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Poll Archive
Can sports and social clubs do more to combat antisocial behaviour?October 26, 2015 to November 12, 2015Total Votes: 4306
Should Bermuda's size militate against forming a sex offenders' register?September 17, 2015 to October 16, 2015Total Votes: 6568
Should there be a ban on helmets with dark-tinted visors?August 12, 2015 to August 31, 2015Total Votes: 6955
Are St George's strong enough to win back the cup this year?July 27, 2015 to July 28, 2015Total Votes: 1716
Should Bermuda allow same sex civil unions, same sex marriage or maintain the status quo?April 16, 2015 to April 25, 2015Total Votes: 6621
Have you been negatively impacted by the ongoing bus service cancellations?March 05, 2015 to March 08, 2015Total Votes: 1602
Which of the following best describes your opinion on how Senior Civil Servant job positions should be granted?November 07, 2014 to November 12, 2014Total Votes: 2155
Do you think bus & ferry services would run more effectively If they were no longer run by Government?November 03, 2014 to November 07, 2014Total Votes: 4644
Should people be forced to retire when they are 65 years old?September 19, 2014 to September 22, 2014Total Votes: 1768
Should Bermuda hold a referendum on independence?September 03, 2014 to September 05, 2014Total Votes: 1623
Do you believe the SAGE Commission will ultimately prove to have been a waste of time and money?August 21, 2014 to August 24, 2014Total Votes: 1608
Are there too many MPs in Bermuda?August 19, 2014 to August 21, 2014Total Votes: 1963
Are you in favour of privatising our public servicesAugust 12, 2014 to August 20, 2014Total Votes: 8219
Will Cup Match end in a draw again this year?July 21, 2014 to July 28, 2014Total Votes: 2998
Do you have faith in Michael Dunkley as Bermuda's new Premier?May 22, 2014 to May 31, 2014Total Votes: 7075
Do you support the Blue Halo proposals for a no-take zone around Bermuda?May 15, 2014 to May 21, 2014Total Votes: 3452
Is Bermuda too old fashioned to be a popular tourism destination in the 21st century?April 23, 2014 to April 30, 2014Total Votes: 5218
Should public transport be listed as an essential service?March 04, 2014 to March 20, 2014Total Votes: 9750
Do you support the decriminalisation of small amounts of cannabis?January 28, 2014 to February 05, 2014Total Votes: 5517
Do you support renting vehicles, other than mopeds, to tourists?January 07, 2014 to January 08, 2014Total Votes: 2038
Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell wants to halve the legal limit for drink driving. Do you think it will help stop drinking and driving in Bermuda?March 01, 2013 to March 02, 2013Total Votes: 836
Do you approve of Bob Richards' first Budget?February 23, 2013 to February 24, 2013Total Votes: 748
Should same sex marriages be legalised in Bermuda?February 06, 2013 to February 07, 2013Total Votes: 1887
Should The Royal Gazette stop anonymous Letters to the Editor and publish the author's name?January 09, 2013 to January 31, 2013Total Votes: 5248
Should small amounts of marijuana be decriminalised?January 06, 2013 to January 07, 2013Total Votes: 1945
Will your New Year's resolution be to:December 28, 2012 to December 29, 2012Total Votes: 775
Will you make a New Year's resolution this year?December 27, 2012 to December 28, 2012Total Votes: 730
Who should be the next leader of the PLP?December 20, 2012 to December 21, 2012Total Votes: 3007
Have you been good this year so that Santa will come?December 19, 2012 to December 20, 2012Total Votes: 865
Which way will you vote today?December 17, 2012 to December 18, 2012Total Votes: 3090
Should Bermuda adopt a system of proportional representation rather than a first past the post system of voting?December 11, 2012 to December 14, 2012Total Votes: 1588
With less than three weeks to go before the general election, which way will you vote?November 28, 2012 to December 08, 2012Total Votes: 6397
Should Makai Dickerson withdraw as a PLP candidate after admitting possession of marijuana?November 26, 2012 to November 30, 2012Total Votes: 3411
Who would you like to see as the leader of the Country?November 20, 2012 to November 30, 2012Total Votes: 3946
Which one of these is the biggest election issue?November 20, 2012 to November 21, 2012Total Votes: 19
Would Bermuda benefit from a system of proportional representation for elections?November 19, 2012 to November 20, 2012Total Votes: 11
Should Bermuda have fixed term elections?November 16, 2012 to November 19, 2012Total Votes: 1328
Who is going to win the election?November 11, 2012 to November 16, 2012Total Votes: 10158
Who will make a better leader of the Country?November 09, 2012 to November 10, 2012Total Votes: 22
If you could, who would you vote for?November 01, 2012 to November 06, 2012Total Votes: 2588
What are you most afraid of?October 30, 2012 to October 31, 2012Total Votes: 1444
Christmas signs and lights are going up - but is Christmas coming too early?October 24, 2012 to October 25, 2012Total Votes: 1486
Is Halloween spiritually harmful?October 22, 2012 to October 23, 2012Total Votes: 1246
Should the Naval crests at Dockyard have been preserved?October 17, 2012 to October 18, 2012Total Votes: 1391
Is the Bermuda economy starting to grow or is it still contracting?October 11, 2012 to October 12, 2012Total Votes: 1031
What foreign language should be taught in schools?October 08, 2012 to October 10, 2012Total Votes: 1687
Do you think work will start on a new Park Hyatt hotel in St George's by the end of this year?October 04, 2012 to October 05, 2012Total Votes: 1358
Should the Government give the Uighurs a full-time job?October 02, 2012 to October 03, 2012Total Votes: 1074
Do you think people's driving habits in Bermuda are:September 28, 2012 to September 29, 2012Total Votes: 1017
Should there be a tax on junk food?September 26, 2012 to September 27, 2012Total Votes: 1021
With another murder being investigated, do you think the death penalty would be a deterrrent?September 25, 2012 to September 26, 2012Total Votes: 670
Should people convicted of a criminal offence be allowed to stand for election as an MP?September 11, 2012 to September 12, 2012Total Votes: 1322
Are you prepared for a hurricane?September 05, 2012 to September 06, 2012Total Votes: 957
What grade do you give overall Bermuda education?August 30, 2012 to August 31, 2012Total Votes: 926
Are online comments hurting tourism?August 28, 2012 to August 30, 2012Total Votes: 1285
Should the general public be able to use the National Sports Centre track?August 24, 2012 to August 27, 2012Total Votes: 1336
Should tourists be allowed to rent cars in Bermuda?August 22, 2012 to August 23, 2012Total Votes: 1266
Should the Island's feral chicken population be eradicated?August 16, 2012 to August 17, 2012Total Votes: 1073
How much are you spending on your holiday this year?August 13, 2012 to August 14, 2012Total Votes: 1014
What do you think about crime compared to a year ago?August 11, 2012 to August 13, 2012Total Votes: 659
What should Paula Cox do about McKeeva Bush?August 08, 2012 to August 09, 2012Total Votes: 666
who is the greatest Olympian ever?August 06, 2012 to August 07, 2012Total Votes: 15
How can Bermuda best maintain its fresh water supply?August 06, 2012 to August 07, 2012Total Votes: 773
Will Bermuda win a medal at the Olympics?July 30, 2012 to August 01, 2012Total Votes: 926
Do you think it is time that Bermuda allowed topless bathing on our beaches?July 26, 2012 to July 27, 2012Total Votes: 1303
Who is going to win this year's Cup Match?July 09, 2012 to July 18, 2012Total Votes: 3008
73% of you said using personal social media while at work was wrong (24% said it was OK.) Do you use personal social media while at work?July 04, 2012 to July 05, 2012Total Votes: 999
Do you think it is acceptable to use your personal social media while at work?July 02, 2012 to July 03, 2012Total Votes: 956
Should there be a sex offender's register in Bermuda?June 28, 2012 to June 29, 2012Total Votes: 1296
Do you think work will start on a new hotel in Bermuda within the next 12 months?June 26, 2012 to June 27, 2012Total Votes: 1345
Do you know someone who has left the Island in the last 12 months or who is planning to leave the Island this year?June 19, 2012 to June 20, 2012Total Votes: 1187
In the light of spy cameras being found in girls' bathrooms at TN Tatem school, should the Education Ministry check all schools?June 13, 2012 to June 14, 2012Total Votes: 1382
Do you agree that Mary Prince should be made a National Hero?June 11, 2012 to June 12, 2012Total Votes: 990
A former reinsurance exec is giving away $100,000, $1,000 at a time. If you had $100,000 would you give it away?May 30, 2012 to May 31, 2012Total Votes: 873
Government has tabled legislation to allow a referendum on gaming. Do you support allowing gaming in Bermuda?May 24, 2012 to May 28, 2012Total Votes: 2250
Was the Senior Magistrate right not to give a criminal conviction to a Harvard professor caught bringing cannabis into Bermuda?May 04, 2012 to May 05, 2012Total Votes: 736
Should term limits be abolished in Bermuda?April 18, 2012 to April 30, 2012Total Votes: 2338
Will you support the BIU call to boycott KFC?April 13, 2012 to April 14, 2012Total Votes: 1307
