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Brodeur gets No. 690 in Blues' win vs. Panthersby Louie Korac
ST. LOUIS -- The chants of "Marty! Marty! Marty!" rained down from Scottrade Center on Monday as though Martin Brodeur has played for the St. Louis Blues and their fans for ages.
They may know him from afar playing for the New Jersey Devils for 21 years, but now the 42-year-old is their own, and Blues fans wouldn't have it any other way.
And Brodeur's repayment for their gratitude: he still has what it takes.
Brodeur made 32 saves, including 17 in the second period, to lead the Blues to a 4-2 victory against the Florida Panthers.
Brodeur collected his 690th career victory, second in as many games and 41st against the Panthers. He also earned another $20,000 in bonus money as part of his contract for every point the Blues (18-8-2) earn when he's in goal.
"I didn't know what to expect coming in," said Brodeur, who received a pre-game video tribute welcoming him to St. Louis. "It's all about winning. When you win, I think the fans are able to be a little more cheerful.
"They acknowledged before the game with a little video, and I didn't expect that. A lot of good things. I'm really happy to be here. For the first visit in front of these fans, we didn't disappoint. We played well. I did my part."
The Blues played without Alexander Steen (lower body) and David Backes, who left the game in the first period, came back but left again in the third after he took a puck to the mouth off a teammate's stick. St. Louis turned to its gritty fourth line for assistance.
Chris Porter's redirection of a Barret Jackman point shot with 1:54 remaining provided the winning goal. Paul Stastny scored into an empty net with 31.3 seconds remaining.
Maxim Lapierre and Ian Cole scored for the Blues, who jumped over the Chicago Blackhawks into first place in the Central Division. Porter had a goal and an assist for his first points of the season.
"We had a very solid period in the first period, kind of got away from it in the second and then the third was very solid and played well," Cole said. "Still probably gave them way too many chances."
The Blues lost Backes for more than half of the first period after he was struck in the mouth by a T.J. Oshie shot on a power play. Backes left but returned in the second, only to leave again in the third.
That's when the grinders took some offense into their own hands.
Porter was parked in the high slot and was able to redirect Jackman's shot over the right shoulder.
"No, but I saw he was going to shoot and just trying to get a stick on it and hopefully it'll go in," Porter said when asked if he called for Jackman's shot. "... They're harder to get a read on [tips from the high slot], but I think a lot of those ones from up high tend to go in just because the goalie's not able to get a great read on it."
The Panthers (11-8-7) got goals from Nick Bjugstad and Aaron Ekblad. Roberto Luongo, a teammate of Brodeur's on the international level with Canada, made 24 saves.
"Tough way to lose," Luongo said. "We battled back and carried most of the play. Heartbreaker to lose like that. Obviously the first was unacceptable. We weren't happy with the way we played. We showed some character the way we came back against a tough team in a tough building."
Down 2-0, the Panthers came back on a second-period goal from Bjugstad, and tied it on Ekblad's goal with 5:06 remaining.
"The last 40 minutes we played hard and played well and took it to a really good team," Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. "Disappointed to lose the way we did at the end. The effort was there. We had more chances, we didn't deserve to lose like that at the end but they are a good team and find ways to win."
After the Blues failed to convert on a two-man advantage for 1:55, Lapierre came out from behind the goal, turned and whirled the puck into the slot and it deflected off the skate of Florida's Vincent Trocheck and past Luongo at 11:17 of the first.
Cole's third of the season came off a nifty give-and-go play by Vladimir Tarasenko and Jori Lehtera. Cole skated down the slot for a one-timer off the stick of Jonathan Huberdeau with 2:26 left in the first for a 2-0 lead. He joked that Lehtera's feed could have been a little better.
"It was actually a little behind me," Cole said. "I couldn't really get it as high as I wanted to. I'm a little miffed that he didn't put it right in my wheelhouse. I had to adjust to it a little bit."
Did Cole tell Lehtera that?
"I didn't tell him that. I don't speak Finnish," Cole joked.
Bjugstad's team-leading 12th of the season snapped Florida's goal drought against the Blues and cut the deficit to 2-1. He beat Brodeur with a shot stick side at 15:21 of the second period for Florida's first goal against St. Louis in 202:14. The Panthers' most-recent goal against the Blues was Oct. 17, 2011 by Mike Santorelli. The Blues shut the Panthers out in two games last season.
Brodeur made several nice saves during Florida's 18-shot second, including a point-blank save on Brandon Pirri one minute into the period. It was the most shots the Blues have allowed in a period this season.
Ekblad's fifth of the season, which extended his point streak to five games (three goals, four assists), came after Kevin Shattenkirk's stick broke in the Blues zone. Shattenkirk got a stick from Oshie, who momentarily vacated his spot to try and retrieve a stick, which left Ekblad open for the cross-ice pass from Jussi Jokinen. Ekblad's shot caromed off the stick Oshie gave to Shattenkirk past Brodeur with 5:06 remaining to tie the game 2-2.
But Brodeur made his St. Louis debut a successful one by playing his third game in five nights. After not playing competitively in eight months, Brodeur said he needs a little work.
"Yeah, I think it's time to practice now a little bit," Brodeur said. "... I'd like to be a little more steady, but I've only had two full practices starting my journey here in St. Louis. I'm looking forward to the next two days getting everything sharpened again.
"I think we survived. It wasn't pretty, but we got it done. There are games that are going to be a lot easier to win. This one was a tough one."


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I gave the following speech on Thursday, Jan. 30th in the house of Commons.
Mr. Speaker,
I stand in support of this motion put forward by the honourable member for Chateguay-Saint Constant.
The motion would immediately address the mental health crisis facing Canadian soldiers and veterans by hiring appropriate mental health professionals.
By reversing the decision to close veterans offices.
And by prioritizing and concluding more than 50 outstanding boards of inquiry on military suicides so that grieving families may have answers and closure.
Mr. Speaker, I want to begin with a story I tell every Nov. 11th —Remembrance day.
I share the same story every July 1st.
July 1st is known far and wide as Canada Day.
But in Newfoundland and Labrador, July 1st is also Memorial Day.
Canada Day doesn't actually begin in my province until noon on July 1st.
Until then, it's Memorial Day.
July 1st, 1916 is known as the bloodiest day in Newfoundland and Labrador history.
