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Forcing love just does not work. Specifically, holding onto a relationship that needs to evolve causes pain. It is not beneficial to resist change nor is it the loving thing to do for ourselves or for another. Change is indeed one of the few constants in this life!
Holding on to a relationship you are invested in is understandable! Most of us resist change, particularly if we feel the change may bring us heartbreak or discomfort. Yet, parents need to adjust to the changes in their growing children or risk arrested development. Teachers need to let the students promote on and enter into their next phase of learning or release them to graduate to begin their life's work. Even lovers at times need to let go if they are no longer able to truly be themselves, or if they struggle with not being loved or feeling able to love in the way that the other person needs. True love doesn't trap, coerce, or force… true love is freeing, selfless and without harm.
Holding onto someone and forcing them to love us as we feel we need to be loved is selfish. Sure, we can let our request be known, but the choice is not ours but it is theirs to give or withhold. We must accept what is and not try to force it to be what it assuredly is not.
Changes in relationship and in love should not distress us! Sometimes these changes bring with them new blessings and an opportunity to experience new joys! Earthly love will always ebb and flow with life's Seasons… ever changing. We can't force love to stay the same.
There is one thing that will never change: a Source of Love beyond all measure. This Love will always be there to care for our every hurt, every pain, every need! This Love is the Divine Love of God and is without limit.
Yes, Truly the love we receive from others is a blessing in this life, however God's love for us is our greatest gift and is a Perfect Love like no other. We must realize that the love we share with others was never intended to fulfill us completely nor meet our every need. This love is but a reminder to us, a small introduction to the eternal Perfect Love of God that one day, if we so choose, we will each experience and enjoy.


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Furthermore, there's a sort of easter egg hidden in the Google-colored confetti at the bottom of the logo. If you look closely, you will notice it reads SYN SYN/ ACK ACK – a command line part of TCP known as the "three way handshake" to establish a connection. The SYN (synchronize) is send from the client, the server replies with SYN and ACK (acknowledgement), and the client sends back an ACK.
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Precious picture. I love the quote too! I am a new follower. We are in Triberr together. Nice to meet you...
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January 25, 2013 /
Everyone is happy - and doing really well on the detox maintenance programme. We are now starting our 4th week, and although the speed of weight loss has slowed down a little, this was to be expected, and still the overall weight loss on average is around 10 lbs in three weeks. Meeting together once a week has proved so supportive and motivational to everyone.
(photo features antioxidant smoothie - blueberries, avocado, Swiss chard leaves, banana, grated ginger and orange juice)
Some of the group have had long-term sleep problems, so I did some research on how to get better sleep, and what foods to eat to aid a good night's sleep. It is very important to sleep well - to allow your body time to rest, recuperate and regenerate. Not only that, there are two hormones - leptin and ghrelin - that affect and influence our appetite, and whose production is closely related to the amount and quality of our sleep. This means that lack of sleep on a long-term basis could cause weight gain.
The detox programme releases toxins from your body, and helps it to function normally, both day and night, so the first thing to do to ensure a good night's sleep is to eat a healthy diet, and avoid a heavy meal late at night. It is better to eat early in the evening, and take a short walk, or some other kind of light exercise after your meal.
Keep to a regular schedule, make sure you have plenty of exposure to light during the day, and then at night keep the lights down low. Don't stimulate your brain and eyes with the computer, iPad, cell phone or any backlit electronic device. Take a warm, relaxing bath, play soft music at a very low volume, and when you are in bed, visualise a restful night. Don't stress about not sleeping, but make relaxation your goal.
Foods to eat that may help with sleep problems include almonds and bananas, which contain magnesium and potassium - promoting sleep and muscle relaxation - and proteins that help maintain a stable blood sugar while you are asleep. Try taking half a cookie bar (oats) with half a banana and 4 or 5 almonds, about an hour before going to bed. (You can find the recipe for the
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Everyone reported that they have had absolutely no problem keeping to the dietary restrictions of the programme. They do not miss the "forbidden" foods, feel very satisfied with their meals, and are all experiencing a great improvement in their overall health. One member reported that she felt that starting the day with the hot water and lemon, and the body scrub set her up for the day - "doing the deal" - and prepared her both mentally and physically for another detox day, and another step towards her goal of healthy weight loss.
Another member of the group felt that exercise was a very important part of her weight loss. She swims one and a half kilometres three times a week, and on the other days goes for fast walks, or does heavy work in the garden. The others were very motivated by her example, and determined to take more exercise.
Everyone agreed that socializing is the biggest problem. It is so hard to resist "forbidden" foods and alcohol, when everyone around is enjoying them. However, they have all been extremely strong minded and motivated, and have been working out strategies for dealing with this situation. When the weight loss goal is achieved, then they can live the 80/20 detox maintenance lifestyle, but during these first few weeks they are 99.9% adhering to the programme.
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Eliminating coffee has been a big problem for one member, who used to drink up to eight cups a day. She is suffering from withdrawal symptoms, but although feeling quite miserable sometimes due to the lack of caffeine, she is determined to continue. Having managed to survive two weeks with no coffee, she is convinced that her
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So there is every motivation to continue with the programme - this is not a diet, rather a change in lifestyle. I congratulate everyone for their motivation and persistence, and for the mutual support. It has been SO helpful to share our achievements, and tips and advice for how we can make the change in lifestyle change easier - and permanent.
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Indeed the program is working for all of us. We each have our own challenges, but it is true - socialization is so important but it is challenging to drink water and nibble on celery sticks while the others are are eating baguette and sipping redwine
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Yes, it is challenging. But keep in mind your goal, and when you have achieved it, you can join in with those indulgences as long as it is not every day! The 80/20 ratio can easily be managed, and you will be looking so beautiful. Also, by then, you will not want to overindulge.
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Postcard Series: Jennifer Goldstein
Postcard Series: Jennifer Goldstein Loves To Travel...Except...
Executive Health & Beauty Editor at Marie Claire and Co-Host of Fat Mascara
Travel - hate it, love it? Love it all except the packing. Even airports don't bother me as long as there's good people-watching.
It's not a vacation unless...I have my Kindle loaded with books and there's day drinking.
Planes, trains, or automobiles? Motorbikes! When you're on a scooter or motorbike, you go slower, you stop more often, and you're outdoors - it's such a great way to get to know a place.
Checked bags or carry on? All depends on my sunscreen needs. I can do a 10-day vacation with just a carry-on, but if I'm going to need lots of SPF I'll check my bags just so I can pack bottles of continuous-spray sunscreen.
Travel beauty - bare or elaborate? I think my style is bare basics, but I'm a beauty editor, so my bare might be someone else's elaborate! Let's put it this way: I don't pack beauty tools that require electricity.
In general my beauty routine is...consistent. I try so many products for work, but I've learned that if I don't want my skin to break out, I have to stick to my skincare routine.
