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Chicago, IL — September 01, 2016 — Navint Partners LLC is pleased to introduce NavintNow, a series of new service offerings specifically geared towards companies that employ Subscription Business Models.
The race to capture subscription revenue is on! As companies with recurring revenue are rewarded with valuations multiple times over traditional models, businesses are rushing to create offerings that drive predictable revenue. However, this haste to get to market has resulted in numerous operational issues for companies that attempt to apply traditional process and ERP-centric methodology to more complex revenue models.
"Developing a series of service offerings specific to subscription-based businesses was an idea born out of necessity with our clients," said Steve Terry, Director – Los Angeles. Mr. Terry added, "Companies that employ recurring-revenue business models are wrought with certain complexities that, if left unchecked, will inhibit efficient scalability."
Navint has created four initial service offerings, each one enabling organizations to invest the appropriate amount of time and money based on their subscription lifecycle maturity. These offerings include high-value executive workshops, rapid technology selection, access to subscription business models best-practice playbooks and methodologies, and fractional on-going professional support. The subscription business models focus is coupled with a long history of planning and implementing global transformations that optimize operating models and maximize invested returns.
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Her journey from size 12 to size 6
Last year, I did the classic, 'New year, new me', and got myself a gym membership. I was going through a particularly rough time with mental-health problems and was bitterly unhappy in my own skin. After a few months of testing the waters but not making the progress I wanted, I decided to take the plunge and start training with Rob on a one-to-one basis.
A year down the track, I've dropped four dress sizes, I'm fitter and stronger than ever before, and training is now a part of my daily routine. Vastly more importantly than the aesthetic results, I have found a new passion and have never been happier or more confident.
Rob has taught me so much, including how to train effectively, eat smart and use training as an outlet and coping strategy. I couldn't recommend him any more highly than I already do to pretty much everyone I speak to.
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I started training with Rob about seven months ago after about a year out with a back/gut injury, and was probably still not fully recovered and really immobile when I went back to the gym. I'd always thought that I was quite fit, as I had been training for a few years up until I got injured. I knew my diet wasn't that great, as in previous years I had been bigger than I am now. I didn't eat the right foods at the right time, skipping meals and not eating regularly. Thanks to the time that I have been training with Rob, my fitness is at a completely different level, I now have muscle definition and energy, I eat more than I have ever done before and my mobility has now improved beyond what I could imagine it would. Also, introducing me to the Herbalife suite of products has helped me massively – it has increased my muscle density, my body shape has changed to something that I never thought could be achieved, my metabolic age to that of a 28 year old (and I am 43), I sleep properly and I feel in the best shape of my life. Rob is without doubt the best PT I have had – and I have used a number of them. He has changed my diet, I train properly and I'm strong not only in my body but in my mind. If you start training with Rob, it will be one of the best decisions you can make!
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TRIBE has lost me inches but gained me some amazing friends and a positive mental attitude thanks to Rob, who is a legend at helping everyone get their best workout no matter what the level! The greatest part is people you haven't seen in a while telling you that not only do you look slimmer, but you even walk differently!
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Friday, March 1, 2013
Raj Patel on the Green Revolution
This is a cool video from Raj Patel detailing the motivations, history, and outcomes of the Green Revolution. I give the Green Revolution a bit more credit than he does in terms of feeding the world today (though not necessarily reducing hunger now or in the past), insofar as if synthetic fertilizers suddenly ceased to be used in the current models of agriculture in the world, we'd all be dead. Nevertheless, it is a good primer for anyone looking to learn more about this important phenomenon in food and farming in the 20th century.
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When fabricating kitchen and bathroom tops, many prefer to use thinner slabs of material and then glue a frontal piece to it to increase the thickness of the visible edge.
With the VIVa 220 Montresor presents a new completely automatic machine for mitering: a double 45° cut to obtain two polished slab pieces to be glued together at 90°.
The patented V-groove unit consists of 2+2 opposing blades working at 45°. The blades cut the slab leaving 0,2-0,8 mm of uncut material on the polished side of the slab.
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Cameron Miller, a senior guard at Salpointe Catholic, finished his high school career with more than 1,000 career points. The pride of his famous father goes beyond the numbers.
"He's at a great school, that's No. 1," Arizona Wildcats coach Sean Miller said this week.
"He loves it there. That's what you worry about the most. He's surrounded by a great group of people — teachers, coaches, his teammates — but he's had just an overall great experience at Salpointe, on and off the court. As a dad, that's really all that matters."
On the court, Cameron Miller scored 21 points last Saturday as the Lancers lost 81-48 in the 4A state championship game to Shadow Mountain, coached by former Arizona All-American point guard Mike Bibby. Miller's 21 points put him at 1,017 for his career.
"He really became a complete player but consistently scored well in three years at the varsity level," Salpointe coach Brian Holstrom told AllSportsTucson.com
Miller also scored 18 points in a playoff semifinal victory over Catalina Foothills.
"The fact that he ended in a state championship (game), that's something that he'll remember forever and I'm very proud of him. I think he was one of the team's leaders this year. I think he had a really great attitude and played his best at the end.
"I wish I would have seen it. That's the downside of being a college basketball coach — that happens and you're not there. But I know he understands."
Sean said his wife Amy attended the state title game and tried to keep him updated on its progress.
"She sends stats," Sean said with a smile. "Doesn't do a very good job communicating the stats. I'm confused a lot of times in really what she's sending."
The Arizona coach said he doesn't actually talk a lot of basketball with his son.
Again with a big grin, he said: "He's a teenager who goes to his room and watches TV. I see our players more than him. Even when he's in our house, he's really not in our house. He tries to leave as often as possible. Just saying hello to him is difficult."
(Those with a teen-aged son might understand.)
Cameron has a scholarship offer to Youngstown State and some lower-division schools.
Sean said Cameron could end up at Arizona in a non-playing capacity.
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Women's ability to lead is undoubtedly proven. I am not badgering on men, because they make great leaders too. But I am specifically talking about how we can believe in ourselves more when we go out there and work in a society where women leaders are still a minority. It is time for us to step up to the opportunity, even when no one is offering. Many of those who have encouraged me personally in my journey to leadership are men. They want to seek the richness in diversity in leadership teams, and learn from what women have to offer in terms of business and leadership wisdom. Many people believe in us. It's time for us to believe in us too.
Lead Yourself
Before you start trying to lead the world, remember that you need to start with yourself. This is what I call self-mastery, and it includes:
1. Getting clarity over your purpose, identity, and goals
2. Choosing useful attitude, beliefs and values that builds a great energy around you
3. Managing your own time to enable you to live a harmonious, healthy, and successful life
4. Developing yourself in useful skills that enable you to achieve your goals faster
5. Being a role-model that inspires others
Lead Your Family
Many social norms put the man at the head of the family, but I believe in many cases, the woman is the neck that turns the head. Put aside the expectation of who "should" be leading and realize within yourself the ability to be at least equal to your partner in family leadership. I have found many women who are the backbone that supports their families and are enjoying a harmonious relationship with their partner. In leading your family, remember these:
1. What is the common goal you want to achieve as a family?
2. What are the family values that it will uphold?
3. How will finances be managed?
4. What are the family rituals that keep it together?
5. How will you maintain romance with your husband despite daily demands as parents?
Lead the Business or Organization
You may be leading for-profit or non-profit organizations, but you're still a group leader. In leading organizations, think about:
1. How to get people to a common goal?
2. How to build a common culture and values?
3. How to set goals and create an action plan to achieve it?
4. How to select the right strategies to get massive results? (Sales, Marketing, Operations, Team)
5. How to keep people accountable on their execution and celebrate wins?
6. How to get the right person in the right position?
7. How to master your finances and make decisions based on facts, not feelings?
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If you have actually gone through the well-known works concerning a kid Beau and his buddy puppy Theo; you may understand just how much they love each other. The story started because in 2014's Christmas when the 2 senior kids Zoe and Jack of Shyba required Santa Claus for a young puppy. The apartment or condo they were remaining into restricted them from keeping one. The household stuck to their strategy and got an adorable young puppy after moving into a brand-new city. Theo truly liked its brand-new household and signed up with Beau for routine nap post 3 days. Even now both sleep together and Shyba has now more than 300,000 fans on Instagram. So start checking out Highly easy toddler and baby you always wanted. Source: mommasgonecity.com (via)


