’re looking for a simple-to-use yet powerful podcasting theme, Dixie is one to check out. It offers a clean, uncluttered layout and appearance, to keep the spotlight firmly on your podcasts. What’s more, Dixie is easy to set up and customize quickly. At the same time, it provides access to a lot of dedicated podcasting functionality.
Offers multiple layout options, so you can create a unique-looking site.
Includes the popular Elementor page builder, as well as specially-designed add-ons.
Provides embedded media support, to make displaying your podcasts easier.
Features a fully-featured audio player, which is compatible with all major browsers.
The Dixie theme is available for $69. As with all our themes, this price includes one year of updates and support. You can also get the full bundle of four themes for $139, or lifetime access to the entire collection for $389.
Podcasts may be audio-based content, but they’ll get more attention if you support them with strong visuals. The Satchmo theme helps you design your website to look elegant and professional, so it’s a worthy showcase for your episodes.
Integrates easily with key podcasting plugins, such as PowerPress and Seriously Simple Podcasting.
Provides a host of design options, color choices, and font controls, so you can customize your site to fit your brand.
Offers embedded media support, as well as supporting MP3 files (both locally and externally hosted).
Includes an episode slider, enabling you to display your podcasts in a stylish, creative way.
You can get Satchmo, along with a year of updates and support, for $69.
If you want the ultimate in control over your podcast website, you can’t go wrong with Gumbo. This theme is both flexible and powerful, providing a ton of options to help you bring your vision to life. Customizing Gumbo is easy, and the result will be a modern-looking, highly-optimized podcast site.
Enables you to display your podcasts just about anywhere you want on your site.
Lets you include a download option, and set your podcasts to play in a new window.
Makes it possible to customize every aspect of the theme, including layout, features, colors, and so on.
Includes a Show Hosts page, to show off the personalities behind your podcast.
A license, updates, and support for Gumbo will cost you just $69.
The three themes introduced so far are ideal if you’re running a single podcast. However, what if you’re managing an entire podcast network? Enter Bolden. This robust theme is designed to feature multiple podcasts on one site – although it’s great for solo podcasters too!
Offers dozens of design and layout options to help you organize and showcase multiple podcasts.
Includes a Shows custom post type, to help you create podcast pages more quickly.
Provides a set of add-ons specifically created for podcast network sites.
Is well-optimized and fast, to keep performance high no matter how many shows you upload.
Despite its many extras, Bolden is available for the same $69 as our other themes (which naturally includes updates and support).
Creating a visually attractive and compelling website takes time. With the right theme, however, the effort required can be dramatically reduced. This is just one reason to pick a theme designed for the exact type of site you’re building.
If you’re a podcaster, this means looking for a dedicated podcasting theme. You’ll want one that’s reliable, performs well, integrates with key podcasting tools, and provides all the features you’ll need to display your episodes effectively. Fortunately, it’s not too hard to find themes meeting all of these criteria.
Do you have any questions about how to choose the right podcasting theme for your website? Ask away in the comments section below! |
Future’s eleventh single was released on the label Epic/Freebandz and can be found on Spotify. The single is is already quite popular among Last.FM users.
Since Future began creating music he has released a plethora of albums (twenty-four total) and eleven singles. Future’s previous album ‘BEASTMODE 2’ from July 2018 was a very popular album, universally loved. Some of Future’s best tracks include Mask Off, Low Life and F*ck Up Some Commas.
Future was born in Atlanta in November 1983. Future is known for being a singer-songwriter, songwriter and rapper. He has gathered a gigantic amount of followers on Twitter, 5,341,921 at the time of writing. |
Table service or sit at the bar- check out the originator of the Buffalo Chicken Wing and get your own bottle of wing sauce in flavors ranging from Bar-b-que to suicidal.
Features Labatt's products, Red Osier beef sandwiches, burgers, and plenty of side dishes to fill you up.
Grab a burger, chicken or fish sandwich á la carte or make it a meal. Also, serving cinnamon apple pie and milkshakes to complete your lunch or dinner.
Offers a fine selection of regular and specialty coffees, lattes, cappuccinos, muffins, pastries and other refreshments. It also carriers Gourmet Deli sandwiches and salads.
Great coffee as well as a selection of hot and iced drinks. Freshly made breakfast sandwiches, bagels, croissants plus cookies and donuts to satisfy a sweet craving.
Convenience and gift shop/newsstand, grab and go foods.
Convenience and gift shop/newsstand, grab and go foods, specialty coffees.
