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Over the weekend, a friend asked me if I would be interested in Ascendas Hospitality Trust although he knew that I am generally not interested in IPOs. He was just asking for my thoughts on the Trust.
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Ascendas Hospitality Trust (A-HTrust) will be offering 437.33 million stapled securities at 88 cents each for mainboard listing in its initial public offer (IPO) in Singapore.
(Source: The Business Times, 18 July 2012)
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The trust(s) and the company(ies) can hold assets and operate businesses, but active business, such as asset management and development are typically conducted by the company while passive investments in property or funds are undertaken by the trust. In practice, the trust and the company effectively operate as one entity although the company continues to be a separate legal entity from the trust.
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CDL Hospitality Trusts is a stapled group comprising CDL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust ("H-REIT"), a real estate investment trust, and CDL Hospitality Business Trust ("HBT"), a business trust.
Well, what do I think of Ascendas Hospitality Trust? I won't do a thorough analysis of the Trust because I don't really have the inclination although I will share why I am not interested in it (now).
|ibis Beijing Sanyuan Hotel.
Initially, the Trust will hold 10 hotels in its portfolio. These hotels are in the countries of China, Australia and Japan with Australia contributing to some three quarters of its income. The Trust also projects an 8% distribution yield in the year 2014.
I feel that I need to be conversant in the economies of three countries and the health of their respective tourism sectors to analyse how well they could continue doing. I would also need to take into consideration that income would be collected in three foreign currencies and converted to S$ for distribution to unitholders. Foreign exchange rates would affect income in S$ terms.
So, analysing this Trust and forecasting its future income is somewhat more challenging. It is less straightforward.
Then, what about my investment in Saizen REIT? Isn't that Japanese?
I won't say that I am conversant with the Japanese economy or its housing sector but I am a bit better informed in the area. Also, it is one country, not three and I only have to look at a pair of currencies, not three.
Saizen REIT is also holding residential properties, not hotels. Demand for housing is more inelastic compared to demand for hotels and with the type of properties Saizen REIT owns, there is lesser correlation with the ups and downs of the economy. Demand for hotels, however, is very different.
Ascendas Hospitality Trust is going to demand a lot of time and effort from me if I were to be become a unitholder. An eventual 8% distribution yield? I will need a higher distribution yield to entice me into this one in view of the work I have to do.


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This year's Beatwave Festival for July presents domestic electronic labels and artists. Probably Finland's biggest Techno exports at the moment, Samuli Kemppi performs a massive 8 hour set at the mbar terrace. Kemppi promises a journey through various sounds, genres and styles in this exclusive set for mbar. Catch this unique set from top until Antti Salonen takes over the decks after the terrace indoors.
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In a surprise development, Frank Del Rio has been named President & CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. He replaces Kevin Sheehan who, according to a statement has "decided to leave the company."
Del Rio has been the Chief Executive Officer of Prestige Cruises International, acquired by Norwegian in November 2014. He was the founder of Oceania and has established a reputation of supporting the retail trade in growing his business.
Given the change of ownership, some Industry observers expected Del Rio might choose to retire in a few years. Instead there was Del Rio's surprise announcement: "I am excited to begin this new chapter in my long career in the cruise industry."
Norwegian subsidiary Prestige operates Regent Seven Seas Cruises alongside Oceania. Del Rio has served as Chief Executive of Prestige or its predecessor since April 2007.
For his part, Sheehan said: "It has been a privilege to lead Norwegian over the last 7 years. I am proud of what we have accomplished and take comfort in the knowledge that I am leaving the company much healthier and stronger than when I joined. With the company set for success, I hand the baton off to Frank, a proven leader in the cruise industry."
Steve Martinez, member of Norwegian's board of directors, said: "Frank Del Rio has established himself as a leader and innovator in our industry. Norwegian is poised for continued growth and we are delighted to have Frank lead our team during the next phase of the company's evolution."
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- ChristineGuestSeptember 22, 2017 at 7:27 amPost count: 28178
Hello, firstly I just want to say thank you for having this space so we can share. It can be a lonely experience when no one in your life can even begin to understand what you are going through. They think you are crazy for such attachment to someone.
I will try to be brief, but just need to tell someone (many someones who might get it) about my struggle.
I had been on the path to separating from my husband after a 20-year marriage since early last year. I planned to leave but a circumstance prevented it, and I stayed with him. A few months later I met the man who I have only found out in the past month is my twin flame. I have also found out I am near ending a process of ascension. My twin flame is a man who is 21 years younger.
We met through odd and strange circumstances. He is my dance teacher – now this is painful and also sounds so cliched! He is close and yet so far when I am near him. I know where he is at in his journey with me, well I think I do. The hard thing with us is the blocks they talk about with twin flames – the age difference, life stages (I am finalizing my separation now, two kids and he is young and has a girlfriend) and the professional aspect of our relationship.
I have seen him be cold and warm with me like a see-saw. A painful thing to go through because I have such pure love for him. It is really like a knife in my heart when I feel him ignoring me or being cool. I am the lead twin, the more ascended one. He is still working it out I think. So I still see a flipping with him when he is with me – which I think is an effort to be professional but at times his feelings come through and he doesn't hold back as much. I see it in his eyes. Sometimes the intensity is extreme. His tone goes soft and sweet and quiet when he is feeling it. He is complimentary. I so enjoy those moments when he allows himself to connect with me on which I see more and more every day. So thank you God, universe.
I am in a bit of a hell right now though. In saying that I do understand the meaning of the twin flame connection. It is about a divine mission we will have together. It is also the gift they give you of learning to love yourself first – before you can begin to attempt a real loving relationship with them. He has shown me this. He has helped me become more authentically who I am. He has given me a great gift in this, and for this, I love him even more. But I am in pain. Obviously, he sees me for lessons. It's his job, so maybe depending on how he feels he will be cold or warm. But I am in pain because I miss him so much when I don't see him, and the days in between are long. I feel my soul crying when I have to leave him.
The hardest thing is that I am in a place now where everything is colliding. My marriage is gone, and physically I will be separate from my husband, and I can start the life I seek. I am all over the place with my work – not finding it satisfies me now, and I need to earn money now more than ever. Also so distracted by him some days I feel like I can't focus. Most of all my longing for him is too much, and I feel I can't handle being able to be upfront with him about my feelings. If he did not reciprocate I would have to leave the hobby I love, but also him, as the humiliation would be too much. In my heart, though I know he feels it too, but he is also in terrible place of not knowing what to do. I know this to be the truth. The other hard thing to cope with is him being so physically close, but so far as well. Controlling my demeanor and hiding feelings is super hard.
