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This beautiful dusky pink mala is created with a deeply healing stone, and in addition to the generic healing properties of Quartz, Strawberry Quartz stimulates the heart energy centre, filling ones total person with the feeling of love and with the euphoria of the true loving environment. Meditating with Strawberry Quartz can stabilise an unbalanced energy field, as it is supportive of the Heart Chakra it can be incredibly cleansing to this centre and brings guidance to the higher heart. The perfect mala to aid heart centre healing meditations, and to encourage one to walk with open-heartedness and unconditional love.
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Dimensions: 39 inches excluding 3″ tassel. Crafted with Strawberry Quartz, gold plated ayurvedic spacer beads and our brass Get Your OM On mantra bar.
All of the Elizabeth Caroline London spiritual jewellery pieces are handmade in the UK by Elizabeth herself. Our gemstone mala beads are crafted in India, by a group of talented ladies who are able to support their families due to working with us. All of our pieces have been crafted with the intention of being so much more than just a beautiful piece of jewellery. Some designs are blessed with their own healing intention, others are symbolic of a particular life lesson or higher wisdom which has influenced its creation. Every piece is designed to remind, support or guide the wearer on their own path of personal growth and happiness. This necklace is presented in a beautiful lotus flower branded box, wrapped with ribbon.


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Staircraft makes Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 League
Staircraft has achieved number 51 in the 2017 Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league, an index which ranks Britain's fastest growing private companies.
Staircraft's Managing Director Andy Hamilton founded the Nuneaton-based company in 1985 using innovation through design and manufacturing to reach today's position of Europe's largest staircase manufacturer, supplying 1000+ new-build homes every week.
The proposition has grown significantly, now offering 'fully integrated solutions' in the design and manufacture of staircase, i-joists, floor-kits, MDF painted profiles/mouldings, with door-kits on the horizon. The extended range also positions Staircraft as Europe's only i-joist and floor-kit manufacturer.
In 2017 Staircraft added 5 manufacturing facilities, ending the year with 8 facilities with more planned in 2018. 3 units were opened in Hinckley supporting the main stair factories and providing capacity for future product areas.
Andy Hamilton, Staircraft Founder & Managing Director commented: "Nothing much has changed since i-Joists were invented 48 years ago, until now! Our investment in a high technology, bespoke production line, enables us to take i-joist performance to a new level. Our new capability will enable us to significantly increase performance by eliminating web joints, the weakest area, greatly improving the web/flange connection strength. These innovations will future proof our offering to the market".
"Of course our success would not have been possible without the support of our customers and suppliers who we recognise as our extended team, helping us achieve greater market share. Lastly, and most importantly, I want to place on record my sincere gratitude to each and every member of the 300-strong Staircraft team. Their hard-work, flexibility and dedication through a significant period of improvement and change has been truly admirable."
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The 3-Move Hour Glass Workout
Most women want that hourglass figure. Also known as a "coke bottle shape" the hour glass figure is pretty much having a smaller waistline than your bust and hips. One of the best ways to do that is actually through using a plank.
The plank is one of the best exercises for core conditioning but it also works your glutes and hamstrings, supports proper posture, and improves balance.
If you've never tried one, a plank may look easy, almost too easy to be beneficial, but this is deceiving. While getting into the proper form is straightforward, holding the position takes strength and endurance in your abs, back, and core.
Here are three plank exercises that can do:
I. Side Plank Lift
A. Lie on your side. Position yourself on your bottom elbow and the side of your foot. Lift your hips in the air, forming a straight line between your ankles, hips, and shoulders. Brace your abs and squeeze your glutes.
B. With your weight supported on the elbow and side of the foot, lower your hips to the floor. Pause, and then return to the starting position. Do three sets of 15 reps
II. Side Plank with Leg Lift
A. Lie on your side and position yourself on your bottom elbow and side of your foot. Lift your hips in the air, forming a straight line from ankles to shoulders, and brace your core.
B. While keeping your torso stable, raise your top leg without bending your knee. Do not let your hips drop. Return to starting position. Do three reps, 30 seconds on each side.


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Welcome to this site!
I have had this site for a long time now, for more that 10 years, and I have renewed it and moved some of it to a new site.
You can find it the links over
I believe what you will find on this page will change you life forever!
I have a weekly teaching now at my website called Good News For Broken Hearts
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However, it was on this day in 1452, a few miles west of Bosworth, that Richard was born at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire to Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville. He was the couples fourth son.
Photographs one was taken at Fotheringhay, the second at Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester are both my images. The Fotheringhay Castle is Matthew's.
Matthew also has a new book our entitled Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me.


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The 90 square metre El Abaricoque apartment is one of the smallest at Padre Aviles but is it perfect for a family of three or four. It has a lovely double bedroom with space for a cot, and a cosy twin bedroom, both of which share a veautifully tiled bathroom with bath tub and shower over.
There's a large open plan lounge, kitchen and dining area, have French doors leading onto a private terrace overlooking the swimming pool with Teak garden furniture, a BBQ. The apartment has two, 2-seater sofas and wood burning stove, which adds to the romance and makes for cosy nights (there are heaters too), a DVD player and a stereo. The neutral toned decor gives a lovely sense of peace and tranquillity.
Owners Claire and David speak fluent French and Spanish, as well as English and are a great resource not just for fun things to do with kids in the area, but also to help if problems like car breakdown or medical emergencies occur.
- Ideal for a family of 4
- 2 tennis courts
- Beautiful slightly smaller apartment in Malaga
- Private terrace with teak furniture and a BBQ
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In 1914, Sir Edgar Rice Burroughs published a novel titled "Tarzan of the Apes," which spawned a series of similar Tarzan adventures and introduced Tarzan into the pop culture lexicon. Tarzan was a human raised by apes in a jungle, and his outfit consisted of a loin cloth made from animal skin. If you want to make a Tarzan loin cloth, visit your local craft or fabric store and first choose the fabric you want. Fake leopard print fur or leather in earthy tones such as brown or tan can give your Tarzan loin cloth a more authentic feel.
Measure the length of your waist with a measuring tape. When measuring, keep the tape at hip level. Divide this measurement by two.
Lay 1 yard (about 900 cm) of your desired fabric on a table. Use a pen to mark your divided measurement in Step 1 on your piece of fabric.
Measure the distance between the top of your pelvic bone to the middle of your thighs. Mark this measurement on your existing marked measurement so that the two measurements create a "T" shape. The horizontal line of the "T" will be the measurement across your waist and the vertical line in the "T" will be the measurement from just above your pelvic bone to your thighs.
Add 3 extra inches to each side of the horizontal line of the "T" shape. Use a pen to connect the three points of your "T" so that it now looks like a triangle.
Cut the triangle out of the fabric using scissors. Lay this triangle on another piece of fabric and trace around its edges using a pen. Cut out this second triangle so you have two identical triangular pieces.
