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Although it is sad that this young man lost his life, & an officer was shot in his leg...but what about the neighborhood(s), city streets, sidewalks, etc. all of these actions have put in harms way? Whether its in the Creekwood neighborhood..or out in Castle Hayne, or in all reality, any part of Wilmington recently? Any and all of us are accountable for our own actions, whether you are law enforcement or a "criminal," or "in the wrong place at the wrong time" or an innocent by stander for all that it matters. When is enough, enough?
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More hardship for the Spanish
Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has announced further spending cuts and tax increases designed to bring down the country’s deficit.
The spending cuts amount to €65 billion including wage cuts for public servants and parliamentarians and a 30% reduction in the number of local councillors. There will also be more closures of state owned enterprises and a gradual increase in the retirement age from 65 to 67. The prime minister also announced that VAT will rise from 18% to 21% whilst a reduced rate on some foods will go up from 8% to 10%.
The announcement came a day after the European Union Eurozone countries agreed a €30 billion bailout of Spain’s banks. The Eurozone countries also agreed to extend Spain’s deadline to cut public deficit to 3% of GDP by one year to 2014.
Meanwhile tens of thousands of protesters descended on Madrid yesterday to join 240 miners who had walked 450 kms from the north to Madrid to protest at further job cuts and mine closures in the industry. The protests resulted in violent clashes with riot police.

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alpha-Pyrrolidinohexiophenone (also known as α-PiHP, a-PHiP, and 4-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinopentanophenone) is a lesser-known novel stimulant substance of the cathinone and pyrrolidinophenone classes. It is structurally related to MDPV and A-PHP and is one of the latest successors to the designer drug cathinone analog A-PVP.
Users taking this substance note subjective effects of euphoria, thought acceleration, disinhibition and ego inflation. Generally, it comes in the form of either a fine powder or crystallized shards. It produces powerful but short-lived euphoric stimulant effects. Users report it to be more compulsive in nature (and strength) to vaporized methamphetamine. Like its cathinone predecessors, it is has gained notoriety for its tendency to induce compulsive redosing and addictive behaviors as well the ability to produce delusional states and psychosis when abused. The compulsivity induced in A-PiHP seems to be stronger compared to similar substances in this class, as reported by online anecdotal reports.
Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of α-PiHP. It has recently become commonly marketed as a legal, grey-market alternative to a-PHP, 3-MMC, and A-PVP. Also, research chemical vendors commercially distribute it online.
It is highly advised to use harm reduction practices if using this substance.
The mechanism of action of α-PiHP is unknown. Users believe it acts similarly to the designer drug pentedrone and α-PVP in addition to its substantially shorter duration. Both act as a potent norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitors(NDRI) without being neurotransmitter releaser. However, researchers have not yet conducted any substantial research on the pharmacology of this compound.
This means it may effectively boost the levels of the norepinephrine and dopamine neurotransmitters in the brain by binding to and partially blocking the transporter proteins that normally remove those monoamines from the synaptic cleft. This allows dopamine and norepinephrine to accumulate within the brain, resulting in stimulating and euphoric effects.

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Here is another new design that I have been working on...What do you think??? Pattern...Yes?/No?
Tomorrow is the last day of "The Parade of Dresses", I have to say this has been a lot of fun and I am going to miss it too. I want to thank all of you who commented on them, and yes!!! Abby and I have an absolute blast together no matter what we are doing. She truly loves going on photo shoots and we always do something special after each shoot.,,, a trip to the candy shop, or Claire's for new "jewels", sometimes Abby chooses ice cream or we have even gone sticker shopping...this time however her choice was flowers! We went to the flower shop and she picked out 5 bouquets of flowers...a bit extreme I know, but after modeling 12 dresses in the scorching heat she deserved it!! I had to get creative with vases because I don't have that many but we managed and in the end her room was filled with flowers and she was in heaven! Terri even indulged Abby's flower obsession and sent her a beautiful basket of flowers! You should have seen the look on Abby's face when they were delivered...priceless!
Only one more dress to go....stop back tomorrow for the conclusion of "The Parade Of Dresses".

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EA have announced some details, including a first look, at this year’s new Need for Speed game.
Set in Florida, it looks to be a sun and tarmac drenched urban racer, and it’ll be coming to PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on November the 8th, 2019. If you have Origin Access, however, it’ll be available to play three days earlier on November the 5th.
The game’s name is Need for Speed Heat, and has become the tone for the series, it pits you against the police as a renegade racer trying to earn prestige and better cars through your driving skills.
Set in the fictional Palm City in Florida, the location seems to be integral to the game. The day and night cycle will influence races and what races you can take part in. During daylight hours things are more legitimate with you taking part in sanctioned races and events, whereas during the night things get a little looser, with you taking part in underground street races that the cops definitely won’t approve of. Florida itself also seems to play more of a part in this installment, with races appearing to take place off-road on the beaches that Florida is so famed for.
The trailer does show off some advanced customisation for your vehicles, hopefully harking back to the now legendary Need for Speed Underground series which allowed a huge range of customisation options for your car.
The game’s currently up for pre-order on EA’s website, and there’s also a countdown clock letting us know there’ll be another trailer dropping during Gamescom 2019, this time with more of a focus on the game’s gameplay. Even if you’re not attending the conference, we’ll have the latest news, updates, and more right here on the Newsroom.

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CLARKS SUMMIT — Summit Baptist Bible Church had a big meal for a big celebration on Nov. 12. Although it seemed like an early Thanksgiving with all the meats, side dishes and desserts brought by friends and families, the event was actually a commemoration of the church’s 50th anniversary.
Church members, new and old, celebrated the milestone with food and fellowship together at the tables along with songs of worship. Pastor Don Roe, who has been preaching at the church since 2010, shared the church’s covenant, which is “as one redeemed and saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, to promise to love God and others by worshiping and seeking community in the church and sharing the Gospel so that others may be transformed by Christ.”
Pastor Don also allowed fellow church members to either share a verse or share their testimony about what being a part of the church means to them.
“My favorite part of being part of this church is how the church cares for another whether in happy times or in hard times,” said associate pastor Stephen Merkh, who sat with his wife Hannah, their 3-year-old daughter Ellena, and 1-year-old son Jack. “I’ve had people to share in my joys or hardships.”
Sarah Phillips, who has been attending Summit Baptist Bible Church with her family for 30 years, sees her friends from the church as family members.
“It’s a family,” she said.
As editor of the church’s newsletter called The Women’s Link, Phillips put together a history of the church in a fall 2007 issue, which commemorated the church’s 40th anniversary. According to this issue, Summit Baptist Bible Church originated when 12 church members, who lived in the Abington area but attended service at Grace Bible Church in Dunmore, saw the need of Bible preaching in the Abington area due to its rapid growth. Reverend Wilford Young canvassed the Abington area for over a year in preparation of a new church, On Oct. 2, 1967, the church was officially organized and began services in the former Clarks Summit Baptist Church, which was located on 113 N. State St.. On Feb. 8, 1968, to accommodate students and faculty of Baptist Bible Seminary, the church members voted to add “Baptist” to the church’s name.
The attendance began to grow through the years, especially when a new Christian day school called Summit Baptist Academy was dedicated on July 27, 1975. Pastor William Broughton, who was ordained pastor in the spring of 1978, saw the need for the church to have a bigger building. This led to the purchase of the American Baptist Church on 232 Noble Road, the current location of Summit Baptist Bible Church. On June 1, 1980, church members moved to this building and, since then, have called the building home.
Pastor Don Roe hopes this church will continue to be a loving and supporting church for the next 50 years and 50 years after that.
“We are a church that involves emphasis in worship, community groups, and family ministries,” he said. “We keep it simple by focusing on those things.”
Referencing the Penn State motto, Pastor Don and everybody else attending the 50th anniversary celebration chanted, “WE ARE…REDEEMED!”
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May 20, 2020
This week, Monica and Annette give a primer on mental health: How it is linked to physical health, and how to spot the signs when you, or someone close to you, may need to seek help.
Relationship Therapists Monica Burton and Annette Reiter, long-time friends from St. Petersburg, Florida, bring more than 30 years of certified counseling experience to this new discussion about diverse medical and mental health concerns. These conversations will help educate and inform the audience of mental health issues affecting life in our American culture and the human experience. They talk about how to improve dialogue between partners in simple ways, how to resolve conflicts, and how to seek help.


