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Hi there, I just wanted to send some quick greetings to you from my annual autumn tours in the Saxony Switzerland, the Bohemian Switzerland and of course from Harz National Park. I am also excited to additionally visit the Thurungian Forest for the first time this year. The foliage in Saxony Switzerland already looked great this weekend and I was quite lucky with the light every once in a while as you can see in the picture below.
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In the past few years the enthusiasm and programming surrounding March 8 has expanded in exciting ways. No doubt due to the response to #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #NeverAgain movements, the plans for this year's International Women's Day have felt even more exciting. The theme this year is #PressforProgress – and there is already plenty of momentum to challenge stereotypes and bias, forge positive visibility of women, and celebrate women's achievements.
Each year celebrations surrounding International Women's Day get bigger and bigger – with demonstrations, special events, art installations, and concerts, with notable events occurring throughout the world.
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Community Women's Orchestra – Oakland, California, which performed Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Overture and Amy Beach's Bal Masqué.
Aurora Chorus in Portland, Oregon, which presented its fifth annual International Women's Day concert.
Royal College of Music – London, UK, which will present works by Pauline Viardot, Clara Schumann, Lili and Nadia Boulanger,Thea Musgrave, Elizabeth Maconchy, Liza Lehmann, and Judith Weir.
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Opposing the TPPA – the Heavens hold their deluge 'till the People speak
NZ, Wellington, 7 March – It had been raining intermittently through the the morning, but as mid-day rolled into 1pm, the skies partially cleared and the sun broke through over a city glistening with rain drops. It was well-timed, as citizens began to assemble in down-town Midland Park. This was to be another expression of public anger against the so-called "Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement".
There were a wide variety of signs. Some professionally printed, others hand-made;
Entertainment was provided by the "Brass Razoo" band;
This sign was especially clever;
A panoramic view of the growing crowd;
The Green Party was very much in evidence;
As were unions – for whom "free" trade agreements are never free and come at a cost of lower wages, reduced conditions, job-insecurity, and lost jobs;
The host and one of the organisors of the event was Dr Sandra Grey, National President of the Tertiary Education Union;
One of the first speakers was Green Wellington city councillor, Sarah Free;
Ms Free said she was proud that Wellington City Council had joined with Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Nelson, Palmerston North, and other local bodies around the country in opposing the secrecy of the TPPA. She said,
"We want trade but not at any cost. Not at any cost. We want to keep those freedoms we have at the moment, to look after our public health, to look after our working conditions in the city, to make sure that people and the environment are looked after. We actually value those freedoms.
We are here because we are nervous. Nervous what that government's proposing to do with our sovereign rights. Nervous about the power they're going to give to these faceless corporations.
It's not a trivial nervousness that we have because these corporations under these investor state dispute clauses, have sued governments. They have sued governments for things like trying to get plain [cigarettes] packaging in Australia. They've sued Ecuador for just changing the size; making the size of the health warnings on the cigarette packages a little bit bigger. They've sued Peru for trying to shut down the smelter that was causing lead poisoning in it's communities.
In fact they scared the Peruvian government so much that they actually backed away from shutting down the smelter!"
She said that a mining company had sued the government of Ecuador after the company had been found to be breaking the law.
Ms Free said we had good cause to be scared of the investor state dispute clauses, which the American government had been very keen to implement after it's North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994. She said that disputes were arbitrated in secret dispute-tribunals and had risen exponentially from 69 cases in 1999, to 370 in 2012.
Ms Free told the crowd, to loud cries of "boooo!", that law suits were being under-taken by powerful corporations with vast sums of money, against democratically elected governments.
She asked those in the crowd to put their hands up if that made people nervous. A sea of hands shot up into the air.
Ms Free pointed out,
"It's no coincidence that the power of the corporations has also coincided with the increasing inequality of wealth worldwide. I do not think this is a coincidence.
1% of the world's population now controls 50% of it's wealth. 85 individuals are wealthier than 3.5 billion people at the bottom end.
We're talking about the modern day pharoahs, and their slaves.
We want trade, but not at any cost!
Our free trade agreement with China did include some clauses, and also included protection for our environment, our public health, and our Treaty of Waitangi."
Ms Free wanted a clear message sent to the government, saying,
"Why should we settle for any less with the TPPA?"
Some more light mockery by clever citizens;
It seems that our Dear Leader is developing something of a reputation for amnesia? Or selective recall?
Ms Grey told the crowd that 600 lobby groups, representing corporations, had looked at the draft TPPA – but the public have not been allowed the same right.
Ms Grey then introduced the next speaker, CTU National Secretary Sam Huggard;
Sam started by referring to the investor state dispute settlement mechanism as one of the nastiest aspects of the proposed agreement;
"It's a provision which allows… companies and unaccountable offshore tribunals to sue our governments if they have the audacity to make changes which improve the wellbeing or the economic security or improve equality in our country. Why would our government or any government around the world want to sign up to an agreement which allows foreign companies to sue us if we have the audacity to improve our water quality or bring in other other environmental protections? Or if we wanted to improve our health policy settings to improve health and wellbeing? Or improve the economic security of people?"
Sam said that such investor mechanisms were creeping into trade agreements all around the world.
Sam told the crowd that French multi-national corporation, Veola, which managed Auckland's rail transport network, was currently in the process of suing the Egyptian government. He said that Veola was suing the Egyptian government for increasing the minimum wage, and Veola was complaining that such a move would strip their ability to make profits.
He referred to tobacco giant, Phillip Morris, that was suing the Australian and Uruguan governments for introducing plain packaging for tobacco.
Sam said he wanted nothing to do with an agreement he considered "nasty and dodgy",
"I don't want it signed in my name," he told Wellingtonians, and those listening agreed noisily with his sentiments.
Young people, expressing their views;
And other citizens, expressing their reservations, concerns, and outright opposition to an agreement which is being negotiated in secret, and which very, very few understand the consequences for our country, society, and economy;
Sandra then welcomed Dr Gaye Keating to the microphone;
Dr Keating announced to the crowd that she was part of a new group that had recently been created, 'Doctors for Healthy Trade'. She said that the group was a response by doctors around the world, including the President of the World Medical Association, calling for more openness in trade agreements, such as the TPPA, before they were ratified. She said that there was concern amongst the medical profession that international trade agreements were fraught with major health risks, based on past, recent examples.
Dr Keating stated that there were fears, based on leaked draft versions of the TPPA, that plans were afoot to make medicines more expensive, to increase the profits of pharmaceutical companies. She said that this would be a problem not just for wealthy countries like New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the US, but others such as Vietnam, who could not afford medical drugs "pushed up for extra American companies profits".
Dr Keating raised the issue of safe workplace practices and condemned the TPPA for potentially undermining health and safety laws in New Zealand;
"New Zealand knows about the problems of mines which are not managed for the safety of their workers. It kills people. We also know about things like tobacco, which also, if it's not managed properly, kills people.
From the leaked documents, it is really clear that the TPPA freezes a country's ability to protect people. It puts in place in place options to protect profits. It does not put in place protections for people's health."
Dr Keating added that climate change was also a major health threat, saying;
"We need to be able to put in place protections, for safety in terms of greenhouse gases and safety for reacting to catastrophic climate change."
She concluded by saying,
"So both for New Zealand and for the Pacific states whose islands are going to be drowned, and for the countries in places which are being mined, we need to take a responsible stance to protect health in New Zealand but also in other countries, we should not allow other countries to be bribed or bullied into laws that are bad for their health."
After a brief discussion on the merits of marching to Parliament with impending bad weather approaching, the decision was made by the public to proceed with the march.
Well over a thousand people marched through Wellington, toward Parliament's grounds. I saw no hecklers or anyone on the footpaths showing any antipathy toward the protestors. I did, however, witness people nodding and clapping;
This citizen posed a very good question to our esteemed Prime Minister;
New Zealanders, for the most part, are not stupid. With all the secrecy surrounding the TPPA, they smell a dead rat – not unlike the stench from old, decaying road-kill at the height of our recent hot summer.
