The joint task force comprises of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC), PNG Defense Force (PNGDF) and the Correctional Service.
“The Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for the 2022 National General Elections Operations was presented to my office for approval and was signed off. The General Orders are being drafted within the next week or so for briefing to our commanders on the ground,” Commissioner Manning said.
There are three parts to the joint security operations, the pre-national election operations, and the election proper. The post national election operations also covers the formation of government and the NATO 2022 debriefing.
He said that the RPNGC is negotiating with the Treasury Department to release funds to start preparing for the first phase of the operation. This includes intelligence gathering, community policing, media and publication, and pre-deployment training of the integrated joint security forces.
“We currently have a strength of 6700 police personnel nationwide. There are 548 members retiring this year as they have reached the compulsory retirement age so we will have just over 6000 manpower strength by December.
“However, we expect to boost our number to 10,000 with the engagement of reserve police members and the inclusion of PNG Defense Force and Correctional Services personnel.”
The applications for reservists closed on July 14, with approximately 16,000 applications received. Of the applications, 6000 were electronic and 10,000 hard copy applications.
Commissioner Manning said the training of reservists would take place from November to March 2022, with the draft Reservist policy currently being developed.
He added that the Memorandum of Understanding between the RPNGC and provincial governments would commence when the Reservist Policy is approved.
“We do not have the security personnel nor the resources to adequately cover the nation so we will be relying a lot on intelligence gathering, a massive media campaign and community policing.
“It is through intelligence gathering we will identify and target potential threats. It is through intelligence gathering that will determine the distribution of our security personnel.
“We expect the worst but as usual bank on the people’s goodwill and genuine desire to have a safe and secure 2022 National General Elections nationwide,” said Manning.


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Why Kim Kardashian West’s Kids Make Khloé Kardashian ‘Want a Boy’
Over the years, Kim Kardashian West has acquired a massive following that is fully invested in her every move. In fact, Kardashian West’s fans’ obsession with her is only outmatched by the obsession that they have for her family, espeically her kids. Together with her husband, Kanye West, Kardashian West parents four beautiful children.
Now a family of six, Kardashian West has been open about how the arrival of your youngest child has finally brought a sense of synergy to her home. “They love him. He has helped everyone come together. So now everyone gets along. Everyone loves each other. Everyone is helpful. And everyone loves him. Like, obsessed with him,” Kardashian West shared with People about how her other kids have adjusted to their baby brother.
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With four young kids, having everyone get along is no small feat. Each of Kardashian’s children seemingly have different demeanors and interests. The eldest, North West, is six with a knack for both fashion and makeup. Kardashian West’s eldest son, Saint West, just made four years old and is famed for his big smile and kind-hearted demeanor. Kardashian West has revealed that she believes Chicago West, who is just one month shy of two, has the most personality out of her children and baby Psalm West, who just made seven months, is shaping up to be a real sweetheart.
But, Psalm isn’t the only sweetheart in the family. Apparently, he takes after his older brother Saint. Kardashian West has been candid about how enamored she is with her boys and their sweet behavior. She recently posted a picture of the male kids snuggled up together on her Instagram page. “Saint said he’s gonna pretend to sleep with his brother. He always wants a pic to capture every moment. You have no idea how sweet my boys are!” the KKW Beauty owner shared.
Kim Kardashian West posts sweet photos to Instagram
But, the SKIMS CEO isn’t the only one enchanted by the sweet nature of her children. On December 6, 2019, Kardashian West took to her Instagram page to share more photos of her boys. In the picture, Saint West is grinning while his arms are wrapped around his younger brother. “It doesn’t get much sweeter than this,” the KKW Fragrance owner captioned the post about her kids. The pictures have already racked up over 4 million likes and nearly 16,000 comments. Amongst those commenting was none other than Kardashian West’s younger sister, Khloé Kardashian.
Khloé Kardashian is obsessed with her nephews
“Honestly!!!!! They make me want a boy,” Khloé Kardashian gushed about her nephews, alluding that their sweetness with one another made her want to have more kids. The Good American owner is already a mother to her one-year-old daughter, True. The two have a reality TV series in the works and often the Revenge Body host refers to her daughter as her “best friend.”
Does the Revenge Body host want another baby
Seeing Khloé Kardashian’s commentary, many fans were supportive of her wanting to have more kids. “@khloekardashian boys are fun and honestly a little easier than girls! lol 😘! @kimkardashian this is a sweet picture! Thank you for sharing!” one enthusiastic fan wrote. Others took the time to compliment her on baby True. “Your daughter is so precious and beautiful …She definitely got the best of both of her parents!” another fan wrote. Only time will tell if Khloé Kardashian will give True a brother. However, if her desire is to have more kids, we wish her the best of luck with that goal.

