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Yes its official. SG Young Investment has crossed one Million page views just this morning. I hope all of you enjoyed reading my blog as much as I had enjoyed writing for the past one year or so.
I have learnt a lot through writing on this blog as most of the time I have to research the stuffs that I write. Researching and writing on personal finance topics such as housing, wedding and CPF made me understand these issues more clearly. To say the truth, I had no prior knowledge on the CPF earlier this year. I did not understand what it means to pledge your house for CPF or even know that I can transfer my monies from CPF OA to SA to earn higher interest. I also did not know what is the CPF life. It was only after gathering all the available information and reading the materials from CPF website repeatedly for many times before I understood the whole thing. I'm glad I wrote on the topic of CPF which gave me an understanding of how it plays a part for our retirement.
There are many exciting things ahead. All these will be announced in due time. Yes, I'm planning some great stuffs for everyone which hopefully can be finalised by the end of this year. I've met a few number of people in my blogging journey and certainly there will be more chance to meet other people along the way. However, I can't meet everyone and will only meet if there's a need to. I've received hundreds of emails and really enjoyed interacting with all of you. Keep it coming. Most of you are quite encouraging and have been rather kind to me. I deeply appreciate it!
I know there are a lot of students who're reading my blog and even young couples who read my blog. Maybe there could be a gathering for all of you to meet and support one another someday in the future. It is good to start planning your finances at a young age but even if you're not too young, the best time to start is now. If you still have at least 10 years before you retire, it's not too late.
Nevertheless, we're fast approaching November soon and then it's just 2 months to the end of 2014. What are some goals you've set at the beginning of this year but have not fulfilled yet? There's still time to review it and act on it.
I shall end this short post here. Cheers to a Million! It's Friday soon. Have a great weekend!
Very often, I receive a lot of emails from readers on how they should start investing. Somewhere and somehow, I suppose many of them heard that investing is important or investing can actually be an answer to a better life. This kind of question on how should I start investing was a question I asked myself a few years back. It was because I asked myself this question that gave me a clearer understanding of what investing is really about.
Investing early is important as your money gets compounded over time. However, investing too early without sufficient capital will only yield a little return. Let's say you have a $5000 savings that you want to invest. If you're lucky enough to get a 10% return every year for the next 5 years, your capital will only grow to $8052.55. This is not going to make you rich in any way even if you had invested it for 20 years. Mind you we're talking about 10% return on investment here. On the other hand if you focused on saving money say $1000 per month, your money grows at an astonishing $12,000 per year. Invest this savings at a 8% return and you would have accumulated $100,000 in just 6 years. If you started saving this $1000 per month at the age of 24 and invest consistently, you would be worth a million dollars by the time you're 50.
Let's review the numbers again. $1000 saved every month and invested at a 8% return will make you a millionaire by age 50 if you start at age 24. At 8% return, it takes only 9 years for your money to double (72÷8). This is the rule of 72.
There will be people who will tell you that you can turn $1000 into $10000 in just a few weeks or even days trading Forex, Options, Futures etc. To me, that's just not realistic at all. From $1000 to $10000 is a crazy 1000% return. If you do not have enough money, quit thinking of using that little money you have and think that you can make a lot of money with it. It's just too much risk and you can lose everything and even more if you're trading using those leveraged products.
Let's face it. Investment returns depends on the market. You cannot and don't have the power to demand any returns from the market. If you're lucky, you get more than 10%. Not so lucky you get 5%. If you're unlucky, you get less than 2% or worse still you lose your hard earned money. Throughout history, the average returns for the average person is about 5-8%. Dreaming of a 20% return every year for the next 20 years is almost impossible. The reality is, investment returns are not as high as we thought it would be. On the other hand, savings is completely predictable and can be controlled by us. You decide where you spend that money on, you can try to earn more money. There's a certain level of control there.
Your savings play a vital role in your accumulation of wealth. Retiring a millionaire is not a dream if we plan it correctly. Save $1000 per month at 8% return will give you 1 million dollars in 27 years. Save only $200 and you would require a 18% return to achieve the same 1 million dollars. It is very hard to achieve 18% return on investment for a long period of time.
If you manage to bump up your savings to $2000 per month and invest it at the same 8% return, then you would be able to achieve a million dollars in 20 years. This means if you start at the age of 25, you would become a millionaire by the age of 45. Savings is important. Investing is also important. Savings is the basic foundation in financial planning. Get the foundation right and your financial future is on the right track. Start saving first while you look at ways to increaseyour income. Focusing on only increasing your income is just one sided. Go for both increasing your income and start a savings plan at the same time.
2. Why it is hard for most Singaporeans to retire early?
It's the weekend again. I'm here to share with you a series of episodes which I've been watching the past few weeks. It's called shark tank. I know the name sounds funny and why am i recommending some sharks video to you? However, the video has nothing to do with real sharks. The series is actually all about 5 investors who're looking for opportunities to invest in some companies. These companies will come one by one and pitch their business to the investors. The investors will then evaluate the business, value it to see whether its worth the risk and see whether there's any potential in the business. Its interesting to see how these rich investors, who already own successful businesses themselves, evaluate their investment decisions.
There are quite a lot of things we can learn from the videos as small investors ourselves. It was quite addictive that I finished watching the whole of season 1.
What students should save for?
This is another guest post from Young, who recently shared his story and his experience on investing on a previous blog post in my blog. In this post, he talks about the life of young people and what should they save for?
One would find it common for students to be hanging out at cafés like Starbucks and such. We also find students filling up jobs along the lines of doing some special events or waiting tables in restaurants.
In fact, i've observed that taking up part time jobs for students has turned into something very common. Why is this so?
It is also common to see students especially teenagers having the latest gadgets (for guys) and designer brands (for girls).
It appears that after some eavesdropping and chit chat, a huge number of students take up part time jobs to fund their wants.
Of course, this conclusion/deduction is merely my own and definitely does not apply to all.
So is it wrong to take a part time job for the sake of buying such items? Of course not. In fact, it is commendable that teens take up a job.
However, if one spends their salary frivolously and takes up the job simply for the sake of spending; then I do not think it a good idea.
Long story short, the point of this short article is to induce the idea of working to invest rather than working to indulge.
By having the intention to invest at a younger age, this induces the notion of planning for the future to a certain extent.
What might this be beneficial for one may ask? It can be used to offset a certain amount of tuition fees, food and travelling expenses etc."
I'm glad to be able to hear from a young person on how his friends are living their lives. It is common for young people to spend on "wants" especially on the latest gadgets and following the latest fashion trends. I was once like that too. Spending the money i earned from a part time job just to buy a $300 plus dollars 3.2 mega pixels camera phone which was the new thing back then.
Thinking back, all those expenditure were of no meaning at all. Where was the phone that I bought during my younger days? Its not trendy any more so I changed another phone. It did not make any difference in my life for spending on that latest phone.
Spending money is ok but spend on something that is meaningful such as a gift for your loved ones or a trip with your family. These are the ones that will make a difference in your life. However, we still need savings and also investment to grow our wealth. It all about achieving that balance. Don't spend too much and don't save too much. Haver a financial plan for your future.
The traditional way of saving money is through budgeting. Every month, you list down your expenses and make a budget for it. Its like how you budget for a company's event if you've ever organised one before. Your company gives you $1000 and you can only spend within this amount. So you start by listing down $100 for food, $200 for gifts, $200 for event venue etc. It works well for company events but however, it doesn't seem to work well for our personal lives. Why does it not work?
Let's say you get a $3000 salary every month. You tell yourself that you need to save 10% (which is $300) and spend the rest. So effectively, you have $2700 to spend. But somehow, at the end of the month, you realise that the $3000 is gone. What happened to the $300 which you wanted to save? It happens all the time and you may have gave up saving. But don't give up just yet. There's a solution to it.
You've probably heard the term pay yourself first before. But what does it really mean and how does it help you to save? Pay yourself first means putting aside a percentage of your salary for savings even before you start spending. It works in a way that you seem to have received a lower salary.
Think about it. When you had a $2000 salary, you were living fine with that $2000. When your salary increased to $3000, you should be able to save that extra $1000 if you maintained the same lifestyle. But, more often than not, our lifestyle spending goes up as fast as our salary increases. Now, we don't have to save $1000 completely of the increase in pay. We can just save lets say $300. So if you pay yourself first $300 before you start spending, it'll be like getting a $2700 salary. Still not too bad considering its $700 more than your previous salary of $2000.
How to pay yourself first without much hassle?
Paying yourself first is easy. With technology advancement, we can make the process completely automatic and without hassle. The process is simple. Open another bank account and set up an automatic transfer to be deducted at a specific date every month. If you have an internet banking account, you can set it up right away within a few minutes. For POSB and DBS account holders, you just have to go to fund transfer and then go to set up standing instruction to set up an automatic fund transfer. You can transfer to an account at the same bank or another account in another bank. That is what i've been doing for the past few years and it really works.
If you have a problem of saving money, try out the pay yourself first method. If you can save $200 per month, in one year you would have saved $2400. It doesn't seem like a lot of money because in 10 years time, it's only $24,000. But if you had invested this amount over the 10 years at 8% return, the amount would have been $10,000 more at $34,767.
Saving money is key before you even think of investing. Many people try to find the short cut to make money through investing without the need of saving money. This is a far cry from the reality. Instead of wasting your time to look for short cuts, start saving now. It is important to increase your income by trying to earn more money but it'll all be futile if you do not practice the basic of saving money first. Take the challenge this week to set up an automatic fund transfer. Decide how much you want to save and make it happen. You'll see your money grow soon.
We see lots of successful businessman and woman and could probably name a few right now in our minds. But, here's the deal. Starting a business can make you lots of money but it can also cause you lots of troubles if not managed properly. So how do we balance between making money and not losing everything? Here are a few factors to consider before starting a business.
Everyone starts a business with a great idea. Or maybe you thought it was a great idea but who cares? How well your idea or product will sell in the market will never be known until the day you really sell it out. On this basis alone, it'll probably be wise not to put in your money saved for your kids education for a business, not to put in money saved for your marriage for a business and not to put in your whole retirement fund into the business.
Bankruptcy is your worse enemy in business. If you risk a bankruptcy, the next time you want to borrow any loans for a business will be almost impossible. No investors would want to work with you as well. Take risk but don't risk everything.
Numbers tell you a great story about the future. Everyone wants to make big money in a business but you should calculate and work out the numbers in order to know its future growth story. Take for instance you create a product at a cost of $10 and sell it for $15. Your profit will be $5 which is a 33.33% profit margin. If you sell 1000 sets of this product, your revenue will be $15,000 and your net profit will be $5000. Think about it now, if you did not calculate the numbers, you probably would have thought that selling 1000 sets is a great achievement but in actual fact, you only earn $5000 from this sales. Let's bump it up a little. Selling 10,000 sets now will make you $50,000 now. That's still not a lot of money isn't it? Having said that, it is important to do your market research to roughly know how your product will sell in the market. But, always remember to be realistic. Estimating a 10,000 sets sale when the actual sale could only be 1000, would be a disaster.
Profit margins are important. If you can create a low cost product and sell it at a high price, you get to earn a lot of money. But make sure the price you set for your product is realistic as well. You do not want to set a price so high that you only get to sell 100 sets of that product in the end.
Having a business makes you a boss. But it doesn't mean you don't ahve to wkr hard like how you did before when you were an employee of another company. In fact, the truth is, you got to work even harder. A 100 times harder. As a start-up, you have to make the necessary sales, create the product, manufacture the product, makes phone calls, do the administrative work, manage the money etc. You have to do almost everything. If you're not prepared to work hard, chances are your business will not succeed. It takes more than just a good idea to make a business successful . Execution is the more important key to a successful business.
To work hard for a long long time, you've got to have passion for the business. Ask yourself why do you want to start that business? Is it just to make money or there's a higher purpose to it? IF your answer is just to make money, you won't be able to last a long time. Money may be a motivation at first but the effect wears out after awhile. Find a higher purpose for that business to make an impact for the world and make it a better place.
Never bite off more than you can chew. Most people start off envisioning that their business would become a world renowned brand like Facebook, Apple or Instagram. While that is a good vision to have, it's always good to start small. Putting in $100,000 of your whole savings in a business without knowing how well your product or service will sell is too risky. Instead, you can consider putting in $10,000 first, manufacture some prototype of that product and test out how well the market receives your product. Make the sales, get the orders and then start off in that momentum. You don't want to end up already manufacturing all those products and leave it in your storeroom.
Ever wondered how much an average family in Singapore spends on a monthly basis? Just last month, the Department of Statistics Singapore released a report on the Household Expenditure Survey 2012/13. It was reported that Singapore resident households spent an average of $4,720 a month. When we look down deeper, the 41st to 60th Quintile of the population spent an average of $5066.80 (inclusive of housing cost).
$5066.80 sounds quite excessive to me. It is no wonder many people remain as middle class instead of becoming rich. We have to understand and know that the rich don't spend their money like what we see on movies and television, buying Lamborghinis and snapping up luxurious suites along the beaches. They are more frugal than what we imagined them to be. Here's an important note: The rich are good at keeping their money, they spend base on their current financial situation and their goals.There are even more appealing reasons to live a frugal lifestyle. Overconsumption results in wastage. It cause the desires to always want more which makes us unhappy creatures on Earth.
With a little tweak, we can actually go from middle class to rich in a shorter time. To know how that happens, we'll need to look at each individual expense item for an average household in Singapore.
The department of Statistics has broken down the expenses into individual items. I would use the broad items to illustrate this example.
With a simple tweak, we manage to save more than a $1000 dollars per month. This shortens the years to retirement by 11 years. If you're not sure how I derive my retirement years, you may want to read my previous post on "Save 75% of your income to retire in 7 years". Basically, the assumption is that we invest the savings to earn a 5% yield after inflation. If you save 50% of your income, you'll be able to retire in 17 years where at that time you will have a 4% safe withdrawal rate in the form of passive income. This passive income can come from dividends from stocks, rental from properties which will pay for your daily expenses for as long as you live.
Now back to the table above. From there, we can see if we just tweak our expenditure a little, we could retire like a rich man 11 years earlier. A monthly expenditure of about $3000 equates to about $36,000 per year. I think this is still quite a decent amount to live on. At least you don't have to live on bread and instant noodles for your daily meals. In fact, you could still eat out at restaurants occasionally, own a fuel efficient car and even go on annual overseas trips.
Now you may think why is spending only $3000 per month considered rich? This looks like a poor middle class to me. However, the difference is it lies in the ability to keep your money forever. You may have a Million dollars but if you do not know how to generate cash flow with it, it'll be gone sooner or later. This difference is explained further below.
Most of us when we plan for retirement, we would think we just save a certain amount and then draw down that savings when we retire. The problem with that kind of planning is your money will certainly run out one day which means your savings may deplete when you're still alive. I was having a small chat with my colleagues on retirement just last week and we did a small calculation. We were shock that with $1 Million dollars, it would only last about 27 years for $3000 monthly expenses. The $1 Million dollars you saved so hard throughout your working years will be gone in 27 years.
On the other hand, the rich will have money that last them for a lifetime. They could retire at 40 and their money will last them forever and even for the next few generations. The key is in creating cash flow. Cash flow is passive income. The strategy is simple. Let's say we still use $3000 as our monthly expenses. We just need to save up $900,000 then invest this amount for a 4% annual yield. That would give us $36,000 annually which equates to $3000 monthly. Keep investing and this money would continue to generate income for you every month and it could even grow to more than a million dollars as years go by.
