Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, 166 U.S. common stocks issued filings of shares being bought or sold by insiders. The transactions ranged in value from $98.40 to $54,600,947.10.
Loulou Patrick who is SVP, Corporate Development at Domtar sold 7,000 shares at $87.20 on Nov. 22, 2013. Following this transaction, the SVP, Corporate Development owned 7,312 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 48.91% with the 7,000 share transaction.
The average volume for Domtar has been 397,300 shares per day over the past 30 days. Domtar has a market cap of $2.8 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer non-durables industry. Shares are up 5.06% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.
Domtar Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes communications papers, specialty and packaging papers, and adult incontinence products worldwide. It operates in three segments: Pulp and Paper, Distribution, and Personal Care. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 2.51%. The company has a P/E ratio of 66.0. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Domtar a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Domtar as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat weak growth in earnings per share. Get the full Domtar Ratings Report from TheStreet Quant Ratings now.
Sexton Dr William P who is Director at Macerich Company sold 2,239 shares at $58.28 on Nov. 22, 2013. Following this transaction, the Director owned 6,642 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 25.21% with the 2,239 share transaction.
The average volume for Macerich Company has been 827,900 shares per day over the past 30 days. Macerich Company has a market cap of $8.1 billion and is part of the financial sector and real estate industry. Shares are down 1.08% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.
The Macerich Company is an independent real estate investment trust. The firm invests in the real estate markets of the United States. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 4.3%. The company has a P/E ratio of 24.3. Currently there are 4 analysts that rate Macerich Company a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Macerich Company as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations, notable return on equity and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Get the full Macerich Company Ratings Report from TheStreet Quant Ratings now.
Ruud Alan J who is Director at Cree sold 25,000 shares at $54.95 on Nov. 22, 2013. Following this transaction, the Director owned 1.1 million shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 2.14% with the 25,000 share transaction.
The average volume for Cree has been 2.6 million shares per day over the past 30 days. Cree has a market cap of $6.7 billion and is part of the technology sector and electronics industry. Shares are up 63.33% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.
Cree, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells lighting-class light emitting diode (LED), lighting, and semiconductor products for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications in the United States, China, Europe, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and Taiwan. The company has a P/E ratio of 65.3. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate Cree a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Cree as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, notable return on equity, compelling growth in net income and expanding profit margins. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. Get the full Cree Ratings Report from TheStreet Quant Ratings now.
Weatherford Clifton Thomas who is Director at Mellanox Technologies sold 2,500 shares at $40.58 on Nov. 22, 2013. Following this transaction, the Director owned 5,000 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 33.33% with the 2,500 share transaction.
The average volume for Mellanox Technologies has been 841,200 shares per day over the past 30 days. Mellanox Technologies has a market cap of $1.8 billion and is part of the technology sector and electronics industry. Shares are down 29.57% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company, produces and supplies semiconductor interconnect products for computing, storage, and communications applications in the high-performance computing, Web 2.0, storage, financial services, database, cloud, and embedded markets. The company has a P/E ratio of 836.4. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Mellanox Technologies a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 7 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Mellanox Technologies as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the growth in the company's earnings per share has not been good. Get the full Mellanox Technologies Ratings Report from TheStreet Quant Ratings now.
Beattie William G who is Director at General Electric bought 5,000 shares at $26.88 on Nov. 22, 2013. Following this transaction, the Director owned 33,266 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 17.69% with the 5,000 share transaction.
The average volume for General Electric has been 38.0 million shares per day over the past 30 days. General Electric has a market cap of $272.3 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector and industrial industry. Shares are up 29.01% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.
General Electric Company operates as an infrastructure and financial services company worldwide. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 2.82%. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.4. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate General Electric a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Quant Ratings rates General Electric as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full General Electric Ratings Report from TheStreet Quant Ratings now.


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Review: the best new crime fiction — Breathe; Broken Ground; The Mystery of Three Quarters; A Summer of Murder
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London in the 1950s is a city of bomb sites and shored-up buildings, shrouded in fog. Ex-soldiers, refugees from Europe and small-time crooks mingle in Notting Hill, where a man called John Christie is offering to help women who have breathing problems.
Few people remember the great smog of 1952 that killed thousands, but its choking effects are vividly evoked in Breathe (Hodder £17.99), an outstanding debut by Dominick Donald. His protagonist, PC Dick Bourton, has been on the force for only six months when he starts to notice a series of deaths across London involving older people who live alone. Distracted by the failing health of his Russian fiancée, he gradually realises he is on the track of a serial killer. Donald combines historical…

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3 Rs of Nick's Cove: Recreation, Relaxation, Romance(ation)!
The romance begins by leaving urban shackles behind. There are country byways to inspire and lift your spirits as if the journey's end weren't reason enough. Stupefying scenic roads are the only access to Nick's Cove. Pick one -- Lucas Valley, Shoreline Highway, Point Reyes-Petaluma Road -- don't rush this odyssey. The stimulus of lush landscapes, rolling hills, valleys, craggy canyons and (eventually) bay and ocean views is visual foreplay. Tiny hamlets along the way offer comfort and Marin County specialties. Be one with the locals. If it's true what they say about oysters, be certain to shuck a dozen at Hog Island Oysters.
And finally, when you think it can't be any better...Nick's Cove...the gold at the imagined rainbow's end.
Romantic...OMG! Twelve luscious cottages tucked away in Marin County overlooking Tomales Bay. Through sunshine and fog, natural beauty abounds. Breathtaking views. The first encounter will leave you giddy. No detail has been ignored. Plush beds. Comfortable sitting areas, music, mini-fridge with drinks, and the most fantastic bathrooms. Delicious food, much of it local! Breakfast is delivered to your cottage -- juice, fresh fruit, homemade pastries, and coffee are included or for an additional charge -- buttermilk waffles, crab Benedict, steel cut oatmeal, bacon -- you decide. Barbecued oysters are delivered upon arrival!
Dine at Nick's Cove Restaurant where menus change frequently and are a locavore's dream. Chocolate is an aphrodisiac! So they say. Savor gourmet s'mores fused fireside. Sensous and finger licking good!
Back in your cottage, a cozy fire and sunset views await. Wink, wink!
The Point Reyes National Seashore and Tomales Bay State Park provide more reasons to escape and romance Marin County's abundant natural and agricultural landscapes. As if the enchantment of Nick's Cove could leave you wanting, there are other nearby distractions. Kayak, hike, explore or just enjoy the quiet serenity of this one-of-a-kind destination. Made for lovers, Heart's Desire Beach in Tomales Bay State Park is a favorite with kayakers. Scheduled kayaking tours are available.
Ask about seasonal and mid-week rates and AAA and AARP discounts. The staff is there to serve! Romantics will love that Nick's Cove is incredibly pet friendly.
Romancing Nick's Cove on Tomales Bay Slideshow: Barbara's trip to Marin County was created with TripAdvisor TripWow!
What an absolutely perfect place and way to spend a holiday or weekend getaway with family and friends. Rough it in small cabins at Markley Cove Resort overlooking Lake Berryessa. Not enough superlatives for this latest adventure. The cabins are small sleeping anywhere from two to six people. Check with marina staff to determine the maximum.
