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Anthony Gap crash victim was popular librarian at Chaparral High School, officials say
By Diana Alba Soular / [email protected]
Posted:
04/08/2013 03:24:10 PM MDT
LAS CRUCES — A woman who died in a crash Friday on N.M. Highway 404 was remembered Monday as a well-liked head librarian for the Gadsden Independent School District, school officials said Monday.
Martha "Marty" Ojala Mays, 61, of El Paso was chief librarian for the 14,000-student district and the main librarian for Chaparral High School, officials confirmed.
School administrators announced the sad news Monday to the student body and had extra personnel available to visit with grieving students, Chaparral High Principal Mark Rupcich said.
"We had help from several schools in sending their counselors here," he said in a phone interview. "We were very well-prepared for any situation, in regards to students being upset."
Mays had been with the district for a number of years and had been head librarian of the high school for four years, Rupcich said. Her presence and her talent will be greatly missed, he said.
"She was extremely popular among our students and faculty," he said. "She was all about children. She always had kids in her heart."
Mays, who headed the high school's literacy team, took special care to help struggling students improve their reading skill, Rupcich said.
Mariaelena Johnson, a former Chaparral resident who now lives in Las Cruces, said she worked for about two years ago as a substitute teacher at Chaparral High School, where she got to know Mays. Johnson said she sometimes helped Mays to put away books and straighten shelves.
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Johnson said she was "devastated" upon learning of Mays' death Monday.
"She loved having students come into her library; it was a sanctuary for many, including myself," She said. "I will miss her laugh, her smile and her incredible passion for literature and her students."
An El Paso Times obituary for Mays indicated that she had a teaching certification from the College of the Southwest and a master's degree in education from Walden University. Her Christian faith and family were important parts of her life, and she liked reading, gardening and crossword puzzles.
Dangerous route
Mays' death was at least the second fatality on N.M. 404, also known as the Anthony Gap, impacting the school. Late last fall, the grandfather of a student, who was riding on the passenger's side of a vehicle, was killed in a crash there, Rupcich said.
In light of the recent fatal crash, some people at the school are considering launching a campaign to get support for widening the route to four driving lanes, Rupcich said. Plenty of faculty and staff from Las Cruces commute daily on the route to reach not only the high school, but Chaparral Middle School, Desert Trail Elementary, Sunrise Elementary and Chaparral Middle School, he said.
"We just feel that that particular road, the Gap, is a very dangerous road," he said.
The road has a passing lane in some stretches, but narrows in other places.
Schools in Chaparral serve both Doña Ana County and Otero County residents because the community straddles the county boundary.
Late morning Friday, a man police identified as Matthew Eychner, 45, of Chaparral, N.M., was driving with his two sons, ages 10 and 12, in a four-door maroon Chevy sedan when he crossed the center line and smashed into the Toyota Corolla driven by Mays.
Mays died at the scene, located near mile marker 6.
Eychner told police he blacked out while he was driving and crossed the median, according to the news release. Drugs or alcohol are not suspected of being a contributing factor of this crash, the release states.
Service planned
A service for Mays is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church, 3500 McRae Blvd. in El Paso, according to the El Paso Times obituary.
Mays is survived by four siblings, three daughters and four granddaughters.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Books for Kids Foundation, according to the obituary.
Diana Alba Soular can be reached at (575) 541-5443; follow her on Twitter @AlbaSoular | {
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Saturday, August 29, 2015
Mass Immigration and the Undoing of Europe
In Germany, where traffickers
are now dropping off illegal immigrants on Autobahns, authorities have
reacted -- not by trying to intercept or discourage traffickers, but by
putting up new road signs alerting drivers of potential pedestrians on
the highway.
Last month alone, more migrants landed on the shores of Greece than in the whole of 2014.
If the mainstream media keep reminding everyone how the rioting
immigrant youths in France or Britain are driven by economic inequality
now, imagine the scale of unrest once European welfare states cannot
finance "half the planet" anymore and are forced to cut welfare
benefits.
No one, however, especially the media, blames migrants for their own actions.
This is the real tragedy of the unfolding refugee crisis in
Europe: apart from those fleeing combat zones, most migrants swarming
European borders and coastlines do not appear to be in any real or dire
need.
With the European Union surrendering its immigration policy to people
smugglers, the immigration crisis in Europe keeps reaching staggering
new heights. The word has gone out that Fortress Europe is scalable.
From Morocco to Turkey, people smuggling has turned into an irresistibly
big business.
From small-time thugs to the terror outfit Hamas
-- for $2500-$3000 per person smuggled -- many evidently want to seize a
slice of this lucrative business that was created by the EU's
collective inaction.
In Germany, where traffickers are now dropping off illegal immigrants on Autobahns,
authorities have reacted -- not by trying to intercept or discourage
the traffickers, but by putting new road-signs alerting drivers of
potential pedestrians on the highway.
Even before this year's mass immigration began, Germany was
struggling to deal with roughly a quarter of a million asylum applicants
-- without even accounting for the illegal immigrants already in the
country. The recent wave of migration would push those figures to record heights.
The trend in Germany merely reflects the overall scale of the
European immigrant crisis. In July 2015, an estimated 50,000 refugees
entered Greece, a surge of 750 percent. Last month alone more migrants landed than in the whole of 2014.
In Germany, the head of Lower Saxony's Municipal Federation, Marco Trips, told local reporters
that the "system has already collapsed." This sentiment is apparently
shared by municipalities across Germany. In a historic move, the German
federal government has now called in the military to assist in setting
up new tent cities and providing basic amenities for ever-rising number
of refugees.
The majority of those entering Europe
illegally seem not to be fleeing armed conflicts, but seeking a better
life in a welfare paradise. Europe's answer is to throw money at the
problem -- money Europe does not have. Britain's Defence Secretary has
suggested that the UK's £12 billion ($19 billion USD) foreign aid budget
can "discourage" mass migration.
The European welfare system, funded increasingly by governments' debt
in recent decades, is showing signs of an impending collapse. There is
no end in sight for Greece's debt crisis, despite repeated bailout packages
to the tune of €326 billion ($375 billion USD). Slow economic growth,
high youth unemployment and an aging population makes the European
welfare model increasingly untenable.
If the mainstream media keep reminding everyone how rioting immigrant
youths in France or Britain are driven by economic inequality now,
imagine the scale of unrest once European welfare states cannot finance
"half the planet" anymore and are forced to cut welfare benefits.
African
migrants camp out on the beach in the northern Italian town of
Ventimiglia, along the French border, as they wait for the opportunity
to cross into France. (Image source: AFP video screenshot)
Europe's answer to this imminent financial doom is to create still
more welfare dependents or, even better, "invite" them by failing to
secure the borders.
EU bureaucrats not only refuse to implement basic border controls but rebuke any EU member state
moving to secure its borders. European politicians and the mainstream
media are up in arms against Hungary's move to erect a border fence
along its southern border. American public broadcaster PBS ran a report telling its viewers about Hungary's "new Iron Curtain." The Associated Press quoted unnamed "critics" who compared the Hungarian fence to "Communist-era barriers like the Berlin Wall."
The EU bureaucrats in Brussels want to force a single asylum policy
on all 28 member states, asking that they take in more migrants.
According to this common asylum policy proposed by Brussels, asylum seekers entering EU would be divided among EU members.
Hungary, with 60,000 migrant arrivals so far just this year, entering mainly from Serbia, remains the most vocal opponent of the EU's proposed policy.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been virtually ostracized
by European politicians and media, for not complying with EU's
immigration policy. Contrary to the EU's position, he has called for a
"distinction" between EU member-state citizens moving within Europe and
non-EU foreigners. "There are economic immigrants who are just in search
of a better life... Unfortunately in Hungary we can't give jobs to all
of these immigrants," Orbán said, and called the EU's proposal for member states to take in more refugees "absurd, bordering on insanity."
Europe, itself reeling under a financial crisis, cannot provide
housing, employment and social benefits to the thousands who each day
land on European shores and cross over borders. German newspapers are
full of countless reports of immigrants disappointed after arriving in
Europe, almost always followed by a reporter's plea for urgent action to
address the said grievance. These "disappointments" often turn into
violent clashes. Police across Germany have their hands full just to
keeping rival migrant gangs from turning on each other or on officials.
No one, however, especially the media, blames migrants for their own
actions. The mainstream media in Germany apparently refuse to connect
the dots, so as not to "feed into negative stereotypes." A columnist for
Germany's Tageszeitung
even wrote of an elaborate government conspiracy that drives immigrants
to turn violent -- allegedly just to give them a bad name.Tageszeitung also ran a story lamenting the "alarming conditions" of refugees landing on Greek islands. The article was accompanied by a photograph
of smiling, well-fed, sturdy young men, posing for "selfies" on their
smartphones while holding cigarettes in their hands. One of them was
thoughtful enough to bring along a selfie-stick for his smartphone, to
capture the moment he fled a "war zone" or acute "economic misery."
This, however, is the real tragedy of the unfolding refugee crisis in
Europe: apart from those fleeing combat zones, most migrants swarming
European borders and coastlines do not appear to be in any real or dire
need. Economic disparity on other continents should not oblige Europeans
to open its own floodgates for mass migration.
This crisis seems to be one of Europe's own making -- that seems to
be the logical conclusion of Europe's debt-driven welfare system and the
EU's contempt for national boundaries.
This represents a general opinion site for its author. It also offers a space for the author to record her experiences and perceptions,both personal and public. This is rendered obvious by the content contained in the blog, but the space is here inviting me to write. And so I do. | {
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среда, 11 февраля 2015 г.
I think you're familiar with AppVeyor - continuous integration cloud system, which allows to make your builds and run unit-tests on windows-based VM. It's free for open-source projects and very useful when you need to be sure that your program will be compilable and runnable against Windows platform (for Linux there is Travis.CI or docker.io, for OS X you can use Travis.CI again).
When I converted MSTest to NUnit for Microsoft Bond project I have found that nunit tests run 4x-5x times slower than similar MS Tests on appveyor. That was strange because my measurements show that slowness was directly inside the tested methods, not in the nunit framework itself. I started to investigate the issue and found that there is NUnitLite nuget package which do the same things as nunit-console but much faster. What was bad that before using NUnitLite you have to create new console project and reference NUnitLite nuget package. That is not always possible if you don't want to add to your sources some unrelated to your project staff.
test_script:
#use this way if you installed NUnitLite version greater than 3.0.0-alpha-5
- nunit\nulite.exe path\to\your\tests\TestAssembly.dll
#use this way if you installed NUnitLite version 3.0.0-alpha-5 or lower
- copy nunit\* path\to\your\tests
- path\to\your\tests\nulite.exe TestAssembly
Please note that in the second case we start nulite.exe in the folder where your tests are located and pass an assembly name (without extension) as nulite.exe argument
What was interested that without /platform:anycpu32bitpreferred argument nulite.exe works slow on AppVeyor. This argument says to execute generated exe file in x86 mode on the systems which support 32bit. I tried to run nunit-console in x86 mode and this increased speed a lot! To do it just specify --x86 argument for nunit-console version 3.0 or run nunit-console-x86 for nunit 2.6.3 (which is preinstalled by default on AppVeyor)
вторник, 3 февраля 2015 г.
Today Microsoft announced that CoreCLR (cross-platform runtime for .NET Core) is on github. At first I tried to build it on my Ubuntu 14.04 box. There was some prerequisites issues which prevented build to be completed, but after some investigation I've found the working set of packages:
This is the final script: | {
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Both shoots have a Monochromatic style to then, however, the second shoot is less eye-catching but still effective in telling a story or selling a product. For my final project, I have been experimenting with colour to see the impact an image can have on a viewer. For my first test, I looked at using the colour Red. So I have created a vibrant image that would work well in advertising. The second set is darker with an editorial approach. The aim was to see how the images worked separately and as a set.
Welcome to Gigzey, my new Blog, here I will be taking you on my journey as a photographer. Before we begin, let me introduce myself. My name is Ryan but a lot of my friends know me as Gigzey. This is a nickname given to me growing up. I liked football and wasn’t that good at it, but all my friends called me Gigzey. I’m happy to say I am the primary photographer for Gigzey.co.uk. Over the last year I have been studying towards a Degree in photography. There are so many things I have learned so I decided to make this site personal to me, hopefully I can help those who are on the same journey or course. So in my blog posts, I will explain the processes I use and will show any new techniques I learn. Eventually I will also show my income once I start earning – to help others start up their own blogs, websites and photography businesses. | {
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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
The number of new mothers who breastfeed their infants during the first months of life has increased to 77%, up from 60% in 1993-1994, with the sharpest increase among black women, according to a CDC report, the Associated Press reports (Stobbe, Associated Press, 5/1). The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that women breastfeed their infants exclusively until six months of age and breastfeed as a supplement to baby food until age one. Research indicates that formula-fed children have higher risks of ear and respiratory infections, obesity, diabetes and cancer, according to the New York Times.
The report, which is part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, is based on data collected in 2005 and 2006 for 434 infants. Researchers found that 65% of black women breastfed, up from 36% in 1993-1994 (Harris, New York Times, 5/1). Historically, black women have had lower breastfeeding rates than other groups, according to Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher. Mexican-Americans had the highest overall breastfeeding rate at 80%, which increased from 67% in 1993-1994. Among whites, 79% breastfed in the latest survey, up from 62% (Associated Press, 5/1). Researchers also found that 57% of low-income women breastfed and that 43% of women under age 20 breastfed.
Satcher said, "It was very impressive that when it comes to beginning to breastfeed, [black women] have had the greatest progress" (Associated Press, 5/1). According to the Times, the increases can be attributed in part to campaigns by medical and governmental groups to educate women about the benefits of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding experts said that the findings are positive but stressed that breastfeeding rates at age six months have remained stagnant. The current report did not examine rates at age six months (New York Times, 5/1). | {
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9.22.2014
Emily's Bright, Kid-Friendly Living Room
For the last month, my Craftcourse partner Emily and I have been scheming up a light, bright revamp of her living room. Emily had already gotten some bigger furniture pieces, but as they say, the devil is in the details - particularly with home decor. When HomeGoods offered me a gift card to make someone happy, I knew this was the perfect opportunity to get the finishing touches on Emily's living room (and of course, make her happy in the process). You can see our inspiration in this post from last month. Well, we finished 'er up this weekend, and I've got to say that I'm feeling a little jealous of her new space!
Read on for more pics and details!
One of our biggest challenges in the room was what to do with the vast expanse of space above and around her sofa. Emily gave a blank canvas some nice texture with white acrylic paint, and then, we added a super simple geometric shape with liquid gilding. One mistake a lot of people tend to make is hanging their sofa artwork too high, and it ends up not really relating to anything and somehow makes a blank wall look even blanker. This is why we hung the artwork just a few inches above the sofa, and let the wall above the artwork do its job of making the space light and airy.
Next, we picked up four shiny, silver frames from HomeGoods and loaded them up with this beautiful pink marbled paper. We hung them super low just above the side tables and behind the accent lamps. By hanging them this way, they serve more as table decor (but without the clutter) than wall decor...if that makes sense. If we'd hung them higher and more in relation to the big artwork, not only would they look way too puny for the wall but, because they help balance the weight of the side tables, the skinny lamps would also look far too small for those substantial storage tables.
The sofa area also got a couple of versatile ottomans. Emily's son is about to turn three, and so she wanted to keep the area open and free of hard edges for tons of playing. These ottomans - especially when paired with a tray - can serve the same purpose as a coffee table but are soft and can be moved around. We're also pretty much OBSESSED with that pink Cynthia Rowley ottoman we picked up at HomeGoods. We wanted some pink in the room, and this is the absolute perfect pop that also brings an eclectic vibe with its woven texture and drift-woody legs.
This console area is probably my favorite part of the room. It's also so kid-friendly it's ridiculous. The drawers, cabinets, and baskets all give Emily a place to hideaway all of her son's toys. Heck, we even displayed children's books in the extra cubbies. And I love, love, love the accessories...almost all from HomeGoods. Instead of hanging that incredible painting (from HomeGoods and fortuitously in our color scheme), we just leaned it against the wall, and then worked our way down in height with another frame loaded with a family photo, that awesome metallic cow skull sculpture, those modern David bookends, and a few small accessories -- nearly all from HomeGoods.
One of the best features of Emily's living room is this incredible window. We didn't want to block the gorgeous light from it, so we brought this low mid-century bench in from her bedroom and used it as a spot for a few plants and pillows. Apparently, it's also the perfect racetrack for her son and his toy cars. Oh and, true story, HomeGoods has a fine selection of artificial plans if you've got a black thumb. Can you guess which of our plants are artificial?
A big thanks to HomeGoods for helping me make Emily happy and, of course, all the amazing goods that made this room possible!
Disclosure: HomeGoods gave me a free gift card to help Emily decorate her room. All opinions are my own.
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12nd Feb,2018
4.0
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acmilan_xiaop
10th Feb,2018
4.5
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8th Feb,2018
5.0
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5th Feb,2018
4.3
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5th Feb,2018
4.3
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3rd Feb,2018
5.0
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31st Jan,2018
4.0
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31st Jan,2018
4.3
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30th Jan,2018
5.0
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Wednesday, 8 December 2010
The Art Of Giving
A few years ago, a Nigerian businessman made a profit of $1 billion from a single business deal. After taking care of some essentials of life, he was left with 'just' $500 million. This man was at a loss over what to do with the money. It might not be safe to keep it even in a bank. Worse, his children might fight over it when he died, he thought. The man, Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, a former Chief of Army Staff in the 1970s, had made the money from an oil block allocated to him by the then Head of State, General Sani Abacha. He sold it ten years later when oil was struck in it and the world price of oil was hitting the roofs. He had retired from the army at an early age of 41; he had got to the top early. After retirement, he started a shipping business and became stupendously rich. But owning $500 million cash was not something he had ever bargained for. Being not an ordinary man, he got a brilliant idea. He decided to establish a foundation and commit $100 million to it.
"I decided to set up a foundation and endow it with my fund," he recalled in an interview this year. His reason was that the government, "no matter how noble its intentions, cannot address these challenges on its own. In fact, in all developed countries, the implementation of social projects is never the sole responsibility of government; there are often strong collaborations as well as the private sector."
TY, who was minister of defence between 1999 and 2003, was supposed to have a heart of steel, having been a soldier, one who saw battle during the Nigerian civil war. Now his TY Danjuma Foundation (www.tydanjumafoundation.org) has transformed him into one of the nation's leading givers to the less privileged. The objective of the foundation is to "contribute to the building of Nigeria where all citizens have access to affordable quality health care, education and have equal opportunities to realize their potential." The Foundation is actively working on this vision, especially in the general's native Taraba State.
It is now intervening mainly in health, youth employment and education issues in Taraba. It works together with relevant non-governmental organisations to address the challenges faced by people in the area. A friend of mine who visited one of the health centres told me about the amazing things TY's endowment is doing for the people. He said with the foundation's sponsorship, doctors even carried out free surgeries for the people.
Mind you, it was not only TY who made big money from a business deal. Nor did it make him the richest man in the country. Many other tycoons would have pocketed that profit, gnawing at it slowly in a lifetime of luxury beyond their wildest imagination. To arrive at TY's decision to share his own with the impoverished people of his area, one had to employ all the values that make us human - courage, empathy, faith and art.
Giving is one of the most courageous values that define our sense of humanity. To give, you need to summon your inner strength of parting with something you hold dear, especially money and property. Giving is also human. That is why it can only be done by someone who feels for others, who sees that others have a need bigger than that of oneself. It is those that see the need to make the world a better place, to help cure it of its headaches and its ailments that can move towards doing the right thing. Giving is also a question of faith. To be able to help someone in need, you first need to believe in the necessity for such action. You need to think and be persuaded that this is something that must be done, fully convinced that if what should be done is done, then, somebody somewhere would gain a smile from your action.
Giving is also an art. It is the art of self-displacement, the condition of humbling yourself and letting a sense of humanity get into you. It is the art of reducing yourself to the position of someone whose worldly possession is going to be reduced by whatever portion, be it a huge chunk or a fraction. In this art, however, you are also making yourself a titan of some sorts, a big brother to those in need.
In a world that has become increasingly a jungle of sorts, where the survival of the fittest is the norm, it is not everyone who combines these values. That probably explains the paucity of givers in most human societies. In northern Nigeria, the scarcity of givers is matched with the huge numbers of the needy. Our economically backward region is in dire need of assistance in many areas: health, education, jobs, culture, etc. So when you hear about what some individuals are doing to help create a better society, you cannot help but cheer their efforts.
The 72-year-old TY is perfecting the art of giving because he has the heart for it. If he liked, we would never have heard about his money-making exploits. We do not know how those richer than him make their money, talk less of how they spend it. So, it is not so much about the money as it is about the intention and the eventual impact of the gesture.
When people talk about philanthropy, we usually link the word to the big givers in western countries, such as Bill Gates, the co-chairman of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, described as the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, who endowed $33.5 billion for healthcare and ending poverty globally. Or Warren Buffet. Or Bono. Or even Michael Jackson who distributed most of his wealth to good causes, and who supported over 39 charity organisations. Now people like TY are pricking our conscience with their philanthropic spirit and zeal.
Nigerians being a religious lot believe in giving freely from their God-ordained possessions. Their altruistic activities are seen in mosques and churches, graduation ceremonies, or at alma mater meetings. There are silent givers who give without any formalities. Many other philanthropy bodies are formed for ‘show,’ inspired by pecuniary purposes such as politics. Such are usually a flash in the pan.
Now there is need to build a real philanthropy industry in this country. The rich among us should establish foundations such as TY’s. Is it not ironic that most of those that are better known and better organised were formed in the memory of former soldiers - the Murtala Muhammed Foundation, the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation and the TY Danjuma Foundation? We should not also forget Gen Obasanjo’s Africa Leadership Forum. Formalising philanthropy would create institutions geared towards the betterment of human life and dignity. And as Gen Danjuma suggested two days ago during the opening of the first ever philanthropy forum, organised by his foundation, the National Assembly should provide the right legislative framework for the act of giving to be accountable and targeted. Let me add that doing so would also ensure that the foundations outlive their founders and the endowments reach the real beneficiaries rather than foundation staffers, their friends and relations.
Individually, we should all learn to practice the art of giving. It is not a matter of being rich. Having an extra buck to give away helps, of course, but then the best givers are not necessarily the biggest philanthropists. Ask yourself: do you give anything you possess as alms or an act of philanthropy? If you look carefully, there could be shoes or clothes in your house that you have not used for a year. Such things, no matter how expensive or valuable, are things you want but do not need. Give it away. With time, you will find yourself right on the path of big givers such as Gen TY Danjuma.
About Me
I am a journalist based in Abuja, Nigeria, as well as a writer and publisher. Educated at the University of Wales, Cardiff, and at the Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. Former national publicity secretary (north)of Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). My books (novels, poetry, drama and biographies) have been published in English and Hausa. I write bilingually. | {
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Administrator finalist tells Hernando no, takes job in Tampa
BROOKSVILLE — Just days before interviews are scheduled, the only finalist with experience in Florida has dropped out of the running for the Hernando County administrator's job.
On Friday, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced that Robert Michael "Mike" Herr has been appointed as the city's new administrator of public works and utility services.
Herr, a former deputy administrator for Hernando as well as a former Polk County administrator, is president of Econ South, a private-sector engineering, development and management services firm. He was to be laid off in June for economic reasons.
That leaves Hernando with three finalists from which to choose: Ed Green, who most recently was the county manager for Garfield County, Colo.; Len Sossamon, who has extensive experience as a city manager and a county administrator in the Carolinas and has most recently been a developer; and James Wilson, who grew up in Florida and spent years in Galveston County, Texas, in a job similar to that of a county administrator.
Herr is the second finalist to drop out this week in Hernando. John Daly of Michigan dropped out earlier in the week, saying he didn't think the job was a good fit for him.
Colin Baenziger, who heads the search firm that brought the candidates to the commission, contacted commissioners Friday morning with the news.
Herr wrote to Baenziger: "I was very excited about the Hernando position, but in this economy a bird in the hand is far greater than an offer that may or may not happen."
Commission Chairman Wayne Dukes said he was concerned about the shrinking field. After he learned that Herr had been hired by Tampa, Dukes met with top county officials and asked interim county Administrator Ron Pianta whether he would be willing to continue filling in while the commission finds a permanent administrator.
Pianta said he would be, and Dukes said he was fine with going on with the interviews as planned next week.
Commissioner Jim Adkins said he also didn't have a problem with going ahead with the interviews. That is partially because Baenziger explained to Adkins that if none of the three meets the county's needs, he will do the search again at no cost. The commission spent $21,500 for Baenziger's services.
Commissioner Jeff Stabins said there was no reason to cancel the interviews.
"The times are scheduled anyway, and (Baenziger) has done a lot of hard work on this,'' he said.
The news of Herr's withdrawal disappointed Commissioner Dave Russell.
"He was my pick,'' Russell said, noting that he had heard from a number of community leaders who strongly supported Herr. "I remember my dad speaking highly of him."
Russell's father was a county commissioner during Herr's time with Hernando County.
"Tampa is getting a good department administrator,'' he said, noting that he couldn't blame Herr for making that choice, since the annual salary is $153,000.
Hernando County advertised its administrator salary at between $120,000 and $150,000, with the hope of hiring at the lower end of the range.
"It makes a statement to the people who say that we should hire an administrator on the cheap for less than $100,000,'' Russell said. "We're not going to find the type of person we need to lead this county for that.
"In this profession, you get what you pay for, and with the history here in this county, we're going to have to pay more.''
The position has had high turnover, and recent administrators have had to deal with several volatile political issues.
Russell said he agreed with Baenziger that going forward with the interviews was the right thing to do.
"We've got three viable candidates that Mr. Baenziger is confident can lead this county,'' Russell said. "I look forward to meeting and interviewing them.''
One-on-one interviews between individual commissioners and the finalists are planned for Wednesday morning. The board will conduct public interviews with each candidate in the commission chambers beginning at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
A public meet-and-greet with the finalists will be at the Hernando County Airport office at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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Freiburg and Nuremberg: Useful Info
Freiburg
215,966
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Taxi
$6.52
$5.74
Freiburg
Nuremberg
A cab ride in Freiburg is 12% more expensive than in Nuremberg.
Local buses
$2.51
$3.35
Freiburg
Nuremberg
A bus fare in Freiburg is 26% cheaper than in Nuremberg.
Beer
$3.90
$3.35
Freiburg
Nuremberg
A large beer in Freiburg is 15% more expensive than in Nuremberg.
Water
$0.23
$0.38
Freiburg
Nuremberg
A bottle of water in Freiburg is 40% cheaper than in Nuremberg.
Meal
$8.68
$7.52
Freiburg
Nuremberg
A meal in Freiburg is 14% more expensive than in Nuremberg.
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Storm Doris: Can I claim compensation for a delayed flight?
Gemma Murray
AS storm Doris batters the UK, with winds expected to reach up to 87mph, we spoke to the travel experts at airFair about whether passengers facing a delayed flight due to the bad weather are entitled to claim compensation.
What are our rights?
EU regulation 261/2004 establishes rules on compensation for passengers in the event of denied boarding, flight cancellations or delayed flights. It applies to all members of the EU and the airlines that reside within them. Any passenger of any age and nationality whose flight departed from an airport which resides in the European Union or was en-route to an EU member state while travelling with an airline operated in the EU is covered by these rules.
How long does my flight have to be delayed for?
The regulation states that if you are delayed by more than three hours that you are eligible for compensation. You can also claim if your flight is cancelled or has been overbooked by the airline.
Does it matter why my flight was delayed?
Put simply, yes. You are entitled to compensation if your flight is delayed for these reasons:
There are however some circumstances outside of the airlines control, where no compensation will be awarded, these are:
Industrial action, such as strikes by ground staff and/or air traffic control
Adverse weather conditions, such as heavy rain, snow, storms etc
Political circumstances, such as terror attacks, political unrest, security risks
Illness of a crew member or passenger during the flight
A delay caused by the airport staff, such as long queues during security checks
What exactly am I entitled to?
The compensation you are owed is fixed, regardless of your flight cost, The amount of compensation you are entitled to is dependent on the length of your delay and the distance of your flight. You will receive a fixed amount between €250 (around £200) and €600 (around £480) dependent on these variables. This compensation should come on top of other extra entitlements, such as meals and refreshments, and, if applicable, overnight accommodation. | {
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Mindfulness
How to Become More Mindful While Commuting
08/16/15
So many of us lead very busy lives nowadays, that we may surmise that we do not have enough time in the day to meditate or to practice mindfulness. This is most definitely not the case. The beauty of mindfulness is that it’s one of those things that can be done anywhere, anytime without anyone knowing that you are doing it.
So, if you find yourself on your daily commute to work or to drop the kids off, or anywhere where you are traveling, remember to practice mindfulness.
Walking meditation has been around for many centuries, and it involves the practice of mindfulness whilst one is walking. Typically it is structured with a pre-set path of a certain number of steps you will take whilst you engage in the meditation.
However, for our intents and purposes it’s best not to walk in circles on our daily commute, lest we be thought of as insane!
Instead take the same route you usually do, but this time become aware of your shoes hitting the floor with each step, the sound each step makes, the feeling of your feet inside your shoes, and don’t forget to take note of your current emotions and thoughts.
Really take the time to absorb the totality of the scenery around you. Immerse yourself in the environment you find yourself in. This includes noticing small details such as the pavement, the intricacies of the architecture, even a blade of grass that stands out to you.
Do this whether you are walking or not. If driving or on public transport, be aware of the people around you, their expressions, the sound the bus or train makes as it moves. The weaving of your vehicle does through the streets and lanes, how your hands feel on the steering wheel, the movement you make as you change gears. Basically, be aware of every small detail.
Become aware of the numerous details along your commute for as long as is comfortable for you, and be sure to do this every day. If this is a commute that you are familiar with, then that is all the more reason to get to know the details of what you notice on your commute and to have them stick. Know them like the back of your hand, and if you consistently notice those details and make an effort to notice new details, then you will be building up your mindfulness muscle over time. | {
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Using ManageWP to Backup Via Amazon S3 (or Complete Peace of Mind)
You could easily saunter through life without ever using Amazon S3. Out of the four backup options that ManageWP offers (the others being email, FTP and Dropbox), it is perhaps the least well-known.
But it is our favorite. Here’s why:
Email is impractical for anything but the smallest of backups
A lot of people back up via FTP without even realizing that they do not have true separation between the site itself and the backup location
Dropbox, whilst a great service, can occasionally throw up teething issues
Not only is Amazon S3 both reliable and secure, it is free for the first twelve months (within reasonable data transfer limits). Beyond its free service, the pricing structure is extremely reasonable, starting at just $0.055 per GB.
For ManageWP users, we believe that the cost of using Amazon S3 is a price well worth paying.
There Is Just One Problem…
Amazon S3 is an incredibly powerful system, and as such, it can be a little overwhelming for the new user. But getting your backups stored with Amazon S3 will only take a few short minutes to set up with this guide.
Step 1 – Sign Up To Amazon S3
Head over to the Amazon S3 site and hit the “Sign Up Now” button. If you are an existing Amazon member, you will have the opportunity to sign up via your existing account. Otherwise, you will need to set up a new account. Either way, it’s a piece of cake.
Step 2 – Set Up Your “Bucket”
A “bucket” is the equivalent to a folder on your computer, and we need to create one to store your WordPress site backups.
Once you have signed up, you should receive an email from Amazon pointing you in the direction of your account page. On this page, click the AWS Management Console link. You will then be presented with a screen that seems a little overwhelming – but don’t worry, we only need to do one thing.
Enter a bucket name (this must be completely unique, so we would recommend that you preface it with your ManageWP username, or something similar), the region that is most appropriate to you, and hit “Create”.
Step 3 – Locate Your Amazon S3 Access Details
When you come to setup your backups via ManageWP, you will need to enter specific information so that ManageWP can communicate with Amazon S3. You will need the following:
Access Key ID
Secret Access Key
Bucket Name
Bucket Region
You already know the 3rd and 4th items from the previous step, so make a note of those. To find the Access Key ID and the Secret Access Key, return to your account page and click on the Security Credentials links. You will find the relevant information under the “Access Credentials” header:
Make a note of these two keys.
Step 4 – Set Up Your Backups
And now we get to the final stage, where you decide what you want to back up, and how often. Every step to backing up your websites via ManageWP has been covered in this post. All you need to do is enter the information you made a note of above into the relevant fields on the “External backup destination” box:
You may notice the “S3 Bucket Directory Name” field near the bottom. Entering something in this field will create a directory in your bucket of the same name, which will store the backups associated with this particular backup task.
And that’s it folks! Once you have Amazon S3 set up and your backup tasks running, you can rest assured in the knowledge that your websites are safe.
Tom Ewer
Tom Ewer is the founder of WordCandy.co. He has been a huge fan of WordPress since he first laid eyes on it, and has been writing educational and informative content for WordPress users since 2011. When he's not working, you're likely to find him outdoors somewhere – as far away from a screen as possible!
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NOTES: This weekend marks the quarterfinals for each of the five NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences ... The Hockey East Association leads all conferences with five ranked teams, while the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association have four ranked teams and ECAC Hockey has two ranked programs ... A total of 20 teams received votes.
ABOUT THE POLL: The 17th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the five NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.
