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When we enter relationships with expectations to change a person, we're not really attracted to that person…. but to who we want them to be.A lot of people have asked me what happened with my last "relationship."
"You all seemed so happy. I thought you all would last.", they would say, "especially since you allowed it to make it to Facebook."
"Well, we decided to just be friends." Giving a generic answer and refusing to elaborate.
(I've asked his permission to post this because this is not only my transparency but his as well.)
When Davion first expressed interest in me, it was over a year ago. At that time, I had just gone through a divorce and really never gave him a fair chance. We exchanged numbers and made plans to go on a date but as the time came, I kinda pulled away. I knew I wasn't in an emotional, mental, or spiritual place to give anyone anything.
The chance presented itself again a couple of months ago. He messaged me, we exchanged numbers….again… and we immediately clicked. I mean, the chemistry was crazy, we talked for hours, his mind is simply amazing, his heart and the way he gives so much of himself without expecting nothing is impeccable, the way he paid attention to detail won me over, the way he complimented me on my natural beauty made me feel like the only woman in the world, his sense of humor understood my sense of humor, the provider and man in him provided the security I longed for in a mate, and the little surprises he sent to my job were icing on the cake…
But there was one problem…for me, anyway…
He does not believe in God. (Many probably would say that this would have been a deal breaker from the start.)
Did I know this from the beginning? Of course I did, but I entered this relationship with the expectation to eventually change that. I thought that if He could "see" God in me, he would just believe.
That's what it's all about anyway right- to lead others to Christ.
Anyway, as we exchanged stories about our past and experiences, surprisingly, we had gone through some of the same things, suffered some of the same hurts, cried some of the same tears, and have been at the hands of some of the same betrayals. I thought that because people and past experiences had dealt him a bad deck, that this was the reason for his unbelief, but I later realized that it was much deeper than that. I thought that by showing him the same love that God shows me, I could win him over.
I even gave him a nickname in which he hated- "My Minus 1- He had everything that I ever wanted….except a relationship with God.
Now, let me just note this. He isn't an evil person. He gives so much of himself- always putting himself last-, he cares for people deeply, and when he's home, he drives around the city, picks up the homeless and takes them to get food and other things they need.
As I said the chemistry was through the roof, so things started moving at a fast pace. The "I love you-s" came unexpectedly quick. We made plans for our future. It was our plans to marry as soon as his plane landed in August, shortly after, move to Hawaii, his next post, and live happily ever after. However, aside from "our plans, I had an additional plan of my own- to get him to BELIEVE by August.
As we continued, I think my plan became evident. He asked, "Are you hoping one day I will believe?" I ignored him and told him I didn't want to talk about it. I knew being pushy and talking about it would only turn him farther away. Instead I continued to be who I am and prayed for Him, day in and day out. I wanted him to possess that same passion for God as I have. He then asked, "Does it bother you that I don't believe?" I told him, "Of course not."
I lied.
It bothered me like HELL. Although he was all that other "stuff," I knew I couldn't marry a man who didn't love God as much as I do. I knew I couldn't spend the rest of my life with a man who did not share this passion.
….and he knew he couldn't marry a woman who was as passionate about the "oppressor" as I am.
We knew that this would eventually turn into a game of Tug-of-War. So we decided to just be- to be who we are- and not try to make each other be something or someone who we are not.
I knew I wasn't giving up God and he knew he'll never believe….
So we decided to be just friends.
Is he a bad person? Of course not.
Am I a bad person? Of course not.
We are who we are!
My point is much deeper than my story.
My point is…
Stop trying to change people. It is beyond our human ability. Stop trying to force a person to be who you want them to be. We have to learn to accept people for who they are and make the decision to deal or not to deal. When we try to change people or when we want people to change, we only frustrate ourselves.
From him…
"Fall in love with the person at hand, not with the person you foresee them becoming. This is where the mistake is made. A genuine person is going to show you exactly who they are. Don't create an image. There's no need to develop a perception of them or what they could possibly be. Accept them as is, or not at all."


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San Francisco companies' belief in collaborative space echoes in Birmingham.
Daxko House Divided Room, Photo by Liesa Cole
In an effort to understand what the future of office space in Birmingham might look like, I recently took a whirlwind trip to San Francisco, the epicenter of the technology culture. My trip included visits to Yelp, GitHub, Ripple, Wired, Pandora, Airbnb, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. While each space had a very different look, some distinct themes emerged.
The first thing I noticed was an absolute lack of private offices. Other than Wired, which had only six, I didn't see a single office or even a private cubicle. Everyone sits at bench seating, some configured in honeycombs and some in straight lines. The message is clear: Collaboration is king and hierarchies are dead.
Locally, BBVA Compass, Daxko, and SCA are embracing this approach. BBVA Compass has installed extensive bench seating in all of its Birmingham buildings. Private offices are being eliminated as spaces get refurbished, a move that is very reflective of the European influence of BBVA's Spanish parent company.
When SCA relocated to the Brookwood office building last year, it worked with Williams Blackstock Architects to eliminate all exterior offices, instead moving private offices to the interior of the space so that all of the new low-rise cubicles could enjoy natural light. Further, most of the interior offices are glass-walled and unassigned so that they may be used as quiet spaces when tasks necessitate it.
Daxko's Homewood offices are completely open as well. Even the C-Suite sits at bench-style seating. This is reflective of the culture of communication and approachability of which Daxko is a proponent.
For all of these companies, saving space (and reducing rent overhead) was not the primary goal (although most occupy to a density of six employees per 1,000 square feet). Rather, they wanted to encourage teamwork, and have the flexibility to grow and reorganize as teams and projects change.
While San Francisco tech companies all embrace the open plan, they acknowledge the need for quiet work areas or confidential meeting spaces. GitHub began as a company with employees writing code in bars, coffee shops, and home offices. In an effort to be true to that culture, they designed their space to provide a variety of environments to accommodate different personal work styles. Their space features several bars, a library, a "speakeasy" accessed through a hidden door in the library, coder caves and some simpler conference rooms.
Airbnb translated their most popular listings around the globe into meeting rooms and communal spaces. There are tents, Japanese tea rooms, Parisian kitchens, San Francisco living rooms, and even an Airstream trailer.
The entrance to Wired's space features a large open area with huge reconfigurable sectionals as well as conference rooms with glass walls that can collapse when the magazine hosts large events. Their library is a sacred "quiet zone" where all know that noise is not welcome. The beanbag room, on the other hand, features a video game console and is rarely quiet.
Pinterest has large open spaces with comfy sectionals as well as conference rooms with curtains. They even have a Quiet Room with bunk beds for napping!
Many of the San Francisco companies with completely open plans have installed "phone booths" for their employees to have quiet and/or private conversations. Locally, the Lloyd Gray Whitehead & Monroe law firm recently relocated to 880 Montclair Road. In doing so, they embraced an open bullpen area for their entire support staff but built phone booths for these employees' use.
We all know that fresh air and light make us happier and healthier, and this knowledge is evident in the tech offices I toured. GitHub's LEED Gold Certified workspace boasts a roof deck with WiFi that was filled with GitHubbers the day I visited. LinkedIn and Ripple's spaces also feature roof decks where employees are encouraged to work or meet at any time.
Airbnb's space features a living green wall in its five- story lobby with panels of plants grown vertically on the wall. Birmingham's Business Interiors also has a living wall feature.
Roof decks are starting to catch on in Birmingham as well. Telegraph Creative and Lewis Communications' employees all have the option of working on their roofs.By the end of my visit, the basics of the different spaces started to blend together. However, each space did an excellent job of leaving me with a unique feel for the company's culture.
For example, Pinterest's space was crafty and whimsical, again reflective of its business. Many of the walls throughout the space were plywood with the intention that they be decorated over time through make-a-thons where employees "hack" the space to a look of their choosing.
Locally, Strong Automotive, which provides advertising and digital media services to the automotive industry, has built very high-energy (through use of their signature bright green color everywhere) and creative space for its staff to thrive in. Similarly, Daxko has built quirky conference and team rooms with themes like Left Brain and Right Brain, "A House Divided" where the turf-floored room is split down the middle between Auburn and Alabama colors, and the Stork Room for
nursing mothers.
While many of the innovations in office space seen on my trip will not be embraced in Birmingham for some time, the San Francisco spaces provide ideas for smaller scale innovation anywhere. For instance, creativity and teamwork can be advanced through a focus on culture, an increase in collaboration space, and an abandonment of high-walled cubes. Although the culture may be different in San Francisco and office space more expensive, businesses everywhere are trying to encourage collaboration, reduce their real estate footprints, become attractive to millennial workers, and inspire their existing employees.
Commercial real estate executive Anita Turner is senior director/Alabama for Colliers International.