I know he is a part of helping me ascend, and the ascension has been confusing too. I see the numbers they talk about. I see 1's and double 44 all the time. I dreamt of 888. I get physical symptoms including light flashes in my eyes (had it checked), tingles in my body, and now I'm starting to get allergy responses, and strange synchronicities too. Like since having this happened with him my feelings for my aging have ballooned. I think of my age – highlighted by the difference in us. I look at the wrinkles starting on my neck and my face and think of my mortality. The neck has been bothering me. Then one day out of the blue he told me three times I have a very beautiful neck. That made me smile.
Anyway, I feel so much pain now that at times I think I have to leave the studio – because it's getting too hard. I can't tell him how I feel – I know that. I know it will scare him. His professional role is significant to him. So I have no choice if I wish to maintain some connection to him but to stay. In saying that I had a twin flame expert look at this for me and she confirmed the link and told me that something we do together would finish and then divine timing will come in and things will transpire between us. This makes a lot of sense, knowing how he thinks. It means to me, either I leave, or something happens to him.
I am not sure what to do. Leaving is hard and staying is hard. She said things would transpire in about eight months. I feel stuck. I hate this constant yearning I have for him, but I honestly am struggling to be around him and not being able to move further with him on this.
Any advice appreciated. X
Sorry, this is so long and rambling.
To Read the Original Story Please Click Here - Twin Flames ForumsPurple LemonGuestSeptember 22, 2017 at 11:54 amPost count: 28178
I know how you feel. I'm in the separation stage, and I often wonder if we're meant to be together in this life since I see and hear next to nothing of him.
I feel both confused and crazy, and like I just "know" that we were meant to be.. but then that cycles back to feeling like I'm confused and mad!
I've calmed down a lot since the initial breakup, though it took a long time – longer than with anyone else, and still, I hang on to what little hope and faith I can.
Letting go, surrendering to belief in the bond is the hardest thing to do. You can't make yourself okay with things; you need to mourn and worry and cry when you need to. Sometimes you'll feel good, other times you'll fall apart, but it's all part of the journey, and eventually, at least I experienced this, you'll be better able to go longer and longer stretches without falling apart.
I'm not sure I can give you any advice, it hurts real bad at first, but sometimes separating yourself from the other person is better than being around but them not acknowledging you.
In my case, we were online dating, and I broke up with him, and he slipped away and locked himself away from me. I chased him for a long time, wanting to be close, convince him, open him up again, but that only pushed him further and hurt me badly. Finally, when the time was right, enough was enough, and I let him go. Even so, I stalked him a while on social media and such, but even that hurt, and I've since learned to go about my business and let him go about his.
I know that's not your case since you have a professional relationship with him. So it's much more confusing and painful to act normally while still being around him. During my journey, I've gotten some advice from psychic advisors or friends that struck a chord with me and helped me move on a bit and let things go.
Don't force yourself to do anything, it will happen regardless and feel right and effortless when you reach that point, and no matter what you do, you can't "mess it up." If you are yourself and act like yourself, the person will love you regardless, and eventually come around, or it wasn't meant to be, and it was a false twin or just a soul mate.
It's challenging to believe, but everything is planned, and so there can't be a "right" or "wrong." That still doesn't help you I know, but I wish you luck in drifting into the right lane of your path to where you can feel calmer and hopefully into a healthy relationship with him.EvaGuestSeptember 22, 2017 at 4:19 pmPost count: 28178
Your story is going to change my life. It is 100% my story. My friend sent me this 5 minutes ago. All I keep saying is "Oh my God, oh my God. oh my God." I thought I was losing my mind
I didn't know anyone else had an identical story to mine.
Miracles do happen.ChristineGuestSeptember 22, 2017 at 5:25 pmPost count: 28178
Thank you, Purple Lemon for sharing your advice with me. I am actually at that point where I have surrendered to the knowing if it is meant to be it will happen. But sometimes I swing back and panic and stress and feel LOCKED. See the thing with my situation is that he can't say anything to me or maybe feels he can't I can't either unless I am prepared to have to leave or scare the hell out of him.
I KNOW, if I share at this stage, it will scare him. It's a different thing that I think he already knows I have feelings there – but to articulate it. I am overjoyed that he is starting to be more open with me in showing his feelings. No man has ever complimented me how he does, nor looked at me how he does. But it has just increased my desire and made it harder when he 'closes.' It's weird with dancing there are parallel terms used as in TF relationships – so we will be dancing, and he will say 'can you feel the connection,' ha ha. In a way, I believe the universe is laughing at me. So Purple Lemon I am very much with you when you describe the tears and the happiness. I do believe in my heart everything is unfolding how it is supposed to, because I know we both have to be ready for it. I know to Ask, Receive, Believe. And I know I have manifested some things happening already.
Eva, thanks for your message. If someone else is out there having the same experience, it is validating for us both. God help me I hope you are not in the same situation. It is tough. Would love to be able to contact you directly!
Well, I reached an epiphany last night, and I realized that possibly to progress this I need to really just focus on my own life and just keep him on the periphery – not center stage how he is right now. This to me means I am going to try to find 'someone else' (only way I know I can do it), and not mentally chase him. My heart is with him but I know I can't-do this to myself anymore – and that is where the self-love comes in – the surrender and hopefully the transpiring of us.Neeta BarotGuestSeptember 23, 2017 at 6:13 amPost count: 28178
Same story as mine, similar professional relationship, have faith in divine power, self-love, and self-care. Personal development activities like yoga, swimming, and meditation will help to a great extent.
Love and light.LucyGuestSeptember 23, 2017 at 3:50 pmPost count: 28178
I haven't read up on the twin flame thing. Interesting how it just became popular and made a person feel like their fantasy was meant to be. Wouldn't your flame have been the one you married? Or was it just tradition to marry a person and wait for your twin to find you?
Doesn't sound right that your flame will be scared off if he realizes you are ready for this joint journey and purpose.
