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Industry-Experienced Management
With industry experience that averages more than 25 years, Student Transportation of America's management team brings an unparalleled level of knowledge and operational expertise to the school districts we serve. The team has proven itself by successfully growing the business through a strategic and disciplined acquisition, bid and conversion program. STA & STC leaders are poised to seize additional opportunities and continue to grow the business.
Denis J. Gallagher
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Denis J. Gallagher is a leading industry executive in the school busing industry. The founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Student Transportation Inc. has over 40 years of experience in the passenger transportation industry with a focus on the safety and well-being of the customers and communities he serves. Mr. Gallagher previously held various positions in the transportation industry from 1976 to 1997. Mr. Gallagher founded the company in May 1997 and has led the strategic growth of the company as well as building the senior management team and has developed strong banking relations with its lenders and the capital markets. Mr. Gallagher is a graduate of Monmouth University, with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. He is a past member of the University's Board of Trustees and was the recipient of the University's Distinguished Alumni Award. He is an honorary Member in Alpha Beta Gamma Business Honor Society. He is involved in numerous industry and community activities and was awarded Contractor of the Year in August 2014 by the National School Transportation Association. In 2017, Mr. Gallagher received the inaugural NJ Biz ICON Award, which recognizes New Jersey business leaders for their notable success and demonstration of strong leadership, both within and outside of their chosen industries or fields. Mr. Gallagher has been recognized as a leader for the use of alternative fuels and innovation in the school bus industry. He served as a member of various private and charitable organizations and was on the board of directors of Canada Cartage Diversified Fund, a dedicated trucking and logistics company listed on the TSX, until that company was acquired in 2007.
Patrick J. Walker
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Patrick J. Walker, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, has over 25 years of financial management experience. Mr. Walker began his career as an accountant with the Philadelphia CPA firm of Tait, Weller and Baker, followed by the New York firm of McGladrey & Pullen. Between 1989 and 1992, Mr. Walker was employed with the global food products conglomerate TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc., as Manager of Accounting and Financial Reporting. In 1992, Mr. Walker joined Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the largest regional operator of theme parks in the United States, as Corporate Controller, before being promoted to Vice President of Finance in 1998. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Walker served as Chief Financial Officer of two portfolio companies of Indigo Capital, a private equity firm. Prior to his appointment at the Company, Mr. Walker was a consultant to the Chief Financial Officer of H.J. Heinz Company. Mr. Walker became Chief Financial Officer of the Company in November 2002. Mr. Walker is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.
Patrick Vaughan
President, School Transportation Group
Patrick Vaughan, President of the Company's School Transportation Group, has nearly 40 years of experience in the transportation industry with the most recent 20 years devoted to student transportation and passenger safety. In 1977, Mr. Vaughan began his career in transportation & logistics with St. Johnsbury Trucking Company, a less-than-truckload carrier owned by Sun Oil Corporation. In 1988, Mr. Vaughan joined the Connecticut based retail firm of Ames Department Stores where he was Vice President of Transportation & Logistics. In 1991, Mr. Vaughan joined Laidlaw Transit Inc. as Director of Operations and was promoted in 1996 to the position of Senior Vice President. Upon the acquisition of Laidlaw Transit Inc., by First Group in 2007, Mr. Vaughan was appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer and charged with the effective integration of the two largest student transportation providers in the industry. In 2017, he was named the President of STI's newly formed School Transportation Group. Mr. Vaughan has been awarded the National School Transportation Association's Golden Merit Award for his dedication and commitment to the school bus industry, and is a graduate of Suffolk University, with a B.S. in Business Administration. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of National School Transportation Association.
Thomas Kominsky
President, Managed Services Group & Chief Growth Officer, Student Transportation of America
Thomas Kominsky has over 12 years of corporate finance and investment banking experience with a proven track record of strategic and financial advisory services helping clients achieve "robust" organic and acquisitive growth. Throughout his career, Mr. Kominsky has been primarily dedicated to the transportation and logistics sector, including coverage of Student Transportation Inc. Before joining STI in 2015 as the Company's Chief Growth Officer, he spent eight years at BMO Capital Markets where he held a variety of roles including Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions, and most recently Sector Head of Transportation and Logistics Investment Banking. Mr. Kominsky is a graduate, with honors, of DePauw University with a Bachelor of Arts and earned a Master in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
John Diamolo
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
John DiMaiolo, the Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, has over 35 years of financial management experience with 15 of those years within the student passenger transportation industry. Mr. DiMaiolo began his career as an accountant for Cadence Industries in 1979. In 1982, Mr. DiMaiolo joined Twin County Grocers Inc., a wholesale food distribution company, holding various positions over the next 12 years including Financial Accounting Manager, Manager of Budgeting and Financial Systems, and Division Controller. In 1995, Mr. DiMaiolo joined New Jersey Press Inc., a multimedia news provider in central New Jersey as Corporate Controller. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. DiMaiolo served as Vice President and Corporate Controller for Journal Register Company. Before joining Student Transportation Inc., Mr. DiMaiolo was Director of Finance for Laidlaw Transit Inc.'s Eastern Business Group for 8 years. Mr. DiMaiolo is a graduate of Duke University and earned a Master in Business Administration from Seton Hall University. He is a Member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Public Accountants.
Paula Altieri
Vice President of Corporate Finance
Paula Altieri, the Vice President and Corporate Controller at Student Transportation Inc., has over 25 years of financial management experience with 15 of those years within the student passenger transportation industry. Altieri began her career as an accountant in the financial services industry. Before joining Student Transportation Inc. in 2005, she spent 4 years as a Regional Finance Manager at Laidlaw Transit Inc. and was CFO of Liberty Helicopters Inc. from 2000 to 2005. Altieri is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and earned a Master in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Public Accountants.
Keith Engelbert
Chief Technology Officer
Keith Engelbert is the Chief Technology Officer at Student Transportation Inc. (STI), a premier provider of school bus transportation services throughout North America. Mr. Engelbert has driven STI's technology footprint and innovation in the marketplace through initiatives including cloud computing, enterprise application management, and most recently, development of a platform to enhance safety and security of its passengers through mobile applications. In addition, he has led the charge to develop the company's enterprise systems in the STIcloud to increase productivity and communication. His efforts are critical in supporting the company's growth strategy, which includes seamless integration of new contracts, locations, and facilities. Prior to his role at STI, Mr. Engelbert has served in a variety of capacities and market channels during his more than two decades in the technology field. Mr. Engelbert holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He currently serves as a member of the New York Mid-Market CIO Governing Body. Mr. Engelbert is actively involved in Student Transportation Inc.'s Education Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships for high school students in the districts served by STI. He resides in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife and two daughters.
