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Research Fellowships at the Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures
The newly-founded Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures (BRIHC) wishes to appoint two outstanding early career scholars to its two-year 2016 Fellowships. The period and topic of study is open, but candidates must clearly show how their proposed scheme of work relates to research currently undertaken within the School of History and Cultures (SHaC) – which includes African Studies, Archaeology, History, and Classics.
The appointees are expected to undertake a significant piece of independent research, and to produce research papers, manuscripts, or other outputs. During the Fellowship they are also expected to propose and write, with collaborators if necessary, grant application(s) for future and/or follow-on projects. Further, they will organise a series of research-related activities within the remit of the BRIHC, working with the Institute's Director or other members of staff within SHaC.
Candidates should outline their proposed scheme of work, broadly indicating the general themes, individuals, or research clusters they intend to work with, and give specific indications of their future plans for research in terms of applications, outputs and BRIHC activities (max. 2 pages).
BRIHC Fellowships are open to scholars of any nationality


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Close friend of slain ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa shot in the arm
A close friend of slain ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa was shot in the arm on Saturday, KwaZulu-Natal police confirmed.
Police spokesperson Brig Jay Naicker told TimesLIVE on Sunday that Thabiso Zulu sustained a minor injury in the arm after being shot at the weekend.
"He was treated and discharged from hospital," Naicker said.
He said police were yet to take a statement from Zulu.
"We were contacted by the hospital to tell us that he was shot. We could not get hold of him to take a statement, but he has called us and he will contact us so we can take a statement."
Zulu blew the whistle on alleged corruption involving a municipal tender at Umzimkhulu that ballooned from R4m to R37m' which he claimed was behind Magaqa's murder.
Before his murder' Magaqa had passed on documentation to the Hawks that allegedly proved corruption in the tender for upgrading Umzimkhulu Memorial Hall.
TimesLIVE reported in 2018 that Zulu was headed to court to demand protection after a threat assessment found that his life was in danger.
Zulu' who testified before the Moerane Commission of Inquiry into political killings in KwaZulu-Natal' told TimesLIVE then that he was busy finalising court papers.

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July 10, 2020 - Latest: What has happened to markets this year? by Darius McDermott
25th December 2014 by Jonathan Davis
The Government and the Bank of England (helped by the media) keep telling us Deflation is bad for us.
Think about that.
We don't want lower business and living costs. You really couldn't make it up. How surreal and Orwellian.
They say we need inflation as otherwise people won't buy stuff and the economy will suffer.
And yet… has anyone ever stopped themselves buying a TV or anything electronic, like a computer or a tablet, even though they KNEW the item will be much cheaper months later? No, noone.
Will cheaper food stop us buying groceries?
Exactly. It's that daft and, I am afraid to say, entirely self-serving. Governments and civil servants love inflation. Their own pensions are entirely index-linked so they could care less if inflation was 5% or even 500%. Inflation reduces the real value of govt debt…
The Bank of England loves inflation as it helps achieve their goals of stock markets for ever rising, the banks never failing again and people will borrow.
The people love deflation as our costs of living and running our small businesses fall. And we don't have index-linked pensions.
The people are getting our wishes for Christmas it would seem.
CPI was just announced at just 1.0%. Not deflation but not soaring prices either. And the trend in prices' inflation is down.
Then you see the price of Oil since the Summer…
A huge fall of a half and largely in one fell swoop from this Summer is NOT INFLATIONARY!
As everyone knows oil is (after labour costs) the next biggest cost of businesses. Thus businesses have had a big cost cut.
We too have had a big cost of living cut as our fill-up cost has gone down some 15%. (Some people ask me why only 15% when the price of oil has gone down 50%? Tax…).
We should have a big cut in our household heating and lighting charges but I doubt we will due to the cartel that supplies us as well as all the Green energy charges Brussels has decided we should pay.
However, if businesses cut their selling prices to stay competitive then we should have a somewhat smaller grocery bill.
1% CPI was without much of the fall in oil prices. Like 2009, it could go negative i.e. actual falls in the costs of living. Gosh, wouldn't that be absolutely dreadful Prime Minister and Governor (of the Bank of England)?
Can oil prices go lower? Yes. Will they? Who knows but we suspect we have not seen the bottom yet.
Globally, the bulk of modern economies are experiencing the same trend in very low inflation, bordering on deflation.
And this was at the end of October, prior to much of the oil price falls.
It seems to us that Deflation is something we will all get used to. We haven't experienced it sustainably for decades. And THAT is the issue.
Everyone assumes that what has been will be always. And THAT is what we have been trying to get people to see as nonsense for years.
THIS will impact investing, retirement planning etc. If you are investing as you have always done, you might want to reconsider.
We have been heavily invested in US Treasuries all year (Government Bonds in the US. The UK equivalent are Gilts). Generally, when these fall it smacks of rising inflation and vice versa – rises smack of falling inflation.
This is what has happened in 2014:
Long term US Ts up over 20% (25% taking into account income from these) this year – from what we are aware, the 5th biggest annual gain since 1926!
Deflationary! That's what global markets' participants are saying. Not just us.
"And yet… has anyone ever stopped themselves buying a TV or anything electronic, like a computer or a tablet, even though they KNEW the item will be much cheaper months later? No, noone.
Will cheaper food stop us buying groceries?
Exactly. It's that daft and, I am afraid to say, entirely self-serving."
I can understand not postponing purchases of things we absolutely NEED to physically exist (e.g. groceries).
But where is the evidence to back up the claim that purchases of 'discretionary', optional, non-essential items are not put off until prices get cheaper?
Unfortunately I can't give you any numbers or quote a source but I thought it was well understood that T.V's and computers/tablets/smartphone sales have gone through the roof over the last 20 or so years of falling prices in the electrical items trade.
Personally I want something now and if I can afford it I buy it now, I don't care that I can get it 10% cheaper next year as the cost of that 10% reduction is that I have not been able to use it for the last year and I might die (get run over by a car etc) before I have the opportunity to use it if I wait another year.
This kind of disinflationary scaremongering applies more to big ticket items where you borrow ooodles of money for the purchase like houses and cars (who wants to be left with a debt greater than the house value a year after purchase?) but everything else – i Don't think so.


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Gangneung, South Korea • The drought is over for the United States' long-track speedskaters — Salt Lake residents Brittany Bowe and Mia Manganello are bringing home some bronze.
Four years after the U.S. long-track skaters were shut out in Sochi, Russia, the U.S. squad of Bowe, Manganello and Heather Bergsma edged out Canada and captured third place in the team pursuit here Wednesday night.
"It just goes to show it takes a team to get you there," Bowe said. "It's kind of a perfect ending for the Olympics for myself personally."
Team USA found itself in the race after the Russian skaters lost their spot in the pursuit in the wake of the nation's athletic doping scandal. And Bowe, who was down to her last race in Pyeongchang, took advantage of the opportunity to cap her comeback story with an Olympic medal.
Bowe has had a long road to Pyeongchang. In July 2016, the Florida native who has lived in Utah since 2010 was training at the Utah Olympic Oval when she collided with another skater. For 18 months, Bowe dealt with the lingering effects of her concussion — dizziness, blood pressure issues, fainting — all the while keeping hope that she would be ready for these Olympics.
"A year ago … I wasn't able to work out for 10 minutes without having a near fainting episode," she said. "I was watching world singles on my couch in a really dark place."
But Bowe had looked healthy and returning to form in South Korea the past two weeks. Three times she raced to a top-five finish. But a medal had eluded her and the rest of the U.S. long-track skaters.
That changed Wednesday night.
With the Americans a long shot to beat the Dutch and advance to the gold-medal race, the U.S. rested Bowe to keep her fresh for a shot at the bronze. With a medal on the line, Bowe and the Americans beat Canada by 45-hundredths of a second.
"It definitely wasn't the prettiest, but hey, it's a medal regardless," Manganello said. "We put it all out there. Hands on the legs. Stumbling. We made it real dramatic for the viewers."
Bowe, Manganello and Bergsma are the first U.S. long-track skaters to medal since the 2010 Games in Vancouver and the first U.S. women to win an Olympic medal in long-track since Jennifer Rodriguez did it in Salt Lake in 2002.
"It's great. I'm not sure it has completely soaked in yet," Bowe said. "But I know when we're on the medal plaza getting our medals around our neck, it will probably be the coolest moment of our lives."