Twin flame now is more intense than a soul mate. What are you going to call the next one that is meant to be with you? Is this how to justify being flattered that a younger man wants you? If he wants you, are you pampering him, like some younger men with mommy issues do? It is he a narcissist, and you are his supply? Is he really who you think he is or is your idea of who he's supposed to be because you choose to ignore the going cold thing. Narcs do that too. And wow, when you meet a narc you are convinced that he is supposed to be in this life with you.
As I said, it is flattering as he is young and that makes you feel like you still have "it." Apparently, the man that wasted his time with you to marry you stopped charming you. And that's marriage. And I've never heard of taking a partner for now until my flame arrives.
I am married to a man who almost seems like a saint. I don't know how I deserve to keep him. But a guy 26 years younger showed interest in me, and it flattered me. He told me ALL the sweet things I was missing in my marriage. So we had our relationship that he eventually realized he could decide when he wanted me or when another girl his age could give him something I didn't. So he's got me swooned in. I'm hooked. I'm under a spell doing the stupidest irresponsible stuff because he JUST knew how to make me feel alive again. Ahhh. I helped him financially and sexually, and he screwed me up insanely emotionally and mentally.
I finally have matured enough to recognize this was short of pedophilia. He's way behind in maturity, and I might mold him the way I wanted to. He counted on me to take care of him, and I counted on him making me feel the way I wanted to feel. But didn't you feel something when you married?
Is this twin flame stuff a religious, spiritual thing? Is it sent from God? Or the universe? I don't see why you pretended a position of wife to a man who isn't who you're supposed to be with. Did you distract your husband from meeting his twin flame? What would you have done if your husband had met his twin flame before you? Oh no no. You wouldn't have that.
Now you being married like the culture understands, have excused what are you desiring in someone else. You tired of the same thing and decided new was exciting. And oh boy-young.
That boy doesn't know much about commitment or empathy or respect if he becomes your lover while you're married. Has he decided that even though you are married till death do you part, that it's okay to covet another man's wife? And you are justifying your desire to be with new and young as it is your path. What did you think when you made your vows? How can anyone believe you? You are a lie. But, you can create this magical, spiritual journey that you are destined to take. If that makes it all ok, then write for advice after your twin flame finds his whatever is the next thing called. He can say your journey was over and he doesn't belong with you.
I am trying so hard to understand this as an acceptable excuse for cheating and lying to a man you married and committed to. I would like to know if I can use this excuse as well? It sure as hell makes me feel better if the universe or spirit or whatever sent my guy to into my life for a journey. The other way you will be perceived as a cheater and a liar and even cruel for marrying only for now. Did you get enlightened while you were married and your third eye opened all of a sudden? So that makes the divorce ok because you have advanced in your journey.
You kid yourself. If it makes you feel better, and feel justified in what you are REALLY doing, then I guess we can look at you as a spiritual light, an example of coming into your true self.
What happened during the marriage that you figured you had a twin flame? Honestly, the more I ask because I haven't looked into it, the more like nonsense it sounds because your husband committed his life to you. Unless you both knew you were for just a phase, a brief moment in time until you were to grow and meet this gift, and now that you know who you are supposed to journey with. WTH? What was your husband, a bookend?
I can probably study twin flames and make my lover fit the definition so that I can say I couldn't help myself it was fate. My only problem, my husband is my gift from God, and he's mature enough to be an individual that I didn't mold. He knows what till death do us part means. He knows what in sickness and in health looks is.
I risked losing everything because I was emotionally lacking and it was flattering that a young guy wanted to have sex with me. Made me feel like a teenager all over again, but this time it's not as painful or as confusing.
Flattery is different from a compliment. And I want to tell you a secret. Shhh…the young guys find it REALLY sexy and exciting to 'bed' another woman. Why? We know what we want, and we aren't afraid to teach a not so experienced young guy. We can make him into whatever we need. He's going to grow up and change! Oh, no, it's called testosterone. Maybe he's a wise old soul in the body of a young guy. Do you think he wants to push your wheelchair and wipe your behind when you can't get out of bed?
We are still on planet earth. This is not the ordered realm you think you are going to experience. And it's called adultery for both of you. You should have left your husband so he can get on (meet his twin flame, you're in his way) with his life.
And children? Oh, I hope not, unless you will help them understand that they can marry for a while until they're twin flame arrives.
I might just tell my husband tonight that this is what happened to me the last five years. I got new eyes and saw how wrong it was to stunt a young guy's growth and get in the way of him experiencing all the things his age would experience. Now I want to vomit when I see or think of him. And I don't know if I'm going to stay here in my house with my husband and our two children.
This is just a magical excuse to say you couldn't help yourself. There is a God and there a whole book in the Bible all about you and your flame. Read it after he cheats with the sexy younger girls after you teach him how to be a real lover. You will enjoy the book, but will you enjoy the fiery pit?
I am not judging you, I am calling it for what it is, in sane people's minds, in loving people's minds. In the person, you betrayed mind, because I did it too.AashnaGuestSeptember 23, 2017 at 6:59 pmPost count: 28178
I am also a twin flame and my twin flame, and I have separated physically, but we are communicating through our souls.
What I learned during the last four years of my physical connection with my twin flame is that destiny can never separate twin flames. My twin flame and I even haven't heard each other's voice's for one year. Still, we feel each other's heartbeats perfectly.
So my advice to you is if you are real twin flames don't worry, it's growth you are experiencing. Keep things moving with positivity. Pure flames can never separate. Remember, whatever decision you make, it should be with unconditional love.
Sometimes the end is a good start. The end of the worst is a clear signal that now, everything will happen for the best.ChristineGuestSeptember 23, 2017 at 7:29 pmPost count: 28178
Hello, Lucy. You must be in a lot of pain to take the time and effort to write so much, and yes you are judging me, but that is ok. I can deal with that. I do thank you for sharing your viewpoint.
A few points;
1) I had already taken action to separate from my husband months before I met this man, we then only came back to live together again because of domestic arrangements. We are now moving towards changing these arrangements.
2) Yes, I did question the connection in many ways because it was very different. Truly and I think for many we can never have a 100% confirmation what they are – but what I do know is that he initiated massive positive growth in me.
3) I give him no narcissistic supply – neither sex nor money nor gifts – not even a kiss on the cheek.
4) I don't claim to be any more spiritually enlightened than the next person. What I do know is that I am much more self-aware and have grown to be MORE HONEST with everybody including my husband since I have met this other person. I have become more of who I was supposed to be regarding not living a life that someone else has designed for me. I have stopped hiding who I want to be and what type of life I want.
