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Mike Mayer has tracked a circuitous route on his path to becoming the CEO of North Carolina's biggest community bank. It's been 39 years since he left Clemson University with a bachelor's degree. Since then, he has helped lay groundwork for what became the largest U.S. bank, raised $30 million to start a Charlotte bank that was derailed by the recession of 2007-09 and held together a struggling institution long enough to sell it to a wealthy rival.
Now, Mayer, 61, holds a $1 million-a-year job aimed at transitioning a small-town rural N.C. lender into a viable competitor in the state's five main urban markets. First Bancorp started in 1935 in Troy, a Montgomery County town that peaked in population at 3,400 about 30 years ago. It grew to $2 billion in assets by 2006 after acquisitions of banks in Thomasville, Latta, S.C., and Southern Pines, where it now has its headquarters. It entered Wilmington by buying the assets of struggling Cooperative Bankshares in 2009.
When Mayer arrived at First Bank in March 2014, the company had about $3 billion in assets and a market cap of about $250 million. The bank was led by Richard Moore, a former state treasurer who had joined the company's board in 2010 and became CEO two years earlier.
First Bank now has $7 billion in assets, a market cap of $1.25 billion and growing niches in the Charlotte, Triad, Triangle, Wilmington and Asheville areas. It ranks seventh in deposit market share among banks that operate branch networks in the state. "It's a great company that genuinely cares about its people and genuinely cares about its communities," Mayer says.
Indeed, he says it reminds him of his first postcollege employer, a bank that also had about $7 billion in assets and was led by a brash Marine veteran.
Mayer grew up in Charlotte and played basketball for coach Hugh McColl Jr. at age 10. A dozen years later, he joined the coach's bank, NCNB, after getting an offer that was about $1,000 more than another N.C. institution. "A thousand dollars would buy a lot of beer," he laughs. "When you are 22 years old and making $17,000 a year, it is pretty big."
After six months in the Queen City, Mayer was assigned in January 1982 to Florida, where he did the "Interstate 4 tour" over the next decade as NCNB gobbled up small and midsize Sunshine State banks on its run toward becoming today's Bank of America.
"We were a bunch of cowboys," he says. "We were a small player back then, and you get scrappy when you are the little pup."
Mayer became city executive in Daytona Beach at 26, one of the youngest in the bank's history. During his 10 years in Florida, he lived in Tampa, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, eventually landing back in Orlando and then back in Tampa. "I never knew what spring cleaning meant because I was never around long enough."
Purchasing Gulfstream, Exchange, Pan American and Ellis banks within three years expanded NCNB's presence, prompting derision from Florida rivals. They relentlessly reminded customers that NCNB stood for "No Cash, No Brains."
That just gave the Charlotte-based company more inspiration, Mayer says. The parochialism was no match for the Florida expansion strategy developed by McColl's brain trust and led during much of the 1980s by Gene Taylor, who spent 38 years at the Charlotte bank. In 1997, NCNB broke through by buying Jacksonville, Fla.-based Barnett Banks, the state's largest lender. BofA retains the top market share for Florida bank deposits.
"The culture we had at NCNB in those days was just amazing. It was one of the greatest places you could ever work," Mayer says. "I remain very devoted to Mr. McColl because he taught me some life lessons. He was such a great leader."
In the early 1990s, Mayer returned to Charlotte and took increasingly senior jobs in commercial lending as the bank mushroomed in size and became NationsBank. He was a senior business lending executive covering western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina and later had a job covering parts of the Southeast. Over time, the bank's larger scope made it a more bureaucratic place to work, he says. He knew it was time for a change when he didn't look forward to going to the office — and many of his colleagues were leaving the megabank.
"I've heard it said that when I got to NCNB, our swagger exceeded our capabilities," he says. "By the time I left, our capabilities exceeded our swagger." He departed BofA in June 2006.
He quickly learned that timing is essential in business — and nothing comes easy. Amid increasing signs of a housing-related recession, Mayer led an investor group that raised $30 million to launch Colony Signature Bank in Charlotte. It was the last N.C. bank to receive a charter from the State Banking Commission for more than decade because of the wreckage caused by the economic downturn. But Colony Signature never got off the ground.
"We raised the money, and we were going to be like Paragon [Bank]. It was going to be wonderful," he says, referring to the successful Raleigh-based business lender that is now owned by TowneBank. "But by August 2008, I knew we were going to get killed."
Mayer called a meeting of the investors. "We sent all of the money back to our investors, and those of us who had organized the bank pulled out our checkbooks and wrote checks to pay our bills. Mine was about $150,000."
For the newly unemployed Mayer, "it was the low point, from a career standpoint." But with an assist from N.C. Commissioner of Banks Ray Grace, it didn't take him long to get back in action. He worked briefly for a small startup bank in Gastonia. Then in January 2010, he was hired as CEO of 1st Financial Services, a publicly traded owner of Mountain 1st Bank, which had 14 branches in western North Carolina. It had raised $36 million when organized in 2004 and had received $19 million in federal bank bailout funds, which Mayer thought gave it a cushion to ride out the recession and build a large company.
He was wrong. "I had no idea western North Carolina would be as bad as it was. You couldn't sell anything." Mountain 1st gave an $800,000 foreclosed property to a charity when it was unable to find a buyer. A decade later, Mayer notes that real estate in the mountain region is at record valuations.
Mayer spent more than four years at the Hendersonville-based bank, nursing troubled loans, unsuccessfully seeking new investment and answering to regulators. "It took a chunk out of me," he says. "I'd never do it again." But he turned down Moore's offer in early 2013 to join First Bank because he and his board expected his departure could cause Mountain 1st to fail.
In January 2014, First Citizens Bank & Trust acquired Mountain 1st for $10 million, including $8 million to repay the U.S. Treasury for Troubled Assets Relief Program loans. "A manager of a significant bank investment fund called me and said, 'People don't realize what you were able to do at Mountain 1st,'" citing many other Carolinas banks that went bust in the period.
