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De Best fashions is one of the four largest fashion-design companies in Melbourne. The company was established 15 years ago by the current managing director, Dorothy Lighthart.
About five years ago, while on a fashion tour through several states, Dorothy met Quita Wishnoski. Lighthart had seen a number of Wishnoski's designs in a show and had taken an immediate liking to the designs.
As Lighthart considers herself to be a good judge of young talent she decided to hire Wishnoski to work in her company. At the time the company was only medium size, as a lack of top-quality designs had restricted the expansion of the company. Wishnoski was brought in as one of the company's four main designers. Initially this meant a large increase in salary costs, but they were offset by the opportunity to design for a much larger clientele.
The four designers are directly responsible to the managing director, who coordinates all their tasks and maintains an active and informal relationship with them.
For three years Wishnoski worked hard and enthusiastically. She was not too happy as the most junior of the four designers, but she thought that as her standard of work improved she would win the same opportunities as the others.
Often Wishnoski was left alone to produce designs for up to two months at a time while her colleagues travelled overseas selling the company's designs and looking for opportunities in international markets. This did not bother her, she enjoyed the challenge and she worked consistently hard at her designing. She was soon performing as an equal with her fellow designers. Her salary had almost doubled since she joined the company and she had also made a number of new friends.
Lighthart was pleased with Wishnoski's progress. Her designs sold well and the company's sales increased dramatically. She also had the personal satisfaction of knowing that it was she who had recognised Wishnoski's talent and had brought her into the company. Lighthart encouraged Wishnoski whenever possible, and made sure that she was well rewarded with salary increases.
Last year one of the designers was involved in a car accident. She was in hospital for more than three months and decided that, once she had recovered, she would leave her job and retire from designing. Although the accident and subsequent resignation upset the women, and indeed the company, Wishnoski saw it as the chance she needed to escape her junior status and gain the privileges of senior designer.
About a fortnight after the official notification of the resignation, the remaining three designers conferred with Lighthart. She discussed her proposal to compensate for the loss of one of her designers. The two remaining senior designers were to remain in their current positions, carrying on as they had before. The managing director herself would take over some of the tasks previously carried out by the other designer. Wishnoski was to get a large increment in salary, which would bring her to the same salary as the other two designers, and was to take over most of the design activities of the person who had resigned.
The news disappointed Wishnoski. A few days after the announcement, while having a quiet drink after work with one of her co-designers, she told her friend of her disappointment and said she was considering looking for a new job. Her friend told her that she was on top wages and would soon enjoy the benefits the other women received. It is just a matter of time, her friend said. Following this, Wishnoski put the thought of changing her job out of her mind.
Lighthart too had become a good friend of Wishnoski, and also of the other designers. As a result of family commitments Lighthart had spent the past nine months in the company's main office in Melbourne. During that time she noticed that Wishnoski had not been as enthusiastic about her work as she had been in the past. When Lighthart asked Wishnoski if there was a problem, Wishnoski told her nothing was wrong and that she was quite happy with her job.
However, it was obvious to the managing director that something was affecting Wishnoski: her standard of work had dropped markedly and her most recent designs lacked the flair and instant marketability that had been her hallmark. After a week of deliberation Lighthart decided that Wishnoski must be unhappy with her salary, as none of the designers had had a salary increase since the rise that followed their colleague's resignation. Lighthart decided to raise all three of her designers salaries. She took Wishnoski out for a drink after work to break the good news to her.
Will an increase in salary restore Wishnoski's motivation? Why has her attitude changed? What should the MD do to lift her performance to its previously high standard?
Thanks to Stanley Petzall of the School of Management at Deakin University for permission to use this case study which comes from his publication on management case studies.
Jane Jeffreys is a management consultant based in South Australia. Her consulting firm specialises in working with organisations and individuals to resolve critical issues that undermine successful performance. She has wide experience in management and works with clients in the public and private sectors around Australia.
Motivation and job satisfaction are topics that have been the subject of a lot of research over many years. Theories abound and there is some disagreement about what motivates people at work or provides job satisfaction. This case study provides the basis for important insights that will help managers deal with these issues, and it demonstrates the potential cost to organisations when employees become disenchanted with their work.
Is remuneration the problem?
It is highly unlikely that a pay increase will raise Wishnoski's motivation. We know that she is already being paid at the same level as the senior designers and that she is still unhappy with her work situation. It seems that Wishnoski does not view salary increases as appropriate recognition for her contribution. She wants to move from her junior status in the company so that she can enjoy the privileges of senior status. She believes that she is ready to take on the full responsibilities and rewards that come with senior status.
Note also that Lighthart plans to provide the other designers with a pay increase at the same time as Wishnoski. So it is unlikely that an increase in pay would improve her motivation as the inequity that Wishnoski's sees in relation to the other designers would remain.
Entrenched dissatisfaction
Wishnoski has worked hard over the past five years and her designs have helped to boost the company's profits. Although she has had many pay increases and her salary is comparable with the other designers, she has been striving for the recognition and opportunity that the other designers get. Wishnoski measures her success against the rewards that are provided to the existing designers and, despite the equality in pay, she sees that she is still a junior.
What to do?
Lighthart faces the very real risk of losing Wishnoski. This would be a damaging loss for her company with immediate effects on the bottom line. Not only would she be losing a very important strategic asset, but she would also be faced with the costs of replacing her: just the cost of recruitment and training can equate to between one and two years salary.
It is critical that Lighthart talk to Wishnoski about the reasons for the decline in her performance. Lighthart seems to be acting with good faith: she values Wishnoski's contribution and has tried to motivate her with pay increases. However, she has overlooked the possibility that Wishnoski is not necessarily looking for more money. Wishnoski is looking for career advancement, for future challenges and to have the same status as the other designers.
Lighthart needs to introduce a performance management and development process that would ensure that there is continuing and focused communication between herself and each staff member concerning:
- The goals of the company.
- What effect each individual's contribution has on the success of the company.
- Performance expectations.
- Performance outcomes.
- Staff members goals and development needs.
Although Lighthart is close to her staff and communication is continuous and friendly, Wishnoski has failed to raise her concerns with Lighthart. Regular opportunities need to be provided to enable staff to discuss their performance and career needs.
Principles for managers
This case study invokes a number of principles of which managers need to be aware if they are to create a work environment that ensures their people operate at their best.
Managers should:
- Invest time in gaining an understanding of the several factors that influence motivation and job satisfaction: they need to examine the theories.
- Not assume that they know what is important to their people without consulting them.
- Remember that different things motivate different people.
- Involve their staff in determining an appropriate remuneration system.
- Ensure that effective performance management and development processes are in place.
The same principles apply in team situations as when dealing with individuals, although the performance management and development tools and approaches may be different.
Sarah Cornally is a facilitator, speaker, consultant and executive coach with a unique ability for spotting the maximum leverage points in businesses, people and organisations. For 20 years she has been consulting to organisations and applying the principles of behavioral science to achieve performance outcomes and cultural change. She is a presenter on leadership programs, and her clients include many multinational organisations, government departments and small businesses.
A common misperception we have is that people are motivated solely by money. However, people's attitude to money depends on their relationship with it and the meaning they attach to it. Studies report that remuneration rates lower on a hierarchy of importance than many other motivators, except when people do not have enough for survival. Money is usually an obvious and relatively uncomplicated solution to a problem a quick fix.
To find out what motivates people you have to discuss their needs, wants and expectations then develop a pathway to achieving these things. It is important to be realistic about what you promise. As people grow and their needs develop, their expectations change.
In this case study it seems that Dorothy Lighthart and Quita Wishnoski started their relationship based on assumed expectations. Initially they were complementary but diverged as the business and Quita developed. Dorothy is rewarding Quita based on her own personal values or on an assumption about what is important to Quita. Quita has not told Dorothy what her frustrations or needs and expectations are.
