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Apr 5 2011 11:00am
"Emily & Colin's Wedding": A Tears of Pearl Prequel Story by Tasha Alexander
Tears of Pearl: Looking forward to the joys of connubial bliss, newlyweds Lady Emily and Colin Hargreaves set out toward Turkey for an exotic honeymoon. But on their first night in the city, a harem girl is found murdered—strangled in the courtyard of the Sultan's lavish Topkapi Palace. Sir Richard St. Clare, an Englishman who works at the embassy in Constantinople, is present and recognizes the girl as his own daughter who was kidnapped twenty years earlier. Emily and Colin promise the heartbroken father they'll find her killer.
As a woman, Emily is given access to the forbidden world of the harem and quickly discovers that its mysterious, sheltered walls offer no protection from a ruthless murderer. Soon, the Valide (mother to the Sultan) is found strangled with a silken bowstring and the head Eunuch is brutally slain.
When the killer strikes again, kidnapping a concubine and threatening to kill her unless Emily agrees to meet him in secret, she cannot wait for Colin or the authorities to come to her rescue. In a heart-stopping finale, Emily must rely on her own sharp wits if she is to stop a killer bent on taking revenge no matter how many innocent lives he leaves in his wake.
Check out Tasha Alexander's Tears of Pearl prequel story "Emily & Colin's Wedding" from the the Lady Emily Mysteries series.
Emily and Colin's Wedding
by Tasha Alexander
Merrily rose the bridal strain,
With the pipe of reed and the wild harp ringing,
With the Libyan flute, and the dancers' train,
And the bright-haired Muses singing.
–Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis
I'd never given the slightest consideration to the implications of being a drenched, mud-splattered bride. The rain, cold and heartless, had not daunted us in the least. Its contrast to the warmth of our urgent kisses only increased the bliss that surged through my trembling body after I agreed to abandon convention (as well as my mother's—and Queen Victoria's—carefully orchestrated plans for a grand society wedding) and marry my dashing fiancé, Colin Hargreaves, at once, as we stood on the cliff path on the Greek island of Santorini.
I had assumed, in the moment, that we'd take our vows rain-covered and rumpled, though I'd not worked out the mechanics of how such a ceremony would be managed. Logistics rarely have a place at such times. What could be more jarring than to worry about details in the midst of a grand romantic gesture? Colin told me he had a license; the rest could only be trifles. If Buckingham Palace relied on him as one of its finest agents, capable of bringing any mission to a satisfactory conclusion, I had no need for concern. I slipped my arm around his waist and nestled my head below his shoulder as he pulled me close. We turned away from the Aegean Sea, its foamy grey waves crashing into the rocks far below us.
"I've a priest on a retainer," Colin said, slowing his pace so I could keep up with his long strides. We'd had a tumultuous few weeks. I'd traveled to Vienna to investigate a murder and clear from suspicion the husband of one of my dearest friends. Colin was there on palace business, charged with stopping anarchists from hatching a nefarious scheme to assassinate the Kaiser. While the release of our friend from prison was cause for much celebration, our joy was tempered with mourning. Colin's former mistress, a woman of grace and sophistication—who treated me with utter contempt—had lost her life trying to help him when she thought the group was poised to detonate a bomb in the city.
It had been a terrible blow to him, and though I hate to admit it, it was difficult to watch him mourn. I accepted Colin had loved her once, years ago before we'd met, and I understood all too well the pain of grieving. Nonetheless, I'd felt some anxiety coming to meet him in Greece, where we'd agreed to rendezvous at my villa after he'd had time to contemplate his loss."A priest on a retainer? I didn't know such a thing was possible. Are we converting to the Orthodox faith?" I asked, my eyebrow jutting high, a lightness that had been absent for too long returning to my chest.
"I'm willing to risk exposure to a certain amount of your mother's wrath, Emily, but well know where to draw the line. He's from St. Paul's in Athens. An Anglican."
"Is anything beyond your reach?"
"Nothing that matters," he said.
The rain was pounding on us, falling in sheets. He took my hand and together we ran towards the house, where Mrs. Katevatis, my Greek cook, stood beaming as the sound of singing and the crashing of a tambourine echoed from the direction of the kitchen. She crossed to me at once and took me in her strong arms, squeezing me hard enough to send a stream of water flowing to the floor from my gown.
"Lady Ashton, we have gathered the entire village, and I apologize to say the ouzo has been opened," she said. "I told them no celebration until the ceremony is complete. They do not listen."
"That's perfectly all right," Colin said. "So long as they haven't touched the champagne."
"Champagne? How did you manage that? You've planned more than you let on," I said.
He grinned. "Perhaps. But I can't take the credit in this case. A dear friend of yours sorted it out directly with Moët."
"But how—" I was interrupted by Meg, my maid, clattering down the stone steps, the smile on her face replaced with a look of abject horror when she saw the state of my hair and dress.
"Mud, madam?" Her voice strained. "And you're positively soaked."
"We will take care of that," Mrs. Katevatis said, nodding at my fiancé. "We have everything prepared just as you asked."
Colin squeezed my hand and kissed my cheek before releasing me to them. I started up the steps, which had been strewn with dark red rose petals that marked the way to my chamber. Inside, more roses, orchids, cuttings of bougainvillea, and bouquets of bright wildflowers filled vases on every surface. The scene was all gorgeous perfection until an overpowering scent of sulfur wafted towards me.
"Your bath is ready," Mrs. Katevatis said. I'd converted half of what had been an excessively large dressing room into a modern bathroom, complete with a deep soaking tub, and it was from there that came the malodorous cloud.
Meg crinkled her nose. "It's awful."
I was tempted to agree, but the blaze of shining pride emanating from Mrs. Katevatis' black eyes stopped me.
"My own Adelphos helped row to Palea Kameni and gather water from the hot spring. It is a very special place, you see."
"And Mr. Hargreaves left this for you." Meg handed me a crisp linen envelope. "I'm to let you read it and then get you in the bath." Mrs. Katevatis excused herself and started back to the kitchen, where I hoped she was making baklava. Meg ducked into the bathroom, giving me a measure of privacy. I leaned my elbows on the wide sill of the window shut fast against the rain and opened Colin's letter.
In ancient Greece, brides bathed in waters brought from sacred streams to prepare for their weddings. You, more beautiful than Helen, must be equally pampered…
Steam hung heavy in the bathroom; they must have reheated the water after its journey across the caldera. After Meg helped me out of my devastated dress (making no attempt to conceal her disdain for its condition), I slipped into the tub, closing my eyes as she rubbed soap mercilessly through my tangled hair. Helen, I hoped, was treated in a gentler manner.
The minerals in the water may have not have smelled pleasant, but they worked on my tired muscles like a tonic. I'd never before had such a relaxing bath. Soon, however, I needed to turn my attention to the question of what to wear. I'd brought a handful of evening gowns, enough only to satisfy social requirements on the boat from Southampton, and something less formal did not seem appropriate for the occasion. As I considered the options before me, I was drawn to a dress of pale blue damask that matched my eyes. It was one of my favorites, and in my estimation, one of the finest ever made by Mr. Worth.Garlands of tulle draped across the low-cut bodice, creating elegant curves above a tightly cinched waist. A layer of the most delicate Venetian lace hung over the umbrella skirt on a diagonal line formed by more garlands in the front while falling longer in the back as a modest train. The dress sparkled with lustrous pearls and shimmering crystals sewn into the cloth.
Once she'd helped me into the dress, Meg began to shape my still damp hair into long ringlets that framed my face and cascaded down my back. I'd patently refused to wait for it to dry. She could force it into fashionable submission some other day. I was beyond eager and could not get down to Colin quickly enough.
Looking me over to ensure I was properly groomed, Meg gave a satisfied smile and pulled from her apron pocket a slim parcel wrapped in thin tissue. "Madame du Lac sent this," she said.
