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jpkeates
We were tied into the transitional terms until we agreed new terms.
Which is exactly the same as if we leave in October, other than there are no transitional terms to protect our trade with the EU in the meantime.
We still have to have exactly the same negotiation with the EU, but without the political declaration (which is a basic outline of the hoped for deal).
Which puts us in the significantly worse negotiating position.
Because we are entirely dependent on the goodwill of the other side, which is colossally stupid.
When I post, I am expressing an opinion - feel free to disagree, I have been wrong before.
Please don't act on my suggestions without checking with a grown-up (ideally some kind of expert).
From full fact answering whether we can quit the withdrawal agreement without the EU's permission: "Only by tearing up a legally binding treaty (which is what the withdrawal agreement will be if it is agreed to by parliament and is finalised by the UK and EU)".
So if we don't like the terms they offer to "negotiate" after we sign (which we will not, because they do not want us to leave) we are stuck forever...Once that is signed there is simply no negotiation possible with any realistic chance of a decent deal for the UK. Why on earth would anyone (except the Remainer Mrs May) wish to sign that?
Unshackled by the chains of idle vanity, A modest manatee, that's me
We have to trade with the EU.
It is our nearest neighbour and, unless someone invents a more speedy way of transporting large quantities of goods than currently exist, there is no alternative for a whole range of necessities.
Our economy is primarily based on financial services which are based around significant volumes of European transactions.
The EU is not going to agree anywhere near as good a deal as the withdrawal agreement if we have left already.
If we want to trade with the EU, we are going to have to meet its requirements for that trade.
Just the same as if we want to trade with the USA, we'll have to meet the USA's requirements for that trade.
We're much smaller than the EU (which is part of the point of the EU) and significantly worse at negotiating (manifestly).
The day after a no deal brexit, we're going to need to start talks with the EU for a trade deal.
We're going to be told it's the withdrawal deal with all of the negotiated exceptions crossed out and a bill for £39m (at least).
And, unlike today, they can just say no to anything they don't like.
well as Full Fact says "In 2017, the rest of the EU sold about £67 billion more to us in goods and services than we sold to them, according to UK data—so the UK runs a "trade deficit" with the rest of the EU." So a deal is needed on both sides. I would rather negotiate one from a position of freedom than being already tied into a deal from which I can never be released if I do not like the terms offered. That way lies madness.
I agree that a deal is needed by both sides, but that trade deficit makes us more not less vulnerable.
It just means we need a deal quicker, because goods will be subject to tariffs when traded after Brexit, so EU goods will be more expensive to buy and we buy more than we sell.
The more important figure is that the EU is our biggest single trading partner (about 47% of exports) while the UK represents about 18% of the EU's exports.
So again, operating under WTO tariffs puts us at a disadvantage.
Both of those things mean that we will (once again) be holding the weaker position in a trade negotiation.
Well once again (to avoid being accused of making things up) I refer you to Full Fact " "Trade with the EU matters a lot, but slightly less than it used to
About 44% of UK exports in goods and services went to other countries in the EU in 2017—£274 billion out of £616 billion total exports.
That share has generally been declining, since exports to other countries have increased at a faster rate."
Apparently 1 in 7 German cars are sold in the UK - don't think they will want tariffs for long after we leave!
EU goods may be (and I stress may be) after we leave but the world is a big place - we can source many of them elsewhere. What many remainers do not realize is that the goods coming into the EU pay tariffs. Once the goods are within the EU they move freely (tariffs paid). So many goods we buy already have tariffs applied. We would just apply them ourselves.
And finally the weakest of weak positions in a negotiation is to be unable to ever walk away but be bound by the terms and the whims of the opposition forever. That is true weakness. How anyone can argue that it is not is beyond me.
theartfullodger
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Macromia
Originally posted by islandgirl View Post
Nothing in the actual legal agreement is temporary.
Nope, there's nothing at all in the withdrawal agreement that makes anything temporary. It's not as if it specifies an end date for the transition period (31st December 2020)...
Or makes allowances for the potential extension of the transition period for 1 or 2 years...
Or makes references to the arrangements in the withdrawal agreement potentially "being superseded by agreement(s) on the future relationship"...
Or refers to avoiding "disruption in the period during which the agreement(s) on the future relationship will be negotiated"...
Or that there is a need for the UK and the Union to "begin as soon as possible", "the formal negotiations of one or several agreements governing their future relationship with a view to ensuring that, to the extent possible, those agreements apply from the end of the transition period"...
No, nothing at all. The withdrawal agreement is clearly intended to be permanent without any possibility of anything changing afterwards if we agree to it.
There are even some clauses that state how the terms of the withdrawal agreement itself will change if the UK and EU come to agreements on certain matters before the transition period officially ends.
The terms of the withdrawal agreement itself are binding, while we are in the transition period, but why would you expect anything else?
The whole point of agreeing to a terms of withdrawal is that both sides know what rules/regulations will/will not apply during the transition period.
What will then apply after the transition period will depend on the agreements that are reached.
Your claims that there is no chance of the UK coming out of the EU with good terms if we sign a withdrawal agreement completely contradicts your arguments that the EU needs trade with the UK.
If the EU needs trade with the UK, especially if the EU needs the trade with the UK more than the UK needs trade with the EU (incorrect, but we'll assume that it's true), the EU would be desperate to agree a good trade deal with the UK whatever the circumstances.
The fact is (as has been said) that the EU doesn't need trade with the UK anywhere near as much as we will need to continue trading with them. They want to continue trading smoothly with the UK, and if a mutually beneficial trade deal cannot be made it will have a negative effect on some EU businesses (as well as on UK businesses and UK consumers), but it is the UK who will come off worse if no mutually beneficial trade deal can be agreed, and we will not get as good a deal as we have as members of the EU (that would hurt the EU).
Ultimately, if we are going to maintain trade with the EU, it will largely be on terms that are set by the EU - and companies that wish to export to the EU will be expected to adhere to EU rules and regulations (or have tariffs imposed).
Thank you for the detailed but ultimately pointless "educational" post. If, as you say we can get out of the withdrawal agreement I suggest an email to Full Fact who say the opposite - we can get out without the EU;s permission "Only by tearing up a legally binding treaty (which is what the withdrawal agreement will be if it is agreed to by parliament and is finalised by the UK and EU)".
As for the rest of the post, I did not way they need us more than we need them, merely that we need each other, therefore with equal partners at the table (ie the UK not having its hands tied by the ridiculous withdrawal agreement) a trade deal will follow which is beneficial to both sides.
If, as you say we can get out of the withdrawal agreement I suggest an email to Full Fact who say the opposite...
I don't say that we can "get out of" the withdrawal agreement if it is ratified, and full fact agree with my position.
What I actually did was confirm that the terms of the withdrawal agreement are binding.
...we can get out without the EU;s permission "Only by tearing up a legally binding treaty (which is what the withdrawal agreement will be if it is agreed to by parliament and is finalised by the UK and EU)".
If we agree to the terms of the withdrawal agreement, we will need permission to pull out of that agreement, but the withdrawal agreement is not intended to be permanent, it is a temporary agreement intended only to be in place until a more permanent trade deal has been agreed. There is nothing in the withdrawal deal that cannot potentially be different after the transition period.
The withdrawal agreement is not a trade deal with ... - Full Facthttps://fullfact.org › europe › withdrawal-agreement-not-trade-deal
Brexit withdrawal deal and future trade deal—what's ... - Full Facthttps://fullfact.org › europe › brexit-withdrawal-deal-and-future-trade-deal...
As for the rest of the post, I did not [s]ay they need us more than we need them, merely that we need each other, therefore with equal partners at the table (ie the UK not having its hands tied by the ridiculous withdrawal agreement) a trade deal will follow which is beneficial to both sides.
The UK would not "have it's hands tied" by the withdrawal agreement, in fact, I think that we would be in a better negotiating position than if we leave without any deal in place because:
1. The government and EU could actually concentrate on negotiating a trade deal rather than having to deal with all the problems caused by leaving without transition arrangements in place.
