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Off The Ball understands that Croke Park officials are set to meet with Mayo donor Tim O'Leary ea...
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Off The Ball understands that Croke Park officials are set to meet with Mayo donor Tim O'Leary early next week as GAA director general Tom Ryan looks to solve the impasse between the county board and the supporters association.
In correspondence seen by Off The Ball and dated November 25th, Ryan tells Mayo GAA that they "would be glad" to meet O'Leary and would "be grateful" for any assistance in making those arrangements.
O'Leary is head of the Mayo GAA International Supporters Club. It has been withholding €250,000, which was raised at a gala function in New York last year, due to concerns over governance issues. That had led to an "in-camera" discussion around a vote of confidence in the County Board's executive at the start of November.
Earlier this month, the GAA director general had intervened in a bid to end the impasse and Mayo's County Board Executive were summoned to a meeting with Connacht Council and Central Council officials to "scope" the extent of the problem.
"Thank you for meeting me and my colleagues on last Friday," the November 25th email reads.
"We appreciate the difficult situation that the County Committee is currently faced with and we will offer whatever support and assistance may be required to reach a positive outcome for all concerned.
"We would be glad to meet with Mr O'Leary in this regard and I would be grateful if you could assist in making the arrangements for such a meeting.
"In the meantime, out of respect to all parties, and in order to better facilitate a resolution can I ask that you refrain from making any further public statements on the matter?"
The news follows confirmation that Michael Gallagher has been reinstated as a candidate for the Mayo GAA County Board PRO position.
Gallagher had previously spoken to OTB AM about being removed from the election race.
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What Happened to the Monetary Crisis?
WASHINGTON If 1969 was hardly a year of good news on most fronts, it closed with the most satisfactory situation in years in an area that had pro duced its share of troubles—the international monetary system.
As the year began, this out come was anything but a fore gone conclusion. There had been series of "crises" in which mas sive amounts of money shifted out of one currency into another or into gold. There were to more in the 1969.
¶The British pound, long the weak sister among the curren cies, climbed above its $2.40 "parity" in the foreign exchange markets and Britain was briskly repaying part of her massive debt.
¶The French franc, also a weak sister since the turmoil of May, 1968, and the subject of a de valuation last August, climbed to its highest point in months.
¶The International Monetary Fund announced a new arrange ment that settles at last the prob lem of disposing of South Af rica's newly mined gold.
¶0n New Year's Day the I.M.F distributed the first $3.5‐billion of special drawing rights or "paper gold" to its members— thus introducing a manmade in ternational monetary reserve as set fon the first time in a system long dominated by gold.
The new gold agreement in volved compromises on all sides, but probably most of all by South. Africa. The problem arose when, in the great gold crisis of early 1968, the leading na tions decided to establish a "two tier" system for gold, with the official price remaining fixed at $35 an ounce for transactions among central banks and the free market price allowed to fluctuate.
For a long period, thanks to an unusual combination of events affecting her balance of pay ments, South Africa was able to hold most of its newly mined gold off the market, and private demand pushed up the price. But since last spring South Africa's international payments — tradi tionally balanced by gold sales— have returned to normal and the country has been forced to sell gold.
This, combined with the gen eral return to calm in the internatiorhal money markets, produced a gradual downward drift in the gold price. At the end of the year it was essentially at the $35 level after hitting peak of $44.
South Africa feared that fur ther sales might push the price below $35, and most of the Eu ropean countries also were con cerned to keep the free price at a level close to $35 and not much below.
Not only did the European Central Banks—large and tradi tional holders of gold—not want to see their reserves apparently show a loss of value, but also they did not want to destroy the confidence of the thousands of private citizens who have always considered gold a safe investment.
In the end, the agreement allowed South Africa to sell gold to the International Monetary Fund at $35 when the free mar ket price is at $35 or below, provided South Africa needed foreign currencies to balance her international payments. This provided a "floor" for South Africa.
Most important, South Africa agreed to sell all her new gold production "in an orderly man ner" on the free market as long as the price is above $35, and as long as she needs foreign currencies. This big supply is likely to act as a major deter rent to any important increase in the gold price in the future.
Meanwhile, the first issue of "paper gold" may have marked the beginning of a long process that could see gold's monetary role in the world eventually dis appear altogether. The new S.D.R.'s will assure that the grand total of a nation's mone tary reserves can continue to grow with rapidly expanding world trade and other interna tional transactions.
They can be used just like gold in settling international ac counts. Nations will still have to take actions to cure chronic def icits in their international pay ments, but all nations will feel a little more comfortable with an enlarged supply of reserves.
Apart from these events, the main lesson of 1970 appears to have been that if nations have the courage to devalue or re value upward their currencies when those currencies are clearly "out of line," a good many prob lems can he solved. In particu lar, the German revaluation of the mark in October was the main event needed to bring calm to the money markets.


