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Cambodia Destination Guide
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Welcome to the Elegant Resorts Destination Guide for Cambodia, created to help make your choice of luxury holiday as easy as possible. Here, you will find more detailed factual information about the destination you have selected.
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Overview+
Capital Phnom Penh
Language Khmer
Time Difference 7 hours
Currency Cambodian Riel
Cambodia's timeless temples, deserted beaches, mighty rivers and remote forests place it highly among the most remarkable of South Asia's last tourism frontiers. Once isolated from the outside world due to war, neglect and social unease, it has opened its doors to reveal an enchanting kingdom full of charisma, charm and inimitably hospitable locals.
Blessed with a rich cultural heritage dating back thousands of years, it's a heaven for historians, a treasure trove for archaeologists and an adventure for those who wonder about the ancient world. The jewel in Cambodia's crown is the magnificent 12th century architectural ruins of Angkor Wat; mysterious temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of mankind's greatest feats of ingenuity, it has become a symbol of hope for the country's people. Beyond this, the country's friendly cities, intriguing culture and mesmerising coastline are just waiting to be explored.
Highlights+
Beyond the characteristic temples, historic ruins and truly fascinating culture, Cambodia's cities are well worth exploring. Charismatic Phnom Penh, the riverside capital, is a lovely city with its own particular crumbling grace, still exuding a notable French influence and offering plenty to do, see and eat; monuments and wats are on every corner, whilst the bustling central market is a maze of stands selling everything from silver and antiques, to clothes and food. Siem Reap, a diverse and vibrant hub, offers much more than just the Angkor temples, whilst laid-back, scenic Battambang is an up-and-coming spot loved by visitors.
Bordering the shimmering Gulf of Thailand and including a number of picturesque tropical islands – including the utterly luxurious and exclusive Song Saa Private Island – Cambodia is home to some of the most stunning beaches in South East Asia. Blissfully undeveloped when compared to neighbouring Thailand, the pristine coastline is truly unrivalled in beauty, characterised by powdery white sands that lead out to the gulf's calm turquoise waters – perfect for simply unwinding beneath the sunshine or discovering a colourful marine kingdom on an unforgettable snorkelling or scuba-diving excursion.
A land of unique traditions, fascinating culture and truly wonderful inhabitants, allow yourself to be immersed in the enigmatic world of Cambodia. Get into the rhythm of rural life with a trip to the countryside's enchanting rice paddies and swaying sugar palms, or explore Tonlé Sap – the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia – home to many ethnic Vietnamese and Cham communities, living in fascinating floating villages around it. Explore Phnom Pehn's Old Market, bargaining for silk, statues, trinkets and souvenirs; observe the wonderful chaos of the food market or take a traditional tuk tuk to travel in true Cambodian style.
Temples of Angkor
Prepare to be utterly awe-struck as you first glimpse the mysterious and mesmerising temple complex of Angkor Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The world's largest religious building and the heart and soul of spiritual Cambodia, Angkor Wat perfectly combines a spectacular scale with artful intricacy, decorated with over three-hundred heavenly nymphs, each one entirely unique. At the heart of Angkor Thom is the mind-boggling, 12th century Bayon Temple – boasting 54 gothic towers, adorned with over 200 faces that embody Buddhist compassion – whilst the atmospheric Ta Prohm has been fascinatingly consumed by the jungle it stands in.
A country backed by an utterly intriguing, although at times, grizzly, past, Cambodia's museums offer an insight into the nation's diverse history. After exploring the splendidly ornate Old Palace in Phnom Penh, discover the historical and archaeological treasures in the nearby terracotta building of the National Museum of Cambodia, home to the world's finest collection of Khmer sculptures. Angkor National Museum's displays are themed by era, religion and royalty as you move through the impressive galleries, whilst a guided tour around Toul Sleng Genocide Museum offers a heartbreaking, yet necessary, look into Cambodia's dark past.
Travel Gems+
Amansara Excursions
Booking a luxury Cambodia holiday with Elegant Resorts and staying at Amansara means you can enjoy a variety of house outings and customised excursions, vailable as part of your Amansara guest experience. Conducted early morning and late afternoon to avoid the sun and crowds, the complimentary excursions focus on the temples surrounding Angkor Wat. Several of the tours utilise Amansara's own fleet of remorks (moped-powered trishaws) each with its own Amansara driver and English-speaking guides guide who is well informed on both ancient Khmer history and modern Cambodian life.
Beach & Culture Combination
Guests staying at Soneva Kiri can enjoy an excellent tailor-made trip to Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex via the hotel's very own private plane (approximately a two-hour flight ), where they can spend as much or as little time as they please exploring this formidable landmark.
Climate+
Between November and February Cambodia is cool and dry. From March it gets much hotter, with temperatures soaring into the high 30's. The monsoon comes in June with most rains falling in the late afternoon or at night. For comfort the best time to visit is between November and February but during the rainy season, the moats at Angkor are full.
These figures show monthly average maximum temperatures and monthly average rainfall for Cambodia.
Temp °C
February 34 9
May 34 146
June 33 166
July 32 186
August 32 224
September 31 250
October 31 215
December 30 7
Getting There+
British Airways, Thai Airways International and EVA air from London Heathrow to Bangkok, with onward connecting flights to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Flights with Emirates (via Dubai) from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow and flights with Vietnam Airways from London Gatwick are also available.
From London Heathrow to Cambodia: 14 hours, 25 minutes (excludes touchdown time in Bangkok).
Travel Documentation+
Travelling With Children or Without an Adult
Children travelling without both parents should be aware that some countries require documentary evidence of parental responsibility before allowing lone parents to enter the country or, in some cases, before permitting the children to leave the country. Please contact the relevant Embassy for the county you are travelling to for further information.
Visa and Advance Passenger Information
All passengers must ensure they have a valid, acceptable passport, any required visa and any other documentation for both the final destination and any stop-off points en route. Please make sure that Advance Passenger Information is submitted in advance to travel for all destinations. Failure to hold correct documentation or submitting incorrect details with Advance Passenger Information or Visa applications may result in refusal of carriage or entry into a country. Please check with the relevant Embassy regarding visa requirements well in advance of your travel date. Charges may apply for some visas.
Visas are required for travel to Cambodia. An e-visa (electronic visa) can be obtained through the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website www.evisa.gov.kh/ - a charge of approximately US$37 will apply. Alternatively, visas can be obtained on arrival at most ports of entry, for approximately US$30 in cash, but two passport photos must be provided.
Entry requirements section: new rules have been announced to increase the daily overstay fine from $5 to $10 and to refuse applications for visa extensions from those who have overstayed their visa validity by over 30 days; these rules haven't yet been implemented and no date for their implementation has been set.
Passengers not travelling on a British Passport are advised to contact their relevant Foreign & Commonwealth office for individual Visa requirements.
For up-to-date resort information, visit www.fco.gov.uk
Health facilities, hygiene and disease risks vary worldwide and you should take health advice about your specific needs from your general practitioner or a specialist clinic as early as possible before travel. Those planning to become pregnant should discuss their travel plans with their healthcare provider to assess their risk of infection with Zika. For information about Zika, other mosquito-borne diseases (such as Dengue fever and Chikungunya), Lyme Disease (caused by tick bites), and to receive advice on mosquito bite avoidance measures, please visit http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/insect-tick-bite-avoidance/
In addition, we highly recommend that you seek specialist advice from your doctor and, where recommended, obtain vaccinations or tablets for protection against, for example: Malaria, Hepatitis A, Polio and Typhoid. In some cases, treatments for Malaria should begin well in advance of travel. Travellers may also be required to show Yellow Fever Certificates on arrival in certain destinations ie, some African countries. Please note that you are strongly advised against scuba-diving for 24 hours before travelling by air. We would also like to draw your attention to the risk of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) and recommend that you consult with your doctor before travelling.
Visit the FCO website and select your destination country for the very latest travel advice: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice. Additional sources of information include: www.hpa.org.uk, http://nathnac.net, www.fco.gov.uk, www.hpa.org.uk and www.nathnac.org, your General Practitioner or a specialised clinic.
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Zack: Hi, Grant. See you later.
Grant: Where are you going?
Zack: I'm going to ride my bike.
Grant:Now? It's 4:00. Don"t you have a date tonight with Tess' friend? What's her name? I forgot.
Zack: Her name is Petra. And yes, we have a date. She's meeting me here at 6:00. Then we'll go out.
Grant: Well, OK. Have fun.
Sam rides his bike to work every day.


