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\section{Introduction}

There has been much work recently to conceive an intersecting brane model with the gauge and matter
content of the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics \cite{Marchesano:2007de,Blumenhagen:2005mu,Lust:2004ks,Kiritsis:2003mc}.
One of the features of such models is the presence of extra anomalous gauge $U(1)'$s
whose anomaly is cancelled via the Green-Schwarz mechanism. This
characterizes this class of models with respect to those which still have extra $U(1)$ gauge symmetries but
cancel the anomaly as in the SM or in the minimal supersymmetric SM (MSSM) (see \cite{Langacker:2008yv} for a review).
The latter are inspired by (super) grand unified models or by plain extensions of the (MS)SM and their
quantum numbers with respect to the new gauge simmetries are fixed by the condition of setting to zero all the triangle
diagrams in which at least one vertex of such diagrams has a $U(1)'$ current coming from the extra gauge simmetries.
On the contrary, in brane inspired models, these quantum numbers are not fixed. We have introduced and discussed the
signatures of this model in \cite{Anastasopoulos:2008jt} and \cite{Fucito:2010dj}. Another important
issue which deserves careful scrutiny is the compatibility of this model with the WMAP data:
this was done in \cite{FLMR} (see also \cite{Coriano:2010ww,Coriano:2010ws} for related work). The mass matrix of the fermions
uncharged with respect to the $U(1)$ of the gauge group of the SM, gets now two new contributions in this model:
one coming from the superpartner of the St\"uckelberg boson (St\"uckelino) and the other from the superpartner of the gauge boson
mediating the extra $U(1)'$. By taking some simplifying and reasonable assumptions (to be detailed later on) on the fermion masses entering the
soft supersymmetry breaking lagrangian, the LSP turns out to be the St\"uckelino. It is also easy to realize that, given the
simplifying assumptions mentioned above, the LSP is interacting with the MSSM particles with a coupling suppressed by the inverse
of the mass of the extra gauge boson of the theory which must be at least of the order of the TeV for phenomenological reasons.
The LSP is then an XWIMP (Extra Weakly Interacting Massive Particle), a class
of particles which have already been studied in literature \cite{Kors:2005uz,Feldman:2006wd}.
The cross section of these LSPs is too weak to give the right relic abundance. This is why one has to resort to coannihilations
with NLSPs. In our case, the cross section for the annihilations of the LSP with the NLSP and that for the coannihilations of the two species
differ for some orders of magnitude. Once again this situation is not new in literature \cite{Klein:1999im,reliccoann,Edsjo:2003us}
but needs to be treated carefully: the two species will not decouple as far as there will be some MSSM particles to keep them in
equilibrium. Moreover these particles must be relativistic so that their abundance is enough to foster the reaction.
These points were assumed in our previous paper on this subject \cite{FLMR} to allow for a simplified treatment of the
relic abundance. In this paper we drop all simplifying assumptions and discuss the most general case,
in which the extra MSSM sector is not decoupled to the MSSM sector and the LSP is mainly a mixture of
St\"{u}ckelino and primeino, with small MSSM contribution.
We solve numerically the Boltzmann equation in this general case. To do this we have modified the DarkSUSY \cite{DarkSUSY} package to keep in account
the new interactions typical of our model. The results we obtain are qualitatively compatible with
the findings in \cite{FLMR}: there is an ample region of the parameter space which leads to a relic
density compatible with the WMAP data.
This is the plan of the paper:
in section \ref{sec2} we describe the neutral mixing in our model and
sketch the way in which it affects the interactions. In section \ref{sec3}
we describe how we change the DarkSUSY package and compute the relic density.

\section{Neutral mixing \label{sec2}}
Our model \cite{Anastasopoulos:2008jt} is an extension of the MSSM with an extra $U(1)$.
The charges of the matter fields with respect to the symmetry groups are given in table 1.

  \begin{table}[h]
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}[h]{|c|c|c|c|c|}
   \hline & SU(3)$_c$ & SU(2)$_L$  & U(1)$_Y$ & ~U(1)$^{\prime}~$\\
   \hline $Q_i$   & ${\bf 3}$       &  ${\bf 2}$       &  $1/6$   & $Q_{Q}$ \\
   \hline $U^c_i$   & $\bar {\bf 3}$  &  ${\bf 1}$       &  $-2/3$  & $Q_{U^c}$
\\
   \hline $D^c_i$   & $\bar {\bf 3}$  &  ${\bf 1}$       &  $1/3$   & $Q_{D^c}$
\\
   \hline $L_i$   & ${\bf 1}$       &  ${\bf 2}$       &  $-1/2$  & $Q_{L}$ \\
   \hline $E^c_i$   & ${\bf 1}$       &  ${\bf 1}$       &  $1$     &
$Q_{E^c}$\\
   \hline $H_u$ & ${\bf 1}$       &  ${\bf 2}$       &  $1/2$   & $Q_{H_u}$\\
   \hline $H_d$ & ${\bf 1}$       &  ${\bf 2}$       &  $-1/2$  & $Q_{H_d}$ \\
   \hline
  \end{tabular}
  \caption{Charge assignment.}\label{QTable}
  \end{table} The anomalies
induced by this extension are cancelled by the GS mechanism.
Each anomalous triangle diagram is parametrized by a coefficient $b_2^{(a)}$ (entering the lagrangian)
with the assigment:

\begin{eqnarray}
   \mathcal{A}^{(0)}:     &&\ U(1)'-U(1)'-U(1)' \rightarrow b_2^{(0)} \\
   \mathcal{A}^{(1)}: &&\ U(1)'-U(1)_Y - U(1)_Y \rightarrow b_2^{(1)}\\
   \mathcal{A}^{(2)}:     &&\ U(1)'-SU(2)-SU(2) \rightarrow b_2^{(2)}\\
   \mathcal{A}^{(3)}:     &&\ U(1)'-SU(3)-SU(3) \rightarrow b_2^{(3)}\\
   \mathcal{A}^{(4)}:    &&\ U(1)'-U(1)'-U(1)_Y \rightarrow b_2^{(4)}
\end{eqnarray} The mass of the extra boson is parametrized by
$M_{V^{(0)}}=4 b_3 g_0$, where $g_0$ is the coupling of
the extra $U(1)'$. The terms of the Lagrangian that will
contribute to our calculation are \cite{FLMR,Anastasopoulos:2008jt}:

\begin{eqnarray}
 &&\L_{\text{St\"uckelino}}={\frac{i}{4}} \psi_S \sigma^\mu \partial_\mu {\bar{\psi}}_S -\sqrt2 b_3 \psi_S
\lambda^{(0)} \nonumber \\
   &&-{\frac{i}{2\sqrt2}} \sum_{a=0}^2b^{(a)}_2  \textnormal{Tr} \( \lambda^{(a)} \sigma^\mu
\bar{\s}^\nu F_{\mu
\nu}^{(a)} \) \psi_S \\
   &&-{\frac{i}{2\sqrt2}} b^{(4)}_2 \[ {\frac{1}{2}} \lambda^{(1)} \sigma^\mu \bar{\s}^\nu
F_{\mu
\nu}^{(0)} \psi_S
   + (0 \leftrightarrow 1) \] +h.c.
\label{axinolagr} \nonumber \end{eqnarray}

As already said, we want to deal with the case of general neutral mixing.
The neutral mixing matrix is:

\begin{equation}
      \( \begin{array}{c} B^{\mu}\\
                          W^{3 \mu} \\ C^{\mu} \end{array} \) = M
            \( \begin{array}{c} A^{\mu}\\
                                Z_0^{\mu}\\ Z'^{\mu} \end{array} \)
\label{neumix}  \end{equation} Defining $\emph{an} \equiv g_0 ~ Q_{H_u} \frac{2 v^2}{2 M^2_{Z'}}$ we have at tree level:
\begin{equation}  M= \( \begin{array}{ccc} c_W & -s_W & s_W \sqrt{g_1^2 + g_2^2}~an \\
s_W & c_W  & c_W \sqrt{g_1^2 + g_2^2}~an\\
  0 & c_W g_2+ s_W ~g_1)~an & 1    \end{array} \)
\label{neumass} \end{equation} where $c_W$ is $cos(\theta_W)$, $s_W$ is $sin(\theta_W)$. $g_1,~g_2$ are the couplings
of the SM electro-weak $SU(2) \times U(1)$ group. The structure of this matrix leaves the electromagnetic
sector and the related quantum numbers unchanged with respect to the MSSM ones.\\
Last, we remember \cite{FLMR,Anastasopoulos:2008jt} the general form of the neutralinos mass matrix at
tree level:
\begin{equation}
    {\bf M}_{\tilde N}
     =   \(\begin{array}{cccccc}
           M_S & \sqrt{2} \frac{M_{Z'}}{2} & 0 &0 & 0 & 0 \\
           \dots & M_0 & 0  & 0 & - g_0 v_d Q_{H_u}  & g_0 v_u Q_{H_u}   \\
           \dots & \dots & M_1 & 0 & -\frac{g_1 v_d}{2} & \frac{g_1 v_u}{2} \\
           \dots & \dots& \dots & M_2 & \frac{g_2 v_d}{2} & -\frac{g_2 v_u}{2} \\
           \dots & \dots & \dots & \dots & 0 & -\mu  \\
          \dots & \dots & \dots & \dots & \dots & 0
         \end{array}\) \nonumber ~~~~
\end{equation}
where $M_S$ and $M_0$ are the soft masses of the st\"{u}ckelino
and of the primeino, respectively and $v_u,~v_d$ are the vevs of the Higgs fields.

