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Phoenix Hotel Jogja MGallery by Sofitel really beautiful hotel. Phoenix Hotel Jogja have a colonial decoration style with combination of Classical European and Traditional Javanese. No wonder Shandy and Abi, a lovely couple, eager to have a Post Wedding Photo Session in this hotel. This post wedding photo session is done after this couple had a wedding at United Tractor Grand Ballroom. Later on, they write down Phoenix Hotel Jogja in their honeymoon bucket list. Moreover, Abi have a dream to stay at this hotel since a long time. So this is it, we capture a moment of a dream come true. Also, thank you to Ms. Riris of Phoenix Hotel for help us, so we could have a photo session running smoothly.
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2/3 Heather Grove, Ringwood
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This stunning unit is a true delight. Impressively located, it's an easy walk to the bus, Ringwood station, Eastland Shopping Centre and quality local schools. In a private setting at the rear of only two, enjoy splashes of light in every room and a chic look enhanced by fresh neutral tones and quality fixtures. The spacious open plan living area is perfect for relaxation and entertaining, whilst the two bedrooms both have built in robes. The gourmet kitchen boasts quality stainless steel appliances including dishwasher, plus loads of storage and bench space. The appeal continues outside with a peaceful paved outdoor area perfect for a summer bbq. Finishing touches also include ducted heating and airconditioning..
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R&B singer Rita Ora is pulling up on the Met Gala 2019 festivities. The crooner has shared footage of herself getting dressed for the annual New York event.
Ora went to Instagram Monday with footage preparing for the night's festivities.
Over the weekend, Ora geeked out over the big fashion event.
Over the weekend, reality TV star Kylie Jenner shared a shot of herself alongside rap heavyweight boyfriend Travis Scott at the Met Gala in New York City.
Tonight's Met Gala theme is reportedly centered on camp style.
This year's theme is "Camp: Notes on Fashion." In her 1966 book, "Notes on Camp," author Susan Sontag described "camp" as "the metaphor of life as theater," which sounds like an obvious fit for the Anna Wintour-hosted fashion parade. In recent years, you've had Rihanna dressed in papal garb, Katy Perry in 7-foot-high angel wings and Kanye West in ice-blue contacts meant to make him look like a cyborg. (Page Six)


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CFS Associate Program Continues Growth
August 28, 2015
CFS Engineers is excited to announce the promotion of five staff members to Associate level. These
individuals will serve in an advisory role to the Board, and will participate in various company
committees. The following team members have joined the Associates Program.
Michael Morrissey, PE—Topeka, KS
Michael joined the Topeka Roads and Development Department in 2012. He has
over 19 years of experience as a roadway designer and project manager, and is a
graduate of the University of Kansas. He has contributed to various projects from
managing a 12-million dollar annual maintenance program, to design-build,
construction observation and public relations. Michael is also involved in
professional organizations and community programs including Kansas Society of
Professional Engineers, American Public Works Association, American Society of
Civil Engineers and the middle school program MATHCOUNTS.
Aaron Gaspers, PE—Lawrence, KS
Aaron joined CFS in 2012 as lead engineer and office manager of the newly
opened Lawrence office. He has over 16 years of experience in design for a
variety of projects for private and municipal agencies, and is a graduate of the
University of Kansas. He has been responsible for the design of stormwater
runoff and associated enclosed systems, water distribution systems, permitting,
project management and construction management projects. Aaron continues to
expand CFS' presence in the City of Lawrence and surrounding areas including
currently managing the improvements to Kasold Drive from Bob Billings Parkway
to 6th Street for the City of Lawrence Public Works Department.
Todd Polk, PE—Branson, MO
Todd has over 25 years' experience providing civil engineering and design
services. He began his career in the industry as a draftsman while completing his
civil engineering degree at the University of Missouri. He continued work as a
Project Engineer, and founded a small Civil Engineering and Land Surveying firm.
In 2013, he joined CFS to assist with the development of the Southwest Missouri
regional offices. His entry level experience provides a process understanding that
results in a leadership skill set that benefits any project. Mr. Polk has extensive
experience in land planning, public presentation, residential and commercial site
design, sidewalk, trail and recreation design, storm drainage analysis and design,
roadway and utility infrastructure design, land disturbance, water quality design,
permitting, and military facility design. Todd is a registered Professional Engineer
in Missouri and Kansas and a member of the Missouri Society of Professional
Luke Williams, PE—Kansas City, MO
Luke joined CFS in 2004 and is a graduate of Kansas State University. He serves as
Project Engineer on road, site development, waterline and sewer projects. His
roles require the design and management of project specific tasks as well as
construction document development. Duties include planning and design, cost
estimating, coordination with utilities and land owners, coordination with bidders
and contractors, preparation of studies, design plans and specifications as well as
project oversight and quality control. Luke is a registered Professional Engineer in
Kansas and Missouri and a member of the American Public Works Association.
William Stafford, PE—Kansas City, KS
William joined CFS in 2008, has 41 years of experience in the geotechnical
engineering field, and is licensed in 8 states. He holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of South Carolina, a
Master of Science degree in Geotechnical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic
Institute and professional registrations at both the American Concrete Institute
and Concrete Promotional Group. He has extensive engineering experience in
both civil and geotechnical engineering projects throughout the country with the
last 16 years focused in Kansas City and the surrounding areas. He has performed
pavement evaluations on hundreds of retail, commercial and transportation projects. His foundation
experience includes footing, piles, piers, mats and various soil improvement methods for all types of
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My Healthy Heart Guide in 5 Easy Steps
How healthy is your heart? If your first thought is something along lines of, "My cholesterol is pretty good, so my heart must be okay," then pull up a chair, because we need to talk.
Cholesterol is just one factor in heart health. As I've said many times, there are other, equally important elements to consider, including inflammation markers such as C-reactive protein, homocysteine, and blood pressure.
Even the big drug companies (which have focused almost exclusively on cholesterol for far too long) are beginning to acknowledge the importance of these other factors. But their solution, a multi-drug concoction known as the "polypill," had less-than-impressive results in a recent study.
The polypill was created as "preventive medicine" that would reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke with just one medication. Unfortunately, the creators chose to do that by combining a low-dose aspirin with a statin and two medications that treat high blood pressure. This is typical of Big Pharma. Instead of developing a new solution, just whip up a concoction of existing drugs. Not a bad idea on the surface. But let's take a closer look.