1. The $1 Million dollars that can only last for 27 years?
2. The $900,000 which can last for a lifetime?
Both still give you a monthly expense of $3000. One will deplete and the other will continue forever.
Herein lies the key point in the path to riches. When the cash flow is created and you do not have to work for money anymore, money at this instance multiplies over and over again. This is the amazing thing about money. When put into the right place, it grows and multiplies for the rest of your life. When money is no longer a problem, you can indulge in some dose of luxuries as time goes by. Spending on luxuries does not kill you anymore like how it did to the middle class population.
Learn the right strategy and you could well be the next rich person. Start managing your money like a rich person.
For the full report of household expenditure survey 2012/13, click here.
I saw this video which I thought would be good to share as its really touching. More often than not, we always take things for granted which makes us unhappy individuals on Earth. On the other side of life, there are people who live in harsh environments but they still learn to adapt and survive.
Just a few days ago, I wrote an article on practising frugality to achieve happiness in a high cost of living environment. In Singapore, we have the convenience a lot of people in poor countries yearn to have but somehow, we are still not happy. Another financial blogger B, also wrote an article on Things become luxuries when you don't take them for granted. In his post, there's a quote that "gratitude unlocks the fullness of life".
To be rich, one has to spend less than he earns. He should probably save more than 50% of his income too. It is common sense that whoever spends more than he earns will never ever ever become rich. I live in a small city called Singapore. Over the years, Singapore has evolved from a third world nation into what we call a first world nation today. It has one of the best airports in the world along with towering skyscrapers, luxurious condominiums with private yachts and luxurious cars can be seen frequently on the roads of Singapore as well. In fact, i've seen BMWs and Mercedes as a common sighting everyday. Even luxurious cars like Ferrari and Porsche can be seen almost everyday.
Of course with all these, prices have risen exorbitantly over the years as well. Property prices which were once $50,000 has risen to almost $400,000 today. A meal which cost less than $2 in the past can cost as much as $20 today. Not to mention even more luxurious Michelin starred restaurants which sprung up lifting food prices to more than a hundred dollars. Furthermore, shopping malls can be seen everywhere with branded goods at your neighbourhood malls. Then there's the killer of online shopping which makes buying of stuffs even easier at the click of a mouse since almost every household has access to an internet connection at home and with smart phones, all of us have internet access wherever we go.
With all the convenience and luxuries all around us, it is not surprising that most young people would think that this is the lifestyle that they should have. Eating at restaurants becomes a common hang out place for young working adults. Chilling with their friends at Starbucks becomes common for students. Owning a car and living in a condominium seems to be the average middle class lifestyle. It is vastly different from what our ancestors experienced in Singapore back then. They had to survive on eating bread and plain porridge for most of their meals. They had to scrimp and save just to live another day. They had to work long hours and in harsh environments just to earn that meagre salary. They were forced to be frugal but they were still poor in many ways. They could only save less than 10% of their salary.
Fast forward to now, there are still many people who are poor. Poor in a sense that they can only save 10% of their salary or even lesser. They still feel that they are just scraping by even with higher incomes. It seems like the hardship of saving money was passed on from generations to generations even though we earn a much higher salary now. The interesting thing is even though we own much more stuffs and earn a much higher salary, most Singaporeans are still not happy as compared to the generations of the past. Why is this so?
To know the answer, we have to return to the past and have a glimpse of what happiness is all about 40 years ago. In those days, both kids and adults had to eat plain porridge everyday. On special occasions, they would have an additional dish such as a chicken to spice up their meal. Of course if you eat plain porridge every day and suddenly you see a chicken, you would become happy. For those people in the past, seeing a chicken on their dining table would bring happiness to them. Fast forward to the year 2014, a chicken doesn't have the same happiness effect for us today as we see the same chicken everyday. The more you have of something, the less happiness effect it will have on you.
Let me explain further by illustrating the effect of happiness on my own personal experience. 7 years ago, I was sent to Vietnam without even knowing what country it was back then. I was just a young 19 year old student on a mission to teach English at an International school there. There was supposed to be some form of remuneration or allowance to be paid but it didn't happen so me and my few other friends were left with nothing except for the little money we brought from home. It turned out that Vietnam was a great difference from the life I had in Singapore. The traffic condition was bad, the air pollution was bad. It's as if I went back to the 1960s in Singapore. How could someone who has lived in a city for the past 19 years survive in such an environment for the next few months?
As I settled down, life turned out to be good. We had basic meals of 2 dishes that cost less than $1 per meal. We even saved on soft drinks that cost 50cents there all because 2 soft drinks could easily buy us another meal. Occasionally, we would eat out at restaurants that cost $5 per meal. This brought us a lot of happiness even though life was simple. Interestingly, chicken was expensive there. A simple plate of chicken rice would cost more than $2 which is double of the simple meals we had. There was once we bought a packet of chicken rice for a small girl who appeared to be hungry and looking for food on the streets. She displayed the biggest smile I've ever seen and was beaming with happiness throughout her innocent face. I thought to myself: "This must have been true happiness." It is when we are grateful for whatever we have now that we experience true happiness.
Living a frugal lifestyle in a high cost of living environment would bring happiness to you and me. The equivalent of a plain porridge in today's term may be a meal at the hawker centre or a simple home cooked meal while the equivalent of a chicken would be a meal at the restaurant. If you eat at hawker centres everyday and go to restaurants once in awhile, the restaurant will still bring some amount of happiness to you. However, if you eat at restaurants everyday, the happiness effect wears out overtime. People who eat at restaurants everyday would need to find happiness from higher luxury meals which may cost up to a hundred dollars. It is a constant insatiable desire to always want more. It seems like the more expensive life we lead, the more ungrateful we become for the little things. This cause us unhappiness.
Practising frugality in a high cost of living environment such as Singapore is possible. There are alternatives to the high cost lifestyle which we can choose from. Instead of taking the taxi everyday, we can take the bus or MRT. Instead of eating out at restaurants everyday, we can eat out at simple cafes or hawker centres. If you need to drive, you can get a cheaper fuel efficient car instead of a luxury car that burns a hold in your pocket. When you make frugality as part of your lifestyle, you can then indulge in luxury once in awhile to fully enjoy the effects of happiness that it provides. You will be more grateful for it then. Pursuing luxury as part of your daily lifestyle is not as good as what most of us think.
So, if you're looking at that rich person who drives a fanciful car and set yourself a target to achieve that one day, STOP doing that. People who feel that they can only achieve happiness by living a luxury lifestyle in the future will find themselves disappointed when they do reach that stage. When you eat at restaurants and find that it does not bring you happiness any more, take a step back and live a simpler lifestyle. Think about the poor and less fortunate people who are struggling to put food on the table.
The truly rich live a frugal lifestyle and they find much more happiness in it. They also help and give in whatever ways they can. Step back from consumerism and your life will be more meaningful. It helps you to reach financial freedom earlier so you can truly give back to society for the rest of your life. Are you up for the challenge to live a more frugal and simple lifestyle for the better good of the world?
3. What if money was no object?
One of the easiest way to generate additional income for yourself is to invest in the stock market. Depending on how much time you spent researching and analysing the stocks of companies, it could be passive or active income. To me, it's still considered passive income as I only have to research on the stocks once and review it every quarterly when the financial results are released. Sometimes there may be other announcements in between but those don't really take up too much of my time.
Most people invest in stocks to sell it off at a higher price and earn a profit. However, there are some other people who invest in stocks for income. This is a slow way to grow wealth but has worked well for many people. Another way to invest for passive income is to buy a property and rent it out. In this way, you receive a monthly income from the rental collected. However, the problem is buying a property is expensive especially in Singapore. If we were to buy a private condominium, the down payment is already 20% which means it could be $200,000 for a $1 Million dollars condominium. How many of us actually have that kind of cash to begin with?
Investing in stocks seems to be a more practical way for a start. So how do we go about investing for passive income?
A REIT, also known as a real estate investment trust, has a portfolio of properties which they rent out to collect income. Buying a share of the REIT makes you a shareholder of the many properties that it has. For example, if you buy the shares of Capitamall or Suntec, then you actually become a shareholder and own part of the shopping malls you see at City Hall, Tampines, Jurong, Woodlands and many other parts of Singapore. Some of these Reits have properties in other parts of the world too.
The rental collected is distributed to all the many other shareholders and each will receive a portion of the income according to the number of shares they own. Reits listed in Singapore typically pay a range of 5-8% in dividends. If dividend remains constant, the lower the price you buy a share of the Reit for, the higher the expected dividend yield will be. The best thing is you don't have to manage the property to get the rental. The Reit manages it for you.
Reits own assets which are mostly properties. If we can buy a Reit at its fair value to its asset or better still at a lower value than its asset, then it may be a good investment. Think of it this way. When you're buying a house in this particular estate and you realise the house is selling at 20% cheaper than the neighbour who stays beside you, is it a good deal? Of course its a good deal which should be kept secret from your neighbour when you move in. This is buying at a lower value to its asset.
Therefore, buying a Reit below its asset value is much better than buying above its asset value. If we buy below its asset value, we're buying it at a discount. The net asset shows the total assets a Reit has. Divide this amount by the number of common shares, we get the net asset value (NAV) per share. If a Reit's NAV per share is $1 and we buy it at 50cents, we're buying it at a 50% discount. This NAV figure is mostly provided by the company in its annual report.
Debt is a powerful force. We can use debt to buy a penthouse at Sentosa cove and everyone will think you're rich. But in actual fact, you do not have the actual money to own it. Reits also use debt to buy some of their properties. It may not be a bad thing as long as they don't stay it it or leave it vacant. It has to be rented out to other people so they can collect rental every month.
Renting out your Sentosa cove apartment may make you a lot of money but the problem comes when you can't find any tenants to rent it out to. Without tenants, you lose your income and still have to pay the debt (monthly housing loan) every month. If you still can't find tenants and you don't have money any more, you'll be in deep trouble. This is similar for Reits. If they can't find tenants and their debt is very high and they don't have much cash, it'll be like a bomb just waiting to explode.
In our early days of investing, the dividends received should be reinvested to let your money compound over the years. Once your dividend income (passive income) surpasses your monthly expenses, you've reach financial independence. If you're still working, you can now save 100% of your take home pay and just spend using the passive income. Now, you can choose to work or not to work. Now, you can choose to do the stuffs you're passionate about.
Investing for passive income can make you money for as long as you live. If you buy a property and rent out over the years, you would have got back all your capital after some time and still be able to collect rent as long as there are tenants. If you invest in shares of companies, you also get back all your capital after some time and this company still continues to pay you as long as its still around and listed on the stock exchange. A slow way to grow money but this patience will definitely pay off after a period of time.
"My name is Young and I am 18 years old. I have been actively trading for about 7 months now and lead as much of a frugal lifestyle as I can. I tried my hand at some sidelines to earn some money to invest and will definitely continue to do so.
Since my goal is to be worth USD 1M by age 25; I feel that starting young allows me to not just have a head start but at the same time allows me to learn more and gain valuable experience.
At 16, I got a job at a nearby German restaurant named, "Werner's Oven" for $5.50 an hour. I worked 3 days a week. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. I left after 8 months as my grades began to suffer.
Shortly after, I made the decision to try trading electronics and hardware. I was so desperate that I would spend hours trying to match up a buyer and seller on forums such as HardwareZone and VR-Zone. I quickly realized how foolish I was.
Back then, I noticed that the, "Beats" brand was trending heavily. I decided to try my hand in audio. It proved profitable but with regret, I had to stop as my school had put me on academic warning status. It was, however, a thoroughly interesting experience.
In year 2, I was greeted with a very interesting timetable. Due to the fact that I had to retake several modules before, I now had 8 subjects. With much effort, I managed to pass all 8 and even achieved a B+ for one subject. It wasn't a pleasurable experience by any means of the imagination as I had no interaction with my original class (well I didn't have much friends either) and lunch was pretty much always alone. Not fun for nearly a year.
For a few months, I spent my time learning more about REITs and the different ones in Singapore. I began looking out for specifics in the different malls I visited. I also spent some time learning to read financial statements and annual reports despite coming from an engineering background.
I took a good look at CapitaMallsAsia's portfolio and slowly headed to the different malls such as illuma, ION, Bedok Mall etc. I looked out for things like shopper density at differing timings.
For instance, I would compare the amount of shoppers during lunch time on weekdays against those on weekends. I would then return to the mall on weekends and check for the amount of people who came just to make sure it was more. I did this for several weeks across various malls. Each time, I would make a mental note.
I bought into CapitaMallsAsia soon after. Much to my surprise, CapitaLand decided to make an acquisition. Literally over a week, I saw a 23% ROI instantly. Sure, I could have held on a little longer and sold at 2.35 but I was very happy with the former.
Moving forward, I now have a decently stable portfolio that I am rather contented with as my goal for the year is to achieve 10-15% and have since ventured into other endeavours. In a bid to expand the business, I collaborated with several companies but have since made no progress much to my optimism.
I now am working on a new project in the fashion and internet sector. Hope things go smoothly as I will begin my last semester in Temasek Polytechnic with 9 subjects this time. Told my course manager that I felt I had the calibre to take everything I missed out at one shot. I am now on vacation and am trying to make the best of it as I have to, "rejuvenate" myself before Oct 20th.
I thank you very much for taking the time to read and look forward to replying your questions if any and will definitely consider having a blog of my own if there is interest. Have a great day! =) "
My Thoughts: I like the drive of young people to succeed in life. I was once very aggressive too. But over the years, I've learnt to lead a more balanced life as life is not all about success or money. Ultimately, most of us will want to achieve happiness in our lives. Happiness can be experienced in the little and simple stuffs too. I wish this young reader the best for his life.
Are you considering a career change / advancement?
Thinking of a career change? Want to further your studies for a better career advancement? Look no further, as the Aureus Education Fair will bring together the world's most prestigious universities and Southeast Asia's most ambitious students for an exclusive one-day event.
Education is an important element and a ticket to an open door to a position in a good company. With so many universities to choose from around the world, sometimes we get confused on which is a better choice. In this education fair, some of the world's most prominent universities from the United States, Great Britain and Singapore will be participating. Aureus Education will be bringing together a highly select group of admissions officers and/or alumni members. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to gain valuable insight into their esteemed programs. Explore what these schools have to offer through a mix of panel discussions and networking sessions: their entry requirements, culture, academic offerings, career/research opportunities, activities and clubs etc.
How can soft skills (e.g. personal branding and interview) and an MBA help you?
Communicating your uniqueness on paper and in person is of paramount importance in a cut-throat admissions climate. Nothing shouts "Look At Me!" more than authentic, riveting and well-constructed admissions essays and interview answers. Keep abreast of your competition by mastering the art of personal branding, effective writing and interviewing via a series of insightful seminars featuring guest admissions directors. There will be different sessions catered to both undergraduate college applicants and graduate MBA applicants.
Participants are also offered the opportunity to complete the Aureus Psychometric Instrument (API). Based on the work of renowned psychologist Carl Jung, this profiling assessment identifies 4 personality types (Nurturer, Philosopher, Protector, and Adventurer) that can be fundamentally defined as dominant innate preferences demonstrated in human relations. Results from the API are particularly helpful for applicants, as they can help you determine what type of environment you would be best suited to study and work in, how you orient your energies, make decisions, and deal with the external world.
How can the Aureus Education fair event add value to your career?
Besides the seminar sessions, you can also take advantage of this event to network with these universities as well as other like-minded candidates who are thinking of further education just like you. There will also be panel discussions for both future undergraduate and graduate students to ask questions and receive insightful answers.


