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The 10-episode HBO comedy series Divorce tells the story of Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) who, after more than a decade of marriage and two children, has suddenly begun to reassess her life and her strained relationship with her husband, Robert (Thomas Haden Church). As he struggles to come to terms with their marriage falling apart, she discovers that making a fresh start is not an easy task, especially with so much history between them.
During this exclusive interview with Collider, actor Thomas Haden Church talked about what drew him back to TV, after 20 years away from it, the open door policy between the actors and writers, how much his input has found its way into the series, making unlikeable watchable, how he approached his character, balancing the humor with the darkness, and why he thinks there's still story to tell.
Collider: Divorce is not a pleasant or happy subject to explore, so what was it about this show that made you want to be a part of it?
THOMAS HADEN CHURCH: Principally, I'll give anything a chance, only because the greatest challenges are the ones that you never see coming. But the first thing I heard about Divorce was that Sarah Jessica [Parker] was doing it. Having worked with her previously, and more importantly promoted a movie with her, I knew that I really liked her a lot and I admire her. I hadn't done TV in 20 years, but I wanted to be professionally diligent because it was Sarah Jessica and HBO. So, I read it and, honestly, I wasn't that interested in doing a show about divorce because it seemed – and this is a stupid assumption – like a bit of a dead-end topic. If you're doing a show about divorce, then they're probably going to get really deep into the divorce and all of the problems, confrontations, and upheaval, along with the funny because it was described as a dark comedy.
But, I read it and felt there was something there. We started having conversations and I came up with a lot of ideas. We discussed those ideas and they said, "Let us go do another draft with your ideas in hand." They turned the draft around very quickly, and I read it and realized that these are sincerely collaborative people. They're not bullshit collaborators. They never said, "We've all decided that this is the way this is supposed to be. You can change it a little bit, but we really need you to do it exactly the way it's scripted." Nobody ever approached me with, "You need to do this the way it's scripted."
That shows a lot of trust in the cast of actors, which must be nice.
CHURCH: That starts with Sarah Jessica trusting me, from doing a movie together several years ago, and I'm going to be there on the day and help convince the audience that it's worth their while. It's the full spectrum. Making it is one thing, but getting out there and being a foot soldier and supporting what you did, sometimes a year ago or longer, is all part of the professional process. So, we shot the pilot and it was a very good experience, in spite of shooting in the dead of winter in New York when it seemed like a blizzard was coming at the top of the hour. We got through that, and then HBO picked it up pretty quickly. We got picked up in April, but we didn't start shooting until November, so there was a seven-month run-up of what the continuing story would be. It was always an open door policy, and we can call them or shoot them a text whenever. I'm not a big email or computer guy, but the door was always open. And then, a month before we started shooting, I went to New York and we read the next three or four scripts at a table read, and then there was a production meeting, script meeting, a big Robert meeting, and SJ had her meeting. Everyone worked through it in such a thorough way, and no way was that my experience, 20 years ago in television. It's not exactly the uniform experience on movie after movie after movie either, which is all I've done. There's no way not to appreciate that. I'm 27 years and counting, as a professional actor, but also as a writer, a director and a producer on different things. I really respect, admire and appreciate how thorough all of it was, and that started with HBO. It's elite television. If Sarah Jessica Parker came to me with this show and it was going to be done at NBC or TNT, my interest in it would have been less. I watch sports, I watch movies, and I watch HBO. That's really it.
Your character in this could easily have been unlikeable and forgettable, but there are so many more layers to these characters than that.
CHURCH: I think I've made unlikeable watchable, in some of my performances, like Sideways. Not to make it sound dogmatic, but in a certain way it is dogmatic, in the sense that we're so lined up to not do what's familiar. I know that's an ironic interpretation of dogmatic. SJ and I, and Sharon [Horgan] and Paul [Simms], and everybody else that became involved, like Molly Shannon and Tracy Letts, was like, "Let's make something really unique." Is the subject matter familiar? Of course, it is. Who doesn't have divorced friends, divorced parents, divorced grandparents, divorced children, or know children, friends or pets of divorce? It's a universe of its own. So, since that part of it is familiar, we wanted to introduce a totally unfamiliar tableau of divorce. How do you do that? Make it so personal and so accessible and so identifiable, but at the same time, hard to watch, tragic, absurd and shameless. These two people have been together for 20-some odd years and they have children to protect from this slow-motion ugliness and indignity. But at the same time, they've still got all the fibers of, "We used to love each other. We used to really respect one another. Every now and then, I still love and respect you. I don't know if you still love and respect me, but at this moment, I'm too vulnerable to care. I can only expose myself." We just want it to be raw.
How have you approached finding who Robert is?
CHURCH: I had to start figuring out his pre life and his post life of the divorce. If marriage is the life, is the divorce the death? It's about figuring out what Robert's real human experience is, and how to manifest that in me, on screen. That's how I go at it. Not to sound real actor-y or arrogant, I just try to craft a human being with a human experience, with the soon-to-be ex-wife, the children, the friends, her parents, and all the people that we pull in, like the lawyers, the counselor, the therapist and the mediator. They all have to be uncomfortably involved in it. And there's always the question of, isn't there another way to work this out and leave all of that ugliness and carnage? And then, you feel guilt, remorse and responsibility that you're messing up everybody else's life and day. It's a dark comedy, so we don't shy away from the dark and we accept the comedy. It's the human experience, however ridiculous, tragic or pathetic it is. We just let that come out.
Everything this guy goes through forces him to rediscover who he is without his family and without his wife. How is he going to handle that?
CHURCH: In the beginning, Robert is a mystery. You learn more about Frances while Robert is a bit more mysterious. The mystery comes out in what seems like a really socially awkward, personally inept, emotionally clumsy guy. With Frances, you find out that there's a lover and that she's not just unhappy, but she's falling in love with somebody else. But, that's just the beginning of the bigger situation. The loose structure of Robert is that, as he becomes less mysterious and more defined, the more disturbing it becomes. The more you know about him, the more you realize that he's holding back doom. There's a lurking menace that's around him and in him, and he's just trying to figure out how to deal with it. I don't think he's a dangerous guy, but I'm not going to stay that he's incapable of dangerous situations.
How does Robert really feel about his wife's lover, Julian (Jemaine Clement)?
CHURCH: I won't give anything away, but that's one of the places that things become a little unhinged, at times. Initially, it involves ego, sexual possession an emotional possession because nobody has been with her but him, for 20-some years. Every now and then, they came up with something where I was like, "No, I don't see that, at all. I don't see Robert doing that. I don't see Robert behaving that way. This is how I see Robert behaving." And I made some pretty dark suggestions that they embraced and they're in the show. There were some malevolent things, particularly with Jemaine. And poor Jemaine. He's such a sweetheart. He's a big, gregarious, hilarious New Zealander, and a very good actor, too.