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Roman Reigns To Appear Alongside The Rock In "Fast and Furious" Spin-off Film (Photos)
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's "Fast and Furious" family is growing by one, and an actual family member is getting in on the action.
Johnson announced today that Roman Reigns will appear in "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw," a spin-off film of the "Fast and Furious" franchise focused on the exploits of "The Great One"'s government agent Luke Hobbs — a role he originated in 2011's "Fast Five" — and criminal Deckard Shaw, played by Jason Statham since 2013's "Fast & Furious 6."
The former WWE Champion announced his cousin's participation via Instagram, which revealed that Reigns will be playing Hobbs' brother and also included the first photos of them in the film (scroll right to see a second photo of Reigns).
The brothers' roar. A lil' HOBBS & SHAW exclusive. Good times droppin' sweat and spillin' blood with my family, @RomanReigns who'll be playing my brother in our FAST & FURIOUS UNIVERSE. I'm very proud of his focus, effort and authentic performance in our movie for his very first time on film. I'm also very grateful to spend this quality time with my cousin here in the islands as he takes life one day at a time to recover from leukemia. His perseverance and humility battling this challenge has inspired our entire family as well as millions around the world in our beloved @WWE Universe. Can't wait to see the "Big Dog" return back to the ring – his positive & focused mindset to return is straight up next level. Til' then, this sacred Samoan ?? ground you stand on is nourished with our ancestors blood. Today, we nourish it with yours. #WelcomeRomanReigns #Brothers #HobbsAndShaw THIS SUMMER ??? @hhgarcia41 ?
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Those photos are from Hawaii as filming for "Hobbs & Shaw" is currently taking place there. This would explain why photos of Reigns in Hawaii surfaced.
"Hobbs & Shaw" is currently slated for an August 2, 2019 release.
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''This place is much more extravagant than Zi Jue's,'' Glenn murmured as he was pushed forward in the crowd.
He couldn't wait. He peeked into the hall eagerly and saw a loosely dressed man sitting in the middle of the sitting room. The man's face was exactly as the girl who adored Glenn had described. It was covered by a thin film of mist or something.
'Is this what a sorcerer looks like?' Glenn wondered.
On the desk in front of the sorcerer stood a transparent crystal ball, which was oozing out some soft light, and the light wrapped the hall in a mysterious aura. Adding to the mystery was the constant croaking sounds from a red-eyed frog, which was crouching next to the ball.
Seeing a sorcerer for the first time, Glenn was thrilled in delight, and his blood was pumping faster as he kept on staring.
''It was her! The little girl at the Zi Jue Residence!'' Glenn saw a chubby brown-haired girl standing still behind the sorcerer, and her lips were pouting as if to say she was not happy about all this.
''She was the girl who threw Canine Olfactory Enhancement onto the ground at the Zi Jue Residence.'' Glenn said it out loud.
''The girl was the first pick. She has been chosen by the Sorcerer and she's the governor's daughter,'' someone from the crowd echoed.
''The governor must have bribed the Sorcerer,'' another person said bluntly.
'She gave in and had come to learn sorcery in accordance with the will of her father, the governor. That's why she is unhappy,' Glenn thought in his mind.
There were two other people who were standing behind the Sorcerer. Like the governor's daughter, they had been tested as qualified to learn sorcery but were selected at the Sorcerer's previous stop. The two looked a lot like each other.
''They must be a pair of siblings, or they may be related in some other way,'' Glenn murmured.
The boy of the siblings was full of disdain as he was flinging overbearing looks at the other candidates who were waiting in long lines for the test, while the girl was a little bit timid as she was being closely watched by so many people.
''Being selected from among thousands of candidates as students for sorcery-learning must feel good, not to mention the fact that all the rich noblemen and lords would be really nice to them. It's like being catapulted to fame,'' Glenn guessed.
Indeed, ever since the siblings, Chris and Nina Hank, had emerged as would-be sorcerers from their poor hunting family, the local lords had been buttering them up with both sweet words and gifts. The downpour of praises made Chris feel that he was the chosen one.
''Mental strength: six points. Failed! Next one.'' The Sorcerer read the information that appeared on the crystal ball as the test-taker touched the crystal ball. That was the entirety of the qualification-testing process. The candidates put their hands on the crystal ball and information about their mental strength, one of the key indicators of qualification would emerge on the surface of it. The girl taking the test opened her eyes and stepped back, feeling embarrassed.
The throng of people sighed as they clamored for the girl to quickly get off.
A whole day had almost passed, and no one, except for the daughter of the governor, had passed the test. The rest of the crowd who hadn't taken the test would have gone home were it not for the one gold coin they had paid.
The next test-taker curled his lips and sneaked out of the way.
As Glenn was marching closer to the forefront of the waiting line, people who had failed the test continued to pile up. He was getting nervous by the minute, and the closer he stepped forward, the more stressful he became. At one point, he became so stressed that he wanted to give in.
It was the turn of the boy in front of Glenn to take the test. His name was Wade. He strode up to the crystal ball and put his left hand on it, with his eyes closed.
''Mental strength: 9 points. F...'' The word ''failed'' didn't finish. Wade had tucked a bag of stones into the Sorcerer's cloak.
The boy was the son of the man who owned the Moon Restaurant, the biggest one in Bi Seer City. So, he had gotten a rich daddy.
''Thank you, Master!'' Wade bent his body toward the sorcerer to show his gratitude.
The moment had come at last. Glenn held out his hand as the Sorcerer ordered. He then extended his trembling hand toward the crystal ball and finally touched it. Then, he closed his eyes for the moment to come. That was when weird things occurred.
Glenn felt that he was in a dream. The hall was shrouded by a huge upside-down transparent cauldron, and everyone in it stood rooted to the spot, and every movement they made was in a very slow motion.
Glenn, with his eyes still almost unopened, noticed a line of bowls on a desk at the corner, and the bodies of the bowls were imprinted with sophisticated whorls. In the bowls were cakes and fruits served for the candidates, who couldn't reach the cakes and fruits because they were moving like a snail.
At the time, a few jellyfish-like creatures were seen swimming around over the fruits. They had many tentacles with various colors, and they were all staring at Glenn after they detected his existence.
Glenn could feel that his body was shaking on seeing swimming jellyfish in the air.
He steadied himself seconds later and took a few steps forward to have a closer look at the peculiar creatures, but his effort to move frightened them. With a wave of their tentacles, they disappeared into the nearby wall as if they had melted into it.
Glenn was in shock, but he was in greater shock when he discovered about the candlestick. Among four other regular candlesticks on the desk, the one laid in the front suddenly turned into an enormous pig head and it was glowing. The pig head jerked in Glenn's direction and looked at him.
''It is a normal candle. I saw it. I was admiring the exquisite patterns on it.'' Glenn wondered.
The ghostly things gave Glenn the creeps. At the time, a howling sound took Glenn by surprise. Glenn turned and tracked the voice to a paper man coming out of a book.
''It is Becoming a Xian through Cultivation, and I know that book!'' Glenn caught sight of the book title while he was checking out the paper man.
The book was about how a man gained mastery of cultivation methods to become a Xian and how he did it by defeating all sorts of monsters existing in the universe.
''No way. Isn't he the hero of the book? He looks exactly like him - the long robe, thick beard, and a neck as long as a giraffe.'' Glenn was astonished.
''Where am I? Who are you? Are you a Xian, too?'' The paper man asked a series of questions impatiently.
''I am not... not a Xian. I a...am here '' Glenn stuttered at the sight of a paper who talked.
Glenn didn't have the time to finish the sentence as the paper man, in his fury, pulled out the sword from the scabbard and prepared to charge at Glenn.
Although Glenn was still conscious enough to tell that the sword was made of paper, he was almost paralyzed physically by this brutal violent action and couldn't think of anything to fend the sword off.
At the moment, the book spine broke and widened gradually into a huge gap. It seemed that everyone in the hall would fall but they did not. They just hung in the air above the gap. It was as if there was an invisible floor that had kept them in the air, and there was a voice deep in the the gap repeating the paper man's words.
Then, like a bolt of lightning, a giant scarlet tongue spewed out from the deep gap and coiled around the paper man several rings and tied him up. Glenn noticed that the huge tongue was made up of a countless number of snakes, which were entangled together and each of the snakes were biting the paper man greedily.
The tongue then retracted back into the darkness of the gap with the paper man who was still stuck to it, as if it was a compressed spring returning to its original state.
''Mental strength: 12 points, not bad. Get behind me,'' the Sorcerer said with smile that was rarely seen.
''What was that?'' Glenn slipped.
''Nothing. Thank you. Master!'' Glenn suddenly recovered from his mental stupor and realized that he was in the middle of the test.
Glenn moved behind the Sorcerer and his mind was still pondering the unbelievable things that had happened a few seconds ago. But everything had returned to normal. The cauldron was gone, the gap was closed, and people were moving at ordinary speed.
The rest of the candidates were all talking about him - a boy who had passed the sorcerer test.
1: The Xian (also known as the Taoist gods) are a race of superhumanly powerful humanoid beings who have been worshipped by the Chinese and other East Asian cultures from 2000 BC into modern times. Essentially minor deities, often referred to as Immortals in other novels.


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Q: Is it safe to use bearer tokens in front-end? I'm trying to integrate a third party service in my application. This service uses Basic Authentication and oauth2, so before making any API calls to it, one must first authenticate, then as a response, it will send a Bearer Token, which in turn shall be used to call further methods. You could get the basic idea of my current implementation by going through the steps mentioned below -

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*I Authenticate myself from my back-end server using the basic authentication with the creds provided by the third party service and receive the Bearer Token.

*Then I forward this token to the front-end, where it gets saved in localstorage.

*For all subsequent calls to the third party service I use this token for authorisation.