Cécile du Lac and I had been friends for some years now, bonding over the deaths of our husbands—my first, her only. We'd each been widowed soon after our weddings, and she'd sworn off matrimony entirely since. When we met, neither of us felt grieved at finding ourselves alone, and to have a companion who understood the pain of pretending to mourn was invaluable. Later, when I'd come to better appreciate my late husband's character and fell in love with him, too late, she remained a close confidante, never judging me for having changed my mind or for having been guilty of not trying to know him better when he was alive.
With care, I pulled apart the package, revealing a long panel of the most delicate Brussels lace, its fine linen rich with flowers and elaborate scrollwork. I was so taken with it I hardly noticed Meg had opened the door until I heard a familiar voice."I wouldn't be so crass as to give you the veil I wore at my own wedding," Cécile said, embracing me and kissing my cheeks. "To do so would without question curse you endlessly, given the example of my own marriage. This belonged to my sister, whose connubial bliss is at once inspirational and repulsive." Cécile's relationship with her husband, a man chosen by her parents against her wishes, had lacked even the barest hint of affection. She'd told me once the only useful thing he'd ever done was to teach her to shoot and that her only regret was that he died of cholera and not at her own hand.
I laughed, delighted to find her here. "This is a most wonderful surprise. But how—"
"Monsieur Hargreaves informed me he was confident you would agree to elope, and I was not about to be left out of the plans. I set off from Paris as soon as possible. But not before I'd arranged to have champagne delivered to you. A day without champagne is a mistake. A wedding without it, a tragedy." With that, she opened the door, where a servant stood waiting with a bottle of Moët and two glasses. Taking the tray from him, she shooed him away.
"I wish you endless happiness." She raised her glass and we drank. I delighted in the explosion of starry bubbles in my mouth. Before pouring more, Cécile draped the veil over my head, making small adjustments until she was content with its position.
"I am told," she continued, "that ancient brides were swathed in veils, their faces not to be seen by the groom until after the wedding. I think, though, Monsieur Hargreaves would be disappointed if he had to wait so long."
"I'd be worried if he wasn't," I said. "The rituals that greeted them at their new husband's home were the same used to mark the arrival of a slave." I paused. "You do think I'm doing the right thing, don't you?"
Cécile erupted in laughter. "Chérie, if I did not, I would be dragging you off the island at this very moment. I'd marry Monsieur Hargreaves myself if I could. A man that handsome should never be dismissed. Come now, we've kept him waiting long enough."
A darker than usual twilight had enveloped Imerovigli, the small village near Fira. The Aegean below us was blue again—more midnight than sapphire—and the clouds had started to thin, producing only a fine mist. Candles lit our way as we walked to the small chapel my first husband, Philip, Viscount Ashton, had attached to the villa he left me upon his death nearly four years ago. It was bittersweet to think of him now, as I prepared to marry the man who'd been his best friend.
All hints of melancholy raced away from me the instant I saw Colin, devastatingly handsome in evening kit, white tie gleaming against his crisp shirt as he stood at the small stone altar. A robed priest was next to him on one side, Aristo Papadakos, a woodworker whom Cécile had befriended when we first started coming to Santorini, on the other. Beyond that, the chapel was empty. My arm still looped through Cécile's, I started towards them tentatively, surprised to find myself shaky with nerves. My friend kissed me on both cheeks when we reached the prayer rail, and I reached for Colin.
I felt his hand, warm and strong, on mine as we four stood in front of the holy man. I heard myself uttering words about honoring and loving and keeping in sickness and health, heard Colin promise the same to me, but the things most real to me were the warmth in his dark eyes and the overwhelming sensation of heat and joy and rapturous bliss building inside me. My hand trembled with pleasure as I felt a cool band of gold slide onto my finger. Then, kneeling next to each other, he leaned his head against mine as the priest recited a prayer before pronouncing us man and wife.
It is simply impossible to believe, even for an instant, that two happier people have ever walked the earth. Standing now, we faced each other, and my husband took my face gently in his hands and brought his lips to mine, leaving a tantalizing promise of more kisses to come. Almost at once, Cécile stepped forward, pulling both of us into her arms.
"My heart, Monsieur Hargreaves, breaks a little to see you married," she said. "But I forgive you so long as you keep her happy." Mr. Papadakos, grinning, shook our hands with violent enthusiasm. Then, turning on his heel, he gave a bright shout and flung open the chapel doors, where all our friends from the village had gathered. Their boisterous mood suggested there was little, if any, ouzo remaining.
"I thought a private ceremony was in order," my husband—my husband!—said. "But to deny them a share in the celebration seemed cruel, to you as well as them. I know how you adore Mrs. Katevatis' feasts."
The scene that greeted us in the long, whitewashed dining room was nothing short of spectacular. Spanikopita and kreatopitakia were only the start. Along with the spinach and meat pies, there were piles of herbed chicken and spicy lamb, dolmades, and platter after platter of pastries dripping with honey: baklava and kadaifi, galaktoboureko and loukoumathes. Jubilant strains of Greek folk music filled the villa.
"One more delicious than the next," Colin said, breaking the crispy end off a triangular tyropitakia, the tangy cheese filling peeking through the phyllo crust. I agreed, but found myself rather too excited and nervous to eat much, and refused even a glass of champagne, focusing instead on the music and a large group dancing in the sitting room across the corridor. They'd pushed all the furniture to the walls, leaving plenty of open space for them to circle and jump. Cécile had joined them, completely disinterested in the fact the dance was supposed to be only for men.
"You're not hungry?" Colin asked, looking at the full plate in front of me.
"No….yes…I…" I met his eyes then quickly looked at the floor.
"You're stunning, you know," he said. "I nearly keeled over when you walked into the chapel. I can't believe…" His voice trailed and he touched my arm, looking intently into my eyes. "It's awfully late, isn't it?"
My skin glowed, prickly with anticipation. "I'm beginning to see the wisdom of requiring that weddings take place before noon."
"Yes. Unfortunate that our special license removed such provisions. However…" He studied our guests and with a confident grin rose to his feet. "I think we've stayed long enough to be forgiven." He leapt on top of his chair and clapped his hand, commanding the immediate attention of everyone within earshot.
Cheers greeted him, but he silenced them quickly, his words translated into Greek by Mrs. Katevatis's son. "We are, of course, immensely grateful that you've all shared in our happiness tonight. But now we must beg your leave. Unlike his ancient counterparts, this groom plans to unveil his bride in private."
This drew more shouts of delight and several bawdy songs, but before long we managed to make our way to the stairs and up to the room Colin had taken as his own. He started to turn the doorknob, then slowed.
"I've more traditional gifts for you back in England, but wanted to give you this tonight." He pushed the door open and I gasped at the sight of a spectacular object on a round table. It was a vase—Greek, a pelike or storage jar, red-figure, probably fourth century, and standing nearly twenty inches high. Two slender handles supported its wide top, the form of the pottery a perfect complement to the elegant figures covering it. "I'm well aware that you're not a supporter of Achilles, but I think you should give careful consideration to his parents."
"Peleus and Thetis?" I asked, entering the room and heading straight for the table.
"Yes," he said. "Thetis was a Nereid, a sea nymph."
"And a shape shifter."
"Quite right. And stunningly beautiful, which drew the attention of Zeus, who was desperate for her until he heard news of a prophecy that said her son would be stronger than his father."
"An outcome of horrifying possibility for the king of the gods," I said.
"Zeus abandoned his suit and decided she should marry a mortal."
"Fortunate girl." I stepped closer to him.
He lifted my chin and kissed me. "You approve of mortal husbands?"
"So far I'd say they're more than satisfactory," I said, returning his kiss.
