With cabin fever setting in over here, I've been able to spend more time in my head than usual. Since my kids are a little older and can fend for themselves more, it grants me the gift of a little more solitude with my thoughts. This is a good thing. Sort of.
I realize that I use this blog to share about things going on in my life or my own observations about life. I tend to lean on the side of funny as opposed to serious because hey, who doesn't love funny? But when I get alone with no distractions, I'm forced to acknowledge that there are things going on around the world that are anything but funny.
All of these things are heavy. So heavy that I feel like they could crush us. We wonder why our God would let these things happen. We wonder if He even cares. We wonder if it will ever get better. These things bring us to our knees before a Holy God who is familiar with our burdens.
I find myself wondering all these things too. When I pray for things to happen that would be good or "fix" things and He doesn't answer the way I want, I wonder why. Why would He let bad things happen when I'm praying the way I'm supposed to? I don't understand this. What I'm praying for would be for God to bring healing and restoration. What He allows to happen brings pain and sadness. Why would He do this?
When I'm thinking this way, it helps me to go back and see what the Word says. In Psalms 115:2-3, it says, "Why should the nations say, Where now, is their God? But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever pleases Him." Hmmm. He does whatever pleases Him. This is always a good reminder for me that He is God and I am not. To be clear, God is not pleased with sin. Just because He allows sin to happen, doesn't mean He is pleased with it. My problem is I want to tell God how He needs to redeem the situation. I've recognized the sin, I've come up with a plan to make it better, and then I bring it before God. I tell God what He needs to do to bring glory to Himself. Man, God is so lucky to have me! What would He do without my instruction?
Oh. I see you, Humility. You look like crow. God, in fact, doesn't actually need me telling him what to do. Imagine that! God needs me to trust that He's going to work it out. And if His Word is any indicator, He's got this figured out. Does this mean we should quit asking God to bring healing? Should we stop praying for change? No, because God hears our prayers. Our prayers bring us closer to the Father. Prayer is God's gift to us. So even if He doesn't answer our prayers the way we want Him to, He will give us comfort and peace. He doesn't have to give us all the answers. He's the Almighty God. He doesn't answer to us, we answer to Him. I don't get why heartbreaking things happen except that I know there is sin in this world and sin is a disease. It corrupts everything it touches. And without Jesus, we have no hope. So even though I hate watching sin run rampant, I know in the end, God wins. Hallelujah, praise Jesus! God. Wins.
Although I prefer to be light-hearted on the blog, I think I would be doing you readers a disservice if all I offered you were silly stories. To think that y'all are only interested in shallow commentary would be insulting. I refuse to insult you, sweet readers. I think, like me, you have more depth than that. Sometimes you have to go to the dark places instead of just covering them up with the funny. So today, I'm in the serious. Today I'm recognizing those hard situations that can't be glossed over with humor. If we don't talk about those dark things, they can begin to fester. So let's honor them like we do the good things. Hard things are hard; let's not pretend they're not acting like they aren't there. There will always be a place for the funny but let's make some space for those dark places too. We tend to grow in the dark places. Don't dismiss them before you've recognized them. Feel all the feelings, good and bad. The good ones will come eventually and they'll be sweeter because of what you had to go through to get there. Do the hard stuff. I know you can.


Hong Kong is situated on the southern coast of the People's Republic of China. Its strategic location in the heart of Southeast Asia, combined with its industrious population and free market policies, has produced an impressive rate of economic growth over many years. With the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("SAR") has a vital role to play in China's continuing economic development. Hong Kong's social, legal and economic systems will remain unchanged. Hong Kong has autonomy in negotiating its own economic relations with other countries while China is responsible for Hong Kong's foreign affairs and defence. With an area of less than 1,092 square kilometres, few natural resources and a population of 7 million people, the one-time coastal settlement has become the world's seventh largest trading economy. Hong Kong is an international business and finance centre, a gateway for investments into and from China, and a springboard for companies accessing the Asian- Pacific region.
Professional services in the areas of banking, accounting and law are especially well developed in Hong Kong. The port facilities are the most modern in the world and the airport is served by most international airlines. The official languages are English and Chinese.
The most common type of entity is the company limited by shares. The company law is based on the United Kingdom Company Ordinance of 1932, which has been amended many times, most recently in 2005.
Hong Kong companies are preferred amongst the Asian/Pacific offshore centres. The major advantage to these companies is that they cannot be easily identified as offshore companies since they are not incorporated by virtue of a special exempt or IBC type legislation. A Hong Kong company would avoid the application of profit tax by arranging to have its income source outside Hong Kong.
The Articles of Association govern the internal affairs of the Hong Kong company whereas the Memorandum should include the following: a name clause, a domicile clause, objects clause, a liability clause, a capital clause, a subscriptions clause. The Hong Kong Private Company is not allowed to invite the general public to buy shares or debentures. The company may not give financial assistance to others to purchase its shares.
There is no requirement to disclose the beneficial owners of the company under the Companies Ordinance and the absence of tax treaties with other countries provides considerable confidentiality.
Hong Kong does not impose any exchange controls and has a very open economy. There are no restrictions on foreign investment or on the transfer of income and capital in foreign currencies. The currency used is the Hong Kong dollar (HK$), which is pegged to the United States dollar (US$) at the approximate rate of HK$7.8 to US$1.
A Hong Kong company must be incorporated with any name other than one which already exists or may indicate a connection with the government. The name may be in English, Chinese or both and must end with the word "limited". The words "Bank", "Trust", "Insurance" or any other specialized financial ending should be avoided unless the appropriate license has been obtained. The incorporation process normally takes approximately four working days.
The Memorandum of Association must have at least one subscriber.
Capital can be denominated in any currency or in multi-currencies. There is no minimum authorized share capital requirement. Bearer shares and shares of no par value are not permitted. A minimum of one shareholder is required and may be either individual or corporate and need not be a resident of Hong Kong.
All companies must have a Registered Office in Hong Kong and the address must be provided to the Registrar of Companies upon incorporation.
There must be at least one director, who can be of any nationality and may be individual or corporate. The directors need not be resident in Hong Kong. Details of the directors must be filed with the Companies Registry and made available to the public.
A company secretary must be appointed. An individual secretary must be a resident of Hong Kong. A corporate secretary must have its registered office or a place of business in Hong Kong. Details of the company secretary must be filed with the Companies Registry upon incorporations and made available to the public.
Every company must maintain the following statutory books: register of directors and secretaries, register of members, and register of charges. A minute book must be kept at the Registered Office. A Hong Kong company must also keep accounting records. These records may be kept at the Registered Office or elsewhere at the discretion of the directors. Every company must appoint an auditor who must be a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public and hold a practicing certificate.
Any company incorporated in Hong Kong is required to obtain a Business Registration Certificate and be registered with the Inland Revenue Department. The Business Registration Certificate is renewable each year.
Hong Kong tax is based on the concept of "territorial" or "source" derived income. This means that taxation applies on income that has its source in Hong Kong rather than a tax based on residence. Hong Kong does not therefore impose tax on income generated outside Hong Kong even when remitted to Hong Kong.
The current rate of taxation for these companies with Hong Kong source income is 16.5% on profits. There is no tax on capital gains nor is there any form of dividend or withholding tax.
A Hong Kong company must hold a shareholders annual meeting in addition to any other meetings in that year, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it, the first being no later than 18 months from the date of incorporation and within every 15 months thereafter. The meetings of both directors and shareholders may take place anywhere subject to the limitation of the Articles of Association.
The Hong Kong tax year runs from April 1 until March 31 of the following year. The Inland Revenue Department ("IRD") will issue the annual profits tax returns, which must be made within one month of the date of issue. The Company Registry requires the filing of an annual return which gives details of the current directors and of the shareholders. Companies must have their accounts audited annually.
Annual fees payable include the business registration fee, and annual return filing fee.


