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Extron XTP Systems and Control Products Provide Absolute AV Reliability at Trimble
Trimble Navigation Limited offers a vast array of positioning products and technologies used in geographical mapping, surveying, public safety, agriculture, construction, and asset management. To house the operations and engineering teams for the Pacific Northwest region, Trimble constructed a four-story, 125,000‑square foot building at their 15‑acre campus in Westminster, Colorado. The facility includes a divisible training area and 37 meeting rooms. K2 Audio, consultants in audio, video, and acoustics, was brought in to design the AV systems, and integration expert, Whitlock, was awarded the project installation. After consulting with the corporate development team and the building's architect, K2 Audio selected Extron XTP Systems ® and TouchLink ® touchpanels to provide reliable signal routing and easy-to-use system control within the new building.
"Performance was important, but component quality and overall stability were the main goals because of Trimble's past experience with unreliable AV equipment," says Kevin Hodgson, Senior Consultant at K2 Audio. "I specified Extron XTP Systems and control products from the very beginning to ensure that the AV systems were high quality and absolutely reliable."
I specified Extron XTP Systems and control products from the very beginning to ensure that the AV systems were high quality and absolutely reliable.
XTP Systems for Divisible-Space Flexibility
The training area is a three‑way divisible space. In addition to training, it is used on a regular basis for corporate sessions that range from exclusive vendor collaborations to town hall‑style events.
Each partitioned room features a high definition Panasonic ® DLP projector and a portable lectern with AV connectivity and a gooseneck microphone. Multiple floor boxes allow each lectern to be positioned to best suit the allocated room size and seating arrangement.
An Extron XTP CrossPoint 1600 matrix switcher configured as 12x8 provides signal routing of video, audio, and bidirectional control plus Ethernet extension for all space layouts. K2 Audio selected XTP Systems for a number of reasons. They had a proven track record for dependability, supported transmission distances well beyond the 170‑foot (52‑meter) requirement, and offered simplified integration. Also, the modular design of the XTP CrossPoint ® matrix switcher offered Trimble a simple upgrade path.
An XTP ® HDMI input board provides local connectivity for a Comcast HD Tuner and a Samsung Blu‑ray player, while two XTP CP 4i twisted pair input boards support remote connections at any of the floor box locations. For audio distribution at the rack, the XTP CP 4o SA Analog Stereo Audio Output Board provides audio routing to the room's sound system.
Whitlock was able to complete the install ahead of schedule. "We've had quite a bit of experience installing XTP Systems, and they're incredibly easy and quick to get up and running," says Dean Jensen, Project Manager at Whitlock.
To meet Trimble's connectivity and form factor requirements, end user input points needed to support both HDMI sources and legacy VGA sources while also fitting inside floor boxes. The Extron XTP T UWP 202 two-input transmitter met their criteria and was installed in each room. The auto-switching feature delivered added convenience by simplifying input selection at these unmanaged locations by removing need for user interaction. Configuring the EDID and audio embedding functions of these transmitters also proved to be simple and quick for the technicians, further increasing installation efficiency.
An Extron XTP SR HDMI scaling receiver was mounted in the ceiling above each projector to ensure that the optimal resolution is always displayed. Additionally, RS‑232 insertion from the matrix switcher along with the receiver's built‑in relays took advantage of the capability to send multiple signals over a single twisted pair cable, simplifying the wiring and delivering complete control of the projector and screen. "The plenum-rated enclosure was a big plus since it allowed us to secure the XTP receiver in the ceiling airspace without need for a special enclosure," says Jensen.
The capability of the XTP CrossPoint 1600 to provide power to XTP extenders over the same twisted pair cable greatly reduced the number of AC outlets needed throughout the space, ultimately saving time and overall project cost. "I used Extron's online tool, XTP System Builder , to validate the design and confirm that the matrix switcher could power the number of XTP transmitters and receivers to be installed in the training area," says Hodgson.
Easy-to-Use XTP System Configuration Software
To set up the XTP CrossPoint matrix switcher, Whitlock used the included XTP System Configuration Software . Tabbed views within the software allowed streamlined management of I/O ties, input EDID, and remote power to the endpoints. "The XTP configuration software made system integration and commissioning straightforward and quick. We were able to configure and review the entire installation from a laptop," says Jensen.
Trimble's support staff also appreciated the embedded web interface, using the same software for ongoing system monitoring, configuration control, and remote management. "The XTP software offered a great resource with all of the data necessary to monitor the system, and, although I haven't had to do any, I know exactly where to go for troubleshooting," says Kim Davidson, Facilities Engineer at Trimble.
User-friendly Control with TouchLink Touchpanels
The divisible area includes three Extron TLP 350MV TouchLink ® Touchpanels. Functions assigned to the touchpanel's eight, customizable backlit buttons include system activation and shut down, source selection, and projection screen control. The source is selected from the 3.5" color touch screen, and the convenient knob provides precise volume adjustment. The efficient, wall mount design of this touchpanel complemented the aesthetics of this heavily used space, and offered convenient access to all AV system control from the wall.
Trimble appreciated the energy-saving features of the TLP 350MV touchpanel, specifically the sleep timer mode and the motion detector that wakes the unit when someone approaches the touchpanel. Whitlock reported that these fully configurable units were easy to set up as well. The wall mounted touchpanels use PoE – Power over Ethernet, which further reduced the number of AC outlets as well as network drops needed to support the divisible space.
The Extron IPCP 505 IP Link ® Control Processor enables system control from each of the touchpanels. Bidirectional RS‑232 ports provide simultaneous two‑way control and monitoring of all AV devices for each room configuration. When one or both partitions are removed, the touchpanel associated with the middle room is used to control presentation content and sound within the combined space. This flexibility supported the widest range of seating arrangements, from separate training sessions to all hands meetings.
"Extron products were the ideal choice since they gave us the ability to provide intuitive control at all levels," says Hodgson. "The intent was to design AV systems that were very user-friendly; the TouchLink touchpanels allow everyone to focus on the subject matter rather than the technology needed to share the material."
Reliable Results
According to the parties involved with the project, selection of Extron products has proven beneficial for both the end users and those charged with supporting the installation. The AV systems, designed to provide the required similar experience throughout the facility, are also easily replicated at Trimble offices around the world.
"It was important that Trimble had AV systems we knew were reliable and intuitive to use, as well as provided the technology that would continue to support them going forward," says Kevin Hodgson at K2 Audio. "Using Extron XTP Systems and control products for the new building just made sense."

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text: HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Fewer Chinese cities reported price increases for new homes on a monthly basis in May, according to data released Saturday, signaling government efforts to cool the market are beginning to work their way through the system. Prices for new homes were higher in 50 mainland China cities in May compared with the prior month, versus 56 cities where prices rose in April, according to a gauge of price movements in 70 major cities published by the National Bureau of Statistics on its website. Of the cities where new-home prices rose, 27 showed a softening in the pace of gains compared to April, the bureau said. The May data also showed home prices fell in nine cities and were where unchanged in 11. In Beijing, new home prices were up 0.1% in May, compared to the 0.1% gain in April, while in Shanghai they rose 0.2% in May, easing from a 0.3% rise in April, the bureau said.


