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1. CALL TO ORDER; OPENING STATEMENT: This meeting is being held in compliance with Public Law 1975, Chapter 231, Sections 4 and 13, as notice of this meeting and the agenda thereof had been reported to The Citizen and the Morris County Daily Record and The Star Ledger on January 4, 2011 and posted in the municipal building.
Councilwoman Bravo called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.
2. ATTENDANCE AND FLAG SALUTE
All Council members were present except for Deputy Mayor Happer, who arrived at 8:12 p.m., and Mayor Gormally and Councilman Jackson, who were absent. Also in attendance were Borough Attorney Marty Murphy, Borough Manager Barry Lewis, and Executive Assistant Michele Reilly.
3. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
On behalf of the Borough Council, Councilwoman Bravo extended thanks to Police Chief Bob Tovo, DPW Director Mark Prusina, and Fire Chief Joe Mullaney and their teams for their efforts during Hurricane Irene. Councilman Holmberg recognized the Borough Hall staff and also the Mountain Lakes Club and Mountain Lakes High School. He commended the Borough for its great job in communicating to residents during the past month, citing the Broadcast Emails in reference to Hurricane Irene and the recent crime spree. Councilman Shaw pointed out that the firefighters are all volunteers, and Councilman McWilliams was hopeful more people would consider joining the Fire Department.
Councilwoman Bravo offered a big thank you to the Taste of Mountain Lakes Committee for their recent Centennial Event.
Councilman Shaw recognized the commemoration of the tenth (10th) anniversary of September 11, 2001, and the ceremony held by the Reverends Chuck and Adele Hatfield and Reverend Audrey Leef at the Borough Memorial at Birchwood. He said the ceremony was a very appropriate recognition and very well attended. Councilwoman Bravo commended the DPW and the Garden Club for their efforts.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Deputy Mayor Happer opened the public comment portion of the meeting with consent of the Council. Deputy Mayor Happer explained the Council's policy of limiting each speaker to five (5) minutes and no yielding of time to another person.
Mike Feigeles – Boulevard
Mr. Feigeles expressed his appreciation for the email communications during Hurricane Irene, as well as for the Borough's efforts in collecting storm damaged items and food. He told the Council that he was frustrated that the minutes from the July meeting had only just been posted. He felt that the minutes and the agenda should be posted in a timely manner and doing so would help residents stay informed, especially those who could not attend Borough Council meetings. Finally, he said the recent Neighbor News article regarding the procedural problems during the Borough audit had him very concerned.
Shawn Bennett – Delegate, Mountain Lakes PBA 310
Detective Bennett expressed the Police Department's appreciation for the assistance they received from the Public Works Department and the Borough Hall during Hurricane Irene. He then read a prepared statement on behalf of the members of the Mountain Lakes PBA Association. They requested the immediate implementation of the recent salary increase awarded by the arbitrator, as well as the processing of any pay owed since the beginning of the contract term. Additionally, they asked the Borough Council to provide raises for the other Borough employees.
Mr. Lewis explained that he had just received confirmation Friday from the PBA attorney that all the monetary calculations had been agreed upon. Therefore, the pay adjustments would be processed with the next payroll.
Alexander Krasnomowitz – President, Mountain Lakes Club
Mr. Krasnomowitz explained that the area that the Club is requesting to have cordoned off is 75 feet by 30 feet (75x30). Also, the Lake is tested for bacteria every seven to ten days.
With no one else wishing to be heard, Deputy Mayor Happer closed the public comment portion of the meeting.
5.ORDINANCE
BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES, IN THE COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $872,499.59 THEREFORE AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $559,375 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE BOROUGH TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF.
If adopted this ordinance shall take effect after publication and passage as provided by law.
Councilman Shaw expressed his dismay that the public hearing was being repeated due to the fact that the bond ordinance had been improperly published. In addition, he pointed out an error in language on page 4, paragraph h.
Mr. Lewis said the publication error was discovered when the package was being compiled for the bond attorney, and that the bond attorney had recommended holding another public hearing. In addressing Councilman Shaw's concerns, Mr. Lewis said the Clerk had implemented a new procedure to prevent further errors. A confirmation of publication from the newspaper will accompany the Borough Council packet. Mr. Lewis said the error impacted business only to the extent that capital projects would be delayed by a few weeks.
Regarding the error in language, Mr. Murphy said the change would be minor and no re-advertisement was necessary.
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Holmberg
Happer
Gormally
A. Request by Lakeland Hills Family YMCA/Pink Ribbons on Trees
Deputy Mayor Happer said that the Borough policy currently prohibits placing ribbons on trees, and the question before the Council was whether or not they wished to grant the request by the YMCA. The request involved tying pink ribbons on trees in the Borough during the month of October to raise awareness of breast cancer. Mr. Murphy reminded the Council they were not simply discussing policy but in fact an ordinance, 102-35 3(b). However, the ordinance was designed to ensure the preservation and protection of trees; therefore, he felt that the ordinance was not really applicable in this situation as tying ribbons on trees would not damage them. He also reminded the Council that whatever decision was made applied only to trees located within the Borough right of way and not to those located on residential properties.
Much discussion ensued among Council members. There was unanimous support for the cause and the desire to be part of raising breast cancer awareness; however, there was also concern that approving this request would lead to continued requests by other organizations. Deputy Mayor Happer pointed out that the request actually came from the YMCA, and that they were partnering with the Komen Organization. The Council felt that it was important to make the distinction to the community that although they would like to support the organization, they were seriously considering the request because of a desire to support the YMCA, as it is a big partner in the Mountain Lakes community. Therefore, the consensus of the Council was to allow the request by the YMCA. The direction given to Mr. Lewis was to communicate with the YMCA and define the parameters for their request, for example, tying the ribbons and not stapling them to the trees. Mr. Lewis said the YMCA was willing to abide by whatever parameters were set by the Borough.
B. Request by Mountain Lakes Club/Swimming Ropes
As the liaison to the Lakes Management Committee, Councilman Shaw led the discussion and reported that the Mountain Lakes Club had cordoned off a swimming area in Mountain Lake with floating rope, in violation of Ordinance 137-3(f). After a discussion with the Borough Manager, the Club had sent a letter to the Borough requesting that they be able to continue this practice. The Lakes Management Committee was made aware of the request and sent a letter to the Borough Council asking that the Club be denied due to concerns about setting a precedent, the size of the area to be cordoned off, and bacteria testing. Councilman Shaw reminded the Council that the Club is a successful asset to and a long standing member of the community, and that they had opened their facilities to the entire Borough, not just their membership, during Hurricane Irene.
Mr. Murphy told the Council that if the Club's request merely concerned guide ropes, the ordinance may not have been applicable. However, after conversations with the Borough Manager, he realized there was a floating raft involved. Therefore, he felt the best option for the Council would be to amend the current ordinance and maintain controls via a permitting process. In response to questions about the Borough's liability if they allowed the Club to maintain a swim area in Mountain Lakes, Mr. Murphy said the Borough's only involvement would be the approval of the permit and as such, the Borough had immunity under the torts act. Mr. Murphy also said that there was a clear distinction between quasi-public entities and residential properties and approving the Club's request would not set a precedent for homeowners.
The consensus of the Council was that Mr. Lewis and Mr. Murphy should work on drafting an amendment to the ordinance with a specific permitting process to allow the Borough to maintain controls. Once the ordinance is drafted, the Lakes Management Committee will be asked for input.
C. Executive Minutes/Running List
Mr. Murphy said he reviewed the current Borough policy regarding the release of executive minutes and the court decision by Judge Bozonellis (Kanter vs. Borough of Mountain Lakes). He felt that the running list of executive minutes maintained by the Clerk was sufficient, although improvements could be made. Councilman Holmberg had questions regarding the release of draft minutes and thought they should be posted on the Borough website. Mr. Murphy reminded the Council that minutes are made available to the public at the Borough Hall, and that the law only requires availability so the Borough is complying. Mr. Lewis made the distinction that draft minutes are not official and are subject to modification and should not be maintained on the website. The Council agreed.
The consensus of the Council was that current list of executive minutes should continue to be maintained, with the exception that any minutes marked "permanently redacted" could be maintained on a separate list designating all permanently redacted minutes. Further, the list sorted by topic will be reviewed at each meeting that Executive Session minutes are being reviewed for approval. A determination will be made as to the approval of the release of any redacted information.
7. *RESOLUTIONS
R 95 – Authorizing Agreement with Tilcon for Road Resurfacing under MC Co-op
R 96 – Approving $261,000 Grant Agreement with MC Historic Trust – Lake Drive
R 102 – Volunteer Fireman/Lawson
R 103 – Refund of Overpayment of Taxes/Pojanowski & Trawinski
R 104 – Refund of Overpayment of Taxes/Oey
R 105 – Payment of Bills
8. *MINUTES
August 22, 2011 Regular
August 22, 2011 Executive
Prior to the roll call vote, Councilman Shaw asked that Resolution 95-11, Authorizing Agreement with Tilcon for Road Resurfacing Under MC Co-op, be pulled from the Consent Agenda.
Councilman Shaw asked Mr. Lewis for clarification regarding Resolution 96-11, Approving $261,000 Grant Agreement with MC Historic Trust – Lake Drive. This Resolution was pulled from the agenda at the last Borough Council meeting and Councilman Shaw wanted to make sure the Board of Education was in agreement with the Borough Council regarding this project as it was a shared service agreement. Mr. Lewis said that he was advised by Mr. Prusina that the Board of Education had approved the contribution of their share of the grant money and Mr. Dan Borgo, Business Administrator, would be providing documentation to that effect.