Extensive luxury boutique...jewelry, watches, handbags, luggage and much more. Canadian currency exchange can be handled inside of store until 5:00 PM daily. Exchange maximum of $500.
Full bar and "American fare" breakfast and lunch/dinner menu.
A local favorite serving quick breakfast options, soups, and hot dogs with all of your favorite toppings.
Omelettes made to order, a variety of breakfast sandwiches on artisan breads and generous Belgium Waffles. Lunch/dinner offers a full line of sandwiches, salads and a variety of paninis. Whether it's a quick bite on the run, or a more leisurely meal experience in our lounge. Local craft beers on draught and full service bar.
Coffee, snack and soda machines are available for convenience.
Brochures, maps and visitor information, unique Buffalo-themed gifts.
For lunch or dinner choose from mouth-watering pizza, pasta, or salads- or have one of each!
Offers 50 combinations of superior hot sandwiches, which you fully customize. Try a hand-dipped old fashioned milk shake or a warm cookie fresh out of the oven. |
Nisaa Network’s brand new website is the central platform of a consortium of media outlets, civil society organizations and leading personalities, who collaborate to create and share inspirational, gender-inclusive media content; enhance the voice of women in the public sphere; and foster their career perspectives in the media.
Nisaa Broadcasting Corporation and the Womanity Foundation, in partnership with Bank al Etihad of Jordan, are launching Nisaa Network, a ground-breaking multi-media platform and collaborative network that features inspiring reports on the role of women in society and offers empowering services to women.
The unveiling of Nisaa Network will be celebrated on 3 May 2016 in Amman (Jordan) in the presence of Ms. Maysoun Odeh Gangat, Co-founder and Managing Director of the Nisaa Broadcasting Corporation, Ms. Antonella Notari Vischer, Executive Director of the Womanity Foundation, Dr. Salma Nims, Secretary General of the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) and Ms. Nadia Al Saed, General Manager of Al Etihad Bank.
The first media organisations to join the consortium are the Jordanian Farah Al Nas, a radio station for young people and local communities, launched in July 2008 by HRH Princess Basma of Jordan. The station is uniquely managed by young people, aims to give a voice to youth and act as a vehicle for them to express their opinions and to raise local issues for their communities. (www.farahalnas.jo); and Mosaïque FM, the most popular private radio in Tunisia, with a large young audience and a commitment to democracy and quality programming, starring among its journalist Khalil Laameri, who recently obtained the prestigious Mohamed Guelbi et Hechmi Troudi Award for freedom of expression (www.mosaiquefm.net); Banat Wa Bass, a website, radio station and community fully operated by and for women, founded by the social entrepreneur and Ashoka Fellow Amani El Tunsi, which provide a space for educated girls and women to discuss silenced topics and to receive guidance on specific challenges (http://banatwbass.com ); Ro’ya TV in Amman, Jordan, part of Al-Sayegh Group with a vision to establish a quality media platform with modern content that lives up to the expectations of Arab audience in the 21st century (www.roya.tv).
Other partners are the America Mid-East Educational and Training Services (AMIEAST), engaged in international education, training and development activities in the Middle East and North Africa (www.amideast.org); the Palestinian Businesswomen’s Association (ASALA), a non-governmental organization that empowers women who have limited resources to realize their economic and social rights by using a holistic approach to development in accordance with their needs (www.asala-pal.org); and Deutsche Welle, the international broadcaster based in Germany who have lent strategic support to the project from its outset (www.dw.com).
Maysoun Odeh Gangat, Managing Director of Radio Nisaa declared: “Through this new network, we aim to replicate our impact in the region and worldwide in advancing women through media. Radio Nisaa’s work has created a different reality for women through radio programming and content. Our success has led us to partner again with the Womanity Foundation and local and regional organizations to emulate this experience. We are confident that Nisaa Network will expand rapidly and engage a numerous audience in the region and the world”.
The presentation of Nisaa Network will take place at the Amman Holiday Inn, Jordan on May 3, 2016, 7:00 -9:00 pm. |
My husband has been having this affair with this woman for moths now. He has been lying to me too.
When I confronted him recently, he was so annoyed about it and the situation turned out so ugly.
I came across this site and have been praying since then. There is some slight change but he is still lying to me with this woman who keeps calling him.
I want this affair to end and for him to come back to me, and total restoration of my marriage.
I want this relationship to end completely in Jesus name.
Would You Pray For My Marriage?
I have been praying very hard for my husband. He claims that.He loves me but has.been talking to coworker women. I found pics in his phone that were inappropriate. I trust God but what if he is telling me to leave?
Hellen, I say Amen to that Prayer.I have also prayed here.
