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PCS has been fortunate indeed to benefit from not one but two commissions made possible by the fruitful marriage of minds between San Francisco's Magic Theatre and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Sloan's original impetus was to stimulate writing about science and scientists, with the idea of humanizing the field -- putting a human face on it, as it were.
The Sloan had just two stipulations: that the science at the commissioned play's center had to be a "hard" science (no parapsychology, for example) and it couldn't be science fiction.
Our first Sloan went to Nancy Keystone, who's remarkable verfremdungseffekt Apollo starts previews at PCS on January 13! How fitting, therefore, that our second outing will have its public reading within Apollo's powerful nimbus.
PlayGroup member Patrick Wohlmut's commissioned play, Continuum, concerns a researcher's cock-up over an cosmic theory he believes is revolutionary but that mainstream astronomy considers crackpot. He enlists support from an unconventional source, and unwittingly creates a hall of mirrors in which even he is not always sure what is real and what is surreal. The play is, at its heart, a mystery -- one in which the inexplicable cosmos mirrors the endless surprises of the human psyche.
Patrick was aided in his own research by Reed College Professor of Astrophysics Robert Reynolds, who we hope will be on hand to witness the birth of a brand new play. You're invited, too. Here's the 411:
Portland Center Stage’s
NOW HEAR THIS
invites you to a rehearsed concert reading of
a new play by Patrick Wohlmut
written with the support of a playwriting commission from
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Monday, January 5, 2009
@ Portland Center Stage
128 NW Eleventh Avenue (between Couch & Davis)
on the Main Stage
Our outstanding cast includes:
Paul Glazier, Michael O’Connell and Amaya Villazan
Admission is free and all are welcome
A discussion will follow the reading
In the abstruse world of astrophysical research, Peter -- whose promise in the field is dubious -- needs all the help he can get. But he gets more than he bargained for from a brilliant but erratic collaborator he rescues the streets. In the course of their cat and mouse game, roles reverse and shift, stars and planets collide, and both men find that the universe is not as quantifiable as they expected.
Patrick is an actor and playwright. His most recent stage role was as Harry Berlin in Mt. Hood Repertory’s production of Luv, where he also played Colm in Sea Marks. Other favorite roles include Vaughn in In Apparati, for Defunkt Theater; Faust in Faust. Us., for Stark Raving Theater; Peter Austin in It’s Only a Play, for Profile Theater; Sebastian in Twelfth Night, for Portland Actors Ensemble; Ted in Three Plays Five Lives, for Liminal Performance Group; Miles in The Drawer Boy, for Artists Repertory Theater, which also starred William Hurt; and Todd in Earth Stories, for VERB: Literature in Performance, a role that earned him a Portland Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role. As a writer, two of his short plays – The Surrogate Mothers and K-PAN – were featured in Portland State University’s New Plays Festival in 2002. He was also a featured writer for Bump in the Road Theater’s 2004 original production, (Old Age Ain’t) No Place for Sissies. In addition to being the recipient of a Sloan Foundation New Science Initiative commission, Patrick is also working on a play titled The Chain and the Gear, about the effect of the hit-and-run death of a cyclist on a southeast Portland community; and a novel, Putting Woody to Rest, about two teenagers who are haunted by the ghost of Woody Guthrie. He lives with his wife and two children in Portland.

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Bretton Woods could use a green transition reboot
Venice is a good place to raise the alarm on climate change. Politicians would be hard-pressed to find cities as suitable as “la Serenissima” in which to contemplate streets filled with water. Billionaire BlackRock boss Larry Fink isn’t an obvious champion of the little guy threatened by rising tides, but his speech as part of the G20 in the Italian city deserves pondering.
Fink brought three key points to the assembled policymakers on Sunday. The first two are already being talked about. If big companies offload their most carbon-intensive activities, that will be good for their personal ESG scores, but not for the planet in general. Private and state-owned companies must also be subject to the same decarbonisation scrutiny.
Second, governments need to invest in zero-carbon solutions and rapidly wean their citizens off fossil fuels. If they don’t dampen demand, rapidly recovering economies post-pandemic will send oil prices higher than their current lofty $75 a barrel. That could make it even harder for states to decarbonise – especially poor ones – and increase inequality.
Fink’s third theme addresses the looming green problem with emerging markets. States have higher debt levels, and developing ones have lower vaccination rates so will take longer to recover. If they aren’t assisted in their transition from carbon, it won’t happen. Step forward, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, created almost 80 years ago at the Bretton Woods Conference to aid recovery following World War Two.
Fink reckons these institutions funded and controlled by rich countries need to reimagine their roles for sustainable investing. He has a point. Given that an estimated $9 trillion is needed just for emerging markets to derive two-thirds of their energy from renewable sources by 2050 – the same amount that BlackRock currently manages – pledges for developed economies to pay $100 billion a year to emerging ones are insufficient. Multilateral lenders need to step in and provide some sort of first-loss insurance for private sector capital to flood in.
This would require a major shift. The IMF, for example, has attracted criticism for the way it handled financial crises in Greece and Argentina, lumping too much strain on taxpayers and the private sector, respectively. But the limp promises from the UK’s recent G7 conference in Cornwall fell lamentably short of tough action. However self-serving Fink’s comments may appear, when the world’s biggest asset manager says change is needed, it merits a listen.
Source: Reuters (by George Hay)


ArtPrize 2014 kicks off in Grand Rapids
The sixth annual edition of one-of-its-kind art competition and urban exhibition ArtPrize kicked off in Grand Rapids Wednesday. The $560,000 art event has garnered more than 1,500 entries from a total of 42 states and territories across the country. The art competition will also feature entries from 51 countries at its 174 venues.
After kicking off with a whistle at noon, the ArtPrize 2014 garnered more than 7,000 votes within six hours.
The art competition does not have any rules about when an artist must finish his/her artwork. Many people love to see artists working on their art pieces.
Todd Herring, Director of Communications for ArtPrize, said, "I think a lot of ArtPrize visitors like to see that. Adonna Khare, who won ArtPrize in 2012, worked on her piece all the way through the entire event."
Pixie Shaw of Toronto was polishing her giant apple sculpture, which she calls "Big Michigan." She said many children come and touch her giant apple sculpture, and she loves to invite them to experience her art piece.
ArtPrize, which turns Grand Rapids into a strolling art gallery each fall, is one of the world's biggest art competitions and exhibitions. This year's edition of the event will run through October 10, 2014.
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Nenagh Eire Og Club Notes 06 October 2020
Commiserations go to our junior-A hurlers who, after a highly entertaining clash with Toomevara, lost out in the North final, 1-19 to 0-20. In a rip-roaring contest, both sides left everything on the field of play but unfortunately, it wasn't to be for a fantastic Éire Óg side. Congratulations to Toomevara on completing a brilliant four-in-a-row set of titles and we wish them the very best of luck in the county championship. The club wishes to thank the management team of Eddie Tucker, Paul Lillis, Derek Lillis, Bryan Darcy and Ger McCarthy for all of their hard work this year, first aid Bartley Ryan and the entire panel for their commitment.
Our junior-C North semi-final against Roscrea this weekend had to be postponed following a bereavement in the Roscrea club. We extend our sympathies to all in Roscrea. This game is likely to be refixed for next weekend.
Junior & Minor Football
Training continues for both the junior and minor teams. All are welcome. If you would like to start playing football for the club please contact managers Lenny Ryan, Brian Duffy and Shane Connolly or alternatively, send any of our social media channels a private message.
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On Saturday 8 August, Eddie Hynes, Eddie Tucker, Shane Connolly and about 50 other cyclists did a 110km/70miles lap of Lough Derg to raise money for Living Links Suicide Support. This is a wonderful charity that helps those who have been affected by suicide. Recently, a cheque for over €10,000 was handed over to the charity and we wish to congratulate all involved for their selfless work in raising these vital funds.