I must pack _____ when traveling? Sunscreen, sunglasses, and binoculars for bird watching (yes, really). I also love my Lowa hiking boots, Birkenstocks, black skinny jeans, and Wilfred separates, which look chic and don't wrinkle.
Best travel tips? Nothing is more stressful than not being able to get a goodnight's sleep. So I say don't drink caffeine after 2 PM, always pack ear plugs, and bring Donormyl just in case (it's this fizzy French sleeping pill that always works and doesn't leave you drowsy the next day).
Upon arrival at my destination...I try to get a paper map from the car rental place or at the concierge. I feel like I can't get the lay of the land from the map on the phone.
Favorite travel spot? Everywhere I've visited in Africa has been amazing: riding a camel, into the Saharan dunes to watch the sunset, sailing down the Nile, climbing Mt. Kilimanjara, making shea butter and seeing the elephants in Ghana, going to the safari in Tanzania and South Africa...that continent is magical.
What are your 3 must see/do things in this city? How about one thing to do in three cities: I always try to find the spiciest street food. I love jerk chicken from the roadside huts in the cliffs of Negril; stir-frys in the stalls near Tha Chang in Bangkok; and tacos al pastor from pretty much any street cart in Mexico.
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I am honored for this opportunity to install my work in a great space of a world-famous company's store, designed by a world-class architect.
I thought it would be nice to have a baby giraffe when I saw the giraffe in the atrium.
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Fishin' Fun 2
I must have missed the first Fishin' Fun Flash game, probably when I was playing Animal Crossing and doing some fishing of my own.
Fishin' Fun 2 is an action arcade game in which the player catches fish in a sequence, and against the clock, to gain points and move onto the next level.
At the start of each level, the sequence of fish you must catch appears in the top left corner of the game window. The object is to catch the same sequence of fish in that exact order. If you catch one out of sequence, you must start the sequence again.
Control is by moving the mouse only. Left and right moves the poll in the respective direction, while up and down raises or lowers the magnet bait. Touch the magnet to a fish to 'hook' it, and then slowly raise the fish into the boat.
Several things can thwart your successful catch. If you reel in a fish to quickly, or jerk the line suddenly, you are sure to lose the fish. This can be helpful to know if you inadvertently hook the wrong fish. Also, if another fish passes by and comes too close to the fish you are reeling in, your fish will get away. Also watch out for the nasty crab and swordfish, both of which will cut your line and lose your magnet. You get only three (3) magnets per game.
The gameplay is nicely balanced between the selective catching element and a timer that forces level completion. Although each successive level increases in difficulty, the curve is not a very steep one. The player is given ample time to complete each level's sequence, thereby capturing the essence of fishing with a laid-back charm reflected in the game.
Olli (nGFX) and the talented folks at Q-Affairs in Deutschland (that's Germany for you Americans) have created this gorgeous affair for German fashion and apparel company, Gardeur. This is no ordinary clothing company. Surf their site and not only will you find Flash games, you will also find permanently grease-resistant trousers with nanotechnology, and Gardeur denims with active anti-cellulite formula. I'm not kidding.
And this is no ordinary Flash game. The artwork is some of the most eye-catching and appealing graphics I've seen in a casual game. According to nGFX, some of the characters where rendered in Cinema4d with textures painted in photoshop; some were made in 3ds Max; while others were first rendered in 3D, printed out, traced, scanned and colorized (the Ball fish).
Everything about this game screams polish from the artwork to the interface, the sound design to the gameplay. Having never played the first Fishin' Fun, I have nothing to compare the sequel to. However, the second in the series stands on its own merits and offers boat loads of fun for everyone, and oceans of eye-candy to boot. Click.
Note: Firefox seems to have trouble with this game, as the animation becomes choppy when using the browser. Safari has no trouble with it, for those on Macs.
Update: It looks like Gardeur has either moved the game around again, or has taken the game offline. I'll try to track it down. In the meantime, I've removed it from the recommended section.


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Such a fan of Thomas Hardy, have always enjoyed his style of writing. Out of the 6 books of his I have read thus far my favourites are Tess of the Durbervilles and the Mayor of Casterbridge. There is always an element of vulnerability in his protagonists and I think that it is this that makes them easy to relate to. Enjoyable books, but not necessarily gripping.


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The 27-year-old Brazil international's contract runs out in June 2012 and renewal talks have dragged on amid reports of a possible move to Manchester City.
Sports daily Mundo Deportivo reported last month that Alves turned down the chance of a contract extenstion to 2015 that would have placed him in the same wage bracket as teammates like captain Carles Puyol.
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"I am very optimistic about the renewal of my contract and I know that it will be resolved," he told a news conference following a Barcelona training session.
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Man Dies After Colliding with Truck
DALLAS TOWNSHIP — A man is dead after his bicycle collided with a pickup truck in Luzerne County. Police say David Denlinger, 25, of Harveys Lake was riding his bike on Route 309 in Dallas Township when he crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the truck head-on. Denlinger was taken to the hospital where he later died. The driver of the pickup truck was not hurt after the crash in Luzerne County.
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POCONO TOWNSHIP — Four people were busted with drugs after a traffic stop in Monroe County. State Police tell us Juan Carlos Reyes, Joseph Angel Santiago and Markel Jermille Esnard, of Wilkes-Barre and Jasmin Santiago of Plymouth were pulled over early Thursday morning on Interstate 80 West in Pocono Township for speeding. During the search, Marijuana, 250 bags of suspected Heroin and 50 capsules of suspected Methamphetamine was seized after traffic stop in Monroe County.
Super 16 Countdown Preview: Meyers Mohawks
With last year's record of 5-6, the Mohawks from Meyers are a team that might make an impact in 2013. Matt DeMarco had over a thousand receiving yards last year, but this year DeMarco is the quarterback looking for some receivers of his own.
Comets Claim Jackman Memorial
At the Scranton Municipal Golf Course, the Abington Heights Comets took home gold in the annual Jackman Memorial Golf Tournament. Anthony Sebastianelli of Abington Heights won the entire tournament with a 67, Elk Lake's Cole Tyler finished second with a 71.
Super 16 Preview: Williams Valley
Williams Valley won their first 12 games of the season. In 2013, the Vikings have a young line, but a veteran QB and RB ready to run over the competition.
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Last season, Tamaqua had one of their best records since the 1960's, finishing 10-0 in the regular season. This year, they have key players returning, and they are hungry to take the field in 2013.
Taylor Walmart Evacuated
TAYLOR — A store in Lackawanna County was evacuated Monday night. Newswatch 16 was told a suspicious package was found outside the Walmart in Taylor around 9 p.m. Customers and employees were ordered to leave the store. The Scranton Police Department's Hazardous Devices Team responded to the evacuation in Lackawanna County. Investigators cleared the scene by 12:40 a.m. Tuesday. There is no word from authorities on any possible charges.