5) My husband and I not being together will ultimately give him and me happier lives. We separated not because some other person entered the scene (3D relationship or anything else). We grew apart and had differences at the beginning. We did not realize we would grow as much as we got older.
6) Of course, I know younger guys can get a thrill from an older woman's attention and sex can be the goal. If anything the fact he is so much younger has made me feel unsettled. I have never had an attraction for a younger man, and he is not the physical type that attracts me.
7) I told my husband about this man some months ago, so I have not hidden this.
8) Paralleling this experience with him I know I am going through some spiritual change. I have no other explanation for the other things that are happening.
Good Luck Lucy to you and everybody else struggling.AashnaGuestSeptember 24, 2017 at 6:55 amPost count: 28178
Lucy, I only just read your post. I understand what kind of pain you are going through. Whatever happened, it's in the past. Don't you want to start fresh, with positivity? You expressed yourself here, now feel free to live life, you have the right to a good life. Have patience, rediscover yourself.
Christine, I have already posted some advice for you. Your post was an explanation of your truth. I understand and can feel the screams of your soul. Just keep following divine unconditional love. This path is not easy, but it's meant to be lived by Twin Flames.
Have peace and hope.TeresaGuestApril 11, 2019 at 6:01 amPost count: 28178
Hi there, I need advice, I send love energy to a person who I deeply love to make his day better or ease my heart of all this love.
We are not together, but the energy I feel from him sometimes overwhelms me so much I forget to breathe.
the thing I want to find out is why when I send him the love energy I always tear up, but I'm not sad, and then after sending the love energy I get a massive burst of energy through me.
What causes that?HandsomeGuestApril 12, 2019 at 6:20 amPost count: 28178
Well, perhaps you should be proud of yourself Teresa.
I'm not overly spiritual, but it's nice to establish some possible symptoms of what twin flames or soul mates go through.
Perhaps, if you are sending 'your' love or happiness energy towards another person, then maybe they are subconsciously receiving it (without knowing who it's from), and in return, your happiness is turned to melancholy a result? (The laws of sending and receiving. :D).
Ahem. Anyway, just because you are sending him love, is this unconditional love, or are you expecting something in return?
Over time, you may feel sad, because his feelings towards you are not necessarily reciprocal as you have shown him.
However, if you were to share the energy that you have, and scatter it around to other beings, to plants, to animals (including changing your diet and lifestyle perhaps), towards those in need, and more importantly, back towards yourself, then slowly you may feel his attraction heading in your direction.
First and foremost (and at the risk of sounding repetitive), do you have any expectations from him?
He seems like a very lucky person to have someone like you in his life, regardless of whether he knows it or not.
Wishing you well.
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As creative software developers, we often find ourselves dealing with sensitive user data. This can range from contact details right through to the handling of credit card transactions.
We take the responsibility for this very seriously. We are a registered ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) organisation, and we undertake regular self-imposed checks on data management practices and infrastructure security.
Our approach in this gives our clients the confidence that we're looking out for their best interests.
This week, a long-term and strategically important client asked us to complete a PCI attestation of compliance form. PCI, or Payment Card Industry compliance was set up around ten years ago by the leading payment card providers (Visa, MasterCard etc.) as a means to add data management rigour to payment processes to all parties delivering payment card services.
In the spirit of integrity in all matters data protection, we set out researching PCI Compliance, in order to understand where we fit in.
PCI Compliance for software developers
For this particular client, we have developed an app and website, which links to a third party booking system and payment gateway. The client is therefore the merchant and ourselves and the payment gateway organisation are classed as providers. So far so good. What we needed to do, it emerged was complete a form that confirms we use modern software development techniques and keep up to date development software as standard (this is the very least we do).
It was in the form(s) and guidance notes themselves that our troubles began. Firstly, we were asked to compete form SAQ A (Self Assessment Questionnaire A). This short form should be completed by any software developer producing commercial software for retailers. These forms can be obtained from all reputable payment gateway providers, as well as the PCI Council's website (https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org).
Then we were informed that, because we produced software for the client that links to a payment gateway, we must complete SAQ D. this 82 page document presented an entirely different set of challenges. The form goes into great detail about network security of offices, network segmentation, employee security checks and more. I suggested to the client that this would take us at least three (oh yes!) hours to complete, and set about doing so.
This is where I really got out of my depth. The document is essentially not relevant to the services that we provide. Of the 12 'requirements' within the form to achieve compliance, only one was in any way relevant to us. How do I know this, you might ask? Because I spent many more hours talking to and reading content from organisations like ours on compliance in order to get the form right.
In total (not counting this article) I estimate that I spent around 20 hours researching PCI Compliance. This time cannot be invoiced or recuperated through the client, as it is expected that we do this at our own expense.
Compliance and self-regulation
Now slightly disgruntled, and feeling distinctly in the dark, I suggested a meeting with the client's resident PCI adviser would be helpful to air initial experiences / opinions (for what it was worth).
The discussion was enlightening - by attesting compliance, we open ourselves to legal action, should we be found to be non-compliant in the event of a data breach or fraud. It is still not clear whether we would be open to legal action, simply by being compliant, and therefore part of the supply chain where blame is shared.
In a nutshell you are agreeing to something that is not bound by law in the UK. The document is confirmation that you conform to the rules set out by the PCI Council - in exclusion of UK law - a kind of contract of accountability, if you like.
Search on the .gov.org website for 'PCI' and you will find nothing. Do the same on the ICO website and you will find nothing. The reason for this is that the PCI Council is a self-appointed regulator. And clients like ours are going through PCI accreditation processes because the payment card providers are insisting on it. This has created an industry all of its own - an unregulated one.
As you can imagine, PCI Compliance is now being applied everywhere. And specialist consultants and advisors which, usefully, can be found on the PCI Council's website are springing up to help organisations like mine be compliant. All for a fee, of course.
So, what's the problem?
Payment card security is important. Customers are regularly subjected to fraud in payment processes and it is reassuring that the payment card industry recognises the issue (£768.8m last year in the UK alone in payment transaction fraud - hard to ignore) and is addressing systemic weaknesses.
The problem arises in the way the council has prepared its own material:
Question: Why would the world's leading payment card organisations set up a platform which was so badly recorded and vaguely worded? They are well funded, technically smart and employ some of our brightest talent.
