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This training separates the world into ten commonly-encountered personality types, and then assigns each an animal to make them easy to understand and remember. Each of these "Conflict Creatures" has a distinct style and approach to disagreements, and our instructors help participants understand the best and most effective approach for each.
For example, do you know someone whose approach to conflict is to yell, scream, and mow down people in their way? Do they opt for intimidation over cooperation, and value volume over thoughtfulness? You may be dealing with the Bull. On the other hand, do you know someone whose weapons are whispers, sarcasm, and snide comments? Do they undermine those around them behind the scenes, while smiling to their faces? Be careful; you might have a Snake on your hands.
Any conflict has the potential to reach a positive outcome, as long as those involved have the knowledge and skills required to choose the appropriate technique. Once you know that you're a Dog and your boss is a Bull, interaction becomes simpler, clearer, and more productive. The standard program length is about 2 hours*, with a starting cost around $350.*Additional skill sets can be added to the training by extending the time. For example:
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Frommer's and NileGuide.com Team Up in Content and Technology PartnershipPress Releases — By Amy Widdowson on April 7, 2010 at 9:43 am
San Francisco, CA and Hoboken, NJ: Combining customized online trip planning functionality with their trusted travel guidebook content, Frommer's®, the market leader in travel guides and a branded imprint of Wiley Publishing, Inc., and NileGuide announced a major content and technology-sharing partnership today. With the launch of the new "Itineraries" section on Frommers.com, users can now drag and drop curated Frommer's content into personalized trip itineraries powered by NileGuide, strengthening Frommer's position at the forefront of the rapidly evolving landscape of travel publishing.
"We're excited to partner with NileGuide to enable our users to customize their trips based on their individual travel preferences," said Craig Schickler, Director of E-Business Development at Wiley. "NileGuide's dynamic technology coupled with Frommer's expert travel advice and itineraries makes for a powerful trip-planning tool for travelers globally."
Initially available for Frommer's top 25 destinations around the world, Frommer's Itineraries will make the full breadth of Frommer's content available to NileGuide's trip planning functionality, and will also feature the acclaimed Frommer's "Day-by-Day" guides for each destination. Users can copy any Day-by-Day guide to use as the basis for their trip, or, using NileGuide's easy list-building functionality, can add points of interest to customize their own itinerary.
Alongside the launch of Frommer's Itineraries, powered by NileGuide, NileGuide has also integrated Frommer's content into the NileGuide.com website and user experience. This initiative brings Frommer's editorial content to the rapidly growing NileGuide audience for the first time.
"Our users are savvy travelers looking to cut through the clutter of travel content to find great recommendations. Giving them access to the world's most valuable and trusted source of travel information was a no-brainer," said Josh Steinitz, CEO of NileGuide. "Our work with Frommer's sets a new standard in travel content delivery, and we're excited that this partnership will allow even more people to benefit from Frommer's best-in-class content and NileGuide's fast and easy planning tools."
About Frommer's®
The market leader in travel content, Frommer's offers content for every type of traveler in all types of media. Frommer's publishes 350 guides and sells 2.5 million guides annually. Frommers.com is a trusted resource with advice on deals, information on 3,500 destinations, active message boards, and a weekly podcast program. Frommer's is a registered trademark of Arthur Frommer. Frommer's is a branded imprint of Wiley.
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Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of information and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Wiley and its acquired companies have published the works of more than 400 Nobel laureates in all categories: Literature, Economics, Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, and Peace.
Our core businesses publish scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional/trade books, subscription products, training materials, and online applications and Web sites; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley's global headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia. The Company's Web site can be accessed at http://www.wiley.com. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb.
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Through a global network of local experts and content partnerships with many of the world's most trusted travel publishers, NileGuide provides a one-stop resource that makes the trip planning process fast, fun and personalized, helping travelers make the most of their trips. NileGuide's website and mobile applications offer access to hundreds of thousands of points of interest around the world, including hotels, activities, restaurants and suggested itineraries. The company's technology enables travelers to create custom itineraries and easily filter their content to find recommendations based on preferences such as "local recommended," "off the beaten path," or "family friendly." For more information, visit NileGuide's Press Room.Tags: content, Frommers, NileGuide, partnerships, technology

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Ever wondered how to make 3d text? Well this is your episode this week will begin a series on 3d text. We step inside illustrator to make so 3d text and also we check with the floodgate guys give you some illustrator basics and a whole lot more!Check below for the resources and freebies from this episode.
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Let us know as soon as you're in labor. Make sure you tell us as soon as baby arrives. We'll come visit you as soon as baby arrives.
Sorry, but no. We love you and we are so glad you are excited about our growing family, but no.
It seems our culture has fallen so completely from any ideals about the sacredness of the postpartum period that women are now expected to not only quickly recover from labor and childbirth to entertain guests when they get home, but to entertain them while still in the hospital, and hand over their new little ones mere hours after meeting them.
That seems crazy, no?
You carry this little life inside of your body for almost an entire year. You dream about who this little life will become, what he or she will look like and act like. You sacrifice so much physically and mentally while growing this little one, suffer through hours (or days!) of labor (or even weeks/months if you are blessed with an irritable uterus) to bring him or her into the world. Your life undergoes a monumental shift as you become the mother of a new human being brought earthside.
You are exhausted mentally and physically. You are sore in places you didn't know you could be sore. You are bleeding and starving and sweating and freezing. You are trying to figure out breastfeeding. You are in awe of the miracle of life and just how perfect your little one is. If you're like us, you're still trying to figure out a name for the little one.
And then, your gift of an hour of bonding is over, just like that, and the reality of everyone else's expectations crashes around you. Out go the phone calls and texts alerting everyone that your baby has arrived. In come the requests for who gets to visit first and can we put it on Facebook yet? The nurse helps you waddle to the shower while your husband spends some quality skin-to-skin time with baby and even though the shower feels heavenly on your sore body, and it feels amazing to clean all the fluids of birth off, you are rushed through your reverie by the knowledge that soon you will have guests.
Yep, you may have spent the last day laboring and bringing new life into the world, but now it's time to put your hostess hat back on and get out there.
You drag on a new hospital gown, or maybe actual clothes if you are an overachiever, trying to decide if your massive postpartum pad is too obvious before deciding you just won't get out of the bed. You pull your hair up, put on some makeup and shuffle your way back to the hospital bed. Checking your phone, you begin the task of scheduling your parents, your in-laws, siblings and friends for visits, trying to stagger who you can comfortably nurse in front of with who you can't.
You just gave birth an few hours ago and yet here you are, fulfilling your duty to produce offspring for your family to enjoy.
Okay maybe that's a bit harsh, but seriously, how did we get to this place where women are expected to allow visitors in their hospital room hours after giving birth? Because this has become a cultural expectation, women feel they have no other option.
That's how I felt.
I love my family and my in-laws are great. I have no complaints there. But three hours after V was born, we had a good six-hour string of nonstop visitors. One stayed until the others arrived. Some brought food, some brought kids, most brought gifts. It was stressful and exhausting and I told Husband I wouldn't do it again.
This post encompasses all the reasons why visitors after having a baby should not be the norm. Not only should you be able to focus on recovering from birth yourself, breastfeeding can be challenging at first and you should be able to focus on that without worrying about your BIL walking in.
And that's not even mentioning that this baby everyone wants to come see, he/she's your new child, your forever child, and you've never met outside of the womb until a few hours ago. Why does it seem strange or like a personal affront that you would like to spend more than a couple of hours getting to know your new child before introducing him/her to your family? You just spent 10 months sacrificing to grow this new life, you've earned more than a couple of hours of bonding time.
We've come a long way in acknowledging the importance of skin-to-skin contact and an undisturbed first hour between mom and baby. But it seems like after that hour, all bets are off. What if instead we looked at those first few days as sacred, as a space to hold only for mom and dad and baby – to bond, to learn each other, to recover, to nurture each other in peace and privacy? Would we see an impact in maternal health, mentally and physically? I personally think so.