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Anglo: Sean Quinn was 'an eternal optimist' on bank shares
SEAN Quinn was the eternal optimist when it came to his belief in Anglo Irish Bank shares, a jury at the Criminal Courts of Justice has been told.
The jury in the trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank directors was told how the one-time tycoon's indirect stake in the bank got as high as 28pc or 29pc in March 2008.
Falling share prices in 2008 and 2007 meant the Quinn Group was forced to borrow more and more from Anglo Irish Bank to fund the bet, but Mr Quinn remained convinced the shares would eventually recover.
"How low can they go?" was Mr Quinn's attitude, the former chief executive of Quinn Group told the jury.
"He had an underlying belief the shares would recover," Liam McCaffrey added.
Mr McCaffrey was giving evidence on the second day of the trial of three men charged with permitting the former Anglo Irish Bank to illegally provide financial aid to investors to fund the purchase of shares in the bank.
He outlined how Mr Quinn's bet on Anglo Irish Bank shares through so-called contracts for difference (CFD) led the Quinn family to ultimately pledge all of the shares in the Quinn Group to the bank in exchange for loans of hundreds of millions of euro made to the group.
The CFD holding was built up outside the main Quinn Group as part of a strategy to provide members of the Quinn family with independent wealth, he said. The strategy "went fatally wrong in the end", he said.
Mr Quinn is expected to give his own evidence today.
Economist Seamus Coffey explained to the jury how investing in CFDs instead of in shares was like betting on a horse rather than owning a horse.
If shares rise in value, the investor could make a lot of money, but if shares fell, brokers would make "margin calls", meaning they would demand more money upfront to keep the bets open, Mr Coffey said.
A jury of eight women and seven men in the trial of Sean FitzPatrick (65), from Greystones in Co Wicklow; 51-year-old Patrick Whelan, of Malahide in Dublin; and 63-year-old William McAteer, of Rathgar in Dublin, heard evidence from the first witnesses, including Mr McCaffrey and Mr Coffey, for the first time yesterday.
The three accused men have pleaded not guilty to 16 charges of unlawfully providing financial assistance to individuals for the purpose of buying shares in Anglo Irish Bank in 2008.
Mr Whelan has also denied seven charges of being privy to the fraudulent alteration of a loan facility letter.
Mr McCaffrey told the court that he and Mr Quinn met Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm and the bank's chairman Sean FitzPatrick at the Ardboyne Hotel in Navan in September 2007 where the main topic of discussion was the CFD holding.
"Sean (Quinn) told David and Sean that it was at 24pc. They were concerned at the level of it. Sean (FitzPatrick) seemed quite surprised."
Mr Quinn's stake in Anglo Irish Bank had risen to 28pc by the following March, Mr McCaffrey said.
By then the brokers were making "margin calls" on Mr Quinn because the Anglo share price was falling, Mr McCaffrey said.
These were around the magnitude of "two, three hundred million, a significant amount of money", Mr McCaffrey said.
Money to fund the calls was coming from Anglo.
A plunge in share prices in March 17, 2008, led to the date being referred to as the "St Patrick's Day Massacre", the jury heard.
At the March 24 meeting, it was suggested Mr Quinn would get out of CFD holding. Some of the shares would be purchased under the "Quinn umbrella" and the rest sold.
But Mr Quinn did not accept that proposal, Mr McCaffrey said.
At a later meeting, however, it was agreed to move forward with this "unwinding" of the CFDs. Mr McCaffrey said Mr Quinn's attitude was "one of reluctant agreement".
It would mean 15pc of what at that stage was a 25pc CFD holding being purchased outright by the Quinn family and 10pc being "placed" or sold in the market.
Mr Quinn "reluctantly agreed" to that deal, the court heard.
The other witnesses called yesterday were Natasha Mercer, a former Company Secretary at Anglo Irish Bank. She explained the workings of its board of directors, including responsibilities of executive and non executive board members, how often the board met and where.
Witness Aisling McArdle, of the Irish Stock Exchange, was questioned about movements in the price of the bank's share in 2007 and 2008, which are tracked by the Stock Exchange.
Charts based on share price data prepared by Ms McArdle were show to the jury.
"The dubious honour of being the first witness in this case" in the words of a prosecution lawyer, went to Claire Pyke of the Companies Registration Office.
She gave evidence in relation to the history of Anglo Irish Bank, including previous names for the bank and the times at which directors in the bank were appointed.


When loss of a friend is a turning point for saving lives
It was the night Natalie Odipo watched her friend, neighbor, and supporter die gasping for breath that she decided she was getting oxygen for the health facility that she and her family had set up in rural Kenya over 30 years ago.
Three sets of twins in the first 3 weeks of getting oxygen—that’s the story of saving lives now at Disciples of Mercy, which serves thousands of people in this rural community on the outskirts of Kisumu town in Western Kenya.
Jennie Roberts—Natalie’s mother—founded the health center to provide integrated and quality healthcare to this rural community. However, Natalie and her team were forced to refer any cases of respiratory distress, chest pains and deliveries of twins to the city in the absence of oxygen.
“That’s the life giver! Having oxygen means bringing services to the door of the people instead to having to trek through the night to reach a big hospital,” says Natalie. “We get patients from rural areas. Once people knew that we had oxygen they have started coming here. Now that we have oxygen we are confident. The mothers are confident.”
When babies come with breathing problems and people with asthmatic attacks, crucial time was lost in setting up nebulizers.
“Oxygen is so quick. And it’s so easy.
We don’t refer anybody now for such problems.
There’s no reason to do so.”
The facility tried getting oxygen from the leading private provider way back in 2006. “The humidifier broke down in a month. The provider didn’t have the part. Then by the time they got it, the regulator price had doubled. Then there was a problem with the seal. And we were charged a yearly fee which was costing us 10 times more than the price of the gas.”
It just didn’t make sense for the facility to continue with that service. Till 2015, it made do with concentrators which again developed problems very soon. “We needed oxygen and somebody who does maintenance and training on top of supplying oxygen. Hewa Tele is doing that,” says Natalie.
She needed someone she could call up for minor problems. She didn’t want companies that said they would send a technician from Nairobi, and she would never see them.
“I was concerned that Hewa Tele was a local manufacturing company and whether it would be able to give me the services. I made a few calls to the big hospitals that they are supplying and I was convinced it was genuine and it was legitimate. Doctors said the training was happening. So we went ahead and went for it.”
“If we had oxygen, he would have been alive today,” says Natalie, remembering the night she lost her friend of 30 years. The loss of her friend’s death still grieves Natalie, but today she is confident and happy that the facility is equipped to prevent such scenarios.


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Beloved Louisiana poet and emeritus Louisiana Poet Laureate Darrel Bourque returns to UL Press with migraré, a masterful exploration of the ancient Arabic ghazal form of poetry, keyed to the abstract expressionistic paintings of Louisiana artist Bill Gingles. Using this hypnotic form and Gingles’s paintings as a canvas and foundation, Bourque conjures a vivid, imagistic meditation on pressing issues of migration, difference, and acceptance in the modern world.
About the Author
Darrell Bourque is professor emeritus in English (University of Louisiana Lafayette) and a former Louisiana Poet Laureate. He is the 2014 recipient of the Writer Award from the Louisiana Festival of the Book. His books include In Ordinary Light, Conversations in Verse (with Jack B. Bedell), Where I Waited, Megan’s Guitar and Other Poems from Acadie, and From the Other Side: Henriette Delille (Yellow Flag Press). His newest work, migraré, will be released later this year by UL Press. Bourque is the recipient of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities 2019 Humanist of the Year Award and was recently named the recipient of the Dr. James Oliver-Monsignor Sigur Award by the Louisiana Council on Human Relations for his work in the areas of social justice and inclusion for minorities and the marginalized.
Praise for migraré
“What a beauty of a book. Poetically and artistically, it’ll lift your heart and free your spirit. ‘We were all sons & daughters moving,’ says one poem, ‘sons & daughters moving us into the darling world / we move inside of, the darling world we pass through.’ Let Darrell Bourque and Bill Gingles be your guides to that world, reader—I’m so glad they’re mine.”
–David Kirby, author of More Than This

