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What is it?
A Stakeholder Role Matrix is a table matrix that lists all of the stakeholder roles needed for a project, and the associated characteristics / skills / knowledge, etc. that role is expected to contribute. These are roles that project team believes a stakeholder should fill before a stakeholder has been found to fill that role, and are often skill or knowledge-based roles rather than the responsibility-type roles identified by a responsibility matrix.
Why do it?
Defining the stakeholder roles BEFORE you find stakeholders to fill them enables the project team to think of the projects stakeholder needs more objectively than might happen if team starts with specific people and attempts to create roles around them. This enables the project team to think of the project stakeholder needs as separate from the project stakeholders that are readily available and visible.
How do I do it?
To relate this technique, I am going to use the following scenario which is similar to past work I have done. It's not as detailed as it could be and I have deliberately kept it simple, but it gives you an idea.
As a scenario I'll use the concept of a financial services firm undertaking an effort to roll out a website supporting a new global campaign that is customized to their German market. I am assuming that this is an international effort and that English is the common language of the firm.
Step 1
As part of a brain-storming session with the rest of the project team, I usually begin with creating a mind-map of the stakeholder groups/types that will possibly need to be included in a project. From there I evolve the mind-map out to define (at least at a high level initially) what sort of knowledge I expect each stakeholder to have. As you can see from the mind map below I have identified initial stakeholder needs in 7 overall areas, comprising at least 17 roles with 24 specific knowledge areas. I prefer starting with a mind-map because it's easy to create new branches, drag stakeholder groups to different levels, copy an attribute and add to others, and all of the other various things that a mind-map makes easy.
Step 2
After the initial brain-storming session to create the mind-map, this is tent translated into a table structure similar to that below. You can add other specific columns or use less, whatever works for you. But I usually start with the four items below. They are:
- Stakeholder Role Name: This is the name the stakeholder role will be referred to by.
- Expected Stakeholder Role Knowledge: This is the specific knowledge and expertise you expect the stakeholder to bring to the project.
- Stakeholder Role Responsibilities: These are the specific responsibilities you expect the stakeholder role to undertake.
- Decision Maker: This is a simple Yes / No flag to indicate if you expect the stakeholder to be the key decision-maker for their area of knowledge? This is usually part of the Responsibilities column, but I like to add a separate column with the information as well so that it is easy to see just how many decision-makers I am envisioning on a project.
|Stakeholder Role Name
|Expected Stakeholder Role Knowledge
|Stakeholder Role Responsibilities
|Decision Maker?
Step 3
As you fill in the Matrix with roles and their attributes, continue discussing each role in order to help determine if there are missing roles, knowledge, or responsibilities. This information is then used to ensure that all of the needed stakeholder roles are filled with real people, helping to eliminate the issue of some stakeholders or stakeholder perspectives not being represented. I usually use this matrix as a reference and use an actual Stakeholder Matrix to map which stakeholders are filling which stakeholder roles.
Step 4
Evaluating this matrix should be an ongoing process throughout the project, as different project phases or changes in the project structure and goals can lead to changes in the roles.
What Should the Results be?
The complete Roles Matrix looks similar to the example below.
|Stakeholder Role Name
|Expected Stakeholder Role Knowledge
|Stakeholder Role Responsibilities
|Decision Maker?
|Should have full knowledge of the why the project is being undertaken, what the corporate goals are, what the budget is, and the expected delivery time frame.
|Act as key visionary and decision-maker for the project effort.
|Project Manager
|Knowledge of project management.
|Acts as project manager for the overall project, ensuring project is delivered on time, with full functionality, on budget.
|Technical Project Manager
|Knowledge of systems project management lifecycle.
|Supports the Project Manager by overseeing the technical aspects of the project, including systems analysis, development, testing, and deployment. May be responsible for overseeing ongoing system maintenance once deployed.
|Business Analyst
|Knowledge of requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation. Preferably has strong knowledge of the international marketing domain.
|Elicits, analyzes, and documents business and process requirements for the new web site. Supports change management, user testing, and project management efforts.
|Systems Analyst
|Knowledge of web systems, web architecture, systems analysis and specification.
|Working with the rest of the project team, designs and proposes specifics of the system design and implementation.
|U/X Designer
|Deep knowledge of web site user experience analysis and design.
|Provide U/X expertise in the presentation of all site content to ensure best customer experience in line with firm, legal, and compliance limitations.
|German Legal Specialist
|Knowledge of current German financial regulatory system, especially rules and laws regarding the presentation of marketing content via the web (if any), and marketing rules in general.
|Provide guidelines and advice on ensuring new web site and content is in line with German financial marketing regulations.Provide Legal sign-off of final project solution before deployment "go live".
|German Compliance Specialist
|Knowledge of current firm systems and processes in place to ensure firm stays compliant with German regulatory and legal strictures that impact the firm. Deep knowledge of marketing content compliance measures needed.
|Provide advice and guidelines to the project team to ensure new web site content creation, maintenance, and deployment processes meet compliance standards.Provide Compliance sign-off on final project solution and processes before deployment "go-live".
|German Regulatory Language Specialist
|Deep knowledge of the German language as used in the financial services regulatory and legal frameworks, with the ability to translate that knowledge into English.
|Provide language expertise where necessary to ensure project team fully understands German regulatory codes and laws.Reviews new web site legal or regulatory content (caveats, etc) to ensure language use is appropriate and in line with regulations.
|German Financial Services Language Specialist
|Deep knowledge of the German language as used in the financial services industry, including acronyms, slang, and formal usage. Should have knowledge of both professional and common use of language in these areas.
|Provide language expertise where necessary to ensure project team fully understands German financial services industry dialect.Reviews new web site content to ensure it is easily and fully understandable by native German speakers.
|German Marketing Lead
|Knowledge of overall firm marketing strategy for Germany, local marketing initiatives, key marketing concerns, and local-only marketing campaigns.
|Provides direction to project team on new web site content that tailors global campaign message to the local market.
|German Marketing SME
|Knowledge of German marketing campaign processes, teams, and systems.
|Provides advice to project team on how content for new web site can be created and supported by the existing German marketing teams and processes. Or identifies gaps where new capabilities may be needed.
|German Sales Lead
|Knowledge of overall firm sales strategy for Germany, local sales initiatives, local sales processes, and local sales goals.
|Provides recommendation to project team on new web site content that tailors the content to match sales talking points, strategies, and makes it easy to incorporate into current sales processes.Provides direction and commitment on how new site content will be included in the sales process, and how that use and effectiveness will be tracked and communicated back to the senior management.
|German Sales SME
|Knowledge of German sales processes, teams, and systems.
|Provides advice to project team on how content can be referenced in Sales presentations, and tracked in sales systems (CRM system for example).
|Global Marketing Lead
|Knowledge of overall firm global marketing strategy, the specifics of this campaign in particular, and corporate goals for the campaign.
|Provides direction to project team on the new campaign content, what content can be localized and which must remain to global campaign standard, and how firm wants campaign effectiveness tracked.
|Branding Standards SME
|Knowledge of firm global branding standards, preferred presentation methods, and guidelines.
|Provide advice to the project team in order to ensure new web site meets global branding standards.
|German Web CMS SME
|Knowledge of the current CMS system underlying the current German web site, it's capabilities and limitations.
|Provide advice to the project team of current German web site CMS capabilities, architecture, and processes.
|German Web Tracking & Analysis SME
|Knowledge of current German web analytics capabilities.
|Provide advice to the project team on the tracking capabilities and possibilities of user interaction with the new web site.
|German Web Support SME
|Knowledge of the current support process, maintenance processes, maintenance schedules, and current web systems architecture of the German web site.
|Provide advice to the project team of current German web site capabilities, architecture, and processes.
|Web Developer SME
|Knowledge of Javascript, HTML 5 for desktop web, HTML 5 for mobil web, creation of interactive charts and graphs for the web.
|Provide advice to the project team of technical limitations, best approaches, and current web development capabilities.
The table above is a simple example. As you define more about the project goals and solution, you will be able to add more depth to the Knowledge and Responsibilities areas, or to define entirely different roles.
Please also note that one individual stakeholder can end up filling multiple stakeholder roles. For example, in the scenario above the German Marketing Manager could fill the Sponsor, German Marketing Lead, and German Financial Services Language Specialist roles (if not more).
- The biggest risk is in not thinking of critical stakeholder roles early on, which leads to a failure to identify someone to fill that need.
- Note that while it is certainly likely that one stakeholder may fill multiple stakeholder roles, but identifying the discreet roles first you can make sure that no roles are unfulfilled and that the stakeholder fully understands what is expected of them in the project effort.
- This particular process is a way I (Dave Olson) start Stakeholder Identification, so there are no references. Others may do something similar, or have described a similar specific process, but if so I have not seen it. If you know of any, please add a comment or pass them on to me so that I can cite them as references or include them as resources.
- See the references in the Stakeholder Identification entry. It was reading those that led me to evolve this particular approach (which isn't really unheard of from a general perspective, just not in the specifics that I have seen).


