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Medwell Capital Corp. Announces Completion of Private Placement and Reorganization
Oct 04, 2012, 22:12 ET
EDMONTON, AB, Oct. 4, 2012 /CNW/ - Medwell Capital Corp. ("Medwell" or the "Company") (TSXV: MWC) today announced the closing of its private placement and reorganization. The private placement consisted of 2,719,625 common shares at a price of $1.60 per share for gross proceeds of $4,351,400. Birch Hill Equity Partners IV, LP, Birch Hill Equity Partners (US) IV, LP and Birch Hill Equity Partners (Entrepreneurs) IV, LP (collectively the "LPs") subscribed for an aggregate of 2,343,750 common shares for gross proceeds of $3,750,000. Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc., as general partner of each of the LPs, now controls or directs 3,249,970 common shares representing approximately 44.7% of the 7,270,071 issued and outstanding common shares. Insiders of the Company subscribed for an aggregate of 132,125 common shares. All of the common shares issued pursuant to the private placement are subject to a hold period expiring February 3, 2013.
The subscription by the LP's and insiders for common shares pursuant to the private placement constituted a "related party transaction" pursuant to the provisions of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101"), and required minority shareholder approval, which was obtained at the Company's annual general and special meeting scheduled, held on August 29, 2012.
The Company is relying on the exemption contained in subsection 5.5(b) of MI 61-101 to provide a formal valuation in connection with the private placement on the basis that none of its securities are listed or quoted on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock Exchange, or a stock exchange outside of Canada and the United States, other than the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange or the PLUS markets operated by PLUS Markets Group plc.
Pursuant to the previously disclosed reorganization, the Company's healthcare related assets were transferred to a limited partnership of which Medwell owns 100% of the issued shares of the general partner and 100% of the issued limited partnership units. In connection with the reorganization, Gordon Politeski and Dr. John Wetherell have resigned as directors of Medwell to become directors of the general partner Medwell Partnership GP Ltd. ("Medwell GP"), and Michael Salamon and Patrick Barry are appointed as directors of both Medwell and Medwell GP.
About Medwell Capital Corp.
Medwell Capital Corp. is a Canadian-based investment and advisory firm. For further information please visit www.medwellcapital.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's current expectation regarding future events. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, events or developments to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, changing market conditions, the successful and timely completion of clinical studies, the establishment of corporate alliances, the impact of competitive products and pricing, new product development, uncertainties related to the regulatory approval process and other risks detailed from time to time in the Corporation's ongoing quarterly and annual reporting. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE: Medwell Capital Corp.
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Archive for February 10, 2009
Before I go to Work-Prayer #2
Dear Lord,
You are the Mighty God,
the Maker of Heaven and earth
You set the planets in their place
and make all of the universe shine
with your glory and majesty
Help me this day to be as you created
me to be.
Help me to be one of your creations
full of wisdom, understanding
guidance for those in need,
Integrity, and love…compassion and love
Help me dear Lord to provide the truth
where there is fear, Understanding where
there is confusion.
And Dear Lord, protect my family,
protect me, and guide me in the
right paths. Send people my way that
I can learn from,and they from me
Help the world hunger, and the world
Guide our president in right decisions, and
guide all world leaders toward peace.
This is my prayer before I go to Work.

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Jan. 25th
Important Dates
Jan. 30th- Electives and PE Report Cards go home
Feb. 1st- No School
Feb. 6th- Swim to Survive @ Southland Leisure for PE. Forms are attached, and if you haven't returned them, they need to be returned by Wednesday. Please email the PE teachers if you can volunteer.
Feb. 14th & 15th- No School- Staff Retreat
Feb. 18th- No School -Family Day
FORT STEELE DATES: 5.3 - May 2-5, 2019
5.4 - May 5-8, 2019
**If you would like to be considered as a parent volunteer, please email your child's homeroom teacher. Decisions regarding volunteers will be made closer to spring break. We do attend camp over the weekend days. The other pod goes to camp after us.
Humanities- Students finished their Canada One Pager. Next week we will start a quick overview of each of the regions of Canada, as well as look at some primary artifacts from WWI. Our Caldecott books were narrowed down and a winner was chosen. Students know the final 5 books, but will not know our class pick or the official pick until Monday. Students completed 2 small assignments that allowed them to express and support an opinion. Next week students will begin crafting a persuasive letter to Mrs. Veteikis. They are making a case for, and requesting that their favourite Caldecott eligible title be added to our school library collection.
Math- Students started the week with some inspirational math and looked at the benefits of taking your time when solving math problems. They took their time to solve a problem that required deep thinking and not fast thinking. Students started looking at methods of division as the week wrapped up. Next week we will continue with division strategies.
Science- Students reviewed the steps of the scientific method. This review of the method for conducting fair tests and experiments will used in the upcoming weeks as they design their own experiments in the weather unit.
Jan. 18th
Important Dates
Jan. 25th- Last day of term 1 electives
Jan. 30th- Electives and PE Report Cards go home
Feb. 1st- No School
Feb. 6th- Swim to Survive @ Southland Leisure for PE
FORT STEELE DATES: 5.3 - May 2-5, 2019
5.4 - May 5-8, 2019
**If you would like to be considered as a parent volunteer, please email your child's homeroom teacher. Decisions regarding volunteers will be made closer to spring break.
Humanities- Students viewed a documentary that took them on a cross-country tour of Canada. They began creating a Canada One Pager to demonstrate their understanding of the video's content, as well as their own prior knowledge. They will continue working on this next week. Our Caldecott books were narrowed down to a field of 20. Students took another look at each of the books and used the criteria to rank each book. We will choose our winner on Friday of next week. Our top titles are going head to head, and students will be very sad to see some favourites eliminated. Students will begin crafting a persuasive letter to Mrs. Veteikis. They are making a case for, and requesting that their favourite Caldecott eligible title be added to our school library collection.
Math - This week we learned (or reviewed, for some), the traditional algorithm for multiplying. We also tested 2 conjectures around multiplying double digit numbers. We are close to wrapping up our multiplication analysis and will be moving on to methods for dividing. Continue to practice multiplication facts at home as fluency in those will aid in students ability to divide.
Science - In Science this week we shared our weather instrument videos with each other and looked at ways of measuring weather. We also began to explore air/atmospheric pressure and the role it plays in weather.
Jan. 11th
We had a busy week in grade 5. Please enjoy this glimpse into the week's learning.
Important Dates
Jan 15- In class expert, Science Illustrator (Teresa McLaren) will spend 80 minutes with each grade 5 class on field journal sketching techniques.
Jan. 18th- No School
Jan. 25th- Last day of term 1 electives
Feb. 1st- No School
Feb. 6th- Swim to Survive @ Southland Leisure for PE
Math- In math this week we explored another multiplication strategy, the Lattice Method. Many found success in this simplified strategy and prefer it over the array method. They did a check-in on Thursday and it is in the midst of being assessed. Students will get these back by mid week. If you are interested in learning more about this method, check out this instructional video and why it works. In Grade 5, students are expected to master 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication, some have been able to take a strategy like this to expand to even larger numbers. Next week we will look at the strategy that is familiar to adults, what we will call the 'traditional algorithm'. It is important that students have a strong understanding of what it means to multiply prior to investigating this strategy, as it is not as intuitive as the first two strategies we explored and much more depending on memorization of steps.