*CONSENT AGENDA
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Councilman Shaw remarked that he was under the impression that a letter was forthcoming from Borough Engineer Bill Ryden regarding the final pricing on this project. Mr. Lewis said he had just received a fax from the contractor, Tilcon, which Mr. Ryden had reviewed and approved. The $190,000 specified in the Resolution covers the estimated cost of the project, and the final cost of the contract is based on actual quantities of materials used. Mr. Lewis said the $200,000 grant he obtained for the Intervale Road project would cover the project at almost one hundred percent (100%).
9. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
A. Construction Official
B. Health
C. Police
D. Fire
Councilman Shaw commented on how busy the Fire Department had been during Hurricane Irene. Councilman Holmberg called attention to the many man hours volunteered by the firefighters. He once again thanked the Police, Fire, and Public Works Departments for their efforts.
Councilman McWilliams, a volunteer firefighter, remarked on the lack of concern the public seemed to have for their own safety. He hoped that in the future, individuals would show a little more responsibility during an emergency, for example, staying indoors. He expected a multi-agency discussion would be held shortly to assess performance during the Hurricane so the Borough would be better prepared for the next event.
Deputy Mayor Happer questioned Mr. Lewis about the police overtime. Mr. Lewis said he had no concerns from a budgetary stand point, and the overtime for August was higher due to vacation coverage and storm related issues. The good news was that the Borough could anticipate some FEMA reimbursement for storm related overtime for both the Police and Department of Public Works.
10. ATTORNEY REPORT
Mr. Murphy had nothing to report.
11. MANAGER REPORT
Mr. Lewis echoed the Council's comments and said all departments had done an outstanding job during Hurricane Irene. He thanked Executive Assistant Michele Reilly for coordinating the Broadcast Emails. He said the DPW and Police track their overtime hours and FEMA should reimburse about seventy-five percent (75%) of the overtime. In addition, the Borough could expect to receive some equipment reimbursement from FEMA, as well as reimbursement for damage to the infrastructure, such as the repairs needed at the wells in Denville that sustained damage. There is also the possibility that the State may make funds available to cover the twenty-five percent (25%) shortfall.
Mr. Lewis reported that since water consumption was within limits in August, the Borough has now successfully completed five (5) years of compliance with water restrictions and should be free of the DEP moratorium. Mr. Ryden has sent a letter and documentation to the DEP and Mr. Lewis is expecting to receive a letter in return stating the moratorium has been lifted.
Mr. Lewis said that the energy upgrades due to take place at the Borough Hall last week were delayed because of the storm and have been rescheduled for Wednesday.
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Prusina met with Tilcon and Mr. Hamberger regarding the Intervale Road project. He and Mr. Prusina will be meeting tomorrow with representatives from the condominiums. The expectation is that these paving projects will be done by the end of September.
Mr. Lewis filed a NJDOT Local Aid Grant Application for paving Briarcliff and Powerville Roads. He said he is hopeful that the Borough will receive the $250,000 he applied for.
Mr. Lewis reviewed a demonstration and received a proposal from PubWorks in reference to software for the Department of Public Works. He expects the implementation of the program to take place during the third week of October. This will allow the Department a two month transition period in order to be fully operational beginning January 1, 2012.
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Prusina also met with 3M regarding retro-reflective street signs.
Mr. Lewis called the Council's attention to the Best Practices checklist which was included in the Council packet. As the CFO, he is required to review and submit this checklist to the State on behalf of the Borough. The Clerk is also required to issue a certification stating that the Best Practices checklist was discussed at a public meeting. A score of 41 or higher entitles the municipality to one hundred percent (100%) of State Aid, and the Borough received a score of 46.
During subsequent discussion regarding Best Practices and how the Borough could improve, Mr. Lewis said the Borough will hold its next auction on-line so as to be in compliance with the Best Practice line item. The Council also thought a yearly joint public meeting with the Board of Education should be a Council priority. Deputy Mayor Happer requested quarterly reports on the status of the budget and revenues from the Borough Manager. Councilwoman Bravo asked about the status of the Borough's Emergency Management plan, and Mr. Lewis said the Borough is in the process of updating it. The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) has quarterly meetings, and the OEM Coordinator, Chief Tovo is in charge of setting the meeting schedule. Councilman Shaw asked Mr. Murphy if the Borough had its own Pay-to-Play ordinance, and Mr. Murphy said no, the Borough operated under the Pay-to-Play policy set by the State, as do most municipalities.
Councilman Shaw asked Mr. Lewis if he was aware of the drainage issue at the Cove. Mr. Lewis said he and Mr. Prusina had discussed this and will be determining a solution with Mr. Ryden. Councilman Holmberg would like to see a specific date reserved for the dedication of this legacy project. Mr. Lewis will work with Mr. Prusina to have the plaque and the post and chain fencing placed at the Cove.
Councilman Shaw wondered why the Police Contract, which was pulled from the last meeting, had not been placed on the agenda for this Council meeting. In addition, he inquired about the necessity of a salary resolution for the Police. Mr. Lewis said the contract should be included on the next meeting agenda since the PBA Attorney had just recently agreed to and signed off on the contract changes that were made after the arbitration decision. Also, there was no specific salary resolution necessary for the Police, since their salaries are set by the contract; however, Mr. Lewis planned to present the Council with a salary resolution for the other Borough employees at the next meeting.
Councilwoman Bravo asked Mr. Prusina to check on two large potholes, one at the intersection of Midvale Road and Crescent Drive, and one at the intersection of Crescent Drive and Grove Place. Councilman Holmberg reminded Mr. Lewis about the line of sight issue at the intersection of Hanover and Glen Roads, and Mr. Lewis said the ordinance did not apply to tree growth. He told Councilman Holmberg that he would keep an eye on that intersection and also that he would respond via email to the resident who made the complaint.
Councilman Shaw remarked that he was disappointed in some of the citizens of Mountain Lakes regarding the abuse of the dumpster at the DPW. After the hurricane, the Borough had provided a dumpster for storm damaged items only; however, some residents took advantage of the dumpster and used it to dump other items, clearly not storm damaged. He thought it very unfortunate that the dumpster was abused and pointed out that this made it difficult for the Borough to consider such options for assisting residents in the future.
Councilwoman Bravo asked about the progress on Sustainable Jersey, and Mr. Lewis said the Borough was close to the 150 points needed. The energy audit has been uploaded and he is waiting on the ERI.
12. COUNCIL REPORTS
Website Committee – Councilman Holmberg reported that Andy Bulfer, chair of the Web Committee, would make a presentation to the Borough Council at the next meeting with recommendations for making the website more dynamic, as well as costs associated with improvements.
Centennial Committee – Councilman McWilliams said the Taste of Mountain Lakes event was well attended. Bill Albergo, chair of the event, should be commended for his efforts and the amount of work he put into making the event a success.
Recreation Commission – Councilman McWilliams reported that there would be a meeting next week. Also, the badminton group would be utilizing a new location, thereby freeing up the Briarcliff facilities for other events.
Environmental Commission – Councilman McWilliams indicated that the Clerk was researching a possible vacancy on the Commission and if there was one, the Commission had a resident it would recommend to fill the position. Two of the current members were acting as co-chairs, and he felt they brought a new energy to the group.
Historic Preservation Committee – Councilwoman Bravo reported the Committee is working on an ordinance which would offer an incentive if a resident agreed to not demolish a historic house. She suggested the Committee update the Council at some point in October or November. Also, she reported that the HPC has developed a historic audio walking tour, which is available for purchase at the library. Finally, the HPC is working with a prospective Eagle Scout and a Girl Scout Gold Award Nominee to sort and catalog the salvage trailer at the DPW.
Councilwoman Bravo asked Mr. Lewis if there would be grants available for preservation of the Stagg-Romine house, as this had been discussed at a recent HPC meeting. Mr. Lewis said it might be possible to get funding from the County for restoration but not for acquisition.
Finance Committee – Councilman Shaw told Mr. Lewis that citizen members of the Committee would be touching base with Mr. Lewis. Topics discussed at the last meeting included the audit and the municipal CAP.
Lakes Management Committee – Councilman Shaw said the Committee was working on a policy for managing lake levels and had settled on once every four years for a drawdown. Also, the Committee reports that the new outlet structure in the Mountain Lakes Dam is very workable and usable. Finally, the Committee felt that the lake levels were managed well during the Hurricane.
Woodlands Committee – Deputy Mayor Happer said there is a meeting next week.
Personnel Committee – Deputy Mayor Happer reported the Committee was working with Mr. Lewis to manage processes and priorities to ensure the Borough stays on target.
13. PUBLIC COMMENT
Deputy Mayor Happer opened the second public comment portion of the meeting with the consent of the Council.
Mr. Feigeles said he appreciated the dialog at tonight's meeting regarding transparency. He offered his opinion that any public document should be available on the website. He thanked the Council for their hard work.
Mr. Krasnomowitz thanked the Council for considering the Club's request. He reiterated that the Club maintained a fully controlled beach with certified lifeguards. He also apologized on behalf of the Club and said they had not meant to circumvent municipal procedure.
14. ADJOURNMENT at 10:00 p.m.
Motion by Councilman Shaw, second by Councilman Holmberg, to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 p.m., with all members in favor signifying by "Aye".
Attest: September 12, 2011
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Michele Reilly, Executive Assistant Dan Happer, Deputy Mayor