Water damage can take place due to flooding, accidental spills or burst pipes. This can happen at any time of the year. Even an inch of water can cause huge water damage for which you may need to spend a lot of money to fix it. It is a very stressful work to deal with water damage. This is because most people are not prepared for this kind of situations. With some preventive measures, you can take good care of this kind of unwanted water damage situations.
In most cases water damage happens due to burst pipes or other plumbing issues. So, you should always checkout the plumbing system of your home. You should check it out regularly yourself or call a professional for routine check out. Your water bill can be a good source of finding out about potential problems. Find out how much a typical monthly bill is. If your bill comes higher than that, then you know that there is water leakage somewhere.
If water damage occurs, call a professional, instead of trying to do it yourself. You may end up doing more harm by trying to fix it yourself. Most of the water damage restoration Fort Pierce provide 24/7 emergency services. Try to get help as fast as you can. If you wait longer, the damage may get worse and more costly. Getting professional help will let you save your furniture and other belongings and stop the growth of fungi, bacteria and mold. Ask your friends and colleagues if they can recommend a good water damage company for you. You can also look up online to find a good water damage restoration service provider yourself.
You should be very careful when you choose a professional company for fixing your water damage. You must select a certified professional with many years of experience in this field. You must check out whether the technicians are well trained or not. You should ask for referrals so that you can find out whether the company is reliable or not. It is a good idea to get a written agreement with the company you hire describing the costs of the service, expectations, time to complete the task and warranties.The agreement must include these clauses for both labor and materials. You should keep all your receipts as proof in case there is any discrepancy or dispute.