Two months later, Mayer joined First Bancorp as president. "Richard stuck with me and waited for me to get here," he says. He liked that First Bank's shares were widely held, unlike faster-growing N.C. banks whose ownership was dominated by institutions more likely to sell to larger rivals. Sure enough, BNC Bancorp, Yadkin Financial, Capital Bank Financial and others were acquired.
"It was an 80-year-old bank that had some deep roots, but it also had challenges that neither the board nor Richard were blind to," Mayer says. The main issue was reducing the bank's reliance on slower-growth areas and expanding in more populated regions to boost profit.
First Bank already had footholds in Wilmington and Asheville after buying failed banks there in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Expansions continued with the purchase of Greensboro-based Carolina Bank for about $100 million in 2017 and Asheville Savings Bank for $175 million a year later. First Bank has the sixth-largest deposit market share in the mountain city.
"We always wanted to be in the state's five big markets, and Asheville Savings Bank gave us a chance to do that," Mayer says. "Even with the addition of Charlotte and Raleigh, Wilmington continues to be our fastest-growing market. We just have a really good team there, and the market is on fire."
First Bank was outbid in some other acquisitions, which Mayer says is OK. "In hindsight, we think that the ones we got were the ones we needed and the ones we didn't get, we're probably better off without them."
Beyond geographic expansion, Mayer says First Bank's success stems from a revitalized corporate culture that has instilled confidence and trust. "We were just a dinky bank in Southern Pines that no one knew anything about. We had a lot of good people, but we didn't have one central theme we could rally around. That's what we've built."
The bank hired customer-service consultants affiliated with Disney and Ritz-Carlton and designed a values-based strategy that Mayer says has paid off handsomely. "When you get everyone rowing the oar in the same direction — and there are now 1,140 of us — the boat gets moving really fast."
The bank benefits from good chemistry between Mayer and Moore, who is CEO of the holding company, says Raleigh lawyer Dennis Wicker, a former N.C. lieutenant governor who joined the First Bank board in 2001. "Richard is probably more progressive politically, while Mike is a more conservative, traditional banker type. But they make a great team, they complement each other and they are very close."
Mayer confirms that he and Moore, 60, look at many bank-related issues from different angles. "But 98% of the time, we come out at the same point," he says. "One of the things about smart people like Richard is that they know what they don't know. He didn't know how to run a bank, nor did he want to. But he knows economics and finance as well as anyone, and he has had a completely different perspective after serving as the state treasurer and working as an institutional investor for Relational [Investors, a now-closed San Diego-based money manager]."
First Bank's financial performance has helped its shares mirror or outperform industry averages over the past one-, three- and five-year periods. It raised its quarterly dividend in March and last November became part of the S&P Small Cap 600 index. Five of the seven analysts tracking the company's shares rate it as a "buy."
Whether First Bank will sell to a larger rival is a frequent conjecture among N.C. bankers because building stronger urban franchises in a fast-growing state makes it increasingly attractive. Staying independent remains a key motivation for its top executives, Wicker says.
"What Richard and Mike have in common that is unshakable is that they are both inspired to build something. I think they want to keep building on what they've built already." ■

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01 Apr Vadakari / Vadakari with Falafel
Vadakari (vada curry) is the most popular side dish from the lands of Chettinad in Tamil Nadu. As the name suggests it's a Curry using Vadas. Restaurants / Hotels in Tamil Nadu serve this with Idli / Dosa / Pongal / Aappam / Idiyappam, etc. However I have tweaked the traditional recipe by dunking the Falafel instead of regular Dal Vadas. I have already shared the recipe for Black eyed beans Falafel.
The traditional way to prepare the vadakari is to make vadas in Channa dal & deep fry them. Secondly, dunk the vadas in a curry of onion and tomato with coconut milk.
The time-consuming part of this dish is making the vadas. But you can prepare the vadas in advance. You can also make this with previous day's leftover vadas. Making the gravy takes the least time. Once you keep the vadas ready, it's a vada walk. ? The gravy with all the fragrant masala and the moist vadas soaked in it makes this a very delicious accompaniment for both idlis as well as Rotis. In fact I would equate this dish to the Punjabi curries with masala Vadis.
Vadakari / Vadakari with Falafel
- 1 cup finely chopped onion / ground onion
- 1 cup tomato puree ( approximately 2 tomatoes blended in the mixer)
- 1 tsp oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cloves
- 1" cinnamon stick
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf / sombu)
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tsp coriander seeds powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup Falafel broken into big chunks
- Heat oil and add bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon and fennel seeds.
- Once they are roasted well, add the green chilli & ginger garlic paste and sauté for few minutes.
- Add onion and sauté further till it turns pink. Do not brown the onions.
- Now add the tomato puree, salt and all the dry masala and sauté for few more minutes.
- Add water and half the coconut milk and bring it one boil
- Add the broken Falafel
- Allow the mixture to boil and then add the remaining coconut milk and mix well.Bring it to just one boil and switch off.
- Garnish with coconut cream and coriander leaves.
- You can use normal dal vadas instead of Falafel
- if you do not have coconut milk, you can grind 1/2 cup coconut and add to the gravy.
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Hello, G45ers!
We are back with more Fall inspiration in honor of our September challenge, #G45FallDecor. To help us get inspired, Magda Cortez is here with her fantastic French Country – DCE Pumpkin Centerpiece. This one of a kind piece starts with a perfect pumpkin base and adds just the right amount of Graphic 45 flair, with fussy cut flowers and metal brads. The leaves and twine are fun additions to help get into that Autumn spirit as well. To keep the French Country inspiration flowing we also have a #SimplyG45 60-second Quad-Card video tutorial by Sandy Trefger. So have fun checking out our special double feature below.
#G45FallDecor Pumpkin Centerpiece
By Magda Cortez
"Hi All… Did you know September Challenge is Fall Decor? Well.. it is!! And I love, loveeee Fall so I think it was a good moment to participate.. So here is my French Country #G45FallDecor
Using one of those pumpkins we can buy at the craft stores I just fussy cut the beautiful Sunflower page from the French Country Paper Collection.. It is perfect.. Those sunflowers are the perfect match.
