NIGERIA: TO BEND OR TO BREAK.
Truth is: Unless Nigeria is redefined to become "Our Project" instead of the Criminal Enterprise it had been from 1914 when the British cobbled it together for their own Commercial Interests, to when in 1960, their Local Agents, the Fulani were coronated to run it as a British/Caliphate Joint Venture, to now, when subsidiaries have been conscripted into the Criminal Enterprise from all over the Country by virtue of Fraudulent Unitary Constitution, the Nigeria defined by that Fraudulent Constitution 1999 is not "Our Project".
The Self-Evident "We" versus "Them" reality that manifest in virtually all spheres, Horizontal and Vertical, is a product of this fundamental anomaly, whether we talk of the unspoken Ethnic Hierarchical pyramid which the Fulani born-to-rule, perch atop, or the Wealth/Income Pyramid which the Politicians and their acolytes perch atop.
In seeking a resolution of the Nigerian Question, The Horizontal part of the Question, must be separated from the Vertical and the entire intervention MUST be in two stages, to deal first with the Horizontal, and then the Vertical. Any other approach is like building a house from the roof, and therefore an exercise in futility.
Looking honestly at the truth that the Federation of Nigeria collapsed since 1966 when the 5 Constitutions (4 Regional, 1 Federal) which defined "Our" Federation, were toppled and jettisoned, and replaced by imposed Unitarism, it is now beyond debate, that practically ALL the dysfunctions, wrongs, evils and malfeasances we lament now, have their roots in that 1966 tectonic shift from Federal Basis to Unitarism, whether we are talking about Corruption, insecurity, Infrastructural decay, System Malfunction and Dysfunction, across tiers and arms of governance as well as mass poverty and hopelessness.
The Horizontal Part is one of Geography and that is where you start the Two-Stage process, by redefining the Federating Units, whereby the conscious grouping of willing compatible contiguities, aggregate into Constitutional Blocs, along the lines of the 1960/1963 formations, subject of course to any adjustments that may be dictated by the current realities, for example, the Middle Belt that is no longer desirous of continuing in the One-North hoax.
With Federating Constitutions distilled, the Process of Unionizing the Regional Constitutions would commence amongst willing compatible contiguities, as Sovereign, largely autonomous Blocs, exploring mutually beneficial Protocols to create an economy of scales, with the caveat that incompatible civilizations such as Sharia and Feudalism would be excluded from the fresh Protocols being forged.
It is heartwarming to note that the Two-Stage Modalities articulated by the Yoruba National Assembly in their June 24th 2017 Communiqué, especially the key start of Internal Regional Referendum, satisfy this procedural imperative since a Federation is quite simply a Union of Constitutions.
Distilling and Unionizing Federating Constitutions in the 2-Stage process outlined here is the content of the "Restructuring" that could arrest the drift to the abyss for Nigeria. All other descriptions of Restructuring that are built on the current fraudulent foundation upon which Nigeria currently stands, amount to marginal tokenism and so are bound to fail.
It is also in this Two-Stage Process that Self-Determination is reconciled with Restructuring.
Refusing to take the steps prescribed by the aforementioned Yoruba National Assembly June 24, 2017 Communiqué, creates a default in which the Constituent Component Blocs of Nigeria simply mind their spaces to begin the daunting Reconstruction Tasks for their respective Blocs since the fraudulent 1999 Constitution that created and defined the unworkable Unitarism we now have, has been repudiated and rejected by the entrapped Constituent Component Regional Blocs especially in Southern Nigeria as amply stated in the June 24th Yoruba Communiqué as well as the Uturu Declaration of October 2016 where the East declared the rejection of the fraudulent 1999 Constitution, demanding a return to the 1963 Republican Federation Model which got truncated in 1966.
The Niger Delta was the first to repudiate and reject the 1999 Constitution which comprehensively expropriate the Region of both their Oil and Gas Assets as well as huge Maritime Resources, since 2008 when the Conference of Ethnic Nationalities of the Niger Delta publicly presented the well reasoned position of the Niger Delta.
The Communiqué to this effect signed by Prof Kimse Okoko as Chairman and Mr Mike Orobator as Secretary was published in the Vanguard of July 31, 2008.(Copy posted below).
It would be recalled that the 12 Contiguous States of the predominantly Muslim North were the first to repudiate and reject the 1999 Construction and therefore the Union of Nigeria when in year 2000 they simultaneously imposed Sharia. This at law, translates to a secession from the Constitutionally Secular State of Nigeria. The rest of Nigeria merely went on to rework their future in viable, cohesive formations as depicted in the MNN Broken Map of Nigeria, within their inalienable right to Self-Determination.
Put differently, the implication of these express repudiations and rejection of the fraudulent 1999 Constitution by the Constituent Component Blocs is that Nigeria is, to all intents and purposes, currently in Technical Dissolution and that unless it is consciously Reconstituted by the 2-Stage Process outlined herein, unilateral Regional Processes to draw up fresh Successor-Protocols from the currently defunct Federation of Nigeria, is well underway and might result in the emergence of outrightly Independent Units of Successor-States.
This is what has been sensationally described as the "Disintegration" of Nigeria. It is quite simply, a Reconfiguration of the defunct Federation of Nigeria, following the failure of Consensus around the Restructuring Imperative to retain a Union of Nigeria.
The resolution of the all-important Horizontal Part of the Nigeria Question automatically rectifies and corrects the roots cause of the aforementioned systemic dysfunctions, evils and malfeasances.
The Vertical Part of the Nigerian Question relating to the Rich/Poor Divide across Country, will automatically resolve itself once the Horizontal part of the Question is addressed because each freed Bloc will dethrone the monsters that ruled and eventually consumed the defunct Federation of Nigeria, particularly Corruption. Each Bloc would of course reset their Objectives and Systems in a manner radically different from the British-erected , Fulani-Sustained Criminal Enterprise called "Nigeria" which we have tried unsuccessfully for 103 years to transform into "Our Project".
The Mistake of 1914 has failed to Rise above the Mere Geographical Expression it was at the onset. The Grand Mosaic of a Country has failed to evolve into a cohesive Nation-State.
New arrangements must now emerge to halt the toxicity, carnage and destruction Nigeria now represents to the majority of those currently called "Nigerians", but who in their hearts resent that appellation and whose first loyalty is their to their Ethnic/Regional Bloc.
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Tech giants urge US to adopt GDPR laws
Cisco boss: It's time for US to regulate tech giants
Apple CEO proposes "comprehensive federal privacy law"
But reluctance to adopt full suite of GDPR regulations
Cisco has joined Apple, Microsoft and IBM in urging the US to follow in the footsteps of the European Union by formalising GDPR-like regulations.
Cisco chief legal and compliance officer Mark Chandler is the latest tech boss to call on US politicians to regulate technology companies in a move to tackle privacy concerns.
Chandler told the Financial Times Cisco wants the US to legalise a version of the European Union's global data protection regulation (GDPR).
He said: "We believe that the GDPR has worked well and that with a few differences, that is what should be brought in in the US as well."
Chandler highlighted the EU's success in giving users more freedom and control in enabling access over personal data and forcing technology companies to be held accountable with its internal processing, sharing and cultivating of its users information, with significant fines for non-compliance.
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However, he pointed to individuals rights to customise their privacy settings and remove details from global search engines as aspects of the EU rules he would not want to see replicated in the US.
According to the Financial Times, US technology companies are united in calling for politicians to pass its first national data privacy law, however there are concerns about the penalties and fines for data breaches.
Calling for a new global privacy norm, Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella spoke last month at the World Economic Forum in Davos praising the EU's GDPR that came into effect last year.
He said: "My own point of view is that it's a fantastic start in treating privacy as a human right.
"I hope that in the United States we do something similar, and that the world converges on a common standard."
He praised the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology notably facial recognition that he said would become democratised and celebrated for greater good, however it's not without its dark sides including privacy and bias.
"I hope that in the United States we do something similar, and that the world converges on a common standard" Satya Nadella, Microsoft
Nadella explained Microsoft has built a set of principles for the ethical use of AI but "self-regulation was not enough," he continued, "we welcome any regulation that helps the marketplace not be a race to the bottom."
IBM chief executive Ginni Rometty said last year during an event in Brussels there is a "trust crisis" between technology companies and users, which must be addressed.
Rometty said that a new way of thinking is needed to counter the powerful dynamic. She suggested a "regulatory scalpel, not a sledgehammer" to avoid hurting the wider and more responsible parts of the digital economy.
She added: "Dominant online platforms have more power to shape public opinion than newspapers or the television ever had, yet they face very little regulation or liability."
Apple has long positioned itself away from the likes of Facebook and Google as an advocate for data privacy. Speaking during the 40th International Conference of data Protection and Privacy Commissioners last year, Apple chief executive Tim Cook praised Europe's "successful implementation" of GDPR, he urged the rest of the world to follow its lead.
He said: "Our own information - from the everyday to the deeply personal - is being weaponised against us with military efficiency.
"These scraps of data, each one harmless enough on its own, are carefully assembled, synthesised, traded and sold."
Cook explained that taken to the extreme, personal data harvesting offers digital profiles so detailed they have enabled companies to know you better than yourself. He proposed "a comprehensive federal privacy law".
He added: "Your profile is a bunch of algorithms that serve up increasingly extreme content, pounding our harmless preferences into harm…we shouldn't sugar coat the consequences, this is surveillance."
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EU hits Google with £1.3bn fine
The European Union antitrust commission has fined Google for its "abusive practices" in online advertising and its "illegal misuse" of its dominant market position.
Microsoft's Bing blocked in China
The Chinese government has blocked Microsoft's search engine Bing, joining Facebook and Google as the latest foreign technology provider to become unavailable in the country.
Google fined £44m for GDPR breach
French watchdog has found Google in violation of "transparency, information and consent," the first milestone fine under Europe's strict global data protection regulation (GDPR).