Maybe you relished the visitors while in the hospital. Maybe you loved having everyone come visit. That's totally fine and obviously your right. But because this has become the cultural norm, many moms feel immense pressure to do so even if their gut is telling them it isn't what they really want. The pressure doesn't come from ill-meaning families, it's just an irrational expectation that has become a norm. And norms are hard to break from.
As a first-time mom, I didn't want visitors. We compromised to only our immediate families. But then so-and-so and this friend and that mentioned they'd love to come meet baby in the hospital and well wasn't that just what normal new parents let their friends do? I didn't want anyone to hold baby except Husband and I. We compromised to only our moms, which then became anyone who asked. It wasn't what I wanted but I felt intense pressure to conform to what society and everyone else wanted, and in the fragile exhausted and hormonal state that is postpartum, I felt I had no choice.
If there were ever a time to put your own wants and needs first, it's after giving birth.
So this time around, I'm taking back my postpartum.
No, you may not come visit us in the hospital. No, we will not send you a text as soon as baby arrives. Yes, we do love you.
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DoD-compliant Removable Storage Module Added to Aitech's Low Power, High Performance Rugged Compact PC (RCP)
New A172 also incorporates expanded data protection features, additional customization options
Technical Specifications
- Removable mass storage offers quick/secure erase (DoD 5220.22-M) and unrecoverable data destruct
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- Added reliability features include TPM and 50 ms power holdup options
- Available in standard models or cost-effectively customized for specific applications
Chatsworth, Calif. February 2018 – Aitech Defense Systems Inc. now offers its A172, a low-power, high performance rugged compact PC (RCP) with a removable storage module that meets DoD 5220.22-M for quick/secure erase. The 1 TB, secure SSD offers MLC and SLC NAND Flash as well as a sustainable read/write speed of up to 400 MB/sec.
The low-profile A172 is a compact 10.24″ x 7.09″ x 1.8″ (260 mm x 180 mm x 46 mm), featuring a powerful Intel Core i7 or Xeon processor and multiple standardized modules. Easily customizable I/O, CPU, storage and operating system options enable the unit to be cost-effectively engineered for specific application requirements.
In addition, the RCP offers added design flexibility with DVI and RS-170A RGBHV video output options, optional WiFi and frame grabber video inputs as well as TPM (trusted platform management) and a 50 ms holdup option for increased system reliability.
Available with three Intel processor options and two standard I/O versions, the modular A172 can be configured to handle several data processing environments, especially in high impact, space-constrained applications that need high throughput and secure storage. These typically include manned and unmanned robotic ground and underwater vehicles (UGV/UUV) as well as manned and unmanned fixed- and rotary-wing airborne (UAV) platforms. The RCP can also be used in complete mission computers for these types of unmanned vehicles.
Designed using a standard Type 6 COM Express module, the flexible A172 can be customized with specific processor types for less complex system integration. Equally as important, this facilitates cost-effective technology insertion upgrades as needed.
The rugged unit offers two standard I/O variants, with user-specific configurations available. Options include up to four independent Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, four USB 2.0 interfaces and eight serial ports with multiple RS232, RS422 or RS485 configurations as well as two CANbus and eight single-ended, buffered LVTTL discrete digital I/O ports. Two single link DVI outputs and an audio line with stereo in/out round out the available I/O.
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Established in 1983, Aitech offers military and space-qualified, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) embedded computing products for rugged defense, aerospace and astronautics (space) applications as well as provides radiation tolerant and full MIL-SPEC solutions.
The company provides a wide array of high-speed, fabric-based boards and sub-systems using industry-standard, open architectures (VMEbus, VPX and CompactPCI) as well as GPGPU, video/graphics and mass memory boards, Ethernet switches and enclosures. The company offers complete subsystem integration along with logistics, configuration control, component obsolescence mitigation and earned-value management services.
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"Thus one's life turns to riches" is a memo found in the Otherworld One Stop Imports by Heather Mason in Silent Hill 3. It is located on the wall beside the vending machine and is intended to lure Heather into operating the vending machine with a silver coin she can pick up on the counter.
From the vending machine, she will receive a soda can with a key inside, enabling her to continue her venture.
- "Thus one's life turns to riches:
- What was a bag of silver coins is
- now the number in a book.
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Sensei Iddiols started training at the Kurai Aikido club, in 1982 under Sensei Sheppard and Sensei Bell, and gained her 1st dan in 1989.
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Sensei Iddiols was promoted to 4th dan by Sensei Sheppard in September 2007
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Opinions of Wed, 2 Jan 20130
Free Education Reloaded
By Ghanatta Ayaric
Talking about the deplorable state of schools in his district, the immediate past District Director of Education for the Krachi District, Mr. Bernard Akara, is quoted in a Ghanaweb special report (The Price of Education, 30.12.2012) by Ghana Journalist of the Year 2011, Manasseh Azure Awuni, as follows: "Sometimes you wonder whether they are hencoops or classrooms."
The frustration of the director of education, which I guess is felt also by many concerned Ghanaians, is heightened by his lamentable observation that "such deplorable infrastructure coupled with the non-availability of teachers accounted for the poor performance of students in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)." In the report, the ace journalist stresses the importance of education for our children and society, and cautions politicians against seeing the subject largely as an item to be considered only in election campaign programmes. This is what he says, "Education was the major issue for political parties in the just-ended parliamentary and presidential elections. But matching promises on education against concrete achievements of elected governments, it doesn't seem much will change until politicians stop focusing on the next election and spare a thought for the next generation."
I hasten to add that given the high emotional discussions that characterize electoral campaigns and the untamed fury they unleash, we would be doing ourselves some good if important topics like education, free education for that matter, are not always shelved only to be brought back when elections are around the corner. It is disturbing to observe the negative way some people have taken the issue out of context and are inciting one section of our hitherto peaceful population against the others.
In another development, a Ghana News Agency (GNA) source quotes the Assistant Director of Finance and Administration of the Ghana Education Service (GES) for Mamprusi West District, Mr. Charles B. Midzira, in these words, "113 classrooms in West Mamprusi are without teachers……when we consider the ratio with the trained teachers against the total enrolment, the district has 90:1", (Ghanaweb, 30.12.2012: 113 Classrooms in West Mamprusi without Teachers).
From the foregoing, it is clear that our system of education has daunting challenges which are yet to be overcome. Tackling these challenges goes beyond wild promises of free education with immediate effect. Discussion on the matter will not benefit from sentimentality either.
I don't think there is a single Ghanaian who, in principle, is against free SHS education for ALL Ghanaian children. But I'm sure there are many who are against a hasty implementation of it, being fully aware of the high demands of the policy; money, solid infrastructure, well-trained, well-paid and motivated teachers among others. Do we have the money? Do we have the needed infrastructure? Do we have enough trained and motivated teachers to staff our schools? Can we afford to channel huge chunks of our limited financial resources into free education when there is also the urgent need to improve the quality of other infrastructures which, by their very nature, will help the effective implementation of the policy – roads, bridges, transportation, electricity, water, to mention just some of the basic ones?
We risk stifling our national development efforts if we rush to implement free education without careful planning first, without really knowing from which sources it will be financed (we are yet to start benefitting fully from our oil earnings, that is, if economic exploitation by foreign companies and the hydra-headed cancer of corruption in high and low places allow us). Devoid of careful planning and sufficient funding, failure is a well-programmed consequence - standards of teaching and learning are bound to fall, defeating the very purpose of the policy – quality education to enable us cope with the exigencies of the global economy, and in the same vein foster economic and social development as cornerstones for nation building.
Those claiming that one part of Ghana is enjoying free education, and yet, that same part is against its extension to the rest of the country only seek to distract attention from the real issue and situation. They are being destructively polemical and unfair, at best ill-formed on the subject. The crux of the matter isn't who is benefitting from free education and who not - if there is free education for anyone at all, except at the basic level. I can't imagine any president who would want poor children to pay school fees if the coffers of his or her country are overflowing with surplus trade earnings, unless that president is particularly stupid, insensitive and uncaring. Even in rich countries like Germany where education up to senior high school, and in most cases through university, is free, parents are called upon to make the one or other contribution to the education of their children. It is important for Ghanaians to look at the possibility of free education from various angles, without the lens of the one or other political party, and without sowing and nurturing the seeds of inter-sectional discord.