Also, I die cut some fall leaves and glue it here and there to cover more surface of the pumpkin.
Tip One: Twine always gives a touch of Fall. Why? I don't know hahaha but I love it!
Tip Two: Add some Fall foliage to add more volume.
To give a different texture and add something unusual.,I use the Stamped Metal Brads they are beautiful and I think they give a more elegant look.
I love..love my French Country #falldecor pumpkin and now it has a special place in my house. Did you like it? Do you decorate your house for Fall?
Hope you enjoy this inspirational project.
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French Country Quad Fold Card Sixty Second Video Tutorial
By Sandy Trefger
I love creating fancy fold cards and this quad fold is so unique. It was perfect for the French Country DCE along with some pretty miniature silk sunflowers. Personal handwritten notes and cards aren't sent in the mail as much as they used to be. They are definitely becoming a rare commodity. I think that a pretty, handcrafted card along with a handwritten note given or mailed would brighten anyone's day.
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- Cranberry Card Stock
- White or Cream Card Stock
- Yellow Jute Twine
- Miniature Silk Sunflowers
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- Acrylic "Hello" Stamp
Sandy's YouTube 60 Second Video
For a different look, place your stamped sentiment on the inside of your card with lots of white or cream color space for adding a personal handwritten message.
Mix up patterns/designs from a collection for the different sections, layering for variety and pair with a solid card stock color that compliments the paper collection." ~Sandy
Looking for more French Country inspiration? Check out this #SimplyG45 box and tags by Marina Blaukitchen, see full post here…
This week's blog prize includes a Hallowe'en in Wonderland – Deluxe Collector's Edition set, each DCE includes 24 double-sided 12"x12" papers, a cardstock sticker sheet, and a chipboard set, a $30 value. Just leave a comment here and/or Facebook to be entered to win! Winner will be announced on Friday, September 22nd on the blog.
Thanks for joining us for this awesome Autumn project by Magda and Sandy, featuring French Country. We are so excited for all the #G45FallDecor entries! Be sure to get yours in to be entered to win and feel free to share your ideas and inspiration in the comments below or on Facebook for a chance to win this week's blog prize as well. So many chances to get great Graphic 45 prizes!! See you back here tomorrow with more G45 inpiration.
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Poker is a well known game, first introduced in its current form aroundokers in the 20th century. It is now one of the most popular casino games played by those in the USA and Europe. It is also known as holding'em, Badugi, nine-card stud, or three-card stud. Poker is any of a large number of card games where players to place wagers on the hands of other players, in much the same way as the high ranks of professional tennis teams do. It is played with a deck of 52 cards, called pokers, and each player has a hand consisting of seven cards. There are two kinds of poker: draw poker and full-table poker.
Draw Poker: In draw poker, the cards are dealt out from the table in a face-to-face fashion, just as in regular table Poker. Each player gets three cards face up (called the table or rows), plus two cards each of the two draw piles, called the low cards. The player who gets the low cards first is said to have Drawn – i.e. that card is not available to be dealt with another way. If, for instance, a player is holding a High Card and Low Card in a consecutive draw, the latter card must be dealt last; in other words, if the High Card is dealt with first, then the low card is dealt last.
One of the most important principles of the Poker Rules is that all players are required to act in accordance with the current pot – i.e. the maximum amount of money that can be put into the pot, divided between all players before the game begins. The current pot can change each time the dealer shuffles or deals the cards, so that each player may increase his or her stake by putting into the pot more money than the others. The goal of all players is to end with the highest possible bet when the pot is emptied.
All players are dealt a hand, consisting of two cards face up called the Flush, and seven cards – called the Broadside. This is the second most important rule of straight poker. In a seven-card stud, each player receives four cards face up, and the dealer calls. When the dealer has called, all players can look at their cards and make decisions about how they want to proceed. If there is still a round left, then the player with the strongest cards will draw first.
Once a player has made his decision about what cards to take, he must either call or raise. Raising is done by announcing that you feel that you may be able to make a higher bet than what the rest of your team is betting on. The person who raises will receive two cards face up, making the raise equal in value to the highest hand. Once the bet has been raised, the dealer will take the cards from the flop and then deal out new poker chips, which are face down. The new poker chips are called low cards and the player must either bet them or pass them to someone else.
After the first round of betting, each player receives one last card from the pot, called the flop. At this point, players may switch places. If a player has a low card, then that player must pass his turn and put that card into the pot (if it isn't a low card, then the player must call). After the final round of betting, the pot will be revealed and the player with the most chips will have the option to either stay in the game and wait for his opponents to fold or to fold and start again. If the player opts to fold, then the pot will be reduced by the amount of bets made by all players that have passed the initial bet, and the lowest player will win the pot.


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Longer hauls mean more money. Period. This simple fact is causing companies to push for more hours on the road and doctor logbooks to cover hours that fall outside of the legal service limits. However, this behavior has a serious consequence…fatigued, drowsy drivers on the road.
Fatigue impairs a driver's ability to safely operate a large truck or other types of equipment. It can and does lead to accidents that cause vehicle damage, property damage, injury and even death. Keep in mind, fatigue is not always about excessive hours and too much time on the road.
This online Driver Fatigue course is designed to explain factors that contribute to driver fatigue, identify signs and symptoms to watch for, and equip you with ways to fight this dangerous and deadly condition.
After completing this course, an understanding should be gained of:
- Pre-trip inspections
- Signs and symptoms to watch for
- Ways to fight this dangerous and deadly condition
This online Driver Fatigue course covers the following topics:
- Statistics
- Drowsy vs. fatigued
- Factors of fatigue
- Managing and preventing fatigue
Approximately 45 minutes
A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark.
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
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Friday is Red Dress Day, which is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
According to Stats Canada, in 2021, Indigenous women were two and a half times as likely to be victims of homicide in British Columbia compared to non-Indigenous.
Cowichan Missing and Murdered Women, Men, and Children's Monica Jones says this is not a new issue.