Science- Students researched, planned and created weather instruments that helped us observe and monitor what is happening weather-wise in our local environment. They tested their instruments and shared their results with a video that was posted on Seesaw. This week will look at some of the scientific principles behind the weather phenomenon we see in our local environment (such as chinooks).
Humanities- We spent this week immersed in our collection of Caldecott eligible picture books. There were over 40 books available on the long list for students to examine against the Caldecott criteria. Students voted for each book on a 3 point scale, and the top will 16 move onto the next round. In addition, 4 books will be assigned wild card spots and will move on. We will continue narrowing down the books until Jan.25th, when we will choose a winning selection. We will compare our results with the official results on Jan, 28th. Looking ahead, the students will begin looking at beauty within Canada, and we will continue with Mock Caldecott.
Project Beautiful- We have completed another assignment for this inquiry. Students built their critical thinking skills as we explored the concept of beautiful. Collectively and individually we defined the word, "beautiful." Many students found that their ideas around, "What is beautiful?" have expanded. Thank-you to all of you who were able to take the opportunity to provide feedback to your child on their movie. Moving forward we will be examining our essential question, in the context as it relates to "What is beautiful about me?" and within the context of the topics we learn about in grade 5.
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MANVEL, N.D. — It's been in the area since last fall, by some reports, but a raghorn bull elk has been turning heads in recent days near Manvel, where a number of people have reported seeing it.
"I've heard (about) it three times today, already," Jim Job, outreach biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department in Grand Forks, said Tuesday morning. "Quite a few people have seen it."
The elk, which hasn't dropped its antlers, appears to be a 5×5 bull and was soaking in the sun in the middle of a snowy field Tuesday afternoon. Also known as "intermediate bulls," raghorn elk have between one and six points on either side, according to Wiktionary.
While bull elk are cause for conversation, occasional sightings in the Red River Valley aren't unheard of, Job said. There have been four or five bull elk sightings between Manvel and Larimore, N.D., and Oslo, Minn., since last summer, he said, and a UND student hit one in late November along U.S. Highway 2 near Petersburg, N.D. In October 2017, a driver hit and killed a young bull near the Grand Forks airport.
"We have had trail cam pictures and sightings of bull elk out of that Larimore area all the way to Grand Forks," Job said. "It started last September; we had a bull right off the Oslo interchange" on Interstate 29.
Whether it's the same bull as the one now near Manvel, about 13 miles north of Grand Forks, is hard to say, but it's certainly possible. Most of the time, elk that wander into the Red River Valley are young bulls trying to find a home, Job said.
"I'm guessing most of them are kicked out of the (Pembina) Gorge, and their movement to wintering grounds is typically south of Highway 5," Job said. "These ones just moved a bit further."
Towns along Highway 5, which runs east to west across the state, include Hamilton, Cavalier and Langdon.
Anyone who encounters the elk — or any other wild critter — should keep a safe distance, Job advises.
"Definitely leave them alone," he said. "They're going through a pretty hard winter right now. Let them do their thing, and I guess if anything, report it to your local game warden if it's out of the ordinary."


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A (brief) snapshot of yesterday
We need a new way of doing things. A new approach to fashion. And a new language that encompasses these new approaches. At yesterday's Craft of Use event, we were encouraged to look honestly and listen carefully to the world around us as we all embarked along a corridor of thought that requires us to […]View post
Behind the scenes for Craft of Use
There's just one more day in the office until the Craft of Use event on Wednesday, after months of planning and years of interviews, reading, photo shoots and thoughtful provocation, the chance to share and discuss is almost upon us. After a manic couple of weeks of dashing around London ensuring the vital aspects of […]View post
Habit(at) Field Day
Last week we held our second ever Field Day at The Trampery in London Fields. We chose the theme Habit(AT) to provide the frame for our thinking around issues related to urbanisation, sustainable cities and the role that fashion can and could play. We hold Field Days as they are a way for us to share […]View post
The Colour of Fashion
At CSF we are always looking for unexpected collaborations through which we can share our expertise and our ethos and at the same time learn, grow and expand our horizons. NIAB Innovation Farm like CSF has a remit to explore innovative partnerships between academia and industry but their subject area is plant genetics, a field […]View post
Here Today Here Tomorrow – the story continues…
In our last post we talked about where Here Today Here Tomorrow started and how we have developed our ideologies and philosophies of sustainable approaches to fashion throughout the Fashion and the Environment MA and in the years since then. The journey so far has been exciting, and a lot of hard work! In this […]View post
Here Today Here Tomorrow says hello!
The four of us at Here Today Here Tomorrow want to say a huge congratulations to the Centre for Sustainable Fashion on their five year anniversary! At this milestone, they have asked us, being part of the first graduating group from the MA Fashion and the Environment, to spend the next week sharing what we've […]View post


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When you make a band vassal a master, it is stated in the book you keep the band vassal, just one from the band is trained and becomes an NPC.
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ASHGABAT -- The foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan met with European Union (EU) officials Monday (July 9) in Ashgabat to discuss regional development and security issues, according to an EU statement.
The meeting constituted the 5th round of the High-level Political and Security Dialogue between the EU and Central Asian states.
Afghanistan attended as a special guest.
The sides discussed border management, drug trafficking, and counter-terrorism and the prevention of violent extremism.
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In the race to attract the consumers in India, YouTube, with its capturing of per month 245 million user, is already leading the Netflix and Amazon.
In the quest to penetrate the rapidly growing video market in India, when big video platforms like Amazon and Netflix are struggling for past few years to capture it, YouTube has achieved the same.
In 2014, YouTube was standing in India with 1 million subscribers of just 16 channels, now after four years the number of channels has reached 300 increasing 17-fold and subscriber scoring over a billion. YouTube's daily active viewers, according to Comscore, year-over-year have been growing at the pace of 100 percent and the unique users who visit the site every month have been surpassing 245 million currently which is 85 percent of the all internet users in India. And users outside of the six major Indian cities are making 60 percent of YouTube's total of Indian traffic.
YouTube, becoming a daily routine in the lives of viewers in Indian market, has been rapidly growing against the rivals like Amazon and Netflix, who in their efforts to make the way to emerging markets, have been producing original contents for viewers with the investment of multi billion dollars.
If we review other emerging Asian markets, YouTube, there too, is playing better than the others. In Thailand, with reach out of 93 percent in urban areas, YouTUbe is reaching to 92 percent of rural users. In Indonesia, with a year-over-year increase of 50 percent, YouTube each month entertains 74 million active users.
Creators are also be benefitting from the loyal audiences of their own with increasing number of viewers visiting YouTube searching the contents of their interests. And for this, it is not wrong to say that Netflix and Amazon are fighting not with a single entity YouTube, but with millions of content creators.


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Cyber Readiness: Are You Prepared for 2019's Challenges?