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Red Tesla Model 3, Matte Wrapped S, Plus Model 3 Interior Details – Videos
Check out this matte wrapped Tesla Model S, plus learn some hidden interior features found in the newest Tesla, the Model 3.
OCDetailing has again released new videos featuring the Tesla Model 3.
In the video above, we catch a brief glimpse of a red Tesla Model 3, followed by a walkaround inside the detailing shop where you'll see a matte-wrapped Model S, as well as lots of other teslas.
Video description:
"Another day at the shop, it's a Tesla Day! We have Model S, Model X, and Model 3 hanging out."
In the video below, we learn about some of the minor interior details of the 3. OCDetailing shows us the USB ports, coat hooks, steering wheel controls and lots more.
Video description:
"Hidden Interior Features of the Tesla Model 3"
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19 Comments on "Red Tesla Model 3, Matte Wrapped S, Plus Model 3 Interior Details – Videos"
Was there a glass window in the ceiling of the trunk? (8:45 mark of last video)
Looks like two spare outs in the inner panels, through which you can see through the (tinted?) back end of the glass roof. Something to look through if you chose to sleep in the back of the car with folded down seats.
Oooo so many things to get excited about!
#1: Cannot customize steering wheel controls
#2: Voice controls don't work (yet?)
#3: Annoyingly slow steering wheel positioning requiring touchscreen menus
#4: No power adapters in frunk or trunk
#5: Numerous complaints about trim & fingerprints
But hey, coat hangers & lighted vanity mirrors!
"#1: Cannot customize steering wheel controls" – Please, tell me a single car that can do that?
"#2: Voice controls don't work (yet?)" – And why is this is a problem?
"#3: Annoyingly slow steering wheel positioning requiring touchscreen menus" – Apparently, you adjust your steering wheel every day…
"#4: No power adapters in frunk or trunk" – Same as 99% of all other cars on the road.
"#5: Numerous complaints about trim & fingerprints" – Again, as 90% of all new cars…
#1: Other cars don't need customization, because they have enough dedicated & labeled buttons.
#2: … because isn't the Model 3 a production car? They don't work at all, and you consider that just fine?
#3: I don't, but I guess it is OK to make such simple things annoying & complicated if I don't need to do it often.
#4: OCDetailing found it disappointing. Pointing it out.
#5: He sounded pretty frustrated by it.
I'd let more of this slide if the Model 3 wasn't overhyped beyond comprehension as the best car ever.
Crawl back under your rock! You have a right to your opinion but you are abusing the privilege. @eltosho was spot on.
Personally, I'd rather see more on-topic discussion (like perhaps talking about interior details as I did) & less personal attacks, like you've done.
"#2: Voice controls don't work (yet?)" – And why is this is a problem?"
Voice control is very important in a car with no tactile buttons or switches that often requires multiple screen touches to change settings. I suspect this (along with the non-functioning steering wheel controllers) will be added in an OTA to this pre-production car while production units will be baked in.
""#3: Annoyingly slow steering wheel positioning requiring touchscreen menus" – Apparently, you adjust your steering wheel every day…"
No, not everyday but quite frequently as I have two other people (wife, son) who drive my car and jack with all my settings because there are big differences in our body sizes. I also like to readjust while on long drives.
Tesla will have to add memory settings in an OTA or this will be a PITA for multi-driver owners. Or drivers just won't use the feature because it's so sloooooooow.
Unless they add memory settings (hopefully tied to memory seating positions), I see no advantage to this.
The steering wheel controls are to be set once since these settings are included in the driver's profile just like memory seats and mirrors position. Nothing new here, when i enter my Lexus i press one button and all these parts start to move to my favorite positions.
This would provide some utility, at the cost of making quick adjustments on the fly (e.g. "I also like to readjust while on long drives").
This is a feature that hasn't been demoed or promised, as far as I know.
That's the stupidest thing i ever heard! You want to adjust your steering wheel while driving?! Do yourself and to all around you a favor and pull over while you do that…in any car!
Can't wait to put my 2 10″ subwoofers in the back of my TM3 and also one in the FRUNK!!!!
What are they going to call it in England? The froot?
How about the BB, (bonnet boot)
Froot would be more accurate, since it is the FRont bOOT. "Bonnet" refers to what we call the "hood".
Pedantically yours…
That guy needs to back off the adderall and quit abusing his customer's cars. These vids would fly all over me if it were my car. Just goes to show why you should do everything yourself.
The shiny black center console of the model3 needs to be wrapped. It's a fingerprint magnet.
Red tesla model 3 is perfect car for wrapping dragons.


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This was our working (and living) space, with a lounge area at the far end and the kitchen behind me. If nothing else I got plenty of exercise over the course of the week going backwards and forwards between the various areas.
Sketchbook work followed spurred on by Anne's own work and ideas garnered from being in a group situation.
Collage fishes with a dorset button sea creature,
Wing needle stitching on silko fabric using some pre-programmed stitches,
My favourite, suffolk puff-style pebbles in pre-dyed fabrics.
Self explanatory, scallop shells used as stencils,
Spirally sea-creaturish stitching which merits more work,
My very own sea monster made with a wing needle in scrim and trapped sequins.
A hessian weaving above which I loved doing and will work with further, given time enough to play. I pulled out threads on the warp and weft to make room for my threads and fabrics.


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Shirley Brandon
Shirley Ann Brandon, 81, of Bridge City, passed away Jan. 28, in Port Arthur.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, Jan. 30, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City. Officiating will be the Rev. Bobby Hoffpauir. Burial will follow at Harris Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 pm, Friday, at Second Baptist Church in Bridge City.
Born in Orange, Sept. 3, 1934, she was the daughter of Vivian Lee "Buck" Harris and Georgia Bell (Jennings) Harris. Shirley was a volunteer for the Ministerial Alliance, a two time cancer survivor, and an advocate for the American Cancer Society. She was the chairman for the zoning committee in Bridge City and a member of Second Baptist Church where she was very involved as a Sunday school teacher. Shirley was a very loving person who enjoyed taking care of other people. She will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles Brandon; brother, William Harris and her parents.
She is survived by her children, David Brandon, of Bridge City, Tina Kelley and husband Brandon, of DeQuincy, La. and Michael Brandon and Miki Marley, of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Tayler Brandon and Karsen Brandon; great-grandchild, Osiris Crow; sister, Bonita Bennett, of Little Cypress; brother, Larry Harris, of Orange and numerous other loving family and friends.
Pallbearers will be David Brandon, Michael Brandon, Brandon Kelley, Warren Bagwell, William Harris and Jason Head. Honorary pallbearers will be William Dustin Stephens and Luther Bennett.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Second Baptist Church, 340 Bland Dr., Bridge City, Tx 77611, or to The Purple Heart Service Foundation at 7008 Little River Turnpike, PO Box 49, Annandale, Va 22003.


