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North Dakota's wind energy capacity will likely grow by more than a third in 2012, driven by renewable energy standards and the uncertain future of a federal incentive.
The state's operating wind farms have the capacity to generate 1,378 megawatts of electricity. Between projects that are under development now and some that are likely to go forward soon, the state could add almost 500 additional megawatts, according to Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer.
"That would mean that 25 percent of the nameplate capacity of electricity is generated by wind," he said. "If you look at North Dakota's growth, the speed of that growth is really pretty remarkable."
Cramer cites five projects that are under construction or that he expects to be soon started and completed by the end of 2012. Among them are expansions of the Bison Wind developments by Minnesota Power in Oliver and Morton counties, the expansion of the Oliver Wind developments, also in Oliver County, and a 150-megawatt project in Rollette and Towner counties.
"I fully expect that 150-megawatt project to be built," he said.
Next year could be a busy one for the wind industry across the country as developers work to complete projects before a key incentive is scheduled to expire. The federal production tax credit gives companies 2.2 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity, but it is uncertain whether Congress will renew the subsidy in light of struggles in Washington over spending.
"You can't put odds on it, but certainly, it's a 50-50 proposition," said Josh Gackle, regional policy manager for Minnesota-based advocacy group Wind on the Wires. "It's not really helpful for developers or utilities trying to make long-term plans."
Wind advocates like Gackle want a long-term subsidy for wind power from Washington to avoid a boom-bust cycle in the industry. The American Wind Energy Association has called for a four-year extension of the tax credit, arguing that its expiration in 2004 led to a drop in wind installations of 77 percent.
Gackle said that developers are in the boom part of the cycle while the tax credit is still in effect.
"Developers and utilities are now in the mood to take advantage of what little certainty is left," Gackle said.
According to AWEA, there are 7,354 megawatts of generation capacity under construction across the country, more than any time since 2008.
Eric Norberg called the Dec. 31 deadline to qualify for the tax credit "a hard end date," but as president of a company devoted to renewable energy, he said that market demand for wind will remain an incentive for the industry.
In June, Norberg's company, Allete Clean Energy, was spun off from Allete Inc., the company that owns Minnesota Power. A regulated utility, Minnesota Power is constrained in the investments it can make in new power generation capacity.
"It allows us to get into other forms of energy and in other regions," Norberg said about the new company. The independent clean energy company will pursue wind and even solar projects that will provide renewable energy to Minnesota Power and allow it to meet Minnesota's clean energy mandate.
"It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when," Norberg said.
Minnesota has required that 25 percent of electrical generation should come from renewable sources by 2025. That standard is likely to drive more wind development if the industry loses the federal subsidy.
"It would be one of the remaining market incentives out there," Gackle said.
Xcel Energy has a stiffer requirement of having 30 percent of its electricity come from renewable sources by 2030. Cramer said that the utility has said that it planned to develop 250 megawatts but has not built anything yet. He expects that utility to eventually install something in North Dakota.
Aside from uncertainty over federal funding for wind, constraints on the industry are still a limited transmission capacity to move electricity to distant markets and the weak demand due to a stagnant economy.
"Until the economy picks up and demand picks up, frankly, there's a glut of energy in market right now," Cramer said.
But despite that, there are still companies positioning themselves to meet the demand for wind energy.
"There are still some people who are out there trying to make some moves," Cramer said.


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In Part 1 of this article, which appeared in the May/June issue, we looked at a range of safety and security issues affecting educators as we all strive to attain the vision enunciated at the beginning of that feature. That vision laid out a framework for security in a Web 2.0-based educational environment comprising three parts:
•21st-century learning environments: Schools are safely and effectively using Web 2.0 technologies to prepare students for their future education and careers, civic responsibilities, and personal life in the 21st century. This was our main focus in Part 1. (See Security in a Web 2.0-Based Educational Environment: Issues and Answers—Part 1, May/June 2010 Multimedia &Internet@Schools .)
•Universal digital media safety, citizenship, and literacy competencies.
•Targeted youth risk online prevention and intervention.
In Part 2, we'll address universal digital media safety and literacy education as well as targeted youth risk online prevention.
Universal Digital Media Safety and Literacy Education
All young people must gain competencies in the safe and responsible use of digital media technologies and resources. This includes understanding risks and effective protective strategies, understanding the standards for responsible behavior, and taking responsibility for the well-being of others.
Schools are mobilizing to address digital media safety and literacy. One key factor fueling this is the new internet safety education requirements associated with the Children's Internet Protection Act. We all recognize that students' misuse of digital media while on or off campus is having an impact not only on their well-being and learning but also on the quality of the school community.
Unfortunately, some internet safety curriculum and professional development materials currently available, especially those developed or funded by law enforcement, present concerns. These materials support the authoritarian delivery of inaccurate, fear-based messages and simplistic rules against normative online behavior. Fear-based risk prevention approaches have never been demonstrated to be effective in preventing risk behavior. This approach may cause young people not to report negative situations because they fear adults will overreact, blame them, and restrict their online actions.
To ensure the delivery of accurate and effective instruction, schools need to develop a broad-based plan utilizing the expertise of library/digital media specialists, educational technology specialists, counselors, health teachers, school resource officers … and even older students. This multidisciplinary coordination holds excellent promise. Educational technology professionals do not want to deliver fear-based messages about these technologies, and safe school personnel know that the scare tactics approach to risk prevention is entirely ineffective.
It is necessary to closely review curriculum and professional development resources to ensure that they are grounded in the research literature and incorporate effective risk prevention. Because the majority of young people are generally making good choices online, social norms risk-prevention educational strategies can be used. The social norms approach has been shown to be highly effective for risk prevention. Ensure that the materials correct the misperception that many teens are engaging in risky online behavior, and identify, model, and promote healthy, protective behaviors. Strongly encourage peer leadership and helping behavior by stressing the importance of helping others who are at risk online: Make sure students fully understand the potential harmful consequences to others, and provide practice in helping skills. Especially in the older grades, use peer discussion approaches with the teacher asking questions that will lead to a deeper level of understanding. Provide opportunities for older students to offer guidance to younger students.
Develop a plan to use multiple instructional opportunities including direct instruction in appropriate classes, infusion throughout Web 2.0 instruction, teachable moments such as actual incidents and news reports, and informal tips such as signage and computer screens.
Targeted Youth Risk Online Prevention and Intervention
The young people who are at greater risk online are generally those who are at greater risk offline . These youth generally have psychosocial problems, friends who engage in risky behavior, and disrupted relationships with parents or caregivers. They are less likely to make good choices, less resilient in getting out of difficult situations, less likely to listen to adult guidance, and less likely to report online concerns to an adult because they are more likely to have made bad choices that led them into the situation.
Online risk behavior is grounded in mental health concerns. Because many incidents involve known peers, such behavior will often cause a disruptive or harmful impact at school. The behavior could result in criminal victimization or violation. Higher-risk situations include a wide range of risky sexual and personal relationship issues, including sexual solicitation or exploitation by teens or adults—strangers or not. Additional relationship concerns include the use of digital technologies by abusive partners to maintain control and the new phenomenon of sexting—sending sexually explicit text messages or nude images. Electronic aggression, also called cyberbullying, is the second major area of concern. Yet another concern, which has not received as much attention, is that at-risk youth may become involved in communities that foster self-harm (such as self-cutting, anorexia, and even suicide) or in hate groups or gangs. At-risk youth also frequently engage in unsafe posting of material, unsafe interactions with people, and addictive access.
Addressing the concerns of the young people who are at greater risk online will require the establishment of effective targeted risk prevention and intervention. There are no evidence-based best practices to address these concerns. The research regarding these new risks is still emerging, and the technologies and digital media activities will continue to change rapidly. Therefore, it will not be possible to emulate traditional risk prevention initiatives that establish relatively static programs that use evidence-based best practices. It will be necessary to shift to a dynamic "continuous improvement" model.
At the school level, addressing the concerns that impact the school community will require a multidisciplinary team, including safe school and educational technology personnel. Professional development for this team will be necessary. It will be helpful to conduct a needs assessment to determine what kinds of youth risk online problems are emerging in the schools and what is necessary to address these concerns.
The team will need to evaluate and modify school plans and policies that might be implicated in youth risk online issues, including threat assessment and suicide-prevention plans, bullying and harassment policies, cell phone and digital imaging device policies, and extracurricular activities policies. Ensure students have an effective way to report online concerns or crisis situations, such as a report feature on all school websites. Establish protocols that administrators must follow to investigate and intervene in situations involving online behavior that have affected student safety at school. It will be important to focus strongly on evaluation of interventions.
As these high-risk concerns are closely integrated with at-risk youth behavior, instruction should be infused into the curriculum that addresses healthy youth behavior. These classes are generally offered by health teachers or counselors.
Conclusion—The Need for Continuous Improvement
The shift to 21st-century education, enriched with Web 2.0 technologies, will result in incredible opportunities. This shift will, however, present challenges.
We cannot effectively seek to prevent young people from engaging in risky behavior if we are not paying close attention to the research and other insights into this behavior. But there is also a time lag between the emergence of a new concern and research that explores that concern, so we have to look closely at what is happening. We can't effectively manage student internet use if we hold to the misperception that filtering is effective. And what new technological challenges are emerging that we need to address? We can't implement new instructional approaches if schools are required to always use instructional approaches that are "scientifically based" because it can take a decade or more to meet these requirements.
It is very important that schools adopt a continuous improvement approach to addressing these issues. To the best degree possible, they should start with an understanding of the facts. Develop an approach that is based on a rationale that holds promise for success. Ensure that assessment and modification based on the results of that assessment are built-in and ongoing.
Nancy Willard , M.S., J.D., is the director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. She has degrees in special education and law. She taught "at risk" children, practiced computer law, and was an educational technology consultant before focusing her professional attention on issues of youth risk online and effective management of student internet use in 1995. Nancy is the author of two books: Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats: Responding to the Challenge of Online Social Aggression, Threats, and Distress (Research Press) and Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly (Jossey Bass). Nancy's focus is on applying research insight into youth risk and effective research-based risk prevention approaches to these new concerns. To better address the professional development needs of educators in this area, she is developing video presentations and online classes. Her email address is email@example.com.