In theory, the polypill would accomplish several goals, including:
- Treating the millions of patients who do not have their blood pressure under control. (Experts estimate that fewer than one-fourth of those with high blood pressure are treating it effectively.)
- Providing more people with the benefits of a daily, low-dose aspirin.
- Reducing LDL (bad) cholesterol.
- Eliminating the need to take four or five separate medications every day.
As a practicing physician, I have a few problems with this approach. First, the polypill is designed for people over the age of 50, whom do not currently have heart disease, to prevent them from developing it. In other words, the polypill is medication for healthy people!
Of course, we all want to avoid getting sick. But is taking unnecessary medication the best way to do that? By that logic, we should all be taking daily antibiotics and chemotherapy, for example, to prevent infections and cancer.
And here's another reason I have an issue with the polypill: The whole idea of a "magic bullet" to prevent heart disease and stroke without addressing diet and lifestyle completely misses the point. High blood pressure and elevated cholesterol can often be managed with a nutritious diet, stress relief, targeted nutritional supplements, and moderate, regular exercise. Only a very small percentage of my patients who follow these foundations of good health still require prescription medication.
Plus, it's important to keep in mind that each separate ingredient in the polypill has unwanted side effects, and, for some individuals, these can be quite severe. Here's a brief summary of the types of complications that might occur. (But in each drug's case, this is only the tip of the iceberg.)
- Statins can affect memory, cause serious fatigue or weakness, joint and/or muscle pain, and create problems with breathing, coughing, and wheezing.
- Blood pressure medication side effects include fatigue/weakness, confusion, dizziness or fainting, irregular heartbeat, and blurred vision.
- Aspirin's side effects include kidney disorders, agitation, confusion, dizziness, hearing loss, and gastrointestinal complications, such as bleeding, stomach pain, heartburn, nausea, and ulcers.
By contrast, you won't find those downsides with a nutritious, whole foods diet, stress management, moderate exercise, or nutritional supplements.
Last, but far from least, results of the latest polypill research were disappointing. The study, reported in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found that people taking the polypill were just as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke as those who did not take it. Furthermore, any improvements in blood pressure or cholesterol were minor at best. Clearly, the polypill's supposed advantage of convenience is canceled out by the fact that it doesn't work, even though it puts patients at risk for some very serious side effects.
Real Help for Your Heart
So what can you do to protect your heart? After my patients have made appropriate lifestyle changes to support heart health, some of them still need additional help with cholesterol, inflammation, homocysteine, C-reactive protein, and aging arteries. Here is what I recommend:
1) Manage cholesterol
Since most people are aware of cholesterol, let's start there. Your heart – and every cell in your body – needs an abundant supply of the good fats found in omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs). I used to recommend eating more salmon, trout, and herring, since those fish are rich in omega-3s. But the oceans and other waterways are full of toxins, as are the fish. So your best bet is to get your omega-3s from a daily dose of purified fish or marine oil.
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These beneficial fats fight inflammation throughout the body, help raise your HDL (good) cholesterol, help skin stay supple, and keep blood from thickening, which makes it easier for the heart to pump. Ideally, your blood should be the consistency of red wine, not ketchup, and good fats can help with that.
Plus, here's an additional benefit of taking omega-3s: flexible blood vessels. If you've ever gardened, you know that when a rubber hose loses its flexibility, it can crack and burst open. This is similar to what happens in the body when arteries have hardened. After artery linings are damaged, either by high levels of glucose, the wrong fats, or excessive bad cholesterol and/or homocysteine, they become rigid and inflexible, leaving you more prone to a heart attack or stroke.
2) Reduce inflammation
Elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), which are measured in standard blood panels, mean your body is suffering from inflammation. Chronic, low-grade inflammation sets the stage for a host of ailments, including diabetes, cancer, and painful joint problems, like arthritis.
There are several very effective natural remedies for inflammation, including curcumin, an extract of the spice known as turmeric. Curcumin has proven its inflammation-fighting abilities in hundreds of studies. In addition, it also helps blood vessels dilate, so circulation is improved.
3) Maintain healthy blood pressure
If you're already taking medications to reduce high blood pressure, you may be aware of the downsides, as well as the fact that these drugs don't work all that well. Here's a better solution: vitamin D3. Very few Americans get enough of this essential nutrient, which helps regulate blood pressure, produce hormones, maintain healthy immunity, and keep your bones strong.
Although it's possible to manufacture vitamin D3 in the body, that requires exposing bare skin (without sunblock) to direct sunlight for about 20 minutes a day. Even then, older individuals have often lost the ability to convert sunlight to vitamin D3. That is why I prefer supplements to sunbathing – you can be certain you're getting the right amount. As as added bonus, vitamin D3 also fights inflammation.
4) Reduce homocysteine
Some heart health experts consider homocysteine to be just as significant as cholesterol, if not more so. Homocysteine is an amino acid that can accumulate in the bloodstream. High levels of homocysteine can irritate and damage the tender linings of your blood vessels. The lesions created by this damage allow clusters of cholesterol plaque to collect in blood vessels, where they can continue to grow larger, blocking blood flow, or break lose and enter the blood stream, where they can cause a stroke or heart attack.
Certain B vitamins (B6, B12, and folic acid) are the best remedies for reducing homocysteine. These nutrients are water soluble, which means they cannot be stored in the body, so I recommend daily supplementation.
5) Strengthen your heart
There is one supplement that everyone who cares about heart health should know about, and that is Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). This vitamin-like substance plays a major role in firing up the tiny mitochondria that provide your body with power. As I mentioned in an earlier newsletter, CoQ10 sparks the energy production for your heart, similar to the spark plugs that "ignite" your car's engine.
In addition, CoQ10 works as an antioxidant to protect your heart from damage by rogue molecules known as free radicals. Studies have shown that it helps reduce bad cholesterol, improve good cholesterol, and protect the heart during a heart attack. With a resume like that, CoQ10 is clearly one nutrient that's worth its weight in gold.
Although your body produces CoQ10, the amount decreases as you grow older. Low levels of CoQ10 are commonly seen in conjunction with various heart ailments, cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and conditions that affect muscles. CoQ10 supplementation is a must if you take a statin drug such as Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor, or Vytorin for cholesterol management, because statins restrict your body's production of CoQ10.
