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Location data from a gas station app sold for $9.50 per 1,000
— Imagine if someone offered to pay less than a penny for your location history.
— That would include where you've been and when you were, down to the exact latitude and longitude. That sensitive information would go to advertisers in many fields, including politics, health care, restaurants and entertainment.
— Chances are, you'd say no to that offer — but that's exactly how much Reveal Mobile, a location-based marketing and analytics firm, agreed to pay for data from GasBuddy, an app designed to help you find the cheapest gas station prices in your area.
Your apps know where you were last night,
and they're not keeping it secret
NY Times (via an Indian Express hop over the paywall)
> The database reviewed by The New York Times, a sample of information gathered in 2017 and held by one company, reveals people's travels in startling detail, accurate to within a few yards and in some cases updated more than 14,000 times a day.
— The millions of dots on the map trace highways, side streets and bike trails — each one following the path of an anonymous cellphone user. One path tracks someone from a home outside Newark, New Jersey, to a nearby Planned Parenthood. Another represents a person who travels with New York's mayor during the day and returns to Long Island at night.
— Yet another leaves a house in upstate New York at 7am and travels to a middle school 14 miles away, staying until late afternoon each school day. Only one person makes that trip: Lisa Magrin, 46, a math teacher. Her smartphone goes with her.
— An app on the device gathered her location information, which was then sold without her knowledge. It recorded her whereabouts as often as every two seconds, according to a database of more than 1 million phones in the New York area that was reviewed by The New York Times. While Magrin's identity was not disclosed in those records, The Times was able to easily connect her to that dot.
— The app tracked her as she went to a Weight Watchers meeting and to her dermatologist's office. It followed her hiking and staying at her ex-boyfriend's home, information she found disturbing. "It's the thought of people finding out those intimate details that you don't want people to know," said Magrin, who allowed The Times to review her location data.
— Like many consumers, Magrin knew apps could track people's movements. But as smartphones have become ubiquitous and technology more accurate, an industry of snooping on people's daily habits has spread and grown more intrusive.
Trump lackeys hid report showing Wells Fargo was screwing student borrowers
——> Trump and Wells Fargo. Perfect together.
— The so-called Trump administration for months concealed a report that showed Wells Fargo charged college students fees that were on average several times higher than some of its competitors.
— The "unpublished" report was obtained by POLITICO through a Freedom of Information Act request. It was produced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau office previously led by Seth Frotman, who quit as the bureau's top student loan official in protest of Trump administration policies. Frotman said in his resignation letter that CFPB leaders had "suppressed the publication" of the report.
Russkie's plea deal gonna make many dudes nervous
… and maybe expose the NRA for what it is
Maria Butina is accused of trying to infiltrate Republican political circles and party leaders during the 2016 campaign in order to advance Russian interests, and prosecutors have said the former American University student was in touch with politically powerful Russians about her activities in the US.
Supremes spurn wing-nut effort to abort Planned Parenthood
— Despite its new, more conservative tilt, the court let stand federal appeals court rulings that allowed the reproductive health organization to contest laws in Louisiana and Kansas that stripped its Medicaid funds.
— The court's refusal to hear the case represents a setback for conservative interest groups in many states that have sought aggressive action against Planned Parenthood and abortion providers in general. Notably, Chief Justice John Roberts and new Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not join the dissent.
Facebook Employees Are So Paranoid They're Using Burner Phones to Talk to Each Other
NY Mag
"People now have burner phones to talk shit about the company — not even to reporters, just to other employees," one former employee said. Another described the current scene as a "bunker mentality," meaning that after nearly two years of continuous bad press some people are, to borrow a phrase, leaning in as hard as they can to cope. "It's otherwise rational, sane people who're in Mark's orbit spouting full-blown anti-media rhetoric, saying that the press is ganging up on Facebook," said the former employee.
>>>> No sex, please, this is Facebook
"Facebook's new 'sexual solicitation' policy is horrifying. It bans, among other things, erotic art (even non-explicit), talking about kink, talking about your boobs or butt, mentioning your preferences in sexual partners, 'sexualized slang,' and 'vague suggestive statements.' "
Idiot penpal of lunatic killer Dylann Roof arrested in bomb plot
— An Ohio woman who corresponded with Charleston, SC, church shooter Dylann Roof was accused Monday of planning to commit "an upscale mass murder" at a Toledo bar, according to reports.
— Elizabeth Lecron, 23, one of two people arrested in terrorism-related cases, was charged with purchasing bomb-making materials that the FBI said she intended to use at the drinking joint, the Toledo Blade reported.
— Toledo police received a tip about Lecron's social media activity and alerted the Northwest Ohio Joint Terrorism Task Force, US Attorney Justin Herdman said Monday.
>>>> FLASHBACK to March: It runs in the family. Roof's sister busted with drugs, weapons after vicious social media post.
Chinese court bans sale of iphones
—–> Gee, that wouldn't be a political move, would it?
Death of Guatemalan toddler detained by ICE sparks $60 million legal claim
Designer babies? Eh
— I study the prediction of complex diseases and human traits that result from interactions between multiple genes and lifestyle factors. This research shows that geneticists cannot read the genetic code and know who will be above average in intelligence and athleticism. Such traits and diseases that result from multiple genes and lifestyle factors cannot be predicted using just DNA, and cannot be designed. Not now. And very unlikely ever.
US, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Russia (all oil producers) sabotaged climate deal
— The US has allied with major oil producers Russia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to intercept the adoption of a crucial climate change report by world leaders at a UN conference.
— Experts have condemned these "climate villains" after their efforts plunged talks into chaos at the critical COP24 climate summit in Poland over the weekend.
The four nations blocked the full endorsement of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's report, which was commissioned at a previous COP meeting.
Their actions triggered a diplomatic standoff that went on long into Saturday night, and set an ominous tone as ministers arrive for the second week of the climate event.
>>>>> FROM THE GUARDIAN: Global investors managing $32 trillion issued a stark warning to governments at the UN climate summit on Monday, demanding urgent cuts in carbon emissions and the phasing out of all coal burning. Without these, the world faces a financial crash several times worse than the 2008 crisis, they said.
May chickens out on Brexit vote, chaos ensues
Scientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organisms
— The Earth is far more alive than previously thought, according to "deep life" studies that reveal a rich ecosystem beneath our feet that is almost twice the size of that found in all the world's oceans.
— Despite extreme heat, no light, minuscule nutrition and intense pressure, scientists estimate this subterranean biosphere is teeming with between 15bn and 23bn tonnes of micro-organisms, hundreds of times the combined weight of every human on the planet.
— Researchers at the Deep Carbon Observatory say the diversity of underworld species bears comparison to the Amazon or the Galápagos Islands, but unlike those places the environment is still largely pristine because people have yet to probe most of the subsurface.
— "It's like finding a whole new reservoir of life on Earth," said Karen Lloyd, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. "We are discovering new types of life all the time. So much of life is within the Earth rather than on top of it."
At NPR, an army of temps faces a workplace of anxiety and insecurity
… For decades, the public broadcaster has relied on a cadre of temporary journalists to produce its hourly newscasts and popular news programs. Without temporary workers — who are subject to termination without cause — NPR would probably be unable to be NPR. Temps do almost every important job in NPR's newsroom: They pitch ideas, assign stories, edit them, report and produce them. Temps not only book the guests heard in interviews, they often write the questions the hosts ask the guests.
— And there are a lot of them. According to union representatives, between 20 and 22 percent of NPR's 483 union-covered newsroom workforce — or 1 in 5 people — are temp workers.
JAIL TO THE CHIEF?
"There's a very real prospect that on the day Donald Trump leaves office, the Justice Department may indict him. That he may be the first president in quite some time to face the real prospect of jail time."
as reported by The Hill
Look out below! The financial bubble in one chart
If you can't clearly see how the above chart explains the massive price inflation over the past years in stocks, bonds and real estate, you'll have no chance of understanding what's coming next. Best of luck to everyone choosing to avoid paying attention to this critical information.
NY Times: White House zombie Kushner advised murderous Saudi prince on "how to weather the storm."
— They're text buddies, of course, and on a first-name basis.
Suspicion: Russian bot conspiracy helped kill Net Neutrality
— The Justice Department is investigating whether crimes were committed when potentially millions of people's identities were posted to the FCC's website without their permission, falsely attributing to them opinions about net neutrality rules, BuzzFeed News has learned.
— Two organizations told BuzzFeed News, each on condition that they not be named, that the FBI delivered subpoenas to them related to the comments.
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namespace Controller;

