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Ottawa, March 10, 2015 – The Colliers International 2014 Multi-Family Real Estate Report shows that Ottawa, though experiencing high rental vacancy throughout 2014, has one of the most stable and sought after multi-family markets in Canada.
This report Colliers International published today is a bi-annual multi-family report that covers eight Canadian cities, including: Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria.
Despite the total value of all commercial real estate transactions in Ottawa being down by 11 per cent in 2014, the total dollar value of transactions of multi-family assets (properties where more than one family reside), rose 33 per cent during the last year, with Ottawa also seeing 61.54 per cent growth in the number of sales transactions.
“The multi-family asset class in Ottawa remains one of the most sought-after of the major Canadian markets,” said Oliver Tighe, Director of the Valuation and Advisory Services and Multi-Family Practice Group for Colliers International in Ottawa. “This is due to very stable rental and vacancy rates. Owners are attracted to the stability and lower relative price of apartment buildings in Ottawa versus other major markets.”
The Colliers International Multi-Family Report also unveiled an emerging trend in ownership that is moving away from private owners to more national owners across the country, and that the sale price per door, sale price of the multi-family asset divided by the number of livable units, has increased by 5 per cent nationally. Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary continue to have the highest demand, as the volume of sales and average sale price per door throughout 2014 illustrate.
“Vancouver and Toronto have the highest sale price per door, while Montréal and Winnipeg have the lowest,” added Tighe. “Not surprisingly, Vancouver and Toronto also have the highest average rental rates for 2014 with the average one-bedroom rental in Vancouver at $1,198 and Toronto at $1,168.”
Rental vacancy rates in major Canadian markets stayed relatively stable in 2014, with Montréal being the exception, experiencing the largest increase in vacancy of any major Canadian market at 3.9 per cent. Montréal also has the lowest average rental rates among major Canadian markets, and while the city had the largest total number of sales transactions, its total transaction value in 2014 was 42 per cent less than in 2013.
Capitalization rates for multi-family properties continue to hold at the lowest level of all commercial real estate asset classes due to continuing and significant demand for well-located, high-rise multi-family assets.
The Colliers International Multi-Family Report also predicts that 2015 will remain consistent with these current trends, with the exception of Alberta, which is likely to be impacted by the current fluctuations in the oil market.
About Colliers International Colliers International is a global leader in commercial real estate services, with over 15,800 professionals operating out of more than 485 offices in 63 countries. A subsidiary of FirstService Corporation, Colliers International delivers a full range of services to real estate users, owners and investors worldwide, including global corporate solutions, brokerage, property and asset management, hotel investment sales and consulting, valuation, consulting and appraisal services, mortgage banking and insightful research. The latest annual survey by the Lipsey Company ranked Colliers International as the second-most recognized commercial real estate firm in the world.
For the latest news from Colliers International, visit Colliers.com, or follow us on Twitter: @ColliersIntl and LinkedIn. To see the latest news from Colliers International in Canada, follow @collierscanada on Twitter and Colliers International Canada on LinkedIn.
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When it comes to resolving your financial difficulties, it is vital that you choose a bankruptcy attorney that is competent. You should keep 3 key aspects in mind when you are looking for a partner to guide you through the bankruptcy process.
1. Areas of Practice
If you are filing for bankruptcy in Aurora, Centennial or Littleton, work with an attorney who has an emphasis on this area. Don’t work with a lawyer who added bankruptcy to his areas of practice simply as an effort to make more money. Bankruptcy law is confusing and complex – one mistake could cost you lots of money, and a lawyer who doesn’t fully understand the law could make a mistake easily, and you wouldn’t know the difference.
Ask them what kind of experience they have, and how many cases they filed in the past few months. If you hear a high number, this may not be a wise choice – they may place more emphasis on volume, rather than personal interaction, service and care. You need someone who can focus on you and your financial issues, not simply adding you to a list of files and experience
You must feel comfortable working with your bankruptcy attorney in Aurora, Littleton or Centennial. When you are working through a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you will need to communicate and meet with your attorney often. You should be able to communicate with your lawyer well, especially about financial issues. Don’t hire someone who doesn’t explain the process, but instead uses legal jargon and confusing terms. You want someone by your side who can guide you through the complexity of debt relief.
When you come into my office for your free bankruptcy consultation, I will talk with you about your financial situation. We will discuss the different options that Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy has to offer. I work closely with my clients, and don’t pressure them into making a decision. I want your decision to work with me to be well-thought out.
Barry Arrington has proven many times that he can successfully overcome the difficulties of filing a Chapter 7, or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in Centennial, Littleton, and Aurora. Contact Barry, an experienced, trustworthy and understanding bankruptcy lawyer at 303-205-7870 or submit the “Get Help Now” form to request your free initial consultation.

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Rapid attainment of a doubled haploid line from transgenic maize (Zea mays L.) plants by means of anther culture
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Journal / seriesIn vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant
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SubjectAndrogenesis; Homozygosity; SSR; Pat gene; Herbicide resistance
NotesReceived 13 May 2002, Accepted 21 October 2002.
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1. 他最出名的是扮演權力的HBO幻想系列遊戲Tormund Giantsbane的作用稱為. 在 2004, he graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts in Aarhus, 丹麥.
2. 在 2015, Wyndham Hotel Group signed Hivju to serve as “Wyndham Rewards Wyzard” for its launch of a new loyalty program.
3. He is the son of Norwegian actor Erik Hivju, and the cousin of French actress Isabelle Nanty.

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Comparing the Surface Pro 3 to the MacBook Air
Microsoft has decided that the best way to fight Apple is to take on the company with a direct attack. First, Microsoft targeted Apple’s Siri with a series of ads showing how its own virtual personal assistant, Cortana, can perform more tasks than Apple’s alternative. Now, though, Microsoft has decided it’s time to take the fight to the MacBook Air with ads that showcase how its own Surface Pro 3 is, in the minds of the Redmond, Wash.-based company, a better option for consumers. The ads, while admittedly one-sided, examine the key features that Microsoft believes set its own products apart in the marketplace. Microsoft contends that the Surface Pro 3’s touch-screen, the device’s Intel Core i7 processor option and other aspects of its design make it more suitable for consumers. Apple, at least so far, has yet to respond publicly or launched an ad campaign of its own taking aim at Microsoft’s claims. Frankly, that isn’t Apple’s style. At this point, it’s a one-sided conversation that doesn’t pretend to be an objective comparison of what the two devices offer to buyers. This slide show aims to carry that flag by comparing 10 key features in both devices. It’s up to buyers to decide which device best suits their needs.


News Release 2000-97 | December 6, 2000
Agencies Propose Lower Risk Weighting for Bank Claims on Securities Firms
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Office of Thrift Supervision
The federal banking regulatory agencies today requested public comment on a proposal to amend their capital standards for banks, bank holding companies and savings associations to reduce the risk weight applied to claims on, or guaranteed by, qualifying securities firms.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision published the proposal in today's Federal Register.
The proposal would mitigate a competitive inequity for U.S. depository institutions and holding companies by lowering the risk weight applied to claims on qualifying securities firms from 100 percent to 20 percent. This change is consistent with the treatment of claims on securities firms under an April 1998 amendment to the Basel Accord. The Accord is an international framework for assessing the capital adequacy of depository institutions by risk weighting their assets and off-balance-sheet exposures and serves as a basis for the banking agencies' risk-based capital guidelines.
Under the proposal, qualifying securities firms incorporated in the United States must be registered broker-dealers subject to and in compliance with the net capital rule of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and subject to margin and other regulatory requirements applicable to registered broker-dealers. Securities firms incorporated in other countries that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) must be subject to supervisory and regulatory arrangements, including risk-based capital requirements, comparable to those imposed on depository institutions under the Basel Accord. Qualifying U.S. and OECD securities firms also must have a long-term credit rating in one of the three highest investment-grade credit ratings categories used by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
Comments are due by January 22, 2001.
The proposed rule is attached.
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We are in the middle of the High Holidays on the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur have come and gone and Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, begins tonight, October 2nd. According to Jewish tradition, on the Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot, Deuteronomy 32 is read as a community. I encourage all of us as Christians to take the time to do our own reading of Deuteronomy 32 during this season.
Deuteronomy 32 is an incredible chapter of the Torah which represents the whole of the Israelite story up to this point and also contains a message of exhortation and caution for the Israelites’ next chapter. It is this portion of Deuteronomy that makes a break in style and format with the rest of the covenant book. The chapter is a seventy-line poem. Tradition holds that Moses sang it to the people on his last day of life.
The song begins as a reminder to the Israelites of this generation to pass on their spiritual inheritance—to tell their children and grandchildren about the miracles they witnessed in their deliverance from Egypt and their wanderings in the desert. Moses sings, “Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.”
Moses reminds them of their chosenness and the responsibility that accompanies that gift. He says, “When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel. For the Lord’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted inheritance.”