If we attempt to project ourselves into Quita's inner experience of her situation, she may be saying something like this: I was thrilled to join this company and have my work appreciated and an opportunity to gain experience and develop my skills. I have given my best, and the quality I produce has repositioned the company to where Dorothy wanted it. It has been a win for everyone. But I now feel like I'm the cash cow and am imprisoned. It seems that no matter how well I do, I won't get the advancement to senior status that I feel I have earned.
There are many other possible scenarios: but unless Dorothy does some research to find out Quita's actual perceptions, any action taken could fuel her resentment.
It is not always as simple as asking someone what they want. Often people do not know exactly what they want and, in fact, often what they want (or need) is for you to see something in them that they do not see and pull it out of them. In effect, to care enough about them to want to develop them. That is why setting big goals for people to achieve works so well: they find something in themselves they did not know they had.
It may not only be Quita's attitude that is affecting her designs. If she is not mixing with other designers and buyers from other countries her environment may be limiting her vision. It could be that she is getting stale and out of touch.
When they meet, Dorothy needs to find out what Quita's aspirations are; what she wants to achieve in her career. Specifically, she needs to find out what can be provided for Quita in the context of the business to help her achieve those things. Dorothy needs to find out what is working for Quita and what is not. This approach eliminates the element of blame and opens the way to genuine dialogue. It should be entered in a spirit of partnership with the explicit goal of finding solutions.
Quita needs to develop her communication skills so she can ask for what she wants, especially when she is asked about problems. She has contributed to the problem by not speaking up. She needs to know on what basis she would receive senior status.
Dorothy needs to develop a structured process to ensure that people's needs and expectations are identified and managed, at selection and at periodic performance reviews. For this it is essential that she has a clear vision and strategy for the business. She also needs to develop insight into her own communication skills and into the effects that her leadership style may have on others.
As managing director, Dorothy needs to align her people strategy with her business strategy. She seems to have good intentions which, unfortunately, are not translating into reality.
Many business people spend a lot of time working out their business strategies without giving equal time to working out how to motivate their people. This involves looking closely at the integration of your vision and values. What are the beliefs you have about people? What sort of people do you want? How do you want to lead and manage the people in the organisation? How are you communicating all this so people understand?
Clarity creates focus, energy and commitment. It aligns expectations and enables people to achieve. The greatest common motivator of all is the rush of achieving something significant, especially when it has made you discover something new about yourself.


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Billionaire Finds 10%+ Income Streams Here
Smart Money Is Investing Here
It's one of my favorite sources of safe, growing investment income… and apparently billionaire D. E. Shaw agrees with me.
I'm talking about Welltower Inc (NYSE:WELL). The company got its start in 1970 as a small healthcare-focused real estate investment trust (REIT). Management has since built a sprawling property empire, with a focus on senior housing, assisted living facilities, and medical office buildings.
And business, it seems, is booming. Each day, 10,000 Americans hit their 65th birthday. The coming "grey tsunami" has turned healthcare properties into veritable cash cows, with higher rents, better tenants, and lower vacancies.
I wrote about Welltower in a recent issue of my monthly advisory, Retirement Riches. I like the partnership's core properties, situated mainly inside large, urban centers. These markets benefit from constraints on building new supply, which allows Welltower to raise rents each year.
Most of this income gets passed onto investors. Today, the business pays out a quarterly distribution of $0.87 per unit. That comes out to an annual yield of nearly seven percent.
This income stream will likely keep growing, too. Since 2010, management has boosted the distribution on eight occasions. Such a combination of a high upfront yield and growing distributions should turn into lucrative returns.
But I suppose other people have clued in. According to the latest round of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Form 13-F filings, D.E. Shaw revealed that he owned more than 286,000 units in the trust. Looking back over the past few quarters, it seems that the billionaire hedge fund manager has been quietly building a stake in the partnership over quite some time. (Source: "D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Form 13F Information Table," Securities and Exchange Commission, last accessed March 12, 2018.)
And that's not all. If you look deeper into the filing, it shows that Shaw has backed up the truck on other senior housing providers. He has ramped up purchases of related names like Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR), Senior Housing Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SNH), and Sabra Health Care REIT Inc (NASDAQ:SBRA).
|Market Cap
|Sabra Health Care REIT Inc
|$3.2 Billion
|Senior Housing Properties Trust
|$3.8 Billion
|Omega Healthcare Investors Inc
|$5.4 Billion
|HCP, Inc.
|$10.6 Billion
|Ventas, Inc.
|$17.7 Billion
|Welltower Inc
|$19.8 Billion
(Source: Google Finance)
Of course, Shaw isn't the only one buying shares, either.
Other hedge fund managers—including Ray Dalio, David Harding, and Ken Griffin—initiated or increased their positions in Welltower. In recent quarters, billionaire Jim Simons has slowly built up a 1.7 million-unit stake in the partnership. (Source: "Welltower Inc. (WELL) – Hedge Fund Holdings," Insider Monkey, last accessed March 12, 2018.)
Why would all of these hedge fund managers be so excited about this industry? I would say it can mean only one thing: they see a lot of upside ahead.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — As the Arizona Cardinals gathered at midfield near the start of their first minicamp of the year, Larry Fitzgerald stood with his arm around the shoulder of team President Michael Bidwill. After all, they've been together quite a while.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — As the Arizona Cardinals gathered at midfield near the start of their first minicamp of the year, Larry Fitzgerald stood with his arm around the shoulder of team President Michael Bidwill.
After all, they've been together quite a while.
Pro football players rarely spend a long career with one team. Fitzgerald is entering his 15th season with the Cardinals, a span that has resulted in statistics that rank him among the game's greatest receivers.
And he's not finished yet, learning a new offense as workouts began Tuesday with new coach Steve Wilks and his staff.
"I dreamed I would be able to play in the same place and be able to play at a high level for a long time," Fitzgerald said. "That's what you work for. That's what you aspire to do. To be able to do it is a real blessing, but it's a new journey this year."
Fitzgerald will turn 35 before the next season starts and he's shown no sign of diminished production. Last season, he tied his franchise record with 109 receptions, second-most in the NFL behind Jarvis Landry's 112, for 1,156 yards. It was the ninth time he has passed 1,000 yards receiving. Only Jerry Rice (14) and Randy Moss (10) have more 1,000-yard seasons.
While quarterback Carson Palmer and coach Bruce Arians retired after last season, Fitzgerald chose to return and is doing so with high enthusiasm.
"I never really need to be rejuvenated," he said. "I love the competition. I love hearing people say 'he's 35, he's too old to do this still,' and me just continuing to do what I do. All that stuff motivated me. ... Honestly, I'm as motivated as I was when I was 20 just cutting my teeth. It doesn't really turn off.
"That's a good and a bad thing. I'm probably going to struggle when I'm done with it."
Fitzgerald is third all-time in receptions (1,234) — behind Tony Gonzalez and Rice — and in yards receiving (15,545) — behind Terrell Owens and Rice. He needs 92 catches and 390 yards to move into second in both categories. He's caught at least one pass in 211 consecutive games, tied for the second-longest streak in NFL history.
Yet his importance in the locker room might supersede his performance on the field.
"He's the best teammate, the best guy, I've really ever been around," center A.Q. Shipley said.
Wilks is Fitzgerald's fifth head coach in Arizona. The two have been spending time together. They were courtside at a recent NBA game between the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors.
"Just from my short time around him, it would be difficult for you not to like him," Fitzgerald said. "Something would probably have to be wrong with you not to like him, honestly. I mean, he's so approachable, he's so down to earth. Honesty, integrity, all those things kind of come to mind when you talk to him."
Wilks, the defensive coordinator at Carolina before coming to Arizona, knows how fortunate he is to inherit a wide receiver who certainly seems headed to the Hall of Fame.
