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The couple has been searching for nine months for their new home
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - This week mortgage rates hit 5.23%.
That rate was less than 3% this time last year, according to Freddie Mac.
Increased mortgage rates are affecting the housing market by pushing out some homebuyers and reducing the demand. This shift is leading to more inventory and longer listing times before houses sell.
Marina and Carlos Scruggs have been searching for nine months for their new home.
“We had our very first house that we really fell in love with. And we went to put an offer in and literally the house was sold in hours,” said Mrs. Scruggs.
They have three teenagers and want to consolidate their two homes into one. Now they’re seeing more options for sale.
“It used to be a house or two or three maybe, and they used to sell quick. And now it’s more like the range of eight to 12 houses, and you can see they’re being on the market for like a week or more,” she said.
Experts back up what Marina is seeing. And it’s promising news for homebuyers.
“The inventory for homes for sale in the month of April has gone up 5.9% from April of last year. And the months of supply of inventory has gone up 14.3% from April of last year,” according to Tanner Sherman, a realtor in Omaha.
Unfortunately, according to Realtor.com the median asking price for homes is still rising. Couple that with higher mortgage rates, and some people are settling for less or nothing at all.
Ken Janson is another realtor who is seeing the market shift.
“Their buying power is what it’s all about. If they had their heart set on a half-a-million-dollar house and now the payment on the half-a-million-dollar house is beyond their income stream, well then maybe they’re at a $400,000 house now. Which is still a fabulous house, but it’s not a half-million-dollar house,” said Janson.
The result is less competition for certain homes.
But the Scruggs say they have enough equity on the two homes they own to not have to take out a mortgage.
So, for now, the Scruggs are anxiously waiting to see if their offer will be accepted.
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Picture this you are in your 20s and then all of a sudden your parents announce that they are pregnant again? How embarrassing would that be? Wouldn’t it? Well, that’s the exact plotline of director Amit Sharma’s upcoming comedy-drama ‘Badhaai Ho‘.
The trailer of this Ayushmann Khurrana and Sanya Malhotra starrer that was unveiled yesterday took the internet by storm. The film’s unconventional storyline and the hilarious trailer was liked by one and all. Veteran actress Neena Gupta took everyone by surprise as she is playing Ayushmann’s mother in the film, who is expecting once again after several years of marriage!
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... why hasn't the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Moody Blues? It doesn't make sense given the band's contribution to rock and its continuing performance excellence. On second thought, forget the feeble Hall of Fame; the Moody Blues are still a rock band -- not a museum piece.
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Welcome to Meridian, California, a one-of-a-kind place that offers the ultimate in shopping, dining and cultural attractions, surrounded by natural beauty and outdoor spaces. Miles of nature trails, public parks and swim beaches are walking distance from downtown for a workout or unwinding.
There are so many things to do in and around Meridian that it comes down to how much time you have and whether your desire for adventure tends toward the urban or the pursuit of nature. Whatever your passion, or to discover a new one that is uniquely, get out there!
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This 2008 Audi R8 started life as being the kinda-sorta base model of the make, with its 4.2-liter V8 engine producing north of 400 horsepower through all four wheels via its gated manual transmission. The car, while supercar quick and beautiful at every angle was outshined by the V10-powered model almost immediately, so V8 owners were all but stuck as low man on the totem pole - until one intrepid company decided that it would be a great idea to stick two giant hairdryers on the end of the engine.
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While the mileage won’t be enough to satiate the savvy garage queen collector, less than 60 thousand miles on a car of this stature isn’t an astronimcal amount and it simply means that any issues that would have arisen during driving are likely remedied by this point. However, I’d still look over the car with a fine-toothed comb, as the description is remarkably sparse on any details at all, other than some nice pictures.
Although the R8 is one of the most reliable and livable supercars made today, I’d definitely have a Blackstone labs analysis of the oil and make sure that the car performs well in every scenario before pulling the trigger on this purchase. Throwing forced induction onto an otherwise stock engine block can have negative effects if it’s not done correctly, so I’d keep close watch initially. If everything checks out (and it should), this is one of the best supercar values you can get today, bar none.
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Joel Embiid needed to be more aggressive and he showed it on Thursday night.
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Embiid’s block was with such authority that he made the 6-foot-8 big man crash to the floor.
Following the Sixers’ win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, the Hall-of-Fame big men and TNT analysts — Shaq and Barkley — remarked about how Embiid lacked aggression on the offensive end.
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Editors from Inbound Logistics researched and analysed more than 400 companies before selecting their top 100 technology providers, who are leading the way in 2014. Each of them had to demonstrate a clear understanding of shippers’ logistics and supply chain challenges, offer solutions that are central to solving these issues, and provide well documented evidence of customer successes.
“As the only supplier of on-demand software solutions and services that meet the needs of carriers, freight forwarding companies and shippers, we are delighted and proud to have been recognised by Inbound Logistics for our Transwide TMS. It is a validation of our strategy to develop solutions creating greater efficiency and business value in operational and strategic transport management,”
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The objective of this document is to indicate the importance of having a structured approach of managing information as a valuable asset, with a view of applying a structured approach in business systems planning to enable a successful and effective implementation of architecture principle in mitigating organisational risk.
a. Risk Management
Enterprise risk management is a process, effected by an entity’s board of directors, management and other personnel, applied in strategy setting and across the enterprise, designed to identify potential events that may affect the entity, and manage risk to be within its risk appetite, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of entity objectives.
b. Rewarded risk
Rewarded risk can be defined as those risks associated with value creation, eg, introducing new product in the market.
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Unrewarded risk can be defined as those risks associated with protection of existing organisational value, eg, compliance with Acts, laws, regulations, policies and procedures, etc.
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Technology architecture is the structured design of the technology within the organisation or enterprise. Often, technology architecture includes software systems, hardware systems and networking infrastructure as three separate sub-sets. Other items that could be included are security and data.