MANILA, Philippines — Contingency plans are being crafted in case armed assaults transpire amid China’s continued incursion within the West Philippine Sea, stated Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Assistant Deputy Chief of Employees for Operations Captain Peter Jempsun de Guzman.
De Guzman made this assertion on Tuesday throughout a joint Senate committee public listening to.
Within the stated inquiry, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa prodded de Guzman on how ready the power can be if an occasion akin to this occurred.
To this, de Guzman answered: “We will probably be prepared when the time comes.”
“We’re getting ready the required contingency plans with the supervision of the Division of Nationwide Protection for all eventualities, particularly within the ongoing missions within the West Philippine Sea,” he added.
The stress between China and the Philippines has elevated following the August 5 water cannon incident in Ayungin Shoal. Nonetheless, the newest aggression occurred when China Coast Guard vessels tried to dam Philippine vessels whereas shifting in the direction of BRP Sierra Madre for a resupply mission on September 8.
Dela Rosa then advised the AFP official that if that point comes, the lawmakers current within the listening to are all prepared to “carry weapons and be part of the power in combating.”
“[If] that point comes, simply name us — Senators Robin Padilla, Francis Tolentino, Jinggoy Estrada, [and] Risa Hontiveros, we are going to go together with you. We’ll carry weapons. We’ll combat there and we are going to be part of you,” dela Rosa added.
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CAPITAL REGION — The Erie Canal was built in the 1820s for barges carrying commercial cargo. It will never see that use again, but the canals aren't going anywhere. Now Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing a $300 million plan to “reimagine” the 339-mile stretch of waterway for modern uses over the next five years.... read full story
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Gamers should be able to sell resell their games, the The Federation of German Consumer Organizations has said. To set an example they have sued Valve, the provider of PC and Mac games on their digital distribution service, Steam.
Now I’m not sure how exactly you can resell digital games, but they have said that Valve is guilty of this and it’s something that they won’t stand for.
“Steam users own the games they purchase and should be able to resell them when they want to, just like owners of traditional card or board games can,” said Carola Elbrecht, project manager for consumer rights in the digital world at the VZVB.”
“But while those traditional game owners can resell their games whenever they like, Steam users often cannot.”
It seems they also have a way how people can resell their digital games. They say a Steam user could download a game, burn it on a CD and resell it… WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
You can read the rest of the gibberish here.

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What were you doing exactly this day last year? I bet you can’t remember…! Well, I can. I was living it up in NYC. For those of you that has been to one of the most iconic cities in the world, you will know what it feels like when you stand in the middle of times square or see your first yellow cab or NYPD truck. It feels like a sense of achievement. One of those moments you wish you could lock in a box and keep forever.
Times Square and FAO Schwarz Toy Store
One of the highlights for me was the On Location Sex and the City tour. We left this until the end of our trip and what a perfect way to end our NYC whirlwind. We boarded our tour bus at FAO Schwarz, home of the famous ‘big piano’ from the movie Big. Our tour guide, an aspiring actress, was fantastic and knew pretty much everything there was to know about SATC and NYC. She even managed to drive us right into the middle of a film scene.
Outside the Pleasure Chest and a Film Scene notice.
The tour took us to over 40 different location over 3 ½ hours. From Midtown Manhattan through Greenwich Village and Soho to The Meatpacking District with stop offs in the pleasure chest (where Samantha bought her ‘Rabbit’) to Buddakan – the famous restaurant and bar where Carrie and Mr Big’s wedding rehearsal dinner was held.
At Buddakan and the famous rehearsal dinner table.
We passed the Brownstone apartments that Carrie Bradshaw called home and even stopped off at Steve and Aiden’s bar Scout for Cosmos and many more attractions. There were opportunities to stop for cupcakes and a spot of shopping in the Meatpacking district. My personal part of the tour was the New York Public Library – the site where the would of been famous Carrie and Big wedding was filmed. To top it all off there was SATC clips shown throughout the tour and a drop off at the official merchandising store to stock up on my loved SATC memorabilia.
Inside Buddakan and the beautiful New York Public Library at night.
We were extreme tourists during our stay in New York. Wanting to see as much of the city as possible in such a short space of time. Everything we did was fabulous and unforgettable but the Sex and the City tour is something I also recommend to anyone boarding a flight to JFK airport.
Outside the NYPL and The famous Brownstone Apartments
That’s what NYC did for me. I hated that we had to tip for sometimes poor service but I loved the American food, diners and restaurants. I hated the fact that so many people where hungry and begging on the streets, but loved the magic of walking down 5th avenue.
To me, NYC is a contradiction in which I have a love/hate relationship with. Once you see it, you’ve seen it and once you do it’s done. It was scary but thrilling, exhausting but exhilarating and expensive but worth every penny. Would I do it all again…? Thats easy…in a heartbeat.


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An MP has expressed concern about closures at Solihull Hospital under new proposals by the hospital Trust.
Solihull Liberal Democrat MP Lorely Burt met with NHS boss Mark Newbold who runs the Heart of England NHS Trust to discuss the threatened services at Solihull Hospital.
The trust, which runs Heartlands, Solihull and Good Hope hospitals, has confirmed a public meeting will take place in October to discuss changes at Good Hope Hospital. But it is yet to announce plans for the other sites.
Last week, it emerged that 1,400 jobs had been placed under threat at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.
Plans to close the urology and gynaecology services at Solihull Hospital were revealed earlier this year but will not be put out to public consultation until the autumn.
Solihull will become the centre for planned orthopaedic surgery, some general surgery and a centre for ophthalmology. A new dermatology unit will also be created, expanding the existing service and including cancer and rheumatology.
"I remain concerned at the future loss of services at Solihull Hospital," said Mrs Burt.
"Whilst I welcome the new investment and the building work that will take place to create our new one-stop-shop urgent care centre, any changes in services are a concern and I will be keeping a close eye on developments.
"Bosses must ensure they are open with the public about proposals and in turn make sure local people are able to have their say in a real and meaningful way."
She also raised concerns about delays caused by ambulances 'stacking' when they go to drop off patients at Heartlands Hospital.
But Dr Newbold reassured the MP that ambulance turnarounds were improving and suggested further improvements would come when the two-man crews were installed at Solihull Hospital in September.