I've added mocking support to the CppUTest C/C++ unit testing framework. Id like to clarify why I've added it, why I've added it the way it is and how you can use it.
When working in C++, I mainly used state-based TDD with sometimes handcrafted mocks. I've stayed away from most mocking frameworks as I didn't like them much (though google mock is quite nice). Neither do I prefer interaction based over state based or the other way around, both are tools and are useful in different situations.
I always want to keep CppuTest small and clean. We (mainly me and James Grenning) have quite strict design guidelines for CppUTest. No major C++ features ought to be used, such as rtti, expection handling, templates, and STL. The main reason is that we work a lot for embedded software and embedded C++ compilers aren't that good. A smaller C++ set leads to greater and easier portability. To keep it simple, I've never really wanted to add mock support. But recently I've changed my mind and added it to the CppuTestExt (extensions) library.
Why did I changed my mind? Well... when working on a piece of code... I figured that an interaction-based approach would be best to test-drive it (lots of interaction, few state). I started to build manual mocks, as I always do in that situation, and was getting annoyed. Why was I getting annoyed? Exactly because I always do.... the same thing... and was getting bored by that. Therefore I decided to extract the things I do manually into mocking support.
All existing frameworks failed to meet the criteria (yeah, I know, the last criteria is unfair and per definition all frameworks will not meet that).
What were my major design criteria? Simplicity. Also instead of mocking automatically, I wanted to make manual mocking easier. Manual mocking won't go away in C++ and being able to do that with nearly the same ease as automatic mock generation would be a Good Thing. Also, the syntax needs to be easy and it ought to be possible to use the same mocking in C and C++.
In other words, the mocking support needs to be non-controlling and non-invasive.
There we have it. That's why I've build it... but how does it work?
The only class you really need to use it is MockSupport (in CppUTestExt/MockSupport.h). There are a lot more classes under the hood, but usually you don't need to use these (except for the MockFunctionCall interface).
(yes, you still have to create a manual mock! That's the whole point :) Yes, you can let the manual mock do whatever you want it to do still too.
That's it for now. This covers for most of my own mocking needs, so I stopped. We want to keep things simple and clear, and this is simple and clean.
Right now, its on the trunk. So you need to grab the trunk. Its not in the zipped releases yet.
With those, I think the main mocking functionality I use is implemented.


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Dance competition organizing and conducting software
DIVIT DanceComp
The competitions announced in the system can be entered by age group and group, or individually or in pairs. Accordingly, the program handles each group separately. The music of the production can be uploaded after entering a competition. The competition program can be determined from the entries, which depends on the number of participants, so accordingly the necessary finals and semi-finals are fully included in the system. On the day of a competition, the scores registered in the system are evaluated by the scoring judges using the module installed as part of the software, using tablets, and the results are updated online in the system, constantly informing the audience and the clubs. On the basis of the scoring, the progression and the positions of the finals are managed by the result calculation module, which forms the final result. PDF reports can be generated from the program.
Date:10 Jan, 2023
Type:Virtual reality

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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BACK-STABBING: A POPULAR POLITICAL PLOY
Ken Kaye, City Plus EditorSUN-SENTINEL
The Ides of March. What a lovely time of year here in South Florida. But it wasn't such a great time for Julius Caesar.
As most everyone knows, Caesar was one of history's great military leaders, orators, politicians and writers. He helped build the Roman Empire into a trendy place to live.
He also coined that famous phrase, Veni, vidi, vici, meaning, "I came, I saw, I conquered," after winning an important victory in 47 B.C. over Pharnaces II, king of Pontus.
But see how far that got him.
Exactly 2,030 years ago, on March 15, Mr. Caesar walked into a Senate meeting and was greeted by a bunch of old buddies, headed up by Gaius Cassius and Marcus Junius Brutus.
Even though these gentlemen had accepted Caesar's favors and even though Caesar believed them his friends, they stabbed the poor devil to death.
And from there, things pretty much went downhill for the Roman Empire. For one thing, Brutus, in this historian's estimation, was left with a horrible guilt complex.
But this unfortunate incident got me to thinking; things have not changed that much over the years. There still is a lot of good, old-fashioned back stabbing today.
I know I feel I've been nailed pretty good on occasion. For instance, I would say the guys who set the timing on the traffic lights in this county have thrust the knife in and twisted it a few times.
And then there was a cop who gave me a ticket for crossing a double yellow line. That was a wicked gash.
But I realize I am not alone. Many people can empathize with the plight of Julius Caesar.
Perhaps at the top of the list, due to recent events, is Broward Sheriff Nick Navarro, who said his back has more holes in it than Swiss cheese.
"I've been stabbed in the back by a lot of people," he said. "In the political arena, this is a very common occurrence.
Navarro felt particularly wounded when state Rep. Fred Lippman, D-Hollywood, introduced a bill that would give collective bargaining rights to the sheriff's 610 sworn deputies.
That, Navarro argued during a recent hearing of the Broward Legislative Delegation, will hurt his ability to negotiate a contract with the rank and file. In fact, he felt inspired to quote old Julius himself.
"Freddy Lippman has always said he was a friend of mine," Navarro said. "When I got up to the podium, I said to him, 'Freddy, all I have to say to you, to quote a great Roman emperor, is Et tu, Brutus?' "
Lippman, of course, said it has nothing to do with friendship or politics. He said he just wanted deputies to enjoy the same bargaining rights as other police departments, such as Fort Lauderdale or Hollywood.
Navarro also accused former Sheriff Bob Butterworth of doing a number on him two years ago.
"Bob Butterworth was supporting me in my campaign in 1984, turned around and gave George Brescher his support," Navarro said. "I changed parties the next day."
According to Butterworth, Navarro is imagining things.
"I never gave Sheriff Navarro my support to take away. So obviously, there was no way I was going to go against a person the governor appointed and a person who has been a friend for two decades," he said.
As for himself, Butterworth, who now practices law in Hollywood, said, "Since I've been out of public office, no one stabs me in the back anymore."
There are many other examples of modern-day back stabbing, although, in some cases it is not altogether clear who the stabbee and the stabber are.
For example, in the race for U.S. Senate, Gov. Bob Graham and incumbent Paula Hawkins alternately have been hacking away at each other in television commercials, notably over environmental issues.
It also is anyone's call in the case of Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino vs. club owner Joe Robbie. Marino should be honoring his contract, and Robbie should realize Marino is worth a lot more than he is being paid.
But other incidents are more clear-cut.
Just ask former Port Director James Connolly, who claims to have pulled Port Everglades up by the bootstraps, then was abruptly fired in January.
Fort Lauderdale City Manager Connie Hoffmann said the Tourist Development Council stabbed the city when it refused to provide money to defray the cost of Spring Break. TDC officials said the city's paperwork requesting the money arrived too late.
"The ides of March is an absolutely appropriate time for this, since it's the height of Spring Break," Hoffmann said. "They withdraw the cash from the bank and won't make a deposit."
Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Robert Cox said big federal government has stabbed little cities by cutting back on revenue-sharing funds.
Further, he said, "The ides of March have been moved to April 15. I feel that way every year, especially when I get closer to doing my income tax."
So as you can see, when it comes to back-stabbing, Brutus did not have the corner on the market.
He just made his point more bluntly.
Broward County Sheriff's Office


