'Bringing A Light To The Brink', the symbolic torch logo of the Brinkers.
The Brinkers, an alliance of Suit Pilots, scientists, explorers, businessmen and adventurous individuals using the power of the Suits to continue the spirit of exploration and adventure that once made the world mysterious and unknown.
Making a small profit doesn't hurt either.
The Brinkers are a small faction that formed in the months after Suit Fall first as a small group of Safety Net pilots who would use the network to link up and use their Suits to explore previously inaccessible places on Earth and in the case of three of them, try and explore space as well.
Eventually, they came to attention of businessmen and women along with other unaffiliated pilots looking to do more than just wander the planet and fight, and soon after that, a group of scientists approached the original group of pilots as well, seeking their help in exploring still unmapped parts of the world's oceans and land, and that was when the idea was hatched to form a group that although not militarily powerful, possessed great scientific and economic influence.
Scientists would gain incredible amounts of data, suit pilots would be able to do more than just fight for one of the Factions or fight the Factions off, and the businessmen would gain new avenues of financial gain.
The UNISSO report on the Brinkers regards them as dangerous by virtue of the thirty suit pilots in their employ, but their efforts are considered support-worthy and the UNISSO is a public backer of the Brinker's various exploration and research initiatives.
The Atlanteans are a Brinker sub-faction of Suit Pilots and adventurous people that have made it their mission to colonise the deepest and darkest places of the ocean, for reasons ranging from adventure to finding ways to alleviate over-population. Atlanteans are all Deep-Sea equipped Power Suits, mostly Sahuagin and Mermaids with some Bipeds supported by a converted underwater research vessel that acts as a link to the surface, supply carrier, and base for a small number of Harpies and three Scorpion-type Driders armed with heavy weapons for defence.
The Atlanteans are led by a man and wife team who joined after wandering the oceans as pirate hunters and decided that they wanted to do some actual good beyond sinking pirate vessels and dragging their occupants underwater. They operate a pair of Superheavy Sahuagin and still go and attack pirates when not overseeing and defending the construction of the first practical underwater habitat for humans in the North Sea. The Atlanteans believe that they'll have the first pressure dome operational in a few months, and once inside, work will begin on expanding into more domes.
Currently there's some arguments about what to name the place.
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564 F. 2d 780 - Mathers Fund Inc v. Colwell Company
564 F2d 780 Mathers Fund Inc v. Colwell Company
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,220
MATHERS FUND, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,
The COLWELL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
Argued May 23, 1977.
Decided Nov. 4, 1977.
Robert A. Downing, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.
Sheldon M. Jaffe, Los Angeles, Cal., Arthur T. Susman, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.
Before CASTLE and WOOD, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Judge.1
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal by plaintiff, Mathers Fund, Inc. (Fund) from an August 2, 1976 district court order dismissing Fund's complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The complaint sought rescission of a stock sale on the ground that the purchaser was an "affiliated person." We affirm.
On November 24, 1974, The Colwell Company (Colwell), a publicly held corporation engaged in the mortgage finance business, agreed to purchase 158,200 shares of its common stock from Fund, an open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 to 80a-52 (the Act). The transaction was consummated on November 29, 1974, when Colwell paid Fund $395,700 (approximately $2.50 per share) and took delivery of the stock, which then constituted more than 5 per cent of Colwell's voting securities outstanding.
On July 16, 1975, Fund tendered the purchase price to Colwell and demanded return of the stock. Colwell refused, whereupon Fund instituted the present action seeking rescission of the November 29, 1974 sale and such other relief2 as would place it in the position it would have occupied had that sale not occurred. Jurisdiction was based on § 44 of the Act and on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
The complaint alleged that Fund's ownership of more than 5 per cent of Colwell's outstanding voting securities made Colwell an "affiliated person," as defined in the Act, § 2(a)(3),3 and that Colwell's November 29, 1974 purchase of its own shares violated § 17(a)(2),4 which prohibits an affiliated person from knowingly purchasing any security from a registered investment company.
Fund based its claim for rescission on § 47(b), which section declares void every contract violating any provision of the Act. The district court, citing the Supreme Court's interpretation of that declaration as rendering a contract voidable by an innocent party in Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co., 396 U.S. 375, 90 S.Ct. 616, 24 L.Ed.2d 593 (1970), concluded that Fund was not innocent, that the parties were in pari delicto, and that Fund was not entitled to relief under section 47(b) of the Act. The district court felt it proper in such situations to leave the parties where they stood. Accordingly, Colwell's motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) was granted.
Fund's motion for reconsideration was denied on September 27, 1976.Issue
The dispositive issue is whether the district court erred in holding, solely on the basis of the complaint, that Fund is not entitled to rescission under § 47(b).
Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is well established that, on a motion to dismiss, a complaint must be construed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the allegations thereof being taken as true; and, if it appears reasonably conceivable that at trial the plaintiff can establish a set of facts entitling him to some relief, the complaint should not be dismissed. Jung v. K. & D. Mining Co., 260 F.2d 607, 608 (7th Cir. 1958).
Fund contends that its complaint sets forth a prima facie cause of action, entitling it to a trial and to the relief sought.5
Section 47(b) of the Act contemplates civil suits for relief by way of rescission and for damages. Cf. Eastside Church of Christ v. National Plan, Inc., 391 F.2d 357 (5th Cir.) cert. denied, 393 U.S. 913, 89 S.Ct. 234, 21 L.Ed.2d 198 (1968) (Securities Exchange Act of 1934), Goldstein v. Groesbeck, 142 F.2d 422 (2nd Cir.), cert. denied, 323 U.S. 737, 65 S.Ct. 36, 89 L.Ed. 590 (1944) (Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935). Relief must, however, be fashioned to comport with, and further the policies of, the overall legislative scheme of which the voidability provision, § 47(b), is a part.
The legislative history of the Act evinces congressional concern over transactions between "insiders," e. g., officers or directors, and their associated investment companies. The legislative focus was upon those transactions which present "opportunities for gross abuse by unscrupulous persons, through unloading of securities upon the companies, unfair purchases from the companies, the obtaining of unsecured or inadequately secured loans from the companies, etc." S.Rep.No. 1775, 76th Cong., 3d Sess. 7 (1940).
That the Act was intended to protect against self-dealing is further evident from the declaration of policy set forth in § 1, which, in relevant part, provides:
(I)t is declared that the national public interest and the interest of investors are adversely affected
(2) when investment companies are organized, operated, managed, or their portfolio securities are selected, in the interest of directors, officers, investment advisers, depositors, or other affiliated persons thereof, in the interest of underwriters, brokers, or dealers, in the interest of special classes of their security holders, or in the interest of other investment companies or persons engaged in other lines of business, rather than in the interest of all classes of such companies' security holders . . . .
The prophylactic nature of the Act is further reflected in § 17(b)(1)-(3), authorizing the Securities & Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) to exempt a transaction otherwise violative of § 17(a) if, inter alia, the terms thereof are reasonable and fair and no overreaching is involved.
The present complaint itself demonstrates that Fund has failed to state a claim for rescission on which relief may be granted. The complaint alleges no overreaching whatever on Colwell's part. On the contrary, an exhibit attached to the complaint refers to correspondence between Fund and the S.E.C., wherein Fund stated that the price paid by Colwell was fair and reasonable. Although it cannot be gainsaid that Colwell falls under the definition of "affiliated person" and that a purely technical violation of the letter of the Act can be said to have occurred, it must be remembered that Congress cannot foresee every event to which its words may one day be applied by those having an interest in so doing. The present transaction was not that of insiders working in their own interest and against that of the investment company or its shareholders. Thus, the circumstances of this case do not constitute the evils against which the Act was directed. Those evils would not be reduced, and the policies of the Act would not be furthered, if rescission were granted here.
Indeed, we think that rescission here would be in contravention of the broad policies of the Act. Fund is, in effect, seeking judicial approbation of a practice not unlike those the Act was intended to prevent. For the Act cannot be so construed as to authorize speculation by enabling investment companies to accumulate more than 5 per cent of a corporation's stock, to sell that stock to the corporation (which may be unaware that it is a statutory "affiliate" or that the Act is applicable to the transaction), and then to sue for rescission when, as here, the price has increased.
A prayer for rescission is founded on equitable concepts and should be granted "only if a court of equity concludes, from all the circumstances, that it would be equitable to do so." Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.,supra, 396 U.S. at 388, 90 S.Ct. at 623. The exhibit attached to the complaint establishes that Fund regarded the price it received from Colwell as "fair and reasonable" and that the price of the stock has now risen. The rescission sought by Fund, some eight months after the sale, would produce a windfall profit for Fund and would be manifestly unjust.
Having attached to its complaint evidence that the price it received for the stock was fair and reasonable, Fund could not, in good faith, prove at trial that Colwell overreached. The remand sought by Fund would not comport with the interest of judicial economy. The district court could not determine that rescission or other form of relief would be equitable or warranted in light of the policies of the Act. There is, therefore, no basis for a remand for trial.
Finally, Fund argues that a court conducted inquiry into violation of § 17(a) after the consummation of the sale usurps the role reserved for the S.E.C. (see § 17(b)) and seriously undermines § 17(a).
After consummation of the transaction, proceedings under § 17(b) are no longer possible. Moreover, Fund has no interest in the retrospective exemption of the transaction which can be sought under § 6(c).6 Having elected to employ the federal judicial process in pursuit of a rescission of its earlier sale, and having invoked the jurisdictional provision, § 44, of the Act, Fund will not be heard to impugn that jurisdiction upon learning that the process it initiated has resulted in a decision it doesn't like.
Accordingly, upon the totality of the circumstances reflected in the record before us, we hold that Fund is not entitled to relief under the Act.
AFFIRMED.
Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, sitting by designation
Fund also requested an order that Colwell pay (1) any excess of the shares' market value on the date of demand over that on the date of return; (2) the cost of registering the stock under the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. §§ 77a-77aa; (3) for copies of a prospectus so that Fund may offer the shares to the public; (4) the fair market value of any shares nonreturnable because of Fund's policy forbidding purchase of over 10 per cent of a company's voting securities; (5) the cost of obtaining exemptions from Fund's policies; and (6) Fund's costs, attorney fees, and other expenses in this action
15 U.S.C. § 80a-2(a)(3), in pertinent part, provides:
(a) When used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires
(3) "Affiliated person" of another means . . . (B) any person 5 per centum or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote, by such other person . . . .
15 U.S.C. § 80a-17(a)(2), in pertinent part, provides:
(a) It shall be unlawful for any affiliated person . . . of . . . a registered investment company . . .
(2) knowingly to purchase from such registered company . . . any security or other property (except securities of which the seller is the issuer) . . . .
Fund also contends that the order is unsustainable because it is based on the premise that the parties are "in pari delicto." It is settled, however, that a correct decision must be affirmed notwithstanding a wrong reason given below. Helvering v. Gowran, 302 U.S. 238, 245, 58 S.Ct. 154, 82 L.Ed. 224 (1937), and cases cited therein; Dann v. Studebaker-Packard Corp., 288 F.2d 201, 205-206 (6th Cir. 1961). A broad "in pari delicto" rationale could render § 17(a) a nullity if it were to preclude suit by any investment company against an affiliate who had purchased securities in apparent violation thereof. Nonetheless, Fund's argument on this point must in this case fail in view of other grounds in the record for concluding that the district court correctly denied the relief sought
Fund also sued American Bakeries Co. (Bakeries) after a similar stock transaction. Mathers Fund, Inc. v. American Bakeries Co., Civil No. 75C2716 (N.D.Ill., filed Aug. 14, 1975). Proceedings were stayed while Bakeries sought from the S.E.C. a retrospective exemption under § 6(c), permitting exemptions consistent with protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by the policy and provisions of the Act. The S.E.C. has now rendered its decision. American Bakeries Co., S.E.C. Investment Co. Act Release No. 9924 (Sept. 13, 1977). In granting the exemption, the S.E.C. quoted with approval the following observation of its Division of Investment Management:
There would be a great irony in this case if the Adviser, the professional, is vindicated although it acted like an amateur, while Bakeries, the amateur, is punished for not having acted like a professional.