"It's something that we've been dealing with for a lot of years," says Jones. "Our sister went missing in 1977. It took the whole community to come together and everybody was searching everywhere. Months later we found her brutally beaten and murdered. Ever since they we decided that we needed answers."
Jones says her family along with many others have no closure, with many cases remaining unsolved. She and her family continue to honour her sister since she was found 46 years ago.
"She was a happy-go-lucky person. She'd bring the sunshine in the rainstorm," she says. "She left us two beautiful children that we treasure and we have gatherings in her name, and keep going until hopefully we find an answer."
She says they are hoping to work with the younger generations to help them prevent what has happened from happening to them.
"Our main goal is to work with the younger generation," says Jones. "To teach the younger generation safety and to be aware of their surroundings. Teach it to them and now and they will have a chance of survival."
In an effort to mitigate future incidents, she hopes that communication between RCMP and families improves when they do have to search for loved ones.
"Communication is what we need between RCMP and families, and that's something that's got to change," says Jones. "Like when something goes missing we can't wait 24 or 48 hours, we have to go out looking immediately."
She says that while events like Red Dress Day are helpful for awareness, people should remember that some are haunted by this issue every day.
"Every day it's that way for our families, and we'll never give up," says Jones. "If anyone has any leads or clues, call the RCMP."
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'With No Board To Oversee, Musk Can Use Twitter Any Way He Wishes'
NEW DELHI: Billionaire Elon Musk has rustled up $44 billion to buy social networking and microblogging site twitter. He will oversee his new empire with no board to oversee what he does or how he does it. That could be problematic for India, argues Jaijit Bhattacharya, president of the Centre for Digital Economy Policy.
Speaking on The Gist show, he pointed to the many issues the government has had with twitter in the recent past including when it suspended the accounts of key political figures.
But there's another dimension to the new ownership of twitter. Musk has invested heavily in China and that country is the biggest supplier of batteries to his electric car plant. Twitter is banned in China but Chinese officials and politicians have twitter accounts and there are rumours of Chinese bots used to manipulate information or convey fake news.
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Corporate litigation
In recent years, Blenheim Advocaten has grown into a major player in the field of corporate litigation. Our corporate litigation attorneys have been involved in nearly 10% of the total number of inquiry procedure (enquête procedure) requests which were filed in 2019.
Corporate litigation
Our corporate litigation practice mainly involves assisting clients with the resolution of complex corporate law issues. These issues often include far-reaching differences of opinion amongst the directors of a company, differences between the directors and members of a supervisory board, or differences between directors of a company and its shareholders. All these disputes fall within the dedicated jurisdiction of the Enterprise Chamber (Ondernemingskamer) in Amsterdam, for which Blenheim has built up a specialised corporate litigation practice.
About the enterprise chamber
The Enterprise Chamber is responsible for dealing with disputes involving specific aspects of corporate law, most commonly administered by the inquiry procedure. At the behest of shareholders, directors or supervisory directors, the Enterprise Chamber is able to investigate the internal policies and workings of a company. After investigation, it is often concluded that there has been an element of mismanagement. The Enterprise Chamber is therefore able to take emergency intervention measures measures to address this mismanagement. These special juristic powers are often the reason why parties seek this form of recourse. Certain measures, however, can be imposed prior to the investigation. These include:
- the suspension of directors;
- the appointment of other directors or supervisory directors, non-executive directors or supervisors;
- the amendment of the articles of association;
- dissolution of the legal entity; or
- the appointment of a share administrator.
Naturally, our first priority is to try to reach an amicable settlement to serve the best interests of the company. Importantly, the company's interest and not the interest of one of the other parties, is the Enterprise Chamber's main concern.
Litigating at the enterprise chamber
Blenheim is frequently approached by parties in a shareholder or director deadlock, which can only be resolved by a higher authority. In that case, you need a lawyer who has experience conducting proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber and knows what kind of outcome can be gained. Litigating before the Enterprise Chamber is a specialisation mainly acquired through frequent, practical experience in court. The lawyers at Blenheim Advocaten have this experience and possess a great deal of knowledge allowing us to bring your case to a successful resolution. In recent years, Blenheim Advocaten has played an increasingly prominent role in the field of Enterprise Chamber cases and is now, either directly or indirectly, involved in almost 10% of all inquiry proceedings.
- Directors of companies;
- Shareholders of companies (particularly those in a '50/50 relationship');
- Supervisory boards or individual supervisory directors;
- Other stakeholders.
Jurisdiction of the engerprise chamber
The Enterprise Chamber has the ability to hear the following cases:
- Requests to institute an inquiry, establish maladministration and to make immediate orders (inquiry procedure, Sections 2:344 to 2:359 of the Dutch Civil Code)
- Claims for the correction of the annual accounts in accordance with a court order (annual accounts procedure, Art. 2:447, 448 BW)
- Claims for the transfer of shares by minority shareholders (squeeze-out procedure, Art. 2:92a/2:201a BW)
- Appeals against a court judgement in a dispute settlement procedure (Art. 2:336 BW)
- Appeals against a court decision involving an objection to a reduction in capital (Art. 2:100 (3)/2:209 (3) BW, 997 Rv.)
- Appeals against a court decision regarding an opposition to a merger (Art. 2:316 (2) BW, 997 Rv.
- Appeals against a court decision regarding an opposition to a division or dissolution (art. 2:334l BW, 997 Rv.)
- Appeals against a court decision regarding an opposition to the termination of residual liability in connection with the withdrawal of a 2:403 statement (art. 2:404 paragraph 5 BW, 997 Rv.)
