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Firefighters local 1109,City Councilman Robert Holbrood & Santa Monica Daily Press Endorse Kronovet for Rent Board
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Thank you again for your support in my successful campaign for election to the Santa Monica Rent Control Board, I could never have done it without you.
Since becoming your Commissioner, I am working on issues that will make Santa Monica rent control work for everyone; tenants, housing providers, all our residents alike.
Some of the important issues like: better parking for all residents, real parking solutions, public safety, fair & balanced development, responsive local government and improvements in our public school facilities are my priorities. Public Safety is my top priority, all else stems from a well funded, responsive and growing police and fire departments. To that end I have regular meetings with SMPD and SMFD plus various community offices and traffic and parking staff.
In regard to improving our housing stock, I attend both the ACTION and AAGLA apartment owners meeting plus I communicate on a regular basis with the SMRR leadership. Additionally as a CAR director I attend all the California Association of Realtor (CAR) conventions as well as the Housing California Workshops. As your Commissioner I work with both the supply and demand equation of our housing industry, this is the best policy regarding improving our supply of quality housing stock and defending growth that benefits our residents.
As the Chairman of the Pico Improvement Organization (PIO) I stand up for small business owners because they create jobs. I have a firm commitment for job creation, because it leads to dignity and self esteem the first two ingredients to success and prosperity for our nation.
Having put two of our three children thru our school system (our last is still at SAMO), the success of SMMUSD is on my plate daily. Good schools lead to good jobs, and jobs sustain our city. From the days of Ben Franklin the health and vitality of local schools has always been at the fore front of every elected official. I am proud to put the time and energy into our great school system. The lives of all of us are touched by its prosperity.
I want to hear from you about your issues and concerns. Again you have my heartfelt thanks for your help in my election to Santa Monica Rent Control Board
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Why are prescription drugs so expensive? One answer to that question is unquestionably greed, as evidenced in a study in JAMA Internal Medicine Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week. And while that conclusion is completely expected, some of the details and the extent to which pharmaceutical companies are manipulating data and information are noteworthy, and worth protesting.
This study took a look at 10 new cancer drugs from 10 companies, using data provided to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to pinpoint research and development (R&D) costs by the pharmaceutical companies. The authors found that the median time to develop a new drug was 7.3 years at a cost of $648 million. Here's what the drug makers earned:"The revenue since approval is substantial (median, $1658.4 million; range, $204.1 million to $22 275.0 million). Taken in aggregate, profits in about 4 years post approval were about 9 times the costs of bringing the drug to market. One element included in the data pharma provides to the SEC is that research undertaken with public dollars in research grants to universities, a cost that should clearly be removed. And finally, these numbers are very different from those provided by pharma to justify huge price tags on new drugs relative to R&D. As Rick and I agree, profit is fine, gouging is not. In view of the fact that most people with cancer cite financial concerns as a major source of worry, some scrutiny and modification of this practice seems indicated. It's also worth noting that such price gouging is not limited to cancer drugs, and is something that cries out for redress.
Other topics this week include two from JAMA:Effect of Sentinel Lymph Node vs Full Axillary Dissection on Overall Breast Cancer Survival and Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality, and in NEJM: Hospital-Readmission Risk — Isolating Hospital Effects from Patient Effects. Until next week, y'all live well.

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Sometimes, it's nice to just take some time out with an alt. For me today, it was about keeping my brain occupied somewhere else, but at the same time not doing something that would be too mentally stressful.
So I spent the day with Maeve, taking things in at a much more leisurely pace than I normally experience.
We started the day doing an End Time run, because let's face it, she really needs to get rid of her 359. (no dice today either, though). I thought perhaps I'd queue for another dungeon, so I fired up the random queue. Well of Eternity – ah, okay, pretty darn simple. Famous last words. On the first Legion Demon, Maeve did 55% of the damage, AND the tank died. (we were all ready to pull, too, btw) Factoring in the "no more mental stress" mentioned above – I left and decided to find something else to do.
Her tailoring wasn't maxed yet, so I took a look at that. Realized we would need some more volatile fire to finish it. THEN realized that since she used to be horde, she didn't have access to the Twilight Highlands portal where we should have headed to fish. Et voila – a new activity was born. It was my first time doing these quests where it wasn't a necessary part of levelling, just wanting to be 85. We leisurely poked our way through the questline, until we finally opened up the portal. We'll go back and quest through the zone another time. Finally time to go fish up those volatile fire.
After that, we were off to Deepholm. I love the look of that zone, I really do. The pretty glowing colours just thrill me. Find our way to the troggs to farm the necessary embersilk – we still needed 50 bolts more. We eventually got all of our cloth, and some bonus green drops for us to DE.
Rounded out her afternoon with some new enchants on her gear, and we'd passed some wonderful time doing random things. I think later we might go and join the guild for their weekly LFR, because that still holds some useful gear. 🙂


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A couple of months ago, the beautiful Amanda from i am baker posted a recipe for a classic vanilla cheesecake with a double-thick graham cracker crust. But it wasn't just any cheesecake recipe, it was her husband's favourite… right down to the extra-thick, buttery crust.
The aim of this post wasn't just to share her husband's favourite cheesecake recipe. It was the first of a series of 'Appreciation Posts' written by bloggers across the globe, the aim of which was to say 'thank you' to our long-suffering partners for their support, love and (endless) patience as we've embarked upon our food blogging journeys. A worthy cause indeed.
Now, if you read the list of existing 'Appreciation Posts' in Amanda's original publication, you'll realize that I'm a little behind in publishing my own. The main reason for this is the fact that I wanted my own appreciation post to tie in with our second wedding anniversary, the date of which is next Tuesday: 12th November 2013. Sentimental, yes. But hey, that's me.
So without further ado, let me introduce you to Aaron:
He's my husband, best friend, encourager and creative partner. He's been there through the highest and lowest points of my life, gently encouraging, challenging and supporting me as required.
Aaron kindly agreed to answer the set of routine questions posed in the 'Appreciation Post' series. His responses are as follows (with a few of my italicized notes in brackets):
1. What are the best and worst things about being married to a food blogger?
The obvious answer is that you get to eat incredibly well. But I also like seeing Laura have a passion for something that motivates her to learn and improve. And it's great that she enjoys cooking for others. I get to have my good friends come over, have an amazing feast, then play a game of Settlers. I think that Kings didn't live so well. Maybe the worst thing is going to the shops with her and watching her take 5 minutes to choose between identical loaves of bread.
3. Out of the props that Laura uses, what's your favourite?
I'm a big fan of natural materials. Anything made of wood… Or things that are old and worn. I like our chopping board (Aaron made this for me out of a piece of discarded Jarrah. He polished it with organic beeswax and it's become one of my very favourite things).
4. What's the weirdest thing that you've seen her do for a blog post?
Honestly, the weirdest thing for me is that she will intentionally get up an hour earlier every morning before work to write posts or respond to messages. I would choose sleep every time.
5. What's your favourite recipe of Laura's (not necessarily on the blog)?
Laura makes the most amazing salads. But my favourite is always crispy skinned salmon with some asparagus and roast potatoes*.
6. If you had your own blog, what would it be called?
I have the beginnings of one on my website, MonsterBot.net. But if it was a food blog, it would probably be called 'Steak is Good Enough'.
7. Do you have a favourite blog?
I constantly go back to boingboing.net. It's a site with a number of contributors who write about a lot of different things. Some geeky, some arty, some political. It's interesting.
8. How do you cope with the constant photo-taking/social media/blog world craziness?
Haaa, I love it because when Laura is working on her blog, I get to go play (PC) games.
9. Who does the dishes?
Laura used to insist on doing them because "…[she] made the mess". I used to insist on doing them because Laura's the one that cooks everything. Now it's whoever gets to them first. Laura does more than me though.
10. What do you do for your day job and what are your favourite hobbies?
I used to be a bricklayer, which I am still sometimes involved in. Every now and then I go to a local film studio to work on an animation they're doing. I spend most of my time working on a design and illustration business. As far as hobbies go, I love visiting cafes with friends, reading sci-fi/fantasy, playing games, watching movies and going to the gym or for a run. In summer, the beach and late-night volleyball are the go. Then there is art, travel and music… finding a good bar or chill out spot down some forgotten alleyway in the city. Car trips down south, nice wine. There is so much to do! I believe strongly that work-time is not time that's written-off. In fact, it's a privilege and something to be thankful for (even when work is sometimes horrible). But the best of life is in the in-between bits.