Starting free education at a time when a less complex programme like the free school feeding programme introduced by the Kufour administration is still struggling to find its way to the runway, not to mention taking off and flying, is suicidal. Do we want a situation whereby our people become disillusioned with a failing free education policy and are forced to send their children to expensive private schools? How many Ghanaians can afford the fees charged by private schools? Can our subsistence farmers, fishermen, petty traders, workers, or the unemployed afford them? I doubt it very much. If they can afford it at all, not more than one child in a family can be supported, and even then, it would be under very hard circumstances. And given the tendency on the part of Ghanaian parents to have as many children as they can produce, your guess as to what may happen to those children who cannot continue their education after basic school, or drop out from SHS, is as good as mine – they are most likely to end up deeply frustrated, destitute, turn to crime or sell dog chains on the streets, or, for those who manage to buy plane tickets to leave Ghana, find themselves (so-called hustlers) cleaning toilets in Europe and elsewhere.
Are we incapable of a careful appraisal of our education system, a system that has been screaming out loudly and begging for innovative impetus over the years, like the case is in almost all areas of our national life? Is it that difficult? Do we lack the brains for such a purpose? Or is it just the will that eludes us? I'm tempted to think that the latter is correct. And this is not only unfortunate, but completely outrageous in this age of technological advancement in which we no longer have just pens and papers as the needed tools but the additional support of the computer and the almighty internet.
And what is wrong with taking time to learn from countries already implementing the policy, both in and outside Africa? The Germans are learning how to improve the quality of teaching and learning in their schools from less rich countries like Sweden and Finland, after ranking far behind these in a survey report first published by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in autumn 2001. Conducted every three years under the umbrella of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the PISA survey tests 15-year old pupils' performance in mathematics, science and reading. As the results of the survey reveal, Germany, despite free education and good infrastructure to prop it, on top of being Europe's richest economy, still faces challenges in its education system. Better teacher training and improved methods of teaching and learning have been a priority in education in Germany from time immemorial. These factors are given even more emphasis after each PISA survey, with view to updating education to meet the standards and requirements of the changing times. It is sad that those propagating free SHS education in Ghana have always chosen the wrong timing and platform, elections time, to market a great idea and an engine for boosting economic and social development. It is not unusual for most political parties to jam their campaign manifestos with all sorts of outlandish intentions and promises (the sun, moon and stars) to the electorate only to leave it sitting in darkness after getting what they want – votes and power. If we really want free education (not just wishing it), we should pursue the matter in a completely new context, inter alia, strong and sincere will on the part of our policy makers, non-partisan debate using the mass media to examine and promote the policy vigorously and extensively, laying bare its logistics – concrete details of funding, planning and implementation in the first years and beyond - and finding acceptance for it within the populace at large. Engaging Ghanaians in a sober and unbiased national debate on the issue involving parents, teachers, pupils, students, education and finance professionals, and reaching a consensus, come across as serious and convincing. A fraction of the time and energy we expend vilifying one another on our airwaves, television screens, Facebook and other internet forums can take care of such a national debate. We would be positively surprised by the many good ideas that would come up, even from people with little or no formal education at all, exclusive of the pathetic semi-literates spitting venom as comments on our websites.
Just chanting "we have oil" or "it can be done by our party", coupled with vague figures regarding funding, is simply too adventurist and amateurish to be taken seriously. "It is not possible" is also defeatist. Sisyphus saw hope in an apparent hopeless situation, not giving up on his determination to roll the rock up to the top of the hill each time it came rolling downhill again just when he was about to reach the summit. Of course, it can be done, but only through a cool-headed approach, and above all, with adequate money at our disposal for the needed school infrastructure and training of teachers (to be paid good salaries), as well as constant assessment and updating after implementation. Using free education as bait for votes in elections is dishonest. Whining incessantly that one part of our population enjoys so-called free education whilst the rest of it is denied access is one-sided and sentimentalist. It will get us nowhere. Now that free education has caught the attention of the public, it is time to look the task in the eye, weigh the pros and cons within the context of our financial possibilities and relevant human resources, and then determine what to do. I wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR. May The Most High continue to guide us to guard and protect our PEACE, and make our nation great and strong. ONE GHANA, and ONE LOVE, as The Rt. Hon. Robert Nesta Marley of blessed memory, would say!
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Male: The range is 55-100 lbs (27-48 kg), but closer to 70 lbs when in working condition.
Female: The range is 50-80 lbs (28-29Kg), but closer to 60 lbs when in working condition.
Coat Type: It's longer outer coat, curved tail, and dense undercoat allow it to work in the world's harshest and coldest environments. The coat may be 2 inches to 4 inches long on the body. It should be thick with a harsher outer coat and soft under coat.
Coat Colour: Any colour or combination of colours are permitted. The most common are black, white, red, gray, silver, and cinnamon (lighter red) generally with white or cream on the legs, feet, belly, throat and muzzle
Eye Colour: Eyes can be any colour. The most common are dark brown, black and yellow.
Temperament: The Greenland Dog requires firm training, and it is essential for this breed as they are very determined. They have a hard-earned instinct for survival. They may be aloof and warry of strangers but should not show timidness or sharpness.
The head should be broad and wedge shaped. The muzzle is tapered and medium length. Eyes are small, not too closely spaced and place obliquely in the head. The EARS are short, thick and have a slightly rounded end. They are carried erect, turned forward and are covered with dense short hair.
The TAIL is large and bushy and generally carried up or curled over the back. Mature Bitches may on occasion carry their tail down.
Correct Angulations The HIPS on the Greenland dog appear as pronounced and bony as the spine, and are about the same height as the withers. the legs will be very muscular with the thigh being carried well down towards the hock. The STIFLES are well bent.
The Hind feet are similar in design to the front but slightly longer. From the rear the legs will appear straight with the HOCKS turning neither in or out.
Disqualifications: Floppy ear, the exception being battle torn ears; clipping or altering the coat by sissoring; excessive undershot or overshot jaw , missing or undecended testicles in the male.


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- Bookkeeping/Write-up
- IRS Representation
- Cash Flow and Budgeting Analysis
- Business Valuation
Tax Management Services
At Bradshaw, Smith & Co., we guide our clients through a full range of tax planning and preparation decisions with strategies that minimize your tax liabilities, maximize your cash flow and keep you on track to your financial goals. Our expertise, experience, analysis and thorough research allow us to optimize financial opportunities to be found in existing as well as recently altered tax laws. We are knowledgeable and up to date on the tax laws and can make sense of your receipts, bills and notices.
Accounting Services
From start-ups to established enterprises, businesses rely on accurate and insightful financial information in order to maintain profitability and capitalize on new opportunities. Bradshaw, Smith & Co.'s accounting services steer you closer to these goals with accurate record-keeping and reporting as well as support on financial issues such as initial accounting system setup, cost-containment, tax planning, investments, and employee benefit and profit-sharing plans.
These services include but are not limited to:
- General ledger and financial statement preparation
- Bookkeeping (Monthly, quarterly, or annual)
- Accounting system setup and support
- Payroll processing
- Cash flow budgeting and forecasting
- Personal financial statements
- Employee benefit and profit-sharing plans
- Corporate tax planning and return preparation
- Litigation support
Audits, Assurance, and Advisory Services
At Bradshaw, Smith & Co., we focus on building close client relationships that add long-term value. This includes auditing, reviewing, compiling, and preparing financial records, evaluating financial procedures and working to produce strategies that help our clients face the myriad challenges of business planning and execution. Our clients benefit from objective analysis to assist in controlling costs, increasing efficiency, and implementing new technologies and procedures that take advantage of changes in the marketplace, accounting standards, and tax law. Our assurance services will improve information quality or its context, meaning more success for your business.
These services include but are not limited to:
- Audits, reviews, and compilations
- Entity selection and restructuring
- Accounting software selection, implementation, and support
- Business valuations
- Financial projections and forecasts
- Debt and finances advising
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Transaction structuring and negotiations
- Business succession
Audits, Reviews, and Compilation
Bradshaw, Smith & Co.'s financial statement services comprise all three levels of assurance depending on your company's needs.