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Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (en Hispanoamérica: Calabozos y dragones 2, la ira del dios dragón y en España: Dragones y mazmorras 2) es un telefilme estadounidense de fantasía heroica, dirigido por Gerry Lively, emitido por primera vez en la televisión estadounidense en 2005 y distribuido en DVD a partir de 2006. Es una secuela de la película de 2000 Dungeons & Dragons, la cual se basó en el popular juego de rol de mismo título. El único actor recurrente en ambas películas fue Bruce Payne, retomando su papel como el malvado Damodar. La película fue estrenada en los cines de Europa y algunas partes de América del Norte, y publicada en DVD el 7 de febrero de 2006.

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God tiene una continuación con la tercera película de la serie, Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness, rodada en 2011 y lanzada al mercado en formato de DVD en el Reino Unido el 9 de agosto de 2012.

Historia
Aproximadamente cien años después de los sucesos de la primera película, Damodar (Bruce Payne) ha sobrevivido a su derrota frente a Ridley Freeborn, habiendo sido condenado por su anterior maestro, Profion, a caminar sobre la tierra como un muerto viviente. Enloquecido por el dolor de la maldición, busca venganza contra el reino de Izmir y los descendientes de aquellos que lo derrotaron.

Tras años de búsqueda encuentra el Orbe de Faluzure, un artefacto ligado al poder de Faluzure, un dios dragón prisionero bajo las montañas de Izmir. Con el poder del Orbe, Damodar se cura de la maldición y se prepara para despertar al dragón y destruir Izmir.

Lord Berek (Mark Dymond), un Guerrero y antiguo capitán de la guardia real, ahora un aburrido e insatisfecho Lord del Rey, y Melora (Clemency Burton-Hill), su esposa, una "talentosa" joven hechicera, investigan reportes de gas venenoso emanando de las cuevas de Izmir y encuentran el dragón aún dormido. Investigando la amenaza en la biblioteca de Izmir, Melora reporta a Oberon (Roy Marsden), la cabeza del Concilio de Magos, que Faluzure fue hecho prisionero trescientos años atrás por una civilización antigua y poderosa llamada los Turanios, quienes también crearon el Orbe. Mientras intenta localizar el Orbe con magia, Melora es víctima de una maldición del mucho más poderoso Damodar, y comienza a morir lentamente.

Melora oculta su enfermedad de Berek, quien recibe del Rey el encargo de armar un grupo de aventureros lo suficientemente pequeño para infiltrarse en la guarida de Damodar sin ser detectados, pero suficientemente fuerte como para enfrentarse a los enemigos: Lux (Ellie Chidzey), una bárbara, Dorian (Steven Elder), un clérigo de Obad-Hai, Ormaline (Lucy Gaskell), una elfa hechicera, y Nim (Tim Stern) un maestro ladrón.

El grupo parte a localizar la guarida de Damodar, mientras Oberon y los otros magos intentan descifrar los tomos de magia Turania en su biblioteca para encontrar una manera de derrotar al dragón.

Mientras viajan a través de un bosque encantado, el grupo de Berek llama la atención de un poderoso lich, Klaxx el Maligno, quien ofrece sus servicios a Damodar. Damodar no confía en él, pero confía en que el orbe lo hará más poderoso que Klaxx.

Luego de pasar por varios obstáculos y enigmas, perdiendo a Dorian en el proceso, el grupo de Berek encuentra la entrada al castillo de Damodar. Enfrentándose a él, Berek logra tomar ventaja de su exceso de confianza y robar el Orbe, aunque Ormaline y Nim son heridos de gravedad antes que el hechicero los teletransporte nuevamente a Obad-Hai. Mientras Ormaline y Nim son tratados por los clérigos, Berek cabalga de vuelta a Izmir, mientras Lux queda detrás para detener los demonios invocados por Damodar.

Usando sus habilidades para cambiar de forma, Klaxx se infiltra en el castillo de Izmir, mata a Oberon en su baño y toma su forma. Cuando Berek vuelve con el Orbe, Melora lo usa para abrir un cofre descubierto bajo el castillo, donde los Turanios escondieron los secretos de su magia. Sin embargo, en ese momento Klaxx se revela, robando el Orbe y asesinando añ Rey, al nuevo capitán de la guardia y a muchos de los habitantes del castillo, antes de devolver el Orbe a Damodar. El dragón despierta y destruye el Orbe, recuperando su poder completamente.

