Health Care... yea, that dry, overly complicated, extremely expensive, elephant in the room. If we judge by the plans offered on the job and in the marketplace, it's safe to say, the only thing that we can count on is change.
According to a recent survey by Health care giant Accenture things are about to change in a pretty drastic way fairly soon. Driven by millennial and Gen Z consumers, non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital self services are the future.
Consumers today are changing, and their expectations for convenience, affordability and quality are redefining how they engage at each stage of care. Younger consumers are not satisfied with healthcare's status quo and all generations are more willing to try non-traditional services.
CLICK HERE to check out more details of this interesting survey.


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The Utah Woodsball Series (UWS) is the brain child of Saints Paintball sponsored team Primal Effect. The players on Primal Effect have been running events on their home field for years and have been looking for ways to increase turnout for recreational/woodsball oriented paintball players. The UWS is their attempt at giving players significantly better attended paintball events by tackling the organization efforts, better playing variety by rotating the events to different fields across the state, and better playing experiences by creating new game formats. Primal Effect doesn't disappoint and these events are among some of the currently best attended games in the state with a great welcoming environment for beginners all the way to grizzled veterans.
Many of these events are held on isolated or remote playing fields. Unless otherwise noted by attendance of a supporting sponsor, players should plan on packing in/out everything that they need. Think like a camper/hiker and prep accordingly.
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This committee was charged by the Senate to investigate whether the University provides an environment that is conducive to faculty entrepreneurial activities. An initial meeting of the committee defined several key questions that were then put to two focus groups.
The science faculty focus group was attended by Dale Leavitt, Cliff Murphy, Skip Pomeroy, Tim Scott and Tom Sorger.
Engineering faculty offering input to the questions were Linda Riley, Charles Thomas, Anthony Ruocco, Jim Brunnhoeffer and Janet Baldwin.


Seeking an affordable rate for the services of a real estate lawyer is perfectly understandable. Legal fees for real estate services may come at a time when a purchaser or seller faces a miscellany of fees, user fees, taxes, permits and so on.
A 'cheap' real estate lawyer is sometimes the request. A commonly held belief is that conveyancing is repetitive or delegated entirely to assistants. Real estate conveyancing has in fact been described by the Courts in the past as 'commodity work', which is a useful classification. But commoditization does not reduce the price to negligibility, and if not for some repetition in the process the costs would be much greater. It is also the rare case which has no issues of complexity.
What consumers of any service can and should hope for is that the price is set by a legitimately competitive supply. Happily for the users of real estate lawyers in Alberta, that is so.
The bottom line is that real estate law must be as affordable as can be the case in the community, while transacted honestly with nothing less than perfect attention and quality. This is the traditional responsibility of the profession. For cost-effective real estate services of the highest quality, please contact us at our convenient North Edmonton location.


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The AU Liaison Office in South Sudan, Juba was opened in 2008 pursuant to the communiqué issued at the 89th meeting of the AU PSC held on 24 August 2007. The Juba office supported the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement [CPA] with respect to South Sudan. Furthermore, the Office has, under the general supervision of the AU Liaison Office in the Sudan-Khartoum, monitored the political, social, economic and security situation in South Sudan. Among others, it facilitated the observation missions of the African Union during the 2010 elections and the 2011 referendum of South Sudan, two major benchmarks of the CPA. With the establishment of the AU High Level Implementation Panel on Sudan in October 2009, the mandate of the Juba office was expanded to include the support to the Panel in its facilitation of the implementation of the CPA and the negotiations on post-referendum arrangements.
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After the independence of South Sudan, the AU set a strategic objective to promote two viable Countries, Sudan and South Sudan, living at peace with one another and maintaining cordial neighborly relations. The full implementation by the two States of outstanding CPA issues and post-independence matters assures the possibility of this objective.
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The view of the pond and large back yard from the screened lanai will delight you. The glassed in Florida room has been combined to create a sunlit and larger than expected open concept, high ceiling living room and dining room. This one owner beauty has been meticulously maintained, with 16" tile on the diagonal everywhere on the floors in the split bedroom Haddington model floor plan. White appliances, 42 inch white cabinets and white Corian countertops with room for three bar stools help make this large kitchen a cook's dream. A transferable KPW Platinum plan is provided. An ASP security system contract and and 4 smoke detectors provide peace of mind. Kings Point is widely considered to be one of the best age 55 and over developments in the whole country. There are more than 6 pools, tennis and pickle ball courts, bocci ball and lawn bowling, golf courses everywhere, and every kind of associations and clubs that one can imagine. Free transportation is provided to medical facilities, shopping areas and churches, while reasonably priced bus excursions to everywhere are scheduled frequently. We have 3 international airports nearby.


Presented by the Textile Museum of Canada, Greater Toronto is a landmark project showcasing the launch of a new generation of artist textiles by Toronto artists. Commissioned to produce new textile designs, ten contemporary artists extend their interdisciplinary explorations in the form of printed fabrics on view at the Textile Arts Center from May 6-8, 2016.
The Textile Museum of Canada is pleased to announce the presentation of a selection of handmade hooked rugs created by participants as part of an innovative creative program developed in partnership with local non-profit agencies ArtHeart Community Art Centre, Jumblies/MABELLEarts, Sistering, SKETCH, and Workman Arts.
Exploring the powerful association of fibre arts and grassroots activism, Eutopia – which refers, literally, to a "good place" eminently attainable in the real world, as opposed to utopia, an impossible ideal – highlights a trajectory of historical textiles and contemporary art practices engaged in social commentary and the articulation of other possible futures.
The Textile Museum of Canada is pleased to present Lyn Carter: 11th Line featuring new site specific work by the senior Canadian artist. Throughout her practice, artist Lyn Carter has transformed intricate textile surfaces into fantastic sculptural installations and patterned architectural forms inspired by simple everyday objects. In 11th Line, Carter moves beyond domestic space to investigate an expanded personal topography.
Home Economics explores the unique stories and histories that have informed hooked rugs in Canada, the highly recognizable forms of folk art with roots in 19th--‐century North America. Featuring over 100 hooked rugs from the Museum's rich archive of international material culture, the exhibition represents generations of artisanal entrepreneurship, women's domestic and collective work, as well as rural development in Canada.