2. Agreeing to the withdrawal agreement shows that the UK actually is prepared to negotiate and agree to deals - at present that is far from the impression that is being given. If the UK shows that it is completely unprepared to accept any compromise whatsoever, and would rather crash out with nothing in place, the only effect that this is likely to have is to lead to the EU approaching negotiations with a similar attitude.
3. The UK really does need smooth trade between the UK and the EU far more than the EU needs the same trade. If we leave with no transition arrangements in place, the UK will become even more in need of a quick deal.
Macromia you really really believe that the EU has our interests at heart and will treat us fairly even if we are trapped by the awful treaty you discuss above. I have no idea how you can believe that, but you obviously sincerely do. That anyone can say (and truly believe) that we are in a better negotiating position if we sign the withdrawal agreement is, quite simply, shocking. How anyone can think that the EU has British interests at heart I have no idea. GIven that you are of that opinion I can do nothing but urge you to keep reading and listening and eventually you will come to realize that our best interest does not lie within the EU and that they will not do what is good for us, but only for them. I am happy you feel safe within the arms of this organisation when so many of us feel quite the opposite.
Originally posted by ram View Post
How joining the EU led to a big decline in UK industry
By JOHNREDWOOD | Published: JUNE 16, 2016 ( ALSO, see post 11 )
There are also crucial issues to understand about how the asymmetric single market did damage to Uk industry. When we joined the EEC, now the EU, in 1973, more barriers to trade had been pulled down in manufacturing than in services. EU rules were often such that UK industry was badly damaged by the shock of joining and the continued shock of staying in as the rules increased and tightened.
When the UK joined the EU we had a 45 million tonnes a year steel industry. Today we are battling to save an 11 million tonnes industry.
When we joined the EU we had a 400,000 tonnes a year aluminium industry. Today we have just 43,000 tonnes of capacity left.
When we joined the EU we had 20 million tonnes of cement capacity. Today we have 12 million tonnes.
Just before we joined the EEC in 1971 we had a 1 million tonnes a year fishing industry. Today we have 600,000 tonnes.
The October 2013 government "Future of Manufacturing" Report shows that between 1951 and 1973 metals output rose 3% a year. Since joining the EEC/EU it has declined by more than 6%
Between 1951 and 1973 food and drink output rose by 5.6% per year. Since joining the EEC/EU it has fallen by 1% a year.
Between 1951 and 1973 textiles output expanded at 2.6% a year. Since joining the EEC/EU it has fallen by more than 6% a year.
Whilst it may not be fair to blame all this decline on membership of the EU, as there are other factors, it nonetheless shows categorically that joining the EU and helping create the so called single market has not helped us grow and has not saved many of our industries from decline.
In some cases EU policies are the main driver of the disaster. The Common Fishing Policy is clearly the main reason for the dreadful decline of our fishing industry, as many foreign vessels were licenced to take our fish. Our energy intensive businesses were often damaged by the high energy prices required by the EU common energy policy.
The EU has prevented UK subsidy of industry under its state aids rules, but has often provided subsidised loans and grants to businesses to set up elsewhere in the EU. The UK has seen a spate of factory closures balanced by new and expanded facilities in poorer EU countries. The UK lost van production to Turkey, car capacity to Slovakia, chocolate to Poland, domestic appliances to the Netherlands and the Czech Republic and metal containers to Poland amongst others in recent years. In various cases there was an EU grant or loan involved in the new capacity.
Looking at our huge balance of payments deficit today in goods with the rest of the EU, we can see the long term impact of the EU's damage to our manufacturing capacity.
This April's balance of payments figures show us in heavy deficit in machinery, vehicles, electrical machinery, mineral fuels, plastics, iron and steel, wood and clothing. Last year our total goods trade deficit hit £85 billion with the rest of the EU. Between 2008 and 2015 our exports grew at 5% with the rest of the world, whilst falling with the EU.
Perhaps remain might like to answer the following questions:
Why have we suffered industrial decline and closures with production shifting elsewhere in Europe since joining the EEC?
Why do trade in surplus with the rest of the world but have such a huge deficit with the EU?
Why have we ended up importing fish, electricity, steel and much else when we used to self sufficient?
P.S. We also import 50% of our food. ( That's 50% of our money leaving the U.K. for food, we can't even sustain ourselves - That's a DISASTER )
We are deeper in debt than pre 1973. AND it took 60 years to pay off world war 2 debt of 27 billion ( paid off 31st dec 2006 )
How long will it take to pay back a loan of 40 billion to the E.U. ? - 100 years ?
And that means reduced government services - lay offs - teachers sacked once more, bin collections extended to once a month ? ( remember the teachers being sacked ? as they had no money ? I do. )
Current estimates are that every single person owes £ 78,000.
When a country goes bankrupt ( research Argentina ) The money is taken out of the banks to pay the debt, and your money disappears for ever..
Still want to remain ?
( ALSO, see post 11 )
They used to call Britain "Treasure Island", now its all been sold off...what on earth do we own anymore?
I am STILL waiting for anyone who supports leaving the EU to provide a single genuine benefit of doing so (and most demonstrate a poor understanding of how the EU actually functions, what it does, and what the purpose of negotiations to date have been).
I'd have to admit that I didn't initially understand the purpose of the withdrawal agreement, which is not the final arrangement that you seem to think it is.
We will not be trapped by anything. If there are things in the withdrawal agreement that are less favourable to the UK than to the EU (and I don't think there are) it would just be an incentive to agree a more permanent trade deal more quickly. Once a more permanent trade deal has been agreed the terms of the withdrawal agreement will cease to have effect.
What's shocking is that people believe that leaving without any form of deal somehow puts us in a good negotiating position.
What is in the best interests of both the EU and the UK is for an agreement to be reached that maintains trade on as close to the arrangements we currently have as is reasonably possible. This won't be anywhere near as favourable as many 'leavers' seem to think that we should get, because that would not be at all favourable to the EU. Many 'leavers' seem to think that we should get a deal that is as favourable regarding trade as what we have now, but which has none of the commitments of EU membership - that is clearly not a feasible outcome.
Kape65
I live in a leave voting area (64% I think). I guess the majority of my neighbours don't feel like things can get any worse for them than it already is so it's not about what is the most profitable option it's about being free to make our own choices.
Pay as you go calls are rising next month.
by Gordon999
Just received sms to say the rate for payg calls next month will go up from 3p to 10p per minute.
Is this price rise due uncoupling from EU controls on mobile call rates across EU countries ?
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how much do you spend each month on calls?...
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Cheapest one at the moment is £1 a week for 100 mins and 200 texts.
That's 1p/minute for calls and treat the texts as free.
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Report on Yakedake (Japan) — February 1995
Yakedake
Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, vol. 20, no. 2 (February 1995)
Managing Editor: Richard Wunderman.
Yakedake (Japan) Hydrothermal explosion kills four people
Global Volcanism Program, 1995. Report on Yakedake (Japan) (Wunderman, R., ed.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 20:2. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN199502-283070
A hydrothermal explosion around 1430 on 11 February killed four people at a highway construction site, located in a geothermal area along the narrow Azusa-gawa River ~2 km SE of the summit. The Geological Survey of Japan reported that there were at least two explosions from the vent (12 m long and 6 m wide). The first, a large explosion, created a 1,500-m-high plume composed of mud and gas, and caused collapse of the river bank, burying the primary vent. A second explosion scattered mud and gas within 200 m of the vent. JMA staff who surveyed the site on 12 February and 13 March noted that fume rising to a height of 20 m was almost at the boiling point. No explosions have been reported since 12 February.
Geological Summary. Yakedake rises above the popular resort of Kamikochi in the Northern Japan Alps. The small dominantly andesitic stratovolcano, one of several Japanese volcanoes named Yakedake or Yakeyama ("Burning Peak" or "Burning Mountain"), was constructed astride a N-S-trending ridge between the older volcanoes of Warudaniyama and Shirataniyama. Akandanayama, about 4 km SSW, is a stratovolcano with lava domes that was active into the Holocene. A 300-m-wide crater is located at the summit, and explosion craters are found on the SE and N flanks. Frequent small-to-moderate phreatic eruptions have occurred during the 20th century. On 11 February 1995 a hydrothermal explosion in a geothermal area killed two people at a highway construction site.