William Bee Ravenel Lewis, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer, Student Transportation of America
Mr. Lewis has practiced law as a litigator and transactional lawyer for twenty-three years. After acting as STA's outside primary counsel for three and a half years, Mr. Lewis joined the company as its Chief Legal Officer on April 1, 2018. Licensed in New York, Tennessee and South Carolina, Mr. Lewis holds the highest attorney peer rating (AV) from Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Lewis earned a Bachelor of Arts in History, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina in 1991, graduating a member of Phi Beta Kappa and as a four-year letterman of the Gamecock Baseball team. He then spent a year in Israel teaching. In 1995 Mr. Lewis earned a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law as a member of the Order of Wig and Robe and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal. Mr. Lewis is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and all New York, South Carolina and Tennessee State Courts. He is a past member of the South Carolina House of Delegates (Ninth Judicial Circuit).
Christopher J. Harwood
President, Student Transportation of Canada
Christopher J. Harwood, President of Student Transportation Inc.'s Canadian operating subsidiary, has 25 years of experience in the passenger transportation industry. From 1989 to 1997, he was employed by Laidlaw Passenger Services and its subsidiary, American Medical Response. He held various positions at Laidlaw, including Acquisition Analyst, Manager of Financial Planning Analysis and Director of Acquisitions. Harwood joined Student Transportation Inc. as Vice President of Acquisitions and was named Corporate Vice President of Finance in 1999. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ontario, received an Honors Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario, and is on the board of the Ontario School Bus Association.
Donald D. Kissell
Senior Vice President, Western Business Group
Donald D. Kissell, Senior Vice President of the Company's Western Business Group, has over 35 years of extensive leadership and safety experience in the student transportation industry. Kissell began his early career working for an independent operator in western Pennsylvania. In 1985, after being acquired by Laidlaw Transit Inc., Kissell held increasingly progressive positions within the company. In 1999, Kissell left Laidlaw to operate an independently owned operation. Ten years later, he joined Student Transportation Inc. as the Senior Vice President of the Western Region. Kissell served on the board of the Pennsylvania School Bus Association from 1994-1995 and is currently a member of the California Association of School Transportation Officials. He is a recipient of both the Golden Merit Award presented by the National Safety Transportation Association, and the Award of Honor presented by American Family Institute. Kissell graduated from Saint Francis University with a B.S. in Accounting. He continues to stay active in a variety of community and civic associations.
Gene Kowalczewski
Senior Vice President, Eastern Business Group
Gene Kowalczewski, Senior Vice President of the Company's Eastern Business Group, has over 25 years of experience in the student transportation industry, focusing on operational safety. Kowalczewski joined Laidlaw Transit Inc. in 1991 as Area Controller. After being named Director of Operations and Business Development in 1995, he became responsible for all acquisitions in the Northeast region. In 2000, Kowalczewski was appointed Senior Vice President of Operations. Kowalczewski also used his experience to provide transportation consulting services within the industry before joining Student Transportation Inc. in 2009 as Director of Operations. In 2011, Kowalczewski was selected as Senior Vice President of Operations for Student Transportation Inc.'s Northeast region. He has been awarded recognition by the New York School Bus Contractors Association in 2008 and the National Association for Pupil Transportation in 2001 for his industry service. Kowalczewski serves on the Board of Directors for New York School Bus Contractors, Aurora Waldorf School, Academy of Aurora, and is active in his community's Boys and Girls Club.
Kirk Wilkie
Senior Vice President, Central Business Group
Kirk Wilkie, the Senior Vice President of the Company's Central Business Group, has 25 years of transportation and leadership experience. As the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Durham School Services, he led the annual operating plan development and monitored all aspects of business performance for more than $500 Million in revenue. Mr. Wilkie served as President of MV Transportation's East Region while also serving as President of MV Student Transportation, overseeing an 18-state territory. More recently, Mr. Wilkie served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Petermann, overseeing all operational aspects of their business in several states prior to joining STI in his current position where he oversees a growing region focused on providing the safest transportation for its passengers.


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I know that simple organisms containing of just few cells have no mechanism of dying because of aging. I guess, they typically die due to being out of food or due to becoming someone else's food.
Leaving aside the numerous theories of what can be the origin of such phenomenon as aging, I'm asking a simple question: what is the most primitive organism known so far which has the feature of aging and (as a consequence) dying, even if the environment is perfect?


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In the last week, you've had 17 sugar cookies, six candy canes, an entire bag of gumdrops, and a (chocolate) partridge in a pear tree. As you can probably attest, all that sugar makes your mood and energy levels more random than the words coming out of Aunt Edna's mouth. And don't even get us started on the weight-gain side of things. Why wait until January 1 to get back on track? Here are six tips to level out your blood sugar, manage your sugar cravings, and set yourself up for New Year's diet resolution success before 2015 even starts.
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"The holidays a offer unique opportunity in that you've eaten so many sweets that you're quite frankly just done with them," says Patricia Farris, MD, coauthor of The Sugar Detox. So take advantage of your "I can't even look at another piece of toffee" attitude to kick the sweet stuff outright. It's the most effective approach, says coauthor Brooke Alpert, RD. Weaning yourself can backfire, as even a little bit of added sugar can make you crave more. It should only take three days for you to start feeling like yourself again.
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There's no need to swear off all sugar—just added sugar, which includes table sugar and lurks in most packaged foods (even salty-tasting ones), says dietitian René Ficek, RD, lead nutrition expert at Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating. Before buying any packaged food, read the label and look for any ingredients that end in "-ose" (code for sugar).[post_ads_2]
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Burn calories, regulate your blood sugar—it's a pretty sweet deal. "Your muscles use sugar as a source of energy, thereby lowering your blood sugar," Farris says. Don't have time for a full workout? Little bursts of activity may do even more good. One 2014 study out of New Zealand found that performing 12-minute "exercise snacks" before each meal improves blood sugar control better than single, longer workouts.
