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National Provident Fund Final Report [Part 52]
Below is the fifty-second part of the serialized edited version of the National Provident Fund Commission of Inquiry Final Report that first appeared in the Post Courier newspaper in 2002/3.
NPF Final Report
This is the 52nd extract from the National Provident Fund (now known as NASFUND) Commission of Inquiry report. The inquiry was conducted by retired justice Tos Barnett and investigated widespread misuse of member funds. The report recommended action be taken against several high-profile leaders, including former NPF chairman Jimmy Maladina. The report was tabled in Parliament on November 20 by Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare.
Executive Summary Schedule 5 Continued
(f) MARIANO Lakae and Iori Veraga charged fees at approximately double rate to give grossly inflated valuations for the NPF Tower and the Waigani land;
(g) Authorisation for payment was given by general manager Henry Fabila, well in excess of his financial delegation and without consultation with or authority from the NPF board;
(h) The two valuers each paid Mr Maladina K30,000 commission on the fees paid to them by the NPF for valuation of the Waigani land. They each paid a commission of K87,500 to Mr Maladina from the fees received for valuing the NPF Tower.
(i) There was a conspiracy between Mr Leahy, Mr Maladina, Mr Lakae and Mr Veraga and possibly including Mr Fabila to obtain inflated valuation fees from NPF;
(j) Mr Maladina, Mr Leahy, Mr Veraga, Mr Lakae and Mr Fabila should each be referred to the Commissioner of Police to consider criminal charges, including conspiracy in relation to the valuations and valuation fees (See paragraph 19.9.2 for referral).
(k) Mr Fabila was in breach of his fiduciary duties as an NPF trustee and should be referred to the Ombudsman Commission in relation to this matter to consider possible breach of the Leadership Code.
On the face of the Carter Newell records, the 50 per cent of the valuation money was received by Carter Newell as legal fees for division in accordance with the partner's profit sharing arrangement. As it was grossly excessive considering the minimal service provided by Mr Maladina that amount of remuneration was improper.
However, the commission made further investigations to see what actually happened to those valuation fees after they were received into the Carter Newell Trust account. It found the fraudulently obtained valuation fees were laundered through Carter Newell trust account and general account and paid largely for the benefit of Mr Maladina and Mr Leahy and their corporate entities. Angelina Sariman, Mr Leahy's wife, was clearly involved and cashed and reinvested several of the cheques.
The commission traced the payments of these moneys to their end destinations as far as possible and these transactions are depicted diagrammatically in chart 1 attached as an appendix to this report (It deals with both the Waigani land and the NPF Tower valuations) (see paragraphs 17 and 19).
(a) There is strong evidence that the arrangements between Mr Lakae, Mr Veraga, Maladina and Mr Leahy and Ms Sariman involved a conspiracy to cheat and defraud the NPF and that the conduct of these people was criminal in nature;
(b) Cheating is an offence under Section 406 of the Criminal Code Act as is conspiracy to defraud under Section 407. Misappropriation is an offence under Section 383A of the same Act and knowing receipt of property obtained by means of an indictable offence is an offence under Section 410 of the same Act;
(c) The commission recommends to the constituting authority that:
(i) each of Mr Maladina, Mr Leahy, Ms Sariman, Mr Veraga and Mr Lakae should be referred to the Commissioner of Police for investigation with a view to criminal prosecution; and
(ii) each of Mr Maladina, Mr Leahy and Ms Sariman, as lawyers, should be referred to the Papua New Guinea Law Society for investigation with a view to examining whether their respective conduct was unprofessional;
(iii) each of Mr Veraga and Mr Lakae should be referred to the Papua New Guinea Valuers Registration Board and the Papua New Guinea Institute of Valuers for investigation with a view to examining whether their respective conduct was unprofessional; and
(iv) Mr Maladina should be referred to the Ombudsman Commission for investigation whether he has committee offences in breach of the Leadership Code.
Attempts by Mr Maladina and Mr Leahy to persuade the NPF board to resolve to acquire a 100 per cent interest in the Waigani land were firmly rejected by the NPF board at its meeting on December 22, 1998, despite the preparation of false and misleading briefing papers for the Board (See paragraphs 13, 15 & 18).
(a) Attempts were being made, simultaneously, to sell off all or part of the Waigani land through the sale of shares in Waim No. 92 / WCC Ltd to POSF, MVIT, DFRBF and NPF;
(b) Pacific Capital was retained to prepare investment memoranda for the proposed sale to POSF and DFRBF. False information was included in the memoranda, which had been provided by the client, notably that the Valuer General had valued the land at K15 million whereas the actual Valuer General's valuation had been K2.866 million;
(c) Mr Maladina was heavily and directly involved in briefing Pacific Capital in the preparation of the two memoranda of information;
(d) Mr Maladina was also directly involved in proposing to the NPF board that NPF should purchase 100 per cent of the shares in Waim No. 92, known as Waigani City Centre Ltd (WCC Ltd) for K10 million;
(e) Mr Maladina had an interest in WCC Ltd, which he was deliberately concealing;
(f) Mr Leahy was conspiring with Mr Maladina to sell off the interest in Waigani land to NPF and the other institutions; and
(g) These activities were serious breaches of Mr Maladina's fiduciary duty as a trustee and of Mr Leahy's contractual duties to NPF.
When Prime Minister Skate succeeded in obtaining the appointment of Mr Maladina as chairman of NPF in January 1999, Mr Maladina directed that the Waigani land deal be put back onto the agenda for the NPF board meeting scheduled for February 1999. Mr Leahy "doctored" the minutes of the December board meeting to create the impression that the board had left open the possibility of acquiring the land.
Prime Minister Skate appointed new trustees to replace those whose terms were expiring. By postponing the February meeting by a few days, Mr Leahy, supported by Mr Fabila (who was himself one of Mr Skate's appointees) manipulated things so that Mr Paska, Mr Koivi and Mr Nana had no current appointment as trustees, so they were barred from attending the February meeting. With virtually a new board, Mr Fabila and Mr Leahy provided false information to the new trustees who then resolved to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in WCC Ltd (see paragraphs 20 & 21).
(a) There were clear and obvious manipulations of the minutes of the 117th NPF board meeting, to reduce the role of Mr Maladina in the NPF Tower discussions and to hide the fact that he arranged, with Mr Leahy's help, that negotiations to settle a claim by Kumagai Gumi be taken over by NPF management so as to achieve the increased ceiling of K54 million (See Schedule 6);
(b) There are also clear and obvious manipulations of the minutes regarding the Waigani land item to attribute to Mr Fabila, remarks which were actually made by Mr Maladina; to add in a fabricated recommendation attributed to Mr Fabila and to add additional resolutions which had not actually been passed;
(c) The additions to the evolving drafts of the minutes purported to empower an acting managing director to execute documents. This was intended to empower Mr Leahy to sign the contract and other documents during Mr Fabila's absence from PNG when he attended a Cue Energy board meeting; and
(d) Further additions made after the meeting purported to expand the financial delegations of the corporate secretary and managing director to K50,000, falsely referring to the distribution of a paper which was not distributed at the meeting.
Using Patterson Lawyers as solicitors for WCC Ltd (to hide the involvement of Mr Maladina and Carter Newell), a contract was prepared and signed on behalf of NPF by either Mr Fabila or Mr Leahy and a cheque for K80,012 was drawn for stamp duty (see paragraph 22).
