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Digital and Media Literacy Book Review: Spaceheadz
While this series on digital and media literacy efforts has focused primarily on formal initiatives so far, innovative digital and media literacy efforts can pop up in informal and unexpected settings as well. Children's book author Jon Scieszka, best known for books like The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Fairy Tales, has created Spaceheadz (SPHDZ), a series of books for seven-to-ten year-olds that can be used to teach digital and media literacy skills. Scieszka is no stranger to promoting literacy through online tools; he's the founder of Guys Read, a web-based literacy program for boys.
The Spaceheadz books are written in Scieszka's trademark zany style, enhanced by black-and-white comic art from Shane Prigmore. They tell the story of Michael K., a fifth grader in a new school who finds himself seated with some very strange new classmates, Jennifer and Bob. It turns out Jennifer and Bob are actually aliens called Spaceheadz, with class hamster Mr. Fluffy as their leader. The Spaceheadz are on a mission to convert 3.14 million and one Earthlings — or else the Earth will be turned off. Along the way, they must avoid the bumbling Agent Umber and his AntiAlienAgency.
The Spaceheadz have gleaned all of their knowledge of Earth entirely from advertisements, which they take literally. They speak in taglines—"Just do it," "Think outside the bun", etc.. (Unlike in Admongo, the jingles and catch phrases that the Spaceheadz repeat so often are both real and recognizable.)
Check out a video highlighting the series:
Scieszka explains the impetus for the Spaceheadz series in this interview with Karen Calabria of Kirkus Reviews:
At the heart of this book is media literacy. I want kids to first realize that people are pitching them like mad, all the time. They're deluged with pitches, ads—lies, basically. The best way to get kids to understand that is to get kids inside that world, to realize the pitch and then turn it around and make it their own. I've been going to schools and libraries with this book, and the amount of advertising that comes out of their heads shocks me. It even shocks them. They know all the catchphrases and jingles. I was at a presentation once, and out of nowhere, in the middle of what I was reading, this kid just jumped up and shouted, "Kid-tested, Mother-approved!" It was the perfect Spaceheadz response—he'd probably heard that a hundred times, in the last week alone.
On their own, the books provide a basis for conversations about advertising literacy. It's hard to read them and not think about the pervasive nature of advertisements and the validity of advertising claims. But the series takes things a step further, embracing digital literacy through cross-platform storytelling. Readers are invited to participate in a series of online extras that extend the narrative and provide additional character information. These features, which are seamlessly integrated into the print edition, include:
The main Spaceheadz, website, which includes user story and photo contributions, Spaceheadz photos, videos, and social media
Michael K.'s website: www.SPHDZ.com (Register here to become a Spaceheadz and print certificates and stickers)
The gang's fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Halley's class website: www.MrsHalleysComets.com
The Anti Alien Agency website: www.AntiAlienAgency.com
The Spaceheadz' website displaying the consequences if they fail their mission: www.ImSureGladThatDidntHappen.com (Check it out by submitting the secret code from Book One: Walk Don't Walk)
Bob's Facebook page
Jennifer's YouTube channel
Major Fluffy's blog and Twitter account (He speaks entirely in "eeks" and images)
By participating in the story in both print and online, kids are able to hone their reading and computer skills through a fun, multiplatform experience. There are countless entry points to participating in the story, and the extent of digital exploration is left entirely up to the reader. However, Spaceheadz is clearly focused on raising awareness about advertising literacy — like Admongo, it doesn't delve much deeper into analyzing the values implicit in advertising messages. Nonetheless, with a little framing, innovative teachers and parents could certainly use Spaceheadz to teach digital and media literacy in both formal and informal settings.
This article is part of our series on digital and media literacy education initiatives. Previous entries in the series include: PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab Program Ready to Expand, FTC's Admongo Promotes Surface-Level Advertising Literacy, Holocaust Museum Repackages Multimedia Propaganda Exhibit for Media Literacy Educators, and Common Sense Media Employs Comprehensive Evaluation Strategy for Digital Citizenship Curriculum.