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By Susan Hoffman
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Many experts and journalists have made predictions about the cybersecurity challenges we will face in 2019. For example, SecurityIntelligence quotes a seminar where participants made the following security predictions:
- A major Internet of Things (IoT) cyberattack would make the news.
- Security automation could create unintended and negative consequences.
- Continuous risk management will help companies to better understand risks.
- New laws will provide more protection from lawsuits relating to data breaches for organizations that comply with regulatory obligations.
Similarly, Dr. Hugh Thompson and Steve Trilling of Symantec also offered their own 2019 cybersecurity predictions:
- Attackers will exploit weak artificial intelligence and use AI techniques to assist their assaults on target organizations.
- Cyber defenders will have an increased reliance on AI to pinpoint vulnerabilities and to counter attacks.
- The increased use of 5G network infrastructures will expand the opportunity for attacks.
- There will be a growing number of IoT attacks, which could affect critical infrastructures such as power grids and communication networks.
- More attackers will target data in transit through home routers and other IoT devices.
- Supply chain attacks will grow in frequency.
- There will be more legislation and regulation regarding growing cybersecurity and privacy concerns.
But reading the 2019 predictions is only a small part of improving your cyber readiness.
Improve Your 2019 Cyber Readiness
There are multiple ways to improve your cyber readiness at home. Using basic cybersecurity practices can protect your data and offer you greater peace of mind:
- Review your passwords and change them if they use easily guessable characteristics. Passwords that are hard to guess can lessen your vulnerability to attack.
- Don't wait to install patches and updates. Although installation is time-consuming, it is worth the effort to save your data.
- Conduct a physical security evaluation. Determine your physical household and workplace vulnerabilities and correct any problems right away.
- Decide which documents qualify for the 3-2-1 backup rule. For this rule, you should keep three copies of important files in two different forms of storage (such as a server in the cloud or a thumb drive), with at least one copy stored somewhere other than in your home or office.
This year will certainly offer many security challenges for both homeowners and cybersecurity professionals alike. But improving your cyber readiness is a wise step in combating attacks.


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Types of Christmas trees for sale
Besides the wide array of real Christmas trees for sale there are also specific and unique Christmas trees that are offered for sale to suit various tastes and budget. White Christmas trees for sale have been an all-time favorite as it catches the spirits of winter beautifully. Among the artificial Christmas trees for sale, there is the pre-lit version as well as the exotically embellished unlit artificial Christmas trees. The fiber optic Christmas trees for sale are gradually gaining popularity. Stores have been seen to offer even the very unique aluminum Christmas trees for sale. The live Christmas trees that are sold give the customer the freedom of choice even before they are cut down. You can even care for these plants for a few days before you eventually cut it down to complete the scene of festivities. The decorative ceramic Christmas trees also find their way to the living rooms during these days of Christmas.
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Christmas stores offer a full collection of Christmas trees for sale online. You can buy these after going through the online reviews and flyers and wait for the discounts coupons to get the best bargains. Look out for the overstock sale or the clearance sale or the wholesale rates being offered from time to time in all reputed or branded stores to get good bargains. To find the Christmas stores in your locality or in a specific U.S. state, for example, in NC or in Ireland or Canada, Australia or U.K., study the route maps and the list of shops published in online directories.
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Why British Swim School?
Our mantra, "Survival of the Littlest" not only applies to our program aimed at enabling the very young to survive a water accident. It reflects the growing number of British Swim School Franchise Owners who began their journey as entrepreneurs with limited investment capital, who now are all now multi-unit successful business owners.
Find out more about how saving the lives of little ones, can create better lives for business owners.
No Buildout Costs
British Swim School has created a model that allows you to skip over the enormous amount of stress and disappointment that is inherent in commercial pool construction, by utilizing the plethora of "empty" pools across the country. At British Swim School, you don't need to sell the crown jewels to be able to afford to open a business.
We Help You Find Multiple Pools
Our Franchise Owners enjoy a real estate program that helps determine the best possible locations available in their territories. Our Corporate Team will help each new owner gain access to these locations. And now, with partnerships with national fitness chains, many of the locations come to us!
Making a Living Saving Lives!
Sure, it's great to have a business with a bottom line that's longer than the English Channel, but that's not the only reason we exist. British Swim School Owners are passionate about combatting child drowning, and love the fact that their business truly helps make a difference!
Survival of The Littlest
The common perception is that to create million dollar franchise businesses, you need a huge chunk of capital to make it happen. Not so at British Swim School. Our model allows entrepreneurs with limited capital, or who don't want a 6 or 7 figure investment risk hanging over their shoulders, to launch their swim school and move quickly towards success. We look out for the little guys!
We Are Unique
We strive to make swimming an educational and enjoyable experience for every child. Using revolutionary teaching methods, we aim to give every child a chance to learn the skill of swimming.
Unlike many other programs that teach children to swim, British Swim School finds and rents pools that are specifically catered to the needs of the children. We make sure the pools are warm and a comfortable environment in which a child can learn to swim.
Our instructors are chosen with great care and consideration. Each instructor is experienced, passionate, and genuinely cares about the child with which they are working. They have a love of swimming and teaching and are driven to make learning to swim an enjoyable experience.
British Swim School is the leader in "Learn to swim" programs. It was revolutionary in developing a survival program that enables the very young to survive an accident in water. It's gentle fun program makes it the nations leader and preferred choice for all parents.
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At British Swim School, our Owners start with a relatively small amount of liquid capital to open their first locations. We contract with pools in Fitness Centers, Schools, Hotels, Sports Clubs and many more types of locations, bringing revenue to the host for an under-utilized loss leader facility. We have the Perfect win/win situation!
At British Swim School, our Owners don't have to deal with exorbitant ongoing costs. The cost of water, pool repairs and daily maintenance, energy and all the other costs associated with owning a commercial pool are covered by the host. We've figured out how to sink costs to the bottom of the ocean!
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We've been seeing a lot of Batman Arkham Knight trailers but the "All Who Follow You" trailer so far has taken the cake. Batman has always had strong villains to fight against but we should never forget his greatest allies. Robin, Nightwing, Oracle, Catwoman, Gordan and more are heavily featured in this trailer and rightfully so. Batman and his team work wonders in unison and this game looks to be even bigger than they originally shown us. I cannot wait.
Tinertia is a yet another 2D sidescroller game but this time with rockets. Using the power of the rocket jump you have to make huge jumps and avoid dozens of obstacles to survive. If the trailer would only show gameplay at a normal speed and angle for long enough I would have a better impression of the game but this is right up my alley. Keep an eye out for Tinertia.
I haven't followed Call of Duty in years, or even come to thing about it but I thought Advanced Warfare was the crazy sci-fi one. Well, Call of Duty Black Ops III seems to be channeling Advance Warfare by going completely Metal Gear Solid on us with robots. You already know if you're going to get this game or not.
Just Cause 3 shows us everything but the kitchen sink… and the grappling hook. The series that gave us The Fast and The Furious levels or craziness way before The Fast and The Furious looks absolutely crazy.
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Can You Pass The Ultimate Justice League Quiz?