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Here's the weather map for the mid-Atlantic region for this coming Tuesday.
When we lived in Maryland, it seemed like we were always straddling the rain/snow line for all the winter storms. Apparently this has not changed much. Although Philadelphia appears to be just inside the "wintry mix" area, we are just a bit northwest and therefore right on the line.
The weather gurus are also forecasting heavy rain and coastal flooding, oh joy. Ever since the Mighty Schuylkill flooded last spring, I get kinda hinky when there's a lot of rain in the forecast. I'm not particularly eager to reenact our midnight ride (and walk back) down the Schuylkill River Trail, especially in December. It hasn't happened again, thankya Jesus, but I'd rather not test my nervous system like that.
I think the weather gods must have read yesterday's post and decided to punish me for complaining about cold rain. "You don't like cold rain? Okay then, how about some nice wintry mix??"
Wintry mix. Time to stock up on milk, bread, and toilet paper!
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India is South Asia’s nation. It is the seventh-biggest nation by region and the second-most populous nation in the globe. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. Furthermore, it is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the south, the Arab Sea to the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southeast.
India is nicely-regarded all more than the globe for lots of doable motives. Having said that, 1 of the lots of motives why India is popular is since of its temples and majestic castles. One particular notable instance would be the Taj Mahal.
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Amritsar is dwelling to the Golden Temple, 1 of India’s most impressive landmarks. The fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Das, constructed the temple in 1577. It is the Sikhs’ religious capital. In addition, the temple acquired its name from the physique of water about the Golden Temple, which means “Holy Pool of Nectar”. The exquisite Golden Temple attracts pilgrims from all more than the globe, and the quantity of guests it gets rivals that of the Taj Mahal.
As the popular lakes and palaces city, this is India’s most romantic city. It is a should-pay a visit to in order to immerse your self in the splendour of the empire. Considerably of the sprawling City Palace was turned into a museum by the royal loved ones, containing valuable memorabilia.
This provides an outstanding chance to appear at their lives. A further attractive issue about Udaipur is the exceptional worth it delivers! There are so lots of low cost and romantic hotels to remain at overlooking the water.
Hampi is 1 of Karnataka’s most common web-sites to pay a visit to. There you will obtain Vijayanagar’s captivating ruins, the final capital of 1 of the most substantial Hindu kingdoms not only in the state but in the history of India. The laid-back atmosphere draws most travellers who get pleasure from staying for a although and hanging out.
According to UNESCO, Hampi is an “austere, grandiose site” of much more than 1,600 remains of the final terrific Hindu kingdom in South India, which consists of “forts, riverside capabilities, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, mandapas, memorial structures, water structures, and other individuals.”
Ellora is a UNESCO Planet Heritage Website in Maharashtra, India’s Aurangabad district. It is 1 of the world’s biggest rock-reduce monastery-temple cave complexes with Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain temples and artwork dating back to the 600–1000 CE period.
The web-site has much more than 100 caves, all excavated in the Charanandri Hills from the basalt cliffs, 34 of which are open to the public. While the caves served as monasteries, temples, and a pilgrims’ rest cease, the position of the web-site on an ancient South Asian trade route also created it a prominent purchasing centre in the Deccan area.
Varanasi, 1 of India’s major religious web-sites, is fairly various from any other town. This ancient holy city shows its rites publicly along the quite a few riverside ghats made use of to burn the bodies of the dead.
In reality, it provides exceptional insight into India’s ancient traditions. Varanasi became popular for its muslin and silk fabrics, perfumes, ivory functions, and sculpture as an critical industrial centre. It is assumed that Buddha founded Buddhism about 528 BCE when he gave his initial sermon close to the region.
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The Evolution of the Lottery Industry
The casting of lots to make decisions and determine fates has a long record in human history (see, for example, the Bible). Lotteries, which involve selling tickets with the possibility of winning prize money, are of much more recent origin, but they have quickly become popular, especially with state governments.
Most states now have lotteries, although a few are still considering them. The lottery industry is characterized by its rapid growth and continuing evolution. Public policy in this area is made piecemeal and incrementally, with few, if any, comprehensive plans for the lottery. As a result, the lottery industry’s ongoing evolution often trumps the original policies set in place. This situation makes it very difficult for legislators and other public officials to control the lottery.
Lottery revenues typically increase dramatically following their introduction, but they eventually level off and sometimes decline. To counter this, the industry introduces new games to maintain or grow revenues. This is not a good strategy, however, as it tends to promote a reliance on luck and the notion that it is impossible to predict whether you will win or lose. This, in turn, tends to create a cycle of increasing lottery advertising and lowering odds of winning.
While the public’s desire to gamble is unquestionable, the lottery industry is based on a false economic principle. Its advocates argue that the lottery is a source of “painless” revenue, meaning that players voluntarily spend their money for the benefit of a specific public good, such as education. This argument is particularly effective during times of fiscal stress, when voters fear state government will cut services or raise taxes. However, studies show that the popularity of lotteries is not related to a state’s objective fiscal condition.
Many people believe that the more tickets they buy, the better their chances of winning are. While this may be true to some extent, it is important for people to remember that each ticket has a different chance of being drawn. Therefore, it is crucial for people to have a plan before playing the lottery.
One plan for playing the lottery is to join a syndicate. A syndicate allows players to pool their resources and buy more tickets. This increases the chances of winning, but also decreases the amount of money that a person wins each time. In addition, it is a great way to build friendships with fellow lottery players. However, it is important to note that a successful syndicate requires a good deal of planning and patience. It is also essential to avoid superstitions. For instance, it is advisable not to choose numbers that end in the same digits or numbers that appear frequently in previous draws. Furthermore, it is important to avoid patterns or rely on hunches, as these can be very dangerous. Lastly, it is also important to keep in mind that the lottery is a game of chance, not skill. As such, players should stick to a proven strategy to improve their odds of winning.

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Hosting a Star Wars™ Reads Day event is always fun, but can be a little daunting. Here are some tips and tricks we've learned over the years to help make your Star Wars Reads Day event a successful one!
Do a Round of Star Wars Trivia
Test the knowledge of young and old fans alike with trivia on different themes from the Star Wars universe. From the various creatures in the galaxy to the different gadgets and tech used, trivia is the perfect way to get everyone excited about the whole saga.
Host a Drawing Event
With so many unique characters, creatures, droids, and more, Star Wars is full of so many great things to draw. Pick a topic such as a famous scene or character and have attendees sketch their favorites on a piece of paper. Afterward, post them on a board or on the wall throughout the event and then have attendees take them home as a keepsake.
Organize a Costume Contest and Parade
Encourage your patrons to come dressed as their favorite classic Star Wars characters. Arrange a costume parade through your school, library, or store. Remember, it’s important to embrace and be respectful of fans of ALL ages—make your costumed customers feel welcome whether they’re 5 or 45.


