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My Mysterious Son
A Life-Changing Passage Between Schizophrenia and Shamanism
By: Dick Russell
Narrated by: Mirron Willis
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Narrated by: Gary J. Chambers
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Thank you for your knowledge and wisdom
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Narrated by: Laural Merlington
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Thank you for sharing your journey.
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I BELIEVE EVERYTHIHNG SHE SAYS
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An Inner Journey within an External One
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drawn by the title, surprised by content
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Narrated by: Jane Fonda
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GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!!!!
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Narrated by: Jen Tullock
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Needs a better title, but a good read (listen)
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Narrated by: Barack Obama
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Narrated by: Jessi Hempel
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Learned "Coming Out" is not what I always thought…
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Narrated by: Alma Cuervo
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Schizophrenia Inside Out
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Narrated by: Henry Leyva
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Personal and reflective
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Narrated by: Amy Newmark, Suzanne Toren, Mark Victor Hansen
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I got a different point of view!!! Thanks a lot :)
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The Endless Journey Toward an Unknown Destination
By: David R. Lewis
Narrated by: David R. Lewis
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By: Robbie Holz, Christiann Howard
Narrated by: Robbie Holz
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paradigm shifting
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Narrated by: Jonathan Mooney
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Wonderful book!
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Narrated by: Ellen Burstyn
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This was NOT the complete book DONT BUY
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Narrated by: Bruce Feiler
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insightful! Moving to introspection
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haphazardly thrown together
By Issa on 01-30-19
What does a father do when hope is gone that his only son can ever lead anything close to a "normal" life? That's the question that haunted Dick Russell in the fall of 2011, when his son, Franklin, was 32. At the age of 17, Franklin had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. For years he spent time in and out of various hospitals, and even went through periods of adamantly denying that Dick was actually his father. A mixed-race child, Franklin was handsome, intelligent, and sensitive until his mental illness suddenly took control. After spending the ensuing years trying to build some semblance of a normal father-son relationship, Dick was invited with his son, out of the blue, to witness the annual wildlife migration on Africa's Serengeti Plain. Seizing this potential opportunity to repair the damage that both had struggled with, after going through two perilous nights together in Tanzania, ultimately the two-week trip changed both of their lives.
Desperately seeking an alternative to the medical model's medication regimen, the author introduces Franklin to a West African shaman in Jamaica. Dick discovers Franklin's psychic capabilities behind the seemingly delusional thought patterns, as well as his artistic talents. Theirs becomes an ancestral quest, the journey finally taking them to the sacred lands of New Mexico and an indigenous healer. For those who understand the pain of mental illness as well the bond between a parent and a child, My Mysterious Son shares the intimate and beautiful story of a father who will do everything in his power to repair his relationship with a young man damaged by mental illness.
©2014 Dick Russell (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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Audible.com.au reviews
uber_neko_zero
2hrs in...
2hrs in and i am still feeling restless to get to the point. This is just my personal take, but i feel trapped in a world of obsessively documented minutia. I want to know about the tie between schizophrenia and shamanism but that has yet to be broached. I feel like i am being regaled with baby pictures (and accompanying descriptions), in an endless stream, of a stranger i have no cause yet to care about.
I'm frustrated because this has a lot of promise, the subject matter does, but by god get to the point! Sorry. Maybe it picks up later on but i think 2 hours is a solid and honest effort to give the benefit of the doubt.
I'm just not sure why the decision was made to keep this so lengthy, and to not edit it so that only pertinent things were relayed? Maybe the author felt it was ALL relevant.... But as a reader i'm floundering with all of this info that seems disjointed and seems to not support certain ideas he wishes to get across. Brevity can also be an art.
The human attention span is generally 30 seconds.... Where is the hook to pull in one's interest, aside from the book's description?
I hope this review doesn't sound mean or hurtful - i don't intend it to be. I'm just quite bewildered with the meandering and almost unfocused nature of this book thus far. Again, my personal assessment. Others may have a different experience.
Hillarie
a more stilted way of reading is hard to imagine
The storyline is good, but the writing is some difficult to follow. This deficit is intensified by a narrator with wonderful pronunciation, but a style similar to that of a text to speech program. The combination made listening to the book a struggle. I would not recommend it.
cheryl demello
Recommended to an open mind.
This book opens the door to a brand new view of mental health and is recommended to anyone who needs support in their journey.
Very well done. Effectively presented research on what it means to live with and live with someone labeled as "schizophrenic". Must read for anyone involved with the chronically mentally ill. The reader/listener becomes so endeared to Franklin and the story of his early and adult life. The exploration of alternative definitions and treatment modalities regarding mental illness is wonderful!
Steven's mommy
My Mysterious Son is a great read!
This book is a great example of self sacrifice and the struggle that one may undertake along with it. It is a unique piece that inspired me as I too have a family member with a "mental illness". The book truly puts you in the perspective of the ladder an can be assimilated as such that one can have hope. Can do more for others and learn a lot from life by serving those who are really in need. I was left wanting more of the story. And will be reading more from Dick Russell.
-Steven Espinoza
Brittany Judd
Couldn't make it through the first chapter as it made no sense. Reading was robotic.
This moving book taught me so much about the inner lives of people whose brains work in different ways than mine. It also taught me about parenting through the stages of the parent/child relationship; from dependency to independence, and about Franklin's parents incredible dedication to their son's wellbeing at all costs. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
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Vining Sparks is providing this document to inform you of its ability to respond to events that could cause business disruptions. Since the timing and impact of disasters and disruptions is unpredictable, we will have to be flexible in responding to actual events as they occur. With that in mind, we are providing you with this overview of Vining Sparks' Business Continuity Plan (BCP).
Emergency Contact Persons
James Reber, CEO 901-262-1353
Carol Ann Kinzer, FINOP 678-525-0992
The firm will provide FINRA with contact information for the two emergency contact persons: (1) name; (2) title; (3) mailing address; (4) email address; (5) telephone number; and (6) facsimile number through the FINRA Contact System (FCS). ICBA will promptly notify FINRA of any change in this information through FCS (but no later than 30 days following the change) and will review, and if necessary, update, this information within 17 business days after the end of each calendar year.
Firm Policy
ICBA will respond to a Significant Business Disruption (SBD) by safeguarding employees' lives and firm property, making a financial and operational assessment, quickly recovering and resuming operations, and protecting all of the firm's books and records. If the firm determines it is unable to continue business, proper notification will be made to regulators and business constituents.
Significant Business Disruptions (SBDs)
The BCP anticipates two kinds of SBDs, internal and external. Internal SBDs affect only the ability to communicate and do business, such as a fire in the building. External SBDs prevent the operation of the securities markets or a number of firms, such as a terrorist attack, a city flood, or a wide-scale, regional disruption. The firm's response to an external SBD relies more heavily on other organizations and systems. While ICBA does not have customers or conduct a securities business, certain books and records are stored and maintained by other entities.
Approval and Execution Authority
James Reber, the CEO, is responsible for approving the plan and conducting the required annual review. Mr. Reber has the authority to execute this BCP.