But I'm a little concerned whether I should forward this token to the front-end in the first place or not, as I've read that bearer tokens are a responsibility of the bearer so I'm afraid if this token gets in hands of a malicious user then they can misuse the third party service. I need to understand whether it is safe to use the token in front-end or not. I'll consider moving the API calls that were made from front-end to back-end (sort of like delegation). So that it becomes a server to server call.
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Widow of Haiti's assassinated leader speaks as political intrigue swirls
She suggests that perhaps those behind the killing 'do not want to see a transition in the country'.
Jul 11, 2021 9:07 AM
In this May 23, 2018, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moise (left) and First Lady Martine Moise (in red) receive Spain's Queen Letizia Ortiz at the national palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: AP
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The widow of slain Haitian leader Jovenel Moise, who was critically wounded in the attack that claimed his life, on Saturday issued her first public remarks since the assault, calling on the nation not to "lose its way".
Martine Moise's comments came three days after she was airlifted to a Miami hospital for treatment of grave wounds suffered early Wednesday when gunmen stormed the family home in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
They also come as the impoverished Caribbean nation reels from the slaying of its leader, with no clear succession plan on the horizon.
"I am alive, thanks to God," Martine Moise said in an audio message in Creole that was posted on her official Twitter account, and verified as authentic to AFP by Haiti's minister of culture and communications, Pradel Henriquez.
"In the blink of an eye, the mercenaries entered my home and riddled my husband with bullets … without even giving him a chance to say a word," she said.
According to Haitian authorities, a hit squad of 28 men – 26 Colombians, many of them retired soldiers, and two Haitian-Americans – burst in and opened fire on the couple in their home.
So far, 17 have been arrested, and at least three were killed. A handful remain at large, police say.
But no motive has been made public, and questions are swirling about who might have masterminded the audacious assassination.
Martine Moise pointed at a variety of possible reasons: saying the killers could have been sent by people who might have been displeased with her husband's plans to provide "roads, water and electricity, a (constitutional) referendum and elections set for the end of the year."
She suggested that perhaps those behind the killing "do not want to see a transition in the country".
"I am crying, it is true, but we cannot let the country lose its way," she said. "We cannot let his blood… have been spilled in vain."
No clear path forward
Moise's assassination has plunged already troubled Haiti – the poorest country in the Americas – into chaos.
Amid deep uncertainty over its political future, the international community has called on the impoverished Caribbean country to go ahead with presidential and legislative elections slated for later this year.
As for a transition of power, interim prime minister Claude Joseph says he is still in charge.
But a group of senators, with the backing of several opposition groups, have endorsed a plan to install Senate leader Joseph Lambert as the provisional president, with Ariel Henry – who had been appointed by Moise earlier this week – as the new prime minister.
It is not clear how Lambert could move ahead with his plan.
And for now, Joseph seems to have the police and other security forces on his side.
"The constitution is clear: I have to organise elections and actually pass the power to someone else who is elected," Joseph said in an interview broadcast Saturday on CNN.
US officials say Port-au-Prince has asked Washington for "security and investigative assistance", and FBI agents have already been dispatched but a Haitian minister said troops were also requested. A senior US administration official told AFP troops are off the table at this time.
In Port-au-Prince, businesses slowly reopened and people returned to the streets of the capital on Saturday.
But at the US embassy in the suburbs, more than 200 people worried about the country's uncertain future gathered in hopes of asking for political asylum, their passports and other documents in hand, though generally, people must be on US soil to make such a request.
"If the president can be assassinated here, I – a simple citizen – won't be spared. I have to ask for asylum, to seek a better life elsewhere," Louis Limage told AFP outside the guarded building.
As for Martine Moise, she promised to engage with Haitians via Facebook "in the near future".
"I will not abandon you," she said.
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'Racist' bus mechanic who harassed co-worker dismissed from transit service after scathing report
Lynn Connors said the irony did not escape her that Maddox continued to work while his victims left in part due to the 'poisoned work environment' he created
A couple of Metro Transit buses get stuck near the corner of Spring Garden and Barrington Streets. Metro Transit later pulled its buses from the road due to bad road conditions. A decision released Tuesday said management at the Halifax Transit maintenance yard allowed a bully who made racist statements to run rampant in the workplace.Jeff Harper / The Daily News
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HALIFAX — A Halifax bus mechanic who allegedly created a poisonous work environment by terrorizing his co-workers with racial slurs and harassment no longer works for the transit service.
City spokesman Nick Ritcey says Arthur Maddox is no longer with Halifax Transit but he declined to discuss how or why he left his position, citing "confidential personnel matters."
Maddox's tenure with the transit service, which started in 1988 and included a brief termination in 2001, ended after a Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission board of inquiry decision found his workplace behaviour to be "disrespectful, aggressive and racist."
Lynn Connors, independent board chairwoman, said in her decision released publicly on Tuesday that Maddox bullied his co-workers and intimidated them into silence.
She said the irony did not escape her that Maddox continued to be employed with Halifax Transit while his victims had all left in part due to his behaviour and the "poisoned work environment" he created.
The allegations against Maddox and his small entourage included a message scrawled on the men's bathroom wall, which said "all minorities not welcome; show you care, burn a cross." It was signed by "a member of the Baby Hitler."
In another instance, the white bus mechanic who lodged the rights complaint arrived at a social event with his African Nova Scotian wife to hear Maddox allegedly say loudly: "We don't want those kind of people here."
Apologies, payouts and promises, and claims to want to do better don't cut it any more. The residents of HRM and equity-seeking groups have a right to know what's really going on and how we're going to solve this systemic problem
Maddox is also quoted as saying "racism should be a law that you can shoot somebody and get away with it."
After he allegedly threatened a black mechanic with physical violence, Maddox was fired in 2001.
However, he filed a grievance through the union and was reinstated a year later. The city would later say that "its hands were tied" by a sunset clause in the collective agreement
Maddox allegedly blamed the complainant for his dismissal and tried to hit him with a bus, according to the rights decision. The complainant reported the incident to the maintenance yard supervisor, but it was not investigated and Maddox was not disciplined.
Connors said Maddox "took an opportunity to frighten" the complainant and was "trying to terrorize" him.
She said Halifax is "vicariously liable" for the actions of its workers and that it did not do enough to curb inappropriate behaviour.
Jacques Dube, chief administrative officer for the municipality, issued an apology Tuesday to the complainant and his family. He said the city is committed to a harassment-free workplace where all people are treated with dignity and respect.
A hearing is set for Monday to discuss the awarding of damages or assignment of mandated training.
The complaint regarding racism and harassment at the transit yard was filed with the provincial human rights commission nearly 12 years ago, in July 2006.
'Racism should be a law': Bully tries to run down, throw wet paper towels and lug nut at man married to African N.S. woman
Equity Watch, a Halifax-based group dedicated to employment equity, is calling for an independent public inquiry into what it calls a long-standing pattern of bullying, harassment and discrimination at the municipality.
The group points to other examples of racism and sexism at the city, including the case of firefighter Liane Tessier. She faced systemic gender discrimination, but her concerns were ignored by the municipality and dismissed by the provincial human rights commission before she eventually received an apology last December.
Earlier this month, a group of African Nova Scotian city employees demanded action on a confidential report from two years ago that found racism in the workplace. Raymond Sheppard, a spokesman for the group, told reporters that "the anti-black racism and discrimination within HRM is at 1950s levels."
"We believe that these cases are only the tip of the iceberg," Equity Watch spokesperson Judy Haiven, a retired management professor at Saint Mary's University, said in a statement.
"Apologies, payouts and promises, and claims to want to do better don't cut it any more. The residents of HRM and equity-seeking groups have a right to know what's really going on and how we're going to solve this systemic problem."
The group is calling for an independent public inquiry outside of the human rights commission, with its "dilatory, bureaucratic and uncaring approach," Haiven said.
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AUS vs IND: India held on to their nerves as the third test ends in a draw
By Yash Karia On January 11, 2021 17:27 IST
The third test between India and Australia came down to the final day in highly dramatic circumstances and ended with a draw.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first with the series levelled at 1-1.
India had 2 changes as Umesh Yadav who suffered injury in the second match was ruled out and Navdeep Saini, the young pacer from Delhi got his debut. Rohit Sharma replaced Mayank Agarwal in the team. For Australia, David Warner and Will Pucovski came in for Joe Burns and Travis Head.
Australia's woes with the opening pair continued in this match as well. The find of the series for India, Mohmmad Siraj got the wicket of David Warner soon.
The Australian debutant Will Pucovski found himself lucky couple of times as his catches were dropped a few times by the Indian team. He went on to score 62 on his debut before getting out to Saini. Labuschagne and Smith after long time got themselves set and had a partnership. Labuschagne went on to score 91 while Smith got to his 27th test ton. After Labuschagne fell no other batsmen could score as they couldn't face the Indian bowlers. Only Starc provided some healthy runs at the end. Australian innings was soon wrapped up at 338 with a brilliant throw off Jadeja to dismiss the centurion Smith.
For India, Jadeja shined in the first innings as he picked 4 wickets and a brilliant run-out.
Indian batting had another change in the opening pair as Rohit and Gill came out to open for the first time in tests. They looked solid at the crease as they went on to have the first 50+ opening stand in this series for the Indian team.
Sharma was soon dismissed by Hazelwood as Rohit gave the ball straight back to the bowler. Gill went on to score his maiden test half-century in tests but was immediately dismissed by Cummins. Pujara and Rahane survived the Day 2 and came out to bat on Day 3. Rahane was dismissed early on the Day 3. Pujara scored his slowest half-century in tests but was again dismissed by Cummins to brilliant delivery. Pant batter well with Pujara but after receiving a blow to his left elbow couldn't play well and was soon dismissed by Hazelwood. Jadeja batted well with the tail as he scored quick runs and got the lead just under 100.
Australia tired the Indian bowlers out as Labuschagne and Smith again got a 100+ runs stand.
Paine and Green batted with an intent to go for as much as runs possible. Green went on to have his maiden half-century as he was dismissed at 84 just before the tea on Day 4. Australia declared on 312 with a lead of 406. India had to chase 407 in four sessions to win. Indian began their chase strongly as Gill and Sharma again showed their talent and had another 50+ runs stand in this match. Gill was dismissed by Hazelwood on 31 as they Indian team lost their first wicket. Rohit went on to have his first overseas half-century as an opener. Rohit was dismissed by Cummins on an ordinary short ball which he tries to pull away for a maximum. Pujara and Rahane survived the rest of the overs on Day 4. India needed to survive the entire Day 5 to draw or get 311 runs in order to win.
Rahane was dismissed in the second over of the Day 5. The dismissal of Rahane seemed the end for India. Rishabh Pant who was injured in the first innings, didn't field in the Australian second innings was promoted up the order and came out at No. 5. Pant played cautiously for the first few overs. He was well supported by Pujara at the other end. He then took on the Aussies as he changed his gears and went after them. He started smacking Nathan Lyon for maximums. He got an occasional boundary off the pacers. Pujara too was rotating the strike and the building the pressure on the Aussies. Pant went on to score his first half century of this series in no time. Pujara too got his half century soon. The partnership between Pant and Pujara was above 145 and looked to get the game away from the Aussies. That's when Lyon striked and got Pant who was just short of 3 runs of his ton. Pant was dismissed on 97 trying to hit over covers. Pujara and Vihari looked solid as Pujara was getting quick runs. Vihari in the process pulled his hamstring and almost couldn't run. Pujara was soon dismissed by Hazelwood who knocked his stumps over. With Vihari limping and Ashwin having a dry run with the bat for past few years, it seemed a dead game for India. Ashwin and Vihari outplayed the Australian bowlers. They almost played 300 deliveries as they went on to add 50 runs stand between them. The duo faced a lot of challenge at the start as Vihari couldn't run and Ashwin was facing blows to his body. They got through them, survived almost 50 overs against the Australian bowling attack and drew the game for India.
Steve Smith was declared as Man of the Match for his century in the first innings. The series still remains levelled with one match to go in Brisbane.
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Once the ring has been purchased and the bride's parents and groom's parents have met - it is time to make the engagement official and have an engagement party.
This party should happen soon after the engagement so everyone can find out at the party that the bride and groom are engaged. Most likely though the word will leak out before the party and the "official announcement" won't be a secret and the party will just be a celebration of the engagement and the couple and not a surprise.


