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For the first time in Canadian history, there are more unmarried people than legally married people aged 15 and over in this country. That info is actually a couple of years old.Nevertheless, there's no need to fight about it anymore. Other than a few sentimental items, it should be a pretty standard operation. With around 71,000 divorces in Canada annually, you'd think we would have a solid template by now. That means in the last 10 years, we have had 710,000 practice runs at this. Yet lawyers are still getting rich off of feuding couples.
I've been through it twice myself so take my advice; all you need is an impartial, experienced mediator. And It'll be a lot less costly than a lawyer. Hell, I'll do it for $100.00 flat! Meet with him and listen to what he says then act on it. Period. Why is it that all of a sudden you want to screw someone over that you once loved anyway?
It's time to start thinking about an exit strategy before you even go in. If you're married or thinking about it, you're probably going to be divorced some day, so why not plan properly and save yourself a lot of money and hardship. The average time for a mediated case to be completed is 110 days compared with 435 days for court cases.
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Stock #459R-DFW
Engine: 331 CID V8
Transmission: 5 Speed Manual
Mileage: 1835 ( undocumented )
Body Style: Convertible
Exterior Color: Blue
Interior Color: Black
For sale in our Dallas showroom is a one of a kind build. It is a beautifully done 1933 Factory Five Type 33 Roadster. Built keeping all Ford drivetrain this car is more performance than cruiser. The engine is a 302 Stroked to 331 CID and is backed by a Tremec TKO 600 5 speed manual. These cars are build low boy style with a full tube frame chassis to give it that low and sleek look all the while keeping performance handling at a maximum. The bike style fenders were painted black to offset the beautiful metallic blue paint and to give the look of an open wheel car while keeping the tires from throwing debris all over the body. It is a subtle touch but works. Move to the interior and you'll find two bucket seats to keep you in place when the twisties come about. You aren't left with just wind noise to listen to in this car. You are presented with actually quite a good stereo system with speaker in front and behind you. That's one of the nice things about Factory Five cars, you get tons of options you wouldn't normally get with other kits as well as the level of support that is available for their cars. This is an excellent example that is turn key and ready to go. The features include CD Player, Tilt Wheel, Seat Belts, Vinyl interior, Radial Tires, and Aluminum Alloy Wheels. For more HD pictures and Video visit http://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/dallas/1933/factory-five/type-33-roadster-S459.html. For more information call our Dallas showroom at 817-310-9400, or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Logan Library provides bookclub kits to reading groups. Each kit contains 8-10 copies of one book along with a folder containing information about the author and title and a list of possible discussion questions. You can only check out two kits at the same time.
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OPTION B: Facing adversity, building resilience and finding joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant.
Sheryl Sandberg, author and Facebook Chief Operating Officer, shares the account of coping with her husband's unexpected death at age 48. She explores not only what she's learned about resilience but what others have gone through in order to find joy and strength. The book club set was donated in memory of a sister of one of the members.
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Tracy Chevalier.
Set in 17th century Holland and inspired by Vermeer's painting of the same name, Chevalier creates an elegant and intriguing story of how a young peasant girl came to have her portrait painted. This book set was donated by a book club in memory of a member who passed away. The same book club also donated WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ!
A YEAR DOWN YONDER by Richard Peck.
In this sequel to A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice is sent to live with her feisty, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois during the Depression of 1937 and comes to a better understanding of this fearsome woman. This book club set was donated by a book club that loves the library and our book club service!
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"'The boat was superb lovely atmosphere, very good food, excellent service including a masseuse and as for the diving I think it was the best we have ever had. A bit little murky but that attracted the mantas .Lots of sharks, huge schools of fish of every description and of course wabbegongs , pigmy seahorses,blue ringed octopus and nudibranks! The soft coral was amazing I have not seen such beautiful colours and amounts before. Four dives a day almost every day with a mixture of sites If you have not been there you should go, I cant wait to go back.' Liveaboard Mermaid II "
Diving In Papua And Raja Ampat
What you are likely to encounter on a dive holidat to Papua and Raja Ampat: Dolphins, dugongs, green leatherback turtles, fusiliers, giant trevelly, packs of bluefin jacks, spanish mackerel, batfish, schooling bannerfish,
bumphead parrotfish, grey reef sharks, blacktips, whitetips, wobbegong, colourful species of dendronephya soft corals pygmy seahorse. As well as, schools of big-eye trevelly, barracudas, banded sweetlips, snappers, clown fish, tomato anemone fish, Harlequins, surgeonfish, mantas,ancient giant clams, butterflyfish, archerfish and many others.
Diving Seasons In Papua And Raja Ampat
Dry season - October - april Rainy season - May - September, but this is unpredictable and seldom falls for more than a few days at a time in any case. Northwest monsoon - November - April Southwest monsoon - May - October Air Temperature - 27 / 32°C all year round, hot and muggy climates on the coasts. Water temperature - 27°C Best time to dive - October - April (more wind and rain in the rest of the season).
Things To Do In Papua And Raja Ampat
Kayaking in the shallow bays, especially in the Mangrove forests Cruising to the stunning land scenery of Papua and Raja Ampat Bird spotting - find the Bird of Paradise from the water Hiking into the forest to experience the diversity of birds and animals Fishing - unexplored fly-fishing for bonefish or deep water trolling for marlin and sailfish.


