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We live with it on a
regular basis but people who travel to our state, or other
prairie states, wonder just what in the world they are. It's
fascinating to watch the darned things roll across prairies
and highways when the wind blows in the fall and winter.
Guests to our native state of Wyoming naturally wonder what
in the dickens they are trying to dodge on the highway!
If it's small, it's
not a major problem, but sometimes, these things will
collide and really grow quite a mass, rolling across a
highway sometimes doing a bit of damage to a small or medium
car or irritating a driver by mucking up the undercarriage
of a vehicle. To the farmer or the rancher, it's a pain in
the woo-hoo to remove these you-know-what's from the fence
line either spring or fall as they can easily gather quite a
bit of weight which can then gather more snow, additional
brush (you get the idea) etc. and then bring a fence line
down. Not a rancher's best friend!
Where did these little
jewels come from? Originally Mongolia, believe it or not.
They are called the Russian Thistle and apparently, like
many other seeds and insects, hitched a ride on some grain
and then a ship headed to the U.S. bringing these little
sweethearts to us. The rest is history.
The plant seems to
like dry and arid conditions. It's a prickly kind of plant
and thrives in poor soil conditions, but I've also seen it
grow in pastures, where it's not supposed to grow (like in
cultivated ground and flower gardens!), roadsides etc. It
starts off dark green and kind of pretty, actually, but soon
as the summer turns to fall, it gets dry and woody. The
plant is approximately 3 to 3 1/2 feet tall and round but
I've seem them much larger or smaller. They are round in
shape, and when they dry up, they break off. Because of our
windy plains, they tend to roll with the wind, (hence the
tumbleweed name) and unfortunately distribute their seeds
wherever they go as the roll along!
Now you know the
history of the tumbleweed....Makes you think of the old
1930's song Drifting Along with the Tumbling Tumbleweeds,
doesn't it?
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307-534-5176 (cell/voicemail)
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The consumption of fish and fish products in the Asia-Pacific region based on household surveys
Fish and fish products play a highly important role in the food and nutritional security of rural, urban and coastal populations throughout Asia and the Pacific. In many countries, catching or farming aquatic resources forms a vital part of rural people's livelihoods and contributes a major source of protein, especially for vulnerable populations. While the importance of fish in both cultural and nutritional terms is clear, far harder to pin down are the actual amounts of fish that people throughout the region are consuming. For example, the practice of cultivating fish in rice fields or irrigation canals is common and provides a nutritional lifeline for the poor in parts of Asia during certain times of the year.
For statistical purposes however, these fish are all but invisible; absent from the official production figures or the FAO Food Balance Sheets (FBS) which represent the only global source of standardized consumption data. Consumption of fish from rice fields or artisanal fisheries is however picked up by household surveys. Carried out on a regular basis and to a high level of statistical accuracy, such surveys provide a wealth of information about consumption patterns and habits. This data can play a vital role in the development of fisheries and natural resource policies that may have considerable impact on the most vulnerable segments of the population. This study, carried out by the Asia Pacific Fishery Commission, examines household survey data pertaining to fish and fish product consumption in 30 countries across the region.
The information is also compared and contrasted with consumption estimates obtained through Food Balance Sheets. It is hoped that this publication can help shine the light on consumption patterns of fish and fisheries products at household level as well as some of the reasons for the differences between household survey and FBS derived figures. It is also hoped that the presentation of this data demonstrates the contribution it can make to more informed policy and decision making. FAO plays a key role in the global compilation, processing and dissemination of food and agriculture statistics.
It commits considerable resources towards gathering accurate data and also provides essential statistical capacity development to member countries. Considerable support has been provided to governments throughout the region to assist them to carry out more effective household surveys and this should increasingly pay dividends in years to come. Fish and fisheries products make an appreciable contribution to human well-being, food security and poverty alleviation in Asia-Pacific. The more detailed our understanding of consumption patterns, the more effective our management actions will be, potentially to the benefit of millions.
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Though we had heard about this a while back, Chris Paul just put a picture to it via his [twitter]. According to our sources, Jordan Brand will celebrate the brand's 25th Anniversary with a White Collection of Air Jordans. The White Collection will feature Air Jordans 1-23 done in all White and in different grades of leather. There will be something along the lines of tiers of leather in Good, Better, and, Best and each tier will feature Air Jordans 1-23. Of course anything can change from now until then, but, this is what we last heard. Remember where you heard it first.
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The room photos are absolutely indicative and may vary in furniture, beds and décor.
The Bungalows with Private Pool of Skopelos Holidays Hotel & Spa, consist of three separate rooms and can accommodate up to six adults or four adults and three children up to 7 years old. A baby cot can be provided upon request. The main room includes a double bed, air-condition and T.V. The second one includes two twins and an air condition, while the third open plan room includes two sofa-beds which unfolds to a double bed and a single one, and mini fridge as well as an air-condition. Some Bungalows include a kitchenette. The appliances include also a safe box and a telephone set. There are two bathrooms with shower and a fully furnished spacious veranda viewing the private garden and the private swimming pool of the bungalow.