Locate two horizontal end points of the "T" shape and tie them together. Pick up your triangular pieces of fabric and wrap them around your hips, with the tie snugly on your left hip. Tie the remaining right sides on your right hip.
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But I stopped into Target today to look for them and came up short. My heart was broken, but my spirit was not broken. Especially when I turned the corner and saw the beautiful sight of the Halloween section slowly being constructed. Now there wasn't a lot of stuff out. It's in it's infancy stage of construction. The candy is out as is the cake and cookie decorating stuff. I perused the selection and picked up a few items that caught my eye.
The Halloween edition of the Regular Show, two boxes of Pumpkin cheesecake cookies and a glow in the dark Cheetos bucket. Now, I know it's early on but I feel this may have been the best of the lot. The prize of the lot? The Regular Show dvd for obvious reasons and the pumpkin cheesecake cookies are a limited time treat you must sample. And while I could discuss how great it is to eat those cookies while watching Rigby and Mordecai chase after the Greatest VHS In The World, I'd rather discuss the centerpiece in the photo above.
Yeah buddy! Check out that bucket! It feels more like an early 90s Frito Lay promo item. And while it looks like Eddie from Iron Maiden eating Cheetos and spewing Ecto Cooler out of his no doubt foul smelling mouth, I have to say it's very eye catching. Obviously companies roll out the "glow in the dark" gimmick around Halloween more than any other time and Frito Lay definitely made the right decision with this. Great image, great colors and a perfect choice of creature. While I can imagine Frankenstein looking cool eating the delicious cheese puffs, The mummy is a perfect choice.
And let's talk about that bag. Chester Cheetah looks so satisfied stealing Cheetos from those weird, walking trees. Perhaps the wrapping himself in toilet paper and running through the woods sniffing around for Cheetos was just too clever for those stupid trees. Look at how pissed off they appear to be! I'd be pissed to if an animated cheetah wrapped up like Lon Chaney outwitted me. Stupid trees. Don't get your hopes up for special Halloween shaped snacks, they're just your normal default Cheetos. At the same time, it wouldn't matter. The package deal of a glow in the dark bucket and the bags is well worth the 5 bucks you will no doubt drop.
Oh yes...I forgot to mention...THE BAGS GLOW IN THE DARK.
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But maybe she doesn't WANT the works, have you thought of that? Maybe she's a vegetarian, or all-meat kind of girl. Heck, I know it's really progressive for 1936, but maybe she's into Hawaiian.
All I'm saying is, etiquette's important. You don't just order the pizza you want, then claim she didn't object on account of the gag in her mouth.
Hopefully, we live in more civilized times.
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Jun 29th, 2018
End Game Contest
No One Aspires to Being Old. Growing old-- going in the direction-- but not arriving. The body gives out. What you could do without thought ...Read More
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Observations on an Eclipse
I saw the eclipse. A few millions of my fellow Americans did as well. I argued and fretted with a company who contracts with me ...Read More
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What Good the Retarded?
What good are the retarded? America has done much to improve the lives of the "intellectually challenged," the currently acceptable designation of those ...Read More
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Saint Patrick's Prayer for the Faithful
May the Strength of God guide us. May the Power of God preserve us. May the Wisdom of God instruct us. May the Hand of ...Read More
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Green Card, Please.
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Diary of My First Tattoo
January 15, 2017 in Observations Of A Sisi and tagged Cancer, Medical, Prostate, Radiation Therapy | Leave A Comment November 23, 2016 Tattoos, so common now as to be ...Read More
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Observations the Morning After
Immensely surprised and saddened. The country, after eight years of corruption and misrule, loss of freedoms, and abrogation of ancient rights, will have a new ...Read More
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Moose and the Mountain- a Memoir of an Old Man
I saw them, just behind some trees. Initially, they just appeared in dark uniform shapes. I first thought them to be a couple of guys ...Read More
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Night Noises
Over the years, I have spent not a few nights outside. Becoming a connoisseur of the sounds that the darkness may hold, I looked forward ...Read More
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Harmattan Weather
The Harmattan started blowing a week ago. It starts subtly, barely noticeable in the rattle of falling leaves. The ridges in the distance are just ...Read More


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- Glinting Fire Opal
- Item Level 70
- Binds when picked up
- +5 Agility and +4 Hit Rating
- "Matches a Red or Yellow Socket."
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Glinting Fire Opal is an epic jewel that fits a red or yellow socket.
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Angela Wall of London
Updated: 12-05-2019
Nope, I haven't quite expanded my restaurant reviews to London…. yet, but you never know…
Angela Wall is completely local and happens to be a halaal skincare range quietly operating right under our noses in Cape Town. I first came across the range at an Islamic expo a few years ago. I bought a product but then didn't see it again in any mainstream stores. Recently I've decided to go more natural with my skin care. I'm not big on daily routines, in fact I'm terrible at sticking to even the basic cleanse, tone and moisturise.
I've realised however that the years are moving forward not backward and I'm going to have to start taking care of my skin sooner rather than later. So in the spirit of wanting to go more natural and short of rubbing a raw avo on my face every morning I decided to look up the Angela Wall range as its basis is the most natural, Honey, Almond and Rooibos.
The range originates in London, therefore, Angela Wall of London. In the late 1940's, British singer and actress, Angela Wall, opened her exclusive beauty salon in Hanover Square, London. Her clients, who reportedly included members of the Royal Family, were treated with her own brand of all-natural beauty creams.
Legend has it that the creams were based on recipes developed centuries earlier in a convent in France. There nuns produced the creams using ingredients from the Abbey grounds and sold them to raise funds, but Angela Wall improved and perfected the product and the brand name "Angela Wall" was established. Seventy years later the Angela Wall of London products are manufactured exclusively in South Africa and recreated to suit today's woman.
I had an informative chat with the owner of the business, Shanaaz Solomons, after which I had the special treat of a mini facial to try the products. I have a sensitive skin so was a bit nervous as to how my skin would react. After cleansing with the special cleansing bar, toning and applying the deliciously rich skin food, my skin felt fresh and smooth. No burning or sensitivity at all.
I was also treated to the honey healer which is a great all round nourishing cream which can be used as anything from a day cream, to a lip balm to treating blemishes. he range does not contain any alcohol and it's probably the only range in SA to have halaal certification. The product is not tested on animals and does not contain any harmful ingredients. And gents, just in case you're feeling a little left out, they are in the process of developing a range for men as well. Look out for that coming soon.
It's a range on par with your Sh'zen or Environ I would say, but it's fairly easy on the pocket. A 50g skin food goes for R130 making a beauty routine quite affordable. They also have travel packs at about R170 which include cleanser, toner, and moisturiser so you try all the products at a great price. Trust me, you will be back for the rest.
In an effort to keep it exclusive and also affordable you won't find it in mainstream department stores.
