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The Herefordshire Centre for Community Led Housing started as an independent service to advise groups who are interested in setting up collective initiatives in their area.
It was enabled thanks to the government's £163m Community Housing Fund, of which Herefordshire council was allocated £503,000.
Part of my job is to look at the area's Neighbourhood Development Plans (NDPs), which were set up to give parish councils greater control over local housing decisions.
Read more: Five Community-led Housing Groups Win Free Advice from Right to Build Task Force
These allow residents to put forward recommendations for areas they'd like to see developed and what kind of accommodation they think should be built, via a referendum or questionnaire.
Some NDPs specify land for self build and others simply put in policies that encourage projects. With these NPDs, we also visit the sites and establish settlement boundaries. This opens up a lot of locations in rural areas that could be used for one-off or collective projects.
Herefordshire council is using this process to find land to ensure its quota of self build plots, as identified via its Right to Build register, is released.
I also work with groups who might need to finance an affordable housing development. This could be achieved by selling some land to individuals for one-off homes, for example.
I'm working with the centre because I believe in community led housing. Group custom build and self finish projects can be very affordable ways of creating permanent homes for people.
Providing properties for those who aren't eligible for social housing but have fallen by the wayside is a huge challenge at the moment.
This could be anyone from self-employed individuals who have a reasonable income overall, but are refused a mortgage because it fluctuates month to month, through to those with a big deposit but a low salary.
The Community Housing Fund has been guaranteed for the next two years, and local groups and centres like this one can apply for it. The government has just brought in some capital grants as well.
Personally, I think that if you're a self builder, the best way to access this money would be through a group project.
My goal is to bring together people who are interested in starting their self or custom build journey, and help them find a suitable site and some funding. A few of these projects have been completed very successfully.
Learn more: Older Women's CoHousing in North London
When you're involved in a collective build, you make friends and create community through that process.
If you just buy a plot or a home, you might live in the area you want to be in, but you won't necessarily know anyone.
When you're working together, you make connections as it happens. That's a really positive outcome of taking on a collective self build.
It would be a good idea to approach me and we can take it from there.
I work a lot with the Herefordshire Community Land Trust, who want to know about people who have expressed an interest in taking on a building project and what locations they're keen on.
If there are local housing groups working in those areas, I can link them up; it might provide opportunities for cross financing.
There is constant interest at the moment. The fact that central government is putting money into this is opening up possibilities for small firms and locals to change the way they think about housing.
It also gives centres like ours the chance to tell people about opportunities they wouldn't otherwise know about.
Consider custom build – it can be a very affordable path to property ownership.
One popular route is where the developers will complete the shell of the house, but you do a lot of the internal work yourself. This means you can save a lot of money in labour costs.
Learn more: RUSS – Lewisham's Community Self Build Legacy
As a group, you can also share skills. This has been successfully achieved in the Fishponds project in Bristol with people who wouldn't otherwise have had access to secure homes.
A total of 12 affordable houses were built by Bristol Community Land Trust members, who were involved from the very beginning of the scheme and did the self-finishing together with training and supervision.
As a result, there is not only virtually no crime on the site, but the new residents have all already become friends and so look out for each other.
With projects like this, it's not about creating an individual grand design. It's more for those who haven't thought about self build as a reality before, and might not have the same sort of funds or skills that you'd possibly need to take on a large scale project like this.
Top image: Bristol CLT's Fishponds community self build features 12 homes built by local residents


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Step 1: Make your cleaner.
To remove moderate stains on your grout, BobVila.com recommends mixing 1 part baking soda and 1 part hydrogen peroxide in a bowl to make a paste. Mix as much as you need for the amount of grout you want to clean. Remember: The more cleaner you make, the larger the bowl you'll need.
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Use a small brush, such as a paint brush, to apply the paste to your grout. Test the cleaner on a small, hidden spot first before moving to the rest of the grout, BobVila.com says.
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Enter to win online simply by posting a pic of a burger you created on our Facebook or Instgram account and or on your own page and tag us!
Our deli will choose a recipe submitted by one of you to feature at a BBQ on June 24th and 25th! (Hint: recipes that involve the beef, not just the condiments have a better chance of being chosen.)


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Technically, Calgary has a prairie-steppe climate. In practice, this means lots of wind, hot summers, freezing winters and very little rain. What rain there is falls mostly in the summer months, and the city receives a lot of snow in the winter.
Calgary's weather is notoriously unpredictable, however, and can change quite dramatically within hours.
Spring comes late to Calgary - in March, average daily highs barely reach 4°C. April and May are when things begin to warm up, with highs of 11°C and 16°C respectively. Overnight lows are still very cold, however, often below freezing or barely above. There is very little rain in this period, but snow in May is not uncommon. However, the record high temperatures for May was a sweltering 32°C, so you can see why the city has a reputation for strange weather!
If you're visiting Calgary in the spring, bring layered clothing and expect the unexpected.
By June, the city begins to hot up. Average highs of 19-23°C across the summer months can be supplanted by heat waves which take temperatures soaring into the 30s Celsius. Nights are still very cool, however, usually not exceeding 10°C, so you'll want something with long sleeves for the summer evenings. Take an umbrella too, as this is the wettest season in Calgary. It's also one of the busiest, as thousands of people descend on the town for the Calgary Stampede.
Autumn temperatures in Calgary drop dramatically. From daily highs of around 17°C in September, they decline to only around 3°C by the end of November. Overnight lows plummet too, reaching minus figures by the end of September and average at around -12°C by the end of November.
The first snows of the season usually arrive in mid to late September and are certainly present by mid October. If you're visiting Calgary in autumn, take warm clothing and prepare for some very cold weather.
Calgary in winter is a winter wonderland. Expect freezing temperatures - daily highs remain below freezing throughout December, January and February, with overnight lows occasionally reaching -30°C - although something in the region of -14°C is more common.