So, that's a very short introduction to the amazing man on the other side of the table (or more frequently, the couch). If you'd like to get to know him a little more, he'll be sporadically blogging over at MonsterBot (where you can also see his evolving illustration and design work).
To Aaron: thanks for two years of marriage. Thanks for being the strong but gentle, inspiring, loving and God-fearing man that you are. Thanks for putting up with my quirks, weaknesses, inadequacies and flaws… you're constantly helping me to grow and to become a better version of myself. Thanks for believing in me, even when I succumb to doubt. I love you endlessly and I always will.
Concluding photograph courtesy of Lance Chicote @ Lanceshotme creative photography.
*I intended for this post to be accompanied by a recipe for crispy skinned salmon with asparagus and smoked roast potatoes (Aaron's favourite) but an exceptionally busy week has defeated me. I hope to post the recipe some time in the next fortnight with a link back to this post.


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A 'discharge planning meeting', commonly abbreviated to a DPM, is a gathering of as many professionals involved in a patients care to discuss a safe transition from hospital to home.
Today we had Jaxons second DPM. We were back in hospital just two days after the last one, until now.
Who attended:
•Lead Paediatric Neurodisability Consultant based on the communit
•Renal (Kidney) Consultant
•Ward Nurse + Student
•Palliative Nurse
•Community Nurse
•Hospital Dietician
•Occupational Therapist
His lead consultant gave everyone a brief overview of Jaxons history before asking me to explain how he was currently doing and highlight any concerns. The lead the went around the table clockwise for each professional to speak on where we were at with them, any concerns for going home and how their care would continue once we were home.
Me: I am happy with how Jaxon is in himself, he's making huge progress developmentally and is vomiting less. I am eager to go home but I am wary of being home alone with him providing nursing care 247 365. I am aware of my feelings involved in Jaxons care and think there should be some sort of support available to help with Jaxon.
Renal: Jaxon requires bloods weekly once home and possibly twice weekly if results are abnormal. Can this be done in the community? Interestingly, it was established that yes nurses can take his blood in the community. Why is this interesting? Because at the last DPM when I asked for this (to save us so many hospital trips) I was told it was not possible.
Cardiology: There is concern Jaxons heart is getting progressively worse at each scan. He is on 27mg of Propanolol 3x a day and his heart rate is sitting between 100-110 which they are happy with. The Leicester cardiologist had previously wanted to try another medication whilst he was at Glenfield which Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has mentioned. However, following his bradycardic episodes in theatre they thought it was safer to wait as there is a risk of arrhythmias with this drug. GOSH were meant to see him last week but he was not well enough post op and so that appointment has been pushed back but they can decide on the next steps when they see him again.
Ward Nurse: Jaxons doing really well; interacting, playing, laughing, getting stronger. Mum is more than competent but help at home should be offered due to the demands of Jaxons care.
Palliative Nurse: Is providing emotional support to mum. Would like the ward nurse to put a referral in to Rainbows Hospice for Jaxon. Would also like to start making end of life plans in case that is the road Jaxons diagnosis goes down; things such as holidays and things I want to do with Jaxon.
Community Nurse: Will visit in the community and is in contact with the community palliative nurse. She will book in a time with me to fill out a continuing care plan (blog on this soon).
Dietician: provided an overview of Jaxons complex feeding journey and slight progress in minimising vomiting on current feed plan with 5 one hour breaks in a 24 hour cycle of continuous feeding at 38mls/hour. Looking to add duracel for extra calories slowly.
Occupational therapist: Jaxon has new equipment in hospital and has had a seating assessment for home which will be having a chair and bath seat delivered on discharge and also a supportive pushchair at the mobility centre.
At the end, his palliative nurse said I had mentioned my mental health a few times and asked how I was feeling. I want it to be clear; I am doing well but I am very self-aware and therefore speaking on the matter to prevent any issues, but I require their understanding and acknowledgement. She reassured me it was normal for me to feel this way and told me I'm essentially grieving for the life I thought I was going to live with a healthy baby, and for the diagnosis' he'd received etc. The problem is, I know this. I know my feelings are normal. My fear is people ignoring my situation and the strength it requires to keep going and the risk of burnout if they send me home to care for a sick child with a life threatening diagnosis, alone.
In the end, it was decided that home leave would be a good idea to start getting us on the right path. Give us a taste of home life, let me try and get some routine at home for a night or so, let us try and settle in and have a few tasters with the reassurance that we are going back to hospital so it's not too much weight on me and the care is shared. I appreciate this plan as it keeps Jaxon under close observation whilst letting us sleep in our own beds. It lets me be his nurse mum at home for a night with the knowledge I'll get some rest the next day when we return to hospital. It can sometimes feel embarrassing to be asking for help. I wish I didn't have to. I wish someone would just look at me with him and say you're doing great but this is too much for one person so we'll send someone to your house one day a week to do Jaxons nursing so you can recharge for another week. But this is the NHS and we have a love hate relationship. Baby steps.
Thank you for reading!
I'm always interested to hear how my blogs come across to readers. Many of you are so so lovely and message me directly on social media but I hope one day to look back on these blogs and smile having made progress, so it would be lovely to see the comments on here.
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text: Mr. SutlovichEmail: firstname.lastname@example.com: 360.538.2040Homeroom: 1172016-2017 Schedule0 Period--Criminal Justice1st Period--Criminal Justice2nd Period--Criminal Justice3rd Period--Freshmen Advisory4th Period--Business Procedures5th Period--Freshmen AVID6th Period--Planning Period7th Period--By Appointment OnlyWelcome to Criminal Justice, the newest CTE offering from the Twin Harbors Skill Center. This class will explore many different aspects of criminal justice including types and elements of crime, the law, morals/ethics, fingerprinting, the origins of DNA and forensic science, the workings of the legal system, the prison system, juvenile justice, and career skills. We will also learn from mock trials, guest speakers, and field trips. Any missed work or class notes can be found on the classroom calendar link at the left.A little about myself.....I graduated from Washington State University (Go Cougs!) with my teaching certification and I look forward to this exciting endeavor. Some of my personal areas of interest in regards to criminal justice include social and racial inequality, hate crimes, and the Supreme Court.This year I will also be teaching Freshman Advisory, Freshman AVID, Business Procedures, and Intro to Personal Law.It's gong to be an exciting ride, let's get started!


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I APPLAUD your decision to introduce legislation to address the problem of thousands of trapped home buyers who are unable to get the deeds to the property they purchased due to their developer's outstanding mortgage debt(s).
But to be effective the legislation must include the release of a deed that is encumbered by other debts and memos, including taxes owed to the state and local authorities.
The legislation must also ensure that trapped home buyers are not, under any circumstances, required to contribute towards paying a vendor's debt(s) and tax liabilities – and that the fees payable to effect the transfer of the property are no more than the fees payable had the property been unencumbered.
Furthermore, once the property is registered in the name of its purchaser that purchaser must be free to mortgage the property, sell it, gift it, leave it to their heir(s) or dispose of it in any way they wish within the law – and subsequent owners must also be free to dispose of the property without incurring any costs over and above those that would normally be payable.
Any proposed legislation that fails to embrace the conditions above would be disingenuous and unacceptable.
The present system unfairly penalises home buyers who are unable to obtain title to the property they purchased through no fault of their own. This must change.
As you openly admitted in July last year, the state – government and parliament – has failed miserably over the Title Deeds issue. Not only has this miserable failure contributed to the decline property sales, it has also resulted in tarnishing Cyprus' reputation in the international community and reducing the inflow of revenue to state coffers.
Title Deed issuance
The most effective solution to the many problems associated with Title Deeds is to ensure that unencumbered title is available for transfer on delivery of a property to its purchaser(s). This solution would both:
(a) help to restore the island's tarnished reputation and
(b) help the recovery of the island's beleaguered property industry.
Other countries deliver unencumbered deeds on the delivery of a property, why not Cyprus?
There are numerous 'idiosyncrasies' in the present system. Perhaps the most obvious is that property ownership is dependent on whether a built property conforms to the permissions and permits issued for its construction; but only in some cases:
If a purchaser buys a property off-plan, a deed for that property will not be issued until that property has been completed and inspected by the Planning Authority and issued with a 'Certificate of Final Approval'.
However a purchaser can buy a plot of land, pay the Property Transfer Fees and secure its title. That purchaser can then build a house on that land (having first secured the required permissions and permits) safe in the knowledge that they own the land and the house, regardless of whether the house has been issued with a 'Certificate of Final Approval'.
Why is a purchaser who buys a property off-plan treated differently to another purchaser who builds a house on land they own? That's discrimination.
