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- Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:54 am
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Dorell Wright!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1793
I thought the Ws had 3 superior players, but now they have 4. Wright is impressive at both ends of the court, and gets rebounds as well!
- Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:49 am
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Jeremy Lin: Pine or Play?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3025
They need Lin, or someone, to step up and fill that extremely valuable back-up point guard spot. In many ways the season depends on a rested and fresh Curry out there. Look what happens when Curry is out: Nothing, it all slows dooowwwnnnnnnnn. Lin needs to prove that he can step up and fill that rol...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:45 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Biedrins back to his 07-08, 08-09 self? I think so :D
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1934
He looked real energized against the Clippers and while I was pretty sure the Clip's formidable big men would crush him, and Lee, they more than held their own.
The free throws still suck and that still limits what he is willing to do offensively.
The free throws still suck and that still limits what he is willing to do offensively.
- Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:43 am
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: One of the best basketball articles ever...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 617
Thanks for link. Very good read and interesting. I had no idea he would be more valuable than, say, S. Jackson...just kidding, just kidding.
- Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:57 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Whose fault will it be this year ?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2328
It might boil down to blaming a player in one game, the coach in another...all the normal and expected stuff. Much better vibe for a team and coach and owner who are trying to win, trying to do the right things. This will be completely different from the past craziness and incompetence. A loss will ...
- Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:28 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Team Unity/Passing.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1037
So, Smart knew that defense is impossible with tired players! Smart must have just died there sitting on the bench thinking, knowing, he could do better with some obvious changes.
- Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:39 am
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Bob Fitzgerald
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2266
I think Fitz does a good job on the games. Being an announcer is not the same as being an investigative reporter. Of course he is tight with the players and coaches. He is a team employee and is around them all the time. Any of us put in the same position would be the same way. He would be as loyal ...
- Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:24 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Missing Stephen Jackson
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2456
I never liked Jackson as a leader because of all the Jackson things he did. Maybe he had the awe of a few players, but I'll bet not all of them for sure. B.Davis was just so...absent I'll say...that he must have lost quite a few team mates. Turiaf was probably universally admired, but his skill set ...
- Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:39 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Rodney Carney close to signing contract
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2391
So, Lee plays center, has no help, Nelson goes small again (and may not even have a choice), fans get on Lee who would be a star with a real center, but is probably only fair as a center with a bunch of little guys running around without the ball, yet again... And they are really contemplating landi...
- Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:25 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Interesting article on what moves we could have made.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1047
Well, a cuda, wuda. Always wanted Love, who I thought would be great with Curry. Who knows who may have not wanted certain trades. Maybe various prospective buyers nixed some of the deals, or there were other trades that seemed better, but weren't made, and the window of opportunity closed and they ...
- Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:07 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Warriors F'd again. West confirms he would've been here.
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4144
Howard is like superman, super ego-man. If Howard was really superman he would be flying around at high speed, showing off and looking at his super-reflection in lakes. He is happy with things as they are. Shaq was enabled by the refs. His signature "move" was to lower his shoulder, knock ...
- Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:03 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: News: Carmelo in the Bay Are a possibility
- Replies: 67
- Views: 6975
There is the chance that their owner and the Ws owners know each other and a sweetheart deal could be made. Otherwise, why would the Ws be mentioned at all here? It sure seems impossible to discuss a lot of these deals because nobody knows who the coach is going to be. Some players would love Nelson...
- Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:10 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Warriors Invite Jeff Adrien to Training Camp
- Replies: 4
- Views: 603
Jus beeg guys, gracias.
- Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:21 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Lacob Interview with Tim K
- Replies: 5
- Views: 683
Okay. Good. But, how do all these good teams do it? Most winning teams get lucky in that they suck at just the right time to draft a superstar. Or, they can be a destination team where a bunch of stars join together like a super pick-up team. Rarely does a new coach and a few affordable signings get...
- Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:56 pm
- Forum: Warriors Basketball
- Topic: Louis Amundson Update - ESPN Mark Stein
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3713
We need a big and he are one, so unless there is a more dramatic choice in a big man, get him. It all revolves around rebounds next year, so he can do that, get the hustle loose balls and all that. The team will be deeper and the coach will be able to substitute (able and willing being two different...
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Hardly five months in to his new role, chairman of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Moyo Samson Guma has resigned from his position with immediate effect under a cloud of controversy.
Elected chairman in July this year after defeating Pelonomi Venson Moitoi in a high-tempered BDP congress in Maun, Guma has been dodged with controversy.
A highly placed central committee member who did not want to be identified because he does not have authority to discuss party matters with the media told Botswana Guardian exclusively that Guma has not been able to purr accusation that he has been manipulating voters roll ahead of primary election.
Another source said Guma is frustrated that BDP president has stripped him of his powers as chairman. Party president, Ian Khama is said to have given Guma ultimatum to either resign or face expulsion following concerns about irregularities in the party. The source said Khama's major gripe is that the Botswana Movement for Democracy founding treasure has not been able to unite the BDP, which is facing serious crisis fueled by irregularities in the just-ended primary election. Over 90 percent of primary election candidates who lost an election have complained about voters roll irregularities.
However, Guma had previously distanced himself from the irregularities arguing that the Electoral Board chaired by Khama personal lawyer, Parks Tafa is responsible for election. BDP executive secretary, Mpho Balopi was not immediately available for comment by press time Tuesday.


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You know the feeling, when you walk into a room, you stop, and think, "Why did I come in here?" That happens to me more often if I'm constantly going up and down the steps.
Save yourself a trip.
Put a basket at the bottom of your staircase to collect anything that needs to go up. Every time you do need to go upstairs, take a few things with you.
I do this with laundry baskets, too. I wait until I need to go upstairs to carry the clothes up… sometimes my knight-in-shining-armor carries the heavy baskets for me!


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When my elder sister turned thirteen she received a motivational plaque from my mother that said: 'The key to happiness is having dreams. The key to success is making those dreams come true.' I was only twelve at the time but those words that hung on my sister's bedroom wall are what always came to mind whenever I would think of my career.
It took me over 3 decades (okay, and a bit!) to begin chasing my dream down the entrepreneurial road. However, after a few months, the excitement and novelty wore off and that's when the real challenges began to surface.
In 2013, I found myself setting up a business as well as closing it down in less than a year due to a failed partnership. And nobody – especially if you're a control freak / obsessive creature like myself - enjoys failure. The word 'fail' in itself can be daunting especially when there's such a stigma attached to it. But I like to refer to it as an acronym I once stumbled upon: Fast Action In Learning.
