The bedroom should act as a small temple of peace and rest and relaxation, which is why it must be perfectly thought out. Very important in room is every, even the smallest detail, the color of the walls, furniture, floors and even the color and form of the wall clock. Using a properly selected wall clock, we can get a cozy atmosphere in the bedroom, make it both moody, romantic and modern, stylish and elegant. So what clock will be the best for our bedroom? What to follow when buying it?
A modern wall clock for the bedroom, as a decoration, can do wonders. Small decorations, such as a wall clock, can significantly change the character of each bedroom. Regardless of what clock on the wall we choose for our bedroom, modern or classic, what color or form we put on it, it is important that the selected wall clock express the personality of the users, because it should be dominant in the bedroom. On the market we can find clocks for the bedroom, for example in the shape of a heart, cross, flower or also a whole range of timeless clocks, as well as futuristic ones.
Wall clocks for bedrooms are always designed with an individual expectations and preferences of each client. There are both modern and classic designs for wall clocks for the bedroom. Currently, virtually every company is able to design clocks with unusual shape and rich colors. By far the most popular solution has recently become infinity clock. More and more customers are choosing just this kind of infinity clock, because it's the perfect solution for any interior. A wide range of models for the living room, kitchen or children's room allows us to create an interesting arrangement of space. A properly selected clock can perfectly complement the arrangement and become an unique decoration. It is definitely worth investing in such a model, because it is thanks to this that we can not only get a great clock, but also an excellent, design accessory to each room in our home. It is also a good clock to our children room.
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Шандор Кепиро (; Шаркад, 18. фебруар 1914 — Будимпешта, 3. септембар 2011) је био ратни злочинац, бивши капетан мађарске окупационе жандармерије за вријеме Другог свјетског рата који је осуђен и поново оптужен за учешће у убиствима Срба, Јевреја и Рома током Новосадске рације у јануару 1942. године. Кепиро се налазио на првом мјесту најтраженијих ратних злочинаца Центра Симон Визентал. Оптужен је да је лично одговоран за смрт најмање 35 људи у Новосадској рацији. Кепиро се сумњичи и за учешће у депортацији новосадских Јевреја у концентрациони логор Аушвиц 1944. године.

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Шандор Кепиро је као капетан мађарске окупационе жандармерије у јануару 1942. учествовао у убиствима Срба, Јевреја и Рома, за шта га је мађарски војни суд 1944. осудио на 10 година затвора због учешћа у злочину у Новом Саду (Новосадска рација). Када је Њемачка 1944. окупирала Мађарску, фашистички режим га је ослободио. По завршетку Другог свјетског рата Кепиро је побјегао у Аргентину, да би се у Мађарску поново вратио 1996. Према информацијама којима располаже ловац на нацисте Ефраим Зуроф, тужилаштво Мађарске је Кепира у одсуству поново осудило 1946. године.

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 Радио-телевизија Републике Српске: Књига "Случај Кепиро", мало познате истине о злочинима у Новосадској рацији

