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5 Dating Tips For Single Mothers That Will Simplify Your Love Life
Posted by Quentin Witt in Black Love Advice
Being a single mother is a difficult job that is full of sacrifice.
You have to take the kids to daycare, school, doctors visits, cook meals, give baths, go to work, nurture and discipline and you still haven't gotten to do anything for yourself…
Before I get into this list of dating tips for single mothers, let me say this.
To all the single mothers reading this article right now, I commend you for stepping up and playing the role of mother and father because some boy wasn't ready to be a man.
The world would be completely lost without you.
If you've been reading this website for any length of time, then you know by now that I was raised part of my life by a single mother, and the other part of my life by my mother and a drug-addicted stepfather.
I can tell you from experience, bringing the wrong man into you and your child's life is just as harmful as having no man there at all.
You deserve someone who will treat you right, and so do your children.
But before you can find the right man you have to actually find time to start dating right?
Then you have to gauge if a man is a good man, and then build a relationship with the man once you determine he is.
As difficult as it sounds, and as difficult as it may have been in the past, it is possible.
Here are 5 very effective dating tips for single mothers that will simplify your love life…
1. Figure out what went wrong in the past.
I'm sure you will agree. Your child is the most precious gift God could have given you.
Nevertheless, the relationship that led to your current single mother status was obviously a failed one.
But what went wrong?
Do you have a habit of falling for the wrong man?
Did you grow apart?
Were you just not compatible?
Take some time and reflect on what went wrong.
Your future success on the dating scene depends on how truthfully you answer those questions.
If you're not real with yourself and reflect on these things you're doomed to have history repeat itself.
2. Don't devalue yourself… Don't settle… Know your worth…
You and your child both deserve to have a GOOD man in your lives.
As I stated earlier, the effects of bringing the wrong man into you and your child's life are far more harmful than having no man at all.
Don't accept disrespect, don't accept abuse, don't accept infidelity. If he wants to be around you and your child, he has to come correct.
I want you to sit down and write a list, but, let's switch it up a little bit.
Often people make the mistake of over-focusing on the things we want while paying little attention to the things we don't want.
I want you to structure the list like this:
I refuse to accept a man that [fill in the blank].
What won't you accept?
Drug use?
Lack of employment?
Cigarette smoking?
Come up with a list of deal breakers and stick to it.
3. Don't hesitate to give online dating a try.
I have a quick stat for you: One-third of all new marriages start online.
Yes, you read that correctly. A recent study revealed that 35% of all individuals that got married between 2005 and 2012 met online. They also found that couples that met online are less likely to divorce than couples that met in any other way.
I believe this is the direct result of two distinct advantages of online dating.
- Online dating sites have questionnaires that all new members fill out. Allowing members to get to know each other deeply and be matched based on shared interest before they actually engage in conversation.
- Online dating sites have millions of members. It's simple mathematics. The larger the number of members on the site, the greater your chances of meeting the right man are.
If you want to meet a good man, online matchmaking sites are a viable option.
Not convinced yet?
Check out this article we published earlier this year:
4. Don't rush.
Finding true love takes time. Be ready for a few let downs, disappointments, and broken hearts.
That's just the reality of dating.
The goal is to find a good man that will love you and your child.
The odds are that you will find the wrong man more than a few times before you meet the right man.
The first goal is to quickly identify men that aren't right for you, so you won't get too caught up in the relationship.
And the second goal is to quickly identify when you've found a good man so that you can pursue the relationship more seriously.
5. Don't introduce every man to your child.
Out of all the dating tips for single mothers on this list, this is the one I feel the strongest about.
As I said earlier, you will likely experience a few let downs, disappointments, and heartbreaks before you find the right man.
You don't want your child to suffer through those heartbreaks with you.
What is nothing more than an over and forgotten two-month experimental relationship for you, can have a lasting impact on your child because children tend to emotionally attach to people quickly.
Your child's views on love, marriage, relationships, and trust, can all be altered far into his or her adulthood by these experiences.
Before you bring a new flame around your kids, check out these 5 Laws for introducing your new man to your child without friction.
Juggling work, the home, kids, and a love life has to be harder than I can even imagine.
However, I know that you can find true love because I've seen it done.
This site receives hundreds of emails from women, many of them single mothers telling us how our advice has helped them mend broken relationships, and find good men that really love them.
Without a doubt, these 5 dating tips for single mothers will be effective if you put them to use.


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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
- compiled by Jeffrey Overstreet Copyright Christianity Today International
- 2003 1 Jan
Oops, they've done it again. Moviemakers have taken another beloved Dr. Seuss children's book and turned it into a "cat-astrophe."
Nevertheless, families hurried happily to this big screen hairball, demonstrating disinterest in critical thinking about the film, and rewarding the film studio with an estimated $40.1 million, almost guaranteeing that more misguided Seuss adaptations will be made.
When Jim Carrey played the Grinch in director Ron Howard's Dr. Seuss movie, film critics were stunned to see the simple redemption story peppered with sexual references and behavior that was hardly admirable. There's nothing necessarily wrong with misbehavior in a movie, so long as it is portrayed as misbehavior in the context of meaningful storytelling. What troubled critics about
Of all the reviews I've scanned, my favorite was penned by Steven D. Greydanus (Decent Films), perhaps the first of several responses offered by critics in verse. Here's a snippet:
With studio logos in Dr. Seuss style.
In fact, the whole film has the right kind of look;
Trees, houses, and clouds seem right from the book.
"That's better than that Ronnie Howard could do
With his gloomy old Who-ville and misshapen Whos.
But production design alone isn't enough,
Michael Elliott (Movie Parables) says, "So much has been added to the story, presumably to stretch it out to fill its 80 minute running time, that Dr. Seuss's simple and imaginative tale kind of gets lost in the shuffle. Mike Myers … delivers to us an odd characterization that has little to do with the book. It is missing the primarily feature of the Cat's personality … A sense of fun."
David DiCerto (Catholic News Service) says, "Welch seems to totally forget why people love Dr. Seuss in the first place—his magical wordplay." He argues it would be better if audiences would just read the book. "In fact, a verse found on Page Two reads like a Seussian review of this movie: So all we could do was to sit, sit, sit, sit. / And we did not like it, not one little bit."
Holly McClure (Crosswalk) writes, "Although there are some clever and funny scenes in this movie and it is visually a wonder for kids to behold, there is still something 'dark' that takes all of the fun out of it."
Rosemarie Ute Hoffman (Christian Spotlight) exhorts parents, "Stay at home with the book and your kid. See to it that your parental teaching is not undermined."
Movieguide's critic makes similar complaints about the film. But he is also dismayed to see that "the house is a disastrous mess. I remember feeling nervous about the mess upon mess upon mess in the children's book, and the director skillfully but irritatingly brings that same feeling into the movie. Get it cleaned up, and get that Cat out of there!" This casts Movieguide's mission to "clean up Hollywood" in a whole new light.