Plan Location and Access
ICBA will maintain copies of the BCP plan and annual reviews, and the changes that have been made to it for inspection. An electronic copy of our plan is stored electronically on a Vining Sparks network server, which is backed up to a data center located in Dallas.
ICBA engages in only one type of business activity. The firm refers members of Independent Community Bankers of America to Vining Sparks, IBP, LP, for a referral fee. (Vining Sparks is a broker-dealer located in Memphis, Tennessee). The firm does not engage in a securities business and does not have customers. As such, ICBA does not hold customer funds or securities. ICBA's business activities do not require a clearing relationship.
ICBA Securities is located at 775 Ridge Lake Blvd., Suite 175, Memphis, TN 38120. The main telephone number is 901-762-5880. Employees may travel to the office by foot or car. Currently, there are no other branch offices.
Alternative Physical Location(s) of Employees
In the event of an SBD, ICBA employees will work from their homes. Both registered individuals have internet access and can communicate with regulators and business constituents from their home offices.
Customers' Access to Funds and Securities
ICBA does not have customers or maintain custody of customers' funds or securities. The firm refers members of Independent Community Bankers of America to Vining Sparks, IBP, LP, for a referral fee.
Data Back-Up and Recovery (Hard Copy and Electronic)
ICBA maintains its primary hard copy books and records and its electronic records at 775 Ridge Lake Blvd., Memphis, TN 38120. James Reber is responsible for the maintenance of these books and records. The firm maintains financial statements, communications, promotional material, and employee records at this location.
Electronic records are backed up daily to Vining Sparks servers located at 775 Ridge Lake Blvd., Memphis, TN. (ICBA and Vining Sparks are parties to a Program Agreement under which certain services, including data back-up, are provided by Vining Sparks, IBG, LP.) Vining Sparks servers backed up nightly and replicated in real time to a Data Recovery site in Dallas.
If the firm's primary site is inoperable, operations will continue from registered persons' homes. For the loss of electronic records, data will be electronically recovered from the back-up site.
Financial and Operational Assessments
In the event of an SBD, the firm will immediately identify what means will permit communication with regulators, business constituents, employees, and critical banks. Although the effects of an SBD will determine the means of alternative communication, the communications options the firm will employ will include telephone voice mail and secure email. In addition, the firm will retrieve key activity records as described in the section above, Data Back-Up and Recovery (Hard Copy and Electronic).
Financial and Credit Risk
In the event of an SBD, the firm will determine the value and liquidity of its assets to evaluate its ability to continue to fund operations and remain in capital compliance. If ICBA determines that it may be unable to continue to fund operations, additional financing will be requested from the parent organization or one of its banks. If a capital deficiency cannot be remedied, appropriate notices will be filed with regulators and immediately action will be taken to cease business operations.
Mission Critical Systems
ICBA does not conduct securities transactions, including order taking, entry, execution, comparison, allocation, clearance and settlement of securities transactions, the maintenance of customer accounts, access to customer accounts and the delivery of funds and securities.
Business activities are limited solely to referring members of Independent Community Bankers of America to Vining Sparks, IBP, LP, for a referral fee. The firm does not have customers.
Alternate Communications Between the Firm and Employees and Regulators
ICBA currently communicates with employees using telephone, email, and in person. In the event of an SBD, ICBA will assess which means of communication are still available and use the means closest in speed and form (written or oral) to the means used in the past to communicate with the other party. As there are only two individuals registered with the firm, no call tree is necessary. Mr. Reber and Ms. Kinzer have each other's contact information and will reach out to the other party during an SBD.
ICBA is currently a member of FINRA and MSRB. The firm is also regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the securities commissions of Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. The firm will communicate with regulators by telephone, fax, email, or U.S. mail. In the event of an SBD, ICBA will assess which means of communication are still available and use the means closest in speed and form (written or oral) to the means used in the past to communicate with the other party.
Critical Business Constituents, Banks, and Counter-Parties
Business constituents
ICBA contacted critical business constituents (businesses with which it has an ongoing commercial relationship in support of operating activities, such as vendors providing critical services), and determined the extent to which business relationships can continue in light of an internal or external SBD. ICBA will quickly establish alternative arrangements if a business constituent can no longer provide the needed goods or services when the firm needs them because of a SBD to them or ICBA. ICBA's major suppliers are Vining Sparks IBG, LP and Pagefreezer. (ICBA's email archiving and data back-up services are provided by Vining Sparks.)
ICBA's primary bank accounts are with Landmark Community Bank, whose office is in Memphis, TN (901-260-2500), and Fidelity Bank in West Memphis, Arkansas (870-735- 8700). If ICBA's banks are unable to provide the financing necessary to continue operations, ICBA will seek alternative financing immediately from its parent organization.
ICBA is subject to regulation by FINRA, the SEC and the securities commissions of Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. The firm now files reports with regulators electronically using fax, email and the Internet. In the event of an SBD, ICBA will check with the SEC, FINRA and other regulators to determine which means of filing are still available and use the means closest in speed and form (written or oral) to the previous filing method. If ICBA cannot contact regulators, the firm will continue to file required reports using the communication means available.
Disclosure of Business Continuity Plan
This Business Continuity Plan is available upon request to regulators and business constituents. Since the firm has no customers, a disclosure statement was not prepared.
Updates and Annual Review
ICBA will update this plan when there is a material change to the firm's operations, structure, business, or location. In addition, the firm will review this BCP annually to modify it for any changes in operations, structure, business, or location.
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The Church in Poland. Past and Culture.
Kościół w Polsce. Dzieje i Kultura [Church in Poland. Past and Culture] is a scholarly periodical prepared and edited by the Institute of the History of the Catholic Church, the Catholic University of Lublin (Faculty of the History of the Church in 19th/20th Century). Established in 2002, this annual has been published on a regular basis (in spring every year) ever since; its most recent volume was issued in April 2011. The periodical's founder and Editor-in-Chief is the Rev. Professor Jan Walkusz, PhD.
The periodical publishes studies, articles and materials, each volume being monothematic but all discussing various facets of the Church's active participation in public life. Disclosed are not-quite-well-known forms of the Church's involvement in Poland, defining its identity, specificity and versatile dynamism which is subject to religious consciousness as a broad concept. All the contributions published in Kościół w Polsce are original and of a source or reference character and as such touch upon questions or issues not investigated so far in depth, controversial, or purposefully omitted by scholars to date. Once published, not only do they contribute to enriched knowledge on ecclesial histories, at times complex as they were, but primarily to rendering more specific many a commonplace opinion that would not always have reflected the reality. Moreover, each consecutive volume comprises an updated list of reference works authored by Polish historians of the Church (incl. a list of MA/PhD theses they have tutored), a rich reviews section and extensive reminiscence-obituaries (with a bio and complete list of publications to the demised author's credit, plus a profile of his/her output). Thus, one more function of this annual is to coordinate and systematise the research and investigations of the Church's past, and to integrate the milieu of Polish historians of the Church.