Is it time for more transparency in primary produce?
The Coles and Woolies milk battles are again in the media, with The Age reporting that the supermarket chains are putting them out of business, and the ABC reporting that there is something we can do. I agree with the ABC, and in effect it is us, the consumers, that must decide whether we want to pay for people (in this case, farmers) to get a "fair return" or not. However, there's a key piece of the puzzle missing here - information.
Market theory rests on a number of assumptions. One of these assumptions is that the consumer has access to all the information they need. In today's world of complex supply chains, and questionable marketing, this assumption rarely holds true. So whilst its all good and well for the ABC to argue (and for me to agree) that we need to be prepared to pay for what we want, it simply isn't feasible unless the information is available.
So what should we do? I know, I know - lets regulate more, and make those evil companies tell us the right information, yes - that'll do the job. No, we as consumers should vote with our pockets, and buy from companies that do supply the level of detail we want. Many people are happy to be swayed by promises by coffee companies to pay a certain amount to the producer of the coffee, why are we not interested in the same question when it comes to our own farmers? After all - when they suffer, its us as the tax payer who subsidizes them.
Time and time again the discussion of what constitutes free range eggs arises. There is currently an industry managed standard that says 20,000 hens per hectare constitutes free range, like many others I think this is taking the piss, but the real objection I have here is that rather than looking for a label of "free range" we should be looking for a number, and making a decision ourselves. Imagine filling up with petrol and finding the price on the bowser saying "cheap", only to find out when you pay that "cheap" actually means $1.90 per litre.
In the current debate, it would be great if on the bottle of milk, it said how much the producer was paid for the milk. I have no idea how much this is, but if it were visible then I could make an informed decision as to whether I was prepared to pay an extra $1 per litre knowing that the producer gets half of it (for example).
The key point here is not that you must want free range eggs, or milk that doesn't force farmers to cut costs. The point is that you are making an informed decision. So - go away, find the brand you buy from, and send them an email requesting they put the information you want on the label. More importantly, even if you're not happy with the answers to your questions, buy the brand that takes the time to answer them.
I'm prompted to write this piece after reading that wrestling will not be in the 2020 Olympic Games. I should start by saying that I wouldn't be surprised if some of the views I hold are not actually based on fact, but instead on some myths I have formed in my head. Myths or not, they are my beliefs, and I think they have merit.
The reason for removing wrestling is pure and simple - popularity (read money). The Olympic Games, once the bastion of athletic ideals - Faster, Higher, Stronger, are now the bastion of capitalism - More, More, More. Wrestling is one of the original events from the modern Olympic Games, so one might ask why the need for change. The answer is to make room for other sports - lets take a look at a few of the sports that have been added recently, see if you can pick a theme: tennis, rugby, football (soccer), golf, basketball. These are all professional sports with high TV ratings, they are being added so the Olympic Games can be more "successful" (ie bigger, more TV, more money).
They should be amateur in nature. I don't mean that athletes shouldn't be sponsored or endorsed, but they shouldn't have contract with their club that pays them to compete.
The Olympic Games should be the pinnacle of the sport. This immediately rules out my hitlist of tennis, rugby, football (soccer), golf and basketball. I would add that road cycling should be removed - the Tour de France is clearly its pinnacle, however track cycling should stay.
The sad thing about all this is it appears to be irreversible. I would love to read something that made me think a change could be made, and sport could again be sport.
A friend of mine tweeted about Sam Glover's article about Dropbox security, which I responded to with a tweet saying that "The technology behind dropbox is just fine. The weakness is people - convenience vs security." Of course there are other views being presented as well, and as you can only fit so much of an argument in 140 characters, I thought this was worth some more in-depth discussion.
Threat 1: The Dropbox T&Cs allow Dropbox to access your data, or provide access to your data to the US government.
I'm going to ignore this threat, as I see it no differently to any other IT situation. There is always someone somewhere who has "god access" to the system. This applies to your on-site file share, your email (regardless of who is is managed by), and any other IT systems you use.
Threat 2: How secure is your Dropbox password?
People are lazy. I include myself in this, please don't take it as an accusation. I have a bunch of different passwords, but for things that I don't consider critical, I have one password that I use over and over again. This is not secure - if one of the sites I use that password for is hacked, and they happen to be foolish enough to be storing my password in an insecure way, then the hacker most likely will have my email address and my password. They will then look at other sites (Facebook, Google, Microsoft (Live/Hotmail), Yahoo, Dropbox, LinkedIn, etc etc) - in many cases a user will have used the same password across many of them.
If you use the same password for Dropbox as you do for other systems, then you are relying not only on the security of Dropbox, but also the security of the other system. If you are using Dropbox for sensitive information then I highly suggest you use a password for Dropbox that you don't use anywhere else. Can't remember your password? Simple - download the free KeyPass application (or similar) to store your passwords in. Don't forget that this then becomes another risk, you need to ensure your passwords are safe, just because an application says they're safe, they may not be (I can vouch for KeyPass).
Note that any IT system will be exposed to this threat, however IT systems that can be accessed from the Internet (ie most cloud systems, or any system you host yourself but have decided to expose to the internet) are more vulnerable to this due to the ease with which a hacker can re-use a stolen password.
Threat 3: How secure is your email?
Moving on from the above, even if you do as I say and have a separate password, if your email is not secure, then neither is any system that has a "reset your password" link. Dropbox, as with many other systems, allows you to reset your password via email. If I can hack into your email, then I can simply go to Dropbox, click the reset password button, and voila, I now have access to your Dropbox account. A well known IT journo Mat Honan was victim to this style of attack last year.
Threat 4: Do you share Dropbox files with other people?
Dropbox is great, you can easily upload a file and send a link to someone else so they can see that file - this gives you the option to tweet, email, facebook, or send the link through whichever channel you might want to - very valuable given that some of these channels don't support attachments. However, there's a downside to this. There is the possibility that you might share more of your Dropbox account than intended, and in doing so give people access not only to the file you intended to share, but also to other files that you don't want to share. If you think this is unlikely, pause to consider that a significant proportion of security vulnerabilities are not due to highly technical hacking technique, but instead due to a system administrator misconfiguring something. If an IT professional can get it wrong, so can you.
Threat 5: Do you grant other applications access to your Dropbox account?
If you use an smartphone or tablet, the chances are that you have an application installed that has the ability to store or share content with Dropbox. This is great from a convenience point of view, but opens up more points at which someone can get access to your account. If there's a bug in that application, or a malicious person has access to that application, the integration with Dropbox is suddenly not only convenient for you, but also for a hacker.
Acknowledge that there is a system administrator somewhere who can look at your data.
Use a unique strong password. Don't write it down - instead use KeyPass or similar if you want to store it.
If you use Dropbox to share files, use a different account to do so, or make sure you know what you're doing.
Be wary of applications that require access to your Dropbox account.
Finally - I'm sure that experienced Information Security Professionals could elaborate on the above, I don't consider myself to be all-knowing with regard to Information Security, but I think the above covers the key points.
Does the absence of a helmet on a cyclist suggest they are drunk?
An article published yesterday stated that cyclists with no helmets more likely to ride drunk. As a keen cyclist, one of the many who obey our of traffic rules, I read this with interest.
Wearing a helmet protects your head if you're unfortunate enough to fall off.
People who break rules are likely to not just break one rule, but be more willing to break rules in general.
Whilst the research itself draws a number of conclusions based on statistical analysis of the data, the article reporting the research chooses a sensational and non-core finding from the research to suggest that "those cyclists without helmets are probably drunk and riding through red lights".
It is a shame to see a The Conversation's standard diminished by such sensationalist headlining of this article. The real finding of the research (completely ignored by the article) is that the current argument about helmets not being important on bike paths is false (based on their analysis). Unfortunately the research doesn't address the question of whether this cost would be offset by the benefit of assumed increased participation rates that would come if people weren't forced to wear helmets.
In today's The Age Amy McNeilage writes about Nicola Roxon's decision to quit politics as something specific to mothers. As a father with young children I would like someone to explain why mothers have a god-given right to be to the primary parent, but then want equality in other areas when convenient. Why does the article not talk about the fathers with young children in parliament, such as Jamie Briggs or David Bradbury, and the parenting they are sacrificing? Is fatherhood less important than motherhood?
It is time that proponents of equality realise that equality is not about furthering the interests of women, but about righting the balance in a whole range of areas from the family court to the workplace.


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Walter Schmidt (* 7. August 1948 in Lahr/Schwarzwald) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Leichtathlet und Olympiateilnehmer, der – für die Bundesrepublik startend – in den 1970er Jahren ein erfolgreicher Hammerwerfer war. Er stellte 1971 und 1975 Weltrekorde auf, die jeweils knapp drei Jahre unerreicht blieben. Im Jahre 1977 wurde bekannt, dass Schmidt Anabolika einnahm.

Jeweils den fünften Platz belegte er bei den Europameisterschaften 1971 (70,12 – 70,54 m – 68,66 – 69,34 – 69,46 – ungültig) und bei den Olympischen Spielen 1976 (72,58 – 74,72 m – 74,36 – 73,52 – 74,72 – 72,42). 1975 gewann er die Silbermedaille der Weltstudentenspiele (Universiade) (72,00 m).

Walter Schmidt gehörte dem Sportverein ASC Darmstadt an. Er hatte ein Wettkampfgewicht von 135 kg bei einer Größe von 1,92 m.

Er war von 1979 bis Januar 2012 als Sport- und Erdkundelehrer an der Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule (Frankfurt am Main) tätig.

Rekorde im Einzelnen
72,92 m, Deutscher Rekord (der Bundesrepublik, zugleich gesamtdeutsche Bestleistung), 9. Juni 1970 in Darmstadt
76,40 m, Weltrekord, 4. September 1971 in Lahr/Schwarzwald
79,30 m, Weltrekord, 14. August 1975 in Frankfurt am Main

Literatur
 Klaus Amrhein: Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte der Deutschen Leichtathletik 1898–2005. 2 Bände. Darmstadt 2005 publiziert über Deutsche Leichtathletik Promotion- und Projektgesellschaft.