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New Halloween themed RFYFL
By popular demand you can now run/crawl/hobble twice this year. So lucky!
An intense 5Km obstacle and adventure race….with PROFESSIONAL ZOMBIES!
You're running from brain hungry, virus spreading, Freak'n Zombies who are trying to snatch the flags/lives on your flag belt
Along the way you will have to navigate a series of 20 Freak'n obstacles
Freak'n Fantastic prizes to WIN
This is the Original NZ Zombie MUD run packed full of professional actors!
Next race Saturday 27th October 2018. Don't miss out, join the run NOW!
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This is one race where your legs giving out are the least of your problems. "Run for your Freak'n Life" is a first-of-its-kind in New Zealand event, one part 5K, one part obstacle course, one part escaping the clutches of zombies – and all parts are awesome.
Before the race, you will be given a flag belt, just like the childhood game of flag football. These flags represent your vigour. The zombies want to take your flags and thus your vigour and maybe eat your brains. If you lose all your vigour flags, you die. And the zombies win. If you are unable to complete an obstacle, you need to surrender 1 of your flags.
There will be a start line, and a finish line, but what happens in between is up to you.
"Run for your Freak'n Life" will be held at Spookers Haunted Attraction Scream Park on Saturday 27th October 2018. Spookers is located in the grounds of the old Kingseat Psychiatric Hospital, and has over 40 acres at its disposal. The hospital has been closed for many years but has fascinating grounds and an intriguing history.
The 5km course will include parts of the Kingseat grounds, The Woods, and areas of neglected zombie infested paddocks and scrub.
Throughout the 5K obstacle race, there will be over 20 man-made and natural obstacles for you to conquer. Competitors may choose not to complete an obstacle, but any runner who skips an obstacle will need to give up a flag.
Our hand-selected zombies are the best of the worst from Spookers Haunted Attraction Scream Park. They are trained professionals with many years of serious experience. Spookers' zombies have a goal; to chase you down and snatch your vigour flags until you are dead. Zombies will not physically touch the competitors other than trying to get a vigour flag.
We will be feeding our zombies before the race, to give them strength to last the day, so what you need is cunning, speed, and lightning agility.
There will be 20 horrifying obstacles that will be physically challenging, but not without a solution. They may include getting down and dirty, climbing, crawling, and generally getting your vigour slammed. The ever threatening zombies at the obstacles will be urging you on to do more than you ever thought physically possible.
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- 1/3 Cup Sugar
- 1 Tbsp. Cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp. Salt
- 1 1/2 Cups Half and Half
- 2 Egg Yolks
- 1 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
- 2 tsp. Vanilla
- 3-4 Bananas, sliced
- 24 Nilla wafers, coarsely crushed
- Whipped Cream, for serving
Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg and salt in a medium saucepan, then whisk in half and half and egg yolks. Place over medium heat and cook, whisking constantly, until pudding thickens and begins to boil, 5-8 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Whisk until butter has melted. Transfer pudding to a bowl and refrigerate until cold, about 3 hours.
In your preferred serving dish, create two sets of layers using the bananas, 1/3 of the pudding and Nilla wafers. Top with the remaining 1/3 of the pudding.
Before serving, top with whipped cream and additional banana slices and Nilla wafers, if desired. This is a delisious treat anyone can make at home.


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Car Barn Sport | Suzuki Splash (2012) | 2012 announced the Suzuki Splash mini-MPV including exterior and interior style refreshments, the Suzuki Splash brings the second half of 2012 and beyond, to date. The high seating position makes for easy entry and exit, while folding the rear seats forward a track - split 60:40 - creates a virtually flat load floor and opens up 573 liters of luggage space (VDA), including an affordable housing watertight below the floor of the trunk.
Two engines are temperamental, but offered the most cost-effective: Suzuki 68 hp VVT (Variable Valve Timing) 1.0 liter three-cylinder units and the latest dual VVT (intake and exhaust camshaft) 94 hp 1.2-liter gasoline engine, the first time of the new Swift was used. Both engines are connected to science and engineering with an emphasis on everyday driveability and cost-effective driving with a combined fuel consumption of 60.1mpg for the 1.0-liter and 55.4mpg for the 1.2-liter (auto 49.6mpg.)
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Come see my brand new space - All for the Boys! An inspiration place for boys! There IS a lot of fun boy inspiration out there but sometimes hard to find so we've created a spot for boy inspiration, crafts, parties, fun DIY projects etc. My boys love it so far and love seeing what I've found. They are excited to give reviews on products as well!
I hope you'll stop by and let me know what you think!
We've already put some fun stuff up as well as our first DIY project you won't want to miss!