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Gerard Manley Hopkins Quotes About SpringQuotes about: Spring
What is all this juice and all this joy?
A strain of the earth's sweet being in the beginning
In Eden garden.-Have, get, before it cloy,
Before it cloud, Christ, lord, and sour with sinning,
Innocent mind and Mayday in girl and boy,
Most, O maid's child, thy choice and worthy the winning.
Ask of Her, the mighty Mother.
Her reply puts this other
Question: What is Spring?-
Growth in every thing -
Flesh and fleece, fur and feather,
Grass and green world all together,
Star-eyed strawberry breasted
Throstle above Her nested
Cluster of bugle blue eggs thin
Forms and warms the life within,
And bird and blossom swell
In sod or sheath or shell.
Nothing is so beautiful as spring-
When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring
The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;
The glassy peartree leaves and blooms, they brush
The descending blue; that blue is all in a rush
With richness; the racing lambs too have fair their fling.
What is all this juice and all this joy?
A strain of the earth's sweet being in the beginning
In Eden garden.-Have, get, before it cloy...
And for all this, nature is never spent; There lives the dearest freshness deep down things; And though the last lights off the black West went Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs— Because the Holy Ghost over the bent World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.
Spring and Fall: To a Young Child Márgarét, are you gríeving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leáves, líke the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? Ah! ás the heart grows older It will come to such sights colder By and by, nor spare a sigh Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; And yet you wíll weep and know why. Now no matter, child, the name: Sórrow's spríngs áre the same. Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed What heart heard of, ghost guessed: It ís the blight man was born for, It is Margaret you mourn for.
Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Born: July 28, 1844
- Died: June 8, 1889
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"Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence."
I worked for a Fortune 100 company. At one point, leadership decided to make a ginormous change that they hoped would be transformative and allow them to eventually dominate their market. Almost to a person, every single "underling" knew it was beyond idiotic, but gosh darn it somebody had a brainstorm/fart and they went ahead with it, anyway. Two years later, there were large scale layoffs and the company walked back entirely the previous plan, as they slipped down in their market share and collected data which showed unequivocally that the business plan was to blame.
Even wildly successful and amazingly intelligent people occasionally do incredibly stupid things because sometimes they're simply being incredibly stupid. "Knowing better" doesn't really help as often as we'd like to think.
I'm sure somewhere, somebody has gone to jail in the last ten years for copyright infringement, but usually that is handled in "civil" courts, and the settlements are monetary damages.
Beyond that, American law is very big on free speech, which extends to "freedom of expression" in art, music, and associated endeavors. Make a game which features school kids shooting up their teachers and classmates? Free speech.
Yet, there is one exception, which I am guessing is what playing with knives saw: child pornography.
Last I knew child porn wasn't illegal as long as it doesn't involve actual people. Hence why various anime aren't illegal and the like.
I also don't think playingwithknives is in the US (though I could be wrong), so that could change things quite a bit.
Considering he mentioned 4chan, yeah, probably child porn.
Ah, Teiman said "US law," which I went with since it is just about the only law I know. And I there is at least one person to have gone to jail for possession of pornographic anime featuring children, though it does appear to be a legal grey issue that doesn't come up often. http://www.wired.com/2010/02/obscene-us-manga-collector-jailed-6-months/?+wired27b+%2528Blog+-+27B+Stroke+6+%2528Threat+Level%2529%2529 .
We certainly do get around in this topic.
Yeah there is the whole "obscenity" thing, which just makes it weird. I've never been a fan of the Miller Test or it's ilk.
Many people have downloading the "Kill childrens" mod, because theres no laws against that.
I was curious what can cause a skirim folder directory to be illegal. And yea, I could see how child pornography can cause that :P
Maybe I should not have asked.
The point is that theres a disgusting face to Skyrim modding, in the corner where ... humm... people have unhealty obsessions. I was too naive, I should not have asked.
Rule 34, dude....
Was Valve offering refunds initially? Seems like if something isn't curated you need to offer refunds to customers who buy something that either doesn't work or is crap.
iirc, they would honor refunds for 24 hours
They had a 24-hour refund policy on the mods. As many pointed out, 24-hours isn't really enough time to tell if a mod breaks the game (or vice versa) when you're talking about Skyrim. There have been numerous times in which mod A didn't work with mod B or vanilla quest C until hours later. That's not even covering when an official patch breaks mods.
Seems like they should err on the side of the consumer if they are not going to curate and give consumers a longer trial period. Some people will abuse it but if Valve doesn't want to spend to curate don't offload that expense onto the consumer.
I think the real lesson from this is at the bottom. The best way customers can defend themselves from having costs passed onto them is by being militant in ways that hurt a company's bottom line. (I know certain devs will freak at that statement). Skyrim getting a ton of negative reviews, and folks saying this would impact future purchases (especially since the folks complaining were previous customers), alongside folks talking about Valve losing goodwill and looking at other services, that's what freaked Bethesda and Valve into changing things back. Very similar to the Xbox 360 situation.
Customers only preserve their influence if they assert it vigorously.
If you read both Valve and Bethesda's statements regarding the 180, you'll note that they carefully used language to leave to the door open for trying this again with a future title. Skyrim's mod community was the wrong testing environment because people had been getting mods for free for years. That's not a learned behavior that you can reverse in one weekend.
Fallout 4? I expect that to launch with this program from day 1.
Indeed. Got to fight for your freedoms all day long every day until I die, man. That's just the way it is.
Bethesda have been awesome since Morrowind and with the TES games (and Fallout 3 and NV too!), and they have been rewarded for that by better than most game sales and over a longer time period, because as 'we' (modders and mod fans) have always said and a few wise devs know, allowing for modding in your games massively extends the life of a game, AND often makes it better dow the iterations of a game series. Many things that ended up in each new TES after Morrowind were a direct copy by Bethesda of previous mod content, and their TES games nearly always got better for that. It's a win-win, which is why it is such a shame to money-grub that perfect balance for what exactly? More money? Not if your rep goes to the dogs and people don't buy your next stuff, or stop making mods etc.
Modders should be able to make money, HOW exactly is the tricky part (legal, 'ethical', logistic issues etc), but i hope we have seen one way HOW NOT TO do it.
Of course they want to leave the door open- they see this as a money-maker. Companies like making more money for less work.
Consumers like getting more value for their money. That's why you have to be assertive- it's the only way you can convince most companies that doing things in your interest is in their interest (because not doing it means they'll have to do more work for less money)
I have the same expectation, which is why I won't pre-order it at all. (probably wouldn't have anyway)
The good thing about Steam is all the competition on there and all the backloggery really does make it a consumer's market, especially when compared to console. You don't have to take it unless you're a huge fan of the game.
Surely a Paypal link on the download page for the author, or even how Curse gives you points for each download of your mods that you can "refund" into Amazon cards (I average 10$ a month from mine..) would work for STEAM as well?
Heck, even I have gotten some $ through PayPal for some TESO mods I made, so surely those who make 'good stuff' would be able to earn quite a bit from that.
The "just have a donation button" sentiment is cute, but all evidence points to orders of magnitude less actual income than through selling your content through a widely adopted sales channel like, I dunno, Steam.


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Monroe Landing Rd, Oak Harbor, Washington 98277 - Build your private island estate on this 64 ac near a private airport between Oak Harbor & Coupeville. The combination of agricultural land, natural forest land & residential site means the possibilities are endless: start your own farm to table operation, create the ultimate equestrian estate, or simply have a private island escape. Development rights, owned by Whidbey Camano Land Trust, don't allow for subdivision but have designated a 3.5 ac residential building site for home & barns.
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text: Chair's Note: Senator Tim Johnson was the featured speaker at a Back the Farm Bill rally held at the State Fair this past week. Senator Johnson understands that the House and the Senate need to compromise to get a comprehensive Farm Bill passed – and one that includes food assistance programs. Both Senator Thune and Representative Noem have failed South Dakota farmers – the former not voting for the Farm Bill, the latter not being able to provide the leadership within her party to get it passed.


