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Herbalife Ltd,, the company that hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has accused of being a pyramid scheme, is being probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Federal authorities are looking into the company's marketing practices, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the investigation is private. The Financial Times reported the probe earlier, saying the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice were involved.
Herbalife has repeatedly denied Ackman's accusations that the company is an illegal pyramid scheme that misleads distributors, misrepresents sales figures and sells a commodity product at inflated prices. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has come to Herbalife's defense and became its largest shareholder, with a 17% stake.
The company said Friday in a statement that it has no knowledge of any investigation by the FBI or the Justice Department and hasn't received requests for information from either agency. Herbalife disclosed last month that the Federal Trade Commission has started a civil probe into its practices.
Shares of Cayman Islands-based Herbalife dropped 14% to $51.48 for the biggest one-day decline since Dec. 21, 2012.
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for a couple of months, he tried to cook more often, but that experiment was short-lived. He laments that it's not unusual for him to eat out for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
At the time of our profile, Butler was poised to buy a duplex that would provide both a home and rental income. It was a step in the right direction for building his personal wealth, and it's the foundation for the be Declaration of Financial Empowerment, Principle No. 1: I will use homeownership as a foundation for building wealth.
Unfortunately, the deal never came to pass. In the end, the owner didn't want to budge on the $207,000 asking price. But Butler is still optimistic about his chances for homeownership because of the downturn in real estate prices, which he says have fallen about 8% in his area. And he's patient enough to wait for a further dip.
But even bigger changes may put off his plans. Butler is waiting to hear about a job opportunity that could require him to temporarily relocate to England. So, for Butler, it's wait and see. In the meantime he wonders when his spending issues will be history. "I'm proud of my promotion, but I'm disappointed that I haven't been able to get my spending under control."
New Year's Resolution: "To continue to enjoy life, move to England, and to increase my salary a minimum of $10,000 to $20,000 by the end of 2008." be
- Eliminate credit card debt. Use at least $300 of monthly savings to pay down debt. Never charge anything he can't pay off in 30 days and never borrow for pleasure.
- Take advantage of tax credits for his student loan.
- Butler didn't follow the advice. Worse, his credit card balance ballooned from $2,500 to $8,000. His credit limit was raised from $6,000 to $10,000. Then he asked that it be raised to $15,000, and it was. He says he asked for an increase in case he moves to England, as he will need money to get set up there.
- He made the adjustment and saved approximately $500.
- Assess asset allocation. Diversify beyond one asset class into four or five. Increase monthly contribution in 403(b) and invest in mutual funds.
- He increased his contributions to a total of $300 a month in his 403(b) and IRA. He ignored the advice to diversify but has no regrets because his heavy allocation in international stocks paid off. His IRA balance went from $2,200 to $7,000. He says he will diversify into U.S. stocks once the domestic market is a bit more settled.
- Use $2,000 contest winnings to increase emergency fund to nine months of expenses.
- Pursue real estate, especially a duplex that would provide supplementary income.
- Instead of the emergency fund, he put the $2,000 in his IRA. His emergency fund still stands at $3,000.
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The National Domestic Violence Hotline is (800) 799-7233 or (800) 787-3224 for the hearing impaired. Locally, the hot line is (888) 385-4657. The San Diego Violence Council's Web site is sddvc.com.
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The man who once vowed that he loved her wrapped his hands tightly around Zahra's throat, and for a split second she believed he would make his threats to kill her a reality.
But even then she wondered, what did she do to make him so angry? How could she have done things differently?
Today — 20 years later — Zahra, a 45-year-old successful beauty salon chain owner, says firmly that she didn't consider saving herself from her first husband's abuse until a few years later, during another assault.
"The (violence) was way too much," she says. "My father had never struck me. I finally made up my mind that I was going to leave."
Forensic psychologist Dawn Griffin, who also has survived violence at the hands of a loved one, has heard similar accounts before.
Griffin is a member of the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, and she teaches classes on detecting domestic violence as a member of the faculty at Alliant University.
But, she says, Zahra's story is atypical primarily because she didn't take long after the second attack to recognize that she was not the problem and that she had to free herself from the violence.
Too many people, Griffin says, wait too long to do that.
So she has helped enlist Zahra in the struggle to increase public awareness and prevent domestic violence.
Last year, according to county records, there were 16,759 incidents of domestic violence reported here. Fourteen cases involved a death in 2008, and already this year there have been 11 such deaths in San Diego.
Griffin and others on the Domestic Violence Council had Zahra tell her story last week during the council's "Not to be Forgotten Rally," its annual tribute to domestic violence victims who have died.
The rally was also part of the council's observance of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Zahra, who chooses to use only her middle name, is now happily married to a second husband with whom she owns three local hair salons that are part of the Great Clips chain.
Before she became a businesswoman, she worked for 20 years in electrical engineering. As the oldest of three sisters growing up in a large extended family in Karachi, Pakistan, she understood how to be sensitive to the feelings of others.
But soon after she married a man 10 years her senior in "a kind of" prearranged marriage and immigrated to the U.S., Zahra says, he began putting her compassion to the test.
"He began physically and emotionally abusing me," she says. "He'd call me stupid and (threaten self-destruction) unless I'd apologize for doing (something, usually insignificant) to, as he'd say, make him angry."
Until the second assault, in which her first husband pummeled her all over her back with his open hands, she adds, "I'd always (persuade) myself that somehow (the abuse) was my fault."
But, she says, the physical attack awakened her self-respect and self-confidence. She says, too, that after she made up her mind to leave her first husband, something told her to do it quickly and without letting him know her intentions.
Griffin strongly advises that that was the right move.
"The most dangerous time for a victim," she says, "is when he or she says (he or she) is leaving. Batterers get angry (ironically often) out of fear of losing their connection to" another person.
The forensic psychologist adds that she is proud that Zahra chose to tell her story in public.
"When Zahra and other victims tell their stories," Griffin says, it gives people deeper insight into the problem of domestic violence.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Great soundtrack
Hi all
I just wanted to get some suggestions on anime that have a great soundtrack to them. I'm still new to the whole anime thing, so I don't have a lot of examples, but so far I have found that the following have a great soundtrack and use it appropriately to enforce the messages being conveyed.
Gunslinger Girl has a lovely mix of action and the soundtrack helps bring out the underlying emotional theme to the story.
Now and then, here and there is a simple and young anime at heart, but the soundtrack gives it a sort of epic feel to it.
Full Metal Alchemist hasn't got the sort of award-winning soundtrack, but it is well chosen and just goes nicely along with the story.
Narutaru would not be the anime it is intended to be without its eery soundtrack, which helps remind us that it is a twisted and dark story amidst all the humor and hearty emotions (even if sparse!).
I am not really interested in romantic anime, as they are a bit too cheesy for my tastes. One can argue NATHAT is romantic, but I don't find it to be cheesy. So unless you really think a certain romantic anime would fit my needs, without being cheesy, I prefer not to have any romantic anime suggestions. Also I completely dislike wierd FLCL-like animes . So story-wise, I'd say anything along the lines of the above as well as Getbackers , Peace Maker Kurogane , Chrno Crusade , Area88 , Gokusen , Record of Lodoss Ware and Saint Seiya would do.
And to avoid confusion, I refer to soundtrack as the in-anime music, not really the op. and end. themes, although if they're also good, that's an added bonus .
Lastly, if it isn't too much to ask, I like seeing anime suggestions broken down into licensed and unlicensed .
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Some people may have a different perspective on this soundtrack but i think the .hack//sign soundtracks are quite good. Its either you like music or you don't. If im not mistaken i think the orchestra that does the music also does the final fantasy games. Most of the songs are somewhat techno-ish though.
Another great soundtrack is the FLCL one. The Pillows are a very addictive japanese band that does all the music for this show. One of my favorite bands that anyone can like. My freinds that don't even like anime love The Pillows. Also check out the show its pretty good.
By the way both of these shows are liscenced
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I enjoyed the Narutaru soundtrack very much, and I agree that it added a lot to the atmosphere of the series. I only wish the songs weren't so short. Cowboy Bebop is another favorite of mine, the mix of jazz, blues and rock fits the show perfectly.