The sleeping areas of Eagle's Nest are nicely appointed; cabins include linens and towels. Nice not to have to schlep all that stuff with you. The living space is open, friendly and sunny. The large covered deck is a huge plus -- plus more private with gated and enclosed ends. Each cabin is different. Some cabins are also pet friendly.
Kitchen's are equipped but should inquire about what that means if you plan any serious cooking. Additional ovenproof bake ware would be helpful and any special implements if you have something specific in mind. Aluminum foil and plastic wrap and plastic containers for food storage are up to you. The full-size gas grill on the deck is fantastic plenty big and also has another burner if the interior stovetop is full.
The bath includes nice touches of soap, shampoo and conditioner and little packs with Q-tips and sewing kits. The marina store has the usual odds and ends but you'll definitely want to bring all your food and spices. Markley Cove staff was extremely helpful and friendly so don't be afraid to ask questions about what to bring or not to bring. Recreation enthusiasts will not lack for things to do. Of course for boaters and anglers....this is heaven!
Lakeside cabins don't have covered decks, BUT they overlook the lake! Upper level cabins have forest views, but are still very nicely situated. Mild temps accommodate spending time on the deck. In colder and wet weather, the 6-person cabins might feel cramped without the use of outdoor spaces. Certainly warm months are more crowded and mean more noise. Visiting during the off-season late fall and winter months make this a quieter and more restful experience. See for yourself! It's an easy daytrip from Sacramento or San Francisco.
Markley Cove Getaway at Lake Berryessa 7521 Highway 128 Slideshow: Barbara's trip to Lake Berryessa Recreation Area (near Spanish Flat) was created with TripAdvisor TripWow!


The 31st match of the Indian Premier League 2019 is between the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This will also be the eighth game for these teams in this year's edition. Royal Challengers Bangalore won their last game which was against the KXIP which was also their first win of this year which came after a span of six losses. It was a good win for them as their bowling which is their weak link in this season, surprised all. Their batting also fired in that game and they won the game comprehensively and that too came against a big team like KXIP. Also, with this win, they made themselves stay in the tournament as if they win all their remaining games, they will qualify for the final four.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians lost their last game which was against the Rajasthan Royals and it ended very closely. One problem that has been there with MI is that they are continuously failing to post big totals on the board despite getting starts at the top. Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma are doing their job at the top but Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan have failed to pull their weight in the middle which has resulted in such a scenario.
In the last game, RCB played with just three overseas players but they can play Dale Steyn in this game if he is available in place of Mohammed Siraj who was very expensive in the last game. On the other hand, MI can play Yuvraj Singh in the middle instead of Kishan while Lasith Malinga also picks himself in the side in place of Jason Behrendorff.
When is the Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL match happening?
The Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) IPL match will played today.
Where will the Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL match be played?
The Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) IPL match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
What time does the Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL match begin?
The Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL match to start at 08:00 PM IST, 02:30 PM GMT.
Which TV channels will telecast the IPL match between MI and RCB live in India?
MI vs RCB IPL match will be telecast in 8 major languages in India – Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports English, Star Sports Telugu, Star Sports Kannada, Star Sports Bangla, Star Pravah SD and HD in Marathi, Star Sports Tamil, Asianet Plus SD in Malayalam.
Where to watch the IPL TV telecast and online streaming worldwide?


In-coming House Speaker John Boehner's endorsement of Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) for a seat on the chamber's appropriations committee means that it's probably a done deal. Flake is one of the few policymakers who actually live up to the fiscal conservative label. Thus, Flake's appointment to a committee that many members think only exists to increase spending on special interests would be welcome news.
Boehner also endorsed a suggestion from Rep. Jeff Kingston (R-GA), who has mounted a dark-horse campaign to chair the appropriations committee, to create a subcommittee focused on investigating federal programs. Flake would chair this subcommittee, and according to a release on his website, he has already lined up worthy targets like Head Start and farm subsidies.
How much success will Flake have within the committee?
Flake said the conservatives that Boehner wants to get on the committee will be "marginalized" if they're scattered throughout the panel.
I recently warned the House Republican leadership against serving tea party voters re-heated meatloaf by allowing old-school spenders to dominate the committees. Getting Jeff Flake on appropriations is a step in the right direction, but his appointment can't be a token gesture. Anti-spenders like Flake will need support from their leadership to succeed because they sure won't be making friends with the big-spending old bulls.


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Jordan Volunteer Days launched to celebrate community service
By JT - Dec 06,2019 - Last updated at Dec 06,2019
AMMAN — Deputising for HRH Crown Prince Hussein, Youth Minister Faris Breizat on Thursday launched the Jordan Volunteer Days' event.
The event is being implemented by the Youth Ministry in partnership with the Bader and Sahem Voluntary Corporation (Bader), "Naua", an initiative of the Crown Prince Foundation and UNICEF, in cooperation with the UN Volunteers Programme, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Breizat said that, in response to Royal directives, the ministry is working on outlining plans and programmes that can meet the needs and aspirations of young people through creativity and innovation, in addition to providing youth and sports facilities to support Jordanian youth.
Executive Manager of "Naua" Ahmad Zu'bi said that the Jordan Volunteer Days is a national event that aims at celebrating the achievements of Jordanian youth in community service, and allows all participants an opportunity to speak and exchange expertise in voluntary work with stakeholders from across the Kingdom.
Malek Abu Ghneimeh, head of Bader, said that the event was the idea of volunteer youth who wanted it to be a project that would contribute to boosting voluntary and community work in society, in accordance with strategic national plans.
UNICEF Representative in Jordan Tanya Chapuisat said that voluntary work provides youth with an opportunity to improve their capabilities as individuals and develop their skills to start their own initiatives.
Chapuisat added that the increasing participation of youth highlights the need to continue encouraging and supporting voluntary work in a systematic manner and expressed the agency's readiness to support Jordanian youth and provide them with the tools and opportunities necessary to make them contributors of positive change in their communities.
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Access Dropbox Right From Microsoft Office Apps
Dropbox and Microsoft Office will play nice to bring some convenience to your life.
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If you use Dropbox, there's a good chance you have some Microsoft Office documents saved in your account. And now, Microsoft and Dropbox are teaming up to make accessing them more convenient.
Thanks to the partnership, you'll soon be able to access your Dropbox files right from the Office apps, and edit Office files from the Dropbox apps, the companies announced Tuesday. The new features will be rolling out to all Dropbox users on iOS and Android in the next few weeks.
Now, when you edit Office files from the Dropbox mobile app your changes will automatically be synced across all your devices. This means you can create a file from your computer at home and finish it when you're out and about. You can also save new Office files directly to Dropbox without leaving the Office app.
Dropbox for Business customers will also be able to take advantage of these new features as long as they also have an Office 365 subscription.
"In our mobile-first and cloud-first world, people need easier ways to create, share and collaborate regardless of their device or platform," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a statement. "Together, Microsoft and Dropbox will provide our shared customers with flexible tools that put them at the center for the way they live and work today."
Dropbox is also planning to extend these new features to the Web next year by integrating the Dropbox website and Office Online. The company will also release a Dropbox app for Windows Phone and Windows tablet users in the coming months.
Dropbox said it's already home to more than 35 billion Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. More than 80,000 organizations around the world use Dropbox for Business, most of which also use Microsoft Office.