Heavy snowfall is likely. However, a quirk of the Calgary weather is the warm Chinook winds which blow in from the mountains in the winter. These astonishing winds can raise the temperature by a massive 30°C in a matter of hours, which leads to frequent melting of snow - before the winds drop, the temperatures freeze again and more snowfall arrives. Pack cold weather clothing, but you might just be surprised!
Calgary, situated in southern Alberta, lies very close to the Canadian Rockies, and is a popular base for tourists wishing to explore the natural beauty of this part of the world. It is an important cultural and sporting hub as well as a major Canadian finance and business centre.
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It is often said back in the 'good old days' when referring to things that were made to last. That may well be true for a carbon regeneration kiln operating in Western Australia. Ansac has been designing and manufacturing kilns since the early 1980s and it's always a pleasure when we come across one of our kilns operating over these three decades.
Just such a kiln is still going strong at Carbon Management Solutions in Kalgoorlie and is producing regenerated activated carbon consistently above 85% activation after nearly 30 years in service. The kiln is our early model utilising gas burners in a standard indirect heated arrangement with a rotating heat tube. Rob McKenna the owner of CMS says 'I am delighted that this kiln is still performing for us and producing high grade regenerated carbon for CMS's clients" McKenna is based in the centre of Kalgoorlie and assists many sites by regenerating their activated carbon rather than at their own sites. He further added, 'This is an important part of our business and therefore we demand good performance from our regen kiln, Ansac has certainly delivered that'.
Ansac's field representative for the Gold Fields of Western Australia, Ben McArthur is a regular visitor to CMS and supports many of Ansac clients in the vicinity. McArthur commented ' It's great to see when one of kilns is well maintained and operated you are able to get decades of consistent performance from the unit. ' McArthur also explained; 'The best operated kilns he views regularly are the ones that are cared for at site in combination with a regular Ansac services.'
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My account will not be in the negatives so why would they close it? Wouldn't I only lose the money that was added from the MO?
It'd probably look bad on my account but I don't think it would close entirely.
My account will not be in the negatives so why would they close it? Wouldn't I only lose the money that was added from the MO?
It'd probably look bad on my account but I don't think it would close entirely.
I don't either, kid, so don't worry about it.
Did you look at the link I posted? It talks about exactly your situation and it doesn't say a word about closing your account out from under you.
Listen. If you're still worried that you're going to be held criminally responsible, stop right now. Go back and read what I posted. The bank wants its money back and if it needs to take it from you, so be it. But YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE CHARGED WITH A CRIME.
I read it wrong. I found it hard to believe that an 18-yo college student could spare $900 and still stay positive, and I translated the statement to be that he would be in the negative.
The banks closed early today so I was unable to report. I'm going to call Western Union tomorrow to see if the MO is real or counterfeit. From there, I should be able to know what actions can be taken.
Well, you know, take your time about telling us, we're already a little overwhelmed by all this paranoia.
So I just called Western Union and they told me that the the amount of money on the MO ($990) does not match the amount on their systems. I can confirm that this MO was definitely altered. They were unable to give me the actual amount due to security reasons. They said I have to contact the purchaser of the MO but I do not know them. The only thing that's present in the MO is their signature.
If I go to the bank and tell them this, what can they do to help? I can explain to them the situation and let them know that this MO was altered
You mean this is a surprise to you?
Kid, I don't know what the bank will do. We have others here who have worked in loss prevention for retail; they may have some ideas. And I know someone who used to be a regular poster here who is a VP of a bank, I'll ask her to take a look.
But really? Just report the damn thing and stop trying to figure out all the angles in advance. I don't care what Army Judge on the other site is telling you, you are not going to be arrested or held criminally responsible unless the bank has a real reason to think that you were knowingly participating in a fraud. And you know how you keep them from thinking you were intentionally participating in a fraud? YOU REPORT TO THEM THAT YOU WERE SCAMMED.


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A stand-off at a South Australian abattoir has ended and 23 protesters reported, as the RSPCA confirmed the business is the subject of an investigation.
The group climbed up to the roof of the slaughterhouse, which they accuse of being involved in animal cruelty practices, and surrendered only when a sheep was handed over.
Some were atop the building at Strathalbyn, south-east of Adelaide, for several hours, after the demonstration began early on Friday morning.
Hidden camera footage, the group say, was filmed inside the facility depicts acts of animal cruelty including pigs drowning in scalding water and sheep, pigs and cattle being improperly stunned.
A statement released by the RSPCA South Australia said an investigation was taking place on the basis of the footage supplied to it earlier this month.
Under regulations, animals should be stunned and unconscious at the time they are killed - but the RSPCA said their condition is hard to ascertain using only video evidence.
While the investigation is underway, the RSPCA chief inspector has conducted two inspections, including one without notice, and reported that the facility passed both.
The activists on Friday rolled out large banners on the roof and published videos online, initially requesting a guided and filmed tour of the slaughterhouse in operation.
Police reported 23 people for criminal trespass, and they will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
Animal rights activist Chris Delforce, who took part in the protest, said the use of hidden cameras is necessary in an industry "hidden in secrecy".
"Consumers have a right to know what they're paying for when they purchase meat, dairy and egg products," he said.
"The reality behind the neatly packaged products on supermarket shelves is the brutal slaughter of an animal who desperately didn't want to die."


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Built with an exquisite quality Puesta El Sol property offers you three bedrooms and three bathroom, garage, swimming pool area, open garden walking around the unit, three stories, every room is well connected making you feel cozy and homey.
Kitchen and living room close to a balcony with an Ocean view and Valley view as well, catching the sunset and the Ocean breeze of the afternoon. Then you can take the stairs going to the first floor where you will enjoy a pretty cool time with your friends around the pool and in transition you will see two slide doors where you can get into a bar and living area as well.
This house was thought for having a good time with family and friends, for business purposes: It is perfect, thinking you may have very important costumers and you don't know where they should go, You could use this place as a house for your most special guests, Saving you time and energy! Hotels and Hostels will never care for your clients as much as you will do.