I believe God will answer real soon if we don't give up this prayer.
Please subscribe to the e-zine on the site so that we can pray more targeted agreement prayer over him. |
This 1,5-hour webinar session includes the two keynotes of the River Basin Planning and Modelling symposium during the Delft Software Days – Edition 2017 (DSD-INT 2017).
The IWRM planning guidelines as recently developed for the World Bank should be seen as a supporting tool that allows involved national and regional agencies and consultants to identify key elements that should be addressed in a good IWRM or Integrated River Basin Management Plan (IRBMP). Moreover, it supports the identification of the sequential and parallel steps that need to be followed. This presentation will explain how this can be done within the specific process of making a plan or in the process of cyclic planning in five main steps in which the analysis should be carried out.
by Marnix van der Vat, Deltares.
The Ganga Basin is experiencing rapid socio-economic developments that have a large impact on the demand for water resources. Climate change adds to the uncertainty and possibly the variability regarding future water availability. To support strategic planning for the Ganga Basin by the Indian Ministry of Water Resources and the concerned states, a river basin modelling suite has been developed that integrates hydrology, geohydrology, water resources management, water quality and ecology with the RIBASIM water resources model at its core. This modelling suite has been developed with the involvement of key basin stakeholders at both central and state levels. It is currently being applied for the assessment of the impact of different future socio-economic and climate change scenarios and management strategies on the most important indicators in relation to water resources management. This presentation presents the set-up and calibration of the modelling suite. |
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Just over a decade ago, Simaudio introduced their Moon Evolution series: a no-holds-barred line of products representing the pinnacle of what this highly regarded Canadian company has to offer. Within the year, Jeff Fritz had reviewed three Moon Evolution models -- the P8 preamplifier, the Andromeda CD player, and the W8 stereo amplifier -- and awarded each what was then Ultra Audio’s Select Component status (now Reviewers’ Choice). And he kept the P8 as his reference preamp. Shortly thereafter, our founder, Doug Schneider, reviewed the Moon SuperNova CD player, gave it a Reviewers’ Choice award, and made it his disc spinner of choice.
Since then, the Moon Evolution line has expanded threefold, into a plethora of highly reviewed integrated amps, phono stages, line stages, DACs, and a supplemental power supply designed to drive any of the aforementioned components apart from the integrated amplifiers and flagship 850P preamplifier. There are also five Moon Evolution power amplifiers: a colossally powerful monoblock, a highly configurable multichannel amp, and three stereo models, the most modest of which, the 760A, is the topic of this review.
Out of its packaging, the Moon Evolution 760A ($8000 USD) is a visual playground embodying much of the original Evolution aesthetic, with some subtle differences. Take, for example, its stature: the 760A stands just 4” tall, stretches 18.8” wide, and displaces 18.1” of depth -- it will easily fit on most cabinet shelves or amp stands. Its solid aluminum case is exquisite in its assembly, and is offered in three color schemes: all silver, all black, or black faceplate between silver “cheeks,” as Simaudio calls them. When I lifted the 760A, I was immediately made aware of its density: it weighs a hefty 45 pounds. As in a high-end automobile, there’s been no faking of quality materials: no plastics painted to look like aluminum, no cheap metals finished to imitate expensive ones. If something on the 760A looks expensive, it is.
An exploded view of the 760A’s slim Evolution case would reveal that most of the parts comprising the exterior are machined from solid aluminum; this was done in Simaudio’s own five-axis CNC machining center. The top plate, perhaps the sexiest panel on this amplifier, is hewn from a solid slab of aluminum and is chamfered at the edges to give it an elevated appearance. Generously vented toward the rear, toward the front this top plate is adorned with an embedded plaque showcasing an engraved Moon logo and name. Running the length of the 760A’s sides are lateral heatsink fins extruded from solid aircraft-grade aluminum. Much like the top plate, the heatsinks are bead-blasted, anodized, covered with heat-resistant paint, then clear-coated off-site by local suppliers before being sent back to Simaudio for final assembly -- as are the 3/8”-thick faceplate, cheeks, bottom plate, and rear panel.
The 760A is a provocative-looking amplifier. Positioned top center on the faceplate is another polished Moon logo, “Moon” printed directly below it. Below that, a single blue LED indicates the status, On or Standby, of the matte-finished pushbutton directly below it. The model name is silkscreened in small letters in the faceplate’s lower left corner. On the bottom plate are four newly designed, conical, screw-in feet of chrome-plated steel; their flat bottoms, thankfully, do away with the spike-and-puck design of yesteryear.
