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- PACFA recognises that the strength of evidence for the effectiveness of any specific counselling and psychotherapy intervention or approach is a function of the number, independence and quality of available effectiveness studies. PACFA further recognises that the quality of studies is a function of study design, measurements used and the ecological validity (i.e. its approximation to real-life conditions) of the research.
- PACFA acknowledges that the absence of evidence for a counselling or psychotherapy intervention does not mean that it is ineffective or inappropriate. Rather, the scientific evidence showing equivalence of effect for different counselling and psychotherapy interventions justifies a starting point assumption of effectiveness. However, Member Associations that teach or advocate interventions with a weaker evidence-base should be actively engaging in a process designed to develop an evidence-base for effectiveness.
- PACFA endorses the American Psychological Association's definition of evidence-based practice as 'the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences'.
- PACFA recognises the need to improve the evidence-base for the effectiveness of various therapeutic approaches.
- PACFA is committed to supporting our Member Associations and Registrants to develop research protocols that will help the profession to build the evidence-base to support the known effectiveness of counselling and psychotherapy.
- PACFA asks Member Associations to encourage their members to use standardised measures of counselling and psychotherapy to ensure that they receive systematic feedback on the effectiveness of their services.
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Chapel Hill News
Ephesus-Fordham area road work could start by fall
Plans are nearly complete and contracts could be signed this summer to relieve congestion and confusion at one of the town's busiest intersections.
Changes planned for the Ephesus Church Road-Fordham Boulevard intersection could cost $2.8 million. The state Department of Transportation has agreed to reimburse the town for nearly $2.2 million when funding becomes available in 2018, said David Bonk, the town's transportation director.
Fordham Boulevard is a state-maintained federal highway.
The Town Council has directed Town Manager Roger Stancil to begin negotiating with surrounding property owners to get the necessary rights of way and easements. The Ephesus-Fordham intersection will be expanded and changed to include bike lanes, sidewalks and crosswalks with pedestrian push buttons.
New, concrete medians will prevent drivers heading east on Ephesus Church Road from turning left into Rams Plaza. Instead, drivers coming from UNC and points west would drive through the Ephesus Church-Fordham intersection and take the existing service road directly into Rams Plaza. They also could turn right onto Ephesus Church Road and left on Legion Road to access Rams Plaza from the rear.
Drivers coming from Durham would be able to turn left at the existing U.S. 15-501 superstreet U-turn, cross the northbound lanes at the stoplight and head south to Rams Plaza on a redesigned service road. Drivers who want to reach McDonald's and other businesses north of the intersection with the service road would make a U-turn at the light and two quick right turns onto Europa Drive and the service road.
Once drivers leave Rams Plaza, they could go east by taking a right on Legion Road and a left on Ephesus Church Road at the stoplight. Drivers heading north or west could take the existing right onto Ephesus Church Road or use the service road to reach U.S. 15-501 North toward Durham.
Drivers heading south toward Carrboro could leave via the right turn on Ephesus Church Road and take a left at the Fordham Boulevard stoplight.
Concrete medians also would block through-traffic and right turns onto the service road in front of the Eastgate BP station. Drivers could still use the other side of the service road – in front of the former 501 Diner – to turn right into Eastgate shopping center.
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt suggested also extending the bike lanes or adding "bike boxes" to the Ephesus Church-Fordham intersection. Bike boxes are designated areas where cyclists wait at traffic lights; the goal to is make them more visible to drivers and give them a head start at green lights.
Another concern is how long pedestrians will have to wait to cross at the traffic light, council member Jim Ward said.
The town's goal is to encourage redevelopment of the Ephesus-Fordham district's aging strip malls and vacant lots. Plans to extend Legion and Elliott Roads and make other changes to Ephesus Church Road are part of future phases, officials said.
The town has set aside roughly $8.8 million in bond money and financing – using Town Hall as collateral – for the new and improved roads. Town officials plan to use increased tax revenues from redeveloped property to repay the debt.
Lance Norris, the town's Public Works director, said the council could receive a January report on the feasibility of building a pedestrian bridge across Fordham Boulevard.
Chapel Hill developer East West Partners is building two additional roads as part of its Elliott Road apartments project. Town manager Roger Stancil has until Dec. 3 to approve or deny a permit for that project.
One will be a leg of a longer road behind the Village Plaza area shops, linking East Franklin Street to Elliott Road near the Burger King. The other road will run immediately east of the former Red, Hot and Blue restaurant and connect the new road to Elliott Road.

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Eucalyptus 3.3 Tutorials-
Creating Triggers
In this set of tutorials, we are going have a look at the steps required to configure Autoscaling Triggers also known as Scaling Policies
Scaling Policies
Scaling Policies define how to perform scaling actions. Scaling policies can execute automatically in response to CloudWatch alarms, or you can execute them manually as well.
Scaling policies can either be triggered to "Scale Out" your instances (grow in number) or even "Scale In" (shrink in number).
You can set multiple Scaling Policies for each of your Autoscaling Groups, thus defining multiple points of scale in and out for your application, depending on varying workloads.
There are two types of scaling policies/ triggers:
- On-Demand: These are triggered dynamically based on your application's workloads. Such Policies are generally used when the application workload is unknown, i.e. variable in nature.
- Scheduled: These are triggered based on a schedule, or a particular point in time. Such Policies are handy when the application workload is predictable and known in advance.
In this set of tutorials, we will be focusing on the Rule-based Scaling policies, however scheduled-based policies do not differ much in syntax either.
euscale-put-scaling-policy <POLICYNAME>
--auto-scaling-group <AUTOSCALEGROUPNAME>
--adjustment <VALUE>
--type {ChangeInCapacity,ExactCapacity,PercentChangeInCapacity}
This is the basic syntax that will get you Scaling Policy up and running. You can optionally provide additional parameters as you see fit.
You need to create a minimum of two scaling policies for each Auto-Scaling group. One policy that will help your Group scale in and the other will help in scaling out your instances. Each scaling policy will provide you with an Amazon Resource Name (ARN). You need to note down this ARN for use in further steps when we configure the CloudWatch Alarms
euscale-put-scaling-policy MyScaleoutPolicy \
--auto-scaling-group MyAutoScalingGroup \
--auto-scaling-group MyAutoScalingGroup \
--type ChangeInCapacity
The following command will scale out your auto-scaling group by 1 instance when it is triggered. Note the ARN supplied by the output.
euscale-put-scaling-policy MyScaleinPolicy \
--auto-scaling-group MyAutoScalingGroup \
--auto-scaling-group MyAutoScalingGroup \
--type ChangeInCapacity
The following command will scale in your auto-scaling group by 1 instance when it is triggered. Note the ARN supplied by the output.
Few additional commands related to Scaling Policies:
For describing Autoscaling Group:
For deleting Autoscaling Group:
euscale-delete-policy -g <AUTOSCALEGROUPNAME> POLICYNAME


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July 2011
~Leaving Nashville~
This is what a weather delay after boarding the plane allowed us to do! Totally worth the minor 30 minute delay:)
The Willamette River in Eugene, Oregon
Time with Grandpa. I don't know what it is about this photo but I LOVE it!
At the Eugene Emeralds baseball game
He's waving at the mascot, Sluggo, who he fell in love with instantly
The Oregon Coast
Here I am trying to manipulate the results of the kids' race down the dunes...
And they finish in age order anyway;)
Sea Lion Caves
The girls were FREEZING since they left their hoodies at grandma's house
Hood up and long sleeves on the beach. Being from SoCal, this still amazes me
Can you title the layout for this one???
Yaquina Lighthouse in the morning. Here I found out I have developed a sudden and INTENSE fear of heights.
Same lighthouse, that afternoon. Still freezing but much prettier:)
Low tide on the cobblestone beach...some of the best tidepooling ever!
More to follow,


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(Updates with company news and futures)
Nov 26 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 25 points higher at 6,977 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with FTSE 100 futures up 0.6 percent ahead of the cash market open.
* OIL: Oil prices recovered some losses on Monday after a near 8 percent drop in the previous session, but remained under pressure with Brent crude below $60 per barrel amid weak fundamentals and struggling financial markets.
* GOLD: Gold prices were little changed with investors looking to a G20 meeting this week for signs of a thaw in the Sino-U.S. trade conflict, although a stronger dollar amid fears of a slowdown in global growth weighed on bullion.
* FAROE PETROLEUM: Norway's DNO has offered to buy Faroe Petroleum Plc for 152 pence per share in cash, valuing the London-listed company at 607.9 million pounds ($779.8 million), said DNO, which already owns just over 28 percent of Faroe.
* VECTURA: Vectura Group Plc will stop developing its treatment for severe uncontrolled asthma, the British drugmaker said on Monday, after the drug-device combination failed to meet the main goal of a late-stage study.
* POLAR CAPITAL: British asset manager Polar Capital Holdings Plc said total assets fell 7.5 percent in October on the back of a broad stock market selloff, taking the shine off a jump in half-year profit.