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Rarity: Awesome Rarity
Base Level: 10
Base Damage: 26-34
Description: This is the strongest blade in the world. We cannot know how much damage it will do until you face the greatest foe in the world!
- Used to merge HeroBlade.
- When clicked on by non-owners: "I am sorry Hero, but to command my powers you must own me."
- When clicked on by the owner:
- "Lore is yours to save, and I am yours to wield"
- "A Hero does what is right… but must decide whether that is Good or Evil"
- "Don't give up now, you're just about to win"
- "I am honored to be the blade you wield, Hero!"
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Brimbank Council has introduced paper and cardboard recycling drop-off points to support residents to continue to recycle while kerbside recycling services are impacted by the temporary closure of SKM Recycling.
Brimbank Mayor, Cr Lucinda Congreve said Council had introduced two paper and cardboard drop-off points for residents this week, and was exploring other potential drop-off locations and other measures to support the community while recycling services are disrupted.
"This is a hugely frustrating time for the community and for Council.
"The temporary closure of SKM means that, until further notice, any recyclable material collected via the kerbside recycling service will go to landfill.
"We know many people in our community go to great efforts to recycle right, so we understand this situation is very disappointing.
"To support our community to continue recycling where possible, residents now have the option to drop off clean paper and cardboard at our Resource Recovery Centre in Keilor Park, or at One Paper in Laverton.
"To make it easier for community members to drop off recyclable paper and cardboard, we've extended the opening hours at our Resource Recovery Centre.
"We're also looking at other potential drop-off locations for paper and cardboard, as well as other measures we can put in place to support our community through this time, and minimise the amount of recyclable materials going to landfill," Cr Congreve said.
Cr Congreve said there were many simple ways for residents to minimise the amount of recyclable materials in their kerbside recycling bin.
"Newspaper can be ripped up and added to compost bins, you can reuse glass jars within your home and think about whether a nearby kindergarten or child care centre are accepting cardboard boxes for art and craft activities.
"Many supermarkets also accept soft plastics for recycling.
"But most importantly is that we start to rethink the single use packaging we purchase and bring into our homes – can you go without it or buy the same thing without packaging using your own container?", Cr Congreve said.
Brimbank is one of 33 councils contracted to SKM for the processing of its recyclable material.
Council has been working with the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group which manages Council's contract with SKM, on immediate options, as well as long term solutions to manage recycling services for local households.
"At this time there is no other viable option for the short term storage and management of our city's recyclable material, and there is very limited capacity in metro Melbourne and further afield for the processing of recycling, however we are working hard to find any available options for our recyclables.
"In the meantime Council's kerbside recycling collection service will continue – with recyclable material being directed to landfill.
"We encourage any households with a recycling bin that is not full to consider storing their recycling where possible and look at other ways to minimise their waste," Cr Congreve said.


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Title: Girl Online
Author: Zoe Sugg
Genre: Young Adult
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 25th November 2014
Pages: 346
Rating: 1/5 stars
Penny has a secret.
Under the alias Girl Online, Penny blogs her hidden feelings about friendship, boys, her crazy family and the panic attacks that have begun to take over her life. When things go from bad to worse, her family whisks her away to New York, where she meets Noah, a gorgeous, guitar-strumming American. Suddenly Penny is falling in love – and capturing every moment of it on her blog.
But Noah has a secret too. One that threatens to ruin Penny's cover – and her closest friendship – forever.
I would not have read this book had it not been on the Dymocks 101 list I challenged myself to finish in my March Wrap-Up. Not only do I not follow any You-Tubers, and had no idea who Zoella was, but I don't like the idea of ghost-writing. In addition, based on the blurb I was fairly sure I wasn't going to like this book…..
And I wasn't wrong. From the get-go, there were problems. The characters are all pretty stereotypical, and none of them seem to have flaws – excluding the bitchy Megan, who is completely flawed, and the popular, attractive Ollie, who is incredibly shallow.
Penny felt completely flat as a character, and just a little unrealistic – she has this seemingly perfect, supportive family, but refuses to ask them for help when she has panic attacks. When they finally find out, they are incredibly supportive, which she expected them to be, so why was it such a massive problem to tell them in the first place?
And then we have the boy problem. (WARNING: SPOILERS IN THIS PARAGRAPH). Penny falls in love with a seemingly normal boy, but he turns out to be Internet musical sensation Noah Flynn. What kind of blogger is not at least a little bit aware of what else is going on in the Internet? And what kind of teenage girl isn't perpetually bombarded (through social media, conversations, etc.) with information about the current heart-throbs – I, like Penny, wasn't particularly interested, but was still aware who Justin Bieber was because of the girls I was surrounded by at school, whether they were my friends or not. Her parents also let her spend all her time with a strange boy in a strange city – not particularly responsible, or realistic, based on my own parents and those of my friends; they were concerned when I started dating the boy next door (yes, this is a real thing – I am a stereotype).
Blog posts are interspersed randomly throughout the novel, chapters unto themselves. They were a good detractor from the mind-numbing dullness of the story. I felt that her anonymity was a bit of a hard sell as well – she puts her photos on her blog, and she is known for her photography at school, people know where she is from – it wouldn't be too hard for kids at her school to put two and two together.
People who like sugar-coated, silly teenage love stories, this is probably the kind of book you would enjoy. For the rest of us, stay well away. The romance, the characters, the whole premise of the book is just a little stupid. Completely unrealistic and too juvenile even for its young adult market – with the vast range of brilliant YA books out there, I am disappointed that this book has managed to stay on the best seller lists for so long – and even more disappointed that I bought my own copy.
The whole book had me feeling like this:
I am less embarrassed about my use of a Futurama meme (a show which I watch with my boyfriend under duress), than I am about dedicating valuable reading time to this book.