In the next general election will you:April 04, 2012 to April 05, 2012Total Votes: 734
Do you agree with the renaming of Par-la-Ville Park to the Queen Elizabeth II Park?March 23, 2012 to March 24, 2012Total Votes: 787
There have now been three armed robberies in as many weeks. Would routinely arming all police help to stop this?March 20, 2012 to March 21, 2012Total Votes: 931
Grumpy Old Man does not like Bermuda shorts. Do you?March 12, 2012 to March 13, 2012Total Votes: 937
The City of Hamilton is to fill in the pool in front of City Hall. Do you think it should stay?March 09, 2012 to March 10, 2012Total Votes: 1093
Are you planning to cut down on the cost of your vacation this year?March 07, 2012 to March 08, 2012Total Votes: 750
Should the Government privatise some of its services?February 29, 2012 to March 01, 2012Total Votes: 991
Government says it is 99.9 percent certain that ground will be broken on a new hotel this year. Do you think it will happen?February 28, 2012 to February 29, 2012Total Votes: 833
With 'A' being the highest and 'F' the lowest, how would you grade the Budget?February 24, 2012 to February 25, 2012Total Votes: 663
Should people convicted of drink driving get a 12 month ban, regardless of whether they lose their job?February 20, 2012 to February 21, 2012Total Votes: 1136
What did you get on Valentine's Day?February 15, 2012 to February 17, 2012Total Votes: 1129
Should other Ministers follow the Premier's lead and offer to take a pay cut?February 07, 2012 to February 08, 2012Total Votes: 1569
Should the BIU accept an 8% pay cut/pension contribution reduction?February 06, 2012 to February 07, 2012Total Votes: 846
In the light of the Auditor General's report on the alleged misuse of public funds, should the Governor now step in?January 26, 2012 to January 27, 2012Total Votes: 953
Is there a "Bermuda context" for human rights?January 24, 2012 to January 26, 2012Total Votes: 801
Would you support the legalisation of marijuana if it was for medical use only?January 16, 2012 to January 17, 2012Total Votes: 1103
Should cruise ships be allowed to open casinos while in port in Bermuda?January 09, 2012 to January 10, 2012Total Votes: 1222
Would you vote for independence if the UK undertook not to revoke British passports held by Bermudians?January 06, 2012 to January 07, 2012Total Votes: 778
Should Premier Paula Cox call a general election this month?January 02, 2012 to January 03, 2012Total Votes: 702
Men wearing dark coloured visors robbed the Hitching Post on Wednesday. Should dark coloured visors be banned?December 29, 2011 to December 30, 2011Total Votes: 1091
Is it better to give or to receive?December 21, 2011 to December 23, 2011Total Votes: 868
What will you be cooking for Christmas?December 19, 2011 to December 20, 2011Total Votes: 889
Should Government pay for the care of Mrs O, a 98-year-old widow with dementia and diabetes who has been ruled ineligible for Financial Assistance.December 15, 2011 to December 16, 2011Total Votes: 870
What is the biggest issue facing Bermuda today?December 13, 2011 to December 14, 2011Total Votes: 1162
Should post offices be closed to help the Bermuda Post Office to save money?December 08, 2011 to December 09, 2011Total Votes: 623
Should discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation be illegal under the Human Rights Act?December 03, 2011 to December 04, 2011Total Votes: 241
Will you be cutting back on Christmas spending this year?November 22, 2011 to November 23, 2011Total Votes: 972
Was Walter Roban right to resign?November 18, 2011 to November 21, 2011Total Votes: 1052
Should the Environment Minister decide other Ministers' planning applications?November 17, 2011 to November 18, 2011Total Votes: 464
Wealthy people should expect to do the humane thing and pay more for their healthcare, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva in a story in today's Royal Gazette. Do you agree?November 10, 2011 to November 11, 2011Total Votes: 663
Government says it is considering a referendum on gaming. Do you think there should be a referendum?November 07, 2011 to November 08, 2011Total Votes: 961
Did you think the Throne Speech addressed Bermuda's needs and issues?November 04, 2011 to November 05, 2011Total Votes: 459
Who will win the Devonshire South Central by-election today.November 01, 2011 to November 01, 2011Total Votes: 557
Paula Cox will have been Premier for one year on October 29. How do you rate her performance?October 20, 2011 to October 21, 2011Total Votes: 1433
Transport Minister Terry Lister says Hamilton's shops will have to start opening on Sundays or cruise passengers will be taken elsewhere for on-shore fun. Should shops open on Sundays?October 07, 2011 to October 08, 2011Total Votes: 864
If you could rate your job security what would it be?September 28, 2011 to September 29, 2011Total Votes: 751
The PLP primaries are starting, a by-election is looming and a general election is probably not far away. But in percentage terms, how much do you trust politicians?September 20, 2011 to September 21, 2011Total Votes: 1078
The National Trust wants people to car pool on September 22. Will you?September 13, 2011 to September 14, 2011Total Votes: 549
Who will be a better leader of the country - Craig Cannonier or Paula Cox?September 11, 2011 to September 12, 2011Total Votes: 914
Who should be the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance?September 05, 2011 to September 08, 2011Total Votes: 1015
What is Bermuda's biggest challenge today?August 25, 2011 to August 29, 2011Total Votes: 1287
Should gaming be back on the table for debate?August 23, 2011 to August 24, 2011Total Votes: 576
Do you support the bus strike?August 17, 2011 to August 18, 2011Total Votes: 1114
In the light of the bus drivers and dock worker disputes, who do you support: the BIU or management/Government.August 17, 2011 to August 18, 2011Total Votes: 774
How long do you think it will be before Bermuda recovers from the recession?August 04, 2011 to August 05, 2011Total Votes: 734
John Barritt's 18-year House of Assembly career appears over as the OBA prepares for a leadership contest to replace him. But should he stay on as leader?August 01, 2011 to August 02, 2011Total Votes: 526
Judges have handed out sentences of 38 years and 35 years minimum for two shooting murders. Are those sentences long enough?July 27, 2011 to July 30, 2011Total Votes:


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Gameranx Staff
on 17th Feb, 2013
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a strangely named, but totally rad (by all accounts) spinoff of Hideo Kojima's long-running Metal Gear series. As the R's in the name would suggest, it stars Raiden instead of Solid Snake or any of his other incarnations, and also unlike the Metal Gear Solid games, the game is primarily focused on intense third person melee combat. It's a bit like DmC, if DmC had a cyborg ninja who wears an eyepatch.
Developed by Platinum Games, MGR: Revengeance plays as a fairly straightforward action adventure in which you're tasked to hack and slash your way through countless mercenaries and cyborg henchmen and bring down their bosses. It can also be fairly challenging. To that end, we've compiled a video walkthrough to get you through the game so you spend more time tearing the enemies apart instead of tearing your own hair out.
You can also check out Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Wallpapers, with more guides to follow.
Videos courtesy Twistedgamerstudios, more will be added soon.

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Bottles of wine are usually the life of events and social instances. It is usually that the highlight of the get together is when the host would ask everyone to have a toast of their glasses of wine and drink up. Your personal social gathering would not be complete if you dont serve wines. To delight everyone, you must offer the top worldwide.
Some people would just want wine with a well-known name brand, but wine experts would generally go looking for a distinct flavour. They really want the taste of a well-preserved wine for ages.
A lot of people would fork out much only to have those first-class wine brands but some would be wise enough to buy wine online from Australia. Its more convenient and you also get to choose what you like.
Margaret River wineries are the most popular in Australia. They produce wine beverage from different red wine grape varieties like cabernet sauvignon, which are known to have an exceptional taste as its name was based on the French word sauvage that means wild. This red wine grape is known as a "colonizer" as it grows in the various regions of Australia.
It also has sub-varieties that create different tastes in diverse preservation time. The New World cabernet sauvignons might be drank in an earlier time although some other sub-varieties, just like other wine beverages, would require a long aging period to generate its greatest taste.
Wine-makers in Margaret River made each one of these varieties of wine beverages which they produced one of the top on the planet. Their lands are suitable for growing diverse red wine grape types given it has a Mediterranean-style of climate that does not have overwhelming summer and winter conditions.