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We all know how good a filmmaker Edgar Wright is. From his early days making the Spaced TV show with his mate Simon Pegg, his talent was evident – his skill with framing and storytelling, sure, but it's in the editing booth that his skills really shine through. The pair (along with Nick Frost) made three excellent comedies with the Cornetto Trilogy, and Wright's vastly underrated Scott Pilgrim vs The World is probably the best "video game movie" ever made. Now with the car-chase thriller Baby Driver, Wright shows himself to be undeniably one of the best filmmakers in the world today.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Baby Driver is arguably Edgar Wright's best film to date. Unlike his previous works it's not an out-an-out comedy, although it does have some very funny moments. It's an action-packed crime caper come heist film, with some of the best car action seen on screen. But what really sets Baby Driver apart is Wright's use of music. The film features a killer soundtrack to rival the likes of Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs or the Guardians of the Galaxy film, but what Wright cleverly does is match the beat of each scene to whatever song is playing at the time. That soundtrack is pumping with classic tracks, featuring such songs as Bellbottoms by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, a cover of Harlem Shuffle by Bob & Earl that is used very cleverly over the opening credits, B-A-B-Y by Carla Thomas, Martha and the Vandellas' Nowhere To Run, Easy by The Commodores, Tequila by The Button Down Brass and, of course, Simon & Garfunkel's Baby Driver.
The music is very much a character in the film, and is cleverly introduced by way of making it a quirk of the titular Baby (Ansel Elgort), who is a getaway driver for a criminal gang run by Doc (Kevin Spacey), to whom he owes a lot of money. Baby suffers from tinnitus, which he has had ever since the car accident he was in as a child, an accident that left him orphaned; so he's always got his iPod fully charged and plugged in to his ears. He's been driving (and stealing) cars ever since he could reach the pedals, and is one of the best drivers around. But when he meets and falls for waitress Debora (Lily James) in a diner, he decides that it's time to give up his life of crime.
The performances in Baby Driver are spot on. Elgort is possibly the best he's ever been as the charismatic and confident Baby – this is easily his most grown-up role yet – and there is definitely a strong chemistry between him and James. Their romance is what gives the film its heart, and it works a treat. Jon Hamm and Eisa González are also coupled up as Buddy and Darling, members of the gang that Baby drives for, and they are also cute and charming, in a slightly messed-up kinda way. Spacey is as creepy and sleazy and you'd expect as crime boss Doc, and Jamie Foxx is just perfect as the psychopathic Bats; his quiet menace really punches up the film's middle act.
There are some unexpected twists and turns along the way and things done't end up quite as you think they will, which is a refreshing change to much of the fare hitting our screens these days. Baby Driver is fast, frantic, exhilirating, funny and tense, and is one of the smartest and coolest films of the year. And it goes without saying that the editing is on par with everything the director has done before. Wright should justifiably be very proud of Baby Driver, it's a truly masterful piece of work, and after seeing it, and the heads of the Hollywood studios should be beating a path to his door – at top speed.
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Have you ever wanted to swim with a mermaid? Well now you can! Well almost anyways, with this Rustic White Swimming Mermaid Ornament! It's made out of resin and is about 1.125 inches by 0.5 inches by 5.625 inches in size.
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We wanted to give a shout out to Alisandra Photography for generously sending and allowing us to use their photos from a wedding we DJed at the American Visionary Art Museum.
Jimmy and Amira's wedding was a blast! The details were clever and crafty, and the party never stopped (literally, they danced ALL night). We'll be posting a bunch of photos from their wedding a little later but here's a shot that sums up much of the night!


Enjoy a special Musical Sunday for Valentines on Sunday, February 13, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Jim Seidel (bassist) and Marti Bonne (keyboards), "Together Again," will perform love songs for our Musical Sunday audience.
Musical Sundays are held from 1:30 to 3:00 pm in the atrium of the Library. Stop in, have a cup of coffee and cookies, and enjoy the music. No registration is required.


I managed to jump off the WordPress bandwagon for a short period of time because sometimes life just get's too busy, especially when you have taken up way more teaching and completely emerged yourself into the world of Yoga. ( Raises hand slightly) One thing that sprung to mind when I thought about returning to online world is showcasing some of my feelings on what it's like to be in the shoes of a Yoga Teacher or any teacher for that matter.
Now, don't get me wrong. I have developed such a deep and devoting love for my teaching that I can't imagine my life without some form of mindfulness or asana squeezed into my daily routine, It's like any other passion in life. You have to work hard to really understand and feel the benefits of it. I have spent quite some time thinking about this post and almost asking people for advice because every teacher see's their class as something different. Here's some of my realisations of becoming a Yoga teacher.
1. High expectations of your daily life outside of class.
I love this one because every teacher is different however because of social media we get portrayed as the juice drinking, free spirited, holistic approaching, gym junkie, love guru no matter who you are. Don't get me wrong I'm the super sterio-typical yogi who loves all things yoga and holistic. I make my own juices and carry my own straw bag around with me, I wear the nicest yoga gear I can find and sometimes I preach during my classes about the universe and how divine we all are, each and everyone of us. But what people don't see is the side where I spend days screaming at tv screens when the bad man jumps out the cupboard, where I stuff my face full of fat foods and then moan about how bloated I am to Luke, days where I could literally punch people in the face for being so stupid it hurts and finally for dressing like a normal person and going to normal people things like parties and barbecues.
All of these patterns are related to one specific thing, we may be teachers to you but to other people we are just everyday people living their lives and doing our jobs just like everyone else. Some days we want to be that dream yoga girl you see on social media and some days we want to cry all day and eat pizza.
2. We're not doctors just practitioners.
I'm not going to lie, I love it when students come to me with a problem and ask me to fix it. It means theres a sense of trust behind that question and I love that I've created a space where they feel they can ask me anything. The only downside to it is if you have injured yourself, Yoga cannot always fix it. Internal injuries sometimes lie deeper than the surface which also means stretching out your sprained wrist for example could actually make it worse. Anything you aren't sure on, take to your physio or doctor. We love helping you in your practice but we aren't trained in mobilising broken bones I'm afraid.
3. We have bad days too.
Similar to the first quote, we generally live normal lives outside of our practice so cancelling classes every now and again may aggravate you and your routine of hot yoga every Wednesday but sometimes the teachers need time to reprocess and reenergise themselves so we can come back better that ever and give you our best energy. There is nothing worse than overworking yourself as a teacher and getting to the point where you just can't give out that positive energy anymore and your students suffer from it. If we have a bad day know it's not because of you but because we are machines and sometimes we need time to stop, fix ourselves, maybe throw in a new battery or two and bring ourselves back ready to go and fresher than ever.
Ok let me get this straight, Yoga is a highly active form of movement yes, However not every body is the same so the expectation of having a ridiculous set of abs popping out and legs with thigh gaps is not a real expectation and you should never ever walk out of a practice thinking oh she/he has a great body, it's because they do yoga. Nooooooooo we work so hard in everything we do but sometimes we may get squidgy parts after birth, a bloated belly from our periods or even bingo wings and still be the most amazing teacher. So please respect your body the way you respect everything in your life and know that the way it looks doesn't compromise your yoga practice. Yoga is all about self expression and mindfulness, letting go of the ego is the first part of your practice and that includes comparison, so be present, be happy and love yourself for what you have. You are unique and powerful just the way you are…….