It's only a few weeks left before we see the grandest DC extravaganza on the big screen. The DC fans are pumped and totally game to see their favorite superheroes beat the shit out of Steppenwolf. The marketing campaign has entered into its last leg and Warner Bros. is leaving no stone unturned to promote the movie.
The Justice League movie has a strong ensemble cast including Batman (Ben Affleck), Superman (Henry Cavill), Wonder-woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Mamoa), The Flash (Ezra Miller) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher). The movie is directed by Zack Snyder and written by Chris Terrio based on the characters of DC comics. The story of Justice League will follow the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and mark the Phase 1 of DC Cinematic Universe. The movie will assemble the greatest DC superheroes under one roof against a terrifying adversary Steppenwolf. But before the real fun begins, let's see how much do you know about the superheroes of DC.
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4. This emphasis on learning lessons not only follows from our conception of the role of a public commission. It also follows from our belief that one of Israeli society's greatest sources of strength is its being a free, open and creative. Together with great achievements, the challenges facing it are existential. To cope with them, Israel must be a learning society - a society which examines its achievements and, in particular, its failures, in order to improve its ability to face the future.
5. Initially we hoped that the appointment of the Commission would serve as an incentive to accelerate learning processes in the relevant systems, so that we could devote our time to study all of the materials in depth, and present the public with a comprehensive picture. However, learning processes have been limited. In some ways an opposite, and worrying, process emerged - a process of 'waiting' for the Commission's Report before energetic and determined action was taken to redress the failures that have been revealed.
6. Therefore we decided to publish initially an Interim Report, focusing on the decisions related to the start of the war. We did this in the hope that the relevant bodies would take urgent action to change and correct all the implications.
In other words, the Winograd report was supposed to be an opportunity to learn. They published the interim report because they felt that their commission was hampering learning, rather than encouraging it. The entire purpose of this interim report is to allow for learning. (And remember that this commission was appointed by the Prime Minister as his advisory committee. They have no legal powers and cannot do anything except advise, which in their view means to facilitate learning).
What was the response of the Prime Minister? How will Olmert learn from the Winograd report?
Olmert said, he would work to implement the report's conclusions. He called a special cabinet session for Wednesday to begin the work, at which he plans to announce the creation of a special task to oversee the report's implementation, including both government officials and external experts.
The government's response to a report from a special task force calling on them to learn is ... another governmental task force to help them learn!!!!
A person is allowed to go on the path that they choose for themselves. If someone refuses to learn, they will find many ways to continue to avoid learning.
How often are we given the chance to learn, from our mistakes, from our successes, from other people. What do we do with that opportunity? Do we learn, and take steps to implement the conclusions that we reach, or do we set up another 'task force' allowing us to continue with business as usual and miss the opportunity for growth and personal development.
In my opinion the current Israeli government is not good for very much (like most of the previous ones), but what we can learn is what happens to someone who doesn't want to learn, who has too much vested interest to wish to make any real changes, to see clearly what fools we make of ourselves if we fail to learn while everyone else can see clearly what we should be doing.
Let's try to learn.


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Willow And Spoon
There's something about this funky foodies' cafe with its retro couches and armchairs scattered throughout that invites lingering, whether over a book, a newspaper, a conversation or just to sample more of the brilliant fare on offer.
And there are plenty of places to linger, from the sunny pavement sofa, the colourful main dining room, or, for a getaway, wander through the kitchen to the rear. Here the concreted space under the building, which once would have contained nothing but Grandma's washtub and a resident blue tongue lizard, has been cutely populated with tables and chairs, lamps, a toy box and more arm chairs, with a spill over of tables on weekends onto the lawn by the Hills Hoist.
As for the menu, it's a brunch style affair, featuring dishes to awaken anyone out of a sleep like the Sleeping Beauty, aka poached eggs, muffin, tarragon, mushroom duxelle and tomato-honey and garden pea sauce or, for something lighter and like nothing healthy you've ever had, the Passiflora – home made granola, pepita, hazelnut and rockmelon with black rice pudding and divine passionfruit labna. Or make a quick side trip to New Orleans with the Gourmet Traveller award-winning Voodoo Chicken – hot southern fried chicken, honey beans, poached egg and papa ghede salsa.
As much thought has gone into the children's menu as the other with baby waffles, blueberry maple and ice-cream, fried chicken and poached egg on toast or petite bacon and egg wih croissant with shakes or babycinos.
Meanwhile the coffee is expertly made Newstead-based Blue Sky and tea is Samford-based Nine Owls, with a choice of chai, Breakfast or herbal. Last but not least the sweets offerings (muffins, slices, tarts, pies and puddings) include a decent range of gluten-free.
On Thursday to Saturday evenings Willow & Spoon turns into the friend's house with the master chef in the kitchen as locals pile in for personal service and superb home cooking designed to share such as house bouillabaisse for two or Kilcoy sirloin for four, tempered with smaller dishes like soya braised pork belly, choi sum and oyster mushroom or pan roasted quail, speck and garden peas with café de Paris butter.
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Office relocations in Leimert Park happen for a number of reasons, from company expansion to moving cities, and regardless of the reason, it's often cause for celebration. From changing your office's interior design to implementing creative ways of working, Leimert Park office relocations can be the catalyst for giving your entire company a makeover, and not just an aesthetic one. The worst thing you could ever do is have your office staff and critical personnel working on anything other than normal day to day business operations during a Leimert Park office move, but unbelievably that's what a lot of operations in LA end up doing instead of hiring top Leimert Park commercial movers to get the job done for them. That isn't ever a situation that you would want to find yourself in.
For starters, hiring the best commercial office movers in Leimert Park isn't going to break your bank account by any stretch of the imagination. As one of the top professional office moving companies in LA we understand how to bid jobs effectively, keeping our prices relatively low while still leaving a reasonable amount of profit margin on the table at the same time.
With so many various office moving companies in Leimert Park and office relocation companies to pick and choose from we have to stay competitive with our prices, so you'll be assured of getting a great rate no matter what.
Secondly, any commercial mover in LOS ANGELES– regardless of how much they cost – will always be less pricy than having your core staff divert their focus and work on something other than growing your operation, servicing your customers and clients, and growing your bottom line.
With us you get to work with the best leimert park office movers in town, but there are definitely some tips and tricks you can leverage to make this move go a lot smoother.
Office movers possess the learned techniques from years of moving as well with practical knowledge to assist you. Since these professionals are generally paid by the sum total of the job; they will certainly be really there from start to finish and also certainly not be leaving unless the move is done. Therefore it is really in their best interest to see that the project is without a doubt not merely done well, however, wonderfully very well and is entirely wrapped up. Leaving the moving concerning your office movers to Leimert Park office moving services is without a doubt a fantastic approach of reducing your anxiety and stress whenever relocating. There is no having to verify you have already found everything as these types of professional office movers have your greatest interest in mind. This enables you to savor your new home or apt as well as leave behind the stress and headache of moving to the professionals.