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INSIDE METAL: The LA Metal Scene Explodes – Parts 1 And 2
By Charlie Steffens aka Gnarly Charlie, Writer/Photographer
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 @ 3:46 PM
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Inside Metal: The LA Metal Scene Explodes takes the viewer on a journey from 1981 to 1986 when bands with hopes of getting a record deal busted their asses and honed their chops to get noticed as the hard rock and metal scene took over Los Angeles.
In the early to mid-80s, there came a polarization between glam metal and thrash metal, with metal eventually splintering into even more subgenres. Both parts 1 & 2 are loaded with still photographs, video footage, and in-depth interviews from notable musicians who left an imprint on the era: Stephen Pearcy (RATT), Lars Ulrich (METALLICA), Don Dokken (DOKKEN), Jack Russell (GREAT WHITE), Lizzy Borden, Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT), Chris Holmes and Randy Piper (W.A.S.P.), Betsy Weiss (BITCH), Dave Ellefson (MEGADETH), Spacey T (SOUND BARRIER), Dave Meniketti (Y&T), photographer Kevin Estrada, Jaime St. James (BLACK 'N BLUE), Joe Floyd (WARRIOR), Marq Torien (BULLETBOYS), Nadir D'Priest (LONDON), Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DETHKLOK) Michael Sweet (STRYPER), Ann Boleyn (HELLION), John Bush and Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT), among others.
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Player Dispute - YNE
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Harp221122 1509 points
status: Grand Master
https://www.chipmeup.com/player/Yne
https://www.chipmeup.com/event/155133/yne-poker...
Amount Owed: $711.30 MU
This post is from 2+2:
Will bullet post on top here but felt I should list the more in depth timeframe for future reference and to the length we tried to go to allow the horse to set his own repayment plan. Sorry for the TLDR. In the end I think this all could have been avoided and we have been very patient with the horse to date and had any attempts been made to communicate and adjust payment schedule, make smaller payments etc we would have altered the terms he set. Obviously we are still willing to do so, but he has not given any indication other than "i will pay this"
I completely understand that this is a makeup payment and should be noted that no money was stolen, but after going through this process, regardless of the amount owed, future backers should be aware of the complete lack of communication this horse has, along with the value of his word.
-stake began in February
-April 11 told he had new job, couldn't play during week, just Thursday – Saturday until job settled in. Was at $826 in mu
-April 17th agreed to continue stake with playing limitations above
-April 18th audit was requested from all horses
-April 25th had not received audit, messaged again
-April 26th contacted again on skype/email as also missed sending screenshot of cashier two weeks in row (in agreement)
-April 27th he contacted us said didn't have RSA with him
-April 29th sent audit (checked out fine). Was told that communication needed to improve
-May 10th 2 more weeks of screenshots missed and a weekend passed with no play/communication.
-told again didn't have RSA token with him
-stated that if he didn't things sorted out he would buy out and pay the makeup
-May 14th Played scoop game outside stake without permission
-May 15th told he would be putting in a decent session on May 20-22nd
-May 20th Messaged too tired to play
-May 21st Messaged that 21st and 22nd were final two days of Hockey World Championships and he felt he needed to take the days off. Again said if he didn't get in enough games in the month he would pay the makeup
-May 22 I messaged him that probably in both our best interests to address the makeup and move on.. Requested remaining funds back and a plan to address makeup of $1161.30
-May 25th received response that he would return funds when he was back home.
-May 29 no funds received, I sent another message
-May 31 funds received 9 days after requested. Asked me what timeframe I wanted makeup paid
-June 1 responded that I didn't know timeframe because didn't know his ability to pay and asked him what he thought he could do
-June 12 Email sent to him as no response from June 1
-June 15 Responded that he needed 6 weeks to make payments (Aug 1) to which I agreed
-July 21-26 91 games ($822 worht of buyins played on stars)
-July 22 Email sent with regards to games being played but no makeup payment being made. Reminder that he agreed to pay by Aug 1
-July 28th 2nd email sent after games played above and learning that some action was sold
-July 31 he messaged on skype, having not paid any money, asking for 2 more weeks, saying he got paid on Aug 15.
-Aug 2 I responded (was on holidays) that he could have until Aug 16th given that no more games were to be played and that if he missed his 2nd deadline I would be posting on 2+2, CMU etc
-Aug 2 He agreed and sent $450 to "show he was serious" about paying
-Aug 16 no payment, no messages
-Aug 17 Email and skype sent inquiring about payment (no response)
-Aug 20 $150 worth of buyins played on stars
-Aug 23 contacted me after I had a horse friend call him. Claimed contacted partner on Aug 15 (as I have left stable) to say he couldn't meet his 2nd picked deadline. Spoker with partner yesterday about this post and never mentioned contact but trying to verify.
We started staking Daddyca$h in February and things started out ok. We provided a few coaching sessions as well.
In early April, he contacted me saying that he got a job opportunity and would not be able to play as much, but would be able to play Thursday – Saturday and once he got going on the job probably could play more during the week.
At this point we had about $826 in mu so we didn't want to end the stake, we did discuss time commitment etc and again he told me that he would be able to play weekends and be focused and once he got things going on the job, could most likely play more. This is where things started to go down hill.
On April 18th, (day after we confirmed continuing the stake) I requested from all my horses player audits for the last month of games. By April 25th, I still had not received and sent a follow up message on skype. On April 26th I again contacted him on skype and also via email for him to contact me on skype. Finally on Apr 27th he contacted me and sent the audit on Apr 29th as he said he didn't have his RSA with him. The audit checked out. During this time he also missed sending me his screenshot of his cashier screen two weeks in a row (this is part of all our agreements that they be sent each Monday).
I chalked both of these issues up to having just started a new job, but expressed to him some disappointment in having to chase him around so soon after agreeing to move forward and that communication was going to be key to making this work. I made it clear that our expectation was not to need to communicate every day, but better communication needed to occur when emails or skype messages were sent.
By May 10th, another two screenshots had been missed and a weekend passed with no play and no comments in the rail as to why (agreement has that horse will post if not playing for more than 2 days in a row with expected return time). Given our understanding of when he could and couldn't play, I didn't expect posts for not playing during the week, but if he was missing an entire weekend where he had previously said he could play, it should have been communicated.
Was told again that he didn't have his RSA to send screenshot and that he has been working. At this point he said that if he didn't get things sorted out soon he would buy himself out so we wouldn't lose any money on him.
I again stressed the need or better communication and the understanding that games wouldn't be played during the week, but the bare minimum of communication was needed from him moving forward.
After all this talk about communication and chasing for information/updates, a few days later I logged on to skype and saw a message asking to play a scoop event that wasn't in the bankroll guidelines, with the stake taking 33%. Then a subsequent message 3 hours later saying "since I haven't heard from you, will play the event and if itm will add 33% of winnings"
Our horses are not allowed to play games outside the stake without permission. Despite the communication issues to date, had I been online, I probably would have allowed him to play the game, but that is beside the point imo. Making the decision to play the game regardless because I wasn't online, especially given my repeated messages about better communication, is a breach of the agreement. To top it off, minimal other games were played alongside that game despite him being online with time to play.
Rather than just say, sorry, wont happen again, the response I got was trying to mitigate why it was played. Another message by me talking about communication and telling him if he didn't think he could handle the job and the stake that we should address the makeup and part ways amicably. At this point I was told that he would play a decent amount next weekend (May 20-22)
Message May 20th that was too tired to play, message May 21st that it was semifinal day at Hockey World championships and final o May 22nd so he felt he needed these days off. Again said that if he didn't get enough games in during the month he would pay the makeup when he had funds.
At this point it was clear that even the minimal amount of days he said he could play were being played. I asked him to return the balance and provide me with a plan to address the outstanding makeup, which at this point was $1161.30. This was May 22nd
On May 25th I received a response that he would return the funds when he was back home. By May 29th still had not received funds and sent another message. On May 31st over a week after asking for funds to be returned, I received them along with a message saying he has so many things every day that he cant communicate "all the time". He asked me for a reasonable timeframe to repay the makeup. I responded on June 1, that it is hard for me to set a timeframe when I have no idea his ability to make payments and to tell me what he thinks he can do, knowing that I want to clear it up asap
After that message on June 1, I got zero response and sent another message via email on June 12th. On June 15th he finally responded and asked for a 6 week time frame to pay all makeup and we agreed that all would be paid by August 1st.
During this 6 week period, I noticed that some games were being played on stars, one or two here and there until July 21st when there was a noticeable increase and between July 21st to 26th, he played 91 games, just over $822 worth of buyins. Obviously, given we had received $0 in payments in that timeframe, this was pretty disappointing. I also found out that he had sold some action in this timeframe as well through skype. On July 22nd after first seeing games played on the 21st, I emailed him and asked him why he had made no makeup payments before putting money on the tables again and also reminded him that he agreed to have his makeup paid off by August 1st. Obviously I received zero response.
I sent a further email on July 28th after seeing more games played noted above again asking for an update. On July 31st I received a message on skype asking for an additional 2 weeks to pay back the makeup as he would receive his paycheck on August 15th. I was on holidays and couldn't respond until the 2nd of august. I voiced my displeasure over him not making any attempt to send even small payments in 6 weeks, selling action, playing, zero communication, etc. I told him that he had until August 16th or I would be posting on the staking sites and that my expectation would be that he wouldn't be playing or selling action during that time. He responded that he understood our position and that he would make it right. He sent $450 and said he appreciated the two extra weeks, going as far as saying he would even pay back the coaching sessions when he had things sorted out.
So two additional weeks have passed with zero communication or payments. On August 17th (last Wednesday) I sent him a skype and email to him that have gone unanswered and he put in a session at the tables on August 20th for $150.
After asking another horse that knew him to call him, he messaged me on skype today and claimed he sent a message to staking partner on August 15th (as I have left the stable but was handling this). I have not confirmed with partner yet that happened but was speaking with him yesterday and apprised him that I was going to make this post and he never told me that Daddyca$h contacted him. I have sent message to partner to verify this. So even giving him the benefit of the doubt that he did, rather than respond to my skype or emails on August 17th that he contacted partner, he continued to do what he always did and ignored them.
In message he asked me why I was being a pain in the ass, despite him setting the payment terms, missing them, asking for two more weeks, missing again and playing poker in between. At this time, I am handing things over to partners still in the stable and they can continue to follow up and I will update post when issue resolved.
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Scott Beale (born May 30, 1968 in Dayton, OH) is a New York City based cultural curator, photographer, documentarian and social media expert who founded Laughing Squid, a blog about art, culture and technology and a web hosting company.