use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
use Entity\User;
use Matts\Annotations\Permission;
use Matts\Annotations\Prefix;
use Matts\Annotations\Route;
use Matts\Controller\Controller;
use Matts\Controller\Request;

class UserController extends Controller
{
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     * @param Request $request
     * @return string
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     * @Permission(authenticated=true)
     */
    public function listUsers(Request $request, $args)
    {
        $result = $this->get('databaseManager')->getEntityManager()->getRepository("Entity\\User")->findAll();

        return $this->render("users.html.twig", ['result' => $result]);
    }

    /**
     * @param Request $request
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     * @Route(route="users/$id", method="GET")
     */
    public function getUser(Request $request, $args)
    {
        $result = $this->get('databaseManager')->getEntityManager()->getRepository("Entity\\User")->findBy(['id' => $args['id']]);
        return $this->render("users.html.twig", ['result' => $result]);
    }

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        $user->setPassword(password_hash($request->getPost()['password'], PASSWORD_BCRYPT));
        $user->setPrivateKey($this->get('googleAuth')->generatePrivateKey());
        $em->persist($user);
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        return json_encode(['200']);
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}

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Can a private citizen engage in corrupt conduct?
engaging in conduct that could involve one of the matters set out in section 8(2A) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 ("the ICAC Act") where such conduct impairs, or could impair, public confidence in public administration.
How does someone come to be found to be corrupt?
The ICAC may, based on evidence available to it, make a finding that an individual has engaged in serious corrupt conduct. In all cases where a public inquiry has been held or where a matter has been referred for investigation to the ICAC by both Houses of the NSW Parliament, the ICAC's findings are published in investigations reports that are provided to the NSW Parliament.
Investigation reports are available on this website for a period of 10 years after they are made public.
What sort of conduct is corrupt?
a member of the public engaging in conduct that could involve one of the matters set out in section 8(2A) of the ICAC Act where such conduct impairs, or could impair, public confidence in public administration.


Flickcurl is a C library for the Flickr API, handling creating the requests, signing, token management, calling the API, marshalling request parameters and decoding responses. The library now supports 100% of the 2008-01-11 version of the API, including the functions for photo uploading, browsing, searching, adding and editing comments, groups, notes, photosets, categories, activity, blogs, favorites, places, tags and photo metadata. It also includes a program flickrdf to turn photo metadata, tags and machine tags into RDF descriptions of photos and tags.
Support for the Flickr API in these programs is through the libflickcurl library.
This package contains the HTML documentation for flickcurl and the related library.


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require "rails"
require "rack-accept-default"
require "http_accept_language"

require "garage/version"
require "garage/strategy"
require "garage/config"
require "garage/nested_field_query"
require "garage/app_responder"
require "garage/utils"
require "garage/controller_helper"
require "garage/representer"
require "garage/restful_actions"
require "garage/hypermedia_filter"

require "garage/exceptions"
require "garage/authorizable"
require "garage/meta_resource"
require "garage/permissions"
require "garage/token_scope"