Audits offer the highest level of assurance to third parties, and include in-depth examination and confirmation of account balances, inventories, and selected transactions. We perform audits for you to remove errors, ascertaining the validity and reliability of your information.
Reviews provide limited assurance to outside interests and involve inquiries and analytical procedures that confirm financial statement matters and identify any items requiring further analysis. We perform reviews to ensure the integrity of your data.
Compilations are usually requested for internal purposes and are based upon information provided by a company's management. They do not offer assurance but may involve some adjustment to accounting records.
Estate and Trust Planning and Tax Preparation
Effective estate and trust planning can ensure financial security for loved ones. For businesses, it can maintain a smooth succession of ownership. Bradshaw, Smith & Co.'s role is to help you navigate the complex and shifting tax laws to facilitate the transfer of assets and minimize the tax liability of your beneficiaries. Everyone should have a well thought out plan as to how to disburse one's estate so as to avoid complications and to be sure wishes are followed. Having your taxes and estate thoroughly and carefully planned will ensure that your loved ones don't have any complications to deal with during a time of loss.
Litigation Support
Litigation support accounting services can cover a wide range of situations, including commercial litigation, financial investigations, business valuations, business and marital dissolutions, and bankruptcies. These services can involve quantification of economic loss or damages, analysis of financial records, and fraud and theft investigation. Financial and personal records are often vast and confusing to sort through. With our professional training in this matter, we can make sense of these accounting records and transactions and present understandable financial reports.
Accurate record-keeping is essential to a successful business yet can also be complicated and time consuming. Bradshaw, Smith & Co. can help you with the organization and day-to-day tasks of bookkeeping so that you can focus on your core business.
Entity Selection and Restructuring
Your business entity has a large impact on your taxes and other liabilities. From your company's inception through its growth and development, Bradshaw, Smith & Co. can advise you on choosing an entity type and later restructuring if advantageous. With our knowledge and expertise, you will always be receiving the most advantageous entity type for the functions your business performs.
IRS Representation
Professional representation can be vital during an audit, and our experience with tax authorities enables us to guide clients in their dealings with federal and state agencies. If you have been chosen for an audit, the professional representation you can find with our firm can put many of your worries at bay. We are ready and willing to answer any and all questions the IRS may be asking of you.
Employee Benefits, Pension, and Profit-Sharing Plans
Choosing and administering benefit plans for your employees is often a complex process. Bradshaw, Smith & Co. can help you develop, implement, and administer your benefit, retirement, and profit-sharing plans with an eye toward rewarding your employees and reaching your company's financial and business goals. We can also help maximize tax advantages in implementing these plans. As your business grows, your business and your employees will be rewarded for the hard work that contributed to the success of your business.
Cash Flow and Budgeting Analysis
Good cash management can improve a company's liquidity, reduce costs, and increase profitability. Bradshaw, Smith & Co. can help you maintain optimal cash flow levels by tracking sources and uses, forecasting, and budgeting accordingly. To a business entity, cash flow is something that can make or break the business' ability to survive. We can help you analyze your spending, re-balance your budget and/or debts for an optimal cash flow to support your business' success. This balance plan would be revisited if and when there were any major changes in your business structure to ensure that you are operating at an optimal level. With our help and guidance, you will always be on top of your finances and ready for the future.
Financial Projections and Forecasts
No one can predict the future perfectly, but we can all benefit from planning for it. Bradshaw, Smith & Co. combines expertise and experience with a gained understanding of your business to produce financial projections that can help you manage your business plan and spending. Forecasting for the future is imperative to your company's success. We make it a point to keep current with market trends and updates so that your business can be prepared for what is to come. Depending on your needs, our work can range from top-level reports to detailed financial models.
Business Valuation
The range of needs for valuing businesses continues to widen, and Bradshaw, Smith & Co. can provide in-depth analysis to help you identify and analyze the factors that drive the value of your company or one in which you have an interest. Uses for this service include estate planning and compliance, buying and selling businesses, divorce matters, family limited partnerships and ESOPs. There are so many factors that contribute to the perceived value of a business. Our expert help can help you evaluate entities that you have an interest in and guide you towards making business decisions that you feel confident with.
Forensic Accounting
Forensic accounting services are often needed in situations involving commercial litigation, financial investigations, business disputes, divorce / marital dissolutions, and bankruptcies. Forensic accounting can involve analysis of financial records, fraud and theft investigation, and accounting reconstruction. Financial and personal records are often vast and confusing to sort through. With our professional training, we can make sense of the accounting records and financial transactions and present understandable financial reports.
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Ottawa Confederation Line
Capital Transit Partners
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Area: 7 stations, 395 ft (120 m) platforms each
The Confederation Line is a new 8 mile electric light rail transit line from Tunney's Pasture Station in the west to Blair Station in the east via a 1.5 mile downtown transit tunnel. In 2010, Perkins+Will in collaboration with the Capital Transit Partners consortium, was commissioned by the City of Ottawa to provide preliminary designs of the new stations along the line, and to carry forward (7 of the stations) to 30% design whose design development is under the purview of the National Capital Commission.
The stations are designed to be efficient, universally accessible, and provide residents and visitors with convenient links to a variety of community and city-wide destinations. The stations are also designed to provide future flexibility, accommodating potential changes to the program, needs and ridership.
The designs emphasize comfort, experience, quality, accessibility, convenience and sustainability in their built form, materials and details. Stations exhibit a unified design approach across the system, while expressing an individual distinctiveness in response to each station's individual context. Each station will contribute to and act as a catalyst for the integration and improvement of the surrounding urban fabric.
The designs for the stations embody the principles of holistic sustainable design—including the environmental, cultural, social and economic aspects of sustainability. The design team pursued innovative, integrated, locally relevant and appropriate sustainable solutions that promote energy efficiency, greenhouse gas reductions, environment quality and sensitive material selection.


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Ages 13+
7:00 - 8:30 pm
4th floor, McCallum Room
Learn about the Arduino microcontroller and how to program a microcontroller to make your device interactive. Arduino boards are a favorite robotics hobbyist use to control the sensors and motors that make up the robot. This class is designed for the absolute beginner. No coding, electronics, or soldering experience necessary.
Participants will use a version of the Arduino Leonardo microcontroller made by Littlebits. Littlebits are electronic modules that connect via magnets and eliminate the need for soldering or breadboarding.
Class Dates:
- March 18, 2019
- July 15, 2019


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Saturn Welcome Center
In 1985, General Motors CEO Roger Smith announced that the company was going to produce a car that would "leap-frog" over the automobiles being produced by the Japanese. The Saturn project resulted in a $3.5 billion investment in cutting-edge engineering and an all-new, virtually self-contained factory in Spring Hill. Located in an old barn on what once was the Haynes Haven Stock Farm, the Saturn Welcome Center tells the history of Saturn's founding and, through interactive and hands-on exhibits, describes how engineers design the cars. You can even take a whack at a dent-resistant polymer panel like the ones made famous in Saturn TV ads.
Welcome to the DiscoverE community!
Activity Details
Activity Type:Trips and Destinations
Discipline:Industrial & Manufacturing, Mechanical
Time:Full day
Fun Fact:Spring Hill was a settlement long before it got its name. When Henry Wade in 1824 had a survey made and began selling lots along what is now Highway 31, the settlers needed to come up with a name for the town. Since for 16 years they'd been taking their buckets and climbing a hill to get spring water, they decided to call the town Spring Hill.


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I've looked at this fic for ages and always gone "nope I'm not going to read it" but I was surfing the history on dracotops_harry and it was rec on there. So I thought what the hey! And oh my it's brilliant! I mean Slut!Harry :D!
Give it chance I can seriously recommend it!
S xxx
Tags: fic, harry/draco
Current Location: My Bed
Current Mood: happy
Current Music: Miami Ink on the TV


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|Wow This is Crazy
32-year-old SugarBaby
(Next birthday in 2 months & 1 weeks) Leo
Brandon, Florida, United States
Seeking SugarDaddy 18 - 39
Personal Details
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I am 5'4". 130lbs. I want to find someone who I connect with on a mental level. Also, someone who has some time to spend with me, regularly. Oh, I have long blode hair, HAZEL EYES, and my Bachelors degree in Nursing. I have taken some time out of nursing due to the emotional component--it bothered me to see people die. But, one day I might go back.