The rue du Coq d'Or, Paris, seven in the morning. A succession of furious, choking yells from the street. Madame Monce, who kept the little hotel opposite mine, had come out on to the pavement to address a lodger on the third floor. Her bare feet were stuck into sabots and her grey hair was streaming down.
Thereupon a whole variegated chorus of yells, as windows were flung open on every side and half the street joined in the quarrel. They shut up abruptly ten minutes later, when a squadron of cavalry rode past and people stopped shouting to look at them.
I sketch this scene, just to convey something of the spirit of the rue du Coq d'Or. Not that quarrels were the only thing that happened there—but still, we seldom got through the morning without at least one outburst of this description. Quarrels, and the desolate cries of street hawkers, and the shouts of children chasing orange-peel over the cobbles, and at night loud singing and the sour reek of the refuse-carts, made up the atmosphere of the street.
It was a very narrow street—a ravine of tall, leprous houses, lurching towards one another in queer attitudes, as though they had all been frozen in the act of collapse. All the houses were hotels and packed to the tiles with lodgers, mostly Poles, Arabs and Italians. At the foot of the hotels were tiny bistros, where you could be drunk for the equivalent of a shilling. On Saturday nights about a third of the male population of the quarter was drunk. There was fighting over women, and the Arab navvies who lived in the cheapest hotels used to conduct mysterious feuds, and fight them out with chairs and occasionally revolvers. At night the policemen would only come through the street two together. It was a fairly rackety place. And yet amid the noise and dirt lived the usual respectable French shopkeepers, bakers and laundresses and the like, keeping themselves to themselves and quietly piling up small fortunes. It was quite a representative Paris slum.
My hotel was called the Hotel des Trois Moineaux. It was a dark, rickety warren of five storeys, cut up by wooden partitions into forty rooms. The rooms were small arid inveterately dirty, for there was no maid, and Madame F., the patronne, had no time to do any sweeping. The walls were as thin as matchwood, and to hide the cracks they had been covered with layer after layer of pink paper, which had come loose and housed innumerable bugs. Near the ceiling long lines of bugs marched all day like columns of soldiers, and at night came down ravenously hungry, so that one had to get up every few hours and kill them in hecatombs. Sometimes when the bugs got too bad one used to burn sulphur and drive them into the next room; whereupon the lodger next door would retort by having his room sulphured, and drive the bugs back. It was a dirty place, but homelike, for Madame F. and her husband were good sorts. The rent of the rooms varied between thirty and fifty francs a week.
The lodgers were a floating population, largely foreigners, who used to turn up without luggage, stay a week and then disappear again. They were of every trade—cobblers, bricklayers, stonemasons, navvies, students, prostitutes, rag-pickers. Some of them were fantastically poor. In one of the attics there was a Bulgarian student who made fancy shoes for the American market. From six to twelve he sat on his bed, making a dozen pairs of shoes and earning thirty-five francs; the rest of the day he attended lectures at the Sorbonne. He was studying for the Church, and books of theology lay face-down on his leather-strewn floor. In another room lived a Russian woman and her son, who called himself an artist. The mother worked sixteen hours a day, darning socks at twenty-five centimes a sock, while the son, decently dressed, loafed in the Montparnasse cafes. One room was let to two different lodgers, one a day worker and the other a night worker. In another room a widower shared the same bed with his two grown-up daughters, both consumptive.
There were eccentric characters in the hotel. The Paris slums are a gathering-place for eccentric people—people who have fallen into solitary, half-mad grooves of life and given up trying to be normal or decent. Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behaviour, just as money frees people from work. Some of the lodgers in our hotel lived lives that were curious beyond words.
There were the Rougiers, for instance, an old, ragged, dwarfish couple who plied an extraordinary trade. They used to sell postcards on the Boulevard St Michel. The curious thing was that the postcards were sold in sealed packets as pornographic ones, but were actually photographs of chateaux on the Loire; the buyers did not discover this till too late, and of course never complained. The Rougiers earned about a hundred francs a week, and by strict economy managed to be always half starved and half drunk. The filth of their room was such that one could smell it on the floor below. According to Madame F., neither of the Rougiers had taken off their clothes for four years.
Or there was Henri, who worked in the sewers. He was a tall, melancholy man with curly hair, rather romantic-looking in his long, sewer-man's boots. Henri's peculiarity was that he did not speak, except for the purposes of work, literally for days together. Only a year before he had been a chauffeur in good employ and saving money. One day he fell in love, and when the girl refused him he lost his temper and kicked her. On being kicked the girl fell desperately in love with Henri, and for a fortnight they lived together and spent a thousand francs of Henri's money. Then the girl was unfaithful; Henri planted a knife in her upper arm and was sent to prison for six months. As soon as she had been stabbed the girl fell more in love with Henri than ever, and the two made up their quarrel and agreed that when Henri came out of jail he should buy a taxi and they would marry and settle down. But a fortnight later the girl was unfaithful again, and when Henri came out she was with child, Henri did not stab her again. He drew out all his savings and went on a drinking-bout that ended in another month's imprisonment; after that he went to work in the sewers. Nothing would induce Henri to talk. If you asked him why he worked in the sewers he never answered, but simply crossed his wrists to signify handcuffs, and jerked his head southward, towards the prison. Bad luck seemed to have turned him half-witted in a single day.
Or there was R., an Englishman, who lived six months of the year in Putney with his parents and six months in France. During his time in France he drank four litres of wine a day, and six litres on Saturdays; he had once travelled as far as the Azores, because the wine there is cheaper than anywhere in Europe. He was a gentle, domesticated creature, never rowdy or quarrelsome, and never sober. He would lie in bed till midday, and from then till midnight he was in his comer of the bistro, quietly and methodically soaking. While he soaked he talked, in a refined, womanish voice, about antique furniture. Except myself, R. was the only Englishman in the quarter.
There were plenty of other people who lived lives just as eccentric as these: Monsieur Jules, the Roumanian, who had a glass eye and would not admit it, Furex the Limousin stonemason, Roucolle the miser—he died before my time, though—old Laurent the rag-merchant, who used to copy his signature from a slip of paper he carried in his pocket. It would be fun to write some of their biographies, if one had time. I am trying to describe the people in our quarter, not for the mere curiosity, but because they are all part of the story. Poverty is what I am writing about, and I had my first contact with poverty in this slum. The slum, with its dirt and its queer lives, was first an object-lesson in poverty, and then the background of my own experiences. It is for that reason that I try to give some idea of what life was like there.


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MILO is as committed as ever to sending the five children -- Lien Dale Manuel, Lara Angela Amante Regarde, Liam Arc Villaran, Heaven Andrei Teodisio, and Alexis Caitlin Tan -- to the MILO Training Camp in Barcelona, Spain as part of the MILO Philippine delegation in 2018.
The five young and talented football players were slated to participate in the MILO Training Camp in Barcelona, Spain this October 2017; however, due to issues with visa requirements, they will be unable to join this year's delegation. The children, their parents, and their legal guardians have been duly informed.
MILO has explored all possible avenues to facilitate the processing of the children's visas through the Spanish Consulate, but we have to respect the rules of the Embassy of Spain, who advised us that they cannot grant exceptions to the scheduling, processing and approval of visa applications unless it is for extraordinary circumstances such as matters of life and death or national security.