Man Faces Slew of Child Porn Charges
MONROE COUNTY — A man in Monroe County faces multiple charges of child porn. Officials arrested Nathan Sauers, 33, Canadensis is accused of sharing child pornography from his Barrett Township home. Investigators monitored Sauers' activity after a computer at his home was discovered sharing a large amount of child porn on a file sharing network. Sauers remains locked up in the Monroe County jail.
Man Arrested for Drugs After Traffic Stop
STROUD TOWNSHIP — A Monroe County man is in jail after he was found with three types of drugs. Police say Evan Watkins, 24, Stroud Township was pulled over Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain Lake Estates. During the stop, police found heroin, cocaine and "crack" cocaine. Watkins remains locked up in Monroe County.


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S.C.'s gift to the Voting Rights Act
When the Justice Department recently blocked implementation of South Carolina's photo ID law, analysts were quick to suggest that the action was risky and could be the death of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. They were wrong to sound the alarm.
Recent discriminatory actions by South Carolina and other covered states give Attorney General Eric Holder no choice but to block their implementation. In fact, the very actions that forced Holder's hand may ultimately save the act from the daggers of Chief Justice John Roberts and his band of conservative justices, who seem ready to strike it down as unconstitutional.
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Because of the actions of South Carolina and other covered states, the future of the embattled act has brightened considerably — though access to the ballot grows more threatened.
By engaging in a legislative orgy that erected substantial new barriers to minority voting in the past year, covered jurisdictions, which are legally required to have new voting changes approved by the Department of Justice , have dramatically altered the landscape surrounding constitutional challenges to Section 5. This has buttressed the case for its continued need.
The law, originally passed with a five-year sunset, has been renewed by Congress four times, most recently in 2006. With each renewal, covered jurisdictions – identified as having had the worst records of disfranchisement — have pressed the case that there is no longer a basis for singling them out for special, disfavored treatment. They cite statistics that show increased registration rates and a declining number of objections and lawsuits in covered states, arguing that Congress lacked authority to extend the life of Section 5.
Supporters of the law point out the obvious: The law is working and, given other indicators of continuing discrimination, it would be risky to unleash covered jurisdictions.
This controversy reached the Supreme Court in 2009 after the tiny Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 filed suit, claiming that it should not be considered a covered jurisdiction and that the law exceeded the authority of Congress. The district was a particularly appealing plaintiff because it did not even exist when the Voting Rights Act was passed; did not register voters, and had never, itself, been found to have discriminated.
The court escaped out the side door, by interpreting the act's language creatively to allow the district to bail out from Section 5 coverage. But, the chief justice still could not resist stating his strong concerns about the constitutionality of Section 5. He noted that there had been progress in covered jurisdictions, leaving the impression that it might not survive its next visit to the court.
But, then those same covered jurisdictions rode to the rescue by passing a passel of discriminatory laws in preparation for the 2012 election cycle. South Carolina had filed the first challenge to the Voting Rights Act after it was passed in 1965. Now its quest to impose a photo ID law is leading the way in threatening to challenge the law's constitutionality in 2012.
Photo ID laws have a surprisingly disproportionate impact in making it less likely minorities will vote, as well as the young and the elderly. Indeed, that is their only empirically established effect, because it turns out that nobody has been able to document significant fraud at the ballot place. Indeed, risking criminal prosecution followed by a five-year sentence in order to cast a single fraudulent vote is simply not a rational means of affecting an election.
Photo ID laws, therefore, serve no measurable purpose — other than to disfranchise thousands, if not millions, of voters, a disproportionate number of them minority voters. By one estimate, nearly a quarter of African-Americans lack a government issued photo identification.
As a result, it is extremely difficult for a state to prove that such a law will not have the effect of discriminating against minority voters — and the Justice Department must object.


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Palin has made efforts to expand the use of technology in Alaska.
Photo: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced this morning that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be his running mate.
Elected governor in 2006, Palin became Alaska's first female governor, as well as its youngest. She will be the first politician from Alaska to run on a national ticket in a campaign for vice president.
Palin has made efforts to expand the use of technology in Alaska. In 2007, Palin announced a new online training program for workforce development. The Work Ready/College Ready program helped to assess skills and offered training courses.
"The skills needed to enter many vocations are similar to the skills needed to get into college," explained Palin at the time. "Work Ready/College Ready lets students know what level of skill they need for the occupations they're interested in, how well they match up in those skill levels and it provides training to reach their goals."
Later, in 2008, Palin introduced the Alaska Health Care Transparency Act, which aimed to help Alaskans to access more affordable health care. It established a health care information office that would provide consumers factual information on quality, cost and other important matters to help them make more informed decisions about health care.
Most recently, efforts are being made to enhance health care delivery to Alaska's native people through telemedicine and telehealth. Residents who live in rural areas will have better and timely access to critical care through medical specialists, such as cardiology, pediatrics and radiology.


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In the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) all euro payments will be treated as domestic payments and the current differentiation between national and cross-border payments will disappear. The national practices of the payments industry need to be changed, which also means changes for companies, merchants, consumers, public administrations, payment service providers and infrastructures.
The benefits of fast migration to SEPA
The goal is that national instruments will gradually be phased out and replaced by the new SEPA instruments. It has been recognised that handling dual processes for a longer period would be expensive for both the payments industry and its customers. To avoid a lengthy and costly migration process towards the new SEPA instruments, during which the benefits of SEPA cannot be fully enjoyed, it is important that all stakeholders migrate as early as possible. For those reasons, the Eurosystem considered it important that a clear end date be set for phasing out national payment instruments and replacing them with SEPA instruments.
Deadline for SEPA migration
The clear and common end date of 1 February 2014 was set by Regulation No 260/2012 for phasing out national payment instruments in the euro area and replacing them with SEPA instruments.
On 9 January 2014 the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation No 260/2012, proposing an additional transition period of six months for the euro area. The ECB published a press statement and a legal opinion on the proposal. On 26 February 2014 Regulation (EU) No 248/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 concerning the migration to Union-wide credit transfers and direct debits was officially adopted.
The impact of SEPA on companies
Saving time and costs
Using the SEPA payment instruments, companies will be able to perform all euro-denominated payments centrally, from a single account. After 1 February 2014, the handling of payments in euro will be easier, as all incoming and outgoing payments will take the same format. This will enable companies to consolidate their payments and liquidity management in one location. The Payment Services Directive obliges payment service providers to process payments within certain time limits (one business day for electronic payment orders). For European-wide business, SEPA will save money and time.
Electronic services
SEPA payments will be combined with eSEPA services, such as e-invoicing or e-reconciliation. They will help companies to further optimise the handling of payments. Today these services are often offered only nationally, as different formats and rules make cross-border use difficult. Standardised SEPA schemes will make it easier to overcome these obstacles.