Today, I write this article on the 2-year anniversary of my second company. I won't lie and say that things are glorious (yet!) but the fact that we'll be going into business for a third year isn't so bad after all. There have been many tears of pain and joy along the way but if failure has taught me anything after starting all over again, here's what I would say:
Jump back on your feet.
Derek Redmond showed up at the 1992 Summer Olympics as a favoured medal contender for the 400m sprint. Before he even got past the 50m mark he tore a hamstring which knocked him down as fast as he began. That didn't stop him from finishing what he was there to do though. He limped his way to the finish line, knowing that he was going to be dead last and would fail to make it through to the finals. Moral of the story: it's not about failing but about how fast you bounce back up again.
Failure fuels success.
Starting a business is risky and takes courage and perseverance. It took Sir James Dyson 5,127 failed vacuum prototypes over a period of 15 years before finally getting it right. The thought of starting anything from scratch sounds discouraging. It's not easy to see what you've poured your heart and soul into come to an end for whatever reason. But as Henry Ford once said "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." Eventually something's gotta give.
Enjoy the ride.
Since success is never guaranteed, stress becomes natural, especially during the very early stages of a business that's trying to pick itself off the ground. The pressure will always be there but if you let it take over you'll miss out on what you initially signed up for – doing something you love. When you focus more on the pleasure you're likely to reach your goal sooner than you expected.
Bottom line: we're all bound to fail at one point or another. But in the end, it's about finding value in lessons learned and taking those lessons to the next level. After all, Rome wasn't built in a day.
by Carla Saliba
Infographics are a powerful way to present data in a simple, visual format that anyone can understand and is super-shareable. It's no wonder businesses benefit from the use of infographics in their marketing.
I love infographics not just because they're just a savvy business tool, but because they can be used as a force for change.
To me, the key to changing the world is education, and infographics are a great way to share knowledge. This is also where social media comes in, as it means ordinary people can spread the word about a cause close to their heart.
Animated, video and interactive infographics can be even more hard-hitting than their static counterparts. Movement adds a whole other dimension to the way you can visualize data, and allows you to dynamically add multiple layers of information in ways that can't be done in a simple infographic. When you're dealing with complex social issues that's exactly what you need.
Here are just a few of my favourite ways motion and interactive infographics are helping us see the world differently.
Reminding us to be eco-friendly
Water is precious, and Every Last Drop have come up with a great way to help people understand just how much water they use every day – and hopefully cut down too.
Revealing the impact of poverty
The girl effect explores how poverty negatively impacts a girl's life, and how education has the power to transform their lives in this great video infographic. Their more recent interactive infographic is also impressive and really shows how effective motion infographics can be.
Quantifying the atrocities of war
This is a great infographic marking the centenary of the Great War. Even though the topic is a bit macabre, the way it tells the story of something so horrific in a beautiful and visual way is fascinating to me.
Charting the slave trade
This video infographic maps the journeys of 20,000 slave ship voyages in just two minutes. It's powerfully haunting and lets us fully grasp the scale of the slave trade, the repercussions of which have had a lasting effect on our world today.
Exposing the realities of economic inequality
Interactive infographics don't get much more immersive than this. Even though the data is based on US figures, you can get an idea of how economic inequality works in a lot of capitalist countries. Not only does it explain how wealth is distributed, it also shows you where you fit into that picture.
Depicting the variation of LGBTQIA+ rights
Despite the many, many people fighting for equality for LGBTQIA+ people in the US, the laws are still inconsistent from state to state. This interactive infographic allows you to scroll over each state and see how much progress has been made.
Explaining the refugee crisis
The refugee crisis in Europe is a complex issue, and this video infographic debunks the myths and explains the origins of the crisis in a clear, easy to understand way.
Showing the impact of drone strikes
Telling the real story of what happens during war and conflict is important. This interactive infographic paints a bleak and harrowing picture of attacks on Pakistan by US drones and the number of victims.
Mapping terrorism
Visually, this is a great way of understanding the impact of terrorism across the world. It's clear, concise and can help counteract some of the more scaremongering type figures in the press. This one maps out attacks by ISIL in 2015.
Documenting the history of revolution
This is a great interactive timeline made by the Guardian during the Arab spring. There's so much information on here it could keep you occupied for hours.
Have I missed any of your favourite social change infographics? Tweet me @cocolinda78
Infographics are huge right now (and I'm not just saying that because I make them). They're all about presenting complicated information simply. That, as well as being super-shareable has made them a favourite marketing tool for business.
Humans are visually wired which means we're naturally drawn to data that's presented in an easily digestible way. This means the best designs are simple. But a lot of work goes into making data look uncomplicated. Effective data visualization in the UAE with infographics can be a powerful tool for business to engage better at any level with employees and clients too.
On average, infographic design can take up to a whopping 40 hours to create. Some of our longest and most complicated ones took up to 80 hours to finish. And we needed every second of those 80 hours. Designing a good looking infographic means choosing the right colours, fonts, illustrations and reaching the right balance of images and text.
To achieve all of this takes many, many hours of hard work of a small team. This is made up of the content strategist, the design director and the designer. Here's how they made an infographic, the infographic.ly way:
The first step in the whole process is gathering the data. Usually this is provided by the people we're working with. Our job is to get a feel for the topic and research anything else that might be useful.
In this stage we have to find the important elements in the data that tie in with the infographic's story. This is a key part of the process, as every bit of information we choose here will shape the rest of the project.
For bigger projects we need to create a structure for the data, to make the basis of the story. On smaller projects we sometimes go straight to the next step.
This stage is like storyboarding in animation. We sketch what the project might look like by hand to create a visual framework of the information.
We then develop a creative direction that works with the brand of company we're working with. Here we begin to design icons, choose fonts and colours. We need to come up with a distinct infographic style.
This is the longest stage in the process. We bring everything together and refine the visuals to make sure the brand and message is clear. This takes usually two full days depending on the length and style of the infographic. Illustration based infographics like this one can take more time as they are much more detailed than icon based infographics.
If you fancy having a look at what all that work looks like, check out the results of over 1000 hours of blood, sweat and tears on our website.
Data visualization has come a long way from line graphs and pie charts to the beautiful infographics we all have come to know and love.
We've delved deep into the history of the infographic and charted (or more correctly, blogged) its evolution. So sit back, relax and enjoy our rundown of game-changing data visualizations.
1644: All Roads Lead to Rome
Infographics, charts and graphs all started from a humble 1D line graph, and this one from 1644 by Michael Florent van Langren is believed to be the first ever visual representation of data.
The simple, line diagram shows twelve different estimates of the difference in longitude between Toledo and Rome, alongside the name of the astronomer who made the observation. Yawn, we know, but this was revolutionary at the time.
Let's hope no time travellers go back and tell him any ten year-old could draw something similar in minutes.