The residents of that region invested much on this industry because they are successful in it. Many people all over the world would do wonders just to taste their merchandise.
It is a good factor that the Margaret River wineries adopted technological know-how not only in their wine production but also in using the net to offer their items and have deals online. Using this method, individuals who are wanting to taste their delightful wine kinds could just buy wine online from Australia and allow the wine bottle reach them.
Now you can organize a celebration and dish out one of the best wines on earth. Your current pals could be so stunned that you have this wine from Australia. You possibly can let them know that you purchased on the net or you can just keep it a secret and surprise them more by ordering more wine beverages through the net and arranging more parties. Those can be expensive but you can gain more bragging right and more friends from it.
The writer has a long-standing curiosity about West Australian wine and is seeking a trustworthy buy wine online Australia seller.


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While it is unfair to the nominees and an example of irresponsible governance, the political downside to the Democrats' reported strategy of a protracted delay in considering Gov. Chris Christie's recommendations for the state Supreme Court is negligible.
A decision to wait until after the November election to act gives Christie an opportunity to stamp his feet and rail about a do-nothing Democratic Legislature, but ultimately to no avail.
Senate President Steve Sweeney let some air out of the trial balloon when he said he hadn't established a timetable for committee hearings for the nominees and that published reports suggesting an eight-month delay came from anonymous sources in his party caucus. His lack of a definitive denial, however, lent credence to the speculation.
Disputes over gubernatorial nominees have never been galvanizing campaign issues. The level of taxpayer and voter interest in who has been nominated for what position has never been particularly high - a history not lost on Senate Democrats.
Tax and spending issues again will dominate the gubernatorial and legislative campaigns, abetted by differing platforms on job creation and economic growth, education funding, health care, transportation and progress - or lack of progress - in rebuilding Shore regions devastated by superstorm Sandy.
Democratic legislative candidates have no reason to fear being the target of criticism for the strategy of delay, clearly understanding that voters are motivated by the worrisome kitchen-table issues that directly impact their daily lives. On the list of personal political priorities, Supreme Court nominees don't make the cut.
Adding to their comfort level is the legislative districts' composition, which tilts heavily toward incumbents, and, absent a crushing landslide in the gubernatorial race, Democrats will likely retain control of the Legislature.
State Sen. Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex, the presumptive Democratic gubernatorial nominee, may make use of the impasse by blaming Christie for attempting to stack the Supreme Court with justices who share his political agenda, particularly on the question of the constitutionality of the state's formula for allocating aid to local school districts.
Buono will make the argument that the governor is undermining the tradition of judicial independence by imposing what appears to be a litmus test on his selections. But it is an issue with limited resonance.
There is, though, a distinct lack of fairness in consigning the nominees, Superior Court Judge David F. Bauman, presiding judge in the civil division in Monmouth County, and Board of Public Utilities Commission Robert M. Hanna, to a sort of limbo land, forced to wait nearly eight more months before even securing an opportunity to make their case for a seat as an associate justice.
The court itself would not be particularly hampered by the delay; it will continue to hear cases and deliver opinions with its full complement of seven reached by the participation of two acting justices temporarily reassigned from the appellate division.
As a practical matter, there is little Christie can do to force the Senate to act on the Hanna and Bauman nominations.
In the interim, Bauman and Hanna can only wait patiently. They will find that in New Jersey politics, unfairness and irresponsibility are not always punishable acts.


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Canadian Library Association President, Stephen Abram, today
announced the formation ofthe CLA President's Council on the 8R's. The
Council will be chaired by widely respected and admired CLA
Past-president Wendy Newman. The Council will delve into the report of
the 8R's Research - 8 key issues facing libraries in the coming decade.
These are recruitment, retirement, retention, rejuvenation,
repatriation, re-accreditation, remuneration, and restructuring.
The results are being presented in a series of reports summarizing
data for each library sector from administrations and staff, focusing on
recent changes and anticipated challenges with respect to their human
resource strategies. Visit www.ls.ualberta.ca/8rs/reports.html to
view the reports; the Executive
Summary in PDF is available here.
Ernie Ingles, Chair of the 8Rs Team and Vice-Provost (Learning
Services) & Chief Librarian at the University of Alberta stated,
"The 8Rs research data is an unparalleled and unprecedented body of data
from which we can start to identify strategies and tactics to address
the discoveries made in the research. It is a very exciting opportunity
for CLA to provide national leadership on the issues of the 8Rs."
The 8Rs research project began in response to calls for a greater
understanding of several intersecting human resource challenges believed
to be facing Canadian libraries. Of primary concern was that of having a
sufficient number of adequately trained and experienced staff that could
succeed a senior librarian workforce poised to retire in large numbers
over the next 5 to10 years.
Stephen Abram said, "I believe that this President's Council on the
8Rs is an exciting and critical project for Canadian libraries and I
hope it will provide a legacy for generations of libraries and library
workers to come. I want to ensure that this Council achieves wide
support and recognition. I am especially pleased that widely respected
and admired CLA Past-president Wendy Newman has agreed to chair the
President's Council on the 8Rs. Almost 30 leading CLA members from
across Canada in all regions and types of libraries and from all
sectors, representing a diverse range of points of view have accepted my
call for participation. It is this kind of volunteer effort that makes
CLA and the Canadian library movement stronger."
Wendy Newman, Council Chair and Librarian in Residence at the
University of Toronto's Faculty of Information Studies and former CEO of
Brantford Public Library asserted that "The report covers much ground
that has never before been examined in libraries. The 8Rs study provides
the data and analysis to inform national coalitions and partnerships
between libraries, educational institutions, and representative
professional associations of the issues surrounding the supply and
demand of the workforce. In doing so, the study permits an unprecedented
opportunity to assess our readiness to accommodate change and to
illuminate potential strategies that can be used by libraries in
planning their own human resources."
The Canadian Library Association (CLA) is Canada's major national
library association, representing the concerns of some 57,000
individuals who work in library and information services in Canada. CLA
encompasses all types of libraries - public, school, post-secondary
academic and special (private- and public-sector) - from
The 8Rs Research Team is comprised of:
University of Alberta
Ernie Ingles (Chair), Vice-Provost (Learning Services) & Chief
Kathleen De Long, Associate Director, Finance and Human Resources
Chuck Humphrey, Data Library Coordinator
Allison Sivak, Research Associate
Tandem Social Research Consulting
Dr. Marianne Sorensen, Chief Methodologist
Jennifer de Peuter, Research Associate
Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Canadian Urban Libraries Council
Alberta Community Development, Government of Alberta
Library and Archives of Canada
University of Alberta
Ontario Library Association
Saskatchewan Provincial Library, Saskatchewan Learning, Government of
University of Manitoba
Toronto Public Library
Atlantic Provinces Library Association
New Brunswick Public Library Service
Government of Prince Edward Island
Library Association of Alberta
Nova Scotia Provincial Library
British Columbia Library Association
Association pour l'avancement des techniques de la
Association of New Brunswick Librarians
These sponsors were prescient in morally and financially supporting
this research to build a foundation for a knowledge and data driven
strategy for the library sector. Lastly, the study would not have been
possible without the willing participation of the many library staff
members who took the time to diligently complete lengthy and detailed
surveys. This study truly represents a major national effort and
investment in understanding the future of our library movement. I have
read the report and it is huge, and deep, and rich. It will take years
for us to mine its wealth of information and insights! For more
information visit www.ls.ualberta.ca/8rs.


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Acta of the Holy See
AFRICA/GABON - Resignation of the Bishop of Mouila and appointment of Successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on January 19, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Mouila (Gabon), by His Exc. Mgr. Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp., in accordance with canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law. The Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Mathieu Madega Lebouakehan, Bishop of the Diocese of Port-Gentil (Gabon) as Bishop of the Diocese of Mouila (Gabon). The same Prelate was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the vacant et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Diocese of Port-Gentil. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 21/01/2013)
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Business name availability
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The Business Names Registration Act 2011 outlines the circumstances under which a business name is available to an entity.
Updated rules for determining the availability of a business name
The rules for determining whether a business name is available for registration were updated on 20 July 2015. The Business Names Registration (Availability of Names) Determination 2015 (the 2015 Determination) specifies the new rules for determining whether a business name is identical to another business name, whether it is undesirable, or whether it contains a restricted word or expression.
Have you completed the application requirements for your proposed business name?