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Hammerwerfer (Deutschland)
Olympiateilnehmer (Deutschland)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1976
Dopingfall in der Leichtathletik
Doping in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Lehrer
Teilnehmer der Sommer-Universiade 1975
Universiadeteilnehmer (Deutschland)
Deutscher
Geboren 1948
Mann

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In this video I'm going to walk you through installing and setting up the WP GDPR Compliance plugin.
Please note that I do not have a legal background so you should contact a law firm for rock solid legal advice.
There are a few important steps here so please watch the video all the way through.
Thanks for that I found I didn't have all the boxes checked so thanks for that. Just a quick question when I went to pages and quick edit the data access request I noticed that my name is there as the author but on your video, there is nothing there. Should I leave that part blank or is it ok to have the admin or name there?
Just leave it as is, Andre. Every post and page has an author.
Plugin used to work well before, now I have installed it on my new website, and after changing the settings I can clearly see, that plugin is not working as it used to for other websites.
After checking the box "Request Data" and pressing SEND, nothing happens, I mean there is no message shown, that data was sent to an email, as well as there is no email received itself anymore.
What I am doing wrong please? I took a look at the settings I made before and it looks identical, have no idea why it is not working anymore..
The only way to contact them is through the http://wordpress.org support forum. I don't know why you're having this problem, Warrior. Are you sure you've used the correct email address for someone who has left a comment?
Excellent video, well done as always! I do have a question for you. I follow every step that you mentioned in the video, but I think I'm missing something. I went and took a look at one of your websites, and I saw that you have the many checkboxes under the comments section. See the picture below.
So my question is how did you manage to add those the checkboxes especially this one: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
HI SONIAZ. DID YOU MANAGE TO FIND OUT HOW MARION DID THE CHECK BOXES? I WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS TOO.
I'm so sorry I missed your question 2 months ago. That would have been at the time when I didn't receive the usual notifications from Wealthy Affiliate for a few days. The extra checkbox in the comment form is from the MailPoet plugin.
Thanks, Marion, I will install the plugin.
MailPoet is for collecting email addresses and sending newsletters. It's a free alternative to AWeber and Get Response.
Thank you so much, Marion for this fantastic and timely training on GDPR. Much appreciated.
Ok, great, thank you, Marion.
Thanks Marion. Have you looked at the new WP 4.9.6 Privacy and Maintenance release yet that Kyle recently mentioned? He said this will be a much preferred approach to achieving GDPR compliance.
Thank you Marion for this extremely useful video training!
You make it so easy to understand.
Thank you, Marion. This video was very clear and concise. As always, your help is so appreciated.
Many here have posted articles about this GDPR but they were lengthy or incomplete, very unuseful and all confused me.
Now, thanks to your clear training Ive been able to set this matter quickly and safely for all my sites..
There was no need for anything else.
I'm glad it helps Phil.
Thank you so much for simplifying this process! Enjoy your day!
Just a great person and individual....Too bad we dont have any of them around anymore!
Thanks Marion, was able to install this, but more help is always useful.
Thank you for watching the video, Edwin. Much appreciated.
Wonderful, thank you very much for making this video. I'm such a visual person and this is very helpful.
Thanks again and I definitely have this bookmarked.
Thank you Marion, as always you have been so generous with your post!
That's good to hear, Roxanne.
In case no one has told you lately, I just want you to know that you are awesome! Thank you so much. Easy to follow and understand!
As usual another great video by you, Marion. I love to watch your videos when I need help as I find them very helpful. Thank you for your time and patience making your videos so easy to follow.
Thanks, Simona. I try my best.
Thank you Marion, that was quick and simple just like all of your wonderful training videos!
Thank you for taking the time to put up the video. So helpful.
Marion, thank you for all your time and effort on this subject. this is really going to help me out!
Hi Marion, Thank you so much for this update. I just got back from 3 weeks vacation (Philippines) and I know I missed a lot. This was actually the first thing I did since my return. Do you already have a tutorial video GDPR compliant for Super Socializer plugin?
Again thanks & God bless!
Welcome back. Sorry, I don't use that plugin so I can't help there.
Thank you, Suzi. I do my best.
I think you're another "Wonder Woman" like Loes!
Thank you once again, young lady!
Thank you, Marion:). I think I set mine up wrong before your training came out. I guess I'll go delete it, and start over with your instructions!
Thanks, Marion, It is great that you have followed up with this even though the deadline is over. Most people will feel they are compliant, but now we can be sure.
Yes, there's a lot more to it than most people realize. Thanks for watching the video, Alex.
You're welcome, Louisa. Thanks for watching.
Thank you Marion. Very useful and clear.
You're welcome, Nadja. Thanks for watching.
I added my GDPR request form to my side bar, is this satisfactory or do I need a separate page as well as it on my side bar widget?
Is the sidebar widget viewable/accessible on every page? I think it needs to be in the menu too (or instead).
Yes, the plug-in is necessary as it allows you to remove people's private information if they make that request of you.
Got in all done and thanks to Marion's excellent video, I did it easily. Hope all is good now. :) Thank you!
It's a complex legislation, Judy. Thanks to Loes, Mary and others I've been able to put it all together.
I have a question: after this, is it still necessary to add the data acces request as a widget in the sidebar or in the footer? Or just add it to the menu?
I have been looking at your work this afternoon and it is just GREAT. Congratulations!!!!
I will definitely work very hard to get at least try to get close to what you have done online.
Have a great day and I thank you for your great posts.
Check out the links in the text above. There's more to GDPR compliance than we may think.
We are invincible! We are women!
I don't have a thumb up, but thumb up!!
I'm glad the video helps.
Great video though, I just wish the law was more clear on what they want.
There are ways around it and even plugins that stop this... just have to be sure you're not placing the cookie and then asking for permission... I could be wrong though... I think Wordpress Core needs to develop that for us so it's not a plugin.
The issue I've been seeing is you have to get permission to install the google analytics cookie. What happens though is when you first hit a site, if you don't have a script or a way to block that cookie prior to the consent... it may be in violation.. I'm not a laywer or nor am I a GDPR expert, I even think my site falls outside the scope of GDPR, but from what I've heard... that's the big issue..
I've added like you did.
Your help will not be forgotten.
Thanks for sharing Marion! Bookmarked!
i didn't know about the quick edit check box. That's why I couldn't find the page in my menus. I had created a custom link instead. Once I checked it, I could see the page in the menus box.
Thanks Marion, have written it all down, now to "Just Do It"
Please remember to check back on the video to make sure you haven't missed any steps.