Article 10 of the Streets and Buildings Regulations Law, Cap. 96, provides that no person shall occupy, use or permit any other person to occupy or use any building, unless and until a 'Certificate of Approval' has been issued in respect thereof by the appropriate authority. This law is almost universally ignored and, as far as I am aware, it is rarely (if ever) enforced.
What is the point of having a law that is never enforced? It might just as well be scrapped and replaced with something more appropriate.
A second idiosyncrasy is the fact that many home buyers are unable to obtain the deed to the property they purchased because their developer has failed to build roads, pavements and other infrastructure. Why should this be the case?
Providing the property developer has fulfilled his contractual obligations to the purchaser, there can be no reason for not issuing its deed. An inspection of the property prior to its delivery may be desirable to advise the purchaser of possible health & safety and other issues enabling the purchaser to make an informed decision whether to accept delivery of the property. Responsibility and costs associated with completing roads, pavements and other parts of the development would remain with the developer.
Site inspections are another issue. Does it really need the Planning Authority, the Land Registry and the local authority to each carry out separate property inspections? Why not establish a single independent inspection authority (perhaps a government agency) to take responsibility for all site and property inspections. The Planning Authorities, Land Registry and local authority could carry out 'sample inspections' (say 1 in 20) to ensure that authority inspections are being correctly executed.
Anyone who has dealt with the authorities in Cyprus will appreciate the paperwork and mind-numbing bureaucratic processes involved. As many as 10 different permits from various local & central Government authorities may be required before a property can be legally built, owned and occupied. This number needs to be rationalised.
Cyprus agreed a target with the troika to ensure that the title deed issuance backlog dropped to less than 2,000 cases of immovable property units with title deed issuance pending for more than one year by Q4-2014, but there has been no public release on the reduction actually achieved. I know from the correspondence I understand that good progress was made, but can you advise how many cases remained outstanding at the end of 2014?
Over many years successive governments have made minor adjustments to the various processes involved in planning and the issuance of Title Deeds. These have all failed to reduce the time it takes to issue Title Deeds. Indeed it would appear that some of these adjustments have further complicated the system resulting in even longer delays. The 'Town Planning Amnesty' is a case in point.
Speaking in 2011 former Interior Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis said: "The approval by parliament of four of the five bills will solve the Gordian knot for the thousands of title deeds that have been pending for years now." But once again, no official statistics on the number of deeds issued as a result of the amnesty have been released. Can you please advise?
What is needed now is a total review of the planning and Title Deed issuance processes and procedures by those with no interest in maintaining the status quo.
This review would be followed by redesigning and then re-engineering the processes involved to meet best business practices with the over-riding objective of ensuring that unencumbered title is available for transfer on delivery of a property to its purchaser.
In spite of the progress made to date there are still many thousands of properties waiting to be issued with their Title Deed as a result of unacceptably long delays in planning departments and Land Registry offices. In Paphos, for example, there are a number of cases where home buyers have been waiting for deeds since 1979.
Nigel Howarth
Erimi, Limassol, Cyprus
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I have high hopes in those that care and are doing especially your letter..fantastically composed ðŸ˜Å
I say to all, "We must not give up and do whatever it takes especially as In reality Cyprus is such a beautiful place, it's the actions of certain people in powerful places that are tarnishing it's reputation."
Come on everyone let's stick together to achieve what's right for all buyers that have invested and the good people of Cyprus.
Yes agree a good concise letter drafted from Nigel but in reality probably in the bin with little or no chance of a response. There is plenty of talk on how the title deeds fiasco will be resolved but still not been resolved.
Property prices are still falling and in my opinion will continue to do so as not much interest from overseas investors when you can buy properties in France, Spain, Portugal that the build quality and property specification is higher standard 50% of the cost.
Once the NPL properties become available in the market this will flood the market that will have a negative impact of property prices as continue the downward trend. However the so called Government of Cyprus will still be blowing hot air.
Thanks a lot for your honesty and integrity – as always.
Congratulations on such a sensible letter I hope action is taken swiftly to allow the release of title deeds. I have been waiting 10 years for mine, broken promises and latent lies from my developers caused me stress and anger.
I pray someone takes the bull by the horns and gets the mess of deeds sorted, if only a responsible department was in charge, with employees who were accountable and would loose their job if not carried out correctly we may get out of this trap. Thank you, Shirley Spratley
Well done Nigel, a superb letter which we hope rattles all the cages.
We are fortunate to have attained our deeds but this was only after the developer had paid off one mortgage on the property and then taken out an even larger one. The Banks who lend this money are just as responsible in my opinion.
In June 2013 I had a meeting with Mr Hasikos regarding the titles fiasco, I handed to him a similar letter, the man has done nothing to date.
Only last week he called me and we ended up in a big argument, I applied to Limassol lands office on 27th January 2015 for titles on 2 properties and still no titles, all my licenses approvals are in order.
Nearly 5 months and no titles. Your open letter to Mr Hasikos is toilet paper, do you really think it will change anything? It's time for street demos, these guys really don't care.
Welcome to Cyprus!
A big thank you Nigel.
Your help and guidance in this situation is gratefully received.
We must keep positive ……. Glass half full …… and hopefully we'll all get the outcome we deserve.
Once again …. Many thanks.
Good letter Nigel, and very timely as our community of 23 houses is about to get more aggressive (not physically of course) in our dealings with our developer. We are a mixed UK, Cypriot, German and Russian community and we have been given the run around by our developer and his architect for the last 8 years. I shall be circulating this letter to our community. Many thanks.
I have lived in Cyprus now for 7 years, not half as long as many of the people expressing concern, but I have been working with the government in Nicosia for some time. i share the scepticism of many of your readers, but would comment as follows:
1) If we don't believe that we deserve and will get "justice" on the title deeds issue, then we probably won't !
2) Only by sticking together and supporting folks like Nigel – who has done a phenomenal job keeping this on the front pages, do we stand a chance.
3) the natural tendency on this (and many other issues) of the government has been bureaucracy and stalling… but
4) I do sense a new urgency in Nicosia to repair the image of Cyprus.
5) There are several other cases of "justice" e.g the mayor of Pafos, which we would bot have seen under the last government.
6) Lets all hope the glass is half full this time!
and I will be the first to raise a glass to Nigel Howarth and his organisation.
Further to your very good letter detailed letter to highlight the continue lack of transparency with the title deeds fiasco do you honestly believe that you will get a response or at least some clarification if in breach of EU law to withhold title deeds to the rightful owner. Do not see this issue being resolved any time soon as it will expose several lawyers, Banks, Developers of gross misconduct.
Hasikos was on sigma TV today, again he mentioned the deadlock regarding developers, basically saying why should a buyer who has paid for his property in full not get deeds, the bank should have been more careful when lending money and making sure the money lent was used for the reason actually specified by the borrowing developer… i.e. building and completing a project…..
He also went onto mention why should the buyer suffer and be penalised? if for example the developer hadn't paid his employees social security contributions?……or why should a buyer be stuck if the actual state has some sort of memo on the land the properties were subsequently built on…….
Personally, I don't know if a bill will be passed to safeguard all those who have been conned by developers ….but hope dies last.
Thanks a lot Nigel!
if they can accept your idea, then you save cyprus.
now many chinese bought property in cyprus, but they begin to have this problem about title deed, as i know around hundreds family, if they begin to claim and put this title deed trouble in the world, cyprus will have very bad name for investment.
why only Cyprus has this title deed problem? if some property should blong to bank because developer cannot pay the loan, why the government permit developer sale it?
if this trouble cannot be deal, for long term, no one will like to buy property in Cyprus, Cyprus real estate market will be destory completely. then the enconomic, then the country.
Having been the recipient of wise & informed advice from Nigel, both through reading CPN articles and on occasions by email, I join with all here in applauding this comprehensive summing up of, and positive solutions to, the interminable saga of Title Deed issuance.
I agree with Stuart that the bureaucrats in Brussels also need to read this and re-visit the many well documented accounts of false promises, stalling, etc. over the last years and join Nigel in demanding to see proper evidence of appropriate action – taken with appropriate urgency!!
A very detailed and comprehensive summary of property-buyers long-standing problems with both developers and authorities. Thank you Nigel.
We look forward to the response from Mr Hasikos.
Excellent Nigel, keep up the fight! Let's hope the Cypriot Government listens and learns. Lyn
Hello Nigel,
This is one of the best put letter I have seen in regards to bringing home to the government again how much they have failed home purchasers who should be home owners. Perhaps the President should have received a copy "just to make sure he is aware of it" However protocol ensues.