The young actors (Charlie Kilgore and Sterling Jerins) who play your kids are pretty remarkable because they're so believable. What was it like to work with them?
CHURCH: The actor who plays Tom, I think he has actually tested as a genius. And the girl who plays Lila is really smart, but still very innocent. She's so pretty and has so many interests. She's a little bit older than my daughter, and she's training as a professional dancer and singer, but still has this wonderful open innocence to her. The situations that she's put in, in dealing with her father and her mother, and the discord and ugliness and awkwardness, are just some honest, authentic moments. They're both terrific, and they were expertly picked. I watched the auditions for both of them, and I remember thinking, "There's no way I could be Sterling's father. She's just too pretty. There's no way my DNA delivered someone as pretty as Sterling." And then, I saw the real Sterling, and she's silly and girlish and she's trying to be more confident than she really is. When I saw that, I thought, "Yeah, this could be my daughter."
Are you hoping to continue playing this character?
CHURCH: Yeah. We'll see what happens. There's a lot of the story to tell, and there's just a good team of people to make it happen. Paul Simms is a legendary producer and he's just such a great guy. He's become a good friend of mine and a confidante. There's such a great balance with Sharon and Paul and SJ, and we have some really incredibly people on the staff, young and old. We have some great writers, producers and directors.
Divorce airs on Sunday nights on HBO.


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Rumored to have the codename "Project Cafe" and it will be offer a much better specifications than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is also rumored to feature a new controller interface, more of a combination of a traditional controller and a touch screen. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said that they want to offer "a new approach to home video game consoles"
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The Omnitrac range of tyres are available in 10 sizes – six S steer tyres and four D drive tyres
Goodyear has launched a brand new mixed service truck tyre range, Omnitrac, offering optimal damage resistance and longer service life than previous Goodyear mixed service tyres and full compliance to meet GSO and SASO requirements. The new tyres have been developed for vehicles operating in mixed service applications where they face the difficult conditions of unpaved sites but predominantly operate on roads. These include tippers, cement mixers, concrete pumps and low loaders operating in construction as well as trucks in waste, recycling, timber and agricultural industries.
The Omnitrac range of tyres are available in 10 sizes (six S steer tyres and four D drive tyres), including one new to the mixed service industry. This 325/95R24 size covers the growing trend for the use of standard tractors in GCC markets.
The tyres features a new Goodyear technology called DuraShield which includes an exclusive top belt for extra resistance to casing damage. According to Goodyear, DuraShield combines excellent robustness with enhanced performance and retreadability.
The Omnitrac S steer axle tyres are designed to cope with the specific conditions encountered on modern construction sites and similar applications where a high proportion of highway use is experienced in addition to off-road use on sites. The Durashield technology enhances on-road wear performance, resistance to tread damage, and retreadability. The Omnitrac S 24" is an all-position tyre specifically for countries in the Middle East and Africa.
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An additional feature of these tyres is the integration of radio frequency identification (RFID) allowing simple identification and connectivity to tyre management and tracking systems. For mixed-service applications, Goodyear offers a full suite of data-based solutions called Goodyear Proactive Solutions, featuring advanced telematics and patented predictive analytics technology that can provide commercial fleets with precise, real-time monitoring of tyres.
Benjamin Willot, director-marketing, commercial tyres-Europe, Goodyear, said: "Today's mixed service fleet operators are demanding tyres that offer both versatile on-road capability and greater resistance to the conditions encountered both on- and off-road. Our new Omnitrac tyres are a further development of our previous range and now feature DuraShield technology to make them even tougher and offer greater service life. We are confident of the robustness of these tyres against accidental damage."
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AIKEN COUNTY, SC (WIS) - A former podiatrist was sentenced to 15 years in prison and 13 others were arrested for their roles in an oxycodone trafficking case.
Dr. Mackie James Walker, Jr., from Aiken, was convicted of selling illegal prescriptions of the painkiller and was communicating directly with co-conspirators who recruited individuals to see Walker and get a prescription. Walker would make upwards of $1000 per prescription.
Investigators also discovered that some prescriptions were written without any medical examination at all. Walker prescribed over 1 kilogram of the prescription opioid.
"This doctor sold powerful, addictive narcotics in breach of his responsibility as a physician," United States Attorney Beth Drake said. "The court's sentence sends a powerful message to drug dealers with initials behind their name – be they doctor, nurse, or veterinarian."
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The Nigerian Media Merit Awards (NMMA) has named President Muhammadu Buhari as its grand patron.
A statement by NMMA's General Administrator, Mr. Tosin Ayo-Faluyi, said a date for the president's investiture would be announced later.
Faluyi, who said part of the NMMA Awards, which holds in Akwa Ibom State from December 13 to 16, added that the investiture was the "Numero Uno Man of the Media."
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Malaysia's Bank Islam Group third-quarter profit rises 7.24%
Malaysia's Bank Islam Group posted 7.24% increase in profit before tax for the third-quarter compared to the same three months last year.
The bank reported in a bourse filing on Friday (Nov 29) 317.8 million ringgit ($76.16 million) in profit before zakat and tax for July-September versus 296.35 million ringgit for the corresponding quarter in 2018.
The Group is the parent company of Bank Islam, Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga and BIMB Securities.
The Group's biggest growth earners were from income earned from investment account funds that grew by 66.7% to 97.88 million ringgit and net income from takaful reached 283.09 million ringgit, an increase of 24.63%.
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Bank Islam, Malaysia's oldest standalone Shariah-compliant bank, held 65.5 billion ringgit in assets, equivalent to 87% of the Group's assets.
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"The decrease in PBZT was mainly due to higher finance cost and net allowance for impairment on financing and advances, net of recoveries by8.5 million ringgit and 8.0 million ringgit respectively," the Group said.
The Group's takaful susbsidiary posted PBZT of 121.8 million ringgit for July-September, an increase of 38.7% as compared to 87.8 million ringgit for the same period last year.
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Family takaful, its biggest business line, earned gross contributions of 543.7 million ringgit compared to 436.7 million in 2018's third quarter.
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Chapter 1.42 is the sixty-second chapter of Volume 1.
Erin sits in her inn, waiting for her evening crowd (Rag's Goblins), and gets a premonition something is wrong. Nevertheless, she has to relieve herself. Toren is defeated by an Aberration Antinium who intends to murder Erin.