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Neurological disease in pregnancy
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- G. G. Lennox
A wide range of neurological problems occasionally complicate pregnancy and the puerperium. Pre-existing neurological diseases, such as epilepsy and myasthenia gravis, sometimes become more troublesome or, like myotonic dystrophy, pose obstetric difficulties. New neurological disorders can occur, ranging from diseases of the peripheral nerves and muscles that are relatively common but generally benign, to diseases of the central nervous system that are rare but potentially life-threatening. In all these situations the presence of the fetus influences management.
Disorders of muscle and neuromuscular transmission
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Muscle cramps, particularly on waking, are extremely common in the third trimester. They are almost never a symptom of serious neurological disease and often respond to calcium supplements. Restless legs syndrome, in which there is a feeling of discomfort in the legs that is relieved by movement, is also common, especially on retiring to bed.
It may respond to correction of underlying anaemia (particularly if this is due to folate or iron deficiency); otherwise management in pregnancy is aimed at promoting the rapid onset of sleep, for example by reducing caffeine intake. Drug treatment (with levodopa, clonazepam, or codeine) is best avoided. Polymyositis, although rare in young women, can deteriorate during pregnancy. Treatment with corticosteroids is thought to be safe, as is azathioprine if another immunosuppressive agent is necessary.
Most of the congenital myopathies and muscular dystrophies, apart from myotonic dystrophy, cause no special problems in pregnancy unless they are of sufficient severity to compromise ventilation, either because of respiratory muscle weakness or associated scoliosis. Such cases should ideally be assessed in a specialist unit prior to pregnancy because the cardio-respiratory demands of pregnancy, combined with the splinting effect of the fetus on the diaphragm, can lead to ventilatory failure and a temporary need for mechanical ventilation.
Myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant disorder due to an expanded triplet repeat in the myotonin protein kinase gene. The expansion tends to increase during transmission from mother to child, so that a mildly affected or asymptomatic mother may have a severely affected fetus. This probably accounts for the excess of polyhydramnios and perinatal death. The myotonia affects the smooth muscle of the uterus, prolonging labour and increasing the risk of postpartum haemorrhage because of uterine inertia. Moderately affected mothers may also develop symptoms of cardiomyopathy during labour.
Myasthenia gravis deteriorates, improves, and remains stable during pregnancy in roughly equal proportions of patients, but the response is neither predictable nor reproducible in subsequent pregnancies. It deteriorates during the puerperium in about half of all patients, an effect that may also occur after abortion.
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Band 'Mighty Purple' pioneers popular concert spot, 'The Space'
Maggie Wright
In 1996 15 year old Stephen Rodgers was working an after school job in order to maintain his residency in an old warehouse owned by the mafia. His inspiration for working in order to pay the mafia their monthly rent checks: his passion for music.
Rodgers and his high school buddies used the mafia owned warehouse as an illegal music venue where their friend's bands would perform. "We had two shows every weekend and it sort of paid the bills, but nobody really had a job except for me, and so I was paying the mafia off in cash every month; it was pretty sketchy," Rodgers said with smiling large light eyes and long dark hair. Rodgers illegal music venue was eventually shut down by the police, but this would certainly not be Rodgers last attempt to deliver music to the public.
Rodgers passion for music would eventually land him a moderately successful career as a musician, an extremely successful open mic night, The Space, a legal music venue in Hamden, CT, and he claims someday he would also like to have his own farm, and he would like to build "an amazingly huge model railroad, which is my own world that only I can control," Rodgers said laughing.
Rodgers and his brother Ron started "The Mighty Purple," a band that according to Rodgers plays "emotionally driven indie pop rock with strong melodies and harmonies." The band consists of Rodgers on guitar, the bass player "Tommy Lee," keyboard player Max, and drummer Paul Guerra. The Mighty Purple has released seven albums and has previously signed a contract with the independent label Wildpitch Records.
Even though the band was getting more pay and publicity while signed with the label, Rodgers claims that he prefers working independently rather than with a record label backing him and his band. Rodgers claims that without a record label the band does not have to play a big venue, which helps the band get to know their fans on a more personal level. "I would much rather go play for 40 people and not make $1000 dollars, but have those 40 people have a good time in a smaller place; without a label we have more intimate relationships with the fans rather then these really big shows with bands we don't fit with," Rodgers said.
When Rodgers returned from the band's tour he moved into a small warehouse space in Hamden CT, where he began hosting an invite only open mic night every Monday. As the years passed, Rodger's open mic night gained enough popularity that musicians would drive from Boston and New York to participate. Some established musicians such as Steve Kellogg, of Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, and Ann Heaton, who has been credited in the Boston Globe as "easily [one] of the area's most notable female singer-songwriters," frequented Rodgers' open mic sessions before their careers took off. "It grew so big that there were 100 people cramming into this tiny space every week. People were driving from New York, Boston, and Rhode Island to come play two songs and hang out and meet other people; some really great people came out of that open mic night," Rodgers said.
After two illegal music venues and a signed record contract, Rodgers who refers to himself as "definitely over 21," decided to try and do what he had attempted so many times before; give music back to the people. But this time he was going to fill that craving not by opening an illegal venue, or hosting an open mic night in a tiny warehouse, he was going to open a legal music venue that was different from all the others; and The Space was born.
The Space, which has currently been in business for 18 months, is truly a music venue like no other. Rodgers wanted to open a place where all ages' bands and fans could come and experience new genres of music, without having to worry about age restrictions and liquor laws; for that reason The Space does not serve alcohol at all, but they do serve 150 different types of tea as a replacement. The venue doesn't provide food either, but during last Tuesdays open mic night Rodgers and his comrades bought and pizza and sold slices to customers for a dollar.
"I opened this place because I really felt that their needed to be a platform for young artists around here to play for all age crowds with no liquor, because other than Toads there is no place for underage crowds to go see shows," Rodgers said.
The Space doesn't strictly focus on one type of music. Different types of music are played ranging from salsa to rock. "I just felt like the need was so great in New Haven to have a place that was all ages, and would focus on multi-cultural events and not just rock and roll, punk rock, and hippie music," Rodgers said.
The inside of the venue is truly distinctive, colored lights line the back of the stage, and also hang from the ceiling. The whole place, including Rodgers office is covered with vintage figurines and statues, of what looks like superheros from the 70's and 80's. There is also a large suit of armor hanging on the wall. The seating area is lined with various comfortable vintage couches and chairs, all of different style and pattern. Christmas lights are also strung over the seating area, which makes it a very intimate, friendly venue, even though it is slightly cluttered.
Although Rodgers' band and music venue aren't exactly raking in the millions, he is still content with his work. He says he will continue running The Space and making Mighty Purple albums, because according to him it isn't about the money. "Success is connecting with people on a real level everyday, and if that's through music then it's awesome. It just depends on if your hearts really there," Rodgers said. "I am going to keep making Mighty Purple albums, even if we only sell a few hundred of each record that's fine, its doesn't matter how much I make, I just like putting them out," Rodgers said. Rodgers has certainly come a long way from a lost 15 year old living in an abandoned warehouse, and he seems extremely content with his new music venue, especially about the fact that he doesn't need to pay his rent checks to the mafia.
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'Belvedere' update: The Strategic Growth Fund has no recoverable assets
Investors will only receive back a fraction of their money.
Patrick Cairns / 19 July 2018 00:48
The losses are almost entirely attributable to private equity and property investments in South Africa. Picture: Shutterstock
The Strategic Growth Fund, which was at the centre of the allegations around the so-called "Belvedere Group" has no assets that can be recovered. Any investors who were left in the fund should therefore accept that they will only get back the small portion of their money that was held in cash.
This is the conclusion reached by Alan John Roberts and James Robert Toynton of Grant Thornton, the Joint Administrative Managers (JAMs) of the Global Mutual Fund, the white label fund under which the Strategic Growth Fund was run.
In a final report to the Royal Court of Guernsey, a copy of which Moneyweb has obtained, the JAMs estimate that the total book losses to investors in the Strategic Growth Fund will be in the region of $72 million (R956 million). The report however states that the JAMs were not fully able to investigate the causes of the total failure of the fund. They do not find that anything fraudulent or illegal took place.
The losses are almost entirely attributable to private equity and property investments in South Africa. The Strategic Growth Fund held exposure to these assets through its investments into sub-funds in Mauritius that were managed by Belvedere Management, and BKOne. All of these entities are currently in liquidation.
Read: The world's greatest Ponzi scheme that never was
"The JAMs consider that there is no prospect of any realisation of assets at the sub-fund level that would exceed the costs and liabilities of those sub-funds, and as such there will be no assets recovered for the fund and no distribution to creditors or investors," the report states.
As Grant Thornton notes, the Strategic Growth Fund was initially invested in a range of mutual funds, similar to unit trusts, run by managers such as JP Morgan and Investec. However, between September 2008 and December 2010 the fund sold out of these funds and instead invested predominantly into private equity assets. There is however no indication that these investments were in contravention of the fund's mandate.
Critically, the report also does not provide an independent valuation of the fund's assets either at the time that it was suspended in February 2013 or when the JAMs took it over in March 2015. It only notes reported values at the latter date.
It is therefore not able to make a finding as to whether the value was lost before or after these events took place. In other words, there is no conclusion as to whether previous valuations of the private equity assets were correct or not.
The fund managers
The JAMs also note that the investors in the Strategic Growth Fund were all introduced by advisory firm deVere. In a previous report they stated that this has been confirmed by deVere itself, and that approximately 272 clients of the firm had been invested.
Grant Thornton adds that the discretionary manager of the fund was United Asset Management (UAM), which is "understood to be owned by deVere". Cobus Kellermann was employed by UAM and was the fund manager at the time that the investments in the fund were changed, but he has consistently maintained that he did not make investment decisions alone. He says that there was an investment committee in place that included deVere staff.
Kellermann and David Cosgrove were the subjects of an investigation by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission that centred on the Strategic Growth Fund. That investigation was however closed last year and no action was taken against them.