Crude oil futures continued their ascent on Tuesday, settling at their highest level since July 2015 after an energy watchdog lifted its demand forecast for this year and predicted that production cuts by major oil-producing nations will rebalance the market, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, January West Texas Intermediate crude added 15 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $52.98 a barrel after trading as high as $53.41 a barrel.
On the London ICE Futures Exchange, February Brent crude, the global benchmark, gained 3 cents, or less than 0.1%, to finish at $55.72 a barrel. Prices for both WTI and Brent crude edged above Monday’s finish to again mark their highest levels in about 17 months.
In late November, OPEC agreed to curb production by 1.2 million barrels a day. Over the weekend, 11 non-OPEC countries including Russia agreed to cut their output by 558,000 barrels a day. The total sum represents almost 2% of global supply.
Monthly domestic government data released Monday showed that oil production from seven major U.S. shale plays is forecast to see a monthly rise—by 2,000 barrels a day—to 4.542 million barrels a day in January from December.
Weekly data on domestic crude oil supplies will be released by the American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday and the Energy Information Administration early Wednesday. Forecast analysts indicate that the EIA report calls for a decline of crude stockpiles between 1 million and 2 million barrels.
The International Energy Agency now sees global demand growth of 1.4 million barrels a day this year, up 120,000 barrels from its previous forecast. For 2017, the agency sees growth of 1.3 million barrels a day.
The top energy watchdog said global inventories should start to shrink in the first half of 2017, given the agreement by producers to cut their oil output. A worldwide supply glut is a key reason crude prices have been under selling pressure in recent years.
“The deal is for six months, and we should allow time for it to be implemented before reassessing our market outlook. Success means the reinforcement of prices and revenue stability for producers after two difficult years; failure risks starting a fourth year of stock builds and a possible return to lower prices,” the Paris-based agency said in its monthly report.
OPEC will release its monthly oil report on Wednesday.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, January natural gas fell 3.3 cents, or 0.9%, to end trading at $3.474 per million British thermal units after dropping nearly 6.4% on Monday.


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The District of Columbia's non-voting House member, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), is fired up about the possibility of a government shutdown. "This is the functional equivalent of bombing innocent civilians," she told local Fox 5 last night. "It's time the District of Columbia told the Congress to go straight to hell."
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Wideband High-Gain Directly Coupled Circularly Polarized Mi-crostrip Patch Antenna with Shorting Pin
T. Biradar, K. Reddy
Available Online December 2016.
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- Square patch antenna, circular polarization, shorting pin, suspended and directly-coupled antenna
- A wideband circularly polarized microstrip patch (CP MPA) antenna directly coupled with single feed structure is proposed for wide axial ratio bandwidth (AR BW). The antenna is basically designed for circular polarization and is composed of suspended near square patch with diagonal single feed. The near square patch is directly coupled with two neighbour parasitic patches. By loading a shorting pin in the diagonal of the parasitic patch, wide AR BW and high gain is obtained. The design is carried out at the 3 Ghz as centre frequency. The proposed antenna is fabricated and measured for radiation patterns. The square patch with two nearly square parasitic patches has been directly coupled. This configuration has a simulated and measured, 10-dB return-loss band-width (RL BW) of 13.3% and 16.06% respectively. This configuration yields simulated 3 dB AR BW of 6.79%, with an average gain of 8.5dBi across the AR frequency range with the above defined centre frequency.
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TY - CONF AU - T. Biradar AU - K. Reddy PY - 2016/12 DA - 2016/12 TI - Wideband High-Gain Directly Coupled Circularly Polarized Mi-crostrip Patch Antenna with Shorting Pin BT - International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing 2016 (ICCASP 2016) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 557 EP - 561 SN - 1951-6851 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/iccasp-16.2017.81 DO - https://doi.org/10.2991/iccasp-16.2017.81 ID - Biradar2016/12 ER -


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Item SpecificsCondition: Pre-owned
Region code: PAL
The game is in overall acceptable condition. There is permanent marking on the back of the cartridge and light signs of wear to the label. The box and manual are not included.
Super Mario Land, the plumber's first outing on the Game Boy, is a side-scrolling platformer much in the vein of the previous Super Mario Bros. This time, Mario must save Princess Daisy, rather than Princess Toadstool, from her kidnapper, Tatanga, a mysterious spaceman. The game follows largely the same formula of its aforementioned predecessor, with Mario defeating enemies by jumping on them and collecting coins and power ups by hitting floating blocks, with each world leading up to a boss fight which is defeated using by collapsing the floor. A unique feature of this instalment is two scrolling shoot-'em-up levels, the first of which Mario pilots a submarine, and the second an aeroplane.
Super Mario Land has been cleaned, tested and is working. If you experience any difficulties in getting the game to run on your system, please contact us via email or live chat. Faulty products will be refunded in full under our 30-day free warranty policy.
All pictures are of the actual products that you will be receiving. If something cannot be seen in the pictures (e.g. a manual), please assume that it will not be included. Feel free to enquire via email or live chat if you have any queries.

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This article will guide you to customize the look and feel of your Gist Messenger so your website visitors and customers feel like it's part of your product or site..
To start customizing your Gist Messenger, navigate to Settings > Tools > Messenger > Appearance. The right-hand side of the page will provide a real-time preview so you can see how it looks like as you make changes.
Here are the 5 easy and simple steps we highly recommend you setup:
1. Set your welcome message
- Create a warm and friendly greeting. Use the greeting message to welcome your visitors in a personal, friendly way. is It fully supports liquid tags, and you can personalize your message using any contact property to serve your first-time visitors or returning customers' experience better. We at Gist use IF conditions to check if the contact has a first name stored in Gist, and use that to welcome them with this message, "Hi (first name), welcome back!👋". Contacts without a first name set would just see, "Hi there!👋".
- Write your team intro. Let your website visitors and customers know who your team is and how you can help them. You can also insert emojis to make it more lively and engaging.
- Localize the language of your welcome message. If more than one language has been added to your Messenger, you will be able to localize your greeting and team into in each of those additional languages. Learn more about how localization works here.
2. Style your Messenger
You can easily customize the Messenger's style to match your brand. You can add your own logo, choose a background color, launcher color and change your launcher icon as well.
- Background color is used behind your home screen header and other backgrounds. It's important to choose one that contrasts against the background of your site.
- Font color that contrasts well with the background color. If your background color is darker, we recommend using white or light colors for font.
- Launcher color allows your Messenger to be easily and clearly seen. You can choose from a huge variety of solid and gradient colors to make your Messenger stand out and attract visitors.
- Launcher icon is used to open and close the Messenger. Choose from five different icons that match your style.
3. Control the launcher position
By default, the Messenger appears on the bottom-right corner of your website but if you prefer to move to the bottom-left or even reposition it using spacing, you can do it here.
- Move your Messenger either to the left or right side of your website.
- Adjust the bottom and right/left spacing of the Messenger. Note that changes in spacing will only show on desktops and NOT on mobile devices.
Note: To reposition the Messenger on Mobile devices, you can make sure of CSS styles. Here's a code sample to help you get started.
4. Show your company logo
- Choose to show your company logo inside the header of your Messenger. Learn more on how to add your logo and customize your branding here.
5. Integrate Knowledge Base
- Turn on the Article search widget to integrate your Knowledge Base right inside the Messenger. Note that this feature is available if you have the Support or All-in-One plan.
Note: You must have the Gist tracking code installed to see the Gist Messenger on your website. Check out our installation guide if you haven't done it yet.What's Next?
- Let your visitors know when you’re out of the office.
- Control who can see the Messenger on your website.
- Show or hide Messenger on specific pages.
If you have any further questions, please start a Live Chat. Just "Click " on the Chat Icon in the lower right corner to talk with our support team.