Hi Robert, I'm new to your blog. Your book was recommended to me by my GKIC coach because I want to build a continuity site.
I've also been emailing with Denise, your assistant. She's been very helpful in pointing me in the right direction.
As far as the subject of today's blog post goes, I do have a question. If I do all sorts of marketing all at the same time and travel 100 miles an hour, won't I risk speeding past something that I should take more slowly?
Sometimes I think that doing a few things with excellence is better than doing many things and being just average. does that apply to marketing as well? I'd love to hear thoughts.
I do agree that a focused approach is what will help you accomplish more. Consistent effort towards fulfilling clearly defined goals is what helps you achieve your dreams.


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March 29, 1949 ~ December 31, 2014 (age 65)
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James "Craig" Glasgow, 65, of Burlington, died at 12:48 AM Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.
Born March 29, 1949, in Fort Madison, he was the son of James Craig Sr. and Loretta Ruth Coleman Glasgow. On April 7, 1973, he married Cris R. Bush in Burlington.
Craig worked at General Electric for 35 years. He retired in 2007.
He graduated from Burlington High School in 1967.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving in the Vietnam War from August 19, 1968 until April 1, 1971. He received the Bronze Star medal.
He enjoyed Sudoku, golfing, bowling, and watching sports, especially the Chicago Bears and Cubs. He cherished time with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Cris; three sons, Eric (Kindal) Glasgow of Burlington, Kevin (Jaime) Glasgow of Davenport, IA, and Ryan Glasgow of Cedar Falls, IA; five grandchildren, Kayla, Karli, Lauren, Zoe, and Mason; his father, Jim Glasgow of West Burlington; his mother, Loretta O'Reilly of Middletown; three brothers, Ron (Marcia) Glasgow, and Russ (Amy) Glasgow, both of Burlington, and Brian (Debbie) Glasgow of Bolingbrook, IL; two sisters, Rosalind (Warren) Zick of Tampa, FL, and Lois Glasgow of Middletown; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Visitation will be from noon until 7:00 PM with the family to receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Monday, January 5, 2015, at Thielen Funeral Home.
The funeral service for Mr. Glasgow will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Thielen Funeral Home with Minister Chuck Gorsch officiating and full military honors rendered by the Burlington Area Veterans Honor Guard. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A time of food and fellowship will be held in the community room at Thielen Funeral Home following the burial.
Memorials have been established for the Mississippi Valley Veterans Memorial and Great River Home Health Care and Hospice.
Read James Glasgow's Obituary and Guestbook on www.thielenfuneralhome.com.


We look forward to welcoming close family and friends as overnight guests on the wedding night. We are a family run wedding venue with accommodation and are not a 'Bed and Breakfast' or 'Hotel'. We live on site and we hope you enjoy the homely atmosphere we have set out to create.
Rooms are allocated by the couple so please direct any specific queries through them. On top of the bridal suite we have a further 4 king rooms and one twin room and one single. The twin room is a fully accessible bedroom on the ground floor. All rooms enjoy ensuites with showers, Sky TV, tea and coffee making facilities. Two of the rooms can take either a single blow up bed for an under 11 or a cot by specific prior arrangement through the couple (this is one of the king rooms and the twin room). One further king room can take a baby in cot. We do not have any rooms that can accommodate two adults together with two children or three people over the age of 11. Further details on the facilities available can be found in the FAQ section below.
Check in is from 2pm and check out is strictly by 10am.
If circumstances allow we will do all we can to make particular rooms available earlier but this can never be guaranteed. All requests for earlier check in must be made through the couple - we are not able to answer direct requests.
Should an early check-in be available, please note you will be 'room bound' until the start of the wedding. The bar, terrace and barn will be closed for wedding preparations and refreshments are not available beyond the in-room tea and coffee. Guests can of course come and go through the 'night exit' but the main wedding venue will be shut to allow us to get everything ready for the day. For further information please see the FAQ section below.


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"The large feed chute is something else that we just can't resist raving about. "
It is one thing to promise high power. The Bella 13694 High Power Juice Extractor has "high power" built right into the name. That is always a bold statement from a manufacturer, particularly when we're talking about juicing. It invites extra scrutiny from consumers and experts alike.
When it comes to the potential of this stainless steel juice extractor, there are a few things that should be kept in mind. To start with, keep in mind that this juicer is available for 50 bucks, if not a little less. In the second place, note that this high power 1 liter juice extractor promises 1000 watts of juice extraction from its motor. If you know anything about juicers, then you know we are already dealing with a serious contender for a serious juicer.
One of the biggest problems with juicers in the fifty dollar price range is the motor itself. Typically, you aren't going to get a motor with 1000 watts of power behind it. More often than not, you are going to get a much, much weaker motor. This forces the device to work way too hard to give you the results you are looking for. All too often, these juicers wind up breaking well before their warranty expires. This isn't a rule with juice extractors in this price range, but it happens quite a bit all the same.
The Bella 13694 is different. With a motor like this, you can count on a product that will deliver the results you are looking for. Furthermore, this juicer has a reputation for standing the test of time.
Is The Bella 13694 Easy To Use?
You also have a juicer that is remarkably straightforward in its design. New to the world of juice extractors? Don't worry. The Bella 13694 features a low speed setting of 12, 000 RPM, with a high speed setting of 14, 000 RPM. Note the stainless steel cutting disk with strainer, as well as the rubber feet that are designed to keep the product from slipping off the counter. There is also a removable pulp container, and the micro mesh filter comes with the package.
dishwasher, as well. As we mentioned before, the container itself creates a liter of whatever juice recipes you are working with. The splash-free lid is nice to have, and the pouring spout makes the Bella 13694 a hassle-free experience whenever you want to use it.
The large feed chute is something else that we just can't resist raving about. Small feed chutes drive us around the bend, since it means more preparation time. If you're one of those people trying to prepare something while getting ready for work in the morning, you definitely want as minimal a prep time as possible. Obviously, you still want something that is made to your exact specifications. This is where the large feed chute becomes so appealing. This has to be one of the most efficient, speediest juicers currently on the market.
The Bella 13694 Stainless Steel High Power Juice Extractor is also BPA-free.
This is one of the most powerful juicers in the 50 dollar price range. Unfortunately, this also translates to the Bella 13694 being one of the nosier juicers on the market. If you already have a lot of experience with juicers, then this one isn't going to be much of a leap for you. Newcomers are going to be a little taken aback by how intense this product sounds on the high speed setting. You will almost certainly get used to it, but we still think it is something that you should keep in mind.
Overall, whether you are an inexperienced member of this health community, or if you want to finally get a juicer that delivers on all of its promises, this item from Bella is well worth a serious look. Make sure to follow all of the directions for use that are highlighted in the manual. You can also take advantage of the free juicer recipes that are included. There are some great suggestions to help you get started.
Juice extractors offer a fantastic way to get the fruits and vegetables we need each day. With this juicer, you will be able to try just about any recipe you may come across. Perhaps more importantly, you will also be able to make those recipes in hardly any time at all, regardless of what you choose. This juicer takes up hardly any space in a kitchen, but it can easily become one of your favorite appliances.
Process whole fruits and veggies with three inch feed.
Super Quick Speeds! High Speed at 14,000 rpm and Low Speed at 12,000 rpm gives better juicer control.
Stainless steel body makes this juicer a beautiful addition to any kitchen.
Includes a one liter juicer jar and a serving spout.


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If you hope to be an effective leader, the starting place is to lead yourself first. This workbook will help you develop required competencies and establish your leadership foundation. This workbook was designed for those who are not able to attend my live workshop for this topic. Contact me if you would like individual coaching to support the work in this exercise guide.