* DRAX: Britain's Drax Group Plc has started a pilot project to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions at its biomass plant, the first of its kind in Europe, it said on Monday.
* ASTON MARTIN: Luxury carmaker Aston Martin has not yet seen a slowdown in its key markets and aims to more than double the number of cars it makes by 2025, its chief executive officer said on Sunday.
* The UK blue chip index closed 7.46 points lower at 6952.86 on Friday, as a deepening oil rout brought a tentative rally earlier in the day to a halt and investors moved to the sidelines before a key EU summit on Sunday.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets
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Hi There
It's been so long since I logged into blogger, that I forgot my password. How great is that?
I would grace you with Dear John letters, but the one person who would be most amused is in the middle of law school finals. Also, I'm not angry at anyone but Warrick Dunn right now.
And that's all I've got.


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For those of you who have not heard of Terry, he's the inventor and promoter of an alternative means of transporting water via VERY LARGE water bags -- or Spragg Bags. Here's a full write up [PDF].
Here's a video of the bags in the water on Spragg's demonstration voyage:
Spragg's key ideas are that:
- Water and people are not always in the same places
- Getting water to people requires infrastructure, which can be expensive.
- The bags can "move water" at low cost, in variable quantities, on short notice.
Without trial evidence, it's just one man's idea against a LOT of institutional inertia, and that struggle is rarely won by the guy with the good idea -- a phenomenon I have a lot of experience with.
Is Terry's 20+ year struggle to get bags into service a mistake, a waste of time, a fantasy? I don't know. I suspect that it's probably going to work out but keeping hope in the face of such odds is tough, and for that, I admire Terry.
I am trying to do the same thing with something that practically every economist on the planet understands and supports (raise prices when demand exceeds supply), but I still get depressed when water managers ignore this harm-reducing advice and turn to tried and true means of failure: rationing.
Bottom Line: Some water utility should put up $1 million to test these bags.


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Algebra 1 Syllabus
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2nd hour: Algebra 1
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4th hour: Lunch
5th hour: Algebra 1
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This is my fourteenth year teaching and my fifth year at CVHS. I am originally from California and have been in Arizona since 2005. My degrees are in Computer Engineering from UC Santa Cruz and Bioengineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. I am proud to be a part of the Campo Verde family and look forward to a great school year.


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It's official: shutter shades are gone (sorry Kanye and Paris). I'm not sure they were ever really around, but I saw them being sold at a kiosk in a mall a few weeks ago.
Shutter shades have hit the suburbs, which means they have definitely gotten up to 88.
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Forget New York, Los Angeles, or Tokyo, if you want to watch a good battle over real estate; tell a designer of vehicle interiors you I need room for one more cupholder and watch the sparks fly.
Government demands for smaller, safer, more fuel-efficient vehicles and consumer demands for roomy, feature-laden vehicle interiors are clashing, and it's forcing engineers and designers into a new kind of real estate war. This battle isn't over square acres or square feet, it's over square inches.
Automakers learned many hard lessons in the past 15 years, and one is that Americans will buy smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, but only if the interiors are as comfortable and roomy as yesterday's land yachts. Innovative cab-forward designs that provide much more passenger space on relatively short wheelbases have solved the problem for now. But new government safety regulations, coupled with tougher future fuel economy and emissions rules, have designers scrambling once again to add roominess, functionality and safety to future car interiors.
How will they do it?
Tourists now marvel at how near-vertical mountain slopes in Nepal are turned into farmland by an incredibly elaborate system of terraces. Car designers had hopes that car buyers might eye their interiors with similar awe as headliners could play host to a variety of instruments and storage areas, or sun visors could double as cellular telephones. A-pillars could sprout cupholders and door panels might just become extensions of the instrument panel.
At least that's how the future looked not long ago, before the latest rounds of safety legislation and concerns about cost put the kibosh on a lot of neat ideas. You may have to forego a phone or cupholder in the A-pillar if they could cause injury to an unbelted passenger in a rollover crash. The idea of more gadgets and storage in the headliner could be little more than a designer's dream, too, for the same reason: New National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposals to extend head-impact requirements to include pillars, and other hard surfaces. The rules haven't been passed yet, but most suppliers think they will be adopted.
More buttons in the interior door panel? Safety proponents worry they could become bullets in a side-impact collision.
All this new proposed legislation makes space even mo precious as increasingly larger sections of the interior are being mandated into a padded off-limits area.
Nevertheless, suppliers and automakers have come up with some good ideas for meeting all of these conflicting demands because they're used to it. "For each problem we solve, we have another facing us immediately," Pat Furey, Chevrolet's chief designer, says cheerfully. Among the potential solutions:
* New seat designs that are comfortable and supportive but use very little space-robbing foam. Thinner cushions translate into more headroom and storage underneath the seat, and also mean less weight and easier recyclability. Very thin front seat-backs also permit more rear leg and knee room.
* New door trim designs that use strategically placed engineered plastics to absorb energy in side impacts.
* "Shrink wrapping" new car designs. A favorite term of Chevy's Mr. Furey, it means eliminating wasted space between interior and exterior surfaces. Designing thinner-looking body pillars, and using lighter interior colors also helps impart a feeling of roominess.
* More storage. Eliminating clutter makes a cabin more space efficient. "Automakers are crying for any kind of interior storage; cup holders, pencil holders, a place to hold an ice scraper, purse holders, Kleenex holders, juice-box holders, any kind of bin or holder," says Tom Russell, director of research at Automotive Industries, a major interior trim supplier.
* Built-in child safety seats. A prime benefit here is they take up far less space than conventional units.
* Active knee bolsters. They help prevent injuries in severe impacts, yet they often use up too much legroom, especially for tall drivers. One possible solution: knee bolsters that hide underneath the instrument panel, deploying only if needed.
* Plastic components with molded-in electric wiring pads that will allow buttons and switches to be packaged more flexibly and efficiently in instrument panels.
* Shifting some items normally placed in the instrument panel to the rear package tray or the trunk. This already is being done with bulky electronics items such as CD changers. Lowly package trays are likely to gain more features and functionality in the future, says Greg Jones, advance design and design for manufacturing and assembly manager at GE Plastics.
General Motors Corp.'s Ultralite concept car gives a good idea of what it all could look like someday. It's a comfortable, safe, roomy four-passenger sedan with an exterior size 18 ins. (45.7 cm) shorter and 4-ins. (10 cm) narrower than a Chevy Corsica, and gets more than 80 mpg (2.93L/100km) on the highway.
Ultralite's seats play a major role in freeing up lots of room because they are so light and thin. Developed by Gm's Inland Fisher Guide Div.,they consist of plastic fabric suspended on a lightweight frame that resembles a lawn chair, but is stronger and more supportive.
The seat-suspension material, known as "duoflx/Optiride," is made of a commercially available thermoplastic elastomer (a rubber-like. plastic) that's turned into a high-tech fabric through a proprietary process. IFG brags that although it's very lightweight, it gives a comfortable and quiet ride during normal driving, and automatically becomes firm very quickly (without electronics or external controls) during a collision or when hitting a pothole.
The Ultralite, unveiled in January 1992, uses expensive, exotic materials such as carbon fiber-reinforced composites to keep weight low. But the duoflx/optiride seat suspension system has turned out to be so efficient and low-cost that it's being incorporated into several of Gm's current seat designs.
In the real world, the plastic fabric is used only as a seat-cushion suspension system, replacing conventional spring-and-wire suspension arrangements. Even so, IFG brags that duoflx/Optiride enables seats to be designed with much thinner foam cushions, and says it can be designed to give the seat a firm "sporty" feel, a soft "plush" feel or any comfort level in between. The suspension system even can be designed in such a way that it allows the occupant to adjust the "feel" of the seat while driving simply by pressing a control button.
Other major seat suppliers such as Johnson Controls Inc. and Lear Seating Corp. also are developing lightweight, low-profile systems or technologies that make styling easier.
JCI introduced a similar "foamless" seat concept using an elastomeric fabric stretched around a frame and covered with decorative trim fabric in 1993. By removing the urethane foam and conventional suspension hardware, at least 5 lbs. (2.3 kg) per seat can be eliminated. JCI engineers say that replacing the current seat frame with lightweight alloys and composites will make it possible to chop seat weight 50% or more.
Lear brings out a low-mass, modular seat that uses aluminum and saves 16 lbs. (7.3kg). That's a 40% to 50% weight reduction from a conventional design. A new multiplex system seat eliminates some wiring and, although it's not quantified saves weight. Lear's SureBond technology makes it easier to design contours, is breathable, reversible and low cost. It uses an environmentally safe adhesive to bond trim covers to molded foam pads.
Door-trim systems are another hot development area. One of the easiest ways to improve hip room in a small vehicle is to make the door thinner and curve it away from the seat. But new side-impact standards, which began to phase in last year (100% compliance required by 1997), now require the door to provide much more protection in side impacts. That makes thinning the door nearly impossible.