\section{Numerical computations and results \label{sec3}}
Following our previous work \cite{FLMR}, in which we have studied separately the case
in which the NLSP is a bino-higgsino from that in which it is a
wino-higgsino, we performed this general study in the same way.
The plot we will show are generated with a modified version of the
DarkSUSY package, in which we added the new fields and interactions
introduced by the anomalous extension.\\
The free parameters that we use in our numerical simulations are
the seven ones used in the MSSM-7 model: the $\mu$ mass, the
wino soft mass $M_2$, the parity-odd Higgs mass $M_{A_0}$,
$tg \beta$, the sfermion mass scale $m_{sf}$, the two Yukawas
$a_t$ and $a_b$. We add to this set five parameters which define
the $U(1)'$ extension: the st\"{u}ckelino soft mass $M_S$,
the primeino soft mass $M_0$, the $U(1)'$ charges $Q_{H_u}$, $Q_Q$,
$Q_L$.\\
As our actual aim is to study the model without any simplification,
we can't have control on the mass gap between the LSP and NLSP,
because fixing it would require a constraint on the masses. So we
choose to let all parameters unconstrained and therefore to
collect data in the mass gap ranges
$0\div5\%$, $5\div10\%$.
In each case we have started our study scanning the parameter space
in search of the region permitted by the experimental and theoretical constraints,
i.e. the region in which we could satisfy the WMAP data with a certain choice
of the model parameters.
After that we have numerically explored this regions to find sets of parameters that
satisfy the WMAP data for the relic density. We have found many suitable combinations
for both types of NLSP. So we have chosen some of these succesful
models and we have computed the relic density keeping constant all but two
parameters and plotting the results.\\
We have found regions of the parameter space in which the WMAP data
are satisfied for mass gap over $20\%$, but in the following we will only show results for the regions
$0\div5\%$ and $5\div10\%$, because they are more significant. For simplicity
we will refer to these regions as \textquotedblleft
$5\%$ region \textquotedblright and \textquotedblleft $10\%$ region\textquotedblright
respectively.\\

\subsection{General results}
In this section we want to list some results that are valid for both types
of NLSP.\\ First of all, given the constraints on the
neutral mixing described in \cite{Langacker:2008yv}, we have obtained that
$-1 \lesssim Q_{H_u} \lesssim 1$. This implies that also in our general case the
mixing between our anomalous LSP and the NLSP is small.\\
We have checked that there are suitable parameter space regions in which the WMAP data are satisfied
and we have found that this is true for all possible composition of our anomalous LSP.\\
We have also checked that in each region we have studied there are no divergences or unstable behaviours in our
numerical results.\\
We have verified that the relic density is strongly dependent
on the LSP and NLSP masses and composition while it is much less dependent on the
other variables. Anyway it can be shown that there are cases
in which the parameters not related to the LSP or NLSP can play
an important role. We will show an example of this  case in a forthcoming subsection.

\subsection{Bino-higgsino NLSP}
If the NLSP is mostly a bino-higgsino we have a two particle coannihilation.\\
We chose two sample models which satisfy the WMAP data \cite{WMAP} with mass gaps $5 \%$ and $10 \%$.
We study these models to show the dependence of the relic density from the
LSP composition and from the mass gap. To obtain these result, we have performed
a numerical simulation in which we vary only the st\"{u}ckelino and the primeino soft masses.
The results are showed in figure 1, with the conventions:
\begin{itemize}
 \item Inside the continous lines we have the region in which \newline $(\Omega h^2)_{WMAP} \sim \Omega h^2$
 \item Inside the thick lines we have the region in which \newline $(\Omega h^2-3 \sigma)_{WMAP}<\Omega h^2<(\Omega h^2+3 \sigma)_{WMAP}$
 \item Inside the dashed lines we have the region in which \newline $(\Omega h^2-5 \sigma)_{WMAP}<\Omega h^2<(\Omega h^2+5 \sigma)_{WMAP}$
 \item Inside the dotted lines we have the region in which \newline $(\Omega h^2-10 \sigma)_{WMAP}<\Omega h^2<(\Omega h^2+10 \sigma)_{WMAP}$
\end{itemize}

\begin{figure}[h!]
\includegraphics[scale=0.65]{mpsi-M0_bino_5.eps}
\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{mpsi-M0_bino_5_2.eps}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{legend.eps}
\includegraphics[scale=0.65]{mpsi-m0_bino_10.eps}
\caption{Plot of the relic density of the LSP vs the st\"{u}ckelino
and primeino masses. The first plot shows the case of mass gap 5 $\%$. The second plot
is a zoom of the first in the region between 20-140 GeV for st\"{u}ckelino mass and 500-850 GeV
for primeino mass. The third plot shows the case of mass gap 10 $\%$ in the same region of the second plot.
All the masses are expressed in GeV}
\end{figure} Going from the region with a $5\%$ mass gap to that with a $10\%$
mass gap there is a large portion of the parameter space in which the
WMAP data cannot be satisfied, while the regions showed in the second and third plot in
fig. 1 are similar and thus are mass-gap independent.

\subsection{Wino-higgsino NLSP}
If the NLSP is mostly a wino-higgsino we have a three particle coannihilation,
because the lightest wino is almost degenerate in mass with the lightest chargino,
so they both contribute to the coannihilations.\\
In this case we perform the same numerical calculation illustrated in the
previous subsection. We have extensively studied a sample model with mass gap $10\%$,
showing an example of funnel region, a resonance that occurs when $2~M_{LSP} \sim M_{A_0}$.
In our sample model $M_{LSP} \sim 330~GeV$, while $M_{A_0}\sim 630~GeV$ and this
leads to the relic density plot showed in figure 2, with the same conventions used in figure 1.
\begin{figure}[h!]
\includegraphics[scale=0.65]{ma-msq_wino.eps}
\caption{Example of a funnel region for a wino-like NLSP, whose mass gap with
the LSP is $10\%$}
\end{figure} So we can state that also in the case of anomalous LSP we can have a
behaviour similar to that of the MSSM, given that the LSP coannihilates with a MSSM NLSP.

\section{Conclusion \label{sec4}}
We have modified the DarkSUSY package in the routines which calculate the cross section of a given
supersymmetric particle (contained in the folder $\sim$/src/an) adding all the new interactions introduced
by our anomalous extension of the MSSM. We have also written new subroutines to calculate amplitudes that
differ from those already contained in DarkSUSY. We have also modified the routines that generate the
supersymmetric model from the inputs, adding the parameters necessary to generate the MiAUSSM \cite{Anastasopoulos:2008jt}
and changing the routines that define the model (contained in $\sim$/src/su) accordingly. Finally
we have written a main program that lets the user choose if he wants to perform the relic density calculation
in the MSSM or in the MiAUSSM. The code of our version of the package is available contacting
andrea.mammarella\newline @roma2.infn.it.\\
These modifications have permitted to extensively numerically explore the parameters space for an anomalous
extension of the MSSM without restriction on the neutral mixing or on the free
parameters of the model. We have verified that our model does not lead to any divergence
or instability. \\We have also found
sizable regions in which we can satisfy the WMAP data for mass gaps which go from $5 \%$ to beyond $20 \%$.
We have studied some specific sets of parameters for the $5\%$ and $10\%$ mass gap regions,
showing that relatively small changes in the mass gap
can produce very important changes in the area of the regions which satisfy the experimental constraints.\\
We have also showed the presence of a funnel
region, analogous to that in the MSSM, in some region of the parameter space.\\
So we can say that a model with an anomalous LSP can satisfy all the current experimental constraints,
can show a phenomenology similar to that expected from a MSSM LSP
and can be viable to explain the DM abundance without any arbitrary constraint on its parameters.

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Little People of Fulham
Little People of Fulham is one of three nurseries run by Little People Nurseries Limited. It opened in 1997 and was re-registered in 2008 due to a change in the name of the company. The nursery is located in a converted church hall in Fulham in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. A maximum of 80 children under eight years may attend the nursery at any one time. Children between the age of five and under eight years attend the nursery during the school holidays.
Show the full table for Hammersmith and Fulham Education Authority, for the town LONDON or for the postcode SW6
Little People of Fulham, 250a Lillie Road, LONDON SW6 7PX

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Fermín ist ein spanischer männlicher Vorname, abgeleitet von dem spätlateinischen Namen Firminus mit der Bedeutung "beständig, fest, gesund, stark". Die baskische Form des Namens ist Fermin.