module Garage
end


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Changes from abroad
Executive talks compliance with SIC head
June 17, 2017 by Jeremy Arbid
"Part II of this legislation is coming", US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce said in his opening statement at a committee hearing entitled "Attacking Hezbollah's Financial Network: Policy Options." The United States alleges the Party of God is a global crime syndicate and has designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. The hearing, held June 8, comes on the heels of Lebanese media speculation that the United States was already drafting new legislation intended to strangle Hezbollah's finances, rumors local government and banking officials downplayed Executive reported in the June print issue.
According to its annual report, Lebanon's financial intelligence unit, the Special Investigation Commission (SIC) at the central bank, received 470 cases related to money laundering or terrorism financing in 2016. This was only a small uptick in referred cases from 2015, despite Lebanese banks' compliance last year with the United States' Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act (HIFPA) and new local regulations.
Local media outlets have been reporting since mid-April that the United States was close to expanding its legislative efforts to target Hezbollah's finances, a rumor that the Secretary General of the SIC, Abdul Hafiz Mansour, says has been blown out of proportion. But while new legislation or amendments to HIFPA remain at the draft stage, media speculation alone has caused a spike of uncertainty and forced a rush to Washington by Lebanese officials in an effort to water down any expansion of regulations.
In an interview with Executive, Mansour dispelled rumors of new legislation and discussed compliance with international anti-money laundering standards, correspondent relations between local banks and their American partners, and the possibility for consolidation in the Lebanese banking sector due to the ever-rising costs of compliance.
E There is much speculation in the Lebanese press about new legislation in the United States targeting Hezbollah's finances. Executive reached out to spokespeople at the Treasury Department, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the US Embassy in Lebanon … silence. This appears to be news that came exclusively from Lebanese sources. What insight can you share — is the United States drafting a new law, or is this an issue that has been blown out of proportion?
There were two teams that went to the United States recently: the Association of Lebanese Banks and the parliamentarians. Both arrived at the same point — there was nothing new. [On May 23] MP Yassin Jaber told al-Joumhouria that there was no new legislation, neither final nor at a serious stage of drafting. Mainly, the media was [reporting] the news as if it were a fact that the United States was expanding the radius of its sanctions, or targeting individuals or parties, while actually there was nothing.
We're of the opinion that this doesn't need to be addressed, as there is still nothing concrete, and until there is, I don't think we should encourage the rumors that are circulating.
E In an interview last year, you told Executive that Lebanon's banks met anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing requirements. This includes the international standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the United States' HIFPA. Has anything changed on that legal front?
Nothing has changed. Actually no new regulations, neither nationally nor internationally, have come into the picture this year. We're continuing with the same regulations in force and doing the normal procedures to make sure all financial institutions are implementing the Lebanese regulations that were issued and complying with international standards to protect the interests of all.
We're always following up on any new developments and requirements, and we're passing the necessary regulations and enforcing them as needed. We believe we're doing all it takes to be in compliance to protect the Lebanese banking sector, Lebanese individuals, and [the] national interest at large. This has been the stated policy all along, and I think that nobody contests that the country's interests come first. All our efforts and compliance enforcement fall under this banner.
[pullquote] Mansour dispelled rumors of new US anti-Hezbollah legislation [/pullquote]
E There is a central bank regulation requiring each branch of a commercial bank to have a compliance officer. Are banks fully in compliance by hiring specifically for that role or are they assigning those duties to another employee?
The regulation doesn't go to that extent. The banks either appoint someone from within the branch to do the job or they assign a new person or staff member to perform the duties. But this is a very advanced kind of arrangement that we have imposed, and it's a very important step to make sure that with the clients there is always someone watching and making sure the procedures are applied. Of course, there are other layers within the banks, such as the central compliance office and internal audit, as well as external audit and the SIC, that all have different procedures of ensuring compliance. I think our system is quite rigorous in this regard.
E Last year, when the United States implemented its HIFPA legislation, there was a wave of de-risking, with local banks closing accounts. Is there a concern today, with rumors of new American legislation, that there might be more de-risking?
The central bank has a regulation that requires banks to notify the SIC before closing an account along with the justifying reasons. We want to make sure that an action taken by a bank is proper and ensures the rights of its customers. I'm not worried that this is happening because if so [we would've heard about it]. We didn't receive an exceptionally large number of [notifications of] accounts to be closed for whatever reason. It's just business as usual. There is conscientiousness from everybody because of the rumors, but it has not culminated in to something like de-risking actions.
[pullquote] We believe we're doing all it takes to be in compliance to protect the Lebanese banking sector, Lebanese individuals, and the national interest at large [/pullquote]
E Last fall, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a survey of banks in the region. With regards to the closure of correspondent relations with American or European banks, the primary reason given was that there was a lack of profitability.
Yes, this was the principal cause, not de-risking Lebanon because of HIFPA. But de-risking is taking place in many areas of the world because of low compliance practices, weak regulations [and] weak jurisdictions that don't have the right rules, regulations, and enforcement in place. Correspondent banks don't like to expose themselves, so they de-risk countries, clients or classes of clients. This isn't something limited to Lebanon.
So, when the IMF is referring to this practice, yes it's an observed practice in many countries, and some of the reasons could be economic. Other reasons could be for compliance purposes, [whereby] the correspondent banks are visiting their corresponding banks in the countries in which they operate, and they are doing their own due diligence, examination and assessment of the compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regimes in a certain jurisdiction. And, if they are not satisfied, they might consider it as a source of trouble and would start pulling out, or de-risking such businesses from their portfolios.
E Do you foresee this becoming an issue for the smaller banks in Lebanon?
For economic reasons maybe, but smaller banks that are keen on maintaining a relationship might ask their correspondent banks why they want to stop the relationship. However good the procedures in the country and at the bank, sometimes a relationship cannot be maintained because of low profitability. These smaller banks – -— because they are keen on having direct correspondence banking relationships — are negotiating with [correspondent] banks to determine the minimum fees they need to generate from an account in order to maintain the relationship. Some are negotiating and paying that minimum to maintain the relationship, this happened last year and in the years before. But, for those smaller banks that do not want to do that either, they'll solve their transactions through the bigger banks.
E So small local banks can work through larger ones?
Yes, they can always do that, but then the large banks will be required to perform the due diligence, otherwise it would amount to nesting of a noncompliant relationship — a small bank would open an account with a larger bank, and the latter would be processing the transaction. The correspondent bank wouldn't know that the transactions are for a third-party bank. It's the responsibility of the larger local bank to do the due diligence and make sure the transactions are complying as if they are its own transactions and perform enhanced diligence to make sure everything falls into place.
[pullquote] The smaller banks may find it advantageous sometimes to merge with one another [/pullquote]
E Have the investments in IT solutions and Human Resources that were required in order to satisfy compliance requirements created pressure?
Banks need to have the necessary IT systems and procedures, and they need to have qualified staff to do the job. So yes, this definitely is an added cost that wasn't part of the formula before.
E Lower profitability in correspondent relations, combined with higher costs of compliance – do you think that might encourage consolidation?
There are merits to consolidation and that's an added reason to consolidate. The smaller banks may find it advantageous sometimes to merge with one another, and the compliance requirements are an added reason. Because compliance is not a small cost of operation in any bank. You can see that the compliance function — the compliance staff and officers — at some of the larger banks, four or five years back, numbered less than 10, and now it has multiplied, perhaps many fold; that suggests to you the costs associated with compliance. The smaller banks, because there is a minimum of what needs to be done, may find the cost disadvantageous, but they can't avoid it. So, that's another reason that could push them to consolidate.
Jeremy Arbid
Jeremy is Executive's former economics and policy editor.
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Rustic safari experience
A favourite conservancy of the royal family
Profits are reinvested into wildlife conservation
Mount Kenya & The Aberdares
Lewa Safari Camp
All hotels in Mount Kenya & The Aberdares
Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club
Porini Rhino Camp
Serena Mountain Lodge
Sweetwaters Serena Camp, Ol Pejeta
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Up to 2 children aged 1 to 11 years old inclusive when sharing with at least 2 adults are free.
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A room occupied by 1 adult and from 1 to 2 children aged at least 1 years and under 12 years is charged at the single room rate.
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Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club 5
Founded by the 1950s American actor, William Holden, and counting Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby amongst its former members, this refined club makes for a unique base from which to explore the region. Today, the original colonial building houses most of the facilities and rooms. Tusks is the signature restaurant, with views from the terrace over the sprawling gardens to Mount Kenya and offering a diverse gourmet menu that showcases local produce. At the casual Zebar, your waiter will need to cross hemispheres to take your order! The afternoon tea here, served on the lawn terrace, comes recommended. There's a pool bar and the Mawingo Room – an exclusive private dining venue set around a wood-burning fireplace with a collection of photos featuring actors from yesteryear. You're welcome to spend your days here as you please, taking it easy by the pool or immersing yourself in activities from golf to mountain biking. There's also a new health and fitness centre. Tastefully furnished traditional rooms are housed in the main building, with a sitting area, fireplace, bathroom with rain shower, and views of the gardens or towards Mount Kenya. A range of suites are more spacious, some located in the original building and others in cottages throughout the grounds. The charming William Holden Cottages are simply huge, with their own private lawn area.
Porini Rhino Camp 4
Set amongst acacia trees on the banks of a seasonal river, this eco-friendly camp has seven spacious tents, each comfortably furnished with en-suite bathrooms and solar powered lighting. Each tent has a double and a single bed. As East Africa's largest black rhino sanctuary, Ol Pejeta is home to around 105 black rhino, 20 southern white rhino and two northern white rhino. The case of its rare northern white rhino was well-documented in the BBC's 'Last Chance to See' series in an episode entitled 'Return of the Rhino', where four of the world's last eight remaining northern white rhino were brought to the conservancy from a Czech zoo. Ol Pejeta also has the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya. Game drives are taken in 4x4 safari vehicles with expert safari guides (some of the best guides in the country work with Porini), while guided walks are taken on the open plains escorted by Maasai warriors. Night drives are also included and all the Big Five can be seen here.
Sweetwaters Serena Camp, Ol Pejeta 4
Home to the largest black rhino conservancy in East Africa, Ol Pejeta is an exceptional place to embark on your safari adventure. Watch wildlife quenching their thirst at the local watering hole, just a few feet away from your tent. The Rhino Dining Room's huge windows overlook the great body of water so you can watch impalas, giraffes and even elephants grazing while you have your own breakfast from the buffet spread each morning. Visit the Endangered Species Enclosure to see the last two northern white rhino on Earth. Visit the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary – the only one in Kenya – or go on a night game drive for a peek into the habits of the most awe-inspiring predators under the night sky (at extra cost). While in the camp, choose from a wide range of activities, including painting and archery, or simply enjoy the spellbinding views of Mount Kenya on the horizon, the biggest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro. All tents have traditional canvas interiors under a thatched roof and are angled towards the watering hole for close-up wildlife viewing. Upgrade to the newer Morani tents which are decorated with deep wooden accents and glass doors to perfectly frame the incredible views. Formerly a colonial farm, the old manager's house is now the main building of the camp, where you'll find the main restaurant as well as the bar and lounge.
Serena Mountain Lodge 3.5
At this peaceful Serena-managed tree lodge – at an altitude of 2195 metres and reached by a timbered drawbridge leading up from the forest – it's all about appreciating the sweeping views and the wild African sights and sounds. You'll be able to see the jagged snowcapped peak of Mount Kenya and, thanks to the natural waterhole and salt lick, there's abundant wildlife viewing from the lodge itself. Watch from your balcony, pull up a seat at the viewing deck in the bar, head up to the rooftop or down to the photo hide (reached via a tunnel and offering spectacular photo opportunities) as bushbuck, buffalo, herds of elephants and the occasional leopard come to drink. The waterhole is floodlit at night, and the lodge offers a lovely wake-up call service if you'd like to be woken when a particular animal makes an appearance. Buffet-style meals are served in the atmospheric gallery dining room, which sits at tree-level to showcase the views over the forest canopy, and where the dining chairs are hand-crafted, each with a different animal carved into the back. For pre and post-dinner drinks there's a comfy wood panelled bar area with a fireplace and viewing deck. Cosy chalet-style rooms are furnished from indigenous wood and feature authentic African artwork. All rooms have a terrace that overlooks the lively waterhole below.
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Hourly labour costs range from €3.7 to €39.0 across the EU27 Member States
10 April 2013) – In 2012, average hourly labour costs were estimated to be €23.4 in the EU27 and €28.0 in the euro area. However, this average masks significant differences between EU Member States.
Hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) range from €3.7 in Bulgaria, €4.4 in Romania, €5.8 in Lithuania and €6.0 in Latvia, to €39.0 in Sweden, €38.1 in Denmark, €37.2 in Belgium, €34.6 in Luxembourg and €34.2 in France.
Within the business economy, labour costs per hour were highest in industry (€24.2 in the EU27 and €30.3 in the euro area), followed by services (€23.7 and €27.6 respectively) and construction (€21.0 and €24.3). In the mainly non-business economy (excluding public administration), they were €22.9 in the EU27 and €27.2 in the euro area.
Between 2008 and 2012, hourly labour costs have risen by 8.6% in the EU27 and by 8.7% in the euro area. Within the euro area, the largest increases were recorded in Austria (+15.5%), Slovakia (+13.8%), Finland (+13.7%) and Belgium (+13.1%), and the smallest in Portugal (+0.4%) and Ireland (+0.8%). The only decrease was observed in Greece (-11.2%).
For Member States outside the euro area, the largest increases were registered in Bulgaria (+42.6%) and Romania (+26.7%), and the smallest in Latvia (+1.3%) and the United Kingdom (+5.2%). The only decrease was observed in Lithuania (-1.4%).