For years, I have been sending my heart patients home with a bag full of supplements to help control their risk factors and protect their most vital organ. But now, for the convenience of my patients and readers, I've made things much simpler by combining my 5 "must-have" heart nutrients all into a soft-gel that can be taken twice a day.
Your heart is an incredibly hard-working, efficient machine that needs to be properly nourished. Taking a few simple steps to protect it now can reward you with improved health for years to come.


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Jason Kingsley (b. 1974) is the son of writer Emily Perl Kingsley. He made his first appearance in 1975,[1] and according to the book Street Gang, Kingsley appeared in over 50 episodes of Sesame Street.
Kingsley appeared in several Muppet & Kid Moments. He also co-wrote the lyrics to "Count Me In" with his mother. In 2004, his contribution to My Favorite Sesame Street Moments aired before Episode 4072.
Jason Kingsley is the co-author with Marshall Levitz of Count Us In: Growing Up With Down Syndrome. In 1997, he appeared alongside Chris Boyd in a Down syndrome-themed episode of Touched by an Angel.
- Dog (First: Episode 1148)
- Cookie Monster asks Jason to read a sign that says "Dog".
- Words That End with AT (First: Episode 1435)
- Ernie and Jason talk about words that end with "At", including "cat", "hat", and "sat".
- Mirror (First: Episode 1553)
- Ernie and Jason look at a mirror.
- Love[1] (First: Episode 1114)
- Jason and Cookie Monster spell the word "love".
External links
- Biography at Journey of Hearts
- "35 Years of Sesame Street" news release from the National Down Syndome Society, April 6, 2004.


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How do I delete registrations to make the list more manageable?
Once I have approved members and assigned them to the correct roster/billing groups, is there any reason why I would not want to select them all and click "Remove" so I can keep my list a little more manageable?
You do NOT want to do that for several reasons.
- If someone requests a refund to their credit card, you will remove the ability to refund it through our system; you would have to do it in C & H Financial Services (formally Process Pink) and manually record the refund in SwimOffice.
- Removing them puts them back in the "Not Registered" tab. If for some reason someone tries to register again (which does happen), the system will let them do it if you remove them, thus creating a double registration.
- You will also remove all financial and registration records for current and historical purposes in registration. This includes their electronic signatures to all your waivers. If your were ever taken to court, you would have no record of them agreeing to your waivers and agreements. It's just a bad idea on all fronts.
What you can do to make the list more manageable is use the "Approval Status" and "Payment Status" filters to cut down on the number of people you see. Make sure to click "Search" if you change them.
See Also
How do I refund an online registration?
How do I invoice unpaid registrations?
How do I approve members in online registration?


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A projection is a potential future evolution of a quantity or set of quantities, often computed with the aid of a model. Unlike predictions, projections are conditional on assumptions concerning, for example, future socio-economic and technological developments that may or may not be realized. See also Climate projection. Source: IPCC, 2014: Annex II: Glossary. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 117-130.
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Cinema Studies, Minor
The aim of Media Studies is to familiarize the student with the critical, historical, and theoretical aspects of film and television. This area of study introduces the student to the language of the moving image, the economic and social conditions which structure the selected works, as well as their changing historical contexts. A theoretical inquiry is especially important, opening the students to the history of thought that has inspired, and which continues to aid our understanding of, cultural production. Special areas of interest are the growth of the film and television industries; the development of popular genres such as Film Noir, the Horror film, and the television sitcom; and a critical concern for the representation of race, class, and gender across these works. Courses are also taught on the intersection of film and the fine arts, the Avant-garde film, and World Cinema. With these skills, the Media Arts student is encouraged to develop as an artist and communicator within his/her chosen field.
|21 Credits for Cinema Studies Minor
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|Development of Film I
|Development of Film II
|Understanding Movies: The Art of Film
|CORE COURSES (6 credits) - Students MUST take 2 of the following:
|Introduction to International Cinemas
|Cinema and Media Studies: Documentary
|Cinema and Media Studies: Race/Ethnicity in Film
|Cinema and Media Studies: Contemporary European Film
|Film Genre: American Directors
|Writing Popular Criticism
|Ethnic & Racial Stereotypes in Film & Television
|History through Film
|CAPSTONE COURSE (3 credits)
|Film Aesthetics *
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MEDI XXX Elective Course
Requires prerequisite courses MEDI 102 Development of Film I and MEDI 103 Development of Film II. At the end of the semester, each student will deliver a formal paper on his or her chosen topic.
6 or 9 credits required; Minors taking Understanding Movies (120) MUST take an equivalent of 9 course credits. At least 9 credits from Core Courses or Electives must be from outside the Media Arts Department (MEDI), from at least two other departments. Students MUST take 2 of the following courses:
|Film & Critical Issues
|Fantastic in Film and Television
|Media Revolution of the 1960s
|Film Genre: French Film
|Film Genre: Alfred Hitchcock
|Cinema and Media Studies: Film Noir
|Film Genre: Western
|Cinema and Media Studies: Science Fiction
|Film Genre: The Musical
|Cinema and Media Studies: Horror
|Film Genre: Orson Welles
|Film Genre: Italian Film
|Cinema and Media Studies: Avant-Garde
|Cinema and Media Studies: Women in Film
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"There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about. -John von Neumann"
During the construction of a set of Pester tests, it can be increasingly difficult to follow the flow of each of the tests and the subjects against which these tests will be performed.
Regions to Segment Code
Since Pester tests PowerShell code, you are able to use a PowerShell featured called regions to separate sections of code. These regions allow you to collapse large sections of similar code to create an overall more pleasant script reading experience. While that may assist to some extent, it does not help you find and run specific tests.
Here's an example of what using a region would look like:
This technique is only useful when reading code, but is not nearly as helpful when executing code. A region doesn't allow you to pick out precisely what test you want to run. A region simply is a way to view PowerShell code, in general. That's where using tags comes into play.
Using Pester Tags
Tags are a concept in Pester that allow you to filter describe blocks using a specific value. When you run the
Invoke-Pester command to execute tests with the
Tag parameter, only the describe blocks that contain the tag value specified will execute.
