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Whew. Over six months since I've written anything here. I feel good about that. My life has been busy, but happy. I'm finally feeling like I'm in a place where I can breathe fairly easily. Mostly. Mostly because I'm worried for my mother. And for hers. My Nan's health has been declining for some time Read More
Over Ten Years In: Divorce is Still Exhausting
I'm struggling today. And of late, I'm struggling more often than not. I feel like I should finally be in a place where I'm content with my life. I'm finally working my dream job. I have more freedom, more time to spend with my kids, and I'm doing work that I enjoy. But there's one Read More
How Doctor Who Would Respond to the Goblin King
Bringing this one back…because even though it's been three years, I still feel this way sometimes. We all know that I try my hardest not to talk badly of my ex in front of the children. I use this space to get out my feelings and say things that I would certainly never say to him Read More
8 Reasons I Didn't Go to the Office Christmas Party
Every holiday season, I face a hard choice. Attend my office Christmas booze-up party or…well…just about anything else. Here's a true story: one year a guy I work with wrapped a raw chicken for secret Santa. That's the kind of people I work with. And for the past four or so years, I've chosen the Read More
The Grandmother Diaries: Memories and Deaths
Two days ago, I found out that one of my favorite Great Aunt Jill had died.
Her husband, my Nan's brother, died while I was bursting pregnant with my eldest.
I realized as I received the news of Jill, I have no actual memories of my uncle, even though he survived to my thirtieth year. As I was reading my other Gran's diaries today, I realized I have no memories of any of my mother's aunts or uncles aside from Jill. Nan is the last. Her sister, who my mother is named for, became a nun. And helped people. Before she killed herself in her fifties.
Her half-brother is mentioned in Gran's diary on April 10, 1987. The entry suggests my Nan's half-brother had died and we went to the funeral. I have no memory of the funeral – even though I would have been 12 at the time.
And Jill's husband – the only memory I have of him is going to his funeral about two weeks before my son was born. The only memory.
But I remember his wife. I remember her very well.
He and my aunt had five children altogether. They lived in a small house not far from the local children's hospital. Their last child, Sandy, has Down Syndrome. I'm sure it was hard on their marriage – five kids alone is a pressure, but a special needs child only adds to the mix. They did their best though. The four eldest all got married and all had children who are close in age to me.
As I said though, I have no actual memories of my uncle. I'm not sure why – but he was either very antisocial or not physically well. Seems to me it was the latter.
But Aunt Jill…she was a very vibrant woman. When her son was born, it was common to ship children with Downs away – she wouldn't allow it. She spent the better part of fifty years working with him. His mental age is around the level of an eight-year-old. But she can take full credit for it. He wouldn't be the man he is today without her. He's very polite – and since she's been in the home, he's also been in a home. He has a job. And once a year, he makes a trip to the Elvis festival. He even has his own costume.
The thing I remember most about her though was that she listened. She was always very social – she knew how to work a room. She always made a point of speaking to everyone. If only for a few minutes. And people would go out of their way to speak to her as well.
I always made a point of seeking her out. She always had something interesting to say. We had a large family – but I likely only saw her once every two or three years. She had a memory – and despite having over twenty great nieces and nephews she knew all of our names and what we'd been up to. And she always had the biggest smile.
I hadn't seen her for a while – but I sent regular letters and pictures. I don't know if she enjoyed them – she couldn't write back. But I hope so.
I'm not even through the first book yet…there will be more. But if you've missed the grandmother diaries – you can catch up.
Image Credit (Edited): Nuttapong / freedigitalphotos.net
This post originally appeared on Live by Surprise on August 24, 2015. It has been edited.
Value the Air You Breathe
Sometimes I just feel like America is doing it wrong.
Don't get me wrong—I am proud to live here—and I'm happy for all of the freedoms that we have. I just feel like I've seen other countries that have some things more…figured out.
Look at the things we do to our environment—the way we continue to expend, consume and waste. The packaging. The bottles. The garbage that we create. I wonder what kind of planet we'll be leaving our children.
Case in point—my recent trip to New York City. In complete contrast with my trips to Vancouver, Canada and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Granted, there are probably a lot less people in both cities. But people in those cities are respectful. You can feel safe most places that you go. Even in the Red Light District in Amsterdam, I felt safe.
NYC. The traffic. Everywhere. All the time. Angry people driving. Frustrated people. And although the city has a fantastic subway system that can get you pretty much anywhere, there are still cars on the streets. Very few of them (except the cabs), had more than one person in them. Even the cabs though – were only carrying one passenger. It feels very…selfish.
In Amsterdam and Vancouver, you can ride your bike, and feel safe. Drivers are respectful. They pay attention and look out for you. The cities have made efforts to include cyclists and pedestrians in their transportation plans. There are bike lanes.
In New York City, you're taking your life in your hands just crossing the street. Although there appear to be laws against stopping in the middle of an intersection, I kept seeing it happen. The people of NYC are used to it. They just wait until the cars stop moving and then weave in between them. Because when traffic starts again, they barely move anyway.
I have to wonder—if bicycles were given priority—if cars were taken off some of the streets, would it decrease the problem? Would the traffic lessen? Surely it must be easier to store a bicycle than it would a car? And cheaper? How is it so many people in New York have cars anyway? Where do they keep them? Are they coming from elsewhere? And if so, why not make them take mass transit into the city? Why aren't our politicians lobbying to reduce the congestion?
Perhaps it's just wishful thinking. I would like to see fewer cars on the road. Hubs and I are down to one car. We commute in together. If one of us were to get a job elsewhere, one of us would be taking public transportation. We don't live in NYC. Our city hasn't quite figured out cycling yet and where it fits—but we feel fairly safe cycling in our little borough. When the weather permits, we cycle to get our groceries. We cycle for exercise. We cycle for recreation. In the Netherlands—where people continue cycling well past retirement. They're healthy. And happy. And it's good for the economy. And the air.
There are so many reasons to move to a less car-dependent society. We just have to start making a cultural shift. We need to start valuing the air we breathe.
What are you doing to help the environment? What are you doing to help mankind? Can you do something different? Will you?
This post originally appeared on Live By Surprise on June 23, 2015. It has been edited.
Book Review: "Just Tell Me I'm Pretty"
Have you ever read a book that felt like a long catch-up chat with an old friend? You know the one where you drink a little tea, and later some wine…there's a lot of laughter…and a few tears…and sometimes both at the very same time. On my summer reading list this year, I tore through Heather LeRoss' new book "Just Tell Me I'm Pretty" while on vacation. I devoured the book in pretty much one sitting.
