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Journeyman MLB pitcher known for being the 77th player in league history to pitch an immaculate inning, which constitutes striking out all three batters in an inning while throwing nine total pitches. Among the teams he's played for are the Oakland A's and Arizona Diamondbacks.
He was a 17th-round pick out of high school in 2002. He made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2005.
While playing for the Oakland A's in 2012, he was hit by a line drive by Erick Aybar, suffering a brain contusion and skull fracture.
He married Amanda McCarthy in 2010. He grew up in Glendale, California.
He joined the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were hoping to find pitching depth behind Clayton Kershaw, in 2014, but later had to undergo Tommy John surgery.

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MANILA, Philippines – Former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado on Wednesday, March 29, took the witness stand for the first time in a Binay trial.
Prosecution presented Mercado as a witness in the ongoing Sandiganbayan trial of former Makati City mayor Elenita Binay over graft charges in connection with the alleged anomalous purchase of partitions and connector brackets for the then new city hall. The contract worth P72 million is allegedly overpriced by over P21 million.
Mercado said he is prepared to see this case to its end, and is willing to testify in other Binay cases if called. "Tuloy tuloy lang…dati nang hindi ako umatras, inalis ko na 'yung atras ng kotse ko kaya puro abante na lang," Mercado told reporters after the hearing. (READ: Makati corruption witness: Who is Ernesto Mercado?)
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Mercado was initially barred by the anti-graft court's fifth division from testifying in the case, saying then that the prosecution failed to establish his relevance in it.
The dispute revolves around a Commission on Audit (COA) report that shows irregularity in the purchase. However, when the case was filed, the prosecution was only able to present photocopies of the audit report.
Former COA Commissioner Heidi Mendoza would later present the original document and said it was Mercado who personally handed it to her.
The Sandiganbayan permitted Mercado to testify, but only on the issue of how he got his hands on the original report. To testify on the content of the report and other issues would need a separate permission from the court.
The report, Mercado said, covered the years 1999 to 2002. Mrs Binay was mayor of Makati from 1998 to 2001. In 2002, former Mayor Jejomar Binay took over and had Mercado as his vice mayor.
During the hearing, Mercado said that in 2002, Jejomar Binay gave him the COA report and asked him to huddle with former city administrator Nicanor Santiago and lawyers because the report might "end up in a case."
Mercado said Santiago kept the original copy until 2014 when Santiago supposedly told him to hand over the report to former Commissioner Mendoza.
When Santiago died, Mercado said his conscience haunted him and that's why he went to Mendoza's office in 2014 and gave her the original. (READ: Why Mercado surfaced to turn against Binay)
Elenita's cases
Mrs Binay is also facing other charges involving alleged irregularities in Makati City's procurement of hospital beds worth P36.43 million and sterilizers worth P8.83 million for the Ospital ng Makati during her term as mayor. Other charges of corruption have since been dropped by the Sandiganbayan.
Meanwhile, the anti-graft court's third division granted Mrs Binay's motion to travel to Osaka, Japan from April 1 to 8 for a vacation.
The court required Mrs Binay to post a P420,000 travel bond.
In its grant of the travel motion, the court noted that Mrs Binay had always "faithfully complied" with the conditions of the court in previous times that she was allowed to travel abroad. – Rappler.com
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Division of Domestic Labour: Do Parents Offer an Example? A Study in Turin
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Keywords: division of housework, socialization, social learning, dualearner, intergenerational transmission.
The division of chores and household responsibilities between partners is the topic of a wide and steadily growing literature. However little attention has been paid to understanding whether the division of household work is transmitted through generations via the socialization process, as postulated by a theoretical perspective that, generally speaking, refers to social learning. Socialization effects are either taken for granted or considered as irrelevant, although sound empirical evidence is still lacking. This article aims to ascertain if and to what extent parents'division of domestic labour has an effect on adult children's behaviour. Quantitative analysis is based on survey data collected in the Turin metropolitan area within a study about perceived fairness. Results clearly show that the hypothesis of an intergenerational transmission of the division of domestic labour holds neither for men nor for women. Among the former, the effect of the parental model seems to be insignificant; amongst the latter, there is an effect that is inconsistent with the theoretical perspective under examination. Therefore socialization proves to be a weak explanatory element among factors that regulate the division of domestic labour.


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Mike Miller: How Far Apart Are They?
Reports circulated this week that Memphis offered Miller something in the range of 2 years $5mm-$6mm total, while Miller is seeking the 4 year Full Mid-Level Exception. The Grizzlies have only 3 mechanisms to re-sign Mike Miller:
1). Veteran Minimum salary - because Miller was still receiving amnesty money from Miami, this is how Memphis signed Miller last year. Though he counted less than $1mm against the Grizzlies salary cap, Miller actually made in excess of $5mm, and stands to do so again this year. Miller's amnesty money runs out after this year, which is why he wants to secure years. This renders the minimum salary option a non-starter.
2). Bi-Annual Exception - A two year contract starting at just over $2mm per year would be the perfect scenario for the Grizzlies, but one they apparently have already moved past. If they have offered Miller an annual salary in excess of $2.5mm, it seems the Grizzlies have offered...
3). The Mid-Level Exception (MLE) - This mechanism is worth just over $5mm a year for a maximum of four years, and can be split among multiple players. It appears that the Grizzlies and Miller are now just haggling over how much of the Mid-Level Exception Miller he eats up, and for how many years.
Again, Miller is making somewhere around $6mm this year no matter what, so what is truly at stake is his salary in year two and beyond.
If Miller was willing to play for any of the thirty teams, my guess is he could find an offer for the MLE, maybe at 3 years. But Miller doesn't want to play anywhere. He wants to win a championship, and that is shallow pool of suitors. He can't return to the Heat; the Pacers are capped out; the Clippers have already used their MLE; the Spurs and Thunder could offer the full MLE, but doing so would run contrary to every move they've made for the past half dozen years. Houston has bigger fish to fry, but may be a realistic destination down the road. Ditto with the Mavericks.
Suddenly you're left with the Denver Nuggets as a reported destination. Financially, they could offer the full MLE to Miller; all you have to do is ignore the fact that they have five other wings under contract.
The latest fly in the ointment is the possibility of reuniting with Lebron in Cleveland. If that happens, you just tip your cap to the basketball gods. Lebron has a gravitational pull all his own, and it cannot be fought.
Put all of this together and Miller is in a holding pattern. He could get a better offer than Memphis is willing to give, but my bet is he returns for something like half of the MLE for 3 years (just over $10mm total). Any more is risky. More on this in a bit.
Re-Visiting the Courtney Lee Trade
With every inflated contract that is handed out, the Courtney Lee trade looks better and better. At the time I was dubious that picking up the remaining three years of Lee's full Mid-Level Exception deal was worth the opportunity cost of allowing Jerryd Bayless's contract to expire.