On that day, near the small town of Beaumont Hamel, France — during the Battle of the Somme — 801 Newfoundland and Labrador officers and soldiers, most of whom were in their late teens or early 20s, went over the top.
The next morning, only 68 answered the roll call.
Sixty-eight of 801.
The rest were either killed, wounded or missing.
The Commander of the 88th brigade — Brigadier-General Cayley — wrote to then-Prime Minister of Newfoundland, Sir Edward Morris.
He wrote about the courage and discipline displayed by the members of the Newfoundland Regiment in their first battle on the Western Front at Beaumont Hamel.
He wrote: "It was a magnificent display of trained and disciplined valour, and its assault only failed because dead men can advance no further."
Dead men can advance no further, I see that statement, Mr. Speaker, as the highest compliment to any soldier.
For the small nation of Newfoundland, the loss was absolutely devastating — felt in every town, in every outport, in every family.
The Newfoundland Regiment was renamed the royal Newfoundland Regiment in 1917, the only time in the history of the British Army that such as a designation has been given during a time of war.
Our First World War soldiers were known as Fighting Newfoundlanders, a designation that carries over to this day, mostly in reference to the spirit of the Fighting Newfoundlander.
Our contribution to the First World War wasn't just in blood.
The debt that we took on as a nation to supply a regiment is partly to blame for our financial crisis of the 1930s.
Which led to Newfoundland surrendering its democracy in 1933 in favour of Government by Commission — the only time a democracy has been voluntarily surrendered.
Be it the First World War, the Second World War, Korea, the Gulf War, or Afghanistan, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have always stepped forward.
When Canadians agree to serve in the Forces they accept what is called ultimate liability.
That they may be killed in service – the ultimate sacrifice for Canada.
Without question.
In return, we owe them the best care possible.
Mr. Speaker, our veterans are not getting the best care possible.
Why do I say that?
Why do veterans say that?
Let's start with mental health:
The question of whether Canadian Forces personnel receive timely and appropriate mental health care has been a long-standing concern.
Especially in light of the fact that Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan is coming to a close and thousands of soldiers are returning home with mental injuries.
Many of our soldiers and their families say they can't get the help they need.
In the past 2 months alone there have been 8 suicides — 8, Mr. Speaker.
As it stands, there are at least 50 outstanding boards of inquiry into suicides of members of the Canadian Forces — 50, Mr. Speaker.
Finally, on Jan. 31st — that's tomorrow, Mr. Speaker — eight regional veterans offices will close.
Including, Mr. Speaker, the veterans office in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, my home province.
The Corner Brook office provides front-line service to 1,500 veterans on the west coast of the island.
Once the office closes veterans who are in desperate need for in-person, front-line service will have to travel 8, 9 and 10 hours by car to the nearest office in St. John's.
Eight, 9 or 10 hours, Mr. Speaker.
The Conservatives say there's always the Internet or the telephone.
Back in November, during a rally outside the veterans office in Corner Brook, Hedley Smith, a legionnaire from the west coast city, had this to say:
"A lot of these veterans are deaf, old and crippled and can't understand anything they hear on the phone. They need one-on-one service. That's the way it has got to be."
Ninty-year-old Bertram Hillier was among the soldiers in the last draft of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment who went overseas to fight in the Second World War.
He had this to say about the closure of the Corner Brook office:
"I haven't got that much education and they helped me a lot with filling out forms and things like that. Everything I want … I come here and there's no problem."
There's a problem now, Mr. Speaker.
Veterans who accepted the ultimate liability, who served their country knowing — prepared — to make the ultimate sacrifice, now feel abandoned by this Conservative government.
Veteran members of the Canadian Forces serve our country with courage and distinction.
Our responsibility, our duty, is to be there for them in their moment of need — not to abandon them to budget and service cuts.
I call that the ultimate insult, Mr. Speaker, the ultimate insult.
This Conservative government's treatment of our veterans and Forces is disgraceful.
Disgraceful, and it manifested itself this week when a delegation of veterans from across the country — including a veteran from Corner Brook — came to Ottawa for a meeting with the Minister of Veterans Affairs.
They came here in a last-ditch bid to persuade the Conservative government to reverse its decision to close the 8 remaining Veterans Affairs offices across the country.
What did the Minister of Veterans Affairs do?
He left the veterans waiting for 70 minutes, and then turned his back on the veterans when they got frustrated.
The minister has since apologized, which is a start.
As the member for Sackville Eastern Shore said earlier, it wasn't the minister's "finest day."
In the end, Mr. Speaker, the west coast of Newfoundland will still be without a Veterans Affairs office as of tomorrow.
Corner Brook veteran Paul Davis, who was a member of the delegation that came here to Ottawa this week (I met with him myself, Mr. Speaker) … Mr. Davis, 66, had this to say:
"We have 1,500 veterans on the west coast who depend on the DVA office in Corner Brook. Now we have no where to go with our problems, no one to talk to now."
While there will be one dedicated person at the local Service Canada office to deal with veterans.
That one dedicated person will have to do the work of the 7 people who worked at the Veterans Affairs office.
That's not going to cut it, Mr. Speaker.
What should happen?
Hire long-promised mental health professionals to assist soldiers and veterans.
Reverse the decision to close Veterans Affairs offices
And prioritize and conclude the more than 50 ongoing boards of inquiry on military suicides.
Mr. Speaker, the men and women of our military left heaven on earth — Canada — to serve in many cases what was hell on earth.
The men and women of the Canadian Forces stood on guard for us.
They stand on guard for us.
Our veterans, seniors in many cases, Mr. Speaker … are now forced to stand on guard for their own.
Because this government, this Conservative government, isn't standing on guard for them.
Thank you.


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Dabo Guan
Dabo has worked for the School of International Development at the University of East Anglia since October 2014. He is also a senior member of St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge. He specialises in environmental economics for international climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, scenario analysis on environmental impacts, water resources accounting and management, input-output modelling and their applications in both developed and developing countries. He was a Lead Author for the Working Group III of the 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Chapter 14 on Regional Development and Cooperation. He has authored over 50 publications, including articles published in Science, Nature, Nature Climate Change, Science and PNAS. He has received the Leontief Prize three times, and recently the Philip Leverhulme Prize (awarded to outstanding scholars who have made a substantial and recognised contribution to their particular field of study, recognised at an international level). Dabo was a Senior Lecturer at University of Leeds for three years and formerly a Senior Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR), the Department of Land Economy, and a Research Associate at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. Previously, he worked for the World Wide Fund (WWF) as an economist.
