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Ronnie Hughes, Strange Attractors consists of a large body of the artist's recent work, which showcases a pronouncedly idiosyncratic approach to making both paintings and drawings.
The exhibition is organised and toured by the Model, home of the Niland Collection, Sligo in partnership with the Royal Hibernian Academy and Limerick City Gallery of Art.
Acting Director of The Model, Emer McGarry commented: "We are delighted to have secured funding from the Arts Council to present this major touring solo show. Ronnie Hughes is one of the most dynamic abstract painters working in Ireland today, and it's an honour to bring his work to new audiences. Hughes's works display a diversity of styles and an interest in optical and haptic effects but, at heart, all share a common concern with the lived experience, which is described by the artist as 'the beauty, the fragility and the violence of being'.
Strange Attractors will showcase a selection of new intimate paintings with larger canvases that are confrontational in their manner, but all with clashing colour and kitschy geometrics similar to late 1960's American interior design. These works are positioned against free flowing gouache drawings reminiscent of the designs from theoretical physics and science fiction.
"The exhibition is a retrospective of my recent paintings and drawings and features work that demonstrates my interest in corrupting grids, energy fields and patterns to set up an expectation, and then thwart it somehow. I try to arrest the work at a tenuous moment and like it when the work seems to hover on the brink of collapse – like chaos has been temporarily held in check, and that is a theme of this body of work. Throughout my career, I have endeavoured to create art that is expressive and I look forward to hearing how visitors to the exhibition experience my work." Ronnie Hughes.
A full colour publication will accompany this exhibition.
The project has been funded by the Arts Council's Touring and Dissemination of Work Scheme.
To see Ronnie Hughes interviewed in the RHA, by Marianne O'Kane Boal, for NVTV, click HERE
Artist Bio
Born in Belfast in 1965, though now a long-term resident in Sligo, Ronnie Hughes studied at the University of Ulster, Belfast, receiving an MA in Fine Art in 1989. Hughes has had numerous solo exhibitions throughout Ireland including; Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, Context, Derry, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Goethe Institute, Dublin, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Limerick City Gallery, Millennium Court Arts Centre, Portadown, Model Arts Centre, Sligo, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, Sirius Arts Centre, Cork and has participated in many group exhibitions worldwide.
Recent solo exhibitions include Supernumerary at Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast and Zygotic Tendenciespresented at Chicago Art Fair, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles (both projects supported by Culture Ireland) and Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.
Hughes' work has been written about extensively and he has received a multitude of awards including a one-year residency in New York, PS1, 1990-91 and three-month residencies at Banff Arts Center, Canada, 1994 and Bemis Arts Center, Nebraska, 1997. In 2006 he was awarded both the Irish Artist Fellowship – a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center and a two-month residency at the Albers Foundation in Connecticut.
Hughes' work is held in many public and corporate collections, including both Irish Arts Councils and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.


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I had no idea what I was going to do for today's Photo-a-Day post when Elise surprised me with an early Father's Day gift.
She decided to go to Third Coast Clay last weekend and paint. She chose this dish and painted it for me for Father's Day. I love it!! In fact, my favorite gifts are the ones my kids have made. They are the best gifts! I know this is one I will treasure and keep always. Thanks, Elise!


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TRAVEL NEWS: Ramadan Celebrated Across the Muslim World
RAMADAN: A Festival of Purification
According to official Islamic bodies, the crescent moon has been soon be sighted, marking the beginning of the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Lasting 29 or 30 days – the end date will be revealed through another official lunar sighting in the last week of the month – Muslims are to refrain from food and liquid (including chewing gum, smoking cigarettes and the like) from dawn to sunset, and instead renew their focus on prayers and increase their recitation of the Holy Quran.
The fasting month of Ramadan culminates in the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which is one of the main Muslim holidays. On Eid al-Fitr, Muslims are encouraged to be especially generous and forgiving. Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, refraining from eating, drinking, smoking, and indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured.
Iran has declared Friday, August 9, as Eid al-Fitr since the moon crescent which marks the beginning of the new month could not be sighted in the country by Thursday.
Under the Islamic law, the old month's end is declared only after the new moon crescent is sighted.
Muslims believe it was in Ramadan when the first verses of the Holy Qur'an were revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
The month
According to official Islamic bodies, the crescent moon has been sighted, marking the beginning of the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Lasting 29 or 30 days – the end date will be revealed through another official lunar sighting in the last week of the month – Muslims are to refrain from food and liquid (including chewing gum, smoking cigarettes and the like) from dawn to sunset, and instead renew their focus on prayers and increase their recitation of the Holy Quran.
Why it's so special
It is the month in which the Holy Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed. As a result, Ramadan is also known as the month to recite the holy text even more eagerly and with renewed dedication to completing the task. Muslims are encouraged to complete the full recitation of the Holy Quran at least once during the month. With an average of 600 pages, this seemingly huge task can be achieved through the recitation of four pages before each of the five prayers daily throughout the entire month.
The fast
It is one of Islam's five main pillars (the others being the belief in one God and the Prophet Mohammed as His Messenger, praying five times a day, completing the pilgrimage to Mecca for those who are able and giving charity or "zakat"). It is mandatory for all Muslims upon reaching puberty, as long as they are mentally and physically sound. The elderly and chronically ill are exempt from fasting; however, it is incumbent upon them to feed the poor instead if they possess the financial means.
A spiritual detox
The fast is not simply about denying your body food and water. It also involves arguably the more taxing challenge of avoiding ill speech, arguments, loss of temper and malicious behaviour. The whole point of the fast is to demonstrate submission to God and keep the mind focused on a spiritual plane.
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Patience and mercy, which, let's face it, we all need more of in these harried times. Ramadan is viewed as a month-long school where graduates leave with a developed sense of self-control in areas including diet, sleeping and the use of time.
The meals
The fasting day is book-ended by two meals: suhoor and iftar. The former is the early morning meal consumed before fasting begins at dawn, while the latter is to break the fast at sunset. If breakfast is viewed as an important meal, a healthy suhoor is even more vital as it is meant to last you up to 15 hours – as is the case this summer in the UAE – before breaking bread again. Slow digesting foods like barley, wheats, oats and lentils are recommended and limiting fatty and sugary products would be wise. There is a propensity to binge eat at sunset, but a balanced, moderate meal would really make all the difference, considering that the evenings are spent engaging in special nightly prayers. It is also recommended to break the fast with dates, as was the practice of the Prophet Mohammed, before moving on to other dishes.