Meanwhile, in the nation's newspapers and magazines, the most widely read critics seemed to be competing for the most whimsical put-down. A.O. Scott (New York Times) says, "Welch has put together a vulgar, uninspired lump of poisoned eye candy that Universal has the temerity to call
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Sir Cliff to sing at Cilla's funeral today: Celeb pals in emotional farewell
SIR Cliff Richard will lead the star-studded tributes at Cilla Black's funeral today.
He will open the church service that aims to celebrate the showbiz legend's amazing life.
Pop veteran Cliff, 74, is to sing the emotional, Gospel-style song Faithful One.
Cilla's own No 1 hit Anyone Who Had A Heart will also be played during the funeral mass at St Mary's Church in Woolton, Liverpool.
After what is expected to be a tear-jerking salute from comedian Paul O'Grady, 60, Cilla's coffin will leave the church to the strains of the Beatles classic The Long And Winding Road.
"I've loved you from an early age when You're My World and many more of your songs came booming from my bedroom windows"An emotional fan
During the service, Cilla's eldest son Robert Willis, 45, plans to read the famous poem Death Is Nothing At All.
His younger brother Ben, 41, will also recite a moving piece of poetry.
Comic Jimmy Tarbuck, 75, will read the Prayers Of The Faithful while entertainer Christopher Biggins, 66, gives a Bible reading from the Book Of Wisdom.
The order of service was revealed as family and friends prepared for a difficult day.
Cilla's sons were seen leaving a funeral rehearsal yesterday.
Meanwhile, a JustGiving donations page was set up by Cilla's management company so fans can pledge money to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
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Padres bullpen: During the 10-game winning streak, Padres relievers have given up one run on 17 hits and 11 walks in 33 innings with 33 strikeouts in 33 innings for an 0.27 ERA.
Diamondbacks bullpen: Arizona relievers gave up five runs on five hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings.
.511: The Padres' winning percentage, their first time above .500 since April 29.
.389: Scott Hairston's batting average (21-for-54) against left-handed pitchers.
As he approached the plate in the 10th inning Monday at Chase Field, Chase Headley was not having a particularly good game.
Example 1: In the fourth, after Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis issued back-to-back walks following Adrian Gonzalez's 17th homer of the season, Headley jumped ahead 2-0 in the count only to bounce the first strike he saw into a double play.
Example 2: In the eighth, with the bases loaded and one out, Headley, representing the tying run, popped out to second.
"It wasn't just this game," Headley said. "To be honest, I've been in a two-week fog. I was terrible."
All that changed, however, with one swing in the 10th inning against Tony Peña.
With Henry Blanco on first with a leadoff single, Headley, hitting from the left side, drove an inside fastball over the wall in right-center – and over Chase Field's signature swimming pool – to give the Padres a 9-7 victory in a game they had trailed by 5-0 and 7-1 margins.
And in case you hadn't noticed from the dateline, this was a road win – ending a string of 11 straight road losses by the Padres dating to an April 28 win at Colorado.
The Padres' longest road losing streak – the franchise-record 13-game road losing streak in 1971 – is over.
"I know we didn't play well on the last road trip," Padres manager Bud Black said of the 0-6 trek through Houston and Chicago May 8-14. "But I didn't like that 11-straight loss comment to continue to circulate."
One streak ends, but another is extended.
Coming off their history-making 9-0 homestand, the Padres have won 10 in a row for the first time since the 1999 team won a franchise-record 14 straight.
But Headley wasn't about to accept the credit for the Padres' victory.
"This game is about perseverance," Headley said. "You have to hang on. I might have got a good swing on a decisive pitch, but it took a lot of other guys to pick up for me earlier and give me a third chance.
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"I went from a goat to the hero in one at-bat. But this is a game where you have to look closely at what got us to that point."
"So many plays," said Black, ejected in the sixth inning for arguing a play at home plate. "This win was similar to what we did on the road early in the season."
The Diamondbacks, who were returning home from a 6-3 road trip, scored seven runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings against Padres starter Chad Gaudin, who again battled wildness (five walks, a hit batter, a wild pitch and a balk).
But the Padres rallied for five runs in the eighth with the big blow being right fielder Drew Macias' three-run double after run-scoring singles by Blanco and Kevin Kouzmanoff.
The Padres tied it in the top of the ninth. Brian Giles led off with a pinch-hit double to left-center and moved to third when David Eckstein bounced a hopper to second after fouling off two bunt attempts.
Scott Hairston then singled to center to tie the game.
Meanwhile, Padres middle relievers Cla Meredith, Greg Burke and Edward Mujica again formed a scoreless bridge to closer Heath Bell, who worked a perfect bottom of the 10th for his 13th save.
The Padres bullpen has allowed one run on 17 hits over 33 innings during the 10-game winning streak – that's a 0.27 ERA.
"Getting the winning hit is the best feeling in the world," Headley said of his 424-foot drive. "Nothing feels better than that. But this was more about a lot of other people picking me up first."
As he approached the plate in the 10th Monday, Headley was 1-for-4 for the day, and 10-for-57 for May. He hadn't driven in a run in the 11 previous games he played, although the slump had led to him being held out of four starts.
"Recently," Headley said, "I've been wondering, 'When is this going to change?' "
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Finding the best compost tumblersPosted by Robert Barry on Jun 25, 2016 in compost tumblers | Comments Off on Finding the best compost tumblers
Compost tumblers are amazing product which can allow us to grow our own compost and use it in our own garden, so that we could finally say that our growing products are truly ours. These things can help us turn all the stuff we would normally throw away into compost which can improve the growth of our plants and amend the soil they grow out of. Things like garden leftovers, or kitchen scraps can be used to create compost, and a compost tumbler is the best way to achieve that.
However, not every compost tumbler is the same, and we need to know what it is exactly that we're looking for, so that we could know which compost tumbler is the best one for us. And that is why we have decided to tell you how to find the best compost tumbler, so that you would never again have to worry about compost for your plants.