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Indo-Pak talks to restart; pledge to root out terror
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Ufa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani Counterpart Nawaz Sharif greet delegation members during a meeting at UFA in Russia on Friday. Photo – PTI
Looking ahead and forging better relationship between the two countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart struck a breakthrough by deciding to revive the stalled dialogue process. The issue of terror dominated the delegation-level talks between the two nations on Friday with both leaders pledging to eliminate terrorism from South Asia.
PM Modi and Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif also agreed to find ways to speed up the trial of the 26/11 Mumbai attack case.
In their first bilateral talks after nearly an year, PM Modi and Sharif had a talk for more than an hour on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Ufa, Russia and discussed host of issues concerning the two countries.
Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan, S Jaishankar and Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, respectively held a joint press conference panning out the details of the much anticipated meeting between the two top leaders.
"Both sides agreed to discuss ways and means to expedite the Mumbai case trial including additional information like providing voice samples," the statement read.
Detailing the agenda agreed upon in the talks, the joint statement apprised that National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz will meet in New Delhi to discuss all issues connected to terrorism.
In a significant move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also accepted Sharif's invitation to visit Pakistan for the SAARC summit next year.
PM Modi and PM Sharif had held their last bilateral meet in May last year when the Pakistan Prime Minister came to New Delhi to attend swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But the relations between the two countries soon suffered a chill after India lodged a protest with Islamabad on the issue of Pakistan High Commissioner meeting the Kashmiri separatist leaders ahead of the Foreign Secretary level talks. The talks were subsequently cancelled.
Following the episode, the two leaders had met during the SAARC summit in Kathmandu in November last year but had merely exchanged pleasantries.
In the talks on Friday morning, the issue of terrorism remained the focus with both the leaders condemning terrorism in "all its forms" and agreed to cooperate with each other to eliminate the menace from South Asia.
"They agreed that India and Pakistan have a collective responsibility to ensure peace and promote development. To do so, they are prepared to discuss all outstanding issues," the joint statement read further.
Both the sides also agreed to hold early meetings of DG BSF and DG Pakistan Rangers followed by that of Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs). The issue of releasing the fishermen in each other's custody too was taken up where it was decided that the fishermen, along with their boats, will be released within a period of 15 days.
"The meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere. The two leaders exchanged views on issues of bilateral and regional interest," the foreign secretaries said in a joint statement.
A mechanism for facilitating religious tourism will also be worked out, as per the five-point steps to be taken by the two sides.
(With inputs from the PTI)
26/11 Mumbai attack, Indo-Pak talks, Nawaz Sharif, PM Narendra Modi, SCO summit, Terrorism, Ufa

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The U.S. unleashed terror and repression to cement its power in Iraq--but in the process, it stoked multiple points of resistance.
When its troops failed to quell the Iraqi resistance, the U.S. fomented a civil war, but the occupation still ended in failure.


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RCWs > Title 6 > Chapter 6.19
Chapter Listing
Chapter 6.19 RCW
ADVERSE CLAIMS TO PROPERTY LEVIED ON
6.19.010 Definitions.
6.19.020 Application of chapter—Common law or other remedies not superseded.
6.19.030 Affidavit of adverse claimant—Bond—Hearing.
6.19.040 Justification of sureties.
6.19.050 Filing of affidavit by sheriff—Designation of parties—Trial.
6.19.060 Judgment—Costs.
RCW 6.19.010
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Adverse claimant" means a person, other than the judgment debtor or defendant, who claims title or right to possession of property levied on.
(2) "Levying creditor" means the judgment creditor or plaintiff who obtained the writ of execution or attachment under which levy was made.
[ 1987 c 442 § 501.]
Application of chapter—Common law or other remedies not superseded.
An adverse claimant may assert a claim under the procedures provided in this chapter whether the levy was made under a writ of execution or of attachment and whether the writ was issued by a superior court or a district court of this state, but this chapter does not supersede common law or other remedies available to an adverse claimant before or after levy or sale.
Affidavit of adverse claimant—Bond—Hearing.
(1) An adverse claimant to property levied on may demand and receive the property from the sheriff who made the levy, upon making and delivering to the sheriff an affidavit that the property is owned by the claimant or that the claimant has a right to the immediate possession thereof, stating on oath the value thereof, and giving to the sheriff a bond, with sureties in double the value of such property. The bond shall be conditioned that the claimant will appear in the court specified in RCW 6.19.050 after the bond is accepted by the sheriff, and make good the claim in the affidavit or will return the property or pay its value to the sheriff.
(2) Without giving a bond, an adverse claimant who delivers to the sheriff an affidavit as described in subsection (1) of this section may, on motion made within seven days after delivering the affidavit, appear in the court specified in RCW 6.19.050, with notice to the sheriff and to the attorney of record for the levying creditor, if any, otherwise to the levying creditor, and set a hearing at which the probable validity of the claim stated in the affidavit can be considered. If the court, after the hearing, finds that the claim is probably valid, it shall direct the sheriff to release the claimed property to the claimant; otherwise, the court shall direct the sheriff to continue to hold the property unless the claimant gives a bond as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
[ 1987 c 442 § 503; 1891 c 40 § 1; Code 1881 § 350; 1877 p 75 § 354; 1869 p 89 § 347; 1854 p 179 § 256; RRS § 573. Formerly RCW 6.20.010.]
Justification of sureties.
If the adverse claimant posts a bond and the sheriff requires it, the sureties shall justify as in other cases, and in case they do not so justify when required, the sheriff shall retain the property; if the sheriff does not require the sureties to justify, he or she shall stand good for their sufficiency. The sheriff shall date and indorse acceptance upon the bond.
[ 1987 c 442 § 504; 1957 c 8 § 5; Code 1881 § 351; 1877 p 75 § 354; 1869 p 89 § 347; 1854 p 179 § 256; RRS § 574. Formerly RCW 6.20.020.]
Filing of affidavit by sheriff—Designation of parties—Trial.
The sheriff shall immediately return the affidavit of an adverse claimant and the bond and justification, if any, to the office of the clerk of the court that issued the writ, unless the property was seized in another county, then to the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the property was seized or, if the levy was made under a writ of a district court of this state, then to a district court, to be selected by the sheriff, in the county in which the property was seized, and this case shall stand for trial in said court. The adverse claimant shall be the plaintiff, and the sheriff and the levying creditor shall be the defendants. The sheriff or levying creditor or both of them may respond to the affidavit, but no further pleadings are required, and any party may cause the matter to be noted for trial.
Judgment—Costs.
If the claimant makes good on all or any part of the claim to title to the property or right to possession, judgment shall be entered for the claimant to the extent the claim has been established. If the claimant has given a bond, the bond shall be canceled or, if the claimant makes good on only a portion of the claim, a like proportion of the bond shall be canceled. If the claimant has not given a bond and the sheriff has retained possession of the property, judgment shall be entered in favor of the claimant for return of the property or its value.
If the claimant does not maintain the claim, judgment shall be rendered against the claimant. If the claimant has retained possession of the property pending trial on the claim, the judgment shall be entered against the claimant and, if the claimant has given a bond, against the sureties for the return of the property or for the value of the property or of the portion of the property for which the claim is not maintained, or for such lesser amount as shall not exceed the amount due on the original execution or attachment.
When the judgment is in favor of the sheriff for the entire property, the claimant shall pay the costs; when the claimant recovers all the property, judgment shall be given in favor of the claimant for costs; when the claimant recovers a portion of the property only, the costs shall be apportioned. When the claimant prevails, the costs may be taxed against the levying creditor or, if the court finds that the sheriff attached or levied upon the property without the exercise of due caution, the court may require the sheriff to pay the costs or any portion thereof.
[ 1987 c 442 § 506; Code 1881 § 354; 1877 p 76 § 357; 1869 p 90 § 350; 1854 p 179 § 259; RRS § 577. Formerly RCW 6.20.050.]


