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1) Could you tell me a bit about your performance at the Boston Holiday Challenge? Could you tell me a bit about your mindset heading into the race i.e what you were hoping to accomplish, any goals you had set for yourself?
At the Boston Holiday Challenge I was able to put together a phenomenal series of throws in the shot put, which combined beat the Massachusetts State Record and the New England Record twice. I Ended the series with a legal throw of 67', which currently is the US #1 throw in the country by over 5 feet. As I was heading into the meet my only goal was to put on a show and perform for the crowd. I believe that if you don't get the crowd excited and involved while watching, you are doing a disservice to the sport. I wanted my family, friends and coaches to enjoy the meet. I honestly was not looking for a monster throw, but when the adrenaline kicks in and I get in the zone anything can happen. Every time I stepped in the ring after the 67' throw I was trying to extend my lead and I ended up chasing some big throws, which sadly I fouled. In general this meet was perfect for me and I ended with the best result I thought possible.
2) What is your favorite event to compete in?
My favorite event to compete in is the shot put, but I am bias because that is the event I am best at. When the outdoor season comes around I also throw the discus, which is a nice break for me mentally after focusing on shot put for so long. I plan on having a pretty eye opening season in the discus this year, but either way I will still have shot put to fall back on.
3) What are some of your favorite things to do outside of running?
If I am not in the weight room or the circle I am usually with friends or family. Every Thursday night my family and I go and play trivia at a local restaurant in my hometown. Also, in my free time I love to play disc golf with my track coach and friends. We tend to go on the weekends when the weather is nice. As a thrower one of my favorite activities is finding new places to enjoy different types of food. Sushi is my favorite type of food, so I tend to lean more towards sushi joints.
4) What's up next for you? Any competitions on the horizon that you will be running in?
In the future I intend to compete at the Dartmouth Relays, New Balance Nationals and all championship style competitions in Massachusetts. I try to stay local, so I can focus on my training for each competition instead of wearing myself out. I prefer to make major technical changes before heading into a competition, so I tend to have only around 8 competitions a season. Also, I prefer to compete locally. I know all of the guys I throw with. I know the officials and coaches and I think Boston is a great environment to have meets at. I prefer that circle and that crowd to cheer me on every time I compete.
5) Do you have any long term goals? Compete in college, learn a new throwing technique, or continue to improve?
I have two main goals this season. I have one main goal to become All-American at nationals because that has been a lifetime goal of mine and I think it would make my dad incredibly proud. He has gone to all of my major competitions and I know he wants to see me wear that paper crown, while standing on the podium in New York. My other goal is just to have fun with this season. I have committed to Duke University where I plan to continue my career as a shot putter, so college stress is gone. I have no worries and it is about how far you throw because that is what you will be remembered for. People remember one throw, not your whole season, so I plan to take it smooth and continue to improve.
6) Is there anything else you would like to add?
I would like to say that I have enjoyed my time at Innovation Academy. Between the support from my teachers, coaches and friends it has truly given me opportunities that I would not have been exposed too. My school has always supported my decision to pursue my dreams and hopes for my future career and I can't thank my teammates and coaches enough. I have had a blast through out my time here and I think this opportunity has made me a better person. I have learned the meaning of defeat and success and how to balance the two and continue forward. I would just like to say thank you to all the people who have supported me and believe in me. Thank you.


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Detectives Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned a brutal murder case in Bondi, where they begin to uncover mounting evidence to suggest the killing is connected to a spate of unexplained deaths, "suicides" and disappearances throughout the 80s and 90s. Haunted by the disappearance of her teenage brother, Tori's fascination with the case soon turns to fixation. When more ritualistic murders occur with the same bizarre signature, Tori and Nick will need to put their relationships, their careers and their lives on the line to finally reveal the truth.
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The drama unfolds when Tori Lustigman relocates from the country to her childhood suburb of Bondi with her teenage son Will, to put the past firmly behind her and start life over. Partnered with Detective Nick Manning, they're assigned to investigate the brutal murder of a young man whose mutilated corpse is found in an apartment. Is this brutal murder a domestic, a robbery gone wrong, or something far more sinister?


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WHILE seated at the Sightseeing Lahore bus station at the Punjab Stadium, still referred to as the Gaddafi Stadium by many, one overhears several people vocalising their relief at the sliver of sunshine on a particularly cold morning. The weather matters today, as the 50-odd people about to board the double-decker bus all have tickets for the upper deck, and the chill is worrisome.
As we begin to line up to board, another tour bus enters the premises. Patriotic songs are blaring from it and dozens scramble off, taking selfies in front of the festively decorated bright red bus, while others fill comment cards politely distributed at the end of the journey.
Yeh Lahore hai. A Lahore with different millennia having seeped into its very tangible and intangible framework. A Lahore that has seen progress at blinding speed which has delighted some while compelled many to raise issue with its loss of cultural stock. A Lahore full of contradictions.
And taking us onto a tour of this Lahore is Muneeb Shahid.
A well-spoken man in his early thirties, Shahid's enthusiasm is unmatched by those who haven't ever seen Lahore in all her splendour. He knows his facts from his legends, and gives just enough detail to pique one's interest before moving on to the next monument where he begins another tale of battles fought and lost.
"This may be a bus in the province of Punjab, but it is for each and every Pakistani regardless of their origins. And, therefore, it is our responsibility to keep it clean at all times," he announces at the onset of the journey. And thus begins a tour of the Walled City, of the ancient, the old as well as the new.
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Shahid is proud to be part of the founding team at Sightseeing Lahore, launched on Nov 25, 2015. He recalled the painstaking efforts put in to qualify as a tour guide: "The training process was very gruelling as we had several presentations and trial runs in front of different ministers. I have always wanted to be part of the tourism industry and this was a dream opportunity for me."
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Min Sung didn't know Ssol's current situation, and that fact made Ho Sung lee's heart pound like crazy.
"I'm too lazy to explain."
Ho Sung Lee dripped in sweat.
If Ssol failed at his blind dates and ended up with depression, he was going to be screwed.
"But what's wrong with your face?" Min Sung asked Ho Sung Lee.
"I-It's nothing."
"Aren't you here because you wanted to tell me something?"
"No. I just came to say hi. Haha, it's not like I'm busy these days. By the way, this tree keeps on growing. Kind of scary. Haha, I'll get going now."
Ho Sung Lee bowed at 90 degrees and hurried out of the garden into the living room.
He was relieved he knew about it early.
He had to find Ssol right away.
The most important thing was to deliver all of the items to him.
The blind date came after that.
Ssol wasn't in the garden.
'Where is he?'
Ho Sung Lee looked for him as if he was playing hide-and-seek.
And after a tiring search, he managed to find Ssol in the yard outside the front door.
Ho Sung Lee stopped in front of Ssol, who was playing with mud, and caught his breath.