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All the countries in the world have got a lot to offer, that is for sure. However, when it comes to Chile, you may find yourself not being able to describe this beautiful country for many reasons. The fortunate geographical location, the sophisticated culture that is felt in every corner of the country, the one of a kind sincerity of Chilean people and its delicious cuisine make Chile one of the most desirable destinations to go.
The country's population is around 17 million and almost 6 million of is living in the capital, Santiago, also known with the name Santiago de Chile. There are 5 beautiful regions of the country. These differ from each other greatly as the country lies across South Pacific Ocean for 4.300 km. Other than the capital, the major cities Concepción, Iquique, Vina del Mar and Valparaíso attract thousands of visitors every year.
Chile has contributed to world's culture in many different fields. Nobel Laureates Pablo Neruda's and Gabriela Mistral's deep impact can still be felt in contemporary literature. Sculpture is another important art in the country. The national dance of Chile, Cueca and the song Tonada represents the roots of the country. Football is the most famous sport and it is followed by the Chilean Rodeo, which is completely different than the one in North America.
No matter which region of the country you will be travelling to, Chile will welcome you with lots of treasures to see and explore. A trip to Chile always promises a soul awakening experience and fascination that comes after learning the unknown. Pack your stuff for a trip that you will never want to come back from, you are on your way to Chile!
Chile is located on South America and neighboring Bolivia, Peru and Argentina.
As the country occupies a narrow, long strip between the South Pacific and Andes Mountains, the geographical diversity in the country is bewildering. Volcanoes, deserts, forest, aquarium like lakes, incredible skiing areas and sandy beaches coexist in the country. Because of the shape of Chile, you might as well look for the specific weather cast of the region you are traveling to before your trip.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile gives detailed information regarding the visa procedure.
The cuisine of the country is a great reflector of the geographical diversity in the land. Due to the long coastline, the variety of sea food and because of the fertile lands, lots of fruits, vegetables and spices unique to Chile is used to achieve the deliciousness. It is possible to say the cuisine includes a lot of dishes based on meat type, sea food and vegetables.
The cuisine also differs when the region is changed. The top dishes in the north and the south of the country are different from each other. One thing stays the same though; the wonderful taste.
Here are top 5 Chilean dishes you might as well give a try while you are there.
A good meal should be followed by a tasty dessert, that's for sure. Here is the top 5 Chilean Desserts.
Chile is also famous for producing the tastiest wines of South America. You should definitely try some. Mote con Huesillo, Terremoto and Piscola are among the famous drinks in Chile.
Chile's ATM coverage is relatively high and your international credit or debit card will be accepted in most places. It is advised to exchange currency in advance to your trip as the changing rates in Chile may be really bad.
Street markets, food and spice bazaars are common in the country. In addition, major cities have got popular shopping districts and large malls, you will find the stores of the well-known brands in these.
Copper is the major export item so anything you buy that is made out of copper will last for a long time since it is really good quality. Lapis Lazuli is the famous stone of Chile and you will come across a bunch of souvenirs, especially elephants made out of it everywhere in the country. Emboque is the classic Chilean game and it is really enjoyable to play, easy to carry so you may consider buying one. Trompo, Indio Picaro and Moai statue are the other popular Chilean items to buy from the country.
As I have mentioned above, due to the location, the shape of the country and the epic culture, Chile has got countless places to explore and all of these offer you a wide range of attractions that are hard to choose from.
You should definitely join to a wine tour in the country. The wine yards has that scenic look and give you an opportunity to understand the process of wine making. Easter Island is a destination for curious souls, it is filled with large monumental statues made by Rapa Nui people.
Moon Valley National Park that is located in Atacama Desert, Lauca National Park which is by the Andes Mountains and Torres del Paine are the 3 most famous national parks in the country and all of them are breathtaking with their picturesque beauty.
San Rafael Glacier is also a top destination in the country and it is accessible only by boat or plane. Pablo Neruda once said, 'who doesn't know the Chilean Forests, doesn't know the planet.' In one of his poems. According to him, if you want to know the planet, then Pucon is the place you should go.
Chile is getting more and more popular as it keeps on hosting a lot of international events throughout the year. The beauty of the country sometimes become as important as the event itself for the attendees. Large scale congresses, conferences, symposiums, exhibitions, fairs and tradeshows are organized with expertise and the highly accessible and technically well-equipped venues help the success of these events in Chile.


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North Carolina sheriff's deputy suspended after 'use-of-force' video emerges
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A North Carolina sheriff suspended a former deputy who violently slammed a middle school student onto the floor of a school twice after a video emerged of the incident.
The incident at Vance County Middle School, approximately 45 miles North of Raleigh, was reported to district officials Thursday, NBC News reported. School surveillance videos showed the Vance County sheriff's deputy walking down a hallway with a child dressed in red before suddenly picking up the student and throwing him to the ground multiple times.
"We are aware of the incident that occurred at Vance County Middle School involving a school resource officer," the school district said in a statement. "We are deeply concerned by the actions that took place. School and district officials are working closely and in full cooperation with the local authorities to address this matter consistent with school board policy and state laws.
The child had a bump on his head from the incident, but he was not hospitalized, according to NBC News.
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame said his own grandchildren came to mind as he was watching the video of the incident.
"I was stunned. I was shocked." Brame told WRAL. The Hill has confirmed that the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation will conduct a probe into the incident.
The deputy was put on paid leave pending the investigation, according to a statement obtained by The Hill. Brame was not aware of any other complaints against the deputy.
Vance County District Attorney Mike Waters said he was in contact with the child's family over the "use-of-force case," NBC News reported.
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Cash-Back Dividend Payment to Customer-Owners for 2013
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Farm Credit Services of America to Distribute Record $145 Million
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Omaha, Nebraska – (December 18, 2013) – Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica), a customer-owned financial cooperative, has approved a 2013 cash-back dividend of $145 million – the largest in its history – to its eligible customer-owners. FCSAmerica serves farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses and rural residents in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.
The $145 million distribution marks the cooperative's tenth consecutive year of returning a significant portion of its earnings back to its eligible customer-owners. Since 2004, FCSAmerica has distributed $830 million in cash-back dividends.
"We are 100 percent owned by the farmers and ranchers we serve, and our mission is to serve agriculture through good times and bad," said Robert Bruxvoort, Board Chairman and an Iowa farmer. "As a cooperative, our earnings are either returned to customers or retained to maintain a strong balance sheet for future generations of producers."
Gerry Greve, an FCSAmerica customer who farms near Elk Horn, Iowa, also runs a fuel supply operation in town. "I like being part-owner of a financially sound lender," Greve said. "I like the fact my cooperative returns its earnings to the people who helped generate the success. We're all rural Main Street consumers, so the earnings go back to our communities, and that strikes a chord with me."
The FCSAmerica Board also approved a patronage program for 2014 at their meeting this week. The Board will determine the amount of the cash-back dividend for the 2014 program in December 2014.
"It's clear from our financial results and subsequent cash-back dividend that our customers are passionate about our cooperative business model," said Doug Stark, Farm Credit Services of America president and CEO. "We're proud to return yet another strong cash-back dividend. At the same time, we retained a significant portion of net earnings as a capital reserve, which gives our cooperative greater flexibility to continue serving agriculture."
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The Board of Directors has paid cash-back dividends, available as part of its patronage program, every year since 2004. For 2013, each customer's cash-back dividend from the program is based on the customer's average loan volume during the calendar year. The more eligible loan business a customer has with the cooperative, the more they benefit financially from the patronage program. Eligible customers can expect 2013 payments to be distributed in March 2014.
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Q: Understanding Iterators in the STL What exactly are iterators in the C++ STL?
In my case, I'm using a list, and I don't understand why you have to make an iterator std::list <int>::const_iterator iElementLocator; to display contents of the list by the derefrence operator:
cout << *iElementLocator;  after assigning it to maybe list.begin().
Please explain what exactly an iterator is and why I have to dereference or use it.