"I talk about this all the time with Larry," Wilks said, "a pillar of this community and really of the National Football League. And to have this guy on our team, to have him as a voice in that locker room, an extension of the coaches, that's huge."
Fitzgerald isn't sure what his role will be in the new offense installed by coordinator Mike McCoy. He's been studying the playbook so much he said he feels like he's in college again.
Fitzgerald insists he takes nothing for granted.
"Stature doesn't really get you anything," he said. "This is a prove-it business. Nobody cares what you did last year or the year before. That's in the history, that's in the past, so you're always trying to accomplish something new every day. That's my mindset."
In the meantime, Fitzgerald's annual celebrity charity softball game is this Saturday. He has an All-Star cast of participants, including star running back David Johnson.
But Johnson has been the butt of some severe criticism on Twitter from Fitzgerald for his lack of softball skill.
"Well, he stinks," Fitzgerald said. "D.J.'s bad at baseball. He's a great football player, a wonderful husband, unbelievable father, terrible baseball player."
Notes: Arians didn't believe in team stretching but, with music in the background, the team went through organized stretching drills on Tuesday. .... Wilks repeated the plan to bring quarterback Sam Bradford along slowly after his return from injury and has no timetable for when he will be a full participant.
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After the formation of Berrima Engineering in 1992 there has been three successive ranges of rollerbar hay rakes produced since the first prototype.
All our machines incorporate strength, simplicity and easy of operation, with the gentle clean action only a rollerbar can give.
From the B24 in 1994 to the B800 and 1000 to the current BR range and our range of chaser bins, Berrima has been at the forefront of design and innovation in the hay rake arena and beyond, winning multiple awards over the years. Most importantly Berrima Engineering build reliable machines to make your operation profitable.
The BR1200 prototype was put to work and is setting new standards for the industry as the largest roller bar rake produced.
Berrima engineering prides itself on producing quality state of the art products, this is why our staff are also given the opportunity to operate the machines they build, so they can contribute to design and they have great pride in what they build hence we never stop looking at ways to improve the designs and features on our machines to best suit your needs. Being a "hands on" company we attend as many field days and demonstration days as possible and are willing to respond to interest shown. Berrima engineering also values the relationship it has with its customers as that is the best source of feed back for our products and service, we realise that keeping our customers happy is vital to the future of our company.


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What About Poor Chickens and Fish?
Rainbow Shower, Maui, Hawaii, Oct 26, 2015 – The UN Health Agency (WHO – World Health Organization) published today a study which declared that processed meats raise the risk of colon and stomach cancer and that red meat is probably dangerous, too.
Of course, meat producers are angry, vegetarians are euphoric, and cancer experts are welcoming the most comprehensive pronouncement yet on the relation between our modern meat-eating lifestyles and cancer.
But there were a few more winners the New York Times did not mention in its today's headline story…
If I were a cow, for example, I would feel beyond euphoric. Ecstatic! Unless already loaded on a truck heading for an abattoir, it would feel as if I have just received a reprieve from a death sentence.
Ditto re. pigs, sheep, deer, horses… and other members of the Red Meat Club.
No wonder the meat producers are angry. Just like the tobacco growers were when science proved their product's link to cancer.
But there may be at least one more loser the New York Times did not mention in its today's story: Chicken.
You see, if I were a chicken, I'd be mortified. In fact, I'd call my lawyer and ask him to start preparing legal paperwork for protection from genocide.
What do you suppose are all those red blooded Americans (and others) are going to do when they learn that they are ingesting cancer? Just like their parents and grandparents were inhaling it?
Well, some may quit. Probably not many. Wouldn't hold my breath for it, but some may even turn vegetarian.
Another minority may become pescetarian [pɛskəˈtɛriən] – fish eating vegetarians. Just don't expect them to know how to pronounce their new culinary creed.
But most members of the Red Meat Club will say "to hell with it," and ride on their cows and pigs to cancer deaths. Again, just like many of our parents and grandparents did.
Or they may switch to chicken… still meat, but until now beneath their macho self images. Beats cancer death, though.
But wait a second… isn't chicken meat also susceptible to salmonella? And linked to E. Coli virus? And bird flu? And a bunch of other nasty medical Latin names?
Consumers Reports found in 2013, for example, that 97% of the chicken breasts were tainted with at least one of six bacterias that can make people sick, including salmonella, campylobacter, and staphylococcus aureus (common causes of food poisoning); E. coli and enterococcus (which indicate fecal contamination); and klebsiella pneumoniae (a bug that can cause infections such as pneumonia).
That sure sounds like better defense than filing a legal brief against genocide.
Nor is the fish sacrosanct. The British Health Service, for example, has recently issued a warning that fish oil, consumed as a supplement or as seafood, may make men 70% more likely to get prostate cancer than those who do not ingest such food.
As usual, some disagree. Like Dr Mark Hyman. Mostly with methodology. But even he cannot deny the core conclusions of the study.
So you see, there are many ways to die from eating the "wrong" kinds of meat. Cancer isn't the only one. All you can do is choose your own poison.
Or you can become a VEGETARIAN.
I know. It sucks. But if you suck it up and eat your fruit and veggies and nuts anyway, maybe you will live longer. If that's what you want. If not, ride on the carcass of that cow, pig, sheep or chicken into oblivion.
We all have to die from something, right? That would be redneck mentality.
Bottom line? You need to ask yourself a question: Am I a redneck?
The answer to that question will determine how much red meat you will choose to eat.
Fore more on the latest WHO study see, "UN Agency Links Hot Dogs and Other Processed Meat to Cancer": http://nyti.ms/1kHANcn


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G. Edward Pendray, a proponent of the peaceful uses of rocket power and space flight since the 1930's, died of complications from Parkinson's disease Tuesday. He was 86 years old and lived in Jamesburg, N.J.
In his many early writings and speeches on rocketry, Mr. Pendray envisioned such uses for high-altitude rockets as photography and mapping, mail transport, commercial travel and space exploration.
''If shooting rockets across the Atlantic is feasible, there is no obstacle to shooting them to another planet with the moon as a beginner,'' Mr. Pendray said in a 1931 interview.
Mr. Pendray was born in Nebraska and graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1924. He received a master's degree from Columbia University in 1925 and was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws by the University of Wyoming in 1943. Science Editor at Herald Tribune
Mr. Pendray joined the staff of The New York Herald Tribune in 1925 as a reporter and later became science editor. After leaving the paper in 1932, he served as an editor for other publications until 1936, when he joined the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company as assistant to the president.Continue reading the main story
He helped develop and administer the annual Westinghouse Science Talent Search and was responsible for the time capsule buried at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
In 1945, he left to open his own industrial public relations firm, Pendray & Company, where he was a senior partner until 1971.
Mr. Pendray was the founder of the American Rocket Society, which later became incorporated into the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
The author of several books, including ''The Coming Age of Rocket Power' in 1947, he also sat on the board of directors of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
He is survived by his second wife, Annice; two daughters, Elaine Jennings of Canandaigua, N.Y., and Lynette Wertsch of Baltimore; two stepdaughters, Mary Ann Wallace of Cranbury, N.J., and Barbara Crema of Oceanville, N.J.; a brother, Arthur, of Port Hueneme, Calif.; two sisters, May Earickson of Loveland, Colo., and June Wagoner of Fairbury, Neb.; 10 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.Continue reading the main story


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Eva Was Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer At Just 15 Years Old
At 15, most teenage girls are fussing over their first high-school crush, begging their parents to let them go to a sleepover (read: secret party), and obsessing over Katy Perry/Taylor Swift/Selena Gomez.
At 15, Eva McGauley was finding out she had cancer, sending her life into an endless cycle of hospital visits, chemotherapy, weeks of recovery, and radiation.
After going to the doctor for what she thought was glandular fever, Eva was told she had nasopharyngeal cancer.
A relatively rare form of the disease, nasopharyngeal cancer starts at the back of the nose, in the upper throat.