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Improving Maternal and Child Health Across the Life Course: Where Do We Go from Here?
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In 2003 when Dr. Halfon and I published a commentary in this journal calling for a reconceptualization of racial–ethnic disparities in birth outcomes from a life-course perspective [1], few people in maternal and child health (MCH) were talking about life course. While certainly not new, it was hailed in an accompanying editorial as "a start in a new paradigm" in MCH [2].
The past decade has witnessed major advancements in the development of the life course theory and its application to MCH research, practice, and policy. In this issue, Halfon et al. [3] summarized new advances in the theory of life course health development ("LCHD 2.0"), while other articles provide a sample of the many innovative applications in our field. There are now websites, toolboxes, resource guides, and a research network devoted to MCH life course, and the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration is now using the life course theory as a strategic planning framework, guiding the work of the Bureau and its grantees and partners over the next decade [4]. There has been a paradigm shift in MCH, and as proclaimed in an editorial in 2009, "[t]he life course has come of age" [5].
So where do we go from here? The collection of articles in this issue of the MCH Journal provides a good roadmap. In this editorial, I will offer three further suggestions for how to advance life course research, practice, and policy in MCH. In research, we need to move beyond discovery to intervention research. In practice, we need to move from isolated to collective impact. In policy, we need to move beyond paying for remediation to investing in capacity formation.
Beyond Discovery to Intervention Research
Despite all that we have learned over the past 30 years about how health and disease develop over the life course, there is still much that we do not know. In this issue, Russ et al. [6] identified a number of priorities for MCH life course research including epigenetic mechanisms underlying biological embedding and their potential mutability; peri-conception as a critical and sensitive period for environmental exposures; maternal health prior to pregnancy; the role of the placenta as a master-regulator of the intra-uterine environment, and ways to strengthen early mother–child interactions. They called for a research agenda with greater emphasis on longitudinal rather than cross-sectional studies, life-course rather than short-term perspectives, trans-disciplinary rather than discipline-specific approach, multiple causes-multiple outcomes rather than single cause-single disease epidemiological inquiry, study of multi-generational rather than single generational cohorts, and improved training in effective interdisciplinary collaboration, advanced research methodology and higher-level statistical modeling. Similarly, Halfon et al. [3] called for a research agenda that would accelerate convergence of health development sciences and systems biology frameworks, new discoveries in environmental epigenetics, and development of new longitudinal data cohorts, new assays and measures including measurement of positive health, and new classification schemas which go beyond disease classifications to evaluate functional capacities.
While these are all important research priorities for MCH, there is one more area that merits greater attention: life-course intervention research. Whereas over the past 30 years there has been an explosion of basic and epidemiological research demonstrating how health and disease develop over the life course, presently there is still a paucity of well-designed intervention studies with long-term follow-up demonstrating what works and what doesn't in preventing disease and promoting health over the life course. For example, despite a growing body of evidence suggesting the critical role that early nutrition plays in developmental origins of health and disease [7], few intervention studies have been designed with sufficient duration of follow-up to evaluate the benefits of early nutritional interventions for child or adult health outcomes. This leaves an open question as to how best to prevent child obesity, early-onset type II diabetes or adult metabolic syndrome with early nutrition intervention programs.
Interventions—What have we learned from discovery research to inform the design of an intervention study to address a particular priority outcome (or a set of related outcomes)? Will the study use single intervention or multiple interventions? Single level or multi-level? While single interventions are useful in isolating what works and what does not, a "bundle" of interventions, addressing multiple determinants and perhaps at multiple levels, may produce larger, synergistic effects.
Timing—What is the optimal window for intervention on a particular outcome? What is the best timing for "preconceptional" intervention? Is there a "sensitive" or "critical" period for youth violence or teen pregnancy prevention? Is there dynamic complementarity between early and later interventions for a particular priority outcome [8]?
Data collection—What data should be collected about the pre-disease pathway—the early and long-term biological, behavioral, psychological and social precursors to a particular outcome [9]—that the intervention is designed to alter? What data is needed to establish the biological plausibility or economic returns of an intervention?
Given the challenges and costs of this type of research, a good place to start is by establishing a research agenda that will (1) set priorities for MCH life course intervention research, and (2) coordinate research activities among researchers as well as investments across funders that will help accelerate the generation of an evidence base to inform practice and policy in preventing disease and promoting and optimizing health over the life course.
From Isolated to Collective Impact
Over the past decade, there has been a groundswell of federal, state, and local efforts to translate life course theory into MCH practice. This issue of the MCH Journal highlights some of the most innovative applications of the life course theory in our field. Frey et al. [9] describe the efforts of Wisconsin's MCH program to operationalize the life course theory that includes expansion of preconception and women's health initiatives, integration with traditionally "non-MCH" programs such as chronic disease programs, and shifting Title V resources from provision of individual services to assurance of effective early childhood systems. Shrimali et al. [10] describe Alameda County Public Health Department's countywide multi-sector initiative to engage community partners in improving neighborhood conditions, which includes creating a shared vision statement and bill of rights that connects diverse stakeholders to common goals, launching a web-based learning community, and implementing innovative programs such as Food to Families that advance health equity from a life course perspective. Parthasarathy et al. [11] also describe the Building Economic Security Today (BEST) program, Contra Costa Health Services Life Course Initiative's asset development pilot project to reduce inequities in health outcomes for low-income families by improving their financial security and stability. And Allen et al. [12] describe the Healthy Start in Housing (HSiH), an innovative partnership between Boston Public Health Commission and the Boston Housing Authority that addresses some of the challenges and possibilities of an intervention based on life course theory.
Much of current applications of the life course theory in MCH follow one or more of three major themes. First, there are early and preemptive interventions. A primary message of the life course theory is to intervene when it counts the most, which in many cases may be earlier than what has been done in the past, such as preventing child obesity by improving prenatal nutrition, or preventing adverse birth outcomes by improving women's preconception health. [13]
Second, we look at multilevel, cross-sector interventions. Another important message of the life course theory is to do what matters the most, which in many cases may not be healthcare [12]. Halfon et al. [3] contend that rather than attempting to address childhood obesity in the pediatrician's office, it may be more effective to move the nexus of prevention and preemptive intervention to the schools, day care centers, parks and recreational facilities, or WIC sites. Kotelchuck and Fine [4] call for a "whole-person, whole-family, whole-community systems approach" to addressing important social determinants, such as education, housing, poverty, father absence, and racism, operating across the life course, that may be the "root cause" of health disparities in MCH.
Third, there is the theme of multidimensionalsystems integration. The need to intervene across multiple levels, multiple sectors and even multiple life stages require not only better service coordination but greater systems integration. Several articles in this issue discuss the three dimensions of systems integration—vertical, horizontal, and longitudinal [14, 15, 16, 17]. With vertical integration we are looking at appropriate levels of care (e.g. perinatal regionalization). Horizontal integration refers to service coordination and systems integration not only within healthcare but also across multiple sectors—education, economic, and community development. And, longitudinal integration focuses on the continuum of care across the life course, especially across transition points [13, 15, 18, 19, 20].
Yet despite growing recognition of the need for broad, early and preemptive, multilevel, cross-sector interventions that require not only better service coordination, but greater systems integration (vertical, horizontal, and longitudinal), much of MCH still work in siloes—age siloes, disease siloes, organizational siloes, disciplinary siloes, data siloes, communication siloes, often created or exacerbated by different legislative authorities, funding streams, and accountability requirements. These siloes lead to what Kania and Kramer [21] termed "isolated impact," an approach oriented toward finding and funding a solution embodied within a single organization. Yet as they pointed out, "the complex nature of most social problems belies the idea that any single program or organization, however well managed and funded, can singlehandedly create lasting large-scale change." They argued instead that "substantially greater progress could be made in alleviating many of our most serious and complex social problems if nonprofits, governments, businesses, and the public were brought together around a common agenda to create collective impact."
