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Woman Shares Pre-Transformation Photos After Spending $10,000 On Body Modifications
For those who engage with a spiritual or esoteric ethos in life, it's theorised that the body we have is only a rental which has been loaned by the big man in the sky.
I'm talking about God obviously. While there are many who (understandably) question his/her/their/its existence – it's beside the point. The point I'm trying to get at is, if our bodies are once in a lifetime rentals, we might as well decorate it while we have them.
I'm not sure if this is the philosophy Amber Luke subscribes to, but she's spent at least AUD $10,000 on tattoos, piercings and body modifications.
Recently, she shared a throwback picture of what she looked like pre-transformation and, of course, she looks very different to her current state.
Over a seven-year period, 23-year-old Amber, from the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia, has spent a hefty amount of money on tattoos and body piercings – she's even had her tongue split!
It started at the age of 16 when she developed an obsession for tattoos. Within the next seven years, her body became a human art gallery.
Speaking to the Daily Mail Australia, Amber, who's dubbed herself the 'Blue Eyes White Dragon' says she has 'no regrets whatsoever' about her drastic body modifications:
I got the name "Blue Eyed White Dragon" from my friends, they call me that because I resemble a dragon with my eyes and tongue.
Back in May this year Amber shared a rare picture of herself before the tattoos, piercings and split tongues. A far cry from how she looks now, stating 'I'm absolutely in love with my image' today.
Looking back at her old pictures she said:
I see myself as very plain looking when looking at before and after photos, I absolutely hated the way I used to look. I was boring.
As soon as I turned 16, I was inspired by those around me to get tattooed. I craved to know what the feeling was like.
I developed an addiction at 16 years of age. By the time I hit 18, I already had three tattoos. And when I turned 18, I decided to get my first big piece.
Now, I have over 50 tattoos, I haven't been able to count all of them.
Amber has been so dedicated to her body transformation she's even risked going blind for it. One of the less subtle modifications she's undergone was also her most dangerous after she got her eyeballs tattooed with blue ink.
She continued:
The procedure for getting my eyes done was only 40 minutes. It was very intense and very painful. My eyes got held open while a syringe was injected into my eye four times per eye. I was blind for three weeks.
Another painful procedure was her tongue split, revealing:
My tongue split was very uncomfortable as well, I wasn't able to speak or eat for a week afterwards.
As well as modifying her eyes and tongue Amber has had her ears pointed, which was a much easier process compared to the others.
She explained:
My ears were a very simple procedure; a silicone implant was inserted into the tips of my ears to shape them.
While there are those who'd find her numerous body modifications strange and off-putting, she's also received positive feedback from friends and family, including her mum who 'has been my biggest supporter since day one'.
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What makes a "Girls Only" dinner party different from one that includes men? It may not be what you'd expect. For example, the guest list for my next party includes a rocket scientist, a former journalist, a psychotherapist, and a New York Times bestselling author. We've come a long way baby!
But it's not just the varying careers that create interesting conversation. Now that women have the freedom to choose a career in any field that piques their interest, it doesn't seem to have eclipsed their interest in relationships. Conversations continue to run the gamut from world affairs to romance to adventures with the grandchildren.
I've been hosting dinner parties for years and frequently get comments on my Facebook page from fans who "wish they were there." So I've decided to extend an invitation to one lucky winner of my July website / Facebook contest. The winner will receive one round-trip airline ticket from anywhere in the continental United States to Denver, Colorado, 2 nights at the Marriott Courtyard, and a "Girls Only" dinner invitation for the weekend of August 7-9 (Friday – Sunday). If you're working on a novel, even better! Bring the first three chapters and I'll review it with you. To enter go to my website's contest link.

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text: ABC Ministries is a Global Apostolic Resource Centre for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry and for the edifying of the Body of Christ. The ABC Forum was established in August 2003. ABC is the abbreviation for "ACCURATE BUILDING CONCEPTS". The ABC School of Reformation is a course designed by Dr. Sagie for Apostolic evaluation and accurate building of the local church.


text: Family lives in the area and have eaten there for years. When we came this week to visit family we decided to order a pizza for dinner as we were too tired to cook. This is what I have coined as "prairie pizza." Deep dish pizza with the cheese ON TOP of the fixings and not under. I definitely would eat again. Thanks Atlas!


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Last Update: January 11th, 2018
In the EU Single Market there are no common rules across Europe for the training and certification of professional skippers and captains.
On the contrary, the regulatory landscape is very fragmented as rules are only set at national level. One of the consequences is that professional qualifications from one Member State are not recognised by another, causing problems with recruitment, work mobility and lack of standards for profession.
During the final conference of the TCC-SCV Project in June 2016, the partners presented the 2 main outcomes of the TCC-SCV initiative:
- the Online Comparison Tool
The Online Comparison Tool showed that today 80% to 90% of the 7 analysed qualifications are identical. It means that differences are far less than commonalities and that generally speaking the various qualifications are already very similar. This tool brings the much needed transparency and details about the content of each qualification, making it easy to understand what additional training or competences would be required when working for another Member State's flag.
- the Common Core Curriculum.
The Common Core Curriculum was designed based on the current common base. Based on the identified differences among Member States, the additional knowledge and competences would be proposed as modules. This way, each skipper can personalise his training needs according to the common core and the necessary additional modules requested by individual Member States. Therefore, the additional compensation measures would be limited to the truly different competences required by the destination Member States.
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Avatars are the digital representations of each user in a Cobalt Space. Cobalt allows you to use any one of three different Avatar types: BVH Motion 3D Avatars, non-motion 3D Avatars, and 2D "Poster" Avatars.
Switching Avatars
- Choose Cobalt > My Avatar...
- In the Choose Avatar window select one of the four tabs, depending on the type of Avatar you wish to select.
- In the right pane select Avatar file name. Click OK.
- The Enter scale factor dialog box automatically opens. Use it to size your object (you can also resize the object later using Cobalt's edit tools). By default the scale is set to 1, meaning the object will be imported at its originally created dimensions. You can the scale factor above 1 to increase the object's size or below 1 to decrease it.
- Click OK.
Creating a 2D Poster Avatar
You can make your own 2D Avatars based on photos or other images. The idea is to "knock" out the background of the image so that only the silhouette remains.
You'll need an image-editing program such as Photoshop or Gimp (free) that supports transparency.
- Create a new file in your image editor (make sure you've chosen to use a transparent background layer)
- Drag your image into the newly created file, adding it as a new layer on top of the background layer.
- Remove the background to define the silhouette. The simplest way to do this in an application like Photoshop is with the eraser tool. The magic wand tool works well if the background is comprised of a solid color. But if you have more advanced image-editing skills you may find a more efficient method.
- Resize the image to be no more than 425 pixels in height.
- Export the image as a .png file.
- Copy the image into Cobalt's avatar images directory (content>avatars>images).
Here's an example:
Tip: Add a temporary layer, filled with a solid high contrast color, in between your transparent background layer and your image layer. This will help you better see the border of the silhouette as you remove the background. Before exporting the .png remember to remove the temporary layer.
Bear in mind...since the poster avatar is based on a 2D image there is no back side. Both you and others in the Cobalt space will always see the "front" of the image.


