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The Ukrainian capital enjoyed an Indian summer in early October, but the temperatures dropped dramatically in the middle of the month, making residents gasp and catching displaced people completely unprepared.
At an ad hoc aid distribution center Oct. 19, people who had fled their homes in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Eastern Ukraine lined up early in the morning to be among the first allowed inside to go through piles of donated coats, scarves and clothing. Two young mothers, seeing a volunteer pass a box of disposable diapers through the donation window, pleaded for the box, certain that by the time they got inside the abandoned construction site the diapers would be gone.
Standing quietly at the back of the line, Elena, a petite dark-haired, blue-eyed woman from Donetsk, said she and her 10-year-old daughter had come to the center the day before as well. The "Volunteer Hundred," a group formed during the Maidan demonstrations earlier in the year, hands out food on Saturdays and clothing and household goods on Sundays.
The young woman, who asked that her last name not be used, recounted her blessings: The Donetsk family whom she served as a nanny owns a small apartment in Kiev and is letting her and her daughter stay there. Her husband has gone back to the conflict zone because of widespread accounts of pro-Russian rebels confiscating or destroying abandoned homes and apartments.
While Russia and Ukraine signed a cease-fire in mid-September, skirmishes continue, and Elena's husband has been unable to find a way to send money; but, she said, at least the telephones are working again and they are able to speak regularly on the phone now.
As Elena waited outside the large metal gates, chained and padlocked, another displaced person from the East who said his name was Viktor helped donors unload their cars. An elderly man and his wife brought six sacks of winter squash; a newer SUV pulled up and, when the luggage pod on top was opened, Viktor helped unload a "gently used" baby stroller and several duffle bags filled with clothing.
"I'm a volunteer not because I am in a better position, but because we must first help the mothers with young children and the elderly," said the 48-year-old from Luhansk, the other region where fighting continues. Wearing a red baseball cap with a small Canadian maple leaf on it, he said he and his wife had found a room in a "low-class hotel" for about $15 a night. He said he wanted to join the army, but since he cannot see well enough to drive, he was not accepted.
For Andriy Waskowycz, president of Caritas Ukraine, Elena's and Viktor's stories are all too familiar. The United Nations and other humanitarian organizations estimate there are more than 415,000 internally displaced people in Ukraine and another 427,000 who have left the country seeking peace.
A surprising number, such as Elena, have been given apartments rent-free, but utilities and food still cost money. Others found refuge in summer camps or spas, which have no heat and will not be appropriate through the long, cold Ukrainian winter. Partnered with the U.S. Catholic Relief Services and Caritas partners in Austria, Poland, Germany and Italy, Caritas Ukraine is providing direct assistance to 6,400 internally displace people.
Until a year ago, Waskowycz said, Caritas Ukraine was running a home health care program, programs for at-risk children and youths and was lobbying parliament on behalf of Ukraine's poorest and neediest citizens. When invited to seminars on emergency crisis management, he said, he always responded that the only emergency Ukraine ever had to deal with was flooding, and they handled that well enough.
"Our whole agenda has changed," he said Oct. 20 during a meeting with reporters in his Kiev office.
First Caritas helped provide food, hot tea and clothing to the "pro-dignity" protesters on Kiev's Independence Square, now commonly referred to as Maidan. When the government of former President Viktor Yanukovych attacked the protesters -- first in December, but especially in February when about 100 were killed -- physicians and other medical personnel from Caritas Ukraine joined the volunteer medic squads that even ran clandestine hospitals.
After Yanukovych fled the country, Russia annexed Crimea, and the fighting began in Eastern Ukraine. For Caritas Ukraine, the past year has been a time of gearing up its emergency response capabilities thanks to the support of other members of the Caritas Internationalis network, he said.


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Vera's Way
Vera Wang talks with Joseph Abboud about Bedford style
At home in Pound Ridge
Vera Wang
Women across the globe, the name Vera Wang is synonymous with elegance, sophistication, and style. Wang has brought a tasteful touch to the world of the wedding dress, capturing the tradition of a bride and the individuality of a woman in each of her creations. Whether it is a bridal dress, a diamond necklace, an evening gown, or silk lingerie, Wang has established a distinctive look that's evident without even peeking at the label.
After studying at Sarah Lawrence and the Sorbonne in Paris, Wang began a 16-year stint at Vogue. She left the publishing powerhouse as senior fashion editor to join the clothing powerhouse Ralph Lauren, becoming a senior member of the design team. Trying to resolve the conflict many women face between home and career, Wang grudgingly left Polo to go it alone—providing her the freedom to produce her own lines and to start a family. In 1990, Wang opened a luxury salon at the Carlyle Hotel to showcase her bridal collection. The Vera Wang label soon exploded, redefining bridal fashions and earning praise for its exquisite detail, modern interpretation of classic lines, and downright simple beauty.
Over time her vision has evolved and crystallized, helping her extend the Vera Wang look into evening wear, footwear, jewelry, fragrance, and more. Last year the fashion elite finally recognized Wang's immense talents by bestowing her with the industry's highest honor—Womenswear Designer of the Year from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. "Winning that award meant becoming part of fashion history," says Wang, who shares her Asian-style Pound Ridge home with her husband, businessman Arthur Becker, and their two daughters. Wang sat down with Joseph Abboud, two-time CFDA Designer of the Year and Bedford Magazine guest editor, to discuss the world of fashion, the influence of teenage daughters, and running your own fashion house.
JA: Vera, I've known you for many years as a designer and have always been a big fan, as are so many women around the world. What is it that women see in you, in your designs?
VW: I think it's something very sensual. At least that's what I aim for. A woman has a very personal relationship to her clothes. The woman that I am dressing is a very sensual, artistic creature. She's not aggressively sexual or obvious or tough in her look. When you come to me, you know what you're going to get. There's a bit of mystery and a bit of mystique. I'm trying to bring a sense of art, a sense of femaleness.
JA: Sensual is a word that seems to fit you.
VW: It's what my personal aesthetic is. It's not big tits and a bustier—which is incredible—but it's not me.