This Week's Top-15 Match-ups
Friday, March 9No. 15 Michigan State University at No. 11 Miami University
No. 14 Merrimack College at No. 10 University of Maine
Saturday, March 10No. 15 Michigan State University at No. 11 Miami University
No. 14 Merrimack College at No. 10 University of Maine
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A future of thirst: Water crisis lies on the horizon
Published: 13 May 2014 12:31 PM
A boy fills buckets with water sourced from underground wells in Aleppo May 10, 2014. Around 768 million people do not have access to a safe, reliable source of water and 2.5 billion do not have decent sanitation. – Reuters pic, May 13, 2014.The next time your throat is as dry as a bone and the sun is beating down, take a glass of clean, cool water.
Savour it. Sip by sip.
Vital and appreciated as that water is, it will be even more precious to those who will follow you.
By the end of this century, billions are likely to gripped by water stress and the stuff of life could be an unseen driver of conflict.
So say hydrologists who forecast that on present trends, freshwater faces a double crunch – from a population explosion, which will drive up demand for food and energy, and the impact of climate change.
"Approximately 80% of the world's population already suffers serious threats to its water security, as measured by indicators including water availability, water demand and pollution," the Nobel-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned in a landmark report in March.
"Climate change can alter the availability of water and therefore threaten water security."
Already today, around 768 million people do not have access to a safe, reliable source of water and 2.5 billion do not have decent sanitation. Around a fifth of the world's aquifers are depleted.
Jump forward in your imagination to mid-century, when the world's population of about 7.2 billion is expected to swell to around 9.6 billion.
By then, global demand for water is likely to increase by a whopping 55%, according to the United Nations' newly published World Water Development Report.
More than 40% of the planet's population will be living in areas of "severe" water stress, many of them in the broad swathe of land that runs along north Africa, the Middle East and western South Asia.
Yet these scenarios do not take into account changes in rainfall or snowfall or glacier shrinkage caused by global warming.
As a very general rule, wet countries will get wetter and dry countries will get drier, accentuating risk of flood or drought, climate scientists warn.
But whether people will heed their alarm call is a good question.
"When seismologists talk about an area at risk from an earthquake, people generally accept what they say and refrain from building their home there," says French climatologist Herve Le Treut.
"But when it comes to drought or flood, people tend to pay less attention when the warning comes from meteorologists."
Water squabbles in the hot, arid sub-tropics have a long history. In recent years, the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile have all been the grounds for verbal sparring over who has the right to build dams, withhold or extract "blue gold" to the possible detriment of people downstream.
"There will clearly be less water available in sub-tropical countries, both as surface water and aquifer water, and this will sharpen competition for water resources," says Blanca Jimenez-Cisneros, who headed the chapter on water for the big IPCC report.
Citing a 2012 assessment by US intelligence agencies, the US State Department says: "Water is not just a human health issue, not just an economic development or environmental issue, but a peace and security issue."
Rows over water between nations tend to be resolved without bloodshed, often using international fora, says Richard Connor, who headed the UN water report.
However, "you can talk about conflict in which water is the root cause, albeit usually hidden," he told AFP.
"It can lead to fluctuations in energy and food prices, which can in turn lead to civil unrest. In such cases, the 'conflict' may be over energy or food prices, but these are themselves related to water availability and allocation."
Failing a slowdown in population growth or a swift solution to global warming, the main answers for addressing the water crunch lie in efficiency.
In some countries of the Middle East, between 15 and 60% of water disappears through leaks or evaporation even before the consumer turns the tap.
Building desalination plants on coasts in dry regions may sound tempting, "but their water can cost up to 30 times more than ordinary water", notes Jimenez-Cisneros.
Efficiency options include smarter irrigation, crops that are less thirsty or drought-resilient, power stations that do not extract vast amounts of water for cooling, and consumer participation, such as flushing toilets with "grey" water, meaning used bath or shower water.
Above all, the message will be: don't waste even a single drop. – AFP, May 13, 2014.
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On moving on
I’m the type of person who would elope. Well, I would (probably) never marry anyone my parents, close family and friends do not know about (and approve, to some extent), but I could certainly says the vows, receive the blessing, and sign the papers in a tiny ceremony with just my bride and I. I believe certain important life events are best celebrated intimately. Before you call me selfish (or totally confused), which I’m sure my mama will, hear me out! I have a plan. If I ever elope, I plan to later have a big sort of “introduction party”, for our parents to invite their friends to celebrate “the union of our two families”. But I’ve been wondering what kind of speeches would be said at that party, considering that we’d already be married. I trust my dad to be able to come up with something, but to what extent does the Burundian culture allow creative speeches for couples who eloped? Mbe would there be a dot?
I’ve been to quite a few “unconventional” Burundian weddings before. Like when the bride and groom are not present at the ceremony (usually a dot), and their absence is filled with their photos. I actually once heard of a wedding – not a dot, a wedding, where the bride said her vows to the groom’s brother who was “standing in” for the groom who couldn’t be there… Ibaze. Or like weddings of couples who have been living together for years (and sometimes even had a child or more together). What always surprises me (and saddens me a bit) at these weddings, is how the speeches (and everything else that should be different) never take into account the uniqueness of the situations – nko gutwikurura abantu bavyaranye kabiri, si kwonona uburyo n’umwanya kweri? If it’s ever my daughter in such a situation, I would still send the food and supplies, but there’s would be no need to have a party, to be honest. Otherwise, it would be playing pretend.
And then there are the small things that always make me laugh and shake my head: like when the dowry is being presented to the bride’s family and the DJ plays the sound of a mooing cow… Like, is the cow in that basket or what? Or when folks (often siblings, cousins, or former classmates) say that they “broke the cow into small pieces and put it in a box which they wrapped in gift paper”, ignoring that “breaking a cow” is an abomination in Burundian culture.
(By the way, if you identify with any of the situations described above, please don’t take it personal. It’s really not hating… Or is it? Hehehe)
I fancy myself a traditionalist, to some extent. I love and cherish culture and traditions (well, most of them), but I also believe that cultures change and evolve, and traditions should adapt to changing societies. The way we celebrate our weddings is one of the things that we need to think about as Burundians, and maybe adapt to current realities. I guess some things are like poetry – not to be interpreted literally, but meaning is the core of why we do the things we do, and say the things we say; isn’t it? So, why maintain a tradition that has no meaning at all? I’m not saying let’s get rid of it, I’m saying let’s transform it… creatively. Anyway…
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about a particular tradition: Kugandara. Mourning.
For those of you who don’t know, Abarundi mourn a loved one for a week to a year (sometimes more), depending on the age, the social status, (and the circumstances of death?) of the deceased. The mourning period is settled by a ceremony known as Kuganduka, during which inheritance issues and the debts of the deceased are settled, if any. Normally, the family is not allowed to celebrate anything (such as weddings) before Kuganduka, but we all know a family or two who broke this “rule”. However, between the burial and Kuganduka, there are rituals such as Gutanga Amasuka and Guca Ku Mazi that allow the family of the deceased to go on with their daily lives – these rituals put an end to the period of actual (I call it “full-time”) mourning, where relatives, neighbours and friends gather at the home of the deceased and comfort the family for three days to a week. This particular time of mourning, or at least the way we live it in Bujumbura, has always left me feeling quite puzzled.
If I lost a person close to me, I don’t think I would want to have anybody around for a few days – I like to “deal with my demons” alone. But the whole concept of Kugandara expects you to come out, greet and converse with the guests. You would expect a mourning atmosphere to be morbid, but after a few days, Kungandara environments are quite lively: people cracking jokes (sometimes insensitive, in my opinion), laughing, and sometimes, a choir singing uplifting songs in the background. I understand this is supposed to help them family move on… But, do they?
Abarundi are strange but interesting people. From a young age, we’re taught to smile, especially in the face of adversity. Expressing sadness is a sign of weakness (although, ironically, proclaiming that all is well and joyful, even when it really is, is seen as bragging). Resilience is a virtue, which is one thing I actually love about us, Abarundi. So I wonder how many people actually move on from difficult situations, like death of a loved one, and how many settle for pretending to move on, because society, and sometimes circumstances, pressure them to.
Times of crisis, like the one we’ve been going through, are sad but good at bringing out feelings that were swept under the carpet instead of being addressed as they deserved. Like feelings which Kugandara and Kuganduka may have forced some to cover up (after the culturally prescribed time), but which never really go away until they’re dealt with properly. The thing with Kuganduka is, after it’s done, you’re not supposed to talk about the deceased again (or so I understand); but how is this possible and realistic if, for example, they were murdered, and their murderers are still roaming free? How do you demand answers? How do you allow yourself to live in peace? How can you move on without justice? Religious leaders like to talk about forgiveness; but how do you forgive someone you do not know, and if you do, someone who hasn’t asked for it… Or at the very least, someone who hasn’t expressed regret for what they did? Even salvation, which is much greater than forgiveness, is asked for personally.
I was telling a friend the other day that we probably need “crisis time” versions of Kugandara and Kuganduka, which would officially allow us to move on, without moving on completely… Only moving on halfway, until we get the answers we need to really be at peace. You know, through justice? He laughed at me. I know nothing can bring a dead person back, but do people really move on?
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Marc
on August 31, 2016 at 7:05 am
Hello Kris,
I am a good follower of your blog and I find every post unique and enriching. Keep up the spirit!
This post particularly resonates with my heart and soul. I lost my brother (murdered by “unknown” but known people) at a very young age, a few years ago. I remember vividly the day we learned about the tragic news. A relative came to me and said” Niwigumye! Ntakundi n’ubuzima.” “Urahabera umugabo”. Then I realized that crying for my little brother will not be tolerated. We went through the whole Kugandara process where our family had to pretend to be strong and later to pretend to “move on”.
But how could I move on when I lost a brother that I deeply loved? I still see his beautiful smile when I close my eyes. I still feel guilty and angry that he was alone on that tragic day!
Did he suffer? Oh God I hope he did not!
Where is he now? God, may he be next to you where he is at peace and watching us.
Will we ever find justice? God, I turn to you again to grant us this wish.
I am desperate to go to his resting place, to lay down on the cold tiles, weep like I have never did before and tell him how sorry I am that I couldn’t protect him.
They say time heals all wounds, well I don’t think so. We just put a bandage on a wound that will never heal.
My comfort is that one day I will see him again and this time I will not let him go.
Hello Kris
I so love ur post, and its so true! Our culture does not allow us to express our feelings , whether its positive or negative ones. That is why it is also so difficult to express love to someone we really love, or to say it loud. I am burundian but got to travel in other countries and i was shocked when i saw that it is for example ok to cry when a loved one has died, or when we just feel pain. The normal expression of pain is crying and its allowed in many cultures. I also believe culture evolves and it would be nice if ours does too. And about weddings , ohhhh damnnnn, its so true . And u did not even mention gutwikurura when somebody is pregnant! Am not being judgemental but i think the reason of ugutwikurura itself is no longer there if the lady is pregnant or having kids. But thats shows a whole character of pretending, always putting up a mask to show that things are alright and to do things the same way others do too. I am fan of cultures and traditions too, but i do not think we should follow everything just in the name of culture.
Anyway, ndavuga simvura, murantunga!!!
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I'm planning to get a Chromebook and use it mostly for internet browsing, email, and chromecasting. I've never used a Chromebook and would like to try one at a local store, but I'm impatient so may order today
Can you set up multiple user accounts on a Chromebook and does each user account have to be tied to a Google account?
I'm not looking to spend a lot (somewhere in the $200's) because it won't be my goto device and figure I can just upgrade in a couple years if I use it more than anticipated. Does anyone have experience with the Acer 720?
I can't help on your very specific questions about latest low-end models, but we have 2 Chromebooks and last summer I reasonably happily used a Chromebook Pixel (freebie!) as my main computer for a few months and still use it intermittently. Our other Chromebook which is one of the very first models (Samsung Series 5 circa 2011) still seems snappy enough for use and was our high schooler's only computer until like a year ago when he finally needed a "real" computer to run heavier-duty apps.
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I have the Acer 720 and am happy with it. I might have spent more than the $200 my wife paid for it to get the Samsung because I guess the quality may be better.
You can set up multiple logins, and each has it's own Google account - you log in with your Google password. You can also turn on the guest account.
I like it's simplicity. There is no software to buy - you can't install any, and there is no maintenance. You may miss defragging your hard drive, backing up your data and running your virus scan.
You lift the lid and it's on, just like opening the newspaper. I use it to read web news and email, and also watch movies with it using either Netflix of Amazon Prime.
HP Chromebook (2013 version): $279 (2GB RAM, 16GB SSD)
probably best design and display (IPS screen). microUSB charging (although went thru a recent recall for catching fire but this seems to be resolved now) allows you to use your cell phone charger on the road.
still uses Exynos ARM-based CPU (like samsung) so performance is not as good as Intel CPUs but still serviceable for webbrowsing.
Toshiba chromebook: $279 (2GB RAM, 16GB SSD)
similar look as samsung but this one has Intel CPU so better performance/battery life. screen not as good as HP
my take: i own the samsung and it is pretty good but i admit it gets sluggish with heavy browsing (multiple tabs/windows open with lots of streaming going on). if i had to buy one today, the toshiba or Acer would be my choice based on that. but i have a feeling better versions are coming out this year so if i could wait, i would.
GDBryan wrote:
You can set up multiple logins, and each has it's own Google account - you log in with your Google password. You can also turn on the guest account.
Thanks for the info. I was considering the Samsung too, but read that the Acer is better.
So you have to be signed into your Google account to use a Chromebook? That's too bad since I don't want Google tracking everything.
Hahahahaha - then you definitely don't want a Chromebook my friend!
Well OK you could wipe it and put Linux on it but then you are just talking cheap PC HW and I'm not sure Chromebook is cheapest and certainly not most convenient for running Linux.
I don't think it's a deal breaker, I do like the added security of a Chromebook and favor the Chrome browser over others. However, I'm sure Google already has a big enough history of me since I use their services quite a bit. Maybe I'll just create a new Google account for the Chromebook and create a new one every year. I'm guessing I won't be able to check my regular gmail account on the Chromebook if I set up a new account, so that would be one tradeoff.
Also, if you have an iOS device or Android device, can't Apple and Google track every place you go since you need to link your accounts to use the devices?
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GDBryan wrote:
You can set up multiple logins, and each has it's own Google account - you log in with your Google password. You can also turn on the guest account.
Thanks for the info. I was considering the Samsung too, but read that the Acer is better.
So you have to be signed into your Google account to use a Chromebook? That's too bad since I don't want Google tracking everything.
Hahahahaha - then you definitely don't want a Chromebook my friend!
Well OK you could wipe it and put Linux on it but then you are just talking cheap PC HW and I'm not sure Chromebook is cheapest and certainly not most convenient for running Linux.
I don't think it's a deal breaker, I do like the added security of a Chromebook and favor the Chrome browser over others. However, I'm sure Google already has a big enough history of me since I use their services quite a bit. Maybe I'll just create a new Google account for the Chromebook and create a new one every year. I'm guessing I won't be able to check my regular gmail account on the Chromebook if I set up a new account, so that would be one tradeoff.
You can install a chrome browser extension AVG Do Not Track from the Chrome Webstore to monitor who is tracking your activity and disable their tracking.
pochax wrote:Samsung (2012 version): $200-249 depending on vendor (2GB RAM, 16GB SSD)
lightweight - plasticky version of macbook air design. CPU getting old in the tooth (Exynos ARM-based). screen lackluster.
...
my take: i own the samsung and it is pretty good but i admit it gets sluggish with heavy browsing (multiple tabs/windows open with lots of streaming going on).
I wouldn't buy an old used one because of this. I've seen several reports on models using the newer Haswell chips, and even cheap Haswell Chromebooks are reported to be very fast, even with many tabs.
I've had a 720 since it first hit the market, you can sign into as many Google accounts as you want just open a new tab and click your avatar (picture in the top right hand corner) then click the add new account button and sign in with a different account.
The security issue is a a moot topic since your ISP tracks 100% of what you do there is absolutely nothing you can hide on there pipe without encryption and all of them share data with law enforcement and/or the NSA to some degree -- with or without a subpena depending on the ISP. Without full encryption at both ends (think MPLS lines) anything you send is going to hit a Google server sooner or later.
I personally own a Samsung Chromebook and am 100% pleased with the performance.
If I had to buy another chromebook today I would try the Acer in link below.
It is the number 2 seller at Amazon ,right behind Samsung
pochax wrote:Samsung (2012 version): $200-249 depending on vendor (2GB RAM, 16GB SSD)
lightweight - plasticky version of macbook air design. CPU getting old in the tooth (Exynos ARM-based). screen lackluster.
...
my take: i own the samsung and it is pretty good but i admit it gets sluggish with heavy browsing (multiple tabs/windows open with lots of streaming going on).
I wouldn't buy an old used one because of this. I've seen several reports on models using the newer Haswell chips, and even cheap Haswell Chromebooks are reported to be very fast, even with many tabs.
Not sure why I'd buy a chromebox for $179 when I can get a chromebook for $199. I'd prefer a notebook anyway.
As far as the Touchscreen, I don't think I'd use that feature much. After owning a HP Touchsmart desktop and never using the touch capabilities, I can see why Steve Jobs felt a certain way about combining keyboards and touchscreens.
brad.clarkston wrote:I've had a 720 since it first hit the market, you can sign into as many Google accounts as you want just open a new tab and click your avatar (picture in the top right hand corner) then click the add new account button and sign in with a different account.
The security issue is a a moot topic since your ISP tracks 100% of what you do there is absolutely nothing you can hide on there pipe without encryption and all of them share data with law enforcement and/or the NSA to some degree -- with or without a subpena depending on the ISP. Without full encryption at both ends (think MPLS lines) anything you send is going to hit a Google server sooner or later.
True about ISPs, but I doubt they track things as closely and can't analyze big data like Google. Plus Google has a ton more information than ISPs about anyone who uses their products. I'll still get a Chomebook (it's not a big concern of mine) but I'm not a huge fan of a company collecting tons of information about me.
Toons wrote:I personally own a Samsung Chromebook and am 100% pleased with the performance.
If I had to buy another chromebook today I would try the Acer in link below.
It is the number 2 seller at Amazon ,right behind Samsung
sunnyday wrote:Not sure why I'd buy a chromebox for $179 when I can get a chromebook for $199.
It does seem a little expensive, but maybe has better quality components than a $200 chromebook, for better reliability. (I get the impression chromebox is being targeted to enterprise as well as consumer.) I also didn't compare to detailed specs of the cheapest chromebook, so it may be faster, etc. Fanless so should be silent, and is tiny.
sunnyday wrote:
But that just blocks cookies and ad networks, correct? I don't think it would prevent Google from tracking everything you do if you're signed into Chrome
Yep, you're right - you can't escape google. just by using a chrome browser you're pretty much stuck getting tracked by Google. hope you are happy with your purchase - enjoy it!
If you don't want anyone to track you, don't use the internet (or credit cards or a phone or ...). Your IP address and the information your browser exposes in order to function are enough to track you.
Consider that every email provider blocks spam. They do it by "reading" your email.
sunnyday wrote:
But that just blocks cookies and ad networks, correct? I don't think it would prevent Google from tracking everything you do if you're signed into Chrome
Yep, you're right - you can't escape google. just by using a chrome browser you're pretty much stuck getting tracked by Google. hope you are happy with your purchase - enjoy it!
If you don't want anyone to track you, don't use the internet (or credit cards or a phone or ...). Your IP address and the information your browser exposes in order to function are enough to track you.
Consider that every email provider blocks spam. They do it by "reading" your email.
My main thing is that I don't want one single company storing all of the information about me, especially if I can prevent. I won't go to big extremes and still use a lot of Google products.
Say I use Chrome but I'm not signed in, have a dynamic IP address, took other preventative measures (cleared cookies, etc), and don't go to Google websites. How does Google track me in that case?
lazyday wrote:Why focus on google? I believe facebook for example gathers data from several companies, even for people who have never used facebook.
For me personally, Google has a ton more information about me than Facebook.
And?
Did you read my previous post? ...
sunnyday wrote:My main thing is that I don't want one single company storing all of the information about me, especially if I can prevent. I won't go to big extremes and still use a lot of Google products.
Say I use Chrome but I'm not signed in, have a dynamic IP address, took other preventative measures (cleared cookies, etc), and don't go to Google websites. How does Google track me in that case?
I got the very first samsung model in 2011 which was one of the first two to models to come out after the prototypes. Haven't had a single problem with it, and I love it. Using it right now, and half the time my GF uses it instead of her macbook pro because it is easier to just pick up and use(faster boot, lighter). It also gets abused a lot more. Low price and no fear of losing data we are sadly more careless with it than a tablet. Picking it up one handed, leaving it on the edge of surfaces... dropping it... there is currently a coffee stain on its white shell... Regardless it works as well, no BETTER, than the day I bought it(thanks to more apps and updates).
Yes multiple users can be on it. Your 'user' is just your gmail account. So actually you can log into ANY chromebook using your gmail account and everything should carry over. You won't be able to access anything else someone has saved on the hard drive of the other chromebook or anything you have saved only to the hard drive(so not cloud) of your own chromebook, but otherwise it will work just like the one you have.
Say I use Chrome but I'm not signed in, have a dynamic IP address, took other preventative measures (cleared cookies, etc), and don't go to Google websites. How does Google track me in that case?
To do this on a chromebook would require being in guest at all times. Your login is your gmail account. Can't remember how I found it, but there is an option where you can see a lot of the data google has on you... and delete it if you wish. I don't think its everything though, but a pretty good junk. Of course if you try it immediately warns you that it will negatively affect searches and spam filter. I rather like my spam filter, there are 3 new emails in my inbox and 430 emails in spam. No need for a second bogus email address when the spam filter is that good.
A Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet with full Windows 8 is available at the same price point and is a bit more full featured. Something to think about - I am seriously considering picking up. The only thing I am waiting for is for Intel to upgrade the Atom processor powering these tablets enough to emulate current generation android after which I would have the best of both worlds! Probably will be another year since this next generation of Atom processors will be focused on form factor and power savings to allow Intel to break into the tablet/phone market.
i don't think it helps in most situations - but i wonder if multiple tabs and streaming HD content would push the 2GB. and also, i have to wonder - why did Google put 4GB in the Pixel if it doesn't help?
HP Chromebook (2013 version): $279 (2GB RAM, 16GB SSD)
probably best design and display (IPS screen). microUSB charging (although went thru a recent recall for catching fire but this seems to be resolved now) allows you to use your cell phone charger on the road.
still uses Exynos ARM-based CPU (like samsung) so performance is not as good as Intel CPUs but still serviceable for webbrowsing.
Toshiba chromebook: $279 (2GB RAM, 16GB SSD)
similar look as samsung but this one has Intel CPU so better performance/battery life. screen not as good as HP
my take: i own the samsung and it is pretty good but i admit it gets sluggish with heavy browsing (multiple tabs/windows open with lots of streaming going on). if i had to buy one today, the toshiba or Acer would be my choice based on that. but i have a feeling better versions are coming out this year so if i could wait, i would.
2013 HP Chromebook 11 and 2012 Samsung ARM are silent. No fan, no magnetic hard drive.
That HP does not have wired ethernet or USB 3, and uses SlimPort for video output.
motodoc42 wrote:You might want to look at the HP Chromebook 14. I've had one for 2 months now and like it a lot. 14" screen is nice. It's fast and easy to use. I bought it from Amazon. Check it out there.
When I purchased for my daughter, for $50 more this was available with 4 GB RAM and and 500 MB per month of data. Seemed like an easy call, and the computer has been great so far. The data plan is just a bit of a safety net if for example she needed to work on homework during a long car ride, or elsewhere without wi-fi access.
Just bought HP Chromebook 14 online at Walmart for $349 (includes T-Mobile when you can't get on wifi).....not a bad little machine for the price. Multiple users can use it and it's user friendly once you get the hang of it.
Just got the Acer 720. The build quality is a bit better than expected, although I wasn't expecting much considering its a $200 computer. The screen could be better, but I'm used to my MBP retina, so that's not a fair comparison. Battery life seems to be about 6 hours although I haven't tested it. Seems snappy enough. Overall I'm satisfied for $200 and think I'll get some use out of it.
I'm thinking of using a Chromebook as a desktop, connected to a monitor and keyboard.
Chromebook users,
(1) Which model do you have?
(2) Under what conditions does it slow down your work or play, compared to faster hardware? If you have Crouton installed, please say so, as it may cause some people problems with the Chrome OS boot.
(3) If yours has a fan, what would you compare its volume to? Could you hear it in a completely silent room from 20 feet away? What is the sound quality: buzzing. whooshing, harsh, pleasant, etc? Does it cycle often, so it may be hard to get used to the noise? If you websurf without using video, does it stay off, or somewhat quiet?
(4) If you use wired internet, have you had problems connecting? Most models have USB but no wired ethernet port, has USB-ethernet caused problems, or slowed access to a gigabit NAS?
(5) Does your model have HDMI or other video ports? If you tried SlimPort for video, did it work well?
(2) Under what conditions does it slow down your work or play, compared to faster hardware? If you have Crouton installed, please say so, as it may cause some people problems with the Chrome OS boot.Gets a little slow shortly after startup (esp if it is updating itself), HD youtube playback, multiple tabs open (>5-6) (No crouton)
(3) If yours has a fan, what would you compare its volume to? Could you hear it in a completely silent room from 20 feet away? What is the sound quality: buzzing. whooshing, harsh, pleasant, etc? Does it cycle often, so it may be hard to get used to the noise? If you websurf without using video, does it stay off, or somewhat quiet?Fanless
(4) If you use wired internet, have you had problems connecting? Most models have USB but no wired ethernet port, has USB-ethernet caused problems, or slowed access to a gigabit NAS?Wireless
(5) Does your model have HDMI or other video ports? If you tried SlimPort for video, did it work well?HDMI out. no SlimPort.
, the decision has more to do with future applications than current real-world use. Think of it as a ‘chicken before the egg’ deal.
“The main reason why we’re going down the touchscreen road is to encourage developers to start making applications that are touch-sensitive,” Goffredo explained to Lifehacker.
“At this stage, it’s more about the browsing experience and manipulating photos; zooming in and zooming out. But we do see the market maturing as more and more [touch] Chromebooks go out.”
Goffredo said that Acer wasn’t just testing the waters with the C720P and will be fully committed to touch-based Chromebooks moving forward:
“We’ve got a detailed roadmap in place. This year we’ll be releasing another touch-based product. The current plan is to release a non-touch and a touch model of each product. So its definitely a big inclusion in our roadmap moving forward.”
We had a brief play with the Acer C720P’s touch screen and found it to be reasonably responsive, although it’s obvious that the OS wasn’t designed with touch functionality in mind.
Moving applications around the screen was second-nature, but the interface struggled when it came to manipulating small icons. It took several attempts to close a browser window, for instance.
Love my HP14 (except for the color!) and think the screen is fine for general use. Take a look at the reviews on Amazon from real people. I'm always wary of the "professional" reviewers. But, if you're looking for the latest and greatest, the new Toshiba with the 13.3 inch screen (CB35-B3340) appears to be the one to beat for now.
Postmon wrote:Love my HP14 (except for the color!) and think the screen is fine for general use. Take a look at the reviews on Amazon from real people. I'm always wary of the "professional" reviewers. But, if you're looking for the latest and greatest, the new Toshiba with the 13.3 inch screen (CB35-B3340) appears to be the one to beat for now.
Your right about the reviews. Glad to hear that the HP14 is working for you. I need to go take a look at one. At my age the larger display is appealing.
Very satisfied. Don't run all my kids favorite games (just some), but that's a good thing. Very easy for them to learn, all their stuff is cloud-backed up, they can find apps they need and install them themselves in <30 seconds, and for free. They are empowered and happy. Wifi printing from ChromeOS is a little wonky....not sure if it is the Samsung printer or google. Perfect for kids HW computer.
And Dad does not have to spend hours installing MS Software, playing with Disk partitions, backing up, etc.
And if they kill it doing something stupid....$219 is a nice ceiling to have on the price.
I've had the Acer for some time now and I use it a lot when I'm on the road. It's loaded with connection options (Ethernet RJ 45, 3 usb ports and vga). It's lite enough to toss in your backpack without breaking your back. | {
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Now, similar to the early court battles for women’s rights, Occupy Wall Street has tossed aside its encampments and bullhorns and donned its legal garb and pro hac vices. Occupy Wall Street’s brain trust, Occupy the SEC, just filed a federal lawsuit that encapsulates the crony capitalist state that passes today for democracy.
The organization is suing every federal regulator that resides in the pocket of Wall Street – which means they are suing every federal regulator of Wall Street. And, spunky group that they are, they’re naming individuals too. Here’s the rundown: Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the FDIC, Elisse Walter, Chair of the SEC, Gary Gensler, Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Mary Miller, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the Treasury, Neal Wolin, Acting Secretary of the Treasury.
Occupy the SEC is serving a valiant public service in bringing this lawsuit. It explains to the court that one of the most critical components of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act that was supposed to reform Wall Street has yet to be enacted by the regulators and this is in violation of law. The key component is the Volcker Rule, named after former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, that would prohibit most forms of trading for the house on Wall Street, known officially as proprietary trading.
The lawsuit informs the court that Dodd-Frank required that regulators adopt rules relating to this section “within nine months after the completion of a study by FSOC [Financial Stabilization Oversight Council] relating to the Volcker Rule. The FSOC completed that study in January 2011.” The complaint proceeds to explain that the legislative language “is unequivocal in setting this mandatory deadline, which the Defendants and the agencies under their control have missed.”
Occupy the SEC (OSEC) has filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York against six federal agencies, over those agencies’ delay in promulgating a Final Rulemaking in connection with the “Volcker Rule” (Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010).
Occupy the SEC, an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement that focuses on matters before government regulatory agencies, is suing the federal government in an attempt to speed up the process and get the Volcker Rule in place. The two plaintiffs in the case claim that their deposits are at risk, so long as banks are allowed to engage in risky gambling with federally backed funds:
This is the first lawsuit challenging regulators to implement, rather than delay, the Volcker Rule. As Public Citizen’s Bart Naylor wrote, the suit is “making the straightforward case that banks shouldn’t gamble with savings because real people may be harmed.”
Currently, less than half of the rules in Dodd-Frank have been finalized. Wall Street, meanwhile, had its second most profitable year ever last year.
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Tensions Grow in Massachusetts Cities that Ban Marijuana Businesses
Officials in Milford don’t want a retail marijuana shop on every street corner. City officials have imposed a ban on new recreational marijuana businesses. The two existing businesses, a cultivator and a testing facility, are being grandfathered in to remain operational.
Voters in Milford elected to ban new recreational marijuana businesses from opening, according to Mass Live. Sira Naturals cultivates medical marijuana now, but is moving to obtain licensing to cultivate recreational marijuana as well.
Newton is taking a similar approach. Garden Remedies dispensary is already operational. A moratorium through the end of 2018 is now in place preventing any additional marijuana businesses from opening in the city.
Clerk of council David Olson said, “One thing that was said several times was by giving Garden Remedies an exemption to the moratorium, we would have one facility that would test things out and see how things were going on the recreational side before going full blown recreational.”
Individual jurisdictions are permitted to ban new marijuana businesses from opening up under Massachusetts marijuana law.
Kamani Jefferson of the Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council said, “Dispensaries can lobby towns to say no new businesses other than the people who already spent millions of dollars.”
At first, Milford was going to ban all marijuana businesses, including the two already in operation. Exceptions to the ban were made for the two businesses already operating after making a compromise.
Other cities around the state are making their own rules such as Amherst allowing as many eight marijuana businesses. Four medical marijuana dispensaries have already submitted applications.
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I want to make a database about one artist's music records... CD, Vinyl, Cassette, 8 Track, Singles, Ep, Lp, etc...
I believe I have a good normalized model that will achieve my needs, however before creating the database, I want to ask the experts so that my model is solid from the start.
Here are some models that I'm looking to implement:
ALBUM (Vinyl)
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SIDE A
1. Track name
2.. Track name
3. Track name
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SIDE B
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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ALBUM (Double Vinyl)
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SIDE A
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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SIDE B
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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**VINYL 2**
SIDE A
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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SIDE B
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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ALBUM (CD)
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**CD**
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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Extra Tracks
11. Track name
12. Track name
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ALBUM (Compilation)
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**CD 1**
1.Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
...
**CD 2**
1.Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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**DVD**
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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ALBUM (8 Track)
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**8 TRACK**
Program 1
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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Program 2
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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Program 3
...
Program 4
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ALBUM (Cassette)
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**CASSETTE**
SIDE A
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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SIDE B
1. Track name
2. Track name
3. Track name
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Basically, there are albums that contain discs that contain tracks. 1 album can have multiple discs and 1 disc can only be part of one album. 1 disc can have multiple tracks and 1 track can be in multiple discs.
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Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak homebred March to the Arch got his first graded stakes win in Saturday’s G2 Wise Dan at Churchill Downs, sparking a 10-1 upset by a neck over 71-1 longshot All Right on the wire. The 4-year-old son of Arch, trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, covered 1 1/16 […]
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The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will present a symposium on Sunday, Aug. 19 featuring accomplished women involved in various aspects of thoroughbred racing. Comprised of seven of the most recognizable women in the sport — Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone, Hall of Fame trainer Janet Elliot, champion steeplechase jockey Blythe […]
Awesome Slew, most recently third in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, will launch his 5-year-old campaign Saturday against 10 opponents in the Grade 1, $400,000 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack. A three-time graded stakes winner, Awesome Slew is the 121-pound high weight in the seven-furlong race for 4-year-olds and up. The Carter was carded as […]
The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association recognized their Florida-bred champions for 2017 at their annual Awards Banquet and Gala held at the Circle Square Cultural Center Ballroom in Ocala Monday night. The star of the night was Eclipse Award-winning Champion Turf Horse World Approval, who took home several additional trophies on the evening including the hardware […] | {
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Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday threatened to fire Daun Penh District Governor Sok Penh Vuth over growing disregard for traffic laws among the public as local authorities scrambled to enforce a new crackdown on offenders.