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My Family's Idol's Vest Fell Off
Posted on August 24, 2020 November 25, 2020 by UntamedS
Inside a 28-story building, Gu Yueze, dressed in a white shirt and black trousers, sat in the president's chair.
One bony palm was holding a black file for correction.
Beneath his black parted bangs, his indifferent falcon-like eyes seemed to be able to penetrate everything.
A knock sounded on the door.
"Come in."The cold and clear voice sounded good but as if it could make people pregnant.
Zhang Wu was dressed in a black suit and had an elite aura, "Mr. Gu, the results have been found out there, I've already sent them to your email."
Gu Yueze stopped his movements and looked up: "Hmm."
Putting the lid of the pen on, he set his eyes on one side of the notebook, and clicked on the email.
"Shi Fei is eighteen?" Although he thought that the other person was young, he didn't expect him to be so young.
It simply wrote some things about Shi Fei, such as age, blood type, weight, height, and residence, and then it ended, just like filling out a resume.
Ten million only found such little information, he didn't know of the the other party's ability was too bad, or he was too lazy.
There was also a blue background ID photo attached at the bottom, there was no expression on the photo, yet it could be seen that this teenager possessed a delicate face, and to be able to take an ID photo like this, the average person without absolute facial features really couldn't do it.
Gu Yueze's eyes looked at the photo and said, "Go check on the recent movements of the person called Shi Fei."
"I have checked, Shi Fei is currently participating in a reality talent show called 'The Strongest Idol', he's still the number one popular person on this show, but he's been quite lively online these past two days."
"How so?"Gu Yueze raised his eyebrows.
"A contestant named Qin Zhi was eliminated by Shi Fei during the preliminaries, and dissed him on Weibo, causing a lot of discussion among netizens, with many scolding Shi Fei for shady promotions.Then Shi Fei replied him, then the show's star promoters came out and backed up Shi Fei, and now the online wind has started to turn in his favor."
"This is how these shows have always been promoted.You tell the company's PR department to control the online reviews, and monitor Shi Fei's situation in the show, so let me know if you have any problems." After saying that Gu Yueze continued to work with his head down.
Zhang Wu was about to leave the office. Gu Yueze called out to him again and said, "Don't buy the ticket for Yuncheng just yet."
Zhang Wu nodded his head and left the office without asking.
Director Teng was watching the first sample video cut out of the post-editing department when the assistant director came over to tell him about the online winds shifting towards Shi Fei.
"So soon?" DirectorTeng had thought that after the two Star Promoters tweeted, surely the wind direction of the Internet will change, but also did not expect only after a short period of less than two hours, they unanimously went towards Shi Fei.
In less than two hours later, they all unanimously helped Shi Fei.
Were Jiang Yu and He Lulu so charming?
"Not only that, but those accounts that were hacking Shi Fei are being reported in a big way, someone is obviously behind it, I'm wondering if it's Shi Fei's backers ah?"
"Shi Fei hasn't even debuted, how many fans and backers could he have. He obviously has someone behind him, and people have stepped in to help him."
The assistant director was puzzled: "Two days ago, when Shi Fei was blackened like that, how come he didn't make a move ah, this move feels a little redundant, anyway, a star promoter sent a post, Shi Fei's reputation has improved, at most, the reputation improved fast in two days, the money wasted ah."
Director Teng squinted his eyes and said, "I'm not sure, I wonder if another company is interested in Shi Fei? You talk to Director Wu about this and see if he considered it."
The assistant director said ok and wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute." Director Teng looked at the film in his hands, his face growing cloudy, "You tell the editing department to come over, what the hell is this cut."
Assistant Director: "Okay."
Four days later, the online popularity vote was over, and all the pending contestants had their results whether they were eliminated or stayed.
Dai Liang was lucky enough to get the promotion quota, from the pending contestants to the top twelve promotions in the beauty track, the other contestants who failed to advance, the program arranged a car to send them away.
Most of the people left, and there were only 36 people left for the three tracks combined, which left the practice room and dormitory mostly empty.
The program also rearranged the dormitory for everyone, from the original four people in a room to two people in a room, so that for those players in the dormitory to write songs and practice songs, they would also have a better environment undisturbed.
In the dormitory for two people, Shi Fei and He Xiaobei had a room.
After the departure of the other students, everyone began to intensely practice.
After another half month of training, the program team informed that the second phase of the recording would take place a week later, with the top 36 going into the top 12.
The songs for the performance were decided by the contestants themselves, and they had one day to choose the songs, after which they could submit them to the executive director.
In order to have viewability when the time came, the songs between the groups of students in the three tracks were chosen to be confidential, unless the students themselves said it, other contestants wouldn't easily know.
It was past ten o'clock at night, and He Xiaobei and Shi Fei were holed up in the practice room with music playing on Shi Fei's phone.
He Xiaobei listened with a tangled expression, his finger in his mouth as he chewed on it, "Brother Fei, are you sure you want me to sing this song? It's too much of a contrast to what I usually sing, I'm afraid I can't grasp it."
Shi Fei said seriously, "It's just that the contrast is too big, that's why you should sing it.Your style is a bit similar to Zhuang Xinran's, both are a bit on the cute side, but you're not as handsome as he is in front of an audience, so if you don't stand out a bit, you'll be easily buried by him. In order for the audience to remember you, you have to have an eye catching point. A song that is very different from your style is the best weapon to make the audience remember you."
Provided, of course, that the song was sung well.
He Xiaobei was very confused and asked, "Then I originally wanted to sing 'opera2' during the first preliminaries, you said at that time that I should change to a relatively simple Jiangnan style song that wasn't too high profile, and now you're saying that you want the audience to remember me, isn't that a contradiction?"
"If you sang 'opera2' in the first scene, so are you going to sing 'stars' and 'dedication' after that?"
He Xiaobei shook his head and said, "Those two pitches are too high for me to sing."
"Singing 'opera2' in the first scene, with the starting point so high, and not having a sustained surprise factor afterwards will only make the audience show disappointment in you." In his previous life, He Xiaobei was the one who sang "opera2" in the first episode, a song that shocked the star promoter of the original sound group and caught the attention of other contestants.
He would later be blackened by the whole network, and there was a reason why, he was too high-profile in the beginning, high-profile but without the ability to protect himself.
"I understand, Brother Fei, I'm all ears." Then He Xiaobei asked, "Then what song did you choose, Brother Fei?"
Shi Fei joked, "Love song."
He Xiaobei was surprised, "Decided so quickly?"
Shi Fei ran his hand through his hair and said proudly, "Because I'm handsome, I can sing anything."
He Xiaobei silently climbed into bed: "……." He didn't want to talk to him anymore.
Shi Fei dragged him out of the nest again and said, "You still have time to sleep, get up and practice, practice your gaze and practice your stage presence."
The next day during the lunch break, Dai Liang returned to the dormitory and nervously closed the door.
Zhuang Xinran quickly stood up and asked, "How was it? Did you find out?"
Dai Liang nodded, "I found out, the song that Shi Fei chose was "I don't want to see you sad"."
Zhuang Xinran was a bit surprised, "A love song? Sure?"
Dai Liang: "Sure, when someone asked him which song he chose, he said the title directly. I was afraid that he lied about the news, and specially asked the staff to confirm it. He did sign up with this song. Looking at his usual crazy appearance, I thought he would definitely choose a catchy song, and he chose such a song. "
Zhuang Xinran couldn't help but smile, shallow pear dimples emerged on his face, "I thought of what I'm going to sing in the competition, I'll sing "I'm in love again"."
Dai Liang: "It's also a love song? Are you…is this a plan to compete with him?"
Zhuang Xinran pursed his lips and said, "I still remember the last time he bullied you like that, and we can't do anything about him in the program.We can only use singing to pressure him."
Dai Liang listened and felt very moved: "Xinran you…" his heart frantically thumped, he took two deep breaths as he worried: "Shi Fei's singing ability is not bad, you singing a love song in case…"
Zhuang Xinran said quite confidently, "Love songs are my strong point, if he sang any other song I might not be able to say that I'm confident that I can win against him, I'm confident that I can win against him now And even if I can't win against him at least it won't be a problem for me to take the advancement quota, I'm doing this for myself."
Dai Liang nodded his head, "I'm sure you can do it."
A confident gleam appeared in Zhuang Xinran's eyes.
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It's little bit hard to read this oh well
Thank you for the chapter 🙂
Hiya, I went back, re-read it and edited it, if I may ask, what was confusing to you? [I'm trying to improve 😁]
Hiya, I found out I missed a chunk of the raws, please re-read it 😭
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I noticed you aren't updating this one. Is it dropped? Or will it just have a slower release schedule? Thank you very much for all your hard work!
It isn't dropped and it won't have a slower release, I just haven't had the time to post it I guess lol, I'll update it by evening 😁
first of all thank you for translating this, it seems like an interesting story and im glad to read it.
im a bit confused though with this storys chapter endings and beginnings, the content seems strange and doesnt fit together like it jumps and there should be something else bfore the start of the next chapter or something at the start? is it something with the raws or something missing? like coming in at the middle of a conversation.
between chapter 1&2 and 2&3 the conversation continues, 3&4 and 4&5 still continues where the last chapter left off. its at 5 to 6 where it feels like the first jump – like why did that first paragraph of 6 jump out of nowhere, like at least an introductory sentence like xyz trending post on weibo xyz or something. now on 7 to 8 there has to something im missing because ending 7 is about email and comepletely diffent topic and now 8 starts off with picking up a subject from the middle of chapter 7. i dont know if its the author or something going wrong on the way from authors text to here but it is confusing to read.
I'll go through the raws again and check if I missed something, thank you for pointing it out
Hi I went back and checked 5-8, 6-7 were good, but 5 and 8 had the mistakes, which have been corrected, thank you so much for pointing it out 👍
thank you for doing that and so fast too. glad it was of help 🙂
C8—– Not Zhang Qi
← C7—— Painter J ← C9—- Promotion Match


