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How I Spent My Recent Birthday
By Cam Mather
I recently celebrated a birthday. Thanks for all the nice greetings on Facebook! I can say "Well I'm 51 now so I don't expect anything special" but I love being "The Birthday Boy." Mostly I like an excuse to eat debaucherously (is that a word?).
I've now renamed my celebration "Birthday Week" so that I can eat all of my favourite unhealthy treats for a full week. This included purchasing a box of Sugar Pops cereal from Canadian Tire (the former tire/hardware store that now sells food in some locations – if you can call 'Sugar Pops' food) and experiencing a sugar "high" for my entire birthday week. I used to reserve sugared cereal as a Christmas treat, but I'm expanding that now to include my birthday week. Taking this to its natural conclusion, adding in Easter, summer holidays, and national holidays from every country and religion on the planet, I should be eating Frosted Flakes everyday!
I've also decided to take my birthdays off, or at least out of the office – not that I don't enjoy my time at the computer. Now lots of people would use a birthday as an excuse to finally try sky diving, or fly to Hawaii, or horseback riding lessons. This year I decided to spend my birthday building a shelf. I know! No one can say that I don't know how to live life to the max!
I know what you're thinking… "But Cam, you're an environmentalist … you're constantly ranting against needless consumption and acquisition of material possessions that all come from the earth, why would you possibly need a new shelf?" Point taken. I'm doing my best to stop buying "stuff." But it turns out that when you run a publishing business you end with a lot of books to store. And when you have a huge garden and save your own seeds, you end up with a whack of boxes with seeds and assorted paraphernalia in them. The seeds are all in reused jars and packages and most of the boxes come from the grocery store, but they accumulate none-the-less.
My neighbors Don and Debbie Garrett run a sawmill where they make custom trim and molding and flooring. They end up with lots of ends and scraps that they don't use which are up for grabs. Having obviously lived a life of depravation in a previous incarnation or having inherited my grandfather Fred Micklethwaite's genes, I'm a horrendous scrounger and can't stand to see anything go to waste. So whenever the pile gets big enough I take a run down and fill up the pick up truck. I have several piles of this scrap lumber on my property now and use it in various ways.
Here's some really nice wood that I've set aside for a grow light with 3 shelves that I'm going to build this winter.
The small stuff from Don's makes amazing kindling. When you heat with a woodstove it's pretty handy to have some small, dry kindling to get the fire going. I use some of the wood scraps for things like tomato or garden row stakes and some of the bigger stuff is useful for building stuff with. I even used some of Don's scrap wood to build a little shelter for my rototiller near the garden.
So from an environmental perspective, my new shelves have no impact. The wood is scrap. I cut the wood with my solar-powered chop saw. I drill the screw holes with a battery-powered drill, charged in my solar powered house. Well. I did have to buy a few new screws, and for that I apologize.
So I spent my birthday cutting and drilling and screwing and ended up with a new shelf in our shipping room so that I can stop falling over boxes whenever I need to find some seeds. Oh it isn't pretty, but that's not my style. I call this style of furniture "Backwoods Rugged." I have no doubt that soon people living in upscale condos in major cities will be requesting my work!
There's nothing better for providing a sense of accomplishment than building a set of shelves and cleaning up a huge disorganized mess when you fill those shelves up. And they were free! I saw a smaller set in the Canadian Tire flyer for $80 this week. I saved $80 on my birthday! And had pizza and Dr. Pepper even though it wasn't Friday. How great is that! Best Birthday Ever!
I'm not sure how I'll be able to top this on my next birthday. I watch our cats climbing on my maple tree out back and I see those crazy multi-tiered climbing "trees" in the pet store flyers. I'm thinking maybe I can make my own. The beauty of making stuff with wood like this is that fact that the cats can scratch the heck out of them and I don't care. Go ahead kitty … give it your best shot … make my day. There's more wood where that came from!
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Good job Cam. 🙂
What? No snow yet? I'll send you a few feet. 😉
I enjoyed the snowflakes once I realized I wasn't haven't a migraine! Nice shelves!
nice work Cam!
and happy birthday to you!


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It's time to dust off your old school books and brush up on your Latin and Greek mythology, because we're going to play a game that closely follows the story of Ulysses as related by Homer's Odyssey, in a faithful retelling of the epic.
Or so it would seem at first glance.
Upon further inspection, it'll become quite clear that Odissea is anything but a literal interpretation of Ulysses' story. Granted, it features roughly the same characters and locations as in the original work it was based on, and even much of the clothing, architecture, and general appearance of the game evoke the ancient Mediterranean. But some of the situations Ulysses encounters in the game are so outlandish that at times it comes closer to James Joyce's Ulysses than Homer's Odyssey.
If that doesn't sound like an interesting premise, I don't know what does. But games, unlike books, need to get more right than just premise, or even story or dialogue. And a big part is played by the method in which the player interacts with that amazing world the creators devised. Unfortunately, as far as interface goes, Odissea doesn't earn as high a score as it does for its originality.
There are several gripes I have with the game's interface. First of all, 'walk' is not the default action. Imagine that in The Secret of Monkey Island, every time you have Guybrush look at or use something and you want to walk somewhere else when you've done that, you first have to select the 'Walk To' action. Every single time. That gets annoying fast – add to that Odissea's interface that's always hidden unless you right click, and you've got one cumbersome interface, relieved only by the ability to scroll through the actions using your mouse wheel (that is, if your mouse has a scroll wheel). Some of the hotspots and walk routes are also a bit iffy, and I found myself misclicking at times or not at once going where I wanted to.
Speaking of which, sometimes I wasn't even clear where I should go. For instance, hotspots on the world map (which is admittedly very pretty) only appear once you've visited a location, so there's nothing for it but to keep exploring until you find a place to land. Rather more serious is the lack of motivation explanation. What I mean by that is, at times it's not exactly clear what Ulysses should be doing to move the story forward. Paired with the pixel-hunting nature of some puzzles, I was completely stuck more than a few times. On the other hand, some puzzles were quite easy, perhaps too much so.
The game, however, isn't really a waste of time. The music is nice, the graphics are decent, and the sound effects are great (sadly there are no voices). If only the end result was a bit better. I wouldn't go so far as to call Odissea a diamond in the rough, but it's surely a rhinestone in the rough. And for the price Odissea is selling at, you can always take a chance checking out this rhinestone – just don't expect a diamond.
Jan's Score: 3 out of 5 starks
Note: Odissea can be bought for $3.99 from Midian Design 's own website. The studio offers also a sci-fi adventure game Quantumnauts and has several new titles in production.