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Stylish Star Allu Arjun’s new project, Naa Peru Surya, had its formal launch a few days ago. Meanwhile, speculations are rife that Kannada film Kirik Party fame Rashmika has been finalized as the female lead in Naa Peru Surya.
Now, the film’s makers have clarified that Rashmika is not part of the film. They are still in search of the female lead. There have also been several unconfirmed reports that Malayali beauty Nivetha Thomas is in talks for the leading lady’s role.
The film will be produced by Lagadapati Sridhar. Bollywood duo Vishal-Shekar will be composing the music. Naa Peru Surya is tentatively scheduled for Sankranthi 2018 release.
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by Mark Molloy
Bruce Olds is the author of three novels: Bucking the Tiger, an ALA Notable Book adapted for the stage a The Confessions of Doc Holliday; and Raising Holy Hell, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and an IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Nominee that was also named Novel of the Year by the Notable Books Council of the American Library Association and winner of the QPB New Voices Award for Fiction, and The Moment’s Lost: A Midwest Pilgrim’s Progress, also a Pulitzer Prize finalist. His nonfiction work has appeared in Granta and American Heritage, among other publications, and has been anthologized by the Modern Library and MIT Press. He lives in Chicago.
All the travails your protagonist goes through—from his farm roots to his journalistic success to his artistic notoriety to his ultimate destruction—do you see that as “progress,” in the traditional sense of advance? Or is it a devolution?
One of the standards that a lot of readers and critics and scholars use to judge whether a novel is a work of art or not—a serious work or not—is whether the characters change. It is my own conviction that, really, people don’t. By and large. And they certainly don’t change like they usually do in novels. Owing to some epiphany or traumatic event. I think people just become more of who they were originally. The older I get, the more I believe that. In a sense, this “story arc” notion of take a character from point A and guide him to point Z and “watch him grow” or “destroy himself” is one that I don’t find instructive of real life. But does the character grow, and change or evolve or regress? I would hope he does all of that simultaneously. But he has a center, and he deviates back to his own norm. All plots, and all people, as in life, all tend towards death, don’t they?
And this is a Bildungsroman, which means it takes a character from childhood—birth really—through his adolescence to his adulthood, that seems pretty natural and fairly real to me. Does he change along the way? Does he become more who he is? That’s really a schematic way of thinking of things, and I write more organically.
So what is your starting point? I know part of it comes from your family history.
It wasn’t necessarily a burning need in me to write my family history, but I wondered if there was a story to be told from my family history. When I started talking to my relatives, they sort of all looked at me cock-eyed, ‘I don’t see where there’s a story here.’ And I told them, there may not be, but I need to find out. Originally, the book was going to be about the strike. It was going to be a strike novel. But as I researched it, I came across this character, Frank Shavs. Franklyn Shavs in the novel. That was really the starting point, this man. But I only had a paragraph of information on him, so there was a lot to fill in. I gave this historical persona a lot—really, a 99% fictional character. But as with any novel, he’s also the author. Any novel is autobiographical to some extent. I don’t care what any author says otherwise is lying.
Can you think of two other authors that have used the word “billingsgate” non-ironically?
[Laughs] No, I can’t. You know, it’s interesting, I’m criticized and praised for my vocabulary. Some people find it pretentious and showy in a negative way; other people find it enriching. As you can tell, I don’t use those words in common conversation. I apparently have a huge, latent vocabulary. And when I sit down to write, these words come out from Gods-knows-where. I mean, I do a lot of reading, and just like tunes stick in some people’s heads, words stick in my head.
I was taking notes as I read, and there were many examples where you purposely used words for the purpose of a string of alliteration.
The question is, do the words exist to be used or not? And how the hell do I know what words people consider a “big” word, or an arcane word, and what they don’t? I don’t know that. In a way, I feel like I’m rescuing these dying words—
Billingsgate is definitely a dying word.
But if I know these words, and they work, I’m going to use them. People say its artificial, it’s mannered, it’s self-conscious. But of course, the novel, any piece of art, is self-conscious. And anyway, the word choice is not self-conscious in my case. What is self-conscious for me, is to write simply. What comes naturally to me is writing in this sort of more baroque, “stained-glass” fashion.
There is a disturbing passage that describes the main character sexually assaulting the gay woman he is in love with.
Technically speaking, I like the notion of writing well, or poetically, or lyrically, about really despicable stuff. I’m not someone who has a problem with someone writing a beautiful novel about, for example, the Holocaust. I don’t think anything is off limits when it comes to subject matter. Just off the top of my head, Sam Peckinpah—the way he filmed violence. So, yes, as far as the reader goes, it’s a challenge to make your character loathsome at moments, and yet keep the reader interested enough in that character that he’ll want to keep reading—and feel some empathy in fact, as he moves past that.
The narrator seems to poke fun at some of the more “reporterly” writers of the time, the early part of the 20thcentury. Your characters discuss literature quite a bit, and are pretty hard on Theodore Dreiser. Not a fan of Sister Carrie I take it?
I really consider Dreiser unreadable.
And that’s the sort of Chicago tradition of the novel.
I enjoy Sherwood Anderson. But I find Dreiser just unreadable. And a pretty despicable human being. He was on the side of the Gods as far as social justice was concerned, but, I mean, he was just a bad writer, a tin-eared writer. He piles on reporterly detail after reporterly detail, in the hope that they will make his work live—but instead it buries it and makes it, well, unreadable.
He just collects as many facts as possible, and figures eventually he’ll have a story.
I mean, concrete detail is key. Absolutely. Specificity. But, good Lord, you have to be selective. In historical fiction especially, you have things you need in there, and things you don’t. I understand that in historical context, he was beyond important in literary history. I just don’t admire his sentences.
Tom Wolfe is in his tradition.
Don’t want to pick a fight with Tom Wolfe?
I’m not looking to pick a fight with anyone. I cut my teeth as a writer by imitating people. We all begin imitating those we admire. And eventually, hopefully, you find your own voice and your sensibility and what-not. One of those people I imitated and admired, possibly because, given his style, he was easy to imitate, was Tom Wolfe. I admire him tremendously as a reporter.
Would you say the New Journalism has its own place? Would you say it leaves too much on the table for what a novel can be?
Tom Wolfe, in my opinion, writes satire and parody—cartoon characters. And insofar as satire and parody have a place, Tom Wolfe has a place. He loves literary feuds—Updike, Irving and Mailer. He called them the Three Stooges. Moe, Larry, and Curly. Maybe I’ll be Shemp. I mean, look, he was very important to my evolution.
And that shows in your attention to detail and a desire to recreate a world.
And, I would hope, although I think it’s my own, in a certain flamboyance of style. Mailer is another one. Mailer is really someone I was reading early on in my development. Early in high school. And he is the one, I think, that planted something in my mind about the possibility that writing was something that could be important.
Talk about your attraction to historical fiction.
Philosophically, the thing that draws me to the history is that it’s not the present. The present is confusing, chaotic, and seemingly meaningless, or absurd. And, so, I probably will never write a “contemporary” novel. And science fiction doesn’t appeal to me at all.
This interview originally appeared in MAKE #5, City in Biography.
Originally from Chicago, Ramsin Canon is a writer and attorney in Oakland, CA.