Currently you can find Angela Wall in a few select Salons and Pharmacies or from an agent in your area. The brand is also all about empowering women and offers a direct selling business opportunity. Give them a call for more information.


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William J. Reynolds, renowned professor and hymnologist, passes away
William J. Reynolds, church musician, composer, arranger, editor, hymnologist and distinguished professor emeritus of church music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, went home to be with the Lord, March 28. He was 88.
Born April 2, 1920, in Atlantic, Iowa, Baptist music was a passion and a way of life. Reynolds was the nephew of I.E. Reynolds, a pioneer in gospel music at Southwestern Seminary for 30 years. In 1915, I.E. Reynolds led Southwestern in a systematic training of church musicians by outlining the emphases that continue to this day. William J. Reynolds followed in his uncle's footsteps.
"Dr. Reynolds has the wonderful reputation of being a complete and multifaceted church musician," said Stephen P. Johnson, dean of the School of Church Music at Southwestern.
"As composer, conductor, hymnologist, author, director of the Church Music Department at the Baptist Sunday School Board and teacher, he encouraged generations of church musicians in their creation and performance of quality church music. Because of his love for all aspects of church music in many styles, he was a beloved colleague of church musicians ranging from smaller rural churches to large congregations in the United States and beyond. His contribution to church music throughout the Southern Baptist Convention was scholarly, practical, inspiring and enduring."
William J. Reynolds composed more than 700 choral anthems, hymn tunes, children's songs, etc. Hymns he composed were published in the 1956, 1975, 1991 and August 2008 editions of the Southern Baptist Hymnal. He served as music director for various meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist World Alliance (1958-1986). The first Baptist elected president of The Hymn Society of America, he was named a Fellow in 1992.
From 1946-1955, Reynolds served as minister of music and youth at the First Baptist Church of Ardmore, Okla., and later as minister of music at the First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City. For 25 years he served with the church music department of the Sunday School Board (now LifeWay Christian Resources) of the Southern Baptist Convention. In 1980, he was appointed to the faculty of Southwestern Seminary as professor of church music, serving there until his retirement in 1998.
After his retirement, Reynolds donated to the Bowld Music Library at Southwestern Seminary an extensive music collection containing more than 1,500 volumes of hymnody, including hymnals, biographies of hymn writers and histories of congregational hymn singing, focusing mostly on Southern Baptist life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Reynolds' donated collection also includes an archive of more than 750 files containing biographical and historical information about hymns, hymn writers, and composers of hymn tunes, material carefully gathered by Reynolds during his 60 year career as a church musician and historian.
Reynolds had a special interest in the southern tradition of Sacred Harp singing, a unique kind of a capella gospel singing. Reynolds was a consultant in the publication of the Sacred Harp Songbook and was featured in the 2006 documentary Awake My Soul which explores the history, music and traditions of Sacred Harp singing. He organized the first Sacred Harp sing gathering at Southwestern; the annual gathering was named in his honor and celebrated its 25th year in January 2009.
Reynolds authored two hymnal handbooks, Hymns of Our Faith (1964) and Companion to Baptist Hymnal (1976) and a hymnology textbook, A Survey of Christian Hymnody (1964). He also contributed to Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), consulted for The Sacred Harp (1991 ed.), and wrote a history of music at Southwestern Seminary, The Cross & the Lyre: The Story of the School of Church Music (1944).
Southwestern president Paige Patterson offered his condolences to friends and family. "Dr. William J. Reynolds may well be directing a choir of angels by now. Long years of directing the music for the Southern Baptist Convention and groundbreaking years of instructing future ministers of music here at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, together with prolific contributions to the music we all have sung, combine to make him an institution in Baptist life. I am happy he is in heaven, but Southwestern will miss him and cherish his memory."
Reynolds was hospitalized in Nashville recently after suffering from heart failure and pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Lou Robertson Reynolds; sons, Timothy Jensen (Jeanie) of Nashville and Kirk Mallory (Ann) of Alexandria, VA; granddaughters, Abigail Leigh and Rachel Elizabeth Reynolds of Nashville and Hannah Louise Reynolds of Alexandria, VA; sister, Mary Ellen (John) Lovelace of Dallas, TX; brother, James Theodore (Marcia) Reynolds of Bartlesville, OK.
A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Nashville at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2009.


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Here is FlashByNight's first game of 2011.
Space Invasion 1981 is a modern retro take on those old handheld games that you might remember if you were around in those days. Waves of pesky space aliens come at you in a 'stepping down' motion reminiscent of Space Invaders. But they also form patterns and dive bomb you like in Galaga.
Space Invasion 1981 starts out pretty easy and gets harder and harder as you go along, eventually turning into a 'bullet hell'. But never fear, you get power-ups to help you win the day. A good player can get 'in the zone' and finish the 30 levels in about 30-40 minutes.
Finish all 30 levels and you'll enter the ultimate challenge - the 'infinity level'. How long can you last?
There are 3 monthly top score slots as well as an all-time hi score slot.


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4D3N Singapore Tour - Highlights of the City
by Bianca del Rosario
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Bianca submitted a very do-able 4D3N Singapore Tour itinerary. Take a look!
|Hello, Gabriel! So lucky to have found your awesome site! We're very much excited to visit Singapore and I hope you could extend your invaluable assistance by helping us plot our itinerary. We're six in a group from Manila, Philippines (late 20's) that will arrive on February 9, 2011 at 15:40 and will depart on February 12 at 19:55. Both flights via Cebu Pacific.
Here's what we have initially planned:
Feb 9 (arrival)
-check in hotel
-Little India
Feb 10
10:00 A.M-3:00 P.M Universal Studios
4:00 P.M – 6:00 P.M Underwater World & Dolphin Lagoon
7:00 P.M – 8:00 P.M Songs of the Sea
8:00 P.M Kou Fu Food Court dinner
9:00 P.M onwards Clarke Quay and G-max Reverse Bungee
* Can you please advise us the cheapest transportation to these places?
Feb 11
Marina Bay (Can you please suggest places to visit here?)
Merlion Park
Singapore Night Safari
Feb 12
Orchard Road
Thank you very much in advance for your precious insights! We're truly grateful if you can help us with our transportation and food options so we can save money as Singapore is a very expensive city.
Thank you again!
Bianca Del Rosario
Hi Bianca
I hope you've had a good holiday in Singapore.
My apologies for not getting this up earlier. I've been overwhelmed with other things in life. And I feel dreadful when I think of the backlog of requests queuing up to be answered.
Anyways, I'll proceed to answer your questions for the benefit of future travellers to Singapore.
1) Itinerary Refinement
Your itinerary is very do-able. There's not much to change - except that if you plan on watching Songs of the Sea, you're never going to make it to Clarke Quay at 9pm. But Clarke Quay opens till late and you'll still have lots of time if you make it there by 11pm.
2) Transport Savings
Except for the Night Safari, you're visiting the places close to the city. So the MRT will be good enough. Take a taxi to the Night Safari to give yourself more time there.