Disclosure: I've actually met Heather in person, and I've been a big fan of her writing for a long time. When I became the RealityMoms editor, she was one of the first people I invited to join our writing team. I relate to Heather on a personal level. I've also divorced and remarried. I'm a #boymom, and totally understand everything that encompasses. And my eldest has had some learning issues that have, at times, made it hard to figure out what to do."Just Tell Me I'm Pretty" is a collection of essays about Heather's life as a woman and a mother. Yes – there's a bit of potty humor in it…but as a #boymom, it was nothing that I don't hear five hundred times a day from my own farting and burping brood. Heather takes you into her confidence and writes bravely about her experiences with her son who has ADHD. She tackles the complications of blending a husband and a stepson into her already formed family. And as a girly girl who loves pink, she talks honestly about surviving a house now dominated by testosterone.
If you're looking for a great fall read, you need to add "Just Tell Me I'm Pretty" to your list. And if you just want to know more about Heather, find her at TipsyTiaras, on Facebook or on Twitter.
Unpacking Emotional Baggage – A Love Story
I have a girlfriend that I've known for over ten years. We worked together in the same office for a time. It was a difficult office – our boss was a bit of a tyrant, and as a result, a number of us grew quite close and have had friendships that survived a reorg which Read More
I Almost Had a #MeToo
As I completed high school and started college, I got a job in a law office. This was the late nineties and computers were around, but we were just starting to learn how to use them and were still very much using typewriters for office tasks. My boss (who was also my uncle) thought it Read More
Normal Coparenting…vs Me
Scene: A typical phone call between two peaceful coparents (or at least how I imagine it, as I've never actually witnessed one.) Peaceful coparent #1: "Hello PC2! I know you're driving, Are you OK to talk?" Peaceful coparent #2: "Oh Hi PC1! Yeah, I'm handsfree, I'm OK. But we're already heading to your house. Can it wait Read More


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I tried to use bid rack a few times and didn't have a problem Then they were not having much product and when i questioned them they said they were reststocking The next thing i knew they did not exist anymore. i have contacted them 3 times and they said the were trying to work out refunds. haven't seen it.
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the only things i can find on file are;
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I am very disappointed and feel mislead. To find out now that the site does not exist makes me furious. I want a full refund back immediately.
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I will expect it within a few days.
2-I am still awaiting a resolution, I would like the fund returned to me immediately. This site has been filled with nothing but disappointment.
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Hi Valued Customer
We apologize for the inconvenience, we will go ahead and look into this matter for you. Please do give us some time to look into the concern for you, rest assured we are working round the clock to get this issue resolved right away.
Thank you for taking the time to write to us and know that we appreciate your feedback.
We are really sorry for the hassle. Thank you for your patience.
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Hi Valued Customer
We really are sorry about this but we have yet to get an update regarding your issue.
We will definitely let you know as soon as an update comes.
Thanks for your time and patience.
Customer Care Team.
Thank You for reading of this Complaint / Review. Complaint author: Joyce
Country: USA
State: Delaware
City: Wilmington
Address: 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400
ZIP code: 19808
Phone: 8002386195
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Imagine going undercover to conceal your age just to land a deal doing something you are very passionate about? Sounds more like a movie than real life, unless you're Nohata Seven. But who is Nohata Seven?
Creator of a Malawian based social media app called mikozichat.com and web developer for some of Malawi's big entertainment and businesses: sonyezo.com, QuickBooks.co.mw, thofudiagnostics.com, smarthr.com, mikozinetwork.com and onesimusmuzik.co, all at just 18 years old and without attending IT school. He also develops mobile apps for both Android and iOS.
Born on the 12TH of April 2001, Nohata Seven first started coding using his mum's android phone at 11-years-old. He remembers his obsession with mobile phones and music downloads from Malawi Music. He was in awe of how it was possible to upload and download music from a website like Malawi music, this curiosity sparked his interest in web development. With no one around him with concrete knowledge in Information Technology, coding to be exact, he resorted to getting started on his own. His pocket money for school would go towards buying data bundles to research information on Google, on his quest to understand the technology behind uploading and downloading music from a website.
As you would after discovering an exciting thing, Nohata shared the news about his interest in coding websites with his friends who laughed at him in disbelief. Whilst this might be the part most people would give up, Nohata was decided to take that as a push to challenging himself to learn.
After buying one gigabyte worth of data, he recalls spending almost 24 hours experimenting with an app he found on the internet. Finally creating a basic website with the function of uploading and downloading, he used Facebook to test out his first ever website and after a while of no responses from people, someone contacted him and expressed their interest. They had the idea to take on the role of using Facebook as a tool to get artists to send their songs to the website. Knowing his website was basic and not very professional looking, Nohata was surprised with the influx of responses from people making him more determined to spend more time learning, experimenting and perfecting his coding.
School became a drag, with Nohata looking forward to home time just so he can rush home and use his mum's phone to code. As the website started to take shape, looking more professional, more people begun to send their songs to him to upload at a fee of K300 per song. With the money earned from uploading songs, Nohata would use that money to get more data to grow his knowledge about coding regardless of the people around him trying to convince him his pursuit would not lead anywhere.
A year later and still determined to hone his web development skills, he contacted a web developer after seeing an advert to help him achieve his goal. Expecting the price to be cheap, Nohata was surprised to learn that the training would cost more than he had imagined: K150,000. This fueled him on to make more posts on his existing website to reach more artists, so he could also increase the value of his services. Then he had the idea to create a Facebook page with a different identity which led to landing his first major website development deal with Nde'feyo at 13 years-old. After expressing their interest, Nde'feyo and Nohata arranged to meet. Knowing that because of his young age, they might not take him seriously, he convinced one of his older friends to pretend to be the website developer whilst he pretended to just accompany him. Fast forward to sitting through meetings and finally developing a website Nde'feyo was happy with, Nohata felt a great sense of achievement in creating a quality website at the time.
For mikozichat.com, Nohata says he combined the different features of Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp to create an app that would allow people to share posts, send messages and share VNs on the wall.
With his friends laughing at his dreams of coding websites and creating mobile apps, Nohata didn't disclose to his parents his new interest nor that he had used part of his school fees to buy a domain through a friend he had met online. One day, skipping school to collect a payment, his father decided to go to the school to settle the outstanding fees balance only to discover his son was not in school. Coincidentally, Nohata was contemplating coming clean about his fake identity when his father confronted him about the matter, displeased with his son's decision to skip school as would any parent. When Nde'feyo realized that Nohata had been the mastermind behind the web development, they were still impressed with his work. They spoke highly of him to his father, encouraging him to invest in Nohata and push him further in his passion for coding, citing that it would lead to many opportunities for him.
