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Women's sports world wide have been affected by new policies and guidelines which allow biological males who transgender, enter female-only competitive fields without rigorous analysis of the psychological and physical impact on female competitors.
At the heart of the conflict lays the legal recognition of "gender identity" as a biological sex. Female participation guidelines refer to females as a biological category, but diversity policies refer to male people who transgender as "legally female".
In 2016 the International Olympic Committee has announced a significant relaxation of rules of entry for transgender athletes.
Trans women must declare their gender legally and their status can't be changed for a minimum of four years after the competition. They must also suppress their testosterone to a level of 10nmol/L for 12 months.
Or though these are designed to be guidelines only, they are expected to be followed by international sporting federations involved in the Olympic competition.
While the IOC focuses its criterion on measuring the testosterone level, it completely overlooks the biological differences. In turn harming biological women like an Indian sprinter Dutee Chand who has naturally high testosterone levels. Chand was humiliated and asked for an ultrasound to "verify her gender"!
Since the relaxation of the rules several top women's competitions have been affected by allowing trans identified males to compete in female sports:
In February 2019, two trans athletes (who were born male and identify as female) took first and second place at the Connecticut state high school track championship.
In 2018, before the USA Powerlifting changed their rules, JayCee Cooper, a trans powerlifter, set records in women's bench press after only having powerlifted for a year.
In 2018, trans cyclist, Rachel McKinnon, took first among the women at the UCI Masters Track Cycling World Championship.
She tweeted in a reply to the question of 'Why do you race with women?'
'1. I am a woman. 2. Every single piece of identification I have, including birth certificate, says 'F' on it. 3. We are required, by the rules of sport, to compete with the gender on our identification. 4. I am a woman. That's why'.
McKinnon also tweeted that, 'No one is "Born a man." We are all born babies. The language of "born a man" helps contribute to harmful myths and false stereotypes.'
In March 2017, Laurel Hubbard, trans athlete won an international weightlifting title for New Zealand. Hubbard, 39 competed previously in a male category and begun transitioning in mid-30's.
Garry Marshall, president of Olympic Weightlifting NZ acknowledged the issue of language:
"We have to follow the policy of the International Olympic Committee and the International Weightlifting Federation," They do not acknowledge in any way the gender identity of an athlete other than male or female; they're not described as transgender."
In 2014, a Mixed Martial Arts transgender competitor Fallon Fox won a combat against Tamikka Brents. Brents sustained a concussion and a broken eye socket. In a post-fight interview she said: "I've never felt so overpowered ever in my life, and I am an abnormally strong female in my own right."
In Australia, the AFL has rejected transgender Hannah Mauncey's application for draft in 2017, stating:
"The AFL says it based its decision on the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act, which states that athletes can be discriminated against based on their sex or gender "if strength, stamina or physique is relevant".
AFL's Gender Diversity Policy was reported as an "apprehensive work in progress" due to its cautious approach and consideration for female competitors.
Women's Valleyball Australia however thought that it was ok for Mouncey to play in their national women's team, even though Mouncey played 22 games with the Australian Men's national team before identifying as a woman in 2016.
Several athletes expressed their objections against transgender athletes in women's sports publicly:
Former Brazilian gold-medal volley baller Ana Paula Henkel said about two transgender athletes in her sport: "They shouldn't be allowed to compete with women. It is not a matter of prejudice, it is physiology."
Cyclist Jennifer Wagner who came third to transgender athlete Rachel McKinnon in the UCI Masters track cycling event spoke out on Twitter: "Definitely not fair", before being called transphobic by McKinnon and having to withdraw her comment under public pressure.
Martina Navratilova's essay came out for Sunday Times on the 17th of February 2019, expressing a view that biological men should not be allowed in women's sports and that they have a significant advantage and she considers them "cheats". For this she faced barrage of criticism and personal insults and was then expelled from an advisory board for Athlete Ally, an LGBTQ advocacy group.
She has commented publicly again on 3rd of March, saying:
''Needless to say, I have always and will always be a champion of democracy, equal rights, human rights and full protection under the law for everyone.
"When I talk about sports and rules that must be fair, I am not trying to exclude trans people from living a full, healthy life.
"And I am certainly not advocating violence against trans people, as has been suggested. All I am trying to do is to make sure girls and women who were born female are competing on as level a playing field as possible within their sport."
Several other retired sports people came out in support of Martina's statement: marathon runner Paula Radcliff, middle distance runner Kelly Holmes and former British swimmer Sharron Davis.
Locally, sporting clubs will possibly be placed in a difficult position to interpret the guidelines and balance the competing rights of females and trans people.
I will share a quote from a letter by a Hobart soccer coach which was submitted to the Members of the Legislative Council:
"The proposed changes to birth certificates will allow self-identification of sex and will over time deny young girls a fair competition, as it will open women's sports to male participation.
Regardless of therapies, males have great advantage in sports not just in terms of physical but also in terms of skill development. Young boys are given opportunities to develop skills for a given sport from 6-9 years old, while girls are in most cases are not given the same opportunity until 13-14. This difference at an early age, makes a massive difference later on."
What are the alternatives?
UK advocacy group Fair Play For Women suggests making the male category open to both transmen and transwomen.
I suggest stopping the conflation of sex and gender. Biological female and legal females are not one and the same. Don't gloss over the differences! What we need is a greater acceptance for non-stereotypical presentation for males and females.
Imagine gender non-conforming males who identify and present themselves as "feminine" be socially accepted in male sports, due to them being biological males, without going through hormone therapies and surgeries.
Imagine gender non-conforming females who identify and present themselves as "masculine", compete in female only sports without put downs or humiliating "sex testing", based on the fact that they are biological females.
Imagine less stereotyping of men and women, less objectification and sexualisation of girls and women, many of whom are battling body image issues and sexual harassment.
Allowing males in women's sports is discriminatory to women. Glossing over the biological differences sets dangerous precedents of depraving women of the same opportunities as men and fair playing field in sport.
Alternative policies need to include women in the decision making process.
Resources and References:
International Policies:
National Policies:
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-rules-on-trans-athletes-reward-cheats-and-punish-the-innocent-klsrq6h3x
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/03/sports-stars-weigh-in-on-row-over-transgender-athletes
- https://www.thepostmillennial.com/canadian-sports-experts-embrace-misogynist-practices-to-please-trans-activists%EF%BB%BF/?fbclid=IwAR1pwMcQUTTZLisq1YqfqEmc18wPWjuG0Km3Jgw3xCi80tcX6JOd7SqmL6c
- https://road.cc/content/news/173121-transgender-cyclist-told-she-can-no-longer-compete-mens-events-despite-decades
- https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1021488/marc-naimark-the-fairness-fallacy-is-destroying-women-athletes
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/03/22/transgender-woman-wins-international-weightlifting-title-amid-controversy-over-fairness/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0dadf4686277
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6298053/Trans-cyclist-defends-championship-win-3rd-place-competitor-complained-NOT-fair.html
- https://politica.estadao.com.br/blogs/ana-paula-henkel/biologia-nao-e-de-esquerda-nem-de-direita/
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/25/transgender-wrestler-mack-beggs-wins-texas-girls-title
- https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/hannah-mouncey-helps-australia-qualify-for-handball-world-cup/38b51d8a-dc34-4795-80ce-0ed9e08554a8
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There is an Alice-in-Wonderland quality to this. It is as if one has all gone down an ideological rabbit hole and confronted characters and opinions whose construction is so unlikely, rationally irrational and inconsequential, one actually suspends disbelief. And while that can be endlessly entertaining and mentally stimulating for children, if it happens in the real world, as in the above, one is in much more trouble than the Mad Hatter and his tea party.
To get into this mind bending place actually requires previously unheard of levels of totalitarian over-pressure and reality removal into a fantasy world that bears almost no relation to anything, except its own internal dynamics.
The way that happens is out of the creation of economy that has to run on fantasy in order to escape the drag of ordinary needs and wants. And the big mother fantasy of them all is sex, whose parameters get systematically blown to into imaginative hyper-space to the point of space-time absurdity.
Miserably ordinary reproductive sex becomes a pedestrian accompaniment to rocket fueled 'outthereness' which came to be known as 'sexualityspeak', that fluffed and danced the fandango of a thousand veils, until everyone was so mesmerized, it eventually went poof, and lo…sexual identity was born, with more incense, chanted slogans and sacred relics than a medieval church, replete with all the fantastically overbearing and conceited priestcraft you would expect.
And the congregations dutifully worship in the malls and halls of this cathedral, do exactly what the priests tell them they can and can't do or believe, and bleat the instructions back and forth between themselves until they think these thoughts are their own.
The only downside to this very elegantly designed system is the damage it does, as anything that does not accelerate the means of production and reality construction, ceases to be 'supported'. Human beings who have been reduced to the level of shop troops, contractor warriors and the most abject egoism, have no other socialization mechanism except those provided Marketing and Sales Inc. Their internal self management and control software has been rendered redundant, which means they can be sold absolutely anything, and are helpless before their desires, which become more real than life itself.
Such a scenario is a grossly abnormal and perverted system of totalitarian misgovernance and abuse of our species and the world it inhabits. It has turned the environment and the city of the human imagination into a charnel house and concentration camp where the prisoners of desire and fantasy cannot bring themselves to leave, because they held by visions of paradise, brought to them the proud sponsors and their appalling social and corporate acolytes, whose mantras of deregulation and privatization masked as freedom and rights relentlessly drives them and us towards an existential and ecological vanishing point.
If we think we can hear the voice of the Queen of Hearts, it is not particularly the fault of the transgen spades who have been sent to summon us. We cannot blame them for being in this psychological space They did not build it. They merely exploit it.
And unlike how it was for Alice, it might not be quite so easy as it was for her to get out of the dream, because the cards are real and the rabbit hole is Wonderland Inc, that grinds its way through the collective hearts, leaving behind mountains of used fantasies and the things that satiated them.
And in the meantime, the transgen Tweedle Dees and Dums still hold most of the cards, 'discrimination', 'bigotry', 'prejudice' and 'vilification phobias' are trumps and the ladies have a losing hand, in a world rigged to make sure they always do. Nothing new there girls, unless against all the odds we pull together and somehow turn it around.
Ho Hum.
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When I was a child I was barred from joining the Bondi Nippers because I was female. Females were not allowed to be members of the Bondi Surf Club so while my brother got to race on the sand and compete in surf carnivals I got to sit and watch knowing I could never participate.
When I went to school the girls and boys were separated into different sports and the girls weren't allowed to play boys only sports. After I left school there started to be women's football teams and recently women's sport has really taken off. Women's leagues get more media exposure now and it is finally socially acceptable for women to play sports that used to be reserved for men only. Women have never sought to compete against men in these sports. They have never wanted 50% of team placements so that sports become co-ed. The two biological sexes are separated in sport because of the physical differences between them.
Now there are biological men participating in women's only sports. They are blitzing the field because they are male, not female, so they have an unfair advantage when it comes to physical sports. This is the most ridiculous thing I have come across when it comes to sport. It is worse than when women weren't allowed to play because it is erasing women from sporting teams created especially for them.
Biological men who say they are female in order to excel at a sport they would not be so good at if pitted against other men, are destroying women's sport from the inside out. Allowing a tiny percentage of the population to dissolve the whole idea of women only sports so that 51% of the population will never be able to compete on a level playing field is breathtakingly selfish.
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Singapore, 29 May 2012 – As a follow up to the Budget Debate announcements in March, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will roll out its plans to develop a more robust and efficient waste management industry. With the upward trend in waste growth, and as more land and facilities are needed to manage waste, these enhancements are essential to manage waste growth by minimising waste and recovering resources from waste even as recycling rates improve.
The plans for enhancements are intended to help address challenges such as the scarcity of land for waste facilities, the need to reduce waste and promote greater recycling, as well as the need to raise the overall industry standards and productivity. Optimal land use and productive use of land, together with efforts to create a strong and vibrant industry that delivers high service standards, will also ensure sustainability and affordability of waste management services. Read more


