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Cost of Living vs Quality of Life
Volume XVI, Issue 12
Thursday, March 22, 2018 • Paris, France
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New to our rental pool for a one-year furnished offer is an apartment on rue du Petit Musc (4th). A stone's throw away from the Seine and Ile Saint Louis, this one-bedroom apartment is a small masterpiece of modern and eclectic design set on a 17th-century stage (see nearby Hôtel Fieubert). Fully furnished by the owner, an advertising professional who lived there herself for many years, the apartment is truly a rare find for someone wanting to live the Paris dream for six months to a year.
Complete details are available on our website or by contacting Patty at apartments@adrianleeds.com.
Bonjour French Property Insider Subscriber,
In the last week, I've obtained two enlightening reports:
1. The Quality of Living Report by Mercer: Ongoing research on the practicalities of daily life for expatriate employees and their families forms the basis of their annual ranking of the quality of living in many prevalent assignment locations. See https://www.mercer.com/, watch a special video or download the official infographic.
2. A report by The Economist Intelligence Unit, Worldwide Cost of Living 2018: Which global cities have the highest cost of living? Download the free summary Worldwide Cost of Living report for this year's highlights.
There is a distinctive difference between the cost of living and the quality of life that cost buys. This very discussion took place with clients Wednesday afternoon who are moving from Berlin to Paris, after having lived in the U.S. and other European cities.
Taxation is a BIG topic, as everyone is concerned with taxes as a major cost of living, but the question is: what do those taxes buy? If the taxes supplement other out-of-pocket expenses and increase the quality of life, then the trade-off is worth a serious look.
Those of us living in France permanently know the cost of high taxation, but we also know the benefits. We've made the choice to pay the price for a high quality of life.
According to Mercer's Quality of Living Report, Vienna Austria ranked first, with Paris ranking 39th. Vienna came up as first for the ninth time in a row. Remember that this ranking has to do with a destination as attractive for expatriates on assignment. Therefore, the viewpoint is skewed by a city's economic and political stability, as well as infrastructure, recreational facilities and housing, primarily for business purposes.
"Factors such as climate, disease and sanitation standards, ease of communications, and physical remoteness can often affect the success of a foreign assignment. Moreover, the local political and social environment, political violence, and crime may give rise to potentially uncomfortable, inconvenient, or even dangerous situations. To encourage mobility, reliable information is needed to help calculate fair, consistent expatriate compensation for hardship locations."
This year, Mercer reported a separate ranking on City Sanitation, "which analyses cities' waste removal and sewage infrastructure, levels of infectious disease, air pollution, water availability and quality -- all important aspects of a city's attractiveness for both talent and businesses. Honolulu tops the City Sanitation ranking, followed by Helsinki and Ottawa in joint second, whereas Dhaka and Port au Prince fill the bottom places.
In all honesty, I'm not so sure that using Mercer's report is a fair basis for evaluating a true "quality of life" for the average expat. There is intrinsic value that cannot be measured. For example, there is not a city on the list I'd personally say was as beautiful as Paris -- an asset that we live with every waking minute of every day. I'm sure some of you might argue this, as it's totally subjective, but would I give that up for cleaner streets? Probably not.
Here are the top 50 on Mercer's Quality of Living Report -- and there are some pretty important and highly desirable cities at the bottom!:
1 Vienna Austria
2 Zürich Switzerland
3 Auckland New Zealand
4 Munich Germany
5 Vancouver Canada
6 Düsseldorf Germany
7 Frankfurt Germany
8 Geneva Switzerland
12 Amsterdam Netherlands
13 Berlin Germany
14 Bern Switzerland
15 Wellington New Zealand
16 Melbourne Australia
17 Toronto Canada
18 Luxembourg Luxembourg
19 Ottawa Canada
20 Hamburg Germany
21 Perth Australia
22 Montreal Canada
23 Stockholm Sweden
24 Nurnberg Germany
25 Singapore Singapore
26 Oslo Norway
27 Brussels Belgium
28 Stuttgart Germany
29 Adelaide Australia
30 Canberra Australia
31 San Francisco, CA United States
32 Helsinki Finland
33 Calgary Canada
34 Dublin Ireland
35 Boston, MA United States
36 Honolulu, HI United States
37 Brisbane Australia
38 Lisbon Portugal
39 Paris France
40 Lyon France
41 London United Kingdom
42 Milan Italy
43 Barcelona Spain
44 Seattle, WA United States
45 New York, NY United States
46 Edinburgh United Kingdom
47 Chicago, IL United States
48 Washington, DC United States
49 Madrid Spain
50 Tokyo Japan
In terms of Cost of Living 2018, as reported by The Economist, Singapore remains the most expensive city in the world, after Paris as second (!), comparing more than 400 individual prices across over 150 products and services. This is their basis of their ranking of the world's major cities by cost of living.
Paris is the only euro area city in the top ten. According to the report, only alcohol, transport and tobacco offer value for money compared with other European cities. (Funny...what if you don't smoke and you don't drive in Paris?) Keep in mind that currency fluctuations are a major cause for changes in the rankings. "In the past year a number of markets have seen significant currency movements, which have in many cases countered the impact of domestic price changes."
See The Economist's analysis of France online:
"La République en marche, the party of the centrist president, Emmanuel Macron, has a comfortable majority in the National Assembly, along with its ally, the Mouvement démocrate. Mr Macron is therefore well placed to implement plans to reform the social welfare system, amend immigration laws and simplify the complex fiscal compact. On the international scene Mr Macron will focus on bolstering his status as a champion of the fight against climate change and revive the Franco-German partnership."
Let's go back to this idea of questioning Cost of Living vs Quality of Living. According to these two reports, Paris is neither cost effective nor provides a high quality of life...to which I would disagree!
So, can you explain why so many Americans are moving here right now...and not just from the U.S., but from other cities around the globe? If it's not because of low cost of living or high quality of life, then do we have Emmanuel Macron's open arm policy to thank? Or Donald Trump's closed arm policy...or both?
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Inside these famous 15th-century half-timbered houses (which were two combined to make one apartment building), the hallways have been modernized and an elevator added. The apartment, a studio of a mere 15 square meters (161.5 square feet) on the second floor (European, therefore two flights up), has exposed beams and half-timbered walls.
Completely transformed only three years ago by Interior Architect Martine di Mattéo, this "bijou" lacks nothing and while furnished contemporary in style, is still oozing with old-world charm. Located on the second floor of this centuries-old building (yes, with an elevator!) just steps from the Hôtel de Ville and the River Seine, it has one big window overlooking the courtyard (quiet and peaceful), beautiful exposed beams and every amenity you would need or want for a few days, weeks, months or a lifetime.
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Military, Referrals
Matching Referral Enrollments with Donations to the National Military Family Association
Posted on November 3, 2015 July 3, 2018 by csadmin
Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education and corporate training, is challenging its nationwide network of referrers to help with the school's fourth annual donation to the National Military Family Association's Operation Purple® program. Members of Career Step's referral network will determine the amount Career Step donates—the school will donate $50 for every student who enrolls in the month of November through a referral.
"The individuals who make up our referral network are amazing; they really are the boots on the ground in our efforts to tell others about the education opportunities Career Step offers," said Vonda Andrews, Career Step Referral Program Manager. "We sincerely appreciate their efforts, and because many of them have close ties to the military, we look forward every year to this opportunity to make each referral matter a bit more. We are a privileged to be able to give back to such a great cause that supports and lifts military children and families."
Career Step's donation to the National Military Family Association has been designated for the Operation Purple® program, which during 2015 hosted more than 2,700 campers in their summer camps, about 400 participants in four Operation Purple Family Retreats® and another 320 participants in their Operation Purple Healing Adventures®. These programs focus on helping military families cope with the stress of deployment, homecoming and injuries by providing opportunities to connect with others in similar situations, learn proven communication techniques and make positive memories.
"Career Step is deeply committed to serving the military community and has trained over 15,000 military spouses and service members throughout our company's history," said Tim Reynolds, Career Step Military Liaison. "Our efforts usually focus on supporting education and career efforts such as MyCAA education funding or the Military Spouse Employment Partnership. We look forward to this donation to the Operation Purple® program each year as it broadens our scope and allows us to help in a way that is even more personal and close to home for those who give so much in the service of our country."
Career Step's referral program offers resources and incentives for those interested in telling others about Career Step's career-training programs. In celebration of November as National Military Appreciation Month, Career Step will be donating $50 for every referred student who enrolls in the month of November in addition to paying the normal bonus to the referrer. Career Step hopes to beat last year's donation of $5,000.
To learn more about the Career Step Referral Rewards program and how you can participate, visit CareerStep.com/promote.
Career Step, an online provider of career-focused healthcare education and corporate training, has trained over 100,000 students, has more than 150 partnerships with colleges and universities nationwide, and has educated more than 8,000 health information professionals through its Corporate Training Division. Career Step provides training for several of the largest and most respected healthcare employers in the nation and is committed to helping students and corporate employees alike gain the skills they need to be successful in the workplace, improving lives and business results through education. More information can be found at www.careerstep.com or 1-800-246-7836.
About National Military Family Association
The National Military Family Association is the leading nonprofit dedicated to serving the families who stand behind the uniform. Since 1969, NMFA has worked to strengthen and protect millions of families through its advocacy and programs. They provide spouse scholarships, camps for military kids, and retreats for families reconnecting after deployment and for the families of the wounded, ill, or injured. NMFA serves the families of the currently serving, retired, wounded or fallen members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA. To get involved or to learn more, visit www.MilitaryFamily.org.
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'America's Got Talent' is NBC's latest disaster
December 9, 2019 | 6:45am
In this episode, NBC has yet another PR crisis on its hands with Gabrielle Union's recent accusations of racism at "America's Got Talent."
Cardi B blames Offset's questionable DMs on being hacked and Emma Stone's engagement ring underwhelms.
Here's what we know so far about the drama with "America's Got Talent."
Union and NBC both said last Wednesday that they have had a "productive" first conversation on her firing from the show and her allegations that she was removed over her complaints about racism and other troubling on-set behavior.
Julianne Hough also departed the competition series with Union in November.
Union was fired as a judge after she reportedly complained to producers about a Korean joke allegedly made by guest star Jay Leno — and was distraught to get notes that her hair was "too black," according to Variety.
Union had also complained of other behavior, such as judge-producer Simon Cowell's smoking on the indoor set, Variety reported.
Both Simon Cowell's company Syco is arming itself with lawyers.
And former celeb judges like Sharon Osborne and Howard Stern, are chiming in on the scandal.
Cardi B takes Offset's side
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Cardi B is coming to her husband's defense after he was accused of hitting on Tekashi 6ix9ine's girlfriend, Jade.
Last week, Jade, who has been dating the "Gummo" rapper while he's been locked up, posted a video to Instagram of a message allegedly sent by Offset.
"I miss you fr (for real)," it read.
After the message blew up on social media, Cardi was quick to defend her man, posting a series of videos claiming Offset had been hacked.
Emma Stone's a fan of "SNL"
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"La La Land" star Emma Stone just got engaged to "SNL" writer and segment director Dave McCary. The pair met in 2016 when Stone hosted the show.
Now, they aren't the only couple to find love in Studio 8H. Ben Affleck dated "SNL" producer Lindsay Shookus, Pete Davidson is dating nearly everyone in Hollywood, and Scarlett Johanson is engaged to marry Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost.
Is SNL a breeding ground for new romance?
From the Vault: A-Rod's awk Art Basel
Back in 2007, Alex Rodriguez was still a Yankee and not yet an art collector. He was spotted at Art Basel that year and had a 'weird' morning the next day after ditching his then-pregnant wife Cynthia Scurtis.
There are signs the Art Basel convention in Miami, which attracts hordes of celebrities with no actual interest in art, has jumped the shark. As socialite Helen Lee Schifter observed, the convention is filled with "jaded johns and art tarts who mock the whole experience" as well as "lime green polyester, fanny packs and flip-flops, just like Disney World." Among the noncollectors was Yankee Alex Rodriguez, who left his pregnant wife, Cynthia, home to party with Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson. The next day, the couple went to Nobu and "had a two-hour dinner and didn't say a word to each other," our spy said. "Not one word. It was weird."
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Q: How do I write this query in Django How would I write the following SQL query in Django.
SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM accounts_transactions
LEFT JOIN accounts_notes
ON accounts_notes.accounts_core_id = accounts_transactions.accounts_core_id
WHERE email_status='clicked' AND email_template_id IS NOT NULL
AND accounts_transactions.creation_date >= accounts_notes.creation_date
AND accounts_transactions.creation_date <= accounts_notes.creation_date + INTERVAL 7 DAY;