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text: All six candidates use websites and Twitter profiles as a means of cheap, effective 24-hour campaigning [Reuters]Traditionally, Iran's clerics communicate to the public via Friday prayers and staid television talk shows. But Friday's presidential poll in Iran has been preceded by a flurry of social media activity by some candidates, among them, Hassan Rouhani, the only cleric in the race. "We need to give our ppl #confidence so they can participate in our country's affairs... we need to distance ourselves from #extremism," tweeted @HassanRouhani, the official twitter handle of the popular presidential candidate and the former chief nuclear negotiator. Jalili is trying to enhance his stature by generating a sense of his inevitability within the international media, which in turn would help him at home where he was less well-known than most of his rivals. Suzanne Maloney, Brookings Institution In a country that heavily suppressed Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms after the 2009 protests, these mediums have strangely become a useful tool by the candidates themselves, even though the platforms are formally blocked in the country. Indeed, in Iran, even email accounts are watched. Google announced on Wednesday that it had uncovered an Iranian spying ring targeting the email accounts of thousands of people in the country. Still, some manage to use Gmail - Google's e-mail service - as well as Twitter and Facebook. To access these platforms, Iranians have to employ virtual private networks (VPNs) or use applications designed to hide IP addresses, typically known as "deep web" browsing. According to a 2012 RAND study, users tweeted #IranElection "at a rate of about 30 tweets per minute in the days immediately following the [2009] election" and Facebook released a version of their entire site in Farsi "to accommodate the volume of news and information shared on Facebook". Yet in the following days, the government effectively outlawed social media. Because candidates operate on a severely limited budget and a very restricted timeframe, they are now increasingly relying on social media as a primary tool to disseminate information about their policies, campaign rallies and values. The RAND report said that over a third of the population used the internet, and mobile phone subscriptions hover at around 72 out of every 100 people. However, having access to social media does not mean Iranians can use it. Owing to the fact that Iran uses only one public internet service provider (ISP), the government has been able to dramatically slow bandwidth speeds as an effort to delay messages meant for organising large-scale protests. Targeted messages Despite sluggish internet speeds, digital communication inside the country is prevalent. At Rohani's campaign rallies, mobile phones are commonplace, something the campaign has used to its advantage by setting up a targeted SMS system. "Our SMS system has a base of millions of people," said Amir Hossein Mottaghi, Rouhani's campaign media manager. "If we have a rally in a certain province, then we will send an SMS to those people who only live in that area; if we hold a press conference, we will send a text only to journalists… our targeted groups range from 200 to millions of people." Traditionally, the country's social media users are students, intelligentsia and progressives, but this election has seen even hardliners seek online visibility, with all candidates present and accounted for on social media. Some, such as Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf, tweet only in Farsi, others, such as Ali Akbar Velayati, only seem to use the platform to see what others are saying about them, but not tweeting anything out at all. "We have no joke about our islands as we have no joke about our legitimate right for peaceful nuclear program. #Iranelection #Jalili" - Saeed Jalili [@DrSaeedJalili], June 9, 2013 "Supporters of the current right-wing government, conservative and religious Iranians, and even the security forces also use social media to disseminate ideas, and mobilise support," stated the RAND report. Rouhani's campaign manager, Mohammed Reza Nematzadeh, believes a primarily digital strategy is the only way forward - and that paper fliers and traditional campaigning are relics of the past. Additionally, these digital media provide a cost-effective avenue for outreach. Another candidate with a prolific online network, Saeed Jalili, an arch-conservative and Iran's current chief nuclear negotiator, uses his digital profile to defend Iran's stance on nuclear negotiations and cultural policies. What is somewhat surprising is the fact that both Rouhani and Jalili also tweet in English - a move seen as either a way to reach out to the West or to the Iranian expat community, which can vote in the presidential elections. "Jalili is trying to enhance his stature by generating a sense of his inevitability within the international media, which, in turn, would help him at home where he was less well-known than most of his rivals," Suzanne Maloney, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told Al Jazeera. "Rouhani's strategy is somewhat different - he clearly intended to present himself as the rightful heir to the reform movement, and tweeting in English offered a way to enhance his bonafides in these areas well as reach out to the diaspora," said Maloney. Digital backlash Small Media, a new media research firm based in the UK, has created a number of election monitoring reports whose methodology focuses on Farsi-language Facebook and Twitter posts about the candidates, with most of the posts coming from within Iran. Their analysis breaks down each candidate's popularity - how often that candidate is tweeted about - and favourability - how many tweets about that candidate is positive, negative, or sarcastic. Click to go to real-time Twitter tracker According to Mahmood Enayat, the firm's executive director, Jalili can boast the most structured digital network and has "a very developed organisation of bloggers" at his disposal, where many of Ahmedinjad's former blogger community have taken up his cause. Jalili has boasted on Twitter that he has a network of more than 1,200 bloggers. But ever since the televised debates, online discussions have centred on Rouhani. The largest volume of tweets from, "ordinary Iranians focus on Rouhani's performance and platforms… [which show that] he has the support of the middle class," said Enayat. In an ironic twist, the candidates are beginning to understand the difficulties of tackling censorship of their own prohibited platforms and many of their posts are often subject to scathing criticisms and sarcastic comments. User @amirazad_ quipped: "Given the fact that Jalili's academic expertise is on international relations during the early years of Islam, I think the first thing on his agenda as president of Iran should be to build a moat around Iran." The jab did not go unnoticed, and according to a Small Media report, the tweet was widely shared. Jalili has also been the target of saltier tweets, with people lobbing insults directly in response to his campaign's messages. This open forum is unique for Iranian political discourse - it is an uncensorable space, one which neither Jalili's campaign, nor the Islamic republic, can control. Communicating with foreign media Although Rouhani tends to receive a favourable response on Twitter, he is frequently criticised for his past record, which is more