Patrick Cairns
Patrick Cairns is one of South Africa's most respected commentators on the investment industry. He also covers economics issues and business news.
Charles 2 years ago
The heading should be "deVere update". deVere consultants pushed their clients into this fund. Was there proper disclosure that UAM was owned by deVere itself… No.
Individuals who invested with Belvedere directly, were their funds placed into SGF and did they lose money… No.
So who lost money, deVere clients who were sold QROPS solutions and then recommended to place their funds into SGF due to the commissions being paid to the deVere consultant/Salesman.
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Weary Investor 6 months ago
Is anyone interested in starting a class action against deveres for their mismanagement of this fund?
or has anyone else already found a way to get their money back from deveres?
Sensei 2 years ago
Herman Pretorius shot Julian Williams when he realized that Williams used fancy accounting, and company structures, to steal the money from the "Relative Value Arbitrage Fund", which was a ponzi-scheme. Like Marcus Jooste, Williams was a brilliant accountant. He knew all along that Pretorius was running a ponzi-scheme, so he invented a way to channel the assets of the ponzi-scheme into his own pockets. Pretorius was under enormous pressure to keep his ponzi-scheme from collapsing. He had to find alternative investment opportunities because his clients wanted "diversification". They were over-exposed to the RVAF, and they asked Pretorius for alternative opportunities. (The clients were eventually well diversified in about ten different opportunities within the same ponzi-scheme.)
This is where Williams came into the picture. He was the one with the ideas and the plans. Pretorius wasn't very bright, but he had the gift of the gab and he had the contacts at the golf-clubs all over the Western Cape. He had access to a pool of money to the value of more than R2 billion. A lot of this money came from businessmen who had undeclared cash to invest. Abante Capital was built on "hot money". Investors stole from the taxman, and Pretorius stole from them. Williams then decided to steal from Pretorius.
Super Alloys was the vehicle invented by Wiliams to siphon the funds out of the RVAF. Firstly he paid a 10% commission to Pretorius to get his client-base to invest in Super Alloys. The IDC was also dragged into the scheme on the pretense of the catchphrase "Mining and Minerals Beneficiation". This is how the IDC became an investor in a ponzi-scheme. Williams had the following problem. In order to motivate his investors to invest new funds into Super Alloys he had to promise them a dividend that is at least equal to the return he promised in the Ponzi-scheme(RVAF), otherwise the investors would not invest in Super Alloys. The problem was that Super Alloys never turned a profit, and could not pay any dividends.
Now this is where it gets interesting. Williams convinced Pretorius to lend the funds to Super Alloys to enable Super Alloys to pay a 20% dividend to the investors. This is beautiful because the investors in the ponzi-scheme basically funded their dividend from Super Alloys out of their funds at the RVAF! The investors used their own money, to pay the dividend to themselves.
Williams had shares in Super Alloys, and with an accounting entry and a transfer of money he sold his shares in Super Alloys back to the company, in exchange for the all the cash in the company. The cash was a loan from RVAF of course. When the next dividend payout was due, there was no funds in Super Alloys to pay the dividend. Investors had bills to pay and the came down hard on Pretorius, who promised them the dividends.
When Pretorius eventually realized that he was taken for a ride by Williams, and that Williams used Super Alloys to steal the funds out of the RVAF, he took his revolver, got in his car, drove to Williams's office, and shot him.
Cobus Kellerman invested in BKOne, the listed entity that housed Super Alloys, but he got out in time by trading with himself. He sold his holdings in BKOne to another fund he managed, that was based in Mauritius. He was both buyer and seller at the same time. He got rid of the mess by offloading the sinking BKOne onto another fund he had control over.
The moral of the story? Beware of brilliant accountants…….and listed ponzi-schemes.
Quidditas 2 years ago
The first coherent explanation of the "Relative Value Arbitrage Fund" that I have read.
Well done Sir. Deserved to have been an article on its own.
LuluAlert 2 years ago
Excellent S. Amazing story.True that fact is stranger than fiction.
Quidditas and LuluAlert, thank you. I forgot to mention where another big chunk of the money went. A large part of the investments made by about 3000 individuals, most of them from rural communities in the Western Cape, went into the black hole of derivatives trading. I cannot remember the exact amount of derivatives contracts in Wesizwe that were bought by Pretorius, but the position was large enough to sink the RVAF.
Pretorius told investors that he was developing Wesizwe, the platinum mine near Rustenburg, and that they should also invest. Most of them grabbed this opportunity to diversify into mining, although they had no prior experience of owning shares. They did not have any knowledge of mining either. They trusted Pretorius because he was a "guru" and able to spot the "best opportunities".
As it pans out, Pretorius was not involved in the development of Wesizwe. Williams did the development. Pretorius was merely a broker, who received a 10% commission from Williams to sell Wesizwe. Pretorius saw the Wesizwe venture as his lucky brake, to turn the ponzi-scheme into a legitimate investment operation. The share-price went from R2 to R15 in 12 months. He believed, and he told everybody, that the price will soon reach R25. He advised clients, who never traded derivatives before, to bond their properties and to buy derivative contracts on Wesizwe. Many did.
As the share-price crashed from R15 to R0.43, the margin calls streamed in. There were many sellers but no buyers. Every contract represents 100 shares. Investors lost R1000 for every R100 they had on margin. One can say that they lost ten times their initial investment. The position held by the RVAF was so big that the door was too small for him to exit. He had no option but to pay the margin calls out of the funds of his investors in the RVAF, and hope and pray that the price goes back up.
We can say that the RVAF disappeared down the mine shaft at Wesizwe.
Some of the funds of the RVAF were distributed to people who needed a regular income. The biggest chunks went into "dividend payments" from Super Alloys and the margin calls on the futures positions. Who made the money on the other side of the derivatives trade? Derivatives is a zero-sum game, for every loser there is a winner. Those margin calls went into the account of the guy who sold the contracts to Pretorius and his clients. Who is this person? I have got no idea, but have my suspicions.
boepens 2 years ago
don't stop now …….. !!!
Joe elze 2 years ago
Please tell more. I had no idea you are such an interesting font of information. look forward to the next instalment.
comme ci comme ca 2 years ago
My views:
I traded derivatives (selling) at a Corporate Treasury (Bank) for many moons. Our clients were mostly Triple A Companies for more than 20 years.
During our presentations, I hardly ever met a CEO, COO, MD, FD, CFO and Treasurer (mostly CA's – with or without a CFA etc qualification), that had a "cooking clue'', what the risks/rewards in the most basic vanilla derivative were!
That is why the Western Areas toxic hedge methinks, was sold to a Brett Kebble so easily (JCI) by a consortium of Banks (Investec, Hypo Munich and AIG). This now infamous gold naked hedge, destroyed JCI, and it took Investec many years (with the help of KPMG's Chinese Bookkeeping)), to try and save JCI from bankruptcy (which methinks that they were!). In this case Investec just couldn't afford JCI to go belly up, as they would have lost billions, methinks.
PercyW 1 year ago
Sensei, interestingly, if you look at the Joint Official Liquidator's First Report into Brighton SPC which housed the Kijani Commodity Fund in the Caymans. The fund's sole debtor Kijani Resources of Gilbraltar advanced a number of loans itself to BKOne companies.
Cobus Kellermann appears to be a common thread in a number "unrelated" funds dabbling in obscure private South African companies like Advanced Alloys and Highlands Trout, companies I believe are now all worthless.
jnrb 2 years ago
Please clarify because there is just too much detail here. Did Kellerman do anything wrong or not? Is he the crook that Alec Hogg made him out to be?
Alec's website receives a lot of sponsorship from Carrick Wealth – all Ex deVere who jumped ship as it was sinking with this story. So guess where his opinion lies.
''Money (read Ponzi) is honey, my little sonny.
A rich man's joke is always funny''
To me, the moral of this story is that these ''wheeler dealers'' did not possess the wealth, it possessed them!
Methinks my old friend ''Alec Hogg'' will have to start preparing for his allegations against Cobus Kellerman as this issue is starting to look as ''clear as mud''.
My already very grim view of these so-called fund managers took another dive and lots of them are nothing more than very well ''educated idiots'', who are only in it for the money, methinks!
searcher6 2 years ago
Charles Winshaw?
One and Only 1 year ago
Is this the same Charles Winshaw whom worked at deVere for 3.5 years and has now set up his own IFA business, http://www.charleswinshaw.com/ operating out of a serviced office?
Charles 1 year ago
@searcher6 @One and Only
No. Never heard of him.
Tell me, do all ex-deVere staff go and setup their own thing and duplicate the deVere model? A lot of QROPS and QNUPS structures being offered at these companies with "Professional, international advisors" managing it from SA.
As soon as I see a company advertising QROPS services, it's best to run for the hills!
Obviously 1 year ago
Erm…according to the Paul Yabsley (GFSC) affidavit, which is pubic information as well as the website: http://www.belvederetruth.com it is confirmed that Kellermann left in the beginning of 2012 – that is six years ago now, but so many "issues" blamed on him. deVere just trying to hide their fees and mis-selling if you ask me.
The more I read, the more I wonder- is Kellerman a crook, and if he is, why not say so.
As someone one wrote, its as clear as mud.
what is clear, is that these 'fund managers' have the small man by the balls, and have no compunction in squeezing a bit harder.
After all, 10 years on , Porrit and Bennett are still playing games with and running rings around the venerable Judge Spilg, Tannenbaum is happily ensconced in Aussie, and Bobroff(in a different context, but also a crook) has been recommended to the Bar in Australia, as honourable and upstanding.
Erm, it has been proven (via affidavit) that Kellermann left at the beginning of 2012. That is six years ago!
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Colson 2 years ago
Dos this mean Alec Hogg gets an apology?
Erm, he is the one being sued by Kellermann.
Pamplona 2 years ago
When Pretorius shot Williams it was a case of two sociopaths netting each other out. Someone below called Williams brilliant, that he was not. What he was was a liar of Kebble-esque proportions. Pretorius was a Bible-bashing pied piper for the Afrikaans platteland volk who took their packages in the 90's and used other peoples money to look good. He was just swindled by a better liar and a better crook in the form of Williams. Their deaths saved us a decades long Porrit style rear guard action. Justice was done.
beamiste 1 year ago
I am one of the 272 DeVere clients who invested. So I lost my pension money!
I just read the JAM final report. Interesting to say the least, particularly about DeVere and their inaccurate fact sheets!
Does anyone have any good suggestions about using legal means to recover the money for the 272 clients impacted?
For example I was thinking there is a strong case for DeVere being guilty of mis-selling.
Section 65 of the Collective Schemes Control ("CIS") Act is what governs marketing and "solicitation" within the Republic of SA. It has been noted (before) that deVere started this mis-information campaign in order to hide conflicts, fees and mis-selling…
hotstack 1 year ago
I too am one of the 272 deVere clients who was invested in this (my case is maybe more frustrating as my deVere "Adviser" purchased shares in this on my behalf in mid-February 2013, just days before the fund stopped trading unbeknownst to me.