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Rather than a post-partisan olive branch to congressional Republicans and the American public, President Obama’s latest health-care speech was a declaration of war. He’s more than willing to use a 51-vote reconciliation majority to jam through a roughly $2 trillion health-care plan that amounts to a government takeover of nearly one-fifth of the economy. He’s prepared to stick Uncle Sam right in the middle of the age-old relationship between patients and doctors, and doctors and hospitals, all while subjugating the private health-care insurance system to the status of a government-run utility -- without bending the cost curve downward.
More spending. More tax hikes on investors, businesses, and individuals. New government boards to control prices, ration care, and redistribute income. The Obama administration is basically taking a giant government leap backwards that the country doesn’t want to take.
One of the most galling features of this plan is a taxpayer-subsidized government-insurance entitlement for people earning up to 400 percent above the poverty line, or nearly $100,000 for a family of four. In other words, a middle-class health-care entitlement that will add millions of people to the federal dole. It’s all too reminiscent of the political dictum of the old New Dealer Harry Hopkins: tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.
The spending has been well chronicled by congressman Paul Ryan, who baffled President Obama at the so-called health-care summit with his cogent analysis of a ten-year cost of $2.3 trillion that sets a floor, rather than ceiling, for the likely expense of this entitlement package. Obama had no rebuttal.
On taxing, let’s not forget that the current health-care payroll tax of 2.9 percent will be expanded to cover all forms of investment and capital formation, on top of the repeal of the Bush tax cuts. The anti-growth consequences are incalculable. As the late Jack Kemp used to say, you can’t have capitalism without capital.
The White House says job creation is priority number one. But you can’t have new jobs without healthy businesses. And healthy businesses require investment. However, by taxing investment more we’ll get fewer jobs, reduced real wages, and slower economic growth.
And how stupid is it for the president to support a six-month payroll-tax cut for small businesses in the name of job creation while imposing a 1 percent permanent increase in that very same tax to fund the massive new health-care entitlement. Talk about self-defeating.
Oh, by the way, a government takeover of health care will cripple one of our most productive job-creating sectors. Over the deep two-year recession, while overall corporate payrolls fell by about 7.5 million, private health-care firms created almost 700,000 new jobs.
And the health-care industry is one of our fastest-growing, most technologically advanced areas. With constant breakthroughs in biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and diagnostics, the growing demand for more health care could elevate this prosperous job-creating sector to a third of the economy in the decades ahead. What’s wrong with that? Why crush it?
Health-care reform was supposed to be about getting 10 million low-income, chronically uninsured people some health insurance. But that can be solved by playing small ball. Health-care reform also was supposed to slow down cost increases. But that will never happen until the third-party payment system, run by Big Government and Big Business, is replaced by true consumer choice and market competition.
Just give consumers the tax break, and let them shop across state lines to find the right insurance plan. And young people who are already paying taxes into Medicare should not be mandated to pay more taxes into this entitlement plan. The young will pay for health insurance when they’re ready to pay for it.
Clearly this new New Deal, or new Great Society, or whatever it is, is the government selling a product that the rest of the country doesn’t want. Ironically, polls show that roughly 80 percent of voters believe their health insurance is satisfactory, good, or excellent. Polls even show that the public knows that a simple majority vote on reconciliation is an insufficient check on runaway government.
The Byrd rule says that reconciliation is for budget control and deficit reduction. But the Obama Democrats think they can use reconciliation to install a massive new social policy that would emulate the socialist-labor entitlement state now prevalent in Western Europe. As the Greece crisis amply shows, that entitlement state is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Perhaps Obama’s throwing down the gauntlet on nationalized health care will be the political gift that keeps on giving, in terms of political regime change come November. But if Obamacare does pass, a future rollback will be very difficult, and American health care and economic prosperity will be put in grave jeopardy.
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Aubrey is a registered functional nutritionist, perinatal fitness coach, lactation counselor, and advocate for women as they make the journey into motherhood. Specializing in perinatal and pediatric nutrition, Aubrey supports women in improving their health, cycles, and fertility so they can have a healthy pregnancy and reduce the risk of complications and preterm delivery. She works with women so they can thrive postpartum as they transition into motherhood and mothers who want to get their little one off to the right start with nutrition and health or those struggling with the anxiety of a child who isn’t growing as expected. She is a momma to 4 earthside babies and 4 angels she has yet to meet. After two traumatic births, miscarriages, feeding issues, a NICU stay, PPA, a VBA2C, and more, Aubrey became even more passionate about supporting mothers in their transition into motherhood. She is the owner of Matrescence Nutrition, author of "The Big Book of Baby-Led Weaning," and loves working with women and families as a part of their village.

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Selena Gomez and The Scene have just revealed their new album, When The Sun Goes Down album artwork!
While it hits shelves in the US on June 28th, SGC also has international release dates for you below!
Selena worked with an A-list team of writers and producers for When The Sun Goes Down including Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Pixie Lott, Tim James & Antonina Armato, and many more.
That’s quite a list!
Selena and The Scene will also be featured in the iTunes Countdown program, which kicks off June 7 with “Bang Bang Bang” followed by June 14 with “Dices” (“Who Says” Spanish version), then June 21 with the release of Selena & The Scene’s upcoming single “Love You Like A Love Song.”
Selena Gomez & The Scene: When The Sun Goes Down Release Dates
June 24 – Austria, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Switzerland and South Africa
June 28 – Spain, Italy, Canada, Asia Pacific and Latin America
July 1 – Germany, Australia and New Zealand
July 4 – U.K. and France
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What is clear, though, is the DEA’s classification of all cannabis extracts as Schedule 1 controlled substances. Even as more states “legalize it,” all forms of cannabis are still illegal under federal law. And that’s a problem for HempWorx distributors who have to move product. As the DEA spokeswoman told the Port City Daily news site in North Carolina, where marijuana is illegal but decriminalized: “The plant, for human consumption, is illegal, bottom line. If you ship it — then that’s interstate commerce, that’s trafficking, and so that’s a problem.”
On Dec. 20, President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill, an annual piece of legislation that governs regulations and funding across the entire agriculture industry of the U.S. Naturally, such a bill has sweeping effects that have significant implications on both the U.S. economy and food production. This year, however, there is one measure that especially stands out: federal hemp legalization.
I signed up to sell this product and the first bottle was amazing, but every bottle after that was worse in quality until the fourth bottle, and it didn't even work, my pain levels came back horrible. I will also add that I have been in many consultant based home business and this one by far is the worst, not only are the people you sign up under beyond rude and insulting, they will censor you on HempWorx pages or delete you altogether if they don't like what your opinion is. It's a one-sided company, if you say one thing they don't like they remove it so you will never really see any negative reviews because they won't allow it. I have been treated beyond despicable by ladies in this business who are trying to get rich off sick people. If the product was all that, they would not need mules to sell it!
This is hemp oil which contains a full range of phytocannabinoids, including nearly 160 percent CBD content. This became a point of confusion when we first examined the label but we have concluded the product likely does have the professed CBD content. CBD and phytocannabinoid is used interchangeably because most of the phytocannabinoid is CBD with the other cannabinoids not comprising half a milligram for every 10 mg of CBD.
Like with many MLMs, they normally charge higher for products which you can find at a cheaper price somewhere else. Hempworx is no different. For instance, a 500 mg bottle of hemp oil will cost $69.99, excluding shipping. Customers can just buy this directly from Amazon.com which will be a lot less in terms of cost. Overpriced products are going to make selling very difficult for the distributors.
The latest trend in the market is growing influence of online retailing for both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) operations. The increasing popularity of e-commerce businesses worldwide has granted vendors with an opportunity to enhance their profit margins and revenues. E-commerce reported for nearly 15% of the global retail sales in 2017.
Experts expect the market for CBD to balloon if and when the farm bill passes, which could happen this month. That means the biggest challenge for Green Roads is yet to come. "I'm not worried about the companies that are in the market today, I'm worried about big companies," Barroso says. "We can't compete with those guys. I think about it every day."
As the cannabis plant awaits a high-stakes review from international health authorities, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is inviting the public to weigh in on whether cannabis, CBD and other cannabis extracts should declassified as a controlled substance. The UN’s World Health Organization made a preliminary announcement in December that CBD has a low […]
Among the fans of JD Farms products is the dynamic chef Ignacio Mattos, of Estela and Flora Bar at the Met Breuer in Manhattan. “We are always pursuing new ingredients and flavors,” Mattos said in an email. “The leaves have quite a unique flavor profile, they’re grassy and sweet. The seeds are a bit nutty and sweet when they’re raw. The texture is quite fun when it’s toasted and a bit more savory when cooked.” He’s working on using the seeds in desserts and adding the oil to a tomato and mozzarella salad.
Hemp has the potential to bring prosperity to many segments of our society. Not only will it be a new cash and rotational crop for farmers, the possibilities for manufacturing are virtuously endless. Not only can hemp make thousands of products, hemp can be used to makes thousands of products, better, stronger and more sustainable. Now is the time to start think about how hemp can be incorporated into your business plan. If you have an existing hemp business, an NHA business level membership is a great way to not only support our efforts but to promote your business tp thousands of hemp enthusiasts!
And now that the updated U.S. Farm Bill has been passed which more or less legalizes hemp, we can expect to start seeing more and more very high quality CBD oils hit the American market in the coming years. HempWorx has been around for awhile, and they’re simply doing what they can from a business perspective in order to gain a foothold in the industry. In our mind, this should not take away at all from the quality of their products.