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Friends & Links from around the web...
Joel Crary's Life On Earth - We must support the creativity of others; and besides, I love the loveseat!
Interior Design Journal - Eye candy for those who love originality!
Author Resources
Agent/Query - A fantastic database for writers who are searching for a literary agent!
Bites & Libations
Feastro the rolling bistro - A friend from my past and an former co-worker (Paul Fenton) owns a fascinating food truck. It sounds absolutely delicious. Check it out. Review to follow!
The Cool Hunter - A smorgosboard full ofcandy for the eye!
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The development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly reduced morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients, yet the regimen also often results in chronic metabolic diseases. Dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and lipodystrophy observed in patients receiving HAART have been linked to HIV protease inhibitors (PI). Previous studies have shown that HIV Pis activate ER stress, which underlies inflammatory responses and dysregulation of lipid metabolism in macrophages and hepatocytes. Within adipocytes, key players in both body lipid storage and inflammation, HIV Pis have been shown to activate ER stress, increase proinflammatory cytokine secretions, alter lipid metabolism, and inhibit differentiation of pre-adipocytes to mature adipocytes. Yet, the cellular mechanisms of HIV Pl-induced dysregulations have not been elucidated. We hypothesize that HIV Pis disrupt lipid metabolism by activating ER stress and inflammatory responses in adipocytes. We will test this hypothesise through three specific aims.
AIM 1 is to elucidate the mechanism of HIV Pl-induced ER stress in adipocytes. We will accomplish this by studying protein and mRNA level changes in pre- and differentiated murine, as well as human, cultured adipocytes.
AIM 2 is to define the role of ER stress in HIV Pl-induced dysregulation of adipocyte lipid metabolism and induction of the inflammatory response. We will first focus on the effects of HIV Pis in these processes and then knock down key players of the ER stress pathway to test how these effects are altered.
Aim 3 is to characterize the contribution of HIV Pl-induced macrophage cytokine secretions play in adipocyte ER stress activation, adipocyte cytokine secretion, and adipose tissue inflammation. We will treat co-cultures of macrophages and adipocytes to analyze differences in UPR activation and cytokine secretions versus cells cultured and treated alone. We will follow this by in vitro studies to determine the extent HIV PI treatment has on adipose tissue inflammation. By understanding how HIV Pis disrupt normal function in key cells of metabolic disease, we can learn to prevent the onset of these diseases by using concurrent alternative therapies with HAART in HIV patients. Public Health Relevance: HAART-induced dylipidemia and lipodystrophy are two major side effects of a pivotal drug regimen used for treating HIV-infected patients. Determining the underlying cellular/molecular mechanisms by which some of these drugs cause devastating metabolic diseases can allow us to develop new therapies that will counteract induction of these chronic illnesses.
|Zha, Beth S; Wan, Xiaoshan; Zhang, Xiaoxuan et al. (2013) HIV protease inhibitors disrupt lipid metabolism by activating endoplasmic reticulum stress and inhibiting autophagy activity in adipocytes. PLoS One 8:e59514


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Goose has been a firm Christmas dinner favourite in the Turpin household since I was a child. We had occasional flirtations with capons and venison, and on one occasion turkey, but time and again we returned to the goose. Roast goose has a great flavour, and provides the appropriate sense of occasion for a Christmas dinner. It has a dark red meat, and tastes a bit like a cross between duck and beef. Goose was a popular Christmas roast in the UK during Victorian times, but during the twentieth century was overtaken by turkey. It has seen something of a return to popularity in recent years.
I was recently asked how to roast a goose, so here, after some consultation with my father who has been roasting geese for years, is our method. Unlike many other red meats, goose is best eaten well-done, and can be roasted long and slow. Farmed geese have huge fat reserves, which keep the bird moist as it roasts. The long roast renders the fat, which can be used for roasting potatoes and all sorts of other things. A medium-sized goose, about 4kg, should feed up to six people, and will take approximately 4 hours to cook. The geese at your local butcher's will almost certainly be farmed birds. It is possible to buy wild geese, which are in season between 1 September and late February, but they are fairly rare. I tried one once roasted and, lacking the fat of a farmed bird, found it rather on the dry side. So for roasting I suggest sticking to farmed birds. Many geese come with giblets, which can be used to make a stock for the gravy.
1 goose
1 lemon, zested
1 small bunch of thyme
vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
4-5 juniper berries
For the stock:
the giblets from one goose
1 onion
1 carrot
1 stick celery
1 bay leaf
4-5 whole peppercorns
3-4 juniper berries
For the gravy:
approx 500ml goose stock made with the giblets, or good quality chicken stock
1 large glass red wine
1 slug brandy
salt and pepper to taste
To make the stock, place the giblets in a medium-sized pan, along with the vegetables, bay leaf, peppercorns and juniper berries. The onion should be trimmed and halved. Add approximately 1 litre of water, and slowly bring to the boil. As the stock starts to bubble, skim off any impurities that come to the surface. Once the stock comes to the boil, turn the heat down and simmer, partially covered, for about an hour and a half.
Preheat the oven to 220C/430F. Remove any string if the goose has been trussed together. Reach inside the cavity where you should find two lobes of fat. These can be removed and rendered in a saucepan for cooking at a later date. (Sometimes the butcher will have removed the fat already).
There is a thick layer of fat underneath the goose's skin, which needs to be rendered down during the cooking process to leave a crispy skin. Prick the skin all over with a fork. Heat a metal roasting pan on the hob, and lightly brown the bird.
Remove the thyme leaves from the stalks, and mix with the lemon zest and some salt and pepper. Rub a little vegetable oil into the goose's skin, then the zest, thyme etc. The oil will help render the goose fat. Halve the zested lemon, and place along with the remains of the thyme, the juniper berries and some salt and pepper in the cavity.
Place the goose on a rack in a large oven tray. As the goose roasts its fat will melt. The tray should be large enough to catch the fat, otherwise it will drip into the bottom of the oven and smoke - which will both taint the goose meat and cause a mess in the oven.
Pop the goose in the oven, and reduce the temperature down to 170C/340F. The goose will need to spend about 30 minutes in the oven for every 500g. Baste the bird every half an hour or so. When you do so, pour off any excess fat in the pan. Some of the fat can be used to roast your potatoes (potatoes roasted in goose fat are delicious, and make a fine accompaniment to roast goose).
There is usually no need to cover the goose with foil while roasting, but if the skin starts to go beyond a deep golden brown, cover the breasts lightly with foil.
After the goose has been in the oven for the appropriate time using the 30 mins per 500g formula, remove it from the oven. If you have a probe thermometer, check the temperature where there is a lot of meat between the breast and the leg. The internal temperature should be at about 80C/175F. Lightly cover the goose with foil, and allow to rest for approximately half an hour. This allows the meat to relax and the juices to settle in the meat.
Pour any excess fat out of the pan. Deglaze the roasting pan on the hob over a medium flame with a large glass of red wine and a good slug of brandy. Allow the alcohol to bubble off, and then pour in a generous amount of stock (preferably the goose stock made with the giblets, otherwise chicken stock will do). Stir occasionally until the gravy starts to thicken. Season to taste.
Allow the fat that you poured out of the roasting pan to cool a little, then pour through a muslin-lined
strainer to remove any impurities. The fat can be kept in a sealed
container in the fridge for up to six months.
To carve: Geese have squarish bodies, similar to ducks. The best way to carve them is to remove the breast whole, and cut slices down through the breast.
30 December 2014
Roast goose
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Hurrah, as they say, for the goose! That recipe sounds great - I'm almost brave enough to give cooking a goose a try some year.ReplyDelete
Great post and thanks for all the peripheral information - our oven thanks you! We will definitely be giving this a go in early 2015.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Paul and Siobhan. Good luck with cooking your goose!Delete
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A large chunk of Bermondsey was sealed off by police on Monday morning after a presumed World War II unexploded bomb was found on a demolition site.
Follow http://twitter.com/se1 for the latest reports from the scene.
The bomb was discovered at the corner of The Grange and Grange Walk where the former council offices at Evelyn Coyle House and Mabel Goldwin House are being demolished to make way for a new housing development.
Police say that the bomb is around 5ft long and is believed to weigh 1000 lbs.
Roads in the area bounded by Tower Bridge Road to the west, Abbey Street to the norrth, Alscot Road to the east and Willow Walk to the south were cordoned off by police.
Children from Boutcher Primary School, Kintore Way Children's Centre and Ellen Brown Bermondsey Play Centre were all evacuated.
"We are working closely with the emergency services who are leading the operation to identify and respond to the bomb," said Southwark Council in a statement.
"The police have now evacuated residents who live within 200 metres of the bomb site. This mostly affects the Neckinger Estate, Vauban Estate, St Saviour�s Estate south of Abbey Street, Aylwin Estate, Alscot Road and Curtis Way.
"If you live within this area you will not be allowed into your home and should go to one of the rest centres in Canada Water."
The statement added: "We would advise people to stay away from the area if at all possible, especially at rush hour.
"We are awaiting more information about next steps once a comprehensive assessment of the bomb can be carried out."
Animals were carried to safety from Andrew Kirby vets in Grange Road.
The emergency services took over the car park of Harris Academy Bermondsey as a marshalling point for their vehicles.
Rest centres have been set up at Rotherhithe's Seven Islands Leisure Centre and Canada Water Library.
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Everyone around the world takes this time to snuggle into their winter blankets, lazing around the fire (or beach). It is about at this time when we all begin to feel and see the results of…
Month: December 2011
As winter rages
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Recently the owner of the house has been sending men around to look through with the intention of buying. In the last month or so the frequency of visits has increased many fold. With this development (which is in breach of contract) we have been looking for another house to move into that will provide us the required stability and saftey. Last week we came across one and if things continue the way they are…
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When Cherie and I arrived at the orphange a week ago, we kept hearing one word over and over again- "Picnic?"
Turns out the kid's school was having a annual picnic, which like a school trip, and the kids REALLY wanted to go, especially Ramita as it is her last year at school. Normally the picnic would be too expensive for 19 kids, however thanks to some donations the kids were all able to go. The…