JA: Last year you had no bigger fan than me when you won the CFDA award.
VW: I know that Joseph.
JA: I was so proud of you and so honored for you. We at the CFDA showed that we honor talent. What did it do for you on a personal level?
VW: I'd gone to CFDA forever. I went as part of Vogue's editorial team when I was there. I went as part of Ralph's team. I went for years myself. The fact that I actually won was such a shock. When I was nominated, I felt so honored because it's your peers. That makes it special. Winning that award meant becoming part of fashion history. When I went there that night, I really didn't think that I would win. After getting the award—it all went by like a dream—I really saw what it did for my people.
JA: Yes. That is so right.
VW: Every company is about the people. The designer's name is on the door, but the people make it happen. And you know exactly what I'm talking about. Their efforts, loyalty, and energy earn them the recognition as well.
JA: You've become a lifestyle designer. You have a personal style that comes through your clothes. How do you connect the DNA of your line to make sure that even without seeing a label, it says Vera Wang?
VW: It's hard today. Fashion changes so rapidly. Whether it's a plate or an evening gown—I think that God is in details. It's all in the nuance. Like what can be done to a button or a loop or the strap of a dress. That's the hard work. It's not a major shift. You're not going from a jeweled G-string to a suit. It's trying to stay within your aesthetic but creating newness. Those who have been most successful have been able to keep their viewpoint going.
JA: I never dreamed of talking about wedding dresses with my 15-year-old daughter. Now she knows if someone wears a Vera Wang wedding dress. That's pretty amazing if you think about it. How did you redefine bridal?
VW: Well, I didn't come in as a bridal designer. I had an incredible education in fashion at Vogue. You're exposed to everything from the newest, most edgy designer out of Antwerp or a Geoffrey Beene or Saint Laurent. It's an education that is extraordinary. I was in the industry for so long as an editor, that by the time I went to work for Ralph, I understood things better, or rather differently, than a young graduate out of a design school. I brought a certain amount of education that was unusual.
JA: What made you take that step to start your own collection? It must have been difficult.
VW: It was so hard to leave Ralph. I was just beginning to understand him. But I was trying to start a new marriage. I was trying to get pregnant. I needed some time off. I felt responsible to Ralph, and those lines come fast and furious, but it became difficult to get time off—to get away. I never left, but left the door open.
JA: So how did you start?
VW: Well, my father came to me and said, "Why don't you start something in bridal?" I wasn't sure I wanted to. He kind of pushed me. Which is strange because for years when I wanted him to help me, he didn't. I wanted to go to design school, and he wouldn't pay for it—not at the Sorbonne, not at Vogue, never.
JA: Really? That's interesting.
VW: And finally he suggested, "Start something small and manageable." Bridal was great for that—it's small and manageable and there's no inventory. It was something we felt that we could afford to do. I knew the cost of ready-to-wear and didn't want to get into that.
JA: When I left Ralph, he appreciated what I was going to do because it was different from what he was doing. I had my own point of view. Do you still have a good relationship with him?
VW: Yes, it's fantastic. He came to the opening of my store. He doesn't go to anything. Nothing. In a way, he can really be in awe of all his disciples. He was an incredible mentor. In fact, after I won, he said: "Everyone who has won was one of my assistants. They've all worked for me!" And he's right. He's sort of like the Harvard B-school for fashion.
JA: That's so true. What's your advice to young women going into the business?
VW: Work for somebody. Rather than starting on your own, work for someone you admire. Learn anything you can about the industry—and get paid to do it.
JA: Right. There's no textbook
for our industry.
VW: That's why I love it.
JA: How do you manage the balance between designer and owner?
VW: That's very tricky. Designers have to be very free. Very relaxed. Very open to creativity. Business is all about control and being disciplined. Which is just the opposite. It's very difficult to combine the two. I do try to find help in places where I don't know enough. I ask a lot of questions. It's brutal to try and reconcile them both. I'm not sure that it's the right way to go.
JA: I don't either. Not to sound like Frank Sinatra, but it's how you did it. It's your way. That's what comes through. Is it tough being a woman in this business?
VW: It's always difficult for women. I don't care what anyone says. If a woman is at all successful, she's often perceived as a man. Many women eminently more successful than I have told me they have paid an incredible price one way or the other. If you raise kids, it becomes more apparent every day—for kids, there is never enough time.
JA: Yes, even responsible dads—and I'd
like to think of myself as one—we don't bear the same kinds of responsibilities as the moms do.
VW: No, and you never will.
JA: OK. Daughters. My girls are 12 and 15. They influence me so much. Do they influence you?
VW: My girls are also 12 and 15. They are way savvier than we ever were. They know so much—it never ceases to amaze me. I go shopping with my girls. I get a unique take on how they move through stores, through designers, through clothing. For every stage of development, they evolve, and I evolve, too. It's fascinating and fun. You see them identifying their own style. They have trends in certain things, but they also make it their own.
JA: Did they have any affect on your new fragrance, Princess, which is geared toward teens? That's really exciting, by the way.
VW: That age group—teens—is on every trend. They are fascinated by clothing. But life has not yet affected them to the point where they need very expensive stuff. For them, it's pure curiosity and youthful passion. They embrace it, they're fascinated by it. How girls define themselves is what we've always dreamed about in fashion. That's what led me to do my own fragrance. There's an innocence and that desire for sophistication—that child-woman thing that I find so fascinating.
JA: I'm sure it will be enormously successful.
VW: Let's hope so. You just throw it out there and hope you had a good idea.
JA: Why is it important for you to be international? I know that you have a shop in Shanghai.
VW: It's important today because, more than ever, American designers are being embraced. The mega-brands are everywhere. You realize the influence of American fashion—the sense of freedom, the fact that we can wear a very expensive jacket, but the way we wear it is much freer. That really comes across, and the world loves that. It's a wide world out there.
JA: It's promoting American creativity and diversity. It's who we are.
VW: The Europeans have their heritage, and I'll never underestimate that. Whereas, we have an attitude that is fabulous. We're taking our rightful place.