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The Holidays are coming up, and with that comes added stress to our bodies. Read up on the 15 resasons why it is extra important to find time to visit your chiropractor this holiday season.
Article found on: http://newbeginningschiropractic.net/15-reasons-to-visit-a-chiropractor-over-the-holiday-season/
The holiday season can be a very stressful time for many. While there is so much to be grateful for, it is also easy to get wrapped up in everything and forget to take care of your own health. Putting others first on occasion can be beneficial, but when it is constant, the toll on your body can be huge. There are some easy ways to stay healthy during the holiday season. This article discusses 15 reasons why it is good to visit your chiropractor during the holiday season.
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Guests will receive a behind-the-scenes look at The Magnificent Mile and a Half, exploring Chicagoland Speedway inside and out with a knowledgeable member of the Chicagoland Speedway staff.
Tours will last approximately one hour and are scheduled for the first Tuesday of every month. Special tours will be offered for schools, summer camps and nonprofit groups which include a stop for a sack lunch. All tour dates are subject to change at any time for any reason and viewing areas are dependent upon Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway events and rentals.
The tour will begin at the presidential suite above the grandstands, presenting visitors with an immaculate view of the tri-oval. From there, guests will be escorted to the roof for an exclusive look from the spotters' stand. Fans will also be taken to the infield for a chance to celebrate like a race winning in Gatorade Victory Lane, take an iconic photo at the start/finish line and even leave a signature behind. The tour will culminate in the media center, giving fans a chance to take a seat in the pressroom.
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Sanctuary Retreats was born in Africa in 1999, with the first of their Sanctuary Lodges in Kenya. Building on their heritage of luxury and adventure travel, Sanctuary also operates stunning river cruises across the world's most epic rivers including the Nile in Egypt.
The Sanctuary Retreats portfolio of expedition ships brings the boutique experience to guests with the added promise of authenticity. Located in some of the most stunning locations in the world, each vessel is completely individual in its design and operated around the philosophy of "Luxury, naturally".
You can choose to cruise onboard the newly refurbished Sanctuary Nile Adventurer and Sanctuary Sun Boat IV, stunning ships that offer all that's needed to see Egypt in style. Blending modern decor with seven thousand years of Pharaonic heritage, these cruises provide a relaxing and luxury environment. There are just 32 and 40, beautifully appointed cabins, all of which feature air-conditioning and an uninterrupted view of the Nile.
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Liam Payne says a One Direction reunion is on the cards – but at least two years away.
Zayn Malik, 26, left the group, signing a solo contract, before the remaining members of the boyband went on hiatus in 2016.
Payne, 26, told Channel 4 show Sunday Brunch: "I think at some point we will get back together. I think we will, for sure.
"I don't know when that is yet but, all I know is there is at least two years while everyone's just released new music where you have to go and promo and do all of that.
"There are at least two years. "
Payne said he saw Styles recently for the first time in several years when he watched his ex-bandmate perform at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball.
"I actually saw him for the first time in three years yesterday.
"We hadn't seen each other in a long, long time. It was really nice, he's still the same boy as when I left him, really sweet … he's such a lovely lad," he said.
The singer showed his support for his former One Direction bandmate as Styles sang tracks such as What Makes You Beautiful.
Payne told the Channel 4 show: "I think people have a misconception that we were all just massive mates, that's just not the case."
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Bella is the daughter of foster carers and she has joined a group which, with the help of pedagogic social workers from the Head, Heart, Hands programme, organises events for fostered and birth children. Being part of the fostering world has introduced her to new friends as well as offering fresh challenges.
My family have been fostering since I was 11. Currently, we have two brothers living with us that make us laugh a lot! I love meeting new people and having the house full of children. It is always lovely around Christmas if there are younger children in the house; it makes the day feel like a proper Christmas day.
When we have difficult children, of course, that's a struggle, but the hardest part is when you build a relationship with a child and then they need to leave your home for one reason or another.
The experiences I've had from fostering have helped me to realise the direction that I wish to follow in the future. Fostering has developed my social understanding through experiences with children from cultures different to mine. I will never forget when we looked after an Iranian asylum seeker and he cooked us a delicious meal, with saffron-marinated chicken and steamed rice.
Our social worker invited me to be part of the Head, Heart, Hands social pedagogy scheme that she is involved in. I helped to plan a day out for around 30 fostered children and children of foster carers. We entitled the day 'risk' as this is something that we all encounter in our day to day lives, although for a fostered child taking a risk can be a little bit more difficult. We created a safe and friendly environment and then we all took part in a high ropes activity. Later we reflected upon risk and how we felt about it.
I love being part of this fantastic project and meeting all these new people. I am excited about the projects we will organise in the future!
Since fostering, I am more equipped with the knowledge of how to approach children and how to aid their development. I hope to study a social science in the future which will allow me to learn about different cultures, how they have been formed and the differences between us all.
My family has become a strong team and it has brought us closer together. I have met so many people and had some fantastic experiences. It is something amazing that you can do with your life in order to change someone else's for the better.
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Did you know that 68% of buyers prefer to research information about purchasing options on their own? In fact, 60% prefer not to interact with a salesperson at all! What's a salesperson to do to get buyers to engage?
A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of SalesLoft found that "while increasingly independent, prospective customers will engage with knowledgeable, empathetic, and informed sellers who provide relevant information and insights tailored to their business and needs."
Translation: The rules of (sales) engagement have changed. Sales professionals can't afford to come across as unprepared or pushy. B2B buyers now expect sales experiences.
How exactly can sellers accomplish this? From Forrester:
To address this challenge, revenue-producing teams are adopting customer-obsessed sales engagement strategies, ones that harness customer data and technology to personalize sales communications, establish a human connection, and drive decisions based on how buyers really buy. Top firms are turning to sales enablement technologies to help produce these outcomes: Half of the sales and marketing professionals that Forrester surveyed last year said their sales enablement budgets increased in 2018 relative to 2017, with 27% reporting investment increases of more than 15% compared to the prior year.
SalesLoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic ImpactTM (TEI) study to examine the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by adopting the SalesLoft sales engagement platform. Our platform enables firms to create a personalized, scalable, and consistent go-to-market process across the sales organization.
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This square is surrounded by Entre Rios, Hipólito Irigoyen, Rivadavia and Luis Saenz Peña streets.
There stands one of the best sculptures of the city, The Thinker, by Auguste Rodin. (1914)
In the center of this ample square stands another sculpture, the Dos Congresos (two congresses), facing the impressive National Congress.
This is where the two main political and institutional pillars of the country meet, starting at the Casa Rosada (the seat of the National Executive Power), and ending here at the National Congress building. This axis covers a distance that carries most key memories of the history of the country, such as demonstrations, protests and parades.
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I have a 4 x 4, do I really need snow chains?
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How many snow chains do I need?
- Front wheel drive - 1 pair of snow chains fitted to front wheels
- Rear wheel drive - See note below
- 4 wheel drive - Ensure 4 wheel drive is engaged/1 pair of snow chains fitted to front wheels
All vehicles will benefit from snow chains fitted to all wheels to gain lateral grip, to either reduce understeer on rear wheel drive vehicles or to reduce oversteer on front wheel drive and 4 x 4 vehicles.
My vehicle is rear wheel drive, should I fit them on the steering or driving wheels?
With rear wheel drive cars, there are basically two options.
- The safer (but more expensive) option would be to run chains all round. This obviously gives consistent grip at both ends of the vehicle, and maximum resilience against harsh conditions.
- The alternative is to run chains just on the driven rear wheels. This ensures that the vehicle keeps moving forwards, but leaves you with reduced grip on the front of the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle will have an inherent tendancy to understeer. Conventional wisdom says that if a car is going to either under or oversteer, understeer is the safer option, as most competant drivers can easily assess the available grip, and any loss of control can normally be controlled easily by simply removing any throttle and brake that"s being applied until steering is regained.
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GALLERY: Sold out Thames Clipper commuter service from Gravesend to central London starts today
PUBLISHED: 13:44 11 September 2017 | UPDATED: 13:45 11 September 2017
The trial lasts until Thursday evening
The first boats in a new Thames commute trial set sail this morning, taking Gravesend passengers to central London.
From today, a four-day trial service from MBNA Thames Clippers is ferrying passengers from Gravesend Town Pier to the capital, with the hope the service could become a permanent option for city workers.
Having already sold out its 220-seat capacity, the free service will reach Canary Wharf in 48 minutes and Embankment in one hour and 10 minutes.
Return journeys will set off from 5.40pm this evening.
Samir Jassal, Gravesham council's cabinet member for business development previously said: "MBNA Thames Clippers will offer many benefits that the train direct into London cannot.
"The vessel has on-board facilities such as an outdoor seated deck, toilets, a coffee bar and access to daily newspapers.
"If this trial is a success then we'd love to be able to work with MBNA Thames Clippers to offer this service continually."
With this week's service set up to gauge customer demand and need, a spokesperon from MBNA said it could take up to two years before a service could regularly run from Gravesend's shoreline.
Sean Collins, chief executive officer, MBNA Thames Clippers, has said the company is looking at a permanent service, adding: "We are committed to growing the river bus network in London and further east throughout the port.
"We want as many commuters as possible to realise the huge benefits in terms of speed, comfort and frequency of travelling by river in London."
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Western Australia Attorney General John Quigley
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- New magistrate appointed to the Family Court of Western Australia
- Paul Glass will fill the position effective from October 1, 2018
Attorney General John Quigley is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Glass as a magistrate of the Family Court of Western Australia.
Mr. Glass was a Senior Family Lawyer at Victoria Legal Aid from 2009 to 2011, where he acted as a duty lawyer.
During this time, he was responsible for the provision of duty services to the Magistrates and Family Law Courts, participated in Family Dispute Resolution conferences and appeared as an advocate in both duty matters and for ongoing clients.
From 2011 to the present, Mr. Glass practised as a barrister at the Victorian Bar where he performed a wide range of trial-related services in family law matters, including parenting and property disputes and child support cases.
He has significant experience in interlocutory matters, trials and appeals.
While at the Bar, Mr. Glass was also a part-time member of the Victorian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, where he heard and determined applications for review of administrative decisions of the Department of Human Services, including complex child support departure appeals.
"Mr. Glass was admitted to practice in the Australian Capital Territory on October 19, 2007." Attorney General John Quigley said.
"He was a private practitioner for a number of years, practising in the family law jurisdiction where he provided a range of legal services."
"Mr. Glass will relocate to Western Australia for the position, and I congratulate him on his appointment and wish him well in his new role." Attorney General Quigley said.