The way the models are structured are.
Account(model):
    id

AccountTransactions(model):
    creation_date
    account_core_id = Account

AccountNote(model):
    account_core_id = Account
    creation_date
    email_status
    email_template

The query works fine but I can't seem to figure out how to do write this in django. Reading about prefetch related, but I don't see how I do it, since there is no direct one to connection between note and transcation.
Update: SOLUTION
queryset = AccountTransaction.objects.filter(
            account__note__email_template__isnull=False,
            account__note__email_status='clicked',
            creation_time__gte=F('account__note__creation_time'),
            creation_time__lte=F(
                'account__note__creation_time') + timedelta(days=7)
        )

A: Use .raw() to write sql query.
queryset = AccountTransaction.objects.raw("Sql query here")

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Q: Jar is perfectly running when run via UNIX Script, but gives Null pointer when run via Crons I am facing a strange issue , that I am able to run my jar perfectly fine when directly running through UNIX script, but when same UNIX script is triggered via crons it gives me error.
My UNIX scirpt is something like this : myUnix.ksh
/path/to/java -jar /some/path/to/myJar.jar runTimeArgumentPathToMypropertyFile

The above code if run via UNIX command : bash /path/to/my/script/myUnix.ksh runs perfectly fine.
But when I trigger the script via crons for ex : 9 10 * * * bash /path/to/my/script/myUnix.ksh
it gives me Null pointer exception.
My code use property file to load certain configurable Items, the path to which I pass as run time argument.
The line which gives me null pointer exception is where my code access property file values. Its gives me no File Not found exception. so it seems my code has found the file and loaded it too.
Upon debugging I found that my property object has no key value pairs when run via crons. I have checked permission of all files involved in this process as 0777. Still not got solution.
here is the code which I used to load the properties file :
/**
 * Used to initialise PM repository
 * @param keyNotCaseSensitive
 * @param absolutePathToMasterFile
 * @param filter
 * @throws GLDUtilException
 */
public static void initialize(boolean keyNotCaseSensitive, String absolutePathToMasterFile, String filter) throws GLDUtilException{
    if(!initialized){
        Map<String, String> mapOfFiles = GenParser.generateMapUsingPropertyFile(keyNotCaseSensitive, absolutePathToMasterFile);
        map= new LinkedHashMap<String, PropertyMap>();
        listOfPropertyMapNames= new ArrayList<String>();

        if(filter!=null){
            if(keyNotCaseSensitive){
                filter= filter.toUpperCase();
            }
            String[] fl = filter.split(UtilConstants.COMMA);
            Set<String> set = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(fl));
            for(String key : mapOfFiles.keySet()){
                for(String flt: set){
                    if(keyNotCaseSensitive){
                        key=key.toUpperCase();
                    }
                    if(key.contains(flt.trim())){
                        PropertyMap pm = new PropertyMap(keyNotCaseSensitive, key, mapOfFiles.get(key));
                        map.put(key, pm);
                        listOfPropertyMapNames.add(key);
                    }
                }
            }
        }else{
            for(String key : mapOfFiles.keySet()){
                PropertyMap pm = new PropertyMap(keyNotCaseSensitive, key, mapOfFiles.get(key));
                map.put(key, pm);
                listOfPropertyMapNames.add(key);
            }
        }
        PMRepo.keyNotCaseSensitive=keyNotCaseSensitive;
        PMRepo.initialized=true;
    }
}

