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Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill: third reading
The Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill had its third reading, a chance to 'tidy up' the bill and make changes, in the Lords on Wednesday 12 December.
This is a private member's bill. A private member's bill is a type of public bill (that affects the public). Private members' bills must go through the same set of procedures as other public bills.
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What is third reading?
This bill aims to make provision about interference with wireless telegraphy in prisons and similar institutions.
No changes were made at third reading.
As both Houses have agreed on the text of the bill it now awaits the final stage of Royal Assent when it will become an Act of Parliament (law).
A date for Royal Assent is yet to be scheduled
Lords committee stage: Monday 26 November.
What is committee stage?
As no changes were suggested to the bill, a motion was agreed that both committee and report stages be dispensed with and that the bill progress directly to third reading. This procedure is known as 'order of commitment discharged'.
The Prisons (Interference with Wireless Technology) Bill had its second reading, the key debate on the draft law's purpose and principles, on 29 October.
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Chef Natarajan Kulandai The Man Behind success of Taj group of Hotels in South India.
'Gods own country " termed for its natural beauty .
Our Star Chef If there was no lobby chef Natarajan would be one of the greatest India has ever seen.
I have high regards for chef oberoi, chef saraswat , chef satish arora and all. But the passion and dedication i experienced in chef Nat is unmatchable.
Taj could have given much more to chef Nat. He is the one chef single handedly given Taj hotels its prominence in south India.
Chef Natarajan personally heads and introduced Low glycemic food concept in Taj hotels mainly in south. even in london when i worked with sofitel they introduced only around 2014. Chef Natarajan did in 10 years before.
" even by physique he is a small man but his presence make's a man of 6 foot tall chef nervous"
Chef Natarajan Kulandai Chef 'Nat' How chefs and people know him calls.
For me he is a Legend in terms of any culinary measurement of international standards. Its my greatest Privilege to write about him in our first issue .
I am very grateful for a life he has open the doors. i believe its because of his presence in the interview panel who took me as a Management trainee for Taj group of Hotels In chefs batch.
the north Indian lobby prevails high in Taj group . it still does.
such was his Aura and confidence .
"Unconfirmed story about chefs dedication i heard. while he was Executive head chef of Taj coromandel and Queen Elizabeth II was in house. a tragic death of a close family person happened to chef. he not only postpond the funeral and stayed back to ensure his responsibilities are done to fullest"
Chef who stays behind curtain and let his team takes credit. chef natarjans pet project that 'spa cuisine' that promotes healthy or to be honest a positive eating.
he has brilliantly developed indian recipes with low calories, low glycemic (low sugar level) food that is combined well with spa treatment .
while i was working in taj hotels few selected chef become part of chef nat team to Introduce spa cuisine in our respected Hotels.
"MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO WORK WITH CHEF NAT ON TAJ SPA CUISINE PROJECT"
Introduced spa cuisine in Taj Hotels chef is till going strong recently i saw a video footage of chef nat. his enthusiasm and vision for indian cuisine is till at great heights.
chef natarajan pioneered the Much appreciated southern spice restaurant in Taj coromandel.
it is still a great success in Indian restaurant world. The quality and technique is at par with any classical french Michelin rated restaurant. I first met chef nat during my final round of taj management Training Interview. The only question he asked me was "why you want to specialise in Indian cuisine"
The answer still gives me the fire . " To Make Indian cuisine best in world, present picture perfect Indian food which is already tastier "
its natural beauty. When considering international recognition for Indian cuisine Kerala has not yet received its deserved place.
effective in terms of producing fantastic dishes.
now one of the best destinations in the Asian Pacific.
September. The festival is meant to celebrate the annual homecoming of the king Mahabali.
The festival happens for ten days, and colourful floral carpet is laid in front of every house during these days. Families serve a traditional meal called "sadhya" during this time, especially on the nineth and tenth days. The meal is served in the traditional way in banana leaves with around twenty to twentyeight dishes.
Vishu is the traditional new year's day of the state and is another traditional festival occasion for Kerala. Vishu has a lot of significance for Hindus, as Vishu marks the astronomical New Year.
People believe that Vishu is the festival that brings prosperity and calm to life. This festival falls in the month of April and is considered the most auspicious day of the year. Even on this day, a traditional meal or sadhya is prepared by the women of the house, and the whole family has the lunch together.
Kalaripayattu is one of the oldest form of martial art, which originated as a style in Kerala, southern India . The word kalari first appears in the Tamil Sangam literature to describe both a battlefield and combat arena. Kerala Cuisine Kerala food is moderately spicy in nature, but most flavorful, and its recipes promote locally grown ingredients for cooking. Kerala is the home of kera known as the coconut tree.
Coconut is the base for many dishes and is used in almost every dish in Kerala. Coconut oil is used for cooking. The oil is extracted from the dried coconut or "kopra." Grated coconut and coconut milk are widely used in dishes for thickening and flavoring.
Rice and tapioca (cassava) are the most common foods of Kerala. Varieties of main dishes are made with these two. Seafood is also one of the very famous foods. Fish, crab, shellfish, lobster, and prawn are used for everyday cooking. Sardines and mackerel are the most commonly used varieties of fish. The different meat varieties used in Kerala kitchens include poultry, red meats, and a few game birds (now restricted by law).
Kerala breakfast shows a rich variety. Most of the breakfast dishes are made from rice flour. Some of the breakfast dishes are appam, idiyappam, idli, dosa, and puttu. Along with this, some of the side dishes are made with coconut.
TURMERIC TURMERIC IS ONE OF THE MAIN SPICE IN KERALA CUISINE AND HAS AMAZING MEDICINAL VALUE.
Turmeric has great antiseptic values. I remember an incident at my college days where one of our chef Instructor accidentally slit his finger while cutting onions. He started shouting for turmeric . we thought it was for cooking later found out he applied to the wound and it stopped blood loss.
family. You'll sometimes hear turmeric being referred to as Indian saffron since its deep yelloworange color is similar to that of saffron. You'll also sometimes hear it being referred to as curcuma, after it's best-studied polyphenolic component, namely, curcumin. Turmeric has been used throughout history as a culinary spice, herbal medicine, and fabric dye.
At home in india when there is disturbance from ants my grand mother used to sprinkle turmeric. i personally witnessed ants used to avoid or change their path when they came near to Tumeric.
About 800,000 tons of turmeric are produced each year, with over 75% of this total amount coming from India, which is also the world's largest consumer and exporter of turmeric; in terms of exports, over 50% of all global exports come from India.
Nutritional Value Turmeric is an excellent source of both iron and manganese. It is also a good source of vitamin B6, dietary fiber, copper, and potassium. Phytonutrients in turmeric include curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, tumerones, and tumenorols.
detoxification, studies on turmeric intake now include its potential for improving cognitive function, blood sugar balance, and kidney function, as well as lessening the degree of severity associated with certain forms of arthritis and certain digestive disorders.
Use of turmeric in recipes can help retain the betacarotene in certain foods. For example, one study has shown that the beta-carotene in carrots and pumpkins is better retained when those vegetables are cooked using recipes that include turmeric.
marinate with turmeric and salt, pan-fry with coconut oil to sear evenly, and set aside.
Avoid stirring; rather, try moving pieces by moving the pan. Add halved baby plum tomatoes; simmer for 15 minutes over low heat without boiling.
for a minute.Add chopped green chili; sauté to remove the raw chili flavor.
Results are better when consumed after an hour, when flavors are settled properly.
we have been bestowed with an opportunity in redesigning a modern Indian restaurant menu. Dishes planned around local produces sourced around London. Intense research has done when planning and compiling menu for the restaurant. the concept brief given at the initial stage is for small Indian sharing plates.
London restaurants are trying this small plate concept based on Spanish tapas style food. where guest has wide variety of choices with a low price tag. The portion is small mainly two bites , chefs can keep the price down due to small portion.In an ideal situation one person can three small plates and two sides .All will be equivalent to the price you pay for two course menu in similar London restaurant. Guest will feel highly satisfied as he gets an average of five dishes to taste where in normal scenario it will be two dishes.
braised Angus short Rib. The meat is neatly trimmed, marinated and slowly braised with yoghurt in a preheated oven for 6 hours at a temperature of 150c . Once cooked the meat will fall apart. Rib is served with a garnish of Hispi cabbage subzi .
we used hemp seed for giving a crust for cheese stuffed Naan . Hemp seeds is related to cannabis but a superfood with excellent nutritional value.
Here in this first issue of fine-dining-indian we have selected two recipes from our books one is from "Beyond Curry" and other from our New Book "Indian cuisine small plate Revolutoion"
starter. it has soft and sweetness from Guava . 1. Wash and cut the guava into 6 equally sized Crunchy and light spiciness from Kerala mixture.
with lemon juice, chili powder and rock salt.
3. On a black plate, place the guava in a crisscross way as shown above.
place the pink rose shoot and flowers.
5 No. Violet Flower You may use mango, melon, pineapple, apple or any other preferred strong fruit that's doesn't mush too quickly. Also, make sure that all fruit mixing happens towards the end.
rinse on running tap water.
into dices of 1 to 2 cm size.
3. Cut head in to two more part if the tentacles are too long you may cut in half.
oil in a thick bottom pan, keep a spoon full oil on side to finish the dish.
half of the curry leaf and green chili. Mix in cut calamari sauté for 5 more minute.
Dilute all powdered spices in water or fish stock.
this column as " Pillai's Column"
friends in setting up South Indian restaurants.
Indian restaurant chef around the globe he knows them personally.
group, Leela, which he credits with changing the course of his career forever.
Squid pepper fry chef pillais classic Chef Pillai attribute his career success for the training he recieved while working in position of Commis Chef at Leela Palace Kempinski Hotel in Bangalore in 2004 . In his own words "Their rigorous standards, the high pressure environment, the learning curve, new skills – it brought an excitement to everyday job and ignited my passion for it.Then I went on to work as Chef de Partie at Kumarakom Lake Resort, part of a small luxury hotel group. There I oversaw the seafood section and the vembanad [fine dining buffet bar] "
"One of the humble chef in London Indian culinary world "
Wild Madagascar prawns, prawns kedgeree alleppey sauce - Innovative As a head chef he works alongside his team, supporting them on daily basis . He maintains a Good work organisation and constant training to achieve high service standards and consistency. He believed in using local and seasonal ingredients.He is a big fan of sustainability, probably because of his coastal roots.
Asparagus a beautiful green vegetable coming to season and once in April it will be on its best.
We Visited Talli joe on December 2016.
from all over India.Few of the dishes are quite new to Indian restaurant scene in London.
after few weeks we dined .
from most of London European palette Food critics.
have at the dining Moment.
Punch. Its not the spicyness . The flavour or aroma that was lacking in majority dishes.
to locate and travel . The chef heading the restaurant is trained at the Oberoi hotels and previuosly worked at Benares Indian restaurant.
Here we go and what we taste at Talli Joe.
Black Carrot Halwa Black or Purple carrots the part of Heritage carrot originates from Turkey or middle east and asia. The dish Here is different from the traditional carrot halwa only by color or carrot choice. The peanut brittle or nougatine gives a nice crunchiness. It would have nice if accompanied with Rabri sweet condensed milk goes well together .
"DISHES ARE INNOVATIVE BUT LACKS IDENTITY"
"BEEF FRY IS A GREAT PICK ON MENU"
Berry Malai An adaptation of berries and cream . Malai is Hindi word for cream or reduced milk . Not sure why it's called malai when the description says its baked yoghuty it should be  'Dahi'. The dish is light and well-balanced sweetness. Dark berries are fine in winter but strawberries not great pick for winter menu.
"A LIGHT DESSERT WITH NO WOW FACTOR"
Bebinca Its good to see Indian restaurants focusing on Indian desserts than making con-fuision cuisine desserts like chocolate samosa, cheese cakes and so on. In India we have a great collection of desserts by chefs talent it can be bought fine dining scenes.
BEBINCA is a classic goan sweet which has 7 layers. made with flour , egg yolk , sugar and Nutmeg . each layer is baked or ideally gratinated one by one on Top. Here the desert is nice bit on sweeter side than normal but very light than traditionally firm versions.
"Bebinca has minimum 7 layers"
led by a lion "
and this means leading and motivating your workforce properly. In order to lead your staff, you need to be able to communicate: a vision of what the business stands for and where you want it to be through values. Priorities across the organisation what you as an individual intend to do to realise that vision and reflect those values what individual employees can do to realise your vision and reflect those values In order to motivate your staff.
Work Harder Till your Dream become Reality LOVE FOR COOKING IS NOT ENOUGH Most of the chefs comes to the industry as a way to earn money when their study cant take the any further. Being a chef isone of the hardest profession. It is highly demanding mentally and physically. If you are not strong you are not going to last long in Kitchen. Each category of kitchen demand certain skills and knowledge. From a road side small outlet kitchen to Three michelin star rated high profile Kitchen.
The rule is simple if you don't love what you doing you will quit. There is no easy way to success only Hard Hard Work and dedication to the profession .
Modern Indian style Food Presentation Simple cooking techniques use of ingredients were you live your recipe will be given credit and linked to your webiste or Linkedin profile we ensure you will be promoted in a great way as our Guest editor . you can enhance your profile through contributing in our new Finedining-indian Magazine issues.