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Bruce and Sam D. Robin M. Transnistria is not "the last communist country in Europe", not a communist country at all. The street scene is dominated by the mark Sheriff: in Transnistria one has Sheriff supermarkets, Sheriff gas stations, and one of the most remarkable buildings is the Sheriff football stadium. Transnistria's people proclaimed independence from the former Soviet republic of Moldova in 1992, when they rejected the capitalist counterrevolution in the USSR and the abandonment of Soviet economy and culture. Executive power is exercised by the government. Julie D. and Alex M-P As claimed by the Coalition for Free and Democratic Elections, many Transnistrian voters were not informed properly about the place of the voting and some owners of Soviet passports which don't bear the mention "citizen of Moldova" were not allowed to vote.[15]. Find your thing. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. The Communist Party of Transnistria has been a leading political organization in … Communist monuments, long since removed from most everywhere else in the former Soviet Union, remain ubiquitous here. Transnistria is the only place in the world whose national symbol is still the Soviet hammer and sickle. The green in our flag is because there's a lot of fruit trees here, and because our economy is a lot to do with agriculture, and the red relates to communism. However, 2004 Transnistrian census data puts the official number of Transnistrians with Moldovan citizenship at 107,600 people (19.4% of respondents).[13]. According to the Moldovan government, 400,000 Transnistrians have Moldovan citizenship,[12] which would be the majority of the population and would exceed by a wide margin the amount of ethnic Moldovans living in Transnistria. That being said, Transnistria is just a russian annexed territory. Rita R. We have another type of money, the Transnistrian Ruble and our own flag. Due to large turnout of Transnistrian voters queues were formed and some voters didn't manage to vote. And their deputy is currently in jail (check out #17!). Laurentiu C. who has been called "young and dynamic" by Olvia Press, in contrast to the "conservative" Communist Party of … The Communist Party of Transnistria has been a leading political organization in the republic since its founding. William N. Polling stations were organised only in those areas of Transnistria under Moldovan government control. The territory has enjoyed de facto independence since a brief military conflict in 1992, though it is internationally recognized as a part of Moldova. Tiraspol, Transnistria . Political parties from Moldova do not recognize the Transnistrian government and do not participate at elections organized by it. Even the national crest of Transnistria is a colourful throwback to the times of the Soviet Union, featuring a red star, hammer and sickle, corn cobs, grapes, and stalks of wheat, placed with an eye to the old-school communist design language around a rising sun. One of the most notable things about Transnistria is the prevalence of Soviet symbology. ( Log Out / [1] This is significantly higher than the decrease of population in the Republic of Moldova (which was 6%, for the same period [2]). Modern political idea now is that Transnistria is more part … Leadership. Learn how your comment data is processed. Calvin R. Sr. Transnistria is a breakaway region of Moldova in which ethnic Russians and Ukrainians together outnumber ethnic Moldovans. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Communist and Soviet imagery appear everywhere from schools and universities, to the unrecognized country's hammer-and-sickle flag. Several party leaders of the PCP were arrested and detained for 3 days in 2007. In Transnistria, the president is elected directly, while in Moldova, the president is elected by the parliament, the political structure of Moldova being a parliamentary republic. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Here again we should put "communism" in quotes because the day to day life there isn't much different that the rest of eastern Europe. The northern third of the country is called the "Red District" because the Communist Party wins a lot of elections and controls the majority of local government positions. A team of Russian journalists from Moldova who covered the December 2006 explained that it was "interesting that the position is not a fear of authority, with pressure from government" but that people vote voluntarily because Chişinău, the capital of Moldova, is not an appealing alternative. Jade N. Sebastian and Monika B. There is no state planning or widespread state control over the economy. He strongly advices me to take the bus. [5], In November 2006, the Moldovan press reported that the offices of the Rîbniţa district committee of the Communist Party in Transnistria were closed by the local Transnistrian authorities. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The president is elected by popular vote. It is democratic republic, the head of the state is the President. The hammer and sickle became a nationalistic symbol to glorify the past and to differentiate it from the rest of Moldova. Its leader is Oleg Khorzhan. People usually don't support socialists or communists, except the old generation (which, throughout all CIS countries, wants Soviet Union back). The few Jews left there eye an escape. In contrast, it's actually the Republic of Moldova which is the Communist country. Jeanne R. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Transnistria is the only place in the world whose national symbol is still the Soviet hammer and sickle. Formally, Transnistria has a multi-party system and a unicameral parliament, called the Supreme Council. My guess is you have never heard of Transnistria. The latest parliamentary elections were held in December 2010; however, they were not monitored by international organizations such as Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which has expressed doubts about the level of democracy in the region, and were not recognized by other countries. The number of Transnistrian holding Moldovan citizenship is disputed. Boss President All Aboard the Intergalactic Space Station! Politics of Transnistria, a de facto independent state situated de jure within the Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe, takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Transnistria is head of state and the Prime Minister of Transnistria is head of government. It is an essential part of Transnistrian identity. Michael D. ( Log Out / Hey, there's no crying in Communism! Transnistria is the only place in the world whose national symbol is still the Soviet hammer and sickle. ( Log Out / [4], In August 2006, one month before the referendum against reintegration in Moldova, 4 members of pro-Moldovan NGO "Dignitas" from Slobozia were brought in for questioning by Transnistrian law enforcement as part of an investigation into a bus explosion which had taken place three days earlier and which killed two people. Political parties from Moldova have organisations in Transnistria[14] but refuse to participate in elections organized by the de facto Republic. This breakaway nation is run by two former Soviet-era security officials, and … Executive power is exercised by the government. There is disagreement as to whether elections in Transnistria are free and fair. From 2001 until 2009, the Moldovan parliament was controlled by the Communist Party. / Russia is its major supporter and its red and green flag still bears the ha… • Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Why? Memorable Experiences. While Transnistria has a strongly centralized political system, with the president being also the head of government and having the right to appoint the heads of local (rayonal) administrations, in Moldova the prime minister, elected by the parliament, is the head of government and the heads of rayonal administrations are established by the rayonal councils resulted from local elections. The Pridnestrovie Communist Party is the local successor to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 2005 Moldovan parliamentary elections nine special polling stations were organised near the Dniester for "guest voters" coming from Transnistria who wished to vote in the Moldovan elections. Transnistria Tour: Great tour of communist history in Tiraspol - See 141 traveller reviews, 146 candid photos, and great deals for Tiraspol, Moldova, at Tripadvisor. That's because it is … Transnistria is a communist country. Most travelers come here to just visit the famous Bendery Fortress but, if you visit Transnistria is because you like visiting Communist stuff, then Bendery has a hell load of it, perhaps not as monumental as its neighbor Tiraspol, but good enough to keep you busy for 1 or 2 hours. IS communism still alive in Transnistria? Visiting Transnistria: A Communist Country That Doesn't Exist. In this capital city, a monument calling for "power to the Soviets" towers over a riverside esplanade. Matt S. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Anca P. 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Politics aside, Transnistria is a wonderful little time-capsule of communism and is a must stop if you have any interest in visiting the now defunct communist world. No. People's Power Party led by Supreme Soviet member Alexander Radchenko was banned in May 2001; after an appeal the ban was lifted but was reintroduced in December 2001, again the ban was lifted to be reintroduced in August 2002 and confirmed by the "Supreme Court" in December 2002. How is the relationship of Moldova and Transnistria with Russia? Statues of Lenin and, more controversially, Stalin still decorate city squares. Douglas Muir of A Fistful of Euros writes about Transnistria, "a sort of post-Communist gangster state": "Travellers unanimously agree that Transnistria is weirdly fascinating for the first hour or two, then just depressing and boring." Even today, the Communist Party is quite popular in the Republic of Moldova. The Pridnestrovian economy is completely non-Communist and quite capitalist. So while there is Some support for communism in Transistria, the country is far from being a socialist state. Myth #10: You're not allowed to speak Romanian in public in Transnistria, Myth #19: Transnistria uses plastic coins for money, https://kingofromania.