After initially being told she was in remission, Eva was given the news that the cancer had spread. She was now terminal.
While I can't say for sure what I would do if I was told I had an incurable disease, I can almost certainly say my first thoughts wouldn't be of something selfless.
Eva, on the other hand, decided that if her life was to be cut short, it better be worthwhile.
She set out on a mission to make the world a safer place for young women and men with her charity, Eva's Wish.
"One in three girls and one in seven boys may be sexually assaulted before 16," she says.
"It was when those statistics stopped being just numbers on a page and started being my school friends, people I knew and really cared about, that I realised I had to do something."
Through a Givealittle page for Eva's Wish, the incredibly driven teen has already raised over $30,000 for HELP, a New Zealand-based organisation which helps victims of sexual assault.
NZ fashion label, Lonely, heard Eva's story and teamed up with her to do a photo shoot in hopes of raising awareness for her cause.
The popular brand is also donating all proceeds made from sales today (June 29th) on their website straight to Eva's Wish.
The now 17-year-old, who has been volunteering for Wellington Rape Crisis since she was 14, has just set up an official website for her cause which launches tonight.
Head here to purchase Lonely and support Eva, or here for the Eva's Wish website.


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The sun is behind
The sun is behind the tail of the cloudband, far to the south. The clouds have encroached on the beach to the extent that their steely underbellies are visible. The sea to the south shimmers with white dashes. The rest of the ocean is black. The glimmers fade away and return. The sky between the clouds and the ocean is white, then pale blue, then grey. Every bit of the day is on its own course. The sun is on my face and neck then it is gone. It is too easy to watch the day become finite. Every moment has a real duration marked by unknowable changes in every bit and aspect. I know that it is all changing. It is moving forward. The things around me dont move or change. The air and the light change. In the sunlight I feel every moment slip away as it happens making the day into a series of recollections. My life is spiraling away in the sun and dry breeze but I let it fall into those immediate recollections that I neednt experience. I know that the day ends and then is another day. At my desk the still flood of time, with me in it, begins from whence it ended. I dont know that the earth or sun are moving, that the tides are ebbing or clouds churning, that someone is walking in the sun or laying in the dim, that the late afternoon glare is shining through dust floating in my apartment, that my body is decaying, that my heart is beating and blood is pooling in my feet. I dont need to. So much of living is rote or asleep that I dont need my body at all. When there is nothing in the world I only need faith that time is moving forward. But out here under the wide open sky that faith isnt necessary, or possible. But I cant trick myself either. That faith was less a desire than it was a brace. If I had the control in there to abandon my body, abandon the world and let myself expire, out here I am alive and heavy. I cast a pale shadow on the sand and if I lay here long enough it will stretch into the dunes and up into the desert.
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Review: Lyman Electronic Trigger Pull Gauge
A trigger pull gauge is one of those accessories that is not used often, but is often used to great effect. After all, one of the best upgrades for accuracy is often the trigger. The pull on some triggers feels harder or softer than than they really are. Adjustable triggers may be tuned to be optimized for a specific use, but it takes more than guess work. I have also know savvy consumers who shopped for used firearms with a trigger gauge. It can tell you as much about a gun as a bore light.
All shooters need a cleaning kit as a minimum. From there, depending on your level of interest, type of shooting, and aptitude for tinkering, you'll want to add a few tools. For example, if you are shooting with an optic, you'll want a set of Allen and/or Star wrenches as required. A cleaning mat and gun vise are never bad ideas. For those willing to go the extra mile, I would also recommend a trigger pull gauge.
Trigger pull gauges are useful to the casual or precision shooter, hunter, and competition marksman. A trigger pull gauge gives the home gunsmith or professional the ability to adjust or tune the trigger for a perfect shot. Hobbyists would be well advised to check their firearm occasionally, especially after a through cleaning that goes beyond a simple fieldstrip to ensure proper function. As such, the more accurate the gauge, the better the data. Fortunately, digital trigger scales have made significant advancements over the past few years. They are definitely a game-changer.
Competition triggers may feature a trigger pull measuring scant ounces. Therefore, to be effective, the trigger gauge needs to be sensitive enough to measure a minimum of two ounces. On the high end, triggers may be set for an intentional double-action pull of 10 pounds or more. While this is still important to measure, the top end is less critical to most.
A four-ounce benchrest trigger that measures six ounces would be a serious issue, whereas an eight-pound trigger that measures two ounces over, or under, would be less of a concern. After surveying the field of contenders and comparing capabilities, I settled on Lyman's Electronic Digital Trigger Pull Gauge. Although it is not the cheapest trigger gauge on the market, it is perhaps the most accurate.
Lyman's Digital Trigger Pull Gauge features state-of-the-art strain gauge technology that allows for accuracy of 1/10 ounce/2 grams. The gauge will read to a maximum 12 pounds/5.4kg, covering the majority of firearms on the market. It also features a large, easy-to-read LCD display—a nice feature for aging eyes.
To operate Lyman's trigger gauge, start with a triple-checked, unloaded firearm. Next, press the ready button, hook the roller around the trigger of your firearm, and gently pull the gauge straight back until the trigger releases. The gauge will display and hold the exact trigger pull weight. For a new reading, press the ready button and repeat. The trigger gauge stores each measurement. Pressing the AVG button will display the average of up to the last 10 readings.
Other notable features include easily switching from ounces to grams with the push of a button, a fully adjustable rod that works on any firearm, and two AAA batteries.
- Precision measurements accurate to .1 ounce.
- Best accuracy versus cost
- East to read scale, vast improvement over the small print with a slider common to less expensive models
- Requires batteries
- Moderately priced
Measuring Range: 1oz – 12lbs / 2.8g – 5.4kg
0 – 5lbs: ± .1oz
5 – 12lbs: ± .5oz
0 – 2.2kg: ± 2g
2.2 – 5.4kg: ± 10g
To test Lyman's Electronic Digital Trigger Pull Gauge, I retrieved a Arex Rex Zero 1S pistol. After triple checking to ensure it was unloaded, I followed the procedure previously mentioned. In single action (hammer back) I measured the trigger pull 10 times. I then pressed the average button. The display read 3 lb. 3.4 oz. That is very good for a factory grade trigger! The Rex Zero 1S has a heavy double action trigger. That is why I selected it for this test.
Do you own a trigger pull gauge that you have had good luck with? Which one? What is your favorite aftermarket trigger? Share your answers in the comment section.
Growing up in Pennsylvanias game-rich Allegany region, Dave Dolbee was introduced to whitetail hunting at a young age. At age 19 he bought his first bow while serving in the U.S. Navy, and began bowhunting after returning from Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Dave was a sponsored Pro Staff Shooter for several top archery companies during the 1990s and an Olympic hopeful holding up to 16 archery records at one point. During Daves writing career, he has written for several smaller publications as well as many major content providers such as Guns & Ammo, Shooting Times, Outdoor Life, Petersens Hunting, Rifle Shooter, Petersens Bowhunting, Bowhunter, Game & Fish magazines, Handguns, F.O.P Fraternal Order of Police, Archery Business, SHOT Business, OutdoorRoadmap.com, TheGearExpert.com and others. Dave is currently a staff writer for Cheaper Than Dirt!
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Sometimes it's confusing to me when they do re-runs.
Randall Finn
In the article, under "Measuring Range", it says 1 oz to 12 lbs or 2.8 g to 5.4 kg. One ounce is 28 g, not 2.8 g.
How does one recommend a topic for the blog?? I've combed the site and can't find any way…
There was an incident in Tumwater, WA on June 17 this year. It disputes the anti-gunners' idea that more armed citizens equals "wild west shootouts" on the streets in the near future.
A criminal car-jacked and beat a 16 year old girl and went to the Tumwater Walmart. In the store, he fired shots at a display case to steal more ammunition, and was waving the gun at customers on the way out of the store. He then tried another carjacking, shooting and injuring the driver of the car.