The National Catholic High School Honor Roll announced its fifth selection of the best 50 Catholic secondary schools in the United States. The purpose of the Honor Roll is to recognize and encourage excellence in Catholic secondary education. It is a critical resource for parents and educators that distinguishes those schools that excel in three categories: academic excellence, Catholic Identity, and civic education.
This year's list includes 10 new honorees as well as eight schools that have earned recognition in each of the Honor Roll's five years of existence. 2008 honorees range from newcomer schools such as Knoxville Catholic in Tennessee, to repeat honorees such as Bishop Machebeuf Catholic in Denver and Holy Spirit Preparatory in Atlanta. Texas and Michigan led with six schools selected, followed by California, with four schools. Nine different religious orders sponsor honorees, including the Jesuits, Legionaries of Christ, and Norbertines.
To see a list of the top 50 schools, as well as lists of the 10 honorable mention schools in each category, visit www.chshonor.org.
In its five years, the Honor Roll has seen more than 50 percent of America's nearly 1,300 Catholic high schools participate at least once. This year nearly 300 schools completed the three detailed surveys that measure a school's adherence to the Church's educational mission. Each school also receives an evaluation to see how it compares to other schools nationwide.
The best schools demonstrate a balanced excellence, which includes an active Catholic culture, sound college preparation and integration of Church teaching in all departments. These schools also display sound moral, catechetical and civic formation that prepares students for vocations in the world as political, religious, scientific, and business leaders.
Questions about the Honor Roll may be directed to Anthony Pienta at (616) 454-3080, apienta@acton.org or info@chshonor.org.
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April 22nd is Administrative Professionals Day! This holiday celebrates secretaries, administrative assistants, and other office professionals. Show your appreciation for the administrators in your life with a gift you know they'll love (and use)!
Be sure to get gifts that are in line with your company policy. You would never want to give a gift that breaks any office rules.
Avoid inappropriate or overly personal gifts, regardless of how comfortable you feel with that person. If the gift exchange is taking place at the office or is for their office, make sure it is work appropriate and not too personal. This will help to avoid any awkward work situations and prevent anyone from landing in hot water.
Make it decorative or useful. You'd never want to get your office professional something that will just sit and collect dust, or even worse, only add to the clutter. Choosing a gift that will add a visual appeal to their office, or one that is functional will ensure that your gift is loved.
Read on for some awesome gift ideas your office professionals are sure to love!
Is your office professional of coffee or tea drinker? A mug or travel mug is a great choice. The Graphique travel Mug featured below is available at Target for a limited time. (Other mugs featured below are sold by Starbucks, Michael's, Nordstrom, and West Elm.) Image by Casas & Lulu. See it on their Instagram page here.
Who doesn't love cookies or a cupcake (or two)? Bake your coworker something from scratch or pick them up something from a bakery that you know will bring a smile to their face. Here are a few recipes we think look oh-so-delicious! Try out the recipe below from Glorious Treats.
Don't forget your card and gift bag for your present.
What will you get for your administrative professional?