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Let's get ACTIVE
By Para Glider September 10, 2021
The triode was invented in 1906 by Lee De Forest and by around 1920 was refined enough to be commercially viable for widespread distribution. It was the World's first 'Active Device'. It could amplify and oscillate. It (and its derivatives) made possible all of the technologies of modernity – public address, radio, audio/video recording, television, radar, radio telescopy, electron microscopy, computing, the Internet, artificial intelligence. Without active devices, modernity would vanish in a flash. Those who really want to turn the clock back need only abandon science, technology and education. Nature will do the rest.
Truth, Language & Reality
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth truth anchors language to reality I hope I am never required, whether under oath or secular affirmation, to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I would have to refuse, on logical grounds. If 'truth' is to mean anything at all, it can only mean 'that which is', in other words, reality, expressed in language. And there is the first problem. Reality is infinitely more complex and subtle than any human language, which fact in itself makes nonsense of the phrase 'the whole truth'. There are not enough hours in the day to state the whole truth even about something as simple as entering a room. Nope, 'the whole truth' has to go, as a logically unsound concept. That was easy, but what about 'the truth'? The problem here is human fallibility in both perception and memory. I can say, "She was wearing a purple jumper". But was she? Maybe it was blue. Maybe it was a cardig
A minor victory
By Para Glider July 31, 2021
I recently uploaded to YouTube my version of Jake Thackray's 'Brother Gorilla' set to the tune of 'The Three Bells'. I was immediately served a copyright infringement order from the copyright owners of the American country song, The Three Bells (Little Jimmy Brown), issued by The Browns in 1959. I pointed out that their song was itself a reworking of 'Les trois cloches' written and composed by Swiss artist Jean Villard Gilles in 1939. Also that mine followed the chord/melody sequence of the original, not the simplified version of Little Jimmy Brown. I said I would not challenge a copyright infringement order from the estate of Jean Villard Gilles, or that of Jake Thackray, but that no such order had yet been issued. The Americans withdrew their claim and retreated, tails between their legs.
The Epiphone Blues Master, restored
This 1992 Epiphone Blues Master was sadly decapitated in an accident a few weeks back, fortunately not irreversibly, at least not to a skilled craftsman. Here's what it sounds like, first day back home.
A friendly note
By Para Glider May 26, 2021
The Gorilla and the Three Bells
The Gorilla and the Three Bells is a serendipitous fusion of the lyric of Brother Gorilla by Jake Thackray and the original French melody Les Trois Cloches. (Les Trois Cloches is the song that was very loosely translated to become The Three Bells or Little Jimmy Brown). Of course, just because it is possible to fit Jake's lyric to that tune doesn't make it a good idea, but I had to get it out of my system.
Defence intoned
Defence intoned, 'If we convict this man today, we do a great disservice to the cause. We play into the hands of those who race like lemmings out of season to self-destruction!' Then, with softer voice, he said, 'Better that we should voice distrust of those who would convict even their mothers in a season of madness nurtured by the great and good among the race of self-styled orchestrators of the play. 'Have you not seen the games they play? They talk to you with silvery voice of purity of caste and race- seductive lies- yet they convict only themselves. The great heresy must not live another season. 'Rather, let this be the season of reconciliation. Play a nobler part. We can do great deeds, by speaking with one voice. And let us not convict the fellow who has stumbled in the race. 'Imagine you were asked to race before the tide, the changing season, manacled like a common convict. Would you show readiness to play
New Regime
We are the resurrection of the dead forgotten ways. We cultivate despair in veiled anathema of womankind. We are the ancient writings reassessed by gunlight in the aftermath of war. Ours is the only truth you need to know.
Ode to Consciousness
There is a meeting place of mind and eyes where images compete for conscious view and where perception banishes surprise at what is beaten down, and what wins through. With or without our influence or ken it's here our individual selves begin; for some are dulled and others walk in sleep never to wake again, though quiet voices whisper in the din of time for laughter and a time to weep. That part of us that is no rushing thing awaits our quietness, or our fatigue if nothing less can calm the eddying onrush of our futilities. Intrigue, infatuation, habit and despair crowd to the fore, impatient - yet it waits forever and beyond. Is it so weak that it cannot declare an interest in our battle with the fates, or does it hide because we fail to seek? What flows below the words may yet awake remembrance of an earlier array of promises fulfilled. Each new mistake derails the latent urge, with each new day, to change before the changeless. We can hear the chora
The Weft
For less than the price of a pint, and free if you are a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, The Weft is a selection from my poetry files. For those not familiar with my material, I am a New Formalist, meaning that I use classical verse forms but modern standard English, not 'poetic diction'. This collection contains sonnets, roundels, sestinas, terzanelles, ballades and more, with plenty light verse interspersed with the more serious offerings. Please take a look . kindle version paperback version
Feet, breet & Matthew Gloag
Paraplexed trundles along happily, netting typically 150 page views per day and making no waves. Except for February 12th when, for no obvious reason we clocked up more than 10,000 views. These were fairly equally distributed over only three posts, one very old one about washing feet in the old Sofitel Club, one about the noise made by track pants worn outside-in (breet-breet) and one about railway platform signage in the (English) West Midlands (This Station is a No Smoking Station). Equally strange was that all 10,000 views were apparently from Israel. I have no idea why they happened. No comments were left. Possibly no human was involved, except indirectly, in programming a robot to behave totally irrationally. One of life's small mysteries, I suppose.
While My Renaissance Lute Gently Weeps
By Para Glider January 29, 2021
While My Renaissance Lute Gently Weeps. The title is shamelessly stolen from George Harrison and the lyrics are cobbled together by borrowing from no fewer than eight Renaisance songs, by Dowland and his peers. But the melody and lute accompaniment are my own. The lute is an unforgiving beast to play, not least because it keeps trying to escape when you're playing it.
paraplexed.com
It had to be done. For a long time now, the Paranormal Hotel blog (formerly Helga's Chickens) has been renamed to PARAPLEXED while being accessible only as paranormal-hotel.blogspot.com. But today I have finally treated the blog to its own domain. We are now paraplexed.com (though the blogspot address will continue to work). All that remains is a sense of purpose. And a feeling '21 is going to be a good year...