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Business Continuity Planning
Is your clinic fault tolerant? Do you have a formal business continuity plan? Why not?
Fault Tolerant is defined as the ability to continue operating in the event of a failure. In the information technology world, we make systems fault tolerant by providing multiple redundant systems.
In the old days, before meaningful use, medical professionals use paper to record this patient notes. They really didn't have the need to be fault tolerant. Ah, the old days.
In the United States, more than 70% of all physicians are using some form of electronic medical records in their practices. That's a lot of patient data needing safeguarding. Most clinics think that because they have a backup copy of their data that they do not need a formal business continuity plan. Unfortunately, this is not true.
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Cardi B has thanked her "amazing" family for helping her adjust to motherhood after choosing not to hire a nanny for her daughter's first few months.
The I Like It hitmaker and her husband, Migos rapper Offset, welcomed Kulture Kiari Cephus in Atlanta, Georgia on 10 July, and one week after giving birth, the hip-hop star has taken to Instagram to share her gratitude for her parents and her sister, who she has been relying heavily on as she settles into her new lifestyle.
"I'm a very blessed person...," Cardi can be heard saying in the video, in which she uses a little monkey figurine as her mouthpiece. "I've been blessed since birth... because of my parents. Those are my biggest blessings, and I'm so thankful and I'm so grateful for them (sic)."
The 25 year old reveals her mother and sister, social media personality Hennessy Carolina, have not left her side since Kulture arrived, while her father has been "running errands" for her.
The helping hands have allowed Cardi to go without a professional childminder while she's on maternity leave.
"I have not gotten a nanny yet," she explained to fans. "I just want to learn how to be a mom. I want to enjoy every single second of it... since I'm going back to work, so I don't have that extra... hand, and I'm just really, really grateful.
"I'm just sitting here like, 'God, thank you so much for these great, amazing parents!'"
"I love my parents and my sister," Cardi added in the video caption. "It makes me emotional to know how much they love me! Nothing in this world to repay all the love and help and support they give me (sic)".
Cardi cancelled her summer concerts after confirming her pregnancy in April, but she plans to be back onstage in early September, when she is due to join her Finesse (Remix) collaborator Bruno Mars on the final North American leg of his 24K Magic World Tour.


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The Haus Armina is very quiet and near the cable cars Klein Matterhorn and the busstop. 5 minutes to the center. The apartment at the top floor is with nice view to the Matterhorn.
Check-IN. 2 p.m. / Check-Out: 9 a.m. The Haus Armina is situated in the area Oberdorf. By bus or taxi you get to Zen Stecken. 20m behind the Restaurant Alpenrose you go up staires to the entrance of the house.
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Our home comprises three bedrooms, two bathrooms, study,lounge/dinning,family room, kitchen, laundry, double garage, outdoor undercover entertaining area with a heated spa with views across the canal. The canal is tidal and used by swimmers, kayaks, canoes and smaller boats. Our home is air conditioned, but rarely need it we get the sea breezes most days. The beach is only 1km away as the crow flies.
We are a retired couple in our 60's; we tell people we are professional volunteers, spending many hours with the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard, active members of Neighborhood Watch in our area and you would also find us at the Caloundra Information Center helping out visitor to the area. In our spare time we like to visit Australian National Parks and do as many walks as possible. My husband, Don is a retired company manager and I am a retired computer operator/bookkeeper. We know all of our neighbours and we look after one another's place when required. If you needed any assistance with anything they would be only too happy to help. We have three adult cats that will need feeding twice a day. They sleep 20 hours out of 24 and live mainly in the garage they come and go thru a cat door.We have a neighbor who, if available, will look after them if you wish to go away for a couple of days. Our gardens and lawns are all on an automatic watering system . We only wish to exchange with non smoking couples.
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The event led by Engineering UK was held in the Science Museum with organisation by STEMNET and incorporates Crest Awards, National Science and Engineering Awards Young Engineers and Stem Clubs.
Stands were provided by many of the major Institutions.
The IOP Physics Stand proved very popular. Lee Crouch (Regional Officer, South East) and the team of volunteers were kept very busy. Every time I passed by students were several deep watching the demonstrations and the sound of the straw flutes attracted plenty of attention.
Committee members of our London & SE Branch were also involved as judges for a Physics award. Dr Barbara Gabrys, Prof. Peter Kalmus, Dr Mark Telling & Bob Boutland had a difficult job in deciding awards as there was plenty of physics in the varied projects.
It was pleasing to see so many projects with aspects of Physics
The Branch Senior Award went to Simon Langton Grammar school for their C.L.E.A.R device vs Geiger Müller detector presentation and the Junior Award went to Lorelle Mason and Jyoti Punja of Harrow High School for their Olympic Flame ideas using parabolic mirrors.
These awards were made after the CREST and Young Engineer prizes.
This was the first time that IOP certificates had been available to the branch so each member of the above Award teams also received the new IOP certificate.
The branch judges were also impressed with the presentation of Jack Bowen with his Stirling Engine model, so it was decided to award him a certificate at his Stand.
Similarly Ballard High School had a range of presentations with their Gravity display particularly appealing to the Branch Judges and it was decided to award the School a Branch Certificate, again this was presented at the stand.