It's been a while since we've last seen a new workstation graphics card from AMD. With their Fiji GPU not being a good fit for the market, the company hasn't had a significant update of the lineup since 2014, when Tonga was introduced into the mix. However as part of their SIGGRAPH 2016 professional graphics event, AMD is giving their professional card lineup a proper update and then some.
Announced Monday night, the company is introducing 3 new cards under their new Radeon Pro WX family, the WX 7100, WX 5100, and WX 4100. Powered by the AMD's new Polaris family of GPUs, AMD is looking to bring the architecture's power efficiency and display controller improvements to their workstation users. As this is based on the Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 GPUs, like their consumer desktop counterparts, AMD is targeting the bread-and-butter workstation market with their latest wares, in this case meaning the sub-$1000 market.
Memory Clock 7Gbps GDDR5 5Gbps GDDR5 ? ?
TDP 150W? 150W ? ?
Branding aside (more on that later today), the Radeon Pro WX series is essentially a continuation of AMD's existing FirePro W series lineup and the traditional workstation market it targets. To that end the new Radeon Pro WX cards are retaining the FirePro W series numbering system, indicating which card/tier they are a replacement of.
At the top of the new Radeon Pro WX stack is the WX 7100. The successor to the Tonga based W7100, this is based on AMD's leading Polaris 10 GPU. Relative to its predecessor then, it should offer a decent performance boost, combining a slightly larger number of SPs with higher clockspeeds. AMD has disclosed that the card will ship with 2304 SPs (36 CUs), which is a fully enabled Polaris 10 GPU, making this very similar to the consumer RX 480. Meanwhile specific clockspeeds have not been revealed, but given AMD's 5 TFLOPs minimum, this puts the boost clock at no lower than 1.08GHz.
On the memory side the card will be shipping with 8GB of GDDR5 attached to a 256-bit bus. Clockspeeds have not been disclosed, but the consumer counterpart to this card, Radeon RX 480, used 8Gbps chips, so I'd expect at least 7 for the workstation card. I am a bit surprised that AMD opted to go with just 8GB of memory here – Polaris 10 should be able to support 16GB – but given the price goal and the target market, it makes sense.
On the TDP front I'm still waiting for AMD to post the full specifications of the card. But it's a very safe bet it's a 150W card given the GPU configuration and the fact that its predecessor hit the same power target. Speaking of which, like W7100 before it, this is a single slot, full profile card. AMD has once again given the card 4 DisplayPort outputs, this time capable of the newest DisplayPort 1.4 standard.
The second of the new WX trio is the WX 5100. Also based on the Polaris 10 GPU, this card opts for a lower balance of price, performance, and power consumption. This replaces the Bonaire based W5100, and comes with 1792 SPs (28 CUs) enabled, and a clockspeed that will be at least 1.2GHz. Compared to its predecessor it should be massively faster as AMD has more than doubled the number of SPs, not to mention the clockspeed boost.
Attached to the GPU will be 8GB of GDDR5 memory over a 256-bit bus. Like the RX 7100 AMD has not disclosed memory frequencies here, though I'm going to be surprised if it's as high as its bigger sibling since it needs to be a cheaper and lower power card. On that note TDPs are not available either; W5100 was a 75W card, but given the use of a mostly enabled Polaris 10, I'm not sure that'll be the case here. RX 5100 is essentially a second-tier to 7100, which is something that did not exist in the previous FirePro generation.
In terms of build we're looking at a card that takes a cue from its predecessor, utilizing a single wide, full profile, but overall relatively short card design. AMD is aiming for continuity with the previous generation in their card designs, so WX 5100 should be a drop-in replacement in that respect.
Last but not least we have the WX 4100. This replaces the W4300 as the low performance member of the workstation card family. As you might expect from such a description, this is based on AMD's forthcoming Polaris 11 GPU, which so far we haven't seen yet, but we're told is aggressively power optimized. In terms of underlying hardware we're looking at a fully enabled Polaris 11 GPU, with 1024 SPs (16 CUs), clocked at no less than 975MHz boost. Relative to its predecessor it should deliver a good performance boost, with 33% more SPs and a modest clockspeed bump.
With regards to memory, we're looking at 4GB of GDDR5 attached via a 128-bit bus. Memory clockspeeds have not been disclosed. For that matter neither has TDP, but given that this is a Polaris 11 card meant to replace the W4300, it's a very safe bet that this is a sub-75W card.
For design we're looking at the only low profile member of the new WX family. The card utilizes a single wide cooler design and is outfit with mini-DisplayPorts in order to get 4 of them on a single low profile card.
While the immediate performance and power efficiency gains afforded by AMD's Polaris architecture are going to be the biggest piece of news here, Polaris brings other new functionality to the table as well. For the professional graphics market and FirePro/Radeon Pro users, these should be some very welcome changes.
When it comes to the display controller, Polaris represents a big step up from AMD's prior generation architectures. DisplayPort 1.4 is now supported, which means that these cards can be used to drive 5K monitors via a single port, allowing up to 4 of such monitors to be driven per card. Meanwhile this also brings full and formal support for HDR and its many requirements (e.g. HDR metadata), which should be a boon for media users, especially now that HDR monitors are hitting the market. And though it's not directly exposed on the new WX cards since all of them use DisplayPort, HDMI 2.0b is also supported, which again for media users should be useful for when they need to work specifically with HDMI displays/TVs via an adapter.
Along those lines, Polaris also introduces AMD's new video encode and decode block. This marks the first time that HEVC decode and encode have been available on a FirePro workstation card, This once again is another media-centric feature in the pro graphics workspace, as it allows for much better (and faster) support for HEVC content, including of course HDR content.
Finally, getting back to AMD's Radeon Pro reformation, among the other changes AMD has announced is that they have significantly extended the warranty period for these new Radeon Pro WX cards. Whereas the older FirePro cards had a 3 year warranty, these new cards come with a 10 year warranty. Looking at the fine print in AMD's announcement, this is compared of a 3 year warranty plus a 7 year extended warranty. I suspect this means that support after 3 years is more limited (e.g. possibly only hardware support and critical security fixes), but we'll see what AMD has to say. But to put this in perspective, if you went back 10 years from now, this would mean AMD would still be supporting their ancient DX9-era R500-based FireGL 7300.Raja Koduri quipped that he's never heard of anyone using a workstation card for 10 years, and I don't doubt he's right.
Wrapping things up, the new Radeon Pro WX series cards will be released in Q4 of this year. AMD has not announced pricing at this time beyond the fact that the entire lineup will be under $1000. Pricing will be released closer to launch, though as AMD themselves have noted, most of their sales are via preconfigured OEM workstations, so the bulk of their customers will never buy a card directly to begin with. In any case, AMD's regular OEM partners such as HP have already announced their support, so we should be seeing WX-equipped workstations show up in Q4 as well.
Did anyone else notice that the WX 4100 is a PCIe 8x card?
I highly doubt there will be a performance impact due to this decision, but I bet there will be a BOM impact.
It might be for those quadro's nvidia released recently, but if you look at their entire portfolio, they actually have products which are different silicon, that is NOT crippled in terms of FP64 performance, uses ECC memory and MORE of it and all that good stuff.
And hey, if I wanted to say "nvidia is better" that's what I would have said straight away. Have people become so dim that any criticism for AMD is automatically interpreted as nvidia promotion?
It may not be "fused off" in a Quadro, but it's severely limited. P5000 and P6000 FP64 are reported to be a meager 1/32 of FP32. If the PRO cards aren't getting decent double precision, is there anything that does?
Erm, this is how all Pro cards are; red or green.
Lower clock speeds for stability, higher price to offset extra software optimizations and lower volume.


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Shipping clerk claims injuries, COVID while employed by The Beauty Box
Workers' compensation tribunal rules claimant is entitled to more panels of medical evaluators
BY Bernise Carolino 19 Oct 2022
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of California recently ruled that an applicant was unable to conduct the medical-legal discovery needed to determine compensability for the alleged workplace injuries without the additional panels in neurology and psychology that she requested.
The applicant in the case of Bautista vs. The Beauty Box; Employers Preferred Insurance Company claimed that she sustained injuries to her back, neck, shoulders, legs, pelvis, head, and sleep and "COVID" while working for The Beauty Box from January to August 2020. The defendant denied that the injuries arose out of and in the course of employment.
The treating physician evaluated the applicant and diagnosed injury to her cervical and lumbar spine.
Read more: Widow seeking workers' compensation says spouse died due to COVID-19
A qualified medical evaluator in orthopedics diagnosed cervical and lumbar spine injuries but found that the applicant's eight months of employment did not cause the injuries. The evaluator stated that the applicant would have to consult with a spine "subspecialist" about specific restrictions and impairment before the report could be finalized.
The applicant asked for the issuance of additional panels of qualified medical evaluators in neurology and psychology to evaluate the alleged injuries under Administrative Director Rule 31.7, which addressed the matter of additional panels in other specialties.
The workers' compensation administrative law judge determined that the evaluator and the treating physician did not identify a medical issue requiring consultation outside their areas of expertise. Thus, the judge found that the applicant was not entitled to the additional panels that she requested.
The applicant filed a petition seeking reconsideration. The applicant argued that the orthopedic evaluator's deferral of all issues, including psychiatric and neurological, outside his medical specialty showed that there was a good cause for the issuance of additional panels in those specialties.
A panel of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of California rescinded the judge's factual findings. A new decision was issued finding it appropriate to issue additional panels in neurology and psychology to fully address the alleged injury.
The panel noted that the applicant claimed injuries to body parts beyond the field of orthopedic medicine and that the evaluator specializing in orthopedics stated that he would defer evaluation in neurology and psychology to the appropriate specialists in those medical fields.
Read more: Medical evaluator in workers' compensation case contradicts doctor's opinion
The workers' compensation administrative law judge said in his report that, if the evaluator's identification of a body part as beyond their specialty was enough for an applicant to obtain an additional panel, applicants would be able to acquire endless numbers of panels simply by claiming injuries in other areas.
In response, the panel said that the judge had broad discretion under California's Labor Code and under the rules on discovery to issue interlocutory orders on discovery as needed to ensure a full and fair adjudication, to expedite litigation, and to protect the parties against unfair surprise.
Employers still struggling to fill roles despite recession fears