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Gang Of Five Has Put Big Business In Control
S. Supreme Court ruling on the question of a documentary film designed to attack former Democratic Presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign has set the stage for the destruction of the American democratic process by big business
voted 5-4 in support of an opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy which, in essence, struck down laws and court rulings
dating back over 100 years that prohibited corporations and unions from paying large amounts of money to influence the outcome
supported by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, determined that corporations
have the same rights as individuals to exercise their First Amendment rights of free speech.
John Paul Stevens, who wrote the dissent, accused the majority of “judicial activism.” He wrote that “the conceit that corporations must be treated identically to natural persons in the political
sphere is not only inaccurate but also inadequate to justify the Court’s disposition of this case.”
correctly called the decision a “radical change” in the law and said the ruling “threatens to undermine
the integrity of elected institutions around the nation.”
Stevens in voting against the ruling were Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer.
Barack Obama said the ruling will give “a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics.”
we don’t have enough of that already. Financial payoffs by lobbyists representing big business and special interest
groups have nearly crippled both the House and Senate from passing meaningful legislation sought by the voting public.
be of interest to note that all five judges voting in support of this ruling were directly linked to former President George
W. Bush, who proved himself to be so supportive of big business interests he rejected the U.S. involvement in the Kyoto Agreement
to reduce carbon emissions, and used executive order s to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its powers to enforce
air, water and ground pollution restrictions.
Justice Roberts and Justice Alito were both appointed to the high court during his eight-year tenure. Justices Kennedy, Scalia
and Thomas were among the five judges who ruled to put Bush in office during the Florida recount debacle in the 2000 Presidential
elections. The four dissenters were Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, Souter and Breyer.
all appearances the nation is now burdened by a partisan oriented court with a majority of its members leaning very heavily
in favor of the conservative Republican agenda. While judges have the right to vote as they choose at the polls, theoretically
they are appointed to the bench to interpret law and legal cases as they relate to Constitutional mandate. They are not supposed
to change law or create new law.
Court judges are seated for life by Presidential appointment and Congressional approval. Thus if voters disapprove of judicial
decisions, the judges cannot be removed by the normal election process. In fact, it is almost impossible to reverse a high
court decision once it is made.
Obama called the decision “a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and the other
powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans.”
Commentator Keith Olbermann, in a special editorial statement condemning the decision, said: “Right now you can prostitute
all of the politicians some of the time, and prostitute some of the politicians all the time, but you cannot prostitute all
the politicians all the time. Thanks to Chief Justice Roberts this will change. Unless this mortal blow is somehow undone,
within ten years, every politician in this country will be a prostitute.”
be done to correct such malfeasance? President Obama said he wants to “talk with bipartisan Congressional leaders to
develop a forceful response.” Beyond this, legal talking heads are already saying that there is little legislators can
do at this point to head off the total destruction of the American democratic system as we once knew it. It takes years to
appoint new voices on that high court and before such change can be carried out, the whole system will be controlled by Wall
Street and the big banks.
is a solution, however, if lawmakers can summon up the courage and the will to try it. The Constitution provides for any elected
or appointed person in high office to be impeached if they can be found guilty of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” And yes, supreme court judges can, and have been impeached in the United States.
demands that the Congress bring forth charges and the Senate to conduct hearings to determine guilt or innocence. Even if
the will exists, which it probably doesn’t, it would be very difficult to legally show that this ruling constitutes
a high crime or a misdemeanor, even if it opens the door for the total dismantling of our nation.
are all lawyers, and lawyers have a way of twisting common sense into a legal jargon that makes it almost impossible for justice
to be served.

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Its Thursday, the Red Sox just completed an epic collapse - some European Synthpop is necessary to keep me sane. Say hello to Millions! Millions is a new band out of Norway. "My Best Friend" is the soundtrack to an 80's high school movie. The synths, the drums, it all just works. The song totally reminds me of "Friday I'm in Love" - and who doesn't love that song? "Bear in a Trap" is more driving and has a slightly darker sound. Definitely check it out if you are a fan of bands like the Long Blondes or New Division.


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The Power of Practice
Updated: Jan 4, 2021
Over the weekend, I realized something that I wanted to share with you. Saturday, I planned to have this really cool movie theater night quarantine style. I was picturing movie theater popcorn, drinks, candy and a good movie with my SO. Well, Saturday came and the weather was absolutely gorgeous! It was maybe 70-75* here in IL and I just wanted to soak it all up. Which meant my brain was on overload thinking of other things to do besides that kick ass movie theater night that didn't sound as fun anymore.
I mentioned to Pat about the movie night earlier in the week, but when the weather was so great on Saturday I said to him "Why don't we grill out instead?" Perfect, right? Genius idea, Amanda.
But then it happened. I started second guessing my decision.
I don't know WHY I do this (it's probably part of my 'people pleasing' abilities), but I caught myself spiraling and I want to share how I stopped myself from going too far (AKA totally changing plans AGAIN and making things way more complicated than they needed to be AKA adding stress on myself).
Let me tell you everything my brain was thinking. The entire time I was getting ready to go to the grocery store and head to Pat's I thought:
I should be grilling out here. I need to get comfortable with using it.
But if we grill out here, I have to finish getting dressed, tidy up the place, go grocery shopping... There just isn't enough time because I don't want to eat late.
You already changed plans from movie night to grilling out, dang it! I should've told him to come over here instead.
Ugh-- Why am I changing plans again? You're making this so complicated.
Mind you-- The above statements are between me, myself and I. I have not shared any of this with Pat. I could feel myself getting frustrated with myself while the spiraling continued. I began to feel anxious because I was in a hurry to leave.
In the end, I stuck to the plan. We made burgers and broccoli and drank on the back patio for hours. It was definitely an awesome, relaxing night overall.
So how did I manage to stop the spiral thinking? I recognized that I was doing it.
When you recognize that you're becoming less focused on the task at hand (in my case, it was getting dressed and leave for the store), out loud and in your mind ask yourself "Is this helping me X?" Example: Is this helping me get ready for work/to leave/for my meeting?
Repeat that question over and over to yourself until you become more focused and present.
Do NOT call yourself names, go hard on yourself, get negative. Going negative will only pull you farther and farther away from getting focused.
Instead, I'll say to myself "I am focused. I can do this. This is not helping me get ready."
The more you begin to recognize your thought patterns, reframe them and practice, the easier it gets to switch back to the present moment and before your anxiety takes flight.