Hun Sen urged motorists to obey traffic laws, appealing specifically to people travelling through the Independence Monument roundabout which, he noted, is “located in front of the prime minister’s house”. He said the lack of respect for traffic rules in that area was “shameful”.
Phnom Penh’s streets have long been notoriously chaotic, with police officers often appearing to turn a blind eye to rampant, blatant infractions.
“I do not blame the people, but the law enforcers. Why do they not take care of this problem?” he asked. “If this thing still happens, the Daun Penh district governor will be the first one to be dismissed,” Hun Sen added.
He said for now, motorists who committed traffic offences such as driving the wrong way down one-way streets, would have their vehicles confiscated for three days. “The second time, it is going to be three months, and for the third time, [we will] seize the motorbike or send someone to jail,” he said.
“I plead again and again, but you do not listen, and [say] ‘It is only one time, and there is nobody there’, but I am. I took pictures from the top of my house . . . Once I came out to pray to the moon, and I took pictures,” he said.
Hun Sen said he had to lecture his own family on improper driving. “Last night, I advised them all, including the nanny. If they are the children of the prime minister and they do not respect the law, who is going to respect [it] then?” he asked.
Hun Sen’s speech came in the midst of a crackdown on traffic violations that began at the New Year.
The Daun Penh district police yesterday reported stopping and confiscating 209 motorbikes, 11 cars, 13 tuk-tuks and a mobile café on January 1 and 2.
Officials at the Daun Penh traffic police station declined to give figures for vehicles seized yesterday because the chief was not present. However, there were well over 100 motorbikes in the parking lot, along with about a dozen tuk-tuks and six cars.
Motorist Chhorn Samneang was travelling the wrong direction on a one-way street when he was stopped earlier this week. His motorbike was confiscated and he was told to sign a contract pledging not to break the law again. He said he will be able to retrieve his motorbike today.
“To get the motorbike back I need a copy of my identity card and the vehicle registration card,” he said, adding that he was not asked to pay a fine.
Ear Chariya, founder of the Road Safety Institute, said that impounding vehicles might make drivers think twice about breaking laws, but he believed disregard for traffic laws is too entrenched to be rooted out by short-term crackdowns.
“Too many people now break the law,” Chariya said, adding “there is not enough space for all the [impounded] vehicles if they are going to implement it seriously”.
Chariya also said it was common for the government to implement new regulations at the beginning of the year, before tapering off later on.
San Chey, executive director of the Affiliated Network for Social Accountability-Cambodia, said traffic disobedience “happens almost everywhere in Phnom Penh”, adding that the law should not just be enforced near Hun Sen’s home.
“Intervention should be applied . . . [in] all places without exception,” he said.
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After a US congressmen introduced bipartisan legislation that will enact sanctions on Cambodian officials responsible for “undermining democracy” in the Kingdom, government officials and the ruling Cambodian People’s Party on Sunday said they regarded the potential action as the “violation of independence and sovereignty
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Tarte Maneater Collection
I can’t say no to a bargain, so when the Tarte Maneater Collection was on offer on QVC I just had to snatch it up!
My first Tarte purchases, can you believe it?! A few month ago on here I was chatting about the beauty brands I’m yet to try – kind of like a wishlist post (click here) and to no surprise Tarte was one of the brands I’ve been wanting to try for ages.
Again I’ve always lusted over their products but never had a clue what to try first? The fact they’re an American brand too meant it’s quite difficult to find in the UK… Until QVC came along! So if you haven’t heard of QVC its an online shop that pretty much sells everything. They also have a shopping channel and the products are always on great deals. A few weeks ago I stumbled upon this amazing deal of 7 full size Tarte products for just £43. I know bargain right? This set right here is worth around £150 so I knew it was a great investment.
I feel like every blogger picked up the Maneater Collection – so I guess I know I got a great buy. I wasn’t sure whether to post this with everyone sharing but as my readers love bargains just like me, I just had to tell you about it.
It’s a perfect set to try a foundation, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner and an eyeshadow palette of theirs. I haven’t seen any other high-end beauty brand offer a set like that at such a good price?
So first things first, how stunning is the packaging? With black and gold cheetah print and a purple makeup bag, it’s the ultimate travel kit to be honest. The Maneater collection is Tarte’s Must have products and I can totally see why…
Their makeup brushes are super soft and each product I’m totally impressed with. Like honestly I’ve never tried a brand for the first time and loved every product straight away, you know when you just feel why didn’t I try it sooner?
Here’s the low down…
Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Foundation (50ml) – I picked up ‘Medium Honey’ and its the perfect shade. Its matte but it’s not dry in the slightest. I wear it for work most days and let me tell you it’s very long-wearing! It’s perfect for the summer too with SPF15.
Buffer Foundation Brush – this limited edition brush is super soft and blends the foundation so easily without the brush marks – creating a flawless complexion.
Maneater Eyeshadow Palette – another limited edition beauty. If you love nudes and brown tones you’ll love this palette. It features shades to create liner, lid and crease eyeshadows and even comes with a highlighter! the set also comes with an eyeshadow brush which as a flat dense end for full coverage shades and a tapered brush to define your brow bones and contours.
Maneater Eyeliner – This is super pigmented! It’s not waterproof but sure feels like it the stay powder is amazing.
Maneater Voluptuous Mascara – now this mascara is my fave product out of the set. I’ve literally used it nearly every day since opening. It creates intense volume while also curling my lashes. The ultimate fake lashes effect!
Lip Sculptor lipstick – this rose pink lipstick also comes with a lipgloss. Paired together they create a lovely nude lip. The lipsticks super creamy which is the kind of lipsticks I like!
So how does it look on? Well I’m wearing the foundation, mascara and the lipstick here. I would say this kit is for more day-time looks but I love how dewy and natural it sets. like I say the mascara is amazing and to say the foundation is full coverage, I really like it!
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Sterling silver Thread Cutter with gem. Four hearts meet at center. Chain has 8mm clasp at each end to attach to neck chain or chatelaine. We use an 18mm rotary cutter disk sandwiched between the silver. Bring your thread to any corner to cut it. Ref # tcs994 | {
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GOP to propose plan for discretion in budget cuts
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WASHINGTON Congressional Republicans are preparing to counter increasingly dire warnings from President Barack Obama about the effect of automatic budget cuts with a plan to give the administration more flexibility in instituting $85 billion in cuts, a proposal they say could protect the most vital programs while shifting more of the political fallout to the White House.
The plan is vigorously opposed by the administration, which said Monday that it would do little to soften the blow to military and domestic programs. But it is also dividing Democrats, with lawmakers from the states facing the deepest cuts signaling they may be prepared to go along with Republicans if it means avoiding indiscriminate cuts to defense programs and social services.
With just three days left until the across-the-board cuts called sequestration are to begin, administration officials continued to describe the consequences in alarming terms, even as there was little evidence of serious negotiations with lawmakers to reach a deal to avoid them.
Still, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a leading defense hawk, appeared to advance the debate Monday.
“This is the chance to do the big deal,” he said on CNN. “I'm willing to raise revenue. I'm willing to raise $600 billion in new revenue if my Democratic friends would be willing to reform entitlements and we can fix sequestration together.”
Janet Napolitano, the secretary of homeland security, said the automatic cuts would leave the country less well guarded and less able to meet terrorist threats, and would inconvenience millions of travelers. Ken Salazar, the secretary of the interior, warned that campgrounds would close, firefighting efforts would be scaled back and fewer seasonal workers would be hired.
“There's always a threat,” Napolitano said. “We are going to do everything we can to minimize that risk. But the sequester makes that very, very tough.”
Seeking to shift responsibility for the cuts to Obama and to defang attacks by the White House, Republicans were expected to unveil legislation today that they said would mitigate some of the biggest concerns by letting agencies and departments cull programs that were long ago proved to be ineffective, while making sure critical federal functions like air traffic control and meat inspection are spared.
But White House budget officials are leery. If Congress grants the White House the authority to protect air traffic controllers, Border Patrol agents and national parks, the administration's high-pressure campaign that has been mounting for weeks could deflate. Moreover, the White House would take on the responsibility of deciding which programs to protect and which to expose – and the political consequences that go with that.
Daniel I. Werfel, the controller of the White House budget office, said that if the administration had to cut $2 billion from the Education Department's budget, choosing between children covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Title I for poor districts is not really freedom.
“Poor children or children with disabilities, it's $2 billion in a seven-month period of time,” Werfel said. “The notion that there's these enormous pockets of low-priority activities that we can move this money from – I don't see it.”
Jay Carney, the White House spokesman, dismissed the Republican plan, saying that no amount of flexibility could mitigate the damage of the automatic cuts. He said such changes could help only “on the margins.”
White House officials fear the legislation would give lawmakers the false sense that they had voted to take the sting out of cuts that will hurt no matter what flexibility the administration has.
“The notion that you're walking away from this without some of the abrupt, significant effects that would occur from the sequester, in our estimation, it's not true,” Werfel said.
The proposal is also opposed by some Republicans who fear it would give away too much of Congress' authority to say where and how money gets spent. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., condemned it as an unacceptable ceding of congressional authority.
“I say to my Republican friends, if you want to just give the president flexibility as to how to enact these cuts in defense spending, then why don't we go home and just give him the money?” McCain said Sunday on CNN. “I am totally opposed to that.”
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., pointed out the irony of Republicans wanting to give Obama more discretion in how he manages the nation's finances.
“These guys bash the president nonstop,” he said in an interview. “Then they are going to take the power of the purse and say, ‘We are so unable to do our job we are going to give you complete flexibility to do it'? There's an irony there.”
The showdown is likely to come Wednesday, when Senate Democrats are to put to a vote legislation that would cancel this year's automatic, across-the-board cuts and replace them with a $110 billion package of tax increases on incomes more than $1 million, the elimination of farm subsidies and defense cuts delayed until 2014.
The Republican legislative proposal expected today may simply codify the latitude Republicans say the administration already has to shift cuts within an agency or department without exposing more programs to the knife.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has joined the flexibility effort.
“I continue to work with my colleagues in urging the White House and congressional leaders to at least provide enough flexibility for agencies to make more rational budget decisions,” Warner said in a statement.
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Play: Level 1
for orchestra
Levels 1 and 3 may be performed separately
I am fascinated by how instruments are played, and how the physical act of playing an instrument becomes potent theatrical material when we foreground it on stage at an orchestra concert. I'm also fascinated by how the orchestra, as a meta-instrument, is played, how its many moving parts and people can play with or against or apart from one another.
While the world "play" certainly connotes fun and whimsy and a child-like exuberance, it can also hint at a darker side of interpersonal relationships, at manipulation, control, deceit, and the many forms of master-to-puppet dynamics one could possibly extrapolate from the composer-conductor-orchestra-audience chain of communication.
Much of this piece is concerned with who is playing whom. The percussionists, for instance, spend a lot of their time and energy "playing" the rest of the orchestra (just as they themselves are "played" by the conductor, who in turn is "played" by the score). Specific percussion instruments act as triggers, turning on and off various players, making them (sometimes in a spirit of jest, sometimes not) play louder or softer, forwards or backwards, faster or slower. They cause the music to rewind and retry things, to jump back and forth in its own narrative structure, and to change channels entirely, all with an eye and ear toward finding a way out of the labyrinth and on to some higher level.
Commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project with funding from Music Alive, a national residency program of the League of American Orchestras and New Music USA. Extensive revisions were commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and premiered by that orchestra, under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel, on October 28th, 2016 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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I Level 1 (may be performed separately)II Level 2III Level 3 (may be performed separately)
I am fascinated by how instruments are played, and how the physical act of playing an instrument becomes potent theatrical material when we foreground it on stage at an orchestra concert. I'm also fascinated by how the orchestra, as a meta-instrument, is played, how its many moving parts and people can play with or against or apart from one another.
While the world "play" certainly connotes fun and whimsy and a child-like exuberance, it can also hint at a darker side of interpersonal relationships, at manipulation, control, deceit, and the many forms of master-to-puppet dynamics one could possibly extrapolate from the composer-conductor-orchestra-audience chain of communication.
Much of this piece is concerned with who is playing whom. The percussionists, for instance, spend a lot of their time and energy "playing" the rest of the orchestra (just as they themselves are "played" by the conductor, who in turn is "played" by the score). Specific percussion instruments act as triggers, turning on and off various players, making them (sometimes in a spirit of jest, sometimes not) play louder or softer, forwards or backwards, faster or slower. They cause the music to rewind and retry things, to jump back and forth in its own narrative structure, and to change channels entirely, all with an eye and ear toward finding a way out of the labyrinth and on to some higher level.
Auftragswerk :
Commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project with funding from Music Alive, a national residency program of the League of American Orchestras and New Music USA. Extensive revisions were commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and premiered by that orchestra, under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel, on October 28th, 2016 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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I Level 1 (may be performed separately)II Level 2III Level 3 (may be performed separately) | {
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Detail from frontspiece painting showing,
so called arms up to chair sedan.
Caption;-
A Chinese Street
From the book
The World and Its People
Asia With Special Reference to British Possessions
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons 1903
Without Author or Editor Name
(C) Copyright Tony Lance 1998
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Big Bertha Thing Serpico
Serpico was an honest cop in New York, that was all he ever
wanted. As he lay, in his hospital bed, recovering from being shot
in the face, all he could bear to watch on TV was Sesame Street.
At one time or another, he had upset every cop on the force,
except one. Now, he even had mayor John Lindsay, dancing in
attendance. He still thought, it was worth it.
Now he lives in Switzerland, on a disability pension.
There is this incredible sense of deja vu, even down to the
walking stick. Most days he feels fine, even if occasionally
he could sleep for a week.
Bibliography;-
Serpico by Peter Maas
(C) Copyright 1973 by Peter Maas and Tsampa Company, Inc.
Published by William Collins Sons & Co.Ltd. Glasgow.
Serpico film by Paramount Pictures
True story covered by
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[Ice-T]
I put the lyrics on the paper with the pen
Evil E makes the records spin
Islam drops the beats that you rock to
Thought that I would never get you? Got you
Doggin the floor like you know you never done before
How could a brother be so hardcore
and still keep you on the floor like a maniac
That's your question? Well I'ma answer that
I'm on the mic tonight I'm here to do it right
Ice, the capital T, airtight
Coolest of the cool, a mack on a mission
Step to me fool - you're missin
minus, gone, pow, you're outta here
This ain't no game to me, this is my career
Throw me a mic, plug it in, "Bet!"
I won't be happy til the dancefloor's wet
I ain't no rookie, I'm a microphone vet
Evil E's on the set, hit the deck!
[Ice-T]
E-M-C-E-E, I-C-E-T, A-N-D, DJ Evil E
Doggin the deck like it's never been done before
You had enough? "MORE!"
Here we go, I'm about to blow up
Don't you dare bite my rhymes, I'll make you throw up
Poison soaked in an acid bath
Swallow homeboy, your throat'll need a skin graft
Toss it up, while the DJ known as Evil cuts
You wanna know what's happenin - "WHAT?"
The beat become my soul, I'm goin out of control
Look in my face as my eyeballs roll
back in my head and the mic glows red
Step in my face and you'll wind up dead
{*SLAP*} Yo, thanks, I needed that
I was posessed by this treacherous track
Watch out "WORD" this ain't no joke
A sucker tried to flex and his arm got broke
Don't make a move that you'll regret
Evil E's on the set, hit the deck!
[scratched "kick it" (4X)]
[Ice-T]
You start to think and wonder bout how it's done
"An emcee? Maybe I could be one"
Drop the thought, get a job, change your mind
To be a dope MC takes time
Eight years of mine, no time for draggin
You wanna be an MC? "Get off the bandwagon!"
But if it's in your heart, get a pen
Don't stop writin til the inkflow ends
Work and work and don't halfstep
Dog the mic every chance you get
Motivation must be kept
Stay down and build your rep
Yo so let me demonstrate, rappin as a fine art
And when I'm finished, you can take this rap apart
Analyze my elements and tactics
First I'm over there, and then I'm back to this
I jumble topics, you won't know where I'll go
Back in your face with a cold but steady flow
You feel the power of the Ice in the first row
You already know what to say, "HOOOOOOOOO!!!"
On the mic is a stone cold vet
Evil E's on the set, hit the deck
[Evil E scratches for a long time]
[Ice-T]
I'm in my mode, called the fourth episode
or the last verse, if you wanna decode
So I gotta raise the heat, hype up the beat
Switch the mic from airtight to elite
Pounce upon the deck, it ain't wet yet
Let me see how hot you can get
Then I'll turn up the amps, blow out the lights
You're in darkness, then the mic ignites
Glowin like it did before, but even more
The room is lit, the raps are hardcore
Evil cuts the records like a psycho with a switchblade
You see a blur -- that's the crossfade
Loud and proud, words bombard the crowd
Look up in the air -- you see a mushroom cloud
I kick flavor to a musical track
too fast to catch, too complex to match
I'm gettin hyped as hype can get
Evil E's on the set! Hit the deck | {
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Thursday
simple pleasures
Don't you just love it when you wake up at night from a deep sleep and you think it's time to get up.... but then you look at the clock and realize you still have several hours of sleep left?! I think that's one of my all time favourite "simple pleasures" in life. | {
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Bandcamp find: Dead When I Found Her
Do you like Front 242, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly? Well then you need to get on over to Bandcamp and check out Dead When I Found Her! I haven’t listened to this kind of music in quite awhile, but I’m getting a good vibe. It’s gonna take me a bit to listen to all the releases and get it all to sink in, but so far I’m digging it! | {
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The legislation would criminalize knowingly spreading wrong information related to the time and place of elections as well as voter qualifications and registration status. The bill would also make it illegal to knowingly claim an endorsement from someone within 60 days of a federal election. Anyone who spread such misinformation would be subject to up to five years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
While dirty tricks such as fliers telling people to vote on the wrong day have a long tradition in American politics, the legislation comes amid increased attention to the spread of misinformation amid Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
“Misinformation campaigns intended only to suppress the vote and disenfranchise Missourians are crimes that run counter to our democratic values, and the punishment for those actions should fit the crime,” McCaskill, who is running for re-election this year, said in a statement.
Justin Levitt, a former Justice Department official charged with enforcing voting rights, said in an interview there is no federal statute that clearly prohibiting acts like telling people to vote by text message or on a Wednesday for a Tuesday election.
“That’s not currently illegal under most circumstances,” said Levitt, now a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. “Most people say that it seems crazy that it’s not illegal to tell somebody they can vote on Wednesday when actually they can’t. And I agree with that.”
There are federal laws against depriving people of civil rights, he said, but “there aren’t good, tailored targeted provisions that deal with one-off lies that cause people to not be able to exercise their right to vote.”
Most people say that it seems crazy that it’s not illegal to tell somebody they can vote on Wednesday when actually they can’t. And I agree with that.Justin Levitt, former Justice Department official
The measure would instruct the attorney general to take steps to communicate with the public to correct reported election-related misinformation and would require the attorney general after each federal election to submit a report to Congress on all allegations of deceptive practices received before that Election Day. The report would detail the race, ethnicity and language of any group targeted by a deceptive message.
“All Americans deserve the right to choose a candidate based on relevant issues and the quality of the candidates, not based on underhanded efforts to deliberately undermine the integrity of our electoral process,” Leahy said in a statement. “Reliably, these tactics seem to target minority neighborhoods and are blatant attempts to reduce turnout. Such tactics undermine and corrode our very democracy and threaten the very integrity of our electoral system.”
It can sometimes be difficult to track down the source of fake voting information, but sometimes it’s obvious, Levitt said. While it can be difficult to prove intent, when someone takes a step like using an official symbol from a state on a flyer or letterhead, that makes it clear.
While the Supreme Court has afforded significant protections to political speech, Levitt said, that does not preclude such a law, “as long as it’s really focused on logistical falsity rather than disputed campaign positions.” | {
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SWINDON ROBINS: Rossiter puts his faith in local lad Ritchings
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SWINDON Robins fans will be able to cheer on one of their own in 2014 following the club's signing of Darryl Ritchings to fill their final team spot.
A spot in the bottom two became available after Josh Bates was released to join Sheffield last month and after much deliberation Rossiter has elected to replace him with Purton’s Ritchings, after weighing up the limited options available to him.
Ritchings wasn’t originally picked up in the National League riders draft before Christmas but now, like Rossiter, he has been given the chance to ride for his hometown club having been a regular visitor to Blunsdon since he was old enough to take his first steps.
Rossiter admitted he had to think long and hard whether to go with Ritchings in his side for 2014 but is glad to be able to give Ritchings the chance to follow in his footsteps.
“Darryl seems really keen to do well and after he came back from his injury he has been sending me videos and pictures of himself in the gym and he’s coming along well,” Rossiter said.
“I can see the similarities between himself and me when I was getting started because making your debut for your home club is a very special moment.
“He wasn’t picked up in the draft and it makes sense for us to use him because he is a good rider and it’s a benefit because he’s local. This might give him a better chance than anywhere else.
“Once we are fully aware of the new race format he can make Swindon his own and he’s also pretty good around the little tracks.
“He’s riding for King’s Lynn in the National League this year and riding at another Elite League track so regularly can only help him.”
Ritchings described the chance to ride for the club he has supported all his life as ' a real honour'.
“I’ve been going to Swindon as long as I can remember so to get the chance to ride for them now is an amazing feeling and I just can’t wait,” he said.
“It’s a real honour for me to ride for the club and I’m really happy to have been given the chance." | {
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This is a bill in equity to enjoin the alleged infringement of letters patent No. 93,391, issued to Edward A. Locke for certain improvements in identifying revenue marks or labels, dated August 3, 1869, the appellees being assignees of the patentee, and the appellant, the collector of internal revenue for the Second collection district of Connecticut.
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The specification and claims, with the accompanying drawings, are as follows:
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'This invention is designed more especially for use in sealing liquor casks with identifying marks or labels for revenue purposes, and in such a manner that, while truly designating the contents of the cask, or giving such other indication as may be demanded, they cannot be fraudulently removed. Fig. 1 represents a printed paper revenue stamp, the circular portion at the right hand being the stamp proper, which is applied to the cask or box, and the portion at the left hand being the 'stub,' or that portion retained by the government official. Fig. 2 represents a separate strip, which is shown in Fig. 1 as attached at its left end to the stub of the paper stamp proper, in such manner that its coupons may be readily cut off and permanently affixed to the stamp proper when the latter is secured to the cask. Fig. 3 represents a metallic piece or strip, shown as detached, and before being applied to the stamp. The main body of the sheet of paper being printed substantially as shown, so as to designate by a letter of the alphabet, or otherwise, the appropriate series, and with blanks for the particular number of each series, and also with a number indicating numbers of gallons, etc., in tens, has also a series of numbers, from one to nine, inclusive, any one of which may be punched out by the proper official, in accordance with the actual number of gallons contained in the vessel. Thus, if 126 be the proper number of gallons, and 120 be the whole number printed upon the particular stamp, the officer, in order to indicate 126, would punch through the digital number 6, both upon the circular stamp and upon its 'stub' or counter-check.
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'The piece shown in Fig. 3, I prefer to make of thin metal, because more readily embossed or impressed with permanent or ineffaceable characters, and because less destructible in handling and transmission, after it shall have been torn away from the stamp. This piece (also shown in part in Fig. 1) may be conveniently made of oblong, or any appropriate form, its conditions being merely, so far as concerns its shape, that it be of sufficient size to extend beyond the opening made in the paper for the exposure of the letters and figures made on it, and be capable of being retained in its place between the paper and another backing-piece of paper, the two pieces of paper being gummed together for this purpose. This backing-piece I prepare with dried gum on its outer face, that the stamp may be always ready by merely moistening the gum for instant application to the cask. The strip shown in Fig. 2, I secure in part to the left side of the paper by gumming its remaining portion, upon which are coupons for the units, being dry-gummed on its under side, so that, when the proper number of gallons has been* determined, the officer, upon cutting off the coupon at the figure designating the unit or digital number required, may, by moistening it, instantly, and without cutting or injuring the stamp, apply it to the stamp, while the stub or remaining portion of the slip will correspondingly indicate thereon just what has been so detached and applied to the stamp. Thus, to indicate 126 gallons, 120 being the whole number of the stamp, the coupon slip is cut off between the numbers 6 and 7, and the piece so cut off is moistened on the back and permanently attached to the face of the stamp, the 6 being the significant figure of the coupon.
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'The mode of applying a stamp so made to a cask may be, by way of greater protection against liability to damage or accident, as shown and described in m patent No. 58,847; that is, by boring a shallow depression in the wood of the cask or case, and after affixing the stamp by its gum to the bottom of this depression, then placing over it a ring having down-turned edges, and, by pressing the same, forcing its outer edge into the wood. Or the wood may have an annular groove cut therein to receive the edge of the ring when so forced home. Instead of making the removable piece out of metal, or of making it in a piece separate from the stamp, it may be made of the same piece of paper of which the stamp is composed by simply having its outline perforated after the manner of postage stamps, but ungummed at its back, so as readily to be torn away and detached from the stamp. Although I have shown and described a lining-paper, between which and the stamp or surface-paper the metal slip is held, yet I may dispense with such lining and employ a thicker paper for the stamp, the metal strip in such case, if preferred, being confined or held to it by having its ends pass through slits made in the paper for such purpose. Or the metal piece may have points or projections at its ends or corners, or elsewhere, which may be forced or passed through the paper and clinched on the under side. For the purpose of readily separating the circular stamp from the sheet, I perforate it about its periphery with any suitable slits, cuts, or openings adapted to the thickness or texture of the paper. I also prefer to have the stamps prepared with blanks and dotted lines, on which the collector, gauger, and store-keeper may place their signatures, as shown in Fig. 1.
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'It is to be understood that the metallic or other slip, the stub or check part of the stamp paper, and also the stub of the coupon piece, are all to be consecutively numbered alike for each alphabetical series, the capital letter, A, in the drawings indicating the alphabetical series, and the number immediately to the right thereof indicating a number in the consecutive numbers of such series. For convenience I prefer to have the stamps, after being printed, bound up in book form, after the manner of merchants' or bankers' check-books, so that each stamp, as cut out, shall leave in the book its corresponding marginal piece or stub, having thereon a record of letters, figures, marks, etc., according with those upon such stamps.
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'I claim (1) a stamp, the body of which is made of paper or other suitable material, and having a removable slit of metal or other material, displaying thereon a serial number or other specific indentifying mark corresponding with a similar mark upon the stub, and so attached that the removal of such slip must mutilate or destroy the stamp. (2) In a paper revenue stamp for indicating the contents of a cask, and having thereon a number designing the number of gallons or other measure, providing the stamp, and also its stub or check-piece, with corresponding digital numbers, to be punched out to indicate the units, substantially as described. (3) In combination with a paper stamp having a check-piece or stub, from which it is detached when applied for use, a coupon slip, whose coupons are to be secured to the face of the stamp, as and for the purpose described.'
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The following is a copy of the face of the tax-paid internal revenue stamp used by the appellant, and claimed to be an infringement of the patent:
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As described by the complainant's witnesses, this stamp 'is composed of a single thickness of paper, on the face of which the number and registering marks are conveniently placed. On the back of this stamp is a piece of paper somewhat wider than the surface, on which the number and registering marks are printed. The two edges of this back-piece are caused to adhere to the back of the stamp, one above and the other below that portion of the surface which indicates the number, contents, etc. The back of the stamp, between the two edges of this strip or back-piece, is free and loose. The bject of this is that when the back of the stamp is coated with adhesive material and attached to the barrel, that portion of the surface of the stamp which is covered by the strip or back-piece will not adhere to the barrel; hence, after the stamp is secured to the barrel, that portion of the stamp on which are the registering marks may be removed, and preserve the marks and figures thereon, the removal of that part defacing the stamp as well as preserving the record, and this can be done because that portion of the stamp which is removed is prevented from adhering to the barrel. To remove this portion it is only necessary to separate that portion from the body at its two edges.' This is marked in the record as 'Complainant's Exhibit Hollister Revenue Stamp.' The present controversy relates to the first claim of the Locke patent, in respect to which alone the decree appealed from established an infringement. It is as follows: 'A stamp, the body of which is made of paper or other material, and having a removable slip of metal or other material, displaying thereon a serial number or other specific identifying mark corresponding with a similar mark upon the stub, and so attached that the removal of such slip must mutilate or destroy the stamp.' One of the defenses relied on by the appellant is thus stated in the answer, and, in matter of fact, is by stipulation admitted to be true: 'First. That any and all acts complained of in said bill by the said petitioner, as done by the respondent, were done and performed by him in the discharge of his duties as collector of internal revenue for the United States for a designated collection district of the state of Connecticut, and by direction of the commissioner of internal revenue, an officer of the treasury department of the United States; that any revenue stamps by him used have been furnished by the bureau of internal revenue, of which said commissioner is the official head, for use in the discharge of said duties as collector, and the same have been used solely as a means of collecting the taxes due to the United States, which said taxes have been imposed by the laws of the United States, and the manner of said collection, as followed by said collector, regulated and authorized by such laws; that said respondent has acted as such collector by virtue of legal appointments thereto by the president of the United States, duly confirmed by the senate of the United States, for and during all the times mentioned in said bill of complaint.'
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It was authoritatively declared in James v. Campbell, 104 U. S. 356, that the right of the patentee, under letters patent for an invention granted by the United States, was exclusive of the government of the United States as well as of all others, and stood on the footing of all other property, the right to which was secured, as against the government, by the constitutional guaranty which prohibits the taking of private property for public use without compensation; but doubts were expressed whether a suit could be sustained, such as the present, against public officers, or whether a suit upon an implied promise of indemnity might not be prosecuted against the United States by name in the court of claims. If the right of the patentee was acknowledged, and without his consent an officer of the government, acting under legislative authority, made use of the invention in the discharge of his official duties, it would seem to be a clear case of the exercise of the right of eminent domain, upon which the law would imply a promise of compensation, an action on which would lie within the jurisdiction of the court of claims, such as was entertained and sanctioned in the case of U. S. v. Great Falls Manuf'g Co., ante, 306, decided at the present term. And it may be that, even if the exclusive right of the patentee were contested, such an action might be brought in that court involving all questions relating to the validity of the patent; but as we have concluded to dispose of the present ap eal upon other grounds, it becomes unnecessary to decide the question arising upon this defense. It is referred to only for the purpose of excluding any inference that might be drawn from our passing it over without notice.
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The course of business in the collection of the revenue upon distilled spirits, so far as the use of these stamps is involved, is explained by Mr. Chapman, a witness for the defendant below, who had been chief of the stamp division in the internal revenue office. He says:
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'After spirits have been produced, they are drawn from the cistern into the barrels, and there is attached to each barrel a stamp called a warehouse stamp, together with certain marks and brands put on simultaneously with the stamp; this stamp is an oblong piece of paper properly engraved, with blanks in which are inserted the numbers of the package, the number of wine and proof gallons contained therein, name of the distiller, location of the distillery, and are signed by the storekeeper and gauger on duty at the distillery. This stamp is merely used as a check, and does not represent a tax; the stamp consists of but one piece of paper about three by two inches, and is attached by paste or other adhesive material, and by tacks at the corner and center, by the gauger on duty at the distillery. This stamp (warehouse) has been in use from 1868 to the present time, and no change has been made in the construction of the same, the only changes being in the quality and kind of paper used and the designs of the engraving.
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'The package is then removed to the bonded warehouse of the distillery, where it remains until the distiller files with the collector of the district a paper, called an entry for withdrawal; this paper is accompanied by the amount of the tax upon the spirits contained in the package; the collector thereupon fills out, signs, and forwards to the gauger the tax-paid stamp, which is a piece of paper nearly square, upon the face of which is engraved the body of the stamp, together with nine coupons, of which stamp and coupons, with the stub which remains in the books from which the stamp is cut, complainant's Exhibit Hollister Revenue Stamp is a copy. From 1868 until about 1871, this stamp, which has always been called the tax-paid stamp, was constructed of two pieces of paper; before the stamp was printed, the paper of which the body of the stamp was composed was perforated with a round aperture, about one and a half inches in diameter; to the back of the paper was then attached, by paste or mucilage, a piece of tissue paper, completely covering said aperture; the stamp was then printed, the engraving covering both the body of the paper and so much of the tissue paper as appears through the aperture. From about 1871 to 1875 the stamp was composed of but one piece of paper, the use of the tissue paper and the aperture having been abandoned. In August, 1871, there was added to the tax-paid stamp a piece of paper, which was pasted by its edges upon the back thereof, as shown in complainant's Exhibit Hollister Revenue Stamp. Stamps of the latter character have been in use from August, 1875, to this date.