A: I'm being lazy. So I would not type describing what an iterator is and how they're used, especially when there're already lots of articles online that you can read yourself.
Here are few that I can quote for a start, proividing the links to complete articles:
MSDN says,

Iterators are a generalization of
  pointers, abstracting from their
  requirements in a way that allows a
  C++ program to work with different
  data structures in a uniform manner.
  Iterators act as intermediaries
  between containers and generic
  algorithms. Instead of operating on
  specific data types, algorithms are
  defined to operate on a range
  specified by a type of iterator. Any
  data structure that satisfies the
  requirements of the iterator may then
  be operated on by the algorithm. There
  are five types or categories of
  iterator [...]

By the way, it seems the MSDN has taken the text in bold from C++ Standard itself, specifically from the section §24.1/1 which says

Iterators are a generalization of
  pointers that allow a C + + program to
  work with different data structures
  (containers) in a uniform manner. To
  be able to construct template
  algorithms that work correctly and
  efficiently on different types of data
  structures, the library formalizes not
  just the interfaces but also the
  semantics and complexity assumptions
  of iterators. All iterators i support
  the expression *i, resulting in a
  value of some class, enumeration, or
  built-in type T, called the value type
  of the iterator. All iterators i for
  which the expression (*i).m is
  well-defined, support the expression
  i->m with the same semantics as
  (*i).m. For every iterator type X for
  which equality is defined, there is a
  corresponding signed integral type
  called the difference type of the
  iterator.

cplusplus says,

In C++, an iterator is any object
  that, pointing to some element in a
  range of elements (such as an array or
  a container), has the ability to
  iterate through the elements of that
  range using a set of operators (at
  least, the increment (++) and
  dereference (*) operators).
The most obvious form of iterator is a
  pointer [...]

And you can also read these:

*

*What Is an Iterator?

*Iterators in the Standard C++ Library

*Iterator (at wiki entry)

Have patience and read all these. Hopefully, you will have some idea what an iterator is, in C++. Learning C++ requires patience and time.

A: An iterator is not the same as the container itself. The iterator refers to a single item in the container, as well as providing ways to reach other items.
Consider designing your own container without iterators. It could have a size function to obtain the number of items it contains, and could overload the [] operator to allow you to get or set an item by its position.
But "random access" of that kind is not easy to implement efficiently on some kinds of container. If you obtain the millionth item: c[1000000] and the container internally uses a linked list, it will have to scan through a million items to find the one you want.
You might instead decide to allow the collection to remember a "current" item. It could have functions like start and more and next to allow you to loop through the contents:
c.start();
while (c.more())
{
    item_t item = c.next();

    // use the item somehow
}

But this puts the "iteration state" inside the container. This is a serious limitation. What if you wanted to compare each item in the container with every other item? That requires two nested loops, both iterating through all the items. If the container itself stores the position of the iteration, you have no way to nest two such iterations - the inner loop will destroy the working of the outer loop.
So iterators are an independent copy of an iteration state. You can begin an iteration:
container_t::iterator i = c.begin();

That iterator, i, is a separate object that represents a position within the container. You can fetch whatever is stored at that position:
item_t item = *i;

You can move to the next item:
i++;

With some iterators you can skip forward several items:
i += 1000;

Or obtain an item at some position relative to the position identified by the iterator:
item_t item = i[1000];

And with some iterators you can move backwards.
And you can discover if you've reached beyond the contents of the container by comparing the iterator to end:
while (i != c.end())

You can think of end as returning an iterator that represents a position that is one beyond the last position in the container.
An important point to be aware of with iterators (and in C++ generally) is that they can become invalid. This usually happens for example if you empty a container: any iterators pointing to positions in that container have now become invalid. In that state, most operations on them are undefined - anything could happen!