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Had someone asked me a few short years ago what I would "require of the instructors who teach the course" I designed (e.g., a general English Language Arts course for f2f delivery), I would have been offended. I wouldn't require anything special, as I would assume any teacher picking up my course outline had experienced teacher training that prepared her to deliver the content and instruction in a way that would result in meaningful learning for students. Ohhhh, how times have changed. Over the course of this semester, I have discovered how VERY different teaching online is from teaching in a traditional classroom. Yet, on the other hand, I have also come to understand how similar some elements of effective online instruction are to f2f instruction...yet, prior to this course, I would never have believed they would have mattered in an online classroom.
I just returned from ASTE, where about 75% of the sessions I attended had something to do with online instruction and/or blended instruction. Again and again, I heard teachers from some of Alaska's largest districts and from some of our tiniest village schools talk about the importance of connections with students, communication, frequent interactions, high-quality engagement: qualities that are highly prized in traditional classroom settings that are also essential to online environments. Nearly all of the teachers I admired during ASTE presentations were self-taught and spent a great deal of time focusing on "lessons learned"...because they started out thinking online learning teaching and learning would be, for the most part, just like traditional classroom experiences. And they were wrong. They talked about things like communication, connecting students to the group, the challenges of engagement when students aren't in the same place and/or haven't met f2f, etc. Basically, they talked about this week's readings.
This week's texts, perhaps more than any others, felt SO practical. The UNB document on best practices in facilitating online courses (2012) reminded me that "to create a positive online teaching and learning environment the instructor needs to carefully pylan the course and maintain an online presence" so that students realize there is an "actual person" facilitating the course. The University of Wisconsin Stout site and link after link hammered it home, as well: The importance of online office hours, Q&A forums, specifications for private email subject lines, turn-around timelines, file naming protocols, flagging and prioritizing of emails ... all of the practical "stuff" that probably sounds intuitive, yet is foreign to the routines of a traditional classroom teacher. All of this was so valuable for me to read and review as I consider my own future as an online instructor and as I consider what must be part of online trainings my district may provide to teachers who take on e-learning instruction responsibilities.
In our online intro to the week, Lee spelled out so clearly the "three distinct skillsets" involved in delivering online instruction: 1) Creation, 2) Administration, and 3) Facilitation of online courses. I must admit that, prior to this course, I had never considered the complexity or truly distinct skillsets required for the design, development, and delivery of online learning experiences for students.
Moore and Kearsley (2012) note that "The characteristics of good teaching...have to be focused on every individual student" (p. 132) and not as a "class activity" ... which is completely different from what we do in traditional classrooms where we hope to differentiate, but in reality plan for the masses.
In response to my reading and this week's essential question, I was on a quest to find the very best support materials for online instructors...and was quite overwhelmed by the number of "handbooks" for online and distance education instructors I encountered. The Distance Education Faculty Handbook published by Cabrillo College (CA) was one of my favorites because of the succinct, practical advice it doled out.
One of the greatest gifts the ELA group could give to AKLN and its teachers (and their students), in my opinion, is a succinct, clear, concise guide through our course – one that leads the teacher through the course content and design in a way that will make it easy for them to ensure success for students. Sounds simple, but I know this component may be as challenging as developing the content we hope the students will learn. Nevertheless, ensuring teacher success will undoubtedly be the key to students' eventual success in the course.
Boettcher, J. (2013). Library of eCoaching Tips. Designing for Learning. Retrieved from: http://www.designingforlearning.info/services/writing/ecoach/tenbest.html
Boettcher, J. (2011). Ten best practices for teaching online: Quick guide for new online faculty. Designing for Learning. Retrieved from http://www.designingforlearning.info/services/writing/ecoach/inventory.htm
Cabrillo College. (2013). Distance Education Faculty Handbook. Cabrillo College Teaching and Learning Center. Retrieved from: www.cabrillo.edu/.../Cabrillo_DE_Faculty_Handbook5-16-13.pdf
Graham, L. (2014). Week seven: About the week. Online Learning and Teaching, Alaska MOOC. Retrieved 27 Feb 2014 from http://oltakdotorg.wordpress.com/weekly-readingsactivities/week-seven/
Moore, M., and Kearsley, G. (2012). Distance Education: A Systems View of Online Learning. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
UNB. (25 April 2012). Facilitating online courses: Best practices. UNB Online. Retrieved from http://www.unb.ca/cel/_resources/pdf/online/facilitating-online-courses.pdf
University of Wisconsin Stout. (2012). Time management best practices for teaching online. University of Wisconsin Online Professional Development. Retrieved from http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/timemanagement.cfm


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Find a list of 2020 Farmers' Markets here.
Family trips to the local farmers' market or farm stand are the best. There's just nothing that quite compares to walking past stands stocked with colorful produce and local treasures and knowing that whatever you bring home is going to be fresh, seasonal, and bursting with flavor. It's also a great way to encourage healthy eating with your kids.
No matter where you live in the Des Moines area, there's a farmers' market nearby. Now, what are you waiting for – check out these local gems.
Farmers' Markets in the Des Moines Area
Editor's Note: We strongly recommend that you double check that the Farmers' Market will be taking place. Most Markets go on, rine or shine, but some may cancel due to inclimate weather.
Pleasant Hill Farmers' Market
Location: Berean Assembly of God Church, 5299 E University Ave, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
Phone: (515) 661-0261
Months Open: June 4 – September 24, 2018
Hours: 4:00 to 7:00 pm
Southridge Mall Farmers' Market
Location: 1111 E. Army Post Road, Des Moines, IA, 50315; Parking Lot North of Sears
Phone: (515) 287-3881
Months Open: June 4 to October 15, 2018
Hours: 3:00 to 6:00 pm
Beaverdale Farmers' Market
Location: Urbandale Avenue, between Beaver Avenue and 42nd Street
Phone: (515) 238-3245
Months Open: June 5 to September 11, 2018
Hours: 4:00 to 7:30 pm
Capitol Complex Farmers' Market
Location: Capitol Complex, 1007 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50319 (E. 13th Street between E. Walnut and E. Grand)
Phone: (515) 725-2205
Months Open: June 12 to September 25, 2018
Hours: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Johnston Farmers' Market
Location: Located in City Hall parking lot, 6221 Merle Hay Road, Johnston, IA, 50131
Phone: (515) 278-0939
Months Open: May 22 to October 2, 2018
Hours: 3:30 to 6:30 pm
Altoona Farmers' Market
Location: Civic Plaza, 360 Center Place SW, Altoona, Iowa, IA 50009
Phone: (515) 967-5136
Months Open: June 6 to September 26, 2018
Hours: 4:30 to 7:00 pm
Waukee Farmers' Market
Location: Triangle Park, 6th Street and Ashworth Drive, Waukee, IA, 50263
Phone: (515) 987-1552
Months Open: June 6 to September 26, 2018
Hours: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Drake Neighborhood Farmers' Market
Location: 994 25th Street, Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone: (515) 421-8851
Months Open: June 7 to October 11, 2018
Hours: 4:00 to 7:00 pm
Historic Valley Junction Farmers' Market
Location: Valley Junction, 100 & 200 Blocks of 5th Street, West Des Moines, IA, 50265
Phone: (515) 222-3642
Months Open: May 3 to September 27, 2018
Hours: 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Grimes Farmers' Market
Location: SE Main Street, Grimes, IA
Phone: (515) 205-8881
Months Open: The Grimes Farmers' Market has been suspended at this time. Watch for updates.
Hours: 4:30 to 7:00 pm
Downtown Farmers' Market
Location: 5th Avenue and Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50309
Located on the blocks along Court Avenue between 1st Street and 5th Avenue and adjacent blocks.
Phone: (515) 286-4928
Months Open: May 5 – October 27, 2018
Hours: 7:00 am to 12:00 noon
LSI Global Greens Farmers' Market
Location: LSIs Refugee Connection Center Parking Lot, 3200 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50311
Phone: (515) 271-7351
Months Open: June 2 – October 6, 2018
Hours: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Indianola Farmers' Market
Location: Warren County Fairgrounds, West 2nd Street, Indianola, IA, 50125
Phone: (515) 961-4727
Months Open: June 2 to October 20, 2018
Hours: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Uptown Ankeny Farmers' Market
Location: Ankeny Market & Pavilion Park, 715 W 1st Street in Uptown Ankeny, IA, 50023
Phone: (515) 987-4522
Months Open: May 19 – September 29, 2018 (no market on July 14th)
Hours: 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
Ted Lare Garden Center Farmers' Market
Location: Ted Lare Garden Center, 2701 Cumming Ave, Cumming, IA 50061
Phone: (515) 981-1073
Months Open: May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1 and October 6, 2018
Hours: 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Farm Stands in the Des Moines Area
Editor's Note: We strongly recommend that you call the Farm Stand first before heading out. With the cold spring, they may open later in the season or sometimes farms may not be open for other reasons.
Dogpatch Urban Gardens
Location: 5085 Meredith Drive, Des Moines, IA 50310
Phone: (515) 802-4304
Months Open: Opening Mother's Day Weekend – May 12 &13, 2018 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Hours: Thursday & Friday 3:00 to 6:00pm; Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Hilltop Farms
Location: 22018 T Avenue, Dallas Center, IA 50063
Phone: (515) 992-3661
Months Open: June to October
Hours: Monday through Wednesday 8:00 am to 5:30 pm; Thursday through Friday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday CLOSED
The Holton Homestead
Location: 13779 NE 29th Street, Elkhart, IA 50073
Phone: (515) 770-2926
Months Open: Summer Months
Hours: Typically, open Tuesday and Thursday. Hours TBD, watch Facebook Page.
Tin Roof Market – Eshelman Farms
Location: 5875 NE 80th St. Altoona IA 50009
Phone: (515) 250-0180
Months Open: Tin Roof Market: Produce, Baked Goods, Jams & Eggs – Summer Months; Eshelman Farms: Beef, Pork & Eggs – Year Round
Hours: Tin Roof Market – Typically, open Tuesday and Thursday. Hours TBD. Eshelman Farms – Monday through Friday: 3:30 to 7:00 pm and Saturday: 1:00 to 7:00 pm.
Upstream Gardens & Orchard
Location: 5987 NE 88th St, Altoona, IA 50009
Phone: (515) 957-1303
Months Open: Typically April to October
Hours: TBD, watch website and Facebook Page.
Do you have a favorite farmer's market or farm stand in the Des Moines area? We'd love to hear about it! Give it a shout out the comments section below.


