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Improvement in local governments' performance in disclosure of land information a must: action research results suggest
Updated: 09:00' - 04/08/2022
Center for Education Promotion and Empowerment
of Women and United Nations Development Program
Access to local land use plans remains limited on a national scale despite the provisions of the 2013 Land Law and the 2016 Law on Access to Information which mandate the posting of local land use master plans and annual land use plans for public view in various forms, including on digital platforms. According to the 2021 Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) survey, only one-fifth of respondents nationwide said they were aware of local land use plans since 2011.
Findings related to land governance[1] from annual PAPI surveys[2] and the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI)[3] suggest that the lack of transparency in land planning and acquisition schemes, low land compensation frameworks, and rent-seeking behaviors among land registrars may have been the main causes of land conflicts in Vietnam, especially in suburban areas.
Therefore, it is necessary to enhance disclosure of information on district land use plans and provincial land price frameworks in order to mitigate land conflicts and promote good land governance in Vietnam. The fair and transparent disclosure of such information and the ability of citizens to comment on draft land use plans and price frameworks would increase citizens' trust in local governments and likely decrease the risks of corruption and the prevalence of land conflicts.
This article presents key findings from an empirical research initiative called "Action Research to Enhance Citizens' Access to Land Information"[4] conducted by the Center for Education Promotion and Empowerment of Women (CEPEW) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam, with technical support from Real-Time Analytics, since July 2021. The initiative has sought to improve land governance by reviewing public access to information on land use plans and price frameworks by the district governments in all 63 provinces, making such information available on a land transparency portal, and experimenting on requests for land information as provided by provincial and district governments.
Significant awareness gaps of local land use plans among citizens
Results from the 2021 PAPI survey demonstrate that a majority of Vietnamese do not know the local land use plan of their district. Figure 1 shows how less than one-fifth of the population has been aware of local land use plans from 2014 to 2021, with a steady decrease from 18.4 percent in 2018 to 13.9 percent in 2021.
Figure 1: Percentage of respondents aware of local land plans per year on average, 2014-21
Another concerning statistic from the survey is that over half of respondents do not know how to gather information on local land price frameworks. When asked if they would know where to look for the information on the official land price frameworks issued by the local governments (including consultations with local People's Committees, non-state real estate experts, and searches on government websites, etc.), only 42.4 percent of respondents said "yes." Moreover, only 13.9 percent of respondents reported having an opportunity to provide comments on local land use master plans and plans in 2021.
Further analysis of the 2021 PAPI survey results illustrates imbalances in respondents being informed by their local governments of district land use plans, as well as in their ability to provide comments on these plans based on certain demographic characteristics. For example, a gender gap exists in being informed of land plans by local officials in favor of males (13.2 percent) over females (8.7 percent), as seen in Figure 2. This gender divide also slightly increases in being able to provide a comment on the local land use plans, with males being 6.2 percent more likely than females to do so.
There is relatively no information gap along ethnic lines with respondents of Kinh and other minority ethnicities being nearly equal in being informed by local governments of district land use plans (11 percent and 10.1 percent, respectively.) However, ethnic minorities (33.1 percent) are 8.4 percent more likely than Kinh people (24.7 percent) to have had an opportunity to comment on district land plans.
Education appears to have a positive correlation with land use plan awareness. Respondents who possess a university or higher (postgraduate) education are 7.4 percent, 9.8 percent, and 12.5 percent more likely to be informed by local governments of district land use plans than those with upper secondary, lower secondary and primary education, respectively. Despite the benefit associated with one's level of education in this aspect, respondents with a university or higher education (23.5 percent) were more or less equal to those with upper secondary (25.1 percent), lower secondary (26.2 percent), and primary education (24.8 percent) in the likelihood of being able to comment on their districts' land use plans.
A person's ho khau or permanent household registration status also influences his probability of being informed by local authorities and having an opportunity to comment on district land use plans. Respondents who have their ho khau within the commune where they currently reside, known as permanent residents, were 4.4 percent more likely to have been informed of district land use plans by local officials than temporary residents, or those lacking a ho khau in their commune of residence. This gap increases in terms of being able to provide a comment on the land use plans with permanent residents (25.7 percent) being 6.1 percent more likely than temporary residents to do so.
However, the largest gaps in people's ability to be informed of and comment on district land use plans appear to be based on the economic sector in which they are employed (state, joint-venture, or private). Figure 2 also shows how state employees (20 percent) were over two times more likely than private-sector employees (9.4 percent) and joint-venture employees (7.4 percent) to have been informed by local officials of district land use plans. More striking is that just over half of joint-venture employees (50.6 percent) reported having an opportunity to comment on district land use plans. This is so significantly more than the nearly three-in-ten (30 percent) state employees and one-in-four (23.3 percent) private-sector employees.
Key findings from the action research
Regulations on disclosure and provision of land information at the request of citizens
The disclosure and provision of information on provincial land price frameworks and district land use plans at the request of citizens are stipulated in the 2013 Land Law and the 2016 Law on Access to Information as well as in a number of related documents such as Government Decree 148/2020/ND-CP and Decree 13/2018/ND-CP, Circular 29/2014/TT-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and Circular 46/2018/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance (Table 1).
No. Type of informa-tion Formulating and disclosing agency Issuing or approving agency Disclosure regulation Online disclosure Date of posting Duration of posting Applicable period Research period
1 District land use plans District People's Committee District People's Committee Must be disclosed Yes Within 15 days after issuance by December 31 Throughout the planning period Every year 2021
2 Provincial land price list Provincial People's Committee Provincial People's Committee Must be disclosed Not specified January 1 of the first year Not specified Every five years 2020-24
Table 1: Legal requirements of disclosure for district land use plans and provincial land price frameworks
By the above regulations, the provision of information and data about land, information about land markets, and other land information is one of the service activities in the field of land. The land price framework is formulated by the provincial-level People's Committee and submitted to the same-level People's Council for review before promulgation. The land price framework is developed once every five years and publicized on January 1 of the first year of the period. During the implementation of the land price framework, if the Government adjusts the land price framework or the common land price in the market fluctuates, the provincial People's Committee shall adjust the land price framework accordingly. However, as the review shows, there is a lack of regulations on the form and channels for publicizing the provincial land price framework.
Meanwhile, district land use plans are formulated annually. Based on the complete dossier of the district-level annual land-use plan and the resolution of the provincial People's Council, the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment submits it to the provincial People's Committee for approval before December 31. The district land use plan must be publicized after being approved by a competent state agency. District-level People's Committees shall publicize district land use master plans and plans at their head offices and on their portals and publicize the contents of the district land use master plans and plans related to communes, wards, and townships at the head offices of the commune-level People's Committees. The disclosure shall be made within 15 days from the date of approval by competent state agencies.
Results of the review of portals or websites of local state agencies
Upon the four-step process to search for information on the portals/websites of the People's Committees of 63 provinces and 704 districts nationwide, the results (Table 2) showed that only 27 out of 63 provinces have publicized provincial land price frameworks and only 337 out of 704 district-level agencies have publicized district land use plans on their portals or websites.
No. Type of information No. of disclosure Disclosure rate (%) Timely disclosure
1 District land use plan in 2021 337/704 47.9 123/337 135/337 79/337
2 Provincial land price framework in 2020-24 27/63 42.9 2/27 14/27 11/27
Table 2: Overview of land information disclosure (from August 25, 2021 to October 6, 2021, when the Research Team members recorded data posted on the website)