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Q: What the difference beetween "#" and "." in css? I don't know the difference between "#" and "."to make a class. Example:
  .teste {
  color: red;
  }

  #teste {
   color: red;
  }

A: # refers to the Id of an element, while . refers to a class. Read through https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Getting_started/Selectors

A: # refer to IDs of HTML elements. . refer to classes of HTML elements.
Given your example, the .teste will color the first div red, and the #teste will color the second div red.

See http://www.w3schools.com/CSSref/css_selectors.asp for more info.

A: '#' signifies a css 'id' whereas '.' is a css 'class'. Functionally they are the same, but conventionally you should only use an id once per page, and a class for multiple elements on the same page.


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Q: What bower package should I use for AngularUI /UI Bootstrap I have been working on an angular site and I leveraged UI Bootstrap to construct many of the controls. (I manually downloaded and referenced ui-bootstrap-tpls-1.1.2.min.js in my project.
Everything was working well until I tried to transition to bower to manage client side packages. To do this I went to: the code on Github. On that page it says:

Install with NPM
  $ npm install angular-ui-bootstrap

Install with Bower
  $ bower install angular-bootstrap

Directly below this is the statement:

Note: do not install 'angular-ui-bootstrap'. A separate repository - bootstrap-bower - hosts the compiled javascript file and bower.json.

If I look at the package bootstrap-bower package it appears to be just bootstrap and there no angular directives declared at all.
From this I concluded that angular-bootstrap is the correct package to install. After installing and referencing the package everything is working properly except for the accordion controls.
I'm confused... Did I install the wrong package or is there a dependency issue?

A: When I researched this I found that the package installed by bower the accordion controller was declared like this:
angular.module('ui.bootstrap.accordion', ['ui.bootstrap.collapse'])

.constant('accordionConfig', {
  closeOthers: true
})

.controller('AccordionController',
['$scope', '$attrs', 'accordionConfig',
function($scope, $attrs, accordionConfig) {
  // This array keeps track of the accordion groups
  this.groups = [];

...

But in the manually downloaded version declared the accordion it was declared like this (Notice the uib prefix):
angular.module('ui.bootstrap.accordion', ['ui.bootstrap.collapse'])

.constant('uibbAccordionConfig', {
  closeOthers: true
})

.controller('UibAccordionController',
  ['$scope', '$attrs', 'uibAccordionConfig',
  function($scope, $attrs, accordionConfig) {
  // This array keeps track of the accordion groups
  this.groups = [];

...

Digging further in I found that the problem was that the installed package was 0.13.4 and the manually downloaded version was 1.1.2. This is because "Manage Bower Packages" in Visual Studio only lists up through 0.13.4 in the GUI. I had to manually edit the version in the bower.json file and then everything worked correctly.


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Morgan Shaver
The Ice Cold Wastelands of Maine
Morgan is a writer, metalhead, horror lover, and indie game enthusiast. When it comes to games, they love nothing more than to wax poetic about all the latest and greatest indies to anyone who'll listen. They're also a Tetris fanatic who's fiercely competitive in games like Tetris 99 and Puyo Puyo Tetris.
On a typical day, you'll find Morgan perched in front of the computer like a gargoyle browsing through Steam's new releases with a large cup of coffee. Morgan's current platform of choice is PC, but they're down to play games on anything and everything from Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


The Hick's Fix: Knockouts, indeed!
Usually, a rose bush would have a better chance of survival if you left it at the nursery, doused it with gasoline, and lit it on fire rather than letting it go home with me!
I bought 4 Double Knockout Pink Roses this year to use in my foundation bed two weeks ago and they are already blooming their little heads off!
They are less than 2 feet tall, have had almost no sun for two weeks, and have been pelted with rain and hail. But these little babies are covered with buds and blooms!
If you thought you couldn't grow roses, try these Double Pink Knockout Roses!
Lol, my back was sure wishing I had made it up! :) Most of the plants I put in are still pretty small and makes the bed look puny. I'm waiting until they fill out just a bit because the pics I've tried to take of the bed looks more like mud than plants, lol.