How they describe themselves: Dwolla allows anything connected to the Internet to move money quickly, safely, and at a cost as low as possible.
How they describe their product/innovation: In this demo, got an insider's view into Dwolla's real-time technology by witnessing some of the applications that have been built on the Dwolla platform. For example, Dwolla CEO, Ben Milne, will offer an overview of Dwolla's unique approach to authentication and user discovery (through Dwolla's Directory technology) and walk through how these two features are currently being integrated into one of the world's largest financial institutions and a growing number of application partners. The live bank level tokenization model eliminates the threat of providing personal information (i.e. bank credentials or routing and account numbers) to a third-party or having to later tokenize the data downstream.
We partnered with BBVA Compass to streamline real-time payments leveraging Dwolla's FiSync. As of April 8, 2015, individuals, businesses, startups, developers, enterprise clients, and any eligible BBVA Compass account holder is able to send and receive funds to and from the Dwolla network in real-time.


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For more than 14 years, California Closets Dominican Republic has provided Santiago, the Santo Domingo District and eastern Dominican Republic with custom closets and personalized storage solutions that transform its clients' homes.
Whether your Spanish-style home in Santiago needs a boutique walk-in closet to make it complete, or your modern condo in Punta Cana could use a wall bed in its second bedroom to maximize space, the design team at California Closets Dominican Republic will work directly with you to meet your desired functions, aesthetic and budget.
Visit the Santo Domingo showroom to get an up-close look at California Closet's high- quality systems, unique finishes and accessories offered. When you are ready to explore custom ideas for your space, schedule a complimentary showroom or in-home consultation.
From the initial design meeting to the install - everything ran smoothly. All of the California Closet employees were wonderful to work with and now our entire house has California Closets throughout. Redecorating the master bedroom walk-in closet was amazing and the final result beautiful. What a transformation!
California Closets offers the best designs to achieve what we wanted in our home, and the quality and selection of the product is oustanding.
It was pleasant, professional, efficient and helpful from start to finish. It was clearly a well thought-out process that gave us what we wanted, what we needed and did it on our timeline. I only wish all parts of a renovation could be so smoothly executed.
This is the third closet I have done in my home. As a disorganized man in the house it is so nice to open the closet door and see everything I own in one place. It makes it so easy to put clothes away and to select what I am wearing that day.
The closets have provided so much "new" space for us by utilizing the heights of our ceilings. The installers were so friendly and they were so good to my pups! Just a great experience!
Great design and installed efficiently and cleanly. We are planning on having our pantry done next. It really increased our storage space in an incredibly organized fashion.
Visit the California Closets blog for insider tips, advice on organization, and much more.


✓the device can be recharged directly as well as via the docking station.
✕no facility to backup data to ROM.
Asus is not a name you immediately associate with Microsoft's Pocket PC platform, but that may change with the launch of the MyPal A600 in Europe. According to Asus, the MyPal A600 is the world's smallest, lightest, thinnest and most powerful handheld. So much for manufacturers' claims: what really matters is how the £387 (inc. VAT; £329 ex. VAT) MyPal A600 stands up against its immediate competition in terms of functionality and usability. Here's what we found in a preview of a pre-production device.
The MyPal A600 is powered by Intel's PXA250 processor -- the so-called XScale chip. Running at 400MHz, this is the fastest CPU in the Pocket PC arena, but Asus does not have exclusive rights to it -- we have already reviewed XScale machines from Toshiba, Compaq and Fujitsu Siemens. The XScale processor is certainly fast, but for maximum performance it needs software that's optimised for it, and as we write there is a definite lack of such software. Programs written for Intel's older StongARM processors should run perfectly well on an XScale-based handheld, but they won't run any faster.
Hardware manufacturers like to bandy words like 'smallest', 'lightest' and 'thinnest' about, but they don't really mean a great deal. As I write this, I'm looking at Sony's Palm OS-based CLIE PEG-T675C, which weighs 140g -- 2g more than its predecessor the T625C which, at 138g, weighs the same as the MyPal A600. As far as Pocket PC devices are concerned, Asus probably does have the edge on weight. However, Toshiba's e740 -- a close rival -- weighs more at 179g but has both a Type II CompactFlash slot and an SD/MMC slot. The MyPal A600, by contrast, offers only an SD/MMC slot. If you want CompactFlash as well, you'll need to use Asus's optional and rather cumbersome jacket, which costs £65 (ex. VAT) and will add both weight and bulk. The point is that if small and light is what you need, the MyPal A600 fits the bill -- but don't get too carried away with the manufacturer's claims.
Whatever your view on these matters, the MyPal A600 is a nice Pocket PC, and Asus has come up with a couple of clever features that enhance its appeal. A noteworthy one is Smart Power Saving, a battery management solution that, the company claims, provides up to 15 hours of battery life. Also, there's a power connector on the device itself, so you don't need to resort to the docking station to recharge it. Any handheld manufacturer failing to incorporate this feature is missing a vital trick.
Our review sample was a pre-production unit, and consequently its casing was somewhat unimpressive. However, shipping units will have aluminium alloy casing, as is the fashion these days. The general hardware design offers no real surprises. The left side of the casing houses the power switch, a reasonably good jog-dial button, sound recorder shortcut and reset button. At the top you'll find an audio jack, a microphone, an infrared port, a stylus holder and an SD card slot, while the underside houses the DC-in port and the docking station/expansion jacket connector.
On the front, below the 3.5in. reflective TFT display, there's a combination speaker and navigation button, and four application shortcut buttons. The button carrying the 'Home' icon takes you to an Asus applet that allows you to adjust settings and view system information. You can, for example, invoke Smart Power Saving here -- options include clocking the processor down to 200MHz or 100MHz, or letting the system set the speed automatically depending on what you are doing (the hardware manual insists that games require faster clock speeds). There is also an option called Advanced Performance Enhancement, which allows for some data caching. The manual warns that 'this option may sometimes cause the system to be unstable', which doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
Other options in this Asus utility suite include the ability to change the screen brightness on mains and battery power, alter microphone sensitivity and choose which device buttons will cause automatic switch-on. Another bundled Asus application, Backup, is designed to help you keep vital data safe from device loss or a total power failure. Unfortunately, it can only make backups to an external card, and does not offer an additional option to utilise any of the 32MB of Flash ROM. This is a pity.
What this all amounts to is a Pocket PC that offers a good range of clever, innovative ideas, but which misses one or two opportunities. Backing up to ROM is the most obvious of these, and we'd really like the CompactFlash expansion jacket to have been considerably smaller and more appealing in design.