"Thetis was less easy to convince. Peleus, who had seen her and fallen in love, could hardly keep up with her. Every time he tried to persuade her to marry him, she changed shape."
"Is this when Chiron the centaur intervened?"
"Yes. Chiron implored him to cling to her as she shifted from form to form—that if he still held her when she returned to her true nature, she would be his." He kissed me again. "Which reminds me something of the girl standing before me now, who would only agree to marry me when she was confident I'd accept her true nature. Accept and never try to hinder or alter it."
"Was I too awful?"
"Not at all," he said. "I wouldn't love you so well if you were different in the slightest."
"And Peleus?" I asked, smiling.
"Held tight to the object of his affection as she changed from fire to water to beast until at last she was once again a nymph. She gazed into his loving eyes and agreed to make him the happiest of men."
"Somehow I doubt it was so romantic."
"You'll allow me some leeway tonight, I hope."
"How could I not?"
"They were married on Mount Pelion, where all the gods and goddesses joined them to celebrate."
"Their baklava couldn't have been nearly so good as ours," I said. Gingerly, I picked up the vase. "This is beyond exquisite. How can I ever thank you?" Thetis crouched, wrenching her body to avoid Peleus' grasp as a sea monster twisted around his leg. The artist had painted her body white, a stark contrast to the other red figures. Around the couple, nymphs fled, drawn with such deft grace I half believed them capable of springing off the surface.
"I thought a Greek vase would remind you of the early days of our courtship." He took the piece from me and returned it to the table.
"When I thought you'd killed my husband?" I sat on the edge of the bed.
"It was not, perhaps, your finest moment," he said, laughter in his voice as he crossed to me. "I'm thankful you came to your senses."
"And I'm thankful you have. We've avoided society madness and a wedding at Windsor. I'd begun to give up hope I'd ever be able to persuade you to act against the Queen's wishes."
"There will be, I'm certain, some difficulties to be faced as a result. But, my dear wife, you are irresistible. I could wait no longer." He sat next to me, took my hands in his, and kissed them each in turn.
"Is it worth Her Majesty's wrath?" I asked.
"Worth the wrath of Genghis Khan. Nothing could keep me from you a moment longer."
"I wouldn't wish Genghis on you. You've had it hard enough already."
"But easier than Peleus," he said. "You've never turned to fire in my arms."
"Not yet," I said, a delicious feeling of wickedness taking me by surprise and making me bold. "But I think, if you try hard enough, that might change tonight."
It did not, in fact, require much effort at all.
This story originally appeared at She Loves Hot Reads.
Tasha Alexander attended the University of Notre Dame, where she signed on as an English major in order to have a legitimate excuse for spending all her time reading. She lived in Amsterdam, London, Wyoming, Vermont, Connecticut, and Tennessee before settling in Chicago.


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NXP and the CEO's cuts: Join the conversation
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We have reported extensively over the last nine months about the moves of Rick Clemmer, CEO of NXP BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), to re-organize the affairs of the Dutch chip company. We'd like to know what you think.
We have reported extensively over the last nine months on the moves of Rick Clemmer, CEO of NXP BV (Eindhoven, Netherlands), to reorganize the affairs of the Dutch chip company.
Clemmer has sold business units, paid down debts through some ingenious financing moves, made a few strategic acquisitions, moved shareholdings around and created joint ventures. But mainly he has sold and made no apology for creating a smaller company that is more focused.
And yet the cuts keep coming and coming, with the latest move pushing a significant number of engineers out into the acquisitive Virage Logic Corp. (Fremont, Calif.), which plans to set up shop in Eindhoven.
Is this the logical disaggregation of old-fashioned vertically integrated chip companies; allowing NXP to find a niche as a chip designer sitting between the creators of intellectual property cores and the foundries that manufacture the physical chips?
But if running 160-plus engineers creating IP in Eindhoven can make sense for Virage, why can it not make sense for NXP? Is this a cut too far that really indicates that Clemmer will continue slicing off pieces of the business until there is nothing left? What else within NXP can be cut, sold or outsourced? And is it a good thing?
We'd like to know what you think.

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In early February of this year, I was invited to the famous Rancho La Puerta spa in Tecate, right over the border in Mexico. I was part of a retreat for social media gals, and at the end of the week, Laura Silvan, the director of Rancho La Puerta's nonprofit foundation, took the 16 of us gals on a little trip to see some of the community projects that they were supporting in the city of the Tecate, such as their educational center and a 28-acre park with a public sports field.
Our last stop was at the very edge of Tecate. Our van rumbled over the unpaved rocky roads, flimsy homes were supported by just rotting columns, playgrounds were bare with rusty equipment….and there wasn't much else. This part of poor, rural Tecate is downriver — waste and sewage collected here, making it unsafe for their children.
A group of women in the community, headed by Dona Carmen, decided to stand up and do better. The "Rain Women" cleaned up their community, started a recycling business and begin an organic garden.
The fence around the garden was not to keep their produce safe, but it was to keep people from stealing their clean water.
This little boy just won my heart. He has barely anything, yet eats organic vegetables every day. His mother is part of the "Rain Women" group, and he was just such a happy, healthy boy.
I started crying.
When my own son, Andrew was 3-years old, about the same age as this little boy, I asked him, "Where do oranges come from?"
And my son replied, "a truck!"
*thump* oh. dear.
You see, I live in Florida and every day we see large semi trucks piled to the max with oranges just picked up from the groves and heading towards the interstate.
And so when I saw this little boy in Tecate, that's when I knew I had to do something in my own community, as there were other kids in my town who thought corn was plucked from the ground and potatoes came from flakes in a box.
I wanted to build a children's garden and teach kids about where food really comes from. I wanted a place for kids to play in the dirt, touch real food, learn to enjoy their vegetables.
Just look.
This little boy in Tecate grows organic radishes.
We grow ch-ch-ch-chia pets.
The community that we live in is family-oriented, full of soccer moms, minivans and top-notch education.
Parents dedicate themselves to providing for their children, shuttling them from school to baseball to ballet to karate practice. Yet, by the end of the day, the parents are so tired and have run out of time, that they stop by McDonald's to pick up dinner. I am guilty of being in the group too, as even Nathan wrote a recipe for his classroom cookbook about Mommy making pizza in a box.
And right there is the paradox.
Parents spare no time, expense or energy to give their kids an enriching life with activities and best education, but think nothing of feeding them crap.
I MUST DO BETTER FOR MY KIDS. I must do better for my community.
A team was assembled with Irwin, Ngan, Tara, Patty…and few weeks ago, we pitched the idea to Rex Jensen, CEO of of Schroeder Manatee Ranch, the owner of the land that our community sits on.
Here we are at my home, our after dinner topic of conversation was the garden blueprint. Rex is the gentleman on the right in the blue shirt. Of course, I fed him and his wife very well before we even began to pitch!! That's the right way to begin any business meeting!
Well, a funny thing happens when an idea just feels so right. People become absolutely passionate and the project begins growing a life of its own.
What once was a small, cutesy children's garden….all of a sudden became a 5 acre community FARM. Oh wait, not just a farm, but a "Community SmartFarm™" where we teach and utilize technology such as aquaponics (growing fish and plants together in same tanks), solar energy and efficient crop growing.
There's a farm stand to sell the produce that we grow, a children's garden with a story stage for performances/book readings/teaching, a classroom to teach families how to grow their own gardens, and my favorite element is an elegant, enclosed Pole Barn with a teaching kitchen that's tricked out with studio lighting to record cooking shows. We also have a henhouse, a compost pile and an orchard for fruit trees. An equipment and seed barn to store the wheel barrels and shovels and an apiary for bees.
Rex loved it.
We knew he would.
Next hurdle: meetings to pitch the concept to his Board of Directors and his management team.