Projects

Documentary Films

Beale produced two documentary films, Alonso G. Smith, A Half Century of Social Surrealism (1995) about San Francisco Bay Area surrealist painter Alonso Smith and You'd Better Watch Out: Portland Santacon '96 (1997) about the SantaCon event in Portland, OR organized by the San Francisco Cacophony Society in 1996.

Laughing Squid

In 1995, Beale started Laughing Squid in San Francisco as a film and video company. In 1996 he launched The Squid List, an art and culture list for the San Francisco Bay Area, that was inspired by experiences he had with the Cacophony Society and Burning Man. In 1998 he launched the web hosting company Laughing Squid Web Hosting followed by the launch of the Laughing Squid blog in 2003. In 2013 he became a member of the Executive Academy of judges for The Webby Awards.

Photography

Beginning in the 1990s, Beale has been actively documenting a variety of underground and countercultural activities and tech events in the Bay Area and all over the world. Examples are images and videos of art groups and events like SantaCon, Survival Research Labs, Cacophony Society, RE/Search, monochrom, XOXO, ROFLcon, FooCamp, Burning Man and Maker Faire.

References

External links
 Laughing Squid
 Scott Beale's Personal site

American male bloggers
American bloggers
American art curators
1968 births
Living people
Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area

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Tuareg, Tamajaq of Niger
Photo source: Link Up Africa
People Name: Tuareg, Tamajaq
Language: Tamajaq, Tawallammat
People Cluster: Tuareg
Map source: People Group Location from IMB. Other map data / geography from GMI. Map by Joshua Project.
The Tamajaq Tuareg live in an area that stretches from the western Sahara to western Sudan. Tuareg are divided into several main political groups or tribal units. The Iwellemiden are a subgroup of the Kel Tamajaq (Tuaregs). The Western Iwellemiden live more in eastern Mali, and the Eastern Iwellemiden consider the town of Tchin-Tabaraden in the Region of Tahoua to be their cultural center. The name Tahoua Tuareg is often used for the Eastern Iwellemiden because of their location in the Tahoua Region
Their distinguishing characteristics include the unity of their language, their alphabet (which uses tifinagh characters), and their complex social organization.
Although the origin and early history of the Tuareg are uncertain, these tribal nomads appear to have traveled down from North Africa in a series of migrations as early as the seventh century. By the end of the 1300s, Tuareg tribes had established themselves as far south as the Nigerian border.
At the beginning of the 1300s, salt, gold, ivory, and slave markets sprang up across Tuareg territory, which stretched across North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. During that time, the Tuaregs became well known as stock raisers and merchants in the Saharan and Sahelian regions.
In the Southern Sahara, many Tuareg, particularly those from the Negro classes, are now settled farmers living in villages surrounded by grain fields. Since farming is seasonal work, many of the young men also take jobs as blue-collar workers in Nigeria, Ghana, or Ivory Coast for part of the year.
In 1972, the worst drought in 50 years struck the Sahara, bringing disaster and severe stress to the Tuaregs. The nomads were forced to travel southward with their families in search of pastures for their herds. This massive migration intensified as water supplies began to fail. Conflicts over rights and obligations among the people and governments of the regions were also generated. Many animals died of thirst, hunger, or fatigue during the long journey. Thousands of Tuaregs drifted to the cities where they set up cowhide shelters and lean-to shanties on the fringes of town.
Although the rains in 1974 were good, they did not wash away the serious economic and social effects of the drought, and life for Tuaregs was never to be the same. Many Tuaregs, tempted by the less rigorous urban lifestyle, never returned to their original homeland.
Even today, the Tuaregs depend on their animals for survival; however, meat and milk are not enough, especially during the dry years. The basic elements of the Tuareg diet are milk, grains, and dates. Fresh vegetables are rarely eaten. Millet is raised both in the Saharan oases and in Sudan. Though meat is highly preferred, it is not eaten on a regular basis. Goat is the most commonly eaten meat; camel is rarely eaten.
Tuareg nomads live in small, lightweight, leather tents or grass huts. A tent is usually about 10 feet long and 10 to 15 feet wide. A household can pack its goods on the backs of two camels, while one or two donkeys carry their odds and ends.
Tuaregs wear clothing that is loose and lightweight. In direct contrast to Arab custom, all of the men wear veils called tidjelmousts; the women do not wear veils. The most preferred tidjelmousts are dyed indigo, though many men wear black. To show respect, the men always cover their mouths, noses, and foreheads while in the presence of foreigners or their in-laws.
Though the Tuaregs are virtually all Sunni Muslim, they have a reputation among other Muslims for being lukewarm in their faith. They practice a passive form of Islam, infused with folk beliefs and magic. Most do not even celebrate the most important Muslim fast of Ramadan.
There are few known Tamajaq Tuareg believers in Niger. Prayer is the key to reaching the Tuareg with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
* Pray that missions agencies and churches will accept the challenge of adopting and reaching the Tamajaq Tuaregs.
* Pray that Gospel broadcasts will soon be produced in the Tamasheq language.
* Pray that the small number of Tamajaq Tuareg believers will rise to the challenge of taking the Gospel to their people.
* Pray that God will grant wisdom and favor to missions agencies focusing on the Tuareg.
* Ask the Lord to save key leaders among the Tuareg who will boldly declare the Gospel.
* Ask the Lord to raise up strong local churches among the Tamajaq Tuaregs.
Text source: Bethany World Prayer Center © 1999.
Used with permission from Adopt-A-People Clearinghouse


Made from very lightweight Oxford Cloth, this shirt was designed for one of my clients. Since he lives in the tropics and does most of his business poolside, he wanted a shirt that was loose and breezy with "just a little hint of businessman". That is why I chose the lightweight oxford stripe, but used it in a very casual way.
I love this style, Pam. How excellent for "businessman by the poolside"!
I was looking through the "More shirt patterns" link and looked at the seersucker with the bias details. You one AMAZING fabric wrangler!
Beautiful shirt! How excellent for the businessman to have you to sew for him.
Now that is one great shirt! Can see why DH wants one to call his own.
I've had many of Pam's shirts for years - since before she moved back to New York. They are well made, very durable, and last for years. The quality is excellent.
Pam the subtle curve to the hem is just beautiful. This is a shirt meant to be worn untucked yes? Like a guyabera?
Thank-you Phyllis! Yes it is meant to be worn untucked. This was made for a King-size guy, and the gentle curve looks better (imo) than a straight cut on a big man.
Pam, thanks for the sleeve tutorial, this came at a time when I was working on my own camp shirt for the summer and I am using a basic long sleeved pattern that I like ( Brensen Pattern Sew Simple a quick sew) so, I had wanted to know how to make a very attractive short sleeve,, this is just perfect timing! Thank you for your many tutoirials, I know many of us a better sewists because of your teaching!