In this shot, you can see how far back the march filled Lambton Quay, as protesting citizens neared the Cenotaph;
Meanwhile, Police presence during the march was minimal, except for traffic control. This lone constable appeared to be doing a good job, bringing traffic to a stop as marchers walked safely through the intersection;
Yet again, someone in Parliament (the Speaker's Office? Parliamentary Services?) had decided to keep the Main Gates closed and padlocked, forcing hundreds of citizens to squeeze through an open, narrow, side gate;
Because, judging by the crowd-barriers erected in front of Parliament's steps, I think we can safely assume that someone was expecting the protest;
It took a bit longer, but the marchers – which had swelled in number since departing from Midland Park – assembled in front of Parliament;
Though determined, it was a good-natured crowd and their was no hint of anything anti-social or potentially violent, arising. The revolution would not be held today.
This woman came forward from the crowd and volunteered to use sign-language to communicate with anyone who might be deaf, translating speakers' speech into Sign;
Sandra introduced the first speaker to address the crowd, Todd Rippon, vice-President of Equity New Zealand (formerly Actor's Equity);
Todd made an impassioned forceful statement which left listeners in no doubt where he stood on the TPPA;
"Performer's lives are directly affected by trade agreements. In 1994, the National government signed a World Trade Organisation agreement which effectively made it illegal to have New Zealand content quota on our televisions.
So that basically meant that we gave free reign to broadcaster services internationally, to access to our televisions and screens. So the Labour government years later, led by Helen Clark, tried to support the production of film and television in New Zealand. She found she couldn't. That government could not do a thing.
It was hamstrung by that stupid agreement. Because it was internationally illegal!"
The crowd reacted with anger, expressing their opposition to what they were hearing from Todd.
Cries of "Shame!" echoed around Parliament's grounds.
"Now this TPPA, this agreement is like that World Trade Organisation [agreement] on steroids. Only this time it's not going to affect performers, it's going affect our education, it's going to affect our healthcare, it's going to affect agriculture… it will just go on and on and on!"
Todd was clear in what he wanted;
"I want our kids to be to able to decide their own futures. These trade agreements get locked in for decades. But our kids deserve better. I want our kids to be able to see New Zealand content on their televisions and when they go see films. I think it's apalling that we allow foreign corporations to decide what we see on our screens! We deserve better than that!"
Todd did not need a microphone and speakers when he forcefully thundered;
"I challenge our government to respect our culture! I challenge them to protect our culture! Signing the TPPA is nothing short of insanity! We must not sign it, Kia kaha!"
The crowd loved it and erupted with exuberant applause and cheering.
Amongst the crowd, another citizen held aloft a placard, with a very simple question for our esteemed Prime Minister;
Sandra next introduced Jean Kahui, from Taranaki Whanau ki Te Upoko o Te Ika, and researcher on the process of fracking;
Jean told the crowd she has been researching the fracking of Aotearoa for the past. She said that her findings into fracking were alarming, and she could not stand by and allow government and Big Oil to pollute our children's future. She warned that if the TPPA proceeded then so would fracking, warning that "our future will be dismal".
"The French decided to ban fracking in 2011 and Big Oil did mount a challenge. But the highest court in France upheld the ban, cancelled the permits, and sent the frackers packing. Without a TPPA, we can do that too."
There was enthusiastic applause when Jean said that.
Jean said that that the State of New York banned fracking on the strength of over 400 scientific studies. The over-riding concern was that the effects of fracking was not yet fully known.
Last week, she said, Tasmania renewed their ban on fracking for another five years. The Tasmanians were concerned at protecting their premium, safe, locally grown produce from potential contamination.
Jean said,
"The list of communities banning this extreme mining technique continue to grow while back here in 'clean, green New Zealand', our motto is clearly, "drill baby drill, and frack the hell out of every well"!"
Jean said that with the TPPA, a frack-free New Zealand is achievable.
Jean cut her speech short as dark clouds loomed over-head, and drops of rain began to be felt.
Sandra introduced singer, Matt Pike, who belted out a stunning rendition of the 'Twisted Sister' song "We're not going to take it anymore" (with a few words altered to make it relevant to the day of protest);
Like the 1960s song, "We shall overcome", it seems that "We're not going to take it anymore" has become the protest anthem of the 21st century. The crowd joined in with gusto.
A protester taking a photo of me, photographing her. (I presented her with one of my business cards, giving her my details – some measure of reassurance that I was not SIS, GCSB, or some other National Party stooge.)
Following Matt, Sandra introduced speakers from several political parties. She revealed that National had refused to send a representative to speak on behalf of their party. They "lacked the guts", she said.
United Future had sent their "apologies" – to which the crowd reacted with derision.
As rain began to fall more heavily, Sandra announced that each speaker would be given a one minute maximum time limit to speak. It was now a "race" to beat the on-coming "weather bomb" that had been predicted for the city.
First up, Ariana Paretutanganui-Tamati from the Mana Party and long-time opponant of the TPPA addressed the people;
Ariana also spoke with deep passion, expressing her deeply-held beliefs, that we needed elected representatives who looked after our rights and looked after our country, and our future. She said,
"We will keep fighting because we are a movement of the people, for the people. Whether we have representation in Parliament or not!"
Ariana described the TPPA;
"This is a kind of agreement that you cannot give an inch, they will take a mile! Let's keep this pressure on!"
She encouraged people to join the TPPA Action group, referring to the group's Facebook page as a contact point.
Ariana spoke briefly, but the crowd loved her passion.
Following Ariana, was NZ First's Fletcher Tabutean, looking very "corporate" in his suit;
Fletcher said the those who promoted the TPPA were compromising the sovereignty, people, and businesses of this country. He further explained;
"I have submitted on behalf of NZ First a Private Members Bill which will fight foreign corporate control."
The crowd cheered wildly as he railed against Big Corporates, demanding that they not be permitted the right to sue the New Zealand government, nor take away our sovereignty.
"They shouldn't even begin to think about it! They don't belong here."
Fletcher finished by poking fun at the government;
"John Key's not listening to you, he's not listening to you today. But I'll tell you what… maybe his focus groups will hear you. Maybe his focus groups will go back to his office up there and say, 'You might have something to worry about, John. There were a lot of people here today'."
Many of the signs, like this one, were imaginative – very much showing the creativity of New Zealanders;
The next speaker was James Shaw, from the Green Party. Like Ariana, he received a rapturous welcome from the crowd as well;
James launched straight into a rousing attack on the TPPA;
"It's because of you that we can defeat the TPPA. We can defeat the TPPA, we have done it on things like this before, and we can do it again. When we've got the strength of numbers, and you're demonstrating that despite the weather. All over the country there are thousands of people marching against the TPPA today."
"This is a Bill of Rights, not for you, not for our country, but for multi-national corporations. It goes against everything that is the sovereignty of this country. It goes against our environment, it means we can't look after our healthcare, we can't pass our own laws. We are ceding our sovereignty to foreign corporations."
James stated that the Green Party would be supporting Fletcher's bill through Parliament;
"We're going to be doing everything we can and today we're calling on the government to release the text. We've been calling on them to release the text for the last couple of years, to release the cost-benefit analysis. Because if it is so good, why is it so secret!"
He re-iterated that point,
"If it is such a good deal, why won't they tell us what a good deal it is. The only thing that we know about this, is all of the risk."
As the rain began to pour more heavily, the last political party representative was Grant Robertson, from the Labour Party;
Grant first paid tribute to the Unions who had organised the protest, giving a "big shout-out" for their efforts.
Without any further mucking around, Grant got straight into giving the Prime Minister 'a serve';
"I've got two messages, the first of those is to John Key. He's had a lot to say in the last couple of weeks about people's courage. Well, my message to John Key is get some guts and be upfront with New Zealand about the TPPA.
