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The trailer has been released for Cashell Horgan's animated short film Lady Isobel and the Elf Knight made under the Frameworks scheme co-funded by Fís Éireann / Screen IrelandThe Irish Film Board (IFB) is the national development agency for Irish filmmaking and the Irish film, television and animation industry, investing in talent, creativity and enterprise... More and RTÉ.
Based on the ballad of the same, the story centres around a serial Killer, an Elf Knight on a quest to murder maidens looking for romance, however in this dark tale it is Lady Isobel who comes to her own rescue and to avenge her 'sisters'.
The ballad was adapted and composed by Michael Edwards (The Tomb, The Clockmakers Dream) and stars the vocal talents of Skye Edwards of Morcheeba and Rob Spragg aka Larry Love of Alabama3.
What attracted me was not just the haunting ballad with it's dark fantastical elements but the complete destruction of the trope 'knight comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress' in this ballad it is the damsel that comes to her own defence. For something written over 300 years ago with ancient Indo-European origins it's pretty relevant today and that's the power of a great ballad and story.
And with great singers like Skye Edwards and Rob Spragg singing the ballad with Michael Edwards orchestration it really lifted the ballad to another level, made it more of a cinematic experience plus it was a bonus to work with artists you're already a fan of.
The 8 minute film took over a year to make and was made using the Unity Game engine for realtime render and camera editing this was an first for an animated film production in Ireland. We created the costumes and cloth simulations in Marvelous Designer and used alembic files with baked fbx character animation from Maya. Combining them with game terrains for the sets. In unity we used Cinemachine for the multiple camera views and camera moves. We also developed an unique brush and filter set with Esko Mattinen and took each frame into Photoshop for a hand painted brush effect.
So there were a lot of challenges to overcome in the pipeline but I'm happy with the result and the film has a distinctive style that suits the tone of the story. Paul O Brien a graduate from Ballyfermot and our technical director did a really great job. I'm sure we'll see a lot more animated productions combining game technology in the near future.Cashell Horgan, Director
Lady Isobel and the Elf Knight is written, directed by Cashell Horgan, Produced by Andrew Moore, Linhong Yang as production manager with Made Image as the production company, animation by Graham Isherwood, and post-production with Gorilla Post, Barry Reid.
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For those of you, who cannot replace his or her favorite sports bookmaker Fill Tilt and have already become a regular or loyal customers: there will be some changes for you. The team behind Full Tilt has announced that a loyal program revision is coming. According to experts in the field, who have already checked on the basic and main updates, the first glance at this revision is promising and really cool. Loyal customers in Full Tilt sports betting operator will reward the grinders and the recreational bettors at once. The existing Edge loyal customer program will be also updated with some new bonuses and extras. Terms and conditions for their application are also changed, so please, pay attention at them, the next time you sign up in Full Tilt. The other VIP program (besides Edge) will be The Deal and you have the chance to enter only one of them.

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The children's intensive care unit at St Mary's Hospital is poised for a major expansion and refurbishment after the More Smiles Appeal reached its £2 million target.
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Entertainers who visit seriously ill children and teenagers at St Mary's Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, have won a national newspaper award for their amazing work.


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Some of the issues affecting the Pan African community since 2000.
20 June 2018Toyin Agbetu explores the failings of the Rashan Charles inquest and offers an alternative narrative on the verdict.
16 April 2018Toyin Agbetu breakdown some of the moral issues surrounding ownership rights faced by those working to decolonise the museum.
11 February 2018The HM Treasury has removed a revisionist tweet after being criticised for falsely claiming today's British taxpayers contributed to ending the enslavement of African people.
21 November 2017The UK chapter of a global reparations movement pledged to continue to lobby MPs in Parliament to achieve justice for enslavement and racism.
11 October 2017The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards rules not to investigate a racist MP and chooses not to advocate that the Speaker of the house challenges use of the [n word] as "Un-parliamentary language".


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The Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) Foundation has given a total of $31,000 to 33 students for the 2006–07 school year. This foundation had its beginnings in 2004, with donors pledging more than $1 million to establish a scholarship endowment fund. The foundation is made up of board members, alumni and friends who care deeply about Christian education and is currently led by president Tom Stanyer; vice president Doug Wells; secretary/treasurer Jaclin Smith; and director Debbie Nelson. "We're so excited to have these various scholarship opportunities available to our students, many of whom could not be here otherwise," says Mark Lockwood, UCA's vice principal for finance. For information about the UCA Foundation, go to www.foundationuca.org.