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This week a historical settlement of around $25 billion was announced. The settlement includes 5 large banks/mortgage companies: Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi and Ally (used to be GMAC).
This is in response to charges that the banks illegally signed foreclosure related documents without the documents being properly notarized and without knowing whether the facts they contained were correct – commonly referred to as “Robo-signing”.
This settlement excludes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-backed loans which are not eligible for the benefits.
Some of these programs will not require a credit check or income verification.
Four categories of home owners are affected:
1)Those that lost their homes;
2)Those that are struggling/behind in payments and underwater on their loan (underwater means the balance of their mortgages is more than the value of their home);
3)Those who are current on their loan but underwater on the balance of their loan and, therefore, unable to refinance;
4) Some unemployed homeowners, some seeking short sales and some situations where a military owner has been transferred.
Learn more about the settlement on NationalMortgageSettlement.com
If you need a private consultation on your particular real estate situation, call or text me (Vickie Hall) at 303-944-1153 or email me at [email protected].

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Meet the African-American expatriates of EBONY.com’s “Expat Diaries,” a weekly series detailing the varied experiences of Black Americans living abroad. If you’ve ever wanted to pack up and leave the United States to soak up foreign cultures in search of adventure, live vicariously through the “Expat Diaries.” From Paris and Berlin, to South Korea and beyond, “Expat Diaries” dips into worldwide cultures and tells the truth about blackness all over the world!
Mallence Bart-Williams was sitting in a quiet corner at her own exhibit opening slash product launch in Berlin when we met. Short curly Afro on top, lithe denim-clad legs stretched out before her, she was sipping a soft drink and wearing a gold-plated chain that read: I’M POSSIBLE.
Only a handful of years ago, Mallence started visiting her father’s home country of Sierra Leone again after a hiatus forced by civil war. Tens of thousands dead and a shiny new government later, Mallence went to the Freetown neighborhood of Lion Base daily to check on the progress of a jacket she’d commissioned from a local tailor. Crossing a bridge to reach the tailor’s studio, she noticed something strange.
“From a bird’s-eye perspective,” she says, “you could see there was some life going on underneath the bridge. And I just always wondered who was under there.” Mallence came to learn that living underneath the bridge was a feared neighborhood gang of about 20 boys calling themselves the Lion Base crew. “For some reason,” Mallence muses, “we just started to greet each other.”
As she became friendlier with the group of outlaws, all of Freetown thought she was crazy. What if they robbed her? Or worse? “I asked people, and they said, Just stay away from them. I was always warned about these guys. That kind of intrigued me,” she smiles. “One of the first guys I befriended was 6 Pack. He was the leader or boss of the gang. I think that helped, because then the others didn’t dare to harm me. He and I just got along.”
The innate trust on her part that she’d be safe with them, was reciprocated. They invited her to see how they lived. There. Under the bridge. What she saw changed her.
“It was something else. Like, you see the waste passing in the gutter, and one meter away from that, they slept on the naked ground. If they were lucky they’d have a piece of cardboard. Every time I went, there would be lots of commotion. I’d ask, What’s your story? They’d say, You really want to know? It’s a looong story. Of course, I wanted to know. So me and two of the ones I knew a bit better, we went to the beach to have a little bit of a time away…”
It’s said that you may not remember what people say or do, but you’ll always remember how they made you feel. The details of what Mallence heard on the beach that day are fuzzy now, but they inspired her to action. “Of course from that moment on, knowing their stories made me responsible. I felt like I had to do something.”
Fast forward to the German launch of urban street brand K1X's new DCAC Batik sneakers, made by the hands of the boys of Lion Base. Along with a book and a documentary film (Lion Base) based on the making of it all, these kicks form the foundation of their new lives: proceeds pay for their apartments and their education.
On this night in Berlin, their faces smirk down at all of Afro-German Berlin from the room’s stripped-down walls. The same posters have been plastered along the Freetown bridge under which they once slept, as well as on the storefronts of designers like Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent in Berlin and Paris. Each image is a portrait of a Lion Base Crew gangsta-turned-fashion-designer, rocking an I’M POSSIBLE chain identical to their new leader/sister/mama/business partner, Mallence Bart-Williams.
She and I met up at Soho House Berlin days later to speak about it all.
Ieishah Clelland: Whose idea was it to make a sneaker? Was this something you suggested to the Lion Base Crew, or did they come up with the idea?
Mallence Bart-Williams: No. I had to work with the contacts that I had, and it just so happened that I was working with this sneaker company, K1X. I went to K1X with the idea to do an African print sneaker from materials I found in the market in Freetown. At first they said, No. What a stupid idea! I had to fight for it. It was just too fashion forward for them. [Germans] think in white, black and grey. You know, you don’t see much color. Then, persistence, persistence, persistence, and finally, they said yes. Working with this factory in Thailand we produced the sneaker, and showed K1X the final result. Everyone loved it. Well, the company didn’t love it, but the response was good. Internationally, especially.
IC: Tell me about the making of the Lion Base batik sneaker.
MBW: Just as the first sneaker was being sold (we hadn’t seen any returns or profit yet), I went back to Sierra Leone. I found 6 Pack, and I’m chatting away to him, when one of his friends came up to us and started talking about how he’d managed to finish school, and he wanted to continue to university. But the finances weren’t there. I said, Okay. I’ll come up with a solution. They didn’t think I was serious. I called up K1X in Germany and told them I want to do another sneaker. A batik sneaker this time. I thought it would be so easy. I’d done batik in kindergarten, and it’s a really traditional African way to print, so I thought it would be perfect. It wasn’t easy at all! We had no clue what we were doing. It just wasn’t working out. The colors were all muddy and looked disgusting. Getting it right took about a month.
IC:So you were there in Freetown, on the ground, working to get these batik patterns right?
MBW: Yes! [After the first failed attempts], we found someone that had a hookup with a man in Freetown who does batik professionally, so he volunteered to come show us how to do it: how to mix the colors, and certain techniques, and we got busy executing it. We produced enough material to make 20 sneakers from each pattern.
IC: Where did you work? Not under the bridge?
MBW: We worked in an abandoned compound that somebody gave us. But in Sierra Leone generally, there is little electricity. [In Europe] you press a button and the water boils in five minutes. There, you have to collect rainwater, then the boiling process is like three hours. Want to work at night? You work with candles. We had to be creative in this whole process and it really made us grow together.
IC: How long was it between when you met the Lion Base Crew, and the day when each and every one of them was in school?
MBW: Between the conversation on the beach and when we did the project? Two years. Between making the batik [sneaker] and all 20 in school was eight months. But everything was step by step. Because at first they were all like, Nah I’m not doin’ it.
IC: If you could do it all again what would you do differently?
MBW: Nothing. Everything happens for a reason, and this happened perfectly.