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To all my fellow nurses out there, hope everything is well.
With the recent spotlight shining on Ebola, its hard not to get affected by the continuous blows that the news has to offer. The media photos of the horrible outbreak in West Africa is enough to make us realize that there are forces of nature we still need to understand.. Then, Nina Pham and Amber Vinson, The two nurses who contracted Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan - the first person to be diagnosed and die of the virus in the United States.
Once the news broke out about Nina Pham, the response came from different sides and the blaming game started. It became overwhelming. It has been hectic.
A nurse's role in any setting is far more complicated than meets the eye. Not unless you are a nurse, especially caring at the bedside, you don't have the slightest idea on how grueling it can be out there in the clinical setting.
The high nurse to patient ratio, physician orders that you have to fulfill, tasks you need to carry out for patients, families, staff, management.....is far too extensive to fit in a 12 hour work shift.
The plot continues to thicken when caring for patients are further dictated by protocols. managed care systems and tedious documentations. Yet, nurses armed with the nursing process, follow these rules and protocols down to the last glove that has to be removed as part of the personal protective equipment needed to ensure the safety of patients and the rest of the healthcare team.
This clearly shows how nurses being in the forefront, are placed in a very critical position of safely caring and advocating for those in need. Yet, when it is all said and done, who advocates for nurses?
Nurses, let's advocate for each other. We need to stay together, remain together. Watching out for each other is the right thing to do.
In light of this, CDC has issued the use of the buddy system when caring for patients and when putting on and removing of PPE. Nurses do these all the time. We have an unspoken spirit of comraderie that is with us always. It's a bond we share which makes this profession stronger than it has ever been.
The recent Ebola infections here in the USA can serve as a learning process for all of us. It shows how mother nature needs to be respected and not abused. That events can turn into so many directions. Directions that I believe are all valid and worth looking into. This is how we learn. Keeping an open mind. It's up to us to choose the actions to take, To gain knowledge and prevent catastrophe.
Nursing is an integration of knowledge, values, and concepts. I truly believe that we nurses realize the importance of what we do. We take patients' safety first and ours last. Society will realize that our actions are guided by our own knowledge, expertise, and professionalism. Actions do speak louder than words.


Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met a delegation led by Japanese deputy Foreign Minister Minoru Kiuchi.
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov hailed political, economic and energy cooperation between Azerbaijan and Japan, and stressed the importance of the activity of intergovernmental commission on cooperation and reciprocal visits in terms of the development of bilateral ties, AzerTag reports.
Minoru Kiuchi noted that Azerbaijan's contributions to the regional peace and stability, energy security and fight against radicalism are highly appreciated by Japan.
At the meeting, as a continuation of successful bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, non-energy cooperation, particularly in the fields of industry, agriculture, high-technologies, science and education and humanitarian spheres was discussed.
Highlighting the negotiation process towards the peaceful resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Elmar Mammadyarov added that the UN Security Council resolutions with regards to the conflict demand immediate, unconditional and complete withdrawal of occupying forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and return of Azerbaijani refuges and internally displaced persons to their homes. Furthermore, adding that Armenia does not fulfill the demands of the UN Security Council resolutions, he underlined that the international law reaffirmed the principles of territorial integrity, sovereignty and inviolability of internationally recognized borders of states.
They also exchanged views on cooperation within international organizations, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.