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Starting a successful small business will be one of the most difficult; however probably most rewarding, things you do. Most of the people have had a business idea sooner or later in their lives. Actually beginning one may be challenging. Following some major standards will increase your odds of succeeding in your small business.
- Write a Business Plan
You have a desire, and you would like to make it your profession. No matter how passionate you are about your small business, even though, it won't be effective until you have a business plan in place for how you are going to start and operate it.
It doesn't matter how long or unique your business plan is, as long as it covers some essential factors. Most successful small businesses will need to have a break-even analysis, a profit-loss projections and a cash-flow analysis. A cash flow analysis is primarily essential since you may be selling your products; however if you won't be paid for 6 months, you could still run out of cash and have to close your doors.
A business plan is important as it allows you to evaluate the strategy for your business on paper, before you take some serious actions.
- Determine How You'll Make a Profit
Profit is the ultimate goal of any successful small business. You have to observe your small business expenses, which include leasing, inventory, employee compensation, and so on and after which find out how much you will need to sell to cover those expenses and start generating a profit. This is called a break-even analysis.
- Start with Your Own Money If Possible
Many small business owners cover their start-up costs completely through loans, with the expectation that they will start paying back the loans with the profits from their new business. It is also a known fact that new businesses can take months or even years to generate a profit; however, the loan payments can almost become a concern around the neck of a new operation.
In case you can keep as much of the startup cash yourself before you start, you'll help confirm that loans won't ruin your new small business. Remember that there is an outside chance that a lender will call a loan or add unfavorable terms in case your small business isn't as successful as you initially planned. In case you provide as much of the startup cash as possible, it'll reduce the chances of an unpleasant surprise like this obstructing your business.
- Secure Yourself
Most small businesses are sole proprietorships or partnerships. At the same time as these types of businesses are excellent and easy to form, additionally they expose their owners to liability for business debts and judgments. Lenders and judgment holders can come after the owners' personal assets, like savings accounts and homes, as soon as the business' money is depleted.
While insurance can reduce this liability, it is well worth it to consider forming a corporation or Limited Liability Company. Those business structures will defend owners from personal liability; however there are more rules and requirements linked with them.
- Start Small
Everyone wants their small business to be successful, with multiple locations, many workers and lots of revenue. Do not spread yourself too thin or take on too many expenses at the start, specifically if your income might take a while to catch up to your objectives.
By starting small, you need to make sure that you may survive the expected setbacks related to running a small business. Those business owners who start with uncertain operations can recover and can learn from their mistakes without taking on more debt. Starting small will help your small business develop into a success.
- Get It in Writing
While, it is good to do business with a handshake, there may be no alternative for a well-written settlement. Actually, many contracts aren't legitimate unless they're in written form. The exact number of this sort of contract varies between states; however here are some common examples:
- Sales of products worth more than $500
- Contracts term more than a year
- Possession transfer in copyrights or real estate
While contracts can be valid while verbally made, they may be much harder to prove and enforce. Make sure that you get all agreements in written form – it will save you from headaches down the road, and could even save your small business.


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On August 14, 2002, at a press conference in Washington, DC, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an exiled Iranian opposition group, drew worldwide attention when it publicly accused Iran of clandestinely developing nuclear weapons. Alireza Jafarzadeh, then-U.S. media spokesperson for the NCRI, described two "top secret" nuclear facilities being constructed in Iran at Natanz and Arak under the guise of front companies involved in the procurement of nuclear material and equipment. Noting that media attention had focused on Iran's publicly declared civilian facilities, Jafarzadeh claimed that "in reality, there are many secret nuclear programs at work in Iran without knowledge of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)," the international body responsible for verifying and assuring compliance with safeguards obligations under the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Nearly 3 months before the NCRI's press conference, the U.S. Government reportedly briefed the IAEA on Iran's clandestine nuclear activities. The IAEA had received briefings from several member states since the early 1990s that indicated possible undeclared nuclear activities in Iran. Yet IAEA inspectors needed Iranian authorities to provide physical access to any suspected sites in order to verify the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities. The public revelations of Iran's clandestine nuclear activities in 2002 unleashed one of the most intensive and highly publicized inspections in the history of the IAEA. In the shadow of the political divisions wrought by the U.S.-led military campaign against Iraq, the IAEA Board of Governors—the Agency's main policymaking body composed of 35 member states—delayed the decision to find Iran in non-compliance with its NPT safeguards agreement.
The process for determining non-compliance depends on the technical and legal findings of the IAEA Secretariat—the Agency's technical arm—and the political judgments made by the IAEA Board. However, the lack of an established definition of non-compliance makes the decisionmaking process one of the most challenging tasks faced by the IAEA, which has a statutory obligation to report non-compliance to the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the General Assembly. Since the IAEA was first established in 1957, the Agency's Board of Governors traditionally made its decisions based on a rule of consensus widely celebrated as the "Spirit of Vienna." All previous safeguards violations were routinely reported as non-compliance by the IAEA to the UNSC (Iraq in 1991, Romania in 1992, and North Korea in 1993 and 1994). In the case of Iran, it took more than 2 years for the IAEA Board to reach a formal finding of non-compliance. This case study examines the IAEA's approach to determining non-compliance with NPT safeguards agreements, as exemplified by past experience with Iran, and addresses the following questions: How did the IAEA decide to find Iran in non-compliance and refer the case to the UNSC? Who were the primary actors involved and how did they seek to advance their positions? How did the internal politics of the IAEA and changing geopolitical circumstances shape the Agency's decisionmaking process?
This case study was originally published at the National Defense University's Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction.


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The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program is one of the main resources for the creation and preservation of affordable rental units. The City of Chicago receives a direct allocation from the Internal Revenue Service and the tax credits are converted to equity to assist in financing rental developments. As mayor, I will work with my housing team to ensure that developments contain a mix of units, including units for families. As alderman, I made this a priority and most recently supported a multifamily development near Jackson and Western.


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How Avett Brothers Embraced Grand Rick Rubin Experiment for New LP
When the Avett Brothers met up with producer Rick Rubin to discuss what would become their ninth album, True Sadness – out June 24th – he proposed something unique. The man whose illustrious career has led to creative reinventions for Johnny Cash, Slayer and Dixie Chicks, among dozens of others, said, "What do you guys think about starting songs with a beat, like a remix, instead of doing a band recording?"
The Avetts, who have collaborated with Rubin on their previous three LPs, decided it was worth a shot. "We trust Rick," Scott Avett tells Rolling Stone. "Not only as a producer but as a friend."
With Rubin's guidance, Scott and his bandmates, Seth Avett and Bob Crawford, embarked on a unique musical journey that found the group making sparse demos, re-recording them as lush full-band versions – sometimes with orchestral instruments – and then refiguring them even further. They worked in studios in different cities (Malibu, California; Kernersville, North Carolina; New York City) and variously built up each of the songs in a variety of configurations. Ultimately, they came up with about 20 songs that they could consider.
"We ended up with about three versions of each song," Scott says. "Then we dissected and tried to identify which song sounded the most appropriate with what approach. We took the ones we thought would sound better remixed to Mitch Easter's studio in North Carolina. And then we recorded on top of those remixes. We had a lot to pick from and pine over and think about when it came to sequencing. It was a long, exciting, very educational process."
So at what point did they just tell Rubin the whole idea was crazy? "I think some of the other band members were like, 'What is going on here?'" Scott says with a laugh. Nevertheless, they remained committed to the concept throughout. "It was really evident once we did some of the remixes that we were onto something really exciting. The songs weren't too far off from what we normally make anyway. If a song is written well, it can be interpreted in any genre."
After auditioning myriad configurations of the songs, they arrived at True Sadness' 12 catchy, diverse tracks, which reflect the group's unusual approaches to songwriting. The album spans big-beat pop ("Ain't No Man"), sparse Americana ("I Wish I Was") and lush, cinematic drama ("May It Last"). Overall, it's an unusual and unpredictable expansion of the folk and bluegrass music they started with.
When Rolling Stone asks Scott whether or not he's worried fans might not be able to accept the breadth of the music on the album, he scoffs and draws an unusual parallel to another artist known for stylistic shifts. "I'm a massive fan of Mike Patton," he says, referring to the Faith No More singer who also fronts uncountable experimental rock groups. "I would never say that I love everything he does, but I'm always with him on it.
"I think our fans will be fine with the experiments," he continues. "From the beginning with this band, there have been good and bad responses. I think the people that are in there with us are willing to stick with us."