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Recently the FDA issued a new draft guidance for continuous manufacturing of small molecule drugs. With these draft guidelines the FDA wants to engage more pharmaceutical manufacturers to shift from traditional batch/start-stop processing to continuous manufacturing. The main advantages associated with these processes are more room for modularity, automation and flexibility due to a smaller footprint, but also more consistent quality of the drug product. Of course the main incentive for the FDA to promote this way of processing is that it believes that this will have a positive impact on drug prices and prevent drug shortages.
Injection molding is the most important production method for manufacturing plastic components used in products ranging from cars to medical devices. Although the plastic components themselves are often inexpensive to produce, any defect can lead to expensive errors that can affect the performance or safety of the finished product. Creating a system of early fault detection and continuous process improvement can mean big payoffs for manufacturers.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post2008031399030001970..comments2020-10-27T18:19:55.046-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: In adoption, in life, there will always be tearsLorraine Duskyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-25183004898945488862014-03-21T11:49:02.977-04:002014-03-21T11:49:02.977-04:00COMMENTS CLOSED COMMENTS CLOSEDLorraine Duskyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-63639839925176486252014-03-21T11:48:42.915-04:002014-03-21T11:48:42.915-04:00Adrian Nolan: Posts that are past 30 days are unl...Adrian Nolan:

Posts that are past 30 days are unlikely to have people reading the comments. Sorry, but that's the way it is. Your situation sounds terrible, and terrible for the child involved who will not be raised within her family. I don't know how to console you, it sounds like your granddaughter did a foolish thing.

Lorraine Duskyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-77404605725502438162014-03-20T22:07:36.813-04:002014-03-20T22:07:36.813-04:00Adrian Nolan here, Misty Nolans dad. unfortunately...Adrian Nolan here, Misty Nolans dad. unfortunately shes leaving out alot of the story - she had options. my wife and i BEGGED to be allowed to adopt.our grandchild and were refused. Mistys aunts offerrd. several of our friends offered. Misty 'proudly' did a tv show with bbc - a show that refused to talk to me by the way. - she refuses to allow us contact. or even provide contact information for the same sex couple that adopted my granddaughter. there are lots of options.. someone, somewhere, has her convinced this is.the only way. i dont suppose anyone out there has suggestions for a grandfather that desperately wants to be a part of his grandchilds life?Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-48770817602614404952014-01-23T20:41:40.067-05:002014-01-23T20:41:40.067-05:00Oh Lee H. at least you did it! Consider yourself a...Oh Lee H. at least you did it! Consider yourself among the fortunate. I salute your strength against someone--your adoptive father--who was able to do what she needed for herself.

Remember that Jamaican song: ,Don't worry, be happy? For some reason right now it is playing in my head. So should it be in yours. Lorraine Duskyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-33042838352119020002014-01-23T20:02:25.196-05:002014-01-23T20:02:25.196-05:00I cannot write from the point of view of the adopt...I cannot write from the point of view of the adopted: I have always been secure in the knowledge of who I am and where I came from. But today I am sending out a beacon from my perspective of a first mother urging the adopted not to mistake their adoptive parents' tears as a reason they should not meet their biological parents, if they are able to.

Lorraine...I can only speak for myself at 47+ years of age. I remember thinking about, wondering about and wanting my first parents when I was 5 years old. It is not as easy as just doing what you are asking even though that is what I desperately wanted. In my case, it was a sense of survival that held me back for so long. My adoptive father was so powerful that I felt I had no power. That's how manipulative some AP's can be. When I did meet my mother my father threw a huge fit...pressured me through my husband. My a-mother is so passive she did not say a thing. My parents did not really talk to me in any real way except as their possession, and they were rich so how could things be so bad, right?

I wanted more than anything to meet my mother and be with her...and to know my father. Now I have done both, and there has been a price, but i am now an adult and can handle it. I didn't really reach adulthood til the age of 46, as hard as that may be to believe. Total mind fucking.

Lee email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-37359858646683265512014-01-23T17:27:01.949-05:002014-01-23T17:27:01.949-05:00To all adoptees if you speak your truth and keep s...To all adoptees if you speak your truth and keep saying it those that think adoption is wonderful might listen.
Being a good adoptees hasn't
 People think you are happy when you may not be.
Speak up and out even to those that have adopted you.
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-78310028899405078182014-01-23T13:54:42.106-05:002014-01-23T13:54:42.106-05:00Beautiful comment, dpen. Yes, the script was alrea...Beautiful comment, dpen. Yes, the script was already written for us adoptees before we were even born. How we would feel, what we would think, how we would react to being adopted. And when we don't follow what was decided for us, without our input, there can be hell to pay. It is more than time for us to speak OUR truths and to have OUR voices heard, without always having to make sure that no one else gets hurt in the email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-11448722607350899622014-01-23T12:39:34.158-05:002014-01-23T12:39:34.158-05:00" The biggest clincher, I AM an Italian, so t..." The biggest clincher, I AM an Italian, so there ladies."

Nothing there to do with you being Italian. Just evidence you're an *sshole. They come in all races and firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-82906023017337352502014-01-23T10:11:14.617-05:002014-01-23T10:11:14.617-05:00Regardless of the situation...in the end the tears...Regardless of the situation...in the end the tears fall like boulders on the adopted ones. Not allowed to show our "grief as it may be hurtful to one or both of our mothers...no matter how we feel, no matter where are loyalties might or might not be we are judged as not being good enough, compassionate enough, and yes, good enough to anyone.We were born, adopted, lived and grow up "being adopted" and we are not able to voice OUR realities without SOMEONE trying to manipulate the story to make THEIR situation better, to MAKE us feel or do certain things to make the mothers feel better.