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Supreme Court of Montana
April 10, 2018
IN THE MATTER OF: B.M., S.J. and B.J., Youths in Need of Care.
Submitted on Briefs: March 14, 2018
FROM: District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, In and
For the County of Cascade, Cause Nos. CDN 14-129, CDN 14-130,
CDN 14-131, Honorable John A. Kutzman, Presiding Judge.
Appellant: Julie Brown, Montana Legal Justice, PLLC,
Missoula, Montana.
Appellee: Timothy C. Fox, Montana Attorney General, Katie F.
Schulz, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Joshua
A. Racki, Cascade County Attorney, Matthew Robertson, Deputy
County Attorney, Great Falls, Montana.
Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court
Internal Operating Rules, this case is decided by memorandum
opinion and shall not be cited and does not serve as
precedent. Its case title, cause number, and disposition
shall be included in this Court's quarterly list of
noncitable cases published in the Pacific Reporter and
Montana Reports.
D.J. (Mother) is the biological mother of B.J., S.J., and
B.M. (collectively, the children). Mother appeals the August
28, 2017 order of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade
County, denying Mother's motion to withdraw
relinquishment of her parental rights.
On June 10, 2014, the Department of Public Health and Human
Services (the Department) filed a Petition for Emergency
Protective Services, Adjudication as Youth in Need of Care
and Temporary Legal Custody (TLC) following several reports
concerning the children's welfare. Mother stipulated to
adjudicate the children as youths in need of care at the July
11, 2014 show cause hearing. Mother later stipulated to a
treatment plan and TLC. The District Court granted several
TLC extensions due to Mother's incarceration in
Washington. Initially, the Department filed petitions to
terminate Mother's parental rights on May 3, 2016. On
December 12, 2016, the District Court denied the petitions
because the Department had failed to prove that Mother's
condition or conduct was unlikely to change within a
reasonable time; however, the District Court extended TLC to
the Department.
After Mother was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs
on February 11, 2017, the Department filed new petitions for
termination of Mother's parental rights. The District
Court held a termination hearing on August 2, 2017. During
the hearing, after a recess was called to allow Mother and
her counsel to confer, the District Court was notified Mother
wanted to relinquish her parental rights. Based on this
notification, the District Court had Mother take the stand
and proceeded with a lengthy colloquy. Under oath, Mother
stated the following: (1) she met with counsel to consider
all available options; (2) no undue pressure occurred during
the recess; (3) acknowledged that she understood the effects
of relinquishing her rights; (4) she had thought about
relinquishing her rights before the August 2 hearing; (5) the
relinquishments were her "decision from the
beginning"; and (6) relinquishment of her parental
rights was in the best interest of the children. Further, the
District Court inquired of Mother's intent to waive the
three-hour counseling requirement pursuant to §
On August 21, 2017, Mother filed a motion to withdraw the
relinquishments due to duress. On August 28, 2017, the
District Court denied Mother's motion. Subsequently, the
District Court issued its Findings of Fact, Conclusions of
Law, and Order terminating Mother's parental rights on
October 18, 2017. With regards to Mother waiving the
three-hour counseling requirement, the District Court
determined good cause existed because of the "uncertain
status of [Mother's] criminal affairs, the need to give
these children permanency, the unqualified nature of
[Mother's] stated intent during the August 2 sworn
relinquishment colloquy, and her testimony during the
A parent or legal guardian's right to revoke a
relinquishment and consent to adoption is governed by
statute. In re N.R.A., 2017 MT 253, ¶ 9, 389
Mont. 83, 403 P.3d 1256 (citing § 42-2-417, MCA; In
re S.R.T., 2011 MT 219, ¶ 11, 362 Mont. 39, 260
P.3d 177). We review a district court's interpretation
and application of a statute, which is a conclusion of law,
for correctness. S.R.T., ¶ 11 (citations
omitted). We review a district court's findings of fact
to determine whether those findings are clearly erroneous.
A district court may set aside a relinquishment if the
individual who executed the relinquishment can establish
"by clear and convincing evidence, before a decree of
adoption is issued, that the consent was obtained by fraud or
duress." Section 42-2-417(1)(a), MCA. Under the statute
duress may be established if clear and convincing evidence
demonstrates "the parent was subjected to a wrongful act
or threat that overcame her free will." N.R.A.,
¶ 14.
We conclude Mother failed to meet her burden of showing clear
and convincing evidence demonstrating she was under duress
when she executed the relinquishments. Based upon the
evidence in the record, it is clear Mother executed her
relinquishments knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently.
Throughout the colloquy, Mother stated several times:
executing the relinquishments were of her own volition, she
understood the consequences of the relinquishments, and
executing the relinquishments was for the best interest of
the children. We are unpersuaded by Mother's argument
that she experienced duress because she believed she would
retain some rights-visitation rights-if she executed the
relinquishments. Mother explicitly stated she understood she
would not retain any parental rights to the children and any
visitation was at the discretion of the foster parents.
Further, Mother was asked directly if she felt any undue
pressure during or from her conversation with her attorney,
case worker, and county attorney. Mother answered the
question in the negative. Mother's characterization of
the colloquy is amiss.
Further, Mother argues the relinquishments should be set
aside because they were obtained through fraud and the
District Court did not have good cause to waive the
counseling requirement. Neither argument was presented to the
District Court. We generally do not consider issues raised
for the first time on appeal. In re T.D.H., 2015 MT
244, ¶ 22, 380 Mont. 401, 356 P.3d 457. Nevertheless,
the record is clear the relinquishments were not induced by
false promises or representations. Moreover, the District
Court inquired and articulated the good cause to waive the
counseling requirement pursuant to § 42-2-409, ...
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Massumi injects a little Bergson into cultural studies in an attempt to extend Foucault's archaeological project — assume motion not arrest (or in Foucaultian shorthand: "assume discontinuity, explain continuity"). Continue reading "becoming-affective"