"Hey, Ssol!"
In response, Ssol, who was throwing mud in the air under the bright sun, flashed a smile and looked up at Ho Sung Lee.
"Let's go to Min Sung. Right now," Ho Sung Lee said.
"He needs equipment."
Ssol looked at his golden pouch with a sad look on his face.
Ho Sung Lee gulped and laughed.
"Haha, you know that blind date we talked about? I'm already setting those up. Once you hand over the equipment to Min Sung, I'll set you up right away. How's that?"
Ssol's face beamed and then soon turned back to his straight face.
"Set me up on a blind date first," Ssol said with a straight face.
"W-what? No, Min Sung is your master. He needs items right now."
"Blind date comes first."
"Don't you trust me?" Ho Sung Lee's cheeks twitched as he asked.
At that moment, Bowl dug through the dirt to get out of the hole he was in.
Ho Sung Lee was startled by Bowl's sudden movements and landed on his butt.
"I'll go and ask him if this is true."
Bowl ran into the house still covered in dirt.
Ho Sung Lee watched Bowl run in the distance as he hit his forehead with his hand.
And that was when Ssol realized why he reacted the way he did.
Things got more complicated.
Ho Sung Lee felt his heart pounding as he watched where Bowl ran off to.
This was followed by a feeling of anxiousness, which became a reality.
"He said he doesn't need a weapon right away," Bowl said as he returned to the garden.
"Set Sssol up on a blind date first," Bowl said as he jumped back into the hole.
Ho Sung Lee watched Bowl and Ssol in the hole before he scoffed and wiped off the sweat on his forehead.
Ho Sung Lee got up. He brushed off his butt and went back to Min Sung with courage.
Min Sung was watering the large tree in the yard.
"What is it? Min Sung answered.
Ho Sung Lee notified Min Sung that he finished preparing the blind dates he promised Ssol.
After that, he explained why taking care of the items beforehand just in case Ssol went into depression was the best thing they could do.
"Just set him up first," Min Sung said without even looking at Ho Sung Lee.
"But if something goes wrong and Ssol gets depressed, he won't be able to take out your weapons from his golden pouch."
"A promise is a promise."
Ho Sung Lee bit down on his lip and looked at Min Sung.
'Wait, since when was he so easygoing?'
In any case, since the tiger became a little nicer, his position as a fox became less worrisome.
"But Sir, seeing how this tree has such big leaves, it might be a tree that protects our land," Ho Sung Lee said as he looked up at the large and mysterious tree.
"Ho Sung."
"Yes, Sir," Ho Sung Lee replied with a smile.
"Make sure Ssol finds his partner."
Min Sung wasn't speaking in a scary tone, but Ho Sung Lee felt as though he was going to get a death sentence if he failed this mission.
He received a command.
Once he received any kind of command, he had to fulfill it.
Ho Sung Lee felt the anxiousness inside his chest, but he overcame it by putting more strength in his body.
"Yes, Sir."
After bowing without another word, Ho Sung Lee left the garden with a complicated mind.
The next morning.
Ssol woke up early in the morning and showered for 2 hours.
After showering, he carefully wiped off the water from his golden body.
When Ho Sung Lee saw this, his heart felt heavy.
Min Sung Kang told him to make Ssol's blind date succeed.
Ho Sung Lee rubbed his chin while watching Ssol.
Since Ssol was golden from head to toe, he put a lot of pressure on most female goblins.
But if he thought about it in his shoes, he would've felt just as pressured if he was set up with a completely golden woman.
So it was no different for the female goblins.
There was no doubt that 100 out of 100 of them would say they didn't want Ssol.
Ho Sung Lee watched Ssol work hard on dressing himself up as he felt more and more scared of what Min Sung would do to him.
'What do I have to do to make the blind dates successful?'
Ho Sung Lee watched Ssol with wide eyes. He grabbed his throbbing head and continued to think hard.
Ssol finished dressing up.
Ssol was excited just like a little kid as he waited to leave.
After telling Min Sung that they were leaving, Ho Sung Lee took Bowl and Ssol into the car.
On the way to the monster analysis organization, Ho Sung Lee smoked his cigarette with a grimace.
He was going to be kicked to the curb.
What did he have to do to make Ssol look attractive and help him to start dating?
He thought about it long and hard, but his chest felt stuffy.
Since Min Sung gave the orders, he had to see it through, but he couldn't figure out how which made him feel like his life was going to come to an end.
Ho Sung Lee called Ssol, but Ssol didn't answer.
Ssol was excited like a little kid going on a field trip when they first left, but he was now frozen still.
It was probably trauma
He was traumatized by getting rejected from all the female goblins and getting kicked out of the goblin pack just because he was golden, and this trauma caused these symptoms.
Ho Sung Lee patted Ssol on the back as he said, "Don't be nervous. You're the one leading this blind date, not them."
However, Ssol couldn't hear any of those comforting words.
Ssol was still frozen.
Ho Sung Lee sighed and headed to the stage where the blind date was arranged.
Originally, there were 8 rooms where between 12 and 16 female goblins were split up, but the plans changed last minute.
They decided to set it up like a stage of a television show instead, and the countless people working there agreed to help with the large-scale blind date.
Thanks to Min Sung Kang, there was a line-up of people just waiting to help him out.
As soon as they arrived on the stage, Ssol expressed his surprise.
He was surprised to see such a vibrant setup.
There were 100 seats set up in the form of a pyramid in the large hall, and on top of it was a throne where Ssol was to sit.
The stage was set up for Ssol's blind date in the same way it looked on TV.
Not only was Ssol surprised by this but so was Ho Sung Lee.
At that moment, some people approached.
It was the people from the broadcaster who set up the stage.
They cautiously asked if they could start filming, but Ho Sung Lee said no.
If it succeeded, it would become a movie, but if it didn't, it was going to be a humiliation.
People were going to whisper about it wherever they went.
Ho Sung Lee patted the nervous Ssol on the back and asked for the program to begin.
Surprisingly, a celebrity went up on the stage to host the show.
He wondered why a celebrity was hosting a goblin dating show, but when he thought about Min Sung Kang's fame, he understood.
An employee told him to get Ssol seated.
Ho Sung Lee took Ssol's stiff body and put him in the throne placed on top of the pyramid, and at that moment, a shocking program'Propose 101' starring 101 goblins including Ssolbegan.
Stage music turned on, and the employees of the analysis organization began escorting the goblins out.
"Ugh! Ugh!"
They all made monstrous sounds as they got dragged up on the stage by the organization employees.
Since the goblins couldn't speak like Ssol, they still had animalistic habits.
Ho Sung Lee knitted his brows at the sight, but Ssol stared at them with his jaw dropped to the floor.
The golden goblin Ssol was excited at the sight of 100 female goblins filling up the stage.
This was the best moment of Ssol's entire life.