JA: You are on the verge of so many exciting things. How do you manage to find ways to get creative?
VW: I treasure getting away. Being able to escape, like to the house in Pound Ridge, is when I feel the most relaxed. I can get in touch with my thoughts.
JA: I love it in Bedford. What's your experience being here?
VW: I love it too. There is a tranquility, which is why we came to Pound Ridge in the first place. I came from a family that was never incredibly social. We were sociable, but appreciated family time.
JA: It's understated, not in your face—just like your style. Does this area inspire you?
VW: It's such beautiful country. It gives the feeling of being secluded without actually being secluded. Particularly from Bedford and Pound Ridge—there are so many places to go, Greenwich for dinner, New York City. I love to go antiquing. Each town has its own personality.
JA: This is a very sophisticated and stylish area we live in—and that's also you.
VW: My home is sophisticated in its subtlety—it's a sort of Japanese teahouse. It's such a very beautiful place. My brother is building a golf course in Pound Ridge now—making his nine-hole course into an 18-hole course, designed by Pete Dye. It's a wonderful piece of property on High Ridge Road—about 180 acres. It will be a daily public-fee course. He didn't develop houses on the property, so it will remain pristine. Just a wonderful addition to the area, really first-class.
JA: I guess that runs in the family.
VW: High praise, indeed, Joseph.


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Stimulating the Judge
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PREFACE: As a lawyer, I have been to court for many years and have accumulated experience and lessons. With more and more experience and fewer and fewer lessons, I think I can write something that can be entitled as "Successful Experience" rather than "Successful Lessons".
Chapter Two Stimulating the Judge's Sense of Justice to Increase the Chances of Winning
In the 30 years of frenzied pursuit of money, most people think that there has been no sense of justice and no compassion in China and everyone puts their own material interests first. However, in the cases I have represented, many judges and arbitrators have shown a sense of justice and compassion, and they consciously or unconsciously want to find out who is more reasonable. This will largely affect how they exercise discretion in a case. Objectively, the sense of justice and compassion is also a tool for judges and arbitrators to form a judgment. Any commercial transaction cannot be completely recorded, and violations are even less recorded. Although the PRC Civil Procedure Law provides for witness testimony, expert opinion and records of inquests, related people rarely appear in court to be cross-examined and the majority of cases rely on documentary evidence (e.g. contracts signed by the parties, correspondence, etc.)。 Documentary evidence alone cannot restore the truth. Since witnesses who have personal experience cannot appear in court for cross-examination, judges and arbitrators can only weave the intermittent documentary evidence into a complete story according to their subjective understanding that includes not only their experience and common sense but also their sense of justice and compassion. Litigation and arbitration have almost the same hearing process. The first step is that the plaintiff or applicant states what they are appearing in court in relation to and then the defendant or respondent argues and refutes their allegations. Basically, this is the recitation of the pleadings (litigation) or the application (arbitration) by the parties or their agents. The parties or their agents are often embarrassed at this time because they do not know whether they should recite the full text or only a part of it. Recite the full text? But the judge or arbitrator may have read it. Recite a part? The judge or arbitrator may not understand all the spirit. It is easy to recite short pleadings or applications but not for medium-length ones. If a few long pleadings or applications are to be recited, there will be all sorts of strange scenarios that would be a trial scene. Some people repeat what the pleadings or applications say as if there is no one else present; some feel that they are boring themselves but insist on reading; and so forth. What about the judges and arbitrators? I dare say that less and less judges and arbitrators seriously follow the recitation without missing a word. In many cases, the parties' lawyers recite word by word at the beginning with a posture of going through the full text, but little by little they run out of steam and read more and more simply, changing into partial recitation, and hastily end. Some considerate judges and arbitrators would enjoin the parties or their agents at the beginning to "tell succinctly", by which they mean it is inappropriate not to let you read but it is really unnecessary to let you read so you speak succinctly and it is all right for everyone. Some judges and arbitrators would even not let the parties recite first but instead tell them say what has happened first. Indeed there is no need to recite the full text. The lawyers should view the judges or arbitrators as an audience and themselves as actors. You sing not well and the audience can certainly be absent-minded. In fact, the parties' statements are not a waste of time and the judges and arbitrators all want to figure out the basic background of the case in this stage, whether or not directly related to judgments, because on this stage, the judges and arbitrators would not feel that they have the ability to determine what is related or unrelated. Therefore, the lawyers should describe the background of the case as clearly as possible and methodically. Take the equipment sales contract as an example. The lawyers should at least make clear the following: (1) Whether the contracting parties are the parties of the case or not; (2) The object of the contract; (3) Whether the sale is of specifications or designs; (4) The unit price and total price; (5) The payment methods; (6) The quality standards; (7) The place of delivery and the party who is responsible for transporting and bearing the freight; (8) Whether there is partial delivery or package delivery; (9) The point in time of risk transfer; (10) Whether the seller is responsible for the installation or not; (11) The party who is responsible for civil engineering, if any, involved in the installation; and (12) The dispute between the parties and the reasons therefore, and the claims of the respective parties. To make these things clear, the lawyers must do their homework in advance and make a list of questions according to the case details. The parties should cooperate but not think that the things are very clear and the questions are unnecessary. After all, the judges or arbitrators were not engaged in these things and would not know what happened if you do not tell them. You must tell the things clearly if you want them to rule in your favour; otherwise, how can they do that? It is the turn of the judges or arbitrators to play after the parties' recitation of the pleadings or applications. Typically, they would not let the parties cross-examine right away but begin to ask the parties mainly about whether there is anything that they have not made clear or whether there are contradictory things. Then the parties would tell their own stories. The judges or arbitrators would listen and ask and sometimes let the parties make a few arguments, and they carefully observe the parties' reactions at the side. After listening to the parties' stories, the judges or arbitrators have their own account of the case. Then they need to confirm it, so cross-examination begins between the parties and the account in the judges' or arbitrators' mind begins to compete with the parties' evidence?- The judges' or arbitrators' sense of justice and compassion would usually form before the end of the recitation by the parties or would even sprout when they see the pleadings or applications. Therefore, the parties must pay attention to the drafting of the pleadings and applications and the representations of the case. One of the points here is to establish a just image for themselves legally, advantageously and sparingly in order to win the sympathy of the judges or arbitrators as early as possible. It would be too late to do this at the cross-examination stage, when the judges or arbitrator may find out that justice should be on your side during cross-examination and that they should sympathize with you, but you have made them waste their emotion. This is different from acting and you should never attempt to surprise them; otherwise, the judges or arbitrators would vent their anger on you and continue their mistake. In short, willingness is priceless. Lawyers should try to stimulate the sense of justice of judges and arbitrators and win their compassion so that they are willing to rule in your favour. With this willingness, judges and arbitrators would consciously or unconsciously favour you when exercising discretion. Thus, things would be much easier……
邓永泉,大成律师事务所高级合伙人、北京仲裁委员会仲裁员、中欧仲裁委员会仲裁员,《商法》(China Business Law Journal)"法律精英100强"(China's Top100 Lawyers)。
邓永泉,大成律师事务所高级合伙人、北京仲裁委员会仲裁员、中欧仲裁委员会仲裁员,《商法》(China Business Law Journal)"法律精英100强"(China's Top100 Lawyers)。


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by Tim Phares, RScp — March 30, 2013
Today we saw Oz the Great and Powerful. Very fun movie — a prequel to The Wizard of Oz — and some interesting metaphysical lessons.