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When Queen was the King
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TRIVIA QUESTION: Which major league pitcher was Mel Queen's high school teammate and later his brother-in-law?
ANSWER TO TRIVIA QUESTION IN THE PREVIOUS COLUMN: When Sandy Koufax tossed his fourth no-hitter, he broke the record set previously by Bob Feller. Nolan Ryan would eventually surpass Koufax.
Before Rick Ankiel and before Shohei Ohtani, pitching and hitting, there was Mel Queen. Not to be confused with his father, Mel Queen Sr., who played in the big leagues in the 1950's for a couple of clubs, the younger Queen made his own major league mark.
Queen was signed by the Reds and played both third base and the outfield in the minor leagues. The Reds brought him up in 1964 and he made his debut as a pinch-hitter but lined out. A week later he got his first hit off Hall of Famer, Juan Marichal. In his rookie year he batted 99 times, and stroked a pair of home runs but only batted .200. He was sent back to the minors and at some point asked if he could try his hand at pitching.
Cincinnati had a bevy of good outfielders about to emerge including Tommy Harper and Art Shamsky along with the aging Vada Pinson. Perhaps Queen thought he had a better chance breaking into the majors as a pitcher. He was right.
In 1967 he had a break out year, winning 14 of 22 decisions and clocking an ERA of 2.76, starting 24 games. It looked like he was on his way with teammate Gary Nolan who also emerged with 14 wins. Jim Maloney and Milt Pappas won 31 more between them. It looked as if the Reds were about to emerge once again.
On April 16th Queen shut down the powerful Giants 6-0, tossing a six-hitter and walking two while striking out 8 in out-dueling Mike McCormick. A week later he pitched five hitless innings in relief of Maloney to pick up his second win in two decisions. A few days later he got his second start against San Francisco and out did Gaylord Perry. He went seven strong innings giving up two runs, one earned and just three hits. He was 3-0!
Then when Sammy Ellis couldn't get past the fourth inning, Queen came in and took over. He got the win to run his record to 4-0 (two as a starter and two in relief) as the Reds pounded the Braves 14-7. Four games later he finally lost. In relief of Nolan, Queen gave up a homer to Tommy Davis of the Mets in the 11th to fall to 4-1.
Nine days later he started again and went the distance in beating Pittsburgh 6-3 with a six-hitter. He didn't walk a batter and struck out nine Pirates on his way to 5-1. He didn't get his next decision until June third when he picked up for Billy McCool and ran his record to 6-1. Win no. 7 came seven days later and number 8 on June 16th against the Dodgers, 3-2 over Bill Singer. It was a 4-hitter and again it was a complete game.
Queen lost his next three decisions before picking up win number 9 with a distance going six-hitter to run his mark to 9-4. His final win came on September 18th when he failed to yield a run against the Braves but was relieved by Ted Abernathy. He finished the season 14-8.
It looked like Mel Queen had found his niche but he developed arm trouble the following year and things began to falter. The next two seasons he pitched in only seven more games and when the decade of the 1970's came he was traded to the Angels where he found new life as a reliever for three more years, where he went 5-8 with 13 Saves before hanging up his glove.
While he came to The Show as a hitter it wasn't going to be enough to make him hang around after his pitching days were through. His career totals, including much of it as a pinch-hitter, left him at .179 and a pair of home runs which he blasted in his first year. He would later say of his pitching career "I just went to the mound and threw as hard as I could."
Queen would eventually move into coaching and then the front office where he had good success not only as a pitching coach but in player development. He passed away due to cancer in Morro Bay, California at age 69 in 2011.
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CHENEY, Wash. – Jordan Richardson had 15 points, Kyle Tresnak had 14 and Weber State opened Big Sky play by producing a well balanced scoring attack to rout Eastern Washington 74-53 on Thursday night.
Weber State (5-3, 1-0 Big Sky) led 37-26 at halftime but lit up the scoreboard in the second half to eventually lead by as many as 27 with just under 12 minutes to play. The Wildcats shot 57.1 percent from the field in the second half, out-rebounded Eastern Washington 41-28 overall and were 20 of 28 from the free-throw line.
The Eagles never led in the game.
As for the balanced scoring attack, Joel Bolomboy scored nine points and had 12 rebounds while Byron Fulton and Davion Berry each had nine. Scott Bamforth had eight points and four rebounds.
Venky Jois scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Eastern Washington (2-9, 0-1).


Anyone who has any type of banking policy has probably come across the term Modified Endowment Contract, or MEC. You may have noticed a portion of your whole life policy illustration or contract stipulating whether or not it is a MEC. You may have even seen numbers indicating the additional amount of Paid-Up Additions that can be added to your contract before it turns into a MEC. What does it mean and should you be concerned?
Here is a brief history. Legislation enacted in 1988, created the MEC as a way of limiting the amount of cash allowed into a cash value life insurance contract and controlling its use as a tax shelter. The legislation created what is known as the 7-Pay Test which is the maximum premium amount based on the assumed cash values those premiums would create relative to the death benefit on the contract. That MEC line is the amount needed to make the contract guaranteed paid-up within seven years.
A common mistake people make is assuming that you have nothing to worry about after seven years. This is wrong since any time the contract undergoes a material change the 7-Pay Test clock is reset. Since in a banking policy you are continually adding Paid-Up Additions, the 7-Pay Test is continually resetting and the contract may become a MEC in the future, if for example, you receive higher dividends than expected or you reduce the death benefit by the use of withdrawals.
The way to increase the 7-Pay Test with minimal cost is to blend a banking policy with a term-like rider that increases the amount of extra Paid-Up Additions that can be accommodated inside the policy.
If you are working with a competent agent, you should not be concerned with your policy suddenly becoming a MEC and having to pay taxes. If the 7-Pay Test is violated, you will have 60 days after the end of the contract year to reverse the situation by taking the extra money back out, and all insurance companies give plenty of advanced notice of any reclassification as a MEC.
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Liverpool Law Firm, Canter Levin and Berg, are a group of respected and renowned Solicitors providing a range of legal services from thier offices in Merseyside and further affield since 1947. Over that time they have a well-established reputation based on their ability to provide effective and efficient representation for each of their clients. Initially the firm had several print machines and produced a large amount of paper documentation.
In a competitive legal market, Canter Levin & Berg needed a partner to understand their key business objectives, streamline service delivery, deliver responsiveness, consistency and quality assurance. A new solution that consisted of replacement hardware, with a stronger focus on managing and controlling print within the firm via management software.
Working closely with the client, Woodbank devised and implemented a new print fleet strategy and renovated its business wide print infrastructre which included 15 KYOCERA multifunctional printers. Woodbank also included a print management software solution which meant that the company could have greater control on print qualities and greater employee efficiency through fully working and greater access to information.
Woodbank Office Solutions took the time to understand the unique needs and vision of Canter, Levin & Berg's organisation as a whole which helped us identify the areas where technology would help work smarter.


The vomeronasal system mediates pheromonal effects in mammals. We have employed gene targeting technology to introduce mutations in a putative pheromone receptor gene, VR2, in the germline of mice. By generating alleles differentially tagged with the histological markers taulacZ and tauGFP, we show that VR2 is monoallelically expressed in a given neuron. Axons of VR2-expressing neurons converge onto numerous glomeruli in the accessory olfactory bulb. The pattern of axonal projections is complex and variable. This wiring diagram is substantially different from that of the main olfactory system. The projection pattern is disrupted by deleting the coding region of VR2, but an unrelated seven-transmembrane protein, the odorant receptor M71, can partially substitute for VR2.


We want you to find out how to get involved in the management of Canterbury's environment and resources. Below you can find a list of official notifications of hearings, meetings, notices and submissions. Click on the links below to find out more on how to have your say.
At a Council meeting held on 13 December 2018, the Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) approved Plan Change 5 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan, and in accordance with Clause 20 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 resolved to make Plan Change 5 operative from 1 February 2019.
Read the full public notice here.
The Bill will be available for inspection from Wednesday 31 October 2018 to Friday 23 November 2018 (inclusive).
This is a notice of the intention of the Canterbury Regional Council (trading as Environment Canterbury) to promote a local Bill to achieve enactment of the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu representation) bill.
Read the full public notification or find out more about Environment Canterbury promoting the local Ngāi Tahu Bill to Parliament.
The hearing of the Christchurch City Council (comprehensive stormwater discharge) resource consent application CRC190445 commences Monday 5 November 2018 from 9.00am - 5.00pm. The hearing is being held in the Oak Room, Hagley Netball Centre, 455 Hagley Avenue, Christchurch.
Find more information and pre-circulated evidence to the Christchurch City Council - comprehensive stormwater hearing.
The Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) has made the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan (the Plan) in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 1993 s 77(1). The Plan will commence on 1 July 2018.
Read the full public notice or view the full process on the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan Review.
At a Council meeting held on 12 May 2018, the Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) approved Plan Change 2 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan, and in accordance with Clause 20 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 resolved to make Plan Change 2 operative from 1 June 2018.
Read the full public notice or view the full process on the LWRP-Plan Chang 2.