My best guess is in order to be deliberately vague when legally challenged, to spread responsibility right through the supply chain, and to create work for consultants to advise businesses like mine and my clients on how to navigate such a grey landscape.
Pessimistic I know, but I'm going to hang on to the sentiment until court cases start to happen - I'm feeling prophetic. And it's my firmly held belief that it's going to get very messy as PCI Compliance is more widely adopted.
The best defence we have to PCI-related litigation is our now beefed up indemnity insurance. But, by signing an SAQ, even this may be rendered inadequate.
In summary
PCI Compliance is a self-certification process. That is to say that you certify that you follow the requirements it sets out. It is assumed that this is intended to stamp out malicious activity in software development - things like the use of data scraping while transactions take place.
'I feel so much more secure', I hear you say. Well don't. Because if organisations intend to develop malicious software to steal your data, they'll have no problem with lying on a self-assessment document in order to do so. And it's this that undermines the whole process. Yes those organisations will be liable for legal action by breaking compliance, but they'll be long gone before that happens.
Recommendations for change
If things are left unchallenged, businesses (possibly mine) are going to fall victim to a poorly conceived platform - one that is more concerned with spreading cost and blame than eliminating risk. The sentiment is good, don't get me wrong, but more work needs to be done. Here are a few ideas:
Bring compliance documentation in line with UK law. This at least will give transparency to the yet unknown risks in payment card security litigation.
Get government regulatory buy in. PCI Compliance means nothing to the UK government, as far as I can tell.
Design documents which are clear and unequivocal. Ambiguity is professional risk, and badly written forms betray the actual intent of compliance.
Create a public register of compliance, and design compliance logos for those to display who are on it.
Make completed compliance documentation questionnaires available for all to see. All self-respecting businesses want to do the best they can to guarantee security - it's important that the good are segregated from the bad. This will save energy and cost incurred by all parties in completing self-assessment.
Provide better guidance on the council website. All organisations have to begin the journey of proper data management - especially if they are a startup. There should be videos and guides to completing questionnaires online. What is available right now is woefully inadequate, and creates more questions than it does answers.
Provide a FREE advisory service. If the council want organisations to get on board, they should be available to answer questions and resolve disputes. They should also take accountability for their errors. The only way to do this currently is to search their endless volumes of lengthy pdf guides, or query the badly conceived FAQs on the website.
What next?
We are contacting the ICO, with a copy of this document in order to inserstand their position in PCI Compliance. I'll report our findings when they respond.


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Kurin Inc., the inventor and manufacturer of 510(k)-cleared Kurin® blood culture collection sets, announced today that the United States Patent Office allowed its patent application and has issued U.S. Patent No. 9,820,682. The Kurin blood culture collection set is a replacement for traditional collection sets, introducing technology to divert skin contaminants while preserving the standard blood culture collection technique for clinicians.
The patent describes and claims a blood sample optimization system for reducing or eliminating contaminants in collected specimens, which are a significant factor in causing contaminated blood cultures. Like regular blood culture sets, Kurin sets include a butterfly needle for venipuncture or luer connection to a peripheral catheter and a needle for filling a culture bottle. Unique to Kurin is the Kurin Lock™ blood sequestration device, which includes a chamber for diversion of the initial aliquot of blood that often contains skin contaminants from the venipuncture site. After diversion, the Kurin Lock automatically bypasses the sequestration chamber to convey subsequent blood flow through another channel into the culture bottle.
"This patent is the first step in building intellectual property protection for our unique blood diversion technology," said Bob Rogers, Inventor and Chief Executive Officer. "This US patent strengthens our position in the market and delineates our approach from previous diversion methods. The simplicity of this product is critical to caregiver compliance. With no need for manual manipulation, a Kurin set makes it effortless for clinicians to incorporate diversion, a proven method of lowering contaminated blood cultures, into their routine collection process."
Blood culture diversion technology can benefit hospitals and health systems, which suffer significant financial losses due to false positive blood culture results. When sepsis is erroneously indicated, unnecessary treatment and testing may ensue. Furthermore, patients who receive false positive blood culture results may be subjected to unneeded antibiotic treatment and an extended hospital stay, putting them at risk for further adverse events.
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Today statues stand tall in New York City's Central Park and Nome, Alaska commemorating the 1925 Serum Run to Nome in which Balto the sled dog led his team and relayed diphtheria antitoxin over 600 miles across Alaska, saving the small city of Nome from an incipient epidemic. This week on Line One, revisit health issues in Nome with Dr. Bob Lawrence of the Norton Sound Regional Health Center and host, Dr. Thad Woodard.
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Easy Ways to Improve Lung Health
Whenever you want to be healthy and fit, you most likely think of your weight, your muscles, or perhaps even your heart. But are you aware that healthy lungs are directly linked to a healthy and long life? Research shows that the health of our lungs and its overall oxygen capacity are significant aspects in determining life expectancy.
The most significant way to a healthy lung – don't smoke! All of us know how dangerous smoking is for our overall health, our skin, our body tissues, and particularly our lungs. Make sure you take care of your lungs from dangers in the air that takes a bit of common sense. Keep away from polluted air, put on a mask when exposed to any kind of fumes, and just use chemical substances in a well-ventilated area.
Exercise is the easiest way to improve lung strength and capacity. With regards to your regular fitness routine, make an effort to work your lungs, 2-3 times a week, at the least. You can do a high-intensity exercise like sprints, for a few minutes, and then rest for a minute. Do it again repeatedly, ensuring to relax within the rest periods. Swimming can also be an effective workout for building your lungs; try to check out how long you are able to hold your breath when swimming underwater and then try to increase the length of time with every session.
Cardio workouts to improve your breathing are less efficient if your diet contains foods that are loaded with fats and calories. Complement your workout program by following a diet loaded with foods that improve your body function, such as vegetables, fruit and fat-free dairy products. Eating foods having whole grains reduces your chance for overeating by causing you to feel full for a longer time while many kinds of fish such as salmon and trout are great for your heart.
A choice to include cardio workouts to your lifestyle helps not only the healthy lung function as well as your weight. The exercise causes the release of endorphins to your blood that may boost your mood. Your chance to get these certain illnesses such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers declines when you work out; your immune system improves making you less likely to get flu. Read more from ballymoneytimes.co.uk.