A: There are three building blocks in the STL:

*

*Containers

*Algorithms

*Iterators

At the conceptual level containers hold data. That by itself isn't very useful, because you want to do something with the data; you want to operate on it, manipulate it, query it, play with it. Algorithms do exactly that. But algorithms don't hold data, they have no data -- they need a container for this task. Give a container to an algorithm and you have an action going on.
The only problem left to solve is how does an algorithm traverse a container, from a technical point of view. Technically a container can be a linked list, or it can be an array, or a binary tree, or any other data structure that can hold data. But traversing an array is done differently than traversing a binary tree. Even though conceptually all an algorithm wants is to "get" one element at a time from a container, and then work on that element, the operation of getting the next element from a container is technically very container-specific.
It appears as if you'd need to write the same algorithm for each container, so that each version of the algorithm has the correct code for traversing the container. But there's a better solution: ask the container to return an object that can traverse over the container. The object would have an interface algorithms know. When an algorithm asks the object to "get the next element" the object would comply. Because the object came directly from the container it knows how to access the container's data. And because the object has an interface the algorithm knows, we need not duplicate an algorithm for each container.
This is the iterator.
The iterator here glues the algorithm to the container, without coupling the two. An iterator is coupled to a container, and an algorithm is coupled to the iterator's interface. The source of the magic here is really template programming. Consider the standard copy() algorithm:
template<class In, class Out>
Out copy(In first, In last, Out res)
{
    while( first != last ) {
        *res = *first;
        ++first;
        ++res;
    }
    return res;
}

The copy() algorithm takes as parameters two iterators templated on the type In and one iterator of type Out. It copies the elements starting at position first and ending just before position last, into res. The algorithm knows that to get the next element it needs to say ++first or ++res. It knows that to read an element it needs to say x = *first and to write an element it needs to say *res = x. That's part of the interface algorithms assume and iterators commit to. If by mistake an iterator doesn't comply with the interface then the compiler would emit an error for calling a function over type In or Out, when the type doesn't define the function.

A: An iterator is to an STL container what a pointer is to an array. You can think of them as pointer objects to STL containers. As pointers, you will be able to use them with the pointer notation (e.g. *iElementLocator, iElementLocator++). As objects, they will have their own attributes and methods (http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/std/iterator).

A: There already exists a lot of good explanations of iterators. Just google it.
One example.
If there is something specific you don't understand come back and ask.

A: I'd suggest reading about operator overloading in C++. This will tell why * and -> can mean essentially anything. Only then you should read about the iterators. Otherwise it might appear very confusing.