conservative than the reformist face of his campaign. For example @allMightymate tweeted to him: "When did you become a reformist?" Ever since Rouhani registered to become a candidate, he has promoted progressive policies - both in person and in the digital domain. He frequently calls for equal pay for women, freeing political prisoners and opening up dialogue with the West. "#Women must have #active presence in society. Women must have #equal #opportunities, equal #pay and equal #rights." - Rouhani Campaign [@HassanRouhani], June 5, 2013 "Like most of the political establishment of the Islamic Republic, he has routinely indulged in radical rhetoric to criticise Israel," said Maloney. "But he has also been one of the most fierce and vocal critics of the economic and foreign policies of current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Rouhani is considered a pragmatic conservative, close to former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has himself been embraced in recent years by the reform movement despite prior frictions," explained Maloney. However, the former nuclear negotiator "has never been seen as a part of the pro-reform movement prior to his candidacy", said Enayat. But because of his close association with Rasfanjani, "he is now seen as the reform candidate, only because of his electability and his ability to push back." Unlike the other candidates, his account has tweeted directly at reporters and has retweeted messages from major media outlets, including Al Jazeera English and our reporters. His method of tweeting to the outside world, especially about controversial matters such as the pardoning of Mehdi Karroubi, one of two 2009 presidential candidates currently under house arrest, suggests that he is willing to allow open, participatory democracy. Jalili's and Rouhani's social media strategies also employ heavy integration with their other platforms. Jalili's Twitter account often links to his Instagram handle and unofficial facebook page. What's clear is that verboten or not, social media is part of Iran's constantly changing political landscape. What was once a tool used for anti-establishment purposes has now been embraced by senior officials themselves. Censorship remains high, but it remains to be seen if these small openings revive the mass communications of anti-government dissidents. Additional reporting by Soraya Lennie in Tehran. SOURCE: Al Jazeera Politics Iran Israel United Kingdom


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Harrison sped down the passageway. His arse was on fire. There was nobody around so he was not embarrassed kneading his scorching flesh. Jesus H. Christ, he was on fire. Moments earlier he had been stretched across the worn leather chesterfield coach in the headmaster's study. Nose pressing against the stinking leather. Trousers at his ankles; Y-fronts at his knees.
The headmaster laid on twelve stingers. Twelve. A dozen. On the bare arse. Was that even legal? Bloody hell, he's eighteen years old, almost an adult.
Harrison heaved his shoulder against a door and pressed hard against the force of the overhead spring. Great. The sixth-form bogs were unoccupied. Carefully, he unbuckled his belt and let his mid-grey trousers slip over his buttocks. Then gingerly he eased down his cotton underpants. The throbbing was intense. Then, he pointed his bare bum at the mirror. Crikey! The marks will last a month, he thought.
Suddenly, the door opened. In walked his best pal Tollinson. He paused in the doorway and seeing Harrison's corrugated flesh, let out a low soulful whistle.
"I heard you had been called to the beak," he said, moving further into the lavatory. "Well he's given you a good set of marks." He licked his index finger and gently traced one of the longer, deeper cuts with it.
"Sorry," he lied, when his friend winced as the pain was reignited. As any schoolboy would, Tollinson was greatly enjoying his pal's distress. "It looks like a map of Clapham Junction," he grinned.
Harrison twisted his body to get a closer view while Tollinson carefully massage his hairless bum with the palms of his hands. "It's hot enough to fry an egg back here," he grinned.
Harrison grimaced. "Look at those cuts," he sashayed his bum. "It'll take forever for them to clear."
"A week at least," Tollinson confirmed. "When Davis got done, there were bruises for ten days," he added with authority, "and he only got six."
Harrison cupped one buttock in his hand and weighed it ruefully. "I'm meeting Sandra tonight, what's she going to say?"
"Your girlfriend?" Tollinson asked sulkily. "Do you mean you're doing it?" He assumed like himself, every boy at the school was a virgin. There were no girl pupils. The only action the sex-starved boys got came courtesy of their right hands. Or (he supposed) the left for those so inclined.
"Of course," Harrison straightened his shoulders. The cock of the walk. "How do I explain this?"
Tollinson stared at the ridged arse and shrugged, "Tell her the truth, why not?"
Harrison eased up his underpants and trousers. Tollinson struggled to hide his disappointment. Harrison buckled his belt furiously. "I told her I was a student at Brocklehurst Uni. How can I explain this?" He rubbed the seat of his trousers in case Tollinson didn't understand.
Tollinson pursed his lips. "Tell her you flunked a test and your professor gave you a bowing to buck up your ideas."
"Will she buy that?" Harrison asked.
"Yeah, right," his pal chortled. "Come on, let's go home."
The two schoolboys walked down the passageway. One distressed and the other delighted there would be no nookey for Harrison that night.
Picture credit: Sting Pictures
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So, Sunday's talks.
First up was this one.
The concept is good, I suppose. The discussion of how to do something like this, dealing with manufacturers, VCs, etc..
During the talk, however, all I could think about is whether you needed to write in LISP to get funded by Y-Combinator.
After thinking about it more, however, I have to wonder how long this will be viable. Yes, it's a good solution right now, but what about two years from now? Will this USB device be at all useful in the future. (Snark: Maybe there's something I can look up with my CueCat to determine…)
All that said, it certainly has potential to be more secure, and useful than, say, an RSA token.
Interesting talk, though.


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With recent reports of an email exchange between Central Florida athletic director Danny White and his counterpart at Florida, Scott Stricklin about a proposed 2-1 series between the Knights and Gators, per the Orlando Sentinel, Stricklin and UF need to get over themselves and off their proverbial high horse.
Stricklin, a 48-year-native of Jackson, Mississippi, has been the athletic director of Florida since 2016 after serving under the same role at his alma mater, Mississippi State. Under his watch in Gainesville, he hired former Bulldogs head coach, Dan Mullen away from Starksville. Stricklin would also be appointed to the CFP selection committee on a three-year term.
While it is speculation and unconfirmed, there are some reports that suggest that Stricklin used his position on the CFP committee to help Florida avoid a possible Peach Bowl matchup with UCF.
Again, this is unconfirmed. But if one were to look at the optics of it, and now see both his and Florida's heavy-handed 2-1 scheduling offer with UCF. It's not a good look for one of the so-called heavyweights of the SEC.