Meanwhile, Skinner launches its attack on Liscor. Using its fear aura, Skinner makes the City Watch flee the walls, or do nothing, so that one of the city gates isn't closed in time. It posts Crypt Lords at the gates to further prevent closing them, then floods the city streets with undead.
The battle focus is on Zevara, who arrives late to oversee the fighting. Besides directing the Watch and scrambling to restore order into the fight, she finds and instructs Pisces to use his magic to defeat undead; and finds Krshia to use her Gnolls as ranged auxiliary. She has a falling out with Ksmvr who only commits 15 Antinium Soldier to the battle, instead of the hundreds that should help the city, according to the Antinium contract. Ksmvr states that the Antinium Workers were in rebellion and are moving towards the Wandering Inn and that the Queen has to be guarded in a special project of hers.
Then, Skinner arrives in the city itself. Zevara nearly falls prey to it, but Relc saves her live and fights the abomination off. Sensing that Relc and the Antinium Soldiers are posing a threat for it, Skinner retreats and crawls out of the city. Later, Pisces and Relc both realize that it would be moving towards Erin.
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National Banana Pudding Cook-Off 2014 Official Rules & Guidelines Sponsored by the National Banana Pudding Festival, Inc. RECIPE REQUIREMENTS: The 2014 National Banana Pudding Cook- Off ("Contest") seeks original BANANA PUDDING recipes. 1. Recipes may not have won previous awards in other contests. 2. Recipes may not have been published previously in a commercial magazine or book. 3. All recipes must be original and created by the applicant. 4. Each recipe must include U.S. standard measurements, complete preparation instructions, cooking time and temperatures, number of servings, or any special utensils or cookware. 5. Each recipe must be appropriate to fill a 2-quart stoneware "Puddin' Pot". Each finalist is required to prepare enough banana pudding to fill two, 2-quart dishes. One stoneware Puddin' Pots provided by the Contest at the time of the NBPF Cook-Off and one a dish that the applicant brings of their choosing. 6. By submitting a recipe you agree that the NBPF, Inc. has a nonexclusive right to the use of your recipe in any marketing, any cookbooks or other publications of the NBPF, Inc. and you also agree that you shall not receive any remuneration for said use. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: 1. All groceries and kitchen equipment, except a stove, needed by the finalists for recipe preparation at the festival are the responsibility of the finalists. 2. Each finalist will be responsible for their own travel and lodging arrangements. 3. All finalists will also have to make himself/herself available for media interviews and public relations events. 4. All finalists must show proof of identity. HOW TO ENTER: You may enter by mail: Send your original recipe, in English, legibly written, printed, or typed on a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper with your complete name, mailing or street address, city, state, zip code, daytime telephone number, email address, and date of birth along with the application fee in an envelope with First Class Postage to: National Banana Pudding Festival Cook-Off c/o National Banana Pudding Festival, Inc. 118 Church Street Centerville, TN 37033 Mail-in entries must be postmarked by September 10, 2014. A $10.00 non-refundable application fee is required with each recipe. Enter as often as you wish, but only one entry may qualify as a finalist. Each entry must be mailed in a separate envelope. Only entries received by mail by the due date and accompanied by the $10.00 application fee will be accepted. ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to legal residents of the United States and D.C. You must be18 years or older, not a food professional such as a chef, food writer or food home economist who creates recipes for pay, National Banana Pudding Festival, Inc. Board members, members of their immediate families (parent, child, sibling and spouse of each living in the household) or households of any of the above are not eligible. COOKING CHALLENGES for 2014: 1. The 2014 NBPF Cook-Off will be in an open pavilion, on stage, in front of a live audience in 2 groups. 2. You will prepare your pudding recipe in two different dishes. The first is a 2-quart stoneware Puddin' Pots Page 1 of 3 National Banana Pudding Cook Off 2014 Guidelines and Rules 1.0 provided by the Contest. These Puddin' Pots will be provided to you at the Cook-Off and how you use the pots are part of the creative aspect on which you will be judged. The second dish is one of your choosing that you bring and use to make the most of a creative presentation. It should be a 2-quart size. You may need to double your recipe. 3. The pudding in the dish that you bring will be judged on creativity and appetizing appearance. This pudding will be sampled by the NBPF Cook-Off panel of official judges and the audience. During the judging the pudding in the Puddin Pot will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. All proceeds go to the NBPF Cook-Off. JUDGING: Entries will be judged based on the written recipe by a qualified panel of judges who will consider the following; use of basic ingredients, appetizing appearance, texture, color, aroma, taste, and ease of preparation. The top ten recipes will be selected by assigned points based on a 1-20 point system for taste and 1-10 point system for each of the above remaining categories. In the event of a tie, the entry with the highest score in the taste category will determine the winner. All ten Finalists will be notified by phone call or email on or about Sept. 15, 2014. If any finalist fails to return the completed documents within the time allowed, or is found ineligible, or does not comply with the Official Rules, then the finalist will be disqualified, and an alternate may be selected. Finalist status and Prizes are nontransferable. Only one individual per entry may compete at the Cook-Off on October 4, 2014. No teams or groups will be permitted. All finalists must participate in the National Banana Pudding Cook- Off in Hickman County, TN, Oct. 4, 2014 to be eligible to win a prize. If a finalist is unable to participate in the NBPF Cook-Off in Hickman County, TN, Oct. 4, 2014 or otherwise does not comply with the Official Rules, an alternate finalist may be selected, time permitting. PRIZES: First Prize—$2,000 cash. Second Prize---$500 cash. Third Prize—$100 cash. Total ARV* of all prizes: $3,000.00 *ARV stands for Approximate Retail Value when applicable. No substitution, cash reimbursement, or transfer of prizes, except the Festival reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value should any of the advertised prizes become unavailable. All prizes will be awarded on or about October 5, 2014. By entering, participants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the below Terms and Conditions. The decisions of the Judges and the Festival shall be final and binding in all matters pertaining to the Contest. GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS: A. RELEASE OF LIABILITY HOLD HARMLESS & INDEMNIFICATION (hereafter Waiver): By participating in the Contest, finalists agree to release, hold harmless, and indemnify the National Banana Pudding Festival, Inc., ITS EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND ASSIGNEES, EVENT OFFICIALS, SPONSORS, HICKMAN COUNTY and CENTERVILLE GOVERNMENTS, CONTRIBUTORS, and ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, and ANY OTHER INVOLVED REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL OF THE ABOVE INVOLVED ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, Sponsors includes their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors and each of their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents (COLLECTIVELY, THE "PROTECTED PARTIES"); from and against any and all liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, harm, damage (including but not limited to property damage (including but not limited to property damage, personal injury and/or death), claims, actions, costs and expenses (including without limitation, all attorneys' fees and court costs) arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with your participation and/or presence in or at the Contest [including but not limited to acceptance, possession or use/misuse of the prize or participation in any prize-related activity]. Finalists further agree that the "protected parties" are in no manner responsible or liable for, and specifically disclaim any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize or portion thereof including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose. B. CONTEST SUBMISSION: Submission of a Contest entry grants the Festival, it's Sponsors