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Merle Haggard: Live From Austin, Texas: Merle Haggard CD Track Listing
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Live From Austin, Texas: Merle Haggard (1985)
Live From Austin, Texas: Merle Haggard\n2006 New West Records, LLC\n\nOriginally Released February 21, 2006\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: This 1985 performance of Merle Haggard and his swinging Strangers -- with a two-piece horn section that sounds like five -- were in fine form at Austin City Limits. There are 15 tunes on Live from Austin, TX many of them barn burners. It opens with "The Okie from Muskogee's Comin' Home," a fine choice since it's not a novelty song. Haggard sticks to his own material most of the time, and he rambles over it, pulling from classics like "Mama Tried" and "Silver Wings," to newer material from the MCA and Epic periods -- which were creatively fertile times for him. An example is in the lovely "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)," the fourth tune in the set. But there are more, too, in "Place to Fall Apart" and "I Wish Things Were Simple Again." There are two Tommy Duncan tunes here, where Haggard pays homage to his first real influence, Bob Wills -- "Misery," "Take Me Back to Tulsa," and one by Wills, as well as "Ida Red." Thankfully, a great version of Johnny Durrill's "Misery and Gin" is here from Back to the Barrooms, as is the wonderful closer, Haggard's own "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink," to take the thing out on the right note. It's true most could have lived without his pseudo-orchestral paean to xenophobic political values, "Amber Waves of Grain," but it wouldn't be a complete show without an accurate portrayal of the songwriter and the man. Haggard fans will dig this one just fine. -- Thom Jurek\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nThough the perpetually touring Haggard has been known to deliver some perfunctory performances, this 1985 Austin City Limits taping was plainly a delight for artist and audience alike. The recording (also available on DVD) presents Haggard not as a living legend, delivering rote renditions of all the hits that have made him one, but as a vital, creative artist keeping it fresh for himself as well as the faithful. Sure, there are signature hits here, including the early "Mama Tried" (introduced with a lovely verse from "Tulare Dust") and the shimmering "Silver Wings." But performances such as the tender vocal on "Thank You for Keeping My House" and the bittersweet sophistication of "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)" give even better indication of his expressive depth and subtle mastery. George Jones may be the most emotive country singer alive, but Merle Haggard could well be the most influential, with the conversational phrasing and plainspoken conviction that have made him the gold standard for younger generations of artists. He pays ample tribute to Bob Wills with four selections from the Texas Playboys' songbook, while additionally showcasing his jazzier side with the Dixieland brass that punctuates the opening "Okie from Muskogee's Comin' Home." From the boozy ruminations of "Misery and Gin" through the romantic regret of "Place to Fall Apart," few singers can make feeling bad sound as good as Haggard. Yet the raucous closer of "I Think I'll Just Sit Here and Drink" finds his honky-tonk as raucous as ever. --Don McLeese \n\nAmazon.com Product Description\nThe Live From Austin, Texas series takes the classic performances from the award winning Austin City Limits TV show and makes them available to consumers with improved audio quality and bonus songs that were cut from the original broadcast. This latest set includes performances from some of country music's Outlaws including Merle Haggard, trailblazers who didn't follow the trends and refused to play by the rules set by Music Row. Merle is in fine form here in his October 1985 performance from Austin City Limits studios. Also available on DVD.\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nRecording information: 10/30/1985.\nThough recorded in 1985, this performance by Merle Haggard and the Strangers for the legendary PBS series Austin City Limits wasn't released until 2006 (as part of the Live From Austin, TX, series). No matter, though, since Haggard's music has proved timeless--LIVE might have been recorded in the mid 1960s or yesterday and it would still have that classic sing-me-back-home Bakersfield sound.\nHaggard does his fans a good turn by serving up favorites ("Mama Tried"), lesser-known gems ("Misery and Gin"), and genre standards (Bob Wills's "Take Me Back to Tulsa"). The Strangers offer smooth, flawless support behind Haggard's lovely singing, and prove that even 20 years into the game they can still kick it up a notch when necessary ("Ida Red"). This is yet another fine addition to a Hag catalogue already filled with fine music.
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- Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee's Comin' Home (02:49)
- Merle Haggard - Texas (01:54)
- Merle Haggard - Thank You For Keeping My House (03:14)
- Merle Haggard - What Am I Gonna Do (With The Rest Of My Life) (04:29)
- Merle Haggard - Mama Tried (02:57)
- Merle Haggard - Misery (02:37)
- Merle Haggard - Take Me Back To Tulsa (02:59)
- Merle Haggard - I Knew The Moment I Lost You (02:41)
- Merle Haggard - Silver Wings (02:45)
- Merle Haggard - Misery And Gin (03:19)
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She asserts that the character has not been portrayed the way she was promised. The earlier description given to her role was that it will be as powerful a character like Sajjan Singh of Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya. But as the story progressed, the character was not given much importance.
TellyBuzz contacted Abhaa Paramar to know her grievance and she expressed, "I am not happy with the way my role is going. Even after a lot of admiration and appreciation my role is sidelined. I do not know the reason why it is happening but I m not happy."
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Moscow Man's $3 Million Luxury Car Collection Burns to the Ground in Suspected Arson Attack
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He'll be taking a cab to work then. In the early hours of this morning, a well-heeled Russian's multi-million-dollar luxury car collection was set ablaze in downtown Moscow in what police suspect to be a case of arson.
The twelve torched cars, including Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, a Ferrari, Porsche and Mercedes, are estimated to be worth in the region of 150 million Rubles, or around $3.3 million at today's rates.
The raging fire at the parking lot located near Red Square took just a few minutes to consume the cars. It was eventually put out by firefighters, but none of the cars appear salvageable.
We're only guessing here, but the owner must have really pissed someone off.
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Kim Kardashian NOT Using "Prosthetic Belly," Despite Report (PHOTO)
Kim Kardashian IS really pregnant, and she's NOT using a prosthetic baby bump, no matter how many times the "doctors" at MediaTakeOut claim otherwise.
Ever since Kardashian revealed she's expecting her second child with Kanye West, the webloid has been claiming the reality star is just pretending to be pregnant. Gossip Cop has corrected MediaTakeOut numerous times, and Kardashian herself even mocked the false rumors on Twitter more than once. But here we are again.
On Tuesday, the site announced, "We TOLD YOU…We Told You That Kim Kardashian Has Been Wearing A PROSTHETIC BELLY… And She's Not Really PREGNANT Now We Got THE PROOF!!" MTO went on to write, "MediaTakeOut.com told you a few months back, that Kim Kardashian was likely FAKING her pregnancy… word is that she hired a SURROGATE to carry her baby. Now there's PROOF. Yesterday Kim K slipped up… and wore the WRONG PROSTHETIC BUMP when she went out."
The supposed "proof," of course, is nothing concrete, but pictures of Kardashian out and about on Monday compared with a selfie she posted to Instagram. As MTO explains it, "You see, earlier in the day, she posted a pic of herself on Instagram wearing her 6 MONTHS ALONG belly. But later, when she went out… she wore a MUCH SMALLER prosthetic – more like her 4 month along prosthetic. The size difference was VERY OBVIOUS."
To illustrate this all, under its absurd headline about a "PROSTHETIC BELLY" and that "She's Not Really PREGNANT," the webloid pictures Kardashian touching her baby bump (see above). Her pregnancy is real. Her baby belly is real. The photo is real. Only, MTO's premise is FAKE.