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I agree with the controls. It's no fun walking around and that stopped me from playing on just after I started and played for 2 or 3 minutes. It's still on my todo-list. Hope there will be a patch or an improved version. So I can't tell much about the story, but the graphics look at least interesting.
Does sound like an almost missed opportunity, doesn't it? Guess it would be worth a try though.
Yes, the theme has a lot of potential, so if the controls weren't that uncomfortable, I'm sure I already would had finished it. Another thing I found a bit strange: The game's exe is about 700 MB. This could also be improved by using ressource files instead having the whole game in the exe.

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Humans were forced to leave Earth when the pollution became a threat. Mankind could no longer live on the planet. They traveled 189 light years to their new home they named Horizon. When they left Earth they abandoned much and over the years they grew, developed, and matured. A long time in humanities' future they returned to Earth and found something else living there.
©2016 Raymond J Perreault (P)2016 Raymond J Perreault
"To know where we're going we must know where we ca"
Expanded from two earlier shorter stories, Progeny's Children recounts the evolution of what is left behind on earth when it's human survivors abandoned the planet they had rendered uninhabitable and what happens when their descendants return.
The production is excellent, and Christopher Allport is able to convey robotic voices without becoming unpleasant to the ear then, seamlessly switch to more human dialogue. No easy task, and he makes the futuristic world feel much more realistic because of it.
This is an excellent story, thought provoking and exciting without constant confrontation of a military type. It looks into the nature of society and upbringing and changes that could be made for the better of humankind.
My one major criticism is the over use of repetition in explaining parts of what has gone before, especially as I tend to listen to books over several consecutive hours. However, even this could be helpful if heard in short bursts.
Ray Jay Perrault is a modern classic-style science fiction writer of great talent and insight. All of his stories are well worth reading and this Audible production enhances the already absorbing and enjoyable book.
"Progeny's children"
The story was great and took a few twists and turns with some surprises, both good and evil. The author combined two of his previous short stories into this full length book. Great scifi book
"Politicians!! Grrrrr"
I know this is supposed to be a review about the wonderful story, Progeny's Children written by the talented Ray Jay Perreault and narrated by Christopher M. Allport....BUT I first need to rant a bit about the deep emotions this book has brought to the forefront. There is a lot of good about humankind.... BUT there is also a lot of hate, bigotry and fear. Sadly those ruled by the latter are why visiting aliens are going to wipe out the human race, unless unlike some humans and more like the wonderful US and THEM in this book they take a step back and realize that all types of beings are worth saving, even humans.
Now onto the book. The story was wonderful and definitely took a few twists and turns thus providing some surprises, both good and evil. Perreault combined two of his previous short stories into this full length book brilliantly, "Good Morning... Processes Must Be Improved" and "Progeny". That being said I feel that certain details of the various issues were repeated a few too many times when new discussion on that issue was to be undertaken. Also the production decision to put a beep at the end of a scene was a bit annoying, the pauses in the vocals was plenty of notice that the scene was changing. These were minor issues and did not detract from the overall appeal of the book.
Christopher M. Allport has some tempo and vocal qualities similar to Wil Wheaton who I am very familiar with and definitely appreciate. I also hear bits of sarcasm in Allport's manner that as always appeals to my inner snark.
I am so appreciative to have been given a copy of this book for review and I look forward to future work from the author and narrator.
"Not Real? Not for long..."
New reality coming.
As usual -- excellent!
Just wait...it will happen.
I received a free copy of this audiobook for an honest review.
"Interesting premise, written robotically"
I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
This book had an intriguing premise - what happens when humanity forsakes Earth for another planet, after making their own planet unlivable, and returns centuries later to reclaim their planet only to find it isn't empty?
This should have been an extremely interesting book, but I had a number of issues with it.
!) It portrayed humanity as totally monolithic in viewpoint and purpose. After 1300 years, a millennium on a new and welcoming planet called Horizon, their only goal is a return to Earth as soon as possible. The idea that any large group of humans could maintain such a monomania for a decade, much less a millennium, is completely preposterous.
2) When met with evidence of the Earth being populated by others, the Horizon government officials don't even bother to report it to the people who will be returning as colonists,
3) The most fully fleshed character in the book is a sentient robot, who is also the only character who shows growth.
4) The author uses repeated phrases and redundant explanations to give the reader very little information about either civilization and does it in a manner that would have been appropriate for a dry history textbook, not a Sci-Fi novel. The book seemed to go on forever, without saying much of anything.
5) The ending was abrupt and without any real explanation. The immediate crisis was solved by a Deus ex Machina plot and no effort is made to give us any idea how the long term issues will be dealt with.
6) The narrator delivered the story in a perfectly robotic style that went well with a textbook but did not enhance what should have been a novel.
I listened to the whole audiobook, hoping that the style would improve, but it didn't. In two sentences the author used the word "celebration" 6 times. At one point, a character repeated a complete conversation that had just happened in the book to another character, rather than the author saying "the Commander told his daughter what had been said".
"Weak in every way"
Not likely
A more experienced narrator, but then that would have been wasted on a very bad story. Even J. Lee could not have made this palatable.
Hard to decide which was worse. A more effective question would have been what scenes would I have retained.
I bought this book because it was highly rated and I was in need of something new. While it is a given that Science fiction requires that the reader suspend disbelief in things like faster than light travel, Time travel etcetera. I found the story monotonous, repeatedly restating the same and what from both the characters and the reads viewpoint are obvious. The dialog is therefore tedious and completely unrealistic. Among the worst I have found. The story's characters are either incompetent or completely lacking in forethought. That an expedition back to earth would not prepare by reviewing even the most obvious scenarios. That upon return the leader of a planet would not allow for bad news to be shared before publicly making broad statements of forthcoming actions make the story one dimensional.
In short, the writer provided a lazy effort, the narration was amateurish and the story without congruency.
I could not have been more disappointed.
"Just okay"
Book and narrator were just okay.
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"Unique Scifi Adventure"
I like the fact that there were no absolute good or evils in this story. It was truly unique in that aspect. In most scifi. There is the truly good and the truly evil. Here there were many shades of gray and it was for the reader to decide who to root for in the story and decide where their own moral compass would point them.
I really liked the changing points of view from the robots, to the created humans, to the humans who left earth it made for a great weaving story-line.
Yes Mr. Allport created a nice world. He has a rich voice that brought the world to life with a great depth and fullness.
I did not have and extreme reaction. But I did feel anger when the Prime Minister killed the Robots and the Other organics with complete disdain. I wished someone would lead a coup and kill her or overthrow her.
"This review copy audiobook was provided by the author/narrator/publisher free of charge via Audiobook Boom."