Anyone wonder why we may be a little angry at firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-79719258883209614712014-01-23T09:19:46.736-05:002014-01-23T09:19:46.736-05:00"Bee: I had the same reaction to Anon's c..."Bee: I had the same reaction to Anon's comment about certain ethnic types. She apparently never met my Polish mother--"

Um, I'm a guy so, sexist much? Why do you assume my comment came from a woman? Bee needs to realize most (normal) people don't want to play PC games. Yes, certain groups of people do act in certain ways so deal with it. It isn't racist to observe this truth, but it sure is immature to twist it into something else. The biggest clincher, I AM an Italian, so there firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-60265549423256399682014-01-23T03:38:19.702-05:002014-01-23T03:38:19.702-05:00Such a range of emotions here on this thread!! L...Such a range of emotions here on this thread!!

Lorraine: yes, I would definitely be shattered should by AP's leave this earth and take some important information with them.

But I am already shattered.

As decent as my life was/is....this happened to me. An innocent baby with no voice. A fair number of people made all these decisions for me, down to picking a date to serve as my birthday. AP's, first mother, lawyers, adoption agency....these were all adults who, in some capacity, decided all of this.

Nobody asked me.

I will be able to resolve some of this. And some of it will have to be left alone.

Julia firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-72347891316628773582014-01-22T19:25:52.760-05:002014-01-22T19:25:52.760-05:00Cherry, The reason I used the phrase "too dr...Cherry,

The reason I used the phrase "too drama-filled to handle" was because Lori wrote about cultivating other "drama free relationships," which to me implied that she found her interactions with her mother to be anything but drama free.

I was just guessing based on what she's written. I don't even know if they've met.

I think there is a huge difference between a woman who is genuinely grieving the loss of her child and one who creates drama. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-22634332786529833292014-01-22T18:53:57.391-05:002014-01-22T18:53:57.391-05:00Julia Emily said: 'When you stop and think abo...

Julia Emily said: 'When you stop and think about it, how were human beings treated this way?'

Oh, you are so right.

I think this about first mothers like myself. And I think this about people like my son, who was adopted by strangers.

Aghast, I so often ask myself this same firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-73383882239949180632014-01-22T18:41:00.329-05:002014-01-22T18:41:00.329-05:00'sounds like you found your b-mom to be too dr...'sounds like you found your b-mom to be too drama-filled to handle'

I always find comments like this offensive because of their trivialising nature.

Perhaps something is lost in translation (I'm not based in the US) but it often seems to me that the genuine anguish of a first mother - who has often been parted from her child for decades - is dismissed as 'drama'.

Meanwhile, and mystifyingly to me, when an adoptive mother cries at the reappearance of her child's other mother (who existed at the time of the adoption so shouldn't really be such a surprise) her feelings are taken extremely seriously and ameliorating her tears is seen as the overriding priority.

I think the different levels of respect shown to each mother's feelings indicates how each is regarded, and thus perhaps says more about the speaker than the mother in question. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-53230537314352771972014-01-22T17:34:09.582-05:002014-01-22T17:34:09.582-05:00Lori, Did you mention you had children? You didn&...Lori,

Did you mention you had children? You didn't mention if you did.... And having children does change things. Because when you bear a child the view(in most cases) becomes unselfish. I believe that is why the majority of natural mothers relinquish. They believe at the the time that it is the most unselfish thing for the baby, "the best for the child". They believe the propaganda.
I have six other children besides the one I lost. I am CONCERNED for his well being. I always will be.

And I WAS a victim and so was my son. And because I recognize that I can heal and now prevent and educate others in a similar situation. I don't think that expressing disdain for a broken system is stating that I am a victim. What it is stating is that I want to help heal and change things for the better. I am no longer a victim.

I share my story on this blog and also listen to others pov so as to help and be helped. Because I need tools of advice and support for what lies ahead of me,for what is becoming a rocky road in reunion with my son.

My son is 17. We are on a rocky recovery because of his AP's. That is the truth. Because his amom is threatened. What she doesn't understand is basic human nature. My son wants a relationship with me....a relationship. His amom is not secure enough to know that she has a relationship with him that is irreplaceable that is not contingent on me. He is going to have many relationships in his life that will be independent of his and hers. Like his wife/companion.

I have had contact with him for a few years (going to lunch, family bbqs, etc) and she has just snapped. Literally!(I think because he is almost 18) It was a pretty good adoption until she had to define me. I am just a "extended family friend". I don't think she realizes how she is hurting and confusing my son.

Lesson for Misty; a seemingly great adoption can turn to hell in a matter of min. Adoption is TRAGIC. PERIOD.

I agree Lori that if you have relinquished a child, you can invite and be unconditional, but can not PLACE any expectations on that child. It is unfair to them as people.

I disagree about DNA being just a small part. Read a book called, Adoption Healing, A Path to Recovery by Joe Soll. It was mentioned in an earlier post. It is for the adoptee but helps the natural mothers and AP's as well. WONDERFUL BOOK!

Lori, you'd be amazed if you met your natural family how much you are like them. Now, that doesn't take away the power to make your own choices and change negative qualities that are inherent in our genetics. But it gives us a map. I am not saying that you do something that makes you uncomfortable. I am just saying that's the beauty of mother nature/science.

I do read the posts. I appreciate that everyone is willing to be vocal. I don't agree on everything any one person says. I try(sometimes I'm not too successful) to extend compassion and I hope that it will be generously given to me.

I also agree that we need to be happy. Having healthy relationships is part of that equation. A friend of mine who is a psychologist said these words to me about relationships. It applies to everyone. "Your either in, or out." Meaning you want someone in your life then make time. If not be courteous and move on. Remembering that you can not force.

Life is too short. I want my children in my life. I will take them in any way I can!

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-12289430613585285182014-01-22T15:53:50.140-05:002014-01-22T15:53:50.140-05:00Lori, I personally do NOT blame adoptive mom. Wh...Lori,

I personally do NOT blame adoptive mom. When I found my son she held all the cards in her hand. She contolled things she couldn't control which was my son. He was forced to make a choice by her and her tactics. Am I blaming her, no, she did what she thought would work. It didn't my son msde the decision to know me, his sibs, his family. Adoptive mmom then started working on his child taking my son's child from him because her tactics didn't work. He again told his ex and adoptive mom it his child should be with him. I admire my son for his strength. He had to take a stand but again if he hadn't he would never have known his loving mom nor would zi have ever known my loving son. We have been reunited since 92.
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-7215367097556030692014-01-22T15:48:32.416-05:002014-01-22T15:48:32.416-05:00Lori just doesn't "get it"....She ne...Lori just doesn't "get it"....She needs to read about the young teens of the 1970s who had NO SAY in relinquishing their babies. These mothers did not want to give their children up!!!!!! What does she not understand about some of us not having a say in the situation? She needs to stop playing the victim card while at the same time re-victimizing her birth mother. She is cold, callous, and obviously doesn't know anything about the psychology of a firstmother. Her ignorance is email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-6691243257032250192014-01-22T14:31:51.820-05:002014-01-22T14:31:51.820-05:00I don't know if this is a reason Colin Kaepern...I don't know if this is a reason Colin Kaepernick's mom got all weepy and Colin felt she'd been attacked, but in the interview Heidi said that she heard no news of Colin for about 12 years, implying it was the a-mom who cut off communication.