This goes beyond the usual "interagency collaboration" in MCH. Unlike most collaboration, collective impact initiatives typically have five conditions that produce true alignment: common agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and backbone organizations. As Kania and Kramer [21] observe, "The expectation that collaboration can occur without a supporting infrastructure is one of the most frequent reasons why it fails." Collective impact initiatives require separate "backbone organizations" with dedicated funding and skilled staff that can provide overall strategic direction, facilitate dialogue and mediate conflicts between partners, manage data collection and analysis, handle communications, coordinate community outreach, and mobilize financial support and political will [10, 22].
To accelerate translation of the life course theory to MCH practice, we need to move from isolated to collective impact. Instead of supporting single organizations working in siloes, we need to promote organizations working together, across sectors and siloes, facilitated by a common agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and backbone organizations to achieve greater collective impact.
Beyond Remediation to Capacity Formation
One of the most important applications of the life course theory in MCH policy in the last decade is the Affordable Care Act (ACA) [23]. The ACA improves access to healthcare across the life course by prohibiting denial of coverage based on pre-existing conditions (guarantee issue). Insurers cannot drop someone who becomes ill (guarantee renewability), and ACA also bans lifetime limits on how much insurers will cover if one gets sick. The ACA also extends dependent coverage up to age 26, and expands Medicaid eligibility, community health centers and school health centers which will improve access for some of the most vulnerable children and families in our nation. Over the next few years millions of uninsured women will get healthcare coverage, including coverage for clinical preventive services without copay, which will provide an extraordinary opportunity to improve women's health not only during pregnancy, but before, between and beyond pregnancy and across their life course.
At MCHB, under the leadership of its previous Associate Administrator, Dr. Peter VanDyck, the life course theory was adopted as a guiding framework for the Bureau's strategic planning [4]. Since my arrival at MCHB, I have been using the life course theory primarily as an investment guide—what does the life course theory tell us about how we should be investing in MCH, and what must we do differently, as a Bureau and as a nation, if we are to optimize life course health development of our nation's children and families?
One thing that is becoming clearer to me is that while remediation has its place, as a nation we have to figure out how to move beyond paying for remediation toward investing more in capacity formation. Borrowing from the work of the Nobel laureate economist Dr James Heckman, life success in America today depends greatly on three capacities which are formed in early childhood: cognitive, non-cognitive (what some refer to as socio-emotional or relational skills, motivation, self-regulation, resilience, and so forth), and health [24]. "The accident of birth is a principal source of inequality in America today," Dr. Heckman argues. "American society is dividing into skilled and unskilled, and the roots of this division lie in early childhood experiences" [15]. Development of these capacities depends on the quality of the early nurturing environment. Poor nurturing and toxic stress can alter gene expression and disrupt the developing brain [25].
Early interventions can improve life chances for success by improving capacity formation, especially among disadvantaged children (disadvantaged not only or even primarily in socioeconomic terms, but in nurturing). Heckman [24] contends that investing in early interventions will have much greater economic return than paying for later remediation efforts that are the focus of conventional public policy debate: reducing pupil-teacher ratios; providing public job training, convict rehabilitation programs, adult literacy programs, and tuition subsidies; and spending on police. Remediation still has a place, but because of the multiplier effects of early interventions—"skills beget skills and capabilities foster future capabilities"—economic return to later interventions is greater if the base is stronger [24].
Maternal and Child Health Bureau is doing its part to improve the life chances of some of the nation's most vulnerable children through our Healthy Start program, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and other programs. These investments are particularly critical for children with special needs, for whom early interventions can have dramatic impact on capacity formation and alter their life-course trajectories. But we can do more, and we can do better. That is how we have been using the life course theory—to help us continue to look for opportunities where our investments can make a bigger difference for MCH. Where we depart from earlier, more deterministic life course models is that we believe those opportunities are not limited to early childhood, that capacity formation does not stop at birth or at age five (even most ardent proponents of early interventions recognize that "advantages gained from effective early interventions are best sustained when they are followed by continued high quality learning experiences").
We also recognize that we cannot do it alone. Children spend most of their early childhood in three domains: home, child care, and health care. And the three basic building blocks of capacity formation in early childhood are family nurturing, quality child care/early childhood education, and medical home (or better yet, health home). Children in poor families and impoverished neighborhoods have less access to these building blocks. We can build an integrated platform to raise children out of poverty by aligning our MCHB programs (Healthy Start, MIECHV, etc.) with (1) Early Head Start, (2) Head Start, (3) Community Health Centers, (4) Project Launch, (5) WIC, and others, and we can achieve even greater collective impact if these early childhood interventions are also better aligned with (6) quality education (e.g. Promise Neighborhoods) and (7) neighborhood revitalization (e.g. Choice Neighborhood), especially if these federal efforts are reinforced by public–private partnerships at the state and local levels.
As Dr. Milton Kotelchuck noted in the aforementioned editorial back in 2003, "For me, the critical issue is whether this [life course] model changes the way the MCH field conceptualizes the origins of racial disparities, or changes the research question we ask, or changes the policies and practices we use to ameliorate those disparities" [2]. This issue of the MCH Journal demonstrates that we are well on our way to that. But to truly unleash the power of the life course theory, we need to move beyond discovery to intervention research, from isolated to collective impact, and beyond remediation to investing in capacity formation across the life course.
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On Monday's show author Gia Lee and artist Jason Davis stopped by to tell us about a new child's book, HURRICANE HOUND. HURRICANE HOUND is the story of Hanz, a hound dog, who was raised to be a hunting dog, but when he no longer wants to hunt, his cruel owner neglectfully ties him to a tree. With a hurricane fast approaching and Hanz deserted by his former owner, his fate lies in the capable and loving hands of a lady who has frequently seen Hanz tied to a tree while out jogging. Will she take action to save him or just ignore his barks for help, like many others who have also passed by him? This children's picture book is about the concepts of taking loving responsibility for your pets, while at the same time embracing their unique personalities, as well as about humanely helping out animals in need when possible. This book is appropriate for ages 9-12 and can be found at most online book retailers and local stores. For more on Gia Lee's books or to order Hurricane Hound, visit publishamerica.net


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Shahinaz Gadalla serves as a Staff Scientist at the Clinical Genetics Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI). She holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position at the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md, USA. Gadalla obtained a medical degree from Ain Shams University, Egypt, followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in epidemiology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She completed her postdoctoral training as a Cancer Prevention Fellow at the NCI. She received several scientific awards including the Intramural Research Award and the Outstanding Paper Award from the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, and a Merit Award from the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, NCI. Her main research interests include identifying populations at high risk of developing cancer, evaluating the role of telomere in human diseases, evaluating cancer prevention strategies, and identifying determinants of cancer outcomes.
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I opened a Capital One credit card back in August, and just got my first statement a week or two ago. I checked my score this morning, and it dropped to 589, compared to the 680 I had last week! Sadly, this would put me well below the minimum 640 my local bank requires for me to get any sort of construction loan at all, much less one with a decent APR.
We were looking at beginning construction in Feburary, but if my score dropped that low, how am I going to fix it in time to get the financing I need? Will I be able to recover in the next month or two, or am I going to have to put off building for another year?
For reference- I live alone, I'm 21, no bad marks on my credit, never paid a single bill late, and my credit limit is around $12,500. 12k of that being my name on my parents' credit card, which I never touch, $200 on a Stage card, also never touch. (I opened one a few months ago to pay for a suit to wear to my sister's wedding, paid it off a week later, and never touched the card again.), and $300 on a Capital One card, which I use fairly extensively, but pay it off completely within a couple days of each use. (My balance was $280 at the statement, but its been paid off.)
Would paying it off and letting its balance be less than 2 or 3 percent when the next statement is pulled help me recover? Will it be enough?
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If I read your post right, you have 280 balance reported on 300 limit card right? If yes, then pay it down or better yet, pay it to zero before it reports, that will help you recover big portion of score drop, although for the best scores from utilizations is to have 1~9% reported on one card and rest at zero, but if it's going to cost you interest? then I personally don't think it's worth couple extra points. Utilizations has no memories, actually? so are the credit scores, it will reflect whatever the balance you have at whenever it's being pulled. They don't ask what's your scores from May when you applying on Oct, so using your credit card(s) isn't big concern from month to month, just need to pay it down and reflect it on your report before you going to apply for credit/loan... When you on the verge of getting a mortgage or samlair loans? It's best not to have any credit activities on your report, may it be new accounts or have high credit utilizations, tho the amount in your case isn't very much at all, but it goes by percentages and not the actual dollar amount.