Mientras Berek cabalga en persecución, Melora, cerca de la muerte, logra descifrar el secreto de los Turanios y lidera a los magos restantes en un ataque mágico que derrota al dragón y la libera de la maldición.

Berek y Lux se encuentran y enfrentan a Damodar, quien ya no tiene el poder del Orbe a su disposición. Klaxx, sin interés ya en ayudar a Damodar, desaparece con una risa.

Posteriormente Izmir es reconstruida, con Berek inmerso en sus tareas ministeriales y Melora nombrada nueva cabeza del Concilio de Magos. Lux, Ormaline y Nim se muestran completamente recuperados de sus heridas.

Damodar se ve por última vez como prisionero en un calabozo oscuro bajo Izmir, pero sonriéndose, al estar preparado para esperar otros cien años para tener su venganza.

Canon de Dungeons & Dragons
A diferencia de la primera película, que podría ser considerada de presupuesto medio, esta es una producción de bajo presupuesto con un elenco de recién llegados (con la excepción de Bruce Payne como Damodar). Además, a diferencia de la primera película, muchos detalles del juego de rol Dungeons & Dragons fueron incluidos. Las clases de los cinco aventureros son descriptas correctamente y funcionan juntas, cada una utilizando sus fuerzas individuales. El equipo de los aventureros son objetos que los jugadores ávidos probablemente reconocerán (por ejemplo Gema de Visión Verdadera, Frasco de Ácido Púrpura de Gusano, Espada Vorpal, Anillo del Carnero, Bastón del Rayo, Mazo del Trueno, etc). Los hechizos usados por los hechiceros son interpretaciones correctas de los del juego de rol, especialmente aquellos que no son lanzados a voluntad, sino que deben ser preparados y usados en cantidades limitadas.

Los villanos también han sido diseñados según el canon de Dungeons & Dragons. Como parte del bestiario, pueden encontrarse dragones blancos, mantoscuros, espectros, magmins, hombres lagarto (puede verse uno restaurando el brazo de Damodar), y un lich. Debe darse una mención especial a Klaxx el Maligno (el lich), que se comporta como debe comportarse un lich según Dungeons & Dragons, quedándose cerca de la acción para conseguir cualquier potencial pieza de conocimiento, pero sin tomar ningún riesgo. También pueden verse drows muertos colgando del techo, cuya sangre era usada como "cena" de Damodar. Juiblex también es mencionado, pero no aparece en ningún punto de la película.

También hay un número de referencias a módulos clásicos: The Ghost Tower of Inverness, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, etc.

Otro detalle especial es la pista de comentarios, compuesta por "Lidda," "Krusk," y "Jozan" (personajes icónicos de la tercera edición de Dungeons & Dragons) bromeando sobre la acción en pantalla.

De rápidas observaciones en la entrevista en DVD con Gary Gygax, se ha mostrado que los héroes tienen los siguientes atributos en el juego de Dungeons & Dragons:

Recepción
En julio de 2012, Wrath of the Dragon God tiene una puntuación de IMDb de 4.8 de 10, consideráblemente mayor que el filme original. Las críticas profesionales, sin embargo, han catalogado a la película de decepcionante. IGN le dio 3 de 10, declarando que solo los fanáticos más acérrimos de Dungeons & Dragons deberían verla, aunque solamente por las referencias al juego. Monsters and Critics la puntuó 2 de 5, diciendo, "Si El Señor de los Anillos nos mostró como puede hacerse bien el género de fantasía, Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God nos muestra como puede hacerse horriblemente mal." Un crítico afirmó que la actuación de Bruce Payne es aún lo destacado de esta película. Otro crítico dijo que Bruce Payne 'se roba el show.'

Véase también
 Dungeons & Dragons (película)
 Dungeons & Dragons

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Wrath of the Dragon God Interview at Sorcerer's Place

Dungeons & Dragons
Películas sobre dragones
Películas basadas en juegos de rol
Películas de espada y brujería

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OPINION: Size Matters; Mixed Conservative Messages Pervade Mississippi Amid Pandemic
Richard L. Conville
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker believes in "limited government," except when he doesn't, columnist Richard Conville writes. Plus, he says, it hasn't worked. Photo courtesy U.S. Senate
We seem to be of two minds when it comes to the size of government in America. A recent example comes to mind: U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker introduced a restaurant revitalization amendment to the American Rescue Plan then making its way through the Senate. The measure passed with 90 votes and provided $28.6 billion "to support independent restaurants and small franchisees devastated from the coronavirus pandemic," as The Hill reported on Feb. 5, 2021. Hattiesburg's own Robert St. John was a leading figure in generating nationwide support for this measure. Thank you, Robert!
Here's where the debate gets interesting. Sen. Wicker did not vote for the overall American Rescue Plan that contained his amendment to aid the restaurants. He said it was not needed.
Nevertheless, he claimed credit for the much-needed assistance to restaurants provided within the bill.
The Mississippi Center for Public Policy is a conservative, legislative lobbying group. Its weekly email on April 24 opened with this scary headline, "Big government is growing. Radical progressives are determined to expand the power of the administrative state." And a little further down in the same issue, it announced, "The Mississippi Center for Public Policy is in the front line in the battle to preserve liberty and limited government."
Sen. Wicker, conservative Republican that he is, also believes in "limited government," except when he doesn't: as when he successfully pushed spending $28.6 billion to aid all those struggling restaurants across the country. He is no "radical progressive;" he just saw a need and addressed it.
I agree with Sen. Wicker that such an expenditure was a good idea. I also believe that those $1,400 checks that millions of citizens received through the American Rescue Plan were also a good idea, but the senator did not.
So, there's the debate, it seems. Helping restaurants hurt by the pandemic is a good thing, according to Sen. Wicker, but directly helping individual American citizens is not a good thing. Is that it?
Individual citizens who had dropped out of the labor force to stay home with children not in school; individual citizens who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic; individual citizens who had put off needing medical care due to the pandemic. Instead of battling "to preserve liberty and limited government," we could just help people when they need it.
Look around at your family, friends and neighbors whose lives were upended by the virus. All those of modest or meager means whom the pandemic pounded needed a leg up to get back on their feet. So, what's wrong with the government lending them a hand?
The unique nature of the restaurant industry made it especially vulnerable during the pandemic. However, many other kinds of work remain vulnerable even after the pandemic. The very nature of work is changing—robots are at work across the spectrum of the economy, from manufacturing to McDonald's to medicine; online transactions are taking the place of person-to-person interaction; capital is chasing cheap labor overseas; the electric vehicle market is booming; and the need for agricultural workers continues to decline.
We can expect continuing displacement of workers and therefore continuing, modest levels of unemployment as certain job sectors disappear, and it takes time for labor markets to adjust to such changes. Since the nation has chosen capitalism as our default economic model, we owe it to those so displaced to support them financially when they need it and to support their retraining. Only governments at all levels have the resources to deal with such population-wide challenges.
So, by all means, let's have a robust debate over the appropriate size of government. In Mississippi, we've tried "limited government" at least since 1980, and it has landed us at the bottom of just about every quality-of-life measure you can name. Maybe it's time to question some of our past decisions and take a different path.
Dick Conville is a retired college professor and long-time resident of Hattiesburg. Email him at [email protected]. This column was previously published in the Pine Belt News in Hattiesburg.
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Q: Ionic - Photo Viewer crashing: 'UIDocumentInteractionController: invalid scheme https.' I am using the following plugin in Ionic for visualizing an image: @ionic-native/photo-viewer.
When calling the visualization method:
PhotoViewer.show('http://my_site.com/my_image.jpg', 'Optional Title', {share: true});
Everything is working as expected on Android devices/emulators. However, when attempting to call the same method while using an iOS device/emulator the app completely crashes before even visualizing the image. These are the logs from when the application crashes:
2018-07-30 21:20:05.706360+0100 MyApp[23373:2960263] THREAD WARNING:

['PhotoViewer'] took '25.631104' ms. Plugin should use a background thread.
2018-07-30 21:20:06.442060+0100 MyApp[23373:2961920] * Assertion failure in -[UIDocumentInteractionController setURL:], /BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/UIKit_Sim/UIKit-3698.54.4/Source/DocumentInteraction/UIDocumentInteractionController.m:183
2018-07-30 21:20:06.453089+0100 MyApp[23373:2961920] * Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'UIDocumentInteractionController: invalid scheme https.  Only the file scheme is supported.'
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    2   CoreFoundation                      0x00000001115bc472 +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 98
    3   Foundation                          0x000000010ea75652 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 193
    4   UIKit                               0x000000010d01db3e -[UIDocumentInteractionController setURL:] + 702
    5   UIKit                               0x000000010d01d140 -[UIDocumentInteractionController initWithURL:] + 130
    6   UIKit                               0x000000010d01d0a2 +[UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:] + 65
    7   MyApp                                0x000000010b539420 -[PhotoViewer setupDocumentControllerWithURL:andTitle:] + 160
    8   MyApp                                0x000000010b53a25b __20-[PhotoViewer show:]_block_invoke + 347
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    10  libdispatch.dylib                   0x0000000112b0c7ec _dispatch_client_callout + 8
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Projects and schemes
Get on board - Heritage Campus
We're working on a vision to create a visitor experience based on Darlington's railway history. It builds on Darlington's unique legacy as the birthplace of the passenger railway.
We need to make sure the town is on the map at three different levels - local, national and global. It will not only pulls in visitors, but it also offers training and educational opportunities, boosting the local economy and ensuring it is a place that local residents can be proud of.
2025 will see the 200th anniversary of the world's first steam locomotive hauled passenger railway. We need to ensure that the town is ready to celebrate this milestone and capture hearts and audiences across the world.
Help us make the most of Darlington's rich railway heritage and ensure that the town is recognized as the birthplace of the passenger railway.
Get involved and share our vision! Follow us on Twitter [external link]. Like us on Facebook [external link] to find out more about the project.
Get on board and have your say!
Let us know what you would like to see in this vision. Your ideas will help us to take the next steps and put Darlington on the national and world rail heritage map.
If you give us your feedback you will enter a free prize draw to win a share of £200 of vouchers!
Follow us on Twitter [external link] and like us on Facebook [external link]
Fill in our online survey [external link]
Fill in our Get on Board form [pdf document] and tell us what you think. There is also a paper version of the leaflet, with post boxes available. These can be found at the Town Hall customer service centre, Dolphin Centre, Crown Street and Cockerton Library and the Head of Steam Museum.
What do you want this Heritage Campus to include? Ideas so far:
Technology showcases
Cycle hire and walking trails
Cafés and restaurants
Themed play areas
Links with other rail sites
Stephenson's Locomotion 1 was the steam locomotive to haul the first passengers on a public railway. It still exists and is displayed at Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum [external link].
Darlington hosts the oldest working railway bridge in the world. It is called the Skerne Bridge. For most of the 1990s it featured on the back of the £5 note.
Edward Pease (1767-1858) was a woollen manufacturer from Darlington. He was the main promoter of the Darlington and Stockton Railway. He is often referred to as the 'Father of the Railways'. Furthermore, he brokered the deal with George Stephenson on the first passenger railway in the world.
Heritage Campus - frequently asked questions
What and where is the Heritage Campus?
The Heritage Campus is an overarching concept that seeks to link and make the most of Darlington's Railway and Industrial Heritage. This is in the North Road area of Darlington and beyond, extending to the former Stockton and Darlington Railway Track bed. It has related assets which will be identified through the engagement process.
Why do we need a vision?
Guide development in the area. It allows the most appropriate response to enquiries. This includes the best use of the assets.
Form the basis of a revised business model and governance for the Head of Steam Museum site.
Identify the necessary actions to facilitate the upcoming 2025 celebrations. This includes the required framework and legacy arrangements.
Provide a suite of actions that will stimulate engagement and attendance. It will help economic activity, increased visitor spend and community involvement.
Identify funding streams and grants.
Draw on national and global best practice.
Articulate the key messages and vision that has been developed with partners, stakeholders and the public. This will reinforce the message, stimulate investment and show the advantages of joint working.
Develop and deepen the relationship with key stakeholders. For example the NRM, neighbouring authorities and national heritage rail clubs.
No decisions have been made yet - we want to hear people's ideas.
Who is developing the vision?
Darlington Borough Council is developing the vision. They are in partnership with key stakeholders. These include local businesses, community and voluntary groups, local residents and schools and colleges.
The need to make the most of the heritage assets and story of passenger railways in Darlington.
Protection of the existing assets and records. This will benefit the future generations.
Promotion and marketing of the heritage.
Engagement with schools and colleges. It will develop the next generation of visitors and custodians.
The need to make the most of railway heritage as a catalyst for economic growth. This will boost the visitor economy and spend in the town.
The development of the necessary infrastructure and legacy. It will support the upcoming celebrations in 2025 of the birth of passenger railways.
Development of a sustainable business model to secure the future of the Head of Steam Railway Museum site.
What will we do with the feedback we get?
All views will be collected and analysed. The conclusions will be fed back as part of the consultation process later in 2014. We are happy to keep you in the loop with the process and let you know how the engagement process is going.
What would World Heritage Site status bring to Darlington?
Increased protection and recognition for the sites and assets.
The care of the assets would fall to the national government. They are in partnership with the Council and stakeholders.
The need to consider World Heritage Sites as a material idea in planning applications.
The need to secure a sustainable future for the assets.
The creation of a management plan that would be drawn up in line with the best global practice. They are in partnership with The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) members.
An increased ability to gain funding either from UNESCO or from other sources. Such as the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
Engagement phase: September and October 2014
Vision and action plan development: September to December 2014
Formal consultation: January to March 2015
Consideration by Cabinet: Summer 2015
How much is this costing and who is paying?
We don't know how much this will cost yet. It will depend on the decision in the vision and the action plan.
We will be exploring a range of funding schemes. Including sponsorship, grant aid and private investment.
On site stakeholder re-configuration
Along with other groups on site, we acknowledge that there is still uncertainty on the future of the area. We will work with all of these groups to ensure that their views are kept and are fully informed of any developments or proposals. As yet, there are no plans to alter the current site structure, tenancies and use of buildings.
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YouGov smartphone study explains Nokia's fall from grace
By Adam Hartley 2010-07-06T09:38:00.186Z
Newer brands beat the Finns
YouGov's latest smartphone study explains Nokia's fall from grace in the smartphone market
The latest YouGov Smartphone Mobile Internet Experience study shows that Nokia continues to lose market share to newer brands such as Apple and HTC.
The Finnish mobile giant is failing to compete, with the numbers of smartphone owners planning on opting for a Nokia as their next mobile dropping substantially over the last six months.
Nokia versus Apple
"Only a third (34 per cent) of respondents will consider getting a Nokia next time, a drop of 12 per cent since December 2009 and the number of those who expect to actually purchase a Nokia has also fallen," notes YouGov's smartphone study.
"Only 10 per cent of respondents expect their next handset purchase will be Nokia, compared to one fifth in December 2009. This is in contrast to 41 per cent of smartphone owners who expect to get an Apple handset next time."
The latest figures are from the third of four quarterly-year market research studies by YouGov, with the organisation having interviewed 2,121 smartphone users between 4 and 7 June 2010 on behalf of a number of clients, including major UK mobile network operators.
Nokia misses smartphone boat
Reasons given by participants in the study for the shift away from Nokia as a desired smartphone including wanting a change of brand, a lack of available apps and perceived poor quality of the operating system.
Far fewer people are also now likely to recommend Nokia as a brand to friends or colleagues.
YouGov's survey shows how Nokia's recommend score has slipped by 15 per cent in six months to just 12 per cent, compared with Apple's recommendation score of 70 per cent for its iPhone brand.
Russell Feldman, Research Manager in YouGov's technology and telecoms team says of the results of the latest study: "Where Nokia once led the market, it has drastically fallen by the wayside. Its OVI store continues to be significantly outperformed by both Apple's Apps store and Android Marketplace.
"The results of our data consistently show that the market leader is fast becoming an also ran in the smartphone market. New products, software and apps are needed soon if Nokia is to keep up with its rivals."
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"When kingdoms are at stake, Mistress Anne, human feelings count for nothing," Sir John observed.
How could the child bear not just the hunger, but the boredom? The rest of humankind used meals to divide the day, Lib realised – as reward, as entertainment, the chiming of an inner clock. For Anna, during this watch, each day had to pass like one endless moment.
Unconsciously, she had always clung to dignity as her sole possession. She had asked for no pity, made no lamentation, and had endured each moment as it came, waiting patiently for release, because she believed that in all circumstances there must be some right way in which to think and act, which can lift them into a kind of beauty.
It was the heart of winter, and a crescent moon hung crookedly over the bulk of Hradčany Castle, looming above the narrow laneway where the body lay. Such stars there were! – like a hoard of jewels strewn across a dome of taut black silk. Since a boy I had been fascinated by the mystery of the heavens and sought to know their secret harmonies.
History wasn't made without taking risks, that much he knew. So maybe sometimes you had to take risks to write it, too.
It was easy to wander into the heart of the ancient streets, laced together by alleys aromatic with the smell of ginger and charcoal. She watched women traders shouting out their wares in shrill voices, their socks, shawls and cotton reels displayed on trolleys covered with straw and tarpaulin, while the men sat crosslegged on low stools, rolling dice on the pavement. Canaries sang in bamboo cages hanging from canopies outside narrow shops and the sun lit up particles of dust, making the air shimmer.
Elizabeth could not imagine being dismissed with a shrug and a careless sentence. That was not the lot of princesses. If they were not beautiful men pretended that they were. If they were fortunate enough to possess beauty, charm and wit then poets wrote sonnets to them and artists had no need to flatter them in portraits.
But tomorrow there will be another theory, and another; one will be discredited and the other praised; they'll fall from fashion and be resurrected a decade later with added footnotes and a new edition. Everything is changing, Mrs. Seaborne, and much of it for the better: but what use is it to try and stand on quicksand? We will stumble and fall, and in falling become prey to folly and darkness – these rumours of monsters are nothing more than evidence that we have let go of the rope that tethers us to everything that's good and certain.
Powerful quotes this lot. I liked the one by Alison Weir, the one from Miraculous Mysteries, and the one from The Essex Serpent.
I enjoyed putting this month's selection together. The Essex Serpent in particular had lots of great quotes to choose from.
Sounds like another great month of reading 🙂 I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by Alison Weir as I too have a copy of that to read. Also as an anxious person I really love and should listen to that first quote from Ship of Magic. Happy reading in July!
Thank you, Jessica. I enjoyed the Anne Boleyn book and my thoughts should be ready soon.
Love the quote from The Wonder. I am reading The Essex Serpent right now!
I'll look forward to hearing what you think of The Essex Serpent, Judy. I'm still trying to put my review together, but I did enjoy it!