- Claims against an unfounded objection to the appointment of a supervisory board member (Art. 2:268 sub 9 BW)
- Requests (to the chairperson of the Enterprise Chamber) as referred to in article 2:328 paragraph 3 of the Dutch Civil Code, in the event of a merger of public companies
- Requests (to the chairperson of the Enterprise Chamber) as referred to in section 2:334aa of the Dutch Civil Code, in the event of a merger of public companies
- Appeals by a works council against the decisions or actions of an entrepreneur (which must be advised on) and requests for provisional measures (art. 26 WOR)
- Requests for compliance with the European Works Councils Act (art. 5 WEOR)
- Appeals by a works council against a decision by a pension fund (which must be advised on) and requests for provisional measures (Art. 217 PW)
- Requests of the Pension and Insurance Chamber (Pensioen- & Verzekeringskamer) to appoint an administrator over a pension fund or savings fund (Art. 23m PSW)
- Requests of the Minister to determine compensation in the event of expropriation (art. 6:8-10 Wft)
- Appeals against the decision of the Disputes Committee WMS (art.36 paragraph 1 WMS)
- Requests pursuant to Article 33 of the Housing Act for the suspension or dismissal of a member of the Supervisory Board or Board of Supervisors.
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Meet Rhonda Rookmaaker; she is the second wife of former NFL player Jimmy Johnson a former coach and Hall of Famer is nowadays an analyst for Fox NFL Sunday, the Fox network's NFL, alongside Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jay Glazer, Pam Oliver, Mike Pereira, Rob Riggle, and Michael Strahan.
As previously noted, Mrs. Rookmaaker is Jimmy's wife #2; before she came into the picture, he married his first wife and mother of his children, Mrs. Linday Kay Cooper.
They tied the knot on July 12, 1963. Before they got a divorce on January 17, 1990, Linda and Jimmy had two sons; Brent, 39, and Chad, 49, who had a long battle with alcoholism.
Jimmy married his second wife Rhonda Rookmaake, 62, on July 18, 1999, at his oceanfront home in the Florida Keys. Rhonda met her husband in 1984, at the time she was working as a hairdresser in Coral Gables.
They dated for 15 years before getting engaged in January 1998. Rhonda and Jimmy Johnson reside in Islamorada in the Florida Keys.


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ARSENAL are preparing to welcome Newcastle to the Emirates after their harrowing 4-0 defeat at Liverpool.
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Roommates, if you're a fan of the award-winning ABC series 'Black-ish', you may want to brace yourself for some heartbreaking news regarding the show's future. Series writer and creator Kenya Barris recently took to social media to break the news that after its upcoming eighth season, 'Black-ish' will officially come to an end.
In an emotional and lengthy post on Instagram, Kenya Barris confirmed the ending of 'Black-ish' while also reminiscing about the impact the show has had throughout the years:
"To ALL the people in the world I love, honor, respect and care for it is both exciting and bittersweet to share that black-ish has been RENEWED by ABC for it's EIGHTH… and FINAL SEASON. In this day and age it is rare to get to decide when your show should come to an end, and we are grateful along with ABC to be able to make this final season exactly what we'd hoped for – and to do it with the entire and AMAZINGLY STELLAR cast coming back to close this chapter out with us the right way!
This show has changed my life in so many ways and I am so proud of the conversations we've started along the way. None of this would have been possible without our audience and supporters, who have championed the show every step of the journey; allowing us to change not just the narrative of Black Families, but of Family, Culture, and the World in general. All the while allowing us to talk about things that people were not supposed to talk about period… especially on a network television comedy.
Thank you to everyone who made it possible to get to this point! The cast, crew, writers, directors, executives, and especially my family, who allowed me to mine so many deeply personal moments from them (many times forgetting to give them the heads up) and show them to the world. Tears fill my eyes and a smile brightens my face as I say thank you to ALL of my blackish family for all you have given of yourselves."
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No need to be too upset with the ending of 'Black-ish,' as Kenya Barris still has several shows on the air, including Freeform's 'Grown-ish,' ABC's 'Mixed-ish' and the autobiographical show about his life on Netflix, 'Black AF.'
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- The Indian railways has operationalised 1st 12,000 hp electric made in India Locomotive named WAG12. Name the company which manufactured the locomotive (JV with France based Atlsom).
1) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2) Chittaranjan Locomotives Works
3) Diesel Locomotives Works
4) Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd
5) Diesel-Loco Modernization WorksAnswer-4) Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd
Indian Railways(IR) operationalised its 1st 12,000 horsepower(hp) electric made in India Locomotive(loco), WAG12(with Number 60027) from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Station(Mughalsarai Junction), Uttar Pradesh to Shivpur. It is manufactured by Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd.(MELPL) Factory, Bihar which is a joint venture between French giant Alstom(74% share) & IR(26% share). - As per National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), "Coir Geo textiles "has been got nod for rural road construction under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana ph III. NRIDAfunctions under which ministry?
1) Rural Development ministry
2) Home Affairs ministry
3) Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries ministry
4) Commerce and Industry ministry
5) Road Transport and Highways ministryAnswer-1) Rural Development ministry
According to the National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency under Union Ministry of Rural Development, Coir Geo textiles has been finally gets nod as a good material for rural road construction under the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, (PMGSY-III). - Ministry of Labour & Employment had decided to reduce the Employees' provident fund contributions to ____% from the existing 12% for three months till July 2020.
1) 6
2) 8
3) 10
4) 5
5) 11Answer-3) 10
In order to retain more money in the hands of the employer and the salary payer, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India (GoI), had decided to reduce the Employees' provident fund (EPF) contributions to 10% from the existing 12% for three months till July 2020. - The administration in UT of Jammu and Kashmir issued a new set of rules "Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate Rules 2020". Who is the Lieutenant Governor of J&K?
1) Girish Chandra Murmu
2) Praful Patel
3) Anil Baijal
4) R. K. Mathur
5) Ramesh BaisAnswer-1) Girish Chandra Murmu
The administration in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir issued a new set of rules named "Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate Rules 2020" which defines the rules for issuing domicile certificates in the UT.About Jammu and Kashmir: Lieutenant Governor- Girish Chandra Murmu. - In which district "Tatpar" program is launched to help the migrant workers to get back to their native places.
1) Patna
2) Ranchi
3) Kolkata
4) Chennai
5) HyderabadAnswer-2) Ranchi
Ranchi district launched the "Tatpar" program to help the migrant workers to get back to their native places on bus instead of tiresome travel by foot. The administration launched a helpline "1950" to support the migrant workers in arranging buses. - Mee Annapurna' is the initiative launched for farmers welfare across which state?