Moving, as you might well know can surely be very stress filled. Part of the stress regarding moving is will have to plan all the items in which you will really need and also how to get these done.The things consist of: boxes, furniture dollies, hand carts, packing materials, furniture coverings. Together with the objects you will will need to move, many people do not always own box truck that can help move them meaning that definitely will have to be rented likewise. Through getting an office moving company you no longer will have to turn into a guru planner. Office movers possess all of the hardware and items which you will certainly require with regard to your move, also including the transport through which in order to move each one of your belongings to your new home or even apt. Every detail will be actually carried out for you by having the movers, therefore you will certainly not have to deal with the majority of the worry which comes along with moving.
So why telephone a skilled professional? Well, the solution resides in their label, "Pro". These types of guys are without a doubt people in which move people's items on a daily basis. This being said these professionals have likely encountered every kind of cases moving items from one house or apartment or condo to the next. Whether or not it be coming from demanding to move home appliances, custom-made artworks, up or down staircases, or possibly even large size objects; our movers at LA Movers Co. have certainly witnessed it all. Because these professionals do this every day our power team are able to answer just about any inquiries or considerations you may likely have, and do the job quicker than you by yourself. Plus, you will certainly save on energy and time which is actually best utilized with respect to pinpointing how best to establish and decorate your new house or apartment. An included benefit is without a doubt that you are literally not worn out from all the moving in which you are not going to have to do by hiring a pro office moving company.
Employing a qualified office moving company can easily save you tons of time. Lets admit; moving costs not only cash but time also. Anytime you are moving you will likely devote a great number of hours carefully packing your belongings, along with arranging boxes so as to identify precisely what boxes include which objects for taking out when your arrive at your new place. There certainly are literally no 2 ways about this it is actually time consuming. So simply by hiring an office mover in Leimert Park, La to either move you across town, out of town or perhaps across the nation you can save great deals of time by simply letting the moving company which you hire box your belongings for you. Since these guys are able to completely pack and unpack your whole entire house or apartment or condo.
You might suspect that "doing it yourself" would be the most suitable sort of financial savings at the time moving. On the flip side, most people do not always consider not only the amount of your time in which it takes to move, but additionally the amount of cash which it can need to move. Several factors which people do not always allow for is: you will need to get a truck to move, fuel along with driving expenditures, boxes, breakable objects containers together with safety and security measures, a secondary pair of hands furthermore a healthy back for moving the large stuff, time off from work in order to move: for these reasons missed out salary in most cases. These are merely a few of the costs whenever looking at the DIY moving aspects. Along with having movers move your house or maybe apartment, you are simply looking at paying a single fixed rate. The professional movers conduct all of the bulky lifting, hauling things down the stairways, placing things within the truck. In the event that you employ the services of a full service mover in Leimert Park these experts definitely will also help you pack, move afterwards unpack your items.
Looking into that professional movers are actually frequently moving possessions from 1 house to yet another, or from one house to another; these guys have considerably a bit of prior experience moving your furnishings and also delicate and fragile items. As such these guys are actually less than likely to harm your possessions. Additionally these professionals have much lower level for accident as they are usually continually putting their bodies under the rigorous requirement each day as well as their physiques have already become adapted to the challenge. Lots of folks when ever trying to move or lift substantial possessions frequently hurt themselves: this particularly comes about even more during moving given that you are likely moving a large number of bulky objects throughout you home or apartment or condo. So save yourself the hassle and safety concerning your body and enlist the services of our professional office moving staff.
In the event that you have already ever moved previously then you will have knowledge of that trying to get all the appropriate boxes as well as furniture in the most appropriate location in the time of a move can easily be daunting. With items getting off loaded from a truck so as to making it definitely it is without a doubt not actually just labeled right, nevertheless gets into the most appropriate room. Packing as well as moving can be compared to attempting to assemble a 5,000 piece puzzle. Packing, labeling, fitting most the boxes grouped all together therefore, they remain organized; and then making an effort to make sure they get to the right place at the time they get off the truck. This is exactly what is all involved when moving and coordinating your house or apartment or condo. By hiring a mover when it comes to your move you will get to steer clear of almost all this trouble. Never need to fret about mismatched boxes, lifting, loading and also unloading all the boxes. That is without a doubt simply because you got a crew. Our office movers will make sure that every single furniture piece is in its correct place, and also every box resides in its own matching space.
Quite possibly you have already moved before or possibly you are likely right here on our webpage looking to enlist the services of a mover for the very first time; in any case many times when you wanting to move on your own can easily take various trips. These types of trips are back and forth from the old apartment or house to the new one. Whether or not it is literally across the road, across town, state or country, these kinds of trips take a considerable amount of time and confine your schedule. By means of employing the services of a experiencedoffice moving company you save not only your quality time, however likewise your peace of mind. Moves can possibly be a big tension point specifically anytime you are actually needing to run back and forth from one location to the next. Moving companies are truly tasked with making the trips back and forth and not actually you. There work is really to make your move as straightforward as well as hassle free as possible. Through this you can do the things that you do and have the movers do their job.
This is one of the main and is undoubtedly not the least is incredibly important to the moving experience. Office Moving Services possess all the suitable tools. Your qualified professional mover will likely utilize hoisting straps, dual wheel, 4 wheel or appliance dollies, ramps and custom built vehicles with air ride buffers to transport your belongings within a safe and also secure manner. Hence regardless of whether it is moving an L-shaped couch out of your door or perhaps taking apart your furnishings, your hired group of help will certainly figure all of it out for you.
Moving pretty much any type of furniture can not really only be actually difficult, but also dangerous specifically when moving and lifting big furniture for instance: sofas, freezer or fridges, wine chilliers, washing and drying machines, reclining chairs and a lot more. Supposing that you do not really take specific safeguards in order to make sure your safety regarding yourself whenever moving either the furnishings or even hefty appliances you could very well end up harming yourself. Luckily when employing a Office Moving Services within Leimert Park you will not have to bother with any kind of personal injury such as any pulled or over exerted muscle tissues considering that you can give it to the experts to move your items to your next home or apartment. Doing this also gets rid of the likelihood of you your own self destroying a wall, taking the chance of ripping a love seat as well as having any kind of physical exertion.
Hiring an expert mover delivers exceptional valuation at a time that might be otherwise truly hectic. Moving can be both emotionally and also on a physical level exhausting, and also handling fragile or even huge belongings with care insists upon precise moving abilities. We incredibly encourage turning to experts with respect to this, as you would most likely when it comes to most of your homes needs which includes plumbing and electrical power. Together with over Ten Years of expertise within local area moving and cross country moving, our teams of tremendously qualified moving companies can address moves concerning any type of size or perhaps complexness. Our people manage every move with the own personal service that you would definitely count on family and friends. On the other hand, compared to loved ones, our company ensure peace of mind.
Our staff establish an estimate with regard to a local move at a hourly cost, that includes the ride time for each leg pertaining to the move: coming from the moving company to your first residence, then to your destination, plus back again to the moving company. Rates intended for a long distance move is based on a flat cost, set price. As soon as our people have certainly gotten a stock in regard to your home furnishings and also other belongings, and determined a timeframe for delivery, we are happy to give a binding cost when it comes to your move. In the event that you would prefer, our people can certainly also value a long distance move by weight.