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Orwell is in vogue these days; culture after all is downstream from politics. Everyone and their grandmother invokes Orwell's ghost at anything done by the government. It is PC culture gone mad to charge someone for screaming and harassing strangers minding their own business[1]. The idea of perhaps looking into all these school shootings is indicative of a totalitarian Orwellian New World Order pushed by (((globalists))) to commit literal white genocide. The one area where Orwell is hardly mentioned in all this dystopic gibbering is ironically the area he thought was most important – the changing of the meaning of language as a way of controlling discussions[2]. For example: No Child Left Behind – which justified massive budget cuts and educational reform that disadvantaged many public school children[3]. The PATRIOT ACT (and its expansions by Obama) – which justified torture, the removal of Habeas Corpus[4] (the right to face your accused and be presented with the evidence for charges against you), indefinite detainment without jury trial, for Americans (and far worse for non-Americans)[5]. And my personal favourite: "Tough on Crime". Just saying this phrase to conservatives is enough to get them turgid and throwing ballots in your direction. It's like coke for middle class people - all nice and pretty and white - because it speaks to their deeply rooted anxiety that the filthy commoners might one day realise just how badly they're being screwed by the very 'meritocratic' system they espouse.
So what exactly does tough on crime mean?
If we are talking about punishing people for breaking the law then it begs the question why only 18% of those who commit tax evasion in New Zealand are prosecuted, compared to 67% of those who commit welfare fraud[6], considering that the former costs 1.24 billion dollars a year and the latter costs 30.55 million[7]. After all tax evasion is far more destructive to the functioning of New Zealand society – we're seeing the ugly legacy of nine years of budget cuts in infrastructure, mental health, and education from a supposed lack of money[8]. If we believe that we should lock people up for murder then we have to ask why those who commit murder on a global scale, such as the leaders responsible for the Iraq War (which has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands and displaced many millions more[9]) are walking around free? After all, aren't our countries governed by the almighty 'rule of law' and that is precisely what makes us so special and superior to the corrupt shitholes in the developing world.
If we were to apply the legal precedents established in the Nuremburg and Tokyo Trials – which the Americans insisted was not a punitive 'victor's justice'[10], then shouldn't we hang Bush, Cheney, Obama, Biden, Clinton, Blair, Johnson for war crimes and crimes against humanity?[11] If it was acceptable and 'just' to hang Colonel Yamashita for war crimes committed without his knowledge by his subordinates, establishing the Yamashita Standard as a legal precedent in international law for the responsibility of commanders for preventing war crimes[12]. Then what pray tell is the excuse for the Commander-In-Chief of the military force responsible for more war crimes than any other nation (wars of aggression, deliberate targeting of civilians, use of torture and inhumane weapons of war, illegal wars under international conventions[13]) in the world. What exactly does it mean to say that you are 'tough on crime' when the biggest criminals walk free and the minor offenders get the book? It is rules for thee, but not for me – but tell me again how we live under the 'rule of law'.
If stealing is a punishable offense then why are the biggest thieves – the bankers responsible for the Great Financial Crisis – Wells Fargo lying to customers and creating false accounts[14], Goldman Sachs lying about risks to investors with subprime mortgages[15] – rewarded with billions of our tax dollars while someone who steals to survive is thrown in a cage? Is it 'tough on crime' to publicly crucify Metiria for earnestly speaking out against the Byzantine and punitive welfare system by sharing her experience of how she committed welfare fraud to feed her daughter[16], while simultaneously praising Bill English for stealing exponentially more with false housing tax claims[17], and John Key for committing electoral fraud[18]. When you lie you are a disgusting worthless parasite who is the epitome of moral degeneration, when I lie I am an honest hardworking bloke who is smart and resourceful at gaming the system.
When political aspirants and conservatives talk about being 'tough on crime' what they really mean is you must be this rich to enter. Instead of this two bit hustling you need to be in the premier leagues – forget gangsters you see like Al Capone, it's the gangsters you don't see you should be worried about.
"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents."[19]
This isn't some bleeding heart liberal virtue signalling from the safety of their middle class suburb, this is former US Marine Major General Smedley Butler speaking out in 1935 about the American pillaging of the planet and his role in it. The same game is being played now in Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Pakistan. The players have just gotten better at hiding it under euphemisms of 'humanitarian intervention' and 'fighting terrorism'.
When well-heeled lawyers, predominantly from 'respectable' middle class backgrounds, talk about justice being blind and impartial they're either talking out the wrong end or not paying enough attention. What would an Iraqi man violated, water-boarded, electrocuted, beaten and given fake executions to unhinge him, under false claims of terrorism while being denied the right to face trial or see the evidence against him say about justice?[20] What would the Maori boy flung in jail for being caught with weed, while middle class white youth who do worse are given a slap on the wrist, say about justice being fair and impartial? [21]
If we want to talk about crime and justice, we need to ask two very crucial questions. Who writes the laws, and what purpose do these laws serve?
First we need to ask who writes the laws – after all do we, the people subject to them and governed by them, write the laws. At best we are given a token role in voting through referendums which stall and drip along at an agonizing pace. At worst they are made behind closed doors and imposed on us, with the threat of fines and imprisonment if we disobey. Before the advent of democracy laws were made by monarchs and sovereigns, sometimes advised by councillors and ministers drawn from the nobility, sometimes of their own accord. Today laws are written by judges, who disproportionately come from the upper and middle classes, before being voted in by members of parliament, who once again tend to come from these 'respectable' well to do backgrounds. The rules might be a little different but we're still playing the same game.
From the perspective of game theory, the rational logic that conservatives love to claim monopoly on compared to the librul snowflakes crying about their fee fees, if I have the ability to determine how a system operates (especially a system that distributes resources through methods like taxation or regulations) and possess a thorough and nuanced understanding of it, there is nothing stopping me from creating small loopholes that myself, and those equally adept at understanding the system (or rich enough to hire people to do it for them) can benefit from. Amateurs steal with a gun, professionals steal with a pen.
It's nothing personal, it's just business – and it is generally conservatives who love to extoll the virtues of business and the free market – of economically rationalising greed and claiming it a virtue. You could argue that such individuals entrusted with such power and responsibility may answer the call of their conscience and heed the cry of civic responsibility. These noble gold souls of Plato's Republic, these enlightened philosopher kings who must benevolently guide us dirty unwashed peasants and aren't swayed by the same base materialistic desires we are[22]. But that would be fundamentally incompatible with the professions that draw the highest proportion of narcissists and psychopaths[23]. For me to not leave these loopholes in place would be actively working against my own rational self-interest – the inherent traits that govern narcissistic and psychopathic behaviour. People accuse socialists of being fuzzy headed utopians who don't understand HUMAN NATURE while believing that a system that relies on a small number of individuals to be entrusted with enormous power and wealth will somehow act benevolently.
Even if we were to assume that saints to outnumber the sinners, that not all members of parliament are greedy and self-interested and that enough of them believe in actually serving the people and not their pockets, Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy reveals that premise is fundamentally flawed.
Pournelle's Law states that "in any bureaucracy the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated completely."[24]
In layman terms what does this mean. Let's use a real world example – the Catholic Church, dedicated to spreading the gospel and glory of God who preached love, compassion, and justice. How is it then that such an organisation has repeatedly engaged in covering up numerous paedophile rings conducted by members of its bureaucracy, in silencing the rampant sexual abuse of minors under their care[25]. I don't recall Jesus saying it is okay to molest children in Sunday school but perhaps Korean Jesus is a bit more puritan.
This is because the primary function of the church as an institution (as opposed to the individuals who comprise it) is to protect itself and its enormous financial stake (collected from tithes of church goers) in order to continue to spread the gospel. Now the people who are the most ambitious and driven to rise in the ranks, whether this is to try and 'reform' the system from within or for personal gain, are going to care more about their bread and butter, that is the institution, than its humanitarian goals. The people who responsible for promotions within the church (higher ranking members) are going to be similarly minded, that's how they got to their positions in the first place .After all in any system the most successful agents are the ones most capable of operating and exploiting its rules. The justification will then emerge that the cover ups are 'moral' because if the church is outlawed or investigated for its horrific abuses then it will be unable to provide the spiritual services that save souls from damnation, and once I am in charge I will reform and fix the system. I am so special and smart and talented that I can fix everything if only I had power everything will be better for everyone. This is the mind-set of those drawn to power who drink from the kool aid of neoliberalism laced with Great Man Theory. At best they are egocentric and misguided, at worst they are opportunistic narcissists.[26]
Now the people in the church who are morally consistent and behave with integrity (often in the lower ranks since they have less financial stake in the institution) and want to speak out against the abuses and cover ups are marginalised and silenced as fringe radicals by those in power because they threaten their position. This is true across every institution in our society because of rational self-interest and game theory – the values most lauded and praised in our hyper-individualistic society that worships at the altar of business – to be actively consistent with the goals of the institution is often to hurt your personal career prospects if you upset the status quo of the institution. We're always told not to make waves, to obey orders, to keep your head down and kowtow to those above you. So if you have any aspirations of power and advancement, you care more about the institution than its goals, the most successful agents are the ones who are aware of this and become part of the system. Your managers and bosses, those above you, are far more likely to promote you if they like you - this isn't rocket science. In the business world they call it 'office culture' or being an 'auburn man'. Outside the business world we call it selling out.
With this idea in mind we now have to ask what exactly is the purpose of laws? Why is murder illegal? It sounds absurd to ask this, people will bark out of Pavlovian reflex that this is COMMON SENSE, but if we want to understand the purpose of laws and how they function we need to start with the basics. We have to as Mr Pitbull would suggest, go back-back- back in time.
One of the most influential philosophers on the social contract (how we live together in a society) was an Englishman called Hobbes. Hobbes witnessed first-hand the brutal chaos and violence of the English Civil War where roundheads and cavaliers bashed each other over the head over how the English government would function – would it be run by parliament or by monarchs? Hobbes concluded that if you want to ensure peace and stability you need a 'leviathan[27]' a singular sovereign entity who has the biggest stick in the yard to keep everyone from murdering each other. We call this the monopoly on violence – only the 'leviathan' (the state) has the right to initiate violence (through police, military, etc) under the principle of keeping the peace. That is why there are very strict and clear guidelines on self defense and civilian use of violence, why we can't just willy nilly murder each other.
This is an important concept because it shows us that the purpose of laws is control, ideally a benevolent form of control, but control nonetheless to maintain a stable and peaceful society. Therefore the enforcers of the state – lawyers, police officers, judges, magistrates, etc – are sworn to uphold all laws, regardless of how just or unjust they may be because their primary role is protecting the functioning of society, maintaining its status quo. While individuals within these institutions may be good or bad or a mix in between, the fundamental role of the institution is not to 'protect and serve' their communities but to control them. Their bottom line is not justice but maintaining order at the behest of those who pay them.
Let's look at a historic example: the outlawing of marriages between whites and blacks in America. These laws remained in place in many states til 1967[28] (and in Alabama til 2000). To put it in another context: when Obama was born and up until he was five, there would have been many parts of America where he would have been seen as the child of an illegal marriage with his parents being under threat of imprisonment. What is the purpose of such an archaic law, reminiscent of Nuremburg Laws in Nazi Germany that forbade Germans from marrying Jews[29], in a society that supposedly claims freedom as its highest calling?
In the early days of planter America there existed poor indentured white servants (because of the extremely low survival rates in early America it was far cheaper to hire servants for a period of seven years, than to buy a slave for life) living alongside black slaves (increasing in number as the financial cost/benefit ratio began to skew toward slaves, or as economists call it an 'innovation hike')[30]. Both black and whites lived at the mercy of the aristocratic planter class, who viewed and treated both as dirt, and had far more in common – socially and economically – with each other than with the blue bloods sneering down upon them. Interracial marriages naturally emerged from people who came to see each other as similar despite the colour of their skin, and with it came a great anxiety in the landed gentry. After all, they had eyes to read history books, they knew of Spartacus and the Servile Wars; they knew that those who sow misery will reap anger. They were faced with increasing economic demands from the indentured servants who survived to complete their term and demanded land from their feudal masters,
"And if thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing today." (Deuteronomy 15:12-15)
The planter class knew that the slaves and servants were many, and that they were few, and that the many had guns too. Interracial marriages forged bonds of solidarity amongst two groups, both crushed under their patent leather boot, and united they could topple their unequal society. So they delivered a political masterstroke – outlawing interracial marriages under the guise of puritan morality: protecting the noble and virtuous white race, from polluting their bloodline with the inferior savage black race. They began to treat their white indentured servants better. They insisted that their white indentured servants were connected to them by shared noble lineage and superiority over the dark skinned races, giving license to freed indentured servants to stake a claim in the lands west (after all the property rights of the natives was disregarded under Terra Nullius – empty land[31]). They began hiring them as overseers and managers over the field slaves, creating a middle class – successfully dividing and conquering the working class by redirecting their justified anger toward the ruling elites toward each other based on arbitrary and tribalistic distinctions. It maintained the status quo; it kept a stable and peaceful society for the ones who wrote the laws.
When confronted with this many Americans will immediately raise their hackles and bark that they live in a post-racial society, that there are only Americans, engage in whataboutism and finally conclude that it was all in the past and we are over that now. That their society isn't still marked by the legacy of Apartheid and Nazi style governance, that they live in a land of justice and freedom. I will quote former President Lyndon B Johnson, "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best coloured man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."[32] How different is this from the exhortations of Making America Great Again from the white heartlands ravaged by opioid addiction, poverty, and unemployment, which look down at 'shithole' countries that possess a fraction of American wealth yet have the same problems. The Nazi Third Reich lasted just six years; the American Reich has lasted for hundreds.
It is no coincidence that American police officers originated from slave catchers, Confederate Marshals to forcibly conscript poor southerners (especially in the Appalachian region), and right wing vigilante groups[33]. You don't see NWA rapping Fuck the Fire Department, or Immortal Technique spitting his hit single NHS Murder Me. There is a reason why the groups that are so vocally anti-police – Blacks, Latinos, poor communities – are the ones most exposed to them. Why do you think during the L.A Riots the poor communities like Korea Town were abandoned while the gated middle class suburbs were fiercely guarded?[34] Why do you think you always see heavily armed and armoured police stationed outside corporate buildings every time there is a hint of social unrest, while the poor communities where small businesses burn are abandoned? Why do you think we are always being told in every which way to hate the other who you see every day in your neighborhood working the same jobs, struggling to pay the same bills, and not the rich you don't see in their exclusive communities?
When you start questioning who writes the laws and what purpose they serve you can begin to understand how a tiny minority controls the majority of wealth. How race and class are inexplicably entwined and to ignore justice for one at the pursuit of the other is an exercise in meaningless moral masturbation[35]. Martin Luther King was assassinated not for civil rights but for organising poor white and black sanitation workers to push for economic justice, for speaking out against the war crimes in Vietnam[36]. Malcolm X was gunned down for renouncing his hatred of the white man and embracing a universal brotherhood with all those who want a better world[37]. "Power never takes a back step – only in the face of more power"[38], and we have that power for "quantity has a quality of its own."[39]
So whenever a politician waffles about being 'tough on crime' let's call it what it really is – class war - recruiting poor to suppress poor while the rich plunder in broad daylight. It is time for us to see just how badly we are being swindled by this Orwellian manipulation of language – this Newspeak for our post truth society. They're right about our societies needing to be tough on crime. It's time for us to get tough on the real criminals – the ones in suit and tie who steal from greed and not out of need.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/07/britain-first-leaders-convicted-of-anti-muslim-hate-crimes
[2] https://balancetranslations.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pdf-balance-leestafel-04-george-orwell-1984.pdf see also appendix at end of 1984 detailing Newspeak and its functions.
[3] http://cepa.stanford.edu/content/impact-no-child-left-behind-students-teachers-and-schools
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/10/11/354931351/it-s-2014-all-children-are-supposed-to-be-proficient-under-federal-law
[4] https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-suspension-of-habeas-corpus-in-america/5311701
[5] https://www.truthdig.com/articles/why-im-suing-barack-obama/ - PATRIOT ACTs extension under Obama
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/ten-years-later-look-three-scariest-provisions-usa-patriot-act
[6] http://thewireless.co.nz/articles/the-pencilsword-greed-vs-need visual representation of original study conducted at Victoria University
[7] https://www.victoria.ac.nz/news/2017/08/why-is-tax-evasion-treated-more-gently-than-benefit-fraud2
[8] http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/96138164/Duncan-Garner-After-nine-years-in-power-why-is-Nationals-report-card-so-full-of-fails
[9] https://www.iraqbodycount.org/
[10] https://academic.oup.com/ejil/article/21/4/1085/418156
[11] http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2016-07-08/article/44654
[12] http://law.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6393&context=expresso argument against the legal insanity of the Yamashita Standard and Command Responsibility
[13] http://www.topcriminaljusticedegrees.org/war/
[14] https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/wells-fargo-accused-closing-fraud-victims-accounts-instead-investigating-n852346
http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/31/investing/wells-fargo-fake-accounts/index.html
[15] http://fortune.com/2016/04/11/goldman-sachs-doj-settlement/
[16] http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/election/2017/07/patrick-gower-metiria-turei-s-political-fraud-is-ripping-off-the-new-zealand-public.html
[17] http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3008352/Bill-English-off-housing-hook
[18] http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0708/S00389.htm
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11900227
[19] https://creativesystemsthinking.wordpress.com/2018/02/24/war-is-a-racket-major-general-butler-1935-2/ the speech where the quote comes from
https://archive.org/stream/WarIsARacket/WarIsARacket_djvu.txt his book which outlines in detail the function of the Military Industrial Complex
[20] https://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/29/us/cia-torture-report-fast-facts/index.html
https://www.amazon.com/Torture-Report-Graphic-Adaptation/dp/1568585756
[21] http://thewireless.co.nz/articles/how-our-drug-laws-disproportionately-affect-maori
[22] http://percaritatem.com/2009/06/11/platos-myth-of-the-metals-and-parallels-with-racism-in-the-ante-bellum-south-and-beyond/
[23] http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/features/psychopaths-top-10-and-bottom-10-professions
[24] https://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html
[25] http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/spotlight-movie - list of sources breaking down the real story depicted in the movie Spotlight.
[26] "We on the left have forgotten that the question is not how do you get good people to rule, most people who rule are mediocre at best and usually venal. The question is how do we make those in power frightened of us and not be seduced by formal political processes." – Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges
[27] http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/349/hobbes-leviathan-and-views-on-the-origins-of-civil-government-conservatism-by-covenant
[28] https://www.thoughtco.com/interracial-marriage-laws-721611
[29] https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007695
[30] https://www.truthdig.com/articles/american-history-truthdiggers-original-sin/
[31] http://www.mabonativetitle.com/tn_01.shtml
[32] https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1988/11/13/what-a-real-president-was-like/d483c1be-d0da-43b7-bde6-04e10106ff6c/?utm_term=.7136dc39954b
[33] https://www.lawcha.org/2014/12/29/stop-kidding-police-created-control-working-class-poor-people/
[34] https://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/28/us/la-riots-korean-americans/index.html
[35] https://www.truthdig.com/articles/turning-kings-dream-into-a-nightmare/
[36] https://www.truthdig.com/articles/martin-luther-kings-revolutionary-dream-deferred/
[37] https://www.truthdig.com/articles/malcolm-x-was-right-about-america/
[38] https://simple.wikiquote.org/wiki/Malcolm_X
[39] Source unknown – misattributed between Stalin and Napoleon.


