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Cielo TV Stand
It's not easy finding a TV stand for a flat panel TV that's modern, stylish, and well constructed. BDI makes lots of great looking cabinets, but I especially like (and own) the Cielo stand. Lots of space, three shelves of glass, and the molded wood end-pieces provide a pleasing contrast to the square edges of a television.
Perfect for small shades, this design will bring out the beauty of your stained glass project. Quality cast base, wired and ready to use. Base is measured from the top of the casting to the bottom of the base.Added 7 Years Ago from Delphiglass
The graceful, wavy lines add a sense of movement to this piece for lasting style. 5 distressed beige candles against dark stick-like lines provide a stark contrast that will stand out in any room.Tags: home, light, interior design, home decor, tables, decor, candles, decorations, accentsAdded 8 Years Ago from Home Decorators Collection
I love stands like this for organizing jewelry. Cute and keeps your organized!Tags: accessories, jewelry, home decor, trees, birds, stands, Furniture storageAdded 8 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
The perfect solution for keeping your earrings safe & organized! No more losing an earring or trying to find it somewhere...Tags: gifts, jewelry, earrings, home decor, wood, displays, woodworking, orange, womenAdded 8 Years Ago from Etsy
This seems like a cute and organized way to hold your jewelry. Now all I need is jewelry.Tags: storage, accessories, jewelry, earrings, home decor, blue, Spinning, birds, standsAdded 8 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
These 3 tier platters come in a wide variety of colors.Tags: home, food, kitchen, accessories, style, green, home decor, plates, decorAdded 8 Years Ago from Jellybean
Just the solution I was looking for.Tags: home, food, kitchen, home decor, living, countertop, wire, baskets, holdersAdded 9 Years Ago from Stonewallkitchen
Liven up your sink counter and find a home for all your odd shaped items.Tags: home, gifts, bathroom, office supplies, kitchen, storage, office, vintage, home decorAdded 9 Years Ago from Solutions
I'm sure I recommended another like this before, but I reiterate. This would make such a fantastic and whimsical statement in an entryway. I love the retro style of the owl and it's fantastic functionality as an umbrella stand.Added 9 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters
Check out this super woodsy little stand for displaying your magical treasures! Go nuts with it, throw on some vials with corks and herbs and candles and show off your bohemian edge! <3
Here's a simple and lovely bench from Ikea. This would look great as a plant stand.
This decorative stand is an excellent way to serve guests during the holiday season. The serving bowls are classic and stylish. A prefect way to serve up some Christmas spirit.Tags: home decor, stands, Christmas, serving, table design, table stands, bowl trioAdded 9 Years Ago from Homeandgardenparty
this is a perfect example of a well designed bar setup... I love the legs on this one... ;)Tags: home, accessories, interior design, tables, home decor, bars, decor, home accessories, end tablesAdded 9 Years Ago from West Elm
Amazed at this color. I want one without the steep price tag for glass.Tags: sculptures, glass, home decor, decorative, house, handmade, museum, hand-blown, one of a kindAdded 9 Years Ago from Neiman Marcus Online
Add some glamour to your home with this bronze and black striped planter. It is a bit flashy but utterly fabulous - now to pick a plant!
this pretty wrought iron stand can accompany a variety of decor options and fountain styles. simple yet elegant.Added 9 Years Ago from Simplyfountains
this cleverly designed plant ladder is a great solution when both plants and humans are competing for sunny windows. this space saving structure somehow manages to open up a room, while adding life and color.
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While full episodes are not part of the BlackBerry app, video clips from prime time shows are available the very next day after airing. The app works over 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi, although when on Wi-Fi you get the best visual experience. The intuitive schedule lets you see when your favorite NBC shows will be on.
The NBC app defines the problems that BlackBerry is having competing with iOS and Android. While those using those two smartphone platforms can view full episodes, BlackBerry users are limited to clips and interviews. This is the type of thing that one will find happening over and over again when comparing apps from the App Store and the Google Play Store to those in BlackBerry World. This is something that new CEO John Chen should make a priority. It isn't the number of apps in BlackBerry World that matters, as former CEO Thorsten Heins once said, but when BlackBerry can't get parity on features, it isn't saying something positive about the platform.
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text: . NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- On Monday, I asked if Apple's ( AAPL) new iPhones can answer margin calls -- particularly the iPhone 5C.This was expected to be the lower-end version, the cheap or budget phone -- whatever you want to call it -- that was supposed not only to compete more effectively with Samsung's ( SSNLF) device dominance, but also to steal share from Google's ( GOOG) Android. On Tuesday, however, at the company's long-awaited Sept. 10 event, the Street learned that Apple's new phones were -- in fact -- just dialing for profits. By listing the iPhone 5C at an unsubsidized price of $549, which is (at least) $150 more than analysts expected, it's clear that Apple has no interest in sacrificing margins for market share. And given that the stock is down more than 5% following the announcement, it's safe to say the Street hung up on the optimism. here. I can't say that I expected this sort of overreaction, either. But let's have some perspective. Admittedly, as an Apple shareholder, I don't believe that the event -- in its entirety -- lived up to its billing, particularly since China Mobile ( CHL), the world's largest carrier with over 740 million subscribers, didn't make the agenda. Even so, I believe Apple understands its current market position. To that end, it's more than ridiculous that we, on the outside looking in, feel that we have more of an urgency to get Apple to decide between market share or margin. It was not a "flip of a coin" decision. I'm not disagreeing that the 5C is still premium priced. But for a premium brand, this was a calculated move -- one that, I believe, signals that other product launches are certainly on the way. Besides, Apple had sent signals during the third-quarter conference call that the phones would have been on the high end of the price range. This was why management issued guidance that was lowered by as much as 5%. This -- according to my calculations -- implied that revenue would be flat on a quarter-over-quarter basis. Essentially, I believe Apple would have guided fourth-quarter revenues higher if it had anticipated robust sales on a cheaper price-point phone.


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Location: James E. Emerson Family Reunion, 22 Taylor St., Lincoln, Maine
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Descendants of James E. Emerson will hold their 71st family reunion @the home of David Smart on 22 Taylor St. in Lincoln,ME. Date is July 15 @ 12p.m. Please bring a potluck dish to share and any family info you may have gathered over the past year. Any questions please call Alison @ 794-8227, Ursula @ 794-3905 or David @ 794-8470. Hope to see you there.