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The magazine Nintendo Power will be having a preview and poster for the release of the new TMNT game next month.
Check out Toys R' Us's turtle section. They have information on a lot of TMNT toys and other merchindise (including Halloween costumes :evilgrin: ).
Also, the new mini toy release dates have seemingly been pushed back to sometime in October. So you'll just have to wait it out.
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Calgary News | Local Breaking | CTV News Calgary
Drug program changes could leave 46K Albertans without coverage starting March 1
CALGARY -- The province is changing eligibility requirements for the Seniors Drug Benefit Program on March 1, which could leave some 46,000 Albertans without coverage.
The United Conservative Party announced in the October budget that it will no longer cover drug costs for spouses under age 65 and dependent children of seniors.
Many people are only finding out now, as letters have been sent to those about to be affected.
"When I got the letter, and then when I read it, I was just shocked," said Judith Pittman.
"I did watch the budget. I watched all the news that I guess this was just buried deep because I had no idea."
Pittman is 76-years-old. Her 63-year-old husband, John, suffers from end-stage liver disease after contracting hepatitis C. He is presently covered under her seniors health benefits, but received one of the termination notices last week
A spokesperson for the health minister told CTV News on Monday that in the view of the province, the Seniors Drug Benefit Program is for seniors only, not their spouses or dependants.
"No other province covers non-seniors through a seniors drug program," said Steve Buick, press secretary to the health minister.
"The seniors drug program is our largest drug program, it costs $600 million a year and its cost has been rising by 8 per cent a year. This is unsustainable."
Pittman says she voted for the UCP in hopes it would tackle the province's finances, but disagrees with slashing the health benefits.
"I really wanted to see the government curtail spending and really try to get Alberta back on track," said Pittman. "But not by taking and attacking the most vulnerable people in the province."
Those people being taken off the Seniors Drug Benefits Program will be able to apply for non-group Blue Cross coverage, costing $63.50 per month for individual coverage. Subsidies are available for people with a low income.
According to Buick, the program cuts will save the province $36.5 million dollars per year.
Pittman says the changes could end up costing her and her husband thousands of dollars per year, as some of the 20-or-more drugs he is prescribed will not be not covered by the Blue Cross plan.
She says she sees another way for the government to save close to the same amount, without affecting the families of Alberta seniors.
"Maybe Jason Kenney needs to give up on his war room, if these are the people that he's going to make pay for it," said Pittman.