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Nine years ago, my colleague Betty, her daughter Allison and I spent a fun weekend in New York City. Thanks to our former 680 News coworker, Daniela Bilotta who was working at ABC radio in the Big Apple, we were introduced to legendary ABC News journalist Bill Diehl, who got us back stage to meet David Hyde Pierce after catching his hilarious performance on Broadway in Curtains.
Pierce was wonderful. Who didn't love him as Niles Crane on Frasier?
But Diehl was the real connection, and we've stayed in touch ever since. He's retired now but still comes back to ABC radio when someone famous dies. In fact, he emails his reports to me, just to make sure I get them! His wife is a terrific author who's written several books about little-known aspects of New York City history. And now Bill has written his own life story.
I'd like to think that my pokes and prods at him to tell his tales helped to convince him to do it. Bill has met everyone in entertainment. He's been in broadcasting for six decades. He has behind-the-scenes stories to tell about the industry and the people in it. "Stay Tuned: My Life Behind the Mic" comes out February 26. My pre-order is in. Can't wait.


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WASHINGTON — Regulators recently offered a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of what areas they are targeting for enforcement, saying that potential fair lending violations and how mortgages are priced and serviced remain top priorities for the future.
Speaking at a mortgage conference last week, top enforcement officials from the Department of Justice, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said they have ramped up investigations of the mortgage space.
Several attendees said they expected that the agencies will focus on fair lending scrutiny of their portfolios, but were still struck by certain regulators' sometimes aggressive tone.
"We do not regulate you. We do not supervise you. We do sue you," said Steven Rosenbaum, chief of housing and civil enforcement in the DOJ's Civil Rights Division.
Following is an account of what each agency is targeting — and the impact that could have on lenders:
Justice's Stark Warning on Fair Lending
The DOJ's Rosenbaum listed two areas of concern for the department, both related to fair lending: when lenders "redline" minority communities regardless of whether it was unintentional, and when lenders use price discretion on mortgages to attract investors.
"One of the things that has always been a mainstay in our work is concerns about redlining; concerns about banks not opening services in minority communities on the same basis which they are in other parts and services in white communities," Rosenbaum said at a Mortgage Bankers Association panel discussion. "We have seen an uptick in referrals of redlining issues."
Some observers said such a comment is telling.
"When Rosenbaum says 'we're seeing an uptick,' that's a message to me to say that more referrals are coming over [from other agencies] and therefore, more instances of this are likely happening," said Ed Kramer, executive vice president of U.S. regulatory affairs at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.
Rosenbaum also noted that the way the Justice Department examines for redlining cases goes beyond just confirming compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act. In such an exam, investigators compare where banks do business, what products they're offering, to whom and the pricing of those products and services within the communities.
But Rosenbaum said banks also "need to be mindful" that the Justice Department is comparing those areas of a bank to their peer lenders in that community.
Kramer said banks need to be on guard.
It's "hard to find any banker intentionally redlining an area but if you don't monitor all of your areas you're not going to able to know whether you have the potential" for being accused of redlining, he said. "But the regulators will make it clear for you if you don't intentionally check it yourself."
Rosenbaum also warned against lenders seeking higher profit margins by pricing a loan based on what the investor wants in order to buy the loan, which can lead to potential fair lending violations under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
Lenders "look at what investors will pay for the loan and they tell their loan officers or particular offices what their goals are in terms of pricing above or what the investor will pay," Rosenbaum said. "This introduces discretion in the pricing of loans discretion is neither required by ECOA nor prohibited by ECOA but if your pricing is based on discretion, you have fair lending risk that needs to be managed."
Overall, Rosenbaum said he's noticed that regulators have ramped up their cooperation and referrals to the Justice Department. In the last three fiscal years, the department has received 55 referrals from other agencies, of which 24 were in the mortgage area.
"The number and ratio of mortgage referrals has increased for us in the last three years and" the office is projecting "that it will continue," Rosenbaum said, noting that they "work really closely" with the CFPB.
The CFPB Is Targeting Mortgage Servicers
Peggy Twohig, the CFPB's assistant director of supervision policy, also discussed how her agency decides to use its roughly 400 examiners to police its jurisdiction, which includes thousands of nonbanks and the largest banks.
"We have quite the challenge with this reach and number," Twohig said. So examiners "focus on our evaluation of where the greatest risks are to consumers."
Rather than examine based on each entity, Twohig said the CFPB has taken an "across markets" approach where it stacks product markets against each other and evaluates each market based on size and risk to consumers to determine what companies to examine.
Kristen Donoghue, the CFPB's acting deputy enforcement director of policy and strategy, added that when her department assesses a company for potential violations they start with the number of victims, then the size of individual harm leading to the size of overall harm.
Once the CFPB has particular company under review, it then looks at the product size within the institution and any data — including consumer complaints — based on the product the company heavily uses.
"For example, mortgage servicers have a relatively higher amount of servicing default portfolios," Twohig said. "That would be higher in our risk factors."
Twohig's comments on Sept. 29 were timely considering that hours later, the CFPB announced its first enforcement action using its new mortgage servicing rules against Flagstar Bank in Troy, Mich. The $9.9 billion-asset bank was cited for blocking struggling borrowers from getting modifications and agreed to pay $37.5 million in remediation to consumers and penalties.
The CFPB also made an unprecedented move by banning the servicer from obtaining servicing rights on default loan portfolios until it could prove it was in compliance with the mortgage rules that took effect in January. Additionally, the CFPB cited Flagstar on the new mortgage servicing rules for loans dating back to 2011, under the premise that the bank also allegedly violated the Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices Act.
"I took great interest in the mortgage servicing comments in light of the Flagstar consent order that came out afterward," said Steven Burt, an attorney at Ballard Spahr specializing in consumer financial services litigation and regulatory issues. "Flagstar is a shot across the bow to the industry; these are the standards, this is what is expected of you, and even though the mortgage servicing rules didn't go into effect until January 2014, certain practices that predate the rules may still be scrutinized as potential violations under UDAAP."
Twohig said during the conference that the agency is keenly focused on how servicers are modifying loans for struggling borrowers regardless of whether that process started before the new servicing rules.
Mortgage servicing "has been a top priority for the CFPB well before we had the rules in mortgage servicing," she said. "We have findings that predate the rules and we will continue to report our findings as we continue our supervisory program."
OCC Now Stepping Into Mortgage Mods
The OCC has also begun taking an interest in mortgage modifications, particularly in potential discrimination among minorities who may not have received a modification as a similarly situated white borrower.
Grovetta Gardineer, the OCC's Deputy Comptroller of Compliance Policy, said the agency has begun to recognize that servicers, regardless of the asset size, have set up "strong internal controls" on home retention at the front-end during the application and underwriting process, but they are lacking in the back-end.