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From Lattice: "New NIST Standard Tackles Latest Attack Vector for Servers"
There is an emerging, though not widely known attack vector for hacking a server: firmware. Last month, researchers at ESET published a report on Lojax, a rootkit (firmware hacking tool) believed to have been developed by Sednit, the notorious cyberespionage group linked to Russian military intelligence. Lojax is designed to exploit vulnerabilities in UEFI, a firmware specification that allows computer hardware to interact with an operating system. Once installed, it is nearly impossible for antivirus software to detect. It also has the availability to remain active even after a clean reinstallation of the operating system or swapping out the computer's hard drive.
In a 2016 survey conducted by ISACA, over half of respondents that self-described as seeing hardware security as a priority for their organization "reported at least one incident of malware-infected firmware being introduced into a company system," and 17 percent "revealed that the incident had a material impacti."
Firmware is the bootable software code executed immediately after a server component (i.e. CPUs, network controllers, RAID-on-chip solutions, etc.) is first powered up. Typically, a component's processor assumes the firmware is a valid starting point, boots from it and uses it to verify and load higher-level functionality in stages depending on the server's configuration. In some cases, the processing component uses the firmware to perform required functions throughout its entire operating life.
As systems are shipped with an installed firmware, they are vulnerable to attacks through the system supply chain: a manufacturing site, while the system is in transit, or during the system integration, bug-fix or feature enhancement operations. As it is difficult to detect the malware embedded in firmware after booting from it, the malware tends to persist through system updates and upgrades. Fortunately, the tech industry is responding to the challenge of securing firmware. Earlier this year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the NIST SP 800 193 specification, which defines a uniform firmware security mechanism known as Platform Firmware Resilience (PFR). Support for PFR comprehensively prevents attacks on all firmware in a computer. The specification is based on three guiding principles:
- Protecting firmware against attack while the system is operational
- Detecting compromised firmware stored in SPI flash
- Recovering from a compromised firmware into a known good firmware
The NIST SP 800 193 standard stipulates that Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) be implemented in hardware using a compliant root-of-trust device. A revolutionary approach based on a Root-of-trust FPGA makes NIST compliant PFR implementation simple and rugged. This approach is comprehensive to cover all firmware in a server system.
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Our ecosystem is built with many moving pieces and there is never just one factor affecting a species or putting a population at risk, and this is true of the Little Smoky caribou range. Maintaining caribou population and habitat is a priority. There are several things being done to address this including restoring and managing lands and managing the populations of predator species in the area, this includes wolves. Let's talk numbers When it comes to wolves (one of Alberta's better known predators) the population has cycled between scarcity and abundance. The current estimated wolf population in Alberta is 7,000 wolves, an increase from 4,000 wolves in the early 1990s. How do wolves pose a threat to caribou? Continue reading


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Original Title: 昼顔 – 平日午後3時の恋人たち-
Episodes: 11
Year: 2014
Channel: Fuji TV
Theme: Melodrama
Love Affairs in the Afternoon is a drama focusing on the extra-marital affairs of two housewives – Sawa and Rikako. As the title implies, the two women get to spend time with their lovers during the afternoon when their husbands are at their 9 to 5 jobs.
Sawa has been married for five years to her self centered husband. Their married life is peaceful and sadly uneventful. The couple hasn't had sex in forever and Sawa's husband is more focused on his two hamsters than his wife. Let's add that Sawa's mother-in-law is the nosy type. She inserts herself in the couple's life and spend quite some time in their apartment – cooking, gossiping, and spying on Sawa. Is Sawa cheating? Who was the man she was talking to earlier? The mother in law is also pressuring Sawa to have children. She even goes as far as to dig deep enough and find out about the couple's sex life. The mother in law then finds it justified to give advice about the couple's sex life. Let's add the rude comments such as : "You are just not sexy at all" or "Can't you be fashionable sometimes?"
Rikako seems to have it all – successful husband, nice house, money, and two adorable daughters. Yet, she feels neglected by her husband. Rikako's husband treats her like a slave. She does all the housework and he doesn't seem to appreciate her hardwork at all. He simply takes it for granted. His opinion of Rikako is overall not flattering: "My wife can lack common sense sometimes" or "She's not that smart to cheat."I guess someone is in for a surprise… How ironic is it that Rikako's husband is the editor-in-chief of a magazine that depicts women in an erotic way and glamorize women cheating on their husbands? It's easy to make the topic look glamorous on topic, but how does it feel when you are a victim of adultery yourself?
Rikako is looking for fleeting moments of passion. Having extra-marital affairs are like business transactions to Rikako. As soon as it's not advantageous, she lets it go and moves to the next one. Rikako tends to run away when things get too serious. Passing as dumb in her husband's eyes is actually to her benefit.
Prior to meeting Rikako, Sawa never thought about cheating on her husband. She felt like women cheating were betraying their families. She was self righteous and full of principles. Everything changes when Rikako moves in the neighborhood. Sawa becomes entangled in Rikako's life when she covers one of her extra marital affairs. Covering Rikako's affair, Sawa also meets Yuichi – a high school teacher. Yuichi, who is also married, starts developing a relationship with Sawa.
Meanwhile Rikako's affairs are becoming more and more risky. She sleeps with the former illustrator of her husband's magazine, Kato, and has a hard time getting rid of a former lover.
Sawa's interest in Yuichi pushes her to re-discover herself as a woman. She spends time finding an outfit and doing her makeup. She wants to feel desirable and beautiful again. Like she puts it herself, she isn't irritated at her husband anymore because she now has something to look forward too – spending time with Yuichi. Yuichi is introverted and not the type to make someone laugh, but his presence only is enough for Sawa. What she wants is someone who listens to her.
I felt a little uneasy for Sawa cheating on her husband after reading the synopsis and watching the first few minutes, but that quickly changes. Sawa's husband turns out to be a cheater too! Surprise, surprise…
Rikako's character is a lot harder to understand. Sometimes it seems like she wishes to develop deeper feelings for her lovers, but she always finds a way to ruin it. Is it in order not to be caught? One thing is for sure: Rikako enjoys the adrenaline rush. She might have met her match in Kato. The latter doesn't let Rikako walk all over him and treats her exactly the same way she treats him.
I also wanted to add that the synopsis and many comments that I have seen make it seem like Rikako has forced Sawa in cheating on her husband. That's partly false. I say partly because Sawa felt curious. She was intrigued by the possibility of discovering a different world – one filled with excitement and passion. Yes, Rikako doesn't have the best influence, but it's not all white or black. In a way, Rikako forces Sawa to face reality. She is not satisfied with her current life plus she realizes that there might not be any love left in her marriage at all.
Is a marriage about eternal love?
Sawa married her husband because she loved him at first. Where did that love go? In my opinion, both settled in their daily routine. I feel like love is a plant that needs to be nourished. If you don't take care of it by giving attention to your significant other, it will simply die. At this point, I can say that Sawa and her husband are together because they feel comfortable. They are used to each other and so what makes them stay together is habit and not love.
A housewife's place
I feel like if Sawa and Rikako's lives didn't simply revolve around their families things could have been different. If Sawa and Rikako had careers, passions, and friends of their own, they would have a sense of fulfillment. They wouldn't feel that lonely and longing for this form of excitement. It would have also gave them the opportunity to have a say when facing their husbands.
Not friends, but accomplices
Sawa and Rikako have developed a peculiar relationship. Sawa was totally opposed to a friendship with Rikako, but since she is now starting an affair of her own the status of accomplices seem to be more appropriate. They are in this together. It is twisted and maybe even messed up, but it's still a strong bond.
I tend to find Japanese dramas slow and to this day there are none that I have finished. I hope to make this one the first that I watch until the end (Not even Hana Yori Dango).
~ maniac Ride


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The Ballroom Dance Club of Hendersonville elected new officers for 2008: Tom Broad, president; Fran Ackley, vice-president; and Bill Young, treasurer. The club is opening up the New Year's Dance at the Opportunity House Annex to the public 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Dec. 31. 50 pre-paid reservations, $15 per person will be accepted.
An mirrored ball was added and while you will find no competition with "dancing with the stars" here, you will find a club where everyone dances their own style in a smoke-free atmosphere.
If you miss out on the New Year's Eve dance, come Jan. 18 for a most unusual dance- happy everything. Join us from 7:30 to 10 p.m. and celebrate your favorite holiday. The cost is $3 for members and $5 for nonmembers.