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CHAKRA is a Sanskrit word that means "wheel". Those that can see them internally describe chakras as spinning wheels of light that glow and spread outwards.
Chakras are concentrations of focused energy that have both mental and spiritual power. When we activate and balance our chakras, we stimulate the optimum release of powerful energies, which give rise to feelings of well-being, good health and enhanced mental clarity.
Chakras are a core belief of many meditative practices, spiritual and religious and have been incorporated into many new age practices…although the Chakra system was first developed in India in the Middle Ages.
When our chakras are unhealthy, blocked or unbalanced they lead us to make unwise decisions and often make us unhappy or depressed. Ideally chakras should be active and spinning at a similar rate to each other…but most of us have some chakras that are overactive and others that are closed down or underactive and require stimulation.
When balanced, emotional and energy blockages that can subvert the flow of inner chi will dissolve, helping to release mental pressure and negative emotions.
Advocates of chakra balancing feel that unless this is done, your mind and emotions can create resistance within the inner systems of your body so that eventually these blockages assume physical proportions lodging in whichever physical area of the body is most vulnerable.
This is, supposedly, what can give rise to disease and illness.
Use Reiki to energize and harmonize your Chakras
Reiki students and practitioners can use simple Reiki hand-positions – with or without the Reiki symbols – over each chakra centre to achieve balance, harmonizing and energising of our chakra centres. This will bring noticeable health, happiness and spiritually awakening benefits.
Your Reiki hands can be used together or separately over each chakra. I have found myself that giving Reiki for a couple of minutes to each of my own 7 chakra's as part of my daily Reiki practise (more time on each chakra brings deeper results) in a single session, is more powerful and empowering that doing a few chakra's here or there.
Of course, as Mrs Takata always said: 'A little Reiki goes a long way and is better than none' – and she is right, bless her.
How to find your chakra locations
Your chakra's are found within your physical energy body, about an inch in front of your spinal column down the centre of your body.
Each chakra's position is determined by your own or your client's bodily proportions and lengths – not the nice, even, perfectly-spaced bodies in the illustrations we all see.
Chakra locations
First Chakra – in between the anus and genitals:
Second Chakra – centred behind the pubic bone:
Third Chakra – centred 2 fingers down from your belly button:
Fourth Chakra – centred behind your sternum bone – the heart chakra:
Fifth Chakra – on the epiglottis bone – throat chakra:
Sixth Chakra – between your eyebrows – third eye chakra:
Seventh chakra – centred on your crown – crown chakra:
NB: If you disagree with these, just put your hands where you believe the chakra is and your Reiki will go where it is needed on your body.
Some Chakra-balancing Reiki treatments
1: A short Reiki chakra self-balancing treatment – for you
All 7 chakra's by 2 minutes each = 14 minutes chakra self treatment.
You will find using your Reiki with your 7 chakras, a wonderful start to every day and a wonderful finish to every evening. Enjoy.
2: Professional Reiki chakra balancing treatments
Just about every Reiki hand-position in a professional Reiki treatment covers the 7 chakras – except for the obvious one which is the first or base chakra.
In professional treatments this area is a no-go zone (for the obvious reasons) but it can be supported by placing your Reiki hand-positions on the outside thigh/hip area or the hip V-position in traditional western Usui treatments (see attached diagram).
3: Some seated Reiki chakra suggestions – starting from the top of the body and working down
1: Crown of head
2: 3rd eye / forehead area
3: Throat chakra
4: Heart chakra
5: 3rd chakra (2-3 fingers down from belly-button).
I usually leave the lower 2 chakras.
In all seated treatments, I avoid these chakra's as I don't wish to invade people's private and personal space in this area of their bodies. Also, I can send absent healing to them if I wish to when the Reiki session is finished and they are still inward and relaxing.
(c)copyright 2020 Yolanda Cholmondeley-Smith
Learn Reiki
Anyone may learn Reiki and it is generally taught over a weekend.
There are differing teaching standards and content when learning Reiki in New Zealand.
Many Reiki Master Teachers are members of Reiki NZ, the national body representing Reiki in NZ – many are not.
An important aspect of learning Reiki is the empowering of the individual
Reiki is taught so all may use it for themselves. A remarkable and permanent 'tool', Reiki may be learnt in Degrees, which are usually taught over a weekend.
When you and your Teacher feel you are ready, you learn the next level of Reiki.
They are Reiki First Degree, Reiki Second Degree, Reiki Third Degree, Reiki Master and Reiki Master Teacher.
The Reiki energy is passed from the teacher to the student following one or more attunements
The ability to channel Reiki is instant, palpable and lasts a lifetime after the First Degree Reiki teaching.
Anything you place your hands on will receive Reiki simply by touch
Food, water, medicines, crystals, people, plants, animals, anything. You will also learn how to give Reiki treatments to yourself, others and professionally – if you wish to.
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President Bush is urging Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein to let U.N. weapons inspectors back into his country. Mr. Bush says the inspectors need to find out if Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.
President Bush says Saddam Hussein must prove to the world that he is not developing biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. "He needs to let inspectors back into his country to show us he is not developing weapons of mass destruction,"
Iraq has long been on a U.S. state department list of nations that support terrorism. President Bush makes clear that is one big reason why the United States is keeping a close watch on Iraq and other countries believed to be seeking weapons of mass destruction. "If they develop weapons of mass destruction that will be used to terrorize nations, they will be held accountable," siad President Bush.
Iraq expelled U.N. weapons inspectors in late 1998. When asked by reporters what might happen if Saddam Hussein continues to refuse re-entry, Mr. Bush replied, "He'll find out."


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Re: DEATH OF A KAYAKER
Posted by LeeG on Apr 15, 2005
The water was probably around 50 degrees or a shade under. I don't know,,not enough info. The reports that get me are the ones where the guy is found wearing a dry suit,,but the zipper is open.
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Introducing the series of professional Wide Legs External Grip Bearing Pullers from Facom. These large capacity pullers have been designed with the most demanding applications in mind and made from the highest quality materials to ensure safety and high performance. Two options of legs configuration allow for ultra-wide setup ("uncrossed legs" configuration doubles capacity, but the "cross-legged" configuration guarantees higher performance and increased safety). Simple design makes these bearing pullers easy, comfortable and safe to use. They are typically used for extracting bearings, gear wheels or magnetic flywheels.