Nevertheless, automakers and suppliers are developing approaches that are far less expensive and complex than side air bags. Ford Motor Co. and Miles Inc.'s Polymers Div. have developed an energy-absorbing door trim system that meets 1997 side impact requirements and doesn't rob space. It also is low-cost and 30 lbs. (13.6 kg) lighter than steel-beam designs.
Hans J. Kogelnik, vice president of Miles Polymers Automotive business group, credits the project's success to early supplier involvement in the design process.
Used on the '95 Ford Contour/Mystique and on the sliding door on the Ford Windstar minivan with quad seats, the system features energy-absorbing foam attached to both the interior door trim panel and the inner part of the door's exterior sheet metal.
The system already has won numerous design awards, including a prestigious Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Div. Award for the most innovative use of plastics.
Other major suppliers are developing similar systems and working to refine them further. Companies such as DuPont Automotive, GE Plastics and Dow Chemical Co.'s Automotive Materials & Services Group now are trying to coordinate the engineering characteristics of different polymers to develop door-panel systems that absorb more energy in less space.
Roominess also can be enhanced by trying to "shrink wrap" a vehicle, says Chevrolet's Mr. Furey. A key area here is the vehicle headliner. If it can be made less puffy and still look good and provide enough sound deadening, significant headroom can be gained.
Although the auto-buying public may still be fascinated with cupholders, the count actually may be peaking -- at least on low-priced models, say some suppliers.
Passengers love the idea of being surrounded by cupholders, but they may not be willing to continue paying for that luxury, some theorize. The Japanese introduced the concept to U.S. car buyers. But in order to counter the cost-increasing effects of the strong yen, they rapidly are decontenting their vehicles to hold down sticker prices. Dead-pedal foot rests and other comfort and convenience items already have been axed on some models. Cupholders may soon be expendable, too.
That doesn't mean an end to cupholders altogether. That no doubt would lead to riots in the streets. Nevertheless, cost control and the increasing focus on weight reduction promises some end point to the escalation of gadgets, many suppliers say.
So, forget those terraced fields in Nepal. Now we're talking about a totally padded desert with oases of instruments and switches densely packed into areas away from designated head impact zones . . .
Will this battle for real estate ever end? Not likely. Air bag manufacturers actually are looking at special coatings fot he bag fabric that will enable them to use a slightly thinner material that they can pack a little tighter into the steering wheel hub.
It's all in day's work in the most competitive real estate market in the world.


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Dear Starbucks,
I can't believe this is happening to us. I never saw this coming. And it happens to so many other people but I swore it wouldn't happen to us. I thought we were past this. Accepting one another and settling in. It's so hard thinking because we have invested so much time and energy and money in to our relationship. Breaking up is just so hard to do. It's not you. It's me. Well, actually it is you and me. But the truth is well; I'm just not that in to you anymore. Here's the thing. I have been a faithful drinker of your Venti Chai Tea lattes for most of my teaching career. That's ten years if you're counting. Some days, on my worst days, two a day. And passion tea lemonades in the summer are my first choice late in the afternoon. But your ridiculous daily drive-thru debacles pushed me over the edge and is what I just can't do anymore. It makes every morning stressful. And the drink is just not worth it anymore. Not to mention the price.
Here's the thing. I really want you. I like stopping and getting that cup every morning. It gets me moving and out of bed. I love your holiday cups. I like nursing that drink in the morning to start my day. But over break I stopped because the Polar Vortex hit and it was just too cold to go out even for coffee. Couple that with the fact that the drive thru is never fast, the line always long, the people rarely nice and it always being understaffed I just stopped going.
I quit you pretty much cold turkey. And it's been hard. Emotionally and caffeine speakign. So, I started using this coffee maker at home that I bought my husband for Christmas and realized how easy it was, cheap it was and free of morning headaches because there was no parking spot that required me to walk past a drive thru where people never look or a line out the lot for the actual drive-thru that added 20 minutes to my morning routine. And, I also realized in my quest to get healthier just how bad that chai tea was for me. And if I am honest, I gave you another chance. One morning, I stopped. I just wanted you back. In that moment. And my drink was wrong and tasted terrible. I got frustrated.
So here we are. Me wondering what is happening to me. Going to coffee. At home. In a carrier cup. And being okay with it. I worry about those gold stars expiring and the huge balance on my card. I wonder if I change my drink if I will come back. Some days. Randomly when it sounds good. But for now, it's over and I'm sorry. Can we still be acquaintances?
Your Once Faithful Drinker
In all seriousness, I was drinking Starbucks once a day 7 days a week and quit. And it feels kind of liberating. And it is helping my waistline. And my morning stress. But I also miss it. But the hassle of the one by my house is just not worth it. So, talk me to me about coffee and flavors. I need suggestions but I love Caribou's Morning Blend with Vanilla or Hazelnut creamer. What about you?


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June 2012
Under 12 Camogie
The Dicksboro U12 panel had their first outing in the Camogie Summer Mini League last week. The panel is divided into two teams, Dicksboro 12s and Dicksboro 11s. Dicksboro 11s played at home against Paulstown Camogie Club, and after a close and entertaining game, finished eventual winners, 3-1 to 0-0. Panel: Moli Byrne, Eimear O'Reilly, Aideen Ryan, Christine Doheny, Lucy Keane, Issey Shine, Niamh Walsh, Jane Cass, Kate Dempsey, Amy McCarthy, Anna O'Shea, Dara Scobie, Aoibheann Smyth, Lucy Rochford, Rea Maher, Laura Walsh. Missing from photo, Ciara Davis, Emer Phelan, Ellie Kane, Annie McEvoy, Orla Morrissey.
The Dicksboro 12s travelled to Conahy. Both teams worked hard, with the lead changing hands a number of times during the match, Conahy finishing up the eventual winners. Panel: Amy Lennon, Ella Brennan, Aine Trait, Caoimhe Dunne-Dowling, Caitriona Gough, Alannah Clarke, Leah Raggett, Orlaith Moore, Bronagh Doheny, Hannah Kane, Kate Ryan, Leah Dunne, Ella Dowling, Ruth Delahunty, Grace O'Neill, Chloe Murphy, Lauren Walsh, Leah Treacy, Tara Brett.
The Summer League will continue over the next few weeks, with the finals scheduled for 25 August.
Article/Photo by Andy Ryan
30th June 2012
Dicksboro 2-11 Fenians 2-9
It was nice to finish our run in the Aylward Cup with a win over Fenians(Johnstown) last Saturday in Freshford. Playing with a wind in the first half, we would have liked to have put up more scores but as it turned out we only lead by a single point at halftime, Dicksboro 0-8 Fenians 1-4. Leading by five points to no score within six minutes of the start of the game, we were in control until Fenians scored a goal. We replied very soon after with a pointed sixty five from Shane Maher and another point from Stephen Farrell but the last twelve minutes was all Fenians. The second half was a better display for both teams, Fenians starting strongest with a goal within a minute. Both teams were level three times during this half with Fenians nudging in front by a point (1-11, 2-9) with five minutes remaining. The defining moment came with one minute of normal time left on the clock when Kevin Nolan broke down a Fenians attack, the sliothar going to Eoin Fennelly who took on the opposition half back line before providing Mason Clifford with the score winning pass as he slipped it into the net. Dicksboro 2-11 Fenians 2-9. Panel: Aaron Duggan, DD Molloy, Ciaran Cuddihy, Michael Rafter, John Fagan, Kevin Nolan, Rory Glynn, Michael Fagan (0-1), Eoin Fennelly, Stephen Farrell (0-2), Tom Manning, Paul O'Flynn (0-2), Mason Clifford (1-0), Shane Maher (1-5, 0-4 frees), Robbie Fitzpatrick (0-1), Cillian Breathnach, Jamie Lynch, Evan Cody, Shane O'Brien, Darragh Holohan, Enda O'Donoghue.
22nd June 2012
Féile Peil na nÓg
Day 1: Our Féile panel arrived in Moate today, 22nd June, to a warm reception from our hosts. We quickly had to settle down to the business at hand and started our first game against a diagonal wind which would have favoured our hosts more than us. Direct running football, gave us the edge and we were in front at the end of the first fifteen minute half by 2-3 to 0-1. The second half was not as fluid as we emptied the bench and the game finished Dicksboro 2-4 Moate 0-2. Moate GAA Club then provided us with a meal of curry and chips before we set off to the Féile Parade in Portlaoise. Arriving in O'Moore Park at 6pm, we eventually finished the parade at 8.45pm before returning to Moate and linking up with the host families. Hopefully the boys will have a good nights sleep as they will have an early start tomorrow(Saturday) as they travel to Cloghan to play St. Rynaghs at 10am and then Lancashire at 12.30pm.
Day 2: It was an early start today, Saturday, to make the sixteen mile journey to Cloghan, home of St. Rynagh's for our last two group matches, the first of which started at 10am against St. Rynagh's. This turned out to be the most competitive that we had to play. Rynagh's were quickest off the mark with three points on the scoreboard within six minutes before the 'Boro got a lucky break when a sideline kick went straight to the net.. On twelve minutes, St. Rynagh's were awarded a free which was well struck and dipped just below the crossbar for a goal. Just at halftime, on the fifteenth minute, the 'Boro again brought the game back to parity with an excellent goal. HT Dicksboro 2-0 St. Rynagh's 1-3.