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For ASIC to register a business name to an entity we must be satisfied:
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The most likely reason for not completing the application requirements for your business name registration is:
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The Dustwalkers
The Dustwalkers - A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen[edit]
"Name none of the fallen, for they stand in our place, and stand there still in each moment of our lives. Let my death hold no glory, and let me die forgotten and unknown. Let it not be said that I was one among the dead to accuse the living." ~Duiker, Imperial Historian
It's 1164 Burn's Sleep, the 106th year of the Malazan Empire. Empress Laseen is engaged in a flurry of expansion, first Genabackis, and now a new destination. The 10th Army has been tasked with an expedition to the continent of Jacuruku. To seek allies, or else conquer a beachhead if no one proves willing, for the glory of the Empire. Unbeknownst to the marines and soldiers of the 10th, half a world away rebellion is stirring in Seven Cities and a new threat is emerging in central Genabackis.
The PCs are all marines attached to the advance elements of the 10th Army. Their transports and escorts were attacked just off the north-west coast of Jacuruku, forcing some of them to land. Now they must survive long enough for reinforcements or rescue to arrive. Meanwhile, forces within the country they have just landed in seek to destroy the invaders, or else use the opportunity they create.
We're using FATE 3.0 as per Legends of Anglerre, but with some important modifications. We'll also be using Scopes as per Diaspora, they are: Personal, Training, Equipment, Campaign. Maximum of one FP/Aspect invoked per Scope. Look for the self-Compel opportunities, because once we start Compels are the only source of FPs. There will be no Refresh, everyone starts with 5 (five). As a general rule, if you're "roleplaying" of your character is in accordance with Compel-points of your Aspect, take the FP.
Campaign Aspects:
- Strangers in a Strange Land - the Malazans are not from Jacuruku and it shows.
- Invoke: Doing the unexpected, Moranth munitions
- Compel: Distrust and betrayal from the natives, drawing unwanted attention
- Malazan Marines are Ready for Anything - you are all marines; first in, strike fast, strike hard. Some of you still remember the tenets of Dassem Ultor - do what is right.
- Invoke: Hastily cobbled-together plans, ambushes, feints and surprise attacks, standing up to the unjust.
- Compel: Blatantly look like soldiers, hard-bitten edge that makes civilians uneasy, doing the right thing.
The Characters[edit]
- Dakkareth as Candles, veteran cadre mage in the 10th Army
- Lost_Arts as Shy, veteran sapper in the 10th Army. Former member of the 3rd.
- Axelius as Fingers, new recruit and cutter in the 10th Army
- johanngottliebfitche as Ox, new recruit and scout in the 10th Army
- Two Shoes, new recruit and heavy in the 10th Army
The Threads[edit]
The original hack thread
The Recruitment thread
The Out of Character thread
The In-Character thread


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The fair will be held at 10 a.m. in the Student Union, Ballroom A. Registration is free, and lunch will be served. Participants must RSVP by calling (601) 979.5828.


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JCU's new $45 million wing open for business
- From: Townsville Bulletin
- December 05, 2013
THE new $45 million Clinical Practices Building at James Cook University is virtually complete, with several tenants already in.
A new Woolworths store on the building's ground floor opened yesterday.
The new building is the first piece of the jigsaw for the Discovery Rise project, which will see $1 billion invested in the campus over the next 20 years.
Discovery Rise project director Alan Carpenter said the finishing touches would be put on the building next week.
He said the mid-sized Woolworths store was specifically designed to suit students and staff at the university.
"It's got a great feel to it," he said.
"We've been putting all of our effort into this Clinical Practice Building.
"This is our landmark statement to say that something is happening here.
"It's kind of a microcosm of what is going to happen at Discovery Rise overall, in that it has got a mix of activities.
"It has JCU health activity, external health activity, all with a learning bent to it.
"We are really keen on having a social environment as well, so its got the street-active part of it, which is the cafe and the food store and the bottle shop and the pharmacy."
The Clinical Practice Building has 12,000 sq m of floor space making it the biggest building on the campus.
It is one of the first structures visitors will see and has a distinctive screen in the pattern of brain coral to represent the university's status as a world leader in marine and tropical science.
"We've really tried to set the tone with this building," he said.
"Even though it is a health building, we really want to brand this building to spruik what we are good at."
Mr Carpenter said some clinics were already operating in the building.
Townsville Mackay Medicare Local are fitting out their tenancy.
Woolworths store manager Michelle Carmody said the store was designed to cater for the lifestyle of students and staff at the campus.
While the store caters for customers looking to fill their trolley, Ms Carmody said the store was mainly targeting "basket shoppers" who bought small amounts of food at a time.
The Discovery Rise project aims to turn the campus into a "university town with distinctively Australian tropical ambience."
The project will see the creation of five precincts on the campus, involving construction of some new buildings and renovation of other areas.
Now that the first building of Discovery Rise has been completed, Mr Carpenter said the next construction was likely to be an accommodation building.
That would involved a combination of student accommodation and apartments suited to researchers or other staff looking for on-campus accommodation.
The other key piece of Discovery Rise will be a data centre and innovation hub.
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Jim of Townsville Posted at 10:44 AM December 11, 2013
Amazing design, love the brain coral. Although the patterns look more like Carbbean Bonair brain coral than any of the local Great Barrier Reef varieties. Great to see JCU inviting the public into the campus and integrating with the community.
Rob Posted at 9:12 AM December 10, 2013
June, the Libs doubled your rates huh? They are also responsible for your curtains fading, the fleas on your dog and I'm pretty sure they had a hand in the JFK assasination as well.
Jaycee of Townsville Posted at 12:08 PM December 06, 2013
Guessing the uni is pocketing a sweet amount of rent from these retailers...?


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This installation seems pretty simple, but creating a perfectly square hole and then a perfectly square frame can be very difficult. You may have to repeatedly measure and carefully adjust the shims to achieve the proper frame. You might be tempted to cheat and just hang the doors with a less-than right-angle frame, but you'll regret it later. Those beautiful new French doors will be a detractor if they don't open and close correctly because of a sloppy installation.
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Installing interior French doors isn't a cakewalk, but it doesn't have to be impossible. Care and a little work can lead to some beautiful doors that let in a lot more light. There are several items you'll need on hand for the installation, including: a power drill, saws, screwdrivers, hammers and mallets, screws and nails, shims, a pry bar, a chisel, a tape measure, a carpenter's square and a level. Don't forget safety glasses, and last but not least, the French door kit with a frame and doorknobs.
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WHERE: BOK Center
WHEN: June 29, 2013; Event Starts at 11 am – Doors open at 10 am for team check-in
COST: Free admission (Entry fee for each team)
(Tulsa, Okla.) April 10, 2013 – SMG Tulsa is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Dodgebrawl Challenge will be making its appearance at the BOK Center June 29, 2013. This one-day dodgeball tournament is designed to allow teams to play for a charity/non-profit of their choice. The selected charities/non-profits of the winning teams will receive a financial donation on behalf of the tournament.
"Dodgebrawl is the first true sporting event coordinated by our Special Events team here at SMG Tulsa, and we couldn't be more thrilled to get people involved to play for their charities/non-profits. I think people will enjoy taking a break from the hot Oklahoma summer to spend a day inside the climate-controlled facility and challenge each other for a good cause."
-Jeff Nickler, Assistant General Manager, SMG Tulsa
Dodgebrawl made its debut in July of 2012, with more than 50 teams participating. After much thought and consideration, the SMG staff has created several new enhancements that will make the event even better for participants and spectators alike. Not only will players be able to take center court in the iconic BOK Center, but the entire event atmosphere will be enhanced with lighting, video displays and private party areas.
Teams of six (6) people will gather on June 29 downtown on the arena floor at the BOK Center. Each team will be guaranteed three (3) games - one (1) warm-up game and then two (2) games (or more) in a double-elimination bracket. At the end of the day, prizes will be awarded to the selected charities/non-profits of the top three teams. Prizes will also be awarded to teams with the best team name and best team uniform.
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So maybe this is nothing new to some of you, but this is a little trick I have been using to bring the edge of a board into square with the face. I found that it actually can act like training wheel until you can develop your inner square and just stick to the jointer plane. So bring your jointer and bring a block plane and let's square up the edges of your boards.
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That's not training wheels, I'll show you training wheels. For a guy like me that uses the power jointer for edge jointing 99.9% of the time, I have the Lee Valley magnetic jointing fence that slaps on the side of my jointer plane to keep me square. I don't hand joint enough to develop an inner square, so I shamelessly cheat (I'm sure St. Roy just felt a disturbance in the force). Great vid Shannon, maybe I'll start hand jointing a little more often now.
