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New housing development is off to a slow start in Los Angeles in 2017. Although the city defeated an anti-growth ballot measure, LA is still faced with a number of policy and legal challenges to building an adequate supply of affordable housing.
The Planning Report
The author of California's successful accessory dwelling unit legislation last year discusses this session's efforts, as well as the role of the state in determining local housing supply.
The Planning Report
In Sacramento, a protracted fight involving the California Environmental Quality Act downsized a proposed development. It also added fuel to the pro-Trump, anti-development fire that swept the nation on November 8.
California Planning & Development Report
It may seem understandable for developers to resort to the ballot box after encountering difficulty with a planning commission or city council, but in California it makes sense even for cities like Moreno Valley that are friendly to new development.
The New York Times
Blog post
Reviewing Governor Jerry Brown's recent proposed legislation to permit projects that provide affordable housing to be approved as-of-right.
In a significant effort to shift from sprawl toward incentivizing low-carbon transportation options, California is revising the way it measures traffic impacts of development projects under its Environmental Quality Act.
The Planning Report
California Assembly Bill AB 57 has tied the hands of local governments in reviewing the location of new cell towers, bypassing normal environmental and public review procedures.
Sacramento Bee's political columnist, Dan Walters, writes that NIMBYs are among the main reasons for the state's chronic housing crisis, and one of their main tools is the California Environmental Quality Act, which must be reformed by politicians.
The Sacramento Bee
A study of CEQA litigation revealed widespread abuse that experts say undermines California's environmental sustainability goals.
The Planning Report
Housing often costs a literal fortune in California, and Governor Jerry Brown doesn't see an easy fix. Demand to live in the state is high, but there are local factors at work impeding housing construction.
San Francisco Business Times
The group, Fix The City, sued the city on September 9 on its visionary plan that emphasizes transit, biking, and walking, claiming the traffic lane reductions will create more air pollution, imperil public safety, and add to traffic congestion.
Los Angeles Times
They're hated by many, blamed for the city's gentrification, but are an integral part of regional transportation, enabling tech employees to work on the Peninsula and South Bay while living in the city. A city-approved pilot may become permanent.
San Francisco Examiner
With five days left in the legislative season, Gov. Jerry Brown halved the fuels tax increases proposed in the Democratic bill as a sweetener to tax-averse Republicans, though they haven't show any willingness to date to compromise.
San Jose Mercury News
An op-ed describing the public health benefits of CEQA reform and urging California's leaders to finalize the end of "Level of Service" as a measure of project impacts.
Blog post
The ambiguous definition of 'urban decay' dilutes the argument for requiring this less-well-known environmental study.
As a particularly sad example of the morass of confusion and litigation that defines the development and planning process in California cities, renters have been ordered to vacate a newly constructed residential building in Hollywood.
Los Angeles Times
These are two similar lawsuits by environmental groups, one aimed at San Diego County, the other at the San Diego MPO, both based on CEQA and one also on SB 375. Enviros won both of them but only one will be heard by the California Supreme Court.
U-T San Diego
Electrification of the Caltrain will be great for train riders, the environment, air quality, and public health, but it might worsen traffic congestion between San Jose and San Francisco by increasing the frequency of commuter trains.
San Jose Mercury News
Faced with seven CEQA lawsuits from rail opponents threatening to delay the high-speed rail project, the California High-Speed Rail Authority sought preemption of the California environmental law. The Surface Transportation Board agreed.
The Fresno Bee
An appellate court's rejection of SANDAG's $200 billion sustainable communities plan holds far-reaching implications for how regional planners evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from transportation to meet SB 375 requirements to the year 2050.
San Diego Union-Tribune


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After two years of tight budgets, big companies have started spending money on information technology again. Who will be the winners in the new replacement cycle?
The forecast was alarming. When Cisco CEO John Chambers announced the networking giant's latest quarterly earnings on Nov. 10, he warned Wall Street that, due in part to cutbacks in spending by budget-strapped governments, sales for the next three months would probably be less than half of what analysts were expecting. Even worse, he slashed the company's full-year revenue projection by about $1 billion. The stock of the tech bellwether immediately plummeted, dragging down the broader sector and the Dow with it.
That was just the latest twist in what has been a roller-coaster ride for tech stocks over the past couple of years. And the news raised questions about whether the long-delayed rebound in tech spending -- which appeared to have momentum earlier this year -- is sputtering. But for investors willing to weather some volatility, say tech analysts, the pullback in tech stocks is an opportunity. Over the longer term, they believe, increased tech spending is a real and powerful trend.
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The PC-replacement cycle (a phrase that actually covers most computer-related hardware) should have kicked off in early 2009, when the average machine in use was three years old. That's about the age that office computers start to slow down and have problems, making it cheaper for companies to replace their equipment than repair it. However, the market collapse of 2008 and the subsequent Great Recession put that predictable surge in tech spending on hold. As the world financial system came unglued, corporate profits took a dive and company IT budgets went into a deep freeze. Global spending on computer hardware declined 12.3% in 2009, according to tech consultancy Gartner Inc.<!-- more -->
In the first half of 2010, pent-up demand finally kicked in, before slowing a bit in the third quarter. Still, Gartner predicts computer hardware sales will rise 9.4% this year. And the firm envisions strong demand into 2012, despite the latest setback. "We're optimistic about the next couple of years," says Richard Gordon, Gartner's chief of forecasting.
The market has remained skeptical. Even before the Cisco news broke, prices of tech stocks were lagging profit growth. "Earnings have rebounded very strongly, in some cases faster than the stocks, so valuations have come down," says Ken Allen, who manages the $2.9 billion T. Rowe Price Science & Technology fund. Recent market analysis by Goldman Sachs (gs) concluded that, at current valuations, the market expects info-tech profits to grow at an annual rate of just 2.1% over the next few years. That's a nosedive from its 11.6% average over the past 10 years. And it means that right now technology may offer a rare chance to buy growth at a bargain price.
Not every corner of the tech sector is under-loved, though. Money has been pouring into the stocks of companies that benefit from the recent boom in so-called cloud computing, where work gets done and information is stored via a network rather than on PCs. The S&P software and services sector rose 80% in 2009 and is up another 25% in 2010, compared to 59% and 10% gains for the information technology sector overall.
Investors who want to play the tech rebound now are better off focusing on laggards, starting with none other than Cisco (csco). The refresh cycle certainly benefits the tech behemoth, whose routers and switches also age and need to be replaced. Cisco is benefiting as well from expanding demand for networking products. Moreover, it has been moving aggressively into adjacent markets that offer growth. "People rightly perceive Cisco as a networking company, but they have a growing data-storage business, a big consumer electronics business, and web conferencing," says Scott Kessler, who heads Standard & Poor's technology research team.
Post-selloff, Kessler doesn't see too much downside for the stock. He points to the $39 billion in net cash that Cisco has on its balance sheet as a cushion. The shares now sell at roughly 13 times the revised 2011 earnings estimate, which should still grow about 10% from 2010. "So you're getting a well-managed tech company for a bit more than one times the growth rate," he says.
One important driver of Cisco's growth is acquisitions -- and it's been averaging nearly one per month. "The company has shown that it knows how to absorb other technologies and make them their own," says Michael Pytosh, senior tech analyst at ING Investment Management. Among the company's notable buys are the $2.9 billion purchase of Starent, a provider of wireless telecommunications technology, and the April $3.3 billion acquisition of Tandberg, a videoconferencing company.