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I don't know that it is common, but it certainly can be one of the symptoms. There are so many symptoms related to fibro...I could only begin to list them here...I think I would run out of space. The prob. with fibro is that there are so many overlapping conditions. It's endless it seems.
I often get numbness on the side of my face or down my jawline. It goes away and returns another day. There are days that my hair actually hurts (it's really my scalp). It's a lot to take in, but then so is CFS/GWS/MS/Lymes. We run right along with them.
Yeah, I've had CFS for several years and just this summer started getting an odd tingling, numbness, and ever-so-slight redness/swelling on my lips and tongue. Nobody can figure out what it is, as it doesn't resemble anything that would normally occur inside the mouth. My dentist said that it's almost certainly some kind of virus, and that his first suspicion would be that the CFS is viral in my case and has decided to spread to my mouth recently.
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Think about the different emotions we feel. Talk about what makes us feel those emotions. Remember all emotions are okay.
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A piece of my heart resides in the Bay Area. Her name is Yvette, and she’s the best friend a girl could ever ask for.
I really don’t need an excuse to visit the Bay (I love it that much), but this past weekend we celebrated Yvette’s birthday, and it was nonstop fun from the moment I got off the airplane. Here are a few snapshots from the journey.
“Off the Grid” at the Oakland Museum of California. Run, don’t walk. It’s a one-stop wonderland where hipsters, well-dressed toddlers and food truck connoisseurs convene to mingle, converse, eat, dance to live music and explore the exhibits. I couldn’t have asked for better company than Sierra and Yvette (SAY Love Crew).
Once inside the museum, we ran wild trying all the many interactive features the venue had to offer — my favorite being the “Foley” sound studio, where we provided the sound effects to black-and-white features from the 1940s using various props.
“Fun” doesn’t even begin to convey how much we enjoyed the museum.


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Had a chance between rain showers (snowed this morning) to get a few shots at the Narita Temple (Tokyo area). Only had a chance to work this one up so far, CFV50 150CF Sonnar, is a small "panorama" to get the square format.
I have found it ever so easy to just rotate the camera up slightly to "round out" the square. I happened to be in Japan again this week and went back over their earlier today, even brief sun breaks, but not hardy any water over the tiny cascade. Unusual as it rained very hard yesterday!
I shot for so many years with the film square, and of course still see square through the finder, even if outlined with the markings on the screen.
Your shot from the bridge is outstanding! Even at a small viewing size it shows wonderful depth and clarity. Would this have been a) the same b) better or c) lower quality with scanned Ektar instead of the digital back?
My experience has been that my Canon 5DII does as well or better than the Hassy with any film and that the Digi back is as good as I could do with 4x5. To realize the potential quality one must be a careful worker. As I used film with the Hassy for some 30 plus years I do have a huge amount of negatives and transparencies, many of which I have scanned and printed. The Nikon scanner I have does as well as traditional printing. Whether or not drum scanning would yield a better image than traditional printing, I do not know.
Tom, thank you for your insight. I have a Nikon Coolscan 9000 but have not yet started any scanning of my recent work (I've verified correct operation of the scanner with some existing negatives). Do you feel that I will get the same, or better, quality from my Nikon D800 (36MP) than I would from scanned 120 Ektar? I used to own a commercial lab so I'm not afraid of the amount of work necessary to produce a fine art print, but if the Hasselblad will be a shade less sharp than the Nikon I could save a huge amount of post-production time by going directly to digital. Ideally there would be a Leaf-Aptus II 12R on my V series equipment, but the price is prohibitive. Have you used the Scan Science scanning fluid kits?
I use the Nikon Coolscan 9000, but have also had decent results with the Epson V750. For the Nikon I have the glass neg carrier which works well. I have not needed the fluid kit, but friends that have used it with the flatbed scanner have had very good results. The Nikon is I am sure capable of very good results, I can only suggest doing a trial to see if it is worth it to you. Ultimately some of it will come down to style, working with the Hasselblad imposes its own esthetic. There is a film feel that still comes through from the scans, but with additional controls available.
I was working with a glacier image on my 27" monitor and was looking at spots in the sky to clean up, I saw one and zoomed in, and in and in and it turned out to be a helicopter, with another one behind it! I do like the pixel depth that I get with the CFV 50, though a pricey piece of equipment. If used Hassy V lenses weren't such a god deal now I probably would have sprung for the new system.

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UCF set time aside Tuesday to commemorate not only fallen veterans but those still serving as well, at the 2021 Veterans Salute event.
Memory Mall was cold that morning, but the reception was warm. The Veterans Academic Resource Center, along with UCF Student Government, UCF Community Veterans History Project and the UCF Air Force and Army ROTC, dedicated a special day to honor the 1,486 student veterans at UCF.
With the American flag raised high, the sound of the trumpet and a moment of silence, UCF student veterans were recognized by school staff and distinguished guests.
Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy visited the main campus to join in support.
“I want you to know that your service matters,” Murphy said. “All of your sacrifice has kept our country free."
Murphy, who serves Florida's 7th District, of which UCF is a part, explained the importance of supporting veterans.
She said if it wasn’t for the U.S. Navy her future would have been different, as U.S. military forces responded to her family's call for help when they were escaping Vietnam.
“I wouldn’t be standing here before you if it wasn’t for the fact that the U.S. Navy rescued my family and I while we were trying to escape oppression, communism and socialism,” Murphy said.
Murphy said it is important to consider the needs of veterans, especially when they are readjusting to life after service. The congresswoman briefly discussed her intention behind a new bill she sponsored.
HR 7553 was passed by Congress in September with bipartisan support.
“Many veterans feel unprepared to make a transition into civilian life,” Murphy said. “For this reason, (the DEFEND Act) was put together to increase resources to provide transition assistance to our veterans.”
Joshua Johnson, the VARC interim department lead, also attended the event. As someone who grew up as an Air Force dependent, Johnson runs operations for veteran academic resources and outreach at UCF.
He said the main goal of Tuesday's commemoration was to let student veterans know there is a place for them at UCF.
“They are honored and respected here,” Johnson said. “We are here to serve because they served.”
Johnson said Murphy’s visit shows the UCF community not only supports student veterans but that representatives in Congress support them as well.
“She supports veterans and the work we do at UCF,” Johnson said.
Joao Pedro Vartanian, director of Student Affairs at UCF, shared his sentiments toward student veterans, which he said he has nurtured through his close relationship with VARC.
“It is important for us to create community support for the veterans,” Vartanian said.
The annual event this year concluded with some student veterans, UCF staff and Murphy planting over 1,400 small U.S. flags at the UCF Veterans Commemorative Site in honor of the more than 1,400 student veterans enrolled at UCF.
“To the service members and veterans here today, a heartfelt thank you,” Murphy said. “Thank you for the sacrifices you make to defend our country. Veterans fought fiercely for this country, and now UCF is doing a great job fighting for them.”