We have all used them. Some of us rely on them on a daily basis. Some people don't even leave their driveways without having it on. It has become a habit and a natural part of driving. What is it? A GPS! Why do we depend on GPS's so much? Why are they such an intricate part of our lives? So much so that we can't imagine driving our car without one; because they tell us how to achieve our goal…they get us where we want to go.
Departmentalization is exactly that; it is creating departments within your business, i.e. Service, Installation, Rental, etc. Departments are also referred to as cost centers.
Departmentalizing your income statement provides a clear and precise picture of how each department in your business is financially performing. How do you know where your leaders and bleeders are if you have no idea what the Gross Profit is for each department.
Departmentalization provides you with a wealth of information that is not available any other way. It is nearly impossible to establish a well-defined, attainable, and measurable benchmarks without it! Those benchmarks should be the foundation for growth within your business.
When using Financial Accounting as described in my previous blog A New View on Financials you have chosen not to use departments. When printing your income statement you will see how much you made and how much you spent for the entire business. You will not see how much each department has contributed to the overall growth of the business.
Management Accounting as described in the same blog provides you with the ability to departmentalize your income statement. In conjunction with Management Accounting you have to use the proper accounts with in your chart of accounts as described in my blog Chart of Accounts Effect on Small Business. The proper use of those accounts is critical to the success of departmentalization as described in my blog Decisions and Effects of Financials.
There have been many in-depth conversations throughout the years within the offices of Applied Management Group as to what the criteria is for creating a department! Specific criteria has to be set within your business to state exactly what constitutes a department. Once the criteria has been developed it has to be adhered to, to control what departments are and what they mean within your business. Much like the accounts in your chart of accounts if they are not used properly they too can become useless.
Here at Applied Management Group we have developed a set of criteria for our clients. We work side by side with our clients to verify that the potential departments fit both their and our criteria. There are times when it requires a deviation, such as starting a potential new department within the business that needs to be tracked over a specified amount of time to verify that it warrants moving forward or merging it with an existing department.
Departments are not something that you want to jump into without processes and procedures put in place. I cannot stress this enough – do not jump in feet first without processes and procedures in place!! The benefits received from departmentalizing far out way not having them. The amount of work involved in implementing them is time well spent. But making sure everyone is on the same page and understands what this means within their workflow is invaluable to the success of program.


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Jan Kooi, the Elmina man who became the first African to be awarded highest military honor in Dutch army
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Jan Kooi was the first African corporal to gained some fame in the Netherlands for his brave feats in the Atjeh (now Aceh) war which happens to be the longest, deadliest and most inconclusive war ever in Dutch colonial history. The sultanate of Atjeh, on the northern tip of Sumatra, was distinguished to be a stronghold both of piracy and of orthodox Islam. During the 19th century, the Dutch constantly expanded their control over Sumatra.
The Atjeh war began in 1873 and ended only in 1904. To this day, there is a secessionist movement in Aceh fighting against Indonesian government troops. Jan Kooi entered into the service of the Dutch East Indies army in 1869, at the age of 20 years. He was born in Elmina in 1849.
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His mothers' name was Essowa. His father's name is poorly readable in the army records: something like 'Dinaba'. With his new Dutch name of Jan Kooi, he enlisted at the recruiting station in Elmina for the duration of 12 years, receiving a considerable bounty of 200 guilders.
On 30 May 1870 he left Elmina on the ship Ternate, arriving in Batavia (Jakarta) on 14 August 1870. With the other new arrivals, he was sent for training with the 1st infantry battalion. Almost a year later, training was completed, and Kooi was sent to Atjeh with the 2nd infantry battalion.
From 1874 to 1879 he was engaged in numerous military expeditions in Atjeh, earning himself a range of distinctions: the Atjeh medal 1873-1874; the distinction for extraordinary efforts in Atjeh 1873-1874; twice he is mentioned with distinction in the campaign records; in 1881 he is awarded the bronze medal.
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On top of these decorations, Jan Kooi was the first African soldier to be awarded the highest military honors in the Dutch army: the Militaire Willemsorde (4th class) No wonder that he was a famous man during his brief stay in the Netherlands in 1882, on the way back to his native Elmina. Newspapers reported how he had saved the life of his commander by killing two Atjeh fighters, while himself suffering ten bullet wounds under enemy fire.
Later that year he earned a reward of 100 guilders for saving the life of lieutenant Bijleveld by killing a heavily armed Atjeher. The article in the Overveluwsch Weekblad noted that Kooi spoke perfect Dutch, but also spoke warmly about his family and homeland.
During his stay in Harderwijk, the garrison town with the recruiting station for the colonial army, he had twice his portrait painted. Two very different portraits: the highly formal soldier's posture on the portrait by J.C. Leich; and the impressionistic portrait by Isaac Israels, one of the most famous Dutch painters in the 19th century.
After army service, Jan Kooi settled in his native Elmina, which meanwhile had been handed over to the British. Here we encounter him once more in the baptismal records of the church of St. Joseph: on 30 May 1886, Joannes Kooi is mentioned as the godfather to Grace Maria Plange, daughter of Jacob Plange and Arala Yaniba.
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New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Interim Budget on February 1, while the full-fledged Union Budget will be presented by the new government, sources said on Wednesday.
The Budget Session of the Parliament will be held from January 31 to February 13, which was decided in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), sources further informed. This will be the last Budget of the current BJP-led NDA government before the General Elections.
As per the standard practice, a vote-on-account or approval for essential government spending for a limited period is taken in an election year and a full-fledged budget is presented by the new government. If the budget date falls few months ahead of polls, then an Interim Budget is presented.
The Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held between March and April this year, and accordingly, the new government at the Centre can be formed sometime in May. Narendra Modi had taken oath as the Prime Minister of India on May 26, 2014.
It is worth mentioning that then Finance Minister P Chidambaram had presented an interim Budget in 2014. His successor Arun Jaitley had presented a full-fledged Budget in July 2014 when the new government was formed after the Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