When we first meet the Wizard in Kansas (true to The Wizard of Oz, this part is in black and white), he is neither great nor powerful, but is a circus magician and something of a cad with his female assistants. (Check out the name of the circus; I won't mention it, but it's quite a fun inside joke.) He is doing magic shows for audiences. Someone spots the wire on his female assistant that is holding her up, so he makes her disappear. He explains that you can do anything if you believe. A little girl asks him to make her walk (she is crippled). He can't, and he runs away. The entire town and many of the circus performers are chasing him. He hops in a hot-air balloon, gets caught in a tornado, and lands in a river.
A pretty woman comes along and explains to him that he is in the Land of Oz (convenient, since his name is Oswald and as a magician, he is billed as "Oz the Great and Powerful.") She tells him about a prophecy given by their late King when he was killed that a great wizard will arrive and save them from the wicked witch. It turns out she's a witch herself.
They begin the trip towards the Emerald City. Along the way, they encounter a talking, winged monkey who is about to be eaten by a lion and Oz saves him. The monkey becomes his devoted servant. When they reach the Emerald City, he enters the palace, is shown the gold that belongs to the King, and meets the girl's sister, also a witch. She presents herself as the guardian of the palace.
Oz and his monkey go out to save the land. Along the way, they find a china doll whose family has been shattered. He asks her to walk towards him, but she can't — her legs are broken off. The wizard fixes them with a magical substance (glue). She insists on going with him.
They encounter the witch. The wizard was told that if he broke her wand, he could kill the wicked witch, fulfill the prophecy, and become king. So he sends the monkey around a flank and sneaks up on the witch. He's gets her wand, then discovers that she is a pretty blonde. She says she is Glinda the Good. They team up to save the Land of Oz from the witch.
Meanwhile, back at the palace, the witch has seen in her crystal ball that Oz and Glinda have teamed up. She plays off the jealousy in her sister (who wants to be Oz's queen) to get her to bite an apple, which turns her wicked — and green.
Oz, Glinda, the monkey, and the china doll arrive in the Emerald City to great acclaim. Unfortunately, the sister witches have an army and all Oz has is tinkers, farmers, and Munchkins. But they gain entrance to the city, and using various tricks and tools that he has devised (which are nothing but pure prestidigitation), they save the city.
There are several metaphysical lessons in this movie:
It's all about changing perception. There is no way that the wizard and his ragtag allies can defeat the witches and their army, but he changes the perception and they do it. Isn't that what we do — change perception and consciousness and thus change the circumstances?
There is greatness in everyone. When Oz says he only wants to be a great man, Glinda sees the greatness in him, even though he is a self-described con man.
"Do all you can with what you have in the time you have in the place you are."
You may not get what you want, but you always get what you need. At one point, Oz says to Glinda, "I'm sorry I'm not the wizard you were anticipating, but I may just be the wizard you need." He certainly seems to be that, as his tricks save the day – just what was needed.
Never give power to your fear. The people of Oz are living in great fear of the powerful Wicked Witch and are desperate to be saved from her power. When you fear, you empower what you fear.
And the movie's biggest theme — you can do anything if you believe.


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Here is another video by dgb111. It is about adjectives (words that describe nouns). You will recognize some of the adjectives from our vocabulary work in the OPD, like hungry and angry, as well as some new ones. Watching the video will help you to remember the words and to pronounce them correctly.
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I am hoping that this blog will help you and me experience the craft of crochet as well as knitting. During times of silence or turmoil, crochet and knitting continuously help me quiet my mind at my own pace, enabling me to find my center. I have patterns for sale in PDF Format, you can find them at their own Pages at the top menu. The posts are classified By labels which are at the far right, all the way down. We are the Borg! I think it will bring Order into Chaos!
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Saturday, December 08, 2012
Xmas Target Acquired
It is a Galactica Xmas ladies and Gents. This pair of fingerless mitts are called "Target Acquired" A pattern by Dale Hwang. It is free and is on Ravelry.com . This pattern is a bit confusing at times, but you know exactly what to do. This pattern is for knitters, there could be a fun crochet partner to it, let's see if I get motivated. I have lots of work and going to school as well, so any moment to have some knitting fun I take it. It was fun and it is in the shape of the Dradis from the Galactica World. May the Gods of Kobol have mercy on us! I have more Galactica presents in the works and some are even being wrapped as we speak. Be well and thanks for stopping by.