3) Marina Bay - Things to Do
Apart from the mandatory photo against the city skyline, you'll be spoilt of choice if you like shopping: Marina Square, Suntec City, Marina Bay Sands, Raffles City and Peninsula Plaza, and more.
You could also take a Singapore River Cruise from a few spots in the Marina Bay area.
Obviously the Singapore River is nearby and offers some good distractions.
To everybody reading this belated Q&A post: have a great vacation in Singapore.
Gabriel Tan
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I am waiting what Mr Riza Türmen , a former judge of the ECHR will say about the closing down the Kurdish DTP party, but here a statement made by Human Right Watch:
What does human rights law have to say about closing down political parties?
Freedom of expression and freedom of association are protected under the European Convention on Human Rights, to which Turkey is party. Those rights can be limited on the grounds of public order, but any restriction must be prescribed by law, only be done for a legitimate aim, and be necessary in a democratic society (i.e. be the least restrictive measure possible to meet the legitimate aim). Speech that incites violence can be legitimately restricted, but the restrictions must also comply with international human rights law. However, the speeches and statements presented as evidence in the case do not openly promote or praise violence.
While Turkey's present laws provide for the prosecution of individuals for the kind of statements listed in the indictment, Turkey's prosecution of non-violent speech has been repeatedly criticized by the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of Europe, and domestic and international human rights groups.
While many of the party's officials are currently facing criminal prosecution for their speech, the majority of these prosecutions appear to be wholly unjustified. What is more, no evidence has been presented in the indictment that would warrant a decision in the case before the court to dissolve their political party.
The European Court of Human Rights, which assesses state compliance with the convention, has heard nine cases against Turkey concerning political party bans by Turkey's Constitutional Court. In all but one case, the European Court has ruled against the decision to ban, finding Turkey in violation of articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention (freedom of expression and freedom of association.)
The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, an expert body that advises on law reform consistent with human rights standards, has developed guidelines on closing parties. The guidelines, approved in 1999, state:
Prohibition or enforced dissolution of political parties may only be justified in the case of parties which advocate the use of violence or use violence as a political means to overthrow the democratic constitutional order, thereby undermining the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the constitution. The fact alone that a party advocates a peaceful change of the Constitution should not be sufficient for its prohibition or dissolution.
In response to the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe passed a resolution on June 26, 2008 (PACE Resolution 1622 [2008] ) on "The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey: recent developments" stating that:
14. The current proceedings against the AK Party, regardless of their outcome, spark a renewed debate about the legal basis for the closure of political parties in the country and show that, despite ... reforms, the issue of dissolution of political parties in Turkey is not closed. The Assembly notes that it becomes clear that further constitutional and legislative reforms in this respect are necessary.
Similarly, the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe adopted a legal opinion on Turkey's frequent actions to close down political parties, ("Opinion on the constitutional and legal provisions relevant tothe prohibition of political parties in Turkey": CDL-AD [2009] 006) in March 2009, concluding that:
106. ... the provisions in Article 68 and 69 of the Constitution and the relevant provisions of the Law on political parties together form a system which as a whole is incompatible with Article 11 of the ECHR as interpreted by the ECtHR and the criteria adopted in 1999 by the Venice Commission and since endorsed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
107. The basic problem with the present Turkish rules on party closure is that the general threshold is too low, both for initiating procedures for and for prohibiting or dissolving parties. This is in itself in abstracto deviating from common European democratic standards, and it leads too easily to action that will be in breach of the ECHR, as demonstrated in the many Turkish cases before the European Court of Human Rights.
108. Because the substantial and procedural threshold for applying the Turkish rules on party prohibition or dissolution is so low, what should be an exceptional measure functions in fact as a regular one. This reduces the arena for democratic politics and widens the scope for constitutional adjudication on political issues.
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History & Genealogy
Free Forms from Family Tree Magazine – Getting organized and knowing how to address government agencies and organizations can help you get quicker, more effective results. Family Tree Magazine has created forms that can help you access and organize your family history information.
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Kansas Memory – Kansas Memory has been created by the Kansas State Historical Society to share its historical collections via the Internet. The value of the site is in its rich content–letters, diaries, photographs, government records from the State Archives, maps, museum artifacts, and historic structures in Kansas.
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Heritage Quest – Free genealogy website for all Kansas residents.
Obituary Central – The headquarters for finding obituaries and performing cemetery searches. Also has a Social Security Death Index search.
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If you're unfamiliar with Ban the Box – it's quite simple. It's a movement to eliminate asking if one of your potential candidates has been convicted of a crime until after you extend an offer. In fact, more than 100 US cities have embraced this practice – making it critical that hiring companies are remaining compliant and following the law.
Yet there is a lot of controversy surrounding this issue. On one hand companies feel like they are entitled to knowing the full history of a potential employee before extending an offer letter. On the other hand, some say that candidates with prior convictions are unfairly passed over for a past conviction that may not be relevant to their employment. It's a slippery slope and it's not getting any easier.
Regardless of your personal feelings on Ban the Box, one thing is for sure – with more and more cities enforcing this regulation, you need to be in the loop on what is happening. This is why on Wednesday, June 1 we will be hosting a webinar at 2:00 PM ET where you'll learn:
- Which states and cities have now banned the box
- What employers can do to stay compliant across multiple jurisdictions
- Why some employers paid the price for getting it wrong
- Predictions for the growth and enforcement of Ban the Box laws in 2016
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The General Overseer of Christian Pentecostal Mission (CPM) International, Dr Obiorah Ezekiel, has urged church leaders to seek virtues of divine nature and look beyond their born-again experience. This, according to him, will make them function more effectively in their calling and win more souls for God.
Ezekiel spoke during the recent Back to Bible Conference of the church entitled: Glorious Divine Nature, at its Ajao Estate, International headquarters in Lagos
Back to Bible Conference is a yearly programme aimed at imparting ministers with the glorious divine nature. Through it, God removes all impediments to His work in lives and re-ignites the fire of Pentecost in Christians.
He regretted that the church is deteriorating in divine nature and love, the purpose for which Christ came, suffered and died. He said it is a crime for churches to remain in the old nature, adding: "The time has come for the church to grow and glow in grace for revelations to manifest."
The cleric reminded church leaders that many Christians are hungry and thirsty for undiluted words of God.
This, he said, they must give without minding the consequences of hatred, malice, unguarded comments and even death.
He described Christians as the moon that must shine always, adding that miracles are good when Jesus is involved but some Christians are just miracle seekers.
"When leaders speak or preach, devil is supposed to bow or tremble , but alas! the reverse is the case today, all because of the pursuit of materialism.
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Plague persisted in Europe for longer than thought
London, Jan 14 (IANS) The bacteria that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, may have persisted long-term in Europe from the 14th to 17th century in an unknown reservoir, according to a study.