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'On receipt of the tax-paid stamps by the gauger, he proceeds to affix them to the head of the barrel, together with certain marks and brands; he, together with the storekeeper, having first signed the same at the places indicated in complainant's Exhibit Hollister Revenue Stamp. The gauger puts this stamp on the barrel by means of some adhesive material and tacks; he then cancels it by the use of a stencil-plate, imprinting across the face of the stamp and extending over each side upon the head of the barrel waved lines; he also imprints upon the head with a stencil-plate his name and official designation. The whole surface of the stamp is then varnished with a transparent varnish; no varnish can be used which is oily enough to affect the paste. The package is then removed from the warehouse and passes into the custody of the distiller or owner. If t e owner desires to purify the contents of the package, it is then taken to the establishment of a duly authorized rectifier of distilled spirits. The rectifier then notifies the collector of the district that he desires to dump, for rectification, the contents of certain specified packages, whereupon the collector directs a gauger to proceed to the rectifying establishment and gauge the specified packages. When the packages are gauged, the gauger is required by regulations to cut from the tax-paid stamp a designated portion thereof, and transmit the same to the collector, with a report of his operations. The packages are then dumped* into the tubs of the rectifier, and the identity of their contents lost. * * * The portion of the tax-paid stamp detached or cut and forwarded by the gauger, as heretofore described, includes the serial number of the stamp, the date on which the tax was paid, and the number of proof gallons; the number of the cask, the location of the warehouse, and the person or firm to whom delivered, and the signature of the collector; the part so cut out is over the paper back.'
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The employment of the paper backing in the stamp used by the appellant, whereby the part to be cut out is prevented from adhering to the head of the barrel, and the arrangement of a part of the stamp so as to indentify the package with that described in the stub, the removal of which destroys the stamp so that it cannot be used again, constitutes the alleged infringement of the first claim of the Locke patent, which covers every stamp within that description.
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The counsel for the appellee describes 'the Locke stamp as a combination of three parts: (1) a part which is designed to become a stub when the stamp proper is separated therefrom, and displays a serial number; (2) a constituent part of the stamp proper which is designed for permanent attachment to the barrel; (3) a constituent part of the stamp proper displaying the same identifying serial number as the stub, which part, after the stamp proper has been affixed to the barrel, bears such relation to the permanent part that it can be so removed therefrom as to retain its own integrity, but mutilates and thereby cancels the stamp by its removal.' In this combination it will not be questioned that the first and second elements were well known, and that the third, so far as its contents are identical with those on the stub, is not new. The question turns on that feature of the third element where, by a removable part of the stamp proper, the contents of which indentify the stamp with the stub after the stamp has been attached, can be so removed as to retain its own integrity, but mutilates and thereby cancels the stamp by its removal. This is what we ascertain to be the precise idea embodied in the invention described and claimed in the patent, and which, although we find to be new in the sense that it had not been anticipated by any previous invention, of which it could therefore be declared to be an infringement, yet is not such an improvement as is entitled to be regarded in the sense of the patent laws as an invention.
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In reaching this conclusion, we have allowed its due weight to the presumption in favor of the validity of the patent arising from the action of the patent-office in granting it; and we have not been unmindful of the fact, abundantly proven, and indeed not denied, that the adoption of the present tax-paid stamp, in lieu of that previously in use by the internal revenue bureau, has proven its superior utility in the prevention of frauds upon the revenue. The testimony on that point of the commissioner of internal revenue from his official reports is quite conclusive. In his report for 1875, he mentions the adoption of 'new regulations in regard to the use of tax-paid stamps, by which a portion of the stamp is cut out at the time of dumping and returned with the gauger's report,' and says: 'This effectually destroys the stamp and prevents its reuse, while, at the same time, a sufficient mount of the engraving is shown upon the slip to determine whether the stamp is genuine;' and, in 1876, that official reported that 'the plan of requiring the return of a portion of the tax-paid stamps, whenever a package to which it is attached is dumped for rectification, has been found to be such a valuable prevention of fraud that it has been extended to include all stamps for rectified spirits and wholesale liquor dealers' stamps. These three varieties of stamps for distilled spirits are now prepared at a trifling additional cost, with a paper back affixed to each in such a way that the portion of the stamp containing all the important data can be cut therefrom and filed with the commissioner or collector, thus furnishing conclusive evidence of the destruction of the stamp, (rendering its reuse impossible,) and furnishing also evidence as to the contents of the package bearing the stamp. It is believed that this system affords the government a very effectual protection against the perpetration of frauds in connection with the collection of the tax on distilled spirits.'
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Such an increased utility, beyond what had been attained by devices previously in use, in cases of doubt, is usually regarded as determining the question of invention. But in the present case we are not able to give it such effect. No change, it will be observed, was made in the character of the stamp, so far as the relation between the stamp proper and the stub is concerned, nor in the identifying marks which constituted the written and printed matter upon both; and the expedient of using a paper backing which prevented the adhesion to the package of the part intended to be detached and removed, it is manifest would be adopted by any skilled person having that end in view. The idea of detaching that portion of the stamp, with the double effect of destroying the stamp by mutilation and preserving the evidence of the identity of the package on which it had been first placed in use, which is all that remains to constitute the invention, seems to us not to spring from that intuitive faculty of the mind put forth in the search for new results or new methods, creating what had not before existed, or bringing to light what lay hidden from vision; but, on the other hand, to be the suggestion of that common experience which arose spontaneously, and by a necessity of human reasoning, in the minds of those who had become acquainted with the circumstances with which they had to deal. Cutting out a portion of the stamp, as a means of defacing and mutilating it so as to prevent a second use, was matter of common knowledge and practice before the date of this patent; and cutting out a particular portion on which the identifying marks had been previously written or printed was simply cutting a stub from the stamp instead of cutting the stamp from the stub, as before. So that when the frequency and magnitude of the frauds upon the revenue, committed by the removal of tax-paid stamps from packages on which they had been originally placed by the officer to others surreptitiously substituted for them, or by emptying the packages of their original contents and fraudulently refilling them with spirits on which no tax* had been paid, attracted the general attention of the revenue department, the answer to the problem of prevention was found by immediate inference from the existing regulations, in the adoption of the expedient now in question. As soon as the mischief became apparent, and the remedy was seriously and systematically studied by those competent to deal with the subject, the present regulation was promptly suggested and adopted; just as a skilled mechanic, witnessing the performance of a machine, inadequate by reason of some defect, to accomplish the object for which it had been designed, by the application of his common knowledge and experience perceives the reason of the failure and supplies what is obviously wanting. It is but the display of the expected skill of the calling, and invo ves only the exercise of the ordinary faculties of reasoning upon the materials supplied by a special knowledge, and the facility of manipulation which results from its habitual and intelligent practice; and is in no sense the creative work of that inventive faculty which it is the purpose of the constitution and the patent laws to encourage and reward. On this ground the decree of the circuit court is reversed, and the cause remanded, with directions to enter a decree dismissing the bill; and it is so ordered. | {
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Many people that I speak with tell me that they are so frustrated with the Aeroplan program. They find it so difficult to get any value out of their miles. Either there is no availability for the flights that they want or the fees are so outrageous that it is a major turn off. If you are interested in using your miles for YYZ-YVR at Christmas, you are going to have these same feelings towards the program. This will also come in handy to those who are noticing that their Aeroplan miles are about to expire and want to transfer them into something that can buy more time to get value out of them.
If you are thoroughly frustrated with the Aeroplan program, and would like to turn your hard earned miles into something that might be more valuable to you, there is a method to do this. Aeroplan will happily suggest that you use your miles at bad redemptions, but we want to make sure to maintain most of the value of your asset (miles).
Transfer Options
There are a few ways to trade your miles without losing too much value. In the previous article in this series, I talk about how to transfer Aeroplan miles to US Airways miles and exploit that. In this article, I’ll talk about how you can transfer your Aeroplan miles to American Aadvantage miles or others if you have the RBC Avion credit card (for Canadian residents only).
*Note the requirements of $250 in eligible Esso purchases on your Esso Extra account that commenter Robsaw noted on May 26.
Your options include:
US Airways (see this article)
Esso Extra
RBC Avion Points
AAdvantage Miles
British Airways Avios
Cathay Asia Miles
Westjet Dollars
Exploit Transfer Bonus
In this example, we are taking advantage of a 25% bonus that RBC is currently giving on transfers to American Airlines AAdvantage miles. Transfer bonuses come around periodically for transfers to other programs and 50% bonus on transfers to British Airways Avios are common. Without the transfer bonuses, this method will yield a poor final transfer ratio.
Requirements
What you will need for this:
Aeroplan account
Esso Extra account
Points.com account which has the Aeroplan and Esso accounts registered
RBC Avion card
American Airlines AAdvantage account
Can transfer to British Airways Avios or Cathay Pacific Asia Miles or Westjet Dollars if desired
With this method, you will be doing the following:
Conversion
Conversion Method
Ratio
Minimum to Transfer
Value of Asset
50,000 Aeroplan
Step 1
Aeroplan >> Esso Extra
Points.com
1 Aeroplan = 1.16532 Esso
15K Aeroplan
58,266 Esso Extra
Step 2
Esso Extra >> RBC Avion
Essoextra.com
500 Esso = 300 RBC
2500 Esso Extra
34,800 RBC
+266 Esso Extra
Step 3
RBC Avion >> AAdvantage
RBC.com
100 RBC = 1.25 AAdvantage*
100 RBC
43,500 AAdvantage
+266 Esso Extra
Step 1: Convert Aeroplan Miles to Esso Extra Points
Here are the steps to convert your Aeroplan miles to Esso Extra points.
Login in to your Points.com account
Choose “Trade, exchange & Buy”
Select “Move out of a program”
Choose “Aeroplan” as the program you want to move miles out of
Tell it how many you want
Click on “search now”
Ignore everything in the “Trade” section
These will be very costly and are never a good value
Choose the Esso Extra exchange in the section called “exchange – swap between your own programs”
So, i went ahead a got an Esso Extra card to transfer those annoying aeroplan points to my rbc avion points.
Transferred points to the esso card was very easy with points.com….however, when i tried to tranfer the points over to rbc, Esso will not allow me to do this. Says something to the effect that i do not have enough purchase points on my esso extra card. Do you know if they referring to actual store and/or gas purchases on the Esso extra card? Because if that is the case, i am in a bit of a pickle, I live in an extremely remote part of Canada, on Haida Gwaii (google, if you are not familiar) and we have independent gas stations (2 of them). How they heck am I going to acquire purchase points????? Any suggestions?
That one is new to me. I am going to have to spend some time doing research on what exactly that means. According to the information at https://www.rbcrewards.com/convert-points.html nothing has changed since this article was posted. If I were you, I would get on the phone with RBC and see if they can figure it out. I can’t imagine that they wouldn’t be able to help you out, unless you have something very specific in your account that is preventing this from happening.
“4.2 A Member, Master Member or “Authorized Redeemer” (as defined in 4.4) may visit the Points.com website and exchange Points for other loyalty program Points. They may also exchange their Points for “Hudson’s Bay Rewards Points”, or “RBC Reward Points”. In order to begin exchanging Esso Extra Points with Hudson’s Bay Rewards points or RBC Reward points, Esso Extra members must first earn a minimum of 250 Esso Extra Points from eligible purchases made at Esso stations.”
So, first EARN 250 by purchases – a one-time requirement. I may have joined before this requirement was in place but I had some bonus earning via the speedpass too that may have qualified me so that I never encountered this issue.
I actually experienced this when doing a US Airways transfer. The limit is 50K there but you can do that transfer multiple times in any given period. It appears that the limit is only per transaction on the US Airways transfer. I wonder if that is the same for Esso as well.
Also, something of note is that people are experiencing issues transfering out of Esso to RBC if they dont have enough purchase points with Esso. Be sure that you are not trapping your Esso Extra points when you are looking to do an RBC Avion transfer.
Hello and thanks for the the info, i would like to move my Aeroplan miles to AAadvantage ive applied for a RBC Avion card , what is the process regarding spending $250 with Esso ,is that in one visit or within a certain time line.??
I don’t have a definite answer on this issue, although the conventional wisdom at Flyertalk says that you would need to have that spending in the year. If I were you, I would follow this discussion at Flyertalk as the wealth of knowledge there is quite impressive.
Im still trying to move out of Aeroplan and convert to AAdvantage how hard can it be?? Now that TD has a Aeroplan card can you imagine how many more people are looking for seats in business class ? what a farce where are all the seats /
I think if you are not desperate for the AA miles, now is not a great time to make the transfer. You should wait until there is a transfer promotion of 25% or 50% as we have seen regularly in the past.
Also, be aware of the spending requirement at Esso that others have noted.
I have 150,000+ Aeroplan points. I have a points.com account. I have applied for an Esso card and will buy the required $250 worth of gas. I also have RBC Avion and that will be the final destination for the points. Question is…. Does Aeroplan charge me $$ to transfer points out to Esso? If so, what is the charge? Thank you.
Points.com will not charge you to do the transfer (at least they shouldn’t). Just be aware of a few things.
First that you are limited to moving out 100K miles / year from Aeroplan.
Second that you should make sure that this works for a small number of miles before you do it for a large amount of miles. That is just good planning and since there is no cost to breaking it up vs 1 big deposit it is better to do it in a small increment first, I would imagine. This way, in case it doesnt work out for you you are in good shape.
Something to bear in mind though is that you can now transfer the Aeroplan miles to US Airways at about the same rate. US Airways miles are almost hte same as American Airlines miles now that the merger has gone through. Each have their positives and negatives. US Airways prices in miles are generally less than everyone elses. American miles tend to have better routing freedoms and gives you lots of opportunity to exploit free flights (for example) and price things on a one-way basis. They both give you access to the same flights. Pick your poison, but I do like the tranfser from Aeroplan directly to US Airwyas through points.com (as mentioned in the other article in this series).
What are you trying to do? Book a specific itinerary or just get miles out of Aeroplan?
Thanks for your help and suggestion.
I was just looking to get my miles out of Aeroplan as I am finding it more and more difficult to get an Air Canada flight that is convenient without paying extra miles to get a seat. I understand that the Avion system is more flexible in getting flights.
Esso still has the requirement to accumulate 250 points in in-store purchases, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you need to spend $250. If you use the Esso Extra card and purchase the highest grade gasoline (Super) you get 3x the Esso Extra points. So I only spent $84 in Super unleaded gas and got 252 Esso Extra points. I was able to transfer my Aeroplan miles to Esso Extra points to RBC rewards points by using this method.
My husband and I each have an aeroplan account and an esso account. BUT ONLY one Avion (joint) card! Will We be able to pool all the points into one avion account? Does anyone have experience with this?
I personally dont have experience with doing multiple Aeroplan accounts into a single Avion.
My thoughts are that it is likely not going to work. Points.com is very strict about things being transfered between 2 accounts of the exact same name only. Since they are integral to this< i don’t think you will be able to transfer 2 Aeroplan into the same RBC account. You MIGHT be able to set up a second RBC account, to transfer into, but it wont be connected to an Avion acco0unt to make this happen. At that point to make these valuable you will need to get a new Avion card in the new RBC account’s name.
This works. I have done this. 100,000 Aeroplan points from my Aeroplan, and 100,000 from my wife’s Aeroplan, both using Points.com, and going into each of our OWN Esso Extra accounts. THEN, transferring from EACH Esso Extra account into ONE RBC Avion card.
Anyhow can you tell me if the required esso points purchase ($250) is required to accomplish the transfer from esso to avion? If so i might bite the bullet and do it, only problem is there is no esso in the town I live in. Any options??
I believe that the $250 requirement is still there. According to the responses I have heard, there is a requirement to spend $250 before you can make the transfer.
I really dont know what options there are to spend $250 at Esso if there isnt one around you.
I agree with you that using Aeroplan can be very frustrating if the flight you are saving for all of a sudden gets more expensive or there is a fuel surcharge and your “free” flight is now $500. There is definitely value in Aeroplan miles. I just think that the marketing of it sets an unrealistic expectation of their value, and the gotchas! really add up with Aeroplan.
Can anyone direct me to a website that tells the best way to move AAdvantage (American airlines) points to RBC Avion? I’ve got about 10,000 in each of 4 accounts stranded there and just want them OUT or used up….My research is coming up fruitless so far and I’ve tried a few routes, Diners club (no longer issuing memberships), Points.com (doesn’t allow transfers out of AA to anything), West Jet points (no transfers between programs) I think I can donate them if nothing else, but I’m my own favorite charity at the moment, so I’d rather use them if possible
Thanks. Ill look into getting those screenshots where I can. Unfortunately, I dont have a RBC Avion card, so I cant do it. I’ll have to find someone who has an RBC Avion card to let me transfer some points in.
I came across this website and I am trying to convert Aeroplan to RBC Rewards using EssoExtra. Now, after setting everything and sending points to Esso, I am stuck with this EssoExtra minimum requirement. I don’t have a car so earning points on Gas is useless. I was looking to get AirCanada deal with RBC Rewards, a good deal that would have given me additional $200 off with Aeroplan miles.
Now here’s question, I need about 250 minimum Esso Extra points to transfer, can I get gift cards? I have purchased a $100 visa card and few other things and my bill was $123, and I can see that receipt says “Points : 123″, are they EssoExtra points? Can someone please help me out fast? If its a Yes, I’d probably get another $100 visa card to qualify for it.
I have two RBC credit cards that collect RBC Rewards points. It turns out that the points on credit card A cannot be converted into AA miles or Avios, contrary to those on the other card B (Avion).
Do you know if it’s possible to convert A’s RBC points into Esso points, and then convert those Esso points back into RBC points but linked to B rather than A, so that all of A’s and B’s points can be eventually converted into AA or Avios?
My understanding is that all of your RBC poitns can be pooled into a single pool and then you get the benefit of the best card that is associated with that pool.
Ie, all your RBC points are in a bucket, regardless of source. If you have an RBC Avion card, then all those points are considered RBC Avion points. IF you have just a RBC Rewards card then they are all considered the benefits of that card.
Hi. I transferred some Aeroplan to points.com and I am trying to add my RBC Avion program to my Points Loyalty Wallet but it does not appear in the dropdown box to select. Aeroplan is there and Alaska and Diners but no Avion. Am I missing something? Thanks. | {
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Outfit Ideas for Galentine’s Day
February 8, 2017
You know what my favorite weekend activity is? Brunching. It made the top of my Valentine’s Date idea list and when it came to planning a celebration of all things Galentine’s Day, my friend Megan and I knew brunch it was! We set off to meet our friend Julia at Pomegranate Bistro in Redmond for a little blogger catch up and girl time.
It was a gross day; gray and rainy, but we braved the storm because when you wear a cute outfit, it must be documented! Fortunately, Seattle bloggers are used to the rain and are willing to do almost anything to get the shot. We didn’t come prepared with the right outfits exactly, but we made it work. Anything for the blog. Almost.
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Galentine’s Day Outfit Ideas
So what goes into the makings of the perfect Galentine’s Day outfit with your gal pals!? For me, there are a couple of staples plus a few wild cards that went into this outfit. I thought I’d share with you today a cute and comfortable outfit that’s perfect for a date with your girls for Galentine’s Day!
So first off, if you’re not a Parks and Recreation fan, you may not know what Galentine’s Day is. (Admittedly, I didn’t know much about it either until the internet took it and ran with it!) Galentine’s Day is on February 13th and marks the “other half” of Valentine’s Day when you celebrate your gal pals, single or not.
It was Leslie Knope’s favorite holiday, and it’s quickly becoming mine too. As much as I love Dave, he isn’t always the type to be down for a date quite like some of my girlfriends. I mean, he loves to eat, but shopping and taking photos sound like his idea of a nightmare. And posing with ice cream? Forget about it. He’d probably be embarrassed. ;) It’s those activities that I turn to my gal pals for, who love it just as much as I do!
Add a touch of whimsy
When it came to dreaming up this outfit, I knew I wanted to start with this graphic tee from Sincerely Jules. The cute lips and lashes print just screams Valentine’s Day to me, plus it is so whimsical and fun who wouldn’t want to wear it?! Graphic tees are also beyond comfortable, and versatile enough to be dressed up (like I did in this outfit) or down with a pair of sneakers and jeans.
My jewelry also added a little whimsy to my outfit. These bracelets were handmade and sent to me courtesy of UnCensor Yourself, who hand stamps quirky messages on adjustable rose gold bands. Mine says “I can’t even” and “Dog Lady.” Obsessed is an understatement! If you’re looking for a gift for someone with a potty mouth or who enjoys a good popular phrase like “Slay”, then these would be perfect.
Pair a trendy piece
I opted to add my metallic skirt in this outfit. Not only are Metallics super trendy, but it also adds a girly flair to an otherwise blah tee. Something about the way this skirt swishes around makes me feel festive and ready to have the best day. Plus, there’s no need to worry about overindulging at brunch as this skirt is very forgiving. ;)
I found my metallic skirt at Target in the girl’s section. Around the holidays, metallic skirts were a hot commodity, and most of my favorite retailers were sold out. If you’re petite like I am, it’s always good to be open to checking out other departments of your favorite shops. You never know what you might find! ;)
Integrate a pop of pink
Is there anything more girly than pink? While I’m not necessarily about the colors for each gender life, I can’t help but admit I’ve been conditioned to think girly equals pink. If you don’t mind pink, might as well embrace it, right? That’s what I say, so go ahead and add a pop of pink! Be it lipstick, shoes, or bag; pink can definitely be a neutral (especially cooler tones like blush).
Go for a pretty makeup look
One thing I definitely love to do whenever I hang out with girlfriends is to get a little extra dolled up. I don’t know about your significant other, but mine could care less about makeup. I find that fellow makeup lovers are often much more appreciative of whatever new look I may be trying out.
You can see how I got this makeup look in my most recent video!
Finish it off with the perfect shoe
As much as I love a good sneaker or flat, when I want to feel extra feminine I go for the perfect pump. Fortunately, my favorites are also incredibly comfortable! These Madison 12 Hour Pumps from Banana Republic don’t hurt my feet and come in a wide variety of colors, patterns, and textures. I can’t get enough of these pink fur pumps; the texture is unusual enough to make them stand out without looking over the top!
I hope you enjoyed these simple ideas to incorporate into your outfit to celebrate Galentine’s Day. Most of all, the important thing to remember when planning any outfit is how you feel in it! Be sure to also check out my friend Megan’s blog, Diary of this Girl. She’ll be sharing her outfit details soon, but she’s also posted a beyond adorable Valentine’s date outfit in the meantime!
Do you celebrate Galentine’s Day? What are you wearing for the occasion? I’d love to hear about it in the comments. And a very Happy Galentine’s Day to you! :) | {
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Tom McCarthy Directing Drama About Catholic Church Sex Scandal
Regardless of your personal religious choices, it can't be denied that there was a time in which the Catholic Church was very publicly associated with the sexual abuse of young boys. That perception has dropped off in recent years, but Variety reports that Win Win director Tom McCarthy is directing an untitled drama about the reporters at the Boston Globe who uncovered the original conspiracy to keep these deeds quiet. Not exactly lighthearted material to help close out the week, but since it's the "story behind the story" that's being put in the spotlight here, it should be more interesting than just another damning exposé. Read on!
The story will follow Michael Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer, Matt Carroll, Walter "Robby" Robinson, Ben Bradlee Jr. and Marty Baron, the team of reporters at the Boston Globe who investigated thousands of pages of documents and conducted a myriad of interviews in the New England area to expose a scandal that rocked the Catholic Church. McCarthy has been working on this project in secret for over a year because of the "sensitivity of the subject matter," and the tone of the screenplay by "The West Wing" writer Josh Singer is said to be similar to the classic Hoffman/Redford journalism film All the President's Men.
While trade claims "at least one A-List star has expressed interest in the material" (could they be any more vague?), there aren't any actors officially attached at this point. The project hasn't even secured financing yet or gone out to the studios, so it'll be a bit before this one hits the big screen and likely brings up some memories that the church would rather forget. But with the a level-headed guy like McCarthy running the show, I imagine most of the drama will come from the journalistic angle and not a sensationalistic retreading of these reprehensible events. Thoughts?
What? Hollywood goes dumb on ideas? As the day goes by Hollywood comes with crap ideas as well as lost the meaning of entertainment. Movies are made to entertain people and people around the world are gonna be entertained by a movie about church sex scandal? that is sick ..
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NO actually it needs to be exposed. Kids were raped for decades and no one got in trouble. Screw the church and screw those priests who should be rotting in prison.
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Already the catholic world is being ridiculed by other religion around the world, now add the damn fuel to that. We work hard and new ways to embarrass ourselves.
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I really liked "Deliver us from evil" and McCarthys approach looks very interesting. Anyway remembering the criminal attitude the catholic authorities showed and how many people still choose to minimzie this problem i think its a good idea to make a movie about it. | {
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TALKS ON HEALTH. ET A FAMILY DOCTOR. DANGER OF KISSING. O{'asion::l;.v in the pa;;prs one ('('nH'S across a {i'lr¡lgraph about kiising, aud aome vpr' and .eriou. I)ersoll sa.ys it Ol:g:;t h to :a.j to ir:cbvu, I:1m ar'raiti 1 cannot cou- sput to !.xcome a vice-president of the Anti- Ki"mg L?j?ue, as scarcely fa!)v.'ithiii the limit.-) of practical eom;;n-'11- .?en-c. ?o amount cf law-giv;')'? would ?top i.ii,,ou-it cf ,aw-Iv-!i- ivould -top tL?? u, fo'?' vc?-y gra'r.j di-e??s can b? trans- ruil'cd b" thi? ?omp?r.ttLvely ha-nniess ti;,u,, a t? ?'n'?jcct came i:it? my mitid ru; i t ?,d b-- li i harii, less th? m?ri?cr with a, c?n.titLitioiia'L discadc. ,jl" MOTHERS AND CHILDREN. cue M apt to treat the subject of with Ipvit' until ,m1 a CJ.S, as I am C(IT -i to one'.s notice. It was a C"2 01 a g.rl with a ,O:'C ::p, The sore wou'.d not and wag ejting away her ;;p. and it brought home to doctor and patie:)t. the real gTavitv ô'.f thp circum- Stanct'.s. om c('Ynpluint-; ::re [FaJih' trall: mitt.c<i through Ui<? nnediuTi of the Hps: h'enc<* tilt, detn,cr of .smoking arrowed and of u-.in? puHic dr:inki¡:rr foun- tains or drinking out of ,g-b.es that have not washed. A well-knowu instance is that of a g-b"hlower who in- fected a -,uiiibf-r of hi.s m:1:d who -LLic-- the same g-las:hlowing tul)- not kis.s thoir chiMren whe" the children have sore throott5; it &C'em., hard whou the EttIe chiLd rN"1. T,,oorlv and nt'ed, comfort- ing. but kiting anvono ,th a "f're throat L., a practice to be condemned witho".t re- -terVt- It is nic<? to spoil one' ¡;ttle patient- but I refrain from kissing the:n, not only froni reasons. Howevpr. the kiddie-, often blow me a ki.-o out of the nursery window whrn I drive off. I!ik?it, tc-f. and bw them one back without maki".c- any change for it on the bill. If you kiss, do it with discrimination. o: BOY'S HAIR BEST SHORT. Boys at school should always have their hair kept short.. They should be taught that it is wr<)n to wear another boy's cap. The peg's in t:h\ oloa.k-room should be wide apart, and, if side by side. not one abovo the oth?r, as -,rnxf infected with rl ng-vorm is liable 'to fall from one cap to the one bplow it. If the hair ? kept short a small patch of -J"ing-würm ie eoon made obvious and can be cur"d it may spread if thp hair is thick and !on,- so that th-o .-caip cannot be pro- ppriy seen. 'Money spent at the barber's is 'well .snent. In many ctlses ringworm cannot be c-nrcd for months. 0 CARE OF THE FEET. Ma.nv correspondents ask my advice* about per:pÜ'ing- feet. -No one can prevent the action of the "kin, but to these who suffer inconvenience I s-ugge,t the following pro- cedure First of all, plenty of soap und water, a thorough clean,ing- of the feet ais'ht and Luornizi- this is the most essen- tial pa.rt of the trentnieut. Next. great ex- tra.vag-ance in B<x'kB—four or nvp pairs a week and do not forget the socks should be èmdýTed, Lastly, put. very nnely divided iuside the socks every morning. I do not think the perspiration can e'er be cured; it is a natural process; but discomfort a.nd inconvenience can be a voi i'<1 by the plans sugges-ted. 0: SIMPLE REMEDIES. I Trv drLnkino- brge quantities of water on an. empty sj¡¡, aö a cure for constipa- tion. Trv tdeeping with the tvindow wide open, with D:C'ty of v;arm clothes on the bed. as a for anœmia and dro'.vsiness in the illODll ug, Try -rir.- to bed an hour earlier as a cure for ba.okacho and headache. Try eat:H°' very slowly Ind-?cd as a cure for indig.tioll. Try lea.dm? an unselnah life as a deans of bca-utifying ycour fltee. 0: HT'c"'1' 'I'D 1) '1', y' I HI:STS TO PATIENTS. I want to tell you about a few little drops o: cH that make things work smoothly for doctor and patent. If you' want doctor to cull be sure and send for Mm ?a.rly in the morning. I quite under- stand that an urgent case must be attended t) at anv tinM ci the Hight, or day. But the 1e8. urgent of which there are a great number, do not need the doctor's im- mediate- attendance, it hearlenmg wh.m. a doctor does a long round -tc see a dozen patients, and then finds when he gds home that there is a message for him to a&e someone whose door he pa.-scd on his rounds. It means that h? has to do the whole journey over again ior the one patient, and that is a great hardship to a. busy man. Then I sho-ud like to impress on you that you should give the doctor some guide !M to the nature of the case. You cannot nMukc a diagnosis yourself, of course, but You can at least tell the doctor that it is a ooæ of a deep cut or a broken teg or a fit or a feverish attack or a tooth- ache. The doctor can bring something with him if he knows, but he may have to go home again to fetch what he wants if he is not prepared for the p:uticuLr kind of ca-se he is summoned to. ————' o ———— TELL THE DOCTOR. I When you call on a. doctor for the Bi'at time. try and give him ah the information he c?n want to help him to the complete understanding of the ca&e. Let him know if there is anything of importance in the f family, such ? con-umption or fits or lunacy, or any facts which might have any bearin"g on youJ* own case. Then tell him iv h a t bid you have had in your life; you may think that your present troub'e has nothing to do with your former illnesses, but the doctor may think other- wise. I have not infrequently talked for some time with ft patent before I can get out of him some important piece of infor- mation which has materially helped me to understand the caoSe, EFFECT OF ALCOHOL. *) It is such a common Miff that in any er-e,-genev whatever the ihst til in- to do is to ru*sh for alcohol that it may be a.s well to p't on rc<"ord the exact eifect of alcohol, ard thru we can act with dic-cretion. The immediate eill-ct of the alcohol is to make the heart bc-at fa-tcr. raintnes.s is due to the enfeebled .ction oi' the heart, and therefore alcohol i-:ay be given to restore the action of the heart ]n ca.-e.s of sudden pallor and Of course, the rceu-ii- aent r,<)sture and-e,Ii ¡Er \"ill O'cnerailv be 8uffic:č¡¡t. Alcoho). however, ihoutd not be given to a man ;1" r<c-:vcd :1 injury to the head. or to :1. man m a m. Xor ghould it be given t-0 r. a:: yho is 1;ccdillg' scvereI. from H wound: th.ccclcrated a?i'/n?f t? he?rt- wo'uct n'a? the btocd ? row fa.ter. It rire:v t',l a t ft., child, and it ahoi-,Id never P. Ilill't- ,t',l unless under th? orders of a medial n:3n. OL chronic coinr'??ts. alcoh.ol is f..r. -.adc- ,n gout. Bri?ht's dis<.a.-? of t?. r:i.:tnc y and epilepsv. and thc?e v.? have had an anopicctic nt ar.d rccov.? d ?:t .nouid avoM a'cr.hol, ?. ? wcul'l :Le.. to br?g oa a .ecoi..d nt.