I too am looking for legal means to recover my initial investment. I have contacted the bank that was offering the fund (in Feb 2013, even though deVere itself apparently advised customers to withdraw in 2011) and what governance, or lack thereof, they had.
I don't know if there is already a group of affected parties out there, but if there is, please let me know so that I can at least commiserate with others in my position.
Big Moose 1 year ago
If you were advised in SA you should contact the FAIS Ombudsman. They've fielded a ton of complaints against deVere over the years. You should especially focus your complaint on the bad advice given and the fact that you were advised on an unregulated product, which is breach of an adviser's license in SA. Also point out to Ombudsman that the FSB (now FSCA) were warned repeatedly about the miss-selling of the SGF by deVere since early 2010. Concerns were also raised then about the mismanagement of assets in the SGF.
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State Partners have conducted over 70 engagements in 10 years
By Lt. Col. Matthew Devivo, North Carolina National GuardJul 18, 2018
5 photos: North Carolina Air National Guard security forces visit Botswana
Photo 1 of 5: 145th Airlift Wing Security Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Barringer (left) and Staff Sgt. Eric Stitt (second from right) pose for a picture with their Botswana Defense Force counterparts. North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing Security Forces traveled to Botswana, Africa, in late June 2018, to work side-by-side with their Botswana Defense Air Force (BDF). (Photo courtesy of North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs) Download full-resolution version
Photo 2 of 5: Three members of North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing Security Forces traveled to Botswana, Africa, in late June 2018, to work side-by-side with their Botswana Defense Air Force (BDF) counterparts. BDF Air Force perimeter observation tower (shown) is one of many along the expansive BDF airfield. (Photo courtesy of North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs) Download full-resolution version
Photo 3 of 5: Three members of North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing Security Forces traveled to Botswana, Africa, in late June 2018, to work side-by-side with their Botswana Defense Air Force (BDF) counterparts. In this photo, BDF Airfield Security explains how they conduct entry point security operations. (Photo courtesy of North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs) Download full-resolution version
Photo 4 of 5: Three members of North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing Security Forces traveled to Botswana, Africa, in late June 2018, to work side-by-side with their Botswana Defense Air Force (BDF) counterparts. In this photo, BDF security forces and NCANG members inspect the BDF airfield's perimeter security and entry and exit points. (Photo courtesy of North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs) Download full-resolution version
Photo 5 of 5: Three members of North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing Security Forces traveled to Botswana, Africa, in late June 2018, to work side-by-side with their Botswana Defense Air Force (BDF) counterparts. The mornings consisted of classroom sessions and then security teams would move to the airfield to execute what was discussed in class. (Photo courtesy of North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs) Download full-resolution version
RALEIGH, N.C. - Three members of North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing Security Forces travelled to Botswana, Africa, in late June, to work side-by-side with their Botswana Defense Air Force counterparts in support of the National Guard's State Partnership Program, established by the Department of Defense, and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command.
The Botswana Defense Force (BDF) and the North Carolina National Guard have been state partners for 10 years conducting over 70 Army and Air Force engagements in Botswana and in North Carolina.
"It was great working with the BDF Air Force," said 145th Airlift Wing's Staff Sgt. Eric Stitt, a five-year veteran of the Wing's Security Force. "They were eager to work and learn best practices from our team and we learned a few things ourselves."
North Carolina's Air National Guard's Security Forces are charged with protecting and defending the 145th Airlift Wing's air base, at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. They also have similar capabilities as Army Military Police and frequently interact and collaborate with local, state and federal law enforcement.
This latest mission to Botswana is part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program or "SPP." SPP is in its 25th year of existence and the program has conducted thousands of National Guard and partner state engagements across the globe. The program now has 74 partnerships with countries throughout the world.
The NC Guard has two state partnerships; Botswana and Moldova. Moldova is a small eastern European country between Ukraine and Romania and has been partners with the N.C. National Guard for 22 years.
"I have one overseas deployment to the U.A.E. in 2015, and this is my first SPP mission," said Stitt. "While in Botswana we'd have morning classroom sessions and then move to the airfield to execute what was discussed in class. It was a great experience."
This particular SPP engagement is a starting point to build on in anticipation for a larger U.S. AFRICOM sponsored multi-state exercise in 2019 called Upward Minuteman 2019.
"NCNG Botswana SPP engagements will only increase over the next 24 months," said Sgt. 1st Class James Andrews, NC National Guard's SPP coordinator. "The level of professionalism and pride in their [BDF] defense mission is clearly visible. Our strong relationship and ability to learn from each other's forces is what makes this program successful."
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Rugby World Cup: France haven't got a hope
By Peter Bills
A nation expects. A 'stadium' of over four million people, the boast made by organisers of the original New Zealand World Cup bid for 2011, will watch the All Blacks attempt tomorrow to deliver the Rugby World Cup to this country for the first time in 24 years.
Amid feverish expectation, New Zealand is thinking of absolutely nothing else.
All forms of the media are saturated with World Cup news, talk and opinions.
Ordinary people in the streets, in cafes and restaurants discuss only one thing.
This Rugby World Cup has captured the imagination of the 'Land of the Long White Cloud', more than any other sporting event in history.
All that stands between the New Zealanders and deliverance is a French squad that has been riven with dissent in its camp almost from the first day of this tournament, six long weeks ago.
The French have spectacularly misfired, hopelessly underperformed, squabbled like school children and played abjectly. They have even been beaten twice on their lurching journey to the final.
Yet because they are seen as New Zealand's 'bete noire' at World Cups, having put out the All Blacks in 1999 and 2007, they have assumed the role in some quarters of potential destroyers of New Zealand's dream.
However, In 1999, France had a team able to play rugby that would have beaten anyone; they do not, this time.
In 2007, New Zealand really only had themselves to blame for their early exit for they failed to perform on the day in Cardiff.
For me, there has been only one likely winner all along.
New Zealand have been the best team in the world for the last four years and I fully expect them to confirm their superiority tomorrow before a capacity 60,000 at Eden Park.
Quite by coincidence, this 2011 final brings together the two countries that contested the inaugural World Cup final, in 1987, also here in Auckland.
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Then, New Zealand won 29-9 and something similar is a very likely outcome this time.
For New Zealand to fail there will have to be a mass collapse in form by up to a dozen of their players. Man for man, they are better than the French in at least 12 or 13 positions on the field.
What' s more, they have a complete, all-round game, a compelling mixture of speed, forward power, intensity in the set pieces and at the breakdown and a livewire back line.
The attacking threat of their back three, brilliant full-back Israel Dagg (pictured) plus wings Corey Jane and Richard Kahui, represents a lurking danger to the French defence out wide.
New Zealand do not have the injured Dan Carter but the 22 year-old Manawatu player Aaron Cruden has stepped into the breach with cool aplomb.
Against Australia in the semi-final, admittedly behind a commanding pack of forwards which always helps, Cruden showed admirable composure, and plenty of attacking intent.
For the New Zealand coaching triumvirate of Graham Henry, Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith, the talking is all but over.
The preparations have been completed, the players know their roles down to the last iota of information.
Indeed, those qualities hallmark these All Blacks; they resemble a finely honed, smoothly efficient and powerful machine.
We are asked by some to believe that a French side that has given the impression for most of this World Cup that it didn't want to be here any longer than it had to, can suddenly find the inspiration to rise up and deny this nation its destiny.
It is stretching credibility to absurd proportions to believe France can finally win the Webb Ellis Trophy in this, their third final.
Confronting them is one of the toughest, best prepared, most determined yet attacking minded outfits the game has probably ever seen.
And if these talented All Blacks play with the verve and thrill of which they are eminently capable thereby sending a message to world rugby as to how this great game can really be played, then we should all share New Zealand's delight at their likely triumph.
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2015 American Music Awards Announces Nominations for Favorite EDM Artist
by findyoursounds October 14, 2015
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The prominent rise of electronic dance music in today's scene can be evidenced by many of the artists now standing alongside and competing next to established genre artists from rock, pop, hip-hop, country and many more. As EDM continues to charge into the mainstream culture, many music award shows are recognizing many of our musicians and displaying them to a greater audience. Most recently, the American Music Awards joins the fray with their latest nominations for their favorite electronic dance music artist.
This year's AMA nominations includes three of the biggest names in pop electronic music at the moment. From radio chart-topper Calvin Harris to legendary French musician David Guetta to overnight rookie-turned-superstar sensation Zedd, these three nominees are in hot contention to take home the biggest award in their genre. If you don't think any of these artists have any place taking this award home, just keep in mind that all three of these artists have dropped major albums in the last year and have continued to play shows all around the world throughout the year. Even if one doesn't care for their craft, one can appreciate the hustle that has earned each of these artists their nominations.
Even though across the other categories electronic dance music appears scarce, Jack Ü and Justin Bieber's song "Where Are Ü Now" has been nominated for "Collaboration Of The Year" and is up against "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar, and many more major collaborative tracks that have been released this year. It may not be a pure EDM category, but the nod to Jack Ü shows that even in the American Music Awards, electronic dance music is a major facet of the mainstream music world.
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1) If it is possible to "win" an educational game without learning, 3rd-5th-grade students will learn less than if taught traditionally, playing in a "rapid, repetitive, mindless fashion."
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3) Students offered an extrinsic reward for finding the correct answer were less effective at problem-solving and less confident.
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SDL Trados Studio Aligner: Is there a maximum number of target segments that can be connected to one source segment?
Aligner: Is there a maximum number of target segments that can be connected to one source segment?
I am aligning two files and find that while I can connect 1 source segment to 5 target segments, I can't connect 1 source segment to 6 target segments. Is that intentionally and systematically so or am I just encountering some odd behaviour?
that explains it and solves my problem. I ended up copying text to get everything into 5 segments, but splitting is tidier.