Drink More Water
"When your body is dehydrated it actually craves sweets, so by drinking a lot of water during the day you can decrease your sugar cravings and give your body more energy," Ficek says. While you're coming down from your sugar high, she recommends drinking at least one large glass of water each hour of the workday.
Curb Cravings with Fruit
"The natural sugars and fiber in whole fruits will provide the sweetness you crave without the blood sugar spike, keeping your energy and mood lifted," Ficek says. Plus, since added sugar can desensitize your taste buds, cutting them out will make natural sugars actually seem sweeter, Farris says. "Many of our dieters say an apple never tasted so sweet."
Go Green
"Adding greens to your diet is one of the best ways to keep energy levels up and eliminate those sweet cravings," Ficek says. Green veggies like spinach, kale, and broccoli are great sources of iron and vitamin B-6, both of which can keep you from "needing" a sugar boost. "Try having a green smoothie for breakfast, a big salad for lunch, and a green veggie stir-fry for dinner. These meals will make you feel so good; you won't dare go back to those sweet treats," she says.
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The insurance policy industry has constantly been a complicated client. And also, when it boils down to insurance policy & modern technology, the penetration is instead sluggish.
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Hiking in the great outdoors, catching fish, watching the stars come out at night—camping is fun. Until it's time to sleep. Then, Lucy wonders, what kinds of creatures lurk in the dark? With only her brother and grandpa as tent-mates, will Lucy be able to face her camping fears?
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1. The ideal places to see in Oman
Oman has not been the protagonist in the days news like lots of its neighbours in the Arabian Peninsula. On the other hand, for individuals who opt to venture to visit this country, itis a great adventure in which they will come across diverse landscapes, which include spectacular mountains, amazing sand dunes and steep coasts. What about its people? They are extremely friendly to tourists (like the country itself) and also this is showed by the great investment they may have made in terms of tourism ( More on: https://oman-visa.info).
We consistently believe that it is just a matter of time for this awesome country to dominate all of the most crucial listings on earth, and we invite you to learn which the finest areas you can visit in it are and, thus, be the very first to relish all you have to offer.
– The capital of Oman: Muscat.
Probably the most historic towns within the land. You mustn't skip it to find out everything about the origins of Oman. Moreover, you cannot ignore the Mutrah region, where are the souk, the promenade and the alleys which will transport you to the times whenever there was fluent industry with Asia and Africa. Yet another place of interest (which is much less recognized, however excellent) is the port as well as souk of Seeb, near to the airport. And we must not ignore either the Great Mosque of Sultan Qaboos. It is remarkable, being the one that can be visited by the non-faithful.
– JebelShams and JebelAkhdar.
They are two neighboring peaks in the mountains of Hajar located over 9000 feet high. JebelShams is the highest hill in Oman, nonetheless, it is best reputed for the surrounding canyon, Wadi Ghul. Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of Arabia", it is quite fascinating since deep chasm produces cliffs one kilometer high, could you even imagine it? On the other hand, we have the JebelAkhdar, which means "Green Mountain" and earns its name for local orchards and plants with the support of 12 inches of annual rain fall (much for Oman). Jebel Akhdaris not just a one of a kind hill, but in addition an area that covers the fantastic Saiq plateau. ( More on: https://oman-evisa.com/)
– Wadi Shab
It is an Indian canyon that provides outstanding landscapes. As one of its most interesting features we now have that, along the access route to it, tourists can proceed through numerous turquoise pools… The sole awful thing is they are strictly prohibited for swimming, because they offer drinking water to neighbouring villages, but are lovely.
– Nizwa:
The fort of Nizwa is one of the major destinations of the city both equally architecturally and historically, as is the busy souk, particularly considering that the inner metropolis served as capital city of Oman during the 6th and 7th centuries. Souksellers are notable for its spices, dates and teas. Consequently, it is a place full of bargaining and uproar. The compact metropolis is quite passable, with numerous cafés in the shade to flee the midday heat. In addition, it help make sit a convenient base to explore the hills of western Hajar.
Do not forget that all those are just a some of the big amount of place sit provides. Are you going to skip the chance to visit them? Dare to go and discover a lot concerning this great country! You will never have regrets.
2. What do you have to know before going to Oman.
Have you seen Oman in the lists of finest tourist destinations in the world and are you going to take a trip to confirm that? You may have reached the best spot! Here we bring you a list of stuff you need to know before going to Oman, which includes a few details about its historical past, its monumental locations plus some interested details that will make you wish to be in their area right now. Continue reading and see what it is about.
- – Firstly, we have that Oman is an Asian nation with over 4 million residents. It is an Arab country which has a place of 300,000 square kilometers and its capital city resides in Muscat.
- – One of the things that many attract of this country of the Arabian Peninsula is the Great Mosque of Sultan Qabus Ibn Said, that is stated as the largest on earth and is the one that can be visited by people viewed as "non-faithful". The truth is, 20,000 faithful fit in it and, dangling from the ceiling, you may admire a Svarouski spider of 8 tons. In the enclosure, there is an amazing carpet, a unique copy weaved by the hands of 600 women and whose weight is 35 tons. It's simply amazing, don't you think so?
- – Do you know that Oman is a country with a great economic system and that it has relentlessly invested in its tourism? The truth is, it is so productive that it is considered one of the nations on earth that has enhanced the most current decades.
- – It is a country with sun 365 days a year, its weather seldom drops below 20 degrees throughout the year and the rain is rare. That is why the JebelAkhdar peak is so renowned, as it has 12 inches of yearly rain fall, whichis a great deal for the country.
- – It has a great number of people from other countries, especially from India, who reach the place to work hard shifts in construction. However, differentiating the Oman is is very simple given that virtually all of the mare dressed in white robes and turbans.
- – Another amazing truth is which its currency, the Omani rial, is one of the most useful on earth beating the dollar, the euro and also the pound.
- – From a hygienic perspective, the inhabitants of Oman are required to get into the cities with a clean vehicle, and it is curious to observe just how many of them stop outdoors to shine theirs. They are also prohibited from throwing cigarette butts in the grass.
- – One of the very most prominent spectacles of the Omani coastis the birth of thousands of small turtles that emerge from the sand and also run very quickly towards the sea fleeing their predators, crabs and birds. They are the offspring of a species of huge turtles that weigh 130 kg.