1801: Turkish Delights
Imagine not having line graphs, bar charts and pie charts in the world. Data would be chaos and the world would come crumbling down. OK, maybe not crumbling down, but it would be very inconvenient.
We have William Playfair to thank for the invention of all of these. This is the image of the first ever pie chart, made in 1801. Yum.
1815: Rock Nation
Mapping the whole of Great Britain is no mean feat. But being the first person to map the geology of it – now that's pretty impressive. William Smith created this map of the UK showing the different types of rock formations found UK in 1815. You could say this map rocks.
(Sorry, we hit rock bottom with that one).
1858: Macabre Discoveries
We have Florence Nightingale to thank for not having to worry about leaving hospital worse off than when we walked in. But Flo wasn't just the founder of modern nursing and an all-round saint. She was also a renowned statistician and the creator of some super-important data visualizations.
Take this 1858 diagram, which shows the causes of mortality of soldiers in the Crimean War and helped convince Parliament that sanitation was crucial to lowering mortality.
1859: The Tree of Life
Charles Darwin was a pretty clever guy. He not only came up with the whole theory of evolution, but also one of the greatest diagrams science has even seen: the Tree of Life diagram.
This simple diagram from his 1859 book "On the Origin of Species", means even the least evolved of human beings can understand his theory. Tree diagrams are now commonly used to depict and calculate mathematical probabilities.
1869: Battling the Elements
We have a man called Dmitri Mendeleev to thank for forcing kids worldwide to learn a table of seemingly random elements off by heart.
Old Mendeleev developed the first ever table in 1869 and it started off with loads of gaps and uncertainties. This one isn't as easy on the eyes as the ones we see today, but it was just as important (and as annoying to memorise) and forms the basis of our modern day periodic table.
1934: Getting Social
Zuckerberg wasn't the first guy to come up with the an idea to map social networks. Way before Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, people were studying how groups of people interacted, and in 1934 Jacob Moreno came up with a way to map these visually.
We bet he never thought his invention would lead to more ways for friends to share pictures of cats.
2003: World of Data
It's hard to get your head around just how many people there are on our little planet. Data like this is where infographics really shine: seeing the world as 100 people breaks down info into digestible chunks.
First published in circa 2003, this infographic has been updated many times but was originally based on Donella Meadows "State of the Village Report" from 1990.
(Let's just hope we're not actually left with 100 people on the planet broken down into digestible chunks.)
2015: Going Viral
This infographic by Niraj Naik of The Renegade Pharmacist was ALL over social media when it was published in May 2015. Many of us promised never to touch a can of coke again… for about a week.
While the actual sources are a bit dubious it shows the immense power that infographics and social media can have together.
Here at Infographic.ly we're data-mad and visual-obsessed. Got some data that should go down in history? See how we can transform it over on our examples page.
We choose colours everyday without thinking. The colour of our nails, our cars, the mugs we drink tea out of -– we've chosen them for a reason, even if we don't realise it.
Understanding the psychology of colour is therefore a key part of visual communication design: knowing more about the emotions colours evoke means we can use them to our advantage.
The impact of evolution and emotion on colour
Why we like the colours we do is a bit of a mystery. There are many factors to consider: personal preference, culture and even the name of the colour (you're more likely to pick "Flamingo's Dream" colour over "Practical Beige" any day).
The general consensus is that it comes down to evolution and personal experience - a mix of our survival instincts and how we feel about the world around us. We like colours that represent healthy living - for example, the colour of berries, blue skies and green hills - while those that make us think of rotting food and vomit… not so much (sorry).
But we also know that people attach emotions and meanings to colours. Think about the worst thing you've ever tasted. Maybe it's a pale yellow durian fruit, or dark green kale, or even your mum's burnt burgundy spag bol. Either way, it's probably the last colour you had in mind for your next sofa.
On top of this, how we see colours changes with age. It's not until age 15 that teenagers can tell colours apart as accurately as adults. When we get older, blues appear to be less distinguishable from one another and dark, deeper colours become brighter.
So what colours should my brand be using?
From all of this it seems impossible to choose the right colours when designing for your business / project / report. But it's not all a stab in the dark side of the colour wheel: there are some general rules that we can apply to predict what kind of responses colours will produce.
Research suggests that the order of preference by adults is blue, red, green, violet, orange and yellow, and this can be very useful in visual communication design. Of course favourite colours aren't what it's all about. After all who only has one favourite colour?
Colours are more about how they make us feel - and that can be very useful in business. Below we show how you can utilize the psychology of colour depending on what you want to get across.
For a powerful presentation:
Use red, yellow and orange. These are the colours usually associated with stimulation, excitement and strength. Too much red can appear aggressive though, and people tend not to like a lot of yellow. Orange is a good colour if you want to portray good value for money.
For a compelling report:
Use blue and green. Calm, peace, and stillness are associated with these colours. Blue is a colour everyone likes and is easy on the eye. Green on the other hand has been linked to more creative thought, which is useful if you want to encourage imagination.
For a hard-hitting infographic:
Try using grey, black and brown and purple. Grey, black and brown are all linked to power, sadness and depression. So if you're producing a compelling infographic on a serious topic these are the colours you need. Purple is the colour of dignity and again comes in useful for these types of projects.
To really make colours work for you, you need to think about your audience. How old are they, where are they from, what are they likely to respond to? Also think about what emotion you are trying to put across: you wouldn't plaster the colour red all over a guide to meditation.
Above all though, trust your gut. We humans are built to see in colour and our instincts are powerful when choosing the right ones.
Got a question about colour? Tweet your question at the infographic.ly team @infograpicly_
We're a bit infographic obsessed at Infographic.ly (we'd have to be, staring at numbers all day). But we're not just turning data into decoration though. We do innovative strategic design in UAE and Lebanon helping business with their data visualization. And whose business couldn't use a little bit of innovation? Infographics are true innovation because they're about more than making stats look pretty.
Here are just a few ways that infographics can benefit your business, whether you're creating a pitch or presenting an annual report:
Create order out of chaos
Infographics make cluttered numbers and statistics streamlined and clear. There's nothing us humans respond to more than things presented to us in a simple way (except maybe chocolate).
Simplify and empower communication faster
Presentation design is really important - it needs to be visual, engaging and easy to understand. Presenters using visual aids are twice as likely to be more persuasive.
Help audience understand complex data
Psychologists have discovered that 83% of learning occurs visually. This means people are more likely to understand complex data if it's put in from of them as a great visual.
Gather insights from mapping and visualizing data
Infographics help you see things you may never have seen before, and recognize relationships you never thought existed.
Establish credibility
If your reports and presentations are full of stats and information from trustworthy sources your company will be seen as one that knows their stuff. Reliability goes a long way in business.