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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30,000 cases of Lyme disease in the US are reported to CDC every year. This disease affects a lot of people and in some cases the symptoms of the disease are very persistent. Even so, we still don't know how to stop the infection in many patients. It's important to learn more about the disease and particularly how the immune system reacts to it so we can learn how to help the immune system fight it off.
Lyme disease is an infection transmitted to humans from an infected tick bite and caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Ticks become infected by feeding on animals that are infected. Its symptoms in humans include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic bulls eye skin rash. Patients are diagnosed based on symptoms, the possibility of exposure to infected ticks, and lab tests. Antibiotics are used to treat Lyme disease, but early intervention is vital. The disease has a good prognosis for patients treated in the early stages of the disease. They usually recover quickly and fully, but people diagnosed later on are more likely to have persistent symptoms. Lyme disease can be prevented by avoiding tick-infested areas, using insect repellent and covering skin.
There are three stages starting with early localized Lyme disease as stage one. This is the first four weeks of infection and the symptoms shown during this stage include lack of energy, headache, fever, and chills. It is possible, though, for someone to not notice any symptoms during stage one. Stage two is early disseminated infection and is one to four months after infection. If Lyme disease isn't treated during its early symptoms the disease might get worse. Symptoms during this stage symptoms include a circular rash at the site of the bite, pain in the arms and legs, fainting, and memory loss. The third stage is late persistent Lyme disease after months or years of the disease not being properly treated. Symptoms include arthritis, numbness in hands, and heart problems.
The disease appears to have a hereditary factor, as lupus seems to run in families and be more prevalent in certain ethnic groups. Certain genes have also been linked with lupus, although they are not the sole cause of the disease. This is backed up by the fact that within pairs of identical twins, often (in 75% of cases) only one has the disorder. Not everybody with lupus-associated genes develops it. This information strongly suggests that SLE is caused by a mix of genetic and environmental factors.
Chronic Lyme disease is when a patient has not been successfully treated with antibiotics and the symptoms of the disease are persistent. The symptoms move from the symptoms of stage one (fever, headache, rash) through stage three (autoimmune) as time goes on. This can lead to a Lyme-triggered autoimmune reaction. Proteins antigens in Borrelia burgdorferi's cell wall are very similar to some standard protein antigens in our cell membrane and the infection manages to survive in the body even when treatment is taking place. When Borrelia burgdorferi enters the body the immune system responds by producing antibodies. Those antibodies are supposed to attack pathogens, but in certain cases, the antibodies will also attack the body because the protein antigens in Borrelia burgdorferi are so similar to self-antigens in the body. The body continues to try to attack the Lyme bacteria, but it ends up harming parts of the body like the skin and joints and can lead to a number of other problems including diabetes and other autoimmune diseases. The brain may also be under attack in an attempt to rid the body of Lyme disease. The brain is particularly bad at recognizing and removing infections and its response to the infection is to release a toxin that causes damage to nerves. Like in the rest of the body, the brain ends up just harming itself more and not being able to get rid of the infection.
Another reason Borrelia burgdorferi can be so hard to get rid of is because it can be hard to know when you've been infected. In addition to disguising itself in the body as a normal antigen, it's able to hide from the immune system for weeks. Elements in a tick's saliva cover the spirochete, a group of spiral-shaped bacteria, and protect it when it punctures the skin. The saliva hides bacterium from the immune system so when a patient gets tested their results may come back as negative because the immune system still hasn't started fighting the infection. Also, its inner structure makes it so nonspecific defenses, such as mucus, don't stop the bacterium. The inner structure is called a flagellum, which is a whip-like structure that allows a cell to move. That structure makes it possible for the bacterium to propel itself through the barriers it comes in contact with and the ones that would stop other pathogens from coming in. Once the bacterium is in the body it begins to change its shape by modifying the proteins in its outer cell wall, further hiding it from the immune system. The immune system searches for specific cell-wall proteins, but the bacterium no longer looks has these antigens and therefore can't be found. Additionally, in the early stages of the infection the spreads into tissue such as skin, joints, heart, bladder and spleen and can stay there for up to two years.
Lyme disease is not a uniform disease; it reacts differently in different bodies. One immune system won't necessarily act like another when it comes in contact with Borrelia burgdorferi. A research project led by students at Johns Hopkins and Stanford University worked to find out how variations in immune response to Lyme disease change the outcome of the infection. To do this, they measured the levels of immune system molecules, which orchestrate the interaction between the immune response and the infection. The immune system molecules are cytokines, chemokines, and acute phase makers. They discovered that patients who had a high number of immune system molecules during their first visit had more severe symptoms and higher rates of antibody production. People who had low rates of immune system molecules turned out to be people who failed to have a strong immune response. The study shows that levels of immune system molecules are linked to symptoms of the disease.
There is only one licensed vaccine against Lyme disease. The vaccine, named LYMERix, was developed by SmithKline Beecham and licensed in 1998. LYMERix is given in three doses and works by stimulating the antibodies that attack the Lyme bacteria in an infected tick in a human. It was found to be effective in preventing Lyme disease 78% of the time and 100% effective at preventing asymptomatic cases, which is when a person is infected but never shows symptoms.
By 2002 LYMERix was withdrawn from the market despite proving to be effective. There are no vaccines on the market today and no known plans of another attempts of creating one.
Treatment differs between patients whose Lyme disease was diagnosed in its early stages than when diagnosed later. When caught early, the patient can use antibiotics for a few weeks and a topical medicine for the bulls eye rash. This is often found to be successful. If the disease is caught later on or if symptoms persist after taking antibiotics a different approach will be taken. They may be given a combination of antibiotics for a longer duration to help the symptoms. If Lyme disease symptoms are still a problem after treatment it might mean that the patient has post-Lyme syndrome, which is an autoimmune response. This means the patient won't have a response from antibiotics.