and their agents the right to publish including on the internet or other electronic sources, use, adapt, edit and/or modify the recipe included with the entry in any way and in any and all media worldwide, without limitation or compensation and may be used for any commercial or noncommercial purpose. Each entrant must be the sole and rightful owner of the recipe submitted in the Contest. The National Banana Pudding Festival, Inc. and/or Festival's assignee may use the winner's recipe, name, photograph, images, likeness, voice, signature, biographical information, recipe and/or any other intellectual property materials created or submitted as part of the Contest, in addition to any and all materials created during public relations activities related to the Contest (collectively "Publicity Materials") for purposes of advertising, publicity and trade related to Festival's products and/or services, in all media worldwide (including Festival's web sites), without further compensation, except where prohibited. Finalists' statements may be used in whole or in part and may be paraphrased, amplified, shortened, and/or put Page 2 of 3 National Banana Pudding Cook Off 2014 Guidelines and Rules 1.0 into conversational film to meet the requirements of copy, layout and/or script, provided their general sense is not changed. All Publicity Materials developed or used will be Festival's property and will be works "made for hire" and winners will retain no ownership rights whatsoever in or to said works. If said Publicity Materials are not considered works -made for hire," winners hereby assign all said works to Festival. C. WINNERS: Winners are solely responsible for any federal, state or local taxes on prizes. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Contest void outside the 50 United States and D.C. and where prohibited. The Festival reserves the right to take such action as they deem necessary to enforce these Official Rules and ensure the fair operation of the Contest, including without limitation, barring and disqualifying entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned because of any cause which, in the sole opinion of the Festival, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, the Festival reserves the right, at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and determine winners from entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by the Festival. In case of cancellation, a winning recipe will be chosen from all eligible entries received prior to the date of cancellation and if circumstances permit. If due to any technical, production, typographical or other error, more prizes are claimed or awarded than are described in the Official Rules at any prize level, the number of prizes identified in the Official Rules will be awarded in a random drawing from all such prize claims received. D. AGREEMENT: By participating, entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Official Rules, entrant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Festival in connection with the Contest, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of Tennessee, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. By participating, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the state and local courts located in Hickman County, TN. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, such entry will he deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the official entry. Neither the Festival nor its Board nor Volunteers are responsible for lost, late, stolen, illegible, misdirected, or non-delivered entries. Applicant acknowledges he/she has read this entire document and agrees on behalf of himself/herself and his/her estate and heirs to be fully bound by its terms and in particular the release of liability, hold harmless and indemnification agreement. Signature Date This document must be signed indicating you agree to the rules and guidelines and returned with your recipe, fee, and application for your recipe to be considered. Please make copies for your records. Name:_____________________________________________________________ Date of Birth Address:___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Phone:____________________________ Email:___________________________ Page 3 of 3 National Banana Pudding Cook Off 2014 Guidelines and Rules 1.0
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Criminal Defense Law Firm Reviews
Currently, the demand for criminal defense law firms is rising at a considerable rate. There are many cases concerning criminal defense happening day in days. Accusations of serious crimes will require one to get legal representation to get more help. Multiple benefits come along with involving criminal defense lawyers. Getting in touch with a reliable criminal defense law firm, however, is not a natural process more so if you are doing it for the first time. There are many issues the first timer face in the effort of trying to find the best criminal defense law firm.
Conducting a research process on reliable sources help one to get in touch with the best and competent criminal defense law firm. Reputable and recognized criminal defense law firm where you can have serious offenses resolved is accessible online. The online research is the best and reliable ways to help client access a record of reputable and well-known defense law firms to make the selection. One effective way to improve one find the best law firm to report the severe crime is achievable upon putting in mind a number of these aspects. Ensure that the kind of law firm to engage has a long experience in offering the criminal defense crimes.
You will have the cases handled professionally if you engage experienced criminal defense law firm. In most instances, experienced criminal defense law firms are believed to be reliable when it comes to solving different and severe crimes. Involving the personal references also comes in handy if you want to engage firms which have been offering the crime resolving services for a long time . You can get your dream, criminal defense law firm if you engage such recommendations. The reputation of the criminal defense law firm is also a crucial factor you need to give priority. Browsing on the firm's website is one crucial way in which one can get full details concerning the reputation of the criminal defense law firm.
The clients can review some of the past client responses, rating as well as the firm rankings. It is also good to analyze the number of criminal cases the firm has previously solved and win. Getting to the cases which the firms won comes in handy in building the clients trust and confidence. The costs for resolving the criminal offenses is also an aspect that you need to give priority. Getting in contact with the law firms which charges rates that are within the set budget is possible if you conduct a price comparison process.
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You're settling down for the evening – maybe to watch your favorite show or surf on your favorite website, but no luck. You receive notice that there's a system outage and your patience is a bit short that night.
It's helpful for companies to put themselves in this position so they understand customer frustration when providing support around an outage. Whatever your method of support: online, phone, or email, you have to be quick and proactive when communicating with your customers.
Here are some practical steps customer support can use to respond to an outage:
Don't wait
Don't wait around for the problem to fix itself, hoping customers will not notice. They will notice! Get a message out immediately that you are aware of the issue and provide any information about what you are doing to address the problem. Don't wait for customers to contact you!
Communicate through multiple channels
Not everyone is on Twitter. Although I often go there when there is a system outage for a vendor, other customers may not be Twitter users and using that as your only method of online support may annoy some. So do use Twitter and maybe a prerecorded message on your phone as well as a maintenance page your website. When you are proactive in communicating the problem with your customers through multiple channels, you also cut down on the number of requests sent to your support team.
Post where people hang out
There are other places where customers hang out to talk about you besides your company owned channels. DownDetector.com is one popular site with information about downtime and is one I've used several times for Netflix issues. Are there other sites where your customer base spends time?
Give an estimate
In most cases, you can't say the problem will be fixed in exactly 3 hours, 17 minutes, and 42 seconds. But even so, people still want an estimate. Should they check back in an hour? In a day? Provide a rough idea of when people can expect full restoration of services.