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gpn11 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, APPLING COUNTY
Jamie Gardner
in Legal Notices
Wednesday, August 31. 2011
Because of default in the payment of the indebtedness, secured by a Security Deed executed by Clifton Jackson and Johnnie Mae Jackson to H&R Block Mortgage Corporation dated April 19, 2007 in the amount of $60,000.00, and recorded in Deed Book 430, Page 838, Appling County, Georgia Records; as last transferred to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-6, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-6 by assignment; the undersigned, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-6, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-6 pursuant to said deed and the note thereby secured, has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and pursuant to the power of sale contained in said deed, will on the first Tuesday in September, 2011 , during the legal hours of sale, at the Courthouse door in Appling County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said deed to-wit:
The land referred to in this policy is situated in the State of Georgia, County of Appling, City of Baxley, and described as follows:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Second Land District of Appling County, Georgia, in the Land Lot No. 285 and being more particularly described as follows: commencing at an established point on the Western edge of a county road that leads from what is known as the Poor Robin Road to what is known as the City Circle Road, which point is located by commencing at the intersection of the midline of said county road with the midline of Poor Robin Road, thence North a distance of 218.62 Feet; thence North 73 Degrees 51 Minutes West for a distance of 15.5 Feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing North 73 Degrees 51 Minutes West for a distance of 145.7 Feet; thence North 12 Degrees 50 Minutes East for a distance of 147.5 Feet; thence South 73 Degrees 51 Minutes East for a distance of 147.5 Feet to the edge of said county road; thence South 12 Degrees 50 Minutes West for a distance of 147.5 Feet to the Point of Beginning.
Which has the property address of 618 Pine Street Ext, Baxley, Georgia., together with all fixtures and other personal property conveyed by said deed.
The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.
Notice has been given of intention to collect attorneys' fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by said deed.
Said property will be sold as the property of Clifton Jackson and Johnnie Mae Jackson and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness, the expense of said sale, all as provided in said deed, and the undersigned will execute a deed to the purchaser as provided in the aforementioned Security Deed.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-6, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-6
Attorney in Fact for
Clifton Jackson and Johnnie Mae Jackson
McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C.
www.mccurdycandler.com
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Q: Centering An Embedded Tableau Dashboard Can't center dashboard on page. The dashboard defaults to the left margin.
Not exactly sure what CSS is needed to center the below dashboard.

    <object class='tableauViz'  width='auto' height='300' style='display:block;'>
        <param name='host_url' value='https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F'/>
        <param name='embed_code_version' value='3'/>
        <param name='site_root' value=''/>
        <param name='name' value='TestDashboard_15644386326000/Dashboard3'/>
        <param name='tabs' value='no'/>
        <param name='toolbar' value='yes'/>
        <param name='static_image' value='https://public.tableau.com/static/images/Te/TestDashboard_15644386326000/Dashboard3/1.png'/>
        <param name='animate_transition' value='yes'/>
        <param name='display_static_image' value='yes'/>
        <param name='display_spinner' value='yes'/>
        <param name='display_overlay' value='yes'/>
        <param name='display_count' value='yes'/>
        <param name='filter' value='iframeSizedToWindow=true'/>
    </object>

Have dashboard centered on page.

A: Easiest way to center things is with flexbox on the parent container. Also make sure the parent is full width.
#parent {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
}

See A Complete Guide to Flexbox for more details on using Flexbox.

A: Use max-width: 650px;

    <object class='tableauViz'  width='auto' height='300' style='display:block;'>
        <param name='host_url' value='https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F'/>
        <param name='embed_code_version' value='3'/>
        <param name='site_root' value=''/>
        <param name='name' value='TestDashboard_15644386326000/Dashboard3'/>
        <param name='tabs' value='no'/>
        <param name='toolbar' value='yes'/>
        <param name='static_image' value='https://public.tableau.com/static/images/Te/TestDashboard_15644386326000/Dashboard3/1.png'/>
        <param name='animate_transition' value='yes'/>
        <param name='display_static_image' value='yes'/>
        <param name='display_spinner' value='yes'/>
        <param name='display_overlay' value='yes'/>
        <param name='display_count' value='yes'/>
        <param name='filter' value='iframeSizedToWindow=true'/>
    </object>