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|Come and meet us on booth N3 and discuss about financial solutions to finance green infrastructures linked to energy and climate transition.
RGREEN INVEST is the first player to offer the full range of tailor-made solutions for the financing of energy transition and climate adaptation projects in Europe. With more than one billion euros under management and the management has more than 15 years of experience in the sector and relies on a team of infrastructure professionals with fund management, renewable energy industry and investment banking backgrounds, as well as a strong network of independent experts across all sub-sectors.
After working many years alongside developers of renewable energy projects, Nicolas Rochon, President of RGREEN INVEST, also wished to pay them a special tribute. RGREEN INVEST is taking the opportunity to introduce its new editorial project with an exclusive preview. Come and meet us on booth N3!
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Supro trails limited edition limited edition David Bowie 1961 Dual Tone for NAMM
Supro is to launch a limited edition run of David Bowie 1961 Dual Tone guitars at the forthcoming NAMM show.
The Dual Tone model first appeared in Supro catalogues in the early 1950s (a similar model was used on Link Wray’s iconic track The Rumble) but was adopted by Bowie for the Reality sessions, appearing alongside a Supro 12-string and Supro amps, all of which Bowie had acquired.
UK and ROI distributor JHS says: ‘The distinctive tone of the Supro Vistatone pickups has been a consistent highlight of this instrument throughout its evolution. The 1953 Supro catalog boasted: “We sincerely believe the pickup system to be the finest we have ever produced in over two decades of electronic development. Make an honest comparison with any instrument for tone, volume, and performance – you’ll be truly surprised.”
‘Over the subsequent five years after the ’53, the neck was improved, headstock modified, body widened, pickup wiring changed, and contoured bevels added to the body. By 1958, the Dual Tone was totally dialled in, and became a bestseller for Supro.’
This latest incarnation of the Dual Tone guitar features a 24 3/4″ scale maple neck with a pau ferro fretboard and set-neck construction. The mahogany body has a ‘tummy cut’ for increased playing comfort, as well as an ergonomic neck joint, allowing full access to the upper frets. Hardware appointments include a reverse stair step tailpiece, tune-o-matic bridge, butterfly tulip tuning pegs and a matched set of vintage-correct Vistatone pickups, designed to replicate the genuine Supro sound David Bowie loved. As a final touch, the David Bowie 1961 Dual Tone features a mirror-finish Bowie lightning bolt insignia on the face of the headstock.
The first batch of four hundred David Bowie 1961 Dual Tone guitars will ship following The NAMM Show at the end of January. Each instrument is numbered by hand and comes with a Supro deluxe gig bag and certificate of authenticity. The limited edition guitar will retail at £999
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In April 1945, to promote the sale of war bonds, the Treasury Department contracted Duke Ellington to do a series of 55 min public broadcasts. This double CD contains a series of recordings from Paramount Theatre and the famous Hurricane Club complete with radio speaks and encouragements to buy bonds + bonus material and extensive liner notes.
CD 1 contains a radio broadcast from The Rehearsal Hall at Paramount Theatre, New York, June 1, 1946 plus bonus tracks from The Hurricane Club in New York, September 10, 1943.
CD 2 features a broadcast from WEEU Studios, Reading, P.A., June 8, 1946. The last tracks are again from The Hurricane Club but from September 7, 1943.
“Big bands were dying off like the dinosaurs, but Ellington transcended Swing and its era. Television was in its developmental stage and by the 1950s would supersede radio. Duke Ellington would outlive the reign of the medium that he so well mastered”, writes Ken Steiner, author of the extensive liner notes, and concludes: ”The band must have been saving its best for this broadcast, which finds them in top form.”
It is also worth noting that 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer and pianist William “Billy” Strayhorn. His contribution to the Ellington organization can hardly be overstated and is evident on this CD, which also serves as a tribute to his genius. Not just artistically was he influential —Ellington described Strayhorn as “the eyes in the back of his head”!


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Date: Monday, November 15, 2021
WASHINGTON — During today’s White House Tribal Nations Summit, President Biden announced that the Department of the Interior and 16 other federal agencies have formally committed to protecting Tribal treaty rights in agency policymaking and regulatory processes.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) affirms the federal government's commitment to enhancing interagency coordination and collaboration to protect treaty rights and to fully implement federal government treaty obligations. In addition to the Interior Department, the MOU was signed by the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Defense, Commerce, Education, Energy, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, State, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and the Environmental Protection Agency, Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Personnel Management, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
“Tribal Nations entered into treaties, in part, to protect their way of life and inherent rights to natural resources of cultural, economic, and subsistence importance,” said Secretary Deb Haaland. “It is our obligation to honor these treaty rights and incorporate Tribal interests into our decision-making, so that Tribal rights regarding everything from hunting and fishing to health care and education are protected.”
The MOU commits the agencies to working together to consult and coordinate with federally recognized Tribes on:
Treaty-protected rights to use and access to natural and cultural resources are a vital part of Tribal life and are of deep cultural, economic, and subsistence importance to Tribes. Many treaties protect not only the right to access natural resources, such as fisheries, but also protect the resource itself from significant degradation.


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text: The surface carbon abundances of Algol secondaries are known to be low compared to field stars of similar type. The C and N anomalies of these G and K subgiants are undoubtedly due to the exposure of CN cycle processed material as mass transfer removes the outer layers of the star. Therefore the carbon abundance is a promising tool for helping fix the evolutionary state of Algols, particularly the amount of mass which has been lost from the secondary. We report here the carbon abundance of 12 Algol secondaries as deduced from the g-band in spectra obtained during photometric totality. We compare the abundances to those from models of single stars of appropriate age and mass. The values of log ∊(C) for this sample fall 0.25–0.75 dex below field G and K giants, and 1.25–1.75 dex above “stripped” single star models. This larger sample supports the conclusions of Parthasarthy et al. regarding mixing and mass loss, which they deduced from a smaller sample of carbon abundances.

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Psychotherapist - Tara Nel
Diploma in Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy
Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Theory - The University of Auckland
BA (Hons) Commerce majoring in Strategic Management
Trained in Sex Therapy at The University of Auckland
Member of 'The Psychotherapist Board of Aotearoa New Zealand'
I am a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist and been in private practice since 2012. I have a broad range of experience from leadership and training roles in the Banking and Insurance Industry, to mentoring leaders, delivering training programs and working alongside clients in my Private Practice as a Psychotherapist. I work in all areas of life challenges and also trained in Sex Therapy as sexuality is part of all human experience.
I am very passionate about helping people to become more empowered in their day to day life whilst working towards their aspirations and dreams. I acknowledge that we cannot change history and the past, however we can change the relationship we have with it. This is the work I really enjoy, seeing people grow and transform, whilst becoming happier and more empowered in themselves.
I believe everyone has the ability to have a fulfilling life and this can be achieved in a therapeutic space which places great emphasis on kindness, respect, empathy and effective guidance. Everyone’s journey is unique which is what makes us all so special and I look forward to sharing your journey with you.