"What we have seen is that they don't necessarily have the policies and procedures and appropriate internal controls for the back-end of that transaction where these modifications really come into play or the loss mitigation efforts," Gardineer said. "And that can actually introduce some fair lending concerns that we want to make sure that our supervised institutions are aware of."
Gardineer emphasized that banks need to show regulators that they have internal controls in place for the "life cycle" of the mortgage in order to avoid potential discrimination, even if it was unintentional.
"So many times what we'll see is a bank could inadvertently create a situation where they are engaging in some discriminatory activity by offering one borrower a term or modification that is not consistent with a minority borrower that is similarly situated," Gardineer said. "It's important that before any kind of product [release] — and mortgages in particular — where you have this level of litigation or potential discriminatory activity that a bank focus on what those criteria are and how to apply it so there is not the potential to offer more favorable terms to one class of borrowers as oppose to another."
The OCC has become increasingly concerned with modifications because of the vast amount of mortgages that were placed into a home retention program since the beginning of 2008, when the OCC started tracking it through its Mortgage Metrics report. As of the latest report, more than 3.5 million modifications have been implemented by largest servicers from January 2008 through March 31, 2014.
"The mortgage industry took the bulk of the blame for the financial crisis and one of the most significant fixes that came out of that was the modification program to help people stay in their homes," Burt said. "To the extent that regulators still perceive the mortgage industry as something that could have detrimental effect on the economy, it makes sense that they would focus home retention efforts So the stakes are high on modifications and the potential for consumer harm is significant."


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Arctic Monkeys' old haunt in Sheffield becomes latest casualty of spiralling costs that threaten to reshape UK's music landscape The Harley in Sheffield has earned its place in history as one of the pubs where a pre-fame Arctic Monkeys cut their teeth. But the 200-capacity venue and pub, which also hosted early gigs by the xx and Royal Blood, closed
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Wood Burning Project Ideas To Sell
In some occasion like birthdays, weddings, anniversaries or just a special day, we probably want to surprise someone by giving a special gift. It is common to come up in the idea of buying clothes, shoes, keychains, mugs or other staff to be a present to someone, so why not try something new and something cool in everyone's eye. Sometimes people want something unique to buy for someone they love.
Wood burning
Wood burning is applied by pyrography which is an art that is done in the wood or other materials that can resist heat because burning or heating is the way of decorating it. It is not easy to do but everything can be done in a step by step process.
Wood burning ideas
To be unique and at the same time useful, memorable and durable, why not try to sell wood burning projects that are matched on every occasion. Chairs, signs and sayings, home decorations, boxes, wall clocks, tables, vases, bracelets, cork boards, garden markers, key chains, wedding plaque, serving spoons, cutting boards, and Christmas decorations are some examples of wood burning product that you can sell.
12 Wood Burning Project Ideas and its Definitions.
1. Chairs
Woodcraft chair is more attractive with a design in the area where a person can seat rather than just a plain figure. Aside from using it as a chair and seating on it, we can also use it as a design at home where we can put the vase at the top of it. Parts of this is just a horizontal flat area which is the seat (where the wood burning is done) and the four legs (also with a design).
2. Signs and sayings
For example, sign or saying written in the wood is "Home Sweet Home", "Welcome" and/or other inspirational Bible verses. These words are usually designed in a fresh-cut branch of a tree where there's still bark on it. It will also look more beautiful when it is covered with paint.
3. Home decorations
Instead of painting figures, it is more elegant if wood burning is displayed. Example of designs that are usually done by pyrography is animal figures, flowers or scenery. It may also put in a frame which is also a product of wood burning. It can be placed in the living room or in the master bedroom, some also put it in their office.
4. Boxes
Boxes like a pencil case, which is locked by a small magnet and it can be in different sizes. Where you can place your jewelry, makeups, keys, wristwatch, and other important things. it could also be a Treasure chest like figure not only a box type.
Wall clocks
A house is not complete without a wall clock. It is like a car without a wheel, we cannot move on in each day.
Usually, wall clocks are made in plastic so it is new if we can see a wooden clock. The numbers are designed using pyrography and the mechanism are more complicated but it is unique, it cannot be seen everywhere.
6. Tables
Wood burning tables that can be used in the dining area, but it is usually placed in the balconies or restaurants as coffee tables and in the living room. It is more attractive than a plane table that can typically see everywhere. Sometimes what is displayed in the living room can start a conversation with your visitors so it is important for a living room to be attractive.
7. Vases
Vases alone can be a decoration in the house even though you will not put a flower in it.
It can be grouped into other vases too or individually in every corner of the house. It is nice if it has a different height when grouped together.
Bracelets can be sold everywhere but it is just few who are selling wood burning bracelets. It can be a bangle bracelet, leather bracelet, a bamboo bracelet, and others. Which is curved, burnt and heated to create some lovely designs. A small thing like bracelets can be the greatest thing a person can receive especially if it is given by someone you love.
9. Cork boards
Mugs or cups are typically placed in a small plate when served. But we cannot only use small plates, but we can also put it in a cork board, a wood burning cork that has so may design.
10. Garden markers
Wood is the commonly used as a garden marker, what makes it unique it that the words are curved in it.
Keychains made of wood are naturally be seen in every tourist spot. It serves as the souvenir in that place and the name of the place is usually written in that key chain.
12. Wedding Plaque
It is where the name of the groom and bride are written. They commonly use the Styrofoam or tarpaulins and placed in the reception area but this wooden wedding plaque can be a gift for the anniversary of the couple.
13. Serving spoons
This is the big spoons used to mix salad or to transfer food from cooking pans to plates. But some people just hang it in the wall and serve as decoration in the kitchen, not only big spoons but also big forks.
Cutting boards
We may think twice if we will use the decorated cutting board or not. It may have beautiful designs but this is created to use in the kitchen. Usually, cutting boards are wood but others create a white hard plastic cutting board.
15. Christmas decorations
It is a flat circular shape curved with a Christmas message or a figure of a reindeer or an angle. Hangs in the Christmas tree.
Those are some ideas I can share to you on what you can sell with uniqueness in it. Your customer will love and enjoy to look around and buy wood burning products that can be a gift to someone they love. If it is sold online then they will love to scroll and look for the best for their loved ones.


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Millennials disappoint: U.S. small business creation is up for the first time in six years, but startups owned by those aged 20 to 34 are down by 50 percent since 1996, according to a new Kauffman report.
Uber doesn't: The ride sharing firm is reportedly (Bloomberg) raising another $2 billion at a valuation topping $60 billion. Tiger Global and T. Rowe already in.
The Harpo Touch: Avon shares jumped this week on word that media mogul Oprah Winfrey might buy a stake in the troubled beauty products firm. Forget that Winfrey's team denied the rumors – her taking a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers buoyed shares there by 90 percent.
Weeding out the crowds: Medical marijuana dispensaries, due to open in January, will not suffer from customer over-demand, Crain's suggests.