A pokerstars player noticed and reported similarities between 10 online poker player accounts, the similarities included things like the players changing stakes back and forth in the poker sites micro stakes tables at the same time, logging on and off at the same time, and making a lot of the same plays.
The player 'Malloc" on the TwoPlusTwo poker forums and the PokerTableRatiings studied the habits of the ten 'players' and eventually reported the accounts to PokerStars.
PokerStars promptly began an investigation into the accounts and confirmed that their play coincided with bot behaviors. The scarriest thing about these 10 poker accounts is that they didn't lose, they didn't stay even, they won, and they won to the tune of $58,000.00. Historically, poker bots aren't really known for winning. In fact, they tend to slowly lose small amounts of money. Very good bots have been known to break even.


Graeme qualified as a solicitor in 2007 after completing his LPC at the University of Central Lancashire. Before joining Farleys in March 2018, Graeme was the head of the conveyancing department at a firm in Blackpool.
Based at our Preston office, Graeme deals with all types of residential conveyancing including property purchases, sales, transfers, and re-mortgages. Graeme's expertise lies with the more unusual residential transactions such as new builds, apartments and listed buildings.
He has previously worked with a number of interesting properties around England including a 16th Century farmhouse at which Charles I reputedly stayed between battles during the English Civil War; an Arts & Crafts cottage in the Cotswolds; an 18th Century country manor in Cheshire; and an apartment overlooking Tower Bridge to name but a few.
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Q: "Only me" or "Only I" (is working today) Which is correct?

Only me is working today?
  Only I is working today?

Which of these should I use? Or neither?

A: You should use "I", but the verb must agree.

Only I am working today.

But other expressions are possible and may be prefered:

I am the only person working today.