1) Haryana
2) Punjab
3) Gujarat
4) Chhattisgarh
5) MaharashtraAnswer-5) Maharashtra
After the Department of Agriculture, Govt of Maharashtra announced a 3-year empanelment of insurance companies and intermediaries for implementation of crop insurance scheme, the Integrated Risk Insurance Brokers Limited(IRIBL), announced 'Mee Annapurna' for farmers welfare across Maharashtra. - Name the UT which has started an initiative 'SUKOON'- COVID-19 Beat the Stress, in order to spread awareness about psychological impact of lockdown.
1) Jammu & Kashmir
2) Ladakh
3) Puducherry
4) Lakshadweep
5) Andaman & NicobarAnswer-1) Jammu & Kashmir
In Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) has started an initiative 'SUKOON'- COVID-19 Beat the Stress, in order to spread awareness about psychological impact of lockdown and measures to be adopted to overcome them. - Tensions escalate along LAC in Sikkim as China accuses India of trespass. What is 'A' in LAC stands for?
1) Action
2) Actual
3) Accuracy
4) Avoid
5) AngerAnswer-2) Actual
China has accused the Indian Army of crossing into its territory and of "blocking" its patrols and "attempting to unilaterally change the status" on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries in Sikkim and Ladakh. As both sides increased troop strength at points of conflict along the LAC, sources indicated that military commanders were holding talks to defuse the situation. - Name the initiative which was launched to provide psychological support through a website, a toll-free helpline to all school going children, parents and teachers.
1) Manodarpan
2) Sampoorna
3) Samathan
4) Samrath
5) ShikshaAnswer-1) Manodarpan
Manodarpan initiative is launched to provide such support through a website, a toll-free helpline, national directory of counselors and interactive chat platform among others so as to provide psychosocial support to students, teachers and families for mental health and emotional wellbeing. Beneficiaries– Will benefit all school going children in the country, along with their parents, teachers and the community of stakeholders in school education. - Name the 1st bank in India to introduce video-KYC facility for Savings Account customers.
1) Axis Bank
2) YES Bank
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4) IndusInd Bank
5) ICICI BankAnswer-3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
In view of the ongoing lockdown in the country due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), Kotak Mahindra Bank has become the 1st bank in India to allow video Know your customer (KYC) facility for its customers opening savings account (SA) on Kotak 811 platform. - Name the e-commerce company which has partnered with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance for digital motor insurance policy.
1) Walmart
2) JD.com
3) Brainbee
4) Amazon
5) FlipkartAnswer-5) Flipkart
Flipkart partnered with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company to offer digital motor insurance policy to customers of e-commerce major. This enables consumers to purchase the motor-insurance policy using the Flipkart mobile application. - The DGDE of which ministry has signed MoU with eGov Foundation to drive e-governance and improved citizen services across cantonment boards in the country.
1) Health and family welfare ministry
2) Defence ministry
3) Chemicals and Fertilizers ministry
4) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship ministry
5) Power ministryAnswer-2) Defence ministry
Directorate General Defence Estates(DGDE), Ministry of Defence & eGov Foundation has signed Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) on May 8 through video conference to implement a cloud-based platform to deliver various citizen services under the program e-Chhawani & to drive e-governance and improved citizen services across all 62 cantonment boards in the country. - Name the person who has been appointed as the chairman of NABARD recently till July 2022.
1) P.V.S Suryakumar
2) Govinda Rajulu Chintala
3) Shaji K V
4) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
5) Ajay TyagiAnswer-2) Govinda Rajulu Chintala
The appointments committee of the union cabinet appointed Govinda Rajulu Chintala as Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). He was the successor of Harsh Kumar Bhanwala. Shaji K V and P.V.S Suryakumar have been appointed as Deputy Managing Directors (DMD) of NABARD. - Name the person who has been appointed as the new president of Indian steel association.
1) Arnab Kumar Hazra
2) T V Narendran
3) Ravinder Kumar Bhan
4) Priya Relan
5) Dilip OommenAnswer-5) Dilip Oommen
Indian Steel Association unanimously appointed Dilip Oommen, CEO of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India as the new President for the next two years with immediate effect after T V Narendran,CEO of TATA Steel stepped down on May 1, before the end of his term in August. This was decided in the Extra Ordinary Boards Meeting of ISA held on May 19,2020. - Moeketsi Majoro has been sworn in as Lesotho's new Prime Minister. What is the capital of Lesotho?
1) Bloemfontein
2) Pretoria
3) Maseru
4) San Marino
5) Vatican CityAnswer-3) Maseru
Moeketsi Majoro (58) has been sworn in as Lesotho's new prime minister (PM) after Thomas Motsoahae Thabane, who has stepped down as prime minister following months of pressure after he was named as a suspect in the 2017 murder of his ex-wife Lipolelo.About Lesotho: Capital– Maseru. - Savita Kumari and Ankit Shisodia who has been provisionally suspended by NADA is associated with which sports?
1) Powerlifting
2) Wrestling
3) Sumo
4) Chess
5) GymnasticAnswer-1) Powerlifting
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) provisionally suspended powerlifters Savita Kumari and Ankit Shisodia for violating anti-doping rules. Athletes were given an opportunity to present themselves before the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) and explain their cases on the date and time fixed by the panel for a hearing. - The world bee day was annually celebrated on May 20. What is the theme for the day for the year 2020?
1) "Bee, the honey maker"
2) "Peace with Bee"
3) "Save the Bees"
4) "Bee Engaged"
5) "Let the bee live"Answer-4) "Bee Engaged"
The May 20th of every year is celebrated as the World Bee Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Anton Jansa, the pioneer of beekeeping born in 1734 in Slovenia and to acknowledge the role of bees in the ecosystem. The United Nations (UN) approved the proposal of World Bee Day in December 2017 and the first World Bee Day celebrated on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The theme of world Bee Day 2020 is "Be Engaged". - The theme for world metrology day 2020 is "Measurements for global trade". The day is observed annually on ______.