Research articles
- Climate change mitigation in Chinese megacities: A measures-based analysis of opportunities in the residential sector
23 Dec 2016. Andy Gouldson, Andrew Sudmant, Dabo Guan, Sarah Colenbrander, Q. Zhang
- Virtual Water Flows in the EU27: A Consumption-based Approach
19 May 2016. Jouni Paavola, Dabo Guan, Rosa Duarte, Ana Serrano
- To what extent can China's near-term air pollution control policy protect air quality and human health? A case study of the Pearl River Delta region
8 Oct 2015. Dabo Guan, Andy Gouldson, Q. Zhang
- Consumption-based accounting helps mitigate global air pollution.
1 Jul 2014. Dabo Guan
- A hybrid-unit energy input-output model to evaluate embodied energy and life cycle emissions for China?s Economy.
16 Apr 2014. Soren Lindner, Dabo Guan
- The Socioeconomic drivers of China?s primary PM2.5
19 Feb 2014. Dabo Guan
- China?s international trade and air pollution in the United States
4 Feb 2014. Dabo Guan
- Input-output analysis: the next 25 years
17 Oct 2013. Dabo Guan
- China's inter-regional spillover of carbon emissions and domestic supply chains
1 Oct 2013. Dabo Guan
- Modeling imbalanced economic recovery following a natural disaster using input-output analysis
24 Apr 2013. Dabo Guan
- China?s water management ? challenges and solutions
1 Jan 2013. Dabo Guan
- Spatially explicit analysis of water footprints in the UK
30 Dec 2010. Yim Ling Siu, Klaus Hubacek, Dabo Guan, John Barrett
- Distributional effects of climate change taxation: The case of the UK
29 Apr 2010. Klaus Hubacek, Dabo Guan, John Barrett
- Input-output analysis and carbon footprinting: An overview of applications
16 Feb 2010. John Barrett, Elena Dawkins, Dabo Guan, Klaus Hubacek, Kate Scott, Thomas Wiedmann, Manfred Lenzen
- Environmental implications of urbanization and lifestyle change in China: Ecological and water footprints
1 Sep 2009. Klaus Hubacek, Dabo Guan, John Barrett, Thomas Wiedmann


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Paul Lauritz Sierra Landscape-Owens Valley-Circa 1925
13 1/2″w x 18 "h image. 18 3/4″w x 23 1/4″h with frame. Oil on canvas. Original frame. Well listed artist. Born in Norway in 1889, Paul Lauritz settled in Los Angeles in 1919. Taught at Chouinard and Otis Art Institutes. When not teaching, this versatile artist made painting excursions throughout the West Coast, Mexico and Norway. He was involved as a member in many of the art community groups and won many awards for his work. His work appears in museums such as the Fleischer in Scottsdale, Orange City Museum, San Diego Museum, Irvine Museum and many others.


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January - Equifax
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You can also order your Annual credit reports online and print them out immediately.


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Don't miss Tea Leoni in the season finale of Madam Secretary which will air on CBS on 5/20 at 10/9c. Fans of the breakout show everywhere are excited! Secretary of State Bess McCord is making another appearance, bringing with her another great season of the ex-CIA agent versus the politicians in office in this political drama. With a finale like the one they left off with (you're not getting any spoilers from us), it's no surprise that many viewers of the first season are returning for the second.
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I am pleased to report here that we finally finished the new Berg by Nordan Art gallery retrospective book, Berg by Nordan Art 2016. This work would not have been possible without invaluable help by the ever so patient Huck Hax. It is always great when done with a big project like this and then spend time looking though what one has accomplished. Reflecting on the past year, I am so proud of what we have achieved with the gallery. The outstanding artistic contributions by Igor Ballyhoo, Livio Korobase, ◦⊱ Mi ⊰◦, Imani Nayar, Haveit Neox, Mich Michabo, and Maloe Vansant speak for themselves. Thank you also to some of the many photographers who visited the gallery and took pictures of the art and let us use them for the book; Bay Addens, Midwinter's Art, NawtyBiker, ◦⊱ Mi ⊰◦, Miles Cantalou, and neko Makamori. A special thank you to Tutsy Navarathna who also contributed the beautiful cover photos. We hope you will enjoy the new publication Berg by Nordan Art 2016 as much as we have. You can read it by clicking the link above or visit Berg by Nordan Art in-world where you will find it on the table on the gallery ground floor together with our two previous retrospective publications from 2010-2011 and 2015.
Book cover photograph by Tutsy Navarathna; cover design by Huckleberry Hax


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Police detain dozens in St. Petersburg protest
Dec. 7 - Police detain dozens of opposition supporters who took to the streets on the fourth day in a row to protest election fraud. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION STORY: Police detained dozens of participants of an anti-election protest in the centre of St. Petersburg on Wednesday, who came out into the streets of Russia's second city for the fourth day running to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule. Russian riot police, and regular police officers in riot gear led protester after protester away to waiting buses, while groups of people chanted "Shame". The protests are the latest sign of pressure on Putin to make changes after United Russia party lost ground in the parliamentary election, which showed growing unease with the 59-year-old leader as he plans to reclaim the presidency next year. The vote pointed to a mood shift after years of political domination by the former KGB spy who has built up the image of a tough leader, partly by crushing a separatist rebellion in the Chechnya region but also by brooking little dissent and marginalising the liberal opposition.


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Three wholesale mistakes small businesses should avoid
When I was involved in helping to run a small business, one of the best days I remember was signing a wholesale contract with a major retailer. Having been involved in several startups and small businesses ventures, I've noticed that this feeling is rather consistent. Despite the opportunity, one of the worst days for a new wholesaler is receiving a payment for the second shipment minus the deductions for chargebacks from the first.
The wholesale business is a profitable business, accounting for 7 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. While it is true that working with a large retailer may help put emerging retailers on the map, making it work is a detail-oriented process that involves careful planning, a deep understanding of the requirements and attention to detail. The failure to acknowledge every small detail – including areas of possible chargebacks – will strain the wholesale relationship from the beginning.
Emerging retailers hoping to break into the wholesale business must understand possible setbacks and define the proper processes to avoid these shortcomings.
Pay attention to detail
The cost of doing business is high. Large retailers can issue chargebacks for minor issues like using hangers when the retailer wasn't expecting it, a blurry barcode or a late bill of lading transmission.