Here is a simple example:
Now when you run
Invoke-Pester -Path <pathhere> -Tag 'Important' you will notice behavior like below.
PS51> invoke-pester -Path C:\tests.ps1 -Tag 'NoExist'
Executing all tests in 'C:\tests.ps1' with Tags NoExist
Executing script C:\tests.ps1
Tests completed in 7ms
Tests Passed: 0, Failed: 0, Skipped: 0, Pending: 0, Inconclusive: 0
PS51> invoke-pester -Path C:\tests.ps1 -Tag 'Important'
Executing all tests in 'C:\tests.ps1' with Tags Important
Executing script C:\tests.ps1
Describing Important Services
[-] BITS should be running 5ms
Expected 'Running', but got Stopped.
4: $svc.Status | should -Be 'Running'
at <ScriptBlock>, C:\tests.ps1: line 4
Tests completed in 106ms
Tests Passed: 0, Failed: 1, Skipped: 0, Pending: 0, Inconclusive: 0
This is useful because you do not have to have multiple test files with only one describe block in each, you could instead create a single master file with multiple describe blocks, each with their own tag.
This technique comes in handy when you have an application or infrastructure stack you want to test, and have the ability to add any new regression tests you may need in the future.
You can also use multiple tags for a describe block and provide an array of tags via
Invoke-Pester. In the below example, I copied the same describe block and changed the tag from Important to NotImportant in my tests file.
PS51> invoke-pester -Path C:\tests.ps1 -Tag 'Important','NotImportant'
Executing all tests in 'C:\tests.ps1' with Tags Important', 'NotImportant
Executing script C:\tests.ps1
Describing Important Services
[-] BITS should be running 10ms
Expected 'Running', but got Stopped.
4: $svc.Status | should -Be 'Running'
at <ScriptBlock>, C:\tests.ps1: line 4
Describing Important Services
[-] BITS should be running 9ms
Expected 'Running', but got Stopped.
11: $svc.Status | should -Be 'Running'
at <ScriptBlock>, C:\tests.ps1: line 11
Tests completed in 223ms
Tests Passed: 0, Failed: 2, Skipped: 0, Pending: 0, Inconclusive: 0
How Pester has Helped Me
Since I first started learning about Pester, I have been building a few infrastructure tests for use in the environments I work in often. One particular task involves working with domain controllers and occasionally do some investigation into replication issues.
Taking what I know and turning it into some tests that run quickly and uniformly has improved my response time to domain controller issues. Tags have been extremely helpful during a couple of troubleshooting tasks now that I could target the specific failed component(s) in my test set based on results of the initial test.
There is no reason to keep running full tests for example if, for example, DNS is not working. I can then target DNS services and infrastructure without chasing other possibilities, thus wasting time. Another benefit was that I did not have to go find additional scripts because I already had the
Tag parameter set for the describe block in question.
If you need a way to selectively run describe blocks in your Pester tests, check out the tags feature. Tags will help you keep your tests organized and save your sanity when you end up with thousands of tests! Trust me.
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Watch as VOA Regional Director Pat Cashell recounts a story of helping a homeless mother and daughter who were outside late at night during a winter storm.
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In a recent study, psychologist Paul Morris et al. from the University of Portsmouth in the UK, entitled "High heels as supernormal stimulus: How wearing high heels affects judgements of female attractiveness". The psychologists compared ratings of women walking in flat shoes, with the same women walking in high heels, in order to establish whether or not walking in high heels enhances the attractiveness of gait. Thirty second video clips of the point-light displays of walkers in high heels and flat shoes were presented on a standard computer monitor.
The study, published in the academic journal Evolution and Human Behavior, found that for all walkers attractiveness was much higher in heels compared with the flat shoes condition. Both males and females judged high heels to be more attractive than flat shoes. Males and females also agreed which were the attractive and unattractive walkers.
The effect seems highly consistent for each individual walker (i.e. all walkers were judged to be more attractive in the heels condition). The biomechanical results are also consistent with the theory that wearing high heels makes women look more attractive by making them more feminine, as the effect of heels was to exaggerate some sex-specific elements of female gait, including: greater pelvic rotation, increased vertical motion at the hip, shorter strides and higher number of steps per minute.


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Everyone's getting excited about this year's Allergy & Free From Show this May. It's the biggest event yet for everyone affected by an allergy or intolerance with the latest products, information and up-to-date support.
Tickets are free so come and see us there.
Tom Treverton, Event Director at The Allergy & Free From Show, tells us how it's going…
As our team enters the home straight towards this year's Allergy & Free From Show (18 – 20 May, Olympia, London), our third edition as organisers, the excitement in the office is really building.
This is an event that we all love working on. Since we took it on in 2010, year-on-year growth (in terms of visitors, exhibitors and sponsors) has been staggering. 2012 is set for another record year; pre-show ticket registrations are already 4,000 higher than they were at this stage in 2011 (and last year's show ultimately attracted over 10,000 visitors!).
Naturally, these kinds of trends will make any event organiser very happy, though they are certainly not the only reasons we enjoy working hard to progress this show each year.
Another massive reason: this is an extremely important event to our visitors, because it's the only UK public-facing show that exists for people living any kind of 'free from' life, for reasons of health (i.e. due to allergies, intolerances, coeliac disease, chemical sensitivities) or lifestyle. Our job is to provide the best possible live forum, where visitors can discover product / treatment solutions and take control.
In direct contrast to the woefully inadequate UK provisions of skilled healthcare professionals in this space (supply still nowhere near demand!), we are constantly amazed by the incredible number of fantastic 'free from' products that are emerging – seemingly on a daily basis – and are becoming part of the show! These are positive changes; this constant influx of improved products and new choices can only enrich the visitor experience.
We've instigated a few changes of our own. The show will take residence in the larger, recently completed West Hall at Olympia, London. We've also tweaked our show name, replacing 'gluten free' with 'free from', in order to better reflect what the show has become. Yes, we are (and will always remain) 100% committed to serving those that need to exclude gluten from their diets, BUT we also exist for those living free from… nuts, dairy, eggs, soya, wheat, pet hair, dust mites and pollen (to name just a few!).