Figure 3 gives an overview of the disclosure of the provincial land price frameworks during the 2020-24 period in 63 provinces/municipalities, while Figure 4 highlights the districts where the information on land use plans in 2021 has been publicized on their portals or websites.
However, there is a lack of consistency in the posting of information by state agencies, especially with district land use plans, as the to-be-disclosed documents listed in the announcement of publicization are often scattered in different categories on these portals or websites, which makes it difficult for citizens to find information in full.
Figure 5 shows that the level of completeness in the disclosure of the required documents in land use plans by district-level People's Committees (agencies) varies among districts/towns/cities in provinces/municipalities nationwide. Overall, only 17 percent of agencies published a complete set of land use plan documents which includes four types of documents: (i) announcement of publicization of land use plans, (ii) decision on the approval of district land use plans, (iii) explanatory report, and (iv) map of land use plans; or published the most three important documents except the announcement of publicization of land use plans. Specifically, 75 agencies (accounting for 10.7 percent) publicized all four types of documents; 44 agencies (6.3 percent) publicized decisions on approval of land use plans, explanatory reports, and maps of land use plans; 47 agencies (6.7 percent) publicized decisions on approval of land use plans and maps of land use plans; 21 agencies (3 percent) posted decisions on approval of land use plans and explanatory reports; and 14 agencies (2 percent) posted explanatory reports and maps of land use plans. Among the agencies that have publicized the above two types of information, many agencies publish them in ZIP files, which makes it difficult for information users to access.
Figure 5: Level of completeness in the disclosure of district land use plans (%)
Results of requests for land information
Based on random sampling, members of the Research Team sent out requests for information on district land use plans to the offices of 561 out of 704 district-level People's Committees nationwide with five members assuming four different roles, including an ordinary citizen, a real estate agent, a lawyer, and a researcher. On average, 140-141 request letters corresponding to each role were sent by the Research Team members, of which 70 letters cited the 2016 Law on Access to Information and the other 70 letters did not cite any legal provisions.
Figure 6 shows the results of requests for information on district land use plans. Of the 561 offices of district-level People's Committees to which requests for information were sent, 98 agencies (accounting for 17.5 percent) provided the requested information, 15 agencies (2.7 percent) refused to provide the requested information, and 46 agencies (8.2 percent) responded but did not provide the requested information. There was an overwhelming number of 402 agencies that made no response (accounting for 71.7 percent). Regarding the four roles of the Research Team members, the rate of response is highest for ordinary citizens (22.9 percent of the 140 requests submitted), followed by researchers (19.3 percent), lawyers (14.9 percent), and real estate agents (12.9 percent).
Figure 6: Response to requests for information on land use plans (%)
The 2016 Law on Access to Information stipulates that state agencies are responsible for providing information created by themselves, except commune-level People's Committees, which are responsible for providing citizens residing in their localities with information created by themselves and by agencies at the same level and information received by themselves to directly perform their functions, duties, and powers; and provide other citizens with such information in cases that directly relate to their lawful rights and interests. This provision may be a barrier to the provision of information by the office of the district-level People's Committee regarding the information requested by the Research Team members.
Figure 7 shows the differences in the response rate regarding groups of requests with and without citation of legal provisions. Overall, the rate of information provision for requests with citation was higher (20.7 percent) than that of requests without citation (14.2 percent). The same goes for the rate of responding but not providing information, which was 9.6 percent for requests with citation compared to 6.8 percent for requests without citation. The rate of refusal of information provision for requests without citation was 2.8 percent and for requests with citation was 2.5 percent. The rate of unresponsiveness to requests with citation was lower (67.1 percent) than that of requests without citation (76.2 percent).
Figure 7: Comparing response rates between requests with citation and without citation of the Law on Access to Information (%)
The communication between the Research Team members and the civil servants assigned to respond to citizens' requests for information showed that most civil servants had a polite attitude during the interaction. However, there seems to be confusion or ambiguity about the agencies with the responsibility to provide information, even though land information is at least held by the Office of the district-level People's Committee and the provincial-level Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Regarding means of communication, many civil servants preferred communicating with citizens via Zalo. One even advised the requester to directly contact him/her through Zalo in case he/she needs any help and there is no need for a complicated letter (request for information form).
Regarding the content of the information provided, most agencies responded by providing only decisions on the approval of land use plans without other documents.
To ensure the effective implementation of citizens' right to land information and to contribute to the promotion of good land governance and mitigation of land conflicts, below are key recommendations regarding policy amendment, promulgation and implementation.
Laws and policies relating to the disclosure of land information should be amended and promulgated so that the process of providing information at the request of citizens is integrated into the current set of administrative procedures as all state agencies are entities that create and hold information. The 2016 Law on Access to Information has clearly defined the responsibilities, procedures, and deadlines for information disclosure and information provision at the request of citizens. It is also recommended that policymakers supplement specific regulations on forms and channels for publicizing provincial land price frameworks in relevant legal documents.
To enforce existing laws and policies more effectively, People's Committees at all levels should organize training courses on the 2016 Law on Access to Information. During these training courses, nine tasks each state agency needs to perform as specified in the 2016 Law on Access to Information and Government Decree 13/2018/ND-CP should be highlighted. In addition, they should open training classes on regulations and procedures related to disclosure of land information and provision of information at the request of citizens.
Moreover, People's Committees at all levels should implement more effectively the 2016 Law on Access to Information, thereby contributing to better implementation of land information disclosure in accordance with the 2013 Land Law. Accordingly, state agencies need to quickly perform the following tasks: (i) issue and publicize internal regulations on providing information within the scope of their responsibilities; (ii) assign and publicize the information of the focal point for information provision; and (iii) set up a section on access to information on the agency's portal/website and create a list of information to be disclosed, including information on land use master plans, land use plans and land price frameworks.
State agencies should publicize land information in the direction of fully posting documents related to a set of land use master plans, land use plans, or land price frameworks into a specific category according to the 2016 Law on Access to Information. For example, for a set of land use plan dossiers, it is necessary to publish the announcement of publicization of the land use plan, the decision on the approval of the district land use plan, the explanatory report, and the map of the land use plan.
Additionally, state agencies should, as required by Circular 26/2020/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications, publicize information in a way that ensures accessibility and usability to people with disabilities, the elderly, and other people other than posting the information in ZIP files as in current practice.
Finally, the search function on portals or websites of state agencies should be improved while specific instructions on document publicization should be provided for state agencies at the district level to improve their implementation.-
[1] See https://vietnamlawmagazine.vn/land-conflicts-in-emerging-suburban-areas-in-vietnam-causes-and-effects-27258.html
[2] For more information about PAPI, see www.papi.org.vn
[3] For more information about PCI, see www.pcivietnam.org
[4] See the Land Transparency Initiative and its findings at https://congkhaithongtindatdai.info/ and https://bit.ly/3Oojx9t
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Q: use of 'n' before deduction of 'auto' C++ I'm trying to have my function return 3 values (n, down and across) I've read online how 'auto' can be used but must be doing something wrong.
The function takes in a 2D vector of integers (as well as other variables) and checks for how many numbers are connected to board[0][0] such that they are the same number.
I've tried putting auto in front of the function inside the function itself, tried leaving it blank, tried just having chain = chainNodes(...) but I always seem to get an error. Here's the code:
tuple<int, int, int> chainNodes(vector<vector<int>> board, int originalNum,
                                unsigned int across, unsigned int down, int ijSum,
                                int n)
{
    struct chain {
        int n, down, across;
    };