Spin cycle: NYC's indoor cycling fitness company, Peloton Interactive, is raising $75 million by selling a stake to Catterton, a private equity firm focused on consumer businesses.
Just turn left: Driverless cars will begin competing in their own Formula One event next year. (We called them slot cars when I was a kid.)
Attention IDAs: The Denton, Texas city council has approved $8 million in tax benefits for a Buc-ee gas station that will feature almost 100 pumps and 50,000 feet of retail space. (FYI: Buc-ee is a beaver. T-shirts available.)
The Internet of Dings: Parking garages of the near future will offer green/red lighting to alert you to open spaces, plus significantly better security and lower carbon footprints. Most importantly, they'll know you're coming and offer you a great spot … for a price.
He gets all the good assignments: Jimmy McCune, Innovate's craft beverage editor at large, walks us through A Taste of Long Island, New York State's first co-working brewery, where a half-dozen diminutive brands have already taken flight. (Or is that flights?)
Real intelligence: There are many ways through the R&D maze, but impressing a deep-pocketed customer and partnering up for the future is a great way to go. Just ask ULC Robotics.
On the mend: Glen Cove's historic Orchard neighborhood is in line for state funding to bring hundreds of environmentally tainted properties back to life. (The Orchard, BTW, is home to the Tom Suozzi-led Stango's eateria, the Island's oldest Italian restaurant but shuttering at month's end, we're sorry to report.)
Another day, another deal: Henry Schein, the ever-restless medical supply behemoth, has landed a U.S. distribution deal for cutting-edge diabetes control products that include real-time monitoring and a tummy port for the needle-averse. About 28 million Americans have type 2 diabetes at the moment, and the number is surging.
Digital justice: LawNearMe.com, which helps the mobile set find a good lawyer when they need one, has upped its game with a 2.0 platform that significantly boosts services for attorneys. Now in most states, founder Sam Shusterhoff tells us. (He wouldn't out where he isn't, but Montana is a suspect.)
Maker macher: Lawyer cum entrepreneur Todd Gordon is scouting locations for a FabLab, the MIT-inspired chain of innovation spaces that has spread faster than an urban legend, now 550+ in 50 countries. For real estate brokers in the audience today, Farmingdale-ish is a sensible bet.
HR report: A few notable personnel moves this week, the topper being news that Bob Creighton is taking over as managing partner at Farrell Fritz, allowing the long-serving Charlie Strain to get back to billable hours. Sir Charles remains on the management committee.
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I am going to soon have a Skin Retouching Action for sale. Details will be coming soon.
But for now – I need SKIN! I am looking for 5-6 photos that I can use for before and after shots. I need closeups of the face, or head and shoulders, but not full body.
I need a variety of ages and skin colors, to test it on and use as examples.
If you are interested in submitting an example, I need an edited photo in high res (not web resized). You can do all your favorite editing, BUT LEAVE the skin to me (and if it needs color correction – leave that alone too as the action has some built in color correctors. If you prefer get me a SOOC shot, that is fine too. And I can edit 1st and then do the before and after.
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When you send, please make a note that I have full permission to use it on my site, and your web address and studio name so that I may give you credit on my actions front page.
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New terms for Sam…
By Matty Paddock - 04/01/2018
Posted 3 years ago
We're pleased to confirm that Sam Austin has extended his future at Harriers by signing a new contract.
Sam, still just 21, first signed for Harriers in the summer of 2016 from Burton Albion.
His tireless performances and versatility have established him as not only one of the key members of the squad, but also one of the most popular.
He's edged his way more and more into the first-team picture, too. Making 65 appearances in total, he's already started 17 games this term compared to just nine last time around.
"If work-rate and desire equals having a good career then Sammy Austin is destined for great things." Colin Gordon
Sam's new deal at Aggborough keeps him at the club until the end of the 2018/19 season.
Chairman Colin Gordon commented: "What can you say about Sam Austin? He's the most consistent footballer we've got.
"He loves his work and is in every day – he doesn't want to go home!
"If work-rate and desire equals having a good career then Sammy Austin is destined for great things."
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Ricciardo switch to Renault no deterrent for Aussie F1 fans
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniel Ricciardo's switch from Red Bull to Renault may have reduced his chances of a podium finish at the Australian Grand Prix, but isn't likely to diminish his support at the season-opening race.
Australian Grand Prix chief executive Andrew Westacott said 100,000 fans could flock to the Albert Park circuit for Sunday's GP, and predicted a crowd exceeding 300,000 across four days.
"The sales across corporate, grandstand and general admission are up about seven to eight percent on last year," Westacott said Wednesday at the F1 launch in downtown Melbourne, where thousands of people packed Federation Square for the introduction of the F1 teams and drivers for 2019.
"Daniel makes a difference … he's a hero. He's someone who people relate to."
Ricciardo has played down his chances of challenging Mercedes and Ferrari after shifting to Renault this season but is promising to win fans with his driving.
He narrowly missed out on becoming the first Australian driver to finish on the podium of his home GP in more than 30 years in 2014. The last Australian driver to officially finish on the podium was John Smith in 1983 — Ricciardo finished second in the 2014 race, but was disqualified after the race for exceeding the maximum allowed fuel flow.
After some differences of opinion with former Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen, the Australian driver said his set up with Nico Hulkenberg at Renault was a "nice fit."
"We are on the same page," Ricciardo said. "From a personal level I get on with Nico. It's been an easy going start."
Westacott isn't convinced the local favorite would contend for a podium finish in Melbourne.
"I reckon he is capable of gunning for a podium," he said. "Renault will have a good package and they've gone well here before."
Sebastian Vettel gave Ferrari victory in the season-opener here last season, holding off Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton and the Ferrari team
The first official practice sessions are Friday, with qualifying scheduled for Saturday.
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I've Lost The Love I Used To Have For You, And I'm Trying To Find It Again
I let them circle until I lose my nerve and rope them in from the edge of my teeth. I tell myself I love you.
I let them circle until I lose my nerve and rope them in from the edge of my teeth. I tell myself I love you.
If you loved him, you would've left.
Because after a break-up, every song becomes relatable and a lyrical slap in the face.
We're all realists until we fall in love.
ENTJ – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
The difference between your best guy friend and all other guys is that you don't need to tell your best friend what you're thinking – because he already knows.
How many coincidences does it take to become a choice? You think you're clever, but you're easy to see through. It's not hard to notice this destructive pattern you desperately weave – because in fact, that's all you want to be.
How much time do we have to burn before yoga class? An hour? Hell yeah, we'll read this vacuous article of 101 Weirdest Posts Ever To Appear On Tumblr.
Loving you is like riding a bicycle. I'll have to expect to get a few scraped knees before I really get the hang of it.
I think that I, along with a large population of this generation, have participated in rating people on a scale of 1-10 (based on their appearance or personality or both) as a grossly superficial and insensitive, yet entertaining past time.