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By: Joey Chesir |
Yeshivas Bein HaSemesterim
By: Joey Chesir | News | February 22, 2015
This winter vacation, many students chose to vacation in warm locales or visit Israel after completing a difficult finals season. Some students, however, chose to enroll in the Bein HaSemesterim (lit. between the semesters) program over the winter break, opting for Torah study instead of fun in the sun. The daily schedule of the program was reminiscent of a daily Israel-Yeshiva format, combining a morning seder, shiur, afternoon seder, and night seder into a daily schedule. The program also featured open gym hours during the nighttime. For over 70 students, this program was a welcome chance to immerse in religious study in between the difficult college semesters. Additionally, for a nominal fee, students were provided with free meals for entire two week span. On top of the daily learning program, students were also taken on a trip to Yeshivat Torah V'Daat in Brooklyn, where they heard a speech from a Rosh Yeshiva there.
Many students feel the need to visit the yeshivot in Israel where they spent a year or more learning Torah, but for the members of the Bein HaSemesterim program, religious growth could be found even in Washington Heights. Elisha Hagler, a sophomore, was adamant about the benefits of the program. "There was a lot of chill time, with a great group of guys," he said. "Plus, the food was much better than Shaalvim's!" Hagler was also confident with the effectiveness of the program's leadership, especially Rabbi Elisha Bacon. "Rabbi Bacon ran everything. Rabbi Bacon is the man!"
While Yeshiva University does offer learning programs during the day, many students are overwhelmed by the stresses of YU's dual curriculum, and find it difficult to maintain levels of spirituality that were easier to preserve in Israel. Hagler, for one, felt that the program was a welcome chance to spend his entire vacation on religious matters. "Coming off my first semester, it was definitely to adjust to the dual curriculum and it was nice to be able to learn full time again. I really appreciated the efforts put in by the Yeshiva to make Yeshivat Bein HaSemesterim a truly enjoyable experience".
Due to the popularity of this year's edition of Yeshivat Bein Hasemesterim, YU may look to offer a similar program for the next extended break, or to expand the program next year and offer even more attractive options for its students.
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In the current economic environment, national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks) are facing challenges resulting from unprecedented numbers of troubled residential mortgage loans. Foreclosures on residential properties also are occurring in unprecedented numbers and are projected to continue this trend in the near term. Among the many consequences of high levels of foreclosures are growing inventories of foreclosed residential and commercial properties. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is providing guidance to banks on obligations and risks related to foreclosed property. This guidance highlights legal, safety and soundness, and community impact considerations.1 It primarily focuses on residential foreclosed properties, but many of the same principles apply to commercial properties.
A bank's obligations with respect to foreclosed residential properties may differ depending upon the bank's role in the foreclosure—as owner of the foreclosed property, as servicer/property manager, or as securitization trustee—and the contractual agreements under which it operates. Understanding the requirements imposed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on servicers is particularly crucial, given the current role of these entities in the mortgage market.
• In acquiring title to foreclosed properties, banks assume the primary responsibilities of an owner, including providing maintenance and security, paying taxes and insurance, and serving as landlord for rental properties.
◦ Banks should communicate with localities, including homeowner associations, about specific requirements with respect to foreclosed residential properties. For example, localities may have requirements about certain aspects of upkeep, such as lawn mowing, property maintenance, and security, and requirements may become applicable at different stages of the foreclosure process.
◦ In the absence of these actions, banks should be aware of potential nuisance actions or the exercise of local receivership powers to seize properties.
• For FHA-insured mortgages, the bank must ensure compliance with property and preservation guidance issued by HUD to preserve the insurance claim and obtain reimbursements for allowable expenses.
• Following foreclosure, the bank must record its ownership interest in local land records.
• Banks must comply with the other real estate owned (OREO) appraisal and accounting requirements.
• Banks should maintain appropriate insurance on the property.
• Some localities may require registration of foreclosed properties, properties in foreclosure, or vacant properties. Banks should be aware of and comply with such requirements.
• The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 provides tenants with protections from eviction as a result of foreclosure on the properties they are renting.
◦ When a bank takes title to a house after foreclosure, it must honor any existing rental agreement with a bona fide tenant and must provide 90 days' notice to the tenant prior to eviction whether or not the tenant has a rental agreement.
◦ State laws may impose additional requirements that are not preempted by the act.
■ returning any security deposit upon termination of the rental agreement.
• Banks should have sufficient staffing to manage their foreclosed properties portfolios and policies, procedures, and risk management systems in place to properly oversee and manage third-party relationships.
◦ Use of third parties does not diminish the responsibility of the bank board of directors and management to ensure that foreclosed properties are administered in a safe and sound manner and in compliance with applicable law.
■ ongoing oversight of the third parties and third-party activities.
• Prior to undertaking the rehabilitation or improvement of foreclosed properties, banks should consider the legal authority to make expenditures on OREO and any HUD requirements for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Generally, for OREO, such expenditures are permissible if reasonably calculated to reduce any shortfall between the parcel's market value and the bank's recorded investment amount.2 If such expenditures are permissible, banks should ensure compliance with local building codes and licensing requirements.
◦ disposition costs and delays, including advertising, broker, or maintenance fees and repair costs for defects found at inspection.
◦ the provision of financing for OREO properties. While generally not subject to lending limits, financing the sale of a significant number of properties to the same borrower could result in unsafe or unsound concentrations.
◦ negative reaction and potential reputation risk from disposition practices that favor, as purchasers of foreclosed properties, investors (paying cash) over owner-occupants (purchasing with financing).
◦ opportunities to participate and coordinate with state and local land bank programs, neighborhood stabilization programs, redevelopment programs, and other anti-blight programs, or opportunities to enhance owner occupancy.
• When disposing of foreclosed residential properties from FHA-insured mortgages, either through sales or conveyance to HUD, banks must comply with HUD requirements to receive insurance payments or other allowable reimbursements.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each have detailed servicing guides setting forth servicer obligations and responsibilities for foreclosed properties or vacant properties in the process of foreclosure. In the case of private securitizations, the obligations are detailed in a document often called a pooling and servicing agreement (PSA).
• Servicers of foreclosed properties may be required to undertake many of the responsibilities of an owner, including providing maintenance and security, paying expenses, serving as the landlord for rentals, and marketing the property.
◦ Servicers may be required to advance funds for taxes, insurance, and homeowners' association dues, as well as for maintenance and security expenses, some or all of which may be reimbursable.
◦ Although rehabilitation, maintenance, and marketing of foreclosed properties acquired on behalf of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are typically handled by the Enterprises, servicers may be required to perform routine upkeep—including winterization, as needed—until the property is assigned by the Enterprise to a property manager.
◦ Servicers should ensure that they follow applicable Enterprise or PSA requirements and guidelines for performing necessary maintenance and upkeep on the property.
◦ Banks should maintain appropriate insurance on the property.
◦ Servicers may be required to file claims with any mortgage insurers.
• Some localities may require registration of foreclosed properties, properties in foreclosure, or vacant properties. Under the PSA or the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac servicing guidelines, this requirement may be the responsibility of the servicer. Servicers should communicate with localities about other specific requirements with respect to foreclosed residential properties.
• When disposing of foreclosed properties, servicers should look to the PSA or other servicing document for specific requirements and responsibilities.
• Servicers may have responsibilities, as described above, under the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act or other applicable state law requirements that provide protections to tenants from eviction on the properties they are renting as a result of foreclosure.
• Banks acting as servicers should have sufficient staffing and appropriate third-party vendor oversight to manage the foreclosed properties portfolios.
• Rehabilitation or improvement of foreclosed properties should comply with local building codes, licensing requirements, and any requirements in servicing agreements.
◦ contractual requirements for valuing and marketing the properties and addressing defects found at inspection. The servicer may be required to advance funds for these activities, though these funds may be recovered.
◦ that disposition practices may carry reputation and litigation risks. Even when the servicer follows the disposition requirements in the servicing agreements, the impact of the dispositions reflects on the servicer and could result in reputation risk and risk of litigation.
◦ opportunities to participate and coordinate with state and local land bank programs, neighborhood stabilization programs, redevelopment programs, and other anti-blight programs, consistent with servicing agreements.
The securitization trustee is primarily responsible for holding a lien on the trust assets for the benefit of the investors who purchase securities issued pursuant to the securitization and administering the trust in conformance with requisite agreements. The trustee's duties and responsibilities are established by a PSA, trust agreement, or indenture. These agreements direct a securitization trustee to perform various complex ministerial functions. Such functions may include ensuring the timely receipt of payments from the servicer, calculating payments, remitting payments to the investors, circulating information to investors, monitoring compliance, and determining if an event of default is triggered.
As permitted by the PSA, the trustee should work with the servicer to ensure the performance of its responsibilities. The securitization agreements may require a trustee to appoint a successor servicer or to take over servicing in the event the original servicer fails to perform its duties or defaults. These agreements generally do not grant the trustee any powers or duties with respect to the foreclosure or with the maintenance, sale, or disposition of foreclosed properties. Instead, these responsibilities typically reside with the servicer.
Nevertheless, to the extent a servicer undertakes foreclosure actions in the trustee's name as the secured party, a bank trustee should be aware of potential reputation and litigation risks. Additionally, if the securitization agreements require a bank trustee to act as a replacement servicer until a successor servicer is appointed, the bank trustee would also be exposed to credit risk.
At times, lenders may release a lien securing a defaulted loan rather than foreclose on the residential property. This decision is often based on financial considerations when the bank or servicer/investor determines that the costs to foreclose, rehabilitate, and sell a property exceed its current fair-market value. When this decision is made after a bank or servicer has initiated foreclosure, the borrower may have already abandoned the property or discontinued the care and maintenance of the property, increasing the chance of a blighted property in the community. Because the decision to release a lien is typically a financial decision, banks and servicers should ensure that their valuation of the property provides the best information practicable, while complying with investor requirements, before initiating foreclosure and subsequently deciding to release the lien. While the financial risk must be considered, banks and servicers should also consider the potential for reputation and litigation risk arising from their position as a prior mortgagee or servicer of a now-abandoned property.
If the decision is made to forego foreclosure and release the lien, the bank or servicer should notify, or attempt to notify, the borrower of the decision. Borrowers should be notified that (1) the mortgage holder is not pursuing foreclosure and has released the mortgage lien, (2) the borrower may continue to occupy the property, and (3) the borrower is obligated to maintain the property consistent with all local codes and ordinances and to pay property taxes and the debt owed. The bank or servicer should also make appropriate notifications to the local jurisdiction when it makes the decision to release a lien in lieu of foreclosure.
For additional information, please contact Steven V. Key, Assistant Director, Bank Activities and Structure Division, (202) 874–5300; or Kevin R. Russell, Director, Retail Credit Risk Division, (202) 874–5170.
1 Office of Thrift Supervision CEO Letter 319, "Tenant Protection During Foreclosure: 'Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009,'" dated September 2, 2009, is hereby rescinded, as this bulletin also references these protections.
2 For regulations and guidance applicable to banks' authority to make additional expenditures on OREO properties, see www.occ.gov.
3 For regulations and guidance addressing the OREO holding period, see www.occ.gov.