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CentricMIT Appoints Innovative Technologist and Cybersecurity Expert as New Chief Information Officer
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — CentricMIT, a leading provider of managed IT services in the greater Springfield area today announced the appointment of Orrin Rohrer as Chief Information Officer. Mr. Rohrer brings 20 years of experience to the CentricMIT team of business technology experts serving clients in the 417 area. Centric MIT is the managed IT services division of Paperwise, Inc. a document management and process automation software provider headquartered in Springfield, MO.
Many successful organizations in Springfield have come to count on CentricMIT to provide local support for their networking, IT strategies, cloud solutions, cybersecurity and more. What sets CentricMIT apart is a combination of technology expertise and local support. Rohrer has a long and successful track record in systems engineering, automation, and data center management. Most importantly, Rohrer has deep Springfield roots with degrees from Ozarks Technical College and Evangel University, as well as a Masters of Cybersecurity from Missouri State University. CentricMIT clients will benefit from his expertise in a variety of areas such as virtual and physical environments, cybersecurity, network management, and development operations.
"CentricMIT exists to help Springfield organizations use technology to succeed," stated Dan Langhofer, President of Paperwise, Inc. and CentricMIT. "Our focus has always been helping companies turn previous technology headaches into competitive advantages. Orrin's expertise in a variety of areas such as virtual and physical environments, cybersecurity, network management, and development operations will immediately benefit our clients and our teams at CentricMIT and Paperwise."
During his time as a senior software engineer and technical director at Mobobmo, Rohrer led the team responsible for NASA's main website and infrastructure, oversaw and developed the NASA 2017 Solar Eclipse live page which handled over 2.4 million concurrent viewers and worked on various projects for various government entities such as the US House of Representatives.
Most recently, Rohrer was the principal cybersecurity & CIP engineer for Associated Electrical Cooperative, Inc., where he led the team responsible for securing and architecting industrial control system (ICS) environments for generation assets on the grid which provides power to over 900,000 customers in the state of Missouri. He oversaw and facilitated vulnerability assessments of OT environments for both NERC CIP compliance and security purposes. He also interpreted risks and impacts of new technology and implemented new and emerging technologies related to IT/OT.
Rohrer's background also includes systems engineering for HealthMEDX, where he was responsible for hosting more than 100 clients with 24×7 operations in the LTC and Home Health Industry and led a project to automate customer environments which resulted in $100,000+ annual savings.
Orrin also previously spent four years with Paperwise and CentricMIT where he helped design the original MSP offering at CentricMIT.
About CentricMIT
CentricMIT is a Springfield-based Managed Services Provider (MSP) serving small to medium-sized businesses throughout the 417 area code. We help organizations outsource their technology or we can partner with your internal IT team so they can focus on more important strategic initiatives. Join the many 417 businesses who trust us to deliver cyber security, helpdesk support, network monitoring and patching, cloud migrations, long-term strategic guidance, equipment procurement and much more.
For additional information, visit CentricMIT.com or contact [email protected].
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Q: How to work with MMFdata in c? I'm having the following code,with compile errors,and I can't understand what I didn't defined well:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <w3file.h>

#define BUF_SIZE 32

FILE * MMFdata;
HANDLE hMapFile;
MMFdata = fopen(OsFileName, "w+");

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
FILE * MMFdata;
HANDLE hMapFile;

MMFdata = fopen(OsFileName, "w+");
fclose(MMFdata);

hMapFile = CreateFileMapping(
                 INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE,    // use paging file
                 NULL,                    // default security
                 PAGE_READWRITE,          // read/write access
                 0,                       // maximum object size (high-order DWORD)
                 BUF_SIZE,                // maximum object size (low-order DWORD)
                 (LPCTSTR)OsFileName);    // name of mapping object

   if (hMapFile == NULL)
   {
      _tprintf(TEXT("Could not create file mapping object (%d).n"),
             GetLastError());
      return 1;
   }
}

Errors for:
IntelliSense: this declaration has no storage class or type specifier
IntelliSense: identifier "OsFileName" is undefined
What do I miss here ?

A: In your program:
MMFdata = fopen(OsFileName, "w+");

is a statement outside a function.
You cannot have statements with file scope, this statement must be inside a function body.
Moreover, the OsFileName identifier is not defined in your program.


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The months ahead offer the chance to (finally) get the children outdoors. The people behind Make Time To Play, a free app which gives active play ideas for kids of all ages, are encouraging parents to get their children outdoors with a £100 competition.
Make Time To Play is looking for suggestions on the best play ideas for the garden or the local park. What activities do the kids get up to on their very own green, green grass of home? Trees can be hiding posts or outdoor houses, flowers add a wonderful splash of colour and the lawn acts as a lush green stage just waiting to play host to a wide range of fun filled activities!
Tell Make Time To Play what your children's most inventive garden play activity is at https://www.facebook.com/maketime2play and be in with the chance of winning £100 worth of toys, thanks to Bandai, Hornby and Golden Bear. Closing date is Friday 10 May and the competition is only open to UK residents - full competition details here.
The Make Time To Play app is well worth a look for any parent who dreads the question, "But what can I do now?" Their web page is at http://www.maketime2play.co.uk/ and they're also on Facebook.


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Former Butlins Redcoat volunteers at care home to be near her father in the pandemic
Watch a report by ITV News Anglia's Victoria Lampard
A former Butlins Redcoat who was so desperate to see her dad during the first lockdown that she volunteered at his care home, is still bringing joy to residents all these months later.
Nina Ambrose became an activities and events coordinator at Manor Lodge in Chelmsford, meaning she could see Roger three times a week and she says she feels so lucky to have been given that opportunity.
When lockdown began, like many, Nina Ambrose was faced with the prospect of not seeing her father for months.
Roger Ambrose is 77 and was diagnosed with Alzheimer's six years ago. He moved into Manor Lodge care home in January.
Very close to her father Nina was used to seeing him several times a week and when the first Covid-19 lockdown was brought it, she was worried if he didn't see her regularly, he would forget her.
He'd been there for 10 weeks maybe, and I was really worried he wouldn't know who I was, if I wasn't able to see him. We are so close
Nina Ambrose
Nina Ambrose was well qualified for her role as entertainment coordinator as a former Butlins Redcoat
Nina, who lives in Writtle, was furloughed from her job with Benefit Cosmetics in April. Then she decided to put herself forward to volunteer at the home, with the hope she would be able to see Roger.
Following two interviews her offer was accepted, and after taking eight exams, including wellbeing, hygiene and health and safety tests, as well as completing a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, she was able to start as an activities team volunteer, five weeks since she had last seen her dad.
Now, she visits Manor Lodge three or four times a week, engaging the residents in games, and singing songs. It's a role that comes naturally to Nina, who used to work as a Butlins Red Coat.
Roger Ambrose played in soft rock and country music bands throughout his life Credit: Ambrose family
Nina shares her creative streak with her father, a retired lorry driver, who played in soft rock and country music bands throughout his life, and a few years ago he and Nina were doing gigs together.
Nina believes music plays a huge role in the wellbeing of people with dementia and Alzheimer's, and says she sees singing put the residents at ease. She wants to continue volunteering, even when her furlough is over.
"I love people to be happy around me, it's meant so much to make people smile, they're in that home and they can't see their loved ones at the moment, it's making them smile and it's making me smile, and that's so good for my wellbeing during these times.
Roger Ambrose pictured with his daughter Nina when she was a toddler Credit: Ambrose family
Nina helps on a separate unit to her father, so her treat at the end of each of her shifts is to pay a socially distanced visit to her beloved dad. She says she counts herself very lucky that she is able to spend this time with him, but is looking forward to the day she can give him a hug.
Nina says "I will try not to cry, because it's not just that I haven't hugged him for ages, it's also the fact it's been this whole journey I've been on from the start of this virus, all the way through to getting to know all of these residents.
"When I hug him I think it will be really emotional because it will mean so much, not just about not seeing him, but actually about what I've achieved during this time."
Nina helps on a separate unit to her father, so her treat at the end of each of her shifts is to pay a socially distanced visit Credit: Nina Ambrose