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Vote for Hare Krishna!
By Yadubara das
Dear Readers, You have a great opportunity to influence movie fans worldwide to watch "Hare Krishna!" by rating the film on IMDb.com. The more votes and higher the rating the more people will be persuaded to watch the film. If you are inspired, kindly follow the included instructions.
Nov 2, 2019 -- 1,587 views
Radhastami 2018 and the TOVP
By TOVP staff
Radhastami, the divine appearance of Srimate Radharani, the hladini sakti pleasure potency and eternal consort of Sri Krishna, is almost more sacred to Gaudiya Vaisnavas than Janmastami. Without the mercy and blessings of Radha we cannot approach the sweetness of Vraja seva and entrance into the supremely pure loving mellow and pastimes of madhurya rasa, the highest perfection of prema bhakti. The little known story below about the esoteric and divine reason for the creati...
Sep 15, 2018 -- 800 views
Srila Prabhupada Samadhi Mandir, Vrndavana
By Parvati devi dasi
Caturmasya and Monsoon is upon us, and the Samadhi Dome is quite damp inside because there was leaking from the Kalash base at the top. We repaired that. But we needed a de-humidifier, which is not a cheap. The Museum roof leaked too, because of damage during a hailstone storm some months before, aggravated by monkeys sporting up there. We'll have to replace the fiberglass. Vyasa Puja is coming up soon. Srila Prabhupada is sitting right here in Vrndavan in his d...
Aug 29, 2018 -- 848 views
Vaisnava Krpa – A Gift of Love by Srila Prabhupada's Family
By Radha Sundari devi dasi
We have all heard the story of the house that Srila Prabhupada built in which the whole world can live. And how in his great mercy he lovingly created, in the body of ISKCON, a spiritual family to take up residence in that house. A family imbued with the qualities of love and trust, to stand at the door and welcome inside the rest of the world. Although we have repeated these words many times over the past 38 years, it is only in the last few days, after Hari-...
Jul 11, 2018 -- 1,034 views
Inis Rath Island Revival
By Vrsabhanu dasa
Inis Rath Island in Northern Ireland was purchased by the Hare Krishna devotees in the mid-eighties and Sri Sri Radha Govinda were installed in 1986 with a big ceremony. The deities have been worshipped for over 30 years and the annual festivals attract many people. The beautiful setting is very conducive for practicing spiritual life. At the present moment a small group of devotees are struggling to keep the project going.
May 19, 2018 -- 1,023 views
BBT Only Day Message
By the BBT
Faithful followers of the BBT have adopted March 14th as "BBT Only Day" in recognition of a significant instruction Srila Prabhupada issued to all temples and members of the Society on March 14th 1974 in the included letter. As is evident from this letter: Srila Prabhupada was concerned that devotees ("centres") producing his books independently was undermining and potentially threatening the viability of the BBT. ? "This must not go on" illustrates an unambiguou...
Mar 14, 2018 -- 1,582 views
NYC's Harinama Ashrama Reaches New People With Old School Formula
By Madhava Smullen
We in ISKCON may feel that times have changed; that we must use very different methods to deliver our message to people. But in New York City's Harinama Ashrama, a group of devotees is using the most "old school" approach – simple Harinama and book distribution for hours every day – to impressive effect. And nowhere was this more evident than during the Prabhupada marathon this past Christmas. Rama Raya Das, formerly of the 24-Hour Kirtan Mandali in Vrindava...
Mar 5, 2018 -- 2,524 views
The Krishna Castle
By Parasurama das
This castle is located in the heart of the student area, so we plan to distribute 2,500 free healthy meals daily to the student community, by having 4 cargo rickshaws full of Prasad going to SOAS, UCL, LSE and Kings University. Along with the Prasad, we are building a mobile preaching exhibition, with books, weekly Harinam, festivals and programs. Other jivas supported include the homeless and poor school children (25% of children from lower income families go to scho...
Jan 20, 2018 -- 1,600 views
Start 2018 Stronger!!
By Vaisesika das
As heat purifies gold and increases its luster, so this simple austerity of reading Bhagavad Gita every day burns away the dirty coverings of the soul and brightens one's spiritual luster. Start 2018 Stronger! Follow the 2018 Calendar, Read a chapter of Bhagavad Gita every day. This will make your life sublime.
Iskcon Puerto Rico Temple Bashed By Hurricane Maria. We Need Your Help, Please Donate!
By ISKCON Puerto Rico Gurabo
The preaching center was flooded with 1 meter of water, damaging all the drywalls, doors, interior and electrical, etc. Most of the interior will have to be replaced. The local congregation is not wealthy, and is challenged by their own expenses for reparation of personal property. We humbly appeal to the greater devotee community, our friends, members and supporters, to help in this moment of dire need.
Sep 27, 2017 -- 2,343 views
Lokanath Swami urges Temple and Center Representatives to participate in the World Holy Name Week
By Bhaktin Diksha
"We would like to see this develop as a marathon," says HH Lokanath Swami. "We want everyone's participation. From GBCs to ABCs, everybody must be a part of this endeavour which glorifies the Holy Name and glorifies Srila Prabhupada - the one who shared this gift with the world at large." This year also marks the centurial anniversary of Srila Prabhupada's arrival in the USA. Therefore, this year's theme is called 'Srila Prabhupada's gift to the world'. For this event, the team has invited coordinators from all the temples and centres across the world ...
Aug 25, 2017 -- 2,193 views
Special Janmastami TOVP Seva Appeal
Janmastami, the most auspicious appearance day of the original Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna is almost upon us. This particular appearance of Lord Krishna, which takes place once in a day of Lord Brahma, is of very special importance because it is followed by the appearance of His combined avatar form of Radha and Krishna, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Save Yamuna Campaign
By Radha Mohan Das
Srutidharma das and Parasuram das had a meeting with Radhapriye ji of Barsna who is part of the team heading the Save Yamuna Campaign. The Save yamuna campaign is trying to bring Yamuna back to Vrindavan, which is the most important river for all worshippers of Krishna. Did you know that Yamuna River disappears after Hathani Kund Barrage in Haryana? 97% water of Yamuna river is sucked in by canals just before Hathani Kund barrage. Rest evaporates after running few kilometers. Around 150 kilometers of Yamuna bed is completely empty.
Appeal for Service to Srila Prabhupada's Samadhi Mandir in Vrindavan
This is an appeal for your help for Prabhupada's Vrndavana Samadhi Project. This year, somehow the donation level has fallen below normal. For the first time in 17 years, I had to break a small Fixed Deposit to put in the working account. More than that, we must re-seal the dome after 25 monsoons, to ensure no leaking or concomitant structural damage. Removing the grouting on all the dome tiles from top to bottom to maintain the waterproofing, then applying the clear silicon coating so the moisture cannot come through the marble, will cost at least Rs. 5 laks or $7500...
Akshaya Tritiya Festival
By Braja Vilas das
"If the devotee offers something to the Lord, it acts for his own interest because whatever a devotee offers the Lord comes back in a quantity a million times greater than what was offered. One does not become a loser by giving to the Lord; one becomes a gainer by millions of times." (Krsna Book Ch. 81)
Apr 29, 2017 -- 2,255 views
BBT Day 2017
By Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Our Relationship with Srila Prabhupada's Books. Srila Prabhupada was concerned that devotees ("centres") producing his books independently was undermining and potentially threatening the viability of the BBT. · "This must not go on" illustrates an unambiguous desire on his part to stop any printing of his books separate from the BBT. · He stresses that he created the BBT specifically to be the exclusive medium by which his books, lectures, and so on, are to be published and made available. · The BBT has an economic role in funding ISKCON projects. · ...
Gaura Purnima Message 2017 from the TOVP
Yet another year has passed in our lives as we approach Gaura Purnima 2017, and we wish to take this opportunity to once again thank you for your support and encouragement. Your dedication has inspired us spiritually, and has helped us practically to achieve our goals and maintain the construction pace over the years. In many ways this is the real New Year celebration for all ISKCON devotees, as we observe Mahaprabhu's appearance and make our vows and commitments to continue to help expand His mission throughout the world and deepen our ...
Time for a Revolution
By Bhakti Vikasa Swami
If you really want to see iskcon a lot stronger than it is at present, and if you are ready to take part in a grassroots revolution, here is a program for you. It is non-political and non-controversial, easy to implement, and with negligible cost, yet it will benefit the whole society of devotees worldwide. The program is that all members of the Krsna consciousness movement should read all of Srila Prabhupada's books. Of course, many devotees are already reading Prabhupada's books, but still, far too many are not. Numerous devotees who have been initi...
Feb 27, 2017 -- 7,027 views
Requesting Your Help
By Janananda Gosvami
The kirtana is at its climax The leader from the top of his lungs bursts forth with a resounding Gurudeva, Gurudeva, Gurudeva Gurudeva ..... Jaya Gurudeva Jaya Gurudeva Jaya Gurudeva Jaya Gurudeva etc. Some devotees look at each other - who am I supposed to be singing to or should I be singing it at all. Who is the leader referring to? A kind of silent unsurety lingers in the background or foreground. Some say we should not at all chant others say at specific occasions and times, others anytime, anywhere. Some say before Jaya Prabhupada is okay some after. Some say ...
Dec 20, 2016 -- 2,087 views
Srila Prabhupada's blessing to Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute
By Kiranbala Lakhmania
H. G. Brindaban Chandra De, the youngest son of Srila Prabhupada, had a blockage in the Left Coronary Artery of his heart which resulted in chest pain. After undergoing Angiography in Kolkata he entrusted Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute with the responsibility of caring for his heart and restoring him to health. Accompanied by his wife H. G. Chhobi De and their son H. G. Shashank De, he travelled all the way from Kolkata to Mumbai to undergo treatment by our team of expert medica...
Oct 26, 2016 -- 2,396 views
TOVP Kartika Announcement and Appeal
By Braj-vilas das
Performing vrata in the month of Kartika (Damodara) is glorified profusely in the Puranas. Since this month is very dear to Lord Krishna, by performing austerities or restraining one's sense gratification and performing activities to please the senses of the Lord, one becomes very dear to the Lord. As Satya yuga is the best of yugas, as the Vedas are the best of scriptures, as Ganga is the best of rivers, so Kartika is the best of months, the most dear to Lord Krishna. The vrata may begin on t...