- – In Oman, the incense tree grows and it has been part of the mythological oriental.
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3. Where is Oman? Locations and its history
Beyond the walls of its capital city, Muscat, we can come across a secure and welcoming country with changing scenery that transit between the desert and the warm Indian; and a human population which will receive you as you were part of it. Oman is a nation found in western Asia, on the eastern shoreline of the ArabianPeninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, with Saudi Arabia to the west and also Yemen to the southwest. The coastline, mean while, is formed by the Arabian Sea to the south and east, and with the Gulf of Oman to the northeast
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Gulf of Oman to the northeast
To talk a little bit with regards to its historical past, we have that Oman stretches its beginnings to the Stone Age, since there are signs of human settlements in the region, particularly in Ras al-Hamra, Al Wattih and Harappa. Moreover, the city appears named the first time in the 1st century AD. C., particularly when Greeks and Romans documented the existence of an important business port, what is now presently called "Port of Muscat", a link between East and West.
What happened to the Sassanid Empire?
The fights for control of the port of Muscat have been continuous over the decades because of its strategic area between Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. Which is to say, many have already been the nations that have debated the possession of the territory, so it has been a vital factor for the advancement and history of the nation.
In the third century, after going through the hands of Babylonians and Assyrians, Shapur I started an attack on the port, turning into under Persianrule.
What about the Conversion to Islam?
The Imamate era commenced whenever conversion to Islam took place. This took place in the 7th century and the year 751 the first Imam has already been established. From then on, this time period that started and it extended until the middle of the 12th century.
What was the Portugueses in the battles for control of the city?
The Portuguese fleet first arrived in Muscat in 1507, however they were met with shots from the port. The fights for power over the metropolis were devastating, but finally the Portuguese dominated for more than a century. At that point the Muscat fortresses were constructed, to protect against maritime strikes. Nonetheless, this did not avoid the conquest of the Turks, which occurred twice (in 1552 and from 1581 to 1588.)
What about the Yaruba Dynasty?
In 1624, Nasir bin Murshid was selected imam of Oman, he was the one who got rid of the Portuguese and also was responsible for uniting the nation. He was also the founder of the Yaruba dynasty and from itall the rulers of Oman emerged until 1749. It was a period of excellent territorial expansion since they conquered cities of East Africa like Mombasa or Zanzibar.
What do we know about the Al Said Dynasty?
Declivity came in the middle of the 18th century, after a civil war and also the continuous incursions of the Persian king Nadir Shah. During those times, there was a power vacuum that led to the emergence of the Al Said dynasty. The most well known leader of the nineteenth century was Said bin Sultan; he enhanced military supremacy and also conquered Zanzibar.
How were your internal conflicts?
Disputes between the tribes within the Oman as well as the Sultanate resurfaced in the twentieth century, culminating in 1962 with the Dhofarrebellion. Sultan Said bin Taimurhad to ask the United Kingdom for assistance to quell the revolts and even had to move his house from Muscat to Salalah.
Qaboos bin Said
On July 23, 1970, Qaboos bin Said (son of the Sultan) started a coupd'etat and overthrew his father. Since that time, it has the complete power of the nation, distinguished as Sultanate of Oman. No, he is also Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance. His formal house is in the Al Alam Palace.
Qaboos bin Said
On July 23, 1970, Qaboos bin Said (son of the Sultan) started a coupd'etat and overthrew his father. Since that time, it has the complete power of the nation, distinguished as Sultanate of Oman. No, he is also Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance. His formal house is in the Al Alam Palace.
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Step outside and you immediately feel the west coast magic! The ocean before you is the Saanich Inlet, a calm, protected fiord that you will never get tired of watching. The Saanich Inlet is 750 feet deep in some places and the marine life is unbelievable! Across the Inlet is the Gowland-Todd Regional Park. Its steep sides provide a dramatic backdrop to the many moods of the Inlet. To the north is access to the Pacific Ocean and Saltspring Island. To the south is a dead end with Goldstream River flowing into the Inlet. In the fall there are up to 60,000 salmon waiting in our bay to go up the river to spawn.
If you look carefully at the water you can nearly always spot seals… in the trees you can nearly always see bald eagles waiting for their next meal to surface. Looking up the mountain you will see the magnificent forest of Douglas fir and West coast cedar… and you think to yourself 'this is a close to perfect as you can get!'.
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Morningside Estate now has a commercial dock. This means that you can come by float plane, boat, or any conveyance that will land you at our dock! You can also use it to launch kayaks, canoes or any other rentable watercraft. The dock also serves as a launching place for your adventures on the inlet whether it be sightseeing, a trip to Butchart Gardens or the beginnings of a whale watching or fishing trip.
Right beside the dock is a beautiful waterfall to greet intrepid voyagers coming ashore. We are working on a sandy patch between the waterfall and the ocean where you can work on your tan and (only for the hardy) take a dip in the ocean.
When you arrive by water to the dock, you hear the water of the massive waterfall just behind the dock. The water seems to be literally pouring out of crevices in the rock and cascading down to a catchment pool at the bottom. This spectacular feature provides the guest of only a hint of what is to come.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina – May 18, 2017 – Percona, the only company that delivers enterprise-class MySQL® and MongoDB® solutions and services, today announced four promotions designed to help the company manage its expanding market and rapid customer growth by focusing on best practices to ensure customer success. Laurie Coffin has been promoted to chief marketing officer (CMO), Matt Yonkovit has been promoted to chief customer officer (CCO), Ann Schlemmer has been promoted to vice president of customer success, and Liz van Dijk has been promoted to vice president of business services.
Percona provides open source Software, Support, Consulting, and Managed Services across traditional and cloud-based platforms to more than 3,000 clients around the world. The executive promotions are part of a broader investment in subscription business best practices designed to ensure the company's ability to provide the highest levels of service and support stays well ahead of rapid growth.
Laurie Coffin, Percona's new CMO, was previously the company's vice president of marketing. In her new role, she will focus on optimizing the customer experience, as well as marketing strategies and initiatives to drive revenue growth. Coffin has been with Percona since 2015. Prior to Percona, Coffin held vice president of marketing positions at Ixia, a network test and security company, and Quarri, an online security startup. Before that, she held multiple management positions at Blue Coat Systems.