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Visiting Scotland
Scotland is famous the world over for its beauty, its friendly welcome and the excellent golf and whisky.
I was in awe the moment I landed at Aberdeen Airport, at first I would like to stay in Aberdeen before I am strolling around the countryside, but my guide suggested me to stay in country house so that I can experience Scotland with the locals. The route through the Scottish pastoral showed finest agricultural land in the country. My guide explained that the trail I am taking from Aberdeen to Edinburg offers only a piece of whole beauty of Scotland hinterland.
Kincardine Estate is a traditional country estate, which is also the Laird's family home and acknowledged as one of Scotland's finest Victorian Castles. Kincardine sits in 3,000 acres of beautiful country estate overlooking the spectacular scenery in the heart of Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire. The estate carries out a wide range of activities besides farming, forestry, fishing and shooting.
The owner stresses that Kincardine try to maintain the atmosphere of a private family home, not a hotel. It does need a minimum number to make a house party concept work though and they are only accepting bookings from groups of six or more. When I realised that I was welcome as the only one family's guest, I know how lucky I am. My stay in Kincardine Castle enriched my experience about Scottish people. The family inform me that my journey to Edinburg will pass Balmoral Castle.
I drive down the villages passing through the legendary Dee River to Balmoral. It lies the magnificent valley of the River Dee. Rising high in the Cairngorm Mountains and running east to its mouth at Aberdeen the river flows through some of Scotland's finest scenery. Midway, in the shadow of Lochnagar mountain, lies Balmoral Castle, holiday home of the British Royal family.
The existence of the Estate was first recorded in the 1480's, but it only became a royal residence in 1852 when Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert visited the Scottish Highlands, where they fell in love with the scenery and people and decided to buy a home there for private holiday periods.
Over the past 150 years careful stewardship by the owners, The Royal Family, has preserved the wildlife, scenery and architecture which is available for all generations to enjoy. In her journals Queen Victoria described Balmoral as "my dear paradise in the Highlands" – we hope you will feel the same way about Balmoral once you have visited this most special place.
I went to Hamilton and Inches. Speechless. That is my comment when one asked about this beautiful city. Entering the city, passing through the well preserved antique stone walled buildings just put me in the twilight of time when this city firstly built as capital of Scotland Kingdom. Hamilton & Inches, Silversmiths By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen, is Scotland's leading jeweller and silversmith, independently owned and highly individual. The company has run its own silver workshops, almost the last of their kind, in the heart of Edinburgh since 1866. The Hamilton & Inches craftsmen will fashion a silver collar set with a half-carat diamond for each decanter, as well as a John Walker & Sons Royal Warrant, entwined JW&S monogram and a numbered seal to adorn the crystal. The Britannia silver, chosen for its purity, will bear the Diamond Jubilee hallmark.
With streets steeped in history and a thriving cultural scene, the City of Edinburgh offers the perfect balance between all things traditional and contemporary. The city combines the medieval Old Town, the Georgian New Town and award winning modern architecture. Explore Edinburgh at my own leisure; I see views that make for perfect picture postcards, mysterious winding streets, elegant terraces and an abundance of shops, bars and restaurants.
Edinburgh is a compact city – most of the sights and major tourist attractions are within the Old Town and New Town and are no further than a 15 minute walk apart. Walking along elegant or atmospheric streets is one of the pleasures of the city. There are however, a number of hills to be navigated; for example from Princes Street, up The Mound towards Edinburgh Castle requires some significant legwork, but it's worth it for the views en route. Royal Miles leading to Edinburgh Castle is the city most active street in the city, where not only souvenirs shops and best scenery but also historical spots indulge your eyes.
Edinburgh's close proximity to England, and its multicultural, sophisticated population set it apart. Its vibrant pub and club scene, its college population combined with the ever-growing Edinburgh International Festival and action packed list of cultural events, make this a city that is truly cosmopolitan and renowned world-wide. A place that hard to forget.
Text and photos by Max Kalff
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What can I use Popmoney for?
Popmoney is easy and convenient for you and the people you send money to. They can simply receive the money into their bank account online. The following are just a few of the convenient ways that you can use Popmoney:
- Send money to your child at college
- Send a gift to family and friends
- Reimburse friends for that fun outing
- Pay your babysitter or your lawn care service
- Pay rent to your landlord or roommates