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Hey guys!!
In my first article, I going to introduce you the importance of writing test cases(either with Rspec or minitest) with existing Rails Application and why one should write it?
Once you have created your Rails application and now you are quite excited with your bunch of code, files and directories. The only thing that you are missing now is Test cases??
Actually It's not TDD(Test Driven Development) but It's the way to learn TDD.
There are three important benefits by writing test cases:
1. You practice about thinking all cases and all possible conditions.
After writing enough tests, you will become aware of where is the possibility of breaking of methods, And as soon as you start TDD you can use this skill to write robust tests to handle all possible cases of your application.
2. You get habituated with well structured tests.
Once you have done enough practice for writing tests, now you can apply different design patterns for structuring those tests.
3. You find the tests which are hard to test.
As soon as you get more familiar, you will understand that which part of application is very hard to test and which part of the application is very easy to test. This will provide you the strength of analysis for future estimation of any project.
4. Tests are also very important while migration.
If your rails application has been written all possible test scenarios, then you can upgrade your rails application easily. You can upgrade it to any latest stable version.
Ease into TDD
Whenever you are testing your application,instead of clicking around in the browser to reproduce it, it better two write some cases.
Here is the flow of writing test cases:
a. Write a failing test
b. Run the test,
c. Fix the bug
d. Run the tests
e. Refactor tests
TDD is always preferable to write new rails application.(if you have enough time)
In my next post I will show you how to write tests? and how to pass them.
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In a beauty world that's over saturated and ever evolving with new products, fads and ingredients, it can be hard to know what we're really putting on our skin.
–This is Skin Deeper–
It seems we can't go a full 24 hours without hearing the words 'activated charcoal' or seeing blackened smiles all over our Insta feeds. But what exactly is activated charcoal, and why has it recently exploded onto the beauty scene?
We went ~skin deeper~ to investigate the trend with host Letitia Kiu and experts Charmaine Cooper of Dermalogica and Dr. Nastasia Irons of Province Apothecary to find out all there is to know about this buzzy beauty trend. Watch the full episode below!
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Wow! It has been a while. All because I dropped my phone and didnt have the funds to get it fixed again.
A lot has changed subce my last blog. First a foremost, I am now used to living alone. Now I realise how much effort is involved.
I have also had my hair cut off. Thoyght it would be so much easier but now I have to tong it everyday.
Started at my new school – I hate it! Hate my class and the staff are too in your face. I am determined to do a good job. Think I am getting used to how things are run but actually I have no clue! I feel like a dog chasing its tail. Some days I have no time to stop for lunch! Every night I am at home working til late! It is awful.
My class are one of the worse in the school and are difficult to handle. Today I wasnt feeling well and they just took advantage! At times I feel I could cry.
Had a nice weekend as it was my birthday! I was lucky enough to surround myself with 3 people I love. Had 9 cocktails and two shots – was a bit of an out of body experience!
So things are okay! Hating work
though. Which is a shame as I thought things would be better.
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I Hate Lists
by Kathy Gates
List making comes naturally to me. I learned how to spell writing out
grocery lists for my mom. She would walk around the kitchen checking to
see what we were low on and call out things for me to write on the list.
My job was to spell it out as I wrote it, or she would have me sound it out,
correcting when necessary. I not only learned how to spell, but the value
of that list as well.
But I know a lot of people balk at lists. It makes them feel too rigid,
too focused. They want to be creative, flexible, spontaneous. Or as
one client said, "I hate lists. Lists just show me how far behind I really
am. I don't want to be reminded."
Another client says, "Lists don't work. I make a list, but then none of it
gets done." Oh, so it's the lazy list's fault? I see.
And I'll agree - all valid points. But the Real Life bottom line is that
list-users tend to be much more efficient than list-avoiders. And because
they are more efficient with what they need to do, they therefore have much more
guilt-free time to do what they really want to do.
And isn't that *really* the bottom line? Here's some tips to help you make
lists work for you:
First and foremost, make sure you have a clear goal for the list. I know
it sounds odd, but it's one of the most important things you can do. It's
essential to tie it into your motivation; otherwise, as my client indicated
above, you may just write it then forget it. Decide -"What's the point of
it? What do I want the item or list help me do?"
Think of this *specifically*, not just "be more organized". The list might
help you stop being embarrassed at your son's soccer game because you were in
charge of drinks. It might stop those late fees on the video rentals you
hate so much. Make it personal.
Normally, you'll want to keep the keep the list specific - grocery items,
weekend projects, or errands to run. If you prefer a Priority Daily List,
try dividing a piece of paper into 4 quadrants. Label each one - to buy,
to call, to finish, to mail -- whatever fits your lifestyle.
Be sure that there's a clear reason that an item is on the list at all. Is
it's really your job to deal with it? Can/should it be delegated to
someone else? Is it important to be done at all? Is there a way to
combine it with something else to simplify it?
Get creative with your lists. One client of mine hung a giant chalk board
in her laundry room near the back door. She divided it into 4 quadrants.
To Call, To Do, To Buy, To Go. She used different colors for each
quadrant, drew happy or irritated faces, all kinds of things. It was her
creative response to a dull task.
You might use different colored papers for different lists, or different colors
for work vs. home. Or use "Top 10" to have some fun with it - Top 10
Errands to Run Before Saturday. Top 10 Things To Do In February.
Probably most important of all is that you link your daily/weekly lists to your
calendar/schedule. A list without a date/time link, is like a fish out of
water, or a car without fuel. It just doesn't work. The lists must
fit into the way you live your life, and that is inextricably linked with your
Directed lists can be a simple, yet powerful tool in your daily happiness.
Get listing!
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The Weekly Power List
_GQ recently unveiled its 50 Most Powerful People in Washington list, a look at who's up in the nation's status-obsessed capital. But power is fluid in Washington, and it's wielded in ever-changing ways, from the city's establishment bosses to its hungry young strivers. So we're bringing you a weekly power list: a mini-guide to the players in American politics and why they matter now. Because it's an election year, sometimes the players with the most Washington fanboys will often not live in Washington at all.
_This week: a candidate, two journalists, a conservative, a spokesperson, and a nun. _
1. Rick Santorum, Former Pennsylvania senator, current presidential candidate
We wanted to give this to someone a little less obvious (His scheduler? His advance guy?) But how could it be anyone but Rick Santorum? He zeroed in on Minnesota and Missouri while everyone else was sinking their treasure into Florida and was rewarded this week with victories in both states and a surprise win in Colorado. No, they weren't major contests. But they were just enough of a jolt to bring his comatose campaign back to life. "Nobody had a better week in the country than Rick Santorum," says Iowa Rep. Steve King. "He has won the heart of the heartland. To pull off a trifecta like he did two nights ago is a phenomenal accomplishment and he will go down in history." That might overstatement. But for now, Santorum is once again the man with the momentum.
2. Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes correspondent
Peter Schweizer, Research fellow, the Hoover Institute
This is how journalism is supposed to be done. Last year, Schweizer, a conservative writer, penned an anti-Washington tome called "Throw Them All Out," highlighting one of the city's biggest scandals hidden in plain sight: insider trading by members of Congress. "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft picked up on the report and ambushed Congressional leaders at their weekly press conferences, forcing strained and sometimes tense denials that rattled the political classes and caught the president's attention. He called for a bill that would regulate stock trading by members of Congress in his State of the Union speech last month and a little over a week later the Senate passed a bill. The House passed its own version yesterday. "They were central," Americans For Tax Reform president Grover Norquist says, of the duo. "Nothing would have happened without that book and the '60 Minutes' segment."
3. Al Cardenas, Chairman, American Conservative Union
The Cuban-born former Florida party chief took over the American Conservative Union, which oversees the annual CPAC conference, from longtime chairman David Keene last year. This year, Cardenas is responsible for amassing virtually all of the conservative star power in Washington, including three of the Republican presidential candidates (only Ron Paul is skipping), Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Mike Huckabee, and more. "Al has done a spectacular job," says talk radio host Michael Medved. "There's coalition building going on here. I do think that this CPAC, with a Latino head of the ACU, this is the most diverse conference...it's not a bunch of old Southern white guys."
4. Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson, the State Department
Nuland is one of Washington's ultimate nonpartisan policy professionals, serving as deputy national security advisor to Dick Cheney and then U.S. ambassador to NATO before Clinton brought her in to manage message. Throughout the Arab Spring, including the unrest in Syria, Nuland has done the tough work of foreign policy without slipping or seeking the limelight. "Who else can you think of who worked for Dick Cheney and Hillary Clinton? ... You can't find anyone who says she's not doing a good job," says one reporter covering the State Department. "She's the public face of the entire diplomatic apparatus. Every word she utters could become an international incident. Every day she faces a pack of jackals, led by yours truly, trying to make them into an international incident."
5. Sister Carole Keehan, President and CEO of the Catholic Health Association
She was a crucial (and sometimes lonely) Catholic voice in support of the Affordable Care Act, in the face of strong opposition from Catholic bishops. When the president decided recently that he would require most religious institutions to supply contraception as a part of their health care coverage, he lost Sister Keehan, who told the AP that the outrage among Christians over the policy, which boiled over this week at CPAC, is not about contraception so much as religious freedom. The resistance from one of the administration's most important allies on health care forced the administration to take the conservative backlash seriously. "Without the work of women like Sister Carol Keehan ... there would be no health reform and therefore no contraception coverage mandate to argue over—not just for the employees of Catholic hospitals and universities, but for the estimated 24 million other women who will benefit from this aspect of the law," Amy Sullivan wrote in The Atlantic Thursday. By Friday, the administration was announcing a compromise—one that Keehan could support.
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dog smiling, originally uploaded by sulalala. Griffith Park
This morning, my mom and I took off to the hills of Griffith Park for a mini photo-shoot. She wanted to update her website photos that were taken about 10 years ago in some brightly lit studio. It was a beautiful morning so we took a little hike and found a great place for photos, overlooking the park and downtown LA.
After we finished, we ran into a couple women on a hike with their dogs. They were super friendly so we started up conversation and had fun meeting the pups. I love this bulldog's coat and check out how ugly/cute she is drinking water.


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It's an age old story - an inexperienced driver thinks they can get away with having that one extra drink before taking the wheel.
But even one can be too many in treacherous conditions like this.
And one little girl didn't even put down her cup of milk before tooting off in her pedal car and she came a cropper in a snowy verge.
Her dad recorded an hilarious commentary as he took on the role of a police officer with a difficult suspect.
"Keep your hands where I can see them. Ma'am what's in the bottle?
"Ma'am I need you to drop the cup."
Speaking to 'headquarters' he chats: "She's resisting... Yep I've had this one before... Drinking and driving."
The playful dad then went to free his bemused tot in her Cosy Coupe.
The video was posted in YouTube and has gone viral with more than 613,000 views. many commending the Chicago 'officer' for his hilarious parenting.