But now we see what the MLE gets you in the summer of 2014. MLE deals are quietly terrible contracts to give out. Rarely do you get a bargain for the Mid-Level Exception; more often, it is a contract that quickly morphs into an albatross. Jason Terry, James Posey (bad, unproductive New Orleans Hornets James Posey, not Grizzlies Posey or even Celtics James Posey), most recently Jarret Jack - these are the types of veterans the MLE traditionally purchases.
This year, the MLE has been used to acquire Josh McRoberts (a nice player who, at best, will live up to, but probably not outperform, the contract) and Spencer Hawes (ditto); Jodie Meeks, Patrick Patterson and Darren Collison all signed comparable contracts to the Mid-Level Exception.
In effect, the Grizzlies used their Mid-Level Exception last year. They placed a bet that there would be no Mid-Level bargains to be had in the Summer of 2014 (they were right), and instead bought Courtney Lee 6 months early. Lee offered an instant upgrade last year, and Boston even sent over a 2016 2nd round pick which eventually became trade fodder to acquire Jarnell Stokes. Stokes will be signed on a super-favorable 2nd round contract for at least three years, and is a pretty good bet to outperform that contract going forward.
Think of the overall transaction like this: the Grizzlies upgraded Jerryd Bayless to Courtney Lee for last year's stretch run, signed Lee to a two year Mid Level Exception this summer, and acquired Jarnell Stokes. As a result, they more or less gave up the ability to sign Jodie Meeks, Josh McRoberts, or any of the other shooters in this year's class to a longer contract.
And with all of that said, I still think he is likely to be traded. More on this (again) in a moment.
The Market the Same, Just Got More Fierce
Paraphrasing the great Slim Charles, the market got more fierce this summer. Bargains are few and far between. The best contract given (besides, you know, everything the Spurs did) may have been Thabo Sefolosha. It's hard to see many other players (maaaaybe Shaun Livingston) who a team could realistically expect to outperform the contracts they've been given.
But this is what happens when the fundamental forces of supply and demand are skewed. The supply of quality players isn't large enough to satiate the cap space (demand) teams have at their disposal. This is how a thirty year old big man who has never made an All-star team and is, at best, an average defender claims a rarely-seen-anymore five year deal. When this big man, Marcin Gortat, is the same age as Zach Randolph is now, they will be owed an identical $36mm for 3 years. The major difference is that Gortat is owed $12mm flat for 3 years, whereas Randolph's contract contains less risk ($16mm this year, just $10mm for years two and three).
As icing on the cake, the Wizards have likely capped themselves out for the next two years, at which point they will have to pay Bradley Beal's max extension. So basically the Wizards can't add a significant Free Agent for the life of Gortat's contract, unless they are somehow magically given more salary cap dollars to spend in the future.
And this is exactly what is happening.
The Rising Cap, and What It Means
This week, the NBA announced that the Salary Cap will rise by about $4.3mm to just over $63mm. That may not seem like much - just an 7% increase over the previous year. But if the cap rises by the same amount next year, that is 14% inflation in two years.
To put that in perspective in two years, the salary cap will increase by about what Mike Conley makes next year.
But that isn't even the crazy part; it's about what happens next. In two years the league will re-negotiate their new TV deal, and by all accounts, it will be worth an insane amount of money. And because the NBA salary cap is tied to Basketball Related Income, the Salary cap will rise by increasingly large amounts.
This may seem like bad news for a small market team like Memphis, but it isn't. Remember, the cap is directly related to the amount of money the league makes the cap only rises because teams can afford it.
This is bad news for teams who are not accounting for these rises in their planning, and given how they handled the Courtney Lee trade, my guess is they have this firmly in their sights.
I already covered here how Memphis can wind up with near max level cap room next year. The Cliffnotes version is this: Memphis can't use the full Mid-Level Exception this year if they want to clear max room next year. Signing Mike Miller to anything over $3.5mm this year likely precludes this future. Trading Courtney Lee, Quincy Pondexter, or Tony Allen is enough.
Why do I keep harping on sitting out this year's Free Agency and cutting salary in advance of next year?
The Free Agents class of 2015-2016 is shaping up to be a potentially historically undervalued class. They will be the last players signed before the massive new TV deal and the resulting spikes in salaries. The sneaky part of this is that all max salaries and Salary Exceptions are tied to the overall salary cap. A "Max Salary" - exactly like the deal Gordon Hayward is about to sign - is 25% of the salary cap, with raises built off of that initial 25% number. Therefore, any player signed to a "max deal" the year before the new TV deal goes into effect will be a bargain the year after, because the max deal could go up as much as $5mm the next year. Even if the cap rises at a flat rate (and the NBA has EVERY INCENTIVE to make BRI appear lower so as to keep salaries from skyrocketing), a max deal will start right around $18mm once the new TV contract comes into place.
Want more good news? Marc Gasol is due for an extension the year before all this craziness starts, meaning even if he demands every dollar the Grizzlies can possibly pay him, he will still be a bargain after the TV deal kicks in. The Grizzlies could theoretically sign Gasol, add a max player (or two of the Arron Afflalo tier) in 2015-2016, and potential still be under the cap in 2016-2017.
This team is not taking a step back any time soon.
Add it all together and next year's free agent class may be a historically undervalued anomaly. The rampant spending of this year (2014-2015) will soak up much of the cap space for next year, even with the expected $5mm raise. And once the new TV deal kicks in (right before the 2016-2017 season), the salary cap could be rising by upwards of 10% a year with no end in sight.
In the meantime, pray that the best teams cap themselves out this year. Pay close attention to every three and four year deal handed out. Teams locking themselves into overspending in this fierce Free Agent period are making next year's class that much less competitive, and costing themselves a chance to sign a player next year who will play the bulk of their contracts for a dramatically decreasing percentage of the salary cap. Pay close attention to which teams hand out only one year contracts, especially if they are big market teams with stars already in house.
It's too early to tell, but my guess is that of the "marquee" destinations, only Boston is guaranteed to have significant cap room next season (and depending what happens with Carmelo, possibly the Knicks for Lakers, but possibly neither). Only a few other good teams - Atlanta, Phoenix, and Portland (who will be fighting tooth and nail to re-sign their entire team) are likely to have cap space. There are a ton of teams who will be one move away, but they will be in a position where they give up assets to shed money.
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This is the fascinating subtext to deals like the Chandler Parsons offer sheet. Yesterday, Dallas penned Chandler Parsons to a three year max contract, complete with a trade kicker and a player option in year three. If Houston matches the offer, they knock themselves out of the secondary market this year, AND cripple themselves for next year's class (which has a bevy of big men that would fit well alongside either Dwight Howard or Dirk Nowitzki). Meanwhile, Dallas will still have max room to pursue free agents going forward. The trade kicker makes trading Parsons damn near impossible. Did I mention Chris Bosh only has 72 hours to make a decision now if Lebron walks!