As you face the rear panel, at the far left are the RS-232 communication and 12V trigger in/out ports; at far right are a fuse bay, hard On/Off power toggle, and IEC power inlet. The center of the rear panel is home to two pairs of symmetrically placed, gold-plated, high-quality WBT output terminals designed to enable biwiring and accept banana plugs, spades, or bare wire. Between these are single pairs of gold-plated unbalanced inputs (RCA) flanked by balanced inputs (XLR).
For a look under the 760A’s hood, I removed its top panel. But to better understand what I was looking at, I enlisted the help of Simaudio’s manager of public relations and marketing, Lionel Goodfield. He began by explaining that the Moon Evolution 760A is a “no overall feedback” design largely based on the amplification section of the Moon Evolution 600i integrated amplifier. A fully balanced differential design from input to output, the 760A has a unique pair of 0.5kVA toroidal transformers. These transformers are said to have a very low regulation factor, which, Simaudio claims, results in minimal voltage drop with increasing current draw. Each transformer supplies enough juice to power four of Simaudio’s proprietary, ideally matched (so they say) bipolar output transistors to produce 130Wpc into 8 ohms, or 260Wpc into 4 ohms, or 500Wpc into 2 ohms. In bridged mode, the 760A can be used as a monoblock to produce a stout 500W of power into 8 ohms. Its power-supply capacitance is said to be 80,000µF.
Goodfield mentioned something intriguing: Both the 760A’s transformer design and output transistors are shared by all Moon Evolution amplifiers, including the flagship 880M monoblocks ($48,000/pair). Other than the cases, the only significant changes among all Moon Evolution two-channel amplifiers are the size of the transformers, and the number of output transistors used in each application. This explains why the specifications of total harmonic distortion (THD) of less than 0.015% from 20Hz to 20kHz at 1W and 0.04% at full power remain consistent throughout the line. It also partially explains why the intermodulation distortion of all Moon Evolution amps is claimed to be “unmeasurable.” Other pertinent differences between the 760A and its bigger brothers are that the 760A has a slightly lower signal/noise ratio -- 104 instead of 106dB -- and a slightly higher output impedance of 0.03 ohm, which correlates with its lower damping factor of 267. Goodfield noted that the marginal difference in noise is due to the fact that the 760A’s case is roughly half the size of the larger models’, which means that its component parts are packed much more closely together.
Designed to be left powered up at all times, the 760A’s circuitry is fully symmetrical, and uses four-layer printed circuit boards with heavy tracings of pure copper and short signal paths, to minimize noise in the signal path. The signal path itself is capacitor free, which is said to aid transient response. The 760A is designed to provide pure class-A power for the first 5W of output, then switch to class-A/B as power demands increase. To help protect against such problems as a fault or overheating, Simaudio has included a self-diagnosis system to detect the presence of any DC in the input signal and, when it does, to shut the amplifier down.
Throughout this review, and despite the 760A’s protective circuitry, I made sure to turn everything off when swapping it with my Classé Audio CAM-300 monoblocks. I have my two-channel system integrated into a home-theater system using the bypass feature of my Moon Evolution P8 preamplifier, and accordingly segregated from my Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player, Simaudio MiND streamer, and Calyx Femto DAC, each connected via the latest Analysis Plus Silver Oval interconnects. The same balanced cables feed all amplifiers, and my Rockport Technologies Atria speakers are connected using Kimber Kable Select 6063 speaker cables. All electronics are fed power via Cardas Clear Beyond power cables by a Torus AVR20 power conditioner hooked up to a dedicated 20A line. When all of this was set up, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I didn’t have to rerun Audyssey’s room-optimization software through my Marantz AV8801 preamplifier-processor to correct for the negligible difference in output when watching movies.
Listening to the Moon Evolution 760A straight out of its box, I thought it sounded a bit sterile -- but I knew that my review sample was brand new, and had not been broken in at all. So I set the Moon Evolution P8’s volume at a moderate level and let rip the Simaudio MiND streamer on continuous playback for about a week before sitting down to hear what the 760A had to offer.
First observation: The 760A was just lukewarm to the touch. With roughly 175 hours of continuous play under its belt, any signs of sterility were things of the past. What remained was an amplifier that had matured into a refined little powerhouse -- it reminded me of stories my father used to tell about his adventures in the muscle-car era. He’d owned several iterations of highly underrated Detroit muscle himself, and the usual topics of these tales were his victories in quarter-mile races. It was the way he described the looks of astonishment on his opponents’ faces that tied these stories to the Simaudio -- their bewilderment was akin to what I felt as I listened to the audible results of the muscle under the 760A’s hood.