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Mar. 30, 2008
In response to a short Local Music blurb on the Good Luck Joes licensing songs to the cable program "Greek," the band's manager wrote in to let me know that the group has accomplished something of a Moby-ish feat: They've licensed every song from their latest album, "What Do You Think of That Noise?" Among the sources where you may be able to hear the Joes' songs: ABC, ABC Family, NPR, MTV, The Weather Network and The Travel Channel.Â


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The Scoop reports she prefers it because "Girls will try and listen to your conversations in the loo - men could care less about that.� She does bring her body guard with her.
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2 years ago I and my friend formed an LLC for an internet startup we set out to build. I agreed to a 50/50 split,he was in charge of managing the development and I agreed to invest about $6k to get the beta site built .This was supposed to take less then 6 months.. It's now been close to 2 years and nearly $20K and we're just getting close to our goal of getting this done. Over the past 2 years, my partner has made several unnecessary & insignificant changes and redesigns.He just racked up the bills and kept sending them my way till I took everything into my own hands. I have come to realize that my partner has little to no experience, knowledge or business acumen necessary to get this done. Since then his contribution has been nonexistent, refuses to put in any legwork etc. What can I do?In short, while he was in charge of this project that I funded, he managed to miss the deadline by a year and half and racked up bills 4 times higher then quoted/estimated while coming nowhere close to a finished product. The most frustrating part about all of this is that it could all have been prevented if instead of lying he would have instead of asked for advice which was always available to him. All in all, being in business with dishonest, arrogant & what's turning out to be ignorant partner is no way to tackle this venture. I'm hoping someone can shine a light on some options that might be available to me...
What does your LLC operating agreement say? You can always offer to buy him out.
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When you formed the company did you create an Operating Agreement for the LLC? This document should include provisions that spell out how a member can dissolve the company (generally under the default provisions in Washington, you can see them here http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=25.15.270), and also how members can withdraw from the company. You can always force a dissolution of the company if it is not reasonably practical to carry it on, i.e. it cannot pay its debts when due or members quarreling to the point that they can't run the business.
In addition, did you agree to loan the money to the company to pay off its expenses with the understanding that you would be paid back? If so, did you document this in writing?
As the prior answer discussed, you can always discuss buying out the interest of your partner for a certain amount of money. It sounds like the business hasn't taken off yet, and you've done the majority of the work so you may be able to buy him out for a relatively small price. This all depends on whether you want to stay in the business and continue to develop it, or you want to simply withdraw and walk away from it.
You should take a look at the operating agreement, which should detail your options. You should contact a business attorney to discuss exit options or buy-out options in order to determine which makes most sense for you. I'd be happy to assist you with this. You can reach me directly at email@example.com a similar question
From the way that you've asked this, it sounds like there is no buy-sell agreement or LLC operating agreement provision in place to guide you. On that assumption, as a practical matter you have only three choices--(1) buy him out at whatever price you can negotiate, (2) walk away and let it just die on its own, or (3) file a lawsuit to dissolve the LLC under RCW 25.15.275. The third option is not a "slam dunk," because you have to prove that "(1) It is not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in conformity with a limited liability company agreement; or (2) other circumstances render dissolution equitable." Dissolution cases can actually get very messy and expensive, so if there is an LLC asset that is worth paying for you should consider making an offer to buy him out before pursing a judcial dissolution.Ask a similar question
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Yes, the Founding Fathers Have Foreign Policy First Principles
James Downie, standing in for Jonathan Chait at The New Republic, believes that The Heritage Foundation's view of the relationship between first principles and foreign… Read More
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According to a report by veteran Italian Vatican writer Andrea Tornielli, a miracle attributed to the late Pope John Paul II has been approved by both the medical and theological consulters of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
In effect, that clears the path for the beatification of John Paul II sometime in 2011. Tornielli suggests that the most likely dates would April 2, the anniversary of the pope's death; May 18, his birthday; or October 16, the anniversary of his election to the papacy in 1978.
Although Benedict XVI typically does not celebrate beatification ceremonies himself, preferring that they be led by the local bishop and staged in the saint's local diocese, in this case the beatification would be held in St. Peter's Square in Rome and is expected to draw a vast crowd.
Before a date is set, the full body of cardinals and bishops who make up the Congregation for the Causes of Saints must approve the miracle and then submit their recommendation to Pope Benedict XVI.
The miracle claim in question concerns a 49-year-old French nun, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Parkinson's disease in 2001 and whose order prayed to John Paul II after his death in 2005 for help. Reportedly, after writing the late pope's name on a piece of paper one night in June 2005, Sister Marie-Simone awoke the next morning cured and was able to resume her work as a maternity nurse.
Earlier this year, media reports implied that the French sister had fallen ill again, and that at least one physician questioned the original diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, suggesting it may have been some other nervous disorder. The outcome of the examination by the Vatican's medical consulters, according to Tornielli, suggests that those doubts have now been resolved.
In the run-up to the conclave that elected Benedict XVI to the papacy in April 2005, some cardinals signed a petition requesting that the next pope move immediately to opening a sainthood process for John Paul II. Benedict waived the usual five-year waiting period for opening the cause, but otherwise held that the usual procedure should be followed.
Benedict XVI signed a decree of "heroic virtue" for John Paul II in December 2009, a document which asserts that the late pope lived a holy life and allows him to be referred to as "venerable." If the beatification takes place in 2011, it would mean that the late pope will become "Blessed John Paul II."
One additional miracle would be necessary prior to canonization, the formal act of declaring John Paul II a saint.
If the beatification does indeed take place in 2011, some observers believe that the October date may be the most plausible, given the logistical challenges of organizing what is likely to be the most massive public gathering in Rome since the events following the death of John Paul II in 2005.
[John L. Allen, Jr. is NCR Senior Correspondent.]
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This is one of the sweetest Raven Bird pendants you will ever see! They are looking for a new home. Will you adopt them? All of my designs can be made as either GLASS TILES or on WOOD TILES. Please specify if you would like it ... This is one of the sweetest Raven Bird pendants you will ever see! They are looking for a new home. Will you adopt them? All of my designs can be made as either GLASS TILES or on WOOD TILES. Please specify if you would like it on a wood tile. The tile has a silver plated aanraku bail attached for your necklace of choice. Necklace not included. Please note that due to the handmade nature of these pendants, your design placement may vary slightly but I promise it will still look fabulous! This pendant was designed by me so you will not find it in any other shop! It was digitally designed in Photoshop CS2 and printed on high quality Epson photo paper with Epson archival inks. All of my jewelry is shipped **GIFT READY** and packaged in a white organza bag. Has a birthday, anniversary, or any other special occasion snuck up on you? Please let me know in the "message to seller" and I will ship directly to the gift recipient. There is no extra charge for this service. Check out my greeting cards for the perfect card to accompany this pendant. I will combine shipping charges. Please note: Pendants are not waterproof, but water resistant so please remove before swimming, bathing or getting wet! Small Parts - NOT intended for young children. Size of glass tile: 7/8" x 7/8" Due to the custom nature of all my designs, please allow 2-3 days for shipping. I usually have several on-hand, but if not, it takes that long for the glue and sealer to completely cure. Last photo is to show packaging only. *** All my pendants can be made as magnets, bookmarks, cell phone jewelry, key chains, or bracelets. Please convo me and I will set up a custom order for you! Thank you for looking!!!
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He accused the DUP of ignoring evidence of collusion between the security forces and loyalist paramilitaries.
Mr McCord wore his father's Orange Order collarette as he gave his speech at the party's annual conference on Friday evening.
His son, Raymond Junior, was murdered by the UVF in November 1997.
He told the republican conference: "A year ago a report came out from Mrs O'Loan which proved collusion and Nuala O'Loan was a government appointee, and yet the DUP in particular have ignored it.
"There seems to be within the DUP thinking, a hierarchy of victims."
A Police Ombudsman's report last year confirmed police colluded with loyalists who were behind more than a dozen murders in north Belfast.
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What is the macro marketing environment?
The macro marketing environment takes into account all factors that can influence an organisation, but are outside of their control.
There are six major macro marketing environment forces to deal with (PESTLE): political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal and environmental.
- The political environment includes all laws, government agencies and lobbying groups that influence or restrict individuals or organisations.
- The economic environment consists of all factors-such as salary levels, credit trends and pricing patterns that affect consumer spending habits and purchasing power.
- The socio-cultural environment includes institutions and other forces that affect the basic values, behaviours, and preferences of the society-all of which have an effect on consumer marketing decisions.
- The technological environment consists of those forces that affect the technology with which can create new products, new markets and new marketing opportunities.
- The legal environment also affects an organisation – even though a company cannot directly influence any laws – lobbying or becoming part of a trade organisation is widely accepted in helping to 'shape' particular legal decisions.
Marketing environments are continuously changing and businesses operating in such turbulent environments need to be flexible. Globalisation and lower barriers to entry now mean that there is an even greater threat of substitute products and new entrants to market.
Even though the marketer has no direct control over the macro external environment, a greater understanding and awareness of these changing market conditions can be achieved through external analysis. External analysis will help identify future events, uncover possible threats and realise potential opportunities.
Key steps in environmental analysis of the macro marketing environment;
- Audit of environmental influences
- Assessment of the nature of the environment
- Identification of the key environmental forces
- Identification of the competitive position
- Identification of the principal opportunities and threats (SWOT)
- Strategic position as a result