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PUTRAJAYA: Let the police do thorough investigations into the tax refund issue, said former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.
He also said all parties and officers in the Cash Flow Committee should be consulted on the matter.
"They know the truth and financial operating procedures we had to abide in managing the country's financial position," he said in a brief statement here today in commenting on the issue.
The Cash Flow Committee under the Finance Ministry is headed by the Treasury secretary-general.
"Allah knows the truth and will protect the innocent, " said Mohd Irwan Serigar.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has claimed that the previous government failed to refund excess income tax and real property gains tax totalling RM16.046 billion as of end-May.
Earlier, Lim had also claimed that Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds of RM19.25 billion had not been returned due to failure to transfer sufficient amounts to the relevant trust account.
It was reported that the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has confirmed Lim's claim that a total of RM16.046bil in excess income tax and real property gains tax has not been refunded to taxpayers for over six years.
IRB director-general Datuk Seri Sabin Samitah was reported as confirming that the total amount involved 1,653,786 incidents consisting of companies, individuals, societies, associations and foundations, as of May 31 this year.
Sabin said the postponement of tax refunds was mainly due to inadequate funding in the Tax Refund Trust Fund (TRFT).
It was reported that Customs director-general Datuk Seri T.Subromaniam said the Department, during the monthly Trust Fund committee meetings, had requested that RM82.9 billion be transferred to the GST Refunds Trust Account, but only RM63.5 billion was effected. – Bernama