MediaTakeOut also seems to have trouble telling time. Kardashian posted her baby bump selfie late Monday night, at the END of the day, AFTER she "went out" (see below). Second, Kardashian is not four months pregnant, but she's not six months pregnant either. As she announced last week, the expectant star is in her fifth month, despite MTO wrongly saying she was at five months more than four weeks ago.
More importantly, though, the site fails to realize that the paparazzi shots it posted of Kardashian were taken at a completely different angle and in a completely different pose than the Instagram photo. As all pregnant women know, just how much your belly protrudes depends on how your're standing. It's not a matter of it being "tough keeping track of all them prosthetic baby bumps," as the outlet claims.
It's just "tough" for MediaTakeOut to keep track of its lies, but how its desire to continually blend fantasy with reality doesn't change what's fact. And here are the facts: Kardashian is pregnant. Her baby bump is real. Her belly will look different depending on how a picture was taken, and whether she's sitting, standing, or turning. And she, not a surrogate, will give birth in December.
Of course, we really shouldn't be surprised at MediaFakeOut's antics. This is, after all, the same webloid that claimed Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy was a "fake baby." Need we say more?


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Most deaths arising from cancer could be prevented if Americans stopped smoking, exercised more frequently, ate healthier food, and underwent recommended cancer screenings, say observers.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) projects there will be about 570,000 cancer cases this year. According to the ACS:
- Tobacco use will cause 168,140 cancer deaths in 2005.
- Poor nutrition, physical inactivity, obesity and other lifestyle factors will lead to an estimated 190,090 cancer deaths this year.
- As a result, a little more than 60 percent of cancer cases would be prevented.
Michael Thun, head of epidemiology for ACS, says that eliminating tobacco use "would eliminate about half of cancer deaths" and that helping people maintain a healthy body weight and exercise "would be another 10 percent."
Moreover, increasing colorectal screening and high-quality mammography and Pap (smears for cervical cancer) would contribute another fraction. It is very plausible that one could get a 50 percent reduction, says Thun.
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Maritime boutique Shaw and Croft is celebrating its 25th birthday in October – a quarter of a century of expertise in one of the most quietly fascinating areas of law.
Senior partner:Richard Coles
Turnover: £3.5m
Total number of partners: Nine
Total number of lawyers: 17
Main practice areas: Shipping
Key clients: Kuwait Oil Tankers Company, National Iranian Tanker Company, Sonatrach and various P&I clubs
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Maritime boutique Shaw and Croft is celebrating its 25th birthday in October – a quarter of a century of expertise in one of the most quietly fascinating areas of law.
The firm was founded by Richard Shaw and Roger Croft in 1980. Croft has since retired, while Shaw now teaches maritime law at Southampton University. Their firm has been left in the hands of senior partner Richard Coles, who has been in the role for three years.
Shaw and Croft's main practice area is shipping litigation, with ship finance also important. The firm carries out some insurance, reinsurance, energy, property and general litigation work too, supporting shipping clients where they need advice. The nine-partner firm's expertise in shipping is boosted by having solicitors who have drafted some of the most commonly used standard forms in maritime law. The firm has also been involved in some of the most widely reported cases. As Coles explains: "It's an interesting business. We're a niche law firm providing an all-round service to the maritime and shipping industries."
In late December 2002, the cargo vessel Tricolor collided with a container ship in the English Channel and sank with more than 2,000 new cars on board. Shaw and Croft was involved in the insurance claim. It was also involved peripherally in the aftermath of the Piper Alpha oil rig explosion, the Aegean Sea oil spill and even the Brinks Mat robbery. The latter role was as adviser to the underwriters of the gold bullion stolen.
Shaw and Croft is set up to deal with any shipping emergency that might come along, and most of its partners are listed as emergency casualty contacts. When a cargo is perishable, action needs to be taken swiftly to salvage as much of the value as possible if a ship breaks down or runs aground. But not all of the lawyers at the firm carry out work under the broad terms of 'wet' and 'dry' shipping law. Coles, for example, is building up a busy practice in the growing niche area of yacht finance. He advises wealthy individuals (who guard their confidentiality fiercely) in the acquisition of luxury yachts, which are often more valuable than giant container vessels. Lending banks are also clients.
All of Shaw and Croft's partners have international practices and expect to spend as much as a fifth of the year travelling the world. Ships can be wrecked at any time and evidence often needs to be gathered on the spot.
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"Even though we haven't gotten together, there's plenty of material there," explains drummer Joey Jordison.
Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison recently discussed the band's new record, pointing out that the group is constantly writing despite not getting in the studio yet.
As Jordison told Artist Direct, the amount of new material might even force nu metal veterans to release a double album. Just how serious the drummer was yet remains to be seen.
"Whenever I pick up a guitar and I'm not doing anything, I'm always writing riffs," he said. "That's all we're doing. We've all got a sh-t load of riffs. We're always writing. Even though we haven't gotten together, there's plenty of material there. We talk to each other all the time on our cell phones and all of that when we're on tour in different spots of the world."
Joey explained further, "We're all working. It hasn't found its time yet. We're continuing to write though. We're always writing. We're going to have so much sh-t it might have to be a double record [laughs]."
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to question if I am a selfish b***h?(152 Posts)
I split up with my P four days ago. We have an 18 week old DS together. I finished the relationship for various reasons, mainly because he is quite immature and reliant. He is 31, doesn't own a house, I do. Rides about on a pushbike as he doesn't have a car, doesn't buy his own clothes, etc etc. I couldn't cope with his neediness now I am looking after my DS full time. He also had a nasty habit of calling me spiteful names, sometimes when I was holding my son. Nice!
I have been letting him come here to see his DS as he has moved into a house owned by his father that his brother rents - his brother lives a pretty wild lifestyle - gets drunk and takes cocaine regularly and has been in prison for fraud. The house is a bit of a tip.
He came here after his shift at work yesterday and he bathed DS and put him to bed. He then asked if we could talk. He asked if he could have DS tomorrow, fine I said. He then proceeded to lay on my sofa and start flicking through the channels on my telly, (I was watching Strictly Come Dancing so I wasn't best pleased!) I told him not to get too comfy, he wasn't going to worm his way in and end up staying the night.
He then asked if he could borrow MY car as he was too tired to bike home - he lives about 8 miles away - and he would bring it back the next day, that I wasn't likely to use the car as DS was in bed for the night. I said no, I put petrol in every week, tax, MOT and insure the the car and he puts nothing towards those costs. I said if he didn't want to bike home he should sacrifice a few luxuries like i do to have a car.
This did not go down well! He told me that I was being nasty, a selfish bitch and trying really hard to make things difficult for him, so forth and so forth, blah blah blah. I didn't think I was.
So just canvassing opinion really. Should i have let him use my car?
I got twitchy when i got to he lay on my sofa and started to flick through the channels.
Well done OP for being strong and firm!
Not selfish at all.