Target specific audience and user groups
Digital marketing is all about knowing your audience and making stuff they like. Infographics can be easily tailored to deliver information effectively to different user groups.
Build up social presence
Infographics are super-shareable, making them perfect for use on social media. The numbers are impressive: 45% of web users will click on a link if it features an infographic and 30% will forward it.
Build links, drive traffic and improve search engine visibility
Need more hits on your website? Sites that use infographics see a 12% average increase in traffic. Infographics can earn the kind of elusive high quality links your site needs to improve its search engine rankings.
Hello fellow creatives out there! We've got some good news for you - we're starting to grow which means we're going to need more talented designers to join our team. If you can tick all our boxes then what are you waiting for to send us your CV & portfolio?!
We've been lucky to have MasterCard as one of our very first clients since we went into business - but even luckier to have them as one of our most regular clients. The work we generally do for MasterCard is for internal purposes which means we never get to share it. However, I'm delighted to share with you, for the vey first time, our first 'public' work done for MasterCard. The infographic covers online shopping habits in the Middle East. Bottom line: mobile is the future! I predict that it's within a few years only before everyone starts using their mobile to make nearly all their purchases!
"A picture is worth a thousand words." We've all heard that one before. A time-trusted adage that has passed through generations of data-challenged civilizations and that has become increasingly relevant with the mass proliferation of content and information. Just think of the number of times you went on holiday and later tried to recount a story that only your 537 photos from your 12 megapixels camera were able to give justice to? What about the countless times you fell asleep got bored and lost focus during a presentation that was simply too print heavy. Visuals remain amongst the strongest tools in engaging audiences to your messages. In fact, visual mediation can be traced back all the way to early civilizations from the Mesopotamian Empire to the Roman Empire, where cave paintings and pictographs were used as a means of communication. But what is it about the visual form that makes it such a powerful tool for communication?
The answer is in our evolutionary past. We are genetically wired to understand information faster and better through images than words. It's part of our DNA. Development theory and research studies have proven that children master visual skills before they even begin to develop verbal skills. So unless you're a national spelling bee finalist, from Krypton, or Rain man himself your brain is programmed to decipher and store images into your long-term memory much quicker than words which are processed by your short-term memory. Just try spelling Schwarzenegger out loud. Now backwards. Ok just messing with you. Luckily for us though, it's the 21st century and the era of big-time multimedia and vibrant kick-ass colours.
However, whether you're a baby boomer, Gen X or a millennial, you can't deny the fact that we are also living in the age of information overload and 'big data' (that trending buzzword that has put 'innovation' in the corner next to 'baby'. Oh wait. Nobody puts... never mind). So how do we stay afloat this excess of information that we are drowned in? How do we communicate complex data and processes in layman terms?
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Today's tiny house is located on Fire Island. Have you ever been to Fire Island? Well if you haven't, you need to go! It's located off of NY state and it's one of those adorable islands you find along the mid-Atlantic. There are no cars allowed on the island, instead you can get a red wagon to tote your stuff from one place to the other. This is the stuff my dreams are made of! Oh and that tiny house I mentioned? Sooo cute!! You've got to take a look:
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This Project Management Office (PMO) training course will provide you the skills and competencies needed to structure a PMO — including how to analyse portfolio and project success, implement a governance model, and conduct and apply lessons learned. You learn how to standardise project management methodologies, processes and templates.
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San Angelo power outage briefly leaves Austin Elementary without electricity
SAN ANGELO — A power outage briefly left Austin Elementary, 700 N Van Buren Street, without electricity Wednesday morning, according to a social media post on Twitter from San Angelo Independent School District.
"Classes are continuing as scheduled," the district stated in the same Tweet at around 8:35 a.m.
An outage map provided by AEP Texas showed at least 17 customer outages by 9 a.m. near Austin Elementary with an estimated restoration time of 11:01 a.m.
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The Bayelsa State Government as well as the State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kept sealed lips over the alleged plan by the Police to arrest the Speaker of the Bayelsa State Assembly, Hon. Kombowei Ben and two others over alleged diversion of N78million commonwealth conference fund.
The other two members of the State Assembly Leadership alleged to have been fingered and listed for arrest are the Deputy Speaker, Hon Victor Sam Ateki and the Clerk of the House, Mr Aaron Nicodemus Timiye.
A group, the Transparency and Good Governance Coalition (TGGC), had in a petition forwarded to the? Inspector General of Police called on the Police to investigate the alleged misappropriation of N78 million approved by Governor Seriake Dickson for the House of Assembly to attend the 43rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).
According to a source at the State Ministry of Justice, the pending arrest of the three Principal Officers of the Assembly was approved by Minister of Justice and Attorney- General of the Federation, Mr Bello Adoke and arrived at on completion of investigation into allegations of misappropriation by the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police.
LEADERSHIP gathered at the weekend that the Special Fraud Unit of the Police, after establishing that the three principal officers were culpable, forwarded a letter with reference number CB3514/X/SFU/ Vol 1 and dated November 7 to the office of Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) requesting for legal advice.
The office of the DPPF after studying the case file forwarded a copy to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Bayelsa State Ministry of Justice based on the fact that the matter was within the jurisdiction of the office to take action.


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question How Many Humber 4x4 Utilities are there ?
TankNutUK replied to thedawnpatrol's topic in British VehiclesDave, Click the "Activity" tab and then select "Search", on the right. Once the screen has refreshed, you will see two tabs "Contents Search" and "Member Search". After selecting "Member Search", type in "Anzac" into the search field. Of the three results...Alec is the one who joined in 2007. Send him a message. Hope that helps, Alan
restoration WW2 Humber Box Heavy Utility 4X4
TankNutUK replied to Ian L's topic in Blogs of MV restorationsDave, The Humber Heavy Utility register is held by Alec Small, on here as "Anzac". I don't believe this vehicle has survived in preservation. My understanding puts M4895246 as a vehicle from contract S.239 awarded in June 1942. Alan
question How Many Humber 4x4 Utilities are there ?
TankNutUK replied to thedawnpatrol's topic in British VehiclesDave, You need to speak to Alec Small. He is on here as "Anzac".