What I'm Looking For
I prefer taller men, like over 5'10". But, that is not excluding a perfect shorter man. I also prefer men with darker hair, eyes, etc. I like my own time to be alone and time with that someone special to be amazing. So, someone who can do both, and be there during together times and not thinking about something else.
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In order to find out if your NVIDIA GeForce graphic cards support NVENC technology, process as follow:
- Check what is the exact name of your graphic card, e.g. "GeForce GT 640M LE"
- Go to this Wikipedia page, search for the exact name of your graphic card in the comparison tables and note the codename(s) of your graphic card: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units
- If the codename of your graphic card begins with GK (Kepler microarchitecture), GM (Maxwell microarchitecture) or GP (Pascal microarchitecture) then your graphic card does support NVENC; if not then your graphic card does not support NVENC.
Here a few examples:
- The GeForce GTX 660M has the codename GK107 and does support NVENC
- The GeForce GTX 670M has the codename GF114 and does not support NVENC
- There are five versions/revisions of the GeForce GT 640. One version has the codename GF116 and does not support NVENC. Three versions have the codename GK107(-301-A2) and one version has the codename GK208-400-A1; all these four graphic cards do support NVENC.
More information on GPUs supporting NVENC
For more information on GPUs supporting NVENC, see these Wikipedia pages:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_(microarchitecture)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_(microarchitecture)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_(microarchitecture)
- Future NVIDIA microarchitectures (e.g. Volta) will probably continue to support NVENC, check for new Wikipedia pages when available.


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This fabulous pyramid stud peep-toe bootie by Giuseppe Zanotti is my absolute favorite shoe style from his Fall/Winter 2013 Collection. I think the shape, peep-toe and studs create such a sexy leg. I'd love to call them mine, but at $899 (sale price!) this isn't going to happen. Oh, Italian designer shoes, why do you have to be so super expensive?
Giuseppe Zanotti I37022 Pyramid Stud Lace-Up Booties
($899, Giuseppe Zanotti)
Also available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus & Bergdorf Goodman.
Celebrities Love Giuseppe Zanotti
Celebs such as Khloe Kardashian, Nicki Minaj, Serena Williams and Jennifer Lopez have all been spotted wearing Giuseppe Zanotti I37022 Pyramid Stud Lace-Up Booties.
Atmos&Here "Nikki" Lace-Up Peep-toe Booties
Update (05/01/2014): Came across these budget-friendly Giuseppe Zanotti look-a-likes by Atmos&Here today. Currently on sale for under $60 AUD and available in grey faux suede, too.
Atmos&Here "Nikki" Lace-Up Peep-toe Booties
($55.96 AUD, The Iconic)
Schuh "Trooper" High Heel Suede Slingback Booties
Update (05/01/2014): Also discovered this Zanotti inspired bootie alternative by Schuh. Available in either black or blue suede.
Schuh "Trooper" High Heel Suede Slingback Booties
(£65, Schuh)
Tony Bianco "Avanti" Open Toe Lace Up Booties
Update (12/20/2013): Found these lovely Giuseppe Zanotti inspired heels at Tony Bianco today. Absolutely love them in the green color!
Tony Bianco "Avanti" Open Toe Lace Up Booties
($87.98 AUD, StyleTread)
Liliana Boho-1 Peep Toe Lace Up Ankle Booties
Update (12/12/2013): Stumbled upon these Zanotti inspired peep-toe booties by Liliana today. Available in 4 lovely colors: black, coral, fuchsia and mint (my personal fave!).
Liliana Boho-1 Peep Toe Lace Up Ankle Booties
Dollhouse "Tantrum" Studded Lace Up Military Booties
If Zanottis aren't in your shopping budget, check out these very wallet-friendly peep-toe faux suede booties by Dollhouse. The heel shape differs slightly, but the overall look is almost identical. Available in black, taupe and red faux suede.
Dollhouse "Tantrum" Studded Lace Up Military Booties
($35, CiCi Hot)
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Alice in Wonderland (1985)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical1985 Year 187 Mins 7.4 Imdb
Natalie Gregory, Sheila Allen, Sharee Gregory, Red Buttons
Alice in Wonderland is a TV movie starring Natalie Gregory, Sheila Allen, and Sharee Gregory. Alice is in Looking Glass Land, where she meets many Looking Glass creatures and attempts to avoid the Jabberwocky, a monster that appears...
Alice in Wonderland Movie Information
- Production Co: Irwin Allen Productions, Columbia Pictures Television
- Released: 9 December 1985
- Imdb Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 187 Mins.
- Writer: Lewis Carroll, Paul Zindel
- Director: Harry Harris
- Cast: Natalie Gregory, Sheila Allen, Sharee Gregory, Red Buttons


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We have added new appetizers, entres and cocktails to our new menu. Come and try our new items. Anyone mentioning this web site posting will receive a complimentary glass of wine with their dinner or lunch.
Here is just a sampling of the new menu items.
Totillla Española – $5.20
Spaghetti Al Pesto $6.80
Grandmother's Swiss Cheese Toast $4.99
Medallions of Pork With Shrimp and Resotto $9.90


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Nonfiction: Creative Life; Nonfiction: Arts/Crafts
I already have plenty of stash: fabric stash; yarn stash; and things-I-might-be-able-to-use-someday stash. So it was with great delight that I received a copy of Stash Happy Applique for review.
I was not disappointed. I never review a craft or DIY book without actually making something that is in the book. So after exploring the book, which includes 25 projects for fabric applique, I decided upon three projects I would like to explore more fully. Time for Tea Cafe Curtains, Fresh and Shabby Pillow Houses, and Woodsy Gnome Doll appealed to my tastes (and my collections!) the best, although other projects such as the Kid Art Triptych and Flower Power Pendants are also both appealing and unusual.
I started with the Time for Tea Cafe Curtains, which I modified to suit my own needs. I wanted a valance, rather than cafe curtains, so I made one with off-white burlap. Templates are included in the back of the book. (Note: some patterns require the patterns to be enlarged.) I would recommend cardstock on which to print the templates, to make the pattern pieces a bit sturdier. The directions called for paper-backed fusible web scraps; having none, I bought ½ a yard of fusible web—and it was more than enough for this project, and the matching kitchen towels I made later.
For the most part, the directions are excellent. Some previous sewing experience would probably be a good idea—understanding the terms used, and knowing your sewing machine's capabilities would make the projects easier to execute. But if you are a beginner with a bump of curiosity and enthusiasm, go ahead and give some of these patterns a try! The teacups pattern did NOT include a template for the adorable drifts of steam coming off the cups, (as seen on the cover of the book) but I just chose a pale blue fabric, ironed on the fusible web, and drew free-hand steam, and it was easy-peasy.
Whether you're a beginner to sewing/applique or an experienced sewing-crafter, do read the "basics" section first, so you will be sure to have the necessary supplies on hand. Like baking, it is hugely frustrating to start making something and find out halfway that some of the ingredients are not at hand. This section is very thorough, with detailed pictures and a variety of finish techniques and hand sewing ideas. Reading it first will fire your imagination, and help you envision how you want your finished project to look.
I have only cut out the pieces for my second project, Fresh and Shabby House pillows. I am making 3 of them, in colors and fabrics to match the Amish quilt in my bedroom. I am really excited about them, because the pattern is not given for the exact finishing of the fronts of the houses; these are your choice, a cafe scene, a garden, or whatever tickles your fancy. (Shaffer shows close ups of her creations, for ideas) Delicate machine stitching or the decorative stitches provided on some sewing machines will make each house an original, to enjoy or give as a gift. The third project is a dream—that is, it is still in the dream stage; selecting fabrics and felts that suit my vision for the project and the gnomes I want to create.
Hope you enjoy the creative possibilities that Cynthia Shaffer provides. I sure did!