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My Column – £350 milion per week for Brexit? The lowdown
29th September 2017 /0 Comments/in My Columns /by Darren
Discuss Brexit, and I'll bet you a euro to a cent that sooner or later someone will mention Vote Leave's bus which claimed post-Brexit we'd have an extra £350 million per week which could be spent on our NHS. Boris Johnson has repeated the phrase again, and reignited the whole row. Thanks a million, Boris. Or three hundred and fifty million, I suppose. I'm pro-Brexit, naturally, but I don't have a dog in the fight defending Vote Leave: I always put the figure in context as a gross one, and explained that the rebate and EU funding should be taken off. And to be fair to Vote Leave, they did put that figure into context elsewhere in their spending plans – but they weren't as widely circulated.
The Vote Leave figure is widely criticised (and up to a point, rightly so) – but I recall George Osborne's predictions (23/05/16) that a vote for Brexit would lower GDP and cost 800,000 jobs by 2018. In fact, GDP has grown and unemployment is at its lowest level since 1975. When it comes to lies told in the referendum campaign, Remain certainly have a few whoppers of their own. The EU Council President said Brexit could end 'Western political civilisation' and David Cameron threatened that Brexit could lead to war in Europe. When continuity Remainers criticise the £350 million per week figure, they develop an instant selective amnesia: Biblical phrases about hypocrisy, and taking the plank out of your own eye before complaining about the speck in someone else's, spring to mind.
But what actually is the truth over £350 million per week? The picture fluctuates from year to year, with changes to each economy, the EU budget, and exchange rates. No figure will ever be perfect. The latest accurate data available is the Pink Book 2016 produced by the Office of National Statistics; the most impeccable source because it looks at what's actually been paid in the past, not estimates or projections in the future. It puts the EU contribution for the previous year at £19.593 billion (gross), which is roughly £376 million per week.
Out of that, though, the UK gets the famous 'rebate' (technically, Fontainebleau abatement) won by Thatcher: a recognition that the way the EU budget is calculated leaves the UK out of pocket. Our £4.913 billion rebate comes to around £94 million per week. Think of that as being instant cashback. Leave the EU, and we can't spend that money because we lose the cashback.
Out of that, the EU gives us some of our own money back in 'EU funding'. We've paid for it; indeed, some £9.24 billion is shown as credited to the UK's account (but nearly £5 billion of that is the rebate we've already accounted for).
We're almost done, I promise! The EU does, however, give some money directly to UK businesses et al – bypassing the UK account altogether. So, cross-referencing with the Commission's own figures and applying the average pound-euro exchange rate from 2015, we get a figure of about £102 million per week for EU money coming back to the UK.
So take a deep breath, and the picture for 2015 is actually very simple: we paid £376 million a week, which became £282 million a week after cashback. After all the 'benefits' of EU funding, there was £180 million left. Personally, I'd have preferred Vote Leave to just stick £180 million per week on the side of the bus. It wouldn't have altered the referendum result in the slightest, and we wouldn't be still having this discussion 15 months after the referendum. But what's done is done; as the tart-tongued Lady Olenna Tyrell famously said in Game of Thrones "Once the cow's been milked, there's no squirting the milk back up her udder so here we are".
There's a sting in the tail though. Whilst I'd have preferred a figure of £180 million per week, the £282 million per week 'post-cashback' figure is easily defended if put into context. And the Office for Budget Responsibility projects that figure will rise to £335 million per week by the end of this Parliament.
Would I have made the same claim as Vote Leave, in the same way? Would I have repeated it, as Boris Johnson did? No. Is it absolutely 100% watertight? No.
But on a dishonesty scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is honest Abe's 'I cannot tell a lie' and 10 is David Cameron's threat that Brexit could lead to war, I'd rate the Boris Johnson claim as somewhere around a 3.
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Released in November 2005, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is the sequel to the successful Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Not satisfied with poltergeists, Professor E. Gadd has created a time machine. The first trial is (of course) made by none other than the Princess. She is predictably captured, and Mario and Luigi must team up with their baby selves to repair the time machine, put Baby Bowser to nap, and rescue the princess from an alien race called the Shroobs.
Best time: 4:07 by Alex 'Anwonu' Morinaga on 2011-07-23, done in 46 segments.
First of all, thanks to everyone who works hard to maintain this site. This might sound superficial, but I'm really grateful for all of them.
Also, thanks to everyone who helped doing this run. I won't name everyone, since I can forget someone and hurt their feelings =p; but special thanks to Kyanrute, who gave an initial idea of a time, and helped on the first run.
The bonus points always goes in POW, except in Yoob's Belly, where I invest in Speed. This is to be able to attack Sunnycide more often when he's down.
Manipulating the points is easy; different than the first game, the roulette stops instantly, which helps a lot.
After a few times choosing the same stat, it starts to list only 1s and 2s. Not only that, but some 2 "transform" into 1, which makes harder to get it. I'm not sure if there's some way to make them not "transform".
Toad Town, to buy Risk Badges, the best badge to do damage (the less mushrooms I have, the greater the damage I do).
Before Thwomp Volcano: a Copy Flower, so I can defeat Mrs. Thwomp faster.
Main strategy for most bosses: lower defense with Ice Flower, use a Red Pepper, and attack.
Swiggler: Sincerely, it's been so much time since I fought it, that I don't remember the details. But IIRC, if there were 2 gray shrooms, I'd use Bro Flower; if there was only 1, I'd risk Bro Flower again, unless if it was late in the fight; and if none, use Cannonballer.
If the cursor points to A, the real one is B.
If the cursor points to B, the real one is C.
If the cursor points to C, the real one is A.
If the cursor points to D, the real one is E.
If the cursor points to E, the real one is D.
It's different for Luigi, but I don't remember how now.
Sunnycide: I need some luck here. The Ice Flower must lower both his defense and speed, so I can attack more when he's down. Also, IIRC, Mario must be the one to break the last egg; that gives one extra turn to Luigi.
Shrooboid Brat: this is where I started to love Pocket Chomps, though I almost didn't use them.
Petey Piranha: Not much to say.
Mrs. Thwomp: Probably the easiest boss when you have the right things.
Bowser and Bowser Jr.: Not much to say.
Commander Shroob: Luck again. I could use Copy Flowers and ensure that the Shroob-Omb always go right, but it's a bit slower than using a Red Shell.
Elder Shrooboid: I remember this being a pain in my first run. I guess I had some luck this time, though I couldn't finish its second form with 1 Copy Flower only.
Princesses: Pocket Chomps weren't very good. At least not as good as I wished. In a previous attempt, I could do 2000 with one.
Yoshi's Island, when you need to extinguish the fires; there's a very small space that you can land without being hit by the fire. There's another trick that I couldn't do; here's a video.
In Star Shrine, where you need to pass through a little maze with the babies. Instead of the normal way, I send them flying there. A bit faster than the normal way, I believe.
Big skip: in Shroob's Castle, after entering the room with a blue pipe in the middle. You need to be almost as far as you can to the left (maybe right too), and then fly. I loved it when I discovered this; that means no Cellar, and a few minutes less.