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[ OUR CHILDR.EN"S CORNER. I THE MAGIC HOOP. Edgar Sterheu sat on the trunk of a trpe 3nd cri ¡"cau"e he waa 6,) fat And pre- scntiv he k'ft off crying and went to see a Vt'v old Ek,Iiant who was all skin and and Ed'ar Stephen asked the verv old Elo, hant to r::lke him thin. -id the YL'i'y o!d Elephant gave him A ,pry odd-looking- hoop and told him t, bowl it Then wa-, Edgar Stephen annoyed, be- r-iu.sc he thought that he was too grown-up tf) 1Jowl hoops: but the very old Elephant j"'2"lrl to look verv cross, and so he thought that he had bett-or do it. So he took the stick nrmly in his handa .nd he' hit fhc hoop very hard with it; and i' h'' unded of'' vc-ry quickly in front 01 him. 'npii did Ede-ar Stephen draw in his breath .d sigh, and he started to run after it. And he ran and ran and ran, but hov.ever 't he ran the hoop seeded to go faster Then he rushed all the faster; but ..UH the hoop went bounding on in front just as though it wasn't eve" going to "toIJ. And Edgar Stephen ran such a lot that he f?il right down on the ground and gasped breath. And when he got np he felt fjnnv all o'.cr. and he went home and looked '.n the glass, and he found that he was quite thiu And he gasped with his mouth and v.'as very But the hoop bounded back to the very oid Elephant, because it was magic. And Edgar Stephen wondered very much v hat ever could have become of the hoop. .-o one fine day he -et out to see the very old ELephant. And the very old Elephant was 'cry 1'leased to sec him looking so thin and ha'n'y. Then did Edgar Stenhen see the hoop hanging on the wall of th« old Elephant's nous", so he thought he had better leave it titerc in-tead of taking it home. THE PIG THAT FLEW. In the barnyard nobody had a good word t,o say- for Gr-,Ii-Ppiis the I)lz- "His manners arc shocking." the Peacock [cma:-hd, y;ith a flirt of hit; tail. "Quite lowborn." said thp Gander. "But there, what com you expect-" "His voic.- is what upsets me," said the Donkey. "Insets my teeth all on an edge," "I a,ree," said the Cow; c. but then you :1'> :0 very "Anyhow, be is going to be killed at Christmas." the Gander hissed. "That is ailho is gocd fr'r. Just then pnor old Grumpu<} camp in sit round the c,ril(,r of the rick. The Gander new at bin:, hissing and beating his 'wings. ''Onty gentlefolks allowed here he cackled. Grumpu.s jumped, and gave a loud snort of astonishment. Then he turned quickly away. Just two dny-i after that the Gander =tayed out !ate fine evening, and wa-caught bv the Fox. :cxt miming G rumpus found and a few odd, ;Ir;d ends. ne said nothing to anybody, but picked up the wings and tied them to his forc-!e2's. \hen the rest of the barnyard '.vas astecp Grumpus crept i'oftly out of his "t; and beg-an to practise to iiy. Alter a little while he could ny quite well. At Chritma,; he put on his wings and waited. the farmer and his men' came with ropes and a bi? knife, Grumpus didn't W-t,,te any time. ric ju.,t squeaked terry Christ- mas'"and new. Oh, you should have heard the ncise in the farmyard THE FAIRY'S WHISPER. It wa= the dearest tittle p<yid in the wortd aT!d Eisie found it down the glen in the t',k:.dow of the birch wood. The stream shoved her the way. There were lovely ye!- low water-lilies on the top of the water, and there was warm yellow sand at the edge, and spotty and speckly fishes darted hither and thither among the stones and rushes. \lio ,.ot have wanted to paddie in such a pla<-e- It wa« the very hrst thought that came into Elsie's head when she saw it. And the second waf; that she would take on" her shoes c '.nd .)Ck" at once and wade in the clear water. Then a third thought slipped into her head and -t-oppe-cl her all of a sudden. Perhaps th,.3 pond L: deep," whispered thought number three. "And Mother would not like you to paddle without asking leave." I don't think it is very deep," replied El-sie impatiently. "I can see the bottom." "That n- the water is so c!ear," said the thought. It wbisuered the words so plainly that Elsie looked round quickly to see if anybody v.'as behind her. But she saw no cue—no rHC but a big dragon-ny. who new en. a ) branch and darted, like a blue nash, into the wood. Mother looked very grave when she heard about the pond, for she knew that the clear wat<'r was very deep and Hie y!!ow sand shifting and daiier,4u.-q. But she smiled when Elsie told of the whimpering thought and the big blue dragon-ny. "I think it must have been the fairy Com- mon Sense who tried to save you from harm." said she, hugging the little girl tightly in her arms. A NAUGHTY BOY. It is a. sad thing to have to say, but it is true—Be:'po was a very naughty boy. lie lived in sunny Italy, the land ot blue skiea and happiness, but he did not always re- member th'.it other folk had as much right to be happy aa he had; and sometimes, just for fun, he did things that were not really fun at all. At the corner of a street that he had to pa-ss on his way to school, an old woman used to sit with a basket of fruit for sale; and Beppo thought it would be great fnn to knock over the basket when itd owner wasn't looking-. But Bepno did not nnd it easy to carry cut his ptan. for the old woman knew hi: and watched carefully l&st he should try to play spn;e trick on her. At last hM chance came. The basket waa left for a minute while its owner went across the road to gos- sin with a friend, so he crept nearer and nearer, the' with one wicked kick sent the poor old v.'oman's store of grapes and cranes tumbling' into the roadway. But at the same moment there was a most terrible noise just behind him. What it v-a.s he couldn't think, and. far too frightened tj turn round and find out. he 1wg¡a to "un. Oh, how he ran And every ] now and then came the terrible noise as':uri. On and on he raced, always with the drc"d. f' 1 d. 1".J 'L. ful din behind him, until he readied the school door. In he rushed! When school was over he found out whr.t had frightened him His own sister Mari" with three of her friends, had followed him up the road as he crept towards the old woman' s fruit basket, and. just .is he knocked the ba.sket over, Mahe blew i'to U L; L'c ,cr, c'. af1e ) ew I'¡tO his ear a shriJI blast on a little toy horn.  Hoy.- the girls—and the boys—laughed at him afterwards!
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To rebuild a school at Verdnn £,OûO has bee". given by the Chinese President. =,11'. Bo7,ir Law was preseat at the funeral of his brother, Mr. John K. CYd0 navigation revenue last year showed .1 ''ccord -1-icrease of nearly 1900,000. prisoners cf war have escaped frnm Rossentye. Three c.M of rabies C"Onfirmoo last lïcck -ai,de the tutai: Dogs 139, other animals '0,n, nring matches out of a toy .)!gu:], caused a fire at a reterboroug'h factory. Mrs. F. W. Young. Charlwood. Surrey. :dt.£lO a year for The maintenance of each c,f her dogs. 'Cro.jn-weepers are resuming their '"pitches" in the West-End; many of th<'rn are cx-c-o Idlers.
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I HOME DRESSMAK!NG. I DAINTY CHEMISE AND EXICEERS. Certainly the mode' shown in our sketch !eave3 nothing to be desired, for it is cut on die latent and most scientific lines t.utlis' admirably adapted for wear beneath the modish garments of to-day. The chemise is m Empire mode!, which fib smoothly over the bust, whilst the knickers are quite sim- ple in shape and easy t« make. THE MATERtAL.—You wil! iik-d It yards of 40in. material for the 1:4 L vards of 40in. material for the knickers, and Ii yarda of 2Qin. w)dc embroidery for th<! bodice of the and bands on the I [Refer to H. D. 303.] knickers, if you decide to trim the garments as they arc trimmed in the sketch. Should you. however, decide to trim them in "ome other way, you wiU need 2 yard,, of 4Uiu. material for the chemise and I., yai-ds <)f 40in. material for the knickers. T:n: PATTETI:Therc are five pieces of this pattern—fc-ur in. the chemise and one in the knickers. lu addition, you wiH need four bands, each about 4 inches wide. cut from the all-over embroidery (that ic, if you decide to trim the garments as in the sketch), but for these no pattern is giyen, as they are simpty straiarM bauds of stuff. Be- fore cutting cut, lay the pattern against you and make any alterations that may be necessary. It is easier and more satisfactory to do this in the pattern than in the cut-out garment. Remember that no turning are aiiowed for in the pattern, therefore you should leave t inch on all seam edges and ample material for turning up wherever a hem comes. THE CUTTING Our.-Let us begin wtth the chemise. If you arc trimming the gar- ments as in the sketch you will have to cut the bodice of the chemise from the all-over embroidery; if not, of couree it will be cut from the chemise material. Fold the cm- broidery down the middle so that the selv- edges come together. Now you must decide before cutting out your bodice whether or not you want it to open down the front. If Tou have & full iigure I think you will nnd It wiser to open it. If not, you will pro- bably prefer it without an opening. In the former case you muxf lay your bodice pat- tern in the way shown in the diagram—that ia. with the straight edge of the back to the fold of the material. If you do not want an opening you must arrange your pattern no that the straight edge of both front and back come to the fold of the material. Next HOW TO OBTAIN Paper Pattern of the above CHEMISE AND KNICKERS. Fi!] in this form and send it, with remittance in s<amr«. to MISS LISLE. 8, L. Belle Saavate. LONDON. E.C. 4. j Write clearly. Name _————————— ? AddreM.————— PATTERN No. 303. I PAPER PATTERNS. Price 9d. each, post free. PATTERNS cut to special measure, 1/6 each. MISS LISLE will b< pieased to receive snggestions and to illustrate designs of general use to the HOME DRESSMAKER. —— ') cut out your trimming bands for tne knickers; these arc shown by dotted lines in the diagram. Now fo)d your chemise material selvedges together and lay the pat- tern upon it so that the straight edges of both front and back come to the fotd of the fabric. Next, cut off the material left, divide it into two pieces, pin these right sides together, lay the knickers pattern upon them and cut out. THE MAKixc —Join together the skirt scams of the chemise by running and fell- ing. Join up the yoke, or bodice, yearns in the same way. If you have decided upon an opening, face up the right edge of the opening with a flat facing and the Wt c<t?c N I with a wrap facing. Make a neat anj fairJy wide hem round the bottom of the skirt. Gather the top. Face the ai'mhc'!e edge with a narrow strip of crossway material. Trim the armholea ami ueck edges with beading and lace. Join the gathered top of the skirt to the yoke bodice by a strip of bead- ing. THE KNICKERS.—If you decide to trim the knickers as in the .sketch, cut off the bottom of each leg as shown bv the dotted line. Then join two of the trimming bands to- gether and join to the leg by beading. When joined, cut out by the pattern. Join together the curved Ic? seams of the knickers by running and i'eUjng. Then jom the leg pieces together -Iowii the centre back and centre front by running and feH- io?.
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I FASmON OF THE WEEK. I A SMART SHIRT BLOUSE. Now thai the holidays are n-ea.rly ovel— quite over for most of us—and we are back at home once more, we begin to turn our thoughts towards our autumn outnt. Serious thoughts they will have to be, too, this year, for everything is so appallingly dear that the great majority of women will have to plan things out most carefully and to buy as little as possible, making one garment do the work of the two, or even of the three, of former years. It is too early, ae yet, to venture upon the purchase of the autumn costume, especially when that costume will be the only one bought and will have to do duty right through the coming autumn and spring. The same applies to the winter coat. But the autumn hat, blouse and odd skirt may be bought at once, and the purchaser may be quite sure that they will keep absolutely in fashion right through the coming autumn and winter. With regard to blouses, the best models to choose just now are shirt blouses, as they alter in style much lesa than those of a X smarter or more more elaborate type. A smarter or more effectivé' model than the one shown in our sketch it would be dimcult to find. Thin most attractive shirt, as sketched, is car- ried out in heavy crepe de Chine, a- delight. ful but expensive material. I can imagine thia design looking remarkably well, how- ever, worked out in Jap silk, spunella, apun- ella do Chine, ViyeIIa, Aza, Ceylon cloth, linen, gingham, or any other fairly substan- tial material. As you will notice, this model lla.8 a high Beck, a style for which marked popularity is predicted during the coming autumn and winter. The neck is finished by a mnurt stock of black satin, over which a neat little collar turna down. A small strap yoke is carried along each shoulder and is let into the blouse by vcining. The front is farmed into a plastron, a band of veining- being carried along- each ede;'e and the fastening's arranged down the middle. A little band of veining' is worked on either side of each button. The blouse is set into the shoulder straps in three flat pleats on each side. These pleats are well pressed, but are caught at the top and bottom only. The sleeves are of the shirt shape and are wt into the I tTE.263.] shoulder by veining. They are g'athered a' the wrist and veined on to plain cuSs, which have strips of veining from each button to match the front.
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An outbreak of cholera in Weihaiwel is officially reported. Professor Joseph Erncet Pet-avel, who has been appointed Director of the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington in suc- cession to Sir Richard GIazebrook, retired, is professor of engineering and director of the Whitworth Laboratory in the University of Manchester. It is onicially stated that the British naval base at Salonica has been closed. Seven persons were killed and sc'ores 'wounded during the race riots at Knoxville, Tennessee. J
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I MOTHER'AND" HOl\tIE. Useful and Economical Hints on Domestic Management. )y I Thi is an ag-e cf stress and strain, and amongst women partiLi'rly there are mnny more cases than formerly of nervous ail- ments which rc'sult in a complete breakdown ,f the nervo'Lts system. Yet, taken in time. all this miht be prevented. Simple diet, a regular amount cf sicep, a moderate amount ot outdoor exercise, and incases where pain j.s an acc(m pjnying- circumstance, the appli- eation of one or oth2!' Eimple remedies. EXPANDING THE CHEST. I There are varies exercises which aid con- .sidera.bly in improving the iigure of the thin woman. A vcrv effectual but simple plants to hold a stick 1cro"" the back, keeping it in place by lli"aJlS of the arms. Thi-) not only expands the chest but straightens the bjck and brondem the shou)der< Another exc-pHent exerci.e tor the same purpc-'e is to throw one arm over the shoulder, and try t.() meet the finders of the other hand which i- placed behind the back. When the shoul- ders droop cr a, a few simple brettliini, exercises should he taken, and the stick exerci se should be performed. If the ch<< sa?s thrust it forward, and practise ten minutes every day. CHILDEEX AXD A CLAY SOIL. A. clay gojl is decidedly bad for children 'ho .suffer from enlarged tonsils, sand or gravel being' hext, ?nd thev should ?e allowed to run frt.'o i)). the open air as much as pos-ible. There must be no confuiemcnt in. close room; and great care should be taken to :<e<> th<t the bedroom is veil Ye'lti- lnTc'd. On no acccm;t should the child be allowed to breathe vitiated air. SELF-HELPAXD HAPPINESS. "If women ,ould only realise how much of their life's ha-ppin.e: lies iu their ov.'n hands, they would be astonished to Rnd how easily they can make or mar their ov.'n lived/' said. a careful watcher ot the ga.me of life. Let anyone v/ho doubts the v/icdom of this truth pause and look around her o\vn circle of acquaintances, and -=he wiil sr,on see that the happiest women are those who look for goodness everywhere. You don't hear them imputing selnsh motives whcu they have a kindness shown them, any more than you hear them publishil\g their faults and shortcomings. The result Ls that, lookincr for s'oodnc-'s. kindness, and charitv', they find them in all directions of life." S3roicy GLASSES. 'I Smoky larnp-g-bs!;e" are very difficult to clean satisfactorily. as the black soot in hard to rpmove. To do this easily, plunge the r,, p- 1, larz, into warm vinegar and water to which a little salt hn-t been nddpd, then no!i.-h v.'Ith ti-sue pa'er. r I THE LiC-XT If children breakfast at eight or ha]f- pa.st they should he g"in'l a c')p ct' ]niik :uid a biscuit before stsrtii''? for a morning'Avnik, if the'midday'nip.ili.-ito be ntcnc. Scrrjp mothers arrange th.41 t,}.e children's dinner Ehall be given at tw(>ivp o'c'oct- and in thi." case the biscuits need net be piven. T-HE VANISHING PETTICOAT. it ig salu that the pettiest, >bell cntcc into its own again v.'ith the full &kii.'t.Y<'iU probably be ousted ircm its i\t a.II events, it M not only forbidden to be seen at present, but it is even bad form to permit it to be heard. The rustling taffetas Blips which bore awav the hard earnings of manv a maid in days gone by are now things of the past. Scanty little affairs of soft satin or woven silk take their place, and many of them are finely knife-pleated, to allow of perfect freedom with the neces- sary straight outline. Satin tango knickers are in favour again, but discretion must be used by wearers of semi-transparent frocka. A LOTION FOB DAXDRUFF. j Take 1{)Z, acctic acid, loz. rectified spirit of wine, Idr. glyferilK), fdr. carbolic acid, 3oz. e!dcrQower w&ter, and 5oz. rOcle-"mtBT. An alternative loti-on can be made of 2dr. cantor oil, 4-dr. cocoa-nut oil, 4dr. bnoline, Idr. precipitated sulphur, ten drops c&rbolic acid. j DRY OR BRITTLE HAIR. I This lotion io recommended for dry 01 brittle hair. Take ltoz. cocoa-nut oil, loz. lanolino, Idr. glycerine, fifteen drop,) of rosemary, ten drops oil of bergamot. The tinkers should be dipped in this, and the lotion rubbed in over the entire portion of the scalp. A little generally goea a long way, and consequently the lotion should be used sparingly: ) SHINGLES, j I Thin complaint --e t a its name from Latin "cingulum," a girdLo, because of tho ten- dency the eruption has to encircle the body. Children frequently sufEcr from it, and although it is not realty infectious it is always wiser to it-elate a child sunering' with any skin complaint, K this io possible. The attack lasts for two or three weck. as a rule. Headache and fevcri,hnes5 are the first signs, then constipation may set in, and after this red patches appear on one side of the body, which after a time change to little I watery heads or Ulsters. Often these run together, forming a -mass. I HiccorcH. I Thi is often associated with natuleneo, and M due to a sudden contraction or spasm of the diaphragm. A taspoonfu 1 of cold war should be given to the child, and the doi-)C repeated, whilst pulling out the tongue and holding it .will often give relief. Older children should be taught to take a dee? breath, then hold the breath as long as possible. ———- WHITE HOLLAND I BLIXDS. n- A., I These can be cteaneo. at nomc ill Mm J.ui- wwinO' manner:—Stretch and tack them nrmly on a table or the noor, and scrub well with" a brush and aoa.p auds. Rinse in the same manner and leave them .spread out until nearly dry, and then they should be covered with a damp cloth and ironed. I To KEEP PittS AND NEEDLES. I Saturate a small piece of nannel in ma- chine oil, and into this stick the needle in rows as in a needle book. This may be folded and securely closed in an empty tin spice box, or something similar, to avoid other articles coming in contact with the oil. By this method the p*cs and needier cannot get maty. 6cra<tches can be removed from silver by rubbing the articles with a pad of chamois leather dipped in olive oil. Carrots, turnips and parsnips rmiy be kept fresh forquit-e a long time by covering them with sand and keeping in a dark cellar. When starching linen add a few drops of glycerine to the starch. The irons will not stick, and the linen will have a. beautiful gloss after it M ironed. Some home-ma'de jams become hard &fter storing, and the substance sugary. To pre- vent this, tic down preserves when tn v nre still hot. This keeps the jam moist, and pro- vents "candying," as it is called. A very nourishing sandwich for children to take to picnics can be made t..y chopping some nuts rather finely and mixing them into a paste with a small portion of loncy. Thic) mixture spread between thin slices of bread-and-butter id very good indeed. Dried fruits are economical, and juA as nice a.s the fresh varieties if they arc care- fully treated. Prunes and hgs, having been soaked hrst, should be gently atewed with sugar, and the prunes stoned. The fruits can subsequently be blended together, snd a few chopped nuts added. A fruit sand- v.'ich of this kind M a particularly healthy one, and in great favour with children. Cooks often hesitate before purchasing mits for a sweet dish, owing to the high price. Pea nut-; are cheap, and serve the purpose quite well if they are steeped in boiling water first. The skins c<m then be removed easily, and they taste j.ust like the more expensive almond. A LOST BUTTON. I If a-button of a child's coat is irretriev- ably l<Mt, instead of buying a K,ow set, if you cannot buy an odd one to match, cut some velvoit'cn or other material of siiittilde colour jnto rounds. Cut off tho remaining buttons and cover them neatly. Velveteen is the bot-'t material for thi,.¡ purpooo, and any <dd button of like size will supply the deticioncy. PROMINENT EARS. j Every mother should take care to see that her baby's ears are not turned under when lying asleep. Many children are disfigured bv prominent cars. It is casy to prevent the mischief by providing the baby with an ear-cap, a simple arrangement of tapco that can be bought <i any draper's. Thec<'ear- e:<ps are of u-e alt-o to keep the hair from tangling in the night, and are quite com- fnrbhJ.e, so long aathcyare not tied too tightJy round the chin. A COMMON DISEASE. I A very commcu disease .01 .children is rickets. This, as a rule, shows itself during the teething period by euch eyniptcms as fretfulncss, irregularity' of the bowels, and perspiration of the head. If neglected, the child may become deformed—ba.iidy-!egs, pig ecu breasts, aud hunch-backs being tiOme of the evils which rickets produce. Plenty of lime water ia et>wlltial, a.iac to give foods containing the phosphates natural to the wheat, nnely ground cat Hour, and, a bove a!l, cod liver ci! mixed with malt. A doctcr's tret'tment B necessary for a baby inclined to be rickety. T,ck clean windows qutckiy, go the whole round of the windows to be cleaned, and rub each all over with a cloth which has been dipped in paraffin oil. Then come back to the nrst onA. and polish with a soft dry cloth. A very Rnc polish ie thus obtained, and the paraffin prevents nM6 fwom settling on the window. SOME USEFUL RECIPES. I MINT SAUCE.—Wash the mint, dry in a cloth, and chop very hnely, put in a sauce tureen, add two tabiospoonduls of sug'ar, and pour over it two tabJespoonfuls of broil- ing water. Leave fof ten minutes, then add quarter pint of vinegar. SAUSAGE CAKES.—Chop tean 'pork very finely, having removed all the bone and skin previously, and to every half-pound of m-at add Goz. fat bacon, ioz. e-alt, a pinch of pepper, a little nutmeg grated, three green onions chopped finely, and a little chopped parsley. When the whole is well chopped and mixed, put into a mortar and pound well, finishing with one egg. NORFOLK DUMPLINGS (WITHOUT FAT).— Take 4oz. of flour, salt, water, half a tea- spoonful of baking powder. Mix the nour, salt, and baking powder, add suincient water to form a stiff dough. Roll into balls, and cook in boiling stock or water thirty minutes. If served with boiled beef they are cooked in the same water as the meat. These dumplings may &Iao be served in stews, or as puddings with syrup or sweet eauce.. PoTATo AND ArrLE PuDDiNG.—Peel and slice, eome potatoes and some apples. Put ilie.e in a pie-dish in alternate layers with a few cloves until the dish is full. Pour over one pint of milk to which a little sugar has been added, and bake in the oven for about three-quarters of an hour. This also make-; a nice pudding if put in a basin and boiled. It should be turned out and served with sweet sauce. ANGEL PuDMNG.—Boat 2oz. of butter to a cream, with 2oz. powdered sugar; stir in 2oz. Hour, the yolks of two eggs, half pint of new milk, and lastly the whites of the eggs beaten stiii. Pour the mixture into some buttered patty-pans, and bake 'in a quick oven for a quarter of an hour. Sprinkle with sifted sugar, and serve. Lemon should be handed round with them. BoiLED MussELs.—Cleanse the shells thoroughly, and wash the muaaels in several waters, in order that they may be entirely free from grit. Put them into a deep saucepan (without water), and sprinkle a little salt over them. Spread a napkin upon them in a saucepan, put the lid on, and scald them over a sharp nre. Shake them about briskly, in order to keep .them from burning. As soon as the shells open, take the saucepan off the nre, strain the liquor into a bowl, and take out the iish. Very carefully remove the little piece of weed which is found under the black tongue, a<) well as the beard at the root. If the museela are left too long on the fire they wi!I become leathery and indigestible. BoiLED MACKEREL.—Wash and clean carp. fully, after removing the ro('f;. Lay the 'fish and roes separately in cold water, and to one gallon of water add from 3oz. to 4oz. of salt and two tableij)oonsfitl of white vine- gar; when at boiling point, skim, and simmer only until done. Remove at" once when done, in about ten minutes frem boil- ing, or from their great delicacy <fof skin they will crack if kent in water.
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f THINGS THOUGHTFUL. II If nothing is denied to weU-directM labour, nothing' is obtained without it.-Sil Joshua. Reynolds. I I PEOPLE'S BELIEF. People nowadays do not bc'icve really the fatherhood of God but in the g-rand- fatherhood of they bp'ieve in God lov- ing but not in God requiring obedience.— Dr. Lyman Abbott. The sou! th:)t is not strong in solitude not strong in a crowd. Life, believe is not a dream So dark a.s iagei say; Oft a little iioriiing raiK ForetcMs a litet.4aiit- day. Sometimes there are clouds of gloom, But these are transient all; If the shower will make the roses bioom, 0 why lament its fall? —Charlotte B?c.nte. What doc;, not that word cheerfulness im- ply? It means a contented spirit: it means a pure heart it. means a kind and loving disposition; it llH'<llIS humiHty and charity; it means a generous appreciation of others, and a mode.st opinion of selL-Thackeray. I OUR FAULTS. Dirt has been hopefully defined as "some- thing out of This admirable defini- tion applies JJi) k. encouragingly to Home faults. Where actually placed, they are faults; place<i c!g(.merc tht.y might develop into virtues. Let obbtinacy cleave to the .right, avarice hoard in Heaven, eovetous- ne;-s hunger after the best gifts, rasbne<-s launch cut into ventures of faith, and then Obstinacy, Avarice, CovetousneeM, and Rash- ness may look up and lift up their heads, for their redemption draweth nigh.—Chris- tina Rosetti. It is not only po.ssible to be angry and not to e-in; it is not possible to be a man and not to be angry. He who has no tem- per. if he cannot hate neither can he love, neither can he be loyal, neither can he be strong, neither can he be hoty.—John Wat- son. Character is a possession which ca.n never be taken from a man, something which gives him a stand when this world and all there- in shall have passed away. r THE SEAGULLS. I Seagulls, ScaguHs! Birds of the air and sea; Seagulls, Sca,guHs Have you a word for me? Have you a word of my boy out there, Who left my heart and my cottage bare, Who left his mother and did hi", share Tell me, birds of the sea and air, Have you a word for me? Seagulls, Seagulls! Bird." of the wind and wave! Seagulls, Seagulls' Back from the outer's grave Have you a word from my man who died, Out in the track of the cruiser's stride, Where death's the price of a nation's pride Tell me, birds of the wind and tide, How did my man behave? Mourners, mourners! Mothers of in-en and boys! Mourners, mourners! Death never quite destroys. Rather think of th-e deeds they wrought, Out in the dark where the squadrons fought; Think of their deaths as the price that bought Freedom and honour, and hail the thought, Sorrows are future joys. TALKING. Don't try to talk unless you have some- thing to say, and don't say it unte's you have reason to suppose there is somebody withhi range whom your words wi!l help or interest. In these days there is a giwt deal of time and energy waited in pointing empty guns at full trenches, and faill guns at empty trenches. Fame is not just. She never nncly or dis' crhninatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs. The truest acts of heroism never re<nch her ear, are never published by her trumpet.— Thoreau. MORAL LAW. The thoughts of worldly men are for ever regulated by a moral law of gravitation.. which, like the physical- one, holds them down to earth. The bright glory of day, and the silent wonders of a starlit night, appeal to their minSs in vain. There are no signs in the sun, or in th& moon, or in the stars, for their reading. They are Fike some wise .men, who, learning to know each planet by its Latin name, have quite fof- gotten, such oman heaventy comst&JIations a6 charity, forljearance, universal love. —' DickeuE. IF. If for a little longer stay God give my far-spent life to me, ,in a birds bo 6tray Among His Bowers and birds to stray When air is only melody, I shall be g'ad. for I shall know His loving-kindness leads me so! And when life'a evening shadows come. And flowers and b;rd bo.ve gona When voices loved of home, sweet home, Arc silent alt, by night, by 'day, More then than now, my sout shall know His lovincr kindness leads me so! —A. E. P. BEAUTY. Beauty is everywhere if we will but recog- nise it. It is in the changing skies ant! the changing seae,ons, in the heavens above us and the earth around us. the music of the wind and the song of the bird, the rippling stream and thundering torrent. The story of God's love of beauty is written everywhere. The art of give and take is one of the greatest accomplishments of life. To inter- pret the words and deeda of others at their best, to be slow to take offence, to give generously of oiirselves-thi6 is to make daily life a stream that blesses as it Sows. JUDGMENT. No one can hope to make any real pro- gress in the pursuit and apprehension of truth who docs not industriously ply the broom of impartial judgment, mercilessly sweeping' dcwn the cobwebs of mis<'onception and error. I-irt of this work we can do for others, but we must begin by removing' the beam from our own eye before seeking to cast out the mote that dims our brother's vision.—Rev. J. Frank Thoin&on. Democracy In industry does not nMan that management will yield control to weak and ignorant men. but that management to ho!d that place must recognise due responsibility to all concerned.—E. D. Howard. | {
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The Manchester Bike Show, March 2017 (Event City, Greater Manchester)
Saturday 25th March 2017 started off bright and early with our good friend Gilly (John Gilmore) of BBC Radio Lancs letting his listeners know all about the Manchester Bike Show and our planned visit, (with a mention for his good friend Les Trotter) and a mention of the next big event in the offing that we will be going to, the Stafford Bike Show. As always our thanks go to Gilly and his producer, Garry for their continued support of motorcycle enthusiasts.
Anyway, despite being so close geographically, this was actually our first visit to the Manchester Bike Show, which (as can be seen from the photo) proved to be extremely popular with the queues to get into Event City (just by the Trafford Centre) snaking out for what seemed like miles. But it was a lovely day, everyone was in good humour and we were proud to say that it was very orderly and we saw no attempt at queue jumping by the well-mannered biker visitors.
Once inside there was plenty to see and do and a real opportunity to get “hands-on” with a wide variety of bikes of different styles and manufacturers. We met up with many familiar faces and we all had a great time.
So (hoping that we haven’t forgotten anybody) we had some great banter with: –
Dave Norcross and the lads from the Cheshire Grass Track Club, (Dave will once again be bringing a display to our Leyland Museum day on 21st July), Les Trotter was just across the way from the Grass track lads, Ben Butterworth of “Bike Move” impressed us with his super new trailer, Gary (Avon Tyres) & Karen Bretherton (Jaws Motorcycles) had plenty of goods to buy, Philip Youles (Youles Motorcycles of Blackburn and Manchester) had a great display of Triumph motorcycles (I just love the new T120). We hadn’t seen Angie and Haydn Williams for a while so it was nice to see them (good luck with the Brewery guys) and Lucien Burkhardt on the Marshals North West stand.
We chatted to Adam Pope who was busy building an engine on the BHR display, we had a good laugh and a joke on the BMF stand with Peter Laidlaw and his team (with camera shy Rachel taking the photo), Alan Pollard (Millenium Motorcycles) was there with a great display of Royal Enfield’s and we met two very interesting guys (Matthew & Philippe) from Oziconcept, with the Rolls Royce of folding trailers (you can read more about Oziconcept in our article in “Techie Stuff” ) . A special mention for a speedy recovery for our friend Adrian Such who we only just found out has not been so good of late and who was dearly missed by all on the Ducati display, all the best Adrian, hope to see you back riding soon.
To round off the day we met up with the organizer, Andrew Greenwood and his team, unfortunately Matthew Harvey (Classic Shows) wasn’t around, but Claire passed on our best wishes to him and all concerned. Now we mustn’t forget to mention the shows “Official Photographer”, a guy called Les? who said if we just refer to him as the “old bloke taking the photos” people would know whom we meant!
He is a really nice man and a great character, (who offered, without us asking) to send us some photos of the show, looking forward to that, Cheers Les.
On 31st March, true to his word a photo CD arrived in the post, (just with a compliments slip from Les), full of photos of the event and we still didn’t know his surname or contact number! Anyway, our best wishes and thanks have been passed on to him and hopefully he will get to read this, so thanks Les, we hope to meet you again sometime.
Anyway, you will find more details of many of these exhibitors within various sections of our website (Trusted Traders, Event Advertising Flyers etc.). Keep visiting our website regularly for details on forthcoming shows from Andrew and Matthew and many more events to come. | {
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yea we are that is what came on it . we have a 13 inch opening in the bottom and this is fine and the width at the top is fine but on a small tub she is not going to fit. The Herc engine is about the same size as the 8.3 cummins . the bellhousing on the herc is a little narrower and sofar as we see it the rea mounts will have the bolt that goes down thru dead center of the side plate that mounts to the Type 2 bellhousing . The ft. mounts will be of a L shape . the oil pan is the big stumbling block due to ft. drive shaft . After and hour with Cummins yesterday on the phone we found out that we MUST keep no less the six gallons of oil in this engine at all times (1) due to cooling of the oil as oil temps must be kept at around 215-240 degrees and (2) there is three gallon of oil in suspension while running at high idle and that leaves three gallon in the pan . So here we will have to flare out the bottom and extend to the read to make up for what we have to cut out to clear the drive shaft. . Plus we may have to add a ft. sump with a flow back line . So since we HAVE to cut the oil pump pick up tube and shorten it and add 2 1/2 inches in length finding the correct tubing was the next problem and that was a easy cure . This IS NOT A HARD swap it just takes a lot of running and lots of phone calls . Also it is not what you know but WHO yo know and where to go to get what ya need and where to look. Had this been a two wheel drive she would have been setting outside the shop by now and other then motor mounts everything ya need is OFF THE SHELF parts and a check book. Once we are done with this one we are looking for the next one as we will have this one down and that will make the next one a lot easier . Plus where are you going to have a 200 Plus Hp. tractor for UNDER 8500 bucks . Yea ok it does not have A/C and yea at this time it does not have a 30 or 50 gal. a min and 2500 psi Hyd system BUT with a little more work that can be added . Just like heat in the cab as we are going to add heat and we are going to put it up in the cab blower housing add a cab kit and add in some rubber mounts and a couple gallon of paint and we have a tractor that will do the job and we do not need a lap top to figure out what is wrong. We have even talked about doing a Cummins swap into and older small 4wheel drive bend in the middle that had a V8 in it or maybe a 4366 and replace the 466 with a 8.3 . We are having way tomuch fun .
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Shortly after I started advertising Spirit of the Grey Ghost in the Weimaraner of America magazine, I received a call from a doctor and his wife asking if I did portraits. This is how I met Max, one of the most beautiful and spirited Weimaraners I've had the pleasure of painting.
Max was a grand champ and the center of the couples' lives. I came to their home in Wilmington, Delaware, met max, saw the iron bars put up in the kitchen's plate glass window so Max would not go through it again chasing after a squirrel and the tall fence that he also required for his own safety.
Over the course of the next few months, the painting, which in full shows him coming out of a forest path, was finished and the doctor and his wife took it home delighted. Several hours later I received a call from them.
When they hung the painting of Max on the wall in their beautiful, art treasure filled home, and stood back to look at it, Max walked in, looked in the direction they were looking in, ran over, put his feet on the wall under his portrait, barked twice sharply and looked like he was smiling.
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How Afghanistan Has Changed the Bundeswehr German Military
Learning to FightHow Afghanistan Changed the German Military
In Afghanistan, dangerous combat has helped post-war Germany's reluctant armed forces gain self-confidence and expertise. But with the public and politicians loath to enter into new conflicts, what will the military's role be going forward?