This is not a normal trade agreement. This is an agreement that goes behind the border to issues about what rights we have in that building [pointing to Parliament behind him] to make laws. John Key needs to understand that and come to New Zealand with the text and with the government's negotiating position.
Otherwise he's not acting in our name and he must be stopped from doing that."
Grant continued;
"The second message I've got is this, if this agreement can't guarantee our right to make laws in our interest; if this agreement can't guarantee that PHARMAC continues to get cheap medicines for New Zealand; if this agreement can't guarantee that people who have good ideas here can start businesses and don't get shut down by the intellectual property law; if this agreement can't do that, then my message to you from the Labour Party is, 'No Deal'!"
And lastly, from Karen and her two courageous young daughters, Tracey and Katie. By now, the heavens could no longer hold back, and the weather bomb 'exploded' over the city, drenching people as the girls struggled to address the crowd;
"Kia ora tatou, my name's Tracey and I am 12 years old. Today I am here like you because I worry about what will happen to my and my friend's future if the TPPA is signed."
Tracey said she understood that the trade deal was a bad idea for her and her future. She referred to the negotiations being held behind closed doors and doubted if they would be signed in our interests.
"I thought the whole idea of communities was to help one another and to work as a part of a team," Tracey said in her soft voice, hesitantly.
The crowd cheered and clapped.
"After all," she continued, "isn't this what we learn at school?"
Tracey was followed by her sister, Katie;
"Kia ora tatou, my name is Katie. I am 11 years old and like my sister I am very concerned about the TPPA. I have on many occassions handed out flyers and have chalked for people to google TPPA."
There was loud cheering when Katie said that. She continued, hesitantly;
"Many people have seemed interested in what I have to say while handing out out leaflets. But there were also some people that had no interest or were quite appalled that I would do this. But why wouldn't you if you knew that this was going to be signed in secrecy by our government?"
Both girls may be young in age, but they certainly knew the issues involved, and were probably more informed than the average New Zealander.
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cleangreen March 9, 2015 at 12:33 pm
Frank a good line up of pictures and messages they said.
I liked NZ First Fletcher who said
"the those who promoted the TPPA were compromising the sovereignty, people, and businesses of this country.
"I have submitted on behalf of NZ First a Private Members Bill which will fight foreign corporate control." The crowd cheered wildly as he railed against Big Corporates, demanding that they not be permitted the right to sue the New Zealand government, nor take away our sovereignty. "They shouldn't even begin to think about it! They don't belong here."
We say;
The sad thing we feel is that MSM never gave this the airing all these splendid peoples efforts deserved, the MSM is disgraceful and should hang their heads in shame.
Where do we send our pictures of our 200 that marched down main street in Gisborne?
JonL March 9, 2015 at 2:21 pm
I'm not "nervous" about the provisions of the TPPA!
I'm f*cking angry!
And why should any future government be held to uphold this piece of paper, when it goes against the sovereign interest of the people and the nation!
333 March 9, 2015 at 3:07 pm
8 Negative votes and 2 Positive votes. . .
What does that mean about those mentally challenged people. I feel sorry for them. They know nothing of what TPPA entails and yet root for it because of the 'team' they are on. . .
SAD, SAD world we live in!
Emalitza March 9, 2015 at 5:59 pm
Chuck em up on the 3 News Facebook page (One News won't let you comment). And Campbell Live – and the National Party page – heck – just bomb Facebook full stop – it's pone way of getting them out there 🙂
Scorps March 11, 2015 at 10:13 am
Fletcher is a great speaker and his passion against the TPPA is so evident. We were lucky enough to have him speak at the November 2014 TPPA march in Rotorua. Here's the link to his speech.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKL1r3R5o14
gregfullmoon March 9, 2015 at 1:41 pm
Wow Frank great story. A brilliant summation of the Wellington TPP Rally for those of us that were elsewhere.
Good to see NZ First's Fighting Foreign Corporation Control Bill. Great to see that the Greens will be supporting it. What did Grant Robertson and Labour say on that one?
Will they support it? This is critical to the TPP campaign. Labour have to make very clear their position on this Bill.
We in TPP Action who have been lobbying Aotearoa NZ's local government sector are promoting the principles Labour developed at their November 2012 Annual Conference held that year in Auckland. They developed 2 important policy statements remits 34 and 35. The following link is to a pdf of the various party's policies including Labour's so you can read for yourself;
http://www.itsourfuture.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Party-policies.pdf
A month later Auckland City Council adopted a TPP policy similar to Labour's remit 35. This is the policy that TPP Action has asked all territorial and regional councils to sign up to.
Auckland, Nelson, Tasman, Christchurch, Dunedin and just a couple of weeks go Wellington City Council on the 25th February (cheers to the Greenz Cr. Sarah Free our champion and all Councillors at WCC) have agreed. Other Councils are considering it actively.
TPP at Hutt City Council tonight!
Hutt City Council's Policy and Regulatory Committee meet tonight 5:30pm Monday 9th March @ the Woburn Room in the Angus Hotel cnr. Cornwall Street & Waterloo Road Lower Hutt.
Below is a link to the Council agenda. You can navigate to the TPP report item 8 by scrolling to page 56 or by clicking on the menu on the left of the page;
http://infocouncil.huttcity.govt.nz/Open/2015/03/PandR_09032015_AGN_AT_WEB.HTM
Come along if you live in the Hutt region, or just come along, and lend yourself to our important campaign.
All the institutions of democracy are available for employment. Don't let them continue to be unemployed.
Get involved its our future, all of ours.
Be good to see you stop TPP at Hutt City Council.
Be good to see you lobby your Kapiti, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington Regional Councils as well.
Democracy is like muscle, the more its exercised the bigger it gets.
gregfullmoon March 10, 2015 at 12:45 pm
Hello daily bloggers, commentators and lurkers,
The Hutt City Council Policy Committee adopted our TPP Policy Solution suggestion last night and has recommended it to the the Full Council Meeting. It might be that Council will be 24th March.
We will be there to support the Council further in this activity. We aim to again present in the public forum. Those engaged are most welcome to attend.
Democracy is like a muscle the more its exercised the stronger it grows.
Dorothy Bulling March 9, 2015 at 1:51 pm
Key and his money trader mates want their hands on any and every thing in our lives so they can have total control. Only one thing they can't control and that is the minds and hearts of the people. Why don't voters understand how dangerous they are? They pay lip service to expressed concerns and pretend to help while behind the lines they are plotting a totalitarian state where they have total control over anything that adds to their individual fortunes.
Gosman March 9, 2015 at 2:18 pm
What does this quote mean?
"Our free trade agreement with China did include some clauses…"
I am pretty confident that the TPPA will also contain clauses. That doesn't necessarily mean it is a good thing but the same could be stated about the NZ-China FTA.
Frank Macskasy March 9, 2015 at 10:02 pm
I suspect Sarah Free was contrasting certain clauses in the China-nz fta with " protection for our environment, our public health, and our Treaty of Waitangi."
If you are truly curious, and you weren't just being being pedantic again, you can email Ms Free at the Wellington City Council and find out for yourself.
Once was Tim March 9, 2015 at 3:18 pm
The neo-lib agenda that's infected ALL and EVERYTHING. How is it that we've even bought into (and accepted) the regularly trotted out platitudes that say "I can't comment – it's commercially sensitive"?
Now that might be a valid excuse where private investor's money is at stake – it's certainly not acceptable when the public's money, its sovereignty and its right TO BE is at stake. Now I think about it – where's that right wing bugger's muddle that goes by the name of the Tex Pay Yas Union in all of this? Troughing it with the best (worst) of them no doubt.
Commercially sensitive? And the proponents of the TPPA often profess to be democrats.
The NZ Labour Party has, and continues to miss so many opportunities politically. They might wake up one day, but I bet it'll be when it's too late, when they've squandered there principles, and when they're close to being considered irrelevant by the NZ electorate (such as they are with a dysfunctional 4th Estate who are bought and paid for). I can't imagine the number of Labour Party founders that are rolling in their graves right about now.