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When Arsenal fans were forced to accept after last season's disappointing Premier League campaign, which saw us miss out on the Champions League for the first time in many years, that the long serving manager Arsene Wenger would not be replaced as many of us hoped, it was with the proviso that things would change.
So it has been good to see the Frenchman so far be resolute in his determination not to sell players to rival Premier League clubs, especially our star striker Alexis Sanchez who has been linked with both Chelsea and Man City. Even though the Chilean will most likely leave us for nothing next summer most Arsenal fans are glad that Wenger will keep him at the club this season as he could be a key part of our challenge for the EPL title.
I do not think we can say the same thing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, though, despite the boss saying a lot of good things about the dynamic England international and despite the fact that he seems to have found a new lease of life as a wing back in Wenger's new three at the back formation.
So with the Daily Star reporting that Chelsea have raised their transfer bid for the Oz from £25 million to £35 million and considering that he also has just a year of his current contract left, can Arsenal really afford to dig our heels in on this one?
We do, after all, have Hector Bellerin on the right and the new signing Sead Kolasinac on the left, so is it time for Arsenal to sell Chamberlain, even if it is to a Premier League rival?


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Security professionals are ingesting security data from all over their enterprises in an attempt to detect threats faster, according to the SANS Analytics and Intelligence Survey. Despite the vast amount of data, organisations still lack the visibility they need to detect, scope and remediate threats in their enterprises. They need better analytics with machine learning to connect the dots to prevent future attacks.
The annual SANS Security Analytics Survey written by, Dave Shackleford, investigates how security analytics can and is helping organisations defend against cyber threats.
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- How your peers are using security analytics and intelligence to detect and respond to threat events
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Levi & Cabot | Portraits
I was able to photograph 5 month old Cabot and his older brother Levi a couple days ago. Cabot was on his good behavior for me and was a real charmer.
Levi showing some brotherly love to little Cabot.
Cabot's eyes were so big and blue...makes me want to go swimming.
You can really see his fuzzy hair when he was laying down on the bed.
Poor Cabot...he wanted to go to sleep so bad but I think I traumatized him with all the flashes :(
Levi was quite okay with me turning the camera onto him though. He kept saying "mo pictures, mo pictures"...but I think he just wanted the flash to go off. How could I say no??? ;)
My favorite thing was seeing Levi try and make Cabot smile and it was also interesting to learn both of their intricacies. Can't wait to until Cabot grows up and is Levi's age. The transformations at that young age are the fun part.
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The band was founded in 2014 by the artist Bassam Abdel Sattar to perform international music in various styles, including oriental music which includes Arabic, Gulf, Egyptian and Turkish music, and western productions such as classical music, jazz, and blues. The band inspired its name from the musical diversity. The band adopts the musical diversity in its performances and seeks to present it in a modern and unique way to the Arab and Western audience. The band is one of the most important performers in the Middle East and has performed many concerts inside and outside the UAE.In a world full of diversity and musical beauty, a colorful bouquet of music from the artist, Bassam Abdel Sattar, and his band, will meet the sky of Al Majaz Waterfront with varied music in modern and unique colors
Date : 15 January 2018
Time : 8:30PM
Venue: Al Qasba
تُباع تذاكر حفلات مهرجان الشارقة للموسيقى العالمية عن طريق تكيت ماستر، كما تتوفر في مراكز خدمة العملاء في مسرح القصباء، ومسرح جزيرة العلم، ومسرح المجاز، وواجهة المجاز المائية.
Tickets are sold at Al Qasba, Al Majaz Waterfront, and ticketmaster.ae. For ticket prices and categories, please check. Tickets are also available at the gate during the event.


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If you thought Macau was only about casinos and nightlife, think again. In recent years Macau has become a popular destination especially as an added attraction to Hong Kong. This is bustling little city on mainland China lies 40 miles away from Hong Kong offers expansive parks, fascinating temples and golden beaches to boot.
Macau - a mix of cultures as disparate as the Chinese and the Portuguese - is one of the most interesting parts of China. You can get to Macau either by air or by ferry from Hong Kong, and once there, head for the western part of town, which has the main concentration of hotels and hostels. These are thankfully not very expensive, except over the weekends. Macau is best known for its casinos but there is a lot else to see and do here. A mere 18 sq km of land consisting of a peninsula and two islands, Macau, after more than two centuries of Portuguese occupation, was returned to China in 1999.
The city of Macau and its people, though basically Chinese, have a distinctly Portuguese side. Many traditions are Portuguese, there are Portuguese buildings and many people speak Portuguese. In fact, the Macanese, of mixed Portuguese-Chinese ancestry, form a significant part of the populace of Macau.
Macau is where two cultures collide and make a delicious concoction. Travel to Macau to experience this.
Macau's Cotai Strip will give Las Vegas' Strip a run for their money. With more than 30 casinos operating in this little city, Macau is definitely the casino capital this side of the Pacific. Gambling is legal here and the casinos contribute largely to the economy. Gambling was legalized by the Portuguese in 1851 and besides the casinos other forms of gambling that are popular here are Greyhound and Horse racing.
Macau is one of the richest cities in the world with the lowest infant mortality rate.