Namensträger

Vorname

 Fermín Aldeguer (* 2005), spanischer Motorradrennfahrer
 Fermín Cacho (* 1969), spanischer Mittelstreckenläufer
 Fermín Donazar (* 1933), uruguayischer Leichtathlet
 Fermín Ferreira y Artigas (1831–1872), uruguayischer Politiker, Journalist und Schriftsteller
 Fermín Estrella Gutiérrez (1900–1990), argentinischer Schriftsteller
 Fermín Emilio Lafitte (1888–1959), argentinischer römisch-katholischer Geistlicher, Bischof und Erzbischof
 Fermín Merlo (* 1992), argentinischer Jazzmusiker (Schlagzeug, Vibraphon)
 Fermín Lasala y Collado (1830–1917), spanischer Unternehmer, Politiker und Diplomat
 Fermín Palacios, Präsident von El Salvador im 19. Jahrhundert
 Fermín Revueltas Sánchez (1901–1935), mexikanischer Maler
 Fermín Salvochea (1842–1907), spanischer Bürgermeister und Anarchist
 Fermín Trueba (1914–2007), spanischer Radrennfahrer
 Fermín Uriarte (* 1902), uruguayischer Fußballspieler
 Fermín Vélez (1959–2003), spanischer Automobilrennfahrer
 Alberto Fermín Zubiría (1901–1971), uruguayischer Politiker

Künstlername
 Fermín IV (* 19**), mexikanischer Hip-Hop-Produzent

Form Fermin

 Fermin Muguruza (* 1963), baskischer Musiker
 Fermin Rocker (1907–2004), englischer Maler

Familienname
 Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín (* 1965), katholischer Geistlicher, Bischof von Cabimas
 Maria Helena Johanna Fermin (1897–1980), niederländische Romanistin, Italianistin und Räto-Romanistin
 Philipp Fermin (1729–1790), deutscher Mediziner
 Raymundo Fermín (* 1961), dominikanischer Tischtennisspieler
 Shawna Fermin (* 1991), Sprinterin aus Trinidad und Tobago

Einzelnachweise

Männlicher Vorname
Spanischer Personenname

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The royal commission hearing for today will kick-off with Bryn Jones, the chief executive of ACBF funeral insurance, continuing in the stand.
We will then hear from another case study, before a response from Russell Howden from Select AFSL Pty Ltd, which trades under the brands Let's Insure and FlexiSure.
Bryn Jones, the new CEO of ACBF funeral insurance (appointed in December last year), will continue to face a grilling from senior counsel assisting the commission Rowena Orr QC.
He faced intense questioning yesterday about how the insurance was marketed, including door-to-door sales, and whether it targeted young people who were far less likely to make claims.
The royal commission shows current ACBF CEO Bryn Jones an ad placed in the Koori Mail newspaper, but he says he was unaware of the advertising.
"Again I haven't seen that."
Mr Jones is asked about an ACBF ad in the National Indigenous Times, which he says he is also unaware of.
Mr Jones is also unfamiliar with the National Indigenous Times as a publication.
"I'm sure it's Times for the national Indigenous, another publication."
Both ads feature a disclaimer at the bottom saying ACBF is not affiliated with any government body or Indigenous organisation.
The commission hears the disclaimer was introduced after ASIC action in 1999. The ASIC action alleged ACBF's marketing practices were misleading, deceptive and unconscionable.
Mr Jones was only appointed to the job in December 2017. He tells the commission he has no background in insurance, but says he has volunteered in some Indigenous charity programs.
Orr: "What were the qualifications for your role, Mr Jones?"
Jones: "It was under the premise that I was to modernise and try and bring the appropriate people in that did have the relevant experience, knowledge and know-how to take the company forward."
Orr: "What work had you been engaged in before this role?"
Jones: "I was teaching children sport, and also working within the IT sector."
Orr: "So how did you come to get this role, Mr Jones?"
Jones: "I was introduced to the owner, and I suggested some changes that he needed to make in order to modernise the company and combat some of the negative publicity that was there and to try and help the company move forward."
Orr: "How were you introduced to the owner?"
Orr: "Is he a friend of yours?"
Jones: "No, he is not."
Orr: "How do you know him?"
Jones: "Through a relationship that he has."
Orr: "What's that relationship Mr Jones?"
Jones: "He banks with my father."
Mr Jones tells the commission he has no formal qualifications.
"Do you have any qualifications, Mr Jones?"
ACBF had advertised its products through the National Indigenous Radio Service 36 times.
The commission is shown the script for a radio ad from 2012 that doesn't include the disclaimer that ACBF is not affiliated with government or Indigenous bodies.
He said he hasn't seen company records around those ads.
The commission hears that ACBF also had TV ads on Indigenous network Imparja.
The commission hears evidence provided by the Commonwealth Bank from an analysis of accounts held by its 897 customers on Palm Island.
CBA found there was a large amount of direct debits for "non-essential" services.
The top categories of direct debits were pay day lenders, then funeral insurers and life insurers. The commission hears ACBF was the only funeral insurance provider on the list.
ACBF topped the list of direct debit payments from Palm Island, with 1,433 transactions from the 897 customers over a five-month period, totaling around $34,500, going to one fund, and another 612 transactions totaling more than $12,900 to another ACBF fund.
The commission hears that ACBF was the only funeral insurer using the Centrepay system to collect premiums, before the Minister removed it from the system in 2015.
Centrepay allows bills to be automatically deducted from Federal Government welfare payments.
ACBF challenged the Minister's decision, but lost the court case.
Mr Jones says ACBF has engaged a local elder to come in to provide cultural education to its staff.
He says ACBF is now working with Indigenous business consultancy MURAconnect to assist with employment and induction practices.
ACBF CEO Bryn Jones says he is unfamiliar with any key performance indicators (KPIs) for the company's staff.
He is shown a letter to an ACBF staff member dated February 13, 2017.
It outlines KPIs that awards a $20 bonus for each new nominee (policy sold) if the staff member meets a target of 10 new nominees each week, provided the new clients meet their first three policy payments.
Mr Jones says that letter is from before his time at ACBF.
Ms Orr shows him a letter to a new employee from April 4, 2018, during his tenure as ACBF CEO.
This letter was sent to four Indigenous women appointed by the company earlier this year.
For the first 29 additional nominees they are paid $20, for between 30-39 $30 and so on, until they receive $70 for between 70-100 additional nominees.
Mr Jones admits the four staff are still remunerated with bonuses based on sales targets.
The commission hears that 572 out of the ACBF plan's 13,460 customers have already paid more than they could ever recover through their maximum possible benefit.
In January there was an ACBF management directive to release such policyholders from further payments if they called and said they were having difficulties meeting payments.
ACBF records show that 26 accounts have been released from future premium payments, although two of these had yet to contribute their potential maximum benefit.
The royal commission hears that nearly 10,000 policyholders of the ACBF plan cancelled their policies over a five-year period.
Over the same period, 13,175 policyholders had their plans cancelled by ACBF, entirely due to non-payment of premiums.
The commission hears that almost half of those non-payment cancellations (around 6,000) were a result of the company being removed from Centrepay in 2015.
Mr Jones says the company attempted to contact those customers to switch them onto a different payment method.
However, he says the company made repeated attempts to get in touch.
Some of these customers would have paid thousands of dollars towards their policies, which are now cancelled.
The commission hears that many ACBF customers may have been unaware that they lost funeral insurance coverage when the company was removed from the Centrepay system and cancelled 6,000 policies through non-payment.
Ms Orr suggests that many of these customers may not have know they had funeral insurance even when they were covered.
"That may also be the case," Mr Jones admitted.
The royal commission is presented with an internal ACBF memorandum prepared by a staff member concluding that Indigenous communities were unhappy with ACBF's exclusion of suicide from funeral insurance payouts.
The company has since changed its policy for new members who have joined since September 2017 so that they receive full payment of benefits in the case of suicide once they have paid premiums for 12 months, and receive a refund of premiums paid if the policy was held for less than 12 months.
However, media releases from the company contained contradictory and incorrect information — this contained inaccurate information labelled as "fact checks" in response to ABC News articles.
Yesterday, we heard evidence from ACBF customer Tracey Walsh that she had believed the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund was run by Indigenous people and that her beneficiaries would receive back any premiums paid in excess of her funeral cost. Both of these were not the case.
When Ms Walsh, through the Consumer Action Law Centre, complained to ACBF its lawyers replied that she was not misled and described her complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service as "vexatious", however the company eventually reached a settlement with her.
When asked by Rowena Orr if he believes Ms Walsh was misled, Mr Jones answered no, as the documentation she would have been provided made the situation clear.
Mr Jones is quizzed by Ms Orr as to whether ACBF paid out Ms Walsh because it was cheaper than continuing legal costs of defending the claim.
Mr Jones admits that the settlement off was only made to Ms Walsh after ACBF became aware that she would be giving evidence at the royal commission.
Mr Jones is being re-examined by counsel for ACBF Ben McMillan, with one of the first questions about the issues caused by the removal of ACBF from the Centrepay facility by the Minister in 2015.
We're now hearing evidence from Kathy Marika, from Orange in central-west NSW.
Ms Marika was born in east Arnhem Land and raised there.
She moved to NSW in 1996 and is currently 60 years old with three children and five grandchildren.
She used to work for the department of health as an assistant nurse in her community in Arnhem Land.
After moving to NSW she worked for Bangarra Dance Company until 2015, when she had to retire due to back problems.
In 2015 Ms Marika received a cold call from Let's Insure. She says that she couldn't understand everything that was being said due to her hearing difficulties, English being her second language and the accent of the person on the phone.
Ms Marika said she already had insurance through her former work.
We are now hearing a recording of the call.
The caller originally says the call is a short survey. After hearing that Ms Marika already has funeral insurance, she says another agent will call back with a free, no obligation comparison between her current policy and a different funeral insurance product.
The commission will come back at 2:00pm (ACST) 2:30pm (AEST) to hear more recordings of calls between insurance salespeople and Ms Marika.
Let's Insure rang Ms Marika back on August 25, 2018 trying to get her to switch insurance companies.
Ms Marika already had insurance as part of her work with Bangarra Dance Company, provided through Media Super.
She told them she did not want a second policy and did not want to switch.
The commission hears excerpts from another call, which lasted 38 minutes, made on September 9, 2018.
On this call, she tells the salesperson she already has insurance through her employer, Bangarra Dance Company.
Ms Marika gives evidence that she only understood about half of what the caller was saying — the caller had a thick British accent (unfortunately I am not expert enough to determine exactly which part of England he was from).
Ms Marika testifies that she has to mentally translate English into her native language to understand, before she can then reply.
Apparently there are problems with the feed, although I haven't experienced any today watching in from Sydney.
The commission is taking a break while the issues are resolved.
The transcribers were having problem hearing the commission proceedings, it was not a problem with the general web feed.
As Commissioner Hayne observes, "they are important too".
Rowena Orr asks what Ms Marika believed she had agreed to in the phone call.
She says she believed she had signed up for funeral insurance for herself, but not for her children.
"I had in my mind to tell them but I didn't get a chance."
Ms Marika couldn't get a word in edgeways, as you can hear in the calls.
The commission hears a later call, where the salesperson tries to get as many contact details of other people from Ms Marika as possible to follow up for possible sales.
"The more of them that sign up with us, the more money you get."
Because they sign up, "you get some vouchers."
The company was promising a $20 voucher per person who signed up on a referral.
"If you've got like 30 of them you get like $600."
"It doesn't matter how long it takes, cause I've got all day Kathy."
Ms Marika looked up numbers for people she new on her phone and passed them on.
She thought she would be sent vouchers for giving the salesperson the numbers.
A week after being signed up, Kathy Marika rang Let's Insure to try and cancel her policy. She told the company rep that she thought she had been doubled debited from her pay.
The representative tells her that the customer service department would ring her back in ten minutes.
She got a call back later that day.
Ms Marika told the policy manager that the policy was not affordable at the moment.
The policy manager offered her a month for free without having to pay premiums, while still being covered by the policy.
Let's Insure was taking $50 a month in premiums for the policy.
Ms Marika said she got repeated phone calls from Let's Insure.
"They never left me alone."
When asked why she thought they were calling, she replied.
"Maybe to get more names of people and phone numbers."
In March 2016 Ms Marika saw a brochure from Legal Aid and went to seek help with her electricity bills and Legal Aid also found out about the funeral insurance and helped Ms Marika cancel the policy.
Legal Aid wrote a letter to Let's Insure in November 2016 about Ms Marika's policy, saying that it believed there were legal problems with the way the company had dealt with her.
Legal Aid asked for a refund of the premiums Ms Marika had paid to the company. Let's Insure replied disputing the allegations but "as an act of good faith" agreed to refund the premiums paid, which totaled $1,890.34.
Ms Marika isn't sure whether she received the refund or not.
Russell Howden, the managing director of Select AFSL, now takes the stand. The company trades under the brands Let's Insure and FlexiSure.
Let's Insure is the brand through which Ms Marika obtained her funeral insurance policy.
The commission hears that Select was a distributor for St Andrews insurance products until March this year, when it ceased selling them.
St Andrews was owned by Bank of Queensland from 2010 until it was recently sold to another entity.
The commission hears there were more than 31,000 policies on issue to non-Indigenous people insuring about 57,000 lives generating premium income of more than $22 million per year.
The commission hears there were just under a thousand policies to Indigenous customers, generating premium income of just under $840,000 per annum.
The commission hears that Indigenous customers had more lives insured per policy and more young people under 18 covered by policies than the general community as a proportion of total policy holders in those groups.
Mr Howden says the company currently does not offer an estimate of the total lifetime cost of a funeral insurance policy.
That is despite ASIC recommending that funeral insurers offer such an estimate as part of best practice for the sector.
Mr Howden says it is currently very complex to calculate that figure, especially in the context of an average 20 minute sales call.
The commission hears evidence that Select has four main channels for selling its insurance products.
The first is TV, which leads to inbound calls from interested customers and only accounts for a small proportion of policies sold.
Digital (online sign-ups) contributed around a third of policies sold to the general population and a quarter of those sold to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people.
The "voice channel" — outbound calls from external call centres generating leads followed up by Select representatives — accounted for the majority of sales, 64 per cent among the general community and 53 per cent among ATSI customers.
Finally, the referral channel — where existing customers refer new ones — accounted for 49 per cent of customer sign-ups in postcodes with high ATSI populations (above 15 per cent), but only 8 per cent in other areas.
Mr Howden says an analysis found that two representatives accounted for 54 per cent of those referral sales, by abusing the referral process. The company has since identified a third — the one in Ms Marika's case study.
He blames two incentive programs for the spike in referral sales.
"One was a sales incentive of a Vespa scooter, which we ran up to June 2015.
Mr Howden says the referral channel was stopped last year.
Senior counsel assisting the commission Rowena Orr QC is quoting parts of a sales technique training presentation given to Select representatives.
It lists three key sales tactics: Building rapport, using the customer's fear of loss, and "keeping up with the Joneses".
Ms Orr puts it to Mr Howden that it was "permissible to play upon a customer's fears".
He said the company focused on building rapport and also distanced the company from the training module.
The document said objections could be a legitimate concern or they could be "a wish to negotiate".
However, Mr Howden says the sales rep's call to Ms Marika was unacceptable.
The royal commission has finished today's hearing with Select managing director Russell Howden still in the witness box to continue tomorrow morning.
Today we heard about a funeral insurance company chief executive with no relevant qualification in the field nor substantial experience in working with Indigenous communities.
We also heard about the aggressive phone sales and referral tactics used by some sales reps at Select AFSL, which sells under the Let's Insure and FlexiSure brands, to sign up large numbers of Indigenous customers.
The sales reps were motivated in part by the prospect of winning a Vespa scooter or a cruise from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast.
The commission will resume tomorrow at 9:45am (ACST), which is 10:15am (AEST), as will the ABC News live blog.