Attention to detail is especially important when you're distributing to multiple retailers with different buyer requirements. One company, for example, may want price tags under the armpit of a shirt while another may require tags on the neckline. When preparing shipments, make sure the right products with the right requirements are being sent to the correct retailer.
As an emerging retailer, it's important to avoid chargebacks as they can account for 4 to 5 percent of your accounts receivable. While there's no guaranteed way to avoid these costs, it's important to pay close attention during every stage of the supply chain process so you aren't charged for little errors like the location of a price tag. Signing a contract with a large retailer is a process, and aside from being detail-oriented, there are many other necessary steps to take.
Before signing a wholesale agreement, emerging brands must do three things:
- Research – Every business has different demands and processes in place. Before signing a wholesale contract, it's important to understand the individual company that you're doing business with. This sounds ambitious and big-picture, but it's actually about knowing the details. What are their routing guide instructions? Are the packing, stacking and labeling requirements compatible with your current equipment and facility? Do you have the space to properly prepare and stage orders according?
Understanding the businesses' requirements will ensure that you're prepared for any situation that arises.
- Hire – Make sure staffing is in place to handle wholesale demands. Is your warehouse staffed to communicate with client and carrier traffic departments? Do you have sufficient labor available to restack, label and wrap distribution center and individual store orders? Do you have someone standing by the phone to handle customer and client relations? Having the proper staff in place can reduce errors, increase efficiencies and ensure that your team can handle volume.If you can't handle mass shipping on your own, you should consider partnering with a third party that can handle large orders.
- Systemize – Emerging retailers need to have the systems in place to support, or a partner with the right systems to support the data exchange requirements in most wholesale relationships. Before signing with a large retailer, make sure you have properly functioning EDI (electronic data interchange) system and other appropriate technology. If your warehouse management system isn't yet up to speed, make sure it's upgraded. Nothing's worse than knowing you have the product on hand, but being unable to locate it.If you don't have the technology in place, partner with a company who does. These partners help you know what you don't know. For example, supply chain experts can implement a least total cost solution and a trade-off analysis to understand the true costs of your business decisions. Siloed costs savings don't exist when you start selling wholesale. More than ever, you'll see that skimping on technology, for example, can eat away at profit in working with retailers.
According to Entrepreneur's Wholesale Distribution start-up guide, U.S. retailers and online merchants sell about $3.6 trillion worth of products every year which is a good sign for those looking to get into the wholesale game. Know, however, that the minute you become an entrepreneur, you become a supply chain manager, too. You must understand how to control your business from a management perspective (how much staff and inventory is available?) and also from a supply chain perspective (is your warehouse management system up to speed?). Rather than entering into a wholesale agreement blindly, do so with eyes wide open to ensure the greatest success and sales.
JD Woods is the CMO at Dotcom Distribution. As an experienced distribution executive, JD has directly managed operations, technology, and client relationships while supporting retail, business services, marketing, and government contract operations. Heading up sales and marketing efforts, JD works with clients and prospects to ensure that Dotcom's full suite of products and services are leveraged to faithfully deliver that client's perfect brand experience.


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We look at the rules for transfers of employee-owned shares into SIPPs.Since A Day (now nearly a year ago) it has been possible for participants in SIPs and Sharesave plans to transfer shares into a SIPP and for the transfer to be treated as a contribution allowing the employee to benefit from double tax relief. It sounds a good idea but is it? SIPs to SIPPs What's the benefit? Share incentive plans ("SIPs") are a tax approved all employee plan which allow participants to acquire "partnership" shares out of pre-tax salary of up to £1,500 per year, the employer can provide matching shares in any ratio up to 2:1 or free shares with a value of up to £3,000 per year. The shares come out of the SIP tax free after 5 years or can be retained in the SIP (which continues to shelter capital gains).Since A day, SIP participants have been able to transfer their SIP shares into a self invested personal pension plan ("SIPP") for a period of 90 days after the fifth anniversary of acquiring their shares in the SIP. The shares are valued on the transfer and that value is treated as a contribution to the SIPP on which they can claim tax relief. Suppose a participant buys £1,500 of partnership shares in his SIP and transfers them to his SIPP 5 years later when they are still worth £1,500. The government pays 22p for every 78p invested in a SIPP, taking it to a total contribution to £1. So £1,500 is immediately boosted to £1,923. Higher rate taxpayers get a further 18p through their tax return, or £346 in this case. So by combining the benefits of a SIP with a SIPP an initial contribution costing £885 is turned into £2,269 - a 156% uplift. If the employer gave the employee two matching shares for every partnership share purchased and the share price increases by (say) 7% per year, a higher rate taxpayer who makes an initial investment of £1,500 out of pre-tax salary (equivalent to £885 out of net salary) would see his return boosted to an incredible £9,548. What's the catch? The employee has to open a SIPP if he doesn't already have one into which the shares can be transferred and he has to bear the fees himself (in contrast to employer provided pension plans). Employees should expect to pay administration fees of at least £75 per year plus dealing costs for each share trade. The transfer of shares into the SIPP is free of dealing costs (but these will be incurred later when his SIPP trustee eventually sells the shares). As an alternative, the employee could sell the SIP shares in the market CGT free and contribute the proceeds into any approved pension plan without having to take out a SIPP. In practice the real benefit of being able to transfer shares direct from a SIP to a SIPP should be where there is no market for the shares. It would, for example, be attractive for employees of private companies to be able to transfer their shares direct to a SIPP instead of trying to find a buyer for the shares and using the proceeds to fund pension contributions. Unfortunately complex anti-avoidance rules make it almost impossible for SIPP trustees to hold shares in many family companies. The avoidance rules (in Sch 21 FA 2006) were introduced as a result of a Government panic to prevent SIPPs being able to invest in residential property and other asset classes (such as fine wines). SIPPs cannot hold these assets directly or via a company. There is supposed to be an exemption to allow SIPPs to hold shares in trading companies but it is drawn too narrowly. Where a director (or persons connected him) hold more than 20% of a trading company it is still caught if it holds "tangible moveable property" of any sort (such as cars, computers, desks etc). The director cannot then hold these shares in his SIPP. It was pointed out at the time that the regulations effectively prevent SIPPs holding shares in many family companies but it seems this was the