Well done Nigel – straight to the point(s) and no punches pulled. I know you will not let go!!!
All the best,
Campbell Findlay
Very clearly stated and all points covered. It is so heartening to see someone is actually doing something.
Agree that an online petition might add weight to Nigel's letter.
Thanks so much Nigel.
Bravo Nigel. You are a gem and I suggest an invaluable asset to all ex-pats on the Island. Hopefully your letter will make the Interior Minister think and more importantly set aside the enormous pressures from the developers and legal lobby to maintain the status quo.
Well done.
The open letter is honest and covers every scenario that I have heard of over the last 9 years worth of dealings with the system. The system has been designed so that there is only one winner. The Government. Why are we under the misconception that the Government are likely to want to change things in favour of the purchaser. Sitting back and doing nothing is not an option but when you look to the EU for help and they tell you that they can not get involved with they internal politics of how the country is run then you do start to get a little bit disheartened.
We must keep plodding on with this situation but a lot of people I know who are trapped are starting to run out of years now and the next generation are not interested in carrying on the fight. Lets not forget that it isn't just the British people who are in this situation. A lot of Cypriot people and other nationalities are too. After all the bad press worldwide that has highlighted the scenario in Cyprus why oh why are people still purchasing off plan properties on this island?
You are so right Nigel. There has been too much tinkering and rushing half baked ideas into practice. No one seems to have sat down and looked at the problems as a whole. The whole system is inadequate and fails to protect innocent buyers who have various problems not just mortgage defaults, but numerous other reasons. Why, because of inadequate laws, cannot get their title.
Many people have been forced to engage lawyers to try and extract Title Deeds, which causes unnecessary stress and expense. Hardly a good advert for buying in Cyprus is it? So it is not surprising the market is down. People are not stupid and the information is out there on the net, only property with Deeds will sell. This creates an unfair market too.
Congratulations, Nigel, for composing a letter which embraces every aspect of the Title Deeds fiasco and states the case in clear and unambiguous terms. It will be interesting to hear the reply you receive from Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos following the delivery of your registered mailing.
Although you've already discussed the vexed question of Title Deeds with the Troika, would it not be a good move to copy this open letter to them too so they not only have a reminder of the problem faced by thousands of properties waiting to be issued with their Title Deed but can hold the authorities to account for yet further lack of progress on this issue?
After all, it was supposed to have been tackled by the former Interior Minister in 2011 and again by the Troika in the MoU which set a target date of Q4-2014 for the reduction of the backlog to less than 2000 cases but, like you, we all need to know what has or hasn't been achieved to date. Lack of data on this topic usually means little or nothing is happening.
Excellent, Nigel, you said what had to be said and what many of us have been thinking. Let us see from the nature of his reply how the minister measures up to being an honourable man.
With thanks, KD.
Superb, and not to insult Mr. Hasikos but would be a good idea if a translation of letter into Greek could be forwarded onto him……
Nigel well put in your open letter, it is about time more action is taken by authorities to eliminate endless talk on title deed fiasco and more time given submitting approval of title deeds to property owners.
My own mind set, more of the same, plenty of hot on this subject.
Well done, a logical well balanced letter. Can we have an email address to send as a petition? This needs to be passed round everyone on the island and delivered to the "powers that be".
Can the authorities no see that if they made the system simpler and charged reasonable for the Title Deeds, giving a six month period to apply for them, the Govt. would have a massive increase in revenue now.
Peter McGowan
Thank you Nigel for once again taking on the mantle of our spokesman with the government. Hopefully Mr Hasikos will actually reply to the points raised, and follow up on some of the sensible suggestions for addressing the appalling situation many of us find ourselves in.
Well said Nigel; let's hope Mr Hasikos acts on the contents in real time instead of Cyprus time and involves people such as your good self when setting up the scheme to drag this country out of the 18th century.
As ever, thank you for all your hard work and effort in pursuing this issue on behalf of everyone caught up in this mess.
Here's hoping your excellent letter has the desired impact with the Interior Minister.
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So last month we celebrated a festival called Ganesh Chaturthi – it's 11 days long and celebrated very enthusiastically in Mumbai and across Maharashtra.
Just posting two of my outfits worn during these auspicious days.. I did wear one more outfit, but don't have a picture of it to post here!
Wore this rusty red Silk kurta with a yellow gold dupatta and chudidar.
Outfit: Fab India
I didn't realise that I'll be posting it on the blog or else I'd have clicked some more suitable photos, posting 2 more pictures from the same day 🙂
There's no time for selfie!
Me digging into a big choco chip muffin – that I obviously couldn't finish (I'm not very fond of desserts)
Here below is another Indian outfit I wore during the festivities. Again, don't have a solo picture to put up, but it's a decent picture showing my dress.
This kurta has a beige base with orange and magenta embroidery all over it. My dupatta isn't visible – it's a magenta silk dupatta from Fab India.
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In this world and life of constant change - I NEED the stability of an unchanging God!!!
Since Rick has been diagnosed with "Acute Kidney Injury with Renal Failure" - our life has become a merry-go-round of doctors, hospitals, tests, labs, dieticians, nurses, information, teaching and trainings ...
Because of the health crisis, we haven't seen the kids and grandkids as much as we want.
I miss them so much!
Especially now!
Just when Momma and Grannee could use some hugs and laughter and love!!!
Lord, I pray for a time with them ... and SOON!!!
God is good - all the time.
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text: 4imprint, LLC 4imprintStudent EngagementMay 04, 2016 A series of papers released by the Center of Education Policy (CEP) at George Washington University reveals an astonishing 40 percent of students are disengaged at school. Motivation and engagement play an integral role in students' academic achievement and, not surprisingly, their enjoyment of school. Accordingly, engaged students demonstrate increased understanding of concepts, tend to be better behaved and have lower dropout rates. Engaging students and motivating them to learn can be a challenging yet rewarding task. Although much of the responsibility falls on the learner, schools, teachers and families play a vital role in this effort. For some ideas you can implement in the classroom, keep reading. How to engage studentsResearch suggests students are more motivated at school when the following four conditions are met:They feel competent: As the saying goes, "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right." Fostering a learning environment where students are their own "learning agents," free to choose to work both independently and with others, helps them become more competent, successful students. Self-determination goes a long way, but it comes with belief in the ability to learn. As educators, you can help students by creating a classroom culture where teachers and students are approachable, committed and nonjudgmental.They are given some control: Allowing students some control over which tasks they do, or how they will do them, provides a direct link between actions and an outcome. Consider offering multiple options for a task or assignment. For instance, if you're learning about animals, allow students the choice to report on a book they read, video they watched, or zoo or nature preserve they visited. Or use a poll or survey to gauge students' preferences about potential lesson plans. Fun rewards, such as Bentcils or iCrayon styluses, can be used to encourage participation and feedback.A task is perceived as valuable: Students are more likely to reflect, question, make connections and otherwise engage when learning about something that's interesting or perceived as valuable to them. Although all areas of study may not pique interest in all students, there are ways to show value in learning about chosen topics. For instance, connect a lesson on pollution to an issue in the community. Students can participate in learning while being agents for change—perhaps by removing litter from a nature trail or writing to their legislature about the need for cleaner lakes and streams.Task completion is rewarded: Often, students dive deeper and work harder when intrinsic rewards, such as gaining someone's approval or obtaining a sense of belonging, are at stake. Rewarding efforts and achievements with privileges is also effective. Consider grade-level appropriate prizes, like free time or tangible rewards, such as stickers, locker mirrors or screen-cleaner pens. The key to success with these types of awards is to use them to encourage tasks within students' control, such as turning in homework on time or finishing a book.Remember, motivation and engagement are key indicators of student success. As an educator, you can help foster student engagement by instilling competence, letting go of some control, providing tasks seen as valuable and rewarding student success.Crotty, James Marshall. "Motivation Matters: 40% Of High School Students Chronically Disengaged From School." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 13 Mar. 2013. Web. Retrieved 17 Mar. 2016.Stephens, Tammy L., Ph.D. "Encouraging Positive Student Engagement and Motivation: Tips for Teachers." Pearson Education Blog. N.p., 21 Aug. 2015. Web. Retrieved 17 Mar. 2016.Weimer, Maryellen, Ph.D. "10 Ways to Promote Student Engagement." Faculty Focus. N.p., 26 July 2012. Web. Retrieved 17 Mar. 2016. Submit your reviewRating: 12345Review: WebsiteUrlConfirm Check this box to confirm you are human.WebsiteSubmit CancelCreate your own reviewStudent EngagementAverage rating: 0 reviews


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Every one of these California dreams will evoke a response…The singing is expressive and the words are easy to understand. Sharon Lavery conducts the La Brea Sinfonietta in an excellent rendition of Able's cinematic score. © 2012 Fanfare Read complete review
Mark Abel's The Dream Gallery is a beautiful song cycle with a most interesting orchestral accompaniment. Each of these songs gives the words of a single individual with a unique viewpoint.