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A rumor has surfaced that the body of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is buried under a suburban Detroit driveway. A man in Roseville, Michigan, claims he saw Hoffa's burial.
Hoffa was last seen at a suburban Detroit restaurant on July 30, 1975. The homeowner has lived at the home for roughly ten years and is cooperating with the investigation.
Although the FBI is skeptical, police said they will take soil samples for testing. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality used ground penetrating radar on a 12-foot-by-12-foot patch underneath the driveway and said they found an "anomaly." Roseville Police Chief James Berlin said the police are "not claiming it's Jimmy Hoffa" but are "investigating a body that may be at the location."
Hoffa was declared legally dead on July 30, 1982.
Former FBI agent John Anthony, who spent years investigating Hoffa's disappearance, said: "I would say it has no credibility at all. It doesn't match up with anything we already know. I'd say it's just another story – someone trying to get publicity or looking after a reward."
A soil sample will be taken Friday and tested at Michigan State University for human decomposition.


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Bike to Coast is an ongoing project involving 131 km of Abruzzo coast and aiming to be the longest cycle route of Italy. The route involves the provinces of Teramo, Pescara and Chieti, passing through 19 towns and along the Adriatic coast. Thanks to our tour, you will be able to take the path in full, although the project is yet not complete. You will also take detours to discover the treasures of the inland immediately behind the coast, for a total of 190 km!
This is the perfect occasion to visit Abruzzo by bike, discovering enchanting medieval towns, the beautiful nature of the Nature Reserves and National Parks, and last but not least the gorgeous Adriatic line coast. On request, there is the possibility to visit Montepulciano vineyard and winery, with wine tasting, and enjoy a romantic dinner on a "trabucco", a wooden fishing platform on the sea.
This tour can be travelled by Mtb or city bike, through slightly different routes, but the stops are the same. You can use a bike of your own or rent one from us (ask us for information on our bikes). And if you want to take it easy, you can also rent an e-bike!
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DAY 2: FROM MARTINSICURO TO ROSETO DEGLI ABRUZZI (city bike: 52 km, elevation gain 200 m; MTB: 42 km, elevation gain 240 m)
The itinerary starts from Martinsicuro, the first town of the Adraitic cycle route, in the province of Teramo. You will bike along the coast to Giulianova Lido, passing through Villa Rosa, Alba Adriatica, Tortoredo Lido and Cologna Spiaggia. The route will then line Tortoredo river, until you reach Notaresco, birthplace of Montepulciano wine. On request, it is possible to visit the Nicodemi winery! Then you will reach Morro D'Oro and Montepagano, and down again to the sea level to Roseto degli Abruzzi.
DAY 3: FROM ROSETO DEGLI ABRUZZI TO MONTESILVANO (city bike: 50 km, elevation gain 300 m; MTB: 40 km, elevation gain 340 m)
From the province of Teramo, you'll bike to the province of Pescara, after visiting Torre di Cerrano marine protected area (on request). The route will take you uphill to Atri, with its amazing Calanchi Natural Reserve and WWF oasis (visit on request). You will visit Città Sant'angelo, included in the list of the most beautiful villages in Italy. From here, along the Saline river, you will reach Montesilvano.
DAY 4: FROM MONTESILVANO TO SAN VITO CHIETINO (city bike: 45 km, elevation gain 100 m; MTB: 41 km, elevation gain 200 m)
The route of the day is by the sea, and you will cross Pescara and Francavilla. You will then reach the province of Chieti lining Alento river. The landscape turns from sandy to rocky and you will enter Ortona territory, in the land of trabucchi. You will visit Ripari di Giobbe nature reserve, Castello Aragonese and Punta dell'Acquabella until you reach San Vito Chietino, where at night, on request, you can have a romantic dinner on a trabucco.
DAY 5: FROM SAN VITO CHIETINO TO SAN SALVO (city bike: 43 km, elevation gain 100 m; MTB: 39 km, elevation gain 100 m)
The itinerary of this last day will take you to Fossacesia and the splendid abbey of San Giovanni in Venere, of Cistercian origin. You will then head to the coast again to Torino di Sangro, where you will visit the Lecceta regional nature reserve (on request). After Casalbordino, you will get to Punta Aderci and Punta Penna natural reserves where you will enjoy beautiful marine views. You will then reach Vasto, with Caldoresco castle. San salvo is the last destination of this unforgettable tour along the Abruzzo coast.
The tour includes:
- 5 nights at a hotel or B&B with breakfasts
- 5 dinners
- Local transfers
- Luggage transfer
- Medical and luggage insurances
- 24/7 Assistance from our team
The tour does not include:
Lunches, drinks and anything else not included in the list "The tour includes".
On request:
- Transfer from/to the airport (Roma Fiumicino "L. Da Vinci" or D'Abruzzo "P. Liberi")
- Visit to a winery
- Entrances to natural reserves
- Guide
- Dinner at the trabucco
- Packed lunch
- Bike to rent (e-bike available!)
Equipment you need to have:
- MTB or city bike in perfect conditions (you can rent one from us).
- Technical clothing for biking.
Contact us for a quotation.