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They know that all they need to do >>>>>> is make a bunch of noise, issue some wild accusations, and their >>>>>> supporters will array behind them. >>>>>> >>>>>> I fear that the real agenda is to justify a purge of the FBI and Justice >>>>>> Dept, because the noose is tightening and Orange Clown Man will not go >>>>>> down without a fight. I see no way to avoid this, unless, and this is a >>>>>> possibility, Trump is actually delusional enough to believe that he has >>>>>> done nothing wrong >>>>> >>>>> Tell you what, why don't you tell us precisely what Trump has done >>>>> wrong regarding Russia and the election? Or tell us what CNN told you. >>>>> Tell us all what indictable crimes *he* has committed. >>>> >>>> Collusion with Russian operatives to release illegally obtained >>>> information against his political opponents followed by a daily stream >>>> of actions, lies and naive admissions of guilt surrounding his attempts >>>> to obstruct the investigation into those crimes. >>> >>> What then is collusion with Russian operatives and corrupted FBI >>> figures to release false info about Trump during an election? And is >>> collusion a crime? You could check with your lawyer buddy. >> >> You're a hopeless dupe. > > That is straight out of BillB's playbook. "No, *you* are!" I can't help it, you are. >>>>>> and lets the investigation play out. >>>>>> >>>>>> The difference between this and Watergate is that at that time the >>>>>> Congress was actually an independent branch of government, and the >>>>>> Republican Party still believed in the Constitution. That's gone now. In >>>>>> 2018 the American Congress serves at the whim of the president. >>>>>> >>>>>> There are fireworks coming the likes of which any your country has never >>>>>> seen. It is sad to see, and at the same time very entertaining to watch. >>>>> >>>>> All reasonable Americans are praying for those fireworks, as long as >>>>> they are non-partisan fireworks. >>>> >>>> There is no American more non-partisan than Mueller >>> >>> There is no word more apt for you than "naive". >> >> From all reports he is a highly respected Republican straight arrow. >> That is, until he started getting close to Trump.. > > *All* reports then. Okay. All reports until Fox & Friends woke up to the fact that he was closing in on Dear Leader, then he suddenly became a traitor. > >> I recall you having a shred of a conscience at one point. What happened >> to you? Whatever it is, it is apparently the same disease that the >> Congressional Republicans have contracted. > > Sheesh. Did I do something wrong, too? You are deliberately obscuring the truth. > >>>> . But the fireworks I >>>> do not believe will come from him because Trump is going to get rid of >>>> him. Like a cornered rat he is going to lash out, he doesn't have much >>>> choice. >>> >>> Mueller should be fired. There is not a non-partisan human left in >>> this country, and Mueller is far from it. Trump is not cornered. There >>> is nothing on him, except in the fevered imagination of CNN. >> >> You are delusional. At least Trump appears to have the awareness to >> realize the situation he is in. That is exactly why this laughable >> diversion was thrown up. He has manufactured cover for any future >> obstructions of this process. And they are sure to continue. > > I sure hope so. I want all out war. I don't care who goes down, as > long as it's all the corrupt folks. Of course, that means another > government shutdown, but for a brand new reason. So you're motivated by a naive and childish belief that "The GuMMINT" is the root of all your problems, and that anything, even a wannabe dictator, that fucks it up is by definition good. > >>>> You don't seem to understand that. We >>>>> do need a purge, and another thing you don't understand is that Trump >>>>> could represent that purge. Why do you think so many politicians from >>>>> *both* parties hate him? >>>> >>>> If there were actually enough patriots in the US Congress willing to >>>> admit what is happening Trump would already be facing impeachment. >>> >>> Would Hillary be facing indictment? Lois Lerner? Any Dems at all? >> >> What an idiot. Private citizen Hillary Clinton and whatever legal >> problems she may face should be absolutely of no interest to anyone. > > Because she's a liberal? And once someone leaves government, anything > they did in government should be forgotten? Interesting. No, because she is, at the very worse, some criminal, not running the world's most powerful government. >> It certainly has nothing to do with the collusion by the Trump Crime Family >> that is sitting in plain sight of anyone who cares to see it. >> >> And yes, I am aware that "collusion" per se, in and of itself is not a >> crime. > > Then why do you go on about it? You keep using the word, even though I > asked you to name some actual crimes. The crimes were folded into the collusion, *illegally* promising to drop sanctions, and conspiring to have *illegally obtained* emails released. Then there was all the obstruction, dozens and dozens of examples..


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Monday, October 3, 2011
Kind says Congress should find common ground on jobs bill
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says there's room to find common ground despite polarization in politics.
"We're going to have to link arms and jump in to the icy waters," the La Crosse Dem said on Sunday's "UpFront with Mike Gousha."
Kind told Gousha that President Barack Obama's "American Jobs Act'' came from ideas that had support from both parties in the past, adding that any objections are due to politics and not policy differences. Kind conceded that finding ways to pay for the bill will be challenging.
Kind recently announced he wouldn't run for the U.S. Senate. He said he gave a possible run serious consideration. Among the factors influencing his decision were the difficulty of winning a primary against U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Madison and his family responsibilities.
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After reading her blog, watching her youtube videos and looking at her art, i knew that I just had to interview her and I am so glad she agreed.
Here is the interview including images of her absolutely breathtaking art!!!
1. Tell us a little about who you are and what you do?
First of all, it's so exciting to be able to share a little bit of me with you here. I was very humbled to be interviewed by Rosalina. I haven't come across her work before but what I see of it now, I find it very inspirational! Thanks so much Rosalina!
My name is Miranda Banks and I am a freelance artist, teacher, blogger, writer and building business owner under the name of "Clare Plantation". I currently live at home with my parents and take no shame in that! My career I have chosen all depends on me and what I make of it. I am my own boss, employer, secretary, treasurer and public relations executor in which all have started from nothing. My business is a labor of love and allows me to sell and advertise my artwork in a creative way. I am a recent college graduate with a major in art and minor in English. So what do I do with all of that...is Paint! I am a painter straight up and down and I have never doubted or been wrong with that affirmation! It is what I love to do, it's what I love to study and I hope to do for the rest of my life!
2. What type of art do you create?
I really enjoy making artwork that is strange and unnatural only by way of the placement of things but I want them to be aesthetically pleasing. I also like to create artwork in an abstract/traditional style that is busy and has many things to look at, which allows the viewer to find new things each time they look at my work. I like to hide things and create space that allows the viewer to step into my work as if in a dream, technically surrealism but pretty and not creepy. So I like to have the viewer say "Aaaahhhh cool!" and then followed by a good long stare because they keep finding things new and different. I want to have the viewer sit and stay a while. But then again I like to do good ole traditional pieces every once in a while because master works such as Monet and Van Gogh send me over the edge in obsession! So my traditional paintings of portraits and landscapes, I fill it up with tons of detail to allow the viewer again to experience new things.
I mainly create paintings on two surfaces, one being the trusty canvas and second, pages of journals I buy and create myself. I love to work in journals and create pages that accumulate and provide memories that I can flip through day in and day out. Sometimes I use my journals as alternatives to sketchbooks which allow me to create a larger painting. Still I don't do away with my sketchbooks. I use them for drawing studies so that I know what I can draw later in my journals and eventually paintings.
I am a lover of paint and I enjoy finding new ways to manipulate it using different combinations of color on the color wheel. My subject matters range from all kinds of things but most of all, I really enjoy nature such as mountain scenes and western landscapes. I've been crazy about little elements of nature such as the rings in tree stumps, wood grain, pine trees, florals, fawns with white spots, leaves, ferns, red rock formations, cactuses, birds, gems, crystals all immersed in gobs of paint Van Gogh style. I've now realized that liking Van Gogh is going to cost me in that I'm gonna need a lot more paint!
So in typing all of this I have come to the realization that my style is one hot mess! I like so many things all at once that when I create, it tends to all fall out on one surface. So technically I'll call myself "The ADHD Collage Impressionist"
3. Favorite art materials?
My go to materials are simply paint...lots and lots of paint! I usually create a base layer and use my trusty Apple and Barrel acrylic paint either by paint brush or finger. When I do paintings, I use Golden's or Basic's brands paint just for a more richer pigment, opaqueness and thickness. I use different art journaling techniques to spread it around. And then my next favorite art materials are only just to name a few, the Gelli plate, paint pens, under painted paper, my hand carved stamps, white out pens, watercolor and so many more. Being a mixed media artist is so great because it allows you to work with so many different materials all at once instead of being stuck with just one. Hahaha, there goes my ADHD again.
4.If you can live anywhere in the world where would it be?
If I were to live anywhere it would have to be the desert or the mountains/forest. I choose these places because it is where all of my subject matters reside. I like being in tune with God's beautiful creations and staying far and away from major busy city life. Visits to the city are fun but I must live and be with complete nature!
5. Favorite color?
My favorite color if anything would be pink but when it comes to art, EVERY color. Here of late though, I have a slight obsession with metallic gold. I use it more as an accent rather than full on color. Ever since I was a little girl though, I drew and colored rainbows all the time and really liked Lisa Frank's bold and bright colors, especially her beanie babies...hail to the 90's! So I pretty much just stay in tune with my 10 year old self when it comes to color and never leave out a single color in my rainbow!
6.Any other interesting facts about you?
I am a child of God and with that privilege I paint the feel good things in life. The majestic colors in a landscape, the innocence of a fawn, the humility of a flower next to a proud pine tree, the beauty and mystery of a crystal and life in all living things. These are gifts to us here on earth, the least I could do is say thank you and honor him in all that he is with my art!
Find Miranda Banks on her blog and etsy shop:
BLOG: http://clareplantation.blogspot.com
Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClareARTly
Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/clareplantation
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/clarechicful
Some of Mirandas' awesome art:


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Who Are You LEAST Compatible With?
It's just a fact of life: Some pairs are more oil-and-water than peanut butter-and-jelly, and some zodiac matches work better than others. As a rule of thumb, signs with the same qualities—Cardinal, Mutable and Fixed—tend to be a little too much of a good thing together. But couples with the same element—Water, Earth, Fire, Air—generally pair nicely, as do Water with Earth and Fire with Air signs.
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Despite those generalizations, the personalities of specific signs are known to rub each other the wrong way, as in the case of Taurus (Earth) and Cancer (Water). Of course, any good astrologer will tell you that a mismatched zodiac pair isn't the end of the world. Still, by knowing which horoscope sign you're least likely to have a happily-ever-after with, you can go into your next date—or relationship—with a more complete understanding of how your personalities might come into conflict.
Aries with…
Will a Ram and a Bull lock horns? Yup. Taurus craves stability and reliability, with finances as well as in relationships, which spontaneous, idealistic Aries can find too restricting. When reprimanded too much, Rams will start feeling like their partnership is more of a chore than a fun, happy union.
Taurus with…
From their mutual love of eating well to their compatible senses of humor, you'd think this Earth and Water twosome would really hit it off. However, guarded, sensitive Cancer might be quick to internalize any perceived slights a direct Taurus unwittingly makes, resulting in mood swings that can leave a Bull feeling perplexed.
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Gemini with…
The responsible and usually private Virgo has a different way of looking at love than the up-for-anything, verbose and, at times, dramatic Gemini. The blunt observations and advice Virgo perceives as honesty could come off as cruel to a Gemini. Virgo's blunt words may hurt a Gemini, or the Twins might become exhausted by Virgo's pragmatic way of life.
Cancer with…
Most Cancers are secretly hardcore romantics who want absolute security and a fairytale ending. Chances are, though, that more-independent Aquarius will probably start feeling boxed in by affectionate, sometimes jealous Cancer. At the same time, when Cancer gets emotional (which, let's face it, will probably happen), they will likely be turned off by Aquarius' method of rationalizing feelings or talking instead of listening.
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Leo with…
Though sunny, gregarious Leo likely appreciates Taurus' charm and good sense, these two Fixed signs may clash over their differing ideas of love. Leo needs warmth, empathy and optimism, and therefore could become exasperated with their Earth sign partner's more grounded, less starry-eyed approach. Sometimes all a Lion needs is a kind ear or a pep talk—not a lesson from practical Taurus.
Virgo with…
On the surface, and as friends, these two may get along swimmingly. They both typically enjoy intellectual discussions, travel, fitness and the finer things in life. Problem is, Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius needs to see the world full of possibilities, which could come off as foolish or idealistic, compared to Virgo's earthy, realistic take on life. At the same time, Virgo's views may strike the Archer as overly pessimistic—a total romance killer.
Libra with…
Scorpio may just be overly intense and have too much of a dark side for Libra, who is happiest keeping conversations conflict-free. There are usually emotional layers to Scorpio (including some hidden ones), which Air sign Libra, who intellectualizes feelings, may not necessarily understand about her Scorpio partner, who operates more on gut instinct than fact.
Scorpio with…
This relationship might start with fireworks; however, more reserved Scorpio needs a lot of private downtime that gregarious Gemini probably won't understand—and may not honor. Also, as an older soul on the zodiac scale, Scorpio will likely find Gemini to be good company to be with at times, but may yearn for a long-term match that's more willing to plumb their own emotional depths.
Sagittarius with…
Though the Archer admires Cap's down-to-earth qualities and keen wit, Sagittarius may get annoyed with the Goat's linear mode of thinking (plus tons of talk, and not as much action). After all, this leap-before-looking Fire sign would rather dive into action and ask questions later, unlike ultra-logical Cap.
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Capricorn with…
Often a pair of the same sun signs work well because they are able to instinctively understand one another. But Caps don't work that way. Since they're so busy rationalizing and feel the need to get a point across at any cost, Caps could miss important cues—including some that are necessary for keeping the peace. The result? Two stubborn, fighting Goats.
Aquarius with…
Though the first Fire sign and last Air sign of the zodiac make great friends, it's a tough pairing for lovers. In the independent spirit department, these signs are pretty evenly matched. However, Aries' intensity and passion can come on too strong for intellectual, rational Aquarius. Then there's the Aries need to constantly start something new, which can wear over time on a Fixed sign like the Water Bearer.
Pisces with…
These two might be kindred creative spirits, but they butt heads when it comes to going deep. Pisces, an old soul, needs a trusted confidante equipped to deal with serious emotional talks and may find Aquarius to be dismissive of their feelings (Pisces won't take it lightly if Aquarius flakes out for group event or even one of their causes). At the same time, the always-on Aquarius may find Pisces's need for solitude or rumination baffling.