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The 2020 Jubilee & School of Prayer is July 12-18.
Our annual Jubilee is designed to encourage revival in the lives of church members. Because when that happens, God then has the open door to manifest revival in the midst of our church.
And that's what our Jubilee is all about.
On top of that, our morning School of Prayer helps strengthen the believer's ability to enjoy the fullest relationship possible with God. Because like any relationship, healthy communication is must – and that's why a better prayer life means a better walk with God.
Some of Our Guest Preachers
Pastor Dave Barna
Pastor Shane Cloud (center)
Evangelist Tim Green
Pastor Jerry Ross
Bro. Andy Tully
Pastor Darren Whiting
Revive Us Again
Living the Christian life is a battle. And it's easy to lose our zeal as we go through the struggles. So if you want to rekindle your flame for Christ…
…We invite you to join us for our 2020 Jubilee from July 12 to the 18.
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Jubilee is a Time of Music and Rejoicing!
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Strict trading laws at Stradbally market
Casual trading in Stradbally's market square will soon be strictly regulated, with only Irish produce allowed and market day on Fridays only.
Traders breaking the laws can be fined €1,270. Stallholders must also have a trading licence from the council, and prior approval from the market restoration committee.
Draft bye-laws came before the Emo electoral area meeting on March 7, chaired by Cllr Deegan, who is also chair of the market committee.
He explained the type of trading they wanted to eliminate from the area.
"The type of car boot trading that has gone on won't be allowed. Anyone selling their own products will be exempt from fees. We have been approached by country market sellers. It's the other type we'd have a problem with. People who just come and set up, it doesn't add to the aesthetics of the town," he said.
The bye-laws will come before Laois County Council for approval by June, and the newly restored market is expected to be open by summer.
Cllr Tom Mulhall had concerns about the committee's 50 year lease and control of the public square.
"This is a building that is standing for years, it's there for the people of Stradbally. It wasn't restored in the name of Laois County Council," he said.
Cllr Deegan said that in order to get grant money, they had to take on a long lease.
"We had been asking the council for 15 years to restore it. In the end a local committee have taken it on," he said.
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Trust in the Lord - Cal Pierce
Cal Pierce
We are entering into a new year that raises more questions than answers. Each new year seems to bring an increase of difficult times. There is an increase of weather extremes, terrorism, moral failure of entire nations, economic failure and elections that aren't looking favorable.
As believers it becomes harder to understand what to do. This is especially true when our very Biblical values are being attacked. When we have difficulty understanding the world, it's time that we press into understanding the things of God. What God has is the answer the world needs. God gives us a great word on this in Proverbs 3:5-8:
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body, and refreshment to your bones."
Here the Lord is telling us not to lean upon our own understanding but to trust in Him. In other words, the condition of the world should not change our position in God. Our own understanding will be unfruitful when we focus on the world. We must trust that God who created the world has the power to fix it.
If we will acknowledge Him by focusing on His promises, His will for us will not fail. God's will is going to be fulfilled regardless of what man, or the enemy, does. We know this because Jesus said in Luke 16:17:
"It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the law (Word) to fail."
The outcome will be the will of God, not the will of man. If we trust and acknowledge Him, He will direct our path.
When we trust in the Lord and turn from evil, He promises healing to our bodies and refreshment to our bones. We will then have a peace that will surpass our understanding. (Eph 3:19) As believers we must remind ourselves that we are on the winning team and God's Word gives us the winning strategy. With God, all things are possible to them who believe.


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Sit back, relax, crack open a craft beer and get ready for a trip to another dimension. Not because the long-awaited season three of Rick and Morty has finally arrived but because Boston-based band The Lights Out and partners-in-crime AERONAUT Brewing Co. are rounding third on their trip through the cosmos and want you to tag a long for the ride.
In case you haven't already heard, The Lights Out and the Bean Town brewers teamed up to release the first-ever album available exclusively on a can of beer.
The album, T.R.I.P., chronicles the band's travels through parallel dimensions via a Light Machine built by the band. This machine manifests in a choreographed, wearable light show the band wears while playing the album live. The beer, which goes by the same name, is going down in the band's cannon as fuel for these pan-dimensional travels.
Since the project went live in early November, those lucky enough to get their hands on the beer, thus the album, have had the pleasure of joining the unlikely duo on a first-of-its kind, full sensory experience, brought full circle by the band's launch day performance at Brooklyn Boulders, an indoor rock-wall climbing facility near AERONAUT's Somerville, Mass. brewery.
The album goes live Feb. 1 on all major digital platforms.
The band approached the brewery in hopes to have the album — the band's first in two years — put on one of the brewery's beers. Much to their surprise, the folks at AERONAUT took to the project and decided to design a beer exclusively for the album and the band.
"We were like 'let's do it, we get it,'" Ben Holmes, CEO and AERONAUT brewer said. "And I think it was really cool that they came to us. That's not your typical collaboration that walks into your door every day."
Once the brewers got a hold of a rough cut of the album, they got to work brewing a beer that would fit a project of this scope and creativity. What they came up with was a beer just as outlandish to the beer community as releasing an album on a beer can was to the music community.
"It's pretty abstract," Holmes said. "The concept of the beer was if I was traveling through dimensions or if I was socked and hauled away inside a spaceship, what kind of beer would we want to drink that could cram itself pretty effectively in a cargo hold, so it would need a good amount of alcohol but also, we would want to sustain ourselves completely on it. So it would have to be something I would want to drink for a good amount of time."
In the end, AERONAUT produced, what they call, an "Imperial Session" IPA. With an ABV of 7.5% and only 55 IBUs, this smooth, tropical, yet slightly bitter IPA has quickly become a crowd favorite in the tasting room, according to Holmes.
To create this unique brew, the AERONAUT team doubled down on galaxy hops, to further connect the beer to the source material. The beer is hopped about three times throughout the brewing process; two or three times during fermentation following an initial "cold steeping" right after the boil. To get this cold steeping process to work, the brewers chill the beer down to between 160 and 170 degrees, according to Holmes. The recipe is constantly changing as the brewers continue to try and further perfect this style they seem to be creating.
"We've been doing a lot of recipe iterations even since we released the first can," Holmes said. "This has been kind of a journey beer for us. We're always hopping at different times."
It's by way of this cold steeping hop that the brewery is able to turn this Imperial IPA into a sessionable product. The proof is in the chemistry, a field very familiar to AERONAUT who set roots not in the beer industry but cutting-edge science and boast degrees from MIT and Cornell.
"Our original IPAs are in the range of about 65 to 80 [IBUs] for a standard strength IPA," Holmes, a former NASA engineer, said. "One thing that can be subjective is IBUs can be pulled at different times throughout the brewing and fermenting process. So with this beer here, we actually use a cold steeping process and that's how we get a hold of the hop flavor. Although it doesn't lead to computed IBUs when you calculate it, you get a lot of this hop resin that kind of carries through so when you drink it, you get a perception of more bitterness than there really is."
Although the brewery and the band have no set plans for furthering this beer can album idea, the brewery is far from finished with this way of going about brewing beer. Seeing the success of T.R.I.P., the beer, the AERONAUT brewers are launching an entire line of beers inspired by the cosmos. Next in production is a true, over-the-top Imperial IPA which is available now as Imperial Galaxic Cirrocumulus.
"That one's a hazy, straight out imperial IPA," Holmes said. "It's actually a lot of the characteristics we worked on for the T.R.I.P. but its way stronger. And its kind of cloudy so we look at it kind of as stardust. But we're going to keep working on this process until we've perfected it and once we've perfected it, who the hell knows?"
After the success of their foray into craft beer, the band is simply enjoying the ride and momentum generated by the project. Fresh off a series of shows around their area, the band is simply "having a blast and drinking beer and playing music" according to TLO guitarist, Adam Ritchie.
"And that's all good and that's what it's about," Ritchie said. "It was about doing something that hasn't been done before and we're doing it. Whether it goes anywhere from there or not, it doesn't matter. No one can take this from us at this point."
The roots of the idea go back to a time when music was the cultural king and craft beer was still in it's early infancy. When Adam and the band were coming up with the idea, they drew upon memories of a time when people shopped for music much like beer drinkers shop for new beers. People used to walk into a record store and browse the shelves for something that caught their eye. Then they would bring it home, put the album or record on, relax and probably have a beer. This physical ritual is something Ritchie and the band no longer see in today's digital music era.
"It has all the fun of dragging and dropping a gallon of milk onto your online grocery list," Ritchie said. "A new album comes out, there it is on Spotify. You drag it over then that's it, you've got it. Its instantaneous but you've lost something big time there."
With the rise of dragging and dropping, Ritchie mourns the loss of what were important moments in his musical and cultural life. And something he hopes is brought back to the forefront when people drink T.R.I.P. the beer while listening to T.R.I.P. the album.
"I can remember what the incense smelled like when I got home with my first Pearl Jam album," Ritchie said. "That smell was completely tied to that music. When I hear that music, I still smell that incense. So wouldn't it be so cool if years down the line, a Lights Out fan were to be like 'gosh, when that album came out, I remember the way those galaxy hops tasted' and maybe they'll encounter them again one day in a different beer and it will take them back. The music and the sound and everything gets tied together and it's your story and your memory. That doesn't exist today with digital."
As if connected by an unseen thread of enriching and redefining culture, a huge push for the folks at AERONAUT is to bring together legacy and contemporary art in a setting attractive to the modern cultural consumer.
"Although we're a brewery, we want to be a cultural factory in the greater Boston area," Jason McCool, AERONAUT's Art and Culture Liaison said.
McCool and AERONAUT have tapped into a similar vein to the one tapped by The Lights Out when they decided to release an album on a beer can. Within this vein lies a cross section of the population, at least in Boston, that desires something beyond the mainstream when it comes to music, art and, naturally beer. But as McCool put it, places like museums and art galleries may not attract a crowd as much as a new brewery might. So when Aeronaut brought the "fine arts" to their tasting room, the results were something never-before-seen.
"The most dynamic cultural collaboration is coming out of unlikely combinations," McCool said. "People want mind-blowing art and beautiful things but not in such a stuffy environment."
Recently, AERONAUT – fresh off a gold-medal performance at the Great American Beer Festival — has been creating this not so "stuffy environment" and filling it with cellist performing the works of Johann Sebastian Bach or revisiting Brooklyn Boulders to throw a 1917-themed New Year's bash. The event drew around 700 people dressed in era-appropriate attire whom were treated to a full, live brass band and craft beverages.
"Overall, I think people want something new and unusual," McCool said.
What the future holds for culture, craft beer and the combination of the two is still up in the air. Unless you to are a pan-dimensional traveler. In that case, everything that can happen will happen, unless it already has.
"Everything that can happen is happening or has happened," Ritchie said. "That's fertile ground not just for a song but for an album and for a band … In an alternate universe, we're totally winning a Grammy for this album."