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16 February 2020
Is The Hugh Tracey Kalimba Worth The Price?
"yes!" is the verdict of Kalimbacam's glowing YouTube review of the Hugh Tracey Alto Kalimba
For the last two years, people have been asking me in emails: "So, is the Hugh Tracey kalimba really worth it? I can get a 17-note kalimba made in China for much less."
Of my own personal kalimbas, 8 out of the 10 that I commonly use for performances are Hugh Tracey instruments. Obviously, it's clear to me that if you are at the performance level, the Hugh Tracey kalimba is worth it.
But I have to admit that I was quite pleased to hear KalimbaCam come out with a solid "Yes!" to the Hugh Tracey Alto kalimba in his review on YouTube.
KalimbaCam is a kalimba expert in Australia who posts "how to play kalimba" videos and reviews various kalimbas on YouTube. He has 39 videos, and is an interesting up-and-coming player in the kalimba world.
And here is his review of the Hugh Tracey Alto kalimba:
KalimbaCam gives a big "Two Thumbs Up" to the Hugh Tracey Alto Kalimba.
While I sent Cam the "44 Beginner Songs Book" and he shows it in this video in addition to the Alto Fundamentals book, that book does not come with the Alto kalimba. I do send the Fundamentals book along with every Hugh Tracey Alto kalimba I sell (excluding wholesale orders).
Here are some of the highlights from the review:
- The Alto Fundamentals Book is "a really great guide for learning to play the kalimba."
- "The Hugh Tracey kalimba is one of the most famous kalimbas, that has been produced since 1954."
- "As to the sound of this kalimba, it probaby has the best resonance I've heard out of all the kalimbas I have played. It has a beautiful soothing sound that every kalimba should possess. And this is the first kalimba I've come across that doesn't have a buzzing issue, even on the highest keys."
- "It's the first kalimba that stays in tune for a very long time."
- "It is overall a very good option for a permanent kalimba."
- "It is a great instrument that definitely deserves the good reputation it possesses."
- "This is very much worth it."
Thanks, Cam!


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Chef Marcus Samuelsson brings his African and Swedish roots to Harlem
The main course will be Whole Fried Yardbird Royale accompanied by family-style servings of mac and greens, bird-liver doughnuts and succotash with yogurt. Choices for dessert will include rum cake with ice cream and pecan-glazed plums, as well as red velvet cakes.
It is the salmon — along with the double S in his surname — that points to the beginnings of Samuelsson's almost miraculous odyssey: from Africa to Sweden to Harlem; from motherless child to celebrity chef to international brand.
Born in Ethiopia in 1971, Samuelsson was barely a year old when his mother died of tuberculosis and he and a sister, who both survived the disease, were adopted by a Swedish couple. In "Yes Chef," his James Beard Foundation award-winning memoir, and in the newly published "Red Rooster Cookbook," he credits his grandmother, Helga, as his earliest cooking influence.
Still, he did not grow up a kitchen prodigy. His youthful passion was soccer. Only after being judged too small to advance beyond the club level did he embark on the European culinary training that, combined with his Swedish-inflected dishes, would propel him to sudden superstar fame. In 1995, having arrived at the Aquavit restaurant in New York, he became the youngest chef ever to win a three-star review in the New York Times. "Mr. Samuelsson is cooking delicate and beautiful food, walking a tightrope between Swedish tradition and modern taste," wrote critic Ruth Reichl.
Accents of Africa did not enter his cooking till years later, after his sister organized a joint return to Ethiopia to meet their father, a priest and farmer, and eight half siblings. Samuelsson paid homage to his African roots with a 2006 cookbook (that has a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu) just as he used the "Red Rooster Cookbook" (introduction by New Yorker critic Hilton Als) to celebrate soul food and Harlem.
Though Samuelson says he and his wife, the Ethiopian-born model Maya Haile, feel like citizens of the world, Harlem is the place they now call home. They have a newborn son, Zion, and live so close to his restaurant that Samuelsson walks to work. A longtime residential neighbor and close friend was the late poet Maya Angelou. Newer commercial neighbors at the corner of 125th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard are a busy Starbucks and a Whole Foods under construction.
Promptly at 9 one morning in August, Samuelsson arrives for an interview wearing a Red Rooster cap, a red, white and blue checked shirt and tangerine jeans. He ties on a leather apron and instructs an assistant to pack a second one for a trip later that day to check on his operations abroad, including a chain of Kitchen & Table restaurants.
He doesn't apologize for what might be seen as catering to trendiness; rather, he sees it as a continuation of what he's always done.
"It's a potato dumpling," he says with a laugh. "It's my grandmother's potato dumpling. All we want to do is not to tie it with regular flour. That's how you take a tradition your grandparents have taught you and tweak it just a little bit."
Samuelsson answers questions patiently, but frequently checks his phone for messages and glances around the restaurant, which is just gearing up for the day. He's sitting at a high table in the front bar area and suddenly is stopped in midsentence by something annoying he sees at the next table.
"Angela," he calls to a staff member who materializes at his side, "there's chewing gum there. Take a knife and scrape it off. It has no business being there."
Master chefs are trained to be meticulous, and Samuelsson says it is his training that has made him comfortable cooking for presidents (both Clinton and Obama) and the very wealthy (including financial types from Greenwich) who supported him at Aquavit and the Red Rooster.
"I was schooled very hard in France and Switzerland," he says. "I always look at the task ahead. You just have to focus. Preparation and training are very important when you serve. We (chefs) serve, right? Hospitality can take you into many rooms, and I am an example of that. I've entered rooms and kitchens I never thought I would enter because of food and because of training, discipline, commitment."
With the Red Rooster, he sees himself performing another kind of service, promoting Harlem's culture and providing jobs. The restaurant, which opened in 2010 and is the reincarnation of a storied Harlem eatery, doubles as a museum, showing work from artists past and present. In August much of the bar area was given over to vintage hats and clothing from the collection of Harlem resident Lana Turner. Meanwhile, the Red Rooster's success as a business may be a key to where Samuelsson, 45, will go next.
"The word restaurant means to restore a community. So the Red Rooster has 165 employees. They're all from Harlem. These are jobs that can't be outsourced. That's game- changing in our community. There could have been anything here, but it's a restaurant. Four thousand people come here and eat every week. ... We do that maybe in the Bronx, maybe in Newark, creating jobs there, that's game-changing."
Worldwide the number of people employed at his various restaurants is about 400. It should grow larger next spring, when the first Red Rooster outside Harlem opens in London's East End.
Joel Lang is an award-winning Connecticut journalist.


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Assault and Battery on Child Under Age 14 Causing Substantial Bodily Injury
Massachusetts Assault and Battery Criminal Defense Attorneys
Assault and battery on a child under fourteen is a crime in Massachusetts that results when someone commits an assault and battery on any child under the age of fourteen causing either bodily injury or substantial bodily injury. It is a crime taken seriously by prosecutors who will aggressively seek to prove your guilt and usually will ask for the maximum penalty.