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An outbreak of tornadoes hopscotched across portions of central Iowa late Saturday afternoon touching down in areas from west of Des Moines to north of Ames. No deaths were reported but extensive damage occurred in Woodward, just northwest of Des Moines. Ironically football fans at the Iowa State Cyclones game against Colorado were evacuated as the twisters approached the stadium at Ames. Hail, up to the size of tennis balls, also pelted the central Iowa area.
The Iowa storms and Chicago's windy and rainy Saturday were the forerunners of an impending cold blast headed for the Midwest. Chicago's extended warmth of Fall 2005 will come to an abrupt end this week as a blustery cold blast replete with the season's first snow showers moves into the city.


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Predatory Lending And Foreclosure
Predatory lending was one of the catalysts of the subprime mortgage crisis that occurred from the end of 2007 to 2009. Many predatory lending practices were prohibited under state and federal law after the mortgage crisis. However, despite the increased regulation on mortgage lenders, some lenders may still engage in some practices that can be described as predatory.
Lenders who engage in predatory lending practices usually attempt to take advantage of borrowers who have limited access to other lending sources. These are borrowers with low credit scores, shaky employment history, or past financial problems, such as foreclosure or bankruptcy. Because borrowers with these problems may feel as though they have no other options to borrow the money they need to make homeownership a reality, they may agree to astronomical fees and points on loans, and be charged higher interest rates. Lenders may also convince the borrowers to take on loans that are more than the borrower can afford to repay, and fail to provide the borrower with all the contractual terms and information they would need to make an informed decision, essentially setting the borrower up for a foreclosure later on.
First time homebuyers should avoid lenders who engage in predatory lending practices in order to reduce their chances of ending up in foreclosure. Borrowers have a right to know what they are getting into, and should never sign any documents that contain terms that they do not understand, or that the lender is insisting they sign without reviewing. Borrowers who are encouraged by a lender to provide false information on their loan applications to ensure approval should avoid taking a loan from that lender. Borrowers should also look out for terms that levy penalties on then for prepaying on their mortgages. For high-cost loans, prepayment penalties are prohibited under law, unless certain conditions are met.
If a homeowner in foreclosure can prove that the lender engaged in unfair lending practices, especially as relates to disclosures about the nature of the loan and fees, the borrower may have a defense to a foreclosure. If the lender engaged in practices that were prohibited under state or federal law, and the violations are found to be serious enough, the borrower may be allowed to rescind the mortgage loan. This does not mean that the homeowner retains their home without having to pay on the mortgage, but it leaves the homeowner in a better position in terms of not owing any money under the terms of the rescinded loan, and not having a foreclosure on their credit history. Once a loan is rescinded, the borrower may be required to repay money that was previously advanced to the lender.
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If you have received a notice of foreclosure, or are currently going through foreclosure, you may have a defense if your mortgage lender engaged in predatory lending practices against the law. For more information on how you may defend against a foreclosure, contact the North Miami foreclosure attorneys at Charlip Law Group, L.C. for a consultation.

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British actress Sophie Simnett is best known for playing Skye Hart in the Disney Channel series “The Lodge.” Simnett started her profession at a young age and proceeded to perform various roles in TV series. 2015 saw her debut in a TV series. Despite the role being brief, she caught the attention and quickly began receiving other jobs. She primarily portrayed teen characters, which led to her being well-known. She was given an adolescent role in the movie “Mum’s List,” which helped her gain notoriety and admiration. She also appeared in the drama TV shows “Endeavour” and “Ransom” in the years that followed. Simnett has performed in a lot of music videos in addition to acting.
Career of Sophie Simnett
Sophie Simnett, a British actress, became well-known for playing Sky Hart in the Disney Channel drama series “The Lodge.” At the age of six, she began her acting career and made appearances in a few TV shows. Her debut appearance was in the 2015 television series “Dickensian.” The universe of the popular novels by Charles Dickens served as the backdrop for the drama series. Simnett only appeared in one episode and made a cameo appearance.
She appeared in the 2016 television series “Mum’s List,” which was based on the best-selling book by St. John (Singe) Greene. Simnett gained popularity and notoriety for her performance as young Kate in this television program. She appeared as Scarlett or Blonde Student in another TV show called “The Five” that same year. Author Harlan Coben wrote the mystery/crime series “The Five.” Simnett was a guest character who only made an appearance in three episodes of the show.
Her breakthrough performance came in the 2016 premiere of “The Lodge.” A young girl who takes charge of her grandfather’s lodge was the subject of the television program. Simnett was the main character in this show, unlike every other show. In addition to this, she played Pippa Leyton in the television series “Endeavour.” Simnett appeared in two episodes of this drama about a crime and a mystery. Simnett won another TV series in 2017, “Ransom,” in which she portrayed Sofia Bonnar.
Simnett has dabbled in singing in addition to acting. In 2016, she provided a voiceover for the television program “The Lodge.” Simnett sang “Favourite Place To Be,” “If You Only Knew” (duet), and “Tell It Like It Is” (Duet).
Individual Life of Sophie Simnett
On December 5, 1997, Sophie Simnett was born in London, England. Her hometown is Chiswick in West London, and she attended Putney High School. She was a theatre scholar during her time in high school. She has additionally taken a lot of acting and film classes. She turned down numerous acting courses at Bristol, Surrey, Warwick, and Royal Holloway in favor of more worthwhile endeavors. Simnett is a singer and ukulele player in addition to being an actor.
According to rumors, Sophie Simnett is dating Luke Newton, co-star of “The Lodge.” Her social media posts give the impression that the pair is content and still going strong.
Sophie Simnett’s net worth
She apparently costs between $10K and $15K every episode, and her total net worth is estimated to be approximately $3.5 million, according to news reports.


Tradus has just added Grocery to their ecommerce offering. And with this, gone deeper into hyperlocal – a huge but underserved opportunity in ecommerce.
Former Disney India head Ronnie Screwvala is building himself a nice portfolio of e-commerce companies. On Monday, his investment company Unilazer Ventures picked up 25% stake in EkStop Shop, an online grocery retailer.
Besides the startups that we profiled in detail last week, here are some that caught our eye. Go discount hunting with Loot Bargain, find gifts on Dezains, buy grocery online with Groceryatclick and book tables or order food with FoodAsura.
Unlike most of other startups in grocery etailing space, rationhut is a pure play online play as it doesn’t enable consumers to order through phone or call centers.
While the space saw debuts of early startups like Aaramshop, Zopnow, BigBasket and Kiranawala, latest to launch the city focused online grocery stores are Pune based PuneExpress and MomGrocery in Hyderabad.
The app is currently in Beta state and offers simple mechanism for placing orders, by using this app, consumers can look at products purchased earlier or browse through products and create a list to to make a purchase.
Punexpress is delivering in areas like Kalyani Nagar, Chandan Nagar, Viman Nagar, Koregaon Park, Wagholi, Magarpatta, Shashtri Nagar and Wadgaon Sheri. To ensure delivery, the firm has fleet of 24 two wheelers and 3 three-wheelers; and has dedicated central warehouse in Wadgaon Sheri.
Online grocery store, Shopveg shuts shop due to lack of funds [Expectation mismatch with the accelerator?]
To give you a quick recap of their journey so far, the startup was part of VentureNursery accelerator program and as per the founders of ShopVeg, the accelerator had committed to provide seed money but weeks after the pitch, the investor associated with the accelerator backed out.
From the local ration shops to the new age convenience hypermarts, the long journey hasn’t been easy. So realize the next generation traditional kirana shop owners who are a part of that transition; bad or good, the story is yet to unfold.
If you are wondering what’s in the name? Well, 30rupees donates Rs. 30 to an NGO for every monthly order valued more than INR 3,000 that is processed and claims to be the first online grocery store to receive ISO 9001:2008 certification


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Vine Votives. Wrap faux green leaves around a candle votive and tie with tweed for an easy accent.
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Most beautiful birthday party... Little girls in fairy costumes and bows with a hint of fairy dust<3