Roger, Click the "Activity" tab and then select "Search", on the right. Once the screen has refreshed, you will see two tabs "Contents Search" and "Member Search". After selecting "Member Search", type in "Anzac" into the search field. Of the three results...Alec is the one who joined in 2007. Send him a message. Hope that helps, Alan
Roger, The wartime Humbers came in a number of 4x2 and 4x4/FWD Heavy Utility, Pickup and Ambulance variants. A number of forum members own FWD Heavy Utility vehicles. Some on the road with others under restoration but they don't come up for sale very often. There is a register of known surviving Humber Utility vehicles managed by Alec Small (on this forum as "Anzac"). I suggest that you contact him. Regards, Alan
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TankNutUK posted a topic in British Radio EquipmentCan anyone help identify this mysterious antenna base? It was found roof mounted on the rear of a post-war (1950s/60s) British Army softskin vehicle? The spring should be vertical. Unfortunately all cabling had already been removed. The curved base looks suspicious. Could this possibly be for an aircraft antenna? Used for ground to air communications perhaps? I'd be grateful for any information. Many thanks. Alan
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TankNutUK replied to Bob Grundy's question in I may be stupid, but......Looks like a lineman's or rigger's belt for climbing poles or other structures when erecting communications cables. Picture off the internet, shows a US signaller but British and Commonwealth troops needed to do the same job:
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TankNutUK replied to Brooky's topic in Military Scale ModelsGreat model Brooky. I agree with Whittingham warrior that military model making was what bit many of us with the military vehicle bug and even led to buying 1:1 scale examples! I often suggest that before embarking on a restoration project, build one or more models of the chosen subject and learn all about how it is constructed and assembled. Much easier in 1:35 or even 1:72 scales than with the real thing. Good luck with your next project.
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TankNutUK replied to TankNutUK's topic in HMVF ClassifiedsThanks for your suggestions MatchFuzee. I have a broken steering wheel and have been following up on a couple of leads. I am now in contact with both the Post Vintage Humber Car Club and Steering Wheel Restoration Services. There are some great people out there, performing restoration miracles on the historic vehicle circuit. With luck, I'll have a steering wheel that is looking like new early in 2018.
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TankNutUK posted a topic in HMVF ClassifiedsWANTED - A three spoke steering wheel and centre boss for a WW2 Humber Heavy Utility/Pick Up/Ambulance vehicles based on the Super Snipe chassis. Will consider any condition but ideally one that is intact but in need of some refurbishment.
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TankNutUK replied to Surveyor's topic in British VehiclesA small number of Landrover 'Wolf' Ambulances were converted into 130 Double Cab Pick Ups with soft tops to the cab and sent out to the British Army Training Unit in Kenya. Dispatched from the UK in commercial white paint and, as we can see, were repainted with a local camouflage scheme in Kenya. Project HEBE saw DSG Colchester convert additional Landrover 'Wolf' Ambulances into 130 Double Cab Pick Ups with hard tops to the cab for British Army units, painted in NATO green. 'HEBE' is not an abbreviation but was named after the Greek goddess for youth, rebirthing these vehicles and giving them further useful service life.
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TankNutUK replied to militant-nick's topic in MV ChatterA quick search of the internet shows that the White Cross of a Green Background is now used as the symbol for 'First Aid' equipment because the UK agreed to comply with ISO 7010 in 2012; for all graphical safety signage. https://www.iso.org/standard/54432.html The European Union adopted it as EN ISO 7010 and the UK implemented it through BS EN ISO 7010, replacing the previous regulation BS 5499. I'm no lawyer but I guess that is why everyone in the UK has to use the new symbols.
for sale Camouflage Net Ties
TankNutUK posted a topic in HMVF ClassifiedsHaving a clear out and found a small quantity of plastic 'zip' ties for attaching foliage squares to camouflage nets: - 32x New, Sand for desert camouflage nets. - 3x New, Black for woodland camouflage nets. - 14x Used (ie bent), Black for woodland camouflage nets. Believe they are British Army issue from 1990s and need to go to somebody who can use them. PM me.
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TankNutUK replied to AmmoMan's topic in MV ChatterJust the vehicle for getting around and the island life. I wonder what condition it is in after all that salt in the Scottish sea air?!
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TankNutUK replied to eddy8men's topic in Tracked vehiclesThe leading energy behind Operation Nightingale is Dr Diarmaid Walshe (serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps) who is a Project Manager within the Defence Archeological Group, also working closely with the Wessex Archeology. LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/diarmaid-walshe-19b92918 I have his current work contact details. PM me. I believe the 'Richard' who is mentioned is Richard Osgood, Senior Historic Adviser to the MOD's Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/richard-osgood-492b9552 Dare say we can track Richard down if needed.


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Saturday, 20th October 2018 Kick-off 12:00
Huge away following disappointed as Leeds go down at Blackburn
Sunday, 21st Oct 2018 13:17 by Tim Whelan
A familiar problem was back to haunt us yesterday, as our inability to defend basic set pieces allowed Blackburn Rovers to take all three points at Ewood Park.
As expected, the Championship's biggest away turnout of the season (7,717) made most of the atmosphere, though as usual there was a small group of Blackburn fans in the corner to our left doing their best to make themselves heard.
On the other three sides of Ewood Park crowd looked rather sparse, with plenty of room remaining to accommodate the home fans even after giving us the whole of the Darwen end. The top tier of the Blackburn was closed completely, and I'm surprised the official attendance was a high as 20,029.
There a couple of changes to the starting line-up, one of which was enforced as Berardi in place of the suspended Luke Ayling, though the right-footed Swiss began the game at left back. Roofe was back, but also playing out of position, in a wide right role that he's previously said he doesn't like. To accommodate him, Dallas dropped back to play at right back.
Leeds mounted the first attack of the game, but it didn't take long to deflate the optimism of the large travelling support. A promising move broke down through a misplaced pass from Saiz, and Blackburn broke downfield to put us under pressure with successive corners. And it was all too easy for the hosts to take the lead from the second, as Garner got in front of Phillips to head home.
Blackburn continued to have the better of the game, and a defensive error left Armstrong through on goal, but his shot was blocked and then Peacock-Farrell made a great save when the rebound fell to Dack. Our Northern Ireland keeper was also on hand to keep out a shot from Smallwood, then Dack sent an effort just wide.
Midway through the half Dallas and Berardi swapped flanks, as Dallas had struggle to cope with Armstrong on our right, so at least one more of our defenders was in his favoured position and we looked a little more solid at the back after that. At the other end our best early effort was a long distance shot from Saiz that forced Raya into a fine save.
But our equaliser just before half time came rather against the run of play. A chip into the area from Saiz found Berardi outpacing the Blackburn defence, and he sent the ball across the face of goal to give the unmarked Klich the simple task of knocking it over the line for the equaliser. The Pole was in so much space I had to look across to the linesman to check he wasn't offside, but in fact he'd been behind Berardi when the cross came in.
That might have given us a platform to take control of the game after the break, but all we got was more of the same, and there still wasn't a great deal for the huge Leeds contingent in the crowd to get excited about. Armstrong forced Peacock-Farrell into another fine save from a narrow angle, and Rovers continued to dominate possession until they were able to regain the lead in the 70th minute.