By reports, three separate citizens with CPLs drew on the assailant in the parking lot, and one shot and killed him. The citizen was not arrested and rapidly cleared of any wrongdoing in the incident, and the only persons harmed were the criminal and his victims.
Dave Dolbee
I'll tae a look and see what I can put together for next week's newsletter – Thank you! ~ Dave Dolbee
I never trust anything digital in .1 increments. The reason is because it can be off .09 either way before it changes the number either way for a possible total error of .18.
I always prefer analog.
I agree most of the time I also use mechanical or analog measuring devices. However I also have digital ones as well particularly when it comes to measuring powder I use both to calibrate my dispenser. I have found that my beam scale my look right on but it can be as much as .2gr difference and in a small pistol case that is not expectable. I adjust and calibrate until they all match. I also use a set of scale check weights to keep all in calibration. When it comes to my caliper, dial indicators, etc. I only use mechanical ones, you can read in between the lines so there isn't the error of the digitals instruments.
Rick B.
Your belief is somewhat correct, although quite far off regarding .1 calibrated devices. Most digital electronic devices round up to the next higher number after reaching .05. Therefore, from a reading of .045 to .054, you could get the same reading of .05. That's a maximum difference of .009.
I have yet to see a readable analog gauge that is scaled to read in partial ounces. They are set in whole pounds and ounces..one has to guesstimate partial ounces. I hope this opens up your thought process regarding digital devices. If analog devices were so reliable, they'd use them on all modern devices. You need to get out of the Stone Age.
You're both wrong. I agree that the device would round up at 0.05 (or half of the 0.10 unit on device). But that means that 0.45 would round up to 0.50 and 0.54 would round down to 0.50 for maximum error of 0.09. So, a trigger pull of 3 lbs, 8.0 oz could really be 3 lbs, 7.95 oz or 3 lbs, 8.04 oz. As a statistician, you never see the maximum error in trials (especially assuming you make more than one measurement). And, you all must be better shooters than me because I know wouldn't be able to sense a 0.09 oz trigger pull difference.


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Being a Cat does sort of exempt me from the financial running of my new home, mainly as I don't get wages or pocket money to buy anything. This in turn is based on (a) my near disastrous foray up the Amazon with some spiders and a Pal (b) not having pockets and (c) me not needing money, being a Princess and all, least ways that's what peep says! So all in all I rely on peep to sort out the essential comestibles, wood, coal and paper for my lap pot (that's the paper for the lap pot and not the wood or coal!) Paper I hear you say, what paper would that be then? Why this here paper,the paper that I write my blog on of course; least that's what I thought.
Now soon after finishing the first page of this here blog (or indeed that there blog dependent on where you're reading this from) I was reviewing the page and pondering the meaning of fish, when out popped my blog from this box on my desk. Yep popped right out it did, with a whirring and a squeaking and flashing lights (and I swear a spark too) right onto my paw! Well I've got to admit I was somewhat surprised I can tell you, never thinking that in addition to doing my blog being on the web, I would be in print so quick. I'd not even sorted out pictures for the back cover let alone a publisher!
Buoyed by this prompt service I drafted another page, pawed the ENTER button and sat back to see what would happen. Well, after 36 winks (Mama always taught us to count properly, in nines) nothing had come from the box on my desk, not a dickybird or even the smallest dickymouse, and I would definitely have noticed a dickymouse, for sure! purrs
No matter how many times I pawed ENTER, and I did it quite few, nothing came out of that there little box, not even a squeak. It did strike me at that point that the ENTER key would really be better called the OUT key given that things should come out when you use it. This I thought is clearly was another matter that Miss Description needed to look at, and maybe if she had time, she could find my missing blog too!
Sitting back for a moment, it occurred to me that the lap pot may be clogged up, or worse still, broken! Now as Miss Description wasn't about to drop in for a cream tea anytime soon, something had to be done quick or my burgeoning career (not to mention cream ration) would be cut short for sure! Galvanized, and I don't recommend actually doing that to yourself as plays havoc on the fur, I popped open the little draw on the side of the lap pot and managed to claw out the round silvery mug mat that peep insists on leaving in there. A quick peek inside revealed no crumpled paper or heaps of old webs from my surfing, just some neat little lights, a few hairs (not peeps as hasn't got any) and some crumbs from my last snack; hmm… salmon by the taste of them!
Duly flummoxed (who I think is a friend of Miss Description) and deflated in spirit as well as girth having now run out on the treat front, I retired to bed to consider how best to tackle peep about this, er, small broken issue. Thinking back to the duvet incident, I had high hopes that peep would forgive me and see this as serendipity, an opportunity to have a new up to date lap pot, or maybe even two! Before I knew it, I had drifted off into the land of Cream, with forests of cheese sticks and fields of lovely mousse coos.
I awoke to the sound of supper being prepared and so, much refreshed, I headed to my throne. On returning I was much surprised to find that the renown Gentlecat blogger Nerissa, Connoisseur a La Nip and now Senate nominee (resident of the wonderful land of 3yr old Mature Canadian Cheddar) had read my blog and sent me a message of support! Well we exchanged letters, and I happened to mention that my lap pot had run out of paper. Now would you credit it, Nerissa said his lap pot had never had any paper in it!
It was about this time that peep came up for his tweeting and saw that, er, things were out of sorts, what with the mug mat being out and page of blog on the table. Now pleading ignorance didn't seem possible given the evidence, so I gave it my best "don't look at me, I'm just a cat without opposable thumbs" look, threw in a coy princess head tilt and a couple of head butts and waited for peep to come to my rescue. Smiling, he filed the mug mat in the little draw and then picked up the blog. Glancing at me and then the draft on screen, he suggested that he should proof read my new blog, just to check for spelling and grandma errors. Without further ado he popped the paper INTO the box on my desk and hit the ENTER cum OUT key. Well Toms your father the paper was sucked into the box, whirring, squeaking and flashing and all, and then out it popped again (still a whirring etc) with my draft blog on it!
Well you can imagine my surprise, after all the worry all the stress the answer was sitting in my paws all along! Nerissa was right too, our lap pot never did have any paper in it either, mind you with hindsight that would've been just silly, with that mug mat in there it would only have got all damp and dirty!
Some days later I had just closed my eyes after a heady draft of fine cream from the local Maison de Madamoiselle Creme, and dreaming of a Big MaC feast I'd planned the following day, when a small rectangled beast slid quickly and quietly in my direction, stopping neatly & menacingly no more than a mouses whisker from my own. Eek!… I thought, the Metric Mouses have come to get me!
Now a surfeit of cream or cheese can do that to a girl, and a surfeit of cream flavored cheese (or indeed cheese flavored cream) clearly had I thought, jumping up just a little too quickly and banging my head, put me not only on the edge but many many leaps bounds & whiskers over it! Edge of what? I hear you say. Well, of that I'm not sure, but suffice to say it will have had an edge for sure, maybe even two, and I think a small floral motif around about, yes I'm sure it had one or maybe of those! purrs.
It was the bang on the head from the bed slats that put paid to any further thoughts of edges or creamland, and girl did it make my whiskers droop! Mama taught us kittens Composure under fire, Dignity after a fall. So, with that ringing in my sore head, I got out the old C&D and recovered with a quick lick of the paws, face & whiskers and said out loud "now whats going on here then?"
Close (but not too close) inspection showed it wasn't a Metric Mouse, but a rather neat box with carry handle sticking out. The box was marked "as us" on the side, which made me think that there could be more of the same lurking somewhere about my bedroom! Whomsoever the "as us" were, they clearly weren't "as me" a sleek feline princess with honed hunting skills and whiskers like radar, No Sir!