However, other stories suggest that it was Heidi who backed out because she found the pain of hearing about him too painful to bear and it prevented her from moving on.
"I couldn't move forward with my life" she firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-58851467049101567372014-01-22T14:11:02.053-05:002014-01-22T14:11:02.053-05:00Julia Emily, Tiffany: Everybody involved in search...Julia Emily, Tiffany: Everybody involved in search any way at all knows that a great many adoptees wait until their adoptive parents have died; then it is too late for the kind of closure they hope for. There is one in a Jean Strauss movie that breaks your heart. As I recall, both he and his mother had named a dog the same name! Talk about spiritual communion.

Julia--I know you say your parents would be shattered, but how shattered will you be if they die holding some information about yourself? Perhaps you could talk to your father? In my experiences, they are often they are more able to deal with reality than the mother. Quite honesty, I would invent a medical reason if I were you. Makes it sound as if you have no choice, and are therefore blameless. I am sorry we are even suggesting subterfuge, but the situation appears to call for it. You probably don't have a lot of time.

 Lorraine Duskyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-43267598742809542482014-01-22T13:24:06.111-05:002014-01-22T13:24:06.111-05:00Julia Emily - You said, "I still could neve...Julia Emily -

You said, "I still could never search for any first parents. It is not a matter of AP's feelings trumping mine. They would be shattered, and I can't be the one responsible for that."

I'm an AP, and I just really want to encourage you to decide for yourself, apart from your parents feelings, if you want to search for your other parents. If you don't want them to know, then I think you could find ways to conduct the search privately. But, speaking as a parent myself, children are not responsible for their parents' feelings. You are an adult, and you are free to do as you choose, and your parents cannot continue to hide your own truth from you. It's wrong, and it saddens me when anyone feels that they must live with the bad decisions made by their parents.

Something to consider is that waiting costs time. There are adoptees, I know of one, who waver on the decision to search only to find a first parent has passed on and the decision to search was made too late. If you personally feel that you are not ready for a reunion, then that's one thing. But I really urge you to reconsider if your ONLY reason is your adoptive parents' feelings. Your happiness and your feelings are not less than theirs.

I am very sorry you are dealing with all this. It's not fair to you at all.
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-24377267381725145052014-01-22T11:48:37.611-05:002014-01-22T11:48:37.611-05:00Lori, I am also adopted. And, I agree with you t...Lori,

I am also adopted.

And, I agree with you that sometimes adoptees just don't want to know their b-families. Sometimes APs have nothing to do with it. (But, often, there are issues there. Fear. Loyalty. Reminders of infertility, etc.)

I don't know your story, but it sounds like there was some attempt at a "reunion." It sounds like you found your b-mom to be too drama-filled to handle.... And, that's your right.

But, this comment saddened me: "to remind me of what little value I had at birth to be given up."

You had value. I don't know your story. I don't know if your b-parents valued you at the time or not. But, whether they did or not, you had value. Your value is not predicated on how others view you.

I'm on the other side. I would have liked to have known my b-mom. But, she clearly values her secret and her family more than me. But, that doesn't change my value. She may not value me, but I have value with or without her stamp of firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-73480526810223961022014-01-22T11:25:41.348-05:002014-01-22T11:25:41.348-05:00Judging by all the comments and opinions here....e...Judging by all the comments and opinions here....everyone handles search and reunion differently. Everyone seems to have a different angle on it. I do have to thank everyone for their advice.

My legal situation is bizarre. I really never thought much about it until the last few years, and it does need to be resolved. Which I think I might do by petitioning the courts and leaving my AP's in the dark about it. I would like my OBC....but at this point ANY BC would have to do.

I still could never search for any first parents. It is not a matter of AP's feelings trumping mine. They would be shattered, and I can't be the one responsible for that. Not at this stage of their lives, when they are both over 90 and still believe in how wonderfully this all worked out. They are not equipped to handle it.

I certainly appreciate the help! I don't feel as hopreless anymore! Julia firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-3976558181368327852014-01-22T09:07:00.285-05:002014-01-22T09:07:00.285-05:00The feelings of adoptive parents are not more impo...
The feelings of adoptive parents are not more important than those of the person they adopted.

Sometimes a line from a Bob Marley song comes filtering through my mind when I read, yet again, this common situation of an adopted person being stymied by the self-serving demands of their aparents.
The line of the song is 'Free yourself from mental slavery'. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-15334363989464909082014-01-22T06:01:22.024-05:002014-01-22T06:01:22.024-05:00I was so sad to see the article about this when LG...I was so sad to see the article about this when LGA shared it on FB. It hit me then that part of the problem with this particular situation is that it's sooo public. He is being put in the position of having a conversation publicly that he obviously doesn't want to have. I also agree that the AP's reaction wasn't going to allow him to feel that he could do anything other than what he did. I'm so sorry that this is so public and that his first mom is also having to deal with this publicly. I didn't see her interview, so I'm not really sure why he's upset. I saw him say that she said things that weren't accurate. I can't help but wonder if it's a simple matter of perspective rather than actual truths.