Statement of Works ("SOW") are often used as part of master technology service agreements to describe the scope of services to be provided by a supplier and to fix the price for those services. However the parties to the contract often fail to clearly describe the services to be provided, or the timescales for service delivery. This often leads to delays and arguments during the service provision phase, which in the worst cases can lead to litigation.
The work that the supplier is contracted to perform should be clearly and accurately described. Any gaps between the supplier's services and the customer's business and technical requirements should be discussed and addressed.
The SOW should clearly describe the customer's business and technical specifications and requirements. A clearly defined set of specifications will make it difficult for a supplier to avoid their obligations, whilst protecting the supplier from an increase in its budgeted project delivery costs due to a required increase in scope by the customer.
A project plan is essential for ensuring clarity with respect to the parties' obligations to perform certain activities by agreed timescales. The project plan should clearly describe the scope, timescales and framework for the project. A key issue about project plans that is often forgotten, particularly in the case complex projects, is that the SOW should contain an obligation on the parties to agree a project plan by a set deadline, for example, within six weeks of the contract signature date. Alternatively, the parties could agree that the delivery of the project plan itself becomes a deliverable to be achieved by a milestone in the "design" phase.
All deliverables should be clearly described, with any "key" or critical deliverables identified and milestone dates for each deliverable allocated and agreed within the project plan. An agreed acceptance process should be detailed in the SOW (it could also be agreed at the MSA level to save time). However it is to be incorporated into the agreement it should be made clear that the method for determining the successful achievement by the supplier of a particular deliverable will be solely by the application of the acceptance procedure and associated acceptance criteria.
A supplier will often require the inclusion in the SOW of a list of customer obligations and/or project assumptions. The supplier should carefully consider the list of customer obligations and/or project specific assumptions it wishes to include, to identify those obligations which if not performed, or assumptions which if proven to be invalid, could lead to changes to the project schedule, project deliverables and project costs. The Customer should also pay attention to the list of customer obligations and assumptions to ensure that they only contain obligations for which it is right and proper to assign responsibility for performance to the customer, and in the case of any assumptions, only those that are fundamental to the operational and commercial profile underpinning the deal.
This will not always be the case, but generally speaking a choice should be made between a "fixed fee arrangement" or for fees to be calculated on a "time and material" basis. If the services are to be performed for a fixed fee the SOW should include all expenses to be incurred and any applicable taxes. The Supplier will only be able to invoice the customer for the fixed fee amounts. In the case of a time and material arrangement the Supplier will perform the services on a time and materials basis at the rates agreed and detailed in a rate card set out in either the MSA or in an annex to the SOW.
The above list is not exhaustive by any means and there are many other issues to consider depending on the type, size and complexity of a particular technology services project. Nevertheless, if the above issues are addressed during the negotiation phase of a SOW this will increase the chances of the project not only being delivered on time and on budget, but also in accordance with the customer's requirements.
Cookies (or similar technologies) are usually placed on an individual user's device by either the website publisher or by an advertising network organisation ("ad network") that is permitted by the website publisher to place cookie, to collect data in order to build a profile of that individual user based on their online search history. This profile of the individual can be used to target them with advertising relevant to their preferences and interests. This is known as targeted advertising or online behavioural advertising ("OBA").
The relevant provisions of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulation 2003 (PECR 2003), which governs the position in the UK as to when and how a website publisher can place a cookie on an individual user's device states that a person shall not store or gain access to information stored, in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user unless the subscriber has given their consent, after being provided with "..clear and comprehensive information.." about the purposes of the storage of or access to that information.
The Regulation also introduces the concept of profiling or automated decision making, which is relevant to the functioning of OBA. In essence, individuals now have the right to be informed about the existence of automated decision making and subject to certain exceptions, the right not to be subject to automated decision making or profiling.
However, the fact is many ad networks are active on multiple websites; collecting, using, storing, aggregating and then transferring huge amounts of data to each other and this is often not made clear to users, in violation of the Regulation and its principles. The net effect is that users may have no idea who is collecting, using or storing their personal and non-personal data and in many cases are not even aware that their data is being used to build profiles about them. If they are made aware of collection of personal data, it is presented as a positive, to enable the website publisher to provide the user with a more personalised service. This is potentially risky for users, because profiles are generated by mathematical and statistical modelling of the information collected about users and are not infallible. The results of such modelling can therefore potentially lead to inaccurate and/or misleading results about an individual.
Further, where a joint controller relationship between the website publisher and an ad network could or does exist, the user must be made aware of the conditions of that collaboration. This not only allows the user to understand who is responsible for protecting their data, it is also beneficial for website publishers and their ad network partners to understand in the context of their commercial relationship which party is legally responsible for compliance with the relevant privacy regulations.
Transparency - anyone with access to the ledger can view the transactions in the ledger.
Further, it is not always clear whether the application environment in which DLT is intended to operate enables compliance with related privacy regulation. For example, GDPR Articles 12 – 22 set out data subject rights including rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction and portability. The blockchain principle of immutability referenced above would seem to run contra to these data subject rights, if personal data is included in the blocks that make up the chain.
The use of "on-chain and off-chain" deployment models, is an example of how areas of potential regulatory non-compliance can be addressed. This type of hybrid deployment model could be used to keep part of the transaction on-blockchain and any personal data processing off-blockchain. One possible use of on-chain off-chain blockchain technology is identity verification. Where an organisation is subject to know your customer (KYC) regulations, blockchain and DLT technology could be used to verify a prospective customer's identity, without the need to collect, store or process any personal data to verify such identity.
In this case, the personal data required to validate an individual's identity, will be confirmed by a trusted third party and held by the individual in an encrypted digital wallet. The organisation wishing to verify the customer's identity for the purpose of KYC, would use public key/private key authentication to verify the individual's identity, without ever having to further process this personal data in the form of identity checks with for example, credit reference agencies.
A digital identity solution of this kind would be very attractive to organisations who might wish to supply or market goods and services to consumers, but who are also keen to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that their KYC processes remain outside the scope of the GDPR and other related data privacy legislation. However, this would require the organisation to "trust" the validity of the personal data held in the digital wallet, so some form of authentication or certification of trusted third parties would be required.
Does this not then defeat the purpose of blockchain and distributed ledger technology if not all data is stored on the blockchain and the very information that is most important to protect i.e. personal data for the purposes of identity verification, still sits on a centralised database albeit with a 'trusted third party'?
Software development: agile or waterfall?
When embarking on a software or application development project, a key consideration should be the development methodology to be used. Generally, the commissioning party ("the customer") will have the choice of an "Agile" or "Waterfall" style of development. The methodology selected by the customer will often depend upon whether the customer wishes to have flexibility during the development cycle, or whether it wishes to agree a detailed set of business specifications and technical requirements before the developer begins work. The choice made will of course inevitably have legal and commercial implications. These implications should be identified and addressed in a software development agreement between the customer and the developer. Some of the factors to consider in making the decision are set out below.
Agile software development methodology allows the customer to develop its requirements during the project phase in short, frequent development cycles. Agile development is flexible and scalable; it enables the scope of a project to be changed based on feedback received during these short development cycles. In short, the specifications can be changed post contract signature, without the need to follow a strict and potentially time consuming change control process. However, this does not mean that the parties should abandon recording any agreed changes to the high level specifications agreed at the very beginning of the project.
Do I have a suitably skilled, experienced and qualified IT project manager to be the product owner (this is key)?
Do I want to be able to change requirements, mid development (NB: from the developers perspective, this should not include a change to the effort estimation)?
Is the development of working software more important than a comprehensive and pre- agreed set of design and technical specification documents?
Do I want to work in a collaborative manner with the developer?
If you answer "yes" to all of the above then an "Agile" style of development could be appropriate for your organisation.
Waterfall software development methodology is focused on agreeing a detailed set of business requirements and technical specifications prior to the commencement of work. Detailed documentation is required for each project phase, including technical specifications, which set out measurable deliverables and performance criteria.
Do I want to ensure that all results are delivered by agreed time periods?
Do I want to agree a fixed price and fixed project schedule, with milestone payments?
Do I want a fixed scope that can only be changed or amended through a strict change control process?
Do I want user acceptance testing to occur only at the end of the final build phase for the project?
Do I want the development cycle to be sequential so that the development team cannot proceed to the next phase until all deliverables for that current phase have been accepted?
Do I want a clear distinction between roles, responsibilities and liabilities of the parties?
If you answer "yes" to all of the above then a "Waterfall" style of development could be appropriate for your organisation.
It is also possible to use a mixture of Agile and Waterfall during the development. For example, the early scope and analyse phase of the project could be completed using Waterfall, whilst Agile development principles are applied to later or selected phases of the build. In these circumstances care must be taken to ensure that the correct contracting principles are agreed and applied at the appropriate stages of the development. For example, the point at which testing and acceptance should occur may differ depending on which methodology is used.
Although, Agile is flexible and collaborative, it does not equal "zero paperwork". It is still advisable (for both parties) to agree: a contract, project plans, interface designs and technical specification documents. After all, you would not embark on a software development project based on the Waterfall methodology without addressing issues concerning project governance, deliverables, testing and acceptance, warranties, cost and IP ownership - to name just a few. Agile is not a "free for all" in terms of scope and scope change, so organisations should still consider all of the above even when using the Agile methodology.
GDPR Article 35: Pop up Quiz! Do you know what this section of the new Regulation requires companies to do if developing new products and services (including software) could result in a "high risk" to individuals?
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The introduction of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, otherwise known as GDPR ("the Regulations") has resulted in significant changes to the UK and European data protection landscape.
As businesses large and small consider the practical and operational implications of these changes, an interesting aspect might be the relationship between the providers of cloud services and their clients. An example, of this can be seen in Article 28 of the new Regulations, which sets out a prescriptive and detailed set of data protection obligations that controllers are required to contractually impose on their processors.
Of course, under GDPR the client would normally be the controller of personal data, and the cloud provider its processor. At a time when businesses are increasingly reliant on cloud computing services, the provisions of Article 28 will create an interesting challenge for small businesses who as controllers, are now required to ensure the detailed list of obligations required under Article 28 are included in their cloud services contracts.
One particular obligation under Article 28(2), is that the processor must provide the controller with notice of any sub-processors it wishes to appoint and the controller will have the right to object. Typically, large cloud providers are reluctant to move away from their standard terms of business, and many adopt a "take-it-or-leave-it" position in contract negotiations, in particular with respect to their preferred sub-processors. However, European data protection supervisory authorities have indicated that an inequality in the bargaining position between a cloud client and its supplier will not release the small cloud client from its obligations under Article 28.
Therefore, a careful review of the terms of their cloud services contracts by all cloud service clients is strongly recommended. It also goes without saying that as a result of Article 28 of the Regulations, cloud providers used to operating under their standard terms, will in future be required to display a greater degree of flexibility when negotiating contracts with prospective smaller clients.