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The Power of Your Words
I'm a word nerd. And even though you may not be, please keep reading. It could make your mission as an entrepreneur, approving manager, creative director or designer (who works with writers) so much easier when you work with us. Rewarding, too.
Here's the thing: for direct response writers, every word counts. That's because we know our word choices can make or break the response by which we're measured. For example, we've long understood the power of the word free versus using no charge or complimentary for generating traffic, leads and sales. Direct mail expert Dick Benson once proclaimed the word free as magical.
I was reminded of the power of a single word during a recent discussion with a new client and the company's legal department. The discussion focused on using get vs. win. In the context of my copy, get delivered a reward... while win implied a prize. I wanted my reader to feel like she was earning a reward, not playing the lottery. We compromised and used both, depending on context.
Examples of word power permeate our everyday lives. Case in point, I recently drove by a house with a real estate sign in the front yard. I assumed the sign was going to read, "House for Sale." Wrong. Instead it said, "Site for Sale." House versus Site. One word had me looking at the property completely differently. After reading the sign, I figured the house must have major problems and the owner had decided the only reason someone would buy the property was for the lot, not the current house. Which led me to assume the price would reflect this. However, I'll never know if I was correct about the price, since I'm not in the market for a house or lot.
But you get the idea. I remembered the sign because of one word. Every word you choose — no matter what you're writing — impacts your readers' perceptions and, ultimately, their actions. Everyone who writes subject lines, Twitter posts, catalog copy and call-to-action buttons with space limitations understands this.
Related story: 3 Tips to Deal With the Sticky Business of Direct Mail
Pat Friesen is a direct response copywriter, content developer, copy coach and creative strategist. She is also the author of "The Cross-Channel Copywriting Handbook," published by Direct Marketing IQ. Reach her at (913) 341-1211.


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|Scope of Review Authority
The Board of Architectural and Historic Review a.k.a. (Archies) is charged with the protection and enhancement of the historic, architectural and cultural character of the commercial and institutional structures in the Village. The primary concerns are changes to the physical and visual environment, such as new construction, exterior remodeling, demolition, and signage. In the Historic Review areas of the Village the authority is extended to all structures. The Archies has an advisory role to the Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Board of Trustees insofar as issues coming before those boards affecting the review authority of the 'Archies.'Need for Review
All businesses and institutions planning new buildings or signage or wishing to make changes to existing exteriors and signage must apply for Archies review. This includes, but is not limited to, such items as temporary and permanent signs, awnings, façade changes (including color changes) and demolition. An exterior change to any structure located in a Historic Review area must undergo review.Procedures
Applicants are encouraged to consult with the Archies at an early stage of design before filing an application for a sign or building permit. This consultation will allow for project guidance and help identify a list of exhibits required for an application review. Applications for sign permits are obtained at Village Hall. Applications for building and demolition permits subject to Archies review are automatically forwarded to Archies. Reviews are conducted with reference to the mandatory standards and the guidelines specified in the relevant sections of the Village Code. Reviews are conducted at the regular or special meetings of the Archies or at public hearings, as required.Village Code
Information about the Architectural Historic Review Board in the village code:Chapter 13. Architectural and Historic ReviewChapter A311. Board of Architectural and Historic Review Rules and RegulationsMeeting Minutes and Agendas


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Late British PM a satanic 'sex abuse suspect'
FORMER British Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath would have been interviewed under caution by police over allegations he raped and indecently assaulted children if he was still alive, a major police investigation has revealed.
Wiltshire police have just released their findings following a two-year investigation, codenamed Operation Conifer, which explored historic child sex abuse allegations which are believed to have occurred between 1956 and 1992.
The extensive operation, which cost almost £1.5 million ($3 million), investigated 42 allegations of sexual abuse, with six people accusing Sir Edward of satanic or ritual abuse.
Sir Edward Heath served as Britain's Prime Minister from 1970-1974 and died in 2005.
The 109-page summary report outlined a list of serious allegations that Sir Edward would have been questioned over, including the alleged rape of a boy under 16 and nine indecent assaults on minors, with one as young as 10-years-old.
Wiltshire Police Chief Constable Mike Veale described the investigation as "impartial and thorough" and said the investigation was entirely necessary.
"I am satisfied there are compelling and obvious reasons for the investigations made against Sir Edward Heath," Chief Constable Veale said.
"Sir Edward Heath was an extremely prominent, influential and high profile person, who was arguably one of the most powerful people in the world, commensurate with the public and political office he held".
Chief Constable Veale said the allegations made against the former Prime Minister were "of the utmost seriousness and from a significant number of people".
"I hope people will understand that, given these circumstances, it would be an indefensible dereliction of a chief constable's duty not to have investigated the allegations against the former PM even though he is deceased," he said.
Sir Edward's godson, Lincoln Seligman refuted the findings, calling for judicial inquiry into the report to clear his godfather's name once and for all.
"I don't believe any of the allegations from what I know and have known of the man for fifty years," Mr Seligman said.
"When I grew up I had a closer relationship with him, I knew him as a man of great integrity and not so idiotic as to go and jeopardise his career by indulging in anything so dangerous and pointless".
He urged a further probe by a judge to "come to some sensible conclusions in an area where a lot of nonsense has been talked".