Our Media Art Center is open for public at January 30, 2007, which is located at the second floor as well nearby the Art workshop. The Media Art Center contains fifty seats and it is showing documentary films everyday. The museum also holds post-screening discussions to allow filmmakers and audience exchange their ideas during weekends. We also open for audiences to leave their mailing address and e-mail in case they want to receive information about documentary films.


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My Maudlin Career är det fjärde studioalbumet av indiepopbandet Camera Obscura, utgivet i april 2009 på skivbolaget 4AD.

Likt det föregående albumet spelades My Maudlin Career in i Sverige under produktion av The Bear Quartet-gitarristen Jari Haapalainen och med stråkarrangemang av Björn Yttling. Albumet blev gruppens listdebut på UK Albums Chart i Storbritannien där det hamnade 32:a. Från albumet släppte man fyra singlar; "French Navy", "Honey in the Sun", "The Sweetest Thing" samt "The Blizzard"/"Swans".

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Medverkande

Camera Obscura
 Tracyanne Campbell – sång, gitarr
 Gavin Dunbar – bas
 Carey Lander – piano, orgel
 Kenny McKeeve – gitarr, bakgrundssång
 Lee Thomson – trummor

Ytterligare musiker
 Erik Arvinder – fiol
 Anna Dager – cello
 Nicolai Dunger – bakgrundssång (2)
 Andreas Forsman – fiol
 Jessica Hugosson – fiol
 Santiago Jiménez – fiol
 Per "Texas" Johansson – valthorn
 Christopher Ohman – altfiol
 Britta Persson – bakgrundssång
 Stefan Persson – trumpet
 Björn Yttling – stråkarrangemang

Produktion
 Julie Annis – omslagsdesign
 Jari Haapalainen – producent
 Henrik Jonsson – mastering (Masters of Audio)
 Donald Milne – fotografi
 Pontus Olsson – mixning (Atlantis Studio)
 Johan Rude – inspelning (Cosmos Studio)

Referenser

Externa länkar
 My Maudlin Career på Allmusic

Album av Camera Obscura
Album producerade av Jari Haapalainen
Album utgivna på 4AD
Musikalbum 2009

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'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Set For 'Executioner' Series
by Josh Wigler
in TV, TV News
When Kurt Sutter is finished killing every man, woman and child in Charming, California, he'll take his lethal ways all the way back to the Middle Ages.
Deadline reports that following the conclusion next season of Sons of Anarchy, Sutter and FX will develop a new series: The Bastard Executioner, a period drama that focuses on a war-ravaged warrior knight who vows to stop fighting, but finds himself "forced to pick up the bloodiest sword of all" as an executioner.
Helmed by Sutter and produced by Imagine's Brian Grazer, The Bastard Executioner has already received a pilot greenlight from FX.
"I find the executioner to be an incredibly fascinating and provocative character," Grazer said of the new series' premise. "He deals with the highest order and the lowest order in the culture. It's about as morally complex a profession as you can imagine, and it is going to make for a spellbinding series."
Sutter's statement on the series was much simpler: "I love the network. I love the world. I love the blood." That's good enough for any Sons fan.
Tags: fx, sons of anarchy, kurt sutter, Brian Grazer, The Bastard Executioner
Batman Beyond: Bruce Timm Weighs in on Chances of Series Revival
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46 public stocks tracked by CE Pro rise 40.53%, led by Sharp, Control4, LG, Samsung and Sony.
Of the pure-play smart-home public companies, Control4 (CTRL) soared, Alarm.com (ALRM) did pretty well in 2017. Logitech (LOGI) was up for the year. TiVo and UEI sank.
And you thought 2016 was a great year for the stocks of public companies engaged in the smart home industry! Coming off a year in which the cumulative stock performance of public companies in the smart-home, security and consumer electronics industries grew 22 percent in 2016, 2017 blew that away with a whopping 40.53 percent increase. It appears the investment community is firmly behind the industry, which is a good signal for integrators.
Indeed, the 40-percent stock price increase of the 46 public companies tracked by CE Pro outperformed the overall stock market soundly in 2017. Last year, the Dow Jones Industrials rose 25 percent increase. The past two years have been a nice comeback. Back in 2015, these smart home stocks fell 11.8 percent.
For 2017, 36 companies reported increase in their share prices while 10 stocks fell. Of course, most of the companies on the list are not pure-play stocks for the smart home industry. Most of them are diverse companies engaged in multiple industries, so the stock price increase may not be directly related to their performance in the automation, security or electronics' sides of their businesses.
Also, the list itself is always evolving. Several companies that were staples on the list for many years are no longer public, such as Nortek, which was sold to Melrose Industries, and AVAD, which Ingram Micro sold last year. ADT is also not on the list, but soon will be as the company just filed for an IPO to return as a public company after being spun out of Apollo Global Management. Also, long-time retailer HH Gregg was delisted from the stock exchange in 2017 after several years of struggling.
The company with the biggest stock price increase last year was Sharp with a solid 271 growth. It has been a nice comeback for this once-struggling company. Back in 2015, the Japanese company had seen its stock fall to a miniscule $1 per share. In August 2016, Foxconn completed its $3.8 billion acquisition of Sharp, and in 2017 the company announced its first profit in four years. The stock price had already grown to $2.30 per share to start the year and finished at $8.54. While Sharp had bid to acquire Toshiba Visual Solutions last last year, those assets ultimately went to Hisense for $113.6 million.
Meanwhile, Control4 stock kept humming along nearly doubling in 2017. The company ended the year just under $30 per share, up from about $10 per share to start the year. Control4 made several strategic purchases in 2016, including Triad Speakers and most recently Ihiji.
LG Electronics was the only other company to more than double its stock price in 2017, rising 137 percent. Other big winners included IAC Interactive (HomeAdvisor.com) up 97 percent; Samsung (Harman) up 61 percent; Sony Electronics up 61 percent; Best Buy up 61 percent; and Amazon up 57 percent.
The most expensive stocks to buy are Samsung (equivalent of $$2,426/share in Korean won), Amazon ($1,189/share) and Alphabet ($1,065/share). The cheapest stocks on the list are Toshiba ($2.84/share), VOXX ($5.60/share) and Sigma Designs ($6.93/share).
It's never a good sign when the economy is cooking and the stock market is setting records, yet your company stock has fallen. Besides HH Gregg, the Indianapolis-based retailer that was delisted, the biggest declinere in 2017 was Comcast, which saw its stock price fall by 40 percent last year. Other big decliners were Ascent Capital (MONI central station monitoring down 28 percent); Universal Electronics (-26 percent); TiVo (-25 percent) and IMAX (-26 percent).
TiVo is riding a roller coaster. Last year, it was one of the best performing stocks on the list with a 134 percent increase following its acquisition by Rovi Corp., which then melded into the public stock of TiVo.
*The acquisition of Sigma Designs by Silicon Labs was announced on 12/7/2017. The closing price on that date was $5.6. The following day, the price surged to $6.925. Had the year ended on 12/7, SIGM would have been down $0.4 for the year, or 6%. IoT silicon provider Silicon Labs (Nasdaq: SLAB), to be added to next year's chart, rose $22.1 iin 2017, closing the year at $88.30, up more than 33%.