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An agency contract is an agent acting in the name and on behalf of the principal. The principal shall bear all the responsibilities arising therefrom, which is different from the distributorship agreement; however, these two kinds of agreements are alike when drafting such contracts. Considerations for agency agreement or distribution agreement are as follows:
Exclusive or non-exclusive: Subject to the terms of this agreement, the principal appoints the agent as its non- exclusive agent in the territory.
The agent shall, during the continuance of this contract, diligently and faithfully serve the principal as its agent and shall undertake to use as its best endeavour to maximize the sale of the products in the territory.
The agent may not be entitled to sell any of the products to any person or company residing outside of the territory except with the principal's written consent.
The agent shall keep the principal fully informed from time to time of market condition within the territory for the products and of activities and prices of competitors and shall provide to the principal any available information relevant for furthering the sale of the products.
The principal agrees that it shall promptly advise principal any inquiries or order for the products whether within or outside of the territory, which may from time to time be received the products the agent shall immediately transmit such order to the principal.
The agent may receive on each sale of products during the term of this contract a commission of five percent of the net cash received. Any commission stipulated and paid hereunder shall be deemed to cover all costs, fees, charges and other expenses incurred by the agent in connection with the respective sales of the products.
In the case the agent fails to achieve the minimum purchase amount as specified hereof, for any reason unless solely and apparently attributable to principal, principal shall has the right to terminate this contract or request the compensation with respect to all damages, including but not limited to, the loss of sales opportunity, expressly or implied, arising from the non-completion of the minimum purchase amount, or sell the products directly to any third party in the territory. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided, however, that for the compensation to principal subject to this paragraph, both parties recognize that damages arising from the said non-completion by the agent would be complicated to compute. If the agent breaches or fails to satisfy its duty of minimum purchase amount, then the principal may demand from the agent the lump sum of 500,000 RMB liquidated damages or terminate this contract, and sell the products directly in the territory.
Nothing herein contained shall constitute any authority to the agent to negotiate, settle or compromise any claims or disputes on behalf of the principal and authority to give any guarantee or warranty in respect of the products other than such as principle may from time to time in writing expressly authorize.
In the case that the agent fails to achieve the minimum sales target for any reason unless solely attributable to the principal, the principal has the right to terminate this contract and to request compensation concerning all damages.
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Low water Landscape Design Ideas
Ok, so my problem is that I live in a neighborhood of south-facing front lawns...which have a gentle slope downward, conveniently inviting the sun's rays to be their MOST direct. Great for a sunny front yard, terrible for a thirsty lawn. Especially during the summer months.
Of course, once the City of San Diego started more serious water restrictions this year, and being outside of the rainy season, you can see where lawns like mine (and likely yours) have either required a lot more water than they're supposed to have to stay green. Or they've just browned up, even in the most greenest of areas.
Is this a lawn that's really dead in spots? Or just sleeping? Or does that even matter? I mean, it was bad enough that I wanted to do something - change something - or everything - to make it more attractive, and also make it more water efficient. This wasn't a decision that came lightly. There wasn't just the expense, but being pushed outside your comfort zone (I mean, who doesn't love a green lawn!). In addition to the lawn, even the slope in front of my house had ground cover - which was more water efficient than the lawn, but a wholesale change was needed.
When you want to take out a lawn such as mine, you do have options: For example, the latest generations of artificial turf look great - really great - almost too great at the end of a summer like this. But they don't require any water at all, and they're a great looking green year 'round. Ultimately, I chose to go in a different direction. Although I'm from Minnesota (and have always loved to have a nice, green lawn), San Diego really is a desert climate after all. And there's already been a movement to more water-efficient landscaping...maybe you've seen some of those conversions in your neighborhood. I have, and there were a few that caught my eye - especially those that looked right out of the desert itself.
I hired a professional landscaper (Dave Ryden, with Acacia Landscaping) to help transform my ideas into a workable plan. Like many San Diego homeowners, I had to get the "ok" from my Homeowner's Association. So I sent in three copies of the plan and got the go-ahead about a month later. (Two days after the approval letter, the same HOA sent me a "FIRST NOTICE" that my lawn was "nearly dead" and to start watering it. Nice. My response was that besides the transformation approval they had given me 48 hours earlier, this lawn was getting watered. HOAs are going to have to have a little change of attitude when it comes to front lawns. Maybe easing restrictions, or allowing a little more browning at the height of summer's heat.) With the green light to move forward, it was time to get to work.
Some of my plant ideas came from observing what others have done, but if you're interested in this type of conversion a stop at the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College off Jamacha Road is an absolute must. They have LOADS of ideas and lots of interactive arrangements. Plus really knowledgeable staff, it's free, it's a great place to see what's available...and how all the plants look together.