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First Look at Tom Cruise in All You Need Is Kill
Tom Cruise continues to show he's still got it with the roles he's been obtaining. The science fiction genre appears to be his area of interest more recently, having become attached to titles such as Our Name is Adam, Joseph Kosinski's upcoming film Oblivion, and this, All You Need Is Kill, an adaptation of the Japanese light novel of the same name. All You Need Is Kill was originally written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka and follows the story of...


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Transaction Extends Market Capabilities and Accelerates the Build Out of European and Asian Operations
Southworth International Group, a leading provider of ergonomic material handling equipment, announced that it has agreed to acquire Marco Group AB, a leading European manufacturer of similar lifting and positioning technologies in Sweden.
Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Ängelholm, Sweden, Marco Group is the market leader in the manufacture of hydraulic lifting tables in Europe.
"Marco's extensive product line, strong management team and solid base of operations are a natural fit with Southworth. This transaction is strategically important for us for several reasons. First, it accelerates our presence in both European and Asian markets in which we see significant opportunities. Second, it supplements our existing product supply in China, for both domestic and international trade," said Brian McNamara, President of Southworth International Group. "Between the strong presence in the European market and the extensive manufacturing capabilities globally, we feel that we can gain a competitive position not only overseas but domestically as well. We are thrilled to welcome Marco Group AB to the Southworth family," McNamara concluded.
About Southworth International Group
Southworth offers a large selection of equipment designed to improve productivity and worker safety in applications that involve lifting and positioning. Product lines include ergonomic work-positioning tables, portable lifts, container tilters, and pallet-handling equipment. Southworth is headquartered in Falmouth, Maine, with its principal manufacturing facilities in Manila, Arkansas. Additionally, Southworth has subsidiaries in other parts of the United States and Mexico with more than a 25 year presence in the China marketplace.
About Group Marco AB
Marco Group AB is the parent company of leading European manufacturers of lift tables. Headquarters and main production are located in facilities in Ängelholm, Sweden, with subsidiaries in Europe, Brazil, India and China. The Marco management team has developed a very productive international network.
For more information, contact Brian E. McNamara, President, Southworth Products Corp, P.O. Box 1380, Portland, ME 04104-1380, TEL: (207) 878-0700, FAX: (207) 797-4734, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, www.SouthworthProducts.com.


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Carolyn Page (Jenny Agutter) is a well-known architect, busy working on the most ambitious skyscraper of her career. Things are running smoothly until a window washer mysteriously falls to his death in front of the building. Other accidents follow, and soon the tower is enveloped in rumors of ghosts and evil spirits. As Carolyn desperately tries to keep the construction going, security officer Dennis Randall (Michael Moriarty) reaches out to a paranormal expert (Theodore Bikel) for help.
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These faces we wear are only masks of what we are in truth. Only love is real. But these faces tell a different story so we believe in the lie and live out the drama. Of course, you can always choose to walk off the stage and be who you really are.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
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When you become known for being a fan of something it quickly becomes a go to conversation topic for folk.
For me as a film addict and film club organiser in a church setting I have regular after service film chats with many different people.
This is something I love. The 'Have you seen….' conversation paired with 'What did you think of…….?' are two of the most regular conversations. More recently I have been approached by parents asking my opinion on certain films that are classified 12A. In particular they want to know if I feel the film in question would be suitable for their son/daughter to watch. I am aways flattered that they feel I'm the person to ask however the question is not easily answered.
If you are a reader from outside the UK let me explain. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) website states that a 12A certificate means that "No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult."
Clear enough you may say so where do I struggle?
The problem for me lies in giving an opinion on whether or not a particular young person would enjoy a 12A film given some content can be 'top end' of what qualifies as a 12A and may in fact be closer to a 15 certificate .
A recent example is the Hunger Games, which, when first classified by the BBFC was determined to be a 15 (i.e no one younger than 15 may see the film in a cinema). However given the target audience for the film recommendations were made in order to reduce classification to a 12A.
When released on DVD however some of the old footage was reintroduced (blood spatter, lingering shots of corpses etc.) and a 15 certificate granted.
So how do you gauge if a 12A is appropriate for your child? In the past I have likened the argument for taking a young person to a 12A to spicy food…………Stay with me.
If you ask 4 people round a dinner table if a particular dish is spicy you may well receive four different answers.
The thing is everyone has a differing tolerance for spicy food. Some can't cope with more than a mild korma and some love flaming hot dishes.
Likewise some young people will watch some 'top end' 12A films such as the Hunger Games and not be affected by anything they see. Others may not be able to cope at all with the violence and themes involved.
Ultimately only the parent knows the tolerance levels their child has for what they will see on screen. I have been in cinemas where parents have left with children as unexpected reactions are not that unusual. This is why I steer clear of a yes/no answer and instead point parents to the excellent BBFC website and advise them to look up the specific film to see what the content is. They will hopefully then be better equipped to determine if their child should watch.
No film critic or blogger like me should ever say if a young person should/can watch a particular film nor can the BBFC. The only people capable of ascertaining the best answer are those who know the young person best in this instance the parent.


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" We are dealing with a carefully planned military operation.
The Israeli Navy Commando which attacked the Marvi Marmara on May 31st had prior knowledge of who was on the Turkish ship including where passengers were residing in terms of cabin layout. According to Swedish author Henning Mankell, who was on board the Marmara , "the Israeli forces attacked sleeping civilians."
These were targeted assassinations. Specific individuals were targeted. Journalists were targeted with a view to confiscating their audio and video recording equipment and tapes.
"We were witnesses to premeditated murders," said historian Mattias Gardell who was on the Mavi Marmara.
"...Asked about why activists on the Turkish ship had attacked the Israeli soldiers, Gardell stressed "it is not as if Israel is a police officer whom no human being has the legitimate right to defend him or herself against":
"If you are attacked by commando troops you of course must have the right to defend yourself ... Many people on this ship thought they were going to kill everyone. They were very frightened ... It's strange if people think one should not defend oneself. Should you just sit there and say: 'Kill me'?" he said." (See Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Detailed Compiled Eyewitness Accounts Confirm Cold-Blooded Murder and Executions by Israeli Military, Global Research, June 1, 2010)
"They even shot those who surrendered. Many of our friends saw this. They told me that there were handcuffed people who were shot," (quoted by Press TV)
The Israeli Commando had an explicit order to kill.