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Keith Urban Earns 20th No. 1 Hit With 'Break on Me'
Keith Urban has earned his 20th career No. 1 hit on the Country Aircheck / Mediabase Country chart with his latest single, "Break on Me."
Almost exactly 15 years ago, Urban scored his very first No. 1 song with "But for the Grace of God." The song was his third single and hit the top spot on the charts at the end of February in 2001. A decade and a half later, the country star has achieved a new career milestone with "Break on Me": In addition to being his 20th No. 1 on the Country Aircheck / Mediabase chart, the track is also Urban's 19th release to hit the top of Billboard's country charts. That feat moves the singer ahead of Garth Brooks with the eighth-most singles to hit No. 1.
"Music, for me, has always been about expression and connection," Urban says in a press release. "So to have all of these songs connect in the way they have hits me on so many different levels …
""Break on Me" holds a very special place in my heart for personal reasons, and for the incredible timing of it hitting No. 1 almost to the day of my very first No. 1!" he adds. "Truly divine."
"Break on Me" is Urban's second release from his upcoming album, RipCORD, which is set for release later this year.
The artist will hitting the road to support the album beginning on June 2 in Kansas City, Mo., with dates currently scheduled into November. He will be joined on tour by Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris. A full list of upcoming shows can be found at KeithUrban.com.
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A girl slowly enters the shallows of a river and then tentatively dives headfirst into the fast-flowing water. She then wades back to the bank in her wet top and dripping wet jeans.
Two pretty girls on a beach on a hot day don't have their bikinis with them so they wade into the sea fully clothed. After a short swim they paddle back to the beach in their wet shorts and wet t-shirts.
This time two girls decide to jump into the pool in the pouring rain. One pushes the other one in first, then after she gets out they both jump in together. They parade around in their wet jeans and wet t-shirts before jumping back in again.
The girls continue playing in the pool in their wet jeans and t-shirts, diving in, clambering out, removing some of their wet clothes and jumping back in again.
Two french girls make the most of their holiday swimming pool by playing in it with an inflatable chair while fully clothed. They jump in and out wearing their wet jeans, wet t-shirts and a wet cardigan.
Girls in the Big Brother house decide to just jump into the pool. Wild and wet action from four girls wearing wet jeans, wet pants, wet t-shirts, wet tops and a wet shirt.
Two girls, Sarah and Shea, play with their horses in the lake to cool off. They have sooo much fun riding through the water as it washes over their wet jeans and wet tops.
Outstanding short wetlook movie by Theo from Thaiwetlook.com. It features three girls playing in a waterfall and looking cute in their wet jeans, wet t-shirts and wet sweater. I did a blog post with photos from this fabulous wetlook shoot, to view that click here.
Two teenage girls cool off in a fountain on a hot day. They splash and chase each other around until they are both soaked in their wet jeans and wet tops.
This brilliant fight on the beach from the 1972 Japanese movie "Girl Boss Guerilla" (Sukeban gerira) features it's two stars, Reiko Ike, dressed in shirt and pants and Miki Sugimoto, dressed in jeans and t-shirt, slapping each other and rolling around in the shallows. This film I really gotta see!
Two girls run in and out of the sea in their jeans and tops, getting thoroughly soaked and then a third girl, in very tight jeans, decides to copy them. Good stuff.
For no particular reason, two teenage girls decided to jump in their pool, fully clothed in jeans or shorts and t-shirts. They found the experience to be awesome!!!