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Discovery Foods are closing their corn factory in Daventry. This means that they will no longer be producing gluten free corn tortillas and gluten free mexican recipe kits.
This may seem minor – though not to the people working in the factory, of course! – but my coeliac daughter really enjoyed eating mexican with her friends, without seeming 'different'. Yes, the tortillas were small, and liable to stiffen up, but it was fun.
So, I'm going to need to make them by hand. Anyone know a foolproof recipe for gluten free tortillas, ideally without needing any special equipment?
I've written a book summarising what we've learnt over 20 years of dealing with the gluten free diet, and it might be just what you're looking for. It packs the lessons we've learned into what I hope is a helpful and straightforward guidebook. It's available on Amazon, as a paperback or for your Kindle…


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NEET aspirants can take model tests and practice questions from the following link
Whte House Business Solutions (P) Ltd, Chennai, is committed to follow certain high rated ethics in doing business with its customers. As an e-learning standard, it carefully avoids using gambling type of games which includes money, discourages racism thereby using mult-racial people in the educational modules, not producing violent based or violent inducing animations or illustrations, etc., To create awareness among the student community about the list of unfair practices which will lead to debarring from attending the examination, below is the list of unfair practices happened in the previous examinations which was compiled from the official site of CBSE NEET.
OMR sheet torn by the candidate
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Question paper and OMR sheet torn by the candidate
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Bar-code number of OMR sheet changed by the candidate
Stealthily entered the centre without the permission after the time of last entry and closing of gate
Possession of incriminating piece of paper allegedly containing Answer Keys of Previous year questions
Possession of collar mike and electronic device a mini mobile
Morphed photograph on the proforma meant for pasting post card size photograph
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A husband from the Berkshire area has recently won his Appeal Court battle to keep his marriage alive; despite his wife previously being granted a divorce nisi.
Towards the end of 2012 the husband received a petition for divorce from his wife; and due to the petition reportedly being uncontested, the wife filed for and obtained a decree nisi in May last year.
According to the petition for divorce, the wife had cited the husband's "extravagant spending habits" as the reason for divorce. However, at an Appeal Court hearing earlier this month, a judge accepted the husband's appeal against the divorce, after hearing that he "disputes much of what is set out in the petition and wishes to remain married".
The case is now set to be referred back to the County Court as a contested hearing; before a judge rules on whether a divorce can be granted.
As family law solicitors in Lincoln, we appreciate that the breakdown of a relationship even when both parties agree that it has run its course can often still be an emotional time.
We also understand that when a divorce is thrust upon someone despite their being of the belief that the marriage can still work – such as in the case above – those who have received the divorce petition are likely to have a lot of questions. In both cases family law solicitors can assist.
Our family law team are on hand to offer honest, impartial and tailored legal advice to those going through a divorce, from answering any questions either party may have in relation to how the divorce proceedings work, their rights, etc, to helping clients collect together all important financial information – which will then be used to advise on a financial settlement which is both fair and reasonable for all concerned.
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In our ongoing series about hepatitis C, we look now at one of the hardest hit populations: veterans. Hep C is three times more prevalent among vets than in the general population. The Veterans Health Administration has the country's largest hepatitis C screening and treatment program in the country. But that program is struggling to pay for new treatments – and the rising number of veterans who need them.
Hepatitis C infects an estimated five million Americans, though most of them don't know it. But deaths from hepatitis C are on the rise in baby boomers. And throughout New England, new infections are creeping up among a younger generation. Less than a year ago, their only options for treatment were complicated regimens of injections that didn't always lead to a cure. But brand new drugs could change everything. That is, if the cost doesn't break us.
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Sad songs, they saySad songs, they saySad songs, they saySad songs, they say so much(I miss Roger)
I can think of another half dozen drippy and miserable tunes which actually glory in the name Sad Song. They're all uniformly awful, and useless for any purpose other than providing the background muzak in Errol Raine's Dankendreer sweet shop.
Love the Queen and the Soldier for a Ms Vega sad song...
Quote from: Leigh S on 11 June, 2014, 03:06:42 PMLove the Queen and the Soldier for a Ms Vega sad song...Oh god, I love that one! I'm not usually into sad songs, preferring hard, fast, empowering metal and suchlike. However, I love Ms Vega.When I saw her at a gig in Newport, Wales, about 25 years ago I was sat at the front. Between songs I called out to her 'Please play Queen and the Soldier!' She looked right at me, smiled, and said 'No.'I will also admit to a soft spot for Simon and Garfunkel. 'I am a Rock' always reminds me of my difficult teens, and makes me melancholy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKlSVNxLB-AA winter's dayIn a deep and dark December;I am alone,Gazing from my window to the streets belowOn a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.I am a rock,I am an island.I've built walls,A fortress deep and mighty,That none may penetrate.I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.I am a rock,I am an island.Don't talk of love,But I've heard the words before;It's sleeping in my memory.I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.If I never loved I never would have cried.I am a rock,I am an island.I have my booksAnd my poetry to protect me;I am shielded in my armor,Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.I touch no one and no one touches me.I am a rock,I am an island.And a rock feels no pain;And an island never cries.


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Located on ul. Miodowa (plot no. 481) was the bookshop and music store of Antoni Brzezina, one of the places in Warsaw most often visited by Chopin. In a letter to Tytus Woyciechowski of 3 October 1829, he wrote: 'I go to Brzezina's every day'.[i]
Here he regularly stocked up on sheet music and books. In a room adjoining the bookshop stood a piano, on which he readily played through his new works. Chopin published several of his works through Brzezina's lithographic press.
Also on ul. Miodowa, in a building later known as Kronenberg House (plot no. 486 B), Karol Ludwik Magnus had his music store and musical instrument shop.
Another place doubtless visited by Chopin on his way along ul. Miodowa was the music store of Franciszek Klukowski (plot no. 489), which sold exclusively music-related items, mainly sheet music and instruments.
He also doubtless made purchases in the Dal Trozza bookshop on ul. Senatorska (plot no. 496), in the Fine Arts store of the Frenchman Poirié situated in Krasiński Palace, where the Chopins rented an apartment, and also in Natan Glücksberg's bookshop 'under the pillars' on ul. Miodowa, as well as in the Piarist printing press, where books were not only published, but also sold.
Fryderyk spent long hours in the best Warsaw piano manufacturer's of those times-Buchholtz's on the corner of ul. Mazowiecka and ul. Świętokrzyska (plot no. 1352). There he tried out the new instruments and also had good conditions for playing through works he had composed for two pianos. Buchholtz could surely not have wished for a better advertisement of the instruments produced in his workshop than the recommendation of the most wonderful pianist in Warsaw at that time.
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Chemical pallets, known by their abbreviations as "CP-Pallets" are designated CP-1, CP-2, etc. We offer both used chemical pallets and new chemical pallets.
The more popular CP Pallets are the CP-1, CP-3, CP-6 & CP-9
Primarily used for drums and supersacks, the CP-3 is the lighter-duty, non-perimeter based good for floor stacking, one or two units high. The CP-9 is the heavier-duty, perimeter based good for floor stacking multiple loaded units high and for racking. The perimeter bottom prevents damage to the lower units by more evenly distributing the load.
The CP1 & CP-6 pallets are primarily used with sacks and boxes. As with the CP-3 and the CP-9, the primary difference is the perimeter bottom. The CP-1 is used with lighter loads. The CP-6 is more appropriate for floor stacking multiple loaded units and for racking. The perimeter bottom prevents damage to the lower units by more evenly distributing the load.
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Family History for Two Hundred, Art
The answer is like watching "Jeopardy" when I was a kid?
The question is what was touch football for the Kennedys?
We were Art Fleming groupies, and the long-playing television quiz show is like a blood sport for my family. My father, who studied agriculture and biology in college and loves history, was the absolute master of the game. Sitting on the edge of his chair, Dad shot answers like a human shotgun.
Dead German Botanists for Four Hundred, Art
Dad yelled, "What is ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny?"
And the question is, "What was the catchphrase of German biologist Ernst Haeckler that means like father, like son?"
My mother, brother, and I watched in horror as he ran most categories. If my mom could get a word in, she was a winner in art, music and children's literature. As I grew older, I could hold my own with dad. I wouldn't always beat him, but we were well matched especially in history and geography.
Then there was a new sheriff in town. I married Randy, a double major in English literature and journalism, with a minor in history. He went to graduate school for library science.
Best Professions of "Jeopardy" Winners for Six Hundred, Alex
The answers are Fact Finder and Research Librarian.
And the question is what are the two best professions for "Jeopardy" winners?
Weird factoid. Ken Jennings, the most winning player in "Jeopardy" history, was a fact-finder for World Book. (It's possible I made that up, but what do I know. I'm not a fact finder or a research librarian.)
So, Mister "Well, I was an English major" could beat both my father and me, with one hand tied behind his back. And he made it look so easy. Watching Randy play "Jeopardy" is like watching Esther Williams swim or Mohammed Ali throw punches.
For the thirty-four years of our marriage, I've tried to beat him at "Jeopardy." The last time I got decent categories (European Art History, Broadway musicals, Fountain Pens, and Random 1950s Candy Bars), he was having a colonoscopy, and I ran these categories in the waiting room (much to the surprise of the other patrons.)
When we're together he'll get favorable categories like Obscure Reference Questions of the 1980s, pre-World War II figurines, Baseball Cards My Mom Tossed, John Milton or Milton Berle (either one works), Famous Short Guards of the American Basketball Association, and Lyrics From Every Rock and Roll CD Ever Recorded. He wins.
Then there was yesterday. Both of us have had late-season Influenza Type A. Sunday, he was so ill that he missed an entire day, sleeping, moaning, snoring, and talking gibberish. Yesterday, he wasn't much better as he sat in our living room recliners, covered with a huge raspberry-colored plush blanket. As Jed Clampett would say, "Pitiful, pitiful." Now, this sounds like a real "Jeopardy" competitor for me, doesn't it?
This was my moment. I am so feeling it. And I'm hearing Wagnerian opera voicing in the background. My moment. Mine. Mine.
Our recliners, which I call the Chairs of Death, face the TV in our living room. I call them the Chair of Death because it's really tempting to stay there all the time, play Candy Crush, drink Coke Zero, and watch reruns of "Fraser." Staying in a recliner all day is very bad for one's health. Thus, Chairs of Death.
Randy roused from under his plush blanket in his Chair of Death. I came into the room, trash-talking him. Yeah, kick him when he's down. My moment. Mine.
Alex Trebek introduced the Jeopardy round. Two of the categories included "Dead Poets Society" and "Broadway Characters." My moment. Mine.
But something terrible happened. From down deep inside him, Randy's husky, a phlegm-soaked voice rose above the "Jeopardy" theme, and he called out answers as he always does.
Dead Poets Society for 1200, Alex
Randy whipped me on an Edgar Allen Poe question. Had it been "The Raven," I swear to all that is holy I would have pulled my telltale heart out of my chest right then and there. (My middle name is LeNore, and I'm a Poe fanatic.) The poem in the question was "Annabelle Lee," my second favorite Poe poem. I thought about throwing myself in a sepulcher by the sea, but somebody upright needed to go to Walmart for yogurt, tissues, and Vapo-Rub. Quoth the raven, evermore.
He wins. I lose. Not my moment. Not ever. But in my mind, I envision the deathbed of the 99- year-old Randy, in a hospital Craftmatic Adjustable Bed, surrounded by our son, nieces, and nephews, concerned medical workers, and assorted old fans of the American Basketball League. Randy tells us his deathbed wish is watching "Jeopardy" (with host Steve Harvey) with the loved ones in his room. Can't you see it? Can't you hear Louis Armstrong singing, "What a Wonderful World?" Do you feel the love tonight?
We turn on the TV, and I think, "This is it. He's out of it. My moment. Mine."
(I tell my husband this fantasy and he puts my 124-year-old father in the scene, yelling "What is Photosynthesis?") Everybody's a critic.
But neither Whimsical Centenarian Grandpa or my Turning Blue Husband wins this round. Now, let's go to Final Jeopardy!
There's a new sheriff in town. And it's our son who despite his obvious grief over his father's terrible illness steps up and gives his Dad the shellacking I've always dreamed of. A precious moment.
Beating Randy at "Jeopardy" for five thousand, Alex?
The answer is Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
The question is who is the only person who can beat Randy at Jeopardy?