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Phillips 66 helping girls reach for the stars — and Mars
By Allison Stowe
Phillips 66 Corporate Communications
Phillips 66 is helping girls reach for the stars — and the sun, the moon and Mars — as the presenting sponsor of the Girls STEM Academy at Space Center Houston.
The company signed on in the spring to be the main supporter of the program, which is designed to encourage middle-school girls to explore science, technology, engineering and math subjects. Numerous studies have found that middle school is the time when many girls start to lose interest in STEM subjects.
"The Girls STEM Academy presented by Phillips 66 is a great program, filling a critical need," said Phillips 66 Brand and Reputation Manager Tami Walker. "We love that it's setting up this next generation of thinkers and doers so that they have the skills and confidence to tackle the world's challenges."
Phillips 66 has long been an advocate for STEM education. Space Center Houston — a leading science and space exploration learning center, the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston and a Smithsonian-affiliate museum — started the Girls STEM Academy in 2012. The intent was to give Houston-area schools access to tools and experiences they wouldn't typically have, such as access to NASA experts and to learn about robotics and technology using hands-on educational activities.
James Wigfall, Space Center Houston education manager, said the STEM field is changing quickly, with the market constantly demanding new job skills.
"Girls STEM Academy students will be the ones that have to fill those jobs," he said. "So it's our duty and our obligation to expose them to these experiences through this program."
As part of the academy, Space Center Houston holds two five-week sessions a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. For each session, Space Center Houston selects a school in a low-income area that receives Title 1 federal funding, and the school in turn selects the girls who will attend the program.
During the spring 2019 session, the girls as a team flew drones through a series of obstacles simulating a mission from Earth to Mars to rescue a rover from space. Taylor Ardoin, a student at the Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies in Port Arthur, Texas, said she was skeptical at first that the team would be able to accomplish the mission, but she found a sense of confidence when she completed the program.
"It shows that if we put our minds to it, we can do it," she said.
Wigfall said outcomes like that are his motivation as an educator.
"My job and my duty here is to light that spark in our students that will never be extinguished," he said, "so they will be able to go forth and actually have careers in STEM, in aerospace, in engineering, and in other fields that they feel empowered to do."
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It is quite easy to use bnd from Java, you only need to include biz.aQute.bndlib on your class path. This chapter shows you some samples of how to use bndlib.