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Live updates as Albion Street closed in both directions due to Leeds city centre crash
Northern Ireland's police chief faces probe over criminal investigation into ex-Yorkshire Chief Constable
Northern Ireland's police chief is facing an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office following a complaint by West Yorkshire's former Chief Constable into the criminal inquiry that saw him suspended from his job.
Thursday, 19th October 2017, 3:30 pm
Updated Tuesday, 12th December 2017, 12:22 pm
Former West Yorkshire Chief Constable Mark Gilmore.
George Hamilton and a number of other senior Police Service of Northern Ireland officers are subject to the probe by the region's Police Ombudsman. The PSNI said they "completely refute" all allegations.
The claims relate to how the force handled an inquiry into the awarding of a contract to supply vehicles to the force, in which Mark Gilmore, the former Chief Constable of West Yorkshire and a former PSNI officer, was among nine people interviewed.
At the conclusion of the 2014 investigation into bribery and misconduct in public office, no charges were ultimately brought against any of the men - all of whom denied any wrongdoing.
Mr Hamilton, current Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris and current Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton are all now being investigated by Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire.
A number of other less senior officers are also under investigation. Dr Maguire has received complaints from a number of those investigated in the vehicle contracts probe in 2014, including Mr McCausland and Mr Gilmore.
It is understood the claims include allegations that police documents were altered.
Mark Gilmore was suspended on full pay by West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner in June 2014 when news emerged of the investigation by PSNI into his relationship with a leading local car dealership.
Mr Gilmore, who had only been in post for 14 months at the time, was alleged to have been involved in an "inappropriate relationship" with senior officials from the firm since 2013 and used this relationship to "improperly promote" it within West Yorkshire Police and the region's other forces.
He was also accused of using his professional relationship with the company to get a better deal when he bought the VW Golf, previously used for demonstration purposes, for his son Mark Gilmore Junior in 2014.
The Chief Constable, who insists he was wrongly accused and has done nothing wrong, had his suspension lifted in 2015 when Northern Irish prosecutors said he and eight others, including the owner of DMG, had no criminal case to answer.
But he never returned to his job and retired last August. He has since launched legal action against PSNI and, separately, West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson.
The PSNI issued a lengthy statement denying any wrongdoing. "PSNI can confirm that a number of senior officers, including the Chief Constable and Deputy Chief Constable, have been informed of complaints made against them by former senior PSNI officers," said a spokeswoman.
"The complaints relate to allegations of misconduct by senior police during a criminal investigation by the PSNI into the two complainants, former senior colleagues, during 2014.
"PSNI acknowledges and supports the need for the Office of the Police Ombudsman to investigate these allegations and all officers are co-operating fully with the investigation.
"The Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable and other officers completely refute the allegations made against them and are strongly of the view that these complex investigations into the complainants were conducted with professionalism and integrity. This position has been fully outlined in the officers' initial response to Oponi (Office of Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland).
"Whilst ordinarily the Police Service would limit its responses on matters where it is under investigation, this case has particular and unusual aspects to it.
"This case has been the subject of recent speculative press and media coverage which has the potential to negatively impact on public confidence in policing.
"We have full confidence in the Oponi to complete a thorough investigation and we trust that they are left to do so without ongoing public commentary."


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The Latest: Migrant dies in Greece after smugglers chased
April 24, 2017 GMT
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the influx of refugees and migrants to Europe (all times local):
Greek authorities say that a migrant has died and three others have been hospitalized with injuries in northern Greece when a van transporting 14 migrants from near the Turkish border crashed after being chased by police.
Authorities say that the dead migrant has been identified as an Iranian man in his 30s, while details on the injured haven't been given. The incident occurred Monday outside the northeastern city of Xanthi.
Police say that the van's driver, a Moldovan man, had swerved past a highway police checkpoint and crashed on a rural road. He was also injured and arrested.
Migrants in the van — from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iraq, and Iran — are believed to have crossed from neighboring Turkey over a river that separates the two countries.
Greek authorities say a migrant boat sinking has left 16 people dead, with nine bodies recovered from Greek waters off the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, and another seven bodies recovered from Turkish waters.
Greece's coast guard said authorities on Monday had recovered the bodies of six women, two men and a child in Greece, while Turkish authorities had picked up the bodies of six men and a child. Two women, one of them pregnant, were rescued and transported to Lesbos.
The coast guard said the pregnant woman told authorities she had been among about 25 people who had set sail late Sunday night from the Turkish coast heading for Lesbos on a smuggling boat.
No further information was available as to what had occurred.
Greece's coast guard says rescue crews have recovered eight bodies believed to be migrants from the sea off the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos and rescued two people, including a pregnant woman.
A Greek navy vessel spotted the bodies Monday and a ship with the European border patrol agency Frontex picked up the first five bodies. The dead included three men, four women and a boy, while two women were transported to Lesbos.
It was not immediately clear how many others might be missing. A search-and-rescue operation was ongoing in the area.
Hundreds of thousands of migrants have crossed into Greece from the nearby Turkish coast, hoping to head to the more prosperous central and northern European countries. But a European Union-Turkey deal reached last year — in which those arriving on Greek islands face deportation back to Turkey — has significantly reduced the number of people attempting to cross.


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Apprentices three times more likely to be happier in their jobs than graduates
A survey has revealed apprentices are three times more likely to be happier in their job than those who went to university
68 per cent of those who became an apprentice were fully satisfied in their career
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A new survey has revealed that young people who become apprentices after finishing their A-levels are three times more likely to be happier in their job than those who went to university.
The insights from NotGoingToUni – a careers website for young people – revealed that 68 per cent of those who became an apprentice were fully satisfied in their career. For university graduates only 28 per cent agreed with the statement that they were fully satisfied.
Almost 2,700 people from 21 to 30 were surveyed for the research, with the main reasons for graduates not being happy in their careers was that their degrees didn't give them enough knowledge of their chosen industry (53 per cent), that they didn't have a good working relationship with their employer (41 per cent), or that they felt that their job wasn't related to their education.
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Other reasons for low satisfaction levels included regrets about going to university in the first place and low salary expectations after three years on a course.
Recent figures released by the Office for National Statistics revealed that more than a quarter of graduates were paid less than the £11.10 average per hour than those on work-based training schemes last year.
Sharon Walople, CEO of NotGoingToUni, said that there is a shift in the earning potential of graduates, compared to those who choose alternative routes.
Ms Walople told the Independent: "Our study aimed to look less into the financial aspects and find out if there was a correlation between this statistic and the difference in satisfaction levels.
"It certainly seems university doesn't make for a happier individual, and perhaps points towards the fact many graduates leave higher education with unrealistic expectations of what their degree can offer them in terms of career opportunities."
The results of the study have come on the back of a National Careers Service study for the Government found that nearly 90 per cent of apprentices were satisfied with their apprenticeship, with 83 per cent saying that they felt their career prospects had improved.
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Coventry Zumba Classes: You shouldn't assume that fitness workouts have to be a chore. Of all the fitness regimes you can try in Coventry, the one that seems most like a high energy and fun party is Zumba. You will know that this is the perfect exercise for you, when it doesn't even seem like a workout. You'll tone up your whole body, improve your social life and raise your cardiovascular fitness, all at once.
You could basically say that Zumba is exercise in disguise, because whilst you're having a good time, it is giving your body a full workout. Even your average Coventry Zumba class could result in you burning off around 500 to 1000 calories. Apart from losing loads of calories, you will also learn some new dance moves, because this isn't merely a fitness class, this is Zumba!
Everybody soon starts moving once the music begins at a Zumba class, it is infectious, upbeat and fast paced and its very difficult to stay still. You simply can't help yourself and have to take part in the fun and move with the music. Everybody will be enjoying themselves at your Coventry Zumba class and the atmosphere will be more like a party.
You will need to sign up to a class that teaches a Zumba style that suits you, there are a number of variations such as Zumba in the Circuit, Zumba Gold, Zumba Gold Toning, Zumba Kids, Zumbini, Zumba Step, Zumba Toning, Plate by Zumba, Aqua Zumba and Zumba Sentao.
Zumba started in the 1990's, and was created by a choreographer and dancer from Colombia called "Beto" (Alberto) Perez. A lively fusion of aerobic cardiovascular exercises and dance movements, performed to Latin music tempos. Moves from dance styles such as flamenco, reggaeton, hip hop, axe music, cumbia, merengue, mambo, samba, chachacha and salsa can be used during a Zumba class.
Taking part in Coventry Zumba classes can have many benefits for you, including getting a total body workout, learning some new dance moves, helping you to develop a sculpted body, giving you a positive self-image, boosting your overall fitness, helping you to shed some pounds, enlivening your social life and most important of all, having fun.
Your local Coventry Zumba class may well provide Zumba for dogs, Zumba classes for the elderly, Zumba for beginners, Zumba dance sessions, Zumba tuition, Zumba fitness classes for rookies, over 60's Zumba classes, Zumba workouts for exercise, Zumba fitness classes for teenagers, Zumba courses, Zumba classes for reducing depression, Zumba instruction, over fifties Zumba classes, Zumba fitness classes and other Zumba related stuff in Coventry, West Midlands.
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package net.fortuna.ical4j.model;

import net.fortuna.ical4j.util.Numbers;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.ObjectUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Calendar;