If I was HOU, assuming Bosh stays in Miami, I would let Parsons walk and offer Luol Deng a one year $20mm contract. Deng is a better fit than Parsons anyway, and you don't tie up your cap.
Don't get me wrong. Teams signing free agents this summer will still enjoy the benefits of the rising salary cap. But we're talking about the difference between maximizing your balance sheet, and merely making an overpriced contract palatable. In a roundabout way, this is why Lebron should sign a two year max deal. In two years, Cleveland will still have Kyrie and Wiggins, and they will be that much closer to being ready to compete. And Lebron's max, augmented by the new TV deal, may be approaching $30mm, a figure which only Michael Jordan has been paid to play basketball.
Memphis is in a position to sign its cornerstone player and a max level free agent next year. And BOTH players will be viewed as bargains for nearly the entirety of their contracts.


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"Spiritual direction is, in reality nothing more than a way of leading us to see and obey the real Director — the Holy Spirit hidden in the depths of our soul." Thomas Merton
Spiritual Direction or Spiritual Companionship takes place in the context of more formal spiritual friendship between two people whose goal is to encourage an individual to explore and deepen their ultimate relationship – the One who many call God, or Mystery. Most people long to find the deeper meaning in each moment as well as the whole of their life, and we often don't make the time to notice this. Taking the opportunity to speak with a spiritual companion helps you notice and reflect on the experiences of your life and more deeply discover God in the midst of it all.
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•A spiritual director is someone who listens generously and deeply to the movements of the heart and spirit. They may probe, notice, challenge and hold space for what you are experiencing.
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•Along with these gifts, spiritual companions have trained for many hours to listen well, attune to the Spirit's movement through the spoken and unspoken word, as well as study in their tradition's theology.
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The doe-eyed Honduran teen who tore at heartstrings with a tale of an adventurous journey to New York after losing his mother and brother to mudslides may have tuberculosis.
City officials revealed yesterday that Edwin Sabillon, the 13-year-old who ran away from his grandmother in Honduras and eventually made his way to New York, would spend at least a week at University Hospital at Stony Brook after a preliminary skin test for TB turned up positive.
Later, Sabillon underwent a chest X-ray that was "not normal," according to Sharon Nachman, chief of pediatric diseases at the SUNY medical center – stopping short of diagnosing TB.
"An abnormal chest X-ray just means you admit the patient for more evaluation," Nachman said. "He's fine. He's playing Nintendo and running around like any other kid."
Nachman said Sabillon could not have spread the communicable but treatable disease to people who came in contact with him during his weeks-long journey from Honduras to Miami and eventually to New York because TB is transmitted only through prolonged contact.
New York and Honduran officials are still discussing whether Sabillon will return to the homeland and the grandmother he fled, to his relatives in Miami, or whether he will stay in the city.


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February 14, 1988: World No 453 Yahiya Doumbia stuns Tour by winning Lyon title
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On this day, February 14, 1988, Yahiya Doumbia, from Senegal, claimed the title in Lyon to general astonishment
What happened exactly on that day
He was world No 453 and appearing for the first time of his life in an ATP main draw, but, after having made his way out of the qualifications, Yahiya Doumbia managed to defeat two top 100 players before defeating Todd Nelson (world No 119) in the final (6-4, 3-6, 6-3). Doumbia would gain more than 300 spots in the ATP rankings thanks to this result, but he would only spend a few months in the top 100 in his entire career.
The players: Yahiya Doumbia and Todd Nelson
- Yahiya Doumbia, unknown Senegal-born hopeful
Yahiya Doumbia, from Senegal, was born in Dakar in 1963. Tennis ran in his veins: his uncle was the president of the local tennis association, and his two sisters as well as his brother won the African Championships before he did, in 1981. After this title, he came to France to improve his game, but he then decided to study marketing at Hampton University, Virginia. Four years later, in 1986, he became a professional tennis player, playing mostly on the Challenger Tour, and in February 1988, he was world No 453.
- Todd Nelson, university player, "journeyman"
Todd Nelson, born in 1961, turned pro in 1983, after a few years of studies at Arizona State University. He broke into the top 100 for the first time in 1984, and he reached his highest ranking in 1986 as world No 58, after he defeated world No 12 Kevin Curren to reach the 16th round at the Queen's Club. In February 1988, he held the 119th rank on the ATP rankings.
The place: Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon
The Grand Prix de Tennis De Lyon was established in 1987 by Gilles Moretton, a former French Davis Cup player. It was played on indoor carpet and its first edition was won by Frenchman Yannick Noah, who defeated Joakim Nyström in the final (6-4, 7-5).
The facts: Doumbia completes miraculous week
At the 1988 Grand Prix de Lyon, the two main favourites were Yannick Noah (the defending champion, world No 8) and Andrei Chesnokov, world No 29. However, in the first round, Chesnokov was ousted (7-6, 7-6) by a complete unknown, Yahia Doumbia, from Senegal, who had made his way out of the qualifications to enter an ATP main draw for the first time. "I won the first 7-6, and that's when I thought I had a chance", would recall Doumbia, years later.
After this surprising win, Doumbia's next matches were under high scrutiny, but the Senegalese didn't seem to feel any particular pressure. "I was a bit carefree, I went out on the court to have fun, and I fought like a lion. It was going well and it was working, I didn't need to think any more than that!"
With this mindset, Doumbia eliminated Jérôme Potier, (world No 103, 6-7, 6-3, 6-1), Jeremy Bates (No 82, 6-3, 7-5) and Eduardo Masso (No 186, 6-4, 7-6). The Senegalese was hoping to face Yannick Noah in the final, but the 1983 Roland-Garros champion lost to Todd Nelson in the semi-finals (7-6, 6-3).
Against Nelson, Doumbia prevailed (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) after what he described as " a big battle in three sets between two surprise guests". At the time, he was the lowest-ranked player to ever win a Grand Prix tournament (a record broken by Lleyton Hewitt in 1998). "I didn't know at all, about the record. I didn't even think about it, I found out afterwards!", would he later explain. He was also the first player to triumph on the Tour at his first appearance in a main draw.
What next: Doumbia makes top 100
Thanks to this outstanding result, Doumbia would gain more than 300 spots in the ATP rankings at once, holding the 125th spot on the following day. In August 1988, he would reach the semi-finals at Indianapolis (defeated by Boris Becker, 6-2, 6-3) and at Livingston (lost to Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-4), which would take him to his highest-ever ranking as world No 74. Doumbia would spend less than a year in the top 100, and he would not achieve any remarkable result until, in 1995, he would claim the title in Bordeaux as world No 282 (defeating Jakob Hlasek in the final, 6-4, 6-4). That would make him the first player to triumph in two ATP events after going through the qualifications .Doumbia would retire in 2000, without entering the top 100 ever again.