How much camber are you using on the jointer plane blade? The Schwarz recommends something like .006″ arc-to-chord, along with a flatish middle portion for a bevel down jointer. (For your bevel up jointer, you have actually have to use more camber to get the same effect. See http://www.inthewoodshop.com/WoodworkTechniques/TheSecretToCamberinBUPlaneBlades.html for details on the math)
I've been squaring edges with a blade cambered to those specs and I don't have any problem getting a square edge with zero light showing, at least in 5/4 and smaller.
Well, I have been doing using my little block plane like you described. Good technique!
BTW, that was a cool mix of Moztart and The Who. Bravo!
I've always been a power tool woodworker, just last year I have purchased hand tools and have been trying to square up boards with nothing but disappointment.
The edge of the board always comes out on an angle.
Your video tip will come in handy. I believe this is the answer to my edge jointing by hand.
Thanks for sharing your tip.
Shannon, Shannon, Shannon. You are really cheating yourself here. Don't you know the best solution to problems like these is…another tool. You simply need another jointer plane that you can keep a cambered iron in.
Kidding of course. A very nice solution indeed! It goes to show that there are always different means to the same end and that problem solving skills are just as important in woodworking as developing the skills with the tools.
Nice video. I didn't have a decent block plane for a while and do a similar thing with the jointer plane itself. A lot of times without changing the depth setting on the jointer (assuming it isn't too deep), you can change how much you adjust the angle on the jointed edge by the width of the "furrow" you take off.
For the final pass, you balance the jointer across the furrow you just cut. If you took a narrow pass, you will be making a big angle adjustment. If you took a wide pass, it will be a narrower one.
Also, I regularly just slide the blade around a bit from side to side using a bit of finger pressure. To do this, you have to keep the iron held in at just the right pressure and be careful it doesn't slide around when you don't want it to.
My jointer is the same as the one in your video with a straight iron.
I am trying to square up 2 inch wide sections that are 6 feet long for workbench top. Any suggestions on how to square these longer and wider edges than your video shows?
Hi Shannon,
firstly I'l like to get the chance to thank you – I'm a hobbyist hand tool woodworker from Italy and your videos are extremely useful to me!
I came up with a similar way to square an edge: I use a block plane straight, fully on the edge and then tweak the lateral adjustment to get a bigger bite from the side that needs to go down. This seems easier for me.
What do you think? Is there something wrong with this approach?


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LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's Big Blue Scholarship Fund will be hosting a Cache Valley Aggie Basketball Coaches' Luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Noon at the Copper Mill Restaurant.
The luncheon will feature USU men's basketball coach Stew Morrill, who will talk about the Aggies' road win at San Jose State Friday, as well as this week's upcoming games against Denver on Thursday and New Mexico State on Saturday. The Copper Mill Restaurant is located at 55 North Main in downtown Logan. The cost for the luncheon is $13 for Big Blue Scholarship Fund members and $16 for non-members.
Following Tuesday's luncheon, the final luncheon of the season will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The final Wasatch Front Aggie Basketball Coaches' Luncheon, originally scheduled for Monday, Feb. 18, has been cancelled.
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Last week's poll: in or out of the EU?
The strong results from Eurosceptic parties across Europe in last week's European Parliament elections has put the future of the EU in doubt. What should the UK's relationship with the EU be?
As expected, we received a very strong response to this poll, with over 950 readers registering their opinion. The largest single group of respondents, 39 per cent, supported the status quo of remaining within the EU to protect British industry, but it's probably more instructive to note that a clear majority, 56 per cent, voted for options reflecting a change in the UK's relationship with the EU. A third of the total called for a renegotiation of the terms of membership, while 23 per cent wanted a complete pull-out.
Please let us know what you think of these results.
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Why does the EU (especially Germany) dictate so much to the UK instead of the other way round.
There are so many employers in the UK just using cheap labour from the EU. Exploitation springs to mind.
Our Government is not really interested in improving the living standards of the ordinary working man (woman)
Politically: There has now been peace between the major Euoropean powers for seventy years. This is undoubtedly due to the collaboration afforded by the EU. Break-up the EU and prepare for WW3!
Economically: Britain's tangible exports are utterly dependent on EU membership. Foreign owned manufacturing companies (and that's most of them these days) will transfer production to Eastern Europe.
It's ludicrous to consider Switzerland or Norway as models, they have completely different economies to the UK.
IN ... people bang on about how much the EU dictates to us ... but are often hard pushed to give any solid examples.
The EU also provides a great deal of well educated workers to the British workforce, people who wish to work hard, integrate and improve themselves rather than sit on the benefits gravy train ... I say stay in and work WITH the EU to make a level playing field for a common European workforce.
Definitely IN, we are geographically part of Europe, and have spent far too long trailing around behind the US.
I'd like to see an element of re-negotiation of terms but pulling out altogether wouldn't be my preferred option. I work in the automotive industry and sometimes attend meetings to discuss proposed legislation in Brussels. At present, I get a say in these regulations. If we pulled out, I'd be (at best) an observer. I think it would be naive to imagine we'd we able to ditch European regulations in many manufacturing industries and "do our own thing" - we'd still have to comply but we won't get any say in their content.
We need a referendum so that the people decide rather than having the political class constantly tell us what they think is best for us. Whatever the outcome, we then stick to it. I would vote to leave the EU. Why? I own and run a manufacturing company (scientific instruments) based in the UK. We employ 15 people. We export throughout the world including USA, Canada, Far East, Australia, New Zealand, and many EU countries. I can say without any hesitation whatsoever that the most difficult place to do business is in the EU due to the ridiculous level of red tape spewing out of Brussels. The European Parliament is undemocratic, inefficient, corrupt and massively expensive to run. It simply cannot continue to run the way it has done for the last 20 years or more but unfortunately I don't see the current EU political regime having any appetite for change. So in my opinion we must leave.
OUT! What the hell has WW3 or trade got to do with being a part of the "Federal States of Europe"? We should be able to trade with our European neighbours - fine - but ought also to be able to trade with other parts of the world without their "permission"! We really do have short memories when we so quickly forget India, Australia, New Zealand etc. We have far more in common with these countries and yet migration from outside the EU is tightly restricted, while free movement from within the EU is the order of the day! Why? Bonkers! And don't get me going about the corruption that exists within the EU - think of the expenses scandal within Westminster and multiply that by 10!
IN! The irritations are minor compared to the advantages. We will have no guarantee that all of our current exports to the EU will continue. If they do it will be on their terms, their specifications. At least we get a chance to say our opinion. We will have no influence on anything in Europe. UKIP claimed that it would be easy to negotiate a "trade only" agreement. What evidence for this? Will car manufacturing remain here when they have to face a tariff?
Pulling out of the EU is economic suicide and worse running away when we don't get our own way.
Ironically, I have heard the same gripes in Germany and France. Why don't we get together and solve the "problems" of Brussels.
As for those elected to the European parliament saying that they will destroy it from the inside, the truth is that they will achieve nothing. Our local MEP, who has an impeccable record of attendance and has negotiated millions of pounds of aid for local industries, lost his seat. A mockery of democracy.
Like many others, I voted in 1973 to join a Common Market. This necessarily required is some commonisation of standards to create a level playing field, but we did not vote for a political and economic union, which turned out to be the hidden agenda of the European Politbureau. Now that the implications of this agenda have become clear, people don't like what they see. The European Commission is trying to make Europe into one homogenous country, where all business is controlled by Brussels.So the UK is not allowed to negotiate its own trade agreements with even the Commonwealth countries.
The issue of cheap labour is interesting. Before the EU we used to employ Commonwealth citizens (West Indians and Asians) to do the menial low paid jobs. Now we employ Eastern Europeans. I live in East Anglia and have talked to employers who say that, without Eastern European labour to work in the fields and plant nurseries (a large part of the local economy), they would simply go bust because they cannot get British workers to do the same jobs. Is that exploitation? No it is market economics. If they had to pay more they would be uncompetitive against Eastern European products, but that assumes they could get the labour - they get hardly any applications from indigenous British workers, and the few that do apply, including those sent by Job Centres, don't last a week.
In! The Right Wing movement seems intent upon myopic nationalism and the destruction of something (the EU) that has as yet unrealised potential for the member countries.
OUT - unless there is major reform (which there won't be despite what we may be led to believe). Because the EU is essentially un-democratic, the EU parliament having little control over the EU. The EU also suffers from chronic corruption and incompetence, they have for example never had their accounts signed off because they cannot meet anything like the required reporting standards.
The only argument as far as the UK is concerned is Trade, we are not talking about an OUT of the EU leading to a complete end of trade with the EU. In fact the EU exports more to us than visa versa so they would be a continuing desire for both sides to maintain a trading relationship. However I think we would be in a better position to agree trade arrangements unilaterly outside the EU. Therefore on balance trade will improve outside the EU (and outside signficant external trade barriers).