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JP Morgan decisively
pulled ahead of the competition in Latin America last year,
with a dominant market share in bond and equity issuance, and
mergers and acquisitions mandates, the key investment banking
products in Latin America.
Last year, JP Morgan handled $5.60 billion-worth of
M&A transactions, giving it 20% of the market, well ahead
of second-placed Credit Suisse First Boston with $4.85 billion.
During the first fixed income bull market Latin America had
seen in five years, JP Morgan grabbed 37% of the bond deals
valued at $14 billion. Second-placed CSFB had half as many
deals to its name and Citigroup, JP Morgan's principal rival,
ranked fourth with just under $6 billion.
LatinFinance has named JP Morgan Investment Bank of the Year
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/01/13 -- Majestic Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MJS)(FRANKFURT:A0BK1D) ("Majestic" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Gengshu Miao to the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Miao is a senior economist who spent his entire career in the mining and investment sectors in China. He has held a number of senior positions in the Chinese mining industry, including President of China National Metals and Minerals Import and Export Corporation (now China Minmetals Corp.) from September 1997 through December 2004. China Minmetals is an international metals and mining company with a business scope covering 26 nations and regions worldwide. It employs 17,700 employees and controls 9 listed companies with total assets of RMB 242.1 Billion (C$38 Billion). It ranks 169th among the Fortune Global 500 and 4th among metal companies (see www.minmetals.com). From May 1990 to September 1997 Mr. Miao served as Vice-Director of the Shanghai Foreign Economic and Trade Commission. Prior to that, he held several senior management positions at Shanghai Metals and Minerals Import and Export Corporation (1966 to 1990).
Mr. Miao also served as a member of The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a political advisory body that typically meets annually to make important national level political decisions. He was also a Chairman of Sinotrans & CSC Holdings Co. Ltd. From 2005 to 2011, Sinotrans was engaged in the integrated logistics, shipping and ship building businesses in China (see www.sinotransship.com). Mr. Miao is currently the President of the China Council for International Investment Promotion ("CCIIP"), a position he has held since 2006. CCIIP is a national organization responsible for promoting China's inward and outward investment in a manner which is in line with China's economic strategies. CCIIP reports directly to the Ministry of Commerce (see www.cciip.org.ch).
"We are extremely honoured to have Mr. Miao join Majestic," said Rod Husband, President. "His participation in the Company is a confirmation of the Company's recognition in China. Mr. Miao will be actively assisting management in the pursuit of Company initiatives in China and Hong Kong, including dealings with the Chinese Government on permitting issues, merger and acquisition opportunities, potential financing for such opportunities within Asia and sponsorship for a potential application for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange." For those services the Company will be compensating Mr. Miao C$10,000 per month. Mr. Miao will also receive an option grant when the Company next grants incentive stock options.
The Company's Board of Directors will now consist of Mr. Miao, Rod Husband, P.Geo., President and Chief Executive Officer, Mike Hibbitts, P.Geo., Rudy Brauer, Gurm Sangha and Shaohui Chen. Mr. Miao's appointment remains subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange. Terry King has stepped down from the Board to create a vacancy for the appointment of Mr. Miao, but will continue as the Company's corporate legal counsel. Paul Reynolds, P.Geo., will continue as the Company's Chief Operating Officer and Tom Needham will continue as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Messrs. Husband, Hibbitts, Brauer and Chen comprise the Company's Audit Committee, and Messrs. Hibbitts, Brauer and Sangha comprise the Company's Compensation Committee.
Song Jiagou Gold Mine - Production Results
Majestic is also pleased to announce that it has filed its audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2012. Highlights of the fourth quarter and of the current fiscal year are listed below. To review details of the financial statements and Management's Discussion & Analysis for the financial year ended September 30, 2012, please visit the Company's website at www.majesticgold.net or go to www.sedar.com. All dollar figures are in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.
2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights -- Record gold revenue of $13.6 million -- Gold production of 4,849 ounces(1) -- Gold sales of 8,204 ounces 2012 Highlights -- Revenue increased by 197% to $31,670,269 in 2012 from $10,651,076 in 2011 -- Gold production from the Song Jiagou gold mine increased by 119% from 8,671 ounces in 2011 to 18,969 ounces in 2012 -- Gold sales from the Song Jiagou gold mine increased by 152% from 7,398 ounces in 2011 to 18,607 ounces in 2012 (1) The difference between the number of actual gold produced ounces vs. the number reported in the financial statements is due to the International Financial Reporting Standards where smelting and refining charges are not considered expenses, but are applied to reduce production
Corporate Review and Update
Majestic is also pleased to provide the following review and to outline management's plans for 2013.
Milestones Achieved at Song Jiagou Gold Mine
Majestic reviews the following significant milestones in the development of the Song Jiagou Gold Mine, located near Yantai, in Shandong Province of China, since February 2010, when it negotiated an agreement for its subsidiary to acquire 100% ownership of Yantai Zhongia Mining Enterprise ("JVCo" or "Zhongia"), which in turn owns the Mine.
-- April, 2010 - Majestic announced an updated NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate for the Song Jiagou property (24.9 million tonnes @ 1.25g/t) (1,002,694 oz Au) indicated and 28.1 million tonnes @1.883 g/t (1,703,174 oz Au) inferred), which represented a 138% increase in tonnage and a 112% increase in contained gold from the 2006 reserve estimate (both prepared by Wardrop Engineering Inc.); -- August, 2010 - Majestic Yantai completed its acquisition of JVCo, giving Majestic a 94% indirect ownership interest in JVCo, and JVCo acquired the Mining Permit for Song Jiagou; -- August, 2010 - JVCo commenced commercial mining operations pursuant to a mining agreement with Dahedong Mill under which Dahedong agreed to provide all mining, transporting and processing services for the Mine, including the use of Dahedong's two ball mills (1,200 and 200 tonnes per day) and all of its mining machinery and equipment, and, in return, Dahedong became entitled to 25% of JVCo's net profits and a fixed fee of approximately C$11.50 per tonne to cover its mining costs; -- August, 2010 - Construction of a new 6,000 tonne per day mill commenced, with costs shared 75/25 between JVCo and Dahedong, and JVCo having the option to fund its share of costs through capital contributions by Majestic or by applying Majestic Yantai's 75% share of net profits from production, with a 10% carrying charge applying to capital costs covered by Dahedong and to be repaid from net profits; -- September, 2010 - JVCo completed "reclaimed mining" - i.e. clean-up of stopes underground and materials remaining in the open pit - and commenced open pit mining at the rate of 1,400 tonnes per day, while Majestic negotiated a reduction of the mining fee payable to Dahedong, and a sliding scale based on grade, to incent Dahedong to focus on mining higher grade material (news release dated Feb. 24, 2010); -- October, 2010 - based on the new formula for the mining fee, an updated NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate was announced (33.7 million tonnes @ 1.147g/t) (1,244,211 oz Au) indicated and 38.8 million tonnes @1.467 g/t (1,830,576 oz Au) inferred), which represented a significant increase in tonnage and contained gold from the updated resource announced in April, 2010 (both prepared by Wardrop Engineering Inc.); -- January, 2011 - Majestic published results for its financial year ended September 30, 2010 - Gold revenue from the Mine was $5.7 million on the sale of 4,399 ounces Au at an average realized price of $1,221 per ounce; -- January, 2011 - Majestic announced receipt of a Positive Preliminary Assessment from Wardrop which stipulated a net present value of US$525 million using a 10% discount rate, an internal rate of return of 78.6% and total gold production of 2.324 million ounces (average 105,645 oz/year) over a mine life of 22 years (new release dated January 20, 2011); -- March, 2011 - Majestic published results for the three month period ended December 31, 2010 - Gold revenue from the Mine was $1,899,832 on the sale of 1,403.48 ounces; -- April, 2011 - Majestic announced commissioning of the 6,000 tonne per day mill at an initial throughput of 3,000 tonnes per day to supplement the existing 200 tpd and 1,200 tpd mills already in operation; -- May, 2011 - Majestic published results for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 - Gold revenue from the mine was $1,217,359 on the sale of 1,036.86 ounces; -- August, 2011 - Majestic published results for the nine month period ended June 30, 2011 - $5,653,884 on the sale of 4,208 ounces ($2,536,693 on the sale of 1,767.66 ounces for the three month period ended June 30, 2011); -- January, 2012 - Majestic published results for its financial year ended September 30, 2011 -$11.2 million (2010 - $5.7 million) on the sale of 7,398 (2010 - 4,399) ounces at an average realized price of $1,518 (2010 - $1,221) per ounce. Mining continued to constitute the cleanup of stopes underground and materials remaining in the open pit left by the former mine owner, and the Company continued the process of preparing its mining plan. The tailings dam was fully completed and all tailings lines and water return systems were in place and in use; -- February, 2012 - Majestic published results for the three month period ended December 31, 2011 - Gold revenue from the Mine was $6,675,058 on the sale of 3,861 ounces; Majestic also announced that mill throughput averaged 4,925 tpd for the six months ended December 31, 2011, that gold production results were in line with the block model estimates and schedule set out in the Preliminary Assessment, and that it intended to implement more detailed head grade sampling and assay procedures in an effort to reduce discrepancies between the assayed value of the head grade ore and the higher effective grade determined from assays of concentrate, believed to be the result of significant free-gold component in the rock; -- May, 2012 - Majestic published results for the three month period ended March 31, 2012 - Gold revenue from the Mine was $5,838,648 (2011 - $1,235,254) on the sale of 3,327 ounces (2011 - 1,037 ounces); -- August, 2012 - Majestic published results for the three month period ended June 30, 2012 - Gold revenue from the Mine was $6,797,853 (2011 - $2,620,658) on the sale of 3,215 ounces (2011 - 1,893 ounces); (Additional results are summarized in news releases dated August 30, 2012 and November 14, 2012).
A Preliminary Economic Assessment in the form of an NI 43-101 Technical Report dated February 2011 forecasts an average production for the life of mine at a rate in excess of 100,000 ounces of gold per year based on certain assumptions. (Wardrop Engineering Inc. NI 43-101 Technical Report dated February 2011). Pursuant to the terms of the Zhongjia joint venture, Majestic is entitled to 70.5% of net profits from gold sales.
The Company continues to follow its mine plan developed in July 2011 and is currently mining and processing low grade material from the top of the main ore body. Production for the year ended September 30, 2012 totaled 18,969 oz gold. Currently all mined material is being processed regardless of grade until the Company completes its planned upgrade to the on-site assay lab. The upgrade was on hold for some period now due to the absence of the Company's Vice-President, Exploration as a result of illness and given the difficulty in obtaining qualified personnel to replace him. The upcoming upgrade is expected to allow the mill operators to more closely monitor grades and direct mining activities. Additional personnel have now been retained and management recently returned from Yantai where meetings were held with the operator to finalize plans for the lab and look at possible improvements to quality assurance programs. It is not expected that the Vice-President, Exploration will be able to return to work in the near term. Nonetheless, the Company anticipates contracting the work for the proposed upgrades in early 2013. The objective is to lower cut-off grade, improve waste management and increase mill throughput using the pit optimization model developed by Wardrop, with the intention of ultimately ramping up production to the 100,000 oz/year range. In that regard, the Company's representatives in China continue to work closely with SRK Beijing on an application to the Chinese Government to expand the mining zone and mining permit to 7,400 tpd.
Sawayerdun Sale - Final Payment Received
Majestic Gold is pleased to report that it has received the final installment of the purchase price payable to it, pursuant to the sale of its interest in the Sawayaerdun gold project in China in 2009.
On April 21, 2009, the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell its 72% interest in the Sawayerdun project to its Chinese co-venturers. That agreement, which provided for payment of the purchase price in three installments, was accepted for filing by the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") on May 14, 2009. The Company subsequently received payments of YEN 22,500,000 (approx. C$3,513,922) and YEN 13,500,000 (approx. C$2,108,353), and it has now received the final payment of YEN 4,950,000 (approx. $C790,000). Those funds have been paid to the JV Company controlled by Majestic and will remain on deposit with the JV Company, in China, until the Company's representatives have complete the procedures required to facilitate payment to the Company in Canada. That process is under way.
Majestic has raised a total of approximately $73,000,000 since September 30, 2010. The following are the milestones in that regard:
At September 30, 2009, the Company had working capital of $2,438,396 after taking into account its obligation to repay the $1,656,389 balance of an outstanding at the time unsecured note issued during 2008. The Company did not raise additional capital during its financial year ended September 30, 2010, and as of that date, the loan obligation, including principal, accrued interest and unpaid fees, totaled $2,215,615. As a result, with cash of $1,791,845 on hand, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $975,436 as at September 30, 2010.