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It's been 40 years since France have beaten the All Blacks in Paris. Will that run end this weekend? Tracey Nelson looks at what history says and other key statistics ahead of Sunday's clash at Stade de France.
FRANCE v ALL BLACKS (Paris, Referee Jaco Peyper)
France have played the All Blacks 54 times, and have won just 12 of those games along with one draw. That draw was in 2002, and is the closest France have come to beating the All Blacks at Stade de France.
The last time the All Blacks lost a test match in France was in Marseille, 2000. It has been 40 years since France last beat the All Blacks in Paris (February 1973) at Parc de Prince, and France have only beaten the All Blacks at home twice in the last 20 years. The All Blacks are currently on an eight-game winning streak in Paris.
The All Blacks have named their most experienced forward pack in history, with a total of 538 caps.
Overall the All Blacks' starting lineup (853 caps) has more than twice as many caps as France. Charles Piutau is the only starting All Black with less than 10 caps.
The All Black pack also has the upper hand when it comes to weight, averaging 113 kg per player to France's 106kg.
In the June test series against France the All Blacks won 91 percent of their scrums and 85 percent of their lineouts. France won 91 percent of their scrums and 79 percent of their lineouts.
The All Blacks have scored a try against France in every test played at Stade de France, with a total tally of 11 tries from the four test matches played there.
If Dan Carter can score a try against France this weekend he will become the ninth All Black to have scored 30 test tries, and the first inside back to do so.
Richie McCaw will captain the All Blacks for a record 85th time this weekend, making him the most capped test captain in history. He overtakes Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll to claim this record.
This will be the fourth time Jaco Peyper has refereed the All Blacks. They have won all three previous test matches he has officiated in.
If the All Blacks beat France this weekend it will be France's fourth consecutive test loss. The last time they lost four consecutive matches was in 1989. Having had just one win in their last eight test matches, France are set to have their worst run since 1981/82 should they lose this weekend.


Last but not least, Samarkand. I said something in the last post about the level of craftsmanship in these cities, how it is unparalleled and unaffordable in today’s world. Well, this is entirely untrue. I kept seeing reprints of old lithographs depicting mysterious ruins that seemed to be of these ancient cities.
After a little research I discovered that the Soviet Union is responsible for starting the renovations of these cities, which the current government has continued. So, almost all of the marvellous facades and tilework are new. The renovation was started in the 1970’s for the most part. The nature of the work has been described as “aggressive,” and looking at the old pictures, this is apparent. Some say without intervention these sites would be gone (unlikely, they were there as late as 1995) while others are critical of the extreme rebuilding, which did away with the sense of age and mystery these places had. Indeed, the history of violence, the signs of age and the fragmented edifices I saw in pictures awoke in me that special and profound impression of time’s unforgiving path, the sense of witnessing the remains of a once great culture, memorials of a special moment dead and gone, a reflection of our own mortality and the futility of fighting time. The remodelled monuments are amazing, but I wish I could have seen the romantic forms of these destroyed mosques and madrassas as they faded back into piles of native stone.
Samarkand was designed by Amir Timur, also known as Tamerlane, who was known to be ruthless to his enemies- unless they were artisans. He made Samarkand hus capital and it was under constant construction in the 14th century. He would drive workers all night at times, and if he was dissatisfied with a finished product, it would be torn down and rebuilt. Samarkand has kept alive these skills, and these artisans were surely employed by the Soviets for the restoration, which is probably not a proper word: these are reconstructions. There were some earthquakes that destroyed much of the ruins after 500 years of war had ravaged the original buildings. Check out the pics:
The Bukhara madrassa, early 20th century above, modern day, below:
If you look closely you may notice that they were not always rebuilt precisely as they were originally: smaller arches, bigger facades, girthier buildings, differently shaped domes. The romanticism was covered up a bit. Bukhara, ast least, still has some veritable ruins. Perhaps they should preserve some of them from preservation.
This facade is rare because you never see animals depicted in Islamic art..
This is a bit of Samarkand’s history I found interesting:
Around 1425 the astronomer Ulugh Beg built what is now referred to as the Samarkand Observatory. It had a sextant 11 metres long and, calibrated along its length, it was the world’s largest 90-degree quadrant at the time. It was torn down by religious fanatics soon after in the year 1449.
Albeit crisp, clear, clean and tidy, these monuments are still exquisitely beautiful today. And in the case of Samarkand, they will charge you to see it.
There you have it.