Isn't there a cycle at work here... the tradition of all (western) states? After a war, everyone says 'never again, let's work together'... then there are treaties, union, collaboration - until the internal strain of this becomes too much; immigration, self-interest and corruption prompt division, disputes and eventually war.... and so the cycle begins again. The only major civilisation NOT to have indulged in this cycle? China! Perhaps we should think a bit more about why this should be, rather than jumping to easy answers.
In - no doubt. People who follow the populist anti EU movement of the likes of UKIP don't know what they are talking about. Leave and a lot of industry, particularly the automotive industry from the likes of Japan will leave with it. Trade with the world's largest economic block has to be top of the agenda when it comes talking about the EU.
In for me. If the UK leaves the EU, they will still have to comply with all EU regulation in order to trade with EU countries. It is an absolute myth that the UK can just trade more with all the old Commonwealth countries if it so chooses to. Why is it not doing that already? The answer is, it is doing it but these countries are not stupid why should they trade exclusively with the UK - the old Commonwealth bully if they can just trade with anybody they choose to in the whole wide world. The truth is that the EU is the largest economic trading block in the world and anybody ignores them at their peril.
In. I believe the whole issue has been clouded by the migration problems that appear to exist and are causing paranoia amongst a number of folk who appear to have no real interest financially or otherwise in the E.U.
Breaking away from the EU will not help our import /export business in any way as we will not be able to have any say in it.
As for the rest of the work "out "will not improve things there as we will appear as a little island all on our own …again!
We don't have an empire anymore and probably should not have had one in the first place but we are still able to trade with countries outside the E.U.
Some companies I agree struggle to exist in all the paperwork and rules but these can be made simpler and the rest of the world is hardly free of this.
As someone who has spent most of my working life internationally I can see it from both sides.
let's stay "in" but by all means re negotiate some of the terms and conditions, by last week's results it looks like we will have the support of other members as well.
We should have nothing to do with an unelected commission and a regime that has been unable to balance its budget for ~ 18 years +. There are benefits to EU membership as stated in other comments. We should cherry pick these and negotiate a 'lower tier' membership which minimises exposure to budget interaction but maximises cooperation on trade, security and technical issues.
Ask yourself this:-
Would you invest in, or work with, an organisation that has not had it's accounts audited satisfactorily for 12 years.
Out, Out Out I say.
"I have now decided that I didn't like the last referendum so I want another - but this time I'll stick to it, or until fed up with that as well".
Very churlish, but it seems that so is a lot of the rhetoric concerning this topic. Extreme comments verging on accusations of large scale bribery and corruption do not justify an opinion. Should we perhaps be more honest in our own understanding of our country's status?
This is a pointless question, since everything depends on the terms negotiated between the UK and the EU, most of all, the continuation (or not) of free trade
Then you'd go for the first option.
While this would cause significant pain, I think the EU is just about at the point of collapse. The level of "protest votes" throughout the community shows the amount of dissatisfaction that exists within Europe for the Brussels Government. We should only stay in if the "Brussels system" of corruption and red tape is totally revised, and the burden of legislation dramatically reduced. And we should only stay in if proper audited accounts are produced. Any future government should have to produce decent accounts or be summarily dismissed.
I'm broadly in favour of remaining in the EU but only if they cut out all the stupid and excessive regulation and the unelected Kommissars who devise and promulgate it.
Happy to stay in IF radical reform of EU from conventions, legal, migration through to budgets and spending accountability leads to a more sensible partnership. I fear however reform will not be on the agenda as its not in a lot of the members interests but I would rather stay IN if it can be made to work.
The discussion is always framed in
terms of the EU's interference in England.
What about the contrary position ?.
All electronic communications in Europe are interdicted and recored by MI6/GCHQ
and the data forwarded to the CIA.
I think this is far more invasive than
than anything the EU does.
There is no proof the EU has kept the peace for 70 years. Indeed, its actions in regard to the Ukraine and its intent to include all the countries up to the Russian borders actually could create conflict.
I believe we would be far better off outside the EU and trading with it as we would with any other country.
at the moment they depend on us far more than we depend on them.
Plus, it isn't the EU we are in that is in question. The EU is on a path toward its ultimate goal which is a single federal European state.
Their intent will be to eliminate any sense of independent national identity.This will involve the encouragement of free movement of workers, which occurs already but where the more old east bloc countries they gobble up the more the west of Europe will be flooded with communist influenced politic and it will further dilute the national identity. This paves the way for the creation of the federal state in which the nation states are fragmented and then recombined into different overlapping administrations - some of which already exist in embryonic form with legislative influence and EU funds to disperse. Once the federal state is created it is then an easy matter to terminate the national government and to transfer power from local governments to the new adminsitrative regional organisation (see "EU Cross Boundary organisations").
Frankly whatever the impact on trade I would rather this didn't happen. But though we have been told repeatedly how bad it would be outside the EU I rather doubt it. I think we would survive just fine. Better perhaps.
OUT - we already pay handsomely for our government - 41.5% of National income according to the Adam Smith institute - so why pay do we need to pay an estimated £150 billion a year for another layer of bureaucracy on top? Its interesting that those Brits who want out do so because the EU is too authoritarian, whereas the Europeans who want out do so because they see the EU as becoming to liberal!
The regulation of business isn't the issue, and anyway, outside the EU we'd be powerless to shape it but forced to follow it in order to sell. No, the issue driving public opinion is much more day to day and is about citizens rights and benefits. The EU vision is a weird blend of large-single-country like the USA overlaid on a confederation of states. It doesn't fit and that misfit fuels resentment.
On a slightly separate point, it would be interesting to see the views of people considering retiring to Spain being told that if we left the EU, they wold have to pay for health services and benefits!
There should not be a scientific committee in the EU. Instead there should be an office that collects data from the country members and allow access for competitive intelligence. The same office wold also help connecting scientist together to compare ideas and results. We do not want those committee that decide the scientific works to be done for the whole EU.
The EU is a brilliant concept to ensure lasting peace across a wide region but politicians have failed to develop each nation to preserve their cultures.
Also a single currency is not fit for all - look what happened to Greece Portugal and Spain in the recent financial crisis.
We need a central strategy where we all contribute to the development of the EU
Blimey, thought I'd dropped into a Scottish Independence debate!
When the Landlord in the city increases the rent, it is not an EU regulation.
When there are less public holidays in the UK than in Germany then it is not an EU regulation.
Leyland was not a result of EU regulations.
A big burden on British business are the landlords who own all the land and when business is running good, increase the rent, driving businesses out of business.
Just look at British housing which is not much changed since the 19th century. There are opportunities that are simply unused.
Well, and The City and the interest rates imposed on mortgages are not caused by the EU.
If people would actually own their land and homes, they'd invest more in their own property.
In Germany, the DIY market is much more developed. And Photovoltaic onto the roof, new triple-paned windows to reduce noise and heat loss, insulation of homes to reduce the energy bill.
And all these efficiency products in turn generate new businesses and research and jobs.
The UK focuses too much on The City, the military and the partnership with the US.
Wars and military are pure consumption. If you consume all your wealth and blow it up, it will be gone some day.
China is growing because two thirds of their GDP comes from investment.
1. Allow the public, NOT the politicians, to agree what citizens like and dislike about the EU.
2. Change the voting to 1 MEP 1 vote and require 60% of MEPs (NOT 60% of votes) to change anything.
3. Stop recruiting staff until it reduces to 50% of current level.
4. Freeze all EU staff pay and allowances and require all claims to be supported by receipts.
5. Give the Auditors teeth and block further payments on unaudited budgets. 6. All MPs to do what they and their constituents know is right.
The truth but does it have to be pie in the sky ?
Someone above referred to the 'European Government'. To my mind it is not a government in that it is run by an unelected council. The MEP's do not have the power to impose regulations or laws, but merely to 'advise'. The Parliament and MEP's are the 'Gravy train' for all the respective members 'teachers pets'. The EU is actually a totalitarian state in the making. Beware of letting it reach completion. Your personal freedom may become a thing of the past.
As for China's economy 'Growing'. The word I would use is 'Inflating. Two very different things.
It would help if we all spoke the same language. I wonder how many translators are employed by Brussels?
I also wonder how many politicians are employed by all the EU countries including Brussels, how much we collectively spend on our own parliaments as well as Brussels compared to say.......wild guess here.....The USA.
I suspect however much it is, no matter what we do, it will never reduce. Even if we were to withdraw from the EU altogether all those departments within the UK government would somehow remain, doubtless re-named to something useful.