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Milk round: VAT
Milk rounds and VAT
The goods and services supplied by any business will be either taxable or exempt for VAT purposes.
Taxable supplies
If they are taxable you must register for VAT once your sales have reached the current VAT registration threshold. You will have to charge VAT on some of the goods you sell - this is known as 'output tax'. You will be able to reclaim any VAT you pay on purchases - this is known as 'input tax'.
There are two main rates of VAT:
- standard rate
- zero rate
In addition some goods such as fuel for domestic use are subject to a reduced rate. If your customers give you a tip - for example, at Christmas - this is outside the scope of VAT completely.
Every quarter you will pay HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) the difference between:
- the output tax you have charged, and
- the input tax you have paid on your purchases
Nearly all businesses have to pay their VAT bill electronically - for example by direct debit or online banking. HMRC allows you some time at the end of each quarter before you have to pay the VAT due. So, for example, the VAT due on sales made in months one, two and three would be paid at the end of month four. Your VAT return will show your payment deadline date.
Businesses that are having trouble making their VAT payments, or are worried that future payments will cause them problems, can ask for help from the HMRC Business Payment Support Service. If your business needs this financial assistance to tide it over, HMRC will look at your situation and discuss temporary options that could help out. These could include letting you make payments over a longer period and waiving late payment surcharges. To discuss payment problems with HMRC you can call the Business Payment Support Service Helpline on 0300 200 3835.
Standard or zero rated
You may sell a mixture of standard rated and zero rated things. Standard rated goods have the standard rate of VAT added to the selling price while zero rated goods do not have any VAT added to the selling price.
Zero rated items include most of the goods you will sell, such as:
- milk and dairy products
- eggs, potatoes, bread and other food items
However, you may sell some standard rated items such as:
- snacks, soft drinks
- confectionery
- pet foods
- some garden products
and more. Your suppliers will be able to give you some guidance on this - many invoices show alongside the item whether it is standard or zero rated.
Contact the VAT Helpline on 0300 200 3700 which will be able to give you further guidance. You can download two helpful publications from the Gov.uk website. These are:
- VAT Notice 700/1, Should I be Registered for VAT?
- VAT Notice 701/14, Food products
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT
Under HMRC's Making Tax Digital initiative, VAT-registered businesses with taxable turnover above the VAT threshold must keep records digitally and use special software to submit their VAT returns. You can find out more about MTD on the Gov.uk website.
Alternative flat rate scheme
You might be interested in an optional flat rate scheme (FRS) for eligible small businesses. Under this scheme you continue to issue tax invoices to VAT registered customers, but the VAT payable every quarter is calculated as a percentage of your VAT-inclusive turnover. You apply the appropriate flat rate percentage for your type of business. However, this scheme cannot be used with the retail schemes, the margin scheme for secondhand goods or the cash accounting scheme. You can find full details of the FRS, who can use it, and the flat rate percentages in VAT Notice 733, Flat rate scheme for small businesses. It will help you to decide whether or not the scheme is suitable for you.
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Hello everyone,
Today, my parents celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary!!
25 years is quite a long time!
I mean that's a quarter of a century!
I mean that's a quarter of a century!
And it seems even longer to me because I have yet to live a quarter of a century
--which makes sense, I suppose ;) haha--
To celebrate, I thought we would take a little stroll down the memory lane...
Mommy and Daddy.
Past 25 years.
Together, they brought into this world, a baby girl,,,
who was completely disinterested in taking photos haha
(I really tried hard to find a good baby photo of myself with my parents,
but I was apparently not a very cooperative little one..)
And together, the three of us made a pretty happy and content little family.
(though I still never smiled during photos...)
see? happy and content.
But then, after I've gotten completely used to being an only child for many years,
they decided to add a baby boy to our family of three.
family of three!
three people, not four.
It was a rocky beginning at first for the no-longer-an-only-child,
getting used to having someone cuter around,
but somehow, the family of four managed to evolve into a pretty happy family of four
from a family of three in the end =)
I mean, how could we not? baby bro was pretty darn cute! haha
Somehow, our parents succeeded in raising two rambunctious little devils
into somewhat socially acceptable beings!
(at least we know how to put on a show in order to seem that way...? haha =p)
Only they know how difficult that process was... haha
Both of us even graduated from high school! =p
What I love about my parents is that they laugh together all the time.
Of course life gets in the way and tempers may flare,
but at the end of the day, they can make fun of one another and laugh together.
Oh, and they are always going on random trips and vacations together.
Then they call me from awesome places and we have conversations like this;
"Janny! we're in this awesome place doing these awesome things!! What are you up to?"
"...practicing... in a practice room... thanks for taking me parents..."
Here's to at least another quarter of a century of enjoying life together!!
Happy 25th Anniversary, dearest Mommy and Daddy!!
hehe, they so cute!
Happy Tuesday!