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By Peter J. Hunt, Esq., and Jessica Lutrin, Esq.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, NY
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the PBGC) has adopted final regulations relieving certain sponsors of defined benefit pension plans from the obligation to report certain events that signal an increase in the plan's financial risk. The final regulations also revise many existing reportable event waivers. In recognition of the significant effect that pension liabilities can have on creditworthiness, many credit agreements refer to unwaived reportable events when defining the events of default.
On September 10, 2015, the PBGC released its long-awaited final regulations relating to reportable events under §4043 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The final regulations, among other changes, expand certain reporting waivers and revise certain reportable events
The final regulations are intended to limit reporting to plan sponsors and pension plans presenting the most substantial risk of involuntary or distress termination and reduce the burden on a plan sponsor of determining when a reportable event occurs. The PBGC anticipates that approximately 94% of plan sponsors and pension plans will be exempt from many reporting requirements.
The following is an overview of the key changes to the reportable event requirements and a discussion of how these changes will impact the rights and obligations of parties to credit agreements and transaction agreements.
ERISA Reportable Events
ERISA requires sponsors of single-employer defined benefit pension plans to report certain events to the PBGC that could herald an increase in a plan's financial liabilities or a decrease in the plan sponsor's financial health. This mechanism allows the PBGC to identify pension plans that may terminate in distress or otherwise require the PBGC's financial assistance. Reportable events vary widely in their scope and include, among others, a change in the identity of a plan sponsor or change in composition of the sponsor's controlled group and the transfer of plan liabilities to a plan sponsored by a company outside the transferring sponsor's controlled group.
Unless a waiver or extension applies, reports to the PBGC are due 30 days after the event occurs (known as post-event reporting). However, for some privately-held companies with large underfunding, reports to the PBGC are due 30 days in advance of the occurrence of certain events (known as advance reporting). The final regulations apply to events that occur on or after January 1, 2016, for post-event reporting and for advance reports due on or after that date.
In many circumstances, the PBGC automatically waives reportable events, depending on the perceived likelihood that the PBGC may be required to provide guarantees to fund the plan's benefits and the PBGC's access to other sources for the same information. In an effort to reduce the burden of reporting for sponsors that present the least risk, the most significant changes imposed by the final regulations relate to reporting waivers. In particular, the final regulations include less burdensome rules for companies with a low risk of default, plans funded 100% or more, public companies already reporting on filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and small plans:
The foregoing waivers apply in the case of the following reportable events: extraordinary dividends or stock redemptions; a change in the contributing sponsor or the sponsor's controlled group; active participant reduction; a transfer of benefit liabilities outside of a plan's controlled group; and, except for the small plan waiver, distribution to a substantial owner of a contributing sponsor of a plan.
The final regulations also provide for event-specific waivers, such as the missed required contribution waiver pursuant to which reporting is waived if the missed contribution is made up within 30 days of its due date and the contribution was missed solely because the plan sponsor failed to make a timely election to use the plan's credit balance to satisfy the funding requirement. Small plans can rely on this waiver if the missed contribution was a quarterly installment.
Finally, there are waivers for reportable events triggered by a foreign entity (other than a foreign parent) or by a company that is not a contributing sponsor of a plan and represents a de minimis 10% segment of the plan's controlled group.
Definitions of Reportable Events
The final regulations also simplify the definitions of several reportable events. The most notable changes are as follows:
Assessing the Impact of the Final Rule on Credit Agreements and Corporate Transactions
Credit agreements typically include a slate of provisions relating to reportable events for which the 30-day notice period is not waived. Specifically, a credit agreement may include:
Parties to credit agreements who have tied representations and warranties, reporting covenants and events of default to reportable events will need to assess whether the changes imposed by the final regulations have altered the rights and obligations under existing credit agreements, and will need to be mindful of these changes when negotiating amendments and restatements of existing credit agreements. With respect to the entry into future credit agreements, borrowers would be well-served to make an early determination as to whether they qualify for any of the waivers discussed above. Lenders, however, should focus their attention on whether the waivers would lead to an underreporting of ERISA risks and require tightening of the ERISA-related default terms in credit agreements.
Plan sponsors and parties to credit agreements should be aware that merger and acquisition transactions can trigger a PBGC reporting obligation if the transaction results in a change in the plan sponsor or to the plan sponsor's controlled group, a significant reduction in the number of active plan participants or a transfer of benefit liabilities outside of the controlled group. For such transactions, it is critical to determine if a reporting waiver is available before or immediately after the transaction agreement is signed, because the 30-day reporting period begins on the signing date, not the closing date for the transaction.
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I wanted to make some special toggle clasps out of the pewter.
Some that were different, very visual and useful for necklaces or bracelets.
But I kept delaying. Do you ever spend time telling yourself how difficult something will be, and talk yourself right out of it? It was kind of like that.
I started playing with the prototypes in polymer clay first. To get the sizes, textures and the locations for the holes and opening for the toggle.
Then I just started working on them.
These are the first three that I got finished.
I'm going to put them in the Etsy shop, but I can't wait to make a bracelet with one of them. To try them out. I haven't made any finished jewelry since before the move started, I need to get some beads out and wrap some wire.
If you're like me, with the prices of precious metals, you're using more copper wire in your designs right now.
So I gave these first three a deep copper-bronze patina. To coordinate well with copper, but they would look great with patinaed brass wire too.
They're good sized, not too large for a bracelet, but showy enough for a focal in a necklace, if you wanted the clasp down in front instead of in the back.
This one has a single hole for a strand or wire wrap to attach, and the other two have double holes. They could be connected to a single strand with jump rings, I suppose.
They all have a nice weight to them, not too hefty, but solid.
And the little toggle bars work well, I think. I don't know why I put this off for so long.
What do you think?
Maybe the subject of the GIVEAWAY in the last post should be a toggle like one of these? Will that inspire you to give me some ideas for the button cast replicas?


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Wow!! May was such a great month for PghWCS!!!
Firstly, we had the ever so fabulous pro's, Myles and Tessa Munroe in from Canada for an entire week!! Not only did they teach private lessons, they also taught our Tuesday night classes. Needless to say it was an amazing week! Thank you Myles and Tessa for coming to Pittsburgh! You gave us so many wonderful things to work on that will help to improve our dancing as a whole community!!
Secondly, we had the phenomenal Leify Green in to play a set for us!! What a treat!! Leif is well known in the WCS circuit for his live music consisting of not only covers, but also songs that he has written based on his travels and life experiences. His music makes for some amazing dancing!! If you missed him this time… he is rumored to be back at some point this year… stay tuned!
Leify with our very own rock star, Victoria!


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North Carolina lawmakers have filed a bill that challenges the tax exempt status of two major intercollegiate athletic associations.
Under H.B. 328, filed late March 13, the state Legislature would submit a complaint with the IRS against both the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), alleging the two groups "engaged in excessive lobbying activities" that violated their status.
The pending measure, submitted just before the NCAA backetball tournaments kick off, was crafted by Republican lawmakers in response to sanctions the athletic associations imposed on North Carolina due to the enactment of its controversial "bathroom bill," also known as H.B. 2. Among other things, the 2016 state law limits transgender individuals' access to public bathrooms and other facilities.
According to H.B. 328, the NCAA and ACC "have exceeded the scope of their respective charters by using economic retaliation" against North Carolina through scheduling of athletic events. The associations are trying to force state lawmakers "to adopt social legislation" unrelated to their core missions, the legislation asserts.
Last September, the NCAA relocated several championship events to other states because it said the law was discriminatory. The ACC said it would relocate "neutral site championships" from North Carolina for the current academic year as well. And first round games this week in the NCAA basketball tournament were moved to South Carolina.
In his March 13 state-of-the-state address, recently elected Gov. Roy Cooper (D) renewed his call for lawmakers to repeal the law or reach a compromise in the matter that is non-discriminatory. Pressure for such action is mounting as North Carolina faces additional cancellations of major sporting events, concerts and business expansion in the state.
Amy Yakola, ACC's chief of external affairs, told Bloomberg BNA that the conference has previously issued statements calling H.B. 2 inconsistent with its values and urging its repeal.
In a Feb. 25 statement provided by Yakola, John Swofford, the ACC commissioner, said he was encouraged that a bipartisan effort had been launched to resolve the issue. "If legislation is passed that resets the law as it was prior to HB2, it will present the opportunity to reopen the discussion with the ACC Council of Presidents regarding neutral site conference championships being in the state of North Carolina," he said.
"The NCAA has not lobbied North Carolina lawmakers," the group told Bloomberg BNA in a March 14 email. "All conversations that we've had with representatives in the state have been designed to provide information about our championships process and timeline, not take positions on legislation. When the Board of Governors moved championships from North Carolina last year, it was a clear response to state laws that local communities admitted would make it difficult to assure that our events could be held in an environment that was safe, healthy, and free from discrimination for all those watching and participating in our events. Our constitution and values commit us to respecting the dignity of every person. Our decisions reflect those values and our principles have not changed."
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text: Chicago Mayor Harold Washington has written a letter to Commissioner Peter Ueberroth asking for help to keep the Chicago White Sox from moving to the suburbs or another city. The club has announced plans to leave Comiskey Park and the city of Chicago for the western suburb of Addison. The White Sox also have threatened to move to another city if necessary. Washington sent the letter Thursday, saying he would not permit the White Sox to break their ''90- year-old civic trust'' with Chicago without a fight, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. ''We believe the Sox are walking away from that deal without economic cause and in so doing are turning their backs on a 90-year-old civic trust,'' the letter said. ''Although the city has refrained from public debate over the Sox decision, we do not intend to quietly let the Sox abdicate that trust.''