Flogging - I expect she may have liked him once. Or maybe she didn't, who knows, but it's a bit late to worry about that now
YANBU OP, its your house, your car, and seeing his child, in appropriate surroundings is his responsibility. Sounds like he needs to pull himself together and picking up the slack for him won't help.
Thanks all for the feedback so far. I kind of thought that I wasn't BU, I think he was just trying to convince I was.
Now the more important question - should I have hung him up by his balls for switching over the T.V when I was watching Strictly!!!!!
My I offer congratulations for get rid of an utter twat.
Good for you.
And of course, YANBU. I'm amazed you had to ask.
Agree that it is lovely to read an OP where a woman isn't allowing herself to be screwed over by some lazy over entitled dick head of a man.
Calling you spiteful names means that he has no right to any kind of caring or consideration from you.
You need to keep pointing out he doesn't live there now, how he gets to and from your house to visit DS is his problem, and once he's finished with your DS, he leaves straight away, he doesn't have a relationship with you anymore. If you didn't have a DS together, you'd probably never see him again, you don't need to be putting up with him messing about changing your TV channel.
yanbu and congrats as other posters say. you are lucky tho to be in strong financial position, makes it relatively easy to be strong. congrats on baby-enjoy!!
You did the right thing he has no right to borrow anything of yours especially not your car.
However, I really don't like your comments about how he is in his 30's and doesn't own his own house, or his own car. So fucking what, plenty of peole don't! Oh you do, well bully for you.
Stick to your guns and don't let him try to bully or manipulate you but whether he owns property or not has nothing to do with it.
Your reasons for dumping him are weak at best, and when he cycles 8 miles to bath and bed his DS, something he has to do because you finished with him, you get all tight about loaning him the car this one time rather than have to cycle 8 miles back home in the cold dark.
Did you end up needing the car overnight? No of course you didnt.
I imagine he doesnt have a car because until 4 days ago, he was in a family that already had one and he could cycle to work.
I also don't understand how be is a deadbeat who doesn't buy his own clothes, yet comes around 'after his shift' to look after his child. He is working and earning then?
Allgoing your post makes you look like a twat.
There's always one <sigh>
walter unfortunately your silly name calling invalidates any point your were trying to make about allgoing's post.
It's never only one <sigh>
you werent being unreasonable to not loan him the car, but your reasons for ending the relationship sound rather questionable.. and I am sure there must be more to it than what you have posted.
was he living with you? was he working and contributing, and was he a decent partner and father even if he didnt own a house or a car (most families share a house and car when they are together)..
Allgoing - how on earth do you know what her reasons for dumping him are? Whatever they are, weak or not, she is entitled to get rid if she doesn't want to be with him.
Why on earth would she lend him her car? I wouldn't lend my car to anyone. His travel arrangements are NOT her responsibility.
He comes round to look after his child. Should he not? Is the child only the OP's responsibility? It's his child too. He is NOT doing the OP a favour, he's looking after his child. One can only assume he would want to as a caring father.
I find your post very strange Allgoing. Unless of course, you are the exp in question.
I very specifically didn't call names as that breaks talk guidelines but thanks for your valuable input.
I think someone who comes onto a thread posted by a new mum who has had to break up with her child's partner and berates her for not allowing him to slouch on her sofa and take her car, sounds like a twat.
He is NOT doing the OP a favour, he's looking after his child
Exactly. So he doesn't deserve to be 'rewarded' by having her car.
If he wants a car he should get one.
OP doesn't have to have a 'strong' () reason for not giving him her car, anymore than she has to have a 'strong' reason for breaking up with him.
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Not selfish at all,I think it was very reasonable of you to allow him to have his access visit at your home,especially so soon after the split.
The ex could have forked out the few quid a taxi costs if his first mode of transport (bike) was no longer acceptable to him.
He's just using it as an excuse for a row....far easier for him to claim you're unreasonable for not letting him have your car than to actually face the real reasons for the split.
I'd work out a parenting plan with him as soon as possible,that does not include you having to deal with him any more than is necessary.I have a feeling you have many more of these kind of squabbles ahead of you if you don't set your boundaries clearly now.
Yeah I'm thrilled thanks lol!
What exactly is your problem?
I explained why I posted what I did. I explained that I think having a go at a newly single mum to a new baby is twatish IMO.
And you think I look like a cunt because...?
Whatever the reasons for splitting up with her ex I think OP was nbu to not let him borrow her car to drive back to his brother's house. Maybe she feared it would be the thin end of the wedge?
Money wise is he contributing to their son's care? Bathing his DS and putting him to bed was helpful it doesn't mean she has to loan her car.
He didn't necessarily ride his bike 8 miles from work to get to her place - even if he did 8 miles would take 40-50 minutes, faster if he's a Mark Cavendish type sprinter?
The OP should never lend her car to her ex and made the correct decision.
Allgoing's post was ridiculous and you were completely right to pull him/her up on it. However, the way you did it originally (by name calling) just made you look as silly as they did.
To then claim calling someone a twat wasn't name calling was even sillier hence why I then said you looked like a cunt (not because I think you looked like a cunt but because I was trying to make you realise how ridiculous it was)
I have no problem with you, just the way you originally expressed yourself.
I think we both understand each other now and so should just leave it alone (along with all the cunts and the twats)
If you had any doubts about getting rid he's certainly making sure you see how right you were.
He's very entitled isn't he? Knob.
o p, you were 100% reasonable. exes do seem to think they can act like live-in partners. they need to be disabused.
Actually what walter said isn't classed as a personal attack by MN, so she's technically correct on the not calling a rude name thing. Justine set out what is deletable and what isn't earlier this year. You are a... - personal attack. What you said makes you sound like... - not an attack.
Of course that doesn't mean you can't object .
As smeg said it's NOT a personal attack!
Don't blame me, blame MNHQ, or, as Smeg says Justine!
Anyway agreed. Let's leave all the twats and cunts at the door!
Lovely, I shall remember to insert 'like a' before every insult I throw
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We have a few more updates for you regarding the railroad crossing signals at Rollins Road. A signal cable between Rollins and Hook was severed, so the signal gates cannot function normally. The railroad is treating this as an emergency situation, so it will be repaired as soon as practical. In the meantime, SB trains have been slowed during off work hours to allow the detection equipment and the crossing to function normally. During working days, the railroad will have flaggers stationed at the crossing to stop cars and allow trains to run at normal speeds.
Work is continuing on the soil retention system. The first level of ground anchors is nearly complete. Some storm sewer and water main work may begin in the next week or two if weather allows.
Progress has slowed somewhat, and we now expect the steel for the new rail bridge to be placed in late April.
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Why is the new pavement so bumpy/rough?