Allen of T. Rowe Price is betting on a couple of other tech giants whose once-highflying shares have been grounded for years. "Dell (dell) is well-positioned for the upturn in corporate PC demand, and it trades at just six times free cash flow," he says. In addition Allen has loaded up on Microsoft (msft) -- his fund's biggest position -- to ride the updraft from new product cycles for Windows 7 and Office 2010. (Many IT buyers had put off purchasing new PCs to avoid the much-criticized Windows Vista.)
Allen has also taken a big position in semiconductor stocks. His favorite is On Semiconductor (onnn), a 1999 spinoff from Motorola (MOT) that has been an active acquirer of other chipmakers to both expand its industrial customer base -- which ranges from automotive to medical -- and fuel growth. Earlier this year the company acquired California Micro Devices, and it's currently completing its acquisition of Sanyo Semiconductor. The stock trades at just six times expected 2011 earnings, according to Zacks Investment Research.
Finally, a less glamorous way to play the replacement cycle is through the low-profile but high-volume business of tech distribution. Three companies -- Tech Data (tecd), Ingram Micro (im), and Synnex (snx) -- make up this mini tech sector. And Ananda Baruah, an analyst at merchant bank Brean Murray Carret, has all of them on his buy list.
What does a tech distributor actually do? Imagine a law firm that has 10 interns showing up for their first day of work. The firm's tech staff calls Joe's Computer store to order 10 HP desktops, all loaded with Microsoft Office, security software, etc. Joe in turn contacts his tech distributor, and the next morning the computer boxes arrive on the law firm's loading dock, all stamped with Joe's logo. Big corporations typically have their own tech departments, but small- and mid-size companies rely heavily on these distributors. Tech Data, for example, sells $88 million of technology every day -- from PCs to smartphones -- with orders averaging less than $1,000.
Though the shares of the distributors have started to move recently, the group's average P/E, based on Baruah's 2011 earnings estimates, is still less than 10. "The stocks are cheap and should get a nice boost from the upswing in demand," he says. Just like the rest of the industry.


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Like I said, Not-Mojo.
Not only that, but the confirmation that it is Farouk, aka The Shadow King:
Yes David, yes! More #XMen easter eggs….. Prof. Xavier vs. Shadow King! #LegionFX pic.twitter.com/qDXLTGhaso
— Nerdist (@nerdist) March 23, 2017
Bonus points for the movie canon version of Professor X's wheelchair.
fox / fx / legion / nerdery / nerdist / x-men
Did somebody say pie? Yeah, about two years late with this one, but it took me about two minutes to figure out this wasn't from the 1970s. Also, I am old enough to remember when this WAS as good as television got. I miss ZOOM.
And if you're anything like me, you wanted to know what the FASHIZRET* these guys were mumbling. Took me a while, but here's the words. Google needed help finding them.
Hard 'n Phirm: Pi Lyrics
Verse 1
When ink and pen in hands of men
Inscribe your form, bipedal "P"
They draw an altar on which
God has slaughtered all stability
No eyes could ever soak in all the places you anoint
And yet to see you all at once we only need the point
Flirting with infinity, your geometric progeny
That fit inside you oh so tight
With triangles that feel so right
Verse 2
Your ever-constant homily says flaw is discipline
The patron saint of imperfection frees us from our sin
And if our transcendental lift shall find a final floor
Then Man will know the death of God where wonder was before
Yeah, I know this Pi SHREZET* backwards and forwards
Check it out
I did three chicks then I pointed at the door
A girl entered in so that made it four
I snapped one time in came another five
Add 'em all up and that makes nine
The average age 26.5
Now that's what I call gettin' some pi
Five of the chicks wore 6-inch heels
Two of the nine squealed like seals
514 was the area code
Quebec, Canada my winter abode
And my 1.3 million dollar chalet
Pi backwards, pi forwards, all night and all day
*Family show
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Sen. Brownback May Lift Hold on Nominee
Friday, December 8, 2006; 10:06 PM
WASHINGTON -- Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, a potential presidential candidate, said Friday he would lift his hold on a federal judicial nominee if she agrees to step aside from any case dealing with same-sex unions.
Brownback, a Republican raising money for a possible White House bid, has stalled the confirmation of Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Janet Neff to the federal bench because she once attended a lesbian commitment ceremony.
Neff has said she attended the ceremony as a friend of one of the two women, a longtime neighbor. She insisted in an Oct. 12 letter to Brownback that the ceremony had no legal effect and would not affect her ability to act fairly as a federal judge.
Brownback, a prominent gay marriage opponent, says he is concerned the incident colors her legal view on the constitutionality of allowing same-sex marriages.
Neff has declined any public comment about her nomination.
Under Senate rules, a single senator can block a vote on a nomination by placing a hold on it.
President Bush nominated Neff and two others to fill three vacancies in Michigan as part of a compromise with Democrats. Neff has a liberal reputation, while the other two nominees are considered conservatives.
Michigan Democratic Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, who support Neff, have placed holds on the other two nominees because of Brownback's actions.
A spokesman for Levin did not immediately return a phone call late Friday seeking comment.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved all three candidates earlier this year and their nominations are pending before the full Senate.


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- kevins61 thinks "Is This The Greatest Buzzer Beater Of..." is Fail
- kevins61 thinks "J.R. Smith Just Compared Gay People T..." is Fail
When alien races see our Twitter posts and hundred years from now, they'll be all "Yeah, no wonder they're fucking extinct."
who completely missed the point of the post? nyc.
He also wore sandals. And a beanie. On national TV.) Wow. Shocking.
- kevins61 thinks "4 Reasons Why Bagel Bites Are The Best" is Fail
Response to Michael Jordan Still Practices With The Bobcats:
I think if this were 10 years ago, the players might respondalittle more emphatically. As it is, these guys really didn't experience the brunt of Jordan Mania so they're obligingly impressed.


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Michael Orzano, head of equity indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices: Most S&P and Dow Jones Islamic Indices Outperform Conventional #Benchmarks in 2017
Most S&P and Dow Jones Shariah-compliant benchmarks outperformed their conventional counterparts year-to-date through June 28, 2017 as Financials – which are largely absent from Islamic indices – have lagged the broader market, and Information Technology and Health Care – which tend to be overweight in Islamic Indices – have been the two top performing sectors so far this year.
Global equity markets added to strong Q1 gains as the Dow Jones Islamic Market World and S&P Global BMI Shariah Indices gained 13.6% and 13.3%, respectively for the year. Each index outperformed the conventional S&P Global Broad Market Index (BMI) by about 2.5%. In the U.S., the S&P 500 Shariah gained 10.4% for the year, outperforming the S&P 500 by 1.4%. Regional Dow Jones Islamic Market benchmarks for Asia-Pacific, Europe and Emerging Markets all beat their conventional counterparts by meaningful margins as well.
Asia-Pacific, Europe and Emerging Markets Lead Global Equity Markets Higher
Support Disruption for Good (SDG) #Challenge will showcase breakthrough models that also have material social impact
Zurich, Switzerland, February 22, 2017 – The RFI Foundation, in partnership with the Swiss Finance + Technology Association, Finocracy and the Responsible Finance & Investment (RFI) Summit partners, launched the Support Disruption for Good (SDG) Challenge to find the most promising ethical, responsible or Islamic FinTech innovation and connect them to the leading institutions in the responsible finance industry.