Christ Almighty – there have been so many missed opportunities its becoming depressing.
'there' should be 'their' above btw.
cleangreen March 9, 2015 at 5:08 pm
10000% Tim.
How stupid does the NatZ troll Goosman look when he/she said " I'm pretty sure the TPPA will contain some clauses????
That says nothing.'
If they have protection for our protection show them!!!
Kim Dandy March 9, 2015 at 6:11 pm
If the MSM did there job properly, informing New Zealanders about the TPPA, I would say most nz'ers would take to the streets. The fact that our so-called public media is 50% owned by a subsidiary company of Goldman saks ( John Keys mates) makes one wonder about the lack of TPPA exposure to the general public.
Rae March 9, 2015 at 6:25 pm
I have been against this "agreement" for a long time. I marched on Saturday against it.
Now i am going to piss some of you off with what I am going to say now.
Saturday was about the TPPA not about the Treaty of Waitangi (though, in reality it might be to a degree) it was not about Palestine, it was not about fluoride in water, it was not about the tin foil hat brigade taking the opportunity to hop on their particular soap boxes. But they did.
We are NOT going to win the hearts and minds of the general populace by turning this into a protest, rent-a-mob affair. This is more important than even that.
I believe that you have to look at what the bottom line of this thing could be and work on that, if you want to convert those that trust that this agreement won't affect their day to day lives.
What you have to highlight are
1) That once signed and brought to parliament for discussion and ratification, we will NOT be able to change it and we will NOT be able to chuck it out the door. If we are to try and change it would have to go back to the other signees to agree to the things we want changed (surely that at the very least is easy to get people to understand). The other signess will have an expectation of ratification and given that as it stands Natl has the numbers to do it, no matter how the thing looks to you or me
2) A great deal of this agreement will not be made known to us for many years, explain how that can be acceptable
3) Only a few clauses are actually devoted to free trade, so what do the rest state? Don't try to answer that question, just leave it there for people to contemplate
4) Even right at this minute if GMOs don't bother you, country of origin labelling of food is not a concern for you, you couldn't really give a toss about plain packaging for tobacco, as a person who believes in the democratic process and if sometime in the future the majority decided that these things were an issue, do you think anyone has the right to sign the ability to do anything about them away, is ok?
5) And absolutely bottom line, to those who still need some convincing, can you honestly say that it is no alright for us to say what should NOT appear in this thing
If I have touched a nerve for a few of you, too bad, if you want to protest about other things, then go organise a march about that at another time, alienating the very people you need to be informed and to join the noise will get us nowhere
BruceTheMoose March 9, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Over 3 thousand showed in Christchurch, and that was in drizzly weather.
The Press understated the whole event, with little details and claiming there were only 1 thousand who attended.
Blake March 9, 2015 at 8:39 pm
The global corporate elite want more and more power and control over people and countries and our deep seas. TPPA, if passed, can still threaten internet freedom and we will suffer from a loss of our sovereignty. The secrecy is about those 12 countries and 26 chapters fearing that the people will see that we will get all the debt and the hurt and abuse of the workers and the destruction of our environment and they will get all the goods and resources and buckets of their only prized goal ===>>> MONEY. Shouldn't it be PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS !! BUT FOR THEM IT'S PROFIT BEFORE PEOPLE. We no longer have a legitimate government – it is controlled by corporations and agencies like CNN; FBI; CIA; World Bank; BBC: GE: Monsanto; Nestle; Chemical and Pharmaceutical Corporations and arms dealers – etc . . ETC. . . . They use massive mind control and social engineering and fear as they set up the worldwide war machine and resource theft. STOP TPPA – facebook/ send emails to ministers and newspapers and friends and on and on. Thanks ! ! to all the non-violent demonstrators on Saturday! ! Keep the pressure up. John-ny boy K-ey is a corporation in disguise of a man, ob-a=m*a and ca-me*ro-n TOO!
T H E T I M E H A S C O M E ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Freedom
Watch Nicky Hager 25minute discussion about our loss of privacy with Selwyn Manning's new site, it was brilliant.
This is us signing up to US and others who will use that hovered data of our commercial secrets that may kill our competitiveness.
Key lied again tonight saying GCSB doesn't spy on Kiwis on mass, but the American NSA is for the Government.
https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2015/03/09/tonight-on-eveningreport-nz-extended-interview-with-nicky-hager-and-more/
Black Lemming March 10, 2015 at 5:34 pm
Well done Frank great to see some really accurate coverage from Wellington . Also really good to see Labour / Grant Robertson fronting at last .
Could find virtually no coverage of nation- wide TPPA protests from main steam Sunday papers which is really disturbing .
The CH CH Press did run a Monday TPPA story on page 3 which was light in detail ,and understated the numbers considerably.
I must also congratulate the Christchurch Organising committee who have worked very hard the last 2 months and got 3x the Wellington numbers ,with over 3500 for the Sat March 7th demo 2015 . This was even more impressive given it was a rainy day.
Speakers included The co leader of the Moari Party , the Wizard who rarely supports political events and put a powerful spell on the TTPA ,and John Minto ,( who now works in Christchurch).Ruth Dyson didn't speak but was also in attendance.
Overall support seems to be growing at grass roots but not reflected well in mainstream media . Im surprised Campbell live haven't had some serious input .Choked from above ?
I believe if Campbell Live showcased some prominent New Zealanders who are against this "American corporate espionage" and" transferance of governance" it could help ,get the text released.
After all the Eurpoean Parliment will be releasing the full text of the European version of the TPPA ,(the TTIPA ),after a ruling from the ombudsman of the European Parliment.
If Sir Edmund Hillary were still alive and prepared to stand against the TPPA on nationwide primetime TV ,then Keys would be in serious trouble indeed.
Considering the numbers now getting out on the street nationwide ,and whats at stake constitutionally , the relative silence of the media is truly disturbing.
iain mclean March 11, 2015 at 3:41 am
BLACK LEMMING;
Hear,hear. 'Truly disturbing' it is. On many important subjects.
Time to cut them off completely. It's happening world wide.
The Global Elite's fog horn / megaphone.
The Internet has many advantages.
As this article shows;more in depth analysis of events such as this.
Separate yourself from the social engineering and the manufacturing
of opinion/consent or propaganda.
All the adverts and in television the time wasting of 20min/hr
which is one of the highest in the world. They cultivate ADD.
All the celebrity's demonic lifestyles that destroy our culture and
corrupt our youth. (I was a victim with the messages in music)
Remove the violence and criminal behavior. Reports (from MSM)that it does not affect society is utter bullshit. Known science; 'monkey
see,monkey do.' Ingrained in our genes.
Separate from the Dominate Social Themes designed to fear-monger
and separate us from our wealth.(I used to play spot the Jew until
I knew better. I now play spot the meme.)
By finding trusted sites, you can quickly glean the important and
useful information. And you couldn't do better than start with:
http://www.scoop.co.nz – An independent clearing house news and info.
http://www.globalresearch.ca – get to the heart of the matter in major events. What they are not telling us.
And if you want mainstream;
http://www.rt.com/news/ – Professional standard.(refreshing) Good shows
and documentary's. Un-bias debate. More viewers globally than BBC.
(BBC have been caught fabricating news on more than one occasion
No adds,celeb and sport to distract us.
For health;
http://www.mercola.com – THE top health site,independent ranking global.
A site to keep for life,literally.
For those academic;
http://www.TARPLEY.net and http://www.paulcraigroberts.org
http://www.thedailybell.com
And last but certainly not least. (one for you FRANK)
http://www.thunderbolts.info – The Electro-magnetic Universe that has
been kept from us.
Boot on the throat of science for 100yrs. The electrical connection
of Earth to the Sun has been recorded and photographed.
Einstein's equations don't work,thus the need to dream up Black Holes and Dark energy and matter. Proven NO Big Bang.
Proven red shift is NOT a measure of velocity speeding away.