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Roll up, roll up for this year's Crystal Brook Show on Saturday, August 11. Gates open at 8am, with Mr Peter Goers officially opening the show at 11.15am. Crystal Brook Show president Michael Frith said the 141st show was promising to be bigger than ever, with a large number of market stalls and events planned for the day, including the Celtic Games. There will be $4000 total prize money available for the winning teams. The Celtic Games will also include performances by the fantastic Royal Caledonian Pipe Band and a group of energetic Highland dancers. New to the show this year will be demonstrations in wood chopping and whip cracking on and near the oval. Don't miss these fantastic new events. The Junior Showperson event is being held for boys and girls across three age groups. Children can register on the day at the secretary's office or line up outside before the event starts. Enjoy your lunch from one of the various food stalls while watching the horses in action. A new horse event hosted by the Horse Riding Clubs Association of Victoria will be held in addition to the dressage and hacking events. There will be sheep and wool judging as well as cattle handling and judging. The shearing Sports Shear events will again prove a popular attraction. The Ute Muster competition and vintage cars will once again be displayed on the oval. The pavilion will house bright displays of handicrafts, floral arrangements and plants, needlework, art, photography, fruit and vegetables, cooking, jams and preserves. There has been a huge change to the Grain and Fodder section, previously known as the Agricultural Produce section. This advertising feature is sponsored by the following businesses. Click the links to learn more. This section will be housed in Trade Hall, behind the Secretary's office. The hardworking convenor has picked up many sponsors and there are great cash prizes to be won on the day. For all people aged 15–25, take particular notice of the Grain Judging competition – the rules and guidelines for the competition are available from the show office, your school or on the show's website. Students and young farmers are encouraged to enter to learn new skills in the grain industry and gain experience to perhaps compete at a State or national level. All competitors must be at the Grain and Fodder section by 9am ready for the competition to commence at 9.30am. Entry fee is 30c and entries must be received at the show office by Wednesday, August 8. Also new this year is the Pest and Weed Competition open to all school students and there is no shortage of weeds around for you to collect and press to exhibit. As it is the year of the Durum Wheat there are seven classes of fun entries made from pasta that children can also enter. There will be numerous market stalls behind the stage and near the Recreation Centre in addition to indoor stalls in the Recreation Centre. We will have large machinery on display, farming equipment, Farmer Darcy's petting zoo, showbags, plants and much more. The Clare Valley Concert Band will be playing next to the stage all day and well know Orroroo vocal performer John O'Dea will be performing in the Recreation Centre from 11am until 3pm. James the Magician will, once again, be performing his amazing tricks on stage and randomly throughout the day. And for those who want some fast paced action or just a gentle ride, head to Sideshow Alley where you'll find many and various show rides hosted by the Showman's Guild of SA. Finally, for those who would like to wind down after a big day at the Show, join Andrew Lang and band who will provide great entertainment at the White Elephant Bar from 4.30pm onwards. A limited number of showbooks are available for sale at the post office or newsagency or can be downloaded on the show's website – www.crystalbrookshowsa.net. Entry at the gate is $10 for adults, $8 for concession card holders and students, $5 for children aged 5-17, free for those under 5 years. "With a crowd of about 6000 expected, we are hoping for great weather and a fun day for everyone," Mr Frith said.
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There's more on offer at this year's Crystal Brook show
Crystal Brook Show
Last year: Liam Tyler, pictured with Kloe, of Warnertown, gets ready to fire off his Angry Bird at the 2017 Crystal Brook Show. Photo: Dylan Smith
Roll up, roll up for this year's Crystal Brook Show on Saturday, August 11.
Gates open at 8am, with Mr Peter Goers officially opening the show at 11.15am.
Crystal Brook Show president Michael Frith said the 141st show was promising to be bigger than ever, with a large number of market stalls and events planned for the day, including the Celtic Games.
There will be $4000 total prize money available for the winning teams.
The Celtic Games will also include performances by the fantastic Royal Caledonian Pipe Band and a group of energetic Highland dancers.
New to the show this year will be demonstrations in wood chopping and whip cracking on and near the oval. Don't miss these fantastic new events.
The Junior Showperson event is being held for boys and girls across three age groups.
Children can register on the day at the secretary's office or line up outside before the event starts.
Enjoy your lunch from one of the various food stalls while watching the horses in action. A new horse event hosted by the Horse Riding Clubs Association of Victoria will be held in addition to the dressage and hacking events.
There will be sheep and wool judging as well as cattle handling and judging.
The shearing Sports Shear events will again prove a popular attraction.
The Ute Muster competition and vintage cars will once again be displayed on the oval.
The pavilion will house bright displays of handicrafts, floral arrangements and plants, needlework, art, photography, fruit and vegetables, cooking, jams and preserves.
There has been a huge change to the Grain and Fodder section, previously known as the Agricultural Produce section.
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This section will be housed in Trade Hall, behind the Secretary's office.
The hardworking convenor has picked up many sponsors and there are great cash prizes to be won on the day.
For all people aged 15–25, take particular notice of the Grain Judging competition – the rules and guidelines for the competition are available from the show office, your school or on the show's website.
Students and young farmers are encouraged to enter to learn new skills in the grain industry and gain experience to perhaps compete at a State or national level.
All competitors must be at the Grain and Fodder section by 9am ready for the competition to commence at 9.30am. Entry fee is 30c and entries must be received at the show office by Wednesday, August 8.
Also new this year is the Pest and Weed Competition open to all school students and there is no shortage of weeds around for you to collect and press to exhibit.
As it is the year of the Durum Wheat there are seven classes of fun entries made from pasta that children can also enter.
There will be numerous market stalls behind the stage and near the Recreation Centre in addition to indoor stalls in the Recreation Centre. We will have large machinery on display, farming equipment, Farmer Darcy's petting zoo, showbags, plants and much more.
The Clare Valley Concert Band will be playing next to the stage all day and well know Orroroo vocal performer John O'Dea will be performing in the Recreation Centre from 11am until 3pm.
James the Magician will, once again, be performing his amazing tricks on stage and randomly throughout the day.
And for those who want some fast paced action or just a gentle ride, head to Sideshow Alley where you'll find many and various show rides hosted by the Showman's Guild of SA.
Finally, for those who would like to wind down after a big day at the Show, join Andrew Lang and band who will provide great entertainment at the White Elephant Bar from 4.30pm onwards.
A limited number of showbooks are available for sale at the post office or newsagency or can be downloaded on the show's website – www.crystalbrookshowsa.net.
Entry at the gate is $10 for adults, $8 for concession card holders and students, $5 for children aged 5-17, free for those under 5 years.
"With a crowd of about 6000 expected, we are hoping for great weather and a fun day for everyone," Mr Frith said.


Life insurance policies promise financial security after a loved one passes. However, insurance companies often deny life insurance claims and inflict additional stress. If your life insurance claim is denied in bad faith, you may be able to recover your benefits and punitive damages, consequential damages, emotional distress damages, pre-judgment interest and attorneys' fees.
Imposing a standard of eligibility for benefits not expressed in the policy or plan, which results in an unwarranted and arbitrary construction. Gaines v. Sargent Fletcher, Inc., 329 F. Supp. 2d 1198, 1218 (C.D. Cal. 2004).
Applying an "arbitrary or unreasonable" policy interpretation. Morris v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co., 109 Cal. 4th 966 (2003).
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Street: Heshima Road Nyayo Estate Embakasi.
Day 1: 9 th Feb 2019 Nairobi/Masai Mara.
Pick up from your hotel in the morning at 7.30 am and head west for Maasai Mara Game Reserve for lunch at the camp followed by afternoon game drive in the game reserve which is Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. Including migrants, well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Although July, August, and September are the months when the Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is also resident wildlife year round. The famous Maasai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve.
Day 2: 10th Feb 2019 Explore Masai Mara.
A full day spent game viewing a cross the rich, treestudded grassland and rolling hills. The famous mara is renowned for its great herds of plain game, black-maned lions, leopard and cheetah but also contains numerous elephant and virtually every type of wildlife to be found in Kenya.All meals and over night in the camp.
Optional Adventure Activity Whilst in Masai Mara Game Reserve Kenya.
Hot Air Balloon Safari at US$ 430 per person.
Visit Masai Village at US$ 25 per person.
Day 3: 11 th Feb 2019 Masai Mara / Lake Nakuru.
Pre breakfast game drive, return to campsite for late breakfast and leave your campsite and proceed to L.Nakuru arriving in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Nakuru Hotel.
Day 4: 12th Feb 2019 Nakuru /Amboseli.
Day 5: 13th Feb 2019 Amboseli-Nairobi.
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Everyone knows that honey bee numbers are in decline due to disease, pesticide use and loss of habitat. At South Clwyd Beekeepers' Association we are intent on helping to promote the spread of our native honey bee and its habitat because helping our honey bees helps to secure the future for us all.
With members spread across Denbighshire, Wrexham and bordering counties the Association has an education apiary and pollination garden at Llysfasi College where we conduct training and practical courses in all aspects of beekeeping. Find out more about member benefits.
We welcome visits from groups and individuals interested in supporting the development and spread of our native honey bee. Please get in touch.
Working with The University of Bangor we conduct research on the purity of our bees which ensures we breed bees best suited to to cope in our climate. Find out more about the exciting research projects we are engaged in.
You could help right now by making a donation to enable us to continue this essential work.