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M&A frenzy said to squeeze smaller agencies
An increase in the number of insurance agency mergers and acquisitions across and beyond the employee benefits landscape illustrates the competitive pressures that smaller players face, OPTIS Partners' new quarterly M&A report suggests. But that's only part of the story.
There were 344 deals through the first ninth months of 2016 compared with 338 in all of 2015 – 108 of which were announced for the quarter this year compared with 104 at the same time last year. OPTIS is an investment banking and financial consulting firm specializing in the insurance industry that reps both M&A buyers and sellers and offers due-diligence reviews.
Daniel P. Menzer, a CPA and certified M&A adviser at OPTIS, notes that many smaller firms in the employee benefit arena "just don't have the size or scale to offer the breadth of services and value-add products that the larger firms can, so they become somewhat less competitive."
Also see: "30 must-follow benefit pros on Twitter."
While not limited to employee benefit agencies, he says the voracious appetite for acquisitions continues to chip away at the number of independent agents. Even younger agency owners will need to ponder aligning themselves with a larger partner. "Whether that's good or bad will likely vary on your perspective," he adds.
The details
However, there's more to this trend than meets the eye. Madelyn Flannagan, VP of agent development, research and education at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, hasn't seen a significant decline in the numbers of IA storefront over the past few years.
"What we have learned is that while many agency owners are taking advantage of the opportunity to sell to gain the maximum valuation, they often go back into the business after their non-competes expire," she explains.
Another phenomenon to consider is a significant number of startups, especially minority-owned enterprises. "These agencies are fast growing, primarily in the Southeast, and often are the result of a captive carrier pulling out of an area," according to Flannagan. "So while mergers continue, startups do so as well, keeping the IA system alive and well."
Also see: "12 ways to break through the barrier of financial inertia."
One caveat to the OPTIS report is that includes only announced transactions. "There are many purchases or sales that we never hear about, so we just use our data as an indication of what's going on in the marketplace," Menzer reports.
As with other insurance agency principals, he observes that owners of employee benefit firms "aren't getting any younger and are approaching retirement age at a rapid pace." There are essentially two ways to realize the value they've built up in their agency: selling to outsiders or "internal perpetuation" candidates, Menzer explains. Since selling to insiders is a difficult process over the long haul that pays sellers 10% to 20% less than they can usually get by selling to a third party, he says "financial considerations often win out."
Game changers
The Affordable Care Act has influenced this M&A activity and had an impact on employee benefit brokers "to a greater degree three to five years ago largely out of uncertainty and confusion," notes Menzer, who considers the upcoming election "potentially a game changer." Barring a Donald Trump victory, he says "there are fewer unknowns today, but changes will likely continue that just adds a degree of risk and uncertainty to what lies ahead. Selling to a third party takes most of this risk off of today's owners and into the hands of the buyers."
Given the level of technological advances within the medical industry, Menzer suspects "the pressure for more data and information at the broker level will only continue to grow."
Despite a seemingly "furious pace" of M&A activity, OPTIS points out that most agency owners aren't looking to buy or sell and believe patience is a virtue. "If you're neither buyer nor seller, ignore all the hyperbole and focus on growing your agency and improving your metrics every day," Menzer observed when the findings were announced. "Keep your long-term plans in sight and take the necessary steps to position yourself to achieve your goals."
The OPTIS M&A database covers U.S. and Canadian agencies selling employee benefits, property and casualty insurance and both lines. Buyers are identified as private-equity backed brokers, privately held brokers, publicly held brokers, banks and other categories.
While P&C agencies accounted for 53% of all deals in 2016, sales of employee benefit brokers picked up at 19% of the total. Private-equity backed firms accounted for more than half of all reported transactions over the first three quarters amid a slight increase in the privately owned broker group and decrease in public broker activity in 2016.


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Come Join us for Second Sunday Hikes and more!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all our program and activities are on hold through at least the end of April. We will resume our normal schedule of hikes and programs as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Rest assured we are still working to improve and maintain trails during this difficult time.
Environmental Film Series: Biggest Little Farm- Sunday, April 19th, at 3:00 PM (This program has been postponed until further notice) @ the Ruth Keeler Memorial Library. Biggest Little Farm chronicles a couple who trade city living for 200 acres of barren farm land and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature.
Earth Day Volunteer Clean Up- Wednesday, April 22nd Noon to 2:00 PM @ Bloomerside Preserve - Parking at the School Track- Sign ups recommended. This is part of Great Global Cleanup Week and celebration of Earth Day.
Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers/Mother's Day Hike - Sunday, May 10th at 2:00 PM @ Weil Preserve -- Bring mom for a regenerative one mile hike to find spring ephemerals such as trout lily, marsh-marigold, red trillium, Jack-in-the-pulpit, hepaticas, bloodroot, Dutchman's breeches, rue anemone, spring beauty, and more. We may even be treated to spring peepers, wood frogs, turtles and who knows what as we explore wetlands and uplands at our Weil Preserve.
Breakfast with the Bobolinks - Sunday, June 14th at 10am @ Hayfield on Keeler - Join NSOLF for a short hike to the top of Hayfield on Keeler to see dozens of nesting Bobolinks flying and calling to each other. This is one of the few places to witness this in all of Westchester County. Our walk is preceded by a delicious breakfast in the field. Please join us.
Photo Credit: H. Houghton
We are excited to have you join us on the second Sunday of each month for a guided hike with a naturalist, board member, staff member or volunteer steward. Please note that the time or location is subject to change dependent on weather.


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I understand that "pêche" can be used as an adjective (les robes pêche, le stylo pêche, etc.) and that it's invariable (as are marron and orange). I am confused as to whether it would be "LA pêche est ma couleur préférée." or "LE pêche est ma couleur préférée." I was taught that when colors are used as nouns (rather than adjectives) they are always masculine. I've found examples in dictionaries that show it as both, but I'd like to be able to tell someone definitively how to say it. The way I'm seeing it most frequently is 'la couleur pêche'. Can it be referred to as 'la pêche' (thereby breaking the "all masculine" rule)? Le marron and l'orange don't help much...
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A nice article by Elizabeth "Beezer" Clarkson of Sapphire Ventures (formally SAP Ventures) on why they are investing in European venture funds. Our view is that a number of really important clusters of activity are forming in Europe, and there are some very exciting companies being created. US corporates are increasing their M&A activity in Europe, recognising that great tech and teams are being built here. Could this be the start of a new golden age for European tech?
In the last 18 months we have invested in 83North, Mosaic and Point Nine — and we are working on three additional funds yet to be announced. There are now some 40 European unicorns*, 24 billion-dollar exits over the last 5 years and some 641 companies have raised more than $6 billion in H1 2015 alone. This is up from 738 deals and $5.1 billion for all of 2011. Like in the U.S., Europe now boasts multiple hot spots for innovation, with London, Berlin and Stockholm leading the pack. In these cities you find a concentration of talent, dollars and lighthouse venture-backed companies. We believe European entrepreneurs today are more experienced, think bigger, have global ambitions and are attracting capital at home and abroad. Leading U.S. funds (Sequoia, Union Square, Andreessen Horowitz and NEA, to name only a few) are investing in European companies, lest they miss out on all the fun.