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Think about the big companies of the world. McDonalds, KFC, Nike, Adidas etc, and what logo, what colours, what design do you think of?
That is branding.
Finding the right colours, logo, design and layout for you and your brand is the plan. Your brand is your website. That is the one place most will go to find you. Yes, they will find you on Facebook or Twitter, and just as with your website, you must brand ALL of your pages.
1 - Decide on a decent picture. It can be of yourself, it can be of your logo, it can be a logo of your initials if that's what you decide. If it's you, make it a damn good one. Once you have chosen, USE IT EVERYWHERE so people will know it is you as they will automatically recognise it.
2 - Decide on a header picture. Same as with your logo it should be used across ALL of your social media websites.
3 - Decide on a background. Either you pick a colour that suits you and the entirety of your website, or you pick a background picture which again, you use across as many social media sites as possible.
4 - Decide on a tag line (more about that here)
5 - Decide on an author name. Do you want to use your own or a pseudonym/non de plume.
That is the point of branding. To use the same pictures and tag line across all of your social media, so that people can see the continuance of background, header, and profile photos.
So whether you have Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram or Google+ and YouTube, put on make-up and doll yourself for a damn good photo of yourself with mainly a plain background. It's easy enough to reduce it to a small size with photo software for using as a profile avatar on any site.
Depending on which blog/website you use the size of your header may be long and narrow or too wide (like with Google+), so it's all going to depend on what you put in it. Your picture with your tag line? Your logo with your tag line? Do you use your personal tag line or your blog's tag line?
Don't be too elaborate with your header. Keep artwork/photos simple and clear to see and understand. Keep fonts plain and easy to read, no curly crap that people cannot even comprehend. Keep the header to something that represents your blog/website and something that especially represents you.
You're also going to need to make larger or smaller versions of your header for using at Facebook for your author page, Google+, YouTube and others. It should be easy to do in your software, reducing the size is easy, but making them larger is not going to happen.
If you have a profile on Facebook that's separate you don't really need to brand it unless you use it for letting the world know you are an author. I personally started with a profile and use that for sending my blog through to. I set up an official author page so I could not only grab my name but so it was more professional. Having uniform urls across all of your social media is important.
When preparing yourself for going forth into the world of branding yourself there are two books I found incredibly useful and one that will tell you how to get your goods into the hands of those who need it.
Fame 101 by Jay and Maggie Jessup is a book filled with amazingly valuable content about claiming fame in your field. Covering topics such as "What is Fame", "Who's Got Fame", "The Fame Formula", "The Celebrity Next Door", "Your Fame Foundation", "Everyone Loves an Author", "You Dot Com", "Create a Powerful Presence", "Fame Fuel", "Successful Personal Brands", "Leveraging Fame", "Fame Barriers", "Fame For Life".
Then there's the Idiot's Guide to Branding Yourself, covering topics of "What is Branding", "Launching your Personal Brand", "Branding in a Modern World", "Brand Extension and Evolution".
Then there's Celebrity Leverage by Jordan McAuley. It has some great ideas with "Making Your Business Famous", Making Yourself Famous" and many more. The only problem I have with this is you don't receive any celebrity list unless you pay money to their website.
So over all, if you are planning to be a published author, traditional or self, then you need to brand yourself.
Mine has been a process. I started my blog with the intention of turning it into my website, and over the years it has changed slowly, not dramatically, bit by bit. My header and profile pics have been the same since day one as they were my chosen. My background pic didn't eventuate until about 6 months into it. My layouts have changed to add in all of the book stuff and social media I've joined up to and you need room for all of these things too.
Decide what template, what you want in your side bars, what pages do you want in your menu, never mind the about, contact, books, trailers and other pages you will need for branding. I have seen some websites that are a complete turn off, and I know mine may be to some, but these were shocking. Really think about what you want, where you want to go, and how you want it to be. What you want it to represent about you and your writing.
Your website will be your brand. You will be your brand. Decide how you want to represent yourself and your future.


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CCHS kicks off Healthy U with a look at heart health
CCHS kicks off Healthy U with a look at heart health
Cass County Health System (CCHS) is launching a new educational series called Healthy U, which will feature a different health-related topic each month over the noon hour. The first of the series is a look at healthy choices to help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Dr. Aaron From will present a program on Preventive Cardiology on Wednesday, February 25th, at Cass County Health System from noon to 1 pm in Conference Room 2. His presentation will include information related to blood pressure, cholesterol and heart-healthy diet recommendations.
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Not sitting still
I came in to work today to find that Interzone has purchased one of the two stories I have in with them. I'm...well. I'm crazy with the happy. Now it's just a matter of sitting calmly through the workday and not laughing maniacally. All the time. Woo!


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ERP Definitions
This glossary explains the meaning of key words and phrases that information technology (IT) and business professionals use when discussing ERP and related software products. You can find additional definitions by visiting WhatIs.com or using the search box below.
process mining software
Process mining software is a type of programming that analyzes data in enterprise application event logs in order to learn how business processes are actually working.
SaaS ERP (software-as-a-service ERP hosting)
SaaS ERP is a hosting model for enterprise resource planning (ERP) software which involves a firm's ERP software applications on a vendor's servers.
Sage Group plc
Sage Group plc is a global enterprise software vendor. Its portfolio of business software includes accounting, ERP, payroll, customer relationship management (CRM) and human capital management (HCM).
sales and operations planning (S&OP)
Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a process for better matching a manufacturer's supply with demand by having the sales department collaborate with operations to create a single production plan.
SC sustainability
Supply chain sustainability is a holistic perspective of supply chain processes and technologies that goes beyond the focus of delivery, inventory and traditional views of cost.
SCEM (supply chain event management)
Supply chain event management (SCEM) refers to software that is used to manage events that occur within and between organizations or supply chain partners.
service lifecycle management (SLM)
Service lifecycle management (SLM) describes the strategy and software for managing the maintenance and repair of products and maximizing the profit opportunities from these activities.
SKU (stockkeeping unit)
SKU (stockkeeping unit, sometimes spelled "Sku") is an identification, usually alphanumeric, of a particular product that allows it to be tracked for inventory purposes.
smart factory
A smart factory is a highly digitized and connected production facility that relies on smart manufacturing.
software robotics
Software robotics is the use of bot programs to automate computer tasks normally performed by people. Software robotics is synonymous with robotic process automation (RPA) and is the less widely used term, except in the financial services industry.
spreadsheet controls
Spreadsheet controls are a set of steps that an organization's accounting personnel can take to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial records and bookkeeping procedures.
SQL-Ledger (SL) is a Web-based open source double-entry accounting system that is used primarily in the retail and manufacturing sectors.
strategic sourcing
Strategic sourcing is an approach to supply chain management that formalizes the way information is gathered and used so that an organization can leverage its consolidated purchasing power to find the best possible values in the marketplace.
Supplier performance management (SPM)
Supplier performance management (SPM) is a blanket term for any business practice that is designed to manage, measure and analyze the performance of a supplier or suppliers in a network.
supplier relationship management (SRM)
Supplier relationship management (SRM) is the systematic approach of assessing suppliers' contributions and influence on success, determining tactics to maximize suppliers' performance and developing the strategic approach for executing on these determinations.


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17-Year-Old Malala Yousafazai Wins 2014 Nobel Peace Prize: Young People Can Impact the World
Brooke Zentmeyer
Malala Yousafazai's fame began with her passionate diary entries detailing her love for education and her hopes for the continuation of girls' education. Her diary was eventually published on BBC Urdu under a false name. From a young age, Malala became actively involved in speaking up for a woman's right to education in her home country of Pakistan. In Pakistan, the Taliban was threatening girls who were pursuing an education, and the institutions that offered women education. Malala responded by giving speeches in her home country and at only the age of 14 she received the Children's Peace Prize, and Pakistan's National Youth Peace Prize.
After her name was revealed to the world as the girl behind the globally famous blog detailing the life of a Pakistani schoolgirl pursuing education under Taliban rule, the Taliban issued a death warrant for 15 year old Malala. A Taliban gunman tried to carry out the death warrant in October of 2012 when he shot Malala in the head on her way home from school. Miraculously, Malala survived the horrifying incident and to this day she continues to be an active advocate for educational equality not only in Pakistan, but anywhere where the right to education is being taken from the people. Her autobiography, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, continues to spread her story across the world and inspire change in educationally oppressed areas.
Malala was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012. Although she was favored by many to win, she did not receive it. However, at the age of 17 Malala was nominated again in March of 2014 and in early October of the same year, it was announced that Malala, along with Indian child rights and anti-human sex trafficking activist Kailash Satyarthi, would be receiving the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Out of the 95 Nobel Peace Prizes that have ever been awarded, Malala is the 16th women to be a recipient of one. The Norwegian Nobel committee believes their choice of recipients to be significant because of the unity created by Malala, a Muslim and a Pakistani, and Mr. Satyarthi, a Hindu and an Indian. Both were recognized for their dedication to fighting against the extremism that threatens their people's rights.
Despite her youth and the extreme difficulty of the circumstances she grew up in, Malala Yousafazai is changing the world with her love for education and the vibrant spirit she puts forth when fighting for the rights of girls, and all people experiencing oppression. Malala is still seen as a target by the Taliban, but she is undaunted by their threats and continues to impact the world every day with her resilience.
So next time somebody tells you that you're just a dumb kid without any power, think of Malala and the way she is changing the world while still in her teens. Even though you are young, you are powerful and your voice matters. You don't even have to have a high school degree to make the world a better place. All it takes to have a positive effect on the world is a willingness to stand up and fight for what you believe in, no matter what anyone says, whether it be your family, friends, or a fundamentalist Islamic terrorist group.