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Corporate governance refers to the structures and processes for the direction and control of companies.
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* Sustainability is now the primary moral and economic imperative and it is one of the most important sources of both opportunities and risks for businesses. Nature, society, and business are interconnected in complex ways that need to be understood by decision-makers. Incremental changes towards sustainability are not sufficient – we need a fundamental shift in the way companies and directors act and organise themselves.
* Innovation, fairness, and collaboration are key aspects of any transition to sustainability – innovation provides new ways of doing things, including profitable responses to sustainability. Fairness is vital because social injustice is unsustainable and collaboration is often a prerequisite for large-scale change.
* Social transformation and redress is important and needs to be integrated within the broader transition to sustainability. Integrating sustainability and social transformation in a strategic and coherent manner will give rise to greater opportunities, efficiencies, and benefits, for both the company and society.
* King II required companies to implement sustainability reporting as a core aspect of corporate governance. Since 2002, sustainability reporting has become a widely accepted practice and South Africa is an emerging market leader in the field. However, sustainability reporting is in need of renewal in order to respond to:
* The lingering trust deficit among civil society of the intentions and practices of big business.
* Concerns among business decision-makers that sustainability reporting is not fulfilling their expectations in a cost-effective manner.
C. Relationship between IT architecture, risk management and corporate governance
A risk intelligent enterprise will balance the rewarded and unrewarded risks focusing on value creation (rewarded risk) to the exclusion of value protection (unrewarded risk) will quickly lead to the slippery slope of non-compliance, litigation, reputational risk, etc.
D. Failure taboo
Taboo is simply the fear to unveil all possible business failures in existing and new business ventures. In most cases, boardroom discussions centre on positive aspects of the company strategies and the need to rally around said strategy, with scant consideration of the downside possibilities.
Effective risk management requires:
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* Challenging the assumptions that underlie strategic planning, can the prospect for success be strengthened?
* Recognising the potential for failure to avoid failure itself.
* Addressing failures in advance to prevent feeling the effects later.
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What could cause us to fail in:
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* Increasing our operating margins and improving the efficiency of our assets?
* Meeting the expectations of our key stakeholders?
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* How to more readily detect early warning signs; and
* How to implement course corrections.
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1. Internal environment – The internal environment encompasses the tone of an organisation, and sets the basis for how risk is viewed and addressed by an entity’s people, including risk management philosophy and risk appetite, integrity and ethical values, and the environment in which they operate.
2. Objective setting – Objectives must exist before management can identify potential events affecting their achievement. Enterprise risk management ensures that management has in place a process to set objectives and that the chosen objectives support and align with the entity’s mission and are consistent with its risk appetite.
3. Event identification – Internal and external events affecting achievement of an entity’s objectives must be identified, distinguishing between risks and opportunities. Opportunities are channelled back to management’s strategy or objective-setting processes.
4. Risk assessment – Risks are analysed, considering likelihood and impact as a basis for determining how they should be managed. Risks are assessed on an inherent and a residual basis.
5. Risk response – Management selects risk responses – avoiding, accepting, reducing, or sharing risk – developing a set of actions to align risks with the entity’s risk tolerances and risk appetite.
6. Control activities – Policies and procedures are established and implemented to help ensure the risk responses are effectively carried out.
7. Information and communication – Relevant information is identified, captured, and communicated in a form and timeframe that enable people to carry out their responsibilities. Effective communication also occurs in a broader sense, flowing down, across, and up the entity.
8. Monitoring – The entirety of enterprise risk management is monitored and modifications made as necessary. Monitoring is accomplished through ongoing management activities, separate evaluations, or both.
F. Integrating risk management in strategy execution
A strategic risk management action plan should consider how risk assessment and risk management can be integrated into strategy-execution processes. This would include integrating risk management into strategic planning and performance measurement systems. The Kaplan-Norton Strategy Execution Model describes six stages for strategy execution and provides a useful framework for visualising where risk management can be done.
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Stage 2 – Translate the strategy:
This stage includes developing strategy maps, strategic themes, objectives, measures, targets, initiatives, and the strategic plan in the form of strategy maps, balanced scorecards, and strategic expenditures. Here the strategic risk management framework would be used in developing risk-based objectives and performance measures for balanced scorecards and strategy maps. It would also be useful for analysing risks related to strategic expenditures. You could also consider developing a risk scorecard at this stage.
Stage 3 – Align the organisation:
This stage includes aligning business units, support units, employees, and boards of directors. The Strategic Risk Management Alignment Guide and Strategic Framework for GRC would be useful for aligning risk and control units toward more effective and efficient risk management and governance, and for linking this alignment with the strategy of the organisation.
Stage 4 – Plan operations:
This stage includes developing the operating plan, key process improvements, sales planning, resource capacity planning, and budgeting. In this stage, the strategic risk management action plan can be reflected in the operating plan and dashboards, including risk dashboards.
Stage 5 – Monitor and learn:
This stage includes strategy reviews and operational reviews. Strategic risk reviews would be part of the ongoing strategic risk assessment, which reinforces the necessary continual, closed loop approach for effective strategy risk assessment and strategy execution.
The strategic risk assessment can complement and leverage the strategy-execution processes in an organization toward improving risk management and governance.
Stage 6 – Test and adapt:
This stage includes profitability analysis and emerging strategies. Emerging risks can be considered part of the ongoing strategic risk assessment in this stage. The strategic risk assessment can complement and leverage the strategy-execution processes in an organisation toward improving risk management and governance.


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A former chairman of The Punch newspapers, Ajibola Ogunshola, has revealed that Nigeria’s late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, died a day before carrying out his plan to close down the newspaper.
He spoke in Lagos while giving an introductory remark at a public lecture delivered by a former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington. The lecture also marked the launch of “Defend the Defenseless”, a book written by Arese Carrington, wife of the former diplomat.