"Great thought-provoking novel!"
Although this is considered science fiction, it brings to light a frightening possibility of what could happen to us if we continue to pollute the earth. The narrator Christopher M. Allport did an excellent job and brought the story to life. I loved how he gave each character a different voice and was able to show the emotions each character was feeling. The story was excellent and I couldn't stop listening.
Regarding what the reviewer below said:
-It is pretty obvious that the "sound markers" are tones that are being used for scene breaks, not editing issues. If he had listened to more than 10% of the book he would have realized that.
-The bacteria plot line is actually a serious concern in a closed environment. There is a lot of research that shows that bacteria communicate with each other, share DNA to mutate and create resistance, and modify their environments to ensure survival. (I am a physician with an extensive education in microbiology and bacterial infections, so I know a lot about this issue).
Overall I highly recommend this audiobook for it's superb narration and audio production and the excellent writing and storyline.
"Loved it!"
I really enjoyed Progeny and Circle is Closed so I was very eager to listen to this! The author combined the two short stories in to one much greater story! I absolutely loved it. The humans in the story made Earth uninhabitable and left the planet. The robots that were left behind evolved into sentient beings and formed a society. 1300 years later, the humans return to their former home. As in real life, some humans are a**holes! Luckily not all of humanity is like that. Excellent narration by Christopher M. Allport.
"Great story, well read"
This story was very enjoyable and left the reader with a lot to think about.
It is good to find an original story and I would recommend this as a great read
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Thankfully the Blues' captain has revealed it was merely a precaution with a trip to Bosnia-Hercegovina to come in a few days' time.
City had three players on international duty on Friday evening as the UEFA European Championship Qualifiers continued – all in Group B.
Edin Dzeko started for Bosnia-Hercegovina who travelled to the Cardiff City Stadium to face Wales, while Kompany skippered Belgium who opened their campaign against minnows Andorra at the Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels.
Jason Denayer was named on the bench for the Red Devils who raced into a 3-0 lead at half-time with three goals in the space of six minutes - Wolfsburg's Kevin De Bruyne grabbing two and Nacer Chadli the other - as the group favourites coasted towards victory.
Further goals from Liverpool's Divock Origi and a brace from Dries Mertens sealed a 6-0 victory - a record score for Belgium in European Championship qualifiers.
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Don't look for Shakira at the upcoming Latin Grammy Awards or American Music Awards, with the "Hips Don't Lie" singer taking to Twitter to tell fans she won't be able to attend either of the televised music award shows.
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Senator Lisa Murkowski today responded to the White House's release of its "Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region" by saying:
"I am disappointed the released Implementation Plan is less an action plan than it is a mere snap-shot of existing and ongoing efforts in the Arctic. It does little to advance an agenda or further new commitments to making the Arctic a priority. It does provide a means to measure how committed this Administration is to the Arctic by including timelines and time frames, but at this moment we need far more action and less words."
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''Every reference from any responsible quarter on issues of corruption will be taken cognizance of and necessary probe will be carried out,'' Defence Minister A K Antony said.
He also said India's relationship with Russia was a time-tested one and would continue. ''We will not abandon old friends for improving relations with new ones,'' he asserted.
Mr Antony was addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee, attached to his ministry.
Reiterating his keenness to modernise the Armed Forces in the earliest possible time to make it a strong fighting force through the acquisition of the latest arms and weapons, he made it amply clear that it would not be at the cost of transparency.
''In the past there have been controversies relating to deals with some companies 'under cloud' and we will not proceed unless those doubts are cleared. We will not tolerate corruption,'' the minister said.
Mr Antony said India's defence cooperation with other countries had undergone a sea-change after the end of the Cold War era. India now sources its equipment and platforms from many countries, including Russia, the UK, France, Germany, Israel and, of late, the US.
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Mr Antony admitted that there was some delay in the delivery schedule of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov but said the two countries were trying to find a solution to the issues involved.
Commending the role of the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), the minister said said the country's defence industry had reached a high-level of maturity. Last year the value of production in the DPSUs was Rs. 17,855 crores against a target of Rs 15,625 crores.
The value of sales during the same financial year was Rs. 15,570 crores which exceed the target by Rs 2,263 crores. The DPSUs also earned profit after tax deduction to the tune of Rs 2,445 crores, which was more than the target of Rs 1,034 crores. Mr Antony said the DPSUs had reached the stage of undertaking design and development work as well as product upgrades independently.
''They are, in fact, on the threshold of a position enjoyed by the defence industry in the developed countries,'' he said, but cautioned the top brass of the DPSUs not to rest on laurels and ceaselessly work towards value addition, proper product support and serviceability of the supplies made to the Services.
He said the DPSUs should ensure cost-effectiveness and adherence to time and cost milestones.
''Stiff competition is going to be the fact of life and only the fittest will survive. Although the Government supports the DPSUs but they have to survive in the market through their performance alone,'' he pointed out.
Cutting across party lines, all members of Parliament present at the meeting complimented the role played by the DPSUs over the years to help the country move towards the goal of self-reliance.
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Movies: Enter the Void **
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Like Lars von Trier (whose 'von' was added by the director for effect), Gaspar Noé is one of those film-makers who likes to bask in the fiery glow of controversy.
In previous films, such as Irreversible, he has knowingly engaged in the kind of shock tactics that were bound to get his work noticed, and like Mr Trier his oeuvre is fought over passionately by both detractors and fans.
Set in Tokyo's garish entertainment district, Enter the Void stars Nathaniel Brown as Oscar, an expatriate American who does not seem to have thrived in his new home.
In the film's almost impenetrably gloomy opening scenes, we see him ingest some class-A drugs before heading to a nightclub where he has agreed to deliver drugs.
It turns out to be a set-up, and after Oscar locks himself in the bathroom and refuses to open the door, a no-nonsense cop decides to bring this brief siege to an end by shooting him.
Oscar dies, folks, but his spirit does not. And for the rest of this sumptuously photographed 135-minute film, his restless spirit hovers over Tokyo wondering what to do next.
We find out that Oscar's little sister Linda (Paz de la Huerta), who was encouraged by her brother to come to Japan, is now working as a pole dancer and is romantically involved with an unsavoury strip club owner.
And as Oscar's spirit searches for a new home, it flashes back to horrifying events that shaped his family's destiny.
All of this blather is apparently based on The Tibetan Book of the Dead, that woolly tome beloved of hippies everywhere. And while I would have to admit that Noé's technical mastery in the early parts of the film is impressive, the overarching pretentiousness of this project is more breathtaking than anything achieved on the screen.