## Creating a Manifest
By default, bnd creates a container with resources and then calculates the manifest. However, these phases are separated although they use the same instructions. The following snippet therefore shows how you can create a manifest from an existing file or directory.

  Analyzer analyzer = new Analyzer();
  Jar bin = new Jar( new File("bin") );  // where our data is
  analyzer.setJar( bin );                // give bnd the contents

  // You can provide additional class path entries to allow
  // bnd to pickup export version from the packageinfo file,
  // Version annotation, or their manifests.
  analyzer.addClasspath( new File("jar/spring.jar") );

  analyzer.setProperty("Bundle-SymbolicName","org.osgi.core");
  analyzer.setProperty("Export-Package",
                       "org.osgi.framework,org.osgi.service.event");
  analyzer.setProperty("Bundle-Version","1.0");

  // There are no good defaults so make sure you set the
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  analyzer.setProperty("Import-Package","*");

  // Calculate the manifest
  Manifest manifest = analyzer.calcManifest();

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Antigravity yoga är en form av yoga som bygger på traditionella yogaposer, pilates och dans och utförs hängande i en speciell hängmatta som hänger som en gunga från taket. Vissa personer kan ha lättare att utföra vissa yogapositioner i hängmatta som till exempel huvudstående. Att ryggraden sträcks ut istället för att tryckas ihop kan vara gynnsamt för personer med ryggproblem.

Andra namn på begreppet är yogawing, wing yoga, zero-gravity yoga, aerial yoga, air yoga.

Det finns inte så mycket forskning på hälsoeffekter av antigravity yoga då det är en så pass ny företeelse, men den ger avslappning och stretching när muskler och leder tänjs och ryggraden sträcks ut när kroppen hänger fritt.

Sedan 2013 finns det kurser i antigravity yoga i Sverige.

Referenser

Yogaformer

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Imagine being at your desk inside your place of employment. You're dressed appropriately, going about your business with colleagues and trying to maximize the day. Whatever is going on in your personal life, you put that aside to focus on your task at hand.
Then imagine having someone yell at you from near and far, making it personal and berating your skills even though you are one of only 450 people in the world to qualify for this level of employment.
Imagine someone you don't even know making comments about the way you look, your mom, spouse and family — or even questioning your manhood.
That's what it's like on a nightly basis for NBA players. They sign up to play basketball on the greatest stage, yet this unwanted annoyance comes with the territory.
"Yeah, you experience it," said Pacers point guard Darren Collison. He's played for five franchises in 10 seasons and says he's heard it everywhere.


I was tempted to write when I had read that an Israeli court had exonerated the army and bulldozer driver from responsibility in Rachel Corrie's tragic death in 2003. But I didn't. It was too troubling to me. Then just last week I read a little more, especially about the ISM (hat tip Daled Amos), and decided that I had to express how I view this awful event.
I see this from several sides, from the Israeli side, who were within their right, destroying houses of terrorists and/or terrorist supporters and who had warned those ISM members (including Rachel Corrie) who were protesting the demolition that they were not supposed to be in what was a closed military zone and were taking great personal risk to be there. Although I absolutely disagree with what she was doing and her support of the Israeli-hating Arabs, I understand why a misguided, naive young girl of 23 could be duped into such activism: in her mind, she supported the poor, oppressed Palestinians who lived under the cruel Israeli occupation. She considered herself, and was considered by those who do not understand the true situation, a "peace activist," even as the ISM has condoned violent acts in their statements.
In essence, along with other ISM activists, Rachel Corrie acted to protect terrorists. Israel, trying to exist in a region surrounded by enemies out for her destruction, was doing just that--trying to continue to exist. Evil is good, and Good is evil; the world has turned upside-down.
In yet another view, I can't help myself, but I am a parent of grown children, one of whom is 23, the age Rachel Corrie was when she died. I also see this terrible event from the side of the parents, who are now bereft of one daughter. To them, this is a terrible tragedy. I can't help putting myself in their place, feeling what they feel.
Now, what good has come out of this?
The Palestinians still teach terrorism to their children, harbor terrorists and call for the destruction of the only Jewish State in the world; and now a mother and father are grieving for a child who is gone forever, in the beginning of her young adulthood. In my first paragraph, I called her death a "tragic" one. It is tragic, because a young life was snuffed out due to a lack of understanding of peoples and history.