They loved it too.
We knew they would. That's Tara back there – she's the one who designed the farm plans.
But would the original founders of Schroeder Manatee Ranch love it too? Would this match their vision of what the land would transform into?
It's a deal, Ms. Magaretha, we will plant peas in your honor.
So let me introduce the future home of the Lakewood Ranch SmartFarm.
I think there's a total of 11 acres here…we'll start with 5 acres…and it's located five minutes from my home.
And next to an elementary school even! Free little weeders!
We are partnering with Discovery Health to showcase the project from beginning to end on their site. Oh, we're planning to build this SmartFarm in THREE DAYS in October of this year.
Yes we're absolutely crazy.
Hey, if Extreme Home Makeover can build a home in a week, we certainly can build a farm in 3 days! Of course, a lot of work has to be done to prep the project, such as fundraising, planning, permitting in gathering all of the troops necessary to make it happen. But the hard part, getting the land, is done and the rest is a piece of cake, right?! 😉
I'm so fortunate that we've got a rockstar group to lead this project (I'll intro them in separate post!), thankful for Schroeder Manatee Ranch for believing in us and thrilled that Discovery Health will give us a spotlight!
Part of our plan is to document every step of the way, show you the plans, journal the ups (and the downs) so that maybe you can build a SmartFarm in your community too. Would you like to join the team? More information at our Lakewood Ranch SmartFarm website.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I must figure out where the children's chia pet garden will fit in the plans….


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Solar Activity Report for 4/8/03
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- ** G-1 Geomagnetic Storm In Progress **
** Aurora Watch In Effect **
The Earth is beginning to move into a high speed solar wind stream,
and both the solar wind speed and density are increasing. It looks as
if the high speed solar wind may be arriving a day or so earlier than
expected. We weren't really supposed to be getting into it until
tomorrow. At any rate, aurora will be a possiility for the next few
days, and skywatchers, especially those in the higher latitudes,
should keep an eye out for aurora. G-1 gaomagnetic storm conditions
have been observed within the last 24 hours, and in fact are being
seen as I write this. The sunspot number is dropping, and is likely
to get even lower unless some new sunspot regions show up in the next
day or two. There are only three numbered sunspot regions currently
visible, and one of them is close to rotating out of view. None of
the sunspot regions appear to have the potential of generating a
significant flare at this time.
The current solar and geomagnetic conditions are :
NOAA sunspot number : 52
A index : 18
K index : 5
Solar wind speed : 413.9 km/sec
Solar wind density : 6.3 protons/cc
Solar wind pressure : 2.2 nPa
IMF : 13.3 nT
IMF Orientation : 3.6 nT North
Conditions for the last 24 hours :
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Geomagnetic storms
reaching the G1 level occurred.
Forecast for the next 24 hours :
Space weather for the next 24 hours is expected to be minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected.
Solar activity forecast :
Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels. Regions
325(N14W77) and 330 have C-class potential.
Geomagnetic activity forecast :
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to active levels.
Coronal hole high speed stream effects are expected on day two and day
three of the period.
Recent significant solar flare activity :
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Mark Hughes maintains that Europe has not been a distraction this term but the Blackburn manager will be grateful for the breathing space this impressive result provides. A belligerent performance secured the point Rovers needed to seal their place in the knockout stages of the Uefa Cup.
His side have been struggling in the Premiership, picking up one point from 15, but Hughes can now rest players when AS Nancy visit next month, despite his intention to finish top of Group E.
Claiming a place at the summit appears a distinct possibility, with the Blackburn side that featured last night more than matching Feyenoord to protect their unbeaten Uefa Cup record. A victory might have been pilfered had Rovers evinced more ruthlessness in the final third, with the indefatigable Robbie Savage coming close to a late winner as he broke from midfield and steered a low left-foot shot narrowly wide of the far post. Not that Hughes had any reason to be disappointed with parity.
The Blackburn manager had expected Feyenoord, fourth in the Dutch league, to provide Rovers with their sternest test since returning to European competition but the visitors answered all the questions posed. On the few occasions Feyenoord did breach Blackburn's well organised defence Brad Friedel was on hand, the former Liverpool goalkeeper thwarting Stein Huysegems shortly after the interval and producing a point-blank stop to deny Angelos Charisteas in the first half.
Rovers had their own chances, Shabani Nonda guilty of wasting two opportunities before the interval, his first shot tipped round a post by Henk Timmer before a far-post header from David Bentley's hooked cross sailed over. Both openings arrived in the first 25 minutes, which was Blackburn's best period. "We knew it was important we started well and didn't allow them to get any momentum," said Hughes. "We took the sting out of the game from the off."
Feyenoord did improve midway through the first half but their raids forward were sporadic. A three-prong attacked threatened to penetrate but rarely delivered and Huysegems was reduced to a desperate dive in hope of a penalty. Another spot-kick appeal carried more weight when Andre Ooijer, returning to his homeland, appeared to handle. "I was only saying on the weekend I don't think these things even themselves out," said Hughes, "but if that was a penalty we are thankful."
The Rovers manager was sanguine after the match, declaring himself "delighted" with the performance which he described as "professional", but his demeanour had been very different on the touchline. The fourth official had a busy evening trying to placate Hughes as he voiced his disapproval at the lack of protection his players received. Eventually the message got through, with Theo Lucius and Royston Drenthe both booked for poor tackles on Bentley and Benni McCarthy.
Earlier Morten Gamst Pedersen was on the receiving end of a more unusual type of punishment when a Feyenoord fan threw a pint of beer over his head. "I think it was Heineken," said Hughes. The game was briefly held up but Rovers could not be knocked out of their stride.
The task for Hughes and his players now is to replicate the form they have produced in Europe back in the Premiership. "We have not been playing poorly at home but we haven't had the results our performances have deserved," said Hughes. That is unlike last night when Blackburn got everything their efforts merited.


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But the few times the club betrayed him late, it proved costly in his bid to capture the tourney title.
"I didn't feel like I putted that bad," Beckler said. "I felt like I hit good putts, but it just wasn't my day today."
Beckler was tied for the lead with Japan's Koichiro Ishika through 12 holes on Thursday. But two late lip-outs from inside 5 feet led to bogeys on 13 and 15 and that was enough of a stumble to prevent Beckler from dueling Ishika to the finish.
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Topeka's Jalen Heald shot an 8-over 80 to finish tied for 37th at 237, while fellow Topekan Mitchell Lummis carded a final-round 79 and tied for 54th at 243.
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"I had it going for the first two holes again," Beckler said.
After making bogey on No. 3, Beckler sandwiched birdies on six and eight around a bogey on seven and then added another birdie on No. 11 to get to 3-under for the day and into a tie with Ishika.
But just when it appeared he had all the momentum, it left. Beckler lipped out a 3-foot par putt on No. 13 and then had a lip-out from 4 feet for par on No. 15. Ishika made a 15-footer for birdie on 15 for a two-shot swing that all but ended it.
Despite the runner-up finish, Beckler was pleased, particularly after starting the three-day tourney with a five-bogey 41 front nine in the first round that had him playing catch-up the rest of the week.
"I take a lot of good things away from the week," he said. "I had one bad nine holes coming out when I wasn't feeling well and kind of burned out because I'd been playing a lot. I was happy I grinded back from a tough start to give myself a chance to win it."


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Katie. At least, that's how it would be in the US. Caddy is short for Cadillac. A caddy is also the assistant who carries the golf clubs at a golf course.
I have a cousin named Katie, just Katie not Kate or Katherine or anything. I'm not a fan of it but it works for her.
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|Oracle Process Manufacturing Process Execution User's Guide
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This chapter provides the fundamentals of Oracle Process Manufacturing Process Execution. It presents the basic tasks, responsibilities, and process flow required to produce a product. You are given a basic understanding of navigation and workbenches.