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From 1 July 2015, we will be requesting some additional information from our clients' New Zealand incorporated companies before we can file their Annual Return with the Companies Office. This is because of new requirements under the Companies Amendment Act 2014. The key dates and the new requirements are as follows:
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From 1 July 2015, all New Zealand companies must provide the following information. Without this information, it will not be possible to file an Annual return:
The place and date of birth of every director. Note this won't be available for the public to view.
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From 29 October 2015, all New Zealand companies must have at least one director who lives in New Zealand or Australia. If Australia, that individual must be a director of a company incorporated in Australia.
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Weird thing, but I have a dirty dark secret: While on the surface of things I look like a very tidy, together person (people often comment on how tidy our house is), if you open my drawers, you'd see another side. I don't know what it is, but I have never been good at organizing. I just fling things in drawers so you can't see them. I am forbidden from folding or putting away anyone's laundry but my own because I just roll things into balls and stuff them in. My desk isn't horribly messy, but open the drawers and things are disasterous.
Lately, however, this tendency is starting to have consequences, and now that I'm running a business, it is important for me to be organized. I am great with my client files, but other things have still been sliding, and the truth is, all the disorganization makes me anxious.
One area of our home that's been quite a mess for some time is our storage room in the basement. We hadn't cleaned it out in 7 years and we never bothered to get proper shelving or storage so it was being very inefficiently used. The result was that we could never find anything and there was eventually no room to even walk in it. Adam and I talked about getting someone in to help us with it because it just seemed so overwhelming, but the reality is, we don't have the money to throw around on things like that, that we can technically do ourselves.
Motivation to tackle this project came recently when my friend gave us all her old shelving, in perfect condition, after she and her husband had built-ins put in their basement. I finally decided it was time.
Now, I may have broken a bottle of red wine all over everything in my first 5 minutes of cleaning out the room, but things thankfully improved from there. It was a ton of work, and not particularly fun, but the result is worth it. I no longer feel stressed when I enter the room. I know where everything is and there is plenty of room to move.
I am pleased to say there was less stuff that needed to be thrown away than I feared - except all my notes and readings from 4 years as an undergrad - and not even as much to be given go Goodwill as I thought. The area just really needed to be tidied up.
Unfortunately, my loving family wasn't terribly grateful. The girls complained about how the room now smells like red wine, and Adam simply criticized where I put everything and told me he will eventually have to organize the room 'better'. Ha, no good deed goes unpunished! Well, too bad, I still am very proud of myself.
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Taking Two Day Slow Boat To Laos
The best way to take the slow boat to Laos from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang, Mekong Smile Cruise providing 2 day 1 night on the Mekong River to Luang Praabang, spend an overnight in Pakbeng, stop to visit the local people on the way and the Buddha caves (Pak ou), lunch is included on the boat, pick up and transfer to your hotel in Luang Prabang.
The boat riding is slow 25 -30 kilometers/ per hours, the long boat design by local people the same as the truck boat for transportation, it is more space for walking space, 39 meters long and wide 3, 5 meters, the boat made by steel for the strong water and interior decoration, the boat is cover with the roof, it can journey all the year.
On the boat they providing comfortable seats, blankets in cool season, the fresh air as well as sitting at your own table, 4 sleeping beds, tea, coffee, hot water, some fruit … in season, you can help yourself to these refreshments, there are also have alcohol drink, beer Lao, soft drink, but you have to pay extra.
The first day start slow boat to Laos from Huay Xai to Parbang
For the pickup in the morning, they can pick you up at your hotel in Chiang Khong, at the Friendship Bridge or at your hotel in Huay Xai, their team will take you to slow boat pier.
When the boat departure on the left have side is Laos and another side is Thailand, the boat trip will journey takes 7-8 hours on the way you will enjoin the beautiful natures, the Mekong River is the border, then after 1,5 hours, the both side are Laos until Vientiane the couple of Laos.
The boat will stop at the Paktha one of the (check point) the boat have to stop here some time police will came with a dog and check, then after here the boat will at Ban Huay Palam to visit the local village to lean their culture, they are khmu tribe, the most of them there are agriculture,
Then be back on the boat lunch will service on the board, then journey for couple hours to go to Pakbeng, the boat will drop off at the pier, the just walk up to go to your hotel.
Pakbeng is also a (check point) Pakbeng is a small town and walking town, it a half way from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang, there are not so many accommodations in Pakbeng, restaurant, Bakery shop and bars, there are also the market in the morning and in the evening, there are two ATMs and two banks, most of the people here is the Buddhist and some tribe.
The second day from Pakbeng to Luang Prabang.
In the morning for the second day, when you wake up already you touch the fresh air, and the mist cover the mountain, it was beautiful location, perhaps you will see the elephants another side of the Pakbeng, there is a elephants camp, after your breakfast the walk down to the boat, the boat will departure at 8 am.