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36 hours in London
London is a great city. Get away from the tourist traps with this food-focused guide – it'll take you to markets, breweries and even on a bike!
London is a great city. Get away from the tourist traps with this food-focused guide – it'll take you to markets, breweries and even on a bike!
The one big concern for budget travellers is money. Here's 10 tips to help you avoid blowing your travel budget – from flights to accommodation to food.
We all hate them, but unfortunately for those who have the travel bug, long haul flights are a necessity. Here are some tips to get you through your next one!
We have been away from New Zealand for a while and are returning home soon, so our stomachs are starting to rumble in anticipation of the food we will eat!
Need some reasons why travel to Europe in winter is better? Save money, less time spent battling through crowds, etc… it's a bit of a no-brainer, really!
What has a suspension bridge, a cantilevered cliff walk, and bridges amongst huge trees? Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in Vancouver does!
The past year has been full of adventures, laughs, memories, and moments. Seven countries and 44,600 km later, we're not finished!
Want to do New York City on the cheap? Here's how you can do it in 36 hours! Parks, bridges, coffee, food, and statues are all involved.
Do you prefer an adrenaline rush or relaxation? Here are the best things to do for 36 hours in Whistler, Canada, during the off-season!
Fall in Vancouver is pretty darn wet. On one rainy Saturday we decided to embrace the watery world of another kind and visit the Vancouver Aquarium!
Vancouver is one of the world's most liveable cities! Here are some photos and things we've done in our first month.
Northland is so close to those who live or visit Auckland, but for some reason few people really scratch the surface. It's such a shame, as it's a region with so much to offer and lots of hidden gems.
So you're thinking about moving to Canada? Great idea! This guide gives you all the information you need to know about visas, insurance, accommodation etc.
The last stop on our Mexican sojourn was the lovely little island of Isla Mujeres, off the coast of Cancun. With stunning beaches, cheap tacos, cute colourful houses, and golf carts for hire, what more could you want!
The Yucatan Peninsula is filled with holes. Sinkholes that is, or cenotes in Spanish. A lovely cool place to visit during the heat of the day in Tulum!
Tulum = Paradise. Think pure white sand, warm turquoise water, good food, and some Mayan ruins thrown in the mix.


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Tansee iPhone Transfer SMS
iPhone text message is more important than iPhone itself, would you agree with me? You can buy a new iPhone once the old one broken or lost. Once the SMS deleted, you can never get them back.
Tansee iPhone Transfer SMS is a professional iPhone backup software to move or copy iPhone text message to computer for a backup, you can open and read the backup SMS on computer easily. Keep your SMS safe forever.
Platform:Windows 7/NT4/2000/2003/XP/Vista
With Tansee iPhone Transfer SMS, you can
Transfer iPhone SMS to computerAll iPhone users can't backup the SMS to anywhere until the SMS box is full, then you have to delete all of them to prevent iPhone rejecting new SMS receiving. With Tansee iPhone Transfer, you can transfer the iPhone SMS to computer as a txt file or a ANTS file before the event above happens. Before the transfer, you can choose to transfer from all contacts or a single contact, further more, you can choose transfer the SMS to a TXT file or a ANTS file. In ANTS file condition, you can protect the file with a password to keep your privacy. From now on ANTS file support edit feature just the same operation process as the SMS edit on iPhone. If you want print iPhone SMS, you can choose MHT file format, then open the file by Internet Explorer, print it just like shown on iPhone!
- - Backup SMS in iPhone to computer before iPhone reject receiving new SMS.
- - View and Manage old iPhone SMS in your computer.
- - View SMS in Text file format (.txt file), ANTS file format (.ants file), MHT file format (.mht file)on PC.
- - Password protection support (ANTS file only).
- - Edit SMS (ANTS file only).
- - Print SMS (MHT file print by IE).
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Most of the top VPN providers offer price points approximately within the same range. Some offer the same plan and give you the possibility to choose the term of the subscription. Longer durations usually end up being sold at lower rates than having to pay month-to-month. Others offer progressing levels of service where the more costly plans give you more connections, bandwidth, speed, etc.
It's important to note here that almost every VPN provider will set your plan to auto-renew as a default. Say you buy a year term up front, it is in the terms and conditions of most VPN providers that they will use the same payment method for an additional year at the end of the initial term. Some services allow you to deselect auto-renewal upon signup (the best option), some allow you to alert the company that you do not wish to auto-renew, and still, some require you to cancel your subscription altogether in order to avoid being billed. There are also those who will quote you a low discount rate, not specify the length of the promotional period, then auto-renew you for the standard, higher rate, a month ahead. We suggest you read all the conditions and enroll carefully, paying particular attention to what you are agreeing to. If there is any uncertainty, get in touch the company to clarify.
Here we are looking at the cost of a particular service compared to the features you get.
1) Performance- In almost all cases, because of the extra protection and encryption, a VPN is going to be a bit slower than your direct IP connection. In determining this, we performed independent speed tests, the average upload/download rate across several servers located in various countries.
2) Encryption Protocols- We relish providers that use OpenVPN as the default protocol. L2TP/IPsec works as well, but PPTP should be avoided at all costs as it is the weakest in terms of security.
3) Connections- How many concomitant connections do you get with your plan.
4) Servers- How many servers does the company operate and are they 3rd party owned.
5) Countries- In which countries does the company operate? Really, how many options do you have for replacing your current location?
To determine a given VPN provider's reputation score we look at several things:
1) Operational History- Length of time in business.
2) 3rd Party Rankings- We pooled together reviews from independent websites.
3) BBB Accreditation- Where applicable
4) Customer Reviews- We tried to cast as wide a net as possible over resources with the greatest number of customer reviews. We measured how often (if at all) companies personally reacted to complaints and fixed issues.
5) 100% Security- No VPN can guarantee this. At very best, a virtual private network protects you from data gathering and individuals randomly scraping up data. If a government or other determined entity is hell-bent on determining what you are doing, they will.
A VPN provider will usually have their terms of service and privacy policies on their website.
1) Availability- Can you locate the terms you are agreeing to? Are they easy to read?
2) Third Party Ads- Does the provider's ToS require you to accept they will pass third-party advertisements? These can come in the form of toolbars, links, popups, external trackers, etc.
3) Billing Structure- Is the company upfront about its renewal plan or is it confusing or buried in the print? How easily does the company make it pick between auto-renew and manual renew? Is it quite clear whether you will be paying in advance for the whole term or monthly?
4) Contract Length- Does the company offer various contract range choices?
5) Cancelation/Refund Policy- How easily does the provider make it cancel? Within how many days will they grant a refund?
Most VPN services will claim they have a "no logging" system. This needs to be explored more deeply.
Logging is keeping information concerning a customer's sessions using the VPN. Since the whole idea of a VPN is that it is assumed to be private why would a provider do this? The truth is most firms will not keep any logs of your actions (the sites you visit). Some, however, will claim they do not log but keep recordings of the times you used the system or your IP address. A few truly do not retain any logs of your routine whatsoever.
Furthermore, a company must obey the logging laws of the country in which they are based. For example, some European countries employ counter-terrorism actions that require VPN providers to retain and hand over specific usage information on demand. When looking at logging we consider these factors:
1) Logging Policy- We look in depth to see if a firm claiming no logging is still holding some information, like logs and timestamps.
2) Country of Operation- What is the security policy of a specific country?
3) Shared IPs- Can multiple users use an identical IP for continued security?
A company with excellent customer service is more likely to get repeat business from customers. Customer service acts as a link between the company and the consumer. VPN is not merely a product but a service, so ensuring its availability is paramount for VPN providers.
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Tara Greene,Tarot Reader, Astrology Psychic
Nine more days till the super Solar eclipse. In betwixt eclipses is intense. Haven't you been feeling the roller coaster? I have so many people contacting me for readings. I am still trying to perfect the bi-locating and being an 8 armed Hindu Goddess so I can handle it all.
SCORPIO MOON Moods today
If you are a Scorpio, or any of the FIXED SIGNS- Taurus, Leo, and Aquarius, you feel the pull of the moon's intensity stronger than most.
BYE BYE AQUARIUS, the Sun sits at the last critical 29th degree of Aquarius TODAY. That's the Tarot card of the STAR, which is the sign of AQUARIUS #17.
The Thoth Tarot deck which I use
#17 Aquarius The STAR
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We are sad to announce the passing of committee member Frank Viazzani. For those who wish to pay their respects and attend his funeral, arrangements are as follows…
Reception into the catholic church, Merthyr Tydfil: Monday 15th November, 6:00pm.
Funeral mass followed by cremation: Tuesday 16th November, 11:15am.
Refreshments follow at the bowls club.
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Twenty-five can be a queer year. It's supposed to be a turning point, but for a lot of people, life isn't turning at all, just circling, everything on hold. The feeling that your life has yet to even begin overwhelms everything else. For others, though they don't know it at twenty-five, Nik Cohn's terrible question to Phil Spector may be all there is: "When you've made your million, when you've cut your monsters, when your peak has just been passed, what happens next? What about the next fifty years before you die?" Those words appeared in 1969, when Spector was twenty-eight, and three years cold; they apply as well or better to Orson Welles, twenty-five when he made Citizen Kane and set the standard against which all American movies, his own more than anyone else's, would be judged.
They apply to Bob Dylan, who not only became a legend by twenty-five, but found himself trapped in the legend he became. In a single year, beginning in May 1965, he released Bringing It All Back Home, shocked the Newport Folk Festival with an electric band, released Highway 61 Revisited, left wonderment and confusion in his wake as he toured the world with raging performances that have never been matched, and put Blonde on Blonde in the can, an explosion of artistic risk-taking and achievement that matches any in the annals of American art, and the shadow in which he has worked ever since–his own shadow.
All of which brings home the keenest, most cutting, most memorable appearance of the number twenty-five in modern pop music: in the first lines of David Bowie's "All the Young Dudes," as recorded in 1972 by Mott the Hoople. There it is, the life that has yet to begin and the life that's already over, in one. A hazy, vaguely drunken, vaguely hungover smear of a melancholy fanfare, then Ian Hunter's voice cutting in, so coldly: "Well, we rapped all night about the suicide / How he kicked it in the head when he was twenty-five / Speed jive, don't want to stay alive when you're / Twenty-five." The song turns into a celebration of youth, all the young dudes carry the news, et cetera, but what about all those the song leaves behind? What about those whose future it cut off in advance?
Peter Laughner was a central, mercurial figure in the prepunk milieu in Cleveland in the early and mid-'70s. He was a singer, writer, and guitarist, a founder of Pere Ubu, in his own way a prophet. He would have known "All the Young Dudes"–would have sung it to himself, would have known it in his bones, might have even had to listen, on some bad nights, when too much dope fought against too much alcohol, to his bones singing the song to him–and Peter Laughner never even made it to twenty-five. He died at twenty-four, in 1977, of acute pancreatitis, or, to put it another way, of the romance of self-destruction. At best, Laughner was a local legend, and after not too long, some people would have to try to remember. He was a legendary fuckup, a paranoid with a gun he'd fire, by the end a denizen of nowhere: "Ain't It fun," he sang in 1975, in the song of the same name, covered not long ago by Guns 'n Roses, by way of the Dead Boys, "When your friends despise / What you've become / When you know you're gonna die young." And yet, listening now to Take the Guitar Player for a Ride, a recent collection of Laughner's fugitive recordings, it's hard not to be struck by how much he accomplished, not how little; to be moved by how far he went, not by the way he caught himself up short. Some of the music here–"Cinderella Backstreet," "Lullaby," "Amphetamine," and "Ain't It Fun"–is so powerful, you can imagine that were Laughner alive today he might never have matched it.
"Take the guitar player for a ride"–does that mean run a con on him, kill him, or shoot him up?
The line comes from "Amphetamine," but none of those notions hold as the song takes shape; rather, a man falling to pieces reaches out like a small child asking for a gift he knows he won't get. The music on Take the Guitar Player for a Ride can make you smile with its skill and flair, and then turn hard to listen to: regret, shame, defiance, and, most of all, death is in it everywhere. Listening to "Ain't It Fun," you might ask, What if he had outlived himself? Would people have said, "Yeah, 'when you know you're gonna die young'–what a poseur!"
It's art, that's all: artifice with a core of flesh. He comes off the well-written, facile litany of ain't-it-fun horrors and abasements into a little middle-eight story of an almost meaningless, everyday event that's even worse, and then suddenly it's as if the art has fallen away and all the hip things he's been saying are the floor rising up to hit him in the face. The voice begins to shred, and then it breaks: "Oh God!" he says, and you don't want to listen anymore. He leaves off singing and pounds his guitar, making noise, escaping this moment when, it seems, art has failed. But then he gets it back: Out of that noise floats a solo as elegant as it is cruel, a work of art within this song, this small chaotic incident, where you can't tell art from life, and age means nothing at all.
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Jackie Hinrichs, one of the operating room (OR) nurses at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota, has a unique story of how she came to the profession.
She first attended Minnesota State University Moorhead with the goal of graduating with an exercise science degree. As part of her program, Hinrichs was required to complete an internship in the cardiac rehab department at what was then MeritCare and now is Sanford Health.
"It sparked my passion for patient care," she says.
Hinrichs had never wanted to be a nurse before her internship. However, she soon found she was passionate about providing patient care. After graduating with her degree in exercise science, she moved to Wisconsin and worked as an intensive care unit tech.
Back to Fargo
Many of the nurses she worked with in the ICU encouraged her to pursue her dream of getting her nursing degree. After a lot of persistence and encouragement from the nurses, Hinrichs came back to the Fargo-Moorhead area to begin her nursing education at Concordia College.
That led to a job as an ICU nurse at Sanford Health after graduation in 2011. Soon after that, she transitioned to her current role as an OR nurse.
"Working at Sanford was a no-brainer. It is the largest hospital in the area and is expanding in every specialty," she said.
Fulfilling career
As an OR nurse, Hinrichs "loves the fast-paced environment, there are never two days that are alike." In addition, there are also a wide-range of surgeries she is a part of. Some of the most common specialties she sees are orthopedic traumas, general surgery, urology and neurosurgery.
Hinrichs also says that since Sanford Medical Center Fargo has become a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, she has been able help more of a variety of patients. She says she "always has to think outside of the box constantly and use problem-solving skills to keep the day flowing smoothly."
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You know the drill…
I'm coming to Van for a week+ starting Friday until the following Sunday to run the BMO Vancouver Marathon and take some well deserved time off.
Hit me up with places to see, things to eat, beer to drink, shopping, design stuff, everything! Staying central at an AirBnb in Mt. Pleasant. I got a short list of a few beer places and restaurants, but lots of time and hope to make the most of it.
Advice for day trips/hikes also appreciated as I think I got more than enough time (though no car at this point).