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KCC announces formation of Jericho Institute, which will launch the "LET MY PEOPLE GO" Banner and 50 States Resolution project.
July 10, 2007 - Irvine, CA - Korean Church Coalition (KCC) for North Korea Freedom announces formation of Jericho Institute, which will launch the "LET MY PEOPLE GO Before 2008 Beijing Olympics" Banner and 50 States Resolution campaigns. These campaigns are intended to bring awareness to all 50 states and the world, the inhumane treatment of the North Korean refugees within China's borders by the Government of China, and demand that China adopt a policy to allow the North Koreans within its borders be granted Refugee Status and be allowed to leave to a third country before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
A Press Conference will be held on July 17, 2007 at the National Press Club, Washington D.C. at 9:45 AM, followed by a Kick Off Rally at the West Lawn of the US Capitol at 12:00 Noon, concluded by a Prayer Vigil at Pilgrim Church, Burke Virginia at 7:00 PM. There will be two additional kick off rallies held in Tokyo, Japan on August 13th, and in Seoul, Korea on August 15, 2007.
A List of the Speakers for the 9:45 Press Conference and 12:00 Noon Rally is attached hereto.
The Noon rally will be attended by KCC representative from every state in the United States.
The Korean American Community will not stop praying nor rest until freedom for all North Koreans is finally won.
Confirmed Speakers for the Press Conference
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
MODERATOR: Sam Kim, Executive Director, Jericho Institute
Richard Cizik
Vice President of Governmental Affairs
NATIONAL ASSOC. OF EVANGELICALS
Dr. Morton Halperin
OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER
Michael Horowitz
THE HUDSON INSTITUTE
Professor David E. Scheffer
Former US Ambassador at Large
For War Crimes Issues (1997-2001)
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw/
Robert B. Helman Prof. of Law
Director, Center for Int. Human Rights
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF LAW
Suzanne Scholte
Peter I. Sohn
KOREAN CHURCH COALTION
Confirmed Speakers for
KCC's Let My People Go Before 2008 Beijing Olympics
US Capitol West Lawn Rally
12:00 Noon
DR. Richard Land
US COMMISSION ON INT'L RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Kelly Ryon (Not Confirmed)
Assistant Deputy Secretary of State
Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration
Robert B. Helman Professor of Law
Rosemary Schindler
CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL


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Gaudí's Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family
The Expiatory Temple of La Sagrada Familia is one of the best known examples of Catalan Modernisme and a symbol of the city of Barcelona.
Begun in 1882 under the direction of Francesc de Paula del Villar, Antoni Gaudí took over the project in 1883, when he was just 31 years old.
The man behind the Sagrada Familia project was Josep Maria Bocabella, who led a religious group called the Associació de Devots de Sant Josep, and wanted to build a temple to atone for the sins of Barcelona.
He acquired a plot of land in an area then known as El Poblet on the outskirts of Barcelona and the original idea was to build a Neo-Gothic church with three naves.
Passion Facade of La Sagrada Familia from a distance
However, when Gaudí took over he proposed a much more ambitious project both artistically by applying revolutionary techniques in the style that would later become Catalan Modernisme and by increasing the size to include a 170 metre spire dedicated to Jesus.
Gaudí realised that he would never see the project completed within his own lifetime and when asked if this worried him he is reported to have replied 'My client is in no hurry'.
From 1883 onwards, Gaudí worked steadily on the project between private commissions and after completing La Pedrera in 1906, dedicated the last 20 years of his life almost exclusively to La Sagrada Familia.
La Sagrada Familia in 1915
The picture above shows the Sagrada Familia in 1915 but by Gaudí's death in 1926, only between 15 and 20 per cent of the building was complete.
Since then many different architects have overseen the project.
During the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939, anarchists destroyed many of the original plans and models but Gaudí had been canny enough to build features such as the naves and the nativity facade that would define later works both in terms of style and height.
The current Director of Works is Jordi Bonet i Armengol and planned completion date for the temple is 2026 to coincide with the centenary of Gaudí's death.
La Sagrada Familia was consecrated and declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI on 7 November 2010.
Sagrada Familia Consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI
Although never intended to be a cathedral, as soon as Gaudí took over La Sagrada Familia was planned as a cathedral-sized building and may be considered the last great cathedral to be built.
Its ground plan is similar in design to other Spanish cathedrals, such as Burgos, Leon and Seville but in common with Catalan and other European Gothic cathedrals, it is quite square as its length is short in comparison to its width.
It has a wide variety of elements, including double aisles, an ambulatory with a chevet of seven apsidal chapels, a multitude of towers and three portals, each individually decorated and designed.
Gaudí's original design projected 18 spires, representing in ascending order of height the Twelve Apostles, the four Evangelists, the Virgin Mary and, tallest of all, Jesus Christ.
At the time of writing, eight spires have been completed.
Tops of La Sagrada Familia Spires
The temple has three grand facades - the Nativity Facade, the Passion Facade and the Glory Facade.
The east-facing Nativity Facade, which is dedicated to the birth of Christ, was virtually complete by the time Gaudí died in 1926 and is the facade that shows the most direct Gaudí influence.
The western Passion Facade, which symbolises Christ's suffering, is controversial because of the spare gaunt designs including a tortured Christ on the Cross by Josep Maria Subirachs.
In 2002 work began on the Glory Facade, which will be the largest and most ambitious of the three representing Christ's ascension into heaven.
The interior of the Sagrada Familia consists of five naves and a transept of three, which form a Latin cross.
Nave Roof Detail at La Sagrada Familia
The columns are quintessential Gaudí design, which branching to support their load and their ever-changing surfaces are the result of the intersection of various geometric forms.
None of the interior surfaces are flat and the ornamentation is comprehensive and rich, consisting in large part of abstract shapes which combine smooth curves and jagged points.
Even detail-level work such as the iron railings for balconies and stairways are full of meticulous detail.
Gaudí in general and the Sagrada Familia in particular have always polarised opinion and particularly in the years after his death it was often negative.
Writing in Homage to Catalonia 1936, George Orwell called the Sagrada Familia 'one of the most hideous buildings in the world' and bemoaned the fact that anarchists did not destroy it during the Spanish Civil War.
Similarly, British historian Gerard Brennan said that 'Not even in the European architecture of the period can one discover anything so vulgar or pretentious.'
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However, the Sagrada Familia was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 and currently draws around 2.5 million visitors every year so it seems the genius architect has had the last laugh.
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/*
 * WaterEdge.cpp
 *
 *  Created on: Oct 14, 2014
 *      Author: zhangchen
 */

#include "WaterEdge.h"

WaterEdge::WaterEdge() {
	// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub

}

WaterEdge::~WaterEdge() {
	// TODO Auto-generated destructor stub
}

bool WaterEdge::init() {
	if (PhySprite::init()) {
		return true;
	} else {
		return false;
	}
}

PHY_TYPE WaterEdge::getPhyType() {
	return WATER_EDGE;
}

void WaterEdge::beginContact(PhySprite *other, b2Contact* contact) {

	b2Body *otherBody = other->getB2Body();
	b2Fixture * fixture = otherBody->GetFixtureList();
	float density = fixture->GetDensity();
	float speedY = otherBody->GetLinearVelocity().y;
	float mass = otherBody->GetMass();
	const b2Vec2 impulse(0.0f, -speedY * mass / 2);
	//otherBody->SetFixedRotation(false);
	otherBody->ApplyLinearImpulse(impulse, otherBody->GetLocalCenter());
	otherBody->SetGravityScale((density - 1) / density);
}

void WaterEdge::createPhyBody() {
	CCPoint lp = ccpp(-0.5,0);
	CCPoint rp = ccpp(0.5,0);
	b2BodyDef b2BodyDef;
	b2BodyDef.position.Set(c2b(this->getPositionX()),
	c2b(this->getPositionY()));
	b2BodyDef.type = b2_staticBody;
	this->b2PhyBody = PhyWorld::shareWorld()->CreateBody(&b2BodyDef);
	b2EdgeShape shape;
	shape.Set(b2Vec2(c2b(lp.x), c2b(lp.y)), b2Vec2(c2b(rp.x), c2b(rp.y)));
	b2Fixture* fixture = this->b2PhyBody->CreateFixture(&shape, 0.0f);
	fixture->SetSensor(true);
	b2PhyBody->SetUserData(this);
}