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We knew it was coming, but that won't make it any easier for consumers: Amazon will begin charging sales tax to California residents starting tomorrow, September 15th. The policy follows similar changes in states like Texas and New Jersey, which began affecting Amazon consumers earlier this year. Previously, the online retailer had been able to avoid the issue in California by not having a physical presence in the state, but new legislation forced the company to change its mindset.
Last year, Amazon offered to create thousands of jobs in California if the state were to push the tax enforcement date to 2014, but Democratic lawmakers ultimately rejected the offer. Despite the setback, the company still intends to construct distribution centers throughout California, bringing with it 10,000 full-time and 25,000 seasonal employees by 2016, according to CNN. The Financial Times recently reported that these new distribution centers will likely pave way for decreased shipping times — a selling point that a number of companies, including eBay and UPS, are aggressively competing for. Regardless, it appears many Californians are making a quick dash to the online store before the change is implemented, with CNBC reporting that one couple plans to spend up to $12,000 this week just to avoid the sales tax.


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The book is coming together. A week off writing and a constant conversation in my mind about how it should be shaped and I can see it. The completion of the first draft is in sight. There will be other pitfalls but at least I am feeling more positive again.
I have also found a way to link my first and third book; a chance observation of a character, no more than a fleeting moment in time. I do like it when that happens. It doesn't need to be spelled out, made obvious and most readers won't make the connection, but I will. It's not contrived because it suddenly struck me that it was a possibility. These characters as real people were in the same place at the same time. So why not. It's absurd that it should make me so happy.
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POSCO's Debt is in Dollars But Most of Its Sales Are in Won
We reported last week on the dire state of the UK steel industry and it is often and widely reported that the US industry, likewise, faces challenges from imports and weak domestic demand.
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U.S. Steel has been one of the worst affected by the imports and resulting price pressure. Its shares have fallen 69% in the past 12 months and, after cutting 3,000 jobs from its North American workforce in 2014, it has warned of further redundancies this year.
Immunity to World Markets?
But we often assume Asia is more or less immune from the competition and challenges our domestic steel producers face so a recent series of articles in the Financial Times makes interesting reading.
They report on the position of South Korea's POSCO, the world's fifth-largest steel producer who, on the face of it, appears to be weathering the storm of low prices quite well. One article says quarterly sales were down 14% at its core South Korean steel unit last week but said operating profit was flat and its operating margin improved a little, helped by the firm's focus on higher value-add and technologically sophisticated products for industries like automotive and aerospace.
But another article paints a harsher underlying picture saying the senior executives have pledged 10% of their salary to buy shares in the company, a move that, on the face of it, seemed to help the share price rise but, in truth, was probably of no more than a token gesture.
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Shareholders were more encouraged by the firm's announcement that, after spending $25 billion over 5 years expanding the group, it is now willing to divest itself of some 89 of its affiliates (nearly half of its divisions, according to the FT) by the end of 2017. All in order to focus on its core business.
The aim is to reduce debt, made worse by the fact much of it is in US dollars which have been strengthening in anticipation of a rise in Federal Reserve interest rates, although that didn't happen yesterday.
POSCO is not alone in facing this dilemma. The World Bank, among others, has been warning for some time that many emerging and, even a few more mature economies, have borrowed far too heavily in dollars and are now facing crunch time as they are hit by a double whammy of a rising dollar making debt servicing more expensive in their domestic currencies even before interest rates begin to rise next year, further adding to the debt repayment burden.
Rationing the Debt Ratio
In an effort to support its share price, POSCO paid out more in dividends last year than its earnings, an untenable situation particularly for a firm facing a rising debt bill. In the 12 months to June, net debt was nearly 4 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), according to sources quoted by the FT. Compare that to BHP Billiton's ratio, also using heightened dividends to support its share price, and BHP's is just over 1 times its EBITDA.
Aside from POSCO's debt, it is facing intense competition from Chinese exports both in its home market and in its export markets. Since 2000, China's annual production has expanded nearly sevenfold, the FT says it reached 858 million metric tons last year. Exports are now topping 100 mmt per year, much of it saturating southeast Asian markets and directly competing with the likes of POSCO in some sectors.
Overcapacity is a global problem, but in the '90s when the world watched the likes of South Korea expand, markets were largely able to absorb the new production.
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China's growth in the last 10 years, though, has been on a wholly different scale. POSCO, like the Japanese producers, has so far weathered the storm quite well, how they cope with the next 1 to 2 years, though, will really test their mettle… and their metal.


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Uganda Marks Museveni's 30-Year Rule ahead of Polls
Uganda on Tuesday held celebrations to mark 30 years in power of President Yoweri Museveni, as veteran leader campaigns for fourth decade in power.
Museveni, who is thought to be at least 71-years old, is widely-expected to win another five-year term at the head of the ruling ex-rebel National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.
Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper marked the day with an article pointing out global changes since Museveni took power in 1986, after Milton Obote was toppled.
The state-owned New Vision newspaper praised the ruling NRM's economic advances.
Seven opposition candidates are vying to end Museveni's rule in the February 18 poll, but few expect Museveni to lose.
Museveni will face his stiffest opposition from Kizza Besigye, a three-time loser for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), and Amama Mbabazi, a former prime minister and ruling party stalwart now running for the new Go-Forward party.
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"Since independence, Ugandans have never experienced a turnover of power through the ballot box, and many question why February's poll will be any different," wrote Gabrielle Lynch from Britain's University of Warwick, for the regional Nation Media group.
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Political candidates on all sides have raised fears of violence, with accusations of police brutality and claims opposition groups are organizing militia forces.
The United States earlier this month said it was, "concerned that the electoral environment in Uganda is deteriorating."
Rights groups have warned that volunteer police recruited in the run-up to polls should be suspended, accusing them of brutal assaults and extortion.
Museveni is one of Africa's longest ruling presidents, beaten by Equatorial Guinea's President Theodore Obiang Nguema, Angola's Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe Cameroon's Paul Biya.


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Imagine you are a hiring manager eager to fill a critical vacancy. After poring over dozens of applications, a candidate emerges like a diamond in the rough. Not only does the candidate have a stellar work record, the candidate can start immediately. Only one more step before you can welcome your newest hire: the background check. To your surprise, the background check reveals a criminal conviction. Will this derail your hiring plan and if so, at what cost?
Employers today must balance the risks that come with learning more information about a candidate with the risks of not learning information that may provide a critical window into the candidate's suitability for hire. With the rise of litigation and legislation targeting bias in hiring practices, employers are increasingly confronted with difficult decisions about whether and how to conduct background checks.