The journey on this way is a remotes area the forest is cover and mountain rice, the local people will live on the both side on the Mekong River, you will see the beautiful rocks and the fisher men, they used hook, net, tape, throw fishing net for catch fish, someone used the dynamite, boom and poison it was illegal.
The boat will stop to visit the Ban Huay Zing, this is a Hmong village, and most of them there are agriculture.
The second stop is Pak Ou caves, there are two caves on this area set at the river banks.
So the local people here they are respect and worship, there are thousands of the Buddha imaged, the first one is next the river near the boat and the second caves is high up, about 60 meters, walk up by the step on the left hand side, inside the cave is dark, you should to bring the head light and torch (there are the elephants camp) perhaps you will see the elephants opposite the caves, when walk up in this area is protected by the Unesco world heritage, you can takes photos.
They have minivan to pick you at the pier, out side of Luang Prabang about 6 kilometers to drop at your hotel in the town.
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A lot of people ask me if they can fit an original Sharpie in the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder and the answer is YES! How awesome is that? That is about the thickest marker that you can fit in it.
If you are just joining my blog, I have given myself a challenge to use the Chomas Creations tools to create different looks with 1 file.
If you would like to see some of the other designs I have tried out, here is...
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Today I used the Chomas Creations adjustable marker holder with a Sharpie to draw the chevron design from the Silhouette Studio store on clear cardstock.
You don't want to crush the tips of your Sharpies, so I used a thickness of 3, a speed of 3, and double cut (this makes your design really POP).
The sentiment is a download from the Studio store. I added 2 square pieces of white cardstock to the back of the card. For these kind of cards I write a message on the very back so you don't see it inside the card.
Now I won't have another different design tomorrow, but come back as I have another cool project that I have done!!
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Full access to The New York Times is now available to Stevenson teachers.
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New study reports advancing gender equality could add $150 billion to Canada's GDP in next decade
A new study released today from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) and McKinsey & Company Canada predicts that advancing gender equality could add $150 billion to Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2026. That's six percent higher than business-as-usual GDP growth forecasts over the next decade.
In one of the most comprehensive reports to date, "The power of parity: Advancing women's equality in Canada", MGI and McKinsey & Company Canada size the economic potential of greater gender equality, map the existing gender gaps, and analyze results from their new workplace survey.
The $150 billion addition is equivalent to adding a new financial services sector to the economy. Each province stands to gain between 0.4 and 0.9 percent each year, with the most potential growth in British Columbia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
"Canada is among the global leaders on gender equality, but its progress has stalled over the past 20 years, especially in the workplace. For instance, women's representation in the labour force, in high-quality STEM occupations, in management, and among business owners has either improved minimally or not improved at all. At current rates, these gender gaps would take three decades to almost two centuries to close," said Andrew Pickersgill, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Canada. "Narrowing gender gaps at work and in society is a $150 billion opportunity and one of the biggest levers of growth that Canada has today."
Achieving this economic opportunity would require Canada to add more women to high-productivity sectors like technology and raise women's participation in the labour force, each of which would account for 42 percent of the impact. Another 16 percent would come from increasing women's working hours.
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MGI and McKinsey Canada found that the gender gaps are most significant in seven indicators: women represent 35 percent of managerial positions; 28 percent of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates; 23 percent of STEM workers; 20 percent of small business owners; and 29 percent of elected officials; but they take on 64 percent of unpaid care work in the home and represent 80 percent of single parents. Results are largely homogeneous across provinces and cities, pointing to common priority areas for action for the nation and for organizations.
Despite making up 53% of degree holders in Canada, women are a minority of corporate leaders. The workplace survey of 69 Canadian companies representing more than 500,000 employees found that while women make up 45% of all entry-level employees, only 25% of vice presidents and 15% of CEOs are women. The data suggests that while women aspire to promotions at a similar rate, and actually leave at a lower rate than their male counterparts, they lack the same opportunities as men. Women predominantly occupy staff positions that provide fewer paths to leadership. They are also half as likely as men to have had a senior leader support their promotion.
"This research highlights best practices in Canadian companies that others can emulate. But initiatives need to be implemented holistically and effectively, and measures to tackle gender imbalance in companies only work if they are considered to be a true business imperative. Changing attitudes takes time, and persistence is vital," said Sandrine Devillard, a Senior Partner in McKinsey's Montreal office.
The study recommends five priority areas of action in Canada: removing barriers against women entering STEM fields; enabling more women to be entrepreneurs; reducing gender inequalities in child care and unpaid care work; amplifying women's voice in politics; and reducing gender bias and reshaping social norms.