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Many people have failed to acknowledge, accept and understand the God-given emotion of anger. Most people instead of naming the emotion and facing it head-on as a fact of life, they rather try to sit on it, shut it out and silence it. Webster’s dictionary defines anger as “emotional excitement induced by intense displeasure.” When we experience anger, our mind and our body prepare to act, it involves physical and emotional energy. It is however up to us whether we use that energy in constructive ways or use it to abuse ourselves and/or those we love.
The emotion of anger can provide tremendous energy to right wrongs and change things for good. But when we allow anger to actually control us, it can lead to negative destructive actions such as emotional, verbal or even physical abuse and violence. There will always be times when you will be hurt in any intimate relationship, and this will no doubt lead to anger. One negative effect of anger in humans is the tendency to want to revenge, and anger can also easily distort our perspective, block our ability to love and as a result limit our ability to see things clearly. Mayo Clinic Staff in an article titled
‘Anger Management’ said “anger is normal and even healthy- but it’s important to deal with it in a positive way. Uncontrolled anger can take a toll on both your health and your relationships.”
Anger is not necessarily a sign that your relationship is doomed for failure; it is an emotion that we all experience and it signifies that something has to be done. Anger creates an awareness that there’s a problem, how you deal with your anger can become a very giant aspect of the problem. For some couples, anger can make it almost impossible to figure out what the problem is and how to get it fixed. Anger is to our lives like a smoke detector is to a house, like a flashing yellow light is to a driver and like a warning light is to a car, but each one serves as a kind of warning or alarm, they say, ‘Take caution;
something might be wrong.” Always remember that anger is energy; we can either spend that energy or we invest it. We can choose to harness and control that anger- energy in healthy, positive and very constructive ways, this is actually what this article is all about.
Martin Luther King said, “when I am angry I can write, pray and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened and all mundane vexations and temptations gone.” Here are some simple constructive steps for dealing with anger in your relationships:
1. Be aware of it- One of the many myths regarding anger is that if a person doesn’t appear on the outside to be angry, then they don’t have an issue with anger and they are clearly not an angry person. This belief isn’t always true at all, a person may not appear to be an angry person on the outside, but he/she can be a battlefield on the outside. Mere looking at someone’s facial expression doesn’t really give you a true picture of what’s in the person’s mind or who he/she truly is, this is because the real you isn’t actually the container outside, but the content in your heart. How often are you aware of being angry? What are the possible situations that could make you vulnerable to anger? How does your body react to anger? How do you react when you’re angry?
2. Accept responsibility for it- An author once said that one of the major effects of original sin is seen in our tendency to blame someone else for our problems. Learn not to shift blames, true maturity is demonstrated in willingness to accept responsibility for a wrong done. When we are angry, it is quite easy for us to blame someone else, to say, “it’s your fault; you made me angry.” This is very common, most especially in relationships. While it’s actually true that our partner could say or do certain things that causes hurt and frustration, we are one hundred percent responsible for our actions or response. If we are angry, then it’s our anger. If your anger is your own, then it follows that you are absolutely in control of your action or reaction. Accept that you’re in control.
3. Determine at the onset who or what is going to have control- When we are aware that we are angry, we are then confronted with a choice. We can either allow the emotion of anger to dominate and consume our entire being and control us, or we can, with the help of the Holy Spirit, choose to control the anger and invest the anger- energy in a healthy way.
We cannot control ourselves when we experience anger, but with God’s help, we can choose how we express the anger.

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Kevin Frayer’s photographs of illegal Chinese steel factories look like postcards from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Thick smoke spews out of tall stacks, steam rises from vast pits, and molten steel flows across the ground like lava. All around, men toil without even basic protective gear. “It was like stepping back in time,” says Frayer, who spent four days at two steel factories in Inner Mongolia in early November. “The way of working seemed unchanged and unaffected by technology.”
China produces more than 800 million tons of crude steel each year, but its vast industry faces radical change as the country curbs carbon emissions. The government announced in January that it will cut production capacity by up to 150 million tons by 2020, and curb coal production by 500 million tons.
Implementing that may prove difficult. Many mills—like those Frayer photographed in Inner Mongolia---ignore orders to shut down. Some operators simply pay a small fine, and local inspectors look the other way. “The sheer size of the country and scale of the industry means it will take time and there are many obstacles,” Frayer says.
Photographing the factories wasn't any easier. Frayer spent a few hours each day at two mills, braving searing temperatures, choking pollution, and the constant threat of being hit by the embers and debris constantly emitted by the massive furnaces. “It’s very hard to work close to them for more than a few seconds,” Frayer says. “One can be easily burned.” The dangers come through in Frayer’s dramatic photographs, which reveal something very close to hell on earth.