1) May 17
2) May 21
3) May 19
4) May 20
5) May 18Answer-4) May 20
World Metrology Day (WMD) is celebrated every year on May 20, celebrating the International Systems of Units. The term Metrology is a study of measurements. On this day, many nations internationally collaborate to create awareness about metrology and its advancement in the respective field. Theme for the year 2020: Measurements for global trade. - Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has launched 'National Test Abhyas' app for mock test of NEET and JEE. Who developed the app?
1) National Council of Educational Research and Training
2) National Testing Agency
3) Edutest
4) Central Board of Secondary Education
5) National Informatics CentreAnswer-2) National Testing Agency
Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched an Artificial Intelligence(AI)-powered mobile app called the 'National Test Abhyas'. The app is developed by National Testing Agency(NTA) to enable candidates to take mock tests for upcoming exams such as Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) main, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test exam(NEET) under the NTA's purview. - As per the new guidelines the data collected by NICthrough Aarogya Setu app can be retained up to _________ days (at max).
1) 90
2) 120
3) 150
4) 180
5) 60Answer-4) 180
The contact, location and self-assessment data, collected by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), will not be retained beyond the period necessary to satisfy the purpose for which it is obtained. The period, unless a specific recommendation to this effect is made, will not ordinarily extend beyond 180 days (in Aarogya setu) from the date on which it is collected, after which it will be permanently deleted as per the new guidelines of government.
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- 'Hanko' which is in news recently is a personal stamp used in documents in which country?
1) Nepal
2) India
3) South Korea
4) China
5) JapanAnswer-5) Japan
In Japan, where the government has been fiercely engaged in tackling the novel coronavirus pandemic, a centuries-old ritual is sharing the blame for impeding social distancing efforts. The extensive and almost unavoidable use of the 'hanko'– a personal seal generally made from wood or plastic. The hanko is a personal stamp that is equivalent to a signature in other countries, and is an essential part of several transactions. Small-sized and circular or square-shaped, the stamp is wet by an ink pad called 'shuniku', and the mark that it leaves on a document is called 'inkan'. - Who is the present union railway minister?
1) Prakash Javadekar
2) Harsh Vardhan
3) Nirmala Sitharaman
4) Piyush Goyal
5) Ravi Shankar PrasadAnswer-4) Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal is the current Minister of Railways in India. - Where is the HQ of Kotak Mahindra Bank located?
1) Kolkata
2) New Delhi
3) Gurugram
4) Patna
5) MumbaiAnswer-5) Mumbai
The HQ of Kotak Mahindra bank is located at Mumbai, Maharashtra. - What is the currency of Lesotho?
1) Loti
2) Pound
3) Euro
4) Toman
5) PesoAnswer-1) Loti
The Capital and currency of Lesotho is Maseru &Lesotho loti respectively. - Where is the HQ of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) located?
1) Kolkata
2) New Delhi
3) Gurugram
4) Patna
5) MumbaiAnswer-2) New Delhi
The HQ of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) located at New Delhi.
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During the 11th episode of African Farming, the agricultural television show on Mzansi Wethu (channel 163), Sylvester Lubambo, Training and Development Manager at Lemang Agricultural Services, explained to the show's host, Angie Khumalo, what a new-era farmer can do to become a successful commercial farmer.
Tshilidzi Matshidzula is an award-winning farmer who has a strong focus on mentorship for young farmers of the future. He's also an adrenalin junkie who grew up on the streets of Thohoyandou in Limpopo, but today farms with his family in the Eastern Cape.
"Matshidzula is a young man doing phenomenally well. He is such an incredible human being, who not only wants to find success for himself, but also for other less-experienced farmers," Khumalo said.
Matshidzula is big on mentorship, learning, and on imparting knowledge; very much like AFGRI's Lemang Agricultural Services.
Lubambo said the first ingredient a farmer needs to become a successful dairy farmer, is a love for cattle.
"Secondly, he will need knowledge of dairy farming. That is very important, because bear in mind that Tshili's business has many processes, which are all important.
"Another thing that is important, is knowing how to use modern technology. Technology helps you save money where it matters the most.
"For us at Lemang it is important to help you increase your knowledge so that your business is able to grow.
But mentorship also plays an integral part," he emphasised.
"Mentorship is essential for those who go into business but do not know much about it. If you have a passion and even if you have studied, you should watch those who are more experienced at farming than you. Stick by them because there are some things you won't learn in the classroom, or be told before going into business.
Take advantage of the knowledge more experienced farmers gained through their own trials and tribulations.
"It's important that as your business grows, you have someone that you can bounce ideas from."
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Who is Greg Pritchard?
I am the Artistic Director of Artlands – the Regional Arts Australia Conference/Festival to be held in Dubbo: 27 – 30 October 2016. I'm also a writer, visual artist and performer.
What would you do differently to what you do now?
I would be a successful travel writer. There are so many countries I have yet to visit.
Who inspires you and why?
Good hearted people. They make the world bearable.
What would you do to make a difference in the world?
I do what I can. I try to be ethical. I am politically active. I share information. I call bullshit when I see it (which is often). And my art reflects this.
Favourite holiday destination and why?
Leleuvia Resort Fiji, an out of the way, palm fringed, bamboo hut island you can walk around in half an hour, with good diving straight of the beach. Not the luxury of many Fiji resorted but more my speed. Spent a day there 5 years ago and could spend a month, lying on a deck chair reading, swimming, and eating Fijian food.
When friends come to town, what attraction would you take them to, and why?
Many of my friends are coming to Dubbo for the festival and of course, that's where I would take them. There are 52 separate art events, which should keep them reasonably busy, and then I would take them to Dusty Bob's the Festival Club.
What are you currently reading?
Non Fiction – Richard Grusin's The Non-Human Turn, and Eddie Paterson's The Contemporary American Monologue: Performance and Politics. Fiction – Sally Morgan's My Place – part of my project to only read women writers this year, and probably next year as well. And twitter.
What are you currently listening to?