Out of the gate, the Simaudio had me locked in my chair. The extent of the 760A’s resolve, in combination with its ability to extend the boundaries of my room farther than ever before, was jaw dropping, and exceeded that of even my reference Classé CAM-300s ($11,000/pair). With all genres of music, soundstaging was consistently massive yet clean, neutral, and full of tonal shadings. Instruments, images, and nuances were delineated with mesmerizing levels of clarity and focus. These observations were driven home by the live recording of “Hotel California” on the Eagles’ Hell Freezes Over (16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC, Geffen) -- I was able to appreciate the nuances of each instrument more easily than I’m accustomed to. Plucks of each string of Glenn Frey’s acoustic guitar were conveyed with truthful singularity, possessing precise leading-edge definition without sounding analytical. Even more alluring was the tightrope the 760A consistently walked between offering snappy transients and focused images while retaining the natural golden hue of the acoustic’s strings.
As the intro went on, the 760A continued to excel at resolving minutiae I typically have to be careful to listen for. Slidings of Frey’s pick, for example, sounded marginally larger and sharper. The beads in the maracas had more presence, which allowed me to differentiate them within their gourds that much more easily. When Don Henley’s kick drum entered, I was so elated with the sheer levels of slam, density, and control with which the 760A delineated each kick of skin that I had to temporarily halt my listening session to swap in my Classé CAM-300s for a quick baseline reminder. Side by side, the sounds of the two -- er, three -- amps were almost indistinguishable. Impressive, considering that the Classés are collectively almost three times the size, weight, and power output of the Simaudio, not to mention $3000 dearer. There were subtle differences, though; the 760A’s slightly warmer, fuller sound consistently translated into images and voices drawn with greater depths of tonal color and naturalness. The Simaudio also painted images with a hint more grandeur, giving me somewhat of a front-row vantage on the sound, as opposed to the Classés’ slightly recessed and drier character. Henley’s kick drum proved a perfect example of this -- through the Simaudio, it sounded larger and more organic, while the Classés struggled to balance their punchy authority with the same level of scale.
Supplementing Henley’s kick drum was Randy Meisner’s bass, which, again, was now easier to hear due to the Simaudio’s slightly fuller, rounder bottom end. This isn’t to say that the 760A lacked control, or sounded bloated or tubby in any way -- just the opposite. The fine balance between suppleness, control, and detail enunciated by the Simaudio allowed Meisner’s bass to sound more alive, organic, and, ultimately, more enjoyable.
The 760A also did a remarkable job of defining the listening space. Not only could I hear images being formed beyond the confines of my side and front walls, I could hear people clapping beside me as I sat in my listening position. In fact, no matter what genre I listened to -- rock, jazz, pop, or electronic -- the 760A consistently excelled at projecting music into my room. This not only created the impression of a vaster soundstage, it provided an addictive sense of realism for each instrument and voice on stage. I found this particularly advantageous when listening to live recordings, or music in which the ability to hear the recording environment was clearly the engineer’s intent.
Changing gears and digging deeper into the individual constituents of a few tracks proved a revealing and thought-provoking exercise. I began with “What a Shame,” from Patricia Barber’s Café Blue (24/88.2 FLAC, Premonition) -- a very well-recorded track with numerous instrumental nuances to focus on. This time, I focused predominantly on the thrashing of the brass during the instrumental break, as the dynamics can prove challenging for some amplifiers to convey convincingly. The 760A handled this passage with aplomb. Cymbals leapt out of the Atrias with impressive transient speed, impact, shimmer, and precision, sounding highly dynamic yet distinctly refined and finessed. While the Classés exhibited even greater levels of dynamic panache and equal levels of decay, they couldn’t quite match the Simaudio’s naturalness in depicting each cymbal in space. This balance of spatial prowess, tonal accuracy, and lack of pretension was quickly proving to be a dependable trademark of the 760A. I liked it.