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FinTech Innovation in Southeast Asia
MEDICIFounder and Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
Embracing the Southeast Asian digital revolution in financial technology, FinTech seems to be exploding with quite a lot of startups having been established from 2009 onwards. The breadth and depth of solutions across FinTech is quite impressive and clearly signifies that the Southeast Asian digital revolution has arrived in the financial services sector.
Post-2009, Southeast Asian FinTech startups started to take bold steps to engage with emerging innovations. Singapore, the FinTech hub in Southeast Asia, is reinventing itself as a FinTech leader with strong support from the regulators. As a part of Singapore's plan to become the world's first 'smart nation,' several initiatives have been introduced to fostering the FinTech sector and build a Smart Financial Center. Other countries in the region – such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia – are seeing rapid advancements when it comes to their economies due the sheer size of their populations and investments in technology and infrastructure. Regulators in these countries are supportive of FinTech initiatives and are enhancing regulations to facilitate the growth of the FinTech ecosystem.
We take a look at the top* and emerging** sectors in the various countries of Southeast Asia:
Source: goMEDICI.com
Top Sector: Investments Platform, Payments, Lending
Emerging Sector: Personal Finance Management
Example of some FinTech Startups: Funding Societies, Fastacash, MatchMove Wallet, M-DAQ, Lenddo, Connexions Asia, Codapay, MoolahSense, TradeHero, and BitX.
Regulatory/Market Scenario:
FinTech businesses intending to set up in Singapore can seek advice through The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). MAS is a progressive regulator and is taking many steps for the development of this sector:
- Last year, under the "FSTI" scheme, MAS committed S$225 million (US$164.2 million) over the next five years to foster the innovation ecosystem in Singapore.
- In March 2016, MAS mapped out a plan which showed the central bank's move toward an open Application Programming Interface (API) architecture.
- In April 2016, MAS and the National Research Foundation announced the establishment of a dedicated FinTech office to facilitate the use of technology and innovation in the financial sectors (FinTech office to review, align and enhance FinTech-related funding schemes across government agencies).
- In June 2016, MAS released a consultation paper on proposed guidelines for a 'regulatory sandbox' that will enable financial institutions (FIs) as well as non-financial players to experiment with financial technology (FinTech) solutions.
- In June 2016, MAS and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) inked a partnership to help FinTech companies from their respective countries scale into each other's markets and help reduce regulatory uncertainty and time to market. MAS is also striking such partnerships with other countries as well.
- In August 2016, MAS announced the opening of its FinTech Innovation Lab called the Looking Glass.
- In August 2016, MAS released a consultation paper on proposed changes to the payments regulatory framework and establishment of a National Payments Council, whose key initiatives are to promote interoperability and adoption of common standards.
- MAS has announced the Singapore FinTech Festival to be held in November 2016.
Top Sector: Online Funding Platforms, Payments, InsurTech
Emerging Sector: Investments Platform
Example of some FinTech Startups: Piggipo, Omise, T2P, DeepPocket, Claim Di, Investorz, Red Swoosh and Krevido.
Regulatory/Market Scenario:
FinTech companies interested in initiating in Thailand should seek Bank of Thailand's (BOT) registration and regulations:
- In December 2015, the Cabinet approved in principle the National e-Payment Master Plan which comprises of five projects: an AnyID payment system; an e-tax system and e-transaction documents, expansion of the use of electronic cards; e-payment of government entities; and building awareness. BOT supports the government's initiatives to promote the nationwide electronic payment system.
- Thailand financial regulators, including SEC and the Bank of Thailand (BOT), launched an SME private equity trust fund to help drive capital to SMEs.
- To support the FinTech ecosystem, the Thailand government passed a new law, which is now under the National Legislative Assembly review, called the Payment Systems Bill, which will make businesses to verify the identities of the clients and a new payment standard called the Quick Response Code.
- The central bank's Financial Institutions Policy Committee has also relaxed investment by financial institutions in FinTech businesses in terms of venture capital and private equity trusts.
- Also, an amendment to the law governing the National Credit Bureau (NCB), which is now waiting for the approval from Finance Ministry of Thailand, will allow P2P lenders to become members of the agency, giving them access to consumers' credit data for loan risk assessment as part of longer term viability of the market.
Top Sector: Payments, Online Funding Platforms, InsurTech
Emerging Sector: B2B Banking and Payments
Example of some FinTech Startups: iMoney Group, Billplz, SkolaFund, CrowdPlus, SimplyGiving, Jirnexu, and Tune Insurance.
Regulatory/Market Scenario:
- The Malaysian government, in collaboration with the New South Wales government, initiated an accelerator program (The Rise of FinTech Innovation and Disruption) through the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) in April 2016 to develop the growth and innovation of the country's FinTech sector. MaGIC accelerator program provides an incentive to encourage international players to participate in this program, fostering greater cross-border collaboration and help participants become 'investor ready.'
- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is enhancing its regulations to facilitate the development and adoption of FinTech solutions. In this regard, the bank (BNM) plans to introduce a regulatory sandbox framework under which the financial institutions regulated by the bank (financial institutions) and FinTech companies may be granted certain regulatory flexibilities to experiment with FinTech solutions in a production environment.
- In June 2015, BNM established a Financial Technology Enabler Group (FTEG), whose responsibilities include formulating and enhancing regulatory policies to facilitate the adoption of technological innovations in Malaysia. FTEG will also serve as the bank's contact point for any FinTech-related queries.
Top Sector: Payments, InsurTech, Investments Platform
Emerging Sector:Lending
Example of some FinTech Startups: DevastPay.com, Cermati, Moka, Modalku, cekaja, Bareksa and UangTeman.
Regulatory/Market Scenario:
- Currently, FinTech companies do not fall under the preview of any single authority. Technology startups are regulated by the Ministry of Communication and Information (MCI) and those engaged in financial services are governed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
- Based on Bank Indonesia (BI) regulations, the FinTech companies should receive an endorsement from BI; the financing services license can be obtained from Financial Services Authority (FSA).
- Currently, FSA and MCI have collaborated in order to provide new FinTech regulations which will be rolled out before year-end.
Top Sector: Payments, InsurTech, Investments Platform.
Emerging Sector: Lending
Example of some FinTech Startups: Momo, Mobexo, Baokim, SoftPay Mobile, LoanVi and VinPay.
Regulatory/Market Scenario:
- There has been low interest from the public policy/regulations perspective for FinTech firms/startups. However, this is expected to change with the high interest and capital that the FinTech industry has raised in the recent past (2015–16).
- Apart from regulations, here are some of the notable initiatives in the FinTech space: Vietnam-based investment firm Dragon Capital teamed up with Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam and launched the Vietnam FinTech club to develop the Vietnam FinTech ecosystem.
- We have considered startups that were founded in and around 2009.
- *The top Sector is based on the number of startups, funding received by startups and traction in that FinTech segment.
- **The emerging sector is purely based on the number of new startups (in 2015 and 2016) in that FinTech Segment.
- In part 2 of this series of articles, we will cover the Philippines and other countries as well.
- The data and analysis have been taken from the MEDICI platform ( goMEDICI.com).


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Longford to face Meath, UCD and Louth in Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup
A new-look Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup, played on a league basis, will see Longford at home to Meath, at home to UCD in Emmet Park, Killoe and away to Louth in January.
The draw for the competition took place last night with four groups of four teams, which will include five Third Level colleges, who will use the competition as preparation for Sigerson Cup. The four group winners will qualify for the semi-finals of the competition, with the O'Byrne Shield competition srapped
Group A
Sunday 6 January 2013
Longford v Meath, Longford
Louth v UCD, Drogheda
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Meath v Louth, Navan
UCD v Longford, Killoe
Sunday 13 January 2013
Meath v UCD, Navan
Louth v Longford, Drogheda
Group B
Sunday 6 January 2013
Carlow v Dublin, Carlow
Wicklow v DCU, Aughrim
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Dublin v DCU, Parnell Park
Wicklow v Carlow, Aughrim
Sunday 13 January 2013
Dublin v Wicklow, Parnell Park
Carlow v DCU, Carlow
Group C
Sunday 6 January 2013
Offaly v Laois, Tullamore
Westmeath v AIT, Mullingar
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Laois v Westmeath, Portlaoise
Offaly v AIT, Gracefield
Sunday 13 January 2013
Westmeath v Offaly, Mullingar
Laois v AIT, Portlaoise
Group D
Sunday 6 January 2013
Wexford v DIT, Wexford
Kildare v Carlow IT, Newbridge
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Wexford v Carlow IT, Bellefield
Kildare v DIT, Kildare
Sunday 13 January 2013
Kildare v Wexford, Newbridge
Carlow IT v DIT, Carlow IT
Sunday 20 January 2013
Sunday 27 January 2013
In the event of ties the group winners will be decided as follows, and in this order:-
(a) Where two teams only are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the previous game in the Competitions.
(b) Score difference (subtracting the total scores against from scores for)
(c) Highest total for
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Walk: Sgurr na Banachdich & a ridge (not?) too far
|[Sgurr nan Gobhar (centre) offers an exciting descent option for scramblers]
The Cuillin Ridge strikes fear into many a hillwalker: one look at the range from Sligachan and it's obvious why so many people hire a guide. However, Sgurr na Banachdich is technically no more difficult than most mainland Munros, with no scrambling on the ascent route described below. Descending via Sgurr nan Gobhar is great fun if you fancy putting your hands to work a bit. Otherwise, return by the ascent route. It hardly needs to be said that the views are sensational from the start - and just keep improving.
|[Superlative views all-round from Sgurr nan Banachdich - this is looking south along the ridge towards Sgurr Dearg]
📌 Walk: Sgurr na Banachdich & a ridge (not?) too far ★★★★★
▶ 8 km / 5 miles | ▲ 970 metres | ⌚ Full day walk
Main summits: Sgurr na Banachdich (965 metres, Munro); Sgurr nan Gobhar (630 metres)
Start / finish: Layby at SYHA Glenbrittle (gets full), G.R.: NG 409225 ///standing.shatters.exhaled
Route: Layby - Allt a' Choire Ghreadaidh to Allt-Coir' an Eich - Coir' an Eich - An Diallaid - Sgurr na Banachdich - Sgurr nan Gobhar - descent via southwest slope - start
Terrain: Well-made path along burn at first, fainter and occasionally wet across to Coir' an Eich. Steep ascent on grass then small scree runs to An Diallaid, then choice of rough paths on bare rock to Munro summit. On descent, Sgurr nan Gobhar ridge involves several short but fairly straightforward scrambles - each slightly more difficult than the last, but never serious. Steep scree run off Sgurr nan Gobhar, then pathless moorland to regain outward route near start.
Wildlife today: Sheep lower down; unidentified bird of prey above Coire na Banachdich.
Weather today: Nearly unbroken, warm sunshine, with the odd low cloud floating in Coire na Banachdich. Light, cooling northerly wind.
|[The entire Sgurr nan Gobhar ridge is visible here - most of the scrambling is on the middle section]
Route credit: Walkhighlands (modified)