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If you are looking to recruit or hire graduates for your business, we can save you time and effort by finding you the best-quality graduates for your vacancy. But in this difficult economic climate, a huge number of high-level graduates are competing for the available jobs. So what sets a graduate apart from other applicants and the benefits of hiring a graduate?
Return on Investment (ROI)
Recent research shows that employers can expect a return of between 500% and 800% when they hire new graduates, meaning that those initial recruitment and training expenses will pay for themselves.
This is the big selling point for most employers when it comes to employing graduates. Graduates come into the workplace with energy and drive, ready to learn and contribute fresh thinking to your organisation. Employers frequently tell us that this helps increase productivity across the workforce.
Specialist skills
Depending on the sector you work in and the kind of roles you're recruiting, a graduate with specialist skills could be right up your street. It's particularly useful for fields like IT, engineering, accountancy or marketing, but you might be surprised to see what specialist skills other graduates can offer.
Transferable skills
Look out for examples like these on candidates' CVs:
* Written and oral communication
* Problem-solving
* Presentation
* Organisation
* Data analysis
Don't they sound like exactly the sort of skills your organisation is crying out for? Many graduates will also have honed these skills in the workplace, either in part-time jobs or on work placements.
To get through university, students are required to manage their own time and prioritise their workloads. Employers often comment that self-motivation means graduates work with enthusiasm and a willingness to take on new challenges – and are conscientious about keeping to deadlines.
Most graduates will have undertaken group projects during their studies, and employers frequently comment that they are excellent team players. Those who have taken gap years or attended work placements will also have experience working as part of a team in a range of environments.
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NFL Draft
NFL Draft Retrospect | 2015 report on DE Danielle Hunter
In the spirit of the off-season and the beginning of mini-camps across the NFL all week, I'll be taking some time to look back over some of my previous NFL Draft reports, both hits and misses, to see where they've developed to this point in their respective careers.
Entering the 2015 NFL Draft, Louisiana State Defensive End Danielle Hunter was widely regarded as a high ceiling player, but one that would not come without a bit of risk. Hunter had tremendous testing at the NFL Combine and checked all of the boxes that league personnel covets. 34.25″ arms can cause a lot of havoc along blocking schemes; yet Hunter had yet to translate that physical ability into consistent production for the Tigers.
His NFL Draft report can be found below.
A few things of note:
- Hunter made a massive leap in productivity in his second year in the league; tallying 12.5 sacks after logging 6.0 sacks as a rookie in 2015.
- His 55 total pressures during the 2016 regular season were the most among the entire 2015 pass rush class.
- Danielle Hunter has done very well for himself as a defensive end; I had initially suggested he'd be better off working from a two point stance. I'm willing to concede a misstep there, given the details of where he'll win and his career trajectory are fairly accurate to this point.
- The 88th selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, Hunter was the 15th EDGE Defender taken. My personal draft board slotted Hunter 61st and 8th, respectively.
- Of the seven EDGE Defenders I had scored ahead of Hunter (Bud Dupree, Vic Beasley, Eli Harold, Owamagbe Odighizuwa, Randy Gregory, Dante Fowler Jr. and Nate Orchard; in that order on my board), all seven were selected ahead of Hunter in the actual draft.
Hunter is a great case study for how quantifying traits can help serve as a risk assessment and determine how to value those players. Hunter's value with the 88th overall selection looks like a steal; but the NFL was very much aware of the irregularities on his film.
The Vikings deserve credit for Hunter's development and the willingness to invest in his skills on Day 2. But they were also lucky to have had him slide that far down the board due to production concerns.


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Situated near to St Peter Port town centre and the beautiful south coast cliffs, Rawson House is a bright and light property offering two en suite bedrooms and four good sized reception rooms, the fourth providing the option of a third bedroom.
To complete this lovely home, there is a private south facing garden, a single garage and parking for numerous cars.
- Entrance hall
- 6.0m x 2.4m (19'9" x 7'11")Stairlift. Understairs storage cupboard.
- Front sitting room
- 4.2m x 4.2m (13'11" x 13'10")Bay window to front. Wall mounted electric fire.
- Dining room
- 5.2m x 3.8m (17' x 12'7")Bay window to front.
- Bathroom
- 1.9m x 1.8m (6'1" x 6'0")Three piece suite. Window to rear.
- Sitting room
- 4.9m x 3.9m (15'11" x 12'11")Fireplace with gas fire. Double doors into...
- Conservatory
- 4.5m x 4.1m (14'8" x 13'6")Double doors leading onto patio and garden.
- Kitchen
- 5.3m x 3.4m (17'5" x 11'1")Wooden units with work surfaces over incorporating 1½ bowl and sink drainer, integrated fridge/freezer. Four ring electric hob. Double doors leading into the garden. Door into...
- Utility room
- 3.0m x 1.8m (9'10" x 5'9")Wall and base units incorporating sink and drainer. Washing machine and tumble dryer. Door leading onto the side of the property. Camray boiler.
- Landing
- 4.6m x 2.4m (14'11" x 7'11")Access to loft space. Double doors leading onto balcony overlooking the front of property. Storage cupboard.
- Master bedroom
- 5.2m x 4.3m (17'0" x 14')Run of built-in wardrobes and drawers. Wall mounted electric heater. Window to front. Opening to...
- Dressing room
- 2.5m x 1.6m (8'3" x 5'2")Small window to rear. Built-in wardrobes.
- En suite bathroom
- 2.2m x 1.9m (7'2" x 6'2")Three piece suite. Window to rear.
- Bedroom 2
- 4.7m x 3.9m (15'6" x 12'9")Window to front.
- En suite bathroom
- 2.8m x 2.2m (9'3" x 7'1")Three piece suite. Built in storage cupboard. Window to rear.
Rawson House, Colborne Road, St. Peter Port
Key information
- Detached two/three bedroom property
- Two en suite bedrooms/separate shower room
- Well maintained comfortable accommodation
- Bright sunny conservatory
- Close to the beautiful south coast cliffs
- Walking distance of St Peter Port
- Private south facing gardens
- Parking for numerous cars & single garage


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Lots of people play the keys, but Billy Joel might be the most famous Piano Man in contemporary music. It would seem his fate was sealed when, back in 1973, when he released his first single, appropriately named… wait for it… "Piano Man." The nickname stuck and so did the string of successful singles that followed. Over the years, Joel has scored 33 Top 40 hits—including "It's Still Rock 'N' Roll To Me," "Tell Her About It" and "We Didn't Start The Fire"—and sold over 150 records, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
In January 2014, nearly five decades into his career, Joel set up an unprecedented monthly residency at Madison Square Garden. What can fans expect from the show? "We get kind of a mix with our audience, at a couple gigs we've played at this point, there's people that come that just want to hear the hits, and then there's people that just want to hear the deep cuts, so we've gotta mix it up all the time," Joel explained to Billboard Magazine after the tour announcement. "I don't think we'll ever do the same show twice." Billy Joel tickets from ScoreBig will get you inside a one of a kind experience.