    if(down + across > ijSum) {
        ijSum = down + across;
    } else if((down + across == ijSum) &&
              ((down - across) * (down - across) < (ijSum) * (ijSum))) {
        ijSum = down + across;
    }

    board[down][across] = 0;
    n += 1;

    // Check below
    if((down != (board.size() - 1)) && (board[down + 1][across]) == originalNum) {
        down += 1;
        auto [n, iPoint, jPoint] = chainNodes(board, originalNum, across, down, ijSum, n);
        down -= 1;
    }
    // Check right, up and left (I've removed so its not too messy here)

    return chain{n, down, across};
}

Sorry, I forgot to include the error message.
error: use of 'n' before deduction of 'auto'
It occurs on the line that uses auto.

A: Issue with
auto [n, iPoint, jPoint] = chainNodes(board, originalNum, across, down, ijSum, n);

is similar to
auto n = foo(n); // `foo(n)` uses `n` from `auto n`,
                 // not the one from outer scope as function parameter

The construct int a = a + 1; is legal but lead to UB as reading uninitialized variable.
That kind of construct allows legal and valid behavior void* p = &p;.
Your code has other errors and it is not clear for me expected behavior of the function.
So not sure if following is the correct fix, but you might want:
n = std::get<0>(chainNodes(board, originalNum, across, down, ijSum, n));

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Following a recent media article suggesting the Club had recruited a first-team player analyst, City's Head of Recruitment Greg Abbott has today (Friday) responded to correct a few inaccuracies for any supporters that may feel misled.
It has been reported that 21 year old graduate Callum Gough has been appointed as a first-team player recruitment analyst responsible for making decisions on who the club sign. This is incorrect and unfair on both Callum and the club itself.
"Sometimes information comes out in the press that perhaps isn't completely accurate," explains Abbott.
"It has come to my knowledge this week that it has gone out in the local press that we've brought in a 21 year-old who is almost going to take over our recruitment.
"I think I need to explain this in greater detail.
"He's a super lad and an unbelievable help to me and the team but to paint the picture that he will have any input into who the club do or do not sign does nobody any favours and really blows things out of all proportion. We've had no contact from anyone to comment on Callum's role otherwise we could have explained it in detail.
"He will come in and support the I.T side of the department and input all the information our scouting network and I produce so that our coaching staff can view it via on our internal systems.
"From this Saturday to next Saturday, I will be watching six games.
"Having Callum available to us and using his expertise to put together a scouting and recruitment database frees me up to get out and about watching matches and making reports.
"He will assist with putting in the match reports, player reports and the individual data we need to get the right players.
"My strengths are getting out there, watching games, producing reports and talking to people. It is no surprise that a 21 year-old is a lot better on computers than a 53 year-old!
"That is the message that probably should have gone out to supporters.