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Are you sick of being overweight and find too many clothes to figure out that are too small on you? How to get slim naturally is very doable. Follow the practical tips and suggestions below in order to get the best results without medications or treatments.This Rati Shabar mantra sadhna is for women who want to get slimmer and to be beautiful in life. The shabar mantra sadhna also increases the confidence level. This shabar mantra is a very effective and tested mantra.
In the morning take bath and don't comb the hair.
Take a bhojpatra and some turmeric, kumkum with you and write your name on the bhoojpatra.
Wear white clothes or saree for this purpose.
Facing east, chant 5 rosary of this mantra.
"Om Rati Rati Maharati Kaamdev Ki Duhai Sansar Ki Sundari Bhuvan Mohini Anangpriya Mere Sharir Me Aave Ang Ang Sudhare Jo Na Sudhare To Kaamdev Par Vajra Pade"
Do this sadhna for consecutive 21 days.
Take meal only one time.
Don't consume milk, rice and potatoes during the 21 days.
Throw the bhoojpatra in a river after the sadhna.
You can chant Shabar Mantra For Getting Slim & To Be Beautful for 21 days to have a gorgeous effect on your personality.....5*108 times daily..
You can use plain white paper.
Do it preferably in morning. Write your name. Throw the material into a river.
I have a few questions. When you are saying the mantra, Do I have to say on every Friday or starting on a Friday and doing it for 21 days and second, Can you email me the pronunciation of the mantra and also send me a list of things I need to do the mantra. And also what do you mean by 5*108?
Starting on a Friday and doing it for 21 days. Click the link for audio. 540 times.
The shabar mantra works on the principle of "oath". Don't worry. Keep on doing as it is a very effective mantra.
Wait for some time to watch the results.
namstey guruji, i have a some question dat how manny bhojpatra needs eigther 1 patra for 21days or 21patras for each day. whether i have yo write my name with kumkum or turmeric. will any one can do dis sadhana or it is for specific person? please let me know about all qiestions.
thanks alot..... whether bhojpatra can throw in lake ? and daily white clothe needs or only 1st day? and by doing dis i ll get desire result na? becz i do al things gym,diet etc bt dint get total result and after leaving gym i regain my weight so its disappoint me alot. i want to be perfect slim and beautiful , so dis sadhana will help me na?????
can i take 1meal on afternoon. and fruits and farar on evening?
Throw the bhojpatra in a river. Some white clothes daily. You will get results.
sadhana k time bhojpatra jameen par kese rakhna h kch kapda bichake ya wooden table par? after daily chanting mantra wher should i place the bhojpatra? in temple of house or where else? i have to wear white cloths fo whole or can change white clothes to any other color? every day bhojpatra should place infront of me during chanting?
Bhoojpatra on a plate or cloth. Let the bhojpatra in the puja place. Some white clothes at the time of chants.
You can do it at night. Eat one time food in the day. You can consume salad, fruits etc.
Many ladies have got good results. No side effects. Do it.
Guruji, I wanted to know after starting the sadhana & in between if we have Menstrual Cycle start? Again shall we start from beginning or can we continue the count?
You can place it in the puja place. Mantra has to be chanted loud so that you can listen to it.
which rosary can be used for dis purpose? becausenow a days, der is no origional beads of mala are availabl in market? mistly they sell duplicate beads of mala.... any color of asana can be used for seating??
Dilip. You can do it without rosary. White color.
hello guruji i just want to know when the results is seen?? how much time it takes to see the result?
namaste guruji to do Anantmukhi mantra to loose weight is it to be done only on sundays ? only one day in a week? not everyday for 7 weeks? to take one time meal only on sundays or everyday for 7 weeks ? dhnyawad guruji..
Gguru ji namasty,i m daibitic i cant miss my meal so what can i do?
Yes. On Sundays. Though you can take one meal only for everyday.
geetu. You can have one meal. You can take fruits and milk without sugar on other occasions. Avoid ghee and sugar maximum.
geetu. You can write on paper if and only Bhojpatra is not available Throw it after 21 days.
swati. Take more than one meal but which is nutritious, without ghee and sugar. Take fruits and milk.
Namstye Guruji, puja ke bad kya white clothas change kar sakti hu? aur guruji yahapar koi river nahi hai to kya mai bhojpatra chotese talav me visarjit kar sakti hu? is sadhanakal me chai pi sakte hai?
Bharati. Yes, you can change after. You can. You can drink tea. Don't forget to exercise for 30 mins.
Namste Guruji, mai exercise nahi kar sakti because 25th april 2014 ko meri major reopen inciegenal harnia + appendicitise ki surgeri hui hai pahle 16th desember 2013 ko inciegenal harnia hua tha. doctor ne philal 6 to 8 month no exercise bola hai. guruji 2 din huye sadhana shuru kare par guruji muze bahot sir dard ho raha hai, aur halke halke chakkar aa rahe hai. weeknes feel ho raha hai. kya is sadhana kal me mai medicine kha sakti hu? guruji 2009 se 2014 tak meri 5 surgery hui hai. after marrage se health kharab rahne lagi, kya achhi helth ke liye kuchh Ramban upay hai?
Guruji namste, guruji sadhana (FRIDAY) shuru karneke 2 din bad helth achhi na hone ke karan 2 Dinse (Sunday-Monday) yah sadhana nahi kar payi, kya isase kuchh problem ho sakti hai? kya ise phirse shuru karni hogi? ya continue karu? ya stop karu?
Namaste Guruji !!! Pls advise,what to do with kumkum and turmeric?? And do we need to use kumkum and turmeric all 21 days durig our prayer??
kavita , Write ur name daily and throw it after sadhna.
Guruji, My daughter is almost 3 years old and very dark in complexion(I understand she is too small to be judged) But everyone wonders why she is having so dark as my husband has weathish complexion and myself I am very fair. Suggest me something that I can perform for her. Thanks.
kavita, Skip those days and complete your last 2 days after periods.
sheetal vakharia, it is always better to receive Deeksha from Guruji.
sheetal, you can use sphatik mala.
Sushma, please reread the article gain.
Sheetal, you can attend the Deeksha via mobile.
sheetal, you can receive Deeksha via mobile. You can contact us for more information.
guru ji please suggest me mantra ,i am over wieght it disturb my looks for looking beautiful and slim plz suggest me mantra with full procedure, i am 26 years male from himachal pradesh.
Sachin, I suggest you to chant this mantra "Om Kreem Kreem Kreem Om" for 30-60 minutes daily for 42 days while doing Yoga. Avoid Sugar and junk foods.
Pranam guru jee...yadi bhojparta ya plain kagaj ko bahan ke liye nadi,taalab,sarovar etc pass me naa ho toh uss isthiti me kya Kare ...kripya upay baten..
Guru jee kya ayesa ho Sakta hai ki iss issthitee me 21 dino ka bhojparta ya plain kagaj ekatha karke ek sath akhir din bahaya jaye.?
Im a student . Can I just say the mantra in the morning without wearing white clothes and using the turmeric , bhojpatra or facing east . Can I just chant the mantra without doing all this .
parulijan, 1 mala daily kar sakte hain.
aneesh, do 5 mala of this mantra daily. http://gurushakti.org.in/112/sadhna/navagraha/mangal-beej-mantra Avoid junk food at any cost. Have meal for one time only. Do it for 42 days.