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Wildeshausen Geest
The Wildeshausen Geest (German: Wildeshauser Geest) is part of the northwest Germany's geest ridge, that begins near Meppen on the river Ems with the Hümmling, is broken by the Weser depression, continues with the Osterholz Geest and reaches the marshes of Kehdingen by the river Elbe with the ridges of the Wingst and Stade Geest. It gives its name to the eponymous nature park.
The term geest is a substantivisation of the Low German adjective güst, which means "dry and infertile". It is an Old Drift landscape, characterised by the sandy depositions of the Ice Age. In the depressions between them are wet meadows and, where drainage is poor, bogs.
To the north the Wildeshausen Geest borders on the coastal marshes, to the south on a belt of wetland, which includes the Großes Moor, the Wietingsmoor and the Sulinger Moor, [1] which reaches as far as the Wiehen Hills. The geest plateaux lie mainly at an elevation of 50 to 60 metres above sea level (Normalnull), but reach elevations even as high as 80 metres in the southeast Nienburg, an area which is outside the Nature Park itself. The striking eastern edge of the geest rises between Hoya and Syke about 40 metres above the Weser Lowlands, west of Syke the land is still about 20 to 30 metres high. On the southern perimeter there is a height difference of 20 metres in places, but often no difference at all.
The larger waterbodies of the Wildeshausen Geest flow from south to north. Apart from the Hunte coming from the Wiehen Hills, they are rivers that rise in the geest itself, especially the Delme, Klosterbach and Hache. The valleys of these small rivers given the landscape a characteristic division and rolling nature. On the northern edge of the geest between Ganderkesee and Barrien they bend towards the east. Small streams on the eastern rim of the geest gather themselves into the northwards-flowing lowland rivers such as the Süstedter Bach. The present pattern of land use forms a mosaic of woods, arable fields and grassland, which in places is separated by hedges. The woods are partly mixed, partly coniferous. The proportion of woodland is highest in the Wardenburg–Twistringen–Syke triangle, which includes the towns of Wildeshausen and Harpstedt.
- ^ Bartl, Hans 1998, p. 115.
- Hans Huntemann: Die Wildeshauser Geest. Wege und Wanderungen. Oldenburg, ³1981, 136 pp. with 7 photographs, 2 diagrams, 1 facs. and 52 maps.
- Helga Klöver: Wildeshauser Geest. Städte und Landschaften im Naturpark entdecken und erleben. Ein illustriertes Reisehandbuch. Bremen 2000, 208 pp. with numerous photographs.
- Harald Witt: Die schönsten Radwanderungen zwischen Hunte, Weser und Wümme. Natur - Kultur – Geschichte. Bremen, 2003, 207 pp. with numerous photographs.
- Nils Aschenbeck u. Rüdiger Lubricht (Fotos): Kirchen und Kirchhöfe an Hunte und Weser. Oldenburg, 2000, 48 pp. with photographs.
- Ernst Andreas Friedrich: Naturdenkmale Niedersachsens. Hanover, 1980. ISBN 3-7842-0227-6
See also[edit]
- List of nature parks in Germany
- Route of Megalithic Culture - tourist route from Osnabrück to Oldenburg via some 33 Megalithic sites, several in the Wildeshausen area
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naturpark Wildeshauser Geest.
- Wildeshausen Geest Nature Park
- Tourism
- History
- The Wildeshausen Geest Nature Park at the Weser-Ems culture portal
- Long barrows and passage graves in the Wildeshausen Geest at the Weser-Ems culture portal
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Savage Earth: Cold Moon
Rakashans have the form of humans with the features of felines. They come in a wide variety: the bright colours of tigers, the speckled hides of leopards, and the exotic look of Siamese cats are all appropriate. They have sharp claws and teeth and a cruel nature when it comes to dealing with their prey.
Ruins and fossil evidence suggest that the Rakashan were once much more common and that their species maintained an empire in Eastern India that is now much diminished. The Felines themselves claim that the saurians are responsible, possibly placing the blame on the Dragon kingdoms, but the Nagah have forgotten any war.
What remains is a society of regret and opulence with noble Rakashan leading extended prides and packs as best they can while dreaming of revenge on the lizard folk. Rakashans can be found in their own remote and exotic cities or as fringe elements of normal society. India, Africa and the Americas can all boast significant Rakashan cities but the largest of them is on the island of Sri Lanka. The Balam of South America, a sub-breed of Rakashan rarely seen, seem not to share the hatred for the saurians – or it is lost amid their complete hatred for all other races.
When and where the Rakashan first evolved is hotly debated and as they have little or no records of their past and they have not contributed to any saurian research on the matter. Much as they like to be the centre of others attention, they still prefer to keep their secrets unexplored. Saurian scientists, at least those who operate openly and who share their findings, have yet to gather enough data to study the issue and given the hatred the Rakashan feel for the Saurians it is unlikely that will change anytime soon.
The cat folk are much less likely to be found in the major cities of the saurian empire, and those who do dwell among their ancient enemy often do so within the foreign quarters and ghettos. While they are too beautiful to be shunned, they are too foreign to be easily accepted and any Rakashan in the developed world will stand out.
- Agile: Rakashans have the feline grace of their ancestors. They start with a d6 Agility attribute instead of a d4.
- Bloodthirsty: Rakashans can be cruel to their foes, often toying with them for simple amusement. They rarely take prisoners and feel little compunction about punishing captured foes. This causes a –4 Charisma penalty among more "civilized" types.
- Racial Enemy: History hints at a major war between Rakashans and the Saurians, nearly destroying Rakashan culture. While the Saurian empire has all but forgotten this event the Rakashan have not and suffer a –4 Charisma when dealing with Reptiles.
- Claws: Rakashans have retractable claws that do Str+d6 damage and grant +2 to Climb rolls on all but completely sheer surfaces.
- Low Light Vision: Rakashan eyes amplify light. They can see in the dark and ignore attack penalties for Dim and Dark lighting.
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Accommodation includes: entrance hall, kitchen/dining room, utility room, lounge, ground floor cloakroom, three bedrooms, bathroom.
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'Mason Kicks T-Cell Lymphoma' benefit set
There are so many places 8-year-old Mason Schrantz would rather be than where he's stuck today. So many things he'd rather be doing.
If he had his way, right now, you might see Mason at Lucky Lanes, celebrating with friends and family as his father Dominick picks up a spare.
You might see him in his classroom at School 7 conducting a word search puzzle.
You might see him riding his bike or kicking around a soccer ball with his teammates.
When the weather allows for it, you might find Mason turning over rocks on the side of Canadaway Creek, collecting bugs and fossils.
You might find Mason with his father visiting a museum or else volunteering for the Alzheimer's Association, or teaching his four-year-old brother Carter how to play the latest video game.
If you caught Mason during lunch, you could find him chowing down on his favorite foods, either pizza or nachos. Later in the afternoon, you may grin watching him dig into a plate of bacon and eggs for dinner. Mason loves to eat breakfast for dinner.
Hugging a little kitten, getting his face slobbered by a beagle pup, playing puzzles on his tablet … these are some of the things Mason would rather be doing.
Instead, Mason is in a life-and-death struggle with T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and has spent more time in Buffalo's Children's Hospital since this past Christmas than anywhere else.
All the strength he used to use for all the fun activities a boy his age should be engaged in has been reserved for enduring surgeries, chemotherapy, blood transfusions and now pneumonia.
Mason's family has rallied as much as a family can rally, but the time and financial burden has taken its toll.
"This is breaking my heart," Arlene DeJesus, Mason's great aunt, told the OBSERVER. "The hardship is too much for just the family to help. Mason never complains, ever. (He) just cries when it hurts so bad."
Mason is being tutored from home when he's not in the hospital. The School 7 students have showered Mason with moral support in the form of Valentine cards.
Linda Mikula of the charity organization "Bills Fan Thunder" presented Mason and his family with Bills tickets, an official Buffalo Bills jacket for Mason, a football and several other gifts.
To help alleviate some of the financial stress tearing at the Schrantz family, a benefit has been planned called Mason Kicks T-Cell Lymphoma.
When: Saturday, March 24 from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Where: American Legion Post 62, 211 Central Ave., Dunkirk
The event will feature a live band, raffles and more.
If you would like to make a raffle donation, contact Dominick at 413-1245; Jen Lidlow at 581-5547; or Ginger, 413-6992.
For cards and monetary donations, please send to Mason at 28 N. Jerboa St., Dunkirk, NY 14048.
Ginger from Big Rick's One Stop in Dunkirk is the fundraiser manager for the event.