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CFIM > Equipment
Equipment at the Core Facility for Integrated Microscopy
CFIM is a core facility that integrates Electron and Light microscopy. Our vision is that CFIM will allow users to think broadly and select the best possible instrument(s), light and/or electron microscope(s), to provide detailed answers to their scientific questions at the highest resolution.
Light Microscopes
The light microscopes at CFIM can be used for wide field fluorescence microscopy, Confocal microscopy (z-sectioning of fixed or living specimens), FRET, FRAP, FLIP and FLIM experiments, Photoactivation and photoconversion experiments, Spectral imaging and advanced unmixing of emission spectra, Total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, Integrated spectral fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) to analyze single molecule dynamics and Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy (RICS).
Electron Microscopes
The electron microscopes at CFIM can be used for standard TEM and SEM imaging, 3D reconstruction of TEM images, unattended TEM sample preparation, cross-sectioning (FIB SEM) and single particle analysis and tomography analysis.
Additional equipment
CFIM offers also other equipment useful for sample preparation such as a cryostat.
Post Processing and analysis computers
Six computers can be booked for analysis purposes. Different softwares like Zen, Autoquant, iTEM, Amira...
EM and LM sample preparation
CFIM lab can help you prepare your samples for Electron microscopy. See the details here. In addition, the histology lab head by Steen Seier Poulsen offers also some sample prepaparation for light microscopy samples.
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Emissions and fuel economy regulations are a good thing. Just think about that. I know, that emissions meant some very low horsepower numbers in the 1970's, and caused more than a few muscle car engines to die off, but look at where we are at now. We wouldn't have the awesome new engines that we do now without the fuel economy and emissions regulations that the cars have to meet.
When you think about it, all the muscle car engines of the classic muscle car era were designed in the 50's or the early 60's. There were many parts of the design of them, that had some serious limitations, either due to the manufacturing abilities of the time, or the understanding of how engines made power. There is a reason that there are only two engines left being made that are still considered part of an engine family from the muscle car era. Those two are the Viper V10 and the 4.3 V6 that GM uses in its pickup trucks. And both of those have very little in common with their Chrysler LA and small block Chevrolet ancestors.
For the modern V8's (which sell in much higher numbers I am sure, especially the Viper V10) they are newer designs that share little to nothing with the older V8s of the 50's and 60's. The heads flow much better, so they don't need such a radical cam shaft to make power. The engineers discovered that cylinder head combustion chamber designs that worked for emissions and fuel economy, also made more power due to a more complete and efficient burning of the fuel.
That lead to the manufacturers to rethink the way that the ports were laid out, and many other improvements that lead to the horsepower that we have available now.
Don't believe me, lets look at the Ford 302/5.0 engines. The highest power rating in the 302 in the 1960's was in 1968 with a Shelby specific high output version that made 315 horsepower and 333 lb-ft of torque. Those numbers are gross, versus the more conservative net horsepower measured today.
Lets compare that to the new DOHC 5.0 in the Mustang. Since we went with the highest power rating in the 302 I could find, lets look at the Boss 302 version of the new 5.0. That was rated at 444 HP and 380 lb-ft of torque. While the displacements of the two are not identical, they are only like 9CC different in displacement, so close enough for this comparison.
And if we look at fuel economy, there is no comparison. That is easy to say, since there was no fuel economy ratings in the 1960's. But if we look at the Boss 302, it is rated at 17 MPG city, and 26 highway with a manual transmission. I would be really surprised if a high performance 302 from the 60's could even manage 17 MPG on the highway.
Combine that with the drivability and reliability of modern engines, imagine a 444 carbureted 302 versus the modern Boss 302 and it is hard to compare the two. And it is all because of having to meet fuel economy and emissions targets.
The only thing missing is the lumpy idle of the old V8s. But the RPM variations can cause problems with all the computers. But given all the other pluses, it is a small drawback.
Unfortunately, the ever increasing fuel economy regulations, along with increasing crash standards are making it more and more difficult to get a V8 to meet the needed MPG. Power keeps going up, but unfortunately so does the weight with the ever increasing levels of equipment that cars are coming with.
Lighter weight would help with the fuel economy issues, but the weight keeps increasing on cars. It is due to more and more equipment on them, after all, when was the last time you saw a car without power windows or locks? That and the higher crash standards also mean more weight. I am ok with the crash standards, since cars today are a lot safer than they used to be. After all I would much rather be in a crash in any new vehicle, than something from the 60's. But where is the tipping point, where we reach the point of diminishing returns? I think we have probably already reached that.
But that is another discussion than this one. And I still stand by the fact that having to make an engine that meets fuel economy and emissions regulations is why we have the horsepower we are enjoying now.


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Fox Pest Control provides pest control in Newtown and the surrounding areas. We take pride in providing exceptional customer service, and take to heart the feedback we hear from each and every one of our customers. Below you'll find our reviews, testimonials, and feedback from the home owners and businesses in Newtown we've serviced. If you need a Newtown exterminator, contact us today!
You delivered what you promised and we were pest free the entire summer - thanks
Emily is our technician and she is always fantastic. She makes sure to do a thorough treatment and to address any concerns that we have. Thank you for helping me live spider free!
I am very pleased with the professional and friendly service from Fox Pest Service. The Sales Rep and both technicians (just had 2nd application) were great. The first technician, Arthur, was extremely knowledgeable, pleasant, and very thorough. I had several questions about each type of application, and he patiently took time to answer these. I'm very satisfied with the service, and would definitely recommend Fox Pest Service to others.
Service was effective
Blake came in for my free service call. I found him very pleasant and very knowledgeable on all matters relating to his work. You can be very proud of his performance. I all love your firm - every one of you has been the picture of courtesy and efficiency. Thank you all. -Mitra Vasisht
EXCELLENT....prompt, and accommodating as always. Steve P was great...very thorough and addressed all questions/requests.
I had mice in my garage that I could not get rid of. Fox Pest Control came out and put out some kind of super bait because they are all gone.
I had silverfish in my bathroom sink and they freaked me out. I called Fox Pest Control and the technician came out a few hours later and treated my whole house. I haven't seen a bug since.
I had a crazy spider problem and after a few treatments I am not seeing them anymore. Thank you!
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Your service techs have been curtious and helpful. To date our experience has been positive.
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We had a wonderful experience with our technician. Weston was easy to talk to and explained everything well. Josh, who sold us the service, was very kind also. Not pushy at all. And very informative. Thank you. We look forward to working with you in the future.
My experience with Fox Pest Control has been the best experience I had with a pest control company. Technician, Harry, did a good job of going over the process thoroughly, ensure that I understood everything going on. I would recommend them to anyone looking for good, quality, fast, friendly, and affordable pest control services.
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Fox Pest Control is a Connecticut locally owned and operated company; we take pride in servicing the community that we live in. We value your time, so when you call we'll schedule an inspection or service time that is convenient for you.
Our technicians are thoroughly screened during our interview process. We only hire professionals we would want to service our own homes. We background check and drug test all employees and make new hires go through extensive training both in the classroom and on the job before they can service a home or business alone. We also believe in and practice continuing education, ensuring our technicians are always providing the best service possible. You can rest easy knowing that when your door bell rings Fox Pest Control has sent a true professional to resolve your Connecticut pest issue.
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Throughout the years, your notes and emails conveying appreciation for your experiences with Park Slope Gallery have meant so much to us! We focus on just a few of them here and thank you for letting us know how you feel.
Your frames and your design sense is still my favorite over the years and I love everything you and Mitch ever made! Thank you for all the beauty you have put in my life! DK…
I was so stunned and delighted, I hardly know how to express how happy I am. I don't know how many of the people who bring you artwork burst into tears of joy when they see what you have done . . . I wasn't crisp and businesslike at all. Quite overwhelmed.- AB
SO they do not make framers like you and Mitch in Massachusetts!! I have looked.- WR
One very NICE reality is the wonderful art all over our walls. David loves it, I love it, and many people have taken pleasure in it. It is truly wonderful, and inspires me to yet another great step forward in clearing out and tidying up. Every picture you and Mitch hung, whether ones you worked on or ones you rehung here, looks so much at home now! As if they belong! – A.
…Thanks for the extraordinary work you always do for us. We are privileged… A