Now I surmised if this "as us" was meant to attack me, it had clearly lost the opportunity for surprise. However, having heard of small peeps hiding in a horse to gain access to some foreign holiday resort, it struck me that whilst this box might not have peeps inside, it might have some clever "as us" or even mices trying to get in or under my bed!
I clearly now I had the upper paw, and possibly the lower and even the middle paw (after all I do have four paws) so I did what any Princess would do to defend her honor and nap time, I attacked! Out came the claws & in went the paws and a solo game of carpet hockey ensued. It has to be said I played well, despite the weight of the "as us", and I managed to bat it around the bed legs & under peeps chair for some minutes before the opportunity at goal (the doorway) arose. Lining up a shot, I let rip! and the box, "as us" and all, sailed through the posts and onto the linoleum floor beyond that leads to the stairs. Clearly trying to make good their escape, the box headed Due South, or in this instance Due Down in a spiral staircase sort of direction faster then me after nip! Finding new impetus with every bounce, the box (with me in pursuit) flipped and cartwheeled down the smooth wooden treads.
To say it stopped isn't really true, it sort of disintegrated as it hit the ground floor, and with me landing on top there wasn't really much hope of it staying in one piece or further escape! We had sort of arrived together in a mass of cardboard, tissue and various sized pieces of…er…plastic. Popping my head out from under a bit of tissue, I pawed my way through the debris and found no evidence of the "as us" or in deed mices, but did find a small booklet advising how to "Quick Start" clearly some sort of fright manual! Things in the debris started to come into focus, and pulling at a piece of wire a small keyboard popped out from underneath some packaging. Suddenly it dawned on me EEK….that plastic wasn't a mouse it was a baby lap pot, a new baby lap pot, peep's new baby lap pot, for sure!
The door to the lounge burst open, well actually the door exploded off its hinges and fell to the floor in pieces. Peep, all 6'6″ & rippling muscles, stomped in towards me, rage in his eyes and steam coming out of his ears and flames out of his hands! Eeeeeeee…..I closed my eyes and waited for my doom!
There was a thud, I tensed, but then nothing. I slowly opened my eyes. The room about me was dark save for a small night light in the hall above the stairs. I looked around and realized I was under the bed and evening had come. I could hear peep downstairs in the kitchen and the sound of supper being made. I was alive, there was no smell of fire or singe marks anywhere, and all was as I left it. A dream I thought, all a horrible dream! Now I said, there's only one cure for that, supper and a nap, though I may just forgo the cheese mousse!
Getting up to head for supper, I stretched and immediately bumped into something in the gloom. Closer inspection showed a small box with a handle sticking out, and the name on that box was "as us"……


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Thursday, March 27, 2014
Taryn's Writerly Ramblings- #revisions & #rewrites & #edits, Oh My!
Things around here have been uber busy as of late. I've been deep in revisions and rewrites on LOVE BY DESIGN since earlier this month. Between revisions and rewrites I was working on, I was also doing edits based on the suggestions and feedback of a fellow KY author who was beta/editing for me.
I finished up this past Monday, just after my weekend away for my Kentucky Independent Writers meeting on the 22nd. I came back refueled and focused and whipped the last three chapters' rewrite out in no time. Tuesday I sent out to the one author who betaread the entire manuscript pre-rewrite, but who I'd shared my rewrite notes with. While she read, she kept that in mind.
Then it was off to 3 betas and an editor I had lined up. Last night I mailed it off to 2 more betas, so it's out to 5 betas + the editor.
My fellow author, sent back the 3 rewritten chapters with only minor "pickies" as she called them, a few things of which were just flubs on my part, where I pounded the story out so fast that I missed a typo or two here and there, or a added/missing word and a few other suggestions. She said that the added conflict upped the expectation at the end of the story, so I'm pleased with that feedback, for sure.
This has me thinking too about how soon I'll have a RELEASE DATE to share, and that's just making me crazy excited! I'm hoping it will be sooner rather than later. We're getting so close, I can taste it. Yippee! And that means that soon, I'll be putting out a call to bloggers who might like to interview me or have me guest on their blogs, so keep an eye peeled for a blog about that or if you sign up for my NEWSLETTER (link listed below), you can find out about it that way as well.
All while doing this, I've also been having car troubles again. Last month after I went to my first writers meeting, my check engine light came on. A diagnostic check said the thermostat was going out, but after mechanic and husband checked and didn't seem to find a problem, we basically just "reset" it and it went off without any more trouble.
This time my brakes have been squeaking and I thought maybe it was just cold weather, but then it pulled a "squealing" on me- Sounded like a big fat pig crawled up under my hood. And it wasn't the squeaking brakes, but a sound it emitted while I was accelerating, when my foot was no where near the brake pedal. It only happened on Sunday while I was in my hometown before I headed back and only for a short time. Called my husband to ask him what he thought it might be but considering he was here and I was there and he couldn't look at it or listen to it, he didn't know. Said it could be the rotors, or maybe the fan belt. When I took it over to my parents to have my dad ride with me to see if he could figure out what it was doing, it quit and has behaved ever since. Not really sure what the deal is....
But, poor Jasper is in the shop now and won't get him back till Tuesday or Wednesday right now. He's had a time of it since I got my license...maybe I'm running too hard? Or maybe it's just the wear and tear of having almost 100k miles under his belt. I know he'll need an oil change before I travel very far again, but for right now, the mechanic is going to change the fan belt, the spark plugs and lines, and some other things they seemed knowledgeable about that I don't.
I'm also re-immersing myself in Triberr (and hopefully going to find time to start posting blogs myself more consistently), joining groups on FB like Kentuckiana Authors and Kentucky Romance Writers (not the RWA Chapter I once belonged to, as it disbanded a while back.) Been doing the "social media" thing, bouncing around here and there, trying to cover some bases and make connections.
I got a new cell phone and have been having a time with the learning curve of going from my dinosaur Motorola Cadbury that I could only call and text on, to an Android phone and though I like it, I'm still a bit perturbed and displeased with some of the specs of the one I got. Why? Because the internal memory is not large enough to handle the workload of the calling plan it goes with. That just doesn't make sense to me. Don't offer a phone with a tiny internal storage if it's meant to handle a LOT of data, like the Google Play store and all the apps that are out there, especially if none of the ones pre-built in can be saved to the SD card and any tiny update to anything causes "Low Storage Space" notifications CONSTANTLY! And it tries to update all those apps as soon as I turn on my data. That's just stupid (or a genius marketing ploy to screw over the customer.)
The phone and plan should complement each other and be compatible...this DOES NOT. I can't update apps and I have a lot of "low storage space" issues to contend with if I try to, which sucks big toes, but it was the "only" phone they sell with the specific "unlimited talk, text & data" plan I went with. It'll do for now though, I suppose, as long as I don't hassle with it too much or slam it against the wall... (Yes, I was tempted within the first DAY of having it...but I'm restraining myself... Lord am I restraining myself!!!!)
I did sign up for Instagram though and found I can use it without it causing a lot of headache- it saved to my SD card! Whoo Hoo! So, you are more than welcome to come follow me there, where I'll just post random pictures of whatever suits my fancy or tickles my funny bone. Or inspires me, etc. I kinda like it.
Also been updating my website, and my FB Page - I have a few new tabs on my page. Besides Photos and Likes, I have my Twitter, Goodreads, and my Newsletter Sign-Up tied to it (If you haven't signed up I urge you to so you can stay in the know- I haven't sent out my first yet, but will soon!), and I JUST added a "My Books" Tab and the "Authorgraph" Tab and a "Pinterest" Tab, so you can easily access those things through there. I was going to do the Instagram one but it just doesn't work for some reason and I found a FAQ on their site that said it couldn't be connected to a FB Page currently through an Android, so that may be why.
I'm looking into added a Tab linked to my Website or maybe a few other of my Social Media connections, but that requires doing a FB Developers thing- I'm not sure or confident enough yet to try that, being I'm no computer whiz or graphic/web designer who's knowledgeable about HTML codes and things of that nature. I see that it implies it's simple to do, but still makes my stomach churn with anxiety that I might screw up my entire FB Page if I attempt it, so for now I'm leaving well enough alone.