Still, the tension between Nohata and his family continued. His teachers, friends and family were not supportive, he was labelled "a failure" because his academic performance was not up to standard. He recalls not being the best student and is thankful for being true to himself and pursuing something that captures his attention and grows his self-confidence.
The idea that simply attending school and getting an education is the only guarantee of a successful life or stable job is slowly disintegrating especially here in Malawi. We are starting to see more young people creating employment for themselves and others by starting their own businesses.
"If I wasn't so determined and passionate about coding, I would have given up a long time ago," Nohata says. His advice to parents is for them to spend more time with their kids so they can find out what they like and are good at. He stresses on the importance of families being support units in the same way they support their children through education, they should also support their passion and dreams.
Nohata's family is slowly coming around after seeing the tangible results of his focus and consistency; feedback from clients and his growing business. At 18 years old and now living in Lilongwe, he noticed the difference in responses between his friends in Blantyre and those in Lilongwe. In Blantyre, most of his friends and the people that surrounded him saw him as a failure, whilst in Lilongwe his new company of friends were calling him a "genius", a word he never thought would be associated with him. But he sees himself as a "geek" with a vision to grow and expand his web and mobile development empire as far as he possibly can. He tries his best to strike a balance between spending time with his friends during the day and spending his with goals of coding specific webpages.


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???? River Of Life (Melatone Records/621): Cheer The Weary Traveler; River Of Life; My Lord Will Lead Me Home; Canaan's Land; Hide Thou Me; I'll Be There; When I Inherit My Mansion; Glory Glory Amen; Close To Thee; When I Stand With God; Teach Me Lord To Wait; Ten Thousand Angels. (Jerry Jay, Jim Hamill, Bob Benson, Verdel Sorenson, Ken Nichols).


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Sgurr Dubh
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Sgurr Dubh rises steeply above little Loch Bharranch on the south side of Glen Torridon. Though tiny in comparison with mighty Beinn Eighe across the glen, Sgurr Dubh still has character and a pride of its own.
You have not climbed Sgurr Dubh.
Region: Torridon
Altitude: 782 metres
Detailed route description and map
Sgorr nan Lochan Uaine and Sgurr Dubh from Glen Torridon
Other routes and challenges
An alternative to the above route would be to begin from Loch Clair, and ascend via Coire an Leth-uillt.


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JAMESTOWN – A Neighborhood Safety Night forum is scheduled for Thursday Night on the city's north side.
The event is being sponsored by Chautauqua County Legislator Elisabeth Rankin, who said it's the result of questions that she's received regarding public safety in her legislative district, which covers the northeast portion of Jamestown. Joining Rankin will be Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings Jamestown Police Department.
Attendees are asked to bring questions, observations, concerns, and suggestions.
The event will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 in Christ First United Methodist Church at 663 Lakeview Ave, Jamestown.


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Since the Chapter 10 cipher was solved, the curious case of XBTUP arose. If you aren't already familiar, XBTUP is the sequence of letters you get using the EOTVOS wheel when dialing in Calais, France from Fn6 in Chapter 10 (p431). And yet, those letters don't seem to fit in the cipher. In fact, the letters we should get to complete the cipher are LONOE. This, for me, led to a Eureka Moment that led to the discovery of the hiding place of FXC in Maraú, Brazil. A user named Tonzi discovered this before I did, using XBTUP to create a beautiful map of multiple locations it could refer to until it led him to FXC.
FXC comments in Fn6 that the 1912 massacre at the Bouchard factory in Calais was the event that shaped Straka's literary career. In the margins next to Fn6 in Chapter 10, Jen comments It all goes back to Calais. X Marks the Spot. XBTUP.
Since that time, XBTUP has stuck in my head to mean X marks the spot. I've tried to find a language that, when translated, would mean "X marks the spot" and have, as an acronym, XBTUP. I haven't found such a thing, but my intuition keeps leading me there.
The symbol must mean something; his intuition must have a basis
S (p.18)
With XBTUP on the brain as X marks the spot, I wandered over to a blog post about an evening with Doug Dorst at a bookstore in Austin. It's a short post about him doing a book signing, but then at the end there is something curious. The author of "S" tells us about other books that he likes. Dorst "jotted down a few of his favorite books for us…"
- Far Tortuga by Peter Mathiessen
- Pastoralia by George Saunders
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Underworld by Don DeLillo
- Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Immediately my mind seizes on the first letter of each book title, which gives us (in my chosen order) FBTUP.
Have I gone mad? Or is Dorst leaving us a little clue? Yes, you will point out, The F in Far Tortuga is not X. Ah, yes, but that's because X Marks the Spot.
I believe there is a clue here that points to Far Tortuga as something worth digging into. I read enough about the book and enough excerpts of the book to realize it is more than just a casual, thematic reference (as I think the other books are). Consider this…
- Far Tortuga brings us back to the "fictitious pirate" Covarrubias and his Tortugan Journals (ix, 64, 210, 266, 410, 416), and references to treasure maps (X marks the spot!). The book takes place in the same region of the Caribbean as Covarrubias was rumored to have sailed.
- Far Tortuga was, according to the author, an experiment in negative space, or white space. The print layout of the book has a tremendous amount of negative space
- The dialect in the dialogue is often hard to understand, as it is with Maelstrom on our favorite ship.
- The book leans toward the mystical side of life, as does JJ Abrams heavily in LOST and S.
- Though I can't reveal what just yet, I found more evidence to support one of my growing theories of the over-arching story of S in looking at Far Tortuga and the other works of Peter Mathiessen. (See It's Been a Hard Day's Night for more). In my own mad assembly of the puzzle pieces, they seem to be coming together as a cohesive whole.
Take a look at the blog post about Dorst and decide for yourself. If you have other ideas about what he might be telling us with his "favorite books," I would love to hear your thoughts.