Removing the old sod and irrigation piping was cumbersome but of course necessary to be able to start from scratch for my project.
While some of the new plants were patiently waiting to be installed,
old plants that could be reused were potted and taken away.
This was the time for any movement of existing plants and I was surprised at how easily such a large pygmy date palm took to its new location.
Naturally, a weed barrier is a must, and before the river bed was put together the larger rocks had to be put in place.
They were SO large that a delivery truck showed up
and these boulders aren't going anywhere once placed.
The proper equipment of course really helped in the placement of such rocks, and once in place the river bed was put together.
It made for a more natural look and although there was plenty of sand and rock, it was framed with existing green low-water material.
Plus, the opportunity to include some color and interestingly shaped plants really made it look good.
From the street, a major transformation had taken place.
BEFORE AND AFTER SHOTS
Here, you'll notice this hedge in the center of the shot running E-W on the photo. It's hiding the sidewalk to my front door. With that taken out, there's a nice flow in this river bed of rock all the way to the driveway. I have to confess I really liked that hedge a lot - but I'm not missing it. Also, the palm tree that's on the far right was an existing tree that was transplanted from the front of the yard.
This area between the walkway and driveway was the "deadest" of the lawn areas. I can't blame road salt out here. Again, without that hedge, and with the transplanted tree it really looks remarkably different.
This is a shot that's right down the longest stretch of yard; previously broken up by that once-beloved hedge, there's a natural flow from the farthest point of the yard to the point at which the driveway and sidewalk meet in the front of the photo.
Right up against the house, my original landscaper included a curb to separate the ground cover (and other plants) from the lawn. The curb remains (or most of the curb, anyhow, as some of it was in fact removed), but you can see that it still helps to separate the greenery (which is framing the new landscaping) from the desert landscaping itself.
That pesky slope. Previously covered with a nice ground cover, there couldn't be sand here (even compressed sand) due to the potential erosion issues. So rock covers this slope, but it doesn't look too out of place with the rest of the yard.
Looking across the yard from the downhill side of the property. While that hedge is gone (honestly, I'm over it, I really am) you'll notice that the transplanting of that palm tree still creates something of a barrier between the landscaping and the driveway.
Up the slope towards the house, check out the fencing on the left side of the house. This fencing has a "V-shape" off the house and to the property line, and some new trellis-based plants will hide that. Part of the framing of the new landscaping. (These plants are in my backyard already, so they aren't really something new that's introduced in the larger scheme of things. . .but they look great here.)
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To begin with a few words on the origins of the Nordic Model. I think it important to point out that the Nordic Model was not deliberately conceived. There never was any blueprint for a model bearing this name. It evolved over time and had been and it had been under construction before anyone thought of giving it the name, which was done more by outside observers of the Nordic countries.
Since then the Nordic countries have started to use the concept quite freely and the Nordic Council frequently invokes it without difficulties, as we do not usually engage in defining what we actually mean by it.
But if I was asked to name the particularly defining features of the Nordic model I would, without denying the importance of other features as well, first mention the concept of folkhemmet, or people's home, as first used by Per Albin Hansson in 1928. Again there are many interpretations of this concept, but I refer to the way this changed the prevailing concept of social policy which started out from the premise that social services and social security were to be provided only for the needy poor in varying degrees, into a concept of universal services and universal benefits to which every citizen was equally entitled.
That this concept was introduced by the Social-Democrats lead originally to accusations of class betrayal by the more traditional and extreme left, but this has faded away as the result of the universal benefits model have become apparent in terms of the most equal distribution of income and wealth and the lowest incidence of poverty than with any other social models.
The concept of folkhemmet is no longer used except in a historical context, one reason being, I suspect, that after the Second World War it became somewhat tainted with Nationalist or even Fascist visions of unitary societies. What survives is the principle of universality in social policies which was a central corner stone in the post-war construction of the Nordic welfare modal. One way of explaining the principle is to say that everyone contributes and everyone benefits, and as long as the middle-classes also subscribe to this view the model will retain its support. Up to now this has been the case, as witnessed by the lack of any serious tax rebellions in the Nordic countries, where promises of tax reductions have not been great vote-winners, rather they are policies that have been forced by governments on the reluctant electorates who fear the run-down of public services as a consequence.
For the Nordic model to survive and continue to produce good results it is vital that the quality of public services be maintained. If people begin to perceive, as many in my country Finland have begun to, that public health services are deteriorating – not primarily the quality of the service offered, but rather its accessibility -then these services will be used mainly by the poorest people who have no alternative, as those with more means will prefer to use the booming private health service with slightly higher costs (but with a sizable public subsidy). And, as the saying goes, services for the poor are poor services. It therefore vital not to allow such a vicious circle to strengthen, otherwise it will undermine the Nordic model in a serious manner.
