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|Introduction The truth works * Pluto opposition Saturn: * Mid-March 2016 until beginning of November 2018: A highlight * Jupiter conjunction MC: * Beginning of November 2016 until beginning of July 2017: Following through * Saturn conjunction Ascendant: * Mid-January 2017 until end of October 2017: Wonderful opportunities * Jupiter conjunction Jupiter: * End of January 2017 until mid-September 2017: Unpleasant revelations * Neptune square Uranus: * Mid-April 2017 until beginning of February 2019: Less routine * Uranus conjunction Venus: * End of May 2017 until beginning of February 2019: The Data Page
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Pluto opposition Saturn: The truth works Mid-March 2016 until beginning of November 2018: During this time you will experience changing circumstances and situations that may force you to surrender many things - material goods, relationships, principles - that you have previously held on to. You will probably resist these "losses," which is how you will experience them, with great tenacity and stubbornness. You will need great discipline under this influence, because you may not have any resources to waste, and you may be forced to do as much as possible with very little. Feelings are often suppressed under this influence, as if facing the reality of your present conditions does not permit you the luxury of indulging in emotions. However, this is more apparent than real. You may confuse hardheartedness with hardheadedness and suppress feelings for what you consider to be "practical" reasons. Even if your situation becomes very difficult, you should still keep your heart open to others, or you will bear the scars of this period for the rest of your life as a loss of humanity. You may feel that you have to work very hard and that nothing ever comes of it. That is true in that the kind of overt success that everyone can clearly recognize is not likely to come now. Your life is in a state of change, and your circumstances are stable enough to bring anything to the kind of culmination that constitutes success. But you are laying a framework for future success. Your inner structure as a human being is changing, and it is the profound insecurity of such a transformation that is making you hold on to the past so furiously with such a sense of effort. When this period is over, your life course may be considerably changed. The only reason you aren't getting anywhere now is that there isn't anywhere for you to go in that direction. Remember, the truth works! If it doesn't work for you, it isn't true for you! This may be the most important lesson that you can learn at this time.
Jupiter conjunction MC: A highlight Beginning of November 2016 until beginning of July 2017: This is a period of culmination in which you make a greater effort to get where you want to be. And your efforts appear to produce results more easily than at just about any other time. Therefore you feel better about yourself and your life than at other times, and you feel confident that you can handle anything that comes your way. If you are involved in any kind of business activity, you should be careful not to expand too rapidly or overextend yourself. You might leave yourself vulnerable to the more difficult times that will eventually come. Make sure that all expansion is carefully planned and that you have safeguards against future times of difficulty. Another negative side of this influence will come up if you do not get the recognition that you feel you deserve. If others do not acknowledge you openly, you may feel cheated and go on to assume the station and privilege that you think you deserve. Even if you are recognized, you may act arrogant and smug. Be careful of this, because it creates a negative energy that could lead to your total downfall when this influence is no longer in effect. In general the sphere of your activities will broaden at this time, and you will probably meet new people from unfamiliar parts of the country and even from other parts of the world. They may come into your expanding sphere of action, or you may travel to their worlds. All of this is most likely to happen through your public or social life rather than your personal life.
Saturn conjunction Ascendant: Following through Mid-January 2017 until end of October 2017: This is one of the most significant times of your life. During this time your responsibilities will increase considerably, and you will try to eliminate everything in your life that is not necessary to fulfilling them. Therefore your life will become more complex and simpler at the same time. You are finishing up certain tasks in your life and going into a five- to eight-year period of relatively quiet preparation for a new beginning. You will be cutting some elements out of your life and working hard to complete others. During this time you may have less freedom of movement than usual because of the pressure of circumstances and the need to get things done. Old tasks that have never been completed must be finished now. This may not be a very light-hearted time, but it should be quite productive. But do not start out on a completely new project, because in a few years you may find that you do not have the material or psychological resources to complete it. Finish what is unfinished and simplify your life. Good relationships will not suffer appreciably during this time, but bad ones will break up completely. You are withdrawing from everything in your life that is unnecessary or in the way of your development during the next few years. Bad or difficult relationships may be among the elements that are discarded. Try to avoid building a wall between yourself and others, for this is a great danger now. Duty, responsibility and obligations do not preclude personally satisfying relationships, even though you may feel that they do. If you cut yourself off from others unnecessarily, you will become lonely and depressed. The people who belong in your everyday life are very important for you now, especially since you are excluding those who do not belong. Often it is good to seek out the company and advice of older people, for they have the insight and understanding you need.
Jupiter conjunction Jupiter: Wonderful opportunities End of January 2017 until mid-September 2017: This influence indicates the beginning of a new cycle of growth and progress. However, it is often the focus of exaggerated expectations. You may expect sudden windfalls, great wealth or luck, and all kinds of wonderful opportunities. And these things do happen sometimes with this influence, but most people should expect more subtle, but equally useful effects. Events now, such as meetings with persons or even changes in your psyche, open the way for you to become wiser and more mature and to have a broader understanding of the world. At this time you will reach out consciously and unconsciously and ask more of the world, but at the same time you are willing to give more to the world. This influence can make you feel either more demanding or more giving toward others, but you are not likely to get much out of it if you think only of what you can get. The law of conservation of energy in the universe says that you can transform the energies in your life from one form to another, but you cannot create them out of nothing. This influence represents a time when you should see whether you are doing that in your life. Concretely, you can expect persons who are good for you to come into your life. Or circumstances will arise that give you increased freedom or an opportunity to do something that you have never done before. Educational opportunities may come to you at this time, or a chance to travel. Sometimes this influence does in fact bring about financial advantage, but you should not sit around passively waiting for it to happen. This is an excellent time to invest or expand in business as long as you are very careful not to overdo it or overextend yourself.