And generic parser :
    /**
 *
 * @param keyNotCaseSensitive
 * @param absolutePathToFile
 * @return
 * @throws GLDUtilException
 *             UtilConstants.ERR0001,ERR0002
 */
public static Map<String, String> generateMapUsingPropertyFile(boolean keyNotCaseSensitive,String absolutePathToFile) throws GLDUtilException {
    Scanner fileScanner=null;
    try {
        fileScanner = new Scanner(new File(absolutePathToFile));
        Map<String, String> result = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
        while(fileScanner.hasNextLine()){
            String line = fileScanner.nextLine();
            if(line.contains(UtilConstants.EQ)){
                String[] pair =line.split(UtilConstants.EQ);
                                    System.out.println(line);
                if(keyNotCaseSensitive){
                    result.put(pair[0].trim().toUpperCase(), pair[1].trim());
                }else{
                    result.put(pair[0].trim(), pair[1].trim());
                }

            }
        }
        return result;
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
        throw new GLDUtilException(MessageFormat.format(UtilConstants.ERR0001, absolutePathToFile), e);
    }finally{
        if(fileScanner!=null){
            fileScanner.close();
        }
    }

}

Any direction or has somebody faces similar issue?

A: You need to be clear about the user context your code is running in. I suppose your cron is running within a different user context than your script.

A: I figured it out.
the issue was with the Scanner, in the generic parser.
I simply replaced the Scanner
public static Map<String, String> generateMapUsingPropertyFile(boolean keyNotCaseSensitive,String absolutePathToFile) throws GLDUtilException {
    Scanner fileScanner=null;
    try {
        fileScanner = new Scanner(new File(absolutePathToFile));
        Map<String, String> result = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
        while(fileScanner.hasNextLine()){

With BufferedReader like this :
public static Map<String, String> generateMapUsingPropertyFile(boolean keyNotCaseSensitive,String absolutePathToFile) throws GLDUtilException {
    BufferedReader br =null
    try {
        br= new BufferedReader (new FileReader(absolutePathToFile));
        Map<String, String> result = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
        String line =null;
        while((line=br.readLine())){

It worked, I don't know why , but it worked.


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Die-Cut Urethane Gaskets for Harsh Environments
By [email protected] on August 20, 2015
Interstate Specialty Products die cuts custom gaskets made of cast urethanes for applications that require resistance to abrasion, cracking, flexing, impact, tear, and heavy loads. Examples of these strong but versatile materials include cast urethane sheets from PSI Urethanes, Inc. Die-cut urethane gaskets are available in a wide range of durometers, and remain stable under harsh environmental conditions.
Material Properties of Die-Cut Urethane Gaskets
Cast urethane gaskets are available in formulations that are as soft as a marshmallow or as hard as a bowling ball. These die cut gaskets remain flexible at low temperatures, and can withstand sudden temperature decreases without cracking. They also remain stable at temperatures as high as 250° F, and won't swell or deteriorate in water. Gaskets made of die cut urethanes also resist many oils, greases, and chemicals.
Advantages of Die-Cut Urethane Gaskets
Cast urethanes last longer than other materials when severe abrasion is a factor. Unlike conventional plastics, cast urethanes remain elastic. Unlike traditional elastomers, they remain resilient even in harder formulations. Die-cut gaskets made from cast urethane sheets also resist the cracking and hardening that's associated with rubber and plastic. This allows the use of thinner sections to withstand repeated flexing.
Applications for Die-Cut Urethane Gaskets
Die-cut urethane gaskets are ideal for critical wear applications, and can even outlast metal parts. For applications such as wear strips, formulations with a low coefficient of friction are available. With their high load bearing capacity, die cut urethane parts are also ideal for wheels, couplings, machine mounts, and shock pads. For shock absorption, cast urethanes are available with a range of rebound values.
Cast Urethane Die Cutting for Custom Gaskets
Are cast urethane gaskets right for your most demanding applications? Interstate Specialty Products die cuts cast urethane sheets that are made without the use of any wax base, and that support bonding to metal, wood, and most plastics. Die-cut gaskets from Interstate meet tight tolerances, too. To learn more about cast urethane die cutting for custom gaskets, contact us on-line or call (800) 984-1811.
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Game Bias' 15 Greatest Shooters List — #15-11
Note: You can read the introduction to this list here.
15. Earth Defense Force 2017 (2006)
With its over-the-top voice-overs, extremely crude weapon/health/armor icons, and ridiculous physics, Earth Defense Force 2017 could be written off as a joke. Yet there are few games that match this 3D third-person shooter's emphasis on scale as you face hordes of gigantic ants, spiders, and walking robots. Developer Sandlot shows there can be a fine line between being in awe and not taking something seriously: as you eliminate flying drone after flying drone in one level, the screen shakes so violently that you can barely see what's happening. Never has the urge to laugh been so married to spectacle in video games.
14. Stargate (1981)
Also known as Defender 2, Stargate doesn't get as much attention as its predecessor Defender, but it's the better game by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar. Although you still fly left and right in Stargate to stop alien ships from abducting humans, the drama is higher with the very first stage, thanks to a greater variety of enemies and the inclusion of a volcano that spits bits of lava that you must avoid as you suicidally zip toward and away from pesky targets. This sequel also gives the player more help with the titular portal, which teleports you to the nearest threat to humanity, and a temporary cloaking ability. But the standout aspect to both Stargate and Defender is the devastating audiovisual punch of the protagonist's weapon. It's almost offensive how loud this game gets as you launch line after line of concentrated fire. The irony is the ease with which your foes can slip through the narrow passages between these shots, even though you could swear from all the noise and visual punctuation that you should be invincible.
13. Gradius (1985)
Director Hiroyasu Machiguchi led a reinvention of genre with the power-up system of Gradius, laying the foundation for many good horizontal and vertical shooters (including Life Force, another Machiguchi game under Konami). Yet there is one thing the children of Gradius usually don't reproduce: the sense of exploration and space in sections where you can fly up or down to make the screen shift vertically as you continue to advance horizontally through narrow channels. And while Gradius can seem ridiculously unbalanced when you die and lose speed, a shield, lazers, and whatever else you collected, the music by Miki Higashino is hopeful (in stark contrast to the nerve-wracking theme in Xevious), suggesting that another try after failure can result in heroism.
12. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014)
As much of a horror game as it is a shooter, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is the definitive edition of designer Edmund McMillen's Freudian nightmare of a maniacal mother, excrement-filled rooms, and an uncaring God. McMillen evokes The Legend of Zelda in his presentation of a seemingly neverending dungeon full of random power-ups that deform as much as empower the tearful boy protagonist. The various elements that could offend, particularly the levels that put you inside a womb, reflect an abusive history where fear and hatred, not comfort and love, are compellingly tied to every aspect of the woman — an unflinching view of hell from the eyes of a child.
11. Sin and Punishment: Star Successor (2009)
This effort from developer Treasure is the ultimate rail shooter experience. Unlike most rail shooters, which automatically scroll the player from one shooting gallery to the next, Sin and Punishment: Star Successor allows you to move an avatar on any part of the screen as you shoot, slash, and evade your way through an incredible assortment of enemies and threats. Whether you are flying through a city upside down or trying to survive a six-part boss, the sense of breathlessness in Sin and Punishment: Star Successor is unparalleled.
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"Malaya The Unicorn Magic Land" is a tale of friendship, adventure, and magic! You will love Malaya, a unicorn who manages to sustain love and courage despite the horrors of abuse inflicted from other unicorns. A unicorn that transforms her life dramatically when she discovers a mysterious power she possess. Join us on a journey to new surroundings where hope and love are the guiding forces. Malaya encounters new places and fights creepy crawling walking creatures on her way home. Will the obstacles the she face become too much to bear? Will her courage take her down a road of self-destruction?