In order to find a defendant guilty of assault and battery on child under age 14 causing serious bodily injury the prosecution must prove four elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. The defendant exercise care or custody over the child;
2. The child was under the age 14;
3. It was the defendant's intention to touch the child;
4. The child suffered substantial bodily injury because of the touching.
Criminal Penalties For Assault and Battery on Child Under Age 14 Causing Substantial Bodily Injury
"Substantial bodily injury" is any injury that causes permanent failure of a bodily function, a risk of death, or permanent disfigurement.
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Jewellery winner and a note
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
The winner of the Fabulous earrings giveaway is....*drum roll please*...Manju - congrats lady, please e-mail me soon.
A quick note - I realise I have been awfully quiet this last week, but I pinky swear I will be back to regular blogging tomorrow ;)
Ps - My next giveaway starts tomorrow
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Congrats manju!ReplyDelete
that pic left me wondering if the girl was being pulled up by a ufo..oi..too much Xfiles on my mind
Can't wait for the next giveaway. Hope I win.ReplyDelete
You owe all my Readers a bush weekend away, just saying ;)ReplyDelete
Congrats to Manju! She also got a prize in a contest I had so she has been a very lucky lady recently!!ReplyDelete
Looking forward to your next giveaway :)
I thought you were on vacay. There's no need to blog on vacay.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 October 2009 at 02:15
Congrats to the winner! Hope you enjoy your prize.ReplyDelete
And I hope you're enjoying your leave too BBrazen and that you're well rested
- Anonymous15 October 2009 at 03:49
CONGRATS! :)ReplyDelete
OMG it's true! i won.....i won!!!!i won!!! :D this is so amazing!!!! i love those earrings!!!i will email you straight away ^^ReplyDelete
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Cain is furious after Charity serves the eviction notice on the family and vows to sort their debt to the Tates out once and for all – without handing over a single penny. Having been betrayed by his own blood, he decides to pay Charity a call intent on getting back the deeds back to the Dingles home. But when Cain barges in, throwing his weight around, Charity is in no mood to be threatened. Playing him at his own game, she suggests he keep his mouth shut - unless he wants his involvement with Angie's death to be common knowledge. Cain is forced to back-down, knowing full well that Charity could have him arrested at a moment's notice. Back to square one, he is forced to come up with another tactic to save the house. Later at the Dingles, Cain is stunned to be gifted revenge - in the form of a photograph and some shocking news that Debbie presents him! Meanwhile, as Nicola fears that she'll be facing another dateless Valentine's Day – she decides to try her luck with the lonely-hearts adverts on the Internet.
Regular cast
- Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
- Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
- Debbie Jones - Charley Webb
- Ollie Reynolds - Vicky Binns
- Len Reynolds - Peter Martin
- Danny Daggert - Cleveland Campbell
- Steph Stokes - Lorraine Chase
- Nicola Blackstock - Nicola Wheeler
- Emily Kirk - Kate McGregor
- Sam Dingle - James Hooton
- Charity Tate - Emma Atkins
- Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
- Katie Addyman - Sammy Winward
- Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
- Victoria Sugden - Hannah Midgley
- Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
- Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
- Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
- Robert Sugden - Karl Davies
- Sydney Woolfe - Nathan Gladwell
- Jerry Mackinley - Rob Dixon
- Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
Guest cast
- Wishing Well Cottage - Yard and living room/kitchen
- Holdgate Farm - Kitchen and driveway
- Emmerdale Village Store & Post Office - Shop floor
- Tate Haulage - Office
- Tenant House - Andy's room and living room/kitchen
- Robblesfield Way
- Café Hope - Café and upstairs flat (living room/kitchen)
- Main Street
- Home Farm - Living room
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,280,000 viewers (13th place).
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Paid parental leave and flexible working paying dividends for employers
The full report from the Diversity Council Australia
We thought we'd share the DCA's findings on paid parental leave and flexible working conditions. Here's the full report.
Diversity Council Australia research reveals leading employers who provide flexible working and have good paid parental leave policies are getting returns on their investment.
In a survey on paid parental leave and return to work provisions of DCA members, many of whom are Australia's business diversity leaders and biggest employers, DCA found 91% of organisations had a policy to provide paid parental leave and 96% offered part-time/reduced hours. The average return to work rate from parental leave was 89%.
Nareen Young, DCA's CEO, said progressive employers recognise the benefits to productivity and business of paid parental leave and provision of flexible working:
"These employers know paid parental leave and flexible working help attract and retain talented employees, especially women, and protect the significant investments they make in training and developing employees. Family-friendly practices in workplaces are crucial to reducing staff turnover and cutting the cost of having to replace experienced employees.
"Some employers are quite innovative in their approaches such as continuing to pay superannuation while their employees are on unpaid parental leave, or making sure they remain eligible for salary reviews whilst on leave. These measures are especially important in addressing the gender pay gap for women with time spent out of the workforce having children a major contributor.
"Several employers allow employee couples to share the one paid parental leave period or each take their own paid parental leave period, provided it isn't taken concurrently, while other allow the parental leave periods to overlap. This reflects the realities of parenting today where parents often swap the primary carer role at different times," said Nareen.
Key findings of the research include:
- Paid parental leave policy – 91% of members had a policy to provide paid parental leave.
- Length of paid parental leave – 14 weeks was the average length of paid parental leave (i.e. for primary carers).
- Parental leave return rate – 89% was the average return rate for members.
- Eligibility for salary review while on parental leave – 59% of members' policies stated that employees on parental leave were eligible for a salary review whilst on leave.
- Provision of flexible work:
- 96% offered part-time/reduced hours
- 91% flexible start and finish times (regular and ongoing, not ad hoc).
- 80% extended unpaid leave/career break
- 80% flexible work arrangements during the early weeks for settling young children into child care
- 77% telecommuting or home-based work (regular and ongoing, not ad hoc).
- 73% access annual leave in single day periods or part days
- 70% job share.
Some of the more generous and/or innovative policies adopted by employers include:
- The most generous paid parental leave was up to 52 weeks paid leave: 12 weeks leave provided at full pay and up to 40 weeks paid at 0.60 of salary for the primary carer.
- 10% of DCA members made employer superannuation contributions to employees on unpaid parental leave.
- In the case of employee couples, some organisations recognise that families want to be able to swap the primary carer role between parents at different times:
- 23% allowed parents to share the one paid parental leave period (e.g. they share the 12 weeks paid parental leave period, each taking 6 weeks leave), provided they do not take leave concurrently, and each is the primary caregiver for the time they are on leave.
- 14% allowed parents to each take their own paid parental leave period (e.g. 12 weeks paid parental leave each), provided they are the primary caregiver at that time and leave is not taken concurrently.