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Ayurvedic Help for Women at Menopause
The period of life when there is a permanent cessation of menstruation is known as menopause. It is one of the difficult times in a woman's life where she has to come to terms with many changes that take place in her body. Menopause is a physiological change in a woman's life, which is inevitable. Most of the women do not need any particular treatment and the phase passes on its own.
During the reproductive years, a woman's cycle is regulated by a variety of hormones, the most important of which are oestrogen and progesterone. Around the time of menopause, the production of these hormones reduces dramatically and this can give rise to a number of symptoms including night sweats, hot flushes, mood disturbance and loss of libido. The hormonal changes that accompany menopause are also associated with an increase in risk of certain medical conditions such as raised blood cholestrol, heart disease and osteoporosis.
The period of life when there is a permanent cessation of menstruation is known as menopause or 'Rajonivruti'. It is one of the difficult times in a woman's life where she has to come to terms with many changes that take place in her body. Menopause is actually the end of the reproductive life of a woman when she can have no more children.
Menopause is confirmed when the woman does not menstruate for six consecutive months. Menopause is the stage when ovaries permanently stop producing ova and oestrogen.
Menopause is often confused with climacteric, which is the period in a woman's life during which there is a regression of ovarian function. Climacteric covers a period ranging from 5-10 years on either side of menopause. Menopause occurs normally between the age of 40 to 55 years. Artificial menopause following removal of ovaries or hysterectomy may occur earlier also.
With natural menopause, menstrual periods may remain irregular but continue for several years before the final period. Cycles may be shorter or longer, periods missed, bleeding heavier or lighter or different premenstrual symptoms. As the production of oestrogen falls, symptoms such as hot flushes and headache may occur for several years before menstruation ceases.
Menstruation prior to menopause can follow any of the following patterns:
- Sudden cessation of menses
- Scanty menses
- Infrequent menses
- Irregular menses
- Excessive bleeding
In majority of females there are no symptoms except for the cessation of menses. But many women suffer from symptoms that disrupt their health as well as their lives. For such women proper support, love and affection of the family is very important. The range of symptoms is very wide and they occur due to hormonal changes and vitiation of Vata affecting female reproducitve system and nervous system.
Menstrual symptoms can occur suddenly or gradually. Cahnges include the cardiovascular system, neurological changes locomotor changes and the genital tract.
The most common symptom during menopause is hot flushes. It is a feeling of heat that develops around the face and head often accompanied by flushing and a tingling sensation. This may spread to the whole body also. Flushing subsides after a few minutes only to be followed by profuse cold sweating. These flushes may occur several times in a day disturbing a woman's day to day activities. These hot flushes persist for several months or years and then subside gradually. The patient experiences palpitations and the pulse rises by 20 beats per minute.
Dyspareunia (painful inter****se), atrophic va****tis, painful urination, recurrent urinary infection, diminished libido and endometritis are the other symptoms that may occur during menopause.
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It's no secret I love lipstick, and I'm a lot more likely to reach for a bold colour than a nude when I wear it. Here are my top five tips to wearing a bold lip choice:
Keep it Moisturised and Exfoliated. Making sure you're lips are properly exfoliated and moisturised is always key! It makes the lipstick easier to apply, because your lips are more nourished so it the lipstick is less likely to cling any chapped patches.
Lip Liner. If you're using a lip liner, don't just line the outline of your lips, fill them in completely. This will help your lipstick last longer, and won't just leave a line around your lips if the lipstick wears away a bit.
Keep it Neutral. Keeping the rest of your makeup fairly natural can help balance out a bold lip, and prevent your make up from looking a bit over the top for day to day wear.
Don't Forget to Blot. This is always key, applying thin layers and blotting in between can help your lipstick last longer, and of course blotting can help prevent the dreaded lipstick on the teeth scenario.


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Have you participated in our Residents Survey? Please take a few minutes to answer a few questions to help our Association serve you better. We look forward to sharing the results of our survey this summer.
Thank you to all of our dedicated Earth Day clean-up volunteers. Thank you also to our local Starbucks,
- June 18, 2017 St. Luke's Community Centre Dinner (5:30-6:30pm)
- July 1, 2017 Canada Day Celebration at Valleyridge Park
- September 2017 Family Movie Night at Valleyridge Park (date TBA)


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TOMRA's advanced sorting machines inspect millions of individual product pieces per hour, typically recovering five to ten percent higher yields while providing superior utilization or resources.
That's equivalent to approximately 25,000 trucks worth of potatoes per year!
TOMRA Sorting has a solution for sorting unwashed potatoes.
Unwashed Potato Sorting
Whole unwashed potato sorting machine Field Potato Sorter (FPS) - TOMRA Sorting
TOMRA's potato sorters detect and reject soil clods, stones and rotten potatoes as well as all types of foreign material such as golf balls, wood, plastic, etc.
The family business Hof Trumann has installed a Halo for the sorting of unwashed, brushed potatoes. Since the installation of the sorting machine there was an increase in efficiency, turnover and quality of the end product. Read and watch their testimonial.
Heero Gramsma, managing director at Nedato, explains: "We are continuously looking into improving the quality of our potatoes and recently felt the time was right to invest in innovative technologies to update our existing grading lines. TOMRA Sorting Food is a very well-known brand to French fries producers. We had heard that the company was able to successfully sort out clods, with barely any good product loss, which is something we know that the competition is unable to do - it was this capability that caught our attention." Read their testimonial and discover why Nedato decided to partner with TOMRA Sorting Food.
TOMRA's potato sorting solutions boost throughput and availability while at the same time increasing yield, quality and food safety.
The Field Potato Sorter, FPS, is a sensor based food sorting machine for unwashed potatoes, removing soil clods, stones and foreign material.
Our sorting, peeling and process analytics machines are used all over the world. Don't just take our word for it. Hear what our customers have to say and read some of their testimonials to discover how TOMRA can support you with increasing your reliability and product quality.
TOMRA Food offers the widest range of sensor-based food sorting machines available in the food industry today.
From farm to fork, TOMRA offers sorting equipment for a multitude of food applications. Whether its fresh whole products or processed food, our sorters maximize output and minimize waste so you can stay consistent and profitable.
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Starter Motel in the Kootenay Region $599,000 $549,000
Are you looking for a well-priced starter / retirement motel? Look no further. The Rossland Motel is a nice 11-unit motel with a 2-bedroom residence.
The motel is located out of "downtown" Rossland on Highway 22 or Paterson Highway which leads to the U.S.A border and is near Red Mountain Ski Resort. The motel has excellent highway exposure and easy access.
The motel caters to skiers, mountain bike enthusiasts, travelers and workers that frequent the area.
The current owner has done an excellent job of renovating and repairing the motel and by doing so they have created a loyal following and many excellent reviews.
The area is beautiful and recognized the world over for being a destination for people seeking adventure, outdoor activities and clean air and water!
If you desire to work and play in Beautiful British Columbia, this motel should be on your list!
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The Dawgs looked to return to the NCAAs after Harrick decimated their program, but this news might put them back to fighting with the Gamecocks for last place in the SEC East.
Athens -- A relatively new academic policy aimed at improving graduation rates for Georgia athletes has left the Bulldogs' men's basketball team reeling as it heads into one of its more promising seasons in years.
On the eve of the first practice of the season, three players were suspended for a total of at least 30 games for violating the athletics department's class-attendance and academic-appointment policy. Among them were starting guard Mike Mercer (15 games), leading scorer Takais Brown (nine games) and backup center Albert Jackson (six games).
Felton takes education seriously... might cost him his job though.
Friday, October 12, 2007
UGA suspends 3 for class attendance policy violations
Posted by bobbyjack at 9:39 PM
2 comments:
- Hville said...
I would rather lose my job that way than the Jim Harrick Jr way. Good for Felton...
"How many points is a 3 pointer?"
- bobbyjack said...
Fixed the link... I got too cute with the html tag.
Felton is a complete 180 from the Harrick regime. He runs a tight ship... maybe too tight to compete, but at least if he's let go it's on his own terms.
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It was a reunion of two Thomas Aquinas College classmates when Dr. Jonathan Doylend ('96), a postdoctoral researcher with the Optoelectronics Research Group at the University of California, Santa Barbara, recently spoke before the Catholic Business and Professional Group in Reno, Nevada. The group's president, attorney Jeremy McNeil ('96), had invited his onetime roommate to address members about the alleged contradiction between faith and modern science. Among Dr. Doylend's remarks was the following observation about why the Christian is especially suited for the natural sciences:
"Rather than being unmotivated to uncover explanations of what he sees in nature, a scientist who is also a Christian has two motivations that a non-Christian might not have. Firstly: He is confident that sense can be made of the universe, since he attributes its design to an intelligent being. His inquiry, in other words, is inherently optimistic.
"Secondly: He knows that by uncovering the secrets of the universe, he is not discovering a world which is chaotic and inelegant, and thus lesser than himself. Rather he is delving into the designs of the ultimate intelligence, and thus learning indirectly about God Himself."
Mr. Doylend is, notably, one of several Thomas Aquinas College alumni to speak before the Catholic Business and Professional Group, including Rev. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem. ('94).