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Guardian to create paid-for membership schemes based around 'digital and live experiences'
Stuart Kuttner told Surrey Police the News of the World had 'accessed' Milly Dowler's mobile messages, court told
Royal Family urges press to stop 'pursuit and harassment' of royals outside official duties
By Darren Boyle Twitter
The Royal Family has written to UK newspaper editors asking them not to publish photographs of the monarchy outside their official duties.
This follows an email from Clarence House asking for the removal of photographs of Prince Harry on a recent trip to Nandos.
The images, taken inside the restaurant were picked up by the Mail Online and the Daily Mirror. However, following the intervention of palace officials both publications removed the photographs.
The note to editors said an increasing number of photographs are being taken and result in "pursuit and harassment".
The memo said even members of the Royal Family have an expectation of privacy in a public place. It is claimed the pursuit by photographers causes considerable upset.
It is understood that police protection officers have regularly intervened on behalf of members of the Royal Family asking photographers to cease following the royal in question.
The royal communication asks editors to reacquaint themselves with the industry's own guidelines on when and where a photograph can be taken.
The Editor's Code of Practice states: "It is unacceptable to photograph individuals in private places without their consent…Private places are public or private property where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy."
Prince Harry was forced to apologise after the Sun published photographs of him wearing a German Nazi uniform while the News of the World published a video of him allegedly making a racist comment to a fellow soldier.
He later was involved in more controversy after the website TMZ obtained photographs of him naked in a Las Vegas hotel room.
The photographs were later republished by the Sun.
His sister-in-law, the Duchess of Cambridge, was herself photographed topless by a French photographer while on holiday with her husband.
The images went around the world, although the grainy pictures were only published by the Irish Daily Star in Britain or Ireland.
Mail Online publishes images of Charles and Camilla sunbathing - but Daily Mail reports being 'censored'
Kensington Palace condemns paparazzi 'surveillance' of 'number one target' Prince George
'The Prince of Wales calls me Arthur and I call him sir': Royal photographer reflects on 40-year Sun career
Prince Harry confirms he won't complain to PCC over Sun naked pics
Prince Harry pictures


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Q: Ansible regex is wrong to add a block in a file I'd like to add a block between <IfModule mod_ssl.c> and </IfModule> in /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf with the ansible task shown below. I use blockinfile and insertbefore.
Unfortunately the block is always added after </IfModule> at the bottom of the file. I guess my regex is wrong.
- name: Apache2 > update SSL conf
  become: yes
  blockinfile:
    path: /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf
    block: |
      # Requires Apache >= 2.4
      SSLCompression off
      SSLUseStapling on
      SSLStaplingCache "shmcb:logs/stapling-cache(150000)"

      # Requires Apache >= 2.4.11
      SSLSessionTickets Off

      Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains"
      Header edit Set-Cookie ^(.*)$ $1;HttpOnly;Secure
    marker: ""
    insertbefore: '^<\/IfModule>'
  notify:
    - Restart apache2

I have tried the following regex without success:
insertbefore: '/^<\/IfModule>/m'
insertbefore: "<\/IfModule>"
insertbefore: "</IfModule>"
insertbefore: "</IfModule> "
insertbefore: '^<\/IfModule>$'
insertbefore: "</IfModule>"
insertbefore: '(?m)^<\/IfModule>\\s?$'
insertbefore: '^</IfModule>\s?$'

I would be very grateful if anyone could help me to fix my regex.
Thanks.