Being both an Ohio State fan, family alum and new member of the Knights Watch, this is more than just about the Knights making a name for themselves, but about taking respect, both on and off the field.
Clearly, Stricklin is trying to force UCF's hand in acting like they are doing Central Florida a favor. Surely, if one can take a closer look at the scheduling controversy, this is more like a cause of the SEC, UF and Stricklin trying to bully and use a form of brand leverage.
The rationale that I am seeing is that because Florida is a part of the SEC, their name and brand image that they can make unfair demands in negotiating, when it reality, Florida is becoming the closest thing to being an has-been in their own state.
Hard to believe that in the uber-rich, stupidly-talented football factory that is Florida that UF, is at best, fourth behind Miami, Florida State and UCF and barely above South Florida and Florida Atlantic.
The truth hurts, and Florida and Stricklin deep down know this, which is why they are secretly afraid of the rising powerhouse roughly an hour and half that is growing in Orlando.
Since Urban Meyer left in 2010, Florida is 61-39, appeared in three conference title games, posted two double-digit win seasons and are 3-2 in bowl games, but 0-1 in New Year's Day bowls.
In that same time period, UCF has gone 66-38, won six conference titles, four double-digit win seasons, beaten top programs such as Georgia–and most recently–Auburn and Baylor in New Year's Day bowl games such as the Peach and Fiesta Bowls–with another SEC foe, LSU waiting for them in Glendale–claimed one national title and are currently in the throes of a 25-game win streak.
One would think that a glorified mid-level program such as Florida would be better than their record. But that is the truth.
Florida has no reason or right to make such arrogant and bloated demands.
While elitist SEC apologists and fan boys will quickly point out that the Gators are a proverbial blue blood and that UCF is nothing more than a glorified second-tier directional school and overgrown community college tucked in the city that Disney built, while playing in a inferior conference such as the American Athletic Conference, since starting their football program in 1979 and coming up to the FBS in 1996, the Knights have shown that they are no Mickey Mouse operation.
Gainesville and Orlando are 111 miles apart and roughly two hours from each other on the Turnpike, so honestly, there is no excuse why UCF and Florida have never played, except for the simple conclusion is that UF feels they don't need UCF and don't see the need to face them.
Stricklin and the Florida athletic board need to rethink this short-sighted and arrogant mindset and come together on a simple solution; a 1-1-1 series. One game in Gainesville, one in Orlando (with the option of Camping World as a fallback) and the third game at a neutral site, (Jacksonville or Tampa)
While Florida can now say that they've offered a 2-1, that's a very disingenuous hollow offer that reeks of heavy-handed SEC smugness that favors the Gators.
If Stricklin is about the best interests of Florida and the Gator football program, then a 1-1-1 proposal, plus a future annual series would be in the best interests of both, as in all things ironic, Florida needs UCF and their rising brand more than they care to admit.


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The kind of fear that keeps us from living life to the full never comes from God. What God gives, instead, is power and confidence, love, and self-control. The Holy Spirit wants to replace our fear with faith!
How the Spirit Tames Our Fears
Week Eight
May 22, 2016 • Brandon Cox
More from The Ghost
When You've Failed, God's Spirit Is Faithful
Week Six • May 8, 2016 • Brandon Cox
God loves you, and when he saves you, he saves you completely and forever, fills you with his powerful presence, and leads you into growth and maturity. But you still sin. So what happens when we fail? In this message, we learn that God invites us into a posture of repentance and he faithfully forgives and heals.


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Ravinder's Day Spa's owner, Ravinder K. Valia, is a graduate of the prestigious Swiss CIDESCO beauty association and has more than 30 years of experience freshening faces. Let her or one of her staff of skin specialists create a smooth, younger-looking finish on your frontispiece by polishing it with a microdermabrasion device, which sloughs off layers of dead skin like peeling open a banana to reveal the creamy mashed potatoes inside. Once the weathered layer of skin is stripped away, a new layer—one with a more even tone, fewer acne scars, and no temporary tattoo remnants—is revealed.
While your countenance is cleansed, you'll be swathed in a stylish spa setting that's so well appointed, there are on-site shower facilities and a snack bar. Take your time relaxing and soaking in the pleasant atmosphere, or hop in and out as quickly as a rabbit in a magician's top hat; microdermabrasions are notoriously quick treatments. Call ahead to schedule an appointment.
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Encourage One Another
Adjunct professor in Christian Education and associate director of the Houston Extension, Dr. Karen Giesen brings us a message about the life of Barnabas which inspires us to encourage one another.
As an adjunct professor in Educational Ministries and Leadership, Dr. Karen Giesen (MABS, 1998; MACE, 2000; DMin, 2008) mentors and advises students who take classes in Houston. Dr. Giesen has served as Director of Christian Education for her inner city, multi-racial, economically diverse church. Her numerous published articles include a Kindred Spirit profile of J. Dwight Pentecost which received a national award from the Evangelical Press Association.


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Congrats to Braves defenceman Simon Mack who has been listed on NHL Central Scouting's midterm rankings for the 2019 NHL Draft in Vancouver. Mack (5'8″ – 188lbs) is a Penn State commit and has produced 2-18-20 in 31 games this season after going 4-18-22 in 48 games last year.
Mack is ranked 217th amongst North American skaters.


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As human beings we can wonder at the progress of our species. We can wonder about the Universe, marvel that the planet we live on is ideal for our existence, understand that we are part of an extraordinary evolutionary process and see, if we want to, that life as we know it is to be cherished.
In an inspired moment the optimist among us may experience a feeling of wellbeing and anticipate a degree of contentment as a result of his good fortune. The pessimist may take a different view and consider the beauty of universal splendour to be simply mysterious complexity with no more relevance than to confuse.
All this is obvious, but not irrelevant in considering how to work one's way through the minefield of trying to get the best out of the opportunities that present themselves in life – or how to progress.