Author Cynthia Shaffer is an experienced fabric artist, enjoying working with quilting and creative uses for fabric. She also enjoys stamping and other crafts. She is married, with two sons, and lives in Southern California. She has written other craft books, and her blog and website provide some good ideas.
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Torture Killer Reveals New Album "Phobia" Details
Torture Killer has announced new album "Phobia" is due out March 15th, 2013. The track listing and artwork can be viewed below, and pre-orders are available here.
1. Devil's Reject
2. Phobia
3. Await His Third Arrival
4. Written in Blood
5. Faces of My Victims
6. March of Death
7. The Book of Dying World
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9. Voices
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Visit us at the 2014 Calgary Home & Garden Show!
Stop by our booth at the 2014 Calgary Home & Garden Show, February 27 - March 2 at the BMO Centre & Corral.
We are quoting several new renovation projects now.
Contact us today to book a free consultation to start planning the renovation of your dreams!


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Spheria Emerging Companies
Spheria Emerging Companies Limited (the Company, ASX: SEC) is a listed investment company (LIC) that provides investors with access to an actively managed, Australian and New Zealand small and micro companies portfolio, designed for investors seeking capital growth and portfolio diversification.
It is a confined capacity investment strategy that identifies smaller companies where the present value of cash flows can be reasonably determined and they are assessed to be trading at a discount to their intrinsic value.
The smaller companies universe is more volatile and higher risk. An experienced investment manager in the small company end of the market is paramount to success, for this reason there are only a small number of listed investment companies offering access to a diversified small companies investment portfolio.
Spheria Asset Management Pty Ltd (the Manager, Spheria), is the appointed investment manager and is a specialist team with a track record of navigating the higher risk opportunities at the small end of the market.
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Investment Objectives
The Company's investment objectives are to outperform (before fees) the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index (Benchmark) over a full investment cycle (typically 3 to 5 years); and provide capital growth and income.
Investment Philosophy And Strategy
The investment philosophy is to purchase securities where the present value of future free cash flows can be reasonably ascertained and the security is trading at a discount to its intrinsic value.
Keeping an open mind to potential investments is critical to our process and expanding horizons to consider global influences gives us a powerful edge.
Assessing risk is fundamental to Spheria's investment philosophy. Explicit risk controls include a preference for companies which are geared to a level that the Manager considers appropriate given the nature of the relevant businesses and have free cash flow to support that relevant level of gearing.
The Company's portfolio will typically be comprised of between 20 and 65 different securities. Pre-IPO securities and cash are also permitted investments.
Why Invest?
Diversification to complement concentrated large cap Australian equities portfolios
The Australian equities market is heavily concentrated, the top 20 stocks accounted for 65% of the market capitalisation of the S&P/ASX 100 Index as at 31 August 2017. Many industry sectors are also concentrated in a few companies. The Company's smaller company focus provides investors with diversification to complement heavily concentrated Australian share portfolios.
Rare and limited opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to invest in a listed investment company that is managed by a specialist team with a track record of navigating the higher risk opportunities at the small end of the market. There are only a small handful of scalable, quality listed investment companies offering access to a portfolio of small and micro Australian and New Zealand companies.
Marcus Burns and Matthew Booker have strong track records managing small company portfolios
Portfolio Managers, Marcus Burns and Matthew Booker established Spheria Asset Management Pty Limited in April 2016. Marcus and Matthew have deep expertise across equity markets garnered over a combined 40+ years' experience managing small company portfolios through volatile markets and have worked together for 4.5 years.
Board Of Directors
The Company believes that the Manager has the skill, depth of knowledge and history of achieving results using the Investment Strategy and processes to manage the Company Portfolio.
The Manager will be overseen by the Board of Directors who have a broad range of experience in investment management combined with financial and commercial expertise.
Jonathan and Lorraine, being Independent Directors, are free from any business or other relationship that could materially interfere with, or reasonably be perceived to materially interfere with, the independent exercise of the person's judgement.
Meet our board
Jonathan Trollip
Jonathan Trollip is an experienced Director with over 30 years of commercial, corporate, governance, legal and transaction experience.
Jonathan is currently non-executive chairman of ASX listed Global Value Fund Limited, Future Generation Investment Company Limited, Antipodes Global Investment Company Limited, Plato Income Maximiser Limited and Spicers Limited and a non-executive director of ASX listed Kore Potash Limited. He holds commercial private company directorships with Propel Funeral Partners Limited and BCAL Diagnostics Pty Ltd. In the philanthropy area he is chairman of Science for Wildlife Limited, and a director of The Watarrka Foundation and the University of Cape Town Australia Alumni Trust.
Jonathan worked as a principal of Meridian International Capital Limited about 22 years. Prior to that, he was a Partner with law firm Herbert Smith Freehills. He holds postgraduate degrees in economics and law, was admitted as a qualified lawyer in England and Australia and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Lorraine Berends
Independent Director
Lorraine has worked for over 30 years in the pension and investment industries, and possesses extensive experience in both the investment management and superannuation fields.
Lorraine is currently a non-executive director of ASX listed Antipodes Global Investment Company Limited and Plato Income Maximiser Limited. Lorraine also serves on the BT Financial Group Superannuation Board, the Board of the MDC Foundation and is a member of the investment committee of QSuper. She served on the Board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia for 12 years and the Board of the Investment Management Consultants Association for 13 years, and has been awarded Life Membership of both associations.
Lorraine is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, a Fellow of ASFA and holds a BSc from Monash University, Melbourne.
Adrian Whittingham
Non-Independent Director
Adrian joined Pinnacle as an equity partner in 2008 and is responsible for manager acquisition and research as well as having a primary focus of building relationships with asset consultants, institutional investors and financial advisers on behalf of Pinnacle's specialist investment managers in Australia and offshore.
Adrian has 15 years investment experience and sits on the board of Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited (ASX: PNI), Pinnacle, Hyperion Asset Management Limited and the Manager. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Adrian was a Director at Schroder Investment Management.
Alex Ihlenfeldt
Alternate Non-Independent Director
Alex Ihlenfeldt has over 25 years commercial experience in financial services in Australia and overseas and has proven expertise in the provision of the full suite of turn-key, institutional quality non-investment services for investment managers. He is experienced in operating across the full spectrum, from start-up boutiques to mature investment managers.
Alex is currently Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Pinnacle Investment Management Limited with whom he has been associated since inception in 2006. Prior to joining Pinnacle in 2011, he spent 10 years with the Wilson HTM Investment Group as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Wealth Management.
Alex has a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australian and New Zealand as well as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Alex is a Director of each of Pinnacle, Solaris Investment Management Limited, Antipodes Partners Limited, an Alternate Director of Resolution Capital Limited and he is Chairman of the Pinnacle Fund Services Limited's Compliance Committee. Alex is a non-independent director of ASX listed Antipodes Global Investment Company Limited and Plato Income Maximiser Limited.
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No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the fairness, accuracy, completeness or correctness of the information, opinions and conclusions contained in this presentation. To the maximum extent permitted by law, none of SEC, its related bodies corporate, shareholders or respective directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors, nor any other person accepts any liability, including, without limitation, any liability arising out of fault or negligence for any loss arising from the use of information contained in this presentation.