A: Short Story:
the winner regex is insertbefore: "^</IfModule>\\s?$"
Long Story:
I got another idea to get everything done:
- first, one task to remove </IfModule> at the bottom of the file
- second, one task to add the block at the bottom of the file
- third, one task to add </IfModule> at the bottom of the file
I wrote the first new task:
- name: Apache2 > Removes </IfModule>
  become: yes
  lineinfile:
    dest: /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf
    regexp: "^</IfModule>\\s?$"
    state: absent

and I realized I'd just written the right regex... My mistake was to escape /.
:-)
Correct task that manages everything by itself:
- name: Apache2 > update SSL conf
  become: yes
  blockinfile:
    path: /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf
    block: |
      # Requires Apache >= 2.4
      SSLCompression off
      SSLUseStapling on
      SSLStaplingCache "shmcb:logs/stapling-cache(150000)"

      # Requires Apache >= 2.4.11
      SSLSessionTickets Off

      ## HSTS (mod_headers is required) (15768000 seconds = 6 months)
      Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains"

      ## Transmit cookies over secure connection only
      Header edit Set-Cookie ^(.*)$ $1;HttpOnly;Secure
    insertbefore: "^</IfModule>\\s?$"
  notify:
    - Restart apache2

Anx's comment made me put back blockinfile markers to keep the task idempotent.

A: I have done like this for ansible blockinfile regex example
- name: 'NTP configuration for REHEL6 or CentOS6 or SUSE'
   blockinfile:
     path: /etc/ntp.conf
     insertafter: '^# Please'
     block: |
      server 10.121.127.12 iburst
      server 10.122.127.13 iburst
   when: (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "CentOS" and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == "6") or (ansible_facts['distribution'] == "RedHat" and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == "6")


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Apologize if this has been asked already, I couldn't find it in the archives. I've got a latest generation Ipad and would like to record my playing using the built in video camera on the Ipad. I know I can use the built in Ipad microphone or can use a lightning connector mic like a Blue Sparkle to capture external Helix audio coming out of my amplified speakers. But I'm wondering if there is an output on the Helix that would allow me to send the guitar audio signal direct into the ipad to record the audio along with the video that is recording on the Ipad? Ideally would like to do this and also at the same time continue to send my Helix output via the XLR cables to my speakers so I can hear the audio in the room as I'm playing. Any assistance for a tech newb greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Not sure that this is an actual problem but seemed very apparent at the time and appears to have cleared up based on some rerouting so just looking for some opinions. I'm just curious to find out if it a potential cable issue or just the way the balanced line in's handle this as it was the mix of balanced and unbalance inputs. Worst case I hope it's not the start of a fault This is what I was doing had a zoom RT-223 drum machine hooked up to i/p 15 using a unbalanced 1/4" jack cable, output from zoom is line and unbalanced I think. Had a Blackstar HT20 (Emulator out line balanced) hooked up to i/p 14 using a balanced 1/4" TRS. Auto trimmed both RT 14dB, HT 10dB set the faders to about -3dB and -1dB respectively and started to jam along with the drum machine. After about 2/3 minutes got a very noticeable drop off in drum level (hadn't touched a thing) so watched on deep tweek to see if the auto tracking algorithm was changing trim. No change I could see, switched off trim tracking to see if this had an effect nothing changed on the level . Continued to play along and level seemed to go back to original, again other than turning off trim track hadn't touched a thing. So after a few more repeats of drop off then recover some time later decided to reboot. Same thing happened again only the amp had decided to copy the fault and level dropped off on this too, then came back. This is what I did moved drum to i/p 12 re trimed and set-up level and left HT20 in i/p 14 unchanged. Level issues so far no problems and it's been running like this for a few hours. So do the balanced line in's not like unbalanced line connections and somehow it effects all (13-16) i.e is it a common multiplexed ADC or is there something weird going on. Opinions?
Hd500x - Jacks Vs Xlr Cables ?
Hey guys, So I got the KB37 and I followed all the tutorials in installing it, and also installing it as my sound card. Works great! But the sound suddenly got cut off after recording for a while. I checked a few things. 1, the V.U meters were still jumping when I played stuff back or when I dragged around the volume slider in the control panel, which means there's still signal. 2. My speakers were still working . I unplugged the 8 inch cable from the back of my PC there was still buzzing when I touched it, so KB37, PC and speakers are working fine. I have a feeling its the Y cable, which didn't have any buzzing when I unplugged them and tested it for defects. There isn't any buzzing sound when I touched both sides (the left and right monos and the eight inch stereo). Nothing. Could it be a deffective Y cable? Before I buy I would like to find out from this end. Also, this seems a little scary but I am unable to switch back to my default soundcard in my PC which is the Creative Soundblaster, which I used to be able to when I had a Line 6 UX2 years back. And so right now, I'm getting signal, I'm able to record but I have no audio coming out. Prior to this problem, I have followed all instructions in installing and updating drivers and activating and authorizing my product. Do advise. Thanks.
Hd Pro To Amp Setup.help!
Hey guys, so I just purchased a Pod Hd Pro Rack unit. I wanna run it through a live rig and all I have is a discontinued Line 6 Mk1 Bogner head, a peavey 5150 slanted cab and an EC1000. The head only has a preamp out and power amp in. Now I have seen many videos of the HD500 live setup with the 4 cable method but the rack unit doesnt have the same outlets as the 500. I have a few questions about all this. 1. What cables should I be using specifically for the 4 cable method(stereo, mono cables? mix of both?) and how do i connect them without hiss or airy noises( do i need to mod something on the pod hd as well to link with the cab better?) I just changed tubes so i know its not the head or anything digital thats wrong. The speakers in the cab are new as well. 2. The loudness of the amp reduces when i plug in the pod hd( also all hiss and airy noise is gone). Is my amp not suitable to power the pod hd? 3. finally is there a way to bypass the effects from the head and just use the power from the amp to run my pod hd's effects? This noob would really appreciate your help. Thanks guys!


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Mary, your statement "This matters because black authority figures can help whites pull away from dread and hostility for the simple reason it is difficult to sustain hatred for the teacher who opens up possibilities". is a remarkable one. In reviewing black authority figures I've had in my life, I came up with only one---a black female university professor who helped me be accepted into graduate school. It did not matter I was white, what mattered is that after an initial/assessment interview she pointed out to me what needed to be done for me to be accepted and went out of her way to help--and I was accepted. To my disappointment she transferred to another university and thus no opportunity to take classes from this person who modeled such fairness and objectivity. Even though I lost track of her I have thought of her often and the contribution she made in a very competitive process which was a life-changing event for me.
Hi Jeannette - I'm really glad this phrase/idea struck a chord with you, because it's not something I hear much about in discussions of race. And as whites, we often don't look at it from the perspective that something, i.e., black authority figures, is missing in our lives.
Trying to look at things from the perspective of blacks, I expect that their broader experience with black authority figures and their broader interactions with authority figures of a different race tends to develop the capacity for greater racial acceptance, as compared to whites.
I was fortunate to grow up in a racially diverse neighborhood. Not only were we children taught to treat all the adults with respect, but the adults, in turn, had de facto authority over the children. They could, and did, exert this authority whenever they caught a child behaving badly.
At my Catholic grade school I remember no black teachers, but there were several in the public high school I attended. That town had a black police chief, and because my brother-in-law was a police officer, I heard good things about him. In college, for the first time, I had a black woman authority figure, a teacher of African American literature who, like your professor did with you, had a big impact on my life.
Despite all this, I know I carry an unconscious expectation that persons of authority will be white. As I wrote in another blog, I felt surprise (and felt ashamed too) when a new dentist I went to turned out to be black. So, not only is this an example of unconscious conditioning, it is also an indicator of our society's lack of racial equality. Let's hope that the next generation will encounter black authority figures more frequently and regularly throughout all walks of their lives.
Hi Jeannette - I'm really glad this phrase/idea struck a chord with you, because it's not something I hear much about in discussions of race. And as whites, we often don't look at it from the perspective that something, i.e., black authority figures, is [b]missing[/b] in our lives. Trying to look at things from the perspective of blacks, I expect that their broader experience with black authority figures and their broader interactions with authority figures of a different race tends to develop the capacity for greater racial acceptance, as compared to whites. I was fortunate to grow up in a racially diverse neighborhood. Not only were we children taught to treat all the adults with respect, but the adults, in turn, had de facto authority over the children. They could, and did, exert this authority whenever they caught a child behaving badly. At my Catholic grade school I remember no black teachers, but there were several in the public high school I attended. That town had a black police chief, and because my brother-in-law was a police officer, I heard good things about him. In college, for the first time, I had a black woman authority figure, a teacher of African American literature who, like your professor did with you, had a big impact on my life. Despite all this, I know I carry an unconscious expectation that persons of authority will be white. As I wrote in another blog, I felt surprise (and felt ashamed too) when a new dentist I went to turned out to be black. So, not only is this an example of unconscious conditioning, it is also an indicator of our society's lack of racial equality. Let's hope that the next generation will encounter black authority figures more frequently and regularly throughout all walks of their lives.