Please keep in mind, the new pavement you are driving on is only temporary. It is only intended to be in place until this summer. As a result, the asphalt pavement and the stone bedding beneath it are thinner (therefore less costly) than you would normally find on a road of this size. Our best guess based on past experience, it that the moisture in the soil beneath the road is freezing and expanding. Because the pavement is thinner, it is more flexible and unable to bridge the unevenly expanded soil below. Once we experience a sustained thaw, we expect most of the bumps will being settling out.
Can't the bumps be fixed now?
Asphalt plants in the area do not usually stay open during the winter, since asphalt is particularly weather sensitive. As a result, it would be difficult to find material to resurface the bumpy pavement. Another option that's been tried in the past is to mill the high spots down. Unfortunately, it's been found that when the ground thaws, these now become low spots that collect water. With the freeze-thaw cycle we usually see in the spring, these can turn into nasty potholes. At this point, we feel the best course of action is to wait until spring and see if the problem corrects itself. Any significant problems that remain could then be safely addressed until the new, much studier permanent pavement is installed.
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As part of the contract, a signal consultant has been retained for this project. Their role is to examine the traffic patterns at different times of days and adjust the signal timing to allow traffic to flow as smoothly as possible. Unfortunately, there are times that there just isn't enough capacity to take time from one direction without having a far worse impact on another direction. Also, when a train passes through, the timing of the signals changes to allow Rollins/IL 83 to re-sync with the surrounding intersections. As a result, this can shorten the duration of the left turns until it can be re-synced. This process may take several cycles, which can seem frustratingly long. The consultant has responded to the concerns we've heard and has re-evaluated and adjusted the timing where possible.
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"There's been a marked change in attitude towards Linux in the last six to nine months," says Mark Hunt, Global Director, Enterprise Product Marketing at Reuters. Reuters has ported its Reuters Market Data Systems (RMDS), which provides real-time market data and financial news, to Linux. Merrill Lynch & Co. is running RMDS on Linux.
"Every major Wall Street firm has at least a pilot going on with Linux," says Vern Brownell, the former CTO of Goldman Sachs. "And more than half of them are probably in production with mission critical applications."
Support for Linux from the major computer industry vendors, including IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, and more recently, Sun, has made the open source operating system acceptable to management of Wall Street firms. IBM recently announced that it is building a Linux porting and testing center in New York, aimed at helping Wall Street firms migrate to the open source operating system. Wares from software vendors whose products are widely used on Wall Street, including Sybase and SunGard, will also be on display at the center.
But it appears to be the downturn in the economy, more than anything, that is driving the move to Linux. As the stock market has headed south, revenues at brokerage firms are dipping.
"Everyone on Wall Street has been using Linux in some fashion, whether using it to power a Web server or just playing with it in the lab," says John Osmond, an IBM market development executive for the financial services industry. "But what is spurring it in particular now are the business pressures. There's a huge pressure on costs right now, and people are looking for operational efficiencies."
Testing at Lehman Brothers, for example, showed that a Linux-based system would cost roughly one-quarter as much as its existing server system, according to published accounts.
The Linux system Lehman Brothers tested was also twice as fast as its current servers. That's a key factor in the brokerage industry as well. "The investment community is finding that not only can they use cheaper hardware platforms, but they can get a performance advantage as well," says Hunt. "And on Wall Street, your edge in the market is really determined by the efficiency of your information technology."
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Perhaps because Wall Street firms view technology as a competitive advantage, they're frequently tight-lipped about what goes on behind the doors of their data centers. So while Linux may be spreading rapidly on Wall Street, the brokerage firms aren't always anxious to publicize that fact.
Although IT executives from Wall Street firms like Salomon Smith Barney, Credit Suisse First Boston and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter have spoken about Linux at trade shows like LinuxWorld, not all of them are willing to speak to the media. For the record, Jeff Birnbaum, CTO of Morgan Stanley will only say "we're using Linux, but we're not being more specific than that."
Wall Street firms are "very keen to look over their shoulders and see what the other fellow is doing," says IBM's Osmond, "but at the same time, they never want to say what they're doing. They like to keep their cards close to the chest."


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This past weekend I drove through little Arkansas towns with names like Pickle Gap and Toadsuck Hollow on my way to the White River where we went rafting with some friends. We had a great time but today I am tired and I have a mountain of laundry that smells like Toadsuck, so I'll be back here in a day or two!
From Under The Laundry Pile
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Betty G. says:
Toad Suck and Pickle Gap – just outside of Conway, Arkansas. A lovely area with weird names! Hope you had fun rafting.
BTW, I have missed your Posts and am delighted that you are back – in spite of laundry. 🙂
Oklahoma Betty (Married to Arkansas Ed)
August 27th, 2007 at 11:35 am
jean says:
I'm glad to hear you had fun.
August 27th, 2007 at 11:41 am
Nancy says:
How fun!
I am an Arkansan (but now living in Kentucky) and have been through those little towns a lot. Pickles Gap has the BEST little antiques and collectibles shop in a two story house. Makes me drool!
Did you happen to drive by 56? Yep, that is the name.
Glad you had a good time. I do miss tubing and caneoing on the Buffalo River. My ex husband and I had a vacation home in that area and it was always a welcome trip from the heat and humidity of south Arkansas.
Glad you're back!
August 27th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
mama speak says:
Laundry that smells like Toadsuck….ewwww!
Guess, it's precursor to Sean's teenage days. 😉
August 27th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Jennifer says:
I live very near Pickles Gap and Toadsuck. 🙂
August 27th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Beck says:
My grandpa – the one I never met – lived in Arkansas. He did. And here you thought I was so Canadian! 🙂
August 27th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
An Iowa Mom says:
Best of luck!
I'm always "Under The Laundry Pile", and have only known what it feels like to be on top of it once (since I've had children).
Maybe I should stop reading these blogs, and get some of it done.
August 27th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Steffj89 says:
You missed the trip through Booger Hollow?
I am an Okie by birth but Arkie by heart….lol
My parents both grew up in AR and so have spent many loverly vacations in that beautiful state. now I am close enough to the state line i do all my shopping there….glad you had a great trip
August 27th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
That Girl says:
I drove over the White River yesterday. I didn't get a ticket in Parkin this time!
August 27th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
JenLo says:
I hear ya. I'm under a pile of laundry too, but I didn't even get to go rafting to accumulate the mess!
August 27th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
chickadee says:
you were so close! you should have stopped to say hi.
hope you enjoyed your arkansas trip. we love the white river.
August 27th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Karen @ Simply A Musing Blog says:
We live right on the edge of Texas and Arkansas and my FIL used to call my husband "toadsuck" when he was a kid, along with many other "unique" Arkansas names…lol. (Not that Texas doesn't have it's own share of goofball names – "Fate"?)
August 27th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Southern Girl says:
If you'd crossed over the Mississippi into my home state, you could have driven through towns like Nutbush and my personal favorite, Bucksnort. Driving through the latter prompts my family and I to burst into the official Bucksnort cheer, at which we are frighteningly in sync. 😉
August 27th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Marni says:
My husband's family lives in upper AR and near Snowball you can also drive through the town of Seed Tick, but you won't find it on the map.