In October 2010, the Company received proceeds of $9,554,014 from the exercise of 95,540,140 share purchase warrants. On November 3, 2010, the Company repaid the loan and accrued interest and fees in its entirety.
On August 10, 2011, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement consisting of 14,000,000 common shares at CAD$0.20 per share for gross proceeds of $2,800,000. Thereafter, 151,979,413 share purchase warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of $15,197,941.
On July 26, 2011 the Company arranged a $10,000,000 convertible loan. A total of $9,000,000 from the proceeds from the loan were used to advance the Song Jiagou project, including capital expenses associated with mill construction, and the balance of $1,000,000 was reserved for general working capital purposes. On November 3, 2011, the $10,000,000 loan and loan interest in the amount of $437,500 was converted into common shares of the Company at $0.205 per share.
Pursuant to the non-brokered private placement announced on June 20, 2012, the Company distributed 197,500,000 units ("Units") at a price of CAD$0.18 per Unit to raise gross proceeds of $35,550,000.
As a result, the Company has paid off the majority of its 75% share of capital expenses associated with the construction of the new Mill at Song Jiagou gold mine, estimated at approximately $45,000,000, leaving it with approximately $3,800,000 remaining to be paid. In addition, Zhongia remains indebted to three Chinese banks for approximately $13,316,710 used to fund capital expenditures.
The Company, encouraged by its Asian investors and its financial advisors, has for some time been making investigations into the requirements for a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing. The Company's financial advisors have suggested that the Company's value will be more readily recognized in Hong Kong and China than has been the case in North America, where a "China discount" seems to apply. The Company has increased its efforts in that regard since completing its equity financing during July, 2012. To date, Company representatives have met with prospective sponsors and lawyers, and have identified the requirements to be met to qualify for a listing in Hong Kong. One of those requirements is considered to be the issuance of a mining permit which will increase the permitted tonnage from 1,400 tonnes per day to 7,400 tonnes per day. In addition, it has been recommended that the Company wait until results from mining operations have proved the Optimized Pit Model on which the PEA is based. The Company has therefore determined that it is premature at this time to make a formal application for listing, but such a listing would greatly enhance the Company's exposure in Asia, and in China in particular, and management intends to continue to work with its contacts in Hong Kong with the objective of satisfying the listing requirements as soon as practicable. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will make an application for such a listing or, if such an application is made, that it will be successful.
Also on advice from its financial advisors and prospective sponsors, the Company has initiated a formal search for potential merger and acquisition opportunities ("M&A"). The principal purpose of any such transaction would be primarily to add ounces and grow the Company's assets. Ancillary benefits might include additions to management and additional financial resources, and the Company is working with its Asian contacts to establish a basis for M&A financing in the event that a suitable opportunity is presented. In that regard, Majestic continues to receive the services of Deloitte & Touche Finance Advisory Services Limited, Beijing Branch in respect of M&A activities, particularly in the nature of identifying and analyzing potential targets. Under the terms of that arrangement, Majestic has committed to pay Deloitte a Work Fee of $30,000 per month until July 31, 2013. If Deloitte introduces Majestic to a target company that ultimately becomes the subject of an M&A transaction with Majestic, Majestic has agreed, subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange, to pay Deloitte a Success Fee equal to:
-- 3% of the Transaction Consideration where the Transaction Consideration is less than or equal to C$50 million; -- 2.5% of the Transaction Consideration where the Transaction Consideration is greater than C$50 million but less than or equal to C$100 million; -- 2.0% of the Transaction Consideration where the Transaction Consideration is greater than C$100 million, subject to a maximum of $4,000,000.
For this purpose, "Transaction Consideration" means the aggregate value of all consideration paid to security holders and/or creditors of the Target. All Work Fees will be deducted from any Success Fee otherwise payable in respect of the M&A transaction. If a Fairness Opinion is required in connection with an M&A transaction, Deloitte will arrange for an affiliated office to provide it and any fee payable to that office will also be deducted from the Success Fee.
Also on advice from its financial advisors and prospective sponsors, the Company has initiated discussions to exchange a 25% interest in JVCo for the 25% net profits interest currently held by Dahedong. Management is of the view that such an exchange will benefit the Company by obligating Dahedong to contribute 25% of future capital expenses and, ultimately, to simplify the corporate structure, including for the Mining Permit application and presentation to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Company has engaged in discussions with Dahedong, but has not yet reached any agreement with Dahedong on this matter. Any agreement which is reached will be subject to acceptance by the TSXV. There can be no assurance that any such agreement will be reached or that, if an agreement is reached, it will be acceptable to the TSXV.
In response to various internet postings which have been brought to its attention, the Company advises that it does not have undisclosed drill results from Song Jiagou. During 2009, a small amount of drilling was done by contractors for Muping, the Company's former JV partner. This was primarily a geotechnical drill program designed around a Chinese prepared underground mine plan. Majestic was not involved with the drill program, did not have a Qualified Person ("QP") on site and did not approve or participate in the drill program. Majestic also attributed little merit to any plan for an underground mine. Subsequent to the drill program, selected samples were analyzed by Muping. Some of those results were provided to Majestic, but to the extent they could be relied upon (as results obtained by a third party) they simply confirmed the presence of low grade gold mineralization in quantities similar to the average grade of the deposit, which had previously been disclosed by Majestic in NI 43-101 compliant reports. They were therefore not material and they were not published. All NI 43-101 compliant results from Song Jiagou have been disclosed and are reflected in the PEA.
Goals for 2013: 1. Continue to increase production levels at Song Jiagou towards our production goal of 100,000 ounces per year through grade control: -- Removal of low-grade material at top of resource (nearing completion); -- Construction of modern and large capacity assay lab on site to accommodate sufficient blast hole assays (in progress); -- Completion of detailed topographical surveys for detailed pit modeling (in progress). 2. The Company is working closely with SRK Beijing on an application to the Chinese Government to expand the mining zone and mining permit to 7,400 tpd this fall. 3. The Company will continue to search out potential merger and acquisition opportunities. 4. The Company is investigating a potential listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ("HKSE") for better valuations and reduced share dilution in future M&A's.
There can be no assurance that the aforementioned goals and objectives will be achieved.
The geological and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Rod Husband, P.Geo., who is a qualified person under the definitions established by National Instrument 43-101.
About Majestic Gold
Currently focused solely in China, Majestic Gold Corp. is a Vancouver, BC based company engaged in commercial gold production at the Song Jiagou gold mine in Yantai, China. Majestic Gold has forecast an average production for the life of mine at a rate in excess of 100,000 ounces of gold per year. (Wardrop Engineering Inc. NI 43-101 Technical Report dated February 2011). Additional information on the Company and its projects is available at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at www.majesticgold.net.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
MAJESTIC GOLD CORP.
Rod Husband, P.Geo., President
This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
The Company's production decision was not based on a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability. The Company's production decision was made based on the open pit optimization resource model set out in the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA"), which takes into account the relatively low mining costs negotiated by the Company. The pit optimization that was conducted in the preliminary assessment generated a production schedule summary at grade cut-off of 0.30 gram per tonne Au.
The PEA includes the inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves. There is no certainty that the preliminary assessment will ever be realized. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Open pit optimization was carried out using Whittle 4.3 which uses a series of Lerchs Grossman (LG) pit shells at different prices of gold to optimize the size of the pit while maximizing net present value (NVP) of the deposit. The resulting LG shells generated the highest discounted cash flow from the ore body at varying prices of gold. The LG shell used for optimization does not apply practical mining considerations and constraints.
The strategic planning using the generated LG pit resulted in Wardrop identifying the "potentially minable" resources within the proposed preliminary production schedule.
The optimization was based on a gold price of $973 per ounce and an exchange rate of $1.000 (U.S.) to $1.087 (Canadian).
The Song Jiagou resource estimate was carried out using industry-standard procedures and a geological interpretation of the deposit that, to the extent possible, reflected observations of grade distributions. Modeling of the deposit is uncertain, however, because it is difficult to establish with a high level of confidence the area of influence of higher-grade gold values. The risk remains, therefore, that the geological model may overstate the distribution of high-grade gold values. If future mining demonstrates that this is in fact the case, then the model may overstate anticipated gold grades. Because the probability of this outcome is unknown, the level of uncertainty must also be unknown.
Certain statements contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements are statements which relate to future events. Such statements include estimates, forecasts and statements as to management's expectations with respect to, among other things, business and financial prospects, financial multiples and accretion estimates, future trends, plans, strategies, objectives and expectations, including with respect to production, exploration drilling, reserves and resources, exploitation activities and events or future operations. Information inferred from the interpretation of drilling results and information concerning mineral resource estimates may also be deemed to be forward-looking statements, as it constitutes a prediction of what might be found to be present when, and if, a project is actually developed.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential", or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggestions herein. Except as required by applicable law, the Company does not intend to update any forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Employees motivation in organizations: an integrative literature review rajeswari devadass 1 1 university tenaga nasional abstract aim: the purpose of this paper is. A literature review on motivation of motivation from the existing literature and present a in this paper related to employee motivation.
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The Spaniard, who joined for a club-record fee back in the summer, had been struggling with a back injury prior to his return in the 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Monday.
Having started the season in fine form for the Blues, the player came to dominate the headlines for all the wrong reasons in December and January following a host of missed chances.
After missing two glorious openings against Stoke City on December 30, the ex-Real Madrid man then wasted three very good chances in the 2-2 draw at Arsenal just after New Year.
Morata's last goal for the Blues came on Boxing Day and, although he's missed the last five games through injury, Hazard has stated the striker is happy in the capital and he's confident he will be back amongst the goals very soon.
"Yes, he's very happy," Hazard told Spanish publication Marca. "He's scoring although he's a bit injured and he can't help the team.
"But we have a lot of Spaniards and it helps his adaptation.
"He's a fantastic player and he will score a lot of goals for us, I'm sure.
"He can score with both feet and his head, it's incredible."
Following their shock 4-1 defeat at Watford last week, Antonio Conte's future at Stamford Bridge was cast in doubt due to a downturn in results. The Blues were beaten 3-0 at home by Bournemouth prior to their dismal visit to Vicarage Road.
Yet despite these disappointments Hazard is confident that the team could still finish the season with a trophy.
"What is happening is that we won last season and now people want us to win again," added the Belgian. "But you know that the Premier League is very difficult, we have already lost a few times this year and we have three months left.
"We still have the FA Cup and the Champions League and at the end of the day, our season could still be very good.
"Now we feel bad, but we have to wait until the end.
"We give our all on the pitch, sometimes things don't go the same as in training, like now, but we have to wait because, at the end, we could still win a trophy."
Hazard scored twice in the 3-0 win over West Brom while January signing Olivier Giroud was also well involved in the attacking play that put the Blues ahead against the Baggies.
Morata played his part after being brought on off the bench too, bagging an assist for the Belgian after Victor Moses made it 2-0 just after the hour mark.
Will Chelsea finish the season with a trophy? Let us know in the comments section below.