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Grief and anguish
The budget debate might be over but not the grief and anguish of the Guyanese people. At least, so it would seem from the ever-widening gap between their income and expenditure, a gap that has been increasing by an average of 11 per cent annually since 2007. Their grief and anguish will continue also as they ponder the slower growth in income and the many necessities and comforts that might remain out of reach. Last week it was observed that the rate at which gross national disposable income increased in 2013 was far slower than in any period over the past five years. This was true also at the household level where disposable income rose at half the rate of one year ago. Indeed, the decline was dramatic and opens the question as to how Guyanese will make ends meet in the circumstances of a tightening revenue situation. More importantly, it also raises the question as to how households in this nation are able to afford the level of expenditure that substantially exceeds their reported income and outstanding consumer debt.
A decline in the rate at which income increased means that it was hardly likely that Guyanese could buy much more than they did in the previous year. Yet, contrary to expectations, private consumption spending rose substantially in 2013. The event is no anomaly since Guyanese consumers have been consuming far more than they have been earning for several years now. Sustaining such spending for long periods indicates that the story of Guyanese consumers and their expenditure behaviour is therefore more complicated than the mere appearance of spending beyond their means.
Insufficient earned income
As this column seeks to reveal, spending has been increasing on an annual basis in the face of insufficient earned income. For spending to increase, households had to obtain additional money from elsewhere. The immediate reaction to that finding is to see if the difference between income and expenses is made up by borrowing. The first thought is always to borrow from family, friends and perhaps fools. But in a scenario where all income is spent, that group might be of little help. As such, the logical alternative is to borrow from the financial institutions or from merchants under their various credit schemes, if one qualifies. The evidence of closing the financial gap through borrowing should show up not only in an expansion of outstanding balances to banks, but more importantly in an increase in the ratio of outstanding loans to disposable income or in the ratio of loans to gross domestic product (GDP).
The starting point for this discussion then is the disposable income of consumers and its change as revealed in Table 1 below. The income tax data provided by the government in the annual budget statements supply enough information to arrive at a reasonable estimate of the disposable income of Guyanese workers. The tax computation formula was used to ascertain the income from which income taxes of individuals were derived. Armed with the income and tax collection data, it was possible to determine the disposable income of households.
The table in reference shows that disposable income has been increasing in nominal terms every year in the period of review. The increase varies from a low of three per cent in 2009 to a high of 18 per cent in 2008, but the movement has been positive in each of the seven years observed. The data is also consistent with the disclosure in the 2014 budget statement that the rate of increase in gross national disposable income declined drastically. In the particular case of workers' income, there was nearly a halving in 2013 of the rate of increase when compared with that of 2012.
National attitude
The next table links disposable income and borrowing with consumer spending. An interesting observation is that Guyanese spend all of their earned income on the things that they buy, leaving nothing for a rainy day. It reveals too that, even after attempting to close the financial gap, the money in the hands of Guyanese from clearly identifiable sources is still insufficient to meet their level of demand in the Guyana economy. This type of money management on such a broad scale might suggest a national attitude of living above one's means or the more troubling prospect that nearly half of the purchases might be financed with undeclared income since there exists a 49-per cent gap between income and expenses. Before hastening to believe the worst, it is necessary to be aware that there could be other explanations for the resource gap.
Substantial transfers
One possibility is that substantial transfers of income might be taking place through remittances and public assistance programmes. Not all transfer payments go to consumers, but even if they did, they would fail to close the gap between income and expenditure. For example in 2013 when remittances are added to the income, Guyanese still need an additional 38 per cent of income to cover their expenses. Another possible explanation for the large gap between income and expenditure could be exceptionally large amounts of tax concessions. The government reduced the marginal tax rate from 331/3 per cent to 30 per cent in 2013. But the government itself in the budget statement indicated that that would only put an additional $1.8 billion in the hands of the spending public. The concession given to low-income workers amounts to $34 billion when calculated using the information provided in the 2013 budget statement. This writer has no data on the size of tax exemptions given to qualified foreign workers who would spend money in the economy. But, the tax concessions could hardly be as large as remittances. Even after adding back the tax concessions, the funding gap still exceeds 31 per cent or $180 billion.
Grave problem
Each of the foregoing possibilities chips away at the financing gap, but none is enough on its own to explain the difference. Their combined impact too is inadequate to assuage concerns about the source of much of the income spent by households. That leaves the real likelihood that persons might not be reporting all the income that they are obtaining. The reasons for the underreporting of income could vary and ought to give rise to serious worry about the depth of the money laundering problem and some of its predicate crimes in this country. It is a large sum of money that is unaccounted for and for which explanations are not sought by the authorities. But whatever the cause, the large unexplained financial gap reveals that there is a loss of integrity in the system for reporting income in this country. This is a grave problem which ought to receive urgent attention by all constituents of Guyana.
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Noise around local content Guyanese have been clamouring for local content provisions in their relationship with ExxonMobil since it became obvious that oil production will be undertaken by the multinational oil giant.
Energy: the focus of attention
Any and everything Almost every conversation about sustainable development or climate change gravitates towards energy.
An evolving strategy to reduce the carbon footprint
Small Guyana is developing the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) to promote the development of the country.
Knowing your company
Complex makeup Many Guyanese have heard the adage "Show me your company and I'll tell you who you are".
Finding the will to move forward
Alarm In more recent times, there has been much discussion and expression of alarm about Guyana's manufacturing sector.


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Lushnek showed me this video by Blizz for the 8th Anniversary, and I put it here so I can find it easier. I love WoW videos!
Friday, November 23, 2012
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Both my Granson and I think that was cool. Thank you Navi for sharing.ReplyDelete
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Awesome, I can't believed it that I have been playing World of Warcraft since pre-bc thats like 7yrs and counting! lol thanks for sharing the video navs <3ReplyDelete
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About Rwanda Dukunde Kawa Fair Trade
Arrived June 2014 is grainpro bags. We were struck by the clean and succulent character of this Fair Trade coffee from central Rwanda. The Fair Trade USA site has the following information on the cooperative itself and its impact:
"Founded in 2000, The Dukunde Kawa Cooperative (Musasa) cultivates its high-quality coffee near a mountain gorilla habitat in central Rwanda. By producing high-end coffee for the international market and employing a majority female workforce, the cooperative ensures maximum benefits to local families. In 2003, the co-op built a washing station with funds provided by the Rwandan ministry of defense. In exchange for this support, the Dukunde Kawa cooperative donates 10 percent of its net profits annually to fund the construction of other washing stations throughout Rwanda.
Fair Trade Certified since 2004, Dukunde Kawa secures a high standard of living for Rwandan farmers by ensuring access to an economically and environmentally sustainable coffee industry. Eighty percent of Dukunde's producers are women." And, in an area where there are few motor vehicles to assist small farmers who need to quickly get their cherry to the wetmill in a timely fashion, "Dukunde Kawa purchased 10 bicycles for each of Dukunde's production zones, easing the transportation of coffee cherries to the central station."
Coffee Review has called this coffee "delicately lush"
Cup Characteristics: Sweet and fleshy, succulent, sugary. Broad, smooth, velvety mouthfeel with notes of tropical fruit and citrus. Dutch cocoa comes to mind as the coffee plays on the palate.
Roasting Notes: These are hard, dense, high grown Bourbon beans which can be roasted anywhere from the very light to dark. If you pull this roast before but close to second crack, the mouthfeel will be chocolatey smooth, perhaps the optimum roast level for this coffee from a native flavor perspective.
Rwanda coffee facts:
Population (2006): 8.85 million people
Coffee Production: 510 thousand bags (60 kg)
Country bag capacity: 132 pounds - 60 kg
Domestic Consumption: Very little. Traditional tea drinkers.
Coffee Export: 510 thousand bags (60 kg)
Cultivated Area: 28,300 hectares (about 70,000 acres)
Harvests: March-July
Arabica Introduced: 1904 by German missionaries.
Specialty Coffee Regions: The western and central regions.
Grades: Superior grades are A1, A2, A3 based on bean density.
Farms: many thousands of small farms (under one acre).
Botanical Varietals: Bourbon and typica.
Rwanda is a relative newcomer to specialty grade Arabica coffee production though coffee has played a major role in the economy of the country with coffee accounting for nearly 65% of export revenues. The country's bloody, genocidal civil war wrought economic and human devastation from 1990 until 2003, when international assistance and political elections brought some degree of stability to the country. Investment in the country's economy and crop production have aided in this tenuous stability.


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Las Vegas • The world's newest poker champion started hustling his friends in low-stakes basement games when he was a kid. As a teenager, Ryan Riess vowed to win the World Series of Poker main event, and on Tuesday night, he accomplished that goal in Las Vegas.
Riess, now 23, also vowed to get a tattoo of the two cards that brought him to victory, but after the streamers and confetti burst onto the ESPN stage at the Rio hotel-casino, he began reconsidering that pledge.
"I'm not so into tattoos now, but I promised myself I'd do it, so maybe I should," said the poker pro, eying the Ace and King that won him the world's richest poker tournament nestled among his stacks of $100 bills.