A final change… there will be two editions of the show in 2012! Alongside the London show in May, we are launching a northern edition of the event, taking place later in the year in Liverpool from 27 – 28 October. We can't wait to replicate the buzz of the London show on Merseyside.
The UK 'free from' market is rapidly maturing, and is undoubtedly one of the best on the planet. We relish working on a show that's right at the heart of that market and delivering a multi-sensory, exciting live event that places the leading brands alongside the thousands of people that are looking to discover them!
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Improving Employee Health
Workplace health programmes present great investments for businesses and a great opportunity for employees to improve their health. We have identified examples of the savings Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have achieved through these programmes and present a summary of findings for your reference.
Across data from 41 case studies of Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs)the following benefits were identified:
- Sickness absence reduced by 49% (range 15% - 95%)
- £196,500 (mean) savings as a result of reducing sickness absence
- 2374 fewer working days lost (average)
- 30% lower staff turnover
- Accidents in work reduced by 47%
- Productivity increases of 54% - estimated value £600,000 - £900,000
- Insurance premium reduction 28%
- Increased Health and Safety audit scores of 20%
- 14:1 return on investment
- Long term absence reduced by 86%
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DHL - Droitwich
DHL implemented a diagnostic phase offering a free health MOT and a staff survey. Worcestershire Works Well supported the business to make changes, focussing support on helping staff make healthier lifestyle choices.
12 months after the initial programme the rate of short term absence has dropped and at one site the savings were £37,129 from reducing sickness absence alone.
Cooper Parry
Cooper Parrys' wellbeing programme helped their team members to make healthy choices in their lives inside and outside of work.
Their subsequent programme reduced absence by 42% to a record low of 1.23%, which resulted in a cost saving of £156,000.
National Grid
National Grid developed a four year strategy to provide a work environment where employees can flourish, improving health, engagement and wellbeing for themselves, their families and the organisation.
The strategy resulted in a significant reduction in sickness absence, saving the organisation £8.9 million over two years and increased employee engagement ratings by 8% in their annual employee survey with 95% of employees completing the survey.
The reduction in absence days was roughly equivalent to 17,000 days saved per year.
Bromsgrove District Housing Trust
Bromsgrove District Housing Trust have been using Hands On At Work for a couple of years to provide the staff with seated massage sessions on a quarterly basis. From the employer's point of view the seated massage causes little disruption in the office, it boosts staff morale and provides a convenient and stress free way to care for staff health and wellbeing.
From an employee's point of view they are only away from their work for 20 minutes and yet the benefits are huge. They feel lifted, relaxed and common work based aches and pains are reduced. It gives them time away from the computers and phones to refocus, ready to return to their work for the remainder of the day.


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UCF redshirt sophomore quarterback Darriel Mack Jr. was cleared on Monday to participate in UCF's upcoming matchup against Stanford following a positive nod from doctors, UCF head coach Josh Heupel said.
"[Mack Jr.] started practicing at the end of last week and was cleared today for this week as well," Heupel said during a Monday press conference.
Mack Jr. — who was originally tapped for the starting QB role after junior quarterback McKenzie Milton sustained a knee injury during the game against the USF Bulls in November 2018 — was favored to win the four-way QB battle for the starting role in the 2019 season.
Mack Jr. stepped in during the USF game, worked well under pressure and helped lead the Knights to defeat the Bulls and earn the American Athletic Conference Championship game to be played at Spectrum Stadium. He led the Knights to defeat the Memphis Tigers and helped earn the Knights a ticket to the 2019 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.
In July, Mack Jr. broke his ankle during an activity unrelated to football, according to a UCF Athletics news release. The injury kept him from participating in training camp and sidelined him through week two of the season.
After watching both freshman Dillon Gabriel and Brandon Wimbush receive first snaps in the 2019-20 season, Mack Jr. will return and need to position himself as an option for the starting gig against Stanford.
Wimbush — the redshirt senior graduate transfer from Notre Dame, who started in week one against Florida A&M — was sidelined in week two's matchup against FAU due to "just not being 100%," Heupel said during Saturday's post-game conference.
Heupel offered little detail as to Wimbush's injury and current condition, but said he anticipates Wimbush will be in game shape in time for Stanford.
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Selz is a great alternative to PayPal for business owners, IT staff, accountants, or designers like you, who are part of helping small businesses sell online.
Selz's mission is to make it simple for you and your growing business to sell what you create and get paid.
Using the Selz ecommerce platform requires no programming skills. It handles all aspects of selling and getting paid and it takes only moments to set-up. The reviews are in. Selz has everything you need to start and grow your online business.
We've created the following comparison between Selz and PayPal's buy now buttons in response to many requests. We've heard from people asking us about the differences between them, and from people looking for an alternative to PayPal.
Selz Buy Button is an Alternative to PayPal for Selling Online
Signing Up
Adding a Buy Button to Your Blog or Website
Comparing Customer Buying Experience
Signing Up
Signing Up with PayPal
To add a PayPal buy now button to your website and start selling you will need a Premier or Business Account. A Premier PayPal account is for individuals who want to sell online. A PayPal Business account is for businesses selling including sole traders.
For a Premier account, you will need to provide the following information: Login and Password, DOB, Phone, Address, plus you will need to link your PayPal account to either a bank account or credit card. The credit card cannot already be linked to an existing PayPal account.
Signing Up with Selz
Selz is quick to get started as you can sign up for a free 14-day trial. You can sign up with your name, email, and password.
Signing Up: Verdict
The process is easy for both. Selz is a more convenient PayPal alternative, as you have the option of using existing social logins like Facebook, Twitter or Google to sign up, which is good if you don't want yet another login to remember.
Adding a Buy Button to Your Blog or Website
Step 1: Set Up
Setting Your PayPal Account
Setting up the PayPal buy button is fairly straightforward.
- You can choose the type of button depending on whether you are selling, taking donations or subscriptions.
- You can have either a large or small yellow PayPal Button.
- You are also able to set up product variations (e.g. colors or sizes), basic inventory management, and set a flat postage fee.
Setting up Your Selz Account
Set up is easy. Selz is a great alternative to PayPal Checkout because it automatically handles the delivery and payments for you.
Many people using PayPal integrate it with another tool to handle the automated secure delivery of the download and only use PayPal to handle the online payments.
First, choose whether you want to sell a physical item, service, or digital item.