The Hermitage holds the world's richest collection of Russian medals, which numbers over 15 thousand items and therefore gives a fairly comprehensive impression of the history of the medallist's art in Russia from the early 18th century to the present day. Its core is formed by an exceptionally exhaustive selection of medals reflecting the events of Russian history in the 18th to the early 29th century. Apart from Russian-made medals, the collection includes quite many monuments on Russian subjects executed abroad. Equally saturated with Rossica (Russian background) is the set of medals honouring Russian statesmen and private individuals.
The inception of the medallist's art in Russia is directly linked with Peter I's monetary reform of the early 18th century, when the mints of Moscow commenced the machine-making of coins and medals. The Frenchman S Gouin and G. Haupt from Saxony, jointly with the Moscow carver F. Alekseyev, created the main types of medal portraits of Peter I. Their traditions were creatively developed by medallists and carvers of the Mint of St. Petersburg, where visiting foreign artisans were employed at that time, Danish medallist A. Schulz and Czech master G. Reibisch, as well as Dutch carvers Johann and William Kupij and their pupils F. Medyntsev, I. Zakharov and L. Dmitriyev.
The medallist's art reached its prime in the reign of Catherine II. During her rule, the practice of inviting to Russia foreign medallists was continued: among the visiting artisans there were such notable ones as J.-A. Dacier, brothers J.-G. and G.-Ch. Wechter, J.-B. Gass and J.-C. Jaeger. Their work harmoniously blended with the development of medal production in Russia. Russian medallists also worked side by side with them – T.I. Ivanov, S.Yu. Yudin and others.
A great contribution to the development of Russian medal making art was made by K. von Laberecht, who in 18899 took charge of the medallist's art class, which provided training for a large group of talented Russian medallists active in the first half of the 19th century, including P.A. Lialin, A.P. Prytkoy, V.E. Alekseyev, V. Bezrodny, I.A. Shilov, F.P. Tolstoy, P.P. Utkin, A.P. Lialin, A.A. Klepikov and many others.
The second half of the 19th century saw the subject matter and imagery of the medallist's art expanding. This period's most salient figure standing out from his most gifted colleagues was A.F. Vasiutinsky, an outstanding sculptor and medallist, who passed his skills to his pupils, notably to N.A. Sokolov, S.L. Tulchinsky and others.
Even at present, the collection of Russian medals is being actively augmented.


Two of my favorite peoples in the world, Taylor and Donovan, were in Rexburg this weekend and commissioned me to take some fun winter portraits. We had grand plans of driving to a forested location, but the weather had other plans. The road eventually ended, as in it was covered in snow and indistinguishable from the acres of flat farmland surrounding us. Also the gusts of wind we were presented with were strong enough to rip one's face off. Plan B was formed quickly and we opted for the BYU-Idaho gardens instead. We were sheltered from the oncoming storm and ended up having a lot of fun, before our fingers all froze off. Just kidding. No digits were lost in the making of these photographs. Thanks you two for being awesome, and being my friends. I love you both!