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I had a question and wanted to see if anyone was familiar with body kits, specifically the side skirts, and if there was any issues using lifts, etc.
With my FRS I had no issues lifting it to change the oil since they were attached to the side of the body. The Moedllista, however, is installed below the rocker panels and attached so a bit worried about the lift pushing the skirts up or simply bending them since they are plastic.
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IT might be no surprise that the first major fleet order for Toyota’s new Proace van has come from Toyota Material Handling UK, with an initial order for 116 vehicles.
But, according to the company, the choice wasn’t a foregone conclusion and the new medium-duty model had to undergo a ‘rigorous’ tender process to prove its worth.
TMHUK provides national sales and servicing for Toyota forklift trucks and warehouse equipment.
The company judged Proace to be the best vehicle on offer, owing to its ‘functionality and excellent cost-of-ownership performance’. The order is for all long-wheelbase, standard-height models with 2.0-litre 126bhp diesel engines.
The vans will be on duty with TMHUK’s engineers for the company’s national servicing, installation and repair operations.
TMHUK’s engineers will enjoy the standard Proace equipment specification that includes Bluetooth, electric windows, driver’s seat height adjustment and reach-and-rake adjustment for the steering wheel. The vans are also equipped with ABS with emergency brake assist, VSC stability control, driver and front passenger airbags and air conditioning.
The Proace is available in nine different configurations, including two vehicle lengths, two height options, offering payloads of 1.0 or 1.2 tonnes and a choice of three diesel engines. The versions chosen by TMHUK have a 6cu m loadspace and have been fitted with racking by specialist supplier Bott.
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After experiencing loss at the hands of a paypal scammer over the weekend, I felt rage like I didn’t know I was capable of. To our knowledge, the product we thought we were selling is gone, and said scammer is getting a ($500 value) item for free. By the time we realized the payments were fraudulent and not secured through PayPal, it was too late. We tried to stop the package, but customs and the postal service didn’t prove very helpful.
I wanted to tell the scammer to rot in a dark hole, how it’s not ok to steal from people trying to make an honest living, and other dark thoughts. I even prayed that God would blow the package up before it got to the man, maybe even in his face as he opens the box. Forgive me, Lord. You judge rightly. 🙂
It was a disappointment, no doubt. A big one. Not only did we lose an asset, we lost actual cash (a lot) shipping it. Gone were the funds we were going to use to purchase a wish list item my husband had his eye on for months. We beat ourselves up. Why did we ignore the signs? Why did we not investigate sooner?
Humanity bucks and cries.
God, why did you let this happen? Why do things always have to go wrong just when you seem to be giving a gift? I feel hurt.
I stopped myself. That unfortunate scenario got me thinking.
When people wrong you, they are the victim, not you. The wrong doer is under the control of an evil influence. Even if it feels like he is wielding power over you, he is the true victim.
You are only a victim if you let circumstances rob you of joy and peace and things of greater value than material possessions. These eternal treasures no one can steal.
The only powerlessness is the belief that we are. We have been given access to the mind and Spirit of Christ. What can we lack that truly matters?
Contrary to popular belief, power does not equal control- unless we are talking about self control, which is a fruit of the Spirit.
A truly powerful person is not known by his control and manipulation of others. (This is actually the epitome of powerlessness.)
True power is the power of self control and the choice to manage one’s thoughts, attitudes, and choices well.
So much of our success is life is determined by our minds. In fact, if actions follow thoughts, it’s probably not a stretch to say that almost all of our success is determined by the the mind.
If I succumb to victim mentality when I feel upset or hurt, I compromise my identity for a lie. Satan can only operate in deceit, and my agreement with a lier hands him the keys of my outcome. I say, “Influence my circumstances with a counterfeit reality.” This truly is powerlessness.
It so often feels like Satan’s attacks and whispers are true, but his words are never pure. They do not profit us.
So no, I am not a victim. I am not a pawn in Satan’s chess game. I am powerful in my choices, and I choose truth. This pain is temporary. God has much more gold than we lost. Maybe He even has something better up his sleeve.
We may never know what all God protects us from as we sit around accusing Him of a poor job in fatherhood.
The thing is, we often don’t see the full picture. We may only see our present frustration, but there is a good Father who is setting us up to receive good (full picture) things if we can dare to believe the truth.
This is the truth:
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
God, you are good!
What are some ways you can choose the power of self control over the victim mentality?
© Brenda Kanagy

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The company this month announced the facility as part of its World Without Waste campaign, according to a number of media outlets, including Philippine business journal Business Mirror.
The plant will collect, sort and process post-consumer PET bottles into flake, according to GMA News Online. The flake will be used to produce new beverage containers, textiles, furniture and more.
The facility, which will be located near the Philippine capital of Manila, will have a capacity of 35.3 million pounds per year, according to media outlets.
The new plant is a joint venture between The Coca-Cola Co. and two unidentified companies, which GMA News described as “a reputable local company and an internationally recognized green technology partner in recycling.”
The project will break ground later this year, with an estimated cost of 1 billion Philippine pesos (about $19.2 million).
Photo credit: Trong Nguyen/Shutterstock
A version of this story appeared in Plastics Recycling Update on June 12.
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Here are two details to be aware of when preparing images for your print project.
First, it’s important to consider the recommendations for image size and resolution. For optimal results, image resolution should be 300 DPI (dots per inch) at the final output size. DPI is often also referred to as Pixels Per Inch (PPI), which is a measurement of resolution of a printed image, determined by the number of printing dots that fit into one inch. Images containing less than 300 dpi print resolution will look good on your computer screen, but may appear blurred or lack detail when printed. Several free graphic editors can resize images to the recommended 300 dpi resolution, such as Preview on the Mac, or the freely downloadable Irfanview for Windows.
When resizing an image for print, take care that you do not also resample the image. The actual pixel dimensions of the image should not change, only the dpi resolution needed for print. For example, an image that is about 7 inches wide with a resolution of 72 ppi, if resized to 300 ppi, will be less than 2 inches wide in print:
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Second, it’s important to understand the difference between RGB and CMYK color space. High-end graphic programs such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator can convert images from RGB to CMYK colorspace using a menu command (choose “Image>Mode>CMYK” or “File>Document color mode>CMYK color”). And, although the consumer-level graphic editors can resize images for resolution, they do not provide the ability to change the colorspace from RGB to CMYK. Once the print resolution of your image is set to 300 dpi, you can use a free online image converter such as http://www.rgb2cmyk.org/ to convert the image to CMYK colorspace for print.
Remember, for best results, images should always be cropped and/or resized, and the colorspace should be converted before inserting or placing in a print project. If you are unsure whether your images will look good in print, consider sending your file to us before you order, for a no-cost or obligation file review.