Key elements of SEPA migration end-date regulation (Regulation No 260/2012) and impact on companies
Specified data elements will become mandatory in all domains of the payment chain (i.e. PSU-to-PSP, PSP-to-PSP and PSP-to-PSU).
Related links and documents
- The ECB and the European Commission have conducted surveys in the European corporate sector about practices in making and receiving payments, invoicing and migration to SEPA. European Business Test Panel on SEPA: final report 2011
- European Payments Council brochure: SEPA for Business
- European Payments Council video: SEPA for Billers
The impact of SEPA on merchants
Payment cards are a very popular way of paying retailers. They are increasingly replacing cheques and cash. To accept card payments in a shop, merchants need to have an agreement with an acquiring entity. The acquirer processes card payments on behalf of the merchant: it handles the information on the payment and cardholder and forwards it to the cardholder's payment service provider via a clearing infrastructure.
SEPA will bring harmonisation and will increase competition among the providers of card payment services. This means more choice, lower costs and better service.
More choice of acquirers
With SEPA, acquirers will be able to process all SEPA-compliant card payments – including across national borders. Therefore, merchants will be able to choose any acquirer in SEPA. This will increase competition among acquirers and bring down costs.
Lower cost
Point-of-sale terminals will become increasingly standardised with SEPA. As a result, their production and certification costs will diminish and competition among providers will increase. All this should bring fees down for merchants. In addition, merchants will be able to accept a wider range of cards from a single terminal. The increased competition among card schemes should also drive down the cost for merchants.
Easier remote business
Merchants with a remote customer base often do business via e-commerce, mail or telephone orders. These channels are used for offers and orders, but also for submitting invoices and sometimes even for directly initiating payments. In SEPA, these merchants need no longer worry about varying payment instruments when operating in different countries. They benefit from the harmonised cards market, but can also use SEPA credit transfers and SEPA direct debits as payment options. This may be particularly beneficial for them if a variety of eSEPA services also evolves, tailored to their specific distribution channels.
Card fraud prevention
Improvements in the security of cards and the underlying payment infrastructure are the main reason that fraud at automated teller machines and point-of-sale terminals was lower in 2010 than in 2007. The most important enhancement was the wider adoption of EMV, a chip-based standard. This offers stronger security features than conventional magnetic stripes both for the physical card (since, unlike the stripes, the chip cannot easily be duplicated) and for the technological infrastructure behind the transaction. The adoption of these safety features is recommended by the ECB and forms part of the SEPA migration (press release).
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The impact of SEPA on consumers
A single account
A growing number of people in Europe live outside their home country or make regular payments to beneficiaries located abroad. Before SEPA, this implied having an account in each country or having to face the difficulties that a cross-border transaction entailed. In the case of direct debits, it was not even possible to use this instrument across countries.
Thanks to SEPA, consumers will no longer need one account at home and another one abroad. In addition, electronic payments in euro to anywhere in the SEPA area will finally be as easy as national payments are today. This concerns both credit transfers and direct debits. Examples include:
- paying rent for children studying abroad;
- paying for a holiday home; and
- paying for services provided by European companies (such as telephone, insurance, and utilities).
A single payment card
In SEPA, payment cards will be widely accepted for all euro payments. This will also reduce the need to carry cash, for instance when travelling. New standards are helping to increase customer safety and security.
Faster and simpler payments
The Payment Services Directive obliges payment service providers to process payments within certain time limits (one business day for electronic payment orders, two business days for paper-based payment orders). A long-term goal of SEPA is to eliminate paper and use electronic payments only. Payments can then be combined with innovative services that make the process of paying even simpler and more convenient. These services already exist in some countries, but they do not necessarily work across borders. SEPA will enable this. In short, with SEPA managing your payments will be faster and simpler.
Key elements of SEPA migration end-date regulation (Regulation No 260/2012) and impact on consumers
Regarding direct debits: if a consumer's account allows for national direct debits in euro, it should also allow for cross-border direct debits in euro within the EU. All payers' accounts reachable for a national direct debit in euro should also be reachable via a SEPA direct debit scheme.
The regulation grants payers the right to instruct their payment service providers (PSPs):
- to limit a direct debit collection to a certain amount and/or periodicity;
- in cases where a mandate does not provide for the right to a refund, to verify each direct debit transaction before debiting the payer's payment account, by checking whether the amount and periodicity of the submitted transaction is equal to the amount and periodicity agreed in the mandate;
- to block any direct debit to the payer's payment account, or specify a "black list" or "white list" of payees whose direct debits are to be blocked from or accepted into, respectively, a payer's payment account.
Related documents and links
- European Commission: Cross-border payments in euro: Regulation on equality of charges
- lists of national competent authorities
- lists of national out-of-court redress bodiesfor Regulation on equality of charges
- European Commission: The Payment Services Directive: what it means for consumers
- European Payments Council brochure: SEPA for consumers
- European Payments Council video: The IBAN - Your new best friend
- FIN-NET: a financial dispute resolution network consisting of national out-of-court complaint schemes in the EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway that are responsible for handling disputes between consumers and financial services providers, i.e. banks, insurance companies, investment firms and others.
- SOLVIT: an alternative dispute resolution mechanism coordinated by the European Commission and operated by the Member States. It deals with cross-border problems between a business or a citizen, on the one hand, and a national public authority on the other, where there is possible misapplication of EU law.
- Your Europe Advice: a service for the public. A team of independent legal experts, based in the Member States, provides free, personalised advice on citizens' rights in the EU.
The impact of SEPA on public administrations
Modern payment applications
In principle, SEPA offers similar advantages to the public sector as it does to private companies. The public sector in the euro area generates around 15-20 % of all credit transfers. Moving the volume of payments made by public administrations to SEPA instruments will contribute significantly to improving end users′ experience with those instruments, and is an opportunity to modernise payment applications.
Related links
- 5th Survey on public administrations' preparedness and migration to SEPA, published by the European Commission, November 2011
- European Payments Council brochure: SEPA for the Public Sector (translated into all EU languages by the ECB in cooperation with EU national central banks)
- European Payments Council video: SEPA for Billers
The impact of SEPA on payment service providers
In the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) banks and other payment service providers (PSPs) have had to harmonise the way euro retail payments are made and processed. This has entailed substantial costs, but benefits will materialise in the medium to long term.
Harmonisation throughout SEPA means that payment service providers will be able to offer their services more easily to customers, regardless of location.. In addition, PSPs will be able to expand their business and meet their customers' needs by offering eSEPA services (such as e and m-payments and e-invoicing) in addition to the core SEPA products.
Increased market efficiency
The full implementation of SEPA will align the conditions under which payments are made. The benefits will be:
- a single set of rules;
- equal and open access to the European market;
- reachability;
- transparency; and
- interoperability.