Jobs for the boys I'm afraid, the whole EU juggernaut will grow like a cancer with subdivisions of divisions and internal bickering until the fights break out.
That just might afford an enterprising politician the opportunity to propose radical change. Offer his/her citizens a ray of nationalistic hope, kick out any dissenters and.......errrr......but no, that could never happen again, could it?
@JohnK: I have seen China's trains in the 90s and now. There is a profound difference.
In 1992 there were two trains per day from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, and they took 3 hours for the 150km. Those were the fast through trains.
The slow train from Shenzhen to Guangzhou took about 6 hours.
Now there are high speed trains from Shenzhen to Guangzhou every 10 minutes, and they take about an hour with three stops included.
I'd say, there is growth.
China is using the manufacturing for export as a means to get money, they put into "savings". That "savings" is infrastructure.
China has annually 8 millions seniors retiring and 16 million students leaving school. And therefore needs to create 8 million new jobs every year.
Dismissing the Chinese economy as just inflating isn't smart.
Now China isn't interested in foreign money anymore, they have more of it than anybody else. Now they want new technologies and know-how.
In China, a 60 year old isn't just old. Someone to get rid of. A 60 year old has experience that he can transfer to the youth.
Seniors who can't find a job in Europe, find a new life and purpose as teachers and consultants in China.
The Chinese use things we throw away easily, like fish heads and chicken feet, and make meals of them.
Out. What was presented as the Common Market has changed over the years. Always know when they keep changing the name, (common market, EEC, EU etc) that it's a bad idea trying to disguise itself.
Let us vote on what we can see now. As for unrealised potential, how long do you give something before you give up as a bad job?
I have served on CEN Standards Committees with Norwegian delegates so it is False to say Norway doesn't have a say on things like standards that affect free trade in the EU/EFTA free trade area – The standards that make the Product Safety Directives work. They have all the advantages of the Free Trade Union that exists between the EU and EFTA without the disadvantages of EU 'Red tape' like the working hour directives, the common agricultural and common fisheries policies and a wide range of things that harm the UK. They are outside the Euro and the Euro mismanagement zone that benefits German industry and competiveness at the expense of other countries like Spain, Greece and Italy. Without the Euro the German Deutschmark will be worth at least 50% more and there wouldn't be mass unemployment in Southern Eur5opean Countries that will lead to unrest and even worse things happening.
Foreign investment comes to the UK as we are more business friendly than the Eurozone and will be even more ready to come to the UK if we were out of the EU but within the EU/EFTA free trade area like Norway. Government finances would also be much stronger and hence as a country we could do more through social spending as a country or tax less or a mix of both. We could also control our borders with immigration limited to as needed on a points system .
Many of the comments made by others raise the same old inaccurate 'hoary chestnuts' and EU Myths that have been raised before and like oft repeated lies many people have come to believe them. The first one is we voted for the EU in the referendums – We didn't – I should know because not only did I vote in the referenda BUT I was also a member of the European Movement and campaigned for a yes vote and, as such, recall the platform of the yes campaign of the time.
The first referenda was to merge 2 free trade areas in Europe to create a larger free trade area - EFTA (European Free Trade Area) with the EEC (European Economic Community). Perhaps I should note here that EFTA was a free trade area BUT the EEC was technically a customs union rather than a free trade area.
At the time I wanted to see some pooling of sovereignty – The No campaign asserted that the European Movement wanted political union in a United States of Europe whereas the European Movement – The campaign organisation repeatedly stated that it was a free trade area merger only and that the 'cranks' leading the no campaign were scare mongerers and that there were no plans for a European Union and that it would never happen. These things were raised by those of us canvassing for a yes vote as the fears of the EEC by the people we canvassed on the door step and we were specifically briefed by Roy Jenkins and Ted Heath (Liar Jenkins and Liar Heath as I have come to call them) that the vote was for a vote for the merger of 2 free trade areas and that there were no plans hidden or unstated to forge an ever closer union leading to a United States of Europe.
I will never forgive Liar Heath and Liar Jenkins for having me peddle their lies on the doorstep as I canvassed for a yes vote in both referenda.
It was only after the second vote did Liar heath and Liar Jenkins and their cronies started to peddle the myth that the UK had voted for ever close union leading to a United States of Europe – Myths peddled today by the Euro Fanatics of the Liberal Party and their Leader Nick Clegg who wasn't there at the time – I was and I was a member of the European Movement involved in both referenda campaigns – I read and handed out the literature and I was also involved in the briefings handed down by Liar Heath and Liar Jenkins – Briefings how to counter the 'lies' of the No Campaign that there was a secret agenda to create a United States of Europe.
The second BIG Lie and European Union Myth is that the EU has prevented War in Europe – Bullshit that was NATO and the presence of US armed forces in Western Germany and Nuclear Deterrent known as MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) that brought meaning Russia knew it would be wiped off the face of the earth if it invaded Western Europe. I note here that the UK and French nuclear deterrent's were negligible apart from the fact that Russia had to factor in 3 'Fingers on the Button' and that even if Russia thought the USA wouldn't launch its missiles if Western Europe was overrun that Britain or France would and Mutually Assured Destruction would result anyway from a Russian counter strike.
In fact the opposite is the case - EU has actually caused wars and genocides to occur in Europe that NATO had to end on behalf of the UN because NATO had the troops and command structures to do so. Namely the breakup of the Yugoslavian Federation created by Tito out of the Yugoslavian civil war that happened during the German occupation of Yugoslavia during World War 2. During World War 2 the Croats and Slovenes were Nazi Germany's Chetnic Allies who fought against Tito's (Serbian) communist partisans. The breakup of the Yugoslavian Federation began with Germany promising Croatia and Slovenia (its former Chetnic allies) membership of the EU if they broke away from the Yugoslavian Federation – They did and ethnically cleansed the Serbians living in Croatia and Slovenia out of Croatia and Slovenia. Tudjman, then Croatian President started the ethnic cleansing of non-Croats from the Croatian areas in Bosnia leading to the Serbians in Bosnia under Radovan Karadzic fighting back and instituting their own ethnic cleansing within Bosnia Herzegovena that NATO had to intervene and stop – Not the EU which caused it by promising Croatia and Slovenia membership if they left the Yugoslavian Alliance.
Winston Churchill once said that "if we don't learn from history we are doomed to repeat the mistakes made in history" – Not an exact quote but the gist of what he said. We are witnessing the start of the breakup of the Ukraine with a civil war brewing and the risk of a wider war as Russia will eventually be forced to intervene to help the ethnic Russians in the Ukraine – I am surprised they haven't already imposed a 'No Fly zone' over the areas the Ukraine has used air assault from helicopters and bombers.
Why is it happening? – It has been happening because the EU has offered EU membership to the Ukraine and whilst the Ukrainian speaking Catholics in the west want EU membership, the ethnic Russians living in the south and east don't. The parallels with the breakup of the Yugoslavia Federation are striking – The western Ukrainian speaking catholic population welcomed the Nazi German invasion of 1941 with many fighting for Germany and serving in the SD branch of the SS were they formed the most brutal concentration and death camp guards – They also formed units that fought the partisans coming from the Russian Speaking Orthodox populations of Eastern and southern Ukraine. Two revolutions in Kiev aimed at ousting Russian Speaking Presidents elected by southern and eastern Ukraine in order to gain Governments to join the European Union by ousting governments wanting closer ties with Russia!!!! The Russian speaking east and south won't accept the 'illegal revolutionary' government in Kiev wanting EU membership.
So much for the EU bringing peace to Europe!!!!!!
The only way to change anything is from within. I say stay in and change what we can
In, but we must negotiate out the issues which are abhorrent. If we can't do that or get back to a common market, then we should get out.
Nick - Time will tell re. China.
As for the EU. A lot of folk say 'In' on the basis we would not be able to meet the EU standards needed in order to trade with Europe if we left.
I read an article earlier today that rejected that belief totally, in that a Senior EU Commissioner admitted that EU standards are not imposed on imports.
So, if we leave and negotiate global agreements AND can trade freely with Europe, why on earth would we want to stay in the bloated, corrupt unelected bureaucratic nightmare of an organisation that is currently controlling Europe.
So I'm an Out!.
I don't understand why the minimum wage is lower here than in France or Germany; where is all the money in this country. We are supposed to be the fifth richest country in the world This reflects in the lower wages paid in this country.
As I live and work in Brussels, not with the EU or an agency, I can only see the benefits of continued EU membership.
I do work closely with the EU on many matters, and overall it has made my life much, much easier.
I would agree that there are areas where reform is needed, but then again that is true of the UK Parliamentary system and every other Member State.