This is a lesson to me. I have no idea how my kids will feel about meeting their first family. I get the insecurity, the fear of losing. But I also hope, that I can be truly supportive. I'm maintaining relationship with them now so that our kids will have a choice, so they won't even hopefully have to look. It is so hard in our situation to do this, to maintain relationship with someone who did drugs during pregnancy, who may still be doing. But she's their other mom. And her choices don't change that. So I can sympathize with the feelings of the AP here, but not with her actions. Her tears should have been hidden, her hurt should have stayed behind closed doors. God help me to do that for the good of my kids when those feelings come to me.
Dmdezignshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-83188120461073195372014-01-22T04:17:03.897-05:002014-01-22T04:17:03.897-05:00Finally, to address the anger (besides the invasiv...Finally, to address the anger (besides the invasive woman from the other blog)
Did any of you read your posts? Comments from evon just this on blog entry? Including the one Lorraine quoted in her write up, then turned the assumption on it's ear? Let me compile them for you here:
'...his adoptive mother--cried when she saw the interview with his other mother, his first/birth mother Heidi Russo on television, and then called Colin and told him. Crying. (In italics). '
'AP=Jewish Iralian, AP =KGB AP= immature poor Colin'(???)
'I see this as normal AP behavior... Bought and paid for baby... Emotional blackmail' Hmm. wanna know what BM''s normal behavior is?
'Book made me realize no manipulative AP can be' I would venture that Colin's birth mother was pretty manipulative trying to use the media...
Best one - 'Lori is an insecure adopter', thanks for the giggle.
To Misty's optimism and satisfaction with her choice -'stick around... Brainwashed' and 'can you revoke? It gets worse not better'. WOW. Misplaced, she never asked for advice, just had a POV to offer. No rescue necessary but Thanks, Tips.
To Julia Emily, basic consensus - 'they're in their 90's, get over their feelings. No concern for their frailty or simple respect. Oh, and your AP's are selfish.' It's her comfort zone, she'll do it when ready!
So anger yes! Not because I have a soft spot for my APs, they were cold uptight and indifferent (not that it would be bad if I DID have a soft spot though, since I've known them for 38 yrs!), but anger because of he way I choose to live my life and how pathetic this all comes across! Some of the reading here is so hateful, spiteful, and ridiculously biased (if you could read it as a person without a horse in this race, wow) and I get frustrated to see women on other women acting like this. I could blame being adopted and take up pot/oxy heroin or whatever behavior to remind me of what little value I had at birth to be given up. But my past doesn't define me, I choose to make my present and future better - up to my standards. For you BMs it shouldn't define you either, and moreover, you should not feel the need to place blame. It makes you into a victim. Don't rely on a meeting for closure/need for healing/ reconciliation, whatever, and find your own happy.
You have a choice every day to play a victim and continue to blame others, or you can be a victor and choose how you will move forward - holding onto blame just defers you from choosing, because it's 'happening to you' and you're just along for the ride.
Quit blaming APs and consider it a part of the experience. Find another way; they were there, are there, and will be there - you choose how to react to it. Victor or victim? (And victor doesn't mean you win - simply NOT reacting May be victorious.
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Procedural Background
After a decision was made granting jurisdiction to the arbitral tribunal formed pursuant to the DIAC Rules, the arbitral tribunal issued an award in favour of Oger, ordering Daman to pay Oger a sum of AED 791,895,384 in relation to their claims in addition to other administrative fees, legal costs and interest ("DIAC Award").
Upon the issuance of the award, Oger applied to the DIFC Courts in order to have it recognised and enforced, as Daman is an entity registered and located in the DIFC. The DIFC Courts issued a freezing order, winding-up order and order to cease trading against Daman.
While the DIFC Courts were hearing the matter, Daman filed a request before the Dubai Courts seeking to annul the DIAC award and requesting that the DIFC Court proceedings be stayed pending the outcome of the present annulment proceedings.
The Dubai Court of First Instance ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the case on the grounds that jurisdiction belonged to the DIFC Courts. Daman appealed the decision (Commercial Appeal No. 144/2016) and lost. Daman filed for Cassation (Commercial Cassation No. 480/2016) and the Dubai Court of Cassation reversed the Court of Appeal's decision and referred the case back to the Court of First Instance for reconsideration on the basis that Daman had then referred the dispute to the Judicial Tribunal as the competent authority to decide on conflict of jurisdiction between DIFC and Dubai Courts. In decision Cassation No.1 of 2016, the Judicial Tribunal confirmed that a conflict existed between the two jurisdictions and concluded that the Dubai Courts shall have jurisdiction to hear the annulment case filed by Daman and ordered the DIFC Courts to "cease to entertain" the dispute.
The case was therefore referred to Dubai Court of First Instance on remand. On 29 March 2017, the Dubai Court of First Instance ordered the partial annulment of the DIAC Award, awarding legal costs and expenses and upheld the remaining parts of the award.
Both Parties appealed this decision. The Dubai Court of Appeal (Commercial Appeals No.806/2017 and 830/2017) decided that the Arbitration Agreement is void as it is impossible to perform. The parties' choice of arbitration centre and rules were no longer in existence on the date on which the contracting agreement, and the underlying Arbitration Agreement, were entered into. The Dubai Court of Appeal therefore quashed section of the primary ruling and ordered the annulment of the DIAC Award as a result of the tainted Arbitration Agreement.
Oger filed for cassation (Commercial Cassation No. 10442/2017) on the basis of four legal grounds. On 8 April 2018, the Dubai Court of Cassation rejected Oger's cassation and reconfirmed the annulment of the DIAC Award.
Before we outline and discuss the Court of Cassation's judgment, we shall provide a snapshot on the arbitration centres and institutional rules subject matter of this decision and how they interplay.
The DCCI Rules, which were issued pursuant to Decree No.2/1994, were in effect and applied, in the event of an agreement thereto, under the umbrella of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Arbitration and Conciliation Centre ("Dubai Chamber Centre"), to all arbitrations from 1994, up until the entry into force of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre ("DIAC") Rules on 7 May 2007. DIAC Statute Rules No. 10/2004, which set up DIAC, provided in its Article 26(a) that "The Centre [DIAC] established under this Statute shall replace the Conciliation and Commercial Arbitration Centre of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and shall carry out the duties of the latter. All the rights and obligations of the Conciliation and Commercial Arbitration Centre of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry shall be transferred to the Centre." In relation the application of the DIAC Rules, Article 26(b) of the DIAC Statute Rules No. 10/2004 provided that "The Centre [DIAC] shall implement the Conciliation and Commercial Arbitration Act of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry No. 2 of 1994 until the Rules of Conciliation and of Arbitration are issued in accordance with Article 4 hereof."
In reaching its decision, the Dubai Court of Cassation adopts a strict and conservative approach by paradoxically basing it on the consensual nature of arbitration. The Court stated that arbitration is founded on two principles : (i) the will of the parties to agree to arbitrate and (ii) the legislator's recognition of such a will by allowing the parties to have their dispute resolved through arbitration. Since arbitration constitutes a deviation of a party's right to have its dispute heard and resolved through the state courts, the legislator has imposed certain guarantees on the validity of arbitration. The Court cites the conditions of validity of arbitration agreements as laid down in Article 203 of Federal Law No. 11 of 1992 Concerning Issuance of the Civil Procedures Code ("CPC "), such as the need for an arbitration agreement to be made in writing and between persons with the requisite authority to enter into arbitration.
"While the agreement of the parties shapes and drives the arbitral process, it is cardinal that a distinction is made between the parties' agreement to arbitrate and if such an agreement exists, the parties' agreement to the procedural framework to govern their prospective arbitration."
The Court of Cassation goes on to note that while there was an agreement among the parties to arbitrate, such an agreement is null and void as it refers to an arbitration centre and rules which were no longer in existence at the time of entering into the Arbitration Agreement. In other words, and according to the Court, the primae facie impossibility in putting the Arbitration Agreement into execution shall command its invalidity, taint any related arbitral proceedings and lead to the annulment of the resulting award. According to the Court of Cassation, such defects may only have been cured through a subsequent express agreement among the parties to refer their dispute to the proper centre and rules.
While the agreement of the parties shapes and drives the arbitral process, it is cardinal that a distinction is made between the parties' agreement to arbitrate and if such an agreement exists, the parties' agreement to the procedural framework to govern their prospective arbitration. In the present case, the first prong appears to have been satisfied: the parties have clearly agreed to refer their prospective dispute, subject to their failure to reach an amicable settlement, to arbitration. In relation to the second prong, the parties appear to have agreed that their prospective arbitration would have to be conducted under the auspices of the Dubai Chamber Centre and the DCCI Rules at a time when such a centre and rules were no longer in existence and were replaced respectively by DIAC and the DIAC Rules. Given the consensual nature of arbitration, the good faith of the parties should command their conduct throughout the proceedings. It is our view that a party engages in a bad faith conduct when it calls for the invalidity of the arbitration agreement that it has wilfully agreed to as a result of its reference to a centre and rules which were replaced at the time of entering into the said arbitration agreement.