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Hogrefe is pleased to introduce its first-ever training course for the SON-R Non-Verbal Intelligence Test, an important assessment that can be used with indidivuals with a range of speech and communication difficulties, from ages 6 to 40.
The training course, to be held 23 October 2015, will be taught by Dr Selma Ruiter, an orthopedagogist and scientific researcher in the field of assessment of early childhood development and intelligence and learning assessment with school-aged children in the Netherlands. Visit our website for more details of the training can be found.
The SON-R 6-40 was recently approved by the SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC) for inclusion in its list of suitable tests for the assessment of learning difficulties (SpLD) in higher education.
This list is a key part of the National Assessment Framework for Applications for Disabled Students' Allowances. The purpose of the list is to promote quality and consistency in the Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA) process.
The approval means that the SON-R 6-40 can be used by educational psychologists and specialist assessors for the assessment of individuals seeking to apply for DSA. SON-R 6-40 is recognised for its potential use across a wide age range (6 to 40 years); few other assessments are available for use with those over 25. The non-verbal nature of the test also means that it can be used with individuals with communication difficulties, including the deaf, the partially deaf, and those with speech disorders. It is also widely used with children and adults who have little or no command of English.


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Height 22 cm, width 21 cm, depth 7.5 cm
Shoulder bag in rigid finish, with adjustable belt, calfskin with a soft semi-gloss finish, medium size and a circular pocket on the front, which creates a casual and fun design. This shoulder bag is handmade in Spain, manufactured by experienced craftsmen, taking care of the details and finishes and using only selected materials of the highest quality.
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Cellular Symphony Flow Cytometry Software
The Cellular Symphony
The Cellular Symphony is an audio representation of flow cytometric data. Each cell is represented by musical notes of timbre, pitch and volume dependent on its FCM parameters.
The program correlates the audio output with 2D and 3D graphical display. It may be that only a musical savant can detect the intricacies in a 3-instrument cellular symphony or it may be that the average cytometrist also can do so with practice. Your comments are invited.
This software has been developed and used at The Walter and Eliza Institute and is provided in a spirit of collegiality for testing by interested parties. It is provided without warranty of any kind and no claims are made regarding its suitability for any task. All are Java programs and will run on systems with Java 1.4.2 or later installed. Unpack the downloaded file to extract the application and launch by double-clicking.
WARNING: Do not subject primary data to any of these programs. All files should be backed up prior to processing.
- Download Cellular Symphony for Macintosh [114,173 bytes].
- Download Cellular Symphony for other systems [429,226 bytes].
A description of The Cellular Symphony was presented at a meeting of the Australasian Flow Cytometry Group (see AFCG 2006).
Note: in addition to Java, CellSymphony requires an accessible midi synthesizer (supplied with most modern sound cards).


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Love & Grace - Parenting Seminar Resources
This past weekend we were challenged and encouraged by our friend and brother Reid Monaghan as he presented a seminar on parenting called
Love and Grace: Aiming Children In A Godward Direction
We were given some great content and had some solid interaction with one another around how we can faithfully fulfill our roles as parents and encourage one another, in the body of Christ, in the process.
If you'd like to listen to the audio from the seminar and read along with the notes, we'll link them below.
We pray parents are challenged to lean into their roles as the chief (but not solo) disciple-makers in the lives of their Children. May God continue to lead and guide us as parents and as a body together.
Love and Grace - Audio - Session 1
Love and Grace - Audio - Session 2
Love and Grace - Audio - Session 3 (w/ Q&A)
Conference Notes
**If you'd like the resource on Family Devotions and Discipleship that Reid referenced during the seminar you can download his HOME TEAM: Family Worship Resource here.
More in River City Blog
June 2, 2020Pray, Fast, Engage
April 9, 2019River City Men: Stewardship of Time
May 8, 2018Five Celebrations of a Missional Community: Part Five


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Let the precious memories last forever with this Custom map art canvas print. Customize the map art with the location where you first met. Or you can personalize it with your wedding location. And finally, you will have the perfect anniversary gift that your spouse will cherish.
Besides, this Custom map art canvas print fits on many occasions. You can gift it as a wedding gift or birth announcement gift to your loved ones.
Also, check out other anniversary gifts here.
Refer to our in-depth guide to canvas sizes and location that helps you determine the right size for your purchase.


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Today we had a family morning at my son-in-law's work. He's a doctor in a practice with four other doctors. It's been a while since some things have been done--i mean, they've been doing their doctor-ly work, looking in ears and throats and wherever doctors are prone to look. But the building is looking somewhat tired and old, so he and the others want to give it a little lift--a new hairdo and a manicure at least.
They are part of the NHS--National Health Services, i think it stands for. Everyone is taxed which pays for their medical needs. It's not a perfect system, but neither is the American one. Unfortunately, what that means is they don't have the Kaiser-like money to spend on cool buildings and giant art for the walls, but they want to do what they can. If this means the doctor takes in his drill on a weekend to rehang the toilet paper holder, well, that's what we do, then!
We did a variety of fun little things--brought back the wood from beneath the layers of hand grime that had built up on the beautiful stairway handrail, scrubbed the steps themselves, covered some bulletin boards in fabric, sifted the assortment of gossip magazines and home and gardening magazines into a manageable amount. Sadly, there were probably two men's magazines in the whole bunch, making those an easy choice to keep.
The two little grandBrits did a great job of keeping themselves happy and busy, playing with the child toys in the waiting room, watching Curious George on grandma's laptop, checking up on mummy and daddy.
And so the process of brightening begins. Maybe Shawn will have this baby soon and i won't need to scrub any more stair treads.