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LIFE STYLE. WELL-BEING. PASSION.
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
At Dance ConneXion, we want you to be FIT, be SOCIAL, LAUGH, EXPRESS, and ultimately ENJOYING LIFE. Directed by our world & national dance champion, Tania Wong, we achieve this through our many genres of fun and easy to follow group dance classes like SALSA, BACHATA, BALLET, KIZOMBA & LADIES' STYLING. The classes give you more confidence to meet and interact with people. We also offer trendy DanceFIT classes like BOLLYFIT, HEELS, LATIN CARDIO & SELF DEFENCE & FITNESS BOOTCAMP, to keep you in shape in the most FUN way. After that we take you to numerous dance socials for you to practice, show off what you learnt from class and meet more new friends. For those who wants to take your dancing up a notch, learn from our Director through private lessons and/or join one of our award winning performance teams! There is definitely something for EVERYONE. See your life transform at Dance ConneXion!
TANIA WONG
International Instructor, Performer, Choreographer & Competitor
Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, Semba, Ballet, Ballroom
Wedding, Performance or Competition Choreography
World Champion competitor, dancer, instructor and choreographer with a foundation in various dances since her early years. She has taught thousands of students worldwide since 1995 and performed alongside top singers, bands & dancers in the industry, as well as being featured in multiple newspapers, TV and radio shows. Her impressive titles include 3 times Canadian Bachata Champion, 2nd runner up World Bachata Champion and multiple times Toronto Salsa Champion. Tania is now one of the most recognized and sought after dance instructors for clubs, parties, and special events, with work in North & South America, as well as Asia.
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Senior Guest Instructor
Salsa, Argentine Tango, Self Defence Bootcamp
Vice World Salsa Champion, competitor, dancer, instructor and choreographer from Ecuador where he spent his childhood immersed in rich Latin culture and music. He was fortunate to have trained with the world renowned Latin Dance instructors such as Jesus Aponte, Salamon Rivera and Vasquez brothers. He also had the opportunity to train in Argentine Tango with the World Champion Fabian Peralta. Oscar started travelling at the age of 18 competing nationally and internationally. His big break as a performer came in 1989 when he performed the opening act for Eddie Santiago. Since then Oscar brought his high energy dance to performances of such well known Latin entertainers, competed extensively and was awarded first place in 25 Salsa Competitions and crowned Vice World Champion at the Miami World Salsa Federation Championships in 2003.
DANIELE FUGGETTA
Guest Instructor
Argentine Tango dancer, instructor and performer from Italy with more than 17 years of experience. He lived in Turin, the city where Argentine Tango is most practiced and renewed, after Buenos Aires. He studied with some of the world renowned Argentine Tango instructors such as Fabian Salas, Sebastian Arce and Esteban Moreno. He has been teaching in Italy at CUS Torino first and then founded it's own school "Tango Mood", before moving to Toronto.
JASON COTRONE
Salsa, Bachata
Having started dancing since 2003, Jason has a huge passion for latin dancing and strives for constant improvements. He has traveled, instructed, led and performed with Dance ConneXion (including Alma Toronto and Yamulee Toronto) in congresses and events all over North America. With a friendly, easy going & extremely patient personality as well as attention to details, Jason has been an amazing addition to Dance ConneXion.
FERNANDO ULLOA
Bachata, Cuban Salsa
Fernando is all about bringing people together through dance. His classes are never short of laughter, smiles and a ton of FUN! Being Cuban born he dances Casino (Cuban) salsa and LA salsa as well. Bachata however is his passion. Through his journeys as an instructor he is most proud of teaching hundreds of those that think they have "two left feet" that they can actually dance. Dance shouldn't be taken so seriously. Come and escape your everyday to laugh and have fun with new friends with Fernando.
A professional singer by trade, Melissa knows how to entertain a crowd. Melissa's passion in dancing and her extensive knowledge in music rises her to being a prominent member of Alma Toronto, Dance ConneXion, and Yamulee Toronto performance dance teams in no time. Having taught salsa classes back at University of Western Ontario, she started spreading her love of teaching at the Dance Connexion since 2017.
DARRICK VENEGAS
Sensual Bachata
Darrick (a.k.a. "The Professor") is known to the bachata social dance world to have the one of the most intricate patterns & dips that makes him super fun to dance with and is always leaving followers wanting for more. Having discovered his love of bachata 6 years ago, Darrick have travelled and learnt from masters from all over Europe & North America, including Paris, Marseille, Rovinj, Dusseldorf, LA, Miami, and more. His first love is social dancing and he is passionate about spreading his love and knowledge of bachata to continue growing Toronto's dance scene.
JHALAN
Kids Latin & Ballet Program, Salsa, Bachata
Having trained, competed internationally and taught martial arts at a very young age, Jhalan knows about hard work, perfection and discipline in everything she puts her hands on. Her passion in dancing and dedication leads her to becoming a prominent member of Alma Toronto, Yamulee Toronto and Dance ConneXion performance dance teams. She started spreading her love of teaching at the Dance Connexion since 2018 and is especially amazing with our kids programs with years of work with children behind her.
ALISA KOLESNYKOVA
Alisa fell in love with dancing at a young age while watching her mom perform with the Russian Ballet. Trained in Ballet until the age of 13 provided a foundation of technique that she still applies to all her dancing. When moving to Canada, in order to keep her love for dance going, Alisa signed up for various dance classes from hip-hop to jazz and even break dancing. She was introduced to Salsa and Bachata in 2013 while living in Calgary, which has since become her biggest dance passion. For the last few years Alisa has been preforming, teaching and assisting teaching Salsa and Bachata classes in Calgary. Since recently relocating to Toronto, Alisa has joined Alma Toronto and Yamulee Toronto and is very excited to continue her dance journey with Dance ConneXion and sharing her love for dance.
STEFAN BISSOON
STEPHANIE WU
A passionate dancer for 17 years, Stephanie was trained professionally and has attained the diploma in vocational graded examination in dance: Advanced 2, presented by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). Additionally, she has competed in I Love Dance, Flash Dance and Hall of Fame Dance competitions earning First place, Second place and high gold respectively. Stephanie continues to pursue her passion in dancing through the exploration of different styles and is a driven, fun and warm addition to the Dance Connexion team.
NEHA PRAKASH
Salsa, Bachata, Bollywood
Having only moved to Canada in 2016, Neha Prakash's dance experience is definitely not short:
– Choreographed and performed Bollywood dances for more than 12 years in India at various events and weddings.
– Performed Maharashtrian folk dance with Malaika Arora Khan – a famous celebrity in India
– Taught and performed Latin Ballroom and Salsa with the biggest dance school in Pune, India for more than 7 years with specialty in salsa, bachata, ballroom and bollywood
– Recently moved to Canada in 2016 and started pursuing her passion and love for dancing and teaching by joining the Dance ConneXion
– Prominent member of Alma Toronto, Dance ConneXion, and Yamulee Toronto performance dance teams
– Started spreading her love of teaching in Canada at the Dance Connexion since 2017
NICOLE CORBETT
As a rock climbing instructor, Nicole knows how to teach and explain movements and keep participants entertained. Her passion in dancing and dedication in perfecting an art leads her to becoming a prominent member of Alma Toronto and Dance ConneXion performance dance teams. She started spreading her love of teaching at the Dance Connexion since 2018.
TAZITO GARCIA
Fitness Bootcamp, Self-defence
Canadian based award winning Action star and martial arts champion with a foundation in pro sports and the performing arts since his early years that has taught in several countries worldwide.
info@thedanceconnexion.com
245 Sheppard Ave West, Toronto (3rd floor)