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In 2003, I purchased a 1,000 square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo in San Francisco for $580,000, with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage of 4.25%. At 26 years old, I had put almost all my savings into the 20% down payment.
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Over the next few years, I became obsessed with trying to pay off my mortgage early.
In 2015, my wife and I finally did it. Eliminating one of our largest reoccurring expenses felt so satisfying. With one less burden, we could live life more freely.
But just a year later, that feeling went away — along with the fire to improve my finances.
The biggest downside to paying off your mortgage early
There are several studies citing the psychological benefits of paying off debt early, such as emotional relief and the strength to avoid slipping back into debt.
All of that is true. But the biggest downside that no one talks about is the complete loss of motivation to take on calculated risks and to work as hard as you can to grow your wealth.
After being mortgage-free, my and wife and I lived comfortably off the severance checks that we negotiated when we quit our six-figure jobs in finance (by that time, we had amassed a net worth of $3 million), and the $150,000 in annual passive income — mostly from real estate, dividend stocks and bonds.
But my entire attitude slowly changed once I sent that final mortgage check. I stopped aggressively looking for new freelance consulting work. I went from taking on three contracts per month to just one. So instead of working 60 hours, I was only working 20 hours. At around $10,000 per contract, I was losing out on $20,000 of monthly income.
To reward ourselves for paying off the mortgage, my wife and I also took a month-long trip to Asia. We visited friends overseas and saw the Ruins of Angkor in Cambodia, then spent weeks camping in Yosemite. After that, we flew to New York for two weeks to watch the U.S. Open. We spent more than $10,000 on the entire trip.
It was a lot of time off — so much, in fact, that I was behind by $50,000 on my goal to reach $200,000 in annual passive income. The plan was to grow our money so we could feel financially secure by the time we had a baby.
If I could go back, I would have spent less time vacationing, and more time buying rental properties and investing in dividend stocks.
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A mortgage kept me hungry
I've talked to several people, including readers of my personal finance blog, Financial Samurai, who had similar experiences after paying off large amounts of debt early.
"I've definitely noticed that the closer I get to financial freedom, the less motivation I have to go above and beyond at my job," one person told me. "It's almost as if we need that monkey on our backs to keep us moving forward."
And then there are some who feel the opposite.
A reader on Financial Samurai commented: "I just paid off my house after eight years and four months. Now I'm extremely motivated to put as much [money] as possible into other investments, such as the stock market, my own business and rental property. I'm 35 and self-employed, so I don't have a pension or company 401(k) to rely on."
Of course, everyone is different. For me, a mortgage fueled my hunger. Without it, our monthly cash flow increased by $2,500 per month, and we saw it as extra spending money.
The most important lesson I learned from paying off my mortgage early is that you should always have something that keeps you motivated and financially driven. When you've got your living costs covered and things are easy, it's tempting to get soft and ignore your finances.
Only the most "gung-ho" people will bother to take risks or put in the extra hours to get that raise. If you have no financial burden and no one is depending on you to provide, it doesn't make sense to work twice as hard.
My best advice: Plan for the future
If you're focused on paying off your mortgage, good for you. It's generally always good to get rid of debt. Plus, with no mortgage, you get a guaranteed, risk-free return.
Just make sure you consider the downsides.
Aside from losing motivation, you also tie up capital in an illiquid asset when you pay your mortgage off early. Unless you have a very diversified net worth, having a lot of capital in the form of home equity can be a bad thing. Your home could collapse in the next storm or burn down in a fire.
And with interest rates at all-time lows, it might make more sense to refinance your mortgage into a low fixed-rate term for as long as you plan to own the property — and then invest the rest.
The right answer depends on your current situation, tolerance for risk and long-term goals.
My best advice is to pay off your mortgage by the time you no longer want to work. Figure out when you plan to retire and divide your debt amount by the number of working years you have left.
There are free retirement planning calculators to help give you a realistic picture of your financial future. After all, there's no rewind button in life. It's always better to over-plan than it is to under-plan.
Sam Dogen worked in investment banking for 13 years before starting Financial Samurai, a personal finance website. He has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune and The L.A.Times. Sign up for his free weekly newsletter here.
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2016 My.Com "Skyforge", sound designer.
2016 My.Com "Cloud Pirates", sound designer.
2015 Gaijin Entertainment "War Thunder", dialogue editor.
2014 Herocraft Ltd "Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf", sound designer.
2013 My.Com "Evolution: Battle For Utopia", sound designer.
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Mr. Parks was born In Des Moines but grew up in Afton, Iowa. He was drafted in 1941. He had two other brothers. One who enlisted in the navy and was killed aboard the USS Pensacola near the Solomon Islands and the other who died at age 76. Mr. Parks, like all draftees, was supposed to only have served for one year, but when the war broke out, he was made to stay in the service longer. He went through the enlisted ranks and then decided to go to officers' school. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. During WWII he was assigned to administrative and manpower control jobs. This involved on site analysis of logistical civilian support. He was sent to two specialty schools to learn how to do his job. During the war he was primarily an administrative officer who went on administrative assignments. His specific job was to go up and screen the different areas and make sure that they had just the right amount of civilian support. He was sent to California to go the Pacific, but the army instead sent him to Europe. By this time, the war was almost over. He was now a Captain, so he decided to remain in the army. After the war he was sent to Germany. He learned from his experience that most German people were ok, but that Hitler was bad and that is what caused their destruction. He said in Germany, after the war, there was a lot of poverty. He said that he would see children pick up cigarette butts and take them home to their fathers who took them to the grocery store to trade for food. The butts were worth more than money.
After the war he was assigned to the war crimes commission in Dachau. This, he says, was not the main one in Nuremburg. The war crimes commission at Dachau tried all of the minor cases. Typical cases would be ones such as a farmer whose barn was accidentally bombed and his cow was killed. When the aviator came down, the farmer would go and attack the aviator. They would arrest and prosecute the farmer. There had almost 15,000 people that they had to screen for trial. They did not get all of them done. His job was to find and bring in the witnesses. The attorneys would pick the witnesses that they needed for the trial and then Mr. Parks had teams that he would send out to get them. Sometimes it was as easy as calling the Bürgermeister or the Chief of Police of the town where the witness was located. Other times, because the Russian liaison officer was not cooperative, he had to sneak witnesses over from the Russian occupied zone. One of the more famous cases that the war crimes commission in Dachau was involved in was the one involving Elsa Koch. She was living with the Commandant. It was alleged that during this time she would ride around and pick out people with interesting tattoos, have them killed, and have their skin made into lamp shades.
Mr. Parks earned a bronze star for carrying out his duties in a combat zone.
In Korea he was for working for the G1 department of the 8th Army, which involved manpower control. He was sent to Japan, but then was reassigned to Sasebo, Japan instead of being sent to Korea. There he was in charge of processing soldiers going to and coming from Korea. After this he was assigned to Ft. Knox, Kentucky. He stayed there for two years until he was assigned to Korea.
He also said, "I wouldn't give a million dollars for my experiences, but there isn't enough money in the world that would ever convince me to do that again." He said that it was especially tough on his family because of constant moving and separation.
He and his two brothers have their names on the WWII memorial in Washington DC, which is available to all WWII veterans at their request.