28-30 Thwomp Caverns, Bowser and Bowser Jr.
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It may be far different compared to your imagination, but when stepping in and catching an ancient Hanoi, interesting and full of energy, you will love the city at first sight. It is not as hustle at night as in Bangkok, also is not as busy as Tokyo, Hanoi covers its own color with the history of over 4,000 years.
The most delicious coffee in the world: filter coffee combined with yogurt and coconut milk at Café Plus!
The hustle Old Quarter with motorbikes, busy street corners and sidewalk stalls create a unforgettable and unique Hanoi. A lot of places to see, many things to do and various dishes to taste, a trip in Hanoi will bring you restful moments.
After considering suggestions from our friends, we chose Sofitel Metropole hotel- a luxury hotel and we all like it. There are many other choices but no where has appealing space and ancient style of France like the hotel. I feel like I am touching Paris in the middle of Hanoi.
Metropole Hotel is really ancient and marvelous.
The Old Quarter: most convenient shopping place in Hanoi, you will find a lot of silver jewelries in Hang Bac street, textile products and home appliance in Hang Trong street, cloth in Hang Gai street, Salted dry apricot in Hang Duong street, etc.
Tan Mu Design: it is not simple as a fashion shop, Tan My Design is considered as a true art space of "made in Vietnam" with traditional embroidery and silk. Coming to Hanoi, do not forget to visit Hang Gai street to buy a beautiful set in Tan My style.
Dong Xuan market: the biggest market in the Old Quarter Hanoi with the age of hundred of years. The busy market is an ideal place to find cheap jewelries.
Daily Market: this is a small market in the Southern Old Quarter and famous for supplying various kind of cloth from common to luxury. If you have time to go around the market and visit small tailor shops, you are able to select some nice fabric samples, and then design them into bags or lovely wallets that can not be found elsewhere.
Chie Handmade: There are a lot of art and craft Asian shops around the Old Quarter and most of them usually look same in terms of materials, models, etc. However, if you visit Chie Handmade at 49 Hang Trong street by accident, you will see distinct design here. They have fashion accessories and interior decorations with traditional pattern of northwest ethnic group.


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A vele határos települések: Caluso, Chivasso, Foglizzo és San Benigno Canavese.

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Ignacio Galán, CEO of World's Number One Wind Company, Iberdrola, on Electrifying Economies; Welcoming Competition with Oil and Gas Players; Versatile Applications of Green Hydrogen and the U.S. Being the Company's "Core Country"
December 3, 2020, 8:00 AM ·9 min read
Galán speaks with IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin for the latest CERAWeek Conversations – available at www.ceraweek.com/conversations
In the latest edition of CERAWeek Conversations, Ignacio S. Galán, chairman and CEO of Iberdrola—the world's number one producer of wind power—says he is "more than delighted" with the growing competition in the renewable energy space from traditional oil and gas players and that the opportunities to electrify economies means that "there is room for everybody."
In a conversation with Daniel Yergin, vice chairman, IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO), Galán discusses Iberdrola's pioneering role in wind technology, despite skepticism from regulators, investors and competitors; innovative approaches to the energy transition; the multifunctional applications of green hydrogen across industries; and Iberdrola's $30 billion investment plans in the United States, which he calls a "core country" of the company.'
The complete video is available at: www.ceraweek.com/conversations
Selected excerpts:
Interview Recorded Wednesday, November 18, 2020
(Edited slightly for brevity only)
On traditional oil gas companies moving into the renewable energy space:
"I am more than delighted. Now they are becoming my competitors, in some cases they are already our allies because we are in talks with some of them for joint ventures together. There is room for everybody. We need to electrify the economy. Investments [for electrification] require tripling the investments we've made up to now. In the next 10 years we probably have to build around 4,000 new gigawatts of electricity. [There] is a place for everybody. Those who have been denying and growing against electrification [are now] welcome. Come on board."
On his vision for hydrogen energy:
"[We would like] to transform existing uses of hydrogen which are being [made from] natural gas into green hydrogen with electrolyzers. Fertilizers, we are there. Refining, we would like to be there. [And we] are already working on steel production to use hydrogen instead of coal…At this moment we are building the largest electrolyzer in Europe in the center of Spain.
"We are seeing there are a lot of industrial processes that are already using hydrogen—hydrogen already generated using natural gas as a raw material using the process of steam methane reforming. We saw that can easily be transformed with electrolyzers. We reached an agreement—we are the largest producer of ammonia in southern Europe—for transforming all the ammonia which is using hydrogen with green hydrogen. The vision and goal is to make 100% of the ammonia emission free.
"We are seeing the same thing with other processes like steel or cement and eventually gasoline refining. We will be open to supply them using—in the case of southern Spain—high rates of [solar energy]. We can already produce cheap electricity in the sunny areas of the country. We can become the "Australia of Europe" generating hydrogen and ammonia."
On Iberdrola's pioneering role in wind technology:
"Twenty years ago, right after the Kyoto protocol was signed, we had a clear vision. I started in Iberdrola at the beginning of 2001. We strongly believed that climate change was a real threat and all sectors would have to be involved in one manner or another. Therefore, we needed to change the way we produce and consume energy—[that] for us was something we understood was already very needed. When we [constructed] our first plant we analyzed our technologies. We saw that the most efficient technology at that moment was wind; wind was the most convenient and most competitive technology.
"For 20 years a lot of people were skeptical about our plan. Not many believed that what we were making made any sense. Regulators said [about green energy], 'no, electricity has no color.' Competitors said the wind never blows when it's needed. And investors were thinking that the model [to follow] was Enron. We had a lot of people opposed in all sense. But we were very consistent with our strategy; we were fighting for our strategy, closing our coal power plants, closing our oil power plants, in some cases against the governments. And where we are today is an absolutely different situation.
"We strongly believed that things can change, climate change will affect everybody, and everybody will have to provide resources, knowledge [and] capabilities to transform things in a different way. We were convinced that we could produce and generate electricity in a competitive manner with cleaner sources and we can distribute electricity with smarter grids. That has been our model during these 20 years."
On Iberdrola's innovative thinking towards the energy transition:
"Our approach has not changed in 20 years. We were so convinced that the decarbonized economy can already happen…There are technologies like offshore [wind] which can play more of a role in baseload. It's one of the reasons why [in] my discussions with regulators in some countries they want to keep coal power plants in operation. Offshore can already provide baseload. Offshore can easily obtain 5,000 [kilowatt] hours per annum, which is practically baseload. Every day the wind is always blowing from the sea to the mainland. If you put offshore, plus storage, plus solar photovoltaic, which is already at peak in mid-day…you can absolutely provide the reliability the system requires.
"We have to be very innovative. We have to make sure how to integrate all those things with the proper grid, with the proper transmission line, with the proper smart digital system—how to manage those [supplies] with demand. All those things have to be managed in a very innovative manner. That is why we are investing $400 million a year in innovation—to try to see how we can [make] better use of this electricity for providing direct service to the customers."