"By improving their own gender diversity and female representation at senior levels, corporations can not only improve their bottom line, but also contribute to the economy and society of Canada," said Tiffany Vogel, an Associate Partner in McKinsey's Toronto office.
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CM10: FFXIII, Garou: MotW, SSFIV, Halo: Reach Beta & Splinter Cell: Conviction
Sinan Kubba and Xantiriad are joined by Digital Cowboys Ales Shaw and Tony Atkins. They discuss Final Fantasy XIII, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Super Street Fighter IV, the Halo: Reach beta, and Splinter Cell: Conviction.
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The all-female singer-songwriter collective Song Suffragettes celebrated its fifth anniversary on Monday (March 11), with two songwriter rounds featuring 11 talented writers, as well as a special presentation for songwriter and publisher Liz Rose.
Rose accepted the inaugural "Yellow Rose of Inspiration Award," for her work in supporting, writing and publishing many of the songs that inspired the more than 200 females who have performed on the Song Suffragettes stage over the years.
During a sold-out show at Nashville's The Listening Room, NPR's Jewly Hight moderated a Q&A with Rose, discussing her journey as a publisher and songwriter.
Additionally, songwriters including Kalie Shorr, Candi Carpenter, Tiera, Sarah DeFors, Kasey Tyndall, Savannah Keyes, Livy Jeanne, Michelle Pereira, Stevie Woodward, Caroline Watkins and 14-year-old prodigy Mia Morris on cajon.
In 2018, the group released the original track and video for "Time's Up," in support of the female empowerment movement by the same name. The song's sales and streaming raised $10,000 for the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund.
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Life: It Goes On - October 16
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Listening To: I've got about one more week of West of Sunset and really enjoying it a lot. I've also managed to listen to several podcasts while working out this week, including an episode of Best of the Left and Slate's Audio Book Club's discussion of Emma Cline's The Girls. It really put in words the issues I had with the book even though I was drawn in by it.
Watching: Given that my response to this prompt varies so little, I'm not sure why I still have it. I'd like to tell you I was able to get The Big Guy to look at Netflix for something good to watch but I wasn't. Yet another sigh.
Reading: Beside what you see on the right, I'm reading Megan Abbott's You Will Know Me. It's not my usual read and, while it's interesting, it's a slow build. I've heard good things about it, though, so I'll keep at it.
Making: Chicken and noodles, chili, peanut butter cookies. I was out of butter and resorted to the worst-case-scenario margarine BG bought because it was cheap. That will not happen again.
Planning: An attack on my office this week. Every time I think I'm going to tackle this project, something else comes up so it's still too scary for words.
Thinking About: See above.
Enjoying: Happy hour with girlfriends. Two of them just got back from three weeks in Italy and France and we had so much time hearing about their trip. As if I didn't already long to get to Italy some day!
Feeling: Pleased with myself. I went back to my folks' this weekend and finished the rock garden we'd started a couple of weeks ago. I hefted out landscaping stones and lugged rocks around. My back is reminding me I should have lifted more with my knees, but it was worth it. I can't wait to see it in the spring when the pots are full of flowers and everything green is lush.
Looking forward to: Book club this week. We'll be discussing Anna Quindlen's Miller's Valley. I read it so long ago, I hope I can remember the details to discuss it because, as you may remember it, I loved it.
Question of the week: I'm getting ready to start putting together a list of books for the first six months of next year for my book club. If you belong to a book club, what books has your club read that made for the best discussion? If you're not, what books have you read lately that you've longed to talk to someone else about?
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This election is weighing heavily on me. The negativity, lies, racially charged rhetoric, all have me increasingly stressed and depressed. At this point I wish we could vote right now and get it over with. This is something I never want to witness again. Hoping this country can hit the reset button after this election.ReplyDelete
This election has made me a nervous wreck. I was already having problems with handling the stress in my life, and this election - and the vitriol it has allowed people to spew - has only made things worse. I already voted, so I have no need to keep paying attention to the news. Yet, you cannot get away from it as it is everywhere. I don't see this going away after the election either. This brought up way too many cracks to the surface that we either have to repair or find a way to bridge, and I am not certain if either candidate will be able to do that.ReplyDelete
Which came out on top, in the opinion of your girlfriends? Italy or France?ReplyDelete
Second-rate margarine?? The horror.ReplyDelete
The election. Something happened. I never got my vote my mail app, nor did my son. My husband got his so now I am not sure what to do. Print one out and hope that it gets processed or just go to the polls? If I send it in and then it never comes I am screwed.
I have a book club but although some books have been good for discussion I didn't like them all that much so I feel weird recommending them. The House Girl by Tara Conklin was a great discussion and I was one of the few who didn't care for it. Ghettoside was a great discussion but it's Los Angeles crime. Not sure it would interest you.