The global outlook for medicine use and spending affects the prospects of life sciences companies, insurers and the health of populations around the world. This report includes the latest predictions for the global pharmaceutical market along with geographic, therapy area and channel perspectives. It assesses the impact of new drug launches, biosimilars, and growth in the use of specialty medicines. The report also highlights ten areas to watch over the next several years that impact the use of and cost of medicines including: prescription digital health tools, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Next-Generation Biotherapeutics and use of real-world evidence in clinical development.


Happy 241st Birthday to the United States of America today!!!
Happy 241st Birthday to the United States of America today!!! What a day to celebrate and what an amazing day to reflect and be thankful for all of those that keep her safe and allow us the amazing freedoms that we have in this GREAT Country! Our family also knows the huge sacrifices that come along with having family members proudly serve in the Armed Forces. Team Wiebusch has and always will be looking for things that we can do to serve those that have served us in so many amazing ways! For this reason we are proud to let you know that we are certified as a Military Relocation Professional.
What does this mean to our veterans and those currently serving is we have a clear understanding of what YOUR needs are when it comes to PCS-ing and having to take into consideration the many factors that come into play when moving yourself or your families to your next duty station. Team Wiebusch also has an amazing team of lenders that have a clear understanding of what benefits might be able to be used to get you the most in your Real Estate property! We are here to help and would love to share our love for this country by helping support those who protect her! Just another added benefit to working with Team Wiebusch! THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAVE SERVED OR ARE CURRENTLY SERVING AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!!!! Let us know how we can serve you!


When Jon Ory settled in Charleston full-time after more than a decade of directing summertime student community service trips around the world, the timing was finally right to start a business of his own. He had most recently spent two years in New Zealand teaching environmental education, paddling, and surfing, so the idea of promoting an appreciation for Charleston's delicate water and land ecology through stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) was the perfect marriage of his experience and interests.
He opened Charleston SUP Safaris on Folly Beach in 2011. "I knew I wanted to be more than just a business," says Ory. "I wanted to give back." Before long, he met Jason and Susan Smith, who had lost their infant daughter to a congenital heart defect and set up the Emerson Rose Heart Foundation to promote further research. Inspired by their cause, as well as other local charities, Ory organized the SUPer Scary SUP Race in October 2011. The Shamrock SUP Race followed in March, and both are now annual events, with fundraising practically doubling each year.
But Ory knew he could do more, especially where his passion lay strongest: the environment and teaching. So he set up a program for youth outreach and school groups, supplying everything from paddles and flotation devices to trained guides and insurance at a low cost.
The company's guides have also taught SUP basics to groups from ABA Outreach—which serves children with autism and developmental disorders—and each August volunteer at the Surfers Healing event for autistic children.
To get more kids out on the water, Ory recently garnered donations of seven paddleboards from SUP ATX and C4 Waterman so that any school or youth group can send up to seven participants free of charge.
The SUPer Scary SUP Race is October 26, noon to 2 p.m., on the Folly River. Find details at www.charlestonsupsafaris.com.


Last year, I personally took a trip back to my fathers birth place near Ballarat, Victoria, a small town now with a population of less than 300.
As I stepped through the doors of history and explored the towns monuments and historical landmarks, my father described life back in the early 1900's. To my surprise the town marker displayed the population back in the gold rush days as approx. 2,000+ Chinese and 800 European gold miners.
European gold mines where square ?
A visit to a pub in the area certainly revealed the impact of Chinese immigration. In a conversation with a local who resembled 'Crocodile Dundee' and spoke with a heavy 'Ocker' Australian accent, the young man was actually Asian in appearance.
A fascinating conversation, and I learnt about his families history and that the gold mine shafts back in the gold rush where distinctly different between Chinese and European gold miners.
This 'true blu' Chinese Australian explained that the Chinese used round mines as they were less prone to collapse. Wherein the European square mine shafts required timber supports and bracing.
This visit back to the gold rush days of the 1850's reminded me of the importance of diversity and Chinese immigration to Australia. The cultural contributions over many, many generations and the integration into rural Australian life.


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Saw this on MeFi the other day and its pretty darned cute.
Here's Grady Elf and Sully Elf.
Warning, playing this at work might not be a great idea, the music is loud and very, very Christmas-y. And your laughter might disrupt other people trying to grind out the week until the holiday vacation starts.
And yes, you can make your own. If you do then please let me know in the comments.


AR Advertising Campaign - President Grant Comes to Life!
With the 2017 tax season around the corner, Liberty Tax Service decided that they wanted to do something different to attract new customers, so they teamed up with Balti Virtual to give users a "presidential" discount. Balti Virtual used their augmented reality (AR) magic to make a photo of Ulysses S. Grant come to life in 3D using their AppAR8 mobile app. The AR president explains the promotion and then urges the user to click on call-to-action button in order to win $50. Liberty Tax used this experience in stores and also throughout all social media channels.