St. Rynagh's started the second half even better than the first, raising the white flag three times in two minutes and they looked to be well on top. But 'Boro boys are not that easily beaten and the comeback started on the seventh minute with a point. We held St. Rynagh's scoreless for the remainder of the half, while at the same time adding two more points to draw the game, Dicksboro 2-3 St. Rynagh's 1-6.
We were now level with St. Rynagh's on points in the group but we also needed to put up a very big score against Lancashire in our last game to make up score difference. When this did not seem likely, the management emptied the bench, giving every panel member a run and we still managed to win. Dicksboro 2-6 Lancashire 2-1.
We can justifiably feel unfortunate to go out of this Féile after winning two and drawing one of our three group games but sport can be cruel. The boys can now relax and they travelled to O'Moore Pk to watch the Kilkenny/Dublin Championship game, following which they will return to Moate before travelling the short distance to Rosemount GAA Club to dance the night away at a disco
17th June 2012
Dicksboro 1-11 Barrow Rangers 1-18
Dicksboro let this Joe Walsh Cup Final slip from their grasp after going in at halftime leading by 1-6 to 0-6. Level three times in the first twenty two minutes, we then got our chance to take charge of the game when Ruairi Morrissey sent in a long high ball which JJ Staunton on the Rangers goal batted down and Craig Cahill was waiting to score the first goal of the game. Within a minute, this was followed by a Ger O'Donoghue point to give us a four point lead. Ger was to add another point before the end of the half, following an excellent handpass from Collins.
With all to play for in the second half, we simply could not get ourselves going and a pointed free after three minutes was our only return until Drew Phelan's point on fourteen minutes and this proved to be our only score from play in the second half in what was a disappointing half from the 'Boro. Having said that, we were still only four points adrift with two minutes of normal time left in the game and anything could have happened. Unfortunately it happened for Rangers, who's goal on thirty minutes, left us with too big a mountain to climb.
Panel: Sammy Morrissey, Eoin McCormack, John Kelly, Steve Dawson, Enda O'Donoghue, JJ Hickey, Eoin Burke, Ruairi Morrissey, Willie Cuddihy, Ger O'Donoghue (Capt), Peter Turley, Peter Fitzpatrick, Collins Connolly, Drew Phelan, Craig Cahill, James Gittens, David Carroll, James Murphy, Michael Kealy, Alex Quinlan, Stephen Rochford, Matthew Nolan, Padraig White.
16th June 2012
Dicksboro Under 8 Hurling Blitz
Juvenile hurling and the O`Neill Centre, (Enable Ireland) Kilkenny were the big winners at the weekend at the fifth annual under 8 Charity Hurling tournament hosted by the Dicksboro club at Palmerstown last Saturday afternoon.
Fourteen clubs comprising sixteen teams and over 250 boys & girls under the age of eight years provided unbridled joy as they showed their talents under the warm Saturday sun. The sheer spectacle of the mass of juveniles in their respective club jerseys strewn across the Palmerstown venue during an afternoon in June was a sight to behold. Mentors, parents, siblings and others watched in delight & awe as their young stars hurled their hearts out for their parishes. Thirty two games in total were played in the Palmerstown venue in just three hours.
The action in two blitzes running simultaneously, consisting of eight teams each, got underway at 2.00pm with all teams initially playing three group games of twenty minutes duration. All games were played in the spirit of GO-GAMES with ten a side teams with minimal subs, both blitzes had no knock- out stages with all teams playing four matches in total, ensuring plenty of action for all concerned. After three matches, everybody adjourned for fabulous food served up by the Dicksboro ladies & parents. A bit like the laves & the fishes all were fed. One further game per team after the break brought the day to a close with all players receiving a commemorative medal. As the sun began to set, all trooped home, tired but happy, following a great day's excitement for a worthy cause.
The Dicksboro Juvenile GAA Club organisers would like to thank all those who helped, in any and everyway, to make it such an enjoyable day for our young up and coming hurlers and for their support in raising much needed funds (€1200) for the O'Neill Centre (Enable Ireland) in Kilkenny. Therese Buckley & Therese Healy, representing the O `Neill Centre praised the host club for the great days entertainment & the clubs ongoing support of the centre. Special thanks to our four pitch co-ordinators & the U14 & U16s who refereed throughout the blitz.
Special congratulations to all the `young hurlers` who made the day memorable. ` Here`s to 2013 !
Clubs who took part : Dicksboro, James Stephens, O Loughlin Gaels, Thomastown, Danesfort, Bennettsbridge, Castlecomer, Kilmacow, John Lockes, Glenmore, Ballyhale Shamrocks, Graigballycallan, Clara & Freshford.
9th June 2012
Double Delight in Naas
Dicksboro U10 hurlers enjoyed double delight in the prestigious annual Naas Juvenile Tournament, in winning both the Cup & Shield competitions last Saturday in glorious sunshine. Following an early 7.30am departure from Palmerstown the Boro lads arrived in Naas hoping for a victory in the annual Naas blitz last won by the Boro in 2007. First up were the `older` U10s who opened their account in the Cup with a good win against Galway side, Athenry coached by former county hurler Eugene Clooney. From this they enjoyed wins over hosts Naas & Limerick club Ahane. By nature of topping their group the Boro faced 2011 winner James Stephens in a tense semi-final before pulling through with seven points to spare. Following a well deserved food break the Boro faced Naomh Eanna (Gorey) in the final and after a hard 30 mins hurling emerged as Cup champions 2012 with a delighted Aaron Tracey Murphy accepting the Cup on his team`s behalf.
Meanwhile the Boro U10 `Óg` panel enjoyed wins over Athenry, hosts Naas & city rivals James Stephens to face hosts Naas again in the final . After a very close 1st half the Boro youngsters cut loose in the second half & danced their way to victory with Timmy Clifford accepting the Shield for Dicksboro U10 Óg. Indeed the Boro made history in winning both the Cup & Shield competitions in the same year in this highly organised & prestigious Naas Annual hurling tournament. Well done to all & mentors, Des Walsh, Pat Carroll, Jim O Neill, Martin Rowe, Eoin Maher, Sean Kennedy, Seamus Rowe & Aidan Brennan. Next Saturday the Boro U13s travel to Naas for a blitz & it was great to meet Boro exiles, Paula Tynan (daughter of Shem) & Aidan Begley (son of Eugene) on the day. Thanks to Naas for an excellent tournament run with great professionalism & brilliant hospitality.
Article/Photos by Pat Moylan
7th June 2012
Heavy rain meant that the venue for our second game in the Aylward Cup against St. Patricks, Ballyragget had to be moved from Palmerstown to St. James Pk. Losing by 1-5 to 0-4 at halftime, a lacklustre performance in the second half sealed our faith as we went down heavily on a final score of St. Patricks 3-13 to Dicksboro 0-9.
Panel: Cillian Breathnach, Mikey Hayes, Ciaran Cuddihy, David Carroll, Philly Hogan, Michael Fagan, Enda Malone, Kevin Nolan, Michael Rafter, Rory Glynn, Oisin Walsh, Tom Manning, Willie Cuddihy, Shane Maher, Brian Dollard, Aaron Duggan, Stephen Farrell, Enda O'Donoghue, Paddy Cahill.
3rd June 2012
Ballyboden/ St. Enda's Under 12 Blitz
Dicksboro under 12's had their first major outing of the year today when they travelled to Dublin to play in the Ballyboden/St. Enda's blitz. First up was Naas who gave us a very tough match that finished with a victory for the 'Boro at 0-4 to 0-2. After a ten minute break we had to face our hosts in what turned out to be another keenly fought game which we won by 2-1 to 1-1. Brosna Gaels from Offaly were our last game in the group stage and a victory here would put us in the final against the second place team. As it turned out we won this game well.
As Naas beat Ballyboden in their game we now had to play Naas again in the final. Knowing how close our first game was against Naas it was important to start well. Each player put his heart and soul into the game, and with all the team putting in such a work rate, there was only going to be one result and that was a win for the 'Boro. FT Dicksboro 4-4 Naas 0-2.
Our hosts then provided chips, sandwiches, tea and coffee to all and we extend our thanks to them for their hospitality and the way they ran the tournament. Each player was presented with a hurley grip and the team was also presented with a trophy.
Panel: Jack Tynan, Eoghan Moylan, Tommy Farrell, Eoin de Buitlear, Daire Maher, Evan Clarke, Padraic Moylan, Nicky Burke, Mark Nolan, Tadhg Butler, Darren Mullan, Bobby O'Mahony, Joseph Lacey, Liam Stynes, William O'Sullivan, Mark Kenny.