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Marvel's AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. First Trailer
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Here's the first full-length trailer for ABC's 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' that will take the phenomenally successful Marvel Studios universe to network television. Clark Gregg reprises his role from The Avengers as Agent Phil Coulson (even though he was killed off) who assembles a new team of Agents to tackle the cases that haven't been classified yet. With Joss Whedon having directed the pilot, Coulson's team consists of straight arrow agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), an expert in combat and espionage; pilot and martial artist Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen); brilliant if socially awkward scientists Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) joined by civilian new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet). On the other hand, the first promo is big on tease, but doesn't give away much information. A highly-anticipated comic book-based television show is expected to premiere Fall 2013. Check out the trailer below. [jwplayer mediaid="166233″]
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Doctors carrying out DLA and AA medicals are being trained in a new method of assessing claimants which claims to discover if they are "genuinely living the life of a disabled person". An example of a new Biopsychosocial assessment seen by Benefits and Work resulted in a claimant with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome losing his higher rate mobility component on the grounds that his condition was 60% "psychosocial". The new system will be aimed particularly at claimants with "medically unexplained" conditions such as ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, low back pain and IBS.
"Medical services have recently introduced a change in the way that they assess a customer's disabilities and the effect it has on their lives. The Biopsychosocial Model aims to address how a persons disability has an effect on that individuals life".
"Why is it that in disability assessment medicine we see two individuals, of the same age and with the same illness or pathological condition, but with very different resulting levels of disability? How, as medical disability analysts, do we assess the level of disability in people with conditions whose effects are predominantly or wholly subjective? People with "medically unexplained symptoms" - conditions for which there is limited or no recognised pathological basis, such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain - feature regularly in disability assessments for state benefits. How do we evaluate and reasonably validate the functional limitations that affect people with such conditions?"
Whilst not giving any clear explanation of how it is to be applied, the Professor does explain that the Biopsychosocial Model is the answer to the disability analyst's plight.
The Biopsychosocial model was first set out by psychiatrist George Engel in 1977. It attempts to reconcile the medical model of disability, which says that people's impairments disadvantage them, and the social model which says that it's society's failure to accommodate people's impairments which disadvantages them.
In its original form, the Biopsychosocial model seeks to look at people in the round, considering individuals' health conditions, their beliefs about them and society's attitudes towards them. The – not entirely helpful - example given by Professor Aylward is of two people with back pain. One person knows that activity makes his back hurt and therefore believes that any activity must be making his back problems worse and so decides that he must rest. His beliefs mean that his condition is more disabling than that of someone who knows that being active tires him but also knows that "just sitting around isn't doing me any good either" and so draws up a plan of activities with which he can cope.
"Consistency of disability within a typical day" – for example, someone with chronic fatigue might be expected to have a disturbed sleep pattern, often needing to sleep during the day.
"History involving chronic pain management" – this might be referral to a pain clinic, cognitive behavioural therapy, appropriate medication, physiotherapy or alternative therapies such as acupuncture.
"Home adaptations and adaptations to daily living" – this might include things such as the regular and consistent use of raised chairs, walking aids, a commode and a downstairs room for sleeping in.
"Appropriate intervention from a carer" – this might be assistance with things such washing and bathing, dressing, etc.
In theory, such an assessment which would require a more detailed and holistic assessment by doctors. In practice, it seems likely to be used to dismiss a large part of a claimant's needs as not physical but "psychosocial".
The doctor then stated, without explaining how the conclusion had been reached, that the claimant's condition was just 40% physical and "60% psychosocial: dependence on family members, depression and pain". This allowed the decision maker to conclude that the claimant's award of higher rate mobility was no longer appropriate as the primary reason for his virtual inability to walk was psychosocial rather than physical.
The Biopsychosocial model, as interpreted by Medical Services, with its concentration on the importance of the use of aids and adaptations, clearly fits in well with the new supersize DLA claim pack being piloted in Bootle and Manchester. It is equally clearly a useful tool for creating quasi-scientific justifications for blaming claimants for the degree of their impairment and depriving them of benefits as a consequence. Whether it is right that a multinational business such as Atos Origin should be able to play such a leading role in changing the way in which DLA and AA claimants are assessed is less clear. And whether tribunals, where a third of the doctors are Medical Services trained, will be prepared to accept the new "genuinely disabled" test only time will tell.
Meanwhile, claimants and advisors who wish to prepare themselves to challenge Biopsychosocial medicals can copy and paste a Freedom of Information email from the members area in order to receive free copies of over 100 pages of Atos Origin training materials on using the Biopsychosocial Model in incapacity for work, DLA and AA assessments.


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Newly elected officers of the Mobile Diocesan Holy Name Society were: William R. Dolan, president; James Seals, secretary; and James R. Rodriquez, treasurer.
Troop leaders of the newly formed Brownie troop at St. Bede's were Barbara O'Connor and Mary Verret.
Bishop John L. May dedicated the new Religious Education Building at St. Columba Parish, Dothan.
Serving as officers of St. Mary's Sodality were: Mrs. R. J. Largay, president; Mrs. S. F. Pearson, vice president; Mrs. Joseph Pierce, secretary; and Mrs. Alice E. Dyas, treasurer.
Mrs. Guy Sherman and Mrs. Lavenia Connerly co-chaired the Elizabeth Seton Guild "Trash and Treasure" sale.
Elected to St. Mary's Parish Council as officers were: Anthony Naman, president; William G. Demouy, vice president; and Sister Joan Serda, R.S.M., secretary.
The closing of St. Patrick's Church on January 27, 1972 was announced in "The Catholic Week." Msgr. Oscar H. Lipscomb served as pastor.
Spring Hill College Alumni receiving awards were Douglas Grymes, Dr. Gordon McHardy and A. L. Perez, Jr.
Miss Terry Fulton and Jack McAleer reigned over Toy Bowl festivities.
Coaching the St. Bede seventh and eighth-grade basketball team was Pat Jordan.
Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin died at his residence in Chicago after a battle with cancer. He was recalled for his courage and caring.
Frances X. Hogan, president of Women Affirming Life, Inc. was the keynote speaker at the 2B, Mobile Emergency Pregnancy Service Banquet at the Adams Mark Hotel.
John Stemoski's Celebrant Singers, an internationally known Christian music ministry, presented a community-wide concert at St. Columba Parish.
Barbara McGuigan, an internationally known family missionary, spoke to parents at St. Ignatius Parish on conveying the virtue of chastity to teens.
Catholic High Montgomery held Career Day with 17 panels representing 39 different job areas were present. Featured speaker was Liz Sutton, president of Alabama World Travel and a board member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Jackie Howze, McGill-Toolen student, was named a Commended Student in the National Achievement Program.
Victoria Mitchell and Allen Chapman were honored as the recipients of Mercy Medical's annual McAuley Award Day festivities. The awards were presented by Sister Mary Eileen Wilhelm, R.S.M., President/CEO.
Athletic Director Dean Delongchamp of Catholic High Montgomery, presented Ruth Tatum a plaque commemorating her attendance at more than 250 Knights football games. The presentation was a highlight of the Homecoming Festivities.
— Anne Baggett compiles information for Looking Back from past issues of this newspaper. Anne is a member of St. Mary Parish in Mobile.