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I really like this little globe. The red dots record past visits. But the fun part is the flags and city names that pop up showing who is currently looking at the site. Very nice.
You can make the globe spin faster (or backwards) and you can tilt the axis of rotation up and down with your mouse. Give it a spin!
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Rafiq Ul Haramain Hajj Guide in Urdu language
Rafiq Ul Haramain is a Hajj Guide in which you can the complete method of Hajj and Umrah. In this book you will read how to perform Hajj and umrah and important duas during hajj and umrah.
- Method of Tawaf
- Duas at Hajj
- 7 round's dua during hajj
- Namaz-e-Tawaf
- Koh e Safa ki Dua
- Method of Umrah for a Child
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China is the only country in the world that could potentially surpass the United States in total economic size, and whose currency, the renminbi, may one day dethrone the US dollar as the dominant international medium of exchange.
So why doesn't the United States want to contain China's rise?
My American friends have different answers to the question.


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Disclaimer: this is a plain English general guide only and does not form part of Reyker's terms and conditions of business. It is a summary of some of the principal risk and control procedures that can be expected of a good quality custodian and is not necessarily a detailed guide to what we do or all of our procedures. Clients who have queries about specific matters or procedures should enquire about them directly with us and may not rely upon this general information guide.
There have been a number of high profile cases lately of firms not doing this properly and being subject to fines and enforcement action from regulators.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has clear rules to protect client assets and client money. These are mainly encapsulated in client money and client asset rules (CASS) and conduct of business rules (COBS). We thought it might be helpful for clients to understand Reyker's approach to this, which makes your assets and money as safe as possible in our custody.
The information below is not everything that we do, but gives clients a bit more information on the really important things that a good custodian, nominee and administrator does.
Client money is cash and deposits. It may include income yields and investment redemptions received by the firm on behalf of clients, as well as funds placed with the firm that are intended for investment. Client money is protected in several ways:
1 Keep client money separate from the firm's own money
We keep client cash in bank accounts that are entirely separate from the firm's own.
We never use client money to cover any costs of the firm.
Every member of staff at every level from top to bottom is quite clear that breaching this rule would likely get them dismissed from Reyker immediately for gross misconduct. But we have controls in place anyway to prevent breaches.
2 Use reputable banks
We don't keep client money ourselves. It is banked directly into designated client money accounts in our name with a range of reputable UK banks such as NatWest – this helps to spread the risk from the unlikely event of a major bank failure. As we have seen from the publicly funded rescue of RBS no one can ever eliminate the risk of a major bank going bankrupt, but we make sure we have sensible relationships with reputable banks.
We reconcile these bank accounts every day and a manager reviews them every day to ensure that any reconciling items, such as say an unexplained deposit because an investment application form has arrived late, are cleared promptly.
Dealing with reconciling items quickly is fundamental to spotting any problems. In addition we use systems that enable us to see the money balances all the time on active accounts – transparency is important to the review and checking process.
3 We don't let our corporate clients hold client money either
This may also sound obvious but it is important. Our role is to be the custodian. Unless corporate clients have client money holding permissions they must not hold client money or assets at any time. This includes things like redemptions and income receipts. They must not accept cheques for new applications either. All of these things must come directly to Reyker. We make sure our corporate clients understand the importance of this.
4 Chinese walls matter
This often misunderstood phrase really has significance: it is all to do with division of responsibilities and strong internal controls.
Our staff who deal in shares for clients have no access to systems permitting withdrawal or transfer of funds from client money bank accounts. They can administer an instruction to pay away money on instruction from a client, but they cannot implement this instruction without it being checked and reviewed by a back office person on the other side of the Chinese wall.
For anything larger than moderate payments multiple checks are a requirement. In addition, managers monitor significant cash flows and promptly query anything that appears unusual.
The Chinese Walls extend to other key controls. For example, staff who deal or who advise clients cannot close an account or transfer securities from an account without approval from an independent person in the "back office" team, and such events are also subject to managerial review. This control helps to prevent misappropriation of client assets.
5 We do not let clients go overdrawn
This may sound obvious but can be a pitfall for the unwary. Let's take an example of a stockbroking firm who lets a client buy a large block of shares on the promise that funds to pay for them are "in the system". However, the funds may fail to arrive and in the meantime the shares have fallen sharply in value, wiping out the client's holding and sending him or her overdrawn. As a result, there is now a hole in the client money account. The client can't pay and it is up to the firm to cover it. What if they can't? Firms are supposed to maintain adequate capital and solvency – but large client losses can affect this.
The key control is never allow clients to trade beyond de minimis amounts in securities or instruments unless cash is in place to cover the transaction. We have absolutely strict rules about this. So, you will never have your client money exposed to the losses of another of our clients.
6 Make sure the firm is adequately capitalised
Firstly we are a public limited company so we have to have more minimum capital than ordinary limited companies.
Regulated Financial institutions such as ourselves are required to maintain capital specified by the regulators. This is usually known as our "Core Tier 1 Capital" and in simple terms it is a sum of money what we are required to set aside to cover "shocks or stresses" to the business that are unforeseen.
The capital is related to the type and scale of our business and it is independently verified by the external audit process each year as well as continually reviewed by management.
Any quantifiable liabilities that are foreseen have to be fully provided for in our accounts, so our Core Tier 1 Capital is on top of this.
We maintain capital of typically 250% or more of our regulatory requirement. Very few firms do this. It puts our shareholder funds at risk far in excess of what the regulator requires. But we believe in giving our clients confidence that we have a great deal of capital headroom.
We are required by the governing regulations to maintain a solvency ratio of 140%. Again we make sure that intra day and at the end of every day we have solvency very substantially in excess of the regulatory requirement.
We have to report on our capital and other key measures, quarterly to the FCA. We also report monthly on client assets. Reyker has never been late with any FCA report.
By client assets we mean investments that clients have made. Hence it does not include cash or deposits held pending distribution or investment.
Leaving aside complex financial instruments, there are three main types of client assets:
Virtual securities cover most stocks and shares, unit trusts etc. Shares are "dematerialised", which just means they are electronic rather than paper, and held in a central clearing and settlement system which proper custodian firms should ideally be a member of in their own right. Reyker does have appropriate memberships of clearing organisations, as well as being a full member of The London Stock Exchange.
In addition to the client money controls described above, there are a range of asset controls, some of which are outlined below:
7 Depot controls
Depots are third party depositories where "virtual" securities are held as part of the market settlement system.
UK securities are typically held in CREST and International securities are held in Euroclear. Similar systems exist for other types of securities. These clearing and settlement systems are independent and act rather like a bank, except they register securities rather than cash.
8 Physical controls
Physical securities are traditional paper share certificates, bonds and similar instruments. They are often held for unquoted securities. When we act as safe custodian, we record them in a register and keep them in a bank vault or sometimes we use our own safe.
Physical bearer securities are readily transferable between parties and the party who holds them is prima facie the "owner" – in much the same way as a £50 note is a bearer instrument. Therefore a high degree of physical security and careful registration is required for bearer securities. If we hold bearer securities, these are always held in a bank vault.
Physical securities are checked regularly.
9 Nominee separation
Our client money and client asset accounts are held and inside a "nominee" company, which is a distinct legal entity and accounted for entirely separately to the transactions of the firm itself.
The nominee represents our clients but the assets themselves always remain belonging to clients. We effectively run our "client side" accounting as a separate entity. There is no crossover with Reyker Securities plc.
10 Settlement controls