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Grinde, Donald A., Jr.
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In recent years, border studies have emerged as a new set of theoretical approaches to the intertwined issues of nationalism, national borders, and citizenship. This work has largely emphasized the challenges that Chicana/o and Latina/o cultures of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands pose to notions of belonging to one culturally homogeneous nation, which corresponds to the outlines of the nation-state. While border studies originally emerged from analyses of a particular geographic place (the U.S. Southwest), notions of border crossings and border identities have more recently come to be identified with members of a Latina/o diaspora that transcends the United States and Latin American nation-states. Thus, border studies' grounding in a specific place has given way to a sense of belonging that is no longer tied to place of residence and to which political limitations like nation-state borders are becoming less and less meaningful.
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Gomolla, Mechtild
Der Text untersucht die Bedeutung von institutioneller Diskriminierung, einer sozialwissenschaftlichen Kategorie, die in Deutschland rechtlich und politisch zunehmend relevant geworden ist. Neben begriffsgeschichtlichen Hintergründen werden zentrale theoretische und methodologische Perspektiven ausgearbeitet, um diesen noch wenig verstandenen Aspekt sozialer Ungleichheit und Unterdrückung empirisch und theoretisch weiter erschließen sowie geeignete Interventionen entwerfen und umsetzen zu können. Akzentuiert wird dabei das Themenfeld Migration und Bildung.
Beckford, James A.; Joly, Danièle; Khosrokhavar, Farhad
Prison is one of the state institutions that most clearly exercises coercion. In a way it is doubly coercive because it removes disorderly elements from wider society by force – and then organises a tightly controlled regime for these elements within prison. A number of assumptions underlie the prison environment, such as the need to hold inmates on tight reins since their background reveals a propensity to break rules and cause disruption. Although the prison institution as such is mostly accepted as legitimate by the rest of society, this is not necessarily the case for the majority of inmates. On the contrary, there is a tendency for them not to accept their situation. This is why prison authorities see the need to govern through the enforcement of discipline.
Cardosi, Georgia; Lizarralde, Gonzalo; Kibue, Susan N.; Bornstein, Lisa
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For decades, urban growth in developing countries has been examined through a formal-informal dichotomy. Conceptions of the "informal" urban development have evolved: from a temporary phenomenon to be eradicated, to a solution to unmet housing and services demands, and to a recognition of interdependent practices that overlap with the "formal" ones. Based on empirical evidence from Nairobi, Kenya, this paper examines how informality works and analyzes the governance of shared contested spaces. A long-term longitudinal case study is presented, the informal Toi Market, where data was collected between 2004 and 2016. Semi-structured interviews, focus groups, mapping, and observation from different periods provide insight into the market spatial organization, shedding light on informal-formal links, their underlying dynamics, and governance. Results indicate that urban informality consists of multilevel alliances among diverse stakeholders and is an integral part of, and not opposed to, formal urban development. Those alliances shape both horizontal and vertical structures in which community groups, external groups and institutions operate. Results further suggest that migration and the resulting dynamics of governance networks rooted in complex, and sometimes conflictual identity politics of urban dwellers, including ethnic affiliations, needs to be factored into the matrix of informal urbanism. The paper thus proposes adding the term multilevel informality to the literature on informality, suggesting the use of a concept that better reflects such complexity.
Jordan, Thomas
So far, in this consideration of quality of life, the focus has been on the social nature of people
. Two groups have been considered using their numeric nature, that is, the accretion of information from more than one person, to infer the quality of life in the age of sailing ships. We now turn to internal aspects of the human experience in order to recognize the subjective aspect of quality of life.
Kock, Charlotte
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Cultural competence (CC) was introduced to reduce substance use treatment (SUT) disparities among migrants and ethnic minorities. However, outcome reviews report limited evidence for its effectiveness in reducing SUT disparities. This paper applies Bacchi's "What's the problem represented to be?" approach and an ecosocial perspective in a narrative review (2007–2017) of CC in SUT. This review qualitatively identifies (1) the origin and (2) nature of CC and derivatives in SUT, (3) the presuppositions, (4) how the concepts are questioned and (5) what is left unquestioned. The literature search yielded 41 studies. (1) CC originated in the USA whereas derived concepts are more common in other continents. (2) Components of CC and derivatives are mostly located at the micro (client–provider) level. (3) The most prevalent presuppositions are situated at the micro service user (language, trauma, shame) and the macro level and to a lesser extent at the provider level (ethical requirements, discomfort) and client–provider interaction (distrust, confidentiality, countertransference, worldviews). (4) The authors of the reviewed papers question whether CC is sufficient, how it relates to generalist treatment approaches and whether CC is sufficiently evidence based. (5) Unquestioned issues concern defining culture, formal treatment access, the 'prevalence presupposition' and a lack of macro outcome indicators.
Agadjanian, Victor
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Since Boserup (1970) first set the agenda for research on gender and work in developing settings several studies of sub-Saharan Africa have described how women can successfully compete with men in both rural and urban labor markets (e.g., Osirim 1996; Spring 2000) and how women's increased participation in labor forces affect gender relations and family decisions (e.g., Adepoju and Oppong 1994). Most of this literature has been concerned with sub-Saharan women's catching up to men in rates of labor force participation and entry into traditionally male occupations but has typically overlooked the opposite phenomenon— men's work in traditionally female jobs. Yet studies in developed settings suggest that this phenomenon may have profound implication for gender identity and inequality. Thus Williams (1989, 1992, 1995) showed that men and women reproduce and maintain gender differences while participating in nontraditional occupations and that, reflecting the dominant gender hierarchy, this process is asymmetrical: while women entering traditionally male occupations are relegated to their margins, men involved in traditionally female occupations are, on the contrary, often channeled to the most prestigious and materially rewarding specialties that are also seen as more "masculine." At the same time, men in traditionally female occupations, such as nursing, librarianship, elementary school teaching and social work, do become objects of negative "feminine" stereotypes on the part of clients and outsiders. The gender stigma attached to these occupations (in addition to lower material returns) may deter men from entering
those occupations in greater numbers (Williams 1992) or prompt them to leave those occupations quickly (Jacobs 1993; Williams and Villemez 1993).
Laguerre, Michel S.
The digital city is an important component of the global city. Global digital practices and communications have become part of the daily routine of digital city residents. In the digital city, the local is not a mere given that is then shaped by the global. Instead, the global and the local manifest themselves in and through each other.
Goebel, Simon
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Politische Talkshows fungieren als Gradmesser des öffentlich-medialen Diskurses. Sie greifen jene Themen auf, die tagesaktuell eine hohe mediale Resonanz erfahren und inszenieren sie mit Mitteln unterhaltender Fernsehästhetik. Besonders häufig wurde in den letzten Jahren das Thema Flucht aufgegriffen. Mitentscheidend für die Frage, welche Vorstellungen und Narrative in den Sendungen dominieren, ist die Auswahl der Gäste durch die Polittalk-Redaktionen. Die Gäste weisen häufig einen bemerkenswerten Mangel an Expertise zum diskutierten Thema auf. Insofern fragt der Beitrag mit Blick auf Polittalks, in denen Flucht thematisiert wird, inwiefern Wissenschaftler_innen als Akteure in Polittalk-Sendungen diesem Mangel begegnen oder begegnen könnten. Die Analyse einschlägiger Sendungen sowie zweier Experteninterviews verweist auf ein Dilemma, wonach die fernsehmedialen Rahmenbedingungen einer wissenschaftlich fundierten Argumentationsweise hinderlich sind, gleichzeitig aber der wissenschaftliche Anspruch besteht, Expertise in den öffentlichen Raum zu tragen.
Rabe, Marlize; Swart, Ignatius; Beer, Stephan
Young people in South Africa are not equally affected by unemployment and precarious living conditions and, given the racialized past of the country, it is not surprising that race and class play influential roles in young people's life chances. High unemployment figures and limited targeted social assistance programmes exacerbate the difficult circumstances under which young people live. NEET (not in employment, education or training) serves as an indicator of marginalisation in South Africa and underscores the precariousness among different categories of young people in the country. Pretoria, one of the urban centres in South Africa, attracts many such young people. Employing a life course perspective, we conducted three focus groups and qualitative individual interviews with 24 young people in Pretoria. Mobility, including migration, emerged as a survival strategy employed by young people. Moving within the city or between the city and nearby towns is a way of life for many participants. In some cases, the responsibilities towards specific family members form a driving force for survival and a point of orientation. But others became stuck within a geographical area and particular life circumstances, resulting in a breakdown of all relationships with family members and a loss of place.
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Your understanding of studio policies helps make sure I can focus more of my attention on building a creative learning environment, and less on administrative tasks. I've designed the following policy with your most important questions in mind.
Tuition (AKA, "What's it going to cost me?")
- Tuition is charged in flat, monthly rates from August through May. Please contact WPS for current tuition rates.
- Monthly tuition rates are based on a total teaching commitment of 33 weeks this academic year (August 2019 – May 2020).
- Payments are due on the seventh day of each month.
- A late penalty of $10 will be automatically assessed for any payments received after the seventh of each month.
- An annual materials fee of $65/student will be charged in August 2019, or upon registration. This covers all books and materials for the academic year.
- Payment is accepted by cash, check, or online credit card payment through My Music Staff.
- Please make checks payable to Christina Whitlock. Payment can be made in person, or checks can be mailed to my home address
- Should you choose to discontinue lessons prior to June 2020, a cancellation fee of $50 will be added to your account.
- A fee of $35 will be assessed for any returned checks.
- Account balances of $200 or more, left outstanding for more than two weeks, will result in suspension of lessons until the balance is reconciled.
When do we have lessons?
- Lessons are scheduled Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00am and 7:00pm
- The studio will be CLOSED the following dates (for the 2019-2020 year):
August 1st -9th
October 7th-11th
November 18th – 22nd
December 23rd – January 10th
March 23rd – 27th
May 18th – 31st
- Lessons on holidays, apart from those included in the weeks mentioned above, will meet as scheduled, unless communicated otherwise by either party.
- Any additional studio closings (other than those listed above) will result in a rescheduled lesson at a mutually-agreeable time, or a pro-rated adjustment to student accounts for the following month.
- Group performance classes will take place occasionally throughout each semester, in lieu of private lessons for the week. These classes are designed for students between the ages of 5-18 (student age and level of repertoire determine class assignments).
- A full studio calendar can be found by clicking here
What about summer?
- Students are expected to choose from offered packages between the months of June and July, or pay the expressed holding fee to remain on the academic year roster for the upcoming year.
What if we can't make it to our lesson?
- Consistency in lesson attendance is important to a student's success in music. Please make every effort to keep your scheduled lesson time a priority.
- Due to scheduling restrictions and childcare arrangements on my part, rescheduled lessons should never be expected.
- If you are unable to attend a scheduled lesson, you may choose one of the following options:
- Skype/FaceTime Lesson: This is a terrific way to make a lesson happen if transportation issues arise, or if there is a conflict with the Sick Policy. Skype/FaceTime lessons will take place during your regularly scheduled lesson time.
- Pre-Recorded Lesson: Students may submit video recordings of their assigned repertoire before their scheduled lesson time. Videos may be uploaded to the (private) Studio YouTube Channel, or sent to me directly. I will then use their assigned lesson time to provide written and/or video feedback, as well as follow-up assignments.
- Bonus Assignments: If technology is not going to allow for a Skype/FaceTime lesson or a Pre-Recorded Lesson, I will use the student's lesson time to design an individualized assignment for the week to come. The assignment will be delivered electronically to the email I have on file.
- Please note, these options are ONLY available to those who provide advanced notice of their absence.
What is your Sick Policy?
My home studio is a high-traffic area, with multiple families coming in and out each day. I appreciate your help in making sure we only share music and laughter here (and as few germs as possible!).
- Students missing school the day of their scheduled lesson due to illness should not attend their lesson that day. Please refer to "What if we can't make it to our lesson?"
- Students should be vomit-free and fever-free for a minimum of 24 hours before attending a lesson.
- Any instances of head lice or bed bugs in your home need to be communicated to me BEFORE attending a scheduled lesson. I promise discretion on my part, but please understand the importance of working with me to minimize risk to other families, as well as my own.
- All sick policies apply to those coming inside to make use of the waiting area and/or bathroom. Any ill-feeling accompanying parties are kindly asked to wait in their vehicle.
- Please keep me informed of any additional health situations that might be considered questionable.
- I reserve the right to end a lesson at any point due to concerns about sickness.
What do I do when I arrive?
- Lessons take place in my home studio.
- Please park in the driveway, not in the street. You are welcome to park on either the far right or far left of the three-car drive.
- Ring the doorbell (as opposed to knocking on the door) at the time of your lesson. In order to maintain focus and productivity through all lessons, please do not ring the doorbell more than two minutes prior to your assigned lesson time.
- "Official" lesson time is determined by my cell phone carrier, Sprint. I am happy to work with you to ensure our clocks are synced accurately together.
- Please plan to remove all shoes once inside the front door. You are welcome to keep socks or slippers here for comfort.
- We are currently a pet-free home, but that could change. Please communicate any allergy concerns.
Do you have a waiting room?
- A small waiting area is provided in the studio (please note, this is no longer a separate room). Michael and I kindly request your respect of our public and private space, limiting your wait time to this designated room, and to the guest bathroom around the corner, when necessary.
- The waiting area currently consists of a 2-person bench, and a few magazines. Please make sure young students and siblings bring something to occupy their attention during lessons, particularly if they need to wait for a significant amount of time.
- Siblings under the age of 8 should remain supervised at all times.
- Please review bathroom etiquette (flushing, hand washing, etc.) with any young individuals using the bathroom.
- Of course, parents are welcome to observe lessons at any time.
- Please give advanced notice if a student wishes to bring a friend to observe a lesson. This can be a terrific addition to a lesson, on occasion, but could require modifications to our lesson plan, based on the individual.
What are your Expectations?
I expect my students to do the following:
- Play the piano a minimum of five days each week at home. There is no substitute for time at the piano. As students advance, this goal may increase. The length of recommended practice time will vary by individual, and will be discussed in lessons. However, my primary emphasis remains focused on students playing the piano each day (or as close to this as possible).
- Ask any questions as they arise.
- Try their best.
- Communicate honestly.
- Spend time each week studying the assigned material, as well as playing for enjoyment. A balance of both types of playing is important.
I kindly request parents do the following:
- Communicate openly with me regarding questions of progress, scheduling, etc.
- Be timely in lesson arrivals and pick-ups.
- Help make sure all necessary books and materials are getting to the lesson.
- Read student's notebook each week.
- Encourage practice and performance at home. Show interest in what your child is doing. Some students do well with guided practice time with mom or dad, while others are more independent. Either way, make sure your child knows you are supportive and invested in their musical journey.
- Help enforce musical studies as a discipline AND a form of entertainment. We must balance both aspects of musical training. Students often need encouragement exploring one of these aspects more than another.