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Explaining GST and its impact (Part II)
August 6, 2016 . Lakshmeenarasimhan S
GST and its possible impact on sectors
The stock market may have reacted in a lukewarm manner to the amendment of the Constitution (in Rajya Sabha) to introduce GST as a bill. This is because GST implementation can have a mixed impact across sectors. A direct impact would of course be an increase or decrease in the rate of tax compared with what each sector is currently paying. But a bigger, although more indirect impact would be the economies coming from a more efficient supply chain management. The latter would be the game changer in terms of which sectors make the most of such efficiencies.
Let's look at the possible impact of GST in some sectors.
In the case of two wheelers, if the current taxes at 24% fall to 18%, manufacturers will likely pass on at least a part of such reduction to customers. This could spur demand for two wheelers and entry level passenger vehicles thus increasing sales volume for companies. However, there could be a marginally negative impact on the commercial vehicle space. Since GST is expected to ease movement of goods within the country and remove logistical bottle necks it may increase commercial vehicle fleet productivity thereby reducing the need for adding too many vehicles in the fleet.
A big positive that the consumer segment will experience is the input credit on services that will now be available. This can aid margin expansion for companies. Currently retailers incur about 10% to 15% of their operating expenditure on rent on which service tax is levied. The retailers do not currently avail input credit on such service tax as they collect only VAT.
Tobacco and precious metals will be impacted negatively; as an expected increase in price of the final product will be borne by the consumer, which can result in lower demand.
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GST is expected to create a single market for the whole nation. All the logistic companies can now focus on creating regional hubs rather than maintaining warehouses in each state to comply with the local taxes.
The logistics industry can therefore be expected to become more efficient with better usage of warehouses whilst bringing in higher level of automation.
Transit time of goods between states is expected to reduce significantly as interstate check points where the freights are stalled to apply appropriate duty will be removed. This will also help bring down the cost of logistics companies. Here again, it will be the organised players who will be one up in terms of gaining from the efficiencies arising from GST implementation.
Capital goods
Lower taxes of 18% from the current 29-30% will help in the reduction of prices of the final output in the light electrical sector, leading to volume growth. In the industrial capital goods segment, lower cost of capex (as engineering goods become cheaper) can be a driving factor to revive investments by companies, provided a low interest rate scenario prevails when GST is implemented.
A reduction in the tax rate from the current 23-25% to 18% can lead to a benefit of Rs 300-500/ton.
The cement sector currently operates on a carry and forward mechanism through agents to save on central sales tax to establish reach. Carry and forward agents store the final inventory in their warehouses and transport it to the required location. With the implementation of GST, CST will be subsumed and the entire distribution will happen only on actual business requirement resulting in savings through lower inventory carrying and distribution cost.
Multiplexes pay a multitude of taxes in the form of entertainment tax, service tax and VAT. All these will now be subsumed if GST is implemented. Overall, this could work positively for the sector despite an increase in tax on advertising revenue (where service tax thus far paid will see an increase).
DTH operators can benefit from lower effective tax rates as state levied entertainment tax and service tax will get subsumed.
The demand for metal products is slightly price inelastic; meaning an increase or decrease in prices of metal may not adversely affect the demand. Demand in this space is more driven by capex plan and production capacity levels in various sectors. The tax burden for this sector can raise from the current 16% to 18%, but may not have much impact.
The benefit for this sector will accrue from the various taxes such as entry tax, octroi and CST on their inputs getting subsumed.
Increasing tax rates from 15% to 18% will be mildly negative for the sector. This would be passed on fully to the post paid subscribers . While in the case of pre paid, if the impact is not passed on immediately, it may affect the realisation per minute in the medium term for companies.Also, it is noteworthy that the government wants to ensure that the end consumer is not overwhelmingly burdened with tax hikes. To this extent, sectors that have higher rates may find it hard to pass it on to the consumer immediately.
Fee based services will now attract tax at 18% instead of 15% currently. This will result in increase in loan processing cost, insurance premium, and credit card charges as the banks pass it on to the consumers. Hence while it may be neutral for the sector, consumers may feel the pinch here.
The Indian IT industry derives 74% of its revenues from exports which is currently exempt from service tax. This will continue under GST as well. Of the total revenue negligible amount of it is derived from hardware sales and hence its impact will be neutral.
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We have created a list of top 10 firms that mine gold, iron, coal, tantalite and other minerals across the Nigerian States. There are so many natural resources in Nigeria that the country has all the chances to grow into a prosperous place comfortable to live in and to build a Nigeria is rich in different minerals and metals.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today recognized Kinross Gold Corporation for receiving independent certifiion under its CORESafety® system. Kinross, one of the leading gold mining companies in the world, is the eighth NMA member company to complete each step of this process. "We.
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New Delhi, April 16, 2019: Located on Ducie Street, close to Piccadilly Station, Dakota Manchester boasts 137 luxury bedrooms, including 27 suites. The penthouse suite, named the Grand Deluxe, is set to be the largest and most elegant suite in the city.
Townley, formerly of Principal Hotels, Malmaison and Devere Resorts brings over 15 years' experience to the role, having worked alongside some of the industry's leading names. Alexa Cherry strengthens the senior team, as Director of Sales – she joins from Living Ventures flagship restaurant, Australasia, with time spent at Eclectic Hotel Collection prior to that.Leading the team will be Matt Townley, who has been appointed General Manager of Dakota Manchester – the latest hotel in the Dakota portfolio from former Hotelier of the Year Ken McCulloch.
According to reports published hospitalityandcateringnews.com The heart and soul of Dakota is The Grill, a vibrant neighbourhood brasserie. The Grill will be under the direction of Head Chef Sam Karle, formerly of Simon Radley at Chester Grosvenor, Aiden Byrne at Church Green and Mottram Hall in Cheshire. He will work alongside the newly appointed Bar & Grill Manager, Tom Husted, joining from the Ryder Grill at the Belfry Hotel & Resort in Sutton Coldfield.
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H&H question of the week: How do I make my transitions more 'wow'?
A: "This is an interesting question and credit must go to you for the fantastic dressage scores you are reaching already. I really like that you have highlighted the detail you can go into in a test. I think sometimes us eventers can ride a bit safe in our tests as there are always two more phases to go. However, as we all know, fortune favours the brave and bold test riding with thought to presentation is often exceptionally well rewarded.
We should also all take note, that even when you are scoring a highly competitive mark, we should not rest on our laurels. You illustrate that there is always opportunity to gain a better score in dressage, we should analyse all performances and be on the lookout for areas where we can push those mark even higher.
When looking at the scales of training, expression fundamentally comes from engagement and push from the hind quarters, but it will only show through if there is a supple back and free shoulders.
For suppleness I would use lateral work as it is a really good way of improving this area and helping a horse to stretch.
Riding a correct shoulder in on three tracks will increase engagement, collection and suppleness. It creates more bend in the inside hind leg encouraging the hind quarters to take more weight then if you were on a straight line. It really helps a horse to stretch and control its inside hind leg, as well as freeing the shoulder. You can also use the reverse of shoulder in – travers (haunches in). This will focus on asking the horse to use its outside hind leg. This movement tends to be taught after the shoulder-in and if you find your horse is struggling slightly, ask for less of an angle and try the movement in canter.
Then when riding a transition, again you can use shoulder in or shoulder fore on a 20m circle. This will encourage the horse to have their hind leg underneath them even more and should create a lighter more through transition.
Another exercise to try at home, especially when focusing on the upwards canter transition, is to ride the first stride in medium. This should focus the horse to really think about stepping through and forward into that transition and being reactive off your leg in the first stride. Then I would bring it back a little more when working towards a test, but hopefully by injecting that energy in training, it will show through with a more expressive transition during the test.