This will encourage competition and enable PSPs to negotiate better conditions with their own service providers.
Cost-efficient processing
Financial intermediaries must apply equal charges to comparable cross-border and domestic payments in euro within the European Union (see Regulation 924/2009). This principle of equal charges has been reinforced by the end-date regulation (Regulation 260/2012), which has eliminated the € 50,000 ceiling under which equal charges could previously only be applied. Cross-border payments are traditionally more expensive and complex to process. SEPA will overcome this imbalance by making cross-border payments as simple, efficient and inexpensive as national payments.
Main effects of the SEPA end-date regulation (Regulation No 260/2012) on payment service providers
In addition, when the collection of direct debit is based on a framework agreement with no refund right between the payer and his/her PSP, the payer's PSP will verify each direct debit transaction to check whether the amount of the submitted direct debit transaction is equal to the amount and periodicity agreed in the mandate before debiting the payer's payment account. PSPs will perform these checks at the request of their customers where a mandate under a payment scheme does not provide for the right to a refund.
Related links and documents
- Legal basis of SEPA
- A guide to the SEPA migration end-date regulation (Euro Banking Association)
- Interchange fees in card payments by Ann B?restam and Heiko Schmiedel, ECB Occasional paper No. 131 (September 2011)
- The economic impact of the Single Euro Payments Area by Heiko Schmiedel, ECB Occasional paper No. 71 (August 2007)
- Joint statement by the European Commission and the European Central Bank welcoming the formal launch of SEPA payment instruments by EU banks, press release, 28 January 2008
- Benefits of SEPA (European Commission)
- European Commission staff working paper on impact of SEPA regulation (December 2010)
- SEPA Progress Reports from the Eurosystem
- SEPA Progress Reports from the European Commission
The impact of SEPA on infrastructures
Wider scope and consolidation
The effects of SEPA have been very visible at infrastructure level, i.e. among the entities that offer interbank funds transfer systems. Most retail payment infrastructures that were processing credit transfers in euro have been processing SEPA credit transfers since their launch in January 2008. Several infrastructures have taken the step from being purely domestic operators to becoming pan-European service providers.
Separation of scheme management and processing infrastructure
With SEPA, the management of the schemes will be separated from the processing infrastructure. This will enable infrastructure providers to offer their services to all payment service providers in SEPA. For instance, card processors will be able to serve different card schemes and acquirers throughout SEPA. This will increase business opportunities and competition for infrastructure providers.
Technical interoperability is a key element. Without interoperability it would not be possible to create an integrated market for electronic payments systems in euro, which is the basic aim of SEPA. It is essential that the processing of credit transfers and direct debits is not hindered by business rules or technical obstacles such as compulsory adherence to more than one system for settling cross-border payments.
SEPA facilitates the development and implementation of technical standards for clearing and settling payments to enable interoperability and interlinking between different providers. As an example, the European Automated Clearing House Association has developed a technical interoperability framework for infrastructures. The STEP2 service by EBA Clearing provides reach using a different approach.
Regulation No 260/2012 requires the retail payment system operator or the participants of a retail payment system within the Union to ensure that their payment system is technically interoperable with other retail payment systems within the EU. Standards have been developed by international and European bodies to prevent business rules that restrict interoperability with other retail payment systems within the Union. Payment systems designated under the Settlement Finality Directive will only be obliged to ensure technical interoperability with other payment systems designated under the same directive. In addition, payment transactions processed and settled through large-value payment systems are excluded from Regulation No 260/2012.


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Ashland University senior Chris Slavik was named the GLIAC Pitcher of the Week the league office announced on Monday (April 8) afternoon.
He is the third Eagle to win GLIAC Pitcher of the Week honors this season after junior Chance Hitchcock (Feb. 26) and senior Devin Peters (March 5), who also claimed the honor. It is Slavik's second career weekly award after winning it May 7, 2018.
Slavik went 2-0 with a save in three relief appearances last week. He did not allow a hit or a run across five innings and struck out six. The right-hander has not allowed hit in his last seven innings overall.
The Powell, Ohio native is 7-0 on the season with a 2.52 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 25 innings.
Slavik earned the win on both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Davenport on Tuesday, striking out three in 1 2/3 perfect innings in Game 1. He followed it up with a 1-2-3 eighth inning in Game 2 to preserve a 7-7 tie before the Eagles won on Michael Rogers' grand slam in the bottom half.
In Friday's 4-1 win over Saginaw Valley, Slavik threw the final 2 1/3 innings without allowing a hit and striking out three to earn his third save of the season.
Slavik, the Eagles' closer, leads the GLIAC in wins and is tied for second in the league in saves.
The Eagles (26-4, 10-1 GLIAC), ranked No. 15 in the NCBWA poll, will continue their lengthy road trip on Tuesday (April 9) with a trip to Walsh at 3 p.m. GLIAC play resumes with a four-game set at Wayne State beginning Friday (April 12).


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How much salt do you eat? Most likely a lot more than you think. My readers should (hopefully!) remember my previous discussions on how a high-salt diet can raise blood pressure; now, a large study, just published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that if everyone in America consumed half a teaspoon less salt per day, there would be between 54,000 and 99,000 fewer heart attacks each year and between 44,000 and 92,000 fewer deaths. As they affirm, "lowering the amount of salt people eat by even a small amount could reduce cases of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks as much as reductions in smoking, obesity and cholesterol levels. " (Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt). Here's more from the New York Times summary:
Dr. Bibbins-Domingo said that for many people the decrease in blood pressure would be modest, which is why, she said, "many physicians have thrown up their hands and said, 'I'm not going to advise my patients to reduce salt because it's too hard for patients and the benefits for any individual are small.'
"But small incremental changes in salt, such as lowering salt in tomato sauce or breads and cereals by a small amount, would achieve small changes in blood pressure that would have a measurable effect across the whole population," she said. "That's the reason why this intervention works better than just targeting smokers."
There's an interesting graph below which shows the astonishingly high average salt intake by age group; males 14-50 ate on average of 10 grams a day! That rate was far higher than in women. This clearly is a health priority that involves the need for public measures, since most intake is from processed foods and not that tiny salt shaker on your table. People may have read recently that the NYC mayor is forcing massive reductions in salt in the city, and I think that momentum will carry to other cities as well.
One thing to note; yes, lowering your salt can lower your blood pressure by a couple degrees, but on an individual level it may not be very impressive or noticeable; however, on a population level that slight change will save a lot of lives.
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Author: Daisy Harris
Cover Artist: Jinger Heaston
Publisher: Siren/Bookstrand
Buy link: Amazon.com
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novella (122 pages; 35,842 words)
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Another fun instalment in The Men of Holsum College series.