When we buy and sell securities on behalf of our clients we place an order with a market maker. This gives rise to a contract note, which we issue within 24 hours.
The trades are reported in the CREST or Euroclear system (or other systems for other instruments such as unit trusts) and we must check our records of what trades we expected to be done on behalf of our clients, against what the market has reported. We do this check every day. Our entire stock settlement system is continually reconciled on a rolling basis. We ensure that we clear reconciling items promptly.
This reconciliation process – which has a number of control layers to it – is fundamentally important. The first control is to ensure that there is managerial oversight of what our dealers do. Trades are reviewed intra day and at the end of the day and signed off by a manager. 11 Never part with both cash and securities
We always make sure when looking after client investments that we are never "out of cash and out of stock" at any time. This is a key control in terms of interacting with, say, promoter clients so that we ensure the underlying retail clients are never exposed to a loss of the quantity (as opposed to value) of assets or money.
12 Independent oversight
We are required to report to the FCA every month on our reconciliation processes for client money and client assets. We "age" reconciling items: not only do we have very few, they are also very current. This is fundamental in a well-controlled firm. This is in addition to our quarterly capital reporting.
13 Compliance
This is a regulated role that is designed to check that firms comply with all relevant rules, including anti money laundering procedures and collecting sufficient information about clients.
Unusually, we have dual compliance officers as we attach significant importance to this function.
Our compliance officers are senior managers, who can enquire from any member of staff at any level, including directors, about any transaction at any time.
Our compliance team is supported by more junior staff and the team can conduct audit checks across the board in our business regularly and this is formally reported to our Management Board every month.
We send our compliance officers on regular training and refresher courses and we support them in every aspect of their role.
14 Full Audited accounts
You may be surprised to discover that many firms offering regulated services to investors do not publish full statutory accounts. In many cases they publish abbreviated accounts and many firms also avoid an independent audit because they are not large enough for this to be a legal requirement.
As a plc we produce full accounts. They are independently audited every year. We file these accounts publicly within six months of our 31 December year end.
Our auditors also report independently to the FCA about us every year. They must do this by 30 April each year. This year (2012) we anticipate that this process will be completed a month ahead of schedule.
Reyker has never had an audit qualification of any kind and has never had a matter brought to the attention of the FCA by our auditors.
In addition, in nearly 30 years in business Reyker has experienced three recessions and has never made a loss. We are an extremely prudent and careful professional firm.
15 Medium sized firm
Reyker is classified by the FCA as a "medium sized firm" and as a direct result of this we are required to report monthly to the regulator on client money and assets and on the reconciliation process.
This provides our clients with even more confidence that our reconciliation procedures must be well controlled.
16 FSCS levy
Reyker participates in the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for all relevant clients (some types of clients, typically market professionals for example, are not covered). We pay a substantial annual levy each year that is related to the size of the firm and the assets we hold in custody or manage.
17 Overall risk management
Controls can only do so much. If the firm undertakes risky business, and this goes wrong, then some disruption to clients can arise.
Reyker has been trading for 30 years. We are a prudent firm and we are risk averse. Our appetite for risk is low to moderate. So for example we do not take positions on our own account that puts significant capital at risk.
Unlike many financial institutions we are emphatically not highly leveraged.
We take pride in performing our safe custody, nominee and administration duties very well indeed, without exposing either our clients or our business to unnecessary additional risk.
In some ways, our attitude to risk is the best security of all.
It perhaps goes without saying, but in the interests of completeness we will say it anyway: there are some things we can't do.
For example, other than for discretionary clients, we have no control or influence over investment decisions made by our clients or their advisers.
Investment values may go up, but they may also go down and we cannot protect against this - the factors causing it are outside our control. We also cannot protect against counterparty banks failing. These things are market risks.
Our web site reminds clients that the value of their investments may go down as well as up. We also give clients appropriate risk warnings and we try hard to encourage promoters with whom we deal to make risk warnings fair and prominent.
Our contact details can be found in the contacts section of our website or by clicking here.
Last updated: February 2014
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Silversun Pickups - Ben Jay, Asst. Photo Editor
Silversun Pickups, the Los Angeles-based indie/alternative/shoegaze band best known for their surprise 2007 hit, "Lazy Eye," are currently touring North America and Europe to promote their sophomore album, Swoon.
Luckily for me, I was able to catch them on Oct. 23 at their stop at Rochester's Main Street Armory. For those unfamiliar, Silversun's sound, often compared to that of the Smashing Pumpkins, has a really dreamy vibe while still maintaining driving melodies and guitar.
Opening for Silversun Pickups were An Horse, an indie-pop duo from Brisbane, Australia, and Kentucky-based hardcore punk band Cage the Elephant. An Horse played a really fun set, mostly from their debut album, Rearrange Beds, while Cage the Elephant was a highly energetic act.
As soon as Silversun went on, the crowd instantly erupted as the band, fronted by lead vocalist/guitarist Brian Aubert and bassist Nikki Monninger, burst out with the quietly intense "Growing Old Is Getting Old" from Swoon, followed by the more boisterous "Well Thought Out Twinkles," from their 2006 debut album, Carnavas.
Silversun's set was based primarily around Swoon, with eight of the album's 10 songs taking up about half of the evening's setlist, although they did still play about half of Carnavas, as well as two songs from their 2005 debut EP, Pikul. Highlights included "Little Lover's So Polite," "It's Nice To Know You Work Alone" and "Future Foe Scenarios," all played consecutively.
Unfortunately, the show did have to come to an end at some point, and the band concluded their main set with "Panic Switch," the lead single from Swoon, and "Lazy Eye," both of which were excellent. The show's encore, fittingly enough, featured one song from each of their three releases. I especially enjoyed "Creation Lake" from Pikul, which featured lead vocals from Monninger, who, in addition to being a remarkably good bassist, has a very pretty voice.
When the show finally ended, Aubert closed "Common Reactor" with some really cool extended ambient guitar work, which made me think that the band was probably as sorry as I was to see such an unbelievable show come to an end. And I have to say, I found that very comforting.
Jason Mraz - Maris Finn, Goings On Editor
Jason Mraz's Gratitude Café tour stopped at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on Long Island in early August, featuring opening act G. Love & Special Sauce.
Mraz started off his act relatively slowly with "Make it Mine" off his new album We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, and segued into an older mellow tune from his debut album Waiting For My Rocket to Come.
After that, Mraz and his band amped up the energy with some more well-known songs such as "I'm Yours," "The Remedy" and "Lucky." He kept his die-hard fans entertained with some older songs such as "Dream Life of Rand McNally" and "1,000 Things," yet kept the set fresh with danceable songs such as "The Dynamo of Volition" and "Coyotes."
One of the best elements of the show - as with his other shows - was Noel "Toca" Rivera, the "vocussionist" and percussionist for Mraz's band. A trained djembe player, Rivera always adds a funky flavor to the performances.
Mraz demonstrated his broad vocal range when he belted out "Beautiful Mess," the heart-wrenching ballad off his latest album.
The Jones Beach stadium is known to host huge stars, and may have been a bit daunting for Mraz, but he definitely held his own, putting on an unforgettable show.
Rascal Flatts - Allison Sirica, Public Relations Manager
On July 11, the Rascal Flatts Unstoppable tour made a stop at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center to perform for a large crowd of dedicated fans.
After opening musician Darius Rucker finished, Rascal Flatts took the stage, entertaining the crowd with their hit single, "Summer Nights." As the concert progressed, they continued to win the crowd over with songs such as "Here Comes Goodbye," "Bless the Broken Road" and "Stand."
One particular crowd favorite was "My Wish." During this number, Rascal Flatts showed a video montage of their work with the Make a Wish Foundation and gave a performance that left many audience members with glossy eyes.
The crowd was entertained not only by the spectacular performance but also by the humor the group incorporated into their concert. According to the Rascal Flatts Web site, guitarist and vocalist Joe Don Rooney said of the concert: "We're giving our fans a couple of hours of getting away from reality. As soon as we drop the first note, we want them to be captivated."
Rascal Flatts certainly succeeded in this, as their set left audience members thrilled with what they had seen and wanting more.