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I have no doubt that the VIAGRA or the local version CIALIS is nothing more than powder and would be a complete waste of time.
I have been visiting Ermita and the Malate area of Manila now for about ten years, the last two years I have actually been living here. Obviously, I no longer count myself as a tourist and I know the area and some of the people very well.
Ever since I have been visiting here I get offered an assortment of services from street peddlers. Over the years I have been offered American Dollars (Why I would ever want them is something I have never understood), sunglasses, stolen phones, ladies of the night and even gentlemen of the night. But by far the thing I get offered the most is VIAGRA. Now, I promise that I have not YET ever taken VIAGRA and am sure one day I swill. But would I really ever buy it from a street vendor?
I have no doubt that the VIAGRA or the local version CIALIS is nothing more than powder and would be a complete waste of time. The vendors will rarely take no for an answer. Prior to writing this I made a five minute walk to my local mall and was offered it six times. One annoying guy was even standing behind me at the ATM chatting. I had already said NO, but hell I was at an ATM so he just wanted to keep trying.
I get very nervous when people stand near me at an ATN and I have to revert to my defence mode of being really rude. As this guy would not stop bothering me I gave him a selection of good English words and walked off. I seemed to have stunned him.
There is another side to this. If by any chance you are so stupid to buy something from a street vendor like Viagra and you pay him, you are also likely for a sting. It goes something like this.
You buy and walk off; as you get a few feet away another Filipino comes up to you and introduces himself as a police officer. He tells you that he saw YOU buy illegally off a vendor and wants you to accompany him to the station. Now, it is no secret that problems like this go away very quickly if you are able to pay. So, after a few minutes you give him the Viagra and a fine is paid and you go off realizing just how lucky you are not to have got into more trouble.
If you look behind you, you will see that police officer take the Viagra back to the street peddler and start the whole process again for the next stupid foreigner. It may have not been a police officer, but for sure you have paid for the most expensive Viagra tablet ever- opps- No you have not even got it. The peddler may "sell" that pill several times during the day.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING OF STREET VENDORS THE RISK IS TOO HIGH.
Had a few street vendors try to sell me viagra a few times. I always put a self defense posture and they leave me alone. Course the NYPD (New York Police Department) Helps lol. I really dislike Manila, the faster I get out of Manila the better I feel.
Cialis is tadalafil and not the "local version" of Viagra.
The 2 drugs are not the same and only sildenafil (Viagra) is legally sold in The Philippines.


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Highlights of Newfoundland
Private Travel | Self-drive 14 Days & 13 Nights Lead-in price: £1745
This itinerary explores one of Canada's
most dramatic and fascinating
provinces, where passing icebergs
drift on ocean currents and diverse
cultures date back more than 5,000
years. Discover Canada's most easterly
province, where you can wander
through coastal villages, explore
national parks and look out for the
abundant wildlife.
Walk the Tablelands Trail in Gros Morne National Park
Cruise around the coast of Newfoundland to see drifting icebergs*
Puffin & whale-watching cruise*
Visit the earliest European settlement in the Americas
Stay in 4-star accommodation
Day 1: St John's
Arrive into St John's, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, and one of North America's oldest cities. Collect your hire car at the airport and stay 3 nights at Leaside Manor. (N)
Day at leisure to explore the city, with history dating back more than 500 years. Recommended sights include the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the historic fishing village of Quidi Vidi. (B)
Drive to Bay Bulls this morning for a 90-minute puffin- and whale-watching cruise (subject to weather conditions)*. During the summer months this area becomes a feeding ground for a number of whale species, although sightings cannot be guaranteed. After your cruise, we recommend continuing to Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve, where thousands of sea birds nest along the rocky shoreline. (B)
Day 4: Trinity
Drive north-west today to the seaside village of Trinity. We recommend visiting Bonavista en route, a small town established where 14th-century Italian explorer John Cabot first set foot in the Americas. Sights include a replica of Cabot's ship and a pretty red- and white-striped lighthouse. Stay 3 nights at Artisan Inn in Trinity. (B)
Today is at leisure to explore the village of Trinity. This charming seaside village was established in 1580 and still features many historic houses. (B)
Today is at leisure. We recommend following the 5-kilometre-long Skerwink walking trail, a gentle path that follows the rugged coastline, for spectacular views of the surrounding villages set against the ocean. (B)
Day 7: Twillingate
Connected to the mainland by a bridge, Twillingate island has breathtaking ocean vistas, colourful fishing wharfs and pastelcoloured houses. Take a 2-hour afternoon cruise* to view icebergs from Twillingate and stay overnight at Harbour Lights Inn. (B)
Day 8: Norris Point
Continue west to Norris Point, travelling into the spectacular Gros Morne National Park, an area known for its tiny villages, bare-topped mountains and populations of moose and caribou. On arrival in Norris Point, stay 3 nights at Neddies Harbour Inn. (B)
This morning is at leisure. This afternoon join a cruise through the landlocked fjord of Western Brook Pond. Look out for waterfalls and the wildlife found in these fresh waters. (N)
Day 10: Norris Point
Today is at leisure to explore Gros Morne National Park. Recommended walks include a visit to Lobster Cove Head lighthouse or the 4-kilometre-long Tablelands Trail, which cuts across the flat-topped tablelands in the southwest corner of the park. (N)
Day 11: St Anthony
Heading towards St Anthony, make a stop in Port Au Choix and Port Au Choix National Historic Site. On arrival, check in to the Grenfell Heritage Hotel & Suites for 2 nights. (N)
Day 12: L'Anse aux Meadows
Visit the L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site to see the remains of the earliest European settlement in the Americas. Return to St Anthony. (N)
Day 13: Steady Brook
Drive south to Steady Brook, located in the Humber valley. Stay 1 night at the Marble Inn Resort. (N)
Day 14: Onward travel
Drive to Deer Lake Airport and drop off your hire car. Fly home or continue your holiday in Canada. (B)
Meal basis:
Important information Flights:
International flights are not included with this itinerary. For flight options and prices, please speak to your Cox & Kings travel consultant.
Superior tour
* Cruises:
Available from May to September.
Tailor-made travel:
The Artisan Inn
The Artisan Inn is the name given to a collection of eight houses in the town of Trinity, each offering a room for paying guests. All the houses and rooms have their own individual style and character and are situated within a few minutes' walking distance of each other and the attractions of the town. Meals are available at the Twine Loft, which is located just a short walk away from all Artisan Inn properties. Features: 8 rooms, shared fridge in common areas. Room amenities: As each room is in a different house, amenities do vary, but typically include wood flooring, television, Wi-Fi, coffee maker, kettle, hairdryer, toiletries.
Marble Inn & Suites
Located on the banks of the Humber river, Marble Inn Resort provides accommodation amid beautiful scenery and with nearby active adventures such as hiking trails, kayaking and fishing. The hotel's restaurant is regarded as one of the best eating establishments in Newfoundland.
Harbour Lights Inn
Overlooking Twillingate Harbour, Harbour Lights Inn is a small bed & breakfast-style property that was built in the 1800s. This charming property offers warm hospitality and there are many restaurants within a short walking distance. This is a good base for those in search of the whales and icebergs that are found in the surrounding waters at certain times of the year. Features: 9 rooms, communal lounge, Wi-Fi. Room amenities: Television, hairdryer, ceiling fan, ensuite bathroom.
YNF2022
• 4-star accommodation
• 14 days' car hire based on an Intermediate Automatic (Volkswagen Golf or similar, including GPS)
• Excursions as specified