Later, while listening to Diana Krall’s cover of Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” from her latest, Wallflower (CD, Verve B0020989-02), I bore witness to a seductively realistic and transparent portrayal of her voice. The track begins with a brief, melodic piano solo that saturated my room, ostensibly erasing my speakers from existence. As the sound of Krall’s piano seamlessly integrated with that of an articulately plucked acoustic guitar, her voice emerged center stage with remarkable image specificity and textural detail. Other amplifiers, including the Classés, have communicated similar levels of transparency and microlevel detail, but few, if any, have been able to so convincingly balance the rasp, breath, and depth of Krall’s voice. This sensitivity to voices was also present when I listened to “I Only Want to Be with You,” from Shelby Lynne’s Just a Little Lovin’ (16/44.1 FLAC, Lost Highway). Lynne’s voice can have a somewhat dense or even faintly buried character through less-resolving amplifiers, masking the much-needed microlevel details required to preserve a sense of liveliness. The inherent transparency of the 760A allowed these details to be heard with ease, and in doing so laid bare the velvetiness of her voice. The nearly inaudible noise floor out of which emerged Lynne’s subtle tonal fluctuations and dynamic variations of vocal intensity allowed me to hear deeper into this recording as well.
It was here that I began to understand why, the more I listened to music through the 760A, the more endearing I found it. Many amplifiers, good or bad, can be somewhat predictable in their sound, their consistent sonic characters enabling one to expect or predict what specific musical facets might sound like based on how others have been presented. For example, if an amplifier can convincingly communicate deep, powerful bass, one might also expect that amplifier to be able to easily handle dynamic swings. Likewise, if an amplifier sounds particularly transparent in the midrange, even bright, one might expect this quality to aid it in resolving microlevel details.
The 760A proved the antithesis of this analogy, throwing me curveballs every chance it got. For starters, I never would have guessed that the 760A would be able to tango as well as it did with a pair of monoblocks almost three times its size and might. The balance of transparency and liquidity exuded by the Simaudio could also easily fool one into thinking one was listening to a high-quality tube amplifier, if it weren’t for the silence of the noise floor reminding one that this is, in fact, a solid-state design. But none of this compares to how this diminutive amplifier could, with commanding authority, project into space three-dimensional images of a scale appropriate to the recording. I tried to get the 760A to clip as it drove my Rockport Atrias (sensitivity: 87dB) to levels I’m sure designer Andy Payor never thought probable, but I failed. Dismally. Instead, I heard from the system a highly controlled yet refined portrayal of whatever I had the guts to throw at it. The 760A deserves respect.
During my time with Simaudio’s Moon Evolution 760A, I was reminded of what an exceptionally well-engineered and -constructed amplifier can provide, aesthetically and sonically. The finesse with which the 760A consistently balanced power, transparency, dynamics, tonal colors, and dimensionality, all against near-silent backgrounds, was spellbinding. It may strike some as being a tad pricey, considering its modest size and power rating, but its sound, flexibility, and ten-year warranty put this amplifier in an elite crowd of products that can serve as benchmarks for what the rest of the industry offers. Heck, even if you’re not in the market for a new reference amplifier, go hear firsthand what the 760A has to offer -- it’s the best-sounding standalone power amplifier I’ve heard for anywhere near its price of $8000. Recommending it is a no-brainer. |
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We were offered “Chicken Pancake”, Seafood Pasta, or Salmon, between us we took the Seafood Pasta and the Chicken Pancake, both of with were very tasty.. but the option of 3 hot dishes on a 1h30 is something I am not used to with offerings of BA and the like on the intra-europe flights I normally take. Other comparisons, always being addressed by name, and the seats where were wide comfortable and had a good amount of legroom. However the planes have a fixed configuration with only 16 business class seats.
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Unicorn Publishing Group is sponsoring the Children & The Arts Carol Concert again this year. Join us for an evening of festive readings, music and carols with special celebrity guests and acclaimed musicians. Presented by Myleene Klass and readings from Brian Blessed, Jeremy Irons, Sheila Atim and Dame Patricia Routledge, Natascha McElhone with music from Myleene Klass, soprano Margaret Keys and internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter Joe Stilgoe. All proceeds raised will support the charities work.
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Allow your students to model sampling the diversity of macroinvertebrates in stream while in your classroom. Each illustrated card is printed with a biotic index value and a pollution tolerance value. By making simulated streams using an assortment of cards, you can challenge your students to determine the health of a stream. Set includes 280 cards10 each of 28 representative macroinvertebrates.
Allow your students to model sampling the diversity of macroinvertebrates in stream while in your classroom. This is a great way to bring macroinvertebrate sampling to students who might not get the opportunity to do this firsthand or to preview macroinvertebrate sampling before going in the field. Each illustrated card is printed with a biotic index value and a pollution tolerance value. By making simulated streams using an assortment of cards, you can challenge your students to determine the health of a stream. Card size, 4-1/4 x 3-1/2". Set includes 280 cards10 each of 28 representative macroinvertebrates. |
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Infectious diseases have an impact on all levels of society. Patterns and type of infection can be influenced by and in turn influence human behaviour and socio-economic factors. At one end of the spectrum, infections such as tuberculosis and HIV cause extensive disease, have significant public health implications and have a major impact on poor people. This includes sexually transmitted diseases. At the other extreme, rhinovirus infections, although considered fairly innocuous, affect all members of society regardless of socioeconomic status, cause morbidity through the precipitation of asthma and have an economic impact through loss of work.