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18/06/2015 S116 Member states - Works - Contract award - Restricted procedure
United Kingdom-Winchester: Construction work
Contract award notice
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Hampshire County Council
Three Minsters House High Street
For the attention of: Mark Thomas
SO23 8UL Winchester
E-mail: procurement.support@hants.gov.uk
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.hants.gov.uk/
Electronic access to information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire
Regional or local authority
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Various other public sector authorities and associated organisations as listed in Section VI.2 of this award notice
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Intermediate Construction Framework.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: County of Hampshire and adjoining areas, United Kingdom.
NUTS code UKJ
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Hampshire County Council (HCC) has established a construction framework for contactors to deliver projects and programmes of work approximately in the 500 000 GBP to 4 000 000 GBP value range, although the majority of the projects are expected to lie between 1 500 000 GBP and 3 000 000 GBP.
The type of work is expected to consist mostly of extensions, refurbishments and alterations to existing schools; however any type of building work to any property, including associated services and associated hard or soft landscaping, is included. Work to Fire, Police and NHS properties may be needed. Exclusively civil engineering works such as highways, bridges or coastal works will not be included.
The Intermediate Framework will follow the principles and practice of the existing the Hampshire-Surrey Local Construction Framework (LCF) for projects up to 1 500 000 GBP. The Framework will be based on the 2-stage appointment of contactors to projects, early contractor engagement, open-book pricing and collaborative working as practised by the LCF framework. The type of work will include the requirement for contractors to be able to provide full design services with a construction project.
The Framework will be available to all public sector bodies and associated organisations as listed in Section VI.2 of this award notice.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
45000000, 45100000, 45200000, 45300000, 45400000, 71000000, 71200000, 71300000, 71500000
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 400 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Quality. Weighting 70
2. Price. Weighting 30
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 248-431909 of 21.12.2013
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 27-042229 of 7.2.2014
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Intermediate Construction Framework
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 19
Number of offers received by electronic means: 19
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Amiri Construction Limited
The Parkway, Wickham Road
PO16 7JL Fareham
V.4)Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract:
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Beard Construction Ltd
Stonemasons Court, Cemetery Pales
GU24 0BL Brookwood
Geoffrey Osborne Limited
Fonteyn House, 47-49 London Road
RH2 9PY Reigate
Interserve Construction Limited
Bridgers Farm, Nursling Street, Nursling
SO16 0YA Southampton
Kier Construction Limited
Portswood House, Millbrook
SO15 0LD Southampton
Lakehouse Contracts Ltd
1 King George Close
RM7 7LS Romford
Longcross Construction Ltd
Ashworth House 9 The Street
KT21 2AD Ashtead
Midas Construction Limited
Premier Way, Abbey Park Estate
SO51 9DN Romsey
Raymond Brown Building Ltd
160 Christchurch Road
BH24 3AR Ringwood
W Stirland Ltd
Redmoor Estate
PO20 7HT Birdham
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
The framework is intended to be accessible to the following Indicative list of contracting authorities:
The Framework will be open to the entire public sector and other public bodies and their Statutory Successors or organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes including:
Central Government and their agencies, County Councils, City Councils, Unitary Authorities, District, Town and Parish Councils, Universities, Further Education Establishments, Higher Education Establishments, National Park Authorities, Housing Associations, Police Authorities, Fire and Rescue Services and other Emergency Services organisations, Ministry of Defence, Health Service bodies including Primary Care Trusts, Schools(including all academies, faith, maintained and 'free' schools), dioceses and registered charities within the UK, including those organisations named on the following websites:
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http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/academies/open/b00208569/open-academies
Local Authorities.
Hampshire County Council, Surrey County Council; Isle of Wight Council; West Berkshire Council; Reading Borough Council; Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead; Slough Borough Council; Bracknell Forest Council; Wokingham Council; Southampton City Council; Portsmouth City Council; Guildford Borough Council; Surrey Heath Borough Council; Waverley Borough Council; Woking Borough Council; Spelthorne Borough Council; Tandridge District Council; Elmbridge Borough Council; Epsom and Ewell Borough Council; Runnymede Borough Council; Reigate and Banstead Borough Council; Mole Valley District Council; Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council; Eastleigh Borough Council; Fareham Borough Council; Gosport Borough Council; Hart District Council; Havant Borough Council; East Hants District Council; New Forest District Council; Rushmoor Borough Council; Test Valley Borough Council; Winchester City Council
Police Authorities. Police and Crime Commissioners of; Hampshire, Surrey, Thames Valley. British Transport Police.
Fire Authorities. Hampshire Fire and Rescue; Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service; Surrey Fire and Rescue Service; Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service.
National Park Authorities.
New Forest; South Downs.
Health Authorities. All Foundation Trusts, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), acute trusts, primary care trusts, mental health trusts, care trusts, ambulance trusts, strategic health authorities, special health authorities (and their Statutory successors and organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes): operating in the counties of Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey, as named on www.nhs.uk
Dioceses. Clifton; Plymouth; Salisbury; Arundel; Guildford; Southwark; Portsmouth RC; Portsmouth CoE; Oxford; Winchester; Chichester.
Higher Education Institutions. University of Surrey; Kingston University; University of Creative Arts; Southampton Solent University; University of Portsmouth; University of Southampton, Including Winchester School of Art; University of Winchester; Berkshire College of Agriculture; University of Reading; University of West London
Schools and Further Education Sector Any Further Education college or school, including Free Schools, Federation School, Independent School, Voluntary Aided Schools and Diocese, within the geographical area of these arrangements.
Acadamies in Hampshire, IOW and Berkshire as listed on http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/academies/open/b00208569/open-academies including at the time of publication of this notice:- Altwood CofE Secondary School, Amery Hill School, ARK Ayrton Primary Academy, Battle Primary Academy, Bay House School, Baylis Court School, Beacon View Primary Academy, Beechwood Junior School, Bohunt School, Bransgore Church of England Primary School, Bridgemary School, Cams Hill School, Castleview Primary School, Charter Academy Charters School, Churchend Primary Academy, Cippenham Infant School, Cippenham Primary School, Cliffdale Primary School, Colnbrook Church of England Primary School, Cowplain Community School, Cox Green School, Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School, Denefield School, Desborough College, Dove House School, Eggar's School, Everest Community Academy, Fareham Academy, Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery, Forest School, Freemantle Church of England Community Academy Frogmore Junior School Front Lawn Primary Academy Furze Platt Senior School Godolphin Infant School, Godolphin Junior School, Harefield Primary School, Havant Academy, Haybrook College, Haybrook College PRU, Herschel Grammar School, Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Hightown Primary School, Hollybrook Infant School, Hollybrook Junior School, Hook-with-Warsash Church of England Primary School, Hounsdown School, James Elliman Academy, John Madejski Academy, Kanes Hill Primary School, Kendrick School Kennet, School Langley Grammar School, Littledown School, Lowbrook Academy, Ludlow Infant Academy, Ludlow Junior School, Lynch Hill School Primary Academy, Lyndhurst Junior School, Maiden Erlegh School, Marish Primary School, Mary Rose School, Meadow Park Academy, Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School, Mill Chase Academy, Montem Primary School, Noadswood School, Northwood Primary School, Oaklands Catholic School, Oasis Academy, Lord's Hill Oasis Academy, Mayfield Park House School, Perins School, Portsmouth Academy for Girls, Portswood Primary School, Priestlands School, Prospect School, Ranelagh School, Reading School, Ringwood School Academy, Robert May's School, Ryde Academy, Ryvers School, Sandown Bay Academy, Shirley Infant School, Shirley Junior School, Slough and Eton CofE Business and Enterprise College, Upton Court Grammar School, Springhill Catholic Primary School, St Anne's Catholic School, St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, St Bartholomew's School, St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy, St Columba Church of England Primary Academy, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead Testwood Sports College, The Arnewood School Academy, The Avenue Special School, The Burgate School and Sixth Form Centre, The Costello School, The Holme Church of England Controlled Primary School, The Holt School, The Langley Academy, The Mountbatten School, The New Forest Academy, The Palmer Primary Academy, The Petersfield School, The Piggott School, The Priory Primary School, The Romsey School, The Victory Primary School, The Westgate School, Theale Green School, Thornden School, Townhill Infant School, Trinity School, Upper Shirley High School Weston Academy, White Waltham CofE Academy, Wildern School, Willow Primary School, Windmill Primary School, Winton Community Academy, Wyvern College, Foxborough Primary School, Whitelands Park Primary School, Glenfield Infant School.
This list is not exhaustive.
This framework may also be used by similar not for profit organisations, their facilitating agencies or sub-users acting with or on behalf of such organisations operating in the Framework Area but not specifically referred to.
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Friday 30th July Stranraer - Kirkoswald (nr Girvan). 40 miles. 2 hours 46 minutes.
Pleasant ride today (despite rain) as for most of it road hugged coastline. Quick progress thanks to south westerly blowing right behind me all the way. Only short distance covered due to shortage of accommodation and taking what came up close to route.
Cycled right pass Turnberry Golf Club but most memorable sight was Ailsa Craig dominating the horizon - looming a 1000 feet out of the sea,10 miles offshore from Girvan. Nice touch in Ayrshire are the 'Haste ye Back' road signs as you leave each town. Received two donations at lunch stop at Souter Johnnie's Inn in Kirkoswald.