On Iberdrola's commitment to the U.S. market:
"We've been in the United States for almost 15 years. It is our core country. [In] our investment plan, more than $30 billion is going to be addressed to the United States from $75 billion, which is the [top] destination. We have been working with different federal administrations and we are already working in 25 states, each with different administrations."
On the roles of natural gas and nuclear in the energy transition:
"Natural [gas] has a role to play during this transition period. The power plants [that we own] have decided to work [with gas] mostly as baseload. They are going to be used as backup. We have seen in some countries [that] as the share of renewables increases, the hours of operation of gas-fired power plants diminish. It's more backup than the production itself, but there is still a role to play for keeping the system in operation.
"Today the investment required for a nuclear power plant is much higher than any other solution. Nuclear already has variable costs, uranium has a cost, the operations and maintenance are very expensive, and nuclear waste costs a lot of money. Altogether it has a certain disadvantage [compared] to other technologies which have no variable costs—solar and wind—no nuclear waste, and very lower operational and maintenance costs. We own quite a few nuclear power plants. We have already reached agreements for closing existing ones in a period from 2028-2033."
On ESG and Iberdrola's "social dividend:"
"Many years ago, I introduced in our bylaws the concept of a "social dividend." Social dividend means many things—what we do in terms of our environment, what we do in terms of social [aspects], and what we do in terms of governance. I absolutely agree with this concept. My only concern in terms of environmental is to talk less in terms of percentages and to talk more about numbers.
"In terms of social, we are very much aware. We are supporting 400,000 people through our suppliers and vendors, many [of them] concerned about their jobs. We advanced orders for the next three years [to assist them] in keeping their jobs.
"[On] equality between women and men—when I came to the job there was one woman in a management position. At this moment we are almost half and half; almost half of my board members are women and they are chairing most of the committees of the board. In terms of governance, we are not the owners of the company. We are administrating the resources of the parties. We have to provide full transparency and the full means and show that the money they put in our hands is properly managed and not used in benefiting the few but used to benefit everybody."
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CERAWeek Conversations features original interviews and discussion with energy industry leaders, government officials and policymakers, leaders from the technology, financial and industrial communities—and energy technology innovators.
The series is produced by the team responsible for the world's preeminent energy conference, CERAWeek by IHS Markit.
New installments will be added weekly at www.ceraweek.com/conversations.
Recent segments also include:
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Growing Share of Gas in India's Energy Mix: What is realistic? – Meg Gentle, president and CEO, Tellurian Inc.; Manoj Jain, chairman and managing director, GAIL India Ltd.; Ernie Thrasher, CEO and chief marketing officer, Xcoal Energy & Resources. Moderated by Michael Stoppard, chief strategist, global gas, IHS Markit
Indian Energy Innovation – Siddharth Mayur, founder and managing director, h2e Power Systems Pvt. Ltd.; Suruchi Rao, co-founder, Ossus Biorenewables; Vijay Swarup, vice president, research and development, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company. Moderated by Atul Arya, senior vice president and chief energy strategist, IHS Markit
Leadership Dialogue with Tengku Muhammad Taufik – PETRONAS President and Group Chief Executive interviewed by IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin
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The 2017 NAMM Show will be the first to host a dedicated live sound education day. What should visitors expect?
Live sound day will offer a deep dive into the most relevant, important topics for this community. The opening session, for instance, will feature an exciting panel of pre-eminent front-of-house mixing engineers, moderated by live sound engineer Mark Frink. A session on Dante networking technology will reveal how major manufacturers are using Dante in their products, and also preview what's to come with Dante training and certification on the following days at the show. Plus, there will be sessions on DSP tools for enhancing a live sound system, future-proofing your wireless inventory, live recording and more.
Why is The NAMM Show a good home for the US live and touring sound community?
The NAMM Show takes place on the doorstep of one of the world's most active and exciting live sound hubs, and with so many pro-sound and touring professionals already attending the show, the depth and opportunities for the community continues to grow. Our goal is to deliver career-enhancing opportunities each day through next-level education from industry luminaries and peer-to-peer networking, all taking place alongside the many exhibitors and participants who make up the broader musical ecosystem.
For manufacturers who attend the show or are thinking about attending, the show offers a stable and reliable platform to access the global buyers and distributors representing over $10 billion dollars in purchasing power. For professionals thinking of the same, I would encourage them to attend, enhance their skill sets and industry connections, as I suspect for exhibitors and professionals alike that you will find your home is at NAMM.
Audinate will offer Dante certification throughout the show for all visitors, for free. Is this a sign of things to come?
We believe that becoming proficient in the latest technology will help our friends in the live sound community be more successful in the year ahead. By offering these important opportunities at NAMM, we hope to continue to build on our reputation as the place to go to learn and grow as an industry professional. In the future, I can see even more education, events and networking opportunities for live sound professionals at The NAMM Show.
The recording industry has become a part of the fabric of The NAMM Show, how will that remain the case?
Along with a robust show floor spotlighting the latest innovations in the recording market, recording will also be a centerpiece of the education program at The NAMM Show. TEC Tracks sessions will cover everything from vocal mic-ing technology to studio design to mastering to vinyl – the most relevant topics for this community of professionals. Saturday's TEC Tracks program will even have a special focus on recording and feature special sessions by super producers Peter Asher and Jack Douglas, who will be inducted into the NAMM TEC Hall of Fame at the TEC Awards that evening.
The NAMM Show has a unique atmosphere – you have LA rock stars mingling in the aisles. How do you keep the show feeling fun while still making it a place for business?
I suspect that one of the things that make the NAMM Show unique is that in spite of the wide range of attendees we are all united in our love of music and the desire to learn and grow. When artists are walking the aisles they are not thinking 'celebrity', rather they are a part of as community of musicians who are simply looking for the latest tools to practice their craft. Journeyman players who are respected for their music not who they might be dating… And the business of making and selling the latest innovations will always be one of the primary reasons so many make the pilgrimage to Anaheim. New product introductions drive our market, as they drive any market, and NAMM is the place where more new products have made their debut for over 100 years.
By 2018, The Anaheim Convention Center will have expanded with a new hall and a lot more floor-space. Are your plans for 2017 indicative of how The NAMM Show plans to grow?
Each year, The NAMM Show is renewed by innovations in the industry, new companies and a fresh sense of energy, so in many ways, we plan for a new show every year. While we are constrained by the size of the Anaheim Convention Center, we are eagerly awaiting the opening of the expansion in 2018 to meet the demand of attendees and companies which have wanted to expand for years and welcoming the many new companies and crowds that we're so fortunate to be attracting to the show. High tides make all ships rise, as the saying goes and as we inch closer to 2017 and look to 2018, we will continue to enhance the NAMM Show experience for all attendees and members.


You want to know if the tax rate can be displayed on your invoice now that your ERP, accouting software is integrated with AvaTax.
Due to the integration of AvaTax with your EPR, accounting software the sales tax rate will not be displayed on sales orders/invoices.
On the Transaction Detail screen, review the transaction document and line(s). Each line expands to show tax details.


Had Pipeline Job Plugin 2.25.