The German military entered Afghanistan over a decade ago as a peacekeeping force tasked with aiding in the reconstruction and development of infrastructure and civil society. Today, it leaves the country as a combat force that engaged in deadly warfare.
The evolving role of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces, in the conflict has helped to dramatically reshape it as a more experienced and capable fighting operation. Yet the German public has become even more opposed to military engagement overseas than it was 10 years ago, calling into question what sort of role the Bundeswehr will play in supporting NATO and the United Nations in future international conflicts.
"Afghanistan has been the most important experience for the German armed forces. It was the first time since World War II that the German military was involved in real combat action," says retired General Harald Kujat, the former Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr from 2000-2002 and former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2002-2005. Kujat says the Afghanistan experience has created a new generation of young officers with personal combat experience, contributing to a "more self-confident" Bundeswehr. The expertise gained by many of these soldiers has made the Bundeswehr a more educated military, better able to weigh the pros and cons of war and what it is capable of contributing to a given mission, explains Kujat.
Indeed, for much of the war, the military command did not adequately communicate to the German political leadership what the actual situation on the ground was -- a war zone -- and what equipment soldiers needed, says Roderich Kiesewetter, a parliamentarian with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former Bundeswehr officer.
Kiesewetter cites the apparent failure of the military to correctly advise politicians about the war as a major factor in a controversial 2009 German-ordered air strike on two hijacked tanker trucks that ultimately left dozens of civilians dead. The German commander involved "did not have the reconnaissance means to detect what was going on," Kiesewetter notes. The Bundeswehr has since learned how to more transparently advise politicians on its aims, he says, even if it still has more to learn about acting as an offensive -- and not merely defensive -- force in pursuing its political and military objectives.
'Political Disengagement' from Military Policy
The Bundeswehr's development in Afghanistan into a "real fighting force" has had a significant impact on recent reforms implemented by the Defense Ministry, says Christian Mölling, an international security associate with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). The ministry, Mölling explains, is working to streamline the Bundeswehr and make it a "highly deployable force." But the political discourse has not caught up with the military advances, he argues. "There has been political disengagement from a comprehensive, multilateral defense policy."
Germany -- the third-largest contributor to the US-led coalition in Afghanistan and the country responsible for Regional Command North -- has lost 54 soldiers since 2002, 35 of whom died during attacks or fighting. The Bundeswehr has now begun to slowly withdraw troops from the country ahead of a December 2014 deadline, officially handing over command of the Kunduz base, in northern Afghanistan, to Afghan security forces earlier this month. The remaining 900 German troops at Kunduz are expected to withdraw by the end of October, bringing the total number of German troops in the country to around 3,100.
While the overall success of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been hotly contested, Kujat argues that the military aspect of the NATO mission worked "quite well," including the German contribution. "The political part of the mission did not succeed," he says, alluding to governance issues, a weak civil society, and the failure of Afghan forces to take full control of the security situation. The growing sense in Germany that the efforts of coalition forces -- particularly German troops -- in Afghanistan were for naught has made Germans even "more reluctant now to engage in military operations," says Kujat.
A Reluctant Public
German support for the war has dropped significantly since the start of the conflict, from 65 percent in 2005 to 37 percent in 2011, according to the Bundeswehr Institute of Social Sciences. "The lesson learned by the German public was that it wasn't worth the money," says Olaf Boehnke, head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations and a former parliamentarian with the center-left Social Democratic Party. German public opinion reverted to an anti-war stance because Germans largely believe "it didn't work out," argues Boehnke.
A turning point may have come in 2009, when former German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg became the first German official to label German operations in Afghanistan as a "war," bringing the reality back home to the German public. "The preferred German perception is of the German soldier building schools and digging wells in Afghanistan," notes Boehnke. Germans, he says, would still rather be security consumers than security providers. "People still believe in this big Switzerland idea," says Boehnke, "that we don't have to go outside our borders."
Despite German reluctance to engage in future military endeavors, it is likely Germany will be called on to assist with future international armed missions, says Patrick Keller, an expert on foreign and security policy with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, a foundation associated with the conservative CDU. "It's not too far fetched that we will have to be prepared to act" in potential conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa region or in central and eastern Europe, argues Keller.
However, Keller acknowledges an inherent tension between Germany's "strategic interest," which he says is to help protect a rule-based, liberal international order, and its "political will," which he believes is hobbled by a post-war disinclination to use force. This schizophrenia played out in 2011 when Germany declined to support the United States, France, and Britain in authorizing a no-fly zone in Libya, abstaining from the vote at the UN Security Council. Still, Keller adds, "Germany has increasingly shouldered more responsibility."
'A Question of Responsibility'
But how much responsibility is Germany actually willing to bear? The question comes back to the broader issue of Germany's hesitation to play a leading role in European Union and global affairs. "Germany has a great difficulty in taking on leadership. We don't want to be in a leadership position," be it about security issues or the euro-zone crisis, says Stefani Weiss, a European foreign and security policy expert at the Bertelsmann Stiftung.
Similarly, SWP's Mölling says Germany could play a "significant and positive" role within NATO and the EU on defense issues given its central location in Europe, if it were not for a lack of political will. "It's a question of responsibility. We don't feel we are responsible for finding a solution to international conflicts."
But parliamentarian Kiesewetter suggests Germany should begin to take on a greater leadership role in helping Europe develop a cohesive security policy and a shared military apparatus -- if only to help it cope with fiscal constraints imposed by the euro crisis. "There is a need for leadership within the EU," he says. "Germany could be a partner to create synergy between EU states to take over responsibility where others are not willing to."
It is understandable when the German public remains opposed to military engagements overseas. Only those with very short memories would have forgotten, how after WW2, Germany was never again to be allowed to send soldiers into [...]
It is understandable when the German public remains opposed to military engagements overseas. Only those with very short memories would have forgotten, how after WW2, Germany was never again to be allowed to send soldiers into other countries. The Bundeswehr was created for defence purposes, not to interfere overseas. Obviously some politicians have learnt nothing from the international conflicts which occurred in the twentieth century.
Jim in MD 10/15/2013
2. Nation Building
The irony is that Germany's re-establishment of the military in a confident, unified Germany is the culmination of American nation building in Europe since the Marshall Plan. Europeans now need to start thinking of themselves [...]
The irony is that Germany's re-establishment of the military in a confident, unified Germany is the culmination of American nation building in Europe since the Marshall Plan. Europeans now need to start thinking of themselves beyond the paternalism of the post-war period. Europeans can no longer turn a blind eye to uncontrolled immigration or terrorism. Germany cannot hope to be a leading European power diplomatically without a competent military and intelligence services. Convincing Germans of that need will require political leaders who can provide a more international vision of Germany than the average Swabian housefrau now holds.
danm 10/15/2013
3. How much responsiblity is Germany actually willing to bear?
The author asked this question and it is a very good question to ask. The answer is simple. Germany should be willing to accept a level of responsibility in line with it's desire to impose a moral argument for intervention on [...]
The author asked this question and it is a very good question to ask. The answer is simple. Germany should be willing to accept a level of responsibility in line with it's desire to impose a moral argument for intervention on others. You cannot claim to be pacifists and brow beat others into military intervention in Lybia or Syria. If you aren't willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with us and spill blood with us then kindly keep your opinions to yourself. We are not your mercenaries, puppets or cannon fodder. The Swiss and Swedes stay out of conflicts too, but at least they have the good taste to also refrain from telling us to go die for their principals.
yiannaki 10/15/2013
4. Welcome back !
I want to say welcome back to the world !
Still trying to prevent a new WW2 while some WW3 is already going on is not usefull (anymore).
Europe does face the threat of mass immigration because of local terrorist wars which do [...]
I want to say welcome back to the world !
Still trying to prevent a new WW2 while some WW3 is already going on is not usefull (anymore).
Europe does face the threat of mass immigration because of local terrorist wars which do produce mass emigration of locals from Africa and Asia to Europe. An effective German army is needed here to mitigate these developments.
rabbilaberer 10/15/2013
5. optional
At least the after war generation remembers a destroyed Germany and does not wish to see another time the German soldiers standing with bloody hands over millions of slaughtered victims, driven by political delusions of grandeur. [...]
At least the after war generation remembers a destroyed Germany and does not wish to see another time the German soldiers standing with bloody hands over millions of slaughtered victims, driven by political delusions of grandeur. So the German army was meant as a territorial defense force, not as an instrument of political power, not as a political world police, not as the henchmen of hegemonial claims. We had enough of that for 1000 years. | {
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House Hacking: A Lucrative Passive Income Stream for Young Professionals
Today’s post is a guest post from fellow Minnesotan Erik who runs the blog and podcast The Mastermind Within. On his site, he shares tips and strategies to unlock your full potential in the areas of personal finance, self-improvement, and entrepreneurship. He loves to help others, and uses his site as an outlet for this passion.
In this post, Erik shares how he created a passive income stream of $15,000+ a year after finishing grad school and commanding a high salary, and how you can create passive rental income with house hacking.
The timing couldn’t be better with college grads about to start med school, graduating medical students about to start their residencies, and graduating residents looking to start their careers under a big pile of debt. Could house hacking be right for you?
Let’s see what Erik has to say.
First, I’d like to thank the Physician on FIRE for giving me the opportunity to share my story with your readers. I’m excited to share with you how to create another income stream with your high salary and house hacking.
I’m guessing you are like me: always looking for the next best thing to include in your life, never settling. Each day, excited to wake up and experience the thrill of the chase. When you find that new, amazing brew, it is so fulfilling, and, oh, so very tasty.
I’m not one to sit around and wait for those around me to help me out. There’s always something to learn or do, which will result in being a little bit better.
After finishing graduate school, I applied the same mindset to my finances. Even though I had student loan debt, I was able to leverage my relatively high salary to create more income – I bought a house and rented it out to my friends. In this post, I will be sharing with you my house hacking story, the benefits of house hacking for a high-income individual, and how you can house hack.
What is House Hacking?
First, for those unfamiliar with the term, house hacking is buying an owner-occupied property and getting paid to live for relatively cheap or free.
How are you able to live for relatively cheap or free? You get a house which has rental potential, and rent out your additional rooms or units to other people (friends, Craigslist people, strangers, etc.) House hacking allows you to get into the real estate game, and at the same time, have your housing subsidized by roommates or tenants.
My House Hacking Story
It was the summer of 2015; I’d just graduated with my Master’s degree and had been working full-time for about 5 months. At 22 years old, my salary was $63,000 – above average for a fresh college grad.
As I mentioned in the intro, I was paying down my student loan of $15,000, but wanted to push the envelope.
Over the past few years, I had been reading about different wealth creation strategies. Real estate seemed to be a great way to build wealth. I was renting at the time and my friends, and it was time to find a new place to live – we were interested in moving to a vibrant and hip community in a different part of town.
The problem was there were no available options for 4 people where we were looking.
Then, a crazy idea popped into my head. I was sitting on the couch with my buddy and said to him, “Hey, I know we are kind of struggling with the whole apartment search… I wonder what I could buy.” That set off the search for a house…
First, let’s dive into the numbers. My mortgage payment (PITI) was $1,820 a month. My roommate situation changed a few times over the years, but on average, I was bringing in roughly $1,450 a month.
This means, for me, I was essentially paying myself $370 in “rent” and banking the gains in appreciation and equity. $370 in rent? That’s unheard of in a metropolitan area such as the Minneapolis / Twin Cities area!
Diving into the Numbers Deeper
Over the past three years, I brought in just over $39,000 in rental income. I didn’t do anything special to earn this money – all I did was purchase a house in a great area and rented it out to 2-3 of my friends.
I was being paid to live, a great deal!
As I mentioned above, my housing expense was quite low, and actually, because I was paying down my mortgage each month, I was coming out ahead every single month. I was building equity in my house at $500 a month, with only $370 out of pocket – again, a great deal!
Combining the rental income, the reduced housing cost, and my relatively high salary at my day job, I was able to throw an extra $2,000 a month at my student loan debt. With rent coming in at the beginning of the month, I was able to make extra payments on my debt, make other investments, and save up money for emergencies more effectively.
Cash (flow) is king. Being able to bring in extra cash each and every month is so critical if you want to get ahead financially (and it’s amazing to do it passively!)
Other Comments on My House Hacking Experience
I was lucky to have some great tenants and fortunate none of the big appliances (furnace, water heater, etc.) went out on me.
I don’t think house hacking is for everyone, but it’s something I would recommend to everyone.
Being a landlord and renting out rooms to your friends or strangers can be a good experience, and I’d recommend having a roommate agreement and lease in place for legal and protection purposes. My roommates were solid gentleman, but if someone doesn’t hold up their end of the deal, you need to have some sort of document in place.
The Benefits of House Hacking for High-Income Professionals
I’ve talked about a number of ways that house hacking benefited me, but I want to talk more in general now about how house hacking can benefit a high-income professional like yourself.
There are 3 main benefits of house hacking for high-income professionals:
Tax Benefits
Increased Cash Flow
Exposure to an Appreciating Asset
Tax Benefits of House Hacking
(Disclaimer: I’m not a tax professional, the following is my opinion and me sharing my experience. Everyone’s situation is different.)
When you have a high income, tax efficiency is critical. With house hacking, you will be increasing your income, but not necessarily increasing your debt burden.
Even though I was bringing in, on average, $1,450 a month, I was able to offset this by my house insurance, private mortgage insurance, interest, and depreciation. In addition to these expenses, I was able to claim additional expenses for repairs and improvements.
When you are being taxed at 25-30% or higher, it’s crucial to keep your adjusted income low. House hacking allows you to do this.
Increased Cash Flow through Passive Income
Unfortunately, many of the readers of Physician on FIRE are riddled in student debt. Even with a high income post-graduation, it’s still crucial to have a positive cash flow and always be looking to improve your financial situation.
By effectively eliminating, or at the least severely decreasing your house expense, you free up thousands of dollars a month to better your debt situation or put money towards your investments.
Gaining Exposure to an Appreciating Asset
One of the most asked questions in personal finance is “Should I pay down debt or invest?
With house hacking, you add an appreciating asset to your balance sheet, while maintaining the ability to pay down your debt.
In the 3 years of owning my house, I’ve increased my net worth by nearly $100,000 by house hacking through the combination of appreciation (roughly $60,000) and mortgage pay down (roughly $30,000). Throw in the facts that I’ve continued to increase my salary in my day job, paid off my consumer debt, and am saving for the future, at 25, I’ve created a fantastic financial base. Now, I am set up to crush my goals of financial freedom and independence.
House hacking has allowed me to do all of these things at a young age. I know you can do this too.
How You Can House Hack
Anyone can house hack if they want to. I’d recommend house hacking because it’s both a boost to your income and it’s an investment in real estate. You improve your cash flow, and get invested in one of my favorite asset classes.
Why do I like real estate as an asset class? Real estate is:
Accessible – Anyone can buy it
Appreciable – Can increase in value over time
Leverageable – You can buy on margin and borrow against equity
Rentable – Cash flow baby!
Improvable – Through sweat equity or contracting out
Deductible/Depreciable/Deferrable – Amazing tax benefits as we went over above.
Looking for duplexes in your area, or homes with extra rooms you can rent out are fantastic ways to get started with house hacking.
In addition, I would also recommend reading different books and blogs on real estate. Continuously learning will help you become more familiar with the various real estate investing concepts.
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Conclusion
House hacking is a great way to build wealth at an early stage in your career after graduation.
At the end of the day, house hacking is all about reducing one of the main 3 big expenses: housing, transportation, and food. Focusing on reducing these will have the biggest impact on your financial situation.
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second best time is today.
For high-income professionals, there is so much potential to get ahead financially. Don’t settle with just a high salary – keep pushing, look to create passive income streams, and enjoy the ride.
And finally, don’t forget to keep searching for that new great brew! 😉
PoF: Thank you for the educational post, Erik. I’m glad “house hacking” has worked out well for you. Readers, do you have any similar tales of success or failure with this type of housing arrangement?
Again, be sure to check out Erik’s blog and podcast at The Mastermind Within, where he shares tips and strategies to unlock your full potential in the areas of personal finance, self-improvement, and entrepreneurship.
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While I can’t say this applies to me right now while I live in an 1100 square foot house with my wife, three kids, and two dogs… I can say I’ve thought about this at the next house we buy. Maybe rent out the basement (mother-in-law suite)? Or have a guest house behind the house? May possibly increase the price of the house, but the rental income would likely make up for that.
It has always been appealing to me to have passive income, but being a landlord of sorts has always worried me, too. There is no way for me to guarantee that I can find a friend (or someone I know) who needs a place to live. I do live near a large medical center with lots of students and residents, though.
Thanks for the broad overview. If I were to go back to medical school… this is exactly what I would have done before I got married! And maybe even after before we had kids. Would have been perfect.
A duplex or side by side split home might work as well, but that would depend on where you are in the country.
Like you said, the passive income piece sounds really good, but if there are issues, then, because you have a demanding job and incredible income, is it really worth the additional headache? I don’t know – I’ve decided to stop house hacking now that I’m dating someone special and have grown my income.
Like the Physician Philosopher I always thought about renting out my basement and doing this but to be honest, I’m too much of a private person. And by the time I seriously considered it I already had a nice net worth and the benefits didn’t seem as necessary.
That said, if I were starting over I’d consider it again. Being that your home is one of the “big three” expenses, saving massive amounts on it can really super-charge your way to FI. Well done!
Nice. Too late for me to do this now, but wish I had done so in my younger years instead of just renting everywhere. Was much too focused on mobility in my younger days – which helped me a lot in making upward career moves fast.
All things in life have opportunity cost… honestly right now, 3 years later, I wouldn’t mind not being tied to my house (even though it’s in a great spot and I have a great interest rate on my mortgage)
Mobility to move to different locations and/or companies is really important – it’s why I’m not really considering leaving my current role since it’s so close to my house!
I’m glad it worked out for you and you essentially got subsidized rent.
A caveat though is you can’t always anticipate real estate appreciation like what you realized. And of course renting out to friends can sometimes be problematic as they expect you to be more lenient if they are unable to make the monthly payment.
I think the majority of times you will come out ahead with house hacking but as with any investment there are some risks
Definitely agree with you Xrayvsn on the appreciation – I certainly bought in at a lucky time and experienced some good growth.
With all investments there is risk -> really, the big wins were in the income, tax and cash flow categories:
– able to bring in ~$40,000 in essentially tax free income (after deducing mortgage interest, maintenance, etc.) – able to put the majority of that $40,000 into paying down debt / investments – having more flexibility and another income stream outside of my day job
Even if my house value went down, now I’m in a place where I’m still debt free (outside of the mortgage), have a house, and have more equity in the house.
Back in college, I did some house hacking. I was living in a single family 4 bedroom home and I rented out the rooms to a few friends.
For a short time after residency, I did something similar to house hacking (but not in the traditional sense). My wife (back then she was a gf/fiancee) had a friend who went to study abroad for a year and he wanted somebody trustworthy to live in the house. So he asked my wife. All he asked for was that she pay for the utilities. He was pretty wealthy, so wasn’t looking to make money.
The house was very close to where I worked, so I stayed there with her. I paid half of the utilities. It was beautiful. I think I only paid $50 a month for a nice house with a great location. Is that consider house hacking? Reverse house hacking? What would you call that? 🙂
I did something similar, but I rented out my room to 4th year medical students who were doing rotations and to a couple of lab geeks from other countries. Made some great friends that way. benefits.. 1. they paid part of my house payment 2. someone there in the house when I was working a billion hours a week in residency and later when I was traveling 3. prescreened in a way… after all, they PROBABLY are not serial killers if they are med studs or phd people 4. they typically did rotations for 4-6 weeks, so if I was getting tired of living with someone or needed privacy, it was a limited interaction in a way.
Worked out great for me… At least paid my house payment even if I didn’t make a lot of extra off of it..
@rita: We’re doing the exact same thing with our spare bedroom – renting it out to rotating 3rd and 4th years. It’s pretty fun, and just about when they’ve worn out they’re welcome it’s off to the next rotation!
Also we got some free dog care for weekend trips while the student stayed at the house 🙂
Great content. Not only am I believer I am also a house hacker!! I have been house hacking since 1999. Even to this day I have a couple renting out the spare room and also the living room. Making more rent money from them because they have all their stuff in the front room. Sure this is way beyond some people’s comprehension and others would never have my lifestyle. The sacrifice I take in my living standard at home allows me to travel 200 days a year. I look at it like dieting and working out. You think it’s enjoyable to wake up at 5:30 am to go to the gym before work or school? Is it enjoyable to eat your salad from home instead of going out to eat with co workers? No, but the benefits you have from being fit and healthy in the long run make you sustain a longer fuller life. Sacrifices and self discipline at an early age will pay max divedends in the future. Stay focused on the reason why. Cheers
You are totally right – to be successful, it’s not necessarily doing something extraordinary. RATHER, it’s just doing something a little bit different and being a little bit outside of your bubble and comfort zone (where others don’t dare go)
Thinking back, I started real estate, when I was in college. I rented a nice two bedroom and leased one room to a girl by posting on campus. My first house was a two family house, which we rented the upstairs. We never worried about making mortgage payment because it was all covered by rental income. Now we have been over 10 rentals, which we enjoy the passive income.
Bigger Pockets and Erik are on to something, but this isn’t right for everyone, in particular the brand new doctors that are called out at the beginning of the post. These new residents or attendings are rarely equipped to put any significant down payment on the table, which means they’re really hitting the interest hard instead of building equity with their first chunk of mortgage payments. What happens when you have some vacancies in your income property and you’ve got a mountain of student loan debt, too?
With maintenance costs, property taxes, insurance, and risk of vacancy, making your first home in your career an income property can be a little risky. You’ve really got to be on sound financial footing to consider this. The average new physician has $190,000 of student loan debt.
The other consideration may be family/privacy related. I would consider sharing some rooms in a house if I were in my 20s and still a bachelor, but not now that I’m in my 30s with a wife and young children. Married or not, most new attendings are a bit older and may not still be in that phase of life where sharing a pad with some friends is fun.
Not that our decision is right for everyone, but we’ve found a cheap rental that we love for now and are plowing as much of our income as possible into our volcanic mountain of medical school debt. Good thing, too – we’ve had several major appliance failures, a garage door, and some storm damage to our rental already, which we have been able to shrug off while continuing to put every cent we can spare into loan payments. Hopefully that will be done soon and we can focus on getting together something resembling a down payment.
It’s definitely not for everyone, and with real estate prices going up, I’m afraid that we might be entering a time (a short period) where this might be unreasonable.
That being said, thinking about how lenders view mortgage applicants, because of an incredibly high salary out of school, if a graduate can save cash vs. plowing extra into their loans ($25,000 to $50,000) and make a purchase in their first year, then this can potentially work… and that’s the point of the article in my opinion.
If you have a $2,000-$3,000 a month student loan payment, but are making ~$15,000 a month as a resident, then a bank will look at you and say they are comfortable lending you a loan which would amount to $3,000 a month (for a total of 40% debt to gross monthly income – in the reasonable range for someone with a mortgage)
For $3,000 a month, that’s a decent sized house or duplex in many areas in the United States.
Like you said, to consider this, you need to be dang sure you have your financial ducks in a line, otherwise there could be some big mistakes and issues that would interfere with your work and finances. | {
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I ran Saturday and today (Monday). I did the last week of C25K, which is 5 minutes warm up, 30 minutes run, 5 minutes cool down. I did have to take a few walk breaks, but they were really short and I ran most of the way. The last 15 minutes is so much easier than the first 15 minutes and I think I'll be back up to 35 minutes pretty soon.
I wanted to wait to share my weight loss until I reached 20 lbs, and I'm not quite there yet, but I've lost 17 and am pretty proud of that. Still have 33 left though, urg. I've maintained the 17 lb loss for a couple weeks now and am ready to get more of this annoying fat off my body. Awesome designer jeans that I haven't fit in for the last few years, here I come!
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Excused
I saw him enter the school through a side door and head toward the classroom. I heard one of my students whisper from behind, “It’s Ziad’s dad!”
He was rather short, but strongly-built, and must have been about 50. In the solemn tone of voice his son adopted to answer questions in class, he greeted me and asked where he could find the principal’s office. I asked him why he needed to speak to the principal and he told me he had to take his son out of school. I immediately thought that he would need some kind of divine intervention to get the principal to agree to that, but I wasn’t going to be the one to dash his hopes—it wasn’t my place—so I chose instead to remain silent, smile at him and point him toward the principal’s office. People have the right to entertain hope. He, however, must have read the skepticism in my face, because he proceeded to offer me the context needed to understand his decision.
“The rose fields that surround this beautiful town have certainly turned it into a prosperous tourist destination,” he stated. “My wife and I, however, suffer from severe asthma and the roses contribute to aggravating our conditions. It is a shame we have to leave after all the time, money and effort we have invested into these fields, but we cannot risk sharing the same fate my father suffered. He also had asthma and died not long ago from working the fields.”
His revelation left me speechless. He took notice of my reaction and said, in order to cushion the blow, “It’s not the end of the world. Zagora is supposed to be a nice place to live in as well. You are most welcomed to come visit any time!”
It took me a few minutes to collect myself and enter the classroom after Ziad’s father left. I didn’t want the children to see how baffled I was, because I knew they would feel urged to bombard me with questions I didn’t have the answers to. Was moving somewhere else not a betrayal of one’s origins? How could anyone choose to trade the roses of Tazakht, namely, what is supposed to represent hope, for the searing heat of the desertic Zagora, which undisputedly stands for despair? How are we to sort out our priorities? What is more important: our identity, a chance to fulfill ourselves, our place in society, our gender, our financial security, our affectional stability, …? Is it that reprehensible to leave behind the place you were born in if that is your only way to survive?
One thing was certain: I would miss Ziad. He was one of the smartest kids in my class.
The Author, Hassan Choutam:
Moroccan short-story writer and playwright. He has written and published the following works: Sad Saturday (Short stories and aphorisms, Morocco, 2001); Window of salvation (Short-story collection, Egypt, 2014); Out of the building (Theatrical piece, Egypt, 2015). | {
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There is a perpetual downside of travelling and living abroad, all the home comforts you miss out on! I realised this fact when Easter came around, the second Easter I would spend in China. I didn’t give much thought to Easter until I logged onto facebook and suddenly Easter was hauled straight into my face! All my friends back home were status updating how they were apparently gorging themselves on Easter eggs and gnawing the ears off chocolate bunnies. “Damn” I thought “that should be me!” It was at that moment I realised “Sash, you have chosen a life without Easter eggs, who does that!?”
My first Easter spent away from home just so happened to be in China a country where they don’t really eat a lot of chocolate. Despite this I was determined to find those Easter treats that during my entire childhood had me bouncing with excited anticipation for the arrival of the Easter bunny and all his goodies leading up to Easter Sunday. But in Keqiao where I couldn’t even find a foreign friend or even semi decent chocolate, my mission to find Easter eggs pretty rapidly hit a dead end!
Seven months later and I was again on quest, this time frantically searching for everything I needed for Christmas. I wanted to make as Christmas as homey as I could to make up for not spending it with my family, for not baking under the hot Australian sun, for missing out on stuffing my face with a great Aussie Barbie (BBQ) and missing out on participating in the family backyard Cricket tournament. But I wasn’t going to let the lack of having these things bring Christmas down, oh no, I was going to be full of just as much Christmas spirit in Shanghai as I would have at home. I bought a Christmas tree and did my ritual decoration shopping trip, then my ritual hour of decorating and redecorating the tree (this year with Panda baubles). I was planning on making my Mums Chocolate Pudding for desert, I’d have a great bunch of friends and a truckload of delicious food and I would have…crackers?…
“Chracker’s, I must simply have crackers for Christmas!” I told my friends. My friends stared blankly at me, none of them knew what I was talking about. After being bewildered by their complete ignorance about crackers I googled it and relised it’s a strictly Commonwealth tradition apparently. Crackers (or Bon Bons) are a delightfully tacky and entertaining component of Christmas. I’d try to explain to you just how they work but Wikipedia does a pretty good job so I may aswell let them explain!
“A cracker consists of a cardboard tube wrapped in a brightly decorated twist of paper, making it resemble an oversised sweet-wrapper. The cracker is pulled by two people, and, much in the manner of a wishbone, the cracker splits unevenly. The split is accompanied by a small bang produced by the effect of friction on a chemically impregnated card strip (similar to that used in a cap gun).”
Now doesn’t that sound just so delightfully entertaining! One of the coolest things about Christmas crackers is that after the loud crack echos through the room it drops out an array of cheap, tacky goodies. Traditionally a cheap, tacky toy (though if someone made it themselves it just might give birth to a tiny bottle of schnapps), a lame paper crown and an even lamer joke. Everyone adorns their lame crowns as the room erupts in laughter as one by one each person reads out their even lamer joke while shaking their head at just how bad it is! For me crackers are an Aussie synonym for Christmas and without them Christmas just doesn’t quite feel like Christmas! And yet I think to myself really is it such a big deal?
It’s been more than a year since I set off from my home in Canberra one hot summer day in Febuary 2010. It’s been over a year without my home comforts, it’s been over a year living without my family. In that time I’ve missed out on family members and friends birthday’s, weddings, two Easters without Easter eggs, family beach holidays and one Christmas without crackers. In that time I’ve sacrificed all these things to live abroad and travel. I sacrificed these things to see the world. But although on Easter Sunday when I have had no Easter eggs to make me fat and although on Christmas I spent the day without adorning a lame paper crown or reading an even lamer joke, at no point have I ever said the sacrifice wasn’t worth it. Because at the end of the day most of the things we sacrifice to travel are trivial in the grander scheme of things, the only thing I wish I didn’t have to sacrifice was my family! | {
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This week's edition—about NYC subway graffiti—can be played below. Or keep reading to learn more.
In just about every movie set in New York City in the 1970s and ’80s, there’s an establishing shot with a graffiti-covered subway train.
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That graffiti was like illegible technicolor hieroglyphics—a language that even most New Yorkers couldn’t read. It gave you a sense that the subways were controlled by wild gangs of teenagers. And they kind of were.
For city officials, train graffiti was a sign that they had lost control. So, starting in the early ’70s, mayors of New York vowed to eradicate graffiti. First, Mayor John Lindsay formed the first anti-graffiti task force. He also re-classified graffiti from a nuisance, like littering or loitering, to a crime.
Still, subway graffiti persisted. For two decades, the MTA failed miserably—sometimes laughably—in its attempts to fix the problem. Like the time it decided to repaint 7,000 subway cars white. It was called “The Great White Fleet.” Of course, this only provided a fresh white canvas for the graffiti writers and before you knew it, the fleet was covered in spray paint again.
Then there was Mayor Ed Koch’s “Berlin Wall” method. Koch surrounded the train yards with two fences topped with barbed wire and guarded by German shepherds. This worked until graffiti writers realized they could distract the dogs with food and cut through the fences.
In 1984 David Gunn became president of the New York City Transit Authority.
David Gunn had already cleaned up subways in Boston, Philadelphia, D.C., Toronto, and also headed up Amtrak for a while, too. Yet even Gunn was intimidated by the state of New York’s subways; he called the job a “suicide mission.”
For decades, authorities treated subway graffiti like it was a sanitation issue. Gunn believed that graffiti was a symptom of larger systemic problems. After all, trains were derailing nearly every two weeks. In 1981 there were 1,800 subway car fires—that’s nearly five a day, every day of the year!
When Gunn launched his “Clean Trains” program, it was not only about cleaning up the trains aesthetically but making them function well, too. Clean trains, Gunn believed, would be a symbol of a rehabilitated transit system.
Systemically, train line by train line, Gunn took the subways off the map for graffiti writers. If graffiti artists “bombed” a train car, the MTA pulled it from the system. Even during rush hour.
May 12, 1989, was declared the official day of the city’s victory over train graffiti.
But of course train graffiti has never stopped.
There is still subway graffiti—it just never leaves the train yards. Artists—many of them from abroad—paint subway cars knowing full well that they will get cleaned before they’re ever seen by the public.
The only place most people can see NYC subway graffiti is on social media (see: #CLEANTRAIN on Instagram).
Given that graffiti artists won’t have their work seen as widely as they once did by painting the trains—and that they face a substantial risk of jail time and severe fines—subway graffiti in New York may be dying out. | {
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5 lessons homeschooling has taught me about exercise
October 1, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, I started exercising again. I hate even typing that sentence because it means that, even after getting into relatively good shape and running a 10k for the first time, it should be clear that I must have quit exercising if I had to “start up” again. And while I didn’t really “quit”—-I had a lingering, mystery virus that derailed me—-it sure felt like I was starting from the bottom when I finally laced up my running shoes again and hit the road.
Another time I had “started running” (again).
I’ve lived this pattern most of my adult life: 1. Get motivated. 2. Exercise like crazy (and tell everyone I know all about it until they are ready to scream or unfriend me). 3. Get hurt/sick/busy enough to get derailed for a week/month/year. 4. Feel bad about myself until I circle around to #1 again.
But one thing that hit me as I was again circling around to #1 in my “Stages of Fitness”, was how much my experience homeschooling has helped me deal with these relatively small setbacks. Yes, this teacher has been schooled. Keep reading if you want to know what lessons I’ve learned to take to heart.
1. It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon.
This is an often-shared piece of advice in homeschooling circles. It helps those of us who start panicking over the progress (or lack thereof) our kids are making in any given subject by reminding us to step back and look at the big picture. I daresay that most homeschooling parents would say that they are more interested in raising curious, intelligent, and literate children, and not just trying to have kids who are on lesson 45 of their grammar book by February 1st.