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Here's a peek at the Lucky Rooster, opening this evening at 5:30 p.m. in the CBD. Gossip around the hen house says the rooster's decor is totally enviable with stunning and fun Flavor Paper, a handsome stuffed cock, and vintage movie posters. The colorful and casual new Asian street food restaurant is in full New Orleans feng shui mode, with a doorway that leads straight to the bar (obviously, the rooster knows its priorities). There's lots of natural light, fresh flowers, and quirky lighting adding to the fresh, laid back vibe of the dining area. Plus, their logo is pretty bad ass. Just check out those talons.
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2019 marked the third year in a row where driving fatalities surpassed 40,000 across the United States, according to the National Safety Council’s preliminary estimates for 2019. Respectively, within the first quarter of the year alone there were approximately 8,110 fatalities, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Although these statistics encompass the United States as a whole, the Car Insurance Comparision indicated these fatalities, caused in part by speeding, ignoring traffic laws, carelessness and drunk driving, are more prevalent in some states.
Here are the top five states with the worst drivers according to Car Insurance Comparision which has annually conducted a study regarding the most dangerous driving states since 2011.
1. New Mexico
Taking the top spot for the second time since 2011 is New Mexico. In addition, the statistics revealed the state has remained among the top three most dangerous driving states since the study began.
As of September 2019, there were 314 fatalities in the state, an uptick from the 287 fatalities from the same time period in 2018 and 280 in 2017, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
"Of the 314 roadway fatalities reported in the first nine months of 2019, 84 of those were attributed to alcohol involvement," the study read. "To break the numbers down further, this means that approximately 26.8 percent of roadway fatalities this year had alcohol to blame."
2. South Carolina
Sitting right behind New Mexico is the Palmetto State. This is the sixth time South Carolina has ranked among the top three worst driving states across the nation and the fourth time it has snagged No. 2.
In the first half of 2019, 500 people have been killed on the state's highways, which is down from 535 from the same period in 2018, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Roughly 164 of those 500 people who lost their lives in early 2019 were not wearing a seatbelt, the study revealed.
This is the fifth time the Grand Canyon State ranked in the top ten worst driving states. The last time the state broke into the top five worst states was in 2017 when it was in second place.
In 2018, the Arizona Governor’s Highway Safety Association discovered that 16 percent of all roadway deaths in the state were pedestrian fatalities, noting that distracted driving was one of the reasons.
The state also ranks as the fifth most dangerous for bicyclists, NHTSA reported.
The Pelican State comes in at No. 4 in 2019. However, the state was previously deemed the most dangerous in 2011, 2013 and 2016.
The state's motorists had a major issue in obeying traffic laws, such as traffic signals and seat belt laws, in 2011 and between 2015-2018, according to the study. What's more, another major law defied by drivers in the state are the required levels of insurance coverage.
The study revealed that 13 percent of drivers in the state don't have coverage.
Texas has comes in at No. 5 after sitting among the top four worst driving states in 2018. The state has the worst ranking for drunk driving.
The study says drunk driving was what pushed the state to a "prominent position" on the list in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 2016, the state had the greatest number of fatalities due to drunk driving at 1,481.


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A chance encounter with a handsome banker in a Greenwich Village jazz bar on New Year's Eve 1938 catapults witty Wall Street secretary Katey Kontent into the upper echelons of New York society, where she befriends a shy multi-millionaire, an Upper East Side ne'er-do-well and a single-minded widow. A first novel. Reprint.
More than half a million readers have fallen in love with the New York Times bestseller A Gentleman in Moscow “How delightful that in an era as crude as ours this finely composed novel stretches out with old-World elegance.” —The Washington Post “‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ and ‘Eloise’ meets all the Bond villains.” —TheSkimm “Irresistible . . . [an] elegant period piece . . . as lavishly filigreed as a Fabergé egg.” —O, The Oprah Magazine He can’t leave his hotel. You won’t want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose. “And the intrigue! . . . [A Gentleman in Moscow] is laced with sparkling threads (they will tie up) and tokens (they will matter): special keys, secret compartments, gold coins, vials of coveted liquid, old-fashioned pistols, duels and scars, hidden assignations (discreet and smoky), stolen passports, a ruby necklace, mysterious letters on elegant hotel stationery . . . a luscious stage set, backdrop for a downright Casablanca-like drama.” —The San Francisco Chronicle
Between 1936 and 1941 Walker Evans and James Agee collaborated on one of the most provocative books in American literature, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (1941). While at work on this book, the two also conceived another less well-known but equally important book project entitled Many Are Called. This three-year photographic study of subway passengers made with a hidden camera was first published in 1966, with an introduction written by Agee in 1940. Long out of print, Many Are Called is now being reissued with a new foreword and afterword and with exquisitely reproduced images from newly prepared digital scans. Many Are Called came to fruition at a slow pace. In 1938, Walker Evans began surreptitiously photographing people on the New York City subway. With his camera hidden in his coat—the lens peeking through a buttonhole—he captured the faces of riders hurtling through the dark tunnels, wrapped in their own private thoughts. By 1940-41, Evans had made over six hundred photographs and had begun to edit the series. The book remained unpublished until 1966 when The Museum of Modern Art mounted an exhibition of Evans’s subway portraits. This beautiful new edition—published in the centenary year of the NYC subway—is an essential book for all admirers of Evans’s unparalleled photographs, Agee’s elegant prose, and the great City of New York.
Author: George Washington
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date: 2013-04-16
Taking his inspiration from a 16th century French manual on etiquette, young George Washington compiled his own set of instructions under the title, The Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior. These concise rules to live by have been studied and copied by millions of readers eager to absorb Washington’s secrets of success in life and work. Neither unduly severe nor sentimental, the rules have stood the test of time and still reverberate today.
Based on the true story behind Gilbert Stuart's famous portraits of Washington, this funny historical read will leave rascals, ruffians, and troublemakers of all ages laughing. Charlotte, James, and baby John have promised to be on their very best behavior for when George Washington comes to have his portrait painted by their father, Gilbert Stuart. But, it seems like every time George Washington comes to visit, Charlotte has to write another apology letter, even when they try to follow George Washington’s Rules of Good Behavior. If these whippersnappers want any dessert, they are going to have to learn some manners—and fast! What results is a hilarious chain of events, a giant mess…and a painting that will be remembered for centuries to come.
Author: P. M. Forni
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: 2010-04-01
Most people would agree that thoughtful behavior and common decency are in short supply, or simply forgotten in hurried lives of emails, cellphones, and multi-tasking. In Choosing Civility, P. M. Forni identifies the twenty-five rules that are most essential in connecting effectively and happily with others. In clear, witty, and, well...civilized language, Forni covers topics that include: * Think Twice Before Asking Favors * Give Constructive Criticism * Refrain from Idle Complaints * Respect Others' Opinions * Don't Shift Responsibility and Blame * Care for Your Guests * Accept and Give Praise Finally, Forni provides examples of how to put each rule into practice and so make life-and the lives of others-more enjoyable, companionable, and rewarding. Choosing Civility is a simple, practical, perfectly measured, and quietly magical handbook on the lost art of civility and compassion.
With echoes of Rules of Civility and The Boston Girl, a compelling and thought-provoking novel set in postwar New York City, about two women—one Jewish, one a WASP—and the wholly unexpected consequences of their meeting. One rainy morning in June, two years after the end of World War II, a minor traffic accident brings together Eleanor Moskowitz and Patricia Bellamy. Their encounter seems fated: Eleanor, a teacher and recent Vassar graduate, needs a job. Patricia’s difficult thirteen-year-old daughter Margaux, recovering from polio, needs a private tutor. Though she feels out of place in the Bellamys’ rarefied and elegant Park Avenue milieu, Eleanor forms an instant bond with Margaux. Soon the idealistic young woman is filling the bright young girl’s mind with Shakespeare and Latin. Though her mother, a hat maker with a little shop on Second Avenue, disapproves, Eleanor takes pride in her work, even if she must use the name "Moss" to enter the Bellamys’ restricted doorman building each morning, and feels that Patricia’s husband, Wynn, may have a problem with her being Jewish. Invited to keep Margaux company at the Bellamys’ country home in a small town in Connecticut, Eleanor meets Patricia’s unreliable, bohemian brother, Tom, recently returned from Europe. The spark between Eleanor and Tom is instant and intense. Flushed with new romance and increasingly attached to her young pupil, Eleanor begins to feel more comfortable with Patricia and much of the world she inhabits. As the summer wears on, the two women’s friendship grows—until one hot summer evening, a line is crossed, and both Eleanor and Patricia will have to make important decisions—choices that will reverberate through their lives. Gripping and vividly told, Not Our Kind illuminates the lives of two women on the cusp of change—and asks how much our pasts can and should define our futures.
Set in Kenya in the 1950s against the fading backdrop of the British Empire, a story of self-discovery, betrayal, and an impossible love from the author of The Fever Tree. After six years in England, Rachel has returned to Kenya and the farm where she spent her childhood, but the beloved home she'd longed for is much changed. Her father's new companion--a strange, intolerant woman--has taken over the household. The political climate in the country grows more unsettled by the day and is approaching the boiling point. And looming over them all is the threat of the Mau Mau, a secret society intent on uniting the native Kenyans and overthrowing the whites. As Rachel struggles to find her place in her home and her country, she initiates a covert relationship, one that will demand from her a gross act of betrayal. One man knows her secret, and he has made it clear how she can buy his silence. But she knows something of her own, something she has never told anyone. And her knowledge brings her power.
Journeying from the Bible to twentieth-century writings, the author explores how literature can shape one's life, discussing such topics as the Book of Job and Ecclesiastes, Plato and Homer, St. Augustine, and Freud and Proust.
Author: Jules Stewart
Release Date: 2016-10-28
New York is often described as the greatest city in the world. Yet much of the iconic architecture and culture which so defines the city as we know it today – from the Empire State Building to the Pastrami sandwich - only came into being in the 1930s, in what was perhaps the most significant decade in the city’s 400-year history. After the roaring twenties, the catastrophic Wall Street Crash and ensuing Depression seemed to spell disaster for the vibrant city. Yet, in this era, New York underwent an architectural, economic, social and creative renaissance under the leadership of the charismatic mayor Fiorello La Guardia. After seizing power, he declared war on the mafia mobs running vast swathes of the city, attacked political corruption and kick-started the economy through a variety of construction and infrastructure projects. In culture, this was the age of the Harlem Renaissance championed by writers like Langston Hughes, the jazz age with the advent of Tin-Pan Alley, the Cotton Club and immortals such as Duke Ellington making his name in the Big Apple. Weaving these stories together, Jules Stewart tells the story of an iconic city in a time of change.
Author: George Washington
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
A gift-appropriate, modernized adaptation of more than 100 maxims according to which the first president conducted his life shares insight into Washington's beliefs and the historical events of his time, in a lighthearted etiquette primer complemented by whimsical caricature illustrations.
Author: Moncure Daniel Conway
Publisher: Book Jungle
Release Date: 2007-09
Among the manuscript books of George Washington, preserved in the State Archives at Washington City, the earliest bears the date, written in it by himself, 1745. Washington was born February 11, 1731 O. S., so that while writing in this book he was either near the close of his fourteenth, or in his fifteenth, year. It is entitled "Forms of Writing", has thirty folio pages, and the contents, all in his boyish handwriting, are sufficiently curious. Amid copied forms of exchange, bonds, receipts, sales, and similar exercises, occasionally, in ornate penmanship, there are poetic selections, among them lines of a religious tone on "True Happiness". But the great interest of the book centres in the pages headed : "Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation". The book had been gnawed at the bottom by Mount Vernon mice, before it reached the State Archives, and nine of the 110 Rules have thus suffered, the sense of several being lost...
Author: Jeremy Chambers
Publisher: Text Publishing
Release Date: 2010-08-09
Shortlisted for the Australian/Vogel Literary Award and the FALS Colin Roderick Award. Smithy is a retired shearer turned vineyard worker. He's sober now after a lifetime of drinking, and starting to see the world with new eyes. But he still has to deal with the past, and his feelings of guilt, regret, nostalgia and loss. It is in his attempts to help Charlotte, a young woman in a desperate situation, that Smithy ultimately seeks his redemption. Jeremy Chambers' remarkable debut novel is a mesmerising observation of men, women and country. The Vintage and the Gleaning has an authentic music, filled with beauty, brutality and sadness. 'One of the most irresistible novels I've read in a long time. The writing is powerful, challenging and utterly authentic. I feel as if I've been waiting for years to read this strangely beguiling book.' Alex Miller