Facom U.35 series Bearing Pullers are available in 3 versions:
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In Brussels, New Designs at the Place Where Art, Architecture, and Industry Meet - Sight Unseen
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text: The new Mercedes Benz SLK is shying from showing its whole self, but the very first images released are revealing its latest roof feature. Dubbed, the Magic Sky Control roof, it is an optional feature of the SLK but I am sure all those who are going to book this new Mercedes Benz will not give it a miss. For about 2,000 Euro ($2,750), the smart roof can alter the transparency to suit the climate outside and the needs of the folks sitting inside. By using the plate condenser, the roof can be kept transparent or darkened at the touch of the button. This (magic) technology is new to the roof system and is more effective over the traditional shutters. You can still drive with the feeling of open air without actually getting affected by the solar radiations as the transparent mode also blocks the UV and infrared light. Just utter Abracadabra (and of course press the button) to control the intensity of the light to your comfort in the new SLK.


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John writes – "I saw your "Cannibal-themed Halloween supper" post and it reminded me of this fun Halloween party project. My friend tried serving it at some of his parties and most people were too squeamish to touch it. It looked too real!" – Link.
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Dialogue, interaction and discussion have always been crucial to the process by which people come to a deeper understanding and appreciation of Buddhism.
Large gatherings may be an effective means of transmitting information; likewise, print and other media can provide important sources of information and inspiration. But they also hold the risk that they will become one-way avenues of communication. Within religious movements, in particular, even with the best of intentions one-way communication can establish a sense of hierarchy—between those who teach and those who learn. The result can be the disempowerment of believers, who become reliant on their leaders or teachers. If the true mission of religion is to enable people to enjoy the highest happiness, it is vital to make efforts to avoid such outcomes.
Small group discussions provide an opportunity for questioning, for voicing and responding to doubts.
Small group discussions provide an opportunity for questioning, for voicing and responding to doubts. This is a shared process of learning that proceeds at the pace that is genuinely comfortable and effective for all the participants. From the perspective of Buddhist humanism, truth is not the exclusive possession of a select individual or group. Rather, truth is something to which all people have equal access. It is discovered through our committed engagement with our fellow human beings and is shared and transmitted through an expanding web of empathetic connection among people. Such interactions, on the basis of equality, are the crucible in which our humanity is forged.
Nichiren (1222–82), the Buddhist reformer whose teachings inspire the SGI's activities, valued this form of dialogue and study. From his writings, it is clear that his disciples gathered on a regular basis to study a wide range of Buddhist texts. Nichiren saw such discussion as crucial for the correct transmission of his own intent. He begins one letter written at a time of severe persecution with these words: "Those resolved to seek the way should gather and listen to the contents of this letter."
related article The Practice of Dignity by Mitch Bogen, Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue, USA Mitch Bogen describes the ethos and activities of the Ikeda Center and explains how the 2015 Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue offers a window into the center's history. Small group discussion meetings have been the foundation of the Soka Gakkai since the 1930s. Founding president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi traveled widely throughout Japan to participate in such meetings, attending some 240 small group discussions during a two-year period near the end of his life, even as religious freedom was being suppressed by the militarist authorities of his day.
Today, SGI discussion meetings are held in all corners of the globe, usually on a monthly basis. The vast majority of these are held in the homes of members who make them available for this purpose. Participants are women and men, children from all walks of life, educational and economic backgrounds.
The meetings are held in local neighborhoods, and give people the opportunity to develop the kind of relations that are increasingly rare in contemporary urban environments—where people may live for years as neighbors without developing any personal connection. Discussion meetings are open to all and bring together people who might never otherwise encounter each other in societies divided along various seen and unseen lines. Everyone, including children or those for whom speaking in front of others does not come easily, is encouraged to speak, to offer their comments or reactions.
The sharing of faith experiences—the transformation in people's lives realized through Buddhist practice—is a central element of discussion meetings. There is perhaps nothing more heartening for people struggling with problems than the example of others who have successfully confronted and overcome their own challenges. The best discussion meetings are filled with a bright mood of mutual encouragement. Buddhist study is another important feature; an individual or group of individuals may prepare a presentation on a theme or concept, which then sets the stage for further discussion. Guests or others interested in learning more about Buddhism are encouraged to comment and question.
SGI President Daisaku Ikeda has described the significance of the modern-day discussion meeting in these terms: "The culture of the spirited, resilient common people is found in the exchange and interaction of voice with voice, the coming together of people in their raw humanity, the contact of one life with another. Contemporary society is a flood of soulless information. It is for just this reason that sharing of living language, the actual voices of people, can make a crucial contribution to the health of society."
Courtesy April 2007 issue of the SGI Quarterly.
The Oneness of Life and Its Environment
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Elementary has yet to premiere on CBS but it already sounds like one person won't be watching the Sherlock Holmes remake: Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch.
In an interview with Shortlist, Cumberbatch, 36, said he is "a bit cynical about why they've chosen to do it" as well as why they cast Jonny Lee Miller in the starring role. Miller, as Cumberbatch notes, is of a similar age to the Sherlock star and is also British. Cumberbatch said Miller asked him if he was OK with him signing on to the project after the two shared the stage in Danny Boyle's Royal National Theatre production of Frankenstein.
Comic-Con: Can CBS' Elementary and BBC's Sherlock co-exist?
"I did say, 'Well, I'd prefer you didn't do it, but you've got a kid to feed, a nice house in LA and a wife to keep in good clothes,'" Cumberbatch says. "When you get used to a certain standard of living and they waft a pay check at you, what are you going to do?"
At a Comic-Con panel for Elementary back in July, Miller said he had spoken with Cumberbatch about the role, but did not divulge exactly what was said. "We wanted to be sure that it was going to be very different, so that was the conversation that we had," Miller said at the time. "He's been very, very supportive actually. We just discussed what a wonderful character it is."
However "cynical" he might be, Cumberbatch still said that he wished Miller "the best of luck" on Elementary. "I think there's room for us both to coexist. I don't feel threatened by it and I wish him the best, which is as diplomatic as I can be."
Elementary premieres Thursday, Sept. 27 at 10/9c on CBS.


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To Our Venerable Brothers
The Archbishops and Bishops of Australia
Lent is a time to pause and reflect-a time to prepare for the special celebration of Christ's passion, death and resurrection.