Like Richard Wagner and a few other composers who wrote their own libretti, Abel is as good a poet as he is a musician. As a result, his work demands expert vocal interpretation, and that includes acting with the voice. His cast is excellent and each singer responds well. Above all, kudos go to conductor Sharon Lavery, who has the responsibility for coordinating all the sections of this seven-part cycle. Most of the singers…add enough emotional impact to their pieces to make each stand out…David Marshman…uses his burnished low notes to illustrate the bleakness of Taft in Western Kern County…this is an excellent vehicle for concert and recital artists and I hope to hear it presented live soon.
The CD's sound is warm and clear. I think that anyone who is interested in modern vocal music will want to own this disc. © 2012 Fanfare Read complete review
A former alternative rock musician, Abel writes rock-like percussion lines into his music, and part of the appeal of this song cycle is the collision between the small ensemble of classical instruments and the thoroughly contemporary language. Abel's seven songs are portraits of characteristic individuals in seven California communities…what makes them persuasive is the depth of characterization in the texts (which are Abel's own)…Abel deploys a different soloist, matched to the material, in each song…all the singers respond well to Abel's mixture of dramatic characterization and straightforward text declamation…These acid yet humane portraits of California will be recognizable to anyone who has lived there, or really to any American. A bit like a West Coast William Bolcom, but not much like anything else out there, this is most highly recommended. © 2012 Allmusic.com Read complete review
This superb recording of composer Mark Abel's latest composition, The Dream Gallery, has already received the Award of Excellence (for Lyrics) and the Award of Merit (for originality and creativity), which is presented by Global Music Awards (GMA).…the song cycle is composed like a gallery of very colorfully painted portraits and pictures.
…it must be said that Mark Abel has an uncanny knack for musically capturing the atmospheres of these various topographies and terrains.
Mr. Abel has composed his own lyrics, which truly give a strong unity of vision to his composition as the texts meld perfectly with the music…
I believe it is a recording you will enjoy and want to own…
The music does indeed have the weight and sophistication of "classical music"…The cycle employs the gamut of classical voices…and all of the singers perform most admirably as does the La Brea Symphonietta under the fine direction of Maestra Sharon Lavery.
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Of course I love my family and my life, but I desperately longed for a break from it all. I was starting to see molecules in the air, my house felt about as big as my refrigerator, and I had visions of shaving off my daughter's hair because I couldn't handle another minute of her screaming like I was pulling out her fingernails before I even touched her rats nest hair with the brush! Walls closing in, random crying alone in my bedroom, one centimeter left of patience, too many
wonderful restaurant I discovered a few years ago on another girlfriend weekend away for one of my favorite and BEST DISHES EVER CREATED ON THE PLANET. A total masterpiece in every exquisite fresh and buttery bite. I dream and drool about this dish. Even the waitress said she would eat this ravioli if she had to request her last meal. Yep, it's that good.
With my getaway starting off with an unbelievable meal like this, it would be all downhill from there, right? WRONG! I had a great time. I walked on the beach every day collecting shells and sand dollars while bird watching, touching strange spongy rocks covered with sea anemones and starfish, smiling, and washing away my worries with every breath of the cathartic ocean air.
We shopped and ate like tourists, played hilarious board games, drank coffee every morning on the balcony overlooking the ocean, munched on indulgent snacks and sweets that filled the counter and fridge (btw, calories don't count when you are on a girlfriend getaway), talked, laughed, laughed, laughed, watched movies, napped, read, explored neat rock covered beaches, danced, sang, and...let go. Oh, and I found an old Santa (and my first Mrs. Claus) for my Santa collection at a really neat antique consignment shop that I could've spent hours at exploring all three floors. I didn't wash a single dirty dish (thanks Amy!), or cook a single meal (thanks yummy restaurants and snack foods, especially the chocolate dipped strawberries made by Terri!), or drive anyone anywhere (thanks Christy, our tour guide!). Totally pampered.
I felt at peace, content, happy, relaxed, and reconnected with my friends and most importantly...with myself. And above all, thankful for the opportunity, money to afford it, my good friends, and supportive family.
I came home to a sick son and having to take care of him while bracing for more sick members of the family. On Thursday, my daughter barfed in the car, then spiked a fever, and also stayed home from school for two days. There was a day or so in between fevers and barfing and rinsing noses, but the time feels totally lost and blurry. With all this comes bickering cranky emotional kids, cooking three meals a day (I make a yummy chicken noodle, though), dirty dishes, bills, homework, being sneezed/barfed/cried/snotted on, etc., etc., etc., and the inevitable virus/cold/whatever-the-heck-it-is waiting to hit me any day now. Hello reality! Basically very little time to myself all week. I'm exhausted from the loud reality of it all.
Can you say the total opposite from my pampered weekend at the beach?
Was my girlfriend getaway a total waste now that I'm home and dealing with all of this and feeling kind of sad and overwhelmed because it seems way more multiplied than normal after a weekend of such zen and fun? Well, I can look at it a few different ways...
Cruel: Bwaahahahahahaha you dared to steal away to forget your responsibilities and obligations as a mother and wife! You threw your little universe out of balance by having all that fun, so now you must pay and it's all your fault, you selfish you!
Guilt: While you were away having all that fun without them, your family needed you and obviously suffered greatly in your absence. You should be able to have fun at home and be grateful for what you have because your life is pretty good compared to many others suffering and in far worse situations than you.
Life: This is just how life goes. You need this time away to replenish, rejuvenate, and get centered. To be YOU. You are no good to your family if you remain depleted and resentful. Your kids are totally affected by your state of mind, good or bad, and mental health is just as important as exercise and eating fiber. Embrace the ups and downs of this roller-coaster ride that is called life.
Honestly, I know the real truth is that it's just life; it is what it is. But those cruel and guilty feelings have a yucky way of creeping into my thoughts. Lucky for me, I can simply accept that fact and swat that negativity away with happy memories of that magnificent ravioli dish, my hilarious girlfriends, and lots more good times during this and other getaways in my past (and hopefully in my future). I am so glad I gift myself a true break away from it all once in a while. After plenty of practice over the years, it's become an important part of who I am and helps me deal with the not-so-fun stuff a little bit better. It's good to remind myself that it's worth the fallout when I'm feeling drained like I am at this very moment. Absolutely positively worth it.


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KNSWhalewrote a review of Patagonia Footwear P26 Mid Boot - Men's on November 24, 2012
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Familiarity: I've used it several times
These boots are comfortable, fit fairly well and have a nice feel, have nice leather, and are waterproof as advertised. I don't like how much padding they have around the ankle, they are more than an inch thick all the way around. This gives them a moon-bootish feel. Since the ankles are so squashy I simply tried to pull them tight, but one of the cleats pulled out! Didn't even yank all that hard. So, pretty nice in some ways, some serious flaws.


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This is a quick post on how to generate Data Model and Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) Visio diagram for a Dynamics CRM implementation using the metadata application in the Dynamics CRM SDK.
Download and unpack Dynamics CRM SDK somewhere onto your machine. You can download Dynamics CRM 2011 (or 0nline) SDK from this location url:
In your SDK unpacked location, you will find the following sample code for data model and ERD diagram generation (Visio):
Open the visual Studio solution (metadatadiagram.sln) and then build the Visual Studio solution (in release mode rather than debug). Once the visual studio project runs successfully, you will find a new release (or debug) folder under your bin folder: SDK\SampleCode\CS\metadata\diagram\bin\release
In this file you will find your file: Metadatadiagramconsole.exe
Run a command prompt as administrator (right click run as administrator) and then navigate to your exe file location. Type in the file name: Metadatadiagramconsole.exe and then press enter.
You will have the console application running and it will take you through the process to choose which CRM server and which organisation to connect to.
Select your chosen configuration (if you already have one setup) or create a new one.
The metadata diagram in Visio will be created for you in the bin folder under your debug or release folder.
One important note: If you run the command for the file Metadatadiagramconsole.exe it will generate the data model for absolutely all CRM entities which will be a very big and unreadable Visio file. You should limit your diagram to the entities you require so in this case your command line will be:
Metadatadiagramconsole.exe contact account
Metadatadiagramconsole.exe contact
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which will generate ERD for every single CRM entity which is huge and will probably take forever (haven't dared to try it).