What was the role of the United States? "
Note: If you are in the US military - pay close attention. You are NOT defending Americans because if you were the American killed on this flotilla ship would still be alive. You ARE a muscle-man for global elitists - leaving those of us back at the ranch sitting ducks.
The Siege against Gaza: America's Ongoing Support of Israeli Military and Intelligence Operations
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2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury
The Scotiabank Giller Prize is pleased to announce the award-winning, five-member jury panel for the 2018 prize. They are: Heather O'Neill, John Freeman, Kamal Al-Solyalee, Maxine Bailey and Philip Hensher.
High-resolution photos of the jury are available on the media resources page.
Kamal Al-Solaylee (Jury Chair)
Kamal Al-Solaylee is the author of Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes, shortlisted for the Writers' Trust Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction and winner of the Toronto Book Award, and Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (to Everyone), a Governor General Literary Awards finalist and winner of the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. He was previously a theatre critic at the Globe and Mail and over the past two decades has written on books, the performing arts, and politics for The Walrus, Toronto Star, Literary Review of Canada, Quill & Quire, Elle Canada, Canadian Notes & Queries and Maclean's. Al-Solaylee is a professor of journalism at Ryerson University.
Maxine Bailey
Maxine Bailey is the Vice-President of Advancement for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Prior to TIFF she was in theatre and co-wrote the award-winning play Sistahs. An active member in arts and community-based projects, she co-founded the Black Artists Network in Dialogue (BAND) which showcases black cultural contributions nationally and internationally. She participates in the advisory boards and steering committees for the Toronto Arts Council, the City of Toronto's Film, Television and Digital Media Board, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery Board and the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.
John Freeman
John Freeman is the founder of the literary biannual Freeman's and author of several books including Maps, a collection of poems; How to Read a Novelist, profiles of leading writers; and The Tyranny of Email, a study of electronic communication and its effect on us. He has assembled two anthologies about inequality in the United States: Tales of Two Cities, which focused on New York City and Tales of Two Americas. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Paris Review and been translated into more than 20 languages. The former editor of Granta, Freeman lives in New York City where he teaches at The New School and is Writer in Residence at NYU.
Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher was born in London. His novels include Kitchen Venom, which won the Somerset Maugham Award, The Northern Clemency, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, King of the Badgers, and Scenes from Early Life, which won the Ondaatje Prize. His most recent novel is The Friendly Ones. He also wrote the libretto for Thomas Ades's opera Powder Her Face and edited The Penguin Book of the British Short Story. He was a Granta Best of Young British Novelist in 2002, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature from 1999. Among his distinctions is an honorary doctorate from Sheffield University. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Bath Spa and lives in London and Geneva.
Heather O'Neill
Heather O'Neill is a novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. Her work, which includes Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night, Daydreams of Angels and The Lonely Hearts Hotel, has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for Fiction, The Orange Prize for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize in two consecutive years, and has won CBC Canada Reads, The Paragraphe MacLennan Prize for Fiction and the Danuta Gleed Award. Born and raised in Montreal, O'Neill lives there today.


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Jaimie Alexander Turns 30, Thanks Boyfriend Peter Facinelli & All Her Fans!
Jaimie Alexander makes her way to the gym to get in a workout on Wednesday (March 12) in Los Angeles.
The Thor: The Dark World actress turned 30-years-old that day! Happy belated birthday, Jaimie!
"Thank you all for the sweet birthday wishes/messages. Makes me feel so loved and quite special. Allow me to send love YOUR way. Xo #30″ Jaimie wrote on her Twitter account that day, before adding a special message to her boyfriend Peter Facinelli. "Thank you @peterfacinelli for making my birthday (and everyday) so special ❤ #ES"
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Hijab Maroof Alvi a Young Female Entrepreneur
A Dreamer and a Doer
I feel immense happiness and pride to write about this energetic talented young girl named
"Hijab Maroof Alvi."
A Dreamer & A Doer.
Hijab is a target-oriented and clear headed young girl who is adept in her domain. Especially her dedicated work on IT is what I like to quote. Her skills and capabilities, speak through her work.
Hijab is a highly intelligent, perceptive young girl. She grew in learning, in character, in depth of understanding. Because of her positive disposition, her reflective way of operating, and all of the character traits that make her so special, Hijab' s questions never go unanswered, and her searches always bring her to exciting new discoveries. As a colleague, Hijab is outstanding, I have watched her grow, seen her talents and abilities not only in the workplace but outside its walls, when interacting with all types of people, as well.
She has incredible creative energies and a refreshing idealism tempered only enough to accomplish what needs to be done. Her creativity knows no bounds. She is extremely dedicated to her work and has non-extinguishable amount of energy that she puts into her work. Always, in her work, she is consistent, dedicated and passionate, enthusiastic, cheerful, and a pleasure to work with. She is an initiator and always struggle to come up with new and innovative ideas that proves helpful for the society at large. I respect her, because she always came up with new ideas that can help people specially students.
As the founder of, TACO Services , she is providing great technical services to the clients. She said; "You're Satisfaction – Our Destiny" and she mean it. Where she has the company of The Catalyst, Muhammaed Azeem Akhtar, Visionary Taqi Rizvi and last but not the least The Analyst Naqi Rizvi who help her in production and implementation of the plans.
TACO -The Amazing Creative Operations Services is a web designing company and IT Training Institute based on young and creative professionals who would create and provide you with the best solutions to your problems according to your requirements.
I highly recommend her for any position of work, leadership, education, or any other capacity in which she can spread her excitement and share her talents with others.
I see a bright future, ahead of her and wish her best of luck, for everything in life.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
First Women's Rights Activist in Asia
Ms. Fatima Jinnah
|Ms. Fatima Jinnah
First Women's Rights Activist in Asia
She is Fatima Jinnah , a dental surgeon, biographer, states woman, and one of the founding leaders of state of Pakistan, but here I want to point out her role as a women right activist.