The Lord's paschal mystery was motivated by love for his Father and for mankind and there is no better preparation for the Easter feast than a renewed commitment to the love that inspired Christ to lay down his life and to take it up again (Cfr. Io. 10, 17).
Love is indeed the greatest of the virtues and true love of God must always find expression in love of neighbour; of necessity it means service rendered to others in the name of Christ.
We see in "Project Compassion" a wonderful means for all our beloved sons and daughters in Australia to join together in a spirit of fraternal sharing for the benefit of their fellowmen and thus to fulfil the will of Christ, who said: "In so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me" (Matth. 25, 40).
We are confident that the response to this Annual Lenten Family Campaign will once again be eloquent proof of how the Catholics of Australia understand the aspirations of the poor and needy.
Through their sharing your people hopefully will pursue Christ's mission of uplifting mankind to the level of human development and dignity befitting all God's children.
On this occasion we encourage you and your faithful-all the clergy, religious and laity of Australia-to continue their many works inspired by Christian love and rendered possible by Project Compassion and by the self-discipline that it supposes for each member of each family.
And while we express deep gratitude for all that you have already done and will do to show forth Christ's love, we implore for all of you a full sharing in his paschal mystery and most cordially impart our Apostolic Blessing.


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Twitter Takes Fight With PeopleBrowsr To Federal Court
PeopleBrowsr recently won a restraining order against Twitter and the two were scheduled to take the next, albeit small, step in the court battle today with preliminary discovery.
But Twitter wasn't having it.
You didn't think it would be that easy – did you, PeopleBrowsr? Silly rabbit.
PeopleBrowsr announced this latest news on its blog, sharing that "Twitter filed a 'Notice of Removal' to Federal Court on the eve of the December 4 discovery hearing, claiming this is a federal antitrust case and should be decided in Federal Court."
There was to be a hearing over deposing Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams and the discovery of documents relating to Twitter policy on the Firehose. The companies had agreed that Doug Williams, Twitter's Head of Business Development; Kelton Lynn, Twitter's Head of Mobile Business Development; Jodee Rich, Founder and CEO of PeopleBrowsr; and Bob Harris, Professor Emeritus of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and a Twitter antitrust expert would be deposed over the coming weeks.
Last week, Twitter told the San Francisco Superior Court, "This is Contracts 101. Although PeopleBrowsr attempts to dress up its case as some sort of grand antitrust or interference case, it is not". Twitter's new petition is contrary to the company's previous statement that there "was no merit to PeopleBrowsr's claim" of unfair competition. Now, Twitter has removed the case from San Francisco Superior Court to the Federal Court on the basis that "PeopleBrowsr's complaint and TRO papers reveal that its Section 17200 claim is based on federal antitrust law", and antitrust cases must be decided in federal court.
So now someone has to determine whether the Federal Court has jurisdiction. And "in the meantime, PeopleBrowsr's temporary restraining order against Twitter will remain in place and PeopleBrowsr [will] continue to have full access to the Firehose."
Interesting. Why would Twitter do this?
We asked Randal C. Picker, Professor at the University of Chicago's Law School where he teaches classes in Antitrust (among other topics) and has a pretty extensive high-tech industry legal background.
Picker observes that "the [PeopleBrowsr] article certainly makes it sound as if Twitter prefers to be in federal court and avoid state court. The contracts claim might not do that if the parties aren't citizens from different states; a federal claim would work."
But why would Twitter want to be in federal court? Why, why, why??
Randy D. Gordon, Trial Partner at Gardere law firm, specializing in antitrust and trade regulation, shared the following very interesting tidbit:
Twitter's position appears to be that PeopleBrowr's state-law breach of contract claim is, in fact, a disguised federal-law antitrust claim. The immediate purpose of taking this position is to provide a hook for removing the case from state to federal court. (Cases filed in state court that raise a "federal question" can be removed to federal court.) The potential reasons for removing a case are manifold, ranging from perceived procedural advantages, to slowing a case down, to a genuine belief that a particular case is a federal matter, and on and on. From the outside it is of course impossible to know exactly what Twitter's motivation might be.
So, it's impossible to know . . . but it will most likely cause a delay and Twitter's top-notch legal team must know that. Is this delay part of their strategy? Curiouser and curiouser.
We'll keep you posted as this story develops!
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text: Crime / paranormal Ghost Hunters Found Dead After SWAT Standoff Mark and Debby Constantino had appeared on Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures By Michael Harthorne, Newser Staff Posted Sep 23, 2015 5:40 PM CDT Copied Ghost hunters Mark and Debby Constantino were found dead in their daughter's apartment yesterday. (YouTube) (Newser) – A pair of ghost hunters were found dead in a Nevada apartment yesterday following an hours-long standoff with SWAT teams in what is likely a domestic-violence incident, the AP reports. They were identified by police as paranormal investigators Mark and Debby Constantino, who had made numerous appearances on Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. The AP reports the couple had a history of domestic incidents, and Debby had taken a restraining order out against Mark last week. They were scheduled to appear in court in December over their pending divorce. story continues below Police received a call after Debby's male roommate was found dead in their home yesterday morning, the Gazette-Journal reports. Debby was missing, and police tracked her cellphone to the apartment of her and Mark's adult daughter. When officers knocked on the door, they heard shots fired and a man saying, "Give me 15 minutes to gather my thoughts or I'll kill her." After failed attempts to negotiate, police blew open the apartment door and found Mark and Debby dead inside. Police have so far not released a cause of death, according to the AP. Mark is suspected in the murder of Debby's unidentified roommate. (These 79 celebrities have been charged with domestic abuse.)


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Rivers cut Ingles with the hope that no other team would claim him off waivers. They thought they could sneak him through the league, Rivers admitted, by letting him go during a time few would see the transaction.
Reassured by a second playoff berth and a series win, Hayward could simply re-sign with the Jazz for a long-term deal, allowing Utah to run it back and try to stay on an upward path. With young players like Alec Burks, Rodney Hood, Trey Lyles, Dante Exum, and Gobert still improving, the future would be bright.
But if Hayward leaves, a gaping hole in Utah's offense opens up. The Jazz could end up right back in no man's land.
This is all drama for another day. The Jazz are still quite alive, though the mighty Warriors intend to squash any hope Utah holds of going deeper into the playoffs. The Jazz are great, but the Warriors are incredible, and few believe Utah can or will win this series.、
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