Neptune square Uranus: Unpleasant revelations Mid-April 2017 until beginning of February 2019: During this time you will be subject to sudden changes of mood, and your opinions on many matters will change suddenly as well. You will be constantly exposed to other dimensions of reality that you may have long suspected were important in your life but were reluctant to acknowledge. This effect can manifest itself at many different levels. On the lowest level, it may simply indicate that something you have been trying to keep secret from others will be revealed suddenly. If this happens, it is just as well, because the secret was in some way limiting you and preventing you from growing. Or a secret that someone else has kept from you may be revealed with the same consequence. In either case your initial reaction is likely to be upset, not pleasure, because you really don't want to deal with what is revealed. However, if you do deal with it, your life will be greatly improved. At another level, this influence will expose you to truths that you have never been willing to recognize about the world in general. You may discover that some point of view you have held is totally wrong. A person whom you had a definite opinion of, either positive or negative, may be quite different from what you thought. At yet another level, this influence can expose you to profound psychic and mystical experiences, which also will upset you because they challenge your way of looking at the world. However, you should be careful about getting really involved in the occult or other spiritual-mystical fields. During this time you are likely to be too upset to handle the knowledge you gain in any reasonable way. Do not attempt to place the insights you encounter into any kind of system. Allow yourself time to assimilate the material spontaneously and make it part of you. Then, after the effects of this influence have passed, you can begin to study these matters systematically if you still want to.
Uranus conjunction Venus: Less routine End of May 2017 until beginning of February 2019: The effects of this influence are often quite spectacular. You are likely to seek new freedom and excitement through your relationships. You may even decide to break away from an old, steady marriage or other relationship and seek a second youth through a new affair. But this is an extreme response which is by no means inevitable, especially if your current relationship is basically sound. It is more likely that you will change your existing relationships, sexual and otherwise, so that they are more interesting and less routine. Every relationship, no matter how good, settles into behavior patterns that kill spontaneity and make you both feel that you have little to offer each other. In other words, you get bored. You can count on this influence to change the situation.
The means by which you revive and renew a relationship will vary according to your temperament. If a relationship is quite unsatisfactory and you are naturally impulsive, you may respond in the "classic" manner by seeking a new love affair. If you are more conservative and also happier in an existing relationship, you will go through a period of tension that will lead you to reexamine the relationship and make necessary changes. If you are living with your partner and having problems now, a relationship counselor might be helpful. You need new ideas to enliven your relationship, which an outsider might be able to provide. Some couples create new arrangements under this influence, such as an open relationship, in which they allow relationships outside of their own. In this regard you must do what is appropriate for the two of you.
If you are not in a permanent relationship, you may become involved in a relationship that is completely different from anything you have experienced before. However, in this case, you should be aware that the excitement and newness of such a relationship may be a large factor in making it work, and when it becomes older and more routine it might not last.
If you are involved in an artistic activity, you will brim over with new ideas. This can be a very creative influence, although you may have to wait until it is over to integrate what you have learned into your regular techniques.
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Sweden's Experience with Just Cause Dismissal
David Allen Larson
Mitchell | Hamline School of Law
January 1, 1986
Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 11, p. 504, 1986
The absolute right of an employer to fire an employee at will is disappearing in certain jurisdictions within the United States. This trend is significant since the majority of American workers are not unionized and thus lack effective bargaining power. Most employees are hired for indefinite periods of time and serve at the will of the employer. Courts, however, are carving out exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine. This article explores four questions that must be considered when deciding whether to provide just cause dismissal protection. These questions, discussed in light of Sweden's experience, address the problem of determining the maximum employment protection consistent with an efficient marketplace.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 17
Keywords: International law, dismissal, just cause, employer, firing, employment-at-will
Date posted: February 17, 2012
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iTunes visits surge 413% on Christmas Day
Hitwise today reported that visits to the iTunes website were up 413% on Christmas Day this year versus Christmas Day 2005. The increase is attributed to new iPod owners flocking to Apple's site to download iTunes. In addition, visits to the online Apple Store showed an increase of 110% when comparing Christmas Day 2006 to the previous year. The Apple Store was the fourth most visited website in the Hitwise Retail Index on Christmas Day 2006.
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I think a lot of that traffic is due to not including a CD with iTunes with many iPods. Last year, many new iPod owners could install from the CD and never have to visit the website; this year they have to go to the site to download the software.
I'm sure they still had an impressive jump in traffic, but this is a little misleading.