Some researchers suggest that it may have been a result of a viral disease. However, the most recent research on ancient plague reveals that the deadly disease existed thousands of years earlier than previously thought.
In addition to the assumed continuous re-introduction of Y pestis from central Asia in multiple waves during the second pandemic, it's also possible that Y pestis persisted long-term in Europe in a yet unknown reservoir host, said lead author Lisa Seifert from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany.
In the study, researchers recovered and analysed ancient DNA from 30 plague victims of the second plague pandemic.
They were excavated from two different burial sites in Germany, and spanning more than 300 years.
Of the 30 skeletons tested, eight were positive for Yersinia pestis-specific nucleic acid.
All positive individuals genetic material were highly similar to previously investigated plague victims from other European countries and had identical Y pestis genotype.
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Okay, gentlemen. I'm looking pretty tough today. You know why? Because today's article is about fake tan, so I have to even out a little bit. Yes, today we are going to be doing fake tanning and how a man should be fake tanning so that nobody knows he's fake tanning because let's be real. Fake tan can ruin you! Your friends will terrorize you. You'll be the laughingstock of the office. Everyone at school will bully you. Your girlfriend will leave you. Why do you say? Because you're orange, dude and men aren't meant to wear fake tan. "But, wait a minute," I hear you say. "What about those dudes on Jersey Shore? "They get loads of chicks." Jersey Shore, for you in the US. What about those guys? They get loads of chicks. Yes, they do, but they are good with their tanning. They either use good fake tanning routines or tanning beds. So, now, I'm going to teach you the difference between good and bad tanning with four easy-to-follow rules you must abide by to make sure your fake tanning makes you look more like a bronzed god and not like an Oompa-Loompa. You don't want that.
One! A ninja must know his weapons. A fake tanner must choose the right fake tanning cream. You see, I'm keeping this macho vibe going to keep all of you dudes at home like, "Yeah, fuck yeah, brah!" Engaged. All right? Yeah. All right, so get the right fake tanning cream.
In the UK, we have one called St. Tropez. That's the right one. St. Tropez released lots of different products in their range. It's not cheap, right. But, the best one for a guy. You don't want to go for anything which is brown, no matter what product you choose, no matter where in the world you are. Thus, we use the St. Tropez one because it is actually, as it says on the bottle, a daily moisturizer. Let's be honest. It's a fake tan, right? But, it's a lot lighter, so it serves to moisturize your skin It's white. The cream itself is white. It's not dark. It doesn't feel like your painting yourself with some bronze thing.
What this does is if you use it, it says every day. Don't do that. Use it every couple of days. It gradually builds up your tan, so it's more covert. People don't see it coming. It creeps up on them. So, you use this once every couple of days. As I said, St. Tropez is our favorite daily top-off moisturizer.
Don't go for a cheap product. You get one from a shitty supermarket branded one; it's going to make you look orange. As I said, your life will collapse. You'll lose your job. You'll just be walking the streets as an orange loser for the rest of your life. Be careful, people. Men who are super-orange have a one-way ticket to Loserville You know where Loserville is? It's next door to No Friends Town. You know where that is? I don't know. Geekburg, there we go. You don't want to live in any of those places.
Okay, so we've made it quite clear, the importance of your product and, as I said, use something a bit more expensive. You go for a low-grade crap; it's going to be crap. You're going to look orange. Women may get away with that. They're women. They're meant to wear fake tans, all that shit, and we don't care as men.
Point number two is to apply this properly and the conditions your face must be under when you apply it. The first and foremost rule is to shave, clean shave. You don't want any stubble. Fake tan, even a fake tan top-off moisturizer like the St. Tropez one, will stick horribly in stubble. In a beard, stubble, whatever, especially light blonde stubble like mine. It will give you a ginger beard. You don't want a ginger beard. You're not pirate! You're not the captain of the SS Nerd! That's not you! You don't want that. You don't want to be orange, right? Shave that beard. Trust me. The fake tan will stick in here. It will give you a ginger beard effect. It will look really obvious and, you'll have a ginger beard. Not something I would opt for in the first place unless I were a pirate. I'm not a pirate, so why would I do it, right?
You don't want a ginger beard. You want a ginger beard which people are going to look at being like, "Oh, my god! "That guy's got a ginger beard because "he's wearing fake tan badly." Women will know, and other men who use fake tan will know, and they will pity your ass.
Okay, number three. An extension of the condition of your face is to avoid the stubborn areas on your face or at least pay them special attention. By this, we mean, first and foremost, here. You know what that's called? It's the gap between your eyebrows, the bridge of your nose. There's usually little hairs there and again, just like the beard, the fake tan will stick around here. It's a prominent area of your face, and you'll have this sort of orange effect, jaundice going on around your eyes.
Again, everyone's gonna know, and they're gonna think, "Oh, my god! "That guy's fake tanned, and he's done it badly. "He ain't cool. "He's a loser. "He ain't cool. "I don't wanna be his friend. "In fact, I'm gonna erase his number from my phone, "and he's my brother!" Just kidding. You do that; you're taking it far.
The other stubble area is right this bit here, your ear thingamajig. Not your earlobe. You don't need bronzed earlobes, dude, but here. This bit here, right? Make sure you apply a small bit of fake tan there because the distinction between your jaw and there, you can't have a white bit there and bronze here. It's a bit obvious you've been using fake tan.
The next stubborn area is going to be your forehead and your hairline. Again, it tends to stick in there and then a little bit underneath as well. Just like when you're shaving, you might miss this area a little bit and then, your neck. Be careful. You smooth it into the crevices, right? Apply it lightly in small bits around the face. Don't put too much on, especially with the moisturizer ones; you can't tell where it's gone because it's light colored. You will tell later when it turns ginger, all right?
So, apply it evenly. Avoid stubborn areas.
Our final point on the application of covert fake tanning, you know, we're not going to go into your body that much because all these rules exist in your body. Avoid the hair on your stomach. Avoid the crevices in your elbows either side. We're talking about the obvious way of fake tanning, i.e., when no one's going to see your body when you're dressed. Okay?
Our next point is thus, your hands. All right, so you've been applying your fake tan with your hands, you must, very quickly, wash and scrub them. The minute they dry, your hands are going to go bright orange. The more wrinkles in the area, the more likely it is that the tan is to stick in there, all right? So, thus, your hands are one of the worst places, all the crevices and that. You'll get a fake tan in between your knuckles.
You'll get fake tan around your nails. You'll get a fake tan, and the palms of your hands will go orange, especially if you go to the gym. So, go straight to the bathroom, straight to the sink and scrub with a nail scrubber, nail sponge thingamajig. That's the best thing. That's what I use to get it out, all right? That will leave your hands not orange and fake tan-less.
However, once you've done that, the final tip of your hands is to apply a little bit of fake tan to the front of them there. Again, people are going to see your face and neck, and they're going to see your hands on a day-to-day basis. So, you must make sure that color is the same as this. Apply a little bit there and leave the fingers. There's no point even going there. Then, rewash the hands.