We are of the view that the administration of the dispute by DIAC pursuant to the DIAC Rules which merely replaced the Dubai Chamber Centre and DCCI Rules does not constitute a material attack on the sanctity of the arbitral process in the case at hand given that they tend to refer to the parties' intention. It is however regrettable that the Court had to adopt such an orthodox approach and declare the Arbitration Agreement and the resulting proceedings invalid ab initio when it could have safeguarded them on the basis of several grounds, including through the application of Article 4(a) of the Statute Rules of DIAC, as amended by Decree No.58/2009, which provides: "The Centre shall apply the arbitration rules that are in effect to all disputes. The same shall apply when the parties' agreement refer to the application of the Conciliation and Arbitration Rules of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry Number (12) of 1994." The Court has however chosen to conduct a limited reading of this article declaring that its application is limited in scope to the parties' agreement to apply the DCCI Rules prior to the entry into force of the DIAC Rules.
Judgment Takeaways
The judgment was issued prior to the enactment of Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 on Arbitration ("Arbitration Law"), which repealed Articles 203 – 218 of the CPC, the former UAE chapter on arbitration, that the Court in this present case relied upon to order the annulment of the DIAC Award. Given that Article 59 of the Arbitration Law provides that the new regime shall apply to "all ongoing arbitrations even if based on a prior arbitration agreement", the new regime is expected to provide more legal security and certainty in the event of a similar factual matrix. Without delving into much detail on the guarantees provided under the Arbitration Law, as these are outside the scope of this article, we note for example that Article 25 of the Arbitration Law which deems a party to have waived its right to object if such a party continues its participation in the arbitral proceedings even if it knows that there is a violation to the arbitration agreement and does not raise such an objection within the stipulated time. With that said, the Arbitration Law also provides for strict conditions on when an award can be annulled, which include instances where an arbitration agreement is either inexistent or invalid.
The approach of the UAE Courts pursuant to the new regime remain to be tested and, in order to err on the side of caution, we hereby set out some practical points, based on the case at hand, that the users may wish to consider when agreeing to arbitration or when already involved in an arbitration:
- Parties should ensure that their arbitration agreements have been entered by persons with the requisite authority to bind the relevant party to arbitration;
- While arbitration agreements do not have to be lengthy, careful thought and consideration must be taken into account when devising and shaping them;
- While the requirement that the arbitration agreements need to be in writing has been upheld under the new regime (Article 7.1 of the Arbitration Law), it is crucial that the procedural framework, e.g. institutional, ad hoc, that shall govern their prospective dispute is also reflected in writing;
- Part of the drafting of an arbitration agreement, parties are advised to conduct their due diligence on a specific centre and rules and make sure that they are making an adequate reference, both as to the name of the centre and/or rules and the version of the rules in force, in their arbitration agreement;
- If an arbitration agreement suffers from poor drafting and is missing an element or is referring wrongfully to a centre and/or rules, the parties are advised to enter into a subsequent written arbitration agreement once their dispute has risen, either through a standalone agreement or through the terms of reference.
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Springing from the ashes of the (in)famous Watch Out!, Cambridge Junction brings you DISRUPT, a two-day programme of disruptive performance.
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Blind children will benefit from a £1,000 donation after three nightspots in the region pulled together to raise cash for charity.
Bar chain Absolute Leisure held raffles and collections in The Lounge in Darlington, The Angel in Whitby and The Attic in Newcastle to raise money for the National Blind Children's Society.
The money was received by David Williams, regional manager of NBCS North.
He said: "The money will support the children and their families as it will be put towards our activity holidays or family weekends.
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IBM has an interesting service — The Watson Personality Insights "uses linguistic analytics to extract a spectrum of cognitive and social characteristics from the text data that a person generates through blogs, tweets, forum posts, and more." (h/t @WallStreet_Rant). So we thought it'd be interesting to put EconMatters to the test. We used one of ourlatest more formal blog post, and here is the visualized result.
There is also a summary from Watson:
You are shrewd, skeptical and tranquil. You are adventurous: you are eager to experience new things. You are imaginative: you have a wild imagination. And you are solemn: you are generally serious and do not joke much. Your choices are driven by a desire for revelry. You consider independence to guide a large part of what you do: you like to set your own goals to decide how to best achieve them. You are relatively unconcerned with tradition: you care more about making your own path than following what others have done.
*Compared to most people who participated in our surveys.
Wall Street Rant repeated the same test for other financial bloggers including Reformed Broker, The Big Picture, Calculated Risk by plugging one of their recent post. You may read them here. After review, we found some common traits among all the writers mentioned here including EconMatters:
It looks like birds of a feather do flock together?
David Einhorn Buys Three New Stocks: These Are The Names And Theses (Q3 Letter)
David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital funds returned 5.9% in the third quarter of 2020, compared to a gain of 8.9% for the S&P 500 in the same period. This year has been particularly challenging for value investors. Growth stocks have surged as value has struggled. For Greenlight, one of Wall Street's most established value-focused investment funds, Read More
Along the way, we discovered something quite scary — we seem to have the most in common with the former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke based on the Watson result (again h/t @WallStreet_Rant, April 20, 2015). Here is the Watson summary for Bernanke (yellow highlight denotes commonality with EconMatters):
You are shrewd and skeptical. You are imaginative: you have a wild imagination. You are philosophical: you are open to and intrigued by new ideas and love to explore them. And you are independent: you have strong desire to have time to yourself.
Your choices are driven by a desire for belongingness. You are relatively unconcerned with both helping others and taking pleasure in life. You are relatively unconcerned with tradition and taking pleasure in life. You care more about making your own path than following what others have done.And you prefer activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment.
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Hi everyone,
Being the beginning of the month it is time for the June Club Stamp set to be released from The Stamps of Life. This time round the stamp set being released is called hotairballoon. If you are a member of the "Die Hard" club you will also receive the coordinating die set, otherwise you have to wait until the 20th of the month to order this set.
For my first card today I created a scene using the Sizzix Circle Stand-ups card. The coordinating die set includes dies for the large and small hot air balloons, also the balloon only plus 3 clouds and the sun.
Here is a look at the front of my card when it is closed.
For my second card today I used the Sizzix Fancy Flip-its Card die. I used plain card stock and then decorated it with the clouds which come in the coordinating die set.
Here is the "flip" side of my card. I added a sentiment from the stamp set and two small hot air balloons.
For my final card today I created a scene using the Hotairballoon stamp set and coordinating die set. For the green hills I used the Decorative Labels Framelits set to create the hill shape.
Here is the inside of my card, I added a sentiment and another hot air balloon.
Don't forget to check out the Hotairballoon Gallery to see lots more ideas using this stamp set from the other Design Team members.
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What should I consider from the pros here as I move forward? Best lockers? Beds we're getting the Heavy Duty Bunk Beds already. Favorite furinture places to look to?
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TMC North America is currently seeking applications from electrical/electronical engineers to enhance their experience regarding wireless communication systems to apply their technical expertise in Testing & Commissioning.
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As an Employeneur specialized engage in the field of testing & commissioning, you will be called to work along different projects regarding the sector of Transport. A successful individual should be very familiar with the commissioning process and various mechanical, electronical and controls systems.
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The two boxers made their grand arrivals Tuesday at the MGM Grand. They will fight Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for Thurman's WBA welterweight championship.
Representatives from the company, which is working with Las Vegas officials to build a new soccer-specific stadium, plan to attend Major League Soccer's All-Star Week.
The four-time major champion is the 8-1 favorite to win the year's final major at Royal Portrush, where he has the course record, in his native Northern Ireland.
Hossein Ensan won the 50th annual World Series of Poker Main Event and the $10 million first prize after eliminating Dario Sammartino in a heads-up duel after Alex Livingston was knocked out earlier Tuesday night at the Rio Convention Center.
Now that the Vegas Summer League has concluded, here is the good and bad of what took place at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
Elementary and middle school teachers in the Clark County School District can receive tickets to UNLV men's basketball games this season.
The Golden Knights' summer road trip takes place from Aug. 4 to 9 and will hit four states along the way, the team announced Tuesday.
Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams was suspended without pay by the WNBA on Tuesday for 10 games — nearly a third of the season — for a domestic violence incident.
One of the hallmarks of Mickelson's career is playing for so long at a consistently high level, and the Official World Golf Ranking board honored him for a feat that might be as remarkable as his 47 wins worldwide or his five majors.