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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) internal audit function provides the President, senior officials and agency managers with an independent capability to perform audits of the resources, systems, processes, structures and operational tasks of the CFIA. It helps the CFIA accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to assessing and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes.
The Chief Audit Executive is accountable to CFIA's President, who is a member of CFIA's Audit Committee. All internal audit findings and recommendations are reported to the Audit Committee, and all audits must be carried out in accordance with federal policy and legislative requirements, including the 2012 Policy on Internal Audit and the 2006 Federal Accountability Act.
CFIA internal audit projects are identified through an annual and multi-year risk-based audit planning process. These plans are submitted to the Audit Committee for review and recommendation to the President for approval.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducted an internal audit of contracting for contracts issued from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012. The objectives of this audit were to provide assurance that the CFIA contracting control framework is adequate to ensure that contracts are issued in compliance with Government of Canada regulations, policies and procedures, and assess the extent to which activities undertaken support an efficient contracting process.
Key Finding
The CFIA has a contracting control framework in place and it is adequate to ensure that contracts are issued in compliance with Government of Canada regulations, policies and procedures with some exceptions. Opportunities to strengthen the control framework were identified during the audit. The audit also identified opportunities to enhance the efficiency of the contracting process.
In general, documented roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures, training and guidance, advisory services, monitoring and review for procurement and contracting are in place. Audit examination covering the past two fiscal years indicated that contract files were generally in compliance with contracting regulations, policies and procedures, and were appropriately authorized, documented and reviewed by supervisors.
While contract processing is functioning well in many respects, there are opportunities for improvement in certain areas. The audit noted that Contracting and Procurement Policy Division (CPPD) is developing a planning process, including obtaining input from branches regarding their upcoming procurement needs, in order to better anticipate and plan workload requirements. Improved planning would be beneficial to CPPD enabling it to provide more consistent timely service to its clients throughout the year.
The report includes five recommendations to address areas where improvements are required. Management agrees with the recommendations and its response indicates its commitment to take action.
Complete report:
Audit of Contracting Report
Management Response and Action Plan


A module of my Master's program is to conduct a scientific or application-oriented project. After some consideration I decided to develop a cross-platform game with libGDX and Google Play Game Services. The game is called Secludedness and the the source code can be found on github. With this post I want to give you a brief insight into the project. In the coming weeks I will post new information and go into more details. So please stay tuned!


Amber Diez gave birth to twins using HypnoBirthing and called it her easiest delivery.
(CNN) -- Instead of contractions, they're called surges. And don't call it labor, it's birthing. When the discomfort of childbirth kicks in, it's pressure -- not pain.
The philosophy behind HypnoBirthing is to remove the fear of giving birth, its practitioners say. They believe that by training themselves to calm their body and mind to a state of self-hypnosis, they can reduce pain and discomfort.
It's another trend in birthing that gives women the opportunity to prepare for childbirth such as Lamaze classes, yoga and the Bradley method.
While it's unclear how many women deliver babies using HypnoBirthing, it's institute says there are about 1,400 practitioners in the United States who train pregnant women to use the methods.
Moms who've taken HypnoBirthing classes give birth at hospitals. Some choose to get pain medication, epidurals or cesarean sections. Others elect to give birth at home. The point of HypnoBirthing is that giving birth is natural and can be done with less anxiety, its practitioners say.
It does not promise pain-free childbirth.
"The difference is that we're saying let us teach you what happens within the body," said Marie Mongan, a hypnotherapist who founded the HypnoBirthing Institute. "What we're doing is educating them about what is happening within the body."
August is typically the busiest month for childbirths, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
A handful of hospitals such as the Cleveland Clinic and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center offer HypnoBirthing training. These classes are usually offered along with a variety of other childbirth preparation courses.
Mongan said HypnoBirthing's popularity has increased mostly because of word of mouth among moms and pregnant Hollywood celebrities. Actresses such as Jessica Alba and Tiffani Thiessen, and model Miranda Kerr have talked about the pre-birthing techniques that rely on deep relaxation.
"There are ever so many more practitioners who want to become involved at this point," said Mongan. "We're 100 over where we were last year in people coming in wanting to teach HypnoBirthing. It seems to be everywhere. We're getting a lot more media interest, celebrity interest."
Unlike the stereotype, in HypnoBirthing, nobody swings a pocket watch back and forth to lull a mother to sleep during labor.
The mothers stay awake during the process, but train themselves to calm down so they may appear as if they're sleeping. Some use instrumental music, rhythms and affirmations. They are encouraged to visualize a relaxed place or a goal like cuddling with their newborn.
"It's like a self-hypnosis," said Joyce Poplar, a perinatal educator who teaches at Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital. "They're in a deep, relaxed, limp state. Every single woman is imagining something different -- whether it's a place in their mind, an outdoor place such as a beach scene. It's feeling it, being aware of it and having a sensory perception on that beach scene, smelling the salt in the air, hearing the seagulls. They're completely there in a trance-like state."
They also learn breathing techniques.
"The body knows how to birth the baby, just like it knew how to grow that baby for nine months," Poplar said. "I'm teaching the moms the skills to listen to their bodies and the power of the uterus to do the work."
HypnoBirth instructors say the methods reduce pain that stems from apprehension and anxiety about giving birth.
Melanie Johnson used HypnoBirthing to help her give birth to her daughter, Elise.
"We really focus on relaxation, releasing all the fears that moms have when they're having birth," Poplar said. "We're getting rid of the fears, memories, experiences, or the mistaken belief they might have had, so they can move forward with natural childbirth."
Melanie Johnson of Hudson, Ohio, had heard plenty of horror stories about labor.
"Everyone wants to inflate the negativity of birth, comparing who had it the worst," she said.
That's why HypnoBirthers use a different vocabulary. But does changing some words and teaching relaxation techniques really result in a different type of labor?
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists referred CNN.com to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Dr. Craig M. Palmer, the society's chair of the committee on obstetrical anesthesia, said he wasn't familiar with HypnoBirthing, but noted it could be a useful technique.
"Any sort of childbirth prep that a mother will undergo is useful from a medical and anesthesiologist's point," said Palmer, a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson, Arizona. "The more prepared you are for labor, the more positive your outcome. As an anesthesiologist, any technique that improves patients' mental focus and state of mind is a good thing."
Amber Diez cuddles with her twin babies, Olivia and David Diez, after giving birth.
When Amber Diez, a mother of four from Pembroke Pines, Florida, was pregnant with her first child, she was told by her instructor, "This is going to be the worst pain in your life."
"It was the worst pain in my life," said Diez, who was in labor for 12 hours. "I was scared and nervous."
For her second pregnancy, she carried twins and dreaded childbirth. So her doula gave her HypnoBirthing CDs. At first, Diez scoffed at what she called, "weird-sounding, hippie stuff." Her family poked fun at the CDs and pretended to fall fast asleep from hypnosis.
Diez listened to the CDs every night for a few weeks. When she went into labor for her twins, she found herself relaxed.
"When you're not scared of it, you're able to focus on your body to do what it's made to do," Diez said. "When you're not afraid, you don't experience as much pain as someone else would."
Women who have tried HypnoBirthing say there is pain, but it wasn't unbearable.
"At the end of labor, right before they're about to come out, I did experience pain," Diez said. "It was right at the end. I felt like I trusted my body."
Johnson took HypnoBirthing courses because she wanted to give birth without drugs.
When she felt the contractions, she serenely listened to Bach and Beethoven on her iPod and focused on her breathing techniques. Every time she felt a contraction she focused on her breathing.
"I visualized the goal on a surge-by-surge basis," Johnson said. "You're visualizing what you've got to do to get through the surge."
When she screamed "ow," her doula coaxed her into a rhythmic ohm.
"I did feel pain, but it wasn't intolerable," Johnson said. "I knew if I could get through this one, I could get through the next one. I could restore energy between each surge."
After 14 hours of labor at home and eight hours at the hospital, Johnson gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Elise.
"It wasn't easy by any stretch," she said. "They don't say there is no pain. The pain is going to be different for every woman. HypnoBirthing doesn't say you don't have pain. It gets you in a mode where you can endure it."