A: I think it would be better to say. I'm the only one working today or I'm working by myself today if you're completely alone.

A: "I is" (does not exist) "is" should be used only in the third person, E.g. She is, He is, They are.
The correct use of I will be: I am, I will, I was...
Answering...
I am the only person working here today.


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With the advent of Penn's new policies on social events, fraternity-organized parties are going just as well as one would expect– remarkably.
"These rules really promote a safe and care-free environment to have fun in," says junior Riley Saunders, an AOD student representative and enjoys scrapbooking and knitting in her free time. "All they do is provide a set of guidelines to foster a welcoming and nurturing environment without risk of How could anyone think otherwise?"
With the new registration system, on-campus organizations are racing to log their events.
"It's a great thing the University is doing," says senior Tracy Karpman, who is planning a social event later this month. "It's so exciting to be able to click submit on the registration form and know that you're participating in a system that cultivates healthy social behaviors and engages and empowers Penn students."
Social events are changing for the better in other ways, too. Fraternity president Josh Seides was placing a few bottles of Smirnoff on the counter of the frat house bar when he snuck a swift glance at the turnout. Something seemed off– a few attendees must've brought unregistered guests. After rounding them up in the living room and taking a headcount, Seides counted one hundred and sixty three guests.
"I explained to them the rules that were clearly outlined by the Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives," Seides recalled. "We couldn't have the alcohol out, since there were over 150 people. I couldn't believe it when a couple hooligans started complaining from the crowd. We don't need alcohol to have a good time."
Unfortunately, they had already hired a university-approved bartender for the night, and Seides was determined to get the most of the $25/hr rate he was charged.
"We didn't have any hard liquor left, but we had tons Coke and water. I think one of the brothers brought some Sunny D as well. Charlie, our bartender, had a difficult time mixing drinks with the limited amount of beverages available. Luckily, he could wiggle his eyebrows and make them move like a caterpillar, so he entertained the few partygoers that stayed."
Seides, along with other fraternity leaders, are looking forward to a bright future.
"I can't wait to see what other policies the university has in store for us," he said, without any sarcasm in his voice. "I get excited just thinking about it."
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Safety & Regulatory Devices
Does tinfoil on your hubcaps bypass police radar?
By: Cherise Threewitt
Trying to fool the police is a pastime for some people, but the tricks you learn from urban legends rarely work.
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People will try just about anything to fool police, no matter how dangerous or ridiculous it might be. Have you ever seen a car with a CD dangling from the rearview mirror or a row of CDs lined up along the dashboard? The driver of that car might believe that the reflections from the CD will prevent a police officer from getting an accurate speed reading from the radar gun. That won't work, but the reflections from the CDs might succeed in temporarily blinding everyone else on the road.
Another alleged strategy for tricking radar involves the use of plenty of tinfoil. Acting on the assumption that a police officer aims the radar gun at a car's wheels, people have stuffed balls of tinfoil inside the wheels' spokes and wrapped the hubcaps in sheets of foil. The belief is that the surface of the crumpled-up foil will make the radar gun give an inaccurate reading or prevent it from giving a reading at all.
According to Snopes, the most comprehensive urban legend resource on the Internet, this myth dates back at least to the 1980s. And also according to Snopes, it's simply not true. There's not much of an explanation beyond the fact that it's just not true. A police radar gun can accurately read a car's speed even if it's covered in CDs and tinfoil. And assuming the police officer got a suspicious reading? If he or she felt like it, you'd just get pulled over, anyway ... perhaps for littering, as all those balls of tinfoil tumbled out of your wheels and trailed behind you.
This myth does have an air of plausibility, though. Ever hear someone make jokes about a "tinfoil hat?" It's a way to poke fun at people who seem overly paranoid about government spying and the use of electronic equipment for surveillance, as well as potentially harmful effects on health from the use of such techniques. Radio waves, which use invisible electronic radiation to send and receive signals over long distances, are a common method of communication and a source of conspiracy theorists' fears. Since radio waves actually can be blocked by careful usage of certain materials, especially metals, the "tinfoil hat" is said to prevent the government from secretly using radio waves to plant or steal information in a person's brain. In comparison, wrapping a car's wheels in tinfoil to prevent them from being tracked with radio waves seems quite logical, but ultimately wrong.
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Snopes. "Foiling the Police." Feb. 4, 2012. (May 5, 2015) http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/tinfoil.asp
Cherise Threewitt "Does tinfoil on your hubcaps bypass police radar?" 28 July 2015.
HowStuffWorks.com. <https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/does-tinfoil-on-hubcaps-bypass-police-radar.htm> 31 January 2023
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A Parliamentary committee has expressed apprehension over a possible shortfall of Rs 4,250 crore from passenger earnings due to Railways' decision to roll back fare hikes.
In wake of controversy surrounding the arrest of a professor for allegedly posting an internet cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress today ruled out setting up a mechanism to monitor social media.
Roy, after taking over from Dinesh Trivedi has also written to Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal over the delay in crucial rail projects.
Is Indian Railways a Kingfisher in the making?
According to the All India Railwaymen Federation, the railways has now begun deferring payments of certain employee allowances like overtime, night duty and travel allowances.
Reflecting the fears of uncertainty, the Sensex, after busting 18,000 last month, has given up some of its gains in recent weeks.
Mukul Roy, today refused to commit himself on a rollback of the across-the-board rail freight hike effected ahead of the budget.
The Dinesh Trivedi fiasco reveals less about the travails of our reform process, but more about just how our political parties and governments are now structured and decisions are taken.
Is Indian Railways being privatised without our knowledge?
Is the Dinesh Trivedi drama and the furore over the rail fare hike and its partial rollback hiding the real story? Is the Indian Railways being sold off bit by bit under our very noses?
Trivedi, however, remained evasive on joining Congress.
If train services improved and train journeys became safer, each time a passenger experienced the railways the passenger would have thought of the railway minister and the TMC in a positive note but the TMC let go of this opportunity by getting Trivedi sacked.