Recounting the role played by the press during the struggles for democratic rule, Ogunshola said, “During the years of military rule, the press as a whole suffered. The National Concord and The PUNCH bore the brunt of the fate that befell newspapers and some magazines.
“One of the journalists in detention then, Mr. Babafemi Ojudu, after his release, said that when under incarceration, he got information from some soldiers on June 7, 1998 that Abacha had concluded plans to close down The Punch again.
“But the day after, that was on June 8, Abacha died,” he narrated.

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The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will not revisit a decision made in September when it voted to not renew a contract with a company that provided training for educators to teach ethnic studies at the district’s three comprehensive high schools.
PVUSD’s three-member Agenda Setting Committee voted 2-1 on Nov. 2 not to bring the item back for a revote, despite requests from several teachers and community members to do so. Trustees Kim De Serpa and Georgia Acosta voted to not bring it back, with Board President Jennifer Holm dissenting.
The company in question is Community Responsive Education (CRE), which PVUSD hired in 2021 to provide its ethnic studies pedagogy—defined as the philosophy by which a subject is taught. Its $110,000 contract was up for renewal on Sept. 13.
One of the company’s founders, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, also contributed to the textbook in use by the district, “Rethinking Ethnic Studies.”
The controversy dates back to 2019, when Tintiangco-Cubales co-chaired California’s ethnic studies model curriculum advisory committee, which created a pilot curriculum for the California Department of Education that was widely criticized as anti-semitic.
In an Aug. 27 teleconference, Sen. Scott Wiener—also head of the Jewish Caucus—said the curriculum “had some despicable language in it that was just straight-up anti-semitic,” while Gov. Gavin Newsom said it would not “see the light of day.”
A letter from the Jewish Communities of Vermont to that state’s school board said that Tintiangco-Cubales’ draft was “rife with antisemitic and anti-Israel content including the trope that Jews control the media.”
The original 600-page curriculum only made two mentions of the Holocaust, and two mentions of antisemitism, compared with 317 mentions of Chicanos, 303 of Mexicans and 236 of Black people. It was also criticized for its focus on only four ethnic groups—Blacks, Latinos, Asian and Pacific Islanders and Indigenous people.
The curriculum was scrubbed and rewritten, and a more palatable version was later adopted by the state. Tintiangco-Cubales and other authors distanced themselves from the newer version and refused to sign it, saying it had numerous errors and a diluted look at Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), among other things.
Tintiangco-Cubales, who has been an ethnic studies professor at San Francisco State University since 2000, has vehemently denied that she is anti-semitic, and has defended the original curriculum.
De Serpa and Acosta—both of whom sit on the agenda-setting committee—criticized the district during the Sept. 13 meeting for entering into a contract with CRE, given the previous controversy.
Acosta said the agenda committee is considering a special study session around the topic “where all voices can be heard from all perspectives.”
The district’s curriculum has been in use since its adoption in 2021, with the pedagogy called “Liberated Ethnic Studies” provided by CRE.
Liberated ethnic studies has been criticized as a system that teaches young people ethnic studies through a lens of oppressors versus oppressed, which can unnecessarily instill a sense of enmity.
Inclusive ethnic studies, by contrast, examines the positive impacts that ethnic groups have had on society, and stays away from an us-versus-them window on societal power structures, thus allowing students to form their own opinions.
PVUSD’s ethnic studies program—and Tintiangco-Cubales’ curriculum—has received positive feedback from students and teachers.
Student Trustee Ruby Romero-Maya asked that the vote be reconsidered once again, and that the board “do more research on CRE before voting.”
Romero-Maya previously said that her ethnic studies courses have had a positive impact on how she views the world.
“Students would like to ensure that our teachers are learning from professionals in their fields who can speak from their personal experiences to bring a more in-depth perspective,” she said.
A letter to the trustees signed by 12 PVUSD ethnic studies teachers describes the program as “a well-rounded and culturally sensitive education.”
“Having worked closely with Allyson and the CRE program, we can attest to the significant positive impact it has had on our efforts to expand and enrich the PVUSD Ethnic Studies program,” the letter states. “Allyson and her team have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to our students and their education, working tirelessly to bridge gaps and ensure that every student feels seen, heard, and valued.”
Several people spoke on the issue during the Nov. 8 board meeting.
Cynthia Lewis, who serves as Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for UC Santa Cruz’s Social Science Division, said she was “terribly surprised and disappointed” by the decision to end the contract.
“… there was no evidence provided that CRE consultants are antisemitic, and in fact I know them not to be,” Lewis said. “As someone whose work includes the education of future educators, I’m especially disappointed to see that teachers were not consulted in this matter, and I can’t imagine they feel trusted as the professionals that are.”
Watsonville High School Ethnic Studies teacher Bobby Pelz said that the board should have better researched the issue before voting.
“What appalls me most of all is that two people on a board of seven that is supposed to represent all of us can block the will of the people because of their own agenda,” Pelz said. “To me I find that a gross abuse of power and I will not stand for it.”
Retired local physician Rosalind Shorenstein, who supports the decision to not continue the contract, questioned spending an additional $110,000 on the contract renewal.
Both Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz City Schools districts have their own teachers and staff make their ethnic studies curriculum, she said.
“Pajaro district students are currently enrolled in four or six accredited courses in ethnic studies: English, history and art, implemented by your experienced curriculum specialists and teachers,” Shorenstein said. “Costly additional teacher training is really not required at this point.”
Nat Lo, co-director of the Asian American Justice and Innovation Lab, who goes by they/them pronouns, said that they have not seen any evidence of antisemitism and called the decision “incredibly disruptive.”
“Throwing away two years of hard work not only by the CRE team but also by the many PVUSD educators involved and having to start over again in building local capacity for ethnic studies means that students are losing out,” they said.