The rock garden will look good in the Springtime. I'm looking forward to joining a new book group and hoping I can have some input in the choice of what we read in the future. I would like to talk about any of Kate Atkinson's novels. I wish I had read beforehand the latest novels of those who came to speak at the lit fest Readers'Day as the authors were happy to have a discussion about their writing. I've reserved the novels from the library and look forward to reading them now that I have insight into how they were created.ReplyDelete


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Monday, August 19, 2019
That's Bank-Way Robbery!
Anyhoo... I use the drive-thru ATM that is located in the back wall of my bank branch. It gives out cash in designated quantities, which are less than the amount I need. It's also kind of touchy, with the touch screen feature not always aligning exactly with the choices.
On Friday, I took out the first half of my withdrawal without incident. When I touched the screen to get the second half, the FAST CASH button below it lit up, and the ATM gave me $40. That's not what I wanted. I took the money it spit out, and punched in the remainder of my weekly withdrawal. Which was now an amount ending in $60. This has happened once or twice before. Not a problem.
I heard the ATM whirring as it counted out my bills. When it spit them into the slot, the top bill was crunched up. About 1/3 of it was folded back. I reached down and pulled out my bills. Then I did something I don't normally do. I COUNTED THEM. Right there at steering-wheel height, in full view of the camera mounted in the wall. Years ago, I always counted, but never had a problem. So I stopped counting. But with a bill folded over, which has never happened, I felt like I should.
I counted three times, each with the same result. I was missing $20 from my withdrawal. Each time, it added up to an amount ending in $40.
Of course I wasn't going to let this go. I looped around down the alley, and back to the middle of the three drive-thru lanes. I had to make a deposit in The Pony's account anyway. When the Teller finally greeted me about five minutes after I sent the canister through the tubey thing, she said,
"I'll be with you in a moment, I'm in the middle of a transaction with another customer."
"Okay--but I was just at the ATM, and it didn't give me all my money! While I've been sitting here, another car went through, but I don't know if it got money. It wasn't there long. The ATM might be jammed up."
Teller did not reply. I guess she was thinking.
"Do you want me to come inside to deal with this?"
"Yes, that would be best."
"Okay, then just do the deposit for now."
"I'll send that back out to you, and you can do them both inside."
So I looped back around the back alley and into the parking lot in front of the bank. It's a small branch. Only 10 parking spaces, plus two handicap. Of course ALL the spaces were full except the very last handicap. I took it. I'm not proud. But I DO have trouble with my knees, and I was NOT going to leave my $20 there.
As you might imagine, there was a line of customers out the door. Only ONE teller was working. She had all the lobby customers, PLUS the drive-thru, which she was alternating. Two other workers were in a glass office and a cubicle, probably opening accounts or taking loan applications with the customers sitting with them. One old man ahead of me threw up his hands in disgust, and shouldered past me, muttering about only ONE teller.
I was pretty happy with that development, since it moved me into the vestibule. But then I realized I'd left The Pony's deposit envelope out in T-Hoe. So I had to gimp my way back there to get it. Of course as I was gimping back inside, a man parked in the now-vacated space, and got to the door ahead of me. So I was right back where I started waiting.
I'd been at the ATM at 11:30. I got in line for a teller at 11:40. When it was my turn, it was 12:05. Of course Teller remembered me. It's not like there was another one. She listened to my story.
"Here's the money that came out. You can see how it's turned every which way, and wrinkled. I've counted it three times. Here. You can count it. It's my last transaction. It should end with $60, but there's only $40."
Teller counted it. Another worker walked past behind her, saying something wasn't working, which I assumed to be the ATM. Teller told me all I could do was file something. I'll say a grievance, but it was some other word.
"I can do that for you here, or you can call the automated number, and a person will help you do it."
"Well, let's do it now."
Teller typed up a screen, said she saw my transaction, which said I got the amount ending in $60. "It may resolve the amount when it posts to your account. So then everything will be fine and you won't have to file the grievance." She continued typing, then called to the wandering employee behind her. "It won't give me the screen to file the grievance."
"Oh, you can't do that until the transaction posts to the account. She'll have to wait to do that." So Teller gave me her card, and said I could come back when it posted, or call her, or call the automated number. She was very polite.
I took her card and left. I knew they weren't going to open up the ATM and count the money and give me my $20. I've forgotten my card in the ATM before, and gone in to ask for it, and they said it wouldn't be available until the next day, after they opened the ATM. So I figure it only gets opened once a day, for refilling and balancing their transactions.
Tomorrow, the rest of the story...