text: Hyames Field was built in 1939 dedicated to Judson Hyames a bronco baseball player WMU Head Baseball coach and Director of Physical Education and Athletics. The Broncos home park served as the site of the first two College World Series played in 1947 and 1948. The 1947 game saw eventual American League "Most Valuable Player" Jackie Jensen playing outfield for California while playing first base for Yale that afternoon was future U.S. President George Bush. Hyames Field is also known for its unique hill bank which runs along the right field foul line and is a popular spot for sun bathing on game-day afternoons. Model by G. Martinka.

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A couple of weeks ago I shared our dinner at Palo aboard the Disney Magic cruise ship - but did you know that they also serve up an amazing brunch? Like the dinner, reservations are required and there is a per plate charge, but in my opinion, it is not to be missed. I secretly enjoyed it even more than the dinner, which is fantastic, so that is saying a lot!
Most of the brunch is buffet style. Here's a little tour of some things available..
Fresh tomatoes and mozzarella, crab claws, crab legs, and peeled shrimp. With fresh cocktail sauce, of course.
Bloody Mary shooters and a variety of marinated vegetables.. and scallops. The scallops and marinated artichokes available at this station were my favorite part of the meal. The flavors were out of this world!
Jumping over to the dessert station.. it was a wide semicircular table with symmetrical displays of mini desserts. They had everything from tiramisu, chocolate mousse, miniature tartlets, chocolate covered strawberries, and fruit compotes.
Back to the main table.. a variety of grilled vegetables, eggs, rare meats, smoked salmon, and caviar, which I craved after the cruise and right now I'm planning to order one from Russian Osetra Caviar for Sale Online.
Not pictured is the table behind this one, which had every bread, roll, muffin, and cheese that you can imagine. You would seriously need 3 stomachs to be able to try everything that was available.
At first glance I thought that this was the dessert table, but no, this is the "pastry table". Not to be confused with the bread table mentioned above (holy carbs, Batman!). This station had sweet breads, danishes, cream puffs, turnovers, and inside that silver chafing dish there? Fresh sticky buns.
Just go ahead and kill me now.
There's also some fresh muesli with fruit, and fresh Chantilly cream and individual miniature jams (so cute) to spread all over the lovely pastries.
In the back is a bar top with samples of the dishes available to order as your main course. Uh yeah, I know what you're thinking - a main course on top of the load of food choices I've already shown you? But yep.. there's more. There are many different egg dishes, cold soups, and individual pizzas available. Matt ordered Eggs Benedict, which is pictured here.
I ordered a simple frittata to try, but was only able to eat a few bites of it. It was delicious, though!
More samples of the main dishes available.
Your per plate charge comes with a complimentary glass of champagne (you can have it plain or with orange juice) and since Palo is located high on the ship right on the stern, you have a gorgeous view of the water.
I don't think I have to tell you that we completely skipped dinner that night.
Here is my advice: if you are trying to decide between Palo's dinner and brunch and can only do one - pick the brunch. Well alright, my actual advice is to do them both, but if you're on a shorter cruise I know that might not be possible. So.. do the brunch.
Then roll yourself out of there and moan in pain for the rest of the day. Or go run 5 miles. But then you'll probably throw up. So.. maybe not.
This post is from our 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise aboard the Disney Magic from January 28th to February 3rd of 2012. To see all of our cruise posts, you can click right here!