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Following a mostly forgettable string of plot-heavy releases, the 17th(!) installment of the NFS series rather sensibly restores the basic element that defined the original: pursuit. Specifically, those catch-me-if-you-can contests measuring the skill and tenacity of two drivers in big-engine cars. (We have a troubling notion as to how many kids opt to play as proud enforcers of the law, and those who choose to play as the long-haired, criminal element that currently plague our nation's virtual roadways.) The game's chases take place on the 100-plus miles of road in Seacrest County, a topographically diverse locale that encompasses a coastal community and parts of a desert and high-mountain forest. To bring these high-octane chases to an end, cops can use spike strips and set up roadblocks; speed-junkies must rely on radar jammers and precious turbo-boosts to evade the Man. And since the game features virtual versions of real-life vehicles, you no longer have to imagine what it's like to respond to a "four-eleven" — or shake off a pair of black-and-whites — while behind the wheel of a McLaren F1.(MORE: Top 10 Arcade Games)
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text: Home > News Group wants P30,000 entry salary for all nurses ABS-CBN News Posted at Oct 10 2019 01:35 PM Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MANILA - All nurses, whether in the public or private sector, should receive P30,000 entry-level salary, a group said Thursday. This after the Supreme Court ruled that government nurses should have a minimum base pay of not lower than Salary Grade 15 or P30,531 based on Section 32 of the Philippine Nursing Act. Gov't nurses must be paid no less than P30K, rules Supreme Court The group called for the passage of House Bill 3478, filed by the Makabayan bloc, which seeks to upgrade the nurses' salary as provided in the law. "Kami po ay naninindigan na kung nais itaas ang sahod ng ating nurses ay sana wag iwanan ang private sector," Filipino Nurses United president Maristela Presto-Abenojar told radio DZMM. (We maintain that should the salary of public nurses be increased, so should the private sector's.) "Dapat po ang ating pamahalaan ay kalingain ang ating nurses. Ang mga nagbibigay ng kalinga sa ibang tao ay dapat lamang kalingain din ngayon." (Our government should take care of our nurses. Those who care for others should now be cared for.) Abenojar said most private nurses receive a salary of P8,000 to P10,000, below the minimum wage, which drives them to seek opportunities abroad. "Hindi siya commensurate sa workload. Ang workload ng nurses natin ay more than dun sa standard na sinet ng ating Department of Health na 1 nurse to 20 patients," she said. (It's not commensurate to the workload. The workload of nurses are more than the standard set by the Dpeartment of health that is 1 nurse to 20 patients.) "Ang mga nurses po natin ngayon hinahawakan na pasyente kada shift ay nasa 30 to 50. Meron po tayo sa mga probinsiya na 1 nurse sa isang ospital kada 12-hour shift." (Our nurses currently handle 30 to 50 patients per shift. In the province, there's an instance where 1 nurse handles a whole hospital in a 12-hour shift. Abenojar said nurses are considering staging a protest to push for their advocacy. "Gusto po nilang ipakita ang halaga ng aming contribution sa nation development dahil more than 50 percent ng health human resources natin ay mga nurses," she said. (They want to show our contribution to the nationa development because more than 50 percent of the country's health human resources are nurses.) Share Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn DZMM, nurses, nursing, Filipino Nurses United Read More: DZMM nurses nursing Filipino Nurses United


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Robin's Platform
My platform is all about providing a hand up to our most vulnerable citizens. I want to see everyone in our state happy, healthy, and prosperous. Until we end the cycle, we are in our fellow West Virginias will continue to suffer. I am tired of seeing our people hurt. I will be a representative that cares for ALL of our people.
Public Education
I am a public school teacher, so of course, public education is a significant part of my platform. Teaching is a major part of my life. Public education is the core of our economic future. I know that the students in my classroom are the key to our state being successful. I will do everything in my power as a legislator to help aide their success.
It is no secret every student in a West Virginia public school, as well as across our nation, deal with the pressures of real life in addition to their studies. We have students coming to us every day after experiencing extensive trauma, often due to neglect and abuse. Our teachers and school service personnel need to have intensive trauma-informed training. We need to have a trauma-informed counselor in EVERY school. Proper training will help our educators recognize the signs of trauma in our students. We cannot continue to allow these children to fall through the cracks or to continue the cycle of hopelessness. I will work relentlessly with legislators to find funding to train and staff our schools adequately.
School meals in WV should be available to our students free of charge; no questions asked. We should also be packing any leftovers into to-go meal boxes for our students to take home. Our students should not have to worry about where their next meal will come from or if they are going to be able to eat when they should be concentrating on their school work. I will work with every legislator and any group to make sure that our students are eating healthy lunches for free.
As a public school teacher and a future Delegate, I will work with legislators to create and approve more Career and Technical Classes for our middle and high school students. We must provide our students with sustainable trade skills that they can begin using to earn a livable, honorable wage once they graduate. We must give the students an incentive to stay in school to earn their degree.
We need to take care of our students first and foremost because they are the ultimate reason we are teachers, but our educators need to be taken care of also. Teachers and school service personnel deserve ultimate respect. PEIA has been at the forefront of issues plaguing our great state. PEIA is used by state and retired state employees, that's about 200,000 people who rely on it for their healthcare needs. We must find a permanent fix to fund PEIA so that the premiums do not continue to skyrocket each year.
Our teachers and school service personnel need to be provided with a competitive living wage. We should not have our educators qualifying for public assistance. Every year we are losing teachers to surrounding states where the pay is substantially higher. Our school service personnel are hard to find because they can provide a better living for their families in other industries. Until we pay our people what they are worth, we will continue to have vacancies in our schools.
Addiction Crisis
The addiction crisis in West Virginia has spiraled out of control and is now firmly rooted in nearly every person's life. Every day my fellow educators and I deal with the effects of the addiction crisis with our students. Families are being torn apart from addiction. We have over 7,000 homeless children in our state and over 10,000 in foster care. Until we can reach in and pull those who are addicted out of their hopelessness, those numbers will continue to grow.
I want to be able to write legislation that will provide more programs for anyone suffering from an addiction. Treatment programs need to be in every part of our state. Most facilities only offer a thirty-day program. I would like to see the minimum be sixty days. Once people have completed the recovery programs, I want to help them get back on their feet. I believe that there should be follow up programs that provide job coaching and job assistance.
Getting at the root of the problem is my main concern. We need to find out why people become addicted in the first place. Once we start working with our youth and pulling them from this cycle of hopelessness, we will be able to put a big dent in the addiction crisis.
Foster Care System
Our foster care system is broken. We currently have around 10,000 children living in the foster care system. This number has risen due to the addiction crisis our state is batteling. As a teacher, I have seen several students over the years come to school with their black trash bags of belongings because they did not know where they would be at the end of the day. I have also seen my seniors drop out of school or couch surf with friends when they age out of the foster care system upon their eighteenth birthday.