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text: Patents Granted to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville http://hdl.handle.net/10826/673 2019-02-17T18:54:32Z 2019-02-17T18:54:32Z Methods and compositions including spore-forming bacteria for increasing the health of animals Hargis, Billy M. Wolfenden, Ross Pumford, Neil R. Morgan, Marion Menconi, Anita Tellez, Guillermo L. Wolfenden, Amanda Shivaramaiah, Srichaitanya http://hdl.handle.net/10826/1262 2015-08-27T14:47:33Z 2015-04-14T00:00:00Z Methods and compositions including spore-forming bacteria for increasing the health of animals Hargis, Billy M.; Wolfenden, Ross; Pumford, Neil R.; Morgan, Marion; Menconi, Anita; Tellez, Guillermo L.; Wolfenden, Amanda; Shivaramaiah, Srichaitanya Methods, compositions and bacterial isolates for improving the gastrointestinal health of animals and in particular of poultry are provided herein. The methods include administering an endospore-forming bacteria to an animal. The bacteria are selected for the ability to reduce the growth and presence of bacterial pathogens, such as Salmonella, Clostridium, and Campylobacter, in the gastrointestinal tract of the animal. The bacteria are also selected for the ability to improve at least one production parameter in the animal. 2015-04-14T00:00:00Z Vaccine and methods to reduce campylobacter infection Hargis, Billy M. Pumford, Neil R. Kwon, Young M. Layton, Sherryll http://hdl.handle.net/10826/1261 2015-08-27T14:45:22Z 2015-02-24T00:00:00Z Vaccine and methods to reduce campylobacter infection Hargis, Billy M.; Pumford, Neil R.; Kwon, Young M.; Layton, Sherryll Vaccine vectors and methods for enhancing resistance to Campylobacter infection or for enhancing the immune response to Campylobacter are provided herein. The vaccine vectors include a first polynucleotide which encodes an antigenic polypeptide selected from SEQ ID NO 7-9 or a fragment thereof. The vector may also include an immunostimulatory polypeptide. The methods include administering the vaccine vectors to a subject. 2015-02-24T00:00:00Z Methods and apparatus for making coatings using electrostatic spray Malshe, Ajay P. Jiang, Wenping Lowrey, Justin B. http://hdl.handle.net/10826/1260 2015-08-27T14:49:39Z 2014-06-24T00:00:00Z Methods and apparatus for making coatings using electrostatic spray Malshe, Ajay P.; Jiang, Wenping; Lowrey, Justin B. Methods for creating coatings composed of a single material or a composite of multiple materials, beginning with ESC to deposit the base layer and then using other methods for the binding step beyond CVI. Also, for certain materials and applications, some pre-processing or pre-treatment of the coating materials is necessary prior to deposition in order to achieve a satisfactory coating. This application discloses methods for pre-deposition treatment of materials prior to ESC deposition. It also discloses methods for post-processing that provide additional functionality or performance characteristics of the coating. Finally, this application discloses certain apparatus and equipment for accomplishing the methods described herein. 2014-06-24T00:00:00Z Grape plant named `Gratitude` Clark, John R. Moore, James N. http://hdl.handle.net/10826/1259 2015-08-27T14:43:30Z 2015-07-28T00:00:00Z Grape plant named `Gratitude` Clark, John R.; Moore, James N. Description and specifications of a new and distinct grapevine cultivar named `Gratitude` which originated from a hand-pollinated cross of A-1925 (non-patented, non-released breeding genotype; female).times.A-1581 (non-patented, non-released breeding genotype; male). This new grapevine cultivar can be distinguished by its seedless, green, crisp berries with neutral flavor and resists cracking from rainfall at maturity. The fruit grows in large tight clusters, the vines have medium vigor, and the plants are healthy. 2015-07-28T00:00:00Z


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- "I came to realize that I have more to offer this world than just making things that blow up. And that is why, effective immediately, I am shutting down the weapons manufacturing division of Stark Industries until such a time as I can decide what the future of the company will be."
- ―Tony Stark
Stark Industries is a multinational industrial company, and is the largest tech conglomerate in the world.[1] Founded in 1940 by Howard Stark, the elder Stark ran the company from its inception up until his death in 1991, after which Obadiah Stane was appointed interim CEO. with Tony Stark officially assuming the position shortly after at the age of 21.
Under Stark's control, the company flourished financially for nearly two decades; however, when Stark discovered that Stane was selling their weapons to terrorist groups around the world, he shut down their lucrative weapons division. In 2010, Stark appointed Pepper Potts as the company's CEO after realizing that he was dying from palladium poisoning,[2] a position Stark allowed Potts to maintain after he engineered his own recovery.
Stark Industries was founded by Howard Stark during the early twentieth century, a great pioneer in different types of technology and constantly helping the United States Armed Forces with different and innovative weapons, helping the government to create the Super Soldier Serum. [3] Years later, he created an Arc Reactor along with Anton Vanko,[2] a source which provided free, pure and efficient energy for Stark Industries' main plant.
After the death of Howard in 1991 at the hands of HYDRA,[4] the company was inherited by Tony Stark, with the help of Obadiah Stane, although Stane was appointed interim CEO immediately after Howard's death before Tony could officially assume the position of CEO.
Stark was kidnapped by the terrorist organization known as the Ten Rings in Afghanistan, and developed a suit of armor powered with a miniaturized Arc Reactor to escape captivity. Upon his return to Malibu, he decided the company would no longer produce weaponry, as he discovered his captors possessed illegal Stark tech.
Stark further developed his armor to create new models, such as the Iron Man Armor: Mark III and started looking for and destroying stolen Stark tech, which he later discovered Obadiah Stane was selling behind his back. Stark faced Stane, who had created his own suit of armor, and killed him in battle.[5]
Six months later, Stark re-inaugurated the Stark Expo, and was attacked by Anton Vanko's son Ivan, who thought Howard Stark was responsible for Anton's misery and death, although Anton was deported because he tried to use the reactor to his own profit.
Though panned by critics such as Bill O'Reilly, Stark appointed Pepper Potts as leader of Stark Industries.[2]
Stark later opened a new base for Stark Industries in New York City, building the Stark Tower, which was powered by a new prototype Arc Reactor inside the tower. Meanwhile, Potts procured permits to build a Stark Tower in Washington, D.C.[6]
Dissatisfied with his previous status as "Iron Man's bodyguard", Happy Hogan was hired as head of security in Stark Industries Headquarters.[7]
Following the downfall of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the hiring of Maria Hill[8], Stark Industries made privatized security a part of its services. [9]
A bomb manufactured by Stark Industries landed in the apartment building of the Maximoff family, failing to detonate but still killing the parents of twins Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, causing them to hate Tony Stark and initially help Ultron.[10]
Sometime after the Battle of Sokovia, Stark Industries announced new scholarships for promising students from urban city schools.[11]
This section requires expansion
|Howard Stark
|Founder and Former CEO
|Anton Vanko
|Jason Wilkes
|Obadiah Stane
|Former CEO
|Tony Stark
|Owner and Former CEO
|Pepper Potts
|CEO and Chairman
|Happy Hogan
|Head of Security
|Bambi Arbogast
|Receptionist and Secretary
|William Ginter Riva
|Natalie Rushman
|Assistant to the CEO
|Undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent/Deceased
|Samantha Carlisle
|Maria Hill
- Stark Industries Warehouse, New York
- Stark Industries Headquarters, Los Angeles
- Stark Industries New York Facility, New York City
- Stark Expo, New York City
- Stark Tower, New York City
- Super Soldier Serum Injection Tubes
- Nitramene
- Photonic Amplifier
- Midnight Oil
- Arc Reactor
- CXD 23 Airborne Mobile Command Station
- Gamma Ray Projector
- Stark Sonic Cannon
- Stark Industries Rocket Launcher
- Sonic Taser
- Jericho Missile
- Tellor Propellant Rifle
- Magna-Drone
- Stark Medical Scanner
- Haz-Tek Exoskeleton
- Sonic Fire Extinguisher
- Stark HUD 2020
- Insight Helicarriers' Repulsor Engines
- Stark Drone MK82 922 V 80Z V2 Prototype Unit V6
- Stark Cargo Plane
- Various high-tech weaponry and equipment
- AccuTech
- Stark-Fujikawa
- Cordco
- Damage Control (acquired)
- ↑ Avengers: Age of Ultron
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Iron Man 2
- ↑ Captain America: The First Avenger
- ↑ Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- ↑ Iron Man
- ↑ The Avengers
- ↑ Iron Man 3
- ↑ Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 1.20: Nothing Personal
- ↑ Avengers: Age of Ultron
- ↑ WHIH EXCLUSIVE: Scott Lang Interview
External Links
- Stark Industries on the Marvel Wiki
- Stark Industries on Wikipedia


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The Lucien Le Moine Meurault Perrieres 2014 is a slightly odd tasting bloke. The nose is quite expressive with plenty of lees notes present and the citrus infused fruit is quite subdued and the oak at the same time quite forward. This is quite a special style – and sadly too dominant currently – letting little of the 2014 delicacy through. This is not a poor wine, but this need to settle down to get more of the delightful and refined 2014 fruit to reappear in the wine. Not a wine for me to be honest. But lets give it the benefit of the doubt.