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In The Wee Small Hours (remastered)
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- Artist: Frank Sinatra
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- Release Date: 5/26/1998
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For the 1st time, both Capitol and Reprise Records, home of the best Sinatra sounds recorded, are joining together to offer Sinatra's original concept records using 20-bit digital re-mastering. This release is one of the 16 titles scheduled to be reissued between the 2 companies (8 each). Tracks include "When Your Lover Has Gone," "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning," "Last Night When We Were Young," "This Love of Mine" and much more.
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"I believe the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity, is daring to dare."-- Maya Angelou
Susan says: "I received a card with this quote on it after my first novel was published. It made my day. And it is so true. Sending out a manuscript to a publisher or agent is the biggest dare of your life. Your "baby" represents many hours work and contains a part of your heart and soul. You love it and you want to give it to the world. But it takes a lot of courage to send it out to be rejected or ignored. This quote helps me remember that no novel gets published if it sits in a drawer. And no story can make a difference if you don't tell it. "
Excellent advice, Susan! Thank you.
Susan Denney is the author of Snarky and Sweet: A Romantic Comedy about Twins, Texas and a Big Red Diamond. She also writes for The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband.
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text: Hi all, I have a issue with a game that i cannot get the video to show on a NTSC set. game is scrabble(pal) which is not released in USA. I tried wiigion(i think the name) to change the region as well as Wii utility to remove 001,002, change pal > ntsc and as wlel as using neogamma in different settings (video type wii as opposed to disc as well as ntsc 480p/i) I have tried even older versions of neogamma with no avail. I also tried using gecko os 220.127.116.11 and that didnt load and it gave a disc error when i tried forcing NTSC. Wii 4.3 Wankiko / Darkcorp 1.1 removed / priiloader / Game is disc based. any ideas? Thanks, wpix


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Pune, Maharashtra India (PressExposure) November 12, 2008 -- Pune, India, November 03, 2008 â Red Herring Magazine announced that Upside Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has been short listed as a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Asia 2008 awards. The 100 winners will be announced at the Red Herring 100 Asia event in Hong Kong, on December 2-3, 200f8. The 200 finalists are based in 16 countries/regions including China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia and Vietnam. The names of the 200 companies short-listed as finalists for the "Red Herring 100 Asia 2008" will be found online at http://herringresearch.com/eventspace/blgtrx_event_home/asia08/index.html. "The 200 finalists we selected from across 16 countries and regions are all excellent contenders," said Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of Red Herring. "They are exceptional companies who thrive on innovation and strongly define the important role of technology in Asiaâs economy and throughout the world." Upside Learningâs Content Solutions Director, Amit Garg, added, âWe are very pleased to be nominated as a Red Herring 100 Asia finalist. This is a great reward for our team's effort and recognition of our achievements over the past four and a half years." Amit Gautam, Director of Technology Solutions at Upside Learning, said, âIt is a satisfying experience to be recognized as one of the best technology companies in Asia, as signified by our nomination as a Red Herring 100 Asia finalist. This is an important stepping stone for Upside Learning to scale new heights in the global eLearning market." The finalists and winning companies will be celebrated at the Red Herring 100 Asia event in Hong Kong, on December 2-3, 2008. Red Herring 100 Asia is an exclusive event honoring 100 cutting-edge private technology companies from across the Asia-Pacific region. The event brings together an elite roster of entrepreneurial and global venture investment firms to showcase excellence in innovation. It features two days of keynote discussions, roundtable panels and intimate networking events designed for participants to make connections and learn what it takes to achieve the best in business and technology in Asia. Distinguished speakers on past Red Herring 100 Asia include SeHyun Oh, Chairman of SK Telcom, John Chen, Chairman of Sybase, Richard Li, Chairman of PCCW; Victor Koo, CEO of Youku.com (former President of Sohu.com); James Ding, Chairman of AsiaInfo, John Hummelstad, Apac Director of Microsoft Venture and many others.
About Upside Learning Upside Learning is a well-established eLearning organization with a base of over 90 partners and clients worldwide. Known for delivering high-quality solutions, it provides a comprehensive range of Content and Technology Solutions and Services spread across a variety of domains. Upside Learning has successfully completed over 250 corporate and academic projects, some of which have won international awards for designing and quality. The companyâs Learning Suite includes UpsideLMS, a robust enterprise Learning Management System; UpsideTMS, an easy-to-use web-based system for managing instructor-led training processes; and UpsideAE, an online assessment engine with full QTI compliance. For more information, visit http://www.upsidelearning.com.
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Batik Portraits
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Lamport Masterclasses present a unique and exciting workshop using successive applications of wax resist, dyes and discharge processes to create unique portraits.
Learners will create several sampler cloths as well as working towards a finished piece. Ideal for creating that special work of a loved one, a friend or favourite star.
The works are created from manipulated digital images from photographs, which effectively breaks down the tonal values which are then easily and effectively replicated with the batik process.
Think of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe prints or the iconic Che Guevara and you get the picture!
Suitable for beginners as well as learners who wish to acquire and further develop new skills and knowledge.
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Find Azalea Park commercial real estate for sale and for lease on 42Floors, the commercial real estate search engine. Listings cover all types of properties including Retail, Office Space, Industrial, Medical and much more. Learn about Azalea Park commercial real estate trends in 42Floors Research. Learn tips, tricks, and jargon about leasing or buying commercial real estate in 42Floors EDU.
On average, commerial real estate listings lease in the $20's per square foot per year. The Azalea Park submarket is seeing a a boost in rates. In the last 3 months, the median rate for lease went up $30 per sqft per year.
In the last 90 days, 10 commercial real estate listings have been listed, which means leases most likley are going fast. You'll want to be prepared to tour spaces as quick as possible. About 30% of the available commercial real estate leases in the Azalea Park are subleases, so you might be able to snag a great spot on a short term. There aren't many listings below 2,000 square feet available, so finding a space for a small business might be tough.
The standard size for office space in this area is around 3,750 sqft. Most properties in this area are approximately 1 floors. Most buildings in this area were built close to 1976 and are Class C.
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text: Okay....from what I can figure out, DCL will "intercept" your baggage at the Orlando airport and take them directly to the ship if you are cruising the same day. Is this correct? Personally, it gives me the creeps not seeing my bags and knowing for sure if my luggage is on it's way to the ship. What if that little tag came off between Indy & Orlando!?!


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I have a video I made back in 2006 called "Dear Mr. President". It doesn't have a ton of hits but I get some good reviews from it. Check it out on my Reverbnation page or here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx2ss83dzKA
Well deserved recognition for one of Charleston's finest.