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Fuentes de Béjar is a municipality of Salamanca province. It has a population of 254 people.
International buyers make up 2.5% of the property market and the population of Fuentes de Béjar has fallen by 28 (10%) since 2000.
Market activity in Salamanca province is currently 70% below its peak in 2006. There were 756 property transactions registered in Q1 2018.
Average monthly temperatures in Fuentes de Béjar (°C)
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The 47-year-old has been part of the Irish coaching staff on a match-to-match basis for the past three and a half years but following former boss Lawrie Sanchez´s defection to Fulham, Beasant is reported to be an outside contender for the job behind Iain Dowie, Jimmy Nicholl, Nigel Worthington, Jim Magilton, Danny Wilson, Gerry Armstrong and Colin Clarke.
But Beasant said: "I didn´t know I had even been mentioned. I think what they are trying to do is keep the continuity with Northern Ireland. I don´t know what managers have been linked with the job, but it´s now an attractive job."
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Well it's a new year which for most people means new resolutions to try and accomplish. For us our resolution hasn't changed: Become parents. We are hopeful that this is the year someone will choose us for their child. While the holidays are hard to deal with when you want to be parents and aren't yet, they also remind us of all the things we want to do when we are and the memories we want to make. The New Year Eve/Day holiday brings with it a new beginning as well so it's one holiday that is easy to jump on board with while waiting to adopt.
Although I have never made resolutions in the past for new year, I have to lose for my goal weight thought about what I want to accomplish this year. Doing this will hopefully help keep my mind off of the wait and enjoy all the wonderful things we do have in our lives.
Last June I decided I needed to start losing some weight because I wasn't happy with my appearance any longer. Even though I did well, I still have a few more pounds to lose for my goal weight and I hope to be there by March. In addition to the weight Andy and I are both resolving to workout more. For me it is to build up more muscle and for him to lose weight and get healthier. By the time a baby does come into our lives we will hopefully both be healthier and happier with ourselves.
Another resolution I have is to take a couple trips. We have already started planning two: Vegas (woohoo) and a road trip on our way to a family reunion. Other thoughts are to go camping, a quick beach getaway, and go to a cabin in the mountains. They would all be shorter and a stand in for the trip we really want to take, 2 weeks in London and Paris, but are things we love to do and would be exciting to us too! In addition we have a couple planned visitors this year, more are always welcomed.
Adoption Support
Plan more get togethers with our friends we have made through adoption. Last year we did a girls night painting and a night out at a sports bar for dinner and drinks. We also plan on continuing to go to the monthly support groups and agency gatherings. Hopefully this year we can do at least one get together every quarter. The people we have met are all wonderful and we know that they understand all of the crazy things the adoption journey has brought us already and what is still in store ahead.
Finally, I want to work on some home projects that will be more difficult to handle when we are parents. We have chairs I want to build, a cabinet to refinish, shelves to build, yard work (fire pit!), and random little things. Over the last couple years we have done a couple big projects and some smaller ones for the baby room, so hopefully I am not being too ambitious.
All of this is of course in addition to my work and Andy's crazy photography schedule on weekends. This year is looking like it could be great for us and it hopefully will be. Wishing for luck in this new year for all those trying to be parents!


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Sport and physical activity can play an important role in developing the skills of all students, not just those studying sport. There is increasing evidence linking sport participation to enhanced employability skills and increased earnings in later life.
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Given Friday's events, it's clear that the suggestion that the Cowboys couldn't have used the franchise tag on Tony Romo in 2014 came from the Romo camp as part of an effort to break whatever final hurdle(s) existed between the team and the player.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, it never was going to be issue.
The glitch that would have resulted in the final years of Romo's contract voiding after the window for using the franchise tag had closed came, we're told, from a deal that was done in 2011 to help create cap space. At that time, Romo, the Cowboys, and his agents agreed to commence the process to make Romo a Cowboy for life, and to get it done before the start of the final season of his current contract.
In the end, Romo was never going to leave the Cowboys. So it didn't matter if there was no franchise tag to be used.
"Tony has a special relationship with Jerry [Jones], Stephen [Jones], and the Cowboys organization. The parties truly view it as a long-term partnership and they truly trust each other," the source said. "Tony values being a Cowboy for life."
Moreover, the guaranteed money in the new Romo deal ($55.5 million) hints that the franchise-tag formula was a factor in the negotiations. With a salary of $11.5 million in 2013 and franchise-tag numbers of $20.16 million and $24.19 million, respectively, in 2014 and 2015, Romo would have made $55.85 million over the next three years, if he had gone one year at a time under the franchise tag.
Either way, the Cowboys have gone all in with Romo. Today's deal simply puts even more chips in the middle of the table.