Binge listening to Passenger, a lot of Mountain Goats and Contemporary Pop dance music.
Happiness is?
A work in progress.
What does the future hold for you?
I don't know. But I'm ok with that. I'll be making art for sure. And travelling if I can.
Part Conference, Part Festival, All Arts, Artlands Dubbo 2016 runs 27 – 30 October. For more information, visit: www.artlands.com.au for details.
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Author: Oswald Spengler
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The following is a selection from chapter 3, "Prussians and Englishmen," of Oswald Spengler's Prussianism and Socialism, (more…)
August 7, 2010 Oswald Spengler
Nietzsche & His Century
An address delivered on October 15, 1924, Nietzsche's eightieth birthday, at the Nietzsche Archive, Weimar
Looking back at the nineteenth century and letting its great men pass before the mind's eye, we can observe an amazing thing about the figure of Friedrich Nietzsche, something that was hardly noticeable in his own time. (more…)
July 25, 2010 Oswald Spengler
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My book (The Decline of the West, Vol. I.) has met with widespread misunderstandings. In a sense, that is almost an inevitable concomitant of any novel approach which arrives at new conclusions. Such a reaction is all the more to be expected when the conclusions reached, or even the perspectives and methodology that led to them, present a serious challenge to the prevailing mood of an age. (more…)
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From The Hour of Decision (1933)
The Western Civilization of this century is threatened, not by one, but by two world revolutions of major dimensions. In both their real compass, their profundity, and their workings have so far escaped recognition. (more…)
June 25, 2010 Oswald Spengler
Is World Peace Possible?
A cabled reply to an American poll
First published in Cosmopolitan, January, 1936
The question whether world peace will ever be possible can only be answered by someone familiar with world history. To be familiar with world history means, however, to know human beings as they have been and always will be. (more…)


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Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) hosted a meeting with a Kenyan trade delegation on Thursday to explore ways for expanding economic cooperation between the two countries, especially in the agricultural sector.
The meeting was attended by ICCIMA Deputy Head for International Affair Mohammadreza Karbasi and Governor of Kenya's Bomet state Hillary Barchok, as well as heads of specialized committees, export unions, and businessmen and company representatives from the two sides.
Speaking in the meeting Karbasi pointed to Kenya's significant position in East Africa, and said: "This country is one of the top industrialized countries in East Africa and one of the influential members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)."
"Considering its crucial and strategic port of Mombasa and its port infrastructure, Kenya can facilitate maritime transport for economic operators in the East African region," Karbasi added.
Given the current conditions and capacities of Kenya in various sectors such as overseas agriculture, food processing, as well as livestock and meat production, there is a very good opportunity for economic cooperation between Iran and Kenya, the official stated.
Karbasi put the two countries' trade in 2020 at about $60 million, noting that considering the two sides' great capacities it is possible to increase the level of trade up to $500 million next year.
According to the official, Iran can meet Kenya's needs in the fields of oil derivatives and bitumen, petrochemical products, health tourism, medicine, and food; Kenya, on the other hand, can meet the needs of the Iranian market in the field of cocoa, coffee, tea, grains, as well as food and livestock products.
"Given the good cooperation capacity between Iran and Kenya, a ceiling of $6 billion is projected for the economic exchanges between the two countries, but its realization requires a long-term view of the officials of the two countries and the necessary bedrock for the activities of traders in Iran and Kenya," he added.
Further in the meeting, Baruchok who headed the trade delegation, pointed to the good progress in economic relations between the two countries since the last meeting of the Iranian and Kenyan delegations last November, saying: "Fortunately, Iran has had significant imports of tea from Kenya and we are also planning to launch a joint venture in the field of tea in Lahijan during this visit."


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Are you starting to feel like your home is more cluttered than it should be? If so, now is the ideal time for you to take action and start changing the way in which your home life is organized. A minimalist approach to living in your home could be exactly what you need right now, and embracing that way of life might be easier than you think. Here are just some of the simple yet key steps you can take to lead a more minimalist life in your home environment.
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Grab Every Opportunity to Have a Clearout
Whenever the opportunity arises for you to have a clearout and reduce the amount of possessions you have in your home, it should be grabbed with both hands. If you're moving house, make use of movers storage until you can get rid of items. You will quickly notice the difference it makes. Don't pass up any opportunity to remove some of the clutter from your home setting.
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Be Ruthless About What You Need and What You Don't
We all have so many things that we don't really need, and we probably shouldn't keep hold of them for as long as we do. That's why you need to be a little more ruthless about what you need and what you don't. If there are possessions that you never use and probably never will, what's the sense in hanging onto them when you could simply get rid of them?
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Slowly Create Clutter-Free Zones
Spreading clutter-free zones throughout your house gradually is one of the best things you can do to become more of a minimalist. Slowly introduce these areas in which clutter is completely banished, and before long you'll be decluttering your entire home in order to make it more relaxed and more spacious for you. There is nothing complicated about creating these zones in your home, so you can get to work on this as soon as you want to.
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Enjoy Donating
Donating your old possessions and clothing to charities that can make good use of them is a very positive thing to do, and it can be very rewarding for you. It's something you should enjoy and celebrate because not only is it doing a good thing but it also allowing you to cut down on your home's clutter and possessions.
Reward Yourself
This is hard work and you deserve a treat afterwards. Treat yourself to eating at a restaurant, going to a movie at a theater or doing something fun like bowling. After all, if you associate the experience with something positive, you will be that much more likely to do it again and again. That's how it goes, things seem to multiply in a home, so it is very likely you will do this again someday.
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When Buying Home Items, Choose Things That Take Up Less Space
In the future, you're probably still going to need to buy things for your home, but you have to be careful about the choices you make. You don't want to make your home feel too busy or cluttered because that won't create the minimalist feel. Instead, you should pick home items that take up a little less of that all-important space. It's a simple tip but it has a big impact.
These ideas are not particularly complicated or difficult to implement, so anyone can embrace them if they want to. Don't wait a second longer to improve your lifestyle and to lead it in a more minimalist way.
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