Posted by Pete in VT on December 27, 2006 at 5:25 PM (CST)
I'm not so sure, Pete. I've bought 6 iPods for myself and family in the last few years, and any time I've installed iTunes from CD, it's been a point rev or so old, and I've hit the web site to update it.
Given the length of time that it takes to download the iTunes software, compared to how long it takes to check out a song or two, I can't see that the exclusion of the iTunes CD could be responsible for any significant portion of this jump. - Tim
Posted by Tim on December 27, 2006 at 6:06 PM (CST)
I so agree. Hubby listened and got me a video ipod for Christmas and it took forever to download itunes (the update because I had a previous version already). And then half the time I couldn't buy anything from the store.
Seems to be working better today, either way I really cannot complain. I love my new toy!!
Posted by Empress4 on December 27, 2006 at 9:14 PM (CST)
People just lovin' all that lossy DRMed content…shame…
It's not just the new iPods that were received for Christmas, but all those iTMS gift cards that were given as gifts to existing iPod users as well.
Posted by flatline response on December 28, 2006 at 1:27 AM (CST)
got a product red for xmas. love it. din bother to download the itunes from website. caused this is my 7th ipod. did visited a lot of virtual & actual apple sites to search for the perfect scratch proof casing for my new "baby". haha
Posted by Resuree on December 28, 2006 at 2:19 AM (CST)
I was trying to download a game the day after x-mas (tuesday) and kept having problems, however, I was able to load Sudoku on Wednesday. Great game.
Posted by Jamie on December 29, 2006 at 10:43 AM (CST)
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Book DescriptionThis important book is the first full-scale account of male gay literature across cultures, languages, and centuries. A work of reference as well as the definitive history of a tradition, it traces writing by and about homosexual men from ancient Greece and Rome to the twentieth-century gay literary explosion. "Woods' own artistry is evident throughout this elegant and startling book...These finely honed gay readings of selected Western (and some Eastern) literary texts richly reward the careful attention they demand...Though grounded in the particulars of gay male identity, this masterpiece of literary (and social) criticism calls across the divides of sex and sexual orientation."-Kirkus Reviews (a starred review) "An encyclopedic mapping of the intersection between male homosexuality and belles lettres ...[that is] good reading, in part because Woods has foregone strict chronology to link writers across eras and cultures."-Louis Bayard, Washington Post Book World "Encyclopedic and critical, evenhanded and interpretive, Woods has produced a study that stands as a monument to the progress of gay literary criticism. No one to date has attempted such a grand world-wide history...It cannot be recommended highly enough. "-Library Journal (a starred review) "A bold, intelligent and gorgeously encyclopedic study."-Philip Gambone, Lambda Book Report "An exemplary piece of work."-Jonathan Bate, The Sunday Telegraph
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Book DetailsISBN: 9780300080889
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Publish Date: 1-Nov-1999
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A landmark account of gay and lesbian creative networks and the seismic changes they brought to twentieth-century culture
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A collection of homo-erotic verse. In three parts, the book opens with formal poems about key figures in past gay culture; the second consists of poems progressing from desire, through consummation, to loss and the renewal of desire. The third part contains longer, narrative poems.
UK Kirkus Review » This scholarly work is an exploration of gay writing from ancient Greece and Rome up to the present day. It includes chapters on the Orient and black African poetry as well as the western tradition. This is a substantial work, comprehensive in scope; but discussing the relationship between social context and gay writing in detail. Woods highlights the difficulties that authors have faced in representing gay characters and lifestyles and their 'coded' ex-appearances in classical works. This is a rich source book for anyone interested in gay literature. (Kirkus UK)
US Kirkus Review » These finely honed gay readings of selected Western (and some Eastern) literary texts richly reward the careful attention they demand. Woods (Gay & Lesbian Studies/Nottingham Trent Univ., England) extracts the full interpretive mileage to be had from ideals of ambiguity, paradox, and perspective. This is already evident in the structure of the book, which approaches its subject from diverse angles, both chronological and thematic. Separate chapters address, among other topics, the Greek classics, the Middle Ages, Shakespeare, Proust, the Holocaust, women writers, masturbation, boyhood, and the political left. That such a far-ranging gay-themed book is possible at all owes to an ambiguity in the notion of gay reading: A text's status as gay may depend either on the sexual identity of its author or on its susceptibility to placement in interpretive contexts of homosexual attraction. Thus, while the very idea of a canon of gay writing depends on a tradition of gay authorship, a gay reading of Shakespeare's "fiendishly ambiguous" Sonnet 20 stands apart from the (contested) sexual identity of its writer. Woods acknowledges and affirms this tension by publishing his book with a major university press, while implying by his frequent intimate use of the selectively embracing, "us" that most, if not all of his readers are surely gay. The final brilliant chapter, "Poetry and Paradox," weds the social subversions of paradox typical of all minority groups (compare, from a Jewish perspective, Leo Strauss's Persecution and the Art of Writing) to the heights of poetic art. Woods's own artistry is evident throughout this elegant and startling book, especially in the memorable turns of phrase (e.g., in the chapter "The Family and Its Alternatives': "Outlaws and inlaws are simply not compatible"). Though grounded in the particulars of gay male identity, this masterpiece of literary (and social) criticism calls across the divides of sex and sexual orientation. (Kirkus Reviews)
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@Gelati it's been surprisingly good! Other than my ear going numb, but that's tolerable. Definitely worth it when you get into the 30s.