Matt Yonkovit, Percona's new CCO, previously served as the company's vice president of services and vice president of consulting. In his new role, he will consolidate all existing customer-related functions, including service product management, into a single department. Yonkovit has been with Percona since 2009. Before joining Percona, he worked at MySQL and Sun Microsystems as a Solution Architect. During his career as a DBA, Yonkovit designed and supported massive database deployments for several Fortune 500 companies.
Ann Schlemmer, Percona's new vice president of customer success, was previously the company's senior director of customer success. In her new role, she will own the entire customer success function to match services and software to help customers achieve their desired outcomes. Schlemmer has been with Percona since 2013. Prior to Percona she managed various aspects of consulting operations at Oracle, including budgeting, forecasting, bid analysis, project coordination, project accounting, scheduling, and more.
Liz van Dijk, Percona's new vice president of business services, was previously the company's senior director of business services. In her new role, she will manage Percona's business infrastructure and IT. van Dijk has been with Percona since 2012 and has excelled in several roles. Before Percona, she spent five years as a performance consultant for a University research lab in Belgium, where she focused on measuring and reducing the impact of virtualized environments across the software stack.
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Weather permitting, our world famous country cricket season has well and truly kicked off and fans are avidly following their favourite team. Yet the players are as focused on staying fit and injury-free as winning the matches throughout our long season.
In her role as Senior Physician at the English Institute of Sport and Chief Medical Officer to Middlesex County Cricket Club and the Academy at the Lords Ground, London, Professor Cathy Speed is essential to many players, helping both amateurs and professionals stay fit. Based at Progress at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital and supported by her team at Progress, she explains how they can help themselves this season:
Demands on players in 2016
The physical and psychological demands of cricket on the individual player have become increasingly evident as the game has progressed in various formats over recent years. The professional cricketer has to cope with a very demanding schedule, world travel, the power play of T20 and the patience and endurance of test matches and series.
Such strains are not only experienced by the professional athlete; even recreational players must prepare in advance for the season through fitness training and technical skills work if they are to play to their best abilities without sustaining injury.
Injuries most common in those under 22 years' and over 31.
Injuries are common in cricket, particularly affecting bowlers, although in T20 matches there are relatively more batting and fielding injuries due to the intensity of the game.
- Injuries are most common in those under the age of 22 years and over the age of 31.
- In young cricketers, injury affects 17% of fast bowlers compared to 4% spin bowlers, 5% of batsmen and 1% of wicket keepers.
- Many of the injuries in young bowlers are spinal and may be related to stress fractures.
Prevention of these injuries includes appropriate strength and conditioning, technical work and limiting the number of overs bowled. In professional players, bowling overloads (greater than 50 overs in a first class match or 30 overs in a second class match) are linked to an increased risk of injury in the 3 to 4 weeks after the overload. Bowling with a mixed action has a higher injury risk.
Pre-season prep in the nets can be damaging
Players typically prepare for the season in the nets. Note that some surfaces for preparation in nets are highly unforgiving, with concrete having no force reduction, natural turf 34% turf reduction and synthetic + underlay provides 49% force reduction. In general, strength and conditioning for the game involves core stability training and speed, power, agility and flexibility work, and for a recreational player should start 2-3 months prior to the start of season.


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The Charles Owen Technical Merit Award was established in 2009 by the USEA Professional Horseman's Council (PHC) to encourage safe and appropriate cross-country riding technique. The award is presented at a series of events throughout the year at the Training level to one junior rider and one adult amateur rider who demonstrate technique on cross-country for a list of criteria including gallop, preparation, execution of jump, rider position, and general impressions. Judges, who must be either Level III or IV ICP certified, USEF Licensed Eventing Officials or USET Senior Team Riders, reward the top riders who excel at these skills. The winners at each event receive a Charles Owen Body Protector and helmet bag, and the year-end high-point junior and amateur winners will receive a Charles Owen helmet.
Otter Creek Horse Trials in Wheeler, Wisconsin, hosted the Area IV leg of the Charles Owen Technical Merit series at their fall event on September 15-17, 2017. Cameryn Silvernail received the junior award and Paige Dueck was the winner of the adult amateur award. Helen Brettel, President of the Ground Jury at Otter Creek, was the judge for this leg of the award.
Silvernail and Erin Eisner's 15-year-old Connemara gelding, Erin's Luck (M.G.R.M. Mick O'Lean O'Flynn x Ardancing Libra), scored a 28.2 in dressage and jumped double-clear on cross-country, ultimately placing eighth in the Junior Training Rider division at Otter Creek.
When she was five years old, Silvernail came home to Minnesota from a visit with family in California and told her mother she wanted to ride a horse. Silvernail began taking dressage lessons, but really wanted to learn to jump., and this led her to a clinic where she met the Rold family, who introduced her to Pony Club, Julie Stenslie, and the Junior Developing Rider Program (JDRP). "I live in two hours north of the cities so routine lessons are hard," said Silvernail. "I have to take what I learn and work on it at home."
Erin Eisner is Silvernail's aunt and gave her the ride on Erin's Luck when she left for college five years ago. During that time Silvernail's relationships with "Toby" has had its ups and downs. "[We] have had a love hate-relationship because I needed to become a stronger rider and we needed to learn how to trust each other. In fact, I had not ridden him in two years [until this spring]. As Becky Holder said at a JDRP clinic this past summer, I needed to learn how to tame the fire-breathing dragon!"
"[Our] feedback on the score card said that we had a smooth execution of the jump and appropriate setup and speed for the level," said Silvernail. "Being recognized for the hard work Toby and I have put in [was very rewarding.] I am really happy I didn't give up on him."
Silvernail credits her cross-country skill to the number of great instructors she has had the opportunity to work with over the years, including Julie Stenslie, Becky Holder, and Ryan Wood, as well as observing other riders and practicing as much as possible. "Thank you to Charles Owen for the recognition and the support!"
Dueck and her own Zoom, a 9-year-old Canadian Warmblood mare by Coromino out of Zipper's Eastern Moon, added just a single rail to their dressage score to finish in second in the Senior Training Rider division.
Charles Owen Technical Merit Adult Amateur Award winners, Paige Dueck and Zoom. Photo courtesy of Paige Dueck.