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/episode-3.mp3. [8], "Power to the People" Party led by Nicolae Butchatsky was banned in February 2002. Western organizations, such as the OSCE, have declared that no democratic elections can take place in the region under the present circumstances and have refused to even monitor them . [11] Nevertheless, some organizations, such as CIS-EMO, have participated and have called them democratic. Data issued by Transnistrian authorities show that of the 555,500 inhabitants, a total of 394,861 are registered to vote, down 5.6% from a year earlier.[3]. No, the President is actually anti-communist, not sure about the parliament. The unrecognised country of Transnistria is a post-Soviet "frozen conflict" zone, situated between Moldova and Ukraine in Eastern Europe. According to Chişinău-based Vremea, there is now a whole generation of people in Transnistria who see Chişinău only as something negative. Tagged with communism, dark tourism, Moldova, Off the beaten path, off the beaten track, Transnistria Bookmark this article Entering the mysterious world of Transnistria: The time warp self declared Communist Republic between Moldova and Ukraine! Stuart M. The flag of both Transnistria and the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940-1991). – All Things Romania, The Banal Stupidity of the European Union, The Secret Magic of Viruses – All Things Romania, Pretty sweet except someone needs to tell him Brasov is not in SE Romania hehehe, 2,319,924 delicious servings of mamaligutza so far. Transnistria's people proclaimed independence from Moldova in 1992, during the breakup of the Soviet Union, rejecting the capitalist counterrevolution and abandonment of Soviet norms. Transnistria's entire political establishment, including nominal opposition parties and civil society organizations, supports the separatist system and Russia's role as patron. ... Communist monuments, long since removed from most everywhere else in … Rita R. 3. [7], Some parties and publications were banned. There is disagreement as to whether elections in Transnistria are free and fair. In fact, the Communist Party is the opposition party in Pridnestrovie. Communist monuments, long since removed from most everywhere else in the former Soviet Union, remain ubiquitous here. It is home to more than 500,000 people and has a parliamentary government, a standing army, and its own currency. In this capital city, a monument calling for "power to the Soviets" towers over a riverside esplanade. All Aboard the Intergalactic Space Station! An in-depth look at Romania, Moldova, and Transnistria by an American who has lived in the region for more than 15 years. A blog with a marxist-leninist perspective, against capitalism and imperialism, for workers' revolution and a socialist-communist future. Our economy is completely separate. It was banned for part of the 1990s. Vera K. Of course, it's Transnistria, so there are Lenin statues everywhere. Georgiana B. Also known as Transdniester Trans-Dniestr or Transdniestria this disputed state is unrecognized by the United Nations and still lives under Soviet Union style rule despite the end of the USSR and its proximity to Moldova. Calvin R. Jr. It is immediately clear that the cliché of Transnistria as an open-air Soviet museum or a communist hotbed of resistance is not entirely correct. Pence reached limit with Trump. From th border to the first proper city is about a quarter drive. Transnistria is a poor breakaway state in Eastern Europe. Transnistria is a thin strip of land wedged between Moldova and Ukraine. They won just one seat in the 43-seat parliament during the last election. From 2001 until 2009, the Moldovan parliament was controlled by the Communist Party. The country's constitution enshrines a multi-party democracy, and Pridnestrovie has never once even thought about returning to communism as state policy. When the USSR collapsed, the Transnistrians wanted to maintain their Russian identity and were willing to fight the newly formed nation of Moldova to keep it. Folks, if you're looking for some real-deal Communism, head on over to the Republic of Moldova ;). Daniela M. Oleg Khorzhan (2003–2018) Politics of Transnistria, a de facto independent state situated de jure within the Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe, takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Transnistria is head of state and the Prime Minister of Transnistria is head of government. It wasn't pretty. The 2016 presidential election saw the PCP candidate receive only 3% of the vote. ( Log Out / Post navigation Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. [9], On November 14, 2001, the Transnistrian customs service banned the distribution of the publication "Glas Naroda", as it contained Radchenko's electoral platform. Lenin is not the president of Transnistria and never was, though his impressive monument is standing right in front of Supreme Soviet building. Read it in hitchhiking in Transnistria. Communism in Transnistria. Radchenko said in a press conference that "Glas Naroda" has been published outside Transnistria because all the printing houses had refused to print it after having discussed the issue with representatives of the Ministry of State Security.[10]. The driver goes in the direction of Bender, the second largest city. Although the people there are declared soviets, the continuator state of the USSR is Russia. Unlike what the propaganda outlet Balkan Insight regularly claims, there are plenty of Lenin and Communist statues still standing quite proudly across the Republic of Moldova. [6] The Communist Party of Moldova condemned the act and claims it was closed under false pretenses. They participate only in the elections of the Republic of Moldova. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Transnistria is no different. You might be born in Romania, carry a Romanian passport and know ALL the words to Partidul, Ceausescu, Romania... but guess what? In the 2015 Supreme Council elections, Renewal won overwhelmingly with 35 of 43 seats; Proryv (Breakthrough) and the Communist Party each won 1 seat. Transnistria does not allow the organisation of Moldovan elections in Transnistrian territory, just like Moldova does not allow the organisation of Transnistrian elections in Moldovan territory. Caroline W. Using communist symbols is far from being considered hypocrisy. The Pridnestrovie Communist Party (Russian: ... On 3 November 2018, the Supreme Court of Transnistria found Khorzan guilty of his alleged crimes, and he was sentenced to 4½ years in prison and ordered to pay a hefty fine. The war was bloody, but ultimately Transnistria won independence in 1990 with subversive support from Russia. They were released after few days in custody, no charges being made against them. Election results have been contested by some, as in 2001 in one region an undisclosed source reported that Igor Smirnov collected 103.6% of the votes. Around 8000 citizens voted there, who were included in supplementary voter rolls. The Communist Party in Moldova is the only Communist party to have ever won control of a democratic government in any country after the fall of the Soviet Union. Western organizations, such as the OSCE, have declared that no democratic elections can take place in the region under the present circumstances[clarification needed] and have refused to even monitor them[citation needed]. What's almost as fascinating though is how much Transnistria unexpectedly reminds me of home. Shajjad R. Andrada C. When the USSR started to crumble, Transnistria declared its independence from the Moldavian SSR, which in turn declared its independence from the USSR in 1991 and became Moldova, and brought back a flag from the past, but that is another story. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Dana P. Change ). The Communist Party in Moldova is the only Communist party to have ever won control of a democratic government in any country after the fall of the Soviet Union. We Visited A Country That Doesn't Exist: Transnistria (Read more here about our adventures visiting Chernobyl and Ukraine.) Nationalism and Transnistria. Extremely wide roads, almost no traffic, trolley buses and cars with Russian flags. Inside Transnistria, the Kremlin 'mafia' state inching towards communist rule. As shown by census results, between 1989 and 2004 the population in Transnistria decreased by 18%. In those special polling stations results were: 30% for Communist Party of Moldova (compared with 46% in entire Moldova), 50% for Democratic Moldova Bloc (28.5% in entire Moldova), 8% for Christian-Democratic Party (9.1% in entire Moldova) and 6% for each Social Democratic Party and Patria-Rodina Bloc. Naomi C. 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Portsmouth CEO denies claims that League One will be cancelled in boost to Sunderland and Bristol Rovers
Last week it was reported that the rest of the League One season would be cancelled
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Portsmouth CEO Mark Catlin (l) with directors Eric Eisner and Andy Redman
Portsmouth CEO Mark Catlin has played down suggestions that the League One season will be cancelled.