@Gelati it's been surprisingly good! Other than my ear going numb, but that's tolerable. Definitely worth it when you get into the 30s.
@Tanej78 have you got history of dropping p4? 30 is actually a good number but I had just over 30 once and my FS increased pessaries dosage. There's no harm to have 2 a day. Will you have another p4 test? I had p4 test a few times during my tww. FS said to do it if it makes me feel better. He doesn't think it was necessary. 3 more sleeps to BT. How do you feel?
AFM, I still can't sleep on my side with the body pillow haha. I start that way every night but go on my back once I fall asleep I think. I'm seeing my OB in 2 weeks so will ask him about it.
Other than that I'm going well. I feel heavy. I started exercising which makes me feel heaps better. Just waiting to feel the kicks and seeing ob. Sometimes I think I feel something but I could just be imagining things.
Have started talking to my boss about return to work plan. Basically I want to return but can't commit to an exact time yet haha. He understands of course. He was the one that told me I can change my mind. My boss and my team have been so great. It's so cute to see how they look after me and my belly.
I still get quite overwhelmed when people tell me what to buy etc. especially I have most things I think but I need to do a stocktake. First thing to do this weekend is to make sure I am booked for hospital and ante natal classes. And start a pregnancy diary. I'm week 15 now I think I can start enjoying being pregnant.
How are you ladies going?
I am busy tonight so will do a quick post. Lol speaking of antenatal class. We haven't even booked in. Talked to DH few days ago and he was half asleep so told me to chat again the next day. Then, I had a very bad evening yesterday. Left my jacket on the bus with keys in the pocket!!! Gosh they have so many depots for two buses alone. Some of the bus company employees weren't even willing to help (being so impatient with me). One was very nice and tried to find the bus for me but no luck. Frustrated and felt bad enough and DH reaction made it worse. Thanks goodness that no one took my jacket and dumped the keys. Found it today.
@lileitak- will def keep that pillow in mind. Good to hear you're getting some sleep
@Minib - yay wow 15 weeks! Sounds like morning sickness has eased and exercise def helps. That's great you have an understanding boss. Makes such a big difference. Hope you feel some kicks soon! I'm going well. Just slowly getting big and heavy def no hiding it now! Lol. I'm hoping to buy all the big stuff this weekend and take advantage of sales.
@bbhope sorry to hear you had such an ordeal but luckily you foud everything. It's so stressful losing keys or wallet. Hope DH wasn't too harsh on you!
@Tanej78 - how are you feeling hun? Goodluck for tmr! One more sleep xx
@Minib: that's good that you have an understanding boss. Pregnancy diary sounds good. Hah...i didn't really have the motivation to do it. LOL. What I found funny is that I know so much about IVF and barely has a clue about pregnancy. Exercise sounds good, if only i could get my motivation! It is pretty cold or rainy in perth these days. It is getting dark early as well. An evening walk just doesn't seem appealing to me at this point.
AFM, i have so many work to do but kinda zone out lately in the office. @Gelati: I've been buying stuff since the beginning of the stocktake sale. We bought the car seat last weekend after wasting time the previous weekend to look at capsule. I haven't found any reasonable priced and good looking bedding set. The one i look at on amazon is on sale at aussie toyrus atm but still very expensive after adding the shipping (online only?). The price is nearly the same as the US price with shipping. Crazy. If you find a good site, let me know. Well, no luck with the pram. I should have bought it last month or went ahead with DJ when it is on sale despite a slightly higher price. DJ is willing to price match the sydney store but after adding the shipping, i'm just not sure. I might have to wait it out on this one. Perth is so limited and not much competition.
@Tanej78: hope you are doing well. xx
@bbhope @Gelati @Minib
Thank you ladies for thinking of me.. 1 more sleep but I'm down and think im out... i had spotting which i think is turning into a bleed, no cramping yet
I really needed this to be our turn...
I'm going to go in first thing @7 to do my BETA so hopefully results come back sooner... i was going to POAS but then i thought that would send me in a tailspin. I'll just try to ignore it, push on with work wish the day away.
@Tanej78 you never know hun. It could also be the double prog dose ur giving yourself that's irritating the cervix etc. sending you lots of sticky vibes and best of luck tmr. I'm really wanting this to be your cycle too. Will be thinking of you. Well done on not POAS and staying strong.
@bbhope good work on the car seat. We're not getting a capsule either. I bought some bedding at a baby sale but hoping to get some free bedding if I buy a heap of stuff on the weekend. I'm sure prams will go on sale again. You have a bit of time still 😊
@bbhope oh you had a terrible night. Glad you found your jacket and keys. Don't need that kind of stress. Hope you feel better and relaxed now. I think the pram might go on sale again. Most things seem to go on sale except for certain brand.
@Tanej78 don't be disheartened. Has it turned into anything heavy? I had spotting this successful cycle. I thought I was out too so was very surprised to get a bfp. I had all the symptoms for af.