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The Emperor Nero
Overview of his life
His mother
His villainous acts
The Pisonian conspiracy
Nero is considered by some as being one of the manipulative and betraying emperor Rome has ever seen. Throughout his short reign, Nero has undermined so many devilish acts as well as persecute the innocent and the weak. Nero's sexual desire drives him to do many uncivil acts such as killing his own mother. The flaws in his character, which are so inevitably noticeable, cause the downfall of his reign
Overview of his life
Nero Claudius Caesar, originally known as Lucius Dominitus, was born on 15th of December AD 37. His mother was Julia Agrippina and his father was Cnaeus Dominitus Ahenobarbos. Nero was able to become emperor because of his mother's status in the Imperial family. Nero's grandfather was Germanicus, the head of the Imperials and thus Nero was able to retain the emperor role in the Roman Empire. In order to solidify his position as emperor, Nero married Octavia, Augustus' daughter. And in AD 53, Nero officially took the position as emperor. Nero was sought to be the most cynical and maniacal ruler in the history of Roman empire. According to Suetonius, Nero 'retained only the vices of his ancestors, and not noble qualities.' Nero committed suicide on 18th of June AD 68 due to his failure to maintain Rome under control.
His mother
Agrippina was the mother of Nero who helped him to receive the throne. Agrippina did many uncivil deeds, such as kill the skeptics who viewed Nero as incompetent and evil. Agrippina also was the one who always warned Nero and basically nurtured his growth. She however was betrayed by Nero, because she warned Nero of Poppaea his mistress. Poppaea persuaded Nero to kill his mother in order for the two to have an intimate relationship. Agrippina was killed on AD 56.
His villainous acts
During Nero's reign, he committed many horrendous acts, which rouse many questions as to the sanity of their leader. One of the first evil acts that he committed was the nullification of the Republic. Nero did not follow the government form that had already been established in the land, the government which brought them success and prosperity; instead, he basically became a dictator. Another flaw was that Nero was sexually active. Though Nero was married to Octavia, he was willing to behead her in order to marry his mistress Poppaea. His mother tried to convince Nero that without Octavia, his jurisdiction over the land would be nullified. However, Nero wanted Poppaea so desperately, he killed both Octavia and Agrippina, his own mother. A major flaw in his character was his desire for material things. Sources say that Nero so desired a new kingdom, he purposefully set a conflagration in Rome which burned everything down. The public was becoming very suspicious of Nero ! and his actions and started to rebel against their leader; in order to bail himself out, Nero blamed the fire and all of his faults on the Christians. The Christians were the scapegoats. Nero started to persecute Christians continuously and the public at first bought into this false reasoning, but later found out Nero's master plan.
The Pisonian Conspiracy
The Pisonian Conspiracy was a group of conspirators trying to dethrone Nero. The two leaders of the group were one of Nero's former companions. It was Seneca, the tutor of Agrippina appointed for Nero, and Burrus, the advisor of the emperor. The two were disgusted with Nero's evil acts and unjustifiable reasons. This group of people were unsuccessful in impeaching Nero, but they instigated the doubts that were cast on their, Nero Claudius Caesar. Galba was one of Nero military leaders who lead a small group of military forces into battles. Galba lost trust in Nero and felt that Nero wasn't treating all the military men equally. Galba also decided to conspire against Nero; his persuasions were very effective and thus the Senate was able to back his cause. Galba took away the throne in AD 62 and he became the next Roman Leader.
The infamous leaders of the time, Hitler, Stalin, etc., have all some connection with Nero in that Hitler persecuted many Christians as a scapegoat and Stalin unless dictatorship that he tried to manipulate. Nero can be considered as one of the world's most corrupt leaders for his reign left Rome in a state of shock and distress. Nero similarities to the world's infamous leaders proves the parallels classifies Nero as a villainous and evil emperor.
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It's the perfect place to bring food, friends and family together, with grills, spit roasts, farm assured chicken, special 'Young Guest' dishes and the famous 'unlimited' Harvester salad bar.
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Harvester recognises that they have a responsibility to source food produced in a sustainable and ethical manner. To help deliver this they have developed an overarching sourcing policy and are working closely with their suppliers to optimise welfare standards, whilst continuing to meet business needs and satisfy guest requirements.
Energy efficiency improvements are also a fundamental part of Harvester's everyday business activities. The business completed an initial LED lighting roll out in 2013 and continues to work with both manufacturers and the industry to identify and develop further bespoke energy and water saving solutions for its restaurants.
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"Blue is the worlds favourite colour"
We worked with CNN and Dr James Fox to produce a film for their Colour Scope series.
See the website here.
Produced by Sarah-Grace Mankarious & Moth
Direction & Design by Moth
Animation by Moth, Joe Bichard, Jennifer Zheng, Aaron Lampert, Carlos De Faria, Stephen McNally, Ester Rossi
Sounds Design by David Kamp
Music by Giacomo Smith
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your threatening letter. It is such a comfort that in these difficult times you found the time to make wild judgments, serious accusations and fear-mongering remarks with a small spattering of legal comments to hide your fathoms of ignorance to my child/ren's education. I especially enjoy these because this is our first contact proving that you would much rather fear, bully and pressure someone back into a class room who shouldn't be there than actually care about the educational welfare of said child.
The education I provide does not require a certain number of hours. There is no curriculum for home education. The law states only that it be full time, and appropriate. I, me, the parent decide that.
In the spirit of kindness let me educate you for a moment.
Home education is a wildly eclectic term for a vast array of different educational techniques and ideologies.
They might be un-schooling, forest schooling, wild schooling, project learning, using the Charlotte Mason method, or Montessori, or any mix of these. None of these are wrong, or illegal. All of them are educational.
Most families coming out of the school system require de-school, a healing process for the trauma of school and it's systems. It can take months or even years. Don't worry the kids are still learning in this time, it just doesn't look like mainstream education.
Guess what? It doesn't have to!
Had you any knowledge of home education, or alternative learning you would know that these exist and valid and healthy alternatives to school.
So let me reassure you my child is receiving full time education in a variety of learning methods. If you wanted more details all you had to do was ask, politely.
You have set the tone with which you would like to communicate. Your schooling is showing. We as a family do not respond well to bullying and you might want to look at your behaviour. No gold stars for you this week! When you decide to be civil we will respond like-wise,
Your sincerely
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Arctic Renewable Energy Network
Organized by NORA (The Nordic Atlantic Cooperation) and Bellona 14. July 2016
The North Atlantic Cooperation (NORA) committee of the Nordic Council of Ministers is organizing a session together with the Bellona Foundation on an Arctic Renewable Energy Grid.
Key topics will include green energy potential within the context of regional energy dynamics, and the political and economic benefits and challenges of the IceLink Project, a potential subsea cable between the United Kingdom and Iceland. Speakers will include representatives from Bellona, the University of the Faroe Islands, as well as governmental representatives from Iceland and the United Kingdom.
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With the recent incident of the Ministers, watching pornographic film has brought about much ethical debate in the media; however the psychological impact has not been discussed. Sexuality is an issue which profoundly impacts not only an individual but also the family at large. In my experience, with only several exceptions, pornography has been a major or minor contributor or facilitator in the acquisition of their deviation or sexual addiction apart from complete psychological isolation from family. Treatment (psychotherapy) of the same is necessary as it tends to recur as all other means of control used by individual and society fail without an insight into the urge.
I found four factors common to nearly all of my clients, with almost no exceptions, especially in their early involvement with pornography.
1. Addiction
A porn movie becomes an addiction as the material provides a very powerful sexual stimulant or aphrodisiac effect with powerful imagery as a base of further fantasies, followed by sexual release, most often through masturbation. Once addicted, they could not throw off their dependence on the material by themselves, despite many negative consequences such as divorce, loss of family, and problems with the law (as with sexual assault, harassment or abuse of fellow employees). Interestingly my clinical experience, education is positively correlated with sex addiction; that is to say higher the education and intelligence greater is the person's vulnerability to sex addiction. Reason being, their finer ability to use their intelligence to fantasize.
2. Escalation
Like drug addicts, sex addicts with the passage of time require rougher, more "kinky" kinds of sexual material to get sexually aroused. If their spouses or girlfriends were involved with them, they eventually pushed their partners into doing increasingly bizarre and deviant sexual activities. They often preferred this sexual imagery, accompanied by masturbation, to sexual intercourse itself. This nearly always diminished their capacity to love and express affection to their partner in their intimate relations. In many cases, this resulted in a fall out in the relationship when the woman refused to go further-often leading to much conflict, separation or even divorce.
3. Desensitization
Material (in books, magazines or film/videos) which was originally perceived as shocking, taboo-breaking, illegal, repulsive or immoral, though still sexually arousing, in time came to be seen as acceptable and commonplace. There was increasingly a sense that "everybody does it" and this gave them permission to also do it, even though the activity was possibly illegal and contrary to their previous moral beliefs and personal standards.
4. Acting Out Sexually
There is alarmingly increased tendency to act out sexually the behaviors viewed in the pornography including compulsive promiscuity, exhibitionism, group sex, voyeurism, frequenting massage parlors, having sex with minor children, rape, and inflicting pain on themselves or a partner during sex. This behavior frequently grew into a sexual addiction which they found themselves locked into and unable to change or reverse–no matter what the negative consequences were in their life.
However, in my clinical experience, the major consequence of being addicted to pornography is not the probability or possibility of committing a serious sex crime (though this can and does occur), but rather it's disturbance of the fragile bonds of intimate family and marital relationships. This is where the most grievous pain, damage and sorrow occurs. There is repeatedly an interference with or even destruction of healthy love and sexual relationships with long term bonded partners. The most important negative consequence is that it isolates one from one's own self. The 'real' world no longer appears appealing and the individual prefers to be in his own world ultimately severing emotional ties that gives meaning to his own existence. No amount of 'knowing that its bad' helps to reverse this habit. It's like a latent cancer, it almost never disappears on its own or reverses its course unless there is some psychotherapeutic intervention.
With the explosion of internet usage parents need to keep in control on the internet usage of their young ones. Their curious mind and age is bound to take them in this direction if left unattended on the net. Pornography films are often dismissed off as 'educative' or seen as rebelliousness by care givers. However parents need to be aware that there is tremendous peer pressure on the young adults and they often resort to pornography to be a part of the 'in' group or for the purpose of self education. When parents provide scientifically correct and age appropriate sex education to the child from a young age, they squash this curiosity and the chances of their child being misinformed via porn films. In fact sex education classes are conducted in many schools for the same purpose. It is a myth that imparting sex education will increase sexual activity in young adults. Rather as parents and caregivers it is your duty to ensure that the child is well informed about the sexual boundaries and the consequences. In fact in many of the abuse cases that I have handled in my practice, children were unable to protect themselves from further abuse because they felt responsible and guilty of the abuse and were unable to convey their feelings their parents whom they thought they could not talk as it's a taboo topic or worse still would blame them. Because the topic was never raised by their parents they have nowhere else to talk about but their peers or left on their own for further experimentation.
Watching porn movies has a far outreaching psychological impact, especially on a young adults mind. Most of the porn films are made by men and are often extremely sexist in nature often debasing or humiliating a woman. Therefore children at a very young and impressionable age learn to disrespect women in general and treat them as object of sexual pleasure, have distorted perceptions about sexuality, destroys confidence, commitment and responsibility of an intimate relationship and institution of marriage in particular and making polygamous relationship an acceptable idea. In addition, pornography portrays "unhealthy" or even antisocial kinds of sexual activity such as sadomasochism, abuse and humiliation of the female, involvement of minors, incest, group sex, voyeurism, exhibitionism, etc.
Watching pornographic films over an extended period of time raises a fundamental question of who you become as a person watching it.