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Before we do any data manipulation, we first have to acquire some data! This can be done in several ways which will be explained below.
Say you are set a task to find out how many siblings pupils have in your year group.
You ask 50 pupils and get these results:-
You've collected the data but what does it show? By using the following methods you can bring some meaning to your results.
Tallying is where you count results for particular groups in fives. Each result is represented as a line and every fifth result in the same group as a cross through the four lines as shown below:
This is an efficient way to take down results and then count them later. It also saves time having to group your results after you've collected them.
A common way to collect data is by using a questionnaire.The four main ways to collect data using a questionnaire are:
- – face-to-face
- – over the telephone
- – over the Internet
- – by post
All of these methods have both advantages and disadvantages. It all depends on what you're trying to get from your survey.
For example, in a face-to-face or telephone survey the chances are that an interviewee will answer your questions as opposed to having to post or e-mail a questionnaire back. They can also explain their answers more fully and have help with any questions they don't understand. However, these methods are more costly and more intrusive than the post or e-mail. Plus, the interviewee has less time to think about their answers.
The questions can be laid out in a number of different ways too.
- – tick boxes
- – yes/no answers
- – word answers
- – numbers answers
- – sentence answers
Make sure that whichever method you choose it fits your survey.
Whichever way you choose you need to ensure that your questionnaire:
- – is simple to follow and understand
- – looks at everything you need to cover
- – is not biased so that a respondent is made to answer in a – particular way
- – is not ambiguous or it's clear what you're trying to say
You need to be careful that phrase your questions properly otherwise you'll end up with a poor questionnaire that provides you with bad results.
For example:– Do you think swimming is:
- – great
- – okay
This question is obviously in favour of swimming and the options given to choose from don't cover all possible responses.
Have you ever stolen from a shop?
In a face-to-face situation you probably won't get many honest responses.
Grouping data
If you need to collect a large amount of data then an easier way to record it is to group it or to use a grouped frequency distribution.
For example, a team of researchers wants to find out the age of people of the first 200 people coming to a new mall on a Saturday morning.
Stratified sampling
A stratified sample is one which is composed of different 'layers' of the population. For example age or race. The sample you take from each 'layer' has to be proportional to the size of the layer in the population
This can be calculated using the following equation:
sample size for each layer = size of whole sample / size of the population x size of layer
For example, if you were to take the TV programme survey you'd need to take into consideration the fact that pupils in the lower years probably read different books to older pupils. In this respect, you need to make sure that year group, from year 7 to year 11, is covered
|Size of the layer (how many pupils are in the year)
|Whole population (the total number of pupils in the school)
|Whole sample size (the number of pupils you want to ask)
|Sample size for each layer
|50/1000 x 240 = 12
|50/1000 x 160 = 8
|50/1000 x 180 = 9
|50/1000 x 220 = 11
|50/1000 x 200 = 10
Now that you know how many pupils to take from each year you now need to find random samples from each.
One way to do this would be to number the pupils from 000 to 199 only and then if higher numbers are generated you simply ignore these. However, this makes your task take much longer.
An easier way is to allocate each pupil an equal number of random numbers.
For instance:
The first pupil could get 001, 002, 003, 004, 005
Then the second pupil would get 006, 007, 008, 009, 010
And so on.
Discrete and continuous (Higher Tier Only)
There are two different types of variable:
- a discrete variable is only able to take values from a specific set
- a continuous variable is able to take any value
For example, if you were to count the number of animals or people in a park you would only come out with a whole number. In other words, you can't get


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It looks like March is going to be the month of low-end and midrange smartphones. A lot of budget-friendly devices are expected to come out in the coming weeks, including the new Xiaomi Redmi 7.
Lu Weibing, a Xiaomi executive, confirmed the Xiaomi Redmi 7 release date via a post on his personal Weibo account. The event will be happening in Beijing, China on March 18, which will also be the stage for the launch of the Redmi Note 7 on the said country.
The Redmi 7 is the missing piece of the trifecta that will complete the sub-brand's first line-up. It will join the Redmi Note 7 Pro, the aforementioned Redmi Note 7, and the more affordable Redmi Go on filling in Redmi's initial portfolio.
There are little known facts about this device. But thanks to a hands-on video that was previously leaked, we were able to confirm that the Xiaomi Redmi 7 will sport a 6.26-inch HD+ screen and a 4,000mAh battery.
It will also have a Snapdragon 632 processor, which is an acceptable compromise over the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 675 chipsets that its bigger brothers have.
There's also an 8-megapixel selfie camera on the front and a 12-megapixel primary shooter on the back that's paired by a depth-sensor.
The official pricing and availability of the device shall be announced on the said event, as well as the confirmation if it will make its away outside China, especially here in the Philippines.


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This quaint little cottage is situated on a large lot of approximately 2023sqm with an additional 2 lots at the rear, both half acre in size.
Therefore the total allotments offer diversity to its next owner with light industrial permissible.
The original home is weatherboard inside with 3 bedrooms, lounge and small kitchen; it has been lovingly maintained by its previous owner.
The concrete veranda has been added in later years.
All town services.
Cudal is an easy 30 minute drive west of Orange; with a great Public School and local Pre-School, Tennis Club and Sporting groups, Bowling Club.
The Manildra Flour Mill & MSM Milling Canola Mill are large employers in the area.
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Now in its fifth year, Theatre Fest West is Salisbury Playhouse's annual festival which celebrates theatre made in the South West. Salisbury Playhouse have partnered up with Trowbridge Arts, Salisbury Arts Centre, The Pound, Coresham and Wiltshire Music Centre for the 2016 festival, which will see over 30 events taking place across all five venues, showcasing contemporary theatre, new writing, dance and family shows from some of the South West's most exciting theatre makers.
The Symposium
Salisbury Playhouse, Theatre Bristol, Take Art and Activate invite anyone working in theatre* in the South West to come together for a day to celebrate the launch of Theatre Fest West. Expect a day of lively, meaningful conversations to share ideas about opportunities for the future. Join artists and industry professionals from across the South West who will lead discussions and sessions, give talks, present case studies and facilitate lots of opportunities for ideas sharing. These include exploring new touring models, breaking down producing hierarchies, cultivating sustainable practice and celebrating theatre in the South West. And please bring your ideas too. This day is about thinking around corners and working together to make even more brilliant work for audiences across the region.
Speakers/session leaders include: Gareth Machin and Jo Newman from Salisbury Playhouse,Katie Keeler and Mel Scaffold from Theatre Bristol, Kate Wood and Wendy Petitdemange from Activate, Sarah Peterkin and Mark Helyar from Take Art, Phil Hindson and Adam Gent from Arts Council England,Tim Crouch and Gemma Paintin from Action Hero, Anna Himali Howard from Breach Theatre, Stephanie Jalland from Hoodwink, and Niki McCretton (Stuff and Nonsense Theatre/The Lyric, Bridport).
The symposium will be followed by a rehearsed reading of Stand Fast's Motherland by Silva Semerciyan at 5pm and a showing of Theatre Ad Infinitum's brand new piece Bucket List at 7.45pm. (All South West Theatre Symposium ticket holders will be able to book Bucket List for only £9)
Activate are offering 5 £10 bursaries for this now sold out symposium; 2 of these bursaries will also cover additional travel expenses, for those willing to drive and take 3 other atists.
Please contact Wendy Petitdemange at email@example.com to apply for a bursary.
This event is now sold out. Please contact Wendy Petitdemange for one of our 5 reserved bursairies still available.