Governments intention. Sharesave to SIPPs Sharesave plans are tax approved option plans which allow participants to save up to £250 per month. The savings pay interest tax free and can be used to fund the price payable on the exercise of options 3, 5 or 7 years after grant. The exercise itself is free of income tax but any gains in exceeds of the exercise price paid for the shares are subject to capital gains tax.Participants can transfer shares from sharesave plans to SIPPs within 90 days of the exercise of the option but the transfer is subject to capital gains tax (in contrast to transfers direct from SIPs to SIPPs). In practice this is unlikely to be a problem if the gain thereby triggered is within the participants' annual exemption. The bigger problem is that most sharesave participants don't have SIPPs and would not want to incur the cost of establishing one when they could achieve the same double tax relief by selling their shares in the market and contributing the proceeds to an approved pension plan. Transfers to ISAsIt is also possible for participants to transfer shares from SIPs and sharesave plans to ISAs within the same 90 day period. Transfers are CGT free for both SIP and sharesave participants. The catch, of course, is that while investors are free to withdraw cash from their ISAs at any time (in contrast to the restrictive rules for pension arrangements) there is no tax relief on contributions into an ISA.SIP participants can simply hold their shares in a SIP after the 5 year holding period has expired and gains continue to roll-up CGT free thereby achieving the same tax benefit of an ISA without the cost of establishing one. In contrast to ISAs, however, shares invested in SIPs cannot be diversified. ConclusionThe ability to transfer shares from SIPs and sharesave plans to SIPPs was trumpeted as a major benefit when this was first permitted last year. In practice, most participants in these plans do not have SIPPs and do not want to incur the cost of running one just so they can transfer shares into them. Nor do they need to when the cheaper and easier alternative is to sell the shares in the market and contribute cash to an approved pension plan without taking out a SIPP. It would be helpful, however, if employees could transfer illiquid shares direct into SIPPs but in many cases they cannot due to anti-avoidance rules. HMRC should re-visit the issue and (hopefully) allow all employees who hold illiquid shares in genuine trading companies to transfer these direct to SIPPs.If you would like further information on this issue, please contact Guy Abbiss, Tracey Horne or Colin Kendon.
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Vueling is an airline based in Spain and headquartered in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. It's identified by the IATA code VY, ICAO VLG and callsign VUELING. Vueling operates about 762 flights covering 444 routes, of which 109 domestic routes and 335 international routes. Airports served by Vueling are 106; of which 26 are domestic airports and 80 international airports. The airline operates in 29 countries, among which the best-served are the following: Spain, Italy, France, Germany. The best-served national cities (Spain) are Barcelona, Malaga, Bilbao, Palma Mallorca, Sevilla. The best-served international cities are Rome, Paris, Florence, Brussels, Amsterdam. The longest flight offered by the company is Pablo Ruiz Picasso (Malaga) -> Domodedovo (Moscow) of 3791 km, while the shortest flight is El Prat De Llobregat (Barcelona) -> Son Sant Joan Airport (Palma Mallorca) of 202 km. Next you will find some tables showing the most significant data about the airline Vueling, among which baggage information, weight and size of hand luggage, contact information and information about assistence service and the fleet, reviews about the airline company, check-in information, flight status, offers and promotions. In the table "Best-served airports by the airline company", click on the relative icons to discover outbound and inbound flights from the selected airport or use the search form to discover all flights offered by Vueling. For more information about the airline, please refer to the official website or wiki page.
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After tragedy then farce, what next?
Yesterday's General Assembly clown show prompted yet another flurry of emails from out-of-state friends wanting to know "what the hell is going on down there?" No doubt soon-to-be-former Sen. Buck Newton would dismiss my friends and me as the "lunatic left from California and elsewhere." The fact is, I've lived in Greensboro for nearly ten years, longer than I've ever lived anywhere else in my life. It's where I've made a home with my family. It's where we intend to stay. And we're sick and tired of it being made a national laughingstock.
Since I freely embrace the "left" designation (lunatic or otherwise), it's no surprise that I've viewed the Republicans in Raleigh as the culprits. But in this latest fiasco, I hold the Democrats liable as accessories before and after the fact.
When news first broke on Monday about a deal brokered by Governor-elect Roy Cooper, I tried to be hopeful. Rescinding Charlotte's anti-discrimination ordinance was an unfortunate concession to anti-LGBT bigotry. But if would really lead to getting HB2 off the books, perhaps that could be a step forward on the road to liberty and justice for all. While I was skeptical that Phil Berger and Tim Moore would really hold up their end of the bargain, I trusted that Roy Cooper, who's been in the game a long time, knew what he was doing.
Of course we didn't get a repeal. Instead, we got an agonizingly long day of squabbling, maneuvering, posturing, and finger-pointing. Here's a free Yiddish lesson for you: When the leader of the party with supermajority control drops a poison pill in legislation he'd promised to get passed, then blames the other party for refusing to swallow the pill, that's what my people call Chutzpah.
In the end, voting against an illusory repeal was the right thing to do. So why do I fault the Democrats? Because they never should have gone along with this charade to begin with. After four years of Republican misrule, and on the heels of last week's legislative coup, trusting Phil Berger and Tim Moore to deliver on any promise is simply careless.


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2016 Country Music Association Awards Nominees
Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Producers)
Hero, Maren Morris
Mr. Misunderstood, Eric Church
Storyteller, Carrie Underwood
Black, Dierks Bentley
Ripcord, Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
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Eric Church
Tim McGraw
Chris Stapleton
Dierks Bentley
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Little Big Town
Old Dominion
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Old Dominion
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"Humble and Kind," Tim McGraw
"My Church," Maren Morris
"Nobody to Blame," Chris Stapleton
"Record Year," Eric Church
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"Different for Girls," Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
"Home Alone Tonight," Luke Bryan feat. Karen Fairchild
"The Fighter," Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood
"Think of You," Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
"You Are My Sunshine," Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton
Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Director)
"Fire Away," Chris Stapleton
"Humble and Kind," Tim McGraw
"Record Year," Eric Church
"Somewhere on a Beach," Dierks Bentley
"Burning House," Cam
Musician of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Paul Franklin
Dann Huff
Brent Mason
Derek Wells
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—Realtree, the outdoor industry mainstay and longtime supporter of National Hunting and Fishing Day, has announced its 2009 renewal of sponsorship for the annual celebration of hunting, fishing and conservation.
NHF Day is set for Sept. 26, 2009.