Our problems began when Roofe failed to react to a misplaced pass from Saiz that went his general direction, and Armstong was able to nip in and break down the Blackburn left. Roofe was probably embarrassed by his error, as he went chasing after Armstrong and brought him down just outside the area, picking up a yellow card for his trouble.
The free kick was cleared behind and one corner led to another. And as in the first half Blackburn were able to score a simple goal straight from the second corner, with their big central defender Lenihan being the beneficiary this time. That was Roofe's last contribution to the game, with Hernandez making a welcome return as the substitute.
It's possible that Roofe had run out of puff just after returning to the side following his injury, but another option might have been to replace the anonymous Tyler Robers and move Roofe to his favoured position in the centre. One thing that wasn't in doubt is that Leeds were much the better for the change, with Hernandez being the focal point for the many neat moves we were able to mount late in the game.
Another change saw Dallas finally put out of his misery, with Alioski dropping back to full-back and Jack Clarke coming on to play further forward on that side. And the teenager showed some great touches cutting in from that flank, though the two shots he produced lacked the power to trouble Raya.
By now our superior fitness was starting to show as we began to dominate possession, but the closest we came to an equaliser was a dipping Klich shot from just outside the box that Raya did well to tip over the bar.
Bielsa's last throw of the dice was to send Shackleton on for Berardi as a more offensive player, but even the addition of five extra minutes wasn't enough for Leeds to draw level again and we'd gone down to another disappointing defeat.
This was always going to be a difficult game, away to a side who will be in contention for the play-offs at the end of the season. But few players came out of this with any credit, apart from Klich. For much of the game we were outfought in midfield and didn't offer much up front , while our defending from set pieces clearly needs a bit of work.
But let's look on the bright side. We're still in fourth place, and Wednesday night should offer us a better opportunity to pick up some points, with a home game against bottom club Ipswich Town.
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Part One of a Two-Part, Two-Day Announcement Introduces Two Teams on Tuesday, Dec. 16th
Two new international teams in the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a $30 million competition by the X PRIZE Foundation to land a vehicle on the Moon, travel 500 meters, and transmit a "Mooncast" back to Earth, were announced today in a tele-press conference from Google Headquarters. The announcement was held as part of a Team Summit at Google Headquarters and NASA Ames. These recent additions bring the total number of teams to 16, from seven different countries.
Part two of this two-day announcement will reveal the identity of the "Mystery Team" which is scheduled for Wednesday, December 17 at 8:30 am, PST at NASA Ames. Also announced during the tele-conference was the groundbreaking of a new mission control center for Team Lunatrex, in the City of Anderson, South Carolina.
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EUROLUNA: Based in Europe and led by Palle Haastrup, who is a founding member and current president of the European Lunar Exploration Association, Team Euroluna is comprised of six people who range from 16 - 60 years old and whose backgrounds span from chemical and mechanical engineering to software and business administration. Team Euroluna plans to utilize commercial, off-the-shelf technologies that will be downsized and implemented in the design of their craft, ROMIT. Designed to be lightweight and small, ROMIT will be powered by solar cells (with a total power of less than 20W) and will have six solar panels. Additionally, all control and command operations will be remotely controlled, with only limited computing power on the Moon.
SELENE: Headed by Markus Bindhammer, Team Selene (whose name represents the Greek goddess of the Moon) is based in China and consists of a Chinese and German group of mathematicians, physicists and designers along with aerospace and robotic engineers. Team Selene's concept of a rocket car as the lunar rover will be driven by a rocket engine and powered by solid fuel, liquid fuel or compressed gas. The ignition system of LuRoCA 1, the working title of the vehicle, will be activated by remote control or by a timer circuit. The cost-efficient craft will also be equipped with four HD cameras and will be characterized by the simplicity of its operation and insusceptibility to malfunctions. "The Google Lunar X PRIZE is truly an international competition, and with the addition of Euroluna and Selene, our first teams headquartered in Denmark and China, respectively, the competition continues to grow throughout the world," said Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation. "I'm confident that their participation will inspire others to reach for the stars, and wish both teams the best of luck!"
The announcement was made during a two-day Google Lunar X PRIZE Team Summit, where teams were able to give "mock" sponsorship presentations to a group of Silicon Valley venture capitalists who provided guidance on their business plan pitches and gave advice on how to raise money more effectively. One of the objectives of the Team Summit was to help leverage the financial playing field for the Google Lunar X PRIZE and allow teams to raise the money they need for a successful trip to the Moon.
The $30 million prize purse is segmented into a $20 million Grand Prize, a $5 million Second Prize and $5 million in bonus prizes. To win the Grand Prize, a team must successfully soft land a privately funded spacecraft on the Moon, rove on the lunar surface for a minimum of 500 meters, and transmit a specific set of video, images and data back to the Earth. The Grand Prize is $20 million until December 31st 2012; thereafter it will drop to $15 million until December 31st 2014 at which point the competition will be terminated unless extended by Google and the X PRIZE Foundation. For more information about the Google Lunar X PRIZE, please visit www.googlelunarxprize.org.
The X PRIZE Foundation is an educational nonprofit prize institute whose mission is to create radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. In 2004, the Foundation captured the world's attention when the Burt Rutan-led team, backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, built and flew the world's first private spaceship to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for suborbital spaceflight. The Foundation has since launched the $10 million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, and the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE. The Foundation and its revolution partner BT Global Services are creating prizes in Exploration (Space and Oceans), Life Sciences, Energy & Environment, Education and Global Development. The Foundation is widely recognized as the leading model for fostering innovation through competition. For more information, please visit www.xprize.org.
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As I wrote here, people (i.e. tourists who would bring money) might perceive the fire as completely destroying the forest and the beauty of the place. A resort owner describes this false perception:
"We still have the Boundary Waters [Canoe Area Wilderness]," said Ted Young, owner, with his wife, Barbara, of Boundary County Trekking and Poplar Creek Guest House B&B. "We still have the beautiful lakes. And even where it's burned, it's not all burned."
Mike Prom, owner with his wife, Sue, of Voyageur Canoe Outfitters, put it this way: "If you had a map of the Boundary Waters on an 8½-by-11 sheet of paper, this fire would be the size of a quarter."
They know this, but some customers canceling -- most say it's a small number so far -- don't seem to understand it. That may be partly because of what might be called the "Yellowstone phenomenon."
In 1988, a major wildfire raged through Yellowstone National Park. News crews from around the world flocked to tell the story of the fire's damage to a national treasure. Because fire was the story, that's what the cameras showed and the words described.