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The lane will be open starting at Montreal Road from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. every day, as well as a brief detour into the westbound lanes around the construction site near Jeanne D'Arc.
The city is also putting extra buses on the road and increasing park-and-ride spaces at the Trim Road station.
Crews are working around the clock to fix the sinkhole, which opened suddenly at the Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard exit amid heavy rains in the region Sept. 4.
One driver accidentally drove his car into the hole, but escaped with cuts and bruises. His car was pulled out several days later.
By Sept. 30, Mayor Jim Watson is asking for an inspection of all infrastructure located along "critical" city roads, and an independent investigation on what caused the Highway 174 failure is due in 90 days.
If faults are found during the inspection, repairs will be made immediately, the city stated.


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Report of the Chamberlain.
The Committee received a Report of the Chamberlain concerning Revenue Budget Monitoring to June 2021.
Chairman of the Police Authority Board reiterated to Members that, whilst noting the negative variances in the Report, the Commissioner of the City of London Police was committed to remaining within budget for the overall year.
In response to a concern around the City of London Freemen’s School’s decision to offer fee discounts, the Chamberlain responded that given the impact of the pandemic on operations at the School, this was a reasonable decision for Freemen’s School to take; it should also be noted that these costs will be absorbed by the School.
RESOLVED – that the Committee noted the Report.