This chapter covers the following topics:
The purpose of this guide is to provide reference information for end-level users of the Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) Process Execution application. It presents:
Overviews of tasks and responsibilities in process execution.
Prerequisite setup in other applications including OPM System Administration, Oracle Inventory, OPM process planning Applications, and OPM Product Development.
Advice on setting up responsibilities, and menu selections available to the Production Supervisor and Production Operator.
General discussions about firm planned orders (FPO), including procedures to create them and find them. Procedures are provided for editing a firm planned order, using the workday calendar, selecting validity rules for the FPO, and rescheduling the order. The topic discusses how to convert the firm planned order to a batch, display material details in the order, and scale the firm planned order.
General discussions about batches including procedures to create and find them. Procedures are provided for creating batches and firm planned orders in response to sales orders, editing a batch, using the Workday Calendar, finding and editing batch details, grouping batches, performing mass batch transactions, finding and editing batch steps, editing batch step dependencies, editing batch step activities, rescheduling a batch, and terminating a batch. Procedures for editing resource details and associating batch steps with items are provided. Discussions of applying fixed process loss, batch scaling and firm planned order scaling are included.
General discussions about batch reservations. Procedures are provided for editing batch transactions, determining unreserved items, managing inventory shortages, and selecting lots from the available inventory.
General discussions on ingredient picking and integration with the Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) application. Procedures for finding ingredient requirements for picking and using the Ingredient Picking Workbench.
Procedures for releasing a batch and unreleasing a batch. Discussions of and procedures for incremental backflushing are provided. Procedures for recording batch production, editing resource transactions, and recording batch operation work in process are included.
Discussions of batch completion including the procedure for completing a batch. Procedures are provided for reverting a batch to work in process, closing a batch, and reopening a closed batch.
Procedures to run and interpret inquiries for a production schedule, work in process, material variances, batch step variances, resource variances, resource usage, and material details.
Several preformatted reports including Batch Pick List, Batch Ticket, Production Activity, Batch Yield Variance, and Material Usage and Substitution Variance.
Procedures to run and interpret concurrent programs including Item Substitution, Ingredient Picking, and Migration Recreate Open Batches.
Discussions on the Process Execution Workbench including summary information about batches and planned orders by batch, firm planned order, organization, product, and status.
Discussions on the Production Scheduler Workbench including an understanding of the bucketed load for a selected set of plant resources, continuous resource loading, and a chart of activities to assist in the rescheduling of batches and firm planned orders. You can reschedule batches and firm planned orders, or batch steps by using the resize option, or by using the drag-and-drop option.
Depending on your system's security profile, it is possible that you do not have access to all of the windows and functions described in this guide. If you do not see a menu option described, and you need to access it, then contact your system administrator.
Increasing productivity while minimizing labor and operational costs is key to successful product profitability. Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) Process Execution responds to the need for an efficient production environment by providing a seamless coordination of human and material resources within the process manufacturing environment. The application helps businesses respond quickly to changing customer requirements while maintaining or enhancing product margins.
Competitive urgencies are on the rise as plants ready themselves to meet the challenge of e-Business. The e-Business accelerates the need for real time visibility of shop floor activities. Managers must understand how labor is being utilized in their facilities so they can identify the impact of unplanned overtime on overall profitability. All cost variances must be accessible to Production Supervisors and upper managers so they can take immediate corrective action.
There are three requirements for businesses to offer products at a lower cost than their competitors:
Inflation adjusted product costs must decrease.
Logistics costs must decrease.
Manufacturers need to know true cost and profit for each product.
Each requirement must be analyzed thoroughly before change is implemented, as cutting costs can damage product quality.
To identify the cost of an activity, a continuing analysis of planned and actual time to manufacture finished goods must be traced throughout the production process. The OPM Process Execution application generates this cost control oriented data needed for critical decision making in the plant. Manufacturers use this information to track the financial impact of improvements to production processes. As part of total quality initiatives, production facilities can document improvements based on planned and actual times required for a manufacturing process. As a management decision-making tool, cost analysis provides the financial support data to help managers offer products at a lower cost than their competitors.
The dynamics between on-time delivery and the cost of inventory requires carefulplanning to maintain high customer satisfaction. The Process Execution application keeps inventory current with thorough reservation procedures and incremental backflushing. Material and resource usage inquiries help managers evaluate production and inventory variances. Oracle process planning Applications assist in the management of on-hand inventory quantities to reduce physical inventory and cycle counting. To optimize inventory carrying costs, managers identify the cost of putting away stock receipts and moving material within an organization, including the time spent in these non-value added activities. OPM Process Execution helps operations managers increase productivity while minimizing labor and material costs to continuously improve product profits while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
Efficient production is the result of coordinating and optimizing the availability of human and material resources within production facility. Effective information transfer is the key to success. Each job role must collaborate at various points throughout the production cycle.
The following represents the work breakdown structure required to produce a production batch. It lists most of the key tasks and the job titles responsible for those tasks:
Set up organization parameters.
Production Supervisor
Create a lab batch.
Production Supervisor
Create a batch.
Production Supervisor
Manage batch group associations.
Production Supervisor
Define make to order rules.
Production Supervisor
Scale a batch.
Reserve lots from which ingredients are consumed.
Production Supervisor
Start a batch.
Production Operator
Production Supervisor
Start a batch step.
Production Operator
Production Supervisor
Scale a work in process batch.
Production Supervisor
Complete a batch step.
Production Operator
Complete a batch.
Production Supervisor
Production Operator
Close a batch.
Production Supervisor
Print product labels.
Production Operator
Production Supervisor
View batch e-records.
Production Operator
Production Supervisor
The Production Supervisor has access to all windows and functions in this application. The Production Operator has access to fewer windows depending on the implementation. Contact the System Administrator to add window access to this responsibility.
The Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) Process Execution application records production batch information. This process can begin with a firm planned order or a production schedule requirement. The process can also begin in response to the requirement to reprocess materials that do not meet expected quality specifications. The application enables you to:
Plan the production schedule with information from the process planning applications.
Convert firm planned orders into single or multiple production batches.
Reserve ingredients for batch production.
Complete and close production batches.
Analyze variances in actual production quantities used as compared to planned quantities.
The OPM Process Execution application provides a seamless integration of the work breakdown structure outlined in the "Tasks and Responsibilities" topic. The Process Execution process flow consists of the following steps in each of the applications listed. Prerequisite setup is required before the remaining steps are completed.
The OPM Product Development application provides all tasks required for creation of formulas, operations, routings, and recipes. The OPM Process Execution application begins with the requirement to produce material from a recipe created by the OPM Product Development application using a specific validity rule.
Prerequisite setup must be completed for each of the following applications:
Oracle Inventory
OPM Product Development
Set up Product Development parameters, formulas, recipes, operations, routings, activities, resources, and validity rules. Refer to the "Setting Up" chapter for more information.
Set up the required profile options as described in the Oracle Process Manufacturing Product Development User's Guide.
OPM Process Execution
Set up Process Execution parameters and profile options. Refer to the "Setting Up" chapter for detailed information.
Create planned production orders through the Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) process planning applications. Production orders are recommendations to manufacture products. Planned orders are controlled by individual material requirement planning applications available to OPM, such as the Advanced Planning and Scheduling application. If demand causes the planning application to recommend that an order is changed or canceled, then the planning application can recommend, resize, reschedule, or delete the requirement. Detailed discussions of the planning applications are outside the scope of this documentation.
There is no requirement to run a planning application to create planned orders to manufacture products in the OPM Process Execution application. This is an optional step. However, planning applications assist in the optimization of production operations and must be considered as a tool to streamline production efficiencies.