11 Jul 2012: The High Pay Centre is delighted to announce that Cliff Weight has joined our advisory board.
Event: Business Behaving Badly: Who can hold companies to account?
Seminar Report: Shareholder Spring: A very capitalist revolution?
Event: Shareholder Spring: A very capitalist revolution?
20 Jun 2012: Today the Business Secretary Vince Cable announced reforms on executive pay which included a binding vote for shareholders every three years on "pay policy"
30 Apr 2012: Are you concerned about excessive pay? If you have pension savings or an ISA then you have a stake in Britain's biggest companies.
11 Apr 2012: The latest report from the HPC on the make-up of remuneration committees received significant media coverage. Here is just a flavour.
Is football the next Lehman's?
16 Mar 2012: Nick Isles, Chair of the High Pay Centre looks at footballer's pay and the impact it is having on the clubs and the players.
7 Mar 2012: First in a series of seminars on Better Business hosted by the High Pay Centre & supported by FES.
17 Feb 2012: We look forward to working with Jonathon and Justine in the coming weeks, months and years.


The upcoming gospel artist, song writer and worship leader, PearlShine who released her debut hit single 'Licensed to Spread' in June 2016; a song which blessed so many lives throughout the nation and beyond, is back with a new single 'iThrive' as a gift to the world on her birthday.
'iThrive' is a song of the Spirit based on the proclamation by the man of God, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, that 2017 is the year of Flourishing. In the face of daunting challenges and the economic situation, we thrive, we flourish. We'll sing this song all year round and years ahead.


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Jeff Wall is the fishing guide at Nomad Adventures and he enthusiastically shares his 35 plus years of Great Lakes and river fishing experience with his clients. Jeff is an accomplished salmon, steelhead, and trout fishing guide. He guides Southern Ontario rivers and the Great Lakes chasing migratory trout, resident trout, salmon, steelhead, smallmouth bass, and various species from boat, drift boat, kayak, and shore. Growing up with the Maitland River at his doorstep, combined with regular trips to the Saugeen River and all the surrounding creeks, Jeff offers a unique variety of fish and fishing experiences to his clients. Aside from from conventional gear fishing, he has also been centrepin, float fishing, fly fishing, and fly tying since the early 80's.
Jeff actively helps grow Kayak Fishing in Ontario, and in Canada as a whole. He runs kayak fishing trips on Southern Ontario Great Lakes, inland lakes and rivers. He has also pioneered the Ontario Kayak Fishing Series/Ontario Kayak Fishing Classic and River Smallies tournaments, the first two freshwater kayak fishing events in Canada.
Tyler Dunn Guiding of Sault Saint Marie is our partner for premium Northern Ontario trips.
He is a specialist for Atlantic and Pacific Salmon, Steelhead and trout in his home waters of the Soo Rapids. Tyler is also well known for trips to Nipigon for Speckled Trout, Pike and Walleye. He is an excellent resource for steelhead on Lake Superior rivers, trout in Lake Superior Provincial Park, and many other waters north of the Soo.
Tyler is a known outdoor writer who has many published articles on fishing in Ontario and Northern Ontario. He writes multi-species articles specific to each of the many regions and seasons he knows.
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"Had a great day on the water with Jeff. We are rookie kayak fisherman and Jeff did an excellent job of teaching us the basics and helping us hook into some coho's, lakers and even a brown trout. We would not hesitate to go out with Jeff again or recommend his guiding service to others. We are also looking forward to taking part in some of the Ontario Kayak Fishing Tournaments this summer." - Mike, John & Sean.
"I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to Nomad!!! He dropped me an invite to this tourney and I am so glad that I could make it.
Jeff hooked me up with an excellent kayak and proceeded to take me and another friend of his down the mighty Maitland. I had grown up as a young kid, fishing the Maitland and had never done anything but wade or fish from the banks. Jeff gave us excellent instruction on how to fish from a kayak and how to fish the Maitland for smallmouth bass. It has opened a whole new world to me!!!