/**
 * $Id$
 *
 * Created: 19/12/2004
 *
 * Defines a day of the week with a possible offset related to
 * a MONTHLY or YEARLY occurrence.
 *
 * @author Ben Fortuna
 */
public class WeekDay implements Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -4412000990022011469L;

    /**
     * Sunday.
     */
    public static final WeekDay SU = new WeekDay(Day.SU, 0);

    /**
     * Monday.
     */
    public static final WeekDay MO = new WeekDay(Day.MO, 0);

    /**
     * Tuesday.
     */
    public static final WeekDay TU = new WeekDay(Day.TU, 0);

    /**
     * Wednesday.
     */
    public static final WeekDay WE = new WeekDay(Day.WE, 0);

    /**
     * Thursday.
     */
    public static final WeekDay TH = new WeekDay(Day.TH, 0);

    /**
     * Friday.
     */
    public static final WeekDay FR = new WeekDay(Day.FR, 0);

    /**
     * Saturday.
     */
    public static final WeekDay SA = new WeekDay(Day.SA, 0);

    public enum Day { SU, MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA }

    private Day day;

    private int offset;

    /**
     * @param value a string representation of a week day
     */
    public WeekDay(final String value) {
        if (value.length() > 2) {
            offset = Numbers.parseInt(value.substring(0, value.length() - 2));
        }
        else {
            offset = 0;
        }
        day = Day.valueOf(value.substring(value.length() - 2));
        validateDay();
    }

    /**
     * @param day a string representation of a week day
     * @param offset a month offset value
     */
    private WeekDay(final Day day, final int offset) {
        this.day = day;
        this.offset = offset;
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new weekday instance based on the specified
     * instance and offset.
     * @param weekDay a week day template for the instance
     * @param offset a month offset value
     */
    public WeekDay(final WeekDay weekDay, final int offset) {
        this.day = weekDay.getDay();
        this.offset = offset;
    }

    private void validateDay() {
        if (!SU.day.equals(day)
            && !MO.day.equals(day)
            && !TU.day.equals(day)
            && !WE.day.equals(day)
            && !TH.day.equals(day)
            && !FR.day.equals(day)
            && !SA.day.equals(day)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid day: " + day);
        }
    }
    /**
     * @return Returns the day.
     */
    public final Day getDay() {
        return day;
    }

    /**
     * @return Returns the offset.
     */
    public final int getOffset() {
        return offset;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public final String toString() {
        final StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
        if (getOffset() != 0) {
            b.append(getOffset());
        }
        b.append(getDay());
        return b.toString();
    }

    public static WeekDay getWeekDay(Day day) {
        switch (day) {
            case SU: return SU;
            case MO: return MO;
            case TU: return TU;
            case WE: return WE;
            case TH: return TH;
            case FR: return FR;
            case SA: return SA;
            default: return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a weekday representation of the specified calendar.
     * @param cal a calendar (java.util)
     * @return a weekday instance representing the specified calendar
     */
    public static WeekDay getWeekDay(final Calendar cal) {
        return new WeekDay(getDay(cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK)), 0);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a weekday/offset representation of the specified calendar.
     * @param cal a calendar (java.util)
     * @return a weekday instance representing the specified calendar
     */
    public static WeekDay getMonthlyOffset(final Calendar cal) {
        return new WeekDay(getDay(cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK)), cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH));
    }

    /**
     * Returns a weekday/negative offset representation of the specified calendar.
     * @param cal a calendar (java.util)
     * @return a weekday instance representing the specified calendar
     */
    public static WeekDay getNegativeMonthlyOffset(final Calendar cal) {
        return new WeekDay(getDay(cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK)), cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH) - 6);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the corresponding day constant to the specified
     * java.util.Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK property.
     * @param calDay a property value of java.util.Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK
     * @return a string, or null if an invalid DAY_OF_WEEK property is
     * specified
     */
    public static WeekDay getDay(final int calDay) {
        WeekDay day = null;
        switch (calDay) {
            case Calendar.SUNDAY:
                day = SU;
                break;
            case Calendar.MONDAY:
                day = MO;
                break;
            case Calendar.TUESDAY:
                day = TU;
                break;
            case Calendar.WEDNESDAY:
                day = WE;
                break;
            case Calendar.THURSDAY:
                day = TH;
                break;
            case Calendar.FRIDAY:
                day = FR;
                break;
            case Calendar.SATURDAY:
                day = SA;
                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
        return day;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the corresponding java.util.Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK
     * constant for the specified WeekDay.
     * @param weekday a week day instance
     * @return the corresponding java.util.Calendar day
     */
    public static int getCalendarDay(final WeekDay weekday) {
        int calendarDay = -1;
        if (SU.getDay().equals(weekday.getDay())) {
            calendarDay = Calendar.SUNDAY;
        }
        else if (MO.getDay().equals(weekday.getDay())) {
            calendarDay = Calendar.MONDAY;
        }
        else if (TU.getDay().equals(weekday.getDay())) {
            calendarDay = Calendar.TUESDAY;
        }
        else if (WE.getDay().equals(weekday.getDay())) {
            calendarDay = Calendar.WEDNESDAY;
        }
        else if (TH.getDay().equals(weekday.getDay())) {
            calendarDay = Calendar.THURSDAY;
        }
        else if (FR.getDay().equals(weekday.getDay())) {
            calendarDay = Calendar.FRIDAY;
        }
        else if (SA.getDay().equals(weekday.getDay())) {
            calendarDay = Calendar.SATURDAY;
        }
        return calendarDay;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public final boolean equals(final Object arg0) {
        if (arg0 == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!(arg0 instanceof WeekDay)) {
            return false;
        }
        final WeekDay wd = (WeekDay) arg0;
        return ObjectUtils.equals(wd.getDay(), getDay())
            && wd.getOffset() == getOffset();
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public final int hashCode() {
        return new HashCodeBuilder().append(getDay())
            .append(getOffset()).toHashCode();
    }
}

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Norway Massacre: The Killer`s Mind
It's the world's worst spree killing. Norway Massacre: The Killer's Mind examines the terrible events of that day.
In 90 minutes of madness, 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik killed 69 young people.
The film pieces together Breivik's day of terror hour by hour, from the time of the bomb he set off in Oslo, to the cold blooded shooting of defenceless youngsters on the remote island beauty spot of Utøya.
Who is this man, and what made him act?
This film examines the criminal mind and motives of one of the world's worst killers, offering psychological analysis, as the day of the massacre unfolds.
We examine his motives, analyse his likely psychological journey through the planning stages and over the course of the day itself and ask what drove him to plan and carry out this massacre. Was he a terrorist as he claimed, a madman, or was he indeed both?
The film will have first-hand accounts from eyewitnesses and survivors who have not spoken on camera before. Including:
-taxi driver Arild Tangen who was the last man to speak to Breivik before his attack;
-survivor Adrian Pracon who was shot in the shoulder and tried to swim away from the island. He pleaded with Breivik to spare him;
-Bjørn Kasper Ilaug who rescued some of the kids whilst the shooting was happening by pulling bodies on to his boat;
-and Brede Joherraaten – Camp owner, was there and recovered bodies and saved swimmers.
The killer's action are analysed by a host of experts, including: renowned criminologist Professor David Wilson; Katherine Newman from Princeton university who is one of world's the top experts on spree shootings; Matthew Goodman, the leading authority on British and European right wing terror groups; and terror and weapons expert Charles Shoebridge.
And foremost, above all, is the memory of those who died. What were the warning signs? What could have been done? By investigating this appalling crime, there is the hope that an atrocity like this can never happen again.
Watch the full documentary (44 minutes)
Tags: crime