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Environment – Initiatives toward Creating a Recycling-Based Society
Effective Utilization of Resources
A report on priority measures introduced to utilize limited resources more efficiently, our target for reducing the final waste disposal ratio, and information regarding fiscal 2017 initiatives and achievements.
Reducing Resource Inputs
Introducing objectives and results of fiscal 2017 initiatives to reduce the size and weight of products while promoting product recycling in an effort to realize a recycling-based society.
Strengthening Collaboration for Resource Recycling Business
A report on the expansion of environment-related businesses, and strengthening collaboration in the recycle-and-reuse business and aftersales maintenance business to increase resource efficiency.
Recycling End-of-Life Products
Objectives and progress of initiatives to collect and recycle four kinds of home appliances and personal computers, and fiscal 2017 achievements.
Reducing the Use of Disposable Packaging Materials
Overview of the Mitsubishi Electric Group's goals to reduce resource inputs through the 3Rs applied to packaging materials, and fiscal 2017 initiatives and achievements.
Using Water Effectively
Keeping track of water risk, initiatives for effective use of water, and results of activities undertaken in fiscal 2017.


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[Funeral Program for Willie Mae Coleman, April 17, 1980]
Description: Funeral program for Sister Willie Mae Coleman, died April 14, 1980. The funeral was held April 17, 1980 at Mount Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Claude W. Black, Jr. The funeral arrangements were made through Carter-Taylor-Williams Mortuary and she was buried in Eastview Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
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So, I went online and found some reviews for a company that called itself "BumperDoc" and run by a guy named "Triston Miller." Perhaps they should call themselves "bumbling loss" instead...
The reviews averaged over 4 stars. There were over a hundred reviews.
I thought by checking this thing that I was doing my homework. It turns out instead that they had a groupon-like event just before that where people with minor damage to their vehicles could get small repairs for next-to-nothing. Obviously, these simpletons would be happy and leave the company many 5 star reviews, majorly inflating their review statistics. This, unfortunately, tells nothing in regards to advanced repairs requiring thousands of dollars such as mine.
My insurance company literally cut them checks totalling over $4,200.
Straight from the claim on my insurance company's website itself:
Claim #: 13-XXXXXXXX
Repair Facility Bumper Doc
Inspection 09/10/2013
Repairs Started 10/09/2013
Completion Date 10/09/2013
Collision Payment Details
Payment to Type Date Amount
[ME] AND BUMPER DOC, ONLY Full 09/20/2013 $4113.69
BUMPER DOC, ONLY Supplemental 10/10/2013 $150.00
BUMPER DOC, ONLY Supplemental 10/10/2013 $150.00
(The supplemental $150 payment was apparently due to parts being lost during the repairs!)
AND, I also paid bumble loss $350:
10-09 POS Debit Visa Check Card XXXX 10-08-13 Bumper Doc San Diego CA 350.00-
I drove the car all the way back out to them and asked them to fix it. They kept it another week but didn't fix it. They didn't even make all of the agreed upon repairs in the first place. I brought it to them again and they made me wait in their lobby for over an hour.
I have since paid over $1,000 to another shop to make repairs to Bumper Doc's malpractice. This still has not repaired everything. I was forced to involve the California BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repairs). They took literally hundreds of photographs and found in my favor.
The new body shop found hidden DAMAGE "CAUSED BY [BUMPERDOC]." My insurance company confirmed this. When I contacted BumperDoc in an attempt to make myself whole, the owner (Triston Miller) became extremely threatening towards me in response. He told me that he "will not except [sic] responsibility on your wiring harness." His spelling makes me wonder if he even has his G.E.D. He then told me that I "will lose in court" and that he "will then have a lawsuit for harassment,my time and cost heading your way. There will be NO insurance claim."
He tried to scare me off by listing some law firm I've never heard of and telling me to forward all correspondence there.
Subsequently he threatens to "sueing" [sic] me for slander [spoken falsities resulting in damages] despite the fact that I have never spoken anything about his business and everything that has been written is true and factual and I can back it all up as you can see from the above. Does anybody need to see the paid checks proving the above? I am in the process of getting them now.
Thank you for your concern and appreciation of an uncensored true experience as stated above.


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Yuletide City
December 25, 2013
Denver City is such a magical little place. The city scape is so unique, with buildings rising high on a backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. There's strung lights everywhere, little Christmas markets with an eclectic array of shops. The smell of fresh baked pastries covered in cinnamon hangs in the air, begging me to indulge. Somehow everything out here seems to revolve around art. The bus stations look more like sculptures, there's murals down every alley and fantastic old architecture. There's painted pianos lining the city sidewalk with inviting signs to come and play, not to mention the creative population of street performers. Everything from robots, to contortionists, and some of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard singing for a dollar donation.
Amongst the giant souvenir stores and office buildings, there's a ton of small businesses. Naturally, I love these little shops. Being in the midwest, there's tons of cowboy boots, turquoise and leather fringe to be found in these little gold mines. It's a mecca for handmade artistry and local talent. To top it all off, Denver has a million food options. There's restaurants here I've never seen anywhere else, be it fast food or fancy dining. It's such an amazing place to wander about, especially during this season when everything is all lit up. That Christmas feeling is so alive in this mile high mountain city.
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!
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text: So Australasia has been on my list of places to visit for a while now. It is a very iconic restaurant in Spinningfields, Manchester where you enter a glass pyramid to actually get into the restaurant. The pyramid leads you down a staircase and into the beautiful interior that is Australasia. Everything from its location underneath the Armani store, to the pearly white decor screams class and elegance and you really do feel as though you have stepped into another world. After a warm welcome we were led to our booth and left to look through the beautiful and very tempting menu.