Our jobs have properties([...., compressBuildLog(), ...]) enabled.
Upgrade to 2.31 along with a lot of dependencies.
With the new plugin, the build console shows the output as long as the build is running. When the build is finished, there is no console anymore for a build (neither default /job/<jobname>/job/<branchname>/<buildnumber>/console nor .../consoleFull or .../consoleText ).
Remove compressBuildLog() from properties, run a build --> issue is gone for the new build. Of course, for the builds which had compressed build logs, the issue persists.
Looks like the new console view does not work with compressed build logs.
Setting to Critical as this should be mentioned at least in the upgrade notes. I don't have a chance from Classic Jenkins UI to view the logs anymore.
Are there any related error messages in your Jenkins logs?
It looks like the compressBuildLog property comes from Compress Build Log Plugin, but based on the description on that page I think the decompression side of things is handled somewhere in a core API.
It is certainly possible that this functionality is broken in workflow-job 2.26+, although I am not sure why or what would be required to get it working again. Note also that in workflow-job 2.26+, log data is no longer duplicated in individual step logs, so your logs should automatically take 50% less space, so turning off compression might be a good short term solution.
Devin Nusbaum added a comment - 2019-01-09 15:20 Are there any related error messages in your Jenkins logs? It looks like the compressBuildLog property comes from Compress Build Log Plugin , but based on the description on that page I think the decompression side of things is handled somewhere in a core API. It is certainly possible that this functionality is broken in workflow-job 2.26+, although I am not sure why or what would be required to get it working again. Note also that in workflow-job 2.26+, log data is no longer duplicated in individual step logs, so your logs should automatically take 50% less space, so turning off compression might be a good short term solution.


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We are cosponsoring a one-day mindfulness meditation retreat at Jikoji Retreat Center in Los Gatos on June 27, 2015.
It can be difficult to find ways to incorporate mindfulness into your life. Exercise provides a great opportunity to improve your focus and attention, which can help you deal with stress and anxiety.


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A chronic insomniac since age 15, you could say that I'm one acquainted with the night, as the poem goes.
There is a beauty that lies in the hours nestled between final call and sunrise, a time of solitude that can be madness or mercy, depending on whom you ask. In these moments when the world is asleep, music often resonates loudest, even if the composition itself is soft.
On her latest single "Hold On", Dublin's Róisín O weaves a delicate piano tapestry reminiscent of Kate Bush (think "And Dream Of Sheep" or "This Woman's Work"). An exploration of the darkest moments of a soul and the often tiny thread of light one might spy on the horizon, "Hold On" feels like the distant stars dotting a cloak of ebony sky. Evocative lyrics meet with a stunning voice that holds power, but is cleverly and artistically restrained until just the right moment. Strength within self-doubt, personified.
Watch the haunting video below and head for her official website for more music and details of her current tour.


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Per Blu-ray.com and HomeTheaterForum, Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that the U.S. release date for 'The Rover' Blu-ray will be September 23, 2014.
Fueled by engaging performances from Golden Globe® nominee Guy Pearce (Memento, L.A. Confidential) and what Variety calls "a career-redefining performance from Robert Pattinson" (The Twilight Saga franchise, Cosmopolis), The Rover arrives on Blu-ray™ Disc (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) September 23 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The tension-filled film, which was released theatrically by A24, was an Official Selection of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The Rover, directed by visionary writer/director David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), also stars Scoot McNairy (TV's "Halt and Catch Fire," upcoming Gone Girl).
The Rover Blu-ray Disc and DVD include a "making of" featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
Title Copyright: The Rover © 2013 Rover Film Holdings Pty Limited, Screen Australia, Screen NSW and the South Australian Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2014 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Mary, a fellow traveler in the "Drawing from the Collection" class at The Modern Art Museum, was referring to a recent exhibit of art and photograpy by psychologists, sponsored by the Fort Worth Area Psychological Association. Opening August 8 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, we also had poetry and prose readings by psychologists.
Our exhibit, "Listening to Life: Psychologists create", was a new project for our organization, reflecting a relatively new and growing area of research in psychology. The research is not only teaching us more about creativity as a trait and/or a process, but highlighting how creativity contributes to wellbeing, learning, business, science, you name it.
So I was excited to find this CBC report on research* at Harvard Medical School regarding medical students taking art classes. By learning how to look closely at faces, bodies, they improved their powers of observation. The result? Better diagnostic skills in comparison to their colleagues who elected not to take the art classes.
This is pretty cool, isn't it? The researchers found that, in developing this "visual literacy", even studying abstract art is helpful, because it enhances pattern recognition skills. Besides the additional medical skills enhanced by art studies, there has been a side benefit ---- some doctors pick up art-making as an avocation. Which we know, from other research, will serve them well.
Paying attention, deep listening, seeing more clearly, flexibility.. All these skills, so important to science, innovation, creative thinking, and successful relationships, are key aspects of making art.
So why have arts programs in schools been sidelined or even cut out entirely? What is being lost or diminished, and for what purpose? Why are we still treating art-making with such ambivalence, as if we cannot figure out its function once we get out of pre-school?
*Thanks to About.com:Painting for bringing this article to my attention.
Don't you love it when one of your personal theories gets, well, proven in some way?
Most of us have theories for everything, given the chance to expound. A basic starting place for cognitive therapy is to ask about and explore those personal theories. Most are based on history and perception with little chance of being proven or disproven. So we investigate based on utility and outcome, on functionality and impact.
But occasionally a pet theory can be validated (or clearly rejected) out in the real world.
For some years I have been saying that while I used to be excellent at remembering facts, I seemed to have lost the ability. When I read an article, then try to tell someone else about it, it quickly devolves into vague abstraction. I can recall the essence but not the evidence, so to speak.
I attributed this cognitive change to having acquired so many facts, my brain must let go of some. But also I think in big pictures, and my brain is organized by overlapping sets of associations. New learning gets put into the most closely associated system, gets integrated, shifts my big picture accordingly. The details are lost in the gestalt.
I haven't viewed this change as losing ability/facility but as processing information differently. Besides, facts seem to change a lot. A lot of facts I learned in school for example, even graduate school, would just hold me back now. Nonetheless sometimes it makes me look bad to flounder for factual memory.
So imagine my delight at reading this May article by Sara Reistad-Long in the New York Times---even the title gives me joy "Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain." Hah!
She further reports on research by Shelley H. Carson, a Harvard psychologist. While not denying that some brains do deteriorate with age, Dr. Carson notes that what may be happening in others is "a gradually widening focus of attention that makes it more difficult to latch onto just one fact, like a name or telephone number". Hah! again.
Not only that, but "distractibility….may increase the amount of information available to the conscious mind." Dr. Carson reports finding that while older people may read a passage interrupted with new information more slowly, they absorb and process the out-of-place information better than college students.
Older brains transfer information gained from experience to new situations and as a result make more or different connections and read between the lines. Which seems exactly what wisdom is about, doesn't it?