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Sunday, I woke up with a painfully sore wrist, which was especially bad as I was playing guitar in church that morning. I thought I may have slept on it wrong, but since I have a sore toe on the same side, I'm starting to wonder if I banged into our doorframe in the middle of the night while sleepwalking.
Last night, we finally got around to watching Atonement, and neither of us were all that impressed. Still, I was glad to find that it wasn't just a sappy romance story, but it was pretty slow-moving. I'm hoping that 2009 will include at least a couple of movies that knock my socks off. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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Enter Flaviar: A Monthly subscription spirits company that offers you an opportunity to experience the best spirits from all over the world at a fraction of the regular price. Ironically I thought up this EXACT idea a few years back but wasn't in the right place to really see it through. I guess I missed out right? So how does it work?
Each month Flaviar curates 3 fine spirits for it's Prime Members to explore in an new tasting box (Whisky, Rum, Cognac, Gin, Vodka, Grappa, Tequila,…) Each bottle is 45 ml and there's no commitment. If you don't like their experts selections you can choose to skip a month, swap a tasting box or select a bottle and just pay the difference in price. As a cool bonus your first month is only $18.99 and then $24.99 each month after that.
When you find something you love, you've got the option to order the bigger bottle at any time, and another plus, prime members get free shipping on the full size spirits. It's an awesome way to try before you buy. If you're not a drinker but you know someone who is, they've got a pretty cool Gifts Section which lets you buy someone anywhere from 2-12 months of subscription service starting at 49.99. You select the first tasting box, and the recipient goes from there. It makes a great gift for under $50 bucks.
We've heard of Flaviar in the past, and even seen some ads around the internet, so we were pretty excited when they offered us a chance to sample a tasting kit ourselves. The box we received was a Rye whiskey kit that featured a good mix of brands we've heard of and a few unknowns as well.
First Impression: We love the packaging. Flaviar comes in a sleek and compact black box that easily fits in most mail boxes and appears "discreet" enough to keep the nosey neighbors from judging you (haha). As you can see above, the 5 bottles are packaged perfectly in well designed 45 ml bottles that look closer to an expensive cologne brand than a liquor company.
Tasting Notes: We've had a couple of these before, Few and Rittenhouse we know, and both are excellent rye whiskies. Prichard's we've heard of but never tried. Verso and Zuidam were complete newbies to us. [Note: They have a really cool app they created called Flavour Spiral, its tasting notes reinvented and it's pretty cool, you can check it out Here.]
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Few: FEW Rye Whiskey is aged in air-dried oak barrels and is a meld of 70% Rye, 20% Corn and 10% Malted barley in its mash. The aroma here suggests vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon and wood with hints of butterscotch and citrus. The flavor here has fruit and some honey with citrus and spice as well.
Prichard's: Prichards is an American rye whiskey made from a mash of 70% Rye, 15% Corn and 15% Malted Barley. It's aged in small, charred American Oak casks for up to 5 years. The aroma here is definitely citrus and honey, while the flavor suggests dark chocolate, vanilla, and sweetness.
Rittenhouse: Rittenhouse is a single distillery rye that's aged for 4 years and mostly made from rye mash. It's light on the nose with some hints of vanilla and caramel and has a bold and sweet taste that features honey, red pepper and caramel and cinnamon.
Verso: A Finland based single malt rye made from malted Rye and aged for 4 months in American Oak casks. Smells of honey and oak with a spicy sweetness that has bits of honey and cinnamon noticeable in the rye.
Zuidam: A Netherland rye whisky thats 100 proof, 100 months old, and 100% rye grain. One the nose you get chocolate, pepper and spices, and a sweetness not unlike bourbon. It tastes like sweet rye with cinnamon, pepper, and spicy notes.
Price: $18.99 to Start, $24.99 after [5 – 45 ml bottles per box]
Final Word: Overall I have to admit, as many times as I've seen their ads, I've never pulled the trigger. I wasn't sure if it was worth it, but after receiving our first box we're sold. Our Rye kit was amazing and as we mentioned we were fortunate to taste Rittenhouse and Few at Tales of the Cocktail last year, both great selections but Flaviar introduced us to 3 other really good brands, 2 of which we never even heard of before. We love the concept, but more importantly we love the price. At $25 bucks it's a steal for the quality of brands you get. Done deal.
If you think Flaviar might be something your interested in, or if you know someone who would love this as a Christmas, Birthday, or even a house-warming gift, you can sign up or learn more about them by visiting .www.Flaviar.com
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To qualify for benefits, income level must be below 130 percent of the poverty level (200percent for elderly or disabled). About two-thirds of SNAP recipients are children, elderly or disabled. The Bridge Academy is focused on the remaining one-third: able-bodied adults, about two-thirds of whom have children.
Our partnership with counties gives us access to information on who is receiving SNAP benefits in the communities we serve. We reach out and invite them to participate in our Bridge Academy program.
Almost 3,000 households are enrolled in our program: 75 percent of heads of household have no employment at enrollment; 24 percent have no high-school degree or GED; and 18 percent have prior criminal records. The overwhelming majority of our clients are not chronic SNAP beneficiaries, but access SNAP benefits when they are in low-wage jobs or between jobs.
More than 80 percent of our clients are placed in stable employment; 83 percent remain employed by their companies one year later; 30 percent achieve full self-reliance even before they graduate from the 18-month program.
Taxpayers get a $5.50 return for every taxpayer dollar expended on the program, mostly in the form of reduced outlays for public assistance and tax generation by workers who were previously tax consumers.
This is a voluntary program. Our clients are not obligated to enroll and they are not obligated to remain enrolled for the 18-month duration of the program, but 77 percent of those who enroll do just that.
There clearly is no shortage of people who wish to improve their circumstances. The problem is that most of them just don't know how, or they haven't developed the self-confidence to try, or they have daunting family issues that impede their efforts.
That understanding is at the heart of the Bridge Academy Model. We know it's our clients who will have to do the hard work to achieve self-reliance. Our mission is to enable them. We don't just enroll individuals, we enroll complete families.
We don't just provide education, training and job placement assistance to the primary wage-earner in the household, we provide wrap-around services to all members of the family. The pay-off comes when they graduate from the program with solid footing on a path to self-reliance.
All this is made possible by our career and family navigators, who virtually adopt their families for the 18-month duration of the program. They act as mentors, coaches, facilitators and service integrators.
What makes us so cost-effective is that we do not believe in duplicating what already exists. In 2016, we referred our clients to 118 different organizations that had existing funding to serve our clients' needs.
But, here's the rub. Of the $70 billion nutrition services budget, only $439 million is allocated to employment and training programs like the Bridge Academy. Our goal should be to create a virtuous cycle –we invest to help people become self-reliant, which in turn reduces taxpayer outlays for public assistance.
As the Bridge Academy has demonstrated, this is good social policy with a huge return on taxpayer investment.
Peter E. Weber is founder and chair of the Fresno Bridge Academy. Connect with him at Pete@1weber.com.


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Primary Wave acquires stake in bundle of James Brown rights in $90m deal
Primary Wave Music has acquired a stake in James Brown's publishing, master recording income stream, and name and likeness rights.
The New York Times reports that the deal is estimated 'at about $90 million'.
According to a statement issued to the media, Primary Wave will also continue a partnership with the James Brown estate, which will include several projects related to The James Brown 2000 Trust, which was established in 2000 by Brown for charitable and educational purposes.
Primary Wave also says that the estate will now have access to its entire marketing team, digital team, publicity department, branding team, and publishing infrastructure which includes licensing and synch opportunities.
Included in the deal are what Primary Wave calls "some of the most legendary hits in the history of music" such as Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, I Got You (I Feel Good), and It's a Man's Man's Man's World.
Released in 1965, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag was Brown's first song to reach the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No.8.
The song hit No.1 on the R&B charts, staying there for eight weeks and earned Brown his first Grammy award.
Brown's most well-known recording is considered by many to be I Got You (I Feel Good).
Released in 1965, the song soared to the Top 5 of the Billboard 100, peaking at No.3 and has since appeared in over ten films.
Also included, is the 1985 single Living in America. Upon release, the song reached No.4 on the Hot 100 chart and spent 11 weeks on Billboard's Top 40.
Living in America won Brown his second Grammy and was featured in the film Rocky IV.
One of the first ten inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Brown's career began in the mid-50s as lead singer of the Famous Flames.
He quickly gained recognition for being an energetic and powerful live performer, and in the 60's released Live at the Apollo which shot him to super stardom.
The album was ranked at 25 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Times, was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Over the course of his 50+ year career, Brown recorded 17 singles that reached No.1 on the Billboard R&B charts, he holds the record for most singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and amassed an incredible 98 songs on the Billboard Top 40 R&B singles chart.
In addition to being a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, in 2013 he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame as an artist and then again in 2017 as a songwriter.
James Brown has also been honored by several other music institutions including the Songwriters Hall of Fame and in 2003, and was one of the recipients at Kennedy Center Honors.
James Brown died on December 25, 2006 of heart failure.
"The James Brown Estate and related Trust are very proud and excited to work with Larry Mestel and Primary Wave."
Russell Bauknight, James Brown Estate and Trust
"The James Brown Estate and related Trust are very proud and excited to work with Larry Mestel and Primary Wave," said Russell Bauknight, Fiduciary for the James Brown Estate and Trust.
"We believe that our choice of professionals to take the James Brown Legacy to the next level is going to prove to be one of the most successful events in Mr. Browns long history in show business."
"We are thrilled to help continue the expansion of his influence and further his legacy through both his music and The James Brown 2000 Trust."
Larry Mestel, Primary Wave
Larry Mestel, CEO & Founder of Primary Wave Music added: "I FEEL GOOD! Wow, I am awed that Primary Wave has been chosen by the estate of James Brown to partner with the Godfather of Soul.
Today's news follows Primary Wave's recent acquisition of a bundle of rights from Jim Peterik – a band member of Survivor, The Ides of March, and 38 Special, and the co-writer/producer of Eye Of The Tiger. MBW sources suggest that the transaction was worth approximately $20 million.
In the six months prior to the Jim Peterik deal, Primary Wave announced purchases including a 50% stake in the master recordings of musician Chris Isaak (a 'multi-million dollar' deal), followed by the acquisition of a stake in the Prince Estate in August.
Primary Wave has also recently snapped up stakes in the catalogs of artists such as TOTO drummer Jeff Porcaro (an estimated $30 million deal), Gerry Goffin ($20 million), Bing Crosby ($50 million+), and Luther Vandross ($40 million).
Two weeks ago, Primary Wave bought a stake in the rights of R&B legend Teddy Pendergrass in yet another multi-million-dollar transaction.Music Business Worldwide


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Matthew Smith (ur. 1 stycznia 1966 w Londynie) – brytyjski projektant gier komputerowych. Znany jest jako autor dwóch gier platformowych: Manic Miner i Jet Set Willy, pełnych surrealistycznego humoru oraz twórczej wyobraźni.