More than 1,100 volunteers came together in service on Saturday, Aug. 25 to help fellow neighbors as part of United Way of Central Carolinas' Union County Day of Caring.
Now in its 26th year, the event illustrates the power of uniting volunteers, organizations and resources to make a difference in our community. Volunteer teams from companies, schools, churches and civic groups – 126 teams in all – joined at Wingate University's Irwin Belk Stadium for an early morning community rally and breakfast before heading to 121 projects throughout Union County.
Teams included Wingate University students and staff (356 volunteers), Carolinas HealthCare System Union/Atrium Health (131), Union County Public Schools (125), ATI Specialty Materials (90), Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Plastics Division (60), Union County Government (51), UTC Aerospace Systems (30) and Goulston Technologies (20).
Many of the volunteer projects involved outdoor tasks and home repair for elderly neighbors who are unable to do the work themselves.
United Way has 18 community partners in Union County focused on improving the education, health and financial stability of every person in the community.
The Day of Caring event traditionally has served as the launch for United Way's campaign season. Over the years, the annual event has grown into a county-wide celebration of neighbors helping neighbors.
In the past 11 years, more than 13,000 volunteers have given their time, talents and commitment to provide neighbors in need with a little extra help.
View more photos of this year's Union County Day of Caring here.


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Q: php file_get_contents() using it within the child file Bit strange this, but ideally I want to do something within my index page like:

file_get_contents("file1.php");

then within file1.php I want to get contents of file2.php

file_get_contents("file2.php");

So obviously when index is calling file1 this works, but when file1 is calling file2 it gets the files contents but it's not executing any php that's withiin file2.
Should also mention the reason I'm not using includes is becuase the files are being called remotely.
Any suggestions?
Cheers
Shane

A: file_get_contents is to get a file's content as a string, so no code is executed.
If you want to call to execution a file from within another you must do an include/include_once or require/require_once, look here to see the differences.
This also works on remote files as long as you set the allow_url_include setting to true in php.ini and you use php >= 5.2.0 according to docs

A: You must use include() or require(), file_get_contents gets content without parsing. Or eval() but it is bad idea.


What could be better than to be in Turkey while the country was doing so brilliantly in the World Cup!
I café-hopped from port to port on a wonderful boat. It was a joy. Even when the Turks finally lost to Brazil they were incredibly good natured about it.
'Ah well, we got much further than we expected,' one man said to me.
Sailing in southern Turkey is hard to beat - but it does depend how you do it.
My wonderful week at sea was arranged by American friends of mine.
I thought that the southern coast of Turkey had been ruined since the only other time I came here in August 1968. Lots of parts have been ruined by the insatiable appetite of northern Europeans for cheap holidays in the sun.
Bodrum, a lovely little seaport where we stayed back then, is now filled with trashy pubs where young Brits and others drink too much. But it remains beautiful.
Marmaris, a fishing village levelled by an earthquake in 1957, is now the principal tourist resort along the southern coast; Kusadasi and Antalya have been taken over by Russians.
But there are huge stretches of the coastline which are still completely unspoiled and are best seen by boat. And that, rather than jammed ports and noisy discos, was what we were after. There are boats and boats and boats plying along the southern Turkish coast. Most are gulets, a distinctive Turkish type - beamy, with a high poop deck, with tall masts on which the sails are rarely set.
I went on one back in the early Nineties; my principal memory is of the rather bad-tempered captain who sashayed around all day long in nothing but a G-string. Not madly attractive.
But even that was better than the boat on which friends of mine booked cabins through a popular London travel agent.
They found themselves sharing a dirty, overcrowded gulet with a gang of British lager louts who wanted only to throw their empty beer cans into the sea by day and tie up near to the noisiest discos in the hottest ports by night. An invitation to suicide.
Very unlike the trip I have just made. In fact, apart from the excellent Turkish crew and delicious food, this was an all-American escapade.
We were on a charter boat called Sea Fox which, at 30 metres long by eight in the beam, is pretty large.
She was built in 1998 in Antalya, but by a Bodrum designer. That's very important, stressed her new owner, Betsy Haskell, because the kings of Turkish boat builders are all from Bodrum.
Betsy is rather exotic - the sort of person who should be jumping straight out of the pages of a novel. She is a southern American blonde, a Raymond Chandler type, who ran her own hotel in Tblisi, the capital of Georgia, for eight years.
It was known as 'Betsy's' and was where all travelling Americans hung out. For years it was safe from the Georgian mafia but then crime got worse and Betsy decided to move on.
She had made a couple of 'blue voyages' in southern Turkey and in 2000 met a gulet captain called Mehmet Ali Satilmaz, known as Kaptan Ali. They liked each other and decided to go into the boating business together.
After six months searching - she for a beautiful small boat, he for a monster - they found Sea Fox, a compromise but still a pretty damn big boat, costing much more than she expected.
They ripped out the insides, reducing the number of cabins (thank goodness, because there is nothing worse than an overcrowded boat in the heat) to six doubles, each with its own bathroom.
Or you could just elbow your way to the stern. For the stern is where you'll find the master stateroom. It's as wide as the boat and has two double beds, and windows that open over the wake of the ship - quite a playroom.
Midship there is a large interior saloon, with television, and above the stern there is a poop you could think of playing tennis on if it did not also have two dining tables at which we had most of our meals.
Sea Fox even has her own Turkish bath under the fore mast. We used this just once - it is fun but I have to confess I am not sure it is the best use of space on board. I would have preferred the area to have been divided between the cabins.
In Dalyan we had lunch in the garden of a café on the river bank and watched the Turkey-Senegal match.
The Turkish victory gave me almost as much pleasure as it did all those young villagers who immediately careered around the streets in pickup trucks, shouting for joy and waving huge Turkish flags.
My wife was happy too. She found a perfect shop in which a young English woman and her Turkish boyfriend sold rather good clothes made in Nepal - he apparently journeyed there every few months.
Throughout the trip we were constantly impressed with how incredibly nice and even tempered the Turks all were.


Unless you've been in outer space the past few years, you already know what's going on in cyberspace! As the number of small businesses grows each year, so does the number of company websites. Chances are, your biz already has a website (or the idea for one). It may attract lots of visitors.
Unless you've engraved your specific URL on customers' foreheads, you face the big task of driving traffic to your site. Need a bright idea to help? Start an online newsletter!
Publishing a newsletter on the Internet can daunt even the most enthusiastic entrepreneur, but it's worth considering. Even if you already publish a newsletter the old-fashioned way, consider the pros and cons of online versus traditional distribution.
Traditional: You can rely on layout and color to beef up your newsletter. Paper goes home with people.
Online: Since newsletters sent via email don't give you much opportunity to control the design, your words have to sparkle! (Even though technically you can add colored fonts, and include graphic images in your emailed newsletter, keep in mind that a lot of your recipients just won't see the fancy stuff you put in -- in fact, what's received could look like a big mess to some. So you might want to just play it straight, and let the message carry the ball.) But, with an online newsletter, you can produce up-to-the-minute information, and distribution becomes a virtual piece of cake.
Basically, an online newsletter sets out to accomplish everything a regular newsletter does. It creates awareness about your business, reinforces your identity, distributes information, and advertises your biz. And by using it in connection with your website, it can also prompt people to go to your website. Bingo!
Unless people (like your Mom!) bookmark your site specifically, they may visit once, then forget about it, intoxicated by so many new sites. But by sending a newsletter, you remind them to "Come again!" -- and that your website is changing, growing, adding new reasons to visit.
One Idea Cafe regular we know of has reaped remarkable success from his online newsletter. Robert Middleton, a Bay Area marketing consultant specializing in service businesses, publishes by email his weekly "Action Plan Marketing Newsletter."
"It takes about an hour of my time every week to write it, edit it, and distribute it," he told us. From that hour, he yields about one new prospect every week from either his newsletter, website, or both.
More Benefits to Readers -- and You!
Flexibility. By sending your newsletter electronically, you allow people the choice of reading it online or printing it out. You may get good word of mouth this way too -- most people are more likely to cut and paste something they read electronically and pass it on via email than to clip paper and spend a stamp.
Reference source. On your website, you can give users easy access to the newsletter's back issues. (Robert Middleton does this sometimes, and he's built up a wealth of useful content on his website.) After you create each issue of your online newsletter, just post it to an archive on your webpage. An archive makes a good reference source for your biz and lets new visitors browse past issues to see if they want to subscribe.
Sponsorships! If your online newsletter takes off and accrues a large following, another benefit enters the realm of possibilities -- Sponsors. How? By publishing an online newsletter, your site gets more traffic, and high traffic may get sponsors or advertisers interested in your site (particularly if you have a hard-to-reach market). Maybe they'll pay for visibility, or exchange goods, services, or hypertext links. This may not happen right away, but down the road, if you prove the success of your newsletter and website, you'll be popular.
Want to start your own online newsletter? Look for details on how to do it in Nuts & Bolts of Online Newsletter Publishing from the Fridge.