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The heroine gets a request for assistance from Professor Child, her mentor and long-time friend. She soon discovers that he had been kidnapped and that his disappearance is connected to the search for a powerful ancient artifact – the philosopher's stone.
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October 2016 Workshops . . .
Basic Supply List (These are supplies we use in almost every workshop I teach):
- Paper Trimmer (12" recommended)
- Scissors: precision tips for fussy cutting and stamp edge scissors
- Adhesive: both wet & dry
- Crafty Foam Tape (dimensional pop-ups)
- Crop-a-Dile
- Paper Piercer
- Pencil & Ruler (recommend Tim Holtz ruler)
- Edge Distresser
- Ink and applicators to match project papers
In addition to the above supplies, you may need special supplies. Please check below the class photo to see what else may be needed. Thank you!
Saturday, October 1, 2016 @ Checkered Cottage. Start time:10:30 am
Heartfelt Creations Christmas Cards
Learn to create beautiful flowers combining Heartfelt Creations dies and stamps. This time we're constructing Christmas cards with dimensional poinsettias.
You'll need to bring:
- Paper Trimmer
- Adhesive (wet & dry)
- Stylus with a large ball & mat (available for purchase at Checkered Cottage)
- White gesso (if you have it or you can use mine)
and if you want to go a bit over the edge with these (always fun!), get in the garage and see if you have any leftover tube grouting or similar. I've also used Texture Magic. Anything that will dry quickly and can build up underneath the petals. It's a way to do old-fashioned tole with flowers!
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Wednesday, October 12 @ Checkered Cottage. Start Time: 6 pm
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As a Prima Educator, I'll be teaching in Indiana for Prima Education Days.
October 21: Friday evening @ Mary's Scrapden - Evansville Indiana
Learn to create your own book from scratch using two different yet simple binding methods. Sign up thru Mary's Scrapden. Mary has the supply list needed for this workshop.
October 22: Saturday morning @ The Doodlebug Inc - Jasper Indiana
Using Prima's beautiful new Christmas line, Sweet Peppermint, decorate this book using various pockets and flips, vintage chenille candy canes and Prima's beautiful flowers and embellishments. Sign up for this class through The Doodlebug Inc and receive the supply list.
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Art and Value
In response to a discussion on ART_PACT, https://www.facebook.com/Pactartist?fref=ts, about raising your freelancing rates I commented in a thread that I would like to share here. In the past two years or so I have been gradually raising my rates with good success. Raising them up super quick could be more confusing and risky. I really agree that money isn't the only factor involved here, it's about value as well. For me it's very much about having an enjoyable experience with the client, creating great art, and then of course feeling adequately compensated is good too for sure. Ultimately It's about producing a piece of work that I am proud of and that the client is satisfied (hopefully over satisfied) with. For me prices are negotiable but the Quality and Value of my work is NEVER negotiable, meaning I'm not going to compromise the effort I put into my work for any reason. I'm only always going to produce the best work I can and through doing so increase that works value, thus increasing my rates. I think it's better to look at it as a value function rather than just a monetary game and you can see that everywhere, otherwise major IP's, Galleries, Annuals, etc. would be printing sophomoric work rather than the art that we all love to admire. No offense at all to any artsits, I'm still sophomoric in many ways myself, most certainly still learning my craft, I'm certainly no "great master". For me though at any stage in my artistic and business development, it's about establishing and increasing the value of my work, not necessarily the price. Good discussion.
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Are you all ready for #Bluegrasswild? American Mastodon once thundered across the Bluegrass region. They will again.
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IKEA is known to be a great place to get modern and contemporary furnishings at low prices. Besides their great deals, you can also get a lot of free stuff at IKEA.

Here is the ultimate guide on how you can get free stuff at IKEA including child care, food, coffee and tea, consultations, planning tools, and catalogs.

Free Child Care at IKEA

One of the best perks at IKEA for busy parents is a chance to shop free of the kids. If you take your children along with you to IKEA, you can leave them to play at the supervised children's area, Småland.

They'll get 60 minutes of free play time while you shop as long as they have room for them. Småland is for children between 4 and 10 years old.

Kids' Eat Free at IKEA

Some IKEA locations have a kids' eat free offer on a particular day of the week. On this day kids, 12 and under, can choose a combo meal valued at $2.99 and get it for free.

Check with your local IKEA to see if your nearest location has the kids eat free promotion and what day it's on.

IKEA Family Freebies

IKEA has a free loyalty club called IKEA Family. It's entirely free to join and you'll get these freebies and perks:

Free coffee or hot tea the IKEA restaurant

An extra 30 minutes of free Småland time

Product discounts, in-store events, sneak peeks

90-day price protection

Regular newsletters that often include free photo book codes

Also, each time you swipe your IKEA family membership card at your IKEA store you'll be entered to win a $100 IKEA gift card.

Free Events at IKEA

Throughout the year IKEA holds a lot of promotional events to get people to come into the store. Past events have included free food, free shopping bags, free light bulbs, free crafts for kids, discounts, and more.

Free Tools to Help You Shop

When you first enter IKEA you'll see a stack of tape measures and pencils and notepads available. These are free for you to use while you shop at IKEA.

Meet With a Furnishing Consultant for Free

Each IKEA store has a team of furnishing consultants that know a lot about their products as well as design.

You can make a free hour appointment with a furnishing consultant who will help you plan your next project and order everything you need.

Get a Free IKEA Catalog Mailed to You

Fill out a short form and IKEA will mail you a free IKEA catalog filled with their products. This is a great way to take a look at what they have to offer and make a shopping list before you visit.

Even if you don't plan on making an actual purchase at IKEA, you can still request their free catalog. I love to look at it to get decorating inspiration and ideas for DIY projects. There are more free home decor catalogs that can help you with this as well.

IKEA's Free Online Planning Tools

If you're planning on shopping at IKEA for a big home project, they have free online planning tools that you can use to plan your space and create a shopping list.

There's a 3D Kitchen Planner, 3D Wardrobe Planner, Office Planner, as well as tools to help you plan children's storage, bathrooms, offices, living room storage, and closets. These are great tools to use before you shop or after you get home with new ideas.


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embracing remembrance. nostalgia. wrapped up in the warmth of being surrounded by those that elevate. challenge. make me full. they're always accessible. those inescapable moments and memories. people and places. energizing experiences. that are forever lodged deep within the impenetrable vault of my heart. a space where life's soundtrack is laughter. friendships go on without interruption. and epic sunsets never end.
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melt into a recliner of moody monotony. where grey skies linger. and woeful love songs syrup-coat the air. wistfully wishing out windows for thrills. for boredom's kryptonite. blind to accomplishment's highs. procrastinate again. allowing blue hues to dominate. but open. vulnerable. inviting intriguing forces to lean in. the neck awaits a bite. to sink in. and bring me back to life.
years result in a breathing sculpture. chiseled from fibrous inflammation. torn. achy. swollen with the juices of fulfillment. every twinge a reminder. a demand. to rest. but that shadowy temptress of fun keeps calling. with her hypnotic patterns. and high flying tricks. she wont be denied. she knows the rhythm of more. so feign reluctance. give in. and rest another day.
the cold. inescapable. the air. trapping. the light. diffused. in this quiet snow globe. but pink and pattern interject the grayness. a vibrant figurine dropped inside a snowstorm. toes tingling on a white blanket. adhered to the frozen forest floor. she absorbs. the difficulty for lively movement. in muted woods. hears the familiar music box wind. and prepares to dance on.
stalling within high contrast. a shadow spine. a column. facets linked the length of being. dangling a form of consciousness. aware. in sun beam slices there is momentary warmth. pilings of fleeting feel-goods. that drive back the chill of indirection and blue. each new endeavor gives rise to rebuild survival scaffolding. and explore what new structure can persevere in the darkness.
rise from ash. empowered. capable of cresting hurdles. that obstruct new horizons. and attempt confining harassment. but flimsy blockades fail. their stronghold fading in contrast to the beckoning beyond. prevail. with bold strokes stitching together a landscape of freedom. of openness. without walled eyes. where brilliance is a color. and illuminating pink promises await daredevils. unafraid to make a faithful leap.