I find evidence in this research to support another theory of mine, i.e. that curiosity is fundamentally connected to creativity. What is curiosity if not a broad attention span? Still, for creative products to emerge, curiosity has to be kept on a leash enough for completion. Hence the need for focus and persistence, an attribute of courage.
Our best personal theories come from close attention and asking questions, being flexible enough to reconsider. What's your favorite theory about aging, or creativity, or aging creatively? Maybe someone out there is trying to prove it, even as we speak.


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Today is a heavy gravity day.
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My shoe wasn't tight enough.
I forgot to chalk up.
I was given bad beta.
I'm actually training endurance today.
I'm saving strength for my project.
Today was supposed to be a rest day anyway.
Rubber is too cold and stiff.
I normally would have taped up for that.


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Mom accused of leaving 2 children home alone while she went shopping
HOUSTON, Tex. -- A southeast Houston mother is accused of leaving her two young children alone in her apartment while she went grocery shopping.
Teara Anderson, 20, is in the Harris County Jail, charged with abandoning a child.
Court records show that during a welfare check on Anderson's children on January 3, Houston police officers found a 2-year-old and a 2-month-old baby in an unlocked apartment in the 8900 block of Glencrest.
Police tried to locate the parents, but they eventually showed up on their own about 20 minutes after authorities arrived, court papers show.
The mother claims in court documents that she left the children in the apartment because they were sleeping. She went shopping and on the way back, she said her car broke down, so she had to call the kids' father to give her a ride home.
The children's father said he doesn't live in the apartment and gave her a ride home.
As for the unlocked door, court records indicate that Anderson claims her son likes to play with the door, so she believes he must have unlocked it while she was out.
Court papers also show, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety Sex Offenders Registry, 21 registered sex offenders reside within a mile of Anderson's home.
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Sikh pilgrims depart for Pakistan to celebrate Guru Nanak Dev"s birth anniversary at Nanakana Sahib
| Sunday | 6th November, 2022
Amritsar, Nov 6 (PTI) Different "jathas" (groups) of Sikh pilgrims crossed over to Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border on Sunday to be part of the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev at Nanakana Sahib on November 8, officials said.A total of 2,418 pilgrims crossed over to Pakistan, they said.Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee member Manjit Singh said although events were being organised across the world to celebrate "Parkash Gurpurb" of Guru Nanak Dev, being part of the birth celebrations at his birthplace (Nankana Sahib) is great fortune for pilgrims.Another SGPC official said the pilgrims will also visit other historical Sikh shrines in Pakistan.He said on November 7, the "jatha" of pilgrims will pay obeisance at Gurdwara Sacha Sauda, Mandi Chuharkhana (Sheikhupura).On November 8, the "jatha" will participate in the "Parkash Gurpurb" celebrations at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, he said.On November 9, the pilgrims will depart for Gurdwara Panja Sahib at Hasan Abdal and after staying there on November 10, they will reach Gurdwara Dehra Sahib, Lahore, on November 11, the official said.On November 13, the "jatha" will visit Gurdwara Sri Rorhi Sahib, Eminabad, and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib, and will return to Dehra Sahib, Lahore, he said.On November 14, the "jatha" will stay at Gurdwara Dehra Sahib, Lahore, from where it will return to India on November 15. PTI JMS CHS VSD TDS TDS
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Prettiest Snowfall of the season on my bday weekend.
Many thanks to warm birthday wishes on my big 30- especially my love and friends who came out and celebrated together. Had a lovely time with love ones for a great start to a new chapter of my life. Thank you!


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Property Rates Bill: deliberations
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PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
Chairperson: Mr Y Carim (ANC)
Working draft of Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Bill (15 November version)
Summary of public submissions
Annual Committee Report 2003 (awaited)
The Chair tabled the Committees' Annual Report for 2003. The Report notes that the year has been extremely difficult and challenging. There were major legislative and oversight responsibilities to be fulfilled. The highlight of the year was the successful study tour of 68 municipalities and the distribution of 700 copies of the report to a wide range of stakeholders. The Committee clearly requires greater support to effectively fulfil its legislative and oversight roles.
Committee Annual Report for 2003
The Chair tabled the Committee Annual Report for 2003. The Chair noted that this year has been extremely difficult and challenging. There were major legislative and oversight responsibilities to be fulfilled. The highlight of the year was the successful study tour of 68 municipalities and the distribution of 700 copies of the report to a wide range of stakeholders. The Committee clearly require more research and support to effectively fulfil its legislative and oversight role.
The Report was put to vote and members unanimously voted to adopt it.
Municipal Property Rates Bill: deliberations
Mr Lyle (ANC) asked the Chair to revisit Clause 21(1), which the Committee had earlier discussed noting that there was a query on whether it is appropriately drafted.
The Chair agreed with Mr Lyle and requested the Department to simplify the clause in the manner the Banking Council has proposed.
Adv Grove Grove (Department legal drafter) noted that the proposed change is of an academic nature. He nonetheless agreed to effect the alteration.
Mr Mzilikazi Manyike (Director: Municipal Finance Policy) agreed with the proposal but observed that it should be made clear what 'property rights' means and what area this provision would cover.
Clause 24: Accounts to be furnished
Mr Manyike undertook to change 'the basis of calculation of the amount' at 24(c) to bring it in line with the provisions of the Municipal Systems Act.
Mr Ben Dorfling (SALGA) agreed that the clause should change. It does not make sense at all even if the same provision is found in the Municipal Systems Act.
The Chair agreed but suggested that the clause should be flagged for the present. The 'basis of calculation' should be defined and clarified. The municipality must furnish the rate of the actual calculation.
Adv. Grove noted that the drafting team is working on a new definition regime to cover all terms used in the Bill.
The Chair asked the drafters to take out 'purpose' from 24(f).
The Chair noted that Clause 24(2) was much simpler and clearer but the drafters should address KZN and SALGA's concerns.
Clause 25: Recovery of rates in arrears from tenants and occupiers
Mr Lyle said the clause goes against the spirit of the Bill. The whole idea is for municipalities to collect rates from the owner not occupier or tenant.
Rev. Goosen (ANC) said that unless specified in the lease agreement to the contrary, the responsibility to pay rates rests with the tenant.
The Chair noted that in some cases it is proper to demand rates from the occupier but that these are exceptional situations.
Adv Grove explained that when read in isolation Clause 25(1) would appear inappropriate but that the entire clause supplies the necessary clarity.
The Chair agreed that indeed when taken as a whole Clause 25 makes sense but why was 25(3) necessary.
Mr Dorfing offered that the provision is intended to cover the occupier against the owner's liability for the rates.
The Chair proposed the use of the term ''set off' in place of ''recover'. The latter implies an adverse scenario.
Adv Grove explained that it is up to the tenant to decide whether he/she wants to set off the amount paid against the rental obligation.
The Chair insisted that it is manifestly unfair to the tenant to have to incur legal costs in recovery proceedings against the landlord to recover annual rates that were settled on his/her behalf.
Adv Grove reiterated that there was no other available remedy other than that of a set off against rental.