(Drink From 2026) – Very Fine (93 – 94p) – Tasted 18/04/2017
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…it's football season…shut up…
September 2, 2008 3 Comments
dear wifey, live in girlfriend, live out girlfriend, chick i'm kinda seeing, chick i plan to meet between now and February,
i'm drafting this letter as a friendly reminder that in about a week's time, football season will again be upon us. i thought this might be the proper time to reacquaint you with the rules of football season; some "do's and don'ts" (but mostly don'ts) if you will. first of all, i want you to know how much i really care about you and how i love your new haircut, your new chest hair removal system and that dress you're going to ask me about. there, that should answer every question you plan to ask me during the several games i plan on watching over the next 5 months. you see, football time is sacred…borderline religious and any attempt to interrupt the watching of it is akin to blasphemy. with that said, as long as the game is on, i don't care if you have a headache, how cute number 89 is, what that bitch at work had the nerve to say/do, that you're pregnant, that it's not mine or that i don't pay attention to you. you had all summer to tell me how i was screwing up our relationship. i didn't listen to you then so what makes you think i'll hear you now?
i should probably clear up a few more misconceptions. yes i can watch 5 games at one time. i will remember how my td's l.t. had and not remember our wedding anniversary. one of those is going to make me money. the other, i'm still paying for. if you are able to wrestle me away from the television (which i wouldn't even try) to attend some poorly planned wedding or baby shower don't ask me if i'm having a good time because i am not. i will most likely be in some corner pressing buttons on my iphone. don't worry. i'm not sending text messages to some floozy. i'm making sure the cowboys are covering the spread. if i get a whiff of a tv i will be drawn to it like rich black men to white chicks. but i will be easy to locate when it's time to go home and get busy…cuz yeah…you owe me big for this one.
please don't take this the wrong way. it's not that i don't love you. i just love football more…a lot more actually. but only because it's been around longer and it never gets mad when i poot between the sheets. i understand if you decide to leave me. just know that i probably won't notice until late January; that dead week between the conference championship games and the superbowl. and i probably won't make a play to get you back until halftime of the pro bowl. it's not nearly as exciting as the nba all star game which takes place the next weekend. oooh. so yeah, i probably won't be coming after you until around march madness…dang…so maybe april; assuming i still remember your name…and i haven't met another chick that actually likes football. those are my favorites.
why are you crying? no. i really do care for you. to prove it, i wrote you this poem.
roses are red
violets are blue
that boy darren mcfadden
is gonna be one bad dude…
so yeah, i look forward to staring at you blankly for the next few days. but after that……
sincerely yours,
the avid football fan


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Jasminum (jasmine) is a popular climber with a delicate scent, and there are many cultivars for summer and winter. Jasminum officinale (summer jasmine) is perfect for a sunny, sheltered spot in mild regions of the UK. The cheery yellow flowers of Jasminum nudiflorum (winter jasmine) will brighten up even partially shaded and cold sites at a time when little else is in flower.
All jasmines need a fertile, well-drained soil in full or partial sun. Summer jasmine needs a sheltered spot, full sun and a south- or south west-facing aspect. Winter jasmine is more tolerant of partial shade and a south east or north west aspect. North and north east aspects are best avoided.
Frost hardy species are fine in an unheated conservatory or a cold greenhouse kept frost-free with a small heater. Tender species may require a minimum night temperature of 13-15ºC (55-59ºF).
Jasmines make lovely container specimens. Ensure you use a container with good drainage holes. Cover the holes with a crock or too so that the compost does not wash through, and fill with John Innes No 2. Leave space at the top for watering, and place the pot in bright but filtered light.
Water freely during spring and summer, when plants are in active growth. Reduce watering in winter. Outdoor plants may not need watering in winter, unless the weather is extremely dry or the ground frozen (in which case watering with lukewarm water may help). Indoor and glasshouse plants need only sparse watering in winter.
Feed containerised jasmine plants monthly with a high potassium liquid feed (such as tomato fertiliser). Border specimens can be top dressed with a balanced, granular fertiliser such as Growmore, or with a high potassium feed such as sulphate of potash. Seaweed feeds and wood ash are potential organic sources of potassium.
Jasminum nudiflorum (winter jasmine) is fully hardy and can be grown outdoors throughout the UK.
Jasminum officinale and J. officinale f. affine (syn. J. grandiflorum), the common summer jasmine, is frost hardy and suitable for outdoor cultivation against a sunny, sheltered wall in mild UK regions only. Elsewhere, it can be grown as a conservatory or glasshouse climber. The same applies to J. fruticans, J. humile, J. beesianum and J. × stephanense.
Jasminum fruticans and J.humile are evergreen or semi-evergreen. J. officinale and J. × stephanense are generally deciduous in the UK. J. beesianum is deciduous or semi-evergreen, depending on the local climate.
Jasminum parkeri, a dwarf shrubby jasmine from the Himalayas, is borderline fully hardy. It can be grown outdoors in mild areas, but is unsuitable for outdoor cultivation in cold areas and in most areas of northern England and Scotland.
The following jasmines are all half-hardy or tender, so must be grown indoors, or in a heated conservatory or glasshouse: J. rex, J. capense (syn. J. angulare), J. floridum, J. mesnyi, J. odoratissimum, J. polyanthum, J. sambac, J. dichotomum and J. azoricum.
Summer jasmine: Is best pruned just after flowering, in late summer or early autumn. Early flower flushes develop on the previous year's growth, but later flushes develop on the tips of the current year's growth. Pruning after flowering gives the new growth time to mature and flower early next season.
Winter jasmine: Is best pruned in spring, immediately after flowering. Flowers develop on the previous year's growth. Pruning after flowering gives the new growth time to mature and flower next season.
For both summer and winter jasmine, cut back flowered stems to a strong sideshoot lower down; thin out crowded, crossing or misplaced branches and remove weak or thin stems.
Both types of jasmine tolerate hard pruning and renovation. If the plant has outgrown its allotted space, cut back hard to within 60cm (2ft) of the base. Re-growth will be vigorous, so select strong shoots for training into the new framework, and remove unwanted shoots. The plant will take two or three years to start flowering again.
Jasmine can be propagated by layering or from cuttings. Outdoor varieties are best propagated from hardwood cuttings taken in winter, but tender and glasshouse varieties do best from internodal softwood or semi-ripe cuttings taken in spring or summer.
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In addition to games and movies, IGN often has its own attitude to hardware and electronics, and today they scored an 8.5 point for apple's new flagship iPhone X.
IGN (formerly Imagine Games Network) is an American video game and entertainment media company operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis and wholly owned by j2 Global.
They fully affirmed the iPhone X bring progress: the iPhone X change is rather large, remove the face recognition, fingerprint to switch to remove the Home button to full screen, but also keep all advantages of on the iPhone 8. But IGN believes that the exorbitant prices also make people feel that these changes are only made to make changes.
IGN also says, the radicular price of iPhone X is enough to buy a nice laptop on the market, in addition, the same processor in iPhone 8 is not afford to lose in iPhone X. It's just that the OLED 2436×1125 that supports HDR10 is the most eye-catching on the whole design, and the size of the whole machine is well suited to one-handed operation, but the presence of notch is also makes users feel unfordable in using.
Moreover, both the screen and the glass backboard have caused the iPhone X can't be fallen on the flood. Otherwise, the overall change will allow the new iPhone X to adapt to a period of time.
The face ID is amazing and excellent by now, no matter you wear sunglasses, hat, or even the blurred face, iPhone X can catches the users face and unblock the device, though you may fail in the first time, it will never let you down in the second time. though the touch ID is quite quick, face ID is also never let you down in the speed and convenient level. iPhone X's battery life is good, and wireless charging can be handy without having to mix it up, like AR camera in iPhone 8, facial perception brings a good use of Animoji in iPhone X.
Last but not least, IGN believes iPhone X is a stimulant to Apple's iPhone products for years, while the powerful features usually mean fancy price, it's better to be a luxury for those who can afford it, not a real necessity in normal life of everyone.