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Merissa Aguilleira, the West Indies women's captain and wicketkeeper, is confident her team can give a good account of themselves in the inaugural ICC Women's Cricket Challenge.
"We had a wonderful camp," said Aguilleira. "We know this is just the start of what will be a long journey and we are confident it will be a successful journey.
"The last time we played as a team was in the ICC World Twenty20 and we made some big steps forward - reaching the semi-finals. This time around we will aim to continue the improvement and make more steps forward."
South Africa is hosting the ICC Women's Cricket Challenge, which will see the hosts, West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Ireland - all ranked between fifth and tenth in the world - competing in a series of one-day and Twenty20 games from October 6 to 16 in Potchefstroom.
"We don't have a lot of time when we reach to get acclimatised so we have to buckle down from early," said Aguilleira. "We are playing against teams that are ranked below us, but they are all very good teams and we can't take anything for granted. We have to make sure we are at our best.
"We had some tough battles with South Africa in recent years and they always come hard at us. Pakistan and Sri Lanka are also very competitive so the upcoming series promises to be exciting for the players and the fans."
Aguilleira who last played for West Indies during the World Twenty20 in May, will be making a comeback after knee surgery.
"I want to say a special thanks to the West Indies Cricket Board for looking out for me and making sure I had the surgery. I also want to thank the doctors and therapists who worked with me when I was away from the game. As a wicketkeeper I had to make sure that everything was fully back in place before I made my comeback and I was really touched by the assistance I got from so many people."
West Indies play their first ODI on October 6 against Netherlands. They play South Africa in their first twenty20 game on October 14.


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DEMARCUS COUSINS NBAThe NBA trade rumors seems to never rest. We are approaching almost the end of the first month of the 2016-2017 NBA season and still the rumors has been swirling all along since the summer. The same rumors and trade discussions that took place last season and in the summer of 16' are flowing into this season as well. Demarcus Cousins is the one player that is most likely to find a new home before 2016-2017 season's trade deadline in February. Also, there are auxiliary trades that may take place, only because they make so much sense.
The Los Angeles Lakers are the team in the center of them all. It may look like they are having a wonderful start, decent in the critics' views, but overall a fresh positive start that they are having since the season opener. They are currently battling to stay consistently at .500. When was the last time we saw the Lakers even close to that? It sure has been several years since.
Even after a positive start for the franchise, they are still looking to upgrade the talent on their roster. For a franchise like Hollywood's favorite team the Lakers, struggling to be in the playoffs is not their cup of tea. Either win a ring or you don't. This culture has been in the blood of the franchise for the past several decades.
Demarcus Cousins has been linked to the Lakers for the past couple years. A trade is always hanging but the King's never did pull the trigger. Now, their investment is starting to turn out to be a disaster. The front office's sour relationship with Cousins is coming to a peak and the team is definitely considering unloading the big man. However, the clock is ticking for the franchise. The Sacramento Kings is most likely to lose Cousins in free agency. Demarcus Cousins will be a free agent in the summer of 2018. It will be close to impossible to trade Cousins next season because his trade value will sink exponentially. His player value on the other hand is superb. He is after all the best Center in the NBA. That is exactly what the Los Angeles Lakers can experiment upon immediately.
The Lakers need a dominant big man to crash the boards and have an inside presence in offense. Cousins can definitely give all that. The Lakers have the assets. And at this point, they do not have to unload most of their young guns to receive a Cousins. The Lakers can potentially offer D'Angelo Russel and Timofey Mozgov to the Kings for Boogie Cousins. The Kings on the other hand may not receive a better deal than this, which gives them a solid Center in Mozgov and also to be - the future of the franchise at the guard position, with a lot of youth in D'Angelo Russel. It works perfectly for both sides. The Kings get rid of their dismantled Big Man and sends it over to the Lakers to handle him. The Lakers have Luke Walton as the man running their show, who may be able to work with the Big Man. The Laker's front court will feature two former University of Kentucky forwards in Cousins and Julius Randle.
This is a deal waiting to happen. The Laker's will not admit it but they will be willing to propose this deal without a doubt. If they receive a confirmation from the Cousins camp regarding signing an extension, it will be only up to the Kings to make a decision on Cousins before the February Trade Deadline.


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Quiz night at Hej
When: First monday of every month @ 7pm
Where: Hej Roastery, Rodney Road, SE17 1BA
Cost: £2 Entry per person
Fancy yourself a Quiz Master or a black-belt of general knowledge? Hej Roastery in Elephant and Castle hosts a quiz night on the first Monday of every month.
Team sizes are limited to 6 people, so bring 5 of your friends and take part. With cash, coffee and merchandise prizes up for grabs, it's not to be missed.
Hej Roastery is a cafe by day, and bar / bistro by night selling beer, wine and delicious food.


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The Zushi Media Arts Festival been successfully operating for three consecutive years. This international projection mapping competition attracts media artists from around the globe to compete. The festival's mission is to provide a platform for these technologically advanced artists to share their ideas with people on a global scale.
Hfour was invited to participate in an international projection mapping contest in Zushi, Japan. According to the judges' ranking we tied for 2nd place. Including the audiences' ranking Hfour placed 5th overall. Each contestant was assigned to create a one minute piece projected onto an unused elementary school south of Tokyo. Hfour worked on the projection mapping project remotely from Vancouver, and supplied the festival with video mapping content for the competition.
Hfour collaborated with the musicians from Gigante to create an audio component to the visual show.
Title: Moving Forward
We have the opportunity to move forward to achieve great things by breaking down the walls that divide us. There is infinite possibilities within each of us. By looking deeply into each other's souls, we can see the connections in our humanity and in our spaces.
Video: Hfour
Music: Gigante Music Boutique
Hfour would like to thank Michiyuki Ishita for inviting us to create an artwork at the Zushi Media Arts Festival. The artform of projection and location based media is contemporary and exciting, and the festival is full of opportunity and has a bright future. I look forward to an ongoing collaborative process between artists around the world.