"Every person at Realtree understands the importance of supporting and defending our hunting heritage," said Realtree President and CEO Bill Jordan. "National Hunting and Fishing Day is one of our key partners in this effort, and we truly appreciate the year-round work to support not only National Hunting and Fishing Day, but every day as a great day to enjoy hunting and fishing."
Realtree's sponsorship supports Wonders of Wildlife museum in Springfield, Mo., the official home of National Hunting and Fishing Day. The museum directs programs to build public appreciation for the connections between hunting, angling and conservation. Event planning tools and promotional items, PSAs, communications initiatives and more are in the works.
"Our goal is to grow awareness and pride in NHF Day, but also to deliver the NHF Day message throughout the year," said Denise Wagner of Wonders of Wildlife.
Congress formalized National Hunting and Fishing Day in 1972 to recognize hunters and anglers for their leadership in conservation. Through licenses, permits and special taxes, these outdoor sportsmen and women generate $100,000 every 30 minutes—totaling more than $1.75 billion per year—for fish, wildlife and habitat.
Every U.S. President from Richard M. Nixon to George W. Bush, as well as numerous governors and mayors, have issued formal proclamations commemorating the day.
Rising country music star Luke Bryan is the honorary chairman for NHF Day 2009.
The growing list of sponsors for National Hunting and Fishing Day includes Wonders of Wildlife, National Shooting Sports Foundation, Bass Pro Shops, The Sportsman Channel, Realtree, GunBroker.com, Hunting Heritage Trust, Cabela's, Boone and Crockett Club, Smith & Wesson, Field & Stream/Outdoor Life, Woolrich and Yamaha.
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Isn't it fascinating that the word for Mothers in so many languages begins or contains a prominent letter 'M' – as in 'Mom', 'Mama', 'Mother', 'Madre', 'Mutter', 'Makuahine', 'Mere', 'Maman', 'Mor', and so on.
Ther e are many reasons for this. M represents the element of water.
Just think – what does the embryo and fetus live in while gestating in the mother's womb? What covers most of Mother Earth? What makes up most of our physical body?
Amazingly, if you turn the letter M upside down, you get the letter W – for Water. The word 'Womb' begins with W and has a strong 'M' sound. It sounds very similar to 'OM'. These are not coincidences.
When letters were created, each one had a mystical meaning. This is true for all languages.
'M' was thought the most sacred letter of all, since Water is absolutely necessary for all life. 'Woman' begins with W and has an M in the center.
Visually, letter M stands well balanced. A prominent V defines the middle of M.
So this letter is open to inspiration and new ideas. The combination of balance and inspiration gives the M the ability to Manage with authority – whether it be managing a household, an event or a business.
This even extends to the position that the letter M has in the Western alphabet – 13/4.
13 symbolizes transformation and change – life, death and rebirth. 13 truly celebrates eternal life and continual change, as in nature's 4 seasons. 4 represents physical manifestation through order, work, discipline, family, stability and patience.
Say the letter 'M' out loud. It is the ONLY letter pronounced with your mouth closed.
Since M symbolizes Water, a closed mouth represents the immense silence of the deepest parts of the ocean. From here all life emerges, and the waters are mute.
There is great power in silence. Our most wonderful inspiration comes when our mind is quiet and still. A mind at rest can listen to the heart. Those are the moments you renew. On the other hand, when surrounded by noise, your mind is disturbed.
We sleep in silence, so that our mind and body can renew every night. When we wake up, we change from rest to action – a change so vital to living a meaningful and healthy life.
This continual change from movement to rest is symbolized by the waves in the letter M.
If your first or last name begins with M, you have all these great qualities within you.
As with every number, each letter has a shadow side. Once we understand the shadow side, we can recognize it, and make a choice. The art in all of this is not to judge yourself or others, but to decide to embrace Being at One again.
The shadow side of M is cold and unfeeling. This is when the closed mouth symbolizes being inexpressive and distant. With a prominent M you may feel hemmed in at times. You work hard and are conservative. You also may forget to take time out and just relax. That's the 4 – symbolizing discipline and work.
Give yourself gentle reminders to enjoy all you have created. Go with the flow. Just like water.
M literally looks like a Mountain range and reaches for great heights and impact. This is why we have words such as Mountain, Millionaire, Magical, Momentous, Majestic, Miracle, Moment, Mega, Meta, Maximum, Mythical, Money and Master that begin with M.
When you express the shadow side of M, you create the opposite effect – Minimal, Minus, Micro, Martyr, Melancholy and words beginning with 'Mis' – like Mis-take, Mis-interpretation, Mis-understanding, Mis-led.
For all Mothers, the symbolic connection of the sacred letter M to water, change, life and mastery is completely apt and wonderful.
Oh, and even the word Multi-tasking and Micro-manage are covered!
Right now, in 2011, we are in a 4 Universal Year – so the meaning of this letter is even more pronounced for all of us.
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text: I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield England which is where I'm from. I wouldn't move back there but it's funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way.


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The safest and favorite breakfast item of Tamil people is Idli and it can be described with so many adjectives like soft, fluffy, spongy and White Idlis. Though it is a very common breakfast item there are certain tips to be followed to get perfect idlis. Follow these Smart Samayal Tips and get Perfect Spongy Idlis...
- The rice used for idli batter should be Parbboiled Idli rice and the Whole Urad dhal of good quality. Don't use old stock of Urad dhal.
- The proportion of rice and Urad dhal is 4:1 and soak them separately. It is always better to soak them atleast for 4 to 5 hours.
- Wash them thrice or four times well with water and soak them in good water and need not wash them before grinding.
- Always use wet grinder for grinding and not mixie. While grinding in mixie the batter becomes hot and makes the idlis hard.
- First grind the Urad dhal with water till it becomes fluffy. Add water in between then and there while grinding and grind urad dhal atleast for 40 minutes. The batter becomes cool when it comes to correct consisitency and texture.
- Then grind the rice with water. Dont add too much of water. It should be thick and at the same time soft and fine.
- Always use crystal salt and mix both the batter with hand in a bigger vessel well by adding salt.
- The vessel should have the batter only to half of its height having space for the batter to fement. After 8 hours make idlis or refrigerate it.
- Before making idlis bring the water to boiling level and the keep the idli plates into the pan.
- Very important point is don't mix fermented batter well before making idlis. My grandma always says that the upper portion is ideal for idlis and the bottom most for dosas.