A school-age child should not "age out" of the system and be left homeless. I will work to write legislation that will fix this. The system MUST provide the resources for and require any host foster family to allow the young adult to remain in their home until after graduating high school. Our state already has over 7,000 homeless children; the foster care system cannot and should not contribute to that number.
I also want to write legislation to help these young adults after graduating from high school. I believe that putting money into programs and youth centers will help our state be even more successful in the long run. An eighteen-year-old who has been in foster care throughout their life needs structure after graduating. We need to provide them with youth homes that will teach them life skills to prepare them for the workforce or college; we need to help them find employment and housing. All of these things will prepare them to become tax-paying citizens giving them a head start they need to be successful. These programs will keep them off the streets, keeping the homelessness numbers down and giving them the support they need to not turn to the hopelessness of addiction.


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Cristina de Balanzo & Prof. Rafal Ohme: Enrich Consumers Feedback
Thanks to Neuromarketing Science & Business Association, this is the 5th released video material of the Neuromarketing World Forum 2012 (the first one included the presentation of Professor Richard Silberstein on Messages to the long-term memory of the audience, the second one was Dr. Stephen Sands on Recording Brain Waves at the Supermarket, the third was Christophe Morin's presentation on Neuromarketing Ethics and the fourth one was Prof. Dr. Ale Smidts's presentation on The Future of Neuromarketing).
Cristina de Balanzo also presented the challenges neuromarketers face to date. She discussed the results presented in different books from the field, on whether surveys are right to use in marketing research or not (due to the errors). An example of how traditional marketing research methods can prove to be inefficient is one of the most successful commercials for Heineken (see the image above) that was first rejected by focus group results, because the more we think and consider, the further we depart from our emotions. On developing a way to enrich the quality of consumers' feedback in early stages of creativity (before any investment is made) by integrating both focus groups (conscious responses) and neuroscience (unconscious responses), they developed BioQual tool, using biometrics (both neuroimaging and psycho-physiological signals). Their research is based on the frontal asymmetry paradigm and on the approach / avoidance motivational systems that underlie learning and affect:
- Behavioral Approach System (BAS) – Gray, 1994 – guiding behavior in response to incentives; an approach tendency towards the desired stimulus;
- Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) – Carver & White, 1994- guiding behavior in response to threats; a withdrawal tendency from undesired stimulus (Davidson et al.).
Professor Rafal Ohme stated that there is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does. So having marketeers and scientists working together, we can understand better how people make decisions. He presented very interesting research case studies and video materials that were tested using electroencephalography (relevance – long term emotional and cognitive engagement with a message or a brand; it predicts whether an ad or idea is self-relevant to consumers and whether they identify with depicted people, situations, opinions or values), eye tracking devices (attention – identifies what visual elements draw attention and predicts their capacity to cause positive, negative or neutral emotional reactions) and galvanic skin response (activation – short term arousal, predicting whether consumers become energized by a message and eventually driven to action toward a brand or product), analyzing left / right hemisphere dominance and frontal asymmetry.
Prof. Rafal Ohme presented the results from a research he conducted in 2006 on the funny hippo dance on "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" song. You can watch in the video below the brain reactions on this material (red means that the left hemisphere activity was statistically more significant than the right one; yellow means a dominance not statistically significant; blue means right hemisphere activity was stronger – but there is no blue on for this video).
Rafal Ohme emphasized that GSR, another instrument that he uses, is a purchase behavior correlate (as literature suggests) and it measures arousal, not valence. You can watch below some examples of using it.
In order to emphasize the differences between what people say and what they think, Prof. Ohme also talked about how they tested a Heineken campaign in the early stages of creativity using BioQual Tool. The proposal included a storyline of 4 men sitting at a table, using their cell phones, and at a certain time, the waiter brings them the bier (Heineken). The qualitative prediction (focus groups and interviews) revealed negative emotions, as people considered that using the cellphone while sitting at a table with friends is not how they should behave, as this is not polite. The contradictions come with the bio prediction that revealed that people do approve the attitude of the characters in the advertisement (approach tendency). Eye tracking results showed that the participants focused their visual attention on men faces, so facial expressions would be crucial. So the final ad had their faces shot from the profile, and all the visual attention went to the bottle of bier (but the approach tendency was smaller here). So if they would have used biometric research instead of focus groups, they would have had another more engaging ad. Another biometrics experiment that examined the package design of Heineken bier found that people are not disappointed with the brand, and the qualitative results showed that the consumers actually expect more from Heineken design. Also, on deciding how to make the bottle more visible and choosing between a close-up with a bottle and a shot with the image of the waiter touching the bottle on the table having the Heineken label, eye tracking results showed that the bottle dressed with the label is more visible than the larger one (which is generic, as it has no label).
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The United States planned a military strike against Iran over its downing of a US Drone yesterday, but the attack had to be called-off because an American target list was forwarded to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp as the US operation got underway.
US Intelligence determined that a security breach had taken place and our pilots would be flying into a death trap had the operation been allowed to proceed.
As US fighter and/or Bomber aircraft were to take off for targets involving Iran, US intelligence intercepted "a communication" - they won't say whether it was a phone call, FAX, e-mail, or radio transmission - with a VERSION of the finalized target list that American forces were ordered to destroy.
The version Iran received was not the finalized list, but instead was one of the lists mulled-over prior to the final decision. Some of the targets on the list sent to Iran WERE on the final target selection list.
Upon receipt of the target list, US satellite assets watching Iran detected hasty moving of anti-aircraft and surface-to-air missile assets toward the targets to defend them.
It quickly became clear to US intelligence that American pilots could be flying to their deaths if the attack was allowed to proceed. President Trump was advised of this development and he allegedly ordered the mission ABORTED.
Very few people had direct access to those target selection lists and the release of a quasi-accurate list has sparked a ferocious military and law enforcement investigation into the leak.
"We know who had access to the particular list of targets that was sent to Iran and the investigation will move very swiftly to deal with those people" said one senior official. "As we proceed from this point, the leakers will be totally isolated from future target deliberations." he continued.
The remarks by this senior official seem to indicate the leak may not have come from inside the USA, but rather from an ally nation, who had been made privy to US thinking prior to the attack order being given.