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Matthew Smith urodził się 1 stycznia 1966 roku w Londynie. Już jako nastolatek przejawiał zainteresowanie komputerami; w 1979 roku otrzymał od rodziców egzemplarz mikrokomputera Tandy, na którym napisał swoją pierwszą grę. Była to Delta Tau One, prosty klon gry Galaxian. Smith później rzucił szkołę i zajął się programowaniem gier.

W 1983 roku Smith kupił w ramach swej pracy komputer ZX Spectrum i zadebiutował oficjalnie w branży swym dziełem Styx, wydanym przez spółkę Bug-Byte. Rozgrywka w nim polegała na walce z hordą potworów przy użyciu broni palnej. Styx nie zdobył znaczącej popularności, toteż Smith zdecydował się na prace nad kolejnym dziełem.

Manic Miner
W tym samym roku 1983 Matthew Smith wydał na świat swoją kolejną grę pod nazwą Manic Miner. Była to gra platformowa, w której gracz wcielał się w górnika Willy'ego, przemieszczającego się po opuszczonej kopalni w poszukiwaniu złóż złota. Dzieło Smitha odniosło wielki sukces, głównie ze względu na wysoki jak na ZX Spectrum poziom dopracowania technicznego. Smith bowiem potrafił zakodować animację bez charakterystycznego dla tego komputera migotania, zapętlił muzykę oraz scalił ją z efektami dźwiękowymi. Manic Miner stanowił również innowację pod względem sposobu zaprojektowania poziomów. Smith dał upust swojej wyobraźni, każąc graczowi uciekać przed szarżą pingwinów czy też muszli klozetowych, co nie było typowe dla schematycznych w tamtych czasach produkcji.

Jet Set Willy
W 1984 roku Smith odszedł ze studia Bug-Byte i założył z dwoma innymi kolegami z pracy spółkę Software Projects. Ponieważ nie miał wtedy jeszcze ukończonych 18 lat, czasowo zrzekł się zobowiązań na rzecz założonej przez siebie spółki do lutego 1984 roku, kiedy oficjalnie stał się pełnoletni. Smith rozpoczął potem prace nad sequelem Manic Minera pod nazwą Jet Set Willy. Ponownie bohaterem gry był górnik Willy, który po balandze w swoim wielkim domostwie został zmuszony przez gosposię do sprzątnięcia bałaganu.

Jet Set Willy wśród graczy zyskała opinię jeszcze lepszej gry od Manic Minera, na co złożyło się kilka usprawnień. Gracz zyskał bowiem możliwość swobodnego przemieszczania się po labiryncie plansz; ponownie pojawił się, już w większych ilościach, surrealistyczny humor, a Willy w jednej z plansz zamieniał się nawet w latające prosię. Recenzent pisma "Crash" sugerował twórcy terapię, przypuszczając jednak, że Smith stanie się bogaczem jako projektant.

Dalsze losy
Po sukcesie Jet Set Willy Smith pracował nad kolejną grą pod nazwą Attack of the Mutant Zombie Flesh Eating Chickens From Mars, jednak Software Projects nie zdobyło się na jej wydanie. Fiaskiem zakończyły się również prace nad trzecią częścią przygód górnika Willy'ego. Wkrótce Smith przestał udzielać wywiadów i usunął się z życia publicznego, a o jego losach zaczęli spekulować gracze. Dopiero pod koniec lat 90. XX wieku wyjaśnił sprawę swojego zniknięcia. Mówił, że przeprowadził się na brytyjską prowincję, gdzie egzystował na marginesie społecznym. Twierdził też, że w latach 1995–1997 mieszkał w komunie hipisowskiej w Holandii, skąd został deportowany. Ostatecznie zrezygnował z projektowania gier.