The card that you are the authorized user on, its balance/utilizations/payment history is going onto your report as well, even if you aren't the one using it, it still can affect your scores. What's your score of 680/589 from? Is the same score model your bank uses or its from CK? We do have 100s score models out there, the score model your lender uses could easily be 50 point lower or 20 points higher than CK's which are provided from VantageScore 3, while vast majority of lenders using versions of FICO score models.
Having a home of your own is a wonderful thing at any age, let alone at 21, congrats and best of luck.
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You took a hit on the inquiry for the new card, your average age of accounts dropped and on your statement put you at a high utilization on that card. Definately keep your use down to 10% of the allowable amount. Being on your parents cards it is prudent that you ensure their payments are timely as on slip or large purchase can affect you greatly. You may not make your February deadline however, it shouldn't be much longer than that to return you to where you want to be. You should also ensure you figures are for your actual FICO score and not the scores reported by CK as it uses a totally different formula and credit scoring system.
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Stars Rooftop and Grill Room is located on Upper King Street, Charleston's new downtown dining and entertainment district. It is housed in a restored historic Arts and Crafts building. Stars features its signature Carolina Cuisine in a stunning 1930's style Grill Room and Walnut Bar. It also has Charleston's only Rooftop Bar with a 360 degree view of the city's historic district and seven historic church Steeples. The Rooftop along with Stars' second floor banquet and special events room has quickly become the cities go to destination for special celebrations, parties, meetings and weddings of all types.
Chef Joe Dimaio and his Charleston's best all-star culinary team have developed what is now called "Carolina Cuisine" by critics and locals. This regional style of cooking is defined by personal relationships with farmers, fisherman, and many other varied purveyors from the bountiful food sources in the Lowcountry, Upcountry, and Appalachian Mountain Areas of the Carolinas. Another component of "Carolina Cuisine" is the use of live fire wood cooking on a grill and spit as well as flame baking in a Hearth Oven. Also this cuisine requires a flame fired flattop griddle or plancha for certain fish, meats and particularly local vegetables. These relationships and the products they provide as well these three cooking techniques provide the necessary basis for producing a menu now being called "Carolina Cuisine".
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I was looking into becoming "note finder" in which I find private "note holders" receiving monthly payments from a promissory note secured by a trust deed and referring these individuals to investors of these promissory notes. What process would I need to take to make sure that my services are legit?
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Sounds like you need a Real Estate Broker's license or a Real Estate Finance Lender's License (i.e. a mortgage broker's license).
I'd say one or the other of the licenses mentioned by Mr. McCormick would be a minimum. Under the expansive definition of "securities" in securities law, you might also need a securities dealer's registration. Check with the California Department of Real Estate and the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
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The financial highlights presented within this Departmental Performance Report are intended to serve as a general overview of Environment Canada's financial position and operations. The detailed unaudited departmental financial statements can be found on Environment Canada's website.
Environment Canada's unaudited financial statements are prepared in accordance with accrual accounting principles and, therefore, are different from appropriations-based reporting, which is reflected in Sections I and II of this report. Sections I and II are prepared on a modified cash basis, and not an accrual basis. A reconciliation between Parliamentary Appropriations used (modified cash basis) and the Net Cost of Operations (accrual basis) is set out in Notes 2 and 3 of Environment Canada's unaudited financial statements at www.ec.gc.ca/dpr-rpp/index_e.htm.
Condensed Statement of Operations
At End of Year (March 31, 2009)
|% Change
|Total Expenses
|$ 1,237,755
|$ 1,050,121
|Total Revenues
|$ (81,239)
|$ (80,071)
|$ 1,156,516
|$ 970,050
|Condensed Statement of Financial
At End of Year (March 31, 2009)
|% Change
|Total Assets
|$ 374,720
|$ 355,251
|$ 374,720
|$ 355,251
|Total Liabilities
|$ 503,719
|$ 507,892
|Total Equity
|$ 374,720
|$ 355,251
Total Departmental expenses have increased by $188 million or 18 percent from $1,050 million in 2007-2008 to $1,238 million in the current year. This increase (approximately $109 million) is attributable in large part to increases in corporate internal services. This includes a year-over-year increase in employee benefits ($30 million) and a further $9.5 million increase in services provided without charges. Corporate services expenditures are reallocated to all program activities in a manner consistent with previous years. Other increases (approximately $80 million) in total expenses are attributable to increases in direct program activities and costs (e.g. expenses in support of the hydrometric program that are recovered from provincial governments; and incremental expenditures in the Enforcement program, the Chemicals Management Plan, Clean Air Regulatory Agenda and Vehicle Scrappage, among others). In addition, the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Initiative expenses increased by $40 million and relate almost exclusively to contribution payments.
See Note 4 - Expenses to the departmental financial statements at www.ec.gc.ca/dpr-rpp/index_e.htm.
Total revenues amounted to $81.2 million for 2008-2009. The majority of the revenue was derived from Environment Canada activities under the "Canadians are informed of, and respond appropriately to, current and predicted environmental conditions" Program Activity.
Major revenue items include ocean disposal permit applications, hydraulics laboratory, and ocean disposal monitoring fees. Environment Canada has had a significant increase in internal revenues from other government departments generated from interdepartmental agreements (i.e. Transport Canada and Canadian Space Agency in the Atmospheric Science program). Environment Canada has also had increased revenue from its Upper Air Program at Eureka.
See Note 5 - Revenues to the departmental financial statements at www.ec.gc.ca/dpr-rpp/index_e.htm.
The increase in assets is mainly due to an increase in net book value of tangible capital assets of $16.1 million (from $341.1 million in 2007-2008 to $357.2 million in 2008-2009), which is the net result of acquisitions of $50.8 million, net disposals and write-offs of $1.2 million and amortization totalling $33.4 million.
See Notes 6 and 7 - Accounts receivable and advances; and Tangible Capital Assets to the departmental financial statements at www.ec.gc.ca/dpr-rpp/index_e.htm.
Total liabilities were $503.7 million at the end of 2008-2009, a decrease of $4.2 million (1 percent) from the previous year's total liabilities of $507.9 million. The Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, while showing a decrease of $30 million from 2007-2008, continue to represent the largest component of liabilities at $267.2 million or 53 percent of total liabilities. Severance benefits, on the other hand, show an increase of $25 million over last year.
See Notes 8 through 12 to the departmental financial statements at www.ec.gc.ca/dpr-rpp/index_e.htm.
All electronic supplementary information tables found in the 2008-2009 Departmental Performance Report can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's website at www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dpr-rmr/2008-2009/index-eng.asp.
Table 1: Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable
Table 2: User Fees and External Fees
Table 3: Details on Project Spending
Table 4: Status Report on Major Crown Projects *
Table 5: Details on Transfer Payment Programs
Table 6: Up-Front Multi-Year Funding (formerly Foundations [Conditional Grants])
Table 7: Horizontal Initiatives
Table 8: Sustainable Development Strategy
Table 9: Green Procurement
Table 10: Response to Parliamentary Committees and External Audits
Table 11: Internal Audits and Evaluations
* A "major Crown project" is any project that costs more than $100 million and is considered high risk. Environment Canada does not currently have such a project.
The following information is part of Environment Canada's Supplementary Information to the 2008-2009 Departmental Performance Report (DPR).
Strategic Integration and Corporate Services, Management Accountability Framework and Indicators of Environmental Sustainability are introduced as Other Items of Interest in the following section, while detailed performance information on each item can be found on the Department's website at www.ec.gc.ca/dpr-rpp/index_e.htm.
Clear, consistent and integrated departmental policy advice, coordinated interactions with partners and stakeholders, and effective communication all help Environment Canada deliver on its mandate and commitments. The Department continues to make significant efforts to reposition its corporate services to better support results-based management and achieve value for money for Canadians.