Moving employment represents the large number of the moving financial outlay. That being said, you should as well allocate packing materials, which includes moving boxes along with tape, and for extra valuation (moving insurance coverage) as needed. Al's really takes particular safety measures with breakable as well as outsized items, for example flat screen televisions and chandeliers. Those belongings generally call for a customized wood crate, that will most likely get an extra price.
With more than 50 (combined) yrs of experience, our sales team prides themselves with regards to ensuring one of the most detailed moving estimates within the market. Our exclusive sales system makes certain that our company work very closely with every customer to completely understand his/her moving needs as well as to offer a moving estimation that mirrors those needs. Make certain to provide as much information as possible at the moment for the price quote - this consists of assessing the stock list for accuracy. Neglecting to speak about extra objects, as well as hard spots of access, at the moment for the moving price quote usually brings about unpredictable expenditures for the customer.
Like some other service industries, individuals might wish to thank your movers with regards to a job well done by means of providing a gratuity. Even though the movers do not really expect a set amount, we advise a tip formed on your full satisfaction with your movers and the whole relocation; using a broad guideline of $4-6 for each guy, per an hour. Assuming that you think that your movers went above and also beyond with their efforts, you might wish to boost the amount of money as necessary.
Although #brand: t # is going to take every single needed safety measure on your move, unpredicted damages could happen and it is very important to make certain that your belongings are undoubtedly secured. Our team have the ability to supply valuation moving insurance plans to our customers at a really fair cost because of the the really low amount of claims our company submit.
Our firm suggest scheduling your move as far ahead of time as you are able to. The farther away you could prepare your move, the greater the availability you will have in picking a date and time in which is likely convenient for you. A fundamental rule of thumb is to get ahold of us no later than 2 weeks in advance of your chosen move date. Our people realize advance planning is truly not always feasible, plus do our absolute best to accommodate last minute customers likewise.
Focus on packing, as an alternative to moving. Much smaller objects as well as moving packages are moved very quickly by professional movers. Don't invest time attempting to move these items yourself. Rather, prioritize packing boxes, so whenever the movers show up, you are without a doubt 100% ready. To learn more on packing and packing supplies have a look at our blog.
Yes indeed! #brand: t # makes available complete storage locations alongside our top quality moving professional services. Supposing that your belongings do not necessarily fit in your new home, nevertheless you are actually only living there only for a finite period and after that have plans to transfer to an even bigger house or apartment or maybe you wish to hang on to the objects regarding friend and family, use our storage area facilities is a convenient, safe option. Request your move organizer with respect to additional detailed information concerning this service.
Settle upon a simple labeling process (such as MBR when it comes to Master Bedroom) and ensure that that each of your boxes are actually accurately identified. Boxes should certainly be named on the top along with 3 sides. Your movers are going to work closely along with you at the destination making certain everything winds up just where you really want it.
Anytime the cabinets are generally built from metal or plastic, 2-drawer filing cabinets may be left full. The top two drawers of a 4-drawer cabinet ought to be normally emptied. All of the lateral file cabinets need to be completely emptied. Every one of drawers need to be emptied in wooden cabinets.
That is more often than not fine to leave your clothing in your dresser drawers in the course of the move. Be really sure to take away everything from the drawers that may perhaps roll around or maybe shift throughout moving, given that this can easily bring about damage. Supposing that the dresser is certainly primarily large (a triple dresser or component of a large wardrobe), this is probably best to at the very least partly empty it
You need to ensure that your dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, and also dryer are truly empty. Furthermore, movers are normally not actually educated electricians or even plumbers - you will need to schedule the suitable expert to detach your washer, lighting/chandeliers, and refrigerator from any kind of electric and/or water hookup. Most important, movers are truly not certified to disconnect natural gas, which run lots of dryers and ovens.
These kinds of items may possibly be carried on local moves if appropriately packed/prepared, however our company may not promise the safe moving for live plants, in which might be traumatized by means of motion as well as temperature extremes inside the moving truck. Our staff can not actually transport live plants with regards to long distance moves.
#brand: t #, together with all Licensed Movers, will not actually move hazardous or flammable materials which includes propane tanks, guns, paint, and aerosols, as the temp inside the vehicle may possibly result in these types of items to burst or even ignite.
When the movers first arrive, these experts will do a walk through with you of your current home or apartment, confirming which possessions are moving and which are definitely not.
If your moving day is rather quickly approaching as well as it ends up being clear that you are going to not actually be entirely packed, it is crucial that you notify your move manager immediately. He or she is able to collaborate with you to make the most beneficial achievable "fallback plan" for packing. This may possibly mean having the movers complete your packing or even, in the event that you have the flexibility and we have the availability, pushing back your moving day so as to permit additional time to pack. Assuming that you have a just a little number of items left to pack, your movers can certainly typically finish this on moving day; having said that, it is very important to understand that this will certainly add time to the project and, for this reason, add to the total cost of the move.
Without a doubt. Anytime our staff deliver your possessions to your new residence the movers will work closely alongside you to make sure all furniture and boxes arrive in the appropriate rooms, as well as our staff more than happy to lay out and reposition the furniture precisely as you would like it.
With regard to your own assurance, you may want to take into consideration moving precious jewelry and also other small treasures yourself in your own personal vehicle. When it comes to larger items - for example, art, antiques, musical instruments, unique collections, or other items of great personal significance and value - point these items out to your movers at the start of moving day so that these guys can take the necessary steps to make certain for their appropriate care.
On moving day, you really should let the experienced movers address the job totally - they are actually very trained and the absolute best suited to carry the weight and also negotiate the loading of the vehicle. In most instances speaking, having non-professionals perform along with the movers slows things down and also costs you more in the end. Your family and friends will be able to be generally most helpful in getting ready for the move - packing moving boxes or maybe taking care of your animals or young children.
Regretfully, currently there is truly zero safe place in the moving truck intended for animals to ride. They can not be transferred in the cab of the moving truck for liability reasons and the back of the moving truck is certainly inappropriate because of the absence of climate control and the possible danger posed with potential shifting of large items.
Sadly, qualified professional moving companies can certainly not transport clients inside the moving vehicle for liability reasons. You might probably choose to set up a ride by having a good friend or maybe a taxicab company upon move day.
Yes. Our professional movers along with moving trucks are conditioned to move throughout rain, sleet, or even snow. These experts arrive geared up with supplies so as to keep your belongings safe and secure from the elements. On the other hand, if you want to keep costs down, we highly recommend that you shovel, rake, or otherwise clear the access ways in preparing for their arrival.
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Serena Williams Wimbledon 2019 Results
"She Literally Played Out of Her Mind": Serena Williams Fell to Simona Halep in Wimbledon
Serena Williams is the GOAT — there's no doubting that. She's the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title, which she achieved at the 2017 Australian Open. After Thursday's semifinal match, Serena also became the oldest female Grand Slam finalist in history. She has 23 Grand Slam singles titles to her name, second best behind Margaret Court. But, in Serena's second Wimbledon final since the 2017 birth of her daughter, she did not come out on top. Romanian Simona Halep, 27, beat Serena 6-2, 6-2.