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This is a continuation of our looking at kitchen lighting and kitchen light fixtures.
Here’s the good news.
The options are practically endless.
Here’s the bad news.
The options are practically endless.
So, the first thing we need to do when planning our kitchen light fixtures is to think about our home as a whole.
- What scale do we need?
- What materials?
- What’s our budget?
- What style are we going with?
The following three images are the interior design work of Victoria Hagan, one of my design idols since the mid-80s. In this coastal home she captures a unified feeling throughout all of the room. All of her colors, furniture and lighting coordinate beautifully into a cohesive composition.
Please notice how all of her lighting coordinates beautifully with each other, the other furnishings, the landscape and the architecture/style of the home too!
And not every finish has to match, but i think that if doing bronze, that antique brass looks best for alternative fixtures. Nickel is fine for hardware.
I know that we talked about having lots of hanging pendants from the ceiling. Victoria is known for having either pendants or flush-mount kitchen light fixtures.
Another Victoria Hagan kitchen. Here, she bravely employs two different types of pendants and a stem-semi-flush mount. What makes this work? It’s the round thing she has going on and it extends to the table, the chairs, even the hardware. The kitchen area fixtures coordinate with the finishes, and the eating area has its own flavor.
There are no recessed down-lights here.
But there are here. And BTW, I can assure you that the island is not a different color than the rest of the cabinets. It’s the lighting! And it’s one reason why I almost always do the island in a different color or finish from the main cabinets. It doesn’t always happen, but I have seen this many times.
This is Victoria’s home in Nantucket with large industrial pendants over the island.
And again, the white pendant over the table. Maybe she ordered one too many? ;]
Or maybe she was going to do two over this table and realized that one would be better.
Visual Comfort makes a similar one. Actually, I prefer it.
I couldn’t find the same pendants, but these are pretty cool from Currey & Company.
But Laurel, isn’t this industrial look for kitchen light fixtures getting kind of trendy?
Yes, it is.
But, if you love it– and it works with the rest of your home, then why not? There are lots of trendy looks and just because something is a trend, doesn’t mean it’s bad. It’s only bad if you’re doing it because you think you should be doing it! (you can tweet that.)
Let’s move on to another enduring classic.
The schoolhouse fixture.
Usually, it’s a pendant, but sometimes it’s a flush mount or a semi-flushmount. There are many, many versions.
Whoa! Guys, this one from Franklin Ironworks looks pretty fabulous and at 30 bucks how can you go wrong? I did check the reviews and six gave it five out of five on Amazon! And it comes in a bunch of different finishes.
At 10.25″ high, it can easily work in a kitchen or hall with an eight-foot ceiling. What I love about semi-flush mount lights is that the light has an opportunity to bounce up and since this has a shade, it’s coming out all the way around. This is an excellent fixture for all-over ambient light.
And for those who are concerned about bulb glare. We have that one covered too. This style would look great in most traditional or country kitchens.
What I think might work with this schoolhouse semi-flushmount would be to do a different type of schoolhouse pendant.
Fabulous kitchen by Julie Holloway and Anisa Darnell of Milk and Honey Home
These are from Barnlight Electric which is one of the newer sources in Laurels Rolodex.
Image is from the lovely kitchen of Architectural Digest editor Melissa Maria.
Going back to more traditional kitchen light fixtures. Traditional, but not stodgy at all.
Another type of ceiling fixture I’ve seen in Victoria Hagan’s kitchens is some variation of this lovely piece by Hudson Valley Lighting. Again, it comes in a bunch of finishes. Hudson is a mid-priced line and I’ve ordered from them before and the fixtures are really lovely.
I think it would look fabulous with a couple of bell jar lanterns over the island.
This one from JV Lighting is only $310.00. It’s a slightly more formal look.
I know that some of you will cringe because of the glass, dust, grease and all… But if you have a lot of grease, it means that your fan isn’t doing its job. After all, if it’s landing on your surfaces, you’re also breathing it in and that’s not healthy.
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Or the classic Hicks Pendant, designed by Thomas O’Brien by Visual Comfort
Love it in the antique brass too.
There is also a ceiling mount version of this fixture but I wouldn’t use them both in the same room.
This one is similar from Serena and Lily.
Victoria Hagan also does this or some variation of this sconce from Ann-Morris Antiques.
It would look terrific in the above kitchen scheme in bronze, however, it goes into the category of “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it.” It comes in a bunch of finishes. Victoria usually does it in a dark bronze color.
Hudson Valley makes this pretty Pelham two-arm sconce and also a lovely one-arm version. I love its simplicity and classic lines. It also comes in different finishes.
Another iconic kitchen light fixture is this brass marine pendant
(I don’t know where this particular one is from)
Hudson Valley makes a pretty version of this pendant. It’s about $800
This is a nice version from Visual Comfort
Love this Kate Acorn Sconce from Visual Comfort.
The Basil Flush Mount from Visual Comfort would look great too!
Oh wow! There’s still more to do. But I was thinking it might be fun to do a hi-low post. Or high, medium and low. Something like that.
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Dighapatia Palace also known as Uttara Ganabhaban or Maharaja’s Palace is a clear signature of finest architectural beauties of northern Bangladesh. It is located about 40 Kilometres from Rajshahi and 2.40 Kilometres away from Natore town, a short branching road off the Natore-Bogra highway provides access to the royal palace. At present the palace is used as the official residential place of the head of states of Bangladesh in North Bengal.
The Dighapatia Palace was built by Raja Dayaram Roy during the 18th century. Though Raja Dayaram Roy constructed the initial structure of the palace along with few accessory wings but it was Raja Pramada Nath Roy who rebuilt the entire palace complex after a catastrophic earthquake at 1897.On July 24, 1967 the then governor of East Pakistan Abdul Monem Khan declared the Dighapatia Palace as ‘Dighapatia Governor House’. The President of East Pakistan Ayub Khan also resided at the Palace. Later on the President of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared Dighapatia Governor House as ‘Uttara Ganabhaban’ on February 9, 1972.