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Peru is one of Latin America's fastest growing economies but it also faces a range of long term problems such as chronic under-development in rural areas. Newly elected president President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is working to boost economic growth, attract investment, and work to address longstanding cleavages between urban and rural populations that have led, at times, to violent protests in the last few years. One of the first crises Kuczynski confronted as president was an anti-mining protest over an MMG Ltd project that turned violent and left one man dead. Peru's mining industry, the main motor of its economy, is also the epicenter for protests. On March 10, for instance, workers at Freeport-McMoRan stopped working and demanded better working conditions and a larger share of profits. They have since announced an indefinite strike. In 2012 one person was killed during a protest related to Barrick Gold's operation in Peru's Ancash region. U.S.-based Newmont Mining, China Minmetals, Hudbay Minerals and Southern Copper have faced similar public demonstrations. President Kuczynski will face additional challenges due to recent major floods which had killed dozens of Peruvians, left hundreds of thousands homeless, and caused billions of dollars of damage to roads and bridges.
To get a sense of what investors can expect from Peru in 2017 I reached out to Katie Micklethwaite, a Latin America analyst at Maplecroft, a political risk consultancy.
Nathaniel Parish Flannery: What's your assessment of Peru's biggest economic strengths and weaknesses right now?
Micklethwaite: The main strengths are the same as they were a year or even a decade ago — which is fitting, given that Peru's economy is among the least volatile in the region. Simply put, the economy is characterized by strong macroeconomic fundamentals and responsible management, meaning that it is able to weather storms such as the recent downturn in commodity prices. While politics in Peru is often dysfunctional, economic policy is the province of capable technocrats. This has helped the country to steer clear of fiscal populism, to which it would otherwise likely be quite susceptible given its status as a resource-rich country.
Another strength right at the moment is that investments made during the commodity boom are continuing to bear fruit, particularly in the mining sector. Over the last few quarters, a number of new and expanded mining projects have begun production. As a result, mining production grew solidly throughout 2016. Overall, Peru's economy is doing reasonably well despite lower commodity prices.
As far as weaknesses are concerned, the government's strategy for delivering growth this year largely depended on pressing ahead with major infrastructure projects. These plans hit a major bump in the road earlier this year in the form of a corruption scandal involving Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, which was involved in several major projects in Peru. The government has conceded that this will likely cost the country up to a percentage point in GDP growth this year.
In the longer term, Peru's biggest weakness is its dependence on natural resources, I categorize Peru as "high risk" in terms of its dependence on commodity exports. Of the region's major economies, only Chile has worse natural resource dependent, while Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico are all considered to be medium or even low risk. Overall in Peru mining accounts for between ten and 15% of tax revenue and around 60% of exports, leaving the economy vulnerable to swings in commodity prices.
Parish Flannery: What are President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's biggest policy priorities and how likely is he to accomplish his goals?
Micklethwaite: Kuczynski's agenda is best described as ambitious, but not radical. He wants to build on the legacy of his predecessors in terms of making Peru a dynamic economy and a good place to do business, and to that end he is proposing to cut red tape and encourage economic diversification. At the same time, he wants to promote more equitable growth and a better quality of life by tackling corruption and increasing spending on public health and education.
None of this is particularly out of the ordinary. Previous presidents have identified similar priorities, but Kuczynski has laid out some very specific plans and set ambitious targets for what he wants to achieve by 2021. Examples include his pledges to take the percentage of workers in the formal labour market from 30% to 60%, and to ensure that 100% of Peruvians have round-the-clock clean water. These goals will be tough to achieve, and they set a clear benchmark against which his success in office will be judged.
Overall I think that Kuczynski's main strength is that he has decades of experience, not just in government but also in business and even in the development field. Peruvians generally agree with this assessment: when in a recent poll Ipsos Peru asked respondents why they approved of the president, they generally cited his experience and his preparation for office.
However, Kuczynski's experience has mostly been in the private sector and there's a strong case for saying that he's a better technocrat than front-line politician. Support for him during the 2016 presidential campaign was lukewarm, and he still struggles to connect with people. The Ipsos poll respondents not only criticised Kuczynski's record on crime and corruption, they also targeted his personality, claiming that he was out of touch, too old, and too foreign. All of this undercuts his popularity, particularly with poor and rural voters.
What's more, Kuczynski doesn't appear to be well-suited to the cut-and-thrust of politics, which undermines his ability to cut deals and push ahead with his policy agenda. This is particularly relevant given the outcome of the 2016 election, in which Kuczynski won the presidency but his Peruanos por el Kambio (PPK) party won just a handful of congressional seats. Congress is dominated by the opposition Fuerza Popular party, led by his former presidential election rival Keiko Fujimori.
Fuerza Popular have already shown that they are prepared to ride roughshod over the Kuczynski government and its policy aims — so far, they have forced a popular education minister to resign and appointed two party loyalists with no economic background to the board of the Central Bank. With Kuczynski's approval ratings declining fast, they will likely be emboldened to flex their muscles even more. Peru's last president, Ollanta Humala, was essentially a lame duck for much of his term in office due to obstruction from the Fujimoristas. Unfortunately, there's a very real prospect that the same thing will happen to Kuczynski.
Parish Flannery: How do you expect Peru's economy to perform in 2017, and what are the biggest obstacles moving forward?
Micklethwaite: At the beginning of the year, growth forecasts for Peru were quite bullish. At the start of the year, some private sector analysts predicted that Peru's GDP would expand by 3.4%, while Peru's Central Bank was predicting growth of over 4%. While this is definitely lackluster compared to the kind of growth the country was posting a decade ago, it's pretty good given where commodity prices are and that growth rates are lower across the region. By way of comparison, Chile's GDP will likely increase by 2% this year, and Brazil's by just 0.3%.
However, a series of unfortunate events since the beginning of the year has hit Peru's growth prospects, and we are probably now looking at GDP growth of closer to 2.5-3%. The Odebrecht scandal, in which it emerged that the Brazilian construction firm had bribed Peruvian politicians over a number of years, is chief among these. As a result, the Kuczynski government terminated its contract with Odebrecht for a major pipeline project and barred the firm from bidding on further infrastructure projects. This has stymied the government's plans to stimulate the economy through investment in large public works.
Over the past couple of weeks, the north and center of the country have also been hit by devastating floods. Several key transport arteries have been blocked or damaged, including the railway used to transport minerals from mines in the center of the country to ports on the Pacific coast. This runs the risk of interrupting mineral exports, as well as potentially impacting production if supplies can't be brought into the mines. It's too early to fully assess the damage, but the floods are likely to put a further damper on growth.
Another cause for concern is that while mining production has been growing at a healthy pace since the middle of 2015, this may not be sustainable. Although a number of new projects have come on-stream recently, the pipeline of upcoming projects is looking rather thin. This is partly because investors are concerned about red tape, which the government has pledged to address. However, it also reflects widespread grassroots social unrest around mining projects, which is a complex and deep-rooted problem and not likely to go away any time soon.