It leaves me wondering, what other things readers like to find on Authors' FB Pages, so I'll leave you with a few questions today- feel free to leave me some ideas that might make my FB Page more interesting, that might draw attention and help my page gain more "Likes" and more visibility.
Do you keep up with what's going on via "Pages" you like? Are there Tabs or links or widgets that readers find helpful or that make them follow an author more closely? What are things that make you deeply invested in an author's Page enough to visit it regularly?
It's crossed my mind to look into finding a way to "Tab" link my blog there as well. Or Google+.
Let me know what you think. Would love the input!
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UPY 2017 Award Winners - Underwater Photographer of the Year
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'Dancing Octopus' - Gabriel Barathieu
In the lagoon of Mayotte, during spring low tides, there is very little water on the flats. Only 30 cm in fact. That's when I took this picture. I had to get as close as possible to the dome to create this effect. The 14 mm is an ultra wide angle lens with very good close focus which gives this effect of great size. The octopus appears larger, and the height of water also. Also, I didn't need flash because I had lots of natural light.
Judge's comment: Alex Mustard: Both balletic and malevolent, this image shows that the octopus means business as it hunts in a shallow lagoon. The way it moves is so different from any predator on land, this truly could be an alien from another world. A truly memorable creature, beautifully photographed.
Peter Rowlands: Vibrant contrasting colours, detailed delicate textures and a perfect pose. Add the right choice of lens for the situation and they all combine to produce a Champion.
Martin Edge: I cannot praise this photograph enough. As soon as I first set eyes on it as we worked our way through the Wide Angle Cat, I knew it was destined for a huge success. One amazing Image!
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This bench is incredibly versatile -- use it as an entry seat, an extra "chair" at a dinner party, to brighten a casual sitting area, or even as a side table. Easily seats two.
Subtle curves hug the top edges of this simple but elegant bench, allowing a sitter to feel the smooth underside of the wood and comfortably shift positions to sit forward or astride the seat.
Black Limba with paduck tennon wedges. Finish: Hand rubbed tung oil.
13" W x 35" L x 19" H


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Administrative Approval Reform in China Go back »
The ongoing Administrative Approval Reform in China is about decentralizing government approval authority for a number of foreign investment projects to local and provincial levels or a simple filing procedure as well as a progressive treatment of many foreign direct investment projects as the same as their domestic counterparts with regard to governmental approval requirements.
The paramount moment here is the State Council's revision of the Catalogue of Investment Projects Subject to Government Verification and Approval in late 2013. This is a revision of the Catalogue that had been in force since 2004. As such, it should be viewed in light of the Decision of the 3rd Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee in November 2013 and in particular to the Decision's statements to liberalise market access for foreign-invested enterprises and to unify laws and regulations for domestic enterprises and foreign-investment enterprises.
Under the 2004 Catalogue, government approval rather than a simple record-filing process was required for:
- Foreign-invested projects;
- Chinese companies' overseas investment; and
- Some specific projects for Chinese companies' domestic investment.
In the revised Catalogue a foreign direct investment will no longer require approval if it is:
- An 'encouraged' or 'permitted' project under the Foreign Investment Catalogue that is either not required to be controlled by Chinese investors or has a total investment (or capital increase) amount of less than USD 300 million
- A 'restricted' project that has a total investment/capital increase of less than USD 50 million.
The European Chamber has strongly advocated these reforms as they wield great benefits for foreign businesses operating in China:
- They remove cumbersome approval requirements which discourage investment in large-scale projects;
- Greater streamlining and transparency in the administrative systems will attract more private investment into relevant industries, as it instils greater business confidence;
The European Chamber believes that by reforming and opening up its administrative approval, China can increase the sustainability of its economic growth while yet further increasing the amount of market-seeking FDI domestically.
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Unlike many cleansers that make my face feel squeaky-clean but tight, Mukti's gentle foaming cleanser is light with a cream-like consistency cleansed my face while sufficiently retaining moisture to the skin.
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October 14, 2012
We are often warned about toxic ingredients used in personal care products, but it gets tiring to keep look out for them, especially if you are part of the population that does not speak the language of chemistry. To top that, buying organic products all year round can be expensive. Yet, your skin needs the attentive care it deserves.


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As MLS camps open across the country Fire players are set to report to Toyota Park on Wednesday and Thursday for physicals and medical exams before heading off to Ave Maria, Florida to begin training. The club has also released their full pre-season itinerary. Warm up fixtures include:
January 29 (1:00 pm) vs DC United at Florida Gulf Coast University
February 1 (6:00pm) vs Florida Gulf Coast University at Ave Maria University
February 4 (5:00pm) vs Real CD Espana in New Orleans, LA
February 8-18 Training in Ventura, CA - Games and opponents to be determined
February 25 (4:00pm) vs DC United at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, SC
February 29 (4:00pm) vs Columbus Crew in Charleston, SC
March 3 (6:15pm) vs Charleston Battery in Charleston, SC
The Fire are sending one lucky season ticket holder to the Carolina Challenge Cup in early March. All season ticket holders who have bought or renewed tickets by February 3 are eligible to win a trip for two to catch the March 3 game against the Battery.
Ring of Fire?
With Fire original Zach Thornton apparently set to announce his retirement it got me wondering how long it will take the Fire original to find a place in the club's Ring of Fire. The club apparently changed the rules for selection last season by instituting a mandatory one year after retiring requirement but the rules and process for selection are still a bit fuzzy. That led to me wondering whether or not CJ Brown would be rightfully inducted this season. Real Salt Lake pays their only visit to Toyota Park on May 9. That should be a no-brainer no matter what the new rules are.
Weigh in on whether or not Thornton should be included next season in the newest Fire Confidential poll found on the right rail of the page.
Supplemental Draft
The MLS supplemental draft will be held tomorrow and the Fire will have two picks to make. While it won't get the hype or coverage of last week's Superdraft, tomorrow's event can prove to be very benificial. Fire 'keeper Sean Johnson was selected in 2010's fourth round.
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It's actually surprising that when The Revivalists take the stage, the entire planet doesn't hear them playing–yes, their sound is that big. It's not just because this band – who have performed everywhere across the country – has seven members and perform with a wide breadth on instruments. It is because there is so much passion spewing out of these guys that it's completely impossible to ignore them.
After seven years of making music together, New Orleans rock hybrid The Revivalists (David Shaw – vocals, Zack Feinberg – guitar, Andrew Campanelli – drums, Ed Williams – pedal steel guitar, George Gekas – bass, Rob Ingraham – saxophone, and Michael Girardot – keyboards & trumpet) are set to deliver their latest studio album, Men Amongst Mountains. The forthcoming release, out on July 17, is an album about growth. It is appropriate, then, that the band set out to challenge itself while writing and recording their latest batch of music.
The Revivalists cloistered themselves within the intimate confines of Bogalusa, LA's Studio in the Country for nearly two weeks while recording Men Amongst Mountains, taking advantage of the studio's generous acoustics by setting up in a single room and recording to tape in an effort to induce a more performance-based sensibility. New Orleans' Esplanade and Living Room Studios hosted the finishing touches to an album which leans first and foremost on capturing authentic moments in warm, rich tones and with a distinctly raw, old-world feel.
Mirroring the broader themes which connect the individual songs on the album, the recording and instrumentation on Men Amongst Mountains represents the next step in The Revivalists' ever-evolving depth and maturity. Like the band's vaunted live shows, Men Amongst Mountains can and will turn on a dime. The gentle gives way to the heavy, the acoustic to the orchestral. Despair becomes hope. Fire becomes light. At times, the obstacles and troubles in our lives can make the world seem impossibly, hopelessly big. Men Amongst Mountains, ultimately, is about the journey that makes us greater than the mountains standing in our way.