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For those of you who don't know, my nickname is Polly. I have been commissioned to do a piece of Artwork for a Kiwi friend who now lives in Australia. Before I attempt something bigger, I thought I had better practice on a card! Can you tell me where in New Zealand this landmark is?
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes
Card Stock: Garden Green, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Inks: Garden Green, Basic Gray, Going Gray, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Sponges, Adhesives
If you would like to learn how to do this sponging technique, then why not come to my classes? I am holding an intermediate class on the 13th of March. One of the projects we will be making is very similar to this card. Email me to register your seat!!
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Labels: Cards, Pocket Silhouettes, Techniques
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Wow Paula, this is really amazing! I'm sure Malcolm would think so too. I wish I could attend one of your sponging technique classes. Maybe one day...(sigh)ReplyDelete
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Is it Rangitoto? Love it!!ReplyDelete
Yes Bron - it is Rangitoto -Go to the top of the class!!ReplyDelete
Debbie, your wish may come true sooner than you think!
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WHY? Are you coming to teach us sponging? Say it's true!! :-)ReplyDelete
I would love to come and teach you sponging. Never say never!!ReplyDelete
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Let $S$ be a hyperbolic surface with metric $\rho$ and $N$ a hyperbolic $3$-dimensional manifold with bounded geometry. Let $g\colon (S,\rho)\to N$ be an incompressible pleated surface, that is to say:
- $g$ is a path-isometry (it maps paths of finite length to paths of the same length),
- there exists a geodesic lamination $\lambda$ on $S$ such that $g$ maps leaves of $\lambda$ to geodesics in $N$ and is totally geodesic on $S\setminus \lambda$,
- $g$ is $\pi_1$-injective.
In particular, $g$ is an isometry onto the image $g(S)$. On the other hand, $N$ has its own hyperbolic metric, so that for two points $x,y\in g(S)$ we may define two distances, say $d_\rho(x,y)$ and $d_N(x,y)$. I would like to prove that $\forall B > 0$ there exists $A > 0$ such that if $d_N(x,y)< B$ then $d_\rho(x,y)< A$.
I guess that this may be done using Lemma 4.4 in Minsky's paper "On rigidity, limit sets and end invariants of hyperbolic $3$-manifolds" which states:
Fix $S$ and $\varepsilon>0$. Given $B>0$ there exists $A$ such that if $g\colon (S,\rho)\to N$ is a pleated surface, $g_\ast$ is an isomorphism on $\pi_1$, and injectivity radii in $N$ are bounded below by $\varepsilon$, then the following holds: Let $\alpha\in S$ be a closed curve through $x\in S$, $\rho$-geodesic except possibly at $x$, and let $\beta$ denote the shortest curve in $N$ passing through $g(x)$ and homotopic to $g(\alpha)$. Then $$l_N(\beta)\le B\Rightarrow l_\rho(\alpha)\le A$$
This gives a uniform properness condition about inclusions of homotopy classes of loops from $S$ (identified with $g(S)$) into $N$. This sounds to me very similar to what I need, apart from the fact that what I need is a similar result which holds for inclusions of paths between points instead of loops. Do you think this is the right way? Could you help me with that? Thank you!