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How to Hire Better than Amazon
A recent blog post by leading venture firm OpenView Venture Partners opines about the value of Amazon's cross-team interviewing strategy (find it here:http://blog.openviewpartners.com/hire-like-amazon-cross-team-interviewing/). While it identifies several advantages, it also suggests a number downsides to this approach. The fact is, virtual interviewing technology can make this a win-win and neutralize all the disadvantages of identified in this piece while supporting all the advantages.
Time Commitment. Virtual interviewing is time and cost efficient. In the time it takes to conduct one telephone or in-person interview, as many as ten or more virtual interviews can be reviewed and evaluated. Furthermore, virtual interviewing avoids the "relay-style" process that is in use in many organizations. It also means that MORE current employees can be brought into the hiring process, if desired.
Elongating the Process. Larger numbers of interviews does not translate to longer time-to-hire. Since virtual interviews are recorded, and available to all stakeholders simultaneously, candidate evaluations can be done concurrently. This not only means that the time-to-hire cycle time is shortened, it also means that recruiters and stakeholders are calibrated, ensuring all parties are in sync with what consititutes a good candidate from one who's not.
Building Consensus. Traditional interviewing methods make it very difficult to gain broad stakeholder consensus. In many cases, it's simply impossible (or at the very leat, not practical) to get everyone affected to interview a candidate in a timely fashion. Virtual interviewing enables all relevant stakeholders to have a vote through the use of easily configurable evaluation and scoring forms.
Companies that adopt virtual interviewing get the added benefit of consistency and fairness in the interview process. Virtual interviews are conducted using the same group of questions, normally in the same order, and recorded for future reference (and for potential compliance audits!) ensuring each candidate is afforded the same opportunity to shine. Individual recruiter bias is minimized, if not eliminated, which can be valuable should a candidate later claim that he or she wasn't fairly evaluated. Furthermore, candidates who might not be available for interviews during the recruiters' working day can now be included in the process, improving to overall quality of the candidate pool.
Certainly Amazon's hiring success has something to do with the culture of the organization as well as its interviewing protocol. However, every organization can effectively implement a cross-team interviewing strategy similar to Amazon's, at a lower organizational cost, by investing in virtual interviewing technology.


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After a boilerplate introduction in which (for the 37,000th time) Kristol insinuates that Obama is a Chamberlain style appeaser who would have let the Nazis conquer Manhattan before objecting, he goes on to write,
Some argue that the brave Iranians demonstrating for freedom and democracy would be better off if the American president somehow stayed out of the fight. Really?
But Barack Obama is president. His statement wouldn't be crafted by those dreaded neocons who vulgarly thought all people would like a chance to govern themselves and deserved some modicum of U.S. support in that endeavor. It would be written by subtle liberal internationalists, who would get the pitch and tone just right. And the statement wouldn't be delivered by the notorious George Bush (who did, however, weigh in usefully in somewhat similar situations in Ukraine and Lebanon). It would be delivered by the popular and credible speaker-to-the-Muslim-world, Barack Obama. Does anyone really think that a strong Obama statement of solidarity with the Iranian people, and a strong rebuke to those who steal elections and shoot demonstrators, wouldn't help the dissidents in Iran?
OK, I'll bite.
YES. I do in fact, think that the protestors in Iran will be better off if President Obama sticks by his current position - which, by the way, is not silence but rather a steady position in support of the democratic process.
First of all, the glaring (practically blinding) error in Kristol's piece is his meditation on the "subtle liberal internationalists" who are expert in the region and who he imagines would be the ones to craft a White House statement. He appears either never to have considered or to have conveniently ignored the truth that these people are almost certainly the very ones advising Obama to shut the heck up. Precisely because they know that any appearance the protests are American led or supported would add instant credibility to Ahmadinezhad's rapidly unravelling support.
Obama did indeed speak up in a direct effort to inspire precisely this kind of constructive opposition in the Muslim world. If Kristol missed it, he might want to take another look at that Cairo speech.
Meanwhile, looking at it from the other side, it is unclear to me what could POSSIBLY be gained from any direct statement from the US administration at this point. Musavi's supporters are doing what needs to be done - they are taking to the street in direct opposition, by the tens and hundreds of thousands. Largely peacefully - in the face of intimidation and threats. They are getting the word out locally through every available communications method - in the face of increasingly futile efforts by the ruling regime to block the internet. Obama's careful statements in support of "debate" in Iran and calling for verification of the voting results have struck a useful balance - providing encouragement to the protestors, but depriving the Iranian leadership of any opportunity to claim American manipulation of the vote.
It may be hard for William Kristol to believe, but you know what?
The people of Iran are in the process of transforming their country. It may be that the outcome will be favourable to US interests. It may be that the outcome will be a setback for our interests. But either way, this is entirely an event about Iranians, by Iranians, for Iranians.
Obama could win some domestic political support by speaking out on this issue right now. But the brave people leading this movement deserve all the CONSTRUCTIVE support we can give them. And a carefully constructed silence actually is, right now, the very best way we can help.