Another problem is Peru's lack of human capital. In the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests in 2015, Peru ranked near the bottom of the table. This marked an improvement since 2012 when it came dead last, but Peru is still a long way from being able to compete with developed countries, or even with other regional economies such as Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. To its credit, the current government clearly recognizes this and has outlined detailed plans for reforming public education, with the aim of getting Peru into the middle of the PISA rankings by 2021. However, progress is likely to be gradual and low levels of education will remain a drain on productivity.
Of course, we shouldn't be too downbeat. The strong fundamentals and responsible management that I talked about earlier aren't going anywhere, and we are predicting annual growth of between 3.5% and 4% for the rest of the decade. In short, Peru is in a position that a lot of other countries would envy. But I think it's fair to say that the country is not currently achieving its full potential. Kuczynski is committed to helping it move in that direction and he has some good ideas, but it's not clear that he will get the chance to implement them.
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For more political risk analysis check out Maplecroft's 2017 Global Risks Forecast report.
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The Order 1886: Ready at Dawn Explains the Secrets of its Amazing Visuals: "Like an Oil Painting"
The Order: 1886 amazed many with its latest gameplay reveal, and today Creative Director Ru Weerasuriya explained some of the secrets behind the game's amazing visuals in an interview with Adam Sessler at Rev3Games.
Weerasurya explained that the looks of the game are a results of a mix of a lot of elements, starting with the advanced system used to reproduces the texture of realistic materials:
We built a system that allows us to replicate a lot of things, even the texture of things. I mean… they feel palpable.
He continued by describing that the aim wasn't to build superhero characters, but characters grounded in reality, and paintings have a beautiful way to do that, because they depict people the way they are and normally not in an idealized way:
The world is the same, the thickness of the air, that feels like there's depth, and the fact that we use camera lenses like the way you'd expect out of movies. The fact that lighting is done in such a way that we try to replicate not only lighting that would be reminiscent of the time, but also some times what would equate to stage lighting, where we can actually make lights feel a little bit surreal, but comfortable to your eye, since you've already seen them.
It's all of these things that basically create that sense of visuals that – like you said – feel like an oil painting. You feel like you could take a screenshot and that would be like a painting that someone would do.
At the end of the interview Weerasurya also confirmed that the game will be released this year, pretty much putting the seal on what was hinted by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Managing Director Fergal Gara during the presentation conference of the PS Vita 2000.
Considering that one of the new screenshots of the game is now used as my desktop wallpaper, I don't think it's too much of a stretch to define the game's visuals akin to an oil painting. I'm not too sure about the idea that paintings don't depict people in an idealistic way, but still, the game definitely looks amazing. We'll just have to see how much it'll evolve before its release by the end of the year.


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Definitions for "Investment trust"
Keywords: quoted, nav, diversify, london, stockmarket
Related Terms: Investment trusts, Open-end investment company, Equity investment, Open-ended investment company, Investment company, Closed-end fund, Closed-end investment company, Diversified investment company, Open-end fund, Oeic, Uit, Closed end fund, Mutual funds, Unit investment trust, Common stock fund, Mutual fund company, Oeics, Mutual fund, Stock funds, Regulated investment company, Exchange traded funds, Growth investing, Portfolio investment, Growth funds, Share exchange, Open end fund, Closed-end funds, Closed-end mutual fund, Open-end mutual fund, Equity investments, Portfolio, Private equity, Equity fund, Unit trust, Balanced fund, Hedge funds, Equity funds, Aggressive growth fund, Hedge fund, Etf, Growth and income funds, Unit trusts, Holding, Balanced mutual fund, Aggressive growth funds, Alternative investments, Exit, Exchange traded fund, Value fund, Exchange-traded funds
A public limited company which invests in shares of other companies. Its shares are traded on Stockmarket. They are not true trusts and can borrow money to buy additional investments.
An investment company which satisfies the requirements of Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. Companies which meet these criteria are exempt from having to pay tax on the capital gains they realise from sales of the investments within their own portfolios. See Investment Company. For more information see the Guide to Investment Trusts.
closed-end fund established to produce income through investments. They have a fixed number of shares, trade like stocks, and are regulated by the Investment Company Act of 1940. see also closed-end fund, unit investment trust, Ginnie Mae trust, investment company, municipal investment trust, REIT.
An investment trust is a company which invests in a spread of equities or fixed interest securities. You can buy shares in the investment trust. The shares are publicly quoted, and their price will vary according to the value of the underlying investments owned by the investment trust.
A financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies.
a limited company (with a fixed share capital) that holds and deals in shares of other companies, to provide a low-risk income for its shareholders.
A public limited company that makes investments into a variety of other companies. Notwithstanding several important differences to unit trusts, these are also pooled stock market investment funds. Unlike unit trusts they can take on debt that can amplify the underlying movements. See Gearing.
This is a company that invests in the shares of other companies. Investment trusts are different from unit trusts. If you invest in an investment trust, you are buying shares in the investment trust itself. back
A company that sells its own STOCK and invests the money in stocks, real estate, and other investments.
An investment fund which pools investors' money and invests it on their behalf, usually in shares. It differs from a unit trust in that investors hold their stake as shares in the trust rather than units. An investment trust is set up as a listed company with a limited number of shares that investors can buy and sell on the stock market. The trust's shares may trade at a price higher or lower than the value of its underlying assets - trading at a premium or discount.
A company, usually listed on the Stock Exchange, which invests in other companies or financial instruments. Unlike a unit trust, not a true trust.
This is a company which is quoted on the stock exchange and which invests in other companies.
A type of investment vehicle whereby the trust sponsors put together a fixed/unmanaged portfolio of securities and then sell ownership units in the portfolio to individual investors; also called a unit investment trust.
A closed-end fund that specializes in a sector or country and traded on the secondary market like corporate stocks.
an investment made by a listed company into another company, where shares are sold on investors.
A company quoted on the Stock Exchange, whose sole business is investing in stocks and shares.
A company that invests a fixed amount of money in a variety of stocks and shares as a way of spreading risk. Investment trusts have fixed capital, unlike unit trusts, which can create or redeem units in response to demand.
A public company which invests shareholders' funds in the shares of other companies. They are collective Investment vehicles which pool investor's money, but they have a fixed number of shares. Investment trusts can borrow money to enhance market gains or build that borrowing into their make-up, unlike unit trusts
An investment trust pools the funds from individual investors. By purchasing units in an investment trust, you harness the buying power of pooled funds and take advantage of professional investment expertise. It sometimes called a 'unit trust'.