Stephen Hawkins,the new false messiah.
The 'missing matter' is PLASMA. ie ionized +ve,-neg and neutral particles that gather together in 'clouds' and become highly conductive.
The electro-magnetic force is to the power of 39 greater than gravity. Looks like gravity it's self is an electro-magnetic phenomenon.
It is not a constant,varies globally.4th,5thform physics.
Planets are charged bodies in space.
Sun is a plasma discharge.
The empirical experiments done already.
Model accepted by Electrical Engineers Ass.
This site,alone,gives us the scale of misinformation and deception.
It has held back all sciences.
And all life itself is plugged into this matrix.
I feel privileged to know this before I die.
And if you dare;
http://www.infowars.com – Military and Gvt's worldwide view this site.
Global framework and agenda.
A paradigm shift is required from what we were taught from child to
When it happens,it all becomes clear.
Spot the meme a mile away.
Understanding does not occur until one is ready to accept it.
Kim Dandy March 11, 2015 at 9:56 pm
I agree Iain, cut them off completely. And your'e right, once people realise they are constantly being marketed to, from all angles – and simply wake up to the fact, then change will occur. I am trying to spread the word in my everyday life, but as you say, one must 'understand' for themselves.
Thanks for all the links – very informative, and finishing on my own meme 'knowledge is power'.
Mike the Lefty March 13, 2015 at 8:36 pm
Despite the best efforts of knowledgeable people to show what the TPPA is really about, the sad truth is that the sleepy hobbits of New Zealand are too dumb to see the truth. Instead of seeing a shyster poncing around North Auckland promising the world to everyone who votes National, and eternal damnation to others, they see their dear leader reciting a forgotten book of the new testament and all they want is to be part of this wonderful world. It is supremely hard to combat mass apathy and idiocy, especially if the media that is supposed to spread the truth is equally apathetic and idiotic.
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As we drove down the mountain, the fog disappeared. But we still never saw the sun all day.
It was a 45 minute drive from the time we left Zignago and arrived on the outskirts of La Spezia at a big shopping mall that has a big Ipercoop grocery store.
The mall was so busy that we had a hard time finding parking! After driving around the parking garage a couple of times, I finally spotted what looked like an overflow area and we got parked up there.
The Ipercoop store had a huge gluten free section. And, they had the gluten free bread that we like on sale at €1.88 ($2.76 CAD, $2.10 USD) per loaf. Grabbed three of them!
And, a couple of 500 ml cartons of Mueller yogurt. They put so many cherries in their cherry yogurt! €1.33 ($1.95 CAD, $1.45 USD) each.
For most fruit and vegetables, they have self serve scales that print out your price sticker in that section of the store. You have to remember to do this prior to going to the cash!
And you have to watch yourself with some of the fruit and vegetable prices. Some items are priced "each" and some are "per kg". We are used to buying a head of iceberg lettuce "each", so when Ruth saw the price at €1.99, she thought that was each! But then we had to weigh it and get the printed out price sticker and it came to €0.74. Much better!
We bought a small pork roast, and some sausages, and ground beef. A couple of bags of peanuts for snacks, and some sandwich meat and two different types of cheese.
And we stocked up on some booze. Like in any civilized country, alcohol is sold in the grocery store, just like it should be. It's a little more expensive here in Italy compared to Spain, but still reasonable, especially if you look for deals. The only thing I'm not happy with is the Italian beers. Of course Italy isn't known as a beer producing country, and I haven't found one yet that I like. So I've resorted to buying imported Spanish beer that's available here. I buy them in big one liter glass bottles, so that makes the price per glass a little more reasonable.
And we've learned that most white wines are perfectly drinkable in the one liter cardboard containers. Not so much on the red wines though. We spend a little more money on the reds, but we've found some that we like that were on sale for €1.99 ($2.90 CAD, $2.20 USD) for a 1.5 liter bottle. Not bad.
And check out the price for a knockoff bottle of Amaretto...€2.99 ($4.40 CAD, $3.30 USD)!!
It always takes us so long to do grocery shopping in a different country. Checking ingredient labels is more time consuming, and looking at the different types of products. But, we enjoy it...it's all part of the world of travel!
We got our goods loaded into the car, and set off to the waterfront just to check the place out. But there is some kind of festival going on in La Spezia this weekend, and it was a zoo! Couldn't have found a parking spot if we had tried. In fact, we realized afterwards that a lot of people were parking at the big shopping mall and taking the bus into the center of the city.
So we just headed back into the hills and up to Zignago. So, sorry...no other photos for you today! We'll try and make it up to you over the next few days....lots more scenery to enjoy, and the weather is clearing up!
Coleman oversize camping chairs. These are great chairs...check out the price!
Checking out the local grocery store is part of exploring new areas and can be very informative as well as interacting with the local people.
Yep, it sure is and we love it, unless of course we are in a rush then it can be a little frustrating because it takes us so long to get what we need.
We have heavy wet fog right here in Houston this morning.
Fog can be nice at times but not if you have to drive in it!
One of our favourite things is grocery shopping in another country. So glad you enjoy it too!
It is always a very interesting time. The food here in Europe is so much better in general than back home, it is so much more pure!
Yep, would have been fine. The high temperature yesterday was only 12C (54F) and there was no sun.
Do the big grocery stores provide you with bags to carry your groceries when you do a large shop? When we were last in Germany and Austria, smaller mom and pop grocery stores did not and we forgot about that. Thank goodness my husband and son were with me, and we stuffed our purchases in our coat pockets and my shoulder bag, anywhere we could find an empty space.
They do if you want to purchase them, otherwise you need to bring your own. It was the same in Spain and Portugal and I think that we needed them in Romania, Moldova and Transnistria as well. Even most of the grocery stores in Canada now, you need your own bags or you have to buy some. It is very rare we forget to have some with us!
"Like in any civilized country, alcohol is sold in the grocery store, just like it should be."
I love living in a civilized country. Viva Mexico!
Yep, you are very lucky! Ontario, Canada is just now starting to sell some wine in the grocery store but it isn't cheap! Not sure about beer.
I spend a long time in grocery stores in California where I live, just looking and comparing, checking out the new stuff ... and it does take forever! Unless I just need one thing (haha) and then I can be speedy gonzales. I never minded grocery shopping unless I felt like the prices were really unfairly high, and -- on occasion -- you gotta bite that bullet and buy, but that's usually Out and About somewhere. I'm like you guys, tho ... I love a bargain!
We tend to spend a lot of time reading labels as well because unfortunately there is way to much crap put in foods these days and we want to buy food with the least amount of it in it. Europe seems to be a bit better about that with their foods but we still have to look and that takes even more time because we have to translate as well. It should be REALLY interesting when we get to Morocco!


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Ridgewood Real Estate Closed Transactions, December 2011.
With 2011 having drawn to a close we have updated the final table in our Ridgewood real estate market for 2011. See which homes sold in Ridgewood last month, and for the whole year.


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Adam Harringa
Most patients comfortable with sexual orientation and gender identity questions, research finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. — New Mayo Clinic research suggests up to 97 percent of patients are comfortable with their health care provider asking sexual orientation and gender identity questions. Before this research, it was unclear if the questions – which researchers say are important to reduce health disparities among LGBTI patients – would offend patients. The findings were published today in Health Services Research.
"Our results should help ease the concerns of providers who want to deliver the highest-quality care for their patients but may not ask sexual orientation or gender identity questions for fear of distressing or offending their patients," says Joan Griffin, Ph.D., a health services researcher at Mayo Clinic who is a co-author. Dr. Griffin is the Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Scientific Director for Care Experience at Mayo Clinic.
Although multiple governmental reports have recommended asking these questions, there was little evidence about patient acceptance of these questions, the researchers say.
Why is this research important?
Sexual and gender minorities are at an increased risk for a number of health threats, including higher rates of alcohol and tobacco use, and psychological distress. They are also less likely to seek medical care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, to decrease health inequities for these patients, health care providers first need to identify them.