Selz set up for selling physical products
This part of the process is straightforward. You upload an image of the product, set the price, the quantity, any color variations, and delivery charges.
Selz set up for selling services
Add your service name, service description, and a preview file. Your file can be an image, or a video giving a demo of your service you're selling.
Selz set up for selling digital products
Selling digital downloads like ebooks, audio tracks, or videos is very easy with Selz as it provides automated secure delivery to the customer. Upload an image for the digital download, upload the file (the files can be up to 4GB in size), set the price and quantity available. And you're done.
Setting Up Your Account: Verdict
If you want to sell digital downloads or services, Selz Pay handles the payments and automated delivery. PayPal only handles the payment. You would need to integrate another tool to manage the downloads which can be time-consuming and a hassle.
Step 2: Adding a Button to Your Blog or Website
Adding a Button to Your Blog or Website with PayPal
Adding your PayPal Buy Now Button is easy. You simply copy and paste the few lines code into a blog or website.
Adding a Button to Your Blog or Website with Selz
Selz gives you two options: a button that you can customize the color to match your site or a widget. This is a benefit because it shows your product details.
The Selz Buy Button is an ideal PayPal alternative because it allows you to align your buy button with your company's look and feel. It is easy to copy and paste the code into a blog or website.
Selz Buy Widget
Selz makes sharing on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest easy with integrated sharing and free Facebook store.
Adding a Button to Your Blog or Website: Verdict
Both PayPal and Selz Buy Buttons are easy, with a simple cut and paste of code into your blog or website. Selz is a great alternative to PayPal because it offers the added benefits of giving the choice of a widget and social integration.
Comparing Customer Buying Experience
One of the main differences between Selz and PayPal is the user experience for your customer.
Customer Buying Experience with Paypal
Your customer will have to completely leave your Ecommerce site to complete their purchase. PayPal redirects your customers to PayPal's website to submit their payment details. Once the purchase is complete, PayPal will ask them if they want to return to your site.
You don't want your customer redirected away from your website given the amount of effort you have invested in getting that customer to your site in the first place.
The result is checkout confusion. PayPal will encourage your customer to log in and pay using PayPal. Their only other alternative is to pay with a credit card and complete a very long form.
This is a true story and an example of my checkout confusion that happened to me recently.
I tried to purchase something from a website via a PayPal Buy Now button with a credit card. I entered my personal details and credit card information, which took a few minutes.
Then PayPal told me that the credit card was already linked to an existing PayPal account and I'd have to purchase using PayPal. Ten minutes later, having tried several times to remember my login details and going through the process of resetting my password, I finally managed to purchase what I wanted. A lot of people wouldn't bother. Many customers would have given up.
It is not a good experience for your buyer and is a major criticism of the PayPal buy button. You can hear more stories about customer experiences with PayPal here and here.
Customer Buying Experience with Selz
Purchasing with Selz is quick for your customers.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Start Investing
We all know that we should invest to make our money work harder, but that doesn't make getting started any easier for some people.
There are many reasons that you could find for putting off your investing, so what reasons are there to encourage you to get started? The answer is that there are some excellent reasons for you to think about.
Make It a Habit
Investing money is a habit that you can get into if you try. Once you start making your money work for you then you will want to carry on doing it. This is, of course, a fantastic habit to get into. It is also the kind of habit that you are unlikely to ever lose once you get going. Once you get your first taste of success with a nice amount of interest or a stock market profit you will be keen for more of the same.
There is also the fact that you can replace poor spending habits with this one. If you currently spend more than you should on clothes, food, or anything else then you might find it easier to invest instead of simply cutting back. Try working out a monthly budget that includes some saving and investing. You should find that this is achievable and also a lot more satisfying than spending in other ways.
More Time = More Possibilities
The more time that you give yourself to save, the more possibilities you will find opening up for you. If you start investing early in life then you can consider longer term options that simply aren't as viable for someone who is older. As you get closer to your retirement age you are likely to become far more cautious with how you invest your cash.
You might also feel more freedom to take more risks in the hope of earning more return. This is something that is increasingly difficult to do as you get older. As any losses you make will be harder to recover from. When you start investing earlier in life, you can feel a lot more comfortable with taking a few chances to see what happens. As long as you understand the risks involved, it shouldn't be a problem.
Look After Yourself
No matter which way you look at it, investing wisely is a way of looking after yourself and your family. You will look back in later life and thank your younger self for having the foresight to get into this habit.
If you give yourself better savings or a more impressive retirement plan then your quality of life is going to be a lot higher when you are older. What you don't want is to have to look back and wonder why you didn't take the chance to make your money grow over time. If you really want to enjoy your retirement years then it is time to start doing something about it just now.
Enjoy Compound Interest
Compound interest is a very simple concept but not everyone gets it. This is the interest that you earn on interest. The amount might be small over a year or two but the longer you invest the more impressive it will be.
Once you see how compound interest can help you then you will be desperate to get a piece of the action. The sooner you get started on making your money work for you, the quicker your interest will start to gain more interest and the whole thing will begin to make sense.
Become More of an Expert
Like everything else in life, the more you invest the more you can expect to become an expert at it. At first, you might feel kind of nervous and might even make a few mistakes. However, once you get into the swing of things you will realize that it is something that you can learn. Keep on investing and learning in order to get gradually better and more confident at doing it.
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In Times Of Threat
Every group has the tendency to unite when faced with a threat.
It's an adaptive instinct to survive in environments when threats were more serious than today.
Today we unite when faced with existential threats, perceived threats, and even minor insults. We unite if someone removes our right to do something (or we think they will). We unite when one of our group (or a friend of the group) is attacked (or faces a perceived attack).
This unity has behavioral implications.
We are more confrontational towards outsiders, more exclusionary against fringe/new members, and try to replicate the behavior of the group's prototypical members (we all act the same).
There is only one exception, hopelessness. If we feel we're doomed, that the threat is too big or our own power/resources too small, we disband. We take whatever approach best enhances our own sense of success. We grab and run.
History's greatest leaders (and monsters) have all used the sense of threat to achieve their goals. It's a controversial, but valid method. A threat turned into a victory becomes a powerful unifier for any group.
If you're going to use this method, you need to achieve two goals.
First, create a threat that your members take seriously.