The prayers
Ramadan is also defined by extra congregational prayers performed nightly after the evening isha prayers, which are normally the last prayers of the evening. Such an occasion presents a rarity in the UAE: a city devoid of the normal onslaught of evening traffic for the duration of Ramadan. For those living near a mosque, expect your neighbourhood to be a hive of activity for the whole month.
The finish line
Ramadan culminates with the three-day Eid Al Fitr holiday celebrating the end of the fast. Marked by a special morning prayer, the day is a form of spiritual graduation and a chance to permanently implement the spiritual lessons learnt throughout the month. Muslims dress in their best and visit friends and relatives as a sense of community prevails.
Original Article written by Saeed Saeed.
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NEW PRESIDENT CELEBRATES EID, The End of Ramadan
Iran's newly elected centrist President Hassan Rouhani has expressed his felicitations to the heads of state and people of Muslim countries on the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
In a Thursday message, President Rouhani expressed hope that friendship bonds among all Muslims would be further strengthened on the basis of Islamic teachings, spirituality, moderation, wisdom and the establishment of lasting peace and security.
He wished the leaders and nations of all Muslim countries wellbeing, prosperity and success.
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Mikaela Shiffrin made good on her promise, and then some.
After a disappointing finish in the giant slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Shiffrin remarked "I sure as heck am not getting fifth" at the next Games.
The 22-year-old got her chance at redemption Thursday, and she delivered, posting a 1-minute, 9.2-second final run to come from behind and capture the gold medal at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.
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Finally In Focus
British photojournalist Tim Hetherington sadly passed away on April 20, 2010. After 2 months covering the Libyan Civil War, Hetherington was with rebel forces on the front lines in Misrata when a mortar struck. Of the 3 photographers Hondros, Martin and Hetherington only Martin survived the ordeal. Hetherington was wounded by shrapnel and died later from excessive blood loss.
Hetherington explored the violent world of war and ultimately paid the highest price. His work however, lives on and his photographs from Liberia, Afghanistan, and Libya discover war in a new light. Unearthing the relationships between the soldiers he found the war in a new light, an extension and function of male sexuality.
His photograph aptly named "The Garden of Eden" showed American soldiers picnicking in the country. It was this photograph which led Hetherington to his discovery. He believed the primal surroundings and threat of death and conflict allowed the men to be unguarded. Away from the judgement of society they were all in this together, giving them the opportunity to openly express love for one another without doubt and fear. For Hetherington the true depictions of war lay in the casual snapshots of soldiers in their most intimate and vulnerable moments, not the stereotypical artistic representations of heroic and dramatic scenes.
Stephen Mayes was Hetherington's longtime friend and colleague; he's now the the Executive Director of the Tim Hetherington Trust. To commemorate the seventh anniversary of his death, VICE spoke with Mayes about how Hetherington changed the way we think about war. He also talked about his final conversation with Hetherington, in which the photographer shared how his time on the front lines changed his life.
VICE: How would you describe Tim Hetherington's mission?
Mayes: I met Tim while he was studying photojournalism at Cardiff University in Wales. From the moment he graduated in 1997, he was beyond photography. For the rest of the 90s, our conversation was, "That's all very well, but what are you going to do with it?"
Tim never really thought of himself as a photographer. He would use any medium to announce the message: magazine work, a gallery exhibition, a multimedia installation, a book, a film, and all the publicity for everything else to talk about the work. It was never just a photograph; it was a life mission.
I first heard Tim talk about war and male sexuality in 2003. He had done a few years in the bush with the rebel forces in Liberia, which was a pretty brutal life. He lived it, and he was in there for reasons. The pictures were almost incidental. When he came out of the bush, he talked about things that he hadn't photographed, that he couldn't. He wanted to know why people do this.
What did he discover about the nature of war?
For Tim, it came down to how the main thing behind conflict is male sexuality—but it's not sexual. A lot of the issues of maleness are about the inability to express love. We have this very rudimentary view of male sexuality—that it is an on/off switch—and it's so much more than that. Because there's no invitation to men to think about it, explore it, or do anything about it (other than "behave yourself"), we're stuck.
The reason why conflict is so interesting is because that's where men express themselves; it's where men were most human, in the most inhuman environment. It's where he felt they were able to connect with themselves and with each other in ways they could not when they came home. Tim was looking for what it is that contains men and prevents them from being more expressive.
What makes conflict "male?"
In his last conversation with me, Tim talked about why he wanted to photograph the front lines rather than the refugee camps. He felt that the emotional reason was that he was a man, and he wouldn't be satisfied with being at the refugee camp because he was of the same cut as the men who were fighting.
Tim was struggling to understand what drew him to that. It isn't as simple as being about territory or money or any of that. He saw it as a profound male need to seek conflict. Yet in his personal life, Tim was an amazingly peaceful man. He was not someone who sought conflict in daily life, yet he was drawn to war. Partly, it's a sense of adventure. There is also the issue of love. Tim found a sense of love that he couldn't express anywhere else in his life.
When I say Tim lived it, he really lived it. While he was in Afghanistan on patrol with the soldiers, he broke an ankle and wouldn't let them help him. He hiked for two days with a broken ankle carrying a backpack across the mountains of Afghanistan to get help. He was of the men and that's how he came across the idea that soldiers are the software of war.
How did Tim's time in Afghanistan become the turning point in his career?
When Tim received the Oscar nomination for Restrepo in 2011, he reached the point where he had an audience and something to say about male sexuality and conflict. Sleeping Soldiers, his Vanity Fair work, was the first real foray into that.
Sleeping Soldiers is a meditation. It's not photojournalism, but it gets read that way even now. If you stop looking at what you expect to see and start thinking about what you might be looking at, Tim's work often leads you to a different position.
Tim had been sleeping in the camp for months on end, and apart from the explosions, nothing much was happening. No one was surprised when he took pictures of the soldiers horsing around but to pick up the camera, creep around, and take pictures while they were asleep was very puzzling.
Tim told me, "This is about more than passivity. This is about being." Stripped of their uniforms, these men were very different. Tim explained that the American soldier is an international trademark as recognizable as Coca Cola. The soldiers are the brand until you take the clothes off. Then suddenly they are people. Photographing the men half naked and asleep in the middle of the fiercely contested conflict in Afghanistan reminds people of vulnerability and aggression.
It's interesting you said that Sleeping Soldiers is not photojournalism. What photos are considered "photojournalism?"
Essentially journalism is a process of exclusion. For example, if you were photographing a famine, you wouldn't show people going to the store to buy food, even though they do. It's contradictory. Photojournalism doesn't accept that. It identifies one individual or scenario to represent larger problems.