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Should I include salaries in my job description?
We surveyed 750 people who had recently searched for a job, and these were the results.
Does posting a salary on your vacancies make a difference?
For me listing the salary on your job adverts is a bit of a no-brainer on both sides:
For employees, it's a signal of transparency, honesty, and a lack of political games. It gives potential employees the information they need before entering a time-consuming application process.
For employers, the same arguments apply but the other way around – you attract people who are attracted to all the traits listed above who are also applying with the information they need: there are fewer last-minute hurdles to overcome.
In addition to fighting more systemic issues such as the well-documented wage gap between genders.
Regular arguments with the other side include:
"Our competitors will find out what we pay" and
"We don't want our team to find out what the new person will be paid"
Which to me at least, feels a bit thin. Salary is one factor in the consideration of a job, but not the only. Additionally, if you don't want the rest of the team to know what new people are paid, there is an implication of a lack of transparency/feeling of something needing to be hidden. Neither gives off good vibes for potential employees.
There is a touch of nuance in the argument: there are well-meaning organisations who are on the journey to creating better transparency in their organisation but aren't there yet: but I do feel like the window is closing in this being an anywhere near reasonable excuse.
It's the reason we established The Marketing Meetup Jobs Board with a mandatory requirement to list a salary with the role.
But at the end of the day, these are just the opinions of a man sitting in his home office.
And so, I wanted to test the theory more. Here's what I did.
Using Attest, I surveyed 899 people asking them the qualifying question 'Have you searched for a new job or role in the past three years?'
Of the 899, 750 people qualified for the follow-up question of 'Rank the most important factors in how you judged whether you would apply for a job' with the options of:
Responsibilities of the job
Availability of remote working
Job perks (free lunches, gym etc)
Company reputation
For each respondent who qualified to answer the follow-up question, the order of the response were randomised each time to avoid folks just clicking through on the answers as they were presented to them.
Respondents
To be presented with the survey, respondents had to be:
Based in the UK
Employed full-time
In a role that required a touch of experience, specifically:
Director (Group Director, Sr. Director, Director)
Manager (Group Manager, Sr. Manager, Manager, Program Manager)
Assistant or Associate
Our respondents were:
22.3% Male and 77.7% Female
Had a wide array of Gross Household Income (Attest provided 12 options ranging from Less than £15k to £100k and above) – there was a standard bell curve distribution across these folks
48.9% in the Manager, 37.9% in the Assistant and Associate, 10.5% in the Analyst, and 2.7% in the Director category
Across a wide array of industries: note this isn't just a marketing industry survey, but I don't think there is anything more specific about how marketers search for jobs than anyone else
There is a bunch more demographic information Attest provided, but this was the most notable when considering the final results
On average – the respondents ranked the factors in the following order…
Salary (on average ranked 2.1)
Location (avg 3.4)
Responsibilities of the job (avg 4.3)
Job Title (avg 4.6)
Company reputation (avg 5)
Availability of remote working (avg 5.2)
Company culture (avg. 5.5)
Job perks (free lunches, gym etc) (avg 5.9)
With a further breakdown here:
So what does that mean?
There is a fairly clear indicator: for those surveyed, salary is a very important factor when potential employees are considering whether to apply for a job or not. 48.7% listed it as the single most important thing. On average, it was listed at 2.1 in the ranking, with the next closest (location) being on average selected at the 3.4 mark.
I was a touch surprised by this. If you head onto Linkedin on any given day – you will see 100 posts saying 'only work somewhere you love' and very rarely any that say 'it doesn't matter – take the money!'. Perhaps anonymity is one factor, but I also wanted to further interrogate the data to see if there were any other variations.
Does income make a difference?
One hypothesis I wanted to test is whether the current income would have an impact. An unfortunate truth is those who are most likely to be impacted by the cost of living crisis are those with low or average incomes. I wondered whether they would skew the results of the survey.
However, of those with household incomes of less than £30k per year, the salary was still ranked top with an average rank of 2.1 (48.4% of folks ranked it number one). This is interesting because if we only focus on those with a £50k+ household income, 47.8% list salary as the most important factor. Hardly a big difference.
How about seniority in a company?
Personally, I was surprised to see company culture so low on the list.
To further investigate this, I sliced the data to only look at managers and directors: i.e. folks who will have more experience, and therefore more likely to have been part of positive and negative company cultures.
Once again, 46.6% still record salary as number one and company culture remains in the same position, marginally moving up on average position from 5.5 to 5.4.
The results came out remarkably similar to the rest of the data set, suggesting that seniority in the business also wasn't the biggest determining factor in how people perceived jobs.
Coming to a Conclusion
The truth is no matter how I sliced the data by demographic in this study, I didn't find anything that was markedly different from what I've already shown you.
And while I don't want to present this data as an 'open and shut case' (we could have broadened the sample and also included more questions and qualitative data) what the sample shows is an indication. An indication that salary is indeed an important part of the puzzle when it comes to attracting applicants.
To close, the question on my mind is: 'is not listing the salary on your job descriptions costing you the best candidates?'. My answer… probably, yes.
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My first trip outside of the Country was via the Naval Reserves in 1994.
I flew out to Sand Diego California to meet my new ship (well for the next 2 weeks at least). One great thing about San Diego (besides the Zoo) is the little red train to Tijuana, Mexico. I was 45 minutes away from 'not America'.
It is only through the filter of years gone by that you can really reduce a trip down to the moments and images that stick with you.
The sights and sounds of a 'not first world' tourist destination was a carnival-like atmosphere of sights and sounds. I loved it.
In the years following this trip, I have been to the beautiful parts of Mexico. Tijuana is not the beautiful part. But I think in retrospect it was the harsh contrast of Tijuana compared to my life back home that really affected me.
I remember how all the cars seemed to be from 20 years before. There were vehicles I remember seeing on my street from childhood.
I remember how disturbing the 'Chiclet girls' were to me.
There are lots of children sorta of mindlessly bumping into Americans offering to sell Chiclets and chocolate. They are repeating their wares over and over again in hopes of penetrating your indifference. This is a form of begging where at least you get something in return, it really made me notice the poverty around me. It is disturbing to see children beg. I had lived in enough American cities to be immune to adults who were panhandling, it is altogether new to tune out children.
It was also during this first foreign foray that I developed a fancy for street food. This was before it was cool to trust the guy selling elotes (grilled corn slathered in a creamy chili- and lime-spiked sauce with cheese) out of his cooler. There was some degree of real risk here, but 'when in Rome' right?
I knew that there were things happening in Tijuana simply because you could not do those things in America. It was enough for me to walk past the Donkey Show. At that impressionable young age I felt that actually paying to go in may leave a certain black mark on my honor that would be very difficult to shower off.
Exploring a Red Light District can be interesting, but you also have to be mentally prepared to accept the darker side of human nature.
I also developed a habit that would follow me for years when venturing overseas.
Don't forget to not keep all of your money in the same wad, separate it into several different amounts and locations. You can't claim, "All I have is 10" when they can see the 20.
The two things I noticed then that have changed over time are as follows.
I did not have any apprehension that crime was afoot or that I needed to be 'careful'. I had a certain street smarts by then anyway, but I also felt that semi-invincibility that comes with being 20 years old and stupid.
The other thing I noticed was how casual the racial profiling was on my way back through immigration. White guys like me walk through with a wave, not even checking my ID, anyone brown had to wait in a very long line. Today everyone is checked through, progress I suppose.
At this point in my life I was interested in the underbelly of society. So, that is what I tended to seek out/notice. I am sure I would have noticed other things if I were to have gone back to Tijuana later in life, but trips are moments in time.
Tijuana, Mexico was a good first step. It gave me the bug, I was going to see the world, one port at a time.
Back to the Travel Log.
Interesting trip, first times are always charming. Never been in Mexico, but definitely on the bucket list. At first I had no idea what can be wrong about a donkey show, but Google enlighten me… it seems I am uneducated on this field. 🙂 I hear you on street food and I aim to try local things when traveling. Had luck so far. Thanks for sharing, waiting for the next one.
I can't wait to do a Prague/Budapest trip. Any must do Eastern European trips in your opinion?
Someday, it is high on my list, wife has Hungarian in her. Crazy Magyars!
I am American living in Tijuana. I wrote about the Haitian influx when it first began and have been following it for some time. If you cross into Mexico at Otay Mesa you will sometimes notice a stauesque, uniformed Haitian woman. She works the gate as you enter. Living the dream in Tijuana!
I was unaware of this story with the Haitians. I just looked it up.