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|Deportation of Jewish women ("repatriated" according to the original caption) in captured Russian territory. Note the Romanian guard on the right. 17 July 1941 (Federal Archives, B 145 Bild-F016206-0003).
Eastern Front: The biggest news on the Eastern Front on 17 July 1941 is the successful German encirclement of large numbers of Soviet forces (elements of 20 divisions) at Uman. About 300,000 Soviet troops are captured. Subduing this large number of combatants is a very successful achievement of the Wehrmacht, but it also proves to be a major distraction during the advance eastward.
In the Far North sector, Finnish General Talvela continues pushing his VI Corps forces into Karelia along the east coast of Lake Ladoga. The Soviet respond by sending reinforcements to the threatened area. On the west coast of the lake, Soviet defenses have been giving Finnish VII Corps more trouble, but today the Finns finally reach the Jänisjoki River. They have surrounded Soviet formations, just as they did during the Winter War, and now spend some time subduing them.
In the Army Group North sector, Soviet 11th Army and 27th Army counterattack the Germans and slow them down.
In the Army Group Center sector, the German forces continue battling Soviet troops in the suburbs of Smolensk (they already control the center). The German Panzer Groups 2 and 3 have virtually surrounded the city (their pincers are still dozens of miles apart), but they do not have the infantry in place to seal a perimeter. Thus, Soviet troops continue to retreat through German lines and through the gap. General Hoth's Panzer Group 3 attacks in the direction of Velikiye Luki.
In the Army Group South sector, German XI Army Corps (Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Joachim von Kortzfleisch) crosses the Dneipr River. Romanian Third Army crosses the Dneister River, and Romanian Fourth Army continues heading toward Odessa. The Germans complete an encirclement at Uman, trapping roughly 300,000 Soviet troops.
|Oberleutnant Hans Kolbow is shot down on 17 July 1941.
Oberleutnant Hans Kolbow, Staffelkapitän 6./JG 51, is shot down by Soviet Flak south of Stara Bychow. He manages to exit the aircraft, but his parachute does not have time to open and he perishes. He has 27 victories, 13 on the Western Front. He will win the Ritterkreuz posthumously on 27 July.
|German soldiers across the Dniester River, examining a Soviet bunker, 17 July 1941 (Federal Archive, B 145 Bild-F016206-0039A).
European Air Operations: During the day, RAF Fighter Command sends a Roadstead mission to Boulogne and a Rhubarb mission to Dunkirk.
After dark, RAF Bomber Command raids Cologne with 50 Wellingtons and 25 Hampdens. All of the planes return safely. Cologne authorities report no casualties and no serious injuries. A diversionary raid is sent against Rotterdam, but the weather is poor and the five bombers fail to find the target. On the way back, the Luftwaffe shoots one down.
After dark, the Luftwaffe raids Hull, Yorkshire. It is a successful raid, killing 111 and wounding 108 people. In addition, there are 180 fires that make 3500 people homeless.
RAF ace James Lacey shoots down a Luftwaffe He 59 seaplane. The Luftwaffe uses the planes for rescue operations, but due to various "incidents" during the Battle of Britain flowing from British Air Ministry Bulletin 1254 making them fair targets, the Germans now fly them armed and camouflaged, usually with fighter escort.
|German soldiers and a Panzer III. 17 July 1941.
Battle of the Atlantic: Italian submarine Malaspina torpedoes and sinks 402-ton British freighter Guelma a few hundred miles north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Everyone survives.
Royal Navy submarine HMS Thrasher badly damages 129-ton French fishing trawler Virgo Fidelis off San Sebastian. The master runs the trawler aground to prevent sinking, but it is a total loss.
British 198-ton fishing trawler Ben Glamair sinks near Dunstanburgh from unknown causes, perhaps a mine.
British 91-ton drifter Fertile Valley collides with another ship in the River Tay and sinks.
The Luftwaffe bombs and damages 481-ton British freighter Emerald Queen off Saltburn-by-the-Sea. It is towed to Hartlepool.
Convoy OB-348 departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax.
Royal Navy corvette HMS Narcissus (Lt. William G. H. Bolton) is commissioned.
US Navy destroyer USS Ingraham (William M. Haynsworth, Jr.) is commissioned.
U-579 (Kapitänleutnant Dietrich Lohmann) is commissioned, U-449 is laid down, U-487, U-488, U-489, and U-490 are ordered.
|German and Romanian troops and tanks (Panzer 35(t)) entering into Chișinău (Bessarabia), 17 July 1941.
Battle of the Mediterranean: The Twin Pimples raid begins at Tobruk. This is a Commando raid to take two hills held by Italian troops that dominate a section of the Tobruk perimeter. Three officers and forty men of No. 8 Commando leave Allied lines and infiltrate Italian lines undetected at 23:00. They remain under cover until the early morning hours of 18 July.
Dutch submarine O-23 submarine torpedoes and damages 5479-ton Italian freighter Maddalena Odero south of Lampione (Lampedusa), Italy. The Maddalena Odero was en route from Naples to Tripoli with munitions. The ship's master beaches the ship at Cala Croce on Lampedusa to prevent it from sinking, but after subsequent RAF attacks, it is a total write-off. Dutch sources place this attack on 17 August 1941 and not 17 July, and the August date does seem to be the correct one, but it is placed here just in case and for those brought here by the apparently incorrect date.
The Luftwaffe (Junkers Ju 87 aircraft of Lehrgeschwader 1) bombs and badly damages Royal Navy landing craft tank HMS LCT 10 off Sidi Barani. It is taken under tow, but sinks.
RAF No. 830 Squadron based on Malta raids Tripoli and damages 6212-ton Italian tanker Panuco. Unable to unload its cargo due to damage, it heads back to Palermo, then Naples for repairs.
The Luftwaffe raids Tobruk.
At Malta, there is a minor bombing raid before dawn on Fort St. Angelo. Around 11:30, an air battle surrounding an Italian reconnaissance SM-79 leads to two Italian Macchi 200 fighter losses and one Hawker Hurricane loss.
|Soldiers beside a Panzer III in Finland/Karelia, 17 July 1941 (SA-Kuva).
Battle of the Pacific: Soviet submarine M-63 hits a mine and sinks off Vladivostock. This is a "friendly" minefield.
Partisans: The uprising in Montenegro continues. Captain Pavle Đurišić leads a successful attack of communist insurgents on Berane. The Italians, caught by surprise, continue assembling forces for a counterattack.
Spy Stuff: The Italian Navy, Regia Marina, introduces a new cipher that for the time being leaves the British Ultra cryptographers at Bletchley Park baffled.
POWs: The Orthodox Bishop of Dresden visits the Oflag IV-C prisoners of war camp at Colditz Castle.
|"Mrs A E Lawrence talking to a sailor on board the ship where she is working. Mrs Lawrence has five sons, one of them is a fitter. Her husband is serving in the Navy." July 1941. © IWM (A 4510).
Spanish/German Relations: The volunteer Blue Division entrains for the Reich, following their commander, Munos Grandes. There are 18,694 men, and 70% of them are from the regular army. Most of the remainder are veterans of the Spanish Civil War, looking for a new battlefront. The entire cadet corps of Spain's leading military academy is on the trains, along with 3,000 students from the University of Madrid. The men arrive in Grafenwöhr, Bavaria to train, receiving German uniforms (save for the Falangist dark blue shirts which give the division its name).
The Wehrmacht plans to deploy the unit, categorized as the 250th Infantry Division, in the Army Group North sector. It is an irreverent lot, with men of all ranks disdaining military protocol, but the Spaniards have excellent morale and believe themselves unbeatable.
US/Japanese Relations: US President Franklin Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull meet with Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura in Washington DC. They discuss ways to resolve conflicts in the Pacific.
|Lieutenant General Walter Keiner.
German Military: General Heinz Guderian receives the 24th Oakleaves as Generaloberst and commander of 2nd Panzer Group. His troops have been the spearhead of the entire Wehrmacht toward Moscow, having taken Minsk and Smolensk, and he is at the height of his success on the battlefield.
General Wilhelm Keitel's son Hans-Georg Keitel is mortally wounded on the Eastern Front by a Red Air Force attack. He perishes in a field hospital on 18 July.
General der Flieger Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, commander of VIII Fliegerkorps, receives the 26th Eichenlaub.
Lieutenant General Walter Keiner receives the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Generalleutnant and commander of 62. Infanterie-Division.
Italian Military: General Giovanni Meese takes command of the Italian expeditionary force in the Soviet Union.