The notion of cliché has a function, which is that it brings us to ideas very quickly, and that's very useful. For example, if you have a front-page picture, you know what that is, even if you haven't read the story. The code is there, whether it is war, poverty, or famine. Photojournalism is about fulfilling your expectations about what you are about to see. The media is not in the information business. It's in the affirmation business.
What are the tropes of war, and how did Tim go beyond this?
The tropes are the hardware: uniform, the equipment, and the gear. Tim wanted to talk about the software: the people. He wanted to show the same people in the very conflict without their props or with the props rearranged in a way that revealed the narrowness of conventional reporting. The mission was not to expose journalists. Tim was trying to expand what had been done. He wanted to talk about things that couldn't be said in places that didn't want to hear them.
Could you speak about the turning point in Tim's career?
I remember vividly that he walked into my office in DUMBO. He didn't say a word. He just pulled out contact sheets of work made in Afghanistan and asked what I thought of the photos. There was something happening here that was beyond conventional war photography. I honed in on the men playing, tweaking each other's nipples, making contact with their shirts off. It wasn't sexual or erotic but at the same time it allowed them the freedom of expression. That's what he was trying to say: This looks different.
With Sleeping Soldiers, Tim told the expected story from every possible angle. He won the World Press Photo of the Year prize because there was nothing more to say. Tim recognized that all he could do was repeat himself.
That's why the "Garden of Eden" photograph became his pivotal picture. He didn't get it while he was making it, he got it while he was looking at it. He realized that what mattered most to the soldiers was not the fighting—it was being out on a sunny day in the country enjoying each other's company.
How does Tim's work help us understand the significance of male sexuality?
Here the truth is exposed and the truth is not that men carry guns. The truth is about these deeper things. Tim wanted to talk about it in ways that wouldn't be challenging—we don't want to challenge men because then we get the usual reaction. It has to be about getting to men from the inside: recognition.
Tim was feeling something and wanted to know why people don't recognize it. And of course we do, we just don't talk about it, or we deflect. That's what he was trying to get around. He wasn't trying to make people feel uncomfortable. It was just the opposite. Tim wanted people to feel comfortable in the reality of their lives. From our little realities, the world is made. We should be able to talk about this.
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The Patriots only had running back Laurence Maroney for three games last season, and the Boston Globe reports the reason behind it was a broken shoulder. Here's the story from today's edition:
Laurence Maroney was trying to bang out hits last night in fellow running back Kevin Faulk's charity softball game at Campanelli Stadium. But it's the hits Maroney has received for a perceived lack of production and toughness that rankle him. Prior to the game, Maroney revealed that the shoulder injury that limited him to three games last season was a broken bone. He injured the shoulder against the Jets during the second game of the season, sat out a week, then came back against San Francisco Oct. 5, but looked tentative, refusing to lower his right shoulder for a first down.
After the game, Maroney said he had "issues." The Patriots placed him on injured reserve Oct. 20. "I had a broken bone and I was trying to play with it," said Maroney. "It's kind of hard to sit here and play and not tell people what is going on. Everybody is going to think one way because they don't really know what's going on. I dare anybody in this crowd to play football with a broken bone in your shoulder and you tell me how long you're going to last out there."


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Describe the user interface customization options.
Salesforce currently has two different desktop user interfaces: Salesforce Classic and the newer Lightning Experience. Depending on which user interface is used, different customization options are available.
Several user interface settings can be configured, to adjust the user interface of Salesforce Classic. Those settings are valid for the entire Salesforce org and not specific to objects.
|Enable Collapsible Sections
|Allows users to collapse or expand sections on record detail pages by using an arrow icon next to the section heading.
|Show Quick Create
|Allows users to create a record quickly and with minimal information from the Home page and from within lookup dialogs.
|Enable Hover Details
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|Enable the Salesforce Classic 2010 User Interface Theme
|The Salesforce Classic 2010 user interface theme is the newer version of Salesforce Classic, which is preceded by Lightning Experience. Some features, like Chatter, require the Salesforce Classic 2010 user interface theme. Disabling this theme automatically disables Chatter in both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience.
|Enable Tab Bar Organizer
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|Enable Collapsible Sidebar
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|Show Custom Sidebar Components on All Pages
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|Enable Home Page Hover Links for Events
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|Enable Custom Object Truncate
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|Enable Improved Setup User Interface
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|Enable Advanced Setup Search (Beta)
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|Activate Extended Mail Merge
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|Always save Extended Mail Merge documents to the Documents tab
|Mail merge documents generated using Extended Mail Merge are uploaded to the user's folder in the Documents tab, instead of via email.
Not all user interface settings for Salesforce Classic are relevant for Lightning Experience too. Instead, there are many new features to configure the Lightning Experience, which are not available for Salesforce Classic.
With the Lightning Experience, Salesforce introduced Lightning Components, Lightning Pages, and the Lightning App Builder tool. The Lightning App Builder tool can be used to create Lightning Pages. Lightning Pages consist of one or more Lightning Components. Such components are configurable and reusable building blocks, providing Salesforce functionalities. By combining Lightning Components into Lightning Pages using the Lightning App Builder tool, custom apps can be built, and the Home page or record detail pages can be customized.


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I've learnt how to future-proof your career.
I've recently received probably one of the best pieces of career advice (thanks, Pete). It goes: "Lean towards things you don't like / are not good at doing."
And I love it so much. While it's important to focus on your strengths, it's so essential from the career growth and development point of view to work on things that we're not good at.
Picking up a phone to journalists, assisting with events organising, the tasks some might consider laborious, such as updating variety of documents that need to be up-to-date, or putting together call agendas.
You can notice a pattern here. Some of these tasks are mostly performed by the more junior members of staff.
This means that the higher up the ladder you climb, these will be mostly outsourced to someone junior and you'll be only the sing-off party and someone overseeing the process.
Learning the basics of the trade, focusing on some of the more junior, yet still essential skills, will future-proof your career and make you a better manager later on.
You can't quite run a marathon if you've been running five miles each week. Sorry, I couldn't resist with finish this off with a running reference.
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What is an offshore?
What is an offshore (offshore company)?
An offshore is more of an economic and geographic concept than a legal term; as of yet there is no legal definition for this phenomenon. It is a concept commonly used in tax planning to refer to companies incorporated in countries where they are fully exempt from local tax.
Normally, these companies do not have to file any accounts or tax returns, they are easy to administer and provide a high level of confidentiality, as the owner's details are not public. However, tax exemption of an offshore company in the country of registration does not automatically mean exemption from tax in a country where the company actually conducts its business.