Is there a right path? Many will say yes and hasten to advise us how to take it. Others will differ and, in a frame of mind perhaps to be envied, will take everything as it comes and make the best of it.
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text: UFDC Home | Help | RSS Title: Throwing Another Wrench CITATION PAGE IMAGE ZOOMABLE Full Citation STANDARD VIEW MARC VIEW Permanent Link: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/WL00002468/00001 Material Information Title: Throwing Another Wrench Physical Description: Book Language: English Publisher: Independent Subjects Spatial Coverage: North America -- United States of America -- Florida Notes Abstract: Throwing Another Wrench, 10/8/1977 General Note: Box 10, Folder 19 ( SF Water Wars - 1975-2000 ), Item 44 Funding: Digitized by the Legal Technology Institute in the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida. Record Information Bibliographic ID: WL00002468 Volume ID: VID00001 Source Institution: Levin College of Law, University of Florida Holding Location: Levin College of Law, University of Florida Rights Management: All rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. Full Text S 1 II 1 I .1 I I - OCT-8 -77 SThrowing another Wrench Ssting period this one to last a hort-sighted officials botch the game ISSUE: Obstructi'onist month--withthewellfleld tobeshut, plan. tactics by the regional water down for one month following the But there's one thing such con- tactcsy test. trary behavior is bound to accomplish regutors. First of all, attorney L. M. "Bud- for the public good, sooner or later. dy" Blaine made the proposal without The water management district, with' e-ve- -rticulail- d at tthe full district board formally ap- its heavy hand, is inviting the atten- tNever.partularly adep e proving such an idea. That's a sorry tion of the Legislature. Lawmakers cutting a reasonable pla, your way for a public agency to do busi- may then force-feed solutions to the al water regulators may be once agi ness. Since when do hired attorneys water management board, which will jamming a wrench into a water pump- set the policy? no longer be. able to play manipula- ing agreement for Pinellas and Pasco -Secondly, we can't understand fion games. lnt st gffP suthwt whatanother month of testing can ac- In that light, maybe the regulator SFlorida Water Management Distri ,complish that 18 months couldn't. board's recent actions will help insure Flonoda Water Management mstnet ----- -- that, in the long ni, your water sup- involves the Cypress Creek wellfield, It appears the regulators areim that, in the long run, your water sup the newest water source for the coun- ply reluctant to give up control of the ply won't be endangered. ty and the city. The wellfield is the wellfield'to a regional water supply Meantime, the district's board work of the West Coast Regional Wa- agency.t's hard to visualize what the should lay no claim to its attorney's ter Supply Authority.- g-ulators figure to gain fomthe cavalier suggestion. . Naturaly, before the first drop delay. Frankly, its action comes . ever left that wellfield, officials had to across as an il-timed, high-handed be sure pumping wouldn't cause envi- obstructionist tactic. ronmental damage. After an 18- That needn't be injected into con- month test, it appeared the wellfield tinuing negotiations over the pump- could be used without harm. .- ing and supply of water in the Tampa But earlier this week, the water' Bay region. Each time problems over district's attorney suggested another delivery of water approach solution, s' o, F: -OCT I.S 1977 1\I' r"U i -' f t I, ~;~I~ ~crCc~ L~ :' 7- Contact Us | Permissions | Preferences | Technical Aspects | Statistics | Internal | Privacy Policy © 2004 - 2010 University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.All rights reserved. Acceptable Use, Copyright, and Disclaimer Statement Last updated October 10, 2010 - - mvs


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The Columbus Electronic Freight Management system improved data accuracy by eliminating manual data entry from multiple partners and reduced the number of trips to verify data, the efforts to correct data, and the labor related to obtaining information about priority shipments.
June 2008
Columbus,Ohio,United States
Summary Information
The CEFM project covers the entire air cargo supply chain, from oversea suppliers in China to the shippers' distribution centers in Columbus, Ohio. Design and development of CEFM were completed during 2006 and early 2007, and the deployment test was conducted from May 29, 2007 to December 4, 2007. The evaluation included an analysis of the consignment supply chain data that was received and exchanged by CEFM and stored for each partner.
The evaluation report includes descriptions of CEFM and defines quantitative and qualitative benefits in the following four study areas:
1. CEFM System usefulness
2. The ability of CEFM to improve cargo visibility
3. The ability CEFM to improve supply chain and logistics performance
4. Assessment of deployment scalability
The evaluation involved analyzing test data collected during the deployment test, as well as perceptions from the various supply chain partners.
Although the shipper and its partners tried to measure data quality and performance of the supply chain, none of the partners could provide any quantitative information for improvements in data quality. The Evaluation Team accrued the qualitative benefits from the data quality improvement by CEFM as follows.
- Reduction in data entry error: Improvements in data quality could save indirect costs as well as reduce administrative costs involved in correcting errors, and reducing overall setups, idle time, and costs of expediting.
- Labor savings from fewer warehouse data errors: Improved data accuracy at container freight stations means a reduced number of trips to the office for verification.
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Columbus Electronic Freight Management Evaluation Final Report
Author: K. Troup (North River), D. Newton (SAIC), M. Jensen (SAIC), C. Mitchell (SAIC), D. Stock (SAIC), M. Carter (SAIC), M. Wolfe (North River), and R. Schaefer (SAIC)
Published By: U.S. Department of Transportation, ITS Joint Program Office, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, 1200 Newe Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, D.C. 20590
See also, Public Roads Jan/Feb 2009 article by Randy Butler, http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/ 09janfeb/06.htm "Electronic Freight Management"
Source Date: June 2008
EDL Number: 14442
Other Reference Number: DTFH61-02-C-00061URL: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3992
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Just as words have meaning, taxes have economic ramifications. This annual blog on the Best State Tax Business Environments begins as it commenced and ended each of the past two years in the prior sentence .