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The Strain Book Three: The Night Eternal Guillermo del Toro
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Thursday evening’s instalment of the Channel 4 property show gave viewers a glimpse of the beautiful landscape of the Spanish island of Gran Canara. Couple Colin and Richard were looking to escape the Scottish winters for the sun of Playa del Inglés. However, the pair ended up clashing with A Place in the Sun host Jean when she showed them a property with some noise from a busy road nearby, leading Colin to explain there was “no point” them buying a property unless they both liked it.
As ever, the guests were being shown five different properties around the island, with the first three having a mixed reception.
Jean decided to try something different for the fourth property by showing them a well-finished townhouse - but something soon put them off.
Asked by the host if they had any concerns about the property, Richard said: "From the outside no, from the road…”
“I suppose the road is a concern at this point,” Colin told Jean.
A Place in the Sun couple clash with host Jean Johansson over property: 'No point!'
Addressing the pair’s comments, Jean explained: “This property is not as peaceful and tranquil but that’s one of the things I’ve had to compromise.”
She told the cameras: “This property has so much going for it, hope the road doesn’t put them off in the end.”
However, after having looked around, the pair couldn’t get over their worries about the busy road nearby.
Colin hit out at the host's choice, saying: “There’s no point if one of us isn’t happy with one aspect of the property.”
“I could move in now, the finish is absolutely beautiful, isn’t it?” with his partner echoing: “The finish is absolutely superb.
“My one concern is the road and the road noise and proximity to the road,” Richard remarked.
However, Jean reminded the pair: “It’s all about compromise and to get you to get this duplex, it’s on a complex that has a road outside.”
Turning to the pair, she said: “You obviously love it but your concerns about the road - do you think you can get over that concern?”
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Richard said: “I’m not sure. The road is very noisy and it is the outside space, which is one of the main reasons for being here.”
Colin hit out at the host's choice, saying: “I think Richard is right, I could live with the road more than he could.
“But there’s no point if one of us isn’t happy with one aspect of the property.”
The pair soon ruled out the house as a contender, with just one property left to view.
Luckily the fifth house was a hit with both Colin and Richard and they decided to make an offer.
The bungalow was on the market for £164,000 but the duo left the host shocked when they said they would be putting forward an offer of just £140,000.
“That’s a cheeky wee offer you two!” the host commented, with the bid swiftly rejected by the vendor.
But the pair finally upped their price and managed to successfully become owners of a holiday home on the Spanish isle.
A Place in the Sun airs weekdays from 4pm on Channel 4.