The SDG Challenge opens today and will remain open until March 17. All applicants will be judged against a transparent set of criteria by an independent judging panel drawn from across the responsible finance and FinTech industry. During the review process judges will evaluate the ability of each entrant to effectively scale, contribute to financial inclusion, contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals while being financially sustainable.
Summit will explore intersection of #fintech, #ESG and #Islamicfinance. #RFISummit17
January 24, 2017, Zurich, Switzerland –
Bringing together a diversity of perspectives is critical for continuing the growth occurring within responsible finance. On this premise, the Responsible Finance & Investment Summit 2017 will convene in Zurich, Switzerland from 3-4 May 2017 around the theme "Building Bridges, Expanding Impact".
Recent estimates from industry stakeholders show continued growth in responsible finance assets in many geographies and sectors. Responsible investment in Europe grew by 42% during the past 2 years, while in the U.S., assets grew by 33%. In Islamic finance, which has a global presence with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, growth in the last 2 years has been 21%. Identifying actionable areas for collaboration will support continued growth towards a more sustainable financial system.
Dear Readers,
The US Securities Exchange Commission has issued recently press release regarding equity crowd funding and its regulation:
"Washington D.C., Oct. 30, 2015 —
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted final rules to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. The Commission also voted to propose amendments to existing Securities Act rules to facilitate intrastate and regional securities offerings. The new rules and proposed amendments are designed to assist smaller companies with capital formation and provide investors with additional protections."
Equity funding is discriminated threefold in finanical markets despite most people assume that a market economy would leave choices to market participants. The three key problems are: 1) Risk weighting of equity finance a multiple higher than debt finance, thus making it unattractive for banks to provide equity finance and consequently destabilizing economies with excess debt. 2) Tax deductibility of interest expense. 3) Entry barriers to the securities markets to raise equity.
Kuveyt Türk Participation Bank has been licensed by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to offer banking services in Germany. Thus, the first bank based on an interest-free Islamic business model is licensed in Germany.
Kuveyt Türk has obtained its license from the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to provide fully-fledged banking services in Germany according to the interest-free Islamic banking principles. Kuveyt Türk is the first Islamic bank that has been fully licensed to operate its deposit and debt business in Germany. With this license, Kuveyt Türk is the pioneer that introduces the Islamic banking model in Germany.
KT Bank AG with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and as a 100 percent subsidiary of Kuveyt Türk Participation Bank, will start to offer its reliable, high-quality, fast and user-friendly services from July 01, 2015 onwards. KT Bank AG will provide its private and commercial clients with products and services according to interest-free Islamic banking principles.
"KT Bank AG is an ethical, innovative and socially responsible bank"
The Halal-industry Expo will be the largest in Russia and Eastern Europe and will take place from 5 – 8 June, 2014. The Russian Muftis Council is organizer of the exhibition. The Expo will probably bring more than 200 companies together from all over the world. With Muslim numbers increasing there is a definite growing demand for Halal products and services. These are not only popular among Muslims. Halal products are well known for their quality. Besides that, sphere of Halal services bases on a mutual respect and honest cooperation. The Moscow International Halal Exhibition is a major event in the industry and a platform for experts and businesses.
The International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) are pleased to announce the launch of the ISDA/IIFM Mubadalatul Arbaah (Profit Rate Swap) product standard to be used for Islamic hedging purposes.
The Mubadalatul Arbaah (MA) standard follows on from the "ISDA/IIFM Tahawwut (Hedging) Master Agreement" and provides the industry with a framework for Islamic risk mitigation. The launch of the Tahawwut Master Agreement as the template for Shari'ah-compliant risk management was officially announced at a press conference hosted by Central Bank of Bahrain in March 2010.
Qatari Aurum will be launching its first large-scale foray into the world of Technology and Design during an annual gathering of other GCC-based investors and private equity houses in Paris during July this year. The newly¨established group, comprising high net-worth venture capitalists from Qatar, is yet to launch formally but has already set about making waves in an industry reserved for Silicon Valley start-ups and traditionally large-scale US private equity houses. It is expected that the Group will announce its inaugural acquisition of equity in a globally established internet start-up at the Capital & Projects Exchange, Paris, France, July 2012.
The focus of the group is toward bringing a wealth of technology know-how in the internet media and software design services to the GCC region. There is a course laid out to use this investor insight in gathering the choicest design and development houses locally within the region and injecting them with world-class expertise, fuelling a technology-drive unsurpassed in recent times.
Report offers comprehensive reference material about Shariah scholars in the Middle East and around the world as Islamic Finance industry assets top US$1 trillion. Failaka Advisors, in partnership with Paris-based Grapes Market Research & Advisory, has released the second edition of The Shariah Report.
The 2012 version of the report is the world's first comprehensive report on Shariah scholars, with detailed profiles of more than 120 of the top scholars in the Middle East and from around the globe highlighting Islamic Finance's global reach.
"Spanning from East to West, The Shariah Report profiles Shariah Scholars from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe & North America, providing insight into the depth and breadth of the industry", added Anne-Sophie Gintzburger, Founding Director at Grapes. Each scholarly profile comprises country of birth, academic qualifications, a cross-referenced list of institution where each scholar serves as a Shariah Board member, and a list of their important works on Islamic finance.
The National Treasury invited on 6th December banking institutions to submit proposals for the provision
of advisory services for the structuring and issuance of a government Islamic bond ("Sukuk") in
the local and international markets.
The invitation is in line with the National Treasury's intention to diversify its funding and
investor base.
"There is a great interest in the SUKUK market and this is the first step towards meeting the
growing appetite for government backed Shariah compliant investments" said Lungisa Fuzile,
Director General of the National Treasury.
Interested service providers are expected to submit proposals by close of business (RSA time)
on or before 21st December 2011. Shortlisted bidders will be informed by 20th January 2012.
Further Information:
Request for Proposal (RFP):
Annexure to RFP:
Global leaders point way to economic recovery at UN summit
Gordon Brown, Mary Robinson and global CEOs call for sustainable financial sector reform
Washington D.C., 20 October 2011 – With economic recovery topping the United States and global political agenda, a group of CEOs, major investors and bankers together with former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown and President of Ireland Mary Robinson called for a far-reaching reform of the global financial system at a summit which ended in Washington D.C. today.
Amid a growing wave of protests highlighting economic concerns in countries from the US to the UK, Japan and Greece, more than 500 senior finance executives and policy-makers from around the world met at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative Global Roundtable (UNEP FI) summit to find sustainable solutions to tackle the drivers of market volatility and address the deepening rift between the rich and the poor.
Despite the existence of Shariah advisory councils, Islamic banks and financial institutions in Malaysia may be failing to carry out their duties. An article in this month's JSSH investigates transactions on purchasing houses specifically on transactions involving houses pending completion using the current practice of 'sale by deferred payment' also known as Bay' Bithaman al-Ajil (BBA).