What is an offshore jurisdiction?
An offshore jurisdiction is a country whose laws grant exemption from tax and filing of accounts or tax returns to companies incorporated within its territory.
Most offshore jurisdictions are island states whose revenues mostly come from government fees payable upon registration of a company and its annual renewal. Offshore countries are located all over the world: in the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and even Europe.
How many offshore zones are there in the world?
There is no single list of offshore zones. Several such lists have been drawn up by international organisations or authorities of a particular country based on various criteria. Each of these lists has its own purpose and application.
For example, there are three lists compiled by the international organisation OECD that divide countries based on the implementation of international tax disclosure standards. These standards stipulate the disclosure, on demand, of any tax information for the purposes of implementation of and compliance with domestic tax law. And this is irrespective of the domestic tax requirements or bank secrecy.
The first list includes forty jurisdictions that have fully implemented these standards. The second list comprises countries that have committed to these standards, but have not implemented them in full (32 countries). The third list of 'uncommitted' countries is currently empty.
How do these jurisdictions differ?
The offshore jurisdictions offering company formation for tax planning needs differ from each other in a number of aspects:
- reason for tax exemption (no tax provided by law, non-resident status of the company, tax applicable to income derived within these countries);
- ease of company administration (requirements for the directors and shareholders, requirements for share capital, costs associated with the formation, operation and maintenance of a company);
- reliability and professionalism of the registered agents who provide ongoing maintenance of the company;
- jurisdiction image (whether or not the jurisdiction is on any blacklist, complies with the requirements of the OECD, FATF etc, whether or not the details of company directors and shareholders are available to public);
- stable legislation.
Is it legal to use offshore companies?
The national law of most countries does not prohibit citizens from setting up legal entities abroad and thus become shareholders in overseas companies. Likewise, domestic companies are not prohibited from entering into civil law relations with overseas companies, but only if both the citizens and companies comply with national law.
This means the answer to the question: "Is it legal to use offshore companies?" will sound something like: "Yes, if they are used in accordance with national law". An offshore company is an instrument that may bring benefit or harm, not by itself, but rather the way in which it is used.
Where and how can an offshore company be used?
The characteristics of offshore companies are as follows:
- they are exempt from tax in the country of incorporation;
- they are exempt from filing reports on their financial condition;
- they are ensured a high level of confidentiality: information about the internal structure of the company (details of directors, shareholders, and beneficial owners) are not disclosed to the authorities.
This is why such companies are particularly effective when used as:
- a holding company;
- a company to attract and make investments;
- a company to accumulate resources (including insurance premiums – captive and other insurance and re-insurance companies);
- a holder of copyrights and other intellectual property.
And, of course, the most common use – ordinary commercial activity associated with the import and export of goods.
Are there any business restrictions for offshore companies?
Citizens of most countries are normally not prohibited by national law from having shares in overseas companies. The laws of offshore jurisdictions, in turn, do not have any restrictions on nationality or tax residence of directors or shareholders. But an offshore company must comply with the laws of the country where it effectively conducts business.
For example, under a number of EU Directives, doing business in any EU country via an offshore company may be qualified as doing business via a permanent representative office with all the ensuing consequences and procedures. If certain types of business need to be licensed or obtain a special permit, then the offshore company will, of course, have to apply for this.
How to choose the most suitable offshore company?
When choosing a jurisdiction for an offshore company that would best suit your business needs, you should take into account:
- the tax and corporate law of the country of incorporation, the laws of the country of business, and international norms;
- the nature of the proposed business in terms of licensing in the country where the business will be conducted. For example, if the company proposes to conduct banking or insurance activities or become a professional trader on the securities market etc.
Needless to say, you should always think of the reasonable business benefit and economic feasibility of registering your own offshore. You should also keep in mind that the 'reliability' of the jurisdiction is often inversely proportionate to the level of confidentiality, and the high reputation of the jurisdiction will directly affect the costs of having a company there.
But first, it is better to determine what you need the company for and only then determine the level of confidentiality required as well as the costs for registration and annual upkeep of your corporation.
Do I have to travel to the offshore zone to incorporate a company?
The laws of most offshore countries do not require a director or shareholder to be present in order to set up a company, as its constitutive documents are signed by so called subscribers. Subscribers are normally employees of a registered agent. They apply to the relevant authority for incorporation of a company and appoint the initial director.
So, you do not have to fly over to the offshore zone, you simply have to make a request to a firm that offers these kinds of services in your home country and cooperates with registered agents worldwide.


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Built To Last
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There are times when you must beckon, There are times when you must fall. You can take a lot of wrecking, But you can't take it all. There are times when i can help you out, And times when you must fall. There are times when you must live in doubt, And i can't help at all. Two blue stars, shine o'er the hill. Plead no more, now just be still. Through the night, now safely there. Show me something built to last. Been held by the fire, Yes and i'm, held by the ring. You can walk on balls of fire, But sometimes you might bleed. There are times when i have begged you And you do the same to me. If you can't or won't admit it, At least we pulled you through. Three blue stars, set o'er the hill. Call them back; you never will. All these trials, soon be dead. We all need something built to last. Built to last 'till time of seven, Falls tumbling from the sky. Built to last 'till lightness fades, And darkness falls on all. Built to last 'till years roll back Our couch perched in the sky Show me something different, Or something built to try. There are times when you get hit up on, Try hard but you cannot give. Other times, you'd gladly go With what you need to give. Don't be afraid to save your face, When you have done your best Now i won't forget, Next day try the rest. All the stars, are gone but one. Morning dreams, we found the sun. Show me something built to last Two blue stones, shine o'er the hill. Call it back; you never will All these trials, now are dead. Show me something built to last. All the stars, are gone but one. Morning dreams. here comes the sun. Through the night, now sinking fast. Show me something built to last.
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The book of Esther teaches us that God is at work in every aspect of life. We are challenged to trust in God's guiding hand and to rest safely in what the bible calls 'providence'. For the Unseen God, no circumstance is too insignificant to go unnoticed and no situation is beyond His sovereign power. The God of hope brings hope to his people.