In October 2008, Environment Canada's management team brought together the enabling functions of Strategic Integration and Corporate Services under the heading of Internal Services in response to the revised Profile of the Government of Canada's Internal Services categories. For more information on the revised categories for Internal Services, go to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's website. Starting with the Main Estimates for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, Internal Services will be shown as a distinct Program Activity.
Detailed information on this item can be found in the document entitled "Other Items of Interest", available electronically on Environment Canada's website.
In the Round VI (2008-2009) MAF Assessment, Environment Canada maintained a similar level of performance compared to the previous year, receiving 2 "Strong", 11 "Acceptable", and 8 "Opportunity for Improvement" ratings. The Department recognizes the need to bring out sustained improvement and to proactively demonstrate its capacity to build on successes and lessons learned through its Departmental MAF Action Plan. The annual MAF Action Plan addresses departmental priorities linked to MAF, including areas rated as "Opportunity for Improvement", and management areas where the Department has performed well but continues to strive for excellence.
Detailed information on this item can be found in the document entitled "Other Items of Interest", available electronically on Environment Canada's website.
Environment Canada, Statistics Canada and Health Canada are working together to further develop and communicate national environmental indicators of air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and freshwater quality. These indicators are reported in the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI).10
While some trends are declining in the context of the subject areas in which they apply, determining the overall status of these areas based solely on current and limited indicators is inherently difficult. These indicators provide instead a proxy of overall status with respect to these areas, as can best be determined at this time. The indicators are, however, continually being refined and updated so that they better represent what they are intended to measure for use by both policy makers and the public.
Also, CESI brings together environmental information from federal, provincial and territorial governments, which share responsibility for environmental management in Canada. Consequently, the trends and values of these indicators are not solely attributable to Environment Canada's actions, but indicative of the environmental results achieved collectively by various levels of government as per their responsibilities for the environment.
The table below provides an overview of CESI and other measurements for key indicators of environmental sustainability.
|The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada is a group of experts that determines which wildlife species are in danger of disappearing from Canada. In May 2009, the group reassessed the status of 226 of the 585 at-risk species. Only 13 percent (30 species) of the 226 species re-assessed have improved status and are either no longer at risk or are in a lower risk category. The status of 27 percent (62 of those species) worsened and 59 percent (134 species) did not show improvement.
|Air quality
|Ground-level ozone, a key component of smog, can harm human health, including causing lung and respiratory problems. Nationally, human exposure to ground-level ozone levels increased 13 percent between 1990 and 2007, and increased 2 percent from 2006 to 2007.
No Trend
|Freshwater quality
|The ability of Canada's lakes, rivers and streams to support aquatic life has been evaluated as a way of measuring water quality and the impacts of water pollution. Of the 154 representative sites monitored across Canada from 2005 to 2007, freshwater quality was rated as "excellent" at 6 percent of the sites. It was rated as "good" at 34 percent, "fair" at 42 percent, "marginal" at 14 percent, and "poor" at 4 percent.
|Greenhouse gas emissions
|Greenhouse gas emissions trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet. The results of this warming include rising sea levels and more frequent severe storms and heat waves. Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased by 26 percent between 1990 and 2007. Emissions in 2007 were 4 percent higher than in 2006 and set a new peak for emission levels—0.8 percent higher than the previous peak in 2004.
|Protected areas12
|Protected areas, such as the boreal forest or an ocean shelf, are lands or waters where human activity is limited and conservation is ensured for habitats and natural landscapes. In 2009, 9.4 percent of Canada's landmass and about 0.6 percent of Canada's marine territory were under protection. There has been an almost 90 percent increase in the overall area protected since 1990.
▲ Improving performance
-- No definitive trend noted at this time (due to a lack of trend data, relatively stable performance and trends, or multiple measures with opposing trends)
▼ Declining performance
Detailed information on this item can be found in the document entitled "Other Items of Interest", available electronically on Environment Canada's website.
10 Environment Canada, Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators www.ec.gc.ca/indicateurs-indicators/
11 Biodiversity is not included in CESI. Information on this indicator of environmental sustainability is available on the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada's website.
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Pico Tequila Grill review
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It doesn't hurt to be good-looking. This is especially true of the striking new Pico Tequila Grill, which lights up West Main Street in Bay Shore with its colorful signage and expansive front windows. Indoors, there's lots of brick, wood and metal, plus a big pop of color from a rainbow-hued fish, painted directly onto a brick wall.
In line with the voguish vibe is an impressive roster of tequilas and brews. Raise a glass to the spicy cilantro margarita made with jalapeño tequila. It hits all the right notes.
The Cal-Mex food, though, doesn't always achieve that kind of harmony, despite the high quality of ingredients. Take, for instance, owner and chef John Pellegrino's chunky, well-spiced guacamole with nachos. It would have been ideal served at room temperature rather than refrigerator-cold. What might have been a vibrant lump crab salsa is brought down by the untoward presence of over-sweet mandarin orange segments. There's balance, however, in the winning ahi tuna tostadas, wonton chips topped with roseate slices of tuna plus mango salsa, whose sweetness is offset by wasabi mayonnaise. Turkey chili, though, is rendered cloying by too much brown sugar. On the other hand, grilled "street" corn-on-the-cob, with a creamy cojita cheese topping, stands out as a triumph of simplicity -- and a must-order.
Admirably, corn tortillas are house-made, but you have to request them or you'll get commercial flour tortillas. A "street" taco with grilled beef, salsa verde, onion and cheese is a treat. So, too, is a taco of pork carnitas with pico de gallo and avocado sauce. Too much dressing clutters up an otherwise fine fish taco, so request it on the side. But you'll want to avoid the pineapple and pork quesadilla, a study in syrupy sweetness. In the case of a West Coast burrito with grilled chicken and vegetables, Gorgonzola brings a jarring note. And a special of bacon-and-crab-stuffed shrimp -- plated over lime rice and two firecracker sauces -- would have been grand if the shrimp hadn't been overcooked.
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Women on Wheels is on the move
In many parts of the world women do not ride bicycles simply because they are women. This lack of access to affordable and flexible personal mobility is an important source of gender inequality. Women on Wheels is a project aimed at changing the attitude towards women´s cycling, improving the bicycle infrastructure to enable safe mobility, and reinventing the bicycle to make it more practical and useful for women.
In October 2015, Sweden's innovation agency VINNOVA approved funding for a three year implementation project for Women on Wheels. The project is led by Living Cities, in collaboration with Big Words Publishing, Trafikutredningsbyrån, Göteborg University and Indonesian NGO Kota Kita.
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A holistic view of cities
A more holistic understanding of cities was the focus for the regional workshop of the International Training Program Enabling Local Democracy and Inclusive Urban Development through the SymbioCity Approach. The workshop gathered 25 participants from Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Georgia and was set in the historic center of Istanbul. Each participating city is developing a project for change, based on local priorities.
Read more here.
Innovation workshop on women and biking
In large parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle-East, the bicycle is a mode of transport for men only. If biking could become more acceptable for women, there could be a potential 1.5 billion new users. In January 2015, we gathered Swedish women with roots in countries like Sudan, Iraq, Somalia, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, Ethiopia and Thailand to discuss attitudes to bikes and biking.
We wanted to find out how biking could be made more functional and attractive to women users. Issues like safety, convenience, attitudes, design and culture were raised as barriers to biking. Getting more women on wheels will require changes to mind-sets, attitudes, infrastructure, and to the bike itself. The innovation workshop was a part of the project Women on Wheels which, funded by the Swedish Agency for Innovation, aims to develop new solutions and products to support this change.
To learn more about Women on Wheels, check out our project website here…
Local improvements in Nicaragua through micro-credits
PRODEL – the foundation for promotion of local development – has supported housing improvements, local economic development and infrastructure improvements in Nicaragua since the early 1990's. In 2012, more than 22 000 micro credits at a value of over 25 million US$ were approved through its partners. To generate capital for micro credits, PDL Mikrofinans leverages the Swedish capital market by offering bonds to individuals, companies and organisations which are put to use for poverty reduction through PRODEL. Living Cities has joined the Advisory Board for PDL Mikrofinans to provide knowledge on urban development and infrastructure investments.