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I once withdrew $300 from an ATM and got a whirr, whirr and a receipt. THe bank took an hour to realize the machine was not working and return my money. Meanwhile I was running late to my daughters wedding. My ex-wife was pissed at me, claimed I did not know how to use an ATM.ReplyDelete
Golly she was a fun lady!Replies
At least I was only running late for ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. You must have more advanced banks. I think mine needed someone to dig up a sock full of bills, and count them to see if they were over.Delete
I don't see how it was your fault. You were robbed by a no-armed bandit!
joeh; I've had that happen and all I did was go straight to the desk, show them my receipt and let them know the machine must be empty. They hand over the cash and put an out of order sign on the ATM while it gets refilled. Not a physical sign, it comes up on the screen saying this ATM is currently unable to dispense cash.Delete
You Aussies are trusting, our banks will pat you down first to make sure you aren't gaming them.Delete
And by pissed I mean head spinning, green slime "exorcist" spitting rant and raving insanity kind of "Pissed."ReplyDelete
You were far more patient that most would be. But, still, grrr. Looking for a reasonable solution.ReplyDelete
Your issue made my head hurt. I went through this at the teller window and had to wait a day for my $20. I laughed at Joeh's comment.ReplyDeleteReplies
At least I made your head hurt for free, and didn't charge you $20 to recoup my loss. My mom was shorted a 10 by her drive-thru teller, and they had it for her before closing time. I guess I'm not a squeaky enough wheel to get my money back right away.Delete
Joeh has a way with words. With ATMs, not so much. But NOT his fault!
I wouldn't have been at all happy with that outcome and I'm happy to say that here in Aus, that teller would have given me the $20 since the machine made the mistake not me. at the end of the day when the ATM cash is counted, she/he just gets the extra $20 back in their till.ReplyDeleteReplies
You'd think mine could have done the logical thing, and handed over my $20. I've banked there for 30 years. They could see from the balance that I had no reason to run a scam on them for a mere $20. It's not like I was having fun waiting in line to set up a fake scenario.Delete
I remember one time going to get my last 10.00 for groceries out of the bank and going to leave and I had no money. I must have dropped it on the floor and another customer picked it up. That was a sad day.ReplyDeleteReplies
When I taught the at-risk students, one told me about finding $20 on the parking lot of the only gas station/convenience store in that town. She said, "I ran over there to pick it up!"
I asked her if maybe she should have turned it in to the clerk, in case anyone came back looking for it. She said, "Oh, I saw the lady who dropped it. That's why I was in a hurry to pick it up!"
I said, "What if that was her last $20, and she was going to use it to buy milk for her baby?"
That girl said, "Then she shouldn't have dropped it."
I really liked working with those kids. The idea of turning it in never occurred to them. At least I gave them that idea.


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The utility of joining insurers to proceedings; what to do, what to do1 June 2017 | Insurance Issues
The plaintiffs sought leave to join the defendants' insurers to proceedings pursuant to s6(4) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW) [LR(MP) Act]. The Court declined to exercise its discretion to grant leave as it was not persuaded that there was any utility, nor was it reasonable, to join the insurers to the proceedings.
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As a result of the collapse of the Dick Smith retail chain (DSHE), proceedings have been instituted against various directors and executives (the defendants) of DSHE. The various insurers for the defendants have granted indemnity to the defendants, however, on a reservation of rights basis.
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All parties agreed that the "usual criteria" for the joinder of an insurer existed, that is (1) there was an arguable case against the defendants; (2) there was an arguable case that the policies covered the claim; and (3) there was a real possibility that if the plaintiffs were successful, the defendants would not be able to meet any judgment debt.
Notwithstanding the existence of this "trifecta" for joinder, the court reaffirmed that leave does not automatically follow and, for the purposes of exercising its discretion, focussed on the utility and reasonableness of joining the insurers to the proceedings.
The court refused to exercise its discretion to join the insurers, as despite having issued reservations of rights letters, it was only speculative that the insurers might disclaim liability under the policies. Further, despite the threat of further class actions against the defendants, granting leave would not create a priority charge over any insurance proceeds (this would occur at the time of judgment, award or settlement). Finally, the upcoming likely passing of the Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Bill 2017 into law had no bearing on the matter.
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The judgment follows the recent decision of Wayland v Bird [2017] NSWCA 26 in focusing on discretionary matters outside of the usual "trifecta" for joinder.
The decision provides some comfort to insurers that a reservation of rights letter will not, without anything more, provide grounds for joinder to proceedings pursuant to s6(4) of the LR(MP) Act. However, with the likely passing of the Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Bill 2017 into law, it remains to be seen whether the same criteria for leave will be relied upon by the courts. More concerning for insurers will be the fact that the new law will not require leave to be sought prior to joinder occurring, meaning that it will become a case management issue when any question of "leave" will be determined.