Because I have most things, I can have the leisure to look at non important things like nappy bag. Not sure if I want one or not. I think I'll get a stylish bag so I looked at a few brands online lol. See how I can spend time on the non essential stuff. And things like nice blanket etc lol. Went to seeds kids and they had nice blanket.
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Interview with David Jones, finance director, New Balance
David Jones joined New Balance/Warrior Sports as finance director in January 2012. New Balance is a leading global athletic products company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. New Balance is a family of brands including Warrior Sports. Georgina Crompton of Page Executive's CFO practice speaks to him about his career to date, areas of opportunity for the New Balance business and retention strategies.
What have you focused on since joining the New Balance business?
New Balance is an established and leading global athletic products company, headquartered in Boston in the US, with over 100 years of heritage and huge potential for accelerated global growth. Since joining in January 2012, I have spent time getting to know the New Balance people and the product, understanding where New Balance is heading strategically and the milestones to be achieved on that journey.
As finance director, the breadth of role is such that a business-wide understanding is essential. Knowledge of the market dynamics within which New Balance operates so effectively and key external stakeholder relationships are both very important.
What attracted you to join? What are the key areas your role will involve?
The depth and duality of the role proved a compelling proposition – financial responsibility for the EMEA region of New Balance, combined with responsibility for the new Warrior Soccer business (Warrior being an existing brand within the New Balance brand portfolio).
New Balance has a rich heritage and history, with Warrior Soccer being more entrepreneurial in nature, yet hugely high profile within New Balance globally – particularly given the six year kit supply deal with Liverpool Football Club commencing in the 2012/13 season.
In terms of key areas of the role, they are: helping strategically find new paths to grow and analysing performance, being a facilitator of process change and cost management, mitigating and managing risk and delivering positive change through fresh thinking and value added decision-making.
Where are your main areas of opportunity to grow the business? How do you differentiate yourselves from the competition?
For New Balance, 2012 is very significant with the London Olympics and the associated brand marketing opportunity. We have embarked on a TV advertising campaign this year in the UK for the first time, and are sponsoring the 'British Milers' – the Team GB guys hoping for success in the Olympic 1,500m event. The appetite for the brand is stronger than ever!
In addition, as a key point of differentiation from other global athletic product companies, New Balance supports local domestic manufacturing, both in the US and the UK – with over one million pairs of footwear produced each year at the manufacturing facility in Flimby, Cumbria.
With Warrior Soccer again the potential is huge, with the Liverpool Football Club deal the first step in a longer term football strategy. The Warrior brand proposition will be very different to competitors in that marketplace and we view this as vital to the success and appeal of the brand moving forward.
What are the priorities for your business and how is the finance function helping to achieve them?
With New Balance, we continue to strive for 'responsible' growth, protecting the brand identity whilst simultaneously developing a sustainable cash generative business model. From a finance perspective it is important we are a proactive business partner, supporting the wider business, providing a framework for reporting and forecasting whilst safeguarding the assets of the business.
For Warrior Soccer, 2012 is 'year one' of a strategic soccer plan, and it will be vitally important during this time to appropriately leverage the existing New Balance infrastructure as a vehicle to reduce the cost base and accelerate the rate of growth. Finance will be integral to planning the structural economics of the Warrior Soccer business, monitoring performance and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams across the organisation.
What has been the biggest challenge in your career to date?
During my time as financial director of IGT-UK Group, we completed three acquisitions in six months. The integration work effort was intense with many different challenges business-wide. From a finance perspective, not only were we involved in the deal structure, but following deal completion we had to ensure visibility of the performance of each business, whilst at the same time changing reporting systems, moving physical locations, restructuring headcount and introducing new performance metrics. It was a busy time!
Similarly the sale of the Barcrest Group business in 2011 from IGT Inc. to NASDAQ-listed Scientific Games Corporation was equally intense a process – extremely challenging but rewarding at the same time, culminating in my winning the North West 'UK Young FD of the Year' award in November 2011.
Is retention still an issue in the current challenging economic climate? How do you retain your top performers?
My experience is that, over the last couple of years, people have been less inclined to move roles in an uncertain marketplace, and have valued job security at least on par with an opportunity for progression. That said, ensuring the retention of top performers business-wide is always critical.
My approach with top performers is to ensure they feel both challenged and empowered to make decisions within their daily roles. The opportunity for career development needs to be evident wherever possible.
Tell us a little about your plans to develop your own career? Where would you like to be in five years time?
My career to date has progressed well – with almost six years of experience gained in financial director roles at a (relatively!) young age. My next immediate priority is to make a positive contribution to the New Balance/Warrior Sports business and I am hugely excited by the role, the people and the opportunity this presents.
Beyond that, I am by nature ambitious, and keen to continue to develop and progress at the rate I have enjoyed over the last ten years!
Brief career history:
2012-present: New Balance/Warrior Sports – FD
2011: Winner of the NW UK 'Young FD of the Year 2011' award
2007-2011: IGT-UK Group – FD
2002-2006: MyTravelUK – various finance to senior finance roles
Previously: Graduated with a 1st Class Honours Degree in Accounting and Economics from the University of Manchester and qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC in Manchester.