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Football participation on the rise at West Hill Collegiate
By Jonathan Brazeau
Football continues to thrive at West Hill Collegiate.
Carter Livingstone is entering his eighth year as the senior boys coach and has seen growth over the years, to the point where not having enough equipment at the junior level has become a minor annoyance.
But during Tuesday afternoon's practice, Livingstone wouldn't let a small problem get in the way of the bigger picture: students are playing football and not getting into trouble.
"We don't even have enough equipment at the junior tryouts to suit up all the kids coming out, which is great because that parlays into the senior level," Livingstone said. "We have 45 guys this year, last year I think it was 35 or 36, so each year we get more kids and it's just fantastic.
"If they're with me and the other coaches, they're not out in the community getting themselves into trouble. It's a great place for them to learn life skills."
Livingstone admitted it can be difficult to build a contender when kids don't always stick around.
"We've had some good junior programs come through that have filtered into our senior level program but it's really hard," Livingstone said. "We have kids who move out of the area and we have kids who will not necessarily be here for four years so it's hard to plan.
"Everybody asks me, 'how do you guys look this year?' and I don't know until Sept. 1 when I see who's registered for school."
Although it's a struggle, Livingstone feels he's assembled a dedicated group of players who are ready to make the jump from junior to senior.
"We have some Grade 11's ready to step up but it's a big jump up from junior," Livingstone said. "This is a positive group and they're willing to learn.
"It's a short window to improve but hopefully with every breath they get better on the field and then it goes into our game situations where they can be successful on the field when it comes."
West Hill's football program dates back to the school's founding in 1955 and with a history that includes a 1992 Metro Bowl championship, returning to the big game isn't going to happen immediately.
"You're always striving to do something like that but it doesn't happen over night," Livingstone said. "It's the ability to build a program and we have a good foundation at the junior level with coaches who are committed to help the kids learn the game and they're taking that forward into senior.
"It has to be a good combination of the two. Without a good junior program, you're never going to win Metro Bowls."
Slotback Cardinal Licorish is in his third year with the Warriors program and buys into Livingstone's coaching plan.
"He's amazing and is always pushing us even when we win, too," Licorish said. "We want to get better and we really want the championship this year."
At the end of the day, the Warriors are students first and athletes second.
"Out of 45 kids, we only have a handful of kids who are in jeopardy of not being eligible by West Hill standards because we have a firm academic policy for our student athletes that we definitely take seriously," Livingstone said. "They're here to get their credits, they're not here just to play football or basketball.
"It's really important for them to be successful in their classrooms."
By: Jonathan Brazeau
Posted: Sep 13 2011 11:40 pm
Filed under: High School • Sports
Topics: Carter Livingstone • Metro Bowl • TDSB • West Hill Collegiate • West Hill Warriors
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Description : Here we have an original full-size Top Rank Boxing closed circuit pay-per-view poster for the Oscar De La Hoya Welterweight title defence against Ghana's granite tough Ike 'Bazooka' held at the Thomas & Mack Centre in Las Vegas.
Oscar De La Hoya tried to figure out what to do against Ike Quartey for 11 rounds. And then in the 12th round, teetering on the brink of defeat and on the verge of losing his WBC welterweight title, De La Hoya did what he should have done all along. He went after Quartey, in that last round, De La Hoya threw 69 punches in the three minutes, knocking Quartey down with one (a sharp left hook to the jaw 12 seconds into the round) It was enough to give De La Hoya (30-0) a split decision over Quartey (34-1-1). Quartey wasn't as battered as De La Hoya, who kept his World Boxing Council welterweight title, but he will be hurting for a while. He will probably spend the rest of his career kicking himself for losing a fight that he could have easily won. Thanks to his jab, Quartey was able to take most of the early rounds of the fight and keep De La Hoya off balance, even decking Oscar in the 6th. But after the sixth round, what little offense Quartey managed in the early rounds completely disappeared. And then in the 12th round, De La Hoya came out and battered Quartey, dropping him for the second time in the fight and securing a split decision over Quartey, the former WBA welterweight champion.
Quartey said, ''He didn't do anything, I did everything. He came to survive. That's what he did. He knew if he survived for 12 rounds, he'd win the decision.'' ''You know I won the fight, but you knew I couldn't win a decision in Las Vegas.''
Judge Larry O'Connell of Hartley, England, scored it 115-114 for Quartey, but the other two judges scored it for De La Hoya -- Ken Morita of Sapporo, Japan, by 116-112 and John Keane of Northants, England, by 116-113.
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The Final Workout
Spring Training Workouts
Friday marked the final workout session for the Red Sox, before they start up their exhibition game schedule on Saturday. After doing their usual stretching on the agility field, they broke up into groups and dispersed to the various practice fields. I followed David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, and the other star players to Field 4, where they started with some long-tossing. As they threw, they lamented the state of the televisions in the rentals they're staying in during the spring. Pedey turned toward the fans and shouted, "Seriously, I don't even have cable in my bedroom," which got a sympathetic "Aww" from the crowd. Big Papi thought his situation was worse. He acted it out as he described it: "My television, you have to sit this close" – he mimed sitting 6 inches away from a big, boxy TV – "and you have to do this" – he started hitting the side of his imaginary TV – "every time you want to change the channel." Moments like this, where we're close enough to get glimpses into the players' lives and see them as actual people, are what make the workouts my favorite part of the spring.
Clay Buchholz and Daniel Bard share a high-five and a laugh after one of their drills.
What followed was a special edition of Pitchers' Fielding Practice, the culmination of two weeks of tedious PFP drills. They were preparing to do a competition that I heard referred to on NESN later as the "PFP Olympics". The pitchers were broken up into two groups, and were told that the winning group would get a prize ("Win Papi a new TV," cracked Youk). Each pitcher took the mound and was given a game situation, like suicide squeeze or 1-6-3. They had 4 seconds to make each play, with the coaches hitting fungoes and their infielder teammates manning the bases, and if they messed up or took longer than 4 seconds they had to repeat it. The coaches were recording the total time it took for each group to complete their given series of plays. (I took the video below, but unfortunately too many photographers and trainers stood in my way while the second group went.) The final tally: the second group – including Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Michael Bowden, Josh Beckett, and Daisuke Matsuzaka among others – ended up winning with a total time of 3:00. (The first group had finished in 3:05.) It's fun to see the players enjoying themselves in drills like these that could otherwise become monotonous.
In between fields, I got an autograph from Red Sox legend Luis Tiant, and then I headed to Field 3 where the group of pitchers who had emerged victorious from their PFP competition went on to work on their pickoff moves. I was finally able to get a look at new closer Andrew Bailey. He wasn't participating in the drills because of a mildly strained lat muscle, but he was out there supporting his teammates.
New closer Andrew Bailey watches one of the drills.
When that drill was over, the players headed out back for their nutrition break, and then the hitters went into the stadium to take batting practice. Unfortunately that's off-limits to fans, but we had figured this would be a shorter practice than usual since it was the final day, and the security guards had confirmed that in the morning. Some of the pitchers were still out on one of the back fields and continued to do conditioning exercises. I happened to be walking between Fields 3 and 6 just as Daniel Bard finished up and headed in, and he stopped for quite a while to sign autographs for everyone who was there at the time. That's when I noticed that the other pitchers were leaving the field through a different area – one that didn't even have a barrier to keep the fans away – and a couple of them had also stopped to sign. When I got closer, I saw that it was Chorye Spoone, Vicente Padilla, Rich Hill, and Mark Melancon. Clay Buchholz and Doug Mathis were also signing, but I couldn't get close enough to them. I didn't think any players would want to stop on the last day, especially these guys who were dripping with sweat after sprinting under the Florida sun, and in an area which must have made it more difficult for them, so I really appreciated that they took the time to interact with the fans.
New reliever Mark Melancon signs autographs after practice.
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92 percent of businesses in the country are micro or small
Research shows that Bhutanese social enterprises can be driver for practical change.
Fergus Lyon (PhD) and Rabsel Dorji shared this during the International Conference on Gross National Happiness (GNH) while presenting their paper 'Social enterprise well-being models as an articulation of alternative development models: lessons from Bhutan's Gross National Happiness approach.'
Fergus Lyon is a professor of enterprise and organisations at the Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research, Middlesex University in London. Rabsel Dorji is a senior lecturer in the business department at the Royal Thimphu College.
Fergus Lyon said that in-between the two extremes of purely profit driven businesses and Non Governmental Organisations, a balance could be other innovative alternatives such as social enterprises – businesses that are trading for a social or environmental purpose and B Corps- companies with a defined mission for social good but can make a profit.
There are about 28,000 registered businesses in the country, 92 percent of which are either micro or small businesses.
Rabsel Dorji said that 76 percent of these businesses employ less than five people, over 90 percent are sole proprietorship, and two percent are Foreign Direct Investment owned. "Make up of the private sector in Bhutan is primarily and essentially small businesses or family owned enterprises who are primarily engaged in retail, wholesale, and tourism."
The main challenges businesses in Bhutan face are access to finance, high cost of transportation, and the small market. "Despite these challenges, there are many businesses that have been able to address socioeconomic, cultural and environmental issues while also growing and maintaining their commercial activities," Rabsel Dorji said.
Bhutan is interesting, Fergus Lyon said as its idea of interdependences and GNH of multiple criteria is at the heart of what a lot of people are doing. "May be they do not want to express it explicitly but it is at the basis of how they make decision and how they combine different ideas."
Citing examples such as Bhutan Media and Communication Institute, Maiyesh clay studio, and Yangphel adventure travel from the nine businesses assessed, Rabsel Dorji said that whether micro, small or a larger enterprise, the businesses show how GNH and social entrepreneurship can be put into practice. "Not only do they have to find ways to be financially sustainable, but they are also bringing together a wide range of social and environmental objectives within their operations."
He said that BMC's business model is to win contract that are competitively tendered by the government and attract paying customers. "However, their social objective is to educate and built capacity in the use of media across the country. In this way they are seeking profit but with a purpose."
Maiyesh clay studio sells pottery but at the same time promotes the country's arts and crafts. Yangphel adventure travel has a range of investors looking to make financial returns but they also have social, cultural and environmental objectives such as building capacity in the tourism industry.
Fergus Lyon said that businesses face many challenges of sustainability and well being, which they try to tackle especially though Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). "But at the same time they are trying to survive, thrive, run their business, and keep it going often in difficult circumstances."
He said that the essence of a social entrepreneur is what they can do, and how they balance social and the commercial aspects of a business. "Ideal social entrepreneur is going beyond CSR, (companies just giving) and putting social and environmental objective in their mission and the way they run their business."
Fergus Lyon said that from the examples of social enterprises and other businesses in Bhutan that has social and environmental purpose, it sheds light on how to apply GNH in practice.
Rabsel Dorji said that GNH certification tool is an important step towards promoting businesses to instill GNH values but it should also provide support services such as technical and networking support, and capacity building to attract businesses in Bhutan. "Another way to incentivise these businesses to adopt GNH certification is to help them with access to finance by including them in the matrics to calculate business credit worthiness and the government scoring system for procurement."
He said that GNH in Bhutan has traditionally been a top down government led, policy oriented approach. "But if you really want to encourage GNH in the private sector, we must also look at a bottom up business led and practical approach. That is where social entrepreneurship we believe plays a vital role."
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