The hour of play was intense to say the least. It took Serena five games to get on the scoreboard, and Simona came out strong, winning the first set 6-2. During the second set, Serena returned with better rhythm and power — which she's known for — and seemed to shake some initial nerves. However, Simona's court coverage and speed was spot on. This is her second Gram Slam title and first title at Wimbledon.
Serena waved to the crowd before accepting her prize for runner-up — and she cheered on Simona as well. "She literally played out of her mind," Serena said of Simona. "Congrats on all the hard work." Simona admitted after the match that she was nervous and that she'd "never" played so well.
When asked after her semifinal win against Barbora Strycova why she keeps coming back, Serena replied, "I love what I do. I wake up every morning and I get to be fit and I get to play my sport." She echoed this on Saturday, telling reporters that she loves playing tennis — it's as simple as that.


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Anhui Xinxing Chinese Medicinal Materials Co., Ltd. is located at the top of the four major Chinese medicine capitals, 66 Yaodu Avenue, Shibali Industrial Park, Shengzhou, Anhui Province. It is a GMP decoction processing that combines traditional Chinese medicine decoction processing and modern technology enterprise.
The company covers an area of about 50 acres, with a construction area of 10,000 square meters, of which the production workshop area is about 2,000 square meters, the warehouse area is about 50,000 square meters, the exhibition hall area is about 700 square meters, and the green area is 40%. There are two production lines for ordinary decoction pieces and toxic decoction pieces. The supporting facilities are complete. The main processes are clean selection, washing, frying, cutting, cooking, drying, and packaging. Laboratory instruments have advanced domestic standards, and safety fire protection facilities, power supply, water supply, drainage systems, and environmental assessments meet national standards.
The company has more than 200 employees, including more than 100 college and technical education, accounting for more than half of the total number of employees, 50 professional and technical personnel, accounting for a quarter of the total number of employees, most of which are experienced pharmacists .
The company adheres to the comprehensive management path of planting, processing and processing of Chinese medicinal materials, and has established an enterprise technology center, which consists of a Chinese medicinal material cultivation research institute and a Chinese medicinal material processing and processing research institute.
The company's main products are thin slices, straight slices, oblique slices, wound tablets, compression tablets, silk segments, blocks and other types. It has established a direct oral decoction tablet workshop. At present, the company has established a market with wide network coverage, smooth channels and diverse means. The operating system, the products sell well in more than 20 domestic provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, and dozens of countries in Southeast Asia. The company has strong economic strength and adheres to the operating principle of "quality for survival, reputation for development", and gradually realizes the production of Chinese medicine decoction pieces. Modernization, industrialization, and internationalization, relying on the advantages of Luzhou's traditional Chinese medicine resources, processed emerging brands of decoction pieces: "Emerging decoction pieces, essence of Chinese medicine"
In terms of employee management, the company pays attention to people and improves the quality of its employees. Start with employees' thoughts, let them understand the company's development process, and strengthen the relationship with the company. Establish positive examples, learn the outstanding qualities of advanced characters, and cultivate employees' sense of belonging. Provide employees with space for growth and progress, form a common goal of employee growth consistent with the company's development, so that employees can really do what they want, work together in one step, and work together to build a better enterprise.
Pay attention to the company's cultural image. Inside the company, organize various collective activities, corporate sports games, cultural evenings, etc. to enrich the life of employees and company culture. Outside the company, participate in various public welfare activities, plant trees, and donate with love to build a good corporate image.
Copyright © 2014-2017 Anhui Xinxing Chinese Medicinal Herbs Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. 粤 ICP 备 07054544 号
Address: No. 66 Yaodu Avenue, Shibali Industrial Park, Quzhou City Contact: Yang Yang 18297366199
Phone: 0558-5889828 Fax: 0558-5588929


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Foote, C. (2017). School libraries, librarians, and project-based learning. Internet@Schools, 24(1), 12-13. Retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=10&sid=da5e9fab-57dc-47e6-a316-e7c6ba1be109%40sessionmgr4008
Summary: This article details necessary qualities in both physical and online spaces for successful project-based learning to occur. The focus is on the role of the library and the librarian in supporting students throughout the process.
Great ideas to help librarians re-envision their use of physical and online spaces to help students during the inquiry process and to support collaboration between students and deep engagement with problem-solving.


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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Macy's deal with NY workers averts strike
By Daniel Massey
Police barricades were up in front of Macy's flagship Herald Square store in preparation for a picket line Wednesday night, and as late as 2:30 a.m., it appeared a strike could happen.
But negotiators from Macy's and Local 1-S of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union worked past a midnight deadline and reached an agreement just before 7 a.m. on a new five-year contract. The deal covers four New York City-area stores and nearly 4,000 workers.
Details of the contract were not immediately available, but the union's 35-member negotiating committee unanimously endorsed the agreement and some were said to be exchanging high-fives in the moments after it was reached.
"When working people stand together in a strong union, they're able to make gains for themselves and their families," said Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. "I'm pleased that the company was willing to share its success with its union members."
A Macy's spokeswoman said the tentative deal resulted from "tremendous efforts by company and union negotiators" and that it reflects "the economic and business realities of the retailing industry, while keeping jobs at Macy's among the best in the department store industry."
The tentative contract will be signed at 5 p.m. Thursday, after which the union will take it to its members at the four stores—at Herald Square and in Queens, the Bronx and White Plains—for ratification votes. Voting will begin tonight in Herald Square and continue through Wednesday.
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I spent the weekend with a U.S. Army Special Forces team. Their captain—my best friend from childhood—was getting married.
Many members of the team were Rangers before graduating to Special Forces and had done several tours in the Middle East. The best man—a captain of another Special Forces team and a Ranger school classmate of my friend—once spent 26 out of 30 days in live fire combat.
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It is so hard to act beyond self-interest—I am as guilty as anyone of thinking too much about myself. But this weekend re-enforced my conviction that these two qualities—selflessness and perseverance—are the noblest to which we can and should aspire.
My young son has been sick quite a bit (he'll be OK), and I have this overwhelming desire to suck all the pain and illness out of him and inject it into myself. These men are doing that for us—constantly.
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In a new blog post, the British Water Tower Appreciation Society says it's glad that the owner of Jumbo, Colchester's Victorian water tower, has been refused permission to transform it into a restaurant, flats, offices and museum.
Why? In a nutshell, says General Secretary, Nat Bocking:
Colchester should not be held hostage to a developer's folly.
Yes, it's the well-worn canard of the evil developer holding a community to ransom so he can line his own pockets.
The only problem is that it's nonsense. Let's deal with Nat's points and arguments one by one.
Politicising planning decision okay (if you've brought it on yourself)
Firstly, Nat explains that the planning committee voted against (or for) the development on party political lines.
The vote went along political lines with the three Conservative councillors on the planning committee all voting in support of the plan and the seven Lib-Dem, Independent and Labour councillors against.
That much is true, as is Nat's report that Bob Russell attempted to interfere in the process by writing to Colchester Borough Council CEO, Adrian Pritchard, demanding that:
…the Conservative councillors should have declared an interest because of a donation made by George Braithwaite to the North Essex Conservative Association.