With an EP title like Your Motherfucker, a mohawk, and a corona bottle close in hand, it may seem unlikely for The Grammys to call on Mondo Cozmo when looking for a spokesperson to advocate for better artists' royalty rates in US Congress.
But somehow, Mondo wearing the same suit he got married in, walked into a room full of Congressmen and women, told his story and the legislation they were advocating would pass unanimously a week later
A disciple of Springsteen's sentimentality, Beck's versatility, and Dylan's social commentary - Mondo Cozmo is a passionate, pissed-off, poetic punk rocker with a heart of gold and the kind of authenticity that will even make a politician listen.
The LA-based, Philadelphia native first made a splash when his single "Shine" hit number one at AAA radio in 2016. The song's uplifting message and video struck a chord during a tumultuous time in America and quickly jolted Mondo to front and center of the rock scene. He quickly followed the momentum with his debut full-length Plastic Soul, an album he wrote on a two-week deadline while in the desert in Joshua Tree alongside his rescue dog, Cozmo, and "a shitty 10-year-old laptop."
For the next 10 months, he and his band toured nonstop bringing their stadium ready rock show to sold out headlining gigs at clubs like LA's Troubadour and tour runs with Bastille and Vance Joy.
"After the amount of shows we did, and the amount of people we were able to meet it was like getting a crash course in finding what words people connect with in the lyrics and how to deliver it," says Mondo. "Like when I sing 'I'm not gonna work this job no more' in "Higher" and see the guy in the back row put up his hands in the air … it's like fuck man, that's power."
Using those moments as his roadmap, Mondo set out to write his next record, Your Motherfucker EP.
As he struggled to commit after writing next to 85 new songs, Mondo had a breakthrough moment while on his routine running route. "I had the idea while on my morning run," says Mondo. "I raced home to grab a pen." Mondo then wrote title track "Your Motherfucker" in five
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The beautiful and heartfelt lyrics, I want to be your girlfriend, I want to be your lover. Your ride of die bitch, your motherfucker, your motherfucker, your motherfucker, your motherfucker… sings Mondo amongst a haze of layered static beats reminiscent of a 90's dance track.
It's a slight departure from Plastic Soul, but Mondo knows that artists like Beck didn't make history by staying inside the lines. "As soon as you set parameters you're fucked. Letting go of ego and letting the song be itself is a beautiful thing," he says. "And maybe it won't work. Maybe it will fall flat on its face, but you gotta try."
What Mondo really understands is that people want to connect with the lyrics of a song in times like these. Amidst the turmoil, people need hope. They also need an outlet to be scared, angry, and pissed off.
"Tonight Tonight," co-written and produced by John Hill (Portugal.The Man, Santigold, Florence And The Machine) is an upbeat drinking song that accomplishes just that.
"I wanted to a write a song where it's like - the world could fucking end tomorrow, but I would still like to take you out for a drink," says Mondo.
He rounds out the EP with "Hey Steven," where his wife Aria makes a vocal appearance, and "Sold" – classic Mondo songs that drip like honey right where Plastic Soul left off.
But whether he's playing a dance track, a punk ballad, or a folk tune, Mondo is Mondo Cozmo no matter the situation. He's a new school voice for his generation who isn't afraid to pull anti-establishment shenanigans but can also put together a TV debut for Jimmy Kimmel Live with two days notice. He's an old school rock'n'roller who writes about the past and the future pulling from the ethos of both his fans' experiences amid his own to make songs that can be symbiotically sentimental and outlandish.
He loves being on the road. He loves making music. He loves his fans, his dog, and his wife.
He can get drunk and ride four wheelers with is manager in Mexico and call it an official music video one day, and he can convince US Congress to pass national legislation, the next.
He's a man with a simple philosophy and a hell of a lot of soul.
"My motto is just put us in the room," says Mondo. "And we're gonna win."
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Towards an Inclusive Skills Strategy - 12 months on
Wednesday, 1 November 2017 | The Principal Hotel, Manchester
The AELP Autumn Conference, sponsored by City & Guilds, takes place six months after the introduction of the apprenticeship levy so it's a really good time to take stock of the programme reforms and debate what improvements still need to be made. The debate will take place after we have learnt the official apprenticeship start numbers since May and whether they have been as bad as rumoured. We will probe the reasons for the decrease; for example, have levy paying employers been holding back on their starts? Employers will be among the speakers sharing their experiences so far.
Twelve months on from last year's event when there was continued controversy about apprentices being able to start programmes under new standards without proper assessment arrangements in place, we are finally seeing progress on the safeguarding of programme quality with senior officials at the Institute for Apprenticeships finding their feet. But how far are we from a really sound system being established? The conference will try and find out.
The technical education reforms for the proposed T levels continue to gather pace even though the skills minister has sensibly delayed their full introduction. Delegates will hear about the work placement challenges, the development of occupational standards – which hopefully won't diverge much from the ones for apprenticeships – and the opportunity for partnership working with local colleges and others.
Social mobility remains a key driver behind the government's education policies and therefore the conference will debate the difference that Traineeships can make, English and maths provision, 16-18 funding and disadvantaged learners.
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Source lifts lid on Arsenal midfielder deal: It could happen this summer
ARSENAL could reportedly lose star man Santi Cazorla to Fenerbahce this summer.
The injured Spain international is now in the final six months of his Gunners deal.
And Arsene Wenger's team have recently struggled without his influence in midfield.
It seems Arsenal may have to replace him at the end of the season if Fenerbahce get their way.
"Fenerbahce want to sign Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla on a free transfer."
According to Turkish Football, the Super Lig giants want to sign Cazorla when his contract runs out.
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And they suggest agents are working on a potential switch behind the scenes.
Should Arsenal fail to tie Cazorla down to a new agreement, he could leave on a free transfer.
The 32-year-old has racked up 129 Premier League appearances since moving to north London in 2012.
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President SO, Jin Kwang of Korea Saemaul Undong Center had a meeting to discuss effective ways how to apply each country's community development to Saemaul Undong on August 26, with Minister of Rural Development Jimson Fiau Tanangada of Solomon Islands and Deputy Secretary Anata Moote Korina of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kiribati, who attended Oceania SGL Seminar.
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Hello again day dreamers!
As many of you may know I am in the process of moving and since moving day is less than two weeks away my television services have been terminated. This might be a good thing, considering exams and final projects are happening next week, but I don't know what to do with myself without it! However, when there is a will there is a way!
I wish I could say I spent countless hours working out since I had no TV, but that's just not the case. Instead I decided to re-watch some old Penn & Teller's Bullshit episodes online (if you haven't heard of it, shame on you, look it up and enjoy!) Anyway, this is going to relate to fitness eventually I promise! So there was an episode on 'New Age Practices'. Included in this was talks of yoga, or as they called it stretching!
This got me thinking, sure they made some points about overpaying for stretching and the countless products that come with it and of course all of the inner peace stuff that goes along with it. Some of these points are true, but the inner peace talk doesn't bug me! I have taken yoga classes before and I love it and feel totally refreshed after, but maybe I'm just into the 'new aged bullshit' as they would say. Anyway, I often agree with the episodes and they always look at both sides of an argument, but I was surprised by the yoga bashing.
A few years ago I went on a total yoga kick and I had never felt better! I wasn't sore, especially my knee which I have constant issues with, I felt leaner, more flexible and to be honest very zen! Ha! Anyone can have their opinions and most people always have one or two points that anyone can agree with, but I am really wondering how do you all feel about yoga?
Is it really an effective workout or is it a hippy/zen mumbo-jumbo money grab?
I think it made me feel good and most things that make you feel good in life you have to pay for, except for true love…aw. So, sorry Penn, maybe I am going to continue spending money, but heck at the end of the day if it can chill me out, it must be doing something right!!!
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