The new definitive guideline on drug offences will be used in all courts in England and Wales from 27 February 2012.
The Sentencing Council's guideline brings sentencing guidance together for the first time to help ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing and provide effective guidance for sentencers and clear information for victims, witnesses and the public on how drug offenders are sentenced. Versions for the Crown Court and magistrates' courts are available.
The Sentencing Council has also produced several sentencing scenarios to familiarise sentencers with the guideline's approach and process.


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Hisar – miasto w Indiach
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So lets check what exactly European Day?
The Schuman Declaration was presented by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950. It proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community, whose members would pool coal and steel production.


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Four interviews about the true self Part 4: Peter Herrle (Rosicrucian, Germany)
"The true self is the unfathomable identity of man. For me it is the source of inspiration."
Carin Rücker
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LOGON: The spiritual path leads to the true self. What does the true self mean for you?
Herrle: The true self lies hidden in the depths of each and every person. In contrast to the metamorphoses past and present experienced in our biography, it is the unfathomable identity of man. It is unfortunately unknown to many, as it is inaccessible to the rational mind and encumbered by false identities constructed in the course of our lives. We must search for and explore it. For me it is a source of inspiration.
Who is man before the true self is realized?
Over thirty years ago, Derek Parfit[1] shocked the world with the injunction that one should drop the belief in a fixed human identity. In fact, one can regard identity as a bundle of reflexes, cultural agreements and hereditary factors lacking in stable identity. Nonetheless, the promise for humanity lies precisely in this construction: going beyond oneself, recognizing oneself as part of the cosmos and the Earth and thereby realizing one's true self and identity as man.
Who is one afterwards? Is it a matter of awakening or of a transformation of being, or…?
It is a matter of transformation of being. Man is constantly changing. A seventy year-old is not the same as he or she was at ten, twenty or forty years of age. This is normal. The question, however, is whether and to what extent a particular type of transformation asserts itself, which I would like to term the coming of consciousness of the true self. The spirit expresses itself in this self. My life thereby becomes different, including my relationship to nature and to other human beings. This is true transformation of being.
Can one say something about who actually treads the path?
The true self does not exist for itself but for realization, for others, one might say for its "revelation". The abstract requires something concrete in which it can express itself and be experienced. Its path leads to the concrete, to "realization". This is only possible, however, when man makes space for it in one's life, when - as expressed in the Tao Teh King - a vessel for it exists. This space must be created and nurtured, because it is constantly besieged by all sorts of goals, fears and expectations. Creating this space is the mission and path of mortal man.
How do you rate the importance of realizing the self for daily life? And for mankind in general?
All great religions and countless spiritual teachers - each at their own time and in their own language - have alluded to this inward path, which simultaneously leads outward. Religion as a concept projecting life fulfilment to an unattainable heaven or the remote future simply nourishes fantasy. It was and always is a matter of connection with daily life. If it is true that alteration of being is ultimately the goal of life, then everyday life is not just the crucial test for inner growth but also the perceptible manifestation of a life out of the true self.
Thank you, Mr. Herrle, for this interview.
Peter Herrle
Born in 1947, Prof. Dr. Peter Herrle taught international urbanistics and architecture at the Technische Universität Berlin and Tongji University, Shanghai. Focusing, among other things, on the connections between architecture and cultural identity he counsels international organizations and NGOs, Asia being the centre of his activity. He is a member of the International Spiritual Leadership of the Golden Rosycross.
[1] Derek Antony Parfit (1942-2017) was a British philosopher who specialised in personal identity, rationality and ethics. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential moral philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Golden Rosycross
Love and all that
What we inwardly experience as 'Love' must be something that has no contradiction
I am stuck in the damp earth
To be a pilgrim
Tomorrow never came for today stood in its way
Creative Imagination – Transformation Through Perception
A review of Henri Corbin's book about the sufi master Ibn 'Arabi
Old potatoes out
I can't see them with the naked eye but from early childhood on, I have known that they are there.
Star Trek: Aspiring Toward the Other - Part 4
Within the human being, the cosmic and the internal meet. Their forces and principles are alive and radiant, belonging to a vast spectrum, influencing the human being so as to be recognized and… more
Our planet earth seems to have completely lost the north recently
Islam and christianity - where they meet
Universality can be found both in Christianity and in Islam. There they meet - full of force and understanding.
Four interviews about the true self Part 3: Peter Hüseyin Cunz (Sufi, Switzerland)
"In our innermost being there is a need for connection with the world beyond in order to become whole, in order to be in unity."
'Mind expansion'
In the twentieth century, many efforts were made to expand the mind, often through substances
Luke Skywalker and Yoda: Meeting the Inner Master
Can we recognize the meeting of Luke and Yoda as a process happening within ourselves?
Four interviews about the true self Part 2: Abbot Muho (Zen Buddhist, Japan)
"When I ask myself what my true self is, the true self looks itself in the eye."
Four interviews about the true self Part 1: Johannes Kiersch (Anthroposophist, Germany)
"I sense a higher 'true self', whose reality can be experienced but not described in words."
The superlative
This is 'amazing', 'awesome', 'mind-blowing'
High-flyer, part 2
I kept thinking about that sentence about the highest heavens
'Rise above yourself,' stood in the advertisement of the High-flyers Society
We dance on the wafer-thin crust of a glowing gas sphere
Less could be more
If we are privileged not to have to orient our lives solely to work and career how do we use our freedom?
There is a real life which urges being lived.
The Golem - Part One – The Past
What is the common thing between the Golem, Prometheus and the Lemurian man? It seems that we have an inner drive to imitate our Creator.
There is thinking and thinking
You think too much ...
What you see is yourself
My neighbor does not believe in a life after death - but he cherishes an active veneration for his favorite saint. And in a newspaper, someone stated: 'I do not believe in a god - but I am sure… more
Welcome to LOGON
Welcome to LOGON - the new online magazine of the Golden Rosycross.
Dialogue, not-knowing and creation
People meet on different occasions to have a dialogue together.
The era of Aquarius - One door is opening
A step in our development
Star Trek: Aspiring Towards the Other Part 1
Go boldly where no one has gone before
There are two people who are incapable of doing things: the one before them and the one after them.
A new clarity
How the look of a child opened my eyes ...
Between conspirators and volunteers for the Light
Between global conspiracies on the one hand, and the motivation to volunteer for the Light on the other: where do we stand?
The difference between the old and the new
The "young consciousness" is above the duality of the new and old.
The power of money over the human being
In the contemporary economy the power of the nations is determined by their mastery of money.
LOGON and the way of the One part 2
A new way of thinking can help us, a way of thinking that is open for the innermost core of being human.
Karma and free will
Karma is one of the terms commonly used in current esoteric literature, popularized in day-to-day language, where it has replaced the words fate and destiny. Destiny itself has been used for a long… more
Money and the Golden Reality
Money is a great servant but a bad master
Encounter on Shivapuri
You can climb the mountain. The path is within you
An encounter with silence
A visit to Tibet in 1986
Fundamental Questions
Live with the question
The Ways of the World
Which road leads to true liberation?
Being responsible for your own time
"I don't have time! Has anyone stolen it?"
The Logos follows a path. It fulfills the way of the One. The LOGON magazine illuminates the aspects of this way.
What we seek and what we find
We all seek
Seeking is the reason for movement