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Why Princess Mononoke is Better than Jemmy Thought
I will preface this by stating that I am a big Miyazaki Hayao fan like Jemmy, but don't feel like I have his expertise in the field despite taking a class on Japanese Animation at The University of Texas back in the day. I don't feel the need to produce a new plot summary as I doubt I would be able to craft one as elegant and complete as Jemmy did here.
My top five Miyazki films are My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind, Spirited Away, and Ponyo.
I will start by saying that I fully agree that Miyazaki created a beautiful world in Princess Mononoke, but I will take that a step farther and say that I think this may be the most beautiful animated movie of our generation. The color palate that Miyazaki uses throughout this film is so rich and deep in a way that CGI has yet to capture. According to the Disney site (who owns the U.S. rights to Studio Ghibli films), Miyazaki saw the redraw of over 80,000 cells and the attention to detail shows. To me the sheer beauty of this film distinguish it from almost all other animated movies.
I must also concur that the complexity of characters is a huge strength of Mononoke, but disagree that San being one-dimensional was a flaw. As Jemmy stated, both Ashitaka and Eboshi are two very complex and fantastic characters. I have never enjoyed a movie that lives in the gray as much as Mononoke. No character is truly good and no character is truly evil. To me it speaks to a changing world and examines the positive and negative that are associated with that. As to San, I personally feel that the fact that she is one dimensional and has an internal struggle that she doesn't realize, makes her more believable. She was raised by wolves and now has the world that she once new and loved challenged to its core. Her animal like reaction to what is thrust at her, in my opinion, adds to the movie and adds an element of realism to this fantastical tale.
I will concede that Mononoke is not as subtle as Nausicaa, but I have no issue with this. To me this is merely the context of when the movies were made. A lot changed between 1984 and 1997 and Miyazaki was able to overtly state his message in a way that may not have been accepted in 1984.
Princess Mononoke remains that film that I use as a gateway to Miyazaki with friends (unless it is fellow parents of children like myself as it is quite violent) and has a very special spot in my heart. My only criticism with the film is the fact that I couldn't get over Minnie Driver's British accent in the U.S. dub. Stick with the original audio.
Objective Quality: 9/10.
Bonuses: +1 for its sheer beauty. +1 for its strong female characters.
Penalties: -1 for Minnie Driver in the U.S. dub. -1 for its over-the-top violence which limits its audience.
Nerd Coefficient: 9/10 "very high quality/standout in its category"
[See an explanation of our non-inflated scores here]
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Q: Explain please how to use WITH() in Kohana ORM $contract = ORM::factory('Contract', 1);

I can get shipper like this: $contract->shipper;
I can get owners like this: $contract->owners->find_all();
But I cant use
$contract->owners and preload them like ORM::factory('Contract', 1)->with("owners");

So why do I need this, I cant understand what it does, and how it works ?

A: unfortunately ->with() only works with has_one or belongs_to relationships, not has_many. The only way to expand many<->many relations is with ->find_all()
From the with method description:

Binds another one-to-one object to this model.

You can check the source code for the with function here: https://github.com/kohana/orm/blob/3.3/master/classes/Kohana/ORM.php#L901