I love how this advice applies to fitness and exercise. My ultimate goal is to live a long, healthy, active life, not just fit into my “skinny jeans” or even finish another 10k, right? In the grand scheme of things, getting derailed from any exercise program for a bit of time isn’t the end of the world–just pick up and keep on going. This long-term goal keeps me from acting like a missed workout is the end of the world.
Another goal? Being fit enough to swim away from sand sharks.
2. Get the hard stuff done early.
I’ve learned that if we don’t do our hardest subject (math) first thing in the morning, it looms over our heads like a gloomy (math) cloud. And then, by the time we get to tackling it (math), we’re all tired, cranky, and that one subject (math) take about five times longer than it should.
For me, at least, the same can be said for running. It is much, MUCH better for me to get up and run out the front door before I do anything else (OK, sometimes I do need a sip of coffee first).
Getting out early also means running by this before the tourists are out.
The same goes for my 30-Day Shred days: I’d pop on that Jillian Michaels’ video before the kids were even out of bed, get it done in under a half hour, and then collapse in front of my laptop feeling a wee bit smug that I was “done” for the day.
3. Pick a curriculum that works (for you).
I will never reveal how much curriculum I’ve purchased because someone else raved about it, only to then resell the barely touched books because it just isn’t right for us. It’s just too embarrassing and makes me look a bit gullible and indecisive. But, when a friend tells me about a great curriculum they are using for spelling (a subject we’ve been pathetic at covering), it’s easy for me to overlook the fussy manipulatives, the multi-step daily instructions, and the steep learning curve in an effort to just “get something that works”. But it doesn’t work if it just sits on the bookshelf, does it?
I was reminded that I need to be wary of “hot trends” in exercise too, especially when all the warning bells should be ringing: This Isn’t Right For Me (e.g., Zumba). I just stopped myself from purchasing P90X (but look how pretty their bodies look!) when I realized that I’d never, ever push myself that hard for a six-pack. Never.
4. Grades are just one measure of success.
We don’t “do” formal grading, though I obviously check the kids work and, when pressed by them, will give them a letter grade. But, even if they were in school, I’m sure I’d be telling them that it isn’t only about the grade. It’s about effort, and enthusiasm, and retention.
I don’t get graded for running (thank goodness!) or situps (ditto!), though I’d say that any time I step on that cursed scale, I feel like I’m giving myself a grade. I lost 3 pounds? A+!!! Gained 5? FAIL!
I’d never let my kids feel like their intelligence is all about a letter grade. And I’m not going to let my fitness progress be defined by a number on a scale, or the size jeans I’m wearing, or even how many sit ups I can do.
5. If everyone is crying, I’m doing something wrong.
I admit to posting Facebook updates that read something like, “If one more kid cries over their math workbook, I’m going to call the public school in the morning!” Teaching my own kids subjects like history, science, and math can be, simply, Not Fun At All.
BUT, I don’t homeschool to have sullen, miserable kids around me all day long. I want to have fun with them. I want to see them light up when they learn something new, or we do a fun experiment or project. I want to give them breaks to play, pet the dog, or just run around the house.
That’s why I run/walk. For me, running nonstop is torture on my asthmatic lungs and my knobby knees. But running with walk breaks is just more fun for me. It gives me time to catch my breath and look around outside. It allows me to run longer and farther which feels like a victory to me. It keeps me from crying, sometimes literally, sometimes figuratively.
See? Smiling, because I know I’ll be walking in 3 minutes.
And it also gets me to a certain level of fitness that allows me to then go for a long bike ride with the family in Acadia National Park, or scooter down the street with my son, or even kick my girls’ butts in a Just Dance dance-off in our family room.
No pain, no gain? Yeah, I’m with this to some degree. But if that also means “no fun”, I won’t be sticking with it for long.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to start homeschooling this morning. Maybe that’s another lesson I’ve learned that I can apply to exercise: Step away from the computer if you really want to get stuff done.
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I totally agree with number 2. I love to exercise first thing in the day, whether it’s JM30DS or running or whatever else. If I dont, I end up dreading and I still do it at the end of the day, but it feels like a major hassle.Robin Jingjit recently posted..He is the walrus
Oh my goodness I relate to this entire post! I too am asthmatic and prefer to run/walk and I too am prone to catching an exercise bug and going wild with it for several months and then getting derailed by illness or injury. I think your rules are spot-on!Meg recently posted..Obsession
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Crowsnest - Summer 2017 / July 12, 2017
By Rear-Admiral John NewtonCommander Maritime Forces Atlantic
It is hard to imagine inadvertently dropping an anchor. To prevent such an occurrence, there are drilled procedures, crisp communications, a safety briefing and frequent training. To drop the anchor, the cable party would have to be up and about their equipment, a heavy mechanical restraint tripped and a braking mechanism laboriously released. Finally, all this activity would occur under the watchful eye of an alert officer of the watch who would surely query the commotion.
In my story, the cable party had been held for hours at monotonous standby when, out of the blue, the team’s communicator was certain he heard someone order the anchor to be let go. With that his watch mates jumped into action and the anchor shot away, pulling out great lengths of chain as it accelerated toward the seabed.
Fortunately, the cable party executed the panicked countermanding order from the bridge with the same alacrity with which they had released the anchor in the first instance, leaving hundreds of feet of cable hanging vertically beneath the ship.
I took lessons from that experience and demanded of myself that I understand how a basic element of ship safety could become a liability. I learned what had already been learned: that watch teams must not be abandoned at their posts. The teams must be included in conversations and visits by supervisors. For their part, they must remain alert and fully cognizant of the ship’s progress. In the case of the incident described, an attentive cable party might have judged whether there was time to query the surprise order. A more thoughtful officer of the watch might have asked if a cable party was indeed required for hours on end where threat of grounding was not imminent.
Weeks later, while steaming up the St. Lawrence River, I noted during evening rounds of the steering gear compartment a noise not unlike water hammer in kitchen plumbing. My rudiments of engineering confirmed to me that hammering in very high pressure hydraulic lines was not normal. The engineering watch keepers agreed with me, but the issues with our steering system had been chronic, and this was but one symptom of bigger challenges that various repairs had been trying to address. My duty done, I left it to the engineers to operate the system safely.
The next day we were sailing upriver from Québec City when the captain asked me to relieve him on the bridge for a few minutes. Proceeding at 24 knots against a strong river current is a thrill to say the least, but the dangers are manifold. While at first the river was still wide, the channel was narrowing quickly. My initial action was to establish order on the bridge. A large delegation of HMCS Athabaskan survivors from the Second World War was present, guests for the day, celebrating their annual reunion. Their awe at the modern surroundings compared with their wartime Tribal-class destroyer generated excited chatter, a distraction on the bridge as the channel narrowed to 500 yards.
As I turned to look up the river, I felt the ship suddenly heel over, and the horizon began angling diagonally across the windows. I grabbed something for support and barked a query at the officer of the watch, wondering why he was changing course ahead of any planned alteration. As he stammered, befuddled by the emergency building around him, the helmsman shouted above the noise that he had not turned the helm. The ship was racing forward under maximum rudder angle toward an imminent grounding, with the 80-year-old Athabaskan survivors holding on for dear life on the steeply sloping deck. With the ship clearly in extremis, a full-speed-astern engine order and the anchor were all that stood between the veterans and what appeared in the moment to be their second warship disaster.
The bite of the astern pitch on the racing propellers could be felt almost immediately as the channel edge loomed. Alarmingly, the telltale rumble of the anchor never materialized. On this occasion, the cable party was attentively looking back to the bridge for a clear signal that the anchor was indeed required. Madly shouted orders communicated the urgency of the situation. With the swing of a sledgehammer and a spin of the brake handle the anchor was let go. Heavy chain surged out of the ship with a roar like none of us had ever experienced, the anchor clawing at the shoaling bottom with great effect. With only yards to spare, the nightmarish dash toward a grounding was arrested.
Subjected to literally thousands of hammering vibrations in the steering gear hydraulic lines, a card assembly controlling the rudder angle had failed. We had been given ample warning that an unusual situation had developed in the steering system, a risk we arguably failed to account for in our preparations for the river transit. Then, in accordance with classic accident causation theory, as soon as all the critical factors had lined up – stressed machinery, speed, proximity to danger, and with hundreds of guests on board – the system had failed.
This is a simple story of the drama possible in a high-powered warship. I relate it to highlight that we must be genetically wired to constantly re-evaluate our shipboard actions, organizations and standard operating procedures. Introspection must occur at the unit level, and more widely at a navy level. While the former has always been the case, the latter has not.
In my anchor story, I examined whether the organization we employed and the procedures we followed actually served the purpose of making the ship safer. We used the near-grounding to reaffirm our discipline toward bridge watch keeping, steering gear failure drills and communications. That said, we were not suitably set up as a navy in that era to examine the organization and watch keeping scriptures more thoroughly: we simply took those as immutable and corrected what we could control.
The near-grounding burned into my brain a concern that our navigation and watch keeping routines are manpower intensive, thereby contributing complexity to our procedures. A simpler elegance might possibly reduce the very risks we were trying to mitigate.
Today, we are experiencing a confluence of events that is permitting us to examine all aspects of our shipboard organizations and the procedures we follow. The executive plan laid out by our commanders and the shipbuilding strategy are not unrelated. Indeed, they present a golden opportunity to adopt increasingly powerful technologies, and to critically re-evaluate the fundamentals of crewing. Our Experimental Ship, or X-Ship, program has been identified to lead the evaluation of the efficacy and efficiency of our many shipboard routines.
Innovation in X-Ship draws on the talents of our two Sea Training teams, now combined into a single command, Canadian Sea Training Group, under the aegis of Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic. A single Naval Force Readiness director, also under Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic, has overhauled each naval order relating to collective training, and every combat readiness requirement right down to the detail of personnel requirements, drill procedures, and periodicity.
Navigation techniques are being completely reassessed, with a keen eye turned to the lessons learned over two decades of success with digital charts and modern track-following software. Most recently, bridge manning has been dramatically reduced as technology has proven to be a trustworthy substitute for human operators. The Enhanced Naval Boarding Party has been introduced, and the requirements of a standard team amended so that crew members are not double-tasked with boarding training and employment duties in addition to their primary job aboard ship.
Machinery control-room watch keeping has been reduced, and the duties of a single rounds person clearly articulated as we adapt to the Integrated Platform Management System delivered with the Halifax Class Modernization. Better data-logging and more numerous CCTV cameras now watch over the machinery. Personnel liberated from watch keeping are being marshalled to undertake increased levels of planned and corrective maintenance so that any risks developing in the machinery are intercepted before failure.
There are other areas to be examined, including the crew requirements of cable parties, replenishment-at-sea teams, and boat launch-and-recovery teams. Boat operations have come under critical review in time to better support increased naval operations in the north. Combat drills and operations room manning may very well change, subject to the performance of modernized sensors and command management systems.
The potential for increased optimization of our crewing structures and shipboard routines is occurring against a backdrop of other changes. We anticipate new levels of in-service support contracts to be delivered with new classes of ships. We can expect increased levels of machinery automation, alarm condition sensing, and more effective damage control systems. We have already learned that onboard training simulation is highly effective, and a standard adjunct to modern operating systems. We stand witness to improved shipboard communication technologies that fundamentally change how we direct emergency teams to face fire and flood.
Concurrently, teams are re-examining the task expectations of trades managed by the Royal Canadian Navy. With technology, there is a narrowing of the differences in the training and onboard employment of various combat operator and engineering trades. The Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships will be our first foray into a high-voltage power plant, necessitating a review of the training and shipboard manning by marine technicians that will serve in these ships. There will be increased automation controlling the power plant and associated hotel machinery systems, improvements readily apparent in modern warship classes on the international market. Reliability factors, the number of personnel required, and their organization and routines will change accordingly.
Throughout all this, our proficiency will continue to be tested regularly, first by ourselves exercising as teams to scripted serials, then by external validators. Our corporate memory of what we formerly achieved will challenge the new arrangements to confirm that capability and effectiveness have not been lost unless accounted for by other measures. The tools needed to assess that a sailor is being sent to sea with the requisite certifications, qualifications and experiential coefficient are being built and trialed. Leadership at all levels will have visibility to the readiness of ships, aggregating technical, personnel, and collective training variables into a readiness assessment. If we find that we have weakened our readiness rather than strengthened it, we will re-evaluate the changes set in motion.
Change is neither easy nor pleasant. It takes leadership courage, good followership and ownership by our most experienced personnel. The naval occupation analyses now under way are a case in point, wherein our most experienced chief petty officers are leading the change. The machinery control-room watch keeping review gained energy and constructive input by senior chiefs serving in Canadian Sea Training Group. Revision to training was concurrently executed by engineers in the Naval Training System. This navy-wide focus bodes well for the pursuit of well-reasoned and beneficial changes.
It is an immutable fact that residual risks will exist. Risk is a constant in the difficult and dangerous work at sea, and it is the commander’s business to decide whether to accept or refuse residual risk. Risk that manifests itself as an accident or near miss will continue to demand our full attention. Risk can also be measured in morale, attrition and career paths that have become too difficult. These will all need our close attention, along with mitigating strategies inherent in our commander’s motto of, “People First, Mission Always.” That said, while there is risk inherent in change, risk itself cannot be held out as a reason not to proceed with a full and comprehensive assessment of where our system can be made better.
Much has already been set in motion under the clear lines of authority facilitated by functional leadership authorities. Improved governance, X-Ship and the experience of our most senior non-commissioned members are all ensuring that we are digging deeper into institutional considerations and not simply skimming the surface. The gravity of fleet recapitalization can be felt, and the good news story of the Halifax Class Modernization is an unexpected bridge to walk across as we examine the feasibility of new structures and procedures.
I am inspired by the veritable army of personnel participating in this effort, an observation that confirms to me that we are not at all anchored in the past.
An excerpt from the article that appeared in the Maritime Engineering Journal. | {
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In this tutorial I will teach you how to merge different photos to make a panorama. A panorama is wide view of a large scenic area. Unfortunately, most cameras/lenses cannot capture the wide view of a large scenic area in just 1 shot, so that’s what Photoshop is for. If you’re ready, let’s get started… | {
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...nfederate army recrossed the Potomac, General Stuart made strenuous efforts to have the Black Horse restored to the cavalry division.
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2016 Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guide
I wrote two of this year’s stories: one on heirloom flowers, and one on garden trends.
One trend won’t surprise most gardeners, because it’s ongoing. Our bees are in trouble. Their populations have been declining for years because of disease, parasitic mites, overuse of pesticides, and other issues.
Now gardeners are actively trying to help them, says Jeanine Standard, a spokesperson for Proven Winners. We’re using fewer chemicals in our yards and planting more flowers, shrubs, and other plants they can use for food and shelter.
Another trend: gardeners want to replace the impatiens they’ve been growing in shady spots, since the plants are still dying from powdery mildew. Standard recommends using caladiums and Browallias, although she says she thinks impatiens will make a comeback, since developers are working on their genetics.
As for trendy edibles, look for ‘Suntava Full Season Purple’ corn, available from W. Atlee Burpee & Co. It’s a stunning variety that’s purple from cob to husk to stalk. Burpee’s is also offering ‘Meatball,’ an eggplant that makes a great meat substitute in your recipes. I’ve tried them, and they’re delicious. The fruits are heavy, firm and sweet tasting. | {
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Myths and realities of mental health
Myths and realities of mental health
Empathy is an interesting thing. We may think we “neurotypicals” are socially skilled, but in fact our empathy is limited by many factors. Work by cognitive neuroscientists Professor Tania Singer at the Max Planck Institute in Liepzig and Dr Geoff Bird of the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London shows us that our empathy for someone is critically affected by how much we identify with them. For someone within our “in group” our hearts may bleed, but for someone perceived as part of an “out group” we can be amazingly callous. Religious and ethnic wars around the world illustrate this. | {
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Indigo Girls -- no “the” -- have been hits since their first release in 1985. One of the most successful and influential Georgia-formed groups, the folk rock pair have gone platinum and won a Grammy, too. They have a show tonight, Sept. 27, at Atlanta Symphony Hall with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. We revisit an interview with one half of the group, Amy Ray.
Atlanta gets more robocalls than any other city in the United States. If that’s not bad enough, in August the city broke its own record for the number of times mass marketers, pre-recorded commercial pests, pleaders, and politicians annoyed people via phone in one month. On top of that, Hurricane Irma only made this problem worse. Maureen Mahoney, Public Policy Fellow at Consumers Union joins us.
American orchestras have a diversity problem. People of color make up only about four percent of the musicians in U.S. symphonies. The Atlanta Music Project is looking to change that. They provide free instruments and lessons to underserved kids in southwest Atlanta, in the hopes of getting them interested in classical music careers. We talk with Dantes Rameau, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Atlanta Music Project, and Rick Robinson, Founder of Cut Time Productions. | {
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Now we are living at a time when the global warming and the man-oriented development have increasingly decreased the habitats of animals and plants, increased the number of endangered species and reduced the diversity of species. In order to resolve this problem, the Korean Society of Environment & Ecology (KSEE) was founded in 1987. And the KSEE is designed to promote a sustainable development and make a contribution to improving the global and the national land environment by providing and applying the results of research and study on the ecosystem restoration, the environment education and the ecosystem management & conservation. | {
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G06Q20/023—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP] characterized in that the neutral party is a clearing house
Abstract
A point exchange site receive point exchange request from a member as a customer via a member terminal in the point exchange site or via a terminal such as a personal computer near the member. The point exchange site notifies the exchange request to each card company for the exchange request. Each card company converts the exchange point value according to an exchange rate to update a point balance, increased or decreased, of the customer. Or, the card company notifies the new exchange point value resultant from the conversion to the point exchange site. According to responses from the card companies, the point exchange site completes the point exchange for the card of the customer and notifies the point exchange completion to the customer.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001]
The present invention relates to a point exchange technique for an integrated circuit (IC) card used, for example, as a credit card, and in particular, to a point exchange technique in which points convertable various services given from a card company to a person when the person uses the card can be exchanged for points of another card company.
[0002]
In general, when a person buys an item or receives a service, if the person desires to pay a charge without directly using cash, there is a method to use, for example, a credit card. Each time when the user of the credit card pays a charge for a transaction by the credit card, the credit card company having issued the card gives, in general, points to the user (credit card). The points are calculated in proportion to the charge of the transaction. The points are accumulated to a total for each predetermined period of time. When the total points reach a predetermined value, the points can be exchanged for a gift or the like.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003]
For the credit card, the points given to the card for each use thereof is dedicated to the pertinent credit card company. That is, according to the points, the user of the card can receive only the services provided by the credit company for the following reasons. Each credit company desires to provide unique services distinguishable from services of the other credit companies. This makes it difficult for the credit companies to commonly use the points given to the users for the uses of the cards.
[0004]
Therefore, after the user receives a service using some points, the remaining points cannot be efficiently used. When a user has a plurality of credit cards, there possibly occurs a case in which an attractive service of a credit company cannot be received using the points of one of the cards, but can be received if the points of another card is added to the points. In the present stage of the point exchange technique, the user cannot receive the desired service in the case described above.
[0005]
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a point exchange method and a point exchange system in which to remove the drawback of the prior art, the points given to the user of a card such as a credit card are efficiently used, that is, the points can be efficiently used between cards of different brands or companies and the points of cards of different cardholder names can be collected.
[0006]
According to the present invention, there is provided a point exchange method of exchanging points between cards to which points are given according to amounts of transactions using the cards. The method includes the steps of receiving a request for a point exchange from a customer, notifying the point exchange request to each card issuing company, receiving approval for the request from the company, and completing the point exchange between cards. The point exchange between cards is conducted between cards having one cardholder name and different brands, between cards having different cardholder names and different brands, or between cards having different cardholder names and one brand.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007]
The present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0008]
[0008]FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a point exchange system in an embodiment of the present invention;
[0009]
[0009]FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining processing of ordinary card settlement;
[0010]
[0010]FIG. 3 is a table for explaining contents of customer data;
[0011]
[0011]FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining processing by a server in a point exchange site in a point exchange operation;
[0012]
[0012]FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining processing by a server in card company A in a point exchange operation;
[0013]
[0013]FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining processing by a server in card company B in a point exchange operation;
[0014]
[0014]FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing constitution of a point exchange system in another embodiment of the present invention; and
[0015]
[0015]FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining processing at point exchange in another embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0016]
Referring to the accompanying drawings, description will be given in detail of an embodiment of a point exchange method and an embodiment of a point exchange system according to the present invention.
[0017]
[0017]FIG. 1 shows constitution of a point exchange system in an embodiment of the present invention in a block diagram. FIG. 2 schematically shows processing at ordinary card settlement. FIG. 3 shows contents of customer data. The configurations of FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a point exchange site 11, card companies 12, 13, and 23, customer databases (DB) 14, 15, and 24, a member terminal 16, a card member 21, and a shop 22. The card company in the present invention is a company which issues points and may be, for example, a credit company, a shop, an organization of a group of shops to issue points, or a point issuing organization of an airline.
[0018]
The point exchange system in an embodiment of the present invention includes, as shown in FIG. 1, a point exchange site 11 arranged according to the present invention, a plurality of card companies A 12 and B 13, and a member terminal 16. These constituent components are connected to each other via a network, not shown. The card companies 12 and 13 respectively issue credit cards having respective brands thereof and intermediate a transaction relating to charge between a customer and a member shop at occurrence of the transactions in member shops. Each of the card companies 12 and 13 has a processing server, not shown, to conduct processing at occurrence of a transaction for the customer and processing at point exchange according to the present invention. The point exchange site 11 has a processing server which can be connected via a network or directly to the member terminal 16 arranged in the point exchange site 11. The processing server connects the member terminal to each of the card companies 12 and 13 to execute point exchange processing according to the system. The member terminal 16 includes a card reader/writer which can handle a credit card in the form of a card of magnetic stripe type or an IC card. The member terminal 16 can be implemented, for example, by a personal computer (PC) including a communicating function.
[0019]
Assume, for example, that a card member as a customer buys an item in a member shop and pays its charge by the card. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the processing in which a credit card member 21 buys an item in a member shop 22 and pays its charge by the card is initiated as follows. When the card of the customer is installed in a member shop terminal arranged in the shop 22, the terminal is connected to a card company 23 having issued the credit card and then transaction information is sent to the card company 23. The card company 23 registers the transaction information to a customer database 24. In this operation, information of a point value given to the customer for the transaction and an accumulated point value are added to the transaction information.
[0020]
When the credit card used for the transaction is a magnetic stripe card, the point value given to the customer for the transaction and the accumulated point value are only registered to the customer database of the card company. On the other hand, when the credit card used for the transaction is an IC card, the point value given to the customer for the transaction and the accumulated point value may also be registered to the IC card.
[0021]
Ordinarily, the transaction information registered to the customer database is totaled for each predetermined period of time and for each customer into, for example, a detailed report in the form as shown in FIG. 3. The report is sent to the pertinent customer. Recorded in the detailed report are, for example, “year, month, day of use of card”, “shop name”, “shop code”, “amount paid”, “points”, and “accumulated point balance”. The points and the accumulated points may be converted into amounts of money.
[0022]
The customer can exchange the points given for each use of the credit card as above for points of another credit card company via the point exchange site 11 constituting a system according to the present invention.
[0023]
[0023]FIG. 4 is a flowchart to explain point exchange processing executed by a server in a point exchange site. FIG. 5 is a flowchart to explain point exchange processing executed by a server in card company A. FIG. 6 is a flowchart to explain point exchange processing executed by a server in card company B. Referring now to the flowcharts, the point exchange processing will be described. For simplification of explanation, it is assumed that a customer having two cards of the respective credit card companies A and B desires to exchange points of the card companies. The processing flow of FIG. 4 will be first described. (1) The server of the point exchange site 11 receives a point exchange request of the card member from the member terminal 16. The point exchange request includes information such as names of card companies included in the information of customer requiring the point exchange, namely, card companies A and B in this case; information indicating a source and a destination for the point exchange, namely, information that points of card company A are converted into points of card company B in this case; and a point value of card company A to be converted, for example, X(0) (step 41). (2) The server of the point exchange site 11 then transmits a point purchase request for the point exchange to card company A. In this situation, the purchase request includes information such as customer information, information of card company A contained therein, and a point value X(1) of card company A to be exchanged. In this connection, the point exchange site 11 and card companies A and B have beforehand signed a contract that each card company pays as a commission about several percent of the exchanged points to the point exchange site 11. In the point exchange above, point value X(0) requested for the point exchange by the card member is converted into point value X(1) in consideration of the contract. The converted point value X(1) is sent to card company A (step 42). The commission of the point exchange site may be a constant fee. (3) Card company A confirms that the requested point value X(1) is equal to or less than the point balance of the customer having issued the point exchange request, conducts an operation using an exchange rate for the point value X(1) to obtain point value X(2) as a result, and sends point value X(2) to the point exchange site 11, which will-be described later. The point exchange site 11 receives the information from card company A. In this case, card company A may sell the exchange points for the amount of point value X(2) (step 43). (4) Next, the point exchange site 11 conducts a calculation for point value X(2) from card company A in consideration of the commission to obtain point value X(3) as a result and then sends a point exchange request to card company B. When card company B approves the request, card company B notifies the approval to the point exchange site 11. In this situation, card company B may buy the exchange points for the amount of point value X(3) (step 44). (5) The server of the point exchange site 11 receives from card company B the approval of purchase of the exchange points. The exchange point value from card company B is point value X(4) resultant from a calculation conducted for point value X(3) using an exchange rate for point value X(3) (step 45). (6) The server of the point exchange site 11 reports a successful point value exchange to the card member having issued the point exchange. This report also includes information that the point value of card company B is X(5). Point value X(5) is resultant from a calculation conducted for exchange point value X(4) from card company B in consideration of the commission received by the point exchange site according to the contract described above (step 46). In the step, point value X(5) may be reported on request from the card member or the card company. If the point storing medium is IC card of the customer, the points may be written in the IC card in the step.
[0024]
Referring next to the flowchart of FIG. 5, description will be given of operation of the server in card company A. The processing begins at an operation to receive a request sent from the point exchange site 11 in step 42 of FIG. 4. (1) The server of card company A receives from the point exchange site 11 a withdrawal request of point value X(1) for the point exchange. As already described, the received information includes the customer information, information of card company A contained therein, and point value X(1) of card company A for the point exchange (step 51). (2) The server of card company A retrieves the pertinent customer information from the customer database 14 thereof and makes a check to determine whether or not the point balance of the customer is larger than exchange point value X(1). If the point balance is smaller than exchange point value X(1), the point exchange is impossible and hence the server of card company A transmits “rejection of the point exchange” to the point exchange site 11 and then terminates the processing (steps 52 and 53). (3) If the point balance of the customer is larger than or equal to exchange point value X(1) in step 52 and hence the point exchange is possible, the server of card company A updates the point balance of the customer in the customer database 14. This processing may be processing in which a value obtained by subtracting exchange point value X(1) from the point balance of the customer is registered as a new balance to the customer database 14 (step 54). (4) The server of card company A then conducts a calculation for point value X(1) with an exchange rate for X(1) to obtain exchange point value X(2) and then sends the result to the point exchange site 11 to approve the point exchange. The point exchange site 11 receives the information from card company A. In this case, the card company a may sell the exchange points for the amount of point value X(2) (steps 55 and 56).
[0025]
Next, operation of the server of card company B will be described by referring to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6. The processing starts at processing to receive the request sent from the point exchange site 11 in step 44 of FIG. 4. (1) From the point exchange site, the server of card company B receives a request for addition of exchange point value X(3). As above, the received information includes the customer information, information of card company B contained therein, and point value X(3) to card company B for the point exchange (step 61). (2) The server of card company B conducts a calculation for point value X(3) using an exchange rate for x(3) to obtain exchange point value X(4) and then updates the point balance of the customer in the database 15 of card company B. The processing may be processing in which a value obtained by adding exchange point value X(3) to the point balance of the customer is registered as a new balance. In this case, card company B may buy the exchange points for the amount of point value X(4) (steps 62 and 63). (3) The server of card company B then transmits exchange point value X(4) resultant from the calculation with an exchange rate to the point exchange site 11 to approve the point exchange, and then terminates the processing (step 64).
[0026]
In the point exchange processing in the embodiment of the present invention, the point balance after the point exchange is stored in the customer database of each card company for the management thereof. When the card such as a credit card of the customer is an IC card, the point balance after the point exchange can also be stored in the IC card of the customer. In this case, the processing is executed by the member terminal 16 having received the pertinent report in step 406 shown in FIG. 4.
[0027]
The processing executed by the point exchange site 11 and the card companies 12 and 13 can be executed by processing programs. The processing programs can be stored on a portable medium such as a magnetic disk or an optical disk to be supplied to the user.
[0028]
In the description of the embodiment of the present invention, points are exchanged between different cards. However, it is also possible that the point value is converted into an amount of money for the selling and the buying for the point exchange.
[0029]
Additionally, in the example of the point exchange processing of the embodiment according to the present invention, the points are exchanged between the cards of different brands possessed by one person for simplicity of explanation. However, according to the present invention, the point exchange can be achieved between cards of different brands and different cardholder names, between the cards of the same brand and different cardholder names, and between the cards of different brands and different persons. In this case, it is only necessary that a database is installed in the point exchange side 11 to store information of the customers requesting the point exchange. In response to a point exchange request form a customer, information of the customer requesting the point exchange, a point value for the point exchange, a partner card company, and the like are beforehand stored in the database. According to the information of the database, the server of the point exchange site 11 executes processing similar to that described above to notify the successful point exchange to each member as the customer.
[0030]
In the point exchange, since popularity varies between the card companies, the point exchange may be conducted in an imbalanced manner. This difficulty may be coped with, for example, by changing the point exchange rate between the card companies. The point exchange rate and the exchange commission are appropriately updated depending on the point market price, the popularity of the card company, the point, or the point issuing company. They may be updated at regular intervals.
[0031]
According to the embodiment of the present invention, each customer can receive a point service of a desired card company, and the card companies can expect increase in the total transactions using the cards.
[0032]
In the embodiment, when a customer buys an item or receives a service, the customer does not pay the charge in cash. The customer may pay by a card having stored electronic money or a debit card. Also in this situation, points are given to the customer according to the use of the card. The point exchange can also be conducted in this case according to the present invention. When a customer pays in cash for a purchased item, points are stored in the card in some cases. The point exchange can be similarly conducted in this case according to the present invention.
[0033]
Description will now be given of a second embodiment.
[0034]
The description described above is applicable to a case in which the card itself has an identifier and a rewritable memory and a case in which the card itself has an identifier and a non-rewritable memory. Description will now be given of an embodiment effectively applicable to the latter case, i.e., a case in which the card itself has an identifier and a non-rewritable memory.
[0035]
The embodiment will be described in detail by referring to FIGS. 7 and 8. First, assume that a card member 21 beforehand knows a current point balance of his or her card according to, for example, a point balance report received from the card company. When the card member 21 desires to transfer his or her points of card company A (12) to card company B (13), the card member 21 requests card company A to transfer a point value X(10) from the point balance to the point exchange site 11 via route Y(10) (step 81). The point balance of the card member is determined to be equal or larger than X(10) (step 82). If determined, the process goes to step 83. Assume that a rate to buy the points varies depending on popularity of card company A. The card member 21 may use the internet, an e-mail, a document, a telephone, or the like to issue the request to card company A.
[0036]
In general, card company A receives a commission for the operation to draw the points from the own points for the transfer of the points. Therefore, card company A sends, to the point exchange site 11, a point value X(11) obtained by subtracting the commission from the point value requested for the transfer (steps 83, 84, 91). In some card companies, the commission which is the difference between X(10) and X(11) is zero or less than zero according to a business policy thereof. Such status may occur when considering to enclose the customers or lead the point exchange.
[0037]
Resultantly, card company A updates the point balance in the customer database 14 by subtracting X(10) (=commission+X(11)) from the existing point balance (step 85). The updated result is later reported via rout Y(11) to the card user. The report is delivered using the internet, an e-mail, a document, or the like (step 86).
[0038]
The card member temporarily keeps part of his or her points in the point exchange site 11. When the card member desires to transfer the points to card company B, the card member checks the point exchange rates, which daily change according to popularity of the respective card companies, by referring to, for example, a homepage of the point exchange site or a point exchange rate report issued from a third organization, which will not be described in this specification. When the card member recognizes the point price for the selling and the purchasing and determines that the selling of the points is advantageous for him or her, the card member requests card company B via route Y(13) for a transfer of points from the point exchange site to card company B (step 101). The request can be issued using the internet, a document, a telephone, or the like.
[0039]
In response to the request, card company B transfers predetermined points X(12) from the point exchange site thereto (steps 92, 93, 101).
[0040]
The point exchange site 11 receives as the commission the difference between X(11) and X(12) (step 94). The value of X(12) varies depending on the point exchange rates at the point of time and the commission may be zero or less than zero according to a business policy of the card company as described above. Such status may occur when considering to enclose the customers or lead the point exchange.
[0041]
Card company B adds X(13) obtained by subtracting a predetermined commission thereof from X(12) to the point balance of card company B (step 102). As a result, the point balance of the customer database 15 of card company B is accordingly updated (step 103).
[0042]
In an ordinary idea of the commission, the value of points of the pertinent customer is lowered by the commission of card company B, i.e., X(12)-X(13). However, in some cases, to gather many customers, card company B takes a strategy to collect points of other card companies and hence buys the points of other card companies with a higher exchange rate. In this case, the value of X(12)-X(13) becomes negative. There may also be a case in which card company B buys the points of other card companies without commission, namely, the commission to buy the points is set to zero. As a result, the point balance of card company B is increased and is notified via route Y(14) to the card member (step 104).