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Boy Scout Develops YMCA Walking Trail
Henrico Citizen Staff Reports 11/02/10
The YMCA of Greater Richmond recently announced that a walking trail had been established on the Chickahominy Family YMCA property, thanks in part to Boy Scout Jared Appleby. The creation of the trail was the 17-year-old student's Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project and will allow Y members to exercise and enjoy the outdoors.
Before marking the best possible path for the walking trail, Appleby consulted a scoutmaster who works with the Henrico County Department of Recreation and Parks and family members who hiked the Appalachian Trail and researched trail development. In late August, Appleby worked with a team of 24 volunteers with hand tools and a borrowed bush hog to clear land for the trail, which is just shy of one mile in length. Appleby raised all of the funds and donations necessary to complete the trail by meeting with the Varina Ruritan Club and sending letters that secured support from national chains such as Home Depot, Kroger and Martins. Chickahominy Family YMCA officials hope to enhance the trail with exercise stations in the future.
Villa's Flagler Housing wins national NAEH award
St. Joseph's Villa's Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
NAEH annually recognizes proven programs and significant achievements in ending child and family homelessness.
Flagler completed its transition from an on-campus shelter to the community-based model of rapid rehousing in 2013, and it was one of the nation's first rapid re-housing service providers to be certified by NAEH. > Read more.
RIR's Christmas tree lighting rescheduled for Dec. 12
Richmond International Raceway's 13th annual Community Christmas tree lighting has been rescheduled from Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m., due to inclement weather expected on the original date.
Entertainment Dec. 12 will be provided by the Laburnum Elementary School choir and the Henrico High School Mighty Marching Warriors band. Tree decorations crafted by students from Laburnum Elementary School and L. Douglas Wilder Middle School will be on display. Hot chocolate and cookies will be supplied by the Henrico High School football boosters. > Read more.
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Dance the night away at Henrico's "Legendary Dance Night" – tomorrow at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center! The University of Richmond's Modlin Center for the Arts is also offering some legendary music – check out Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles tonight and the Shanghai Quartet with Wu Man on Sunday – and Suzie and the G-Tones will perform at the Bryan Park Bar and Grill in Lakeside. If you're searching for a family-friendly option, the film "Annie" will be at the Henrico Theatre for two showings tomorrow. Tickets are only $1! For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Family resort on Golden Lake, Ottawa Valley, Ontario.
Welcome to "A&A" a family managed resort on the shores of Golden Lake, Eastern Ontario. Our resort well known for the waterfront self-catering cottages (former Goldenville cottages) and small cabins.
Our resort is a great place for families and couples who are looking for relaxing vacations among the beauty of Canadian nature and who like the outdoor lifestyle.
New cottages, dining room with log fire place, wood burring sauna and many playgrounds add a lot of fun to your vacations.
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- Ninety two percent of our guest are really happy about our place.
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Eastern Ontario is a wonderful place to spend your vacations because of its natural beauty and sense of history. Visitors enjoy taking walks through the highlands of the Land O'Lakes to see the landscape or learning about the cultural heritage of Wilno or First Nations. There is something for every member of the family in Eastern Ontario, from educational museums to fun amusement parks. This is an area steeped in history where vacationers never run out of amazing sights to see.
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Piku Trailer (2015)
"Motion Se Hi Emotion" 08 May 2015 Drama, Comedy 123 mins
Piku is an Indian comedy-drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar. Deepika Padukone portrays the titular protagonist, a Bengali architect living in New Delhi, and Amitabh Bachchan plays her hypochondriac father. Irrfan Khan, Moushumi Chatterjee and Jishu Sengupta portray supporting roles
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Open the forward hatch to release the motorised troop deployment track, which holds all the figures firmly in place. Remove them one by one, grab one of the 20 blasters from the slide hatch and prepare the troops for battle. The electronic battle and Droid sounds make it even more realistic! Also included is a fierce OBI-WAN KENOBI figure with lightsaber!
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There's a deadly zombie epidemic threatening humanity, but Wade, a small-town farmer and family man, refuses to accept defeat even when his daughter Maggie becomes infected.
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The classic role-playing game comes to life in this magical adventure. The empire of Izmer is a divided land: Elite magicians called Mages rule while lowly commoners are powerless.
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A squad of British soldiers on training in the lonesome Scottish wilderness find a wounded Special Forces captain and the carnaged remains of his team.


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This is the first picture of the latest teenager to be killed in London.
Melvin Bryan was stabbed to death during a row at a bedsit two days before his 19th birthday. He staggered into the street and collapsed in front of horrified passers-by in Edmonton.
Mr Bryan was the 20th teenager to be killed in the capital this year and the 16th to be fatally knifed.
Today his family released a photo showing him on his way to a job interview in January. He got the sales role but quit weeks later.
His mother, Sharon, was said to still be in shock at her home in Honor Oak today.
Ms Bryan was said to be struggling to cope with her son's death and sleeping much of the time.
She has spoken of her fear that the knife violence blighting London will never stop and that teenagers will continue to be killed at an alarming rate.
Her son was repeatedly stabbed in the neck and chest during the fight in Gloucester Road, close to Silver Street railway station, at about 2.30pm last Thursday.
One member of the public who saw him collapse in the street was physically sick because of the severity of his injuries.