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These guys should not be in Washington, asking for money. They should be in Detroit, making it.
Actually, they should be standing in front of a judge, asking for Chapter 11 protection from the unions bankrupting them. They plan to do some of that, according to this unreliable source, but not enough.
General Motors Corp., Ford and Chrysler LLC said they would refinance their companies’ debt, cut executive pay, seek concessions from workers and find other ways of reviving their staggering companies.The only thing they need to be asking Congress to do is to drop the stupid CAFE standards and let the naturally rising gas prices influence which kind of cars people buy.
Now Ford is promising to boost fuel economy across its fleet by 14% this year. But they can't keep that promise, because it again depends on which cars people buy. For Ford to make the effort means that they are pursuing something other than the long-term viability of their company, which will inevitably lead to a suboptimal result.
Further, the car companies are expected to put a moratorium on incentive pay for salaried workers. Rather than reward success, the companies are going to punish failure.
And by selling airplanes, restructuring operations, and undergoing other cost-saving changes, they are simply nibbling along the edges of their problem, which is that because of their high labor and tax costs, they can't make money selling fuel-efficient cars..
Selling 14% more of something is not a recipe for success when you lose money selling each one.
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Stainless steel is the main element of Cr is higher than 12% increase, to make steel in the passive state, but also has characteristics of stainless steel. According to the microstructure of stainless steel into ferritic, martensitic, austenitic, austenitic + ferritic and precipitation hardening stainless steel. Austenitic stainless steel at room temperature, the organization is usually pure austenite, there are also some small amount of austenite + ferrite, this small amount of ferrite helps to prevent hot cracking. First, the characteristics of austenitic stainless steels: 1, prone to hot cracking. Preventive measures: (1) as the weld metal showed a biphasic organization controlled ferrite content of 3-5% or less. Because a large number of ferrite dissolved harmful physical S, P impurities. (2) try to use high quality alkaline drug skin electrodes to limit the weld metal in the S, P, C and other content. 2, intergranular corrosion: According to the chromium depletion theory, weld and heat affected zone heated to 450-850 â„ƒ in the temperature-sensitive zone in the grain boundary precipitation of chromium carbide, chromium depleted grain boundary cause, not the degree of corrosion resistance . Preventive measures: (1) the use of low-carbon or low carbon Welding Wire China consumables, such as the A002, etc.; using titanium, niobium and other elements of the electrode stabilization, such as the A137, A132 and so on. (2) by wire or rod to weld into a certain amount of ferrite forming elements, the weld metal into austenite + ferrite phase organization, (general control of ferritic 4-12%) . (3) reduce the weld pool heat, use a smaller welding current and welding speed faster, speed up the cooling rate. (4) of the resistance to intergranular corrosion demanding welding conditions for stabilizing annealing after welding 3, stress corrosion cracking: stress corrosion cracking of welded joints in a particular corrosive environment by the tensile stress arising from the delayed cracking phenomenon. Welded joints of austenitic stainless steel to stress corrosion cracking of welded joints is more serious failure mode, showed no plastic deformation of brittle failure. Measures to prevent stress corrosion cracking: (1) to develop a reasonable forming and assembly processes to minimize the degree of cold deformation, avoid forcing the assembly to prevent all injuries caused during assembly (the assembly of various wounds and burn marks arc will become SCC the crack source, could easily lead to corrosion pits). (2) a reasonable choice of welding consumables: weld and base metal should be a good match, does not produce any adverse tissue, such as grain coarsening and brittle martensite, etc.; (3) take appropriate welding process: to ensure that the weld forming well, does not produce any stress concentration or pitting defects, such as undercut, etc.; take reasonable welding sequence, reducing the welding residual stress level; (4) eliminate the stress treatment: post-weld heat treatment, such as fully annealed or annealed after welding; used in difficult to implement post-weld heat treatment or shot peening hammer, etc. (5) Production management: media control of impurities, such as liquid ammonia medium O2, N2, H2O, etc.; liquefied petroleum gas in H2S; chloride solution O2, Fe3 +, Cr6 +, etc.; corrosion treatment: such as coating, lining or cathodic protection; added inhibitor. 4, low-temperature embrittlement of weld metal: for austenitic stainless steel welded joints at low temperature use, the plastic weld metal toughness is the key issue. At this point, weld metal ferrite in the presence of low-temperature toughness is always worse. Preventive measures: The use of pure austenitic welding consumables and adjust the welding process to obtain a single austenitic weld. 5, the welded joints of σ phase embrittlement: weldment to withstand a certain time in the heated to high temperatures in a brittle weld precipitation of σ phase, the entire joint embrittlement, ductility and toughness decreased significantly. σ phase precipitation temperature range of 650-850 â„ƒ. In the high temperature heating process, σ phase mainly formed by the ferrite transformation. The longer the heating time, σ phase precipitation more. Preventive measures: (1) limit in the weld metal ferrite content (less than 15%); ultra alloy welding materials, namely high nickel welding consumables. (2) the use of small practices to reduce the weld metal at high temperatures the residence time; (3) precipitation of σ phase have been when conditions allow for solution processing, the σ phase dissolved in austenite. Second, the austenitic stainless steel electrode selection points: Stainless steel is mainly used for corrosion-resistant, but also as a heat-resistant steels and low-temperature steel. Therefore, the welding of stainless steel, the electrode performance must be consistent with the use of stainless steel. Stainless steel electrode and the base material must be based on working conditions (including temperature and exposure to media, etc.) to use. 1, in general, the choice of electrode material can refer to the base metal, base metal component selection and the same or similar electrode. Such as: A102 corresponding 0Cr19Ni9; A137 corresponding 1Cr18Ni9Ti. 2, the carbon content on corrosion resistance of stainless steel have a great impact, therefore, generally used in the carbon content of deposited metal is not higher than the base material of stainless steel electrode. If you must use A022 316L electrodes. 3, austenitic stainless steel weld metal mechanical properties should be guaranteed. Can be verified by the welding procedure qualification. 4, for work in high-temperature heat-resistant stainless steel (austenitic heat-resistant steel), the choice of electrode should be able to meet the main thermal crack resistance of weld metal and welded joints of high-temperature performance. (1) of the Cr / Ni ≥ 1 of the austenitic heat-resistant steel, such as 1Cr18Ni9Ti, etc., generally are used austenitic - ferritic stainless steel welding rod to weld metal ferrite containing 2-5% is appropriate. Ferrite content is too low, the weld metal cracking and poor; if too high, or long-term use in high temperature heat treatment is easy to form σ-phase embrittlement, resulting in cracks. Such as A002, A102, A137. In some special applications, may require the use of fully austenitic weld metal, can be used such as the A402, A407 electrodes and so on. (2) of the Cr / Ni <1 the stability of the austenitic heat-resistant steel, such as Cr16Ni25Mo6, etc., generally should be to ensure the weld metal and base metal with similar chemical composition roughly the same time, increase the weld metal Mo, W, Mn and other elements of content, making the heat to ensure a strong weld metal at the same time, improve weld crack resistance. Such as the use of A502, A507. 5, for work in a variety of corrosive media in the corrosion resistance of stainless steel, the temperature should be medium to select the electrode and work, and to ensure its resistance to corrosion (corrosion of welded joints to do test). (1) For operating temperature over 300 â„ƒ, there is a strong corrosive media, shall be stabilized with Ti or Nb elements or ultra-low carbon stainless steel electrode. Such as A137 or A002. (2) media containing sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid, often used with Mo and Cu or Mo-containing stainless steel electrode, such as: A032, A052 and so on. (3) work, corrosive pollution weak or just to avoid corrosion of equipment, may use Stainless Steel Welding Electrodes Ti or Nb. To ensure the weld metal resistance to stress corrosion, the use of ultra-alloyed welding consumables, that the corrosion resistance of weld metal alloying elements (Cr, Mo, Ni, etc.) were higher than the base metal. Such as the use 00Cr18Ni12Mo2 types of welding material (such as A022) welding 00Cr19Ni10 weldment. 6, for work in low temperature conditions, austenitic stainless steel, welded joints should be used to ensure that the temperature of the low-temperature impact toughness, so pure austenitic electrodes. Such as A402, A407. 7, can also be used nickel-based alloys electrodes. Such as the use of 9% Mo welding consumables welding of nickel-based super austenitic stainless steel Mo6. 8, electrode selection of drug skin type: (1) The two-phase austenitic steel weld metal itself contains a certain amount of ferrite, with good ductility and toughness, crack resistance of weld metal from the point of comparison, alkaline drug skin leather with titanium calcium type Unlike carbon steel electrode welding difference as significant. Therefore, in practical applications, from welding performance, focus more, mostly by drug skin type code 17 or 16 of the electrode (eg, A102A, A102, A132, etc.). (2) only in the rigid structure of a large crack or poor weld metal (such as certain martensitic chromium stainless steel, pure austenitic chromium-nickel stainless steel, etc.) only when considering the selection of drug, code-named 15 of the skin alkaline drug skin stainless steel electrode (eg, A107, A407, etc.). In summary, the austenitic stainless steels have their own unique characteristics, austenitic stainless steel welding electrode selection of particular note, the only way to achieve the implementation of different materials for different welding methods and different electrode materials, stainless steel electrode must be based on the base metal and working conditions (including temperature and contact media, etc.) to use. It was possible to achieve the desired weld quality.
China is the largest country in the world steel consumption and the consumption of Welding Materials . According to 2006 statistics, China's steel output of 420 million tons, accounting for 34% of the world's steel production, welding material production 3.2 million tons, about 50 percent of the world's welding consumables production. This article describes China's future demand trends of welding consumables, analysis by region and by industry demand conditions outlined welding materials in the future development trend. First, the welding consumables market demand trends and the current demand conditions by region and by industry
1, the market demand will continue to rise in the 16th CPC National Congress report makes clear, China in the 21st century the first two decades one of the main task of economic construction, basically accomplish industrialization. Now China is in the medium-term development stage of industrialization. The course of the world show that when a country is in the industrialization period, the consumption of steel and welding consumables will continue to grow. For example, the United States and Japan are basically completed the industrialization in the 1970s, the consumption of steel and welding consumables peak, and then to decline steadily. Next 10 years, China's steel and welding consumables consumption will continue to continued growth, but growth rate will moderate slowdown, and focus on attention to the adjustment of product variety and quality improvement. Measured according to the experts, 10 years after China's steel consumption may reach 6 to 700 million tons. Therefore a corresponding demand for welding materials may reach 400 to 4.5 million tons. 2, according to the geographical distribution of demand conditions in China's economic development, regional differences. 3, the demands of the industry by industry demand, the biggest difference between China's steel and welding consumables and developed countries: in recent years, China's construction steel accounts for about 55%, less than 45% of the industrial manufacturing of steel, while the United States, the construction of steel in Europe and Japan accounted for only 22% to 30%, the industrial manufacturing of steel accounted for 60% to 66%. This difference reflects the characteristics of the current stage of development in China, a large number of infrastructure and urbanization.
Two, the main development trend of the welding material
A welding automation progress to promote the adjustment of the welding consumables structure of varieties the mid-1980s, the proportion of developed countries electrode accounted for welding consumables is about 50%. 2004 in Europe, North America (U.S. and Canada), in the consumption of welding consumables, welding rod ratio have been less than 20%, that is, the developed countries of the automation and semi-self of welding, accounted for the entire welding above 80%.
2, iron and steel scientific and technological progress to promote the upgrading and quality of welding consumables varieties to enhance the country is striving from the direction of the steel power to a steel power has been launched in recent years a large number of upgrading and high-performance high-quality steel, especially the production of iron and steel industry level of equipment and technology has made significant progress, for example, will be put into operation more than 10 sets of plate rolling mill, its performance will exceed the existing mill in Japan and the United States to become the world's new generation of modern plate rolling mill for the realization of controlled rolling and cooling ( TMCP) technology, the production of high-volume, high-performance plate, laid the basic equipment.
Wide range of large ordinary welding consumables should be promoted to higher prices for better quality, market-oriented China's current production and consumption of the most common welding materials, including carbon steel electrode junction 422, HJ431 welding flux, ER50-6 copper wire, etc. products, production capacity expansion, oversupply, and the domestic and export prices of our ordinary welding materials, only the equivalent of 50-60% of the similar high-quality welding consumables prices in international market, some of the welding consumables enterprises adopted a "low-cost, low the vicious competition of quality, low price "means, so quite a few users in recent years reflect the quality of some node 422 welding rod and other common welding consumables, not only no progress, but moving backwards. Foreign markets to reflect some of China's export enterprises ordinary welding consumables is low quality parallel imports ", although the price is cheap but the quality is not good, only minor works to the China Welding Consumables image caused by a bad influence.
4, and promote cooperation with the steel mills, to solve the problem of shortage of wire variety of welding consumables development of the major bottlenecks is the variety and quality of gas shielded solid wires and submerged arc welding solid wires can not meet market demand. Including a variety of different intensity levels of high-strength steel wire, heat-resistant steel wire, low temperature steel welding wire, resistant to atmospheric corrosion of steel wire, Stainless Steel Welding Wires.
As for the domestic and foreign manufacturers have introduced the so-called copper wire, it should be known as special coated wire, the coating composition of the manufacturers and surface treatment differences in the performance of wire there are also different. The excellent performance of the coating and surface treatment process, not only from the rust and the role of lubrication, copper welding does not produce soot, but also to enhance the wire arc stability and reduce spatter.
Domestic and foreign manufacturers in the wire coating and surface treatment technology continues to improve. Expect this wire and precise control of the arc-transition digital inverter welding machine compatible, you can achieve high efficiency, high-current low spatter CO2 welding, reaching the equivalent of the flux cored wire welding process, is the future direction of development.