Norman Finkelstein spoke to students who wanted to hear the malicious ravings, obnoxious opinions, sinister prejudices and pernicious falsifications of an anti-Semitic Jewish man. None of what he said surprised me. He called one widely-respected columnist a Nazi, and blamed Israel for defending itself against months of rocket attacks launched by an enemy who has sworn to destroy them.
Let us be clear on who Mr. Finkelstein is and what he does. He’s been referred to as a professor. He’s not. He was fired from DePaul University. No other university will have him; he is a professor of nothing. He has also been designated as a scholar, but no legitimate peer-reviewed journal will publish his foul anti-Semitic advocacy. He has called Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, “the resident clown of the Holocaust circus.” His parents were survivors of the Holocaust, yet Mr. Finkelstein tries to trivialize, minimize and even deny that cataclysmic event. He is a wannabe of Noam Chomsky, firmly in league with Professor David Duke and other neo-Nazis, Islamo-fascists, and America and Israel bashers. Although no university will hire him, and no respectable journal will publish his incondite work or fatuous ideas, Mr. Finkelstein is eagerly sought after by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, who recognizes a like-minded colleague, and has invited Mr. Finkelstein to his regular Holocaust-denying festivals. Perhaps that is because Mr. Finkelstein has reported on the blissful life and salutary activities of the few Jews who have not managed to escape Iran.


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Improving the quality of life when you are seriously ill
What is palliative care?
Palliative care is for people with a serious illness, and for their families. Its focus is on reducing the symptoms, pain, stress, and side effects related to the illness, so patients can live more comfortably. Palliative care does not replace primary treatment; it works together with the treatment, providing an extra layer of support for meeting physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical needs. At Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, the Palliative Medicine Service’s goals are to:
- Improve the quality of life
- Treat the whole person
- Support the family
Palliative care is not hospice care, though the two are often confused. Hospice focuses on a person’s final months of life. Palliative care is for those who are seriously or chronically ill and is available at any time during that illness. People can receive palliative care at the same time they receive treatment meant to cure an illness.
The Palliative Medicine Service is an interdisciplinary team including a doctor, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, social worker, pharmacists, and chaplains.
They work closely with each patient’s primary doctor to take care of current needs and to anticipate future needs. The team’s priority is to respect each patient’s wishes and interests and to make sure the patient and family have the information they need to make informed decisions.
The palliative care team also works closely with patients’ families, who are an important part of the care team. By supporting them, the team
supports the patient.
Research shows that palliative care can improve:
- Pain and other symptoms, including nausea or shortness of breath
- Communication among doctors and family members
- Emotional and spiritual support
- Understanding a patient’s wishes for care
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for patients with serious illness and support the family, friends, and staff who care for them.
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Thank you for taking such wonderful care of my mom, both physically and emotionally.
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We greatly appreciate the professionalism and compassion that you and your colleagues offered our family throughout my grandmother’s stay.
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The support to me cannot be expressed in words.
Thank you for all your support, guidance, and communication during the most difficult time in our lives.
You checked in with our family, gave us support, and offered care in any way possible.
My family was happy to have such a caring team taking care of our father.

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16 year old guitarist looking to start a Pop Punk or Alt. Rock band in SoCal
I'm looking for: a bassist, a drummer, a vocalist, and possibly another guitarist or pianist.
Basically people around my age who wanna Jam and play some good music. I'd mostly like to do covers, but i wouldn't mind trying to write some originals.
I mostly listen to (and play) stuff by Green Day, The Struts, The killers, etc.
Just message me if interested
Looking for : Lead Guitarist, Rhythm Guitarist, Drummer. Music Genre: Pop-Punk, Electro-Pop, Pop-Rock, Pop Example Band: Hey Violet, 5SOS, BLACKPINK, Halsey About Me: My name is Sicily, I am 13 years old, i play bass guitar and lead vocals, and i.. read more »
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I'm a guitarist looking for a band that plays either punk, rock, or metal in the canyon lake and menifee areas. I listen to bands like Green day, Nirvana, Guns, N Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, mxpx, Thousand foot Krutch, Metallica, etc. Ages needs to.. read more »
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If you're living around the Bay Area in California and you're 17-22 years old read this. Next year I'm moving to Berkeley next year and I want to start a pop punk/ punk rock band. I'm looking for guitarists, bassist, and a drummer to make music and.. read more »
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Saturday, December 10, 2011: A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the moon passes through some portion of earth’s shadow. This can occur only when the sun, earth, and moon are aligned exactly, or very closely, with the earth in the middle. Hence, there is always a full moon on the night of a lunar eclipse. The type and duration of an eclipse depend upon the moon’s location.
Every year there are usually two to four partial lunar eclipses, although total eclipses are rare.
Tonight, according to OneOman.com, we can see a total lunar eclipse in Oman.
This eclipse is expected to have around 50 minutes of totality, where the earth completely eclipses the moon, but the entire event should span close to three and a half hours.
My friend Anna called me to tell me about it, but she was just a tad bit late. I missed the “total” part of the eclipse; the shadow of the earth on the moon had already moved partially off-center. It was still a cool thing to see, and I’m sure lots of people in Oman got to see the whole kit and caboodle.