Mr Bryan's death came on a day of carnage when four people were stabbed and killed within 24 hours.
The deaths came in the wake of the Met launching a special 75-man task force as part of Operation Blunt 2 to deal with knife crime. This was introduced followingthe deaths of Ben Kinsella and Shakilus Townsend, both 16, who were killed within days of each other.
Two men, aged 23 and 28, were arrested on Monday in Green Lanes, Finsbury Park, in connection with Mr Bryan's death.
A 26-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man arrested earlier were released without charge.
Meanwhile detectives investigating the murder of 42-year-old Latvian Genadijs Jaronis, who was stabbed to death last Thursday in Tottenham, have arrested a fourth man.
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As the game stretched into its second overtime, the curses streaming out of the dusty men inside Clube Portugues Vasco da Gama on James Street grew more anguished.
This was the point in the match at which men like these, almost all of them Portuguese immigrants, hands thick as hams and faces like creased leather, forgot about jobs, wives and children and began to pray for the 11 sweat-drenched players on the television, the pride of their nation: the Portuguese national soccer team.
In a soccer stadium in Brussels, the Portuguese were battling the bigger, more experienced French in the semifinal match of this year's European Championship. Here in Bridgeport, home to the largest Portuguese community in Connecticut, about 200 men (and exactly 2 women) were staring at three televisions that were carrying the game live.
''This is our Super Bowl,'' said Jaime Jorge, of Trumbull, a marketing executive for a national car-rental company who, like everyone else here today, took the afternoon off to come to Vasco da Gama, an 80-year-old soccer club with about 600 members. ''If you watch the game at home, you're not going to ride that roller coaster of emotion,'' said Mr. Jorge, who, at 31, was one of the youngest in the crowd.Continue reading the main story
Raul Ribereiro, 52, an electrical contractor, said he had been coming to the club about five days a week since he arrived from Coimbra, Portugal, in 1982. ''This is the point where we all get together,'' he said, finishing off a pork-chop sandwich. ''We have this center and the church,'' Our Lady of Fatima, where priests still say Mass in Portuguese.
More than 20,000 Portuguese or their descendants now live in and around Bridgeport, rivaling the two larger communities in Newark and in New Bedford, Mass. They began arriving in the first decades of the 20th century, mainly from the northern region near Chaves, and started new lives hauling in fishing nets, pounding railroad ties and punching timecards in Bridgeport's factories.
The Vasco da Gama soccer club, like the 15th-century Portuguese explorer for whom it is named, is a point of reference and extreme pride for the men and women who gather here several nights a week and know one another by first name.
The four-sided bar is made, they will tell you, of imported brown Portuguese marble. Two oblong glass cases on the wall are crammed with trophies, team photographs and banners from other Portuguese, Italian, Polish and German soccer clubs around the region.
Joe Matos, 48, who normally spends Wednesday afternoons building swimming pools, had not missed a Portuguese game since the European Championship began last month. The team had surpassed expectations, winning all four of its matches thus far. Mr. Matos, who immigrated in 1967, said his boss had no choice but to let him and his colleagues take time off on game days.
''We tell him, 'We got a soccer game, we gotta watch it,' '' Mr. Matos said, his hair, T-shirt and jeans coated with a fine layer of cement dust. ''He gets mad, but what's he gonna do? We've got five guys on the crew.''
And the crew was here, watching the game. As the match progressed, the cigarette smoke hovering over the marble bar grew dense, the men more vociferous. Finally, in the 20th minute, a Portuguese striker rocketed a shot past the French goalkeeper, and Clube Vasco da Gama erupted with shouts of ''Golo!''
''We're gonna win, 2 to 0,'' claimed Mr. Matos, smiling.
But in the second half, the French, desperate to tie the game, began attacking the Portuguese goal, and the members of Clube Vasco da Gama, most of them standing up, grew agitated. ''Onde esta penalto?'' the older men would cry when a Portuguese player was tackled without a call from the Austrian referee. They bellowed curses when the French finally scored in the 52nd minute. But hope pulsed through everyone.
If the team won, some of the younger men said, they planned to drive across town and wave the Portuguese flag in front of a social club for French people.
As the second overtime wound down, the dusty members of Vasco da Gama twisted their bodies with every missed shot. The game finally slipped away when a Portuguese defender conceded a penalty shot. Seconds later on the field in Brussels, the French captain, Zinedine Zidane, kicked and scored, winning the game. Inside Vasco da Gama, men turned away or hung their heads in silent agony. A few began heated arguments over the referee's fatal call.
Their prayers unanswered, the men's jobs, their wives and their families came zooming back into focus. Heading out into the sunny afternoon, many men talked with one another amiably, but with a noticeable air of having missed winning the state lottery by a single digit.