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(Chapel Hill, NC — August 8, 2018) Carolina Performing Arts presents an array of performances and events in September 2018 that reflect the diversity of approaches and offerings in its 18/19 season. In just one month, it offers a dinner-discussion on the role of citizenship in relation to themes of belonging, connection, and agency (presented in collaboration with local non-profits and UNC students); an interactive art installation shining a whimsical but striking light on the effects of... More >
(Chapel Hill, N.C.— July 13, 2018) – A $1.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Carolina Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will fund a new initiative for community co-creation. As the largest grant Mellon has invested in Carolina Performing Arts to date, this funding makes a transformative vision of community engagement possible: collaborative creation in the arts that is informed by faculty research and driven by students. The Creative... More >
(Chapel Hill, N.C.— May 24, 2018) – Cutting-edge performances and interactive art from across the world find a home at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during Carolina Performing Arts' 14th season. The season's theme, "You Are Everything," combines new works, returning artists, plastic bags formed into grocery items, an Arabic language town hall and more for a dynamic season of connection and collaboration. In addition to performances slated for Memorial Hall and... More >
Grammy Award-Winning Vocalist Abigail Washburn Announced as Carolina Performing Arts/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation DisTil Fellow for 2018-20 Grammy award-winning vocalist, songwriter and clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn has been selected as the third-ever Andrew W. Mellon Foundation DisTIL Fellow at Carolina Performing Arts. Washburn has already begun a series of "exploratory" visits to Chapel Hill, where she is meeting with UNC faculty and other potential collaborators to... More >
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FCMA Excellence Awards 2019
FCMA annually recognizes outstanding companies and individuals for contributions to manufacturing excellence. The event is one of our most esteemed and recognized activities of the year. We host a banquet dinner, complete with special awards to recognize our members' outstanding employees and companies.
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Court ruling gives developers property loss protection from terrorism
Utility, insurance companies, not able to pursue damages from property destruction from World Trade Center attacks on 9-11
A divided federal appeals court opinion may make it harder to hold building developers and construction firms liable for damages from major acts of terrorism that are impossible to guard against.
The court ruled 2-1 (in the case Aegis Insurance Services Inc. et al v. 7 World Trade Center Co et al, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 11-4403), that utility Consolidated Edison and its insurers could not pursue damages for negligence over the destruction of its electrical substation located under 7 World Trade Center during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The utility had been suing developer Larry Silverstein and builder Tishman Construction Corp.
Writing for the majority, Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler said, "We have little trouble concluding that the confluence of these events demonstrates that 7 World Trade Center would have collapsed regardless of any negligence ascribed by plaintiffs' experts to the design and construction of [the building] more than a decade earlier.
"It is simply incompatible with common sense and experience to hold that defendants were required to design and construct a building that would survive the events of Sept. 11, 2001."
Pooler also said Con Ed's theory could have exposed owners and developers to a broad range of damages, including "tort" damages for private harms.
"Under Con Ed's approach to liability," said the judge, "those who designed and constructed the building would presumably be liable if, for example, 7 WTC collapsed as a result of a fire triggered by a nuclear attack on lower Manhattan." The concepts underlying tort law "must engage with reality," she concluded.


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One of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen was Moses. In Exodus 3, God commissioned him to lead the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. "Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt" (Exo. 3:9-10). With some hesitancy, Moses accepted the challenge.
The number of people that Moses led has been estimated in the millions. Among those people there was great diversity. Personalities, aspirations, fears, motivations, young, old, singles, families, and widows are only a few of the differences that existed within the Israelite nation. With such disparity, it is not surprising to find criticism. In fact, besides the Christ, Moses may have been one of the most criticized leaders of the world.
The criticism began before the children of Israel had left the land of Egypt. Pharaoh's army had trapped Israel at the edge of the Red Sea. Destruction seemed inevitable. Thus, Israel complained against Moses. "And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, thou has taken us away to die in the wilderness? Wherefore has thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? Is this not the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we might serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness" (Exo. 14:11-12).
Moses faced a second criticism after leaving Egypt. This one involved someone very close to him, his father-in-law, Jethro. Jethro observed Moses as he judged the children of Israel. "And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning to evening?" (Exo. 18:14). Note: What Moses was doing was not wrong, but Jethro was wise enough to know that "the thing that thou doest is not good" (Exo. 18:17). Jethro even offered some solid advice to his son-in-law about this matter (Exo. 18:19-23).
There are several things that leaders can learn about criticism from these two incidents: 1) Criticism is inevitable. 2) Criticism comes from both far and near, friend and foe. 3) Criticism can be both negative and positive. 4) Criticism does not necessarily arise from wrong doing. 5) Criticism needs to be heard. 6) Some criticism needs to be accepted. None of these things is easy to learn and accept. One reason for this is because criticism always seems to be a personal attack.
In his book, Leadership Gold, John C. Maxwell has an entire chapter dedicated to criticism. There are several points that he makes that can aid us when we are faced with criticism. First, he notes how to avoid all criticism. The means is by doing nothing. It was Aristotle who said: "Criticism is something you can avoid easily – by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing." This is not an option for those who want to be success as leaders. The point is that one must expect criticism as a leader.
Second, we must come to realize that often what we need to hear the most is what we want to hear the least. Criticism often highlights our weaknesses. Criticism focuses upon our shortcomings. Criticism does not flatter. It does not stroke one's ego. Taken well, however, criticism can be used as a vehicle for growth.
Third, criticism must be received. Mr. Maxwell notes four ways to maintain a proper attitude when faced with criticism: 1) Don't be defensive; 2) Look for the grain of truth; 3) Make any necessary changes, and 4) Take the high road. He also suggests that one ask a series of three questions to determine whether the criticism is constructive or destructive:
"Who criticized me? Adverse criticism from a wise person is
more to be desired than the enthusiastic approval of a fool. The
source often matters.
How was the criticism given? I try to discern whether the
person was being judgmental or whether he gave me the bene-
fit of the doubt and spoke with kindness.
Why was it given? Was it given out of personal hurt or for my
benefit? Hurting people hurt people; they lash out or criticize to
try to make themselves feel better, not to help the other person" (p. 36).
Leaders will face criticism. They must learn to handle all that comes their way. Attitude and discernment both assist in accomplishing this task.
Criticism hurts. Criticism is sometimes unfair. Some criticism is designed to wound. Criticism can cause feelings of anger, depression, and despair. Quitting, however, will not bring success. Rejecting criticism will not allow growth. Criticism must be properly monitored and responded to. Remember, no one is perfect. We all make mistakes. Too, others often have ideas that are better than mine. They key is to try to always be all that we can be. Sometimes criticism will move us in that direction.


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I am super busy running around with the 3 boys and doing my calling.