An investment trust is a company that exists to buy the shares in other companies. When you put your money into an investment trust it is pooled with that of other investors, spreading your risk.
a company in which shares can be bought, and which must be quoted on a Stock Exchange, usually the London
a company listed on the stock exchange and whose business is investing in other companies
a company quoted on the London Stock Exchange whose main activity is to invest in the shares of other companies
a company that invests in other companies or properties
a company that is quoted on the stock exchange and exists to invest in the equity of other companies
a company that issues shares
a company which issues shares and is listed on a stock exchange
a company whose line of business is investing in other companies
a form of managed investment, investors buy units in the trust and the trust manager invests the money in shares or any other form of asset which is set by
a group of stocks or bonds put together by a portfolio manager
a limited company in which the investor buys shares and therefore becomes a part owner of the company
an organization which combines the funds of a multitude of small or large investors and invests such funds in a diversified list of stocks
a public limited company quoted on the stock exchange
a public limited company which issues shares to raise funds and then invests the funds in specified securities
a publicly quoted company
a Stock Exchange-listed company like any other, whose shares are traded in the normal way
a vehicle for small investors who want diversified investment by professional portfolio management
closed-end fund. These funds have a fixed number of shares that are traded on the secondary markets, like corporate stock. The market price may exceed the net asset value per share, in which case shares are selling at a premium. When the market price falls below the (NAV)/share, shares are selling at a discount. Many closed-end funds are of a specialized nature; the portfolio represents a particular industry or, country.
(go to top) A close-ended, public limited company which invests in the equity of other companies. An investment trust is used by small investors to gain a wide spread of investments easily. Also called an investment fund in the US and normally listed on an exchange.
A company that makes investments in a number of other companies.
An investment trust company whose articles of association prohibit the company from making distributions of capital profits
Investment trusts have similar objectives and characteristics to unit trusts but like companies, investment trusts have a fixed share capital and are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Investors are able to buy shares in investment trusts openly on the stock market, the money raised from the sale of the shares is used to buy a range of underlying investments.
A form of collective investment. Many small investors entrust their money to the managers who invest in a range of companies.
A closed-end public limited company (plc) that invests shareholders' funds in shares.
These appear under their own sector of the JSE listings. The do not trade or manufacture but use their capital to invest in other shares, very much like a unit trust except they are 'closed end' trusts in that the number of shares in issue is limited. A unit trust is 'open ended' and as many new units as are generated by fund inflows may be issued.
Investment trusts are companies formed with the aim of managing a portfolio of investments. They issue a fixed number of shares which investors can purchase and sell.
In 1952 De Beers formed the De Beers Investment Trust, to hold the significant portfolio of industrial, gold and related mineral, and agricultural interests that the company had built up to diversify its income streams.
A Closed End Collective Investment whose shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange.
A collective investment fund in the form of a listed company which holds a portfolio of securities on behalf of its own shareholders. Because an investment trust is itself a listed company, its shares can be bought and sold in the usual way.
A company quoted on the stock exchange which invests its shareholders money in the shares of other companies.
Unlike a unit trust, which is 'open-ended', an investment trust is effectively a company which, for a management fee, invests the pooled money of small investors in securities for stated investment objectives. An investment trust is 'closed-end' in that it has a fixed number of shares that are traded like stock, often on many different exchanges. Visit the Flemings website for more details.
Companies whose sole business is to manage the investments it owns. A somewhat misleading term used for historical reasons.... more on Investment trust
A company whose sole function is to invest in the shares of other companies.
Company whose sole business consists of buying, selling and holding shares.
A closed-end investment fund which is a company listed on the Stock Exchange and whose purpose is to invest in other shares, often specialising in specific types of company, geographical area or industrial sector.
A closed-end fund regulated by the Investment Company Act of 1940. These funds have a fixed number of shares which are traded on the secondary markets similarly to corporate stocks. The market price may exceed the net asset value per share, in which case it is considered at a "premium." When the market price falls below the NAV/share, it is at a "discount." Many closed end funds are of a specialized nature, with the portfolio representing a particular industry, country, etc. These funds are usually listed on US and foreign exchanges.
A company that buys and sells shares in other companies. It too is listed on the stockmarket and its price is determined by supply and demand, rather than the value of the assets it holds.
A limited company, which makes its money by investing in other companies on behalf of its shareholders.
A collective investment vehicle, similar in principle to a unit trust. However, because an investment trust is a quoted company in its own right, market sentiment means it may sometimes trade at either a premium or a discount to its true asset value.
Description primarily relating to UK domiciled closed-end funds with a fixed number of shares quoted on the London stock exchange.
Company that uses its shareholders' funds to own and manage a portfolio of stocks and shares for profit. Investment trusts are 'closed-end', ie, shareholders wishing to extract their funds have to sell their shares to another investor, unlike with unit trusts which can create or redeem units in response to demand.
A company that invests in shares of other companies. When investing in an Investment Trust customers actually own shares in the Investment Trust rather than owning the shares it invests in.
A listed company that invests in other companies around the world, and sells its own shares to investors.
A company whose shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange with a fixed number of shares. The company invests in shares of other companies. The value of the shares in the fund is set by supply and demand as well as the value of the fund (NAV). Closed-ended funds. Not regulated by the FSA.
A closed-end fund consisting of a fixed number of shares that are traded on secondary markets similar to corporate stocks.
Investment trusts are companies that invest in the shares of other companies for the purpose of acting as a collective investment.
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Posted by Camilla Rhodes from ? (184.108.40.206) on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at 1:01PM :
In Reply to: holy f*cking sh*t! posted by Camilla Rhodes from ? (22.214.171.124) on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at 12:46PM :
i can't believe it! who are these people trying to make a connection btwn al-Qaeda & the Iraqi government? don't they realize that the US doesn't want to give the Kurds (or Assyrians) in the north autonomy? how ridiculous would that be - creating another small state in the region - when the US already has an ally in Turkey? what's going to happen, if the US slaughters more Iraqis, is this: another, US-corporation-friendly despot will be placed at the helm in Iraq, OR Turkey will gain parts of north Iraq (& the Turkish government's been so kind to the Kurds, hasn't it?) & said despot will gain control of the rest of Iraq. but breaking up Iraq into a million pieces is not a good thing for the US corporations - these little states will slow down the flow of oil, you see, to the Gulf or to Turkey.
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