Second, always assure members that if they unite, share resources, each take on their fair sure, they will succeed. Never admit you might not succeed.
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Alan Williams is a metal artist & sculptor based in the UK. His pieces are mostly made from found and reclaimed metal. Even as a child he would create fantastical hybrid creations using old broken toys and a tube of superglue.
Often taking inspiration from wildlife, myth and legend, he has exhibited and sold work in the UK, overseas, and created several public artworks and architectural instillations.
"Cutlery, car, motorbike and bicycle parts make up a large percentage of the materials used in the Sculptures."
Everyone must have heard of the Chandigarh's famed rock garden where one man, using waste materials, created a beauty that left people awestruck. Something similar is being done by Alan Williams who uses reclaimed metal. Cutlery, car, motorbike and bicycle parts make up a large percentage of the materials he uses.
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Debate Night, Tacos, and Sardine Sandwiches
Debate night was great. I want to make sure that Hillary wins. That is all I have to say on the subject.
In other news, Szym made excellent tacos this evening. This consisted of:
Pico de Gallo salsa with lime and tomatoes
Limes, Beans, Carnitas marinated overnight, and Tortillas:
Really delicious end result. Heating up tortillas on the gas stove is the perfect hack to getting that smoke flavor. Yes, that part will probably give me cancer, but it was so worth it.
The recipe I actually have for you today, however, is that of the Sardine Sandwich from Miette. You can get all the "ingredients" there for $1 to $3. I picked up a couple of kittens, bread slices and a sardine. Together, they made the perfect sardine sandwich for a birthday gift.
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Makes a sardine sandwich for two kitties
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Seduce Me in Dreams
Jacquelyn Frank
Ballantine, Mar 22 2011, $7.99
Interplanetary Militia Extreme Tactical Force First Active team Commander Bronce Chapel carries wounded communication officer Trick on his back as they trek the black Gimper Desert on Ebbany. Bronce mulls over what went wrong as the Nomaads expected them and prays the other members of the team are safe. The quintet makes it to their ship and travels to their home planet of Ulrike.
Bronce worries about dreams of a woman he never met who appears. Ravenna asks who he is and why he taunts her. She has been visiting his dreams for a month and wishes he would rescue her and her brother Kith from rogue Nomaads.
While in the hospital, Trick hacks into Admiral JuJuren's file and find interesting information on the near deadly desert mission. He shows Bronce who says the Admiral sold them out and they need to trust no one. JuJuren signs the order for the team to return to Ebbany to rescue a kidnapped High King. Bronce knows it is a trap but they begin to mount the rescue. Bronce falls into a hole and opens a cell door where he sees the real Ravenna and Kith. The soldiers break with procedure by taking the "Chosen Ones" civilians with them. They soon learn more about the Chosen Ones and the betrayal.
Known for her romantic fantasy (see The Nightwalkers series), Jacquelyn Frank switches to romantic science fiction with an entertaining outer space thriller. The cast both the unit and the Chosen Ones contain differing personalities even while the fast-paced story line is loaded with action. Although the plot is thin and the villain's motive never explained, fans will enjoy visiting the tri planets Ebbany, Ulrike and Tari. Harriet Klausner
Moon Spun
Marilee Brothers
Belle Bridge, Jul 1 2010, $14.95
At John J. Peacock High School in Peacock Flats, Washington, student Alfrieda "Allie" Emerson cannot believe how she could go from unpopular to pariah all because her mom dates the principal Mr. Hostetler. However, she has issues besides no clean underwear at a time when two boys are once again sniffing her; as Junior has come from Mexico with a retinue and Beck the half demon is healing the new girl on the block.
Meanwhile besides dodging the usual high school suspects of miscreant and deviant behavior, Allie knows the Trimarks remain a major threat to world stability (what there is) and to her well being. However, her biggest issue besides the pendant she wears is that a third boy shapeshifting Ryker has joined her other two sniffers. This were-hawk knows he and Allie are destiny's darlings as life mates if they can save Boundless, the land of the fairy, from a horde that make the Trimarks look like elementary school. Allie knows as tough as this evil crew may be they are not near high school lethal.
The third Unbidden Magic teen urban fantasy (see Moonstone and Moonrise) is an engaging tale as the heroine struggles to balance in her small town surviving the rituals of school, saving two worlds, and flirting with boys; the latter being the most difficult. Having a new male per book adds fun to the mix by enhancing the bewilderment of Allie, but none have ample time to grow as they compete for heroine and subplot spacing. Still young adult fans will appreciate her efforts to learn to use her power reminiscent of the Greatest American Hero while diligently trying to save Boundless. Harriet Klausner
Dreams of a Dark Warrior
Kresley Cole
Pocket, Feb 15 2011, $7.99
Regin the Radiant Valkyrie and Aidan the Fierce Viking Berserker met and fell in love. However before he obtained immortality, a vampire murdered him. Regin mourned her loss and prayed for a happier ever after when they next meet.
Over the centuries Aidan is reincarnated several times. However each time Regin finds her beloved, she manages to get him to remember his regressed memories of them together. Still in spite of their efforts, he dies each time.
In his latest life, Aidan is Declan Chase, the Magister of the Order. He and his minions stalk and kill immortals. Declan is especially a berserker as immortals murdered his family and tortured him. The Order has captured Regin and other Immortals. They plan to execute their prisoners on the remote island the Order uses as a prison. The last chance to live resides with Regain and her love for Aidan, but will she get through the barriers of hate that Declan has warped his soul.
Occurring at about the same time as Demons From The Dark, the latest Immortals After Dark thriller is a fabulous romantic fantasy that grips the reader from the first time Regin and Cole ever they saw each other's face and never slows down until the final confrontation. The overarching theme of the saga moves forward, but it is the bittersweet love and death cycle that hooks the audience who wonders whether Regin's Dreams of a Dark Warrior will finally end with her beloved's hands bloody from her death by him. Harriet Klausner


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Chamber marks 2015 accomplishments, looks to 2016
By Tony Ends
BRODHEAD – Chamber of Commerce members drew together for their 68th annual meeting and banquet last week.
President Michele Benesh welcomed the capacity crowd to the main dining room at Fib's North on Exchange Street.