Islamic banking gained foothold in Malaysia, with the establishment of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad in 1983 and facilities have since expanded. Products include Wadiah - where the bank acts as the safe-keeper of deposits but may provide returns to the depositors as a gift; Murabahah, or partnership and equity financing; Ijarah – leasing; Musharakah – partnership and Bay' Bithaman al-Ajil – sale by deferred payment. Nuarrual Hilal Md. Dahlan and Sharifah Zubaidah Syed Abdul Kader Aljunid looked at sale and purchase and loan agreement to see if they comply with the requirements of the Islamic Law in protecting stakeholders and to provide practical suggestions to improve the existing practice.
In its new publication, Islamic Banking and Finance in North Africa, the African Development Bank assesses the state of Islamic banking in the region and explains why its use has been limited. The report considers the future potential of Islamic finance, including its possible alignment with North Africa's development goals, particularly its ability to increase the diversification of funding sources.
The report takes into consideration the effect of Islamic banking's focus on the equitable distribution of risk and returns between suppliers and users of funds. Islamic Banking and Finance in North Africa goes further by exploring whether Islamic-style finance contracts could contribute to the development objectives of North African countries.
full report for free download: http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operati...
The 1st Quarter 2011 issue of the Malaysian ICM quarterly bulletin published by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is now available online.
Submission deadline 15 September 2011
Palgrave Macmillan is pleased to announce a call for papers for the Journal of Derivatives & Hedge Funds
For Islamic banking to grow further and develop there are many challenges relating to financing instruments, market structure and market regulation. The aim of the special issue is to provide a central platform and communication channel for researchers, academics, business leaders and industry practitioners relating to Islamic Banking. The key contextual challenges in the Islamic finance industry today include the innovations and developments at the leading edge of the field, and the long-term impact, scope and authenticity of these ideas in the context of an Islamic community and way of life. View full details at:
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- The Shari'ah requirements in Islamic banking and risk identification.
- Current practices of asset management and portfolio management in Islamic banking
- Need of financial innovation in Islamic banking.
- The impact of the Basel Accords on Islamic banking
- Islamic banking and corporate governance
Pre-summit event at 8th Annual IFSB Summit to discuss developments in liquidity management for the Islamic financial services industry
Kuala Lumpur, 15 April 2011 – The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) is organising its 8th Summit "Enhancing Global Financial Stability: Challenges and Opportunities for Islamic Finance" on 10-13 May 2011 in Luxembourg. Banque centrale du Luxembourg is hosting the Summit. Three pre-Summit events will be held on 10 - 11 May 2011 at the Chambre de Comemrce Luxembourg. These are:
1. Workshop on Islamic Finance and the IFSB Standards for Institutions offering Islamic Financial Services and Islamic Capital Markets;
2. Country Showcases by Malaysia and Luxembourg; and
3. Special Session on Liquidity Management in the Islamic Financial Services Industry.
Workshop on Islamic Finance and the IFSB Standards for Institutions offering Islamic Financial Services and Islamic Capital Markets, 10 May 2011
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 23, 2011 – The Muslim Philanthropy Award winners were announced at the 4th annual banquet of the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists in Dubai, UAE.
Every year, the Muslim Philanthropy Award honors an individual, a grantmaking institution and a corporation for their distinguished contribution to the field of philanthropy.
The Muslim Philanthropy Awards for 2011 were awarded to H.R.H. Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (Personality) for demonstrating outstanding civic and charitable responsibility; Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia (Grantmaker) for showing long-standing commitment to economic empowerment, human dignity, and institutional building; and Abraaj Capital, UAE (Corporation) for demonstrating longstanding leadership in advancing strategic philanthropy, creativity in responding to societal problems, and having significant positive impact on corporate giving in MENA region.
The key challenges and opportunities addressed in the Islamic Wealth Management Report are:
•Managing the Islamic wealth cycle through the entire process of wealth acquisition, preservation and distribution and achieving the required balance between spiritual and worldly obligations.
•Understanding the primary issues facing Waqf donors despite the strong growth drivers in this market: poor performance is due in part to the shortage of professionals leading to low quality asset management and lack of transparency.
•Considering the suitability of the Swiss private banking family office structure as a wealth management tool to ensure effective Islamic governance.
•Addressing the challenges facing Islamic mutual funds to achieve growth and performance.
•Recommending standardisation, education and diversification of Sukuk in order to increase the supply of products and the liquidity of the market.
•Analysing Islamic equity and indices performance over the last year to illustrate that diversification remains key for investment without compromising Islamic principles.
The Central Bank of Indonesia has an aim: to create a strong sharia banking industry by 2015. This development strategy, as well as a broader sharia religious revival in the country that is helping to increase the popularity of sharia banking products, will lead to continuous strong growth in this sector during the forecast period.
The assets of sharia banks in Indonesia are anticipated to reach around Rp 399.6 Trillion in 2013 over Rp 107.1 Trillion in 2010.
Editorial Note: The news is linked to an outdated report: "Publish Date: Feb, 2009"
Deadline: 20 December 2010
The annual convening of the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists is widely recognized as the premier forum on Muslim Philanthropy worldwide. The event welcomes philanthropists, social investors, grant-makers, government and business leaders, visionaries, social entrepreneurs and civil society executives to a solicitation-free collaborative environment.
The 4th World Congress will lead a dialogue around the potential roadmap for Muslim Philanthropy in the next decade. This discussion will be enriched by the collective wisdom and experience of leading philanthropists and intellectuals from around the world.
While high-level plenary and panel discussions take place on day-1, interactive roundtables will be organized on day-2 around four major themes: global hunger, gender equality, social entrepreneurship, and science, technology & innovation (STI). For social investors, the conference will also showcase innovative philanthropic models selected by jury.
Proposals are invited in the following categories:
• Podium Presentations (12 minutes) regarding the conference theme


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I figure that one billion people getting audited will free up enough creative thought to solve the world's major problems just in time. It is a change of viewpoint for me. Until a month or so ago I was convinced there was no long-term hope for this planet whatsoever. Now I know there's a way out.
So I figure that the can take care of 10,000 people, one way or another. And the independent field can handle another 10,000. And with the help of various leveraged solutions using 21st century tech, like Paul's Robot Auditor, YouTube etc., I'll audit the other 999,980,000.
That was really cool Paul! It really relaxed me and I had a really nice cognition at the end. Right then, you said "end of session".
I think I am gonna have a great day. Thank you!!
I've uploaded four more videos now. The first two round out the different angles (basic procedure; time shift; multiple viewpoints; confront; responsibility; multiple copies; imaginary factors; efforts/forces/masses; emotions/feelings; thoughts/decisions).
The next two address "your mind", as in "Take your mind and put it above you" etc., with many of the variations above.
Tomorrow should see the addition of "your body", as in "Get an overall idea of your body and put it above you." With the usual variations.
The mind one is a real trip to do.
Paul, First off , I must say I have never had a session outside official CofS until I tried your You Tube video. I was curious. I immediately got charge blowing, and felt better after a 5 minute solo session with you as my auditor, on You Tube! Very nice, getting a free session. Thanks, Mike Henderson OT 8
" A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge." Thomas Carlyle
Here's a survey question for you: Without getting into the philosophical argument of whether or not it was a solo session, did it feel like a solo session or a dual session? When I get sessions like this it always feels like a dual session, especially if I answer the questions aloud when questions are asked. I'm curious how others see it.
It felt like a dual session to me.