Social innovations in the urban landscape
The term 'social innovation' is on everybody's lips. But what are they, and how can cities make use of them? Living Cities has launched an initiative to identify social innovations that can contribute to inclusive, creative and livable cities. Successful examples and innovative ideas have been collected globally to serve as a source of inspiration for change agents at all city levels.
Contact us to learn more and discuss how your organization can benefit from the results!
Green Cities in Indonesia
In 2012, Indonesian cities Probolinggo and Palu set out to find new ways of developing their cities for the future, through the SymbioCity Approach. The project, which was concluded in late 2013 produced an Urban Sustainability Review and proposals for inclusive and holistic solutions to the challenges identified. In Palu, the sustainable development of Palu Bay Area was selected as a priority project while Probolinggo developed a proposal for an 'Eco-friendly village for better life' as a pilot project to test new ideas.
The project was funded by Sida and implemented by SKL International in partnership with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, municipal association APEKSI and Swedish cities Helsingborg and Borås. Living Cities provided project management for the two projects, on assignment by SKL International.
Both cities have subsequently been approved support from the Cities Development Initiative for Asia to take the projects further. The International Center for Local Democracy has also approved financing for a continued partnership between Sweden and Indonesia.
Read more about the project here.
New Master's student
We welcome Erik Jönsson who will be joining Living Cities for the duration of the spring semester 2014, to work on a graduate thesis in Conservation. The thesis will study the links between architectural heritage and urban development in the Hanseatic Town of Visby.
Visby was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995. The municipality has recognized the city's World Heritage status as an important cultural asset in the sustainable development of the region. Yet, there is no comprehensive knowledge of how this asset has been utilized since its inscription - or to what positive or negative gains.
Erik Jönsson has a background in contemporary art and history of architecture. He is now following a one year Master's program in Conservation at Uppsala University, Campus Gotland. His primary interest lies in exploring new tools of culture-led urban development.
Developing Innovative Solutions
On March 7th, urban planners from Georgia, Serbia, Macedonia and Turkey arrived in Visby for a three-week intensive training on inclusive and integrated urban development. The first day was spent learning and testing new methods for developing innovative solutions to urban challenges. Sustainable food production, consumption, transport and disposal was used as a case by the participants. The training will continue in Malmö and Stockholm giving the participants a chance to visit and discuss Swedish approaches to sustainable cities.
How on earth can we live smarter?
Developing bold ideas and solutions for four locations in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine was the main task of the Smart Living Challenge creative workshop which took place on 5-6 October 2015. 25 people from different cities came together in a two-day creative session, process lead by Marten Janson and Mats Jarnhammar from Living Cities.
The event was organized by Swedish Institute, the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine, Green Dossier, Teple Misto and Living Cities.
Participants worked together to generate business ideas and opportunities that foster more sustainable lifestyle with focus on how to live and move smarter.
Read more here: http://warm.if.ua/en/news/smart-living-challenge-2015
And here: http://2015.smartlivingchallenge.com/ukraine/
Know a great idea?
Every day, cities are making investments in water, sanitation, mobility, energy, waste and housing. The solutions adopted now will affect the development of cities for decades. Do we aim for large scale or small scale, high-tech or low-tech, centralized or decentralized systems? How do we work with behavior, attitude, incentives and disincentives to promote sustainability?
Living Cities is supporting SKL International in identifying Innovative Environmental Solutions that can be successfully implemented in developing countries.
Know a great idea? Read more here…
Södertörnsmodellen – A Collaborative Platform for Sustainable Suburban Dynamics
Financed by the Swedish Agency for Innovation, the Södertörn model brings together 8 local governments in the south of Stockholm with representatives from academia and the private sector. The initiative aims to develop integrated concepts for the development of ideas, methods and indicators that address the complexity of urban environments. On assignment by SKL International, Living Cities supports a test-bed focused on citizen's participation and social analysis, and provides links to international experiences in the area.
SEiSMiC: project kick offs in 10 countries
The SEiSMiC project helps tackle Europe's biggest urban problems by engaging citizens, identifying social innovation needs, and contributing to future urban policies and research strategies. It builds diverse networks of urban stakeholders to propose effective, widely agreed solutions. It then engages the public in creative ways, so that research learns from citizens, and citizens learn from research.
Recently the 10 participating countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey and United Kingdom) gathered with their local and regional partners for a first national meeting.
Living Cities is a member of the Swedish SEiSMiC Network.
Strengthening Urban Spatial Planning to Reduce Social Vulnerability and Exclusion in South Cities
The training event, which took place during the World Urban Forum in Medellin, Colombia, explored the concepts of Vulnerability and Resilience in urban planning. The event was jointly organized by the Cities Development Initiative for Asia, CEPT University, Living Cities and SKL International. Some 50 participants from Latin America, Africa and Asia joined the discussions.
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Living Cities invited to European cooperation for safer cities
COST Action Crime Prevention Through Urban Design and Planning (CP-UPD) is a 4-year European project with the goal to advance knowledge and practices for safer and more accessible cities. The Action will put together theoretical thinking from research with experience and know-how acquired through best practical experience of participating countries.
Professor Clara Cardia, Politecnico Milano, one of the leading international experts, coordinates the Action. Living Cities participates through Henrik Nolmark, Swedish delegate to the Management Committee of the Action. Other Swedish experts will be engaged in working groups and workshops.
Cities matter in Bosnia Herzegovina
In October 2013, more than 100 Mayors of Bosnia Herzegovina met to exchange experiences about urban innovation, good governance and environmental sustainability. On behalf of SKL International, Living Cities participated to present ways of improving the use of resources, improving the environment and engaging citizens through integrated planning.
Supporting Kenya's urban transition
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) and the Kenyan Council of Governors (COG) are starting up a multi-year programme focused on sustainable urban development in Kenya. The Kenya SymbioCity Programme will build the capacity of urban development stakeholders to guide Kenyan urban development in a more sustainable direction.
Living Cities is providing advisory services on urban development to the program. During a visit in November 2015, the project team discussed the details of how to make the program adapted to the Kenyan context, and effective and relevant to its urban areas.
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A Global Agenda for the local level
In March 2015, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) hosted a global consultation on urban challenges in intermediary cities. The purpose of the consultation, which gathered some 30 mayors, academics, NGO-representatives and urban development specialists globally, was to prepare input to the Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, and towards Habitat III. Recognizing that a vast majority of the world's urban population does not live in megacities, but rather in small and intermediary cities, the meeting focused on defining the role, priorities and needs facing this type of cities in the context of global social, economic and environmental challenges. Living Cities participated on behalf of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKL) and SKL International.
ADB launches guidelines for people-friendly cities
The Asian Development Bank has published a guidance note on 'Poverty and Social Dimensions of Urban Projects', to be used by staff and specialists during project design. The document, which was developed by Living Cities on assignment by ADB, provide practical guidance in strengthening the link between urban investments and poverty reduction, by making better use of poverty and social analysis as a resource for successful projects. The role of cities in fighting poverty is increasingly being recognized within ADB and urban projects have a growing share of the bank's $20 billion approved investments.
To download the guideline, or order a hardcopy, click here
Enabling Local Democracy and Inclusive Development in Cities
ICLD and SKL International have launched the International Training Programme Enabling Local Democracy and Inclusive Urban Planning through the SymbioCity Approach. The programme is open for urban development professionals in local or regional authorities in Macedonia, Georgia, Serbia and Turkey. Living Cities provides services in planning and implementing the programme.
Closing date for applications for this training is April 17th 2015. Click here to apply.
Season's Greetings!
The year is coming to an end, and we wish you a relaxing holiday and a happy 2015. Thank you all for inspiring, fun and productive cooperation during the past year! This Christmas we are giving a donation to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, to support their important work.
Can we re-invent the bicycle?