Insightful to a fault, Gabe Ashton knows Nick Flynn's gay even if Nick doesn't. And after seeing how the townie looks at his "buddy," Gabe knows Nick is in love with a guy who'll never love him back. So Gabe invites Nick to campus parties and to hang out with new people. But soon their friendship turns physical, and Gabe wonders if he's in just as much denial as Nick is.
Nick's straight—or so he's always assumed. But he can't deny that the things he's doing with Gabe are hot. More than that, he likes Gabe in a way he's never liked anyone else. Well, anyone else except his high school friend, John. The hardest thing to give up is a fantasy, and the hardest thing to face is the truth. But if Nick wants the man standing in front of him, he'll have to give up the one he never had.
Townie and the Twink is the third novella in the Men of Holsum College series (book 1 was reviewed here and book 2 here), and it's just as sweet and enjoyable as the previous two.
The blurb does a good job at describing the events of the book so I'll just talk about the characters and the book overall. Gabe believes he has a kind of ESP that enables him to read other people better than they know themselves, although he often fails at understanding his own feelings. He's a kind and thoughtful guy and genuinely cares about others. He also has a good sense of humour and doesn't take himself seriously – he's a bit baffled by his ability to read people but there's nothing paranormal going on, he's just astute and has a great deal of empathy. I liked him a lot as soon as we met him on the page, and I also worried that he might get himself in too deep when he began his pursuit of Nick.
Nick starts off in denial about his sexuality. He knows he's not totally straight because he's never enjoyed sex with girls, and when a girl he meets at a party asks him on a date, he goes along to be polite. He feels a little like an outsider because he's a 'townie' who transferred into Holsum College after doing three years at his local college; he works in the town and he saves his money by living with his mum. This makes him feel embarrassed so he's steered clear of making new friends, relying instead on his old high school mates, especially John. Except John has a girlfriend now, and Nick is oddly jealous, so when Gabe starts inviting him to hang out, Nick takes the opportunity.
Nick is a bit uncertain of being friends with a gay guy but he really likes Gabe and also Gabe's housemates Matt and Sarah, who treat him as an intellectual equal and include him in their social lives. As Nick and Gabe get closer, we can see the preconceptions of what 'being gay' means begin to fall away. The first intimate scene is when the two guys are watching a film and they jerk off together – as Gabe says, straight guys do it, too, and it's not a big deal! Nick agrees, and he feels safe and comfortable with Gabe and begins to explore his sexuality, even though he keeps on thinking that he's not gay.
It's kind of frustrating (I felt so sorry for Gabe!) but it's also quite funny to watch Nick continually moving the goalposts and redefining what it means to be gay just so he can justify what he's doing with Gabe. But of course the humour and excitement in this situation can only last so long before there are consequences, and Gabe falls in love and challenges Nick to come to terms with his long-repressed feelings for John, and to make a decision about what – and who – he really wants.
There were times when I wanted to thump Nick for being so clueless, but I could also see how he'd got himself into that position and how it was difficult for him to untangle himself. He's a guy with a lot of pride who already feels on the back foot because of his 'townie' status, and he's trying to protect an old friendship that may have run its course as well as worrying what his mum will think. I enjoyed the way Nick slowly came to his realisations and Gabe's patience and empathy were great to read about.
The Men of Holsum College series is a good read for when you're looking for something light and undemanding, yet it still keeps your interest and I really felt for these guys. Townie and the Twink is a very enjoyable addition to the series and I look forwards to book 4.


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seedless grapes, halved
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Grape Schiacciata. Well, Sorta.
seedless grapes, halved
11 comments:
- Jim said...
love you - even if I can't keep up with you bjs - jim
- November 12, 2010 at 1:06 AM
- Nina said...
Wow. Wow. You could be the next Martha (Martha of Brazil). I love cooking, but your next stop will be Ana Maria's studio. I love the fact you have so many cooking blogs. I have been wanting to add a veggie cooking blog to my site. But all the ones that I have found were inactive. Well now I have some high standards for Thanksgiving. But I am up for the challenge!
- November 12, 2010 at 1:28 AM
- Mallory Elise said...
aw thanks Jim, i had all of us in mind while writing this :)
Nina, being Martha (minus the jail time) has been my life dream since i was 8. now i have to figure out who Ana Maria is.... :P
- November 12, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Great post! I had a down day yesterday for sure. But I must say it's one of a few.
- November 12, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Nina said...
Ana Maria has a talk show in Brazil every morning. She loves cooking! I am really unsure how much she cooks herself. But she usually has a couple chiefs or different recipes a couple times a week. Some people have questioned me when I said it was a talk show. Talk show? It's a cooking show. But she is like Opera and Martha wrapped up in one. She finds these niche problems shows them, she does awareness, investigating and even interviews. But personally the show freaks me out. There is a puppet bird that she talks to the whole hour like on the side for jokes and what not. It's too much for me. But Brazilians love her show!
- November 12, 2010 at 4:10 PM
- Mallory Elise said...
ahk! i know that silly puppet bird, i've seen it on tv ads-short haired blond lady-and i said ahg that puppet creeps me out, why would that lady have it? and henrique said, oh it gets better ratings and kids don't mind that their mom is watching it instead of letting them watch cartoons. right. yeah im with you, it creeps me out ;)
- November 12, 2010 at 4:17 PM
- Christy said...
I get expat down days too, though I don't think those days are reserved exclusively for expats. On those days I sleep, sleep and sleep. And eat sweets, more than usual. And yes, watch crap tv.
And I so get you about being fear of failure and impatience--funny thing is J is so not like that (he's the American, I'm just the wannabe), but I-oh-so-definitely-am.
So the point is, yeah, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels trapped and helpless and wish that things would move along in the direction I want, speed x10. Or maybe this is not normal and we need to check ourselves into a mental ward.
On another note, those photos look awesome!! And congratulations on finally achieving gluten free dough!!
- November 15, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Sierra said...
gross anise! blech! hahah...i found this liqeuor in mexico that is called ixtabentun, or something like that and it is anise and surprisingly delicious so maybe i would like this after all....it DOES look pretty tasty....ps why didnt you tell me you posted new things? you always tell me after you havent in a whiel and i had no idea, i had to come look all on my own ;-)
- November 17, 2010 at 12:49 AM
- Glória P. said...
Hello Mallory! Sounds delicious! I´m gonna try! :) Beijos!
- November 17, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- fiona said...
Mallory Elise-- I laughed so hard at the image of chasing Bon Jovi out of the kitchen. Kind of like an exorcism of bad music via recipe! (Maybe I just watched Harry Potter...)
anyway, keep meandering and do it it beautifully!
- November 22, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- Linds said...
Ok I have approximately 6 things to say.
1. I'm sorry I am just getting to this blog now (I've been super MIA the past couple of weeks and just catching up on blogs now!)
2. Thanks for the shoutout!! Other dates could include taking yourself to some kind of fair or some cultural event (if one exists)... I know the movies rob the pants off you...