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By Jafs,
February 23, 2019 in General Banter
Richie Sombrero 230
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7 hours ago, chenGOD said:
From the year 2000:
Before Night Falls
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Way of the Gun
From 2001:
Dogtown and Z-Boys
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Royal Tenenbaums
Bubba Ho-Tep
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Punch-Drunk Love
Reveal hidden contents
Bad Santa
The Brown Bunny
The Fog of War
Intolerable Cruelty
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
So that's just 4 years, then I got bored. I haven't included any franchise movies, no mega series (Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings), very few comedies, one war movie (more a black comedy than a war movie), almost no action movies, and very few independent movies. They are all however, produced in America. There is a lot of good cinema in there.
So yeah - edgy and untrue.
Chocolat was awful lmao.
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Tim_J 12 posts
hijexx 11 posts
Silent Member 10 posts
whosebrian
Jafs
A few of the first pictures:
drillkicker 511
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You picked the first four years of the decline, many of the films aren't even good, and at least one isn't even American. I'm sorry that I don't like $10,000,000,000 remakes and Marvel movies. I guess I ought to kill myself for having an opinion.
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2 hours ago, hello spiral said:
c'mon man you must know he's dead fucking right.
The story is good. The prose....not so much.
the prose alone isn't 'great' of course, naw. definitely wears on you after the full series, that sorta plodding, factual style...but i think it generally works rather well for the first few novels in particular. i remember at the time i was reading it all thinking he, at least in part, crafted the story presentation around his prose style., but could be just full of shit there. nonetheless i like the prose for the most of the series, and obviously the prose works well enough to keep the novel at the top of the saturated sci-fi genre for the last...what, 60 years now? he's not known for his prose alone, no, but the prose style works 100% for the first few novels. comparing it to YA or chlidren's lit just silly.
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Love the books. Read them all.
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2 hours ago, drillkicker said:
I'm sorry that I don't like $10,000,000,000 remakes and Marvel movies.
I didn't include a single one. Sorry there's not enough rape or existential grief for you in that list.
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sorry @chenGOD but that list really didn't help you proving your point... you should have sacrificed quantity for quality's sake...
hijexx 729
hijexx
Sorry there's not enough rape or existential grief for you in that list.
1 hour ago, Tim_J said:
I'm trying to show that there are a lot of good, entertaining, and potentially thought provoking films being produced in America, so quantity is a necessary part of the equation. I don't think you should be throwing stones, I've seen how you rate shit in the various media threads
This is all because i don't fancy the thing... Get over it guys...
13 minutes ago, chenGOD said:
good, entertaining, and potentially thought provoking films
You nominated so much shit that doesn't fit the above criteria...
Edited September 13, 2020 by Tim_J
26 minutes ago, Tim_J said:
Then pick 10 that do. Jesus fucking wept.
American Psycho; Memento; O Brother, Where art Thou?; Gangs of New York: Secretary; Punch-Drunk Love; Donnie Darko; Human Nature; Mulholland Drive; The Royal Tenenbaums.
And there's still 16 more years from 2004 to now.
8 minutes ago, chenGOD said:
That's what I meant when I said you should have sacrificed quantity over quality... I never said you weren't right... i meant you should have picked just examples like that... instead of a list full of, well, you know what...
I don't need rape or existential grief, I just want a movie that actually says something. Of course there are great movies made in America in the past 20 years (There Will Be Blood or Where the Wild Things Are, Blue Ruin) but the general trend is overwhelmingly in favor of formulaic entertainment because the industry no longer has any reason to take risks: the monopolies have realized that people will pay to see any action/adventure story as long as it has enough money spent on special effects and advertising. They may not even like the movie, but if it isn't intolerably bad, then it'll always make a profit.
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is a great example. The fourth one had the biggest budget of any film ever, it was boring garbage with no substance, and it was still a major success in the box office, despite the fact that nobody really liked it.
Original stories don't really have much of a chance in this kind of situation. Yes, they exist, but they aren't getting nearly as much industry support as they should. I just can't picture a movie like One Cut of the Dead being produced in America.
Edited September 13, 2020 by drillkicker
3 hours ago, Tim_J said:
You ever think that your 10 might be different than others? And the only one close to shit on my lists was chocolat, thank you very much.
now go sit in a corner until you learn to like the thing.
I never thought about it like that, i always assumed opinions were objective, who would have guessed, thank you very much...
You should have extended your time frame instead of posting such mediocre embarrassing titles that's all...
Brisbot 529
Brisbot
I've been trying to get back into reading Fiction again, and have never read Dune. The trailer looks cool, so the books have shot to the top of my list of books to read. At least the ones being covered in the moive.
I have basically done nothing but read non-fiction for the past few years so I am looking forward to it.
Edited September 14, 2020 by Brisbot
there's actually going to be two movies, and those are only going to cover the first book. should read it tho, it's very good.
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Adamovich 196
Adamovich
No chill whatsoever
Country: Monaco
You are posting too much in a Dune movie thread.
Nobody gives a fuck about your tl;dr posts.
We are waiting to see the movie to express our further opinions.
In other words, you are taking yourself too seriously, which is the best reason for others to troll/provoke/belittle you. If you're older than 18, chill the fuck out.
Over & out.
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10K Forum Marathon
I've filed a complaint to the watmm board of bickering about the recent state of the forum.
Even though I agree with the sentiment of a decline - which btw resulted with more quality stuff being produced for TV - I don't think it's fair to simply blame the industry. They're in the business of making mass products. Don't blame them if thats a succesful model. If people wouldn't turn up at the theaters, they'd stop in a second.
There are two sides to this "have to make money" coin. Besides the industry it makes sense to put equal blame at the feet of the people paying to see this crap. The mass does have choice. There's nothing to force them to pay their tickets. Apparently, it's the super hero fantasy scifi action stuff that people like to see. I don't think thats because of the industry wants it to be that way.
If the industry would have the power you seem to give them, they'd be making billions of profit with movies produced for less than 1mln. They don't spend north of 200mln because they just want to.
don't think i saw these posted
https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/new-images-from-dune-feature-a-new-look-at-the-fierce-house-atreides/
Bardem gonna fuck you up for talking shit about Denis' trailer
and look at these two handsome hunks
plus Lady Jessica looks cool. got that Bene Gesserit stare.
Momoa looks badass too


text:
import {Reducer} from "redux";

import initialAppState from "./initial-state/app";

import {requestRegisteredApps,receiveRegisteredApps} from "./registered-apps";
import {requestSystemApps,receiveSystemApps} from "./system-apps";
import {requestInstalledApps,receiveInstalledApps,requestLatestVersion,receiveLatestVersion} from "./installed-apps";

export const appReducer: Reducer<AppState> = (state: AppState = initialAppState, action: AppAction) =>
{
    switch (action.type)
    {
        case "REQUEST_REGISTERED_APPS": return requestRegisteredApps(state, action as RequestRegisteredAppsAction);
        case "RECEIVE_REGISTERED_APPS": return receiveRegisteredApps(state, action as ReceiveRegisteredAppsAction);

        case "REQUEST_SYSTEM_APPS": return requestSystemApps(state, action as RequestSystemAppsAction);
        case "RECEIVE_SYSTEM_APPS": return receiveSystemApps(state, action as ReceiveSystemAppsAction);

        case "REQUEST_INSTALLED_APPS": return requestInstalledApps(state, action as RequestInstalledAppsAction);
        case "RECEIVE_INSTALLED_APPS": return receiveInstalledApps(state, action as ReceiveInstalledAppsAction);

        case "REQUEST_LATEST_VERSION": return requestLatestVersion(state, action as RequestLatestVersionAction);
        case "RECEIVE_LATEST_VERSION": return receiveLatestVersion(state, action as ReceiveLatestVersionAction);
        default: return state;
    }
};


Festival of Light is Huddersfields biggest winter event, featuring a major street theatre show in St George's Square and a lively programme of performances and installations across the town centre.
The main show, K@osmos, comes courtesy of Spanish/Argentinean performers Grupo Puja and will be performed on both the Friday and Saturday evenings. Come to the festival and you will also enjoy aerial ballet, an enchanting light garden and be entertained by some of the UK's best street performers.
And, as well as street theatre, there was a winter food and drink market, The Art Market and an abundance of live music performances in bars and venues across the town centre.
Festival of Light is delivered by Kirklees Council. This year's event is supported by Welcome to Yorkshire.
A dancer suspended high above the ground performs an enchanting ballet down the walls of Huddersfield Art Gallery. Her movements interact with light projections, creating a magical and unique performance. On at 6.30 andd 8.45pm on both Friday and Saturday and lasts approximately half an hour.
Retouramont was founded by Fabrice Guillot, a professional rock climber, in 1995; the artists perform their 'vertical dances' all over the world.
Straight from the golden era of the roaring twenties, enjoy a musical revue of jazz and dance band melodies mixed with visual gags, charming humour and novelty moments.
Fri and Sat 6.30pm & 8.45pm. Suspended from the rafters of Byram Arcade the Urban Angels will perform an aerial circus show that will leave audiences astounded.
Amidst the streets of Huddersfield are green spaces just waiting to bloom, a magical meadow of giant illuminated trees, plants and flowers will be springing up in St Peter's Gardens, providing a perfect place to stroll in the glow with family and friends.
These creations are the work of TILT installation artists who have displayed this work across Europe but not to UK audiences until now.
More enormous ecological wonders will light up Huddersfield as 16ft tall tulips bring a splash of colour and illuminate the Piazza.
Jigantics create giant flowers, figures and installations worldwide for high profile and special occasions.
The Travelling Light Circus (Fri - Sun) - see performers spinning and throwing light with their illuminated toys.
Markmark Productions (Fri - Sun) - an entertaining show including a blatant blend of skilful skills, tricky tricks and 800 year old jokes.
Mike Hancock (Sat) - A comic kaleidoscope of magic moments, live music, big tricks and audience fun.
Curious Eyebrows (Sun) - hilarious comedy, daring deeds, astounding circus skills and audience participation.
Maynard's Flip Flap - The Man in a Box - meet the world's only living box, who leaps into action when people draw near.
Plunge Boom - Vegetable Nannies - would love to introduce you to their family of unusual children.
Faceless Company - Snowmen - take your family to meet the friendly characters, who are guaranteed to make you smile.
Artizani - Lobster á la carte - a giant lobster riding in a Victorian horse-cart is a rare sight on Huddersfield's streets.
Creature Feature - watch out for some crazy characters strolling around the crowds, getting you into the festive spirit.
Surreal McCoy - Giant Seagulls - spare a thought for these hungry sea birds; fighting over leftovers and rummaging through bags for tasty morsels.
Arrabesque - Mermaids - the enchanting aquatic creatures make their first trip to town.
Frolicked - Arthur the Usher - super efficient Arthur will be delighted to tell you about his high standards of cleanliness.
Curious Cargo - The Temperance Society - frightfully proper, sombre and stern, with a terribly stiff upper lip. They will teach you some good old fashioned Victorian manners.
MariachoO! - watch out he may try and serenade you with his guitar.
Pif-Paf - The Flycycle - take a ride on a flight of fantasy simulator that will fly you and a friend over the hills and valleys of Huddersfield!
The Travelling Light Circus - will be performing shows in Market Place as well as strolling around with their illuminated toys.


The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) organized a second peacekeeping force to succeed the Implementation Force that had conducted operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1996-1997. The Stabilization Force (SFOR), as the second contingent was known, possessed some significant advantages that had been denied its predecessor. For example, SFOR enjoys more robust rules of engagement and combat air support on constant call. Although, to date, little progress has been made in returning displaced minorities to their original homes, the mission has been quite successful: very few ceasefire violations have occurred and Bosnia is very slowly rebuilding. Virtually every Canadian infantry battalion (along with their attached artillery, armoured, and engineering arms) has, by now, served several tours in SFOR. SFOR is currently conducting peacekeeping operations in Bosnia.