She was the first woman in Asia who found an exclusive female student association , " Women Students Federation " in 1941. Fatima Jinnah also played a pivotal role in civil rights and introduced the women's rights movement in the Pakistan Movement. She founded the All Pakistan Women Association (APWA) after independence which to date is functioning as Asia's top institution to serve and protect women's rights.
She herself became a role model not only for the Muslims women of South Asia, but for
the women of whole Asian society. she worked for the promotion of women's rights and privileges in Pakistan under very difficult circumstances.
She is the name of wisdom and sacrifice and social service. she left all the riches and comfort of her life as well as her career as a surgeon, remaining unmarried and dedicated her life to serving the Pakistan and its people specially the women of Pakistan.
We are all proud of Miss Fatima Jinnah. May Allah bless her soul.
Paying tribute to his sister, Quaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah once said, "My sister was like a bright ray of light and hope whenever I came back home and met her. Anxieties would have been much greater and my health much worse, but for the restraint imposed by her"
|Mohammad Ali Jinnah with Fatima Jinnah
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad
Green Girls
Green Girls of Pakistan rock the ground.
|Pakistan's women cricket team
This time Pakistani women rock the cricket ground and made the nation proud as well as our man cricket team did.
Pakistan's women cricket team beat Netherlands by 20 runs in the rain-shortened match and qualify for the ongoing Women's World T20, according to ESPN cric info.
A big Wow for the women team.!!! In a society infested with forbiddance of women's freedom thinking about to form a women cricket team that represent the nation globally is just like asking for the moon. Despite the fact that the women team largely gone unnoticed and most Pakistanis are still unknowing the fact that Pakistan has a women's cricket team, the green girls persistently show their performance and raise the national flag in International arena.
Although all team members are doing really well in this scenario but I like to mention the name of Sana Mir, captain of Pakistan's cricket team. She led her team to an Asian Games Gold medal in 2010. Her marvelous leg spin bowling stood her at the 8th step with 607 points in the list for bowlers. She is the only Pakistani in the ICC T 20 Rankings for women. (click here to read more). Hope Pakistan green girls will do great in T20.
watch the video Video by Sara Faruqi and Hafsa Adil, text by Taimur Sikander.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Posted by Fahmina Arshad


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You may have been asking where have I been? I ask my self the same question everyday or more like where has the time gone. It has been a crazy couple of months and before you know it tomorrow will be the last day before the new year. I have a wonderful four day weekend, that I am going to take advantage of to the fullest!
It has been so long that I have posted anything that I don't know where to even begin. I will leave it short and sweet and say that I had a wonderful Christmas. Got to spend it with some of the best people around, and that of course is my family and friends. Ate some great food, opened some wonderful, gifts, gave some great gifts, and now I am ready to shed the pounds and make my wallet full again! haha.
How have your holidays been treating you?


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Stuart Green will return to St James's Park next week - having helped safeguard Carlisle United's Third Division status, (writes MILES STARFORTH).
When Newcastle United's reserve midfielder arrived at Brunton Park late last year, Carlisle were joint bottom of the Football League with Halifax Town and in danger of relegation to the Nationwide Conference.
But Roddy Collins' side have since embarked on a phenomenal run in the league - and are now comfortable in 16th place.
Green has played a big part in the club's revival, which has seen them beaten just three times since the Whitehaven-born player joined in mid-December.
He has scored three goals and will return to St James's full of confidence - and desperate for a chance in the Premiership.
"I've really enjoyed it - it's been a fantastic experience from the very first game," Green said.
"I've enjoyed every single minute of it.
"I've been playing reserve-team football for two or three seasons at Newcastle and needed this challenge.
"When I first joined Carlisle there was no confidence in the club, but we got a draw in our first game and things have gone well since then.
"It's been a massive turnaround and I'm just pleased to have played my part as I'm a Cumbrian and it would have been a tragedy had the club lost their league status.
"I went to Carlisle wondering whether I would be able to use the ball or whether it would just be a battle in midfield.
"But I've learned when to use the ball in the Third Division. It took me a few games but I've been able to do things and influence games.
"I've also been on every corner and free-kick and you can't put a foot wrong when three points are at stake. You have to scrap and fight for everything. You're constantly running and there's no time on the ball compared to the reserves.
"I know it's improved me as a player and hopefully that will help me back at Newcastle."
Green has yet to make his Premiership debut but he hopes to force his way into Bobby Robson's plans when he arrives back at United on Monday.
He said: "I know I can do if for Newcastle United and I will be giving everything for the reserves to get my chance."


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Wringer + Mangle's Second Restaurant Opens In Spitalfields
Wringer + Mangle's first venue has plenty going for it: solid brunch spot, warehouse-ish spaciousness and enough London Fields foot traffic to keep it busy at most hours.
They've chosen a Spitalfields site for their difficult second album. Most of the same elements are in place — similar prices, similar modern British menu, similar cafe-segueing-into-restaurant set up. It's got everything the first site has... apart from the people: Spitalfields isn't really residential, so we reckon a Wednesday evening shouldn't be far off one of their busiest times — on the walk there, surrounding bars and restaurants are heaving inside and spilling punters out onto the street.
W+M isn't there yet, which leaves the sprawling venue feeling a bit eerie. We're the only people in the restaurant. The couple of drinkers in the bar half disappear while we're still on starters, by the time we're getting ready to leave around 8.30pm, counters are being wiped down and glassware stacked away around us.
The venue's still finding its feet — service is friendly, but staff are not that familiar with the menus — and dishes are on the pricey side to be hit and miss: our vegetable tagine and fennel tart come with interesting touches, pickled blackberries adding some sharpness to the tart — but could do with stronger flavour in any direction.
But the good stuff: a starter of black pudding with scallops and bacon jam is salty, rich and moreish, and our plate of beetroot, tomato and whipped ricotta is simple and generous. The lighting's warm, the location's handy for stumbling home via Liverpool Street station afterwards, and the spaciousness will be a boon for groups and office outings. When it hits its stride, W+M mark II might be as hard to get a table in as its older sister venue.