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Outboard engines are everywhere at the Progressive Cleveland Boat Show.
There's one Evinrude on a Warrior fishing boat. And there are four Yamahas -- for a total of 1,400 horsepower -- on the 42-foot HCB 42 Siesta yacht.
There are outboards on just about every kind of boat because they're lighter, and therefore more efficient, than inboards. They're cheaper, and cheaper to maintain, and they don't take up space in the hull, leaving more room for storage or sleeping. Some experts argue they're quieter, too, with less vibration.
"Outboards are where it's at," said Tom Mack, president of South Shore Marine.
Of course, outboards, which are mounted to the stern of the boat, look a little less sleek than boats with inboards hidden in the hull. The engines eliminate the possibility of a swim platform.
Still, four out of five new powerboats sold are powered by an outboard engine, according to Boat Industry magazine. A 2018 survey showed that 82 percent of dealers expected outboard sales to be up.
Take a look at a few of the outboards at the boat show, which runs through Monday at the IX Center.
This HCB 42 has four Yamaha engines, which can speed along about 53 mph, even when loaded with 16 guests, said Jim Stefano of Jefferson Beach Yacht Sales.
Outboards are generally less expensive than similar inboard power. Though that might not be a concern if you're buying this $943,000 luxury center console yacht, suitable for fishing, cruising or sunning.
"There are a lot of good things that come along with an external engine," Stefano said. "It's a blast to drive."
"Wow," said one guy, staring at this 425-horsepower Yamaha V8 engine on display at South Shore Marine. It's more than 6 feet tall.
"Can I just buy the engine?" said a third.
A bigger engine can power even bigger boats.
These Boston Whalers at Clemons Boats all feature outboard motors.
That includes the Realm, which owner Jason Clemons calls "the Swiss Army knife of boats. It does it all, and it does them well."
This 2018 Azimet yacht has three 350-horsepower engines.
Outboard engines are easier to maintain, since they can be worked on in the water, or removed and dropped off at the shop. In inboard engines, mechanics may have to squeeze into a tiny compartment inside the boat.
You can also raise an outboard motor in shallow water.


LOCKLINEThe story of a startup in South Khorasan, Iran which intends to confront with the water shortage crisis.
Water shortage is getting worse every day in Iran. Severe decline in the level of underground water resources and the drought have caused many concerns about the future of water in the country. 90% of groundwater in Iran is used for agriculture. Among the agricultural crops, Saffron needs the least amount of water and is known as the "hero" of adaptability to water scarcity, among the rest.
Mohammad Qaempanah, has started a startup, a website for farmers in his city, Qaen in South Khorasan. Each farmer has an online shop in this website to sell his/her saffron to end users without any middlemen. His intention is to increase income for saffron farmers in order to prevent them to cultivating unnecessary crops that absorb more water.
Water shortage crisis in Iran is forcing many young Iranians consider immigration, this is the connecting concept between Mohammad Vaezi (the researcher and director). We want to create a well produced and distributed documentary to make it possible for a large audience to hear this amazing story of hope.
He married Zainab who is a yoga trainer, and to start their life together they moved to a village on hillside in Binalood, Khorasan. After a while they moved to Mashhad and started "Kavi Konj", the first Iranian nature school, with the help of Abdolhossein Vahhabzadeh (a well-known Iranian ecologist). This school gives children who are used to concrete walls and asphalt streets, the experience of nature.
In 2015, "Afra", Mohammad and Zainab's daughter is born and they both face a serious question. When Afra is grown up, will there be enough water in Iran that she can live a comfortable life?
Long before, Qaen had 12 Qantas (aquedastes) which people used the water for their agriculture, now all are dried out. Rising number of licensed and not licensed water wells caused Qaen aquifer's level to decrease 0.5 meter each year, a real crisis. Mohammad and Zainab were thinking about leaving the country when an idea came to their minds that changed their lives.
Mohammad with his brother Hamzeh and his uncle Ebrahim started a new business; helping Qaen's saffron farmers to sell their products online. In this business, "Keshmoon", Qaen's farmers can sell their products on a website, customers can read each farmer's profile, which contains pictures and details of farmer's life, details of the work on the farms including cultivating and harvesting saffron. The costumer is able to buy saffron from any farmer he/she prefers.
Saffron needs a lot less water than other crops, and at the same time it's more expensive comparing to others, therefore, this business can make the farmers give up cultivating other crops such as alfalfa, barley and beetroot. This is something that can help Mohammad to make his dream come true.
Keshmoon attracted a lot of attention in a short period of time and in the second iBridge event, gathering of Iranian entrepreneurs in Barcelona, Spain, became the 2nd startup among tens of participants. Mohammad dreams of expanding Keshmoon to other products and making it a platform which helps farmers to have more income by applying sustainable and water-efficient methods.
This fund will able us in research, production, post-production and distribution costs.
You can find the rewards we are planning to give you for your donations in the rewards section.
Being friends with Keshmoon team has its benefits, thus we have two special rewards. Above 250 Euros we will send you premium quality saffron from Keshmoon farmers.
Also for our top donators, donating 3000 Euros and 6000 Euros, we will arrange an exotic 5 day trip for you to Iran visitig Tehran and Qaen.
I am a management and mechanical engineering graduate from first rank universities of Iran, pursuing a goal to become a world class expert manager. My ambition is to be in a leading career in strategic management and business development. I am a proactive member of Iranian entrepreneurship community as mentor and consultant. My strengths in business world are complex problem solving, decision making and systems analysis.
I got engaged with The Dream For Water project from the beginning and worked by Mohammad as an advisor.
Thank you for your effort. The water crisis is a global challenge and in my opinion it is responsibility of all of us to do what we can to slow down and hopefully reverse its devastating effects. All the best.
thank you to making the dream real.
Thanks! You'll get a self-designed thank you ecard.
Thanks a lot! You'll have all above and you'll be mentioned on our social media pages and the movie's soundtrack.
Wow! Thanks! To say thanks you'll get all above and an online link to watch the documentary!
Wow! Thanks a lot! You'll get all rewards above and a high quality online signed poster of the documentary.
Unbelievable! You've reached the limit! You'll have all above and your name will be in the ending credits!
Big thanks! Besides all above we will have an online Q&A session for you with the director to get to know us better.
We owe you big time! Besides all above you'll receive a signed poster and a premium quality Keshmoon saffron at your door!
That's so generous! Beside all above to say thanks we'll send you a special story package from one of Keshmoon's farmers!
Amazing! Besides all above you'll get all a special premium gift package containing a story, special saffron mortar and pestle, different kinds of premium quality saffron.
Thanks for your kind contribution to our project. Besides all rewards above, we will cover a 5 day trip to Iran excluding flight ticket and visa expenses.
Since you've been the most generous our reward for this is really special! Besides all above we are thankful for your generous contribution to our project, and we would like to invite you for an exotic 5 day trip to Iran and the rural areas of Qaen in which our story takes place. Including saffron fields and picking saffron experience!! All expenses paid! That's once in a lifetime opportunity!