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"Tell the chef, the beer is on me."
The US Airways-American mega-merger to become the world's biggest airline is cleared for takeoff. We'll look at what this means for prices, travel and our life in the skies.
In August, when Attorney General Eric Holder brought suit to block the mega-merger of American Airlines and US Airways, here's what he had to say: the giant merger would bring the American flying public "higher airfares, higher fees and fewer choices." The Justice Department noted ominously that the merger would give just four airlines control of 80 percent of domestic air service. Bad news, they said. And then? Last week, the D.O.J. approved the deal. American will be the biggest air carrier in the world. Up next On Point: what the mega-merger in the skies means for you.
– Tom Ashbrook
Ben Mutzabaugh, USA Today aviation editor and editor of the "Today in the Sky" blog. (@TodayInTheSky)
Nicholas Kralev, host of "Conversations with Nicholas Kralev." Author of "America's Other Army" and "Decoding Air Travel." (@NicholasKralev)
USA Today: Merger: What's next for AA, US Airways customers? — "Neither American nor US Airways frequent-flier members are at risk of losing their miles. Eventually, the carriers' AAdvantage and Dividend Miles program will be combined into a single program. Customers who have miles with each airline are expected to simply have their miles combined, though the timeline for that was uncertain as of Nov. 12. But US Airways customers will soon see one significant change. The airline has been a member of the Star Alliance frequent-flier program, but the "new" American will stay with the oneworld alliance that American is already part of."
Bloomberg Businessweek: Meet the Mega-Airline: Regulators Roll Over for American-US Airways Merger — "Both the government and the airlines are claiming victory, naturally, but it's hard to see much the Justice Department lawyers managed to alter from the initial merger proposal. American and US Airways will need to sell access at two airports that cap flights with takeoff and landing slots—52 pairs at Reagan National near Washington and 17 at New York's LaGuardia Airport—while also relinquishing gates to rivals at five other large airports. "
Los Angeles Times: Long Beach Seeks Boeing 777X – "Once considered a long shot, Long Beach is one of several cities under active consideration by Boeing after the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted down a tentative labor agreement by a 2-to-1 margin late Wednesday. Now Boeing, along with state and local officials, is in talks about the possibility of bringing the 777X program to Long Beach, where the company currently builds the C-17 Globemaster III cargo jet."
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- As the tech rebound continues, sell-side analysts have taken differing views on how some of the sector's leading companies will fare. Thursday was no exception.
In recent weeks a number of conflicting calls have emerged including back and forths on IBM, which saw two upgrades within a week, sandwiching a downgrade in between. See earlier Ratings Game.
Indeed, even analysts from the same firm have appeared to disagree on the outlook for the same sector with two Banc of America analysts seemingly at odds over what's in store for the software sector. Read Mike Tarsala's Techwatch.
A downgrade by UBS analyst Nikos Theodosopoulos on Lucent Technologies gets top billing Thursday but it appeared to be a call from Prudential's Inder Singh that investors chose to heed.
Shares of the fiber optics company LU were little changed in late morning action as Singh's comments that Lucent was on track to meet or exceed expectations for the fiscal 2004 first quarter ending in December took some of the sting out of Theodosopoulos' downgrade of the shares to "reduce" from "neutral."
At the close, the stock was up 5 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $2.35.
Though still early in the quarter, Prudential's Singh said industry checks and public contract announcements have shown signs of improving spending trends by North American wireless players while wireline spending has remained stable.
Furthermore, Singh noted that management's cost-cutting efforts could help any revenue strength in the quarter carry through to the bottom line.
"We believe the company remains on track in their plan to push towards profitability, and would make progress this quarter," Singh said.
The Prudential analyst carries an "overweight" rating and $3.50 price target on Lucent shares.
Lack of catalysts
At UBS, however, Theodosopoulos made his call, not based on expectations for the current quarter but rather based on the view that a lack of wireline catalysts could dampen the company's growth outlook.
"With the exception of Lucent's next generation metro optical portfolio, we continue to see a lack of catalysts in the company's wireline business in the shore-and intermediate-term" the analyst told clients.
He added that he continues to believe capital spending for the wireline market is bottoming in 2003 but that growth will be only flat to slightly up overall in 2004 and 2005.
Furthermore, as the wireline capex spending shifts towards next generation broadband access, Theodosopoulos said he views Lucent as "not very well positioned in these areas relative to peers."
Theodosopoulos also made some slight changes to his revenue and earnings estimates for fiscal 2004 and 2005 but noted that the company could show some upside to his numbers given the full revenue recognition of certain deferred revenue. So, in the short-term, he said the stock may not actually have a negative catalyst.
Despite the downgrade, Theodosopoulos bumped up his 12-month price target on the stock to $1.80 from $1.70.
The two calls come just a week after Lucent was upgraded at SoundView Technology as the firm cited strong seasonal uptick in wireless infrastructure spending.
Similarly, Motorola on Thursday logged its second upgrade this month but it too was subjected to a downgrade in the interim.
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray analyst Samuel May told clients Thursday that prior limited visibility has improved, stale handset portfolio risk is beginning to mitigate and that an overall general improvement in the business environment in the U.S. and China is expected to bode well for company's businesses.
May said he sees sequentially higher handset sales in the third quarter leading growth but also noted that there are clear signs that global semiconductor activity is picking up.
The analyst also lifted his price target on the stock up to $14 from $10.
On Monday, SoundView Technology downgraded the shares MOT citing execution risks tied to slips in new phone models and handset sales concerns following recent price cuts by Nokia.
UBS upgraded the stock on Sept. 9, saying a ramp in new handset products should lead to improved financial metrics for the handset business.
Motorola shares closed up 49 cents, or 4.6 percent, at $11.13.
More from the sell-side
In other analyst action Thursday, Merrill Lynch reinstated coverage of Citigroup
Merrill told clients Citigroup "continues to have meaningful global growth prospects, particularly in consumer businesses... Over time some of this will likely be acquisition driven, as in the past, though we believe the core 'architecture' is in place and acquisitions will add geographic presence/scale rather than whole new business lines."
Citigroup ended the day at $46.65, up $1.71, or 3.8 percent.
Meanwhile, J.C. Penney lifted $1.14, or 5.3 percent, to $22.80 after Smith Barney upgraded the shares to "buy' from "hold" while lifting its price target to $26 from $24.
J.C. Penney shares
Analyst Deborah Weinswig told clients there appears to be a heightened sense of urgency for the company to take definitive action with regard to its Eckerd drug store operations.
The analyst noted that the company's perceived indifference to address the Eckerd situation has diverted attention from the success achieved at the department store and catalog divisions and has tempered the company's stock performance.
"The increasing divergence in the performance of J.C. Penney department stores and catalog and Eckerd, especially over the past few months, leads us to believe that changes are imminent," said Weinswig


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LAKELAND – The drought is over. For the first time since 1982, a Hillsborough County public school is a state champion in boys basketball. With a 51-45 victory, Sickles (29-4) did the unthinkable and beat an extremely talented—and game Lincoln (24-4) squad.
The Gryphons also continued their trend of playing masters of defense, limiting the Trojans to 45 points, their worst total since a loss to Tallahassee Godby, when they scored only 38. It didn't come easy, especially when Lincoln quickly jumped out to score 19 points in the first quarter, putting the Gryphons in an uncomfortable situation.
Both teams shot an efficient clip from the field during the opening period, Lincoln going 8-of-12 while Sickles shot 7-of-14.
Even though it had been a wild first quarter, Sickles Head Coach Renaldo Garcia was content with the results. "I kind of liked where we were, I thought our guard, Marcus Cohen, did a great job of attacking and getting his teammates involved. I think our defense did eventually show up. I think we ultimately did a great job of stopping their big guys and contesting their shots on the outside a bit more," Garcia said.
All of that offense would come to screeching halt in the second quarter. Sickles' defense got back to being what it normally is, something akin to a Big East Conference team a la mid-to-late 80's, allowing just eight points in that frame, as they cut the lead to two through two quarters. No player on either side had more than ten points by that point, however.
Both sides were neck-and-neck through the third quarter, but Sickles found themselves tied with the Trojans at 38-38 at the end of the third. Sickles' Bryce Beamer finally cracked the ten-point mark in that quarter, and by that point in the contest, there had been 15 lead changes.
Cohen dropped in a free throw to begin the fourth quarter, however the more impressive thing was Cohen's leadership on the floor. At times, he was a true floor general and completely took over the game.
"Yesterday, I really just didn't play my best game," Cohen said. "Coach told me to relax today and that helped. Overall, it was special being the point guard over the past four years, and I really made sure we played our style of basketball today."
Lincoln continued to foul to try and keep themselves within reach, but Sickles made their free throws when they got to the stripe, which is what championship-caliber teams do in those situations. As time wound down, Beamer made a tough lay-in and followed up with the resulting free shot. That put Sickles up five with a minute to go in the game to effectively seal the result.
And that, was exactly all they would need.
Beamer finished with 15 on the evening as Sickles avenged their state championship loss from 2010 with the victory. For Garcia, emotions were high, as he was visibly shaken by the magnitude of the game.
After the game, an emotional Garcia said, "I was actually at that game when Plant City won. My father, who's now in his late 80s, took me to this state championship every year since I was three, four, years-old so I have a lot of history with this tournament. With him just being here, watching us win it, with me as the coach has to be one of the most special things about this night."
"We came into this game with very little knowledge on Lincoln. We've got a very good team but we're not here year in and year out, so watching Lincoln the other night was really our first look at them. It's hard to get a feel on their style, we found some videos and such to learn a little bit more, but we just really didn't know much about them. We wanted to really focus on ourselves and taking care of the ball." – Garcia on preparing for Lincoln.
"Every day, we practice free throws. Before we get water, we would always take free throws. So to step to the line for that, I was calm because it felt like an everyday thing for me." – Beamer on his final free throw with one minute to play.
"Nah, it all just really just hasn't sunk in at all," – Cohen, Beamer, Bryce Workman, and Denari Garrett.