Few means of transport are as cheap, efficient and environmentally sustainable as the bike is. In many regions of the world however, it is a mode of transport used by men – not women. If cycling could be made more acceptable, attractive and efficient for women, it would bring huge benefits to both individuals and society. Living Cities and Big Words have launched the project "Women on wheels" which aims to improve the mobility of women by re-thinking the design of the bicycle, and by changing the way society thinks about women and bikes. The project is funded by VINNOVA through the programme Gender and Diversity for Innovation.
Delning och socialt ansvar för framtidens museer
En gigantisk loppis inne på ett av världens mest kända konstmuseer – på vilket sätt pekar det mot framtiden? Rebecka Nolmark läser årets trendrapport från Center for the Future of Museums och drar paralleller till en svensk utveckling.
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Poverty Reduction and Social Dimensions in Urban Projects
The Asia and Pacific region is undergoing rapid urbanization, putting serious strain on the urban systems. Investments in urban infrastructure play a key role in enhancing access to basic services, contributing to livelihoods and building resilient communities. Living Cities supports the Asian Development Bank in strengthening social aspects in the project cycle through the development of a technical note.
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Michael Podlubny, 50, a father of two, subjected his victims to long and terrifying ordeals before making small talk to them and apologising for his behaviour.
He admitted three rapes and an attempted rape, involving two women, and was given concurrent life sentences on each count, although his guilty pleas automatically reduced the terms by half.
In theory Podlubny, whose wife has terminal cancer, could apply for parole after just over six years but he was told that in practice he was likely to leave jail only as an elderly man.
"No woman is safe when you are around," said Judge Paul Hoffman at York crown court. "You are said to be a good and caring husband and father and a good and successful salesman. But there is a more sinister and shadowy side to you. You are a predatory rapist and your inclinations are entrenched. You are a Jekyll and Hyde character."
The court heard that Podlubny, a travelling salesman, had previous convictions for attempted rape in Leicester in 1976 and a rape in Harrogate in 1980 for which he served four years. But these were unknown to colleagues and customers.
His dark side was also hidden from family and friends in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
But after drinking heavily at the annual Ambex conference in Harrogate, a trade exhibition, he went looking for victims.
The court heard that he appeared to have got away with rape in 1999, when he pounced on a 29-year-old woman and dragged her into a garden.
Police caught up with him in July this year, when he was at Ambex in Harrogate again and ambushed a 45-year-old woman walking home through the Valley Gardens. Podlubny held her captive until 6am after repeated assaults, then chatted about birds in the park and walked her to a taxi rank, where she escaped.
The woman had made a careful note of his appearance and gave police a detailed description. Podlubny was arrested at his home five weeks later. The victim of the 1999 attack also came forward.
Jonathan Carroll, prosecuting, said Podlubny had confessed the rapes to his wife while getting dressed to go with detectives for an interview. His attacks dated back to when he was only 21, although his first conviction in Leicester had not been followed by a jail term.
Andrew Dallas, defending, said that Podlubny was a broken man, who cared for his family and his wife, who was dying of cancer. He had pleaded guilty to make sure the women he attacked did not suffer the trauma of describing their ordeals again.


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|The ferns are tall and beautiful now.
Unlike my acquaintance, I grew up with the woods in my backyard, and so, for me, it was always a place of wonder, discovery, and a refuge. No doubt there were many dangers lurking, but I always felt safe. (Fearless youth.) These days coyotes have trotted all the way across the country, and on the way have bred with the timber wolf. Perhaps if I had grown up knowing that they were a part of the landscape, I'd feel more at ease. Of course, animal attacks of any kind are not prevalent, but depending on where I am going and how far I'm hiking it's probably wise (both then and now) to buddy up before starting out.
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Worried that your third piece of pie might show up on the scale? Splurging is part of what makes Thanksgiving fun, but it is good to know tricks to keep you out of a food coma.
Registered Dietitian Connie Gottshall said it is important to be mindful of how much you are eating.
"Sometimes people tend to eat a lot more quickly than they should and this allows us to sort of overeat without our body recognizing that we're full. So one suggestion I sometimes make is to have people eat with their non-dominant hand," said Gottshall.
Gottshall said people can save calories on Thanksgiving by omitting foods and drinks they can enjoy the rest of the year and choosing to eat the foods that mean the most to them. She said inactivity and binge eating makes a dangerous combination.
"The worst thing we can do is eat 4,000 calories at 7 p.m. and lie on the couch and then go to bed. That's a recipe for weight gain. So try to spread our calories throughout the day," said Gottshall.
Certified Master Chef and Greenbrier Executive Chef, Rich Rosendale said keeping leftovers is a great way to save your favorite foods and keeps you from eating everything in sight on Thanksgiving day.
"One thing I recommend to people is to get a food saver vacuum bag. Those things work great. The other thing I recommend is to freeze things in smaller portions so it's easier to pull out as you need and add those items to dishes like pastas, soup, wraps, salads. It's easier to manage your freezer when you portion everything in smaller packages," said Rosendale.
Rosendale said you can still have your favorite foods, in moderation.
"You can have the stuffing, but maybe don't cover the entire plate. I think also to fill up on some vegetables," said Rosendale.
Gottshall said sweet potatoes and green vegetables are healthy dishes to add to the table.
Gottshall said using a salad plate as your meal plate will help you cut down on calories, while still enjoying a plate full of food.
You can have your cake and eat it too, just don't eat the entire cake.
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Ryan has extended his relationship with NBC to include doing some correspondent work for the TODAY show. They also listed ALL the other stuff he is doing so with the time difference between NYC and LA, he will have to get up about 3 am to squeeze this job in.
He has taken a lot of flack in the press and amongst the viewers but I think he's one of the best hosts on television right now. He very rarely flubs his lines, he's quick on his feet and he exudes the proper emotion for the situation (jokes, sympathy, etc).
I hate when the cops throw me in the back of the squad car ....like they didnt hear me call shotgun.
Boy (n) : Noise with dirt on it.
Don't forget Cat Deely. IMO, she's the best kept secret, since SYTYCD doesn't have as big of a following.
I'd read that when Ryan was sick earlier last week and questionable as to whether he'd be able to host, Cat was asked to stand in if necessary. I didn't find any confirmation about whether she was able to.
In a case of having just way to damn much money, Ryan has just purchased the estate of Ellen Degeneres for a cool $49 million. See photos here:
Ryan Seacrest Buying Ellen DeGeneres' $49 Million Estate - The Hollywood Reporter


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- Directed By Gordon Kent, Chris Cuddington.
- Produced By Steve Lumley, Allan Stevens, Buzz Potamkin, Paul Bogrow.
- Written By Malcolm Marmorstein, David Adler.
- Music: John Stuart.
- Editor: Robert Ciaglia.
- First Aired about 1987.
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Serrapeptase Enzymes: What You Should Really Know
Serrapeptase enzymes are one of the most highly beneficial substances that can be very useful in treating many different diseases. This proteolytic enzyme is a natural substance that is commonly found on a silkworm's intestine.
When naturally processed with the use of fermentation, this valuable enzyme can provide numerous health benefits. On an extensive clinical research, medical professionals discovered that serrapeptase contains many beneficial properties that have the ability to cure certain medical conditions that an individual is suffering from.
Possible Uses
Serrapeptase enzymes can possibly be used in treating:
• Body pain
• back problems particularly in the neck and lower back part
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Arthritis
• Leg Ulcers
• Diabetes
• Prostate problems
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• Diabetes
• Breast Engorgement
• Fibromyalgia
• Cystitis muscles or joints
• Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease, IBS and Ulcerative Colitis
• Fibrocystic Breast disorder
• Migraines and Headaches brought by inflammation
• Lung and chest problems
• Bronchiectasis
• Asbestosis
• Coughs
• Bronchial Asthma
• Eye Problems
• Bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Cystic Fibrosis
• General Inflammation
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Blocked veins
• Damaged Nerves
• Runny nose
• Catarrhal Rhinopharyngitis
• Sore Throat
• Ear, throat and nose problems
• ear infections
• Hayfever
• Rhinitis
• Catarrhal Rhinopharyngitis
• Laryngitis
• Swollen Glands
• Sports Injuries,
• Post operative lesions and scars
• Heart disease
• Traumatic and post operative swelling
• Thrombophlebitis
• Varicose Veins
• Blood Clots
• Fibromyalgia
• Carpel tunnel syndrome
• Angina
• Arterial Disease
• Anti-aging
• Osteoarthritis
• Tension headache
• Asthma
• Empyema or pus accumulation
How Serrapeptase Works
This proteolytic enzyme works in 3 ways, particularly reducing pain, improving cardiovascular health and reducing inflammation. In reducing the inflammation in the affected part of the body, the helpful enzyme functions by thinning the fluid that forms due to injuries and helping regulate the removal of the fluid in the area. As a result, it helps in repairing the damage tissues quickly.