Another way of expressing this defining feature of the Nordic model is inclusiveness. It can and does mean many things, but one of the central features is in the cooperative spirit of the modern labour market. It has been based on the free right to organize and the understanding, that everyone has more to gain through cooperation and agreement, than can be achieved through strife and strikes.
Strikes (and even lockouts by employers) do occur – indeed, the right to strike is recognized as one of the fundamental principles of a free society – but their incidence is low and their duration usually short, and they are managed in a very organised manner with zero-tolerance for violent or threatening behaviour.
The rate of labour organization has been historically very high in the Nordic countries and still remains so, even if there has been a slight decrease in the last decades. In Finland it remains overall close to 70 %, but in industrial occupations and the public sector it is almost 85 %. This also reflects a weakness of our modern labour markets, namely the low rate of organisation in the private service sector where wages are lowest and where part-time and temporary work has been increasing. The overall organisation rate is about the same 70 % in Denmark and Sweden, while in Norway it is slightly lower, 55-60 %. No other region in the world reaches comparable figures.
In Finland over 90 % of all wage-earners are covered by collective agreements, and over 70 % in the private sector. Also unorganized workers in a sector where there is a collective agreement are covered by it.
In past decades collective agreements used to be based on comprehensive income agreements which all the central organisations, both employers and trades unions, has signed and which were than more or less across the board applied in all sectors of the economy. It was common that the government was in one way or the other involved as a party to the agreements, some times more, some times less, even to the extent of agreeing to tax cuts or benefits to the parties as an inducement for them to come to agreement.
In the Nordic model it is common for the labour market parties to negotiate and make agreements not only on wages and conditions of work, but more broadly about pensions, unemployment benefits and other social policies. Today employers organisations are more reluctant than before to enter into national comprehensive agreements, leaving it to the organisations in each industry to come to agreement between them, but even when this is the case the agreements usually more or less follow the standard set by those representative parties which are the first to come to an agreement.
Today there is an increased tendency from the employers organisations and business to call for more flexibility in agreements, preferably even to replace national agreements with local agreement on the company level. This has remained absolutely marginal, also due to the fact that national agreements leave more and more leeway for taking into account local and company specific circumstances and needs, but the overall framework of national agreements ensures that this cannot take place unilaterally at the cost of the weaker party.
But even without centralized and national income agreements the labour market partners continue to discuss and cooperate on social issues. In almost all European countries one of the greatest challenges we face is aging population and how to ensure the sustainability of our pensions systems. This cannot be done without having people willing and able to stay in work until a later age. This today is the central issue that the Finnish government and social partners are negotiating about. Given the fact that our whole system of pensions was more or less created in negotiations between the social parties in the 60's and that they have since then continued to cooperate on fine-tuning the system to ensure its sustainability, I remain fairly confident that adequate solutions can be reached even now.
Globalisation poses new challenges for everyone. Given the fact that the world's population has trebled only in my own lifetime from 2,3 billion to 6,9 billion people it is obvious, that few if any of the ways mankind has interacted with its natural environment or arranged the interaction of human societies, nations and states, are workable in today's globalized world where interdependence in all thing, good and bad, is a fact of life that no country, be it a military Hyper-Power or a small microstate, can escape.
The Nordic countries have not even tried to do so. On the contrary, as small open economies that have always been dependent on international trade we are usually identified as keen free-traders. This I think needs to be stressed: the Nordic countries have been essentially open free trade economies who have a keen interest in combating protectionism world-wide, but at the same time do not subscribe to market fundamentalist principles and understand, that for free trade to be sustainable it has also to be regarded as fair for the least developed countries.
That the Nordic countries are thus par excellence winners in globalisation can hardly be contested. This view is strongly supported by the fact that almost invariably all the five Nordic countries are to be found among the ten top countries in any of the international beauty contests where countries are ranked on the basis of their competitiveness, efficiency of administration, educational standards, lack of corruption, use of IT-technology, Human security, environmental standards and so on.
I call these beauty contests because they are based on perceptions rather than objective criteria, but the consistency of the favourable results for the Nordic countries indicate that there must be something more involved then what is in the eye of the beholder. Even many of those, who not so long ago were proponents of Neo-liberal solutions have reluctantly come around to a recognition, that the Nordic countries' relative success has not come about in spite of our high-tax welfare states, but rather it is the Nordic welfare state and our model of labour market cooperation that is the key to this success.