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Monday we drove over to Coronado. John and John got haircuts at the formerly $5 place in Point Loma, now $11. Tried to go to Pt. Loma Seafoods. Went to Sushi Freak for (son) John. Went to Balboa Park. Kids didn't like it there. Had steak for dinner at the RV.
Yesterday was Jane's birthday. It was a pretty good day. Went to the Donut Bar, which was right across the street from Drath Clifford, my first real job. Then a real breakfast at IHOP, at Jane's request. Went back to Waterfront Park. I sent an email to a county commissioner saying how much we loved it. Back to the RV for swimming and laundry. Then Dave & Buster's for games for Jane.
In the middle of the night last night, some drunk guy banged on our door. (son) John said he heard the guy yelling "help me" earlier. I was trying to use ear plugs because we're parked right next to the 5, and thought I had heard something. This morning we found muddy fist prints on the side of the RV. Nice, eh? The kids were freaked out. I guess it was their first experience with a stupid drunk person.
Today we may hit a museum. We've been having fun, not seeing anything educational. Hitting different Starbucks locations. And I've decided I can write a book. I think I've figured out the formula. While following our trip, I can throw in anecdotes from my life to illustrate whatever I'm describing on our travels. I need to flesh all of this out, of course, but I think I could do it.
I've wondered how so many people could write books. Every passing semi-celebrity seems to have had a book deal in the past decade. I know they usually have writers help them get their shit on paper, but they must come up with some of the substance. I could do the same thing. I know plenty of writers. I can get the basics down, do my best with emotional description, then pass it to my writer peeps for their help. I wonder if Margret would be the right agent for me. She could probably point me to the right person.
I may meet up with Donna, Margret's sister, while we're here. She used to be into Reiki, but now does something called Access Bars. I'm curious. I would like to do reiki in the morning for John, or me. I haven't done it regularly in a long time, if ever. I'd also like to get back to yoga. Ugh. Haven't been doing anything. Besides eating all the things we used to love here.


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During his Sunday Angelus address, Sept. 3, 2017, the Pope expressed he is praying for the people of Texas.
"I would like to express my profound interest in the suffering of the people of Texas and Louisiana, hit by the hurricane and extreme rainfall, that have caused thousands of people to be displaced and caused massive material damage," said the Pontiff.
Hurricane Harvey, which hit the southern US state, caused some 50 deaths and about one million people to become displaced.
"I ask Mary the Most Holy, consoler of the afflicted, to obtain from the Lord, the grace of comfort for our hard hit brothers and sisters," he said.
Francis also took the opportunity to renew his "spiritual closeness to the people of South Asia, who still suffer the consequences of floods."
As usual, Pope Francis greeted groups present and concluded, telling those present to have a good Sunday and good lunch.
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Live music access charity Attitude Is Everything has announced a new Grassroots Venue Charter of Best Practice, which has emerged from its partnership with Music Venue Trust.
The new Charter is part of the charity's Breaking The Sound Barriers programme, funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The initiative is targeted specifically at small and independent music UK venues, with the aim of implementing low or zero-cost access solutions that will help boost the growing audience of deaf and disabled music fans. It is also designed to complement Attitude Is Everything's existing Charter of Best Practice.
"I'm delighted that Paul Hamlyn Foundation has enabled us to further support grassroots music venues which are the lifeblood of the live music industry," said Attitude Is Everything CEO Suzanne Bull (pictured). "Many artists cut their teeth and hone their performances in local venues all across the UK, and to be able to open these venues up to disabled artists and audiences is really exciting.
"Breaking the Sound Barriers means that we can fulfil a long-held desire to work closely in partnership with Music Venues Trust, an organisation that we hold in great esteem because of their work to support small music venues to thrive in the UK."
The Grassroots Charter will allow venues without a disabled toilet to sign up. Those without a disabled toilet can still make efforts to welcome customers by liaising with local businesses to agree use of their facilities, and signpost these for gig-goers.
Headed up by Natalie South, Attitude Is Everything's new grassroots project manager, the Charter's targets and accompanying guidance is designed to encourage venue organisers through a wide range of topics, and ultimately enable the achievement of Bronze, Silver and Gold awards.
The charity has announced that the Grassroots Charter launches with official backing of the Music Venue Trust, and that MVT member Tunbridge Wells Forum is the first grassroots venue to be awarded a Bronze level certificate. The venue is now in the process of retro-fitting an accessible toilet and has recently made adjustments to external access routes to enable level access both into the performance space and into the backstage area.
Richard Simm, who co-owns Tunbridge Wells Forum with Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd, said: "The Forum's honoured to have been the first venue to be accredited under this scheme. Attitude is Everything's advice has been invaluable in improving access by better understanding the needs of deaf and disabled patrons. Live music, enjoyed up close as only a small venue can provide is a beautiful thing, and should be available to all - so we wish Natalie and team all the best in rolling this out to other venues across the country."
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"We hope many more venues will be able to take positive steps in this area, supported by the bespoke approach Attitude is Everything is able to bring to this process."
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Nursing pads were not so far advanced when I had Abbey. It wasn't until I had my Ali that the range of nursing pads was opened up to me again. In the beginning I used the Avent brand, which could not hold any amount of milk, apart from drips. They stained easily, but did last 4 nursing babies with the aid of a disposable nursing pad behind.
Now, in this more advanced modern age, the choice for mothers who are leaking during pregnancy or nursing is extensive. They are so much more softer and comfortable compared to the plastic disposable packs available at the supermarket. Those plastic ones I found rubbed on the nipple more than the cotton ones. They make it all feel more 'raw'.
Why would you consider reusable nursing pads during pregnancy or nursing your little angel?
1) You never run out.
2) Money saved from reusing, at least $700 in the first year I reckon.
3) They are softer, chemical free, plastic free.
4) And just more fun to look at .
The range now available is magic. Heres a quick run down.
If you just drip, then any light or medium absorbency is great like Natures Child or Apikali.
If you continually leak, try Natures Child, Imse Vimse, Baby Beehinds or Apikali.
If you have a huge let down, again Natures Child, Fresh Moon.
If you have a waterfall then Fresh Moon or the Large Natures Child.
Caring for Nursing Pads is so easy. Grab a laundry bag to put them in and wash.
If you use any lanolin or nipple products, these can easily be removed with some detergent lightly rubbed in or soaking in a gentle washing liquid.
Nursing Pads are just better and nicer, they are cheaper and more comfortable. Why wouldn't you?
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Feb 252016
Staff and pupils enjoyed an after school event celebrating the magic of stories created by J K Rowling in the second Harry Potter Night: A Night of Spells. There were potions made and wands drawn over the course of this exciting experience which was held in the Learning Resource Centre. Illustrator James Ledsham was on hand during the event to help with the art work for the beautifully drawn wands which pupils produced.
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I have no idea where his inspiration came from. I don't think I've ever bought tinned cherries in my life. But the vision was there, and really quite fixed. It certainly put a stop to my rant.
It was to be a marble cake - part plain vanilla sponge, and part sponge coloured pink with the cherry juice. There would then be a chocolate icing with tinned cherries decorating the top. I wasn't keen on the chocolate icing part - I explained to C the queasiness I feel for Black Forest Gateau, and suggested to him that a mascarpone icing incorporating chopped cherries might be a more sophisticated option. He rolled his eyes in the way that only 8 year old boys can and said "Who's entering this competition, you or me?" Good point.
So we compromised in the end and settled on a white chocolate and cherry icing with the cherries studded on top.
The Great Canned Cherry Marble Cake
- 4 eggs
- 275g butter at room temperature
- 275g caster sugar
- 275g self raising flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 can of cherries
- a few good shakes of icing sugar
- half a large bar of white chocolate
Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add 1 egg and a quarter of the flour and beat in well. Repeat with the rest of the eggs and flour until all is used up. Divide the cake mixture into two bowls. Add the vanilla to one bowl and mix to incorporate. Add 2 tablespoons of cherry juice to the other bowl and mix.
Grease and line with baking parchment either two sandwich tins or one 20cm springform tin (We went for the latter as C was adamant that the icing had to be on the top not in the middle; like I said, he had a vision). Put dollops of both colours of cake mixture into the tin and mix gently with the blade of a knife.
Put in the oven at gas mark 6 for 25 minutes if using sandwich tins, or 45 minutes if using the springform tin. Check the cake is cooked through by stabbing with a cocktail stick and checking if the cocktail stick is clean (NB: good task for an 8 year old).
To make the icing, put a good shake of icing sugar into a wire sieve and sift into a large bowl. Add cherry juice to the icing sugar and beat well until you have a thick spooning consistency. Put the white chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water and when melted stir into the icing. Spread the icing over the top of the cake and decorate with cherries.
It looks and smells amazing, but I am not allowed to eat any this evening because C wants to have the first slice in his lunchbox tomorrow. I daren't disobey.
Fortunately I did a little baking of my own two days ago, so I don't feel too much the sous chef in my own kitchen.
I made these rose cupcakes (or pinkie cupcakes if you will!) to take in to my colleagues at work. The cupcakes are made using the basic recipe that Nigella gives on page 40 of her How To Be A Domestic Goddess book). I then made a batch of icing using a few drops of rose water and a couple of tiny drops of pink food colouring and finished off by decorating the cupcakes with crystallised rose petals.