About: Nick is married and has a dog named Sunny. Born and raised in the Tri-cites area, he and his wife made a recent move to Mission and have been enjoying the new community immensely.
Interests: Sports – all kinds of them. Hockey, football, etc. Nick is what one might call, competitive and sports helps to feed that trait.
Likes (If you had more time, what would you do more of): Spending time with family, vacationing/weekend getaways and sports.
Loves (can't live without): As a realtor, he can't live without his phone or laptop.
Started as a Realtor in: 2011.
Specialization: Residential, but has been training in commercial properties and commercial leasing. For specific areas, Nick covers the Tri-Cities and out towards the Fraser Valley including, Abbotsford, Surrey and Langley.
One-piece of advice for your clients: Do your due diligence when buying or selling the biggest investment of your life. Surround yourself with experienced professionals that include a real estate agent, mortgage broker, inspector and a lawyer/notary. Take your time and speak to two or three of each. Always establish a good connection with whom you are working with. Remember, this is the biggest investment of your life.
Why Macdonald Realty? Nick interviewed a number of brokerages and in meeting with the team at Macdonald, he just felt at home right away. Unlike some offices where there were 200+ agents, this office had only 30, at the time. It felt like family then, and it still does with a team under 40 agents today. With 20 offices in BC, Macdonald Realty has as a strong presence and deep roots being founded locally.
Nick is a friendly, easy to talk to, and efficient realtor. He was able to sell our townhouse quickly and, even in the red hot Greater Vancouver market, helped us to negotiate a great deal on our new house.
What differentiates you from the 13,000 licensed real estate agents in the Greater Vancouver area?
I know who I am and how hard I work. I'm competitive and work for my clients. I've been in the customer service industry for 20 years and simply love working with people. Also, not only are you hiring me, as your agent, you're hiring Macdonald Realty. We have been a BC owned company for over 70 years that can help with your residential, investment, relocation, rental and commercial needs.
What do you think clients look for in a realtor?
Someone that is honest and works with integrity. They also want someone dedicated to helping them buy and/or sell the biggest investment of their lives.
How do clients describe you and what's your best feature?
Real estate is like a rollercoaster ride. Buying your first home or dream home…can be exhilarating. It can also be frustrating & disappointing when you lose in a bidding war or the inspection turns out ugly. Providing the keys to my clients to their new home is a great feeling but sometimes, as a realtor, you have to give clients bad news, and it's important to have that level of respect and trust that comes from being open and honest.
What inspired you to be a Realtor?
I was always interested in real estate. Having bought a couple of investment properties and going through the purchase and sale processes, I felt that it was something I wanted to pursue more and what better way than to actually get into the business.
There are many things. Meeting new people daily, shopping for a home with clients, the rush of writing up an offer, giving clients the keys to their new home…It also allows for a flexible schedule. I used to have two jobs working 6 days a week, from early morning to late nights. Zero time for any fun time. Today, I'm my own boss and managing my own schedule, while also being able to be in full control of my earning potential is a great balance in life.
There is nothing hard about my job. There can be challenges, but ultimately, it's how you perceive them and what you do to keep going forward. There is always a solution for every problem. I was told early on in my career to always stay positive & persevere.
About: Professionally Simmy has an extensive background with over 18 years in corporate sales, business development and marketing. She has made the career transition to starting her own business and taking a long time passion and interest for real estate to now working full time in the industry. She loves challenging herself, and being her own boss has allowed her that, which encourages her to continue learning and develop amidst the trials of running a small business in a fast paced industry. "Knowledge is everything in business, you can't allow yourself to ever become stagnant." Which is a true reflection of her professional standards and commitment of expertise to her clients.
Interests: Golf, yoga, running, health & wellness, and gourmet cooking – Food and Wine are definite passions.
Likes (If you had more time, what would you do more of): If she had more time, and financial resources Simmy would devote more of herself to charitable initiatives and work with under-privileged children. She would also focus on the Health and Wellness aspect of her life and take her interests and explore them through a full time practice. The thought of having a full time wellness and nutritional coach, personal trainer and yoga master at her daily disposal has enticing appeal!
Loves (can't live without): Simmy's love of things is ever evolving. Adaptation is the key word she lives by. However, the one the one thing that Simmy can't live without is her family, and on a lighter note her Starbucks Coffee!
Started as a Realtor in: October 2014.
Specialization: Vancouver West Side, Downtown and the Coquitlam/Burnaby area.
One-piece of advice for your clients: Don't allow people to rush you into things. Take the time to make sound decisions. You are investing your hard earned money towards your future and you have the right to be picky. Make sure your needs are being met through a consultative process and what's important to you is kept top of mind at all times. Build a relationship with someone who becomes your trusted advisor for the long term.
1. What differentiates you from the 11,000 licensed real estate agents in the Greater Vancouver area? My passion, integrity and professionalism are what I live by and I truly love helping people. I have a genuine concern for my clients and care about the decision they are making. I ensure that I focus on a long term relationship with my clients that entails becoming their trusted advisor, not just their realtor.
2. What do you think clients look for in a realtor? All clients have different mandates and needs, but the most important aspects clients should look for are to work with someone they trust, connect with, and easily build a rapport with. Like any relationship you have to like the person you are working with.
3. How do clients describe you and what's your best feature? As a professional that comes with high standards who gets the job done, and will go the extra mile because of my genuine care for people. My attention to detail and ability to be creative would be my best features.
4. What inspired you to be a Realtor? I have been passionate about real estate my entire career and have always wanted to be a part of the industry, but my career always presented various opportunities that took me in a different direction. At this point I'm diving in and taking a long time passion and turning it into a full time profession.
5. What do you love most about your job? The ability to meet people from all walks of life, share in their experiences and help their dreams become a reality.
6. What is the hardest part of your job? I don't find anything difficult, because for me this doesn't feel like work. I enjoy even the most challenging components of the role and the toughest negotiations with an enthusiastic approach and a smile!
One-piece of advice for your clients: For buyers, you will find that home that is right for you. Try to 'just be' and not stress about your ideals. You will feel it when it's the right place.
Why RE/MAX? One of my friends, a developer, mentioned that they would not look anywhere else but RE/MAX. When people think of RE/MAX, they think of professionals, and that's what I truly am.
1. What differentiates you from the 11,000 licensed real estate agents in the Greater Vancouver area? I move mountains to show my clients what they want to see, when they want to see it. My clients are all regarded as family. I always answer their calls and emails. I also work hard to be remembered well and do well for the industry.
2. What was your favorite success story as a real estate agent? From my outgoing personality and interest in connecting with a number of Realtors across Canada, early on in my career one of my contacts referred me to a bank undergoing a foreclosure on a development property. There were 18 patio homes in Crown Isle that needed to be sold. I had my fair share of naysayers, that I couldn't do it, but I did, and in record time!
3. What do you think clients look for in a realtor? Someone that cares about them and their needs. To work with someone they can trust and are comfortable with. Someone they can get a hold of and who is diligently working for them.
4. How do clients describe you and what's your best feature? I care about you and want the best for you. I will not sell you into a house for a "deal". It has to be the right house, at the right price. My best feature, I really like people and love what I do.
5. What inspired you to be a Realtor? I have always bought and sold real estate. I bought my first home when I was 18 when mortgage rates were at 18.75%!
6. What do you love most about your job? I treasure my clients and I like removing the stress of Buying and Selling. Nothing makes me happier than to call my clients, or visit them months later and they are happy in their new home.
7. What is the hardest part of your job? Dealing with situations with heightened stress points for clients, such as multiple offers or if there has been a recent death in the family that is causing the sale/purchase.
About: Colette has two kids and lives in Yaletown, which she absolutely loves.
Interests: She enjoys reading, skiing and hiking.
Likes (If you had more time, what would you do more of): Travel. She just spent three months in Australia and some time in Bali. Living a version of the philosophy, work hard so you get to play hard (or travel for longer).
Loves (can't live without): Water. She loves the ocean and views.
A couple of things unique about Colette: 1. If she wasn't a Realtor she would be a project manager. 2. When she's driving, she listens to the radio or listens to educational podcasts.