''Take it easy,'' Mr. Matos, the swimming pool builder, told a visitor. There was always the next game, the next tournament, the next chance for Portuguese soccer glory.Continue reading the main story


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Broken Angel Collection
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Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa Universal Studios Area, Orlando
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- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Marina on site
- Pool umbrellas
- Number of spa tubs - 7
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Arcade/game room
- Billiards or pool table
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 10
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 10
- Conference space size (feet) - 25000
- Conference space size (meters) - 2323
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 28
- Year Built 1984
- Elevator/lift
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Terrace
- Library
- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Sofa bed
- Separate dining area
- Separate sitting area
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Flat-screen TV
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Weekly housekeeping provided
- In-room safe
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Special features
Serenity Spa has 12 treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
DiningWestgate Smokehouse Grill - This poolside family restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
Sids Bistro - This bistro serves breakfast, lunch, and light fare. Open daily.
Cordovano Joes - This restaurant specializes in pizza and serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.
Joes Marketplace and Deli - This delicatessen specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Open daily.
On Site
- Fitness facilities
- Marina on site
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Fitness classes on site
- Basketball on site
- Free bicycles on site
- Fishing on site
- Miniature golf on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Kayaking on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Playground on site
- Volleyball on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa Universal Studios Area, Orlando's small print
Also known as
- Westgate Lakes Resort Universal Studios Area
- Westgate Lakes Resort Universal Studios Area Condo
- Westgate Lakes Resort Universal Studios Area Condo Orlando
- Westgate Lakes Resort Universal Studios Area Orlando
- Westgate Lakes Hotel Orlando
- Westgate Lakes Universal Studios Area Orlando
- Westgate Lakes Universal Studios Area
- Westgate Lakes Orlando
- Westgate Lakes Resort Spa Universal Studios Area
Parcel deliveries, handling, and storage will be subject to a fee starting February 1, 2015. Photo ID will be required to claim package(s) and must match the name on the package(s). Payment will be due at time of package claim. Any and all packages that are not claimed within 30 days from the date of delivery or placement into storage at the resort will be returned to sender, or may become the property of the resort. While all efforts are made to keep stored packages as secure as possible, lost and/or stolen packages are not the ultimate responsibility of the resort. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
Deposit: USD 50 per stay
Pet deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
- Resort fee: USD 12.99 per accommodation, per night
Resort fee inclusions:
- Fitness center access
- Sporting facilities or equipment
- Internet access (may be limited)
- Phone calls (may be limited)
- In-room safe
- Additional inclusions
Inclusions may be listed elsewhere on the page as free or for a surcharge.
Optional extras
Valet parking is available for an extra charge
Breakfast costs between USD 6.95 and USD 12.95 per person (approximately)
Children's club access is available for an extra charge
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 170.00 per accommodation, per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Good 3.7 /5 from 2339 reviews
my stay was good and i will come back again
The resort is huge and it is meant to massive tourism. There was a jacuzzy in the room in addition to the bathroom which made it look like a motel. There was a cockroach in this jacuzzy which made me very paranoid of cleanliness. I am not sure i would come back to this place. Its too big and depersonalized.
Stayed there whilst visiting Disney land, great location with shuttles to major parks, Staff were helpful in checking and with inquiries. Lots of fun things to do around the resort, close to Walmart for easy grocery shopping about 2 mins drive. Only issue is the transportation within the resort, to enjoy resort rent a buggy or come with your own car.
One of the worst "resorts" that I've ever visited. Other than front desk, the staff is rude! Unfriendly. Rude. Very limited space to walk, so you're in the parking lot behind cars frequently. Watch out for the staff driving carts! They text, talk and speed through the complex. Would not want my family there unless we were only going to be in the room and car. Too many great resorts in Orlando to mess with this one.
Front desk staff is superb... the best. But, it stops there. Staff overall is rude. Cart drivers text while driving, many staff have in headsets while working, and I witnessed two security guards "checking out" a young teen girl as they rode thru street after dark. Extremely inappropriate. I would not let my youngest daughter (17) walk around there without being accompanied. Room was small. No place to watch TV except on bed. Sofa positioned outside of the TV range, which is mounted and cannot be turned/adjusted. No area to walk or jog as they have limited sidewalks. Most folks have to walk behind parked cars and in the driveway to go anywhere. Least customer oriented place that I have visited in decades!
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Rochedale Church Of Christ (non-denominational)
You will be welcomed at the Rochedale Church of Christ by a group of christians striving to be Christ's church in Rochedale South, Queensland. Our aim is to glorify God in our community by telling others about the bible as being the only spiritual guide and Jesus as the only saviour. We have a great heritage as the congregation was commenced by Norm and Faith Cardinal who had the foresight to purchase land and build a building in the early 1970's with the aim on teaching Jesus in this community.We are a small church and see ourselves as just simple people trying to live the way Jesus would want us to. We struggle in life just like we imagine you do, but we have found love, joy, strength and assurance in our walk with Jesus. We want to share our journey in life with you, pray with you and read the word of God together with you. We don't claim to have all of the answers but we believe all answers are found in Jesus.We believe in relationships here at Rochdale and want to grow in our relationship with the Lord, with one another and with our neighbours and we hope you will join us as we share our lives in this community. In March 2012 a decision was made to move our Sunday meeting times to Bible Study 5 pm with the Worship Service 6pm and we hope and pray the evening sessions will be more suitable to those in our community who want to explore the gospel message. If you seek to build a relationship with God, we believe you will find love, joy, true purpose and be fulfilled in your journey as you grow in your devotion to the Lord.
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