That guy definitely doesn't need to be hanging up his cleats.
Good work Jefferson, glad to see you're getting the recognition your deserve.
That sh$$ is awesome. Kudos guys. Keep it up.


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§ 190-1Adoption of provisions.
§ 190-2Purpose.
§ 190-3Applicability.
§ 190-4Time limit for compliance.
§ 190-5Numbering specifications.
§ 190-6Alternative locations for numbers.
§ 190-7Multiple-family dwellings.
§ 190-8Violations and penalties.
§ 190-1 Adoption of provisions.
§ 190-2 Purpose.
§ 190-3 Applicability.
§ 190-4 Time limit for compliance.
§ 190-5 Numbering specifications.
§ 190-6 Alternative locations for numbers.
§ 190-7 Multiple-family dwellings.
§ 190-8 Violations and penalties.
§ 190-1 Adoption of provisions.
The Borough Council hereby adopts the following provisions with respect to house numbering in the Borough of Middletown.
§ 190-2 Purpose.
The purpose of these regulations is to require the clear display of authorized and assigned house or building numbers on every building fronting on any street in the Borough of Middletown in order to assist the general public and emergency services, public and private, in identifying any property in case of emergency or otherwise.
§ 190-3 Applicability.
All residential, commercial, industrial or other structures erected or to be erected within the Borough of Middletown shall display identification numbers as provided herein and in accordance with specifications provided herein.
§ 190-4 Time limit for compliance.
The owner, occupant or lessee of each and every structure which now fronts or which may hereafter front upon any public or private street within the Borough of Middletown who has been assigned a house number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall, at his own expense, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this chapter, cause the authorized and assigned number of such structure to be permanently and conspicuously placed in accordance with the specifications set forth herein. Any owner who has not been assigned a number prior to the effective date of this chapter shall, within sixty (60) days after notice of assignment of such number, comply with the requirements of this section.
§ 190-5 Numbering specifications.
House or building numbers shall be:
In Arabic numerals.
A minimum height of three (3) inches for residential properties and a minimum height of six (6) inches for commercial and industrial properties.
Mounted in a secure fashion to the front wall or porch of the building so as to be clearly visible from the street.
Sufficiently legible as to contrasting background, arrangement, spacing and uniformity so as to be clearly visible from the street.
At least thirty (30) inches above ground level and so placed that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not block the line of sight of the numbers from the street upon which the building fronts.
§ 190-6 Alternative locations for numbers.
If numbers affixed to the front of the building would not be visible from the street, regulations may be satisfied if the owner, occupant or lessee shall provide the Arabic numbers, as required by these regulations, upon a post, rod or other type of fixture of substantial nature or a mailbox at or near the frontage with the same number affixed thereon and so located upon the same so that the number may be conspicuous and visible from the street upon which the building fronts. When the provisions of this section have been complied with, the owner, occupant or lessee of the house or building shall not be otherwise obligated to affix Arabic numbers to said house or building and shall be permitted, at his option, to utilize cursive numbers or no numbers at all upon the house or building.
§ 190-7 Multiple-family dwellings.
Garden apartment and townhouse condominium complexes shall provide such building and apartment numbers as are provided for in these regulations.
§ 190-8 Violations and penalties.
Any person or persons convicted of a violation of these regulations shall be liable to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.). Each day that a violation occurs shall be deemed to be a separate violation.


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Those seeking citizenship must have been in the United States for five years (three if married to a U.S. citizen) as a lawful permanent resident; be able to read, write, and speak English; and be of good moral character.
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Facebook page caught us off guard today by casually posting a brand new promo photo -- again featuring Colonel Graff and Ender Wiggin -- but this time we get an absolutely fantastic look at the flash suit helmets.
If you take a look in the upper right hand corner of the photo, there is also a fun look at what we can only assume is Ender's battle stats as commander of Dragon Army:
Win: 14
Lose: 0
Draw: 0
If you look closely below that, there is a chart with the two standard gender symbols: 12 males, 3 females. Possibly denoting the makeup of his army? After taking a closer look at the still of Dragon from the trailer, we think that might be the case:
There could possibly be one other female in Dragon but it's hard to be sure without a hi-res version of the photo. What do you guys think? This definitely fits with our other theory that Dragon Army consists of the commander (Ender) plus 14 other soldiers.
Loving the flash suit helmet!
Home Asa Butterfield Harrison Ford photos promotion New Promo Photo Featuring Graff, Ender -- and a Flash Suit!


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Genital organ
genital organ n.
Any of the organs of reproduction or generation, including, in the female, the vulva, clitoris, ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, and vagina, and in the male, the penis, scrotum, testes, epididymides, deferent ducts, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands.
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noun 1. the area in the vertebrate embryo that develops into ovaries in the female and testes in the male. genital ridge n. See gonadal ridge.
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[jen-i-tlz] /ˈdʒɛn ɪ tlz/ plural noun 1. . /ˈdʒɛnɪtəlz/ plural noun 1. the sexual organs; the testicles and penis of a male or the labia, clitoris, and vagina of a female related adjective venereal n. "reproductive organs," late 14c., from genital (adj.). genitals gen·i·tals (jěn'ĭ-tlz) pl.n. Genitalia. genitals (jěn'ĭ-tlz) The organs of reproduction in animals, […]
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According to psychoanalysis, the third social and sexual stage of a young child's development (after the oral stage and the anal stage). In the genital stage, interest in the child's own sex organs and in other people's replaces the earlier focusing on satisfaction of hunger and control of bowel movements. A genital personality is mature […]


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Who are the SEEC Partners?
The collaborative is designed to build upon the unique resources, expertise and local agency relationships of each nonprofit organization ( ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, USA,the Institute for Local Government, and the Local Government Commission), as well as those of the four investor-owned utilities. The program is funded by California utility customers and administered by Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Pacific Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Edison Company, under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.


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Steak, Chicken or Pork LoinImagine getting to your cabin or chalet and having dinner waiting. No running to the store and fighting the traffic. Just stay in and enjoy each other. Placed in the fridge you will find two 8 ounce rib eyes marinating, a tossed salad, salad dressing, butter & sour cream, pound cake, strawberries & whipped topping. Two baking potatoes and four rolls will be placed on the stove. Not in the mood for steak? You may exchange the ribeyes for marinating skinless, boneless chicken breasts or boneless pork loin.
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Entry #8
I'm slowly making more progress on the shizaya game...
I don't know in what month will I finish it since I have so much more stuff to do..*sighs*~
I'm sorry guys.