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Rochester Rhinos defeat Harrisburg
- The Rochester Rhinos improved their playoff chances with a 4-1 win at Harrisburg on Saturday.
- The Rhinos are now sixth in the USL Pro standings with one match remaining
- Rochester got its first goal 42 seconds into the match.
The Rochester Rhinos broke out of their offensive slump in a big way, and it came at a critical junction of the season.
With playoff chances slipping away, the Rhinos were on the attack throughout and came away with a crucial three points in a 4-1 road victory Saturday over the Harrisburg City Islanders at Skyline Sports Complex.
Rochester (9-10-8, 35 points) had scored just four goals while going 0-3-2 in its last five matches and was just outside the USL PRO playoff picture. With the win, the Rhinos jumped to sixth in the standings. With one match left, there are still several scenarios that could play out to determine the playoff seeding.
"We had a really good game. It was a tough opponent and guys stepped up," coach Bob Lilley said. "They showed up at a big moment. For us it's part one of a two-part job to get into the playoffs."
The Rhinos scored 42 seconds in to the match when JC Banks' shot from close range deflected in off a Harrisburg defender and was recorded as an own goal.
Harrisburg scored the equalizer in the 22nd minute and it remained tied 1-1 at halftime.
Alec Sundley broke the tie less than three minutes into the second with his third goal of the year, which came off a free kick by Banks.
"I think the goal (in the first half) was too early, almost," Lilley said. "We scored it and immediately sat back. I thought the goal early in second half we learned our lesson. We kept pressing and looking for that third goal."
That third goal came in the 65th minute when Banks intercepted a clearing pass and bent one inside the far post for his team-leading 10th goal of the season.
Babacar Diallo tallied the final goal in the 83rd minute off a corner kick.
"Harrisburg is always going to play wide open, so it was a matter of us neutralizing their pace and knowing we were going to get chances," Lilley said.


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you just broke rule number 1. If you can't lift her up don't date her
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If a girl is too big for you, then you don't have the equipment for the job anyways. Shallowness is a cancer to society. Please stop giving nice guys like me a bad name.
I think rule number 1 is no std's.
Note that the OP said "date her" not "fuck her". So is it ok to fuck fat girls just for the pussy and not date them? Glad to see this nation's youth progressing so positively.
Hey, there's no way that all of a sudden half the girls in this country developed a medical condition that led to obesity, so I see no excuse for the gluttony that is so prevalent. If that makes me a prick, ok, right on.
Youre an ass dude ur probably ugly and cant get real pussy…btw blow up dolls dont count as a hot score u dick
Big girl! You are beautiful!
fat girls need love too
what if they're just a really fucking weak guy
this has to be the worst tfln ever made in life? & i agree no std's is RULE 1 douchebags. grow some muscles & stfu your not tough. & as for 11:46 "I like "If you can't fit in my pants, you can't get in my pants"<--- no one wants in your pants... just saying.
I date a big girl and I love it. Shes hot, smart and really works for it in the sack. Its true what they say, big girls who are hot are the best lay because 9 times out of 10 they really appreciate it. Thin hot chicks think they are the shit and most of the time are stuck up bitches.
this is a disgusting post and is exactly why so many girls have body image issues. I'm on the low end of the healthy bmi range and i still got really insecure reading this. to the guys who agreed: you might think you're so cool but half the girls who hear the shit you say wouldn't give you the time of day.
My dad would say, "fat girls are utilitarian; they keep u warm in winter and give u shade in the summer"
I would just like to say that I am thin 116 pounds, but I would NEVER give any asshole with this mentality the time of the day. I hope you gain 400 pounds and die alone
Cincinnati is so classy
7:29 can i have your number?
Totally agree with the OP.
Dude... There are ALOT of fat boys out there too. Not just girls. I think this rule should apply for boys too!
I like "If you can't fit in my pants, you can't get in my pants"
That's good advice, but what if you have a hernia like I do?
Thirding 7:29 love. Not even a fat chick, but I'd lay you just for that rare, non-shallow mindset. ; ) Hot.
That rule is wriiten in the bible!
eh. i feel weird about this one. i'm 5'11 and 190 lbs and while i don't really have chub (just abnormally grossly large hips) i don't think most guys would be able to pick me up.
p.s. hell yeah 7:29
I love it. Truth is golden. HA
I am sorry, but I (girl) will never be attracted to a fat guy. Same with the mentally disabled, and people who don't read.
That's a good rule you don't want to be crushed to death if she climbs up on top
basically, it's not a big deal. honestly, cool ur tits cuz I am a large girl. but I'm not just fat- I could probably lift the guy up. I bench 205 lbs on a good day and i'm not grossly muscular either. it's not like I'm super unhealthy just broad and have a little chub on top of serious muscle, which btw weighs more than fat. honestly, I laughed so it doesn't male sense why everyone is so worked up over. something this stupid. like legi: shut up.
Damn all this over a post, im a girl and
yea it's not nice but honestly most guys think that way so there's no reason to get pissed off there ARE guys who like big girls so it's not like they're destined to b alone, anyways yea calm down ppl
5:07, I doubt anyone is going to take your post seriously when you present yourself as if you have a mental deficiency.
Excellent point. Female partners tend to have much higher BMI's than their male partners in marriages among the lower socioeconomic groups.
1:38 Yeah, and those girls who wouldn't give us the time of day are the fat ones we wouldn't fuck with your daddy's dick.
Fat girls loving tossing salad! I'm in for two!
I'm a big girl that's the proper term I like! And I like it! It helps weed out the jerks and bitches out of ur life! Btw I look better than ur gf anyway! Good luck on those rules big boy!
9:46 Fat girls don't need love, they need Jenny fucking Craig.
that is def rule #1. if ur a really weak guy find a really petite girl, i see them all over the placee
And in other sad news.. Oprah will be dateless this autumn
Fa fa fatty!!!!!
Always follow the rules
12:11 and 12:57, you're right, and it would be totally understandable if that's why all these guys refuse to date fat girls. But wake up, you think they actually care about their health? It IS an image issue here, and that is not right. Women are only trophies.
Why is everyone making this a shallowness issue? If u have a problem with shallow people why the hell are you reading tflns?!?!
Fat chicks suck. Not only do you get the physical unattractiveness but you are also in for the low self esteem and psychosis she has developed from years of being told how repulsive she is by popular culture, entertainment, and the media. Stay away.
this is fucking disgusting. Only guys with no game have to "date" the fatties.
That's NOT rule number 1...
Really apprecaite it? I'm the hottest, strongest, healthiest, horniest, pickiest, bitch I've met. Oh, and I'm fat too. You'd want it, but you'd never get it. Fuck off all you shallow assholes, as if sitting on your tiny prick is some honor? Nobody makes me cum like I do (except this one...)
i like how fat girls on here feel entitled, like everyone else should change these ideals and customs that have been prevalent in our society for so many years, and we should all of a sudden think that fat = hot. like other people have said, we have treadmills, it's not that hard. i'm not saying everyone should be a size 2, god knows i'm not, but at least guys can still pick me up...
My car has racing seats. If she can't fit in without grease and a shoehorn, she doesn't get a ride. She needs the exercise anyway. Rule number 1 is never meant to be broken,
@ 11:27
Grow some balls.
What's attractive about girls who need to (literally) hold up their flaps to (maybe) clean under them?
This is so stupid. As a girl, I'm saying that there is nothing wrong with a little pudge, some are naturally curvier than others. But seriously speaking, being overweight is not healthy. 11:46 is right. Besides, loosing weight is not just an image thing, your HEART and the rest of your body will thank you.
we've got treadmills for a reason you lazy fucks