Mr Leahy and Mr Fabila provided false and deceitful information to obtain Ministerial approval.
(a) The submission to the Minister seeking approval for NPF to purchase shares in WCC Ltd was knowingly deceitful and dishonest on Mr Leahy's part because he drafted and asked Mr Fabila to sign the submission;
(b) If Mr Fabila read the submission before signing it, he, too, was knowingly deceitful, dishonest. If Mr Fabila failed to read the submission, as he claims, he was merely negligent; and
(c) Mr Fabila was in breach of his fiduciary duty as a trustee.
On the eve of the final settlement in April 1999, the press broke the news of the proposed Waigani land acquisition by NPF and the participation of other PNG institutions.
It was clear the press had very detailed and authentic evidence.
Mr Skate directed that NPF and other institutions must withdraw from acquiring the Waigani land (see paragraph 24).
Mr Maladina Mr and Fabila publicly and falsely denied NPF had signed a contract or expended any funds, despite the valuation fees of K235,000 and the stamp duty cheque for K80,012 (paragraph 26).
After the scandal broke in the press in April 1999, Brown Bai, Secretary for Finance established an inquiry by the finance inspectors in June. By October 1999, the NPF board itself was actively inquiring into the Waigani land deal and other matters (paragraph 29). Mr Leahy and Mr Fabila were unco- operative and obstructive to the finance inspectors, which amounted to deliberate interference with their investigations. These inquiries led to the termination of Mr Maladina and Mr Leahy from NPF.
(a) The commission, in the light of all the evidence available to it, fully supports the findings of interference listed in the finance inspectors report;
(b) The interference by Mr Leahy and Mr Fabila is evidence that they feared exposure of improper conduct; and
(c) If Mr Fabila is, as he claims, innocent of any wrongdoing except that he was tricked and misled by Mr Leahy and Mr Maladina, he should have welcomed and fully co-operated with the Inquiry.
In evidence given on January 31, 2001, transcript pp. 5113-4, Mr Fabila explained his earlier obstruction was caused by his ignorance of the legal powers of the finance inspectors pursuant to the PF(M) Act. His resistance continued for three months, however, despite clear warnings and directions from the Secretary DoF.
The commission does not accept his explanation. It is far more likely that this resistance was related to fear of what the inspectors might uncover.
By January 2000, working through Simon Ketan, of Ketan Lawyers, Mr Maladina (with Mr Eludeme as his representative director) negotiated a sale of the Waigani land to Trinco No.6 Pty Ltd (a member of the Rimbunan Hijau Group) for a drastically reduced price of K3.3 million (see paragraph 29). The sale was, however, subject to WCC Ltd arranging for variation of the existing lease condition and other conditions precedent being satisfied.
To satisfy these conditions precedent and enable the sale to Trinco No.6 to proceed, Mr Maladina entered into corrupt agreements with the then Minister for Lands Dr Fabian Pok and chairman of the Lands Board, Ralph Guise.
Pursuant to this corrupt agreement, there was, firstly, a clumsy attempt to falsify the record of an earlier Land board hearing — No. 2006 of March 1999.
The fabricated record made it appear as though an application by Waim No.92 had been dealt with as item 151 and that the Land Board had recommended and the Minister had approved, the grant of a lease which would satisfy all the matters required by Trinco No.6 as conditions precedent to purchasing the Waigani land from WCC Ltd (see paragraph 30).
In pursuit of this clumsy attempt, Mr Guise and Dr Pok were involved in fabricating and gazetting false documents, preparing and signing false Land Board minutes and signing false and fictitious approvals (see detailed findings below). These clumsy attempts to "rig" the false approvals purportedly given at meeting no. 2006 left a documentary trail and when it became clear that it would probably be discovered by the finance inspectors, it was dismantled by a further gazettal notice which admitted that item 151 had never been considered by the Land Board.
Mr Guise then participated in another corrupt activity by arranging for an application by WCC Ltd to be listed for the next Land Board meeting, No. 2017 to be held on November 24, 1999.
Without the formality of a hearing, Mr Guise then simply signed a notice that the desired variations of conditions had been recommended and Dr Pok gave the necessary Ministerial approval.
Mr Guise, Mr Pok and Mr Maladina were all involved in a criminal conspiracy to achieve this result for WCC Ltd. All received corrupt benefits for the part they played (see paragraph 31).
(a) Relevant files in the Department of Lands have been removed or concealed in order to cover up fraudulent activities carried out by Dr Pok, Mr Guise and possibly by other officers and Ministerial staff;
(b) Mr Guise prepared or directed the fabrication of false minutes of Land Board meeting No.2006 of March 1999, purporting to be pages 10 and 11 dealing with a fictitious item 151 — application by Waim No.92, in which the Land Board recommended granting an urban development lease to Waim No.92 with very favourable conditions;
(c) The then Minister for Lands, Dr Fabian Pok, on September 22, 1999, improperly requested the Government Printer to publish a corrigendum to Land Board meeting 2006, showing Waim No.92 as a successful tenderer in respect of Item 151;
(d) Minister Pok improperly signed notification of alteration of State lease dated September 28, 1999, purporting to grant Waim No.92's fictitious application purportedly recommended at meeting 2006. Minister Pok was fully aware of the impropriety and illegality of this action and that it was designed to benefit the owners of WCC Ltd; and
(e) Mr Guise improperly caused a corrigendum to be published in Government Gazette G152 dated October 22, 1999, to assist the conspiracy relating to the sale of shares in WCC Ltd;
(f) Mr Guise fraudulently and improperly issued a notice of a Land Board approval, purportedly granted at Land Board hearing no 2017, on November 24, 1999, for Waim No.92, which had in fact not been considered or approved by the Land Board;
(g) Dr Pok received corrupt benefits for his actions in favour of Waim No.92. There is insufficient evidence to make the same finding against Mr Guise although it sees that at least K100,000 was expended from the proceeds of WCC Ltd share sales for "Land Board claims"; and
(h) There is ample evidence that Dr Pok and Mr Guise were party to a criminal conspiracy with Mr Maladina to fabricate false documents designed to favour WCC Ltd in its endeavours to conclude a sale of the shares of WCC Ltd.
Dr Pok, Mr Guise and Mr Maladina should be referred to the Commissioner of Police to consider whether criminal charges should be laid in respect of their activities in obtaining a lease for Waim No.92 on favourable terms to assist in completing the sale of WCC Ltd shares to Trinco No. 6 (Rimbunan Hijau).
The sale to Trinco No.6 went through and the sale price (after paying out money owed to the Lands Department and for other statutory requirements) was paid to Ketan Lawyers.
Mr Ketan deducted his fees of K40,000 and paid the balance of K1,417,643.69 into the Carter Newell trust account on January 21, 2000, a manual receipt was made out to Philip Eludeme allocating no file number. This receipt was then cancelled (see paragraphs 30.11 & 30.12).