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This is a review of the Baby Bedtime Box for boys, ages 12 months to 2 years.
The Cost: $34.99 a month, $99 for 3 months, $189 for 6 months, or $356 for a 12 month subscription. Shipping is a flat rate of $5.
The Products: Between 5 and 8 handpicked bath and bedtime items. Additionally, there will be a new exercise each month to teach to your child to help with their sleep routine!
Check out all of our Baby + Parent Subscription Box Reviews!
A note was included in my box, detailing the items chosen this month.
This washcloth set is so amazing and much needed in my house! I am now getting rid of all the washcloths I have for my son and buying this brand forever. Each washcloth has a gentle towel like feel to them and they are a really good size (the ones we have are so small). The helped make a nice lather with the soap during bath time, and they didn't create too much of an exfoliation that could potentially irritate my son's skin. These were a hit for us!
I am not a big fan of bar soap, but I was excited to try this for my son. These bars are 100% natural, made with pure plant ingredients with no synthetic colors or fragrances. They both smelled so good even before taking them out of the box. The lavender was by far my favorite and had an extremely fresh scent to it so you know this is the real deal! The honey and oat soap had a very sweet smell that I loved, but the lavender was by far the best to create that bedtime calming feel.
I really wanted to love the lotion bar. I don't know if I just wasn't using it right or if I'm just too stuck in our routine, but I couldn't get this lotion to go on the way I wanted it to. I tried rubbing it in my hand, but that was most likely the incorrect way to use it. Then, when I tried to rub it directly on my son's skin, but he didn't seem to enjoy it as much and I still couldn't get it to spread. We have used the lotion time after bath as more of a massage to really get my son calm and relaxed for bed, but this lotion just didn't have that same feel to it to allow for a light baby massage. I tried it on myself later and I did like the way it went on my legs, but when I tried it on my arms it left a very waxy feel that I didn't love. The smell of the lotion had a wonderful vanilla scent! I am going to give it another try because I do love the scent, but the first go I just felt like I was fumbling to figure it out.
These are always a huge hit during bath time, and they can also be used as a really fun pool toy! We just lost a ton of our Munchkin toys at the beach so I was very excited to see these in the box. My son quickly grabbed them to play with!
Is it weird that my son loves to brush his teeth? He will walk around all over our house with his toothbrush in hand, brushing here and there. Which is why we go through toothbrushes constantly (he drops them on the floor all the time)! This month's box couldn't have come at a better time because he was in need of a new one. I've never tried the Oral-B for him, but he seemed to really love it (the Disney character didn't hurt). The extra grip on the handle and closer to the top really helped him when he was brushing to get a solid clean.
You cannot have too many books as a parent so I was happy to have a new one to add to our collection! This story was so sweet and very calming! Each picture showed a different family of animals hugging and getting ready to sleep. This book has quickly been added to our bedtime book rotation!
Dream Catcher – Value $3.00?
This item came with a descriptive card around the origins of dream catchers. Hang the dream catcher above your sleeping child to protect them from bad dreams. My son is at that age where he is starting to experience bad dreams, which can interrupt bedtime and even naptime sleep, so I was really happy to see this item this month! I had a dream catcher hanging from my bed when I was a little girl so it was a nice reminder of that, and a fun story to tell my son while we found the perfect spot to hang his new dream catcher. Hopefully this will keep his bad dreams away and those happy dreams coming through every night!
Verdict: Bedtime routine is a big deal in our house because sticking to one has helped my son sleep really well since he was a newborn! I am always looking for new products for bath and bed as he gets older and his routine changes. This box really met what we needed and allowed us to find new products that my son loved! I calculated the value to $39, and I really feel that the products that arrived this month are worth that! However, this box was even with the monthly cost for me ($34.99 a month + $5 shipping), so although I can't wait to see what future months bring for Baby Bedtime Box, I hope the value increases.
What was your favorite bath or bedtime item from this month's Baby Bedtime Box?
For those looking to purchase a dream catcher, you may want to consider buying one from St. Joseph's Indian School, which benefits Lakota Indian children. I don't work for them, but I have bought a couple of dream catchers from them in the past and felt good about giving back to the community.
Thank you so much for sharing this link, it looks wonderful and a great way to give back!
Thank you so much! I am excited to see what the next box and value have to bring!
Nice rounded box but the value seems low. Great review and look forward to the next!
I'm not sure about the other items but the price on the book seems extremely low… I clicked the link and it was a price for an used book, plus shipping. So I think if you'd buy a new one it would be much more.