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I had some awesome food this weekend. Probably a little too much of it, but I couldn't help myself. It was just so good.
Luckily I knew this was coming, so I was prepared to earn it. Saturday morning started with another great run. It was relatively short, only four miles, but a good portion of those miles were on the beach and up and down stairs. Although it increased the difficulty, it also made for a beautiful start to the day! The weather was perfect, sunny and already in the 60s (sorry to everyone getting snow right now!) when we started. We began and ended the run at a Starbucks and many of you know how near and dear to my heart this routine is! It was great to sit and drink coffee and talk with the ladies after we were done. Most of the women are either active duty or military spouses, but there are a few Okinawans in the group, as well, and the variety of backgrounds makes for such an interesting and diverse mix of people.
Saturday afternoon I ventured to the mall. It is massive, and very similar to American malls, but there is one thing they do far better here and that is their food court. There are over 40 restaurants to choose from, and they have all different types of food. There's even a donut place, for those who have been horrified by my food selections thus far. After a lot of deliberation, I decided on a Korean place and tried bibimbap for the first time.
So. Good.
There are a few variations on the dish, but the one I tried is served in a hot stone bowl that contains rice, sautéed vegetables, marinated shaved beef, and a raw egg. You push the egg up against the bowl and the stone is so hot that it cooks the egg on contact. All bibimbap dishes are intended to be mixed together before you eat it, and with the stone dish, my rice got nice and crispy. What made it even better is the food court has an outdoor seating area that overlooks the water. Sounds too good to be true? I have photographic evidence:
Admittedly, not my best photo, but I was trying to not look too much like the picture-taking American.
The rest of my weekend was pretty routine, so I'll skip over that part and get straight to dinner on Sunday. I had mentioned I was craving sushi, so a girl from the running group took me to one of her favorite spots. It was a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, which I love because you don't have to choose-you can have a little bit of everything. This makes my inner fat kid so very happy.
For those that aren't familiar, you go to your table and a little conveyor belt runs right next to you (or in front of you, depending on the restaurant). The belt has small plates with all different types of sushi on them, and when you see something you want, you just grab the plate off the belt and enjoy! You pay per plate, and this restaurant was crazy cheap-100 yen per plate, which is less than a dollar, and each plate had two pieces of sushi. Don't see anything you want? No problem-there's a tablet you can scroll through and make a selection from dozens of different options. A few minutes later the second, faster conveyor belt zooms your food right to your table. Sadly, I forgot to take pictures to share, so I guess I'll just have to go back. The things I do for you all 😉
I hope everyone had a great weekend!


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Enjoy a Cup of Nicaragua's Organically Grown Coffee
As a collaboration between Social Enterprise @ Goizueta, Comunidad Connect, Octane Coffee, Finca Los Pinos and Finca El Petén, Farmers to 40 is a project in Nicaragua promoting sustainable economic development in coffee-growing communities, by bringing together farmers, roasters and consumers who all appreciate the value of growing high-quality coffee beans in a manner which is socially responsible. Farmers to 40 facilitates direct trade between farmers, roasters and consumers, thereby reducing the costs of distribution and ensuring that 40% of the retail price of each bag of coffee beans is paid to the farmer who produced it.
Located at around 3,000 feet above sea level in the Apanas Lake region of Nicaragua, 80 miles or so north of Managua, Finca El Petén (also known as Finca Java) is committed to growing coffee according to organic principles designed to benefit the environment and the health of the community. While other fruits and vegetables are grown in the Apanas Lake region, coffee is the driving force behind the local economy. There are no chemical fertilizers or insecticides used at Finca Java and everyone is committed to preserving the environment for future generations. In its Mission Statement, Finca Java notes that it "was created to invest in land in a way that empowers and employs the local community", and that respect for people, nature and the rights of future generations is paramount.
Finca Los Pinos is located in the Arenal Nature Reserve in Matagalpa and is renowned internationally among coffee-lovers for its 'Maracaturra' brand of coffee. Owned and managed by Byron Corrales, Finca Los Pinos is committed to organic farming principles and is quoted as saying that "behind every cup (of coffee) there is a forest, a river to protect, a climate to preserve, many hardworking hands, and a planet to care for."
Coffee is undoubtedly the world's favorite pick-me-up beverage. If you are a coffee drinker, why not support the farmers in Nicaragua who are growing their product organically, with a view to making their part of the world a better place, for the present and the future.


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Read our Rave Reviews on Google Reviews
Zijia Dong
18:31 23 Jun 19
Love this place especially in summer I come down to the courtyard with friends. Maintenance are good but the best of all is Erick he is actually one of the reason I moved in here very professional, friendly and always willing to help and assist when people have issues! I recommend anyone who is looking to have a great spot near the water to visit Boston East!
Ahmed Ba Wazir
20:36 19 Jun 19
So I came here about a year ago, the place is wonderful and quite. I really cannot say enough about how convenient the location is. But apart from all of that is the fact that the guys at the leasing office, specifically Eric, are wonderful, nice, and really helpful. My experience has been such a pleasure. I highly recommend the place for young professionals and grad students.
Christopher Latham
22:55 09 May 19
So far my experience has been great. Every one I have talked with has been professional and courteous. Erick has been super helpful - he has been very responsive, fit in a tour on short notice, and has answered all questions about the building and application process quickly and clearly. The building finishes are high quality and it is well maintained and well represented by the photos on-site.
Kaitlyn Graham
14:55 16 Apr 19
Excited to live in this new and welcoming community! Leasing manager Erick has been nothing but accommodating with all of our questions and made us feel at home. The residence has so many beautiful features and rooms, including our own private balcony. Definitely happy to be so close to Boston with an easy commute into the city, thank you so much to everyone at Boston East that has been so nice to us already!!
Jiovanny Santoni
15:28 14 Apr 19
Easy to apply online. Erick the leasing manager makes the process so easy. When I applied I was out of state. Erick sent me a video and some pictures of the property as well as pictures of the apartment. I also virtually toured the property and when I got there was exactly what he showed me. Excellent place, closer to the Maverick blue line train station, and grocery store, very nice and clever amenities decorations.
William Roberts
20:38 23 Jul 19
I have been living here for 6 months and I love it here, I'm in the 2 bedroom penthouse and the whole staff is incredible here. Friendly and knowledgeable.
M Perez
02:08 07 Sep 19
Boston East is a wonderful place to live! Erick, the Community Manager, and Frank, with Maintenance, have always been great since we first moved in!Erick has been with Boston East from the very beginning, he goes above and beyond to make Boston East a great place to be! By far one of the best Community Managers we have ever had in both Boston and New York. Frank also always works hard to make the community great and addresses our needs right away. The kitchen and bathrooms have beautiful interiors and cabinets with nice details. The neighbors and front desk concierge are also very friendly. We love living in Boston East 🙂
Willi Wilson
02:10 07 Sep 19
Boston East is a cozy place to call home! It is conveniently located close to CVS and Shaw's for last-minute shopping needs. The views are beautiful any time of day and during any season. I recommend living in Boston East! The new community manager Erick has improved the community greatly and is always very friendly and helpful!
Julie Kremer
17:27 09 Sep 19
We are in the process of moving from a large old house in Savin Hill to a rental apartment in the Boston area. We came across Boston East and were very impressed and were able to make an appointment to see the site the very next day. When we arrived, we were greeted immediately by Amber David, the Community Coordinator, who made us instantly feel welcome. She was able to show us the actual unit that we were interested in - a small feat in that it had just been vacated! Amber was very knowledgeable about Boston East and her enthusiasm was fantastic. We WANTED to be a part of the community. She emailed us directly after we left with all the details as well as a note to email her with any questions we might have. Amber was able to accommodate our challenges with the Move-In Date - given that our house still has to sell. She was thorough and punctual and - most important - friendly and professional in all of our communication with her. One Amber's day off, Courtney gave us this same attention.We are thrilled to say that we will be moving into Boston East on 10/5/19. We cannot wait!
Alejandro Fresnillo
19:23 08 Sep 19
Great place to live! Neighbors and staff are awesome, they make you feel like home. Every month there are social activities which is great to meet neighbors and make friends. My wife and I love that it is a pet friendly place, staff is always giving treats to our puppy and he is very happy. Erick Soto, our community manager, is very helpful, attentive and he is always willing to make you feel like home.
Brandon Roberts
23:39 09 Sep 19
I have been leaving here for almost a year and I am impressed how amazing this building is. The amenities are always clean and ready to use. The personnel is always with a smile and ready to assist. Last but not least, the view is incomparable!!!
Jin Qian
20:00 13 Sep 19
Great place, lovely view, friendly environment. The people from leasing office are helpful and willing to help. Candy and Eric makes my move-in quite easy. Frank does a good job on maintenance work on this building.