- 11% allowed parents to share the one paid parental leave period (e.g. they share the 12 weeks paid parental leave period, each taking 6 weeks leave) and take overlapping periods of leave.
About the research:
DCA invited 152 member organisations to participate in an on-line survey and participants from 74 organisations responded. This represents a response rate of 49%. For a full list of DCA members, visit https://dca.org.au/membership/current-dca-members.html.


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15 July 2019: Troubled housing finance provider DHFL has admitted to irregularities in recognising some income and in failure to monitor end use of some other loans. In the filing for its Q4FY19 results, the company has warned that it may not be able to continue as a going concern with funding drying up after a downgrade to 'default' category.
The company released its already-delayed results for the quarter ended March 2019 on Saturday, wherein it reported a loss of Rs 2,223 crore following provisions of Rs 3,190 crore toward fair value loss. The provisions were needed to reflect the fair value of loans worth nearly Rs 35,000 crore, which have been placed on the block by the company. These loans are nearly a third of its total financial assets of Rs 1.04 lakh crore.
The company said that it had been informed by the housing finance regulator that its capital adequacy should be 10.24% (and not 15% as computed by the company). This is below the statutory requirement of 12%.
These disclosures come after a series of bad news from the company, which began with an unexplained flash crash in its share price. This was followed by drying up of liquidity for finance companies in the wake of the IL&FS collapse. In January this year, the company faced allegations of irregularities in lending by a news portal.
Independent chartered accountants appointed by the audit committee to review these allegations highlighted procedural lapses and documentation deficiencies. These showed that end-use monitoring of the funds loaned had not been performed despite a specific mandate by the finance committee as part of loan sanction conditions. The company said that it will seek an explanation from the borrowers and might even recall the loans and is doing a fresh valuation of them.
DHFL has admitted that there are documentary deficiencies with respect to grant/rollover of inter-corporate deposits of Rs 4,018 crore, which are to be repaid, and Rs 1,307 crore that are being converted into secured term loan.
Lenders to DHFL, led by Union Bank and State Bank of India, in a meeting on July 1, 2019 said that they would enter into an inter-creditor agreement (ICA) among themselves. This is a pre-requisite for them to implement a restructuring plan. Unlike manufacturing companies, there is no scope for lenders to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against a financial services firm.
DHFL on July 1, 2019 had a meeting with the consortium of bankers, wherein the latter agreed to enter into an ICA for a potential restructuring of the company's liabilities. DHFL's debt liabilities include Rs 45,379 crore of bonds that it has issued and Rs 39,551 crore of borrowings. Besides this, it has Rs 1,135 crore of deposits. A bulk of the liabilities are with institutional lenders, largely banks.
According to lenders, DHFL has indicated that retail investors might get repaid first since these represent a larger number of creditors and a smaller amount of the total loan. "The company is in the process of submitting a resolution plan to the lenders and the lenders are expected to give an in-principle approval to the plan by end of July 2019," DHFL said in its disclosure.
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I approach the bar.
I am sure it is him on the lefthand side.
His tiny dreads are the same as in the pictures.
He is wearing a faded burgundy, similar to his profile.
He does not look like he is waiting for me, though,
As he is smiling, shaking his head playfully
At a beige woman standing near him,
Long dark hair, monochromatic clothes
She looks like everyone else.
Red flag
It takes me a while to catch his attention —
I have to brush my finger along his shoulder
For him to turn around in his seat
And smile, surprised, at my appearance.
Here I am.
We shuffle around, an awkward introductory hug,
I ask what he is drinking. How long he has been here.
The basic mundane questions. I try to easy my way into conversation.
He stares back a lot, smiling contentedly,
Asking "what?" Every now and then for me to repeat myself.
The music is loud in here.
We are talking about what states we have visited
When all of a sudden he pauses the conversation to say
"Man you are really beautiful. What ethnicity are you?"
Red flag.
I usually treat this question playfully.
I have heard it enough times that I can turn it into a game
The classic, biracial guessing game.
"I'm gonna let you try and figure that out while I order a drink."
I smirk and turn my head away toward the bartender.
He does not probe further but does not continue the conversation.
I wait a long time for the waitress to come to me.
I order a whiskey or whatever. My wine buzz from earlier
Is fading fast. I keep asking questions.
They come to me jarringly. He does not ask me a lot about myself.
He just smiles and nods and welcomes
Any kind of attention as I try to keep my eyes light
And warm and invested.
Red flag.
We migrate over to the main seating area.
There are pool tables and lots of people clustered around.
For a moment I feel grateful to be part of
This crowded cacophony of social energy,
Sipping my whiskey as we talk about
His interest in acting and modeling and
Egyptian history.
Ok, cool.
I am listening, and then he pauses, steps back
And admires me from a leaning distance
Twirls me around in his mind
And gazes indulgently up and down
My outfit. He comments on my style,
The combination of florals and denim and leggings.
I mean, I agree. My style is bomb as fuck. But
I didn't come all this way for that to be the
Center of attention. I want to talk about stories,
novels, movie plots, and philosophical ideas.
I want to probe and play with your mind,
Sapiosexuality before physicality. Yet
My interest is waning fast.
Red flag.
I'm getting tired of just standing there.
He mentions his love of vaping.
I suggest we go outside. He opens the door
And lets me walk first up the brightly lit stairs.
It is not until I reach the top and turn around
That I realize he has stopped midway on the steps
Smiling like a gleeful child. "God Damn."
He says. He has been staring at my ass.
I laugh girlishly. What else is a girl to do
In the face of such blatant, manly
Red flag.
We smoke outside, cucumber fumes.
The fresh air feels nice.
I try to steer our conversation toward
New subjects. Unsuccessfully.
At some point, I remind him
I cannot stay for much longer.
He pouts like a little boy.
"I will only be in town for a couple days. Let's make this night last."
His comments get more and more lascivious.
His eyes rove again and again over my body.
His hands start slipping, sliding, scaling my waistline.
Red flag. Red flag. Red flag.
I let him do these things to me. I do.
I let him. I try to enjoy them.
But I really just want to go home.
I came craving conversation and newness
Yet encountered, yet again
That leeching desire from a man
That only served to "leave me starving"
As Nayirah Waheed so aptly put it.
Her poem enters my mind several times that night.
Red flag.
Finally, I get home. After much coaxing and cajoling,
Prying my body away from his grasping hands,
My wryly smile stays plastered, placating, on my face,
At last until the car door snaps shut, and I am
Safe in a cocoon of silence and soft radio music.
My body tingles. But not pleasurably.
I crawl into bed, exhausted, though
I am not really that tired.
More so; Sad. Disillusioned.
I had just wanted a good conversation
And ended up talking my way
Out of unwanted seduction
Yet again. I surrender.
I surrender. I give up. For now.
White Flag.


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