If it takes longer, make sure you update people on that too. If you said it would be an hour, but realize it's looking more like two hours, update that estimated time to two hours before that hour passes. And definitely, give yourself some wiggle room. Underpromise and overdeliver.
Provide relevant information
This isn't the time to give pertinent details about every individual feature of your service. Instead, provide information that is relevant to the customer. Do you expect to be back up in an hour in the southeast, but expect a longer times for other areas of the country? Will only be part of the service being working again? Is it due to horrific weather conditions? Give the customer some information about the problem.
Ah… finally. The problem is solved and you are back online. But don't stop there. Yes, you can thank customers for their patience, but how will you prevent this in the future? Of course, there are some things you can't control, such as mother nature, but what are some pieces you can control? Let them know any internal changes that may be made as a result of this problem to prevent a reoccurrence. You want to keep those existing customers and open communication is a key part of doing that.
With a system like HappyFox, see how you can easily manage your communications with customers in a proactive or worst-case reactive manner. Schedule your personal HappyFox demo!


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Frank Piatek
Double Reversed Odalisque (Blue) (1988)
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University Club of Chicago
Piatek was graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Baccalaureate degree in Fine Art, 1967 and earned the degree of Master of Fine Art in 1971. His works have been included in exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Terra Museum of American Art. See Franz Schulze, Fantastic Images, Chicago Art Since 1945, Chicago, 1972.
Frank Piatek was born in 1944 and spent his childhood reared in Chicago, Illinois. He attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received his BFA in 1967 and his MFA in 1971.
During his undergraduate experience, Art Institute of Chicago curator Don Baum took interest in Piatek's work, which prompted his invitation to include the young artist in the Whitney Biennial, setting the stage for a promising career.
In the 1970s, Piatek worked in the artist group known as Allusive Abstraction, which included Chicago-based artists Miyoko Ito, William Conger, and Richard Loving.
At the time Chicago Imagist artists were prominent in the mid-west and abstract expressionism still had a hold on New York City. Allusive Abstraction artists worked outside of this dominant artistic order, and their work contained biomorphic and corporeal qualities existing between figuration and complete abstraction.
Piatek dedicated decades of his practice to visualizing knotted forms that twisted and bent like intertwining bodies or melting metal piping in a non-descript space. He refers to this work as his "archaeology of knots" and mines for artistic inspiration from spiritual symbolism, the Book of Kells, Aztec, Minoan, and Egyptian iconography.
In 1972 there was a shift in his practice, when after dreaming of a dead man in a boat, he created boat sculptures with shamanistic representations. In the 1990s, Piatek worked with collage assemblages, integrating mixed media into his practice.
He also adopted a form of drawing that included freezing charcoal with acrylic adhesive from which he could shape the materials as if they were pigment. Piatek's bent, contorted, and arched, works are critical to the development of abstract painting in Chicago.
Evoking both a corporeal and material sense, they reorient an understanding of the haunting referential quality of abstraction. Piatek works and exhibits to this day, while also teaching at SAIC. At the time he created Double Reversed Odalisque Blue (1988), the knot form was Piatek's primary subject matter.
The work's title beckons a bodily, and sensual, consideration, as "odalisques" are historically female slaves often found in art historical depictions of Turkish harems. If the knot is Piatek's concubine, its twists and curves seem more and more like the bends of a body as one continues to study the abstract work.
Formally, the work is a triumph of color and shape that produces a sense of depth, form, and light. Across the scene, light blue color emerges from the edges of the paper, gradating inward to become a deep, cerulean blue color.
As the deep blue fills the center of the composition, the knotted form takes shape through shadow and highlights. The knot consists of two horizontally-oriented shapes that emerge from the left and right lower side of the composition.
As they meet in the middle, the right form angles downwards and forwards, creating the illusion that it is over top of the form on the left. Black contouring along the outer edge of the forms and white highlights across the middle evoke a sense of movement and recession into space.
At the top of the composition, four black lines cascade down across the knot into two U-shaped forms that arch just at the edge of the horizontal knot. These U-shaped, black charcoal lines create visual contrast across the composition by interrupting the knot's horizontal orientation, however their rough linear texture aligns with the overall composition that is comprised of small scratches, strokes, angles, and hatching.
Overall, Piatek's odalisque is a snaking arch of knotted crimson tubes whose corporeal horizontality feels much like its art historical Turkish haram reference. While an overtly apparent human body is absent from the composition, this abstract composition shows the imaginative possibilities that a seemingly simple formal study can produce!
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The Lake District is North England's lush, green, mountain playground. For more than a century, these lakes have attracted nature lovers. Whether hiking along a lonely windblown ridge, climbing over a rock fence to look into the eyes of a ragamuffin sheep, or stumbling over an ancient stone bridge, you'll find that the region gives even tenderfeet a chance to feel very outdoorsy.
The district's southern lakes are handier to London and more promoted, but I like to focus on the northern lakes — Ullswater, Buttermere, and Derwentwater — which are every bit as scenic, with nowhere near the crowds.
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I like to make the town of Keswick, near Derwentwater Lake, my home base. It was an important mining center through the Middle Ages, but slate, copper, and lead gave way to tree-hugging tourists in the 19th century.
Last summer, I struggled up and over Catbells, a 1,480-foot hill above Derwentwater — a walk I've recommended for years (and felt guilty having never actually hiked it in its entirety). The weather almost kept me in, but I was glad I ventured out. Atop Catbells, I welcomed the wind "blowing the cobwebs out" (as my B&B host warned), the comedic baaing of sheep, and being "the stick figure on the ridge" for those observing from distant farms or boats on the lake ... as others have been the stick figures for me.
Unwind at the pub
And, oh, the joy of a pub after a good hike. Studying the light on ruddy faces while sipping the local brew has always been part of the magic of travel in Britain. When your face is weather-stung and your legs ache happily with accomplishment, a pub's ambience sparkles even brighter.
The hike confirmed my impression about the weather: In Britain, don't wait for it to get better. Blustery winds and wet skies are part of the scene; consider them a blessing. The majority of "bad weather" comes with broken spells of brightness. As they say here, there's no bad weather ... just inappropriate clothing. And if you're in a hiking area and your clothing is inappropriate, your B&B host can likely loan you a heavy coat (along with the best local map).
When you're done hiking, Keswick is a delight for wandering. Its centerpiece, Moot Hall (meaning "meeting hall"), was a 16th-century copper warehouse. Graphite was first discovered here centuries ago. A hunk of the stuff proved great for marking sheep in the 15th century. In 1832, the first crude Keswick pencil factory opened; today one old factory now houses the Cumberland Pencil Museum.