I love that I can pray about things and be led as to what to do. I have been pondering T2 lately and wondering what to do with his talent. I felt like it was time to take a step towards a more formal education for his vocals. But I didn't want just normal voice lessons as he also composes his own music and needs theory and reading music. I was praying about it and kept getting a name that popped in my head. After a few days I finally called and she has a solution that I think will be ideal. So we are moving forward with starting that this week. More business. 🙂
I am super happy because I am healthy and able to do all that I need to do. I also have learned to say NO so I can say YES to the things that are really important. Though sometimes I still say yes to things that are not necessary, though when led by the spirit that they are important I do them. Though this week I started the process to add something that is not necessary and I have not been led to do. Luckily it isn't a permanent commitment, we can do when we have them time if we want.
It has been a year since T1 broke his jaw and arm mountain biking. What could have been traumatic, was manageable thanks to inspiration to read a book and support of family and friends. And mostly because T1 is unflappable. He dealt with everything without missing a beat. No complaining and healed up wonderfully. He still loves to mountain bike and Rob and I try to stay calm while he is out on adventures with friends.
My 4×4 experiment is not going so great. On Sunday we looked at the calendar and found 4 nights we could eat together as a family. Well with the voice lessons Carson is starting today we lost one of our free nights. Lessons are 5:15-6:15. Normally we could eat at 6:30 and make it work, but I had a meeting at church at 6:30. So the boys and I ate at 4:45 and Rob ate when he got home.
Busy – I really am trying not to be too busy, but I guess when there are 5 of us it is hard to connect.
So 3 meals this week, unless we eat dinner at 4 on Saturday before T2 heads to a birthday party?
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Shafi Ahmed is a cancer surgeon at the Royal London and St Bartholomew's Hospitals and, thanks to the global virtual reality live streaming of one of his operations, is also the most watched surgeon in human history.
The award-winning doctor, teacher, innovator, entrepreneur and evangelist for augmented and virtual reality was the closing keynote speaker at Digifest 2018; here he shares his thoughts on the power of virtual reality, robots in the operating room and the future of medicine.
More than five billion people around the world do not have access to safe surgery. How do you see virtual reality and other technologies changing that?
The first thing that these technologies allow us to do is to connect humankind. The 3G, 4G and wifi connections we have around the world are quite simply connecting people. From there, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and other technologies allow people not only to connect but to share knowledge on a broader scale.
Conventionally, surgeons are often teaching or training just one or two people who are in close proximity to the surgeon in the operating theatre. I believe that knowledge could be shared much more widely with many more people. Wouldn't it be great to share it with tens of thousands rather than a few?
That's what I've been doing with these technologies – VR and AR – that allow people to be immersed with me in my operating theatre and allow knowledge to be shared around the world, scaling up education and training to a global level. It provides one of the solutions for the deficiencies and inequalities in health care around the globe.
What about closer to home, in the UK: what's the benefit for surgeons and students here?
Looking at where we are in terms of education, we see a continuum.
Let's go back to the beginning – thousands of years ago we were drawing on stone walls, some of which still remain. Then came papyrus with the ancient Egyptians and then the printing press - Gutenberg was a seminal moment in the dissemination of knowledge. Now we have e-books and e-learning on online platforms.
AR and VR are an extension of those new ways of learning. Our students and trainees are digital natives, they can access information much more readily and they need to be taught in different ways. Learning itself is going to evolve in different ways and I think the UK will benefit hugely from access to AR and learning platforms.
There are a number of areas in which we can use virtual reality in learning here, particularly in medicine. One of the basic areas of learning is the examination of patients, and that could be done much better virtually, with added assessment and gamification. In my field of surgery, it's about replicating operations and simulating them in VR and AR.
I think the whole world of simulation will change when we add haptic feedback in the future. There will be interaction and assessment tools within the VR environment allowing people to simulate not only surgery but all procedures, such as drug taking, putting cannulas into patients, taking bloods, putting in gastric tubes or whatever.
What opposition, if any, did you face when you first brought VR into the operating theatre or suggested bringing it in?
I've been very fortunate in that the hospital I work in, The Royal London Hospital, which is a part of Barts Health, the biggest hospital in the UK, has been very supportive of innovation. If I have an idea, they haven't said to me 'go and think about it for a while and do the due diligence round it' because when that happens it delays things or simply stops innovation in its tracks, because innovation has to move quite rapidly. Instead they've said, 'great idea, let's look at how it works, let's take the hospital and patients on this journey, let's talk about the ethics and the confidentiality issues that might ensue'.
We talked to the legal team to ensure that we were doing the best that we could and mitigating the risk as far as possible. So the hospital has been very supportive of innovation and that's been very helpful for me.Watch Shafi's closing keynote at Digifest 2018
However, other people are nervous of innovation. You have the inventors and the early adopters who are going to drive change and, in medicine, sadly those people are in a minority and most people are slow to adopt new technologies and adapt to change. I think that's one of the problems we have in medicine as a whole. We accept dogma and tradition. I want to challenge that on a daily basis and part of my work is to show that we can challenge it in a way that's effective.
Then there are the big global companies and we need to help them shape and support technological advances in a way that's safe and considered, particularly when it comes to health and patient safety.
The other thing I think we need to think about carefully when bringing innovation into our setting is the end user, the patient, who is most important of all. I've always been very clear about taking patients on the journey with us, to make sure they have consented properly and that they understand what you're trying to achieve. You'd be surprised at how kind and amazing our patients are when you are trying to do something to help humanity and to improve quality, safety and outcomes. Patients are our partners in the hospital environment and, throughout the whole process of innovation, you have to take all those people with you otherwise it will never work.
What has the reaction been from the patients involved, their families and patient advocacy groups more widely?
Moving forward, VR will be very useful for education purposes for patients. Imagine, for example, that you can be connected to VR as a patient to see how you will be treated – say, going from the ward to the operating theatre and back again. That's the kind of thing we'll be doing in the future.
Patients themselves are very warm to that – many of the patients that I have operated on while recording it in VR have later watched their own operation in VR to see what it showed. I used to think that was quite strange but then I thought why not? We often give patients videos of operations or pictures and this is just the next step. Patients have been very interested in this process.
Ultimately, what patients want is openness and transparency but for years and years we've been shying away and keeping the operating theatre private and surrounded in a kind of mystique. This is opening it up and making it more transparent. Ultimately, we're all human beings and people can see that.
Live screening and live operating has its own issues and I think that, for training medical and healthcare professionals, it is entirely appropriate. I think the issues around live operating for viewing by the public can be more controversial. I am keen to demonstrate the power of what we're trying to do and to showcase new technology and I think we've had very good feedback. I'm also cognisant of the fact that patient organisations might not think it's the right thing to do.