At my final life coaching session, Marielle turned life as I knew it on its head. I thought I had prepared for the session, done all my homework (well, most of it, anyway) and was ready to dive in one more time.
Certainly, I had written my "Completion Report" listing what I had learned over this journey, acknowledging myself for changes made, and celebrating those changes. I acknowledged Marielle's contribution in getting me started in the first place, for showing me other perspectives to some of my challenges, and for her ongoing support. Oh, and for keeping me focused (I sometimes have a tendency to go down bunny trails – interesting things you can find there ;-). I even had at-the-ready, a few suggestions to make the coaching experience even better.
Instead of dwelling on that Completion Report (I guess that the exercise of doing it was more important than going over it point-by-point), Marielle did a "mirroring" exercise with me that took me back to the beginning and what she had observed were my highs and lows (more highs than lows – quite a surprise!) during the entire process.
Hearing my insights and my challenges mirrored back to me in that way was an inspiration. From frustration over what I discovered was out of my control anyway to the huge procrastination roadblock, I had found ways of moving forward that excited and encouraged me. From the realization that I had overcome challenges in the past, so I could do it again came a re-commitment to succeed in my goals. I found I can have my cake and eat it too. I can increase my freedom by using the tools that conquer those barriers and help me attain my vision of the real me.
Goal by goal, we looked back at that vision. I had discovered my "financial" goals were less about making money (although I have to do that as well), and more about making an investment in myself. I had found that lack of organization was the underbelly of procrastination and that I just needed to schedule it in and DO IT! It is, indeed, all doable. I just need to continue to work on changing my habits for the better and remember to breathe.
In the end, I realized that I had made huge strides over the twelve sessions and that the momentum was with me. I will continue to refine my approach and to keep it real as I reveal more and more of this better version of me.
And, for that, I thank Marielle and I celebrate!
The above entry is part of a guest blog series titled "A Coaching Journey" written by my friend, client, and talented writer, Linda Epstein. She has graciously agreed to write on her experience with the coaching process as she navigates it, to give a first-hand view of what the journey is like. Visit weekly to find out more!
My last blog dealt with self-sabotage, overwhelm and backtracking. In my enthusiasm for moving forward, I had overloaded myself with unrealistic goals that caused me to temporarily derail and fall back on old habits.
Do I consider these missteps as failures? Absolutely not! To fail would mean I gave in. To fail would mean I gave up. To fail would mean that I didn't learn from my misdirection.
Although I am still finding my way back from my temporary detour, I have learned a lot about myself and what works best for me. I have learned that there are going to be bumps in the road and uphill battles when you are seeking a different direction in your life. And I have become more determined than ever to find the route that will lead me to accomplish and sustain my goals.
When I met with Marielle to discuss the recent challenges on my journey, I discovered that I had actually accomplished much more than I had realized. I had worked toward every single action that I had set out for myself, even if I hadn't completed the entire action (are we ever really finished?).
Of course, that led to two revelations: Firstly, I was over-reaching my boundaries by confusing ongoing process with singular measures. Rather than breaking down what should become consistent practice into workable steps, I was attempting to do everything at once. Also, as a writer, I knew that the words I was using were important to me, and yet my to do list used words like "begin" and "attempt". I needed to find verbs that led me toward my goals – quite literally, my actions require action words.
Further, I discovered that my weekly scheduling, while an improvement, was still not enough. I needed to become even more specific than I had been previously. This non-scheduler had to write a timed schedule that would lay out my daily plan. Even if I didn't accomplish everything on this plan, I was moving toward those all-important goals.
And so, as I get back on track, you might ask, "Are we there yet?" And I would answer, "Not yet, but soon." And where there is hope and commitment, there will be success.
I was ready. I knew that the timing was right. So did Marielle. So we spent our session setting up the hard work of moving forward, setting target dates as we went. After all, timing is everything – right!
Unfortunately, as I set those dates, I front-loaded everything, not taking into account the other projects that I had on my plate. I had been so excited that my work was going to bear fruit, that I didn't pay enough care and attention to the timing. And timing is everything – right?
The result when I realized my mistake? I folded into myself, fell back on my procrastination bad habits, and got nothing done. Well, not exactly nothing. My goal remained ever-present in my mind and so I continued researching the writing opportunities out there, made contacts and let it be known that I was available (true, it was a more passive "Hey, I'm here" than a door-knocking "Let me in," but it was something). I even attended an on-line web design class to get some of the basics. At least it wasn't my full-blown procrastination of a few months ago. After all, I was ready, wasn't I?
Thinking about it as I write this blog, I realize that the fear of the rubber hitting the road had taken over and that it was important for me to shift my thinking. Yes, indeed, timing is paramount. And, yes, you need to be ready. But you also need to truly envision what you want from your future and to be open to accepting that it takes a fundamental shift and some hard effort to get there.
So, I'm pulling up my socks, giving myself a shake, shifting my head space and getting back onto my path. After all, both the journey and the destination are worth it. And the road ahead looks a touch bumpy, but clear.
One of my assignments following my most recent coaching session with Marielle was to review the "Personal Checklist" that I filled out prior to beginning this coaching journey. I discovered that, in many of the areas, I was improving, a work in progress (aren't we all?).
It would be easy to take the idea of a checklist lightly but, as with many things that are meant to give us a wake-up call, information about the importance of checklists have been bombarding me from all sides recently.
Now, I tend to be someone who works things out in my head. I visualize articles almost fully blown before writing a word. I work out next steps in all (or most) areas of my life in my brain, rarely writing these down (unless pushed to do so by something like this process that Marielle has me going through, or when I am so overwhelmed that I need to look at what is coming down the pipe). Even budgeting is done by looking at the bottom line in my chequing account and working out what I can pay from that (most of my regular bills are on automatic payment).
So, when Marielle asked me to review my checklist, it was a "yeah, sure" reaction, done mostly because I am committed to the process.
Then I was listening to a TED Talk about the benefits of checklists in the operating room. Did you know that, according surgeon and public health journalist, Atul Gawanda, deaths during surgery can be reduced by up to 47% just by using check lists? That checklists help catch a problem before it happens or highlight some item that is easily missed? Checklists reinforce teamwork and create a different set of values and discipline, says Dr. Gawanda.
That same day, my exercise coach suggested that I write down my commitment to getting to bed early, and to be specific. I laughed and said that I know I am supposed to getting to bed earlier. Why would I write it down? He insisted that something changes in your brain when you write it down. It becomes more concrete.
On top of all this, I have had two recent events that required checklists for them to succeed.
So, here I am, a person who doesn't normally write things down, rethinking my approach. With messages from Marielle, Matt and other sources suggesting that it is important to write it down, I am "working on it". Not only am I improving in other areas of my life, I am also "a work in progress" with writing my best dreams, my goals and my vision down. Using the simple technique of checklists, I expect that I will move forward another step or so.
It has been said that life is what happens when you are making plans.
As I complete session #9 on my coaching journey with Marielle Gauthier, life has definitely been happening to me. When I discovered that I had been thinking of it as "intervening", I spoke with Marielle about it. After all, some of the recent curve balls had been moments to savour. After speaking with her and reflecting on my attitude, I realized that life will always be intervening. It does for all of us. In fact, that is part of what coaching is all about – learning to take life to the maximum whatever the circumstances in order to achieve what our thoughts can conceive.
Taking that revelation to heart, I looked back on what I have accomplished on this coaching journey. So far, I have created vision maps, widened the cracks in my procrastination wall, and taken baby steps toward bringing in some income (look back at my previous guest blogs to find more information on some of these goals). Although I am not always on track, I know that I schedule more, get to bed earlier, continue to take care of my body because it houses the dreams and visions of my mind. If I slip up, I just go at it again.
Even more importantly, I am replacing unhelpful habits with new habits. These have provided the tools for me to handle life's "intrusions", recognize that they will always be with me, and turn them into the joyful moments they are meant to be (or handle the difficulties that may come my way). I remind myself to celebrate and enjoy.
In my last blog, I stated emphatically that I CAN do this. This time around, I realize that I AM doing this. My life is definitely changing for the better – slowly, incrementally – but it IS happening. My attitude is changing. I am grasping opportunity with both hands. I remain committed the process and to living my best life.
This past week, I hit a wall. Some may call it "brain freeze". Others may call it "overwhelm". All I know is that I felt lost, confused and frustrated. My schedule was overloaded, and I wanted so much to make giant strides towards the changes that I have been working on with Marielle that I simply hit a wall.
When I discussed the issue with my physical trainer, Matt Jodouin, from Fortitude Fitness (see Blog #1), and with my life coach, Marielle Gauthier, from Redworks, both helped me step back and take a look at what I was doing and how I might get back on track. Earlier bedtimes will lead to better sleep patterns and strengthen my ability to handle obstacles (I'm traditionally a night owl). Continuing my scheduling (one of the "almost there" habits that saved me during this time), and becoming even more specific in what I plan to do during those blocks of time, might help me handle the overwhelm that I was feeling. And recognizing that there will be times that my progress will slow or even reverse. After all, I am changing, in some cases, habits that I have hung onto for decades. I need to just remain committed and that wall will crumble. Eventually, the new habits will become second nature, and the changes will be there.
In fact, both Matt and Marielle helped me step back and observe myself in light of the work that I have been doing. They helped me ask myself if things had indeed changed since I began this "self-work". The answer is a resounding, "YES!". Has it been worth it? Again, a resounding, "Yes!".
Ultimately, after having processed my last session with Marielle, and having given myself a shake, I realized that my biggest insight is that, it may take some time, but I CAN do this…and I will.
These days, I am experiencing a seismic shift in slow motion.
Well, I now schedule pretty much on a daily basis – in some cases with specific times or blocks of times; in some cases, putting just a "to do" not on the date. The schedule keeps me somewhat honest, and helps me chip away at the many, varied parts of my life that need attention. Oh, I still struggle with that schedule, and often have arrows that "carry over" my scheduled plans; but those are becoming fewer as I work to improve my habits.
They also recently afforded me the opportunity to step away from the schedule entirely for a day to handle a personal issue, without guilt, because I knew that I could reschedule. Flexibility has been key to my needs from the start. Who knew that scheduling would give that to me?
I have also been doing a lot of visioning within the coaching program surrounding what I really want out of life. Not that I didn't do this before, but I kept it mostly in my head. Writing it down has made it more concrete for me.
It's kind of like a GPS: When you turn it on, its first instruction is to enter your destination. To get anywhere in life, you need to know where you want to go. If you don't know what you want, how can you make it happen?
I am a woman of thoughts, words and deeds; a woman who loves the flexibility of retirement, yet is resistant to change; a woman who likes to mull things over before going full throttle. I'm not even sure if Marielle realizes how much she has helped me merge these disparate parts of me into a hopeful, not quite there yet, me.
After our first phone session, midway through the coaching program, I rebelled. I eschewed the schedule for the swamp of abandonment, doing little more than spending time with friends (not even realizing that I was working on my "relationship goal"). I went to bed late – a bad habit that I thought I had conquered – and chastised myself for backsliding.
Then, Sunday happened. I slept in; showered off the muck of the past two days; had brunch; and set to work on my scheduler. The brand new week brought fresh perspective and opportunity. It was a chance clear my head and to start with a clean slate, to celebrate the giant steps that I had viewed as baby steps, and to contemplate the new path I was about to take with, perhaps, my most feared goal – the one that attacked my essence and, perhaps, my freedom.
I had been avoiding the "working for money" issue because it seemed to step on the toes of that freedom, seemed a "must do" rather than a "desired goal". The goal was about much more than reducing my debt to reduce my stress (my "shine statement" – see Guest Blog #3). It was about using my strengths, passions and interests to create a better me.
Marielle helped me see that the debt I had incurred by building an addition onto my home when income was scarce, was actually an investment in my future. It fulfilled a pre-program goal of aging-in-place – a goal that would also benefit my children. Instead of recoiling at what working for money might do to the other areas of my life, I began to see that it was up to me to make that investment grow and flourish.
With a small change in words and thought, I was able to remove the stress of "debt" that had been hanging over me. It left me free to nurture those passions and interests and to merge my strengths into avenues of opportunity.
After a breather that allowed me to think my way through the fog, I can now thank Marielle for recognizing how words can change perspectives (at least for me), and for chipping away at my resistance. I can now go into next steps – mapping out a life plan that will use my essence to accomplish my goals – ready to turn challenge into opportunity.
So, why is organization important to me? Why does my lack of organization bother me, and how does it impact me? How did I get to a state in which I feel disorganized when so much of my work life centred on being organized (and/or doing the organizing)? What will help kick-start me so that I can achieve my goal?
I think I would truly love to live in a dream world, in which I wake up in the morning and the house is magically spotless, papers are all filed, and projects are laid out ready for next steps, with "to do" lists magically prioritized. All I have to do is follow up. Unfortunately, that is not my reality.
I don't love cleaning. Papers are my nemesis, piling up continuously, hidden when guests are coming (important papers with recyclables), only to disappear from view for many moons (I am an "out-of-sight-out-of-mind" personality). I am keenly aware of my projects as I am commitment-driven, but I often procrastinate in moving these forward (see Blog #6) and end up working on these at the last minute.
The stress that my approach causes hangs over me, even as I try to ignore it. It freezes me in place, so that I don't get things done. I avoid, ignore, or chip away half-heartedly. It stops me from experiencing the full joy that I want out of life. A new approach is called for.
So what will kick-start me toward that new approach? First of all, a self-reminder that I am an organizer; that I have done this before and can do it again; and a commitment to myself to do better. I have already said that I am commitment oriented, but I have found that little tips, tricks and cues help motivate me. With exercise, it is the Fitbit and a commitment to my trainer. With organization, it turns out that it is "reality scheduling " – scheduling for how my life is now and including "organization" into the mix. And, to keep me honest but not overwhelmed, it is my little kitchen timer, which can be set for 15 or 30 minute intervals, so that I can attack, rather than chip away, and really get things done.
It is a habit that I am still working on. But I feel optimistic that I can and will do it…and as it becomes habit, I will celebrate my victory!
Rather than work on the strategic plans for Goals 1 and 2, Marielle and I decided to take a sledge hammer to that wall that seemed to have been building up – especially since my retirement – and blocking me in several areas of my life: P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. At least, if we could create some cracks in it, the light may be able to come in.
It would seem an easy task. "Just do it," some of you will say. "Take 15 minutes every day for each task and gradually increase that," I hear others of you shout. "Schedule, schedule, schedule," cry others.
Well, I know the remedies as well as the next person. It's just that I find excuses, do end runs, or just plain ignore what has to be done until the last minute.
It's not that I don't meet my deadlines or meet my commitments. In fact, as we talked through the issue, it was quite obvious that commitment was a big motivator in my life and that, once I said I would do something, I stuck to my guns – even if it meant staying up until 3:00 a.m. to do it.
By procrastinating, I was creating unnecessary stress in my life, and in fact, removing some of the freedom that I had been so jealously guarding. And I had to remember that I had overcome walls in the past. Most certainly, I could do it again.
So, even though I had already done some work on scheduling, I committed to creating a workable schedule and to build toward following it. I have two new schedules now: one that outlines a day without outside commitments (only self-imposed ones), and that even includes TV and social networking time; and one that looks at my weekly set commitments, and works my other goals and commitments around those set plans.
The cracks in that wall are beginning to show and the light is beginning to shine through. I'm not there yet. Not everything gets done. But I'm working on it – baby steps. And I'm sure that I'll get there eventually.
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Tracy Turnbald is asleep in her bed. But hers is no ordinary bed. This bed is seen from a bird's eye view of Tracy's room, with 45-rpms and other, familiar '60s teenage paraphernalia scattered about.Tracy unzips the bed covers, jumps onto the stage and thus begins the saga of how one teenage loser becomes queen […]
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Tracy Turnbald is asleep in her bed. But hers is no ordinary bed. This bed is seen from a bird's eye view of Tracy's room, with 45-rpms and other, familiar '60s teenage paraphernalia scattered about.
Tracy unzips the bed covers, jumps onto the stage and thus begins the saga of how one teenage loser becomes queen of the hop, and conquers racial prejudice too.
The music is infectious, the dancing is dynamite, and the acting is over-the-top. What with Harvey Fierstein playing Edna Turnbald, Tracy's loving but nutty mom, it could not be otherwise.
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The set design is as important to Hairspray, now playing to rave reviews at New York's Neil Simon Theatre, as the acting, the music, the costumes, and the lighting. The sets provide a fun-loving backbone to a fun-loving play, and they're the work of an architect. But this is no uptight, bow-tied, and suspender-wearing architect. This is easy-going, long-haired, plaid-shirt-wearing David Rockwell who also designed the fantabulous stage set for The Rocky Horror Show.
In the world of interior designers and architects Rockwell is known for his lively settings for some of New York's best restaurants, including Nobu and Monkey Bar; his hotels like the critically acclaimed Chambers in Midtown; and his exotic casino, the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. In these places there are always chairs, lamps, tables, rugs, and other furnishings that were designed especially for them by Rockwell's dynamic team. Their designs rely on the skills of craftspeople to execute, just as crafts are intensely important to theatrical set design.
For Hairspray Rockwell used familiar, but over-scaled icons of 1962 Baltimore. These include the working-class row houses with their white marble stoops; the fake brick siding blown up to colossal proportions; microphones arrayed in a halo-like configuration around the local TV studio; the kinetic interior of Motormouth Maybelle's Record Shop; and the rough-edged metal cage of the jailhouse. It all works to create an image that satisfies the moment, and an afterimage that conjures up unexpected smiles now and then.
As we were leaving the packed theater last Friday night, grinning like everyone else in the crowd and recalling all the things we loved about the play, fans lined up at the stage door to catch a glimpse of the exiting players. Me, I was looking for David Rockwell. But he wasn't there that night; maybe I'll just tell him how successfully his designs transported us to a more innocent Baltimore.
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Consultation has begun on a new licensing scheme for landlords being proposed by Nottingham City Council to improve standards in the private rented housing sector.
The consultation runs until 31 March 2017 and gives local people, tenants, landlords, letting agents and other interested individuals and organisations the chance to comment on the proposal which would see a 'Selective Licensing' scheme introduced requiring private landlords to obtain a license demonstrating that they and their properties met required standards.
The amount of privately rented housing in Nottingham increased by 12% between 2001 and 2011 according to Census data, 3% higher than the average for England, and indications are that it has increased significantly further still in the last five years.
However, the Council is concerned about poor standards in the city's private rented sector having received over 4,500 complaints in the last four years about problems ranging from dangerous electrical wiring; cockroach infestations and lack of windows to smoke alarms not working and lack of safe escape. Poorly managed and maintained properties in areas with a high proportion of private rented housing are also contributing to higher levels of crime and anti-social behaviour in those neighbourhoods.
The majority of privately rented properties would be covered by the scheme. It is anticipated that the cost of the license would be £600 for five years with a proposed £140 discount for accredited landlords. Revenue from the licenses could only be used by the Council to cover the cost of administering the scheme.
"People renting privately have a right to expect a decent standard of accommodation. Many of the 43,000 plus privately rented properties in the city are well-managed but, judging by the 4,500 complaints we have dealt with over the last four years, a significant number aren't. Poorly managed properties also cause problems for local neighbourhoods affected by the crime and anti-social behaviour that can results.
"The Council believes the introduction of a licensing scheme would not only bring benefits for tenants, local communities and Council Tax payers by reducing the cost of enforcement action necessary, but also landlords who, by obtaining a license at a reasonable cost, will be able to clearly demonstrate to prospective tenants that they meet required standards.
"We're keen for as many people as possible have their say in the consultation and tell us what they think about a the selective licensing proposal as a way of improving the quality of privately rented accommodation in the city".