A Firm Planned Order represents an intent to manufacture a product. Firm planned orders are not controlled by planning applications. The planning application does not change or delete firm planned orders, and are treated as firm orders. You can change the start date, completion date, and required date on a firm planned order. Create a firm planned order by:
Approving the requirement in the planning application that interfaces to Process Execution.
Entering the firm planned order directly on the Create Batch/Firm Planned Order window.
Selecting New on the Find Firm Planned Order window.
Enter firm planned orders for master production schedule items that are finished goods or saleable items. There is no need to enter a firm planned order to manufacture products. This is an optional step.
Creating a batch is the same as scheduling a batch. Create a batch by:
Converting from a requirement in the planning application that interfaces to OPM Process Execution.
Converting from a firm planned order.
Entering the batch directly on the Create Batch/Firm Planned Order window.
Selecting New on the Find Batches window.
Selecting New on the Batch Details window accessed from the Process Execution Workbench.
Generating a batch directly from the Generate/Optimize Formulation window accessed from the Least Cost Formulation Workbench. Refer to the Oracle Process Manufacturing Product Development User's Guide for more information.
When you create a batch, the status is Pending.
Reserve ingredients for a batch manually or automatically. If any of the ingredients in the batch are lot-controlled or location-controlled, then reserve lots and locations for ingredients required to make the batch. Set up ingredients to be reserved automatically in the Oracle Inventory application by using picking rules. If you have not made any reservations, then you can specify the lots at the time of consumption. Reservations can be made against on-hand inventory, batches, or purchase orders.
Determine when to reserve ingredients. Reserve material before releasing a batch while the batch has a status of Pending. Reserve material after a batch is released while it has a status of WIP.
Specify the material to use in a batch. The advantage to reserving material before the batch is released is that you can print a Pick List to provide lot and location information to production resources responsible for staging material for the production run. You can reserve ingredients automatically if appropriate parameters are set up.
Releasing a batch indicates the batch is started. Batches that contain automatic consumption ingredients consume these ingredients upon release as long as these ingredients are reserved. For reserved ingredient lines set to automatic consumption, releasing a batch creates completed transactions and consumes them from inventory. This action also changes the status of a batch from Pending to WIP. Release a batch by choosing Release from the Actions menu of the Batch Details window.
If products or byproducts yielded by the batch are lot-controlled or location-controlled, then you enter the code for the lot produced and the location where the product is yielded on the Pending Product Lots window. Refer to "Entering Pending Product Lots" in the "Batch Materials" chapter for more information.
Complete a batch to indicate that it is done. Batch products and byproducts set to automatic yield are yielded. This action also changes the status of the batch from WIP to Completed. Complete a batch by choosing Complete from the Actions menu of the Batch Details window.
If you have not specified for items, the lots or locators from which to consume or yield, then when you try to complete a batch, then the application indicates these items as exceptions on the Material Exceptions window. Transact the items listed on this window to finish the batch completion. Make adjustments to ingredient, product, and byproduct quantities at this point or after batch completion.
Process manufacturing ingredients are sometimes consumed in portions throughout the production cycle to yield incremental product quantities. To keep inventory levels current, record material consumption and production yield as they occur. Incremental backflushing lets you record production output incrementally prior to the batch completion, and enables the application to calculate and backflush ingredient usage.
Incremental backflushing can only be done on batches with a status of WIP or Completed batches that contain manual or incremental release items. If you do not specify any lots and locators for ingredients, products, or byproducts, then the Incremental Backflushing batch routine displays these material lines on the Material Exceptions window.
You can directly complete a batch with a status of Pending. This action completes all steps.
The final step in the production cycle is closing the batch. Closing a batch prevents any further editing of the batch. Do this after you are confident all the batch information is recorded correctly. Closing a batch also closes all steps.
If a batch has a status of Pending, then it can be canceled. First unrelease the batch, and only then cancel it.
Unreleasing a batch reverses any completed transactions associated with the ingredients or products in the batch and recreates reservations or pending product lot records. The actual starting date is removed from the batch header. Unrelease a WIP batch by choosing Unrelease from the Actions menu of the Batch Details window. You can recreate reservations/pending lots from the transactions being reversed.
When you unrelease a batch, the application displays the question: Do you want to recreate reservations for ingredients and pending product lot records? Respond Yes to unrelease the batch and recreate reservations and pending product lots based on the information, such as lots and locators to release, in the completed transactions and No to unrelease the batch without recreating reservations and pending product lots.
Unreleasing a WIP batch step reverses any completed resource transactions. Completed material transactions for ingredients associated to the step with a consumption type of automatic by step are also reversed.
When you revert a batch to work in process, the batch status changes from completed to WIP, the actual completion date is removed, and transactions for automatic yield products and byproducts are reversed.
Reverting a batch step to work in process reverses transactions for all product and byproduct lines associated with the step with a yield type of Automatic by Step.
Reopening a batch changes its status from Closed to Completed. When you attempt to reopen a closed batch:
Batch transactions cannot be purged.
Batch close cannot be posted to the subledger.
Actual costing cannot be run on the batch if the financial period is closed. You receive a warning that actual costing was run if an actual costing period is still open when you attempt to reopen a batch. You can proceed.
The application displays the question: Do you want to reopen all the steps?
If you respond Yes, then all steps are opened.
If you respond No, then only the batch is opened. Batch steps must be opened individually.
Reopening a batch step changes the status of the step from Closed to Completed. The batch must have a status of WIP or Complete.
Phantoms are intermediate item components produced in the process of making finished goods. They are tracked in inventory only by the ingredients they consume. Phantoms provide a convenient method to embed manufactured items rather than individual raw materials into a formula. These items are specified as ingredients in a formula although they themselves are products. Explode phantoms manually or automatically.
When a production batch is created from a recipe based on a formula containing phantoms, each of the ingredients set up as an automatic phantom is exploded to generate a batch that produces the ingredient. This is a phantom batch. The formula used in the phantom batch could itself contain ingredients set up as phantoms. These individual components could also result in generating additional phantom batches. A phantom batch allows reservation and transaction actions only. All the other batch actions can only be performed on the parent batch.
Items set up as manual phantoms are not exploded automatically and are exploded manually. If the phantom is not exploded, then the only way that the parent batch can be released is to change the item properties of the phantom ingredient so that it is no longer a phantom. Once this is done, the ingredient is treated identically to an ingredient consumed from inventory.
When all required phantom explosions are completed, the structure of batches resembles a tree with branches, so that the lowest level batches yield products for the higher levels to consume as ingredients.
If you perform incremental backflushing on a batch that has a phantom ingredient set up as an incremental release item, then the phantom batch is also backflushed in the same ratio used for the parent batch.
Choose Terminate from the Actions menu of the Batch Details window to terminate a batch. This is used when you want to terminate batch processing. The batch status is changed to Completed and the Terminated indicator is set. Terminating a batch does not affect material or reserved quantities. Adjust these quantities after termination.
The following information is a summary of more detailed discussions found in the Oracle E-Business Suite User's Guide. In addition to the standard menu and tool palette, a hierarchical navigator displays the objects in a treelike framework known as a workbench.
The top-level nodes in the navigator are expanded to display groups of individual objects. Lower-level nodes, and the objects they contain, are indented to indicate that they belong to these higher-level nodes. The terminal node in a branch is called a leaf node.
The Data Organizer groups objects on separate tabs. Each has a unique icon and its own hierarchy. Data Organizer tabs group batches and firm planned orders. Refer to the "Identifying Nodes and Tabs on the Navigator" topic for specific nodes and tabs used in Process Execution.
Summary views provide the highest level of business information and only display information. When you select any container on the Data Organizer, the summary view can also list the contents of the container in a multirecord block.
Detail views let you display and edit information. Refer to the Oracle E-Business Suite User's Guide for more information on navigation.