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Kenzie Friesen will compete for the Softball Canada Women's Elite Team at the Canada Cup.
Canada Cup Website Softball Canada Women's Elite Team Recent Liberty graduate Kenzie Friesen will represent Canada next week, competing for the Softball Canada Women's Elite Team in the Canada Cup International Softball Championship.
The Canada Cup will be held in Surrey, B.C., from July 8-17, with training and exhibition games taking place Saturday through Monday. The main tournament begins on July 12, as Friesen's Canada Elite Team begins Pool D play against Team Puerto Rico at 6 p.m. ET.
The event features 15 total women's teams, including three Team Canada entries (Women's National Team, Women's Elite Team and Women's Junior Team) along with national squads from Australia, Mexico, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Chinese Taipei and Venezuela.
A native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Friesen made the 16-member roster after a selection camp that took place in Mississauga, Ontario, from June 22-27. A total of 36 players tried out, with 15 named to the Women's National Team and 16 selected to the Elite Team.
Friesen made the most of her final season at Liberty. She posted a 15-3 record with a 2.16 ERA, four shutouts and a Big South-leading .224 opponents' batting average. Her .833 winning percentage led all Big South pitchers, while her ERA was second. Friesen, a Big South All-Conference and VaSID All-State second team pitcher, was named 2017 Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She also earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. She was named to the NISC All-Tournament Team, going 4-0 with a 1.14 ERA at the event.
The Saskatoon native finished her career with a 24-16 overall record, sporting a 3.29 ERA with 14 complete games, six shutouts, 129 strikeouts and a .248 opponents' batting average in 257.2 innings pitched. She also holds the distinction of being the first Liberty pitcher to toss a shutout at Liberty Softball Stadium.
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- Cafe Holdings docket as of 2-27-19
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Cafe Holdings Corp. (Fatz Cafe)
This site has been created to provide unsecured creditors with information about the pending chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Cafe Holdings Corporation and related cases
On November 15, 2018, Cafe Holdings Corp., Cafe Enterprises Inc., CE Sportz LLC, and CES Gastonia LLC (collectively, "Cafe Holdings") commenced chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina ("Bankruptcy Court"). Judge Helen E. Burris is the presiding judge. On November 20, 2018, the Bankruptcy Court ordered that the cases be administratively consolidated under case number 18-05837.
Committee Appointment
On November 28, 2018, the United States Trustee appointed a committee of unsecured creditors in the Cafe Holdings cases; current members are: B&T Sand Co., Koury Corporation, Thrift Brothers Inc., Carolina Childcare Properties and Store Master Funding V LLC (the "Committee"). The Committee has selected Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP ("PSZJ") as counsel; the Bankruptcy Court approved the engagement on January 11, 2019. Brad Sandler and Shirley Cho are the principal attorneys at PSZJ responsible for this engagement.
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Happy New Year.. a bit belated!
Happy New Year to everyone! I wish all of you a happy, restful and peaceful time. Most of us are back to business as usual now and the new year holidays may feel like a distant memory. Conversely, many of us are still enjoying our new year resolutions and feeling fresh and inspired. Tell me, what did you resolve? As a very goal oriented person, I revel in the opportunity each year to set goals, evaluate the year that's passed and calibrate myself for the year ahead. Last year at this time I was at the beginning of my first year running Lucy's Project full time and was dedicated to seeing the organisation grow. It has been fantastic looking back on the many triumphs of 2018. we kicked it off the right way, winning the Lismore City Council, Citizen of the Year award for our work with Lucy's Project. This mainstream recognition has opened so many doors for us. We held a great conference in September, launched the first vet training session on recognising domestic violence toward animals in a clinical setting and how to respond when a human victim might also be at risk. We gave presentations across Australia, engaged further with stakeholders and state group chapters, won a grant from StreetSmart, lots of administrative/corporate governance changes and more! There are a few unfinished projects still on the boil including a local crisis foster group for the Lismore Region, change of structure, our new website, transcribing the lectures from the conference (where possible) and writing our 2019-20 strategy based on the outcomes of the conference. The next national conference will be held in 2020.
Of course, it's no secret that for me personally there have been some big changes in 2018! The birth of my daughter in late November completed my family and threw me into a bit of chaos with a few complications at the end of pregnancy and now a bit distracted as I adjust to a fussy baby and juggling family and work. I want to be one of those work from home mums you see in facebook ads, effortless balancing a baby on one knee as they tap furiously away at a keyboard in a white shirt and perfect hair. Alas, I'm still aiming to get the hang of that one! Family is a joy and I relish every moment with the littles. I'm blessed with two living children and one Angel Lucy who inspires me everyday and whose legacy drives me back to this desk with passion.
Unfortunately, this is not always the best time of year for families with emotions high, family conflicts at the fore, alcohol consumption increasing and sadly, an increase in instances of domesticated family violence. Look out for your friends and family, especially if you know they're vulnerable and please, call for help if you need it.
Call 1800RESPECT https://www.1800respect.org.au


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Services and Amenities at Holiday Lane Estates Assisted Living
Here are a few of the many services and amenities that Residents of Holiday Lane Estates enjoy:
- Spacious apartments with open floor plans and modern kitchenettes
- 24-hour staff to support personal care needs
- Medication management and pharmacy services
- Concierge services to assist with tasks big and small
- Transportation for community outings and individual appointments
- Healthy menus served restaurant style in our beautiful dining room
- Full-service beauty/barber salon
- Housekeeping and laundry services
- Planned excursions to local destinations and cultural events
- Vibrant calendar of diverse community activities
- Events for families to attend and enjoy together
- Senior-friendly exercise classes
- On-site theater, library, and more!
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A cozy home that's warm and inviting, express your style with room to relax at Holiday Lane Estates.
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What our residents say
My parents moved in Wyndham Court of Plano and it has been a blessing for our entire family. I know longer have to worry about my parent being alone and not able to get to them in time, if something happens. My parents enjoy the great food, the many activities and the super friendly staff. Thank you Wyndham Court of Plano.
Yolande Harrison
What our residents say
Into my third week living at Reunion Court of Kingwood! At 89 I am extremely satisfied & happy with these facilities. Certainly not lonely anymore. Food, fellowship, activities & format is so gratifying & well managed. I highly recommend Reunion Court for whatever your Senior age requirements might be!
Guy Worsham
What our residents say
My 90-year-old mother has been at Wyndham Court of Plano for nearly four years and we love the staff! My husband and I are local so I usually see her 3-4 days a week and she is so happy to be there! This is a small community so my mom is known and loved by all! She is so involved in the daily activities and I am so happy to have the support from this friendly staff!
Suzy Kuhlman
What our residents say
My mother has lived in the independent living community for 2 years. They are very attentive to their residents' needs. Recently, mom had a hospitalization and need to transition back to a respite care setting in assistant living. They went above and beyond to make that happen with my mother's comfort and care to be the primary focus!
Cheryl Oller
What our residents say
I love living here (Reunion Court of Kingwood). I came three months ago and have made more friends than I dreamed possible. I have not met anybody that is not cheerful and kind. There are many fun activities to do, a beautiful movie/chapel theater, library, tea room, exercise room, and lunchroom that serves fine dining with white tablecloths and waitresses.
Peggy Gifford
What our residents say
My mother in law resided in memory care at Reunion Court of Kingwood for a year and a half. We couldn't have asked for better people to care for our loved ones. Trina loved her and treated her like she was her own mother. Much love and thanks to all of you for everything you did for her and for us.
Anna Tankersley
What our residents say
My wife was admitted to the Memory Care unit at Wyndham Court of Plano this month. I found Mr. Preston Smith to be extremely knowledgeable and courteous. I couldn't have done this without Preston.
James Shaver
What our residents say
Great team of managers! Caring, and compassionate caregivers! Home-like family-focused community specializing in excellent care!
Monica Wells-Robertson
Set Up a Time to Visit Holiday Lane Estates
There's no better place for Exceptional Assisted Living in North Richland Hills than Holiday Lane Estates!
You'll see that for yourself when you schedule a private tour.
Call us at 817-345-4661to set up a time!


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Westside Moms
This group gathers regularly in many different capacities: casual meet-ups at libraries, parks, community centres, and homes; a monthly moms night out to pray for each other and discuss podcasts about motherhood & the Gospel; and bi-annual events at the Centre.
For all info on casual meetups and events please join the Westside Moms group on Planning Center or follow @westsidemoms on Instagram (or do both!). You can also find upcoming Westside Moms events on the wchurch.ca/calendar.
We are moms on mission to make Jesus known in our homes, friendships, and communities. We are imperfect women who don't have it all together, but we serve a God who does. We desire to see His Kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven so we invite the Spirit to empower this group of moms to bring the hope of Jesus to Vancouver.
We long to cultivate a deep relationship with Jesus; praising Him for the gift of motherhood while running to Him to lift the unique burdens that mothering brings. We practice preaching the good news of the gospel to ourselves, remembering that Christ's work for us secures our identity so we don't have to be "the best mom in the world".
We are called to make disciples in our home and in our community. We want to show our children how and why we follow Jesus and love His Word, taking every opportunity to show how the gospel changes everything.
This ministry serves to encourage one another with gospel hope in the daily rhythms of motherhood. Some days can feel lonely: piles of laundry, hectic commutes, diapers, and unending dishes, but Jesus meets us in the mundane. You're not alone! We are meant to be in community.