Keswick also has a museum dedicated to all things Bond ... James Bond. It features an impressive collection of cars from each movie, starting with the dragon tank from "Dr. No" all the way to the Aston Martin DBS V12 from "Quantum of Solace." For many, it's more exciting than pencils.
While you're here, you'll discover that English holiday-makers take their dogs with them on vacation. The town square can look like the Westminster Dog Show, and the Dog and Gun pub, where "well-behaved dogs are welcomed," is always full of patient pups. If you are shy about connecting with people, pal up to an English pooch — you will often find they are happy to introduce you to their owners.
Nature rules
About three miles east of Keswick, there's a mini-Stonehenge drenched in Lake District beauty — the Castlerigg Stone Circle. For some reason, 70 percent of England's stone circles are here in the northern region of Cumbria. Castlerigg is one of the best and oldest in Britain, and an easy stop for drivers. The circle — 90 feet across and 5,000 years old — has 38 stones mysteriously laid out on a line between the two tallest peaks on the horizon. They served as a celestial calendar for ritual celebrations.
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Imagine this setting as ancient people filled the clearing in spring to celebrate fertility, in late summer to commemorate the harvest, and in the winter to mark the winter solstice and the coming renewal of light. Festival dates were dictated by how the sun rose and set in relation to the stones. The more that modern academics study this circle, the more meaning they find in the placement of the stones. For maximum "goose pimples" — as they say in England — be here at sunset.
The Lake District is a land where nature rules, and humanity keeps a wide-eyed but low profile. The weather, like a dark army, storms overhead. Hiking along a ridge, buffeted by wind, and marveling at the commanding, 360-degree view makes me relax, recharge, and ready to write a poem.
(Rick Steves writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio. E-mail him at email@example.com, or write to him c/o P.O. Box 2009, Edmonds, Wash. 98020.)
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We got our first real snowfall today! It was magical. The snowflakes were huge.
We had to get a family picture in our front yard 🙂
I was asked by a local Veterinary Hospital if I would like to donate my pet sitting services to their silent auction coming up. The event would benefit the Banfield Charitable Trust, so I happily agreed to contribute to the cause.
The Banfield Charitable Trust works to keep pets and their people together in a variety of ways:
-Emergency and Preventative Veterinary Care Programs
-Pet Peace of Mind-allowing hospice patients to keep their pets at home
-Pet Food Program-working with Meals on Wheels to ensure pets have adequate nutrition
-Pet Advocacy Grants-helping to fund local community pet projects
This is what my station looked like, with my fliers all set up. I can't wait to find out who won my prizes! 🙂


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Have you noticed how many of us live life from one countdown to the next? Wake up and the countdown begins till it's time to leave for work or school. At the job or class the countdown continues to the next break or day end. Then the countdown to bedtime and often that means setting an alarm… countdown to next day.
It doesn't end there either. Always looking ahead to the next deadline, weekend, vacation, etc.
In some ways our very survival as a species depends on us getting things done in the right time and season. However, most everything we fill our lives with have little to do with survival. It is hard to enjoy life because of the constant pressure of the next event.
What if we learned to live right in the moment we are in? Have a book handy in case you are delayed at an appointment such as a Doctor or Dentist. Use commute time to listen to an audio book, pray, meditate on scripture, or just enjoy the travel. At work or school use those few minutes before break to be productive. Creatively use the moments normally wasted and instead do something meaningful.
We could all learn to enjoy scheduled downtime more fully if we learn to live in the moment. Vacations wouldn't end so quickly in our minds. Life would be more fully lived.
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Oak trialling charcoal observational drawing.
Larch colour mixing, using only red, yellow and blue.
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Our school entry to this year's Cromer Art Festival!
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Aerial photographs show the aftermath of a ferocious bushfire
Aerial photographs show the ashen remains of a Western Australian town destroyed by bushfires.
In January, locals in the small town of Yarloop were forced to flee as ferocious fires engulfed the area. Two elderly men were killed, and more than 120 homes were lost in the blaze.
"It was so terrifying ... Sparks flying over us, the wind was blowing and explosions of the buildings and everything," Adelma Archer, a resident who tried to take cover at a sporting oval, told ABC's 7:30 Report. "We were just covered in all this ash falling and I thought we were going to burn up, that the cars would explode or catch fire."
According to the program, locals are furious they were given little warning about the fire approaching and water was cut to properties, not allowing residents to attempt to save their homes. In total, the fire burned through more than 70,000 hectares of land. As these nearmap aerial photographs show, it has totally devastated the region. Drag the "reveal" button sideways to show the before and after images.
Eastcott Street, Yarloop, before and after the bushfires
Johnston Road, Yarloop, before and after the bushfires
Barrington Knight Road, Yarloop, before and after the bushfires
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KARACHI: Foreign private investment increased by 46 per cent in the first month of this fiscal year, though in absolute terms the amount is not impressive.
During the last five years, foreign direct investment hit the rock bottom, reflecting loss of confidence in the country as a viable investment destination for a variety of reasons.
The State Bank on Friday reported that the foreign private investment in July rose to $118 million compared to $80m in July last year.
However, more significant is the foreign direct investment (FDI) which also showed improvement.
The FDI increased by 17pc to $60m in July. Last year, it was $53m.
Despite higher FDI, the inflows were much less than last year, reflecting the diminishing interest of foreign investors.
The inflows in July this year were to the tune of $87m while these were $109m in July last year.
Due to higher outflows last year, the remaining FDI was less than this year.
The country needs foreign exchange injections as its reserves have declined to dangerously low levels over the past 16 months.
The situation is aggravated by repayments schedule of past loans from the IMF.
The newly-elected government negotiated a fresh loan. It is hoping to sign an agreement for $6bn next month.
The situation is still shaky for investors, importers, bankers and currency dealers.
Experts believe that the new IMF deal would lend support to local currency that has been under pressure and losing value on a daily basis.
What improved the inflows in July was the 100pc increase in portfolio investment. Though, the investment is of temporary nature, it increased the overall investment in the country.
According to the State Bank, the portfolio investment in July rose to $57m while the same was $28m in July last year. Unlike other significant stock markets, Karachi stock market performed much better during the year which attracted international investors.
Brokerage house analysts hope for more inflows through equity market during the current fiscal year. They said that terrorism did not hurt portfolio investment, unlike the FDI.
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If you're a patient with a chronic, complex or long term condition then in order to ensure your continuity of care it is important that you are seen by your GP here at the surgery.However, patients with non-chronic problems may get an appointment with a GP or other health care professional far more quickly or at short notice at one of the community hubs.