Interpretation Response #PI-18-0010
Below is the interpretation response detail and a list of regulations sections applicable to this response.
Interpretation Response Details
Mr. David J. Chislea
Manager of Gas Operations
Michigan Public Service Commission
7109 West Saginaw Highway
Lansing, MI 48917
Dear Mr. Chislea:
In an April 4, 2018, letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), you requested an interpretation of 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 192. Specifically, you requested interpretation regarding requirements for inspection and testing of relief devices under § 192.731(a).
You asked for clarification of the applicability of § 192.731(a) as it relates to §§ 192.201, 192.739, and 192.743 for the inspection and testing of compressor station relief valves and which compressor station relief valves must be inspected under § 192.731(a). In addition, you provided summary of some interpretations; regulatory history, and enforcement actions relevant to this request.
You asked for interpretations related to the following questions:
1. Are compressor station relief valves that protect downstream facilities, when a pressure control failure causes an exceedance of MAOP (maximum allowable operating pressure), the only relief valves required to be inspected under 49 CFR 192.731(a)?
No. Section 192.731(a) states that "each pressure relieving device in a compressor station must be inspected and tested ...." Therefore all relief devices (overpressure control devices) used for MAOP overpressure control for gas flow, thermal, and redundant purposes in gas carrying transportation pipeline facilities in a compressor station must be installed, maintained and inspected in accordance with the applicable paragraphs of §§ 192.201, 192.731, 192.739, and 192.743. The relief devices must be sized and have set pressures for all operating conditions that can lead to MAOP overpressure in accordance with §§ 192.201, 192.739, and 192.743.
2. If the answer to question #1 is "no," what relief valves must be inspected at a minimum, such as thermal relief or redundant relief valves that were not explicitly installed to comply with the inspection and testing requirements of 49 CFR 192.731(a)?
All gas carrying transportation pipeline facilities in a compressor station must have MAOP overpressure control and must be maintained and inspected in accordance with applicable paragraphs of §§ 192.201, 192.731, 192.739, and 192.743.
3. If the answer to question #1 is "no," what inspection intervals are required on non-MAOP protecting relief valves (such as thermal relief or redundant relief valves), specifically in regards to:
a. 49 CFR 192.739?
Section 192.739 requires each relief valve to be inspected and tested to determine that it is adequate from the standpoint of relief volume (capacity) and MAOP, and tested for reliability and correct pressure setting based upon MAOP at least once each calendar year with intervals not to exceed 15 months.
b. 49 CFR 192.743?
Section 192.743 requires each relief valve to be reviewed and determined to have sufficient capacity by testing the device in place or by review and calculations, at least once each calendar year with intervals not to exceed 15 months.
c. 49 CFR 192.201?
Section 192.201 specifies capacity requirements for pressure relieving and limiting stations, but does not specify additional requirements (based upon relief valve function - gas flow, thermal, and redundant purposes) for testing relief valves, when testing them to meet the requirements of §§ 192.201, 192.731, 192.739, and 192.743.
Section 192.743 requires each relief valve to be reviewed, inspected and maintained for relief volume and MAOP and tested for reliability and correct pressure setting based upon MAOP once each calendar year with intervals not to exceed 15 months.
4. If the answer to question #1 is "no," how are non-MAOP protecting relief valves expected to comply with the requirement of 49 CFR 192.739 in regards to being "set to control or relieve at the correct pressure consistent with the pressure limits of § 192.201(a)" if they are not installed to limit MAOP but for a different purpose, such as redundant relief valves or thermal relief valves in the case of ASME pressure vessels?
Thermal relief valves installed on ASME pressure vessels would need to protect the pressure vessels, when all valves and connecting piping used to isolate the vessels are closed. The ASME pressure vessel thermal relief valve settings should be based upon the compressor station piping MAOP. If the ASME pressure vessel, isolation valves, connecting piping, and fittings used to isolate the ASME pressure vessel have a documented higher MAOP than the compressor station piping, then a higher MAOP may be used for the thermal relief set pressure.
Thermal relief or any redundant relief valves for gas transmission pipelines must be tested and maintained in accordance with applicable §§ 192.201, 192.731, 192.739, and 192.743.
If we can be of further assistance, please contact Tewabe Asebe at 202-366-5523.
John A. Gale
Director, Office of Standards
|§ 192.731||Compressor stations: Inspection and testing of relief devices|


A senior political affairs official at the United Nation, Rosemary DiCarlo has described the heavy fighting reported overnight at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power as both unacceptable and “highly irresponsible’’.
DiCarlo made the assertion while speaking to the UN Security Council on Friday.
The Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told the Security Council during an emergency meeting that radiation levels from nuclear plants are normal and the facility’s cooling system was not affected.
She said every effort must be taken to prevent a catastrophic nuclear incident.
She was joined by Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who offered to deploy rapidly to Ukraine to develop a framework aimed at ensuring the safety and security of the country’s nuclear facilities.
Briefing the 15-member Council a week after it failed to adopt a draft resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s ongoing actions in Ukraine, DiCarlo reported that cities there remain under heavy assault by Russian forces and over one million people have already fled across the country’s borders.
Those that remain in Ukraine are suffering heavy bombardments and shelling, with thousands of casualties reported – and that number is still growing.
Noting that the UN is expanding its work in response to the crisis, she reported that heavy fighting at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) overnight affected a training facility, and not the cooling system or power centre.
Describing the actions over recent hours as both unacceptable and “highly irresponsible,” the UN political chief reminded that attacks on nuclear power facilities run counter to international humanitarian law, specifically, Article 56 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions.
“The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 stands as a lasting example of why it is vital to ensure all nuclear power plants have the highest standards of safety and security,” she said.
Briefing the Council on a remote connection from a plane heading to Iran, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, reported that Russia informed his agency several days ago that its forces were moving into the area of Zaporizhzhia NPP.
They were met with opposition by Ukrainian civilians, but later hit, with a projectile missile, a building near the nuclear reactors, setting a fire, which has been extinguished.
While the plant’s operations continue normally, Groissi emphasised that “there is no normalcy about this situation when there are military forces in charge of the site.”
Against that backdrop, IAEA stands ready to travel to Ukraine as soon as possible, with the goal of establishing a framework to ensure that the safety and integrity of all nuclear facilities can be observed.
He emphasised that the mission would be restricted to nuclear safety and security, and in no way be connected to the political or diplomatic aspects of the crisis, which fall under the purview of the Security Council, NAN reports.


Friday, 27 July 2012
Sridevi in a still from English Vinglish. Photo Credit: Eros
Sridevi will make her international debut with screening of her newest, Gauri Shinde's English Vinglish, during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2012.
This will be Sridevi's first-ever film to premiere internationally and reportedly it's the linguistic characteristic of the film that got her the honors, reports Mid-Day.
The 48-year-old actress will dazzle the TIFF red carpet which slipped out of niece Sonam Kapoor's feet at the last minute last year. (Sonam's film Mausam headlining Shahid Kapoor in the lead had to pull out of the screening gala, due to objections raised by the Indian Air Force.)
English Vinglish is Sridevi's comeback film after her marriage to Boney Kapoor in 1996. The film is a funny and touching story about an Indian woman who struggles to learn the English language in order to please her husband and family.
Amitabh Bachchan plays a cameo in the film. It additionally features Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou and Priya Anand.
English Vinglish will clash at the box-office with Kareena Kapoor's Heroine on September 21.
It could not have gotten bigger for Sridevi than a premiere at one of the world's most prestigious International Film Festivals.
The screening schedule will be announced by TIFF on August 21.
Here's hoping Sridevi's film is a Super hit!