The 2010/2011 race season has come to a close - not to be confused with the winter season, because looking out my window it seems that it's still going strong. I've been home now for about four days and I am still doing laundry - how is that even possible?
But, nonetheless it is nice to be home and to be able to unpack my bags, tackle the piles of mail, and to once again be able to go to the grocery store, shop and then make something that I want to eat. Yes, life on the road does get a bit tiring at times. I'm not saying that it isn't nice to have someone make your food and serve it to you and then do the dishes, but there is something to be said for being able to go and do it all yourself.
That said, this past weekend I decided to go to mom and dad's and eat there. I couldn't possibly just jump right back into things, I need to ease my way back in.
My season finished with the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland and then National Championships in Nakiska. I was qualified to race the downhill and super G at Finals, but the super G was cancelled due to weather and snow conditions. I also raced the team event, which is becoming more and more popular.
After finals we always have a bit of a party and they hand out silly awards. This year World Cup overall winner Ivica Kostelic got up and played with the band for a bit and sang - something none of us knew he could do. It's always a great way to wrap up the World Cup season to go out and have a little bit of fun with everyone. And also great to see everyone a little more relaxed after a long season on the road.
The GMC Canadian Championships, held in Nakiska, were also pretty relaxed. It's always tough to get up for these races when you come back from the World Cup season because all you want to do is get home and stay there for a while. But the champinships are very important and a great opportunity for the younger racers in the country to get a chance to race against the World Cup teams. Nakiska has put on a great race series the past two years and this year, like Whistler, there is a lot of snow. Conditions were fantastic with great, hard winter snow and when the sun came out it also felt a little bit like spring!
At nationals there isn't a lot of pressure for me and it's much more laid back than a World Cup, but when I get into that start gate the only thing that comes in to my mind is "win this thing!" I'd say that I'm not competitive but clearly that is not the case. That's probably why I walked away with titles number 14 and 15 at the Canadian Championships with wins in both the downhill and super G races. When the announcer called me up to the podium, he said "and for her 15th title..." I felt like saying, "Shhh, you'll make me look really old next to all these 20 year olds!"
All in all it was great fun and it truly wrapped up the season well. I love going to nationals for that reason. You see people that you never see in the regular season because we're overseas most of the time.
All the best, thank you for reading and maybe I'll see you out on the slopes. Time for me to try and get in some powder skiing before it ends.
Pasta, Pasta, Pasta... and more Pasta!


Legends speak of an ultimate element. One that cannot exist naturally in the world of Terminus.
The element itself is the combined power of every natural element and every possible #text.color2#Energy Frequency#<color state into one powerful force.
This element is known as Apexia.
In the past, there had been a few mages who were said to have created instances of the element. However, these records could no longer be found because those very same mages were annihilated soon after.


« Still working on the restoration of the Trevi Fountain (sponsored by Fendi) – in the meantime you can toss a coin into this make-shift mini fountain. Wonder if it will still guarantee your return? Maybe to Rome, Ohio?


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Second Violin
Eliot Lev
Isaac Stern Chair
Eliot Lev holds the Isaac Stern chair of the violin section with the San Francisco Symphony. Prior to joining the orchestra, he performed with the Utah Symphony as a member of the first violin section and acting assistant concertmaster, and with the Charlotte Symphony as a tenured associate concertmaster. Mr. Lev is an active solo and chamber musician and has recently appeared with the San Francisco Civic Symphony, Davies Chamber Series, Chamber Music Sundaes, and Ensemble SF. He is a regular guest coach with SF Academy Orchestra and has recently started a private studio. Mr. Lev is an active volunteer with Musicians on Call, a non-profit organization bringing live music to thousands of hospital patients throughout the country. An alumnus of Roosevelt University where he studied with Vadim Gluzman, Mr. Lev went on to join the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy, where he was also featured as a soloist. He plays on a 1710 Mezzadri violin and an Ouchard bow generously purchased for him in part by the Carey family from Boston, MA. Mr. Lev is proud to be the first openly transgender musician in a major American orchestra. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Stephanie MacAller, and their rescue dog and two cats. For more on Eliot Lev, visit sfsymphony.org/eliotlev.
(September 2018)


My daughter is not mentally ill (I mean, in as much as being a high school sophomore doesn't constitute temporary insanity!). But I found myself thinking about her on Friday as I was driving and listening to a podcast: "The Problem with the Solution" from Invisibilia.
In the town of Geel, Belgium, families board the mentally ill as other families might board foreign exchange students. Since the 1300s, even those with serious illnesses—people who would be drugged up and institutionalized in the U.S.—are sharing family meals and riding bikes and going to cafés in Geel.
Geel's success is owing to meeting its boarders as they are; there is no intent to "fix" or "cure" anybody. When a boarder wakes up in terror because lions are coming out of the walls, his host helps chase the lions away. When a boarder twists every button off his shirt, his hostess sews them back on every night because, "It helps him — to twist the buttons off every day." Apparently the solution to healing mental illness is to not seek a solution.
But it turns out there's a blemish on paradise: no family is caring for their own.
The reason is that a mentally ill patient's own family is just too close to able to see their loved one wholly, resulting in behaviors that prevent healing or self-realization.
In the 1950s, it was shown that schizophrenic patients who return to their families after hospitalization were significantly more likely to relapse than patients who returned to independent lodging. The researchers attributed this to families being more likely to exhibit three behaviors in particular: criticism, hostility, or emotional over-involvement.
As I listened to how families negatively impact the health of their mentally ill children, I immediately wondered: What about the families of average children?
My daughter, at fifteen, chose to move away from the stay-at-home mom who raised her to instead live with a dad who's often away for work and a busy bonus mom who only met her four years ago.
I think the pain the Momex must have felt to see her daughter leave must have been excruciating—rivaled only by now having to watch from afar as another woman goes to her daughter's band concerts, books her dentist appointments, and makes her meals.
But is it not true that A choose for herself the next best thing to boarding with a foster family? What if we saw her choice not as about picking favorites among her parents, but instead as about recognizing the environment she needed to maximize healing and growth during her difficult teenage years?
A is a wonderful young woman, witty and empathetic and companionable—a testimony to how great of a parent her bio-mom was as A moved from infancy to toddlerhood to childhood. But as A comes into womanhood, she seems to be responding better to a bonus mom who can better see her "as other people do". I don't have a preconception that "mother knows best" and so I'm better able to meet her where she is, wholly.
This plays out even in conversations between my husband and me: A is more inclined toward sedentary activities, so it was a huge win when she agreed to do a "Jingle Bell Jog 5K" this weekend and then walked-ran herself to the finish, keeping a positive attitude the whole time. But then says my husband, "Maybe she'll do a ten-miler! Maybe she'll do a triathlon next summer!!" No, husband, she won't. And she is never going to join the military. And when she applies to colleges, she'll do it with a normal application package.
And perhaps now this is the way I may understand A. She's here not because she and her bio-mom don't love and appreciate each other; just the opposite, perhaps their bond is so strong that it prevents the Momex from letting go of the need to fix A's problems and it prevents A from having the freedom to cycle through the normal breakdowns of identity and healing that are so necessary to come of age.
At least for the present, A seems to need a parent who can meet her where she is: no criticism, no fixing, no over-involvement in her every decision or emotional state. If she says there are lions, there are lions, and I'll be here to help her chase them away—if she wants me to.


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Great Lakes Soy Candle in a Vintage Mug – Natural Me Beauty™ © 2019. | All Rights Reserved.
Cool and earthy, this refreshing fragrance will transport you to the Midwest's pride: The Great Lakes. The calming aqua scent calls to mind sparkling waters lapping on sandy shores, and serves as a reminder that it's not always winter in the Midwest.
This hand-poured soy candle is in a white vintage mug with two navy blue stripes. It would fit especially well in a nautical-themed room.
Because soy wax washes out easily with soap and hot water, you can reuse the mug again.