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Thеrе are lоtѕ of thіngѕ tо be considered іn аrrаngіng a раrtу. Cаtаlоg раrtіеѕ are a rеаllу good mеаnѕ to bring in large оrdеrѕ аlѕо. Hоmе раrtіеѕ аrе thе fаѕtеѕt way to сrеаtе money with Thіrtу-Onе. Althоugh bіrthdау раrtіеѕ are ѕоmеwhаt more informal аnd casual, an increasing number оf реорlе аrе іn fact bеgіnnіng tо uѕе homemade рrіntаblе dеѕіgnѕ for wedding аnd brіdаl ѕhоwеr раrtіеѕ too. Gеt a fееlіng of the fоrm of реорlе thаt уоu want invited at уоur раrtу аnd ѕеlесt thе location саrеfullу. Plаnnіng Thе fіrѕt ѕtер in аrrаngіng a blосk раrtу is to ѕеlесt a dаtе аnd lосаtіоn.
There аrе ѕеvеrаl thіngѕ tо thіnk of whеn рlаnnіng this kіnd of еvеnt, аnd іt саn be hard tо cover аll thе facets. Fоlkѕ аrе wау mоrе lіkеlу tо аttеnd an еvеnt hеld lосаllу thеу саn walk tо, especially іf they'll bе drіnkіng. Thеn you must advertise thе funсtіоn.
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Inѕіdе mу оріnіоn, іf уоu would lіkе tо ѕіmрlу rеаd bооkѕ and dо vеrу lіttlе оn-lіnе асtіvіtу, уоu'vе gоt twо choices. Of соurѕе уоu'rе able tо add books аnуtіmе аftеr you've got your rеаdеr. Additionally, уоu dоn't need tо wait аrоund fоr thе bооk tо bе shipped tо уоu. If уоu hаvе an uрdаtеd book, аll you need to do іѕ dеlеtе thе old bооk. With ассеѕѕ tо an online connection, уоu саn gеt a new bооk fоr your library thrоugh thе оnlіnе ѕtоrе whісh іѕ rеаdіlу selectable frоm thе menu.
Utіlіzіng a bооkkееріng ѕеrvісе will аllеvіаtе аnу concerns аbоut your соmраnу financials so уоu may rеfосuѕ on whаt'ѕ іmроrtаnt to уоu. In addition, іn gеnеrаl you need to be іn a position tо pay a bооkkееріng service muсh undеr a complete tіmе employee. A bооkkееріng service ѕhоuld rеduсе уоur соѕtѕ іn a lоt оf ways. Utilizing a bооkkееріng ѕеrvісе will mаkе іt роѕѕіblе for уоu to соnсеntrаtе on whаt'ѕ іmроrtаnt to уоu, bоth wіthіn and outside уоur оrgаnіzаtіоn. Lаѕt, a bookkeeping service іѕn't going tо let уоu know whаt уоu wish to hеаr regarding your fіnаnсіаl сіrсumѕtаnсе. An еxtеrnаl bookkeeping ѕеrvісе dоеѕn't hаvе anything tо dо with your ѕmаll buѕіnеѕѕ.
Stаtіѕtісаllу, thе longer you аrе runnіng a buѕіnеѕѕ, thе grеаtеr уоur оddѕ оf a VAT оr tax іnvеѕtіgаtіоn. Guаrаntее thаt thе ѕуѕtеm you uѕе is ѕіmрlе tо ореrаtе, аnd соmрlеmеntѕ уоur оrgаnіzаtіоn. Fеw іndіvіduаlѕ ѕtаrt a new buѕіnеѕѕ so thаt thеу саn dо рареrwоrk. Kееріng аn eye on the thоuѕаndѕ оf іtеmѕ whісh соmроѕе a ѕmаll company mау bе a rеаl сhоrе. Search for an external bооkkеереr that ѕресіаlіzеѕ іn wоrkіng wіth соmраnіеѕ thаt аrе lіkе yours, but dоn't overlook ѕtаndаrd еxреrtіѕе in thе рrосеdurе.
Rеаdіng a book involves a grеаt dеаl of attention, thuѕ a lіbrаrу іѕ thе best ѕроt for rеаdіng bооkѕ аnd exploring thе wоrld. Thеrе are a numbеr оf book thаt may bе lіnkеd to оthеr sites аnd thеу provides you thе ассеѕѕіbіlіtу tо other knowledge rеѕоurсе material. Nоw in аddіtіоn, there аrе еbооkѕ, whеrе thе stories саn be altered according tо thе dесіѕіоn of thе kid. They аrе a great ѕоurсе оf іdеаѕ, bіg аnd ѕmаll. Rеаdіng a bооk about hоw tо соnѕtruсt уоur оwn bасkуаrd dесk ѕаvеѕ thе соѕt оf еmрlоуіng a contractor. Guided reading has mаnу benefits.
Bооkѕ tell thе еntіrе ѕtоrу. With buѕіnеѕѕ bооk summaries, you will bе іn a роѕіtіоn tо easily fіnіѕh a business bооk іn оnlу a day оr two оr ѕhоuld уоu bе nоt buѕу, уоu'rе аblе to even finish іn оnlу a соuрlе оf hоurѕ bаѕеd оn thе lеngth оr kіnd оf thе summary. Hаrdсоvеr business books are соѕtlу.
There's no nееd tо рurсhаѕе оr bоrrоw bulky books аnуmоrе. Yоu саn concentrate оn еffесtіvе wоrk, nоt frеt about whаt other fоlkѕ thіnk. Besides, when іt іѕ tіmе tо offer уоur enterprise or ѕесurе саріtаl tо сultіvаtе уоur соmраnу, hаvіng the аbіlіtу tо thоrоughlу dосumеnt уоur рrеvіоuѕ performance will hеlр уоur оrgаnіzаtіоn'ѕ vаluаtіоn. Book ѕtоrеѕ аnd оrdеr оn the іntеrnеt уоu саn jоіn аt аnу moment. More Time tо wоrk wіthоut hеаdасhеѕ Yоur tіmе wоn't be ѕреnt wisely іf уоu'rе соntіnuоuѕlу іndulgіng in thе еndеаvоr of bооkkееріng in уоur wоrkрlасе.
Thеrе іѕn't аnу сhаnсе оf mіѕtаkе if they're hаlf asleep аnd dоіng thе wоrk аѕ thеу'rе hіghlу ѕkіllеd. Nоw, wіth Intеrасtіvе bооkѕ оffеrеd іn vаrіоuѕ fоrmѕ, thеrе'ѕ a fаntаѕtіс рrоѕресt fоr сhіldrеn to sharpen thеіr dесіѕіоn mаkіng ѕkіllѕ аt a уоuthful аgе. Amоng thе bеnеfіtѕ of bооkkееріng іѕ that you're mееtіng a legal obligation tо keep fіnаnсіаl reports for your оrgаnіzаtіоn. Whіlе there аrе a fеw сlеаr benefits of bооkkееріng, thе рrасtісе has drаwbасkѕ thаt mау іnfluеnсе соmраnу efficiency and profitability. Cеrtаіnlу, thе bіggеѕt bеnеfіt іѕ thе ability tо acquire аn immediate, up-to-the-minute, ассurаtе еvаluаtіоn оf уоur іnvеntоrу. Onе of the biggest bеnеfіtѕ оf chicken keeping is thеу аrе productive pets рrоduсіng dеlісіоuѕ еggѕ.
In the fоurth and last рrосеѕѕ thе еnd rеѕult оf thе соmрlеtе уеаr'ѕ wоrkіng is ѕеt through final accounts. Thе truth оf the issue is that both bodily books аnd eBooks provide a lot of аdvаntаgеѕ. Thus, the bеttеr idea is gоіng tо be tо read bооkѕ, whеn you're fееlіng аlоnе, аѕ іt assists уоu tо оссuру your head in vаrіоuѕ соndіtіоnѕ.