In fact, the money was immediately credited to Carter Newell file no. 200055 (Global Halshaw Consultants — an entity of Mr Maladina's). It was then paid out through the Carter Newell general account for Mr Maladina's benefit in various ways or, at his direction, to the benefit of those who had assisted him in organising the Waigani land (or NPF Tower valuation) fraud. The beneficiaries included Mr Eludeme, Mr Mamando, Mr Leahy, trustee Mickey Tamarua, Ram Business Consultants, Viviso Seravo, Dr Pok, Jack Patterson and Mr Maladina's company, Ferragamo and Dr Pok's company Biga Holdings.
Peter O'Neill appears to have received a benefit of K60,000 paid on his behalf to Port Moresby First National Real Estate (see Schedule 6 and paragraph 32).
All these transactions are fully described in paragraph 32 of the report and are depicted on Chart No.2.
The tracing of these moneys provides extremely strong evidence in support of the commission's findings regarding those who perpetrated and benefitted from the Waigani land fraud (and from the NPF valuation fees).
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Warsi 'barred from Islamic conference'
By politics.co.uk staff
Baroness Warsi has been prevented from attending an Islamic conference under the orders of the prime minister, according to media reports.
The Observer reported this morning that the Conservative chairman was barred from attending the Global Peace and Unity Event in London following a fundamental split in the government's counter-extremism strategy.
Baroness Warsi, who was chosen to take on Nick Griffin for the Conservatives during the now-famous Question Time edition, is an advocate of taking on extremists on public platforms.
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The newspaper reported that David Cameron did not want a Conservative minister attending the event in Docklands because of the presence of extremist speakers on the platform.
Those more extreme speakers, such as former Pakistani government minister, Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq will be tackled head-on by moderate Muslim figures.
The Liberal Democrats are sending Andrew Stunell, communities minister, who is intending on delivering an "aggressive speech" attacking fundamentalism.
Labour is sending Sadiq Khan, a key player in Ed Miliband's victories leadership campaign and current shadow justice secretary.

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- Check-in time 3:00 PM-2:30 PM
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DiningPaloma Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Latin American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
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Hendricks Rooftop II - Onsite rooftop bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Lobby Bar @ Paloma - This lobby lounge specializes in Latin American cuisine and serves light fare only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
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Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.Guests can rest easy knowing there's a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, a security system, and window guards on site.
This property advises that enhanced cleaning and guest safety measures are currently in place.
Disinfectant is used to clean the property.
Personal protective equipment, including masks and gloves, will be available to guests.
Social distancing measures are in place; staff at the property wear personal protective equipment; a shield is in place between staff and guests in main contact areas; guests are provided with hand sanitizer.
Contactless check-out is available.
Individually-wrapped food options are available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and also through room service.
Each guestroom is kept vacant for a minimum of 24 hours between bookings.
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You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
Deposit: USD 150 per night
Pet deposit: USD 200 per stay
- Service fee: USD 25 per accommodation, per stay
- Resort fee: USD 28.69 per accommodation, per night
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Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge of USD 40.00 (subject to availability)
Valet parking costs USD 65.00 per day
Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of USD 20 for adults and USD 20 for children (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per accommodation, per stayService animals exempt from fees
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
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Does Hotel Hendricks offer free cancellation for a full refund? Yes, Hotel Hendricks does have fully refundable rooms available to book on our site, which can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions. Is parking offered at Hotel Hendricks? Yes. Valet parking costs USD 65.00 per day. Are pets allowed at Hotel Hendricks? Yes, dogs are welcome, with a maximum weight of 40 lbs per pet. There's a charge of USD 75 per accommodation, per stay, and there's also a deposit of USD 200 per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees. What are the check-in and check-out times at Hotel Hendricks? You can check in from 3:00 PM to 2:30 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for a charge of USD 40.00 (subject to availability). Are there restaurants at or near Hotel Hendricks? Yes, there's an onsite restaurant that serves Latin American cuisine. Nearby restaurants include The Australian NYC (1-min walk), Ai Fiori (3-min walk), and Moonstruck (3-min walk).
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Great hotel with exceptional service! Rooms are clean and sexy. Rooftop is beautiful! Food we only had breakfast at the hotel restaurant and that was good. Every employee we interacted with were so helpful and joyful from the doorman to the reception to the bar tenders and the maintance man. Location was also very central for us. We really enjoyed our stay! Planning to make Hotel Hendricks are NYC go-to stay.
Good service. Room and hallways were clean. Water pressure in shower was amazing for NYC. Heating system was a little weird in that the air con would make it too cold then heat would come on and make too hot. Rooftop bar was particularly nice.
The hotel was very nice and clean as well as centrally located. I was definitely not impressed with the attention of the front desk staff. The bartenders were great but they didnt have a lot of basic bar items, didnt have the mix for two of their signature drinks either. Seems like growing pains to me so hopefully it gets ironed out. The decor was nice and it was really clean, which is most important to me.
Great customer service and a comfortable stay in a convenient location.
LOVER our stay here! Located right in between 5th and 6th Ave on 38 so tons to do and see close by. People super friendly!
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Golf's first esports series, the European eTour, begins at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA this week.
The inaugural season-long eTour will feature six esports contests held at European Tour tournaments around the world, with players going head-to-head in the leading online and mobile golf game, World Golf Tour (WGT) by Topgolf, which is currently played by more than 20 million people worldwide.
Eight players will compete onsite at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, initially in two round robin groups, before straight knockout semi-finals and final, with competitors battling it out for a $10,000 prize.
Thousands of players competed in open qualifying in December, with four of those qualifying coming from the United States (player names Golfx3, JSmithers, Luked9 and Shefuf). Germany (birchi), the United Kingdom (fmagnets), Spain (herjavimi) and Romania (sebicu) each have one representative.
All players will use the same set of virtual golf clubs as to level the playing field for the tournament.
The competition is the first of five events that will coincide with the European Tour before the global finals at DP World Tour Championships in Dubai where the five champions and three wildcards will compete for a bumper prize pool of $50,000.
Here we take a closer look at those competing in the first esport event of the season on the European Tour.
Shefuf is the username of 38 year old Casey Sheffield, who lives in Florida and is married with two children. He has played WGT since 2015 and was surprised to qualify, although the operation manager at a power company is excited for the opportunity.
JSmithers, also known as Joshua Smith, is a 33 year old from Illinois. A train engineer, his wife is expecting the couple's fifth child in February. A WGT veteran of nine years, he expects to be in contention.
Francesco Javier Lopez Veira will be representing Spain under the username herjavimi. A 49 year old from Granada, he works as in a court of justice and is married with a 12 year old son. He plays WGT for two-three hours a day but has never tried to play golf, despite being a big fan.
Simon Lanfermann, aka birchi, is a 28 year old from Berlin. The US Virtual Amateur Championship winner hopes to put his previous live event experience to good use, having made the semi-finals at last year's Made in Denmark.
Golfx3 is 21 year old Payton Gordley from New Mexico. A computer science student, he plays golf off a handicap of four.
Romania will be represented by 36 year old Comsa Sebastian, aka sebicu. The Targu Mures native plays WGT for two hours a day and made the quarter-final at the Made in Denmark.
Luked9 is 33 year old Luke Nathaniel Davis from California. A personal trainer who runs his own business, Davis has already set his eyes on winning the main prize in Dubai come November.


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Shuhei Yoshida Promises "Very Exciting" E3 For PlayStation
Are you hyped for E3 2014 yet? You should be!