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To use punishment effectively, the owner has to have not only a perfect understanding of dog behavior but impeccable timing, as well.
Category: Courteous Canine
If you plan to adopt a dog, make sure to find a dog that’s compatible with children. Don’t make the mistake of so many adopters—looking for a puppy to “grow up” with a child.
Everyone thinks that dogs and kids are a natural combination. And they are—a natural disaster!
Dogs do bark. . . . and they shed and they chase things and they dig and any number of other doggie activities. To take any of these away from dogs is to take away their—well, their dogness.
To a dog, “No" means nothing! No matter how many times you say it or how loud, it just does not mean anything.
My experience in 20 years of dog training has been that the "rescued" dogs are most prone to developing separation anxiety.
OK, here it is: The number-one tip from the pros. Dog show people use it, movie trainers use it, and modern dog trainers use it.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this! My sarcastic side wants to ask if the dog is deaf. . .

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The coffee plant is native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Coffee plants produce bright red “cherries,” which contain the coffee beans. The green coffee beans are seeds that you can germinate to produce a new coffee plant. Green coffee beans are difficult and slow to germinate, so be sure to start with at least 10 beans to increase your odds of getting one to germinate properly and grow into a coffee plant. Thankfully, after you get a green coffee bean to germinate and sprout into a plant, the coffee plant is easy to grow.
Soak the green coffee beans in water for about 24 hours. Remove only the beans that have developed a small, white bump on their ends and discard the others.
Fill 4-inch planter pots that have drainage holes in the bottom with lightweight potting soil mixed with vermiculite. Plant two seeds in each pot, with the flat side down and about 1 to 1 ½ inches deep into the potting mix.
Water the planter pots until you see the water draining from the bottom drainage holes. Spread clear plastic wrap over the pots.
Place the pots in bright, indirect sunlight. Keep the air temperatures warm around the green coffee beans, around 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Water the seeds lightly once every two or three days to keep the potting soil moist but not wet.


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Securing finance to buy a house are hard, which explains why it is crucial to ensure the job is mistake free. Below is a listing of recommendations to adhere to.
1. Be truthful regarding the budget
One typical reason why home loan applications get declined are missed bill re re payments. a borrower that is potential credit rating is closely scrutinised by their plumped for lender. Any bills that are overlooked be specially expensive, claims Belinda Williamson, representative for Mortgage solution.
“Your credit score ought to be squeaky clean if you need a mortgage,” she claims. “Generally, a default is noted on your credit history after 3 months of missed payments for a financial obligation commitment. That which you give consideration to one easy standard, state, on a phone bill or household bill, could hinder you against getting a mortgage approval for a great 5 years or maybe more.”
Williamson claims that the way that is easiest to prevent this might be to cover your bills “on time, each and every time.” She additionally advises checking your credit report just before application: this is bought from internet sites such as www.mycreditfile.com.au.
Imagine if you have issues in your past? Justin Doobov, managing manager of separate large financial company smart Finance, states that most is certainly not lost.
“with it,” he says if you have a default, let your broker know upfront and they can select a lender that is OK. “We settled that loan for a customer that has a $40,000 standard. We had been in a position to give an explanation for circumstances as to the reasons it took place plus the loan provider authorized the mortgage without concern.”
2. Make certain you declare all your valuable costs
Forgetting to say something such as a crisis charge card can also be a common issue, and something that may derail a software, states Doobov.
“we have actually seen some customers perhaps not reveal their five bank cards вЂ“ and sometimes even costs associated with their kids вЂ“ if they arrived at us. Needless to say, whenever we manage to get thier bank statements we come across most of the re payments to your http://speedyloan.net/uk/payday-loans-cam/ different charge card businesses, youngster care costs and school cost re payments when it comes to children.
“If a loan provider sees this, chances are they are going to decrease the mortgage as a result of non-disclosure. You need to be honest at the start and acquire an approval that’ll be honoured.”
3. Employment woes
Loan providers like borrowers who possess a somewhat stable present employment record вЂ“ at least six to 12 months or maybe more in your task, receiving income that is regular.
“you are looking to buy a property, seriously reconsider one or the other,” says Sheppard if you are looking to change company at the same time. “Stay in the employment that is same minimum and soon you have actually the mortgage. You have enough money saved to cover mortgage repayments and lifestyle costs for a few months or even more, should it not work out if you are determined to change jobs, ensure.”
4. Paperwork snafus
It really is a easy thing вЂ“ but an important one. The paperwork that lenders need could be significant, which is important to have it right: turning in your property application for the loan with no documents needed because of the loan provider can lead to the mortgage application returning and forth into the lender a true quantity of that time period without outcome.
At worst, devoid of the paperwork that is right hand can derail purchases completely.
“you end up getting a conditional approval that has lots of conditions,” says Doobov if you only send in part of the information the bank asks for. “The difficulty comes whenever you find a residential property and deliver when you look at the information that is remaining. You will be vulnerable to the lending company perhaps maybe not liking something that they see as well as the loan provider then has a way to decrease your loan.”
Utilizing home financing broker to manage the paperwork has become the fastest and easiest method to make sure you get it appropriate: nevertheless, if you are going it alone, make sure to browse the loan provider’s instructions meticulously many times. Keep in mind, if you are setting up an application that is joint you will have to offer proof for each applicant.
It’s also advisable to make certain you submit documents that the financial institution wants, maybe perhaps not substitutes: Aussie mortgages usually sees consumers whom repeatedly send various other documents as compared to people requested, such as for instance ATO Tax Assessment Notices as opposed to group certificates or bank statements pay that is showing deposited instead of pay-slips.
5. Knowing your limits
It really is all too an easy task to get swept up in enthusiastically looking for home without once you understand just how much you are able to borrow. Sheppard’s heard many stories of purchasers finding their perfect home or investment, before maneuvering to a loan provider to get they cannot borrow sufficient to pay it off.
“that is a lot more of a significant situation whenever a customer has made an effective offer at auction and unexpectedly can not show up along with the rest of this dollars, since they can lose part or all their deposit,” she adds.
It is possible to avoid dissatisfaction and/or losing your deposit by looking for that loan pre-approval before shopping for home. They are often legitimate for three to 6 months.
6. Not once you understand financing requirements
Lenders while the home loan insurers behind them strive to a broad number of requirements whenever determining whether or not to approve a mortgage.
They often times have actually limitations around home sizes, postcodes, high thickness structures and selection of other aspects. As an example, many lenders place limitations in the optimum quantity they will certainly lend on properties in local towns, meaning you may have to show up with a more substantial deposit.
Make your best effort to ensure that you know what rules you must work by before heading away in the hunt вЂ“ or else you could find additional conditions on your loan or the job denied entirely.
The best way to work on this would be to seek down a mortgage pre-approval before searching for home. Nonetheless, only a few pre-approvals are corresponding to other people: Aussie mortgage loans spokesperson Brooke Stoddart suggests you get a ‘fully assessed’ pre-approval that you should ensure.
“Some loan providers issue a automated pre-approval without any assessment,” she commentary. “This often has a full page of disclaimers and it is pretty worthless.”
7. Not doing your research
Not really considering your choices within the place that is first derail the job. Various loan providers provide greatly various loan amounts: Lender A may lend you $330,000, while Lender B will offer $370,000 and Lender C might not accept your house loan after all.
Consequently, you need to be proactive when you have done your numbers and know very well what you can easily genuinely manage: cannot restrict your search to simply 1 or 2 loan providers.
Sheppard warns that you should not take the greatest loan you will get, either.
“Don’t be lured to opt for one that will lend you the essential, since you may quickly learn you are extended away from limitations and have to offer up,” she claims. “Be sure you might be alert to exactly what dedication it is possible to easily manage, with rates of interest as of this level and a few percentage points greater, and understand your allowance returning to front side.”
8. Not receiving the loan structure that is right
“an error lots of people make is they appear for the financial institution utilizing the cheapest interest then try to change their position to match that loan provider’s policy,” says Doobov. “which is like visiting the $2 store to purchase a suit then attempting to tailor it to check and fit you better.”
Doobov reviews that it is much wiser to map down the required loan structure and features first, and then begin doing your research for loan providers which will accept the mortgage framework at a reduced price.
“This saves customers 1000s of dollars, it will cater for their needs now and well into the future,” he adds as they then have the right structured loan and.
Having the loan that is right the initial spot is specially very important to investors, who usually intend to make utilization of loan features like offset accounts and redraw facilities вЂ“ and may save from expensive interest re payments and refinances further down the track.