I had a VERY hectic day at work (had to work today!!! blech). But I was totally calm all day.
Makes me wanna do that more often. It really relaxed me, which is saying ALOT, cause I am hyper.
Thank you so much.
Paul,not bad and it was free.
Considering Scientology isn't worth paying alot of money for.
I like the idea of a free Youtube video.
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Assume the guy is of approximately the same economic status as you.
What I mean by 'strongly prefer' is that it would be a MAJOR turn-off (maybe even a deal-breaker) if the guy did the opposite of what you prefer.
What I mean by paying for yourself is: either you get separate checks, or you split the bill equally or roughly equally.
This is a question about what you would prefer to happen, not necessarily what actually has happened on the dates you've gone on.
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Is it possible for me to get a lift with large implants?
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Your goals are likely realistic, after you're done breastfeeding.
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How does data become information? Through context. And that's what Microsoft's new Microsoft Graph aims to do: Collect data points about you, then turh around and sell it to apps and services--with your permission, of course.
In March 2014, Microsoft announced what it called the "Office Graph," which aggregated data points like your calendar, business relationships, company hierarchy and other factors to paint a more complete picture of your life. Microsoft took a slice of that data and created Delve, one of the apps within Office 2016.
Now, Microsoft has broader ambitions. What it would like to do is to take your user information and use it in much the same way that Google reads your email to understand when your flight is going to leave, or Microsoft's Cortana tracks packages. What Google doesn't have access to, though, is all that information you've tucked away into Office: not just email, but documents, OneNote notes, and the like.
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The damage being done to our planet is perhaps most noticeable in the Arctic region. The Arctic ecosystem has been put through the ringer, polluted and altered in ways that can pull at the heartstrings of the stoutest individuals. Pollution and chemicals from around the world cumulate in the Arctic area, carried from warmer climates on air and water currents to sit at the northernmost region of the world. Some threats are more damaging to the Arctic than others, and there is something humans can do about them.
1. Persistent Organic Pollutants
Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPs, are man-made chemicals that travel to the arctic area by both water and air. These chemicals come from plastics, pesticides and electronic equipment, and exposed animals cannot rid their bodies of the chemicals once they are ingested through their diet. The higher up the food chain an animal is, the more exposed they are to these chemicals, meaning that top predators like polar bears are especially at risk for chemical poisoning. Choosing natural products helps reduce these man-made chemicals in the Arctic.
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The Arctic Circle is located in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, with over 7,000 cargo and oil ships traveling through local waters each year. Ships leak oil, gasoline and other contaminants into the water, harming local wildlife and adding more chemicals to an already polluted area. Large ships also pose a threat to even the largest of marine mammals, the whales, and it is estimated that about 90 percent of all whales killed by humans are from physical contact with ships. Buying more locally can eliminate the need of some of these ships.
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Crude oil is used to create so many products that people use every single day. It is found in plastics, gasoline, detergents, fertilizers and so much more. As the natural resource becomes scarcer, oil drilling experts have been forced to look for new deposits of the precious black liquid to fill consumers' demand for the petrochemical products made from it.
Drilling for oil in the Arctic region poses a special challenge due to the ice that covers the area. The ice pack means that complex structures must be built so drillers can reach the oil, destroying natural habitat areas. The ice also makes it nearly impossible to reach the area quickly if there is an oil spill or other pipeline disaster, polluting the area even further.
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Even if you don't believe the research showing humans are contributing to climate change, the impact of climate change on the Arctic is undeniable. Shrinking ice coverage may make it easier to drill for oil in some areas of the region, but it is devastating to the ecosystem. Polar bears and walruses are losing their habitats, forcing them to look for more dangerous areas for them to call home. The ocean water is becoming more acidic, killing off plankton and that salmon and whales feed on. Climate change really is changing our planet, and humans can help slow the effects by changing behaviors.
Using more environmentally-friendly products can help stop the effects of these threats against the Arctic region. The changes start at home with you, but they can be felt around the world.
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The Ranats were a small, rat-like race which was originally native to the planet Rydar II, they appear at first to be a harmless race of rodents. They are, in fact, an intelligent race of ruthless killers. The name Ranat was given to the race by the humanoid Rydans, but they prefer to call themselves the Con Queecon, which means "the Conquerors".
Several hundred years before the Galactic Civil War, Ranats were found to be stealing and eating Rydan infants. They were all but wiped out on Rydar, but three Ranats managed to stow away on a smuggling ship. The starship crashed on the planet Aralia after the three Ranats devoured the crew, and the Ranats were left there. They eventually consumed much of Aralia's native lifeforms, including the porcine roba. Ranats don't understand the concept of surrender, and will fight an opponent to the death. Any Ranat defeated in battle and left alive will return to its home and organize a vengeance party, attacking its attackers in order to restore its honor. They often sabotaged the construction of the Project Aralia amusement park, digging tunnels beneath support pylons and destroying buildings and attractions.
The Empire attempted to eradicate the Ranats by hiring "pest controllers", but environmentalists protested that this violated Imperial laws against harming sapient races. The Empire decided to add the Ranats to a list of semi-intelligent species, which meant that they had no rights to property and could be killed in self-defense, and made it illegal to arm a Ranat. However, the Ranats were never destroyed, and several Ranats found their way to Tatooine, where they took over Jabba's palace following the Hutt's demise. At one time during the New Order, Palpatine drugged Ranats with hallucinogens, then made the visions permanent with the Dark Side of the Force, and used the paranoid creatures as vicious guards. This freed up stormtroopers for more secret operations. More scientific experiments were also conducted by the Imperial Military to determine a way to use the Ranats against the Alliance.


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These are summary minutes only, per MN Statute 375.12. Full text of meeting minutes is available for public inspection at the Administrative Services Office, located at 635 2nd St SE, Milaca, MN and may also be viewed on the Countys website: www.co.mille-lacs.mn.us.
Chairman Tellinghuisen called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., with the following members present: Commissioners Reynolds, Wilhelm, Oslin, and Peterson. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
County Assessor Al Heim explained how market values are established, how actual sales are used in the calculation, and how counties are required to be within a 90-105% range of applicable sales values. He also noted that due to a discrepancy with twin home and townhome values over the past few years, those property owners will see the largest tax increase, as their homes have been undervalued. Residents at the meeting would like to see difference to made up over a few years of taxes, rather than all in one year. Another resident suggested that the county put pressure on legislation to provide larger agricultural tax breaks, since the current tax reduction program is specific to the propertys home, garage, and 1 acre.
County Administrator Oman presented information regarding the 2017 proposed budget and levy. Comments were made about significant proposed property tax increases. Residents in attendance expressed concern over the unaffordability of living in Mille Lacs County. County Administrator Oman was asked to provide specific budget expense numbers, rather than percentages, which he agreed to research for concerned residents after the meeting.
Concern over the Sheriffs Office budget was expressed. Sheriff Brent Lindgren reviewed the countys decision to add 10 Deputy Sheriff positions after the revocation of the cooperative agreement on 6/21/16; the cost of these positions will be partially covered by outside funding mechanisms (such as the COPS grant).
Conversation took place regarding the appeals process, and a resident suggested having the valuation challenge period more in line with the Truth in Taxation meeting. Conversation also took place regarding the valuation period, and public access to these values and processes. One resident asked what percentage of taxes goes to the county; County Auditor-Treasurer Phil Thompson responded that it is between 75-80%.