Looking back at last year's The 42nd Post it seems so log ago. A lot has happened this year. My new job has changed a bit under new leadership and I'll admit to it being a little rocky for a bit. We seem to have come through though and a late change has brought my immediate team back together under a new boss, and I'm a lot more comfortable with it all.
Well, I actually have finally finished Strange Times Book 2, and just need to pull the cash together for printing. This book has been a long time coming and I'm really happy to finally be able to look to get it on the Convention Table in 2016.
Kane Mesmer is complete, but I've decided to print it as part of a Collection of my Blessed/Cursed books. Combining it with Fastest Man, Invisible Man, a Fastest Man prequel and three new stories. It make sense to do this as it'll be much simpler at Conventions having the one book to focus on. WesterNoir and Stephenson's Robot are getting into a good print schedule which is great.
I didn't do too well on From Super-Zeroes To Super-Heroes, but I've been in touch with artist Seba Velez and this is my personal focus for next year.
Andy and I have had to accept that Wolfmen 3 isn't going to happen. Andy is fully committed to his great Midnight Man comic, which he co-creates with Mo Ali, and any time he has to do comic stuff will need to be spent in this. Completely understandable but a shame none-the-less.
OK, the book is still a work in progress, but I have managed to add to it, so it's not been forgotten.
I will finish From Super-Zeroes To Super-Heroes.
I will complete the Blessed/Cursed Anthology, ready for printing in 2017.
I will publish at least two WesterNoir books.
I will publish at least one Stephenson's Robot comic.
I will try to finish that book I've been playing with for quite a few years now... again.
All in all they seems pretty achievable, I'll see how I get on.
We attended more conventions this year than any previously and our books are certainly finding an audience, which is great. At each and every Con we've found a lot of new customers and also had a lot of people returning to our table to pick up our new books. The highlight I guess has to be the Copenhagen Con, it's always great to go back and catch up with a lot of our Danish friends. This year we printed Martin Flink's new book, The Troll, and also got to hang out with our friend Garen Ewing.
For me the film I most enjoyed was probably Ant-Man which was a surprisingly great little (sorry) film. I kinda expected second The Avengers film to be good, and it was, but it wasn't as good as the first (it was a tough act to follow) and the second Captain America film was better I think. Jurassic Park was a bit too similar to the earlier ones for me and didn't do much to move things on. I think the dinosaurs need to get onto the mainland somewhere to make this interesting again for me.
I've not found as much time to read this year, but did pick up Derek Landy's new book, Demon Road. Not as good as Skulduggery Pleasant but an enjoyable romp, I'll be following future books to see how it all progresses. Following a recommendation from a work colleague I'm now reading The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie and am enjoying it.
Comic-wise I did manage to meet Matt Kindt again at Thought Bubble and now have all the Mind Management books printed to date. I also got him to do a sketch in my copy of Pistolwhip. My other Thought Bubble purchase was Farel Dalrymple's The Wrenchies. I've been a fan of his work for ages and it was great to chat to him whilst he sketched in the book.
All in all a great year creating stuff and selling them around the UK and Europe.
My annual iPhone photo clear out.
I'm forever running out of space on my iPhone, I know I should have bought one with more storage, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Anyway, you can't keep all the photos on there forever and letting iCloud store them somewhere means I'll probably never look at them again, so I think from now on I'll pop them up on the blog at the end of the year, and then delete them from my iPhone.
and love looking up at its twisting branches.
and of course, play with them a little in photoshop, putting a frame around them and the like.
These two are of a table at the art class I took earlier in the year. I want to learn how to paint with acrylics, and whilst the teacher made me use water colour I did learn a lot and certainly got the bug. Sadly events conspired against me though and I never made it to a second term.
The next three are things I just came across when out and about. That's the really great thing about having a camera on your phone. You see something, you can just take a photo.
and this toy lizard seemed real when caught out of the corner of my eye, basking as it was in the sunlight.
for her Provisional Driving Licence.
Back in 2008 when severe floods were quite new to us in the UK, I contributed to an anthology looking to raise awareness and money to help out.
Strange Times Book 2 is ready for the printers.
Well, after a lot longer than I'd hoped, due mostly to me getting carried away with having too many projects on the go at the same time, Strange Times Book 2 is finished.
Andy Bloor has once again worked his design magic and also done a lot of tidying, despite me best efforts I always seem to leave dots here and there or pages with different sizes ... sigh.
I'm not sure when it'll actually see print, I'll need to get the necessary cash together, but it will be sometime in 2016.
It'll be great to have another of my little books on the Con table.
Tales Of WesterNoir #2 is at the printers.
Tales of WesterNoir Issue 2 will be available at the first Convention of 2016.
I've just received the proof copy from our Printer, Stuart Gould, and it looks great.
Cover art is from WesterNoir co-creator Gary Crutchley and is coloured as always by Matt Soffe.
This issue has two tales of Jim Wilson in the role of Monster Hunter with artwork from Mal Earl and Joe Campbell. Two very different styles both work very well with stories from myself and Gary respectively.
All wrapped up with the design eye and talent of Andy Bloor.
Should be a great start to the year.
Events of 2015 .... what a busy year.
We've had a really busy year from a Convention perspective this year, and have enjoyed all of them.
Some will disappear but most will continue and most of those that do will see us return.
There are some new ones that we have heard about and are looking to add, but before I update the list with 2016s dates, I thought I'd cut and paste the 2015 calendar here.
I've just had it confirmed by Stuart Gould, our trusted printer, that WesterNoir #6 will be printed in time for the London MCM event in October.
The tale is really picking up pace now as Josiah Black faces... well... now that'd be telling.
As the sketch packs, which include issues 1 to 4 and Tales of WesterNoir #1 (what we call 'Season 1'), are selling really well, Gary has had to fit in drawing another batch for the London MCM event. I've been busy painting them whilst Gary gets on with art on Issue 7.
There are a limited number of these, so if you're interested then I'd recommend popping over to the Accent UK table sooner rather than later.
And whilst you're looking at a picture of one of the 'Gator-boys' as we call 'em, check out a recent review over on Reading-with-a-flight-ring.
When Giant Monsters Attack Beautiful People Die Podcast.
Colin and I were invited to sit in on an episode of the 'When Giant Monsters Attack Beautiful People Die' Podcast on Thursday.
We had a really enjoyable time, and had probably chatted for more than an hour before Dan and Dave actually started the session formally with their standard introduction.
The perfect little getaway from the house.
We were treated to biscuits, donuts and coffee, and I must say that I was very impressed with Bucky, the resident dog, as he never once tried to steal anything from me or even give me that ''You're not going to eat that whole biscuit yourself are you ?'' look.
Yep, a very enjoyable evening.
Having listened to the podcast now, I'm amazed at how often I say 'Yeah' ... blimey ... I'll try to teach myself to just say it in my head in future.
Here's the podcast link... WhenGiantMonstersAttack.podbean.com.
I'm a big fan of the Planet Of The Apes movies.
I still remember my Dad taking me to see the first one at the cinema and that scene with the sunken Statue Of Liberty at the end.
So ... over the years I've provided little 'Janet Of The Apes' cartoons to a Planet Of The Apes fanzine called Simian Scrolls and you can now get these in PDF format from Pota.goatley.com/scrolls.html.
A lot of love and attention goes into the issues of this Fanzine, if you like Planet Of The Apes, old, new or both then you'll really appreciate this magazine.
I remember the two guys buying some books at last weekend's Manchester MCM, and I remember them saying that they did a local Podcast ... it's always really interesting to hear what people think of our books and I used to love listening to the Tales From the Parent's Basement, Burnt Weiners and Small Press Big Mouth podcasts a few years ago, but one after another these all ended.
Turns out I had to download a new App onto myPhone, PodBean, but as usual this was pretty painless,and then a quick search and I was subscribed.
I decided to dive straight in and listen to Episode 39 - Love Interest as I was keen to hear what the guys thought of our efforts.
Wow, they really enjoyed them and are very respectful in that they call out all the creators involved in the books, which is really nice.
I listened to the whole episode in the end and it was good to hear their very positive comments about Mike Garley's very interesting The Killscreen and to find throughout the podcast that they had pretty balanced views and were quite willing to say they didn't like something if that was the case.
We've been invited into their Shed (which I think is their secret lair) for an interview, which we'll be sorting out in the very near future.


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The Carthaginians were led by a general named Hamilcar whose oldest son, born in 247 BC, would go on to become one of the most famous generals in the history of the world. His name was Hannibal -- a name that means "Joy of Baal" (remember the ancient Canaanite god?). Hannibal's military strategies and tactics were way ahead of their time -- in fact they're written about and studied to this very day.