The Rise of Claims Alleging Bias in Hiring Screening
As statistics of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission confirm, in recent years, there has been a rise of administrative charges alleging violations of anti-discrimination laws based on hiring decisions.[1]
For example, in May 2017, an organization that provides re-entry services to ex-offenders filed a charge with the EEOC, accusing a major national retailer of classwide bias against the hiring of Latino, African-American and male applicants based on their criminal conviction records. The charge alleges that the retailer denied employment to a Latino applicant who disclosed a 2001 conviction without conducting an individualized inquiry into the candidate's previous work experience and ability to perform the job sought. The charge alleges that the retailer does not conduct individualized assessments of applicants' conviction records. The charge advances two primary theories of violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: (1) disparate treatment discrimination, and (2) disparate impact discrimination.
A disparate treatment claim alleges that an employer has intentionally discriminated based on an individual's protected status. A "pattern or practice" theory of disparate treatment alleges that an employer has committed systematic violations of Title VII through enforcement of a discriminatory policy. For example, an individual may allege that an employer has a discriminatory policy of hiring applicants with felony convictions only if they are Caucasian. To defend such an allegation, employers must show a nondiscriminatory explanation for the racial disparity in hiring applicants with felony conviction records.
A disparate impact claim focuses not on discriminatory intent, but rather alleges that a neutral employment policy has a disproportionately adverse effect on members of a protected class. An individual may contend that an employer's neutral policy to exclude applicants with felony drug convictions has a disproportionate adverse effect on members of a protected class. An employer may defend such a claim by showing that the policy is job-related and consistent with business necessity. However, the individual may prevail in such a claim by showing that a less discriminatory alternative exists to achieve the employer's business goals.
Allegations of hiring bias in violation of anti-discrimination laws may expose an employer to significant monetary liability. Such claims may lend themselves to class action treatment because they tend to target policies and practices that apply to numerous candidates. Allegations of hiring bias also may have negative ripple effects on the employer's business, including by becoming the subject of negative publicity that may cause promising candidates to reconsider whether to apply for a position at the employer.
The EEOC charge described above is just one instance of a larger trend of scrutiny toward standard hiring practices due to their alleged discriminatory consequences. For example, the Massachusetts and New York City legislatures and the City of Philadelphia Council recently enacted laws that restrict inquiries into a candidate's salary history as a data point for setting the pay rate or salary offered to a candidate. The assumption behind these laws is that prior pay rates or salary history may have been "tainted" by gender or other bias. Like the "ban the box" movement, this new wave of laws restricting salary history inquiries aims to disrupt common hiring protocols that purportedly cause wage inequities to become entrenched.
Criminal Record Checks as Hiring Essential
Many employers consider criminal record checks to be essential to their hiring process. Some employers conduct these checks because they are required to do so by law. Federal and state laws mandate the disqualification of applicants with certain conviction records in particular industries — such as those in the health care, banking or childcare industries — or for particular positions.
Yet, even employers with no legal obligation to conduct criminal background checks may do so to serve important business goals. For example, retailers may screen out applicants with theft convictions as a means of reducing the risk of inventory shrinkage.
Other employers conduct criminal background checks because they believe it makes them attractive to clients or business partners who conduct similar checks on their own employees. These employers may view their vetting of new hires as a means of sending a broader message about the care with which they conduct business.
Employers may also use criminal background checks to reduce the risk of workplace violence incidents or related lawsuits. In the event that one co-worker injures another, employers may need to defend a claim of negligent hiring or similar claims. In negligent hiring suits, courts examine whether the employer knew or should have known something about an employee's past that would have caused a reasonable employer not to hire him or her. In these cases, if an employer can show that it conducted a criminal background check, and that nothing in the background check report disclosed a prior conviction or other information of concern, the background check may help shield an employer from liability.
Criminal Record Checks as Barrier to Re-Entry
Some employers view criminal background checks as a barrier to re-entry for ex-offenders seeking to support themselves and their families through steady employment. Further, commentators suggest that the use of criminal background screens is particularly harmful for the employment prospects of male candidates and those of racial and ethnic minorities. These commentators posit that the overrepresentation of African-American and Hispanic men in the criminal justice system, combined with the prevalent use of criminal background checks in hiring screens, may disproportionately hurt applicants in those groups.[2]
"Ban the box" laws have earned mixed reviews from those examining whether such laws enhance job opportunities for ex-offenders.[3] A 2017 study indicates that "ban the box" policies aimed at the public sector increase the odds of public sector employment for those with convictions by close to 40 percent.[4] Critics of "ban the box" laws suggest that they simply delay consideration of conviction records to a later point in the hiring process where the end result — disqualification — is the same.[5] Other studies indicate that employers without access to a candidate's criminal record may use his or her race or ethnic background as a proxy for criminal history, a stark example of an unintended consequence to "ban the box" laws.[6]
Legislative Trend to "Individualize" the Assessment of Criminal Records
Since the "ban the box" movement began in the late 1990s, the discussion has moved beyond the literal "box" — the space on a job application that asks about a criminal record — to how employers actually use conviction records that are obtained later in the hiring process.
More and more jurisdictions have enacted laws to regulate how and when employers may use criminal record information to make employment decisions. Although these laws vary in key respects, they share an aim to promote the individualized assessment of criminal records; hence the "fair chance" name tied to many of these laws. These laws generally prohibit employers from automatically disqualifying applicants with convictions and require them to consider specific factors before making an adverse employment decision based on a conviction record, including the well-known "Green factors" of (1) the nature and gravity of the offense; (2) the time that has passed since the offense; and (3) and the nature of the job held or sought.[7]
For example, as of March 14, 2016, the City of Philadelphia requires employers to consider factors, including the applicant's employment history before and after the offense, any incarceration period, character or employment references, and any evidence of rehabilitation since the conviction.[8] Similarly, a Vermont law that takes effect on July 1, 2017, will require employers who use criminal record screens to give applicants an opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding their criminal records, including post-conviction rehabilitation.[9] Also, a bill is pending in the Alabama state legislature that would require employers to consider factors, including whether the circumstances underlying the applicant's criminal conviction will recur in the position the applicant seeks.[10]
Recommendations for Conducting Criminal Record Checks
In light of the legislative focus on "individualizing" the assessment of criminal conviction records, employers may want to update their hiring protocols to take into account individual factors, even if they are not located in jurisdictions that formally require them to do so. Further, careful documentation of the individualized assessment is critical to defending against allegations that the employer disqualified a candidate automatically due to the conviction or based on the candidate's protected status.
Employers may also consider limiting their review of candidates' criminal records by position and by date of conviction. For example, a travel agency hiring a tour bus driver may decide to check candidates' criminal records only for recent driving-related convictions, such as reckless driving. To the extent an employer uses the job duties and responsibilities of a position as a basis for conducting background checks, the job description for the position should reflect those duties and responsibilities.