[0043]
In the description, the points are moved from card company A to card company B. However, this is only an example. According to requests from card members, the points can also be transferred to a plurality of card companies C, D, and E. For simplicity of explanation, although the point value is expressed as X(n), the unit price of the point varies among the card companies in ordinary cases. Therefore, it is to be appreciated that this value represents a value obtained by converting the original value to the standard unit price.
[0044]
Actually, after the points are thus transferred to the destination card company, the card member may exchange the points for another valuable item. The point exchange has been explained using the one time exchange example. The points of card company B once exchanged may be exchanged to the points of card company A again or to the points of card company C. It may be possible to collect the points possessed by the family members to one family member in card company A or distribute the points possessed by one family member to other family members. It may also possible to hand over own points to other person. This invention may be applied to the case the points are stored in storage medium in a computer or a portable telephone since the embodiments store the points in the card.
[0045]
According to the present invention described above, there can be provided a point exchange method and a point exchange system in which the points can be efficiently used between cards of various brands and points of cards having different cardholder names of a family or the like can be collected.
[0046]
The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. it will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.
Claims (7)
What is claimed is:
1. A point exchange method of exchanging points between cards to which points are given according to amounts of transactions using the cards, comprising the steps of:
receiving a request for a point exchange from a customer;
notifying the point exchange request to each card issuing company;
receiving approval for the request from the company;
completing the point exchange between cards;
calculating a point of own company according to an exchange rate between an exchange partner card and own card; and
approving the point exchange.
2. A point exchange method according to claim 1, wherein the point exchange between cards is conducted between cards having one cardholder name and different brands, between cards having different cardholder names and different brands, or between cards having different cardholder names and one brand.
3. A point exchange method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
after said request receiving step, said request notifying step, and said approval receiving step, receiving, when completing the point exchange between cards, points as a commission from the customer requesting the point exchange.
4. A point exchange system for exchanging points between cards to which points are given according to amounts of transactions using the cards, comprising:
a server of a point exchange site and;
a server of a card company connected to said server of the point exchange site via a network, wherein said server of said point exchange site comprises:
means for receiving a request for a point exchange via a member terminal from a customer;
means for notifying the point exchange request to each card issuing company and for receiving approval for the request from the card issuing company;
means for calculating a point of own card company according to an exchange rate between an exchange partner card and own card and for approving the point exchange rate.
5. A point exchange system according to claim 4, wherein the point exchange between cards is conducted between cards having one cardholder name and different brands, between cards having different cardholder names and different brands, or between cards having different cardholder names and one brand.
6. A recording medium having stored a processing program product to achieve a point exchange method, the processing program product comprising:
a processing program for receiving a request for a point exchange from a customer;
a processing program for notifying the point exchange request to each card issuing company and for receiving approval for the request from the company; and
a processing program for calculating a point, of own company according to an exchange rate between an exchange partner card and own card and for approving the point exchange.
7. A point exchange program for achieving a point exchange method, comprising the steps of:
receiving a request for a point exchange from a customer;
notifying the point exchange request to each card issuing company and for receiving approval for the request from the company; and
calculating a point of own company according to an exchange rate between an exchange partner card and own card and for approving the point exchange.
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Is God my father, my friend, or my master?
Q: Are we God’s children, friends, or servants? Or are we more than one? How is it that we can be His children and His servants, or more specifically, to call Him Father and Lord?
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Q: Are we God’s children, friends, or servants? Or are we more than one? How is it that we can be His children and His servants, or more specifically, to call Him Father and Lord?
Response:
We are all of the above.
If God declared Himself as Father, and our Lord told us to pray saying, Abba (which means, literally daddy), then we are sons.
Our Lord told us, I no longer call you servants but friends.
But if He is Lord and master of the universe, then, well, we are servants in that we don’t belong to ourselves, we belong to Him.
But the Fatherly relationship is the one to really work with, because it has everything in it. Think of an ideal relationship with a father: a good father loves so deeply that the children enjoy being in his presence, they feel that the dad would do anything for them and that he is full of love. They feel like friends because they can talk about anything with him, spend time with him, just have fun. At the end of the day though, he’s still the dad and if he gives an order, it goes, but that’s because of love, not fear. If He makes a decision, the whole family goes with it, because they trust his judgment and know that everything he does is for the whole family. So we have all three with our God.
It is very helpful to meditate on your earthly father whom you love, and then start to look for those traits in your heavenly Father who your earthly father is supposed to mimic. It may help you to enter into greater depths in your spiritual life. For example, if your dad makes time to speak to you when he is tired or away or whatever, your heavenly Father is listening 24/7 even to the most tedious of information and without impatience. While on earth, people told the kids to leave CHrist alone one time, and He said, “Let them come to me!” He was playing with them!
If you see that your earthly father is working so hard to make ends meet, think about how your heavenly Father put the whole world into motion for our – His children’s – existence…literally.
If your earthly father sacrifices for you, think on how our God was willing to die Himself so that we wouldn’t have to, so that we would be happy…
Think about traits for your father, and look for them in the Bible, in the history of our relationship with God, and in your own personal life. You will begin more and more to see that though He is all three at once, the Love is the most overpowering aspect of Him. | {
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Moved onwards well before dawn. Entered wire around Fort Capuzzo – took wrong turning and headed towards Fort ??? (Sollum) and shelled and machine-gunned. Rounded up Jerry and Iti prisoners. Dug in positions – had a crack at Jerry despatch radar – not successful. Afternoon A Coy (company) with 4 – 25 pounders went forward to attack crossroads (Bardia-Sollum). Took Jerry too light – so not successful. Spent a very uncomfortable afternoon laying(?) on ground while Jerry lobed shells at us. Parked 100 yards in front of artillery – not so hot while Jerry was ranging(?). Laid there under fire until dark then retired and Jerry just missed lorries on way back. Laid out all night in rain – no blankets terribly cold.
Sunday November 23rd
232nd Day
Dug in different positions – went through his dugouts but already had been looted. Truck loads of Iti’s gave themselves up – drove into camp. Still being shelled heavily. Surprised at lack of air support. Jerry organisation going – two of his trucks drove into Fort thought he held it – easily captured. Cigarettes & Chocolate.
New Zealand soldiers stand in front the battle-scarred Fort Capuzzo in Libya, circa December 1941. The Italian frontier fort had fallen to the New Zealand Division on 22 November during the initial stages of Operation Crusader. Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: DA-02020
Monday November 24th
233rd Day
Went forward towards Bardia. Dug in. Convoy and us still being shelling (shelled) heavily. Doing little damage for number of shells he is sending over. Drew back to perimeter of Capuzzo. Section out forward so did leading(?) post – very nervy job. Artillery shelling all night – some landing too close for comfort – ground shaking.
Tuesday November 25th
234th Day
Platoon in reserve today. Maoris went into Sollum. 400 Jerry transport broke through – air force machine gunned some. ??? post again. Our artillery put up heavy barrage early evening but Jerry returned and shelled Capuzzo to pieces. Jerry seems to be invading us – see his flares in every direction and closing in from Bardia way. Came in contact with No8 platoon – only 5 returned next morning, 31 missing.
(Note – on this day my Grandfather’s brother Keith Sillars, who he has spoken about many times in earlier entries, is killed in action. My grandfather doesn’t discover this until some weeks later.)
Wednesday November 26th
235th Day
Shifted positions in closer – on account of smaller company with most of No8 missing. 40 Jerry tanks broke…
The following extract from World War 2 Timelines website in order to put the above into perspective.
A confused battle continues around Sidi Rezegh, with XXX Corps being forced to stop it advance towards Tobruk after the loss of many tanks and for the Tobruk break-out to be halted. Better news for XIII Corps though as it captures Sidi Omar and Capuzzo.
23/11/1941
Axis forces destroy the 5th South African Brigade after days of tank battles round Tobruk.
24/11/1941
Rommel gives orders for his tanks to cut off the British supply routes by thrusting towards the Egyptian frontier, or as it became known, the ‘dash for the wire’. By the end of the day Rommel’s tanks had reached the frontier and caused complete confusion in the rear of the Eighth Army.
25/11/1941
Rommel continues his attacks at the rear of the Eighth Army.
26/11/1941
Due to Rommel’s bold move, General Cunningham wants to halt the offensive and fall back to the frontier. General Auchinleck overrides him on this and replaces him as commander of the Eighth Army with General Ritchie.
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Lebanon school repair bond up for 2nd vote
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Nov 28, 2010 at 3:15 AM
On Nov. 2, MSAD 60 voters overwhelmingly approved a $250,000 bond for repairs at various district schools.
Since then, it was brought to the attention of the superintendent's office that a significant repair project that the bond was meant to fund — the replacement of the Knowlton School roof in Berwick — was inadvertently left out of the wording of the ballot question.
School district attorneys have advised the district to schedule a second vote to confirm that it is indeed the intent of district residents that part of this bond be used to replace the Knowlton roof. Since the error was the firm's mistake, the law firm of Drummond, Woodsum & McMahon will be paying all district and town costs related to holding this second vote.
It will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 3 to 7 p.m. in all three towns. Absentee ballots are available. For a ballot, call the Lebanon Town Office at 207-457-6082.
Selectmen starting up 'An Hour for my Neighbor'
At a recent selectmen's meeting, Town Clerk Laura Bragg gave a presentation of the "An Hour for my Neighbor" program, which a Berwick resident established to set up a fund to assist residents with heating fuel costs. After some discussion, selectmen decided the program would be a good one to implement in Lebanon. They plan to file the necessary paperwork for the program on behalf of the town. To learn more, visit anhourformyneighbor.com/file/Home.html.
HOCKEY TEAM RAFFLE
Noble High Ice Hockey is having a raffle to benefit the team's expenses for equipment and ice time at the Rochester arena. Raffle tickets for one cord of wood, donated by Cotty Tree Service, or 200 gallons of heating oil, donated and delivered by P Gagnon Oil Company, are being sold. Both of these items will be raffled on Jan. 1, 2011, and both will be delivered to the winners. Raffle tickets cost $1 for one or $5 for one arm's length. Tickets can be purchased at the Lebanon Transfer Station on Dec. 4, 11, and 18.
Time for Toys for Lebanon Kids
The Lebanon Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary are again sponsoring their annual Toys for Lebanon Kids Program, formerly Toys for Tots, to help give less fortunate children in town a happier Christmas.
Application forms to receive toys from this program are available at the Lebanon Elementary and Hanson school offices as well as lebanonmefire.org.
Toys must be picked up by parents or guardians on Saturday, Dec. 18, between 1 and 3 p.m. at the East Lebanon Fire Station. To mail a monetary donation, send it to Toys for Lebanon Kids, c/o Fire Chief Skip Wood, 591 Little River Road, Lebanon, Maine 04027.
For more information about the Toys For Tots program, call Wood at 207-457-3922 or 207-457-1242.
Operation Santa
The Lebanon Rescue Department has renamed its annual campaign to help local families who have suffered traumatic losses to "Lebanon Operation Santa."
Holidays are sometimes very tough on children who have suffered a traumatic event or the loss of a loved one. Lebanon Rescue has begun collecting donations for its annual drive to benefit community members in need.
Donations sought include new, unwrapped toys, gift cards, and clothing for children up to age 17 as well as monetary contributions. There are several families in town of need of toys and/or clothes during this holiday season who have experienced a traumatic call or the loss of a loved one.
Donations and monetary contributions may be mailed to the Lebanon Rescue Department at 323 Depot Road, Lebanon, Maine 04027. Make checks payable to the Lebanon Rescue Corporation.
For more information, contact Assistant Chief Jason Cole at 608-5615 or [email protected]. You can also log onto the department's secure Internet donation system at www.lebanonrescue.com and make a donation by credit card or check online, with no fees.
You can also drop off the toy at the Lebanon Rescue Station on Route 202 (Blaisdell Corner Station) or call 608-5615 to arrange a pick-up.
Any toys left over will be distributed to Lebanon Fire Department for its Toys for Lebanon Children Program.
SCHOOLS PITCHING IN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Donations of canned goods and nonperishables are needed for the Christmas baskets that Lebanon and Hanson Elementary schools will be delivering to local needy families. Donation boxes are in each school lobby, and donations will be accepted until Friday, Dec. 10.
"Giving trees" are also in each school lobby for children to receive a Christmas gift. If a parent would like a child to bring a star home from the tree, send a note in to school or parents are welcome to select a star off the tree when they are visiting schools. The gift, along with the attached star, will also need to be returned to school by Friday, Dec. 10.
From the state house
State Rep. Joan Nass, R-Acton, who represents part of Lebanon, has submitted the following informations.
State officials urge Mainers to use generators safely: State health officials recently reminded Mainers that using gas-powered generators, kerosene heaters and other heating or power sources improperly can cause carbon monoxide poisoning if CO gas builds up in an enclosed space. CO is a colorless, odorless gas formed when most fuels are burned.
Warning signs of CO poisoning are flu-like symptoms: headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness and confusion, but without a fever. CO poisoning can cause coma and death.
Officials urged the following safety measures to avoid CO poisoning:
If you suspect CO poisoning, leave the house at once and call 911 for emergency assistance. Then call the Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222 or a doctor. Do not re-enter your home until you are told it is safe by the fire department. | {
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Long before tourists arrived in the Bahamas, ancient visitors took up residence in this archipelago off Florida’s coast and left remains offering stark evidence that the arrival of humans can permanently change — and eliminate — life on what had been isolated islands, says a University of Florida researcher.
The unusual discovery of well-preserved fossils in a water-filled sinkhole called a blue hole revealed the bones of landlubbing crocodiles and tortoises that did not survive human encroachment, said David Steadman, a UF ornithologist and the lead author of a paper published this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
“The climate and environmental conditions back then weren’t much different from those of today,” said Steadman, who works at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus. “The big difference is us. When people got to the island, there was probably nothing easier to hunt than tortoises so they cooked and ate them. And they got rid of the crocodiles because it’s tough to have kids playing at the edge of the village where there are terrestrial crocodiles running around.”
The first entire fossilized skeletons of a tortoise and a crocodile found anywhere in the West Indies were uncovered from Sawmill Sink on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, along with bones of a lizard, snakes, bats and 25 species of birds, as well as abundant plant fossils.
Radiocarbon analyses date the bones at between 1,000 and 4,200 years old with the youngest fossil being that of a human tibia, he said. The fossils are the best preserved of any ever found in the Bahamas because of their unusual location in the deep saltwater layer of the sinkhole that contains no oxygen, which normally would feed the bacteria and fungi that cause bones to decay, Steadman said. Expert diver Brian Kakuk and other skilled scuba divers retrieved the fossils from various places along the floor and walls of the blue hole, which contains salt water covered by a layer of freshwater.
“The fossils from Sawmill Sink open up unparalleled opportunities for doing much more sophisticated work than ever before in reconstructing the ancient plant and animal communities of the Bahamas,” Steadman said. “It helps us to understand not only how individual species evolve on islands, but how these communities changed with the arrival of people because we know that changes in the ecosystem are much more dramatic on islands than they are on continents.”
There are many blue holes on Abaco and other Bahamian islands, but this is the first to be the site of a sophisticated fossil excavation, Steadman said. Although the Bahamian government has gone to great lengths to protect its coastline, blue holes with their submerged cave passages have received little attention as a marine resource, he said.
The fossil site is especially valuable because of the presence of fossilized plants — leaves, twigs, flowers, fruits and seeds — pollen and spores, and vertebrates, giving evidence of both the island’s flora and fauna, Steadman said.
“In a typical vertebrate fossil site, you identify the species of vertebrates — reptiles, birds or mammals — and based on that identification you speculate what the habitat might have been,” he said. “For the first time here in the West Indies, we have here on Abaco plant fossils right in with the vertebrates, so we can reconstruct the habitats in a much more sophisticated way.”
For instance, because bracken ferns are one of the first plants to recolonize after a fire, the presence of their spores would indicate regular burning in prehistoric times and indicate that an area was grassland. Evidence for this also comes from the numerous fossils of burrowing owls or meadow larks, which prefer open habitats, he said.
Among the excavation’s findings are that the land-roaming Cuban crocodile lived in the Bahamas until humans arrived, Steadman said. “People tend to think of crocodiles as aquatic and certainly most of them are, but in the Bahamas where there is no fresh water, the crocodile became a terrestrial predator,” he said.
The collaborative project includes Bahamian scientists Nancy Albury, Keith Tinker and Michael Pateman, as well as paleontologist Gary Morgan of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History.
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Next week’s visit to the Philippines by Pope Francis will further disrupt cargo movements in and out of the congested port of Manila, and the government has urged shippers to clear out their cargo from the port by the weekend. | {
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This year I participated in the World’s Greatest Shave to help raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. Managed to raise about $600 all together. It’s the first time I’ve had a completely shaved head, too. Not sure I am used to it yet…
Thanks to all my wonderful family and friends for a great Christmas this year. I’m starting to think that people might think I have a coffee problem… I got two lots of coffee, a grinder, and even coffee liqueur! Many sleepless nights ahead, no doubt. This is the first year I can remember in a long time that I actually have time off between Christmas and New Year as well! Plus I have the house to myself for the entire time. Planning on doing lots of work around the house (if I can find a park at Bunnings first). I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas too!
Well, it finally feels like Christmas! I’ve put the tree up, finished my Christmas shopping last night, and today I wrapped all the presents. We had Christmas a bit early in our house, because Vincent left for India tonight. I decided to go with the one theme for wrapping all the presents. Little did I know it would be so hard to find brown kraft paper (a few weeks ago it was in plentiful supply!) | {
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Timberwolves Sign Amile Jefferson To Two-Way Contract
Minneapolis/St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed forward Amile Jefferson to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released.
Jefferson, 24, has played in 22 games this season for the Iowa Wolves, the Timberwolves’ NBA G League affiliate, averaging 18.0 points and a league-best 13.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 64.0% from the field. Jefferson, 6-9, has 16 double-doubles on the season, including one in each of his last seven games dating back to Dec. 29. The Duke graduate was recently named to the NBA G League Showcase First Team, averaging 22.5 points, 14.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 65.0% from the field over two contests. Jefferson’s best games include a 28-point, 21-rebound performance Jan. 6 at Texas and 29 points, 15 rebounds and six assists Jan. 10 at Canton (G League Showcase).
The Timberwolves originally signed Jefferson to a training camp contract on Sept. 18, 2017. Jefferson appeared in one preseason game for Minnesota, totaling one rebound in 4:15 of action. Jefferson was waived on October 16, 2017.
Two-way contracts allow teams to sign two players to two-way contracts in addition to the 15-man regular-season roster. Players signed to a two-way contact can accrue no more than 45 days of service with their respective NBA club during the regular season and will spend the remainder of their time with the team’s NBA G League affiliate. Jefferson is the second Timberwolves player to sign a two-way contract, joining Anthony Brown. | {
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Driven by Quest for Knowledge and Sense of Enterprise: Adventures of Apeejay Shipping’s Captain as a Sea Farer
By Captain Ranganathan Narasimhan
The Welsh poet George Herbert had once said, “He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea”, implying how the ship and its crew are always at the mercy of the sea and its weather. APJ Uma Kismat, acquired in Hong Kong earlier this month, sent me into a flashback of my adventures as a part of the crew of numerous ships during my career. This unique, often treacherous work environment on high seas, has brought its own set of thrills, perhaps unheard of, in terms of physical danger that one can be in, personally as well as material damage, that can occur in the assets of the employer under one’s charge. Two and half decades later after having worked in Bulk Carriers, Product Tankers and Chemical Tankers, today, when I look out of the window of my work place at Apeejay Shipping’s headquarters in Kolkata, I don’t see the sea but I can see that the foundation of my success is rooted in the individual sense of enterprise and hunger for knowledge.
I distinctly remember how after I joined my first ship as a Cadet (deck apprentice) in 1993, I departed from the port on my very first day as a sea farer. As I became an officer, I used to particularly ask my employers to send me on their difficult ships because I used to enjoy challenges.
Freak Accident
On my first ship as Chief Officer, while passing Japanese coast on a ballast voyage from US to Korea, during the morning watch, there was loud sound and suddenly the vessel’s vibrations which will be present with the engine running stopped. The duty engineer called me and requested me to immediately ask the Captain to come down to the engine room. I called the Captain who went down and after he came up, I could see that his face was awash with no emotions. That’s when I came to know that the intermediate propeller shaft had broken. The breaking of intermediate shaft is an extremely rare occurrence. We soon called a Japanese Coast guard vessel to assist the vessel by towing her away from an island towards which she was drifting due to current. The coast guard vessel tried towing for 24 hours both from the bow and from the stern. She did her best to atleast hold our vessel in position. My vessel was much bigger in size. The Company meanwhile arranged for a Salvage tug to tow us to a major Shipyard in Korea for repairs. Since the propeller shaft was loose, the vessel could not be towed. With the propeller turning freely and wobbling, once the vessel started moving, water started leaking into the engine room. To be able to move without any water ingress, the propeller had to be kept lashed and also lifted above water. The vessel was 4 meters down by head and the propeller boss (mid-point) was brought above water. The ship’s shearing force (a measure of balance of loads and buoyancy) was 157%. Generally it should always be under 100%. We secured the propeller both from inside using heavy blocks and from outside using thick wires. All these securing were done by the ship’s crew. Only then the vessel could be towed. She was thereafter in shipyard for 65 days to get a new shaft. These kind of things are only read in text books and hardly experienced.
At the Mercy of the Sea
I recollect once when I was the Chief Officer on a Bulk carrier and we were in the middle of Atlantic Ocean and facing a storm of force 10-11. While all heavy weather precautions had been taken and I was on the bridge with the Captain and the vessel was rolling and yawing heavily, we could see that the parking crutches of two of the ship’s crane jibs (lifting booms) had broken from the base and the jibs started to move. The momentum was such that, slewing brakes of both the cranes were not able to hold, which means that two cranes, which were originally parked facing each other, were swinging and hitting the crane post of each other. The each jib had a weight of around 11 tons. It was a terrifying experience. We also saw the forward life-raft had come off its cradle and was fully inflated and lying on the starboard main deck. The main deck was awash with waves measuring up to 2-3 metres in height. The only thing that prevented the life-raft from getting washed overboard was the thin rope from the raft that had got entangled on the ship’s railing. It was necessary that the life-raft be recovered and the crane jibs secured. It was difficult to get the crew to agree to go on the deck in such life threatening weather but they relented to accompany me after lot of coaxing and pep talk. I took a handful of people including the Boatswain, fitter and 2 crew, along with life-jacket and lifeline. While walking on deck, a huge wave swept the ship and the water was about a metre above all of us. With all the rolling, pitching and yawing, I somehow went near to the life-raft, cut the rope with a knife and brought it aft. Then went up the cranes and secured both the crane booms by tying them along with the crane posts using strong wires and securing arrangements. The Captain to ease our movement had heaved to the weather and minimized the rolling but the swell continued. He was a veteran and faced many such storms but never such an instance and later shared with me that when he saw the deck awash with water due to the wave and none of us were visible, his heart skipped a beat and he was praying fervently. Actually my wife was sailing with me and she had peeped through the porthole and saw the huge wave drowning 4 to 5 people. She came to know only later that I was one amongst them!
On another occasion, I was the Master on a chemical tanker loading Petroleum products at Limbe in Cameroon. The port had only one berth attached to a refinery and it was open to the Atlantic ocean. As we were alongside, we suddenly started experiencing long swells coming from South Atlantic Sea. The weather was fine, there was no heavy winds but the swells were increasing. With the increasing swells, in spite of doubling the ropes, the ropes started parting. It was night time. I asked the Chief Officer to shut the cargo operations and disconnected the loading arm and hoped to keep the vessel alongside by continuously tightening the mooring ropes. The vessel continued to surge badly and more ropes kept parting. I requested for the pilot and tugs to cast off the vessel. The terminal informed that the Pilot had gone home to Douala, a city nearby, on weekly off and will take 8 hours to come if summoned. The tugs which were nearby were called and were pushing the vessel to keep her in position but the vessel was surging along with the tugs. The terminal asked me if I could take the vessel out myself. As it was unsafe for the vessel to continue to stay alongside, I asked for the tugs to be secured and maneuvered the vessel out of the port myself without the pilot. The challenge was that it was a very tricky maneuver and had to be done with very good co-ordination with the tugs. Being nighttime, I also had to keep in mind all the navigational hazards which were unlit. Not a comfortable situation to be in. Such kinds of swells were quite rare for the port but had happened in the past. I called the company after the entire operation had concluded and I came to the anchorage late in the night. They said that they were unable to help me but fully supported my decisions and actions. They were happy that their asset was safe and there were no accidents.
Trial by Fire
On another occasion, when I was sailing as Chief Officer on a fully loaded product tanker, there was an explosion and fire in the engine room. This happened while approaching Singapore for discharging close to Horsburgh light. It was early morning and I was forward attending an emergency anchoring operation when this happened. Thanks to good emergency preparedness drilled into the ship-staff, by the time I rushed back, the crew had already commenced the fire-fighting in full swing. I released CO2 into the engine room after the Chief Engineer requested me due to the extent of fire. He was injured, could not move much and could only murmur. Releasing CO2 is something very few people may ever get to do. Thereafter, once the fire had died down, we had to assess damages and prepare the vessel for discharging. The entire cabling in the engine room had got burnt. Singapore Shipyard refused to take a loaded vessel and the cargo terminal refused to take the vessel in without CO2 system working again. Within 72 hours, the entire bank of CO2 bottles were disconnected, landed, refilled and fitted back. Make-shift cabling was done for just one generator and only one cargo pump and one ballast pump could work. The vessel was towed and berthed with tugs along-side. During cargo discharge, I used to sleep on the main deck near the cargo manifold. After discharge, the vessel stayed in a shipyard for 11 days to get the cabling done. However, the engine room continued to be in a very bad condition. The vessel had lost all oil major approvals which is necessary to get charters on tankers and so they could not get any cargo at all. The company managed after great efforts to get one dirty product cargo under the condition that before she goes to the discharge terminal, the vessel will clear at least 2 oil major vetting inspections one after the other. The Superintendent requested me to somehow get the engine room ready for the vetting inspection as the engineers were totally stretched to attend to various machinery. For nearly 10 days, I worked with half the ship’s crew in the engine room to get the engine room ready while I was deputing and monitoring the other half on deck to get it ready for inspection. The Vessel cleared both vetting inspections with minimal findings. It was followed by few more such inspections soon after, all of which were cleared.
In Severe Weather
I was sailing as a Chief Officer on a product tanker on a voyage from Europe to New York. There was severe icing on the deck and the ice had completely covered the air vents for all the cargo tanks. With my entire deck crew, I had to work in sub-zero temperature to clear all the ice so that the vents get cleared. I also had to get the vessel’s decks cleared for discharging in US.
One thing common in all of my adventures and crisis management at sea is that I had a great team every time. Each of them rose to the occasion. My observation of my seniors who taught through their conduct how to be and how not to be too has been important. Being a dependable professional, a supportive and engaged team member or a leader has a few foundational values in common and this is why the lessons I have learnt so far from my 24 years in the Shipping Industry are these :-
a) Never judge or stereotype someone on the basis of your own limited assessment of their past; people can surprise you. You need to spend some time and effort to find their spark and fuel it to see hitherto unseen results.
b) Do not decide on something till you have analyzed it thoroughly.
c) Do not give up on something or someone till the best possible effort has been applied.
d) Share your knowledge and experience with your colleagues and help them grow and you don’t have to worry about your own growth; it follows naturally.
e) Every moment gives an opportunity to learn and to make things better.
f) It is the People who make all the difference, in addition to processes, invest in people; they will make sure that your processes succeed.
Looking back, from my first day as a cadet till now, just after the acquisition of APJ Uma Kismat, my professional life has been providing lessons aplenty. While in the pursuit of better standards and better quality, I try to keep each of these in mind during my interactions with our most crucial asset – our ship-staff and try to ensure that I am as empathetic as possible and pass on whatever little wisdom I might have gained and of course keep myself open for more lessons to learn.
Bon Voyage!
Captain Narasimhan is Director, Operations & Commercial, Apeejay Shipping Limited. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers (FICS) UK, a member of Nautical Institute, UK & Company of Master Mariners of India (CMMI), committee member in Indian National Shipowners Association (INSA), he has also been a visiting faculty at a logistics school in Chennai teaching shipping business and dry-cargo chartering to MBA students. | {
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LGBTQ ratings flop: Americans keep rejecting ‘gay’ programming
March 17, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — As the Disney Corporation experiments with a “gay” subplot in its remake of Beauty and the Beast, the recent ratings flop of an ABC miniseries extolling “gay rights” confirms that Americans are not tuning in to pro-LGBTQ programming.
With great fanfare, ABC launched its “epic” miniseries, When We Rise, about the “gay rights” revolution. As Heatstreet reported, “When We Rise received saturation ad coverage during the Oscars ahead of its premiere this week.”
But the hype didn’t work and the show tanked from the first episode (the four-part miniseries totaled eight hours). Deadline reported on When We Rise’s disappointing debut:
“It was a noble effort, but viewers largely shunned it, with the opening two hours averaging a paltry 0.7 in 18-49 and 3 million viewers coming off the strong Bachelor lead-in.
“When We Rise was the lowest-rated program on the Big 4 [CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX] and second lowest-rated overall last night, matching the CW’s Supergirl (0.7, even with last week). The CW’s Jane The Virgin (0.3) was off by a tenth.”
The Advocate, a magazine for homosexuals, describedWhen We Rise as “a sprawling tale of queer liberation that covers the Stonewall riots to marriage equality to the transgender rights battle.” The ABC series was directed by “out” homosexual Dustin Lance Black and featured Rachel Griffiths, Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, David Hyde Pierce, and other stars.
Later, the The Advocate bemoaned the lack of interest in LGBTQ programs in general:
“Did you watch it? Probably not. The ratings were the lowest among the big four networks during the 9 p.m. Monday time slot, despite having a star-studded cast, opening to positive reviews, and following ratings juggernaut The Bachelor. When We Rise pulled in just 2.95 million viewers; that was less than sitcoms like CBS's Superior Donuts and Two Broke Girls.”
The homosexual magazine was reduced to urging its readers to start watching When We Rise, as well as Oscar Best Picture-winning movie, Moonlight, which features a young “gay” black man “coming out” and a homosexual relationship. As Forbes reported, Moonlight “is among the lowest-grossing Oscar Best Picture winners ever.”
Vanity Fair reported that Moonlight got a sizable post-Oscars “bump” of $2.5 million in sales, but the film still only earned “just over $25 million total at the box office.” Compare that the musical La La Land, which Moonlight defeated to win the Oscar, earning $145 million. Another Oscars Best Picture winner (2016), Spotlight, about The Boston Globe exposing the priestly pedophile abuse of boys in the local Catholic archdiocese, earned $25 million total at the box office.
“Corrosive hatred” and history-defying lies
Catholic League president Bill Donohue said When We Rise is guilty of anti-Catholic bigotry of the usual type put forth by Hollywood elites.
Brent Bozell, president of Media Research Center, agreed, accusing ABC of promoting “corrosive hatred” through the characters in When We Rise:
“On the first night, the main character Cleve Jones tells one of his lovers: ‘I say we just get rid of all the heterosexuals. They're so boring.’
“Can you imagine the outcry if a straight character were to say, ‘Let's get rid of all the homosexuals’? This was a formula for a flop. It neither convinced nor converted anyone in the red states. They watched something more honest and less self-righteous.”
Curiously, including “gay liberation” leader Jones’ hateful comment is one aspect of the ABC series that accurately reflects homosexual activists’ extremist attitudes and rhetoric. For example, “gay” militants once described heterosexuals contemptuously as “breeders.” In contrast, today’s establishment LGBT movement champions “gay adoption,” relying on heterosexuals to produce children for “gay parents.”
In 1970s San Francisco “gay” slang, so common was sex between men and boys that predatory homosexual men (“chickenhawks”) referred lustily to the underage boys (their targets) as “chicken,” according to Gay Talk, a book of “gay slang.” A “chicken dinner” was slang for “sex with a teenager.”
Bozell, in his column, “ABC’s Huge Gay Propaganda Flop,” also reports on When We Rise’s false narrative — still very popular in “gay” circles today — distorting President Ronald Reagan’s policies on AIDS:
“The ‘educational’ script [of When We Rise] simply lies, starting with the undying falsehood that President Ronald Reagan never lifted a finger for AIDS victims. In the second installment, one character asks, ‘You think any of those groups are gonna’ get Reagan to give a damn?’ Another replies, ‘If I didn't know any better, I'd say it's a government plot.’ The first man shoots back: ’Yeah. I work for the government. They couldn't pull something this intricate off. Willfully letting it spread ... That's another story.’”
Here’s the reality, according to Bozell: “President Reagan's Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler proclaimed that AIDS was her department's ‘number one priority’ in 1983. AIDS funding skyrocketed in the 1980s, almost doubling each year beginning in 1983 — when the media coverage first exploded — from $44 million to $103 million to $205 million to $508 million to $922 million to $1.6 billion in 1988.”
The site NewNowNext writes that while there have been a smattering of shows with homosexual themes that have garnered big audiences (e.g., Modern Family), “the TV landscape is littered with gay-themed shows that bombed.” Some examples: The McCarthys (2015), Partners (2012), The New Normal (2012) and Bravo’s Boy Meets Boy (2003).
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