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The bangle measures 1/2 inch wide. It's genuine tested Bakelite, circa 1940. A couple of minor scuffs at sides seem to be a byproduct of the drilled holes and stone placement on top. One stone at center looks too small for the opening and can be reset though it's not so noticeable except with a magnifier. A bit of adhesive residue between stones is also visible with magnification. It can't be easy putting 32 rhinestones into a 1/2 inch by 2 3/8 inch space.
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I would like to know how to use buttercream in icing a cake.
i.e borders, shells, ruffles,zigzags,basket weaves, rosettes ,roses, leaves etc...
Are there any posts that have a tutorial on how to pipe using buttercream.
I would also like to know what tips to use for each decoration??
Go to Wilton.com and search techniques... a lot of the descriptions will also have a video available to watch.
Ditto: Wilton is Great, also surf Youtube for video tutorials. HTH.
If you're interested in all aspects of cake decorating, you might consider taking some classes or applying for a job in a bakery.
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Wednesday we were invited to Francoises's house for dinner. Francoise is Manu's Mom. She is a wonderful woman. She is warm and kind. She always dresses in a very fun, kind of eccentric way although you can't really tell in this picture. I love her and I love the way she dresses. It is always stylish, but just a little out of the ordinary. She is very artistic, paints, draws, and makes jewelry. She is very knowledgeable in the scriptures and she is fun to talk to and to be with.
We had a wonderful evening together. She prepared a great meal. We started out with an aperitif of radishes and the sweetest cantaloupe ever. There was homemade bread. The entree was a Moroccan dish. Green salad followed the main course with a vinaigrette that she swirled in the serving bowl, at the table so we could all see the oil, mustard, and vinegar combine together into the delicious vinaigrette. Dessert was pears in rose water and perfume. It was soooooo good.
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Inpatient Functional and Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
- Test the feasibility of pre-treatment, bedside assessment of functional and cognitive
status in older adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
- Obtain preliminary data regarding the predictive value of pre-treatment, bedside
assessment of functional and cognitive status on overall survival, length of
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Egypt is entering a very dangerous phase in its history, according to Egyptian-born scholar, Omar Ashour.
This story is based on a radio interview. Listen to the full interview.
Ashour is a lecturer in Middle East politics at the University of Exeter in Britain, and a fellow with the Brookings Institution.
"We saw this horror movie before, multiple times," Ashour says, "Every time an elected institution is removed by force by a group of generals, and that elected institution has support on the ground, which is exactly the case in Egypt, the country cannot descend except in one of four scenarios."
He lists these scenarios as an out-right military dictatorship, or military-dominated government with a civilian facade, or a full-scale civil war, or widespread civil unrest.
"There are no positive outcomes."
This will have repercussions for the rest of the world as well, says Ashour.
He says Egypt could see "the production of a new wave of angry teenagers and young men who were victims of repression who will have no belief whatsoever in constitutional procedures or in democracy or in (the) democratic process. And they will tell you, and we're hearing it already, 'we voted five times and this is what it got us'."


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Sandra's DecisionEdit
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Kyle: " "
Lola's DecisionEdit
Taylor: "SHUT UP, MOMMY!"
Lola: "Pack your things."
Taylor: "(bleep) OFF! I AM NOT GOING!"
Lola: "You are going, actually."
3 Days after the five have leftEdit
[Lola goes in the kitchen and makes some lemonade]
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Sienna: "(bleep) you!"
Officer #1: "You've just got 15 push ups, Sienna Garcia!"
Sienna: "SHUT UP!"
[Sienna throws an aluminum baseball bat at Officer #2]
Officer #2: (angrily) "40 push ups! Plus 15 jumping jacks and 2 laps around the long track!"
Taylor: "SHUT THE (bleep) UP!"
[Taylor beats the god out of the two officers like a woman performing a Paso Doble]
Officer #3: "30 push ups for you, Taylor! Plus 20 jumping jacks, 2 laps around the track, and 25 chin-ups on the bar!"
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New Labour Banish Victims Of Racism From Lancaster
New Labour Banish Victims Of Racism From Lancaster
By Michael Gillard, 18 April 2005
SpinWatch exclusive
Sunday 17 April 2005
From: http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=353
Britain's longest-running race hate case ended last week. Asian shopkeeper Mal Hussain and his white partner Linda Livingstone have left Lancaster after 13 years of torment. Only now can the real story be told. Michael Gillard goes behind Labour's electoral pledge to put the victims of racist and anti-social behaviour first, and reveals how Home Secretary Charles Clarke approved an extraordinary court order banishing the couple from ever living or working in the city again.
'WELCOME TO LANCASTER' says the colour poster prominently displayed in the lobby of the town hall.
The city council "absolutely and positively welcome all ethnic minority groups," effuses Labour council leader Ian Barker. The poster campaign, he adds, seeks to encourage "cultural integration" and "social cohesion." There is one place however you definitely will not find it - on a sprawling sink estate west of the city centre called Ryelands.
Many of the residents of the 400 council homes are low-income families, young couples and single mothers on benefits. Ryelands is nearly all white. In the centre of the estate, overlooked by a police-operated CCTV camera on a fifty-foot pole, is the mini-market owned by Linda Livingstone and Mal Hussain.
The couple arrived on Ryelands in June 1991. Mal was 37 and Linda 42. They had met two years earlier at Cinderella Rockefellers nightclub in Northampton. The dream was to invest their life savings in the mini-market, with its upstairs flat. Romantic picnics by the Lakes were just some of the things they planned on weekends. However, no sooner had they arrived than a hardcore group of violent and racist tenants and their friends targeted the couple.
The shop was firebombed every year on Mal's birthday for the first six years. Originally from Pakistan, he has endured repeated racial abuse, death threats, stoning and was twice shot at by unknown gunmen.
The council and Lancashire Police eventually got tough and convictions followed a horrific firebombing incident in 1996. The couple, though, felt it was "too little, too late" and the following year started legal proceedings for negligence, misfeasance, race discrimination and victimisation.
In July 1999, at the height of the fallout from the Stephen Lawrence public inquiry, Lancashire Police unreservedly apologised to the shopkeepers for failing to recognise the problem earlier and respond to it.
The city council did not go so far. It issued a measured statement in November 2000 expressing "profound regret". However, there was also remorse that many innocent Ryelands residents had been stigmatised as racists.
Lancaster has been a Labour stronghold for almost fifty years. Former Ryelands councillor Carol Broad, who defected to the Independents, was vilified by her colleagues when she once suggested the council's early inaction was about "protecting the vote" in the ward.
Former Independent councillor Pat England says the local authorities saw Mal as "difficult" and did not effectively respond to his repeat harassment complaints. They wanted him to move away, she believes.
The council counters that the couple's case is "wholly exceptional". However, England, a founder of the Multi Agency Partnership for the Elimination of Discrimination, says: "What is exceptional is Mal stood his ground, recorded the incidents and tried to change things. The council do not understand the effect of hate crime and what is going on in the community," she maintains.
Certainly, the council have long regarded this case as a "stain" on the city's reputation; one which the caravan of international TV crews who regularly descended on the estate to interview 'Britain's most abused man' will not let them forget.