The integrated palace complex is surrounded by a high protective wall. The front entrance of the complex comprises of a gigantic four storied pyramidal gateway with a clock tower. It also have a series of arched openings on three storeys and two hoops flanking the clock on top storey. The east facing E shaped palace presents a 100 feet long facade with a prominently extended verandah at the center and two slightly projecting wings on either ends. The façade is vastly decorated with numerous floral designs on plasterwork. The bastion on the roof is ornated with merlons. The both side of the broad entrance contains two elegant cast iron female statues each holding a lamp on its head. The palace block accommodates in total of nine sleeping rooms, a durbar (reception) hall, a dining room and a dance room. The ceiling of reception hall is over 25 feet high and beautifully ornated with painted floral motifs in wooden sets. There are still some beautiful pieces of relics such as flower vases, neo-classical greek bronze statues, Candleholders, curved wooden mattress and aristocratic furniture. The main lobby of the royal palace displays two armoured knights. The southern wing of the block is also formed on a E shape. There is a large attractive garden with a fountain and some life size female sculptures. A broad verandah leads to a series of apartments.
The rest of the palace complex comprises of the Kumar palace (Prince’s Palace) which is at south-east and close to the main palace is a two storeyed building that accommodates four sleeping rooms and a dressing room on the upper floor and subsequent apartments on the ground floor. There is also a single storeyed building at the south of the main palace named Rani Mahal (Queen’s Palace), occupies a vast area of the Palace complex. Apart from all these blockes and sculptures the presence of few lakes and sophisticated greeneries increases the beauty of the Dighapatia Palace (Uttara Ganabhaban) thoroughly.


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Excerpt from Love Has Wings by Isha Judd
In our society, people view comfort as king. Anything that makes life easier and requires less effort is prized. We have learned to refrain from speaking our truth for fear of conflict and to avoid confronting our fears whenever possible. We have come to value routine over the unknown, and security over spontaneity. Yet often the things that make us uncomfortable – the hard knocks, the disappointments, and the losses – are what challenge us most in our lives. We wish we did not have to weather these storms, yet they are what make us strong. They give us maturity and responsibility, and after all, what better teacher can we have than our own direct experience?
Life becomes stagnant when we remove or avoid its challenges. If a child is spoiled, her parents or servants doing everything for her, when she finally faces the world, she will find herself without the skills to function in society. Similarly, if we overprotect ourselves and try to avoid the inevitable conflicts of life, we may find comfort, but we will not build the skills that lead us toward growth. We may find distraction, but not self-realization.
The story of the Buddha is a perfect example of this. As the prince Siddhartha, he was protected from the world to the point of never seeing the aged or the sick. When he eventually discovered the things that had been hidden from him, he was unprepared for the shock he felt. He then went to the other extreme, committing himself to a life of penance and suffering, before finally finding the “middle path.” The extremes of the world are all part of life, and by exaggeratedly protecting our children from these realities, we are not doing them any favors.
How did you grow from a child into a responsible adult? Was it by not making any mistakes? Or was it through learn-ing from the consequences of your actions? Ultimately, we have to go through things ourselves before we fully understand. To flourish and grow as individuals, we must face the world head-on and embrace the losses and disappointments life brings us. Then, instead of perceiving difficult situations as obstacles in our way, we can utilize them as opportunities to grow, to push through our boundaries and expand our horizons.
It is natural to experience ups and downs in life. We are having a human experience, and that entails a wide range of feelings and situations. When we begin to nourish an internal space of security and unconditional love through the expansion of love-consciousness, we start to experience these extremes more freely. We begin to embrace the contrasts of life and find adventure in change and uncertainty. Self-realization is not about living in a permanent blissed-out state where you never feel any emotions. It is about embracing the contrasts of life fully, without fear. When we are rooted in internal freedom, the need to control our circumstances falls away and we can dance unfettered to the varying harmonies of the symphony of life.
Comfort stems from fear of the unknown and fear of failure. We feel safe within its confines, but in reality comfort is a gilded cage barring us from our true greatness. When we’re not challenging ourselves to be more, we are settling for mediocrity. We lament what’s missing from our lives, but we don’t move into action in order to change it. The fear of failure clouds our perception of our full potential. The mind convinces us we are not capable of more, so we stay put.
We cling to comfort because we fear our greatness. It is safer to sit in the shadows than stand in the limelight: there we risk criticism and external judgment. Greatness requires the courage to stand alone and not compromise our truth. It provokes change and causes evolution. Greatness goes out on a limb; it doesn’t stick to the status quo. To trust ourselves, to stand in integrity without abandoning ourselves in order to please others – that’s greatness.
There is a certain level of collective complacency within society. To break with that and stand alone requires courage, but if we wish to be free from our own inertia, we must take the risk and stop worrying about what other people might think. We must be willing to make what we consider to be mistakes; to try new things and have new experiences; to dare to show ourselves and express ourselves.
If I stand out from the crowd, if I do something noteworthy, I put myself in a place of responsibility. It requires less effort just to sit back and blame my financial situation, my upbringing, or society for not fulfilling my dreams. Yet we are all capable of moving beyond our comfort zone and achieving greatness; in fact, some of the most inspiring and celebrated individuals in history have gone beyond all odds to realize spectacular achievements. They are the ones who said yes when the world said no, the ones who could have used their extreme circumstances as an excuse to achieve nothing, but chose not to.
Can a black man be president of the United States? Can an open lesbian host a top-rated talk show? Can a nonviolent ascetic liberate a nation from imperial reign? Can a man with severe paralysis inspire scientific minds more than anyone else since Einstein? Can a deaf man write a concerto? Of course they can. So why can’t you overcome your self-imposed limitations? We are surrounded by people who have gone beyond mediocrity, even though they had quite valid reasons not to. When we have passion in our hearts, when we are willing to challenge what we are accustomed to and push through our fears, nothing is insurmountable: everything seems possible, and our dreams start to become a reality. When we create our dreams, we become unlimited.