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Sylvia Jackson (born 12 June 1945) is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. She was eliminated in the semifinals in the K-1 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

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1945 births
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Living people
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"Wah" is right, when it comes to Popeyes' new Spicy Coconut Chick N' Wah!-ffle. While other fast food joints are coming up with safe creations like Thai milk tea ice-cream and ma la chicken, Popeyes decides to go all out and surprise us with this crazy new dish.
Combining a hodgepodge of flavours together to form this waffle burger, you will find a chocolate Belgian waffle drizzled with nacho cheese, a thick piece of spicy coconut chicken patty, followed by a layer of luscious kaya and a regular waffle. We have no idea how they came up with this concoction, but it's definitely a legit item on the menu. It's priced at $9.20 for a meal with drinks and fries, which is rather expensive for something so experimental.
Craziness aside, a netizen by the name of Gary Chiang mentions that it doesn't taste so bad. In fact, he says it reminds him of nasi lemak with sambal chilli, thanks to the combination of kaya and spicy chicken.
I have yet to taste it, so I will save my judgement until I actually have a bite of this crazy dish. Who knows, this might be a game changer, and before you know it, everyone else will start adding chocolate and kaya to their burgers.
After all, I'm sure when waffles and chicken first appeared, many were skeptical about how maple syrup would go well with the deep fried chicken. But the sweet and savoury blend proved to be a winner, and it's now a Louisiana staple.
If you wanna try this, but still want some proper fried chicken, you can get Tender Wah!-ffle Meal to share at $17.20. This comes with the Spicy Coconut Chick N' Wah!-ffle, mashed potatoes, chicken tenders and two pieces of chicken.
If you prefer something more conventional, try Shake Shack's Pandan Shake instead. The American burger chain will open at the new Jewel Changi Airport on 17 April.


Student Council gives the student body a THRILL on Halloween!
Check out how awesome our 7th grade squad looked on the last day of Cheer Camp!
Look at how great our 8th grade squad looked on the last day of Cheer Camp! Thanks to Miss Cain & Mrs. Stephens for all the work y'all did to get our girls ready!


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Yoga's Christian Army
by Stewart Lawrence
"Christian" Yoga? It seems, at first blush, like a contradiction in terms. Don't Christians believe that the body — the "flesh," as it were — is contrary to man's spiritual nature, while for yoga it is the seat of his soul and the source of Divine wisdom? It would seem so, but never underestimate the power of a pop-culture fad to create a yogic "union of opposites."
Of the 20 million Americans that claim to practice yoga these days it's anyone's guess how many of them are devout Christians. Recent surveys have broken down the current market by age, gender, and income – but no one's thought to inquire about religious affiliation. And is it any wonder? Religious ID, even less than party ID, tends to be a poor guide to how well adherents know their belief system, let alone practice it consistently.
In fact, by all appearances, the Christian yoga movement is growing, with groups like "Holy Yoga," "Praise Moves," and "Christoga" offering classes in all 50 states, and in various foreign countries, including Belgium, Germany, South Korea, and the Philippines. Holy Yoga, started in 2001, even has a nationwide teacher-training program, and its founder, Brook Boon, has authored two books, including Holy Yoga: Christian Exercise for the Body and Soul. She and "Praise Moves" founder Laurette Willis, who started her rival group in 2003, sell DVDs on their respective web sites and have posted a slew of free instructional yoga videos on You Tube.
At one level, it's a perfectly logical trend, reflecting the ongoing "hybridization" of yoga. No consumer sub-group or lifestyle seems safe from industry marketers these days. There's "Hip Hop" yoga for young Black urbanites, "Circus" yoga for acrobats and clowns, "Ganja" yoga for potheads (mainly in California), and "Naked" yoga for gay men looking for a safe place to "hook-up." So, why shouldn't there be yoga for "Jesus Freaks"?
There's also a strong generational component to Christian yoga. Most practitioners are in their 20s or early 30s and exude the same evangelical zeal for yoga and its potential health and spiritual benefits that any "secular" teacher does. The movement's filled with women who are slender and like to dress in tight-fitting stretch pants and tops (adorned with slogans like "Jesus is My Guru"). And while somewhat more demure in their body posturing than their "New Age" sisters, they're just as anxious to cultivate and project a hip, anti-establishment image.
In fact, many Christian yoga leaders say they once participated actively in a variety of "New Age" movements, including yoga. In her official biography, Willis of "Praise Moves" recounts an adolescence filled with sex and drugs, followed by her conversion to Christianity. Her mother was a full-fledged hippie and local yoga teacher and Willis eventually became a hard-core yogi herself. In Christian yoga, she's found a way to have it both ways, she says — to "tone her body and to worship Jesus Christ."
Religious leaders on both sides of the Christian-Hindu divide are not amused. On the Christian side, theologian Albert Mohlers and mega-church pastor Mark Jenkins have railed against Christian yoga, calling it a "dangerous distraction." They accuse leaders like Boon of distorting Christian doctrine to accommodate Eastern mysticism's view of the Divine Self. They are especially concerned about her embrace of meditation practices to "empty the mind" — suggesting that it opens the door to "occult" influences – and her deliberate conflation of the Holy Spirit with Hindu concepts of prana and chi, which give the body priority over contemplative prayer as a source of received wisdom, they charge.
Most practicing Christian yogis remain unfazed. On web site postings, they frequently accuse their religious fellow-travelers of being, in effect, "fuddy-duddies," backward-looking oldsters out of touch with the spiritual yearnings – and rebel spirit — of Christian youth. "It's my yoga, and I'll practice it the way I want to," seems to be the underlying message of this new Christian army. Ironically, perhaps, it's one that students of mainstream yoga, who often feel ostracized by Christians and see them as hostile to their movement, can equally identify with.
In some ways, the mainline Christian attack on yoga is reminiscent of its one-time depiction of rock-and-roll as the "devil's music." But there's a decidedly feminist twist. Religious critics are typically men, and priests, while the leaders of Christian yoga and their followers are overwhelmingly women. More than anything, what seems to gall – and threaten – Mohlers and Jenkins is that Christian yogis like Boon are functioning as de facto spiritual leaders – as mini-gurus — even though they tend to be recent converts to Christianity and are not well-grounded in the faith. In fact, it's not clear how often they even attend weekly services.
Ironically, Hindu elders who otherwise extol the virtues of yoga seem to be in complete agreement with their Christian brothers. Yoga, they say, is thoroughly Hindu at its core, and cannot be "Christianized" or treated as a mere exercise regimen and given a religious "makeover." In an article published in the Huffington Post, Rajiv Malhotra, founder of the Infinity Foundation, said that Hindus were just as guilty as Christians of "apostasy." Because of their eagerness to popularize yoga in a Christian-dominated country, many were willing to play down important theological differences to gain mainstream acceptance. Some groups like the Hindu-American Foundation have even launched a nationwide movement "Take Back Yoga," to try to reclaim their mind-body practice from what they view as the predatory clutches of mainstream yoga organizations.
If all this weren't confusing enough, Christians who oppose yoga in any form have launched a campaign of their own to try to keep yoga from being taught in American public schools. The battle has raged in localities for a number of years but came to a head earlier this year when some Christian parents in Encinitas, California – long considered American yoga's spiritual homeland – sued the city school district to block implementation of a plan to substitute yoga for traditional PE classes. Plaintiffs charged that the classes violated California's constitutional separation of church and state, especially since their children could not opt out of the classes without losing their gym credits, and had no effective way of preventing the classes from trampling upon their children's Christian views and values.
In anticipation of a possible legal challenge, yogis who taught the Encinitas classes spent months working with the school district to revise the curriculum so that any obvious vestige of Hinduism was removed. Devotional chanting, including the "Om" meditation and the traditional "Namaste" greeting, were eliminated. Poses with Sanskrit nomenclatures were renamed. All symbols of the Hindu pantheon of gods, including Shiva and Shakti, were removed. In many respects, the classes resembled a Christian yoga class, except that the language of the yoga construction was strictly secular, with soft humanistic messages accompanying the breath and posture practice.
In the end, the judge ruled that the yoga taught in Encinitas schools was not religious in nature and that the school district could proceed.
Where is it all heading? No one seems to know. It's tempting to think that over time, America's multicultural, secularizing ethos will win out, as it so often does. After all, "Christian" rock is today a major part of the national music scene and groups like the Jonas Brothers are pop idols – and not just for Christians. America loves its religions – most of them, at least — and young people of all persuasions do have a way of making sectarian and cultural divisions disappear, especially if there's fun and frolic at stake. And so do marketers, who have watched yoga morph virtually overnight from an esoteric practice into a multi-billion dollar clothing, beauty, and "lifestyle" industry, with female shoppers in the lead.
But the deeper issues at stake may not be so easily reconciled. Even the Christian yoga groups seem to be falling out over their internal rivalries and differences. Willis of late has publicly sided with some Christian leaders in depicting "Christian Yoga" as a spiritual abomination. "Praise Moves," she insists, is a Christian alternative to yoga – not itself yoga — with basic health and fitness – and weight loss — as its goal. She and Boon scarcely acknowledge each other anymore. And within mainstream yoga, a backlash of sorts is brewing over the absurd lengths to which yoga is being commercially exploited, and stripped of its spiritual message, with some prominent yogis urging the flock to return to "basics." Some have even sided with the parents in Encinitas, on the grounds that yoga should never be imposed by government or judicial fiat, or by a single yoga group with its own financial agenda.
Meanwhile, lawyers for the parents have recently filed an appeal, citing the judge's finding that the group sponsoring the twice-weekly yoga classes is avowedly "religious" and has even organized tours of the students to its own private events. If the judge's ruling is overturned, expect the school district to appeal and new cases to be brought before judges in other school districts where yoga is also being taught, but thus far, without legal challenge. Eventually, the entire issue could end up being decided by the US Supreme Court.
Holy yoga, it's looking like a holy war.
Stewart J. Lawrence can be reached at stewartlawrence81147@gmail.com