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Do you have a Facebook page for your brand? If you don't, then you're going to miss out on a lot of potential customers. If you already have a Facebook page then you need to be sure that you're using it correctly so that you attract the most business possible. Continue to read to learn about developing your Facebook marketing strategy.
If you want learn more about what your fans want, interact with them regularly. Pay close attention to your followers and what they want. There are a lot of popular businesses that get marketing tips from their fans. Don't ever ignore your fans as they have a good idea as to what they are looking for.
When you publish something on your website or other social media accounts, link to it from your Facebook page. If you're running a blog, for instance, it's easy to set it so that links and summaries of your latest posts are automatically cross-posted to Facebook. Even your tweets from Twitter can be linked to Facebook and be displayed there.
Your Facebook page needs to stand out from the rest when you are using it to promote the products of services of your business. You can do this by making your page colorful or adding lots of photos to it. Facebook users usually respond better to these pages compared to plain ones.
Look at Facebook as a great way to post content. Facebook isn't just about informal chit chat, it's also a major content format. Treat it that way. Cross promote information between your official website, blog and Facebook. You'll soon see that you can get tons of web traffic from Facebook.
Look into buying ads through Facebook. You are able to customize your ad so that only one gender or a certain age group can see it. Your budget can be your guide. In addition, you don't have to sign up to run the ad for a year or even for a few months; there is no obligation to keep it running. You can stop your ad whenever you want.
Sometimes, you need to post stuff about your brand other places besides your own page. Posting on Facebook pages that are not your own can get you a lot of attention. But really consider whether it's the type of attention that's best, overall. If you have something good to say you can post on other pages. Spamming other peoples sites can have negative consequences on your own site over time.
Your business probably doesn't really require a Facebook page if you only deal with customers occasionally, such as selling a car or a house. Your customers come and go randomly, so they'll have no reason to follow your day to day posts. Try making your ads on Facebook.
If your business isn't on Facebook yet, you should be inspired to change that now. You have all the information it takes to begin a successful Facebook marketing campaign, so don't put it off anymore. No matter what length of time you've used Facebook for, it's always good to make improvements. Use the information you've learned to assist you.


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Greetings from Salzburg, Austria! My wife and I are having a grand time in this beautiful city, surely one of the most charming in the world. "This is what happens when you combine great wealth, clerical density, and gorgeous mountains," exclaimed Stephanie happily as we sipped mulled wine tonight beneath the arches of an old monastery, huddling together as the snow fell lightly on the cobbled streets. We arrived here yesterday from Hannover, sped to our destination by the miracle of an Intercity Express train.
This morning I taught the first of three intensive classes on U.S. constitutional law at the University of Salzburg, and before another day goes by, I wanted to share an interesting fact about the students in my class: most of them aren't Austrian. Instead, in addition to three Austrian students, they hail from Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Wales—all participants in the Erasmus student exchange program. It's another instance I've encountered on my travels of a new way of legal thinking slowly being born within multi-national Europe.
I saw it in the gleaming halls of Erasmus University in Rotterdam, where I talked with faculty and students from the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Romania, Poland, Turkey, and Albania. I saw it in Brussels, where the office of legal advisor to the European Parliament includes lawyers from every EU member state. I saw it in Würzburg, where my students included Germans from migrant backgrounds, most notably from Azerbaijan, with which the law school has a history of educational exchange. And I saw it this morning in a dramatic way here in Salzburg. The parallel that comes to my own mind repeatedly is the transformation of the law of England after the Norman Conquest—the development of a new law, a new outlook, and ultimately a new people, under changed political and institutional circumstances.
As always, what I learn, and what my students learn, often comes from the unexpected. In Würzburg, one of the things that may have affected my students most wasn't my discussion of the different ways German and American lawyers think about legal interpretation, but instead the fact that when we found the door to the building in which we were about to hold class locked, I tried to help the student assistant find a solution to the problem by seeing if I could force open a window (rather than sitting around waiting for someone else to solve the issue—American faculty, apparently, being comparatively proactive).
Today, after teaching for six hours about the nature of American legal education, the origins and structure of the Constitution, and the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment (which prohibits government from taking private property unless it does so for public use and provides just compensation), I asked the students what struck them most about our time together so far. To vigorous nods from the rest of the class, a student from Poland said it was when I had spontaneously played this famous old "Schoolhouse Rock" video after we closely read the preamble to the Constitution. She didn't realize how great a role the Constitution plays in American popular culture, and she confessed that she could never have recited the preamble of her own nation's founding document.
More again before long—for now, we're off to eat dinner in a restaurant nestled into the hillside above the town (and, yes, we will be thinking of "The Sound of Music" as we walk there through the city streets!).


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"I set out to find the best upgrade product to give us the most bang for our buck. I had to find a solution that could quickly solve multiple problems throughout the continuum. This being my twenty-second year in the industry, I was familiar with existing companies and products, but I also knew technology has been advancing at lightning speed and there had to be something that would fit our needs. Thus, I found LifeShare Technologies. The CommunityShare platform was exactly what we needed. We had a chance to trial a box and it was as simple as they promised. Plug and play and we were up and running. No multi-days of training needed, our staff picked up very quickly. The community went from nearly zero technology to a robust and professional looking system of displays and applications within a week."
— Chris Romick, Executive Director at Grace Ridge Retirement Community
As Chris and many of our clients have stated, CommunityShare is a powerful tool that instantly makes an impact. CommunityShare creates efficiency, promotes engagement, and keeps everyone connected. Let's take a look at how:
Digital Signage – The CommunityShare device is one that easily connects to any television. Once powered on, it turns common area televisions into robust digital signage platforms that display menus, activities, announcements, birthdays, pictures, videos, and so much more. It creates a sense of professionalism as well as catches the attention of visitors within the community.
Calendaring – Long gone are the days of manually creating activity calendars. This process is tedious and time-consuming. With CommunityShare, our clients gain a powerful platform that automatically generates a 'live' calendar after activities are entered each month. This calendar can be printed off for residents, sent to family members, or posted on the website for marketing purposes.
Resident Notifications – CommunityShare also offers a solution to notifying residents of activities and events while they are in their rooms. For each activity that is entered into the LifeShare system, staff members have the choice of notifying individual residents via text message or phone call. This eliminates the need for staff members to go door-to-door reminding residents of an activity that begins in 15 minutes.
Family Mobile App – Amongst other features, a mobile app is provided free of charge to the entire community. Families are able to check on grandma or grandpa to see what they had for lunch, what activities are happening, or other important announcements. Residents and staff members can also utilize this tool if they have smartphones and want to stay up-to-date.
Activity Resources – Not only is CommunityShare a digital signage solution, but it also offers a variety of activity resources. There are games, music, podcasts, faith programming, news articles, pictures, videos, and more. Activity Directors around the country utilize these resources to plan engaging activities.
Upon joining the LifeShare family, the immediate impact experienced is unheard of. Residents become more engaged. Families are always in-the-know. Staff members are able to communicate more effectively. Communities are forever changed. CommunityShare is truly a differentiator that will help activity directors become more efficient, residents and families become more connected, and sales and marketing folks increase occupancy.
We would love to help your team strive to better connect your residents to their families. LifeShare is a great tool to help you achieve this. For a free demo, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Volkswagen Group India on Tuesday announced plans for management rejig under which Skoda Auto India's Managing Director Gurpratap Boparai will also lead Volkswagen India from next year.
"With effect from 1 January 2019, Gurpratap Boparai, currently Managing Director of Skoda Auto India Private Ltd, will also become Managing Director of Volkswagen India Private Ltd (VWIPL) Pavel Richter, Technical Director of Production in the 'INDIA 2.0' project will lead production responsibilities for the Group in India," the Group said in a statement.
According to the statement, the restructuring exercise is in order to use the existing synergies more efficiently in the development of this important growth market.
"In the future, all Group brands will continue their operations under the leadership of Gurpratap Boparai with a common strategy in the Indian Market. The restructuring of the Volkswagen Group companies in India is planned for next year, subject to regulatory approvals," the statement said.
The Volkswagen Group is represented by five passenger car brands in India: Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, ŠKODA, and Volkswagen.