Reports last week said that the EFL were set to declare that their attempts to find a solution to completing the League One season were unsuccessful and would now allow clubs to vote on the best way to resolve promotion and relegation.
It led to anger from the likes of Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony, who promised 'a legal battle of epic proportions' should his team be denied the right to compete in the play-offs.
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Yet Catlin says any cancellation would be news to him, in news that could well provide a boost to the prospect of Bristol Rovers' season being completed.
He told the Portsmouth News: "It's news to me, the last I knew this had to go to a vote. We haven't been given a vote yet.
"At the moment we can't train, at the moment we can't play games behind closed doors or let fans in. Until the situation or timescales change it's very difficult to say what will happen.
"As far as I'm aware, unless there's meetings taking place behind my back and a lot of other clubs', there's no defined date on votes being held or papers going out, not to my knowledge.
"Maybe the board decide that, but I'm pretty sure clubs are not aware of any dates at the moment - or what's going to be on the papers.
"Clubs are going to need to know what's on the table before you can vote.
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"At this moment in time, in my mind, there is and still continues to be a determination to finish this season, whenever that may be. That's the only early information we've been getting - there was a clear desire to finish the season. I'm still hoping that will be the case because that's the camp we're in.
"We, along with a number of other clubs I speak to, are still fully intent on exploring every way we can finish this season.
"Our position is to finish this season before we start the next. When it's safe to restart we want to explore every avenue possible to do so."
Catlin also revealed that his preference would be to complete the season when it is safe, even if that means with completely different players at the club.
He said: "Ideally we've said July 31 (to finish the season) because of the player contracts.
"But the word integrity is mentioned and the lesser of all evils is to finish.
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"Even if it's in the new season (the usual time frame for 2020-21) with different players and squad - it's still the same club.
"It's not alien. We have the January window where clubs spin their players.
"So if we have to extend it and this is effectively another window, then so be it. There's more integrity in that compared to things like points per game for me."
Catlin's views will provide a boost to the likes of Sunderland and Wycombe Wanderers, who are still in with a chance of promotion.


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Sexual assault by penetration cases up 19% in Catalonia in 2019
Police figures also show that reported incidents of robbery with violence and intimidation rose by 17.5%
The number of cases of sexual assault by penetration reported to police went up by 19% in Catalonia in 2019, with 557 incidents compared to 468 the year before.
At the same time, the other reported cases of sexual assault went up 16%, while reported robberies with violence and intimidation rose by 17.5%.
Meanwhile, the figures published by Spain's interior ministry show that reported cases of homicide also went up in the country, from 45 to 60.
However, cases of burglary in homes and businesses fell slightly by 1.4% last year, while the number of thefts reported stayed about the same.
With drug trafficking up 6.2%, motor vehicle theft up 5.7%, and attempted murder up 11.9%, overall, criminal activity in Catalonia in 2019 went up by 3.7%.
Violent robberies up in Barcelona
As for Barcelona, the number of robberies with violence reported went up 20%, from 12,283 to 14,750, while the number of cases of theft fell slightly by 0.8% (109,173 to 108,308).
Reported cases of burglary in homes also fell in the city by 9.6%, although the number of murders went up 70%, from 10 to 17, while attempted murders went up from 44 to 51.
The number of cases of sexual assault by penetration in the city went up 16.2% (136 to 158), while drug trafficking cases rose by 5.4%, with a 3.1% global rise in criminal offenses.
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From chairs to porridge to beds, Goldilocks was one tough customer. Nothing worked right, until it did. Nothing fit, until she found the exact size she was looking for. Nothing was acceptable until it satisfied her exact, explicit needs.
She might sound like a pain, but another level Goldilocks was a young agency's dream client, because she could articulate exactly what she didn't want. And when she found what she was looking for, she knew it immediately, and never changed her mind again.
When you're a small agency you worry about being the just-right agency for your potential clients. You're the porridge shouting, "Pick me! Pick me!" (Silently of course ― porridge can't talk.) And you're also the chair just hoping you don't get smashed.
Just to be clear, that doesn't mean you're suddenly the bears, growling at Goldilocks as she bolts for the door. Instead, you're the friend by her side as she picks her way through the furniture. You take some time to get to know her, to understand where she wants to go, and help her choose what's really best for her.
Maybe it's the smaller chair that's just right, because it gets her out of her comfort zone (literally), it's fast, agile and she needs it now. And there'll always be time to scale up when the moment comes.
But you also might have to show Goldilocks that she's ready for the bigger chair ― with deeper cushions, more legroom, and a higher back. One that'll match her ambitions, and give her lots of room to grow.
Growth in a communication agency ― or any service provider ― is about gaining the experience, the portfolio and the confidence to find your own voice. And helping your client discover that the just-right solution may be the one they would have never arrived at without you.
At Moskito Design we don't eat much porridge but we love finding the just-right solutions for our clients. So come on, Goldilocks, and try one out for yourself.


Tapa \Ta"pa\, n. A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.
KAPA (100.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Hawaiian AC format. Licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, USA, the station serves the Hilo area. The station is currently owned by Pacific Radio Group, Inc.
Wherefore Hina had ample time in which to dry her kapas, and the days are longer than they used to be, which last is quite in accord with the teachings of modern astronomy.
Kapata was the son of a Natchee man and a Karankawa woman, and the Karankawa were despised by the Natchee.


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The Real GDP Growth Will Be Higher Than the Pre-Pandemic Levels: Dr. Arvind Virmani
The former Chief Economic Advisor shared his insights at the webinar on the expectations from the upcoming Union Budget 2022
New Delhi: The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), the apex industry association of the country, held an interactive session on 'Expectation and Wishlist for Truly Atmanirbhar Bharat' ahead of the Union Budget 2022. During the webinar, eminent key speakers shared their insights on how the budget will help COVID-hit sectors recover.
Dr. Arvind Virmani, Chief Guest, and Former Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India, discussed how the government is implementing second-generation reforms for liberalisation and the fulfillment of a comprehensive approach to digitalization. He added, "The GDP (gross domestic product) is projected to recover from pre-pandemic levels by upto 1.6% in Q4 and projected GDP growth FY22 will be 9.2% to 9.5% while the average GDP growth from FY21 to FY30 will be 7.5% +/-0.5%". He further raised questions about what has worked in other countries and concentrated on two main points- rationalization in tax rates and simplification in the GST process.
The session moderator, Dr. Charan Singh, Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council for Banking, outlined that "This is an important year for Budget making. The global and domestic economy would now begin to normalise, with the third wave getting over. The Budget should make effort to provide a roadmap on the role of the Banking Sector, including NBFCs in attaining a US$5 Trillion economy, role of MSMEs in sterilisation of the Economy, and enhancing the role of India in the global economy.