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Research group of great Britain in the framework of recent research has established why people continue to go to work even during serious illness. The reasons are known to every employee from excessive demands of the authorities to the lack of guarantees in the event of caring for the sick.
When device is quite often possible to hear that "we are not sick". This usually means that people have to sacrifice their health in order to achieve business goals. This results in irregular working hours, when people spend in the workplace more time than stipulated in the contract.
Employers sometimes mask the desire for personal gain in a soft form: the sense of solidarity to the employees of the company or the motivation. However, most studies show that people work more comfortably and more productively in teams, where caring for the sick are normal.


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Claim: Mitt Romney said he won't flip flop on immigration at millionaires' meeting (Murdoch, Blankfein, Home Depot, Univision, Giuliani)
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This is all just hearsay, but it would be interesting if it turns out to be true [1]:
Mitt Romney last week told a private group of potential supporters and business and media elites, including Rupert Murdoch, that he was treading carefully around the issue of immigration to avoid looking like a "flip-flopper."
...But one of the most notable exchanges was on immigration, when [Univision CEO Randy Falco] began by telling Romney how frequently President Obama has been on Univision in comparison to the Republican candidate, and added that he thinks it's important for the GOP hopeful to address what the president did on immigration a few weeks ago with his executive action move to halt some deportations.
Murdoch chimed in, three sources said, telling the candidate, "You have to take the fight to Obama on this." Romney said the Hispanic vote is important, noting he has Sen. Marco Rubio on the trail for him and that one of his own sons speaks Spanish, but indicated he is not going to change positions from some of what he said in the primaries.
"I know I took some positions in the primary that are" hard to contend with in a general, Romney said, according to two sources.
"I am not going to be a flip-flopper," he added, according to one guest. He talked more about the various concerns that he has to balance in terms of competing constituencies who have different views - and noted, two sources said, the precise percentage that Hispanic voters make up in the swing states, a figure that was less than 20 percent.
Those at the billionaires' (or at least millionaires') meeting were supposedly:
* Ken Langone (the host). Co-founder of Home Depot (see the link)
* Rupert Murdoch and top advisor Joel Klein (Murdoch supports comprehensive immigration reform and - purely as a coincidence - is starting a Latino-focused TV channel)
* Univision CEO Randy Falco
* Lloyd Blankfein, CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs (see immigration banks for general background)
* Bill Rudin, "real estate scion"
* Stanley Druckenmiller and Julian Robertson ("hedge fund executives")
* Woody Johnson, owner of the Jets
* "former Rudy Giuliani adviser Anthony Carbonetti"
* "pollster and strategist" Kellyanne Conway (probably not anywhere near as rich as the rest)
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Billikens take rematch with Cougars
EDWARDSVILLE – Facing area rival Saint Louis for the second time in less than a week, the SIUE softball team suffered a 2-1 defeat in extra innings against the Billikens on Tuesday afternoon at Cougar Field.
"This was a hard-fought game," Cougars coach Sandy Montgomery said. "If you want to win a conference championship, these are the kinds of games you need to win. We need to be able to execute and make adjustments quicker."
The starting pitcher for both teams impressed with a complete-game performance, as SIUE's Haley Chambers and SLU's Brianna Lore did battle over the eight-inning contest.
Chambers, named Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday, continued her string of strong outings against the Billikens. She finished the game having allowed just two runs on three hits while notching 11 strikeouts. Chambers has recorded 11 K's in each of her last three starts.
Lore also led the way for Saint Louis, allowing one run on six hits while striking out seven.
"(Lore) did a nice job against us," Montgomery said. "I knew they were going to pitch us differently than they did last week, and we didn't make the adjustments we needed to make."
Both teams got a run in the first inning, as SLU's Kelsey Biggs gave the visitors a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly to center field.
The Cougars (20-19) answered right back in the bottom half of the inning, however, as Chelsea Yankolovich led off with a ringing single up the middle. Two batters later, Alex McDavid also singled to center field to score Yankolovich and tie the game up at 1-1. Both McDavid and Yankolovich finished the game with two hits apiece.
The teams would go scoreless for the next six innings before the Billikens found the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning, as Lindsay Friedman delivered a two-out single to score Alex Nickel.
"We definitely had our chances today," Montgomery said. "We left a runner on base in every inning and didn't get the timely hits that we needed."
The teams' two-game season series ends with the visiting team winning both games, after SIUE knocked off the Billikens 4-1 last week in St. Louis, Mo.
The Cougars will return to OVC play this weekend with a four-game roadtrip to Nashville, Tenn. SIUE will play a doubleheader against Tennessee State at 1 p.m. Friday before facing Belmont in a doubleheader at noon Saturday.
"It'll be a big weekend down in Nashville," Montgomery added. "It's never easy to play on the road so these four games are going to be very important."


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Terms of the Trade: Beadboard Ceiling
Installing a beadboard ceiling can provide you with a nice option for the ceiling in any room. It's available in a variety of colors and finishes. Regardless of what look you're going for, beadboard can usually provide it for you. Beadboard is also one of the least expensive materials that you can install on a ceiling. You can usually find it for $1 to $2 per square foot at a lumber yard. It allows you to get a nice, finished look on the ceiling without spending much.
While this type of material has some benefits, it's also associated with several drawbacks. If you're installing wood beadboard, you will have to worry about water damage. If water leaks down from the roof or second story, it can extensively damage the beadboard. Installing beadboard on a ceiling is also a difficult process. By comparison, painting the ceiling will be a lot easier and take much less time to complete. Just make sure that you know how to install beadboard on the ceiling before you get started.