The already alarming high power rates are bound to shoot up by another 30-40%.
Despite 18 hours of load shedding consumers are getting 20-30% inflated bills.
Gross mismanagement of present rulers, their ad hoc and myopic policies, acquisition of expired rental power units, acceptance of strict IMF terms, maddening increase in power tariff coupled with power outages up to 18 hours a day have put an unprecedented load on the common Pakistani.
This was stated by senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League, Moonis Elahi while talking to party workers in London yesterday. He said the way the present government was handling the existing power crisis was extremely flawed.
He stated that if the government did not revise its current power policies immediately there was every possibility that there might be electricity available in future but with very few people able to afford it. He said that the rumor was rife that the government was increasing power rates to a further 30% to 40% in the next few months.
Moonis Elahi said that at present the country was engulfed in darkness, almost 60% factories had closed down, farms were giving a desolate look and there was an acute shortage of water and electricity for domestic users. He alleged that despite 12 to 18 hours of power load shedding in the country the power companies were sending the consumers 20% to 30% inflated bills.
He blamed the present ruling clique for these ills. He pointed out at the alarming increase in unemployment, which had pushed millions into abject poverty in the last 18 months and blamed the present ruling alliance as solely responsible for this sorry state of affairs. He said the rulers were busy spending valuable public money on their personal comforts and luxuries while the daily trials and tribulations of the common man on the other hand were multiplying at an alarming rate.
He pointed out at the soaring rise in the occurrence of suicides and crimes and blamed the present government’s selfish and myopic policies as the main reason for these unfortunate trends. He declared that N league was equally responsible with coalition partner PPP in the present power crisis and in all other problems being faced by the country.
Moonis Elahi said that the current power crisis was threatening the economic foundations of Pakistan but the government instead of finding long term and sustainable solutions and remedial measures was going for ad hoc and myopic decisions and policies aiming at self aggrandizement and personal gains.
He stated that seeking IMF loans on stringent terms and acquiring used and out dated rental power units were not a solution to the problem. He blamed the ruling alliance for deliberately keeping the parliament in the dark on all steps with regard to solving the country’s energy crisis. He warned that the $ 2 billions overload of the rental power units will have a devastating effect on the national economy and it was the role of the parliament to step in and put a stop to this blatant loot and plunder.
He pointed out that only in Punjab over 30,000 industrial units had closed down due to power shortage and there was an alarming increase in public anger and protests but to no avail.
Moonis Elahi said that the government in an unplanned and short sighted manner was increasing the country’s reliance on fossil fuel for power generation whereas the long term solution to the problem was in implementing a pragmatic and aggressive hydel power policy. He strongly urged the need for construction of hydel power projects including Kalabagh dam and urged the present government to set aside its political exigencies and work with all parties to foment a national consensus for the construction of the much needed hydel power projects in the country.


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The Parent Trap
September 17, 2014•64 min
We'll be talking about the recent controversy surrounding Adrian Peterson and the never ending parental debate on spaking a child. We'll also keep you rolling with the SayWHA Headlines from around the world. So tell your friends, family, strangers, and haters alike to TUNE IN!!!!


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by Kaylee Pomelow ’19
Strider Theater, Runnals Building
May 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Tickets available at colby.edu/theaterdance
The coffee is on and the pressure is brewing. A culmination of a yearlong independent study in full-length playwriting, Shift 19 by Kaylee Pomelow ’19 explores family dynamics, youth, class, and independence through the lenses of members of a barely functional family, as their tangled web of dependence starts to collapse on itself.
Tickets available at colby.edu/theaterdance or at the door. We hope you can join us!

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State officials in Pierre on Thursday, Dec. 13, revoked the law enforcement certification of Marshall County Sheriff Dale Elsen, a 41-year veteran of the department, for “engaging in a pattern of sexual harassment.”
Hughes County Sheriff Mike Leidholt is the longest serving member of of the South Dakota Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission. In his 16 years on the 11-member commission, it has never revoked the law enforcement certification of a “sitting sheriff,” Leidholt said on Thursday.
All nine voting members of the Standards and Training Commission voted to revoke Elsen’s certification after hearing testimony from Elsen, who was accompanied by four Marshall County Commissioners and other supporters.
Elsen, who is 63 and has been sheriff since 1983 after six years as a deputy, admitted making the sexually explicit comments and jokes, but said he’s changed his ways and wants to serve out his new four-year term, after getting 83 percent of the vote in November.
The official complaint came after an investigation by Special Agent Guy Di Benedetto of the attorney general’s division of criminal investigation. Benedetto, who interviewed deputies in Britton, said over the past two years, Elsen:
1: Made sexually explicit statements to other law enforcement officers, sometimes in front of defendants or inmates. The comments included saying certain deputies “wanted” to see other men naked and at least one deputy complained to Elsen about such a comment.
2.) Handed out calendars with photos of bikini-clad women to deputies for their squad vehicles.
3.) Made sexual comments about women’s bodies to other officers, sometimes as the women walked by, using lewd terms.
4.) Asked a woman who was a dispatcher if she had sex during a recent vacation, because she had “a glow about her.”
5.) Took a “wind-up penis toy” out of a desk drawer to show to a deputy.
6.) Showed other offices a fake badge, from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, that showed a woman in “a provocative pose” and made inappropriate comments about it.
7.) “Made lewd comments about evidence in sex cases to other law enforcement officers.”
Elsen, asked formally, point by point about the allegation by Pierre attorney Paul Bachand of Pierre, admitted to them in large part, although he recalled certain details differently, such as it was not his desk from which he took the wind-up sex toy, but another desk.
In one case, Elsen disputed the account of a deputy who said Elsen made lewd comments about a female county employee’s breasts, telling the state investigator he never would have said that about that woman because “I’m a boob guy, and she doesn’t have any breasts,” Di Benedetto testified on Thursday.
Elsen testified that an “insurance company” representative had interviewed him about complaints from county employees about his comments. He also has met more than once with the county commission over concerns about his behavior and comments, Elsen said.
He said when he started as a deputy in the sheriff’s office in 1977, it was common for officers to joke about sexual matters as a way to deal with the pressure of the job, Elsen told the commission on Thursday. He rarely heard anyone complain, Elsen said.
But under questioning by his attorney, Brad Schreiber of Pierre, Elsen said he realized times have changed. “I’m a big supporter of the ‘Me Too,” movement,” Elsen said. He’s led the effort to provide training on sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace for all county employees, Elsen said.
He asked the standards and training commission to let him keep his law enforcement certification. “I would like to at least finish out two or the next four years,” Elsen said. “And then quietly walk away as a law enforcement officer and not blemish the office of Marshall County Sheriff, and spend time with my grandkids.”
Elsen gave the commission several letters of support from county residents, including his wife as well as a former county employee who Elsen said knew he had made sexually comments about her.
Commission members expressed concern to Elsen that he had created bad conditions for county employees by his pattern of sexual harassment, several asking him questions about how he could manage his own office now with that history of bad conduct.
Elsen said he has not heard many complaints and cited his overwhelming election victory as evidence that most people in the county approved of the job he has been doing.
“He’s been a good sheriff for a long time and has done a good job,” Marshall County Commissioner Paul Symens told the Capital Journal during a break in Elsen’s hearing. Symens and Butch Wegleitner made the 220-mile drive from Britton to show support for Elsen, as did a handful of others.
“I worked 20 years as a deputy for the sheriff and never had a problem,” Wegleitner said.
He and Symens said Elsen admitted he used inappropriate language at times, but that it has been the deputy who ran against Elsen in November who has been creating problems in the sheriff’s office and in the county court house in general for the past two years.
But after hearing evidence from both sides, the law enforcement officers standards and training commission voted unanimously to revoke Elsen’s certificate. He can appeal but has not decided if he will, Schreiber told the Capital Journal.


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Chatting using the internet can be a powerful way to get acquainted with someone as you are concentrating entirely about what your partner is saying versus whatever they seem like or just how nervous you’re. However, because you have been communicating with some one each night for the past week, doesn’t mean this individual is who it is said these are generally.
Make sure you have actually at the least questioned the fundamentals â in which will they be from, what exactly is their unique profession. Do a background check to confirm their particular responses. Merely you are able to determine if you happen to be comfy enough to grab the talk to the real world. Talk with them in a public spot during the day. Try to approach it during a lunch break and that means you have a group time of once you have to exit in order to get returning to work. This can present time to become familiar with both in person while still giving you an excuse, if you want one, to depart. You should not feel pressured to fulfill someone unless you tend to be completely ready.

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