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Character, spirit and togetherness
Character, spirit and togetherness are key components for Garry Monk teams and the Owls boss saw all three on Saturday as his side salvaged a point against Fulham.
Wednesday left it late, with substitute Atdhe Nuhiu stooping in stoppage time to head home and cancel out Tom Cairney's opener.
And Monk was delighted by the manner in which his side dug deep to post a point.
He said: "We deserved something from the game because we never gave up, we showed the qualities we will need throughout the season.
"We had the character, the spirit and the togetherness and that's the first thing you need if you are to succeed.
"Even at a massive football club like Sheffield Wednesday, you need all these traits. The fans demand it first and foremost and that's what my teams must have."
More specifically on the Cottagers clash, he added:
"We had to get the tactics right today against a very good team and we did that for most of the first half.
"The only time we lost that balance was for the goal and good teams do punish you. So we made some tweaks at half time and they helped us for the second half.
"The midfielders had to push up more and that left Steven Fletcher less isolated. We were far more on the front foot, and while there was a risk of being more open, we had to push forward.
"We did that much better, we kept pushing, we kept probing and we got our just reward at the end."


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Supply Side 'Trickle-down' economics- does it work?
Supply-side (or 'trickle down') economics has for the past few decades been one of the discreet tenets of Western economy. It's the belief that giving financial benefits to the wealthiest of society (in the way of tax cuts/breaks, regulatory advantages given to big businesses) will inevitably benefit society as a whole, as the wealth will 'trickle down' the economic ladder in the form of employment, pay rises or whatever else of the extra wealth the richest will generously share with the rest of the population.
It's been a policy the conservatives of America has held ever so close to their hearts, and one that has faced much opposition by the lower and middle classes of America.
So how did trickle-down begin?
A turning point was certainly in the 1980s, during the divisive periods when Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher were in power in the USA and UK respectively.
Perhaps never have two leaders either side of the Atlantic been so harmonious- Reagan curiously dubbed Thatcher "the most important man in England", and Thatcher once described Reagan as "the second most important man in my life".
The harmony of the two certainly extended to economic policy; both leaders were strongly influenced by the Chicagoan and Austrian schools of economics, the proponents of which included notable anti-regulation, free-marketers Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek.
Trickle-down was one of their most prominent legacies. Thatcher and Reagan carried out drastic economic changes that were designed towards 'supply-side economics' (another name for trickle-down). The most important relevant policy change was that of tax rate changes.
In the USA, the Tax Reform of 1986 saw the top tax rate for individuals drop from 50% to 28%, partly compensated for by an increase of the bottom rate of tax from 11% to 15%. This was the very first time in the history of the USA that the top rate of tax fell at the same time as the bottom rate rising.
In the UK, Thatcher followed suit by dropping the top rate of tax from 80% to 63%, meanwhile almost doubling VAT (Value-added tax) and the amount everyone had to pay to fund the National Health Service. However, she did indeed drop the common tax rate from 33% to 30%.
So what were effects of these trickle-down policies?
Let's remember, the motivation supposedly behind trickle-down economics was that the population as a whole would benefit from the wealthy being wealthier. The idea is that as the national wealth pie grows as a result of the richer getting richer, everyone else's pie would simultaneously grow as a result.
So has it worked?
Well, a certainly interesting effect is encapsulated well in the following graphic:
Comparison of wages of the top 1%, overall wages and productivity.
(Mother Jones)
Note the real separation point on the graph, where the average income of the top 1% really lifts off- it's after the turn of the decade, through the 1980s- conveniently the decade of Reagan's presidency.
Note not just how the income of the top 1% rises incredibly, that as productivity increases the average overall wages of the population lags behind, barely increasing in relation to the other two factors in the chart.
The meaning of this is pretty unpleasant- the 'pie of wealth' may have increased, but this chart suggests that more prominent has been a relocation of sorts of national wealth.
The wages of the overall population has suffered since the 1980s when it is considered that productivity has boosted- the overall population have not benefited in terms of wages from this increase. Instead the wages of the wealthiest have been boosted far more than before the 80s.
CEOs in 1965 made 24 times more than the average production worker- in 2009, this figure was 185.
It seems clear that wages of the middle and lower classes, contrary to the motives of supply-side economics, have suffered as a result of the policy- meanwhile clearly the wealthiest have benefited HUGELY.
So why haven't most of the population benefited- a key belief of the theory is that it's better for everyone if the wealthy are wealthier, right?
Buffett has been a prominent opponent
of trickle-down economics.
Here there is a great fault in the trickle-down ideology- reduction in the taxes enforced upon the wealth is itself no guarantee of further reinvestment into the economy.
This is because the benefits are being given to people who are not in need of it. Little is in the way of CEOs creating new jobs to further production- most already have the capital available to invest where they see fit.
Warren Buffett (pictured right), one of the wealthiest men in the world, and perhaps the most prolific investor claimed "People invest to make money, and potential taxes have never scared them off". Taxes are rarely a stumbling block for the wealthiest, who are willing to take risks to invest (most entrepreneurs are where they are now as a result of their calculated risks).
Therefore tax cuts to the wealthy rarely open the doors to new investments. Instead it leads to simply a further amassing of wealth by the wealthy. By no means will the wealthy invest everything they benefit from tax cuts, to the gain of the middle and lower classes as the theory suggests. A staggering example of this is how currently the top 1% of wealthiest people in the world control 39% of the world's wealth. This is a clear sign of a broken global system, a large part of which is thanks to trickle-down.
Trickle-down, supply-side, Reaganomics, whatever name it is called, is a lie.
The solution lies not in blessing the wealthy with benefits and hoping that it will filter down to the rest of society, but the solution lies in the middle class. We need to make the middle the centre of our economic system, and see middle-out growth that will benefit everyone (yes, including the wealthy).
Middle-out. That is the solution we need.
Sources for this article can be found linked within.
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The benefits of privatisation.
In the previous article we went through a brief introduction of privatisation; now let's go onto the benefits of it.
The benefits come under various categories, however a theme runs throughout- that is of efficiency, a key component of business management.
A prominent difference between private and state companies is the (usual) difference in motive. Whereas state companies can have an unclear, difficult-to-measure motivation (usually to 'serve the public'), private companies are generally far more strictly profit-driven; they seek to serve shareholders primarily (who want their pockets to be lined handsomely).
Now there is debate over whether profit is such a good motive for companies (that we'll discuss in the next article), but profit motivation usually drives companies to increase their efficiency.
A common criticism of state-owned enterprise is its tendency to over-employ, often in order to score the ruling political power popularity points when it came to annual employment figures. Another crucial factor in this overemployment was the power of unions- public-owned enterprises were often under strong pressure from labour unions to avoid firing staff, which in many cases was not so helpful in terms of keeping staff in line and also efficiency.
Overemployment is crucial as it leads to increased losses in the form of wages, for employees who the company could, essentially, perform healthily without. Private companies tend to avoid inefficient practices such as overemployment- in fact they look at doing the contrary, to shed costs: and cutting down on staff is often the easiest way to do this.
British Airways, under Lord King's leadership developed from
an oversized, outstretched struggler to a world-class airline.
The privatisation of British Airways was notable for its crackdown on 'unnecessary' employees. Before privatisation, BA were employing almost 60,000 staff; a huge number, especially when compared to close competitor Qantas' 15,000.
However, following privatisation and under the rugged leadership of Lord King, the workforce was reduced to 38,000 in a period of just three years- among these over 50 senior executives, the company was rebranded entirely to a more 'American' style- enlisting help of a San Francisco-based design firm to lead rebadging, and cutting costs wherever possible- in inefficient flight routes, in excess staff members and so on.
These almost ruthless cutdowns paid dividends indeed- in 1987 BA posted after-tax profits of around £166 million, among the highest airline profits globally and certainly one of the highest BA had ever experienced.
Introduction of competition is often heralded as a crucial feature of privatisation. Privatisation often comes with an opening of the market to other private companies as well, a good example being the gas market following the privatisation of British Gas. Competition is often a great thing to have in a market, as it forces companies to innovate and provide what consumers want, in order to maintain and expand their market share (and receive more profits, of course). Competition introduces pressure on businesses; often a good influence from a customer's perspective.
This argument has its pitfalls- but in general competition in a market is necessary for development (think how competition between Apple and Samsung has boosted the rate of development in the technology market, or BMW and Mercedes the car market).
Another feature of privatisation is that it is a a way for a government to quickly raise some cash, to reduce deficits in particular. Between 1979 and 1999, the Treasury raised over £70 billion from asset sales such as that of British Airways, British Gas and other companies that were privatised.
However, this is not such a strong proponent of the pro-privatisation argument as we'll explore in the next article (but I'll give you a hint: *cough* Royal Mail *cough*)
So efficiency is the general theme of the pro-privatisation argument. Privatisation can cut down on the poor decisions driven by political motives rather than efficiency, it can introduce competition into a market by smashing state monopolies and it can be a quick boost to a nation's coffers.
Stick around: next time we'll explore the other side of this argument, and have a look at why privatisation may be in fact quite a bad idea.
http://www.baserler.com/onur/isletme/Privatization%20of%20British%20Airways-Before%20and%20After.htm
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R1YVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4326,3087813&dq=staff+british+airways
https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/British_Airways.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/shares-and-stock-tips/9989430/Thatchers-legacy-how-has-privatisation-fared.html
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Recognizing when vestibular dysfunction is present and addressing the symptoms may help someone reduce their risk of falling. In another study, approximately 1 in 10 individuals in an urban community setting have undiagnosed Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.5 Maybe you should rethink if orthostatic hypotension really is the reason why your patient felt a little dizzy when sitting up from the plinth or treatment table! You don't have to be in a neuro clinic or be a vestibular therapist to be in the presence of BPPV or unilateral hypofunction.
It is very common for a patient to be tested for BPPV with a Dix-Hallpike, and then assumed to be a positive test if the patient's symptoms are recreated. That may not always be the case! Yes, posterior canal BPPV is the most common canal involved, but there is also the horizontal canal and the anterior canal. The posterior canal is involved in 80% of cases, the horizontal canal in 15%, and the rarest form of BPPV (5%... yet that number may be argued...) is in the anterior.4 We have to watch for the eye movements that are associated with the canal you are testing. Here's an example of a patient who doesn't present with the torsional up-beating nystagmus associated with the posterior canal. Her strong horizontal nystagmus indicates that the BPPV is in the horizontal canal.
If you just want to keep things quick and simple, screening for BPPV or possible unilateral hypofunction is easy and doesn't require any equipment. First assess ocular motility and smooth pursuits. Then perform a head thrust test. Finally, perform a Dix-Hallpike (posterior canal BPPV) and Roll Test (horizontal canal BPPV). These tests should ideally take less than 10 minutes, and may give you a hint as to why a patient may feel dizzy and imbalanced. Tada! You've just completed a simple mini bedside examination.
5. All you need is Ewald's Laws and your two hands!
Third Law: Fluid flow (or otoconia) moving away from the cupula in the VERTICAL (posterior and superior/anterior) canals is an EXCITATORY stimulus.
Be sure to review your vestibular anatomy!
Okay, so vestibular testing and therapy can be a little confusing, I know. However, most of the time, it does not hurt to at least try to help a patient. As mentioned before, 80% of BPPV cases are in the posterior canal. If you perform your Dix-Hallpike, and have determined the side involved, at least try the Epley! Youtube it if you're desperate. As physical therapists (quoting the APTA), it is our job as "licensed health care professionals [to] help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility - in many cases without expensive surgery and often reducing the need for long-term use of prescription medications and their side effects." If you are uncomfortable with examination and treatment, have a list handy of people whom you can refer the patient to for help. A great resource can be found on the website for the Vestibular Disorders Association (www.vestibular.org). There, you can search for providers in your area who specialize in vestibular examination and treatment.
Katsarkas A. Nystagmus of paroxysmal positional vertigo: some new insights. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1987;96:305–308.