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Dr. Michael Sinel is a nationally-known expert on spinal disorders and back pain. After completing a residency at New York Hospital/Cornell University Medical Center in New York City, he received board certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has worked closely with patients in several private practice settings, helping them to overcome the pain and loss of mobility that spinal disorders can cause. In addition to his private medical practice, Dr. Sinel serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, where he has offered electives on yoga therapy and meditation to medical students for over 20 years.
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Dr. Michael Sinel, MD, began his educational path by attending Stony Brook University in 1977. Located on Long Island in New York, the University was established in 1860 and has a long history of preparing students for career challenges. He graduated from the University with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Honors in 1981. Immediately after completing his undergraduate degree, he entered the medical program at State University of New York at Downstate Medical Center, located in Brooklyn, New York. In 1985, he earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the school.
Internships and residencies followed as Dr. Sinel continued his education. In 1985, he began his general medicine internship at Staten Island University Hospital in New York, then followed it up with a three-year residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New York Hospital/ Cornell University Medical Center in the heart of New York City.
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As a private practice physician, Dr. Michael has helped thousands of patients throughout his extensive career. By blending Eastern and Western medical approaches, he has been able to improve the lives of his patients dramatically. He sees patients at the CliniCare Spinal Rehab Medical Group in Santa Monica, California and has held a number of mind-body medicine workshops at California facilities like the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, and the We Care Spa in Desert Hot Springs. Dr. Sinel also volunteers his time with several community-oriented organizations. Presently he volunteers in a non-profit addiction rehabilitation facility teaching mindfulness meditation and serves as a strategic adviser to Creative Visions. He also serves as a board member of CAST, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking. This non-profit group provides advocacy and valuable services for those affected by human slavery and human trafficking. As a board member, Dr. Sinel is able to help shape the direction of the organization, offering his insights to the group as it continues to work against the terrible violence victims have undergone around the world. \
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Dr. Michael Sinel, MD, is the author of two popular books. The first was Win the Battle Against Back Pain: An Integrated Mind-Body Approach in 1997. This first book was published by Bantam Doubleday. After success of that book, Dr. Sinel finished Back Pain Remedies for Dummies in 1999, and this book was published by IDG Books.
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Dr. Michael Sinel has had many years of experience studying yoga and meditation, including training in India. He has offered instruction on yoga therapy and meditation to the medical students at UCLA for two decades. The development of transformational healing sessions and groups with Dr. Michael are in the works, as are programs in association with Insight LA, a multidisciplinary mindfulness training environment in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Michael has trained in mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques with instructors at Insight LA.
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In his career as a medical professional and as an instructor at UCLA, Dr. Michael Sinel works with people from around the greater Los Angeles area. With his private practice to his innovative mind-body medicine workshops, his meditation instruction, and his community services taking up much of his time, Dr. Sinel does not spend much time on social media. Still, he shares information about his life and his work with followers on Facebook and SoundCloud. Those interested in reading his well-received books on back pain can visit Amazon to purchase titles. Dr. Sinel was also
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Unsure if Willie Cauley-Stein wrote this, but I've heard him say it:
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— Willie Cauley-Stein (@THEwillieCS15) January 26, 2018
3. For what it's worth, basketball-reference.com, in its similarity scores, compares Cauley-Stein with these big men after the first four years of their careers: Warriors alumni Joe Smith, Tom Meschery, Harrison Barnes and Darnell (Dr. Dunk) Hillman, as well as Thurl Bailey, Nicolas Batum and Ed Davis.
4. Twenty-four picks after the Sacramento Kings drafted Cauley-Stein, the Warriors picked Kevon Looney.
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By Richard J. Wylie, CFA
Trade disputes are not a new phenomenon. However, the recent increase in tensions, primarily among the U.S. and its principal trading partners, has fostered a number of material uncertainties. Data suggest that recent tariffs, and threats of new ones, have altered business behaviour and economic activity. As a nation that is reliant on international trade, Canada is particularly susceptible to these winds of change. With the business cycle and the current bull market showing their age, investors are understandably concerned with the escalating rhetoric and the ever-increasing risks of protectionism. Having a professional advisor and a sound financial plan can help ease investor concerns when negative headlines dominate the media.