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Freud se nanaša na naslednje osebnosti:

 Sigmund Freud (1856–1939), avstrijski psihoanalitik judovskega rodu
 Anna Freud (1895–1982), avstrijska psihoanalitičarka in razvojna psihologinja
 Lucian Freud (1922- ), britanski postmodernistični slikar, vnuk Sigmunda Freuda


'Documentation and Memory: On Robert Smithson, Renée Green and Tacita Dean."
'Documentation and Memory: On Robert Smithson, Renée Green and Tacita Dean." Toronto, Art Gallery of York University (film and video program), 2001.


Remington's Model 700 has unmatched out-of-the-box accuracy and is ideal for defending freedom or pursuing big game. Its accuracy and dependability remains the standard and is proudly made in the U.S.A. The Model 700 SPS (Special Purpose Synthetic) offers a rock-solid receiver with three rings of steel and is drilled and tapped for scope mounts. It has a hammer-forged, carbon steel barrel and an ergonomically designed synthetic stock. This Varmint model is chambered in 204 Ruger with a heavy-contour 26" blued barrel and comes with a beavertail forend.


A Phillips County deputy shot a killed a man on Wednesday after the unidentified man stabbed him several times.The incident is still under investigation.
Former Missoula County Attorney asking for an apology from the current office holder after the Attorney General's office cleared him of any criminal activity after taking a box of personal items from a secure storage room in the county administration building.
Republican Greg Gianforte gets endorsement of the Montana Shooting Sports Association.
Sunny and hot in western Montana, highs near 90.


Your customer's first and last impression of your operation is often the beverage you serve them. If the taste and odour of your ice water, fountain beverage or coffee is not as it should be it will be noticed.
Water travels with a lot of unwanted chemicals, sediment and dissolved minerals that can effect equipment performance and life. Corrosion, abrasion, clogging, scaling and energy waste can all be reduced or eliminated with proper water conditioning.


You can build a real-time dashboard using the Splunk Dashboard Editor, coding the dashboard using Simplified XML, or using Splunk's Advanced XML. This topic provides an example of creating a real-time dashboard using Simplified XML.
For more information on setting a search window, see "The real-time search topic" in the User Manual.


Too long ago I saw this film and wanted to get it on video or dvd. For some reason it took very long before it was available and then it was very expensive. Now the film was on the Belgian public television, so I suppose an affordable dvd version will follow soon.
"La Reine Margot" is an historic film like "Elizabeth" and also the stories of these two films are a bit akin. There is a struggle between the Catholic and Protestant Christian camps and this struggle is bloody. The film plays in France and the young Catholic beauty Margot is forced to marry a Protestant king to bring peace in France. On the day of the marriage the Catholics kill almost every protestant present in Paris in a violent massacre and after this the lives of all the main characters comes under threat. Conspiries of Catholics, Protestants, but even within the camps and families themselves make life a living hell for everyone.
All this results in am impressive and rather grim film which is not only great to watch, but also a descent history lesson.


Planning a kitchen renovation is always exciting, and often overwhelming. The enthusiasm of pouring over the multitude of Pinterest inspirations often morphs into the stress of decision making of cabinet styles, colours, layouts and product selections.
Today, we have hundreds of options available to us when it comes to all of the finishing touches. Our sinks and faucets are no longer simply utilitarian, countertops come in an array of colours, textures, patterns and product compositions – whether natural or man-made, and appliances have taken an almost artful approach to complement our kitchens. Even accessories such as lighting, stools and hardware have upped their ante to become statement makers in today's kitchen.
Classic white kitchens will always remain, but right now it's all about colour! Whether it's a deep rich green or charcoal grey for our cabinetry, or perhaps richly antiqued brass lighting, the new popularity of injecting colour into our kitchens is creating a character and style all its own. Warm metals can be found everywhere, from custom range hoods making dramatic statements to our kitchen faucets, now being designed as "showpieces." Faucets have matured beyond simple chrome or satin nickel to a modern vibe of matte black, the warmth of aged golds and the new revival of blackened pewters. One of the hottest new trends in faucets is the two-tone blending of black and metals – and companies such as Blanco have a great selection. Also, and a favourite of mine, are their Silgranit composite sinks that come in a variety of colours and styles. Not only durable, heat and stain resistant, these sinks are also a step up in style, finish and colour from their stainless counterparts.
Black remains a powerful force in kitchen design, and it is moving past the accessories to become a strong colour for cabinetry as well as appliances. Black has the ability to add an element of drama and yet simplicity, modernism and yet a traditionally classic feel to any room – and the kitchen is no exception. Whether your comfort level allows for matte black appliances, or simply a touch of it with your faucet, sink or lighting, matte black undeniably will elevate your kitchen from lifeless neutrals to bold and impactful.
Regardless of your personal style, one thing is for certain – our finishing touches have become strong influencers in the kitchen. Find your own inspiration and comfort when it comes to colour, metals and textures, and look to inject some life into your kitchen space. These accessories have progressed from being just functional. With the choices available to us today, they have been designed to be statement-makers that not only elevate our kitchens but create stunning focal points in what was once simply a practical room. Kitchens remain the heart of any home, but that does not mean they need to be boring!


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Navy's Second Joint High Speed Vessel Launched
by US Navy
The future USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2) launched Oct. 1, in Mobile, Ala., marking a key milestone in the ship's construction process.
JHSV 2 is a versatile, non-combatant, transport ship that will be used for fast intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles, and equipment. Austal USA built the ship, and it is the second of a 10-ship program.
"As only the second ship of the Spearhead class, JHSV 2's launch represents an important early success for the entire program," said Capt. Henry Stevens, strategic and theater sealift program manager. "Choctaw County is already building on lessons learned from JHSV 1 and is more complete than her predecessor at launch."
JHSVs are designed to commercial standards, with limited modifications for military use. These vessels can transport 600 short tons 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots and can operate in shallow-draft ports and waterways, providing U.S. forces added mobility and flexibility. The ships also have an aviation flight deck to support day and night air vehicle launch and recovery operations. JHSVs have berthing space for up to 146 personnel and airline-style seating for up to 312.
Choctaw County is named for three U.S. counties, located in Mississippi, Alabama and Oklahoma, which share the same name. Upon delivery to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC), JHSV 2 will be designated as a U.S. naval ship and will have a core crew of 21 civilian mariners who will operate and navigate the ship. The first four ships, including Choctaw County, will be crewed by federally-employed civil service mariners. The remaining six will be crewed by civilian contract mariners working for private shipping companies under contract to MSC. Military mission personnel will embark, as required, by the mission sponsors.
As one of the Defense Department's largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships, special mission and support ships, and special warfare craft. Delivering high-quality war fighting assets – while balancing affordability and capability – is key to supporting the nation's maritime strategy.
October is #Warfighting month focusing on Navy Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression on, above, and below the sea.
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