There is no other place I'd rather spend most of my time, than my home, and I think I've procreated a bunch of "homebodies" as well. 😛 I know people who travel all the time, and that just doesn't appeal to me. Sure, once in a while I like to vacation with my family and friends somewhere, but most of all, I love being home. My home is my warm, cozy, personal space, and I'm always looking for ways to make it even more so.
As I think about what makes a cozy home space, of course I want my family close, 🙂 but I also think of specific accessories, that to me exude comfortable and cozy, and that help in creating a positive family mood.
Lots of super soft, plush throws and blankets.
Bring in greenery and natural, organic looking elements through artwork, flower arrangements, plants or baskets.
Comfortable furniture and intimate seating arrangements foster togetherness.
Soft, warm lighting, lamps, string lights and candles create a more inviting space.
One of my favorite accessories is soft or fuzzy plush rugs.
Even though whites and neutral colors can be warm and inviting, generally adding warmer colors like certain shades of reds, golds and browns, can help make a room more "friendly" and cozy.
Window treatments can definitely help in creating a more restful, snug atmosphere.
Personal photos and artwork can encourage the mood of a space.
A hallmark of comfy cozy spaces are lots of pillows.
Natural baskets for storage of pillows and blankets, and also having bookcases and reading nooks are very inviting.
And there you have it, my thoughts on accessories that help to create cozy spaces in your home, where you and your family will desire to hang out and create memories.
Those are some wonderful ideas! I can not wait to add in a few when we get out cabin finished! I really want that kind of space in our living room.


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// 10. We are given numbers N and M and the following operations:

// N = N+1
// N = N+2
// N = N*2

// Write a program that finds the shortest sequence of operations from the list above that
// starts from N and finishes in M.

// Hint: use a queue.
// Example: N = 5, M = 16
// Sequence: 5 → 7 → 8 → 16

namespace _10.ShortestSequenceOfOperations
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;

    public class ShortestOperationsSequence
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            PrintShortestSequence(5, 16);
        }

        private static void PrintShortestSequence(int start, int target)
        {
            if (start < 0 || start >= target)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Start should be >= 0 and smaller than the target!");
                return;
            }

            var sequence = new Queue<int>();
            sequence.Enqueue(start);

            if (start + 1 == target)
            {
                sequence.Enqueue(start + 1);
                Console.WriteLine(string.Join(" --> ", sequence));
                return;
            }

            if (start + 2 == target)
            {
                sequence.Enqueue(start + 2);
                Console.WriteLine(string.Join(" --> ", sequence));
                return;
            }

            if (start + 2 > start * 2)
            {
                start += 2;
                sequence.Enqueue(start);
            }

            if (start * 2 > target)
            {
                while (start + 2 <= target)
                {
                    sequence.Enqueue(start += 2);
                }

                if (start != target)
                {
                    sequence.Enqueue(start += 1);
                }

                Console.WriteLine(string.Join(" --> ", sequence));
                return;
            }

            while (start * 2 < target / 2)
            {
                sequence.Enqueue(start *= 2);
            }

            while (start + 2 <= target / 2)
            {
                sequence.Enqueue(start += 2);
            }

            while (start + 1 <= target / 2)
            {
                sequence.Enqueue(start += 1);
            }

            sequence.Enqueue(start *= 2);

            if (start != target)
            {
                sequence.Enqueue(start += 1);
            }

            Console.WriteLine(string.Join(" --> ", sequence));
        }
    }
}

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Pro Screed are specialists in providing a tailored floor screeding solution for all types of building work from domestic extensions and refurbishments to large scale industrial and commercial floor developments. We are a national screeding company with a local service approach.
Based in North Yorkshire we provide a full floor construction service that consists of sub floor placement and levelling, insulation placement, slip membrane tanking, under floor heating systems and floor screed pumping. When you choose Pro Screed for your screed pumping needs you can be confident you are getting the very best. We provide you with the highest quality materials, an environmentally friendly process and a tailored service to suit your total requirements.
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Pro Screed has many years of invaluable experience in providing comprehensive floor screeding solutions to an extensive range of clients spread across various commercial, industrial and domestic sectors. We offer Fast Drying Screeding, High Performance / Heavy Duty Screeding, Screeding over UFH, Free flowing and Smoothing & Levelling Compounds.
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Success does not come quickly.
And most importantly, success does not come without failure.
Success will only come to those who persist, those who persevere and those who push through rejection.
As an entrepreneur there is a certainty that you will face rejection in your career. There will be people who don't like your work, who want to hire someone else, who can't afford you, who have a different vision from you, who are committed to another service provider who is not you, who have a better relationship with someone other than you or those who just don't have the work that they could give you right now. Thus, you will be rejected.
How many times have you sent out a pitch and got no answer back? How many times have you submitted a proposal or bid only to lose to someone else?
Your goal should never be how to avoid these unavoidable roadblocks; rejection is a crucial component to growing your brand.
So I pose the following question; how many times are you willing to be rejected before success finally arrives?
Consider, if you will, best-selling authors Seth Godin and Stephen King. Both have written about the crippling number of rejection letters they received prior to their breakthrough. The key was, they were not crippled by the rejection. Consider director William Castle who battled for years to finally have the opportunity to make movies he was passionate about.
Now, consider how many times you have been rejected in your journey.
Success is about surviving through that rejection. Success is moving past the first 99 rejections to approach the 100th potential client with the same energy and enthusiasm as the first.


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Road Haulage Lobby Reacts to Latest Government Look at Traffic Handling Schemes
UK – Two of the trade groups most closely associated with carriage of goods by road throughout the country have reacted to the government's report released today which finds smart motorways to be safe but in need of improvement. The simple truth is thi…
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Skanska to build new $300mn bridge over the Potomac River, USA
By Daniel Brightmore . Feb 11, 2020, 5:10AM
Skanska has signed a $300mn contract with the Maryland Department of Transportation to design and build the new Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge over the Potomac River, …
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Transport minister hoodwinked over smart motorway roll-out
Sir Mike Penning, transport minister 2010-2012, told BBC Panorama this week that he agreed to expand the smart motorway network only on the basis of information given to him by the Highways Agency (now Highways England), namely that they were safe. H…
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SM UK expands with £3million Midlands workshop
Auto engineering and vehicle safety firm SM UK has expanded with a £3 million 13,000 sq ft vehicle conversion workshop in the Midlands.
The facility is the firm's second, and launches this month, one year after the company opened its first vehicle conv…
SM UK expands with £3m Midlands workshop


Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier agreed Monday to further intensify the all-round strategic partnership between the two countries, to make bilateral cooperation yield more fruits that benefit both nations, both peoples, and the world peace and prosperity.
Noting that the world is undergoing complicated and profound changes, Xi said China and Germany share the same or similar views on many issues.
The two nations need to continue enhancing bilateral and multilateral cooperation to benefit both peoples as well as bring more stability to the world, said Xi.
He made several proposals for future China-Germany cooperation.
Mutual understanding and trust are the basis of deepening bilateral ties, said Xi.
It is the mainstream view of both governments and all circles in both countries to have win-win cooperation, he said.
Xi called on both nations to summarize the successful experiences of bilateral cooperation and continue to surpass ideological differences and respect each other's development paths.
China stands ready to maintain close high-level exchanges and make the best of various dialogue mechanisms to enhance policy communication, he said.
The two nations need to stick to openness and innovative cooperation to maintain the vitality of bilateral ties, said Xi.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up policy.
German enterprises have grasped the opportunities of China's new round of reform and opening-up, said Xi.
China is willing to continue to share its dividend of development and at the same time hopes Germany will remain open to Chinese investment, said the president.
On expanding cooperation, Xi said the Belt and Road construction could provide a major platform.
China would like to discuss trilateral cooperation with Europe and Germany and promote the synergy of the Belt and Road Initiative with the EU-proposed connectivity plan, said Xi, adding that China will further cooperate on the China Railway Express with Germany and countries along the route.
He also encouraged both sides to promote people-to-people exchanges and provide more platforms for exchanges in areas including culture, education, youth, and sports.
Xi called on both nations to forge ahead with global governance, jointly build an open world economy, uphold the multilateral free trade system, implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, promote the robust, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth of the world economy and jointly safeguard multilateralism with the United Nations as the core.
He suggests China and Europe coordinate and support each other to safeguard the international order and promote global governance, adding that he hopes Germany can continue to play an active role to this end.
Steinmeier, who is on his first state visit to China as president, said that his visit to various parts of China has made him admire more the achievements China has made in the past four decades of reform and opening-up, especially the success of getting several hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.
The economic and social development of the areas in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan which were hit by an 8.0-magnitude earthquake 10 years ago was very impressive, said Steinmeier.
He said Germany is satisfied with the development of Germany-China relations and willing to enhance dialogue and mutual understanding, expand consensus, narrow differences, intensify coordination in international affairs and uphold free trade.
Germany opposes protectionism in any form, said Steinmeier, adding that the country will continue to promote cooperation between Europe and China and boost connectivity between Eurasia and China.
Before the talks, Xi held a welcoming ceremony for Steinmeier.
Steinmeier's state visit to China lasts from Dec. 5 to 10. Prior to Beijing, he went to the southern city of Guangzhou and southwestern city of Chengdu.


Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) are the rare hereditary autoinflammatory diseases. CAPS include three similar conditions are distinguished which lie along a phenotypical continuum with increasing levels of severity: familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS), Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) and CINCA/NOMID. Distinguishing features include cutaneous, neurological, ophthalmologic and rheumatologic manifestations. CAPS results from a gain-of-function mutation of the NLRP3 gene (CIAS1) coding for cryopyrin. There is no production of autoantibodies, but interleukin-1 plays an important role and acute-phase reactants show abnormalities.
Our aim was to report on two cases of CAPS that are considered to be rare entities.
In our clinic we observed two cases: MWS and CINCA/NOMID.
A 16-year-old Caucasian female had had symptoms beginning at the age of one year, including fever, recurrent urticaria, conjunctivitis, localized abdominal pain, neutrophil leukocytosis, since the 12 years periodic arthritis, which lasted a few days, otitis, uveitis. The laboratory findings included an ESR of up to 62 mm/h, anemia, neutrophil leukocytosis, C-reactive proteine rise, ANA and RF were negative. 15 years after the symptoms began, sensorineural deafness was diagnosed and MWS was suspected. A genetic analysis on the patient showed a new mutation (heterozygous) in the CIAS1 gene (c.1049C>T), thus confirming the diagnosis. The patient was treated with antibiotics and methotrexate without any response.
An 10-month-old boy complained of daily fever, recurrent since the first days of a life, blepharitis and conjunctivitis, neuroretinitis, panuveitis, sensorineural deafness, arthralgia, mixed hydrocephaly with the signs of cortex, visual nerves and corpus collosum atrophy on brain MRI. The laboratory findings included an ESR of up to 40 mm/h, anemia, neutrophil leukocytosis, C-reactive proteine rise, ANA and RF were negative, Interleukin-1- 152 pg\ml (under 5,0). With these findings, CINCA syndrome was suspected. A genetic analysis on the patient showed a new mutation in the CIAS1 gene (G569R), thus confirming the diagnosis. The patient was treated with prednisone with a partial response. Since beginning treatment with anti-interleukin-1(anakinra) up to 4mg/kg/d pts has had excellent control of his disorder.
We report two rare cases of CAPS. These pts presented fever, cutaneous, neurological, ophthalmologic and rheumatologic manifestations, that dramatically improved with anakinra in one of pts. Pts with CAPS need anti IL-1 treatment for the successful in suppressing inflammation and reduction in the number and duration attacks.


Aiming High was developed in the classroom by Barbara Young, working with the students of Tarporley High School, a non-selective comprehensive in Cheshire.
is accessible to weaker students but also contains plenty of material to stretch able students.
allows able students to forge ahead at their own pace, if they wish to.
raises the attainment of ALL students, from the outstandingly able to the 'don't want to knows'.
has been developed in the classroom with the active help of sixth form students.
a large bank of AS/A Level Exam revision questions at the end of each text with answers (plus a COPYMASTER booklet of model answers in the Teacher's Resource and Assessment Pack).
is excellent as a STANDARD TEXT BOOK.
can be used as a FLEXIBLE LEARNING COURSE.


Here you'll find an A4-size flyer that you can print and place in a good spot in your local curling hall. A bulletin board and doors of the locker rooms would be ideal places.
If you have a website or blog, we would really appreciate if you could link to Curlingcalendar.com. Here are some HTML snippets that you can copy-paste to your site.
Example HTML snippets load the banner images directly from Curlingcalendar.com. If you have a very high traffic website we would prefer that you would load local copies of the banners instead of using the images from Curlingcalendar.com.


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Imagine winning this! Ed Sheeran donates unique guitar for charity raffle
Ed Sheeran has donated his one-of-a-kind prototype Equals guitar as the prize in a charity raffle.
The 30-year-old pop star worked with Northern Ireland-based guitar-maker George Lowden to create a signature instrument to mark his "coming of age" album Equals.
Sheeran has now donated it to be raffled by Suffolk-based charity GeeWizz, with funds raised to go towards a music pod and disabled access facilities at a school in his hometown of Framlingham.
The singer-songwriter has pledged to personalise the guitar for the winner of the £5-a-ticket raffle, writing lyrics or their name on it should they wish.
In a video message recorded while holding the guitar, Sheeran said: "This is the prototype of the new Equals guitar by Sheeran Guitars by Lowden.
"It is one of one, there is not another guitar like this. This is the guitar that gets sent to me to check that all the other guitars are all right – it says prototype in it.
"To win this, it's a £5 raffle which goes to charity. It's going to build a music centre at a primary school near me, which I'm really excited about.
"If you win it you can have it personalised, I can write some lyrics on it, I'll do whatever you want!
"Runners-up will get a signed Ipswich Town shirt by me. Good luck and Merry Christmas!"
Lowden has been Sheeran's guitar-maker for the past six years.
Just 3,000 of the final version of the Equals Edition guitar will be available to buy through Lowden's global dealer network, and the prototype version is unique.
The instrument is crafted from walnut and spruce trees which have fallen naturally.
Its Equals inlay is in maple, inset into the ebony fingerboard.
There is a butterfly etched into the heel and the album artwork is included within the internal label.
Lowden said: "It has been an absolute pleasure for me, along with my team, to design and make this limited-edition Equals guitar.
"The detail of the album cover design along with the etching of the butterfly on the heel work so well with the other guitar features – especially the figured European walnut and reclaimed spruce used in the soundbox itself."
Sheeran has also donated three signed Ipswich Town Football Club 2021/22 home football shirts with an Ed Sheeran "Tour" sponsor logo across the chest for three runners-up in the raffle.
Helen Picton, headteacher of Sir Robert Hitcham's CEVAP School in Framlingham, said: "We are extremely grateful for the support of the GeeWizz Charity, without which we would not be able to provide such a wonderful music space and disabled facilities for our children.
"We so look forward to seeing and using the fruits of your hard work and efforts."
GeeWizz founder Gina Long said: "We are so incredibly grateful to Ed for this wonderful donation, it is a true reflection of his generosity towards his local community.
"The prototype guitar is a hugely collectable piece of music memorabilia, a chance for someone to own a piece of history, and the legacy from the guitar will benefit so many children for years to come".
Any extra funds raised will be distributed by GeeWizz to other projects for learning disabled and neurodivergent children around Suffolk.
The raffle is open from Thursday, December 9 until Sunday, December 19.
Tickets, costing £5 each, are available HERE.