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Indiana police leader says he'd legalize marijuana
The head of the Indiana State Police is telling lawmakers he would legalize and tax marijuana if it were up to him.
ISP Supt. Paul Whitesell
Author: David MacAnally
Published: 1:44 PM EST November 27, 2012
Updated: 10:46 PM EDT April 14, 2016
The Indiana State Police are backpedaling after their leader said he would favor the legalization of marijuana in Indiana if it is taxed.
ISP Superintendent Paul Whitesell told a committee of lawmakers Tuesday that marijuana is here to stay and there's a national trend toward allowing adults to have small amounts.
For 40-plus years, police, politicians, and pastors have preached on the danger of pot. But cops seen in 1970s TV public service spots might be surprised what Whitesell said about the drug Tuesday.
"Well I am surprised," said State Representative Sheila Klinker (D-Lafayette). "Because I am asked that question."
So Klinker asked Whitesell what he thought of legalizing marijuana.
"I really thought, because I was asked that question so readily, I would ask him," Klinker explained. "I was surprised at his answer. He said he thought that probably it was time to legalize certain amounts of marijuana, control it, have people watch over it and then tax it."
Whitesell said after seeing pot arrests through a 40-year career, "It is here it is going to stay."
The State Police chief was laying out his budget needs at the State Budget Committee. He didn't bring pot up, Klinker did.
But in a few hours, ISP issued a clarification.
"Superintendent Whitesell rendered a philosophical opinion," it said, "not a rendered legal opinion."
They added that, as a police officer, Whitesell "does not support the legalization of marijuana."
Outside a shop in Broad Ripple that sells smoking and other supplies, there was some expected and unexpected reaction.
Sage Foster, who works at 20 After Four and More, said, "Taxpayers' money could be better spent on other causes."
While Foster thinks legalization would be a good idea, customer David Johnson had a differing opinion.
"Basically telling kids and everything they can go buy drugs," he said.
Even Rep. Klinker sees it two ways.
"I worry about children. Marijuana perhaps being a gateway drug for other drugs," she said.
But on the other side, she says, "Tax it, and then use the dollars to not only control it, but for pensions, relief."
The Indiana Senate is expected to take up decriminalizing smaller amounts of pot. Senator Brent Steele (R-Bedford) will push that idea in the next session.
Colorado and Washington state legalized the possession and sale of marijuana for adult recreational use in the November election, although it's unclear if the new laws will survive federal challenges.
Indiana State Police statement
"Earlier today Superintendent Whitesell was addressing the State Budget Committee; this is a forum where state agency heads present their biennial budgets. This is not a forum where new laws are proposed, formulated or drafted. However, this is also an opportunity for law makers to freely discuss issues of their own concern. After presenting the state police budget proposal, Representative Sheila Klinker asked Supt. Whitesell if she could pose a controversial question related to the legalization of marijuana. Superintendent Whitesell rendered a philosophical opinion on the long-standing controversy regarding the legalization and taxing of marijuana. The Superintendent addressed some of the various legal, social and economic trappings of the controversy and recognized the theoretical argument that some hold that the substance should be legalized and taxed as it is in some states already. He finished the exchange by underscoring the fact that the State Police would respond to the issue in whatever manner the legislature brings forward. His comments were of a philosophical perspective and not the substance of a rendered official opinion. The making of such laws are not the purview of the State Police and he was not asked for an opinion in that context. Although the Superintendent personally understands the theoretical argument for taxation and legalization, as a police officer with over 40 years of experience he does not support the legalization of marijuana."
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Review: LUNA Fiber Peanut Butter Strawberry Bar
LUNA bars have kind of a hit or miss history on this blog, which kind of fits along with their parent company CLIF, who has a similar history here.. I've found some of them to be bland and/or awful, while I've found others to be pretty darn good. Hoping that this next bar, and the first one from their Fiber line, will be more of a hit, I picked up this LUNA Fiber Peanut Butter Strawberry Bar at Kroger on sale for $1.00. It's a soft-baked fruit-filled bar, so it's got a lot of hyphens. It's also fiber intensive with seven grams of fiber and comes in at 1.41 ounces with 120 calories and two grams of protein.
This is a soft-baked fruit-filled bar according to the wrapper, so that's what I expected when I opened this and that's definitely what this was. What I didn't expect was that this bar was covered in sugar and the soft baked portion looked like a peanut butter cookie. When they aren't dried out, peanut butter cookies are awesome, so being that this bar had that appearance, I was quite excited. The fruit filling was typical fruit filling for any kind of bar, so there was no surprise there. What was a surprise was the smell of the bar. It was an odd amalgamation of peanut butter and strawberry. If I had to pick one that was more predominant, I would say the peanut butter smell took the lead as this smelled somewhat like a peanut butter cookie. Again, this is a good thing. It was also quite soft, so going with the peanut butter cookie theme again, LUNA had something good going on here.
Biting into this, it was peanut butter cookie all the way right up until I swallowed and then the strawberry flavor hit. The sugar of course had it's sugary taste and the strawberry taste, what there was of it, had the familiar strawberry taste in that it was also mildly sweet. The peanut butter flavor was neither sweet, nor salty, so it was just like...a peanut butter cookie! Sense a recurring theme here? It was also quite chewy, so they nailed the soft-baked portion of this too, so nice effort.
Buy It or Fly By It? Soft peanut butter cookie...sign me up. Add fruit to a peanut butter cookie and you've got me more intrigued and this bar successfully provided both intrigue and very solid flavor, so it gets a BUY IT rating. Based on the taste of this, I'm almost half tempted to try and baked a peanut butter cookie with the same premise of a fruit filling, but ultimately I'm too lazy to do that. I think I'll just stick with this LUNA Fiber product, because it's a good one.
BUY IT!!
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Posted inCity, Housing & Development
Wareham: Preservation of historic factory too expensive
by Frances Dinkelspiel Jan. 18, 2013, 9:30 a.m. October 4, 2022
Wareham Development will demolish the seismically unstable Copra Warehouse at 740 Heinz Ave. to build a new laboratory. Photo: Ira Serkes
Four years after Wareham Development proposed transforming a historic West Berkeley warehouse into a laboratory building, the company is seeking to tear down the entire structure instead of preserving two brick walls.
Construction costs have gone up and rents have declined since the city approved Wareham's 2009 design for 740 Heinz and it is now too expensive to build around the rickety walls, according to Chris Barlow, a partner in Wareham, which is headquartered in San Rafael. It will be much easier – and cheaper – to build a new 100,000 square foot structure, Barlow told the Zoning Adjustments Board in late September.
ZAB approved Wareham's application to completely tear down the Copra Warehouse, which was part of the Durkee Foods complex built in 1917. Jeff Kaplan, representing The Friends of the West Berkeley Plan, is challenging the approval. The City Council will take up the matter on Jan. 22.
"This seems like a very greedy move to me," David Bowman told ZAB at the Sept. 27 hearing. "They got 98% of what they wanted in the process the last time. They did not follow through when they could afford it. Now they want to make it so it works better financially. That is not your duty."
Wareham, which leases the building from Garr Land and Resource Management, already owns a number of other structures at its adjacent Aquatic Park Center complex. The developer has been trying to do something with 740 Heinz for more than 10 years. The building, which was designated a Berkeley landmark in 1985, is unreinforced masonry and is considered one of the most seismically unsafe in the city, according to a planning department report. In 2002, the city declared the property a public nuisance.
In 2009, Berkeley granted Wareham a variance to develop the property. In exchange for retaining the historic north and south facades, the city allowed the company to exceed the neighborhood's height and story limit. While the bulk of the old factory was 34 feet high, one section went as high as 74 feet. The city gave Wareham permission to build a $52 million, four-story research and development structure that was 74 feet high and had a 49-stall underground parking garage. Wareham had to do an EIR as part of the development plan.
Wareham wants to modify that design, stating it is too expensive to build and will not provide an adequate return on investment. Since 2009, construction costs have increased by 17% and rents for bioscience R&D have declined 15%, which together make keeping the two historic walls financial unfeasible, said Barlow. Now the company wants to build an entirely new $44.5 million structure with a two-story lobby with a green roof on the south side of the building. It has also asked to slightly expand the first, third, and fourth floors, but maintain the setbacks established in 2009, and eliminate the parking, among other changes.
"The only way to make (the building's financials) feasible is to take down the two walls," Barlow told ZAB. "Keeping them comes at a significant expense."
The generally accepted industry threshold for an acceptable investment risk for this kind of project is 7.2%, according to a report prepared for ZAB. The old design would have given Wareham a 4.85% return, while the new design will generate a 5.86% return, which is still below the industry norm.
The Copra Warehouse at night. Photo: Ira Serkes
ZAB, in a divided voted, approved the new plans and decided that the changes were minimal enough that Wareham only had to do an addendum to the existing EIR rather than an overhaul.
The Friends of the West Berkeley plan are arguing that the amended EIR "was neither adequate, subject to public comment, nor was it certified in compliance with CEQA." The group has also expressed concern that researchers will be doing synthetic biology in the new complex and that the amended EIR did not adequately review "potential risks to the surrounding environment and human health associated with laboratory use." More than 30 tenants of the nearby building at 800 Heinz signed a petition against the new structure.
As recently as 1985, there were eight buildings or features of the Durkee complex still standing. The destruction of the Copra Warehouse means there will only be two left, the Durkee Building at 800 Heinz and the Spice Warehouse at 820 Heinz.
City staff is recommending that the City Council deny the appeal of the Friends of the West Berkeley Plan, stating that the changes proposed by Wareham in 2012 do not materially affect the project approved in 2009. The city stands to collect at least $342,500 from the building's construction: $194,000 will go into the Housing Trust Fund, $48,500 will go in the City Childcare Fund, and the owners will pay about $100,000 in property taxes the first year, according to a city staff report. The building will also create 300 new jobs.
Barlow told ZAB that "there is no research space of this quality available in Berkeley now."
Read the appeal and city staff report here.
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Tagged: 740 Heinz, Architecture, Chris Barlow, Urban planning, Wareham Development, West Berkeley, Zoning Adjustments Board