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PM, Tajik president discuss strengthening of ties in diverse fields
December 14, 2022 Web Desk Edit
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon held a one-on-one here at the PM's House and discussed matters of bilateral interest.
In the meeting, the two sides discussed regional and international issues besides focusing on strengthening their ties in diverse fields. Later, the two leaders led the delegation-level talks.
Earlier, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon was accorded a red-carpet welcome at the Prime Minister's House as he arrived in the capital on a two-day visit.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received the Tajik president on his arrival at the PM House. A contingent of armed forces presented a salute to the visiting dignitary. President Rahmon reviewed the guard of honour and presented by a contingent of the three services.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Rahmon introduced their delegations to each other. President Emomali Rahmon also planted a sapling in the lawns of the PM's House. Later, the two leaders along with their delegations proceeded for talks.
Earlier, Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar received the Tajik president as he alighted from his special aircraft, here at the Islamabad International Airport.
Cannons boomed for a 21-gun salute in honour of the visiting dignitary, besides a salute presented by the static guard. Two children clad in traditional Pakistani dresses presented bouquets to President Emomali Rahmon.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon


Based in Yorkshire, Alan Reynolds' interest in writing came later in life following a successful career in Banking.
Setting up his own management consultancy business in 2002, he has successfully delivered HR and Training projects across a wide range of businesses and organisations both in the UK and internationally. This experience has led to an interest in psychology and human behaviour through watching interactions and studying responses. Leadership has also featured strongly in his training portfolios and the knowledge gained has helped build the strong characters in all his books.
He took up writing as a hobby and completed his first novel, 'Flying with Kites', a harrowing and moving story based around the war in Kosovo, in just three weeks, in early 2010. It immediately attracted a cult following on the 'Authonomy' website with one reviewer calling it 'an important story that needs telling'.
His work subsequently attracted the interest of Fisher King Publishers who launched 'Flying with Kites' in September 2011, initially as an e-book but following initial demand in paperback. He has now completed seven novels which are detailed further on this site.
His second novel Taskers End was published in Dec 2012, his third, Breaking the Bank, April 2013, The Sixth Pillar in October 2013 and The Tinker in November 2014.. All have received acclaim from readers.
Flying with Kites was awarded a bronze award in the Wishing Shelf 2013 awards and The Sixth Pillar was #1 in the Military Download section on Amazon UK and was shortlisted for the 2015 Wishing Shelf Award.
Alan Reynolds has a growing following and is a regular at book clubs throughout Yorkshire and the north. He is available for book signings and talks about his work and writing in general.
Who is the mysterious visitor who turns up every year in the picturesque Cotswold village of Drayburn? What dark secret is he keeping? In another gripping thriller, award-winning writer, Alan Reynolds creates intrigue and finger-nail biting tension as we follow an itinerant worker who has returned to the English countryside for the past six summers applying his skills for the benefit of local people. In return for doing odd jobs and maintenance in the medieval church of St James he is given board and lodgings by the vicar and his wife. The villagers are only too keen to make the most of his many talents and treat him as one of their own but there are those from his past that would do him great harm. His very survival depends on him keeping his previous life from being discovered. This year it will be different. Maybe, just maybe it's time to stop running.


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Colonel Poulett George Henry Somerset CB (19 June 1822 – 7 September 1875) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.

Biography
Somerset was the eldest son of Lord Charles Somerset by his second wife, Lady Mary Poulett, Somerset was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

He was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1839.

On 15 April 1847, he married Barbara Augusta Norah Mytton (d. 4 June 1870), the daughter of John Mytton, by whom he had two sons and a daughter:
Cecily Mary Caroline Somerset (20 November 1852 – 30 December 1862)
Vere Francis John Somerset (20 December 1854 – 10 October 1909), married Annette Katherine Hill and had issue
Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset (23 August 1860 – 28 July 1925), married and had issue

Somerset served as an aide-de-camp to his uncle, Lord Raglan, during the Crimean War. He fought at the Alma, Balaclava, and Inkermann. At Inkermann, his horse was killed under him by a shell. He served at the Siege of Sevastopol and was made a CB for his Crimean services in 1855, as well as a Knight of the Order of the Medjidie, 4th Class.

In 1859, he was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouthshire after his first cousin Edward Arthur Somerset resigned. He held the seat until 1871, when he became Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.

He married Emily Moore on 10 September 1870, by whom he had one daughter:
Cecily Emily Poulett Somerset (1871 – 19 June 1951), married Capt. William Francis Annesley Wallace on 7 April 1896

He died in 1875 and was buried in the nave of Bristol Cathedral.