Tiger Shroff buys Expensive 8-Bedroom House Worth Crores in Mumbai: Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff is doing well in Professional Life. This year, his film 'Baaghi-2' proved to be a hit on the box office. Actor Tiger Shroff is shooting Karan Johar's 'Student of the Year 2' these days. Ananya Pandey and Tara Sutariya are going to debut in Bollywood through this film. Tiger was looking for his home for the past few days. According to the news, Tiger has bought his own house and his family is very happy with his new home.
John Abraham's brother Alan, who is an interior designer by profession, designing Tiger's house. It is said that Tiger was impressed by seeing his work at John's house. According to media reports, Tiger also wants a little space in his house so that he can arrange a gym at that place. At the same time, Tiger's mother, Ayesha, has been in the house setup. Tiger has purchased an eight-room apartment, it is believed that he will shift till next year.
Tiger's name has been included in the list of actors who have bought their own home in Mumbai. Recently, Shahid Kapoor had bought a duplex in Worli, while Tapsee Pannu and Varun Dhawan have also shifted to their new apartments. Apart from this, Aditya Roy Kapur has also bought an apartment in Bandra. Tiger stepped into Bollywood from the film Heropanti, released in 2014. Apart from this, he has worked in films such as 'Baaghi', 'Flying Jatt', 'Munna Michael' and 'Baaghi-2'. There is a rumor in B-Town that Tiger and Disha Patni are dating each other, although the two have kept quiet on the news of the relationship.


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After making his name with the award-winning Essex County, cartoonist Jeff Lemire moved in the last decade to superhero work for corporate publishers. (His latest books for Image, Plutona, and Dark Horse, Black Hammer, have combined both superhero genre conventions and his focus on small character moments in a hybrid of his past efforts.) With Roughneck, though, he's returned to the closely observed tales of Canadian country life that first brought him to attention.
Derek Ouelette was a star hockey player, a bully in a field where his uncontained temper was seen as a sign of strength. But he washed out a decade ago after a particularly violent encounter, and since then, returning to his small hometown, he's filling the role of town drunk. Then his runaway sister Beth comes back to town, fleeing an abusive boyfriend. The two of them wind up in a friend's fur trapping shack out in the woods.
Roughneck is a substantial work, an oversized hardcover with almost 300 pages, and Lemire uses the space to take his time in laying out Derek's moods and the encounters he struggles through. Lemire does an amazing job in staging. So much of the story is told through either conversation or wordless moments, but the panels are never boring, full of plenty of background detail and expression.
The book is full color, but only in the flashbacks, and the blood when Derek loses his temper. The current days are a bleak blue-grey monochrome, suited for the feeling of the snowbound town with nothing to do but drink and watch hockey.
Roughneck reminded me of the prototypical Great American Novel (except it's Canadian) — a character-driven portrait of a lost soul and the life turning point that once again gives him purpose and meaning. Derek isn't a character to sympathize with, since he brought his struggles on himself, and he has few redeeming qualities, but Lemire makes him understandable, even though many of the motivating elements are familiar to the reader, including an abusive father and a drug addiction.
I wish we'd gotten more of the same insight for Beth, who is more of a plot device than a full person, although she gets a tasty speech late in the book. Still, I liked the theme, that we are damaged by lack of connection and healed when we have others to take care of us and that we can care for.
Marty Yohn
I bought this a week ago on vacation and also enjoyed it. I thought Beth telling off her father maybe was a little cliched and would have liked to seen more of her backstory/leaving home fleshed out or correlated with Derek's rise in pro hockey. The art is gorgeous.
Are you kidding? This is by far one of the worst, if not THE WORST original Lemire has written. His work has fallen off a cliff over the past two years and Roughneck was so horrific and cliche that I frequently wasn't sure if it was parody or not.
I guess that's what makes different opinions. I enjoyed reading this more than I have his previous work.
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New winding up restrictions call for creditor caution
The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act came into force on 26 June 2020. The comprehensive act includes temporary measures to account for COVID-19, with some debtor-friendly adjustments increasing the options for companies in financial distress.
To help any organisation involved in or contemplating insolvency matters, we've summarised the key points in a series of short updates. Let's begin with an important note on winding up.
Winding up – what's new?
When the time is right, winding up can be a useful tool for creditors. Getting that timing right however can be complicated, especially when dealing with uncertainty brought on by COVID-19.
Schedule 10 of the new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act introduces a number of temporary restrictions on presenting winding up petitions to court and making winding up orders, which are intended to assist companies suffering financial pressure as a result of the pandemic.
Ban on presenting winding up petitions
With effect from 27 April 2020, unsatisfied statutory demands (formal requests for payment) served between 1 March 2020 and 30 September 2020, cannot be relied upon as grounds for presenting a winding-up petition.
There is a further general restriction on issuing winding up petitions between 27 April 2020 and 30 September 2020 unless the creditor has reasonable grounds for believing that:
coronavirus has not had a financial effect on the company; or
the issues would have arisen even if coronavirus had not impacted the company financially.
Caution: If you are a creditor considering putting a petition forward during the ban, be sure that your grounds meet the criteria above. If not, the court may rule to restore the position to what it would have been had the petition not been presented. This could potentially include ordering the petitioner to pay damages.
Advertising a petition
The usual rules on advertising a petition won't apply unless the court has determined that it can make a winding up order. This amendment suggests that the court will first decide whether the petition may be pursued before the petition is actually heard.
Issuing winding up orders
Orders already made on petitions issued after 27 April 2020 will automatically be void, unless coronavirus cannot be blamed.
Winding up on petitions presented during the prohibited period will start from the date of the winding up order, rather than the date the petition was presented. The petition will not therefore prevent disposals of the company's property (which would otherwise be automatically void unless ratified by the court).
The company will not be required to apply to court to continue to trade once a petition has been presented and may also mean that a company's bank account will not automatically be frozen. It will also affect the various anti-avoidance powers that are available to an administrator or liquidator.
Insolvency expert view
Kelly Jordan, partner and head of restructuring & insolvency, says: "The new conditions requiring creditors to ascertain whether a debtor company's failure to pay a debt is due to coronavirus or not, create a significant hurdle for creditors to overcome.
"It would be a brave creditor to confidently assert that the coronavirus has had no financial effect on the debtor company. It may be more obvious in some circumstances that the grounds for issuing the petition would have existed whether or not the company's financial position had been impacted by coronavirus.
"Either way, the burden will fall on the petitioning creditor and, if the court is not satisfied that they have reasonable grounds, the petitioner could potentially be liable for costs.
"The requirements create an extra step in the process and will inevitably lead to uncertainty and caution amongst creditors, thereby reducing options available to creditors who may themselves be suffering financially from the impact of coronavirus."
Our next update covers new, temporary relief for directors when it comes to wrongful trading – or click here to view all five updates.
For more help and specialist insolvency and restructuring advice meanwhile, contact Kelly Jordan on 0191 211 7899 or email [email protected] for a free consultation.
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