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The greatest threat to the United States that will emanate from Trump' reign does not come from his normalizing of xenophobia, sexism, racism, and other hate-speech, or his disastrous fiscal policy, or his foolish foreign policy, or even from his complete lack of experience in public office—although those concerns are all real and valid. Rather, it is his normalization of the challenging of the very backbone of the country itself: our democratic traditions and norms.
Throughout his campaign, Trump has openly degraded and disregarded cornerstones of American democracy. He has questioned the validity of elections, claiming that they are rigged by the media and by voter fraud, despite the fact that many studies have shown that voter fraud is virtually nonexistent. Moreover, Trump has challenged the norm of peaceful exchange of power between government officials, saying that he would only accept the result of the election if he wins.
Trump has also cast doubt on the independence of the judiciary, another pillar of American democracy. In one instance he questioned whether the judge overseeing the cases related to Trump University was fit to serve in the case because he was Mexican.
He has challenged the principal of free press. Trump has said that if he wins he would "open up libel laws" to sue news outlets that disagreed with him. Moreover, Trump has steadily denied news outlets—even respected ones like the Washington Post—access to campaign events because they don't portray him in a positive light.
Lastly, he has disputed the integrity and impartiality of central U.S. institutions. He challenged the conviction of a retired general in federal court. Even though the general pled guilty, Trump called into the question the integrity of the FBI and Department of Justice in the prosecution. Additionally, he has continually argued that the FBI is "rigged" in favor of Clinton, claiming that they have not thoroughly investigated her emails.
Yes, leaders are important. But, leaders die. For the United States to continue to prosper, strong democracy must endure.
The trust in electoral results, and peacefully transitioning power based on those results, is crucial to strong democracy.
An independent judiciary is crucial to strong democracy.
The principal of free press is crucial to strong democracy.
Trust in government institutions is crucial to strong democracy.
Trump has called all the above pillars of democracy into question.
In doing so, he has set a dangerous precedent. No longer is it just fair game to challenge one's opponent on their platform and the merits of their policies. Now, Trump has normalized the open degradation of democracy itself.
The dismissal of democratic cornerstones that has occurred under Trump—and is likely to continue to occur—poses the greatest threat to the United States. Through great turmoil—through unpopular wars, steep recessions, and bitter race riots–our democratic traditions have endured. In claiming to "Make America Great Again", Trump has waged war, and will wage war, against the very thing that has made America great: our strong democracy. Are we strong enough to stop him?
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Previously the images were loaded but not shown - we had that fixed as a bug, but it seems someone at NodeBB decided they want thumbnails instead. Except, for most images they're almost useless:
It's still just the original image shrunk with CSS, so the download size is still the same.
If a few post have large images then the download size for the front page becomes silly. When I reported the original bug, I'd seen the front page download 80MB of images
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The Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") Final Notice setting out its decision to ban Peter Johnson, a former compliance officer of Keydata Investment Services Ltd ("Keydata"), from any function related to a regulated activity (the "Final Notice") 1 is a reminder to compliance officers and other approved persons that their regulatory obligations may require them to stand up to senior management forcefully and provides some guidance to individuals who are working in a firm that is not complying with regulatory rules or principles. The Final Notice, published on 19 May 2016, will be particularly relevant for those individuals that are subject to the individual conduct rules that became effective from 7 March 2016 under the Senior Managers Regime and Senior Insurance Managers Regime.
As well as banning Johnson from performing a regulated activity, the FCA publicly censured him in the Final Notice for failing to act with integrity and misleading the then Financial Services Authority ("FSA") on a number of occasions. The FCA decided not to impose a financial penalty because Johnson was in financial hardship. Had this not been the case, the FCA said that it would have fined Johnson £200,000.
Background to the Final Notice Keydata went into administration on 8 June 2009 and was dissolved on 2 July 2014. Prior to its administration, Keydata had £2.8 billion of its own and other institutions' investment products under administration. During the Relevant Period 2 Keydata designed, launched and distributed four high-risk investment products to invest primarily in US senior life settlement policies. Over 37,000 investors purchased the products, investing £475 million. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme had to pay investors over £330 million as a result of Keydata's dissolution. In 2011, Margaret Cole, then Managing Director of the FSA, described traded life policy investments as "high-risk, toxic products" and subsequent FSA and FCA guidance is that such investments should not be sold to retail investors. Johnson's failings were considered by the FCA to be "of the most serious nature in light of the significant level of consumer detriment" arising from the sale of Keydata's products. The Final Notice was published because Johnson withdrew his reference to the Upper Tribunal. Proceedings will continue in the Upper Tribunal in respect of references made by Keydata's former Chief Executive Officer Stewart Ford and Keydata's former Sales Director, Mark Owen, against whom the FCA is seeking to impose penalties of £75 million and £4 million respectively.During the Relevant Period, Johnson held Controlled Functions 10 (Compliance Oversight), 11 (Money Laundering Reporting) and 30 (Customer). The FCA found that Johnson failed to act with integrity in breach of the FCA's Statement of Principle 1 by:
Johnson was also found to have failed to deal with the regulator in an open and cooperative way, in breach of Principle 4 because he:
Johnson's Actions The FCA noted that Johnson was not aware of the detailed discussions regarding the fact that products were not performing and that there was a risk of failure of the portfolio. The FCA also emphasised that Johnson was not a director of Keydata and in general could not control its actions or failures to act. He was also not informed by the directors of Keydata of some relevant matters concerning the performance of the investment products and was carrying out "significant compliance functions" with which the FCA has not identified any concerns. However, despite this, Johnson was still found to have had enough information, obtained from professional advisers and elsewhere, to notify the FSA and ensure steps were taken to protect investors from the risks to which they were exposed. Johnson was aware of the issues and risks concerning Keydata's products but he failed to take action to mitigate them. In correspondence with Ford, Johnson articulated that he was "duty bound as Compliance Officer" to report the fact that Keydata's financial promotions in relation to the products were unclear and misleading but failed to do so. Johnson also sent emails alerting board members to the fact that Keydata should inform investors of the risks to their investments in the portfolios but Johnson did not ensure that the board of directors took steps to ensure investors were informed. The FCA said that Johnson's behaviour was reckless and in one case deliberate; he had demonstrated he was not fit and proper and "failed to demonstrate a readiness and willingness to comply with the requirements and standards of the regulatory system", leading ultimately to consumer detriment. What Can Compliance Officers Do? The FCA said that as Keydata's Compliance Officer, it was Johnson's role to make it clear to the board of directors that in order to comply with its regulatory duties they should take steps recommended by professional advisers to address the deficiencies identified and to address the risks to consumers to mitigate loss.The FCA said that the steps that Johnson could have taken to ensure that the board of directors committed to considering or addressing the actions that Keydata could or should take to mitigate the potential loss to investors included:
This case follows that of Anthony Wills 3 former compliance officer at Bank of Beirut (UK) Ltd who was fined £19,600 in March 2015 for providing misleading information to the FCA, despite the FCA recognising that Wills was influenced by senior management after Wills reported that he was not provided with sufficient resources and was under pressure from senior management to be "careful" in his communications. The cases of Wills and Johnson are a reminder that the FCA will be unsympathetic to individuals who deliberately bend rules or mislead the regulator, however much they feel under pressure from senior management to do so. The FCA recognises and expects that in some cases individuals may have no option but to resign their position and in all cases expects individuals to fully and frankly report significant matters to FCA supervisors. Individuals who do feel forced to resign because of pressure from the firm to breach regulatory obligations may be entitled to maintain a claim for constructive dismissal and to seek damages for unfair dismissal, breach of contract and in some cases, they may also assert that they have been treated adversely because they were whistleblowers.
1 The Final Notice can be found here: https://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/final-notices/2016/peter-francis-johnson.2 The Relevant Period ran from 26 July 2005 to 8 June 2009. 3 The FCA issued its Final Notice against Anthony Wills on 4 March 2015 https://www.fca.org.uk/your-fca/documents/final-notices/2015/anthony-rendell-boyd-wills.
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The Carrie Diaries, CW's much-talked about prequel to Sex and the City, debuted at 8 on Monday but not quite so many Carrie Bradshaw lovers opted to check out the younger version: The hour-long drama only averaged 1.6 million viewers and actually lost some eyeballs from the first to second half-hour (1.7 million to 1.4 million), according to early Nielsen data. It repeated an hour later. The CW points out that its Monday dramas are typically the most DVR'ed shows on its lineup (Gossip Girl averaged a 58% jump in women 18-34, for example). So maybe the news will improve next week for our young Carrie. Stay tuned.The Carrie Diaries' Candace Bushnell, who wrote the book the TV show has adapted, talks about doing the TV series on Huffington Post. She is actually Executive Producing this one.
Maggie Smith is returning to Downton Abbey's Season 4. Yay! Read the full report on TV Line. Some of the best lines from this show are from this actress. And she delivers it with perfect timing. Which is why that Golden Globe win for Best Supporting Actress is so well-deserved.
"The Walking Dead Has Found Its New Showrunner"- Details are on Vulture. More details on The Hollywood Reporter. For the record, the new showrunner is the 3rd person to run the series. AMC fired Frank Darabont, the person mainly responsible for bringing this comic book adaptation on TV, at the start of show's second season. And the second showrunner, Glenn Mazzara's "shortcomings in running the series became "abundantly clear … especially for the second half of the season," with production shut down several times because of a lack of material."
Your favorite FRIENDS episode, with the trivia, turns 15 years old today! Popping the DVD to watch and celebrate? Or you can watch here.
Still watching Revenge? Still confused? This should help! "A Handy Guide to Untangling the show's Tangled Webs" - Read it on Zap2It. Unfortunately, even if I read this, I personally have quit the show.
Charlie Sheen has expressed through David Letterman, that he wants to return to the series finale of Two and A Half Men. Watch the interview here. I would like to say, "How can he, they killed him off in the show?!" But I remembered, anything can happen on TV.
The limited series on the life of Alexander the Great is being produced by Germany's Beta Film, ZDF Enterprises and Gruppe 5. Read the full story on The Hollywood Reporter. Another show to look forward to!
"How 'Pretty Little Liars' Reinvented the Slasher" - Read this story on The Atlantic. As much as I dislike the show for going nowhere with its plots, Pretty Little Liars has the strongest social media following and presence. It will be around for awhile. Boooo.
Victor Garber, Alias' Sydney Bristow's dad, is gay. The story here. Not a surprise for some. So...not really an "outing".
Is American Idol still relevant in Season 12? Well... yes and no | via TVguide. The show returns tomorrow.
It is definitely weird how they're choosing to end Drop Dead Diva! Show is cancelled after 4 Seasons, according to Deadline. No proper send-off? No resolutions? Coz I remember that the last season ended with a man trapped in Jane's body.
"'Suits' Exclusive Interview: Patrick J. Adams on Mike's Despair and Hope For a Relationship With Rachel." Read on BuddyTV. The show returns Jan. 17th (USA).
"Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 No Longer Airing on Sunday" | via Vulture.
Hawaii Five-0's choose your own ending? BALONEY!!! Read how it went down here.
"Endings," however, was an exaggeration. The entire difference among the three alternate story lines was contained in a two-minute stretch at about the 51-minute mark, and even there the shots and editing were virtually the same except for a few seconds of the winning villain running through the jungle brandishing a rifle. All of the fuss amounted to about 75 words of alternate dialogue, shot in identical setups or dubbed. If you took a bathroom break just after 10:50 p.m., you missed the whole thing.
This is the ending East Coast viewers chose:
This is the ending West Coast viewers chose:
This is the 3rd alternate ending that was not shown on TV:
About this daily TV news tally, originally posted Jan 15th:
I've been constantly finding ways to put regular updates on this blog without giving away the fact that I've actually been lazy. (Can't you tell? :P) So, beginning today, I thought I should do the summary of daily TV news rundowns that you can also read on my Twitter and Facebook feeds (but going round the clock). I used to do this back when social media was still an inception and organic blogging was the only way to go. I'm gonna try and bring additional inputs to this summary, if only to keep me motivated with writing about TV. Let's see how long I can keep this up! *fingers crossed*