Dedicated Froebel educators on a small island have a vision of child centred education which includes families and the creative arts. Their new initiatives include, a Journal, a Society and a project in Kenya and innovative programmes.
The college is currently offering the first Irish certification for special needs classroom assistants. The curriculum for this project is offered nationwide in partnership with The School of Practical Child Care, Blackrock, Dublin. The college will research the pilot curriculum and provide a detailed report on its effectiveness.
The college offers the only certification and diploma courses sponsored by an institution of Higher Education in Ireland for parents. The programme is 2 years in duration and prepares people to lead parent support groups or work in a voluntary capacity for the welfare of children. It has a unique format. Participants take weekly classes, participate in workshops, and engage in study at diploma level to become group leaders.
The college is offering a certificate programme for parents of children with special education needs. This course will prepare people to assume leadership positions in advocacy, policy making, and to work in partnership with educators, politicians, and academics in re-visioning the Irish special education system.
These two Post-Graduate Diplomas are each 18 months courses of study for qualified primary teachers in Ireland. They combine taught course content with on-going, mentored action research in the classroom. Designed for the practicing teacher, each course is modularised and compatible with full-time employment. Both courses are approved by Trinity College Dublin and count as credit towards an M.Ed. degree from that institution.
The Froebel College is working in collaboration with the Alexandra Junior School, a Froebel primary school in Dublin, with a view to providing staff development, student placement, and on-going lecturing exchange between our two staffs.
Froebel College is currently engaged in a three year research study on the effectiveness of the creative arts in reducing violence and aggression among children from designated schools in Ireland. This programme is part of the MUS-E European Union project originally sponsored by Lord Yehudi Menuhin.
Working artists, i.e. dancers, visual artists, actors, and musicians teach children in schools while attending lectures at Froebel College in child-centred education, classroom management, and the unique learning needs of the maltreated child.
The research will be disseminated at international level.


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Julius Rehborn (30 December 1899 – 27 November 1987) was a German diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He finished ninth in the 10 metre platform event. His younger sisters were also Olympic athletes: Hanni was a diver and Anni a swimmer.

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The juniors club has very exciting concepts and worshops where kids learn while having fun. They also organized my daughters birthday and did a brilliant job. I haven't seen kids having so much fun.
Loads of interesting activities which fitted well with the theme. Such a relief from game hosts. If you're looking for a birthday party that your child will remember for years, choose the junior club.


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Josef Bayer (né le  à Hollabrunn et mort le  à Vienne) est un anthropologue autrichien.

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Rahul supports Barak bandh call on Nov 22; issue needs to be raised at national level
The revival committee now is keen to take up this issue not just within the confines of Barak valley and Nagaon, but, to the national level as well.
APARNA LASKAR
SILCHAR , November 27, 2018 4:30 pm
Rahul Gandhi supports Barak bandh call on Nov 22; issue needs to be raised at national level Photo: Northeast Now
The 12 hour Barak bandh call by HPC paper mill revival action committee on 22nd November last, has evoked wide response, from the President of Indian National Congress himself, Rahul Gandhi.
A letter dated 22nd November has reached chief convener of this committee, Manabendra Chakraborty, through e-mail that same day from Rahul Gandhi who wrote of raising this issue at the national level.
The news is doing the rounds of the social media now and has once again opened up this issue for debate, let alone, giving a fillip to the protestors of Nagaon and Cachar paper mill to raise the issue.
The revival committee now is keen to take up this issue not just within the confines of Barak valley and Nagaon, but to the national level as well.
This issue has stirred national President of the Congress party, who himself, in his letter wrote of contacting state President, Ripun Bora, and INTUC President, Sanjeeva Reddy, for raising this issue at the national level.
Chief convener of HPC revival committee, Manabendra Chakraborty, who is in Kolkata to attend a meeting, speaking over phone to Northeast Now said, "Rahul Gandhi's concerns has given a boost to our fight for reviving these two paper mills of Cachar and Nagaon.
My personal opinion is that, Rahul ji, must have been pained to see 39 employees of these mills dying over the past two years, due to starvation.
Convenor of this committee and Secretary APCC, Sanjeev Roy, however spoke at length to this correspondent at his residence and said, "Rahul Gandhi ji says in his letter wrote that a government which spoke of giving two crores of jobs every year has shut down two mills in Assam, depriving lakhs of employees, directly or indirectly. Rahul ji has also mentioned in his letter of contacting state President Ripun Bora and INTUC President Sanjeeva Reddy for taking up this matter at the national level. His words have given us a lot of strength to carry forward our agitation to the next level."
He added, "We would contact both these leaders very soon and take our agitation to New Delhi, via Dispur, so that, those who are deprived and others who talk of Advantage Assam for the state's development, must see that these two mills are dying and only way to revive it is to join us and take it forward."
All India Catholic Union flag reaches St. Joseph Cathedral at Itanagar


In 2009, PSEG Fossil, LLC began a Backend Technology Project at their Hudson Generating Station Unit #2 to overhaul the power plant and add environmental controls to reduce pollution. AmQuip Crane Rental LLC, who was onsite approximately 2 years was the main crane supplier, providing multiple crawler cranes including several 2250's with Luffing jib, an LR1400 with Superlift, a 21000 with Maxer, and a 16000, in addition to numerous other hydraulic cranes up to the Grove GMK7550 with Mega Wing and Luffing Jib. In addition to rentals with PSEG Fossil, LLC direct, AmQuip's Northeast sales team worked with and supplied cranes to multiple subcontractors supporting the project. All safety requirements and quality assurance programs were adhered to throughout the project.


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def sommePonderee(utilite_marginale, poids):
    """Evaluation par somme ponderee"""
    u = np.array(utilite_marginale)
    p = np.array(poids)
    print(" U ----", u, '-----P', p)
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Multifunctional foundation for every occasion. This transformative foundation gives medium coverage as a dry powder for a fresh daytime look. Added with water, it transforms into a full coverage liquid foundation. Ideal for switching up your look without switching from product to product –heavy on duty, light on the purse.
Apply our Face Primer to create the canvas fit for a masterpiece finish.
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To use as a liquid foundation, spritz the face with a little water. A spray bottle works best for this. The powder will blend with the water and convert to a creamy liquid foundation.
Apply in layers for desired coverage.
Hot Tip: If you suffer from acne-prone skin, and your blemishes are showing through, apply a little water to a concealer brush and dab in the powder. It should be damp, not soaking wet. Apply a thin layer over affected areas for absolute coverage that won't look caked on.


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Melanie Bales
mbales@westmont.edu
Modern, Jazz, Ballet
Melanie Bales graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy, and studied ballet in New York City at the Joffrey School, and as a Harkness Ballet Trainee. She graduated Magna cum Laude from Carleton College, and has an MFA from the University of Illinois. She performed both classical and operetta repertoire in West Germany, and danced principal duet roles with Douglas Nielsen Dance, New York. Ms. Bales has received support to commission dances for solo performance from choreographers including John Giffin, Iréne Hultman, Daniel Nagrin, Tere O'Connor and Catherine Turocy. Her choreography has received several state and national awards. Ms. Bales is a Certified Movement Analyst through the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, New York. As a Professor of Dance at The Ohio State University, she taught ballet technique, Laban studies, and courses in dance history/theory. She has co-authored two books: The Body Eclectic: Evolving Practices in Dance Training(University of Illinois Press 2007), and Dance on its Own Terms: Histories and Methodologies(Oxford University Press 2013).


If you want to raise or lower a stem with a hole in it to which the front brake cable is anchored then you'd have to adjust the brakes too as lower the stem will move the pads away from the rim and raising the stem will move the pads closer to the rim.
as a feature, not a problem.
Until you go to raise that stem and it causes the brake pads to bind against the rim. I remember having that happen a lot on those MTBs that had the hole in the stem with the brake cable going through it.
bar angle or height, etc., for years..
I sometimes change the height of my MTB stem depending on the terrain I'm riding or how much gear/weight I'm carrying. Actually, what I have on my MTB gravel/logging road touring bike with drop bars is a quill adjustable stem. I set the cables with the stem at the highest point I'd use it and that way I don't have to worry about rubbing brake pads if I raise the stem. I like a more upright position when riding loose surfaces and then lower the stem if I'm doing a lot of distance on pavement. I often have both on my Northern Ontario Canada tours. I ride the pavement to and from the gravel/mining roads I'll be touring and then adjust the stem for the best fit once I'm on the gravel.
cyclo cross bikes use might be better than a pierced stem.
As always, many paths to victory.


*Calculator results are based upon current state and local FTE/FTES processes. Actual FTE and Weekly Hour calculations may vary based upon individual college final calculations.
For ESL 845 (Monday to Thursday 8:00-11:00am (9 weeks) - Fall 2005 so exclude holidays so instead of 36 meetings, it would be 35 meetings.


Outstanding Crochet: The winner of Colorful Crochet Lace give-away.
The winner of Colorful Crochet Lace give-away.
We have a winner of Colorful Crochet Lace by Mary Jane Hall give away! This is craftsonthego.
Congratulations to the winner and I will need her to contact me. My e-mail is in the comment of the original post. She should have received a notification from Google+.
Thank you, everybody for your interest!
I intentionally decided not to use special give-away services, because they attract freebie seekers, who might not even care about the book and lower chances to win for my readers.
I am thinking of doing an interview with Larisa Chilton, the owner of IrishCrochetLab.com next and have a give-away in form of a pattern/tutorial for one of her Irish Crochet technique creations!
"I intentionally decided not to use special give-away services, because they attract freebie seekers." I think that this is a good idea. I once read an article about this topic, which said, that most of the people attracted by this do not return afterwards.