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Supreme Court of India in a landmark judgement as to interpretation of Indian Patents Act and to the maintainability of challenge to a provision after it is repealed, held that challenge to Controller's refusal to application for Exclusive Marketing Rights of GSK is maintainable even though the Act under which EMR application could be granted was repealed on January 1, 2005.
GSK has filed a black box application in respect of product patents in 1998, as before 2005 product patent application were neither examined not Granted, GSK in the year 2000 filed an EMR application for grant of exclusive license to market the product in India for 5 year. The application was rejected in 2002 against which GSK preferred a writ petition before High Court. In 2004 the matter was decided in favour of GSK by the High Court and Ld. Single Judge was pleased to allow re-examination of the EMR application of GSK. However, pursuant to order of the High Court, the application for EMR was re-examined and was again rejected on 28-12-2004 just 3 days before the provision relating to EMR was repealed by the Indian Patents Act, 2005.
GSK again preferred a writ petition against the order of the Controller rejecting the EMR application, the said writ was objected in view of repealing of provision relating to EMR as India started examining as well as Granting product patent applications in the Patents (Amendment) 2005 Act. It was contended by the Patent office that 2005 Amendment has repealed the provision for granting EMR, therefore leaving no scope for further consideration of the EMR application and in view of Section 78 of the Patent (Amendment) Act 2005, the pending applications for grant of EMR filed before January 01, 2005 i.e. GSK's application for EMR shall be deemed to be as a request for Examination for grant of patent.
Section 78 of the Amending Act reads as follow:
78. Transitional Provision- (1) Notwithstanding the omission of Chapter IVA of the principal Act by section 21 of this Act, every application for the grant of exclusive marketing rights filed under that Chapter before the 1st day of January, 2005, in respect of a claim for a patent covered under sub-section (2) of section 5 of the principal Act, such application shall be deemed to be treated as a request for examination for grant of patent under sub-section (3) of section 11B of the principal Act, as amended by this Act.
This was contested by GSK, saying that on January 01, 2005 no such application for Grant of EMR was pending, in fact the application was disposed off even before the amending provision came into effect. Therefore right to challenge the impugned order rejecting the EMR application before any appropriate forum vested in Petitioner before the amending provision of Act came into effect, hence said Section 78 of the Amending Act has no application to the facts of the case. But the High court differed and decided the matter in favour of the Controller of Patents.
GSK filed a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution of India before the Supreme Court of India against the said order of the High Court. The Supreme Court observed that the Amending Act is silent on the issue of maintainability of pending proceedings initiated under the repealed Act, therefore provision of the General Clauses Act of 1897 shall apply.
Section 6 of the General Clauses Act 1897 reads as follows:
6. Effect of repeal.- Where this Act , or any Act made after the commencement of this Act, repeals any enactment hitherto made or hereafter to be made, then, unless a different intention appears, the repeal shall not—
c). affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any enactment so repealed; or
The above provision makes it amply clear that where any enactment is repealed, it shall not affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any enactment so repealed, unless, a different intention appears. Accordingly the Supreme Court held the GSK's petition was maintainable.
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Julie Peasgood on her trip to Bekonscot Model Village & Railway in Beaconsfield - a "little piece of history that is forever England".
I am peering, transfixed, into the mullioned window of the tiniest shop I have ever seen. Nearby are other miniscule retail outlets, with names like Lee Key Plumbers' Merchants and Sam and Ella's Butchers, but it doesn't immediately dawn on me (until I say their names out loud) that 'Leaky' Plumbers Merchants and 'Salmonella' Butchers are mischievous puns.
Back in the 1920s, Bekonscot Model Village started this trend of humorous play on words for the names of its miniature businesses, something which has now become customary in the model world. But it isn't just the small-scale shops that captivate me (and my two-year-old granddaughter Saha), it's also the awe-inspiring size and scope of this enchanting village.
Created by a Beaconsfield resident, Roland Callingham (with the help of his gardener, maid, chauffeur and cook) Bekonscot is renowned as the oldest, original model village in the world. It covers nearly two acres of painstakingly maintained award-winning gardens, half of which is a Lilliputian 1:12 landscape. An amalgam of Beaconsfield and Ascot, where Callingham had also lived, it began life as an amusement for the accountant and his friends, before becoming the popular commercial visitor attraction it is today.
"And although there are children gasping with delight at the pocket fairground, circus and impressive network of trains every adult around me seems thoroughly smitten too."
We stroll like giants amongst the six different diminutive towns portraying rural England in the 1930s, now sprinkled with automated modern-day additions like a lady cleaning her windows, a cable car, and the thatched cottage that (rather disconcertingly) catches fire. Never fear - a team of firemen successfully fight the blaze!
The craftsmanship and attention to detail is extraordinary, with the undulating path that winds through the village revealing surprises, delights and eccentricities at every turn: from the canal barges and horse drawn carriages to the church - complete with bell ringers - and even a miniscule replica of Enid Blyton's home, a fellow Beaconsfield resident.
Groups of 15 or more can benefit from discounts and free coach parking (but always make contact first on 01494-672919 or email email@example.com). Talks on the history of the village and its unique models can be arranged for up to 25 people; and groups of more than 20 can combine a visit with a tranquil two and a half hours river cruise along the Thames from Windsor, taking in a light lunch en-route. The village itself has a small (but not miniature!) café with seating inside and lots of tables outside.
Bekonscot is a not-for-profit company and has so far raised over £5.5 million for charities in the UK and abroad. With TV appearances in programmes as diverse as Midsomer Murders, The One Show, Blue Peter and Countryfile - and widely acknowledged as the inspiration for numerous model villages and miniature parks worldwide - this quintessentially English attraction can truly be classed as a national treasure.
In 1936, at around the same time that Bekonscot was gaining fame and recognition, Carol Coward wrote about the picturesque town of Rye, 'There are few places in our land as beautiful and also interesting as little Rye in Sussex'.
Julie's tips for making the most of your visit to Bekonscot
- Begin by getting your bearings at the Rye Heritage Centre (don't miss the charming Old Penny Arcade upstairs).
- Relish the views from the top of St Mary's Church, with its still functioning turret clock made in 1561.
- Stop for lunch at the Jacobean Fletcher's House next door.
- Enjoy tea and the lovely garden at Lamb House, finishing with a fascinating tour of splendid antique shops & galleries.
Group booking information
Bekonscot is open from February to November each year, seven days a week. Discounted rates are available for groups of 15 or more on entry, contact the team in advance to arrange a group visit. Call 01494-672919, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com and visit www.bekonscot.co.uk