It seems to me that in the UK, ( and others) there is a wish for personal political gain to throw the not only the baby but the entire contents of the bathroom out of the window to satisfy a few egos.
The UK leaving the EU would be an act of insanity.
When I voted decades ago to join the "Common Market" as it was then referred to, it was all about reducing trade barriers between countries and NOT about the United States of Europe.
So my decision now would be out unless there is a root and branch reform of this totally corrupt organisation.
Get back to being all about trade and forget this empire building nonsense.
The first question has to be, why have we not got only a trade relationship with Europe, as that is what we signed up for.
Also the EU has a deminishing share of global GDP, even the Commonweath has a greater share. We used to think Global as a nation and did a lot of great things, lets get back to what we do best, and leave the sinking EU ship.
OUT - trade and economics are side arguments. They are transitory blips in the courses of nations.
Since the principle of: "ever closer european union" is enshrined in EU law the question is not about reform, the EU is a river not a lake: we may slow the pace but we will never stop the flow.
So the question is whether we want a united federal states of Europe or not?
I would prefer to return to pre-maastrcht times and a community of nation states but those days are gone. Moreover it is unfair of us to hinder the aspirations of those would would go further.
Ever closer union, a supernational entity and laws once surrendered cannot be repatriated are what we have signed up for - these ARE the foundations of the EU. Either accept, embrace and push this or leave.
Returning to the damn analogy: there is only so long was can store up the water before our attempts to hinder its progress overwhelm us, where then will we find ourselves?
Ah, the way polls are interpreted. I am a bit disappointed with the editors. What they are saying is correct but they fail to point out that only a small minority wants to pull out completely. Looking at the results in a different way, 72% of voters want to stay in the EU one way or the other. I applaud this result.
I'm a small engineering/steel fabrication company I've been designing and building structural steelwork for the construction industry for thirty odd years now as from the 1/7/2014 it is illegal for me to supply structural steelwork due to the EU c/e marking regulations.
The cost and two year time scale of achieving the certification for this means I will be turning the work down.
I found out about this the later end of last year a lot in the game don't even know about it (Seems we need a regulation on informing people)
I don't want to supply steel work to the rest of Europe and never did.
Probably next year when your builder is telling you he can't get your steelwork for your extension or new build and it's going to cost a lot more cash maybe some people may waken up to the fact it's not making us it's braking us.
All the people I know in small business and most of the ordinary people I talk to are of the opinion (as I am) all it's ever done is cost us in red tape and regulations.
Yes it's creating jobs in certification training and regulation but small businesses are laying people off or not taking people on because of them.
The large companies are fine with it all as they can afford it and it means less competition and they will be charging more.
Lets not forget it's the small companies who employ the most people in this country.
If businesses run accounts as the EU does they'd be out of business and the EU should be.
We have people not even in this country telling us what to do plus we are paying dearly for the privilege.
UKIP will not go away as I see it unless the ministers of this country man up to them and get control of the country back, if not get out of the EU
To all the ones who think it's a good thing (The King is NOT wearing any clothes guys)
In reply to anonymous It may surprise him but I don't want my builder to use steel that he doesn't know if it meets the relevant BRITISH STANDARDS.
I wonder if Nigel Farage really wants us to leave the EU? If we do, he and his UKIP gravy train riding MEP colleagues will all lose their jobs. Turkeys and Christmas come to mind!
Robert - We are still nominally a democracy so we vote for what government we want. If UKIP is the only party that satisfies the majority that it will best meet the needs of our country as the majority sees it, then UKIP it will be. It matters not one iota whether Nigel Farage keeps his job or not. The people will have spoken.
All those who bleat that we would not be able to trade with Europe if we left are being disingenuous at best. Of course we will be able to plus we will be able to trade with whoever we choose without interference from an unelected autocracy.
For Bob the Builder and BS steel. I think what he's saying is that ISO will replace BS for steel soon and only ISO approved steel may be sold as structural steel. Another hidden sanction against the UK perhaps?
As before, I say OUT!
a few comments about the "referendum"
(I) referenda enable the unknowledgeable to foist their views on the whole population
(2)How will the referendum work ? Would we leave Europe and face the uncertainty this will entail if 50.1% of the vote is to leave? What is the basis for a majority - of whom ? A majority of registered voters, a majority of the whole population , or just a majority of those who were inclined to get out of bed and go vote ?
(3) no matter the result, the government can just say " how interesting "and just carry on
The whole idea has not been thought through and is just some kind of sop to the xenophobic dreams of the tabloid reading populace
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Imagine balancing motherhood, a career and NBA wifehood. Pretty chaotic, huh? Well, you don't need to imagine what that's like much longer. "La La's Full Court Life," starring La La Anthony and her New York Knicks hubby, Carmelo Anthony, premieres Monday at 9 p.m. EST/PST on VH1. Here, we chat with La La about the new series, how she and her hubby make a long-distance marriage work, and more.
What made you decide to do a reality show?
It was an interesting time in my life because Melo was going through a trade and possibly getting traded to New York, and it got a little crazy and I thought it would be cool to give people an inside peek at that, because you never see that.
You have a lot of famous friends! Are they on the show too?
Kelly Rowland is a huge part of the show. Serena Williams. Kim Kardashian. A lot of people coming out to support me, and you get to see us as girlfriends. You don't [usually] get to see that -- the things that we talk about when it's just us letting our hair down and letting loose.
You and Carmelo are both from New York. Did moving back feel like going home?
It did feel like we were coming home, but there's good and bad with coming home. Good is you're home. Bad is with family and friends everywhere, it's hard to find private time or time to just get away from it all. Ticket requests -- I mean, my BlackBerry crashed the first day I got there because every other phone call [was] "14 ticket requests!" "We want this!" "We want that!" People don't understand you need that moment to adjust and get settled in, so a lot of that is captured on the show.
Congrats on you and Carmelo's one-year anniversary! How has it been?
It's been great! We've been together for eight years, so I think we already knew everything about each other, there were no surprises after we got married. It was more making it official and putting a title on it, so for us, our relationship stayed the same and we just really enjoyed being around each other. We have a good time together, and that's what makes it work.
How has being married to Carmelo been different from just being engaged to him?
For me, it's this piece of you as a woman inside that just now says, "Wow, I'm married now." I don't think it's this big thing that everyone has to know about, but there's that part inside your heart of just knowing, "Wow, I'm a wife now. I am married." Also, to be able to say to our son, "We got married!" is important, because I always wanted to set that example.
What's the hardest part about being married to an NBA player?
I think it's the distance. Everyone's traveling all the time. He has his career, I have mine, and you spend a lot of time apart, so you've gotta make time together matter. You Skype and [do] all these fun things that keep it going. But also what I find about being apart is every time you see each other again, it's like a honeymoon all over again. You're so excited to see each other.
Kiyan is so cute! Do you think you'll have more kids soon?
I don't think so. I've finally figured out being a mom, working, my husband traveling all the time. We really feel like we have a good grip on it now that adding another child to the mix -- I mean, never say never, but right now, we enjoy our family as it is with three of us.
In the series trailer, there's a part where you push the camera away when Kiyan's upset. You don't see that happen much in reality TV. What rules do you have about filming?
I'm a mom first, and my son being happy and protected is my priority. It's a reality show, so I do want people to see my son, because my reality is Kiyan and watching after him, but at no point do I want him to feel uncomfortable. He knows that if he doesn't want to film or if he doesn't want the cameras around, there's no pressure on him to have to do that, and at that moment, he was having a bit of a breakdown and I needed to console him and be in "mommy mode," and I wanted to have that done in private, which is why I asked them to turn the cameras off. It's also a great thing about being executive producer of your show! You get a little bit more flexibility.
You recently did a Funny or Die video called "Take Back the Perv." How did that come about?
Those people at Funny or Die, they are creative geniuses! They had come up with the concept; I thought it worked with what I'm trying to do. I'm definitely stepping into the acting space more and wanted to show the comedic side of myself, and we had a great time filming that.
What's up next for you?
I just wrapped "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man." Steve Harvey wrote a book, and it got turned into a romantic comedy. It's an incredible cast: Jerry Ferrara from "Entourage," Taraji Henson, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Meagan Good -- the list could go on from here to New York City. And to be a part of that was really cool, because it's definitely where I see myself getting into. And I've been added to the cast of "Love, Loss and What I Wore" in New York. So I'm excited about that. It's a rotating cast, like Minka Kelly, AnnaLynne McCord, so to be added to be a part of something that women like that have done is an honor. Oct. 5 is opening night. It's a five-week run, eight shows a week, so definitely a grueling schedule, but enough shows that no one has any excuses why they cannot check me out at some point!
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