Mr Manyike agreed that indeed it is unfair that the tenant should shoulder such a sudden obligation for which he/she is not to blame.
Mr Sithole (ANC) cautioned members not to assume that the relationship between the landlord and tenant is always cordial. For the most part there is marked animosity between the two.
The Chair ruled that Clause 25(3) is unacceptable in its current form.
Mr Manyike proposed an amendment to 25(3) to make it obligatory by replacing 'may' with 'must' in order to clear any doubt that the tenant is entitled to a set-off.
The Chair wanted to know how the Council establishes that there is an agent involved in the lease processes.
Mr Manyike replied that provision is made for the Council to access the lease agreement in order to establish the basis of the tenancy relationship.
Mr Dorfing agreed that it is important for the Council to access the lease agreement in order to know the finer details of it.
Mr Manyike asked the Committee to flag 25(3) for the present.
The Chair at this juncture lamented the fact that senior officials from the Department have consistently failed to attend the meeting right since the 24th and this despite repeated pleas by the Committee that they attend.
Clause 26: Absent owners
The Chair wanted to know what the Department implies when it refers to 'owner' at 26(1).
Adv Grove explained that the clause seeks to make it possible and convenient for the Council to collect rates from an agent where the owner cannot be traced.
Adv. Dorfling underscored the importance of giving the Council the convenience to recover outstanding rates from the agent. For the most part owners remain invisible in tenancy relationships.
Mr Manyike also expressed agreement with the provision that confers authority to the Council to recover outstanding rates from the agent.
Adv Grove made the point that the agent should not be allowed to hide behind the veil of confidentiality in the law of agency in order to avoid the obligation set out in the Bill.
The Chair was satisfied that the provision is strategic and should be left in.
The Chair wanted to know how the Insolvency Act applies to 26(3).
Adv Grove pointed out that the Insolvency Act applies in a sense that the Council is one of the preferential debtors where insolvency proceedings have been instituted against a property owner.
The Chair asked what happens where the agent fails to cooperate with the requirement of Clause 26(4).
Mr Manyike replied that there are appropriate sanctions at Clause 72(1(f) to deal with situations of non-compliance.
Chapter 4: General Valuation of Rateable Property
Clause 27: General valuation and preparation of valuation rolls
Adv Dorfing proposed that 27(1)(a) should be done away with altogether.
Adv Grove objected to SALGA's proposal as the provision makes perfect sense hence should be left to stay.
The Chair wanted to know what the Department proposes to do with the exclusions at 27(2).
Mr Manyike said that it is important to exclude certain properties from valuation whenever it is established that the cost factor far outweighs the expected revenue from the valuation exercise.
The Chair said that it would be useful to indicate the amount of revenue that would be foregone in the event of such exclusion.
Mr Manyike noted that there is no revenue where the amount spent on a valuation exercise is more than the revenue that would be generated in rates.
Clause 28: Date of Valuation
The Chair reported that several people have complained that the nine-month period provided at 28(1) is insufficient for a proper valuation to be carried out.
Mr Peter Vaz (Department legal adviser) said the Department has agreed to extend the period to twelve months instead of nine.
Clause 29: Commencement and period of validity of valuation roll
The Chair said 29(2) should be specific as to which sphere of government the provision applies.
Adv Grove said the provision applies to the provincial sphere and only in special circumstances.
Mr Vaz proposed that a new subclause should be added to state that the MEC's intervention is to protect the integrity of the process at the oversight level.
Part 2: Municipal Valuers
Clause 30: Designation of municipal valuers
The Chair wanted to know what 30(2) seeks to achieve.
Adv Grove replied that the provision is deliberately crafted to insulate the accounting officer against adverse claims that might arise from the negligent acts of the private valuer.
The Chair noted that 30(3) appear to be a heavy-handed measure.
Mr Vaz explained that it makes provision for general overall monitoring but that the provision would be moved to the end of the chapter.
The Chair said in that case 30(3) falls out since the same moves to the end of the chapter. The right authority should be the provincial executive not the MEC as an individual. This should be corrected.
Clause 31: Functions of municipal valuers
The Chair queried the utility of the term 'relevant' at 31(1)(a)
Adv Grove clarified that the term 'relevant' helps to pinpoint the particular municipality for which valuation is undertaken. The term could, however, be removed if the Committee desired.
The Chair wanted to know why there is a need for "the concurrence of the municipal valuer" at 31(3)(a).
Mr. Vaz noted the Chair's concern and agreed that the provision is inappropriate especially where the valuer is not a municipal employer.
Adv Grove said that all these concerns are covered at 31(4)
The Chair agreed but expressed dissatisfaction at the manner in which the Department was responding to the Committees' queries. It would appear the Department is not fully equipped to handle deliberations on the Bill. He called for a short adjournment to allow the Department to do some house cleaning.
The meeting had not reconvened by the time the monitor left at 5.30 pm.
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Morning Read: GOP nominee for Va. Lt. Gov. Being Slammed For Past Incendiary Remarks
Published at 9:13 am on May 20, 2013
The new Republican nominee for Virginia lieutenant governor, E.W. Jackson, is being slammed for his past incendiary remarks, including one in which he compared Planned Parenthood to the KKK.
Jackson, a black minister and activist, is a Tea Party conservative and, along with Ken Cuccinelli for governor and Sen. Mark Obenshain for attorney general, completes an entire Tea Party ticket for the Virginia GOP.
In a video posted last September, Jackson said "Planned Parenthood has been far more lethal to black lives than the KKK ever was."
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The Democrat Party has created an unholy alliance between certain so-called civil rights leaders and Planned Parenthood, which has killed unborn black babies by the tens of millions. Planned Parenthood has been far more lethal to black lives than the KKK ever was. And the Democrat Party and the black civil rights allies are partners in this genocide.
He also decried black voters' "slavish devotion to Democrats." Politico reports that these past comments will likely "inflame the culture-war politics of the state's 2013 elections."
BuzzFeed has a list of the top ten most anti-gay remarks Jackson has made, including one where he says he believes there is a direct connection between being gay and being a pedophile.
Jackson beat out a crowded field of seven contenders for the Republican nomination at the state GOP convention this weekend.
* Cuccinelli is officially the GOP nominee for Virginia governor (News4)
* Sen. Mark Obenshain won the Republican nomination for attorney general at the Virginia GOP convention over the weekend. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
* Hit hard by the foreclosure crisis, Prince George's County officials unveiled a new foreclosure action plan aimed at speeding up the demolition process after knocking down nearly 50 houses and apartment complexes so far this fiscal year. (Washington Examiner)
* The Eisenhower family opposes Frank Gehry's design of the Eisenhower memorial. (Washington Examiner)
* Councilmember Tommy Wells announced his mayoral campaign Saturday outside in the pouring rain. (Washington City Paper)
* Judge Katie O'Malley—Gov. Martin O'Malley's wife—does a fashion shoot for Baltimore Style magazine. (Maryland Reporter)
* Despite similar speculation for Gov. O'Malley and Gov. Cuomo for 2016, the two have vastly different political styles. (Baltimore Sun)


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