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But this only leads to them realising how slippery Floyd is and being left open from missing with their shots and being counter punched all night long. Floyd is a defensive master. If Floyd is forced to do the chasing, and as a result, the first to throw punches, we could see him getting counter punched. He's so used to guys going after him that it could throw him off his game if it was the other way round.
I know this is easier said then done against Floyd Mayweather but it's a game plan that hasn't been used against Floyd for quite some time. But saying that, Guerrero has been talking non stop about how he's gonna bring it to Floyd and take him to war, so I doubt we'll see him try to be the counter puncher and make Floyd use his 36 year old legs in this fight. If he does it could be interesting. Either way, Guerrero comes to fight and no matter what happens he will go out on his shield. Don't miss it.
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Sunday night, Ellen DeGeneres officially broke Twitter, for a little while at least. And it was all thanks to the help of Samsung and
While hosting the Oscars Sunday night, DeGeneres sauntered up to the front row of the crowd with a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in tow. DeGeneres claimed she was going to take the selfie that would break Twitter and set a record for the most re-tweeted tweet, ever. She managed to do both of those things, with a little help from her friends.
The epic selfie included Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto and was snapped by Bradley Cooper. Needless to say, the quality would have been a lot better if they used the rear camera. But the snap still looks good.
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
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The tweet takes the record for most re-tweeted tweet of all time, and has made Ellen DeGeneres, who goes by the Twitter handle @TheEllenShow the first user to top 1 million retweets for a single Twitter post, topping 1,300,000 retweets in less than an hour.
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A Risk Management Culture is Crucial for the Future of the Finance Sector
Eve Crabtree is a full-time writer, mostly on financial topics. She approached me about a guest blog on this topic. I think this is not only an interesting topic, but one where she has something to say.
I hope you will enjoy her work.
Despite huge losses caused by the financial crisis of 2008, and the collapses of many high profile financial institutions over recent years, risk management is still not as robust as it should be in the financial sector. Part of the problem is cultural. After all, financial services operate in an arena where risk and reward are part of the game: high-risk investments often lead to high-reward payouts and vice versa, but of course, sometimes the risk far outweighs the reward, which is where problems occur.
The current financial crisis, which dates back to 2007, is a good example. While the actual causes are a subject to much debate, most commentators agree that the subprime mortgages were at least partly, if not wholly, to blame, and when Wall Street began bundling mortgages together and came up with what they referred to as new, "innovative" mortgage products, they fed them to investors hungry for high-reward products. However, nobody had the foresight to examine the risk, and the finance sector failed to see the mass defaults these mortgage products created, resulting in the subprime scandal that many think was at the heart of the financial crisis.
New products
The subprime scandal revealed a complete lack of risk management in the finance sector when it comes to the development of new products. The finance industry has to cope with rapid changes, particularly when new markets emerge, and this often leads to a rush to take advantage of these valuable new opportunities. In turn, this haste often leads to the undisciplined introduction of new products, and a failure to asses the risks associated with them.
After the subprime crisis, the knee-jerk reaction was to introduce more regulation or at least more rigorous enforcement of current rules, but it has been argued that regulation won't solve the fundamental problem, and that a lack of a robust risk management culture within the finance sector is really what caused the crash. There is some evidence for this too. In the UK, regulation has always been more rigorous than in the United States. For instance, collective investments are strictly controlled, and investment institutions have to form open-ended investment companies (OEICs) to limit risk. The managers of these OEICs have to create new shares whenever money is invested in new products, limiting any risk to the existing business. This regulation, in theory should reduce risk for when things don't go right, but while OEICs and ICVCs (investment companies with variable capital) remain less risky investment opportunities while still offering high rewards for investors, even this regulation didn't stop Britain from becoming one of the worst hit European countries following the global financial crisis.
Risk management culture
What is needed in financial institutions across the globe is not more regulation, but a more robust risk management culture. At the moment, identification of risk is slow and haphazard, and often takes a back seat compared to the potential rewards of new products. A robust risk culture should start from a position of weighing risk first, bringing it to the fore of the decision-making process, and allowing all decisions and new opportunities to be risk adjusted and not based solely on which opportunities offer the greater possible returns.
At the moment, most financial institutions are poor at understanding or estimating risk limits. This lack of certainty causes confusion as to what is an acceptable risk, and often leads to an institution working to risk models that are rarely assessed. Because these risk models go unchallenged, overconfidence develops and assumptions are made on new products based on old outdated risk models. A more robust risk management culture would see financial institutions regularly challenge existing risk models, especially when it came to new products and opportunities,
Encouraging risk management
Because risk is not at the forefront of the culture of financial institutions, risk models often become internal control policies and that remain hidden away so that they are often not followed at all. Auditing of risk models rarely takes place and there is usually no check and balance system for people taking risks. What needs to happen is that risk auditing needs to be robust and independent, ensuring the decision-making process is always based on current, up-to-date, risk models.
Encouraging this approach is not easy. Because in the finance sector profits are essentially derived from risk, which results in a lot of short term thinking. The current culture is based on incentives that focus on short term gains. If an investor makes money in the short term, he or she is rewarded. By extending incentives to cover a longer period, where short term returns are not rewarded until they become proven investments could go a long way in helping develop a more robust risk management culture. Realize that a quick profit today could very well end up as a huge loss tomorrow, should underpin any incentive scheme, because if this isn't encouraged, what happened during the subprime fiasco, could easily happen again.
December 16, 2012 at 8:23 AM
I have written a book about this delima Power of Integrity, An Ethical Approach to Business Management. It is how we get Middle Managers and Leaders to express their values to others, not the legalize letter of the law requirements….and becoming risk aware to put the right incentives in place to direct people the right way.
December 18, 2012 at 3:49 PM
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I have a couple of friends. Actually the friends are a couple. She's a knitter and he's a dj. I think they will both get a kick out of this that I found on the knithacker.
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