Previous research showed many health care providers assumed sexual orientation and gender identity questions would offend patients.
"In previous studies, there was more concern from health care providers about using the questions, but nobody had asked patients about their thoughts," Dr. Griffin says. "Therefore, we were not sure what to expect from patients, but we were not surprised that patients were less concerned about the questions than the providers in other studies thought they would be."
Patients will receive the questions at Mayo Clinic as it switches to a single, integrated electronic health record and billing system. The system was implemented across Mayo Clinic Health System in 2017 and is scheduled to launch on Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus in May, and on Mayo Clinic's Arizona and Florida campuses in October.
"At Mayo Clinic, the needs of the patient come first. These questions will help Mayo Clinic identify the unique, unmet needs of LGBTI patients and highlight that equitable care for all people is a top priority," Dr. Griffin says.
The researchers conducted the study at three Mayo Clinic sites in Minnesota between June 29, 2015, and Feb. 29, 2016. The sites were chosen for their diversity in patient populations. One site is a women's health clinic serving local, regional and national patients. Another serves regional and national patients 65 and older. And the third site is in a rural community of less than 10,000 people. They gave 491 new patients routine intake forms, or intake forms with sexual orientation and gender identity questions. Both groups received feedback forms that inquired about the intake questions. Responses between the two groups then were compared.
Mayo Clinic's new sexual orientation and gender identity questions are:
What sex were you assigned at birth on your original birth certificate? (male, female or choose not to answer)
What is your current gender identity? (male, female, female-to-male/transgender male/trans man, male-to-female/transgender female/trans woman, gender queer/neither exclusively male nor female, additional gender category/other [describe] or choose not to answer)
Do you think of yourself as … (lesbian/gay/homosexual, straight/heterosexual, bisexual, something else [describe], don't know or choose not to answer)
What is your preferred gender pronoun? (he/him, she/her, something else [describe] or choose not to answer)
Implementing in medical practice
The researchers say that, while their study looked at multiple patient populations, more research may be needed to capture other concerns.
"These findings may generalize to relatively similar areas in the country, especially the Midwest, but there may be differences in other regions in the U.S. or by cultural groups that we did not capture in our sample," Dr. Griffin says.
As institutions adopt sexual orientation and gender identity questions, a simple explanation of why the information is being collected may increase patient participation, the researchers suggest. Patients also may benefit from being reminded of their health care institution's nondiscrimination and confidentiality policies, they say.
The study's lead author is Jordan Rullo, Ph.D., a psychologist at Mayo Clinic.
The research received support from the Mayo Clinic Division of General Internal Medicine, the Mayo Clinic Office of Health Disparities Research, the Mayo Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, and the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery.
About the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery
The Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery seeks to discover new ways to improve health; translate those discoveries into evidence-based, actionable treatments, processes and procedures; and apply this new knowledge to improve care for patients everywhere. Learn more about the center.
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, comprehensive care to everyone who needs healing. Learn more about Mayo Clinic. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network.
Adam Harringa, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 507-284-5005, newsbureau@mayo.edu
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Reitz basketball gearing up for season opener against Vincennes Lincoln
by: Bailey Smith
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – The Reitz Panthers are set to take on Vincennes Lincoln in at second day of the United Bank River City Showcase. Last year, Reitz defeated Lincoln in their season opener 78 to 48. This year's squad says the leadership from the upperclassmen has helped the team mesh well and be prepared to take on anyone.
"I feel like we've got a good core group back," said head coach Mike Adams. "And we've got some young guys that are fitting in well. As I said with the summers open, we feel like we were able to get a lot done in June and we're ready to get started."
"I think we just want to show the city that we're still good," said senior Gavin Schippert. "We may have lost a lot of seniors, but I still think that we have a very elite team and I think we have a chance to win Sectionals again."
"I'm feeling very confident," said junior Isaac Higgs. "I like the group we've got. We're a tight bunch, we like playing with each other, we get along great. You won't find a group in Evansville that's as talented as us."
Reitz plays Vincennes Lincoln at 5pm on December 3 at USI's Screaming Eagles Arena.
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The tally of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time in five weeks as the job market remains sluggish.
Initial claims for jobless aid rose by 12,000, to a seasonally adjusted 465,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Many economists had expected a flat reading or small drop.
The rise suggests that jobs remain scarce and some companies are still cutting workers amid sluggish economic growth. Initial claims have fallen from a recent spike above a half-million last month. But they have been stuck above 450,000 for most of the year.
Claims typically fall below 400,000 when hiring is robust and the economy is growing.
The four-week average of claims, a less volatile measure, declined by 3,250, to 463,250. That's the lowest level since the end of July, but down by only 4,000 since January.
Initial claims, while volatile, are considered a real-time snapshot of the job market. The weekly claims figures are considered a measure of the pace of layoffs and an indication of companies' willingness to hire.
New requests for jobless benefits have fallen sharply since June 2009, the month the recession ended. They topped 600,000 at the end of that month. But most of the decline took place last year.
Economic growth has slowed considerably since the beginning of the year, and many employers are reluctant to add new employees. The economy grew at a 1.6-percent annual rate in the second quarter, an anemic pace that isn't fast enough to reduce the jobless rate, now at 9.6 percent. Growth in the current July-September quarter isn't expected to be much faster.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by 48,000, to 4.49 million, the department said. But that doesn't include several million people who are receiving unemployment aid under extended programs approved by Congress during the recession.
The extended benefit rolls rose by about 200,000, to nearly 5.2 million in the week ending Sept. 4, the latest data available.
Some companies are still cutting jobs. Cessna Aircraft said Tuesday that it will lay off 700 workers because the economy hasn't recovered as strongly as the company had hoped earlier this year. The latest reductions are on top of 8,000 jobs the company has shed since late 2008, reducing its work force by half.


Nick Twidale talked to Finance Magnates about the Japanese forex giant's expansion into Australia.
Rakuten Securities Inc. (RSI) has become a major player in the FX industry over the past few years. Headquartered in Japan, RSI's market share in Asia remains one of the highest among global FX service providers. RSI is a subsidiary of Rakuten Inc, servicing over 2.2 million clients in the APAC region alone.
RSI has made substantial moves in its quest to become an industry leader. In 2015, the company successfully completed the acquisition of FXCM Japan Securities for $62 million, which was one of its biggest competitors in the region. The purchase substantially increased RSI's market share in Japan.
Earlier this month, the company expanded to Australia, launching the retail FX brokerage Rakuten Securities Australia (RSA). The move signified Rakuten's efforts to continues its ascent toward the top of the industry, leveraging its capacity toward additional large-scale markets.
In an exclusive interview with Finance Magnates, Nick Twidale, COO of Rakuten Australia, discusses the expansion in more depth.
Why did you choose Australia as a destination market for Rakuten?
Australia is an attractive place for a retail FX broker because of a favourable and sensible regulatory environment. Another reason is that greater leverage than in many other countries is available in this market.
Our research also shows a digitally savvy generation of investors has led to a higher demand for alternative investments such as online FX trading.
Do you intend to enter other countries in the APAC region? What about Europe?
We have a Hong Kong office and a Malaysian joint venture. At this point, we are not considering opening an additional office in the region. Depending on client demand, having a European office in one of the financial hubs may be beneficial to the global business in the future.
How do you intend to target this market (in terms of marketing, etc.)?
We provide a market leading product, offering some of the cheapest and most transparent pricing in the retail FX market. With pricing defined out of Tokyo, this allows us to make economies of scale and provide tight pricing for our clients. We believe this will attract traders in this market.
Education and research is a key focus for us in Australia and we offer our traders daily market commentary, updates on the FX market as well as webinars.
Do you have specific targets set for trader numbers and volume levels?
Our goal is to expand aggressively and we expect to see high volume levels as we continue to market our product offering in Australia.