Monday to Friday 6.30pm - 8.00pm at Parkview Medical Practice
Saturday 8.00am - 12.00 at St Mary's Health Centre
Sunday 9.00am to 12.00am at Briarwood Medical Centre
The service offered is for pre-booked appointments and also a limited amount of appointments which are bookable on the day.Please note that once hub availability is full, you may be directed to an alternative service.
In a genuine emergency you should call 999. Chest pains and/or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.
M.B.B.S (India) 2003
MRCGP (England) 2009
Dr Methukunta joined the practice in 2010. He is the practice lead for the Greater Preston Clinical commissioning Group (CCG).
He is also a member of the Local Medical Committee(LMC) in Preston.
He is actively involved in the teaching of 5th year medical students and FY2 doctors.
Languages spoken:
English, Hindi & Telugu
Sally joined the practice in 2004 as the Nurse Manger. She is a very experienced Nurse Practitioner and was previously a Practice Nurse.
Vanessa joined the practice in 2002. She is actively involved in mentoring post-grad nurses undertaking community training.
Cheryl joined the practice in September 2014. She is an experienced Practice Nurse is a valuable member of the nursing team.
Abhi joined the practice in April 2015 as a Partner and Business Director. Abhi manages the financial side of the practice.
The Practice Manager is responsible for the day to day running of the practice and the compliance with National and local NHS requirements.
Alison joined the practice in 2005 and was appointed to the role of Deputy Practice Manager in September 2014. She assists the Practice Manager in the smooth running of Briarwood.
Karen works in our Office as an Administrator and deals with scanning, post, medical record summarising, QoF, the GP Link and general administrative duties. Karen has worked at the practice for many years and in her previous role was the Senior Receptionist.
Alex joined the Administration Team as a Medical Secretary/Administrator in July 2015, having previously worked in Reception for 5 years. Alex deals with referrals, scanning, post, medical record requests and other ad-hoc queries for the Clinical Team.
Kaushika is part of the Reception team and works as a Reception Administrator in the Office. She processes prescriptions, actions emails and responds to patient enquiries received over the telephone and online. She also books appointments and assists the Dr's and Nurses with any patient queries they may have. Kaushika has worked at Briarwood for over 5 years and previously worked as Reception Supervisor. Both Kaushika and Debra work on a job share role ensuring that there is cover in the office between 8am and 5pm.
Debra is part of the Reception team and works as a Reception Administrator in the Office. She processes prescriptions, actions emails and responds to patient enquiries received over the telephone and online. She also books appointments and assists the Dr's and Nurses with any patient queries they may have. Both Debra and Kaushika work on a job share role ensuring that there is cover in the office between 8am and 5pm.
Alex is the Medicines Co-ordinator for Briarwood.
A team of community midwives provide excellent ante-natal care for our pregnant patients and hold an ante-natal clinic each week on Tuesday afternoons from 1.00pm - 4.00pm.
Please book appointments via reception.
For more information see the pregnancy care planner
Our team of District Nurses can be contacted by telephoning 01772 777169
A district nurse provides nursing care to patients during periods of illness/incapacity in non-hospital settings, usually in their own homes, in residential care homes or in health centres. Patients may include people who are housebound, the elderly, the terminally ill, the disabled and those who have recently been discharged from hospital.
A fundamental part of district nursing is promoting healthy lifestyles and health education/teaching. District nurses also offer emotional help and advice to patients and their families and teach basic care-giving skills where needed.
They also have to manage teams of nurses and do more complex patient assessments, especially for those with long-term conditions.
Typical work activities include:
Our team of Health Visitors can be contacted by telephoning 0300 247 0040.
A health visitor is a qualified nurse or midwife with post-registration experience who has undertaken further training and education in child health, health promotion, public health and education. Health visitors work as part of a primary health care team, assessing the health needs of individuals, families and the wider community. They aim to promote good health and prevent illness by offering practical help and advice.
The role involves working within a community setting, often visiting people in their own homes. It primarily involves supporting new parents and pre-school children as well as elderly people and those of any age who suffer from a chronic illness or live with a disability. Working as a health visitor may also include tackling the impact of social inequality on health and working closely with at-risk or deprived groups.
The health visiting service is dynamic and health-focused and able to respond flexibly to a range of service and community needs. Health visiting is underpinned by four principles that guide and direct professional practice. These are the search for health needs, creating awareness of health needs, influencing policies affecting health and the facilitation of health-enhancing activities.
Activities vary according to the nature of the individual role but may include:
The Podiatrist runs surgeries on a Friday for diabetic foot checks.
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An elongated triangular rounded to the down shield with carved top corners.
The central images of the sleeve patch are – the emblem of the city of Kursk mounted on a golden anchor stock and the waving flag of Russian Navy in the background. Below is a stylized image of the nuclear submarine.
On the curly ribbon at the top of the sleeve patch, there is the name of the ship, written in Slavic font. Below is the abbreviation for "Nuclear-Powered Submarine Missile Cruiser."
At the core of the sleeve insignia lies the arms of the city of Kursk of 1780, featuring three partridges flying on a blue band topped with the Imperial Crown. The emblem is completed with the Roman numeral XII and the number 94 symbolizing the time of the submarine's joining to the Navy of Russia in December 1994.
August 12, 2000, the submarine sank in the Barents Sea at depth of 354 feet in the result of an explosion in the torpedo tube and the fire emerged. All 118 members of crew on-board died.
As a result of the lifting operation, 115 bodies of dead sailors of the submarine were found and buried. Three bodies were never found. Potentially malicious ammunition and two nuclear reactors were evacuated from the seabed. The study of the atomarine in a dry dock made it possible to restore the sequence of the tragic events of the last hours of life of the crew with a high degree of precision, as well as to establish the cause of the accident.
The lifting of "Kursk" was the first in the world operation of the raising of a nuclear submarine sunken at depths.


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245 Hammersmith Road is a commercial development in Hammersmith, W6, London.
The 10-storey scheme will provide 22,482m² of flexible office accommodation and 1,207m² of retail and restaurant space at ground level, as well as exciting new public space for the local community, covering in excess of 2,500m².
The reconfiguration of the development's plan allows the new design to be stepped back from Hammersmith Road, creating the opportunity for a new landscaped space at the front of the development that will be an inviting entrance to the project. This newly recreated plaza will lead through to a landscaped podium garden designed by Exterior Architecture.