Most organisations are risk averse and it's challenging to think about how technology can be used in this way because it is new. I think it is empowering for people but I also think we still need to think very carefully about how technology might be brought into that kind of scenario.
Do you think that being able to see their own operation afterwards helps patients to feel a greater sense of empowerment around their own bodies in what can feel like a very disempowering situation?
Yes, certainly. Additionally, when you're watching it in VR it's not just about the actual operation, which you can watch on any YouTube video. It's about the whole environment, the team working around you, seeing just how many people are involved in improving the outcome of your treatment, seeing how the whole system and team around you is working, not just the surgeon. I think that's quite important.
When I did the live VR that I recorded two years ago, with the explicit consent of the patient and his family, I came out of the operating theatre and met the family – the wife and son of the patient. I told them that the operation had gone well and I was happy with it and they replied that they knew because they had watched the operation live, in VR. I was quite shocked. I hadn't expected them to watch it live but they said thank you, it had helped them to get through the procedure.
Normally when your loved one has an operation you sit around worrying about what's going on for hours on end and go for cups of coffee, so they said that they felt reassured that, while their loved one was having the operation, they were watching it, seeing what was going on, the ability of the surgical team and could see that he was doing well. I think we underestimate how people will respond and assume they will respond in a negative way but I've been surprised by the positivity of patients around these kinds of things.
You've used Snapchat Spectacles and Google Glass for this work. Does the type of technology you use affect what you do in any way? Do you behave or respond differently, beyond performing the operation in the usual way?
Now that we're used to doing live recordings for training purposes, whether using Snapchat or HoloLens in the theatre, the team know how to behave – you are on show, you are visible, people are learning so you have to make sure that you are exemplary in the way that you work in theatre.
When we first started we didn't really know what to expect but now, with the different platforms, we try to engage through each platform. So, when you're doing Snapchat it's quite different and I was nervous when I first started doing that, I wasn't sure how that would pan out on social media but I was pleased that people do interact. Interaction is important and I have a moderator, who is my trainee in the operating theatre, who makes sure he tracks the discussion and the questions so it's a way of interacting, not just showing a video.
Similarly, with Google Glass or other kinds of glasses, we have a system where we moderate and make sure that there's a learning around it so it's not just viewing that's going on but interacting with people around the world – they ask questions, we share information. Remember, when we're operating normally without the glasses and the technology, we're teaching anyway – I'm a teaching surgeon so I'm used to constantly explaining, answering questions and training my juniors. All that is different now is that it is being transmitted and there are interactive elements within that.
So it's taking what you are doing already and moving it on. I'm not sure it's for every surgeon, it's different, you're engaging with the public and you have to be very careful about making sure that you're professional in your work, that the whole team is working well and have an understanding that you are being broadcast and teaching people on a global level. It is also important to showcase what the NHS is doing and pioneering.
Beyond VR, what's next? How do you see this work developing, in the short term and looking a few years further ahead?
First of all, VR needs to create enough content. At the moment is it largely hardware driven and content is at a premium so we need to make sure that content drives VR. Once you've done that, you can engage a community that improves over time. You also need to create a learning environment. It's not just about the video, it's about the whole learning environment – you navigate through a platform, you learn, you have assessment tools, you get learning materials as well as the video. That's what we're trying to create.
Going forward from that in the medium to long term, it's going to be about adding photo-realistic imagery, avatars that look like real people rather than the cartoonish ones we have now. Then there is haptic feedback – creating a realistic sense of touch and feel, and that's going to be a game changer for a lot of people.
We're not quite there yet, a lot is promised, but for me it's a no-brainer to try to create a device, like a glove, with a motion-sensing capacity in virtual reality and a sense of touch so you can do a virtual operation if you need to, or a procedure, using that tactile feedback that you get. That's where we're heading towards and, fairly soon, it will become available.
The other area is mixed reality. When you work with people from across the globe, you're having to physically transport yourself. Wouldn't it be a good idea if you could put on a HoloLens or other mixed reality headset and virtually transport yourself to an operating room in the middle of Africa somewhere? You'd appear as your avatar, looking like a real person, walk around the operating room, have a look over the shoulder of the surgeon, give advice and then leave again. It's not quite hologram but, rather, holo-transportation and that's where I think we should be getting to. It would also change how we connect at conferences – instead of having to travel to conferences, you could immerse yourself in that environment virtually.
The way we undergo clinical practice would change, the way we connect with our patients in the virtual world and the way we connect with our colleagues would change – we could discuss cases with different people from different parts of the world in a virtual space. It could also help with surgical planning – you can walk around the ward and access information being broadcast to your headset. In the operating theatre itself, you could access artificial intelligence that gives you clues about what you're looking at, ideas about strategy in the operation, and quantifies all that with data that allows you to improve your standards. Those are all things I see happening in the next five to 10 years.
You've also talked about 'surgical singularity' – can you tell me more about that and what it means? And when will it happen?
When Ray Kurzweil wrote his book The Singularity is Near (2005), about the point at which robots will become as good, if not better, than humans in function and behaviour, he said that it would be about 2030 and then pushed it back to 2040. In the intervening years we will see the rapid advance of computational power.
Surgical singularity looks at the point at which a robot with an interface can perform an operation as well as a person. As a surgeon we take history from a patient, we use knowledge and experience gained over 20 or more years. Computers can learn more quickly, so at what point will they be better at making that diagnosis, picking up on the clues that are there? Then, would you trust a robot to perform an operation?
This is the year of robot wars – there are about ten of them coming out into general surgery to support and augment our practice. As they become smaller and more intelligent they will become better at supporting us. In the next 20, 30, 40 years could we have an autonomous surgeon working in theatre? It is very possible. It's exciting.
I think it is up to clinicians to understand the limitations, and control what we do in the future, to work in partnership with the big global companies and startups to figure out that future for ourselves and make sure that we do the right thing ethically and morally and that we are improving standards. I think we should embrace it to get improved outcomes. If it democratises training and clinical practice around the world then that's a good thing.
What has surprised you most as you've been doing this work?
The pace of technological progress. This has been called the era of the fourth industrial revolution and I think that really applies to medicine. In medicine so many developments are coming together – AI, robotics, blockchain, AR, VR, nanobiotechnology, sensors, big data. All of those things have come together quickly and in the last couple of years we have seen such immense change.
It's our challenge as clinicians to see how we bring that all together to have a positive impact on healthcare. The sheer pace of change has been surprising but also incredibly exciting at the same time.