The board honored outgoing board members Shirley Liska, for her service as secretary, success in gathering volunteers for Chamber events and gracious hosting of Chamber meetings in her home, and Dan Palan, for his participation as a director and for coordinating and chairing the Covered Bridge Days Festival.
"Shirley has volunteered to keep hosting Chamber meetings," Benesh said. "Dan has said he's going to continue chairing the Covered Bridge Festival 2 more years and then retire.
"For the festival he says he doesn't really do that much – just gets commitments from a number of people to take on tasks to make it all work. His synchronized grocery cart drill team is a site to behold."
Dusty and Roxy Kubly received the Service to the Chamber Award for outstanding work and support of the Chamber. The Kubly's were especially honored for making their Wheels to Prosper award of a completely refurbished car to a worthy person in need, an annual part of Brodhead's Fire and Ice Festival in December.
"Theirs is the only auto shop in Wisconsin doing this," Benesh noted. "Roxy also is to be thanked for lining up all of the downtown vendors during Covered Bridge Days. Dusty is working hard to push adoption of an ATV trail across Green County to Brodhead."
John and Jaine Winters received the Chamber's Community Service Award for their bike ride across the United States as a benefit for the Pearl Island Recreational Corridor. Benesh commended the pair for investing a lot of their own personal resources and time in making the cross-country trip a success.
"All of our festivals were successful," Benesh reported in summary of 2015 Chamber accomplishments. A run/walk for the Pearl Island project had also succeeded in raising $1,750, which was matched for a total of $3,500 toward the initiative.
Among other highlights of the year's accomplishments Benesh shared were addition of a rare plane attraction to the Fire and Ice Fest, exhibited by curator Pat Weeden of Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum at Brodhead Airport; the bandstand renovation in Veteran's Park (an idea Nancy Sutherland helped promote and championed to successful completion) and more than doubling in dollar participation of Brodhead Bucks to more than $5,500, increasing support of local businesses, tracked by Linda Wahl.
New directors of the board are Melissa McNeese, secretary, and Rich Vogel, replacing Shirley Liska and Dan Palan, whose terms had expired.
Chamber officers, from left, are Randy Menzel, Cathy Disch – Vice-president, Michele Benesh – President, Melissa McNeese – Secretary, Dusty Kubly, Rich Vogel, and Linda Wahl. Melissa and Rich are the two new directors, replacing Shirley Liska and Dan Palan, whose terms expired.
Among Chamber members honored for 2015 service were Dusty and Roxy Kubly, Shirley Liska and Dan Palan.
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By Amaka Abayomi
The microfinance banking industry experienced the first official purging in 2010, four year after the introduction of the microfinance policy in Nigeria. The year saw the reduction in the number of MFBs by 103 courtesy of the regulatory hammer of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Revocation and Restoration of licenses
The impact of the global financial crisis and the intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria in the banking industry weighed heavily on many microfinance banks in 2009. This led to the sudden closure of many MFBs, including notable ones like the Integrated Microfinance Bank while some staff of MFBs absconded with depositors funds.
As a result a lot of depositors had their money trapped in the closed MFBs while others lost their money with severe impact on their micro businesses. This led to avalanche of petition and complaints to the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, with depositors calling for regulatory intervention. In response to this, the CBN and NDIC commenced examination of MFBs to ascertain how many of them are still in business and are good health.
The industry entered 2010 with much expectation about the outcome of the examination. The outcome of the examination confirmed belief about the state of many MFBs. Speaking on the outcome of the examination, Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive, NDIC, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim said, 'The examination revealed that 224 of the MFBs were terminally distressed or technically insolvent, while many of them had closed shop for six months or more.'
Consequently, the CBN on September 24th announced the revocation of the licenses of 224 MFBs
But the following week after the CBN Deputy Governor, Dr. Kingsley Moghalu, announced the revocation of the licences of the MFBs, some of them publicly faulted the inclusion of their names in the list, claiming they were not insolvent as announced by the apex bank. In fact, those affected in the South West zone of National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) instituted legal action against the CBN at the Federal High Court, Ikeja, Lagos, to challenge the revocation of their licences.
Realising its error, the apex bank secretly restored the licenses of some of these MFBs and later, in an attempt to save face, it announced issuing provisional licenses to 121 of the affected MFBs, who it claimed had met the minimum capital base. Investigation however reveals that most of the MFBs have not been able to recover from the impact of the regulatory error, as they could not convince depositors to continue to do business with them.
Meanwhile the NDIC on December 6th commenced payment of the insured deposits of 80 of the remaining 103 closed MFBs.
Certification Examination
In addition to the examination, the CBN moved to enhance corporate governance in the industry the CBN to organize certification exams for the management of MFBs. The aim with the aim of building capacity in the sector to have a critical mass of knowledgeable and skilled personnel that would drive the sector.
'This is as a result of the present situation we have in which operators in the sector are from different backgrounds and have various degrees. As a result, most of them not to understand the concept of microfinancing, which is responsible for their operating like commercial banks and this is not helping the sector,' the CBN said.
CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, noted that the certification process will standardise MFBs' operations and raise their capital base and retool with corporate governance, which may be the most important solutions to improve their performance.
Operators Views
Commenting on the state of the industry in 2010, Managing Director of Self- Reliance Economic Advancement Programme, Mr. Oladokun Olatunle, noted that apart from proper funding, the year has been a remarkable one for the sector.
'The most important thing that will help the sector grow is for us to identify our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the sector and improve on them. We can only make progress when we are able to identify why we fail, because as long as we continue to copy policies of other countries, our sector would not make any remarkable progress.'We need to conform to global standards which give room for international ratings for there to be a future for the sector.'
Godwin Ehigiamusoe, Managing Director of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), the challenges of MFBs, which began in 2009, were probably heightened by the revocation of licenses of some MFBs. But dspite these challenges, most MFBs, during the year, focused on developing their capacity and re-tooling their operating approaches and strategies.
Thus, the reforms of the MFB sector by the CBN was lauded as a welcome development by stakeholders who are of the view that the CBN's action will strengthen the sector and give room for local and foreign investors to invest without fear.
According to Ehigiamusoe of LAPO, it is expected that performances of MFBs will be enhanced in 2011, though it is important to note that in spite of the challenges, credit for the recently reported enhanced level of access to financial services in the country could also go to MFBs.


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