Serrapeptase also reduces the pain felt by blocking and stopping the production of the body's bradykinin, which is a pain messenger. Aside from all these things, this valuable enzyme helps improve the overall condition of the cardiovascular health by breaking down the protein causing blood clot, which is a negative effect of blood coagulation known as fibrin.
Great Benefits of Serrapeptase Enzymes
• Since serrapeptase enzyme contains potent anti-inflammatory properties, it can be very useful in treating those disturbing medical conditions that involves inflammation as one from the primary symptoms. This valuable enzyme can help treat arthritis, viral pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis, sinusitis, bronchial asthma, osteoporosis as well as other inflammatory related medical conditions.
• This healthy enzyme contains powerful clot-busting properties which can be of great help in treating various cardiovascular diseases. With this enzyme, it will effectively remove the fibroids that are responsible in blocking and narrowing the major arteries. As a result, the heart as well as other vital organs will gain a sufficient amount of blood, which in turn will help prevent the development of threatening medical conditions such as heart attack.
• Serrapeptase enzymes greatly helps in quickly healing the wounds resulting from going through a surgical procedure, injuries or accidents as well as post operative effects. With this, you will be able to recover as fast as possible.
• Serrapeptase is an excellent alternative to certain Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, typically known as NSAIDs, for treating body thpain. Unlike these medications in the category of NSAIDs, serrapeptase enzymes are much safer and healthier. In fact, it can effectively eliminate pain without causing stomach bleeding or ulcers, which are the side effects involved in using NSAIDs.
• This beneficial enzyme is capable of treating numerous medical conditions including other health problems such as torn ligaments, sprains, carpal tunnel syndrome, chest and lung problems, varicose veins, polymyalgia rheumatic, neck and back problems, runny nose, diabetes, strep throat, migraines, enlarged prostate, coughs, inflammatory bowel syndrome, overall pain as well as anti-aging.
• Another valuable benefit of serrapeptase is that it can be very helpful in treating fibro-cystic breast disease. With the contribution of this healthy enzyme, it can significantly increase the effectiveness of the treatment that the patient is using. This includes reducing the pain and swelling in the affected breast as well as maintaining it firm.
• The enzyme can greatly help in treating sinusitis, blocked nose and chest congestion. The beneficial properties of this enzyme have the ability to harden the mucus, which in turn reducing the secretions being produced.
• Serrapeptase can significantly contribute in treating various nose, throat and ear health problems such as temporary hearing loss, nasal obstruction and laryngitis as well as other conditions associated from these body parts.
• Since serrapeptase is capable of digesting all the body's dead tissues, it has more positive effects on the body's circulation and scar tissues.
• When it comes to chronic bronchitis, serrapeptase enzyme can be very useful. According to the health care professionals in the United States, this valuable enzyme can greatly reduce coughing and mucus secretions for those individuals suffering from chronic bronchitis for as little as four weeks of continuous treatment.
• For sinusitis or sinus pain, clinical studies indicate that individuals suffering from sinusitis gained significant improvement in their condition with the use of serrapeptase. This valuable enzyme helps reduce nasal secretions, nasal obstruction and pain after treating the condition for as little as 3 to 4 days.
• Medical researches indicate that this valuable enzyme can greatly help in reducing pain, swallowing difficulty, secretions and fever caused by laryngitis or hoarseness for as short as 3 to 4 days of continuous treatment.
• Recent clinical studies show that serrapeptase enzyme can be very useful in reducing swallowing difficulty, fever, secretions and pain for those individuals who are suffering from pharyngitis or sore throat in just 3 to 4 days of continuous treatment.
Dosage Instruction
Although serrapeptase is generally considered as a natural medicine, it is still very important that users should strictly follow the recommended dosage so as to ensure safe administration. Bear in mind that the appropriate dosage is 10-30 milligrams per day.
For safety purposes, it is highly recommended that you should consult a health care professional to determine exactly the right dosage for you. If you're planning to use serrapeptase enzyme sooner or later, do not take it without the approval of your doctor. More importantly, do not make your own dosage it is still best follow the recommendation of a medical professional since they know what is right for you.
To effectively treat bronchitis, fibrocystic breast, arthritis, sinusitis, cardiovascular problems and other medical conditions, a dose of 20 milligrams per day is recommended. The most appropriate way to use serrapeptase is to take it without food or in an empty stomach. However, if you already had eaten your meals, it is suggested that you should wait for about 2 hours after eating before you are allowed to take serrapeptase. After taking it, it is best that you should wait for 30 minutes at least before you can eat.
Health Risks
Although this valuable enzyme does not have serious adverse health effects, still there are possible risks associated from using it. If serrapeptase is used excessively or taken beyond the required dosage, patients particularly the older people may suffer from a rare side effect such as gastrointestinal irritation. Since it has the ability to reduce mucus secretions, those individuals who suffer from certain lung problems has a higher risk of acquiring lung infections and pneumonia.
Side Effects
With its great benefits, serrapeptase also comes with side effects upon its use. However, no severe side effects were reported from using it as of now. Below are some possible side effects of serrapeptase.
If you experience one or more of these undesirable effects, it is best that you should seek medical attention immediately so as to prevent yourself from any harm that it might bring to you. • In few cases, it has been reported that the use of serrapeptase enzyme leads to skin irritation. However, it has been validated that it is only a minor irritation.
• If you're using serrapeptase, it may lead to abdominal pain and swelling including redness and itching of the skin.
• Although considered as rare side effects, individuals may experience minor inflammation in the body's lung tissue and pneumonitis.
Since this natural medicine is new and no extensive clinical research has been performed as of now, it is highly recommended that those people who are using serrapeptase should be very careful when taking a dose of it. Aside from all the side effects listed above, there might be also other undesirable effects that the user can experience from using it.
General Recommendation
Bear in mind that you should only use serrapeptase if you are permitted to do so by your doctor. If up to now you did not consult a medical professional regarding this matter, do not try administering it.
If you are planning to use serrapeptase enzyme, it is best that you should consult first your doctor before trying it so as to ensure that it is appropriate for your health.
When your doctor allows you to take serrapeptase, follow correctly and strictly the dosage recommendation of your personal doctor. However, if your doctor did not specify the exact dosage that you should take, it is highly recommended that you should follow the dosage instruction of serrapeptase. With this, you will have a lesser risk to suffer from any of its side effects.
If you experience one or more side effects or if you feel any unusual reactions in your body after taking it, seek medical assistance immediately.
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Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory
Antivirus – Trend, Symantec, Microsoft Forefront
Email Archiving software
Product awareness & Third Party Tools
Technology Experience
Sound experience with Windows server Administration
Excellent knowledge on Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory
Troubleshooting and Configuration of Exchange and Active Directory
Sound knowledge of Email client like Microsoft Outlook
Basic knowledge on Mail Archiving software
Knowledge of Server Hardware is required
Understanding of DNS, DHCP, IIS
Sound knowledge on Backup and Restore
Hands-on experience in troubleshooting and configuration of Anti-spam, Antivirus software
Strong in multiple OS - Win2K/Win2K3/XP/Vista
Knowledge of Netmeeting/Terminal Service/RDP
Performance Management & Optimization
Knowledge of Storage and Cluster is preferred
Soft Skills
Excellent Written & Verbal Communication
Excellent Analytical & Virtual troubleshooting skills
Skills to work in team and collaborative environment
Customer/Vendor interaction & co-ordinations
MCSE - Messaging
ITIL/Process Exposure
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