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Vyshyvanka Day, Golden Age University, Forum of Entrepreneurs – Belarus Civil Society Digest
Perspektiva`s Entrepreneurs Forum gathered over 200 participants, raised media and government attention. $170,000 was granted to NGOs via state social contracting.
International Human Rights Day is marked with series of events. Hrodna Golden Age University is recognised the best educational...
Ribbons with national ornament (photo: artsiadziba.by)
International Human Rights Day is marked with series of events. Hrodna Golden Age University is recognised the best educational event of 2013/2014.
Vyshyvanka Day Festival to be held this weekend in Minsk. Cozy Town civil campaign launches in Mahiliou to engage local citizens in solving local problems. Local residents manage to cancel a construction a pig farm near Maladzechna.
Forum of Entrepreneurs of Belarus took place on December 8, in Minsk. Organized by Perspektiva NGO, the forum gathered around 200 entrepreneurs representing different cities and towns of Belarus as well as representatives from the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Taxes, and State Committee on Standardization. The main mode of the forum was discussion of the most acute and painful issues for the entrepreneurs like increase of taxes, certification, new rules of trade, increase of control and punishment from the side of authorities.
Hrodna Golden Age University is recognized the best educational event of 2013/2014. The results of people's and expert voting were announced at the 5th Festival of Non-Formal Festival that took place on December 5-6, in Minsk. Among 47 contenders the jury identified four more significant events in non-formal education field – namely, Mova Nanova Belarusian language courses, the Minsk Third Age University (Belarusian Association of Social Workers); Green Weekend Children Festival (Ecodom) and Distance learning courses for people with disabilities 'Internet – No Barriers'.
Vyshyvanka Day 2 to be held this weekend. On December 13, in Minsk, Art Siadziba with the support of the Belarusian Union of Artists holds a Vyshyvanka Day (Embroidery Day), the second festival of Belarusian culture. From 3 pm till 10 pm the Palace of Arts will host an exhibition of traditional and modern embroidered shirts and gifts from popular brands, various products of artisans and craftsmen, as well as master classes, competitions, presentations and musical performances of the Belarusian bands.
Twelve thousand ribbons with national ornament distributed in Minsk. On December 6, on the initiative of Art-Siadziba, about 100 volunteers distributed about five kilometers of ribbon with the Belarusian ornament. According to the organizers, there were no people who refused to take the ribbon or somehow negatively spoke about the action. During the action, though, three activists were detained by police, but soon released without detention reports.
Cozy Town civil campaign launched in Mahiliou. First 200 signatures of citizens were sent to Mahiliou municipality. The campaign goal is to push Mahiliou citizens in solving local problems. The signatures are collected for the improvement of social infrastructure – construction of clinics, schools and kindergartens. The initiative is led by the BSDP party (Hramada), the BCD organizing committee, and civic initiative Public Magistrate. All in all, the leaders of the campaign plan to address the problem of 200 yards and help citizens to solve their local problems.
Around a hundred people attended freemarket in Homel. Last weekend Green Alliance and Center for Regional Development GDF organized a freemarket in Homel timed to the Day Without Shopping. The event aimed to draw attention to the issues of overconsumption in modern society.
Become an older friend: kind initiative in Minsk. For the second year the project 'Older Friend' is running in Minsk. The project is implemented by the Healthy Choice NGO following the example of the US mentoring program Big Brothers Big Sisters. The program selects volunteers of 18-25 years to mentor/ to be friends with children from shelters and vulnerable groups. It's important that a young volunteer is perceived not as a potential adopter, but really as an older friend.
National Platform conference in Minsk. On December 22, Belarusian National Platform of EaP Civil Society Forum organizes a conference in Minsk. The conference has a focus on inventory and re-evaluation of the potential of the Eastern Partnership for the development of Belarusian civil society. Stakeholders from national and regional non-governmental organizations, international organizations, experts and the media are invited to participate in the event.
The Vitali Silitski Alumni Scholarship. In 2014 the CEU Belarusian Alumni Chapter launched the third year of its alumni scholarship honoring the late Belarusian scholar Vitali Silitski. The scholarship is intended to support promising students from Belarus while honoring Silitski, a brilliant scholar who from 2007 to his passing in 2011 headed the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS). The chapter hopes to raise $2,000 for supplementary scholarship awards for Belarusian students.
The Institute of Political Studies Political Sphere announces the Fourth International Academic Conference in Minsk. The conference is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the beginning of perestroika in the Soviet Union and titled as 'Beyond the Soviet Canon: Political Resistance, Academic and Artistic Autonomy in the Late Soviet Period (1960s-1980s)'. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2015.
Legal Transformation Center announces call for applications for online course. Online course 'Non-profit organizations Law" provides an opportunity to learn a Lawtrend's unique experience in legal regulation of NGOs, accumulated over 19 years of practical work in this area. The course is designed for law students, lawyers, staff and volunteers of nonprofit organizations, as well as all interested in the issues of freedom of association and the legal regulation of NGOs.
International Human Rights Day, December 10, was marked in Belarus with a number of thematic events. The Office for European Expertise and Communication (OEEC) and the Belarus Research Council (BRC) conducted a live panel discussion on Belarusian society's attitude towards the death penalty under What Do Belarusian Think series. The Human Rights Center Viasna presented ananalytical report on the results of monitoring places of detention in Belarus for 2013-2014. The round table on new challenges in human rights work was held in Brest on the initiative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee.
National Human Rights Community Award called the winners. Elena Tonkacheva was recognised the human rights defender of the year; Lyudmila Kozak – the attorney of the year; Elena Pankratova and the Viasna website got the award in journalism dealing with human rights issues. Traditionally, the winners are defined by nine Belarusian human rights organizations. On the same day, December 10, the prize named after Frantsishak Aliakhnovich (it is delivered to the authors who wrote book in custody) went to Ales Bialiatski, Zmitser Dashkevich, Aliaksandr Fiaduta, Iryna Khalip, Feliks Peker and Pavel Seviarynets.
Viasna launches video project Kitchen. Human Rights Centre Viasna starts the series of video programs Kitchen TV that is a peculiar 'round table' with the participation of contemporary human rights activists, representatives of the democratic community with the aim to discuss the most acute social issues. According to the authors, the format of kitchen allows speak freely and sincerely about the burning issues as well as find ways to act together in the present circumstances.
INTERACTION BETWEEN STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Alesin released from KGB detention center. The journalist of Belarusy i Rynak and military commentator Alyaksandr Alesin was behind bars since November 25 on charges of cooperation with a foreign intelligence. On the morning of December 10, he was released. Alesin told that he was cleared of 'treason', now he was being charged only with cooperation with foreign intelligence (Art. 356).
Authorities decide against a pig farm near Maladzechna. Construction plans for pig farm for 100 thousand heads near the village Moisichy, three kilometers away from Maladzechna caused great controversy in society. Locals actively rejected the construction; several hundred signatures were collected against the decision. On December 1, Maladzechna Region Executive Committee held apublic hearing on this topic. As a result, the local authorities canceled the project – a pig farm will not be constructed.
Belsat TV turns seven years. Belsat TV, the first independent channel in Belarus was launched on December 10, 2007, on International Human Rights Day. Formally the channel was established by virtue of an agreement signed by the Polish Foreign Ministry and Telewizja Polska S.A. (Polish Public Television). Year over year Belsat TV's viewership has been growing, as the channel attracts people of different age, income level and political views.
Sex shop moves into former location of evicted NGO. An online sex shop's showroom opened at the former location of Art Siadziba, a popular independent art center which seeks to popularize Belarusian culture and language and had to move to new addresses in Minsk every few months because of what is widely seen as pressure from authorities. When the landlord notified Art Siadziba that their lease contract would be terminated, it said that the premises were needed to house a sewing shop.
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Ryhor Astapenia24 December 2014
Belarus Will Start the New Year with a Wishful Budget
On 11 December, the Belarusian parliament took only 50 minutes to adopt its 2015 budget.
The rapid adoption of the budget highlights the parliament's puppet status – it could not even be troubled to hold even demonstrative discussions over the important document.
Although more than 80% of Belarusians believe that budget information should be easily accessible, even experts lack a means to analyse most of the revenues and expenses.
The adopted budget, interestingly, reveals the authorities's scepticism with regards to economic growth and it also revealed Lukashenka's plan for election year – try to maintain the current GDP level and nothing more. Although the budget appears modest, some of items, like value of the Russian ruble or the price of a barrel of oil are extremely optimistic.
Absence of Public Debate on Budget
Unlike most European countries where it may take months to adopt a budget, the Belarusian parliament adopts it as quickly as possible. On 11 December, MPs passed the country's budget for 2015 in only 50 minutes. When the Finance Minister Uladzimir Amaryn presented the law in his 18-minute speech he also explained changes to the tax code, otherwise members would have adopted the budget even faster.
The incredible speed of the legislators has roots in their weak position in the Belarusian political system Read more
Several MPs made comments regarding the lack of money for social programmes. They also thanked their colleagues and called to take the law in the first reading, which took place shortly afterwards. In all, the House of Representatives adopted 13 bills that day.
The incredible speed of the legislators has roots in their weak position in the Belarusian political system. Few see the House of Representatives and the Federation Council, the upper and the lower chambers of Belarus's parliament, as serious political institutions. Most Belarusians do not even know a single member of parliament.
Belarus's parliament simply never holds debates over the budget because the budget itself is mainly developed in the presidential administration and the Council of Ministers, much more important institutions, where the discussion has an absolutely confidential nature. Thus, MPs simply approve whatever the others have previously approved.
An Obscure Document
According to the Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies, almost 60% of Belarusians believe the information provided on how the state budget is formed is basically incomprehensible. It seems that many hesitate to admit the truth to the pollsters as much in the Belarusian budget remains obscure – even for experts. The authorities present the budget just before its adoption and there are no means by which to keep track of how the money is spent, and whether or not they indeed go to their announced priorities.
How well are you aware of how the state budget is prepared and spent?
Quite aware – it is the duty of every citizen 3.8%
More aware than unaware 14.6%
Rather unaware than aware 34%
Not aware 46.3%
Difficult to answer 1.3%
Data: Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies
For example, next year's budget has set an increase in income tax from 12% to 13%, one percentage point, that officially will go to support large families. However, the IISEPS's analyst Aliaksandr Sasnou told zautra.by web-site that the money may not actually be going anywhere: "What if he (Lukashenka) takes the money and sends it to strengthen his gendarmerie? You can say anything you want, but no calculations have been submitted."
Despite the fact that Belarus lacks any semblance of local self-governance, the local authorities still prepare their own budget, which only complicates matters further. The expenditures of the national and local budgets overlap, which makes them even more incomprehensible. The total sum of all budgets is called the consolidated budget. In 2015 the national budget expects to bring in $13.7bn pledged under the proposed ruble exchange rate in the budget in revenues. The consolidated budget for 2015 is $22.1 bn.
Uladzimir Kavalkin of the KoshtUrada.by, a web-site that tracks budget expenditures, told Belarus Digest that it is important not to forget about state extra-budgetary funds. The authorities create them out of the national budget and they are also non-transparent.
The Budget is Modest and Retains Little Growth…
On 11 December, Alexander Lukashenka told Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich that "the set plans for next year's economic growth is the minimum and Belarus is eager for more". Indeed, the budget has GDP growth at only 0.5%, with a 3.6% decline in exports and sets inflation at 12% – all while increasing taxes. Although the budget has a surplus of $4 billion, this money will be spent on paying off foreign debt.
the authorities plan to assign more money to is a 50% increase for social welfare, although this is an unusually small gift for a election year  Read more
The budget reflects Aleksandr Lukashenka's plans for the upcoming elections that will likely take place in November 2015. The authorities are being very careful with their economic policy in order to avoid a crisis. The only thing that the authorities plan to assign more money to is a 50% increase for social welfare, although this is an unusually small gift for an election year in Belarus. All other expenditure categories have only small increases this year. Even defence institutions, on the eve of a possible full scale war in Ukraine, have not received additional funds.
… But Even This Budget Remains Wishful Thinking
It is unlikely that the authorities will be able to achieve all they have set out to do, so they will likely need to amend the budget throughout next year. This is due to the fact that the budget already has a few areas that appear to be overly optimistic. For example, the budget has the exchange rate of the Russian ruble at RUB 43/$1 (at the time of publication $1 in Russia was worth 55 rubles) or the price of Urals oil at $83/barrel (at the time of publication a barrel of Urals cost $56).
The price of the US dollar in Belarus, with a 30% currency trading fee, is around BYR 14,500 while it should be around 11,400 next year according to the adopted budget. When one of the MPs asked the Minister of Finance whether these figures appeared realistic to him, Uladzimir Amaryn answered that "Russia has even more optimistic figures".
Even with these wishful figures, the budget of Belarus lays out a very tough year ahead. One of the deputies before the adoption of the budget said that " Belarusians could see up to a 1.5% increase in their incomes." This is likely an unrealistic estimate, as just avoiding a recession is what Belarus should really be thinking about.
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Swimming pools overlooking the Bay, Fisher Island and "Cruise Ship Alley"