Given that many employers use third-party consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) to conduct criminal background checks on their behalf, it is important to take steps to ensure that the CRA is aware of the rapidly changing landscape of laws relating to background checks. Further, employers should be vigilant to how a CRA reports a particular conviction on a background check. Depending on the court and jurisdiction where the conviction originated, terminology to describe the disposition of the offense on the report, such as "dismissal," can have different meanings. Likewise, an offense that is a "misdemeanor" in one jurisdiction may be a "summary" offense in another jurisdiction. These nuances should inform how an employer considers a particular conviction record.
Employers should also keep in mind that background checks are an imperfect tool for vetting a candidate's suitability for hire. For example, a background check report may contain inaccuracies, such as listing a conviction associated with an individual of a similar name, or omitting a candidate's prior conviction due to a clerical error.
Hiring protocols should also include training of hiring managers and other personnel involved in the onboarding process on the nuances of the background check process. This training should address not just the nuts and bolts of what information may be considered and when, but should also discuss potential implicit bias.
Implicit bias, meaning unconscious prejudices and attitudes stemming from cultural or other factors, may come into play in evaluating a conviction record. In the context of background checks, hiring managers implicitly may view a candidate with a conviction associated with "white collar" crime (such as embezzlement) as less concerning than a candidate with a felony conviction associated with drug possession. Identifying how implicit bias may play into hiring decisions may serve an employer's larger goals for diversity and inclusion in their workforce.
Employers may also want to consider the subtle messages they send to applicants by conducting criminal record screens. An employer's practice of conducting criminal background checks may dissuade valuable candidates from applying if they perceive that their criminal record will guarantee their nonselection.
Given the potential legal risks associated with criminal record checks, employers who conduct such checks should be able to answer the following questions: How is an applicant's criminal conviction relevant to the position sought, and how will you conduct that assessment? In light of the legal and business challenges associated with conducting criminal background checks, employers may want to consult with legal counsel to help them make informed decisions that serve their immediate hiring objectives and their long-term strategic goals.
[1] EEOC, "Bases by Issue (Charges filed with EEOC) Fiscal Year 2010 - FY 2016," https://www1.eeoc.gov//eeoc/statistics/enforcement/bases_by_issue.cfm?renderforprint=1.
[2] "Criminal Justice Facts," The Sentencing Project and Christina Stacy & Mychal Cohen, "Ban the Box and Racial Discrimination: A Review of the Evidence and Policy Recommendations," Urban Institute (February 2017).
[3] Maurice Emsellem & Beth Avery, Nat'l Emp't Law Project, "Racial Profiling in Hiring: A Critique of New "Ban the Box" Studies," (August 2016).
[4] Terry-Ann Craigie, "Ban the Box, Convictions, and Public Sector Employment" (Jan. 27, 2017), SSRN.
[5] Juanita Duggan, Opinion, "Ban the Box Ignores Employers' Legitimate Concerns," N.Y. Times (April 13, 2016).
[6] Amanda Agan & Sonja Starr, "Ban the Box, Criminal Records and Statistical Discrimination: A Field Experiment," Univ. of Mich. Law & Econ. Research Paper, No. 16-012 (June 14, 2016).
[7] Green v. Missouri Pacific Railroad, 549 F.2d 1158 (8th Cir. 1977).
[8] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Code ch. 9-3504(2).
[9] H. 261, Reg. Sess. (Vt. 2016).
[10] S.B. 200, Reg. Sess. (Ala. 2017).
Thomas G. Servodidio is chairman of Duane Morris LLP's employment, labor, benefits and immigration practice group in Philadelphia. He also serves on the firm's Executive Committee and represents corporate clients and senior executives in all aspects of complex employment law and management labor relations.
Kathryn R. Brown is an associate in Duane Morris' employment, labor, benefits and immigration practice group in Philadelphia.
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Property Tax or Municipal Tax?
Property tax is a charge that the owner of land will have to pay every year. However, the property tax amount varies from one location to another. It could be paid either to the local state government or Municipal Corporation, as per the government policies. The property includes all tangible real estate property, house, office building and the property rented to others.
Types of Property:
Property in India has four categories, which help the government to estimate the tax on certain criteria. The divisions are mentioned below.
- Land
- Personal property –includes movable man made objects like cranes, cars or buses.
- Intangible property
- Buildings and godowns (Improvements in respect to land)
Present State of Property Tax:
Property tax in India is to be paid on "real property", which includes land and improvements on land, with the government appraising the monetary value of each such property and assessing the tax in proportion to its value. Property Taxes/Municipal Taxes are charged on the municipal value of the building and land in the area, which can be paid either on an annual or semi-annual basis. Property tax varies from location to another and can be different in different cities and municipalities.
Paying your property tax
The easiest way to pay your property tax, is to pay it online, using internet banking, debit or credit card.
Each state or municipal corporation has its own website for online payment of property tax, these sites require the assesse to furnish their Property Tax number or Property ID or Khatha number or the revenue survey number.
How to Pay Property Tax Online:
Paying property tax was considered a huge hassle in the past, but nowadays many municipal corporations gives the option of paying property tax online, streamlining the process and saving valuable time.
For Example: Delhi Property Tax
- Go to http://www.mcdonline.gov.in/ portal. You can select from the following three links, as per your area's municipal corporation on MCD's website:
South Delhi Municipal Corporation i.e. (SDMC)
North Delhi Municipal Corporation i.e. (NDMC)
East Delhi Municipal Corporation i.e. (EDMC)
The area that fall under the above three municipal corporations, are listed on each of the south, north and east municipal corporations' websites
- Select the option "Property Tax"
- Enter your "Property ID" and File Property Tax for the relevant financial year.
Individuals who wish to pay their Property Tax Online need to follow the following steps:
I. Go on the official website of your municipality/city corporation.
II. Select the option indicating property tax and navigate to the payment option.
III. Select the right form, based on the category under which an individual's property falls.
IV. Select the assessment year (AY). This will be the year for which property tax needs to be calculated and paid. Most municipal corporations gives an option to clear backlogs in property tax payment.
V. Fill the details in respect of property identification number or Property ID and any other relevant document of the property including the owner's name.
VI. Once all relevant information has been entered, individuals can choose the mode of payment, which could be credit/debit cards or internet banking.
VII. Once payment is made individuals can take a print out of the challan for their reference.
Note: These are some basic steps involved in paying property tax online and could vary depending on the city/town corporation.
Tax Deductions against Income from Property
Municipal Taxes are charged on the municipal value of the building and land in the area. If Municipal Taxes are paid by the Landlord on or before 31st March of financial year, then such taxes paid will be allowed to be reduced from GAV.