Dueck got her start riding horses in 2000 when she bought a three-year-old unbroken Arabian from a local breeding farm. When she was in high school she held working student positions at eventing farms in Alberta and Manitoba, and that's where she fell in love with the sport. Dueck continued to ride throughout her time at University, getting married, and starting dairy farming full-time. In 2014 she took the President's position in the Provincial Horse Trials Association and started getting more involved with running her local eventing club.
"There isn't a lot of opportunity for eventing in my Province," explained Dueck. "We host one event per year here in Manitoba and the next closest Canadian event from me is 16 hours. Because Area IV has events within nine hours of me I have been going south to get more event show miles and have been heading south for seven years now. The USEA shows are well-organized and beautiful, and a bonus is that instead of trying to ride and organize shows like I do here at home I get to attend strictly as a rider and focus on me and my horse."
"Zoom is my first horse of real quality where I can tell she has great potential to go far in this sport," said Dueck. The mare was bred by a local Canadian Warmblood breeder and purchased by Dueck as an unbroken 6-year-old. "This made her more affordable! She is in her fourth year eventing now and is sitting solid at the Training level just waiting for enough exposure and experience to move up to Preliminary. It took a while for her to build confidence both in me and herself. I trailer her an hour about twice a week for lesson with my coach and with her help, along with traveling to USEA shows, I have been able to mover her up smoothly to the Training level."
Dueck said that receiving the Charles Owen Technical Merit award was a sign that all her hard work and attention to the technical aspects of the sport were paying off. "After I was handed the Charles Owen Technical Merit Award at Otter Creek HT I was honored! I was also awarded a fancy helmet bag AND a certificate towards a cross-country vest! The vest I wear now does not fit me great and was bought hoping I would grow into it so this award meant a lot to me. I spent the 9-hour drive home Googling which vest I would love to upgrade to."
"The biggest thing I took away from winning this award was giving myself some reassurance that I look like I know what I am doing," said Dueck. "Riders work hard to be their best and there is a lot of advice, opinions, and emotions to go along with our riding goals that can cause you to question what you think you know. Going down to the United States gives me opportunity to watch upper-level riders compete and this can feel intimidating sometimes."
Dueck has worked hard to increase her knowledge and skill, even taking the course designers and builders course offered by Equestrian Canada so that she could build and design her own jumps at home to practice on. She also takes every opportunity to attend clinics so that she can get fresh eyes on her riding and new ideas for her training. "Using the skills I have been taught and being brave and confident on cross-country has helped me move my horses along in the sport."
"Winning this award was the cherry on top of my 2017 eventing season with Zoom," said Dueck. "We finished in second place, Zoom felt confident and ready, the weather was great, the people were awesome and I took home more feedback and advice that I can use to come back better next season. Thank you to everyone that makes this sport great both in Canada and the United States!"
Visit the Charles Owen Technical Merit page on the USEA website to learn more about the program.
2017 Charles Owen Technical Merit Schedule
Pine Top Advanced H.T. | Feb. 23-26, 2017 | Thomson, GA (Area 3)
Coconino Summer I H.T. | July 8-9, 2017 | Flagstaff, AZ (Area 10)
The Event At Rebecca Farm | July 19-23, 2017 | Kalispell, MT (Area 7)
Fitch's Corner H.T. | July 22-23, 2017 | Millbrook, NY (Area 1)
Cobblestone Farms H.T. | July 28-30, 2017 | Dexter, MI (Area 8)
Shepherd Ranch SYVPC H.T. II | Aug. 25-27, 2017 | Santa Ynez, CA (Area 6)
Seneca Valley Pony Club H.T. | Sept. 2-3 2017 | Poolesville, MD (Area 2)
Otter Creek Fall H.T. | Sept. 15-17, 2017 | Wheeler, WI (Area 4)
Colorado Horse Park H.T. | Sept. 15-17, 2017 | Parker, CO (Area 9)
Texas Rose Horse Park | November 11-12, 2017 | Tyler, TX (Area 5)
About Charles Owen
Charles Owen has been elevating the standards of safety in our sport by manufacturing to some of the top international safety standards for riding helmets and body protectors. At their design headquarters, Charles Owen uses an advanced computer simulation to perform impact analysis for their products. Charles Owen is the official riding helmet of the USEA. To learn more about Charles Owen visit their website.
How competitive have your Training results been? What's a good dressage score? What scores could earn you a top finish? We've been taking a look at each USEA level and as we continue this series, EquiRatings offers some stats and graphs to help evaluate your Training game.
The CCI4*-S had an exciting shake-up of the top placings to finish out the International divisions at the Twin Rivers Fall International. It was Tamie Smith and Passepartout, an 11-year-old German Sport Horse gelding (Pasco x Preschel) owned by Tamie's daughter Kaylawna Smith-Cook, who came out on top with the fastest cross-country time of the group. Ruth Bley's 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding Danito (Dancier x Wie Musik) took second. Erin Kellerhouse and her own Woodford Reserve rounded out the top three.
Knowing what sort of support your horse needs can be tough, but it can also make a big difference. There's a lot of confusion between your horse's foregut health and hindgut health. After all, the process of breaking down food and absorbing nutrients is all technically "digestion," so isn't it all the same? Not quite. The organs in the foregut and hindgut have different functions, and each area has unique health concerns.
This year, the Area VI Championships took place on a sweltering weekend in Ramona, California at the Copper Meadows Horse Trials. In order to qualify to compete in the Area VI Championships in 2020, riders had to earn two MERs at the level at an event in Area VI during the qualifying period from August 1, 2019 to August 18, 2020.


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There's nothing that excites online NBA betting fans quite like watching history be made. Last season was full of record breaking moments, like the Warriors winning the most amount of regular season games or even the Cavs' unbelievable run in the Finals. But there were other teams that closed in on making history, albeit for less honorable reasons.
During the 2015-16 season, the Philadelphia 76ers were inarguably the worst team in the league. So terrible in fact, that last year's 76er squad were 3 games shy of tying the record of the worst team in NBA history, the 2012 Charlotte Bobcats. In 2012 the Bobcats were only able to win 7 games and finished the season with a record of 7-59. Last season, Philadelphia came devastatingly close to beating that record when they finished with a 10-72 record.
Had the 76ers lost 4 more games, they would've gone down in online NBA betting history as the worst team to ever step foot on a court within the NBA. After such a terrible showing, one would expect that improving on that record shouldn't be too difficult. But from what we've seen from Philadelphia this season, it seems that they are more concerned with taking that record from the Bobcats than actually winning basketball games.