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She's Back! Pia Wurtzbach to Judge Miss Universe 2017
The former titleholder is returning to the Miss Universe stage, but this time as a judge.
Pia Wurtzbach is returning to the Miss Universe stage — but this time she'll be on the judging panel.
Miss Universe 2015, who hails from the Philippines, is a model, actress, advocate for LGBT rights, and a former Inside Edition Super Bowl correspondent.
When she joined the Inside Edition in 2016 to cover the Super Bowl 50, she was a hit with NFL players, who famously dabbed with her during the big game's media night.
Wurtzbach was crowned Miss Universe in December 2015 but not before host Steve Harvey mistakenly awarded the title to Miss Colombia instead. The mistake was only caught once Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo of Colombia was already wearing the crown.
Harvey later apologized, saying, "This was a terribly honest human mistake and I am so regretful."
This year's Miss Universe competition takes place in Las Vegas on Sunday, Nov. 26 and airs on Fox.
Alongside Wurtzbach, fellow former Miss Universe titleholder Wendy Fitzwilliam will judge the competition. Fitzwilliam, who is from Trinidad and Tobago, won the crown in 1998.
They will join TV personality Ross Mathews, YouTube star Lele Pons, America's Next Top Model's Jay Manuel and Fox Sports host Megan Olivi.
The show, which will be hosted by Ashley Graham, will also feature performances by Fergie and Rachel Platten.
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The Government's decision to scrap of tax relief on mortgages has removed any incentive for maintaining a home loan. Every logic now dictates that borrowers repay their debt as fast as possible. But they will need a quite different breed of mortgage to do so.
For example, borrowers with a pounds 90,000 loan at current rates could cut their interest bill by nearly a third, pounds 25,117 , by overpaying just pounds 100 a month. Overpay by pounds 200, and the debt is settled in 14 years with the interest bill halved. Over a period of 25-years, Miras only saved them about pounds 5,000.
Borrowers were already demanding more flexible loan packages and axing Miras will accelerate this trend. It will also free lenders to be much more innovative, by releasing them from the strait-jacket of onerous Inland Revenue regulations which the tax break brought with it.
Britain's biggest lenders are already busy with plans on their drawing boards, but Nationwide stole the march on its competitors this week with its new Euro mortgage.
And this is just the beginning. Other lenders are studying mortgage accounts which mix-and-match bank accounts, credit cards and savings accounts. Some are considering risk-rating not people but properties, and we could even see the arrival of Japanese-style inter-generational loans.
Banks and building societies are celebrating the end of Miras as a big breakthrough. For example, it often makes the greatest sense for borrowers to build up a portfolio of different kinds of loans. Fixing may get you the cheapest rate, but prevents you repaying early.
Splitting the balance between a fix and a variable rate can get around the problem. But the Miras men didn't like that, so lenders fought shy of such arrangements, unless you insisted.
If you wanted to borrow more than pounds 300 for anything another than a home loan, even an arrangement fee... the Miras men didn't like that either. It had to be done through a separate account, which confused borrowers and created labyrinthine administration problems. So again, lenders tended to give hybrid loans a wide berth.
Worse still were the regular spot checks by the Inland Revenue to ensure all the required paperwork was correct. Despite their best efforts, almost every lender in the land was fined at some stage, and forced to review all its Miras documentation; a hugely costly exercise that wasted time and money.
This all conspired to encourage banks and building societies to stick rigidly to the simple, but inflexible formula of the 25-year loans, where interest was calculated once a year.
Abbey National's head of mortgages Margaret Schwarz says: "There are a lot of things that we do today which we are doing because that's the way we always did them. But times change. One size won't fit all any more. People want quite different things from their mortgage, and our challenge is to meet all of those diverse demands."
She believes that the mortgage account will become just another loan, with borrowers packaging all their debt together under the one umbrella, as is now available in the Virgin One Account.
But running such an account was problematic under the Miras regime. Legal & General was forced to introduce a rule which said that no borrower could reduce debt below pounds 30,000 when it launched its flexible loan four years ago, to get round the problem.
Alliance & Leicester's mortgage chief, Jeff Sutherland-Kay, agrees with Ms Schwarz. He says: "Middle England is crying out for greater flexibility. We are going to see many more mortgage accounts which roll the current account, credit cards and overdraft facilities into one."
However, mortgage broker Ian Darby at John Charcol is sceptical about any all-eggs-in-one-basket approach, and points out that the Virgin loan is not particularly competitively priced, charging between 6.6 per cent and 7.45 per cent.Reuse content


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As the weather warms and our days become filled with boozy day parties, music festivals and all-night bonfires, it seems like consuming alcohol is an everyday event.
But is your seemingly harmless margarita among friends doing you more harm than good?
Most experts believe it does. Dr. Jake Deutsch, founder and clinical director of CURE Urgent Care, told Women’s Health even those who are moderate drinkers should consider laying off the booze now and again.
“Damage to the liver is cumulative.So having a few drinks every day may be just as harmful as excessive binge drinking. The constant insult to the liver and digestive track can lead to ulcers, pancreatitis, and cirrhosis,” Dr. Deutsch said.
Though it may seem tough, passing up on the routine happy hour and ditching the sauce for up to two weeks can have significant positive effects on your health and overall happiness.
Here are some pretty awesome things that can happen when you stay sober for two weeks:
Those last winter pounds may finally melt off.
While cutting back on booze-filled nights would help you get back on track in the gym, it can also save you from a ton of wasted calories, since sugary drinks like sangria and cosmos can average anywhere from 200-700 calories.
In fact, there are more calories in a single measure of spirits than in the same volume of single cream, according to Change 4 Life, a nonprofit aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles.
It has also been proven excessive alcohol consumption can reduce muscle development and actually reverse the hard work put in at the gym.
Your skin will feel like it can breathe again.
A hangover can be murder on the skin. After a particularly drunk night, your face feels tight, irritated and dehydrated.
This probably has a lot to do with the damage alcohol puts on the liver, as dermatologist Dr. David Colbert summed it up in an interview with the Huffington Post.
“One way to look at it is to ask what does someone look like who is dying of liver failure? They're sallow, they're pasty, they're cold, their pores are huge," he said.
Laying off the booze could finally give you that spa-like glow you’ve been looking for.
Finding your Zen will be a whole lot easier.
While hangovers never put you in a good mood, drinking can also be linked to depression.
One study from Binghamton University showed female undergraduate heavy drinkers were significantly more depressed than their fellow light-drinking classmates.
Similarly, Millennials tend to be the age group most affected by stress, which could be worsened by the amount of alcohol we drink.
Because alcohol can change the way our bodies manage stress, trying to ease anxiety or pressure with drinking may actually prolong it.
You’ll sleep better and feel more energized throughout the day.
There are times when drunken stumbles into bed can make passing out easy — apart from the unwelcome vomit — but a habit of drinking regularly can eventually have lasting effects on our sleep patterns.
As we snooze, alcohol disrupts the deeper stages of sleep, causing us to wake up more tired and less energized, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
It would explain why waking up after drinking makes us feel so defeated and often leads to an unproductive day.
Your body won’t just thank you, your wallet will too.
While not technically related to health, saving on money usually spent on drinks can greatly improve your finances, leading to a more positive outlook on your life and well-being.
According to NPR’s Planet Money, out of every $100 American consumers spend, about $1 goes to alcohol.
Additionally, a 2009 US Labor Department profile found Americans spend $457 annually on alcohol, around 0.9 percent of their paycheck.
Seeing how most Millennials scrape by on an entry-to-mid level salary, rethinking those pricey drinks could mean money well-spent on something more necessary.
Cutting out booze doesn’t have to sacrifice fun.
Knowing what we know now, cutting out alcohol for two weeks or longer does seem worthwhile and effective. But just because you’re skipping the drinks doesn’t mean you have to stay in bed.
You can still join your friends at the club, sip seltzer all night — and when you’re shaking it off on the dance floor, you’ll know you’re actually burning the calories.


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TIER Two and Tier Three on-farm energy grants are now open as part of Agriculture Victoria’s Energy Investment Plan.
The grants program, which forms a key part of the $30 million Plan, will help farmers better manage energy costs by improving energy efficiency, boosting own generation and investing in new technology.
Grants are available to eligible farm businesses for projects that achieve energy efficiency or provide the business with energy productivity improvements to support longer term sustainability.
An on-farm energy assessment is required to be eligible for an on-farm energy grant.
Apply for an on-farm energy assessment or an on-farm energy grant online at agriculture.vic.gov.au/agenergy.