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Sitz der Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ist Alteglofsheim.

Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender ist der Bürgermeister von Pfakofen, Reinhold Winter.

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City Limits: Advocates: NYC Needs More Money, New Model to Meet Housing Crisis
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Housing advocates and elected officials released a new plan Thursday which calls on the de Blasio administration and City Council to support more development of community land trusts, maintain tenant protections, restore the city's affordable housing budget and create new a path to homeownership.
Advocates say with online housing courts now open for eviction proceedings and amid a brewing economic crisis due to the pandemic, bold action is needed to create stable housing economy in the city's future.
"We know that in times such as this, when the real estate market is in flux, that speculators can easily swoop in and increase gentrification in our neighborhoods. We saw this in 2001 and 2008, and with New York City housing courts now disappointingly re-opened, we must do everything we can to not repeat a similar situation where displacement becomes rampant," said Councilmember Carlina Rivera. She said the policies she and allies mapped out this week "can make a real difference in the short and long term to ensure we keep all New Yorkers in an affordable home and community."
Housing, health and hardship
Advocates say there are dual housing crises emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic: an unstable housing market vulnerable to exploitation from predatory real estate interests and the onslaught of expected evictions as certain eviction proceedings restart.
A United Hospital Fund report out this week found 45 percent of New York tenants pay more than 30 percent of their income toward rent, making them "rent burdened," and nearly 30 percent are severely rent burdened meaning they pay more than 50 percent of their income toward rent. The report said some low-wage and extremely low-wage workers pay nearly 75 percent of their income toward rent.
The report also said more than 11 percent of all city housing has three or more maintenance defects. What's more, since 2009 the city' population grew by 500,000, but only 100,000 new housing units came to market.
It's more than a housing issue, UHF argued.
"Housing is inextricably linked to health, but affordable housing in New York is less available and more costly than ever before. We are living in uniquely challenging times and face an ongoing housing crisis," the report read. "The arrival and persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the toll it has taken on vulnerable populations—especially people of color, individuals who are living in crowded housing, and those who are unhoused—has added to the urgency of the housing crisis that already existed."
A four-point plan
The first goal is to increase funding to the Council's Community Land Trust Initiative in the upcoming budget to $1.5 million. Last year, the budget funded the program at $850,000*. In the short term, the initiative would run education and organizing sessions for 2,500 tenants and homeowners, offer technical assistance engagements to emerging CLTs and aim to formalize CLT entities in all five boroughs. Over the longer term, backers say, the initiative would preserve thousands of permanently affordable housing units, provide affordable commercial space for hundreds of small and cooperatively-owned businesses and drive sustainable, community-led development.
A community land trust is a community-governed, nonprofit entity that sells the housing or other buildings on its property but retains ownership of the land. Advocates say the unique ownership structure helps ensure the buildings remain permanently affordable and that decisions about the building are made democratically.
The second goal is to continue the funding for the Stabilizing NYC Initiative at $3 million. That effort involves a coalition of housing and tenant advocacy groups that work to preserve affordable housing and provide legal services against landlord harassment. The funding comes from the City Council's discretionary funding budget
The backdrop to housing-policy discussions these days is the de Blasio administration's proposed $2.3 billion reduction in the city's capital budget,which includes a proposed 40 percent budget cut to the city's Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) affordable housing program. The proposed reductions could result in a reduction of over 5,000 new and 15,000 preserved affordable and supportive housing units over the next few years, based on analysis and testimony by the New York Housing Conference (NYHC).
The coalition's third goal is for the city to cancel the cut proposed for fiscal year 2021 and increase the budget to ensure affordable housing development.
The last goal involves two pieces of legislation: the first is a City Council bill, the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA), introduced by Rivera, that will give qualified entities such as non-profit affordable housing developers, Community Land Trusts and other organizations a right of first refusal whenever landlords decide to sell apartment buildings or property, ensuring they have time to secure and develop the funds necessary to make competitive offers on available property, according to Rivera. The bill would require landlords to notify HPD and a list of qualified entities when their buildings will be listed for sale. The entities would have the opportunity to submit the first offer and match any competing offers for the property.
The second bill is a state law, the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), being drafted by Senator Zellnor Myrie of Brooklyn, that would give tenant associations the first opportunity to purchase a property for sale.
In its report, UHF called for more grassroots action around the intersection of housing and health, as well as deeper partnerships between public-health and housing agencies and nonprofits. There is also the need, the report said, to rethinking how rental supports are provided, and who is eligible for them.
Finding the money
Julia Duranti-Martínez, the campaign coordinator at New Economy Project, said the CLT budget was not on the chopping block but the group wants to ensure the current budget is maintained and is hoping for the increase, "Of course, we recognize that it's challenging right now to get initiatives even renewed, let alone enhanced," she said.
At Thursday's event, Councilmember Helen Rosenthal said the city has an opportunity to support low-income communities by diverting funding from the NYPD's $6 billion budget.
Wanda Swinney, a resident of a Bronx property owned by the nonprofit Banana Kelly and a leader in that organization, said she'd turned her life around from living through the drug epidemic to having a job and a home. She wants others to have that chance. "The city needs to invest in our people," she says, "not in a system of policing and mass incarceration, but through community ownership and control."
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Mirza joins BBC Studios as Head of Diversity & Inclusion
BBC Studios, the BBC's commercial production and distribution subsidiary, has appointed Yasir Mirza to the newly created post of Head of Diversity and Inclusion. Mirza will lead on devising and implementing a new strategy to improve representation across the business on and off-screen. He will report to HR Director Sardar.
Mirza joins BBC Studios from Channel 4, where he spearheaded a diversity strategy for the broadcaster encompassing its new out-of-London sites, its leadership coaching and communications to the public around diversity. Prior to this, Mirza led on diversity and inclusion for the global philanthropic organisation Open Society Foundations. Mirza also spent six years at Guardian News & Media as Head of Diversity and Inclusion.
Sardar said: "Driving diversity and inclusion both on- and off-screen is a clear priority, so that we can better serve our audiences and truly reflect modern Britain. We're thrilled Yasir will be at the helm as we build on existing work to further embed diversity and inclusion into every facet of our culture."
Mirza added: "I'm hugely excited to be joining BBC Studios. It's an opportunity to work with teams of the highest calibre who make content for global audiences, and I'm looking forward to helping the business improve its representation of the world we live in today."
Mirza takes up his role from mid-March 2020.
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