Buzon UK supplied and installed the Buzon DPH pedestal system, the Buzon ALUrail system and Alfresco Floors 1200 x 600mm Fisher porcelain pavers and 600 x 600 Freel porcelain pavers.
- Project:245 Hammersmith
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- Size:3,200m²
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A big cloud lifts on 'Brexit election' result. Now what?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's resounding general election victory, with the Conservative Party on track to gain a 79-seat majority in the British Parliament, has cleared the way for Brexit and a promised first phase by Jan. 31, 2020. His next challenge: gaining support from the European Union (EU) and his own Parliament on a final deal that will determine the U.K.'s future trading relationship with the EU and the rest of the world. This could take some time.
Still, a big cloud has been lifted. From my discussions on the ground in London this month, it was clear that everyone from cabbies to shop keepers to business executives suffered from "Brexit fatigue" and just wanted it to be settled. Longstanding uncertainty over what's to come saw the U.K. economy register its slowest annual growth rate in nearly a decade, despite the efforts of an accommodative Bank of England. Johnson's clear mandate may well bolster his ability to forge a softer EU trade agreement without bowing to demands from either the far right or far left—similar to those previously negotiated by Norway, Switzerland and Canada.
Soon after the polls closed late Thursday night, sterling already gained ground, rising to its highest level since June of 2018. As trading began today, the FTSE 250 jumped, as well. Removal of the Brexit cloud and Johnson's pledge to boost government spending is sure to lift consumer confidence. Near term, the election results likely will support U.K.-oriented sectors that benefit from a rising yield curve, such as home builders, banks and utilities. The downside of a rising pound, however, could fall on the more internationally focused U.K. companies since their earnings would be worth less when translated back into pounds.
Outcome adds to risk-on argument
Longer term, as Johnson and the Conservatives move to deliver on their campaign promise to "Get Brexit Done," expect more twists and turns. Delivering a final trade agreement by year-end 2020—to which Johnson has committed—and anticipated disruptions in terms of redirected capital investment and supply chains and related increases in business costs will be challenging. Further questions in terms of tamping separatist rumblings in Scotland and preventing a hard border in Ireland also hang in the balance.
One thing is clear: this overwhelming election result will do wonders for restoring clarity over the U.K.'s relationship with the EU and is almost certain to lift sentiment in the rest of Europe, as well. From a global perspective, this market-friendly outcome coincided with a phase-one U.S.-China trade agreement. More cloud-lifting, all pointing to a risk-on environment heading into the New Year and beyond.


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Sunwing offers up to 70% on all inclusive vacations to a limited number of lucky vacationers
Nov 11, 2016, 18:11 ET
TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2016 /CNW/ - Sometimes scoring the best vacation deal can feel like the luck of the draw. However, with Sunwing's new Lucky Deals promotion, everyone wins! For a limited time only, customers can save up to 70% when they book their winter vacation with Canada's #1 to the sun.
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Steve Aronson, President of Aronson Insurance, has joined the board of directors of ID Federation, a coalition dedicated to improving data security in the insurance industry. An agency technology leader and advocate for over 25 years, Steve has held committee and leadership positions with insurance industry users groups including NetVU, AUGIE (ACORD User Groups Information Exchange) and the Agents Council for Technology.
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In some instances, aluminum cladding is manufactured using a process known as extrusion. This is usually the case when the aluminum is serving as a skin over another metal. Essentially, the process calls for compressing the two metals together using some type of high-pressure equipment, or using some sort of die to create the adhesion. In both processes, extreme and constant temperatures of heat are necessary to create the necessary bond.
A number of building materials are clad with aluminum. For example, wood window cases are sometimes outfitted with aluminum cladding as a means of adding strength to the casings and the window sashes. The exterior skin helps to protect the wood from weather damage, extending the life of the casings for a number of years. As an added benefit, the presence of the cladding makes it much easier to clean the casing using basic cleaning products.
The same general concept is often used with the creation of exterior doors that are coated with aluminum cladding. Thanks to the protective skin, the door can stand up to extreme weather conditions without warping or deteriorating for a number years. With modern manufacturing methods, the thin skin can easily be tinted to any color desired, and can even be impressed with wood grain designs, allowing the door to have the appearance of natural wood.
Aluminum cladding can also be used as siding on the exterior of a home. The aluminum panels are available in a wide range of colors, and hold up well in just about any climate. As a result, the home that is outfitted with this type of exterior cladding does not have to be painted; simply hosing off the cladding from time to time will keep the exterior looking fresh and clean.
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Keep in mind the day you moved into your individual house for the primary time? The partitions are empty, the carpets scent of cleaning soap from the cleaners you overpaid to shampoo it, and the entire place seems to be like promise- promise of pleased instances to return and maybe a number of too many late nights binging Netflix in your hand-me-down sofa. After some time, you grasp some pictures, put collectively these Ikea finish tables, and order a monogrammed slicing board from Etsy to show in your kitchen. Earlier than it, strolling into your own home makes you smile. You might be reminded of recollections with family members once you go by their photograph, the sight of the brand new slip cowl in your hand-me-down sofa makes you're feeling a bit fancy (it affirms that you simply're higher than that 1970's floral print), and generally, there's a spot for all the pieces and all the pieces as an alternative.
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The purpose of adorning, so far as I can inform, is to create the background for one of the best life you'll be able to have.
Ornament may be life-enhancing. It may make dinner events extra enjoyable, children happier, enjoyable simpler, talks extra intimate, friends relaxed. And to suppose, adorning is commonly thought of frivolous. Making a charmed and pleased house is a noble endeavor.
The easy secret is ensuring that each adorning choice contributes to the creation of magnificence and luxury. Magnificence to uplift our senses (to transcend the mundane) and luxury to make us really feel taken care of (to embrace us within the mundane.)" -Deborah Needleman
Past expressing ourselves, dwelling décor can have an effect on us bodily. Do you gentle a scented candle whereas working in your house workplace to set the temper for a productive day or maintain a lavender scented sachet along with your sheets in order that they scent like bedtime? In an article for Scientific American, Rachel S. Herz, an assistant professor of psychology at Brown College, states that scents can have an effect on temper and productiveness primarily based on associative studying. For instance, individuals who labored within the presence of a pleasant-smelling air freshener reported larger self-efficacy, set larger objectives, and have been extra prone to make use of environment friendly work methods than members who labored in a no-odor situation. Learn extra on that right here.
House décor is essential as a result of it may possibly have an effect on all the pieces from our self-perception to our confidence and productiveness. So, go forward, purchase that new throw pillow or piece of artwork if it makes you content. You're not treating your self, you're creating an surroundings in which you'll be one of the best model of your self!