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Royals Man Of The Match: Bowen
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After recent results, it was with a feeling of impending doom, that I travelled to Brammall Lane.Having leaked so many goals in recent games,we had no real chance surely? But we were all slightly cheered up at the sight of Primus back in the team.Hodges was preferred to Williams,and as the game progressed,it was clear that Bullivant felt the main threat to any further progress in the cup,lay down our left flank,and played Hodges in front of Swales in an attempt to deny United space. It almost worked.
The first minute of the game saw United hit the crossbar,and for the next 20 minutes,we were under constant pressure.We could barely string one pass together,let alone two! Thankfully United's shooting would have have been more at home at Twickenham.But at least they were shooting.But at about the 20 minute mark,we suddenly started passing the ball to each other. Some nice movement,and some quick darting runs from Bowen,saw us putting the Blades defence under a little bit of pressure.But once again,we were not able enough to work the ball in to a goal scoring opportunity
Is it just me,or do other supporters see things the way I do. It always seems to me,that the opposition forwards,are quicker, sharper,and more able than ours.Of course it is probable that we are more critical of our own,but apart from the 93-94,and 94-95 seasons,we have lacked a real cutting edge up front.Although Saunders was way off the mark for the Blades on several occasions,he was quick,and ran at our defence at every opportunity,something we don't seem to do. Of course,I know that can't be true,it just seems that way.After all Morley's record speaks for itself,Asaba will surely play in the Premiership,and we all know about Archie's ability.
Anyway,we got to half time goalless,and a real feeling was growing that we might snatch a draw from this.The second half started,and we were starting to show a bit of steel in midfield(guess who?).It was encouraging to note that,Houghton and Bowen appear to be developing an understanding,and they started to link well.But again,we failed to to cut it were it mattered.A couple of good saves from Bibbo,and a slice of luck or two,and we were down to the last 10 minutes.Williams came on for Asaba,and all of a sudden we got the ball in to the box.Twice in fact.Both times Williams was the man who received the ball.Both times he failed to react quickly enough,primarily because he had turned his back on the game.By the time he had turned to face the play,the opportunity was gone.
Bibbo had started looking shaky,and lacking in confidence,but full marks to him,he grew in stature as the game progressed and made some good saves.It helps if supporters get behind players,and particularly goalies.You only have to recall how Simon Sheppard's confidence visbly drained away.
But inevitably,just when we thought we had done it,bang 1-0. Sandford,of all people pops up in our area and heads the Blades in to the quarter finals.All that hard work undone.
To be fair,we didn't do enough to win,but we could say we had done enough to earn a replay.We looked better organised than so often of late,and at times looked a decent side,but as is so often the case,we lacked the cutting edge.Still,if we approach Sunderland on Tuesday,with the same discipline,and maybe get that essential slice of luck,who knows.


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It's quite true about the saying – There's no second chance at making a good first impression. Advertisement, regardless online or offline, if they don't catch your attention within seconds they are considered failed. Agencies and big corporations do not believe in 'cool factors' in advertisement anymore. Instead, to really stand out of the crowd, the idea has to be really out of the box, something that makes you laugh, talks about it or at least make you look twice.
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Borrowed Friday word…..
Hear those anklets moving to the rhythm,
Hear the silence in the podium.
She was nervous,he was curios,
She prayed to him,he choose not to answer.
The dance began,the flow was smooth,
She could not tell herself that this was the truth.
He sat in one corner,with a pen and pad,
Writing and sketching,that is all he had.
The energy was roaring,there was a divine presence,
the mood,the audience were all part of the perfect essence.
The finale begin,she moved her body,her mind and soul,
She was dancing to the beat,the song,nothing to stop her from this route.
Then it was over,just the way it began,
There was no one to witness the final bow.
She said a silent prayer to the stranger in the audience,
He was not there for us to witness,as he was in the world were life meets death…


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- For the Younger People (The Golden Era of Islam): Prophecies of the Holy Prophet Fulfilled during Umar's Reign by Masud Beg Mirza
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Epidural anesthesia is an effective form of childbirth pain relief. Epidural anesthesia is the injection of a numbing medicine into the space around the spinal nerves in the lower back. It numbs the area above and below the point of injection and allows you to remain awake during the delivery. It can be used for either a vaginal birth or a cesarean delivery (C-section). An anesthesia specialist administers epidural anesthesia.
Epidural anesthesia involves the insertion of a sterile guide needle and a small tube (epidural catheter) into the space around your spinal cord (epidural space). The epidural catheter is placed at or below the waist. The doctor first uses a local anesthetic to numb the area where the needle will be inserted. Then the guide needle is inserted and removed, while the catheter remains in place. The catheter is taped in place up the center of your back with the end taped in place on top of your shoulder.
See pictures of epidural placement and area of numbness for childbirth.
An anesthetic medicine is injected into the catheter to numb your body above and below the point of injection, as needed. The amount of discomfort or pain that you have depends on the amount of anesthetic used. Less anesthetic (often called alight epidural) will allow you to be more active in your labor and feel enough to push effectively. With higher levels of anesthetic, you will feel little or no pain from your contractions. You may be required to remain in bed when an epidural is used. You will also have a tube placed in a vein (intravenous, or IV tube) and a fetal monitor.
Before delivery, the epidural medicine dose can be decreased so that you can push more effectively while remaining relatively comfortable. The epidural catheter can also be used to numb the area between the vagina and anus (perineum) just before delivery.
Because the amount of medicine given at one time is small, epidural anesthesia wears off during labor unless additional medicine is given. So the use of epidural infusion pumps is common. With an infusion pump, the epidural medicine is given continuously in small amounts so that you don't have to worry that the pain relief will wear off during your delivery.
In addition to more constant pain relief, another benefit of having an infusion pump is that it allows you to have more control of your belly and leg muscles.
The most common side effect from epidural anesthesia is lowering of the mother's blood pressure. Less common side effects may include severe headache after delivery, difficulty urinating or walking after delivery, and fever. A rare side effect is seizure.
Because an epidural can decrease your ability to push, a forceps or vacuum delivery may sometimes be needed.
The epidural catheter may be removed right after delivery, or it may be left in place for several hours to a day and used to give you pain-relieving medicine. This is usually done after a cesarean delivery. If you are planning to have a tubal ligation before you leave the hospital (to prevent future pregnancy), the catheter may be left in place.
The effects of the epidural usually wear off within 2 hours after the epidural medicine is stopped. After the epidural wears off, you may have some hip or back pain from childbirth. You may have a small bruise and the skin may be sore where the epidural was put in your back. This will probably get better in 1 or 2 days.
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