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Home telephone, cable television, and internet started as separate services but have evolved over the past two decades into a "triple play" of technologies that are often bundled together by providers. That evolution has also blurred the distinction between providers that historically were telephone-only or cable-only companies, and forced overlap among the functions of the services.
One thing that hasn't changed: choice (or lack thereof). In many markets, consumers still have only one or two providers, especially when it comes to high-speed broadband. So if you don't want to spend a bundle on your bundle, check out our telecom ratings and shopping tips.
It Can Be a Package Deal
Getting the best services can be confusing. Telecom companies use package pricing to encourage consumers to buy bundles of all three services. Remove one element of the triple play and you might find the price of the other services goes up. Likewise, TV channels are bundled into channel packages that can range from low-cost basic cable, which combines local broadcast channels with a few select cable channels, to pricey packages with hundreds of channels, including premium ones such as HBO and Showtime.
You Might Not Like the Price
Consumers we surveyed gave low satisfaction ratings when it came to cost. In a Consumer Reports survey of subscribers who have home telecom service plans, respondents gave almost universally low ratings for value across all services, especially TV and internet. Often, even providers that were highly rated for customer service satisfaction got middling or lower ratings for value. (Learn how to understand your cable bill here.)
But It Is Possible to Bargain
One bright note is that our survey respondents were often successful when negotiating with their telecom bundle providers. While there are signs that many providers are cracking down on serial negotiators, our advice is that when your telecom company gets tough, bargain harder. Even if you can't get a lower price, you may be able to negotiate for additional services, such as adding a premium channel free of charge or getting faster broadband.
These three services are often bundled together by providers, blurring the lines between phone and cable TV companies. Here's how they stack up:
TV service can be purchased from cable companies, satellite providers such as DirecTV and Dish, or telco companies such as Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse (which now owns DirecTV and is phasing out the U-verse brand). TV packages from all three types of providers are similar. Broadcast basic channel packages can start at less than $20 per month, and high-end bundles that include premium channels such as HBO, Showtime, and Starz can approach $150 per month. Sports channels often constitute a large portion of many cable bills, and some TV providers now offer sports-free economy packages that let users avoid that cost.
If you subscribe to a pay TV service, expect to pay a variety of taxes and fees, along with equipment costs, every month. You may also have to pay one-time installation or setup charge.
Consumers increasingly prize their broadband internet connection, calling it the most important service they receive. The speed of broadband packages from internet service providers varies widely by provider and technology. The FCC recently changed its definition of broadband service to at least 25 Mbps, or megabits per second. (A bit is a tiny piece of data; a megabit is about 1 million of them.) You can check your connection speed here.
Home telephone service is available from traditional local telephone providers, cable, or fiber providers, or from third-party over-the-internet services such as Ooma and Vonage. Cable, fiber, and internet-based phone service providers use a technology known as Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP. A few VoIP providers in our telephone ratings received high marks for value.
The days of have having limited TV service options are now at an end. While traditional pay TV services have been losing customers for a few years now, new cablelike alternatives—sometimes called "OTT," or "over the top" services—are gaining subscribers.
These new cable-replacement services are delivered via the internet rather than through traditional cable lines or satellite transmissions. These new services include DirecTV Now, Hulu With Live TV, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and YouTube TV. (Check out our comprehensive "Guide to Streaming Video Services" for more formation about these and other streaming choices.)
All these new services combine local channels—ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox—with an assortment of cable channels, such as AMC, CNN, HGTV, and TBS. (Note that live local broadcasts, and some cable networks, aren't available in all markets on every service, so you should check to see which channels are available in your area.) Most now come with a cloud DVR that lets you record and save shows and movies.
You can expect to pay as little as $25 per month for the most pared-down programming packages or up to $75 per month for a real cablelike package with dozens of channels. (Note that some services put limits on the number of people who can use the service at the same time.) Most will also let you subscribe to a premium channel, such as HBO or Showtime, for an additional monthly fee.
If you decide to use one of these services, you'll need to make sure your broadband service—and home WiFi—can handle the extra traffic because streaming video requires decent speeds to ensure the best picture quality.
Digital subscriber lines use the existing copper wires of local telephone companies. DSL has traditionally been one of the slowest, but also least expensive, broadband connections available. Basic DSL service tends to top out around 1 Mbps and costs about $20 per month (plus the cost of home phone service). Improvements in technology have boosted speeds for some providers up to 15 Mbps, although that also boosts the price. Lower-speed DSL is sufficient for email and casual web surfing but can make streaming HD video painful. DSL connections usually require a modem and filters to keep the digital signal from interfering with the existing landline phones in the house. For qualified low-income households in their 21-state service area, AT&T offers the Access plan, which includes 3, 5, or 10 Mbps for $5 to $10 per month.
Satellite broadband is sometimes the only broadband option in rural areas. It can offer download speeds ranging from 5 Mbps to 30 Mbps, depending on the plan you choose. For those types of speeds, satellite can be pretty expensive (ranging from about $50 to more than $100 per month). Satellite broadband can also be subject to latency issues, meaning that there could be a lag between requests and downloads.
Cable companies offer multiple tiers of broadband service. Starter plans often offer speeds between 10 Mbps and 15 Mbps for $15 to $50 per month. Higher-priced plans can provide download speeds from 50 Mbps to more than 100 Mbps. A newer initiative, called DOCSIS 3.1 (data over cable service interface specification) is enabling cable to get to ever greater gigabit speeds.
Fiber-optic broadband technology has the capability of delivering very high download speeds. Google is rolling out a gigabit fiber service in several U.S. cities, and Verizon FiOS offers a top-tier broadband package in some areas that promises up to 500 Mbps. But most starter fiber broadband plans deliver between 10 Mbps and 25 Mbps and cost between $30 and $50 per month.
Shopping for telecom service can be a complicated business. Cable and fiber providers are regional, and many won't give you information on pricing until you enter an address within their service area. Although competition has increased over the past two decades, prices have continued to rise and many consumers don't have access to more than one provider. But wait—there is some good news: There's no downside to negotiating. You can get big discounts or maybe get a few freebies thrown in. Here are some smart ways to save:
Do Your Research
If you have multiple telecom providers in your region, check for available promotions, then shop them against each other. You can use their online calculators, or better yet, call and request a quote in writing or via an online chat that you can print out. Make sure it includes all taxes and fees, including equipment fees, because those "extras" can boost the package price. Present that to the competition and see if they'll beat it.
Play the Promotions
Many of the best deals are promotional rates that expire after six to 24 months. Some require a contract, some don't. Some of these temporary promos involve free premium channels or equipment. Pay attention to the post-contract price, and if you take advantage of any of these promotions, mark the expiration date on your calendar as a reminder to cancel or renegotiate.
Watch for Data Caps
Some internet service providers have started to limit monthly broadband usage. Depending on your provider or plan, caps can be as low as 50 gigabytes per month or as high as 1 terabyte. If you're a heavy downloader, you can either be charged overage fees, throttled (have your internet speed reduced), or simply cut off. Check the details on each provider's website, or call and ask whether they have caps.
Eliminate Sports Channels
Many providers levy a sports surcharge on channel packages that include ESPN or regional sports networks. If you don't watch sports, find out whether your provider offers a sports-free "economy" package.
Get a Bare-Bones Plan
If you don't care about premium channels, ask for the most basic TV package your provider offers. Our recent analysis of two similar bills showed a difference of almost $50 per month between midtier and basic packages.
Don't Buy Unnecessary Gear
Each set-top box and DVR costs money, so consider using an over-the-air antenna to get free broadcast signals from most major networks if you are within range. You may supplement this programming with online services, such as Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Netflix, that offer TV shows and movies for a low monthly fee. You can get these services using a smart TV or a streaming media player, such as the Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, or Roku. Many cable-replacement streaming services include a cloud DVR for recording shows.