The 76ers 2016-17 season began on October 26th when they faced the Oklahoma Thunder. Although they played competitively, the game would ultimately end in the Thunder's favor. From then on out the 76ers have lost three straight games, giving way to an 0-4 record – certainly not the way you'd like to start a turnaround season. In some games Philadelphia has been combative, in others they've been blown out. With such awful performances, no basketball betting site is going to favor Philadelphia, especially not against their next opponent.
On Saturday, November 5th the Philadelphia 76ers will be hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Wells Fargo Center. Obviously the online NBA betting odds are going to favor the reigning champions against a team that's 0-4. The opening tipoff will occur at 7:00 PM EST. Those who are unable to catch the local broadcast can still tune into the game with NBA League Pass.
Although the 76ers desperately need to prove themselves, the Cavaliers will also be coming in with a chip of their own. This past Wednesday night LeBron James and company witnessed the Cleveland Indians lose the World Series after blowing a 3-1 lead. James had recently made headlines for his decorations at his Halloween Party. Specifically, James had certain décor that insulted the Golden State Warriors for blowing their 3-1 lead in last year's NBA Finals. James must have never heard the old adage about those who live in glass houses. Either way, the reigning NBA Champion got a little taste of humility when his favorite hometown lead blew a historic 3-1 lead.


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Wired.com's Madrigal Moves to TheAtlantic.com to Lead New Technology Channel
Wired.com writer Alexis Madrigal is moving to TheAtlantic.com as lead writer for a new technology channel to launch later this summer. The technology channel, which is tentatively slated to go live the first week of September, will be one of the primary sections of the Atlantic site, much in the way the Politics and Culture sections are today.
TheAtlantic.com Editorial Director Bob Cohn (who's also a former executive editor of Wired) told WebNewser they chose Madrigal because "he's got the perfect combination of journalistic experience, blogging savvy, and entrepreneurial spirit. He accomplished a lot at Wired.com, and his focus on original reporting and intelligent analysis is a natural fit here at The Atlantic."
Madrigal, who's the author of the forthcoming book Inventing Green about the history of green technology, helped build the Wired Science blog into a leading science destination online. He officially started at TheAtlantic.com yesterday. First assignment? Reporting from the Aspen Ideas Festival. Sweet!


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Benefits of Hiring a Professional Record Producer in Orlando
Producing a great album requires the expertise of a professional music producer. There are a lot of people out there who brand themselves as music producers just because they simply create beats. If an artist wants to succeed, they will have to hire a professional sound engineer who is well conversant with making good music, and one who is easy to get along with. It is important to create a good rapport with your music producer since you will spend long hours in the studio producing songs. The choice of a music producer and the type of recording studio has a great impact on whether the album will hit successfully and whether the artist's career will succeed. There are a number of reasons why it is beneficial to hire a professional music producer in Orlando including the ones explained below.
Professional music producers always aim at making the voice of the artist sound and the music of the artists a success. Given their professional experience, a professional music producer will suggest many different ways of making an artist's music better. An artist may write some of the verses in a song in a way that might negatively affect the song, therefore, a professional music producer is not afraid of advising against such a verse and suggesting ways of improving it. The openness of a professional music producer is part of their professional duties and it is aimed and ensuring the success of each and every item they work on.
Artists who are new in the field will need a producer who is well connected in the industry so as to secure a successful place in the music industry. A professional record producer who has been in the industry for a long time has a large network which you could use it to your advantage. It will range event organizers who you could possibly be of help when planning your album launch, tour or a listening party. You could also be able to get a well-established talent manager that can help you grow your music career. An experienced professional record producer will offer a larger audience to your music through their record distribution connections.
A professional record producer only works with artists they believe in their talent and are ready to be associated with them. An artists will not have to hassle for required tools since professional music producers always have the required tools. The music industry being very active industry that keeps evolving will require artists to keep updating their music. Artists need to make an impact in their songs hence they need to be up to date with current events going on in the world and the music industry. Therefore a professional music producer will help in bringing different views to an artist.
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Miller points out that the state's judicial system, long one of the nation's least-altered, has recently become one of its most innovative; the educational system has undergone radical legislative reformation, trying to escape its near last-place national ranking. The legislative branch has gained more independence and autonomy, and its relationship to the executive branch has experienced an enormous readjustment. The state has emerged from its past stereotypes of bourbon, fast horses, burley tobacco, and coal mines. Some things endure, though-political corruption, voter apathy, and an aged constitution. This book, the only comprehensive study of politics and government in Kentucky, illuminates contemporary problems within their historical context and suggests how the state's institutions, policies, politics, and people will formulate the future of Kentucky. Excerpt The more than continental stretch of the American domain is given form and character as a federal union of fifty different states whose institutions order the American landscape. The existence of these states made possible the emergence of a continental nation where liberty, not despotism, reigns and self-government is the first principle of order. The great American republic was born in its states as its very name signifies. America's first founding was repeated on thirteen separate occasions over 125 years, from Virginia in 1607 to Georgia in 1732, each giving birth to a colony which became a self-governing commonwealth. Its revolution and second founding was made by those commonwealths, now states, acting in congress, and its constitution was written together and adopted separately. As the American tide rolled westward from the Atlantic coast, it absorbed new territories by organizing thirty-seven more states over the next 169 years. Most of the American states are larger and better developed than most of the world's nations. Each state has its own story and is a polity with its own uniqueness.The American states exist because each is a unique civil society within the common American culture. They were first given political form, and then acquired their other characteristics. Each has its own constitution, its own political culture, its own relationship to the federal union and to its section. These in turn have given each its own law and history; the longer that history, the more distinctive the state.It is in and through the states, no less than the nation, that the great themes of American life play themselves out. 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By Leman Mammadova
The third forum on Global Health Tourism and the fifth assembly of the Global Healthcare Travel Council will be held in Baku on April 22-24.
The event is officially supported by Azerbaijan State Tourism Agency, as well as by the Association of Health and Thermal Tourism of Azerbaijan and the Association of Azerbaijani Entrepreneurs.
About 150 heads of national travel agencies of 25 Council member countries, top managers of healthcare sector structures, leading experts and famous scientists from Azerbaijan and other countries are expected to attend the event held under the motto "Global Tourism for All."