Dr. Charan Singh also stressed that Govt will have to continue supporting the banking system as stress levels would continue. Government should pursue privatisation of banks and may also consider placing a few banks under asset monetisation program.
Sharing his observation on the agri budget, Shri Ashok Vishandass, Professor, Indian Institute of Public Administration, said, "Agriculture has an immense potential to support $5 trillion economy." He added, "There is a need for awareness on how the budget for agriculture sector will turbocharge the economy and why is it necessary to invest more in mobility to transfer the supply agriculture to demand agriculture areas."
Among the panelist who participated in the session was Shri Sameer Narang, Head, Economics Research Group, ICICI Bank, shared, "Exports, which played a major role and is a key driver of growth, are expected to be 11.1% above FY20 level in FY22."
Shri Shachindra Nath, Executive Chairman & MD, U GRO Capital expressed his viewpoints on the credit model and co-lending of MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial Company) that requires a policy push. In addition, MSME formalisation and digitization has progressed to the point of consumer finance. "This year, there will be around 30,000 cr-50,000 cr of gross disbursement to MSME through co-lending," he said.
Shri Rajkumar Muthukumar, CRO, Orange Retail Finance Pvt. Ltd., also opined on how the co-lending model is now serving as a good boom for smaller NBFCs to prosper in business.
Other esteemed panelists in the session were Shri Basudev Mukherjee, Assistant Secretary General, ASSOCHAM; Dr. Rattan Chand, Consultant, World Bank; Shri Amit Tewary, Co-Founder & CEO, 4Fin; Shri Indranil Pan, Chief Economist, Yes Bank Ltd.; Col. M. P. Singh, Director, EGROW Foundation and Shri Suman Bery, Former Director General, National Council of Applied Economic Research. The session was concluded by Shri S. C. Aggarwal, CMD, SMC Group.
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Despite its location in a quiet rural backwater, Malvern would change forever after the outbreak of the Second World War. Malvern was identified as a safe base for government departments, like the Admiralty. Preparations to move the Royal family to Madresfield Court were also drawn up. As it turned out, neither moved to the town. However, Malvern College was used for at least a year by over 200 members of the Free French Army. After Dunkirk the remnant of the Belgian Army was based at the Abbey Hotel and other large houses. Many Dunkirk survivors were treated by a local doctor, Dr Jessiman in Malvern Link before returning home.
Groups of mothers and children were evacuated from cities like Birmingham and many arrived in Malvern. Here they were assigned accommodation with local families. Malvern was also chosen to be a training base for naval recruits. HMS Duke on St Andrew's Road was home to 80,000 naval cadets who passed through its base. Their route marches through the area and on the commons were familiar sights.
A greater, more permanent migration of men and women to Malvern took place in May 1942. Hundreds of highly trained scientists were moved from their more vulnerable bases along the south coast to continue their top secret radar work. The men and women worked at Malvern College and Pale Manor but many lodged with families across Malvern.
Finally, in the build-up to the allied invasion of France in 1944, five large American hospitals were constructed on the eastern slopes of the hills. Each base accommodated 1000 patients and medical staff. Malvern became used to seeing American convoys and ambulances transporting the wounded to the hospitals. American soldiers and sailors who were more mobile would often be seen at local dances and the Picture House.
Wedderburn Road residents would have experienced much of this activity. The 1945 electoral register records the main householder for each house and all the occupants who were old enough to vote. The list reveals quite a large number of lodgers, many of whom would have been either scientists or families who had been evacuated to the road. Roy remembers a couple called Frank and Alice Orchard who moved in with his family during the war, sharing the 3 bed-roomed house with the four members of his family. Rosemary, who lived with her family in Kirkwood, described the mother and daughter who were evacuated from Birmingham to live with them at the beginning of the war. Relationships became very tense and before long the evacuees moved to another address, enabling Rosemary's parents to receive two Welsh ladies who were very good company.
Other houses in the road provided accommodation for TRE scientists. A young scientist called 'Duke' Windsor was billeted with the Stanton family at St Mary's. He was a gifted artist and played the organ well too. Annie Stanton, who lived further down the road, washed his clothes and made it known that he wore shirts without tails – these were jokingly referred to as bum freezers!
Families like Dorothy's had different connections with the newly arrived radar scientists. Her husband was on the Reserve list but until he received his call up papers he was required to help build the laboratories and workshops near Malvern College where TRE was based. Many of Malvern's larger houses were converted into hostels and social areas for service personnel. Rosa helped at the Forces Club at Rosebank, next to the Mount Pleasant Hotel. Here she served refreshments with her friend and neighbour Jean.
Memories of the American presence have also been preserved. A daughter of the Talbot family living at Helensdale married an American serviceman at the end of the war. With rationing and little spare money, she borrowed Mrs Tummey's wedding dress for the occasion. Rosemary's family belonged to the Baptist choir which regularly sang to groups of wounded Americans at Merebrook Hospital and some of the other bases. Dorothy however was more suspicious of the young American soldiers and thought them scruffy and over familiar. They could often be seen around Malvern and they had their own social centre on Worcester Road called a 'Donut Dugout'. These were clubs run by the American Red Cross for their servicemen and women who were employed at the local hospitals. The one in Malvern had a lounge, canteen, reading, writing and games rooms.
Residents in Wedderburn Road of course experienced all the other wartime anxieties and excitement. Roy remembers standing in the road as a young child watching the German planes following the course of the River Severn on their bombing mission to Coventry. Rosemary also recalls the bombing of Coventry on November 14th, 1940, when her front windows rattled and shook. Air raid sirens, from their base at the Gas Works on Madresfield Road, were heard frequently and sandbags were a normal feature outside all houses.
Over 300 high incendiary bombs are known to have been dropped over Malvern and many young boys have recalled the thrill of racing over to Guarlford Road and Poolbrook to search for the fins and other parts of these small incendiary devices. Dorothy was married by 1939 and her family grew up in Eastnor Villa in Wedderburn Road. She described in another of the Museum booklets (Wartime) how they huddled together under the stairs when the air raid sirens sounded. Later they had a proper shelter built in the garden by two TRE scientists, which had steps down into the bunker and a concrete roof. However it is thought that not many houses had this type of shelter; the kitchen table and stair cupboard were seen as providing adequate protection, along with sandbags at all the windows and doors.
Roy's father, like many of the older men, joined the Home Guard and would have been involved in training exercises and regular parades. Other Wedderburn Road residents are likely to have joined the Air Raid Precautions network. Rosa's brother Len was a night watchman and checked the neighbourhood making sure all houses had their blackouts in place. Blackout and rationing restrictions had been introduced early on in the war. Rosemary recalled the blackout curtains at home and school, along with strips of paper taped across the windows. Both Rosemary and Rosa remember the gas masks that had to accompany them wherever they went. Children often had a mask that made them look like Mickey Mouse and both girls took part in gas mask drills at school.


Economic growth, which has been subdued, is projected to strengthen in 2017 and 2018. Private investment will be the main driver of growth, in response to high capacity utilisation and favourable financial conditions. A pick-up in international trade will support exports. Private consumption, however, will be moderated by still subdued real wage growth. Tighter labour and product markets will push up inflation in 2018.


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