Mr. Kunal is the owner of a flat which has a municipal value of Rs.50,000 pm. The Flat is let out at Rs.60,000 pm. Municipal taxes paid for the flat is Rs.70,000. Interest paid on home loan is Rs.50,000. Calculate Income from House Property?
|Amount (Rs)
|Gross Annual Value (GAV)
|Less: Municipal Tax/ Property Tax
|Net Annual Value (NAV)
|Less: Standard deduction u/s 24 (30% of NAV)
|Less: Interest on Home Loan u/s 24(b)
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A Maple Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bar Trifle is a splendid dessert for fall. This trifle features a delicious combination of pumpkin, whipped topping, cream cheese, and a touch of maple, all topped with a generous drizzle of caramel sauce. It really is lip-smacking good!
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This trifle can easily be modified to be gluten-free.
Trifle Lovers!
Have I told you that my family and I just can't seem to get enough of trifles? Yep! We LOVE them!
Some of our favorites are:
- White Chocolate Almond Joy Trifle
- Triple Berry Angel Food Cake Trifle
- Red Velvet White Chocolate Trifle
- Birthday Cake Trifle
- 2 Gluten-Free Trifles: Chocolate or Coconut Cream
- Cotton Candy Easter Trifle
Step One
First, to make a Maple Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bar Trifle we need to make a batch of pumpkin bars.
In a mixing bowl, cream together pumpkin, eggs, oil, and vanilla. In another mixing bowl, combine baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, flour, sugar, nutmeg, salt, and flax.
Combine the pumpkin mixture with the dry ingredients and pour into a well-greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes.
For this particular recipe, the bars do not need to be 'pretty' because they will be crumbled and layered to make the trifle. In the picture, you can see where I poked the toothpick into the center of the pumpkin bars to see if they were finished baking.
While the pumpkin bars are cooling you have time to make the filling.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together 2 cartons of whipped topping, 2/3 cup granulated sugar. Add (2) – 8-ounce packages of softened cream cheese and stir into the whipped topping mixture.
To assemble the trifle, place a layer of crumbled pumpkin bars into the bottom of a trifle bowl. Next, top with a layer of the cream cheese mixture and a drizzle of caramel sauce.
Keep Layering
Repeat the layering process until the trifle bowl is completely full.
For the final touch, drizzle more caramel sauce over the top of the trifle and add colorful and festive autumn candy sprinkles.
To make the trifle more jovial, simply add a fun Halloween Sugar Cookie.
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A delicious, creamy blend of pumpkin and spices all wrapped up in a trifle.
20 minPrep Time
30 minCook Time
50 minTotal Time
- 1 (16 ounce) canned pumpkin
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (*GF Option: use gluten free vanilla)
- 2 tsp baking powder (*GF Option: use gluten free baking powder)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cups flour (*GF Option: use gluten free flour blend + 1 teaspoon xanthan gum unless gf flour already contains it)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- (*GF Option only: 1 heaping tablespoon ground flax)
- 2 cartons whipped topping
- 2 (8 ounces each) packages cream cheese
- 2/3 granulated sugar
- In a large mixing bowl combine pumpkin, eggs, oil, and vanilla.
- In a second mixing bowl combine baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, flour, sugar, nutmeg, and salt (flax if making gluten free version).
- Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients.
- Place mixture in a well greased 10 x 13-inch baking pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.
- When the bars are finished baking, remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together 2 cartons of whipped topping, 2/3 cup granulated sugar.
- Add (2) - 8 ounce packages of softened cream cheese and stir into the whipped topping mixture.
- Place a layer of crumbled pumpkin bars in the bottom of a trifle bowl.
- Top with a layer of the cream cheese mixture and a drizzle of caramel sauce.
- Alternate layers until the bowl is completely filled.
- For the final touch, drizzle more caramel sauce over the top of the trifle and add colorful candy sprinkles.
Have fun creating your very own trifle!
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Something needs to be done about the pollution in the Grand Union Canal , says a regular towpath user.
Gini Moore, who lives in Wembley, cycles three times a week along the canal between Horsenden Hill and Ladbroke Grove, and said she has noticed that since the start of April the water has become increasingly polluted.
She has come across the bodies of ducks, bottles, beer cans, footballs, clothes and wrappers.
On Sunday (April 27) she saw a dead turtle in the water.
Ms Moore, a freelance lecturer and assessor, said she has cycled the route for 18 months and has never seen anything like this before.
She said: "There is something serene and calming about cycling on the towpath.
"I felt that if this appalling site was affecting me then surely it would be affecting the wildlife too.
"I contacted the Canal & River Trust, who I believe that as a charity do a sterling job looking after our canals. I believe they are doing the best that they can but do feel they are fighting a losing battle.
"A week after I reported the pollution I noticed an improvement but there is still much more that needs to be done to make it a healthier environment."
She added: "I would like to know where the rubbish has gone – has it been removed or has it sunk to the bottom?"
She said there are bins but not at regular intervals and it seems to be where bins are absent that rubbish is going into the canal.
Sam Thomas, Canal & River Trust maintenance manager for London, said: "This stretch of the Grand Union Canal is cleaned on a regular basis but from May 3 our contractors Fountains will be following a new and improved cleaning regime to address seasonal debris.
"The trust is always looking for improvement methods of cleaning the debris from London's canals and for this stretch of the network we are going to use a different type of craft that will collect the weed and rubbish with a conveyor system.
"This craft will be used to clean the waterways in west London every four weeks. The result will be a much cleaner canal for residents to continue to enjoy."


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You can backup the database using the Backup command in the Tools tab.
Click Backup. Specify a name for the backup file and click Save. A backup is created in the specified location.
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Villa salix
cottage, Mäntyharju, 4+4 persons
59 km to the northeast from Heinola, lake Pyhävesi 25 m (length 10 km, width 1,8 km), hard, sand/gravel bottom, pier and rowing boat.
Log villa 2006, living room, kitchen, on the ground floor two bedrooms (11 m²), two beds in both, dressing room, washroom, sauna with electric sauna stove, separate WC. Four beds in the loft.
Lakeside sauna 2006, washroom with shower and WC, sauna with wood burning sauna stove, fireplace room with stove, kitchenette, two beds on the sofa bed. There is also bathtub in the sauna. Price is 90 euro, bathtub is prefilled.
Sandbox, swing and covered cooking area in the yard.
Pets are allowed, please select a pet fee (40 euro) from additional services list if you bring a pet with you.
If you are coming to spend a weekend with your friends and want to enjoy your holiday until the end, then we recommend that you book also final cleaning. If after your booking there needs to be cleaned more than is included in the price, then the owner is entitled to charge extra for cleaning. Villa Salix is a high-quality rental villa for a comfortable holiday. Plenty of space for outdoor games and services are nearby. The nearest neighbour (60 m) of this villa is other rental villa 14321 owned by same owner. So, if needed, here are plenty of space even for larger group of people.