The president of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, recently sat down for in interview with Gamespot. In said interview, he teased some of Sony's upcoming plans for this year's E3:
"Some of the things that we are preparing for E3 are very, very exciting.â€
Shuhei's job at Sony PlayStation is to oversee all of their first and second party development. He was the one who originally took the stage and confirmed that they have 30+ games in the works for PS4.
So what could these exciting plans be?
One would imagine their E3 is going to focus on the PS4 and its software line-up. The current slate of confirmed Triple-A games for it is pretty bare so Sony needs to come out swinging in order to maintain its incredible momentum. I'm talking new games and great footage of games they've already announced!
It's probably safe to assume that we're going to see more footage and possibly release dates for The Order: 1886 and Drive Club. We may even get our first real look at the new Uncharted. Also worth noting is that Sony recently filed trademarks for two new games: Killstrain and Entwined. This is exactly how The Order: 1886 leaked last year, so I suspect that it's very possible that we'll see one or both of them announced at E3. Could we even see Project Morpheus or dare I say it, The Last Guardian? We will just have to wait and see.
Sony will hold their E3 press conference on June 9th. Can you wait that long? Yeah, me neither.


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|From Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal, January 24, 1930
Like other movies which undergo a title release change, the first thing that is looked at is the plot. In "Tyrant of Red Gulch", the story takes
There are a few interesting factors that come into play here: the heavy has an obvious Russian sounding name, while two members of the cast were foreign born: Josephine Borio was born in Turin, Italy, and Serge (Sergei) Temoff was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. A cinema ad from Palladium Item, Richmond, IN, September 6, 1929 provides the tagline for "Tyrant of Red Gulch", "A story of a mysterious terror - of unseen death and unerring vengeance". While Ivan appears to have the upper hand in the story, Tom and Frankie have just as many tricks up their sleeve in order to counter the forces they are up against. Magic themes aside, the battle between good and evil continues in this western mystery, whether it is known as "Valley of Superstition", "Tyrant of Red Gulch" - or "The Sorcerer."


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A recent Bloomberg news story, "Sum of All U.S. Credit Fears Sinks to Almost Five-Year Low," described results of a survey of credit concerns with a graphic (Figure 1) depicting a recent decline and shift to the lowest survey level seen since mid-2014.
Interestingly, the pattern of the sentiment series is also reflected in a broad-based synthetic spread risk measure that Hanweck generates from the equity derivatives market--Issuer Volatility Risk (IVR). IVR generates a probability of default based wholly upon equity derivatives data and is computed for stocks with listed in options. The index IVR measure displayed here for Russell 1000 is computed as a weighted aggregate of individual risk measures for all stocks in the Russell 1000 with listed options.
Figure 2 compares the Hanweck Issuer Volatility Risk™ (IVR) measure calculated across the constituents of the Russell 1000 compared to investment grade credit default swap index, the CDX.NA.IG series, both spanning most of the history covered in the Investor Survey data (2012-2019). The CDX North American Investment Grade comprises 125 credits and is a standard reference for an average credit spread as expressed across the CDS market. We include it here to provide another empirical measure of credit spread.
The CDX series shows the drop off from the spike of Q4 2018 but otherwise does not show a distinct 5-year low. In fact, there are multiple instances from 2017, back to early 2014, where the spread levels seem to have hit the same low trough—all lower spreads than more recent levels in Q1 2019. Issuer Volatility Risk measured across the broad index reveals a reduction in perceived risk that is notable in two ways.
First, the IVR level at .10 (an index value related to the probability of default) has reached a low that aside from a spike down in Q3-2018, is the lowest since the same trough period of 2014 found in the Investor Survey measures and in fact even slightly lower.
In addition, the IVR skew parameter in Figure 3, shows a near record level of flatness in Q1-2019, moving back from the brief December spike to the lower levels seen through much of 2018. Skew measures the extent to which out of the money puts have higher volatility than near or at the money options and is another form of a "fear" measure since it can express the premium paid for tail risk. The market presently places a low premium on broad-based tail risk. That is consistent with the sentiment shift and declining credit spreads.
Overall the view from the equity options market aligns with the credit sentiment series. The cross-asset class view of IVR expresses low credit risk and also reflects the lack of interest in the allocation of capital to immunizing tail risk. It can be valuable to monitor all these measures to stay abreast of when there are statistical departures, and historically it tends to vary as to whether the credit market or its equity derivatives market responds first to factors impacting credit spreads.
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Nov 25, 2019
Episode 45 with Heather Traub
I was lost and in a season of transition when our paths crossed. I needed a friend and God knew it. That's when God sent me my friend, Heather Traub. As you will quickly learn by listening, Heather has a beautiful heart and a passion for women to discover their true identity.
Join our conversation on today's episode where we talk about authenticity, fashion, and being present.
#identity #1mprojectpodcast #fashion #beauty
#motherhood #prayer #friends
Find Heather Online:
Heather's Favorites:
Highlands by Hillsong UNITED
Favorite Book
Dare to Lead by Brene' Brown
Who Will Do What by When by Tom Hanson & Birgit Zacher Hanson
Favorite Place to Shop
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Clay Loves His Musical Motion Activity Jumper
I think what makes this jumper really nice is it offers so many different activities to keep him mind busy! He can play music or play music and more. He loves being able to swivel all the way around in the seat, it gives him a 360 degree view of the room!
Activity Jumper Your Baby Will Love
He has really begun to play with the sun and cloud, he can pull on it as it is flexible so he can bend it down and chew on it! Clay loves to put everything and anything in his mouth these days!!! Another thing I wanted to highlight is you can wipe all this down super easy! If your child spits up or you want to clean it up, use the cleaner of your choice and wipe it down! That is such a nice option, some toys are almost impossible to get clean, so I love how easy this is!


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Sometimes it can be difficult keeping your job when your company is downsizing or having economic troubles. If your life or job is stressing you out, you need to work on relieving that stress. The ideas and tips in the article should help you find ways to keep your stress manageable.
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Bring to class:
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Provided by REI:
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How many of you have started using your grill?
Our grills are being put to good use these days, cooking up all sorts of yummy things like these Sliders , these juicy Lamb Burgers, and these delicious Beef Kebabs with Tzatziki, but there's just something about a grilled steak that takes the top prize every time.
Adding this bright, flavorful chimichurri to any dish is a win in my book, but it is especially wonderful with grilled steak. In the peak of summer (or anytime really) when herbs are at their finest and in their most plentiful state, I love to make huge batches of chimichurri to use on everything. Once you've tasted it, you may never be able to go back to steak served without it again.
What is Chimichurri?
I'm so glad you asked. Chimichurri is a popular sauce used in South American cooking. It is lovely and bright with loads of flavor that comes from the use of fresh herbs, garlic, vinegar, spices, and olive oil. It is mostly served on grilled cuts of meat, but can have so many more uses. Best of all, it is quick and easy to make!
What else can I cover in chimichurri?
Okay, you've made the sauce and enjoyed your steak, now what do you do with all of that leftover chimichurri? I put mine to good use in…
- Eggs of any style
- Over oven fried potatoes
- Slathered on top of garlic bread
- Tossed in pasta with a favorite cheese
- Or to compliment any roasted veggie (chimichurri roasted cauliflower or carrots anyone?)