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I look at my daughter’s hands while she’s nursing. Her palmar grasp reflex is mostly gone now, but she’ll still make a conscious decision to wrap her pudgy little fingers around my index finger every once in a while. Sometimes she’ll push my finger away instead, or pet it like a cat. Her fingers are getting chubby, and they’re getting much better at doing what she asks them to do. She folds and unfolds them like an adorable miniature silent movie villain and then presses the back of one hand to her brow like the same film’s damsel in distress. She can wrap her hands around things, wave them around, bang them on surfaces, and stick them in her mouth (my mouth, the dog’s mouth…).
She likes to reach out and grab my face, snatching at my cheeks and lips. Ripping off my glasses is a new favorite game. Sometimes it kind of hurts – her nails are razor sharp and grow faster than I can cut them. I hate cutting her nails. I slipped once early in her life. There was blood. She cried in pain, and out of the thousands of times I’ve heard my daughter cry, that was the one that was truly intolerable. It spooked me, and now I put off her manicures until tiny little scratches start appearing on her cheeks. It’s getting easier now that her fingers are bigger.

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Location, Location, Feasibility StudyOctober 23, 2021
Half the fun of any debate is the quality of the arguments. But how do you get started when there aren’t any facts and figures to talk about? When entering political discussions, evidence is vital. We conducted a study to quantify and describe just how suitable various locations would be for a new library.
The city of Nijkerk, a mid-size town with a strong agrarian and tourist economy in the heart of the Netherlands, is rethinking the current location of its library. The goal is to make sure it is suitable for the next life cycle a social hotspot, where its users can experience ‘time well spent’. To supply the political debate with evidence-based arguments for pros and cons, we examined three different local locations. Besides the contextual aspects of each spot, the volume of the plot had to be taken into consideration because the city uses this to differentiate between stand-alone and mixed-use facilities.
Giving people something to talk about
The feasibility study aimed to investigate, rate and evaluate all three different sites on relevant physical characteristics to decide about the suitability of the various options for the new-thought library. The study’s findings should mold opinions, spurring the political debate in Nijkerk. The study’s purpose is to guide the debate on the way to find the best possible locations for the future library.
We have developed a set of lenses to identify the best third place, taking a closer look at the three different potential sites. These lenses help us view inclusivity from as many angles as possible. They are shaped by theories of our heroes such as William H. Whyte (urbanist, sociologist, organizational analyst, journalist and people-watcher), Paco Underhill (environmental psychologist), Kevin Lynch (urban planner), Ray Oldenburg (sociologist), B. Joe Pine II (the author who brought us the ‘experience economy’) and many others. They offer a fresh view of the physical aspects of successful third places. Categorized by Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, we identify and prioritize the psychological importance of the physical aspects of social places.
Our study’s purpose is to guide the debate on the way to find the best possible locations for the future library.
Based upon these insights, we analyze, rate and evaluate site and context on demographic, social, geographic, economic, traffic and public transport issues. Also, urban factors are taken into account such as year of construction, age of a neighborhood, destinations plans, the ratio of rental to owner-occupied housing, etc.
On top of that, we mapped the current situation of the library into practical building blocks. These were projected onto the options to test and check dimensions, practical issues, etc. of the potential library functionality.
And last but not least, the Dutch Library Law is taken into account as far as the physical matters that allow for healthy library operation. Yes, we cover all the bases and then some!
Ready? Set? Debate!
Despite this myriad of perspectives, things are simplified thanks to our transparent rating system. It summarizes all findings in a couple of numbers for each plot – ready for discussions to take off. We delivered a solid sparring set for the city council’s political debate.
Nijkerk Library Feasibility Study
Team includi: Eunice Ma, Tessa Wennink, Kirstin Hanssen, Sjoerd Rekker, Aat Vos
Client: Stichting Bibliotheken Gemeente Nijkerk
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We called in for a light lunch en-route. The place was quite busy with what appeared to be locals enjoying the free orange squash with their lunches.
We ignored the roast dinner that most people were having and had a light lunch of soup and a sandwich which were both unremarkable but satisfactory.
The dining room was reasonable but the toilets were a little tired and quite dirty.
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Whenever I think of aprons I always think of good things. Like my grandmother baking, or making a mess in the craft room. For this Free Stuff Friday the book The Best Apron Book Ever edited by Julie Johnson is up for giveaway! There are a baker’s dozen apron designs, from retro to modern. From crafty to stylish! All the how tos are included, but this is a pattern-free book, there are no actual paper patterns included. So this is a great chance to learn how to draft easy patterns.
If you would like to enter please post a answer to the following question: Do you wear aprons? What do you think of when you see an apron?
One winner will be randomly picked on Monday.
And, until Monday check out this free apron template from Sew it All magazine.