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Part 2: Comelec leak – what can go wrong?
READ: PART 1: Comelec leak – what I discovered
The Comelec says that the information contained in the leaked database is public knowledge anyway. It is indeed public, but users of the website can search practically only their own records, or, at most, people they already know.
What the breach allows is a broader search and processing of data of information of all voters – and in large batches – not just one at a time. It also makes possible inferring relationships between different records.
For example, neighbor relationships can be derived from those assigned to the same precinct. Sibling relationships can be assigned high probabilities when people have the same family name and maiden name. Finally, it allows easier matching with external sources of data – whether done manually or automatically.
Anyone knowing your full name, date of birth, and address can start spoofing your identity in opening new email accounts (ex. Google Mail) and social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Spoofing becomes even more deceptive if the account can show real friends or contacts (whether friends or neighbors). The leaked data does not contain relationship info, other than perhaps people with the same last names assigned to the same precinct.
Once richer relationship information can be deduced through email replies or acceptance of friend requests, things can spiral out of control. (READ: Is Comelec liable for website data leak?)
Depending on the richness of data collected post-leak, criminal elements may be able to guess passwords or, if not possible, retrieve lost passwords and PINs by hurdling the usual security questions such as "what is your mother's maiden name", "what is your birthday", "or what is your city of birth" and also complex ones like names of pets.
You may accept a friend request, especially after seeing that the person is really your friend and you also see common friends shown with the request. You say hi to your new friend, calling him or her by nickname (another crucial piece of data). After accepting the request, you may then be sharing sensitive information only visible to your friends.
You may also blindly accept your new friend's request to join private Facebook groups you're also part of, thinking that it is safe to do so.
The fake friend posts a message saying that he or she is trying to reconstruct his or her address book because of a lost phone, so you offer to give your mobile number and email.
For your real friend whose identity had just been spoofed, things can get as messy as the impostor may already be doing things such as soliciting cash and making commitments.
Advancing from spoofing to full-blown identity theft, that is, to open bank accounts, apply for a postpaid mobile plan or credit card account, and apply for a bank, Social Security System (SSS) or HDMF loans, other critical data not present in the data leak will be needed.
Among these are government IDs like SSS, driver's license, passport, TIN or Tax Identification Number. There are conceivably many ways of deriving these types of information through other sources, and I won't cover these in this report.
It is critical that the Information Security of the primary sources of these pieces – SSS, Government Service Insurance System or GSIS, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Land Transportation Office, and the Department of Foreign Affairs, among others – be tightened further.
The Comelec data are just one piece of a larger puzzle. Too bad for top taxpayers in the Philippines. The BIR publishes this list on their website annually. Information on the list is enough to match information from the leaked data.
What now?
A lot has already been written about what to do to protect ourselves and take precautionary measures. There will never be enough tips, and media must continuously inform people on what to do to protect themselves. Smaller initiatives such as this will go a long way as well.
For banks, telcos and government entities – which are custodians of the other pieces of the identity information puzzle – information security and customer or citizen protection must be given more serious attention.
Invite a diverse set of IT professionals in technology to review sessions (not just people with certifications, else you create the perception that you are excluding people on purpose).
Besides, the hackers may not necessarily have the certifications you require from your reviewers. – Rappler.com


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After receiving many queries about the (admittedly exceptional) Mallorca, they've put together a guide to some of the other top cycling holiday destinations…
There are times when it feels like we only ever answer enquiries about the same three places – Port de Pollensa, Soller and Palma.
>> Cycling Weekly's guide to Mallorca
Of course, we love Mallorca. It's got some first-class riding (including the world famous Sa Calobra). But… that riding is limited and it can get very crowded. So, we have put together our hot list of off-season, warm weather alternatives to Mallorca for 2019, with quiet roads
Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands. The excellent climate means you can ride all year round. Pico del Teide, the dormant volcano at the heart of the island, is the main draw for cyclists: it is Spain's highest peak and provides the longest continuous road climb in Europe.
You can either stay high on the mountain (and benefit from the altitude, as many pros do), or on one of the famous black sand beaches at sea level. Off the bike, Tenerife is a richly cultured and diverse island. January to Easter is a great time to visit with your bike.
>>> Cycling Weekly's guide to Cycling in Teneriefe
>>>Cycling Weekly's guide to Cycling in Gran Canaria
Costa Dorada
Costa Dorada – The quiet roads here make Mallorca look like Piccadilly Circus in rush hour, on a day when there's a Tube trike. The riding is great and similar in many ways to Mallorca, while the hotels better value for money.
This part of Spain, an hour or so south of Barcelona, is busy with bucket and spade tourism in summer, but avoid peak season and you will have the beautiful, hilly back roads through the Priorat and the Montsant practically to yourself. Popular for training camps with Giant Alpecin, Team Wiggins and Bahrain Merida, this area is a very well-kept secret.
Girona – something of a spiritual home for cyclists, partly because so many pros live in and around this stunning medieval city. From the city centre, you can ride out into the hills where the climbing is good, or along flat roads to the coast. The best time to visit is November to May.
>>> Cycling Weekly's guide to Cycling in Girona
Girona also has a vibrant non-cycling scene, good food and great cafes. Also consider lloret de Mar, close to Girona, on the coast, and with better value hotels.
Adriatic Coast
Adriatic Coast – This is Pantani country and home to the Queen of Granfondos, the Nove Colli, the first ever Sportive which began in 1971.
The food, of course, is excellent and the roads wind through sixteenth-century villages and fields covered in olive trees, beneath medieval fortresses and across gorges.
The Italian Lakes
The Italian Lakes – Lake Garda, the gateway to the Italian Alps, is one of Italy's most popular and stylish destinations.
The lake is hemmed in by mountains, so there is a wealth of climbing. Lake Como although geographically close offers different, shorter and steeper riding, such as the Muro di Sormano, with its 25% sections, and Il Ghisallo, made famous by the Giro di Lombardia.
Both lakes are ideal to visit March to June and offer amazing cuisine as well as riding


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Luxembourg 30 June: Luxembourg - Diekirch
Schools and TV in Luxembourg
Our second school of the day was Ecole fondamentale Lorentzweiler.
The RTL national television was there as well to cover the event.
Rasmivan showing the children how the Peace Run relay works. It's always fun to pass the torch onto someone else.
Luxembourg 29 June
Wormeldange - Luxembourg
Canada 29 June
Keremeos, BC - Vernon, BC
Germany 29 June
Idar-Oberstein - Luxembourg
Russia 29 June
Saratov - Petrovsk
Russia 29 June
Smidovich - Birobidzhan
Luxembourg 1 July
Belgium 1 July
Diekirch - Champlon
Canada 1 July
Revelstoke, BC - Golden, BC
Russia 1 July
Moscow - Victory Park - Moscow - Gorky park
Russia 1 July
Teploozersk - Obluchye
Russia 1 July
Kondol - Penza


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LISTEN: New Teho Teardo
Cal Cashin
, March 14th, 2019 17:28
Teho Teardo's new album is the score to a forthcoming production at the Barbican
Teho Teardo has today shared new track 'London Offered Us Possible Mothers', a taster of forthcoming record Grief Is A Thing With Feathers.
Grief Is A Thing With Feathers is the soundtrack to the forthcoming Barbican production of the same name, based on Max Porter's award-winning novel. Opening 25 March, the production stars Cillian Murphy in the lead role and is adapted for stage by Enda Walsh, who co-authored David Bowie's Lazarus stage show.
'London Offered Us Possible Mothers', alongside the rest of the album, was composed shortly after Teardo read Porter's novel. Teardo combines harrowing string-work with something all the more dissonant, an unearthly accompaniment to the darkness of the production.
The album is out March 22 via Specula.
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