2nd June 2012
Dicksboro 3-13 Graigue/Ballycallan 3-10
Our Junior B's earned a well deserved place in the semi final of the Joe Walsh Cup following our win tonight in a wet Kilmanagh. A point from Eddie Clifford in less than twenty seconds sent us on our way in what was a tight contest throughout. Fifteen minutes in, we were leading by 0-4 to 0-2 when a Graigue forward got the ball right in front of goal and struck for what was sure to be a goal but for Willie Cuddihy throwing himself bravely in front of him and blocking down the shot. This turned out to be a vital interception as the ball was cleared up the field only for Craig Cahill to score a goal for the 'Boro. The teams were level on three different occasions in this half but Graigue got their noses in front when on twenty five minutes the ball seemed to go wide but the game continued as there was no umpire to signal and our opponents capitalised by scoring a goal. The 'Boro finished the half well with three points, the last one coming from a very good passage of play when Enda O'Donoghue delivered the sliothar to Collins who picked out Ger O'Donoghue who obliged. HT Dicksboro 1-8 Graigue/Ballycallan 2-4.
Graigue scored three unanswered points at the start of the second half before Ruairi Morrissey got us off the mark which he followed moments later with a pointed free. Ruairi was joined in midfield by Jamie Lynch who put in a very solid performance as did JJ Hickey at centre back. A Collins Connolly goal on eighteen minutes gave us a two point advantage which was followed by a Ger O'Donoghue point to make it three. With twenty one minutes gone, Graigue were awarded a penalty which they took full advantage of to bring the game back to level. Not to be outdone, within a minute, Podge Lacey started the movement that lead to our next goal which went through Michael Falvey before arriving to Eddie Clifford who made no mistake. The 'Boro held on to this lead until the end despite Graigue getting another goal chance with only seconds to play but the ball was again blocked down by Willie Cuddihy.
Panel: DD Molloy, Eoin McCormack, Willie Cuddihy, Graham Egan, Podge Lacey, JJ Hickey, Enda O'Donoghue(0-1, F), Jamie Lynch, Ruairi Morrissey(0-2, 1F), Ger O'Donoghue(0-5, 3F), Peter Turley(0-1), Peter Fitzpatrick, Craig Cahill(1-0), Eddie Clifford(1-1), Collins Connolly(1-2),Michael Falvey for Peter Fitzpatrick, Drew Phelan for Graham Egan, Mike Kealy, Stephen Dawson.
1st June 2012
Under 14 Roinn 'A' Hurling League
Dicksboro 2-5 James Stephens 3-10
Dicksboro's under 14's played James Stephens today in Palmerstown in what was a good game of hurling. We got off the mark first, scoring from a free and we scored another before the Village registered their first point. The teams were level shortly after that but our opponents were to get a goal and went in at HT leading 1-3 to 0-3.
The 'Boro came out of the traps quicker in the second half scoring 1-1 to James Stephen's 0-1 in the first ten minutes. Then the Village seemed to get theupper hand scoring 2-7 to the 'Boro's 1-1 in the remaining twenty minutes of the match.
Panel: Colin Dempsey, David Ryan, Evan Carroll, David Campion, Eoghan Moylan, Cian Butler, Johnny Minogue, Liam Kennedy, Chris Kavanagh(Capt), Conor O'Mahony, Alan Corcoran, Joe Sheehan, Mark Nolan, Oisin Gough, Sean Boyd, Kieran Galvin, Tadhg Butler.
1st June 2012
All County Junior Hurling League
Dicksboro 0-12 St. Martin's 0-8
Played in Muckalee, this was our last game in the All County League Group stage and it was good to finish with a win. Mount Leinster Rangers have topped our group and we finished second, having won two and drawing one out our four games. We will now progress to the knockout stage of the tournament with our next game on next Saturday. The first half of our game against St. Martin's was particularly low scoring, finishing at HT Dicksboro 0-6 St. Martin's 0-4. The second half, strangly saw both teams score the same as the first half, 0-6 and 0-4 and five of the 'Boro's six scores of the second half came in a five minute period between the twenty first and twenty sixth minute.


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US Fish & Wildlife, Gerry McChesney, Refuge Manager: Stop the Plan to Dump Rat Poison over the Farallon Islands
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If US Fish & Wildlife has its way, Nov of 2014 is when they would like to begin a mission that involves the use of helicopters dropping an estimated 1.3 metric tons of rat poison over the Southeast Farallon Islands. This is part of a political and complex relationship that exists between US Fish & Wildlife Service and an organization called Island Conservation. Island Conservation is the firm that would get the business if the decision is made to go forward with this project.
Island Conservation is registered as a nonprofit; however they make millions of dollars undertaking island eradication projects all over the world. If you visit their web site or read press releases you will see that they claim "success" at doing this. What the public doesn't know about are the many thousands of wild animals, conveniently referred to as "non target species" or "collateral damage" that are killed during these eradication projects. This story here in Nature tells of what happened up in Alaska in 2008, after Island Conservation dropped 40 tons of brodifacoum (rat poison) over "Rat Island." http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110407/full/news.2011.24.html
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The Farallon Islands is an area designated by the US as wilderness. Located approx 30 miles offshore from San Francisco, the islands are home to twelve species of sea and shorebirds, and the seabird numbers average over 250,000 birds. Harbor seals, the California sea lion, northern elephant seal and the stellar sea lion (endangered) also come to the island, many of them to breed. This healthy population of pinnipeds attracts great white sharks to the islands. Additionally, blue whales, grey whales and humpback whales frequent these waters. All of these animals will be placed at risk if US Fish & Wildlife carries out this plan.
It is the mission of US Fish & Wildlife to protect ALL of the trusted resources within the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Not a select few.
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April 16, 2019 Foreclosures, Private Lending, and Real Estate
What steps should a potential lender consider when lending, and how does the foreclosure process work? How much time is a borrower allowed before a lending can foreclose on a property? These questions and more are presented by Iven Tse in this segment, with questions from the audience regarding the operation of joint tenancy in real estate, taxation of property being transferred before and during probate, and enforcement of claims after a division of family assets.
止赎,私人贷款和房地产 潜在贷款人在贷款时应该考虑哪些步骤,以及取消抵押品赎回权流程如何运作? 借款人在贷款可以止赎房产之前允许多长时间? Iven Tse在这一部分提出了这些问题以及更多问题,其中包括观众关于房地产联合租赁的运作,在遗嘱认证之前和期间转让财产的税收以及在分割家庭资产后执行索赔的问题。
February 16, 2019 -The New BC Speculation and Vacancy Tax
The new BC Speculation and Vacancy Tax came into effect, causing a lot of confusion and uncertainty as to how the tax applies in different situations. From various fact patters provided by numerous callers, Iven Tse and Host Jeffrey Chiu attempt to unravel and apply the law, touching on the topic of "Satellite Families" and "Non-Arms Length Relationships" Which distinguish this tax from the Vancouver City Vacancy Tax.
新的BC投机和空置税生效,对税收在不同情况下如何适用产生了很多混乱和不确定性。 根据众多来电者提供的各种事实模式,Iven Tse和主持人Jeffrey Chiu试图解开并应用法律,涉及"卫星家庭"和"公平租客"这一主题,将此税与温哥华市空置税区分开来。
December 8, 2018 The Legalization of Marijuana –New Laws and Regulations
The legalization of Marijuana has many impacts on non-users and every day laws - such tenancy agreements and strata by laws – that landlords, property managers and the general public should be informed. The questions of how much, when, and where, are addressed in this segment, as well as calls from listeners on residential and commercial tenancies, and landlord guarantor requirements.
October 13, 2018 Starting Up Your Own Business - Considerations ( 開辦自己的企業 - 考慮因素 )
Thinking of starting your own business? Wondering if you should incorporate or operate as a sole proprietor? Running the business with one or more partners? Iven Tse discusses various aspects of running your own business, including whether or not you should run your business through a corporation rather than through a sole proprietorship, and the value of having either a partnership agreement or a shareholder agreement to run the business if you have more than one business partner.
想開創自己的事業? 想知道您是否應該作為獨資經營者加入或經營? 與一個或多個合作夥伴開展業務? Iven Tse討論了經營自己業務的各個方面,包括您是否應該通過公司而不是通過獨資企業經營業務,以及如果您擁有合夥協議或股東協議來經營業務的價值 不止一個商業夥伴。
Sept 17 2018 Assignments, Property Transfer Tax, and other Land Title Issues ( 轉讓, 物業轉讓稅以及其他和土地權的事項 )
What are some important financial consequences to consider when it comes to real estate purchases? Iven discusses the tax consequences of assignments, when property transfer tax is payable, what is title insurance, and the relationship between fundamental breach and disclosure statements in pre-sale contracts.