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The temperature in Arlington on Sunday is expected to be in the 20s with wind chills in the single digits. That sounds like good weather to stay home by a fire, unless you're a Cowboys fan.
"I know this is going to test us," said Alejandro Saracay. "We're not going to miss this, it's such an epic season!"
Friday afternoon, Saracay was home in Grand Prairie, plotting his tailgate strategy for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.
"Just space heaters and hand warmers and big ol' jackets," Saracay said smiling. "We're going to be able to make it happen that way."
While tailgaters prepare to brave the elements outside, many other were trying to get their homes and plants ready for the cold.
"We get customers that we never see every day," explained Jimmy Parham at Home Depot in The Colony. "They panic. They definitly panic. Nobody prepares ahead. Well, some people do, but most people come in 'where's your pipe covers?' instantly as soon as the weather drops."
There will be no hiding from the chill on game day. The Cowboys head office says its not making any special provisions for chilly tailgaters. The gates will open at the usual time and anyone is welcome to set up a tailgate.
Saracay dropped a few logs in his fire pit, which will go to the tailgate. along with four space heaters.
"Everybody can be circled together around the food," Saracay said. "Keep nice and warm!"


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A new, informal group started at our February 2009 meeting of people who want to swap spare seedlings from their own gardens. The aim is to save some money, share some knowledge and gain some biodiversity!
Seed exchanges are springing up around New Zealand, the Te Kakano Trust is based in Wanaka and has achieved a lot since it was formed in September 2008. Their aim is to ' establish a community-based native plant nursery specialising in propagating plants of local origin for the restoration of habitats in the Upper Clutha Basin".
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I was in the church choir a couple weeks ago and we sang a beautiful song. It had few words, but the melody moved like little children's feet. I could see bodies swaying in my peripheral vision and then I realized my hips were moving, too. It is that kind of song. Our choir director sent us this version to encourage a few minutes of preparation before we came together as a group for the hour rehearsal on Sunday morning.
It sounds like a child vowing to do a very noble and impossible thing without knowing how impossible it is (but believing the nobility warrants dramatic commitment). Simple, noble, honest, and impossible.
And that little chorus has been playing across my soul for the weeks since. And I started to wonder "when the Spirit says" pray in my life, because those are the times when my dramatic commitment is tested.
Do I become dishonest when I do not pray when the Spirit says pray? Am I less honest when I bury my worries or when I share joys with friends or when I sing grief in sad songs?
Redemption is wrapped up in the "I'm gonna," or at least that's how I read it. Like a child who forgot (again) to clean up his toys or help her brother or stay inside the fence, we look up with round, noble eyes and present our honest "I'm gonna" to the Father who knows how many times we have strayed.
He is the one who makes us honest. Because of redemption, because of His mercies new every morning, we can claim freedom to pray and sing and serve and love and dance in the ways Christ has called us to do those things.
In Christ, our sanctification is a hard and honest refining, a grace covered progress where all our "I'm gonna's" depend on all His "I did's."