How to cook a stellar steak:
Ever wonder how to cook the perfect steak? I did do, until I learned a few key grilling secrets.
My cooking method is simple: if using a grill, I sear my steaks over high, direct heat, then move them to indirect heat until they're cooked to my liking.
I use this guide to make sure I get it perfect every time.
Rare -- 125 degrees F (52 degrees C)
Medium Rare -- 130 degrees F (54 degrees C)
Medium -- 140 degrees F (60 degrees C)
Medium Well -- 150 degrees F (65 degrees C)
Well done -- 160 degrees F (70 degrees C)
Lastly, as with most proteins, cut against the grain to ensure that each bite of steak is as tender as possible. And please, let them rest a good 10 minutes before slicing to preserve those juices!
The perfect dish to serve alongside Steak Chimichurri.
If you've discovered this blog post in search of the perfect steak chimichurri you might now be ready to move on to searching for something to serve alongside it, so let me save you the hassle and point you to a few great options.
- This Peach, Tomato, and Mozzarella Salad would do the trick nicely. An oldie but a goodie.
- How about this Blackberry Chevre Salad, plus a loaf of crusty bread?
- This Potato Salad screams summer and would go beautifully with your steak dinner.
If you are already a fan of chimichurri then I hope you will give our version a try and if you've never had it before, then I beg you...run to the store and get the ingredients pronto! Think pesto, but fresher. It tastes like a summer garden all bottled up, like the best salad dressing or bread dip that you've ever had. I could go on and on...The only thing I ask is that you make it ahead of time, giving the flavors enough time to happily meld together. You'll be so glad you did. Now get to it, this dish is asking to be made for dinner tonight!


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Quiet Friday: Threads of Love
- By Karen
- September 28, 2018
- 18 Comments
Talk about thick and thirsty towels! Double weave makes these hand towels thick. And the linen in the cottolin threads makes them highly absorbent. The colors are fantastic together. When our daughter Melody moves with her little family to Chile, she can set up her new home with these made-for-her towels. My love is woven into every single pick.
I have included two short little videos just for the fun of it. Enjoy!
This project started in my weaving studio in our Houston home, where I beamed the warp.
And then we decided to move! We sold the house and moved into an apartment. The big loom was dismantled, with the towel warp on the back beam. Then, we moved all the pieces to our Texas hill country home.
Recently, I spent a week there to finish dressing the loom and weave all four towels. Whew! (Here's what I did that week: Testing Color Surprises with My Little Helper and Weaving Deadline)
I wove hanging tabs on my band loom. And I discovered that I could showcase both sides of the colorful towel if I stitch the hanging tab on the side of the towel, off center.
The towels are hemmed and pressed, ready to brighten the day!
May you put threads of love into everything you do.
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They are gorgeous!
Those towels are gorgeous!!
Beautiful towels and such love went into them. I know your daughter is going to love them as much as she loves you.
WOW…I'm blown away. Same warp. Same fill. Different sequence
.Entirely different results. All beautiful.
Thank you for sharing the progression.
Beautiful! I'm always in awe of your weaving.
Goodness, those are beautiful towels that exude your love in a very joyful way. Thanks for documenting your process so well and sharing your inspire pictures. The placement of the hanging loops does the trick of showing both sides off it a very neat way. So very wonderful.
Just beautiful! When you pin your twill tape marker to the woven piece on the loom, do you unpin the beginning section of tape before it goes rolls around the beam?
Those are absolutely beautiful. You can't help but smile when you look at them.
Can I find directions to this pattern somewhere?
Tools Day: Band Loom Warping Board
- By Karen
- September 11, 2018
- 8 Comments
It is almost effortless to make a short warp for the band loom. All you need is a peg at the beginning and a peg at the end. You can use a spoke of the warp beam wheel, for instance, at one end, and the leg of an upside-down stool at the other. I normally use my warping reel, though, for even a simple warp, because the reel is so handy. However, I don't have my warping reel here at the apartment, so I am turning my band loom into a handy warping board for this band loom project.
How to Use the Band Loom as a Warping Board
Tools and supplies:
- Glimåkra band loom
- Thread for weaving a narrow band
- Basket and/or spool holder(s)
- Scissors
For a warp of approximately two meters:
- Put the warp thread on the floor below—quills in a basket, and/or thread tubes on spool holders.
- Using two or more ends, tie the ends together with an overhand knot. (I used three ends together for this warp.)
- Bring the warp ends up around the warp beam and over the back beam.
- Loop the knot on the starting peg.
- Draw the ends from the starting peg to the ending peg, around the band loom, following this path:
- Starting peg–upper heddle peg nearest back beam
- Lower heddle peg nearest back beam
- Back beam
- Warp beam
- Cloth beam
- Front beam
- Lower heddle peg nearest front beam
- Ending peg–upper heddle peg nearest front beam
- Follow the winding path in reverse order back to the starting peg.
- Continue winding until you have reached the desired number of ends.
- Cut the ends and tie off at the starting peg or the ending peg.
- Tie one or two choke ties, if needed. (I didn't need them for this short warp.)
- Carefully remove the warp and dress the band loom as usual. (For a tutorial on dressing the band loom, click here: Quiet Friday: Band Loom Warping and Weaving.)
- Weave to your heart's content.
May you find tools you didn't know you had.
Happy band weaving,
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Love this touch you add to your towels!
Beautiful bands! Hope you're in your new space soon!
Sounds like a move closer to grandkids. The home near San Antonio?
One of the more humbling visuals is someone weaving on a back strap loom. Weaving at its most basic. It is good to find multiple uses for the instruments in our world.
Thank you for the instructions.
Band Loom Time!
- By Karen
- September 7, 2018
- 4 Comments
Before I can hem these new towels, I need to make some hanging tabs. Band loom time! Making a warp for the band loom is one way to use up some of the weft on quills that didn't quite get emptied when weaving the towels. Of the four colors in the towels, I am using aqua, poppy, and orchid for the hanging tabs. The bright marigold, my favorite of the four colors, may bring too much attention to itself, so I'm leaving it out. A hanging tab must be a stable and firm loop that becomes a pleasing part of the towel.
Established. Stable (root word of e-stabl-ish) and firm. That's how important our faith is as we walk through life. Everything hangs from it. So it must be woven carefully and stitched in securely, a pleasing part of who we are. Stable and firm in faith as we live for the Lord—that's a beautiful way to live.
May your finishing details be pleasing.
With you,
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Your towels are beautiful. Love the little bobbin you are using. Do you mind telling me where you got that from? Love all your posts.
Thank you for sharing the design and craft process for finishing the beautiful towels. So true is the need for a firm foundation in life. Nannette
Quiet Friday: Handwoven Handbags
- By Karen
- June 23, 2017
- 10 Comments
Is there such a thing as too many handbags, pocketbooks, tote bags, and purses? Of course not. Naturally, my favorite handbags are made from handwoven fabric. Linings made from remnants, handwoven bands used for shoulder straps, hidden zippers, and, of course pockets–these are the details that other people will seldom notice. Yet these are the details that make me smile every time I use one of these bags.
…You know that box of handwoven bits and pieces? Those weavings from the end of the warp, and the "scraps" from various projects? Hmm… looks like I might need to make another handbag or two.