June 9, 2018 - Patent vs Latent Defects in Home Purchases – an update (專利與房屋購買的潛在缺陷——更新)
In this program: What are the sellers and buyer's responsibilities when it comes to disclosing, and investigating problems relating to real estate? For the buyer, the key rule is "buyer beware" meaning it is the buyers' job to inspect and to satisfy themselves about the condition of the home they are buying. For the Seller their main duty of disclosure is to advise the buyers about latent defects that they know about – latent defects are those that cannot be discovered through a simple inspection - especially those that would render the home uninhabitable or make it dangerous to live there. Iven Tse discusses these rules, and the consequence for not following them, including the consequences for making a 'reckless misrepresentation'
February 10, 2018 - Name Changes and Name Corrections (姓名中包含著什麼? 姓名變更和姓名更正。)
Recent legal changes requiring the combining of the Ministry of Health's Care Cards (Carecard) with the Motor Vehicle's BC Driver's Licenses (BCDL) mean that when there is a conflict between the names, the applicant must legally change their name to match the BCDL's name. This affects many immigrant Chinese from Hong Kong, where hyphens and English names appear on one but not the other. Iven Tse discusses the implications, how to legally apply for a name change, and the benefits of consolidating one's aliases.
最近的法規變更需要將衛生部的醫療保健卡(Carecard)與BC駕駛執照(BCDL)結合在一起,這意味著,當兩個卡上的姓名不一致時,申請人必須依法更改其名稱以符合其BC駕駛執照(BCDL)上的名稱。 這影響到許多來自香港的移民,如連接號(hyphens)和英文名字出現在其中一張證件但卻不在另一個證件上。 謝國星律師(Iven)討論此涵義,如何依法申請姓名更改以及合併別名的好處。
9 Sept 2017 - Wills Variation
How do you protect your estate plan under your Will from being challenged after you die? Having your Will be honored is not that simple, especially if you decide to disinherit people whom you are obligated by law to provide for, such as spouses and children. Find out the factors used by the courts to vary a Will in this podcast.
22 July 2017 - Wills and Estates Law
Tune in to hear important facts about succession planning, including what happens when some dies without a Will, and rules about dis-inheriting beneficiaries under the relatively new BC Wills, Estates, and Succession Act.
June 10, 2017 Class Action Lawsuits
Last year, a class action lawsuit was launched against the BC government on behalf of foreign buyers opposed to the foreign buyer's purchase tax. What is a class action lawsuit, how it may help litigants, and what are the obstacles towards a class action claim? Iven Tse introduces the topic and takes various calls from listeners, with one call relating to parental claims on a divorcing couple's assets in the area of family law.
April 1, 2017 (Going to Court: What You need to Know about Small Claims Court)
Going to small claims court? Iven Tse advises on the current procedure, rules, and qualifications for small claims court that are available to the public, including Summary Trials, Simplified Trials, Court Ordered Mediation, and then the Trial itself, including some differences with Supreme Court Litigation such as awards for reimbursement of legal fees for the losing party and how these are calculated.
March 18, 2017 - Representation Agreements vs. Powers of Attorneys
Iven Tse introduces the topic of representation agreements - instruments that that allow a person to appoint a "representative" to make decisions for him or her with respect to health care choices, from medical treatment such as drugs and surgeries, to choice of care providers such as doctors or care homes. How they are different than powers of attorney, why they are important, and how Living Will are no longer valid in BC, are some of the questions explored in this podcast.
February 11, 2017 Latent vs Patent Defects in Home Purchases
Have you purchased a home, and later discovered problems that were not disclosed before your purchased it, or which were not discovered by your home inspector? Iven Tse discussed the concept of "Latent Defects", which are problems that could not have been discovered through a simple inspection, and "Patent Defects" which are problems that could have been readily discovered through an inspection, and the legal options that result from each kind of defect.
January 7, 2017 : BC Consumer Protection Laws and Continuing Service Contracts such as Gym Memberships
The holiday season prompt many people to go out and enter into gym and fitness contracts to lose the weight they gained over the holidays, but they often regret it afterwards, and sometimes personal circumstances change and they do not know what to do. Iven Tse discusses the BC laws that apply to such contracts, called Continuing Service Contracts, including the "10 day Cooling Off" period stipulated by the law, the "30 km Relocation" rule, and the one year cancellation rule when the contract is missing terms required by the law.
December 10, 2016 Residential and Commercial Tenancy: Seasonal Winter Topics
Winter brings many weather related issues to the forefront of landlord-tenancy disputes. Iven Tse addresses a few of the recurring problems, such as: Owner, Strata, or Tenant Liability for injuries caused by snow and ice on sidewalks; bounced rent cheques and collecting against an absconding tenant; and the Landlord responsibilities for repair of furnace system in residential homes.
November 12, 2016 Incorporating A Company for your Business: Pros and Cons
Consider incorporating a company to run your business? Iven Tse discusses the benefits of incorporating a company, which includes protection from personal liability, income splitting among shareholders, and facilitating silent investors, among other benefits. The cons include the filing of two tax returns - one for the corporation, and one for the personally for the business owner(s) – and annual filings at the BC Corporate Registry. Call-ins include questions from the audience about how to pursue claims against a company declaring bankruptcy, and defaulting tenants on commercial leases.
Oct 8 2016 - BC Government's 15% foreign buyer property tax
Oct 8 2016 - The BC Government's 15% foreign buyer property tax may cause some buyers to walk away from their contracts. But who can keep the deposit? Iven Tse discusses the concept of frustration and repudiation in real estate deals on the verge of collapsing
Sept 17 2016 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Issues, Various Topics
Sept 17 2016 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Issues, Various Topics In this podcast, various listeners call in with their questions on residential tenancy law, family law, nuisance and creditor's remedies. Topics and questions include (a) deadlines to start a lawsuit; (b) what to do when a tenant is engaging in illegal activity; (c) fraudulent transfers of property and family law; (d) factors to consider in suing a dissolved company; (e) claiming nuisance against neighbours draining water; and finally (f) the effect of personal debts on property before and after marriage.
Aug 03 2016 - Purchasing a Franchise
Topic: What are the pros and cons of purchasing a franchise, as opposed to opening your own business? Iven Tse discusses what factors should be considered when purchasing a franchise, including royalties fees, sub-leases, preferred suppliers, location, trademarks, and restrictions on competition.
July 09, 2016 Wills and Estates
Topic: Wills and Estates What should you consider in making your Will? From choosing the right executor to the right beneficiaries and even what to say in your Will in order to disinherit a potential beneficiary, Iven discusses these topics and answers calls from listeners on real estate, residents tenancies, and commercial issues.
June 11, 2016, Thinking about transferring your estate to your children?
There are three main ways: through a Will, through gifts during one's lifetime, and through Trusts. Iven Tse discusses each of these, in particular how a Trust may operate to distribute wealth over time and the rules for a Trust. A trust can be called a Trust Agreement or a Trust Document
有三種主要的方式:通過遺囑;通過一生中的禮贈;通過信託財產。謝國星律師為大家討論以上每一項,特別是一個信託財產如何可以運作隨著時間的推移將財產做分配及其信託財產的條例規矩。 信託財產可被稱作信託合同或信託文件。
May 21, 2016, Creditor-debtor relations
Iven Tse discusses topics relating to creditor-debtor relations, including what to include in loan agreements, how bankruptcies and fraudulent transfers of assets can be attacked, or assets frozen, accounts garnished, or liens registered
April. 9, 2016 - Commercial Property Purchases
In this segment, Iven Tse discusses important factors to consider when buying commercial real estate, including important contractual terms, taking over existing commercial leases, and the importance of an environmental reports, investigating liens on commercial assets, and commercial inspections.
February 13, 2016 - Real Estate Assignments - Myths and Realities
In the recent media was a story about a real estate purchase deal where after the contract was signed, the buyer sold his contract to another buyer, who subsequently sold it again to the eventual buyer. The result was that the eventual buyer paid substantially more than the original contract price to buy the home, leading to allegations of an artificial escalation of purchase price through a practice called "flipping." In this show, Hosts David Shum, Jeffrey Chiu, and Iven Tse discusses the myths, realities, and implications of this practice, legally called an "Assignment of Contract," including it's tax consequences and it's impact on the market value of the home.
最近媒體有一則關於房地產買賣的報導:合同簽訂之後,買家把合同賣給了另一位買家(即出售其買房權),而第二位買家則把合同又賣給了最終買家。其結果是,雖然賣家所得為原合同列明的價格,而最終買家卻以比原合同價高得多的價格購買了這座房屋。這種稱作"炒房"的手法被指導致房價人為飆升。在本期節目中,主持人David Shum、Jeffrey Chiu和Iven Tse將討論這種在法律上稱作"合同轉賣"手法的虛實與含義,包括其稅務後果及其對房屋市場價值的影響。
December 12, 2015 - Buying Real Estate?
Whether buying a strata property or a detached home, Iven Tse discusses important considerations, such as the hidden and expected costs involved (for example, taxes like the GST and The BC Property Transfer Tax, and out of pocket expenses like surveys, title insurance and \property tax adjustments) and what to do before buying (for example , doing a home inspection or reviewing the past two year minutes or bylaws of the Strata).
November 14, 2015 -Bankruptcy In BC: What is bankruptcy? Who can apply, and how does it protect the applicant?