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Pastor Dillon is from Macon, Georgia where he graduated from Southwest HS in 1980. He enlisted in The US Air Force the next year and married Angie Simmons from Valdosta, Georgia. He spent the next 12 years on Active Duty at Shaw AFB, SC, Edwards AFB CA, and RAF Lakenheath in England. Pastor Dillon was also deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was Honorably discharged from the USAF, at the rank of Tsgt, after having received many awards and decorations. The Dillons moved back to Macon, Georgia where Pastor Dillon worked at Robins AFB as a Civil Service Aircraft Mechanic.
In 2000, the Dillons moved to McDonough, GA when Pastor Dillon began working for AirTran Airlines. He would go on to work for Delta and Atlantic Southeast Airlines as well. Three years later, Pastor Dillon answered the call to become a Minister and was licensed with the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI). He assisted Rev Steve Waldron at Acts Church of Henry County for 3 years and then moved to Olympia, WA to assist his Father-in-Law, Rev Frank Simmons, at Abundant Life Apostolic Church. In 2008, Pastor and Sister Dillon moved to Whidbey Island, Washington and founded the Oak Harbor United Pentecostal Church ... where he is still the Senior Pastor today.
Pastor Dillon is also employed by the Boeing Aircraft Company in Everett, WA. The Dillons have 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and a couple of very spoiled dogs.
Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Associate of Science in Aircraft Accessory Systems, Community College of the Air Force
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Ordained Minister, United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI)
Senior Pastor, Oak Harbor United Pentecostal Church
FAA Airframe & Powerplant License (A&P)
FAA Private Pilot License


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If you are a resident of Warren County and 18 years of age or older, you are eligible to become a Notary Public.
The first step in the notary application process is a telephone call to the Notary Commission. An information packet, including two application forms and a notary manual, will be mailed to your home.
Study the manual, complete the forms, and plan to attend a testing session.
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Read our interview with Rock N Roll Tequila founder and Santa Barbara local Andy Herbst in the spring issue of Santa Barbara Seasons.
Meanwhile here are some of Herbst's favorite ways to imbibe.
ROCK 'N' RITA (Rock N Roll Platinum Tequila)
Forget the sugar, sugar. This Rita gets her sweetness straight from tequila's agave heart.
- 2 lime slices or wedges
- 2 oz. Platinum Tequila
- 1 tablespoon agave syrup (nectar)
- 2 oz. cup fresh lime juice
DIRECTIONS: Rub 1 lime slice over half the rim of an Old Fashioned glass (if you prefer your Margarita on the rocks) or a coupe glass (if you prefer it up). Combine tequila, agave syrup, and juice in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice and shake well. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with second lime slice.
AMPED MOJITO (Rock N Roll Platinum Cristalino)
Are you ready to party? This refreshing twist of a beauty will help get you there.
- 2 oz. Cristalino Tequila
- Big handful of fresh mint leaves
- 1 ½ limes, quartered
- 1 oz. simple syrup
- Soda water
- Sprigs of mint for garnish
DIRECTIONS: Place ice cubes, mint leaves, tequila and simple syrup in the blender or cocktail shaker. Squeeze in the juice from the limes and divide the limes between each glass. Blend or shake until well combines. Divide between the glasses and top with soda water and sprigs of mint.
Go Man Go (Rock N Roll Mango Tequila)
One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready…
- 5oz. Mango Tequila
DIRECTIONS: Serve loud and chilled
Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons on March 1, 2018.


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'I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the Stone Roses' grave'
The Stone Roses' John Squire has made his feelings clear on a possible reunion once and for all – by creating artwork about it.
The work, called 'Statement' (pictured), has been created after it was claimed The Stone Roses will be reforming this summer.
In the mould of his recent work, the former guitarist's statement simply declares: "I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group The Stone Roses, 12.3.09."
As previously reported, it always looked unlikely Squire would re join his old band this summer as he is staging a major art exhibition.
The show, Squire's biggest to date, kicks off in July 5 at the Gallery Oldham, and in January the guitarist told NME.COM he would be concentrating on his art career this year.
"I've got a big show in Oldham and one in Austria and one at the end of the year in Tokyo," he said. "The Oldham show is in a major public gallery so it's a lot of work. It's the biggest show I've done."
See Johnsquire.com for more information.
Meanwhile a piece of artwork created by John Squire for the cover of War Child's 'Heroes' album is up for sale in a charity auction now.


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System Director's Report:
May 2007
Looking Back at 2006
Selected Accomplishments - South Central Library System, 2006
A recent study by the American Library Association documents that, despite the increasing influence of the Internet, public library use has increased dramatically during the past 10 years. People are turning to the library like never before, and librarians bear the primary burden of managing this increasing information demand. The role of libraries is more important today than at any point in our history, and helping libraries and librarians is the mission that drives the work of the South Central Library System. A brief snapshot of our 2006 efforts are highlighted here.
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I hope you enjoyed reading this 2006 overview and I will see you on the 12th!
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This week reviews what is trendy on the web magazine of our great expert contributor Ubergizmo.com, dedicated to consumer electronics news and reviews. OLPC Deployed in Nigeria Story posted on: October 05, 2007 After a few cont
roversial moment in the media (feasible? too expensive? not enough software?), the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has been fielded. In this instance it's in Nigeria and while it is a little too early to measure the success of this initiative, it is good to see tech put to good use. Keep in mind that this story comes from the official OLPC blog and although this won't put an end to ongoing discussions (mainly: "is it the best platform for the job"?), the controversy can probably be put to rest for today. OLPC blog More OLPC stories Apple Patents a Force Imaging Input and Device System Story posted on: October 05, 2007 Apple wants to go beyond the binary touch that equips most touch screen today by not only detecting "if" the screen was touched, but also which "how much force" they were touched, opening the doors to future potential user interface improvement. It works by having a few extra layers, one of which can bend and tell how much pressure was applied to the surface. Something similar might be used in graphics tablet, but I never destroyed one to verify. If someone knows, please post a comment. Source Interactive Media Wall Here's a glimpse into the future with the Interactive Media Wall by Perceptive Pixel. It measures 8' x 3' and is actually the electronic version of a canvas. It uses a touch sensitive surface to allow users to navigate, locate, and manipulate information - sounds somewhat like the scenes in the Matrix and the Minority Report. Unfortunately for many, the Interactive Media Wall retails for $100,000 from Nieman Marcus so there's still a long road to go before you actually have the dough to bring one of these babies home. Hopefully Microsoft's Surface technology will be much more affordable for the layman. Source No Google Phone Despite rumors floating around concerning the Google Phone, word has it that this rumor is unsubstantiated as Google is just concentrating on software that has Windows Mobile in its sights, since the company wants to leverage the cellphone's advertising potential. Google will also aim to stay true to its mantra of doing no evil by not charging phone makers with a licensing fee for the software unlike Microsoft. Guess Windows has ousted Palm's obsolete operating system, will we see the tables turned on Microsoft with this new software from Google? Source Yahoo Improves its OneSearch mobile search Story posted on: October 05, 2007 Starting today, Yahoo! OneSearch will feature Yahoo Answers and most importantly WikiPedia in the search results. I know a lot of people who search directly on WikiPedia, so having the results directly without having to type the site URL will probably please them (Example: search for "digital signal" and you should see links to WikiPedia). Readers who are from outside the U.S.A can check if their country is one of the 18+ where OneSeach provides local results. That's not all: Yahoo also added flight status information. For example, if you search for "UAL 90" or "United Airline 90" you should get the flight status of that particular flight. It's a good idea, most flight status sites are not mobile friendly at all. Try it at us.m.yahoo.com (from your desktop or your mobile) IE7 leaked by Microsoft Japan Story posted on: October 05, 2007 Our friends from gearfuse have alerted us that Microsoft has apparently posted Internet Explorer unintentionally on their website. Users have been able to download and install the application earlier today although the release is scheduled to be in 2008. As soon as Microsoft noticed, they've taken the download down and issued an apology. Microsoft.com : "get it now" page IE7 page in Japanese Source Discover more consumer electronics news and reviews at Ubergizmo.com FEEDBACK For comments on this article, email us at email@example.com