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Today I felt the need to wear a dress after all the ribs I ate at the Kitchener Rib Fest the night before. This girl caved after a long 6 months of not eating meat, and ended up having some ribs. The hubby said "how can you go to rib fest and only have a poutine"? I was pretty excited to have it, but unfortunately we didn't pick the best ribs and they weren't that great. I regretted having it and am now back to being a vegetarian.
I had a wonderful evening with the hubby and 2 amazing friends in Kitchener last night, I couldn't get over how busy it was. We stood in line for about 30 minutes to get the ribs and then we were going to stand in line for beer tickets until we heard it was an hour wait just to get the tickets and then you had to stand in another line to get the beer… are you kidding me? We just ended up coming back to London and having some drinks at our friends house, perfect way to spend a Saturday evening.
Dress- Smart Set- $49- April 2013
Necklace- c/o Cocoa Jewelry
Bracelets- Aldo (set of 2)- $15- in stores now
Bracelet- BCBG- Gift from a friend
Belt- Smart Set (set of 2)- $20- May 2013
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Galle, Sri Lanka
Right in the centre of Galle, 20 Middle Street is an exquisite and luxurious private oasis amidst the town's gentle buzz.
Adamant that the charm of the original Dutch house should prevail, the present owner has managed to keep the rooms large and airy, aided by high-ceilings, original teak windows, shutters and light, terrazzo floors. With four en-suite bedrooms, the views over the World Heritage Galle Fort are second to none.
Furnished elegantly and with taste, this property is both comfortable and luxurious. It is the perfect villa to rent and the ideal location from which to explore the beautiful coast of Sri Lanka.
The understated yet consistently smart interior design features sweeping staircases and numerous terraces with shaded and sun-drenched seating, depending on how you feel. The gardens are lush and well tended – the perfect place to wander through, breathing in the frangipani and Jurassic ginger flowers.
There is an elegant Library and a Games Room with a snooker table and plasma screen, for those who need more entertainment. There is Wifi throughout the house. This is more suited to an adult holiday, a chance to leave the kids at home with the babysitters and enjoy a tranquil week away in the sun!
The house is looked after by a wonderful team – Janaka, Preethi and Jayanath, who will see to your every need during your stay. Preethi does the cooking, choosing from a good range of western and Sri Lankan dishes.
20 Middle Street Information
- Location: Galle, 2h30min to Colombo International Airport
- Accomodation: 4 rooms (Sleeps 8)
- Staff: House staff including chef
- Facilities: Plunge pool, games room with pool table, flat screen TV/DVD with surround sound, wifi, well-stocked library
- Activities: Swimming, surfing, scuba diving, bike rides, massage, tea estate and factory tour
- Weather: Months of December to April are the best time to visit, the monsoon season is June to August and October/November.
- Children: Not suitable


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The exceptional Against the Grain Press, run by Abegail Morley, Jessica Mookherjee and Karen Dennison, will be publishing my collection Well, in March 2019. Join me for the launch on 16 March, 6:30 for 7:00pm at the Poetry Café, Covent Garden.
I am very excited to announce my inclusion in the Black Light Engine Room's Co-Incidental 02, out now!
Two new poems up at literateur.com.
The Best Poem Ever Written in school...
The collaboration of Forward Arts Foundation with Oxford Spires Academy was born out of the bringing together of two far-sighted organisations that promote the enjoyment of reading and writing: the charity First Story which appoints writers-in-residence into 'challenging schools' to work with students from a range of different backgrounds, and the charity Give A Book which provides free books for schools, prisons and other institutions... [read more].
The Hitting Game Reviewed
A new review can be found here Sabotage Reviews
Some other critiques of my book can be found here at the New Welsh Review
and also here at the Dundee University Arts Review site, DURA.
Poetry on the Pavement
Two of my poems have been chiselled into the Walthamstow pavement as part of a sundial project in the refurbished train station.
Highly Commended in Forward Prize 2015
The Hitting Game has been Highly Commended in this year's Forward Prize for Poetry. The poem The Best Poem Ever Written is published in the Forward Anthology.
The Hitting Game is published by Seren.
May, 2014
Welcome Back to the Country wins the Poetry Wales Purple Moose Poetry Award, and is published by Seren.
This is a most welcome full collection by a strikingly distinctive poet who has already published a prize-winning pamphlet. The poems are simultaneously flamboyant and unsettling, inventive and grounded, witty and vulnerable. Irresistibly intriguing investigations of 'what…will make it/ever so briefly alright being us'.
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January 12, 2011
{Pure White} Wedding Dessert Table
This gorgeous pure white wedding dessert table from Call Me Cupcake is pure elegance and class. White is one of my favourite colours and my home is basically white all over from the walls to the couch to my bedlinen so I was so in awe when I saw this white dessert table. It is so simple and chic and does not require a bold colour palette to impress. How beautiful is the cake?
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Walkthrough Guide on Trollface Quest TV Shows
1: Spam clicking the right guy's head until the Idea Bulb lighted up, then click the left boy.
2: Click the right guy once, then quickly click and hold the guy on the left. Once he cannot hold his breath any longer, just click on him twice.
3: Click the guy holding the Machine gun, then click and drag the background downwards. Finally, click on the worm.
4: Click and hold the guy sitting on the right, then click the screen.
5: Click the guy on the right, then click and drag the plunger to the alien. Finally, click the alien again.
6: Click and drag the lady upwards, then do the same for the guy. Click to open the glass panel then click the opening twice, lastly click on the UFO.
7: Click and hold the tall guy standing behind, then click on him again.
8: Spam tapping on the guy's nose on the billboard, then click on the door. Lastly, click on the booger.
9: Click and hold on the guy holding a spoon.
10: Click and drag the tissue upwards twice, then click on the lady then the guy on the right.


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Master Ninja: Shadow Warrior of Death
Also available on: Commodore 64 - Amiga
Description of Master Ninja: Shadow Warrior of Death
The first Paragon game is an extremely primitive stick-figure fighting game that really has nothing going for it except the exotic locales and a good variety of moves. The game is not really worth playing, but is good as reminder of how far Paragon has to go to be a quality developer ;)
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- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Paragon Software Corporation
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- Year: 1988
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Afterwards, we drove back towards San Diego, stopping briefly at Torrey Pines State Reserve which is home to the United States' rarest pine, the Torrey Pine (its existence limited to a range of around 4,000 trees in the preserve and another closely related variety of 100 trees to be found off the coast of Santa Barbara on Santa Rosa Island). Our visit was brief, though the scenery was enjoyable. The park features a number of trails which meander atop cliffs overlooking the ocean and northern San Diego.
Our next stop was downtown San Diego, where we walked along the harbor to view various ships and people (homed and homeless).
Finally, the day was concluded with what must've been a 6-8 mile walk from the beachfront of our hotel (Pacific Beach) to Mission Beach and back. On the way back, we noticed a number of homes for sale along the beachfront with asking prices anywhere from $1-$2.5 million and declined to make immediate offers on any. Interested in earning our millions before spending it, we returned to the hotel for some momentary relaxation and sleep before tomorrow's trek into the abyss of traffic and smog that is Los Angeles.