3. hahaha that quote by Tom Jobim is CLASSIC and it is going on my Facebook status pronto. Seriously. I love it.
4. You said it SO well - we all want things to happen NOW and really get down on ourselves when they don't. Damn Fast Food Nation!
5. Your bread looks like a dream. Like, I think I had a dream about that bread and then suddenly it's appearing on the screen. Wow. I wish I could come to your house and just eat. (and drink. and socialize.)
6. Well, I guess I didn't make it to 6 but 5 is pretty good.
:) I hope your down day passed... You know we are alllll supporting you!
- November 26, 2010 at 1:46 PM


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Driving for about 8 hr and just on the edge of town I didn't feel like looking for the best deal, I pulled in to the closest one, "The Star Motel" clean room and decent coffee it was a done deal for me. Side note, if and when you watch the little movie, you will see that I am painting over or on top of a previous one hour post that obviously I didn't care for, specially after reworking it three times. I new it was time to use it as a good undercoat for this that you are seeing now : )
This 6x8 inch is in oils on Birch wood and that is mounted to a varnished wooden box ready for any wall anywhere. (Sold)
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While at conferences, I like to send tweets encouraging folks to stop by and talk about the topics they are interested in. My tweet last year said something like, "Want to write a data mining book? Stop by the SAS Publishing booth and let's talk." Emmett happened to be walking by the monitor which displayed a running list of tweets associated with the conference. My tweet scrolled by while he was there. The monitor was just outside our booth. So, Emmett walked into the booth and asked if I was available.
We talked a few times during the conference. It turns out that Emmett had already written a lot of the book using material he had gathered while preparing workshops and courses for his various employers. We continued talking after the conference, when he sent me what he had written. It was reviewed within SAS. The SAS team loved the material. We sent it to Wiley and Sons for review and inclusion in the Wiley and SAS Business Series. They liked the idea as much as we did. So, a book was born.
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If you have been accused by doctors and the authorities of inflicting shaken baby syndrome on your child, although it is probably little comfort, rest assured, you are not alone. In fact, so much controversy surrounds this syndrome that in early 2015 researchers at Cardiff University have developed and validated a diagnostic test to help doctors determine how likely it is that a child with head injuries - aged less than two years old - has been abused. These finding were published in the May 2015 edition of the Paediatrics Journal .Read More »
Unexplained Child Death
Nothing I can write can provide solace for the loss of your child. If you are also dealing with the pain of false accusations in relation to possibly causing the death, I know from dealing with many of these tragic cases how doubly devastating this can be.Read More »
Metaphyseal Fractures
A Metaphyseal Fracture refers to an injury to the metaphysis which is the growing plate at each end of a long bone. The metaphysis is not a bone but is a piece of cartilage which fuses together in adulthood.Read More »
Greenstick Fracture
Children's bones are softer and more flexible than adults; therefore, rather than suffer a complete break of a bone, they often get a greenstick fracture, where the bone simply bends and cracks.Read More »
Head Trauma Injury
Because of the long-term complications that can arise from head injuries in children, we passionately fight for parents who are falsely accused of causing these types of injuries, in order to clear their name and allow them to get on with rehabilitating their child.Read More »
The Importance of Getting the Right Experts
By The NAI Team There are many injuries that can give the appearance of having a non-accidental origin. Sometimes it takes more than a general paediatrician to be able to tell the difference. Sometimes the child's injuries themselves may give rise to suspicions on the part of medical professionals. Other …Read More »
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is used as a catch-all phrase to describe a catalogue of inherited conditions. People afflicted with an EDS have faulty or reduced amounts of collagen which causes unstable joints and fragile skin which can bruise very easily.Read More »
Eye Injury
Retinal haemorrhage is the abnormal bleeding of the blood vessels in the retina, the membrane in the back of the eye.Read More »
Mouth Injuries
Mouth injuries in children can range from tears in the mouth through to damage to teeth and can indicate physical or sexual abuseRead More »
There are a few solid reasons why bite marks can cause medical professionals and child protection officers to suspect a parent of child abuse.Read More »


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EXCLUSIVE: Inside SAP – a chat with Jim Snabe (Pt II)
Mar. 14 - Analysts or the media – who's a more important audience for SAP CEO Jim Snabe? And are headwinds becoming tailwinds as Europe emerges from crisis mode?
Jim you've you've you've just been an harmlessly into the media followed -- -- Allen speaking to analysts. What's tough for me. It's tough in two different ways I think media. Is often a much broader set of questions you'll never know what might come. Depending on what's going on in the world. -- analysts -- much much deeper. I like both of them mention what what do you think ultimately is more important for the company. Is it is it the analysts to who writes for the invest or is it the the journalists who writes. So the media Aaron and and retail. Clients or investors out. Of course we need a good dialogue with the and -- is no doubt and they show friendship prize is important what I -- to -- the event. The image we have as a company. Is more important. It is about. Can we expect the right people. It is about we insisting for companies to work -- of interest people so you probably have a big impact. By a more broad conversation. How'd you feel the the press conference from the unit went. UN well that word -- surprisingly. Few questions yes I thought so it is. Maybe maturity on it. I think we have -- we -- trying very deliberated to have a very consistent strategy. Not change course all the time. And that means you don't get any big surprises and I think that's a good sign because customers -- that predictability. Well let me throw a few. In that to finish with. From the back of the conference. -- given a question by buying these analysts often. Headwinds stunning details. You'll clearly more optimistic about the context. In Europe -- my writing thing. And I would imagine we can conclude from that that. This will quickly turn into effect. But I think we could have a headwind on the currency rates and general because we -- -- girl. And strengthening of the Euro. -- and so you have the deflation for instance in Japan right now. Which makes the -- actually doing Japan less valuable -- you found. But in general I think there is a tendency to be more optimistic. You won doubles I was in doubles the tone there was more optimistic even in in that panel I had about you know challenges that was all about opportunities. And so there's -- tone and I think it's the right tone instead of having this this all into that discussion all the time we need to talk about innovation growth and young people. You know I would I was surprised that no one in Ariza pressed on -- the conference but about China specific. This is clearly a critical moment you -- what is and a a potential for one million customers in China. From. How's progress that how how how it talks with the government in opening itself. It's going very well you know we did a very bold move. In 2011. Announcing a one billion US dollar investment over the years. We've put we've almost doubled the size of our organization in China to well we even had a -- a board meeting and in fact just to show them. We do great innovations like business one on we're announcing here and was found in China. And so it's going very well both rights in China a significant mean 40% growth rates. And it's in years to come so it's not like a short term thing this is really. And no market opened the window as the listing count. We don't know whether we will we we've asked for being part of the process we still need to make that decision and of course the process. I see it and a bit like when we went through this thing in and we all the US market was critical. We would globalizing and -- that we became also an American company and I think to be successful in Chiming in me to be almost a Chinese company popped it. And they would try to build in China for time.