August 27th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
wordgirl says:
Oxyclean is supposed to be the miracle solution for almost everything, but if it can't do the job on toadsuck, nothing can. Burn it.
August 27th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Aunt Murry says:
Hope you had a great time. I haven't been rafting since 1993. I did great when we went over the rapids but fell out of the boat when we stopped for lunch!
August 27th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Ortizzle says:
I love small town names. One of my all-time favorites is an English village called Piddletown. And the best part? –It's in the Puddle Valley. Two places that would have to make a mess of your clothes, eh?
August 27th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
kittyhox says:
Toadsuck Hollow? Seriously?
We just today drove by a street named Toe Jam Road and decided that if we lived on it we'd put TJ Road on our return address labels.
Don't you have to wonder how Toadsuck Hollow got its name?
August 27th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Teresa says:
I grew up in West Virginia (now living in Chicago's western suburbs)and there are some wild place names there. One of my favorites is Big Ugly, WV. The weekly county newspaper once ran the headline "Big Ugly Woman Dies in Car Crash". I'm serious. And there were always announcements for the revival services at the Big Ugly Baptist Church and the Big Ugly Mission Circle group. Some of my other favorite WV town names were Comfort, Duck, Friendly, Hoohoo, and Hookersville.
August 27th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
The Small Scribbler says:
Toadsuck Hollow. I read that this morning and now it's 11:00 pm and I'm still chuckling over the name.
August 28th, 2007 at 12:09 am
nad says:
Will be silently waiting for you here…
August 28th, 2007 at 1:39 am
Hanlie says:
I'm glad you're back! And that you enjoyed your rafting… sounds divine! Good luck with the laundry.
August 28th, 2007 at 1:58 am
Connie says:
Just got back from camping yeseterday and I can TOTALLY relate. Hope you're out from under the mountain soon enough.
August 28th, 2007 at 2:27 am
nan says:
So THAT'S what you call that river/mud smell! I have a bag of that, from my eldest child, and a bag of "we've been fishing and cleaned and gutted them wearing this" from my husband. The combined effect is just… I dunno.
August 28th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Shannon says:
I've also rafted the White River. My husband's family lives in Little Rock. We really enjoyed it.
August 28th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
Nancy says:
We live not far from Two Egg. 🙂
August 28th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Overwhelmed With Joy says:
Pickle Gap and Toadsuck Hollow- what interesting names! 🙂
Hope you had a good time rafting.
August 28th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
CircusKelli says:
Hubby recently returned from a trip out West on his motorcycle. I spent a couple of days washing clothes that smelled like South Dakota and feet.
August 29th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Robbin says:
Wow! Next time tell me you are coming – I right down the road from Conway! Less than 45 minutes away!
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- Now That I Have You
- Find the Reason
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- You Are So Wonderful
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Not that Salvador really strays from their winning formula for their sixth studio effort. They simply do it better than before. Perhaps that's due to the production, handled for the first time by vocalist/guitarist Nic Gonzales and keyboardist Chris Bevins. Bassist Josh Gonzales (Nic's cousin) noted a newfound level of comfort and trust during the recording that hadn't been present since the first album, and it shows.
Adding to the sound are three talented new members—drummer Ben Cordonero, percussionist Robert Vilera, and Edwin Santiago (joining Jared Solis) on horns. The arrangements accordingly reflect a stronger reliance on brass and percussion, offering more flourishes and improvisation that add to the authenticity of Salvador's Latin sound. And with the other three members only improving with experience, Salvador sounds as if they've found a new level of musical excellence.
They also seem a bit funkier this time, mixing classic horn-driven bands into their Latin pop/rock style. The funk fusion is immediately apparent with opening track "Now That I Have You," a joyous testimony of faith that ranks with Salvador's best songs. That opening groove on "Find the Reason" is part Dave Matthews Band, part Blood Sweat and Tears, with a pop melody that recalls some of Steven Curtis Chapman's work. Later on they embrace pure Latin praise-and-worship for "Te Enaltezco Dios," complete with smooth guitar reminiscent of Santana and a superb piano solo. Salvador also saves one of the best for last with "Child of the King," a bluesy track almost reminiscent of Eric Clapton with its aggressive riff and kicking shout-along chorus.
The band has grown with their pop sound too, making this their most radio-friendly album to date—in a good way. "Waterfall" is an effectively breezy ballad that should be shopped to AC formats, benefiting from a good melody, strong vocals by Nic, and pleasant production. Better still is "Trying to Be the Sun," featuring the sort of well-balanced pop instrumentation that you'd expect from an album by Chapman or MercyMe.
But the lyricism still needs some work. While it doesn't exactly cater to clichés, much of it presents the same sort of bland phrasing too commonly heard in CCM. As energetic and fun as "Now That I Have You" is, the words are generic: "You took my ups and downs and turned my life around." We've all heard songs like the pleasant pop single "Shine" before, expressing a desire to reflect God like the moon reflects the sun, and the worshipful "You Are So Wonderful" lacks personality—"You are so wonderful, you are so lovely/Your love is endless/How can I describe how I feel inside/You are so faithful, day after day/It's so incredible how Your love for me never fades away." Can't the love of Christ be shared more creatively?
In fact it can. Smart to team up Waterdeep's Don Chaffer as a writing partner for the jazzier "Always a Whisper," complimenting Salvador's classic pop/rock sensibilities while
Tracks like these prove that Salvador is capable of better when teamed with the right co-writers. If they were to improve in that and cut loose with some extended jams on a few tracks, we'd have a perfect album on our hands. Still, at least they've nailed it musically, strong enough to compensate for the lyrical shortcomings. With a clear understanding of who they are and what their sound is, there's no mystery about it—this is Salvador's most satisfying album yet.


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We are looking for a Global Digital Asset Manager to lead on the development, migration and maintenance of Save the Children's new global Digital Asset Management (DAM) system.
Working in more than 120 countries, we do whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Our UK and Global Programmes department delivers humanitarian and development programmes, builds partnerships with institutional donors – including governments, multi-laterals and trusts – and drives lasting change. Together, we save children's lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.
As Global Digital Asset Manager you will lead on the development of our new global DAM and work with developers to create a system that works across all members. You will also be responsible for training members and country programme staff to use the DAM. In addition you will:
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Your very welcome..I don't have much more, but perhaps a direction to follow:
JAMES COSMAN( 1791 ): His father mayhave been JamesCosman, born 1761 Sissaboo, Digby, New Brunswick. No other information.
ELIZABETH ANN GOLDING, born 10 Sept 1796 Wickham, Queens, NB; christened 5 Jan 1797 Long Is, Queens, NB; Married 28 Apr 1814 Wickham, Queens, NB....She apparently is from the Goldings of Wickham...there is a Golding Family Cemetery in Wickham.