Each state varies in one form or another in how much services their government provides and how those services are funded. Big government requires big funding, and vice-versa. As usual, I invoke the TINSTAANREM axiom — There Is No Such Thing As A National Real Estate Market. Nor is there such a thing as equal sources for tax revenues for state governments.
As stated in the blog last year (slightly revised):
Taxes, or lack thereof, can be an attraction or a turn-off to businesses relocating or expanding across the country. As an economist, for example, I would have an issue residing where there was a state income tax. Taxes are not the only reason why firms stay, move or expand elsewhere. There is a vast array of factors as to why businesses locate where they do: access to transportation, resources, skilled employees, markets, and family. When I was in graduate school, a valuable key course that specifically addressed this was named The Theory of the Firm in Economic Space. It was taught by Dr. Melvin Greenhut, a globally renowned economist in the study of why firms locate where they do. In modern terms and in addition to the previously mentioned factors plus taxes, other items of importance in Dr. Greenhut's findings included:
- Jet Airline Service
- Interstate Highways
- Rail Service and Ports (for those businesses needing transportation access)
- And perhaps most importantly: It Had to be a Location Where the CEO Wanted to Live
How do the state's compare when it comes to taxes? To answer this, each year the Tax Foundation, a non-profit based in Washington, D.C., ranks the tax friendliness of each state. This report is known as Tax Foundation's State Business Tax Climate Index. They then rank each state based on five taxes (with the weighting of each noted below). The weighting differences were established as follows as stated in the Tax Foundation report:
"The five components are not weighted equally, as they are in some indices. Rather, each component is weighted based on the variability of the 50 states' scores from the mean. The standard deviation of each component is calculated and a weight for each component is created from that measure. The result is a heavier weighting of those components with greater variability."
- 30.1% — Individual Income Tax
- 25.3% — Sales Tax
- 19.5% — Corporate Tax
- 15.4% — Property Tax *
- 9.8% — Unemployment Insurance Tax
* Taxes on capital stock, intangible property, inventory, real estate transfers, estates, inheritance,
and gifts are included in the property tax component
The following states have the best state tax environments based on these five taxes and respective ratings
Just because a state has a great tax environment, however, does not necessarily always equate to a strong growing economy. The following table shows the job growth rates for each states in the 12-months ending August 2018. While Alaska has the 2nd best overall business tax environment, it ranks last in job growth in the prior 12 months. Some of the best tax environments, however, do have strong job growth rates. Five of the top-10 job growth rate states also rank in best five states based on the business tax climate.
As always, for every winner there a loser. The next table lists the bottom-10 states when it comes to taxes.
All 50 states are shown in the graphic with their respective 2019 rankings as provided by the Tax Foundation.
The following table lists each state along with the overall business tax climate rank by the Tax Foundation plus ranks across the 50 states for each of the five taxes. While the District of Columbia is included, it does not impact the rankings among the 50 states.
Individual states were referenced with notable state-specific tax changes included in this year's rankings as follows
Connecticut – A temporary corporate income tax surcharge (that was originally set to expire in 2015) phased down from 20 to 10 percent in 2018 reducing the top marginal tax rate from 9.0 to 8.25 percent. Overall rank remains 47th best out of 50 states
Delaware – Delaware repealed a decade-old estate tax which had generated little revenue but drove many wealthy seniors to depart to the state, resulting in the overall rank rising from 16th to 11th best
Hawaii – restored higher tax rates and brackets which expired a year ago, with three tax brackets and a top marginal rate now of 11 percent, up from 8.25 percent. The state fell from 34th best overall to 38th, with the individual income tax rank going from 38th best to 47th
Idaho – Cuts in individual and corporate income taxes of 0.475 percent (with each tax falling from 7.40 percent to 6.925 percent) saw the state rise from 23rd best overall to 21st
Indiana – Prior legislation has corporate taxes reducing through 2022, with the rate falling from 6 to 5.75 percent in in 2018. The state does, however, collect on all five major tax categories
Kansas – Revenue shortfalls caused by tax cuts in 2012 instigated personal income tax increases in the past two years, adding an additional tax bracket and seeing the rate increase from 5.2 to 5.7 percent
Kentucky – Simplified taxes moving from a six-bracket individual income tax with a 6 percent top rate to a 5 percent single-rate tax. It eliminated a three-bracket corporate income tax and instigated a single rate, broadened the sales tax base, suspended numerous business tax credits and raised cigarette taxes. The state improved from 39th best to 23rd best due to these tax changes
New Jersey – Phased out estate tax in 2018, reduced sales tax rate from 6.875 percent to 6.625 percent (a two-year swap with higher gasoline taxes). A new individual income tax bracket was added with a 10.75 percent rate – the 3rd highest in the country. Also added was a corporate income tax surcharge on companies with $1 million or more income, increasing the rate to 11.5 percent. New Jersey remains the bottom-ranked state on taxes
Vermont — Set to gain from the federal tax reform, eliminated an individual income tax bracket and changed the top rate from 8.95 percent to 8.75 percent
District of Columbia – in 2014 D.C. commenced cutting personal tax rates in the middle class bracket, expanded the sales tax base and cut the corporate tax rate to 8.25
No doubt there will be more changes in 2019. Alaska, for example, with no state corporate income tax, no state personal income tax, no state retail sales tax and no state government participation in property taxes, bases their entire revenue source to run the state government on oil and gas production taxes and federal grants. Alaska today has just five working drilling rigs and is down to 494,000 barrels per day total statewide production including offshore. The state's proposed fiscal year 2019 capital budget is $150 million, down from almost $2 billion in fiscal year 2013. The deficit in 2019 under this proposed budget would be $2.5 billion. The Alaskan Permanent Fund has a $65.3 billion balance, with a $1,600 dividend in 2018 payment to Alaskans.
To view and download the 83-page report from the Tax Foundation click https://taxfoundation.org/state-business-tax-climate-index-2019/
To find out more about the Tax Foundation and vast range of their research click http://taxfoundation.org/
As stated at the beginning of this blog: Just as words have meaning, taxes have ramifications.