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We are so excited to announce the arrival of Cups and Saucers Vintage China Hire Sydney!
It's been a busy few months since we started working on our idea to launch this little business! We've been working hard to get our china looking good, silver polished and website ready to launch! We're hoping the tea loving (and party loving!) people of Sydney like our site, images and beautiful tea cups. As usual lots to keep organising- we'll be at markets over the next few weeks and continuing to expand our collection so we can cater for your events and requests. Here I am today with my mum and bestie at an antiques auction.. Fingers crossed for some lovely new pieces. Kx


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If a couple is splits, it is not just their relationship which is being dissolved.
All the activities, people, material base which evolve around this relationship collapse as well.
The enlarged family structure dissolves. Friends as well struggle through what is happening. What has been a stream of happiness might suddenly be turning into what looks like a difficult time for everyone.
When the couple manages to face harmoniously their inner tensions, they still end being confronted with the judgment from friends and family. Lots of talk and gossip might be going on.
For a couple all this might look like a failure. Feelings of guilt are appearing, guilt of not having been able to make it work.
Succeeding as a couple can be seen as a victory. Still, is splitting the same as loosing?
Performance stress results from all this subtle dynamism. Couples often hang in there wanting to maintain the perfect image, until the inner tensions become too strong and start bursting to the surface.
Performance stress precisely means: "aiming too high". This stress comes from beliefs that don't match with reality. On one hand, there is the dream of harmony, the dream of perfection. On the other hand you find reality, a reality which does not match.
Reality is more complex. The dream is like a perfect model. This perfect model comes from the couple, from society. It is imprinted in the stages of a traditional marriage ceremony.
The solution? Redesign the dream. If you try to build a temple and the materials do not match the plans, what would you do? You would redraw something more realistic, something that can actually be built.
Dissolving the performance stress is done by realizing this dynamism and redesigning the relationship's equation.
Is your dream relationship flexible enough? Is it realistically adapted to modern needs and beliefs? Is the target far away on a mountain top or is it growing in your sacred garden.
What's the key? As a couple, design a dream that you can easily achieve. What are the qualities present in that dream? You design! You guide the direction of that relationship. It is normal for your environment to have expectations. Now, these are only expectations. Who is holding the helm of your relationship? Who is the architect of your dreams?
Bring in new emotions, a new story. Take risks and explore beyond the limits of society's comfort zone.
Be the masters of your relationship and give yourselves the choice to jump as high as you want or as high as you can afford. If needed, simply redesign your plan.
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What does Twitter have to do with the human brain?
(PhysOrg.com) -- We like to think the human brain is special, something different from other brains and information processing systems, but a Cambridge professor is set to test that assumption by conducting a live experiment using Twitter.
Speaking at Cambridge Science Festival next week, Professor Ed Bullmore will describe how new ways of looking at the network organisation of the human brain show that it has a surprising amount in common with the worm brain, computer chips, stock markets, and many other complex systems.
According to Professor Bullmore: "We know that the brain is fiendishly complicated in detail. Our brains have billions of nerve cells connected by trillions of synapses, so trying to figure out how it works by focusing on one cell or one synapse at a time is impossible.
"But we can use some simple mathematics to give us a different vision of the brain - losing sight of many of the details but clarifying the complex overall pattern of connections that make up a brain network."
Viewed this way, it turns out that human brain networks represent a balance between high efficiency of information transfer and low connection cost.
Professor Bullmore will explain how different types of thinking seem to depend on different patterns of network connection and how human brains can shift rapidly between different network configurations over time. He will also show how this new research on normal brain function is beginning to change the way we think about mental health disorders, such as schizophrenia, and their treatment.
"This way of looking at the human brain tells us a lot about how it is organised in its own right. But it also allows us to ask some more general questions that might not have made sense a few years ago, such as what's special about the human brain compared to other networks?
"You might say we are 'taking the brain out of the skull' to look at it directly in comparison to many superficially different information processing systems," says Professor Bullmore.
To demonstrate this directly, Professor Bullmore will be conducting a live experiment during his talk at Cambridge Science Festival, the UK's largest free science festival.
This interdisciplinary public engagement project is a collaboration between Cambridge Neuroscience and the University Communications Office.
Members of the audience and other Twitter users will be encouraged to tweet about the brain and other networks, using the tag #csftwitterbrain, and at the end of his talk Professor Bullmore will show how the resulting Twitter network can be compared to the human brain network.
"The point of the experiment is not to show that the human brain network is the same as a Twitter network - I would be surprised if that was the result, but it will be interesting to see what happens!
"The more important point is to show how this new way of looking at the brain can perhaps help us make some unexpected and interesting connections between the networks in our heads and the many other networks around us."
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I will never forget what I was wearing the day it all started. A canary yellow v-neck jumper from Zara, black wide legged pants and pointed black court shoes. I'd met him a few months before at a party my cousin invited me to. We didn't talk much at the party and to be honest, I only noticed him because he was quite light skinned. He had a girlfriend at the time so there was no thought of a possible romance.
The day I met him again, in my yellow jumper, I was at church waiting for the first service to end so I could go into the second service. There were quite a few of us waiting in the foyer and I was surprised when my roaming eyes connected with his. He remembered me and seeing as we were both alone, ended up sitting together during the service. Afterwards, he had a few hours to kill before he had to go to some lunch soirée and asked if I'd like to catch up over drinks. I said yes and that was the beginning of a rather interesting year and some.
We got on so well over drinks that when he dropped me off home, we swapped numbers. It was the summer holidays and I was working my first ever job at a photography studio selling makeovers to members of the public. He worked for a hedge fund and in that period was as working Japanese hours. His working day started at midnight and we would be on the phone talking about Lord knows what, till I had to get out of bed and get ready for work. I got the raw end of the deal on that one! I couldn't use my phone at work so he got to sleep while I was working. I was seriously sleep deprived that summer.
I will never forget our first date. We met up in the west end, grabbed a bite to eat at Wagamama and then walked the back streets of central London. It really was perfect. Well until we headed to the cinema to watch a movie during which my bag got stolen. Actually, even that was perfect. He went into superman mode and called the police and my bank to report the theft. We walked to his office because he had a shift to start and he called me a cab, paid for it and shoved a couple of twenty pound bills in my hand to tide me over till I got my replacement cards. I tried to refuse the money but it was a Friday and in those days, banks didn't open on Saturdays. After convincing me to swallow my pride and take the money, I did.
For a whole host of reasons, things didn't work out between us. He was and still is an amazing guy and we are good friends to this day. At the time things fell apart, I was convinced I'd never find anyone like him again.
I was right, I still haven't found anyone like him and to be honest, it's a good thing I haven't. In hindsight, amazing though he was, he wasn't right for me.