What wasn't burned got considerably less attention. For years afterward, visitors, expecting to see a landscape of unbroken char were surprised at how good the place looked." The rest of the article is here.
Check this site for links on the fire and how it affected Wilderness Canoe Base, a Lutheran camp.
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Please arrive at college at least 10 minutes prior to the course start time, so you can find your classroom and settle in before the course begins.
Kaplan Leeds is in Leeds city centre and is accessible from the major motorway networks (M1, M62, M621), and also from the Inner City Ring Road.
Nearest bus stop: Boar Lane – 5 min walk
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In recognition of Stephen Salvo's retirement as Vice President of Human Resources, the Shining Star of the Month award was renamed the Stephen F. Salvo Shining Star Employee Award in his honor. For three decades, Steve was a champion for AJH, a hospital leader, employee advocate and trusted confidant. The award name change resonated with the entire AJH community as it embodies the qualities and ideals that Steve embraced during his career which included but are in no way limited to: leadership, integrity, mission driven, and dedicated to best practice.
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During Nurses' and Hospital Week in May, seven scholarships were presented to employees in different stages of their careers and working towards a range of higher education, from psychology and addiction counseling, healthcare studies, clinical laboratory science, nursing, and nursing education.
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NHFPI Statement Regarding Senate Finance Committee Action to Reduce Business Taxes
May 26, 2015
NHFPI Statement Regarding Senate Finance Committee Action to Reduce Business Taxes
Concord, NH – The Senate Finance Committee today took action to reduce business tax rates and increase business tax credits, moves which will reduce state revenue at a time when the state struggles to find funding for vital public services. New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI) Executive Director Jeff McLynch issued the following statement in response to the Finance Committee's actions:
"We've heard throughout the budget process that New Hampshire needs to 'live within its means.' If we cut business taxes today only to put off their full consequences for later years, this action violates that notion entirely."
"The Finance Committee has approved a cut of $14 million from the FY 2017 budget while the state struggles to find necessary funding for higher education, health care, and other services to support vital human needs."
"These proposed reductions in business tax rates will reduce revenue by more than $80 million per biennium when fully phased in, with no plan to replace the lost revenue."
"Phasing business tax reductions in over time simply puts off – for another day and onto future legislatures – the difficult choices and tough tradeoffs that would have to be made to accommodate the revenue losses certain to result from business tax cuts."
NHFPI offered testimony regarding proposed business tax cuts during the Senate budget hearings in early May. Full testimony is available online.
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1. The following question has been referred under Section 256(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, at the instance of the assessee :
' Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the disallowance of the claim for the set off of the loss of Rs. 6,187, against the assessee's business income on the ground that it was a speculation loss was justified in law '
2. One Kannappa Chettiar was carrying on business in yarn. On January 20, 1961, he entered into two contracts of sale--one of which was for 50 bales of 60's of yarn of Bhavani Mills and the other was for 50 bales of the same count of Pioneer Mills--with one N. K. Nagappa Chettiar. The delivery period was March-April, 1961. The market price of these counts of yarn was rising during the period of delivery and the difference between the contract price and the market price was Rs. 14,000. These contracts for sale were not covered by any item of purchase contract. Yarn was not delivered under these contracts, but a sum of Rs. 9,500 was paid to Nagappa Chettiar and the contracts were settled. There were 13 other sales contracts in which deliveries were not effected, but in these cases the assessee received the price difference amounting to Rs. 3,313.
3. For the assessment year 1962-63 the assessment was completed in the hands of the petitioner herein as the legal representative of Kannappa Chettiar. The petitioner claimed a sum of Rs. 9,500 as a business loss. The Income-tax Officer considered this amount as a speculative loss and disallowed it ; at the same time he assessed the sum of Rs. 3,313 as business income. On appeal, the Appellate Assistant Commissioner held that these contracts were entered into with the idea of making purchases from particular mills which were allotting yarn in the usual course, that these transactions were not speculative transactions and that the payment of Rs. 9,500 was simply a case of settlement of the difference in prices and no speculation aspect is involved in these transactions. He accordingly allowed the claim as a business loss. The department filed an appeal to the Tribunal. The Tribunal held that since there was no actual delivery of the goods contracted under the settlement of the contracts they were speculative transactions and, therefore, the sum of Rs. 9,500 was a speculation loss. On the same reasoning the Tribunal treated the sum of Rs. 3,313 received by the assessee as profits in speculation business and allowed a set-off against the sum of Rs. 9,500. For the balance of Rs. 6,187 it was held that since it was a speculation loss, it could not be set off against the income from other sources of business. At the instance of the assessee the above question has been referred.
4. Section 43(5) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, defines ' speculation transaction ' as meaning a transaction in which a contract for the purchase or sale of any commodity including stocks and shares is periodically or ultimately settled otherwise than by actual delivery or transfer of the commodity or scrips. The section provides for a simple test for deciding what a speculation transaction means for the purpose of the Income-tax Act. If the contract for sale or purchase is utlimately settled and no actual delivery of the goods is effected under the settlement then it is a speculative transaction. The requirement under Section 30 of the Indian Contract Act of the existence of the intention of the parties even at the time of the original contract not to give or take delivery of the goods in order to make it a speculative or wagering transaction is dispensed with for the purpose of the Income-tax Act. If actual delivery of the goods is not given under the settlement of contract, then the intention of the parties at the time of the contract is immaterial. We have considered this point fully in T.C. No. 130 of 67 R. Chinnaswami Chettiar v. Commissioner of Income-tax : [1974]96ITR353(Mad) and we have held that wherever delivery of the goods is not effected under the settlement the transaction will be a speculative transaction irrespective of the intention of the parties at the time of the contract. In this case there is no dispute about the transactions being in the nature of a business because, as pointed out by the Tribunal, the assessee had entered into a number of similar contracts some of which had resulted in profit as well. The assessee is, therefore, not entitled for the set-off of the loss of Rs. 6,187 against his income from other business. The question referred is accordingly answered in the affirmative and against the assessee. The respondent will be entitled to his costs. Counsel's fee Rs. 250.


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The Highlands, the Scottish Coast & an Angsty Nomad Behind the Wheel
Scotland in and of itself is a remarkable place. Driving Scotland, well, that's pretty new to me. I have visited Scotland before, but on September 26 I will be making my way from Frodsham to Edinburgh to begin a unique adventure.
I found myself in the Scottish Highlands in the 1980s, purely by accident. It is a long and interesting story (at least I think so), that perhaps I will share here one day soon… but these next few posts will be about my upcoming trip, the planning involved, my rather ambitious aspirations involving all that I wish to see and do during this Scottish adventure, as well as driving some of the most treacherous roads of the UK, while driving a manual transmission on the wrong side of the road. (stone cold sober too)
The first half of my Scottish journey via the AA route planner
To know the story of how I ended up on this journey, check out my about page.