The following is a typical flow through the Process Execution application:
Logon to your assigned Responsibility.
Choose Workbench from the Navigator menu.
Click the region that contains the object type of interest. For example, the Process Execution Workbench includes these tabs:
Firm Planned Orders
Select the appropriate View By field. This field presents records sorted and grouped by the selection you make. The Process Execution View By fields are:
Firm Planned Order or Batch, depending on the tab selected
Use one of the following methods to find the appropriate folder:
Expand or collapse entries in the hierarchical Data Organizer.
Find the appropriate object from the results. Optionally, save the data or query in a Personal or Public folder.
Select the object in the Summary View and click Details.
Perform actions on the selected object.
Navigate from the detailed view to other related windows.
The following lists some of the typical elements that display on the navigator when you view a batch by the organization scheduled to manufacture it:
1 is the View By box to view the list by Organization, Status, Batch, or Product.
2 is the Batches tab. Click it to display all batches available.
3 is the Firm Planned Orders tab. Click it to display all firm planned orders available.
4 is batch 000192 with the status Pending.
5 is the Products node for the batch.
6 is the product produced by the batch.
7 is the Byproducts node for the batch.
8 is the byproduct produced by the batch.
9 is the Ingredients node for the batch.
10 is the first of two ingredients used in the batch.
11 is the Steps node for the batch.
12 is step 10 in the batch. This batch step has a status of Pending.
13 is the Step Products node for step 10.
14 is the Step Byproducts node for step 10.
15 is the Step Ingredients node for step 10.
16 is the Step Activities Node for step 10.
17 is an activity in step 10.
18 is a batch resource used to perform the activity.
19 is step 20 in the batch. It has not been expanded.
The following graphic illustrates the previously described nodes and tabs in the navigator window:
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Accra, Aug 14, GNA – Access Bank Ghana on Thursday, launched a campaign to encourage the culture of savings and reward new and existing customers who buy into the culture with exciting incentives.
The campaign dubbed, 'Big Deal', aims to inspire members of the public to sign up to a range of flexible savings and current account options at the Bank to secure their financial future.
Existing customers are also expected to improve their financial wellbeing by increasing their savings deposits.
Mr Stephen Abban, Group Head of Personal Banking, Access Bank Ghana said the campaign, is a demonstration of the bank's commitment to promote financial inclusion by ensuring that financial services are available to all Ghanaians.
'Access Bank aims to put the power of banking into the hands of all consumers in this country and beyond. We desire to break down the structural and educational barriers that hinder access to banking.
'Through the Big Deal campaign, we are giving Ghanaians more reasons to use savings as a tool for financial empowerment,' he said.
In Ghana, 44 per cent of the adult population is unbanked and excluded from credit, insurance, savings accounts and other formal financial services.
'Access Bank believes that by deepening engagements with the general public including the unbanked and undeserved segments of the market, the bank can support people to lift themselves out of poverty, support jobs for those around them and share in the economic growth of the country,' he said.
'As a Bank, we understand the difficult times that we live in, so we are helping both families and small business owners to secure their future through flexible savings and current account products that promote wealth creation.
'We are also offering lasting rewards to improve their living conditions and give them the little comforts of life,' said Dolapo Ogundimu, Managing Director, Access Bank Ghana.
Spanning a period of three months, the Big Deal campaign brings the importance of saving to the fore, while giving consumers the chance to win various amazing prizes.
There will be two mini draws in the months of September and October to reward early adopters of the campaign with winners taking home prizes, including LED flat screen TV and a full fitted kitchen, blenders and fridges, among others.
The grand prize being a luxury home furnishing in addition to many other household appliances such as flat screen televisions, washing machines, air-conditions, refrigerators, microwave ovens, food processors among others.
Existing and new customers are required to deposit GH ₵ 200 into their account and grow their balances over the three-month period to join the expected 200 customers who will be rewarded with interesting exciting prices.
To qualify for any of the exciting draws, customers must maintain a minimum of GH ₵ 500 for at least 30 days in their account at the time of the draw.
Access Bank Ghana is one of the fastest growing banks in Ghana, having demonstrated consistent growth in its financial performances over the past four years.
The bank is focused on setting standards for sustainable practices that will engender prosperity for stakeholders.
The Big Deal will run from August 14, till the end of November and would reward more than 200 customers with amazing prices.
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'Duck Dynasty' patriarch suspended from show for anti-gay commentsWed Dec 18, 2013
Covered-up Melissa McCarthy magazine cover draws criticismFri Oct 18, 2013
Top Saudi cleric says women who drive risk damaging their ovariesSun Sep 29, 2013
Backyard chickens dumped at shelters when hipsters can't cope, critics sayWed Jul 3, 2013
- Dear backyard chicken raisers, foodies and hipsters (what is the definition for that anyway), I live in an agricultural community. Let me tell you what happens to chickens that don't lay anymore: they become the fried chicken on the dinner plate that evening. If you can't deal with that, leave them …
Delay in health insurance law won't affect many, experts sayWed Jul 3, 2013
Alec Baldwin will 'never' tweet again, wishes he could quit acting, tooWed Jul 3, 2013
Melissa McCarthy responds to critic's 'hippo,' 'tractor-sized' slamsFri Jun 14, 2013
Does Kraft's 'Zesty' print ad go too far?Fri Jun 14, 2013
Chinese purchase of Smithfield unlikely to sway bacon buyersThu May 30, 2013
Maryland school district restricts hugs, party invitations and cupcakesTue Mar 19, 2013
- It is a sad state our world is in. You can't hug a child without being accused of sexual assault. Kids can't have homemade cup cakes, but they can eat the nutritionless garbage made and packaged in China. You can't push a child on a swing without being sued if the child falls. I understand that not …


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How do you make NFL football, an inherently brutal game, safer?
There's certainly been no shortage of theories. Some believe we should take away the pads. Some believe we should require more padding (Note: This one is already on the books. In 2013, all players will be required to wear thigh and knee pads). Some, like Troy Aikman, believe we should ditch the helmets. And some believe we should shorten the preseason, though it's hard to tell if this opinion comes from a concern for player safety or an acknowledgment that preseason football sucks to watch.
Enter Andrew Hawkins. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver has an idea, and it stems from his days as a Montreal Alouette, in the Canadian Football League. Hawkins believes that the NFL would be safer if the field was wider, as it is in the CFL.
NFL football is played on a field that measures 160 ft. wide; CFL football uses a 195-ft.-wide field. Hawkins is quick to point out that in Canada, football is played with 12 men on each side of the ball rather than 11, so even if the measure were considered by the league, they'd probably stop short of 195 ft.
But he believes that some added real estate, however much, would cut down the number of huge, potentially dangerous hits.
"It would prevent a lot of the severe collisions," Hawkins told the Bengals' official website, via ProFootballTalk. "Guys are getting faster every year. We know that. But with the NFL spacing being more confined than the CFL, there are a lot more big hits. There are a lot more tight windows. It would prevent not all, but a larger portion, of big hits. There are more big hits here. I don't care how fast you are. If a field is a certain size, you're not going to be able to get there by the time the ball gets there."
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9. Creating fine art
Brushes, an app for the iPhone and iPad, is quickly becoming a favorite of artists, with more than a quarter million downloads.
The app was even used to draw a New Yorker cover in May 2009. The artist, Portuguese illustrator Jorge Colombo told the magazine that he really likes the Undo feature. "It looks like I draw everything with supernatural assurance and very fast," he said, "it gets rid of all the hesitations."