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Benefit planned for scholarship fund
Members of Business West are urged to attend a fundraiser for the Business West Endowment Foundation at Culvers restaurant, 1925 Prairie Crossing, in Village West. Money raised will go toward a scholarship fund at Kansas City, Kansas, Community College. Business West members will be servers.? Culvers will donate 10 percent of its earnings for that night. For more information telephoned 913-766-4300 or 913-406-6266 (cell) or email murrel@mcbconsultinginc.com.? (See attached flier.)
Banks to have one name?Security
Seven Kansas City area banks that operated as combined BancAbility institutions will become one bank under Security Banks charter. One company owns all of the banks. Besides Security, the other banks are Valley View State Bank, Mission Bank, Industrial State Bank, First Bank of Missouri, Bank of Lees Summit, and Citizens State Bank of Paola. Jim Lewis, president of Security Bank and the banks parent organization, said the one brand should make the banks more powerful.
Partners added to Benefits Design Group
Don Scaro, the founder and senior managing partner of Benefits Design Group, has announced the addition of two partners?T.C. Kim and Donna Tilden. Scaro said both Kim and Tilden have extensive experience and knowledge of wealth management, group benefits, retirement plans, estate planning and executive benefits.
The new arrangement will add value as our collaborative team approach to solving problems will have a positive impact on all our clients, Scaro said.
Annual Meeting scheduled
Wyandot Inc., the parent organization for various social service organizations, will hold its annual meeting from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Savior Pastoral Center, 12600 Parallel Pkwy.
Shepherds Center members to tour museum
Members of the Shepherds Center of Kansas City, Kansas, will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19 at Grace Lutheran Church, 3333 Wood Ave. and board a bus that will go to the Wyandotte County Museum in Wyandotte County Park, Bonner Springs. Members will also be welcome to travel separately and meet the group at the museum. Trish Schurkamp, the director of the museum, and Loren Taylor, a lawyer and historian, will present the program. Lunch will be served and cost $5 a person.
Business West to publish annual directory
Business West will publish its 2016 edition of its Looking West directory later this year. For more information see attachments including a rate schedule.
Members always welcome
All Business West members are always welcome to attend Business West Board Meetings. The board meets at 12:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Dotte Spot Bar and Grill, 8120 Parallel Pkwy., in the Arrowhead Center.
For questions or comments, telephone 913-766-4300 or 913-406-6266 (cell) or email murrel@mcbconsultinginc.com.
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This fabulous Musterbrand x Star Wars Rose Tico shirt dress is now available at Shop Disney! The shirt dress is inspired by Rose Tico in The Last Jedi, taking the original costume overalls and transforming the design into a shirt dress! This 'everyday cosplay' style dress references many of the original costume details – translated into wearable fashion. I absolutely love this design! So versatile – you can wear the dress on its own, or pair it with leggings/jeans for colder weather.
I did note the Aurebesh text on the chest – it reads 'GLD Landing Offier' – this unfortunately is a small mistake, as it is supposed to read 'GLD Landing Officer' but the Aurebesh letter 'c' is missing on this dress, whereas it is spelled correctly on the original costume (GLD stands for 'Ground Logistics Division'). I don't know if this is a mistake with the sample garment used for the promotional photography, or whether it appears on retail stock as well.
Available in sizes XS to XXL, the shirt dress is priced at US$129.95 each – Shop Disney can ship internationally!


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ASEAN urges peace in South China Sea
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has called for de-escalation of tensions in the disputed South China Sea.
During the ASEAN summit, held for the first time in Myanmar on Monday, the association leaders expressed concern over maritime disputes in the South China Sea and demanded all involving sides, especially China and Vietnam, to peacefully resolve the dispute.
The summit comes after Vietnamese and Chinese vessels clashed near a deep-sea oil rig that was recently positioned by China in the South China Sea.
The rig is located near an area which is claimed by both countries.
Vietnam and the Philippines have urged ASEAN to reprimand China over the tensions. Beijing says the area near the rig is its "inherent territory."
Recently, China slammed the United States for fueling tensions in Eastern Asia by encouraging countries to engage in dangerous behavior.
"We urge the United States to act in accordance with maintaining the broader picture of regional peace and security, and act and speak cautiously on the relevant issue, stop making irresponsible remarks and do more to maintain regional peace and stability," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying Chunying told a daily news briefing on May 9.
The Chinese official was referring to statements by the US Department of State, which criticized Beijing over a clash between Chinese and Vietnamese vessels in the South China Sea.
Tensions are also brewing between China and the Philippines in another part of the sea, following the seizure of a Chinese fishing boat and its crew by Philippine police.
Observers believe the United States' efforts to increase its presence in the region are aimed at containing China. Beijing has already demanded that Washington stay out of regional disputes.
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Thinkers laud Imam Khomeini's enlightening thoughts


Regulatory - Lloyd's - The world's specialist insurance market. Also known as Lloyd's of London; is a market where members join together as syndicates to insure risks.
Regulatory information including regulatory communications and solvency II.
The Control Framework is a structured, documented process for the application and testing of the controls in place to verify and evidence that Tax and Regulatory reporting information is of good quality, accurate and complete.
Direct Reporting is a process that enables managing agents to report regulatory & tax information directly to Lloyd's for applicable business.
Find information on where Lloyd's is licensed to underwrite business and Lloyd's global trading tools.
The current global regulatory agenda encompasses a wide range of issues influenced by the financial crisis. Lloyd's keeps a close eye on, and contributes to, developments in various areas.
Solvency II is an EU legislative programme to be implemented in all 27 Member States, including the UK. It introduces a new, harmonised EU-wide insurance regulatory regime.
Lloyd's has been at the forefront of the debate concerning reduced collateral, which has been ongoing for over a decade, regarding the modernisation of US reinsurance collateral requirements.
Lloyd's premiums trust deeds, overseas business regulatory deposit trust deeds and funds at Lloyd's trust deeds.
For Lloyd's purposes an OMC is an insurance intermediary, that does not have the status of a Lloyd's approved Coverholder and that introduces business to Lloyd's, either directly or through a Lloyd's Broker for placement at Lloyd's on an open market basis.
The Overseas Reporting team are responsible for ensuring that regulatory returns in respect of business written in certain territories outside of the United Kingdom are filed accurately and on time.