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I am frustrated with what I see pretty much every time I log onto OK Cupid.
Be honest with yourself. And read the whole thing.
I've been using online dating for 3+ yrs now. I met someone on match in 2010 just after the separation. We dated for 8 months. I completely messed it up. I started dating too early. There was a lot of stress in dividing debt and assets and in making sure everything was fair. And the stress I was thrown into, was passed on to my girlfriend. She'd already been divorced for three years. So, she moved on. I moved on. Of course, I learned from it.
Back to the Point:
It wasn't until in the last few months that I put my finger on the fundamental flaw of online dating..
The problem isn't online dating. The problem is what it allows users to do. There are no honesty or accuracy filters, at all. I've spent literally thousands of dollars meeting girls to find that they are not much like their profile, at all. Whether intellectually, physically, light-heartedness, or a bunch of things. It's like the girls have a wish list of what they wish they were and then claim it true on their profile. Buzz kills to the max.
Back to the problem.
Two factors contribute to your approach to finding Mr. Amazing.
The two factors are
- what you think u offer to a prospective guy (looks, laughs, loves, etc.) and
- what u believe the prospective guy MUST offer to you.
It's the intentional mismatching of these factors that causes all online problems!
Do you think that the chicks on this site have the self-awareness and personal integrity necessary to match the two factors?
Can a person who is by any objective account a 4 go online, set up a "4" profile and expect to have any responses when all the other girls are claiming to be 7, 8, 9, and 10?
In my opinion, No. And that is the problem. 4's set up a profile, claiming to be a 6 AND at the same try to attract a 7. And it just doesn't work.
I recently came across pictures of me from the past. Undergrad pics; grad school pics; and pics from when I first moved to DC and used to go to Dewey Beach.
I graduated from Wharton Business School with an MBA. I had absolutely no problem finding girls. I had a bad azz motorcycle. I had a cool car. I lived in a house with two fun guys, two cute girls and we partied all the time. I played softball, flag football, golf. etc.
So, I'm looking at these pictures…And….it hit me.
I have been thinking of myself as a similar version of the guy in the picture. It was soooo easy to get girls for me then. And now I find myself very frustrated. I mean, some of the qualities are even better, yes. I do well financially. I still tan well in the summer. I am still athletic and play sports all the time. But, c'mon.
The guy in the picture is pretty much gone forever.
This APPLIES TO YOU, YOUNG LADY!
So, your todo is as follows.
Be realistic about what you ACTUALLY look like. Be honest about "you." This is not a wish list website. There are actual lonely people here looking for happiness.
This is not hard!
You have a smart phone. Snap a RIGHT NOW pic and post it.
Be realistic about what you can attract. Understand, that the natural order of the world is that a 5 should be with a 5.
I met a girl at a bar in Woodbridge. She weighed at least 15lbs more than ANY pic on the profile. And she had a bunch of moles on her face. This is not about whether or not moles are attractive. The point is that in the profile, no moles are visible in any picture. And she claimed to be fun but was soooo not!
It's about expectations and honesty. You are what you will be when I shake your hand.
So….why not be you, from the first pic on your profile?
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Frodo is coming back to the Shire.
After the rumors of his return started earlier this week on Deadline, Elijah Wood has been confirmed to reprise his role in "The Hobbit." As Frodo, Woods was one of the primary characters of "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy, which was successfully adapted by director Peter Jackson. However, Frodo does not appear in J.R.R. Tolkien's original text of "The Hobbit" because the events of that novel took place decades before he was born.
A report on TheOneRing.net states that Frodo's scenes in "The Hobbit" will bookend the story told to him by his adopted uncle Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman). In "The Lord of The Rings" films, Bilbo was portrayed by Ian Holm; who could also potentially return for his part if Jackson elects not to age Freeman either digitally or through makeup.
Outside of "The Hobbit," Woods is also set to star in "Wilfred," a new comedy series on FX, as well as a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" in the United Kingdom.
Thus far, only Woods and Cate Blanchett are confirmed to reprise their roles, but negotiations with Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are still said to be ongoing. Orlando Bloom is also rumored to be in talks to appear as Legolas.
Earlier this week, Warner Brothers and MGM announced that they had reached a deal that will allow Warner Brothers to handle the international theatrical release by itself in return for funding the entire $500 million budget. Production on the film is expected to begin within the next few weeks.
"The Hobbit" will be adapted into two parts, with the first film coming in December 2012 and the second in December 2013.


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Clinton actually had the nerve to tell the government officials of India, one of the world's worst polluting nations, that we the citizens of the United States were sorry to be one of the world's major polluters.
The people of India are generally polite people, but it was hard for them to hide their smirks of laughter upon hearing such a comment.
As a nation, we should strive to set an example for other industrialized nations to follow, not apologize for past policy.
Barack Obama was not elected to be an apologist for our way of life; he was elected to lead us out of a near depression. He and his cabinet should be apologizing to their own countrymen for helping make the economic situation he inherited worse.


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Farrah Abraham bared all last year in Backdoor Teen Mom, but now she's swearing off sex.
In the new issue of Life & Style, on stands now, the Teen Mom star explains the experience has soured sex for her — for good.
"People use sex for power and manipulation when sex is supposed to be enjoyable and great," adding "I don't feel that. I want to be a virgin forever — or a nun."
EXCLUSIVE: Teen Mom Star Farrah Abraham Confirms Lip Injections
At 22 years old, the mother of 4-year-old Sophia explains she never wanted to have sex before marriage.
"It's just how I grew up. I wanted to wait to have sex, but then it ended up happening," adding that the high school social events and a relationship changed everything.
"I always wanted to wait until marriage to make it special. I like making things special."
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Raytheon Small Tactical Munitions
2ft Small Tactical Munitions to arm the U.S. military's Shadow UAV...
UAVs have changed warfare for good, but the problem that plagues most lightweight drones is that they are simply too light to support heavy munitions.
Noting that problem, Raytheon has developed a small precision missile that can be carried by drones much smaller than the Predator and Raptors that rule the skies above the battlefield.
The Small Tactical Munitions, essentially designed to arm 12ft long Shadow UAV, measure less than 2 feet in length and are 10 times lighter than the Hellfire missile carried by larger drones.
The new bombs will not only allow smaller UAVs to carry munitions, they will also allow bigger aircraft to carry far more weapons than currently possible. Needless to say both these advantages will significantly increase the US fleet's arsenal.
The missile has been under development since 2009, but the wait may soon be over as Raytheon say it is just 'tweaking software and running some environmental tests.' [AIN Online.]
You can see the new missile, and its digital semi-active laser guidance system being tested at the Yuma proving grounds, November, 2011.
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- Spencer Ackerman: Tiny 2-Foot Bomb Could Be 'Months' Away From Drone War. Wired, 07/13/2012.