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Krishna Janmasthami was celebrated at Tumkur Sri Sai Baba Dwarka Mandir on 2nd September 2010. As today being Thursday, there was a Special Abhishek, Alankar, Pallaki Utsav & as well as special Bhajan.
A swing was tied in front of Sai Baba & utsav Murthy of Sri Sai Baba along with Bala Krishna was kept on it. The Swing was moved occasionally during the Bhajan. The Day ended with Shej Aarti & Distribution of Prasad.
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The Browns cut their list of candidates for their head coaching vacancy down to two in the last couple of days and they have reportedly settled on their choice.
Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that they will promote offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens to the top job. Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski met with the team a second time on Tuesday and was considered the other finalist for the job as the permanent replacement for Hue Jackson.
Jackson was fired eight games into the 2018 season along with offensive coordinator Todd Haley and those moves bumped Kitchens up to the coordinator spot. Rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield thrived once Kitchens took the reins and the Browns finished with their best record since 2007 after going 5-3 in the second half of the season.
The hope in Cleveland will be that sticking with Kitchens enables the team to build on that close to the year and find their way back to the playoffs for the first time since 2002.


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A Ferry or a Taxi is a person who agrees to transport lower-level characters to map locations that those characters have not yet unlocked. This is distinct from a Runner, who will take people to areas of the game they could physically reach, but which cross difficult terrain with powerful monsters. A ferry, by contrast, simply creates a party with the other characters in it, then map travels to the location in question. The entire party, including the "locked" characters, end up in the new location.
Note that ferries only work in certain areas of the game. In most cases, if a player has not unlocked a location and the party leader tries to map travel there, the other player will simply be booted out of the party.
Elite Factions Missions[edit | edit source]
A ferry can be a member of an alliance that controls Cavalon or House zu Heltzer who agrees to transport people from outside the controlling alliance to the Elite Mission outposts from the respective capitals. The member of the controlling alliance, who has direct access to the restricted areas, teams up with the players from outside the alliance desiring to be transported, and enters the Elite Mission staging area. This transports everyone in the party, including the outside members. Prior to the addition of Passage Scrolls in the April 19th, 2007 update, ferrying was the primary way of accessing the Factions Elite Missions.
Some alliances ferry people for a fee; others do it for free or tips. ArenaNet has made their position on ferrying fees known in a forum posting on guildwarsguru.com. They believe it is up to the alliances that control the cities to charge for ferrying or not, as they see fit.
For other ways of accessing Elite Missions, see the Elite Mission article.
Ferries in Elona[edit | edit source]
The Consulate Docks mission town is a short, peaceful walk from Kamadan, but it is not accessible to players who have not completed the quest called The Time is Nigh. The Consulate Docks employ the best armorer in Istan, so low-level characters often ask to be ferried there so they can purchase high-quality armor from him. Once inside the Docks, Ferries with the Terror in Tyria or Plague in Cantha quests may then offer ferry services to those respective regions for players who have not progressed far enough to unlock the quests on their own.
- Characters wishing to provide ferry services can accept the quest The Time is Nigh, serve as a ferry for other characters, abandon the quest before accepting the quest reward, and then re-take the quest as many times as they like. It is a bit time-consuming, since the character had to listen to a tedious speech by Kormir in Churrhir Fields each time he or she wanted to serve as a ferry, but it offers a chance to make a bit of money on ferry fees and/or tips.
Historic Note[edit | edit source]
- Until the May 25, 2007 update, a method to reach Tyria from Elona was to take a party via the Canthan Ambassador in Kamadan to the Warrior's Isle Guild Hall. The Canthan Ferry Captain at the other end could take the party "back to Lion's Arch". The Canthan Ferry Captain is no longer there.


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Managing IT Support Requests via SharePoint
PRP is a UK based architects practise who operate in London, Moscow and Shanghai. They are one of the world's largest practises and have a wide range of specialisms including residential, hotel and healthcare. PRP have been working with Parabola for three years to improve their SharePoint 2010 intranet and increase the benefits they receive from using SharePoint.
With Parabola's help PRP have recently introduced a logging system in SharePoint to track and prioritise IT support requests. The solution is based on out-of-the-box SharePoint features such as forms and workflows.
Parabola's own support logging system is built in SharePoint 2010 and is used to track support logs for all clients. Using the expertise of building this Parabola set about creating a similar system for PRP fitting their requirements.
The solution was built in SharePoint 2010 and will be available to PRP's 290 staff across 8 different offices across the globe.
Parabola have also built an IT Knowledge Base for PRP, where IT staff can create 'how-tos' so that users can solve common and easy to solve problems themselves. There is also an admin page for the support team where they can view support logs per office, assigning the relevant member of staff and judging the workload of each office.
The process is simple with just 5 fields to complete and now all UK staff have access to log support requests in SharePoint. The system will be rolled out to international offices in the future.
The Benefits
• PRP can track all support logs in one place
• IT staff can check the history of support requests and look up previous fixes to a reoccurring problem
• PRP Staff can track the current status of their support request online, without having to call IT support for an update
• IT staff can easily see their queue of outstanding support and prioritise requests
• Resources can be allocated easily using the workload per office view
• IT staff can now collaborate on support issues across the offices via a discussion board
• Senior Managers can quickly see outstanding and resolved support requests
If you would like to get more out of SharePoint and automate your business processes give Parabola a call today.