Join me as we continue our conversation on building healthy habits for children that will take them into adulthood. This week how we have helped our children as they enter into the adolescent years. We'll discuss topics relative to parents of older children such as: help with body odor, good hygiene habits, importance of sleep, keeping the balance between health and vanity, different body types and much more! If you have older children you won't want to miss this show.


Uptick in anti-#science bills at state level. These bills threaten how climate change may be taught in the classroom. Mr. Branch notes that he has already seen more activity in the last 2 1/2 months than he usually sees in an entire year.


Exercises and workouts can now feature pin point precision. Even though this ladder is straight forward, your workouts will be far from it. Squat, jump and press-up your way down the ladder for a total body workout. It comes with its own bag, so you can easily take your Speed Ladder anywhere and tackle dynamic workout routines.


Your vehicle is an important possession and you should take good care of it. Perhaps you are not very knowledgeable in the automotive field. If so, this article will teach you how to perform routine maintenance.
Prior to letting a mechanic touch your vehicle, ensure that they are A.S.E certified. The basis of this certification is that your mechanic has over two years of experience and they have passed appropriate testing. This means you will have an expert working on your car.
You must wash your car to keep the rust away. Although all cars rust at some point in time, it is possible to delay this from occurring by washing off salt and chemicals immediately. Protect your paint with regular waxing.
Keep track of all the repairs and maintenance you do on your vehicle. Some people keep this paperwork in the glove compartment of their car so it is readily available, if needed. Auto repair mechanics and professionals will need the records. They help them figure out what's wrong quickly.
Before taking your vehicle to an auto repair shop, check out their online reviews. You will get a great idea of how the shop operates this way. This information is useful as you search for the right shop for your needs.
Never leave any valuables in your car when it is getting repaired. The mechanic may find that these things get in the way and they may get misplaced to where they cannot be located later. Empty the trunk too.
Assemble a DIY auto repair tool kit to keep in the trunk of your car. You're going to need to have some tire changing tools in this kit at the very least. If you don't have a jack and lug wrench, get one. In addition, include a few different screwdrivers and wrenches. Do not waste money by getting cheap tools. Purchase solid tools that are resistant to breakage.
Consider finding someone who repairs cars in their own garage. If they possess sufficient experience, they can typically do jobs for far less cost. It can be hundreds of bucks less expensive. Plus, you are supporting an independent local business person.
See if any of your friends or family members have had a positive experience at a particular auto shop. The search process can be improved with recommendations from friend and loved ones. You should still always do some research on the person they tell you about. At least look for online reviews of those recommendations.
Car care is priority one. Just knowing the basics is a big deal and can help keep the cost of repairs down. Use these tips for the next time your vehicle starts acting weird or you start worrying about it.


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A National Alliance for Youth Sports resource helping coaches, parents and administrators provide the best youth sports experiences for children.
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Eight ways athletes can rebound from injuries
Use these tips to help your young athletes conquer the psychological struggles that often accompany dealing with an injury
It's not just how you coach them, it's how you treat them
Volunteer youth coach of several sports on recognizing each young athlete's learning style and treating everyone with that all-important respect
Former New York Sharks professional football player and owner Andra Douglas on the power of sports in our lives
The pathway to self-reliance
A leading high-performance coach on helping young athletes navigate negative emotions and enjoy fulfilling experiences
Matters of the Mind
Grant Parr, a leading mental sports performance coach and author of The Next One Up Mindset: How To Prepare For The Unknown, on embracing roles, visualizing success, and more
Magnificent Mentor
For more than 30 years Michael "Skeet" Horton has been impacting young lives through basketball and his Hoop 'Til It Hurts Foundation
Team Trouble: Dealing with a Me-First Mentality
Expert insight on handling young athletes who aren't team players and criticize teammates for mistakes
Kobe, squash, and the power of sports
Acclaimed author Ivy Claire discovered squash as a youngster, played professionally, and used some of those life lessons from the court in teaming with Kobe Bryant to write EPOCA: The Tree of Ecrof
Refining Relationships
A leading youth soccer expert on the importance of strong relationships between coaches and referees – and how to make it happen
The ugly and disturbing side of youth sports
Youth basketball coach charged with sexual solicitation of a minor
A youth basketball coach in Maryland was arrested for arranging to pay for sex with a minor, police said.
The 44-year-old, who is an Amateur Athletic Association youth boys basketball coach, had posted an ad on Craigslist under the name "Oscar" and was looking for "a local young lady," police said. An undercover female officer posed as a 15-year-old and responded to the ad.
According to police, the officer told the man that she was underage and while he was "concerned about her age," he continued communicating with her and arranged to meet in person. He wanted to regularly have sex with her and offered to pay $100 for each encounter.
A meeting was arranged and he was arrested when he arrived for the scheduled meeting.
He has been charged with sexual solicitation of a minor and was released on a $10,000 bond.
Former gymnastics coach arrested on child molestation charges
A former gymnastics coach was arrested in Indiana on child molestation charges.
The 28-year-old faces two counts of child molesting and one count of battery.
According to court documents, local police received a report of possible sexual battery. The report indicated a juvenile female student was touched four to five times under her leotard while practicing near the coach.
When police spoke with him, he said it is possible for the students to fall or rotate in such a way that may cause him to touch someone. He told police this was common.
She said while spotting her on the press handstand, he would go under her leotard and make skin-to-skin contact with his thumbs in her genital area. She identified the vaginal area of the body on an identification chart.
The first time, she believed it to be an accident. When it happened multiple other times, she knew something was wrong. She said she was too fearful at the time and didn't say anything initially.
Former tennis coach faces sex charges
A tennis pro and former coach has been charged with sexually assaulting two young girls in southwest Florida.
The 49-year-old faces two counts of molestation and one count of sexual battery of a child under 12 years old, according to court records. A judge set bond at $1 million.
The records indicate the alleged victims are Michigan girls who claimed the coach touched them inappropriately while they were staying with him in Florida last year.
The man moved to the Naples, Fla., area in 2011 and was working as a tennis instructor at a country club there when he was arrested.
Coach arrested and arraigned on child porn charges
A former Mid-Michigan teacher and current coach was arrested and arraigned on child porn charges.
Police got a call from a computer repair shop where the 68-year-old had brought his computer in for repairs. That's when the company's owner claims he found child pornography.
Police searched the man's home and said they found more files and thumb drives full of child porn and sexually abusive material.
Police said the victims appear to be in their pre-teens and teens.
He was arraigned on possession of child porn and using a computer to commit a crime.
Former youth football treasurer accused of $100,000 theft
A parent who volunteered as treasurer for a youth football league in California was arrested, accused of siphoning more than $100,000 from the group.
Sheriff's detectives arrested the 41-year-old woman on suspicion of 20 counts of grand theft, and three counts of identity theft.
She was taken into custody at the academy where she teaches math. She faces more than 18 years in custody if convicted.
She is accused of stealing from a nonprofit that serves more than 300 children in its youth football and cheerleading programs.
She has been jailed in lieu of $300,000 bail but must prove that whatever bail money she posts came from legitimate sources and isn't related to her alleged crimes.
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Employee Engagement Apr 4 2018
Mind the gap: employee gender pay gap
Authored by Bob Wheller
April marks the deadline for private sector companies to formally report their employee gender pay gap. With finance and insurance companies reporting a gender pay gap of more than 18%, companies like Unilever are reporting a pay gap that is 2% in favour of women.
There's a new key date in corporate reporting: 4 April is the deadline for private-sector companies to formally report their employee gender pay gap.
Companies with more than 250 employees must now publish figures comparing men's and women's average pay across their organisation.
The news so far isn't throwing up any great surprises about where the biggest and smallest pay gaps are. I suspect that no one was shocked to discover that sectors such as finance and insurance have the biggest pay gap, at more than 18%.
But it's not all bad news
Unilever has reported a gender pay gap that is 2% in favour of women. The multinational's Placid Jover, Vice-President for Human Resources for the UK and Ireland, says: "We are proud of our progress in the UK, but recognise that more can be done to ensure women and men are more equally represented at all levels, especially in more senior positions."
"To continue to build momentum and drive further change, we will enhance our existing programmes and policies by targeting women at every stage in their career. By adopting a holistic approach, we will strive to create an equal and inclusive workplace, change mindsets and empower our people to reach their full potential."1
Big corporates are recognising that they will need to do more to attract top-calibre graduates too. Millennials are increasingly choosy about the sort of company they want to work for, with many prioritising strong corporate social responsibility. Employee gender pay gap information is set to become be another yardstick by which talented young people, particularly women, will measure their prospective employers.
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A visit to Tommy and Calvin's place
Cliff Ettridge Dec 3 2019
We visited the offices of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein in Amsterdam. Find out how they are creating an employer brand that will unlock a customer brand. Last month, during London Workplace […]
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We visited LinkedIn's London HQ in Farringdon during Workplace Week to see how employee wellbeing is at the heart of its workplace design. If you work in an office or studio space, […]
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Letters of a Russian Dissident: Ivan Pouschine's Siberian Exile Correspondence
Pouschine, Anna, Princeton University
The Russian nobleman Ivan Ivanovich Pouschine is most recognized for two achievements: his leadership role in the 1825 Decembrist uprising agains Russia's tsarist government and his set of poignant memoirs about his dear friend Alexander Pushkin. Pouschine's historical and cultural significance, although often subtle, extends much further, however. After graduating from Tsar Alexander I's new Lyceum in 1817, Pouschine spent several years in the military and government service, serving as an officer and judge. All the while, he was an active leader of various secret societies in both St. Petersburg and Moscow that discussed the viability of a democratic government for Russia. He went on to become a key organizer of the resulting 1825 Decembrist uprising, for which he was sentenced to thirty years of harsh exile in Siberia. In exile, Pouschine involved himself in a variety of self-motivated pursuits: leading efforts to improve intellectual discourse in remote Siberia; managing the Decembrists' cooperative, and serving as the center of the exiles' social circle. In this book, Princeton scholar Anna Pouschine will explore her ancestor's correspondence by examining how his letters created personal fulfillment in a desolate environment at a difficult moment in his country's storied past.
History, Russia, Russian History, Russian Intellectual History, Revolution, Revolutionary Studies, Decembrists, Nicholas I, Eurasian Studies, Letters, Correspondence, Intelligentsia, Siberia, Genealogy