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Saturday, 19 August 2017 08:28
Infosys share price crashed yesterday due to the resignation of their CEO Mr. Vishal Sikka, the first non-founder CEO.He cited the interference of Founder Mr. Narayan Murthy in his domain. But Mr Sikka reiterated his belief in the great potential of Infosys. The founders of Infosys were known for good corporate governance but face a great challenge on succession planning going ahead.
Business tycoon Mr Vijay pat Singhania,founder of Raymonds has been entangled with his son Mr Gautam Singhania on inheritance of his empire.He has already handed over his empire to his son but he has no money to meet his daily expenses. It has a message for parents across the country; " Do not be blinded on your retirement planning and be careful in transferring your created your wealth to your children".
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 08:02
The period between 2002-2011 was a golden period for real estate investments. Now we have some data to understand the current situation. The National Housing Bank (NHB), the regulator of housing finance companies have launched a revamped RESIDEX, a housing price index. The index claims to offer home prices of 50 cities across the nation.
This should help us get some idea about which way the real estate prices have gone over the last few years. And for the first time we should be able to calculate the actual city wise returns. Let's take a look at Table below. It shows the annual returns of some selected cities between June 2013 and March 2017. It also shows the one-year return between March 2016 and March 2017.
Thursday, 22 June 2017 07:07
We need "Roti, Kapada and Makaan" before thinking about achievement of other financial goals. The key financial goals for families currently are; Children's education and Retirement corpus. A roof over our head is a basic necessity no doubt, but should we go for owning it or stay in a rented house? If you aspire to own an expensive house, the home loan EMI may make you poor and you may have no money left for other expenses after paying the EMI. It will be difficult to maintain a healthy balance between housing and other critical goals. The factors to consider in buying a house vs renting are;
Tuesday, 18 April 2017 05:58
During February 2016, the Government of India had announced that it will review small savings interest rates every quarter based on the yields of government bonds of the previous three months.Recently the government has reduced interest rates on small savings schemes to align them with market for the quarter beginning 1 April 2017.
The commercial Banks were reluctant to pass on the policy rate cuts by RBI citing the higher small savings rate. Now this linking of interest rates of small savings schemes to the yields of government securities and reduction in rates will prompt the banks to pass on the policy rate cuts to the borrowers through lower lending rates.
The rates have been reduced by 10 bps of all small savings schemes including PPF,senior citizens' saving scheme, postal time deposits, KVP,NSC and Sukanya Samriddhi excluding the Postal Savings account which has been retained at 4%.The Government has also retained the spread of 25 basis points of long-term savings schemes such as the five-year term deposit and National Savings Certificates (NSC) etc over government securities of comparable maturity to encourage long-term savings.
Wednesday, 05 April 2017 06:15
(1) From financial year 2017-18, if Return is not filed within due date, late fee of Rs 5,000/- for delay up to 31st December, and Rs 10,000/- thereafter.
(2) Every person who has been allotted PAN as on 1st July 2017 must intimate the AADHAR number to the Tax Authority, failing which, PAN allotted to such person shall be deemed to be invalid. Kindly note that linking of AADHAR with PAN is not possible, unless name as per AADHAR and PAN match perfectly. Hence, please take steps to rectify your name as per AADHAR to match as per PAN.
3) Tax Exemption limit is Rs 2,50,000/- (same as earlier) -
- After that, upto Rs 5 lakh, Tax Rate is 5% (earlier it was 10%). Tax rebate of maximum Rs.2500 will be allowed, for total income upto Rs 3.50 lakhs.
-Individuals having total income exceeding Rs 50 lakhs but below Rs 1 crore, are to pay surcharge @ 10% of the tax. Those having total income exceeding Rs 1 crore shall continue to pay surcharge @ 15%.
(4) Payment of Rent – Rs 50,000 per month by any Individual or HUF (not subject to Tax Audit requirements) - deducts TDS @ 5%.
Monday, 20 March 2017 10:42
In the past few weeks, we have seen banks either introducing new charges or hiking the existing ones sharply. While many customers complain of banks robbing them with higher charges, those from the banking industry say customers need to pay for the services they enjoy. Customers' pain point, however, is not just the fee, but the non-transparent, arbitrary manner in which charges are being levied.
Saturday, 18 February 2017 06:47
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All tax-saving investments and expenses have to be made before March 31 2017.
Saturday, 28 January 2017 06:49
There is a debate on segregating sales from investment advice.SEBI has proposed that mutual fund distributors cannot give investment advice to buyers and proposed to make it compulsory for mutual fund distributors who give advice to register as investment advisers. We reproduce the view of Prof Pattabiraman at IIT-Madras as published in ET wealth on 16th January 2017.
Steve Jobs said, "People don't know what they want until you show it to them". This applies to conflict of interest. In a recent consultation paper, Sebi proposed that mutual fund distributors should not provide incidental or basic investment advice in respect of mutual fund products and should not call themselves advisers.
Monday, 16 January 2017 07:36
NPS has emerged as a popular tax saving tool at par with EPF. but the issue on taxation of 60% of the proceeds on maturity or buying annuity is a moot point and hoped to be resolved soon. Opening of NPS account was a herculean task till now but have been made easier through online NPS account.
Types of NPS accounts: There are Two types of account i.e TIER I and TIER II
Saturday, 31 December 2016 15:20
These are times of uncertainties! Who could have predicted the address to the nation by the Prime Minister on the evening of 8th November 2016. Remonitisation have become painful for many for standing in long queues. More uncertainties are in store in the coming days! GST will overhaul the indirect taxation system in the country. Short term pains but long term gains? Now coming to personal finance; there is a need to question our core beliefs and think differently. Let us take income, assets, liabilities, expenses and retirement!
Income: Where does your income come from? Is it salary from your employer? This is an external source. It is like water flow in a river. But looking it from a bigger picture, the real source of river water is the spring. Similarly the source of income is not the monthly salary but your skill, time, intelligence and experience. If you focus on up gradation of your skills that generates your income streams, you are more likely to preserve a steady income in the long run. Conversely if do not upgrade your skills in tune with the demand of the times, you are more likely to miss out on generating income. Think for a moment about the prospect of losing your job, look at your skill sets. They may be more valuable if you have kept them honed. Do not ignore skill building and networking even after you have settled in a job.


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tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-06-11:913346 Shakin' the Family Tree A never ending journey... Dee Burris Blakley 2012-04-22T13:44:10Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-06-11:913346:112045 Haven't been around in a while... 2012-04-21T14:08:16Z 2012-04-22T13:44:10Z touched public 13 Bless her heart. Nancy at My Ancestors and Me left me a comment in an entry, wondering where I had been and if I was all right.

I had a rollover accident in my SUV on February 22, described in my other blog, here.

The surgery to fix my wrist went well, but then I developed a complication called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD. It's also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS.

I was referred to a neurologist, who has a God complex to the nth degree, and am now trying to get a referral to another one.

I'm not 100%, and probably will not be for quite a while. Typing is still difficult, although I do manage much better than this time a month ago.

I have also gained an enormous amount of respect for the thousands of people living with chronic pain disorders.

One of the things I haven't been able to do is get out with my camera in cemeteries. I've been back at work since March 12 - 10 days post-op - but have multiple weekly medical appointments including physical therapy 3 times a week. My PT is my hero, because he's the one who saw the beginnings of RSD and galvanized my ortho doc into action.

Thank you, Nancy. I appreciate your concern more than you know.

ETA: Thank you to all the geneabloggers and the grapevine.