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Can building works constitute harassment?
In this unusual case the Court of Appeal handed down a decision in a dispute between neighbours concerning building works that overran by 4 years. What stands out about this case is that it included a claim for harassment.
Facts of the case
In 2002, the Claimants purchased No. 105, Lower Thrift Street. The property next door was owned by the Defendants, who, shortly after the Claimants moved in, began an extensive refurbishment. Although the works should have taken no more than a year, they went on for 5 years, during which time the Claimants suffered a catalogue of disturbances, damage to their property and harassment.
The Defendants displayed an aggressive attitude towards the Claimants, epitomised by an incident in which abusive notes on the subject of the Claimants' same-sex relationship were left in the Claimants' garden, refused to provide information about the progress of the works and ignored requests to reduce the noise coming from the site and make good damage caused to the Claimants' property. The anxiety and distress caused by this behaviour left one of the Claimants with psychiatric harm and unable to work.
In addition to claims for nuisance and trespass, relating to issues such as the unreasonable prolongation of the works, excessive noise and vibration and damage to their property, the Claimants also brought a claim for personal injury and associated loss of earnings, asserting that the Defendants' conduct amounted to harassment contrary to s.1 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 ("the Act").
At first instance, whilst it was accepted that harassment had occurred and that this had caused the psychiatric injury complained of, the judge held that damages could not be awarded under the Act, as it had not been shown that harm was reasonably foreseeable. The Claimants appealed to the Court of Appeal, who held that there is no requirement to show reasonable foreseeability of harm when bringing a claim under the Act. If it can be shown that the conduct was deliberate and the defendant knew or ought to have known that it amounted to harassment, the defendant will be liable for injury and loss flowing from the conduct. Damages of £143,750 were awarded.
Usually a claim for disturbance caused by building works will be advanced on the basis of nuisance, which requires a claimant to show that it was reasonably foreseeable that harm would be caused, or trespass, which is limited to interference with property or land. The possibility of bringing a claim under the Act, which will not be constrained in either of these ways and may extend to aggravation more generally, will therefore be an attractive proposition for disgruntled neighbours.
Potential claimants will also be assisted by the lack of a statutory definition of harassment. In this case it was defined broadly, as being "persistent tormenting or irritation of the victim… deliberate conduct which its perpetrator either knows or certainly ought reasonably to be aware has this effect on the complainant." Furthermore, and as evident from this definition, what constitutes harassment will depend on the impact on the complainant. What of the situation where a neighbour has sensitive hearing, works nightshifts or suffers from extreme allergies to dust? As the requirement is simply to show that the defendant knew that the act amounted to harassment, where such conditions are known to a builder then carrying out works that can be expected to cause distress will arguably constitute harassment.
That said, previous cases have defined harassment as conduct that is "oppressive and unreasonable", that is "targeted at an individual and which is calculated" and that relates to interactions between individuals and which is intensely personal in character. These suggest that normal building works may fall outside the scope of harassment. The judgment at first instance also provides a degree of reassurance, stating that "continuous building work through a relatively short period can be tolerated as a reasonable necessity or alternatively avoided. Works which go on over a four year period on a sporadic or ad hoc basis without notice and at anytime can become unbearable." One might also argue that the conduct complained of in this case took place within the context of building works but, largely speaking, did not arise out of the works themselves.
It may therefore be that this case provides less support for disgruntled neighbours than it at first appears. However, it seems probable that there will be claimants that seek to rely on it in the future.
This article first appeared in Law-Now, CMS Cameron McKenna's free online information service, and has been reproduced with their permission. For more information about Law-Now, click here.


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There can be little doubt that 2016 was a great employment year. The Unemployment rate slightly decreased throughout the year, down from 4.9% in January to 4.6% in November. That means that the Unemployment rate is now back to 2006 / 2007 levels, prior to the housing crisis.
But if 2016 was about creating jobs, what headlines will 2017 generate?
It'll Be All About Experience
Have you heard about the website Glassdoor yet? This popular site is Yelp's bigger, badder brother for employers. Glassdoor is a site that allows current and former employees to leave company reviews and salary histories. These reviews can be posted anonymous and greatly affect your talent pool and your company's ability to recruit. Companies are taking notice of the reviews and using the feedback to improve the employee experience. With talent pools shrinking, employee retention and engagement have become hot topics. By utilizing employee reviews, companies are able to address their identified issues and needs quickly. Some companies, such as IBM, have in fact saved over $130 million in employee retention; it looks as though 'employee experience' will be a top focus for 2017.
It Includes Continuous Reviews
It's only logical that continuous reviews will replace annual performance reviews in the new experience-focused workplace.
About 25% of the workforce finds annual performance reviews both tiresome and uninspiring. Two industry pioneers – GE and Adobe – have abolished their annual reviews in favor of regular feedback sessions (Touchpoints and Check-In respectively). These regularly scheduled feedback sessions are designed to be in sync with the social media "instant gratification" younger generations, who are used to similar websites (such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook). When implemented properly, statistics indicate that these meetings can reduce voluntary attrition by at least 2%.
All's Fair in Love and War
The downside of the current low unemployment rates is the resulting tight labor pool. Potential employers will be fighting to recruit the brightest and best, while current employers will have to work hard to retain their top performers. Currently, the average employee stays in his or her position for 4.6 years. But will that figure change as more opportunities arise? This tight talent pool is one more reason why you will likely see companies focus on both experience and continuous reviews; preventing attrition will be a main employment driver in 2017. Consider the 76% of full-time workers who are actively looking–or open to the possibility of–new opportunities—and ask yourself, 'could you afford to lose 76% of your employees'?
Show Me the Money
If a tight labor market and employee retention were not enough challenges to tackle in 2017, employers can also expect to see a focus on employee salaries. Companies are planning to increase pay by about 3% on average, about the same amount as they did during 2016; employers can also expect to pay more for certain professional occupations. Meanwhile, the technology sector is forecast to experience a 3.8% salary increase in the year ahead.
Without a doubt, 2017 will be an eventful year. As President-elect Donald Trump takes office, he will be the first Republican in the White House since George W. Bush left office in 2009. President-elect Trump has an ambitious economic growth plan, with a focus on U.S. job creation and retention, as well as improved trade agreements. With all the changes on tap for the year ahead, 2017 seems bound to be an exciting year, with considerable changes in store for the nation's labor market.