Japanese Military: General Tomoyuki Yamashita takes command of Kwantung Defense Army in Manchuria.
|From left to right: Admiral King, Secretary Knox, Admiral Stark, and Rear Admiral Turner. They are at the White House looking a bit odd in civilian clothes for a meeting with President Roosevelt (Acme Photo from McKane archives.).
US Military: Admiral Ernest J. King, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Admiral Harold R. Stark, and Rear Admiral R. Kelly Turner visit the White House for an "extraordinary White House conference" with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. They are there to discuss military preparations.
German Government: Alfred Rosenberg officially takes over as the person in charge of exploiting newly captured lands in the East. From the Nuremberg judgment against Rosenberg:
With his appointment as Reich Minister for Occupied Eastern Territories on 17th July, 1941, Rosenberg became the supreme authority for those areas. He helped to formulate the policies of Germanisation, exploitation, forced labour, extermination of Jews and opponents of Nazi rule, and he set up the administration which carried them out.Hitler, in his 16 July meeting with Rosenberg (and others), made clear that he expected ruthless exploitation. Rosenberg complies.
US Government: President Roosevelt issues Executive Order 2497, which imposes sanctions on 1800 Latin American firms doing business with Germany and/or Italy.
Soviet Government: The Soviet 3rd NKO Directorate is merged back into the NKVD. It becomes the NKVD's Special Departments Director (UOO). Viktor Abakumov is named UOO's chief and Solomon Milshtein his deputy.
|Soviet POWs at a field kitchen at Vitebsk, 17 July 1941 (Hermann, Federal Archive, Bild 146-2004-0151).
Spain: On the fifth anniversary of the "National Uprising" (Alzamiento Nacional), Francisco Franco gives a speech to his fascist party's National Council in Madrid. It is perhaps his most bellicose speech of World War II, and it surprises a lot of people, including his own Foreign Minister (and brother-in-law), Serrano Suner.
Everybody in the diplomatic corps is present for the afternoon speech, including the United States ambassador, Alexander W. Weddell. Franco makes clear his belief that the Reich is on the march to victory, accuses the British of maintaining an "inhuman blockade of a continent," excoriates the U.S. for not selling food to Spain (a claim of dubious truthfulness), and warns the United States of getting involved in the European conflict:
No one is more authorized than ourselves to say that Europe has no ambition in America. A contest between the two continents is an impossible thing. It would mean only a long war at sea without results; fabulous business for a few and unsuspected miseries for many; prodigious losses of ships and goods; a war of submarines and high-speed vessels striking blows at the hitherto peaceful commerce of the world.He then goes further and adds that "the American coasts are in danger from the attacks of the European powers." He concludes:
The war was badly planned and the Allies have lost it... What is proposed is a new between the continents which by prolonging their agony will give them an appearance of life and in the face of this we who love America feel the anxiety of the moment and pray that the evil of which we have a foreboding may not reach them.Exactly what Franco intends to accomplish with this speech is unclear. However, he gives no indication that he is about to declare war on anybody, and thus, in light of the pro-German tone of the speech, it can be viewed as a continuation of his strategy of placating Hitler while keeping his own distance from the war itself.
|Jewish women being deported in occupied Russia, 17 July 1941 (Federal Archive, B 145 Bild-F016206-0004).
Holocaust: Reinhard Heydrich issues guidelines for prisoner-of-war camps. He orders the SS "Einsatzkommandos of the Security Police and the Security Service" to exterminate entire classes of Soviet people:
This includes all important Party and State functionaries and especially so-called professional revolutionaries, all People's Commissioners of the Red Army, leading personalities of the state, all members of Russian intelligence services, and all Jews and other people who are known to be agitators or fanatical communists.Heydrich is not acting alone; he has coordinated his guidelines with General Keitel's OKW, which previously issued orders absolving German soldiers from war crimes on the Eastern Front and mandating the execution of commissars. However, this order goes further, as he states that "all Jews" in the POW camps are to be separated out and executed.
The actual impact of this order is debatable because there is ample evidence that large-scale liquidations of these groups already have been in progress throughout Operation Barbarossa. However, if there is one single order that energizes and encapsulates the Reich's killing machine against "politically intolerant elements," this is it. Previous extermination orders have been only verbal or vague about the treatment of Jews, but this order puts in writing with the full backing of the Reich government the practice of not only abusing Jews but exterminating all male Jews of military service age. It is but a short step from this order to the extermination camps.
At Vilnius, the Einsatzkommando 9 (EK 9, a sub-group of Einsatzgruppe B) continues its liquidations of Jews. It has been shooting about 500 Jews a day int he Panefiai Forest. These will continue for the next two days, and the total number of Jewish men shot will total about 5,000. A unit of EK 9 also is in the process of shooting 527 Jewish men in the Belorussian town of Ashmiany.
|Wendell Willkie at a "Beat Hitler" rally, 17 July 1941.
American Homefront: New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio fails to get a hit in a 4-3 win at Cleveland's Memorial Stadium before a crowd of 67,468 people, going 0-3. Cleveland third baseman Ken Keltner makes a great play, backhanding a sharply hit ball and throwing DiMaggio out in the first inning. DiMaggio has no other good hits in the game, and this ends DiMaggio's record 56-game hitting streak which began on 15 May. DiMaggio does, however, get a walk and continues his on-base streak, which eventually reaches 74 consecutive games and also sets a record (eclipsed by Ted Williams' 84-game on-base streak in 1949).
Among other little-known facts about DiMaggio's streak is that, after this streak-ending game, DiMaggio immediately embarks upon another 17-game hitting streak. During his 56-game streak, DiMaggio batted .408 with 15 home runs and 55 runs batted in, with the Yankees going 41-13-2 during the streak. For the season DiMaggio is batting .375 before the streak ends, but he trails Boston Red Sox center fielder Ted Williams, who is lurking near .400. Also during the streak, the Yankees went from 5 1/2 games behind the Cleveland Browns to 1st place by 6 games in the American League.
Oh, and one last fact about the streak: the way that it ended cost DiMaggio $10,000. This is because the Heinz Corporation had promised that amount to DiMaggio if he got to 57 games so that he could endorse their Heinz 57 products. However, if you count the 1941 All-Star game held at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, where DiMaggio went 1-4, he actually did hit in 57 consecutive games.
Virginia Woolf's "Between the Acts" is published posthumously. Woolf drowned herself on 28 March 1941 shortly after finishing the novel.
|Joe DiMaggio makes zeroes with his fingers to signify the end of his epic hitting streak, 17 July 1941.
July 1941
July 1, 1941: US TV Broadcasting Starts
July 2, 1941: MAUD Report
July 3, 1941: Stalin Speaks
July 4, 1941: Pogroms in Eastern Europe
July 5, 1941: Germans on Schedule
July 6, 1941: Australians Attack Damour
July 7, 1941: US Marines in Iceland
July 8, 1941: Flying Fortresses In Action
July 9, 1941: British Take Damour
July 10, 1941: Sword and Scabbard Order
July 11, 1941: Cease-fire in Syria and Lebanon
July 12, 1941: Anglo/Russian Assistance Pact
July 13, 1941: Uprising in Montenegro
July 14, 1941: Katyusha Rocket Launchers in Action
July 15, 1941: Smolensk Falls
July 16, 1941: Stalin's Son Captured
July 17, 1941: Heydrich Orders Mass Executions
July 18, 1941: Twin Pimples Raid
July 19, 1941: V for Victory
July 20, 1941: The Man Who Wouldn't Shoot
July 21, 1941: Moscow in Flames
July 22, 1941: Soviet Generals Executed
July 23, 1941: Secret Plan JB 355
July 24, 1941: Operation Sunrise
July 25, 1941: US Naval Alert
July 26, 1941: Italian E-Boat Attack on Malta
July 27, 1941: MacArthur Returns
July 28, 1941: Auschwitz Exterminations
July 29, 1941: Rescue From Crete
July 30, 1941: Raid on Petsamo and Kirkenes
July 31, 1941: Final Solution Order


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DRDO Must Reform – the hard decisions need to be implemented
Look at few sequence of events : (a) The 38th DRDO Directors' conference (25-26 Mar 2014); (b) The DRDO Awards Function on 20 Aug 2014 – Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi addresses DRDO scientists, stresses on innovation and technology and asks DRDO to complete projects in time; (c) DRDO chief sacked on 14 Jan 2015 (NDTV News Flash) – Analysts believe that the action could have been taken against the backdrop of Mr. Modi's comment during a visit last year that the 'laid back' attitude in the DRDO would not be tolerated —.