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2013-06-21 04:17:59
It's been a while since you started this game, and it looks very big. Don't worry about when, worry about quality! As long as you make a newspost or submit a picture every so often, no one's gonna think you're dead.


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These girls were just hanging around during parent conferences, so I said, ''Why don't you go out in the hall and point people into the library for the Book Fair?''
Within 20 minutes they were doing this:
(And yes, after I shot this I told them to quit doing the whole lifting up the little one since we don't need a lawsuit on our hands...)
October 5, 2011
7 comments:
- Angela said...
That made me smile. :-)
- October 5, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- emilymatthews said...
Hi there, sorry to leave an unrelated comment, but I couldn't find any contact info for you. I'm wondering if you'd be interested in having a guest post on your site. I'd love to hear your thoughts on some ideas I could pitch to you! Thanks, Emily
- October 5, 2011 at 3:24 PM
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very cool!
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Angela, Michael,
Are you even a real person?
- October 7, 2011 at 2:59 PM
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I'm very real. :)
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Sorry, I get a certain amount of spam. Had to check. What are some ideas you have?
- October 7, 2011 at 4:34 PM
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Sorry about the delay in my reply - I came down with a nasty bug and I'm just barely better. I was inspired by your post on the Kindle, and wanted to write about e-learning. Let me know what you think?
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SACRAMENTO — The St. Ignatius High football team, the surprise story of the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, ran into a Granite Bay ambush Friday night.
The Grizzlies routed the Wildcats 45-17 on a chilly evening at Sacramento State in the first California Interscholastic Federation Division I Northern Regional championship game.
Granite Bay (12-3), riding an 11-game win streak, advances to the Division I state championship game against Long Beach Poly (12-3) on Friday at The Home Depot Center in Carson. Long Beach Poly beat Clovis North 28-7 in the Southern California regional final.
The Grizzlies' John Cooley ran for 206 yards and four touchdowns, upping his season totals to 1,547 yards and 17 scores.
Granite Bay's vaunted fly offense bugged the Wildcats (10-4) all night. The lopsided game ended with a running clock for much of the fourth quarter.
"They were a difficult team for us — big, strong and fast," said St. Ignatius senior quarterback Jack Stinn, who had two touchdown passes. "We just didn't have answer for them. We came out flat, and they took it and ran with it."
St. Ignatius, the sixth seed in the CCS playoffs, stunned No. 1 Bellarmine Prep 13-10 in overtime in the section title game, after wins over Palma and Archbishop Mitty in the first two rounds.
Thus, Stinn doesn't expect the sting of a season-ending loss to last long.
"It's been a fun four years. Awesome," he said. "We're the first St. Ignatius team to bring home an Open Division title. When this loss wears off in a couple days, we can hold our heads high."
Granite Bay, the Sac-Joaquin Section champion that earned its first berth into the state finals, needed just three quarters to open up a 45-10 lead.
Cooley scored three touchdowns in the first half, running for 112 yards on 14 carries in the first two quarters.
"We have a lot of weapons on our offense," Cooley said. "Every day it's someone new. We're feeling pretty good about ourselves right now, but we still have to work hard."
The Grizzlies struck with breakneck speed early on, needing just 1 minute, 33 seconds to score a touchdown on their first series and 2:29 on the second. St. Ignatius showed signs of life in the first quarter with a 14-play drive capped by a 31-yard goal field by Michael Capitolo. But Granite Bay responded with 10 unanswered points to close out the half.
The Grizzlies outgained the Wildcats 258-68 in the first half and 431-226 overall, including 309 yards on the ground.
St. Ignatius was the only team from the CCS to receive a regional berth, which were only open to section champions.


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After being dominated recently by VW's Golf GTI, the hot hatchback contest, an all-turbo affair, has suddenly become much more competitive with the arrival of Ford's Focus XR5 and Holden's Astra SRi, both from Europe.
A Japanese contender, Mazda's new MPS3, with the MPS6's 190kW, 2.3-litre engine, is due next week.
The Golf, Focus and Astra have a different brand of performance compared with the traditional bonecrusher V8 in a big sedan formula that dinky-di Australian petrolheads have come to know and love. It has its limitations - front-drive being the obvious one - but also its attractions.


text: Environment and energy briefi ng from Burges Salmon published in the March 2015 issue of The In-House Lawyer: Enforcement undertakings for breaches of permit ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY \ Burges Salmon LLP www.inhouselawyer.co.uk March 2015 The In-House Lawyer 21 Enforcement undertakings for breaches of permit NEW LEGISLATION CURRENTLY BEFORE Parliament promises greater choice for businesses who find themselves out of compliance with the environmental permitting regime. If passed, operators can be proactive in offering remedies – in the form of a civil sanction known as an enforcement undertaking – rather than waiting for the outcome of the Environment Agency's investigation. In-house lawyers should be alive to the opportunities these new powers present. Enforcement undertakings are the most novel of a suite of civil sanctions introduced by the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions (RES) Act 2008 (see table on page 22). The civil sanctions enable regulators to plug the gap between criminal prosecutions and doing nothing (or very little, such as cautions or warning letters) – a gap that Professor Richard Macrory, the author of the report that led to the RES Act 2008, termed 'the compliance deficit'. However, despite the RES Act 2008 having cross-party support at the time, some in the coalition government formed in 2010 were concerned about increasing the powers of regulators without the safeguard of the courts, and the impact this might have on business. As a result, extending the powers into new areas – such as the environmental permitting regime, enforced by the Environment Agency (EA) – was put on hold. However, what makes enforcement undertakings so novel is that they are not sanctions that can be imposed by the regulator on the business community. Rather, they are offered by businesses to the regulator, and are therefore of great benefit in providing choice to businesses that find themselves in breach of environmental law. Following a targeted campaign led by the United Kingdom Environmental Lawyers Association (UKELA), in December last year DEFRA revealed plans to extend enforcement undertakings to the EA's environmental permitting regime for England, enabling the regulator to accept enforcement undertakings for breaches of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010. There are roughly 90,000 EA permits regulating a range of facilities from landfill sites, water treatment works, to chemical plants and so the new powers would have an implication for numerous businesses. The draft regulations are currently before Parliament and, if passed, will come into force on 6 April 2015 and will only apply to England. HOW ENFORCEMENT UNDERTAKINGS WORK Enforcement undertakings are voluntary and can be offered at any time before the commencement of legal proceedings. It is entirely up to the business to decide whether they want to offer undertakings and what they will offer to undertake. The focus should be on restoration of harm and return to compliance. Acceptance of an enforcement undertaking is at the discretion of the regulator. The regulator will stringently assess each offer based on a set of 'public interest factors' set out in guidance. For the Environment Agency, the guidance provides that offers will only be accepted where they: n make a positive commitment to stop the particular conduct or alleged breach and not recommence that conduct; n set out how the person will address the conduct; n set out how the person will prevent that conduct