What kinds of debts can be extinguished, and which ones continue? Who gets priority among the creditors for a share in the bankrupt's estate? What is the role of the Trustee in Bankruptcy? Iven Tse discusses these questions and more on today's program.
什麼人可以申請?申請人怎樣可以得到此保護?哪種債務可以得以取消, 而哪種要繼續?在破產者的個人全部資產中什麼人可從多個債權人中得到優先權的那一份?在破產事件中受託管理人的作用是什麼?謝國星律師在今天的節目中和你探討這些問題。
October 10, 2015rivate Lending Considerations: what happens when there is no interest rate mentioned in a loan agreement?
What is the criminal rate of interest? What should you look for in assessing adequate collateral for a loan? When is a loan deemed to be a gift? Iven Tse discusses the necessary terms for a proper loan agreement, and common obstacles in involved in collection actions such as foreclosures.
私人貸款考慮因素: 沒有提及利息在合約上會如何?
何爲過多的利息?哪些東西適當用來當的擔保物?貸款猶如禮物?謝國星律師討論正式貸款協議的必要條例和常見的收集障礙, 比如丧失抵押品赎回权.
September 12, 2015 - strata council Legal rights
Legal rights that a strata council The recent filing in BC Supreme Court petition by a strata council to stop a strata owner from smoking in his unit highlights the tension between individual property owner rights versus majority strata owner rights. Iven Tse discusses his insights on this case, in terms of the legal rights that a strata council may have to regulate what happens inside an individual owner's home, including the proper steps needed to enforce bylaws and the chances for success
August 8, 2015 - Defamation
Iven Tse discusses defamation - who can sue for it, when someone can sue, and what are some defences against such a lawsuit. Social Media has made the risks more prevalent nowadays, but separating truth and facts from opinion and vindictiveness has been an age old challenge.
June 13, 2015
In the recent media, an Ontario Hdyro One employee was fired after making lewd on-air remarks to a television reporter during a soccer game. How far can Employer go to dismiss employees for non-work related comments? What is considered as just cause for firing an employee in BC? Iven Tse discusses these and other questions relating to employment law in BC, including constructive dismissal and severance pay laws.
May 9, 2015 - Landlord-tenant issues
In the news: a landlord in a Burnaby apartment complex issues an order for pet DNA samples from tenants. Are landlords allowed to require this? The issues of pet restrictions, eviction notices, unpaid rent, and other landlord – tenant issues are addressed in this podcast.
April 11, 2015 Common disputes for condominium or townhouse owners
Iven (or lawyer Tse) discusses common disputes for condominium or townhouse owners such as disputes over who has responsibility to pay for repairs to limited common property such as balconies and roofs, and situations of uneven disbursements of contingency reserve funds when an owner commands a majority of votes on the strata council.
February 14, 2015 Commercial Leases
Iven Tse provides and in depth discussion about important terms to consider in a commercial lease, such the right to assign and the option to renew the lease, the concept of Triple Net Lease as opposed to a Gross Lease, the mechanisms to determine fair market rent in a renewal lease, and the problems of staying on after a lease expires such as double rent and notices of termination.
January 10, 2015 Business Purchases
Iven Tse introduces important topics relating the purchase of a business, including what to look for in a commercial lease, such as rent and renewal clauses, what to look for in a commercial purchase contract, such as the allocation of price, due diligence investigations, list of included equipment, and restrictions against the seller to compete with the buyer after purchase.


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Love the planet? Love your Mom? Get her that green for Mother's day.
My mom is awesome. So I figured she deserves some awesomely sustainable gifts for Mother's day. I also figured that I'd share a few with you guys for your shopping convenience!
Beautifully fresh perfume bottle and fragrance from The Refill Shoppe! These perfume bottles remind me of the classic, vintage style, and the best part is: yup, you guessed it, they're sustainable! Bring your bottle back to The Refill Shoppe and they'll fill it up with more awesome scents!
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A set of nice, relaxing, palm wax candles will make mom feel like she's at the spa. Palm Wax is derived from a sustainable and renewable source, and burns cleanly. All of these candles are hand made, and will last much longer than a regular candle!
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What mom doesn't like flowers? And big, smelly ones at that! I recently went into Whole Foods and bought a bouquet of their sustainable roses which were beautifully bloomed, smelled delicious, and lasted much longer than regular store-bought flowers. I'm definitely going back to get a bouquet for my mom!
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My mom loves jewelry, and I love sustainability. So I thought what better idea than combining the two? I found this great company that provides custom jewelry from ethically sourced gems! All of their designs are beautiful, and sure to make mom smile from ear to ear, maybe even bring a couple tears out 🙂
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Hiring Google ad sales boss Tim Armstrong to be AOL's CEO was a bold, splashy move by Time Warner (TWX) CEO Jeff Bewkes.
And it was great timing for Tim!
We'll see how things play out, but right now, it seems Tim's selling near the top.
At Google, Tim oversaw the division that experienced the majority of yesterday's layoffs. In a memo to this group, Tim wrote:
"We've grown very quickly, and not always in the most efficient ways. We've ended up with overlapping organizations that duplicate effort in a number of areas, and this means that we cannot be as effective as we need to be in this economic environment."
Not exactly the kind of paragraph you'd want to include on a resume cover letter, right?
Here are some other Google failures that could have been pinned on Tim, if he wasn't already onto a new gig:
- Google's suddenly slowing revenue growth
- Google's failed print advertising business
- Google's failed radio advertising business
- Google's failed TV advertising
- Google's going-nowhere "Dashboard"
After Tim leaves and as Google continues to scramble around for another big growth engine, we expect the company will begin to lay some of this at Tim's feet. But, by then, it will sound like sour grapes. Tim made a smart move at the right time. And he's leaving Google's growth problem to Dennis Woodside.
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I received a surprise gift through the post on Saturday, a gift wrapped book off my Amazon Wish List from Robin of RobinsReviews.com.
Robin sent me the book after finding the Technorati Tags Bookmarklet on my blog - thanks again Robin I hope you find it very useful!
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So you like playing games at home, on the move and even at office? Tired of having to lug around conflicting save files of the same game? Harried about Steam Cloud things that won't work for your non-Steam games? Fear not for Tor, a user of our favorite classic games website (GOG.com), has come up with a brilliantly simple way to sync game saves between computers using Dropbox and Link Shell Extension. Not only is this how-to remarkably simple, it has been explained by Tor in details so no one will have any problems understanding.
There are a few drawbacks of this method, however. The method will only work if the game saves data in its separate folder as Dropbox will be set up to sync the entire folder. If the game saves within other folders, Dropbox will sync the entire folder, consuming bandwidth and time. Secondly, this method will only work for folders under an NTFS hard drive. If your save folder is in a FAT32 system, this will not work.
Do check out this great way to keep in sync with your mobile gaming experience. Also, this method will also work in Linux for your DOSbox and ScummVM games! Yay for being open-source friendly! Here is the link again.


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Wow what a beautiful day it was today! Cool, sunny, and just a slight breeze. Due to the "Super Moon" and high tides, we put off fishing until 11am this morning when I met Betsy Nagle and her fellow anglers Jo and Sally down at the Eagans Creek boat ramp. We made a short run around to the outside of Tiger Island and began tossing float rigs with live shrimp under float rigs. Although we had few bites, Sally was able to "knock the skunk off" when she landed a hungry Seatrout. We ran further up the shoreline, fished a beautiful run out, but it was really ripping with the outflow of water
and we had no real bites. We eased around and into the Jolley River and began to work the "bank" and it wasn't long before Jo had a good hookup and, FISH ON! This was a nice fish and she worked it in patiently. After a good battle, Jo landed a nice 19" Slot Redfish. But after that, no real bites! We ran further up the Jolley, fished both sides of Snook Creek, and here it was Sally that had the big hookup. This was a REALLY big fish! I guessed shark a couple of times, switched my guess to big Red, then back to Shark. Sally kept the pressure on, worked the big fish slowly to the boat, and
landed a 4'+ long Bonnethead Shark. We ran around to the MOA, and almost immediately Betsy had a good bite. Another Big fish on! She played it perfectly and landed a 20" Slot Redfish, then followed that up with a hungry Seatrout. We made a stop at some docks in Bell River, picked up a Trout (and a squid!, then made the run back to the boat ramp, making one more stop at the mouth of Bell River. In quick succession, the trio landed a hungry Trout, a keeper sized Weakfish and Whiting, and then Betsy wrapped it up with a 18" Trout. Now that's the way to finish a great day of fishing here at Amelia Island, Florida!


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How Much Does A New Boiler Cost?
Getting a new boiler system installed can be a costly affair, and if you don't choose wisely the result can be notoriously expensive.
However, if you do it right, then not only will you save on the costs of replacing an old boiler, by fitting a modern 'A' rated system you will benefit from higher energy efficiency which in turn will drastically reduce operating costs, potentially saving you thousands of pounds over the life-time of your central heating & hot water usage.
As with any type of home improvement work of this nature there are a number of differing factors which can both save you money or conversely add to the overall cost – a few of which we have outlined below.