Here is my collection of handwoven handbags, divided into a few categories. Plus, a short video just for the fun of it!
Travel Finds
Project Carriers
Special Use
Daily Use Favorites
May you carry your handiwork with you.
Happy weaving,
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I would love to know where to get patterns to make a bag. Have yardage and really want to turn it into a purse
It was so much fun to see all your beautiful bags, Karen! Nineteen is certainly not enough!! Hope you keep making more and sharing them with us. You have a wonderful sense of color!
Hi, Karen,
You had the icon to share to Facebook, so I shared this post with my Rigid Heddle Adventure group. They've been talking a lot lately about creating bags. Thanks for the post!
Truly an inspiration, as always
Thank you Karen
Please quote me a Magazine for which I wish to submit and an article dealing with woolen durrie weaving.


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"…If Standard & Poor's lowered the nation's credit rating to double-A, the interest rate on Treasury bonds would increase by roughly 23.2 basis points, or 0.232 percent. If it were to fall all the way to single-A, the cost of borrowing would climb by about 37.5 basis points.
That change might seem paltry, but when dealing with a deficit of over $1 trillion, those small boosts can add up. By the firm's math, that shift would mean an additional $2.32 to $3.75 billion a year just in additional interest.
Thompson pointed out that there is a snowball effect as well. If the nation's credit rating is downgraded due to the inability to deal with the deficit, the added interest costs will make it that much harder to rein it in going forward.
"You think the deficit's bad now? Wait until you actually have to pay real interest on your debt," he said…"
Jim DeMint needs to get his nasty PAC the heck out of New Mexico. He's going to oppose Heather Wilson because she is not pure enough. In other words, he doesn't give a rip about an actual GOP majority in the Senate. What the heck goes on in this man's arrogant brain. Wilson is the ONLY Republican who can win here in NM for the Senate.
"…DeMint said he plans to get involved, once again, in Republican primaries for the 2012 elections. One race he has his eye on is the open Senate seat in New Mexico, which is being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Jeff Bingaman. Republican leaders have recruited former Rep. Heather Wilson to run, but she faces a challenge against the more conservative John Sanchez, New Mexico's lieutenant governor.
"She's a friend, but we've talked to her and I don't think Heather's going to be thought of as a conservative, and she's got a good opponent," DeMint said. "We may get involved with that race, but we haven't made a final decision. I won't commit, at this point, but I think we're going to have a strong conservative there."…"
What Jim DeMint doesn't know, and really doesn't care is that John Sanchez is now in such disrepute here that he can't get elected dog-catcher. There are rumors that Susana Martinez, one of the Glam Girls of the GOP would like to dump him as Lt. Gov. because he is such a jerk. Then again, Jim DeMint is the one who pushed Giggles O'Donnell.
The Pink Flamingo doesn't like constantly harping on Jim DeMint, but there are times when I simply do not understand him and his motivations. Evidently he isn't all that concerned about the full faith and credit of our financial reputation, nor the Constitution. If he were, he would not be threatening any Republican who is not trying to see it his way.
There is also something a bit disconcerting about someone who claims to be a true believer who must always have his way. If it were on a single issue, I could go along with it. The problem is, it really doesn't matter. If someone disagrees with him in the GOP, they are threatened with political ruin.
The debt ceiling is one of his latest demands.
"...Conservative firebrand Sen. Jim DeMint has a message to fellow Republicans in Congress: If you support increasing the debt ceiling without first passing a balanced budget amendment and massive across-the-board spending cuts, you're gone — destined to be swept out of Congress by a wave of voter anger.
"Based on what I can see around the country," DeMint, R-S.C., said in an interview for the ABC News Subway Series, "not only are those individuals gone, but I would suspect the Republican Party would be set back many years.
"It would be the most toxic vote," DeMint said. "I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit."
DeMint is not just talking political analysis here. He has a significant fundraising base and has shown a willingness to use his campaign money to support or oppose fellow Republicans…."


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Infected Lip Piercing Bump Sign and Care
How long does an infected lip piercing take to heal? This will depend on how timely treatment is and how well the infected piercing is cared for. That is why we researched on the causes of infection, the treatments, sterilization and home remedy options to help hasten the lip piercing healing
Infected Lip Piercing
A lip piercing is any piercing done around the mouth. The placement and positioning of the piercing varies and so do the names. Monroe piercings are found on the upper lip, labret piercings centered on the lower lip, Monroe on the upper left lip, Medusa piercings at the top lip center, Dahlia on both sides and angel bites. Whichever type of piercing you opt for, proper hygiene during the procedure and adhering to set after care procedures are necessary to ensure healing. The right jewelry is also important. Where these are not observed, you end up suffering a lip piercing infection.
Lip Piercing Infection Causes
The mouth and by extension, the lip area stays moist most of the times. This provides a perfect environment for proliferation of micro-organisms and thus opportunistic infections. Oral infections coupled with poor hygienic practices all make it quite easy to have a lip piercing infected.
In most cases, infection does not occur immediately you leave the piercing studio. It takes a while for it to manifest and for the signs to show. Some of the causes of lip piercing infection include:
- Poor hygiene within the piercing premises during the process. Where the piercing equipment used was not sterilized. This could include use of contaminated piercing needle or jewelry.
- Handling the fresh piercing using dirty hands either by the pierce or other people.
- Lip piercing jewelry being pulled either by hand or by getting caught in things such as food and thus inflicting trauma on the piercing wound.
- Improper jewelry whereby it could be too tight, small or the wrong material. Jewelry could also cause allergic reactions and see you suffer infection.
- Consumption of foods and drinks rich in yeast. These include beer and wine consumption.
- Poor general and oral hygiene including the use of dirty face towels, napkins
- Ineffective lip piercing after care.
Infected Lip Piercing Symptoms and Signs
So, how do you tell if a lip piercing is infected? Immediately I got mine I kept wondering "Is my lip piercing infected or just healing?" Well, the telltale signs of a lip piercing infection are usually obvious. The area will show symptoms common to other forms of infections like seen below.
One way to tell if your piercing is healing or infected is by observing the discharge produced. A healing piercing will produce a clear discharge. This is the most obvious sign that the lip piercing site is infected. Serious infections usually take a green or yellow coloration and will come with a foul smell while minor infections will have a whitish appearance.
Crusty Scabs
Where the above discharge is not cleaned off, it will accumulate and start crusting. The lip piercing site will also start scabbing. These will end up slowing the healing process further.
Irritation and Inflammation
In cases where the infection is as a result of allergic reaction and sensitivity to the type of jewelry used, the piercing site will have a burning sensation. This will not go away even after properly cleaning the area. Additionally, wearing the ring too tight or too loose could cause irritation. In case the raw wound is subjected to cosmetic products, irritation could also occur.
Lip Piercing Swelling
While it is normal to have some swelling, redness and tenderness immediately after the piercing procedure, these should subside with time. If after the swelling has gone down the site starts swelling again and feeling hot, lip piercing swelling is likely the cause. This is usually accompanied by a hot feeling.
Infected Lip Piercing Bump
Once a lip piercing gets infected, it is likely that it will develop a bump. This is usually an abscess meaning it is filled with pus. This will mostly occur if there is inefficient drainage of discharge around the piercing or as a result of the jewelry rejection thus causing the body to react in defense.