The fifth Assembly will feature the election of a new chairman of the organization and, eventually, the adoption of the Baku Declaration.
During the forum, official meetings and negotiations, plenary and panel meetings will be held. Study tours will be organized to the centers of medical and health tourism, such as Naftalan, Galaalty, Duzdagh and Istisu.
The Association of Health and Thermal Tourism of Azerbaijan has been a member of the governing board of the Global Healthcare Travel Council since 2014, and, in April 2018, its chairman Ruslan Guliyev was elected president of the global organization.
Health tourism is developing everywhere and becomes a global trend in the modern industry. One of the main distinctions of this type of tourism is that it doesn't depend on the season and is always available.
There are great opportunities to develop health tourism in Azerbaijan since the country is rich in therapeutic mineral and thermal waters, mild climate and fascinating natural landscapes - forests, mountains, rivers and waterfalls.
Moreover, there are around 300 mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan. The mud is used for treatment of radiculitis, skin, cardiovascular, gynecological, urological diseases, and gastrointestinal disturbances. It is widely used in the cosmetology.
Several years ago, the Health and Thermal Tourism Association was established in Azerbaijan The association played an important role in the development of health tourism, has done considerable work in Naftalan, Duzdagh, Galaalti.
The number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan for medical treatment in January-November 2018 increased by 30 percent compared to the same period last year. Many of the local and foreign tourists are coming to Istisu, Naftalan, Galaalti, Duzdagh health centers for treatment. The number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan for medical treatment is expected to increase by 18 percent in 2019. Currently, Azerbaijan is developing a strategy for health tourism development.
Tourists are especially interested to visit Naftalan city. Naftalan is a unique health center. Naftalan oil, which is considered a remedy of many diseases, popularized Azerbaijan long before the oil boom that made Baku famous in the 19th century.
The healing properties of this special type of oil is known to medicine for over 600 years and have been successfully used in the treatment of various diseases. As it penetrates the skin, the oil accelerates the metabolic process, boosting cell regeneration. It has a calming, cooling and antiseptic effect, relieves joint pain, cures psoriasis, calms the nerves and beautifies the skin.
Tourists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are among those who come to the Naftalan Medical Center most often.
Sanatorium hotels are situated on the territory of the city. In order to undergo treatment with oil in sanatoria, a full medical examination is conducted, and the doctor prescribes appropriate treatment.
The world's only museum of crutches is also located in the city. The exhibits in the museum are crutches left by tourists who came to Naftalan for treatment. The crutches, no longer needed after a successful treatment, replenish the museum showcases, not only pleasing the eye with variety of designs and sizes, but also giving hope to those who came to the resort for treatment.


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Honor's 2017 flagship could be heading to Europe on April 5.
Huawei sub-brand Honor sent out media invites to an event on April 5, with current rumors suggesting the launch event could turn out to be the European debut of the Honor V9. The phone was unveiled in China late last month, and offers exciting specs for the equivalent of $435 in the country.
The Honor V9 boasts impressive hardware in the form of a 5.7-inch QHD display with 2.5D curved glass, Huawei's latest Kirin 960 SoC, 4GB or 6GB of RAM, 64GB or 128GB storage options, dual 12MP cameras with 1.76-micron pixels, 8MP front camera, IR blaster, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, Wi-Fi ac, USB-C, and a 4000mAh battery. On the software front, the phone runs EMUI 5.0 based on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.
According to Roland Quandt of WinFuture, the phone could be marketed as the Honor 8 Pro in the region:
Honor V9 (also to be known as Honor 8 Pro?) going international on April 5th 2017 - in gold, blue and black. This just went out to journos. pic.twitter.com/ys9wgqx9E6— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) March 9, 2017
The phone is sold in four color options — Midnight Black, Flame Red, Platinum Gold and Aurora Blue. The red variant in particular looks enticing, but from the event teaser it looks like that option won't be heading to global markets. We'll have to wait until April 5 to find out the pricing and availability.
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'Tis the season for frights. So let's touch on a terrifying topic: running out of money in retirement, yikes!
Going broke in your golden years is commonplace, lasts a long time and is a scarier nightmare than any Halloween horror film you are watching this week. But by changing habits and smart planning, you can avoid that terror.
Here are some suggestions:
1. Cheaper housing:
Personal finance pundits often hype small savings tricks, like skipping daily light-whip two-pump Mochaccinos and quitting avocado toast. Those could add up. But cutting big, unnecessary expenses is a better place to start.
For many, the best savings trick is leaving the big city, which are expensive. Housing, restaurants, groceries and basic services typically get cheaper the further you move away from the metropolitan center. Depending where you live, as you move further away from the city center to the suburban area, you can cut housing costs by almost half.
If you can't give up urban living, perhaps you should consider moving to a cheaper metro area or live in a smaller house or apartment.
2. Cut entertainment spending:
If you don't want to leave family, friends or community, there is another big, easy way to save: Slash entertainment spending. Few folks fully fathom what they fritter away on entertainment. The Employee Benefit Research Institute estimates people aged 65 to 74 spend $5,832 annually on play. That's $11k per couple. One reason it gets out of hand? In retirement, you jump from one or two leisure days a week to seven – more opportunities to spend.
But there is a lot of free and cheap alternatives to have fun like reading a book, taking a walk at the park or experiment your way through a new cookbook instead of dining out regularly. Take a cue from millennials and try cord-cutting your way to cheaper TV with streaming services instead of cable. Netflix or Amazon Prime can make movie night cheaper, too. Make sure you actually use services you subscribe to. Many subscribe to things (streaming, gyms, wholesale retailers, etc.) they rarely use. It's a waste.
3. Rethink your old budget:
Central to all this is: Plan to change your habits, which can become our real Halloween goblins. Being habitual critters, our routines keep us spending the way we did before.
Just as important as avoiding old routines is setting a budget. Then stick to it. Tally your spending. Hold yourself accountable. Don't forget to plan for the unexpected!
Many folks forget to factor in wiggle room for car or home maintenance. Setting aside a few thousand a year for potential big-ticket hiccups can save you from yanking emergency cash from your retirement fund.
Budgeting and penny-pinching may not sound fun. But it beats the terrifying misery of going broke in old age. A little pre-planning goes a long way later.
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