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Silverpoint has long been regarded as one of the best residential only buildings on the Gold Coast. Offering one of the best floor plans, it is a boutique and stylish complex with the very best facilities on offer. This is highly sought after with very few full time residents, giving the owners quiet and beautifully maintained grounds to relax and enjoy. Highlights of the unit are as follows: - 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces plus storage - The largest balcony available in the tower set over 94m2 - 2 spacious living areas with an open plan living design - With over 272m2 of generous unit living - Oversized kitchen and bathrooms with quality fixtures and fittings - Only 2 units per floor giving privacy to all owners - Both bedrooms have direct access to the large wrap around balcony, perfect for entertaining and designed to capture ocean breezes. - Central Main Beach location - Facilities include 2 pools, sauna and spas, fully equipped gym, tennis court and putting greens, 2 gazebo BBQ areas and tranquil gardens You must inspect this one, it will not disappoint you!! Please contact the exclusive agent for an inspection! The upmarket island like suburb of Main Beach lies between the Gold Coast tourism Mecca of Surfers Paradise and the commercial locale of Southport. Bordered by the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean and tranquil waters of the Gold Coast Broadwater. An Ultimate lifestyle where one can dine alfresco and enjoy the company of friends at sidewalk cafes and restaurants, enjoy the patrolled beaches with a short walk to the light rail and perfectly positioned for the upcoming Commonwealth games. For all these reasons and more Main Beach is seeing excellent capital gains now and into the future.
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June 2015
Northside Hospital-Cherokee debuts robot to treat stroke patients
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How can I help you with your resolutions for 2010?
Happy 2010 to you. My biggest resolution is to help you with your New Year's resolutions, especially if yours take the form of saying "I really ought to talk to my…" Mom or Dad or Grandpa or Grandma or Aunt or Uncle or family friend. And record that conversation. And then process it with your computer. And then archive it somehow.
In 2010, I wish to to devote more time and effort to this site than I did the last year, and here's a toast to the posts, articles, reviews and videos that will appear here this year. I'm leery of getting too specific and too ambitious. (Been there, done that.) What can I write about that will help you?
On my own work with my own family oral histories, I have recordings of my dad and uncle—both veterans—that I want to finish processing and submit to the Veterans History Project.
I've got some family photos that I scanned. Or rather began scanning—there are so many more. I want to put them together in a MemoryMiner photo library to distribute to all the cousins (I've talked of this before). Wanted to do that in time for the Dad memorial, but the distribution part didn't happen.
I've gotten in touch with two 2nd cousins—each of whom are the recipients of family genealogies—on two different sides of my Dad's family. I've received invitations to share in the info. I'd like to make a bit of progress on that front. Not too much, mind you. Enough Small Progress (any small progress!) that'd constitute a Big Win.
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Finally, two different looks at the past decade.
Last night brought a somber recollection of the year. 2009 was a hard one for me. This Facebook Status collection (click to enlarge) pretty much tells the biggest of them. Combine that with a Twitter New Year's Eve trend—the hashtag #10yearsago inspired two tweets about something I'd thought about this past week. At Christmas I remembered my Y2K experience. I was in the mountains. Snowy. Nearly 7000 feet elevation. At the family cabin, a rickety beloved place. 10 years ago I went there with a couple of friends. My parents came up, too. Dad brought his carbide cannon. But right after midnight, when he shot it off, it went boop? (instead of kapow!). I laughed and said, "Dad! That's the Y2K bug!" Ten years (minus one week) later, on Christmas night, just before midnight, my Mom, two brothers and I tromped through snow to a place nearby where Dad booped? the cannon for Y2K. There in the cold under starry night, with half-moon light casting long fingery shadows of pine trees on the ice and snow, we spread some of my Dad's cremains in the environs of this mountain retreat.
But also 10 years ago, I was a couple of weeks shy of taking a cross-country trip to visit my grandpa. Who'd been given a tape recorder for his 99th birthday. And that was the beginning of this odyssey of mine, collecting family stories. Memories. Legends. Who-did-whats.
Grandpa is gone. So, now, is Dad. But I have recorded some of their stories. I have the sounds of their voices.
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Which leads me back to my New Year's Resolution theme: How can I help you with YOUR resolution, if you find yourself thinking, "Ya know, I really ought to sit down with my relation and record his or her memories" ?
What would you like to know?
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Well, I'll do my best to help you reach your goal to help me reach mine . What I would like to know? How do you breach a sensitive topic (dealing with the past) with a relative, especially if you've not really spoken to said relative for a long while?
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"G.C.B." is the latest comedy from ABC. It stars Leslie Bibb as Amanda Vaughn, the head Mean Girl in her Dallas high school who has now returned to her hometown in the wake of a personal tragedy, only to find that the girls she was mean to in high school are not quick to welcome her home.
We've seen the pilot and we absolutely adored it, which star Bibb was delighted to hear when we interviewed her.
"I know it sounds goofy and I shouldn't care what people think. But I do on this one, I really do," says Bibb. "I love this show, I'm so proud of it. I hate having expectations on it, I try not to, but I really love this show. I really sunk my heart and soul into this one and I'm really proud of it. I hope America likes it."
When Amanda does return to Dallas, she is not exactly flush in the money department, so she and her two children move in with her mother Gigi (Annie Potts), who has an interesting relationship with Amanda.
"Amanda went through high school as Gigi's daughter," says Bibb. "She expects certain things
from her daughter and it kind of hasn't changed when she gets older.
She's like a 'Toddlers and Tiaras' mother. It's interesting to come home
with me just wanting my mama to be my mama and healing that wound. Because it's a pretty big deal to leave when you're 18 and not come home
for 18 years. That's really saying something about your relationship with your mother."
Among the girls Bibb's character Amanda tortured in high school are Sharon Peacham (Jennifer Aspen) and Heather Cruz (Marisol Nichols). When we spoke with Aspen and Nichols, both were in agreement that Amanda deserves what's coming to her.
"That may be their characters talking, right there," laughs Bibb. "I think high school's hard. It's hard all the way around. Everyone's trying to sink or swim. Amanda was rough, she was a rough go. But she's not that girl anymore and she comes home and she apologizes. That's the thing – she owns it. But they just will not forgive her."
One of the biggest sources of tension might be between Amanda and Cricket Caruth-Reilly (Miriam Shor), because Amanda is good friends with Cricket's husband Blake (Mark Deklin). Bibb agrees, but says that really – all the girls have issues with Amanda.
"Lemme just tell you this – these girls all have bones to pick. Nothing is safe," says Bibb. "I have a lot of fires to put out all through these 10 episodes. I always refer to it as I feel like chum in shark-infested waters. It's really fun circumstances to play as an actor. But these girls … I'm don't know if they'll ever forgive, 'cause they sure don't forget."
"GCB" premieres Sunday, March 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.


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Sep 24, 2013
Silver special at Wembley
Saracens play Toulouse in European rugby's big Friday night at Wembley Stadium on October 18, 2013.
It's the ideal occasion to gather friends and family together and enjoy great rugby at a great venue, with a great pre-game show starring The Vamps.
Ten silver tickets, located in the prime Club Wembley seats, are available for £150, at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/saracensatwembley
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Find The Best Caves and Mines in Chathill
We've rounded up the best caves and mines in Chathill in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. There are 1 Chathill caves and mines to pick from. Alternatively, why not explore some other sightseeing days out nearby, including railway and transport attractions, museums and art galleries or landmarks. Find the perfect places to go with your kids and get out on your next adventure!
All the caves and mines we list are rated according to the ages they are suitable for, facilities and whether they are suitable for rainy days or best when the sun is shining.
Many of the places we list are historic or educational in nature and would be suitable for class trips or as ways to keep the learning up whilst having fun over the school holidays.
If you've visited one of these caves and mines in Chathill , please consider leaving a review on the attraction page to help others plan their next fun day out.
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Mike Ford has finally been dismissed, the former England defence coach has been sacked following a season which has seen Bath go from sensational, attacking play advocates to being underachieving, lacklustre and frankly useless.
As well as this off field incidents have marred this season for Mike Ford with even rumours that he had lost the dressing room.
Bath need a new coach and they seem to be talking to South African Johan van Graan a major part of the South Africa coaching set up which reached the World Cup semi-finals under Heyneke Meyer another man that Bruce Craig is believed to be in negotiations with.
Van Graan was already being looked at by Bath prior to the dismissal of Ford after the capture of Neal Hatley by England, the South African seemed like a good fit to take over the role at the Recreation Ground as Hatley departed for Australia.
Van Graan is believed to be on the verge of signing a deal which if rumours are to be believed could offer him a much larger role than was first assumed as he could now become interim head coach which would suggest the man Bath want is still performing duties elsewhere.
This could allude to Todd Blackadder believed to be among the frontrunners for the job, Blackadder is still with the Crusaders and will remain with the Christchurch franchise until the end of the Super Rugby season.
Bath Rugby will be hoping deals can be done swiftly so that this interruption to what looks to be a summer of rebuilding is not to be blown ever further off course.