For six years, council and police lawyers fought the couple's claim. Suddenly in October 2003 they offered to settle, but without admitting liability. The terms of the settlement, ending Britain's longest-running race hate case, are so sensitive neither party would confirm there was one.
The three Labour councillors for Ryelands ward refused to discuss it, even in general terms. Local Labour MP, Hilton Dawson, a former ward councillor with a tiny majority, did not return calls. Even the Greens, now in a coalition with the local Labour group, remain tight-lipped.
Why the silence? And why has it taken 17 months for the couple to leave Ryelands? The answers lie in the extraordinary conditions that the police and council imposed during the mediated settlement.
In return for paying Mal and Linda £250,000, the couple had to agree to drop all existing legal actions. Usual enough. But it is the other clauses that make this settlement so controversial. Before receiving a penny, Mal and Linda had to pay their own legal costs, believed to be £80,000, which has led to a falling out with their solicitors, Bindman & Partners. The couple were also required to pay-off the existing £46,000 mortgage on the mini market.
But it is the third and final condition, which has drawn the most severe criticism from Britain's leading civil rights leaders: The couple cannot live or work in the Lancaster area ever again. The police and council gave Mal and Linda six months to leave Ryelands, even if the property they had now been forced to buy outright remained unsold.
When the eviction deadline came in April 2004, the police agreed to an extension because a local man appeared close to leasing the shop. But after eight months of vacillation, he withdrew. So just before last Christmas, the authorities made good their earlier threat to enforce the settlement through the courts, contrary to a written assurance the couple would receive prior notification. Mal and Linda were given until the end of this month (April 2005) to leave or be evicted.
Dr Richard Stone, one of the three advisers to the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, has followed the case since 1996. He accuses the local authorities of transferring "the burden of racial harassment" onto the victims. "To demand they should leave is contrary to the principles of the Lawrence Inquiry on how authorities should deal with racism," he says. The criticism will sting the government, who in 2003 refused a public inquiry into the Hussain case on the very grounds that lessons had been learned by the local authorities since the 1999 Lawrence report was published.
Not so, says Lee Jasper, a government adviser on race and policing issues and secretary of the National Assembly Against Racism. In January, he wrote to home secretary, Charles Clarke, expressing his "shock" at the "inhumane" approach of the police and council. "[Mal and Linda] both need reassurance and support not further victimisation, having fought against racism for so many years. Moreover, they need more time," the letter said.
Jasper urged the Home Secretary to make Lancashire chief constable Paul Stephenson withdraw his application to the court.
Jasper also wrote in similar terms to Baroness Ruth Henig, chair of the Lancashire Police Authority, who Tony Blair had ennobled and whose husband was the Labour council leader when the Hussein case exploded.
SpinWatch asked the current leader, Ian Barker, whether there were any circumstances where the council thought it right to demand that victims of racist and violent behaviour should leave the city? "Absolutely not," he replied. "The council takes the view that responsible citizens who live within the law have a right to live where they choose."
Despite Jasper's pleas on the couple's behalf, nothing changed. The Home Office responded saying, "it would not be appropriate for the Home Secretary or Home Office ministers to intervene in this matter."
The court order stood, and the couple had to be out by 29 April. No more chances, no more extension.
In March, Stephenson left Lancashire for a new post as deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. His responsibilities now include developing hate crime policy for a city with the largest ethnic minority community. Stephenson declined to be interviewed.
The Far right and Ryelands
THIS is not the first time Mal has faced exile from Lancaster. In November 1991, he physically defended himself against two of Ryelands' 'top boys' after refusing to pay them protection money. The police charged him not the aggressors. And, as part of his bail conditions, Mal was banished from Lancaster until his acquittal one year later.
Linda ran the shop with her elderly parents. But the harassment and intimidation continued. "I would meet Mal every other week at a hotel on the Lancaster border," she recalls. "After the assault case," adds Mal, "I said to the police, 'I wont ever defend myself again. You defend me.' I turned my home into a fortress. We kept diaries logging every incident and reported them. But the British justice system has failed us."
Malazam Hussain is not your stereotypical Asian shopkeeper. He did back in the seventies what the main political parties now want of immigrants, and fully integrated into British life, whilst keeping his Islamic faith. "I can handle myself. But I've walked away from the violence against me here. I don't know how I did it but it has cost me - every time I did I felt less of a man."
One man who the couple has most frequently reported for harassment and racist abuse is 33-year-old Jason Capstick, a self- described property developer. Lulu, his 23-year-old girlfriend and mother of their two children, has been a Ryelands tenant since she was seven.
Capstick bought the next-door property, an abandoned chip shop, in November 2000 and opened it as a rival grocery store. Mal and Linda saw this as an attempt to drive them out. But the Middle Shop has made no dent on their takings. It is however a focal point for those on Ryelands who've been prosecuted for abusing Mal.
Men like 41-year-old Craig Wareing, who was imprisoned with others for seven years for the 1996 firebombing. Wareing was jailed again after breaching parole conditions and returning to Ryelands in 2001 where he was seen carrying far right propaganda shortly after the race riots in nearby Oldham and the British National Party's (BNP) electoral success in Burnley.
Capstick has decorated his shop with Union Jack flags and a 'Buy British' sign. He denies any sympathy with far right politics and maintains that the flags were there to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. "[Mal] plays the race card at every opportunity. He thinks I'm Satan by the sheer number of times he's rung the police. [The Lawrence Inquiry] was the worst thing that happened to me because you can perceive any incident to be racially-motivated and the police have to investigate it as that."
The couple suspect Capstick was involved in distributing a computer-generated leaflet accusing Mal of being a "SEX OFFENDER." Shortly afterwards, offensive graffiti appeared all over Lancaster, leaving the council with a hefty clear-up bill. Capstick denies any involvement. He says the leaflet was posted through his door.
AS THE 29 April deadline approached, Mal and Linda were desperate for a quick sale. In February, a young family approached their estate agents with a £90,000 offer, including the goodwill of the profitable business. The offer was the only one they had and is £20,000 less than Mal and Linda paid for the property. But something else troubled them.
The new owners of the mini-market are a young Indian couple. Paramjit Singh, 34, whose wife is pregnant with their second child, confirms he was aware of the appalling history.
He emigrated from the Punjab in 1993. After a spell in London, Mr Singh went to Morecambe in 2002 where he worked as a storekeeper. He says his white friends, some of whom live on Ryelands, advised him there would not be the same problems that Mal Hussain experienced. This and the health of the business persuaded him to put in an offer.
"If we had a choice we would never have sold to any ethnic minority," says Mal. "We took advice from Trevor Phillips at the Commission for Racial Equality who advised us they would have to prosecute us if we made that a stipulation of sale. We had already turned down a Pakistani family before the Singhs got in touch. It's not acceptable that the police and council are forcing us to sell quickly, to anyone and at a loss."
The pressure of living on Ryelands meant Mal and Linda's relationship changed from lovers to friends and business partners. But of late, with a new life ahead, the prospect of a full relationship is real, says Linda. "We've got our lives back." For Mal, he says he is happy to have left Ryelands alive. "I never thought this day would come and it feels great."
The police hosted a lunch for the couple on Wednesday before they headed south on the M6 towards a new life in an undisclosed location near those they love.