occurring again; n set out how the person will rectify the consequences of the conduct, including interacting with any third party affected by the offence; and n contain actions to (must include at least one): n secure that the offence does not continue or recur; n restore the position to what it would have been if the offence had not been committed; n benefit any person affected by the offence (including the payment of a sum of money); or n secure equivalent benefit or improvement to the environment, BY SIMON TILLING senior associate, Burges Salmon LLP BY ALICE YAN solicitor, Burges Salmon LLP IHL228 p21-24 Environment.indd 21 04/03/2015 12:14:20 ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY \ Burges Salmon LLP ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY \ Burges Salmon LLP 22 The In-House Lawyer March 2015 www.inhouselawyer.co.uk 'What makes enforcement undertakings so novel is that they are not sanctions that can be imposed by the regulator on the business community. Rather, they are offered by businesses to the regulator.' where restoration of the harm arising from the offence is not possible. Once accepted, the regulator can no longer prosecute for the breach in question. However, subsequent failure to comply with the terms of an enforcement undertaking may result in a criminal prosecution. Appeals against the terms of a civil sanction (for example, a disagreement as to the terms of the undertaking) can be made to the General Regulatory Chamber (part of the tribunal system). Enforcement undertakings will not replace criminal prosecutions, but supplement them, and criminal prosecutions will remain for more serious offending. In the Lord's debate in February this year, Dan Rogerson, the secretary of state for environment food and rural affairs, made clear that: '… the worst offenders will continue to be prosecuted. Enforcement undertakings will be most appropriate for normally compliant people and businesses, as long as they address the cause and effect of the offending.' ENFORCEMENT UNDERTAKINGS TO DATE The EA was the first regulator to gain the new powers under the RES Act 2008, but only for a limited range of offences (mainly for product Fixed monetary penalties (FMPs) Discretionary requirements Stop notices Enforcement undertakings FMPs are designed to provide an alternative to prosecution in relation to low-level, minor breaches, for example for failure to meet requirements to monitor or document activities. They are analogous to fixed penalties for road traffic offences. Discretionary requirements are designed for mid to high-level breaches and include the following measures: n A compliance notice Designed to target the breach and its causes. A written notice is issued by the regulator that requires a person to take specific steps to ensure that the offence does not continue or happen again. An example is a written notice to implement a system of maintenance for critical equipment. n A restoration notice Specifically aimed at situations where environmental damage has occurred, whether it is temporary or a sustained loss of environmental quality (for example, in air, water or soil quality). A written notice is issued by the regulator that requires a person to take steps to restore the position to what it would have been had no offence been committed. It will clearly identify the damage or losses, the actions required to restore the position and the period within which those actions should be taken. An example is a written notice to restock or reintroduce damaged species to an area. n A variable monetary penalty Designed for the most serious cases where the regulator decides that prosecution is not in the public interest. It aims to remove a financial benefit that may exist from a breach and to adequately deter future breaches. Penalties are capped at £250,000. Stop notices are designed to prevent a business continuing an activity until it has taken steps to become compliant. They can only be served where the regulator reasonably believes that the activity is causing (or will cause) serious harm or presents (or will present) a significant risk of causing serious harm to human health or to the environment. Stop notices resemble injunctions. Stop notices can be served in combination with steps leading to a criminal prosecution. The most novel and most commonly used civil sanction. Enforcement undertakings are a voluntary offer by a person to take steps to make amends for a breach and its effects, usually in the form of restoration activities or a payment to a local charity. Civil sanction Description THE RES ACT 2008 CIVIL SANCTIONS IHL228 p21-24 Environment.indd 22 04/03/2015 12:14:20 ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY \ Burges Salmon LLP ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY \ Burges Salmon LLP www.inhouselawyer.co.uk March 2015 The In-House Lawyer 23 stewardship regimes such as the packaging waste regime). It was always the intention of the EA to extend the powers to the environmental permitting regime but, following the change in the political wind, environmental lawyers were left with a limited (and rather anomalous) list of offences for which civil sanctions were available. For example, it was not possible to use civil sanctions for pollution of an ordinary watercourse, but if the watercourse happened to fall within the remit of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 then civil sanctions became available (see case study below). The EA first started civil sanctions in 2011, and the most popular sanction has been the enforcement undertaking. By 2012, the EA reported that over 100 enforcement undertakings had been accepted, and the figure today is likely to be much higher. In June 2014, it was reported that over £1m in charitable donations and restoration had been accrued due to enforcement undertakings. Some of the individual sums are sizeable: in 2014, cosmetics firm GR & MM Blackledge offered £191,107 and HIPP UK Ltd offered £414,000, both for non-compliance with the packaging waste regime. THE NEW REGULATIONS The new draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2015 will enable the EA to accept enforcement undertakings from organisations that have committed the following offences: n operating without an environmental permit – Regulation 38(1) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010; n failure to comply with an environmental permit condition – Regulation 38(2); n failure to provide information when requested – Regulation 38(4)(a); n failure to comply with record-keeping requirements – Regulation 38(5)(a); n offences by third parties – Regulation 38(6) FOR BUSINESSES: SHALL I OFFER? When a business finds itself in breach, it must make a decision – weighing up both legal and commercial considerations – as to whether to make an offer of undertakings. According to the EA guidance, the offer must be made before the EA commences legal proceedings (although see case study below for an exception to this rule). The pros The advantage gained from making an offer is the prospect of avoiding potential criminal prosecution. Criminal prosecutions have numerous negative impacts: reputational damage, loss of management time, legal costs, uncertainty, loss of control, etc. For many business people not used to criminal processes, they are also an unpleasant and stressful experience. There are also commercial implications arising from a resultant criminal record, for example, in relation to insurance premiums or procurement tendering. Enforcement undertakings give businesses a degree of control, which should not be underestimated. Criminal investigations and enforcement are reactive – the business must co-operate with the investigation and await its fate. In contrast, enforcement undertakings allow proactive negotiations and allow the matter to be brought to an end quickly and for an agreed financial sum. Enforcement undertakings also provide those businesses which would voluntarily seek to remediate any environmental harm caused and make good the rapport with their local community a mechanism to do so with EA endorsement. It may also be a useful internal catalyst for the business to reassess its compliance management systems. The environment benefits too: enforcement undertakings prioritise restoration of harm and renewed compliance rather than filling Treasury coffers with fines. It is one of the few legal mechanisms which allow the offending party to offer direct restitution to the local community which is most affected by the harm. Enforcement undertakings also steer the tone away from an adversarial mentality, and