Rakuten is a Japanese FX brokerage choosing to enter the Australian market at a time when forex is on the decline in Japan and crypto on the rise. What is your plan to adjust to this new situation?
Retail FX in Japan is a very mature market, online trading globally is on the rise and is still in its infancy in many countries. We expect continued growth globally as tech savvy generations become a larger demographic. Cryptos are a prime example of the demand for higher risk growth assets. We believe Cryptos have a long way to come before becoming a mainstream asset class. Traditional currencies (digital or not) are most certainly here to stay. We invest in our product and service with a long term mindset.
Can you explain the recent decline in FX trading numbers in Japan? Other Japanese companies have already posted flatter data during 2017.
Yen volatility was low in 2017. Most Japanese traders just trade UsdJpy or Yen crosses. With less volatility comes less trading opportunities and lower volumes for brokers.
How was the process of entering the Australian market, in terms of regulation and other facets of the process?
Rakuten Securities took control of an ASIC regulated broker that was fully compliant with all ASIC requirements, so the process was relatively straightforward.
How did you prepare for ASIC regulation and its associated requirements? What were the challenges of this regulation? How does it compare to Japan?
Rakuten Securities hired experienced Australian industry professionals from day 1 to ensure it was compliant with all ASIC requirements. There are differences with the Japanese FSA and therefore each subsidiary has independent compliance departments.


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Q: SOAP service client, "No update available" I am writing an application to consume SOAP service. The work flow is like this:
Pull in order from SOAP server (Request Order)
POST/Response with changes to SOAP server (Response to Order)
Request PO changes from server (Request order changes)
The third party server already set up a testing environment for us. The first thing
I am trying to do is request and download the order from server. But seems the problem is that I can only download/pull the order per application once. After the first time I requested the order, I will get the exception: "System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: No order updates available". If I create another application do the same thing, it will be able to request the order again, but only for once. Is there any place I can set/config so that my application could pull order regardless it is an newer order or not, or it's something to do with the server side?
The test code I am pulling order:
    /// <summary>
    /// Used by supplier to check Order
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="sender"></param>
    /// <param name="e"></param>
    private void btnRequestPO_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string t_return;
        SupplierServices supplierServices = new SupplierServices();

        LoginDetails lgDetails = new LoginDetails();
        lgDetails.UserName = "user";
        lgDetails.Password = "password";
        supplierServices.LoginDetailsValue = lgDetails;

        RequestPurchaseOrder requestPO = new RequestPurchaseOrder();
        requestPO.SupplierCode = "1234";
        try
        {
            Order returned_order = supplierServices.SupplierRequestPO(requestPO);
            if (returned_order != null)
            {
                t_return = returned_order.ToString();
                MessageBox.Show(t_return);
            }
            else
                MessageBox.Show("Returned order is empty!");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            String responseFromServer = ex.Message.ToString() + " ";
            if (ex!= null)
            {
              MessageBox.Show(responseFromServer);
            }
        }

A: It appears from your code that the response "No order updates available" is being returned from the third party.  You are going to have to ask them why you are getting that error.

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Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Oduvil Unnikrishnan (13 February 1944–27 May 2006) was an award-winning Malayalam movie actor known for his versatile acting skills, shown in his portrayal of classical ancient aristocratic personalities in Malayalam cinema with his unique provincial linguistic style, expressions and dialect. He was noted as a serious as well as comic actor. He composed music for an album named Parasuram Express (1984) to lyrics written by Bichu Thirumala and an unreleased film named Sarvam Saha directed by Ravi Gupthan. Oduvil Unnikrishnan was born on 13 February 1944 in Wadakkanchery, Thrissur, Kerala, India to Vadakkancheri Enkakkatt Oduvil Veettil Krishna Menon and Parukkutty Amma. His uncle Sarasakavi Oduvil Unnikrishnan Menon was a noted Malayalam poet. Unnikrishnan was interested in music since his childhood, and he learned vocal music and percussion instruments like mridangam and tabla. His trainer in vocal music was Kalamandalam Vasudeva Panikker. With his knowledge of music instruments, he joined some orchestra groups. He later joined renowned Malayalam theatres like K.P.A.C. and Kerala Kalavedi. His major job in those theatres was that of a tablist.
Shadow Kill
A hangman in a southern Indian village who has spent his life carrying out politically motivated executions is now old and so wracked with guilt that he takes to heavy drinking and praying to the goddess Kali to forgive his sins. Veteran director Adoor Gopalakrishnan sets the film in 1941, the...
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We are in a new office. Come visit if you dare. It's much smaller, and I am having to share my new newsroom cubbyhole with a server tower, a printer, a copier and fax, and overcome my occasional fear of enclosed spaces and loud people.
There's still room for my football and the trophy the Bryan County News won in the Richmond Hill Christmas Parade in 2008, I think. Either that, or we swiped it from the winner, I can't remember.
Anyway, I like our new office. It'll do.
But I liked our old place, where since 2007 we broke news and fixed it (sorry, Comedy Central) and broke it again, through snowstorms and hurricanes and manmade disasters big and small and in between.
The "we" being a handful of reporters and editors from me to Lori Wynn to Hollie Barnidge to Jason Wermers and Jessica Holthaus and Ted O'Neil and the great mustached Pat Watkins, and Mark Swendra and Ross Blair, and Luke Hearn and Brent Zell and Paul Floeckher and Crissie Elrick and Hallie Martin and a host of freelancers, and I'm probably leaving folks out and apologize for it if they happen to read this.
I also liked our landlords the Staffords, and our next door neighbors and I liked the old News' office's proximity to J.F. Gregory Park and City Hall, even when I would've rather gotten bit by a rambunctious swamp ape than sit through a city council meeting and hear all the good they were doing to everyone.
I will fondly remember the old digs. I won't miss trying to take a left onto Highway 144 on Cedar Street. More on that in a second.
In our new place of doing business, we're closer to Plum's and many more places to stuff my face. That's good. I can run over to Ace Hardware if I need hardware or a tomato plant or propane, which I sometimes do.
As for why we're here, well, the move was just a matter of time. We don't have the staff we used to, so we didn't need the space.
Truth is, these are awful and scary and exciting times for newspapers, with hundreds of publications like ours shutting the doors over the past decade and a half. The number of print journalists has declined by about half since 2004, I'm told. Here's why.
As advertisers go elsewhere, revenue from advertising goes down and staffs shrink. As staff's shrink, coverage suffers. As coverage suffers, subscribers give up. As subscribers give up, revenue and staffs shrink even more.
And, as has long been the case, nobody likes us until they need us, and I'm not sure I blame them. We're sort of strange, and some of us smell like old shoes or nacho chips and look like we need either a nap or an enema. We don't make friends easy and we're not supposed to, but we try to do the right thing for the right reasons, whatever that might be.
Anyway, the move about 500 yards up Highway 144 made me think how hard it is to get anywhere by vehicle these days, including in Bryan County.
That's mostly in South Bryan, though North Bryan has its own issues with traffic - Highway 280 at times is violent and deadly, and because of that prone to coming to a standstill, which irks people, and there are areas where subdivisions have sprung up and the traffic has increased, and everybody wants to take a left even if it means waiting at the intersection until tomorrow. That irks people, too.
The 20-minute left is at most famous at Cedar Street on Highway 144, or Ford Avenue for you big shots. There, you get stubborn drivers who'll sit for what seems like 20 minutes waiting to take a left onto 144 while traffic behind them backs up to the Veterans Monument or, eventually, Kings Landing. Maybe it's not really 20 minutes, but it is what it is. I consider it part of our growing blight on the Georgia coast, this habit humans have of developing everything possible and making it so whatever it was people liked about a place isn't around anymore except in photographs and museums and street names.
It's already getting so you almost can't get there by car from here anymore, or here from there at certain times of day, unless you really try. It's not yet on an epic gridlockian scale like it is in say, Atlanta or Pooler, though developers are surely trying to make it happen as fast as they can knock down trees and move dirt from one hole to another.