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U.S. official says White House gave Israel 'green light' to carry out more attacks on Syria --Israel targeted multiple targets in recent attack on Syria - U.S. intelligence official 02 Feb 2013 Israeli jets attacked several targets in Syria Tuesday night in addition to the Scientific Studies and Research Center in Jamarya, outside Damascus, Time Magazine reported Friday. In the hours and days after the airstrike allegedly carried out by the Israel Air Force, conflicting reports surfaced regarding the nature of the strike. Syria accused Israel of attacking a research center in Jamarya, but denied that an attack on a convoy transporting SA-17 surface-to-air missiles to Hezbollah in Lebanon had taken place as was previously reported. "At least one to two additional targets were hit the same night," a Western intelligence official indicated to Time, adding that Israel received a "green light" from the United States to carry out further attacks in the future.
While Baer's comments were in regards to Lebanon, the conflict in neighboring Syria has turned out to be just as "cataclysmic," with Syria's Christians and other minorities in equal or greater peril.
Clearly, Western-backed terrorists are not just fighting the "Assad regime," they are fighting anyone opposed to their sectarian ideology, which is both hardly "democratic," and hardly anything to do with "freedom."
(Reuters) - Israeli jets devastated Syrian targets near Damascus on Sunday in a heavy overnight air raid that Western and Israeli officials called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah.
As Syria's two-year-old civil war veered into the potentially atomic arena of Iran's confrontation with Israel and the West over its nuclear program, people were woken in the Syrian capital by explosions that shook the ground like an earthquake and sent pillars of flame high into the night sky.
"Night turned into day," one man told Reuters from his home at Hameh, near one of the targets, the Jamraya military base.
The Syrian government accused Israel of effectively helping al Qaeda Islamist "terrorists" and said the strikes "open the door to all possibilities"; but Israeli officials said that, as in January, they were calculating Assad would not pick a fight with a well-armed neighbor while facing defeat at home.
Denying it was weighing in on the rebel side on behalf of Washington - which opposes Assad but is hesitating to intervene - officials said Israel was pursuing its own conflict, not with Syria but with Iran, and was acting to prevent Iran's Hezbollah allies receiving missiles that might strike Tel Aviv if Israel made good on threats to attack Tehran's nuclear program.
What Israel was not doing, they stressed, was getting drawn into a debate that has raged in the United States lately of whether the alleged use of poison gas by Assad's forces should prompt the West finally to give military backing to oust him.
Israel was not taking sides in a civil war that has pitted Assad's government, a dour but mostly toothless adversary for nearly 40 years, against Sunni rebels, some of them Islamist radicals, who might one day turn Syria's armory against the Jewish state.
It is a mark of how two years of killing in which at least 70,000 Syrians have died has not only inflamed a wider, regional confrontation between Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Arabs, some of them close Western allies, but have also left Israel and Western powers scrambling to reassess where their interests lie.
Egypt, the most populous Arab state and flagship of the 2011 Arab Spring revolts where elected Islamists have replaced a Western-backed autocrat, has no love for Assad. But on Sunday it condemned Israel's air strikes as a breach of international law that "made the situation more complicated".
Israel does not confirm such missions explicitly - a policy it says is intended to avoid provoking reprisals. But an Israeli official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the strikes were carried out by its forces, as was a raid early on Friday that U.S. President Barack Obama said had been justified.
MOSCOW/HAIFA, Israel, May 1 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's large landing ship Azov entered the Israeli port of Haifa on Wednesday, marking the first time a Russian warship calls at an Israeli port.
Azov will stay in Haifa until Friday to resupply and allow the crew to rest, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said.
City residents will also be allowed on board for a guided tour and treated to performances by the Black Sea Fleet orchestra reinforced by marines.
Azov is part of Russia's task force in the Mediterranean, which is due to perform exercises off the coast of war-torn Syria, Captain Alexei Komarov, who heads the landing ship unit of the Black Sea Fleet, told journalists in Haifa.
He did not give a date for the exercises, but said the task force is prepared to evacuate Russian citizens from Syria, though no such order was given so far.
Russia currently has six ships in the Mediterranean, including the Azov, which made frequent trips to the region before, calling at the Russian resupply base in the Syrian city of Tartus.
Another six ships of the Pacific Fleet are on the way to the Mediterranean and expected to join the task force later this month.
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Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- A series of massive explosions illuminated the dark sky over Damascus early Sunday, igniting renewed claims that Israel has launched attacks into the war-torn country.
Syria's government said the explosions were the second Israeli airstrike in three days. The latest target, officials said, was a military research facility outside the Syrian capital. A top Syrian official told CNN in an exclusive interview that the attack was a "declaration of war" by Israel.
Syrian authorities vowed to retaliate against Israel but did not specify what action they would take.
(Reuters) - The United States was not given any warning before air strikes in Syria against what Western and Israeli officials say were weapons headed for Hezbollah militants, a U.S. intelligence official said on Sunday.
Israeli jets bombed Syria on Sunday for the second time in 48 hours. Israel does not confirm such missions explicitly - a policy it says is intended to avoid provoking reprisals. But an Israeli official acknowledged that the strikes were carried out by its forces.
"It would not be unusual for them to take aggressive steps when there was some chance that some sophisticated weapons system would fall into the hands of people like Hezbollah," the U.S. intelligence official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
While the air raids raised fears that America's main ally in the Middle East could be sucked into the Syrian conflict, Israel typically does not feel it has to ask for a green light from Washington for such attacks.
(Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it was concerned the chances of foreign military intervention in Syria were growing following reports of Israeli air strikes around Damascus which were a source of "particular alarm".
"We are seriously concerned by the signs of preparation of global public opinion for possible armed intervention in the long-running internal conflict in Syria," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement.
He suggested those concerns stemmed in part from media reports about the alleged use of chemical weapons in the conflict that has killed more than 70,000 people in two years.
Russia is a long-standing arms supplier to Damascus and has protected President Bashar al-Assad by using its veto power in the U.N. Security Council to block Western-backed efforts to push him from power or increase pressure on his government to end violence.
Russia was also analyzing the "reports of Israeli air strikes on May 3 and May 5 on sites in the suburbs of Damascus, which caused particular alarm," Lukashevich said.
"The further escalation of armed confrontation sharply increases the risk of creating new areas of tension, in addition to Syria, in Lebanon, and the destabilization of the so far relatively calm atmosphere on the Lebanese-Israeli border."
"The internationalization of the extremely dangerous and destructive internal conflict in Syria must not be permitted," he said, calling for "decisive efforts aimed at shifting the events in Syria into a peaceful channel."
Assad's government has condemned the air strikes as tantamount to a "declaration of war" and threatened unspecified retaliation.
A senior Israeli lawmaker said on Monday the strikes were not aimed to weaken Assad in the face of more than a two-year-old rebellion against his rule, but rather ensure Lebanon's Hezbollah, an ally of Assad, do not receive hi-tech weaponry.
(Reuters) - U.N. human rights investigators have gathered testimony from casualties of Syria's civil war and medical staff indicating that rebel forces have used the nerve agent sarin, one of the lead investigators said on Sunday.
"Our investigators have been in neighboring countries interviewing victims, doctors and field hospitals and, according to their report of last week which I have seen, there are strong, concrete suspicions but not yet incontrovertible proof of the use of sarin gas, from the way the victims were treated," Del Ponte said in an interview with Swiss-Italian television.
"This was use on the part of the opposition, the rebels, not by the government authorities," she added, speaking in Italian.
President Bashar al-Assad's government and the rebels accuse each another of carrying out three chemical weapon attacks, one near Aleppo and another near Damascus, both in March, and another in Homs in December.
The United States has said it has "varying degrees of confidence" that sarin has been used by Syria's government on its people.
President Barack Obama last year declared that the use or deployment of chemical weapons by Assad would cross a "red line".
A note to those who are censoring this web site so heavily to (limited) effect.
I AM DONE WITH IT. I AM DONE WITH IT BECAUSE IT IS NOW PROVEN YOU ARE MASS MURDERING PSYCHOPATHS, AND I AM SWITCHING SIDES.
"What happens next is shocking. While artillery shells rain down on Syrian army positions, mobile Israeli artillery in direct support and even accompanying rebel forces inside Syria, a huge explosion occurs.
Submitted for analysis, the footage was compared with tests of the 37,000-pound MOB (Massive Ordnance Penetrator), designed by Boeing to be used against Iran's underground facilities. There was no similarity whatsoever noted between the Syrian "event" and a conventional "bunker buster" including the GBU 57, the largest conventional weapon ever to be used." End quote.
Good for Jim. Just keep in mind the secrets are no longer as easy to hide and full disclosure is a very high risk given these types of negative activities where the innocent are the victims. The next step will be identification the real criminals followed with accountability from the natives.
For those having a FB account. If you wans to know what is happening in Syria.


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Shifting Global Exposures to Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Evident in Longitudinal Birth Cohorts from a Seafood-Consuming Population.
Environ Sci Technol. 2018 Mar 20; 52(6):3738-3747
Mar-20-2018
Clifton Dassuncao
Xindi C Hu
Flemming Nielsen
Pál Weihe
Philippe Grandjean
Elsie M Sunderland
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston , Massachusetts 02215 , United States.
Rapid declines in legacy poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been reported in human populations globally following changes in production since 2000. However, changes in exposure sources are not well understood. Here, we report serum concentrations of 19 PFASs (?19PFAS) measured in children between 1993 and 2012 from a North Atlantic fishing community (Faroe Islands). Median ?19PFAS concentrations in children (ages 5-13 years) peaked in 2000 (47.7 ng mL-1) and declined significantly by 14.4% year-1 until 2012. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified two groups of PFASs that likely reflect exposures from diverse consumer products and a third group that consisted of perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) with nine or more carbons (C = 9). These C = 9 PFASs are strongly associated with mercury in children's hair, a well-established proxy for seafood consumption, especially perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA, r = 0.72). Toxicokinetic modeling shows PFAS exposures from seafood have become increasingly important (53% of perfluorooctanesulfonate, PFOS, in 2012), despite a decline in whale consumption in recent years. We infer that even in a major seafood-consuming population, declines in legacy PFAS exposure after 2000 were achieved by the rapid phase out of PFOS and its precursors in consumer products. These results emphasize the importance of better understanding exposures to replacement PFASs in these sources.