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Who Called Me From 904-469-7029?
They saw my add for furniture on Craigslist and attempted to send me a fraudulent check. Smh this is a mess.They claim their name was Max and couldn't call.
Posted an ad on craigslist for a bass guitar, this number (who called himself Max, and spoke in oddly broken english) attempted to also trick me into shipping him my item, and after reading some other posts on here, assuming he was also trying to send me a fraudulent check. Steer clear people, you can tell somethings wrong right off the bat.
how funny - I just got a text from this number and since it's not my area code, i thought I'd google it. Yep - it's Max
Yep---Max is a Craigslist scammer!
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Yes it seems this max trolls craigslist do not bother with him
haha "max" you seem to be attacking craigslist with no shame. Just contacted me on a post from this morning. Immediate red flag went up. need a more solid story there max.
Yeah he just this minute hit me up for my craigslist AD, wonder how he felt when I responded "sorry Max not today"
It must be my turn! Good ole Max contacted me after I posted an ad on craigslist. He offered me $30 more than my sell price pay all the shipping once his fake money ordered cleared! What a loser!
yes, I too was almost a Max victom but since I have a very wise daughter she informed me to steer clear she said it sounds like a scam, and it was
"Max" now goes by John and uses Google Voice
this person also goes by james
I got a James as well. Seemed off to me so I looked up the number. good to know I made the right choice.
Just got a text from 909-469-7029, calls himself James and would kindly like me to get to him. Thanks for the heads up.
wow i to just got a text from james wanting my item from CREGSLIST. 904-469-7029 go fu@# your self dic# wod
same here, but the name was sandra
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[25 Dec 2011 | Sunday]
Quote: The Magi
~ Lessons for Today ~
What do Wise Men do today?
The following is an excerpt from a book.
In the three gifts of the wise men, myrrh speaks of suffering, the spice of death, and reminds us of the past and His first coming; frankincense speaks of worship and intercession, and represents the present Church age and the forming of the pearl of great price; and gold speaks of His future royalty and rule ushered in by His Second Coming.
The magi sought out Jesus and brought to Him appropriate gifts. "Wise men still seek Him" has become a seasonal saying. I heartily agree with that sentiment, but I would add, "Wise men still bring Him gifts." Do you have wisdom? Then what gift would you bring to Jesus?
In our society the pearl is one of the birthstones for the month of June and is suggested as the appropriate gift for the thirtieth wedding anniversary. More significantly, pearls have long been given as a gift from the groom to the bride-to-be. Jesus Christ is the Bridegroom and the Church is His bride (2 Corinthians 11:2 and others). The Bridegroom has given His all to His fiancée. It is a natural response of the fiancée to respond with gifts that are an outflow of her love. "We love Him because He first loved us" (1 John 4:19 NKJV).
~ from "ONE PRECIOUS PEARL: God's Design for His Church, pg 117 (ISBN: 9780741462329)
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Aircraft-Sized Drones Are Flown By 'Pilots' Via Computers
Drones used to be little bigger in size than model airplanes. Not any longer. Military surveillance drones like the RQ-4 Global Hawk are unmanned security vehicles about as large as fighter planes. And enlisted airmen, DefenseTech advises, are lining up to fly them via on-the-ground computer controls.
"'This is an opportunity for active-duty airmen in the ranks of staff sergeant-select through senior master sergeants who meet and complete the application requirements to be considered for the 1U1X1 Enlisted Remotely Piloted Aircraft pilot career field,' said Master Sgt. Mark Moore, the Air Force Personnel Center career enlisted aviator assignments manager.
"'Just like officers from other career fields apply to become pilots, AFPC will conduct annual selection boards every January to select qualified enlisted airmen for entry into this new, exciting career field,' he said."
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As I was coming home, I saw a little drama overhead. A squirrel was running as fast as it could along a telephone line, trying to escape the onslaught of a mockingbird! The squirrel leaped into a nearby tree to make his escape and the bird took off. That's one time the squirrel lost the battle! When I went to the park yesterday, the squirrels were racing all over the road and sitting under the trees nibbling. Since the mowers were there a couple days ago, the ibis were finding good pickings, as they grubbed along. Not many people were out, but the lady with the three whippets was there, taking the dogs to get a drink at the water bowl provided for them at the dog fountain.I saw a white egret , but not much else walking around. But God is good!
From the devotional book, Quiet Moments with God:
Those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength.
Isaiah 40:31
A Botanist, exiled from his homeland due to political unrest, took a job as a gardener in his new host country in order to support his family. His employer received a unique and rare plant from a friend. There were no care instructions with the plant, so the man put it in one of his hothouses, thinking it would do well there.
Only a few days passed when he noticed the plant was dying. He called in his new gardener, the botanist, and asked if he had any ideas that might help to save the plant. The botanist immediately recognized this plant as an arctic variety that needed cold weather in order to survive. He took the plant outside in the frigid winter air and prepared the soil around it so the plant would gradually adjust to its new home. Almost immediately the plant went from wilting to vibrant.
Unaccustomed to the climate in the hothouse, the little plant must have felt the moisture draining from its small veins. The struggle to hold itself up to look the park of an expensive plant gave way under the weary load. The plant began to wilt and became only a shadow of its original beauty.
When the botanist rescued the plant and placed it in an environment suitable to its unique needs, the bowed-down foliage soaked in the nourishment and experienced renewal. Just like that rare plant, we can lose our spiritual strength if we live in an unhealthy environment. Seek God's help to find the right atmosphere for a joyous and productive life.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
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All the extensions are up to date but, for a reason I've not been able to understand, the joomla automatic upgrade doesn't work and the final result is a blank page.
Installing from an up to date backup, I've tried numerous time disabling extensions one by one but no way.
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Whistleblower Wins Lawsuit Against Bank of America
A federal agency ruled Wednesday in favor of the top-level executive who revealed the corrupt lending practices done at Countrywide Financial Corp was improperly fired for spearheading internal investigations that "found widespread and pervasive wire, mail and bank fraud" at the lender.
Bank of America Corp, which acquired Countrywide, was ordered by the Labor Department to pay roughly around $930,000 to the former executive and to reinstate her.
Eileen Foster, who was then a vice president at Countrywide, and later on at Bank of America after it bought Countrywide in 2008, said that top-level executives at Countrywide concealed fraudulent practices within the company. She said that whistleblowers who attempted to report alleged forged documents, faked data and many other dubious activities inside the largest mortgage lender in America were fired.
The mortgage fraud investigation unit at Countrywide during the time of the merger was ran by Foster. In a couple of interviews with iWatch News, Foster revealed that the management of Countrywide protected those sales staffers who inflated the incomes on loan applications of borrowers and falsified documents in order to push through a massive volume of high-risk mortgages.
She said, "The organization built its business to take advantage of the fraud. It benefitted from the fraud. And it protected the fraud."
When Foster was asked Wednesday about the decision of the labor agency, she said, "I don't want to comment at this time, considering that I may be returning to Bank of America as an employee."
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"Washington vs. Lincoln—Who Was the Greatest President?" at Dover, Del.'s Old State House on Feb. 19, 2017
(DOVER, Del.—Feb. 8, 2017)—On Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at 2 p.m., there will be a debate on the issue of which president was the greatest—George Washington, the "Father of our Country," or Abraham Lincoln, the "Rail Splitter." The program will be held in The Old State House located at 25 The Green in Dover, Del. Admission is free but, due to space restrictions, reservations are required by calling 302-744-5054 no later than Feb. 18, 2017. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled to Feb. 26, 2017 at 2 p.m.
The program will feature two historians making the case for each president in a debate format. The case for President Washington will be made by Samuel Hoff, George Washington Distinguished Professor of History and Political Science at Delaware State University, and Tom Welch, historic-site interpreter at The Old State House.
Presenting the case for President Lincoln will be Larry Koch, retired educator from Maine, and Daniel Pritchett, retired Dover history teacher. The debate will be moderated by David Skocik, often-seen parade master, emcee and local public-relations professional. Acting as judge of the debate will be Resident Judge William Witham of the Superior Court of Kent County. Representing the press and invited to question the debaters will be Andrew West, editor of the Delaware State News, and Myna German, professor of media at Delaware State University.
It is rumored that the event will be visited by both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. This may be just a rumor.
Following the debate, the audience will be invited to vote their preference as to which man—Washington or Lincoln—was the greatest president. After the verdict is announced, a reception will be held in which apple pie (Lincoln's favorite) and cherry pie (associated with Washington) will be served. Washington and Lincoln memorabilia from three different collections will also be on display.
"Washington vs. Lincoln—Who Was the Greatest President?" is jointly sponsored by The Old State House and the Dover History-Book-Club.
Completed in 1791, The Old State House is one of the earliest capitol buildings in the United States and was in active use when both Presidents Washington and Lincoln were in office. It served as the home of Delaware's legislature until 1933 when the General Assembly moved to larger quarters in Legislative Hall. The venerable structure now appears as it would have in the late 1700s during the United States' critical early years as a nation. It features a courtroom, governor's and county offices and chambers for the state's Senate and House of Representatives. The building is situated on Dover's historic Green, a public area laid out in 1717 in accordance with William Penn's order of 1683.
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All of the sudden my screen stopped responding to touch. I am not sure what to do.
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Hi my Itel p51 fell in water and the screen is not displaying but I changed several screens but it doesn't display.what should I do


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Cold milk: 3 cups
Boiled & peeled almonds: 10
Soft dates chopped: 10
Vanilla ice cream: 1 big scoop
Put almonds, dates and 1-cup milk in blender. Now blend it nicely until ingredients are mixed and smooth. Then add remaining milk and ice cream and blend it. To thin shake, put milk and to thick shake, put vanilla ice cream. It is up to your preference if you like thinker shake or not. You can serve this healthy shake in iftaar. Dates are very healthy and so are almonds. A blend of milk , almonds and dates can be a great start to break your fasts. Especially after keeping fasts in this hot and humid weather one needs to boost their energy levels without having to consume heavy dishes or by eating too much at once. Since there is no artificial sweetener in this recipe it becomes more healthy to serve it in iftaar.