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The Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform's annual report called for changes that would help released offenders rejoin their communities.
In a short legislative session, the recommendations of the report released Friday, which dovetail with the priority set by the governor's office of helping released offenders re-enter society, are most likely to see discussion.
Proposals include legislation that would assist offenders in finding jobs and housing, reducing barriers for certain offenders to obtain a driver's license and a "ban the box" provision for state jobs (excluding law enforcement), which would remove the requirement for people to disclose convictions in their initial employment applications.
The council was established by legislation based on the recommendations of a similar council, appointed by the Gov. Nathan Deal in 2011. Its report cited the statistics that spurred a closer look at criminal justice reform: Between 1990 and 2011, Georgia's prison population more than doubled to nearly 56,000 inmates, and spending on incarceration from $492 million to more than $1 billion annually.
Reoffending didn't budge, with about 30 percent of offenders reincarcerated within three years.\
Past reforms have focused on the type and length of punishment for nonviolent offenses, and the report said the prison population reflects those changes: The proportion of violent and sex offenders in prison increased from 58 percent in January 2009 to 64 percent in June of 2013.
"This shifting offender profile shows that, as intended, Georgia is increasingly focusing expensive prison space on dangerous offenders while using more cost-effective, community-based sanctions for less serious lawbreakers," the report said.
Hall County Superior Court Judge Jason Deal heads an alternative sentencing program, the Hall County Drug Court, a two-year counseling and accountability program.
He is also a member of the 15-person committee, which he said strives to keep tabs on changes.
"We meet periodically, and one of the things we are tasked with is oversight of these changes and looking at the results as they come in," he said.
Absent from this year's report were reforms to mandatory minimum laws, indicating satisfaction with changes in last year's law, which established discretion for judges to depart from the minimum sentence in limited circumstances.
Rep. Lee Hawkins, R-Gainesville, voiced his support in the past for changes in mandatory minimum laws.
"I really hate to see some of our young people getting lengthy sentences on mandatory minimums when we have excellent judges," Hawkins said. "I think when they're given the ability to make decisions, better decisions are made."
The Georgia General Assembly convenes the 2014 session today.
Legislators have said setting the budget — a sizable and constitutionally mandated task — will be their top priority.


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Apple makes iLife app suite free with new devices: iMovie, iPhoto and Garageband updated
0. phoneArena posted on 22 Oct 2013, 12:56
Apple has just unveiled an overhaul to its iLife entertainment app suite with new versions of iPhoto, iMovie and Garageband…
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. tedkord (Posts: 14123; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
What do they mean by new? Does anyone who bought a 5s at launch get them?
7. greathero1 (Posts: 576; Member since: 13 Jun 2008)
That is the million dollar question but it's probably just for new iPad and Macs only. Care to wager a bet b/c I am feeling quite confident on this one lol.
3. frydaexiii (Posts: 1475; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
Why are app updates part of this? Shouldn't they just talk about the new devices? You don't see Google go up during a Nexus launch and talk about Gmail or Google Drive...All these should only be there if they're part of the OS(Google Now) or requires a certain OS to run it (ALA Google Voice/Now), which iLife is neither...
6. greathero1 (Posts: 576; Member since: 13 Jun 2008)
Why should they put boundaries on what they choose to talk about? Let them have their 5 minutes (in this case about 2 hours or so).
8. funchumm1206 (Posts: 52; Member since: 04 Mar 2013)
Simple answer. Apple is not Google and vice versa. Apple didn't said in the invitation that it's only all about new ipads and macs.... And it kills time. It's better to see free app updates than their live demos to kill time. Anyway, nice move my apple to bundle their apps with new idevices adding more value to their products. I think bad for profits though.
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Ivanhoe Energy Inc. announced that through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sunwing Zitong Energy (Sunwing), it has completed the previously announced transfer of the Company's participating interest in the Contract for Exploration, Development and Production in the Zitong Block (Petroleum Contract) to Shell China Exploration and Production Co. (Shell).
In exchange for Sunwing's interest in the Zitong Petroleum Contract, the Company will receive total pre-tax cash proceeds of $105 million. Initial pre-tax proceeds of approximately $96 million were delivered on closing. Per the terms of the transaction, the Company will receive two remaining components of the proceeds as follows:
With the completion of the transaction, Shell will assume the obligations under the Supplementary Agreement and will replace the Company's performance bond with its own. As a result, the collateral for that performance bond, currently presented as restricted cash on the Company's balance sheet, will be released.
The closing of this transaction, and the recently closed divestiture of Pan-China Resources announced on December 17, 2012, will provide Ivanhoe Energy with available pre-tax working capital of $170 million. Within the next 30 days the Company will retire the $50 million bridge loan outstanding as well as the $10 million owed to Ivanhoe Capital. This will leave Ivanhoe Energy debt-free, other than the CAD$73 million convertible debentures which will mature on June 30, 2016.
"In 2012, Ivanhoe Energy has taken significant steps to focus the Company, and enhance our liquidity. We now have a healthy balance sheet, and in 2013 we will be focused on making substantial progress in the commercialization of our Heavy to Light (HTL) technology, and developing the Tamarack Project in Canada and Block 20 in Ecuador," said Carlos A. Cabrera, Ivanhoe Energy's Executive Chairman.
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Family Law Questions? Ask a Family Lawyer Online.
Hello there.
Hi. Thank you for your question.
I need just a bit of clarification on something--you said that gave up your rights to your children and you gave custody to your mother. Did you give up your parental rights, or just your custodial rights?
parental rights
I did it willingly a few years ago when they where young
Were your teenaged children adopted by your mother?
she won't fight me on this well I am pretty sure anyways
she adopted them when they were about 4 and 5
Ok, when a biological parent gives up her parental rights and the children are adopted by someone else, the biological parent no longer has any legal relationship to the children. They have no more legal right to the children than any other person on the planet. This doesn't mean that it's not possible to get custody of the children, but they have to seek it as though they are a non-family member. This means one of two things has to happen. Either custody must be gained through a guardianship, or custody must be gained by the adoptive parent surrendering parental rights and the biological parent adopting the children.
It's much easier to get a guardianship. A guardian essentially has all of the custodial rights that a legal parent does.
It appears that you may be typing. I will wait for you to finish before I continue. Take all the time that you need.
Ok so if my mother does gives up her rights which state do I file in? California, where I gave up my rights, Texas, where my mother lives, or Nevada , where I live?
thank you for waiting
The children live in Texas with your mother, correct?
Have they lived there for at least the past six months?
You would have to file in Texas.
Great. What are the papers called that I need to file?
And do I need a lawyer?
In which Texas county do the children reside?
I am not sure what county but they live in El Paso
ok, just a moment please.
thank you so very much!
I think it is el paso county?
Thanks for your patience. The city of El Paso is located in El Paso County, Texas. Texas isn't quite as uniform as what you may have experienced when you relinquished your rights in California. Each county court has different forms, and some counties do not have forms for certain matters. I'm not in El Paso, but it appears that they do not have a copy of the guardianship petition available in a user-friendly form. When a form does not exist, any needs have to be drafted on court pleading paper from scratch. The typical person cannot do this without assistance of counsel. But to be perfectly honest, the process is pretty complex and the typical person wouldn't be able to maneuver through it anyway without the help of a lawyer, especially if there was any chance that it would be contested.
Let me provide you with a link that summarizes the process: http://texasguardianship.org/guardianship-information/guardianship-basics/guardianship-process-2/
The initial filing for physical custody is called a petition for guardianship of the person. If asking for control over their finances as well (which is typical for kids, even if they don't have any finances), it is called a petition for guardianship of the person and of the estate.
Thank you so very much you have been so helpful!
It's my pleasure. Did you have any other question?
I would just close by saying that because the nuances of every situation are different, this information should not be relied upon as complete or advice until you have had a chance to consult with an attorney practicing in El Paso.
But I am glad that I was able to point you in the right direction. Have a good evening :-)