Okay, so that was it, gentlemen. Make sure your hands don't give the game away. That was our four fake tanning tips. Let's hope now you're going to be looking more like a bronzed beach god than a rough girl from somewhere in England where people drink beer in the morning. I'm not going to say where.
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Liu Qiyuan's high tech Noah's Arks are equipped with seat belts, oxygen tanks, power generators, batteries and food supplies, and are built to withstand anything that doomsday has to throw at them.


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Last week, on Wednesday April 17th, several members of the community went to the Tamitik Meeting room to discuss the future of the wading pools in the community.
It was an opportunity to invite the public out to a consultation meeting, a feedback meeting on the future of the wading pools in Kitimat and we had approximately 15 people attend the meeting. We discussed everything from should we keep the wading pools and why and what values the wading pools in the community were and all those kinds of things and got a lot of good feedback from the community on those fronts and then we made a wish list, said Shaun ONeill.
The people who gathered told the committee that they did not want out door water play to leave the committee because they are great places for social interaction, providing a low cost option for families to come together in a central place. They also suggested spray features to attract older kids to the park.
Once the ideas have been compiled into a report, it will go to the Leisure Service Advisory Commission. In addition, the people who were there were invited to put their names down for a spray park committee to advise and provide guidance.
ONeill thanked everyone for coming out and providing ideas and feedback for the facilities. He told us about 200 children used them in the three weeks they were open. He stated it might take up to two years for the project to be complete.


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Academic Framework
Education is about far more than the marks fetched by a student. It's about understanding right from wrong and having the current and comprehensive knowledge required to stay afloat in today's society. Therefore, Chitkara International School helps the children to develop a perception of the world around and push their thinking both creatively and conceptually in many subject areas. Small group instruction, personalised attention for all the learners, flipped classrooms, blended learning, self-directed learning allow teachers to thoroughly assess them during their work. The curriculum is developed keeping in mind all the three types of learners namely visual, auditory and kinaesthetic thereby touching the learning needs of a learner. We believe that each child rises to meet high expectations. Teachers encourage them to take intellectual risks, stretch socially, expand their ideas and investigate central issues.
Programmes available at CIS
This is a school with a long tradition of academic excellence and creativity within an exceptionally warm and supportive environment.
Kindergarten Programmes
Our spacious and innovative early years centre offers a perfect, safe and stimulating environment for our youngest boys and girls whom we call Chicklets (2-3 years), Nestling (3- 4 years). Fledgling (4-5 years) and Cygnets (5-6 years)
Primary School Programmes
Our Primary Program from Grade 1 to Grade 5 (6 years onward) offers a comfortable transformation from the colourful world of kindergarten to an equally colourful world of primary learning.
Middle and High School
Our Middle and High School Programme (Grade 6 to Grade 10) offers an effective transition from middle to high school and then to higher education programmes in various colleges and universities.
All the objectives are merged towards the attainment of the unified aspiration of providing every student with an individualised learning environment where the students learn at self-pace and attain mastery in learning. As far as pedagogy, it starts from inquiry moves into the stage of presentation and then controlled practice and thereafter graduates to the stage of free practice. Thus, the ultimate goal lies in the fact that the learning process should be student-friendly, interesting and must ensure learning of the concepts easily by our students.
The academic framework begins with the Annual Blueprint which is the entire year's draft of how the child's year would shape up academically or otherwise. The framework is like an umbrella which encompasses three learning processes that revolve around the child and that are Teaching, Learning and Assessment embedded with Technology. Thus, to understand the framework in its true sense, it is easier to understand from different angles.
The Teaching Framework
The teaching framework is quite vast and meticulous and revolves around the learner and his needs. We at Chitkara International School aiming to prepare the children for future takes a careful hand towards creating a flexible yet a resourceful teaching framework incorporating unique processes of inquiry, eliciting, presentation, controlled practice, free practice (The 3 P's Pyramid used at Chitkara International school), Weaving, Chaining, Drilling, Error correction, Feeding etc. as part of the teaching process for which the faculty is rigorously trained. Starting from planning a lesson to ensuring that the child has been able to learn a concept (Keeping in mind the varying needs and abilities of each child) the teaching framework is centred on the children belonging to Generation Z (children born after 2003) and Alpha Generation learners (children born after 2010).
The Learning Framework
The learning framework has been designed after an attempt to study the psychology of varied learners and their possible learning styles. The learning involves a unique blend of teacher talk time (TTT) and student talk time (STT) where the TTT is 30% and the STT is 70%. Every attempt is made to elicit information from students rather than straightaway feeding it. That is how a lesson is planned and the final output is achieved by ensuring that the learner has been able to absorb the concept. Also, various learning patterns and styles are studied before the child becomes part of the Chitkara family. Introducing and designing the concept maps for each and every lesson initiate the students to engulf the concept thoroughly into their brain cells, thereby initialize them to pen down their imbibed concepts on to anything and anywhere. Also, there are ample opportunities for children to experience group work, role plays, peer learning, self-study etc. so as to adapt to various learning situations.
The Assessment Framework
Again, the assessment framework is designed not to test the child but as a great learning experience to the child and value addition to what he has learnt so far. Also, the assessment framework includes the scholastic as well as co-scholastic areas of learning with innovative practices and the latest trend in the field of assessment. Under the scholastic domain, assessment is divided into the assessment of learning and assessment for learning. Every attempt is made to find the true score of the child with the use of software and analysis is done on the basis of Classical Test Theory, Item Response Theory, Partial Credit model, Scoring Weight Scores (SWS), Confidence Level Rating etc. so as to know the true score of the learner. Also, diagnostic assessments are done to diagnose the gaps (if any) in any concept that the child has learnt. Once these gaps are identified then the learner is given feedback on the same and that's how smooth learning is ensured at our school. With the co-scholastic areas of assessment, an appropriate grading scales and outline of the dimensions to assess areas like health, personality, social skills, attitudes etc. has been done to study the child as a whole thereby ensuring holistic development of the child.
Technology Framework
The technology is embedded in the entire process of teaching, learning and assessment at Chitkara School and that is what makes it a school of 21st-century learners. The technology framework is spread all over the school whether academically or otherwise. It not just covers the scholastic part but also extends its scope beyond academics thus becoming a powerful catalyst for pedagogical change by introducing TEK -8 a complete hands-on technology curriculum comprising of 7 modules namely Computer Science, Electronics, Mobile technology, Automobiles, Robotics, Household technology, Energy Management. This innovative curriculum has collaboratively designed by the Subject Matter Experts and Faculty Members of R&D Team (Research & Development) of Chitkara University and Chitkara International School.