A neglected area often compounded by lack of infrastructure and exacerbated by behavioural practices is infection control. Although general standards are reasonable, outbreaks of nosocomial infections occur regularly, often being reported in the press and televised media. While these often represent a break in a specific aseptic technique such as when preparing total parenteral nutrition, there is a background of nosocomial sepsis often contributed to inadequate attention to basic principles such as hand washing.
Increasing antibiotic resistance is of major concern and an enormous challenge to contain, both in community and hospital acquired infections. South African Society of Clinical Microbiology (SASCM) representing private and public sector provides invaluable data on antibiotic resistance patterns in South Africa.
An exciting and necessary development in clinical practice is the recent registration of Infectious Diseases as a sub-specialty in South Africa. With the establishment of training posts and increasing numbers of doctors attracted to this challenging and interesting field of practice, will have a major beneficial impact. Several members of the Federation are actively involved in the process.
For these reasons, the Federation was formed from an amalgamation of existing societies representing infectious diseases (Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa -IDSSA), sexually transmitted diseases, (Sexually Transmitted Diseases Society of Southern Africa -STDSSA), infection control (Infection Control Society of South Africa -ICSSA) antimicrobial surveillance (National Surveillance Forum NASF) which became the South African Society of Clinical Microbiology (SASCM) in 2009 and travel medicine (The South African Society of Travel Medicine SASTM). The addition of paediatric infectious diseases (Southern African Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases SASPID) in 2008 completes what is now an amalgamation of 6 societies. The societies will maintain their individual areas of expertise and identities yet will share administrative support.
Benefits of the Federation include a single journal and joint conferences to facilitate scientific and professional interaction. Furthermore, the Federation has a responsibility to guide appropriate treatment of infectious diseases by publishing guidelines; this to include infection control practices.
Current Federation membership via the Societies stands at just under 1500 healthcare and related workers. A major challenge for the Federation is to attract a broader diversity of health care professionals and to increase membership in under represented areas of rural South Africa including our colleagues in Africa.
All infectious diseases require a holistic approach for successful management. Therefore the formation of the Federation, will in a substantive way, contribute to a more integrated approach towards infectious diseases in Southern Africa.
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No one knows what the future holds but I do know that those organizations that have the best leadership will be positioned to be the most competitive, the most desirable to work at and the most likely to prosper in any economic climate.
When a leader freaks out and starts changing things their people are intensely affected. Inconsistent leadership creates an environment that is full of distractions for the people they lead. When the people are distracted they cannot focus on the purpose, mission and tasks at hand for the enterprise.
It will always come back to what you believe. What do you believe about keeping your commitments? What do you believe about your people? What do you believe about what is in your control? What do you believe about the values that you say you have and make decisions by?
It is common to want to change, cut, reorganize and eliminate during uncertain times. In uncertain times the foundation of great leadership is staying steady. The key is to understand where and what to stay steady with.
It is your values that keep you steady. Your values detail what you believe about who you are as an organization, how you see your people, what you believe your commitment to the community is and what excellence looks like in your organization.
People do not realize how quickly they are moved by external pressure. They are quick to change what they do. They don’t stay steady with their values. They may not even give their values a thought. If they have a great set of values the values will serve them in good and difficult times – that’s part of the test of a great set of values. The values are your rock. They are your foundation.
How you see your people is critical. The people you lead know if you believe in them or resent them. They know if you trust them or fear them. And, they know if you see them as important or inessential to your success.
When you believe that your people create solutions to the challenges you face, you treat them differently than if you see them as the cause of those problems. This critical belief about the people you work with will shape every decision you make and your effectiveness as a powerful leader.
Truly great leaders also have a complete understanding of four areas of control. They understand what they can control. They understand what they cannot control. They understand what they should not try and control. And, they understand when something is out of control.
When you focus on what you cannot control, weak economic conditions and soft markets, then you start making excuses for underperformance. When you understand what is truly in your control, you naturally focus on those areas and create solutions to challenges and lead your people in a more powerful way.
If you, as the leader, are freaking out over things that are out of your control then your people will also. If you, as the leader, are steady, calm and focused on what you can control then so are the people you lead. In challenging times, as in any times, calm and focused always wins out.