In addition to the above, a pierce may experience a stinging or throbbing kind of pain when the piercing gets infected. Other additional signs of infection include:
- Itching
- Chills and fever
- Nausea
Infected Lip Piercing Treatment
Occurrence of infection on any kind of piercing prolongs its healing duration and could also lead to other complications such as scarring. To facilitate smooth healing, it is important to ensure infected lip piercing treatment is done immediately it is noticed. Talk to your professional piercer immediately so they can evaluate and advice on whether to see a general practitioner. Here are some treatments they may be recommended.
Saline Solution
A salt soak is common treatment for piercings. This can be bought in a drug store close to you. Depending on whether the lip piercing infection is on the inside or outside, gargle the solution or use the same to cleanse the pierced site. This is most appropriate where the infection is only minor. Use it for up to three times a day until the infection clears.
Antibacterial Mouth Wash
Since a number of lip piercings go through the mouth, the use of antibacterial ointments and creams is not recommended. Instead, using an antibacterial mouth wash is. Settle for one that is sterile and alcohol-free. This should help hasten the healing process.
Oral Antibiotics and Pain Relievers
These are most appropriate for sever lip piercing infections. In case you are experiencing pain, ibuprofen can help. Where the cause of infection is suspected to be bacteria, oral antibiotics can help clear the infection fast.
Home Remedies for Infected Lip Piercing
In addition to the above treatments, there are other ways on how to treat an infected lip piercing at home. Try the following home remedies to relief the symptoms and enhance healing.
Ice: Sucking on some ice cubes or using them as compresses can help reduce swelling and pain on the infected site.
Yoghurt: Consume some to help balance the natural flora in the mouth and prevent further proliferation of bacteria.
In addition to these, you can use turmeric, witch hazel extract and aloe vera natural remedies to treat the infection.
How To Clean Infected Lip Piercing - How To Disinfect A Infected Lip Piercing
In addition to knowing how to treat the already infected lip piercing using medication and home remedies, it is important to know how to disinfect an infected lip piercing. This will help hasten healing as well as prevent further infection. Below is the procedure on how to clean an infected lip piercing.
- To start with, wash your hands thoroughly with soap to ensure that you do not transfer more infection causing microorganisms to the piercing site.
- With the piercing cleansing solution given to you by your piercer, dip some sterile gauze into the solution. Use this to gently clean the piercing. Where there are crusty debris, soften them up before removal.
- Once done with removal of any crusts and discharge, rotate your jewelry gently while cleansing it too. Ensure no trauma is inflicted on the piercing while at it.
- Rinse off the area using warm water before dabbing the piercing site completely dry.
- Where you have no cleansing solution, a saline solution will suffice. This cleansing procedure may be repeated up to three times within the day.
Infected Lip Piercing Care Tips
Caring for an infected lip piercing 10 should be aimed at ensuring the infection clears up and that it does not worsen. To help achieve this, below are some infected lip piercing care tips.
- Whatever you do, do not be tempted to remove the jewelry. Doing this results in closing up of the hole before healing leading to discharge being trapped. This will result in formation of an abscess.
- Do not use hydrogen peroxide or alcohol to clean the piercing wound as these only promote surface healing.
- Settle for jewelry made of hypoallergenic material to avoid allergic reactions.
- Keep your hands off the piercing. Avoid touching and playing around with the jewelry.
- Avoid unhealthy lifestyle habits such as drinking and smoking until the lip piercing heals.
- Stay away from spicy food as this will only irritate the wound.
- Avoid foods that could tug on the jewelry.
- In addition to the above, put into place the lip piercing after care instructions given to you. Where home treatment of an infected lip piercing does not help, see a doctor.


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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld explains 'night guy' perfectly in this short You Tube clip.
'Night guy' is the voice in your head which shows up nightly as you lie on the couch mindlessly flicking through the TV channels convincing you that:
- the dinner dishes can wait until the morning
- finding your workout gear can wait until 6am
- you can stay up late to watch that movie or party until the early hours without paying a price in the morning
I like to expand this metaphor to 'future guy' or 'future self'.
My 'future self' is that mythical creation who has more time, more energy, more money and better habits (and of course is much better looking) than the current 'me'.
How often do we think or say the following to ourselves?
- I'll be happier when…
- I'll start the project when…
- I'll start exercising when…
- I'll start saving when…
We think that at some magical point in the future, the stars will align and we'll magically find ourselves in an ideal state to achieve all of our goals.
And if we stop to really think about this for a moment, we can begin to admit that this is in fact a fantasy. A fantasy that allows us to postpone indefinitely working on our happiness, securing our financial future, taking care of our health or finding work that inspires us.
Most of us have decades of experience reflecting on whether we do actually follow through on the commitments that we make to ourselves or to others. If we're really honest with ourselves, we know that if we don't begin to take action now, then it's increasingly unlikely to happen in the future unless……
We change our habits
By developing powerful habits which support us in consistently acting in ways that help propel us forward, we can learn to drown out the voice of 'night guy'.
So instead of:
- Telling myself that I'm too tired to clean up after dinner -> I automatically complete this task nightly before bed. (So not only am I greeted by a tidy kitchen to start my day but I gain valuable minutes which helps ensure that I begin the day on the 'right foot')
- Scrambling for my workout gear at 6am only to discover that I can't find my favourite shirt -> I take a few minutes before bed to lay my workout gear close to my bed, put a bottle of water in the fridge and pop my trainers close to the front door
- Waiting until I have £100 (pick your number) left over at the end of the month to begin saving -> I have my bank automatically transfer £100 to my savings account at the beginning of each month (increasing that amount as I see my savings grow, all the while changing my perception of myself from a spender to a saver)
- Waiting for large blocks of time to open up to begin or work on that project -> I develop the habit of 'just getting started' (developing momentum from working on my project(s) during small blocks of time)
- Postponing my happiness to some future date or making it dependent on the acquisition of some 'thing' or some outcome -> I develop the habit of consciously slowing down, remind myself to appreciate all that's good about my life, spend less time comparing myself to others and take consistent action on those things which are truly important to me.
Now, as important as these actions are, we're unlikely to brag about them on our Instagram or Facebook feeds (and it's one good reason why the strategy of taking small, consistent daily actions tends to bypass so many of us).
However, learning to reject the impulse to keep deferring important tasks or behaviours will force us to be more honest with ourselves about what we've already committed to and to be significantly more realistic about what is possible to accomplish on any given day.
As we implement this process, we can become much clearer about what we truly value and get better about opting-out of many activities and commitments that fill our schedules but which don't bring us joy or fulfilment. And turning the above (and similar) actions into habits allows us to develop significant momentum as we work towards our goals.
So, develop some powerful habits, learn to consistently take immediate action
and banish 'night guy' forever!


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IDeaS Uncovers New Revenue Opportunities in Oversaturated Market, Delivering ROI in 12 Days
As Canada's third-largest city, Calgary relies on tourism and business travel to draw millions of travelers to festivals, events and the nearby mountain resorts in Banff and Lake Louise. What was once an oil-boom town has become a beautiful metropolis in a fast-growing region, the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. A side effect of past oil-driven growth, however, is now an oversupply of hotel rooms and hyper competition for travelers in a dense downtown core, especially in the warmer summer months.