The modules are well researched and mapped according to the present and futuristic needs of each and every learner, thus making him/her a part of the hi-tech world and according to the future industrial needs. The Technology framework for the academic areas also involves digital learning through various aids like Byju's, SchoolPad, ExtraMarks etc. Thus, the technology is like an umbrella that cushions the teaching, learning and assessment at Chitkara International School.


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Precocious Behavior in Infants
Parents of infants often measure their little one's growth based on their physical development. However, physical development is just one aspect of infant development. Behavioral growth is also an important marker, and some infants display precocious behavior as early as 1 or 2 months of age. Understanding advanced behavior helps you evaluate your child to determine whether he is on the right developmental track -- or even exceeding expectations.
Although language development might seem far off when you have a baby, infants communicate. A precocious infant will communicate early, even at 1 or 2 months old. At this stage, signs of language development include turning in the direction of your voice, which can occur almost immediately in a precocious little one, according to the University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development. A precocious 1-month-old can express delight by laughing. Other early signs of language development around this age include cooing at you and associating sounds with their objects. Babbling before five months is also advanced, according to a web page on the Brown University website 1.
You might not think of your infant as social, but social skills begin to evolve throughout the first year of her life. Advanced social milestones include responding positively to playtime before 4 months old, engaging adults in meaningful interactions before 10 months old and displaying a sense of humor before 10 months old, according to a web page on the University of Illinois at Chicago website. In advanced infants, common games such as peek-a-boo can occur before the age of 4 months.
Initially, an infant expresses her emotions by crying. However, other emotional behaviors develop over the first year, and some infants show emotion at an early age. Spontaneous smiling can occur at 1 month of age for a precocious infant, according to the Brown website. Babies who start to show affection by 9 months old are advanced for this meaningful social milestone. Separation anxiety as well as attachment to a certain toy or blanket can develop before 8 months of age in precocious children.
Discipline can be challenging, if not impossible, with an infant. However, precocious infants will respond to discipline earlier than other babies their age. Precocious infants can respond to simple parental commands before their first birthday, according to the University of Illinois at Chicago website. Before 10 months of age, a precocious infant can learn to cooperate and share with others. Also at this age, advanced infants can show guilt when they know they did something wrong.
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Big Brother 17 Spoilers: Twin Twist Exposed by Da'Vonne?By: L. A. Vess on July 6, 2015
We have new Big Brother spoilers from the Live Feeds that tell us the Twin Twist may about to be exposed! Liz Nolan and Julie Nolan have been trading back and forth for a while now without detection. Suddenly, however, one of the Houseguests is very suspicious that the Big Brother 17 cast member they know as 'Liz' may actually be two identical twins!
WARNING: This post contains Big Brother spoilers from the Live Feeds that have not yet aired on the CBS show. Please do not proceed if you do not want spoilers!
Roll back the Big Brother Live Feeds to around 3:20 PM BBT. The Houseguests are locked outside while Production works on the inside. (Hopefully installing the Big Brother Takeover phone.)
Da'Vonne tells Jason (with Meg and James 'sleeping' right next to them) that she thinks 'Liz' looks very different from one day to another. She's chunky, she's thin. Her roots are different. Her face is thinner on some days than others. One of 'them' is friendly and the other isn't. Some of the stuff 'Liz' says isn't consistent or she forgets stuff…
Yes, ladies and gents, Da'vonne is on to the Twin Twist.
Da'Vonne and Jason talk about Liz being a twin for quite a while, discussing her different looks and actions. They discuss the last time Big Brother used the Twin Twist and how it worked. Jason tells Da'Vonne she deserves a special power for figuring this out. Da'Vonne early wishes that were so and curses not figuring this out before the Veto Ceremony.
For now, Da'Vonne says she is going to keep this to herself and maybe figure out a way to use the information to save herself. However, she and Jason were blabbing about it loudly with two other Houseguests just inches away supposedly sleeping.
We're thinking now the cat is out of the bag and soon there will be quite a few Houseguests trying to trip Jul/Liz up by making them answer questions or try to remember things they might not have been around for in the house. With Da'Vonne hot on their tail and still days to go before the next eviction, it could be that the Twin Twist is about to be exposed!
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The Commonwealth future fund should take a $20 billion stake in Rio Tinto mining to protect Australia's independence from Beijing's strategy of controlling key world mineral supplies and pulling Australia into China's orbit, writes Patrick J. Byrne.Australia is currently borrowing $500 million per week from Beijing. If the worsening economic crisis causes Australia to become dependent on China for the refinancing of our nation's $658 billion net foreign debt (about 60 per cent of our GDP), then Beijing may well demand a controlling interest in Rio Tinto in exchange.Together, these concessions to Beijing would draw Australia out of the Western alliance and into China's orbit.To avoid this serious threat to Australia's sovereignty, the Commonwealth Government's future fund should take a $20 billion stake in Rio Tinto, which would also blunt Beijing's mercantilist strategy of controlling key world mineral supplies through taking eventual control of Rio.Then, Australia needs to mobilise its superannuation funds through a government-backed bank to refinance the nation's foreign debt.The Rio dealThe Rio Tinto-Chinalco deal is the most important, and potentially dangerous, commercial venture the Australian Government has ever had to decide on.While the Government considers the deal, the Senate is currently holding an inquiry into investment in Australia by foreign government-owned sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and foreign-government-owned companies.Recently, veteran financial commentator Robert Gottliebsen has written three incisive articles on the issue in Australia's online business news outlet Business Spectator. Although News Weekly disagrees with his strategic conclusions, Gottliebsen nevertheless makes several important points. He says:"As a nation [Australia] seems likely to play a role to assist China and the US reconcile their differences. At the same time, China has superior air, sea and land defence capability to Australia and in a decade or two may emerge as our 'protector' because they need to safeguard their raw material supply lines and because the US appears to be in decline."Australians will not find it easy to see China taking the role that Britain and the US took, but within two decades it is a distinct possibility. Accordingly, a deal between Rio Tinto and Chinalco could be in Australia's long term interests ...".To propose that China become this nation's new protector, and that Australia should resign itself to being financially dependent on Beijing, would be to surrender Australia's independence to the world's last major Communist dictatorship, which has scant regard for universal human rights, democracy, private property or personal freedom.Investment from China comes with far more political strings than came with Japanese investment in Australian energy and minerals industries in the 1970s and '80s. Japan has been for decades a democracy and respects human rights. While its economy is a mixture of state capitalism and free enterprise, it respects the right to private property.In his articles, Gottliebsen says that Chinalco is less interested in what percentage of shares it holds in Rio, as in the myriad of operating agreements that would deliver a high level of control to this Chinese government-owned company.He says that "control" is the main game, focused on an incredible web of agreements covering every aspect of the key operations of Rio Tinto - production, marketing, strategy, executive performance, provision of interest-bearing capital and board representation."That web is designed to be