Since moving from Putnam County to Vermont, we have both felt a huge hole in our day to day life---and in our hearts. One of the most important things that The Extended Family's micro-business work sessions at The Freight House provided for Amanda and myself was a structured, cohesive and predictable environment where if someone was having a bad day we had Founding Mother Laurie inches away, along with indisputably the nicest group of hands on staff in the world, pitching in to make sure that everyone felt a level of support and comfort that would always make this meaningful engagement even more meaningful.
One of the things about TEF is that it's not just a "vital" link in the chain of connection, friendships, purpose, and productivity for our talented interns---- but what's even more extraordinary about this non-profit is that it provides family members with a 90-minute window to breathe, and if they choose, participate in the micro-business "business at hand." Dare I say, for this exhausted "I need a break" mom----this magical and masterful work session of packaging and labeling organic jelly beans always gave me a nanosecond, or two, to mosey over to a cozy corner couch where I could close my eyes, ponder the meaning of life along with the menu for dinner that was an hour away, or if I was really brave----just sit there and do NOTHING.
Yup, you heard me. Nothing. Because boy oh boy--- I didn't just need that time to regroup and catch my breath. I craved that time because it gave me the gift of renewal, respite and reflection. Did I feel guilty? Absolutely not. Because one of the best pieces of advice that Laurie gave me was that unless I was okay---code for rested & rejuvenated---than I would certainly not be able to do for Amanda what I needed to do.
The art of taking care of ourselves, mind, body & spirit, takes practice, practice, and more practice. But once you get the hang of it, you start to understand the trickle down effect. When we are feeling rested and ready to tackle unpredictable and often times, wack-a-doodle days that are fraught with challenging behaviors and moods---our precious adult sons and daughters will also start to feel less anxious, agitated, and discombobulated.
Granted. All of this may seem storybook perfect and unrealistic where some folks may question if the relationship between "me" and "we" is a reality, or just a hope and a prayer. Cynicism aside, and I am one of the biggest cynics on the planet, I have witnessed first-hand how TEF has benefited my life as much as it has Amanda's life. Coincidence? I think not. But don't take my word for it. Come and visit us in person (we sell our goodies at area craft fairs and events in the Hudson Valley) or online on Facebook, Instagram or www.theextendedfamily.solutions.
Once you see meaningful engagement up close and personal, and read first-person accounts of how "this little engine that could" has gone full steam ahead over this past year, changing the lives of everyone lucky enough to join this "family,"---- you too will be a believer. Cheers!


Bhopal, 10 January 2019 (Ataullah Faizan): The Minister for Public Relations Shri P.C. Sharma said that efforts will be made to solve problems of women journalists by identifying them. Shri Sharma was addressing the programme of the State Press Club. He further mentioned that government and journalist's relationship is indestructible. All possible efforts will be made to remove difficulties being faced by the journalists during work. All the things said in the manifesto for the welfare of journalists will be fulfilled by the state government. He mentioned that he will not make any announcement and promises made in the manifesto will be fulfilled.
Moreover, Shri P.C. Sharma asserted that the Chief Minister Shri Kamal Nath begun his work with inauguration of Indigo Flight Service. Success has been achieved in linking Madhya Pradesh with parts of the country. Works for people's welfare are being undertaken with commitment under the leadership of the Chief Minister Shri Kamal Nath.
PR Minister Shri Sharma also extended New Year's greetings to the journalists. The President of the Madhya Pradesh State Press Club Shri Praveen Khariwal, other Office Bearers and Journalists in large number were present on the occasion.


This four wheeled walking frame has a lift-up padded vinyl seat with a black canvas carry basket under the seat.
The handles have moulded handgrips and adjust in height via a black screw knob. There is a choice of six height positions. The hand operated brakes lock on by depressing the levers positioned underneath the hand grips and are released by squeezing the levers upwards until the locks are released. Gently squeezing the locks upward will temporarily apply the brakes.
The walker has four solid rubber castor wheels 205mm (8") in diameter. The rear wheels are fixed direction and the front wheels swivel. The frame is aluminium and comes in colours of ruby red, aqua or silver.
To fold the walker, flip the seat up and pull the cord upwards.


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Personality characteristics as moderators of the relationship between stress and disorder.
Sheldon Cohen, Jeffrey Edwards
PMO Organisational Psychology
This chapter explores the roles of personal resources (relatively stable individual differences) in the buffering of stress-induced disorder / examples of personal resources studied include hardiness, locus of control, self-esteem, private self-consciousness, and type A behavior pattern / we propose a model suggesting how personal characteristics might influence the process by which stress results in disorder, discuss methodological and conceptual issues involved in testing the moderating role of personal resources, and critically review the existing literature / most of the studies reviewed in this chapter index symptoms of psychological or physical distress rather than extreme disorder (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Advances in the investigation of psychological stress.
Richard W J Neufeld
John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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That stings, my friends. But then again, it's always a pleasure to return to a nice job-securing pyre of your burning questions.
Let's get to them, along with my smart-aleck responses and the real deal.
Question: I've seen the news about the commercial battery truck which wrecked on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Cherokee earlier this month. That truck should not have even been there, since commercial traffic is prohibited on the parkway. I drive the parkway often, and despite the prohibition it's not unusual to see commercial vehicles on that road. Just today, I saw a plumber's truck, a famous big-box store's semi-trailer, and an unmarked oversize delivery truck which almost ran me off the road, all on the parkway in Asheville. Apparently, "America's favorite drive" is becoming a favorite thoroughfare for commercial drivers. Does the Park Service have any plans to step up enforcement, in light of such an increase in unlawful use of the parkway?
My answer: I suspect the driver of that battery truck now faces a lot of very negative charges.
Real answer: "Your reader's question and observation is helpful to hear," said Blue Ridge Parkway spokeswoman Leesa Brandon. "There is policy governing commercial vehicle use in National Park Service sites, and if park visitors are noticing an increase, we appreciate hearing about that."
While commercial trucks are banned in a broad sense, they are allowed in some cases, and Brandon said "park visitors may still encounter commercial vehicles from time to time whose business is on the parkway at one of our offices or concession areas. Additionally, vehicles providing a transportation service (e.g. tour bus, taxi, etc.) while on the parkway are permitted."
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She also provided a link to the Park Service's specific regulation regarding this. First, it defines "commercial vehicle" as including "trucks, station wagons, pickups, passenger cars or other vehicles when used in transporting movable property for a fee or profit, either as a direct charge to another person, or otherwise, or used as an incident to providing services to another person, or used in connection with any business."
Here's the language regarding use of roads: "The use of government roads within park areas by commercial vehicles, when such use is in no way connected with the operation of the park area, is prohibited, except that in emergencies the superintendent may grant permission to use park roads."
It further states the superintendent can also issue permits for commercial vehicles used on park area roads "when such use is necessary for access to private lands situated within or adjacent to the park area, to which access is otherwise not available."
Question: In a recent front-page story in the Citizen Times regarding Duke Energy putting a substation downtown, it was mentioned that the facility would be the second one that was gas-insulated, as opposed to air-insulated. There was nothing in the article that gave any description of this particular technology. What is the nature of that technology, and what advantage does it have over the old technology?
My answer: I can tell you my coworkers do not appreciate a gas-insulated cubicle.
Real answer: It all comes down to size.
"The biggest difference is the size of the substation," said Jason Walls, district manager in Asheville for Duke Energy. "A gas-insulated substation is substantially smaller than a traditional open air substation."
SEE ALSO: Substation could 'reactivate' piece of Asheville's western downtown, Duke spokesman says
The substation behind the U.S. Cellular Center is probably the most noticeable example of an air-insulated substations in Asheville. In short, in this system, air provides the insulation from the arcing of electrical components, which are not surrounded by a building.
In a gas-insulated system, sulfur hexafluoride, usually called SF6, is used inside tubes and a housing to provide the insulation between potentially arcing electrical components. They are contained in a building to protect the system from the elements.
Obviously, sulfur hexafluoride is an excellent electrical insulator. The EPA also notes that it is an "inert, stable, colorless, odorless, nontoxic, nonflammable gas" that is "approximately five times heavier than air and will displace air in confined areas," which have to be force-ventilated.
This is the opinion of John Boyle. Contact him at 828-232-5847 or jboyle@citizentimes.com


Details The second SciPy India Conference was held from December 13th to 18th, 2010 at IIIT-Hyderabad. Scipy.in is a conference providing opportunities to spread the use of the Python programming language in the Scientific Computing community in India.One of the goals of the conference is to combine education, engineering and science with computing through the medium of Python and thereby extrapolate on how powerful Scientific Computing is in various fields and among different communities. In the second conference of SciPy India the international keynote speaker was Perry Greenfield. The other speakers were Fernando Peréz, Stéfan van der Walt, John Hunter, Satrajit Ghosh. In the second year, 2010 we had 24 submitted talks and a total of 31 talks in conference.