Isha Judd is the author of Love Has Wings and Why Walk When You Can Fly. She travels the globe teaching a simple, yet powerful system that shows how to find the state of mind she calls “love-consciousness,” where every moment of life – even the most challenging and frustrating – can be filled with love, joy, peace, and self-acceptance. Visit her online at http://www.ishajudd.com.
Excerpted from the book Love Has Wings: Free Yourself from Limiting Beliefs and Fall in Love with Life (c) 2012 by Isha Judd. Printed with permission from New World Library.
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Like most Lincolnshire towns Spalding has many buildings of architectural and historic importance. Anyone with an eye for architectural history cannot fail to find a walk around the centre of the town and its periphery a rewarding experience. A medieval church, the remains of abbey buildings, old inns, warehouses, Georgian terraces, individual houses and Sir George Gilbert Scott's last church, are just a few of the delights the informed visitor will find. However, though the eighteenth century is very well represented the seventeenth century is less so. This is true in much of Britain, of course, but in Lincolnshire the relative prosperity of the eighteenth century meant that many buildings of a century earlier were either replaced or, very often, re-modelled. The pitch of a roof, a stepped wall, a painted over piece of structural timber or a centrally placed chimney (as opposed to later gable chimneys) are just some of the clues that an older building lurks beneath an eighteenth century facelift.
But, on Albion Street, a route that parallels the River Welland on the north-eastern edge of the town centre, an early seventeenth century house that received little in the way of "modernising" can be found standing behind its small, formal, front garden of geometric, dwarf box hedges. It was built in the early 1600s on what has been described as a "flattened H plan". "Willesby" has characteristic English bond brick walls with alternating courses of headers and stretchers. The mullioned two, three and four-light windows are framed in dressed stone. Stone is also used for the doorway (a Victorian restoration), the lowest courses of the walls, for the quoins that unusually don't extend the full height of wall corners, and for the "kneelers" and gable coping. A plain tile roof tops the building. It is a well-presented house that illustrates a type that can be found in many parts of eastern England in both town and country.
In summer the main façade is clothed with the greenery of the climbers and surrounding shrubs. On the dull, end of March day of my photograph, however, the lateness of this year's spring meant that much was still visible to the curious passer-by.
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Once upon a time, innovative products and services were enough to obtain a loyal customer base. However, a volatile economy and increasingly socially conscious environment have given rise to the Values Economy. The Values Economy combines profit with purpose and determines who customers do (or don’t do) business with. Although corporate event planners may find themselves in an ever-evolving landscape, Steelhead is here to help break down this economic shift and its impact on future events.
What is the Values Economy?
The current economy is riddled with complexity and as a response stakeholders have prioritized inclusivity and shared values in their decision making process. Let’s take a closer look at this economic shift.
The Values Economy is a trifecta movement.
B&T Magazine emphasizes that brands are no longer sole entities. Customers choose where they want to spend their money, employees where they want to work, and investors where to place their capital. This trifecta has helped create a group of stakeholders that rally around shared values.
The Values Economy is a form of Conscious Capitalism.
The Conscious Capitalism Movement aims to create a fairer version of capitalism, and its credo has four tenets: a higher purpose, stakeholder orientation, conscious leadership, and conscious culture. Participating brands include industry leaders like Whole Foods Market, The Motley Fool, and Scribe Media.
The Values Economy is multi-generational.
The Values Economy is not limited to millennials and Gen Z. B&T Magazine cites SAI’s 2019 Consumer Trust report, noting that ethical concerns were some of the driving forces behind whether consumers left a brand.
How will the Values Economy affect events?
The trade show industry has become embroiled in controversy due to the 600,000 tons of waste it generates each year. The good news? Event marketers that embrace the Values Economy can help create a more sustainable future. The rise of the Values Economy will lead companies and brands to partner with sustainable suppliers that align with their values.
Where does Steelhead fit in?
The rise of the Values Economy aligns with Steelhead’s Access Model, which revolves around removing the burden of owning exhibits. As the only B Corp Certified trade show company in North America, economic and environmental sustainability are essential Steelhead values. We strive to make the most of our time, the most precious non-renewable resource of them all. By repurposing and reconfiguring sustainable exhibit components, we reduce waste and stand by our credo: “It’s not just what we do: it’s how we do it that matters.”
The Values Economy is about more than a product - it’s about a mission. Our purpose is simple: Steelhead exists to share resources to create great experiences. In uncertain times, it is vital to have a reliable and flexible supplier that aligns with your values and can quickly pivot. To find out more about how Steelhead’s Access Model creates uniquely customized events, contact our team today!
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Citigroup analyst Jim Suva isn't happy about Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM), and on Monday he downgraded the stock to "sell."
Investors dumped the shares Monday in response to Mr. Suva's bearish report. The Nasdaq listing is down $3.55, or 6%, at $55.18, while the stock in Toronto fell $4.33 (Canadian), or nearly 7%, to $59.49. That represents a seven-month low for RIM's stock, which has been in a freefall since trading above $90 as recently as late September.
Mr. Suva's big worry? New gadgets from RIM's competitors, most notably Motorola's (MOT) Android handheld device, look set to steal the limelight away from RIM's famed Blackberry - and just as consumers start sniffing around for cool new toys for Christmas, to boot.
"Increased competition with more attractive devices and applications pressures RIMM’s growth," Mr. Suva wrote.
He added that some big spending by telecom carriers to promote Blackberry products is winding down, while big carriers Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and T Mobile are stepping up their own promotions of the Android with major launches this week.