LDS( familysearch.com ) lists several of the Golding and Cosman families- I understand both were large families. I haven't linkedthe Goldings there to Elizabeth, nor checked cemetery records yet. There are some records available on-line via Canada's archives.Good luck, Linda - keep me posted if you find anything..
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Not SUPER related, but since 999 (and presumably it's sequel) is a giant rip of Ever17 anyway, here's some interesting news:
|2011-12-01, 18:48
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Though can you really call 999 a "rip" when it's the same writer ripping off his own work? Isn't there another term for that?
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I'll be getting the game, but I won't be able to actually play it for a while until work clears...
I am hoping it's one new route (You) with a new epilogue (Drama CD, which is technically not a route, but a continuation). I suppose that plus the rewritting and new art will be good enough for me.
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I read some of the reviews for this version on Amazon so far.
No one's really said whether or not they like the original or this better (though everyone who's used the "fun" scale has given it high marks, while most of the rankings are either 2 or 3 stars), but the soundtrack and the revised text has been generally praised, though almost everyone hates the 3D models.
However, there have been a fair share of harsh critics as well on both of the previous accounts, those who hate the soundtrack and the text (though nearly everyone who hates the remake's biggest complaint seems to be the 3D, not to mention most of them didn't bother finishing it). So I guess you could say reactions are mixed, though that's pretty much what I was expecting to hear. Oh well, at least it sounds better than Code_18 (which even the Japanese hated).
However, I myself will refrain on judgement until I finish it completely. I'll probably end up hating the 3D too, but I think I can bear it.
One last thing- does anyone know if there's a copy of the original script online? I would like to read them (the original and Xbox 360 scripts) side-by-side to check the differences, and playing my PC version at the same time as the remake feels silly.
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I kind of had the same reaction the first time I saw the 3D models to be jonest, the same sort of thing I had with the 999 ones to be honest, but since I didnt see as much of the new 999 guys before I saw their models it wasnt as bad, however just looking at soem of them is kinda... e_o, either way though I will be interested in seeing what you think of it Ace XD
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I guess this will explain some things that were left in the original games and the reason why they blatantly put major hints on the plot twist for each routes.
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left out of the old game? What wasnt explained in the old one? The only thing I can think of is the kick the can thing, and that could be explained on your own anyway, I think it could explain some of the things in the trailer but what was missing from the old game?
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My copy finally arrived!
The OST has two disks, and is 31 tracks long (but has no vocal songs on either CD). There are 7 new tracks exclusive to the Xbox 360 version:
1. Der Kern- Je nach (Der Kern is German for "The Core")
2. Lemurianische Ruine- Klavier- (Klavier is German for "Piano")
3. Kosmisher Wal- Klavier-
4. Qualle- Klavier-
5. Delphine- Klavier-
6. Weiser Hund- Klavier-
7. Karma- Klavier- (I know, how do you make a piano song even more piano-esque? The answer- take away the background instruments.)
Also, "Je nach" IS in this version. Hmm... so what's the True Ending theme, then? Oh well, only one way to find out.
Anyway, I have class now, so I'll upload the OST tonight, probably. I have essays to write, though, so I can't guarantee that I'll be able to play right away.
EDIT: Well, maybe not. Youtube is taking as long as hell to upload for some reason.
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Also, they might give us more character depth than the original...but well, I don't know whether they do that or not in this game ._.
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Got the first half of the OST uploaded on my account... I'll probably get the rest tomorrow.
IMO, the best new remix on the first CD is the new "IBF Notfall".
BTW, little neat note about the CD- on the front of each CD, it has the number of how many tracks are on that CD listed as "Life Reading", like in the game. So the first CD had "Life Reading- 17".
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this is almost definetly my personal bias shining through but for some reason I cant bring myself to like most of these DX Notfall was definetly good though, and the others are interesting sure but for now I prefer the older ones, in other news the 4th chapter of ever 17's out http://www.famitsu.com/comic_clear/se_ever17/ I was laughing even not understanding the japanese, speaking of which, is anyone actively translating these? Because I notice a chapter get translated every once in a while but normally they just seem to be released in english whenever.
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UK property markets likely to see slower growth in 2017, says latest predictions
UK property markets are set to see slower growth in 2017 but will still be regarded as a safe investment despite Brexit and political uncertainty as a whole in Europe, according to the latest forecast report.
Average UK house prices are expected to remain stagnant in 2017, before rising by 2% in 2018 and 5.5% in 2019 to a total of 13% by the of 2021., says the predictions from real estate firm Savills.
The firm also pointed out that the current supply and demand imbalance is set to continue and it means that residential rents will outperform house price growth, rising 19% over the same period.
Mainstream house price growth is likely to rise 13% by 2021, with the East of England set to be the top performer at 19%, with the North and Scotland averaging just 9%.
The report points out that the European Union referendum vote has compounded the stamp duty effect on prime residential property, signalling two flat years before a return to trend growth in 2019. Prime markets are likely to outperform the mainstream over the next five years to the end of 2021.
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In the commercial market, average total returns on UK property investments are likely to be approximately 5.6% per annum from 2017 to 2021, with a 0.4% five year capital growth forecast for office values and a 4.4% growth forecast for office income returns.
Savills also forecasts 32% average five year capital growth for British forestry and 5.5% average five year capital growth is forecast for British farmland.
The report explains that commercial property assets with long lease structures and strong rental covenants will continue to attract attention, while institutional investor appetite for large residential portfolios is expected to continue to grow.
The relatively high yields and strong income flows from commercial property will continue to attract strong demand and greater risk will mean a strong focus on sectors where the fundamentals of supply and demand are most insulated such as retirement housing, logistics and energy.
For opportunistic investors the continued ultra-low interest rate environment will limit the extent to which distressed assets hit the market. Savills says that these investors will instead look towards development markets, particularly mixed use opportunities linked to infrastructure improvements. The changed attitude to risk is likely to mean a less crowded market place for the value add investor, particularly if lender caution results in tighter borrowing criteria in the development sector.
Mark Ridley, chief executive officer of Savills UK and Europe, pointed out that despite political uncertainty in Europe and indeed around the globe, property remains a fundamentally safe asset class, giving strong income returns and, in many cases, is a refuge for capital preservation in the longer term, its appeal remaining resolute.
'In the UK the markets continue to appear robust in all sectors, although there remains some hesitation on what Brexit will mean in the financial markets, around biomed and also in an agricultural market place without European Union subsidies,' he explained.
'The sterling devaluation has made UK property very attractive for international investors pegged to the US Dollar or Euro, with 2017 activity in Central London likely to be dominated by Asian investors, with American and Pan-European investors also strong nationally,' he added.


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