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2013 Annual Symposium
April 20–21 and April 23, 2013
1:00 – 3:30 p.m. AACDP Executive Board Meeting
All interested community-based program personnel are invited to attend
The Nuts and Bolts: Oral Health Literacy
Alice M. Horowitz, Ph,D., Research Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Scott Wolpin, D.M.D., Chief Dental Officer, Choptank Community Health Systems, Bishopville, MD
AACDP/ASTDD Member Reception
Meet and greet state and local health department dental staff and other community-based program personnel from across the country
7:15 – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Welcome and President's Message
Judy Gelinas, R.D.H., B.S., President, AACDP
Welcome from Alabama
Robert L. Meador Jr., D.M.D., M.A.G.D., State Dental Director, Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL
Oral Health Access Programs in Alabama: Nonprofit and Local Government Responses
Moderator: Lawrence F. Hill, D.D.S., M.P.H., Executive Director, AACDP, Cincinnati, OH
Pam Clasgens, M.A. Development Director, HEALS, (Health Establishments at Local Schools), Huntsville, AL
9:15 –
Safety Net Patient-Centered Health Care Homes—Where Is Oral Health?
Moderator: Harris Contos, D.M.D., M.B.A., Principal, Asclepius Consulting, West Yarmouth, MA
Paul Glassman, D.D.S., M.A., M.B.A., Director of Community Oral Health, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA
10:15 –
10:30 a.m. Break
Fighting for Fluoridation Nationally and Locally
Moderator: Myron Allukian Jr., D.D.S., M.P.H., Past President, AACDP
Matt Crespin, M.P.H., R.D.H., Associate Director, Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Matt Jacob, B.A., Project Manager for Communications, Pew Center for the States, Children's Dental Campaign, Washington, DC
Mel Rader, M.S., M.S., Co-Director, Upstream Public Health, Portland, OR
Pick Up Box Lunch
12:15 p.m. –
1:00 p.m. Session I
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Session II
Roundtables: "Lunch with the Bunch" (all roundtables are repeated)
Moderator: Jennifer Bankler, D.D.S., Dental Health Coordinator, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, Dental Division, San Antonio, TX
Dental Workforce Campaign Updates
David Jordan, B.S., Dental Access Project Director, Community Catalyst, Boston, MA
Integrating Dental Therapists into the Dental Team: Benefits and Challenges
Jodi Hager, M.S., D.T., R.D.H., Dental Therapist, Apple Tree Dental, Madelia, MN
Is Oral Health Included in Accountable Care Organizations?
Harris Contos, D.M.D., M.B.A., Principal, Asclepius Consulting, West Yarmouth, MA
My Marvelous Mouth, Oral Health Literacy for Pre-School Through High School
Judy Gelinas, B.S., R.D.H., Director, Community Oral Health Initiatives, St. Christopher's Foundation for Children, Philadelphia PA
Oral Health During Pregnancy: National Consensus Statement
Katrina Holt, M.P.H., M.S., R.D., Director, National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Oral Health in Your Pediatric Medical Office: Addressing Access to Care, Oral Health Literacy, and Medical Dental Collaboration
C. Eve J. Kimball, M.D., FAAP, Pediatric Advisor, Healthy Teeth, Healthy Children Program, American Academy of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania chapter
Oral Health Literacy and a Community-Based Dental Program
Scott Wolpin, D.M.D., Chief Dental Officer, Choptank Community Health System Dental Program, Bishopville, MD
Pew's Fluoridation Activities
Elizabeth Barajas-Román, Ed.M., B.A., Campaign Manager, Pew Center on the States, Children's Dental Campaign, Washington, DC
Portland Fluoridation
Promoting Cultural and Linguistic Competency Skills Among Oral Health Professionals Through E-learning
Crystal Barksdale, Ph.D., Senior Research Analyst, SRA International, Rockville, MD
School-Based Comprehensive Oral Health Services Demonstration Grant
Beth Lowe, B.S.D.H., M.P.H., Health Education Specialist, National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, and Anne Varcasio, R.D.H., M.A., Public Health Specialist, Bureau of Dental Health, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY
US National Oral Health Alliance: A Platform for Forging Common Ground in Oral Health
Nathan Ho, B.A., Program Director, U.S. National Oral Health Alliance, Boston, MA, and Lewis Lampiris, D.D.S., M.P.H., Adviser, National Oral Health Alliance, Chicago, IL
Nonprofit and For-Profit Models for Improving Access to Oral Health Care
Moderator: Judy Gelinas, B.S., R.D.H., President, AACDP
Marcy Borofsky, D.D.S., B.Sc., Co-Chief Executive Officer, Smiles Program …The Mobile Dentists, Farmington Hills, MI
Eric Northey, PrevMED, Stevensville, MD
Jeffrey Parker, M.P.A., President and Chief Executive Officer, Sarrell Dental, Anniston, AL
Presentation of the 2013 Myron Allukian Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievements in Community Dental Programs
Presenter: Myron Allukian Jr., D.D.S., M.P.H., Past President, AACDP
Recipient: Steven Uranga McKane, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
New Dental Therapist Studies and Initiatives
Tera Bianchi, B.S., M.S.W., Children's Alliance, Seattle, WA
Frances M. Kim, D.D.S., Dr.P.H., San Diego, CA
Sarah Wovcha, J.D., M.P.H., Executive Director, Children's Dental Services, Minneapolis, MN
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. AACDP Executive Board Meeting
All interested community-based oral health program personnel are invited to attend


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Shares of TreeHouse Foods Inc. (NYSE:THS) have been given an average rating of "Hold" by the fifteen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $57.08.
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on THS. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $72.00 price target on shares of TreeHouse Foods in a research report on Wednesday, March 27th. ValuEngine downgraded shares of TreeHouse Foods from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 7th. SunTrust Banks upgraded shares of TreeHouse Foods from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $55.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Monday, March 25th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co upgraded shares of TreeHouse Foods from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $60.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Monday, April 29th.
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Shares of TreeHouse Foods stock traded down $0.70 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $52.78. The company's stock had a trading volume of 12,912 shares, compared to its average volume of 483,488. The business's 50 day moving average price is $55.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17. TreeHouse Foods has a one year low of $41.18 and a one year high of $67.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.06 billion, a PE ratio of 23.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.76.
TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. TreeHouse Foods had a negative net margin of 0.97% and a positive return on equity of 5.61%. The company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.31 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.18 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that TreeHouse Foods will post 2.33 EPS for the current year.
In other TreeHouse Foods news, SVP Christopher Wilkins sold 1,888 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.25, for a total transaction of $109,976.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Clifford Braun sold 2,103 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.77, for a total transaction of $121,490.31. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 17,398 shares of company stock worth $982,472. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 34.8% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 778 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 287.2% during the 1st quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 573 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 425 shares during the period. Mason Street Advisors LLC increased its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Mason Street Advisors LLC now owns 29,773 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,922,000 after buying an additional 442 shares during the period. Strs Ohio increased its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 5,260 shares of the company's stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 463 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA increased its stake in TreeHouse Foods by 82.6% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 2,443 shares of the company's stock valued at $158,000 after buying an additional 1,105 shares during the period.
About TreeHouse Foods
TreeHouse Foods, Inc operates as a food and beverage manufacturer in the United States, Canada, and Italy. The company operates through Baked Goods, Beverages, Condiments, Meals, and Snacks segments. The Baked Goods segment offers candies, cookies, crackers, in-store bakery products, pita chips, pretzels, refrigerated dough, retail griddle waffles, pancakes, and French toasts.
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