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Premier League: Kevin McNaughton signs new deal with Cardiff City
Cardiff City have confirmed defender Kevin McNaughton has signed a one-year contract extension.
Last Updated: 07/03/14 2:08pm
McNaughton has been with the club for eight seasons, making him the longest-serving player in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad.
The 31-year-old joined the Bluebirds from Aberdeen in May 2006 and has gone on to make nearly 300 appearances, scoring a couple of goals.
He spent a spell on loan with Bolton Wanderers earlier this season but returned to the Cardiff City Stadium at the start of January and has been in-and-out of Solskjaer's first-team squad since.
McNaughton said: "I think I'm part of the furniture now, I've been here a while! It's great really to look forward to another season at the club.
"When I first came we were playing at Ninian Park and everything has changed since then with excellent training facilities and the stadium. Obviously now we're a Premier League football team, looking to stay there."
Solskjaer added: "For a manager it's perfect to have a player like Kevin in the squad. He keeps the standard up and you know he'll always bring the utmost professionalism and attitude to his game and to the team. He fully deserves his extended deal."


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15 things Bay Area residents do every time it rains
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The rest of the country calls us crybabies for overreacting every time it rains, but they just don't get it. Over the last four years, rain has become our unicorn. When we see it, we get so excited we forget how to do things. Like drive.
You may have noticed over the past few rainy days, you and your friends find yourselves repeating the same phrases. We've collected 15 things Bay Area residents can't stop saying and doing every time it rains.
MORE: 19 inches of rain expected to dump on northwestern California this week
We mean it with great fondness; not every part of the world gets to experience our delightful joy (and subsequent frustration) when rain falls.
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Irreconcilable Differences Lead to Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Sudden Divorce
Hollywood's most glamorous, most ideal couple decides to split up due to irreconcilable differences, the sources reveal. 12 years into the steaming hot relationship and two years of marriage, the soon to be ex-wife, Angelina Jolie confesses that the couple had issues. While on the outer surface, the couple seemed normal and happy on the […] More


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King is constantly the First man in, how does he slow down anyone ?
Guys King is not the reason the Top six can't score right now. It has nothing to do with him.
The options are Penner and King that's it. Toffoli would get eaten alive in a series like this.
I think it has a lot to do with him. He's not a top 6 player and does not have the skill set, it doesn't matter how fast he is, he can't finish and that's been obvious for awhile. He had opportunities to finish off passes , esp in the first 2 games and couldn't do it, just like he couldn't on the breakaway last night. He'd been more successful in his role where he's better suited, bottom line player.
Penner has been the better player of the pair thru the first 3 and at least has top 6 skill set ability to finish. He'd be a much better complment to MR and JC on that line and showed last year in the playoffs how he can use his size, strength along the boards to win battles and help that line score.
As long Sutter refuses to take off his King blinding glasses, that line isn't going to have success, they're incomplete.
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If you use an iPhone, don't you sometimes feel the need to view the contents from the screen of your iPhone on a larger display like that of your PC? While watching videos or playing games on-the-go on your iPhone is fun too, but just imagine all your favorite games that you play and videos that you love in your iPhone being displayed on the larger display of your PC. Isn't iPhone to PC screen share a fancy thought? Of course it is and this post will tell you how you can do this.
Let us first have a look at the official solution to share iPhone screen on PC and then try to look for some other available solution. So, what is the official solution?
The reality is iPhone screen sharing with PC has been available for a very long time. However, the process was somewhat complicated and involved the need to use apps that were only compatible with jail-broken iPhones or AirPlay. However, with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, it is now much easier to share screen iPhone to PC. How? Three things- QuickTime, a Mac and lightening USB cable!
QuickTime for Mirroring iPhone Screen (Mac Only)
With the help of this technique, you will be able to share your iPhone screen on a Mac if you are running iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. Let us have a look at the process-
First run QuickTime in your Mac. Now, connect your iPhone to the Mac with the help of the lightening cable. After connecting, launch QuickTime and then click on File -> New Movie Recording. This will open a new recording window and the software will automatically turn on the built-in camera of your Mac for recording video.
Next to the record button, you will see a small button with a downward facing arrow, click on it. This will open a menu from where you will be able to select the recording source. You will see the name of your iPhone here. Select it and now your iPhone will be replicated on your Mac.
While this is an excellent way to share your iPhone screen on Mac, it has a number of drawbacks too. For instance, this can only be done on a Mac. What if you don't have a Mac? Or a lightening cable? And what if you do not have iOS 8 in your iPhone or OS X Yosemite on your Mac?
There is no denying that this process is pretty simple if you have QuickTime, Mac and lightening cable, it cannot be used by the ones who do not. Moreover, apart from this, there aren't any other useful solutions available in the Apple Store too. While there are some apps, they are not really useful. So, what will you do now? Allow us to recommend another great solution which can be used by everyone.
iPhone Screen Recorder (No Jailbreak required)
If you are searching for a better and simpler solution to share iPhone screen on PC, iPhone Screen Recorder from AceThinker can be an excellent solution. The software is much better than using QuickTime due to a number of reasons like-
- 1. It doesn't require you to have a Mac with OS X Yosemite. Even if you have a Windows PC or laptop, you can easily use this software share iPhone screen on PC.
- 2. Doesn't require lightening cable. The software will wirelessly develop a connection between your PC/laptop and iPhone with the help of AirPlay.
- 3. With this iPhone Screen Recorder software you are not required to download any unsafe app for which you need to jailbreak your device and endanger its security.
- 4. The software mirrors the screen of your iPhone in real time without losing the original quality. The display on your PC/laptop will be exactly similar to what is available on the iPhone.
Moreover, apart from iPhone screen sharing with PC the software also allows you to record iPhone screen in many different formats to ensure that you are able to easily share it with others. Moreover, it can also be used to create snapshot for mobile and save them directly in your PC or laptop. And the best this is that this software is extremely easy to use. You are sure to get it right from the first time itself.
Let us have a brief look at how you can use this iPhone Screen Recorder software to share the screen of your iPhone on your PC or laptop.
First, download the software in your PC or laptop. After successful installation, you will see its icon on your desktop. Double click on the icon to launch the software. To connect your iPhone to your laptop or computer, make sure that both your iPhone and computer are connected to the same network. Now, swipe in the upwards direction in your iPhone and tap on Control Center and then tap on AirPlay. If you are using a Windows PC or laptop and are unable to connect the software with your iPhone, follow the below mentioned steps-
Open Control Panel in your PC or laptop, select System and Security and then Windows Firewall. After clicking on Windows Firewall, select Allow apps to communicate through Windows Firewall. Under the Allowed apps and features you will find AceThinker iPhone Screen Recorder, simply tick the box next to this app and you will be able to easily connect the software with your iPhone thereafter.
Note: Mac users can connect iPhone to your comptuer without the warning given on Windows OS.
So, now when you will tap on AirPlay in your iPhone you will see a small list with the name of your computer, tap on it. You will see the connecting screen on the interface of the software on your PC. Wait for a minute and your iPhone screen will now be available on your computer.
Isn't it simple? Of course it is. Moreover, while you will be required to pay for full version of this software, you can try this software for free. Simply visit the official website of the software and download it for your Windows or Mac computer.
So, now that you know how to mirror your iPhone screen on your PC or laptop start enjoying all your favorite videos, movies and games on the larger screen.