It has taken me an entire month, but utilizing this amazing app (and no I am not connected to them in any way) Travefy, I have finally booked the bulk of it. Mostly staying at AirBnB , with a castle and an Inn thrown in for good measure.
The NC500 is a more popular coastal route and I have gotten quite a lot of shit from people, including Scots, questioning me as to why I wish to drive the grey, dreary, rocky and rather desolate East Coast of Scotland, and well… that IS exactly why.
Soon… the tourists seeking out their very own Craigh na Dun will join the nature seekers and explorers drawn originally by the Northern Lights, over to the less popular but equally starlit skies of Sctoland's East Coast.
Northern Lights, Scotland
The Millennial adventure travellers, digital nomads and rough travellers, blogging their way through life will inspire the jet setters and eventually your 1/9th part Scottish grandmother, to visit its bleak beauty. The tours will quadruple, the exclusive resorts dig in. Buses will begin clogging the treacherous roads, while yachts fill the quaint fishing piers, in the same manner as they now do Scotland's Northern Coast. From Edinburgh to all of Aberdeenshire, from Fraserburgh to Inverness and up to the Orkney's, I wish to see it in all of its Scottishness. (and early Fall is the perfect time of year to experience it that way as well) without too much taint of the visitors soon to come.
Aberdeenshire is rich with ancient history, as well as the castles and ruins of castles to allow one to get lost in the past. From Dunnottar Castle to the beauty of the Fraserburg fishing village, and all of the bits in between.
From Culloden to the extremely strong ties to the American Revolution of which (amazingly to me) so many are unaware, that a great deal of the soldiers that fought for the right to be free, were disposed Scots, sent to the colonies as punishment for their rebellion, Inverness then the seed and ever the gateway to the Highlands, has its own unique grace and varied history or triumph and strife.
The craggy cliffs of Scotland have been here practically since the beginning of time. They look unreal, precarious and dank. They are survivors, standing strong and tall against the wind, and sun and rain. Standing tall and proud, as they weather the elements much like the history of the Scots that were born there.
Planning My Road Trip Scotlands North Coast East Coast & more…
When I originally planned my UK road trip, as an American driving my way through England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (basically the U.K. plus 1), and including the entire Scottish coast, I figured the hardest part of it would be driving on the other side of the road and travel blogging my way along, without killing myself (or someone else for that matter). I had no idea that driving 'Scotlands North Coast' was not only a "thing", but a popular "thing". I also did not realize the sheer extent of planning such a trip.
Two years ago I spent 3 weeks driving three of Italy's coasts. Planning and booking the trip including only AirBnB for stays, was pretty straight forward and in the end, I only came short on one date and only had to move one reservation.
In Italy I drove for an easy 6 1/2 hours at one point, from the Amalfi Coast to Ravenna, and I managed it like champ. I was driving between lanes on the white lines of the highways, speeding around cliff hung, death curves at fearless speeds, and flipping people off like a true Italian driver, happily, in no time and enjoying it!
But… because I had a deadline for landing in Ravenna, I missed a great deal of the 'spur of the moment' site seeing, I so very much like to do.
For me road trips, be they European road trips, across the US, or anywhere for that matter, are all about being able to see something interesting, turn off and seek it out.
Although I knew this trip was to be much larger, I did not realise the sheer immensity of the endeavour, and the vast amount of things to see and do.
Even for someone who has travelled the U.K. more than once in the past, it is quite remarkable to realise the vast scope of what is crammed into 4 countries, whose landmass could all fit into the state of Texas.
I could live in the Scottish Highlands for a full year, spending each waking moment exploring, and I'd still feel swindled at the end of the year. Add England, Ireland and Wales into the mix and holy sh*t.
If you're from Australia, parts of Asia or from the US, the land mass of these four (4) countries is diminutive at best. But the immense depth of history, variation of cultures and landscape, architecture, museums, pubs, wilderness, historic sites, people, food, pubs, beaches, cities, farmland, did I say pubs?… it's just astounding to say the least.
Because of my experience of feeling as if perhaps I missed out on too much on the Italian trip, even if I saw and experienced far more than most do on one such trip, I planned this trip with many more stops, hoping to broaden my chances for more exploration. I'm just not exactly sure how this rigid timeline, in one of my favorite places on the planet, the Scottish Highlands, is going to pan out.
I've crammed a Hell of a lot of places to see and things to do, along the rugged trail of the NC 500, no matter how short the actual drive might be. So much, that I am unsure if it is even remotely reasonable, let alone doable, in the sort of stress free and freewheeling style, in which I like to travel.
I realize now, (only one month prior to the trip) it's quite a stringent timetable for such a tempestuous traveler as myself, so keep your fingers crossed and as usual, I'll just play it by ear.


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I've made my decision and have received quite a few opinions from friends, family, and some yard sales last summer from closing daycare providers. That's one reason I'm relocating. No daycare need where I currently live.
I more or less decided last spring that I wanted to do this. I went to yard sales to buy things I would need. I did make sure they were safe and no recalls. In going to yard sales, 3 of the ones I went to were ladies closing their daycare. 2 of those ladies asked who I'm buying for because I was buying for different ages, and boy and girl items. I told them my plans. One said "good for you" and the other said "That's a great idea. I've actually had parents tell me they wish there were male daycare providers ...", so basically both daycare providers I told saw nothing wrong with the idea.
Friends and family - a mixture.
My brother, he's an old fashioned person, and he's younger than me. He's probably even against women's lib. He says "you can't do that". I asked why and he said "guys don't do that". My mother and father are 50/50, saying I would be good at it, but they don't think it will work. My sister says no because a man can't be alone with children. I can get in trouble. Reason: A friend of my fathers married a single mom. Shortly after his step-daughter turned 16, he was charged with child molesting. His story was that she got mad when he wouldn't buy her a car for her birthday and threatened him with that. Her story was that she never told earlier because he promised to buy her a car if she kept quiet. Only God and those 2 know the real truth. He was in jail for 14 months when she admitted she lied. I'm guessing she did lie. Now, he has CAS orders to not be alone with any children, even his own. His life is ruined. With CAS here in Ontario, an accusation, proved or not, and you're on their bad records for life.
I have some friends that were children when I first became friends with their father. I was a part of their life as children, and am now a part of their children's lives. They all say I'd be great at it, but like family, they're half and half about doing it. Some say go for it, and others say it's risky.
So, aside from the risk, what do you daycare providers, and parents, think about a male (me) doing home daycare? The risk topic might be a new thread some day.
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