You can rent electric outboard motor, bicycles, ice drill and snowshoes from the owner.
Art center Salmela 4 km, Mäntyharju 7 km, Vola-Golf 16 km, Ristiina 33 km, Mikkeli 52 km, Repovesi national park 54 km, Imatra 138 km, Helsinki 196 km.
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The ACT science section may be the most misunderstood part of the test. This misunderstanding leads to much of the fear the section so infamously strikes into the hearts of students. Stop being pummeled into cowering submission by the science section's shifty ways! In this video, I set you straight on how to look at the section and discuss one… Read more »


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South Carolina struggled in their first two home games this year. They lost in a poor effort against Kentucky, and escaped versus Louisiana Tech with a one point victory. The Gamecocks go back on the road this weekend to face the Texas A&M Aggies. Coach Will Muschamp will need his guys to get back to the focus and execution they had in the first two ball games if they expect to return form College Station with a win.
South Carolina comes in at 3-1 (1-1 in SEC play), with two victories away from home already. The Aggies also sit at 3-1 and beat Arkansas in their only SEC contest so far. Both teams are fighting to stay relevant in the SEC race. This is a crucial game for each to try and stay on track.
About A&M
Coach Kevin Sumlin has been squarely in the hot seat this season. The pressure was placed on him in the off-season to win big in 2017. That heat was ratcheted up even more after his team blew a 34-point lead in the opener and lost by a point to UCLA. If not for that collapse in southern California, Texas A&M would be undefeated and likely in the top 15 in the country. People are still waiting to see if the Aggies are the team that dominated UCLA for three quarters, or the one that folded up under late game pressure. They did find a way to execute down the stretch in an overtime win against the Razorbacks last weekend.
Texas A&M is led by their running game. They average 260 yards per game on the ground. Three different running backs have over 200 yards rushing and average over five yards a carry through four games. Trayveon Williams has 328 yards and four scores on the ground. He is the definition of a combo back. Williams is tough enough to gain yards between the tackles, and fast enough to break away for big gains. Quarterback Kellen Mond has been more effective with his legs than his arm thus far. He is only completing 50% of his passes and has struggled to find a rhythm at times. His main playmaker on the outside is Christian Kirk, who is one of the most explosive players in the country.
Gamecock Plan
Get Back On Track
The Aggies defense has struggled this season. The Gamecocks offense has struggled this season. These two opposing realities collide on Saturday. South Carolina's offensive struggles have been well documented, but they have a chance to get back on track this weekend. The Gamecocks will need a fast start to build some early confidence. A few deep pass attempts early would do them well against a defense allowing 300 yards through the air per game. Jake Bentley needs to find rhythm, and get playmakers like Hayden Hurst and Bryan Edwards involved. For a team ranked 118th nationally in rushing offense, getting backs Ty'Son Williams and Rico Dowdle going early would help. Look for a few wrinkles as well, such as utilizing freshman Shi Smith on some speed sweeps.
Bending Not Breaking
The Gamecock defense has done just enough through four games so far. They have not been dominant, but have made the plays needed to win in all four games. Coach Muschamp's defense sits at 90th nationally in yards allowed per game. However, the Gamecocks are only 39th in points given up at 20 points per game. The ability to force turnovers and tighten up in the red zone has been the key to their success. Rashad Fenton has emerged as a very good cover corner. Jamarcus King is playing better on the other corner after a shaky start. Tackling in open space will be paramount versus an A&M team that will spread you out and try to run right at you. The Aggies will move the ball, so forcing turnovers and holding them to field goals will again be a key.
Underdog Again
South Carolina is back on the road and back in the underdog role this weekend. That role served them well in the first two games of the season. It could be just what this team needs to get back to playing with the relentless effort Will Muschamp demands. A win this weekend puts the Gamecocks back in solid shape to challenge in the SEC east. A loss, and they may struggle to find enough wins to become bowl eligible.
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Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and Rapid Response Squad, RRS, today sealed up a fish depot belonging to Haano Industries Limited on Oba Akran Road for selling unwholesome fish to members of the public.
Fish Depot Fiasco: The company, which is located on 114, Oba Akran Road, Ikeja was besieged on Monday by the operatives of the RRS following a tip off from sources that the company was revalidating its products expiry dates.
This informed the cordoning off of the cold room on Monday evening by the operatives to forestall the contamination of the site of evidence as well as for officials of the Ministry of Health to inspect the cold room today.
The officials, who were at the cold room, inspected four cold rooms of the company containing several tons of fish before sealing up the company.
The officials who were led by Mr Kuforiji Adebayo, an Environmental Health Officer in the Lagos State Ministry of Health stated that the State Government was sealing off the cold room to pave way for thorough laboratory investigations of the fish found in the cold room.
He stated "this place is being sealed up for health analysis. The samples of the consignment being taken are for laboratory analysis. What we have met on ground is highly suggestive of the fact that there are questionable practices.
"What has been established is that there is fraud. We have found that the company is revalidating the expiry of its products. As a responsive and responsible government, we would not fold our arms and allow unwholesome fish to be sold to our citizens."
According to him, "what we have seen indicates the condition of the fishes before they were frozen were not okay, that is why there are blood stains in the cartoon of the fish. If the labels are being changed now, the impression it leaves is that the labels might have been changed before the investigations."
The Fish Manager, Sabir Alli, said the stickers found littering in the lobby of the cold rooms fell off because of the shifting of fish cartons to create space for the accommodation of new consignment.
He pointed out that the company was not revalidating its product expiry dates, adding that the products that were to expire in March 2016 would be sold off before expiry date.
According to the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, the police got a tip off two weeks ago that Haano Industries Limited was changing the expiry dates of its products but decided to wait and monitor the activities of the company in order to catch them in the act.
"We got a call from our source that they were revalidating the products yesterday and we decided to swing into action. This was confirmed by a lot of the stickers found in the lobby with March 2016 as expiry date.
"Our source within the company indicated that the revalidation of the expiry date was done in the lobby of the cold room and corridor, and that is why the place was littered with expired and new stickers. Police would liaise with the Lagos State Ministry of Health to carry out further test so that we can get to the bottom of this," she stated.
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A Friendly Reminder to Stay Vigilant During Covid-19
Team FTG – The fact that states are reopening during the coronavirus pandemic is encouraging. Sure, it's nice that restaurants and stores are reopening, and people can finally go outside – but the reality is that C19 remains an ongoing and serious concern. To protect ourselves, our families, and friends, safety precautions will remain in place for the foreseeable future…they will remain part of our everyday habits for quite some time.
This means that we need to continue wearing masks – the right way!
Remember – Masks are effective only if they cover your mouth, nose and chin.
Stay safe and stay healthy!