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The Office of the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (operating as Fair Work Building & Construction (FWBC)) commenced operation on 1 June 2012. As such, this Annual Report testifies only to the agency's first month of operation.
FWBC was created by the Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012, but also works within a broader regulatory framework, including the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) and a continuing role monitoring and ensuring compliance with the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry.
While FWBC is a new agency, its functions, powers and objectives are similar to predecessor agencies which regulated compliance with workplace laws in the building and construction industry. FWBC will build on past successes and continue to refine its regulatory and educative approach in response to the harms that it seeks to prevent and, when they occur, to treat.
In its first month, FWBC saw a successful transition of some 150 staff from the former agency, the adoption of a new brand, and an energetic effort by all staff to connect with industry participants on new terms.
As the industry seeks to improve enterprise-level outcomes, and policy-makers to build our national prosperity, FWBC's vision is for a building and construction industry that maximises its potential by being both fair and productive.
The agency's work is guided by a straightforward strategic agenda, set out in the Statement of Strategic Intent that you will find summarised in this Annual Report and available in full on our website.
Our compliance regime, our educative work, our targeted campaigns and our capacity development all link back to our strategic vision. The work-plan of every employee in the agency is linked to that vision.
FWBC's enabling legislation creates an agency that is not only a regulator, but one that also has a broader remit – to provide advice, assistance and education services ' in a way that must and will evolve with the industry over time.
End-users of our services will notice our functions expand, but will continue to see us investigating, litigating and enforcing the rule of law.
The building and construction industry is, by nature and long tradition, collaborative. It takes sophisticated co-operation to build a road, a skyscraper or a mine. FWBC will join forces with industry to make sure the same high-level collaboration that happens on the job also happens with respect to workplace laws and workplace culture.
FWBC is focussed on integrating the way we deliver services. We are working with other agencies, industry and key stakeholders to ensure that we make the strongest contribution to getting workplace relations settings right.
Our approach is hands-on. We are visible on work sites and we listen hard to the industry at all levels – from the tools through to key industry events.
We will regulate from the front – in a proactive, pre-emptive way, rather than waiting for contraventions to occur before we act. We seek to be agents of positive impact in our industry, not just to prosecute malfeasance after the event.
FWBC investigates across the full range of civil penalty breaches in the FW Act. Over the coming year, our regulatory focus will be on six key areas:
- unprotected industrial action
- freedom of association
- coercion
- right of entry
- wage and entitlements
- sham contracting
We approach each of these harms with a range of tools from along the whole regulatory spectrum, from voluntary resolution through to enforcement strategies including civil penalty action. We retain from the former regulator the power to intervene in court matters brought by other industry participants, and we exercise that power when we judge that it is in taxpayers' interests to do so.
Employers can also expect that FWBC will focus on breaches that were not a strong feature of the former regulator's approach, including breaches of modern awards, discrimination, adverse action and failure to comply with notices or record-keeping obligations.
As well as pursuing our regulatory interventions in the industry, I am committed to finding ways to build the industry's capacity to – and willingness to – fashion its own solutions. Where elements of the industry evince a commitment to better dispute management, FWBC will provide advice and guidance.
At the same time, it should be absolutely clear to all industry participants that FWBC will be a vigourous and effective litigant in the public interest. This commitment to ensure that the rule of law is upheld is undiminished, despite the confused rhetoric of those sceptical about the successful transition to FWBC.
Above all, we seek to be visible. A regulator that only springs into action at certain flashpoints cannot hope to create lasting change. Increasing information channels to and building partnerships with our industry is critical to our success, and we will continue to pursue meaningful, respectful engagement with all parts of the building and construction sector.
There is currently a thriving – though not always accurate – national conversation about productivity and about the workplace relations settings appropriate to ensuring and enhancing it. FWBC intends to contribute to that conversation in a way that is agnostic of politics and focused instead only on well-supported evidence.
There is a large and growing body of scholarship suggesting that employee engagement is a key driver of enterprise-level productivity, as well as a reliable predictor of shareholder value and return on equity.
It makes business sense to treat employees fairly, and it makes sense for individual employees to take an active role in increasing their productivity in their workplace.
FWBC's object to encourage harmonious practices obliges us to support industry participants in finding common ground with employers, employees and their representatives in workplace issues, as well as to undertake the hard compliance for which the former regulator was well known.
It is through taking this 'long-view' approach to compliance that FWBC will contribute to industry in a lasting way, beyond the band-aid approach of a regulator focused entirely on the 'now'.
Our industry can be a leader for the new productivity frontier. I consider it FWBC's priority to both address the productivity challenge in construction, and by doing so, create markers for other industries about how they can best bring the pieces of the puzzle together. The construction industry can provide positive examples, and positive direction.
If we address inefficiencies in construction, other industries – in particular those industries that need infrastructure to be productive, like mining, transport and the services sector – are enabled to follow suit.
FWBC does not just expect industry participants to be cooperative, harmonious and productive. But through patient, diligent and ethical work, I am confident that we can make a lasting difference in this industry, for the benefit of all Australians.
Leigh Johns
Chief Executive
Fair Work Building & Construction


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Today's final post on Collateral Damage is a pot luck post. You tell me anything I may have overlooked in relation to the impact adoption surrender had on your life.
It can be anything from your relationships to family and friends, your children, your health, your marriage, you emotional well being.
Next week we will talk about ways to mitigate the damage. Mitigation is the the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something. If we know surrendering mothers might experience some of these challenges, what can we do to reduce the severity of them post surrender? I realize the obvious mitigation is to avoid surrender completely and preserve the family. However, in the cases where this cannot happen, what can we offer to those expectant mothers prior to surrender?
Finally, managing the damage post surrender. The adoption surrender has already happened. Mother is in throes of post traumatic stress disorder. What improvements need to be made to help mothers manage this? These are all topics for next week.
For today, share your pot luck damage.
Have a great Friday.