encourage better co-operation and honest dialogue between the EA and businesses. The use of undertakings will also allow the EA to devote their limited time and resources to going after the worst offenders. The cons The downside of enforcement undertakings for business is that the process requires the cards to be put on the table. For some, offers of compensation might be made 'The Environment Agency first started civil sanctions in 2011, and the most popular sanction has been the enforcement undertaking. By 2012, the EA reported that over 100 enforcement undertakings had been accepted.' CASE STUDY Burges Salmon acted on the first enforcement undertaking accepted for a water pollution event in Wales. At the point of instruction, the client had already received a Magistrates' Court summons for an unauthorised discharge of cleaning products from an agricultural unit into a stream. The summons had been laid as a breach of the environmental permitting regime (for which enforcement undertakings were not permitted), but the stream also fell within the remit of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975, opening up the opportunity to argue that enforcement undertakings were a route available to the EA. Burges Salmon appointed a hydrologist and aquatic ecologist to demonstrate there the harm was temporary and the stream had returned to back to its existing status, so no remediation was required. The client offered to take steps to prevent similar incidents in the future and offered £1,000 to a local wildlife charity. The EA in Wales agreed that this had the best outcome for the environment, accepted the enforcement undertaking and withdrew the summons. IHL228 p21-24 Environment.indd 23 04/03/2015 12:14:20 ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY \ Burges Salmon LLP 24 The In-House Lawyer March 2015 www.inhouselawyer.co.uk when the EA have neither the means nor the evidence to prosecute. However, enforcement undertakings are voluntary and are designed for the majority of businesses who are genuinely keen to maintain good relations with the regulator and local community and who wish to make amends for noncompliance. Those with other intentions can ignore the new regime and wait to see whether the EA can build a case to prosecute, as has been the case for many years. TOP TIPS Early action is best… Because any undertaking has to be offered prior to legal proceedings commencing, as soon as a regulatory breach has been identified, a business should start considering whether it will make an offer. … but it's never too late While early action is recommended, and deferred action carries the risk of non-acceptance, the deadline for acceptance is still being tested. In one recent case, Burges Salmon's environment team was able to persuade the EA in Wales (now Natural Resources Wales) to accept an enforcement undertaking even after a summons had been issued (see case study on page 23). It's a legally binding agreement Enforcement undertakings are negotiated, and legally binding, with regulatory consequences for non-compliance. The EA will not accept an offer that is poorly directed and disproportionate to the harm caused. In their offers, businesses should make clear that they have identified the cause of the non-compliance and have taken action (or at least planned action) to address it. They should further show that they recognise the damage done and, if it is not possible to remediate, they should offer payments to a charity or organisation whose activities are closely related to the impact in question. As with any negotiation with legal consequences, in-house lawyers and their external advisors should support the business as necessary to ensure the most appropriate outcome for the business. By Simon Tilling, senior associate, and Alice Yan, solicitor, Burges Salmon LLP. E-mail: email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com. 'Enforcement undertakings are one of the few legal mechanisms which allow the offending party to offer direct restitution to the local community which is most affected by the harm.' IHL228 p21-24 Environment.indd 24 04/03/2015 12:14:20


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New York - The United Nations may ask international observers to monitor aid going into two conflict-stricken regions of Sudan following government claims that it is being diverted to rebels, a UN official said on Wednesday.
The UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said the United Nations is negotiating with the African Union and Arab League about providing observers in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states.
The United Nations has backed statements by the United States that there could be a famine in the two states unless urgent aid is allowed in. The United States has said more than 500 000 people have already been displaced or seriously affected by the crisis.
Amos told reporters the main concern was for civilians in areas held by SPLM-North rebels who are battling government forces in South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
The United Nations has been negotiating with Sudan to get access from government areas into zones held by the SPLM-North, which used to be allied with the South Sudanese rebels who formally set up a separate nation last year.
She said a a new request to Khartoum will respond to "the concerns of the government of Sudan about diversion of aid".
"We are discussing with our colleagues in the African Union and the League of Arab States, ways in which we can utilize monitors to perhaps give the government of Sudan the confidence that they are looking for," Amos said.
Sudan's UN ambassador on Tuesday accused international aid workers of using UN flights to carry arms and ammunition for rebels fighting government forces in South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
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Amos told AFP there was "no evidence" of UN flights carrying material for rebels and that Sudan had never provided information to back the claim.
The US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said on Tuesday that the government's refusal to allow aid groups access to South Kordofan and Blue Nile risked causing a famine from March.
Rice accused Sudan of instituting a "deliberate policy" of blocking aid organisations and said that if the famine started, the UN Security Council would have to consider "options" to help the stricken populations of the two states.
Amos said she had stressed in talks in Khartoum two weeks ago "that we are extremely concerned by the high levels of malnutrition that we see in refugees who have crossed the borders from South Kordofan and Blue Nile into South Sudan."
She said data from UN staff in the region supports that given by a private researchers. Food stocks are "deteriorating to such an extent that we could in March reach famine conditions", Amos said.
Tens of thousands of people have fled the conflict and now live in camps in neighbouring South Sudan and Ethiopia.
South Kordofan, a key oil producing zone, remained under Khartoum's administration when South Sudan became independent in July. A government offensive against the rebels has mounted since June.


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Pre-Carnaval in Rio starts two weeks ahead. Hotel prices are still lower. The city is full of visitors from all over the world. Even Cariocas who leave town during the long Carnaval weekend are still around. The mood is festive, and you have a chance to enjoy the full combination. Rehearsals of Special Group Samba Schools happen at the Sambodrome! Your choice of street festivities include Spanta Nen&eam, Bloco Volta, Alice and Banda de Ipanema -listed as part of the city cultural heritage. And the party scene has enough attractions to keep everyone happy.
We are at the peak of summer and high season. The city is in a non-stop party mode. Hotel rates are still lower, and planning ahead makes a lot of sense. While in town make some time to visit the attractions, enjoy the city lifestyle. Rio is a big city, try to stay at least four or five days to get the full picture. Include a healthy Carnaval sampler!
Bandas and Blocos take over big clubs with rehearsal parties featuring live percussion bands. Special Group Samba Schools rehearse at the Sambodrome, free admittance! Clubs invite the best Brazilian and international DJ's. On Saturday there's the first edition of Banda de Ipanema - a veteran that is always young at heart. Hotel rates are lower, and staying near the beach is affordable.
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