eventually owned by the relevant arm of the Chinese government that buys each product," he says.For example, "Chinalco will hold 50 per cent (repeat 50 per cent) of the shares in ISA Sales Co. which will market 30 per cent of the Hamersley iron-ore output or more than 30 million tonnes ..."Chinalco (but more likely China's steel-makers) will nominate three of the six directors who can act as representatives of Chinalco and vote on matters where Chinalco has an interest."Rio Tinto can appoint the chairman who has the casting vote ..."While Rio has the casting vote, anyone who has been involved in joint ventures that work understands that casting votes are rarely used and in this case the web of interlocking deals means that it may never be used."This means that "the Chinese government will have power over Australian iron-ore pricing way beyond its 15 per cent Hamersley stake."Furthermore, as Chinalco is an aluminium company, it's likely that it will eventually hand over its Rio iron-ore interests to the steel-making companies owned by the Chinese government.Gottliebsen says that buried deep in the agreements is a provision, which actually explains the Chinese intent in the whole exercise. Chinalco (again, read Chinese steel-makers) will have consultation rights in relation to the performance of the Rio Tinto executives and key senior personnel of the iron-ore group. Rio will have to pay due regard to those views in completing management performance reviews.In 10 years' time when the current Rio management has moved on, there will be a series of Rio Tinto executives competing for promotion.Gottliebsen says: "They are a team, but like all executive teams they work out where the power lies and go with it. The Chinese are united and will review carefully the performance of those negotiating the iron-ore prices. They may also review executives' recommendations on expansion and many other areas."In isolation this clause does not mean much. Combine it with the Chinese position on the board and the incredible rights it has in marketing and strategy and suddenly you see how it all works."Gottliebsen says that there is a similar network of agreements for the aluminium, bauxite and copper areas of Rio. In essence, these agreements also are designed to deliver control over these areas of the company and over pricing, investment and supply.Many other areas of the agreement are designed to give Chinalco control of Rio. For example, it will provide for Chinese financial institutions to develop relationships with the company so that Rio can access Chinese capital to refinance existing debt and secure future financing.Hence, Chinalco will gain control not by any one move, but, as its 600-page proposal copiously spells out, by numerous operating conditions.Gottliebsen warns: "My opinion on this is that Rio will have unlimited finance to buy prized assets and expand production ahead of demand. No other mining company will have that ability."So what we are looking at is a transfer of global mineral power to customers of unprecedented proportions.... The world has never seen an agreement like this before."It will also affect BHP. In the future, Chinalco's plan will likely see an expansion of production well ahead of demand so as to keep a lid on prices, setting the price for BHP minerals as well.Beijing curtails foreign ownershipWhile Beijing seeks mercantilist control of vital foreign mineral and energy resources, it is curtailing foreign ownership of its own domestic major companies.Under recently revamped rules, China now restricts or prohibits investment in industries it has already mastered (like toys, furniture, shoes and clothing) or in industries with high usage of resources or energy (like steel, aluminium, paper, cement and other basic industries).It has shifted its emphasis to quality rather than quantity of investment, with more emphasis on advanced technology and management. It maintains substantial restrictions on publishing, media, market and social research, and an absolute prohibition on investment in real estate, including brokerage firms.Energy security expert Dr Vlado Vivoda has recently commented, "While foreign firms are lining up to invest in China, Beijing seems increasingly reluctant to let them in as several acquisitions of large Chinese firms by foreign companies have been stalled after a storm of public protest over the impact such sales could have on Chinese economic security."What the leadership refers to as 'socialism with Chinese characteristics' is a sustainable and competitive form of state capitalism." (Vlado Vivoda, "China challenges global capitalism", Australian Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 63, Issue 1, March 2009, p. 32.)Sovereignty at stakeNews Weekly, in its October 2008 Strategic Report: The global power shift: defending Australia's independence, quoted America's famous investor and economic commentator, Warren E. Buffett, who had warned back in 2003 that the world was witnessing a new form of strategic dominance, and that countries that excessively depend on foreign borrowing risked losing their sovereignty, being "colonised by purchase rather than conquest". (Fortune, October 26, 2003).Chinese government-controlled investments in Australia have jumped from a trickle three years ago, to $6.8 billion in 2007, and around $30 billion last year.The Rio deal would involve $20-30 billion in just one company.Rio Tinto's problem is its $20 billion debt. It needs to raise new money.The solution is simple. The Commonwealth Government should invest $20 billion from its future fund in Rio, and thereby take shares in the company.When global markets have improved in the future, the Government can sell its shares in Rio back to private investors and make a handsome profit for the future fund.After all, it is better to have the Australian rather than the Chinese government own a major stake in Rio.Foreign debt solutionAustralia's net foreign debt is now $658 billion (about 60 per cent of our GDP), while the gross foreign debt has reached $1.1 trillion.As the global economic crisis deepens, Australia's creditors may be unwilling to keep rolling over this debt. Much of the foreign debt that Australia has incurred, via its major banks, is short-term, i.e., it must be repaid within 12 months.China has accumulated over US$1 trillion in savings from its huge trade surpluses with the US, and holds another US$2 trillion in domestic savings.As News Weekly warned in its Strategic Report, a foreign debt crisis could see Australia become dependent on borrowing from capital-rich China.This is entirely unnecessary. Australia holds around $1.1 trillion in savings in its superannuation funds.It is time that the Commonwealth Government required that part of the nation's compulsory super savings be deposited with a government-guaranteed agency, to be used for the refinancing of our nation's foreign debt.Then, having secured its economic sovereignty, Australia needs to establish a strategic alliance encompassing its Western allies along with other emerging democratic powers like India and Indonesia.This alliance should not be hostile to China. Rather, over the longer-term, its ultimate goal should be to induce Beijing to adopt democracy and universal human rights.The solutions are there. But is there the political foresight and will to make this happen?- Patrick J. Byrne is national vice-president of the National Civic Council.
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It opened on Friday 14th September, and is set to be a a real success. But as with so many local projects, it will only work if sufficient people know about it - so spread the word!
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This course is going to be related to data analysis with the R language. It will be directed to people with no idea or a starting knowledge of R. The main objectives of the course will be: 1) know how to install and run R in your computer (Linux, Mac or PC), working with different text editors (Emacs and RStudio); 2) know how to install different packages related to your own work; 3) know how to work with objects and data.frames; 4) write scripts with R; 5) import data from other programs (i.e XL); 5) work with dates; 6) perform basic statistical analysis and modeling with R; and 7) plot basic graphs with R.
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- Tuesday (2 hours theory + 2 hours practical + 2 hours of personal study). Functions in R. Introduction to statistics in R. Mean, standard deviation, standard error, some basic statistics test in R. Data transformation.
- Wednesday (2 hours theory + 2 hours practical + 2 hours of personal study) Linear regression models in R. Quartile regression. Multiple regression models. Paired T-tests. ANOVA, ANCOVA.
- Thursday. (2 hours theory + 2 hours practical + 2 hours of personal study) Hands on data I, working with your own data. Hands on data II, plotting your own data.
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