If you are making idlis with lesser measurement grind rice and urad dhal together to fine smooth batter, but increase a fistful of urad dhal.If You don't have a wet grinder and using a mixie for grinding idli batter add 2 cups of washed poha / Aval / beaten rice while grinding the soaked rice to increase the softness and also use refrigerated chill water to grind the batter. It will prevent the batter from becoming hot.


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This is in the same vein as the Diamondbacks kid warming all our hearts, but with a twist. On first glance, the boy in the Giants jersey catches a foul ball in the glove, then hands it over to the guy in front of him. But apparently the fellow in red had caught a ball earlier in the game and given it to the kid — so the kid gives him back his original ball. Everybody's got a ball now!
By the by, it's inexplicable that MLB.com, with its roulette rules for making clips embeddable, doesn't offer that option on exactly the type of highlight they should be publicizing.


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Village Elders' and Secondary School Students' Explanations of Natural Phenomena in Papua New Guinea
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This research investigated the sources of explanations and understanding of natural phenomena in terms of the students' cultural and school science experiences. The first phase involved interviews with eight village elders that probed their explanations and understanding of natural phenomena. The second phase involved the design, development and administration of two questionnaires on natural phenomena to 179 students in a rural boarding high school in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Most village elders gave explanations of many of the phenomena in terms of spirits, spells, magic, religion, and personal experiences. Most school-aged students choose scientific explanations of natural phenomena in terms of what they had learned in school or from personal experiences. However, many choose explanations of the same phenomena about spirits, spells and magic that came from the village, family or home. The study revealed that students' ideas about natural phenomena are strongly governed and controlled by their school science knowledge in the school setting. It is likely that their own traditional knowledge cannot be identified in a school setting but that questionnaires in the students' local language be given to students in their villages (as opposed to school). In addition, so as not to diminish the value of this traditional knowledge, science education programs are needed that are able to consider and harmonise traditional knowledge with school science.
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MARIA SHARAPOVA has warned Serena Williams she'll face a fresh new challenge in the French Open Final tomorrow as the Russian bids to end a nine-year losing streak.
The world's top two players reached the final in contrasting fashion yesterday, with Sharapova battling for two hours and 10 minutes to see off Victoria Azarenka 6-1 2-6 6-4.
Meanwhile, Williams routed last year's runner-up Sara Errani 6-0 6-1 in only 46 minutes to reach her first final at Roland Garros since she won her only title in 2002.
The last time Sharapova beat Williams was at the end-of-season WTA Tour Championships in 2004, since when they have met 12 times with the American winning the lot.
The defending champion said: "I'd be lying if I said it doesn't bother me.
"Obviously whatever I did in the past hasn't worked, so I'll have to try to do something different and hopefully it will work. I'm proud of the way that I came through this tournament.
"I have given myself a chance to face the favourite."
Sharapova played well in spells against third seed Azarenka, who has been in fine form in Paris and held a 7-5 head-to-head advantage over the Russian.
After dropping the first game of the match with two double faults,
Sharapova blitzed her way through six successive games and wrapped up the set with an ace.
But Azarenka dug in at the start of the set before the champion started to miss and levelled the match as rain began to fall.
A break of just over half an hour helped Sharapova regain the ascendancy and she clinched victory with her 12th ace.
The second seed said: "It is so special to get back on that stage where it comes down to the last two players of the tournament with me coming back as the defending champion."
Williams has been in awesome form but rarely has she been so dominant as she was against Errani.
It was a mismatch in terms of power and it showed from the first point.
Errani won just 16 points in the whole match, and held her arms aloft after finally getting on the scoreboard in the 10th game.
Williams was in no mood to be charitable, and said: "I can't allow myself to feel for Errani. When you go out there, you just have to play and forget about who you're playing."
? Ayr's Nicola Slater and American partner Maria Sanchez reached the final of the Aegon Trophy in Nottingham with a 6-0 6-4 win over English pair Sam Murray and Jade Windley.


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BY ZACH WILLIAMS | Acquiring one of the 5,100 permits issued by New York City to sell food on the street can take a long time, but Mohammed Attia found a relatively simple way: through a guy who knew a guy who knew a guy.
Attia is one of thousands of food cart operators who rent someone else's permit in order to avoid trouble with the law and hefty fines. He pays a permit-holder $6,000 each year to operate in his name from April until October. They meet once each year to renew the permit with the city. And that's the extent of the permit-holder's contribution to vending smoothies at Attia's food truck on Sixth Ave. (at W. 50th St.).
Several blocks away, Trancia Anabela Acosta makes smoothies in a cart on Eighth Ave. (btw. W. 50th & W. 51st Sts.). She applied for a permit eight years ago, but is still waiting. The immigrant from Uruguay said in an interview on Oct. 12 that she hopes to eventually have her own food cart with her husband, who currently sells peanuts eight blocks to the south. The current price of a black market permit is simply too much for them, she said.
"I need my permit. It's a lot of money [to rent] this permit," she said. "You rent the permit for full-term, two years. I think now it's $17,000."
An advocacy group called the Street Vendor Project — part of the Urban Justice Center — seeks to convince the City Council to raise or eliminate the cap on street vending permits issued by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. To further that cause, about a dozen members of the group gathered on Oct. 7 in front of 250 Broadway (btw. Park Pl. & Murray St.), where councilmembers have their offices.
As councilmembers and their staff entered or exited, Sean Basinski, director of the group (streetvendor.org), approached them with a report released the day before extolling the value of the approximately 20,000 street vendors in the city, and an offer of free Taiwanese dumplings from a cart brought for the occasion.
"We gotta stay on top of things and let them know we're still here," added Basinski, who said about 200 vendors and supporters attended a rally held across the street two weeks before.
There are about 16,300 street vendors throughout the city, according to the report called "Upwardly Mobile: Street Vending and the American Dream" (ij.org/report/upwardly-mobile). The economic activity of the vendors generated about $71.2 million in taxes in 2012, adds the report. Such a cash flow also reaches suppliers, supporting more than 1,000 more jobs citywide and $82 million in "valued added" to the local economy, according to the report.
"Value added, similar to gross domestic product, measures the value businesses create beyond the raw or intermediate goods they purchases," states the report.
Elected officials ate the dumplings and perused the report in front of 250 Broadway that day, but they gave no indication of when the cap set by the department in 1983 might increase.
Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez, Jumaane Williams and Mathieu Eugene said in interviews that they support raising the cap, but none of them specifically said they would personally introduce legislation on the issue.