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Barend Vlaardingerbroek: Brexit and the problematical issue of constitutional change
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Ken Clarke: Theresa May has "no idea" what to do about Brexit. According to the former Chancellor, "nobody in the government has the first idea of what they're going to do next" – 'New Statesman' 29 September
Jean-Claude Juncker is very brassed off with the UK, with good reason: there's been a lot of lead-swinging going on with regard to the UK/EU divorce, and continues to be – despite some tentative prattle about getting things moving in February, there probably won't be any serious movement on the issue until late 2017, according to informed British sources.
Sometimes, hanging in the balance is the preferred option!
Like a spouse who files for divorce and then gets second thoughts, but at the same time isn't prepared to back down over the issue that drove him/her to instigate divorce proceedings, the Brits seem to be in a cleft stick: the marriage was soured by some of the conditions imposed by the other partner, but the benefits of dissolution are counterbalanced or even outweighed by the loss of privileges it entails.
Until Theresa May put her foot down and said "No second referendum", there appeared to be a neat little plot being hatched: run a second referendum on the final UK/EU divorce settlement, pray for a 'No' vote, and see the whole Brexit process grinding to an indeterminate halt. This would have left the UK in limbo – which in the view of many would not be at all a bad thing.
The Brexit referendum came up with a bulldogish political statement about national sovereignty, but we don't really want to exit the European single market, do we? No, we don't, but we don't want the strings attached to that access either – especially not the free movement of labour bit. Maybe if we sit it out long enough, some thought, we'll settle into a permanent limbo that gives us the best of both worlds if we play our cards right. But spoilsport Theresa May evidently wouldn't have a bar of that. And old Jean-Claude quite obviously saw that one coming as well and will do his damnedest to make sure that the UK does not set a precedent of having one's cake and eating it too.
But wait, you say, over half the electorate voted 'out' so surely we simply have to get on with it.
Well, no.
The UK does not practise 'direct democracy'. Westminster is not actually legally bound to honour the outcome of the Brexit referendum. However, they said they would, and so everyone assumed that Britain was on the way out the moment the final results came in. But most Westminster parliamentarians did not want Britain to leave the EU, so they can hardly be expected to be enthusiastic about taking the final plunge, especially one so fraught with difficulties and uncertainties that may bring about a voter backlash come the next election.
Perhaps more pointedly, though, over half of the electorate did not vote for 'out'. 72% of eligible voters turned up at the polling booth of whom 52% ticked the 'out' option. That makes 37½% of eligible voters opting for 'out' which is not a majority the way I understand the term.
Only 3 out of every 8 British voters actually voted for Brexit
But that's how British democracy works, you counter. A simple majority in parliament – over half of those who are actually voting – and a bill goes through, so why should this situation be any different?
What the Brexit drama has highlighted is a chink in the armour of the British system of governance – its nebulous constitutional mechanisms. The UK is one of a tiny number of countries (NZ being another) that do not have a 'written Constitution' (note the capital 'C'). There is no such thing as 'the British Constitution' in the sense that there is an American or French Constitution. The British constitution (back to lower-case 'c') is a mish-mash of conventions ('gentlemen's agreements') and various bits and pieces of documents going back to Magna Carta (most of which had been repealed by the early 19th century).
Then there are 'constitutional statutes' – statutes with constitutional effects. Academic sources present different lists of these, but one is certain to be there in any current list: the European Communities Act (ECA) 1972. This statute made UK law subservient to EU law where the two come into conflict – a huge big deal in the light of the doctrine of the supremacy of Parliament, the bedrock of English constitutional law since the late 17th century. Brexit means trashing that Act, and accordingly brings about a major constitutional change – admittedly back to what it was before the Act, but a momentous constitutional readjustment nonetheless. And all on the back of 37½% of the electorate ticking the 'out' box.
In systems that have Constitutions, constitutional changes require more than the simple majority that may be required to change 'ordinary' statutes, such as a two-thirds majority or an absolute majority (more than half of all those eligible to vote on the proposal). Such arrangements favour the status quo, but that seems right given the function of Constitutions as fixed (albeit not immutable) legal reference points – it ought to take more to change them than to amend an Act that deals with comparatively mundane matters such as the labelling of groceries. We shouldn't allow Constitutions – or constitutions – to be changed on a whim. And I maintain that a 37½% vote in a non-binding referendum is in the 'whim' category.
To apply the absolute majority rule (my personal preference, but there are others) to the Brexit referendum, it would have taken a 69% 'out' vote (given a 72% voter turn-out) to get the UK out of the EU. Of course, had people known in advance that an absolute majority would be required, the turn-out would likely have been higher – but I suspect an absolute majority would have been out of range. People are more likely to go and vote if it is change they want than if they are more or less content with the way things are. Most voters who wanted 'out' went and voted while the 28% of the electorate who did not vote were probably mostly happy to remain 'in'; most would presumably have voted 'remain' had they turned up.
The senior British courts have recognised the significance of constitutional statutes and treat them differently from 'ordinary' statutes. Lord Laws in 2002 made explicit reference to the ECA as "a constitutional statute which could not be impliedly repealed" (as 'ordinary' statutes can be). I think it is high time for the parliamentary process to follow suit by formally earmarking constitutional statutes as such and instigating procedures for their passage, amendment or repeal that set the bar higher than for 'ordinary' statutes. This would provide the stability that a constitution is supposed to impart while at the same time obviating the need for a capital-'C' Constitution, which has its own pitfalls.
The same recommendations apply to referenda which have constitutional ramifications.
NZ, as a member of the exclusive 'wonky constitutions club', take note.
Barend Vlaardingerbroek BA, BSc, BEdSt, PGDipLaws, MAppSc, PhD is associate professor of education at the American University of Beirut and is a regular commentator on social and political issues. Feedback welcome at bv00@aub.edu.lb
Brexit and a Constitution
Interesting. but it somehow smacks of "How sour the grapes are today". A bit like a gambler having lost a bet on a horse wants just another chance at it"!!! If only life was that simple!
Irrespectively of any voting system the people (who got out to vote) won the day, percentages are just that percentages, and to suggest a change in order to get the result you require due to an opposition viewpoint smacks very clearly of dictatorship!
A Written Constitution or an unwritten one? Seeing the problems the USA have with their Constitution in getting any modern change or adaptability...or indeed reconciling any change that would impact on the freedom of the individual is fraught with difficulties.
I think it was Burke who drew attention to the fact that the strength of the British Constitution lay in its "having no theory, in its being the gradual and patient accumulation of practice and precedent, in its being above all, unwritten".
From memory I recall a passage that it is "An unspoken pact between the past and present....an example of the dead earns the suffrage of the living"??? (Apologies if I have it wrong). Add this to the very obvious factor that there is in both British and American society a general aversion to "rules" and disdain for theoretical enquiry when it invades individual liberties. This still remains despite decades since World War 11 of an ever increasing bureaucracy!
In today's society there is a requirement of an instant Constitution. I doubt very much that the patience needed to embrace all such requirements written into it that a people would want. Would it still remain a virtue!
Despite its obvious drawbacks I still support our present system, what is needed to help is a deal more control over our elected members in Parliament ( I purposely leave out our list members as they merely parrot their party line) on how they conduct OUR democracy.
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But last time Mumbai Indians lost in the front of the Rising Pune supergiant at Pune, but since then both Mumbai has performed well as a unit. As we all know that Mumbai received a solid start since the tournament has been started to steal the show completely and the team's performances were also up to the mark still the team is blessed with some lesser-known Indian players.
Apart from the captain Rohit Sharma as a good player, the show is having some other players including, Nitish Rana, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Parthiv Patel and Hardik Pandya have been consistent in the tournament so far in their respective departments. In the category of the foreign players, MI is having Kieron Pollard, Jos Buttler, and Mitchell McCleneghan and indeed the trio delivering a match-winning performance when the team really needed them.
Delhi Daredevils started the campaign with much promise and by showing off their skills. But the team only won two out of their first three matches, but they having the quality to won their first match which is 4 matches' easily.
After performing well for some time their performances' in the match get deteriorate for some time and today the Delhi Daredevils have to perform with the Mumbai Indians to win the game.
In the cricket match, the addition of Angelo Mathews has proved as the benefit and as per the Zaheer Khan's side, the performances' is going well of the twosome. The form of Karun Nair, too, has been an issue, as the right-handed batsman is not performing well here neither he is scoring something incredible for the team.
But Delhi Daredevils is blessed with no one else Sanju Samson who is having stunning hundred against RPS on his kitty. Delhi will hope that they can put an end to their two-match losing streak by settling this match and emerging out as the winner.
Mumbai have a strong batting line-up that with some swag batsman such as Parthiv Patel, Nitish Rana, and Jos Buttler up the order, and the perfect one Pandya brothers. The team is the perfect one and they really do not fear the big targets and DD have to score at least 200 plus if it wants to challenge team Mumbai, which is consecutively playing well.
Nitish Rana of MI is leading the team with some total of 255 runs. Likewise, Mumbai's bowling is pretty much good at this season of the IPL. Bowlers like Harbhajan Singh, Bumrah and McClenaghan are well capable of defending the team with their everlasting and crafty bowling style.
However, Malinga's recent performance was not good enough but Rohit Sharma might choose of Tim Southee, the Kiwi fast bowler, instead of Malinga in the tonight clash.
Despite spectacular batting from Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson in the middle order in this IPL season, still, they need to perform well in the order.
Delhi batsman including, Shreyas Iyer, Sam Billings, and Karun Nair need to play well to post a good total on the scoreboard. We are expecting something big to see from Chris Morris tonight for DD.
Zaheer Khan, Chris Morris, and Pat Cummins form a terrific bowing unit for Delhi Daredevils. Some expectations will be tonight from the Veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra too.
Amit will really have to bowl well to stop the Mumbai Indians from scoring high in tonight match.
Weather: The temperatures should drift in the evening, but humidity is expected to be quite high.
Both teams have faced each other 18 times, and till now both teams won the match for the thrice, means they are tied by winning times.
Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma (Captain), Parthiv Patel (wicket-keeper), Tim Southee, Kieron Pollard, Jos Buttler, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nitish Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and Harbhajan Singh.
Delhi Daredevils (DD): Zaheer Khan (Captain), Mohammad Shami, Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Chris Morris, Sam Billings, Angelo Mathews and Pat Cummins.
Match Prediction: Mumbai Indians (MI) will win.