Disclaimer: I have driven to and in and from Atlanta, the armpit of the South, and that's some scary stuff. People who have no business in a car are driving all over Atlanta.
What we have here now in the Coastal Empire is not Atlanta. It is congestion, like some curable kind of cold or sinus infection, and we're promised it'll all get better when roads are fixed to accommodate the traffic we have now, only by then there will 50,000 times as many people, and probably far fewer newspapers.
They'll call it progress, just wait and see.


Bertani Domains is coming to Vinitaly 2018 with a few important changes: the decision to become a farming company (production is now linked exclusively to its privately-owned vineyards), the start of organic certification at the Tenuta Novare and Tenuta Trerose estates and more transparent communication to convey with consistency the Group's values.
These important changes have been summed up by a totally original new stand at Vinitaly 2018 which best expresses Bertani Domains' identity.
Designed by the architect Francesca Rapisarda, the stand's new look aims to express some very important values for the Company: elegance and sobriety, highlighted by the minimalist white structure; naturalness, brought out by the stylization of species of birds and butterflies in light origami; transparency, with the use of an external facing of light net containing the small stylized paper shapes, that makes visitors curious and invites them to enter to discover the Group's true identity.


Taste test: Wow, these chips have zing! They look like ordinary potato chips, but take one bite and you'll find that they are indeed "quite hot" with some major mustard flavor.
It's kind of like that really hot mustard sauce that always comes with Chinese take-out but nobody ever actually uses. The first bite is quite good, and the hot mustard shock is no less intense as you continue to eat more chips. Good stuff! My plea to Golden Wonder: Bring these to America!


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West Coast Driver Training & Education Inc. is based in Duncan, B.C. and we service Duncan and the Cowichan Valley, Ladysmith and Nanaimo. We will provide instruction in Victoria and the North Island by special arrangement.
I am Mark Anderson, the owner and Chief Instructor at West Coast Driver Training & Education Inc. i am an ICBC licensed Driving Instructor authorized by ICBC to teach Class 1,2,3,4,5, and 7. I am also licensed by ICBC to teach Air Brakes Courses. I do not provide instruction for Class 6 (motorcycles) but I can recommend qualified Instructors who do.
I got my BC Class 1 Drivers license when I was 19 (more years ago than I care to think about) and I have worked driving tractor trailers, tour buses and public transit buses. Before becoming a licensed Driving Instructor I spent nearly two decades driving public transit buses for BC Transit in Victoria. When I retired from BC Transit I obtained my Class 5/7 Driving Instructors license and was offered an Instructors position by a nation wide Canadian Driving School, for which I taught for nearly two years in Nanaimo, Duncan and the Cowichan Valley.
During that time I upgraded my BC Driving Instructors License to include Class 1,2,3 and 4 and decided to start my own ICBC Licensed Driving School, West Coast Driver Training & Education Inc., which was licensed by ICBC in September 2018.
I am currently offering instruction in Class 5 and Class 7 while developing a curriculum in Class 1,2,3 and 4. By enrolling for lessons with West Coast Driver Training & Education Inc. you will be receiving reasonably priced instruction from an experienced Licensed Instructor with decades of professional driving experience.


Physiotherapy is about helping people of all ages achieve their maximum potential through movement and function. It is the treatment and prevention of pain, injury or disability through exercise.
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Podiatry is the diagnosis, treatment and management of foot and ankle related conditions. Podiatrists can treat and manage lower limb and upper limb conditions such as knee, hip and lower back pains.
Healthcare requires many professionals working together to meet the needs of the ever ageing and changing population.
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Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik on Monday appointed senior leader Prafulla Chandra Ghadai as party vice-president.
Ghadai has also been appointed as senior observer for Khordha, Ranpur and Chilika assembly constituencies.
Earlier, Patnaik had revoked the expulsion on Ghadai, who was expelled for anti-party activities.
The BJD president also appointed observers for multiple assembly constituencies along with other party office bearers on Monday.


WASHINGTON, February 11, 2016 (AFNS) – Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the fiscal year 2017 Air Force posture on Capitol Hill Feb. 10.
Both James and Welsh stressed that the need for airpower continues to rise and the gap between the U.S. Air Force and its closest pursuers is closing.
The Fiscal Year 2017 Air Force Posture Statement states the president's fiscal 2017 budget aims to build, train and equip an Air Force capable of responding to today's and tomorrow's threats.
In her opening statement, James outlined her three priorities: taking care of people, balancing readiness and modernization, and making every dollar count, which are the foundation of the president's fiscal 2017 budget.
"Airmen and their families are the Air Force's most important resource and our budget reflects this truth," James said.
The Air Force stopped downsizing and started right-sizing total force end strength to address a number of key areas to include cyber, nuclear, maintenance, intelligence, battlefield Airmen, and the remotely piloted aircraft community.
James stated her second priority is getting the balance right between readiness and modernization.
In 2013, sequestration put a strain on the Air Force, forcing the service to park jets, delay upgrades and halt training, which created a gap in readiness.
In order to equip the force, the Air Force has invested in the F-35 Lightning II, KC-46 Pegasus and the long-range strike bomber, but modernization doesn't stop there.
According to the Fiscal Year 2017 Air Force Posture Statement, as the challengers of the Air Force employ increasingly sophisticated, capable and lethal systems, the Air Force must modernize to deter, deny and decisively defeat any actor that threatens the homeland and its national interests.
The posture reflects the third priority, which is the Air Force's commitment to preserving taxpayer dollars with a number of initiatives that include streamlined energy usage and cost saving ideas directly from our Airmen.


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Fintan Clancy
Fintan specialises in tax. He represents companies on the tax issues arising from transactions such as acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations, migrations, securitisations, IP on-shoring and financings.
Fintan advises multinationals, investment funds, banks and insurance companies in relation to insurance, financial and structured products. He navigates a path through tax disputes and tax litigation for clients. Previously, Fintan worked in a City of London law firm and a New York headquartered law firm.
Advising Ingersoll Rand on the $15 billion combination of its industrial business with Gardner Denver, the first Reverse Morris Trust involving an Irish Company
Advising Johnson Controls International on its $4 billion modified Dutch auction tender offer for its ordinary shares (the largest ever tender offer by an Irish company) following the completion of the sale of its Power Solutions business
Advising Eaton Corporation on the spin-off of its Lighting Business
Advising clients in contentious matters with Revenue in relation to VAT, corporation tax, capital gains tax and other taxes including in the High Court and the new Tax Appeals Commission
EU risk retention compliant originator companies for Blackstone/GSO, Chenavari, Partners Group, Napier Park, H.I.G and others
Advising Shire on the Irish aspects of its acquisition by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited for $62 billion
Advising Praxair, Inc. on its $73bn merger of equals with Linde A.G. under a new Irish holding company to be known as Linde plc.
Advising CRH in relation to its share buyback on the London stock exchange
Advising International Paper Company on its bid for Smurfit Kappa
Advising Pentair plc. on the spinoff of nVent plc.
Advising a number of clients on "on-shoring" their IP to Ireland and aligning it with DEMPE functions
fintan.clancy@arthurcox.com
Aviation Brexit Energy, Renewables & Natural Resources Financial Services Healthcare International/FDI Life Sciences Media, Entertainment and Sport Technology Transport
LL.B, 1994, Trinity College, Dublin
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 1997
Member of the UK Chartered Institute of Taxation, 1999
Law Society of England and Wales (non-practicing), 1998
Irish Debt Securities Association, Member of Executive Council and Chair of Taxes Committee
Irish Funds Industry Association, Member of Taxes Committee
Fintan Clancy "has a great reputation in the market and is absolutely top of his game."
Chambers Europe: Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2019
Fintan Clancy is a "very experienced and knowledgeable adviser."
Fintan Clancy is noted for his ability to put "difficult concepts into words that are understandable."
Fintan Clancy "provides succinct tax advice on corporate restructuring options."
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