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Please be careful on the roads! Never consume alcoholic beverages before driving. This is the most frequent cause of serious accidents. If you drink, use a non-drinking designated driver, a taxi, or sleep over.
Follow street signs and traffic lights, but use your judgment too. Don't try to beat red lights. And expect others to try to do so, so give them time to go through, particularly trucks that have trouble slowing down. Always stay at a safe distance from other vehicles. A general rule is the farther you are from them, the safer you are.
When you try to run a red light, there are many grave hazards. You take the risk that someone will turn in front of you (thinking that you must be stopping). Or, when the light changes, someone will pull out from the side and into your path. Or, a pedestrian (perhaps a child) will step out into the crosswalk on the far side. You are probably speeding and are committed to running the light, so the accident will be a severe one. The resulting carnage will be your fault, and you will have to live with it for the rest of your life. Keep in mind here that, it is exceptionally difficult for the other driver, when looking at your vehicle head on, whether your are about to accelerate, stop, or even how fast you are going.
Use turn signals to indicate where and when you're going to turn. Other drivers need to know this. This includes lane changes, to warn approaching drivers of your intentions. It's not only safer, but, it's common courtesy. Signal as soon as you decide that you would like to make a turn, then look for a space into which to make the turn, not vice versa. This gives other drivers more time to notice you, and perhaps even open up a space for you.