After this, appeared several news in media titled, "DRDO head should be younger", "Defence Ministry plans DRDO overhaul", "Government mulling to bifurcate DRDO chief and Scientific Adviser", etc.
Yesterday, after reading an article title "DRDO needs to be agile, focused" in Times Of India (17 Jan 2015), I just recalled what I mentioned in one of my article, way back on 23 June 2007, still holds. Here I concluded, that DRDO must look for alternatives to its failures, which means DRDO to take few "hard decisions". The same is reproduced below.
- All System Development projects and programs should be taken out of DRDO, because of very little R&D opportunity. The R&D element is just 10% while 90% is engineering design, fabrication, testing, integration, field trials, acceptance and management. Each of these are better done else where and not by R&D mind. The implementation responsibility would also lie on those who do these 90% work and finally on a Board. DRDO contribution, claim, responsibility, budget allocation, manpower, infrastructure, and management should relate to that 10% only.
- Further, the Most Technology Demonstration projects should also be taken out of DRDO. The reason is same said above. The R&D elements in these TD projects are just 40% or less. Indian industries, particularly the private sectors, offer better compensation and therefore have better human resources They would better absorb this 40% R&D elements along with rest 60% activity.
- Lastly, a few Technology Demonstration projects where R&D elements are 40% or more and all the S&T projects where R&D elements are 100%, there DRDO has it primary role that is : "Convert scientific know-how into usable technologies". Here also DRDO need to evolve partner ship with the academic institutions, funded by government or privately managed. All such projects are identified as (a) Basic Research that produces new knowledge in scientific or technology areas of interest to the military and (b) Applied Research that supports the exploratory development of new technologies for specific military applications or further development of existing technology for new military applications. The procedures followed by DARPA can be adopted to ensue transparence, equal opportunity, accountability, quality and most importantly revealing what followed next.
Read Complete article, title 'Scientist Leaving DRDO – Why call Attrition ?'
By R C Chakraborty, Former Dir. DTRL & ISSA, DRDO, Delhi, http://www.myreaders.info/


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The standard of schooling being delivered varies across private and public schools. Personal faculties being more pricey can solely be afforded by the comparatively prosperous class, whereas, public faculties aren't a burden on the wallet and therefore preferred by the frequent man. Although some public faculties do handle to impart schooling of a high standard, most pale in comparison to private colleges. With extra funds to spend money on the training of its pupils, non-public schools take pleasure in a better status than public faculties. The popularity of the varsity matters quite a bit in the case of faculty admissions the place as soon as again public school students are at a disadvantage. The dwelling circumstances of a person dictate whether he/she would be able to full his/her schooling or not. Due to this fact, for an individual, who can not even fulfill his basic necessities attaining education is a way more difficult goal than it's for an individual dwelling a comparatively luxurious life. Youngsters belonging to such impoverished households find it increasingly tough to pursue training whereas making an attempt to earn bread and butter for their households. Most of them are unable to complete their primary education, not as a result of they chose to take action however as a result of circumstances dictated so. In such circumstances schooling is not aiding such individuals from breaking via the poverty cycle and thus leading to a wider gap between the rich and the poor, the educated and the uneducated.
Academic psychology can partially be understood via its relationship with other disciplines. It's informed primarily by psychology , bearing a relationship to that discipline analogous to the connection between medicine and biology Instructional psychology in turn informs a wide range of specialties within educational studies, together with educational design , instructional expertise , curriculum improvement, organizational studying , special training and classroom management Instructional psychology each attracts from and contributes to cognitive science and the educational sciences In universities, departments of instructional psychology are usually housed within faculties of schooling, probably accounting for the dearth of illustration of instructional psychology content in introductory psychology textbooks (Lucas, Blazek, & Raley, 2006).
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How cute is this Jar Full of Yellow by Sweet Love Vintage (whose shop you really really should check out here because EVERYTHING in it is SO CUTE!)? The idea is so creative and full of potential. Perhaps you could use the concept as a shower centerpiece, or maybe you could put something fun like this at your guest book table or at your rehearsal dinner; you could make one jar for the bride and one for the groom. This is just a starting off point, but think of all the possibilities! Of course, you could also just purchase this jar of yellow and have it delivered to your doorstep. I always say, DI-Why?
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She Likes Yellow
Atlas & Campbell Weds
Aubrey Atlas of the uber fabulous stationery team Atlas & Campbell recently wed her dapper beau, Nick, in a wedding that is just absolutely stunning. Of course, you can't expect any less from a vendor in the industry…especially when it's someone as crazy talented as Aubrey! Her wedding (along with a really great description and ALL the vendor details) was featured on Style Me Pretty, but I couldn't resist sharing a few extra photos that weren't featured. To see more, be sure to check out the SMP feature…it's totally worth the click!!!
Abby Ross took these GORGEOUS images…so get ready to eat your heart out!
Filed under Black, Color, Decor, Green, Grey, Real Wedding, Season, Spring, Stationery, Summer, White, Winter
Garden Fete
This romantic garden party was shot by Jessica Hill and an amazing group of vendors! I was so inspired by the bright pops of color, gorgeous flowers, calligraphy, and simplistic beauty. You can just never go wrong with the pretty, can you?
Special thanks to Jessica for letting me feature her stunning work. Be sure to check out the amazing vendors that I'll mention throughout the images! What a great team!!!
First up…adore the all greens centerpiece! So fresh!
Treats were by Amber at Le Cookie Monkey!
The invitation suite (including the lovely wine bottle label) is by Megan and Jen of Hi Friend Design!
The styling, design and production is by Dani of Weddings Fresh!
Giveaway winner will be announced at NOON, pst!
Filed under Decor, DIY, Flowers, Inspiration, Photography, Splurge Worthy, Stationery
Tiffany Blue Bridal Shower
This Tiffany blue bridal shower is absolutely gorgeous. Bet you'd never guess it was done on a budget! With the combined talents of Nanci at So Happi Together, Jane at Olive Hue Paper, Melody at Sweet and Saucy, and a few other vendors (see below), the result is absolutely lovely. Thoughtful, well-executed details (and some Trader Joe's peonies) are all it really takes! Connie M. Chung Photography took these photos! Thanks gals for sharing!
Special thanks for the provision of: Chiavari Chairs – Chiavari Chair Rentals | Linens – Elegant Design Specialty Linens
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DIY Hot Air Balloon Kits
I received an email last week from a reader that was desperate to track down the hot air balloons from these photos by Brandon Kidd:
The hot air balloons were a handmade item that I designed and assembled for a workshop/photo shoot last fall. The vintage hot air balloon motif was so much fun to work with and since it might be something you'd like to use for your own shower, wedding, birthday or event (and per last week's email and a few other inquiries) I've put together an Etsy offering for custom DIY Hot Air Balloon Kits. You could even order the stationery suite from MaeMae Paperie!
Also, I wrote an article for The Storque: Etsy's Handmade Blog that features a collection vintage items for your wedding. It includes lots more photos from this shoot as well as a ton of great vintage finds, so be sure to check it out!
Mother's Day Picnic
For Mother's Day this year, we celebrated my mom as well as my sister, who is a mom for the first time this year. I thought I'd share our picnic with you, because I think if you are hosting a small wedding, an outdoor picnic might be a fun alternative to brunch the morning after the wedding. You can even use leftover flowers and decor from your wedding! A picnic might also be a great idea for the afternoon of your rehearsal dinner. Lunch in the park and lawn games with out-of-town guests and family could be the perfect antidote to wedding stress and jitters.
The photos are by T&H Photography and myself. Flowers and styling by Grey Likes Weddings.
For the recipe and photos of these lemon tartlettes we made for the picnic, check out Grey Likes Nesting!
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Cake Toppers
With the help of my "Style Circle", we've put together a little collection of cake toppers with a ride range of styles. If you are thinking about doing a topper, I'm sure one of these may just suit your fancy. It's hard to choose a favorite, but I've always had a soft spot for the 40's style vintage bride and grooms. Seems like the kind of adornment my grandmother may have had on her wedding cake!
First up, couples:
The left is from The Small Object, and the right is from The Vintage Bride.
Next up, unexpected nature:
On the left, quilled flowers as cake topper. Check it out here via So Happi Together. In the center, a "Love Nest" from Pom and Plumage. Last up, a DIY teacup topper via Ruffled.
Last, might we call these, vintage inspired, perhaps?
On the left, a cake flag banner from Baumbirdy. (LOVE IT!) On the right, "Love Birds" from Cotton Bird Designs.
Filed under Cake, Decor, DIY, Twist on Tradition