The financial advice sector is ripe for digital innovation, thanks to customers increasingly unhappy with standards and a business model that is no longer financially viable.
In this space, digital innovation is code for robo-advice, a catch-all phrase that offers the promise of cheap online investing services that can replace much of the work of financial advisers.
The disruption is well under way in the US, where two giant companies – Betterment and Wealthfront – have emerged, each with a valuation of more than $5 billion. In recent months Betterment has seemed to outpace Wealthfront in terms of size and growth. Betterment, which has cheaper services, now boasts a client list of 188,000 while Wealthfront has 90,000.
However it is the long-term potential of Betterment, Wealthfront and a host of rivals such as Hedgeable and WiseBanyan that is fascinating. Several robo-groups are becoming active in related services such as retirement planning and college education finance. Wealthfront has even launched a new lending service offering loans on the back of investment portfolios held by customers on the platform.
Australia is in the "announcements phase", where a string of incumbents and start-ups have burst on the scene with a suite of promises that are yet to be tested.
But robo-advice, which can be applied in every area from mortgage comparison to pension fund plans, looks certain to take off. Already there have been two key moves suggesting that a new model is needed in financial planning. ANZ has put its $4.5 billion wealth advice unit on the block, in a move that followed UBS's decision to sell its wealth management arm in Australia a year ago. And Platinum Asset Management , the onetime king of specialist overseas fund managers in the local market, has announced a dramatic cut in its fee charges.
These corporate moves are unrelated, but together they highlight a key problem for financial advice in Australia: the struggle to build profitable advice businesses.
Inside the financial advice industry, operators say the ironic outcome of two decades of escalating regulation is that compliance in the financial advice sector is now exceptionally onerous. A detailed statement of advice must be provided to clients, and the average statement can run to 50 pages and cost perhaps $3000 to prepare. And this is before the client has actually invested.
In practical terms, it means many of the best advisers want to deal with clients with at least $500,000 to invest, otherwise the costs of servicing them are too high.
Enter robo-advice, which involves the efficient use of algorithms to allow retail investors a low-cost entry to investment markets. At its best it can attract mid-level clients and make these relationships worthwhile for the adviser.
A microcosm of the issues facing all players in the industry is the recent deal between BT, a wing of Westpac , and the roboadvice company Ignition Wealth. The BT Panorama platform is one of the best-known in the advice industry. However the economics of the enterprise meant that the platform was traditionally only open to institutional clients. In a new deal with Ignition, it will be opened to a range of advisers – the incumbent gets to have more funds under management on the platform but the customers of advisers who have smaller client lists are no longer excluded.
Ignition is a start-up but a key shareholder is Barry Lambert, the founder of Count, one of the biggest financial groups in the market. In turn, BT needs to distinguish itself from the larger armies of the financial advice world. It has a network of 800 advisers compared to the banks, which have thousands of advisers on their books.
The leaders of the financial advice industry, such as life insurers and banks, traditionally ran enormous adviser networks. These have shrunk but are still substantial. A recent survey by the industry specialist Adviser Ratings suggests that the figures are AMP, 2870; CBA, 1710; NAB, 1667; ANZ, 1151; and Westpac, 1137.
Shuttleworth's opposite number at Ignition, CEO Mark Fordree, makes it clear that the deal marked the first time a major institution selected an independent digital advice operator in the advice arena.
It's little wonder the incumbents are ready to do a deal. In the UK earlier this year, Mortgage Gym, a private equity- funded robo-adviser specialising in home loans, announced a new service in which a client could be matched with an appropriate mortgage product in 60 seconds. To top that off, Mortgage Gym also claimed that an application for a mortgage could be filled out in 15 minutes.
But while the sector sees robo-advice as the way to build a mass market, it is the wealthiest and more financially sophisticated clients in the US and the UK who are responding. Robo-advisers are chasing the millennials, but much of the time they are signing up self-funded retirees or pre-retirees.
In Australia, the SMSF Industry Association tacked a roboadvice questionnaire onto one of its recent surveys and found that 18 per cent of its members – higher than in the general population (13 per cent) – would be willing to try robo services.
The American experience suggests that the best formula may be when robo-advice is allied to traditional advice.
For example, appropriate advice for a 45-year-old who wants advice on broad-scale investing with a view to growing a portfolio in the 20 years until retirement might be a balanced fund with a "growth" weighting in the portfolio. The advice would be different for a 63-year-old who intends to retire soon. In this case the solution would be a low-risk portfolio with a greater emphasis on income. But there is no need for an adviser to spend hours proving this case or filling out compliance forms.
Most of the robo-advice players tend to work along these lines, offering a hybrid service that frees staff to tend to the more complex or urgent issues facing clients. For example, in financial practices across Australia there is an urgent need to get clients across the key details of new superannuation rules – something a robo-advice platform or service could not be expected to deliver.
For the everyday investor, the prospect of lower fees makes a huge difference in financial advice. The idea of paying a traditional adviser $3000 before any tactical advice or indeed moneymaking has taken place must be a serious turn-off.
It seems the ideal interface with robo-advice is piecemeal, beginning with elementary work such as simplifying investment administration or allowing a client to enter areas of the market where they lack experience.
Figures from the tax office on SMSF (self-managed super fund) investment activity suggest investors would benefit from easier and cheaper access to overseas markets. In fact the early drift toward low-cost models such as Exchange Traded Funds has already prompted a response. One recent example is active fund manager Platinum Funds Management cutting fees.
Likewise, where previously access to small cap stocks or other specialist areas of the market was expensive and risky, the ETF or index fund emphasis of the robo-advisers offers a new doorway to diversification.
The advantage here is clear. Some areas of investment markets have been notoriously inaccessible to small investors. A standout example would be emerging markets where retail investors simply cannot buy individual stocks and traditionally the only option was specialist fund managers, who in turn often chased the same handful of high-profile stocks. In contrast, an emerging market ETF allows the investor access to a genuine cross-section of an offshore market.
On the negative side, ETFs offer just the market average and, at least on the ASX , anyone depending on index performance over the past decade would have been underwhelmed.
There are also ethical issues with ETFs. Are you interested in putting money into poorly managed, pollutant or even fraudulent stocks? ETFs do not discriminate.
Perhaps the outstanding risk for investors is that robo-advice can be read as an industry response to an industry problem: overloaded with compliance costs, the traditional model is now too expensive, so a low-cost basic service model with little discretion is put forward as the answer.
Not everyone agrees. UniSuper, the industry fund for the education sector, is moving in a different direction. The fund says it is becoming more dependent on the opposite of roboadvice and wants to build better financial relationships through personal relationships.
The $54 billion fund reports there has been a 20 per cent increase in face-to-face meetings between industry fund advisers and initial clients over the past year, and that the demand for face-to-face appointments between advisers and existing clients is up 70 per cent.
Two new players in the market offer insights into what robo-advice can do for clients.
Run by Chris Brycki and now backed by financial markets luminary Graham Tuckwell (the billionaire behind ETF Securities), Stockspot aims squarely at independent investors – including millennials – who are comfortable with digital advice. In common with Six Park and other local entrants to the market, it has seen the rise of ETF (exchange-traded fund) investing as the great enabler for cheaper advice. Low-cost passive funds allow robo-advice products to create simple portfolios that at the very least offer genuine diversification.
According to Brycki, the arrival of robo-investing is just as much a breakthrough for advisers as it is for clients. He suggests advisers can give up chasing short-term returns and concentrate on wealth strategies: "Advisers finally have an opportunity to stop focusing on price discovery and transition to structuring sensible long-term investment portfolios, and encourage clients to be disciplined enough to stick with them.
Founded in 2013, Stockspot already has a track record as a strong performer in the industry. The group offers different ETF options depending on the level of risk the client is willing to take.
Founded by an illustrious group of industry veterans, including former federal finance minister Lindsay Tanner and JP Morgan executive Brian Watson, Six Park offers local investors a robo-advice service that is regularly tweaked through oversight by a highly qualified board of advisers.
One of its key aims is to get more diversification in the notoriously narrow portfolios of Australian investors, which have traditionally been dominated by ASX shares and cash.
According to the group's management, led by CEO Patrick Garrett, many of its first clients have been SMSF investors who were not previously getting advice of any description. This aligns with observations made in recent surveys from groups such as Deloitte that there is a significant portion of the population who simply do not believe traditional "plain vanilla" financial advice is worth it.
Many robo-advice operators believe this segment of the investor market will pay the limited fees of robo-advice to access new investments and to receive relevant advice while attempting to diversify their portfolios.
Six Park says it will charge less than 1 per cent in annual fees. Although the Six Park group has very high-profile associates – including the core group behind the original Future Fund – the operation has still to get scores on the board and wider recognition.


Emily was a joy to spend the day with, very knowledgeable and the 8 hours flew by. Enjoyed all the stops including Griffith Observatory, photo opportunity at foot of Hollywood sign, Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach and then finished off doing some star homes spotting. It is a credit to her tour guide skills that even our jet lagged kids were kept reasonably entertained throughout the day.