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Потанин: "Вы, ребята, покончили с определенными проблемами много веков назад. Мы переживаем их сейчас. Мое поколение рождено в Советском Союзе, и вы не понимаете, что это значит. Вы просите у нас определенного поведения. Но мы родились в концлагере. Вы действительно ожидаете, что мы будем вести себя как детки из Лондона? Когда вы, ребята, поучаете нас, будьте осторожны, будьте вежливы".
Oligarch Vladimir Potanin on money, power and Putin
Any respectable evil mastermind needs a lair. A castle to revel in victories, a fortress to scheme anew. Or, in Vladimir Potanin's case, a place to ski and play ice-hockey, and dream of redemption and a world where he is no longer cast as corporate Russia's original villain.
In the saga of Russia's metamorphosis from state-controlled socialism to capitalism, the heavy-set tycoon is seen by many as the high priest of oligarchy who paved the way for today's society of a few hundred super-wealthy haves and tens of millions of have-nots: a democracy in name only, with the rich pulling the strings and the rest wondering what might have been.
An hour's drive west of Moscow, in a private country club that he built in a wooded valley, I find a man resigned to this bleak caricature but striving to rewrite his own history. "I hide myself away here," he says as we stroll down a tree-lined path to the granite-and-timber restaurant. "From everybody."
Potanin's imposing physicality is tempered by his relaxed demeanour. He is dressed in jeans and a casual blazer over a navy shirt and tie. Our conversation is never too far from laughter. But the smiles mask one of corporate Russia's sharper minds. In 1995, four years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the civil servant turned entrepreneur instigated the controversial "loans for shares" scheme in which President Boris Yeltsin handed over stakes in some of Russia's most valuable natural resource assets for bank loans to plug the country's debts and for financial support for his faltering re-election campaign.
Yeltsin held on to the Kremlin, the indebted state got cash and a year later Potanin's cabal of seven Moscow businessmen who had issued the loans re-sold the shares to themselves for bargain prices in rigged auctions. Potanin's prize was a 38 per cent stake in metals and mining colossus Norilsk Nickel for just $170.1m. When we met, that stake was worth $11.2bn — although since the imposition of new US sanctions against Russia and this week's market turmoil, it has shrunk to $9.4bn.
In the complicated journey that led to today's Russia of oligarchs, inequality and graft, many citizens perceive "loans for shares" as the original sin: state plunder that forever tainted its future. Potanin has built a $15.6bn fortune — the sixth-largest in Russia and 83rd in the world — but it carries a stain. Many Russians will never forgive him. And yet he is also one of Russia's great corporate survivors. Of the seven original oligarchs, he is one of only two still welcome in Moscow. There are very few who amassed wealth and influence before Vladimir Putin rose to power and who still possess both.
"I have been involved from the very beginning. It has been a very interesting life," he says. "Yes, I am a survivor, as you can see. And you want to ask me why."
First we must order. We are sitting by the window in a completely empty restaurant with the elderly maître d' poised in the corner. Potanin recommends the dorada, which I choose, with a trio of fish tartares to start. He follows suit, and the francophone who holidays in Antibes picks a bottle of white burgundy.
Born in 1961 into the nomenklatura, Potanin studied to follow his father into the USSR's trade ministry, with the prospect of glamorous overseas postings. But after seven years in the state trade agency, he quit in 1990 to take advantage of Mikhail Gorbachev's relaxation of the rules on private enterprises. Setting up Interros that year, with $10,000 of borrowed capital, he began competing with his ex-employer.
"The problem with Soviet people is our country was like a cell. We were cut off," he explains. "And then we became suddenly open . . . Those who had appetite for risks and understanding and skills of course had an advantage."
Five years later, in a move that would shape Russia's future, he convinced the Kremlin to back his "loans for shares" scheme, selecting some of the country's most valuable natural resources assets as collateral for loans that both the bankers and the politicians knew would not be paid back. As the tartares arrive, I ask how he feels to be immortalised as the scheme's mastermind.
"It is the biggest PR tragedy of my career," he says. "Of course, the privatisation process has to be transparent. And in our case it was not. My plan was different. I wanted to privatise the companies with banks and qualified people, raise their value, and then sell them.
"The choice was not between being fair and open or creating oligarchs. It was whether to leave these companies in the hands of [former Soviet] red directors and forget efficiency forever, or sell them in any way possible."
Potanin is animated, gesturing with his hands as he defends his scheme as a necessary step to avoid economic stagnation. There is a long pause when I interrupt to ask when he realised that he could make a fortune by manipulating the auctions and walking away with the shares for a fraction of their value.
"Yes, it made me incredibly rich," he says, glancing out over a frozen lake. "Everybody knows I won control of 38 per cent of Norilsk in loans for shares, cheap." The last word drips with condescension. "There is a certain unfairness in treating those deals as evil. It was more complicated than that. I cannot rewrite history. Maybe," — he corrects himself — "OK certainly, it was my mistake, my PR disaster. I did not manage to explain all those things back then.
"When people come from a totally closed system to openness; from a planned economy to a market economy; from a powerful state to a state in difficulties, there is no place for fairness."
In one sense, he is right. Russia's economy in the 1990s was semi-lawless and desperate for private enterprise. Regardless of how he acquired control, his management has made Norilsk into one of the world's most profitable miners. But it is hard to feel sorry for a billionaire, sitting in the grounds of his private country club, looking out over his ski slope, who gained his wealth in a flawed privatisation designed and run by those who benefited.
"I don't care when people call me an oligarch," he says, looking straight at me. "I have enough self-respect to know I do the right things.
"We lived for many centuries without private property in a paternalist state. So while everybody now wants a car, a flat, jewellery, they also think you should not own a factory. And this is wrong. Public opinion is like a natural disaster. You cannot manage it. It starts raining, and well, you get wet."
The tartares (a little dry and flavourless) are cleared away, and I challenge Potanin on the second criticism of the oligarchs: that their wealth made them masters of Russia's politicians. Boris Berezovsky, who also took part in loans for shares, once boasted to the FT that he, Potanin and the other five oligarchs controlled 50 per cent of the economy.
"Some people like attention and to appear bigger than they are," Potanin responds, with a sip of his wine.
"Look," he says, speaking very carefully. "I always felt smart enough and have good connections to bring my ideas to decision makers. But I have never felt I could push them through."
Berezovsky's boast came back to haunt the septet, after Putin replaced Yeltsin and cracked down on the oligarchs. The oil and media tycoon fled to London in 2000 and died in suspicious circumstances in 2013. Mikhail Khodorkovsky was imprisoned in 2003 for 10 years and now lives in exile. Three others were investigated for financial crimes and left Russia. Only Mikhail Fridman, a $14.5bn banking, retail and telecoms tycoon, has also prospered.
"Why did we survive, Fridman and myself? Maybe because we never tried to dictate to the government, to the Kremlin," he says. He recalls a meeting where he and Fridman told Khodorkovsky, "Mikhail, the problem is you are trying to play political games. The perception is you are trying to buy power. It is unacceptable, not just for you but for all of us — we will all look dangerous."
In 1996, Potanin served as deputy prime minister for seven months, an aborted experience that made him wary of politics. "I am a normal human being; everyone is attracted to power. But this time as deputy prime minister, while I enjoyed it, was a vaccination against power . . . I understood that you can never convert your business power into political power. If you try, you will die."
We are interrupted by the arrival of the dorada. The fillet, poached inside layers of leek, is delicious. The man certainly knows his own menu.
Before lunch, Potanin had shown me his ice-hockey rink, where he plays at least twice a week. In dozens of cabinets filled with framed photographs of the oligarch playing with ex-pros and fellow power brokers, I spotted one of him and Putin, another ice-hockey aficionado. When I asked him who is the better player, he smiled: "I am younger."
"To be close and to support — these are different," he says. "I have never been that close to Putin, but it doesn't mean I support him less than his personal friends," he says. "You don't need to be close to the president to be a patriot."
Yet during Putin's 18-year rule, a new breed of oligarchs has emerged, whose wealth depends on their loyalty.
"Putin likes controlling things. He does not like to not be in the loop," he says. "He likes details, he likes to know how things work. But that does not mean you have to come for his approval before taking any steps."
According to Russia's constitution, Putin's new six-year term will be his last. I ask Potanin if he worries that a recent spate of clashes between billionaires heralds a period of fighting for control.
"Stability is really important for Russia," he says. "What is important for Putin is how he creates a programme for future years."
Succession? I prompt, but the wily veteran sidesteps my question. "Putin is smart enough to understand how things work, and how to make them continue working. I don't know how he will solve this, and I am not close enough to discuss it . . . But he knows the drill and he knows that his biggest legacy would be to ensure stability and continuity.
"It is for business, too . . . I hope and I believe that he will not allow this kind of turbulence between different groups. I think he knows how to handle this."
When I mention his inclusion on the US's "Kremlin list" of politically connected Russians who could face sanctions, his face drops. "The Kremlin list is just a sheet of paper," he says. "I am Russian. I am with my country, whatever happens. So lists, sanctions, whatever you guys think is necessary, do it. I stand by my country. [But] it is a pity this sentiment of co-operation between new Russia and the rest of the world has been lost.
"Look, tolerance is something Europeans are famous for," he says. "But the speed and sharpness with which this tolerance disappeared is a bit strange . . . The world is not perfect. And if you think you are the only one who is perfect, then you are wrong."
This sense of unfair discrimination surfaces throughout our lunch. Potanin is resigned to his oligarch caricature, but is frustrated at not being given a fair opportunity to redefine his narrative.
"When you do something in your life, the more you do, the more rumours, the more information around your activity you create. And in my case, it is always not positive, especially when we talk about the 1990s," he sighs. "I can leave it behind. I can do nothing, say look, fine, I live the life I live, forget public opinion, and hide in this country club."
In this context, I see our surroundings not as the lair of a corporate mastermind who outsmarted his way to a fortune, but more as the hideaway of a man who fears he will forever be castigated.
Still, Potanin is trying to rebrand himself. He gave $2.5bn of his own money to build a ski resort in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, and is Russia's only signatory of the Giving Pledge, promising to donate at least half his wealth to charity. His foundation supports huge educational and cultural programmes in Russia, and he was awarded France's Légion d'honneur last year after donating a collection of Soviet and Russian art to the Pompidou Centre. But Potanin's principal attempt to forge a legacy is his work in cleaning up Norilsk, the city that gives his mining company its name.
I am a normal human being; everyone is attracted to power . . . But you can never convert business power into political power. If you try, you will die
Deep in the Arctic Circle and accessible only by plane or boat, Norilsk was formed as part of Stalin's network of prison camps. Tens of thousands of prisoners died building the mines and factories still used today. Built with no regard for the environment, a decade ago it was named as the world's most polluted city. Potanin is spending $2.5bn to fix that.
"I am saying out loud to the entire world that by 2023, this will be solved and Norilsk will become a normal place to live. If you cannot change the written story, you need to write new stories, to rebalance the situation. And since I have enough money, energy and skills, I can create new stories. Russian society has a very limited faith in businessmen to serve their country," he says. "I want them to see I am paying back. But I cannot blame them for having hard feelings about guys who are rich and do not have their difficulties . . . I have chosen a certain destiny. And I am a happy man."
The sun is setting on the snow outside, the wine bottle is empty. Potanin checks his Ulysse Nardin watch: we have talked for three hours. As I motion to the waiter, Potanin returns to forgiveness.
"Russia is unlucky with timing. Everything that happened 150, 200 years ago in other countries is happening here as we speak. You guys had your civil wars in long-ago centuries. The last murder of your king was in 1649. We killed our Nicholas II 100 years ago.
"Maybe this is why it is so difficult for the western world to understand Russia. I return to this word: tolerance. You guys finished with certain issues many centuries ago. We are living through them. Mine is a generation born in the Soviet Union, and you do not understand what that means. You are asking from us certain behaviour. But we were born in a concentration camp. Do you really expect from us behaviour of kids born in London? When you guys are teaching us, be careful, be polite."
I wave away a bill for my food only and ask to pay for the entire meal. The incredulous waiter looks in panic at Potanin, who breaks into peals of laughter. Finally, I am allowed to pay for the billionaire's lunch in his own restaurant.
Only on the drive back to Moscow do I realise that he had left the $150 bottle of wine off the bill. A charitable gift from the repentant oligarch.
Henry Foy is an FT correspondent in Moscow
Luzhki Club Restaurant
Luzhki, Moscow oblast
Trio of fish tartare x 2 Rbs2,200 ($38)
Dorada in leek x 2 Rbs2,600 ($45)
Still water Rbs400 ($7)
Sparkling water Rbs700 ($11)
Bottle Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2013 Complimentary
Total Rbs5,800 ($101)


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using multi billion dollar military defense satellites to find tupperware in the woods
high tech treasure hunt made possible by extensive military spending and minimal spending on the players part... they build a satellite and launch it in to space, i buy a piece of plastic from walmart and make it a geocache by just hiding it
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Destination point, usually a container with small objects and/or toys, for a GPS based orienteering sport/hobby called "Geocaching" after the web site of the same name. Participants hide containers (or sometimes objects, clues, or virtual objects) and publish GPS coordinates and hints on the Gecaching web site. Others seek the geocache as a form of recreation and may exchange items for those in the geocache, as well as reporting (online) the success or failure of their search.
When we travel to another city, we often will bring a GPS unit and search out a local geocache as a way of becoming more familiar with the area.
by Mark Luscher June 03, 2005
Geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing) is like a high-tech scavenger hunt, made possible by Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Internet. Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Defense for military applications, GPS technology has been free and available since the mid-1980s. Although many people use GPS receivers to aid in navagaition, the systems also have recreational uses, such as recording locations of caves, hiking trails, and favorite fishing spots. TEXT USED BY HOOAH! CATALOGE FROM NATIONAL GUARD.
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This powertool I work with won't shut up about his weekend geocache.
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