Kyle Strachan, revenue manager at Hotel Arts, knows this challenge first-hand. Strachan is responsible for pricing and forecasting the 185-room independent Hotel Arts property and a smaller sister property – a big challenge, considering that occupancy rates across Alberta have dropped for three consecutive years.
To ensure that Hotel Arts can attract visitors and grow occupancy, Strachan and Hotel Arts' leadership were looking for a way to optimize pricing strategies. They knew that an automated, intelligent revenue management tool could help the hotel make more strategic business decisions and optimize revenue throughout the year.
Tapping into Automation
"We were using manual revenue management tools when I started in this role, but we also knew that manually pricing once a week and focusing just on the business traveler segment wasn't an effective strategy," said Strachan. "Our leadership, me included, all came from corporate chains and knew the power that automated revenue management could bring to Hotel Arts."
During an evaluation between two revenue management platforms, Strachan's team ultimately chose to partner with IDeaS Revenue Solutions. The team deployed IDeaS' G3 Revenue Management System (IDeaS G3 RMS) not only because of its strong forecasting and analytics capabilities, but also because of the support the company offered before, during and after implementation.
"I needed a tool that could forecast accurately and develop pricing scenarios based on the data sources that are the most relevant to my properties. For example, we found that weather doesn't impact our bookings, so I didn't want our forecasts clouded by irrelevant data sources," said Strachan. "Forecasting is so critical to my job. If I can't forecast demand accurately, it's impossible to manage my property's bottom line."
Support Before, During and After Implementation
Strachan had experience working with automated revenue management tools in the past, but he knew that deploying any new technology tool can require a cultural shift. Getting employees to embrace the new revenue management system early would help ensure the hotel could take full advantage of the new system. A concerted effort to get everyone on the same page would also create cohesion across sales and revenue management teams.
Changing a Business Strategy and Guest Segment
With features like group pricing evaluations, last room value and minimum stay capabilities, staff members were able to use IDeaS G3 RMS to quickly identify new business opportunities for Hotel Arts, too. Operations, sales and leadership teams all quickly took notice.
With IDeaS' analytics and forecasting, Strachan's team started budgeting and evaluating future pricing scenarios. They noticed an intriguing new revenue opportunity for Hotel Arts, but one that required a change in business strategy.
The hotel typically had high occupancy during the weekdays, from business travelers, but low rates on weekends – especially in the summer.
By leveraging the powerful forecasting and analytics in IDeaS G3 RMS, Strachan was able to determine that leisure guests represented an untapped revenue source for Hotel Arts, but that the company would have to shift its thinking to take advantage of the opportunity.
Using IDeaS, the team was able to re-evaluate both its competitive set in the market and its pricing strategy to better target leisure travelers with competitive rates among a different set of similar local hotels. Ultimately, this change resulted in a 30 percent increase in RevPAR for summer weekends.
"IDeaS enabled us to have the conversation about targeting leisure travelers," said Strachan. "Without the tool, we would have never had the insight to justify moving into this untapped segment. Our educated decision has been so successful; the only question we have is why we didn't do this sooner."
Within the first several months of use, Strachan and his colleagues had the data that clearly showed certain group blocks were less profitable than other business and the right strategy was to target more transient guests. The lift on average daily rate was "enormous" according to Strachan and occupancy rates ran over 90 percent in July and August – a huge shift from the old strategy that catered mainly to the weekday business traveler.
"We effectively removed an entire segment from our hotel, because we knew the revenue potential was bigger coming from the transient leisure sector," said Strachan. "In making this change, we believe IDeaS paid for itself in the first two weeks and the tool continues to provide incredible value to our organization. It allows me to spend more time being strategic and coaching our staff on how to leverage the data and analytics from the IDeaS. The results speak for themselves."


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The medieval market of Benimaclet
Last weekend there was a medieval market in the neighbourhood and, being next to my place, there was no way 'll miss it.
Apparently, the medieval market of Benimaclet is one of the largest in the city of Valencia and also one of the best known. Several of the streets leading to the square are filled with the most interesting and colourful stalls where you can find everything from food to horn trumpets, in short, things that cannot always be found so easily. All these accompanied by music, dancing, juggling, attractions for the kids and the odd show.
This year, having a salary at last, I have decided to indulge in some caprice.
Like every time I go, I bought a hairpin for "pasion de palos"; her designs are unique and precious and in every medieval market she surprises me with new things of very good quality. Furthermore, there was a giant stand of stones and minerals that caught my attention for a long time; there I bought two pieces of selenite, one raw and another treated in the form of a wand, and a nice abalone shell.
At the end of the market, in one of the stands that was further apart, I saw a small counter with silver rings and, among them, a delicate model with a moonstone set in it; I had been looking for something similar for so long that I couldn't resist!
Jon himself bought a trumpet of natural bull horn and between the two of us we purchased a small arsenal of diverse artisan incenses.
On Sunday evening we went again to have a Moorish tea and some pastries and, thus, increase the collection of the beautiful glasses that they give away.
If you have never been to the medieval market of Benimaclet, I recommend you come to the next one!


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Bannockburn Bowling Club
The Bannockburn Bowling Club was duly incorporated on 23 June 2006. The objects of the Club, amongst other things, include the following:
- To promote and encourage the Game of Bowls in a manner that upholds the principles of fair play.
- To be responsible for the administration, promotion and development of Bowls in Bannockburn district.
- To promote the health and safety of all members and participants.
- To facilitate the improvement of facilities for the enjoyment of the Game of Bowls.
- To grant the use of clubrooms, facilities and equipment to such users as the Club may think fit.
- To act on behalf of and in the interests of the Members and the game of Bowls.
Today the Club has a healthy membership of some 40 players – with approximately half resident in Bannockburn and half in Cromwell. The Cromwell Club has a membership of about 80 but some players prefer the less-windy Bannockburn green to that of the larger town, hence the 'migration' south. In general terms lawn bowls nationally has been through a 'lean' patch caused by the continued increase in various activities that are available for recreation. That problem is being addressed by Bowls New Zealand with their 'Mates in Bowls' campaign to attract membership.
The Bannockburn Club organizes and runs several competitions over the season in addition to the Tuesday and Thursday Club nights. There are Club Competitions for Singles/Pairs/Fours; it has a team in the Center's Pennants competition that plays Wednesday and Saturday; and there are four one-day tournaments per year. Further, the Club organizes Bannockburn Hotel sponsored one-day tournaments including Graeme Todd and Snow Glassford tournaments. The Licensed Vitulars, and local Winegrowers hold games; and the Cromwell Club use the green at Easter – and other days when required.
The clubrooms are normally open for public use when there are bowling games being played. They are also used from time to time for various activities such as private socials, funerals and birthdays; or district meetings such as the DOC 2004 'Bannockburn Heritage Landscape Study' and various REAP workshops. The Club also co-ordinates with the Bannockburn Hall committee as to sharing of items, such as tables and chairs, when they may be required for use at the Hall.
The Scott family are the best known bowlers from Bannockburn. Kevin Scott represented New Zealand and it took until 2011 for his 42 yo son Shaun to carry on the tradition. Shaun had won some 20 Central Otago Center titles and was selected to play Australia in a three-test series in March.