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Sports news, features & opinions
Five Games That Lit Up The Bundesliga So Far
Football is finally back! It feels weird to say it out loud, but the Bundesliga is due to return today with fixtures such as the Revierderby between Schalke and Borussia Dortmund and a relegation battle in Fortuna Düsseldorf against Paderborn taking place behind closed doors.
It's been a competitive season at both ends of the German top-flight, with previously dominant Bayern Munich being challenged for the title by Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen respectively.
Meanwhile near the bottom the unique relegation playoff game, which sees third from bottom in the Bundesliga take on third place in the second division in a two-legged battle for top-flight status, means a three-way dogfight between strugglers Paderborn, Werder Bremen and Fortuna Düsseldorf for the chance of survival is heating up despite all three teams being cast adrift in the relegation zone.
But as we look ahead to the future and gear up for a dramatic finish, let's not forget there's been plenty of drama so far in the German top flight, as we look back at the five best games of this Bundesliga season so far.
Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 Bayern Munich
With second-year Niko Kovac already in the hot seat after a poor start to the season, the last thing he needed was a drubbing at the hands of his old team. In a reverse of the game which won his team the title the previous season, Frankfurt exacted revenge on their old boss by putting five past his already shaky defence. Not only was this a high scoring and entertaining affair, but it was extremely shocking to see the monopoly Bayern Munich had on the Bundesliga start to crumble before our very eyes. This game also signalled the end of Kovac's tenure in Bavaria, he left the club by mutual agreement shortly after the loss.
Bayern Munich 4-0 Borussia Dortmund
What was perhaps more shocking than their 5-1 loss was the way Bayern bounced back the game after. Borussia Dortmund travelled to the Allianz Arena as members of the Bundesliga's title hopefuls, Bayern had just fired their coach after an embarrassing defeat and had installed the inexperienced Hansi Flick as interim boss. If anyone were expecting a 4-0 drubbing, it would be at the expense of Bayern and not the other way round. Robert Lewandowski had other ideas though, showing why he's the world's best striker by scoring twice and becoming both the first player to score a goal in the first 11 match days in the Bundesliga and the first player to have reached 16 goals by this point in the season.
Augsburg 3-5 Borussia Dortmund
Erling Braut Haaland joined the Bundesliga as one of the hottest young prospects in world football, with Dortmund reportedly beating clubs such as Manchester United and fellow Bundesliga title challengers RB Leipzig to his signature. There was a lot of buzz surrounding his debut, but few would have predicted the Norwegian would come off the bench to score three goals in a 17-minute spell to lead a comeback which saw him become the second-youngest player in the Bundesliga to score a hat-trick. The game wasn't too bad either, with Haaland's side coming back from two goals down to seal a win in an emphatic eight-goal thriller.
Bayer Leverkusen 4-3 Borussia Dortmund
Not only did this clash between two of the Bundesliga's most storied clubs have title implications, but it also had goals and last-minute drama. The eventual victors Leverkusen went 2-1 down at the hands of their former star man Emre Can, but a first-half brace from Kevin Volland laid the foundations for a spectacular comeback. Raphael Guerreiro's 65th-minute strike looked to have sealed the win for Dortmund going into the last 20 minutes, but two goals in the space of two minutes from substitute Leon Bailey and captain Lars Bender sealed a massive win for Leverkusen in a topsy turvy game with many missed chances from both sides. The loss led to more questions over Dortmund's defence as Lucien Favre's young side continually scored goals but let themselves down at the other end of the pitch.
Borussia Dortmund 3-3 RB Leipzig
You begin to see why there have been questions asked over Dortmund's defensive capabilities, as they feature on this list in a high scoring game for a whopping third time. In all fairness to Lucien Favre's men know how to put the ball in the back of the net at the other end of the pitch, but that hardly mattered to Dortmund fans as there were serious calls for Favre to be sacked following this game despite the superb job he had done up to that point at the Westfalenstadion. Dortmund yet again took the lead in this game, but within six minutes of the first half, they found their two-goal lead eradicated at the hands of a Timo Werner brace. Boy Wonder Jadon Sancho put Dortmund ahead ten minutes later, but substitute Patrik Schick's strike with 20 minutes to go left it all square in another thrilling clash between two title contenders.
This article was written exclusively for golear.co.uk
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The best lift-the-flap and pop-up books for children
These colourful pop-up and lift-the-flap books for kids will keep even the most energetic little ones entertained.
Babies and young children can find it hard to focus on a book when there are so many exciting things to explore in the world around them, but these pop-up and lift-the-flap books for children will keep curious minds engaged for hours. Featuring much-loved characters from award-winning authors and illustrators, plenty of surprises to find and bright, colourful illustrations, these books are a joy to read together again and again.
For more inspiration, discover our edit of the best baby books and most wonderful books for toddlers.
Lift-the-flap and pop-up books for babies and toddlers
Busy Grow
by Campbell Books
Green-fingered toddlers will love pushing, pulling and sliding the tabs to make the flowers bloom in Busy Grow. This colourful board book has gentle rhyming text and bright, colourful illustrations to spark little ones' interest in discovering how things grow.
Busy Recycle
Help to clean up the Earth by pushing, pulling and sliding the tabs in Busy Recycle. Children will love helping to recycle waste, reusing materials to make a rocket and seeing the recycling truck do its work. This is one of the best children's books about the environment for starting to educate little ones about the importance of recycling.
by Nila Aye
Push, pull and slides the tabs to discover the environmental heroes who are changing our world for the better. Full of fun facts and bright illustrations, this board book will teach toddlers all about Greta Thunberg, David Attenborough and more.
The Pop-Up Dear Zoo
by Rod Campbell
This pop-up book for children is based on Rod Campbell's classic story, Dear Zoo. With its bold, colourful illustrations and a pop-up zoo animal to discover as you turn every page, The Pop-Up Dear Zoo is sure to become a firm favourite with animal-loving little ones.
Rabbit's Nap
by Julia Donaldson
Young readers will love the rhyming story in this classic lift-the-flap book, and the sturdy flaps on every spread are perfect for tiny hands. Join in the fun with this special edition of the bestselling preschool classic from creators of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Discover more stories in the Tales from Acorn Wood series: Fox's Socks, Hide-and-Seek Pig and Postman Bear.
Busy Fire Station
In Busy Fire Station little hands can have lots of fun pulling, pushing and pulling the mechanisms. Help the firefighters slide down the pole, drive the fire engine and put out the fire. Children will love this bright, colourful board book with lots of interesting things to spot.
Discover all the books in the Busy Book series.
My Favourite Owl
Older babies and toddlers will have lots of fun playing peekaboo with the easy-to-grab pull- down flaps, and turning the wheel to choose their favourite character. The delightful question-and-answer rhyme and engaging illustrations will focus and engage even very young children.
Discover the other books in the My Favourite series.
My Magical Sea Unicorn
Go on a magical underwater adventure with a helpful sea unicorn! Little ones will be engaged and entertained by the push, pull and turn mechanisms and the sparkly foil cover wheel, and gentle rhyming text and colourful illustrations make this a pleasure to read together.
Discover the other books in the My Magical series.
Lift-the-flap books for children aged 3 – 5 years old
Dear Zoo
Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. Little ones will love lifting the flaps to discover which animals the zoo has sent – but will the perfect pet ever arrive?
Keep little Dear Zoo fans entertained with these Dear Zoo activities for kids.
There's an Owl in My Towel
This rhyming lift-the-flap book by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb will delight children and parents alike. Little ones will giggle along as they lift the flaps and discover the naughty animals as they thwart the baby's every activity, including a mole disrupting his breakfast, and an owl borrowing his towel!
Who's on the Farm? A What the Ladybird Heard Book
Head down to the farm and meet a cast of characters in this lift-the-flap book inspired by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks' bestselling story, What the Ladybird Heard. Children will love lifting the flaps on each page of this board book to find the animals hidden beneath, and looking out for where the little ladybird might be!
Meerkat Mail
by Emily Gravett
This brilliant picture book from award-winning author and illustrator Emily Gravett has wonderfully witty artwork and a giant postcard flap to lift on every page. Sunny the meerkat lives with his very large family in the Kalahari desert. One day Sunny decides it's just too crowded and packs his bags. He visits his mongoose cousins around the world, but Sunny just doesn't quite seem to fit in . . .
Super Space
by Lon Lee
Children can discover the wonders of the stars, planets and the moon in this First Facts and Flaps book. With over thirty flaps, a turn and learn wheel and a giant fold-out ending, this novelty book encourages children to learn as they play. All the facts are age-appropriate and checked by Jacqueline Mitton, an experienced astronomer and former editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Society.
Discover all the books in the First Facts and Flaps series.
Pop-up books for kids aged 3 – 5 years old
Enchanted Castle
by Yu-hsuan Huang
This magical pop-up storybook has twenty-five play pieces so children can join in with the adventure! Princess Sophia has fallen asleep, and it's up to her friends Lucy, Lilia and Lottie to make sure she wakes up in time for her wedding to Prince Ethan. This stunning pop-up book comes with a special envelope to keep the play pieces safe, and a pretty ribbon closure.
Discover the other books in the Pop-up Carousel series.
Mermaid Kingdom
by Ag Jatkowska
A brilliant gift for mermaid-loving little ones, this interactive book features three pop-up underwater scenes, plus twenty-five play pieces. Children will love finding all of the deep sea details in Ag Jatkowska's illustrations and creating their own stories with the book's cast of mermaid characters.
Fairy Forest
Enter the secret world of fairies as they plan a special birthday party in this pop-up book for children. With three pop-up play scenes and lots of fairy character play pieces for kids to create their own magical tales, this interactive story will enthral young readers time and again.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Carousel Book
With six pop-up spreads depicting classic scenes from the book, including the Mad Hatter's Tea Party and Alice meeting the Cheshire Cat, this pop-up book is a perfect way to introduce Lewis Carroll's children's classic to young readers. Fans of the original story will love spotting their favourite characters in the book's full-colour illustrated scenes, which have been adapted from Sir John Tenniel's original artwork.
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