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Capital Economics: Rise in Household Wealth to Boost GDP
With the increase in home and equity prices, Capital Economics suggests net household wealth may be on its way to rising above pre-recession levels later this year, which will lead to a boost to GDP. In a recent report, the firm forecasts the S&P 500 equity price index will end 2013 close to the current level of 1,500 and expects home prices to rise in the neighborhood of 5 percent. In turn, the growth in household wealth, the analytics firms says, could lift GDP by around 0.7 percent.
Demand, Credit Terms for Loans Both Ease
The percentage of banks reporting stronger demand for mortgage loans dropped in the first quarter from the fourth quarter last year, the Federal Reserve reported Monday and a slightly greater percentage are lending standards. The results in the quarterly Senior Loan Officers Opinion Survey are consistent with anecdotal reports that mortgage loans are becoming easier to obtain. In the case of ""traditional"" mortgage loans, 1.5 percent of respondents reported ""somewhat"" tighter standings, 4.6 percent reported standards easing somewhat, and 1.5 percent reported standards easing considerably.
Study: Securitization Elicits Risky Lending Practices
The act of securitizing mortgage loans can lead to riskier lending, and ultimately more defaults, according to a study posted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. About 60 percent of outstanding mortgage debt in the United States is traded in the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market, ""making the U.S. secondary mortgage market the largest fixed-income market in the world,"" according to Fed researchers. While admitting the MBS market ""is an important innovation and has several merits,"" the study finds a darker side to the market.
Lawmakers Ask for More Details on Abandoned Foreclosure Review
Although the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFC) has concluded after regulators reached an $8.5 billion foreclosure settlement with 10 banks, questions still remain concerning the abandoned foreclosure review process and the terms for the current settlement. In the search for more answers, three lawmakers recently wrote letters to the Office of the Comptroller (OCC) and the Federal Reserve. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) sent a joint letter dated January 31 to the OCC and the Fed requesting specific information, including the results of all performance reviews.
FOMC Continues MBS Purchase Program
With a nod to the report the nation's economy had contracted in the fourth quarter, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted Wednesday to continue its program of purchasing $40 million a month of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and to maintain the target Fed Funds rate at 0 to 0.25 percent.
HSBC to Pay $249M in Foreclosure Settlement
HSBC is the latest bank joined in on the foreclosure settlement with federal regulators over allegations that the bank's practices led to wrongful foreclosures. The Federal Reserve Board and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced HSBC will pay $249 million, with $96 million for direct payments to eligible borrowers and $153 million for mortgage assistance.
Beige Book Sees Economy Expanding
Economic activity expanded in the closing weeks of 2012, the Federal Reserve said in its periodic Beige Book released Wednesday, reflecting a slow but steadily declining unemployment rate and low rates of inflation--conditions the Fed said would have to be met before it raises interest rates. According to the Beige Book, districts reported stronger consumer spending--about 70 percent of the nation's GDP--with holiday sales ""modestly higher"" than in 2011. At the same time, the report said business contacts were ""citing concerns that consumers will spend cautiously due to ongoing fiscal uncertainty.""
End of Foreclosure Review Leads to 839 Layoffs at JPMorgan
The $8.5 billion foreclosure settlement on January 7 led to the conclusion of the Independent Foreclosure Review, and it also led to the layoff of more than 800 contract workers at JPMorgan Chase, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The Journal first reported 839 workers were laid off, including 529 in Brooklyn and 310 in Florence, South Carolina. Companies involved in the settlement were first required to hire third party consultants to review foreclosure actions that occurred in 2009 and 2010 as part of consent orders from regulators in 2011.
Fed Pays Record $88.9B to Treasury after Earning Interest Income
The Federal Reserve announced it paid a record $88.9 billion to Treasury in 2012. In 2011, the Fed distributed $75.4 billion to Treasury. The previous record amount was for $79.3 billion in 2010, according to the Fed. The earnings are from Fed programs that were introduced to stimulate the economy and involve the purchase of billions in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) each month to keep interest rates down. Currently, the Fed buys $40 billion in MBS each month and $45 billion in Treasury purchases.
Ten Banks Reach $8.5B Deal with Regulators in Foreclosure Settlement
Ten major mortgage servicers reached an agreement with federal regulators to pay more than $8.5 billion over alleged foreclosure abuses, the Federal Reserve announced in a release Monday. The agreement replaces the Independent Foreclosure Review process with a new framework allowing eligible borrowers to receive compensation more quickly. Of the $8.5 billion, $3.3 billion will go toward direct payments to eligible borrowers and $5.2 billion will be used to assist borrowers in other ways, such as through loan modifications.
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Fashion Tech News 5 Facts You Need To Know About Lenzing's New Blockchain-Enabled Supply Chain...
5 Facts You Need To Know About Lenzing's New Blockchain-Enabled Supply Chain Traceability Platform
Addressing both consumer demand and compliance risks increasingly faced by brand partners, Lenzing is introducing a brand-new blockchain-enabled supply chain traceability platform powered by TextileGenesisTM.
Made of TENCELTM or LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM branded fibres, Lenzing is committed to using 100% sustainable and traceable fibres over the next five years. For the decision-makers at Lenzing, transparency is the core part of their business. "Sustainability and traceability are two sides of the same coin it is great to see Lenzing paving the way for the entire fashion industry to follow," says Amit Gautam, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of TextileGenesisTM. Adding: "Our supply chain traceability platform will create digital accounting for Lenzing's innovative and sustainable fibres across the entire supply chain using FibercoinsTM traceability technology."
The 5 Key Takeaways
With the COVID-19 pandemic, more changes have been brought to the already transforming fashion and textile industries. To date, supply chain traceability has become a top priority for apparel and home brands. Having already gone live on 5 November 2020, here are five key takeaways about Lenzing's new blockchain-enabled supply chain traceability platform.
(1) Complete supply chain traceability will be available for TENCELTM, and LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM branded fibres, from fibre to spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, up to garment-making processes.
(2) Brand new blockchain-enabled traceability platform, TextileGenesisTM, to be rolled out to Lenzing supply chain partners in South Asia in Q4 2020, followed by China and Turkey in Q1 2021.
(3) Incorporation of Lenzing E-Branding fabric certificates in the TextileGenesisTM platform to be launched in November 2020, where Lenzing supply chain partners and co-branding partners can upload their digitally signed Lenzing E-Branding fabric certificates
(4) One of the core components of the platform powered by TextileGenesisTM is integration. With the Lenzing E- Branding fabric certification system, the platform allows brands and retailers not only to access the full supply chain traceability for TENCELTM and LENZINGTM ECOVEROTM branded fibres but also to view the results of forensic (physical) verification of fabric samples via the digitally signed Lenzing E-Branding fabric certificates.
(5) The follow-up of a 12-month pilot program and field trials was with four leading sustainable brands (H&M, ArmedAngels, Mara Hoffman and Chicks) and supply chain players from 10 countries in three regions. The global roll-out of Lenzing's blockchain-enabled supply chain traceability platform will be conducted in phases. During the first phase, Lenzing's supply chain partners based in South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) will complete the onboarding process within Q4 2020. An estimated 300+ supply chain partners in China and Turkey will also join the program in Q1 2021. It is estimated that by Q2 2021, most eligible Lenzing supply chain partners will be onboarded into the platform, ensuring full supply chain traceability.


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Kyle Snyder & Free Agency
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In maybe the biggest move by an Olympic and World gold medalist wrestler ever Kyle Sndyer is leaving the Ohio RTC for the Nittany Lion RTC. It is a move that will only escalate the broader wrestling war between the two states despite Kyle Snyder's long and detailed announcement. I have written in the past two years that you could see Snyder not improving and, in fact, maybe stagnating. No doubt that Happy Valley has a ton of talent in the big guy part of the scale and is the home of the best wrestling minds in the country. Big names have transferred at the college level, e.g Nick Suriano, but the schools aren't really rivals. Steve Mocco, Iowa to Oklahoma State is the only one that I can think of at a similar level but that was 15 years ago pre-social media and Flo wrestling.
Why is Snyder really leaving? I think that it goes back to the departure of Lou Rosselli for Oklahoma just over 3 years ago. He was the freestyle master mind behind the rise of the Ohio RTC. He was focused on Freestyle and was very talented. The last two world cycles you could see Snyder didn't appear prepared. He appeared to have become less athletic physically and a bit one dimensional on the mat. Snyder finished 3rd a couple of weeks ago and that was his lowest placement at the World & Olympic Championships ever at the senior level. He won a silver in 2018 and gold in 2017 and 2015. While still in college at Ohio State when he was 19 years old, he made history in 2015 becoming the youngest American wrestler to win a world title, and then becoming the youngest wrestler to win an Olympic title when he was 20. This is on top of a highly successful NCAA wrestling career,
Snyder was a three-time NCAA champion in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
So, if you're the Ohio State and Ohio RTC it's hard to lose the face of the programs. That said, he leaves a serious legacy behind for Ohio. The real question is, can Tervel Dlagnev evolve himself and the Ohio RTC? I don't think that they have the coaching or athletic depth. In my humble opinion the loss of Rosselli hasn't been addressed and the other staff at the RTC are fine but not world level coaches. Dare I say that some are over rated as senior level coaches. The strength coach has a great reputation but it's fairly easy to see with Snyder his loss of athleticism over the last few years. Go ahead -look back at the video from the last 5 years and you can see it plain as day. How this isn't more widely talked about is a mystery to me. Flo and other media outlets might not want to insult the schools that they cover. I'm sure that this was hard for Tom Ryan. He has firmly cemented Ohio State as the second-best place in the country to wrestle at the D1 level. Are they the second-best place to wrestle at a senior level too? Right now the NJRTC is crushing it. Let's watch the Olympic cycle play out.
There were rumors that Snyder was going to leave the Ohio RTC prior to the world championships and join Brandon Slay at the PA RTC. Maybe going to the Wharton School of Business. Well, that didn't happen. For wrestling reasons, I didn't see this making sense. The PA RTC has no really big guys to work with.
So that brings us back to Cael & Co. in Happy Valley. Snyder has worked out in the NLWC many times before and must have felt the difference, in the coaching and the partners. So Kyle admitted that Bo Nickal was right even at the senior level. If you're an upper weight high school recruit how can you not look at the Penn State room and not just be overwhelmed with the stock pile of coach and senior level talent. Besides that, American talent, lots of the worlds great wrestlers visit State College to learn and contribute. I know that this happens at other schools but they don't have their depth of talent. So, the Penn State brain trust solidifies their reputation as the most influential minds in the sport at any level outside of Dagestan. They can seemingly supply the best coaching and training partner talent in American.
Why should wrestling fans be happy about this? A couple of years ago I thought that Snyder would pass Burroughs and maybe John Smith as the best American senior level wrestler. Beating Abdulrashid Sadulaev 3 years ago could have been the launching event to make him an international all-time great. Then the last two world championships happened. If America has the best version of Snyder for the Olympic games in 2020 it gives Team USA a real boost in the team race and puts Snyder back on the ladder climbing the list of American greats. Wrestling fans should look forward to seeing the best version of Captain America.
Aside from this being a benefit to American wrestling, I love the fact that the Penn State/NLWC leadership are so publicly quiet. I'm sure that they have their reasons but I see it as an obvious contradiction to popular culture's "look at me" crap just as wrestling ignores that we're in the midst of the least masculine culture in history.
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We're really pleased to be working with printmaker and children's illustrator, Lisa Stubbs, who has allowed us to offer this fabulous set of vintage screen prints. Whether it's a golden syrup tin, Bird's Baking Powder or an old jar of Dundee marmalade, each one conjures up a nostalgia in the form of the old can or jar that is now used as a vase for beautiful, simple flowers. Each print is created using many different colours, all applied in different layers. For example, Golden, has 11 , whereas Autumn Joy has eight and Waxflower seven layers of paint.
One set of these limited edition prints is currently on display at upmarket cafe, Weeton's Food Hall in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Below is a series of photographs taken by Lisa Stubbs to show the screen printing process develop.
Further information about Printmaker Lisa Stubbs can be found on Lisa Stubb's website here. Please follow Lisa's blog post here.
Information about Weeton's Cafe and Restaurant here.