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Hill+Knowlton Strategies launches African expansion plan with six offices
Hill+Knowlton Strategies is opening six offices in Africa as it strengthens its focus on the continent.
Jack Martin: Hill+Knowlton Strategies CEO
The strategy includes the launch of new bases in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ghana — and the near-term formation of offices in Nigeria and South Africa.
Jack Martin, global chairman and CEO of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, said: ‘The pan-African strategy culminates years of successful research by H+K in emerging markets, particularly in Africa, where we see the potential for exponential growth for current and prospective clients.
'Investing in Africa is a key pillar of H+K’s global strategy, as we are committed to the continent’s tremendous development potential and diverse cultures across the region.’
The move comes after Edelman shifted its global structuring to take in growth within Asia and Africa.
‘Our strategy recognises that sustained growth of businesses, local or multinational, can best be supported by experienced, homegrown talent with a pan-African perspective’ said Alexander Döll, the first CEO of H+K Strategies Africa, who previously led H+K’s East Africa operation.
‘This plan ensures we have the local knowledge and experience needed to expand that world-class service across the continent.’
H+K Strategies entered the sub-Saharan Africa region in May 2009 through a joint venture with Scangroup, a Kenya-based marketing and comms firm listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), with an office opening in Nairobi.
The outfit has supported global, multinational and local brands, including Procter & Gamble, Nokia, Coca-Cola, Airtel, Nestlé, Emirates, Standard Chartered, Sony, De La Rue and DHL.
This article was first published on prweek.com
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Does The Transmafia Want To Cancel Hogwarts Legacy Because They Hate Fun?
One of the biggest game releases of 2023 so far is Hogwarts Legacy which is dropping February 10 (there are some pre-order options as well). The game is expected to be one of the best releases of 2023 considering the slate of releases set for the year.
The entire gaming community is collectively thrilled for the game to come out which means of course, progressives must try and ruin it because joy cannot be tolerated.
The transmafia is trying to organize a boycott of the game because J.K. Rowling, the creator of Hogwarts through her work the Harry Potter franchise, has had the audacity to recognize the validity of womanhood and the importance of celebrating and protecting women and the word woman in workplaces, colleges and even in vocabulary. WHAT AN EXTREMIST!?
The transmafia refers to women like Rowling as “TERFs” meaning Transexclusionary Radical Feminists. Meanwhile the transmafia does not seem to perceive that for some reason the trans movement is only interested in replacing women and no one is really making a push for transmen to, for example, compete in men’s sports. No one is screaming from the rooftops that products should be for “persons who ejaculate” or “persons with a prostate.” It only seems to be products made for women that need to be more “inclusive.” The totally patriarchal trans bullying is just another way for men to keep women down and women like J.K. Rowling are just pointing it out.
But for the trans community it’s their way or the highway. What started out as a movement to let people live peacefully however they want to live is now a movement to change everything about society to cater to a very tiny group of people. We shouldn’t have common sense rules for bathrooms and sports and etc. because the feelings of 10 people might get a little hurt. The party of science folks!
Of course, Hogwarts Legacy couldn’t have paid for better publicity. It was already going to be the top game of the quarter but now if a regular America gamer wasn’t planning to drop the $60 right away, they definitely will now just to shut up the voice of the transmafia which really is only popular with elitists and progressive sycophants.
Order Hogwarts Legacy here or on your preferred console store.

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‘Annoying’, ‘vexatious’, ‘irritating’, ‘teasing’—Spring this year is all of these things. After a few glorious weeks of forsythia, daffodils and crocuses, came the rains, gray skies, dropping temperatures. We had a playful peekaboo sun early in the week, then a hailstorm trashed my herb garden.
Since early April, though, farmers’ markets hereabouts have been awash in springtime produce: especially fresh greens, monk’s beard, artichokes, rhubarb and asparagus. And nettles!
Spring menus with nettles
On a Sunday afternoon cycle into France during this spring’s false start, I stopped for lunch at La Couronne d’Or in Leyman, just across the border. The restaurant offers a full menu through the day, which makes it an ideal destination outside standard mealtimes.
The restaurant is both stylish and casual, its menu seasonally tasty. For an appetizer, I had terrine d’ortie, a flavorful nettle terrine, served with bacon-studded quick bread and horseradish sauce. My perfect slice of green was followed by a fish gratin that deserved more appetite than I could summon. My companions asked the owner to identify the terrine ingredients, which we had guessed to be everything from parsley to cheese or eggs. “Seulement d’ortie,” Madame, he replied. “Only nettles!”
A week ago, I joined Jack and Silvia of Laughing Lemon for an evening of cooking with springtime veggies. We made a rhubarb-strawberry pie. We sampled Italian tomatoes, Swiss radishes, raw asparagus and yes—raw nettles. And for me, who adores any kind of risotto, there was something new to try: risotto with white asparagus and nettles as the signature ingredients.
The nourishment of nettles
Nettles are not exactly a designer foodstuff. After all, they can be had for free along the roadside. But they’re chock full of vitamin C and other antioxidants. They kept much of Europe nourished through two world wars.
A little foraging online brings up more information than one home cook needs to know, but I like Austerity Kitchen’s post on the weed (complete with an instructional rhyme). And thanks to Smithsonian Magazine, I’ve added this recipe for nettle soup to my repertoire.
Said to be the remedy for everything from asthma to hair loss, the claims for the health benefits of stinging nettles are many. I like them because they’re bright green and scream “Spring!” Until the real thing is well and truly here, that will have to suffice.