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Reports From Protest v. Cardinal George
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Why We Are Protesting Today
The leadership of the Catholic Church – in contrast to the majority of the laity – opposes equal rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people.
On this weekend before Valentine's Day – a day that the Church and many others celebrate romantic relationships – we are emphasizing that celebrations of love between consenting adults should not subject to discrimination and hate.
While a majority of lay Catholics – even more so than people in society at large – support equal rights for LGBT people, including the equal right to marry, Cardinal George and others in the leadership of the Church continue to promote the idea that our relationships are deserving of scorn and discrimination.
Worse, Cardinal George has been in the leadership of those opposing legal equality for LGBT people:
** He has opposed every advance for LGBT rights in Chicago, in Cook County, and across the state, including an LGBT-friendly charter school, civil unions for same-sex couples, and equal employment, housing and access to public accommodations legislation.
** He and other Catholic bishops circulated petitions in a failed effort to force an advisory referendum banning equal marriage rights for same sex couples.
** As head of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, he spent tens of thousands backing the anti-gay referendums Proposition 8 in California and Question 1 in Maine.
With this week's victory over California's Proposition 8 and next week's likely passage of marriage equality legislation in the State of Washington, there is now a serious push towards full marriage equality here in the Land of Lincoln.
As equal marriage rights legislation moves forward in Springfield this year, we fully expect that Cardinal George will again align himself with those promoting anti-gay discrimination. And with discrimination comes hate, like night follows day, no matter what carefully-worded PR that George puts out.
As a cover for this bigotry, George will try to play the victim role, falsely stating that equal marriage legislation in Illinois would somehow force the Catholic Church to celebrate marriages it chooses not to.
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We will not sit back and take it – as Californians fatefully did with the Mormon Church before the passage of Proposition 8. We will proactively push back against the bigotry of the leadership of the Catholic Church, while aligning ourselves with the majority in the pews who are opposed to discrimination.
The Friday before the protest, Blane Roberts of the Catholic social justice organization Dignity/Chicago appeared on GLN's show on Chicago Access Network TV.
Here are some additional press hits from the action:
Activists Rally For Same Sex Marriage Outside Holy Name Cathedral
Gay marriage activists protest outside church
LGBTs protest outside Holy Name Cathedral
by Kate Sosin
Windy City Times
Brent Holmez-Gomez also did a lengthy interview with Univision (can't find it on their site due to editor's limited Spanish).
A report also appeared on tonight's NBC Channel 5 news, but there's nothing on their website. A Chicago Tribune reporter was there for quite a while as well - we'll see if anything shows up in tomorrow's paper.