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Individual highlights: Alex Song's Spanish league debut (Barcelona) v Valencia
Tito Vilanova rested Sergio Busquets for the visit of Valencia last weekend in La Liga, and that afforded new signing Alex Song his Spanish league debut against Los Che in front of a packed Nou Camp stadium.
Song was deployed as a holding midfielder in the Barcelona midfield, which allowed the ex-Arsenal man the chance to show off his tackling, ball winning, and distribution skills in front of his new Catalans fans.
In the first half especially, Song's performance was stellar.
The Cameroonian won a series of tackles both in deep and high-pressing positions, whilst after cutting Valencia attacks short Song was played a key role in kickstarting Barcelona counter-attacks.
In total Alex Song attempted 67 passes against Valencia of which 61 were successful, whilst he made five clean interceptions as well as two fouls.
Watch Alex Song's showreel against Valencia below.
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It's an interesting concept, isn't it? Making small changes in one place can have large impacts in another. That's the premise behind New York's ability to keep running and even recover from disaster so quickly in Charles Soule's Strange Attractors.
Dr. Spencer Brownfield knows that the city needs help. It just can't run on its own; it's too big, there's too much going on. So he takes complex notes and maps the city, then makes "adjustments" – releasing a rat in a restaurant, diverting traffic, or dumping ice cream cones throughout Central Park – that keep the balance of good and bad forces in play.
Heller Wilson is a grad student who uncovers one of Professor Brownfield's papers in the university library and thinks the good doctor can help him finish his thesis, but doesn't realize what becoming the professor's assistant entails. He finds himself drawn into Brownfield's theory, and puts his future and relationships on the line to follow him.
Is Brownfield a kook? Is New York City really headed for a big disaster that can be avoided through these adjustments? You be the judge.
Strange Attractors is a love letter to New York City and its resilience driven by an interesting mathematical plot. It took me a few pages to fall into the pace of the book, not really sure of what Soule was driving at initially, but as the story progressed, I found myself interested in how this was going to play out. Strange Attractors is the sleeper hit that you find at the indie movie theatre – it's a slow build to a strong conclusion that makes for some great potential discussions.
Greg Scott's art adds a good, almost noir component to the story. There's a lot of good shadowing and muted color, and the characters' faces have stories to tell.
Strange Attractors is on shelves now; give it a look.
Author: Charles Soule
Art: Greg Scott
Publication Date: May 15, 2013
Diamond #: FEB130711
Price: $19.95
Trim Size: 6.625 x 10.25″
Page Count: 144 pages