References

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1822 births
1875 deaths
People educated at Eton College
Coldstream Guards officers
Companions of the Order of the Bath
Deputy Lieutenants of Monmouthshire
Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Poulett Somerset
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies
UK MPs 1859–1865
UK MPs 1865–1868
UK MPs 1868–1874


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Twenty-first Century "maritime Silk Road" and the international communication platform
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Serving as the Country of Honor of the CAEXPO, Malaysia Is Constantly Advancing Its Cooperation with China
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Written by Zhao Yali / Translated by Chen Zhiying
In recent years, Malaysia has deepened its economic and trade cooperation with China, taking advantages of its important geographical location and abundant resources and, expanded bilateral exchanges and cooperation through active participation in the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO). A mutually beneficial pattern featuring multi-level, multi-field, and multi-form exchange has taken shape in bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
After the 18th CAEXPO in 2021, the co-organizer of Malaysia confirmed that Malaysia will serve as the Country of Honor for the 19th CAEXPO. It will be the second time Malaysia to play such a role after the 8th session. Looking back, what did Malaysia gain from the CAEXPO? In the future, how would it it introduce domestic products to China and the world through this platform?
Malaysian enterprises gained at the CAEXPO
Tasting an authentic Malaysian "Musang King" Durian is on the wish lists of many durian lovers. Nowadays, it is easy for the Chinese people to buy one, thanks to the CAEXPO.
Musang King durian of Malaysia
"Through the CAEXPO, we came to know some customers that helped increase the sales of products," said Tan Yi Hong, a Malaysian durian exhibitor who has participated in the CAEXPO for many years. When Tan Yi Hong's durian first entered the Chinese market, the sales volume was almost zero. Relying on the CAEXPO, however, the company's businesses have grown in 2021. "We believe that this platform can bring greater business opportunities to Malaysian enterprises. Thank you for hosting the CAEXPO," he said.
The Malaysian government also attaches great importance to the CAEXPO and sends high-level delegations to participate in every year, so as to promote high-level and in-depth cooperation between China and Malaysia. Malaysia is rich in natural resources and highly complementary to China's economy. Under the promotion of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and the Belt and Road, economic and trade cooperation between both sides has made remarkable achievements.
In the past 17 times of CAEXPO, there were 2,160 Malaysian exhibitors who occupied a total of 2,996 booths to display food, handicrafts, daily necessities and corporate images, among which the bird's nest, white coffee, and durian were the most popular.
During the 17th CAEXPO, the second China-Malaysia Economic and Trade Matchmaking held by Malaysia attracted more than 100 enterprise representatives from China and Malaysia engaged in food, health care, daily necessities and other industries. More than 50 online negotiations were held within 5 hours, about 20 intended cooperation were reached, and the intended signing money reached US$ 69.62 million.
As one of the representatives of the medical industry in Malaysia, TUD (Tongyudi), a manufacturer of blood collection tubes, once participated in the CAEXPO. Wang Zhongda, Sales Director of Tongyudi (Nanjing) Medical Apparatus and Instruments Co., Ltd., said: "At present, three medical products companies in the United States, Australia and Malaysia have obtained the qualification to sell blood collection tubes in China. Tongyudi is one of them." Now, the company only has an annual sales volume of about RMB 2 million yuan in China. It has not fully utilized the Chinese market. Therefore, Tongyudi is seeking partners to expand sales channels through the CAEXPO.
Through the CAEXPO, the unique "Nanning channel", the share of made-in-Malaysia goods in the Chinese market continues to grow. Bulk raw materials such as rubber, agricultural products, food, electronic products, automobiles and parts, handicrafts and other high-quality commodities with strong Malaysian characteristics are also very attractive to the Chinese market. Many Malaysian enterprises have regarded the CAEXPO as an important economic and trade event that they must participate in every year.
Malaysian people from all walks of life gave high praises to the CAEXPO
As an international economic and trade event jointly initiated by the leaders of China and ASEAN countries, the CAEXPO is an important gateway for Malaysian goods to enter the Chinese market and provides an important platform for Malaysian durian and other tropical fruits to enter the Chinese market, as evaluated by Sharimahton Mat Saleh, Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation. The Malaysian government has listed the CAEXPO as a key supporting exhibition since the first time it was held, and support from the government has increased year by year.
In 2020, affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAEXPO adopted the mode of "physical+online CAEXPO" for the first time. Malaysian enterprises took part actively, with 54 of them displayed their superior products in the online CAEXPO. In addition, they also introduced to customers products with Malaysian characteristics and suitable for the Chinese market such as bird's nest, white coffee, biscuits, instant noodles, and honey through livestreaming shopping activities of the online CAEXPO
"I am impressed by the large number of visitors. It also makes me full of confidence in China-Malaysia bilateral relations," said Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin, Malaysian Ambassador to China, during his visit to the exhibition hall in the 17th CAEXPO. He also endorsed the Online CAEXPO and believed that this is not only the trend of consumption but also the trend of the development of the times.
Malaysia exhibition hall in the 17th CAEXPO
The 18th CAEXPO in 2021 has also been spoken highly of by all walks of life in Malaysia. Ambassador Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin again took part in the CAEXPO. He said that the CAEXPO is an important platform for promoting exchanges and cooperation between China and Malaysia. Malaysian people are increasingly aware of the importance of MSMEs to engage in online activities, which could reduce their costs.
Ng Yih Pyng, Deputy President of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM), said, "The ACCCIM organizes delegations to attend the CAEXPO every year, hoping to help enterprises expand cooperation through the platform." He also said that he looks forward to China and ASEAN sharing opportunities and expanding businesses, so as to help stabilize and recover regional economy.
New situation, new look and new expectation!
In the face of the new situation such as the regular pandemic prevention and control, the 17th and 18th CAEXPO overcame many difficulties and was held successfully. It continued to provide a grand stage for China and ASEAN to go hand in hand and seek common development, highlighting the broad prospects and unlimited power of bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
Booths selling Malaysia products in the 18th CAEXPO
At the 17th CAEXPO, Ambassador Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin said, "I think the future of the CAEXPO will be more promising. Trade liberalization and removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers brought by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement (RCEP) will be of great benefit to the CAEXPO."
It is worth mentioning that with the entry into force of RCEP, the platform role of CAEXPO is becoming more and more prominent. On the basis of improving the quality and efficiency of China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation, the function of the CAEXPO has been expanded from serving "10 + 1" mechanism into serving the RCEP.
At the opening ceremony of the 18th CAEXPO, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that all parties should unite and strive to create a favorable environment for strategic cooperation, jointly overcome the pandemic crisis and make each other's cooperative relations stronger and more resilient. He also pointed out that China and ASEAN should make RCEP an important tool to promote ASEAN economic recovery. Cross-border "tourism bubbles" are also crucial to regional recovery.
In 2011, Malaysia served as the Country of Honor of the 8th CAEXPO for the first time. In 2022, it will play the same role again. 11 years later, what new look will Malaysia present in the CAEXPO is what the public wonders. In the previous session, Malaysia has made fruitful achievements, which not only promoted China-Malaysia economic and trade cooperation but also deepened bilateral people-to-people exchanges. With Malaysia as the Country of Honor again, China-Malaysia cooperation will usher in new achievements!
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