By contrast, he said, RIM's own new innovations, including its new Blackberry Storm 2 device and improved applications, "are minor evolutions at a time when the industry and competition is seeing major revolutions of applications and improved customer mobile experiences."
For similar competitive reasons, Mr. Suva also downgraded another device maker, Palm Inc. (PALM) to sell" from "hold." Palm's stock was down 4.5% in afternoon trading on Monday.
He upgraded Motorola to "buy" from "hold", raising his target price to $10.50 (U.S.) from $8.57. The stock was up 35 cents, or 4.2%, at $8.93.


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Rada proposed to allow Ukrainians to have dual citizenship – bill
Ukrainian parliamentarians propose to amend the Ukrainian legislation, which will allow citizens to have dual citizenship.
Corresponding bill No. 4640 "On amendments to some laws of Ukraine regarding the legal provision of foreign citizenship (allegiance) to citizens of Ukraine" is registered in the Verkhovna Rada, the website of the parliament reports.
The authors of the bill propose to amend the Law of Ukraine "On Citizenship", which provide citizens of Ukraine with the right to obtain citizenship (nationality) of a foreign state without losing the citizenship of Ukraine.
The proposed amendments also allow foreigners to obtain Ukrainian citizenship without renouncing the citizenship of their country.

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A new satellite brighter than any star could ruin the night sky
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Another space internet provider is going to defile our skies with a satellite that looks to be brighter than everything but the moon.
We are about to get a new star, one that could outshine every other object in the night sky except the moon: a giant internet satellite the size of a typical New York studio apartment so that regular cellphones can access the internet from space.
Just a few years ago, something so bright would have meant something very different. A distant supernova, perhaps, that would have made us look up to reflect on our very existence and our place in the eternal cosmos. Or maybe a comet, the harbingers of terrible or great news that humans whisper about as they have done for millennia.
It could even have been a breathtaking new giant space station, a Space Odyssey structure to usher in a new era of exploration and excitement on our way to Mars and the Jovian moons.
Stars created the very matter that makes all of us and everything that surrounds us. They are also an intrinsic part of our culture, our personal and collective psyche and mythos. Stars are everywhere and we are all “star stuff.”
There’s none of that celestial wonder in this new thingamajig. Its giant antenna and solar panels will reflect the sunlight back at us in the middle of the night, adding some gross artificial noise to our favorite eternal landscape and ruining the view of terrestrial telescopes worldwide.
Its name is BlueWalker 3, and it’s made of glass and metal alloys by a startup communications company called AST SpaceMobile, which hails from the Great State of Texas, the dry version of Florida where everything is huge, as AST’s CEO flaunts on Twitter.
BlueWalker 3 will launch today folded atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable rocket from a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. When unfolded in orbit, it will become a flat, 693-square-foot machine, a giant phased array antenna designed to provide broadband internet access to people on the ground.
In terms of UX alone, the project is impressive. Unlike SpaceX’s own Starlink internet satellites, BlueWalker 3 will not require users to install a dish and a space router on the ground in order to access the web. AST claims that this will be the “first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices” based on its “extensive IP and patent portfolio.”
You will only have to sign up for the service and you will have access to TikTok anywhere there’s coverage using any 4G or 5G phone. Which sounds great if you don’t consider the consequences.
Astronomers at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the International Astronomical Union’s Center for the Protection of Dark and Quiet Sky From Satellite Constellation Interference believe that this new giant communications satellite will ruin our skies and interfere with celestial observations, just like Starlink is doing.
more than 100 spacecraft by the end of 2024. Many of those will be even bigger, reflecting even more sunlight back at Earth. That’s on top of Starlink’s current constellation, which already includes 3,000 satellites, a number that will grow beyond 30,000.
THE SKY BELONGS TO ALL OF US
These satellites are an appropriation of a public good. Space doesn’t belong to anyone; it belongs to everyone. And it has been that way as long as we’ve existed.
Allowing Musk, Bezos, AST, and the rest of these companies to literally invade our only window to the universe with tens of thousands of satellites and giant antennas ignores a source of pollution that blinds our view of the cosmos.
Here’s how European Space Agency CEO Josef Aschbacher described the existence of Musk’s satellites to the Financial Times: “You have one person owning half of the active satellites in the world. That’s quite amazing. De facto, he is making the rules. The rest of the world including Europe . . . is just not responding quick enough.”
AST, Starlink, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper justify their actions with exactly the same claim as their raison d’être: They are on a mission to “eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.”
And yes, having internet access everywhere is great. It’s a powerful educational and commercial tool that can benefit many in remote and poor areas. It can even help a country stop the unlawful invasion of another country.
All of the above is true, but these points are part of a fallacious argument. The fact is that we can also spend the money to build the ground infrastructure of antennas to provide these same services, which can also be more resilient than satellites. It just requires a bigger investment and the profits are not as scalable as private companies want.
But we can do it without destroying something that has been with us for tens of thousands of years.
These companies are stealing what has been ours since the dawn of time without asking anybody first, just so they can sell convenience. From microwave dinners to recipes in a box to food and grocery delivery apps, like 2-year-olds we just want to have everything immediately, and that means being able to TikTok from the middle of your desert trek to show off your cool new jacket and pants. Right now. Not when you are back home. It has to be now. Even if that means that you will be ruining the very same dark skies you traveled for miles to see.
It seems to me that all of us should have a say on this. That this giant satellite that could shine brighter than any star is a call to action. That perhaps it is time to say enough, to stop it, to make a stand and say, “Nope, you guys have already screwed up the surface of the planet in the name of profit. Let’s not touch our stars too.”


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The WiFi controlled spotlights allow you to change the colour or programme of the spotlight from anywhere as long as you have access to the internet. Use your mobile phone or your voice to easily adjust the brightness, colour or programme. All your spotlights will stay perfectly synchronised.