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Build Update, 30 January 2019: The new year brings new developments
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by Jo Clarke, Marketing and Communications Officer
Everyone on site has come back feeling refreshed from their festive breaks and with The Box set to open next year building and construction work is really moving on. I managed to get a few images while I was showing someone around last week so thought I'd share them in today's post to give you an insight into some of the latest developments.
On the day I was on site preparations were being made for the flooring to be laid in the 'Active Archive' gallery……….
……….the ceiling was being installed in the '100 Journeys' gallery, new pipework was being installed and loads of progress has been made with the installation of the new racking in the stores.
More spaces have been painted including the 'Media Lab' gallery. You can see from this image that the same colour has been used in here as the gallery where our 'Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy' exhibition will be displayed.
You may have seen the press release we issued in late Autumn when we awarded the contract for the fit-out of the galleries to The Hub. Since they came onboard they've also been busy behind the scenes appointing a number of specialist sub-contractors to deal with showcases, mounts, electrical and lighting requirements, the hardware and software for the audio visual elements and the artwork and production for all the gallery graphics. We'll have more news and updates from them as 2019 progresses.
Elsewhere, St Luke's Church was a hive of activity while I was on site too. The pews that have been retained are currently being worked on and look fantastic.
The building contractors moved their site cabins up to the former social club car park in late December. As a result it's becoming easier to get a sense of the scale of the outside piazza we're creating in between the buildings.
The other most noticeable change those who've been in the Tavistock Place area will have noticed are the tiles that are now being installed on the exterior of the building. Some of them are mirror tiles and I was able to get up close to them whilst on site.
Here's an exterior shot to show the tiles that have been installed so far in situ.
As you can hopefully see, there's a huge amount of work going on right across the site. I'll close with a bit of (slightly wobbly!) video footage that I captured a few days ago and will be back with another #BuildUpdate at the end of February.


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Semi-Annual Sidewalk Sale
Join us in Historic Downtown Perry for our first Semi-Annual Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 10AM! Spend the day in Dowtown Perry with your family and friends while enjoying exciting sales from particpating downtown shops and boutiqes. Several of our downtown merchants will be clearing out merchandise to make room for new inventory and you don't want to miss out! Make it day with us by grabbing lunch from one of our local restraurants, bakerys, or grabbing a drink to-go while shopping at all of your favorite places! #Chooselocal and shop some of the best downtown deals of the YEAR!Read more


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Game of Groansposted: 6.13.13 by Jack Solomon
[Editor's Note: This blog post discusses plot details from the recent "Game of Thrones" episode "The Rains of Castamere."]
HBO's highly successful adaptation of the George RR Martin "A Song of Fire and Ice" novels might have been titled "Middle Earth Meets the War of the Roses Meets the Sopranos Meets Quentin Tarantino." But I'll admit that "Game of Thrones" was a much handier choice.
Up till now I've had nothing to say about the series beyond the fact that it is another signifier of a continuing medieval revival that began with the enthusiastic embrace of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy by the baby boom generation back in the 1960s, and which has been continued not only by the successful filming of those works in the new millennium but by a whole series of "sword and sorcery" entertainments in popular literature, cinema, and video games (indeed, long before there was "World of Warcraft" there was "Dungeons and Dragons," while Harry Potter himself is a descendant of Tolkien's reworking of the wizard tradition). But with the recent broadcasting of "The Rains of Castamere" episode of "Game of Thrones," an interesting difference has appeared within this system of medieval-themed phenomena, and as I cannot say often enough, it is the differences within a semiotic system that points to cultural significance. [read more]
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Today's high requirements concerning productivity, quality and production speeds lead to an increasing demand for automation systems.
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I was asked to review a piece of artwork from FramedArt.com. I moved into my new home 2 years ago, and some of my walls are still bare. Finding the right piece of art is sometimes tricky and can take a while. FramedArt.com offers so many beautiful types of art work, and they make it easy to find art for every room in your home.
You can choose from framed art, canvas art, art prints, custom mirrors and pictures to art. You will be able to find artwork for any room in your home and in a variety of designs and styles (Nautical, Contemporary, Country….etc). Once you choose the design you like you will be able to pick out a size you want and if you want it framed or as a canvas. I chose my print framed. If you choose to have it framed there are a variety of color options to choose as well as Mat options and glass options. I love how many choices there are to create a custom masterpiece. The site is very easy to use.
I decided to choose a piece of art work for my children's bathroom. Their bathroom is filled with bright colors, and is a fish design. After a lot of time spent on FramedArt.com, I finally found the perfect one. I love all of the different options for size, frames, colors and glass options. It was very easy to customize my art piece. The art work was shipped to me with lots of protection so it wouldn't break in transit. It also came with mounting hardware. My husband was able to mount this easily and it looks beautiful hanging on my children's bathroom wall.
Fulcrum Gallery is the place to check out if you want to decorate your walls with beautiful art work. There is something for everyone, you will not be disappointed!
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Dan Henderson went through hell a few days ago with Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua, but he's already to get back into the cage.
Just hours after UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman pulled out of his bout with Lyoto Machida, Henderson took to twitter and offered his services to UFC President Dana White.
Hey @danawhite, let me have @lyotomachidafw, just like you let him have @jonnybones when I got hurt @ufc
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) March 25, 2014
Henderson and Machida are no strangers inside the Octagon. The two fought for three rounds in February of 2013 at UFC 157, where Machida ended up winning a split-decision. The fight was a tedious affair and was booed loudly by the crowd in attendance.
A potential second bout between Henderson and Machida would face multiple obstacles before actually taking place.
For one, Machida has already been booked to fight Weidman on the July 5th card. Henderson/Machida II would require either Weidman to get injured once again, which is something that no MMA fan wants to see, or Machida giving up a guaranteed title shot for an earlier fight.
Second, Machida has dropped down to middleweight and been highly successful at his new weight class. Henderson competed at middleweight a multitude of times in his career, but has shown reluctance to fight at 185 since his unanimous decision loss to Jake Shields in 2009.
Third, the UFC tends to only do rematches when the first fight is highly controversial and exciting. The first bout between Henderson and Machida was very controversial, but not very exciting. There simply isn't much demand to see a second bout between the two men.
Regardless of if this fight happens or not, fans should be elated to see that Henderson still wants to compete. After virtually every athletic commission banned TRT, there were questions as to whether Henderson, a noted TRT user, would still compete in the sport. Henderson's willingness to fight Machida on short notice should answer all of those questions.
For all of your MMA news, visit SciFighting.com.