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Joakim Noah is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Florida. Joakim is a two-time NBA All-Star, being selected as a reserve for the Eastern Conference in 2013 and 2014. Noah was born in New York City in 1985 to French former professional tennis player Yannick Noah, and Cécilia Rodhe, Miss Sweden 1978. Noah lived in Paris, France from 1988 to 1998 and returned to New York City at age 13. He played high school basketball in the Big Apple before he moved to Florida for playing in University with the Gators of Florida in 2004. In 2006 Noah was named the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the NCAA Tournament's and he was a member of the Florida Gators' starting five that won two consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, the Chicago Bulls selected Noah in the first round (ninth pick overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft.
Yannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in 1983 and as a highly successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams. During his career, which spanned almost two decades, Noah captured a total of 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 (in July 1986) and attaining the World No. 1 doubles ranking the following month. Born in the north of France at Sedan in 1960, where his father played as a professional footballer. Yannick Noah is the son of a Cameroonian footballer, Zacharie Noah, and his French wife Marie-Claire. After a sports injury in 1963, Noah's father returned to Africa with his family. He was living in Cameroon when he made his debut in tennis and was discovered at age 11 by Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell. He soon showed an amazing talent that eventually brought him to the French Tennis Federation's training center in Nice in 1971.
Zacharie Noah (born 2 February 1937 at Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played defender and won the Coupe de France in 1961 with Sedan. This team was famous in France for its victory in semi-final versus Bordeaux the same year. Famous manager Louis Dugauguez made a revolutionary change at this time when he reversed the traditional numbers of his players. Forwards played with number 2 or 3 and defenders with number 9 or 10 for example. Today we laugh at such strategy but it was a successful key who confused Bordeaux's players. Zacharie NOAH stopped his career in 1963 at only 26 years old due to a very serious injury. But he was a very good sportif, very fast on the ground. Anyway this man had sports in his DNA with a son who was a great tennis player and a grandson who is one of the best basketball player in the current NBA.
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RHAP trains, supports, and mobilizes primary care clinicians to ensure equitable access to sexual and reproductive health care and focuses on three key areas: abortion, contraception, and miscarriage. By centering communities most impacted by barriers to care, RHAP fills critical gaps in clinical education and care delivery. With the changing landscape in the field of reproductive and sexual health in a "post-Roe" world, the Reproductive Health Access Project's work specializes around individuals and communities no matter where they live or how they access care. To learn more about RHAP's programs, please visit their Programs page.
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This search is being led by Cara Pearsall and Danielle Higa of NPAG. Due to the pace of this search, candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Candidates may submit their cover letter, outlining their interest and qualifications, along with their resume via NPAG's candidate portal.
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Ray Dylan: The South African Singer With The Heart And Passion For Country
This guy can give you chills. He has a voice of country and his songs are really great. It can be merely comprehended on the songs he records. Ray Dylan might be from South Africa but he has a heart, soul, and passion for the country music.
About Ray…
Born as Jacobus Frederik Jersich, also known as Ray Dylan is a native of Odendaalsrus, a small town in South Africa but he grew up in the North West of the Country. In addition, he was born on August 15, 1978.
Moreover, Dylan started his career by performing in clubs and bars. He incorporates electric guitar to most of his songs. Most of his tracks are in native language "Afrikaans" but he then recorded using the English language. This is to penetrate the English listeners or people from a different country but can understand English.
He started his mainstream career back in 2002 with his debut album "New Kid In Town". Three of Dylan's tracks under this album was a cover of the great artists we know. Like "Girl From Yesterday" originally sang by The Eagles, "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and "When She Cries" by Restless Hearts. Amusingly, Dylan gave justice to the songs. With his tone of Country, those songs came out so soulful country.
Dylan's Hits…
From the day Dylan has started his career as a musician, he is not yet that well known in the U.S. and other parts of the world. With this, through his songs, I would like to introduce you to the talented and the guy with the heart of Country, Ray Dylan.
Ray Dylan is another proof that country is much loved and appreciated all over the globe. It only means that wherever and whoever you are, undeniably, we are greatly affected by the country music.
Here are some songs of Ray Dylan that you might wanna listen. I'm pretty sure these hits of Dylan will totally capture your hearts. Moreover, these songs are just proof that Ray Dylan has the heart of Country.
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yes the Gingkos germinated pretty well; I know have a dozen little plants lined out and when I emptied the seed tray many of the remaining seeds looked fine, so I replanted them as well.
You cannot grow Mangos under normal conditions in France and Avocado will be a challenge too, although they grow them in southern Spain.
Rosemary is no problem anywhere in the country and in the far south you can grow lemon, but not oranges. Montan on the Italian border is famous for its lemons. Pomegranate may fruit in the south: I grow ornamental varieties here.