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Important economic data from China and Japan on Monday was perceived on balance as slightly weak, but economists urged investors to take confidence from a broader positive trend that points to sustainable demand for Australia's commodity exports.
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2 S Mickey Mantle Dr
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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Year Opened: 1998
Capacity: 13,066
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The Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark has been the home of the Oklahoma City RedHawks since 1998. It has a capacity of 9,000 currently for RedHawks games and a total capacity of 13,066 fans. It also frequently hosts the Big 12 Baseball tournament and is located in the Bricktown Entertainment District of downtown Oklahoma City.
The RedHawks are currently the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, though they have been affiliated in the past with the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians. They have played in Oklahoma City since they were founded in 1962 and previously went by the Oklahoma RedHawks from 1998-2008 and the Oklahoma City 89ers from 1962-1997.
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The regular concession areas are called Flashpoint Grilles, and they consist of your typical concession food (popcorn, hot dogs, soft drinks, etc.). The prices at these stands are pretty reasonable, though there isn't much out of the ordinary to eat.
However, there are other options to partake in throughout the ballpark. The Pizzeria, the Deli stand, Smokie's Sausage shack, Franx (specialty hot dogs), and Salsa stand all provide other options for patrons to choose from. Dessert choices include Dippin' Dots, Sweet (ice cream), Minute Maid frozen lemonade and Sno Cone stands. There are also plenty of beer and lemonade stands dotted around the concourse, and Coach's, a sports bar located upstairs down the third base line.
But if one really wants to have a satisfying culinary experience, the Porker hot dog from Franx must be ordered. Consisting of a hot dog, BBQ pulled pork, BBQ sauce, fresh coleslaw all on a gourmet roll, the Porker will satisfy any baseball fan's desire to have a dog at the park.
The music played before the game actually started was inappropriate at times for the large number of younger children that were there during my most recent visit. Though few children would probably catch it, it is something a fan with a family should be aware of.
The park does a great job of paying homage to the history of baseball in the area. Pictures of Oklahoma State and the University of Oklahoma baseball teams from 100 years ago and pictures of other teams of the past litter the walls. There are also statues outside the park commemorating famous baseball players from the state of Oklahoma like Johnny Bench, Warren Spahn, and Mickey Mantle.
There is a lot for kids at the park including playground equipment just outside the outfield, jumbotron games and a sing-along with kids on the field dressed up as Old MacDonald's farm animals. There is also a good effort to engage the fans with different chants, activities and sound effects throughout the experience that emphasize what's happening on the field.
The surrounding area is full of great attractions and stuff to do. Restaurants include Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill, Sonic (headquarters), Fuzzy's Taco Shop, RedPin Restaurant & Bowling Lounge (which has bowling and good food), Starbucks, KD's Southern Cuisine and Marble Slab Creamery along with much, much more.
Chesapeake Energy Arena, which the Oklahoma City Thunder call home, is right down the street, along with the Cox Convention Center, home of the Oklahoma City Barons. There is also the Riverwalk nearby, which you can just walk or have a boat ride and tour of Bricktown for a reasonable rate.
If you are looking for a great eating experience before or after the game, check out either Fuzzy's Taco Shop or the Bricktown Brewery. Fuzzy's has some of the best tacos you'll ever have, but get there early to avoid crazy long lines. The Brewery serves all kinds of beer, and the food is pretty good as well.
If you need a place to crash for a night or two during your visit, there are some hotel options very close to the ballpark. The Hilton Garden Inn and the Hampton Inn & Suites are both directly adjacent to venue, while the Residence Inn Marriott is just a few blocks down the street. However, if you need a more affordable hotel option, the Bricktown Hotel and Convention Center is a great one. Though it is a bit farther away, it provides a free, on-demand shuttle for all of its guests to great Bricktown attractions like the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and the Oklahoma City Zoo, in addition to the ballpark.
The park is filled to about half of its capacity when crowds are at their largest. The fans themselves are pretty typical minor league fans and a good mix of different demographics. The crowd is loud for its size and does a good job of supporting the team on the field and participating in the atmosphere the park attempts to cultivate
There is plenty of close parking nearby, even if one arrives right before game time. Parking right across the street goes for $5, which is a great price for how close and available it is. The surrounding area is also very easy to navigate.
The walkways and concourse are spacious enough to get around easily. The seating is a bit crowded, and the individual chairbacks are not the most comfortable one will ever sit in. The restrooms are not great, as they are a bit dirty and in need of a major update in fixtures and the like. There are also plenty of picnic tables around the concourse for those who wish to have a bit more space to eat while they watch the game.
Ticket prices for RedHawk games average between $9 and $30 for single games, which is a competitive price for the product received in return. Ultimately, the price is low enough that any hang-ups this venue may present are worth overcoming. This is particularly true for families from the area and visiting ballpark travelers.
The park gets an extra point for the two mascots, Cooper and Ruby, who are available outside the park before the game to take pictures with kids.
Another point is earned for the fact that each player for the RedHawks has a Love's Baseball Buddy that is announced and run out to their position with them at the beginning of the game.
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If you are a baseball fan you have to love a ballpark located on Mickey Mantle Way. They have done a nice job of honoring Oklahoma's baseball heritage with beautiful statues of Oklahoma's very own Johnny Bench, Warren Spahn and Mickey Mantle located right outside the ballpark. Those statues should get any fan in the mood for baseball, in this case, Pacific Coast League AAA baseball. There are also plaques honoring many other MLB players that are from Oklahoma, which are a unique feature.
The ballpark originally opened as Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark. In 2006 it was then renamed AT&T Bricktown Ballpark following the merger of Southwestern Bell and AT&T. In 2012, it was briefly renamed Newcastle Field at Bricktown, but was quickly again renamed Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark before the 2012 season.
It was built as a 13,066 seat ballpark, but that was a little too big, so the RedHawks covered almost 4000 seats in the upper deck, which provided them with advertising opportunities on the large seat covers.
The ballpark is host to the Big 12 Baseball Tournament; it is also home to two games of the Bedlam Series that pits the Oklahoma Sooners and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. It used to host the annual AAA Baseball National Championship Game when it was called The Bricktown Showcase between the International League and Pacific Coast League to determine the overall AAA Champion. Now the game is put out to the highest/best bidder to host each year.
Bricktown is absolutely amazing I love this place. Unfortunately for the Redhawks fans they went from having one of the best products (Rangers AAA team) to having one of the worst (Astros AAA team). Still a great place to catch a game, I recommend Tapwerks there in Bricktown has a great selection of beers on tap.
Food & Beverage: Don't remember
Atmosphere: Fantastic for a minor league game
Neighborhood: The stadium is in Bricktown which is a very cool area. Plenty of great restaurants around
Fans: Standard for a minor league team
Access: Right off the highway. I believe there is a giant parking garage right across the street
Return: Can't ask to get anything more out of a minor league game. Had a great time
Extras: There's a playground in center field for the kids and an indor area to cool off on those hot Oklahoma summer days and grab some food/beers in left field
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