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The Radiant Self has two albums - one with just the original music released in 1987 and the second with a guided visualisation over the music from 2002. This is the album with the visualisation over the music.
As the cover says - it is a unique and complex journey into your own, inner radiance with soundspaces and guided imagery. Hopefully this website can shed even more light on it all... here is a quick overview of the journey...
...you come up... through a Sea of Mind... to find... this glorious vibrant and alive 'Is-land' floating surreally before you. You cross the beach and enter the coastal lowlands through a sandy cave and follow The School up the crystal river through the jungle to the edge of the caldera - the volcanic, crater rim.
Then through a Doorway of Light into the inner golden sphere where you climb a Path of Gold up the outside of the volcano, level by level, before finally diving into your own inner, volcanic, radiant, 'lov-a' essence, bubbling up from The Source.
Then you flow over the edges and at the base of the volcano you do a unique 'visualisation within a visualisation' and project your thoughts up into the 5 pointed star floating above the volcano and explore the coloured spheres.
Please see the individual tracks/parts description for the associated written visualisation guidance.
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A new Saturday morning walking club has been formed in the the south side of Glasgow, by a group which looks to highlight and help with mental health issues.
The Respite Room was formed by four women, Halina, Paula, Mel and Megan, who have all suffered with varying degrees and aspects of mental health issues.
Given that exercise, social interaction and fresh air are believed to be beneficial for mental health, the group has launched a Saturday morning walking club at Queens Park.
The club is entirely free, and held its first walk yesterday morning, with the plan being to continue to walk throughout the year.
As things stand the walk lasts around an hour, but it’s possible this will be increased over time. However, you’re under no obligation to stay for the full walk!
Halina starts the walk from the main gates to Queens Park on Victoria Road at 10am, taking a gentle route around the park.
She can be contacted on 07943104257, or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org.


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The Importance of Deadheading Flowers
As a gardener, you know that deadheading flowers is an essential part of maintaining a healthy and vibrant garden. Deadheading is the process of removing spent blooms from your plants, which can help stimulate new growth and promote a longer blooming season. When you deadhead your flowers, you redirect the plant’s energy from producing seeds to producing more flowers. This not only makes your garden look better, but it also helps your plants stay healthier.
When to Deadhead Flowers
The timing of deadheading is crucial for the health of your flowers. You should begin deadheading your plants when the blooms start to fade and dry up. This is usually around the time when the petals start to fall off, and the flower head begins to droop. Some plants, like petunias and marigolds, may need deadheading once a week, while others, like roses, may only need it once a month.
How to Deadhead Flowers
The process of deadheading flowers is relatively simple. First, locate the spent blooms on your plant. You can usually tell which blooms are spent because they will be discolored and drooping. Then, take a pair of scissors or pruning shears and cut the stem just above the first set of healthy leaves. This will prevent the plant from wasting energy on producing seeds and redirect that energy to producing new blooms.
Tools You’ll Need
To deadhead your flowers properly, you’ll need a few tools. These include a pair of scissors or pruning shears, a pair of gloves, and a container to collect the spent blooms. Make sure to clean your tools thoroughly before and after use to prevent the spread of disease.
The Benefits of Deadheading Flowers
Deadheading your flowers can have several benefits for your garden. First, it can help promote a longer blooming season. By removing spent blooms, you encourage your plants to produce more flowers, which can keep your garden looking vibrant and colorful for longer. Additionally, deadheading can help prevent disease and pests from taking hold in your garden. Spent blooms can attract pests and diseases, so removing them can help keep your garden healthy.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
When deadheading your flowers, there are a few common mistakes you should avoid. First, make sure not to cut too far down the stem. Cutting too low can damage the plant and prevent new growth. Additionally, be careful not to remove any new buds or blooms that may be growing on the same stem. Finally, make sure to dispose of the spent blooms properly to prevent disease and pests from spreading.
Deadheading your flowers is a simple but essential process for maintaining a healthy and vibrant garden. By removing spent blooms, you can promote new growth, prevent disease and pests, and extend your plants’ blooming season. With a little bit of time and effort, you can keep your garden looking beautiful all season long.
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Another year, another legendary band is saying farewell! After 45 years of full makeup, tall boots, and elaborate costumes, rock band Kiss is hitting the road for their final tour. The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will play their final show in Cleveland on March 17th to thousands of fans at Quicken Loans Arena.
The End of the Road Tour will include band members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer for the multi-year run that promises dates until at least 2020. The band promises bigger than ever stage theatrics, technology, and of course better than ever costumes. According to the band, each member has designed new outfits for the tour, put together and embellished with that signature Kiss flair, including nine-inch platform boots.
And fans haven’t gotten tired of that Kiss style even after 45 years. According to a press release, the first leg of KISS’ farewell tour has reached more than half a million tickets sold. Fans are eager to hear music both old and new for the last time live, and the band is eager to please. Songs will range from their 1974 debut album to well into the 1990s and beyond.
Kiss said in a press statement, “This will be the ultimate celebration for those who’ve seen us and a last chance for those who haven’t. KISS Army, we’re saying goodbye on our final tour with our biggest show yet and we’ll go out the same way we came in… Unapologetic and Unstoppable.”
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The International Business Machines Corporation will acquire a minority stake in the Sapiens International Corporation, a developer of data base software systems. I.B.M. said it wanted to develop a version of the Sapiens data base software that runs on its PS/2 personal computers. The move follows the Microsoft Corporation's recent acquisition of Fox Research Inc., a developer of data base software for PC's, as well as the Borland Corporation's release of its Objectvision software line.
Paul Neuman, an I.B.M. spokesman, declined to say how much the computer maker would invest in Sapiens, which is based in the Netherlands Antilles and has offices in Cary, N.C. "It's only going to be a fairly small investment," he said. Sapiens, which has a strong data base business in Europe, started selling software through I.B.M. in the United States last year.