Illustration from Scraps by David Claypool Johnston. Johnston and his family lived at 32 Payson Avenue in Dorchester during Johnson's later years. Johnston was an important 19th century artist in the pioneer period of American graphic arts.


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Thanks.
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Odenkirk and Cross Might Make More Episodes of 'With Bob and David'
By Megh Wright
In anticipation of their Netflix series premiering this fall, Vanity Fair sat down for an interview with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross to talk about the history of Mr. Show and what we can expect from their new sketch series With Bob and David when it makes its debut on the streaming network. While the series is only four episodes, Odenkirk offered a ray of hope that this batch of episodes will not be the last:
A week into production, he is already talking about doing another four or six episodes in a year or two. Or sooner. "We could," Odenkirk says. "We certainly put this together pretty fast." The main thing is he wants to do more. "It's just a fun thing to do, and we laugh our asses off."
The interview also includes a few spoilers about what kinds of topics the With Bob and David sketches will cover, including "red meat, popcorn, acid indigestion, the Pope, eyeballs, time travel, skiing, greed, folly, delusions, the afterlife, the 20th century," and a take on AOL's "Digital Prophet" Shingy:
They decided David would take on the role of a "digital soothsayer" named James Shangwell, who goes by Shangy, and who has two brothers who fill in for him when he can't fit a personal appearance into his busy schedule. David is also Shangy Two, Rick Shangwell, an oncologist at Sloan Kettering who was working on a non-invasive treatment for prostate cancer before realizing that impersonating his younger brother was much easier and far more lucrative, so he mostly does that now. Bob, sporting a feathered mullet wig, severely broken nose, and blue squeaking clown shoes, plays the oldest brother (Shangy Three), George, a dim-witted former roofer with a speech impediment from falling off a roof a couple of times and biting his tongue (hence the slurring). Playing his brother is a pretty sweet deal for George because all he has to do is say the word "digital" a few times and he's golden. In a pre-tape already shot, Shangy Three fills in at a conference in Russia. After being introduced to a large crowd by Vladimir Putin, he says "digital" enough times and then takes a sledgehammer to a watermelon, sending hunks flying at the movers and shakers sitting up front, much to their delight.
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The dubious joy of misperceptions
By Andreas Persbo, December 17, 2012
Aristotle is sometimes credited with saying, "the law is reason, free from passion." If this is true, our Roundtable may not have been one of law. Some arguments seem to have been motivated by passion, and not by reason.
I understand one thing about Daniel Joyner's arguments: that he believes that both Christopher Ford and I should bend to his sense of logic. That I cannot do. His academic credentials do not make his line of reasoning any stronger, and his coherence leaves a lot to be desired. Indeed, Professor Joyner's arguments are full of misinterpretations, cherry-picking (an accusation he levels at others), or impenetrable obscurity. Worse, he seemingly attempts to get around salient points by throwing up bewildering arguments. The latest example is to accuse his fellow debaters of not analyzing the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) holistically against the entirety of the text. At this stage of the debate, this is nothing more than a rhetorical trick designed to seed confusion. The arguments brought forward by Ford and I are clear, and appear to be supported by two former IAEA deputy directors general and one former chair of the Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation.
If Daniel Joyner reflects on the CSA more carefully, he will see that it enables the agency to conduct "special inspections," which would give it exceptionally broad authority to go anywhere, see anything, and request access to whatever information it desires. Why would the agency need these powers if the agreement were limited to declared nuclear material? The answer should be evident, however, I strongly predict that Joyner might come up with an answer that fits his own world view. Lest we forget, the Greeks once imagined the heaven as a large dome of bronze onto which the constellations of stars were fixed. The explanation made sense to the Greeks. However, as we now know, it was erroneous.
I believe that the safeguards system, a fundamental pillar of the world's common security, is worthy of a more dignified and informed debate. I disagreed with some of Ford's statements, also. For instance, there is a legitimate debate on whether Article XII(c) in the agency's statute, which mostly deals with noncompliance in respect to IAEA projects, was properly applied in Iran's case — considering that Article 19 of the CSA, which is both more recent and more specific than the statute, envisions a slightly different way to deal with non-compliance. In particular, before the agency submits a report to the Security Council, the Board of Governors must "afford the Government of Iran every reasonable opportunity to furnish the Board with any necessary reassurance" on the application of safeguards. This Roundtable could, for instance, have examined whether Iran was given every reasonable opportunity to resolve issues in 2006. We also could have debated the dynamic among the IAEA and the United Nations (both intergovernmental organizations with a relationship agreement) and Iran (a member state of both bodies). These discussions were lost in favor of a quarrel over a rather simple interpretative issue. Matters of common security deserve, indeed demand, more stringent contemplation than this.
The IAEA applies far more standards in Iran than we have had the chance to cover. From a legal perspective, they appear to have been applied correctly. Practically, as far as Iran is concerned, it does not matter that much. Iran is refusing to allow the IAEA to conclude that all material that should be declared has been declared. This is not the time, if ever there was one, to allow passion to flow freely into a legal debate.
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The Best MPG Truck, Here Are the Options!
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Must be in mind when you think about it. But recent trucks are capable of fuel economy than you expect, particularly for the booming category of smaller, midsize pickups, new compact trucks. Therefore, the diesel engines and hybrid powertrain are quickly proliferating among full-size trucks.
The most fuel-efficient pickups should be determined by the EPA rating. This measuring is the metric for fuel consumption rate. While a number of trucks have massive road mpg, even with massive town mpg, you need to consider other factors. There are compact, midsize, and big-size options with 30mpg on the highway.
The Best MPG Truck
• 2017 Honda Ridgeline
You will notice that there's Honda Ridgeline with a 3.5-liter V6 engine that produces 280 HP and 26 mpg. The truck will tow up to 5,000 pounds which makes the Ridgeline presumably the most all-around truck for everyday use. It starts at around $29,500, but you may keep these for 1-2 years.
• 2013 Toyota Tacoma
The Tacoma equipped with a 2.7-liter inline-four with 25mpg. They have a value of around $14,000 and might go with a manual transmission. Towing goes up to 3,500 pounds and that create around 160 HP. As the best mpg truck for basic hauling and general use, the Tacoma could be a choice. With a full flooring and a trailer, the Tacoma is simple and well reach speeds without breaking a sweat.
The Best MPG Truck • 2015 Ford F-150
You can't go back without an F-150 on this list. The 2015 model comes with smaller Ecoboost engine which makes over 300 HP while managing the low value and tight mpg. F-150s are best-known as the most effective trucks on the market.
The redesigned 2021 Ford F-150 is available with a hybrid powertrain. It routes power through a 10-speed transmission system to the RWD or FWD. as the best mpg truck with rear-wheel drive, the F-150 Hybrid has 25 mpg in the town and 26 mpg on the highway.
• 2016 GMC Canyon
Among the newer cars is the 2016 GMC Canyon. There are two choices, but if you want unimaginable fuel potency, just get the 2.5-liter inline-four engine. It has 200 HP so it won't be breaking any speed records. Combined with RWD, the canyon can come up with EPA 20 mpg in the town and 30 on the highway.
It can tow up to 7,700 pounds, ties with the Colorado. As the best mpg truck, the GMC canyon has been redesigned for the 2021 model year. The new-look includes a larger grille with useful options like corner bed steps and an easy-to-use infotainment system.
The Best MPG Truck • 2015 Dodge RAM 1500 Ecodiesel
The RAM has a 30 MPG economical workhorse with a 240 HP 3.0-liter that higher than the previous. The engines are different which performs drum sander and better. But as another tight MPG truck, it's a solid option. The Ram 1500 is the most snug life-size trucks today. It's a swish ride and a spacious, upmarket interior, and has a vast 12-inch touch-screen.
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• 80s VW Rabbit Truck
This truck may claim to be the most effective truck mpg ever. It's priced around $10,000 which sounds a bit expensive for a truck that from the '80s. But you will get a 1.6-liter four-cylinder with 45 mpg. You may think it's not powerful to haul anything, but as the best mpg truck, the Rabbit has been best-known to tow for 1100 pounds.
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