In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Carlisle MLK Commemoration Event Committee sponsored a creative project for grades 1-12 from Carlisle Area School District. Students were encouraged to work independently or collaboratively on a project that spoke to this year's theme: "Remember! Celebrate! Act! Uniting to Strengthen Our Single Garment of Destiny." Submissions included videos, posters, essays, and 3-D projects. Each highlighted submission received an award certificate and a monetary award and was recognized at the Carlisle MLK Commemoration Event on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Please enjoy perusing all submitted projects below!


Journey of Life is a locally owned and operated hospice. We are dedicated to providing specialized care and education when you wish to focus on comfort rather than cure. Learn more about hospice below and feel free to reach out to us anytime with questions.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, there may come a time when the efforts to slow the illness is not working and becomes more harmful than helpful. If that time comes, choosing hospice might be the best solution. And though deciding when is the right time is a personal choice, patients tend to transition to hospice when they have decided to stop curative or aggressive treatments and focus on quality of life.
Hospice is a philosophy of care focused on comfort and quality of life, intended to give seriously ill patients and their loved ones meaningful time together when the focus is on the people, not the disease.
Hospice is a service that almost always goes to the patient and family, in the place they feel most comfortable home.
While many believe hospice is an option that requires "giving up," it's more important to focus on what matters most to the patient as they near the end of life.
By managing care and offering support to patients and their families, hospice is a full service that helps people through a very difficult time.
Hospice is a service that puts the patient and family in control to make decisions and supports them as needed.
Hospice gives patients and their loved ones an option for end-of-life care outside of aggressive medical treatments, and it's their right to choose.