A companion app called Brushes Video, captures the drawing as it is created. See for yourself:


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Video: Painful! 'The worst attempt at exiting a parking space ever' is a 4min effort
Parking, that basic driving skill that sometimes just seems to be beyond some drivers, has once again perplexed, baffled and confused a driver.Much to the delight of nearly a million people that have viewed the video online. The alleged CCTV footage was published on YouTube over the weekend. Credit: Youtube/Ben McKenzie


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Superoxide Dismutase (SOD): Supplements, What Works
Superoxide dismutase, or SOD, is an extremely potent antioxidant that protects cells against damage from free radicals. It is one of the three main antioxidant enzymes found in our cells.
Human clinical studies of SOD are still at a very early stage, but some researchers claim it slows the aging process and has potential in treating Alzheimer's disease.
SOD supplements are sold in oral form, but consumers should be aware that oral SOD products are completely destroyed in the gut. Benefits of SOD come from injectable forms.
Based on a 1993 study by Marzi of patients with multiple injuries, SOD helped to mitigate cardiovascular and lung failure, and reduced intensive care treatment and inflammation.
In a 1993 study of patients with severe head injuries, Muizelaar found that far fewer patients on high dosages of SOD died or lapsed into a vegetative state. Lower dosages did not help.
While SOD has shown exciting potential in this specialized medical application, results are not yet conclusive.
Overall, SOD research is intriguing, but there is no form of SOD available to the public that will raise levels of SOD in the cells. It is much too early to recommend any use of SOD as an oral supplement, although it may have applications in specific medical treatments.
From THE BEST ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: WHAT WORKS? WHAT DOES NOT? by Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier.
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It is ugly as hell.Originally Posted by waywyrd;2989418;
It is ugly as hell.Originally Posted by waywyrd;2989418;
Christian & Cheryl do a lovely Viennese Waltz well done
They were okay.
I loved them - dance flowed beautifully.
"It's a dog eat dog world out there and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear." - Norm from Cheers
Tom says Cheryl looks like a weather balloon in her dress
yeah that dress does look terrible
okay..as much as I enjoyed that dance....he looks like he is in pain...or is it just being nervous...and I know the judges gave them good feedback...but IMHO...looked like she was doing all the dancing....
I love Tom
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She barely rated even a 7. Ughhh.Originally Posted by skyhigh79;2989398;
"Feel the sky blanket you/ With gems and rhinestones/ See the path cut by the moon/ For you to walk on" - EV
Ah yes, we've come to the end of the season, where everyone is overscored. So does that mean that Kristi will get all 12's?
Tahoe bound....


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Ruth M. Schaffner, 87, of South Fayette St., Fayette, Ohio, died Jan. 30, 2013, at The Waterford at Levis Commons in Perrysburg, Ohio, where she had been a resident since August 2012.
She was born Nov. 13, 1925, in Wright Township, Mich., to the late Estel and Alice (Prickett) Brandeberry.
Ruth was raised in Waldron, Mich., and she was a graduate of Waldron High School. She furthered her education at Siena Heights College and Adrian College, where she earned a bachelor of arts in business education. She settled in Fayette in 1963.
She worked for several years as a teacher for the North Central school district in Pioneer. After her teaching career, Ruth worked for the Ohio Turnpike Commission as a toll collector for nearly 20 years.
Ruth was active in her community, serving for several terms as a member of the Gorham-Fayette School Board. She was also an avid supporter and volunteer for the Fayette Opera House. More recently she was a member of the Fayette chapter of the Red Hat Society, and a long-time member of the Fayette United Methodist Church. Ruth enjoyed traveling, reading and playing bridge.
She is survived by two sons, Scott (and Barb) Schaffner of Galena, Ohio, and John Schaffner of Fayette; three daughters, Nona Schaffner of Tallahassee, Fla., Susan (and Jeff) Lowry of Perrysburg, Ohio, and Joyce (and TJ) Kelly of Westlake, Ohio; two sisters, Madeline Stieg of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Joyce Bishop of The Villages, Fla.; and three grandchildren, Katie Lowry, and Kevin and Chris Schaffner.
Memorial services are planned at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Fayette United Methodist Church, with Pastor Katherine Currier officiating. A luncheon will follow. Interment will take place at Waldron Cemetery.


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Swing at the Grand Place
Submitted by lomeraniel on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 21:47
Thanks to the Folklorissimo festival, we will be able to enjoy Swing tomorrow at the Grand Place. Swing It Brussels has gathered numerous swing dancers from all over Belgium for the events that will take place tomorrow. A very special one, organized by Easy-Swing, will be a flashmob at the Grand Place at 2pm.
If you want to participate in it, check the coreography on the following video. If you click on it and see it in Youtube, you'll see the several parts with explanations by Andy Spitz.
There will be a rehearsal before. If you want to come and perfectionate your dance, please drop me a message and I'll inform you about where and when.


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Anhui Triumph Co., Ltd.
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|Business Type:
|Trading Company
|Anhui, China (Mainland)
|Main Products:
|EVA Sheets,FOAMY Sheets In Rolls,Air Mesh Fabric,PU Leather,shoe materials
|Total Employees:
|11 - 50 People
|Total Annual Revenue:
|US$2.5 Million - US$5 Million
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|South America 45.00% North America 20.00% Southeast Asia 10.00%
Anhui Triumph Co., Ltd. was a Sino-Japanese enterprise recombined by Sanlin Plastic Co., Ltd., Sanko...
Anhui Triumph Co., Ltd. was a Sino-Japanese enterprise recombined by Sanlin Plastic Co., Ltd., Sanko Cell Co., Ltd. and Shiraishi Calcium Kaisha Ltd. in 1990. We are one of the biggest rubber-plastic foaming manufacturers in China. Our company has introduced 8 advanced producing lines, which can produce 100000cbm annually.
Our products are widely used in shoes materials, electronics, constructions, vehicles, boats, water sports, telecom and solar energy, also exported to more than 20 countries and areas, such as Korean, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, British, the Netherlands, France, Japan, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Since foundation in 1982, our company insists on managerial developing philosophy. After more than 10 years' endeavor, our company has become a completed-scale rubber-plastic foaming manufacture center and EVA shoe material production base. Our output and quality are on the first place at home.
Our company sticks to the policy of "based on credit and customers come first". We hold on the principle of "Honest, cooperative and mutual benefits" to set up a friendly and long-term cooperative relationship, a completed and perfect after-sales system with our customers.
With more than ten years' hard work, our company has achieved a big success, accepted by society. We will continue to make another progress in 21st century.
We are looking forward to your cooperation. We will do our best to make customers happy and satisfied with our products and services.
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How The New TypeCon2009 Logo Came To Be
TypeCon is the annual type conference in the USA which is held in a different city each year. The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) organises the sixth edition "Rhythm" in Atlanta from July 14th till 19th.
SOTA commissioned the New York based Under Consideration Department of Design – Armin Vit and Mexican born Bryony Gomez-Palacio – to design the new logo. On their website UC.DOD describe the creation process from initial concept to finished logo in 15 steps. Worth watching.
The supporting typeface is "the indefatigable Benton Sans" by The Font Bureau, Inc.
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Great idea! I like it! :)
Rhythm+Typography, beautifully realized. I love it.
Really like Under Consideration and, of course TypeCon, but this logo does absolutely nothing for me. The musical score thing comes off as something of a pun. A nice concept, but it just looks both too frail and too fussy, and doesn't work at small sizes.
Anyway, still wish I could go.
Under Consideration? More like Under Construction! It's the beginning of an idea; but this work is simply nowhere near a finished piece. The rhythmic relationships between the letters is a nice idea, but here it's executed badly. Many of the connecting 'tracks' between the letters create shapes and spaces which are just ugly. It's mostly the fault of the too-tight kerning between the R and the first H, making their tracks lack air and causing the composition to suffer. Eliminate a few of the more awkward tracks, and you can see what a nice beginning of an idea this is. The mistake was in following the concept straight through to its logical completion without paying attention to its growing ugliness.
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