Impact of the financial crisis
As Figure 1 shows, Canada's trade position was consistent during the three decades that preceded the financial crisis in 2008-09. Merchandise trade produced surpluses on a regular basis and deficits, when they did appear, were separated by extremely long gaps. In fact, a $30 million trade deficit was recorded in January 1980. The next deficit ($1.7 billion) emerged only at the dawn of the financial crisis in December 2008, almost 29 years later. One of the primary effects of the financial crisis was a tightening of credit, which exporting firms rely upon to finance trade. In addition, many countries imposed a number of reactionary trade barriers to protect their domestic economies, providing a secondary hit to international trade. This ensured that not only did liquidity and falling markets become the world's problem, so did trade. Even though some of the direct trade barriers were eliminated relatively quickly, trade disputes continue among many of the world's nations – including those that say that they espouse free trade.
More recently, Statistics Canada showed that Canada's merchandise trade balance shifted to a small surplus ($556 million) in May 2019 and remained in surplus ($136 million) in June. These are now the first back-to-back surpluses since November 2016 ($1.0 billion) and December 2016 ($259 million). Despite considerable uncertainty and continued political wrangling, the surplus with the U.S. stood at $5.7 billion in June and $5.9 billion May. The May figure was largest surplus with the U.S. since October 2008 ($6.2 billion) but remains well below the record of $11.6 billion set in October 2005 (current measures only go back to 1997).
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Another dramatic change over past two decades has been the emerging economic prominence of China. Not surprisingly, Canada's merchandise trade with China has also evolved significantly over the same period. Minor surpluses were observed in the final years of the 1990s with a $5.7 million average monthly trade surplus between January 1997 and December 1999. In 1997, two-way trade amounted to just $4.8 billion or $401 million per month, representing just 0.8% of Canada's total. Between 1997 and 1999, two-way merchandise trade with China averaged 0.9% of the total. During the most recent complete three-year period (2016-2018), this figure had climbed to 6.0%. Additionally, Canada has consistently run merchandise trade deficits with China. As can be seen in Figure 4, the last trade surplus ($46.7 million) occurred in December 2001. The deficit has varied over the last 18 years, posting a record high ($2.5 billion) in March 2015.
Historically, as with any other trading nation that allows its currency to float freely in the market, the Canadian dollar has acted as an economic "shock absorber." Generally, when an economic shock occurs, the value of that country's currency declines. A weaker Canadian dollar makes our exports more competitive, allowing foreign buyers to acquire them for less. This in turn allows Canada's export sectors to strengthen. At the same time, foreign imports coming into Canada become more expensive and local consumers tend to select domestically produced substitutes, where available.
As can be seen in Figure 5, the Canadian dollar was relatively strong in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. At the peak of the crisis, many investors sought out the perceived safety of the U.S. dollar and in March 2008, the Canadian dollar traded at an average value of US$0.79. However, it then moved above par with its U.S. counterpart and remained there for most of 2011. Since then, the relative strength of the two economies and weakness in commodity demand caused the Canadian dollar to weaken. However, the "shock absorber" influence of the weaker currency has been more muted of late. Despite the fact that the Canadian dollar has now been consistently below the US$0.80 level since 2015, merchandise trade has been in a significant deficit position for most of that time.
More recent trade issues
On April 3, 2018, the U.S. released its $50 billion list of Chinese products under consideration for 25% tariffs. China has remained firmly in its sights since then, but most of the other U.S. trading partners have also felt the heat. In April, President Donald Trump raised the rhetoric with this statement: "(The trade) war was lost many years ago by the foolish or incompetent people who represented the United States. Now we have a trade deficit of $500 billion a year, with intellectual property theft of another $300 billion."
Closer to home, the North American Free Trade Agreement was replaced by the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement in November 2018. In December 2018, Meng Wanzhou, Chief Financial Officer of technology company Huawei, was arrested in Vancouver on an extradition request from the United States. Subsequently, China has barred shipments of Canadian canola, meat products, peas and soybeans. The growing global economic prominence of China in the past three decades has raised its importance as a trading partner with Canada. Canadian companies are now more susceptible to these barriers than ever before. These forces have hurt Canadian businesses, economic growth and the currency. Some estimates suggest that the global cost of an escalation in these ongoing trade spats could reach US$800 billion1. Like any other disruptive influence, professional advice and a well-constructed financial plan can help alleviate investor stress during challenging times.
Although international trade disputes are as old as international trade, the recent escalation of the scale and scope of these disputes has prompted changes in economic behavior. At the same time, Canada's free-floating currency has not provided the same degree of "shock absorption" that it has in the past.
• Canada's primary trade partner continues to be the United States. Nevertheless, the increasing importance of China on the world economic stage has raised its importance as a destination for Canada's exports and a source of our imports.
• The effect of the current and threatened disruptions on the financial markets is apparent. Having a professional advisor and a sound financial plan can help investors deal with the uncertainties of this investing environment.
1 Bloomberg. "All-Out Trade War Could Cost the Global Economy $800 Billion," June 5, 2019.
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