"I hope we can work together with the [City Council] Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, my other colleagues in the council and the administration to move some bill that will be good for the street vendors," Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez told Chelsea Now.
Rodriguez extended his arms and shrugged when asked on Oct. 7 how soon a bill could be introduced.
Such assurances are wearing thin, Basinski said in an Oct. 12 phone interview. He added that councilmembers have repeatedly said they "are working on it."
"That's been happening for way too long, in many forms, for over a year. We need some action," Basinski said.
Opponents of the group's effort to raise the cap include NYC Business Improvement District Association. Co-chairs Ellen Baer and Michael Lambert said in an Oct. 7 statement that the activists oversimplify the issue by focusing on the permit cap.
"Everyone agrees the street vending permit system is broken and reliant on a tangle of unevenly enforced rules that make the system unfair for everyone," they said in the statement. "But pinning the ills of the system on the permit cap dramatically oversimplifies the issue, and [the] report fails to make a compelling case to New Yorkers that opening the floodgates to unlimited vending on our streets is the best way to fix a complex system. It's time to have a serious conversation about a path forward that works for everyone.
In the meantime, Attia and other vendors continue waiting for a time when they will not have to rent a city permit from someone else.
"Basically it looks like I work for him but I don't. This is my own cart," Attia said. "I know people who have been on the waiting list for fifteen years and they still don't have a permit," he added. "I can be working in a store for fifteen or twenty years and I'm not going to have my own store, but I can be vending for four or five years, save some money, and then I can have my own business."


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THE FOCUS: Hilton Lui, a former
FBI agent, says he's uncovered improprieties
WHAT'S THERE: Lawyers won't
comment on findings
By Rick Daysog
Attorneys for Bishop Estate trustee Lokelani Lindsey have hired an ex-FBI agent who is investigating potential wrongdoing by fellow trustees.
Hilton Lui, a local private investigator, said he has been working for Lindsey's lawyers, Keith Matsuoka and William Harrison, for the past several months to address charges raised against Lindsey.
During the course of his inquiry, Lui said he has uncovered possible wrongdoing by several trustees, whom he declined to identify. Lui also would not reveal the nature of the alleged improprieties, but said he and Lindsey's attorneys are interested in discovering the truth to the controversy.
"We've come up with some stuff," said Lui, president of Hilton & Associates Inc.
Matsuoka declined comment yesterday, and an estate spokesman also had no response.
Critics of the Bishop Estate said they are not surprised that Lindsey's legal team has hired a private investigator to sift through the ongoing controversy.
Toni Lee, president of Na Pua a Ke Ali'i Pauahi, which represents Kamehameha Schools students, alumni and parents, said Lindsey is fighting for her job as she has faced intense scrutiny during the past several months.
State Attorney General Margery Bronster is investigating allegations of financial mismanagement and breaches of fiduciary duties by individual Bishop Estate trustees. And the Internal Revenue Service is conducting an audit of the estimated $10 billion trust.
Trustees Gerard Jervis and Oswald Stender also have petitioned the probate court to remove Lindsey from the estate's five-member board. That came after court-appointed fact-finder Patrick Yim said that Lindsey intimidated students and fostered an environment of favoritism at Kamehameha Schools.
Lindsey has denied the charges, saying the Yim report focused on rumors and innuendo and that Stender has waged a three-year campaign to discredit her. She also has said she's been unfairly targeted by the Na Pua group.
Attorneys for Jervis and Stender declined comment.
"It doesn't surprise me to hear that Lokelani is attempting to dig up dirt on other people," said Randall Roth, University of Hawaii law professor and co-author of the "Broken Trust" article that prompted the state's investigation of Bishop Estate.
"I suspect she would like other trustees to get some of the attention which she's been getting."
The Bishop Estate is a nonprofit charitable trust established in 1884 to educate children of Hawaiian ancestry. The estate, Hawaii's largest private landowner, operates the Kamehameha Schools.
Lui said Lindsey is paying for his services out of her own funds, not from estate coffers.
He said his hourly fee ranges between $100 and $200.
Lui, who said he has not met Lindsey, said that he's interviewing witnesses and checking out their allegations for Lindsey's lawyers.
He said he did not interview staffers at Kamehameha Schools.
Prior to forming Hilton & Associates in 1993, Lui said, he worked for the FBI for more than 20 years, specializing in investigations into illegal gambling and organized crime groups such as Japan's yakuza gangs.
In 1987, he was honored by the Hawaii State Law Enforcement Officials Association for his work with the FBI, according to a Star-Bulletin article.
In his private practice, Lui said he works with several local law firms, in addition to Harrison & Matsuoka.
In 1994, he teamed up with local attorney Mark Davis to represent Seattle newsman Scott Rensberger, who successfully sued Dole Food Co. and Microsoft Corp. billionaire William Gates.
Rensberger was unlawfully arrested while covering Gates' wedding on Lanai in 1994.
Hilton & Associates is not the only detective agency involved in the Bishop Estate controversy.
In December, the attorney general's office signed Goodenow Associates Inc., one of the state's largest private investigative firms, to a six-month contract to assist in its probe of the estate. That contract is capped at $300,000.
Kamehameha staff
to make union decision
A national labor panel rulesBy Gregg K. Kakesako
that the faculty has the right to choose
Teachers at Kamehameha Schools have won a major victory and will be allowed to determine whether they can form a union at the Kapalama Heights campus.
The National Labor Relations Board in San Francisco yesterday ruled that Kamehameha Schools' teachers and librarians are not managers or supervisors, rejecting the arguments of the Bishop Estate Board of Trustees.
Dean Choy, the faculty's attorney, said an election will be held within the next 30 days.
"It's a vindication for what the teachers have been complaining about ... that they are removed from the decision-making process and they lack authority," he said.
"It was because they had no voice that led to the hearing."
The decision, Choy said, "is justification that the teachers had a good reason to file their petition."
On Dec. 23, teachers at the Kapalama Heights campus filed a petition with the labor board to hold an election. About 260 faculty members, or 70 percent of the teaching staff, signed the petition.
The teachers have complained about the estate trustees' management style.
Kekoa Paulsen, Bishop Estate spokesman, said the decision was "not unexpected." He said the matter is "under review" and no decision has been made whether to appeal the board's ruling in San Francisco to its national headquarters in Washington, D.C., during the next 30 days.
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