Nat fails to mention that the Council's Monitoring Officer, Andrew Weavers, dismissed Russell's attempt to play politics with the planning process by ruling that Conservative councillors had no interest to declare.
What Nat does say, though, is
If politics played any part in the decision, then perhaps [owner] Braithwaite only brought that on himself.
Which is staggering. What he's essentially saying is that, if councillors undermine planning by bringing party politics into the decision making process, then that injustice is perfectly okay – if you, as the applicant, have brought it on yourself.
That's unacceptable.
Evil Tories (again)
Next, Nat draws attention to two videos in which fellow activist Darius Laws and myself campaign for turning Jumbo into a 'restaurant in the sky'.
It must be said, he does reveal a wicked sense of humour.
I have found two videos produced by a local 'political activist' Darius Laws and his associate Ben Locker. According to the Gazette, Darius is a Conservative and Ben says he is one too, though one can tell from his wearing of red trousers.
I can't deny the trousers. But what Nat is really up to is ascribing party political actions to our campaign, hinting we are somehow in cahoots with Jumbo's owner. As he says later on:
Ben has claimed on his blog there is "no other funded, viable plan on the table."Ahem, nothing of Braithwaite's proposals were in the public domain until 24 hours before the planning meeting. Were Ben and Darius were privy to them, though they claim to be working entirely independently of Braithwaite?
- Neither Darius nor myself have ever met or spoken with Jumbo's owner.
- While we were vocal among fellow Tories about our desire to see the plans approved, it certainly wasn't a group policy. Neither of us even asked whether the Conservatives on the planning committee were minded to approve or reject the plans. Indeed, we were worried that some of those councillors might even reject the plans.
- Neither of us were privy to any information about Jumbo, other than what we found in the public domain.
- Both of us passionately believed the plans would help transform Colchester – and we both still do.
But to answer Nat's point, it has been no secret that Braithwaite has planned to plough millions of pounds into developing Jumbo. In my eyes, that makes it a funded, viable plan.
In contrast, the plans for Jumbo drawn up by the Balkerne Tower Trust (Patron: Bob Russell, MP) are unrealistic given the charity's fundraising efforts to date. These is the organisation's balance sheet for the last five years:
|Financial year end (FYE)
|28 Feb 2013
|28 Feb 2012
|28 Feb 2011
|28 Feb 2010
|28 Feb 2009
That leaves £2,391. That's not going to buy very many bricks, let alone restore Jumbo to it former glory.
All the time in the world
Nat falls into the camp of people who thinks we've got all the time in the world to create a better plan for Jumbo's future.
And in making his point, he does correctly bring me up on a point of fact. While it was my understanding that Jumbo has lain empty since it was sold off by Anglian Water in 1987, Nat sets the record straight by pointing out that:
[Jumbo] was utilised as a 'prayer tower' by an evangelical church from 1988 to 1995 who purchased it from Anglian Water. They then sold it at a loss to a property developer.
Even so, Jumbo has now been unused for 18 years, and no-one has yet come up with a costed, funded, viable plan to restore it exclusively for community use. And during all this time, according to the report commissioned by the Balkerne Tower Trust itself, the building has been decaying.
We don't have all the time in the world. We've taken it – and we haven't progressed any further. Unlike Jumbo's owner, who devised a sensible, costed plan that took into account the objections made by the planning committee when they first turned down the scheme.
Free building anyone?
Nat, however, does identify one major sticking point for Jumbo's future. Now that the Council's planning committee has repeatedly set its face against officers' recommendations, refusing to let the building be converted by a private entrepreneur, Jumbo's value has plummeted.
Owner George Braithwaite bought the building in 2006 for £330,000. The Balkerne Tower Trust failed to raise enough money to outbid him. But now, as Nat says:
Without planning permission the value of Jumbo was assessed at £0.00 so a heritage operator could never secure a mortgage for £330,000 to buy out Braithwaite AND cover the cost of restoration against the value of Jumbo.
So what's the answer? That Braithwaite should just give the building away?
That's not just unacceptable. It's deeply unfair.
A building that pays for itself?
But assuming the Balkerne Tower Trust (or any other organisation) got its hands on the building, would it really be able to generate the income needed for its long term upkeep? I sincerely doubt it.
Nat disagrees, saying:
While the restoration of Jumbo would initially be expensive because of the years of neglect it is not completely a lost cause to find funding for that, perhaps meeting a corporate social responsibility remit, and once Jumbo is brought back to health, ongoing maintenance could be within the means of a charitable trust offering tours of the intact tower.
Oh yes? According to the report commissioned by the Balkerne Tower Trust, the cheapest option for restoration would make the following plan possible.
Public access would consist of tours starting at hourly intervals, escorted by Colchester Blue Badge Guides. Tours would have a maximum of 10 visitors (a limited set by fire regulations), and would last 45 to 50 minutes. Two Colchester Blue Badge Guides would be on duty; one conducting the tour and the other at Jumbo's entrance to welcome those on the following tour and act as support. Five or six tours would
operate each day during the Summer Season (anticipated to be April to September inclusive).
Let's assume that six tours operate every single day from 1st April to 30th September. That's 183 days – or a maximum of 10,980 visitors per year.
If each visitor paid £5, that would result in income of £54,540. According to this link, Blue Badge Guides earn an average of £168 per day.
So to pay for two Blue Badge Guides over 183 days at a total of £336 per day, the Trust would need to shell out £61,488.
Even if the entrance fee were raised to £10 per person, bringing in a total £109,080, the Trust would only have £47,592 left after paying for the guides.
But would it really manage to sell every single tour space on every day? I doubt it. As Nat says about Braithwaite's proposals for a museum:
I don't think even I would pay £5 to go into Jumbo more than once just to gawp at the rooftops of Colchester and see some old photographs and visit yet another overpriced museum gift shop and sandwich bar.
In the same way, I'm not sure that many people would pay £10 more than once to have a Blue Badge tour of the building. It's not a sustainable plan for the building, even with the income from charity abseils and corporate events that Nat proposes.
So where now?
Much as I love the idea that Jumbo could become a social enterprise and pay for its own upkeep, I sincerely don't believe it's possible.
In rejecting the plans to turn Jumbo into flats, offices, a restaurant and a museum, I think Colchester's planning committee has done the town a grave disservice. As English Heritage said in response to the plans:
Only if your Council concludes that the proposed scheme provides the only practical means of securing the tower's future should it approve these applications. On the other hand if it concludes that this is not the case and the applications should be refused, it should commit itself to securing the future of the tower by promoting an alternative approach.
So, has the Council committed itself to securing the future of the tower by promoting an alternative approach?
I wouldn't hold your breath.
While the developer's plans may have altered Jumbo's fabric for the worse (and I dispute this), turning them down has done no favours for the fabric of our town. What could have been a superb attraction, bringing visitors into the town and giving our local economy a major boost, will – once again – become the white elephant we've seen crumble for decades past.
An outcome worth playing political games for?
You decide.


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