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- Child murderers are more common than any of us would like to think, most of the cases are treated delicately by the courts.
- List of children who have done unthinkable — the disturbing lives of ones who commit acts of murder.
Mary Flora Bell
As a child, Mary was sold into prostitution by her own mother who was specializing in sadomasochism. As an 11-year-old, she killed and mutilated two young boys aged four and three.
Jon Venables & Robert Thompson
Probably one of the most controversial and infamous crime cases in the UK. A shocking story of two 10-year-olds who abducted and brutally murdered a 2-year-old, leaving the toddler's mutilated body on railway tracks for a train to run over. Everyone wants to know where are the boys now and are they still threat to the society, but the government is keen on keeping their new identities protected.
Austin Sigg
A shy and quiet 17-year-old Austin Sigg confessed to the murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, who disappeared on her way to school. He was sexually aroused by the dismemberment of his victim and didn't have any explanation for his wrongdoings.
Peter Woodcock
Peter Woodcock was a Canadian serial killer and child rapist who as a 17-year-old brutally murdered three young children in the late 1950s. He underwent cutting-edge LSD therapy but eventually had to be dubbed as The Serial Killer They Couldn't Cure.
"I regret that children died, but I felt like God. It was the power of God over a human being."
Sandra & Beth Andersen
16-year-old Sandra and her 15-year-old sister Beth Andersen premeditated a plan to kill their mother. The motive was pure greed. With the money they wanted to take all their friends to the European vacation, buy a marijuana farm and a nice house. It didn't go as planned.
Danielle Black & Alec Scott Eger
15-year-old Danielle Black was a good girl and dedicated student until she hit the high school. She was drawn to the Goth world and met Alec Scott Eger who foolishly believe her father is abusing her. Together, they plotted the murder of Billy Black -- Danielle's papa. Her mother stated that she is a cold-blooded person with no remorse.• • •
Brenda Spencer
Brenda Spencer was a shy, 16-year-old misfit. She lived in perpetual squalor in a house in San Carlos, California, with her alcoholic father, Wallace, after her parents separated. The house was a depressing sight to behold. Father and daughter shared a single mattress on the floor for a bed and the place was littered with Wallace's empty liquor bottles. For Christmas 1978, Wallace gave Brenda a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic .22 calibre rifle with a telescopic sight and 500 rounds of ammo. On Monday, January 27, 1979, Brenda dug a sniper nest in her yard and opened fire upon the neighbouring Grover Cleveland Elementary School, killing the principal and custodian, shooting a police officer in the neck and wounding eight children. During a stand-off with officers at her home later, a reporter called her phone and asked why she did it. "I don't like Mondays" was her response.
Josh Phillips
A young sexually motivated child murderer in the vein of Austin Sigg Josh Phillips was 14 years old when he murdered his 8-year-old neighbour Maddie Clifton in 1998 in Jacksonville, Florida. When Maddie disappeared, a 400-person-strong volunteer search party (including Josh Phillips) tried to locate the youngster. A $100,000 reward was offered. A week later Phillips' mother noticed his waterbed was leaking. Upon investigation she found Maddie's half-nude body stuffed inside the waterbed. She immediately notified police. Phillips claimed that Maddie had suffered an accidental bloody eye while they were playing baseball, and that he had panicked - strangling, stabbing and beating her to death with his baseball bat to cover up the accident.
David Brom
David Brom was a 16-year-old living in Rochester, Minnesota with his parents and siblings in 1988. On February 17 of that year he got into a late night argument with his father which stretched into the early hours of the next day. David went nuts and proceeded to murder his family with an axe. He confessed the crime to a friend on the same day and the news spread, reaching the ears of the police department, who investigated to find the bodies of Bernard (43), Paulette (42), Diane (13) and Richard (11) Brom in the family home along with the bloodstained axe, later that day.
Barry Dale Loukaitis
The next juvenile wacko on our list dressed up as a cowboy, armed himself with his daddy's .30-30 hunting rifle, .357 Magnum and .25 ACP before storming into his fifth period math class and opening fire on February 2, 1996. 14-year-old Barry Dale Loukaitis of Frontier Middle School (Moses Lake, Washington) shot and killed teacher Leona Caires and classmates Arnold Fritz and Manuel Vela, Jr. (both aged 14) as well as severely wounding Natalie Hintz (13). The wanna-be gunslinger, who experienced God delusions and saw himself as a vengeful Messiah, quipped to his terrified classmates 'This sure beats algebra don't it?'
Jasmine Richardson
When 12-year old Jasmine Richardson of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, brought her boyfriend over for dinner to meet her family, her parents were appalled by the young man. His name was Jeremy Steinke. Not only was he a 23-year-old goth who drank blood, but he claimed to be a 300-year-old werewolf. Unsurprisingly, the parents disapproved and forbade the relationship. It was then that Jasmine and Jeremy plotted to murder the Richardsons so that they could run away and be together.
After watching Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers for inspiration (their favourite love story) they massacred Marc (42), Debra (48) and Jacob (8) Richardson, stabbing them repeatedly and slitting their throats on April 23, 2006. When the crime was discovered, police officers promptly caught up with the pair and captured them. Steinke will be eligible for parole in 2031.
Jasmine completed her 10-year prison sentence in May 2016 and is now free.
Carl Newton Mahan
On May 18, 1929 in the town of Paintsville, Kentucky, playmates Carl Newton Mahan (6) and Cecil Van Hoose (8) found a piece of scrap iron. They could sell it to a local junk dealer for some spare change. Both boys laid claim to the piece of iron and an argument broke out. Cecil won the fight, slapping Carl in the face and taking the scrap iron. What did Carl do? Did he hit Cecil back? Did he tell his mum? No – he went home, got his dad's 12-gauge shotgun, returned and blew Cecil away. He was charged with murder, but eventually convicted of manslaughter, although he was released due to his age.
Alyssa Bustamante
A young thrill killer reminiscent of Mary Bell and Norma Joyce Bell or Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, 15-year-old Cole County, Missouri resident Alyssa Bustamante murdered her 9-year-old neighbour Elizabeth Olten on October 21, 2009. Alyssa - who listed 'killing people' as her hobby on her YouTube account - strangled, stabbed and slit the poor girl's throat for kicks.
She wrote in her diary:
I just fucking killed someone. I strangled them and slit their throat and stabbed them now they're dead. I don't know how to feel atm. It was ahmazing. As soon as you get over the 'ohmygawd I can't do this' feeling, it's pretty enjoyable. I'm kinda nervous and shaky though right now. Kay, I gotta go to church now...lol."
Rod Ferrell
16-year-old Rod Ferrell of Murray, Kentucky, was the master of a vampire clan. To his followers he was Vesago – a 500-year-old creature of the night, a fantasy he himself believed. One of his minions, Heather Wendorf, asked Rod to help her run away from her family, telling him her home life was hell. The clan hatched a fiendish plot. Rod and underling Howard Anderson entered the Wendorf residence on the night of November 25, 1996 through the unlocked garage. Rod bashed Richard Wendorf and his wife Naomi's skulls in with a crowbar he found in the garage before the clan fled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana where law enforcement caught up with them after receiving a tip-off from one member's mother.
Cody Posey
By all accounts Paul Posey was one mean son of a bitch. He lived and worked at Chavez Canyon Ranch, Hondo, New Mexico, with his family. He and his second wife Tyrone abused Cody (Paul's 14-year-old son, Tyrone's step-son) psychologically and physically every day. Meanwhile Cody's step-sister, 13-year-old Marilea was encouraged to tattle on him and rewarded whenever he got in trouble. Cody was pushed too far when he was summoned to Paul and Tyrone's bedroom where Tyrone was waiting for him naked on the bed. They wanted him to have sex with Tyrone while Paul watched. Cody refused and was burned with a welding iron for his disobedience. The next day (July 5, 2004) when Cody was being berated and hit again, something inside of him snapped. He fetched a shotgun and walked up behind Tyrone as she sat on the couch. She got two in the back of the head. Paul and Marilea were blasted to death as they walked in the house to see what was happening. Cody then used a backhoe to bury the bodies in a big pile of manure where he felt they belonged. Cody eventually confessed. Many witnesses corroborated his story of abuse.
He was sentenced to juvie until his 21st birthday when he walked out a free man.
Joseph McVay
On January 2, 2011 Deborah McVay (46) of Big Prairie, Ohio, told her 10-year-old son Joseph to go fetch some firewood from outside and bring it in the house. Big mistake. Nobody told Joseph to fetch firewood. Rather than do his chores Joseph went to his room, selected one of his 6 guns (a 22 calibre rifle), and shot his mother in the head, killing her instantly.


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A sudden uptick in graffiti, much of it gang-related, has sparked concern among Forest Grove police and other residents.
received 22 reports of gang-related graffiti this January, compared to eight such reports in January 2011.
Police are seeking citizen involvement to help officers tackle the challenge of preventing and covering graffiti, said Capt. Mike Herb, department spokesperson.
"We can't be everywhere all the time," Herb said. "One of the best ways to fight graffiti is to make sure it's covered up and painted over as soon as possible."
Matt Roberge, a 29-year-old Forest Grove resident, would also like to see the graffiti covered. He frequently walks his dog around town and has noticed "there always seems to be something new" graffitied on local fences or buildings.
"I've lived in Forest Grove for 14 years now," he said. "And I've never seen it like this."
Roberge said he doesn't know how to stop graffiti, but he would be interested in joining a group to confront the issue.
A citizen task force is exactly what police have in mind, Herb said.
"We are going to tackle this full force," Herb said. "We're going to be very aggressive in our efforts to curb this now."
These efforts include increased patrols and surveillance along with forming the task force. It's important to eliminate the graffiti now, Herb said, because it could be a precursor to more serious problems.
"Much of it does appear to be gang-affiliated graffiti," he said. "Usually it's this type of graffiti, and the messages in that graffiti, that precedes an increase in gang-related activity."
Though the department has not seen much of a jump in gang activity at this point, Herb worries that could change. Officers responded to a fight on Feb. 17 on the 3800 block of Pacific Avenue that is possibly gang-related, though the investigation continues, Herb said.
Roberge said the ties between graffiti and gangs could deter citizens who might otherwise join a task force.
"I think a lot of people would be afraid of retribution from these groups that are doing it," he said.
Herb said a couple areas have seen particularly notable increases in graffiti reports, including several streets near Forest Grove High School.
Citizens who are interested in learning more about forming a task force and handling graffiti can contact the police department at 503-992-3260. Citizens can report graffiti by calling 503-629-0111, and should call 9-1-1 if they see graffiti in progress.


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It all begins with the collective dream of a group of students, who in the middle of the millennium change, aspired to reformulate the classical structure in which architecture studies were organized for the generation of projects. The bet aimed to professionalize the dynamics of an architecture workshop, transferring the principles of horizontal ideas, discussion and collective creation to the exercise of the profession. A collective formed by 7 architects emerges, without establishing an organizational chart, they are organized dynamically to meet the specific needs of what becomes the main reason for their existence; The architecture project


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Show Your Colors captures a beautiful tree changing colors in the fall. A metaphor for the beauty and complexities within ourselves.
Bring the beauty of nature to your home with this lively print.
7 x 7 full color archival giclee print on a 8 x 10 piece of Hot Press Bright Paper.
Each print is hand signed and titled.


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The theme of the collection is a great inspiration on it's own. The links and associations with Chanel are rich and plenty. Karl gave Sam and me a sketch giving us a rough idea of the direction he wanted for the look, from then the tone was set.
Karl also showed us the world-famous mosaic portrait of Theodora, the Empress of the Byzantine Empire Mosaic from the Saint-Vital de Ravenne Basilica, which very naturally became the inspiration for the show's makeup. The portrait gave me a focus point: the red eyeshadow/liner that she wears on the arch of her eyebrows. This look is all about light and rich textures. The choreography between gold, bronze, black and red can be easily personalized according to the desires of each woman.
Peter Philips
Global Creative Director of CHANEL Makeup
Chanel Pre-Fall 2011 Makeup Collection – Byzance de Chanel will launch exclusively at Isetan Scotts, Singapore on 3 June 2011.
This collection consists of the following;-
Les 4 Ombres Quadra Eyeshadow in Topkapi
Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Rouge and Or
Rouge Allure Lipstick in Rouge Byzantine
Credits to Temptalia for the introduction, Style Rumor and Photos De Mode for the runway images.