Accountability is first and foremost about people. So is leadership. Accountability is not something you do by yourself. Nor is it something you ask of your people, if you as the leader are not living it yourself. That is never going to work.
When you keep your commitments to your people, when you are an accountable leader, your people respond differently. They focus, they are productive and they seek both your success and the success of the organization.
Accountability is never about taking the easy way out. There is no quick fix. Accountability is labor intensive. Time is a friend to accountability. Accountability is an investment you make in your people and in your organization for the long haul. Accountability is there when times are good and anyone can prosper. It is there when times are tough when only some prosper.
We live in the present. The past is gone. There is only now. How we lead now, today, will determine the future of our relationships, our organizations and the results we achieve.
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I discussed cleaning up scoping with JSF and Spring. The ugliness of having a jsf:scope attribute added via schema, and generated files is no more.
Spring 2.0 supports richer scopes, including web based ones (http session, request, etc) ThreadLocal, webflow conversations, and others. Being able to set the scope to these high level abstractions is needed.
I run into, and need to use custom code for this one all the time. I want to inject a lot of the objects that I work with. One of the issues is that you want Spring to be in charge of the objects that you with to inject.
A common area in which this isn’t the case is when you get objects from your persistence store (e.g. hibernate). Having to have routines takes these objects and inject them is a pain, as we want this code hidden.
This is where Spring 2.0 comes into play. It allows you, via AOP, to go into these domain objects and wire them up correctly.
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…the verdict comes at a time when both governments are facing crises of legitimacy. Hun Sen has reason to celebrate the ruling. It may well boost his standing after he won re-election in July by a surprisingly thin margin. As ever, it is Thailand’s domestic politics that remains the main source of tension between Thailand and Cambodia, and it may prove so again.
The current Thai prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, and her Pheu Thai party government, have suffered badly as a result of a brazen and aborted attempt to ram through an amnesty bill. The motion would have paved the way for the return of her brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, a former Thai prime minister who was deposed in a 2006 coup and as polarising a figure as is known in this part of the world. The mood among the ultra-royalists and -nationalists who oppose him, along with the Democrat Party camped in the streets of Bangkok, is already upbeat. They have thwarted the return of the man they most loathe (though they still have to figure out how to beat the Shinawatra clan in elections).
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On February 23, BLC delivered a notice letter (the “Notice Letter”) to the board—the day before the Company’s advance notice deadline. The Notice Letter informed the board of BLC’s intention to nominate two independent directors, and to submit two substantive corporate governance proposals.
BLC and HomeStreet both subsequently embarked on public “letter campaigns” to defend their positions. On March 1—six days after receiving BLC’s notice—the board issued a press release announcing that it had rejected BLC’s Notice Letter as invalid. HomeStreet identified “at least 32 instances of failures to satisfy the requirements set forth in the bylaws.”1 For example, the board found that the Notice Letter failed to provide information required under the bylaws by reference to the federal proxy rules, such as BLC’s estimated proxy fight cost and whether BLC planned to seek reimbursement from the Company, and failed to include information regarding share ownership of BLC affiliates. BLC sought to cure the alleged deficiencies in a supplemental submission, which the board rejected as untimely.
On March 13, BLC filed a complaint against the Company in Washington state court, seeking a declaratory judgment that the Notice Letter complied with the Company’s bylaw requirements, and moved to enjoin the Company from rejecting the Notice Letter as invalid. BLC argued that enhanced scrutiny should apply to the board’s decision and that the bylaw should be struck down because it “unduly restrict[s] the stockholder franchise.” Compl., ¶ 78. On April 3, the court held that the Company’s advance notice bylaw was valid and that BLC had failed to comply with its requirements. The court noted that “[a]dvance notice bylaws like the one at issue in this case are common,” and that the board’s decision to reject the Notice Letter as invalid was subject to the deferential business judgement rule.
1 HomeStreet Press Release, HomeStreet Discloses That Notice of Director Nominations and Proposals from Blue Lion Capital is Invalid, March 1, 2018, available here.
2 “Nowhere in its objection to BLC’s Notice does HomeStreet claim it has insufficient knowledge of BLC’s intended actions. Instead, HomeStreet’s Board attempts to invalidate the Notice with a novel objection: BLC not only needed to provide the information required (which it did), but BLC also needed to repeat “No Further Information” or “Not Applicable” more than twenty-five times, to confirm that there was nothing else it needed to disclose.” BLC Press Release, HomeStreet Board Reveals Disdain for Shareholder Rights, March 8, 2018, available here. |